Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, September 21, 2011

12:00 am

mrpresident

flip !

12:00 am

negativeneil

להעיף

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

vanillaslice

far out!!!

12:00 am

negativeneil

Another tiny one. :(

12:01 am

mixi6

flip

12:01 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:01 am

negativeneil

mo7

12:01 am

jillibus

What's the bright thing on your shoulder, neil?

12:01 am

jillibus

hi josh

12:01 am

mrpresident

well, at least my favourite champagne is here

12:01 am

negativeneil

Light from behind me.

12:01 am

MLFAN17

agreed neil

12:01 am

jillibus

you can't have nbt in one minute, josh

12:02 am

MLFAN17

and this one doesnt look pretty

12:02 am

westford

hello and goodbye. I'm not staying. Thank you for the wonderful birthday wishes jilli

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

joshuavorbis

pretty straightforward today, jilli

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you Lickety!!!

12:02 am

negativeneil

Hi westford... it's your birthday?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!!! :)

12:02 am

jillibus

Hi west and hope you've had a great day!

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety

12:02 am

mixi6

top row gray.

12:03 am

mixi6

Thanks Lickety.

12:03 am

westford

It's only just starting..but I intend to have a great day when I wake up.

12:03 am

westford

Bye for now all hope to see you later on.

12:04 am

jillibus

Sorry, but I'm SO tired and non compos mentis

12:04 am

westford

me too

12:05 am

joshuavorbis

this one is not putting up much of a fight so far, i have to say

12:05 am

MLFAN17

First colum greyed lol

12:05 am

mrpresident

si8 .... hahaha! sounds like orchestra but weirdo spelling!

12:05 am

jillibus

My credit card problem is not solved -- can't use one until until next Monday and will be staying at a motel on the weekend for a bridge workshop.

12:06 am

jillibus

(Have to have anew card)

12:06 am

cosdem

stats for 2nd collumn 3 ?

12:06 am

dart001

flip hi all

12:06 am

mrpresident

that is crap jilli, they should have a new card to you within 24 hours.

12:06 am

jillibus

hah, mrp -- got it -- tyvm!

12:06 am

joshuavorbis

2nd column e is eo5 if that's what you're asking

12:06 am

mrpresident

hi dart (hugs)!

12:06 am

negativeneil

Hi dart! :)

12:06 am

MLFAN17

cos 2nd coloumn what/

12:06 am

cosdem

thanks josh lol

12:07 am

mrpresident

on ya jilli, it is a snaky little bugger

12:07 am

mrpresident

ti6 compound

12:07 am

jillibus

Well, they can't, mrp -- could get it here from Montreal by Friday but I'll be away.

12:08 am

MLFAN17

josh is the EO that cos asked for somethign we should know?

12:08 am

mrpresident

well, can they send it to where you will be??

12:08 am

mrpresident

eo + do evil

12:08 am

joshuavorbis

common babblet mlf

12:08 am

negativeneil

eo5,10

12:09 am

cosdem

how abotut 3rd column i ?

12:09 am

mrpresident

fo6... rhymes with ratsack

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

in4/7 and pl cos

12:09 am

jillibus

mrp, I'll just be at a motel overnight, but it's a weekend so nothing happens here.

12:09 am

cosdem

oh duh

12:09 am

MLFAN17

thought it might be thanks josh though i havent found it yet

12:09 am

cosdem

thanks josh

12:10 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:10 am

mrpresident

ok, have to go corrupt my housekeeper... brb

12:10 am

jillibus

housekeeper???

12:11 am

negativeneil

Wish I had one of those.

12:11 am

negativeneil

It would be kind of funny to have one for a small 1 bedroom apartment though.

12:11 am

MLFAN17

third column O stats please?

12:11 am

jillibus

I did have once -- it was wonderful -- but that was long ago

12:12 am

joshuavorbis

palindrome name, mlf

12:12 am

negativeneil

I bet jilli. I hate housework!

12:12 am

negativeneil

on4,4

12:13 am

jillibus

that was when hubby was well employed and we were breeding Gt Danes -- but all that is gone now

12:13 am

negativeneil

Yes. :(

12:13 am

MLFAN17

josh what?

12:13 am

jillibus

htose were the happiest days of my life

12:13 am

dcseain

a name that's the same forward and backward, mlf

12:14 am

MLFAN17

oh thanks dc

12:14 am

dcseain

:) may the memories carry you, jilli

12:14 am

negativeneil

Hi Seain.

12:14 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks

12:14 am

jillibus

they do, dc -- xx

12:14 am

dcseain

hello

12:14 am

negativeneil

You must have wonderful photo albums from those days then jilli?

12:14 am

jillibus

hello, luv

12:15 am

negativeneil

Who?

12:15 am

MLFAN17

can someone help me with the E on teh 2ND column i have no idea what it is and i need it for nbt please?

12:15 am

jillibus

not a lot, neil -- pix of winning dogs, mostly! No easy digital cameras then.

12:16 am

dcseain

eo5, common babblet ending with the 7 deadlies

12:16 am

negativeneil

eo5,10

12:17 am

negativeneil

Oh nm.

12:17 am

MLFAN17

phew thanks got it

12:17 am

negativeneil

Oh I see, jilli.

12:17 am

dcseain

oh, it's the dye i used to use in the biotech lab back when. heh.

12:17 am

jillibus

luv = dc this time, lol

12:17 am

MLFAN17

nbt thanks for the help everyone i am out of here poof

12:17 am

negativeneil

Well I knew it wasn't me. :P But I was looking for a name that had "luv" in it and didn't see one!

12:18 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:18 am

dcseain

g'night mlf

12:18 am

dcseain

i'm still up thanks to laundry. I should've stared earlier in the day. Ah, well.

12:18 am

jillibus

neil, you're a luv too

12:19 am

negativeneil

Aww. Thank you! :)

12:19 am

negativeneil

Seain, I'm thinking you need to update your profile a little there. "Summertime, and the living's hot as hell." -- does that still apply?

12:19 am

jillibus

even though you didn't say what that light is over your shoulder...

12:20 am

dcseain

well, we had a cold snap, but will apply again later this week. yes

12:20 am

negativeneil

It's just a light... flashlight one of the security people had.

12:21 am

mrpresident

ok, back... house is looking and smelling wonderful!! finally! haven't had it cleaned for 3 weeks!

12:22 am

negativeneil

Photo #57 in my Flickr album jilli... click it a couple of times to get it into the black window then click again to see it full size.

12:22 am

negativeneil

In the "light box"... that's what I meant.

12:23 am

jillibus

I get it, neil

12:23 am

negativeneil

Actually the light is being reflected off the reflective stripes on the uniform of another guy standing a several feet behind me.

12:23 am

mrpresident

had to give my housekeeper a nice cool glass of agrium, with a touch of vodka in it! :)) it is darn hot here today

12:24 am

mrpresident

and they are backburning all down the Gorge... so can't open doors for a breeze

12:24 am

jillibus

What's agrium?

12:24 am

negativeneil

I'm not sure exactly where that light was coming from but I know one of the guys had a flashlight.

12:25 am

mrpresident

it is a blood orange drink jilli

12:25 am

jillibus

mmm -- sounds great, mrp

12:25 am

mrpresident

it is yumbo!!

12:25 am

dizgrannie

MrP are they just backburning or fires? We had a bad bushfire not far from here (Menangle) all under control now.

12:26 am

negativeneil

What's the temperature like there mrp?

12:26 am

mrpresident

backburning diz... the weather is perfect today for it... all the fire trucks are up the road taking care of it

12:26 am

jillibus

diz -- can we get together for lunch some day in Sydney with mrp?

12:26 am

mrpresident

it is about 28 C today... luvly really

12:27 am

negativeneil

Oh that's pretty hot.

12:27 am

negativeneil

Is it a dry heat though?

12:27 am

dart001

82f

12:27 am

mrpresident

yesterday, the winds were 80km/h... shocking ... and the beautiful blue mountains burnt!

12:27 am

dizgrannie

Jilli, I hope to xx

12:27 am

jillibus

perfect temp, mrp!

12:27 am

jillibus

hooray, diz!

12:28 am

mrpresident

jilli, when you come over, I will take you up to the mountains

12:28 am

jillibus

oh dear, mep!

12:28 am

jillibus

*mrp (tired)

12:28 am

mrpresident

it is at the moment, about 70% humidity

12:28 am

mrpresident

unlike February when it is 40 C and 95% humidity!

12:28 am

negativeneil

Oh, that's pretty high.

12:28 am

negativeneil

OMG... yikes, that's hot!

12:29 am

negativeneil

You have A/C of course?!

12:29 am

mrpresident

jilli is coming in March, so the temps should be in the 30s then

12:29 am

jillibus

mrp, I changed today and will be there for 3 weeks instead of 2 -- hoping not to be too jet-lagged, lol!

12:29 am

mrpresident

we do neil, but as we are moving, we have to find a house with aircon and that is proving hard

12:29 am

mrpresident

3 weeks is perfect!! you won't want to leave jilli!

12:29 am

negativeneil

Oh no, mrp... you'll need that!

12:30 am

negativeneil

It's a real shame you have to pick up and move all because of that prick. :(

12:30 am

jillibus

good luck, mrp (I have a vested interest now!)

12:30 am

mrpresident

we looked at a beautiful home a couple of days ago, but only a/c was in the living area... not good enough... and no fans in the bedrooms?? forget it

12:31 am

negativeneil

Yeah. In the kind of heat you get, no way.

12:31 am

mrpresident

they want $750 for a three bedroom home with a pool, but without the a/c, not paying that!

12:31 am

dcseain

in the foreseeable future, i shall have a washer/dryer pair with similar load times.

12:31 am

jillibus

I remember hot summers, no AC, and sleeping under stifling mosquito nets

12:31 am

negativeneil

No kidding. I wouldn't either.

12:31 am

negativeneil

If I had that kind of money!

12:32 am

mrpresident

jilli, that is exactly here in summer... awful! can't sleep at all without a/c

12:32 am

jillibus

Are you renting, mrp?

12:32 am

negativeneil

I'd just like to have a washer and dryer, Seain.

12:32 am

mrpresident

we will be paying up to $900

12:32 am

negativeneil

Gotta use the laundry room in this building. Better than going out to a laundromat though.

12:32 am

mixi6

how did your court go mrp?

12:32 am

mrpresident

yes jilli, not buying in sydney... we bought and sold in Sydney, it is the 5th most expensive city in the world!

12:33 am

jillibus

Well, I still prefer heat to shivering -- grew up that way and I guess it lasts a lifetime.

12:33 am

dcseain

we have in-unit wash/dry, but the dryer takes 2-3 times as long as the washer.

12:33 am

negativeneil

You're spoiled compared to me, Seain.

12:33 am

rururocks

sure.. air-conditioned is the way to go

12:33 am

mrpresident

hi mixi! court got moved to 29th Nov... my operation fixed that up. was supposed to have court on 12 sept, but with my surgery unexpected, couldn't do it.

12:33 am

negativeneil

Hi ruru! :)

12:34 am

rururocks

hi neil

12:34 am

dcseain

i prefer cool, as i grew up stuck to my sheets and furniture and clothing thanks to the heat and humidity. The warm dry of Winter indoors was a blessing. Moving from my Mom's i swore i'd never stick to my sheets because of the weather again.

12:34 am

mixi6

good luck.

12:34 am

dcseain

of course, i go camping, but that's not the same as at home.

12:34 am

jillibus

mine does too, dc -- saw a tip, though -- throw a dry beach towel into the dryer with the laundry -- cuts the dry time

12:34 am

dcseain

huh. i'll have to try that, jill, thanks for the tip.

12:35 am

mrpresident

our washer is same timing as drier

12:35 am

negativeneil

I prefer cool too, Seain.

12:35 am

dcseain

as is proper and fitting, mrp :)

12:35 am

jillibus

it came from BC Hydro, for saving power

12:35 am

dcseain

we AC to 70F in the Summer, and heat to 63F in the winter. Dominion Power never is so useful like that, jill.

12:36 am

jillibus

mrp, poor son Dave prefers cool but will go along with heat for my sake.

12:36 am

rururocks

sure there are always ways to heat up the bedroom that don't involve a heater

12:36 am

mrpresident

he will have a good time and the weather will be much nicer at that time

12:36 am

negativeneil

I know of a few. [whistles]

12:36 am

jillibus

Sheesh, I heat to 70F in the winter and still shiver

12:37 am

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/44pmlvg
todays shirt.Woot! mademe laugh

12:37 am

jillibus

but you said it's in the 30sC on March, mrp -- a bit warm for him

12:37 am

dcseain

i expect that will be the case by the time i'm your age, jill, having watched many family members age.

12:38 am

dcseain

yes, i make warmer when i have older people visiting, it's only polite, and helps with arthritis and other health issues.

12:39 am

rururocks

top row greyed

12:39 am

jillibus

I'm not creaky, dc -- just used to warmer climes all my life

12:40 am

mrpresident

well, the humidity drops by then jilli, and the nights are nice

12:40 am

jillibus

oh geed, mrp :-)

12:41 am

jillibus

*good (shaking head at typos)

12:41 am

mrpresident

but Feb at night.... I can only say ... don't bother coming in Feb!!

12:42 am

ursh

hello all - mrp our weather almost exactly like yours - Feb is hell month

12:42 am

mrpresident

ok, now I have to give the housekeeper an icecream cone... is proving to be too warm for her this arvo

12:43 am

mrpresident

indeed ursh, we are on the same tropical line?

12:43 am

ursh

i think so

12:43 am

dcseain

here, July/Aug/much of Sep are the more awful times of year, heat/humidity-wise. April and Oct are nicest months to visit Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia.

12:44 am

mrpresident

and isn't she a darling!!? she poured me a vodka and agrium with ice!! what a darling housekeeper I have!! (cheers)

12:45 am

dcseain

:) sounds good, mrp

12:45 am

dcseain

what is agrium?

12:46 am

negativeneil

Hi ursh.

12:46 am

jillibus

I grew up in Shanghai, which is on the same latitude as Jacksonville, Florida -- then lived in NYC and then Montreal where summers are steamy. Winters we won't compare. Here on BC's west coast temps are much cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

12:47 am

jillibus

nbt at last.

12:48 am

dcseain

Montreal summers are steamy? I always thought it very, very comfortable when i visited in the Summer.

12:49 am

dart001

steamy for Canada dc

12:49 am

jillibus

That was my goal for tonight -- tired, woith an aching back, and an early start tomorrow, to catch a ferry and get to a luncheon matinee at the Chemainus Theatre of Amadeus.

12:50 am

dcseain

sleep well, and wake rested, jill

12:50 am

jillibus

High 80s and mid-90s F with humidity is steamy anywhere imho and Montreal can do that.

12:50 am

negativeneil

My brother found it steamy when he was there this summer, Seain... near and in Montreal. And we're from Southern California.

12:51 am

dcseain

guess i've alwasy been lucky in my July visits, then :)

12:51 am

negativeneil

Yes, that's what it was like then, jilli.

12:51 am

dcseain

you're from a desert, neil, everywhere is comparatively steamy.

12:51 am

dart001

lol

12:51 am

negativeneil

Haha, well true.

12:51 am

negativeneil

But it can get hot... not so bad where I am now though.

12:52 am

jillibus

think so, dc! And there are the mosquitos, too -- that's something we're spared here, thank goodness.

12:52 am

dart001

think everywhere east of the Rockies was pretty steamy this past summer

12:52 am

dcseain

yes, very hot in desert

12:52 am

negativeneil

I was referring to heat more than humidity there.

12:52 am

dcseain

seems like it was, dart

12:52 am

negativeneil

But humidity makes heat feel way hotter than it is of course.

12:52 am

jillibus

and we had such a miserably short summer here

12:53 am

dcseain

the long winter/short summer in Boston when i lived there was opposite of what i was used to. Good experience.

12:53 am

dart001

and the far west (jilli) and the far east parts didn't have much of a summer

12:53 am

jillibus

I've been to Tucson -- that's hot but not steamy.

12:53 am

dcseain

our summer started in April and ran through August, as temps went. bleah.

12:53 am

dart001

go to houston or new orleans or florida

12:54 am

dart001

that's steamy!

12:54 am

dcseain

i've met people from Houston here that prefer Houston's Summer to DC's

12:54 am

rururocks

DONE

12:54 am

dcseain

conrats, ruru

12:54 am

negativeneil

Congrats, ruru! :)

12:54 am

negativeneil

And conrats from Seain. ;)

12:54 am

jillibus

Lucky you, dc, although granted, it was a bit extreme. We would have liked to have you blow a bit of it our way and vice versa.

12:55 am

dcseain

cat on wrist, hard to type.

12:55 am

negativeneil

Is it easy to con rats?

12:55 am

dart001

DC gets pretty steamy too dc as you know too well

12:55 am

rururocks

i HAVE to finish early I have to catch an early flight

12:55 am

jillibus

YAY lurky ruru!

12:55 am

negativeneil

Where are you going, ruru?

12:55 am

dcseain

that would have been nice indeed, to move some weather aronud. half of our foot plus of rain to Texas wolud have been great.

12:55 am

rururocks

LA

12:55 am

dart001

doctor?

12:55 am

negativeneil

Oh really? Why?

12:55 am

negativeneil

And what part?

12:55 am

rururocks

dreamer..

12:55 am

dcseain

we got 11.97 inches of rain in 12 hours two weeks ago Thursday. Amazing.

12:56 am

negativeneil

I have family there.

12:56 am

dcseain

to LA for doctor. wow. no one in SF available?

12:56 am

rururocks

Santa Monica and west LA, Pasadena, burbank and hollywood

12:56 am

negativeneil

And was just there myself for a week.

12:56 am

dart001

they said today Eastern Texas would need between 18-24 inches of rain this month to get back to normal

12:56 am

negativeneil

Oh... my family's in N. Hollywood.

12:56 am

negativeneil

Those who are there.

12:56 am

rururocks

I am not wild about going.. but I have to go

12:56 am

negativeneil

The rest... San Diego.

12:56 am

dcseain

i was thinking more the fires, than aquifers, but that's a good point, dart

12:57 am

negativeneil

What are you going for, ru?

12:57 am

rururocks

now.. San DIego I like

12:57 am

negativeneil

That's where I was born and raised, ru.

12:57 am

negativeneil

[San Diego]

12:57 am

jillibus

Is it for the surgery, ruru, or to see the surgeon (I hope)?

12:57 am

rururocks

work neil.. seeing a number of top restaurants with vino

12:57 am

rururocks

mOnday I see the surgeon jilli.. I'll know more then

12:58 am

negativeneil

Well we were both raised there... but only I was born there. Folks moved there when my brother was a baby, from Indianapolis, IN.

12:58 am

jillibus

oh ruru, when are you going to get those kneees fixed???

12:58 am

negativeneil

Oh good, ruru... glad you have the appointment soon. You need something done asap.

12:58 am

dart001

ruRu is sTarTing tO tYPe WeiRd

12:58 am

rururocks

October Jilli.. but I have to convince Dart to take a vacation at the same time

12:58 am

jillibus

Oh good, ru -- and I hope he can do things SOON

12:58 am

negativeneil

So he can visit you in hospital?

12:58 am

rururocks

she..

12:59 am

dart001

I'll be in new orleans in oct ruru

12:59 am

rururocks

she...

12:59 am

jillibus

Silly ruru :-D

12:59 am

rururocks

maybe there will be a hurricane dart..

12:59 am

negativeneil

Huh? Oh... dart is female? With a blue icon?

12:59 am

dart001

there will be a hurricane there ruru...in a glass :)

12:59 am

rururocks

no.. my surgeon is a she I think

12:59 am

negativeneil

Oh, you mean the doctor. :P

1:00 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I'm kinda tired... you can tell.

1:00 am

jillibus

Oh, she -- tsk tsk to me -- and she will do a neater job than a he, I bet.

1:00 am

rururocks

that works too dart get too plowed to play..lol

1:00 am

dart001

dreamer

1:00 am

rururocks

lol

1:00 am

rururocks

LOL

1:00 am

rururocks

ROFL

1:00 am

jillibus

You only THINK she's a she?

1:01 am

negativeneil

could be a he/she... it's L.A. after all.

1:01 am

dart001

only hope is my computer crashing

1:01 am

rururocks

I 've not decided.. I have heard great things about her as well.. I might have surgery in SF...take in a few shows.. etc..lol

1:01 am

negativeneil

Or is it? No. You're going there for something else.

1:01 am

negativeneil

I'm just getting all confused now.

1:01 am

dart001

you'll have to do the Crocodile Dundee check ruru

1:01 am

rururocks

hope you bought your computer at Wal Mart dart..lol

1:02 am

negativeneil

Very funny, ru. Take in the shows pre-surgery.

1:02 am

rururocks

what neil?

1:02 am

negativeneil

What what, ru?

1:02 am

rururocks

you mean LA? or SF?

1:03 am

negativeneil

Oh, L.A. because you said you were going there... and then I got all confused and thought it was to see the specialist. Don't mind me.

1:03 am

rururocks

I have to get up at freakin four in the morning..ugh

1:03 am

negativeneil

Not many ever do. :P

1:03 am

negativeneil

Ugh. Go. To. BED... now.

1:03 am

dart001

had to do that at least once a week for 30 years ruru

1:04 am

rururocks

I should.. bye for now all you lovely people.. I don't know how you did it Dart.. in awful weather and everything.. yeeesh

1:04 am

negativeneil

Good night ru. Sleep well.

1:04 am

negativeneil

And have a good, safe trip.

1:04 am

rururocks

le poof

1:04 am

dart001

ni4 ruru

1:05 am

negativeneil

Oh damn. PB for me?

1:05 am

negativeneil

Oh no.. because I don't spell it that way.

1:12 am

jillibus

I'm off too, although I don't have to get up at 4 am -- just 9, which is too early for me.

1:12 am

dart001

night jilli

1:25 am

negativeneil

Ok, good night all.

1:55 am

Roses6

There may not be coldies but there sure are h-tties. Yet they are not in the dictionary. Should be!

2:46 am

rubyfoo

good morning! Too small, this grid

2:59 am

rubyfoo

half!

3:00 am

rubyfoo

peon

3:11 am

Pearl5

good morning ruby can you give me clues for the si8 cos icannot find it at all

3:16 am

Dachef

si8: the Seven deadly ones making a call.

3:17 am

Kallia

si8=one of the 7 deadly ones making a call

3:17 am

Kallia

snap dachef lol

3:21 am

Pearl5

thank you all

3:43 am

rubyfoo

hello again, bad ruby! having coffee in the PB

3:44 am

rubyfoo

that's a phunny 8

3:45 am

rubyfoo

wnybody still here?

3:56 am

uusue2

morning!

3:58 am

uusue2

(can't sleep)

4:05 am

Soodlebum

Pops head above parapet.... Hi Sue, Hi (((Rubes)))). Sorry not been about lately....more computer trouble. I still don't have email set up...

4:08 am

uusue2

hi, soodle! Sorry you are having computer trouble! (I hate it when that happens...)

4:15 am

MollyL

*Injects coffee IV* Woke up WAY too early. Hi all.

4:17 am

uusue2

hi, molly! I woke up too early too, and it's an hour earlier here...

4:18 am

MollyL

Must be Solstice magick Sue. : )

4:22 am

uusue2

Actually it's the equinox, but point taken :-)

4:28 am

MollyL

Technically correct. I think I'm the only Pagan here so I won't get into the semantics of it all.

4:34 am

uusue2

I have dabbled in paganism but it was a little too unscientific for me - but I actually do have a number of Pagan friends

4:38 am

MollyL

Many people who are grounded in pagan ways gravitate towards the UU community.

4:38 am

uusue2

indeed - there is a Pagan UU group in a town about 20 miles from here, although I have never visited them

4:42 am

uusue2

funny story - when I attended a large(ish) UU church in Chicago, we had a ministerial intern who was a Pagan and a lesbian - I heard her talking to one of the RE teachers (religious education, for the kids), who said "Wow! A lesbian witch*! You have to come talk to my class!" UUs can be pretty funny. (* I know Wiccan is a more correct term, but that's what she said)

4:48 am

MollyL

: )

5:06 am

boatierra

YES! Figured out the Z all by myself :):)

5:07 am

MollyL

Life's little victories. : )

5:08 am

boatierra

And I did it with very little "doodling". I just suddenly saw it :)

5:09 am

carleekat

hi all

5:09 am

MollyL

Morning Carlee

5:09 am

boatierra

Morning everyone :)

5:09 am

carleekat

morning molls

5:09 am

carleekat

hi boat

5:09 am

boatierra

Hi :)

5:12 am

uusue2

hi again all, thinking of going back to bed

5:13 am

carleekat

GO back sue

5:15 am

Scrabbler

GM kids. I woke up at 0450--wide awake. So I'm doing laundry and I finished e-mail and FB.

5:15 am

MollyL

Anyone else notice that since the server broke, we've been getting tiny little grids?

5:16 am

carleekat

more insomnia...

5:16 am

MollyL

Okay, that is three of us who woke up early. I'm sensing a trend.

5:16 am

carleekat

car.ee had it yesterday

5:17 am

Scrabbler

I often experience insomnia.

5:17 am

carleekat

no..she didnt...my mistake..she slept the little B**** ( snort) <KIDDING car.ee>

5:17 am

carleekat

too much going on...thinking too much

5:17 am

boatierra

I'm usually up at this hour. Although the clock here says 5:17 and where I am is two hours earlier.

5:18 am

carleekat

i woke up at 5:30 today... but feels too soon...i am not yet accustommed to my drive..that is taking alot out of me am afraid...

5:18 am

Scrabbler

So 0315, boa! Quite early in the morning.

5:18 am

MollyL

I'm usually up at 5, but I was up at 4 today. I get this way when the light changes.

5:19 am

Scrabbler

Carlee, what do you listen to on your drive? Radio? Audiobooks?

5:19 am

MollyL

Being on the road two hours a day would drain my soul.

5:19 am

carleekat

radio.. background... i am finding i am using the time to go over lecture material on way home

5:20 am

Scrabbler

I used to work 45 min away and hated it--gas, time + stress.

5:20 am

carleekat

I run through what i heard that day.... so am usiing time effectively

5:20 am

carleekat

its on way in that is killer...

5:21 am

boatierra

Yup. I live in the land of no daylight savings :)

5:21 am

Scrabbler

And winter whether can make for a long and scary drive.

5:21 am

Scrabbler

Aha, must be Arizona, boa! I was at the Grand Canyon hiking in June.

5:22 am

boatierra

How was that?

5:22 am

carleekat

yeap...i have already told most of my profs that i will not risk life and limb...if there is a storm...i wont be there...even for an exam

5:22 am

Scrabbler

We went from Nevada to Utah to AZ and back to UT and then NV again. We were always changing our watches.

5:23 am

carleekat

i will do my best to stay on top of weather systems... but we had a storm here last year that trapped 100's of motorists on the highway just out of town for days ( made CNN even)

5:23 am

Scrabbler

It was awesome, boa, except for experiencing heat exhaustion 2.5 miles down into the canyon.

5:23 am

Scrabbler

I remember that storm, Kat.

5:24 am

carleekat

i am on the stretch of road now daily... ( speaking of which i have to start piecing together my car emergency winter kit)

5:24 am

boatierra

Whoa. Obviously since you are writing here you made it out OK but that must have been troubling.

5:24 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Carlee--blankets, flashlight, water, food, windup radio,,,

5:25 am

carleekat

matches... small metal bowl

5:25 am

Scrabbler

I am a doc so I knew what was happening and told my sister we had to turn around and hike up. I wasn't drinking enough to keep up with water loss due to heat and exercise.

5:26 am

Scrabbler

And, kat, always let someone know your driving plans.

5:26 am

carleekat

well..they have my school schedule soooo

5:26 am

boatierra

It's amazing how quickly that can zap you. I've lived here my entire life and I'm still not used to the heat.

5:27 am

carleekat

today i work from 7:30 - 2..jumpin car....run down highway..physics from 4:30 - 6:30..then home for 8

5:27 am

Scrabbler

Two days later I prehydrated and drank 132 oz of water during our 5 mile hike in Zion at 105 degrees.

5:28 am

sprite

good afternoon all

5:28 am

Scrabbler

I thought you didn't have to take physics.

5:28 am

Scrabbler

Hi Sprite

5:28 am

carleekat

to go to bed...to get up and be on road at 6:30 ...lecture at 9... and i have classes until 10 tomorrow night

5:28 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. Why so late?

5:28 am

carleekat

no..i was in the WRONG physics..i HAVE to have physics...to have my teachable in science

5:29 am

boatierra

And let me guess, you didn't have to "go" once during the entire hike, you sweated it all out. It's amazing how you can do that. Glad you hear you were finally able to make the entire hike :)

5:29 am

carleekat

my kiddie lit is from 7-10 pm once a week

5:29 am

Scrabbler

Lowest level, non-calculus physics?

5:29 am

Scrabbler

Yes, boa, no peeing for 6 hrs after hike began. Amazing!

5:30 am

carleekat

yes... that is what i am in now... but the lecturer is fab....all about the demonstration...

5:30 am

Scrabbler

And there are so many review books and excellent websites.

5:30 am

carleekat

( that was our 10 day camp 2 summers ago scrabs...6-8 L of water/ day and no having to get up in the middle of the night to pee)

5:30 am

boatierra

BTW, most of AZ stays at one time, but the reservations to do the whole daylight savings thing. Little known fact :)

5:31 am

MollyL

That is a very demanding schedule Carlee.

5:31 am

Scrabbler

I learned about that too, boa. I did lots of reading (and training) before the Bryce/Zion/GC hiking trip.

5:32 am

carleekat

thankfully i dont hsve school friday... and i do actually have down time thurs...for i hope..tomorrow a nap somewhere

5:32 am

Scrabbler

And this will be just 2 semesters, right, kate?

5:33 am

carleekat

my schedule changes next semester..i actually have tues and fri off next term

5:33 am

carleekat

then next fall i start teachers college

5:33 am

carleekat

so 2 years of this nonsense

5:33 am

boatierra

There are lots of smaller mountain here in the Valley of the Sun where I live that I used to climb to stay in shape and I'd see people hiking them with fully loaded packs all the time using them as training to get ready for hiking the Grand Canyon all the time.

5:33 am

Scrabbler

Oh, and how long will you be there?

5:34 am

carleekat

1 year... well 8 months

5:34 am

Scrabbler

When on the trail at the GC (we were at the North Rim) we saw people that were doing the rim-to-rim hike.

5:35 am

MollyL

I would love it if I had the time and money to go back to school.

5:35 am

boatierra

I hear about folks doing the rim-to-rim trip a lot.

5:35 am

Scrabbler

Yep, there's so much I woud like to learn.

5:36 am

Scrabbler

Yes, they stay at Phantom ranch in bunk beds, or in tents.

5:36 am

carleekat

i dont have either molls..but it is now or never and i feel ihave no choice... due to the actions of dxh its called serious debt

5:38 am

carleekat

ok..well time to fluff my duff and get ready for work

5:38 am

Scrabbler

Bye kat. Enjoy the day.

5:38 am

carleekat

cu all later *poof*

5:39 am

Scrabbler

BBS, must get breakfast.

5:40 am

sprite

enjoy, Scrabs

5:50 am

sprite

fo

5:52 am

sprite

I am sorry

5:53 am

kje

for what

5:53 am

boatierra

Meh, you didn't really do anything. fo fo fo fo fo

5:53 am

sprite

dropping nonsense in the chog. Hi kje.

5:54 am

boatierra

oaiwenfalskvncoadsi

5:54 am

kje

wow, I think we are all guilty of that!

5:54 am

sprite

hello boat

5:54 am

boatierra

Now that's nonsense!

5:54 am

boatierra

Hey :)

5:55 am

rururocks

are we speaking new languages today?

5:55 am

sprite

hey ruru

5:55 am

rururocks

hi princessa

5:56 am

kje

hey ruru

5:56 am

boatierra

Nah, just the usual, trying to figure out the tight grid.

5:56 am

rururocks

hi there kje.. you are up early

5:56 am

kje

not really - but you are!

5:57 am

rururocks

yeah sorta

5:57 am

kje

never went to bed?

5:58 am

rururocks

no.. i did I have to fly to LA today

5:58 am

kje

ah

5:58 am

kje

have fun in la la land

5:59 am

rururocks

I get to see Wolfie I think

6:00 am

kje

fun

6:00 am

sprite

oh hug him from me! If that is the Woulf I think it is.

6:00 am

rururocks

I know.. I really like him

6:00 am

rururocks

no sprite.. Wolfgang Puck..lol

6:01 am

kje

LOL!

6:01 am

sprite

ah lol... in that case, don't bother. No hugs for Puck.

6:02 am

periwinkle

hi all help with the 8 pls

6:02 am

sprite

fireflies. Not to bad for a small one. Bye all.

6:03 am

rururocks

bye sprite

6:03 am

boatierra

Bye sprite :)

6:04 am

kje

yay sprite! hagn

6:08 am

ChrissieDee

peri - si8 - phonetic (mis)spelling of what an orchestra might play

6:08 am

Anniebrook

chrissie, that was a great clue

6:09 am

periwinkle

great clue Chrissie, ty

6:09 am

ChrissieDee

ty Annie :)

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Breakfast is done. 37 to go. Must shower and leave for work. Enjoy the day Babble buddies!

6:09 am

kje

that is a great clue... and a weird word

6:09 am

Anniebrook

have an easy day, scrabbs

6:10 am

kje

hagd scrab

6:10 am

Anniebrook

good morning, babblers

6:10 am

boatierra

That was a great clue, I wouldv'e never gotten that one. Thanks!

6:10 am

rururocks

all this time you've been here and haven't showered scrabs?

6:10 am

Scrabbler

1/2 day of work today. I hope to do gardening and hiking in the afternoon.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, ruru, I am not sweet-smelling yet.

6:11 am

rururocks

whew..okay

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Bye kids. I must get clean so that babies can pee, poop and puke on me.

6:12 am

boatierra

Adios Scrabs :)

6:12 am

rururocks

lol.. what a way to make a living

6:12 am

kje

enjoy scrab

6:12 am

kje

FW!

6:13 am

Anniebrook

congrats, kje!

6:13 am

rururocks

yeah KJE
\

6:13 am

periwinkle

help with the E next to the F pls

6:13 am

kje

busy day today... must get going - hagd all

6:13 am

ChrissieDee

congratulations kje

6:14 am

Anniebrook

have an easy day too, kje

6:14 am

boatierra

That's the one I'm working on as well, peri.

6:14 am

kje

ru - give wolf a hug and take an extra bite for me while there

6:14 am

periwinkle

also need the i next to that e pls

6:14 am

kje

eo5 - eo + do bad

6:14 am

periwinkle

got the i

6:15 am

kje

in4/7 - need to know stuff

6:15 am

periwinkle

ty kje, nbt and nbs, bbl ty got it

6:15 am

kje

poof

6:15 am

boatierra

Ah, got it, Thanks!

6:16 am

boatierra

The top row T is eluding me as well.

6:17 am

doseffing

... te4/5

6:17 am

boatierra

NM, I just got it by tinkering.

6:29 am

negativeneil

You still here, boatierra?

6:33 am

boatierra

Yes, I'm here :)

6:34 am

boatierra

I was working hard on figuring out the last of the M's.

6:34 am

negativeneil

Hi! :)

6:34 am

boatierra

Hey :)

6:34 am

negativeneil

I was awoken sometime after 3am by the phone... and a minor panic. Had to assist on G+.

6:35 am

boatierra

I was just about to ask what you are up to? Everything OK?

6:36 am

negativeneil

It seems one of our contacts isn't discerning enough about who he adds to his circles.. one went a little nuts. I'll have to get him to put some of us in different circles... ugh. I don't know how it will work.

6:36 am

negativeneil

Even another of his contacts who knows this person thought she was nuts.

6:37 am

negativeneil

I can't really explain... and you don't use messengers.

6:37 am

boatierra

Oops. That's not good. Even before you asked I put my G+ not to be on the public search and all that.

6:37 am

negativeneil

You have a lovely eye, btw.

6:38 am

boatierra

HA!

6:38 am

boatierra

Thanks :)

6:38 am

negativeneil

Yes, but your circle settings still need to be adjusted. Those who have you in their circles still show on your page and they shouldn't. Only those in your circles should... and only to your circles, not "anyone on the web".

6:39 am

boatierra

OK, I'll fix that. I need to do that G+ intro thing.

6:39 am

boatierra

Really the only other photo I have of myself on my computer is a pic of my arm feeding a giraffe. So its that or the eye.

6:39 am

negativeneil

I wish you used MSN messenger so we could talk.

6:40 am

negativeneil

It would make things so much easier.

6:40 am

negativeneil

Really? You're worse than Laura... who for some reason I'll never understand hates any photos of herself.

6:40 am

negativeneil

But she has more than you do on her computer.

6:41 am

boatierra

I've heard of MSN messenger. Don't know what it is. I'll look into it :)

6:42 am

negativeneil

You're up awfully early aren't you?
[yes I should talk but I got woken up]

6:42 am

boatierra

Nobody ever asked me before so its never been an issue.

6:42 am

negativeneil

MSN's Windows Live Messenger... is what it is.

6:42 am

negativeneil

Oh. You've never chatted online with anyone before?

6:42 am

negativeneil

I have A few of them but MSN seems to be what most of my contacts use... family and friends.

6:42 am

boatierra

No, not really. This chog is about as chatty as I get.

6:43 am

boatierra

Oh wait, a few times on FB, but that was mostly on accident. I turned that crap off as soon as I could.

6:44 am

negativeneil

Oh?

6:44 am

negativeneil

It's just... you know. I can't get into detail here.

6:44 am

boatierra

I shouldn't call it crap. That's not nice. Some people might like it.

6:44 am

negativeneil

Hey. Some people actually like (c)rap, too. :P

6:45 am

negativeneil

That doesn't mean I don't always type a (c) in front of the term, though.

6:46 am

boatierra

I understand.

6:46 am

negativeneil

Although amazingly, I heard some I actually liked very recently... by one of our contacts on G+.

6:47 am

negativeneil

He's a cousin of a friend of ours and a university student studying computer graphics... but he plays guitar, sings and writes songs. Just a hobby for now, but he's good and he posts clips.

6:48 am

boatierra

OK, I'm downloading MSN messanger right now...

6:48 am

negativeneil

Wow. That must've been some arm-twisting on my part?

6:48 am

boatierra

Wait, what is in front of the term?

6:48 am

negativeneil

I'll bbiab... getting a drink.

6:50 am

boatierra

Like I said, no one ever asked, so there's never been the need. And hey why not move into the 21st century? My geek friends would be so proud :)

6:52 am

suefrad625

solo e in second column pls. Hi all

6:53 am

boatierra

eo 5/10 eo + to do bad

6:53 am

suefrad625

ty nbt

6:53 am

suefrad625

stats for 8 pls

6:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

si8/55

6:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

stat

6:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

stat for z?

6:55 am

suefrad625

ze4/9

6:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

can't find the foolish thing...

6:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

don't clue me tho

6:57 am

suefrad625

ze + not out

6:57 am

suefrad625

sorry

6:57 am

suefrad625

moved too fast

6:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, all right.

6:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

it was a fish anyway

7:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

My cat sits and cries outside the door because she is too lazy to go to the other side of the house to her own door

7:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

Should I indulge her?

7:00 am

Trifioso

good morning friends~

7:00 am

suefrad625

go 4 it

7:00 am

car.eeyore

Happy Birthday Trif!!!!!!

7:00 am

suefrad625

hi tri

7:00 am

suefrad625

hb trif

7:00 am

Trifioso

thank you, and good morning, again

7:02 am

negativeneil

Still here boat?

7:03 am

boatierra

Yes, I'm about to verify the MSN

7:04 am

negativeneil

Oh cool. Did you use your yahoo address as a sign in for it? If yes I'll add you by that now.

7:04 am

boatierra

Yes, I did.

7:04 am

Trifioso

nell, do yoo and boat know each other in real life, or just throgh the chog?

7:05 am

negativeneil

Do I know you? No. Never seen you before.

7:06 am

Trifioso

no, no, I was asking if you and boat know each other...it is always so nice t see new friendships bloom in the chog.

7:07 am

boatierra

Met on chog.

7:07 am

Trifioso

how lovely!

7:08 am

Trifioso

babble really is something special, isn't it? so many people from all over, and real frienships have been made....it's one of my favorite things about babble. we often say "there is no problem the chog can't solve"

7:08 am

negativeneil

Oh, it just seemed kind of weird for a stranger to be asking, that's all. I guess you know boat though?

7:08 am

Trifioso

no, boat and I have never "met"

7:09 am

negativeneil

I mean on here?

7:09 am

boatierra

Nope.

7:09 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

7:09 am

Trifioso

btws, what do you guys call not-cyber-space? I tend to call it "real life" but I have a friend that calls it "Meat space" which I guess is the techy term, but ....gross! Can't sign on for that one

7:10 am

boatierra

I'm sort of spacing out on "here" cause I'm working on MSN now...

7:10 am

boatierra

Real life sounds about right :)

7:11 am

Trifioso

grump....enable does not like "hotties"

7:11 am

Soodlebum

(((((Trif))))))) A very happy birthday, my friend!!!

7:11 am

boatierra

Neil, do I add you to my MSN via your G mail address?

7:12 am

negativeneil

That "word" was in another grid a day or two ago too and people were trying to make it work.

7:12 am

Trifioso

thank you soodle! The VERY example of a dear friend, like I was just mentioning. yay!

7:12 am

negativeneil

No, boat... by the hotmail address.

7:12 am

negativeneil

I just added you there.

7:12 am

Trifioso

I actually can't wait to meet you in real life someday...the next time I am in Ireland, it is a definite MUST for me!

7:13 am

boatierra

Oh, ok, got it.

7:13 am

negativeneil

I don't see you on there yet.

7:14 am

Soodlebum

For sure!! You enjoying your special day?

7:14 am

Trifioso

not yet, but have plans for later....book club tonight, wahoo

7:14 am

boatierra

Still working on it...

7:15 am

Soodlebum

Good for you. And Hi Boat & Neil :-)

7:15 am

Trifioso

other than that, just regular life...b'days really aren't a big deal after 21, y'know? Work, dr. appt, kids, then book club. the usual

7:15 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

7:15 am

herinfernallady

Happy Birthday Triffies

7:15 am

negativeneil

Hi Soodle.

7:16 am

Soodlebum

Hi Herin

7:16 am

negativeneil

Birthday? Happy Birthday!

7:16 am

herinfernallady

HOwdy

7:16 am

Trifioso

thank you herin! you are a gift babble has given me too!

7:16 am

Trifioso

thanks nell

7:16 am

herinfernallady

awww

7:16 am

herinfernallady

How is T settling in?

7:16 am

herinfernallady

feon

7:16 am

boatierra

OK, invite has been sent.

7:17 am

herinfernallady

sorries

7:17 am

negativeneil

Weird. I don't see one, boat?

7:17 am

negativeneil

Are you visible... online mode?

7:18 am

Trifioso

it's fine....he is SO happy it's a huge cheer to me. He loves, loves, loves his school. The work is daunting, but he is meeting the challenges of the aggressive curriculum, has made a ton of friends, and is just loving life

7:18 am

boatierra

I think I am...*looking*

7:18 am

negativeneil

You used my online name at hotmail, right?

7:18 am

boatierra

Yup.

7:19 am

Trifioso

one hard adjustment has been getting used to the noise of the city, as his college is sort of nestled in the center of a medical area of boston, and thus sirens are going day and night. A HUGE change from home, where all we hear at night are frogs and crickets

7:19 am

Trifioso

whoops. just realized....pb for me!

7:19 am

negativeneil

Wow. It just let me send another add, Shellei. I'm thinking this doesn't seem right.

7:19 am

boatierra

I have the little green dot by my name.

7:20 am

boatierra

That does not surprise me...[:headdesk:]

7:20 am

negativeneil

Ugh. I don't have one from you and you're not getting mine either. Yeah, I'll be banging mine on something in a minute too.

7:21 am

car.eeyore

LOL!

7:21 am

Deeha

stuck on last ( I bet it is obvious!!) pi4.5 It is one of the last two-after the trees

7:22 am

car.eeyore

pi + not off?

7:22 am

herinfernallady

WOw Trifs. Supper cool

7:22 am

Trifioso

there is one that looks a bit like the crazy tower in italy

7:22 am

car.eeyore

pi + do/re/mi/fa/**/la/ti/do?

7:23 am

Trifioso

I could use a nudge for that lonely e....consider it a gift?

7:23 am

car.eeyore

I need it too!

7:24 am

Deeha

No got those two thanks Tris eo + wrong doing

7:24 am

car.eeyore

TY deeha!

7:24 am

Riverdance

thanks deeha - that gave me NBT and good morning everyone

7:24 am

Riverdance

havent seen you much trif - must be busy

7:25 am

Riverdance

is your son going to the Mass School of Art?

7:25 am

negativeneil

eo5,10 -- eo + one of the 7 deadlies.

7:25 am

Trifioso

ty deeha

7:26 am

herinfernallady

O bendy

7:26 am

negativeneil

Oh nm.

7:26 am

Trifioso

yes, he is at mass art, river...and one of his roomies is from nashua!

7:26 am

negativeneil

Didn't notice it was clued until after I did that.

7:27 am

Riverdance

my daughter looked into it but she is not a city person and couldnt want the big busy school so she is going to little Chester College - also an art school in the photography and media program

7:27 am

Deeha

OK got it by monkeying! Any more clues before I have my afternoon zzzzzz!!

7:27 am

boatierra

OK, neil I just sent a testing email to your hotmail. Let me know if you get it.

7:27 am

car.eeyore

hi River!

7:27 am

Riverdance

no but thanks deeha - havent worked hard enough at it yet...

7:27 am

Trifioso

oh, river, I miss babble so much! secondo dropped my laptop about a month ago, and smashed the screen....since then it has been just too hard to plug away on the old dinosaur pc....but today I have a borrowed laptop, so I can blog in peace and happiness

7:27 am

car.eeyore

What word was it Deeha?

7:28 am

Riverdance

I wish him the best Trif

7:28 am

Riverdance

hi car

7:28 am

bichon

Hi all

7:28 am

Trifioso

your daughter's college sounds really nice, river...i wish her the best too!

7:28 am

Riverdance

we have missed you too trif

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi Bichon!

7:28 am

Riverdance

hello bichon

7:28 am

Riverdance

thanks, she is loving it

7:29 am

Deeha

Ity was same as the coin but with different vowel. Be back tomoorow, bye folks. 'poof'

7:29 am

Riverdance

bye Deeha

7:30 am

negativeneil

Got your email and responded, boat.

7:30 am

Riverdance

how come hotties isnt a word - ugh

7:31 am

negativeneil

Because there are no hotties in Babble, maybe?

7:31 am

negativeneil

Haha, don't know.

7:31 am

herinfernallady

mmmm

7:31 am

Riverdance

but we are all here neil.....

7:31 am

car.eeyore

Hey! I AM a babble hottie!

7:33 am

Trifioso

okay....did it. she couldn't talk, having treatment....but I still get the credit, so all is well

7:33 am

car.eeyore

Here in Babble land I am a hottie...and beautiful, and thin, and an amazing cook, and have all my shit together! And I am surrounded by people who love me just the way I really am!

7:33 am

bichon

I consider myself a 65 y.o. hottie

7:33 am

car.eeyore

Good girl.

7:33 am

Trifioso

(everyone who is not car, please ignore that)

7:33 am

car.eeyore

As do I Bichon! You are a HOTTIE!

7:33 am

herinfernallady

I don't own a mirror so no hottie for me

7:33 am

Trifioso

bichon, you are definitely a hottie!

7:33 am

car.eeyore

Herin...you are a fabulous HOTTIE!

7:34 am

bichon

My two fluffs think I am very hot

7:34 am

Riverdance

dont need a mirror to be a hottie - you hottie you...

7:34 am

Trifioso

herin, I have seen photos...you DEFINITELY qualify

7:34 am

car.eeyore

River = Hottie!

7:34 am

herinfernallady

aawwwww

7:34 am

Trifioso

River of hotness....I agree!

7:34 am

car.eeyore

...and Crossy should be entering the chog any second now.....

7:35 am

boatierra

Since Enable does not accept hottie makes you wonder how often it updates its urban word list.

7:35 am

Trifioso

did someone mention bacon?

7:35 am

Trifioso

bacon is hot....

7:35 am

car.eeyore

sizzling hot.....

7:35 am

bichon

I would say never boatierra

7:35 am

Trifioso

it doesnt take "mosh" either, so I am thinking enable does not update often

7:35 am

bichon

ne

7:35 am

boatierra

No doubt

7:36 am

Trifioso

I remember some real babble lifers speaking about one time it did, though, and apparently it was a real nightmare, so we are lucky it's somewhat static, I think

7:36 am

Riverdance

had bacon last night in my omelet - yum

7:36 am

Trifioso

Everything is better with bacon

7:37 am

bichon

Crossy isn't even here

7:37 am

car.eeyore

Today's Babble grid is brought to you by Bacon, the number 4 and the letter Z!

7:37 am

Trifioso

if we keep talking about bacon, he will be....if we fry it, he will come

7:38 am

car.eeyore

Usually if we talk about "hotties" he pops right in!

7:38 am

Trifioso

(probably true in ALL the ways it could be)...tee hee

7:38 am

car.eeyore

FRESHIE!

7:38 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the 89?

7:38 am

Trifioso

je suis desolee

7:38 am

car.eeyore

* 8

7:39 am

Riverdance

si8/55

7:40 am

Trifioso

"hotten" isn't in here, but did anyone else have parents or grandparents who used that word? I remember my grammy saying she needed to hotten up cold coffee or soup...

7:40 am

car.eeyore

I need to hotten up my cup o' coffee right now!

7:41 am

Chris P

clue for si8 anyone?

7:41 am

car.eeyore

Ugh. Just caught sight of the time. I have to go and get some arthritis work done.

7:41 am

car.eeyore

I wish you all a FABU day!

7:41 am

Riverdance

have a good day car

7:42 am

Riverdance

dont have it yet chris

7:42 am

Trifioso

bye my love

7:42 am

car.eeyore

TY River! You too!

7:42 am

Chris P

nm just monkeyed it

7:42 am

negativeneil

Still here somewhere, boat?

7:42 am

car.eeyore

HBD Trif! I am sure I will talk to you about 80 times today!

7:42 am

car.eeyore

<---- wants Chris' monkeys!

7:42 am

Riverdance

oh - happy birthday trif

7:43 am

boatierra

Ya, I sent back an email. Was waiting...

7:43 am

Trifioso

Neil, did you go to school for photojournalism?

7:43 am

Trifioso

thanks river

7:43 am

car.eeyore

*poof*

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Hey does anyone here remember the band The Tea Party?

7:44 am

Trifioso

doesn't sound familiar herin....can you give me a title of a song they sang?

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Canadian

7:45 am

Trifioso

just monkeyed the 8 myself....

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Grunge 1995 ish era

7:45 am

MollyL

♪ Happy Birthday To Trif ♪ Happy Birthday To Trif ♪ Happy Birthday Dear Trif ♪ Happy Birthday to You ♪

7:46 am

Trifioso

hold on, will google

7:46 am

boatierra

Ok, got your email. Will wait and see.

7:46 am

Trifioso

thanks molly! how do you make the little notes? charming!

7:47 am

MollyL

"ALT 13" Oh, and when Mr. Firth knocks on your door with plane tickets to Paris...that is from me. : )

7:47 am

negativeneil

Ok boat, I replied.

7:47 am

herinfernallady

Awwww Molly cute

7:48 am

Trifioso

thanks molly!

7:48 am

boatierra

I'll do the same, shut down and restart.

7:48 am

Trifioso

herin, I think I do know a couple of songs by the Tea Party...why do you ask?

7:49 am

negativeneil

I just did and even that didn't do anything, boat. This isn't going well.

7:50 am

negativeneil

Tea Party? I attended a protest of theirs in Washington DC on Sept. 09, 2009... attempting to infiltrate their movement. Wrote an article about the experience and shot an interesting video clip of one of them talking... "crazy" isn't the word.

7:51 am

mrpresident

hi kiddies :))

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Not Political

7:51 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :)

7:51 am

Trifioso

mr p! how are you?

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Trifs because according to one of our well written papers they were not well known.

7:51 am

negativeneil

Oh, haha... not THAT Tea Party? I hope not.

7:52 am

Trifioso

i think that is true, herin. definitely a fringe band

7:52 am

herinfernallady

Neil I mean the band not the morons that make simple folk look mart

7:52 am

herinfernallady

smart

7:52 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok!

7:52 am

bonkler

tea party was an okay band. used to play around here all the time. sort of zeppelin meets the doors kind of aura about them.

7:52 am

mrpresident

having a hard day ladies and gents... need some luving

7:52 am

negativeneil

Yes, I have heard of the band at some point. Sounds familiar, now you mention it.

7:53 am

negativeneil

Oh what's wrong, mrp?

7:53 am

Trifioso

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE you mr. p...you are lovely and beautiful and a wonderful mom, and there is so much love for you in the world!

7:53 am

MollyL

I heard that so much damage has been done to the band by the political party, that the band is considering selling their domain name to the political party.

7:54 am

mrpresident

thank you trif!! (((hugs))) !!!

7:54 am

Riverdance

(((mrp)))) luv coming your way

7:54 am

herinfernallady

Yep Molly. I just think that is unfair. They had it first.

7:54 am

herinfernallady

HI Mr Pres Smooooooooooochies

7:54 am

Trifioso

ugh, I rather hope they don't molly....stick it to the man, and keep the name they had first

7:55 am

mrpresident

i have a bloody boot on my leg for the next four weeks and my knee is bound... can't go anywhere or do anything without assistance. f**k this.

7:55 am

mrpresident

thank you all :)) luv to you!!

7:55 am

negativeneil

Yes. The morons should be forced to change their name a little... "Baggers" instead of "Party" might work.

7:55 am

mrpresident

THEN, more surgery... FML

7:55 am

negativeneil

Since they're commonly known as that anyway.

7:55 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres how?

7:55 am

negativeneil

Oh no, mrp... why is this?

7:56 am

boatierra

Grrr, its not working.

7:56 am

negativeneil

I know, boatierra. It's very frustrating.

7:56 am

negativeneil

I should see if Angel can add you... he's on there with me right now. If he can do it, he can bring you into our window.

7:57 am

boatierra

I feel like its my fault.

7:57 am

negativeneil

Except damn... he just lost his connection.

7:57 am

negativeneil

Haha, this is going really well.

7:57 am

boatierra

LOL!

7:57 am

negativeneil

Of course not... why would it be?

7:57 am

boatierra

OK, that was just funny :) :)

7:58 am

uusue2

hi again all, eating breakfast really quickly in hopes of getting to work on time

7:58 am

negativeneil

Yep. You just have to laugh... 'cause what else can you do?

7:58 am

negativeneil

Hi Sue! :)

7:58 am

uusue2

hi, neil!

7:58 am

negativeneil

Yes yes, I'm awake at 5:58 am.

7:58 am

boatierra

I'm still laughing :)

7:58 am

uusue2

ha. I was up at 3:30, so there :-(

7:59 am

negativeneil

Laughter is good for the soul.
[or something like that]

7:59 am

uusue2

I am always up by 6...

7:59 am

boatierra

Actually here its 6 am

7:59 am

negativeneil

So was I... awakened by a phone call from my brother in a panic. Ugh.

7:59 am

negativeneil

Only a minor panic though, thank god.

7:59 am

boatierra

Is he doing better?

7:59 am

mrpresident

frigging problems with bones... osteoid osteoma... broken foot won't heal either. surgery again in 1 month

7:59 am

uusue2

hope all is ok....oh good.

7:59 am

uusue2

I was awakened by insomnia

7:59 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Craig Ferguson and trying to blag someone to get me toast

7:59 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Craig Ferguson and trying to blag someone to get me toast

8:00 am

uusue2

oh, mrp, you have had so much to deal with!!!

8:00 am

herinfernallady

O MR Pres. :(

8:00 am

herinfernallady

HI Uni

8:00 am

herinfernallady

oopps Sue even

8:00 am

negativeneil

Oh, some b.s. person had added him on G+ and then posted a ridiculous comment, freaking. He wasn't sure what to do... yes, got it all taken care of.

8:00 am

mrpresident

too bloody much. didn't have a good day at all

8:01 am

negativeneil

Oh mrp... I'm so sorry to hear that. :( Just scrolled back and read what's going on.

8:02 am

negativeneil

I hope your doctors can do something for you!

8:02 am

mrpresident

hey, is 'normal'... just have to get over myself and move forward... but not having the best of times.
I will get over myself

8:03 am

uusue2

according to my search (still reading): Surgical intervention is generally indicated for patients whose pain is unresponsive to medical therapy, patients who cannot tolerate prolonged use of NSAIDs, and those who are not amenable to activity restrictions.

8:03 am

negativeneil

Well mrp, you handle it all amazingly well. Much better than many people would.

8:04 am

mrpresident

i lose all function when I have my tumours. and I am a very active woman... depressing as hell

8:04 am

mrpresident

hey, will move forward fast cause am having surgery in 4 weeks

8:04 am

uusue2

sounds like if they really get rid of the whole thing it should cause no more problems (until you get another one, of course :-( )

8:05 am

mrpresident

again :)

8:05 am

uusue2

and I can see where it would be REALLY frustrating, mrp, and it sounds quite painful

8:05 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres It is hold to keep your mind when your body disagrees

8:05 am

negativeneil

Of course it's depressing... and no doubt terrifying. :(

8:05 am

uusue2

I've had osteonecrosis, where the bone dies around the joints, and the pain is awful

8:06 am

mrpresident

sue, 3/4 of my humerus is gone from the last lot of BS... this better work out better, especially as it is in my leg

8:06 am

negativeneil

Gone? What did they do, put something else in to replace it?

8:07 am

negativeneil

Oh my god, Sue... what causes that?

8:07 am

mrpresident

in 2007, i had the option of losing my arm if the operation didn't work and it took 1 year for the operation/s to work

8:07 am

boatierra

Wow, that does sound awful.

8:07 am

negativeneil

Oh man, mrp. :( You're really been going through hell.

8:08 am

uusue2

that is what they do, neil, they have to remove the entire tumor (otherwise it can recur) and then replace the removed bone with something else

8:08 am

negativeneil

Yes, of course.

8:08 am

mrpresident

my body produces tumours... voila~ and my bone is replaced

8:09 am

uusue2

my osteonecrosis is idiopathic - they don't know what caused it. Most common cause is heavy corticosteroid use (such as people with severe asthma) but I have only had tiny doses

8:09 am

mrpresident

neil, have been for over 11 years! have been clear for 3 years though... so have had some relief

8:09 am

negativeneil

Wow, Sue.

8:09 am

uusue2

only bright side that I can see, mrp, is that at least the tumors are benign...

8:10 am

mrpresident

yes usue, that is my positive... the pain is the negative

8:10 am

uusue2

neil, so far I have had both knees replaced and am hoping it doesn't occur in other sites - hips are actually the most common site

8:10 am

negativeneil

I see, mrp. How horrible it must be for you... can't even imagine. :( Has to be hell to go through.

8:10 am

negativeneil

Oh they are benign?

8:10 am

mrpresident

yep, these ones are.

8:11 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres we need to replace parts of you with Metal

8:11 am

uusue2

well, that and all the surgeries, and gradually replacing your bones with titanium, mrp!!!

8:11 am

negativeneil

I see, Sue... have you talked to ruru about that? He has to have both of his done.

8:11 am

mrpresident

i have lovely large pieces of titanium in me! LOL

8:12 am

negativeneil

You'll set off the metal detectors in airports.

8:12 am

uusue2

no, neil, I didn't know that! I must say, I have had a lot of surgeries and the knee replacements were the worst - recovery and therapy are miserable

8:12 am

uusue2

on the other hand now I can walk...

8:12 am

herinfernallady

My friend has cadaver bone in her spine.

8:12 am

negativeneil

Once it's fully healed it's better though?

8:12 am

mrpresident

yes I do! and they test me for bomb residue every time too!! LOL

8:12 am

uusue2

ha, I do that, Neil! So for me it is the scanners or the "enhanced" patdowns - personally I prefer the scanners!

8:13 am

uusue2

ah yes, I have that in my neck, herin (have I mentioned that I am a mess?)

8:13 am

Gail

I have cadaver bone in my spine, both knees replaced and one foot rebuilt. Lots of metal in me. I go right to the little room in the airport.

8:13 am

mrpresident

i refused cadavar bone... have had my hip bone grafted to help me

8:13 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah, Sue? I think that's what I'd choose too.

8:14 am

negativeneil

Wow, Gail.

8:14 am

uusue2

the new scanners are REALLY nice - just stand there for about 10 seconds and you are done!! no patdown, no residue swipes...

8:14 am

crosshair

take the enhanced pat downs.those x-ray machiines are questionable at airports.they are topical or (scatter) machines) with large dosage..i will let the squeeze my harbles if they need to

8:14 am

Boobear

Hi all

8:14 am

uusue2

ah, you are one foot ahead of me, Gail!!!

8:14 am

crosshair

yes,you are done..mmedium well

8:15 am

Gail

The foot was the worst of everything. Had my neck and both wrists done, too.

8:15 am

hego

Morning Friends

8:15 am

crosshair

howdy hego

8:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi Hego and Gail and Cross.

8:15 am

crosshair

(((MRP)))

8:15 am

Boobear

Hi Hego

8:15 am

herinfernallady

YAH just blagged toast

8:15 am

Gail

Good morning.

8:15 am

negativeneil

Hi hego!

8:16 am

negativeneil

And crossy!

8:16 am

uusue2

crossy, I have read the technical specifications on the scanners in great detail (biological effects of radiation, and radiation in general, is something I know a lot about) - the excess radiation you get from the backscatter X-ray is about .001 of what you get from flying in the plane (because at altitude you get a lot more cosmic rays)

8:16 am

uusue2

so if the flight is a 10 seconds too long you have already exceeded the amount of radiation you get from them

8:16 am

negativeneil

Oh nice. I do a lot of flying.

8:16 am

negativeneil

So I guess I'm getting well radiated.

8:17 am

herinfernallady

THey used cadaver bone so her spine would fix better

8:17 am

crosshair

kk sue,will take your word for it,but as a person who has absorbed untold number of mri,s in the last 5 years,i chose to limit what absorbtion i can

8:17 am

uusue2

yes, but by being in the plane, not by being scanned

8:17 am

hego

i should glow in the dark. lol

8:17 am

uusue2

no, I get that, crossy, but in that case you would be better off taking the train or driving

8:17 am

Gail

Actually, I think I DO glow in the dark.

8:17 am

uusue2

also MRI's don't involve radiation, although CAT scans do

8:18 am

negativeneil

Haha, Gail.

8:18 am

uusue2

anyway gotta run to get to class (being the teacher I should really be on time) - talk to you all later!!

8:18 am

Mark Jones

Good morning everyone!

8:18 am

herinfernallady

HI mark

8:18 am

negativeneil

Ummm yes, that could be helpful, Sue.

8:19 am

negativeneil

Reminds me of a funny tweet my dad posted.

8:19 am

hego

Now we have an explanation for Crossy's magnetic personality.

8:19 am

hego

Hi Mark

8:19 am

Mark Jones

May I have the z?

8:20 am

negativeneil

One morning I laughed to see this tweet from my dad: "This leaving the house at 9:20 am to get to work for 9:00 am just isn't working too well."

8:20 am

negativeneil

Amazingly, he hasn't been fired yet.

8:20 am

hego

: )

8:20 am

boatierra

Lol :) That sounds like my entire life.

8:21 am

Gail

I like that my boss is always late.

8:21 am

Mark Jones

You lose 20 minutes though

8:21 am

doseffing

z + german one

8:21 am

negativeneil

You lose it how?

8:21 am

Mark Jones

ah, thanks

8:21 am

hego

ty Dose and hi

8:21 am

negativeneil

Haha, my dad would trade bosses with you, Gail.

8:22 am

Mark Jones

I don't know about y'all, but 20 minutes of work would be a lot to lose for me.

8:23 am

hego

what, no hotties. Enable is a dull place. sigh..

8:23 am

negativeneil

Oh I see what you mean, Mark. Yes.

8:23 am

negativeneil

No, hego. Like I was saying earlier, I guess there are no hotties on Babble. :P

8:24 am

hego

Hey! I wouldn't go that far. lol

8:25 am

negativeneil

Oh? Well I guess there could be. Oh yes, what am I thinking? There's mrp! :)

8:25 am

boatierra

Hey Neil for now I signed out of Live Messenger. I've logged you in as one of my contacts but every time I clicked on your it said that your profile was not available. We'll have to try again later.

8:25 am

negativeneil

Yes, boat. I can't understand why that isn't working.

8:27 am

Kenny Chuck

Can I have a clue for the ni7?

8:27 am

negativeneil

Which ni?

8:27 am

boatierra

I'll have to consult my circle of geeks. Find out if I missed a step. I think I'm gonna crash. My eyes are drooping and I want to read. Thanks for the push into Messenger :) Laters!

8:28 am

herinfernallady

I must go to bed have a great day.

8:28 am

negativeneil

ni7,40 -- something that's neat, cool, etc. which is usually a 5-letter word ending in "y", but this is a "plural" of that word.

8:29 am

Mark Jones

See you later herin!

8:29 am

negativeneil

Then there's ni4,5 - ni + dad. And ni4,5 - bites.

8:30 am

negativeneil

Then there's ni5,10 -- person of Japanese descent.

8:30 am

Mark Jones

Still missing that 7.

8:30 am

Kenny Chuck

Tx nega!

8:30 am

negativeneil

And ni4,4 -- time of day following evening, but slang spelling.

8:30 am

negativeneil

And that's all the ni words.

8:30 am

negativeneil

I clued that 7.

8:30 am

hego

I haven't heard anyone use the ni 7 word since the Fonzie era.

8:31 am

Mark Jones

Yeah I know, but I didn't get it from that

8:31 am

hego

and never the pllural

8:31 am

Mark Jones

Ah, got it.

8:32 am

hego

Yay Mark

8:32 am

negativeneil

Hmm, I thought that was about the best I could clue it.

8:32 am

hego

It was a good clue. Dumb word.

8:32 am

negativeneil

At 6:32 am... after being awake since nearly 3:30 am.

8:33 am

Mark Jones

:)

8:34 am

negativeneil

Yes, the word is a strange one.

8:35 am

negativeneil

What would it mean, ni*** things?

8:35 am

Mark Jones

I guess I am old fashioned. I occasionally use the word.

8:36 am

hego

I think it's used more in your part of the world, Mark.

8:36 am

negativeneil

If that is his part of the world? Read his bio. ;)

8:37 am

mrpresident

neil, i join you in the insomnia world...

8:37 am

Mark Jones

Nah, not in Europe. I'm not in Europe. Anyone who is familiar with me knows I change flags all the time. My bio is stupid too.

8:37 am

hego

Fun, Mark

8:37 am

Mark Jones

Oh, by the way...

8:38 am

hego

yes

8:39 am

Mark Jones

Ope, got to go. See y'all later.

8:39 am

hego

lol :-D

8:40 am

mrpresident

omg... watching 'gypsy travellers'... holy moly!!! the traveller weddings are incredible and their life afterwards are abnormal!! imo

8:44 am

boatierra

OK, so I'm not going to bed. I'm too close to finishing this puzzle and its been ages since I've done that so I'm staying and working.

8:45 am

hego

Go Boat!

8:45 am

mrpresident

ok, have organised a night in solitude, and a day tomorrow the same... except for the vet visit at 11.30am. night all :)
accept your challenges and kick arse people! xox

8:45 am

boatierra

mrp - I bet that your 'gypsy travllers' is our 'my big fat gypsy wedding'. Those dresses are something else eh?

8:46 am

boatierra

Thanks hego :)

8:46 am

negativeneil

Good night mrp and sweet dreams. :)

8:46 am

negativeneil

Go boat, go!

8:47 am

boatierra

I've got 24 left. I'm working on the two T's next to each other.

8:48 am

boatierra

Thank You Neil ;)

8:48 am

boatierra

Let me guess...you finished ages ago, smarty pants :)

8:49 am

negativeneil

At flip, boat.

8:51 am

boatierra

Mm hm. Of course.

8:51 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:52 am

boatierra

Morning Mr Bob

8:52 am

hego

Hi Bob

8:52 am

negativeneil

Hi Mr. Bob.

8:54 am

hego

BBl

8:59 am

boatierra

T's done!

8:59 am

negativeneil

I'm off to try and get a little more sleep.

9:00 am

negativeneil

See you later, boat... get the grid done! ;)

9:00 am

boatierra

Look forward to chatting with you later neil :)

9:02 am

crosshair

scrabby in here?

9:04 am

boatierra

I believe scrabby went to work.

9:06 am

crosshair

lol!..hot guys reading books? ill send you one of me reading a book with a puppy in my lap lol

9:07 am

boatierra

Send it to the blog, that's what they are all about! That whole thing is awesome :)

9:09 am

boatierra

F's done!

9:15 am

Judi

Whassup, peeps?!

9:17 am

boatierra

Tinkering away.

9:18 am

boatierra

N's done!

9:23 am

BabbleRabble

Not much, Judi. Grid is pathetically simple.

9:27 am

Judi

I agree. Fireworks.

9:28 am

Haz1558

We'll need to rely on your wit and badinage for entertainment instead, BabbleRabble and Judi. Congratulations!

9:28 am

suefrad625

yahoooo judi

9:28 am

boatierra

P's done!

9:29 am

boatierra

Five words left.

9:30 am

boatierra

When I get these fireworks it will have been literally years since I've gotten then since I've been such an on and off player.

9:32 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:32 am

jmcnrick

go boat go!!!

9:32 am

Haz1558

Hello, jmc.

9:32 am

boatierra

Thanks jmc :)

9:34 am

jmcnrick

i am at the computer lab my computer still at the shop :-(

9:35 am

boatierra

One word left :)

9:35 am

Haz1558

Did you not have computer problems comparatively recently?

9:35 am

jmcnrick

go boat bo! *gets confetti ready*

9:36 am

jmcnrick

i was struggling with the computer and bought a new one that didn't work and took it back

9:36 am

jmcnrick

so the hard drive finally died for good and i am just getting it replaced

9:36 am

boatierra

It's my last 7.

9:36 am

Haz1558

That sounds wise - expensive?

9:37 am

jmcnrick

not as expensive as a new computer

9:37 am

jmcnrick

but not free :-(

9:37 am

boatierra

Good luck. I've burned through a motherboard.

9:37 am

Haz1558

That's true.

9:38 am

jmcnrick

the hard drive cost me $80 and i am waiting to see how much the labor is

9:39 am

boatierra

Ah, found it :)

9:39 am

boatierra

Or not :(

9:39 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!

9:39 am

boatierra

Oh, I just spelled it wrong. Oops :)

9:39 am

jmcnrick

*throws confetti on boat*

9:40 am

boatierra

Holy shnikes I've got fireworks!!!!!!!

9:40 am

jmcnrick

haha not taking back the confetti

9:40 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

9:40 am

jmcnrick

*throws glitter on boat*

9:42 am

boatierra

I'll take that glitter and confetti! Really it’s been YEARS since I completed a grid. Thanks guys. Now for some reading and sleep :)

9:42 am

jmcnrick

sweet dreams boat

9:42 am

jmcnrick

9:42 am

jmcnrick

9:42 am

jmcnrick

9:43 am

jmcnrick

damn I am not even on my own computer

9:50 am

crosshair

jmc,do not let them blind ya with science,with newer rigs i can jack in a new hard drive and be up and running in under 5 minutes

9:50 am

boatierra

Oh look at that pretty grid...oh your just the prettiest completed grid ever....oh yes you are...oh yes you are!!!

9:50 am

jmcnrick

haha boat

9:51 am

jmcnrick

i actually thought about learning some basic computer repair myself when i saw him open the back of my laptop and take out the hard drive

9:51 am

jmcnrick

i think the hardest part is grabbing the stuff off my old hard drive

9:52 am

crosshair

"maximum pc magazine is the best way for a newbie to learn

9:52 am

jmcnrick

maximum pc?

9:52 am

crosshair

data transfer can take time,yes

9:52 am

crosshair

yup

9:52 am

crosshair

max pc mag is my go to for info

9:52 am

jmcnrick

i think i would not be bad at it since i used to repair my own cars etc

9:53 am

jmcnrick

i will look at that crossy i hate being dependent on others

9:53 am

crosshair

all you have to remember about computers jmc,is that we do not actually build them,it is more trouble shooting,part swapping and making sure of part compatability

9:54 am

crosshair

and grounding yourself before you touch anything

9:54 am

jmcnrick

nbt

9:54 am

jmcnrick

and i didn't even ask for a clue lol

9:54 am

witchy

ni 7 please for fireworks

9:55 am

jmcnrick

well that was what i was seeing when he took the hard drive out

9:55 am

Haz1558

ni7 ends in the sort of neckgear normally sported by men.

9:55 am

crosshair

you get a empty computer tower,find a motherboard you like and jam it in,find out what cpu chip fits and jam in the biggest one allowed,then add power supply,ram,hard drive,optical drive and wireless nic card,and a big badass video card and yer all done

9:56 am

jmcnrick

okay i have some homework to work on and to get ready for a meeting at 1 so i will be off for a while

9:56 am

crosshair

widows 7 partitions and loads itself almost so that is easy

9:57 am

jmcnrick

witchy it is an odd plural of something that is swell

9:57 am

jmcnrick

bbl

9:59 am

witchy

got it finally thanks all

9:59 am

Haz1558

Well done, witchy!

10:00 am

witchy

Haz, still got George under the stairs?

10:00 am

Jivingjenny0

could i have a clue for the 8 please

10:01 am

Haz1558

No, he's not here at the minute, witchy. But he knows he's welcome when he needs a break.

10:01 am

witchy

7 deadly ones making a call

10:02 am

Haz1558

si8/55 - sounds vaguely orchestral.

10:02 am

witchy

or Jenny sounds a bit musical

10:04 am

Jivingjenny0

thank you

10:09 am

EvaNadine

Haz! good morning!

10:09 am

Haz1558

Good morning!

10:09 am

EvaNadine

i think its been ages since i have been on the chog at the same time as you. :)

10:10 am

Haz1558

It's been a while. I was in Bath for a few days last week so wasn't babbling at all.

10:11 am

Haz1558

How are you? The last time we talked you were somewhat frazzled with work.

10:13 am

EvaNadine

about the same...heh
i try to pop into the chog now + then but rarely get to stay for long + often have to disappear without notice.

10:13 am

EvaNadine

my manager has been out of town for the past week, so i have been busy carrying a lot more than usual. it is good experience, but i am VERY glad to have him back today. :)

10:14 am

Haz1558

You can relax a little in that case, but at least you know that you can rise to the task.

10:15 am

EvaNadine

for short bursts, at least. :)

10:15 am

Haz1558

Are you still keeping up your fashion blog?

10:16 am

EvaNadine

so-so. i have some photos on my camera that i havent loaded in QUITE a while. i post now + then on the blog, but havent posted an outfit post in months.

10:17 am

Haz1558

I check in on it now and again and had noticed that the outfits weren't appearing as often as in the beginning.

10:19 am

EvaNadine

yeah, things were busy with the wedding, then things got cold, then work got busy. im trying to figure out a schedule, but in the meantime, i just kinda gave up for a while...
its still in my mind, though.

10:20 am

Haz1558

You can always come back to it when you're feeling more inspired.

10:20 am

Haz1558

You'll soon be celebrating your first anniversary. Imagine!

10:21 am

EvaNadine

yes, we are headed back to disney! YAY!

10:22 am

Haz1558

How long are you going to be away?

10:23 am

cybernan

good morning everyone ... *splash*

10:24 am

Haz1558

Good morning, cybernan.

10:34 am

EvaNadine

haz, we will be there for a week.
:)
(apologies -- that was one of those unexpected pull-aways)

10:35 am

Haz1558

No problem. I'm sure you can't wait.

10:38 am

cybernan

anyone have the stats for the 8, please?

10:39 am

Haz1558

si8/55

10:39 am

cybernan

ty haz

10:40 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:40 am

cybernan

mm -- thought it would be the glass component, but that is a 7

10:46 am

Haz1558

I'm just about to head out with the dog but I can oblige with a clue for si8 if necessary.

10:46 am

cybernan

yes please, haz

10:46 am

Haz1558

Okay, s plus the factual i4/7, finish with first letters of your sibling's daughter.

10:48 am

cybernan

ty --- looking

10:49 am

cybernan

got it

10:49 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

10:49 am

Haz1558

Well done!

10:49 am

cybernan

now I can list!

10:49 am

Haz1558

And I can walk - enjoy the grid!

10:49 am

Haz1558

Bye!

11:03 am

cybernan

fo 6, please?

11:05 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:06 am

Jeff7

clue it pls nan

11:06 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- although I suspect I am the only one here!

11:06 am

cybernan

fo + personal pronoun + offspring

11:07 am

cybernan

bye all

11:07 am

Jeff7

ty

11:29 am

uusue2

hi again, all, break between classes!

11:33 am

uusue2

hale way and nbt; would be nbs if I had a 7

11:33 am

uusue2

*half

11:42 am

dcseain

state mo7, each state has one, usually on their seal

11:43 am

dcseain

Eureka!, Sic Semper Tyrannis,etc

11:43 am

sewdelighted

Hi there I am going to try to finish this today by coming in and out

11:53 am

wvteach

good afternoon all - halfway, NBT and NBS

12:10 pm

crosshair

1 year already eve? very nice:)) the mrs and i have our 18th this oct first:)

12:13 pm

crosshair

you reach a point where you have given necklaces two or 3 times,diamonds a few times,music boxes,trinkets..sort of at a loss for this year..

12:15 pm

hego

Crossy we've stopped with gifts and try to do something special together.

12:16 pm

crosshair

if i had all the money in the world,it would be the 2 week rocky mountaineer train trip acrossy the canadian west

12:16 pm

hego

That would be nice,

12:17 pm

hego

But it could be just a nice dinner out.

12:17 pm

hego

You can use just so much stuff. lol

12:26 pm

sewdelighted

We celebrated our 25th for the whole year it was lots of fun and memorable...

12:27 pm

hego

that's a big anniversary. Deserves lots of attention. Good for you!

12:27 pm

sewdelighted

Next yr is 35 so we r thing...

12:28 pm

hego

Congrats to you, and many more!

12:31 pm

crosshair

look at al those big numbers! wife and i are just rookies it seems:)

12:31 pm

hego

not really

12:34 pm

sewdelighted

Just enjoy time with each other and soon it will a big # 4 u 2

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

hello on phone

12:35 pm

JerzeeGirl

we will hit 10 next year - heading to hawaii to renew our vows for the 10th time!

12:40 pm

crosshair

i tease the mrs,she has her engagement ring,her wedding band,her tenth anniversary band,now in 2 years she is going to have to find room for the band for the 20th..she says not to woryy bout women things and that she would get a finger extension if need be;)

12:44 pm

JerzeeGirl

:D

12:44 pm

hego

Or more fingers. lol

12:44 pm

JerzeeGirl

or she just won;t bend that one finger.

12:45 pm

crosshair

"well,it all has to go on the ring finger right? she has to stop when it is full right?...i hope?

12:45 pm

hego

Sez who?

12:45 pm

crosshair

mm,never thought of her filling it right to the finger nail...

12:46 pm

hego

You put the old ones on other fingers, Crossy!

12:46 pm

hego

Or change them off.

12:47 pm

crosshair

oh no! can can see i am in for it!

12:47 pm

hego

There's always a way!!

12:49 pm

hego

tricy little grid today.

12:49 pm

crosshair

maybe i should just hand her the credit card and the debt card and close my eyes,they say cleansing oneself of all worldly possessions and cash is soul purifying...

12:49 pm

hego

uh, tricky

12:49 pm

MollyL

Hego, I like your idea. I have friends that do that too. And they enjoy doing something special together much more than gifts.

12:49 pm

hego

lol Crossy

12:50 pm

hego

It gets too crazy after a while Molly

12:50 pm

hego

We do this for birthdays also

12:51 pm

crosshair

you are correct of course hego.i shall plan something nice

12:51 pm

hego

:-D

12:52 pm

hego

I'm sure your impecable taste will steer you right, Crossy.

12:54 pm

crosshair

i think i shall lack a nice picnic and we will go to the arbouredum(sp) and sit under the trees and share cheese and grapes and a good bottle of vino,leave the cell phones in the car and chat the afternoon away while watching the fall leaves spiral around us in the sun,then home for a nice shower and then out to a good movie at the theatre

12:54 pm

crosshair

pack

12:54 pm

JerzeeGirl

sounds awesome!

12:54 pm

hego

YAY!!! five stars Crossy *****

12:55 pm

crosshair

:)

1:01 pm

stevedallas

Good afternoon all; how many words today and thanks

1:02 pm

hego

86 Steve

1:02 pm

crosshair

i must head to work but before i go,i give you crossy,s tidbit of the day!

1:02 pm

crosshair

Swearing to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” dates back to English Common Law. Interestingly enough, there were no penalties for perjury until the 1600s; prior to that time, it was believed that the fear of God’s wrath was enough to keep witnesses honest.

1:02 pm

hego

yay

1:02 pm

crosshair

tc all..poink!

1:03 pm

MollyL

Hego, it gets to the point where you have done the "gift" thing as long as you can do it.

1:03 pm

hego

Yup!

1:05 pm

MollyL

My friends are saving up for a trip to Hawaii for their 25th. : )

1:07 pm

hego

Sounds great. Memorable.

1:08 pm

JerzeeGirl

cl for the 8 pls

1:09 pm

hego

si 8/55 is a musical composition. alt spelling

1:09 pm

hego

like Beethoven's fifth

1:09 pm

JerzeeGirl

that is the most alternate spelling of any word i have ever seen!

1:09 pm

JerzeeGirl

th

1:09 pm

JerzeeGirl

ty

1:09 pm

hego

lol

1:10 pm

hego

yw

1:10 pm

hego

We jersey girls must stick together.

1:11 pm

JerzeeGirl

:) exit 145

1:11 pm

hego

105

1:11 pm

JerzeeGirl

close to the beach - nice

1:11 pm

JerzeeGirl

sort of close

1:12 pm

hego

yes near Asbury Park

1:12 pm

JerzeeGirl

ok, i have to poof with 3 to go.

1:12 pm

hego

oooo sorry

1:15 pm

hego

Yay

1:15 pm

hego

1 finished.

1:16 pm

hego

Bye All!

1:20 pm

Trifioso

hello again friends. babbling at work again, so will be popping in and out

1:26 pm

MollyL

*Puts out birthday cake and ice cream*

1:36 pm

Trifioso

thanks molly, my boss made me cupcakes, which was lovely!

1:37 pm

MollyL

Nice boss. : )

1:44 pm

Trifioso

sorry, had to go wrangle a student...yes, she really is a nice boss! I am lucky

1:45 pm

Trifioso

your pro pic is really cool, Molly

1:46 pm

MollyL

: )

2:05 pm

periwinkle

fo6 pls

2:09 pm

Trifioso

dont have it peri, so sorry

2:09 pm

periwinkle

thats ok, will be back later

2:10 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

2:10 pm

Trifioso

hello jes

2:12 pm

dianedecoder

fo 6/27 sounds like what arsenic is and does

2:13 pm

Trifioso

ty diane

2:13 pm

jesdraggon

how is everyone?

2:14 pm

dianedecoder

yw :-)

2:14 pm

Trifioso

just f4. how about yourself?

2:14 pm

dianedecoder

hi jes... beautiful "almost autumn" day !

2:17 pm

jesdraggon

not too bad here, i guess. at work, of course.

2:17 pm

MollyL

Hey Jes, have you seen the trailer for "We Bought A Zoo"? It made me think of you.

2:18 pm

dianedecoder

hubby just pulled all the tomato plants but for 2... we've had frost three times already.

2:18 pm

dianedecoder

Hi Molly :-)

2:19 pm

jesdraggon

no, molly, haven't heard of it

2:32 pm

MollyL

Hey Diane, I need to pull mine too.

2:34 pm

dianedecoder

they had a slow start... too cold. They are ripening quickly now, but I think I'll still make some green tomato relish. We leave for Arizona in 2 weeks so will be giving many to the kids as well.

2:34 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, meeting in about 15 minutes so of course I am babbling!

2:34 pm

dianedecoder

hi sue :-)

2:38 pm

uusue2

hi, Diane!

2:41 pm

uusue2

<--- very disappointed that "hottie" is not a word

2:41 pm

dianedecoder

lol. !!

2:42 pm

dianedecoder

question.... I have 85 words ... says I have 2 left... but total is only supposed to be 86

2:43 pm

uusue2

hmmm - are you using lickety or expert, or are you just on the site?

2:43 pm

dianedecoder

just pasted them into lickety now

2:43 pm

uusue2

lickety has a more updated version of the dictionary than the site does, so sometimes there are differences

2:44 pm

dianedecoder

says I'm still missing a T word, but lickety shows them all filled in.

2:44 pm

dianedecoder

I will refresh babble

2:44 pm

uusue2

well, my guess is that it's some difference in dictionaries, although usually lickety has more words than babble

2:45 pm

uusue2

and good idea, that can fix lots of things!

2:45 pm

dianedecoder

amazing, isn't it ?? ... almost as good as a reboot !!

2:46 pm

dianedecoder

that did the trick.... one S word remaining

2:46 pm

uusue2

oh, good. Anyway, meeting time, bbl!

2:46 pm

dianedecoder

later Sue. !

2:48 pm

dianedecoder

and Fireworks.... time to get something done around here !

3:05 pm

sheila48

ni7 - clue pls

3:19 pm

negativeneil

ni7,40 -- root is a 5-letter word ending in "y" for "cool, neat", etc. but "plural" that.

3:20 pm

negativeneil

[even though it isn't a word you'd think would usually be pluralized]

3:21 pm

Roses6

I'm looking for the ni7 too. It's all I need for Fireworks.

3:22 pm

sheila48

Blank! Are letters 2 and 3 the same........

3:22 pm

negativeneil

Well see my clue... hope it helps.

3:22 pm

MPittore

after your forties you are in your...but first letter is n

3:22 pm

negativeneil

The same in the 5 and 7 letter words? Yes.

3:22 pm

Roses6

Aha! Thank you! Fireworks! Yeah!

3:23 pm

MPittore

yw congrats!

3:23 pm

negativeneil

Ok, that's a more obvious clue MPittore. Maybe I should give up cluing. :P

3:23 pm

sheila48

Going in the wrong direction. Thank you. 7s done

3:24 pm

MPittore

no never give up all are helpful...just some get the clue one way and others another way...we need each other...

3:24 pm

sheila48

Now to the 8 ...........

3:24 pm

negativeneil

Yes, but I guess I need to give simplier, more obvious clues.

3:25 pm

MPittore

not necessarily...I got my answer from your clue :o)

3:26 pm

littlebit

neil, i got it just fine from your clue...don't stop please

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

sheila48

3:26 pm

negativeneil

Oh? Ok.

3:26 pm

sheila48

sorry

3:26 pm

negativeneil

Ok, littlebit. Sheila?

3:26 pm

MPittore

Sheila did you hiccup?

3:27 pm

negativeneil

You can't hiccup when you're on Babble or that happens? Is sneezing ok? :P

3:27 pm

sheila48

it was a cough ...........!

3:27 pm

MPittore

ROFL

3:28 pm

negativeneil

Yawning better be. I'm doing a lot of that.

3:28 pm

MPittore

ok neil stand up a moment and take a few deep breaths...the oxygen will help

3:30 pm

negativeneil

I'll start coughing if I do that... and maybe sneezing some more. Don't ask me how at this time of year, but I've managed to catcha cold which I've had for a few days now. Ugh.

3:30 pm

negativeneil

"catch a" cold, even.

3:31 pm

MPittore

passes hot chicken soup to neil to make him all better....

3:31 pm

negativeneil

And I was woken up by a phone call sometime after 3am... and had to help out with a situation for about an hour. Ugh. Didn't get back to sleep for a long time after that!

3:32 pm

negativeneil

Aww thanks.

3:33 pm

MollyL

MPitt! Haven't seen you around in a while. How is your husband doing?

3:33 pm

sheila48

si8...........adding a headache

3:33 pm

MPittore

yw...just think what a nice sleep you'll have tonight being so tired from last night...

3:34 pm

negativeneil

For sure, MPittore. I'm gonna pass out!

3:35 pm

negativeneil

si8 sounds like an orchestra, but with a weird spelling.

3:36 pm

negativeneil

Clue: one of the 7 deadly ones making a call.

3:36 pm

sheila48

tried siphonia............no joy

3:36 pm

MPittore

thanks for asking molly...he's doing pretty well all things considered...his last chemo is Oct 3, 4, 5...he had a CR scan and his tumor was reduced by 95% very good news...will have frull brain radiation sometime in late Oct. hope we can keep the tumor at bey for at least 6 months or more before it returns and all changes...6% of people make it 5 years...not great odds but we will take what is given us...

3:37 pm

negativeneil

You're kind of close.

3:37 pm

MPittore

*CT*

3:37 pm

negativeneil

Oh MPittore. Sorry you're going through that! :(

3:38 pm

MollyL

You are both in my prayers MPitt. He's lucky to have you by his side during all this.

3:38 pm

sheila48

But not near enough...........3rd letter pls

3:39 pm

MPittore

Thanks neil, and molly...we are lucky to have each other for 34 yrs...I pray he does not suffer...his oncologist said he will keep him pain free...

3:39 pm

negativeneil

Sheila. One of the "seven deadly" ones... that gives you the 3rd letter.

3:40 pm

MollyL

You hang in there MPitt. And remember that many good thoughts are being sent your way.

3:40 pm

negativeneil

Then the entire word is like a phonetic misspelling of what an orchestra might play.

3:40 pm

sheila48

Bless. Thank you.

3:41 pm

negativeneil

I've just read your bio, MPittore. Has it spread to his brain now then? :(

3:42 pm

negativeneil

You're welcome, Sheila.

3:43 pm

MPittore

no his liver they radiate the brain to keep it from going there...brain cancer has awful results that usually require inpatient care

3:43 pm

negativeneil

Oh I see... oh man. :(

3:43 pm

MPittore

small cell lung cancer extensive is the most deadly and rapid spreading cancers...

3:43 pm

negativeneil

I'm so sorry you have to face this. :(

3:46 pm

MPittore

us too...but we try to find solice in the words that it's not how you die but how you live and we try to live each day in as normal a way as we can...what else can you do???...rather to be that way and be a healed spirit than to live a broken person....

3:46 pm

negativeneil

Yes. There's nothing else you can do.

3:46 pm

negativeneil

Every day you have will be so precious now.

3:47 pm

MPittore

true...we have so many prayers and goodness from everyone including people we don't even know...such as the babble players...it is so kind and uplifting...if only the whole world could be like that more often what a great world we would have...

3:48 pm

MollyL

"rather to be that way and be a healed spirit than to live a broken person...." am amazing way of walking through this MPitt.

3:48 pm

MollyL

*an amazing

3:49 pm

MPittore

in some ways we are lucky to know that time is shortened and we can do the things we want to do with each other when others just go without warning and don't have this time to say and do what they would have wanted to do

3:49 pm

negativeneil

Amen to that, MPittore... if ONLY.

3:49 pm

negativeneil

I guess.. yes, some just go without any warning at all and without any chance to say and do those things, you're right.

3:50 pm

MPittore

see...we cannot change or control the past or what has already happened...we can only change or control the future...that is such a more positive way to think about anything..

3:51 pm

negativeneil

Yes, it is. You have an amazing outlook and attitude about everything. I really like the quotes you've shared in your bio too, btw.

3:51 pm

MPittore

positve thinking is a very powerful tool we all can have if we just use it

3:52 pm

MollyL

You are a wise woman MPitt. I want to be you when I grow up. : )

3:52 pm

negativeneil

Funny you should be saying that... to me. See my online name? :P

3:53 pm

JaxH

Could I have a clue for the fo6?

3:53 pm

MPittore

yes neal I did spot that name right off....perhaps you might think about changing it...

3:53 pm

Concepta

Well nn who are you?

3:53 pm

negativeneil

Like a toxin... something you wouldn't ingest because it's deadly, but different first letter.

3:54 pm

negativeneil

No, MPittore... there are reasons for it. Some assume it means I'm negative though.

3:54 pm

MPittore

fo6....never eat rat fo6

3:54 pm

negativeneil

Those who don't realize I'm a photographer, for one.

3:55 pm

negativeneil

I'm me, Concepta. Who are you?

3:55 pm

MPittore

oh...that's where it originates...

3:55 pm

negativeneil

Partially, yes.

3:55 pm

Concepta

I'm fed up

3:56 pm

JaxH

Is the total 86 or 87?

3:56 pm

JaxH

Thanks got the fo.

3:56 pm

negativeneil

86

3:57 pm

Concepta

Is it hard to put up a photo?

3:57 pm

MPittore

41 left better get back to the grid...will have to fix dinner soon...

3:57 pm

JaxH

Then i've got fireworks!

3:57 pm

negativeneil

No, Concepta. You click "My Account" and you'll see where to upload it.

3:57 pm

negativeneil

It should be perfectly square, to display properly.

3:58 pm

negativeneil

Congrats, JaxH.

3:59 pm

majmom

decided to try again haven`t played in along time-not sure i`m playing properly

4:00 pm

bichon

Concepta, are you from Ireland? or Italy

4:00 pm

negativeneil

What do you mean, majmom?

4:00 pm

Concepta

Ok will try tomorrow, but more importantly can i change my stupid name???? I never

4:00 pm

Concepta

Ok will try tomorrow, but more importantly can i change my stupid name???? I never

4:00 pm

Concepta

Ok will try tomorrow, but more importantly can i change my stupid name???? I never

4:00 pm

negativeneil

You can have your player name changed, yes. You need to contact "Dr. God" and he can do that for you.

4:01 pm

Concepta

I'm Irish and only pit concept in as a laugh.....would liv

4:01 pm

Concepta

I'm Irish and only pit concept in as a laugh.....would liv

4:01 pm

Concepta

iPad gone crazy

4:01 pm

majmom

what are the question marks in front of the words i`ve found for?

4:02 pm

bichon

I always have trouble with some Euro flags

4:02 pm

negativeneil

Click one and you'll see.

4:02 pm

negativeneil

It takes you to the definition of that word, on the dictionary.com website.

4:04 pm

majmom

thanks i guess i did know that when i used to play but forgot

4:06 pm

negativeneil

You're welcome.

4:11 pm

Soodlebum

Hello everybody. MPittore - You are an inspiration, and all my very best wishes to you and your DH. :-)

4:17 pm

Concepta

Going to Irish wedding in juan les pins on Friday

4:18 pm

Soodlebum

Wow. Lucky you, Concepta. I only know of Juan Les Pins from the Where Do You Go To, My Lovely song!

4:20 pm

periwinkle

si7 pls

4:20 pm

bichon

Two lucky folks from Ireland on chat now. Where do you live Concepta

4:21 pm

Soodlebum

http://tinyurl.com/y96gntn, in case I sounded a bit obscure....

4:21 pm

MollyL

Hi Soodle.

4:21 pm

Soodlebum

((((Molls))) How you doing?

4:22 pm

Soodlebum

And (((Bichon))) Hey!

4:22 pm

Concepta

I'm be

4:22 pm

Concepta

I'm be

4:23 pm

Soodlebum

'I'm be....ing attacked by the hiccups????

4:23 pm

MollyL

Getting ready to do a little Mabon celebrating. The Wheel Of The Year turns yet again.

4:23 pm

periwinkle

what is Mabon?

4:24 pm

Concepta

HOWTH , in Ireland and villefranche sur mer in france, every time I hit back space on iPad it sends my incomplete message, apologies to all who like proper spelling

4:24 pm

MollyL

A celebration of the Autumn equinox.

4:24 pm

Soodlebum

4:24 pm

periwinkle

aha, ok

4:24 pm

periwinkle

what do you do to celebrate?

4:24 pm

bichon

So you get to spend holidays in France. You lucky person

4:24 pm

Soodlebum

Does the wheel turn every season?

4:25 pm

MollyL

Give thanks for the abundance of the season that is passing and welcome the dark time of year. It is a time to go within and reflect.

4:25 pm

Soodlebum

Concepta... I was born and bred in Clontarf!! My folks still live there.

4:26 pm

periwinkle

ok

4:26 pm

MollyL

Well Soodle, I have yet to keep the wheel stuck on Spring. : P

4:26 pm

bichon

And Clntarf is where?

4:26 pm

Soodlebum

Well, Molls, I will join you in giving thanks. (I refuse to welcome the dark time of year!!).

4:26 pm

periwinkle

FW. FYI: I am playing lexulous on FB

4:27 pm

periwinkle

for anyone who wants to play a game

4:27 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

4:27 pm

Concepta

Yes even today 29 degrees ....I love Clontarf , lovely atmosphere and so close to everything , do you listen to imelda may? Shes in O2 december

4:27 pm

Soodlebum

Bichon, Clontarf is only about 6 miles from Howth, where Concepta (partially!) resides. We are almost neighbours!

4:28 pm

bichon

ou could have a Babble meet-up

4:29 pm

Soodlebum

Absolutely! Howth is the prettiest little fishing village in Dublin, and used to be my old stomping ground, back in the day.....

4:29 pm

MollyL

Well, equinox is a time of balance. When light and dark are equal in the passing of time. "Focus on eliminating the bad, and strengthening the good around you.
Put toxic relationships into the past, where they belong,
and welcome new positive relationships into your life.
Let your baggage go, and take heart in knowing
that for every dark night of the soul,
there will be a sunrise the next morning."

4:29 pm

Soodlebum

<------

4:29 pm

MPittore

Molly...I like that...

4:30 pm

Concepta

My nephew looked at the red and White chimneys one day that puff out the smoke from the ESB and said "cloud makers"

4:30 pm

MPittore

3 to go then off to cook

4:30 pm

Soodlebum

Sorry, new computer and I'm not used to the keyboard. I was going to say, I am always welcoming to new relationships!!

4:31 pm

Soodlebum

Aw, thats lovely, Concepta, and actually very accurate :-)

4:31 pm

Concepta

How can I send that molly l saying on to some people who need to read it?

4:31 pm

Soodlebum

Good old Copy & Paste, Concepta...

4:34 pm

negativeneil

Way to go, MPittore.

4:34 pm

MPittore

Molly where is that quote from?

4:34 pm

negativeneil

You'll have fireworks in no time.

4:35 pm

MPittore

1 left....

4:35 pm

negativeneil

Oh, if you have Yahoo mail at the name you use on here, check it please?

4:35 pm

Soodlebum

Go MP, Go....

4:37 pm

MPittore

Fireworks....yippee!

4:37 pm

negativeneil

Congrats, MP!

4:37 pm

negativeneil

Did you see my post to you just now, MP?

4:37 pm

negativeneil

At 4:35?

4:37 pm

Soodlebum

Yay!!!!! Well done.

4:41 pm

MPittore

yes but I don't think I have yahoo mail...I have email

4:42 pm

MollyL

MPitt, the quote is an adaption from a Druid equinox prayer.

4:42 pm

negativeneil

Well that is email... but you're not that person on Yahoo with the same ID name?

4:42 pm

MPittore

It is lovely

4:42 pm

negativeneil

Oh well, haha. Sent to the wrong person then I guess.

4:43 pm

MPittore

Well I must be but I never use yahoo mail so don't know how to get it

4:43 pm

negativeneil

Oh. You'd just log into that site with that name and your password and go to "Mail".

4:43 pm

MPittore

Is it ok to give my email address on here or is that something I shouldn't do?

4:44 pm

negativeneil

Mine is on profile anyway.

4:44 pm

Soodlebum

You know what, Molls? That quotation is good for all year round, not just the equinox. Thanks for sharing.

4:44 pm

negativeneil

And I have to go do a few things... so take good care. See you next time.

4:44 pm

MPittore

I tried that but it didn't let me sign in as if I didn't have an sccount...maybe it case sensitive tho..

4:44 pm

negativeneil

No, don't do it here!

4:44 pm

negativeneil

If you put your address here, spam bots will grab it.

4:44 pm

negativeneil

And god knows who else!

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Mine is on profile... my player name -at- hotmail.

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Oh yes, it would be case-sensitive.

4:45 pm

negativeneil

I think? Not sure though.

4:45 pm

bichon

pe 5?

4:45 pm

negativeneil

Come to think of it, I don't think email addresses are case sensitive.

4:46 pm

Soodlebum

Sorry Bich.. I'm struggling with this grid. No Pe 5 yet.

4:46 pm

negativeneil

But mine's on profile if you want to send one there. I've gotta get busy... so take care and TTYL. :)

4:49 pm

Soodlebum

PE 5/12 pe + r*** and shine... get out of bed?

4:50 pm

bichon

tyvm Soodle

4:50 pm

MPittore

email is pittorem@msn.com

4:53 pm

Soodlebum

YVW, Bich :-)

4:54 pm

Soodlebum

MP, I have often put my email address on here, and no 'spam bots' (whatever they are) got me!

4:56 pm

MollyL

If you have a good spam filter on your email, not to worry.

4:56 pm

Soodlebum

Spam bots, spam filters, I am a dinosaur.

4:57 pm

Soodlebum

I was only just getting the hang of Facebook, and they went and changed it... :-(

4:57 pm

MollyL

However, when Soodle posted her phone number here, she did get a delivery of 30 pizzas. And you were right Soodle, spam bots are things that scan sites for email addresses.

4:58 pm

MollyL

(Kidding about the pizzas) Most email has a spam filter that will dump spam mail into a spam account and then delete it.

4:58 pm

Soodlebum

And as well as the 30 pizzas, I got 23 dates and 14 indecent proposals. Life was never better!!! LOL

5:02 pm

uusue2

hi again all, back from a LONG meeting. Where's the Guinness???

5:02 pm

MollyL

Sue, you will have to negotiate for Guiness with Soodle, Uncle Aurthur's niece.

5:04 pm

uusue2

Ah. Will do. :-)

5:04 pm

lbuxx

hey guys.. can anyone clue the IN5 for fireworks?

5:04 pm

lbuxx

i cannot see it

5:05 pm

lbuxx

and does anyone need clues before I go?

5:05 pm

MollyL

Plural of the in4

5:05 pm

Good Enough

will you be really mad when it is in4 plural

5:05 pm

Good Enough

hmmm thought i changed my icon

5:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ow.

5:06 pm

lbuxx

OH MY GOODNESS

5:06 pm

uusue2

thx for that, molly and GE! who knew that had a plural?

5:07 pm

MollyL

Well, the 4 going in different directions stumped a lot of people.

5:07 pm

lbuxx

yeah I totally didn't see it that way.. in fact even after knowing it I still had to look.. lol

5:08 pm

lbuxx

anyone need clues before I leave?

5:08 pm

MPittore

Wiping brow....negative neil really scarred me...I think I just grew another wrinkle....I hope you all are correct and I don't get spammed...I use my pc to check for new research and protocols for my husband's cancer so it would be an especially cruel event for us when time is of the essence for us.

5:09 pm

uusue2

hi, mpitt! I wouldn't worry, I get a lot of spam and have no trouble ignoring it

5:09 pm

MPittore

praying to spam filter gods to protect me...

5:09 pm

uusue2

in fact, the university is annoyed at me because I have my spam filter turned off; on the other hand when an email came through that beat their filters they came to me to get a copy of it. So there.

5:10 pm

MPittore

ok my delirious mind is playing tricks on me now but I used to live in Hawaii and spam was a very good thing there!

5:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

spam sushi.

5:11 pm

MPittore

ROFL laughing Kap

5:11 pm

uusue2

I remember that about Hawaii, mpitt - always struck me as being kind of funny given all the wonderful fruit that grows there, and the fish, etc

5:12 pm

MPittore

ok must run and fix dinner for hubby...looking for can of spam as we speak....

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm not kidding about the spam sushi- it's a Hawaiian thing, really.

5:13 pm

MPittore

spamaliscious!

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It was on NPR. No joke.

5:14 pm

MPittore

I believe you....people will eat anything...give me some lau-lau and poi....

5:16 pm

MPittore

poi even comes in one, two or three finger poi...it's an acquired taste for mainlanders but we learned to love the islands and it's peoples and foods

5:17 pm

uusue2

I will eat almost anything but REALLY did not like poi. Oh well.

5:18 pm

MPittore

well, gotta run...later....

5:18 pm

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today

5:18 pm

Minveryork

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

5:20 pm

suefrad625

hi all

5:20 pm

suefrad625

fo6?

5:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello suefrad625!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

5:20 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a toxic substance Sue.

5:21 pm

MollyL

The word that comes before the ivy that gives you a rash.

5:21 pm

Minveryork

That fo 6/27 word rhymes with p***** ivey suefrad625

5:22 pm

Minveryork

*ivy

5:22 pm

suefrad625

ty all

5:22 pm

Minveryork

yw

5:22 pm

suefrad625

I have a developmental psyc test at 7:30

5:22 pm

suefrad625

want to finish before

5:23 pm

Minveryork

Good luck on test suefrad625. I am sure you'll do well.

5:24 pm

Minveryork

I have posted a story of clues in profile if you need it.

5:24 pm

suefrad625

ty min, you are always so encouraging

5:24 pm

suefrad625

ty

5:26 pm

suefrad625

there are just some words I dont think of unless i go to the list

5:27 pm

Minveryork

Got 28 words after I opened Lickety's list suefrad625

5:28 pm

suefrad625

that is about what I am going for

5:28 pm

suefrad625

down to 10 now

5:28 pm

Soodlebum

O00h. I got distracted trying to figure out the new FB. (Sheesh... did these guys never hear of 'If its not broke, don't fix it). UUsue.. the Guinness is here, and waiting for you! I am off to bed now, so , good night all, and happy Babbling :-)

5:29 pm

Minveryork

Go suefrad625 go!

5:29 pm

MollyL

'Night Soodle.

5:29 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Soodlebum! I will see you tomorrow in the log

5:31 pm

Minveryork

F's Flipped! 2 left

5:32 pm

Minveryork

I will be back later to enter my last two words. Bye all

5:33 pm

suefrad625

bye min

5:38 pm

suefrad625

clue for the si7 pls

5:39 pm

MollyL

Very odd spelling of an orchestral performance. Starts with one of the seven deadlies.

5:39 pm

suefrad625

got it

5:39 pm

suefrad625

fireworks

5:39 pm

suefrad625

ty all

5:46 pm

ChampFit

if

5:46 pm

ChampFit

sorry...that was a mis-type!

5:47 pm

uusue2

*glad for the Guinness*

5:47 pm

uusue2

and yay, sue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:48 pm

MollyL

I thought you were getting ready to sing a Bread tune Champ. : )

5:48 pm

jesdraggon

so close to spaniel...

5:49 pm

uusue2

also spinet...

5:50 pm

MollyL

For the want of an L, a word was lost.

5:53 pm

uusue2

anyway it is late and I am going home. see you all later!

5:58 pm

gremlinn

fireworks unaided

5:58 pm

gremlinn

phantoms for me: sainfoin, sinfonia

5:58 pm

gremlinn

oh hey, they're anagrams too

6:04 pm

jmcnrick

bye uu

6:05 pm

gremlinn

hi jmc

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi grem and all others

6:09 pm

ChampFit

hi jmc!

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

hey champ

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

how's the drought going?

6:10 pm

ChampFit

Same ol'. Had some wee bit of rain, but not a dent.

6:10 pm

jmcnrick

too bad it won't stop raining here

6:10 pm

ChampFit

Sad that we can't share.

6:11 pm

jmcnrick

that would be a wonderful invention indeed

6:14 pm

ChampFit

Jury duty is over though, and it turns out that 20/20 was there all week, and we made the news big time.

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

wow!

6:15 pm

ChampFit

I was the foreman, and they had me front and center. 15 mins of fame. :)

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

today is international peace day and georgia is about to execute a man who is probably innocent

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

what kind of case was it champ

6:16 pm

ChampFit

Texas is executing one of the men that dragged that poor man behind their truck years ago, tonight.

6:17 pm

jmcnrick

a busy night for those of us who appose the death penalty :-(

6:17 pm

gremlinn

Texas and execution have been in the news a lot lately...

6:17 pm

jmcnrick

my brother who was a gay texas man had in his will that if he were murdered that he opposed the death penalty for his murderer

6:18 pm

jmcnrick

he died of aids

6:18 pm

ChampFit

It was an assault case, but the participants were a wealthy man (Dr. Michael Brown), and his young wife. It's a money/older man/younger wife thing.

6:18 pm

gremlinn

And speaking of drought, that's what, 4 low-count grids in a row now?

6:18 pm

MollyL

They are going to execute Troy Davis and Casey Anthony got off scot free. I don't get it.

6:18 pm

jmcnrick

true babble has had its own drought

6:19 pm

MollyL

How would that wish in his will have held up legally JMC?

6:19 pm

ChampFit

Molly, after just finishing jury duty, I can say that what the jury hears and what the public hears are two different things. And then the courts gives them a specific thing to decide. So I'll never ever second guess a jury again!

6:19 pm

jmcnrick

well i really believe the innocent until proven guilty stuff with casey anthony--like oj simpson there are all kinds of punishments

6:20 pm

ChampFit

True. The man we found not guilty is in his own hell, believe me. He's not a happy guy.

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

it would have had no legal weight but i would hope it would have had a moral weight

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

i was glad we never had to test it

6:20 pm

ChampFit

No kidding!

6:21 pm

jmcnrick

but i like people to know about it since, as a gay man in texas, he took some risks

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

people often think that if someone you love is murdered you will change your mind about the death penalty

6:22 pm

MollyL

I'm sure he did JMC. I can't even imagine what it's like to be openly gay in some parts of the South.

6:22 pm

ChampFit

I don't think Texas is any worse than a lot of places. Look at Montrose! Anywhere you choose to live as an openly gay person I think there will be ignorant people.

6:23 pm

jmcnrick

well when we were growing up in texas it was different--even in montrose

6:23 pm

jmcnrick

although for a while in montrose i lived on the block where the gay whores worked so my brother had to take a cab to my apartment but i was safe

6:23 pm

ChampFit

Just sold a house to a couple of gay women, and the neighbors are glad they're moving in...no problemo!

6:23 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

6:24 pm

ChampFit

I worked off Airline Drive and watched straight whores walking around. What a sight! Seeing the guys come off the freeway, pull over, have a quickie in the car and get going. Unbelieveable!

6:25 pm

jmcnrick

and i am guessing there are still parts of texas like cut-and-shoot or college station where being gay is still an at risk proposition

6:25 pm

jmcnrick

yes there was a part of dc where you used to could see butts of women sticking out of car windows and the car bouncing up and down

6:26 pm

ChampFit

Ruled by their hormones. Lovely.

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

is there a computer nerd on line right now?

6:26 pm

gremlinn

perhaps!

6:27 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

6:27 pm

gremlinn

Computer problem?

6:27 pm

jmcnrick

i just got a new hard drive and the guy claimed to have installed everything drive to drive

6:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello again! I have a cooking questions. Anybody out there who knows about food or what foods blend well?

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

he said he was able to use firefox but i haven't been able to and i can't even down load it it appears

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

so i am stuck with explorer

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

what do you want to know min??

6:28 pm

gremlinn

Did you have Firefox before this?

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

yes i did

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

i am afraid somehow he copied the corrupted files from the old hard drive--does that make sense?

6:29 pm

Minveryork

Ok,so I am making flounder with shrimp sauce. Would it go well with rice(broccoli au gratin) or egg noodles?

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

personally i would prefer rice with that

6:30 pm

Minveryork

Sorry to interrupt computer conversation jmcnrick.

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

no problem as a professional mother i am capable of two conversations at one time ;-)

6:30 pm

Minveryork

Okay, then rice it is.Thank you!I will be back later on

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

by min

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

er bye

6:31 pm

gremlinn

Hmm, never had any problems like that - what happens when you try to download it again?

6:31 pm

jmcnrick

it said it downloaded but it wont let me open it--maybe i should try downloading it again

6:32 pm

gremlinn

Couldn't hurt, I guess.

6:32 pm

gremlinn

Maybe it's a "permission" kind of thing blocking you from installing it?

6:32 pm

jmcnrick

well i think finishing the grid and my homework are probably the higher priorities since i can a least use explorer

6:33 pm

gremlinn

okay...not sure how much help I can be, but feel free to ask for ideas later

6:33 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm i will check that too grem

6:34 pm

jmcnrick

okay i will do the grid, my homework and then mess with the computer. the worst thing is to have to take it back to the guy tomorrow between classes

6:34 pm

jmcnrick

that isn't that bad

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh i know what it said--it tried to make it compatable with windows xp and i have windows 7

6:35 pm

jmcnrick

maybe i downloaded the wrong version of firefox

6:36 pm

ChampFit

Now that sounds plausible! Hope you get it fixed. I hate explorer. Fireworks!

6:36 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo champ

6:37 pm

ChampFit

last word was ti6. fishy!

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

yeah i am not a fan either--i will resolve it eventually

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

*throws confetti at champ*

6:37 pm

ChampFit

ooooh...fancy!

6:38 pm

ChampFit

Clues anyone?

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

well i thought you deserved a little sompem sompem

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

no i think i will try to ferrit it out myself for a while ty champ

6:38 pm

ChampFit

I'm still making hubby rise when I enter a room. Got used to that over the last week. ;)

6:41 pm

ChampFit

OK. Heading out then. Take care Jmc. Will be thinking about you!

6:43 pm

jmcnrick

haha i will be interested to see how long he puts up with that!

6:43 pm

jmcnrick

take care champ

6:52 pm

MollyL

Proof that your mind sees what it wants to see. I was on a jewelry cleaning site, and there was a picture of a pendant that said "Nancy...Bob"...of course I saw "Nancy Boy". Hi Jesse!!!

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

:-) i am sure he said hi back

6:54 pm

blueheron

I miss Nancy Boy. Jesse

6:55 pm

blueheron

Such a dear soul

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

me too blue -- he was definately a bright light each night

6:55 pm

blueheron

He's not far from us.

6:56 pm

MollyL

No, he's not Blue, that I believe.

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

shoot all of a sudden my computer is going really really slowly

6:56 pm

blueheron

He's the bright blue dragonfly who has been here all summer.

6:57 pm

MollyL

Oh, dragonflies are signs of the spirit world. Blue is that you in your picture?

6:57 pm

blueheron

Yes! I'm a Red Hat Ladie.

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

blue could you resize your pic please?

6:58 pm

blueheron

lady

6:58 pm

blueheron

why is it huge?

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

yes it is

6:59 pm

MollyL

You have the eyes of a wise one Blue.

6:59 pm

blueheron

how do I do that/

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

i only have 12 words left and don't want to reboot until i find them

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

open the pic in paint and there is a sizing tool then save it and reload it

7:00 pm

MollyL

In Paint, click on Image, then Resize/Skew. 300x300 works for this site.

7:01 pm

blueheron

sorry, I'm not that computer savvy.

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty molly that is a better explanation

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

no problem blue

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

8 left

7:08 pm

MollyL

Okay Blue, if you are still here, I resized it for you.
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/69
8395/20110921/165207.jpg

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

sorry if i drove blue away

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

well done molly

7:13 pm

uusue2

hi again, all! finally home, Frank is sick and my dad got divorced this morning.

7:13 pm

uusue2

also Chrome is refusing to run and Norton has decided that my disk needs optimizing.

7:14 pm

mab

hi all. Sorry uusue, sounds pretty discouraging

7:14 pm

uusue2

on the other hand I have 25 left and am hoping to actually finish a grid for a change

7:15 pm

uusue2

hi, mab! My dad is actually doing fine, he is glad that he has one less thing to worry about

7:15 pm

mab

jmc, does the organization you used to head deal with the death penalty?

7:16 pm

MollyL

Hope Frank feels better soon and glad to hear that your Dad has some closure.

7:16 pm

uusue2

thanks, molly!

7:17 pm

MollyL

Wow, they stayed Davis's execution.

7:17 pm

mab

REALLY????

7:17 pm

uusue2

WONDERFUL!!!!!

7:17 pm

MollyL

Yep, it's going to The Supreme Court.

7:20 pm

uusue2

OK, found a story - it's been delayed while the Supreme Court hears it but could still go on tonight.

7:21 pm

JBV

hi folks, I'm listening to MSNBC - I'm hearing that they're waiting to hear if the Supreme Court will issue a stay of execution - in the meantime, execution is delayed

7:22 pm

JBV

the SUpreme Court is not hearing the case, just deciding on a stay - if they issue the stay, then they can decide to take the case (he will still be alive)

7:23 pm

MollyL

Sorry, I guess my information was incorrect.

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

congratulations on your dad's divorce uu

7:25 pm

mab

I've been watching the Davis case and doing the Amnesty Intl letters and petitions. I've been grieving for the last 24 hours. The Guardian says the stay was issued.

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

i really doubt the supremes will do it unfortunately

7:26 pm

uusue2

according to MSNBC they already turned him down once

7:26 pm

mab

jmc, I was wondering if the organization you used to head dealt with the issue of the death penalty.

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

no it only dealt with conscientious objection to war

7:26 pm

mab

oh.

7:27 pm

JBV

THe Guardian may be confusing the delay (by the state) with the stay (Supreme Court) - it's a little confusing

7:27 pm

mab

it seems to me that we should have evolved toward not killing each other in wars by now.

7:28 pm

MollyL

If The Supreme Court already turned him down once, why are they now considering this again?

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

it depends on when they turned it down before--there may be new reasons

7:29 pm

mab

Davis's attorneys have indicated that there is new forensic evidence about the trajectory of the bullet, or some such.

7:31 pm

Shirlockc

fo6?

7:32 pm

mab

haven't got it yet

7:32 pm

MollyL

Sounds like the word before the ivy that gives you a rash, Shirl.

7:33 pm

uusue2

here's what MSNBC says about the earlier Supreme Court event: Davis' best chance may have come last year, in U.S. Supreme Court-ordered hearing. It was the first time in 50 years that justices had considered a request to grant a new trial for a death row inmate.
The high court set a tough standard for Davis to exonerate himself, ruling his attorneys must "clearly establish" Davis' innocence — a higher bar to meet than prosecutors having to prove guilt. After the hearing judge ruled in prosecutors' favor, the justices didn't take up the case.

7:33 pm

mab

thanks molls

7:33 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly

7:33 pm

uusue2

and what his attorneys are doing is challenging the identification of the shell casings as having come from his gun (although why they couldn't have done that sooner I don't know)

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

i can think of a couple of reasons uu

7:34 pm

dcseain

ballistics knowledge has come a very long way since his conviction.

7:34 pm

uusue2

new evidence? improved techniques?

7:34 pm

MollyL

I truly don't understand why the man was found guilty in the first place. The evidence was flimsy at best. And eyewitnesses have recanted their testimony.

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

technology has changed and they hadn't gone down that bunny trial while they were pursuing the other avenues

7:35 pm

dcseain

improved techniques mostly

7:35 pm

uusue2

I was wondering about that - I would have thought that shell casings would have been harder to identify than the shells themselves (although I don't actually know much about guns)

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

well there were originally 14 witnesses that testified against him molly--and i think only 11 have recanted

7:36 pm

mab

i imagine he had inadequate defense to begin with = an over-worked public defender, maybe

7:36 pm

uusue2

11 out of 14 still seems like kind of a lot

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know mab--sometimes you can have the best defense in the world and with 14 witnesses against you you are going to lose

7:37 pm

uusue2

and some of the jurors have said that they have changed their minds (not that it means anything now, legally)

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

yes but they recanted long after his conviction as i understand it

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

so i understand how we got here all except the part about why we kill people to prove that killing people is wrong

7:38 pm

MollyL

I have all but lost faith in the legal system.

7:38 pm

mab

Too much doubt - that's the amnesty catch phrase for this case. personally the death penalty should be abolished, i strenuously believe.

7:38 pm

dcseain

i'm strongly agreed re death penalty, jmc

7:39 pm

uusue2

I agree, jmc, it makes no sense

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

well until we come up with a better system i will support it--it gets it right more often than it gets it wrong imho

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

its just when it gets it wrong it gets more press

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

si7?

7:40 pm

uusue2

and the possibility (or certainty, really, given that we are human and make mistakes) that an innocent person could be executed makes the process untenable in my mind

7:40 pm

dcseain

ends with not day, jmc

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

not to mention the inherent racism of the system

7:40 pm

uusue2

thx, dc!

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

ty dc

7:41 pm

mab

There are many on death row, I imagine, who don't get any attention. And may be innocent

7:41 pm

mab

racism is huge

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

that is why there is the innocents project mab

7:42 pm

Shirlockc

si8?

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

it uses law students to go over each death row case for possible appeals

7:42 pm

uusue2

an orchestral piece spelled oddly, shirlock

7:42 pm

mab

I'm familiar with it. I participate in Amnesty actions, etc.

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

like an orchestra shirl badly spelled

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

good for you mab! we each must do our part to make this a more just world

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

*shakes the dust off cape and puts it on for first time in a while*

7:44 pm

uusue2

ni7?

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

not exactly tom sw****** --bad jokes

7:44 pm

uusue2

thx, jmc! funny word

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

i had to clue it differently to a brit who asked earlier

7:45 pm

Good Enough

i was going to say it comes after your 40s

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

but i have been dieing to use that clue all day

7:45 pm

uusue2

not part of the cultural lexicon?

7:45 pm

mab

there's no w in the grid...

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

haha good that would work too

7:45 pm

uusue2

cute, TO! :-)

7:46 pm

uusue2

it's the part that comes after the w that you stick onto the n, mab

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

think of some things being cool then plural mab

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

5 left and i have lots of homework!!!

7:48 pm

mab

cute word. thanks

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

4

7:49 pm

uusue2

go, jmc!

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

3

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

se5 please

7:52 pm

uusue2

1 for me...

7:52 pm

Good Enough

3 here

7:52 pm

uusue2

a type of net, jmc

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

i thought i typed that ty uu

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

go good go

7:53 pm

Good Enough

2

7:53 pm

uusue2

fireworks!

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo uu

7:53 pm

uusue2

last word was ti6/21, which was a lot easier to find once I realized it wasn't a ti6/18

7:54 pm

Good Enough

firewords

7:54 pm

mab

congratulations sue and jmc and good!

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

not yet mab!

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

2 left

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo good

7:54 pm

Good Enough

2 days in a row! i must be neglecting something....

7:55 pm

uusue2

yay, ge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

haha good i know i am neglecting homework

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

1

7:56 pm

wht

Hello Babblers

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht

7:56 pm

mab

hi wht. everyone seems to be finishing.

7:57 pm

wht

It is a short and easy grid. I finished this afternoon.

7:57 pm

wht

I just came back to see who was chatting.

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

fw last word is first 10% which belongs to god

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

well you are just in time for me to leave-- i have two papers to finish before 8:30 tomorrow

7:58 pm

wht

jmc, you should have known that, being on Finance Committee and all. :^)

7:58 pm

wht

Isn't that supposed to come first?

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

well one is due at 8:30 and the other at 1:30

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

haha yes you would think i would have thought of that word wht

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

and now i am on the development committee of bym

8:00 pm

wht

I just finished a very interesting phone conversation about putting solar panels on our roof. Does anyone have any experience with them?

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

oh well no more excuse for not writing papers cu all tomorrow--hears hoping for a moderate sized grid tomorrow even though there is a chance i won't be on at all

8:00 pm

mab

well, stay out of dirigibles (oh the humanity).

8:00 pm

Good Enough

Off to watch Modern Family, about the only tv show that i go out of my way to watch. (hi wht, my AH pal)

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

i am having them put on with my big building project wht

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

i will take that advise to heart mab

8:01 pm

wht

I am weighing the options, lease or buy.

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

the technology has advanced a lot in the last 5 years and the ones i am buying have a 20 year guarantee--on the other hand no one offered to rent them to me

8:02 pm

wht

That is one of the interesting options, a 20 year prepaid lease.

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

if i was looking at wind power i might hesitate because there has been a recent breakthrough in making small windmills that would look like a rail on the eve of your house but too new to trust

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm how do the numbers crunch wht? are you considering the time value of money?

8:03 pm

wht

The upfront cost is lower for the lease but you don't get the income from the SRECs.

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

and at the end of 20 years what do you get?

8:04 pm

uusue2

yay, jmc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

8:04 pm

wht

Well, whatever I do, the rate of return beats my bank account or the return on my stocks over the past several years.

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

things with 20 years guarantees are likely to last longer than 20 years but we can assume in 20 years the technology will have improved

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty uu

8:05 pm

uusue2

if you are leasing them, will they repair them if something happens?

8:05 pm

jmcnrick

so true that is why i decided to go with the big build on my house no matter what--including the solar panels

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

with the 20 year guarantee they will too uu

8:06 pm

wht

After 20 years, they say that we will have saved about 12,000 on an up front cost of 2,800 and I think at that point someone comes and takes the panels away, but I didn't ask about that.

8:07 pm

wht

Yes, they cover the repairs. If I buy, then it is my cost once the manufacturers warranty expires.

8:07 pm

jmcnrick

what do they mean you would have save 12k? that you will pay them 12k less?

8:07 pm

wht

Of course, the question is, will any of these companies be around in 20years.

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

haha i bought a swing set with a life time warrantee and the company went belly up the month before i called them because the swing set died

8:08 pm

wht

Windmills won't work for us. We are tucked nicely into the side of a hill and are very sheltered from the wind.

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

or do they mean you will save 12k in electricity?

8:09 pm

wht

Given the weather lately, I wonder if I could set up a hydro-electric system in our downspouts.

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

haha wht

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

still what do they mean about saving 12k

8:10 pm

wht

Basically, the payback is in savings on electricity, since our electric bill will go to 0.

8:12 pm

wht

which of course depends on what electric rates do over the next 20 years.

8:14 pm

MollyL

Really? You will have NO electric bill?

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

well won't you have the same savings if you buy it as if you lease it? then the question is how much could you make if you sold the excess

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

i doubt i will have one most of the year either molly once i install the solar panels

8:15 pm

wht

The system they are specing out will produce just a little more than we use, Molly.

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

i suspect electric rates will go up ;-}}

8:16 pm

wht

I am not sure how much you get from the excess. It sounds like for most of it, they credit you for the kW hours, but if there is a lot of excess, they buy at wholesale, which is a lot lower than what you pay.

8:17 pm

wht

I suspect the rates will go up as well, although they have actually gone down for us the last couple of years. I think they are getting a good deal on all the fracked gas.

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

well the question is, then, whether the discount on the lease is greater than you expect to receive by selling your excess and any remaining value of the panels at the end of 20 years

8:19 pm

mab

fracking. now there's a technique designed by the greedy

8:19 pm

MollyL

So you just discontinue your PEPCO account?

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

that is a term that would apply to most americans mab and nearly most western nations

8:20 pm

wht

With the tax credits and the return on the SRECs thrown in.

8:21 pm

mab

so does 'evil'

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

no i would remain hooked up to pepco and if i need more than the solar panels produce i will buy it. if i make more it first is applied to amounts i bought from pepco and then the remainder is sold in a energy coop

8:21 pm

wht

No, you have to continue your account. What happens is they put the panels on your roof, and when they produce more than you use, the meter runs backwards.

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

well wht take the amount to buy less the tax credits and how does that match up to the lease amount up front?

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

molly if i recommend my solar company to you i get a $50 credit!

8:23 pm

MollyL

I''m in a condo JMC. So if this makes you have no electric bill, why aren't more people installing them?

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

well most people use more electricity than i do--i have no central air

8:23 pm

wht

The net purchase price ends up being $14,000 at a quick glance at these numbers.

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

other people just haven't had the suggestion made to them

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

other people are afraid the panels will be ugly or dangerous or too expensive

8:24 pm

jmcnrick

and what is the prepaid lease?

8:24 pm

wht

I have no central air and a gas dryer, so our electric bill is low to start with.

8:24 pm

MollyL

Well that answers that question. Most people don't have an extra 14 grand lying around.

8:25 pm

wht

The prepaid lease is about $2,800

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

i have a gas drier and stove too

8:25 pm

jafro2

How is "hotties" not a word?!

8:25 pm

wht

It is interesting, they extend their projections for purchase out to 30years.

8:26 pm

wht

But the return on those last 10 years seems to drop off a bit.

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

you would have to sell $560 per year to break even

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

for 20 years

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

i am with you jafro

8:27 pm

uusue2

I said exactly the same thing, jafro!

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

hotties is a word

8:27 pm

jafro2

well someone should tell that to Babble

8:27 pm

jafro2

sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt your conversation

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

no no not at all the chog is for all to talk in!

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

so wht you have to decide if you think you could sale $560 per year for 20 years

8:28 pm

wht

Not a problem. I don't mean for our conversation to interrupt Babble. And I agree, hotties is definately a word.

8:29 pm

arwennn

lol!

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

anyway i really must go write those papers -- hope our chat was helpful wht let me know what you decide

8:29 pm

wht

Probably not for the size of the system that they are scoping.

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi arw and bye

8:29 pm

uusue2

bye, jmc!

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

8:29 pm

wht

bye jmc. Good talking with you.

8:29 pm

MollyL

Go figure. Enable accepts Australian slang (arvo) but not hottie or hotties.

8:31 pm

wht

So much for the theory that Enable was created by a dirty old man from Scotland or Wales.

8:32 pm

jafro2

<sigh> I have been working on this grid all day and still have 29 left. But, alas, it is time to sign off. Good luck all!

8:34 pm

crosshair

there has been great debate on where enable was sourced from

8:36 pm

wht

I think that some of it was created by drawing Scabble tiles from a bag.

8:36 pm

uusue2

night, jafro!

8:36 pm

uusue2

nice nebula, by the way :-)

8:37 pm

crosshair

that is possible wht,i am of a mind that it may have bee created by watching words form in a bowl of alphabet soup

8:37 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

8:37 pm

Minveryork

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

8:38 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid

8:38 pm

wht

Welcome Min, we seem fine at the moment.

8:40 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well too. Happy that my dinner turned out to be tasty.Never made it before.Made flounder with shrimp sauce. Thanks to jmcnrick for suggesting rice

8:41 pm

Minveryork

S's Stopped! 1 left

8:46 pm

crosshair

yaa for hobbits! today is their birthday!

8:46 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, Min. Have you worn your outfit yet? I just know it worked out fine.

8:47 pm

wht

How exactly is that calculated, crossy?

8:47 pm

crosshair

from the date of publication(he finished it 5 years earlier i believe)

8:48 pm

crosshair

so he was pregnant for 5 years but we will go with the delivery date:)))

8:49 pm

wht

Well, I think the gestation was much longer. More like 5 yars to get the birth registered :^)

8:49 pm

crosshair

perhaps,but we will not split hairs

8:49 pm

mab

I could never get through Tolkien. That genre isn't for me.

8:50 pm

crosshair

if we can get over jesus being born in february sometime,we can cut tolkien a little slack

8:51 pm

crosshair

i mean he did it all in longhand with a fountain pen:)

8:52 pm

MollyL

Me either Mab. I loved the movies but the books put me to sleep.

8:52 pm

crosshair

they did the movie well

8:53 pm

Minveryork

Yes,I wore my outfit today and it was fine, thank you

8:53 pm

wht

Well, I think it is time for me to go. Have a good night Babblers.

8:54 pm

uusue2

night, wht!

8:54 pm

crosshair

gn wht

8:54 pm

MollyL

Well I should have said The Lord Of The Rings movies. We have yet to see The Hobbit movie.

8:54 pm

crosshair

they came out with one in the eary 80,s molly..was not very good

8:54 pm

crosshair

animated

8:55 pm

MollyL

I must have missed that. My kids watched a cartoon version so many times I think I know it by heart.

8:55 pm

MollyL

Oh, that was the one you meant.

8:55 pm

crosshair

none to date have been worth watching imho

8:56 pm

mab

just finished 'god of small things' i think was the title; by arundhati roy. wonderful book.

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

8:58 pm

crosshair

working my way through a few jack london titles myself:)

8:58 pm

MollyL

I have read great reviews of that book Mab.

9:00 pm

crosshair

then it is on to an author i have not read before she is called robin hobb

9:01 pm

mab

What is the title?

9:01 pm

crosshair

sec...

9:02 pm

crosshair

liveship series,ship of magive,madship and ship of destiny..sf/fantasy stuff

9:03 pm

crosshair

magic

9:03 pm

crosshair

3 books

9:03 pm

mab

oh. do you know that our sprite has published fantasy novels?

9:04 pm

mab

in dutch..

9:04 pm

crosshair

has she now?..i may have to hunt them down and run them through a language program

9:05 pm

mab

she's a very very intelligent person; I'll bet she writes well.

9:05 pm

crosshair

i am sure of it

9:06 pm

crosshair

i sent her a few e-books not long ago,she eats up reading materail just like the rest of us lol

9:07 pm

LeslieAnn

you know you've been playing babble too long when... the list says "si7" and you immediately know what it is

9:07 pm

crosshair

ever notice 99.5% of all babblers are heavy duty readers?

9:07 pm

mab

I don't know her very well, but I can easily imagine that.

9:08 pm

mab

I guess if you like words, you like writing.

9:09 pm

mab

yes, LeslieAnn, you're definitely hard core...

9:10 pm

crosshair

lol leslie,soon you will be ready to join gremlinn and company at the flip and kill off grids in 15 minutes;)

9:11 pm

mab

When we had hurricane Irene coming toward us I ran out the the used book store and stocked up on novels.

9:11 pm

LeslieAnn

well i don't know about that. i still have to go to list!

9:11 pm

crosshair

i have watched them..and it scares crossy lol

9:11 pm

mab

that gremlin - she's a keen one.

9:12 pm

MollyL

Babble would be boring for me if I could finish grids that fast. There would be no challenge. I like the fact that it is an all day word find for me.

9:13 pm

crosshair

i asked dr _g for a monthly grid in the new build,something like a 10x10 grid with 5000 words or so to keep them all busy between flips on the regular drid;0

9:13 pm

mab

i've got to go check out the troy davis stay - the U.S. is so brutal compared to Canada.

9:13 pm

crosshair

grid

9:14 pm

LeslieAnn

i don't think there's anything new mab

9:14 pm

MollyL

Still no word Mab. I've been checking.

9:14 pm

crosshair

who is troy davis and what happened?

9:15 pm

LeslieAnn

a man going to be executed in GA. lots of questions about whether he is guilty or not.

9:15 pm

crosshair

we do not execute up here

9:16 pm

crosshair

there have been to many cases of dna finding people innocent ten years later,so cannot take the chance

9:16 pm

mab

it's barbaric.

9:16 pm

uusue2

gremlinn is scary fast

9:16 pm

crosshair

howdy sue:))

9:16 pm

herinfernallady

The execution of Troy Davis is on hold.

9:17 pm

LeslieAnn

really?!

9:17 pm

herinfernallady

http://www.innocenceproject.org/ Here

9:17 pm

uusue2

and I have already said what I think of the travesty in Georgia, it is embarrassing that we even consider executions to be a reasonable option

9:18 pm

herinfernallady

The scheduled execution of Troy Davis was delayed shortly after 7 p.m. on September 21 as the U.S. Supreme Court considered an appeal from Davis’ legal team.

9:18 pm

crosshair

we gave that up in the early 70,s..too many prisoners get found innocent at later dates as forensics grows and elvolves and dna gets more accurate

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

oh awaiting supreme court ruling, yes

9:19 pm

herinfernallady

The Innocence Project is where I get my infomation

9:19 pm

crosshair

we have semi retired cops here who do nothing but go though old case evidance and when it is feasable,run everything relevant through dna screening

9:20 pm

crosshair

we have had men and women found innocent after 10 years in jail,one after 14 years in jail

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

I am very interested on people wrongfully incarcerated as someone in my past's family member is in jail and innocent

9:21 pm

LeslieAnn

i am reading the atlanta paper - says expect word from supreme court in 10ish minutes

9:21 pm

uusue2

an excellent organization, herin

9:21 pm

mab

yes, just a delay. he still may be executed tonight - that's not cruel.

9:21 pm

crosshair

tooth pulp dna seems to last a long,long time in a evedince bag

9:22 pm

MollyL

And there have been many US prisoners found innocent after lengthy incarceration due to updated forensic techniques.

9:22 pm

herinfernallady

I am not against execution I am against it for when they are truly innocent

9:22 pm

mab

the innocence project is almost a miracle.

9:23 pm

crosshair

sometimes innocence can take time to come out

9:23 pm

crosshair

unless they are prepared to hold them on death row for 20 years....

9:23 pm

mab

I don't want anyone killed in my name. no executions, and no wars.

9:23 pm

LeslieAnn

10:18 Davis' attorneys say the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the stay

9:24 pm

herinfernallady

O fk

9:24 pm

mab

davis has been on death row for over a decade. oh no

9:24 pm

MollyL

I give up on justice in this country. I truly do.

9:25 pm

herinfernallady

But everyone one knows that eye witness testomony is faulty

9:32 pm

herinfernallady

Mab. When I say about execution there is at least 2 cases here that warrant it.

9:37 pm

crosshair

here,for the real bad one,senior killers,child killers sometimes just tossing them in general population instead of PC does wonders

9:38 pm

crosshair

though it generally is not as fast as the chair or lethal injections:)

9:39 pm

MollyL

Sending out a prayer that this world we live in will find more peace and justice. I'm out of here because jokes about this are not funny.

9:39 pm

crosshair

often it is laugh or scream,life is like that sometimes..and i am not joking

9:40 pm

crosshair

but i see this is going to go off on a tangent,so i shall also bid you all a good night

9:46 pm

Minveryork

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

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

There is no jokes said Molly

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

And I have to agree with Crossie on that

9:49 pm

crosshair

i must say this before i go,you can monday morning justice all you wish molly in its various forms and permutations.i do not agree with the death penalty,but if there is proof beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is guilt,i do believe in justice.i am sorry it shocks you.did i tell you my wife,before she was my wife ,had a boyfriend who beat her,she would sow up at my motel to clean rooms with black eyes and finger bruises on her forearms.she was scared,said she fell down,said all number of things.i called the police,it was all smoothed over and she was scared.i fell in love with her a little bit and proceeded to hunt the boyfriend down..poor fella,i was chatting with him and he fell down the stairs,i tried to help him up and he hit his eye on the corner of a desk,i tried to sit him in a chair and a shelving unit fell on him..vigilante justice? perhaps,prety? it is not but when it happens to your own,then monday morning quarterbacking does not matter

9:49 pm

crosshair

now goodnight all..poink

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

Cross that reminds me of the old stories of the court stairs here

9:51 pm

uusue2

I remember you telling that story before, crossy

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

I have worked in the courts and I can tell you there was some characters that really didn't deserve to live

9:52 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! ni 7/40 was my last word

9:52 pm

uusue2

I think vigilante justice should be a last resort (if that) and that the death penalty is never justified - we are human and make mistakes and that is a power that we should not grant ourselves over others - but I also understand that in extreme cases people can have different viewpoints

9:52 pm

uusue2

yay, min!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!

9:52 pm

Minveryork

I can't stay to clue, but I leave you w/story in profile

9:53 pm

Minveryork

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

9:53 pm

herinfernallady

YAH AND HI MIn

9:53 pm

uusue2

and I do find it upsetting when people cheer executions - they should never be occasions for joy

9:53 pm

uusue2

and bye, min!

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

Sue. There was one guy that I had to babysit that was a rapist and torturer. His attitude was ''Well she is just a prostitute. I paid for her''

9:55 pm

dan2bit

fo6 anybody?

9:55 pm

uusue2

horrible, herin, and I would agree that he does not deserve to live - I just don't want to be the one that decides that

9:55 pm

uusue2

if it began with a p it would describe a type of ivy you would rather avoid, dan

9:55 pm

dan2bit

tx uu I thought I had tried that

9:56 pm

herinfernallady

Having seen both sides both from the victims side and the courts side It took me a long time to form my opinions

9:58 pm

herinfernallady

Dan on FB if you swap to Leet Speek it behaves

9:58 pm

uusue2

being the mother of a son who was wrongly accused (although not nearly such a heinous crime) I am sensitive to the rights of the accused as well as those of the accusers

9:58 pm

dan2bit

herin - I'm actually more amused by the kerfluffle than I am put out by the change :-)

9:59 pm

dan2bit

just as R.E.M. disbanding doesn't make me feel distraught, just old

9:59 pm

uusue2

I downloaded an extension called better facebook, so far it is indeed better

10:00 pm

herinfernallady

Sue has happened to a friend to. All the way up to a trial date set in court. The bitch lied through her teeth and was caught out when her sister said something

10:01 pm

uusue2

my son hasn't gone to trial, apparently the girl is known to the court as a liar and they are not prosecuting, but he has another court date in January and then will be on probation for two years - and she is the one who beat him up!

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

Sue that is wrong

10:02 pm

dcseain

that is sadly typical for men in abusive relationships. :/

10:02 pm

uusue2

I know. that was pretty much my point.

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

I remember a case here where the police told a guy that was being bashed by his boyfriend to ''man up''

10:03 pm

uusue2

indeed, dc - if she had been the one covered in blood and vomit and with finger-shaped bruises on her neck, they certainly wouldn't have arrested her, even if he did say she'd pulled his hair

10:04 pm

uusue2

but because he's the guy, he gets arrested on her say-so even though he had all the injuries

10:04 pm

dcseain

that also is sadly typical, herin

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

I wish my neighbours had stepped in

10:06 pm

harpjane

I hate to interrupt but could i get help with the second row, fifth column T?

10:06 pm

dcseain

sue, also indicates that laws in your state need some updating.

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

Love to Harp but I have no idea

10:06 pm

uusue2

hi, harp, we could use some interrupting :-)

10:06 pm

jesdraggon

what holds a man's neck piece in place against the shirt.

10:06 pm

dcseain

wiggle your to4, to4.4 babblet, another to4.7 babblet

10:07 pm

uusue2

ti5/12, what the church thinks you should give them

10:07 pm

dcseain

to4 -- carry to4 -- sound to5 -sounds

10:07 pm

dcseain

the ti5 of a fork

10:07 pm

uusue2

and the to4/7, the rest come from the other t

10:07 pm

harpjane

it's the church one and the 4/7

10:08 pm

dcseain

ti6 -- holds a man's neckwear in place

10:08 pm

dcseain

to4 ends with a frequent-meaning word

10:09 pm

harpjane

what about the single E?

10:09 pm

uusue2

eo babblet

10:09 pm

dcseain

eo5 -- babblet that's a dye used in microscopy

10:09 pm

jesdraggon

it's an eo5

10:09 pm

uusue2

eo5/10

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

On another note. Have you seen the video that a young man says to his dad that he is gay?

10:11 pm

dcseain

that's non-specific, herin

10:11 pm

uusue2

I've seen it posted but haven't actually watched it

10:12 pm

uusue2

the one I was thinking of, the young man is in the armed forces and comes out now that DADT is history

10:14 pm

dcseain

i'm sure there's been lots of that. I have a friend who was out in the AF, and resigned when offered a promotion to General, as he felt that as a gay man it would be inappropriate under DADT.

10:15 pm

uusue2

there's been a particular one that I've seen on Facebook a lot in the past day or two - I thought that might be the one Herin was referring to

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

I have it on my FB wall. Seain it is part of the DADT

10:15 pm

dcseain

i've seen no such on FB, though i'm sure it's widely circulated.

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

4 left then i've gotta go backto work.

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

ni7?

10:17 pm

uusue2

working late, jes!

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

Seain: http://tinyurl.com/44og335

10:18 pm

dcseain

found it on your profile, will watch later, thx

10:18 pm

dcseain

troy davis has been executed in Georgia.

10:18 pm

uusue2

n + I am no longer in my f****** (check my profile for my age :-)

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, it happens, uusue. not actually at work now, need to go back in though.

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

i had no idea that could be pluralized. thanks

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

And just when i was done crying

10:19 pm

harpjane

thanks, I can't believe I missed the e

10:19 pm

uusue2

me either, jes!

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

pe5,12

10:20 pm

harpjane

Some friends of mine (two men), got married in their army dress clothes last night at midnight

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

That is sweet Jane

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

Thank you Sein

10:21 pm

jesdraggon

nm

10:21 pm

uusue2

ok, I am off to bed, see you all tomorrow!

10:22 pm

jesdraggon

si7 and si8?

10:22 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, uusue

10:22 pm

dcseain

Si8 a classical music composition spelled in french

10:22 pm

dcseain

si7 ends in not day

10:23 pm

jesdraggon

french? my brain no likey

10:23 pm

dcseain

misspelled sy classical compositon

10:24 pm

herinfernallady

Seain I am getting live stream from Demogracy now

10:24 pm

herinfernallady

Seain: http://www.democracynow.org/

10:25 pm

jesdraggon

ugh. that's a terrible word. thanks dc, is fireworks.

10:29 pm

dcseain

well done, jes :)

10:29 pm

dcseain

i'll read about it in the morning, thank you though, herin

10:30 pm

herinfernallady

Can I ask do you think the outcome would have been different if he was white?

10:32 pm

harpjane

why can't I think of any classical compositions?

10:32 pm

herinfernallady

Harp do you want a clue?

10:32 pm

harpjane

oh, and statistically it would have been different for a white guy, maybe not this individual one

10:32 pm

harpjane

and yes please herin

10:33 pm

dcseain

indeed so, harp, not least in that state

10:34 pm

herinfernallady

The Seven Deadly ? and not real

10:34 pm

herinfernallady

I am just thinking that if 7 out of 9 people went err maybe it wasn't him how is this right

10:38 pm

torgone

Troy Davis is dead

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

Yes Torg been on that all morning

10:38 pm

kimberblue

Heck ya it would have been different if he was white!

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

I just don't understand.

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

A long time ago someone I knows Uncle was charged and thrown in jail for murder. He is innocent and it is pathetic that he is still there. I just don't get it

10:42 pm

negativeneil

Lots of innocent people have been wrongly charged and convicted -- and imprisoned or executed. It never makes sense but tragically, it happens.

10:47 pm

harpjane

so sorry about troy davis

10:47 pm

herinfernallady

NEil just makes me sad

10:49 pm

negativeneil

Yes, it's very sad. Tragic.

10:50 pm

harpjane

still can't get the 8\

10:51 pm

negativeneil

si8,55 -- one of the seven deadlies. The entire word is like an orchestral piece, spelled oddly. Think French, maybe?

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

My head is all broken tonight sorry

10:51 pm

negativeneil

That is one of the seven deadlies is the first part of it. Then the entire word sounds like an orchestral piece, kind of.

10:51 pm

harpjane

oh THAT classical piece, lol

10:51 pm

harpjane

finally! thanks!

10:52 pm

negativeneil

Yes, good... you're welcome!

10:52 pm

harpjane

nbt, nbs, and bbl!

11:00 pm

herinfernallady

These last 22 are bad

11:03 pm

Jacula

Hi.

11:03 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jac

11:04 pm

Jacula

Herin - re the new Facebook, if you take time to check it out - it might be better.

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

I changed the language to English India and it is back to old school

11:05 pm

Jacula

I haven't had time yet, to check it out fully that is, but the new way might allow more control for the user.

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

No it allows more people to see your stuff. My ex has been caught out in the changes.

11:08 pm

Jacula

Well, I've fallen out with an internet friend of a decade - I was just so sick of seeing all her football posts and reading about the famous people she'd met. I only wanted to know about her and her real life, day to day. However, she posted something, once too often, aboput music vids (too many) wich obviously related to myself and another old friend from the site we all met on. I'd had enough, I said my piece.

11:10 pm

Jacula

Everything on my FB is set to friends only. Mind you. I do have to go in and sort the friends lists now.

11:11 pm

herinfernallady

I am double checking'

11:11 pm

herinfernallady

Found a few people that were previously private are not any more

11:12 pm

BabbleRabble

I have mine set to friends only too ... since I have no friends ... it gets quite quiet.

11:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi BR

11:12 pm

Jacula

Hello BR.

11:16 pm

Jacula

It wouldn't have been so bad, re the internet friend, ex-pat in NY, and myself if she hadn't phoned me in the past, asked how we all were and then proceeded to tell me all about the famous people she'd met without even pausing. When I told her, on more than one occasion, that I'd have to ring her bak because I was either in the middle of making or in the middle of eating a family meal, she wouldn't get off the 'phone.

11:16 pm

herinfernallady

People like that boar me

11:17 pm

Jacula

Perhaps something about living in NY makes you totally selfish??

11:17 pm

herinfernallady

No I have people like that here. Just too up their own butts to think about others

11:17 pm

Jacula

People like that bore me, too, Herin. Which is why I finally said goodbye to her the other day.

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry bore. I was debating which one

11:18 pm

Jacula

boar = a male pig - usually a wild one. LOL

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

Or my ex :D

11:19 pm

Jacula

LOL!

11:20 pm

herinfernallady

sorry my head is all stuffed up. Stupid pollen. I could close the door but the weather is lovely

11:21 pm

Jacula

All men are not bad - most are nice. All men, good or bad, have the capacity to go off the rails, as do all women. It's human nature.

11:21 pm

herinfernallady

Actually saying that about my ex is insulting to a pig

11:21 pm

Jacula

Hay Fever, Herin?

11:21 pm

herinfernallady

Yep

11:21 pm

cosdem

can i please have a clue for the ni7? (even though i am a man lol)

11:22 pm

Jacula

My son gets that, too. Inherited from his Dad , or my Mum.

11:23 pm

stidmama

really neat-o cos, only with the superlative t at the end

11:23 pm

stidmama

hey all

11:23 pm

Jacula

Hi cos - mre man! LOL. ni7/40 - quick people. ni + consonant + men's neck wear.

11:23 pm

stidmama

clue for the E on the left in the fourth row down pleas?

11:23 pm

stidmama

or please?

11:23 pm

Jacula

Hi stid.

11:23 pm

herinfernallady

Cos: 50 minus the F plural

11:23 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Stid

11:24 pm

stidmama

I am guessing it's fishy

11:24 pm

cosdem

thanks all :)

11:24 pm

herinfernallady

EO one of the 7 deadly ?

11:24 pm

sewdelighted

Kinda like someone who is happy in their 50's

11:25 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Sew

11:25 pm

cosdem

and the si7? please? :)

11:25 pm

Jacula

Hello Sew.

11:25 pm

stidmama

thanks lady! that worked!

11:26 pm

stidmama

I am down to 35, and heading out. It was a long day, so I feel lucky to get my NBT today. (((Hugs and choclits for all))) *poof*

11:26 pm

Jacula

si7 sounds nd looks like a bad spelling of Beethoven's music done by an orchestra.

11:26 pm

cosdem

i though tthat was the si8?

11:26 pm

Jacula

'Night stid.

11:27 pm

herinfernallady

Night Stid

11:27 pm

Jacula

cos - whoops! Yes, it is.

11:27 pm

sewdelighted

Hello you are all amazing ... I still need to find lots of 4 letter words.....

11:27 pm

cosdem

aww ok thanks :)

11:27 pm

Jacula

si7 = si + vowel + 'not day'.

11:27 pm

herinfernallady

Hey Sew

11:28 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Cos

11:28 pm

cosdem

thankjs jac got it

11:28 pm

Jacula

y/w cos.

11:28 pm

cosdem

hi herin

11:30 pm

cosdem

fireworks

11:31 pm

Jacula

My daughter's in Romania at present, decided to spent a few more months in Brasov, so don't talk to me about vampires, cos! LOL

11:31 pm

Jacula

Well done on *~*~*~*~*~*~* cos,

11:31 pm

cosdem

<--jealous of jac's daughter. would love to tour that area

11:31 pm

sewdelighted

And does fireworks mean what I think it does?

11:31 pm

herinfernallady

Jac I wish I was with her

11:32 pm

Jacula

Herin - I wish she was with me.

11:33 pm

cosdem

sew - it means grid is completed.

11:33 pm

Jacula

sew - fireworks means a person has finished the grid.

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

Aeww Jac

11:34 pm

Jacula

Herin, her Dad's going nuts about it and you hjave to know the full story to know why. I'll not be posting that on here.

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

Ok that is fine Jac I understand. Insert private reason here

11:35 pm

Jacula

Off now. Other Half's just come down ready for his penultimate day of work.

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

Night Jac

11:37 pm

Jacula

If you saw him on FB saying his a No Body at his firm, it's because, despite all the years and hours, and more than strictly necessary effort he has put in, hes' being made redundant on Friday under the new ownership.

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

Haven't seen that Jac. If you wish to discuss FB is up

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

now or later

11:38 pm

sewdelighted

Well gn babblers I tried but still have 27 words to find....tomorrow is a great day for a flip

11:38 pm

Jacula

Add that fact to the fact that both me and my son got made redundant a month ago and you see why I am so pissed off and probably taking no prinoners re 'moaners'.

11:39 pm

cosdem

sew -- if u wait 20 minutes the grid will flip

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

Night Sew. And don't blame you Jac

11:41 pm

sewdelighted

I will start again in about 8 hrs....zzzzzzzzz

11:42 pm

westford

I have fireworks !!

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

YAH west

11:43 pm

westford

thanks herin

11:43 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

11:44 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo west

11:44 pm

herinfernallady

HI JM

11:44 pm

westford

hi jmc and thanks

11:44 pm

westford

those little ones always get me

11:45 pm

herinfernallady

I really should make the best of the day and clean the windows

11:46 pm

westford

that's a noble goal herin

11:46 pm

herinfernallady

Actually and more importantly I should go clip back the screechy tree

11:46 pm

Jellen

Hello...

11:47 pm

westford

does it have an owl in it?

11:47 pm

herinfernallady

Hi jellen

11:47 pm

westford

hi jellen

11:48 pm

herinfernallady

No it keeps attacking the window and screeching

11:48 pm

westford

today (yesterday) now was beautiful, weatherwise

11:48 pm

westford

it wants in herin

11:49 pm

herinfernallady

I know

11:49 pm

westford

I misplaced my parenthesis

11:49 pm

Jellen

We had a lovely day too, west...

11:49 pm

westford

I wish I could box them up

11:50 pm

herinfernallady

Should also go and dig out a tree stump

11:50 pm

westford

that's hard to do

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

goodness herin you are making me tired just thinking about all that work!

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

hi jell

11:51 pm

Jellen

Hi, jmc

11:51 pm

herinfernallady

Digging out a stump is good when you are in a mood

11:51 pm

westford

unless the roots go down to middle earth

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

i cannot imagine being in that mood herin

11:51 pm

herinfernallady

Well I poisoned the hell out of this damn thing. I poured straight up Roundup

11:52 pm

westford

what's that?

11:53 pm

herinfernallady

Roundup is poison meant to blend it with water

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

roundup kills disidious (sp?) plants

11:54 pm

herinfernallady

No idea but this thing was a weed. And a bad annoying one at that

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

my spell check seemed to have died with everything else on this computer :-(

11:54 pm

vanillaslice

round-up kills everything and puts poison into the waterways

11:54 pm

vanillaslice

hi all

11:55 pm

herinfernallady

Vanilla you aware of Lantana?

11:55 pm

vanillaslice

flip flip wherefore art thou flip

11:55 pm

westford

another little one van?

11:55 pm

vanillaslice

no, we do have an alternative to round-up cant think of the name

11:55 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues ofr the 8?????

11:55 pm

westford

and hi

11:56 pm

vanillaslice

I shall refrain from guessing today I was humiliated the last two days

11:56 pm

westford

strange spelling of orchestra with a maestro

11:56 pm

herinfernallady

Pest of a plant

11:57 pm

vanillaslice

the 8 is music but its a funny spelling

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

the 8 is si8 and is a misspelled name for an orchestra or the music it plays

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

hi vanilla

11:57 pm

mkg

what kind of music?

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

classical mkg

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

a si8 orchestra

11:58 pm

mkg

got it. silly word. great spelling though. that is how is should be spelled.

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

looks like an evil deed to make music

11:58 pm

mkg

ty all.

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

the ny philamonic si8

11:58 pm

mkg

any clues for the 7s before the flip?

11:58 pm

herinfernallady

Well as they say I am going to go make hay while the sun shines

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

si7 ends with not day

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

evil and phoney

11:58 pm

westford

keep up the good work herin

11:58 pm

westford

you are inspiring me

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

ni7 is like the bad jokes tom sw

11:59 pm

mkg

got it. ty

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

tom sw*****8

11:59 pm

mkg

huh?

11:59 pm

herinfernallady

It is too nice to lounge about

11:59 pm

westford

dark here

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

mo7 is what every state has plural like the one don't tread on me

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