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View Word List Sunday, December 11, 2011

FINAL SCORES

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755 DTins
755 Dorens
755 BettyAnne
755 helensgirlkid
755 Buttonman
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755 millsbooks
755 welki
755 pabtrek
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255 mama
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237 pianoman
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ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
MLFAN17

ugghhh
12:00 am
vanillaslice

mmm flip flop gl
12:00 am
VolleymomDee

flip and hi all!
12:00 am
negativeneil

Oh wow... FLIP!
12:00 am
negativeneil

Haha, I just happened to come back here and hit it!
12:00 am
flosey

flip
12:00 am
negativeneil

Didn't even plan that. :P
12:01 am
MLFAN17

i am so not doing this one i am out poof
12:01 am
negativeneil

Oh geez... it's TINY.
12:01 am
negativeneil

A 10 minute grid.
12:03 am
negativeneil

Phantom: SALSA
12:04 am
flosey

nbt
12:04 am
VolleymomDee

nbt nbs
12:07 am
flosey

hard to believe there are so many words in this grid
12:07 am
negativeneil

So many? 89 isn't many for a grid.
12:07 am
cybernan

nbt, nbs
12:07 am
negativeneil

Nothing too strange in this one either.
12:08 am
negativeneil

Is a list needed or is mrp doing one each night now?
12:08 am
flosey

not regularly neil, often up sometime during next day
12:09 am
flosey

it isn't many for most grids neil, but with 3 As and 1 E for vowels
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

lists are always needed :)
12:10 am
flosey

certainly for me!
12:12 am
flosey

oh, nbs
12:14 am
VolleymomDee

wtg
12:14 am
flosey

ty Dee
12:16 am
VolleymomDee

yw
12:17 am
VolleymomDee

fireworks
12:18 am
vanillaslice

wd Dee 6 to go
12:18 am
anike

Well done Dee - still 12 to go here
12:18 am
flosey

wow Dee, WTG
12:19 am
vanillaslice

4
12:19 am
VolleymomDee

ty
12:19 am
VolleymomDee

list in profile if needed
12:20 am
flosey

ty Dee, sure do!
12:20 am
VolleymomDee

yqw
12:20 am
cybernan

9 here
12:21 am
grannyrose

1 to go
12:21 am
vanillaslice

2
12:21 am
grannyrose

fw's
12:21 am
vanillaslice

fireworks
12:22 am
VolleymomDee

fw?
12:22 am
VolleymomDee

wtg granny van!!
12:22 am
grannyrose

snap, vanilla, and WTG VANILLA!!!!
12:22 am
vanillaslice

r5/6 never heard of
12:22 am
mrpresident

Clues are up
12:23 am
vanillaslice

not many ways to go when monkeying
12:23 am
grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!wasn't far behind you this time
12:23 am
flosey

wtg granny and Vanilla
12:23 am
cybernan

ty mrp -- need them for the last 7
12:23 am
Erda

Thank you, Mr p !!
12:23 am
VolleymomDee

wtg granny :)
12:23 am
vanillaslice

ty I wasnt going to have much time today but this was amazing
12:24 am
grannyrose

now what to do for the next 23 hours or so....
12:24 am
VolleymomDee

isn't that the truth granny... feel lost...
12:24 am
vanillaslice

lol I'm sure we'll find something
12:24 am
amelu0218

awwww man? a teeny-tiny one? *sigh*
12:25 am
grannyrose

let me see, christmas cards, christmas tree and decorarions, shopping, work, sleep, .....
12:27 am
cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - good night all :)
12:27 am
jan

And fireworks...
12:27 am
VolleymomDee

wtg jan nan
12:27 am
jan

And so to bed...
12:27 am
grannyrose

WTG NAN!!!! and WTG JAN!!!!
12:28 am
jan

Yay for granny, dee, nan, and vanilla. And happy babbling for y'all others.
12:29 am
flosey

wtg all finishers
12:29 am
VolleymomDee

ty
12:31 am
grannyrose

lol, this was supposed to be a doona day for me. so far have done ( folded, sorted, ironed ) 4 loads of clean wash....vaccuumed the floors.....hmmm, that's not a lot, is it?
12:31 am
VolleymomDee

sounds like a lot to me
12:32 am
amelu0218

at least 2 days worth, imho...
12:32 am
VolleymomDee

just the sweeping is a task :)
12:32 am
m9f9l

late flip
12:33 am
flosey

hi m9
12:34 am
grannyrose

ahhh, that's why i vaccuum, so much easier, and all those little dust webs you find and can vac so easily
12:34 am
flosey

fireworks
12:34 am
grannyrose

WTG FLOSEY!!!!
12:34 am
anike

fireworks
12:35 am
grannyrose

WTG ANIKE!!!!
12:35 am
flosey

ty granny, when I looked at this I really was about to give up
12:35 am
VolleymomDee

wtg flosey anike
12:35 am
flosey

btw, please read by bio
12:35 am
flosey

Dee
12:36 am
anike

Thanks everyone - now try for that nap i've wanted all day after a late night
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

yes, flosey?
12:36 am
flosey

g'nite anike, well done, sweet sleep
12:36 am
grannyrose

flosey, who was taken to hospital?
12:36 am
flosey

note earlier post
12:37 am
flosey

Jillibus
12:37 am
flosey

oh sorry, how dumb of me
12:37 am
m9f9l

wtg on fireworks
12:37 am
dizgrannie

Flos, just read. OUCHIE {{HUGGLES}} for Carlee xoxo
12:37 am
flosey

ty m9
12:37 am
grannyrose

oh, no, poor jilli.....
12:37 am
m9f9l

oh my!! What happened with jilli??
12:38 am
m9f9l

I mean I see what happened.. but how?
12:38 am
VolleymomDee

ooooh ouch... how did it happen?
12:38 am
flosey

sorry, updated, forgot to give her name!
12:39 am
flosey

apparently she slipped going downstairs
12:39 am
m9f9l

oh no
12:39 am
VolleymomDee

wow ... that is how I fell in Sept, so sorry she hurt something... how long will she be in the hospital?
12:39 am
dizgrannie

rephrase my last post.....{{HUGGLES JILLI}} xx
12:39 am
flosey

I think it must have been a neighbour who emailed me, don't recognize the name
12:40 am
flosey

will keep you posted when I hear further
12:40 am
grannyrose

flosey, please pass on my wishes for the speediest recovery. she is going to have one very long haul...i knoe....been there, remember?
12:40 am
VolleymomDee

wow... wonder how she managed to get help... must have been scarey
12:40 am
flosey

will do granny
12:40 am
VolleymomDee

ditto that... many best wishes
12:40 am
flosey

I don't know if she was at home or with friends?
12:41 am
VolleymomDee

poor, poor dear
12:41 am
grannyrose

don't know how the system works over there....but she is going to need a lot of assistance on the home front.
12:42 am
m9f9l

so thoughtful to have some message you.
12:42 am
VolleymomDee

good point granny
12:42 am
flosey

we don't have operating in our little hospital, she was taken to Victoria
12:42 am
m9f9l

someone
12:43 am
grannyrose

* giggle * remember how i fell off my crutches....himself was very insistent on a wheelchair after that....so many issues to be sorted.....flosey, could jilli do with some financial help, do you think?
12:44 am
m9f9l

wow that was a quick nbs,nbt
12:44 am
grannyrose

yay, m9
12:44 am
flosey

I believe she is ok financially granny - we have medical care here
12:45 am
grannyrose

good, just keep an eye on things, please flosey. would hate for her to want for anything.
12:45 am
flosey

she does have many friends on the Island granny, I'll keep an eye out
12:46 am
grannyrose

thanx, hun
12:48 am
VolleymomDee

I think I'll leave her a not on face book
12:49 am
flosey

ok Dee, and I'll leave babble on so that if ruru or any others of her friends come on, please ask them to read my bio
12:49 am
grannyrose

himself has just found the christmas tree, in the garage, now looking for the decs.....would be nice to have those before december 25th.
12:49 am
VolleymomDee

lol granny
12:49 am
VolleymomDee

hugs flosey, and thanks for letting us know
12:50 am
flosey

hubby has his eye on the tree he wants to cut - will be bringing it in prob. next week
12:50 am
flosey

yw Dee, will keep posted
12:50 am
VolleymomDee

nite all
12:50 am
flosey

g'night Dee, sweet sleep
12:51 am
grannyrose

glad to make you smile dee. he's been like a bear with a sore head today....seemed to improve after i took him out for a chocolate milkshake....they never grow up, do they?
12:51 am
grannyrose

nite dee, see at the flip
12:51 am
flosey

I'm off too, but, as I mentioned, will leave babble open
12:51 am
m9f9l

nite flosey.
12:51 am
grannyrose

ok, nite flosey, sleep well, hun
12:51 am
m9f9l

good idea.
12:52 am
m9f9l

whoever leaves last make sure and leave a message to look at flosey's profile.
12:53 am
kje

oh my - poor jilli
12:54 am
m9f9l

bingo middle column
12:54 am
grannyrose

LOLOL, hubby has just brought in ONE tiny little decoration which didn't make it into the box with all the others, he says that's all i'm going to get.
12:54 am
m9f9l

just tell him if he's ok with you going out and buying all new ones that's fine with you! :-)
12:54 am
lynxxx

She is going to be very cross at herself when she gets over the initial shock, she is supposed to be coming down here in a few months - a long held wish
12:55 am
lynxxx

Hello everyone
12:55 am
grannyrose

rofl, m9, he's scottish...that should make him move faster.
12:55 am
grannyrose

hey lyn
12:55 am
m9f9l

yes. I was very mad at myself after breaking my wrist. Poor jilli.
12:56 am
lynxxx

Hi Rose - how are you?
12:56 am
melonheadjujube

hi, top row grey (te-he)
12:56 am
grannyrose

doing great today, thanx, lyn. and you?
12:56 am
m9f9l

bingo right column
12:56 am
m9f9l

whoo hoo melon!
12:56 am
lynxxx

Hi Melon
12:57 am
scouser

Hello all. and Flosey or whoever is taking the messages, please pass all best wishes to Jillibus for a speedy and good recovery. Scouser
12:57 am
lynxxx

Very well
12:58 am
grannyrose

hey melon, long time no see
1:00 am
m9f9l

bingo bottom row
1:00 am
melonheadjujube

busy. Substituting for orch director at my HS for about 8 or 9 schooldays. I should be grading theory assignments right now! I've been reheasing Bernstein Candide overture this week. I'm a conductor! Who knew!?
1:01 am
lynxxx

We knew you were talented!
1:01 am
grannyrose

well, the christmas tree decs are gradually making their way in from the garage, so will go now, happy babbling to all, such a lovely grid
1:01 am
m9f9l

coolio melon!! I just joined our local choir.
1:02 am
melonheadjujube

tx lynxxx. I'm whipped but loving it. Is Flosey still online. I want to pass on get well wishes to dear Jillibus!
1:02 am
lynxxx

Have fun Rose, bye
1:03 am
grannyrose

whoa, melon....way to go, girl....i'm impressed.
1:03 am
lynxxx

If she comes back maybe one of us can ask Flosey to get an address for the hospital and we could send cards or notes
1:03 am
melonheadjujube

neato m9f9l
1:04 am
melonheadjujube

tx grannyrose.
1:04 am
grannyrose

now i am really outta here. * poof *
1:06 am
m9f9l

I would LOVE to have mad musical skills like conducting!
1:07 am
melonheadjujube

what I am madly skilled at is faking it til I make it!
1:08 am
stidmama

hey all -- I saw the messages, and just sent a note to Flo to get details. It is possible Jill has email access at the hospital, too.
1:08 am
m9f9l

LOL.
1:08 am
stidmama

just coming in... how's the grid today?
1:08 am
lynxxx

hi Stid - thankyou
1:08 am
m9f9l

I was thinking that too stid
1:10 am
lynxxx

seems OK grid
1:10 am
Dianne

I googled Jubilee hospital and got this address:
1:10 am
melonheadjujube

seriously, I have no performing ambitions on the podium (famous last words!), having been a second chair bassist all my career. I'm rehearsing the orchestra and what I bring is that "inside baseball" how-to to pass on to the kids. I sweat the details—pitch, ensemble, how to break a part down and practice it bit by bit. The regular orch teacher is having minor surgery. My goal is to return the orch in top shape. I also conduct another ensemble, and a section each of mus theory and mus history. And I do it backwards in high heels ;)
1:11 am
Dianne

Royal Jubilee Hospital, 1952
1:11 am
Dianne

I'll get it this time 1952
1:11 am
Dianne

ay
1:11 am
Dianne

treet, Victoria, BC V88R 1J8
1:12 am
m9f9l

ha ha melon
1:12 am
Dianne

1952 bbay street, victoris bc v8r 1j8
1:13 am
stidmama

Dianne, you're wonderful! (in Taiwan for now?)
1:13 am
Dianne

bay street, victoria (where are my glasses?)
1:13 am
melonheadjujube

I did tell the students i want them to be so good he'll be just a little scared...
1:13 am
melonheadjujube

Thank you Dianne!
1:13 am
Dianne

I'm in Hong Kong
1:14 am
stidmama

oh gee, sorry -- Hong Kong. Hope the weather is nice!
1:14 am
m9f9l

crazy week. I got to choir Tuesday and director asked if I'd take a solo in one B. I said sure. But we didn't practice it that night. No rehearsal Wed, but I got to run through it once on Thursday. I'm just learning ALL the music since I joined so late.
1:14 am
m9f9l

did they think that was funny melon?
1:15 am
lynxxx

Stid...what is Jilli's surname please
1:15 am
Dianne

It's chilly here - 54 F but sunny.
1:15 am
melonheadjujube

yes, I said it with a smile.
1:15 am
m9f9l

does she want that typed in chog?
1:16 am
stidmama

Evans, Lynxxx
1:16 am
lynxxx

Not sure but do you think Hospital staff can find a patient called Jillibus
1:16 am
melonheadjujube

What's Jilli's actual name?
1:16 am
lynxxx

TY Stid
1:16 am
stidmama

rofl... Jill, melon, will work just fine.
1:16 am
melonheadjujube

Ah! noted! thanks, stid! chat tag was happening.
1:17 am
melonheadjujube

What is postage US to Canada?
1:17 am
stidmama

NBT, two to halfway
1:17 am
stidmama

first class used to be about 89 cents for a letter/card but check the usps website
1:17 am
m9f9l

then Friday he called me at home and asked if I'd take the soprano in a quartet section instead and have the woman who was doing that sing the solo.LOL
1:18 am
m9f9l

(blend was not working in the quartet!)
1:18 am
stidmama

halfway!!!
1:19 am
melonheadjujube

nbt nbs 37 to go, but beddy-bye calls. Saw Cleveland Orch tonight with my kids. Great program including Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony. Marin Alsop conducted. She's a firecracker, very lively. Audience was enthusiastic. No, I'm not next!
1:19 am
m9f9l

I said I'd do whatever. I just show up to sing.LOL Thing is, TODAY was the first concert. Melon, don't assign any special numbers the day before a concert, ok?? LOL
1:19 am
m9f9l

There. That's my great musical advice :-P
1:19 am
melonheadjujube

I'm only the rehearsal conductor so no worries ;)
1:19 am
lynxxx

bye Melon
1:20 am
m9f9l

yes. get some rest melon.
1:20 am
melonheadjujube

taDah stid. now I shall poff. {poof} There.
1:20 am
stidmama

sweet dreams, melon
1:20 am
stidmama

oh, I love Saint-saens!
1:20 am
m9f9l

I need to go to bed soon too. Singing those high B's is tiring.
1:21 am
stidmama

and I am going to sleep, too. Sweet dreams, all *poof*
1:23 am
negativeneil

Hi Mary.
1:24 am
negativeneil

Check the latest update on profile... links, etc.
1:24 am
negativeneil

Had a fun, busy evening.
1:24 am
negativeneil

And hi, melon. :)
1:25 am
negativeneil

If either of you are still here.
1:34 am
scouser

Hi Negativeneil. Jillibus had accident. see Flosey's profile.
1:35 am
negativeneil

Oh no, scouser? I saw Flosey earlier but she didn't mention anything about it?
1:35 am
negativeneil

And "Neil" is fine btw.
1:36 am
negativeneil

Oh man! That's awful... wonder what happened?
1:37 am
scouser

Thank you. the formalities must be preserved at first! I think Jillibus had a fall.
1:41 am
scouser

Byee all. Health and Safety docs next to be checked here (alias "Elf & Santa rules" as defined at Bath Abbey carol concert where no standing in the aisles was allowed)
1:45 am
scouser

PS in yesterday's grid m*rde was allowed - the French swearword. Middle English is everday English in Enable?
1:49 am
rbud

Hi, all - someone should maybe say something about Jilli on the Babble Community page in FB?
2:02 am
mrpresident

is jilli ok?? what is happening??
2:03 am
mrpresident

has something happened to Jilli?? I know she got shingles and let us all know about it, but has something happened since then?
2:03 am
flosey

yes mrp, please read my bio
2:03 am
mrpresident

thanks flosey, will do
2:04 am
mrpresident

oh no!! poor darling!! did she have a fall at home?? I had no idea!! so so sorry to hear about this!
2:06 am
flosey

I don't know where she was mrp but someone took her to our hospital where she was transferred to Victoria - Royal Jupilee Hosp. for surgery, this message came to me from, I presume, a neighbour - I do not know the person
2:07 am
flosey

It happened last night, message was sent to me early this morning
2:08 am
negativeneil

Sorry, "back". People talking to me.
2:08 am
mrpresident

oh that is just awful for her!
2:09 am
flosey

yes, on to of shingles, too much!
2:09 am
mrpresident

i have her address but not contact number and will call the hospital. that poor lady!
2:09 am
mrpresident

how do I get the number for the hospital?
2:09 am
flosey

hello Neil, did you read my bio regarding Jilli
2:09 am
negativeneil

Yes, that's horrible... sure hope she'll be ok?!
2:09 am
mrpresident

hi neil. babblers getting damaged and in hospital. never a good thing
2:09 am
flosey

I'll get it for you mrp, just a sec
2:10 am
negativeneil

No kidding, mrp. :(
2:10 am
mrpresident

thank you flosey. what time is it there too please??
2:11 am
flosey

Royal Jubilee Hosp, 252 370-8000
2:11 am
mrpresident

i just feel so bad for people that are healthy as race horses, then get downed by breaks. it is not a nice way to lose your independance
2:12 am
flosey

it's 12:12 a.m. right now
2:12 am
mrpresident

ok, what is the country code please?
2:12 am
mrpresident

so, will call her in 12 hours, around lunch time. poor jilli
2:14 am
mrpresident

i see it is 1... same as USA
2:14 am
negativeneil

I know, mrp... sure hope she'll come through this ok and heal well.
2:15 am
negativeneil

Please give her my best when you do, mrp?
2:15 am
negativeneil

01, mrp.
2:15 am
mrpresident

them old bones take time neil... and it sounds like a bugger with tendons etc. I will neil... thank you :)
2:15 am
negativeneil

To call North America... 01.
2:15 am
flosey

mrp, you would dial l 250 370-8000 to reach the hops.
2:15 am
flosey

hosp.
2:15 am
negativeneil

Yeah I know, mrp. :( Worried.
2:16 am
mrpresident

ok. will do flosey... and thank you!
2:16 am
negativeneil

You need to dial the code to place an overseas call from Australia first, mrp... then 01, then the number sequence flosey just gave you.
2:17 am
flosey

I called an operator here neil, that is what she told me, as given in post 2:15
2:17 am
negativeneil

[have placed calls from Asia and other countries back to this continent]
2:17 am
mrpresident

yes, just dial 1 for USA and Canada. I think we are 61.
2:17 am
negativeneil

Yes, flosey... but mrp still needs to dial her code for placing an overseas call, then 01, before that sequence. I've done that many, many times.
2:18 am
mrpresident

we have to dial 0011 to get a line out of the country
2:18 am
negativeneil

Like for instance, if I called home from Europe, I dialled 011-01-3 digit area code - local number.
2:18 am
flosey

oh neil, I've never called home while visiting anothr country, I'm just going by what the operator here told me
2:19 am
negativeneil

Ok, then here is exactly the sequence you need, mrp: 0011-01-l-250-370-8000.
2:19 am
negativeneil

Well I have, flosey... many, many times.
2:19 am
negativeneil

Try that, mrp... and if by chance it's not right [but I'm sure it is], remove the "1" that's on its own there.
2:20 am
negativeneil

But I'm sure that's right.
2:20 am
negativeneil

Done it enough. :P
2:27 am
flosey

I'm really off to bed now, but will leave babble open for anyone else who is interested in reading of Jilli's update
2:27 am
negativeneil

Actually mrp, if you're still here, I'm thinking back and trying to remember and I think you may need to dial it this way after all: 0011-01-250-370-8000.
2:27 am
negativeneil

Try that, then the other if that doesn't work.
2:28 am
negativeneil

But I know one of them is right.
2:28 am
negativeneil

Thanks for letting us all know, flosey.
2:28 am
negativeneil

I'll send an ecard.
2:28 am
negativeneil

Good night and take care. I'm off too.
2:29 am
negativeneil

Sorry mrp, here: 0011-01-250-370-8000.
2:46 am
rbud

yay, fw for me, nite, all! :)
3:09 am
mrpresident

thanks neil
just back from having dinner. sorry i bolted, but wouldn't have gotten any otherwise! It is my gourmet night and they do not wait for me during service! LOL!
3:17 am
sunny09

mrp, have sent you an email re: babble expert. Hope it didn't get spammed. thx
3:22 am
rubyfoo

good morning. poopy small grid for a Sunday
3:23 am
rubyfoo

just read over the chog, what happened to Jilli?
3:45 am
Glantarell

bore da - good morning - and where have all the vowels gone?
3:56 am
dcseain

oh my, looks like jilli fell.
3:57 am
dcseain

morning, glantarell, hi ruby, flosey, sunny, mrp rbub, neil, et al
3:59 am
Glantarell

morning dc
4:00 am
Glantarell

hope jilli is OK
4:03 am
sunny09

hi to everyone and bye to all. Bed calls with 43 left for tomorrow.
4:06 am
Glantarell

night sunny
4:08 am
mrpresident

hi ruby, glant, dcs, sunny et al :)
I am worried for my dear jilli... don't like hospital
4:08 am
mrpresident

sunny, just replied to your email :))
4:09 am
dcseain

g'night sunny
4:13 am
mrpresident

only 4 vowels... hmmmm
4:16 am
dcseain

the P was easy
4:21 am
mrpresident

Weather Bureau warns to prepare for strong winds, large hailstones and flash flooding... joy
4:22 am
Glantarell

we had all tnat weather this week LOL
4:22 am
mrpresident

am off for the night, to prepare for tomorrow :)) night all :)
4:22 am
Glantarell

apart form the large hailstones
4:22 am
Glantarell

we had small ones - night mrP
4:23 am
mrpresident

hi glant, i posted some hailstone activity earlier in the week... and now we are adjusting to a summer of it! :))
4:24 am
Glantarell

i remember being in sydney in 1975 and seeing your large hailstones for the first time
4:24 am
mrpresident

yes, 75 I remember! it was nasty stuff!!
4:24 am
Glantarell

everybody ran out of their houses throwing mattressess onto their cards and the hailstones were just a little smaller than gofl balls - i was stunned
4:25 am
Glantarell

*cars, even
4:25 am
Glantarell

biggets hailstones we ever have here are 2-3mm
4:25 am
mrpresident

we didn't have insurance for hail then! too bizarre!
4:26 am
mrpresident

our hail comes in golf ball to mandarine size
4:27 am
mrpresident

hail insurance still incurs a payment of $550 here... nasty the way 'God' is charged by our insurance company
4:28 am
mrpresident

well, it is late enough for me to say good night! early enough for me to ready myself for tomorrow's storms :)
Night all :))
4:28 am
Glantarell

night night
4:31 am
dcseain

g'night mrp
5:57 am
cool.girl

clue 4 the te6 please anyone
5:59 am
dcseain

plural of te5 -- a unit of magnetic field B, named for Nikola
5:59 am
dcseain

ty for that, cool, i'd missed it
6:01 am
cool.girl

i dont have the te5 either dont get the clue help
6:03 am
moshemoo

Cool.girl think of the OMD song T.... Girl
6:03 am
cool.girl

ty
6:03 am
sprite

morning all
6:04 am
cool.girl

mornoing sprite
6:04 am
moshemoo

glad that helped mornin all
6:05 am
sprite

hi cool :)
6:09 am
cool.girl

fireworks
6:09 am
sprite

gratz cool
6:10 am
cool.girl

ty see you all tomorrow have a good day everyone
6:11 am
sprite

you too
6:27 am
sprite

fireflies. Easy and fast and too small for a Sunday.
6:27 am
crosshair

good morning everyone
7:07 am
gramma

G'mornin.
7:08 am
crosshair

howdy gramma
7:09 am
Aleksiaa

hey everybody
7:10 am
crosshair

howdy aleksiaa
7:10 am
crosshair

drag
7:10 am
crosshair

oops
7:10 am
gramma

I can't believe I got a cold! Every year, when I get out with the masses of humanity, I get sick. I'm sick and tired of waking up sick and tired
7:12 am
crosshair

even worse,going to hospitals all the time,everything is concentrated in a small area,so i always come away with a present i do not ewant
7:12 am
gramma

My doctor told me to stay away from the ER before they kill me.
7:13 am
lbdawger

gm, everyone
7:13 am
gramma

hi there.
7:14 am
lbdawger

i hate short grids.
7:14 am
lbdawger

finito
7:14 am
crosshair

i hate short sunday grids and massive weekday grids
7:15 am
crosshair

yaa for lbd!!
7:15 am
lbdawger

amen to that, crossy
7:15 am
gramma

WTG!
7:15 am
lbdawger

easy peasy grid too
7:16 am
gramma

I can't find the S 0/2. Help, please?
7:16 am
crosshair

i still think dr_g should do my suggestion and add a tab to this with a monthly 10x10 grid of 3000-4000 words
7:17 am
lbdawger

sa4/5 s+ it's a h*** days night
7:17 am
gramma

crossy, are you trying to kill me?
7:17 am
crosshair

lol
7:17 am
gramma

ty.\
7:17 am
gramma

, Ib
7:18 am
Aleksiaa

can someone please help me?
i need the F 2/3
7:18 am
lbdawger

i'm ignoring crossy's suggestion!
7:18 am
lbdawger

yw, gramma
7:18 am
gramma

Put those 2 together and it almost makes sense
7:18 am
crosshair

gramma,would just be something to keep us going on short grid days and also usefull to tame those "flip" people who kill off all grids in 15 or 20 minutes
7:19 am
lbdawger

fa5, not true, fa4, groupies, fa4, not slow
7:19 am
gramma

crossy, I can't hear you....la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
7:19 am
crosshair

lol
7:19 am
lbdawger

it would kill those of us with ocd, crossy
7:20 am
gramma

I'll tell you what keeps me going, Coffee! brb
7:20 am
Aleksiaa

WOW, AS IF I DIDNT SEE THAT
thanks lbdawger
7:20 am
crosshair

well,it will be up all month,way i figure it,you would need but 160 words a day on it
7:20 am
lbdawger

yw, aleksiaa
7:22 am
crosshair

i tried the math on a 5000 grid,but it was too much.as long as they stay between 2 and 3000 most of us should live
7:22 am
lbdawger

so now that i'm done with the grid, i guess this means i have to clean and decorate the house.
7:22 am
crosshair

may have to give up some hobbies though...like eating...sleeping...that kind of thing
7:23 am
lbdawger

employment! lol
7:23 am
crosshair

see? if we had that grid,you would not have to go clean house
7:23 am
lbdawger

oh wait, i've all ready given that up.
7:23 am
lbdawger

well, it would just postpone my having to clean the house.
7:25 am
wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to go - BBL
7:26 am
crosshair

howdy teach..goodbye teach
7:28 am
lbdawger

hi bye, wv
7:31 am
crosshair

thats the problem with teach..too chatty lol
7:31 am
72 Temple Owl

hello all. has anyone seen annie lately?
7:32 am
crosshair

not i,but only have been on a short while
7:34 am
lbdawger

no, i haven't seen her in quite a while. heard she'd been under the weather.
7:34 am
72 Temple Owl

i am thinking lately i have been on early and have not seen her for a while. i was concerned
7:35 am
Aleksiaa

can someone please help me with T 0/6?
7:36 am
72 Temple Owl

i have not heard anything
7:37 am
gramma

I don't see a t o/6. sorry
7:37 am
MollyL

I asked Mom about Annie yesterday. Apparently Annie has been "under the weather" (as Mom said). Hope she feels better soon.
7:37 am
Aleksiaa

found one, :)
now im stuck on S 0/11 :|
7:37 am
crosshair

was going to say,there is no to/6\
7:38 am
Aleksiaa

on the last line, the T
7:38 am
gramma

sp
7:38 am
crosshair

or an so/6
7:40 am
72 Temple Owl

ty molly. i have been unable to raise her on email and i am worried.
7:40 am
crosshair

alek we generally list words like so.....at 5/10 so that is the first 2 letters followed by the word total and the point value
7:40 am
MollyL

Mom said she spoke to Annie's daughter.
7:40 am
crosshair

letter total*
7:40 am
Aleksiaa

ohhhhhhhh
7:40 am
Aleksiaa

right, i see
sorry im new to this game haha
7:41 am
crosshair

no problem
7:41 am
crosshair

we were all new once;)
7:41 am
Aleksiaa

haha thats true :)
7:42 am
crosshair

actually babble is one of those site where you are always learning something:) even after years have passed
7:42 am
gramma

I understood. Look in the tile stats and you'll see S 11
7:43 am
Aleksiaa

and what do the numbers mean on the lettersr in the grid?
7:43 am
gramma

Well that was fun, off to wallow about
7:43 am
crosshair

those are point values
7:44 am
MollyL

How many words start with each letter of that tile
7:44 am
Aleksiaa

ohokay
7:44 am
MollyL

Oh never mind. Misunderstood the question.
7:44 am
uusue2

morning, all!
7:44 am
crosshair

suze!
7:45 am
uusue2

hi, crossy!
7:45 am
MollyL

There is a "HELP" button at the top that leads to an explanation of things. Also, at the bottom, a link to Angelsong's Babble Page which is also helpful.
7:46 am
Aleksiaa

okay, ill have a read now
thanks guys :)
7:46 am
crosshair

np
7:46 am
Aleksiaa

are you all frm the us and canada?
7:47 am
crosshair

world wide
7:47 am
crosshair

we have africans,aussies,britts,swedes,finns.e
veryone is here:)
7:47 am
uusue2

hi, aleks, and welcome!
7:47 am
lbdawger

morning UU
7:48 am
crosshair

but since the sun is coming up on eastern standard time,you will now see more canadians and americans
7:48 am
uusue2

hi, lbd!
7:48 am
crosshair

and our aussie friends are getting ready for sleep
7:49 am
uusue2

yes, we are all doing our wake-up-with-babble routine :-)
7:49 am
Aleksiaa

ah yeah
yea im from Australia
7:50 am
lbdawger

rather ironic since the game does expect you to have your leetle grey cells perculating! lol
7:50 am
uusue2

ah, we have a number of very wonderful aussies who play! you will meet them soon, I am sure
7:50 am
crosshair

i do some of my best work in a zombie state
7:51 am
Aleksiaa

yay :)
7:51 am
uusue2

ok, nbs and nbt all by my little lonesome, must go get dressed. bbl!
7:51 am
lbdawger

hope you get addicted to this game like the rest of us, Aleksiaa.
7:51 am
crosshair

yes,we have representative from sydney and melbourne and other areas down under
7:52 am
crosshair

i am not addicted lbd,i have quit many times;)
7:52 am
Aleksiaa

i hope so too
im on summer holidays now for 2 months, so im sure that i will
7:52 am
lbdawger

and i'm off to start brekkies and strategize for the cleaning and decorating. hagd/n everyone
7:52 am
lbdawger

lol crossy, i quit everyday i finish the grid!
7:53 am
lbdawger

poof
7:53 am
crosshair

ahh summer in the OZ...here right now is is minus 6c and snowing:(
7:53 am
Aleksiaa

-6? WOW
i wish it snowed in australia
7:54 am
crosshair

the novelty pales fast trust me..right around mid january when it is minus 33 and there is a blizzard coming off the bay
7:54 am
Aleksiaa

oh wow
i can imagine
7:56 am
crosshair

and the oil is so thick in the cars oil pan that when you try to start the car,it gives one feeble crank and a gasp as the frozen battery starts clicking,so now you cancel everything,bring the battery into a warm place and put a charger on it for a few hours
7:56 am
Aleksiaa

full on
im only 16, so that wouldnt affect me too much ahha
8:03 am
pianoman

and the conversation comes to a screeching halt.
8:05 am
Aleksiaa

THIS GAME IS SOO FRUSTRATING!
8:09 am
grant

Do you know about morewords.com?
8:09 am
Aleksiaa

noo?
8:12 am
grant

can be very helpful even if you know only the first two letters of a word. Also you could try Lickety's Babble clues, if you haven't already.
8:12 am
Aleksiaa

okay, ill have a look
thanks for that :)
8:13 am
grant

you're welcome
8:31 am
crosshair

lol alek,frustrating and OCD for new players but believe it or not,afer a while,you do not mind if you finish or no and it actually becomes a place to de-stress after a rough day
8:35 am
crosshair

plus a place to exercise the mind
8:35 am
Mom

good morning / evening everyone. Welcome Aleksiaa
8:35 am
crosshair

howdy mom
8:35 am
Aleksiaa

thankyou!! :)
8:36 am
Mom

good morning Crossy
8:36 am
Mom

:-)
8:36 am
tabbycat

Good morning all. Pretty fast grid today but now I'm stumped.
8:36 am
Mom

good morning Tabbycat
8:38 am
crosshair

howdy tabby
8:39 am
welki

morning, folks
8:39 am
Mom

good morning Welki
8:40 am
crosshair

howdy welki
8:42 am
Mom

on a roll here .... top row grayed :-)
8:42 am
welki

love your icon, mom - i have a golden, too
8:43 am
Mom

thanks Welki. That is Annie she is our grand dog and she is 1
8:43 am
welki

(and he was my icon yesterday - looking guilty after destroying a brand new toy (with help from our other dog, a border collie)
8:43 am
welki

hang on, let's see if i can find th elink
8:44 am
Mom

I think I saw that picture. She is precious
8:44 am
welki

ohh, ok then. yep, he's a doll :)
8:45 am
Mom

sorry ... he
8:45 am
Mom

they get that pitiful look in their eyes when they are naughty
8:45 am
welki

hard to tell so far away *lol*
8:45 am
Mom

lol
8:46 am
welki

i took the photo and sent it to the dog-toy company - proof that they're claim of 'durable' is subjective at best
8:46 am
Mom

I am curious as to what their reply will be
8:46 am
Mom

maybe even a refund
8:47 am
welki

that's what i'm hoping for, but not holding my breath
8:48 am
Mom

would be nice of them though
8:48 am
Mom

may I have stats for the S in the 4th column please
8:48 am
welki

this grid - figures it's so tiny on my last day home before back to work tomorrow. was hoping for a giant one
8:48 am
welki

sa 4/5 and pl
8:49 am
Mom

thanks Welki will go look
8:49 am
tabbycat

Fireworks! Very fast grid
8:49 am
Mom

got them
8:49 am
welki

wtg tabby!
8:49 am
Mom

congrats Tabbycat
8:50 am
Mom

<--------feels most inferior, was here long before Tabbycat and still have 49 to go
8:50 am
welki

we've been chatting
8:51 am
tabbycat

Don't feel bad, Mom. I was here for quite a while before I entered the chat
8:51 am
Mom

thanks you two
8:52 am
tabbycat

Gotta run and get started on the day
8:53 am
Mom

have a great day, Tabbycat
8:53 am
welki

bye, tabbt
8:53 am
welki

and tabby
8:58 am
hego

Hi All
8:58 am
hego

Welki, how are you?
9:02 am
Mom

Hello Hego
9:02 am
hego

Hi Mom!
9:02 am
Mom

have to scoot, lots to do today. ((Hugs)) to all of you
9:03 am
hego

hagd mom
9:14 am
periwinkle

hi all, did jillibus fall down and break something?
9:14 am
Christini

sunday morning, coffee, babble, happy me
9:15 am
hego

Hi Peri and Chris
9:15 am
hego

Yes Peri she did
9:15 am
hego

I think it was a bone in her foot.
9:15 am
hego

She is in hospital.
9:15 am
periwinkle

oh dear
9:16 am
periwinkle

just popped to ask that question, I am done, bbl
9:16 am
hego

Bye
9:19 am
Aleksiaa

6 words to go :)
9:19 am
hego

Go Alek!
9:19 am
Aleksiaa

how you going?
9:20 am
hego

pretty good. And you?
9:20 am
crosshair

mmm...crossy aka colesterol count of 2.5 or 96 for the american doctors,tucks into yet another plater of beautiful eggs..:)
9:20 am
hego

Your chol is 96?
9:21 am
crosshair

amazing eh?
9:21 am
hego

stupendous!!
9:21 am
crosshair

but got all my physical results back last week
9:21 am
hego

You can have all the eggs and bacon you want. lol
9:22 am
crosshair

hehe..life is good sometimes,was funny the mrs was almost cackling at the thought of banishing me to those liquid egg whites in a carton..her colester is 4.5 lol
9:23 am
hego

Egg whites, blechh!
9:24 am
crosshair

but all that still does not change the fact that i am carrying 40 extra pounds and the knees are shot:(
9:24 am
hego

Who isn't?
9:24 am
godthaab

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!
9:24 am
crosshair

yaaa for gothaab!
9:25 am
hego

YAY! Godt!!!
9:26 am
Aleksiaa

can someone please help me with pl6,21
9:26 am
hego

plural of the 5
9:27 am
crosshair

what u eat off of
9:27 am
Aleksiaa

GOT IT :D
thanks
9:27 am
hego

: )
9:28 am
crosshair

each word is another "hit" on the road to babble addiction alek lol
9:29 am
Aleksiaa

haha i see :)
9:29 am
Aleksiaa

4 words to go, YAY
9:29 am
crosshair

resistance is futile...
9:29 am
hego

Oh, yes!
9:29 am
crosshair

you will be assimilated...
9:30 am
crosshair

i think i lasted 3 days before i went pro
9:30 am
hego

tell 'em brother!
9:32 am
Christini

It is irresistible and when I retire I look forward to daily babbling
9:33 am
Aleksiaa

could i please get a clue on ra6,18
9:33 am
hego

I hope it works out for you.
9:33 am
hego

I never seem to have much spare time.
9:34 am
hego

it might be a plural also
9:34 am
crosshair

there we go,crossy has been allowed the good computer that is the wifes baliwick usually:))
9:34 am
Aleksiaa

WOOOOOO GOT IT
9:34 am
Aleksiaa

WORD TO GO
9:34 am
Aleksiaa

one*
9:34 am
hego

aleks, do you have the 5?
9:34 am
hego

Oh, good
9:35 am
hego

Lucky Crossy
9:35 am
Aleksiaa

nope, i need the ra,12
9:35 am
crosshair

nice to have a 22 inch lcd to look at instead of a 17 inch with cracks all zig zaging on the display
9:35 am
Aleksiaa

ill get it, wait up
9:36 am
hego

Nice, isn't it?
9:36 am
crosshair

i can see!]
9:37 am
hego

yay!
9:37 am
Aleksiaa

Congratulations!
You've completed today's puzzle!
[close]
9:38 am
crosshair

yaaa for alek!!
9:38 am
Aleksiaa

YAYAYAYAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER DONE IT :)
9:38 am
hego

YAY!!! Aleks!!!!
9:39 am
crosshair

ahhh,you always remember your fisrt:)
9:39 am
hego

Ah, yes!
9:39 am
Aleksiaa

im soo happy
its 2.10am in australia, im going sleep now
9:39 am
Aleksiaa

thankyou all for your help
speak soon :)
9:40 am
hego

yw and sleep well.
9:40 am
crosshair

have a good sleep alek
9:42 am
crosshair

10:41 am here.day off,eggs and bacon have been put away in a good place,hot tea in front of me and babble..life is grand
9:42 am
crosshair

now i just have to strech this grid out a bit
9:42 am
hego

Me too
9:43 am
crosshair

new book(for me) waiting for later and a afternoon power nap
9:43 am
hego

25 left. Will save for later.
9:44 am
hego

Sounds like a perfect day Crossy
9:44 am
hego

bbfn
9:44 am
crosshair

indeed
9:44 am
hego

Poof
9:45 am
Kaplan the Magne

11.
9:45 am
crosshair

howdy kaplan
9:47 am
Kaplan the Magne

8. hello.
9:47 am
crosshair

just coasted over the half way mark...
9:49 am
Kaplan the Magne

It went quick...till now...
9:50 am
Kaplan the Magne

lots of fish
9:51 am
Kaplan the Magne

Oops- tuna.
9:52 am
Kaplan the Magne

Mackerel.
9:53 am
Kaplan the Magne

6
9:55 am
Kaplan the Magne

5.
9:56 am
Kaplan the Magne

I should quit now.
10:03 am
Kaplan the Magne

3 s's and 2 t's
10:17 am
Mr Bob

Morning friends
10:21 am
MollyL

Pretty demented grid. 4 vowels and 21 consonants.
10:35 am
supergluuued

That's what I was thinking. This is my first time playing, are they always like this?
10:37 am
Kaplan the Magne

Hardly ever. But this one goes pretty easy.
10:37 am
Kaplan the Magne

phantom stanza
10:38 am
Kaplan the Magne

I am down st7, and te 5&6
10:40 am
Kaplan the Magne

help on those 3?
10:41 am
Kaplan the Magne

i mean st5.
10:42 am
Kaplan the Magne

FISH!
10:42 am
Kaplan the Magne

te5& 6...
10:43 am
Kaplan the Magne

??????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????
10:44 am
MollyL

te5 is the name of an inventor/engineer
10:44 am
MollyL

And plural
10:45 am
Kaplan the Magne

what did s/he invent?
10:45 am
MollyL

Electrical supply (current)
10:46 am
supergluuued

was also a rock band
10:47 am
Kaplan the Magne

ty. fireworks for the first time in a long time.
10:48 am
dan2bit

woo hoo Kaplan!
10:49 am
mixi6

'ray Kap!
10:49 am
stevedallas

fireworks!
10:51 am
MollyL

Yay for Kap and Steve!
10:53 am
mixi6

good for you steve
10:53 am
mixi6

10 left. haven't listed.
11:06 am
rururocks

gm everyone
11:07 am
mixi6

morning ruru
11:08 am
mixi6

fireworks without a list. 'ray for me.
11:08 am
rururocks

good for you mix.. I think this one is good in that way
11:08 am
rururocks

it's a twisty little bugger
11:09 am
MollyL

Cute monkey Ru
11:09 am
rururocks

:D.. I hope JMC plays today
11:10 am
MollyL

Do you remember Deter from Schprokets on Saturday Night Live?
11:11 am
rururocks

yes
11:11 am
MollyL

He ruined monkeys for me. : )
11:11 am
rururocks

that was a really funny bit
11:12 am
rururocks

it got old fast ..but the first few..
11:13 am
rururocks

brb
11:29 am
bichon

s
11:29 am
bichon

sorry, and hi
11:31 am
MollyL

Hi Bich
11:32 am
rururocks

were you starting to swear bichon/
11:33 am
bichon

no, not really
11:33 am
rururocks

oh
11:33 am
bichon

sometimes when a put a word in the add, it comes out in the chat. Don't know why
11:34 am
rururocks

i'm teasing you.. just kidding
11:34 am
bichon

no problem
11:35 am
rururocks

I do think that assdrag should be a word..I hear it in the chat all the time
11:35 am
rururocks

although with a gerund ending however
11:39 am
doseffing

... it must be the end of time ... ... no list ... no clues ... 40 minutes ... and I'm done ... see ya
11:43 am
Judi

Uh oh. Babble end times?
11:51 am
Scrabbler

Good day to all.
11:52 am
bichon

Hi Scrabs
11:52 am
Judi

Howdilly do!
11:52 am
Scrabbler

Hi Bichon.
11:53 am
Scrabbler

This is a disappointing grid. I wanted a biggie.
11:53 am
bichon

Yes, me too.
11:55 am
Judi

No whining.
11:55 am
Scrabbler

Ahem. I am grateful to have more than a 35-word grid.
11:55 am
Judi

Much better.
11:56 am
bichon

How about a 300 + grid with no time for it. That's worse
11:57 am
Scrabbler

I aim for halfway, not to finish, so I like the huge grids in which I can type like crazy.
11:58 am
Judi

I have to agree, Bichon. Although, I'm not so fanatical about finishing these things anymore. I just bash out what I can and enjoy the company.
11:58 am
Scrabbler

That's real maturity, Judy.
11:59 am
Scrabbler

Chat, chat, chat.
12:00 pm
Judi

Really, what's the point of knowing all these wonky words if we can't actually use our enhanced vocabulary?
12:00 pm
Scrabbler

And an occasional word search. That's my approach.
12:02 pm
Scrabbler

The obscure words do come in handy with Scrabble though.
12:05 pm
Scrabbler

Has it been quiet here because everyone already finished?
12:06 pm
Judi

It's a pretty quick grid. I'm down to 17 already.
12:06 pm
doseffing

... that's likely what has happened today ...
12:08 pm
Judi

I'm throwing in the towel with 16 left. Gotta wash my hair and then we are going to a husky mushing demo and some kind of mountain bike race. Wheeee! See you kids tomorrow! *POOF*
12:08 pm
Scrabbler

Bye Judi
12:09 pm
doseffing

... to the point of what to do with the wonky words ... ... you never know what you'll do unless you can foretell the future ... 1830's a guy name Michael Faraday makes a useless discovery of some neat stuff ... that was dangerous and particularly useless ... it wasn't for another sixty years that they found a use for alternating current electricity
12:09 pm
Scrabbler

30 to go for me
12:09 pm
doseffing

... enough philosophy for a bright Sunday afternoon ... enjoy the day
12:09 pm
Scrabbler

Yep, very sunny here and I will go for a walk soon.
12:10 pm
torgone

Mmmmmmmm .. mushed huskies .. with garlic and butter?
12:12 pm
Scrabbler

mashed potatoes--yummy!
12:12 pm
Scrabbler

How are you torgone?
12:12 pm
crosshair

mmmm mushed huskies and gravy...
12:13 pm
Scrabbler

And Crossy is here too.
12:13 pm
torgone

Heyas kids .. I'm doing fairly well scrabs ..
12:16 pm
uusue2

hi again all!
12:17 pm
Scrabbler

Hi sue
12:17 pm
crosshair

wb suze!
12:23 pm
Scrabbler

14 left. These little grids bite.
12:23 pm
uusue2

hi scrabs and crossy!
12:34 pm
Scrabbler

Sue, did you find Nikola in the grid yet?
12:37 pm
drPlayer

w00t! finished for the 1st time!
12:37 pm
uusue2

yay, dr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
12:37 pm
Scrabbler

It's the best, isn't it, drPlayer? congrats!
12:37 pm
Good Enough

congrats drp!
12:39 pm
drPlayer

Usually just don't have enough time to finish with the ones with more words, so the small number of words in this one helped me out.
12:39 pm
Scrabbler

Uno. It's an a5.
12:40 pm
Scrabbler

Aha. Rand-McNally Road At5.Done.
12:41 pm
uusue2

yay, scrabs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
12:42 pm
Scrabbler

This grid is small enough for me to finish.
12:42 pm
jmcnrick

hi al
12:42 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo scrabs!
12:43 pm
uusue2

hi, jmc!
12:43 pm
jmcnrick

hi player
12:43 pm
Scrabbler

Hi Je.
12:44 pm
drPlayer

Hello jmcnrick
12:44 pm
Scrabbler

Well, I am going for a walk now. It's a very sunny day and has warmed up from 18 degrees at 0730 to 34 now.
12:44 pm
jmcnrick

do you normally lurk or just not played in a while
12:44 pm
jmcnrick

sounds nice scrabs
12:45 pm
uusue2

have a great walk, scrabs! (all the way up to 40 here, practically tropical!!)
12:45 pm
Scrabbler

Bye kids.
12:46 pm
lizmac

Hi all, any clues for the 1st ST5/10 please?
12:46 pm
drPlayer

I usually only play once or twice a week. I usually lurk until I get done with the inital wave of finding words. Sometimes, I don't get past that initial wave.
12:47 pm
jmcnrick

old bread liz
12:47 pm
jmcnrick

haha i don't always make it through myself inspite of how much time i spent here
12:47 pm
lizmac

DUUUUUH, tyvm. Undeserved fireworks.
12:47 pm
hego

Hi Ganag
12:47 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo liz!
12:48 pm
jmcnrick

hi hego long time no see!
12:48 pm
hego

Um gang
12:48 pm
hego

I keep missing you JE
12:48 pm
jmcnrick

oh too bad--school has really screwed with my babbling
12:48 pm
MollyL

JMC, Ruru's icon is for you. : )
12:49 pm
hego

I always seem to come in just as you're leaving.
12:49 pm
jmcnrick

*runs to look at ruru's icon*
12:49 pm
hego

Bad when life interferes with Babble.
12:50 pm
MollyL

This time of year, I am usually way too busy to finish a grid, but it's nice to find a few words while I'm taking a break.
12:50 pm
jmcnrick

hahahahahahaha i have you know my monkey sleeps in his own little bed
12:51 pm
jmcnrick

the box is a play box in between words!
12:51 pm
jmcnrick

and hi molls
12:51 pm
MollyL

So many jokes to be made, so little time.
12:51 pm
jmcnrick

go for it molls!
12:51 pm
jmcnrick

i was all sulky this weekend
12:51 pm
hego

Hi Molly
12:52 pm
jmcnrick

stats for the 4th row S please
12:52 pm
MollyL

Well, it all boils down to Deter from Schprockets on Saturday Night Live and his "would you like to touch my monkey".
12:52 pm
MollyL

Hey Hego
12:52 pm
jmcnrick

oh i haven't seen that--is it a running joke?
12:53 pm
jmcnrick

nm nbt
12:53 pm
jmcnrick

nm the nm the word i found was from the second column s :(
12:53 pm
welki

greetings from snowy calgary!
12:53 pm
jmcnrick

hi welki
12:53 pm
hego

Welki, are you better?
12:54 pm
jmcnrick

got your car all plugged in?
12:54 pm
welki

almost as good as i ever was, hego, thanks for asking .. more important, how was BARBADOS!?!?!?
12:54 pm
MollyL

Sprockets was a running bit Mike Meyers did, a parody on some German talk show host.
12:55 pm
hego

Very hot, Welki
12:55 pm
jmcnrick

hego was traumatize by seeing a white sand christmas haha
12:55 pm
hego

The beach and the water were beautiful.
12:55 pm
hego

Yes I was JMC
12:55 pm
welki

if the temp goes down tonight, i'll plug it in, jm .. not that cold right now, about 15F
12:56 pm
jmcnrick

oh i vaguely remember that molly -- i must have missed a fun day in the chog for ru to come up with that
12:56 pm
welki

we should suffer such trauma, jm
12:56 pm
hego

Food was good
12:56 pm
jmcnrick

*shivers*
12:56 pm
hego

Free wine.
12:56 pm
jmcnrick

wow sounds tough hego
12:56 pm
hego

very nice
12:57 pm
jmcnrick

stats for the 4th column S please
12:57 pm
welki

(just looked for (and found) ru's icon - very cute :)
12:57 pm
hego

It was an all inclusive place.
12:57 pm
welki

which one, hego? always interested
12:57 pm
jmcnrick

it is -- I will have to find a way to save it for the future
12:58 pm
welki

sa 4/5 and plural
12:58 pm
hego

Sea Breeze resort. Has a website.
12:58 pm
uusue2

wow, I look away for 10 minutes and the chog explodes!
12:58 pm
uusue2

hi, hego, welki, molly!
12:58 pm
jmcnrick

STATS FOR THE 4TH COLUMN S PLEASE!
12:58 pm
hego

Hi Sue
12:58 pm
welki

hi sue!
12:58 pm
wvteach

hello sue
12:59 pm
hego

Welki gave it JMC
12:59 pm
jmcnrick

oops so sorry for yelling it overlapped your answer welki [blush]
12:59 pm
uusue2

hi, wv!
12:59 pm
hego

np JMC
12:59 pm
jmcnrick

*quietly* nbt
12:59 pm
uusue2

and thanks for the plural, welki, missed that!
1:00 pm
jmcnrick

hi wv
1:00 pm
uusue2

YAY JMC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:00 pm
welki

jm - i posted it to your fb page (the picture), now you can save it at ~your leisure~
1:00 pm
jmcnrick

ty uu
1:00 pm
jmcnrick

ty welki it is good to have techie friends
1:00 pm
welki

*quiet applause for jm's nbt*
1:00 pm
Picklesny

evidently, i've been playing for 14 days
1:00 pm
jmcnrick

i would have been able to do it after about 15 to 20 minutes
1:01 pm
jmcnrick

so go pro pickles it is so worth it!
1:01 pm
welki

best $15 of fun ever
1:01 pm
welki

or whatever it costs
1:02 pm
uusue2

yes, pickles, it's a one time fee and SOOO worth it!
1:02 pm
welki

hego, you'd recommend this resort?
1:02 pm
hego

Yes Welki
1:02 pm
jmcnrick

and just so people know i have been using giftbox for christmas for 4 years now and it is so helpful
1:02 pm
Picklesny

probably after xmas
1:02 pm
hego

Full of Brits and Canadians. lol
1:03 pm
jmcnrick

and our friends down under
1:03 pm
jmcnrick

hego i wanted a margarita last night so badly but i behaved myself instead
1:03 pm
MollyL

I tried to get my kids to use Amazon's wish list for birthdays and Christmas, but apparently that was just too much work. *Sigh*
1:03 pm
welki

what's giftbox for christmas?
1:04 pm
jmcnrick

really moll? my whole family except me use it
1:04 pm
hego

Blah! on behaving, I say!
1:04 pm
Picklesny

wait a minute, without a pro. i don't even know how many words?
1:04 pm
jmcnrick

it is a gift tracking and budgeting system -- look at the top of the page here
1:04 pm
MollyL

Well, I figure it's one way to ensure that you will get something you actually want, instead of people having to guess.
1:04 pm
jmcnrick

89 words
1:04 pm
uusue2

89, pickles
1:04 pm
uusue2

and you are right, without pro you don't know much
1:04 pm
Picklesny

thanks
1:05 pm
jmcnrick

several people come on and ask the number every day
1:08 pm
jmcnrick

okay i am off to write a paper bbl
1:09 pm
jmcnrick

tell ru i loved the icon!
1:09 pm
jesdraggon

morning kids
1:09 pm
hego

Bye JMC
1:09 pm
jesdraggon

bye, jmc
1:09 pm
hego

Hi Jes
1:09 pm
welki

oh that giftbox site is very cool - but i only give holiday/birthday gifts to children - more of a spontaneous gift giver to everyone else
1:09 pm
welki

bye jmc
1:09 pm
welki

and hi, jess
1:11 pm
jesdraggon

how goes, welki? :)
1:11 pm
jesdraggon

cute tree, hego
1:11 pm
welki

glad that i'm well enough to go back to work tomorrow, but wishing i didn't have to work at all :)
1:11 pm
hego

I drag it out every year. lol
1:11 pm
Picklesny

what am i supposed to do with all these consonants?
1:11 pm
hego

The dark side of recovery.
1:12 pm
welki

alphabet soup, pickles
1:12 pm
Picklesny

lets
1:12 pm
hego

It works out Pickles
1:12 pm
jesdraggon

hi pickles
1:12 pm
hego

good start Pick
1:12 pm
Picklesny

hi, jes
1:12 pm
jesdraggon

yeah, i'm not terribly thrilled about getting up early tomorrow after a week (mostly) off myself :)
1:13 pm
welki

*commiserates with jes over a bailey's* it's the catch-up that's going to be rough
1:14 pm
jesdraggon

I know.... there's gonna be huge stacks of bills and stuff to deal with :(
1:14 pm
hego

I want a Bailey's too pls.
1:14 pm
welki

for me, i have to make sure i don't overdo it - after the last few weeks, the last thing i want is to get sick again
1:14 pm
welki

*bailey's for all*
1:15 pm
redturtlehead

hi all. hope everyone has improving heatlh
1:15 pm
jesdraggon

*makes Bailey's milkshakes and passes them around*
1:15 pm
welki

red! nice to 'see' you, hope you're feeling well, too
1:15 pm
hego

Hi Red
1:15 pm
jesdraggon

hi red :)
1:15 pm
welki

mmmmmm ... mudslides :)
1:15 pm
redturtlehead

feeling good!
1:16 pm
welki

well this messy house isn't going to clean itself - later, folks!
1:17 pm
uusue2

hi jes and red, and bye welki!
1:17 pm
jesdraggon

bye welki
1:17 pm
jesdraggon

hi sue :)
1:17 pm
hego

Bye Welki stay well
1:20 pm
jesdraggon

half way
1:20 pm
jesdraggon

stats for the s in right upper corner?
1:21 pm
uusue2

sa4/5
1:21 pm
uusue2

and plural
1:21 pm
jesdraggon

thanks
1:22 pm
jesdraggon

nbt :)
1:22 pm
hego

very nice Jes
1:26 pm
hego

Done! quick little grid.
1:26 pm
wvteach

finished
1:26 pm
hego

YAY! for me and Teach
1:27 pm
hego

Bye and hagd All!
1:29 pm
uusue2

yay, hego, and bye!!!!!!!!!!!
1:29 pm
uusue2

and yay, wv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:30 pm
wvteach

time to get on with the day - bye all
1:31 pm
jesdraggon

yay hego!
1:31 pm
jesdraggon

bye, teach :)
1:31 pm
jesdraggon

and yay teach! (I missed that you finished, sorry)
1:31 pm
jesdraggon

bye, hego :)
1:47 pm
Picklesny

well i got about 1/2 w/out a clue think i'll go back to my nook back later
1:47 pm
Picklesny

i meant back to my book
1:53 pm
uusue2

I have to grade some more tests but I REALLY DON'T WANT TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:53 pm
uusue2

(in principle I could wait until tomorrow...)
1:56 pm
stidmama

hey all -- how about you grade 10% now, take a babble break, grade another 10%...
1:56 pm
stidmama

hey all...
1:57 pm
stidmama

oops. I am having a serious "brain mush" day btw. I think I have overdone it a little bit in the last week.
1:58 pm
uusue2

there are only 10 of them to begin with (this is my advanced astronomy class) so once I get started I might as well do them all
1:58 pm
uusue2

and I know what you mean about brain mush!!!
1:58 pm
stidmama

LOL thanks -- I am saying the strangest things when trying to have phone conversations...
2:01 pm
rururocks

*sends wilfred brimley to the rescue for stid*
2:02 pm
stidmama

oh sue! I saw JUST a short bit of the eclipse yesterday, at 6:20 I was pulling out of the high school parking lot and the clouds cleared just enough for the kids and me to see the last white sliver against the deep, dark red of the shadowed moon.
2:02 pm
stidmama

gee, thanks, ruru -- how can I EVER thank you? *said in Jack Benny voice*
2:02 pm
uusue2

fabulous, stid!! We missed it here, too far east
2:03 pm
rururocks

you'll think of something stid
2:03 pm
uusue2

also it was 8 degrees out yesterday morning so I did not want to get up
2:03 pm
stidmama

I knew you would, and I knew I wouldn't be able to stop and take pics, but I figured you at least would know how cool that was. Debaters, as a whole, are not as interested in "science" as I am. LOL
2:05 pm
stidmama

ooh. down to 20!!!
2:05 pm
stidmama

and btw, you can't hit "shift" and numbers to indicate excitement... *sigh*
2:05 pm
uusue2

lunar eclipses aren't all that rare anyway, and i've seen quite a few of them - never seen a total solar eclipse, though
2:05 pm
uusue2

and yay, stid!
2:06 pm
stidmama

We had an amazing solar eclipse soon after we moved to our home, 2000 or 2001 I think. I helped the boys make viewing boxes and we sat on the little hill in the front to watch it. Luckily, it was warm and dry (and clear) that day!
2:07 pm
cubsnut

Can I get help with ra 5/10 and 6/18
2:07 pm
uusue2

I've seen some partial solar eclipses, and one annular one, but would love to see a total one some time...
2:08 pm
rururocks

ra 5 ra + mr gore & Plural
2:08 pm
rururocks

that's rodent and mr gore
2:08 pm
rururocks

hmmm come to think of it he is a rat
2:10 pm
stidmama

hm. maybe that's not when that one was... oh well. I don't think it was a full eclipse, but I remember how much fun it was to talk about it and make those boxes!
2:13 pm
cubsnut

Thank You
2:13 pm
stidmama

down to 16. Going to take a break, maybe a nap. Shouldn't be this tired, but I am. NOT a good sign for subbing tomorrow!
2:13 pm
stidmama

*poof*
2:14 pm
cubsnut

and I agree ruru
2:16 pm
mcurlschool

hey! Stid--Jordan and I sat in her bedroom and watched the eclipse out the window; we saw everything except the last little tiny bit
2:24 pm
uusue2

HA!!! GRADING IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2:25 pm
uusue2

(pardon me while I dissipate...)
2:41 pm
Soodle

Hello everybody :-)
2:58 pm
flosey

Hello, ru, are you here?
2:59 pm
MollyL

Hey Soodle.
3:04 pm
negativeneil

He's gone offline, flosey.
3:05 pm
kje

helo
3:05 pm
kje

flos - any news on jilli? through surgery OK?
3:07 pm
flosey

hi kj, jill called this morning, will be there for a few days and then will be using a walker for a few weeks
3:08 pm
kje

does she have family coming to stay for a bit?
3:08 pm
flosey

and thanks neil, but anyone sees ru on line, please let him know
3:08 pm
jmcnrick

hi all--give jilli my love flosey
3:09 pm
flosey

I don't think she has looked that far ahead - she sounded great but said she is quite sedated
3:09 pm
kje

let him know about jilli? is that what you mean?
3:09 pm
jmcnrick

*pops back out*
3:09 pm
flosey

yes please, kj
3:09 pm
flosey

an sure he will want to know
3:10 pm
kje

hopefully they will either get her a nurse coming out, or family will come... is very hard to be none weight bearing and get things done for several weeks (been there, done that)... or they could send her to rehab
3:10 pm
Soodle

Oh, poor poor Jilli! She needed that like a hole in the head.
3:10 pm
kje

will do if I see him, flos... he would want to know she is OK
3:11 pm
kje

give her our love flos... hope to see her back soon and we shall keep her company while she heals
3:11 pm
Soodle

<--- what kje said!
3:12 pm
Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?
3:12 pm
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!
3:12 pm
kje

i must run... just came back b/c I remembered I still had a few left.... FW, now poof
3:12 pm
kje

hi minver! and good bye
3:12 pm
Soodle

Hi Min, and hi Molls :-)
3:12 pm
mcurlschool

please pass to Jilli that I'll be thinking of her and hoping for a speedy recovery
3:13 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations kje on getting your fireworks! Good for U!
3:13 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye kje!I will see you tomorrow in the chat log maybe
3:14 pm
Minveryork

What happened to jillibus! What surgery did she have done
3:14 pm
inge

Just want to say hi, I can no longer read teh chat. But I am with you all in thought
3:15 pm
Minveryork

Hi inge! How are you doing? Welcome to Babble. Why can't you read the chat log anymore?You are in our thoughts too
3:17 pm
inge

I ave macular degeneration and only 30 percent visiol
3:18 pm
Soodle

Inge.. sorry to hear that.
3:18 pm
flosey

Min - read my bio, just updated it after talking to her this morning
3:18 pm
inge

Peter, Paul, and Mary are on PBS for a fundraisoer. Mary died in Bethel CT mext tp Dambiru wjere O ;oved
3:23 pm
negativeneil

Thanks for that update, flosey.
It's good to hear Jilli's doing ok.
3:24 pm
flosey

Jill was with neighbours when this happened, one of them being a doctor, so at least she was in good hands.
3:25 pm
flosey

I will update as I hear more
3:29 pm
Minveryork

So sorry aout that inve! At least you can still do the puzzle.
3:39 pm
uusue2

hi again all, glad to hear jilli is doing well!
3:43 pm
uusue2

and inge, sorry to hear your vision is still deteriorating! we are thinking about you...
3:49 pm
Minveryork

Hello uusue2! How are you doing?Welcome back to the log
3:50 pm
Minveryork

Just read your profile flosey. Thank you for the upda5/12.
3:51 pm
cosdem

oh yikes.. thanks for the update. if you do talk to her let her knwow i'm thinking of her
3:52 pm
periwinkle

flsey,pls let jilli know I am thinking of her too and wish her a fast and complete recovery
3:52 pm
Minveryork

Hello cosdem! How are you doing?Welcome to the chat log
3:53 pm
periwinkle

beautiful peony,Min
3:53 pm
Minveryork

Hello periwinkle! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog
3:53 pm
cosdem

im good thanks :).. .gonna make a casserole soon
3:53 pm
periwinkle

just popped in to find out about jilli, bl
3:53 pm
periwinkle

doing well here, bye for now
3:53 pm
Minveryork

By the way, how fa 4/7 can you get into that Penalty Box?
3:54 pm
Minveryork

Bye periwinkle! I'll see you sometime again soon in the log
3:54 pm
saanichcat

hi Flosey, I just tried to send Jilli an email but it was returned. I wonder if she has a newer one. I'll add my email to my profile so if you have her email, could you advise when you get a chance? Thanks and when you talk with her again please send my good wishes. Thank you!
3:55 pm
Minveryork

Hello saanichat! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.
3:59 pm
cosdem

stats for the e please?
3:59 pm
saanichcat

hi there Min! I am fine as long as I don't succumb to Christmas Guilt! And how's by you these days?
4:00 pm
flosey

hi saanichcat - will message you
4:00 pm
cosdem

never mind found it
4:01 pm
cosdem

nbt/nbs
4:01 pm
saanichcat

thanks Flosey!
4:10 pm
MollyL

HUGS FOR (((INGE)))
4:16 pm
flosey

Now, must go out and soak up some of this lovely sunshine - hubby has ordered! but only out of love
4:16 pm
flosey

keeping this open for updates in bio
4:28 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye flosey! I will see you tomorrow in the chog maybe
4:28 pm
Soodle

Rofl @ Christmas guilt, Saanichcat. Christmas is guilt free!!! Christmas calories don't count, Christmas excesses don't count... sheesh... I thought everybody knew that!!
4:29 pm
Minveryork

Al 4/4, I have entered my la 4/4 word! Now here is a ta 4/4 for today's da4/5: Dec. 11, 2011. I find that having to share 1 computer with husband is a real dr4/6.Hubby can't seem to gr 5/16 the concept of sharing. Once he's on the computer, he uses it for HOURS on end.He uses it to plant gr5/14 on Farmville. I wish I could put his farm up for sa 4/4. Dr 4/5! Hubby wants the computer. I am going to go make a chef sa 5/10 & some ta4/4r tots for dinner.Then I am going to go watch the Bill Paxton film "One Fa 5/16 Move".Congr4/6ulations to those who get fireworks while I am away. I pl4/5 on coming back here la4/4r on tonight if hubby does not ruin my pl 5/12.BBL
4:30 pm
saanichcat

hey Soodle, thanks for that! I needed a reminder for sure.
4:31 pm
Soodle

Tis true, Saanichat. (At least until January.....)
4:31 pm
uusue2

thanks for the story, min! It got me a few more words!
4:32 pm
Minveryork

yw
4:33 pm
cosdem

great story min helped me alot but you dont plant gr5 on farmville lol :P
4:34 pm
Minveryork

I changed a dr 4/6 word in my story that should have been dr 4/7 word. I hope it did not confuse anybody who read it
4:34 pm
Minveryork

Oh, I don't know. Never played the game in my life cosdem
4:35 pm
mcurlschool

I plant gr5 in Gardens of time!
4:36 pm
cosdem

but thanks so muci got a lot of words
4:36 pm
MsBowers

Thank you Mineryork, your tale helped me!!
4:36 pm
MsBowers

Sorry, I meant to write, Minveryork.
4:37 pm
Minveryork

yw cosdem and MsBwoers
4:37 pm
sunny09

great story Minveryork. Got a word I hadn't seen.
4:38 pm
Minveryork

Thanks sunn09,glad it helped.Hard to do with small puzzle
4:38 pm
Picklesny

ty min
4:40 pm
Minveryork

uw
4:40 pm
Minveryork

yw
4:41 pm
Picklesny

beautiful peony, Min
4:42 pm
Minveryork

Thanks picklesny
4:43 pm
Picklesny

can i get a hint on sp6?
4:43 pm
uusue2

I have an sp6 that is a plural of an sp5, pickles
4:44 pm
Picklesny

i don't have sp5
4:44 pm
uusue2

ah, the sound a dropped water balloon makes
4:44 pm
Picklesny

now i do
4:45 pm
cosdem

thanks got sp5 and sp6 :)
4:45 pm
Picklesny

how about the el4 and5
4:46 pm
saanichcat

el4 & 5...means flair and pl
4:47 pm
Minveryork

el 4/4 is el plus indefinite article and el 5/10 is the plural.
4:47 pm
uusue2

ah, missed the plural, thanks saan!
4:48 pm
cosdem

2nd al5?
4:49 pm
uusue2

a + tardy
4:49 pm
cosdem

thanks sue, got the pl too
4:50 pm
saanichcat

thanks uusue!
4:50 pm
uusue2

ah, thx for pointing out the plural, don't know why I am so blind to them today!
4:50 pm
sunny09

thx uusue.
4:52 pm
Picklesny

alate
4:53 pm
Picklesny

dum me
4:54 pm
saanichcat

at5/10 book of maps
4:54 pm
cosdem

glad i could help sue :)
4:56 pm
sadie52

hello
4:56 pm
uusue2

hi, sadie!
4:56 pm
Picklesny

Aunt Sadie
4:59 pm
cosdem

te5 please
5:01 pm
Minveryork

That te 5/10 word is anagram of that sl 5/10 word cosdem
5:01 pm
uusue2

and it's in the physics babblets list :-)
5:01 pm
Minveryork

Hello sadie52! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.
5:01 pm
cosdem

thanks min!
5:01 pm
Minveryork

yw
5:02 pm
uusue2

and now I am off to rehearsal - I expect to see all you babblers at our concert next week! :-)
5:02 pm
sadie52

hi sue Pickles and Minveryork
5:02 pm
cosdem

fireworks
5:03 pm
sadie52

congrats cosdem
5:06 pm
Picklesny

ra5 and ra6?
5:08 pm
Picklesny

got em
5:13 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations cosdem on your fireworks! Hooray for you!
5:28 pm
Picklesny

help with al6
5:32 pm
jesdraggon

back again. how's everyone faring?
5:38 pm
jesdraggon

did you get the al6 yet, pickles?
5:42 pm
crosshair

howdy everyone:)
5:42 pm
jesdraggon

hiya crossy
5:43 pm
crosshair

howdy jes:) how,s the fur trade treating you? lol
5:44 pm
jesdraggon

heh. pretty well. i've been off of work for the week (mostly) nice to have some down time.
5:45 pm
crosshair

cool,you have partners,let them do some work:)
5:46 pm
Minveryork

Hello crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
5:46 pm
jesdraggon

hi min :)
5:46 pm
crosshair

howdy min;))
5:46 pm
Minveryork

al 6/18 word is plural of the al 5/10: a plus tardy picklesny
5:47 pm
Minveryork

Hi jesdraggon! How are you? I missed your entrance before
5:47 pm
Minveryork

Hey crosshair,what's the best anti-virus software for a Mac?
5:48 pm
jesdraggon

no worries, min. i'm invisible. it's a great superpower :)
5:50 pm
jesdraggon

fireworks :)
5:51 pm
crosshair

yaaa for jes!
5:51 pm
crosshair

sorry min,i have never strayed into mac territory
5:52 pm
crosshair

but see if avg or kerprasky are mac compatable
5:52 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations jesdraggon on your fireworks! Good for U!
5:53 pm
Minveryork

I'm leery of avg. I was scammed by a feux avg at one time.
5:54 pm
crosshair

these days,i usually only ever see mac/apple desktops in dr or dentist offices
5:54 pm
LeslieAnn

i am finding this pretty easy - am i going to hit a wall?
5:54 pm
jesdraggon

no really bizarro words in this one, i think. a nice, easy, small one for a sunday :)
5:55 pm
Minveryork

Hello LeslieAnn!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
5:55 pm
crosshair

indeed jes,though i had to work to make this one last a bit
5:55 pm
LeslieAnn

hallo
5:55 pm
jesdraggon

but i am happy to clue if you do get stuck, leslie
5:55 pm
crosshair

howdy leslie
5:55 pm
LeslieAnn

23 left and still doing ok
5:57 pm
Minveryork

LeslieAnn, I went to list after finding half the words. Then as I was using Lickety's list,I kept on finding words not realizing how close to FWs I was.Next thing I know I have unexpected fireworks at 12:43. Was so annoyed. I like to save la 4/4 word for la4/4r. I finished too early.
5:58 pm
LeslieAnn

it's tough being as smart as you, min! ;)
5:58 pm
Minveryork

Don't think you will hit a wall, but story in profile if U need
5:59 pm
Minveryork

If I were REALLY smart,I would have finished puzzle listless
6:02 pm
mrpresident

morning all :)
6:03 pm
Minveryork

Hello mrpresident! How are you? Welcome to the chat log.
6:03 pm
LeslieAnn

howdy mr p
6:05 pm
mrpresident

(((min))) good on you!
6:05 pm
mrpresident

hi leslie :))
6:05 pm
jesdraggon

morning mrp
6:06 pm
mrpresident

hi jes :))
6:07 pm
mrpresident

just on phone to hospital to see how jilli is doing
6:07 pm
jesdraggon

what's wrong with jilli?
6:09 pm
mrpresident

ok, going to try her cell phone now... the hospital gave me that number.
6:13 pm
Minveryork

Hospitals shouldn't be giving out cell phone numbers unless patient says it's okay. Hope that jillibus said it was ok to do
6:13 pm
LeslieAnn

min, do you know what's up with jilli?
6:14 pm
Minveryork

flosey's profile: Jillibus was taken to Jubilee Hospital in Victoria this morning. She has a dislocated ankle, plus 2 broken bones, plus a torn ligament. They are going set her ankle today and insert a pin.
Sunday, 11th.
Jill called this morning from the Hospital. She will be in hospital for a bit, (?), then will be using a walker for a few weeks. She is in good hands.
(Some are asking about care when she gets home: We do have home care available but please be assured, she will be well looked after.)
6:15 pm
LeslieAnn

oh no poor jilli. she is at home though right? knew she had a trip in the works
6:16 pm
flosey

no LeslieAnn - Jill called me from the hospital in Victoria - she'll be there for a few days
6:17 pm
flosey

I'll keep my bio updated as I hear
6:17 pm
LeslieAnn

victoria in canada or australia?
6:17 pm
Minveryork

flosey, I hope you don't mind me copying and pasting info. into the chat log. Thank you again for upda4/5 in profile.
6:18 pm
flosey

Canada, BC, we have a hospital on the island but they do not do any surgery
6:18 pm
flosey

Victoria, BC, Canada
6:18 pm
mrpresident

she slipped on an icy step!
6:18 pm
LeslieAnn

oh ok. i was thinking she had a trip to AUS in the works, and with mrp talking about it i worried she was down there
6:18 pm
flosey

no Min, that's fine, I knew all her babble friends would be concerned
6:19 pm
flosey

did you get to talk to her MRP?
6:19 pm
mrpresident

just spoke to her on her cell phone... she is in good spirits and the operation was a success. compound fractures and ligament damage.
6:19 pm
mrpresident

i did flosey, just spoke to her now
6:19 pm
LeslieAnn

not that it's great to be in canada with a busted foot, but no one wants that on vacation!
6:19 pm
mrpresident

she gave her cell number to the nurse to give to me, and i called
6:19 pm
mcurlschool

flosey-where didthey do the surgery? Vancouver?
6:19 pm
flosey

good, so glad you were able to get through
6:20 pm
mrpresident

she has her friends with her, the ones she was with on the night she fell
6:20 pm
flosey

Victoria, mcurl
6:20 pm
mrpresident

she is doing well. and she said she won't be on babble for a while of course, but wants everyone to know she is fine.
6:21 pm
mcurlschool

guess I'm confused---you said earlier that there is a hospital on the island but they don't do surgery. She's only a 3 hour drive and a ferry ride from Port Angeles away from me!
6:21 pm
mrpresident

yes min, jilli gave the number to the nurse so I could call her. She knew it was me trying to contact her.
6:22 pm
mrpresident

she is still in hospital and will be for a couple of days.
6:23 pm
flosey

but mcurl, you must realize that she is even closer to Victoria, or Duncan in fact
6:25 pm
flosey

our Salt Spring Island hospital (no surgery) is the one she was taken to first, then taken to Victoria
6:25 pm
mrpresident

flosey, jilli said I could find out through you how she is holding up. She said she was in contact with you. Makes it easier on my end, down here in Australia.
6:26 pm
flosey

yes, of course mrp, I will be keeping everyone informed as I hear new reports
6:27 pm
mrpresident

thanks flosey :) i will put info on babble community on FB, as she said you didn't have FB and asked that I do that so people there know what is happening
6:27 pm
LeslieAnn

thanks for the updates, ladies
6:28 pm
mcurlschool

AHHHH consulted the trusty google maps and understand now Flosey; Thanks. One of these days I'm going to have to trip up to the island again and arrange a visit!
6:28 pm
flosey

I am in FB mrp but I very seldom use it - daughter put me there!
6:29 pm
flosey

that would be wonderful mcurl, I will look forward to meeting you
6:30 pm
LeslieAnn

ok hit a mini-wall with 7 left. can anyone tell me my missing 6-letter word? have al, at, gr, pl, ra, sp, ta
6:30 pm
flosey

te6
6:31 pm
LeslieAnn

aw man a plural :) thanks flosey
6:31 pm
flosey

yw LA
6:32 pm
flosey

going to play a few hands of bridge now, bbl
6:32 pm
mcurlschool

I had the opportunity to meet Jilli when she came down here for the meet up we had in Olympia. It was great fun.
6:33 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye flosey! Have fun playing bridge! See ya next time
6:38 pm
MollyL

Sending out healing thoughts for Jilli. Glad to hear she has a good support circle around her.
6:43 pm
car.eeyore

Clue please for the ra 6?
6:44 pm
rururocks

ra6 is a plural
6:45 pm
car.eeyore

TY!
6:48 pm
car.eeyore

Fireworks!
6:49 pm
car.eeyore

Have a great night everyone!
6:50 pm
lbdawger

whoooo hooooo car!!
7:00 pm
stidmama

hey all, YAY car! I have 16 remaining
7:00 pm
sunny09

please help my last 6 letter. I have al, at, gr, pl, ra, sp, te. I suspect it is staring me in the face.
7:02 pm
stidmama

sunny, ta plural
7:03 pm
sunny09

thx stidmama
7:04 pm
stidmama

you bet! I am working on the te 6 now... it's hiding pretty well
7:04 pm
jesdraggon

te6 is plural of te5
7:05 pm
stidmama

thanks jes
7:05 pm
stidmama

of course it had to be! LOL now down to 12
7:05 pm
jesdraggon

welcome :)
7:05 pm
jesdraggon

you'll get 'em :)
7:06 pm
stidmama

probably. Not thinking I want to do anything actually productive this evening. So tired from yesterday still
7:06 pm
jesdraggon

get the kids beaten into shape?
7:07 pm
10s Gu

I could use a clue for the te5.....ty
7:08 pm
jesdraggon

nikola te5 was a famous (eccentric) inventor
7:08 pm
stidmama

LOL was judging high school debate and speech events. It was a lot of fun, but I started out tired and ended up tireder.
7:09 pm
JenMO16

hey all
7:09 pm
10s Gu

thanks for the clue
7:10 pm
jesdraggon

hi jen
7:10 pm
stidmama

hey jen
7:10 pm
jesdraggon

welcome :)
7:10 pm
JenMO16

hi stidmama
7:10 pm
stidgmere

I just starting and already down to 83! Quiet day.
7:11 pm
LuwandaHL

hi everyone! didn't try the te5 because i thought is was a proper noun. thanx
7:11 pm
jesdraggon

hi stidg, luwanda
7:12 pm
stidmama

hello Mother and Luwanda! I solved my dilemma over the stidkid's 19th bday coming up!!!!
7:12 pm
stidmama

go Mother go!
7:12 pm
jesdraggon

it's used as a unit of electricity, i think. named for nikola, so not specifically a proper nown
7:12 pm
jesdraggon

noun
7:12 pm
stidgmere

Hi jes!
7:13 pm
stidmama

ooh! now down to 9!
7:14 pm
jesdraggon

go stid!
7:15 pm
JenMO16

top row gone!
7:15 pm
stidmama

going to buy the kiddo the new, little kindle. It's a piece of gadgetry he hasn't had, and since he likes to read, thought he would enjoy it. It has small ads, but I think it's a reasonable offset because it makes it affordable.
7:15 pm
stidmama

go jen go!
7:15 pm
jesdraggon

consider going with a sony instead, stid
7:16 pm
jesdraggon

lots more freedom in what file types it will display, which makes free content a lot easier. with the kindle you're fairly restricted.
7:16 pm
stidmama

wanted something that works with existing technology, jes -- and price was an issue. Had to be less than $100. Kid has a laptop as well, so getting non-kindle content isn't really an issue. But it's a good suggestion.
7:17 pm
jesdraggon

Also, there's this: http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/23/amazo
ns-bezos-apologizes-for-the-stupid-and
-thoughtless-kindle-incident/
7:17 pm
jesdraggon

You can get the sonys pretty cheap (just picked up a damaged-box one from blinq.com for $50 myself as a backup)
7:19 pm
stidmama

I'll talk to tom, jes, we could still return the one we got.
7:20 pm
jesdraggon

I can send you a whole list of places to download free books too, if you want.
7:21 pm
jesdraggon

You may be able to convert things to work on the kindle, if you decide to go with that.
7:22 pm
stidmama

we get books from many sources, jes -- remember that's tom's job (tech) so we tend to play with and find lots of things
7:22 pm
jesdraggon

nope, didn't know what Tom's job was, just that he makes sourdough bread :)
7:24 pm
lbdawger

check out kobo.com too, stid
7:25 pm
stidmama

I don't think tom likes kobo or nook much
7:25 pm
jesdraggon

I actually went with nooks for several people this year, because they were less expensive than the new sonys. but they are really restricted in what they will display, so i also downloaded and converted a ton of books to pre-load on them :)
7:26 pm
jesdraggon

i've been really happy with my sony since i got it though
7:26 pm
stidmama

7... *sigh* it's tough going
7:27 pm
Minveryork

Hi to all who entered while I was eating dinner. Welcome!
7:27 pm
Minveryork

Go stidmama go!
7:27 pm
lbdawger

kobo isn't proprietary. you can download books as an adobe file
7:27 pm
jesdraggon

it will display just about anything without having to convert file types, has a really nice battery life (2 weeks), and is really easy to read; no glare or fading in direct sunlight.
7:29 pm
stidmama

this will teach me to start a conversation about books in BABBLE *shakes head* LOL Of COURSE book lovers will have a lot of good information. Just not sure I have the brains to parse it all...
7:29 pm
jesdraggon

and none of the weird proprietary stuff, or privacy issues that kindle has had
7:30 pm
jesdraggon

heh. if it helps, crossy is the one who went through all of this with me when i was looking to buy a reader :)
7:30 pm
stidmama

:-)
7:30 pm
stidmama

how are you doing, Min?
7:31 pm
Jacula

Hi all. It's been interesting reading back through the chat about electronic readers. Think I'll stick with real books for now. You can't beat the smell, feel and pleasure really.x
7:32 pm
Minveryork

I am doing well stidmama.Annoyed I finished grid too early
7:33 pm
JenMO16

that is how my mom feels jacula
7:33 pm
Jacula

Jen - I like your Mom already!:-))
7:33 pm
MollyL

<----Thinks Jes gives nice holiday gifts
7:33 pm
Minveryork

Hello JenMO16!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
7:33 pm
JenMO16

does anyone know lilbit in here?
7:34 pm
lbdawger

*wishes i was on Jes' gift list!*
7:34 pm
Jacula

Jen - I've seen her.
7:34 pm
JenMO16

me too ibd, me too
7:34 pm
jesdraggon

i try, molly :) it wasn't all me though; costs were split several ways, i was just the one in charge of acquiring something suitable
7:34 pm
MollyL

Jac, my kids got me a Kindle last year and that was real sweet and all that, but I'm not into reading on a screen at all. I'm stuck on real live books.
7:35 pm
Minveryork

I've seen lilbit on rare occasions,however,do not know her.
7:35 pm
JenMO16

come to find out she and i are facebook friends, we went to junior high and high school with her, Jac
7:35 pm
Jacula

Molly - we are twinned. LOL
7:35 pm
JenMO16

and she is not from Mexico!
7:38 pm
Jacula

Jen - oh, that's a coincidence. Mind you, I registered on Friends Reunited many years ago and started chatting to a lady from Austin, Tx. We got on really well. A few years after we'd been chatting daily, she sent me a pic of her hubby, saying he was sure he'd been at infant and junior school with me, and then at the boys' grammar school that was twin to my girls' grammar school. He was right! About 18 months later, he came over to visit, bringing his daughter & her b/f and lots of old photos and documents from our mutual schools.
7:39 pm
JenMO16

that is so sweet, Jacula!
7:39 pm
Jacula

'It's a small world!' as 'they' say!
7:40 pm
JenMO16

yes!
7:41 pm
stidmama

Sorry all, I am fading again. (Hi Jac, YAY Min and choclits for all) Back later. *poof*
7:41 pm
jesdraggon

bye, stid
7:43 pm
Minveryork

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log
7:43 pm
MollyL

Seriously Jac, we are twin daughters of different Mothers. Pagan women who love Mother Earth, into real books, and not one bit afraid to tell it like it is. Yay us!
7:45 pm
Jacula

stid - thanks for the choccies!
7:46 pm
Jacula

Molly - queens of NonPC, and long may it be so!
7:46 pm
Jacula

Molly - are you on FB and, if so, are we friends yet on there?
7:47 pm
Jacula

Mind you, we can't be twins, 'cos according to your bio, you are only 7.
7:51 pm
MollyL

That is my spiritual age Jac. I am on Facebook. I tried to friend you once, but never got a reply.
7:51 pm
rururocks

spiritual age?
7:52 pm
MollyL

How old I feel, not how old the calendar says I am.
7:52 pm
Jacula

Molly - try again now. It could be because I didn't recognise your real name.
7:53 pm
rururocks

I feel older than 7 .. that's for sure
7:55 pm
Jacula

I feel whatever age I feel given the circumstances of the day. In my head, I'm anywhere between 15-30. Usually about 18. I do remember being a baby (not all but some things) and a toddler (again, not all but some things). At 54, I sometimes can't even remember what I'm saying mid-sentence, let alone what I went upstairs for! LOL
7:55 pm
rururocks

LOL.. I hear that
7:57 pm
Jacula

Molly - I'm in and out of FB at present, since Peri and a few others are keeping me pretty busy with word games there. What I'm *really* supposed to be doing is composing this year's Christmas letter.
8:02 pm
JenMO16

16 left!
8:02 pm
Jacula

Hi ruru. It's so annoying when you're in full flow and suddenly the point you were working towards escapes you, isn't it? Likewise going upstairs and then having to go all the way back down again to the place where you first thought of the thing you had to go upstairs to get, so that you can remember what it was again. God help anyone who interrupts you on your way back upstairs again! LOL
8:03 pm
Jacula

Keep going, Jen. You'll get there.
8:03 pm
rururocks

I do it all the time..scares the crap out of me
8:04 pm
rururocks

especially when I'm cooking.. I open the cabinet or the fridge to get something and blank out
8:04 pm
rururocks

.. but then I"m usually drinking something while I"m cooking too..lol
8:05 pm
rururocks

*figures the wine may have something to do with it..lol*
8:07 pm
Jacula

ruru - now you sound like Keith Floyd - popular chef in the UK in the 70s/80s. He put more wine into himself than he did into the food he was cooking. Eventually, he pickled himself.
8:09 pm
Jacula

I NEVER drink when I'm cooking. Probably stems from seeing my Mum and my Aunt get p*ssed on sherry as they cooked the Christmas dinner one year, decide to take the turkey out of the oven together, manage to drop it on the floor, skid on the grease AND tread on the turkey whilst giggling and trying to catch it to pick it up, finally succeeding in picking it up, brushing the fluff and other bits off it, drenching it in gravy and serving it up to be carved.
8:10 pm
Jacula

I ate all my vegetables that year! LOL
8:10 pm
jmcnrick

hi ru love the icon
8:11 pm
rururocks

Ido enjoy a glass of wine while cooking.. and then I switch to water or tea during dinner
8:11 pm
rururocks

LOL thought you'd get a kick out of it jm
8:11 pm
jmcnrick

but my monkey only stays in the box when he is playing with his blackberry
8:11 pm
snags

Jac, bet your mom and aunt had the best Christmas dinner and day ever...............
8:11 pm
salmocreston1

9 left. help with the ra5/10 please
8:11 pm
jmcnrick

welki was nice enough to save it to facebook for me
8:12 pm
rururocks

turkey races .. in the kitchen .. who knew?
8:12 pm
sunny09

aacckk! have 15 left and have hit a wall. Think I'll come back later. Have a good day all.
8:12 pm
rururocks

ra5 rodent + mr gore
8:12 pm
Jacula

I prefer the wine or the water with a meal, except for chili. You need milk with that 'cos water or wine just makes the burning sensation worse.
8:12 pm
jmcnrick

hi sunny and bye
8:12 pm
Jacula

Hi and 'bye Sunny.
8:12 pm
jmcnrick

beer with chile
8:12 pm
jmcnrick

beer with chili too
8:13 pm
salmocreston1

thank you. couldn't see it for looking
8:13 pm
rururocks

yw
8:13 pm
rururocks

he's a cute monkey don't you think jm?
8:14 pm
Jacula

snags - I'm not sure they cared at the time. Auntie is dead now but Mum still laughs about it. I was somewhere between 6 - 8 when it happened.
8:14 pm
jmcnrick

yes he is. . . is he kin?
8:14 pm
rururocks

LOL
8:14 pm
jmcnrick

salmo what is your icon?
8:16 pm
snags

I would have loved watching them. Sounds like something Lucy and Ethel would have done!!!!!!!!!!
8:16 pm
rururocks

it's been a while since I last dragged my knuckles jm
8:16 pm
jmcnrick

jac one of the funniest julia child stories is where the staff person dropped the very expensive crown roast on the floor in front of everyone and julia without missing a beat told her to get the "other" crown roast in the kitchen
8:16 pm
salmocreston1

I work in clay and it is house that I made.
8:17 pm
jmcnrick

very nice! i really like it salmo
8:17 pm
Jacula

Very nice, salmo.
8:17 pm
salmocreston1

thanks. I often see that people change their icons to match a certain theme. But I never really understood where the theme comes from.
8:18 pm
Jacula

jmc - sounds like the 'Gourmet Night' episode of Fawlty Towers.
8:18 pm
jmcnrick

ah well sprite lists the themes and they come from everyone
8:18 pm
Jacula

salmo - themes are in Sprite's bio and then archived into BabAnon.
8:18 pm
jmcnrick

other times a particular event inspires us
8:20 pm
salmocreston1

Okay, I will check sprites lists. help with the last two te words please
8:20 pm
Picklesny

help with ga4 and 5 plse
8:20 pm
jmcnrick

in my case lately i have been putting the gradual building of my house on as my icon
8:21 pm
rururocks

ga4 is an exclamtion of surprise
8:21 pm
JenMO16

ga4 and ga5- something you do when you see something unexpectantly
8:21 pm
jmcnrick

ga**!
8:21 pm
rururocks

te5 is like the electric car
8:22 pm
Jacula

salmo - te5/10 and plural 6.18 = unit/s of magntic induction. Anagram of a roof tile material and plural.
8:22 pm
Jacula

*magnetic, I meant to type.
8:23 pm
Picklesny

ty
8:24 pm
salmocreston1

ty
8:25 pm
Jacula

y/w
8:27 pm
Picklesny

i need 2sa4 and3sa5
8:28 pm
Jacula

Beloved's got to be up for work in 34 mins (3am). I wonder if he'll be up in time? He had about 2 hours non-sleep, having a long and complicated bad dream, which he then came down to tell me about a while ago. Amongst all the weird stuff, he was looking for his missing lorry. Told me to let him know if I did episode 2 of his dream and found it. Apparently, the keys are in his pocket. LOL
8:28 pm
jmcnrick

humm do you have sa4/5 and 5/12
8:29 pm
Jacula

1st sa is sa5.12 - rabbit food, as my Beloved calls it.
8:29 pm
jmcnrick

maybe he will leave the keys so you can bring the lorry back if you find it
8:29 pm
Picklesny

i don't understand the 2nd #
8:29 pm
jmcnrick

it is the number of points--have you read help and anglesong?
8:30 pm
Jacula

2nd sa4/5 is a sea creature - s + Swiss mountain. sa5.12 following is the plural.
8:31 pm
jmcnrick

ty jac
8:31 pm
Jacula

jmc - Yes, I told him that. Hope he doesn't leave his real lorry keys; he'll need them!
8:32 pm
Picklesny

so yes i have sa4/5 and sa5/12
8:33 pm
jmcnrick

and the pl (plural) of the sa4/5?
8:33 pm
Picklesny

got thsat one too
8:33 pm
Jacula

Oh, and in his dream, his ex-wife had set him up on 'a gospel site WITH photos'. He was horrified, tried to see her but couldn't, then spent hours and hours trying to find his missing lorry in a HUGE indoor lorry park.
8:33 pm
jmcnrick

there is another sa4/5 that rhymes with not soft
8:34 pm
jmcnrick

hmmm sounds like basic anxiety
8:34 pm
dan2bit

evening all!
8:35 pm
jmcnrick

hi dan2
8:35 pm
Jacula

jmc - probably, since he's been redundant for about 4 months now and is doing agency work at the moment.
8:35 pm
Jacula

Hi dan. Welcome to the madness.
8:35 pm
Picklesny

what's the total count again?
8:36 pm
Minveryork

Hello dan2bit! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.
8:36 pm
Jacula

89 words, 4.54 letters, 755 points, Pickles.
8:36 pm
jmcnrick

oh no i am so sorry -- i am having a hard time myself but at least theoretically i am in school rather than unemployed
8:36 pm
jmcnrick

hi min
8:36 pm
jmcnrick

89 words pickles
8:37 pm
Picklesny

i need 11 more got to finish for once!
8:37 pm
jmcnrick

go pickles go!
8:37 pm
Minveryork

Hello jmcnrick!
8:37 pm
lbdawger

pickles are you using lickety's list? *has someone asked you that already?*
8:38 pm
jmcnrick

hi lbd
8:38 pm
Picklesny

are there any z words? and yes i am using lickety
8:39 pm
Picklesny

i mean do any words use the z?
8:39 pm
jmcnrick

not that i have found
8:39 pm
JenMO16

not that i found either
8:40 pm
Jacula

No, z is not used.
8:40 pm
lbdawger

hi jmc, how goes the house building?
8:41 pm
jmcnrick

well there is some issue with the wiring and the inspector; and i have to redo some old plumbing
8:41 pm
Jacula

Hi lbd.
8:42 pm
lbdawger

argh, if it's not one darn thing it's something else!
8:42 pm
lbdawger

hi jac
8:42 pm
jmcnrick

but it should all be more or less done before christmas unless i want cabinets and such!
8:43 pm
Jacula

We'd love to build our own house, exo-friendly, cheap to run, just set out right for us. We've even found the plot we want. Pity we can't afford it.
8:43 pm
Jacula

*eco-friendly, I meant.
8:43 pm
jmcnrick

well if mother hadn't died i couldn't have afforded it either
8:44 pm
jmcnrick

i am putting solar panels on the roof next to the roof deck and lots of thick windows and insulation
8:44 pm
Picklesny

how aqbout ta6/18?
8:44 pm
jmcnrick

this is my one and only chance
8:44 pm
lbdawger

plural of the ta5, pickles
8:44 pm
Jacula

jmc - Very brave thing to do, building your own home. Oh, just saw what you said about your mum dying. I wasn't being bitchy or jealous, I promise. Seen too much of that in my own life to do the same to anyone else!
8:45 pm
lbdawger

it's going to be lovely once it's finished, JMC. i envy you the finished product but not the interim.
8:45 pm
Minveryork

That ta 6/18 word is plural of that ta 5/10 word picklesny.
8:45 pm
jmcnrick

nick and nora's dog is in the grid
8:45 pm
dan2bit

firewords! swiss mountains al4/5 was my last. Thanks all cluers
8:45 pm
jmcnrick

np jac
8:45 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo dan2
8:45 pm
Jacula

Well done, dan!
8:45 pm
lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo DAN!!
8:46 pm
jmcnrick

i am only rehabbing what i have but i am looking forward to it
8:47 pm
Picklesny

the ta5/10 already are plurals
8:47 pm
jmcnrick

not the fish sauce pickle
8:48 pm
Dorens

then look for a different ta5/10
8:48 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks! Hooray for you
8:48 pm
Minveryork

The ta5/10 word is what you dip your fish stick in picklesny
8:49 pm
jmcnrick

hi dorens!
8:49 pm
Dorens

(- the third letter, actually)
8:49 pm
Dorens

hi j, min, dawg, et al
8:49 pm
jmcnrick

10 left
8:50 pm
Jacula

jmc - my remark about not being able to afford it was not so much about building the house but affording the plot of land (with sea view) in an unfashionable and out of the way place that we found years ago. A building company suddenly noticed it about 3 years ago, put in for planning permission to do some horrible posh flats for business people thing on the land we had earmarked for a home, a wildlife plot etc. They went bust, but the council, who apparently took over the plot x years after the owner died, now has £ (or $) signs in their eyes.
8:50 pm
Jacula

jmc - my remark about not being able to afford it was not so much about building the house but affording the plot of land (with sea view) in an unfashionable and out of the way place that we found years ago. A building company suddenly noticed it about 3 years ago, put in for planning permission to do some horrible posh flats for business people thing on the land we had earmarked for a home, a wildlife plot etc. They went bust, but the council, who apparently took over the plot x years after the owner died, now has £ (or $) signs in their eyes.
8:50 pm
Dorens

15 here. tell me the five i'm missin gplease
8:50 pm
Jacula

Oh! Apologies for the double post, I clicked twice.:-(
8:50 pm
jmcnrick

too bad jac -- maybe time will change that
8:51 pm
jmcnrick

haha dorens i am mystified
8:51 pm
lbdawger

hi dorens
8:51 pm
Jacula

jmc - I certainly hope so!
8:51 pm
Dorens

ok, at 12, so maybe you won't ave to.
8:52 pm
lbdawger

check for plurals, dorens
8:52 pm
jmcnrick

i am sure you will finish before me dorens
8:52 pm
Jacula

Dorens - we can only tell you what you are missing if you actually ask for clues.:-)
8:52 pm
Dorens

not seeing it that way right now j, but quien sabe?
8:52 pm
Minveryork

Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log
8:53 pm
JenMO16

firewords!
8:53 pm
Dorens

i am doing well, thank you min. went to the mall today... that sure put me in the spirit. and you?
8:53 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo jen!
8:53 pm
Dorens

yyay jen
8:54 pm
jmcnrick

i got in the spirit by wrapping present i bought through out the year and then buying more on line
8:54 pm
jmcnrick

but i need something for my sister
8:54 pm
Dorens

i've bought zillions on line, but not putting in the spirit. taking Phoebe to the nutcracker did get me started.
8:54 pm
jmcnrick

5
8:55 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations JenMO16 on your fireworks! Good for you!
8:55 pm
Minveryork

Go jmcnrick go!
8:55 pm
Dorens

9
8:56 pm
jmcnrick

3
8:56 pm
Dorens

6
8:56 pm
Dorens


i think this would go faster if i listed
8:56 pm
jmcnrick

you are closing the gap!
8:57 pm
jmcnrick

no doubt dorens
8:57 pm
Dorens

can't imagine there are two more g words. think i must iist
8:57 pm
Jacula

Having all been made redundant a few months ago made us rethink the Christmas thing. We're giving token presents (but ones that people actually want or will like) this year, and we're doing a big famil meal on boxing day. It's quite liberating, and feels more like Christmas. I never 'do' Christmas before 12th Dec at earliest anyway.
8:57 pm
Minveryork

Go Dorens go!
8:57 pm
jmcnrick

no no dorens they are all fish!
8:58 pm
Dorens

very good idea jac. my sister and i were just discussing the ridiculosity of gifting anyone but the kids
8:58 pm
Dorens

the g's really?
8:58 pm
Minveryork

If you don't want to list Dorens, I have a G word in my story
8:59 pm
Jacula

Dorens - the only person who is getting a present in 3 figures is my stepdaughter, but only because she needs it for her A levels.
8:59 pm
Dorens

thanks sj. that helped me. now three s's and an a
8:59 pm
jmcnrick

i don't buy big things but i buy during the year so that i get things when i see them that i know they would like
9:00 pm
jmcnrick

3 figures? only my boy is getting something like that -- most are only 3 figures if you count the pennies
9:00 pm
mcurlschool

my family has for years drawn names for gift giving and last year my girls decided it was time for a change and sort of raised a ruckus that resulted in being able to "opt" out of the drawing---they caused a revolt of sorts with all of my "branch" of the family tree opting out AND my kids are only buying for the kids; my husband and I will do both our kids and grands....liberating is a gentle word--
9:00 pm
jmcnrick

i commissioned a painting of his house
9:00 pm
Dorens

well i gave m mom some shower gel that i thought she'd like last week for her birthday (just a little thing, to go along with the "big" gift. She emailed meyesterday asking if I'd mind exchanging it cause she doesn't like the idea of hazelnut coffee and would i switch it for something "more palatable" like vanilla or something citrusy. I emailed back no.
9:01 pm
Minveryork

I have changed my icon for tomorrow. Now I am off to bed
9:01 pm
Jacula

I've learned my lesson in the past about buying things for people 'during the year'; not all people are still alive when Christmas comes.
9:01 pm
Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you all tomorrow.
9:01 pm
Jacula

I don't do it now more than a couple of months before in case I jinx anyone!
9:01 pm
Jacula

'Night Min.
9:01 pm
jmcnrick

well true jac i still have a shirt i bought for christmas for my husband the year he died
9:01 pm
Picklesny

ok personal best 9 left,nite
9:02 pm
jmcnrick

bye min!
9:02 pm
jmcnrick

wd pickles
9:02 pm
jmcnrick

i am stuck on the se5
9:02 pm
herinfernallady

Hi
9:02 pm
jmcnrick

hi herin
9:02 pm
herinfernallady

how is it going?
9:03 pm
lbdawger

hi herin
9:03 pm
Dorens

hey herin
9:03 pm
lbdawger

se5 place something + mr gore
9:03 pm
jmcnrick

1
9:03 pm
lbdawger

go jmc!
9:03 pm
herinfernallady

As for Christmas we are doing the KrisKringle thing this year and I am being a bitch and not donating my time food or effort for Christmas family luch
9:03 pm
jmcnrick

ty lbd fw!
9:03 pm
Dorens

3 --- see, you WiLL beat me!
9:03 pm
Jacula

Dorens - LOL! I guess you can only shower in a smell you might want to eat.;-)
9:03 pm
lbdawger

whoooo hooooo JMC!!
9:04 pm
mcurlschool

go herin!
9:04 pm
Jacula

jmc - sorry, re the shirt.xx
9:04 pm
jmcnrick

i got my young adults all caffeine soap for 2010
9:04 pm
Dorens

but she loves to drink hazelnut coffee..just doesn't want her body to smell of it
9:05 pm
Jacula

Hi Herin.
9:05 pm
herinfernallady

JM my friend makes Coffee soap
9:05 pm
jmcnrick

neat
9:05 pm
Dorens

i just kind of think if you don't like what i give you, return it yourself, regift it, or let it sit on a shelf, like I do with the many things she's given me over the years that I haven't cared for. I wouldn't dream of asking her to exchange it for something else
9:06 pm
Dorens

oh yay1 jmc
9:06 pm
jmcnrick

i usually regift
9:06 pm
jmcnrick

go dorens go!
9:06 pm
Jacula

Dorens - I know what you mean!
9:06 pm
Dorens

she can regift it to me, my birthday is jan 2nd and I'd love it!!!
9:06 pm
herinfernallady

JM it is real coffee beans and it is soooooooooo good
9:06 pm
Jacula

jmc - regifting is fraught with pitfalls if you don't keep a list.
9:07 pm
jmcnrick

i use giftbox from dr god
9:08 pm
herinfernallady

JM:http://tinyurl.com/csop57b Espresso Exfoliation Body Bar - Handmade with 100% pure roasted arabica coffee essential oil, extract herbal oil, freshly ground locally roasted arabica coffee and Australian beige clays with an olive, hazelnut and coconut oils base. It is like having a shower with a freshly brewed espresso, leaving your skin soft, clean and freshly awakened! Perfect for a morning shower, after work pick me up, or even as a hand scrub for the kitchen. Fantatsic in neutralising heavy odours. $7.20 per 100 grams ( 1 large bar is approx 100-130 gram
9:08 pm
Dorens

IF i regift, i regift to folks at school, as long as it didn't come from folks at school... think that keeps me straight
9:08 pm
jmcnrick

good pl** dorens
9:08 pm
jmcnrick

i mainly have to be careful about books!
9:10 pm
herinfernallady

MC the reason I am being mean this year about doing anything extra for family lunch is because I have done extra for years and not been appreciated. Last year was the straw that broke the camels back. We spent up to $100 on a plater and still had to pay for lunch
9:10 pm
Jacula

You don't know how many short stories have been written on that subject. Being short stories for magazines, that have to be upbeat, it always ends well. But in real life? Is Great Aunt Mathilda still simmering over the lavender bath cubes she sent to you in 1978 that she finally got regifted to by her brother's wife in 2002?
9:11 pm
Jacula

And then got back from you in 2010, complete with the little groove she made in the side of one of them 'just to see'?
9:12 pm
mcurlschool

I know exactly where you are coming from Herin. Similar feelings are why I'm not spending christmas day at my parents home with ALL the family but rather at my daughter's house with all of MY family.
9:12 pm
herinfernallady

MC that sounds nice.
9:13 pm
mcurlschool

It has been 3 years since all three of my kids, sons in law and grandkids will be together
9:13 pm
herinfernallady

I know I sound like a bitter old lady but I do spend a lot of time cooking and making things and planing and just felt under appreciated last year. The pay thing is expected because himself has a large family but to pay after you spend is just rude.
9:13 pm
herinfernallady

O MC that does sound delightful
9:14 pm
Jacula

Herin - same happened to me some years ago. I'm sure I've told this story on here before. 15 years spent in the kitchen for about 3 weeks before Christmas and then on Christmas ad Boxing Day. One year, I thought, 'I've had enough of this!' So, I booked a Boxing Day meal in a restaurant for us all. My MIL kicked up a hell of a fuss about it!
9:14 pm
mcurlschool

my son in in the Air Force and lives in NM; one son in law wks in Hawaii with his wife (my daughter) and granddaughter still living here (been a year almost)
9:15 pm
herinfernallady

But that is Boxing day. We figured that if we had spent extra would could have had a christmas feast of epic proportions at the hotel
9:16 pm
herinfernallady

Sorry I woke up on the grubby side today
9:16 pm
Jacula

Herin - the point was the we want Christmas Day for just us and our children, and Boxing Day was for all the rest.
9:17 pm
mcurlschool

no problem Herin--many people do that and many do things at the holiday that they really don't want to do. It takes courage to stand up and say NO. I wish for you the best holiday this year.
9:17 pm
herinfernallady

Well apparently we don't have rights since we dont have kids
9:18 pm
herinfernallady

MC they don't know I haven't said no. I just ahve kept the mouth shut on the volunteering
9:18 pm
Jacula

That was in the past, anyway. Different main man now. We share the cooking on both days and we have Christmas to ourselves every other year but do a New Year meal then.
9:19 pm
herinfernallady

I don't actually think I should type what I really think here it would be a long and profanity laden rant
9:19 pm
Jacula

Herin - it's got nothing to do with having or nat having children, it's about families.
9:19 pm
mcurlschool

well, actually saying no and just not volunteering are eqully difficult to do. I'm always saying I'll do this or that and the last couple of years I have "kept the mouth shut".....don't know if they've figured it out yet!
9:19 pm
herinfernallady

It does with his
9:20 pm
mcurlschool

I agree with Jac---kids or no kids is no different
9:20 pm
stidmama

hey all
9:20 pm
Jacula

Herin - I see where you're coming from, but he needs to stand up for you.
9:20 pm
mcurlschool

hey stid!
9:20 pm
herinfernallady

Well my parents are in their 60's and this year is the first year they have had Christmas alone in the day and they are delighted
9:20 pm
herinfernallady

HI Stid.
9:21 pm
herinfernallady

Jac it isn't about that.
9:21 pm
stidmama

I am NOT saying no... and I am volunteering as much as I can. *grin* need all the "good press" I can get! LOL
9:21 pm
stidmama

hey lady.
9:22 pm
mcurlschool

Stiddy are the stid kids in trouble again?
9:22 pm
herinfernallady

Stid I am officially the tired and cranky one in our relationship.
9:23 pm
stidmama

um.... not so much again as still. but they are working through it
9:23 pm
Jacula

Herin - if you're talking about the sanctity of 'just the two of us', I thought you already knw I understand that. Why do you think me and Beloved do one year home and one year away?
9:24 pm
herinfernallady

No I mean I am the cranky one
9:24 pm
herinfernallady

I haven't even got a dress for the day which is not like me
9:25 pm
mcurlschool

good to hear. How you feeling today, stid?
9:25 pm
stidmama

ah, I thought you were talking about volunteering for things at work, not family. I boycott all family "events"
9:26 pm
herinfernallady

No family. Besides it looks like it is going to be 29C on the day. Can I swap with you guys please?
9:26 pm
stidmama

I am tired, mcurl -- the preschoolers on Thursday were cute but physically demanding and yesterday the debate meet was long and mentally demanding. I couldn't speak in straight sentences for a couple hours after I got up today!
9:26 pm
Jacula

Who needs a dress for the day? They can take you as they find you - naked all but for an apron, if it comes to it.
9:26 pm
herinfernallady

Stid I loved helping with 1st graders they are so cute
9:27 pm
Jacula

Herin - you boycott all family events? I can't keep up with your train of thought now. Sorry!
9:27 pm
stidmama

I loved working with the preschoolers, but I am even more convinced that my achy body isn't suited for the younger grades. And I really do enjoy the older kids (most of the time)
9:27 pm
herinfernallady

No I don't boycott family events that was stid
9:28 pm
herinfernallady

I love preps the first half of the year when they are not all obnoxious and learn bad habits from older graders
9:28 pm
mcurlschool

to funny stid; I stay away from preschool! Kindergarten is my limit ;-)......have to go for a bit BBL ***poof***
9:28 pm
stidmama

later mcurl
9:28 pm
herinfernallady

Have agreat day MC
9:29 pm
Jacula

Sorry Herin, I see now.
9:29 pm
stidmama

Jac -- I dislike family events immensely. I have decided no more "grand gatherings" but will get together with folks at other times that don't have a lot of expectations and commotion.
9:29 pm
herinfernallady

Now I feel like cake
9:29 pm
herinfernallady

Sorry i am so random today
9:30 pm
Jacula

stid - you have surprised me, saying that.
9:31 pm
jmcnrick

you don't look like cake
9:31 pm
stidmama

LOL jmc!
9:31 pm
herinfernallady

HAHA JM. I do have cake in my freezer though. Maybe I need a stretch and coffee
9:31 pm
Jacula

jmc - herin's probably snaffling my Christmas cakes off Facebook! *rushes into other room to check*
9:32 pm
stidmama

I don't do group events much anyway, Jac, and family events are never fun. Never. So for the last several years we have done what I call "shelter in place" and have had a lovely time.
9:32 pm
herinfernallady

No those cakes are pretty though Jac.
9:32 pm
herinfernallady

I made cake back in Nov and froze it
9:32 pm
herinfernallady

Stid do you go help at soup kitchen?
9:34 pm
Jacula

herin - I was pretty pleased with the way they turned out. The little one has now been boxed up and gone home with Beloved's parents after our meal out earlier. The one for my Mum will get to her later nd the one for us will stay put until it is sliced Xmas Eve and so on.
9:34 pm
stidmama

no lady, we do other things when we are able, but not that. Thing is, we don't observe most of the usual holidays, so it's just more pleasant to avoid people on those days.
9:36 pm
stidmama

there. down to 6.
9:36 pm
stidmama

lasp
9:36 pm
stidmama

oops.
9:37 pm
stidmama

good it didn't work. Didn't really think it would. LOL
9:37 pm
Jacula

Herin - if you make a proper fruit cake in September there's no need to freeze it. You wrap it in greaseproof paper and foil and put it in a tin and feed it with whiskey, brandy, sherry, rum, etc. I usually opt for whiskey and sherry. You pit marzipan (almond paste) over it 3 weeks before Xmas, an then you ice it about a week after that. Then you decorate the cake.
9:37 pm
stidmama

wow. sounds like it's pretty high-octane, Jan!
9:37 pm
stidmama

Jac. remember I said my brain isn't working right today?
9:38 pm
herinfernallady

Yep. Sounds good Jac but this was chocolate cake
9:39 pm
stidmama

hm. choclit cake soaked with RUM. and whipped cream. and choclit sauce. and ....
9:39 pm
Jacula

I'm wondering if this lack of knowledge about making fruit cakes is why I see people on the internet saying so often that they don't like fruit cakes? Fruit cakes need time to mature, even every day farmhouse fruit cakes should be left for at least 3 days before you eat them. Heavy fruit cakes need months to mature.
9:39 pm
uusue2

hi again all!
9:39 pm
stidmama

hey again sue!
9:40 pm
Good Enough

whew! baked 30 dozen cookies with my daughter today! I'll put some in the pb since we are drowning in them...
9:40 pm
uusue2

wow, GE!! that's worth going to the PB for!!
9:40 pm
suefrad625

hi all
9:40 pm
stidmama

THIRTY dozen?? *faint*
9:40 pm
lbdawger

*pops head in at the mention of cakes and cookies*
9:41 pm
stidmama

hey other sue! ((hugs))
9:41 pm
stidmama

LOL Lurker By Dawger....
9:41 pm
mab

U.S fruitcake is dreadful and not at all like the English version, Jac
9:41 pm
lbdawger

30 dozen!! oi and i thought i was tired after making 7 dozen rum balls!
9:42 pm
stidmama

five. this is taking forever
9:42 pm
lbdawger

some fruitcake is quite tasty, others should be used as weapons of mass destruction
9:42 pm
Good Enough

we made three varieties, all very simple.
9:42 pm
uusue2

18 here but Frank is about to come up with dinner, which will end it for me
9:42 pm
lbdawger

what kinds of cookies, GE?
9:43 pm
mab

it's the U.S. commercial, mass manufactured fruitcake that is terrible. I should have specified that.
9:43 pm
Good Enough

peanut butter blossoms (the ones with the kisses on top), melting moments (a simple almond cookie with powdered sugar) and no bake peanut butter drops
9:43 pm
lbdawger

today i made a gingerbread pudding. delish! good way to use up the gingerbread that kinda fell apart out of the moulds
9:44 pm
stidmama

yum, Good and LBD!
9:45 pm
herinfernallady

Well I am done and needing to move
9:45 pm
stidmama

four! :-D
9:45 pm
stidmama

YAY lady!!!
9:46 pm
lbdawger

whooo hooooo HERIN!!
9:46 pm
lbdawger

go stiddy!
9:46 pm
lbdawger

do you have any assignments this week, stid?
9:47 pm
stidmama

TWO...
9:47 pm
herinfernallady

OK I have to go and get things done. Talk later
9:47 pm
stidmama

only one assignment (tomorrow) LBD, but going in to the local school Tuesday and will watch the hiring boards to snag anything that looks interesting. I am finding that it's awful to be waiting and anticipating, but once I am in the classrooms I am enjoying it.
9:50 pm
stidmama

later lady
9:50 pm
suefrad625

yahoo lady
9:50 pm
suefrad625

go stid
9:50 pm
suefrad625

A's done
9:50 pm
lbdawger

waiting is always the pits. but you're getting yourself known to the schools, and the next hiring you'll have a better "in" with them.
9:50 pm
stidmama

I don't have to be up as early tomorrow as sometimes -- the official start time is about 8:30, so I will get up around 7 and leave at 8. Instead of awake at 5:30 and up as soon as I get a call. :-D
9:51 pm
lbdawger

bye, Herin, hagd
9:51 pm
stidmama

that's my plan, LBD! AND I know now some schools I definitely will be watching for openings. Although, I have to admit it's getting more comfortable to not know, and it's nice to be able to say I am taking a day or two off when I need to.
9:51 pm
lbdawger

what grade for tomorrow?
9:52 pm
stidmama

babblefirweeds! :-D
9:52 pm
lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo STID!!
9:52 pm
suefrad625

yahooooo stid
9:52 pm
suefrad625

d
9:52 pm
suefrad625

d's done
9:52 pm
lbdawger

go sue!
9:52 pm
stidmama

6th grade again, this one is at the upper end of an elementary school. friday was the first grade in a middle school. There are significant differences in the attitudes of kids based on the environment
9:52 pm
stidmama

go sue go!!!!
9:52 pm
Good Enough

yay stid!!
9:52 pm
Jacula

I've been trying to get Beloved up out of bed since 3am, when he told me he HAD to be up. It's now 3.53am, I've tried again.
9:53 pm
stidmama

here's my current time-waster. I love PAPER snowflakes, and this website is one I have enjoyed every winter for several years now: http://snowdays.popularfront.com/
9:53 pm
Good Enough

just listed. embarassed at the easy ones ive missed
9:53 pm
stidmama

oh man, Jac -- I hope he's okay?
9:53 pm
lbdawger

so true, stid. environment makes a big difference in learning.
9:54 pm
Jacula

stid - he's okay, just not easy to wake since his bad dream and restlessness earlier.
9:54 pm
lbdawger

GE, i couldn't believe all the plurals i missed today. those darn essessss are in weird places
9:55 pm
stidmama

oh, I see -- hold a cup of hot coffee nearby? turn on the lights? (those are things that can help me wake up sometimes)
9:55 pm
lbdawger

time for me to head off to the pillows. see you all tomorrow. have fun with the 6th graders, stid.
9:56 pm
stidmama

sweet dreams, LBD! I will have fun! Wish you could come play, too -- maybe some day.
9:56 pm
Jacula

Already turned on the lights, stid, Can't do the coffee thing since the smell of that would make me throw up before midday. Having said that, I guess me vomiting on him WOULD get him out of bed. LOL
9:56 pm
stidmama

I am going to head out, too -- want to repack my sub kit, and get a few things back in the car. Then I shall collapse in bed and happily listen to old radio plays until I fall asleep...
9:57 pm
Jacula

Anytime in the morning it's tea, PG tips with milk, for me.
9:58 pm
stidmama

have a lovely day everyone -- hope your darling wakes up soon, Jac. **puts hot egg nog in PB**


*poof*
9:59 pm
Jacula

*trys not to puke at idea of hot egg nog at 4 in the morning*, but thanks for the thought, stid.x
10:01 pm
Jacula

Now thinking of Faron Young's song 'Four in the Morning' - it reminds me of Beloved's Dad, which does NOT turn me on.
10:02 pm
Jacula

Even though I'm at the weird age of being betwixt the two of them, so could have picked a fella of either age. I went for the younger one.
10:06 pm
Jacula

Incidentally, the older version wasn't on offer, but other older men, nt in Beloved's family were.
10:09 pm
Jacula

No one seems to need clues now, so I'll be going. 10 minute window for clues, if you need any.
10:13 pm
suefrad625

el?
10:14 pm
suefrad625

nm
10:14 pm
suefrad625

e's done
10:17 pm
suefrad625

hello
10:17 pm
suefrad625

g's gone
10:18 pm
suefrad625

l's done
10:18 pm
suefrad625

p's done
10:19 pm
suefrad625

r's done
10:22 pm
suefrad625

s's done
10:25 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for al5-10? Thanks
10:26 pm
jmcnrick

a+not on time
10:26 pm
suefrad625

guys name or the a+not on time
10:26 pm
jmcnrick

go sue so
10:26 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, jmc and sue.
10:27 pm
suefrad625

fireflys
10:27 pm
suefrad625

thank goodness for the LIST
10:28 pm
suefrad625

any clues needed
10:29 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

fa5-16 please.....thanks
10:31 pm
suefrad625

not true
10:32 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks once again, sue.
10:32 pm
supergluuued

can someone explain the clues to me please? what does "fa5-16" mean?
10:33 pm
supergluuued

i know what the word for that clue is, but i don't understand the actual clue.
10:36 pm
suefrad625

night all
10:36 pm
suefrad625

poof
10:36 pm
nammy

it means that the word starts with fa: it is a 5 letter word: and it is worth 16 points
10:46 pm
supergluuued

thank you! :)
10:54 pm
Pinikula

evening all :)
11:01 pm
Pinikula

g'night all :)
11:35 pm
rururocks

and it's not true
11:36 pm
dcseain

much is not true. Part of our work in life is sorting out the truth from the non-truth
11:36 pm
rururocks

that's deep DC...really
11:37 pm
dcseain

:) thank you
11:39 pm
dcseain

how are you doing, ruru?
11:41 pm
dcseain

bbs
11:51 pm
dcseain

bak
11:52 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

sp5-12 please.....thanks
11:53 pm
dcseain

if you drop something soft, it might go sp5 on the floor
11:53 pm
dcseain

well, soft and wet :)
11:53 pm
dcseain

i dropped the egg, and it broke and went sp5 all over the floor
11:53 pm
gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, dcs.
11:55 pm
dcseain

:)
11:55 pm
dcseain

don't forget to plural it
11:56 pm
rururocks

well the yolks on you dc
11:56 pm
dcseain

hee. happily not this time
11:57 pm
dcseain

i start candymaking tomorrow and baking on wednesday
11:57 pm
rururocks

oh fun.. you know how to make candy/
11:57 pm
MLFAN17

hello
11:57 pm
vanillaslice

howdy all
11:57 pm
dcseain

evening, mlf
11:58 pm
rururocks

hi mlf
11:58 pm
MLFAN17

hi vanilla
11:58 pm
dcseain

hi, vanilla
11:58 pm
rururocks

hey nilla
11:58 pm
dcseain

ah, nearly flip time i see
11:58 pm
vanillaslice

its when they all congregate around the swill bin
11:59 pm
rururocks

hoping for another smaller grid
11:59 pm
MLFAN17

hi ruru
11:59 pm
rururocks

*fingers crossed
11:59 pm
pigeonman

118
11:59 pm
MLFAN17

evning dc
11:59 pm
MLFAN17

evening
11:59 pm
MLFAN17

375
11:59 pm
rururocks

137
12:00 am
vanillaslice

216