Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 2, 2012

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

westford

flip and another good one

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip

12:00 am

rbud

fa-lip!

12:00 am

cosdem

agreed west

12:00 am

cosdem

lone t is te6

12:01 am

westford

yay to you too rbud..I think it was lost in the flip

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

fo7 and 8

12:01 am

westford

and thanks

12:01 am

cosdem

ty une

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

and to7 and 8

12:02 am

cosdem

to 7 x 2.. .same base word

12:02 am

jillibus

flip

12:02 am

westford

hi jilli

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli -- check it out -- I actually followed the icon guidelines for once! LOL

12:03 am

jillibus

hi west -- you might be right about Graoundhog Day

12:03 am

westford

I do believe I am lol

12:04 am

jillibus

Hi une -- LOVE your icon!

12:04 am

cosdem

ou 7

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:04 am

jillibus

I see our guy has lots to think about

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

tx cos

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

hey, nan :-)

12:05 am

westford

hi nan

12:05 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:05 am

westford

hi everyone here

12:05 am

westford

jilli early to bed?

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

hey, west :-)

12:06 am

magazinemom

HO7

12:07 am

flosey

hi everyone

12:07 am

westford

you know another word for exam? Says it doesn't exist in the puzzle??

12:08 am

flosey

took for me west

12:08 am

cosdem

try again west

12:08 am

jillibus

yes west -- just having a go at this first. No use going to bed early and staring at the ceiling.

12:08 am

westford

hi flosey

12:08 am

cybernan

to 7

12:08 am

MLFAN17

i am back

12:08 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- how are you?

12:08 am

cosdem

to7x2 nan.. same base word

12:08 am

westford

I agree jilli you'll sleep better with nbt and nbs under your belt

12:08 am

MLFAN17

CH6

12:08 am

vanillaslice

helo mlf

12:08 am

westford

I will try my word again

12:08 am

magazinemom

TS6

12:08 am

flosey

good thanks jilli - and I went to the dinner today

12:09 am

MLFAN17

TO6

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

ch7

12:09 am

westford

happy to hear that flosey

12:09 am

jillibus

oh good, flosey!

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

to6 x 2

12:09 am

flosey

thanks west

12:09 am

MLFAN17

iN6

12:09 am

flosey

and jilli

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

to7 x 2

12:10 am

westford

hah worked that time

12:10 am

flosey

was so good to get out - and of course, was a beautiful day

12:10 am

vanillaslice

theres only 113 words in this grid the rest is plural

12:10 am

jillibus

thanks, vanilla, lol!

12:10 am

cosdem

stuck on that first E in 2nd column ... for nbt

12:10 am

MLFAN17

EC6

12:11 am

cybernan

fo 7

12:11 am

flosey

of all the T words I've entered, none seem to come from the lower left T

12:11 am

cybernan

fo 8, to 8

12:11 am

cosdem

te 6 for lower T

12:11 am

flosey

thanks cos, looking

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

FYI all those were called earlier, nan :-)

12:12 am

cosdem

wow finally someone acknowledges me lol :P

12:12 am

cosdem

yw :)

12:12 am

MLFAN17

TE6

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

te6 x 2

12:12 am

cybernan

just got here une

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

yeah, i know -- just sayin'

12:13 am

cybernan

has the 9 been called?

12:13 am

MLFAN17

In6x2

12:13 am

cosdem

anyone have the first E in 2nd col yet?

12:14 am

cosdem

in 6 x 3

12:14 am

flosey

ah, thanks cos, finally got it, hmmm

12:14 am

MLFAN17

cyber i didnt see that it was called

12:14 am

ARB

eo 5

12:14 am

cosdem

thanks arb.. NBT.. need the 9 now

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

amd eo6

12:14 am

rururocks

ch7

12:15 am

cosdem

thanks une!

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

12:15 am

MitchDick

te8, cu9

12:15 am

MLFAN17

is that EO a word we should know?

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

yep

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

tx mitch

12:17 am

vanillaslice

tetrabromofluorescein

12:17 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs thanks mitch

12:17 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks une

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

also led me to cu7

12:17 am

cosdem

cu 4/5/7/6 combo if that helps

12:17 am

cosdem

and of course 9 lol

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:18 am

flosey

thanks cos, now just missing an 8

12:18 am

cosdem

was that in english, vanilla? :)

12:18 am

cosdem

yep.. one 8 short here too.

12:18 am

vanillaslice

just the eo5 word lol

12:19 am

cosdem

to 7 x 3

12:19 am

MLFAN17

CU6

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

so7

12:19 am

jillibus

3 bt and I have to go to bed. Alarm set for 3 hours earlier than my usual waking time, groan. Have to catch the early ferry to be in Victoria for the doc appt at 9:30 am. Goodnight all...*poof

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

gnite, jilli

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

tx cos

12:20 am

flosey

goodnight jilli and good luck

12:21 am

cosdem

ro5/6 reminds me of the prncess bride

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

ro7

12:22 am

MLFAN17

stats for lower left corner T please?

12:22 am

cosdem

te 6 mlf

12:22 am

Griffums

tx cos - I just signed on, read your clue and got those words without even looking at the grid. :)

12:23 am

cosdem

thanks une for the ro7 and yw grff :)

12:23 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:23 am

cosdem

ou 6 x 2

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

same here, cos -- i'm sure there are more, eh? LOL

12:24 am

cosdem

sadly ur prob right :)

12:24 am

Griffums

don't forget the ou7 while you're there

12:24 am

MLFAN17

stats for the 3rd column O please?

12:25 am

cosdem

that was my first 7 word grff but thanks :)

12:25 am

rururocks

don't put up a big stink about the st 6

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

the plural?

12:25 am

Griffums

my fault for coming in late! :)

12:25 am

cosdem

oo4 mlf

12:25 am

cosdem

thanks ru!

12:25 am

MLFAN17

lol ruru

12:25 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks

12:25 am

flosey

nbt but stilll missing the 8

12:26 am

cosdem

dd someone call an ho7?

12:26 am

flosey

oops, sorry, missing nbt

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

ts6

12:27 am

MLFAN17

FO6

12:27 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:28 am

MLFAN17

i have nbt but no nbs

12:28 am

cosdem

bob from broadway's a word plus pl

12:28 am

MLFAN17

HO 7 was called right?

12:29 am

flosey

missing right side E

12:29 am

Griffums

tx cos

12:29 am

magazinemom

yes

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

tx cos!

12:29 am

MLFAN17

ST 6

12:29 am

MLFAN17

thanks magazine

12:29 am

cosdem

yw!

12:29 am

dart001

ef 4 flos

12:29 am

cosdem

now looking for the ho7

12:29 am

flosey

thanks dart

12:29 am

cosdem

whch H s the ho7 from?

12:30 am

flosey

and it's been here so many times

12:30 am

MLFAN17

the 9 is a CU is that right?

12:30 am

magazinemom

top row center cos

12:30 am

flosey

yes mlf

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

top h

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

yes mlf

12:31 am

magazinemom

HU7 if it hasn't been called

12:31 am

dart001

seems like every other post is "tes mlf" lol

12:31 am

dart001

yes

12:31 am

MLFAN17

thanks dar

12:31 am

rururocks

got the cu9 thank you

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

go, ru!!

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

hu7 . . . hmmmm

12:32 am

magazinemom

from the bottom h

12:32 am

pugmama763

think trollops

12:33 am

rururocks

think ho une

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

that did it -- thanks!

12:33 am

cosdem

thanks for the hnt. lookng now for ho7 and hu7 lol

12:33 am

anike

First run thru - 75 to go and nbt

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

besides to8 and fo8, what's the other 8?

12:34 am

rururocks

100 to go here

12:34 am

MitchDick

te 8, une

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

ho7 . . . Perle Mesta

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

tx mitch

12:34 am

cosdem

wow how dd miss that ho7 lol thanks

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:35 am

rururocks

because mostess isn't in the grid

12:35 am

cosdem

Saddams in the grid!

12:35 am

cybernan

ch 6-7

12:35 am

Uneaixoise

oh wow, he is! LOL

12:35 am

cosdem

i have a ch5-7

12:36 am

cosdem

yay found the hu7.. now for the te8 lol

12:36 am

magazinemom

that te8 is stressing me

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

have ch5-7 and ch5-6 . . . hmmm

12:37 am

cosdem

i keep seeing testosterone

12:37 am

cosdem

which t does the te8 start at?

12:37 am

rururocks

that's just because I'm here cos

12:38 am

MitchDick

middle, though it could be the top as well

12:38 am

cosdem

thanks mitch

12:38 am

MitchDick

it's kind of a weird one

12:39 am

dart001

mitch...are you maniac mitch too?

12:39 am

MitchDick

i am

12:39 am

rastapopolous

oh! It's a plant I actually know

12:39 am

dart001

thought maybe you were :)

12:39 am

MitchDick

hehe

12:39 am

cosdem

thanks! 8's done

12:39 am

cybernan

giving up on that te 8 for now

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

me too, nan

12:41 am

rastapopolous

well that gave me nbs, so with 64 left I think I'll save some for the morning. Bye, all

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

gnite :-)

12:42 am

cybernan

nite une and rasta

12:42 am

rururocks

got the te

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

i was saying gnite to rasta . . . am still here :-)

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

but I do have the same number of words left :-)

12:43 am

rururocks

88.. here.. have to catch une

12:43 am

cybernan

150 down -- enough for tonight :)

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

61

12:44 am

vanillaslice

I gotta be tough on myself I'm going to leave 100 for later hagd all

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

sleep well, nan

12:44 am

vanillaslice

bye nan

12:47 am

rururocks

so7

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

ok, ruru -- 56 to go and am weary == bonne nuit! *poof*

12:48 am

rururocks

x2

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

tx -- 55

12:48 am

rururocks

damn just got to 68..

12:48 am

rururocks

now I have to get to 55

12:50 am

MitchDick

stuck with 6 left

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

54

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

wow, go, mitch!!

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

53

12:51 am

rururocks

found a weird os

12:51 am

rururocks

62 and gaining

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

ok, really poofing now *POOF*

12:52 am

ursh

hello all - have 73 left and just noticed i have nothing off the 2nd col top E - any stats please

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

tx ru!! that gave me 2 more -- 51

12:52 am

rururocks

ahhhh

12:53 am

rururocks

to8

12:53 am

ursh

keep trying essence

12:53 am

Uneaixoise

it's about time

12:53 am

rururocks

I was toeing the line on the to8

12:53 am

anike

both e's start with eo

12:54 am

ursh

ty anike - looking

12:54 am

ursh

goodness - they are often in the grid - tx again

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

ok now it's a nice eve 50 -- and I'm GONE *poof*

12:55 am

rururocks

60..damn.. 10 more

12:55 am

Uneaixoise

*even

12:55 am

anike

YW

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

49

12:57 am

Uneaixoise

LOLOL!!

12:57 am

rururocks

53

12:57 am

anike

I've slowes - phone calls, lawn mower man etc to interrupt

12:58 am

Uneaixoise

my specialty is the itty bitty words! LOL

12:58 am

anike

seises

12:58 am

Uneaixoise

lawnmower man . . . hmmm . . . is that like the pool boy?

12:58 am

anike

oops

12:58 am

rururocks

have that one anike

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

48

12:59 am

rururocks

guessing anike likes the way the grass is greener

12:59 am

rururocks

aaaaaah une!!!!!!!!!

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

my eyes are on fire . . . must quit for now -- enjoy, ru!!

1:00 am

Uneaixoise

46

1:00 am

Uneaixoise

i know i know

1:00 am

anike

No - he's definitely not!! My hubby has a bad back and mowing the lawn really hurts him so I hijacked the neighbour's man and asked him to do ours as well

1:00 am

rururocks

ROFL

1:00 am

rururocks

just pulling your leg anike

1:00 am

anike

No worries ruru

1:04 am

rururocks

wow.. it just got tougher

1:05 am

MitchDick

gonna leave the last couple for tomorrow, night

1:06 am

rururocks

night mitch

1:06 am

mrpresident

evening all :) going to do clues shortly

1:06 am

mrpresident

floods are effecting us again in NSW... just amazing how awful it is for so many people. prayers be with them

1:08 am

rururocks

hope you are all safe mr p

1:13 am

mrpresident

sydney has flood warnings, but we are very high up... over 500m above sea-level so we are safe, but so many suburbs are not. Is sad

1:15 am

mrpresident

I remember YEARS ago! that the most affluentual suburbs of sydney were flooded, cost a fortune for the damage... and still, the foreshores of sydney are being flooded and government and people do nothing to move them to safety. I think that is appalling to let that happen.

1:16 am

mrpresident

and remembering, most of the people living in these suburbs are very elderly.

1:20 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

1:21 am

dart001

so close/....hi mrp

1:22 am

mrpresident

and have you heard of the Antarctica crack in the ice-shelf?? 800 square km mass iceberg... which will drift north and melt... oh dear

1:23 am

mrpresident

hi dart :)

1:23 am

mrpresident

and hi ruuster!

1:23 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, mrp.

1:23 am

mrpresident

hi peach and yw

1:23 am

scouser

ty mrp and hope that the flood subsides. trouble with cities is the acres of concrete.

1:24 am

mrpresident

hi scouser :) yes, it is certainly expensive damage!

1:30 am

flosey

back again, hi mrp and thanks for clues, sorry to hear about all the flooding over there

1:31 am

dart001

fireworks

1:32 am

rbud

yay, dart! :)

1:32 am

flosey

wtg dart

1:52 am

anike

fireworks

1:52 am

anike

Bye for now and happy babbling

1:55 am

flosey

well done anike

2:07 am

dizgrannie

hi all!! late flip for me, NBT & NBS

2:09 am

flosey

hi diz

2:12 am

dizgrannie

hey Flos

2:13 am

flosey

very quiet in here now

2:15 am

flosey

falling asleep here, better get to bed

2:15 am

flosey

goodnight diz and any others still around

2:19 am

dizgrannie

nightie nite Flos xx

2:24 am

gapeach1066@yaho

(((((((SOODLE))))))

2:24 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Soodle, please check your email. Thanks

2:26 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, flosey.

2:44 am

gapeach1066@yaho

Night all.

4:50 am

Jivingjenny0

can i have clues for the 8s and the 9 please

5:07 am

Dachef

the 9 is cu, building off the cu4. A word that owes its entire existence to pictures of bunnies and kittens on the internet.

5:10 am

Dachef

and I just fouind the fo8: similar sounding word. A word that owes its existence to the inability of men and women to actually talk to each other.

5:11 am

lynxxx

you may as well go for the t8 now

5:12 am

Dachef

Ha!! Got it instantly!!!!!

5:12 am

Dachef

TA muchly!!

5:13 am

lynxxx

race you to find the other now

5:13 am

Dachef

ur on....

5:24 am

Dachef

Ive only got t's and s's left, so its one of them...

5:28 am

lynxxx

found..weird...te8...let me work out a clue

5:30 am

lynxxx

te & what they rub into violin strings r**** & **a or coffee?

5:31 am

Dachef

monkeys got it. ty. all done now

5:31 am

lynxxx

congrats!

5:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all

5:40 am

lynxxx

hello TOwl...nice to see you. Isn't it your birthday around now?

5:41 am

72 Temple Owl

oh my, ty lyn - it is tomorrow! but i must awy to work now

5:42 am

lynxxx

May you have a lovely day tomorrow then...as well as today of course . Bye

5:42 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks, lyn and nice to see dachef, if briefly

5:50 am

MollyL

*Plans a lovely cake for TO's birthday*

6:02 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

6:04 am

westford

((ruby))

6:05 am

rubyfoo

6:05 am

westford

I should go to bed..been up baking disasters all night

6:05 am

rubyfoo

pls send a "failed cake" over here

6:05 am

westford

I think it will taste okay but we'll have to scoop it up with a spoon

6:06 am

rubyfoo

sounds good to me!

6:06 am

westford

my husband will say it's delicious and eat it all

6:06 am

westford

are you freezing?

6:07 am

rubyfoo

yes, definitely freezing and husband is totally laid up, so I'm doing all his chores....

6:07 am

westford

saw on the news that everything is cold..except here..was 60 yesterday

6:08 am

westford

you be careful

6:08 am

westford

don't want to end up like him

6:08 am

rubyfoo

when I go outside (rarely), I walk like I'm 95 yrs old!

6:09 am

westford

I feel like I am

6:10 am

rubyfoo

I am trying to be strong!

6:10 am

westford

now put me on a beach in the sun and I'd skip

6:11 am

rubyfoo

that's how my mother was. When I lived in Miami, she would get off the plane in a wheelchair but would swim every day and by the end of two weeks was like a spring chicken (whtever that means lol)

6:11 am

westford

can Jacques and Lucia help..or whatever their names are?

6:12 am

westford

I'd love to follow the sun

6:12 am

rubyfoo

yes, the housekeeper is wonderful and the handyman, when he comes (rarely) is very helpful, as well

6:12 am

rubyfoo

host

6:13 am

rubyfoo

hostess

6:13 am

westford

was I close on the names?

6:13 am

rubyfoo

ooh, so sorry

6:13 am

westford

and the female too

6:13 am

westford

you got them both lol

6:13 am

rubyfoo

David and Luisa, but close enough for jazz

6:13 am

westford

the rule is no words in chat unless I don't already have them

6:14 am

rubyfoo

you are kind and I'm a little bit "boulversee"

6:15 am

westford

you are the bees knees

6:15 am

rubyfoo

ty

6:15 am

westford

I see Hercule Pierot

6:15 am

rubyfoo

do you think bees really have knees --- I've always wondered

6:16 am

westford

I'm sure they do..their little legs bend

6:16 am

wvteach

hello ruby

6:16 am

rubyfoo

hello WV teach. How are you?

6:17 am

rubyfoo

we have really pretty bees here, front end is black, back end is orange

6:17 am

westford

hello teach

6:17 am

rubyfoo

and they love the lavender

6:17 am

ursh

hello all - what on earth do they rub into violin strings - trying to get te8

6:18 am

westford

hi ursh..I didn't know that was the def

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hello ursh. they rub in resin, but can't imagine what the word is (or any other 8's or 9's for that matter)

6:18 am

westford

I monkeyed it

6:19 am

westford

I could try to clue it if you like

6:19 am

ursh

please do west - i am bamboozled

6:19 am

rubyfoo

pls, west!

6:20 am

westford

te 8/40 te what ruby said minus first letter and not coffee but *** minus last letter

6:21 am

westford

confusing enough for ya ?

6:21 am

rubyfoo

you're kidding, right?

6:22 am

westford

I told you I'm sleep deprived

6:23 am

ursh

that means two ee and there are not two e together

6:24 am

ladycece920

how about - t + eo5 + not coffee ending

6:24 am

westford

a beverage that you brew

6:24 am

westford

I knew someone could do it thanks lady

6:24 am

ladycece920

didn't mean to steal it from you west

6:25 am

ursh

ty lady and west finally got it

6:25 am

westford

not at all I need help

6:25 am

rubyfoo

got it, ty

6:25 am

rubyfoo

what a strange word!

6:25 am

ladycece920

glad i could help - usually can't!

6:25 am

westford

yes

6:26 am

westford

the 9 works off several words starting with 'darling' or isn't she cu**?

6:27 am

westford

that 'yes' was for strange word not usually can't

6:27 am

wvteach

thnx wesdt - got the 9 - now can go off for the day feeling good

6:28 am

westford

great teach..it is the silliest word

6:29 am

westford

we had two local men working construction in WVa that are in critical condition..carbon monoxide poisoning from the hotel they were staying in..just caught the end of the story on the news so don't know where

6:30 am

westford

actually one is in intensive care

6:31 am

rubyfoo

bad story, west

6:31 am

rubyfoo

can you come back from that kind of poisoning?

6:31 am

westford

some do but there's usually some damage

6:32 am

doseffing

... depends on the amount of brain damage ...

6:32 am

rubyfoo

hello dose

6:32 am

westford

I think it was an isolated incident so not all the people in the hotel were affected

6:32 am

westford

hi dos

6:33 am

westford

I know teach is setting up a music festival and all I could think of was I hope the people coming in for that weren't harmed

6:34 am

doseffing

... the carbon monoxide doesn't let go of the blood molecules the way carbon dioxide does ... so oxygen can't connect in the lungs ... thus oxygen doesn't get to the brain ... ... break the chemical bounds by given them lots and lots of oxygen and everything is fine ... ... unless it has taken too long

6:34 am

doseffing

... morning

6:34 am

westford

that's good to hear dos I do hope they got to them in time

6:35 am

rubyfoo

half, yay

6:35 am

ivesy3

that happens with copd too, not enough oxygen

6:35 am

rubyfoo

but no 9 or upper e

6:35 am

westford

good job ruby !!

6:36 am

rubyfoo

hello ivesy

6:36 am

ladycece920

ruby - upper e is the eo 5 in the 9

6:36 am

doseffing

... eo5/6 ... eo + a trig ratio

6:36 am

westford

hi ivesy

6:36 am

westford

no that's the 8

6:36 am

ivesy3

good morning all.getting my babble fix b4 work

6:37 am

rubyfoo

ty, regular babblet, I shuld have remembered

6:37 am

ladycece920

oh yeah the 8 :)

6:37 am

doseffing

... I didn't either until the te8 was clued

6:37 am

westford

the 9 is that cloyingly annoying word to describe kitties

6:38 am

westford

and it's the most annoying

6:38 am

rubyfoo

I guess I've never seen anything that cu**

6:39 am

ladycece920

i've never hear anyone use that word

6:39 am

westford

I didn't think it was a word..

6:40 am

rubyfoo

oh, yuck, found it

6:40 am

westford

see?

6:40 am

rubyfoo

(I would have to commit murder....)

6:41 am

westford

the 7 is almost as bad

6:41 am

doseffing

... yes ... find the 9 and then go and brush your teeth and remember the mouthwash

6:41 am

rubyfoo

double yuck!

6:42 am

MollyL

*Joins the gagging crowd about cu9*

6:42 am

doseffing

... but al least the fo 7/8 was played under the table

6:42 am

rubyfoo

ty does, didn't think of that; it's been too long...

6:43 am

rubyfoo

{{molly}} I saw somebody in FB in my son's circle of "friends" in Austin with your last name and the first name Arnette. Relative?

6:43 am

doseffing

... sorry ... male perspective ... found it first before the 9

6:44 am

westford

maybe the subliminal message in the grid forced me to bake

6:44 am

rubyfoo

I used to love baking, but husband doesn't eat sweets or homemade bread.... :(

6:45 am

MollyL

I wouldn't know Ruby, my husband's side of the family are gypsy-like. Spread all over everywhere. There are a lot of people with that last name down south.

6:45 am

westford

send it over here..I have yeast and that's the only progress I have made

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I love homemade bread; it's why I had granite counters installed

6:46 am

MollyL

Ruby, you should make mini loaves for yourself. You can freeze them.

6:47 am

rubyfoo

that's a good idea

6:47 am

westford

we have granite counters..how do they figure in ?

6:47 am

rubyfoo

I don't like the local bread although it's highly to**ed

6:47 am

westford

good idea molly

6:48 am

MollyL

Good kneading surface West. I use a bread maker so I don't think of things like that.

6:48 am

rubyfoo

they're the best for kneading and rolling out pastries

6:48 am

rubyfoo

but the best cooking trick of all, is buying Westofrd frozen white bread, letting it thaw, the rolling it out and braiding it, letting it rise, adding olive oil and sea salt and claiming it's homemade for company

6:49 am

westford

now that I could do

6:51 am

MollyL

Oh, now I want to do that. Hmm, makes mental note to add frozen bread dough to the grocery list.

6:52 am

rubyfoo

and you can claim all the credit; they'll never know

6:52 am

westford

is the olive oil and salt added before or after baking?

6:52 am

rubyfoo

before

6:53 am

rubyfoo

and yu just smoosh the oil on with your finger so that the sea salt adheres

6:53 am

rubyfoo

you can braid it or make a spiral

6:54 am

westford

you said roll it out..then divide it into threes?

6:55 am

rubyfoo

once it thaws, you make a long strip, then cut it and braid

6:55 am

rubyfoo

I meant roll it out by hand

6:55 am

rubyfoo

like clay

6:55 am

MollyL

I can't do the salt though, I'm a low sodium girl these days.

6:55 am

westford

I see now

6:55 am

rubyfoo

it is so simple and delish

6:56 am

MollyL

<---Loves the word SMOOSH

6:56 am

rubyfoo

olive oil and a little oregano or thyme maybe

6:56 am

MollyL

I was thinking onion and garlic powder

6:56 am

rubyfoo

but does enable accept it???

6:56 am

rubyfoo

that would work

6:56 am

car.eeyore

Good morning All!

6:57 am

westford

I think it does ruby

6:57 am

westford

hi car

6:57 am

rubyfoo

hello car. how are you?

6:57 am

ivesy3

ou 7/40 plz

6:57 am

rubyfoo

we are, as usual, talking about food

6:58 am

Trifioso

morning car, everyone! chatting with secondo in another window, so only half babbling between messages

6:58 am

westford

do you have the 4/7 before it ivesy?

6:58 am

ivesy3

yes i do

6:58 am

westford

hi trif..is she having the best time?

6:58 am

rubyfoo

[[TRIF}}

6:58 am

westford

then plural it

6:58 am

car.eeyore

Please give her my love!

6:59 am

westford

another word for boo-boos

6:59 am

rubyfoo

this grid is a bit too cu**!

7:00 am

ivesy3

ty found that one.

7:00 am

westford

you said it ruby

7:00 am

Trifioso

she seems to be. the classes are a lot easier than the ones she is used to at home, which is abit of a surprise, and kids at the school are OBSESSED with glee (aren't we all!) and keep asking her if she knows this film star, or that tv star, or how many movie sets she has been on. I am guessing they aren't --quite-- up to speed on where massachusetts is, exactly

7:01 am

MollyL

<---So NOT obsessed with Glee

7:01 am

rubyfoo

it isn't on Fr TV

7:01 am

Trifioso

oh, I love me some glee, molly!

7:02 am

rubyfoo

I was lucky to find The Big C

7:02 am

Trifioso

she said yesterday the math teacher asked them what 33 divided by 11 was, and some girl yelled, 10!

7:02 am

movieman

ou7/40= opposite of in+rebounded sound

7:02 am

Trifioso

yelled it after a prolonged silence, mind you. how sad is that?

7:03 am

rubyfoo

ty movieman

7:03 am

MollyL

<-- Would consider watching anything with Lea Michele in it a version of hell

7:03 am

movieman

yw

7:04 am

ivesy3

ty movieman

7:04 am

westford

that is sad trif..not what I would have thought

7:04 am

MollyL

Hmm, not too bright those kids, eh?

7:04 am

Trifioso

me either! and get this - she is at a school for the gifted.

7:05 am

rubyfoo

that is depressing about the "ten"

7:05 am

MollyL

A school for the gifted? And the kids can't divide 33 by 11? Oh dear Lord.

7:06 am

car.eeyore

<---- not having much luck with any of the clues today :(

7:06 am

rubyfoo

maybe that's the "new math"

7:06 am

Trifioso

car, secondo says what's up!

7:06 am

car.eeyore

Hey girl!

7:06 am

rubyfoo

like "wasup"?

7:07 am

Trifioso

I am more worried than ever now that she is gonna be way behind when she gets home, but I am gonna let that go. she can make up work.

7:07 am

rubyfoo

time for newspaper in front of the fire

7:07 am

rubyfoo

yay!

7:07 am

Trifioso

that probably is the superior spelling, yes ruby

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Just relax. Let her enjoy.

7:07 am

rubyfoo

see yu later

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Let her be the smartest one in the class for a while!

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Bye Ruby! {{hugs}}

7:07 am

westford

bye ruby don't do too much

7:07 am

rubyfoo

yu -- aaarghhh!

7:08 am

westford

how long will she be there trif?

7:10 am

Trifioso

about four monts

7:10 am

Trifioso

months

7:11 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the upper left E?

7:11 am

westford

what a great opportunity for her

7:12 am

MollyL

ef4/7

7:12 am

MollyL

Oh for Gods sake, that is the right, never mind

7:12 am

Haz1558

car - eo5 and eo6

7:12 am

car.eeyore

Ty anyway, Dear!

7:12 am

Trifioso

ooh, I love those! so cute

7:12 am

Haz1558

And good morning/afternoon all.

7:12 am

Trifioso

oh shoot! PB FOR ME!

7:12 am

westford

good morning haz

7:12 am

car.eeyore

TY Haz! Good morning!

7:13 am

MollyL

Hi Haz, I missed your chat about Downton Abbey yesterday. I am loving the series.

7:13 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, car. And good morning.

7:13 am

car.eeyore

And stats please for the second Z word? I have the nothing word.

7:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, Molly. Yes, it seems to be going down a storm across with you.

7:13 am

movieman

Animal parks car

7:13 am

westford

nothing car

7:13 am

Haz1558

I promise not to give anything away about the storylines.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

Oh good grief! Right in front of me. DUH!!! TY

7:14 am

MollyL

Oh, are you all ahead of us? We are at Season Two episode 4, I think.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

<---- is easily confused when there are repeating letters.....

7:14 am

westford

I goofed..didn't see you already had the nothing word

7:15 am

Haz1558

Yes, the series aired before Christmas here and there was a stand alone Christmas special as well.

7:15 am

westford

RI is behind MA

7:15 am

car.eeyore

That is OK West! I welcome any and all!

7:15 am

car.eeyore

OK....crazy day ahead! I am going to go. I wish you all a GREAT day and {{hugs}} to any and all who may need one today!

7:15 am

westford

be back soon

7:15 am

car.eeyore

Bye West!

7:16 am

Haz1558

Bye car and westford.

7:16 am

Trifioso

bye car! tertiare isgoingto the funeral with me today, so I will drop her off after, please, okay?

7:16 am

car.eeyore

Funeral?!?!?!?

7:16 am

car.eeyore

And what time is that?

7:16 am

MollyL

Oh, I would love to see Downton Abbey decorated for Christmas.

7:17 am

Haz1558

It looked even more splendid than usual, and that's saying something.

7:17 am

Trifioso

11 this morning,bernadettes dad. it's so sad how the funerals for parents are ramping up. I guess it's just life isn't it? we all got married at around the same time, had kids around the same time, and now everyone seems to be losing their parents

7:18 am

car.eeyore

Ahhhh trif.....

7:18 am

car.eeyore

Oh no! I didn't even know. Please send them my love.

7:18 am

MollyL

A good bit of the charm of that show for me is noticing all the detail of the decor. And I just swoon over the costuming.

7:18 am

car.eeyore

I really need to start watching it.

7:19 am

Trifioso

you SO TOTALLY DO! I love Downton Abbey more than I can even say

7:19 am

car.eeyore

OK...so what time?

7:19 am

Haz1558

I know, the costumes are great. You'll always find people over here who can spot things amiss like tv aerials and things or too many buttons on a waistcoat but overall it just sucks you in.

7:20 am

car.eeyore

ballpark?

7:20 am

Trifioso

though I must say, I preferred season one, which wasn't quite as sensational and soap opera like

7:20 am

Trifioso

ummmm..... 12:30 ish?

7:20 am

car.eeyore

OK. I will make sure we are here.

7:21 am

Mom

shazam! 3 o's all together

7:21 am

Mom

good morning / afternoon everyone

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Well done Mom!

7:21 am

car.eeyore

OK! I really have to go now. Bye!

7:21 am

Mom

((Car.)) bye

7:21 am

Haz1558

Yes, season two came in for a lot of criticism because the stories became less believable - it had the air of having been written quickly in order to cash in on the huge success of series one.

7:22 am

Haz1558

Even with that, it's still escapist viewing.

7:22 am

Mom

I would like to see season 1, I hope the library will have it

7:23 am

Haz1558

Hello, Mom. I'm sure they will and you can indulge yourself.

7:23 am

Mom

Hi Haz. How are things going with you?

7:24 am

MollyL

One of the reasons I'm glad I bought into Amazon Prime is that it has all of Season 1 on it for free. : )

7:24 am

Haz1558

I'm being kept very busy with duties to do with the local Festival. I'm the secretary for the Speech and Drama section and there's a lot of paperwork/admin involved.

7:25 am

Mom

That sounds like a lot of fun. It is probably good that you are doing this so that you stay busy. :-)

7:25 am

Haz1558

I had said that I would wait unti lafter the Festival to think about getting another dog, but husband is proving unexpectedly reluctant to get another one. He found Spangle's death much more traumatic than I had even realised.

7:26 am

Mom

maybe holding off a bit longer will help him

7:26 am

Haz1558

I'll not force the issue, but springtime this year would have been ideal.

7:27 am

Haz1558

And I've landed myself in PB...

7:28 am

Mom

I would think that it would be. Our oldest got their golden at the end of November a year ago. They said they would not get another puppy in the winter again

7:28 am

Mom

hmmm let's see what Haz said ...

7:28 am

Mom

got it

7:28 am

Haz1558

What I wasn't going to force.

7:29 am

Haz1558

Good, you found it easily.

7:29 am

Mom

thank you, I love free clues

7:29 am

Mom

how has your daughter adjusted to married life?

7:29 am

Haz1558

I also had a nice e-mail from FM's cousin. It was good to hear from her. I still find it hard to believe that FM's gone.

7:30 am

Mom

I'm glad she wrote. She posted a lovely item on Facebook.

7:31 am

Mom

I had computer issues and lost my email addresses. If no one has sent it to you I would like to.

7:31 am

Haz1558

That was good of her. It helped to make a connection and I was glad that the family appreciated the good wishes.

7:32 am

Haz1558

If you don't mind, I'd like that. Do you want me to drop you a line so that you can get my address again?

7:32 am

Mom

To know that a loved one was cared about and admired has to help.

7:32 am

Mom

yes, please

7:33 am

Mom

*by so many across the world

7:33 am

Haz1558

I'll do that now.

7:33 am

Mom

thank you

7:34 am

Haz1558

Phone...

7:34 am

Mom

got the email. I'll send it right now.

7:35 am

Haz1558

Many thanks.

7:37 am

periwinkle

good morning, help with corner t pls

7:37 am

Haz1558

Hello, peri. Which corner t?

7:38 am

periwinkle

left pls

7:38 am

Haz1558

te6/18

7:38 am

periwinkle

ty will look

7:38 am

bichon

Another biggish grid. Yeah and hello Babble world

7:39 am

Haz1558

Hello, bichon.

7:39 am

periwinkle

found it, thanks Haz

7:39 am

hurshy

hazmataz!

7:39 am

Vicuna

Hello, everyone!

7:40 am

hurshy

vi!

7:40 am

Haz1558

My goodness, VIcuna and hurshy! Hello to both of you.

7:40 am

hurshy

how lovely, now if ata and mab would turn up!

7:40 am

Vicuna

We're getting the band back together! =)

7:41 am

hurshy

i haven't seen you in so long, how have you been, vi?

7:41 am

Haz1558

You'd probably have to prise Ata off her sea-urchins and barnacles to get her here.

7:41 am

hurshy

i know! all she ever posts about on facebook is sea-stuff.

7:41 am

Vicuna

I've been fine, hursh, just in perpetual lurk mode. How about you?

7:41 am

hurshy

oh basically fine here too. got my tonsils out.

7:42 am

MollyL

It's 106 miles to chicago, we gotta full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses

7:42 am

bichon

have you totally recovered hurshy

7:42 am

Vicuna

Most people try to prise barnacles off their stuff, but then Ata swims along and they have to prise her off the barnacles!

7:42 am

hurshy

yes i've recovered

7:42 am

Vicuna

Hello, Molly. =)

7:43 am

hurshy

is that a song or a quote or something molly?

7:43 am

Mom

I'm back. Hello to everyone who appeared while I was away.

7:43 am

Mom

Haz, an email is coming your way

7:43 am

MollyL

It's a line from The Blues Brothers and my immediate response to "we're getting the band back together".

7:43 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Mom, much appreciated.

7:44 am

Mom

you are so welcome :-)

7:44 am

Haz1558

I was thinking the other day about how shocking it is that I haven't seen so many films. Blues Brothers is one among many.

7:44 am

hurshy

what is it with S words?!

7:45 am

Vicuna

To tell the truth, I'm not sure I've ever actually seen it all the way through, either. But I'm pretty sure I've seen most of it at one time or another.

7:45 am

MollyL

Well, you can put it on your "movie bucket list" Haz.
: )

7:45 am

Vicuna

They come between R words and T words. ;P

7:45 am

hurshy

my husband likes it but i've not really seen it either

7:46 am

Mom

I am not a movie watcher, but our homemakers group went and saw One for the Money on Sunday

7:46 am

MollyL

My older two sons are versions of Jake and Elwood. I've seen that movie dozens of times.

7:46 am

Trifioso

just realized I have not found any words for the top e in the second column -- help please? just a count will do

7:47 am

Haz1558

My problem is that I hate seeing them in the cinema. They turn the volume up so loud that I'm deafened.

7:47 am

Vicuna

there's an eo5/10

7:47 am

Haz1558

eo5 and eo6 for that e.

7:47 am

Vicuna

I always wear earplugs int he cinema.

7:47 am

MollyL

Haz, I agree. Movies at the theater are WAY too loud.

7:47 am

Trifioso

thank you haz and vicuna

7:48 am

Haz1558

Thank goodness I'm not the only one!

7:48 am

Trifioso

there we go. all grey now. nbt

7:48 am

Mom

good for you Trif

7:48 am

MollyL

Especially the action films. I was practically deaf after we saw a Die Hard movie at the theater.

7:48 am

Mom

the previews here were much louder than the actual movie

7:49 am

Haz1558

Husband and I once went to see 'Clear and present danger' in the cinema. Thanks to the noise and the tricky storyline, we had to watch it a couple of times at home before we could figure it all out.

7:50 am

Mom

I wish I could stay and play but .... it is Thursday so that means grocery day! I love going to the grocery

7:51 am

Vicuna

Maybe if there are really this many of us in agreement we should all start leaving complains with the theater managers. Probably loads of people dislike the noise so loud, but we've all been fooled into thinking we're the only ones.

7:51 am

Vicuna

*complaints

7:51 am

Trifioso

okay, I really should get going now. blessings to all....

7:51 am

Vicuna

Enjoy the grocery, Mom! =)

7:51 am

Haz1558

I think you're right, Vicuna.

7:51 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:) the mrs and i no longer watch movies in the theatre because after 15 minutes of waiting,half an hour of previews and 2 hours of movie,we almost need the jaws of life and a surgeon to get out of those seats:(

7:51 am

Haz1558

Bye, Trifioso.

7:51 am

Mom

thanks Vic, I will

7:51 am

Vicuna

Goodbye, Trif.

7:51 am

Mom

(((Hugs))) to all of you

7:52 am

Haz1558

Bye, Mom, hello crossy.

7:52 am

Mom

bye bye Haz.

7:52 am

Vicuna

Hello, crossy.

7:53 am

periwinkle

help with right column e pls

7:53 am

crosshair

howdy haz,howdy vicuna:)

7:53 am

Haz1558

ef4, peri.

7:54 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty Haz

7:54 am

periwinkle

nbt but need help with the 9 for nbs

7:54 am

periwinkle

found an 8 by muself, to8

7:54 am

periwinkle

myself

7:55 am

Haz1558

cu9

7:55 am

hurshy

oh yeah clear and present danger was a hard one to follow, in the theater or out.

7:55 am

periwinkle

ty Haz,will look

7:56 am

Haz1558

I know! You couldn't tell who was good and who was bad - apart from Harrison Ford of course.

7:56 am

hurshy

yep that was my experience

7:56 am

hurshy

so vi how are your girls?

7:58 am

crosshair

crossy be playing fo7/40 and fo8/55 under the table with my mrs

7:58 am

Vicuna

1 boy, 1 girl. But good. =) Fourth grade now, and getting more interesting with every year.
I see your niece and nephew are growing up beautifully, too.

7:59 am

Haz1558

And husband is home - best make some lunch. Bye!

7:59 am

Vicuna

Goodbye, Haz. Good to see you!

7:59 am

hurshy

oh gosh, how silly of me. FOURTH grade!

7:59 am

hurshy

bye haz

7:59 am

Aloyisius

bye, Haz.. and Happy Groundhog's Day to all

7:59 am

hurshy

it seems like only yesterday you were first sending them off to school!

7:59 am

periwinkle

not seeing that cu9,more help pls

7:59 am

crosshair

oh,forgot,did the furry rat see his shadow?

8:00 am

Aloyisius

haven't heard the news yet, crossy

8:00 am

Vicuna

Oh, I didn't even think about Groundhog Day! *looks out window* No shadows here.

8:00 am

ivesy3

not here in ny but did in pa..

8:00 am

hurshy

i've never really understood why SEEING his shadow (a sunny day) would mean more winter.

8:00 am

Aloyisius

peri, it is the MOST adorable cu9

8:01 am

periwinkle

the longest cu word I have is cu6

8:02 am

Aloyisius

think of babies and puppies

8:02 am

Vicuna

No kidding, hurshy. Other people's children always grow up fast! =D

8:02 am

Aloyisius

and then keep going

8:02 am

hurshy

indeed

8:03 am

Vicuna

Peri, think of things that are not just adorable, but downright saccharine. And the most of that.

8:03 am

periwinkle

I am trying but just can't get the ending right

8:04 am

Aloyisius

phantom: insist

8:04 am

Vicuna

slice + least difficult minus an indirect object

8:06 am

hurshy

by the way vi, :P what i meant of course was WHY are S words SO HARD to FIND

8:06 am

Vicuna

Yeah yeah, I know. I was just being a smarty-pants.

8:06 am

hurshy

i know. hence the :P

8:08 am

Vicuna

Oh, hurshy, feline news for you: our cat died in the spring and we adopted another in the summer.

8:08 am

hurshy

oh i am so sorry. how is the new one?

8:09 am

Vicuna

The new one drives me batty by lying all day between computer and keyboard... and stre-e-etching... and pushing keyboard, mouse, and any papers overboard.

8:09 am

hurshy

:) sounds nice to me

8:10 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! poirot portrayer

8:10 am

Vicuna

But the nice thing is she really considers the kids her family, too. Nightshade never considered them anything but rather tiresome interlopers best ignored.

8:10 am

Vicuna

Suchet

8:11 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

8:11 am

hurshy

maybe it helps to have the kids first and then the cat.

8:11 am

Vicuna

Absolutely.

8:12 am

MollyL

I would dearly love to know how Phil saw his shadow when it's been cloudy all morning.

8:12 am

hurshy

i've been watching a lot of murder she wrote lately. i do not know why i love that show so much.

8:13 am

Vicuna

Maybe it was the shadow from all the television crew spotlights!

8:14 am

crosshair

just checked the news,wiarton willie failed to see his shadow,so a early spring is coming

8:14 am

hurshy

hmm, conflicting reports from canada and the US

8:14 am

crosshair

you and phil can have 6 more weeks of winter if you wish

8:14 am

Vicuna

Considering that around here we've barely had any winter yet anyway, I'm not that fussed over when spring comes.

8:14 am

Aloyisius

h'mm.. so some places will have an early spring and others won't

8:14 am

mixi6

punxatawny phil saw his shadow. (I can't spell)

8:15 am

Aloyisius

the Carolina Willows are budding here

8:15 am

mixi6

I have a daffodil blooming.

8:16 am

hurshy

gone to carolina in my mind...

8:16 am

mixi6

goes to change icon to picture taken yesterday.

8:17 am

Aloyisius

sing it out, hurshy!

8:17 am

MollyL

I've never really understood the whole groundhog thing. Technically, there are 6 more weeks of Winter (Spring being about 46 days away)

8:18 am

crosshair

we also have had hardly any winter to speak of,i think it only went below minus 20 once and the snow levels are way,way down

8:18 am

crosshair

thats the idea molly,the furry rats win no matter what

8:18 am

mixi6

snow? Haven't seen any this winter.

8:18 am

hurshy

well yes Winter but the groundhog is about winter like weather.

8:19 am

hurshy

The celebration, which began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, has its origins in ancient European weather lore, wherein a badger or sacred bear is the prognosticator as opposed to a groundhog.[6] It also bears similarities to the Pagan festival of Imbolc, the seasonal turning point of the Celtic calendar, which is celebrated on February 1 and also involves weather prognostication

8:20 am

Aloyisius

lovely daffy, mixi!

8:20 am

mixi6

ty. I have a couple more with buds.

8:20 am

Aloyisius

ty hurshy for the info (-:

8:21 am

hego

Morning All

8:21 am

Aloyisius

hi hego!

8:22 am

Vicuna

Hello, hego.

8:22 am

hego

Hi Aloy. Ramping up for trip to Italy in May

8:22 am

hego

Hi Vic

8:22 am

mixi6

good to know we are all pagans at heart. Things changes, but things are still the same.

8:22 am

Vicuna

Well, I'd best get to work. Nice to chat with you all!

8:22 am

hego

Feeling the excitement already.

8:22 am

Aloyisius

ooh, so happy for you Hego

8:22 am

hego

true Mixi

8:22 am

hurshy

bye vi! cut some nice wood for me!

8:22 am

hego

: )

8:23 am

Aloyisius

bye, Vicuna.. hagd

8:23 am

MollyL

Imbolc isn't really about weather prognostication, in the true Pagan sense.

8:23 am

Aloyisius

hego, will you be near the sunken cruise liner?

8:23 am

hego

finally got the cu9 right

8:24 am

hurshy

ah well, what does wiki know

8:24 am

hego

Feb2 is just about the mid point of winter and has been marked for a long time.

8:24 am

MollyL

That's the sad thing about Wiki. It only knows what people put in it.

8:25 am

hego

No Aloy. going to Umbria

8:25 am

MollyL

Marked??

8:25 am

hego

It is east of Tuscany

8:25 am

hego

Molly, observed in some way.

8:25 am

Aloyisius

ah.. gorgeous country..

8:26 am

hego

the only land locked region of Italy

8:26 am

Aloyisius

with its own awesome cuisine

8:27 am

hego

roasted meats

8:27 am

hego

over wood fires

8:27 am

mixi6

nbt, nbs, over 1/2 way. will go list.

8:28 am

mixi6

diving back into grid

8:28 am

hego

yay! no a's today

8:28 am

Aloyisius

loving this grid

8:29 am

hego

not bad

8:29 am

hurshy

clearly you haven't got to the C's yet

8:29 am

hego

: )

8:29 am

uusue2

morning, all!

8:30 am

Aloyisius

am finishing the h's now

8:30 am

Aloyisius

hi sue!

8:30 am

hego

Hi Sue

8:30 am

hurshy

i need two more h's

8:30 am

uusue2

hi hego and aloy! and hurshy!

8:31 am

hurshy

so, as i recovered from my tonsillectomy, gradually i began to have more desire for food. this grew to exceed the desire i had BEFORE the surgery and now i'm always thinking about food. it's very annoying.

8:31 am

Aloyisius

ho7.44 is a funny one

8:32 am

hurshy

clue?

8:32 am

uusue2

<-- always thinks about food anyway

8:32 am

uusue2

but I am glad you are recovering, hurshy!

8:32 am

hego

me too

8:32 am

bichon

hi sue, aloy, hurshy

8:32 am

Aloyisius

what kids did in camp with matches while someone was sleeping.. or to get out of town quickly

8:32 am

crosshair

food? where?!

8:32 am

mixi6

must g try out chocolate pie I made last night.

8:32 am

uusue2

hi, bichon!

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

perle mesta

8:32 am

uusue2

and hi crossy!

8:32 am

hurshy

aha thanks!

8:33 am

Aloyisius

not cold + not arm

8:33 am

crosshair

howdy suze:)

8:33 am

hego

ty Aloy

8:33 am

hurshy

hi une what's perle mesta?

8:33 am

Aloyisius

yay, you found it

8:33 am

Uneaixoise

ho***** with the mostest -- famous long ago

8:33 am

hurshy

ah.

8:34 am

Uneaixoise

OR cupcakes LOL!

8:34 am

hurshy

ohhh why must you mention cuppycakes?

8:34 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:35 am

hurshy

so for 8's i have fo and to, what's the other one?

8:35 am

Uneaixoise

te

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

don't have it . . . sigh

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

40 to go -- taking a break -- later, all *poof*

8:37 am

hurshy

well, it doesn't come from the lower left.

8:37 am

MollyL

The te8 is a bizarre word

8:37 am

hurshy

clue?

8:37 am

hego

bye Une

8:37 am

bichon

what does come from the lower left t?

8:37 am

hurshy

male parts

8:38 am

mixi6

no.

8:38 am

movieman

Balls, bichon!!!!

8:38 am

MollyL

te + what you put on a violin bow, minus the first letter + **a and crumpets

8:38 am

hego

MM!! lol

8:38 am

bichon

got them balls now, ty

8:38 am

hurshy

wow that IS a weirdo, thanks

8:39 am

mixi6

upper left T

8:39 am

uusue2

nice clue, molly!

8:39 am

mixi6

ty molly

8:39 am

Aloyisius

tyvm, Molly.. would never have seen that one!

8:39 am

bichon

ty Molly

8:39 am

movieman

The damn fly is back!!!!!

8:39 am

MollyL

Some Central American tall grass, like any of us would know that (except those that read the encylopedia)

8:40 am

hurshy

poor CHS

8:40 am

uusue2

ah - I actually thought it sounded familiar, molly (Frank knows the technical names of a lot of plants and actually uses them, often to my confusion)

8:40 am

movieman

ty hursh

8:41 am

Aloyisius

so, I suppose ou6.21 means to transgress more than anyone else? gheez

8:41 am

hurshy

thanks for that one alo

8:41 am

hego

ty Aloy

8:42 am

mixi6

c's cracked.

8:42 am

Aloyisius

yw, made me smile

8:42 am

hurshy

really?

8:42 am

hurshy

the c's are so hard

8:43 am

hurshy

i just stare and stare

8:43 am

hurshy

but i would like 3 more words before i list so i have to keep staring.

8:43 am

hego

poor Hursh

8:43 am

hurshy

aha there are two

8:43 am

uusue2

no dictionary results for the ou6; it asked me if I meant utzon, but I didn't

8:43 am

hurshy

and an S! ok list for me!

8:44 am

Aloyisius

interesting, sue

8:44 am

hego

yay

8:45 am

Aloyisius

just found one of my favorite birds.. the ru6.33-sided towhee is in the grid

8:45 am

Aloyisius

such pretty colors

8:45 am

bichon

How many do you have to have before you list. I always try for at least half way

8:45 am

uusue2

yay hurshy!

8:45 am

hurshy

i do 80-90% depending on how i'm feeling about the grid. today was 85

8:45 am

hego

it's up to you Bichon

8:46 am

mixi6

I try for 1/2 way, or when I get frustrated.

8:46 am

hego

make your own rule

8:46 am

Aloyisius

wow, I aim for 75%

8:46 am

bichon

I do, but I was just wondering what others do

8:46 am

uusue2

2/3 for me although I haven't gotten that far in a long time

8:47 am

hego

depends how much time I have

8:47 am

Aloyisius

I just divide 4 into the words total and use that number

8:47 am

hurshy

if i based it on how much time i have i would never get the list.

8:48 am

hego

: )

8:49 am

hurshy

BUT there is a possibility that sometime this year i MAY be able to get a job where i have more WORK to do!

8:49 am

hurshy

that would be exciting.

8:49 am

hego

yikes you were right about the c's

8:51 am

Punster

Lol I find it amusing I'm not the only one who works on that, personally I try for at least 80% of the words; today I hit 35 left before needing help :)

8:51 am

hurshy

one must have a goal

8:51 am

mixi6

I listed at 119 today.

8:51 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Punster

8:52 am

hurshy

but no matter what your goal, you get the list and then you find yourself going, "ack, how did i miss THAT?"

8:52 am

Punster

lol thanks Aloy

8:53 am

Punster

Amen to that hurshy! :D

8:53 am

hego

right hursh

8:53 am

Aloyisius

hurshy, you used to go listless.. I remember.. wish I could finish one without having to look up one single word.. think I did once, a small grid though

8:53 am

mixi6

agreed.

8:53 am

bichon

right hurshy

8:53 am

mixi6

found the f number after I listed!

8:53 am

hurshy

yes that was when i didn't have a job at all.

8:54 am

Aloyisius

well, there you have it.. time is of the essence

8:55 am

mixi6

I think I've only completed 2 without a list and they were both small.

8:55 am

hego

me too

8:55 am

Aloyisius

lol, just found the smelly st 6.24

8:55 am

bichon

I don't think I've ever finished without the list, but the one earlier this week, 73, I got pretty close

8:55 am

MollyL

I'm sure how long you remain list-less depends a lot on how much time you have to devote to the grid.

8:56 am

Aloyisius

righto, Molly

8:56 am

Punster

I've only ever completed 4 grids without help, with the biggest at about 130 words - still proud about that :P

8:56 am

hego

yes, Molly

8:56 am

hurshy

i could still go listless now - occasionally do if it's a real friendly grid - but somehow i've lost the taste for sitting in front of a babble grid for lots of hours

8:56 am

MollyL

On work days, I am seldom more than in and out, finding a few words here and there.

8:56 am

bichon

Does getting help from the chat log count as going list-less

8:57 am

hurshy

yes

8:57 am

mixi6

yes

8:57 am

MollyL

I think that is a matter of opinion Bich. I think getting stats on words is just the same as consulting the list for stats.

8:57 am

bichon

yeah!

8:57 am

hurshy

there is an extra level of no-list no-clues which i've done once or twice.

8:57 am

Punster

I count it as words found with help, so personally no

8:58 am

hego

never. lol

8:58 am

Aloyisius

I agree with Punster

8:58 am

MollyL

Yes, I agree Punster. Good way to define it. "Words found with help".

8:58 am

Aloyisius

so.. a "purist" Babbler would say.. close the chat log

8:59 am

hurshy

i think that the concepts are different in some of our minds since once upon a time there was no list, but people still helped each other back then.

8:59 am

Punster

lol on occasion I'll actually turn the chatbox to friends just so I don't accidentally see hints that'll mess with my total lol

8:59 am

Punster

HEH in other words I agree with Aloy

8:59 am

bichon

I've resigned myself to needing help, but not tons of help

8:59 am

Aloyisius

i remember, well, hurshy

9:00 am

hego

just the ones you're really stuck on

9:00 am

mixi6

needs feeling of accomplishment more than purist definition of no list.

9:00 am

MollyL

I turn off the chat when people are cluing words I don't have.

9:00 am

Aloyisius

most all of us do, mixi.. (-:

9:00 am

Aloyisius

much better than tearing our hair out, lol

9:01 am

Aloyisius

I close chat at first

9:01 am

hego

this is supposed to be fun, right?

9:01 am

hego

or at least enjoyable

9:01 am

Aloyisius

exactly, hego.. FUN

9:01 am

mixi6

Turns to put on another record. Ah. Scheherezade

9:01 am

hego

yipee!

9:02 am

bichon

I never look at my rankings. I think I could get fireworks every day, and still not move up in the rankings

9:02 am

hego

<<<<<<likes scheherazade

9:02 am

Aloyisius

hubby just handed me chipped beef on biscuits, topped with over easy eggs.. how did I deserve that? Yumm

9:03 am

Punster

well I consider finding 80%+ words of a grid fun in my book, so it's entirely how you interpret the word :)

9:04 am

suz01

good morn all

9:04 am

hego

I'm sure you deserve it Aloy

9:04 am

hego

Hi Suz

9:04 am

Flask1

hi all, clue for ou7/40 please?

9:04 am

Aloyisius

will have to fix a special dinner tonight

9:05 am

hego

he's no dummy

9:05 am

hurshy

not in + sound coming back

9:05 am

Aloyisius

ou7.40 is about the guy in the mountains that hollers the loudest to hear his **** bounce back

9:05 am

movieman

Punster, VERY long time no speaky!!!!

9:05 am

hurshy

am disturbed that there seems to be a train going by and i'm not by a train track.

9:05 am

vanillaslice

from the 0u 6 we thought it would fail ,,, and plural

9:06 am

Aloyisius

oh oh, better not be a tornado around

9:06 am

MollyL

Um, Hursh, it's said that tornadoes sound like trains.

9:06 am

suz01

that would be concerning, hursh

9:07 am

Flask1

Aloy that was as clear as mud to me...sorry!

9:07 am

Punster

it's the nice thing about this game, you can put it down for a year... or more... and come back and pick it up no problem :) and hey Movieman, how goes the word hunt?

9:07 am

Aloyisius

aww.. sorry, flask.. what is it called if your voice bounces back?

9:07 am

hurshy

no... it's construction noise.

9:07 am

suz01

echo

9:07 am

movieman

Pretty good thanks, and how goes the movie watching?

9:08 am

suz01

opps!!

9:08 am

Aloyisius

that would be it, suz, lol>>>>>>>>>>>PB

9:09 am

suz01

LOL

9:09 am

hego

bye for now. bbl

9:09 am

Punster

pretty bad actually, the local council thought that halving the number of buses passing through my town would be a good idea so... feeling a little trapped now

9:09 am

Aloyisius

bye, hego, hagd

9:09 am

Flask1

Sorry Aloy, your clue was very good, I just didn't think it would be a whole word!!!...my apologies!!

9:09 am

suz01

refoot

9:09 am

Punster

LOL!!!

9:09 am

suz01

OMG did it again!

9:10 am

movieman

Bloody councils, as much good as a chocolate fireguard

9:10 am

Aloyisius

np, glad you found it, Flask

9:10 am

movieman

Luckily I managed to see 51 films last year

9:10 am

suz01

someone send me a slap on the wrist

9:11 am

mixi6

puts piece of choclit pie in penalty box for suz. Does it have too much rum?

9:11 am

Punster

I'd be surprised if I saw half that many, and I haven't seen any this year so far - kinda upset about missing the latest Underword film

9:11 am

mixi6

recipe called for coffee liquor.

9:11 am

suz01

never too much rum! mix

9:11 am

movieman

Nice to know punster's still around

9:12 am

movieman

Do you still go to Cineworld Cambridge then?

9:13 am

Judi

Good morning, Babblers.

9:13 am

mixi6

(snuck tofu into choclit pie)

9:13 am

Punster

try to, but having trouble dealing with 2+ hrs travel time just to *get* there

9:13 am

mixi6

morningn Judi

9:13 am

Aloyisius

hi Judi

9:13 am

movieman

I can understand that it must be a total bore

9:13 am

suz01

anything with choclit is mighty good! thanks, mix

9:14 am

Punster

g'day Judi

9:14 am

movieman

Sutton really needs a rail service

9:14 am

MollyL

Tofu in chocolate pie? Sacrilegious!!

9:14 am

mixi6

yvw suz

9:14 am

Punster

we're talking 7+ hrs to see a single film, yh, 'bore' is a good descriptive

9:14 am

suz01

and with plenty of rum, you'll never taste tofu

9:14 am

mixi6

really pretty good.

9:15 am

mixi6

1/3c rum.

9:15 am

MollyL

Is there some reason one would put tofu in a chocolate pie?

9:15 am

Punster

lol just hit 85% :)

9:15 am

movieman

It's a pity punster, 'cos there's some REALLY good films being released this year

9:16 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Punster.. go go go

9:16 am

Punster

shurrup :P

9:16 am

mixi6

add protein? trying to get hubby something slightly healty.

9:16 am

mixi6

*healthy

9:16 am

Aloyisius

ok, off to the PB with you all for the to4.8 !

9:17 am

Aloyisius

hrmmph! enjoy the pie

9:17 am

mixi6

didn't have that one aloyisius. Ty. Off for another piece of chochit pie.

9:17 am

movieman

Like the new Ghost Rider film

9:18 am

movieman

Men in Black III

9:18 am

movieman

The Avengers movies

9:18 am

movieman

And the new Spider-Man film

9:18 am

Aloyisius

lol, mixi.. I just found it and realized you and Molly were discussing it

9:18 am

Punster

know about all of them

9:18 am

Punster

looking forward to em too

9:19 am

movieman

And Prometheus and the next Batman film

9:19 am

Punster

yup and yup

9:19 am

Punster

man on a ledge could be good, and wondering about Chronicle

9:19 am

movieman

I'm gonna be very busy this year

9:20 am

movieman

And what about the Hobbit part 1?

9:20 am

Punster

the difference is you live 5 min walk from a train station... that puts you 4 min walk from the cinema; you have a bit of an edge on me ;)

9:20 am

Judi

Just reading back in chat. Tofu should be undetectible in choco pie. Although, I am of the opinion that tofu doesn't belong in anything except maybe miso soup.

9:21 am

Punster

so obvious didn't even think it worth mentioning

9:21 am

Aloyisius

Judi joins the PB group

9:21 am

movieman

I know, bloody annoying isn't it?

9:21 am

Punster

to repeat: shurrup

9:21 am

Punster

*grin*

9:21 am

suz01

PB group?

9:22 am

Aloyisius

Penalty Box

9:22 am

Judi

Ahem. It especially does not belong in this grid. *schleps off to PB*

9:22 am

movieman

OK, I know when I'm getting a tad on the aggravating side, LOL

9:22 am

Punster

Really? *GASP!*

9:22 am

mixi6

Molly, me and Judy all used the same to4 word.

9:23 am

Aloyisius

fess up, Judi.. you just wanted some of the pie!

9:23 am

movieman

By the way, punster, I haven't seen your name on Babble for a while, what've you been up to?

9:24 am

Judi

To fu or not to fu, that is the question.

9:24 am

MollyL

Thank you Judi. The thoughts of tofu in chocolate pie bother me in a deep way.

9:24 am

mixi6

lol

9:24 am

Aloyisius

.. lol, Judi.. and that's FW for moi

9:24 am

Punster

just been busy elsewhere in my life, didn't have time to put 3-8 hours on a puzzly grid daily, but was looking through my favourites a few days ago and thought... why not :)

9:25 am

movieman

This damn game just won't go away, eh?

9:26 am

Punster

since you're *still* playing, I feel that that was more of a personaly moan than anything else :P

9:27 am

movieman

I blame Dr. G, I mean I could be doing something more rewarding

9:27 am

Punster

urg, fast typing will be the death of me

9:27 am

Aloyisius

and off to do some mundane tasks.. have a great Groundhog's Day, everybody! poof

9:27 am

Punster

lol bite your tongue

9:27 am

suz01

bbl.....gotta run errands!

9:27 am

Punster

lol aiming for a Bill Murray type of day, Aloy?

9:28 am

mixi6

working on babble while I put all my records into the computer. Lol

9:28 am

movieman

69% found so far

9:28 am

bichon

I like to listen to ITunes radio while I Babble

9:29 am

movieman

I like to tunes on Itunes

9:29 am

movieman

*listen to

9:29 am

Punster

lol that freaking e has been bugging me, finally I get it

9:29 am

movieman

I've created my own personal playlist

9:29 am

Punster

lol impressive spelling mistake, 'listen' into 'like' :D

9:30 am

MollyL

Hip hip hooray! Every day is Groundhog's Day!

9:30 am

movieman

You know what I meant

9:30 am

rubyfoo

hello, back

9:30 am

movieman

welcome back ruby

9:30 am

bichon

hi ruby

9:31 am

Punster

lol that's only a good thing Molly, when it's a different *grid* every Groundhog's Day lol

9:33 am

rubyfoo

I don'\t think there are groundhogs in France; they've probably eaten them!

9:34 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

9:34 am

Nef

Good Morning Everybody. How are you all today? (I'm 3 letters away from NBT and searching for that 9 for NBS)

9:34 am

rururocks

LOL ruby

9:34 am

MollyL

Hi Nef

9:34 am

rubyfoo

hello nef

9:34 am

vanillaslice

hi mr bob nef

9:34 am

rubyfoo

hi vanilla

9:35 am

rubyfoo

and mr. bob

9:35 am

rururocks

the 9 is the most cu4 or smarmy

9:35 am

rubyfoo

and anybody I might have missed....

9:35 am

rubyfoo

it's an icky word

9:36 am

Punster

and that right there is why I don't like to chat until I'm finished playing, cos I always see hints thhat I didn't want yet... *sigh*

9:36 am

Nef

hi Molly, ruby,vanilla, ruru , Mr. Bob and all! Thanks ruru

9:36 am

Punster

hello new-people-who-have-started-playing-in
-the-last-few-minutes :P

9:37 am

movieman

I had to chat wit choo tho' punster, 'cos well, we haven't for over a year

9:37 am

vanillaslice

pretty simple Pun, if you don't like them (yet) switch them off

9:38 am

Punster

lol that only works if I'm not *wanting* to chat

9:38 am

movieman

In fact, if I saw punster in the street, I probably wouldn't recognize him

9:38 am

vanillaslice

you can't have it all ways

9:39 am

Punster

lol I'm aware of that Vanilla

9:39 am

rururocks

Mick Jagger: Ya can't always get what ya want....

9:39 am

Nef

well, it's easy to ignore theclues; or (if you have a short attention span) just forget them

9:40 am

rubyfoo

blink, and they're gone

9:41 am

rururocks

yes right.. see my smarmy clue is already off the screen

9:41 am

Punster

unfortunately, as Movieman can attest, I have a pretty good memory, and once I see something I don't want to know, I'll remember it for the rest of time

9:42 am

rubyfoo

we were all talking about how annoying that word was earlier

9:42 am

rubyfoo

I am always grateful for clues in the chog

9:43 am

vanillaslice

same here altho

9:43 am

vanillaslice

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vanillaslice

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vanillaslice

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vanillaslice

9:43 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, vanilla's cat is on the keyboard lol

9:43 am

vanillaslice

hello

9:44 am

mixi6

that's another way to clear the chog quickly.

9:44 am

vanillaslice

no idea what happened there lol

9:44 am

rubyfoo

hahah mixi

9:44 am

mixi6

pet the cat for me. lol

9:44 am

rururocks

that's plan B mix

9:44 am

Nef

wow, vanilla! I thought my chog went nuts!

9:44 am

vanillaslice

shall I say sorry?

9:44 am

rubyfoo

but it probably took care of the complaint

9:44 am

rubyfoo

NO!!

9:45 am

vanillaslice

I was trying to type with one hand with the other in the cookie tin

9:45 am

Judi

Vanilla is obviously trying to compensate for the chocolate pie.

9:45 am

rubyfoo

hi judi; I missed the chocolate pie. Is there any left?

9:46 am

Judi

Plenty, ruby. Beware. It contains to4.

9:46 am

movieman

My cat is vying for my attention!!!!

9:46 am

mixi6

yes, there's piece left.

9:46 am

rubyfoo

I'll be right over; I'm sure it's warmer there

9:47 am

MollyL

Ruby can have my piece of to4 pie

9:47 am

rubyfoo

back to the kitchen for me! see you later, kids

9:47 am

rubyfoo

is it really made with to4?

9:48 am

mixi6

it's 60 out. Yes, it

9:48 am

mixi6

s really made with to4.

9:48 am

rubyfoo

can't get decent to4 here; it's always too processed and dry

9:48 am

Judi

Do "decent" and "to4" even belong in the same sentence??

9:49 am

rubyfoo

<-- loves to**

9:49 am

rubyfoo

<-- missed Japanese food

9:50 am

Judi

Exclamation at time of dubious invention: "Ooh, look! I made bean curd...jello?"

9:51 am

mixi6

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alt
on-brown/moo-less-chocolate-pie-recipe
/index.html

9:51 am

MollyL

The very idea of "bean curd" makes me urpy.

9:53 am

MollyL

<---Not an Alton Brown fan

9:55 am

periwinkle

have the fo8 and to8, help with last 8 pls

9:55 am

vanillaslice

te8

9:56 am

periwinkle

ty will look

9:57 am

MollyL

t + n**n lights of Broadway + crime against God + **a and Crumpets

9:58 am

periwinkle

ty Molly,neverf would have found that one

9:58 am

MollyL

It's one of the weirdest words I've seen in this game.

9:59 am

periwinkle

tall Mexican grass is te8

10:00 am

rastapopolous

generally accepted to be the ancestor of corn

10:00 am

uusue2

ah, THAT"s why I've heard of it!

10:00 am

MollyL

Huh? Grass is the ancestor of corn?

10:01 am

rastapopolous

yes, corn is a grass

10:01 am

movieman

Corn IS a type of grass molly

10:01 am

uusue2

I believe that corn is part of the grass family, yes

10:01 am

movieman

As are barley, wheat, oats etc

10:01 am

MollyL

This is the kind of stuff you only discover here. I always thought corn was a vegetable.

10:02 am

Judi

I can barley corntain myself.

10:02 am

uusue2

in fact if you let your grass grow and look at it carefully you can see the relationship - look at the way the leaves grow, the seed head, and so on

10:02 am

MollyL

Judi! Ru would be so proud!

10:02 am

lbdawger

hops into conversation about maize and grass

10:02 am

Focal

Ouch!! What a bad time to join y'all - is this pun hell?

10:02 am

doseffing

... next time you pull the crab grass out of your lawn ... look at the seed pod ... then imagine the plant as six feet tall ... corn

10:03 am

rururocks

*beams at judi*

10:03 am

MollyL

Ahem Sue, my life has not gotten so boring that I watch grass grow. : )

10:03 am

Judi

I think I spelt something wrong...

10:03 am

rururocks

*she has a rye sense of humor that one*

10:03 am

uusue2

or perhaps you are organized enough that you mow your lawn before it gets to that point, molly :-)

10:03 am

lbdawger

amaizing

10:03 am

rastapopolous

Movie man! You've got Tintin up!

10:03 am

rururocks

lol

10:03 am

Focal

I am amaized that this behaviour is tolerated. .

10:04 am

MollyL

LBD wants to talk about grass. Fire up the bong.

10:04 am

uusue2

(you can go away and come back when it is done, too, you don't actually have to watch it the whole time :-)

10:04 am

PastorJ

to state the obvious, a'll are sooooo corny!

10:04 am

movieman

I have rasta, I enjoyed the film very much

10:04 am

vanillaslice

youre all getting onto grass

10:04 am

lbdawger

wheat can you expect from abunch of wordies?

10:04 am

Judi

The grain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

10:04 am

movieman

These puns are oatso simple!!!!!

10:04 am

vanillaslice

groan

10:05 am

rastapopolous

ye, I liked it too, despite the melding of the two stories plus a few extras. And they even got Bianca in there!

10:05 am

Focal

touches

10:05 am

MollyL

Next thing y'all will be telling me that to4 is also in the grass/corn family

10:05 am

rururocks

had that one focal

10:05 am

Jacula

Corny & flakey, that's what those puns are!

10:05 am

vanillaslice

Its midnight here I'm just not getting that last 18 this way

10:05 am

Focal

* red face *

10:05 am

Jacula

:-D

10:06 am

uusue2

that's ok, focal, I got 4 words from that so far :-)

10:06 am

MollyL

And then we will make corn/grass/to4 chocolate pie. It's so healthy!!

10:06 am

lbdawger

whatcha need, Vanilla?

10:07 am

movieman

I like to ryes to the occasion

10:07 am

vanillaslice

I'm listing its just a chore but I'll get there

10:07 am

uusue2

oooh, good one, movieman! :-)

10:07 am

uusue2

anyway, must run, have an appointment with the retirement counselor at 10:30. Big changes in my life happening now.

10:07 am

Jacula

mm - LOL

10:07 am

Focal

You are cereal punners!!

10:07 am

movieman

I think i'm out-punning punster here!!!!

10:08 am

rururocks

me? I am on the straight and farro and not punning

10:08 am

Punster

I'm going to call it there, catch you all tomorrow depending on the grid and other RL concerns

10:08 am

mixi6

what changes uusue?

10:08 am

Punster

I've been off my game pun wise for some time

10:09 am

movieman

seeya punster, nice talking to you

10:09 am

MollyL

It sounds like Sue is planning on retiring.

10:09 am

Judi

Hmmm. That one's stretching it a bit, ruru.

10:09 am

Punster

yh, ru, your'e digging your own grave there

10:09 am

Judi

I just ate some farro the other day. Delish.

10:10 am

rururocks

isn't it?

10:10 am

rururocks

beats the hell out of bean curd

10:10 am

Judi

Amen to that.

10:11 am

MollyL

<---Stands in the No Bean Curd zone

10:11 am

uusue2

mixi, I filed for bankruptcy yesterday and am now hoping to be able to retire in June (since I am out from under all the debt)

10:11 am

lbdawger

but i like to4. there are other soya products i can do without like the milk or should that be mulk

10:12 am

rururocks

that would be milfu lb

10:12 am

Judi

Soy milk makes me gag.

10:12 am

uusue2

and sorry to drop that into the chat and run but I really do have to go! Will be back when I get to my office.

10:12 am

lbdawger

lol ru! good one!

10:12 am

lbdawger

later, UU

10:12 am

rururocks

I'm sorry UU

10:13 am

mixi6

good luck uusue

10:14 am

Judi

Time for a break. bbl.

10:14 am

lbdawger

later, Judi

10:15 am

lbdawger

must go swap out laundry...way too much fun over on this side of the screen.

10:15 am

MollyL

It's almost ironic that filing for bankruptcy would allow someone to retire. : )

10:16 am

MollyL

Either that or a very bad indication of our financial times.

10:16 am

dcseain

te6.18 -- part of the male body

10:18 am

mixi6

fo6,27 first one?

10:20 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS! Have to go; stuff to do outside before it goes dark.

10:20 am

mixi6

nm. fireworks here too.

10:20 am

vanillaslice

a stink mix

10:21 am

MollyL

fo6/27....enemy + oh no, I have ***n a hole in my dress

10:21 am

vanillaslice

back later for the last 10 can't think anymore

10:25 am

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Mixi and Jac

10:26 am

lbdawger

sweet sleeps, Vaniila

10:31 am

rururocks

nice jac

10:31 am

rururocks

I wish I was done

10:32 am

rururocks

I think I am going to list. I can't find anything now

10:38 am

rururocks

*then finds two more*

10:39 am

rururocks

3

10:39 am

negativeneil

Hey ruru.

10:39 am

rururocks

gm neil

10:39 am

rururocks

how are you?

10:40 am

negativeneil

Oh not too bad thanks... you?

10:40 am

negativeneil

And good morning to you too.

10:40 am

rururocks

pretty well. got some decent news on my knee from a new doctor

10:41 am

negativeneil

Missing a lot of Babble lately... life gets in the way, dammit.

10:41 am

negativeneil

Oh really? What's that?

10:41 am

rururocks

yeah.. Babble is a huge time commitment

10:42 am

negativeneil

Haha. If you let it be I guess.

10:42 am

rururocks

Looks like I may not need a replacement.. but my tennis days are over for sure.

10:42 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah? So what can be done?

10:42 am

negativeneil

Is there some way of fixing it so you're not in all that pain anymore?

10:43 am

rururocks

I have to have some more tests done and a bone scan..then I will know more

10:43 am

rururocks

maybe arthroscopic is my fate

10:43 am

negativeneil

Oh, ok.

10:43 am

negativeneil

Arthroscopic surgery shouldn't be too bad. Some pain and swelling for a little while after while it heals.

10:44 am

negativeneil

But that's to be expected with any surgery.

10:44 am

rururocks

this doctor doesn't feel replacement is warranted

10:44 am

negativeneil

Good!

10:44 am

negativeneil

Some would want to do it anyway, or too easily.

10:44 am

rururocks

so.. I had some relief..the pain has lessened somewhat and is only bad in wet-cold weather

10:45 am

negativeneil

Oh really? What has given you that pain relief?

10:46 am

dianedecoder

ruru.... I've had arthroscopic surgery done on both knees... it helps for quite a while,... but is not a cure all.... My pain is back but as with you, the specialist says they do not yet warrant replacement :-(

10:46 am

rururocks

it's just sort of toned down in the last few weeks.. I'm not sure why.. maybe the inflammation has gone down some

10:46 am

negativeneil

Oh, do they not want to do knee replacements until a certain age?

10:46 am

rururocks

sorry to hear that Diane

10:47 am

rururocks

I think they only last so long neil

10:47 am

rururocks

surgeries are great as you get older

10:47 am

negativeneil

Oh geez. :( That's not such good news.

10:47 am

rururocks

I mean not so great

10:47 am

dianedecoder

I rely on cold packs, anti-inflammatory drugs and a topical anti-inflammatory cream called Dyclofenac.... surprisingly that helps !!

10:48 am

negativeneil

Wow. You should give that a try ru?

10:48 am

rururocks

I can't take anti-inflammatory drugs.. bothers my GI

10:49 am

negativeneil

Oh no. :(

10:49 am

rururocks

but the cream might help

10:49 am

negativeneil

Well the topical cream may help?

10:49 am

negativeneil

Yeah.

10:49 am

dianedecoder

But I have good times too... and the more you can build up the muscles around the knee, the better it is... I don't take drugs very often... just Aleve occasionally

10:49 am

negativeneil

And the cold packs too.

10:50 am

negativeneil

What exercises would build them up, Diane?

10:50 am

rururocks

I take vicodin when it is bad .. that helps me cope

10:50 am

dianedecoder

and the treadmill.... I can do that ! .... no impact. Sleeping is the real problem... can't find a place to "put" them when in bed.... my knees, that is LOL

10:51 am

rururocks

was wondering where she was going there

10:51 am

dianedecoder

lol.... thus the clarification !

10:52 am

negativeneil

You would, ru. :P

10:52 am

rururocks

maybe I can tell Mrs Ru that more sex will help me build up my muscles?

10:52 am

negativeneil

[thinks ruru's mind needs a cleansing]

10:52 am

negativeneil

Yep, I know. I should talk. :P

10:52 am

negativeneil

Just stay off your knees, ru. ;)

10:52 am

rururocks

talk about the pot calling the kettle something

10:53 am

negativeneil

I actually hurt my left knee that way, last week.

10:53 am

rururocks

woof

10:53 am

negativeneil

But a couple of days on extra-strength Ibuprofen and it was a lot better... fine now.

10:53 am

dianedecoder

Old minor injuries from childhood come back to haunt one... they find all the vulnerable places and settle in with a vengeance.... in the spots where the osteo-arthritis dwells as well.

10:53 am

rururocks

the knee you mean?

10:53 am

negativeneil

Yep. I injured that knee as a kid.

10:54 am

negativeneil

Yes ruru, the knee. :P

10:54 am

rururocks

I just wish I cut back on tennis some instead of being a maniac about it over the last ten years

10:54 am

dianedecoder

and I have to go now... to play the piano for people who are in a LOT worse shape than I am ( The nursing home ) Have fun, everyone !!!

10:54 am

rururocks

bye diane.. thanks for the tips

10:55 am

negativeneil

I play piano too. :)

10:55 am

dianedecoder

mine interferes with my golf :-(( byeeeee

10:55 am

MollyL

Diane is such a sweetie : )

10:55 am

negativeneil

I have clips of my piano playing on Youtube.

10:55 am

negativeneil

Enjoy your visit Diane.

10:55 am

SeaSpray

Good morning everyone

10:56 am

negativeneil

Good morning SeaSpray!

10:57 am

SeaSpray

How is the grid this great day?

10:58 am

negativeneil

Pretty good so far.

10:58 am

bichon

It's very doable. Got to 60% without listing.

10:58 am

MollyL

Hi Sea

10:58 am

SeaSpray

sounds encouraging then

10:59 am

rururocks

gets tough with about 40 to go sea

11:00 am

SeaSpray

I will enjoy it while I can then lol

11:01 am

bichon

I usually list when there is 50% to go. So you can tell it's an easier grid

11:04 am

negativeneil

Yep. I'm beating that last 40 into submission now.

11:05 am

rururocks

interesting way of putting it neil

11:05 am

negativeneil

:P

11:10 am

rururocks

finally have all the c's.. jeezus

11:11 am

negativeneil

WTG ru.

11:11 am

rururocks

and the e's

11:12 am

negativeneil

Es aren't too bad... there are a lot of Cs though.

11:14 am

negativeneil

But that's me done and outta here... lots of stuff to do, busy busy. Take care ru, see you later.

11:14 am

negativeneil

Have a good day everyone.

11:14 am

SeaSpray

You too Neil

11:14 am

rururocks

with the list.. they're coming down quickly

11:15 am

rururocks

bye neil congrats.. have a good day

11:15 am

cybernan

diane -- is the dyclofenac non prescription down here?

11:15 am

MollyL

I think Diane left Nan

11:15 am

cybernan

darn - guess she's gone

11:16 am

cybernan

husband uses it -- but we have to get a prescription for it at home

11:17 am

rururocks

I would guess it's a prescription item nan

11:20 am

Nef

it is a prescription drug here too

11:27 am

Nef

wandering in and out here; but just now got the NBT (had NBS already)

11:27 am

MollyL

Nef The Wandering Nomad

11:30 am

cybernan

ty nef -- was hoping we could stock up!

11:30 am

cybernan

first ce 5/12, please?

11:31 am

Nef

Not really, Molly; I don't want to get too far into doing chores; so I sit and play a few minutes; then switch laundry loads; come back and play for a bit; then start cleaning the bathroom, etc. Housework is not my favorite chore these days

11:32 am

Nef

sorry, Nan, I don't have it yet (but am looking)

11:32 am

SeaSpray

Housework never was and never will be my favorite chore...but it is so nice when it is finished!

11:33 am

Nef

very true, Sea. That's why I just plug away a bit at a time

11:34 am

SeaSpray

I do mine in stages as well....used to be I had to do it all in one day...not anymore

11:34 am

Nef

(and it never is "finished" in my house; even when I spend a whole week at it. Once you do something; you turn around and it's dirty again (same with laundry)

11:34 am

SeaSpray

well yeah....but I don't count laundry lol

11:35 am

trentsnana

Good day all. Stats on the right column e, please? Also, the second column, top e.

11:36 am

SeaSpray

ok Nef...you made me feel guilty...am going to vacuum now lol

11:37 am

Nef

right e is a common babblet e4/7

11:37 am

crosshair

THEY ARE DONE! THE TAXES ARE FILED!...shake..sudder..twitch..gasp..
.

11:37 am

trentsnana

got it, thnx

11:37 am

Nef

top e is eo 5/10 and pl

11:38 am

trentsnana

Good job, crossy

11:38 am

crosshair

i can feel my left eye twitching..what does a stroke feel like? lol

11:38 am

Nef

not like a twitch, crossy

11:39 am

crosshair

why do they not just lop 40% of the top like they want and leave us in peace...whew

11:40 am

crosshair

tax returns like that take a year off my life i swear..need a tea...

11:40 am

MollyL

Hi TNana!

11:47 am

Nef

so crossy, are you paying in, breaking even, or getting a refund?

12:03 pm

crosshair

refund:)

12:07 pm

Nef

so the fret and worry pays off.

12:08 pm

crosshair

it does indeed,but it is kind of like betting someone 100 dollars that you are willing to mash your fingers with a hammer..the money is nice but the pain is a pain

12:09 pm

crosshair

but i am almost restored,a nice hot cuppa tea and some babbling are doing wonders

12:10 pm

mixi6

They won't just lop off the 40%, because then the rich wouldn't get all the exceptions and the poor will support them.

12:12 pm

MollyL

Oh and God forbid the upper class should have to pay their fair share of taxes (said dripping with sarcasm)

12:12 pm

crosshair

mm this is true,we get table scraps that fall off the 1% of the 1% table as it is

12:13 pm

ursh

hmmmm taxes the same the whole world over

12:14 pm

MollyL

And people wonder why the "Occupy" movement has gotten so popular.

12:14 pm

crosshair

we have a philantropher(sp) here by the name of peter munk.great fella,donates to opur hospitals enough money to make entire new wings and new equipment etc.he was angry one year cause he payed 10% of what his office workers pay in taxes

12:15 pm

crosshair

but like i say,he sends a ton of cash to you sick kids and cancer hospitals

12:15 pm

crosshair

our

12:15 pm

crosshair

but it seems the more you make,the more loopholes you have:(

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

back

12:16 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

12:16 pm

uusue2

hi again all!

12:17 pm

crosshair

wb suze!

12:17 pm

uusue2

so I had my retirement counseling appointment, and things look good. I am applying to retire on July 1!!

12:17 pm

uusue2

and hi crossy!

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

12:19 pm

uusue2

hi ruby!!

12:19 pm

crosshair

yaa for sue! parties every day!bacon vodka binges! jetsetting!

12:19 pm

uusue2

lol, crossy!

12:19 pm

MollyL

You are lucky Sue. Not many people can retire at your age. Enjoy.

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

we had a foot of snow and now it's cold, so it will probably stay here 'til April, but it's beautiful!

12:20 pm

crosshair

filling that passport!

12:21 pm

uusue2

although it turns out that even though my retirement pay will be about 3/4 of what I make now, my take-home will be almost the same due to fewer deductions

12:21 pm

crosshair

yaaaa for sue!

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

that is terrific!

12:21 pm

uusue2

and I already have my passport, crossy, better watch out :-)

12:21 pm

crosshair

crossy put out a extra brunch plate...

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

martinis are mixed and chilling....

12:22 pm

MollyL

I was wondering how you got in and out of Israel without one Sue. : )

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

you didn't have a passport?

12:23 pm

MollyL

Yeah she does Ruby, that was a joke.

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

sorry, sense of humor frozen... :(

12:23 pm

uusue2

it had expired (and I lost it) so I had to get a new one to go to Israel

12:23 pm

mixi6

oh wow sue.

12:24 pm

uusue2

I am looking forward to it - was getting pretty burned out. And I can still teach a course every now and then if I want to (and if they want me to).

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

that would be perfect

12:25 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a charmed life.

12:25 pm

mixi6

just don't get back in debt uusue.

12:26 pm

uusue2

No, the debt problems were due to two ex-husbands who are now out of the picture. It feels good to be starting over again.

12:27 pm

mixi6

then they are worth being ex-es.

12:27 pm

uusue2

They certainly are, mixi!!

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

boo hiss on exes!

12:29 pm

uusue2

You said it, ruby!

12:29 pm

cybernan

10 left and stuck

12:29 pm

uusue2

hi, nan!

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

68 left and stuck lol

12:30 pm

uusue2

135 left but I don't think I'm paying enough attention to be stuck

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody

12:30 pm

cybernan

tu 6, please?

12:30 pm

cybernan

or te 8?

12:31 pm

cybernan

good night ruby

12:31 pm

uusue2

night, ruby!

12:32 pm

cybernan

found the first ce 5/12 if anyone needs a clue

12:33 pm

mixi6

tu - beginning of a fracus + hard of hearing asking to repeat

12:33 pm

uusue2

thx, mixi, strange word

12:34 pm

flosey

good morning everyone and thanks mixi, for that clue

12:35 pm

hego

clue Nan?

12:35 pm

hego

ty Mixi

12:35 pm

mixi6

te + vowell + oh ye without *** cast the first stone + **a and crumpets.

12:35 pm

uusue2

hi flosey and hego!

12:35 pm

MollyL

te8...t + n**n lights of Broadway + crime against God + **a and Crumpets

12:35 pm

cybernan

what they burn in church - first 2 letters

12:36 pm

hego

ty Nan

12:36 pm

uusue2

thx, nan! Has a plural too.

12:37 pm

flosey

thanks again mixi

12:37 pm

cybernan

ty molly and mixi

12:37 pm

hego

ty Molly

12:38 pm

cybernan

2n ho 7? (7/44)

12:38 pm

uusue2

really warm thing on the end of your leg, nan

12:38 pm

uusue2

(compound word)

12:39 pm

mixi6

hear hubby rising. see y'all.

12:39 pm

uusue2

bye, mixi!

12:39 pm

cybernan

ty sue

12:40 pm

cybernan

fo 6/27? - after enemies

12:41 pm

uusue2

unborn infant, nan

12:41 pm

MollyL

fo6/27...enemy + oh no, I have ***n a hole in my dress

12:42 pm

uusue2

oops, that was a 6/30. Molly is right.

12:42 pm

mixi6

unborn infant is the 30 sue.

12:43 pm

MollyL

Aw, little unborns don't stink : )

12:44 pm

uusue2

they can get pretty stinky after they're born, though, as I recall :-)

12:44 pm

crosshair

tufide

12:44 pm

crosshair

oops

12:47 pm

Anniebrook

Molly, what did you do to your dress....It's not torn..Im at a loos

12:47 pm

Anniebrook

* or loss

12:48 pm

uusue2

it is, actually, annie

12:49 pm

Anniebrook

Oh dammm...I kept putting the N on....thanks Molly

12:49 pm

hego

that's what it is Annie

12:50 pm

MollyL

I had to go back and make sure I did the asterisks right.

12:51 pm

Anniebrook

You did, Molly

1:01 pm

hego

ou7 anyone?

1:03 pm

MollyL

ou7...not in + sound that bounces off a mountain

1:03 pm

hego

ty Molly cheez!

1:03 pm

hego

where do they get them?

1:04 pm

uusue2

thanks, molly!

1:04 pm

crosshair

and now before i leave you,it is time for crossy,s quote of the day!!!

1:04 pm

crosshair

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." - Voltaire

1:04 pm

crosshair

tc all and happy babbling..poink!

1:05 pm

uusue2

I like that one, crossy!

1:08 pm

MollyL

I honestly don't know where they get them Hego. ou7? Really? I can't imagine anyone using that in conversation.

1:08 pm

hego

or even a sentence

1:17 pm

periwinkle

ty for that stoopid ou7

1:18 pm

bichon

tu 6/7. Didn't understand Nan's clue about a fracas

1:18 pm

periwinkle

I did not either, bichon

1:23 pm

Anniebrook

fracas=tu**le

1:25 pm

bichon

ty Annie, another one of the weird words

1:25 pm

MollyL

Then add that two letter word that Canadians often end a sentence with.

1:26 pm

Anniebrook

there are lots of weird words in this grid today

1:27 pm

hego

yup!

1:28 pm

MollyL

A definition of Babble: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds. I think I'm getting it now.

1:28 pm

hego

there you go!!

1:29 pm

cybernan

didn't see the tu clue - would someone give it again please?

1:31 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

1:32 pm

cybernan

ne 6 following bird's home, please?

1:33 pm

Wolvie

i have bird home and either / ** ne 6/18

1:33 pm

Wolvie

hi all just signed on to some great clues- ty!

1:34 pm

cybernan

ty wolvie

1:34 pm

Wolvie

yw

1:36 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the great clues

1:36 pm

Wolvie

finished?? congrats nan!

1:36 pm

cybernan

must go and get ready to hit the links -- will be back to clue if I have time

1:38 pm

Wolvie

must be off myself for a bit- hope to get back

1:40 pm

Focal

Evening Babblers, dashing in for a quick look between Mom-taxi runs. How are we all this sunny snowy bright dull spring day?

1:41 pm

uusue2

hi focal! Dull here but at least the fog has lifted

1:41 pm

uusue2

(the real fog, that is, my own personal internal fog is still there)

1:41 pm

Focal

Let's babble it away!

1:42 pm

hego

lol Hi Focal

1:42 pm

Focal

Hey hego

1:42 pm

uusue2

I am getting close to half way...

1:42 pm

MollyL

Reminds me of one of my favorite Dickens quotes: It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

1:43 pm

Focal

That's lovely Molly, and describes this time of year so well!

1:43 pm

Focal

UUSUE2 I am almost half way too 109/117. Tricky grid today I think

1:43 pm

uusue2

you are 3 ahead of me, focal :-)

1:44 pm

hego

focal, you are becoming as addicted as the rest of us.

1:44 pm

hego

I see the symptoms.

1:44 pm

Focal

I know Hego, there will be an intervention shortly I fear!

1:44 pm

hego

not around here. lol

1:45 pm

Focal

I know, this is a safe place for lunatics, that's why I like it so much!

1:45 pm

hego

; D

1:46 pm

uusue2

114/112, time to get some work done...

1:46 pm

Focal

A haven for the Etymologically Insane. . . .

1:46 pm

MollyL

Lunatics, half wits, those afflicted with Sever Word Geek-itis, it's a haven for all.

1:46 pm

hego

do you mean bugsy?

1:47 pm

MollyL

Or severe

1:47 pm

Focal

You overtook me there while I was babbling, very cunning!

1:48 pm

Focal

OK, Mom's taxi just got a fare from a young scout, gotta go. Catch y'all later. Slán :)

1:48 pm

hego

bye!

1:50 pm

MollyL

I truly do not miss those days when I spent half my life in a mini-van hauling kids around town.

1:51 pm

hego

me either

1:51 pm

MollyL

I do miss the kids who are not kids anymore though. All my son's friends still call me Mom.

1:52 pm

hego

me too, Molly

2:00 pm

tiger98

new to babble in need of some friends ....

2:01 pm

SeaSpray

Welcome tiger

2:01 pm

tiger98

why thank you SeaSpray

2:02 pm

flosey

hello tiger, have you been away for a while?

2:02 pm

SeaSpray

yw..you will be addicted in no time...and will meet many wonderful people

2:02 pm

hego

Hi Tiger. welcome!

2:02 pm

tiger98

Not been on as I wasn't a Pro player but I am now....

2:03 pm

flosey

ah, well then, welcome to babble, hope to see you more frequently

2:03 pm

tiger98

Addicted already.... Currently unemployed due to being made redundant at christmas so I am keeping myself busy between job hunting

2:04 pm

tiger98

Flosey, Hego & SeaSpray can I add you as a friend... Won'r hurt you honest

2:04 pm

flosey

oh dear, sorry to hear that, hope you find something soon

2:04 pm

flosey

why of course tiger, happy to be your friend

2:04 pm

hego

No problem!

2:04 pm

SeaSpray

absolutely

2:05 pm

tiger98

thanks one and all....

2:05 pm

hego

yvw

2:08 pm

MollyL

The phrase "being made redundant" seems so self-defeating.

2:08 pm

MollyL

Good luck finding a new job Tiger.

2:10 pm

tiger98

Thank you MollyL... Its just a horrible time that's all, so I will be keeping my mind active so I don't give up

2:11 pm

hego

Babble is a great place for the unemployed.

2:11 pm

hego

Good luck to you

2:13 pm

tiger98

thanks Hego....

2:13 pm

hego

: )

2:21 pm

hego

Bye All. hagd !

2:24 pm

SeaSpray

++

2:31 pm

Focal

Hi all, taxi journey done, uusue2 you are probably basking in fireworks by now. . . and I'm still not half way! Any help on 2nd row E words please? And the niner?

2:33 pm

lilliann

is that the ef focal?

2:33 pm

lilliann

the9 is more of the cu7 to be sweeter

2:34 pm

Focal

no, second row, must be et. Maybe ET went home!!

2:34 pm

Focal

Oh for heavens sake Lilliann, that's such a makey=uppey word!! But needless to say I am delighted with it - thanks!

2:35 pm

lilliann

if the et to score on glass

2:35 pm

lilliann

yw :)

2:35 pm

lilliann

i have even

2:35 pm

Focal

I have th score on glass one?

2:36 pm

Focal

Yo! Halfers at last, and if I could crack that 2nd row E I would be nbt nbs. . . . help?

2:37 pm

lilliann

i have the es5 which is to be shaped like an s

2:37 pm

lilliann

i don't have the otherones yet tho, so sorry, no help

2:37 pm

Glantarell

think it's eo5 and/or eo6

2:37 pm

lilliann

that's the definition, not a clue

2:38 pm

lilliann

hi glant

2:38 pm

lilliann

just found the eo5/6

2:39 pm

Glantarell

Hi Lilliann - and it is eo5/10 but i don;t know how to clue it

2:39 pm

lilliann

ao and the 7 deadly ones

2:39 pm

Glantarell

add a vowel to the end for the 6

2:40 pm

lilliann

*eo

2:40 pm

Glantarell

good clue

2:40 pm

SeaSpray

ty lilliann

2:40 pm

lilliann

ty glant. i'm not a very good cluer but i do try my best :)

2:41 pm

lilliann

yw sea

2:43 pm

Focal

Thanks, nbt nbs (thinking about my nwb but thinks it's a little early!)

2:44 pm

Glantarell

nwb?

2:44 pm

lilliann

i was thinking the same glant:)

2:45 pm

lilliann

are you in yopur new house yet glant?

2:45 pm

Focal

nice warm bed

2:45 pm

Glantarell

no.... but my old house is going though - exchanged contracts yesterday, complete tomorrow

2:45 pm

lilliann

oh ok focal :)

2:45 pm

Glantarell

ah, nwb - don;t have one of those at present LOL

2:46 pm

lilliann

so when do you move in and where are you going until you can?

2:46 pm

Glantarell

I am staying with a friend until my new house either settles or I cancel the deal - could go either way at the moment

2:47 pm

Glantarell

but her heating and hot watyer system has broken down so it's a bit of a cold existence at present!

2:47 pm

lilliann

that would be a shame if you have to cancel. i hope all works out quickly and smoothly for you

2:47 pm

Glantarell

if it all goes ahead i will move in 12th Feb

2:47 pm

lilliann

oh no,not good especially at the moment with the cold weather!

2:47 pm

Glantarell

I need an answer/commitment tomorrow

2:48 pm

Glantarell

flippin freezin'

2:48 pm

Glantarell

they are talking about snow in the next couple of days

2:48 pm

lilliann

aye, you can't keep hanging on, especially if you have to look for somwhere else

2:48 pm

Glantarell

but i do have ahot water bottle LOL

2:48 pm

lilliann

-4 here at the moment

2:49 pm

lilliann

well atleast that is something :)

2:49 pm

lilliann

i've been wrapped round in my duvet most of the day and evening with 2 cats as my hot water bottles :)

2:49 pm

Glantarell

and we have showers at work so i will go in early and use one of those ;)

2:50 pm

lilliann

well that's good.atleast your be warm, freash and clean smelling :)

2:52 pm

Glantarell

will make a chnage LOL

2:53 pm

lilliann

lol

3:00 pm

Soodle

Greetings, fellow British Isles folks..... Its a bit nippy out there..........

3:01 pm

Glantarell

good evening Soodle - yes, flippin freezing

3:01 pm

lilliann

hi soodle.it certainly is!!

3:01 pm

Soodle

Minus 5.5 this morning as I left home for the salt-mines!

3:02 pm

Glantarell

no idea what it was but the wind chill in Chepstow this lunchtime was breathtaking!

3:03 pm

Soodle

Am very impressed with Focal's new acronym... NWB. Bless the inventor of electric blankets.

3:04 pm

Glantarell

and hot water bottles

3:04 pm

lilliann

i don't need electric blankets soodle as i hjave 2 cats plus i'm in the menopause so i have to have the radiator off in the bedroom as i'm the nearest to it and i have a fan going all night on high...poor hubby who normally gets hot has the cover over his head!!!lol

3:04 pm

Soodle

Bless 'em all! :-)

3:04 pm

Glantarell

never felt the need for eith in a home with heating - this unheated home takes me back to my childhood where I used to admire the ice patterns on the inside of the windows...

3:05 pm

Glantarell

have you tried a 'chillow' Liliann?

3:05 pm

lilliann

and dis you have an outside toilet glant?

3:05 pm

lilliann

by the way that wasn't being cheeky?

3:06 pm

lilliann

chillow?

3:06 pm

Glantarell

i didn;t have an outisde toilet at home, but my grandparents did - and i spent every six week summer holiday woth them

3:06 pm

lilliann

my gnome already is!!:)

3:06 pm

Glantarell

tin bath in fornmt of the fire too

3:06 pm

lilliann

me too glant

3:06 pm

Soodle

Hmm. The radiator in my bedroom is banjaxed, which is fine until the temps drop to sub-zero. During the horrificly bad weather last year, I found ice on the inside of the bedroom window. Thats when I invested in a lecky blanky.

3:07 pm

Glantarell

chillow - a chilled pillow designed to m ake life more comfortbale whenyou are menopausal with night sweats - just google it

3:07 pm

lilliann

as in my grandparents did but they also had an inside one and a bath and my nan used to make me eat a raw carrot every night so i could see in the dark for the loo...never needed the loo at night!!

3:07 pm

Glantarell

no double galzing soodle?

3:08 pm

Glantarell

i am lucky in that my friend is letitng me stay rent free, but also thta I prefer cool homes to hot ones - mind you, I didnlt bargain for the levels of chill we are dealing with in her house, bless her

3:08 pm

lilliann

ok, will do thanks glant. i've been it for nearly 8 years, hopefully it won't be much longer!!

3:09 pm

Soodle

Yup, got double glazing, but a complicated electrical arrangement for outside lights etc means my small window has to be left open 24/7. Brrr

3:09 pm

Glantarell

oh dear Lilliann - my menopause lasted about 10 days but as it was chemotherapy induced I am not sure I'd recommend it!

3:10 pm

lilliann

we need new double glazing as every window is damp in the morning oin winter

3:10 pm

Soodle

The chillow sounds great. Even for the not-yet-menopausal. I often wake in the middle of the night and find if I turn the pillow upside down, I can get back to sleep.

3:10 pm

lilliann

oh, sorry to hear that glant. mine is due to early hysterectomy

3:11 pm

lilliann

i hope all is good now glant?

3:11 pm

Glantarell

it was back in 2005/6 and as far as I know I am fine - a lopsided Amazn woman with attitude LOL

3:12 pm

lilliann

i agree soodle, my hubby could probably do with one as he always turns his pillow over when he gers hot

3:13 pm

lilliann

lol...sounds like my cousin :) glad you're ok now hin

3:14 pm

Glantarell

i have a better appreciation of life for the experience

3:16 pm

lilliann

my cousin is the same and since my life has changed in different ways so do i.i think sometimes we all take life for granted and i also believe we need to live every day one by one and enjoy what we have and take nowt for granted as we never know what is around the corner

3:16 pm

Glantarell

why isn't toesies a word???

3:17 pm

Glantarell

if cu9 is a word i think toesies should be one LOL

3:18 pm

lilliann

would it not be without the i?

3:18 pm

lilliann

lol, i agree

3:18 pm

Glantarell

apparently not

3:18 pm

lilliann

74 left here and with flu is not good!! :(

3:18 pm

Glantarell

146 left for me

3:19 pm

Glantarell

but at least i don;t have flu

3:20 pm

lilliann

i also have a stomach bug but eh, that's life!! i won't be beaten!!!!!

3:20 pm

lilliann

glad to hear it glant

3:20 pm

Glantarell

poor you

3:20 pm

Soodle

Yack Flu! Poor Lily.

3:20 pm

Glantarell

flu and a stomach bug - eugh

3:20 pm

Glantarell

I've never had the flu, thnakfully

3:20 pm

lilliann

i'll try not to spread my germs!

3:21 pm

Soodle

I only had flu once. And once is quite enough, thank you very much.

3:21 pm

lilliann

it's been coming for a while i think...my hubby had all these things before we went on hols at christmas and i was bad when we were away but have got alot worse since back

3:22 pm

Glantarell

you've been ill since Xmas? awful. If I do ill at all it has to be quick LOL

3:22 pm

Soodle

Hot drinks, rest and more rest, Lily. (Dr Soodle's invoice is in the post...)

3:23 pm

lilliann

i keep feeling light headed which doesn't go well with my usual dizzy spells....and as i spend majority of my life sitting or lying down i'm even more sick of having to lie down!!

3:24 pm

lilliann

i just hate not being in control!! thanks soodle. i think i will have a hot chocolate in a minute :)

3:25 pm

Glantarell

dropm some whusky in it

3:25 pm

Glantarell

and honey

3:25 pm

lilliann

i hate whisky and don't have any but i do have some tia maria :)

3:26 pm

Glantarell

in fact, just have the whisky and honey and lemon and hot water and forget the choclit!

3:26 pm

Glantarell

oh, tia maria in choclit soiunds divine

3:27 pm

lilliann

i've been drinking lemon and honey, lots of herbal te4 ,taking flu tablets..you name it i think i've had it :)

3:27 pm

Glantarell

it's your body's way of telling you to slow down then

3:28 pm

lilliann

it is nice glant. my ex got me into it. i don't like it on it's own but in hot chocolate made with milk, it is lovely

3:29 pm

lilliann

i couldn't go any slower if i wanted to glant! it's just when i get bad, it normally rakes longer for me to get over it

3:29 pm

Glantarell

since I got cancer I hav to eat really healthily or I feel incredibly tired and ick up every bug going

3:30 pm

lilliann

how have i missed the ho5/6 homes

3:30 pm

Glantarell

my idea of the perfect decadent treat is a punnet of blueberries or cherries LOL

3:30 pm

lilliann

my cousin is the same...she doesn't eat any dairy products

3:30 pm

Glantarell

thye were pretty obvious Lily!

3:31 pm

lilliann

i love both of them but they are so expensive to buy

3:31 pm

Glantarell

I don;t eat any dairy either

3:31 pm

lilliann

yeah...thanks for that glant...not to me!! lol

3:31 pm

Glantarell

I am eating a punnet of organc blueberries which cost 19p - tescos sell by dates are wonderful!

3:33 pm

Glantarell

tu6?

3:33 pm

Soodle

Yum. Organic blueberries. Om nom nom. :-)

3:33 pm

Glantarell

very om nom nom - and down form 1.99

3:33 pm

lilliann

i have bought myself 2 dwarf cherry trees but doubt i will get any this year. i also have red currant,raspberry and ic an't remember what they are called...the dark berries in ribena?

3:34 pm

Glantarell

blackcurrants

3:34 pm

lilliann

that's a good price

3:34 pm

Glantarell

the only fruit i'm not so keen on

3:34 pm

lilliann

that's it...ty glant

3:34 pm

Kazzer99

evening ladies and gents

3:34 pm

Glantarell

Hi Kazzer

3:35 pm

lilliann

the birds usually get them tho as i can't get down the bottom of the garden to get them and the bairn won't and hubby normally away working that time og the year

3:35 pm

lilliann

hi kazz

3:35 pm

Kazzer99

i have been told to eat more fruit. hopefully next year we will have our oown. we are planting red currant white currant and gooseberries

3:35 pm

lilliann

i don't have the tu6/7 yet glant, sorry

3:35 pm

Glantarell

bribe the bairn....

3:36 pm

lilliann

white currants? never heard of them kazz

3:36 pm

Kazzer99

i don't have tu 7 either

3:36 pm

lilliann

it doesn't work glant as she is 12 going on 17!!!

3:36 pm

Glantarell

raspberries are so easy and I love them - I planted autumn fruiting ones and they used to fruit in June then again in September - was still picking at beginning of Nov this year

3:37 pm

lilliann

i'll have to get some atumn ones too, but i now need to grow my fruit in tubs and window boxes so i can get to them easily

3:38 pm

Glantarell

tu6 tu+ rhymes with say

3:38 pm

lilliann

i grow peppers, courgettes, different types of tomatoes,courgettes, cucumbers and strawberries too

3:38 pm

periwinkle

what is a courgette?

3:38 pm

Glantarell

i did too but if i get this fluppin house will have to rethink as it is all hard landscaping

3:38 pm

Glantarell

zucchini

3:38 pm

periwinkle

not getting your clue,Glant

3:39 pm

periwinkle

hello all

3:39 pm

lilliann

zuchini i think

3:39 pm

periwinkle

ok

3:39 pm

lilliann

hi peri

3:39 pm

Glantarell

sort pf phonetic peri

3:39 pm

periwinkle

hope you feel better soon lil

3:39 pm

lilliann

thanks peri

3:40 pm

lilliann

but you can grow them all in tubs glant

3:41 pm

periwinkle

mssing a lot of 7's

3:41 pm

periwinkle

what are easy vegetables to grow in tubs

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

they are much sweeter than red currants and have none of the bleurch taste of blackcurrants. I also some some rose berries advertised which looked like blushing white currants - might get a bush to try

3:41 pm

lilliann

all the ones i've just mentioned peri

3:41 pm

periwinkle

or fruits even

3:41 pm

periwinkle

ok

3:42 pm

Kazzer99

peri - little ball carrots, radiated, turnip is you pick them young, tomatoes, all sorts of greens

3:42 pm

periwinkle

I love raspberries anc cherries

3:42 pm

lynxxx

Good morning all

3:42 pm

lilliann

never heard of rose berries either kazz. will have to look them up

3:42 pm

periwinkle

hi lyn

3:42 pm

periwinkle

still not getting that tuy

3:43 pm

Kazzer99

oops I meant radishes

3:43 pm

periwinkle

tu7 even

3:43 pm

periwinkle

ball carrots?

3:43 pm

lilliann

i've grown the round carrots too kazz, they are sweeter than normal ones and go well in salads

3:43 pm

periwinkle

we have lots of squirrels here

3:43 pm

lilliann

and radishes

3:43 pm

periwinkle

and some rabbits

3:43 pm

Glantarell

ok, thinking about the tu

3:43 pm

lilliann

you can get round carrots

3:44 pm

Glantarell

you gte silk tussahs

3:44 pm

Kazzer99

I've just bought some called paraceba - they seem to look like bright orange radishes in shape

3:44 pm

Glantarell

change the ;last vowel

3:44 pm

lynxxx

The latest craze here is to grow vegetables in raised purpose built beds - either corregated iron or wood...very good where you don't have any space.

3:44 pm

Glantarell

i will have to grow in tubs

3:44 pm

lilliann

silk tussahs?

3:44 pm

lilliann

hi lynn

3:44 pm

periwinkle

ty glant,new word for me

3:45 pm

Glantarell

yes, tussahs - change the last vowel for the tu6 and pl for the 7

3:45 pm

Glantarell

I've been growing in riased beds for 10 years

3:45 pm

periwinkle

missing 12 seven letter words

3:45 pm

Glantarell

you don;t dig them, and they are easy to reach form both sides when you need to plant or pick or weed

3:45 pm

periwinkle

and lots of other words

3:46 pm

periwinkle

bbl

3:46 pm

Glantarell

missuing 15 7 letter words here peri ;)

3:46 pm

lilliann

i have bricked raised beds lyn, and grow flowers and veg in them...easy to get to in my chair

3:46 pm

Kazzer99

we are sort of doing a semi raised bed to even out the back garden - it will be 2 boards high at the front but the side boards will go back into the ground so the bed is level for growing

3:46 pm

lilliann

i'm missing 6 peri

3:46 pm

lilliann

bfn peri

3:47 pm

lilliann

sounds good kazz

3:47 pm

Glantarell

I have just ejected a drooling cat from my lap

3:48 pm

lynxxx

Lil...I'm not in a chair but would appreciate raised beds! I'm thinking of buying a metal bed to put in a sunny spot on my bricked patio area...my garden is too shaded now with trees

3:48 pm

Glantarell

My friends cat is a bit of a wold one and he mews loudly but he aso lashes put and bites

3:48 pm

Glantarell

he comes asnd asks me to stroke and ticklet and i do - very ciutiously

3:48 pm

lilliann

i bought myself some miniature plum, cherry, apple and there is another one but i can't remember what it is which you can grown in pots or garden

3:48 pm

Glantarell

but he drools when i do LOL - never seen a dribbling cat before

3:49 pm

Kazzer99

my friends cat dribbled but he had a bad tooth

3:49 pm

lynxxx

a cat of extremes

3:49 pm

Glantarell

I fancy a nectarine or fig

3:49 pm

lilliann

that sounds good lyn, and i think whether your'e in a chair or not raised flower beds are best as no back ache or not so much :)

3:50 pm

Glantarell

but not sure how well a nectaruie would do

3:50 pm

lilliann

my old ginger cat called ginger(not by me) use to drool all the time but he was soooo loving bless him!!

3:51 pm

Glantarell

this one is devil and loving in alternate doses

3:51 pm

lynxxx

I wish I had appreciated the self sown fig tree that we had in our first house more...now I love love love figs

3:51 pm

lilliann

mine was just lovely...he didn't have a bad bone in his body and shared our garden with all the wild life!! lol

3:52 pm

Glantarell

my friend gets about 6 phone calls a day about him - because he goes off and stands in the gutter in the ,iddle of town and mews incredibly loudly and looks pathertic and people assume he needs help...

3:53 pm

Glantarell

I love love love figs too but they are really expensive here

3:53 pm

lilliann

i've only had them once in ecypt and didn't like them lyn, but i don't know whether it was fresh or old, but i do like dried and fig rolls

3:53 pm

Glantarell

about a $AU each

3:53 pm

lilliann

lmao glant...he just likes attention...obviously!! lol

3:53 pm

Glantarell

I think so Lily

3:54 pm

lynxxx

They can be here too...I paid a fortune for them to have on Xmas day - fresh with duck as an entree - yum. Dried figs are great in meat dishes...morrocan type stews etc..add a really nice sweetness

3:56 pm

lilliann

my nextdoor but one neighbout grows all sorts...he has peaches,all the ones i grow, damsons and a few others i cant remember. he buys alot from ideal world on the tv

3:57 pm

lilliann

i might try a cooking a morrocan stew lyn, sounds nice

3:58 pm

Glantarell

they are lovely Lily - just google tagine recipes

3:58 pm

Glantarell

lots of lamb and apricot

3:59 pm

lynxxx

and don't forget to throw in a tin of chick peas - very good for you

3:59 pm

Glantarell

I make veggie moroccans stews with chickpeas and tmaties and spices and apricots and serve with coucous

4:00 pm

lilliann

thanks for the tu6/7 glant, just got it :)

4:00 pm

Glantarell

and butternut squash

4:00 pm

Glantarell

yw

4:01 pm

lynxxx

My fav is lamb, pumpkin, sweet potato, chick peas, dried figs and pretty heavily spiced.

4:01 pm

Glantarell

sounds yummy

4:01 pm

lilliann

hubby doesn't like cous cous but i like it if it has alot of flavour but i'm not a spicy person, he likes chick peas, i don't but i do buy the tins of mixed beans and add them to casseroles and stews

4:02 pm

Glantarell

I adore chickpeas - not quite sure why but I do LOL

4:02 pm

Glantarell

I once had a chickpeas and rice recipe that I couldn;t resist but can't find it any more :-(

4:03 pm

lilliann

i love butternut squash but the bairn and hubby dont

4:04 pm

lynxxx

I do a roasted pumpkin (your butternut squash) and chickpea and cucumber salad, w. cumin and a tart dressing - very nice

4:05 pm

lilliann

i thought pumpkin was a different veg to butternut squash as pumpkimn is rounded and squash is long

4:06 pm

lynxxx

...but I don't like the to4.8 I just found

4:06 pm

lilliann

i don't like pumpkin but i like butternut squash especially roasted

4:06 pm

Glantarell

pumpkin in the Uk is bigger, more watery, softer

4:06 pm

Glantarell

butternut squash is denser, pear shaped and sweeter

4:06 pm

lilliann

the veggy one lyn? i 've never tried it

4:07 pm

lynxxx

just horses for courses Lil...the only 'squash' we have here are the small bright yellow ones

4:07 pm

Glantarell

to4/8?

4:07 pm

lynxxx

sort of Lil...made from beans

4:08 pm

Glantarell

ah, our butternut squash is a very dense one with buff skin (very thin) and which is sort of elongated pear shape

4:08 pm

lilliann

normally in the uk we only use them for halloween. i've tried cooking with pumpkin but can't get on with it? but i must say i do like the pumpkin bread...mom sent me a kit and me and the bairn made some and i like that but preferred it with the icing on

4:08 pm

Glantarell

very diff textured flesh to other squashes

4:10 pm

lynxxx

In Australia we call that butternut pumpkin

4:10 pm

lilliann

and is orange when you take the skin off and we only normally or i do eat the long bit which you can cut up in chuncks and the rounded end i normally throw away as i can't be bothered to get rid of all the seeds

4:13 pm

Glantarell

I just scrape the seeds out with a spoon

4:13 pm

lynxxx

like you I prefer the butternut to any other pumpkin. I have made a cake using that as well - very nice, again lots of spices

4:13 pm

lilliann

ah ok, that's really interesting lyn. as we have 2 different veggies with the same names

4:14 pm

Glantarell

there are some pumkin squashes called turk's heads - they have nice texture and are good baked - also some special ones with blue in the title - dense soft well flavoured flesh

4:14 pm

lilliann

i can't be bothered to do that glant and then you don't get as much squash when it is peeled, plus arthritis in fingers, is too much for me

4:14 pm

lynxxx

the turks heads are very pretty to draw as well!

4:14 pm

lilliann

i've never heard of turks heads glant

4:15 pm

lilliann

you'll have to give me the recipe for the butternut cake lyn, i like carrot and parsnip cake

4:16 pm

lynxxx

they look like a turkish hat lil and are beautifully striped in greens and yellows - like a large and small donut shape on top of one another

4:17 pm

lilliann

oh ok, thanks lyn

4:17 pm

Glantarell

well, I am finally half way through so taking a break - bbl

4:17 pm

lilliann

can we get them in tescos and sainsburys glant?

4:18 pm

lilliann

bfn glant, if i don't see you later tc and i hope all goes well with new house

4:18 pm

lilliann

i'm off to pop some more pills and have a hot chocolate..bbs

4:19 pm

lynxxx

bye Glant

4:19 pm

lynxxx

bye Lill, I'll look up that recipe for you

4:19 pm

lilliann

thanks lynn

4:20 pm

lilliann

*lyn

4:36 pm

Soodle

<Feels like typing a word from the grid into the chog, in the hope I'll get sent to the PB. Am craving choclit.

4:39 pm

Kazzer99

oh no doodle don't do that - having enough probs with hubby

4:39 pm

Kazzer99

oops bloody predictive text - soodle

4:39 pm

lilliann

you can have some of my hot chocolate with tia maria if that helps....not proper chocolate but still tastes nice :)

4:40 pm

Kazzer99

hmm that sounds yummy Lill

4:42 pm

lilliann

it is kazz....i'm hoping the flu pills and tia maria will just knock me out all night but not until i finish this grid!! :)

4:42 pm

lilliann

i've put loads of straws in so no germs and all can share :)

4:45 pm

lilliann

yay 7's done!!

4:48 pm

Kazzer99

I got one left - must go and look for something be back in a bit

4:53 pm

Soodle

Yak, Kazz. Hope probs with hub are minor and easily sorted out. (((( Hugs)))

4:58 pm

Soodle

Off to fill the hot water bottle, find the glass for the teeth, locate the gozunder, and wish you all a good night :-).

4:59 pm

MollyL

Wow, early to bed with Lady Soodle tonight.

4:59 pm

lilliann

loli need a gozunder soodle... i don't have many teeth, but all mine...lol

4:59 pm

lilliann

lol
i need a gozunder soodle... i don't have many teeth, but all mine...lol

4:59 pm

lilliann

nite hin and tc.x

5:00 pm

Soodle

Oh yes..... Mention a gozunder, and Molly will appear!! Hello my dear!

5:00 pm

lilliann

she oeither has one or needs one doodle! lol

5:01 pm

MollyL

(((Soodle))) a goodnight hug and himself remains in my prayers.

5:01 pm

Soodle

Much appreciated, Molly. Thank you (((()))). Night all :-)

5:02 pm

lilliann

* flu pills and tia maria either don't go or my spelling is getting worse or i'll just blame it on my dodgy keyboard as all the letters have disappeared due to babble!!

5:02 pm

Nef

Lil, I was catching up with the chog and saw you didn't threw the squash away with the seeds in it? Cook it whole and then remove the seeds; it's no work at all that way

5:03 pm

lilliann

nite soodle.x

5:05 pm

lilliann

i do throw that bit away with the seeds nef.i suppose if i was doing a soup i wouldn't.how would i cook the whole lot nef? if i peel it which i find difficult can i just roast the whole thing or do you mean boil, slow cook?

5:06 pm

lilliann

i love butternut aquadh and would love more recipes with it

5:07 pm

lilliann

i normally get hubby when he is here to peel hard weg like butternut aquadh and swede

5:07 pm

lilliann

do you have swede?

5:08 pm

lilliann

*squash

5:08 pm

Kazzer99

i am going to grow swede this year

5:10 pm

lilliann

is it easy to grow kazz?

5:10 pm

lilliann

up here they call it turnip, but i keep saying, turnip is white and fed to cows normally although you can buy it in shops..i like turnip roasted

5:11 pm

Kazzer99

dead easy - grew it from seed last time - straight in the ground and just thinned them out. Thing to remember thought is that swede is a brassica so if you suffer from club root remember to lime the soil

5:12 pm

Kazzer99

you can grow little white turnips that you can roast whole

5:12 pm

lilliann

oh ok. is it something i can grow in a deep put?

5:12 pm

lilliann

*pot

5:13 pm

Kazzer99

yes - though if i was growing in pots, I would put them in a long rectangular one

5:14 pm

lilliann

a window box?

5:14 pm

lilliann

would that be deep enough?

5:14 pm

lilliann

as in the long ones?

5:15 pm

Kazzer99

that could work and then you could pick them small and sweet - doesn't need to be too deep cos the top half is above the soil

5:15 pm

lilliann

is that for turnips or swedes?

5:15 pm

Kazzer99

thats what makes the top of the veg purple - exposure to sunlight - both

5:16 pm

Kazzer99

the best thing we grew we dwarf french beans - planted 10 plants and the beans lasted for nearly 18 months

5:16 pm

lilliann

oh ok, how long do they normally take to gtow?

5:17 pm

Kazzer99

about 12 to 15 weeks but they can stay in the soil until you need them - just watch out for things eating them

5:17 pm

lilliann

really...i've never heard of dwarf french beans...and that was in tubs?

5:18 pm

lilliann

aye, same as carrots and radishes

5:18 pm

Kazzer99

it was in the ground but my friend grows all her stuff in tubs and she grows them

5:18 pm

lilliann

oh ok, thanks kazz, will look out for seeds so i can start growing them

5:19 pm

lilliann

i do like french beans...so i expect you still poles for them to grow?

5:20 pm

Kazzer99

i have my seed tin to hand - I will have a peruse and tell you

5:20 pm

lilliann

but i put canes in for my tomatoes,peppers, courgettes, cucumbers etc

5:20 pm

lilliann

ok, thanks kazz

5:22 pm

Kazzer99

Swede it says 6 inches apart but that's if you want big ones - grow 3 - 4 inch apart and you can pick little ones. parsnips are good one for deep pots - grew em like that last year and I got a big enough crop for me

5:22 pm

Kazzer99

roasted beetroot is nice as well

5:24 pm

Kazzer99

we will all have to post our veggies patch photos on line - perhaps we could have a babble veggie growers group in flickr

5:24 pm

periwinkle

first ch5 pls

5:25 pm

lilliann

thanks kazz...i tried parsnips last year and didn't work for me. i will try swede this year and beetroot as hubby and bairn love it and my daughter helps me to plant...not very often as she gets bored but she loves harvesting everything....especially all my different types of potatoes!

5:25 pm

lilliann

the board game peri

5:25 pm

periwinkle

duh, ty lil

5:26 pm

lilliann

the 7 goes off it

5:26 pm

lilliann

np :)

5:26 pm

Kazzer99

we have got international kidney and maris peer so far. I want to get some kestrel and then something unusual

5:26 pm

periwinkle

ty found them both

5:26 pm

Kazzer99

have you grown pink fir apple?

5:27 pm

lilliann

yw peri

5:27 pm

lilliann

is that apples or potatoes kazz?

5:27 pm

lilliann

international kidney??

5:27 pm

lilliann

kestral?

5:28 pm

Kazzer99

spuds

5:28 pm

periwinkle

ch7/40 pls

5:29 pm

Kazzer99

international kidney are jersey royals - yummy

5:29 pm

lilliann

i have grown different types of new potatoes, as in pink, purple but i couldn't tell you the names off hand...i got them from ideal world/gerden bargains

5:29 pm

lilliann

oh ok...never heard of them kazz

5:30 pm

lilliann

ch6/7 sounds like a top a woman would wear peri

5:30 pm

Kazzer99

peri - its a plural off a 6 - sounds like the word which means pick something but spelt with last vowel

5:30 pm

periwinkle

don;t have the 6

5:31 pm

Kazzer99

peri - c plus the thing you live in

5:31 pm

saanichcat

c plus what you live in, an abode

5:31 pm

saanichcat

snap

5:31 pm

periwinkle

ty, new words for me

5:32 pm

Kazzer99

was on me as well - i think babble makes em up to confuse us

5:32 pm

Kazzer99

16 left all ss and ts

5:33 pm

saanichcat

dis you get the fly/

5:34 pm

Kazzer99

shoo

5:34 pm

Kazzer99

b*gger sorry

5:35 pm

lilliann

ty kazz i didn't have that one yet...i don't know why as it is a fish slap!!lol

5:36 pm

Kazzer99

I know - the last few seem to be ones I should have got

5:37 pm

lilliann

i really need to go and lie down...

5:38 pm

Kazzer99

eek - its 25 to midnight

5:39 pm

lilliann

tell me about it and i've been asleep most of the day and am still tired! which is not like me!!

5:39 pm

lilliann

can i have a clue for the ru6 please

5:40 pm

lilliann

nm

5:41 pm

MollyL

I hope you're not getting sick Lilliann.

5:44 pm

lilliann

i am sick molly :(

5:45 pm

lilliann

or i should say poorly

5:47 pm

Kazzer99

it means red lill like a fox

5:47 pm

Kazzer99

not sure how to clue

5:47 pm

lilliann

i got the ru6 kazz thanks

5:50 pm

MollyL

Sorry Lilliann, must have missed some chat. *Sending hot chicken soup*

5:51 pm

Kazzer99

urrgh just got the last 8 - yuck

5:54 pm

lilliann

thanks molly, i'll enjoy that.big hugs :)

5:54 pm

lilliann

yay for kazz

5:55 pm

Kazzer99

whee - fireworks - off to bed - must get up at 0645 tomorrow - going to eye hospital with hubby - he is having his usual annual eye test

5:56 pm

lilliann

actually, i could just eat some chicken soup, but home made not packet or tinned :(

5:56 pm

Kazzer99

good luck lill - speak to to tomorrow.

5:56 pm

lilliann

yay!! wtg kazz!! all the best to your hunny

5:56 pm

lilliann

*hubby

5:57 pm

lilliann

tc hin, sleep well

6:03 pm

MollyL

I only deal in home made soup Lilliann. The packaged stuff leaves a lot to be desired.

6:05 pm

lilliann

i only like hopme made soup too as i know what exactly is in it...plus it tastes alot better!

6:07 pm

lilliann

i can make a good french onion soup as hubby likes it and i prefer my home made tomato as it isn't so sweet but more tomatoier(i know you'll tell me 1, it either isn't a word or i've mis spelt it)! :)

6:17 pm

MollyL

Tomatoier is most certainly a word. Especially pertaining to tomato soup. : )

6:19 pm

lilliann

yay for me!! lol :)

6:19 pm

lilliann

ty molly :)

6:20 pm

lilliann

i'm feeling really crap but you are brightening my nite :)

6:22 pm

Cherrypop

If the soup is made with several cans is it still considered homemade?

6:23 pm

periwinkle

in6/21 pls

6:23 pm

Cherrypop

in....begins at home!

6:24 pm

saanichcat

or bees and ants and bugs

6:24 pm

periwinkle

2nd in6/21 is what I need

6:25 pm

lilliann

either its the in6 where a family member is doing something with another family menber thay shouldn't or bugs

6:25 pm

periwinkle

ty ty

6:25 pm

periwinkle

it was the bugs one

6:26 pm

lilliann

i never make soup with cans cherry it is always fresh produce!!#

6:26 pm

periwinkle

I need to start making soup again

6:26 pm

MollyL

Always glad to brighten your day Lilliann : )

6:26 pm

periwinkle

I love homemade soup

6:27 pm

lilliann

you always do molly :)

6:28 pm

lilliann

so do i peri....shop bought has so many e's and other things in it...atleast when you make you're own. you can add as much pepper, spices, herbs etc as you like

6:29 pm

periwinkle

Ihave been lazy lately. most of the recipes I have make too much and I need to cut down on the recipes or freeze some

6:29 pm

periwinkle

e's ??

6:29 pm

MollyL

Canned soup has so much salt in it, it's ridiculous. And when I see people salting canned soup I gag.

6:29 pm

lilliann

and alot more suger molly

6:30 pm

periwinkle

indeed, Molly and I see people putting salt on their meals in restaurants before even tasting it

6:30 pm

lilliann

*sudar

6:30 pm

periwinkle

canned anything has a lot of salt in it

6:30 pm

MollyL

Oh Gads, restaurant food has tons of salt as well.

6:30 pm

lilliann

i never cook with saly as i think alot of the food we eat has its own natural salt and sugar

6:31 pm

lilliann

but i will admit to adding a little salt to roast potatoes,chips, and cottage cheese...but only a little

6:31 pm

periwinkle

I use very little or no salt when I cook

6:32 pm

periwinkle

lots of garlic and onions and spices tho

6:32 pm

lilliann

but thats only when it is on my plate

6:32 pm

lilliann

i love garlic

6:33 pm

periwinkle

me too

6:33 pm

periwinkle

ro6/27 pls

6:34 pm

lilliann

have you had gatlic in vinegar peri?

6:34 pm

lilliann

ro6 when something is pleated

6:35 pm

lilliann

*garlic

6:35 pm

lilliann

i think my flu tablets and tia maria chocolate have worked as my typing sucks!!

6:36 pm

MollyL

*Puts a nice, warm blanket around Lilliann*

6:36 pm

lilliann

and pl for 7 peri

6:37 pm

lilliann

thanks molly but i have pj's on, cardigam, hubby's thick dressing gown on and a single duvet wrapped around me aswell as heating on and i'm still cold!! :(

6:40 pm

MollyL

Plenty of fluids and rest for you, young lady.

6:40 pm

lilliann

perhaps i should cover up my butt! lol

6:43 pm

lilliann

i've been doing that for the last few days molly but nowt working...but hey, i have babble to make me feel better...or not, but my friends here are :)

6:47 pm

MollyL

Have you seen a doctor about this?

6:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi everyone. May I please have a clue for ru6-33? Thanks

6:52 pm

lilliann

ru6 sounds a bit like a name tou would call a big dog, but add a vowel

6:52 pm

turqaz

a Roman/Latin man's name + a vowel

6:52 pm

lilliann

dorry crap clue

6:53 pm

lilliann

*sorry

6:53 pm

turqaz

describes a reddish animal

6:55 pm

lilliann

no molly as i've had enough of doctors the last 10 years and they would just say take paracetomol! i don't want to waste their time as there are peopleworse off than me and plus i can't always get to the surgery!

6:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, lilliann, and turqaz.

6:56 pm

turqaz

yw

6:58 pm

lilliann

yw peach

6:59 pm

MollyL

Well then, I'm sending healing blessings your way Lilliann.

7:05 pm

lilliann

thank you molly, that means alot :)

7:39 pm

lilliann

finally fireworks...now to go sleep under duvet!! tc and hugs to all babblers.xx (poof)

7:45 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, lilliann!!!!!

7:46 pm

Jacula

Hi all! Sorry to have miss lilliann. It's not surprising that she's cold; it's on its way to -10 deg C here tonight.

7:47 pm

Jacula

*missED, I meant.

7:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, Jacula.

7:51 pm

Jacula

Hi gapeach. How are you?

7:56 pm

wht

Good evening Babblers

7:56 pm

Jacula

Good evening wht.

7:56 pm

rururocks

could someone clue the ou 6/27 please

7:56 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Doing OK today....thanks and you?

7:57 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hey there, wht.

7:57 pm

wht

Does anyone have a clue for the first ch6,27?

7:57 pm

Jacula

Hi ruru. ou6.27 is plural sound you make when you get hurt.

7:57 pm

rururocks

thanks jac

7:57 pm

wht

ou6,27 hurts.

7:58 pm

wht

Hi ruru

7:58 pm

Jacula

wht - ch6/27 is an old word for 'swindle' or cheat. c _ the building you might live in.

7:58 pm

Jacula

c+, that should have read.

7:58 pm

rururocks

hi everyone

7:59 pm

wht

ty jac. New word for me. There are a number of those in the grid today.

7:59 pm

rururocks

I'm trying to wrap this bad boy up now

7:59 pm

Jacula

gapeach - I'm okay. It's just all the others! (2 funerals to go to...:-( )

7:59 pm

Jacula

wht - it was a new word for me, too. My monkeys found it.

8:00 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, my, Jacula. I am sorry.

8:00 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ch5-14 the 1st? Thanks

8:01 pm

Jacula

gapeach - 4 deaths, actually, but only two funerals to go to.

8:01 pm

Jacula

gap - ch5.14 - where you keep either your heart or your treasure.

8:02 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks Jacula, I have that as ch5-14 the 2nd. It is the very first ch word. Thanks

8:03 pm

Jacula

1st death was Other Half's auntie, 2nd was his old workmate (now in Canada), 3rd was an old chap my Mum knows who is a fellow dog-walker and 4th was my ex-hub's uncle (who I have known and loved since 1972).

8:03 pm

wht

clue for os6/18?

8:03 pm

MollyL

(((Jac))) sorry there is so much sadness for you right now.

8:04 pm

Jacula

gap - 1st ch5/14 word is a board game.

8:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, that just has to be difficult for you.

8:04 pm

Jacula

Molly - thanks. Yes, 2012 hasn't exactly got off to a great start!

8:04 pm

wht

Jac, that is a lot at once.

8:04 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, Jacula.....have it now.

8:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sorry, wht, don't have it yet.

8:05 pm

Jacula

wht - os6.18 = bone collagen. os + first 4 letters of a French river (or a fishing net)

8:05 pm

MollyL

I had a year start like that once Jac. Hang in there, this too shall pass.

8:05 pm

Jacula

os7 is the plural.

8:06 pm

wht

ty jac. I must have monkeyed right around that one.

8:06 pm

Jacula

Molly - I know. The trouble with getting older is that people die! Having said that, OH's old workmate was only 43, same age as him.

8:07 pm

Jacula

wht, y/w.

8:08 pm

Jacula

...and gapeach.

8:08 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, thanks so much, Jacula.

8:09 pm

Jacula

Unfortunately - Beloved's aunt's death AND ex-hub's aunt's death were both caused by hospital negligence and bad hospital hygiene. There are now two coroner's investigations to go through.

8:10 pm

Jacula

Something is VERY, VERY wrong with the NHS when that happens.

8:11 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

That is just awful.

8:11 pm

Jacula

NHS = National Health Service, btw. Something that was once a wonderful thing in the UK and a service to be proud of.

8:12 pm

MollyL

Jac, it's frightening how often that happens. My dentist lost his mother to hospital negligence as well.

8:12 pm

Jacula

Anyway, I'm not going to get on a soapbox and make a speech about how there are too many managers and not enough nurses and cleaners. Does anyone need any more clues?

8:12 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Ours is in bad shape also.

8:12 pm

cosdem

i do jac! :)

8:12 pm

cosdem

hi everyone..

8:13 pm

MollyL

Hi Cos

8:13 pm

Jacula

Molly - it's happening in the USA, too? Now that is scarey.

8:13 pm

cosdem

i need a clue for the first ch6 please

8:13 pm

Jacula

Hi cos.

8:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, cos.

8:13 pm

lbdawger

ch + mickey m****

8:13 pm

cosdem

thanks lbd.

8:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Cute clue, lbdawger.

8:14 pm

cosdem

one more clue... the 2nd cu6/24 pleae?

8:14 pm

rururocks

<---thinks he'll skip surgeries for the time being

8:14 pm

Jacula

ch6 is an old world for swindle or cheat. c + the building you might live in.

8:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Also, how in the world are you tonight?

8:15 pm

lbdawger

cu rhymes with mucho gu**** plural

8:15 pm

Jacula

ruru - your remark worries me. People should NOT be afraid to see the doctor the moment they feel something is wrong AND should be able to trust the hospital to help, not make things worse or even fatal.

8:15 pm

cosdem

thanks lbd again :)

8:15 pm

lbdawger

yw, cos

8:16 pm

rururocks

*sees chat: .. gosh.. don't you miss ruru and all of his awful puns*

8:16 pm

Jacula

cos - I hope you're not going to ask for cu7/36 or cu9/66 because the words will make you gag when you find them.

8:16 pm

welki

hi folks (ru, my post would be, "too bad we never got to see a photo of dylan"

8:16 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:17 pm

Jacula

ruru - we had a punning session here earlier about breakfast cereals.

8:17 pm

Jacula

Hi welki.

8:17 pm

rururocks

see jac.. a little bit of punner in everyone

8:18 pm

welki

hi, jac - i read a little back into the chat log. sorry you're going through a rough patch

8:18 pm

Jacula

YUP! Well, what do you expect in a room full of word freaks?

8:19 pm

Jacula

That was to ruru, not welki, btw!

8:19 pm

Jacula

welki - that's life, I guess.

8:19 pm

welki

:)

8:19 pm

wht

Fireworks

8:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hey, congrats, wht!!!!!

8:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wgt WHT and hi all !!!!!! ~~~~~~ !!!!!!

8:20 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

8:20 pm

welki

anyone else see the mascot for the chesapeake and ohio railroad?

8:20 pm

Minveryork

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

8:20 pm

wht

I do now, welki

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

nope,stilllooking for cu7/8 hi folks

8:21 pm

welki

*meow*

8:22 pm

rururocks

te8.40?

8:22 pm

rururocks

never mind

8:22 pm

welki

*tweaks owl's cheeks* you're such a cu***** pie1

8:22 pm

rururocks

I have it

8:22 pm

Jacula

Hello Min, Gwen & TO.

8:22 pm

Jacula

Congrats to welki.

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

*hands welk a margarita*ty

8:23 pm

rururocks

ugh these t's

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello jacs!

8:23 pm

welki

i have no patience or stamina for this grid

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

thereis also a cu8?

8:24 pm

wht

to, there is not cu8. There is a cu7/9 combo which will have you wondering how Enable selects the words.

8:24 pm

Jacula

How are you, TO?

8:24 pm

welki

yep, the extreme cu7

8:24 pm

welki

what wht said *oops*

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

old. and getting oldertomorrow;)

8:25 pm

Jacula

Oh, happy birthday for tomorrow TO!

8:25 pm

MollyL

Happy Early Birthday TO!!

8:25 pm

rururocks

*puts up flag at half mast*

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh hell, whataword. and to think of the the superlatives it won't take today

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, ty/ took day off,, going to auto shoe and lunch with a friend

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

show

8:26 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Have a HAPPY, TO!

8:26 pm

Jacula

Have a good day, TO!

8:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Happy Birthday Eve, TO!!

8:26 pm

cosdem

we are under a blizzard watch. snow started at 5pm and is not expected to stop til friday evening.

8:27 pm

rururocks

sounded like you were having a tire for lunch

8:27 pm

Jacula

btw - TO is now in PB for saying an sh4 word.

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty.this time i won't miss my train because of babbling! :/

8:27 pm

MollyL

*Hands Cos hot cocoa and a warm quilt*

8:27 pm

welki

day before birthday amnesty

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ifthere isliquor, i am all for it.togh week.

8:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i used to go to the auto show a lot when growing up. not my scene . . .

8:27 pm

rururocks

waiter to TO: .. can I interest you in a radial salad?.. it's a good year?

8:28 pm

welki

*groan*

8:28 pm

Jacula

Just checked our outside thermometer and it's -8 deg C at 2.26am. It's probably colder than that. The thermometer is on the outside of the kitchen wall.

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

iyhink i heard my dryer buzz

8:28 pm

cosdem

it was 60 degrees here yesterday molly lol. now most of the backroads are closed because of avalanche danger

8:28 pm

lbdawger

*groan*

8:28 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:29 pm

Jacula

I know it's not cold by some USA & Canadian standards, but it's cold for UK.

8:29 pm

MollyL

Blech, I could never live in Colorado. Or Coloraydo, as Mother Abigail called it.

8:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(rolling in pain from the horrid pun!) lol

8:29 pm

cosdem

lol i'm enjoyiing it though

8:29 pm

welki

trying to think of something - like buying a pair of pirellis - elsa pirelli's - studded

8:30 pm

rururocks

well that restaurant just got their first michelin star

8:30 pm

MollyL

That's plenty cold Jac. I pretty much ignore people who start out with "You think that's cold..." It's tiresome.

8:30 pm

welki

*polite applause* well done :)

8:30 pm

rururocks

tiresome molly?

8:31 pm

welki

cos - denver's supposed to get hammered too, right?

8:31 pm

cosdem

yeah they're expectng 22 inches

8:31 pm

welki

*rolls eyes*

8:31 pm

cosdem

it's the worst snow storm of the season.. and it's February lol

8:31 pm

wht

That is some serious snow.

8:32 pm

Jacula

ruru - I would imagine Molly's referring to oneupmanship on the Net?

8:32 pm

nurse1000

anyone please help with ou7/40. ty

8:32 pm

MollyL

Yes, and punning along as well.

8:32 pm

cosdem

plural of opposite of in6, nurse

8:33 pm

Jacula

Hello nurse. ou7/40 is to reverberate louder. (Like a voice in a cave.)

8:33 pm

wht

Not in + what you get when you shout from a mountain.

8:33 pm

cosdem

finally found my last f word. it was a fo4/7 lol fish me

8:34 pm

Jacula

*throws cod, haddock, halibut, tuna etc., over The Pond to land on Cosdem.*

8:34 pm

cosdem

:) 106 left. ugh.

8:34 pm

nurse1000

ty wht, Jacula and cosdem.

8:34 pm

Jacula

Know who your 'ememies' are now, Cos? LOL

8:35 pm

Jacula

or even 'enemies'! LOL

8:35 pm

Jacula

y/w nurse.

8:36 pm

wht

There are a lot of f'n words today, cos.

8:36 pm

rururocks

isn't that a rap star jac?

8:36 pm

kje

hola

8:36 pm

cosdem

no kidding wht lol

8:36 pm

welki

'evening, kje

8:36 pm

rururocks

hi kje..

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi kje

8:37 pm

MollyL

Tiresome seems a British word to me. I think I'm becoming affected by "Downton Abbey" : )

8:37 pm

Jacula

ruru - that's eminem. LOL

8:37 pm

Jacula

Hi kje.

8:37 pm

cosdem

the last ho7 please?

8:37 pm

rururocks

why would a rap star name himself after candy?

8:38 pm

Picklesny

226 no way. will it help my ranking if i do some?

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

because he's marshall mathers

8:38 pm

wht

The last ho7 is what you get if your foot breaks through the ice.

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

suggested English spelling improvement: shofer

8:38 pm

rururocks

not cold + not a hand Ho7

8:38 pm

cosdem

thnaks ru

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY ruru

8:39 pm

rururocks

he's kind of a mess isn't he?

8:39 pm

Jacula

gwen - re the spelling. NO! Just NO!

8:39 pm

kje

ty

8:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, wht, I needed that.

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

almost the ram's horn, shofer

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i gues but damned talented.

8:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

shofar, yes, but i'm referring to the limo driver. no need to spell it in that crazy french fashion! lol

8:40 pm

welki

shofar, no?

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

8:41 pm

welki

ohhhhh.... the showfer!

8:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for se6-18 the 3rd? Thanks

8:41 pm

Jacula

LOL!

8:41 pm

wht

I prefer the twofer

8:41 pm

rururocks

se 6/18 a group of 6 or 7

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

indeed, welki, but who needs a wub-wub to spell shofer? lol

8:42 pm

rururocks

I can never remember

8:42 pm

Jacula

gap - se = the last 6 lines of a sonnet.

8:42 pm

wht

se6,18 A collection of things + the sugary ending

8:42 pm

welki

*gets rid of the extraneous w*

8:43 pm

Jacula

Gwen - you know how to pronounce the word in the Frenchified form, so what's wrong with it?

8:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i spell well but that does not mean i support the silly English tradition of spelling things every durn which way

8:43 pm

cosdem

in5/14 please?

8:43 pm

Jacula

wht - that's the 4th se6/18.

8:44 pm

rururocks

in + most of swearing

8:44 pm

cosdem

thanks ru..

8:44 pm

Jacula

Gwen - our way of spelling things is no more silly than the USA way of phonetic spelling.

8:44 pm

cosdem

i's done.

8:44 pm

wht

I can barely spell and you want be to count as well????

8:44 pm

welki

keep 'em coming, folks - you're helping me out with these clues :)

8:45 pm

Jacula

What we do is how we do it and what you do is how you do it, and vive la difference!

8:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

compared to german, spanish, italian, etc, our way of spelling is mildly insane (i'm not comparing english to american spelling here)

8:45 pm

Jacula

wht - LOL.

8:47 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, ruru, Jacula and wht.

8:47 pm

Jacula

Gwen - German fascinates me. Like Welsh, it combines words to make insanely long words.

8:47 pm

Jacula

gap, y/w.

8:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in5/14 = in + 2-point letter + United States abbrev

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Started babbling at a late ho4/5 so didn't finish. Now here is a story. When I met my husband, fo4/8 years ago, I believed that he was the cu 6/24 person I had ever seen.His face was of5/16 et4/6 in my brain and I could not get it out.When hubby & I started dating he would take me out to dinner&I'd play fo 8/55 with him at the restaurant. I'd ho 4/8 it on over to his ho 5/14 every day after work.All my friends thought my behavior was a ho 4/5 because they thought I acted like a teenager in love.I wanted to be the perfect ho 7/32 whenever he came to my place. Realizing it was silly to keep going back & forth between our ho 6/24 we finally decided to buy a love ne 4/4 and live under the same ro 4/7. The next thing I knew I went to the st 5/10 to buy wedding invitations and I se 4/4 them out. Since then,unfortunately,our marriage has gone so4/5 with money being the ro 4/4 of our problems. I think things are really te 5/10 between us now. They have been the te 7/28 they have ever been. Sh5/12! Hubby wants to to4/4 me off the computer.Hubby to 6/18 me off the computer & us 4/5 it every time I'm babbling. I'm going to give him the laptop befo4/7 he cu 6/24 me out. He can be su 4/7 a pain! I'm going to go watch the Dustin Hoffman movie "To 7/28". Adios!

8:47 pm

cosdem

wow i just monkeyed the first ou7.

8:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i like german and welsh, too 8-)

8:49 pm

Jacula

Min - brilliant clue story - though I did have to have a bit of a giggle at you wanting to be the perfect 'ho' when he came to your place.:-D

8:50 pm

cosdem

thanks min.. got some words.

8:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

wowo ty min

8:50 pm

Jacula

Obviously, I was just seeing 'ho' and not the female that welcomes guests to her house, btw.

8:50 pm

cosdem

70 left. All of them are R's, S's and T's. Lawdy lawdy

8:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY min, rounded up a bunch more woids

8:51 pm

Jacula

Who was it who used to say, 'lawdy, lawdy' as a catch phrase?

8:53 pm

rururocks

little richard?

8:53 pm

Jacula

Gwen - are woids on Babble like boids in the air? You think you've got 'em and then they flutter away?;-)

8:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

ec 6 pls?

8:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

now back to spelling. yes, germans are not as found of spaces between words as we are. e.g. bleistiftspitzmachine

8:53 pm

Jacula

ruru - that's the feller! Thank you.

8:53 pm

rururocks

someone who ec4's TO

8:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woids and boids, yepper

8:53 pm

Uneaixoise

one who who who who

8:54 pm

rururocks

lol une

8:54 pm

Jacula

Hi une.

8:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty en5?

8:54 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jac :-)

8:54 pm

cosdem

en + legal term

8:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

if you look at ancients writings (hebrew, greek, etc) you will find they did not put in spaces either

8:54 pm

cosdem

or en + girl/babbler's name

8:54 pm

Minveryork

LOL! That's funny Jacula

8:55 pm

Jacula

TO - en5 - to turn out later.

8:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

butnowtheinternetisbringingbackthenosp
acething

8:55 pm

wht

Or we open the chog and much hilarity en5's

8:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty fo6/27?

8:55 pm

Jacula

Min - well, you can imagine the scenario in my mind!

8:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Touche, wht

8:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fo6/27, plural of the latin word for a ditch

8:55 pm

Uneaixoise

fo6 enemy + ***i Spelling

8:55 pm

Uneaixoise

and peach to the pb :-)

8:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yep, I'm off to the PB

8:56 pm

Jacula

TO - plural of fo5/16 - the name of a Roman Way in Britain.

8:56 pm

wht

Or pl of fo4,7

8:56 pm

Jacula

true, wht.

8:57 pm

cosdem

the R's were pretty easy except the ru6 ... clue please? :)

8:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

the irst one?

8:57 pm

Jacula

ru6 = tinged with red like the fox.

8:58 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Someone asked for se6-18 the 4th....I think I missed it. Please....thanks

8:58 pm

cosdem

thanks got it

8:58 pm

kje

i shall quit... with 70 left... too tired... hagn all

8:58 pm

Jacula

se6/18 (4th) is se + sugary ending.

8:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

night kje

8:59 pm

Jacula

It means bristly or spiny.

8:59 pm

Jacula

'Night kje.

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do not see the firstfo6/27not the fo6/30 subsequent

9:00 pm

Uneaixoise

that's the one i clued, to

9:00 pm

cosdem

40 left!

9:00 pm

Uneaixoise

fo6 enemy + ***i Spelling

9:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fo6/27, plural my last name (not sure that will help you, unless you look at my profile)

9:01 pm

Uneaixoise

BRB

9:01 pm

Jacula

TO fo6/27 is a bad smell. foe6/30 is British way of spelling fetus.

9:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the 6/30?toomuch noise, could not hear

9:02 pm

Jacula

TO - just told you!

9:02 pm

Jacula

I even told you using the 3rd letter, which I did not mean to do.

9:03 pm

cosdem

does that mean Jac needs to put one foot in the PB? :)

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cos, you done it again lol

9:03 pm

cosdem

oh lawd

9:03 pm

cosdem

lol yes i did

9:03 pm

Picklesny

did i change my icon?

9:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

chat flhing,posts crossing, going to morewordsngiht

9:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt finally!

9:05 pm

Jacula

No idea what's going on here! This site is fine. Facebook is a nightmare or slowness.

9:05 pm

Jacula

*of not or.

9:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

bbl phone call.

9:06 pm

Jacula

Pickles - hello. I don't know. I don't know what your icon was before. You and a chap at a bowling alley, this one looks like.

9:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it all depends on how good the fiber-optic cables are in one's area, and how much load is on them, and whatnot

9:06 pm

wht

Good night Babblers. Stay warm.

9:06 pm

Picklesny

how about now?

9:07 pm

Jacula

'Night wht. I'll certainly try to!

9:07 pm

Jacula

Still same pic, Pickles.

9:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pickles, when i click on you, i see a pic that looks like it's from an old b/w tv show, but in the chat i see a color pic, probably the bowling alley one

9:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do not panic -- i have given up trying to change profile pix in here since it just doesn't seem to work until you do it a zillion times

9:09 pm

MollyL

That is Buddy's wife, Pickles! Great icon!

9:09 pm

cosdem

the last st6 please?

9:09 pm

Jacula

All you have to do is sign out and then sign in again, and then your new icon shows up. It's always been that way.

9:09 pm

Picklesny

that's not me, i don't know who the girl is the man is my son

9:10 pm

Jacula

s + guided visit with a vowel at the end.

9:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

st6 = st + s*** (bitter tasting) + vowel

9:11 pm

cosdem

thanks jac and gwen.. i shld have tried that lol

9:11 pm

MollyL

I guess I'm the only one who can see Buddy and Pickles.

9:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sign out and sign in again????? not sure i ever tried that!!!!!! (facepalm!)

9:11 pm

Jacula

st6/21, btw, is a conflict or turmoil.

9:12 pm

Jacula

Gwen - do you not turn your pc off at night?

9:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i am running win7. it has a "sleep mode" so, no, it does not get turned off at night. but i do reboot regularly

9:13 pm

Picklesny

how about now?

9:13 pm

cosdem

i can see the icon pickles

9:13 pm

Picklesny

why won't it change on my profile?

9:13 pm

cosdem

but when i click on it its a different pic. a b/w one

9:13 pm

MollyL

I keep saying I can see it, I must be invisible.

9:13 pm

Jacula

Goodness! If more people turned things off at night, rather than leaving them on standby, there would not be such much waste.

9:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

same for me, pickles, but maybe i won't see your new pic unless *I* sign out and in!

9:14 pm

cosdem

14 left. All TO words

9:14 pm

Jacula

I'm going to go now, turning my pc off as I leave. See you all later.

9:14 pm

Picklesny

Molly can u see it in my profile?

9:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

"sleep mode" overnight does not use any more electrons than startup does, according to my tech anyway

9:15 pm

Picklesny

why do i even care?

9:15 pm

MollyL

Yes. Right click in your profile and then click RELOAD in the drop down menu.

9:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm going to sign out and in and see what i see for your pic, pickles. just a sec.

9:17 pm

Picklesny

ty, molly mission accomplished!

9:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, pickles, i still see the same pics, a b/w one on your profile and a color one in the chat. don't know what to tell ya

9:17 pm

cosdem

fire... fkn.. works

9:18 pm

MollyL

Refresh Gwen

9:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg cosdem !!!!!! ~~~~~~ !!!!!!

9:18 pm

MollyL

Congratulations Cos. Keep safe in the storm.

9:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, i just refreshed, and still see the same things as when we started

9:18 pm

westford

help please I have 11 fo words and 2 fr words..and hello

9:18 pm

Picklesny

i'm sure that was anti-climatic for everyone but me

9:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have the tu6/7?

9:18 pm

cosdem

anyone need clues? :)

9:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

lolpick

9:19 pm

westford

Yay cos !!

9:19 pm

Picklesny

westford, i like your profile pic

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi west

9:20 pm

westford

thanks pickles..I see your new write up and the old picture unless Morey Amsterdam is really your son

9:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

refreshed again. no change. but i am using Babble Expert, which may be complicating everything

9:20 pm

westford

hi TO

9:20 pm

crosshair

and for crossys tidbit of the day i offer my babble buddies chinas new "panda cam!" you can now watch the daily activities of pandas! www.explore.org/pandas

9:21 pm

westford

hi crossy and thanks

9:21 pm

westford

any help for my missing f ?

9:21 pm

crosshair

howdy westford

9:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ii am missing the same F, probably. Grrrrr

9:23 pm

westford

I keep trying froot

9:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

morewords says tusses is a word, but this game don't

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

tu6/7?

9:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aha, try the word i just mention, but change the last letter into an diff consonant

9:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that's for you, owl 8-D

9:24 pm

westford

thanks gwen

9:25 pm

westford

I hope you don't mind

9:26 pm

Picklesny

so I never got the answer to my ? If i do part of the puzzle does it help my ranking?

9:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hunting for an F now, and yes, i'm using morewords, heh heh

9:26 pm

westford

if you don't finish your ranking goes down

9:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, finding even one word will help your ranking, pickles

9:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty gwen

9:27 pm

Picklesny

now I'm getting conflicting reports

9:27 pm

westford

hmm mine always goes down

9:27 pm

westford

but it doesn't matter

9:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

te8 pls?

9:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

to be honest, i have not paid any attention to my ranking since i started playing, many moons ago. so maybe i'm wrong

9:30 pm

westford

t eo5/10 and a cuppa minus the last letter

9:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aha, found the last f: fo6/27. fo + vowel + execu*** (old word for someone who ahndles a dead person's estate)

9:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg ty and i am falling asleep ! bye

9:31 pm

westford

good gwen..had that one

9:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, then there's this one: british spelling of fetus (very similar to the other one)

9:32 pm

westford

good night TO..when you wake up there will be a present on your bed table

9:32 pm

westford

have that too

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do you have three F words with a double-S in them?

9:33 pm

Picklesny

according to montreal's cream o' stats: you get credit for the percent of points you get versus total for game and you get a point for completing

9:33 pm

westford

no just 2

9:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aha, west, try fo5/16 with a double S in it

9:33 pm

westford

thanks pickles never read them

9:34 pm

westford

have Bob and plural

9:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that would seem to support the notion that finding just one word is better than finding none. but then again, the rankings are also affected by how well everyone else is doing . . .

9:34 pm

dianedecoder

But.... if you miss playing one day, your ranking goes down a point... even if you don't sign in

9:35 pm

westford

sometimes I go for days without gaining a point..figured it had to do with grid size

9:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, then you need a 4-letter word with a double S

9:35 pm

dianedecoder

and it takes one month to regain them,

9:35 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

TO did you eveer get clues for the tu's? I cannot find them. Thanks

9:35 pm

westford

I really need to read more

9:35 pm

westford

it's just fun to play

9:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i clued the tu6 and 7 at 9:24 (and 9:23)

9:36 pm

firefly779

peach - Gwen gave them at 9:23 and 9:24 in chog

9:36 pm

firefly779

:)

9:36 pm

dianedecoder

same here... I eagerly look forward to a new grid each day !

9:36 pm

Picklesny

so if you don't plan to finish you should go for high points if you care about ranking'

9:37 pm

Picklesny

touches

9:37 pm

westford

hi diane how is little Arianna ?

9:37 pm

Picklesny

sorryy!!

9:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, i hardly ever finish. usually i try to get over 2/3 done, or, on a really big one, 1/2 done

9:37 pm

firefly779

Penalty Box!

9:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pickles in in a pickle lol

9:38 pm

westford

I hope I got her name right

9:38 pm

Picklesny

ok then clue for the 9 letter

9:38 pm

dianedecoder

aww westford... You always remember !! She is pulling herself up by things, then doesn't know what to do... she will be 8 months old on Feb. 9

9:39 pm

dianedecoder

and yes... you got her name right !

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cu9. a superlative, similar meaning to adorable

9:39 pm

westford

oh diane where does the time go?

9:39 pm

westford

and I am happy to announce I got my last f word

9:39 pm

dianedecoder

I should post a couple of recent pictures... she loves the big swimming pool.

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hooray west!

9:39 pm

dianedecoder

way to go, westford !!!

9:40 pm

westford

it was the Bob word without the last e

9:40 pm

dianedecoder

I post many ( too many ) in Facebook but forget to update my Flickr pictures

9:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

west, yep, that's my last name.

9:40 pm

westford

would love to see a recent picture..she was such a beautiful newborn

9:41 pm

dianedecoder

I'll add a few more to Flickr right now

9:41 pm

westford

great !

9:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

63 to go here, which means i'm past 2/3 done. later, kids *poink*

9:41 pm

westford

I haven't had dinner and it's 10:40

9:42 pm

Picklesny

every one loves a picture of a baby!

9:42 pm

westford

bye gwen and thanks for the help

9:42 pm

Picklesny

root

9:42 pm

Picklesny

I'll just stay in the pb all evening

9:43 pm

firefly779

pickles needs to head back to the penalty jar LOL

9:43 pm

westford

husband went to his office and had a pulled pork sandwich the size of RI so wasn't hungry

9:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, Book and firefly

9:43 pm

firefly779

yw peach

9:48 pm

firefly779

i have zo4/9 - stats on the other z please?

9:49 pm

firefly779

nvm, finally found it -been looking all day!

9:49 pm

stidmama

***hugs firefly*** hey all!!

9:49 pm

firefly779

i think that's the way to find silly words -ask in the chog, then keep looking and find it yourself

9:49 pm

firefly779

stiddy!!!

9:50 pm

westford

hi stid

9:50 pm

stidmama

down to 220 here, how's the grid going to be for tonight?

9:50 pm

firefly779

i heard you had a toe "jam"? was that right?

9:50 pm

westford

not too bad some silly words though

9:51 pm

westford

going to feed myself..bbs

9:51 pm

stidmama

pretty dumb, firefly, is all I can say. And yes, it's pretty owie. Especially after teaching all day. I have tomorrow too, then can rest all weekend.

9:51 pm

stidmama

later west

9:53 pm

firefly779

so sorry stid - hope it heals quickly

9:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for te8-40? Thanks

9:54 pm

stidmama

It is, firefly -- the bruising was almost gone this morning (compared to Monday when the toe was almost black...); and I know it's going to be about 4-5 weeks to stop being tender, so not too worried. My paternal unit tells me to see a doc, but I know there isn't anything that can be done -- the bones are not displaced -- so it's just a waiting game.

9:55 pm

stidmama

te 8? really? *looking*

9:55 pm

firefly779

sorry peach, don't have it

9:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, please, stid.

9:55 pm

big red

ho 7/44 pls

9:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks anyway, firefly.

9:55 pm

firefly779

what's the weather like these days? I'm heading there Monday/Tuesday for some doc appts. :(

9:55 pm

stidmama

oops. *sitting in PB*

9:56 pm

stidmama

it's LOVELY right now, sunny and dry. I think it might start being rainy again by then, though. hold on.

9:56 pm

dianedecoder

I have it, but hmmmm... how to clue it

9:56 pm

stidmama

um... Seattle or south? they have different weather than we do sometimes.

9:56 pm

stidmama

hey diane!

9:56 pm

firefly779

Seattle

9:56 pm

stidmama

Lovely sunset icon....

9:56 pm

stidmama

okay, brb

9:57 pm

dianedecoder

te + vowel + mortal *** + the first two letters again

9:57 pm

firefly779

i only have ho7/32

9:57 pm

stidmama

well, according to NOAA, it's likely to still be sunny on Monday. I am sorry you have doc appointments. I don't enjoy those.

9:57 pm

stidmama

great spelling, diane!

9:58 pm

stidmama

:-) got the sleeping sickness fly (for once didn't need a clue for it!)

9:58 pm

firefly779

Nope - got some really bad news, been fighting the insurance and docs ever since, but I think it's finally straightened out now, and over there I'll go.

9:58 pm

dianedecoder

Hiya Stid :-) I'm sorry you broke some bones in your foot... :-(( I broke a couple just back of my little toe, up the side of the foot .... it healed but I now find wearing high heels painful... so I don't !!

9:58 pm

firefly779

great clue diane, thx

9:59 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Diane you are wonderful.....don't forget it. Thanks

9:59 pm

firefly779

i love the fly word! look for it all the time :)

9:59 pm

dianedecoder

sort of had to spell it right out with that one !!

9:59 pm

stidmama

(((((very gentle hugs for firefly))))) I am sorry you had bad news. Do you have anyone in Seattle to visit while you are there?

10:01 pm

firefly779

Thanks stiddy - no family or friends, just gonna hotel it with the hubby. Sad to leave my kiddies behind, but it's best this way.

10:02 pm

stidmama

Well, that will be okay, though. Some time together will be nice, I hope. Be patient and kind with yourself... *protective bubble around firefly*

10:03 pm

firefly779

diane - cute new pics of the dolly you have for a great granddaughter! i have a penchant for babies with tons of hair as all three of my girls had tons from birth

10:04 pm

dianedecoder

thanks firefly... I just added those last few. My three girls had lots of hair as well... son had lots but it was blond and I had to hold him up to the light to see it !

10:04 pm

firefly779

stid - have you heard any negative vibes/news from Harborview/UW? I heard something bad from my end to there and am nervous now going...

10:05 pm

firefly779

of course it could just have been some emergent cases that didn't turn out well, but i don't know...can't find any "news" on it, so maybe it's still just rumore

10:05 pm

firefly779

*rumor

10:06 pm

stidmama

I have NOT heard anything negative about Harborview or UW; Harborview is a top-flight trauma center, and has a solid reputation. Of course, individual mileage can vary...

10:06 pm

coyote man

\hute

10:07 pm

firefly779

thanks Stid - going for possible brain surgery, so it's kind of a big deal!

10:09 pm

stidmama

wow. ((((more hugs)))) firefly, do you want to be on my "list?" can I give you or your husband in-person support? It's only an hour away...

10:09 pm

stidmama

hey coyote man

10:09 pm

dianedecoder

I wish you all the best firefly.... you are so young.... Be positive about all things ! Prayers from me to you and yours !!

10:10 pm

firefly779

thanks for the offer stid, but you're doing plenty just being my friend that's close by and helpful ;) Do you know anything about Lynnwood? It's where our hotel is - not sure if it's, um, "safe"

10:10 pm

firefly779

thanks diane, appreciate the kind thoughts :)

10:10 pm

stidmama

Lynnwood does not have a negative reputation, I have a friend in the Seattle area, can check with him if you like

10:13 pm

stidmama

but this website seems to indicate that there are some risks. http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/wa/ly
nnwood/crime/#description

10:14 pm

dianedecoder

fireworks... surprised myself as I wasn't paying attention... and my last word was exactly how many words I have left ..... 0

10:15 pm

firefly779

oh my - thanks for sharing that stid (i think LOL)

10:15 pm

firefly779

nice work diane - and a fun ending!

10:15 pm

stidmama

well, you still have time to change your reservation at this point...

10:15 pm

stidmama

YAY diane!!!

10:16 pm

stidmama

but again, lynnwood doesn't actually ring alarm bells when I hear about it. There's a mall there... LOL

10:16 pm

dianedecoder

thanks stid :-) ..... You've cut your hair !!!

10:16 pm

firefly779

not really stid - getting a friends and family deal at the Marriott and it's lots cheaper than the one next to the hospital...but at least I'll be prepared mentally ;)

10:16 pm

firefly779

yeah, i think we're right by the mall

10:17 pm

stidmama

well, Marriott is a GOOD hotel chain, and I would think you are safe there!

10:17 pm

stidmama

LOL yes Diane, and now trying to decide if I want to grow it out again or keep it short and sassy...

10:18 pm

firefly779

i was hoping that might be the case...my saving grace if you will

10:18 pm

stidmama

firefly, are you registered at CaringBridge? It's a free online service so you or your hubby can post updates for people instead of having to field endless emails and phone calls.

10:18 pm

dianedecoder

It really suits you... if it's easy care... go for it. I loved my hair when it was growing out after the chemo.... should have kept it that way .... it even had a wave to it !

10:19 pm

firefly779

anyways, i was going to say that the good news is that it is not cancer, the bad news is that it is a giant aneurysm that's in a difficult to treat area at the back of my brain

10:19 pm

stidmama

well, CARP. VERY good that they found it. VERY sad that it's there to be found.

10:20 pm

firefly779

stid, yes i have heard of that - so far been keeping up with most people on my Facebook, and minimizing calls that way..

10:20 pm

stidmama

If I let it grow again, I think I will keep it to the look I had when I first met pinikula http://www.flickr.com/photos/59401038@
N00/3376721282/in/photostream

10:20 pm

dianedecoder

concentrate on the "good news" and let the medical experts take care of the bad.... ((((((( firefly ))))))

10:20 pm

stidmama

it was my last time to donate hair, diane, which makes me sad. But there is going to be too much gray in it in another three years.

10:21 pm

stidmama

So I figure I might as well go for a nice style now. :-)

10:21 pm

stidmama

firefly, are you my friend on facebook?

10:21 pm

dianedecoder

I miss Pini :-( .... I gues she doesn't play any more ?

10:21 pm

stidmama

she plays occasionally, but has been swamped with work lately, I think

10:22 pm

firefly779

no stiddy, i am not - strictly an IRL FB girl (sorry, it's my way)

10:22 pm

stidmama

that's okay, firefly -- a good policy. I only "friend" babblers, and IRL friends.

10:23 pm

dianedecoder

The new Facebook "timeline" is going to be forced on us very soon, I hear.....I just got used to the last changes !!

10:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

firefly, I have a friend in KY with the same problem....was diagnosed over a year ago and so far is still driving and doing her "thing". There are several Babblers who pray and send energy....if I may I will be happy to pray for you.

10:24 pm

firefly779

my hubby knows i play here though, and if anything serious happened, i'd be sure that he'd let my friends here know ;)

10:25 pm

stidmama

I don't like the way facebook (and now Google) just ram new looks down our throats. Just about the time I have things figured out and arranged so I can use them (vision problems) they change it arbitrarily and I have to try to find the settings to make it work again.

10:25 pm

stidmama

okay firefly, but NOTHING serious is going to happen. *stern mama look at weak blood vessels*

10:25 pm

stidmama

NBT finally...

10:26 pm

dianedecoder

well, I'm off to watch the last period in the hockey game with hubby.... have fun everyone... It was a nice chat and take care firefly... You have nothing but positive vibes coming your way, from everyone here !!

10:26 pm

firefly779

thx diane, enjoy hockey game!

10:26 pm

dianedecoder

night all z z z z z z z z

10:26 pm

firefly779

stid - stern momma look internalized, taken seriously

10:26 pm

stidmama

later diane, see you again soon!

10:27 pm

firefly779

oh, and i hate the Google thing too - but then one day, it just switched back to "normal" on me! yay!

10:28 pm

stidmama

gee that would be nice... *dreaming of my pretty former layout on gmail*

10:28 pm

firefly779

peach - i heard what you said, and thanks for the vote of confidence ;) I don't think I have that long to put it off, it's too risky, in too bad a place, but hopefully still in a fixable place

10:28 pm

mkg

hi all. any good clues for the 8s or 9>

10:28 pm

stidmama

ooooh. halfway!

10:29 pm

stidmama

not really mkg, still looking for them!

10:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

You are blessed, firefly.

10:30 pm

firefly779

90 to go here, but i think i'm done...still recovering from very nasty stomach flu bug (and all three girls had it too, the oldest still does)

10:30 pm

firefly779

thx peach - i'm a believer

10:30 pm

gortmold

hey noble babblers...

10:30 pm

stidmama

hey gort

10:31 pm

gortmold

can i pls have a clue for the te8 and the 2nd se6?

10:31 pm

stidmama

firefly, I am very happy you were here when I logged in! Don't be a stranger! IF you need someone when you are in Seattle, my email is in my profile.

10:31 pm

firefly779

i must say, i've learned more about the ins and outs of all the various types/treatments of brain aneurysms in the last month than i ever knew there was to know

10:31 pm

stidmama

the second se 6 I have is a musical group of 6

10:32 pm

Christine

Firefly, with all these good thoughts and prayers (not to mention stidmama's stern look) you are covered. God bless.

10:32 pm

gortmold

got that one thanks, stid

10:32 pm

firefly779

thank you Christine :)

10:33 pm

firefly779

Christine - a name I've always been fond of, btw

10:33 pm

Christine

Me too, darlin'

10:34 pm

stidmama

I am heading out. down to 109, but have more kids to teach tomorrow. **choclits and smiles for all**

10:34 pm

firefly779

thanks for your generosity stid - i will keep you posted as best i can :)

10:34 pm

gortmold

cheerio stid

10:34 pm

firefly779

bye stiddy ;)

10:34 pm

stidmama

:-) *poof*

10:36 pm

firefly779

gonna go watch Wipeout with hubby and still sick 6 year old and rest myself

10:36 pm

firefly779

*bzzz

10:39 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, firefly.

10:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for te5-16? Thanks

10:42 pm

Uneaixoise

te + thank you very m***

10:42 pm

bethn

like the to 5/15, but with a te

10:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Indeed, Unea. only 5 more.

10:43 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks to bethn also.

10:43 pm

bethn

yv w :)

10:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

es5-10 please....thanks

10:54 pm

ursh

double the first cons of the word above

10:54 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, ursh.

10:55 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Two left.

10:55 pm

ursh

i have 18 left

10:57 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

You can make it, ursh....over an hour left.

10:59 pm

ursh

going quickly - missed some real fishes

11:00 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

zo4-9 please...thanks

11:01 pm

bethn

where they keep animals peach

11:01 pm

ursh

plural where animal kept

11:02 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so very much, beth and ursh. Going to rest for a while. Couldn't have made it without y'all.

11:03 pm

bethn

bless you happy dreams peach

11:11 pm

m9f9l

160 left....

11:14 pm

mkg

hi all. how about a clue for the 9 please?

11:15 pm

m9f9l

I don't have it

11:15 pm

m9f9l

looking at chog it's a cu9

11:17 pm

Leaf

cu9 + more pixieish

11:17 pm

m9f9l

oohh.. got it!

11:17 pm

m9f9l

I don't have the e in right column

11:18 pm

mkg

it wont take tussies????????????????????? plural of tussy???????????as in tush??????????????

11:18 pm

m9f9l

nvm

11:18 pm

chrisk

the right column e is ef 4/7. newts and ef**

11:18 pm

m9f9l

never heard of that.

11:18 pm

m9f9l

yes. got it.. thanks though!

11:20 pm

Kazozz

help with ou 7/40 please

11:20 pm

m9f9l

I mean.. I've heard of ef4. but not tussies.

11:20 pm

chrisk

knew what you meant

11:22 pm

mkg

tussie is what my parents called my rear end. some say tushie. either way. depends on what part of europe the yiddish speaker is from.

11:23 pm

mkg

so some say sh as in shush. and some say s as in silly.

11:23 pm

mkg

of***, cant it be of***iest?????????????most of***?

11:23 pm

grannyrose

kaz o07, opposite of in + resound, reverberate

11:24 pm

grannyrose

sorry, ou7

11:24 pm

grannyrose

and hello from down under

11:24 pm

m9f9l

thanks for that ou7.

11:25 pm

mkg

i dont get the resound....................

11:25 pm

grannyrose

np's, m9

11:25 pm

mkg

ok got it.

11:25 pm

grannyrose

when the noise goes on and on, the same

11:25 pm

grannyrose

good, mkg

11:27 pm

m9f9l

118 left.. was skyping with my daughter.

11:28 pm

Kazozz

thx granny :)

11:29 pm

grannyrose

any others i can help with?

11:30 pm

Kazozz

probably I have 31 left...will yell as soon as I work out what i need!!

11:31 pm

m9f9l

ch7

11:31 pm

m9f9l

nvm

11:32 pm

grannyrose

ch7, ch + opposite of in **t + wind direction, (that's a 6) then plural for 7

11:33 pm

grannyrose

or did you have that 1? there are 2 ch7

11:33 pm

m9f9l

I didn't but then I found it right after asking. :-)

11:34 pm

grannyrose

lol, murphy's law?

11:34 pm

m9f9l

babble's law!

11:34 pm

Kazozz

os 6/18 & 7/28 please

11:35 pm

grannyrose

os6, o + double consonant + not West + opposite of out

11:36 pm

Kazozz

thank you!!

11:36 pm

Kazozz

not familiar with those

11:36 pm

m9f9l

ec6?

11:37 pm

grannyrose

only remember them because they are so strange

11:37 pm

grannyrose

one who ec4

11:37 pm

m9f9l

ah! thanks!

11:39 pm

Kazozz

15 left..all T's !! Hoping I can get there before the flip!

11:40 pm

Kazozz

te 8/40?

11:41 pm

grannyrose

te8, te + round letter + wrong doing + *h* cat sat on *h* mat

11:41 pm

maggiej

cu 9?

11:41 pm

Leaf

cu9= more pixie like

11:42 pm

grannyrose

plural of really sweet cu*** + third vowel + Eastern Summer Time

11:43 pm

Kazozz

not seeing that te 8 :(

11:43 pm

maggiej

thanks

11:44 pm

m9f9l

the tu words?

11:44 pm

grannyrose

kaz, go down right, then across right, then downleft, then acrossleft, downtwo, then up right

11:45 pm

grannyrose

tu6, tu + double consonant + second vowel + i live in a *ouse not a flat

11:46 pm

m9f9l

thanks!

11:46 pm

Kazozz

i needed those too...more words I havent seen before!!

11:46 pm

grannyrose

kaz, start with the top left t

11:47 pm

Kazozz

its my last one granny..im trying lol

11:47 pm

negativeneil

Hi people.

11:47 pm

grannyrose

and follow my directions for the te8

11:48 pm

grannyrose

hi neil, can you clue te8 for kaz, have tried but can't seem to make it clear for her

11:48 pm

negativeneil

te8,40?

11:48 pm

m9f9l

Hi Neil!

11:48 pm

Kazozz

yep thats the bugger

11:48 pm

negativeneil

Ugh. Was just thinking how the heck would anyone clue that? :P

11:48 pm

negativeneil

Ok, let me think about this!

11:48 pm

grannyrose

rofl, over to you buddy

11:49 pm

grannyrose

you have 12 minutes

11:49 pm

grannyrose

no pressure

11:49 pm

Kazozz

haha

11:50 pm

negativeneil

I wish I could just give it to you!

11:50 pm

m9f9l

how bout it ends like it starts and the middle send the fake irish to hell?

11:50 pm

grannyrose

hey, te + Over Size + opposite of out + cross letter + second vowel

11:51 pm

negativeneil

te + round vowel + wrongdoing + **st is another word for "exam".

11:51 pm

negativeneil

Sorry but can't think of how else to clue that?!
I just... can't.

11:51 pm

Kazozz

omg..got it thank you so much!

11:51 pm

m9f9l

YAY!!!

11:51 pm

m9f9l

Good job Neil!

11:51 pm

negativeneil

You're sooo welcome!

11:52 pm

grannyrose

neil, check me at 1141, and join me in a laugh

11:52 pm

negativeneil

And hi, Mary!

11:52 pm

Kazozz

thanks for persisting too granny!!

11:52 pm

negativeneil

Ok Rose. Gonna look.

11:52 pm

grannyrose

WTG KAZ!!!!

11:53 pm

m9f9l

The fake irish going to hell just didn't do it for y'all?? ROFL!!!!

11:53 pm

negativeneil

What am I looking for grannyrose... something you said or something someone else said?

11:53 pm

m9f9l

I think that she clued it almost the same?

11:53 pm

grannyrose

neil, how i clued the te8

11:54 pm

negativeneil

Ok, that's not at 11:14... there's only one post for that time and it's by mkg.

11:54 pm

Kazozz

m9..even after i got the word i'm not sure i get the irish reference lol

11:54 pm

m9f9l

11:41

11:54 pm

Kazozz

neil is dislexic lol

11:54 pm

grannyrose

um, i think i said 1141....dyslexia playing up again, neil * grin*

11:54 pm

negativeneil

Oh, duh. I'm a little tired.

11:55 pm

negativeneil

Nope Kazozz... just TIRED.

11:55 pm

negativeneil

grannyrose
te8, te + round letter + wrong doing + *h* cat sat on *h* mat

11:55 pm

m9f9l

irish.. sticking a round letter before things..

11:55 pm

negativeneil

No funnier than mine... but GMTA I see. ;)

11:55 pm

negativeneil

so... SNAP!

11:55 pm

grannyrose

s'oright, buddy, having a lend of you.lol

11:55 pm

negativeneil

Lend? You think I'm that cheap?

11:56 pm

m9f9l

hmm.. 6 minutes.. 61 to go...

11:56 pm

negativeneil

Hell no... I'm broke. You'll have to rent me. Uhhh, no wait... that didn't sound too good did it?

11:56 pm

grannyrose

rofl, never....as a matter of fact, i think you might be a little out of my range.

11:56 pm

m9f9l

Why Neil.. I had no idea! LOL

11:57 pm

negativeneil

I uhhh, won't ask what you mean by that.
I just... won't.

11:57 pm

Kazozz

lol

11:57 pm

grannyrose

neither did neil apparently

11:57 pm

negativeneil

:P Mary.

11:57 pm

negativeneil

Nope. Exactly!

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:57 pm

negativeneil

Hi MLFAN.

11:57 pm

grannyrose

hey mlf

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hey granny

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi neil

11:58 pm

negativeneil

Oh I've gotta change the email address on profile... that one's getting way too much spam so I'm gonna disable email on that account for a long time.

11:58 pm

grannyrose

and now that you have 90% of babble's female population rofl, what's your next trick?

11:59 pm

negativeneil

Who, me??????

11:59 pm

grannyrose

oh, i see. watch me pull this rabbit out of my.......

11:59 pm

negativeneil

And is 90% of Babble's female population present?

11:59 pm

grannyrose

yes, yo, neil...mr innocence

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