Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, March 30, 2012

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

ugghh

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip tiny one again

12:00 am

jesdraggon

little flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

TA6

12:00 am

jillibus

lol, mlf!

12:01 am

cosdem

re5 for lone R

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip! hi cos, jili, mlf, jes, van

12:02 am

jillibus

hi dee hi and hi everyone else

12:02 am

flosey

flip and hi everyone

12:02 am

jillibus

hi flosy

12:02 am

cosdem

phantom rectory

12:05 am

cosdem

that clump of O is bthering my thinking

12:05 am

jillibus

ooooo this is an ooey grid

12:06 am

cosdem

yes definitely

12:06 am

flosey

wow, sure is jilli

12:06 am

cosdem

booer should be a word

12:06 am

flosey

and tried that too

12:07 am

jillibus

I'm ho6 than thou, I hope

12:08 am

jesdraggon

half way

12:08 am

cosdem

thanks i needed a 6 :)

12:08 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili missed that one

12:08 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:08 am

cosdem

ta 6

12:08 am

jillibus

yw

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

o in the middle column?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have stats for thelone S?

12:09 am

cosdem

wow monkeyed yo4/8

12:09 am

jesdraggon

oy4

12:09 am

cosdem

oy4 dee

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos and jes

12:09 am

jillibus

ti6

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

lone s in last column?

12:09 am

cosdem

ta 6 x 2

12:10 am

cosdem

need that too dee

12:10 am

jesdraggon

sy4/8

12:10 am

MLFAN17

i just asked for that lol

12:10 am

jillibus

got ye4/10 here

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty jes looking

12:10 am

MLFAN17

4th column O?

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

nbt ty vm

12:11 am

cosdem

2nd col O please

12:11 am

cosdem

never mind

12:11 am

cosdem

ti 7

12:12 am

jillibus

4th column O is ob4/6

12:12 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:12 am

cosdem

NBS

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:12 am

cosdem

no.not nbs. I meant NBT

12:12 am

MLFAN17

duhh thanks

12:12 am

jesdraggon

brb, gotta figure the dog out.

12:13 am

jillibus

wtg anyway, cos

12:13 am

MLFAN17

third column R?

12:13 am

cosdem

ty jill

12:13 am

cosdem

re

12:13 am

cosdem

re 5 sorry..

12:14 am

cosdem

ho 6

12:14 am

cosdem

lo 6 to.. similar.

12:14 am

MLFAN17

is ti something we should know?

12:15 am

dizgrannie

Hi all!! NBT

12:15 am

MitchDick

fireworks

12:15 am

cosdem

re5 has been in the grid quite a few times

12:15 am

jillibus

good grief, Mitch!

12:15 am

MitchDick

or8

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

wtg mitch!!

12:16 am

jillibus

hi diz -- wtg

12:16 am

flosey

wow mitch, wtg

12:16 am

jesdraggon

yay mitch!

12:17 am

cosdem

NBT/NBS ty mitch

12:17 am

jillibus

got both Ys

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:17 am

MitchDick

list on profile

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm mitch!

12:17 am

flosey

thanks Mitch

12:17 am

jillibus

tyvm mitch

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

nbs

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:18 am

jillibus

I can't even find that re5

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

something you might do to tin man in OZ... re ... lubricate...

12:19 am

jesdraggon

i have re5/10 - lubricate again

12:19 am

cosdem

re 5/12 if that helps any?

12:19 am

cosdem

oh lord ur right. that re5/10 is from the 2nd col R . re5/12 from middle R

12:20 am

jillibus

ty jes

12:20 am

jesdraggon

welcome

12:20 am

jillibus

oh, and ty dee who got the clue out first

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

no prob yw

12:21 am

cosdem

halfway.

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:22 am

jesdraggon

nbt

12:22 am

cosdem

wtg jes

12:24 am

cosdem

booey was what i said when i was a kid when i thought a monster was living in my closet... mr booey lol

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:25 am

jesdraggon

change the first letter twice and you'll have words :)

12:25 am

negativeneil

Hi people.

12:25 am

cosdem

yep got them already ty tho!

12:25 am

flosey

hi neil

12:25 am

negativeneil

Nice photo, jilli.

12:25 am

negativeneil

Hi flosey.

12:25 am

cosdem

hello neil

12:25 am

Ray100

Why isn't the female equivalent of ta 6/18 allowed?

12:26 am

negativeneil

Hey cos.

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

hi neil

12:27 am

jillibus

weel hello neil and thanks!

12:27 am

negativeneil

Hi Dee... LTNS.

12:27 am

jesdraggon

because it's not a word, ray. word would be seamstress instead.

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

been moving :)

12:27 am

negativeneil

It's a great picture, jilli. :)

12:27 am

Ray100

ta

12:27 am

Erda

Ni Heil -- LTNS

12:27 am

cosdem

i have seen ta6ress used before though

12:27 am

Erda

Ni = Hi

12:27 am

cosdem

dee do u have all the E's and R's?

12:28 am

Erda

Heil = Neil

12:28 am

Ray100

me too

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

I have the e's, but not all the r's yet

12:28 am

Erda

<--needs a new pair of eyes

12:28 am

cosdem

im missing one of each

12:28 am

cosdem

ra 4, 5 re 5, 5 ro 4

12:28 am

negativeneil

Hi Erda!

12:28 am

jillibus

any stats available for the lower S?

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

e's: eo 6 er 5, 5, ew 4, 4, ey 4, 5

12:29 am

jesdraggon

huh. i've never seen it, but dictionary.com agrees with you. guess chalk it up to yet another Enable oddity.

12:29 am

cosdem

eo6 it is then ty

12:29 am

jesdraggon

se4/5

12:29 am

cosdem

E's done.

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

have same r's as you

12:29 am

cosdem

ty dee will keep looking

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

sy 4/8 maybe

12:29 am

Erda

hier

12:29 am

Erda

oops

12:31 am

jillibus

ty dee and morewords for that one -- nbt!

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili!

12:31 am

cosdem

lower S is sy4/8

12:31 am

cosdem

wtg jill

12:31 am

sammysmom

question... does anyone nocitce any different behavior in their pets?? ........... our cats are mewling constantly and will not leave us alone... the seem to want to be with my son.... constantly underfoot.... usually the4y are indifferent but the last few days th4ey are so , needy

12:31 am

jillibus

ty cos

12:32 am

cosdem

my animals are always needy so i havent noticed a difference

12:32 am

negativeneil

Hmmm no clue... I'd have to ask my dad and stepmom, because they have cats.

12:32 am

cosdem

missing one W

12:32 am

jesdraggon

no more than usual, sammy

12:33 am

jillibus

Unfortunately I have no pets now :-(

12:33 am

negativeneil

Yeah. Jess is a good one to ask, being a vet. :)

12:33 am

jillibus

Maybe some weather in your area, s'mom?

12:33 am

jesdraggon

but not a behaviourist, neil :)

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

or 6/24

12:33 am

jesdraggon

fix you up, jilli! need a little fluffy dog?

12:34 am

negativeneil

Well you'd probably notice if those you have around you were suddenly acting differently, Jess?

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

cos missing r is ry 4/6

12:34 am

cosdem

ty dee got it!

12:34 am

jesdraggon

they are always weird though, and easy to chalk up odd behavior to latest foster or something

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:35 am

negativeneil

Well yeah, I guess so.

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

do you have wr 5/22?

12:35 am

cosdem

we4,we4 and ?

12:35 am

cosdem

thanks! :)

12:35 am

jesdraggon

it's not like i have any *normal* animals anyway :)

12:35 am

SpellCheck

wr 5/22

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:36 am

jillibus

no thanks, jes -- I must remain pet-free now.

12:36 am

jesdraggon

alrighty. you just sounded down about it, jilli, with the "unfortunately" comment.

12:37 am

Roses6

stats for the lone o in the fourth column?

12:37 am

jesdraggon

oy4 i think, roses

12:37 am

rururocks

*note to self.. send CHia pet to jilli for xmas*

12:37 am

cosdem

a rock is easier to take care of

12:38 am

Roses6

got that Jess - must come from somewhere else. so many possibilities haha!

12:38 am

cosdem

ob4 maybe?

12:38 am

jesdraggon

i used to have pet planaria...they were pretty easy to take care of :)

12:38 am

cosdem

yes. ob4 defintely.

12:38 am

jillibus

Jes, I would love one but can't handle it now. What would have happened to the little fluffy dog when I was laid up and hospitalised with a broken ankle?

12:38 am

negativeneil

Hey ruru!

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:39 am

rururocks

well .. hi neil..where ya been

12:39 am

Roses6

Yeah thanks cos it was ob4 - the instrument, and one of my favorites. such a lovely sound.

12:39 am

jesdraggon

hmm. well, in the case of this little fluffy dog, when his owner was hospitalized, a co-worker of her son ended up with him, because the son was threatening to shoot the dog.

12:39 am

jesdraggon

hopefully your family & friends would be less drastic?

12:39 am

jillibus

haha -- I don't have a green thumb so probably would kill a chia pet.

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

Well, all, I need to get going.... another huge day tomorrow. Hugs to all!!!

12:40 am

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, volley

12:40 am

jillibus

Jes, I have no family nearby. Nieghbours were a great help but they have a cat and no love for dogs...never mind

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty dear jes!

12:41 am

jillibus

toodles, dee -- enjoy the day!

12:41 am

jesdraggon

ah. well, i'm glad you're out of hospital, and that you have friendly neighbors!

12:42 am

jesdraggon

broken ankles are pretty much the suck!

12:42 am

jillibus

Jes, I miss the Great Danes I used to have, and my beloved longhaired calico cat. Now I just enjoy visits from the neighbours' Russian Blue.

12:43 am

jesdraggon

danes are such great dogs. such a shame they have so short a life expectancy

12:44 am

rururocks

can your neighbor just find you a nice handsome cabana boy jill?

12:44 am

jillibus

our daes were living to 11 or more -- the good breeders are working on longevity.

12:44 am

rururocks

11 is great for a Dane

12:45 am

jillibus

come on up, ruru, lol!

12:45 am

rururocks

lol

12:45 am

rururocks

I need a pool jilli

12:45 am

jillibus

so do i, darnit

12:46 am

ursh

hello all - bit of a late start - could i have the stats on the 8 and the 7 please

12:46 am

jesdraggon

11 is a pretty old dane. used to never see them older than 9

12:47 am

jillibus

one of our line lived to 14, jes. The GDCof America is working hard on the challenge.

12:48 am

jesdraggon

that's impressive

12:48 am

sammysmom

ti 7....... ursh... sorry.. i do not have the 8 yet

12:48 am

jesdraggon

sorry, ursh, i haven't got either of the long ones

12:49 am

ursh

ty will look

12:50 am

jesdraggon

gettin' to be bedtime around here. will get the last 14 tomorrow. sleep sweet all, and luck in the grid. :)

12:50 am

jillibus

I have the ti 7 too, but no 8. Mitch posted a list in his bio and I will look to see what the 8 starts with (if I can find it!)

12:50 am

negativeneil

http://tinyurl.com/Stats-03302012

12:50 am

jillibus

g'night jes xx

12:51 am

jillibus

oh, thanks neil!

12:51 am

negativeneil

Sorry ru... was busy getting the list up.

12:51 am

negativeneil

yw, jilli.

12:51 am

negativeneil

Well, I've been around... just busy.

12:52 am

negativeneil

Not on so much at this time anymore.

12:52 am

rururocks

oh.. well living comes first

12:52 am

negativeneil

Haven't Babbled that much either. My ranking's gotta be plummeting by now, lol.

12:52 am

negativeneil

Yep. :)

12:52 am

rururocks

I was just in LA for a couple of days

12:52 am

jillibus

I see the 8 is or8...

12:52 am

negativeneil

Living and working... whatever temp stuff I can get.

12:52 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah?

12:52 am

negativeneil

What part?

12:53 am

rururocks

I stay on Sunset.. but I went everywhere

12:53 am

negativeneil

It was my BICL's birthday yesterday too, so partying this weekend. :P

12:53 am

jillibus

We missed you, neil.

12:53 am

rururocks

Staples center. burbank, Pasadena, Redondo beach Santa Monica..etc

12:53 am

negativeneil

Oh really? We're at Sunset & Orange! Shoot.

12:53 am

negativeneil

You did jilli?

12:54 am

jillibus

Sure, neil!

12:54 am

negativeneil

Wow ru... you really got around.
How are the knees holding up?

12:54 am

rururocks

I stayed at the Sunset Towers.. that's my fave hotel

12:55 am

negativeneil

I see.

12:55 am

rururocks

not that i was there very long.. my salesperson worked me to death

12:55 am

negativeneil

Well I'll try to get on here a little more often... but things are gonna continue to be a little crazy for a while, at least. See what I can do.

12:55 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah?

12:56 am

grannyrose

dee still here? if not, how did the move go?

12:56 am

grannyrose

and helloooo from down under.

12:57 am

negativeneil

Hi grannyrose.

12:57 am

negativeneil

I don't know. I was busy doing the list... didn't see who came and went for a while.

12:57 am

grannyrose

((((neil))))) how are you, buddy?

12:57 am

jillibus

hi granny -- dee is very happy and very busy

12:57 am

negativeneil

I'm well thanks... and hope you are too?

12:57 am

grannyrose

thanx jilli, and hi

12:57 am

jillibus

she left a little while ago -- another busy day tomorrow for her

12:58 am

negativeneil

Yeah. I got Dee's email with change of address.

12:58 am

jillibus

hi granny

12:58 am

grannyrose

lol, neil, turned the big SIX OH on the weekend, came with the news i have a goitre and hypothyroidism...such is life.

12:59 am

jillibus

that or8 is weird but I suppose it's reasonable

12:59 am

negativeneil

Oh Rose. Ugh. :/ Well belated Happy Birthday. But I wish it was a little happier one... hope they can do something about those issues for you!

1:00 am

negativeneil

How's your ankle these days, jilli? Hope those wounds finally healed up?

1:00 am

rururocks

can't you take anti-biotics for goiter grannie

1:00 am

rururocks

oh.. sorry .. that's another problem.. :D

1:00 am

grannyrose

neil, waiting to see if there is a trend, plus also testing for parathyroid and adrenal gland levels. have a conservative endocrinologist who doesn't rush into surgery..

1:01 am

negativeneil

I see, granny. Well hope it isn't too problematic for you meantime.

1:01 am

jillibus

no anitbiotics for goiter -- iodine, and thyroid hormones

1:01 am

negativeneil

Iodine, yeah.

1:01 am

rururocks

ususally you can take a pill for hypothyrodism

1:02 am

negativeneil

Gotta go for now though... sorry. Busy day ahead tomorrow, with too much to do. Good night to you all and take care.

1:02 am

jillibus

neil the nkle is okay but the wound isn't quite healed yet -- getting regular treatment for it and it's a lot better.

1:02 am

rururocks

night neil.. nice to see you drop in

1:03 am

jillibus

night neil and thanks for your list

1:03 am

grannyrose

ah, well, neil...what can i do? have given up the smokes, stopped a long term medication ( which wasn't supposed to be addictive, but turned out it was) and have lost 9 kgs ( that's about 20lbs) in the last 3 weeks. doing all i can to help me...except give up work * grin *

1:03 am

jillibus

wow, granny -- good for you!

1:04 am

grannyrose

lol, jilli, there's still a few to go, believe me...

1:06 am

jillibus

well, time to call it a day -- nbt, nbs, over halfway -- goodnight all and ...*poof

1:07 am

grannyrose

nite, jilli, sleep well, hun

1:08 am

grannyrose

and g'night to anyone else lurking...happy babbling, see you at the flip

1:41 am

gran

How many words today

1:54 am

silkscarf

83

2:03 am

sprite

morning babble friends

2:07 am

rbud

hi, sprite!

2:07 am

sprite

hi rbud :D

2:07 am

rbud

was sorta lurking and washing dishes in between

2:08 am

sprite

how mult-tasky and practical! I am playing babble... and the dog is lying between my feet. Does that count?

2:09 am

rbud

sure! mine is pretty much doing the same, only she's leaning a bit more toward the little space heater

2:10 am

sprite

she's smart :)

2:11 am

rbud

she does like her heat sources.

2:12 am

sprite

don't they all... Terra managed to find the only hotspot in the house yesterday... in a chair, in one ray of sun.

2:13 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:14 am

sprite

hey ruby :)

2:15 am

rbud

hi ruby! :)

2:16 am

rubyfoo

[[SPRITE AND RBUD}}

2:16 am

rubyfoo

whoops, didn't mean to shout

2:16 am

sprite

enthusiasm got the better of you

2:17 am

rbud

searching around a bit for a replacement battery for Hubby's electric scooter chair, not sure how much one will cost. He got the chair free when his brother passed away last year, and the battery won't hold a charge. All new to us, don't have a clue.

2:17 am

rubyfoo

it's cold at the moment but the afternoons have been sit-outside fabulous. I know we need rain, but I am selfishly happy not to have muddy dogprints everywhere

2:17 am

rbud

nice chair, though he resents it a bit.

2:18 am

rubyfoo

does your house have ramps, rbud?

2:18 am

rbud

can tell I need to find the model numbers, etc.

2:19 am

sprite

you should be able to find it through google. Either at the makers' or through medical sites. But yes, you will need model and make.

2:19 am

sprite

rain should fall at night, ruby.

2:19 am

rbud

well, house is sort of okay, it's a level shot down the sidewalk with only a bit of a bump to get into the living room. But he can walk with his cane, just needs it to go downtown now that they say he can't ride his mower everywhere.

2:20 am

rbud

darn town.

2:20 am

sprite

aww :( Must be quite a different feeling, driving your mower or a scoot mobile.

2:21 am

rbud

he left the chair covered all winter, doesn't want to be considered an invalid. was sort of down about it until he found out how fast it goes, haha! :)

2:21 am

sprite

it is a big step. I remember having to pick out my first cane. I cried in the shop. Really did, never expected to but it hit me hard.

2:22 am

rbud

but now the battery isn't charging, I want to try to get one fast so he doesn't go back to the mower and get in trouble.

2:22 am

sprite

sounds like a plan, rbud.

2:22 am

rubyfoo

I can imagine how hare that is. When I had cancer, losing my hair was worse than getting the original news!

2:22 am

rubyfoo

hard*

2:23 am

rbud

yes, I know what you mean, sprite. he's depressed enough, now they want to turn him into an invalid faster, it seems like to him.

2:23 am

sprite

silly, isn't it, ruby :) Things hit us at very unexpected moments.

2:23 am

rubyfoo

how old is he, rbud?

2:23 am

sprite

I can imagine, rbud. I think you are going about it the right way, getting him a fast chair.

2:23 am

rbud

(((ruby))) (((sprite))) I feel lucky I'm still in mobile condition so far.

2:24 am

rbud

he's only 53, but has muscular dystrophy.

2:24 am

rbud

runs in his family.

2:24 am

rubyfoo

aah, that explains it

2:24 am

sprite

we all have our crosses to bear, rbud, you too, no doubt. Am not complaining, life is good.

2:24 am

sprite

argh that is such a rotten condition :( Am sorry he and you have to go through that.

2:25 am

rubyfoo

that's how I feel, sprite, every day is a gift, even with the frequent little tragedies

2:25 am

rbud

well, he hasn't been very steady on his feet for years now, so I've gotten used to helping him around.

2:25 am

rubyfoo

we just keep on truckin'

2:25 am

rbud

yep, all we can do is all we can do! :)

2:26 am

sprite

hehehe yes every day is a gift. A friend of mine, who died way too young, always said: Life is a birthday cake. You just have to eat the candles once in a while.

2:26 am

rubyfoo

and having our friends in here to listen and offer advice or a shoulder -- how lucky we are!

2:26 am

rbud

lol! :)

2:27 am

rbud

so true, I love my friends in here, and a few elsewhere online are quite dear to me also.

2:28 am

sprite

online friends are a class apart. I treasure you a lot.

2:28 am

rubyfoo

it makes it much easier when we have to be at home to care for others

2:28 am

rbud

have one friend in Kansas I've never met, but we gab away and send cards and presents like relatives! :)

2:28 am

sprite

that is great :)

2:29 am

rubyfoo

I think people who dn't experience "online friendships" don't really understand

2:29 am

sprite

no of course not. But once they'd be in a position they had to turn to them, it would become very clear.

2:30 am

sprite

this tiny grid is only half the size it claims to be, let me tell you.

2:30 am

rbud

it's true. sometimes it's so much easier to talk to people you don't "know", but who know what you're going through.

2:30 am

rubyfoo

but I think it is easier for women than for men, as we tend to be more open

2:30 am

rbud

I am down to 7 left, thanks to the list in Bab Anon.

2:31 am

rubyfoo

<-- nel, the sexist!

2:31 am

sprite

actually, I have lots of male online friends too. Depends on the man, I think.

2:31 am

rubyfoo

I have found that, unfortunately, it doesn't work so well for me

2:32 am

sprite

ok will admit to not using a list yet. Still. very tight grid here.

2:32 am

rubyfoo

when I was still working I had many male friends/clients, many of whom are still correspondents

2:32 am

rbud

my hubby can't quite figure out the computer, he's been trying more lately since I keep telling him he could be making money at it. He was always a big swap meet parts seller, but it's hard for him now. He can do it online, I tell him.

2:33 am

sprite

oh yes! He can really make money on line if he is willing to get into it. Some businesses are made for it. That one certainly is.

2:33 am

sprite

and there is a LOT of software available to make it easier.

2:34 am

rbud

he has piles and crates and boxes of motorcycle parts in three sheds, not to mention his big garage/shed he practically lives in. The place is stuffed with potential money.

2:35 am

sprite

that should be easy, rbud. Get him to make great pictures of each part on a digital camera as a first step. And then let him discover webshop software. It is made to be easy, to help people set up a webshop without knowing much about computers or the internet.

2:35 am

sprite

he may find that people will want his expertise as well!

2:35 am

rubyfoo

that sounds like $$ in the garage!

2:35 am

rbud

first I have to get him to learn to run a mouse, lol!!

2:36 am

sprite

nah... start with the pictures :D
And then... I think... find a game that amuses him. Best way to learn to handle a computer.

2:36 am

rbud

he insists on clicking the wrong button all the time. I think it's because he's left-handed, but he says he doesn't want me to change it.

2:37 am

sprite

he is ok. At least he doesn't point the mouse at the computer and handles it as a remote.

2:37 am

rubyfoo

see yu later, ladies, only 37 words so far in this tough little grid

2:37 am

sprite

bye ruby, I only have 43, it is a stinker

2:39 am

rbud

bye for now, ruby

2:39 am

sprite

rbud: or find a MALE neighbourhood guy that gives computer courses and let him come over for a couple of lessons. That sometimes helps as well.

2:39 am

rbud

our son is a computer whiz, this online parts sale stuff would be a breeze for him, but they barely speak to each other, sigh...

2:40 am

rbud

good idea, sprite, I know just the guy, too, he could take the pictures, also.

2:40 am

sprite

aw :( See, we all have our crosses to bear. That is a sad one :(
But sometimes it is easier for people to learn from a stranger. Especially for men.

2:41 am

sprite

or help your husband take the pictures. It would be great if your husband could do this himself for the most part.

2:41 am

rbud

have to take our son in for his weekend in jail in a little while, not sure if I'll try to sleep any before then or not. Probably should.

2:41 am

sprite

or have the guy help your husband take the pictures, I mean

2:42 am

sprite

*hugs rbud* Yes you should... but maybe it is just too hard to fall asleep.

2:42 am

rbud

yes, I agree, the more Hubby could do himself, the better he'd feel about it. We'd need a better camera, but this is a good time to get one, we have a little extra money.

2:43 am

sprite

digital cameras aren't too expensive anymore, unless you go for top end. And for webshops, any digital camera that has a good resolution will do. If you can, take one with an SD card, that is easy.

2:43 am

rbud

Hubby is all puffed up about getting a bike he rebuilt into his favorite magazine this last issue. Two pictures we took in the shop and a paragraph he wrote about it.

2:44 am

rbud

He is good at what he does, it's just getting harder for him to do it.

2:45 am

sprite

goooood! It is such a shame that when our bodies refuse to do what we want them too, we start feeling debased all over. I can relate, lol. I really hope he will find ways to show his talents again, no matter what the silly body does or won't do.

2:45 am

sprite

want them to*
*jeezz typo central today*

2:48 am

rbud

oh, I'll keep him going, as best as I can. He has plenty of guys bringing bikes in for this and that, he keeps fairly busy. But the shop is more of a social club than a business, lol

2:49 am

rubyfoo

back. Just checked on husband. I've invited his daughter to come and I think she'll be here mid-April

2:49 am

rubyfoo

aybe it will cheer him up and she is a very easy houseguest

2:49 am

sprite

it is wonderful he is not getting isolated, though. And I really believe he can make a webshop work. Especially if he offers some advice too.

2:49 am

rbud

oh, then that will be nice, ruby!

2:49 am

sprite

that is nice, ruby. Isn't that the daughter who goes through your stuff though?

2:50 am

rubyfoo

my husband only speaks to one of his 3 children, rbud, so I can imagine how hard that is for you

2:50 am

rbud

couldn't keep my hubby from offering advice, lol, he has an opinion on everything, and loves to talk to people.

2:50 am

gran

Clue please for or 8/40

2:50 am

rubyfoo

less of a problem now as we worked through many of our problems the last time she was here

2:50 am

sprite

that will pull him through, rbud, for sure :D And he has you at his side, that will make all the difference.

2:51 am

sprite

wtg ruby!

2:51 am

sprite

hello gran, can't help with that yet

2:51 am

rubyfoo

I think she had better see her father now as I don't think he's going to get any better

2:51 am

rubyfoo

and she has been very supportive

2:51 am

sprite

good news, ruby

2:51 am

rbud

or 8 is a woman who gives speeches, ends with tr6 that means hair

2:52 am

rubyfoo

<-- no 8's or 7's

2:52 am

rbud

oops, tr 5 that means hair, sorry

2:52 am

rubyfoo

talk about sexist!!!! lol

2:53 am

rubyfoo

in Switzerland and Italy and maybe even here, they say Doctoress!

2:53 am

rubyfoo

awful

2:53 am

rbud

I've never heard the or 8 before, but I guess it makes sense

2:53 am

gran

Thanks and finished

2:53 am

sprite

different names for occupations for the two genders are growing less here

2:53 am

rubyfoo

I don't think you could use that in the politically correct US

2:54 am

rbud

yay, gran, congrats!

2:54 am

sprite

well I would have to hear her first to know if she made sense, rbud :P

2:54 am

sprite

gratz gran

2:54 am

rubyfoo

hint for the 7, pls, gran

2:54 am

rbud

haha, sprite! ;p

2:54 am

rubyfoo

or even stats

2:54 am

sprite

stats would be nice :D

2:55 am

rbud

ti6/21 and pl, ti7/32

2:55 am

Haz1558

ti7/32 and good morning.

2:55 am

sprite

thanks rbud, and hi Haz, thanks :)

2:55 am

rbud

I got those out of the early chog - hi Haz! :)

2:56 am

rubyfoo

gm, haz

2:56 am

sprite

ah got it, thanks again.

2:56 am

rbud

the ti6 rhymes with what you do to your ear to add an earring

2:56 am

Haz1558

Hello to all.

2:56 am

rbud

just couldn't stop without a hint, lol, see how I am?

2:57 am

rubyfoo

ty for those ti's

2:57 am

sprite

*grins*

2:58 am

sprite

down to 27 here. It is a toughie!

3:07 am

sprite

did I kill the chog?

3:07 am

Haz1558

No, what you're hearing is the sound of concentration.

3:07 am

sprite

ah! It echoes.....

3:09 am

Kazzer99

hi all - there is a list if you want one on Mitchdick's profile

3:10 am

sprite

hi Kazz, thanks :)

3:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, Kazzer.

3:12 am

Kazzer99

hi Haz - how are you all today - getting back into the swing of things with babble etc after a lovely holiday in which i think hubby has got either bad heat exhaustion or the flu

3:12 am

sprite

now I have that song in my head. honor points for who knows which one... the trigger was: ...it echoes...

3:13 am

sprite

too bad he got ill, Kazz. But wonderufl you had a lovely holiday!

3:13 am

Haz1558

Whichever it is, Kazzer, it's a shame to end a holiday feeling ill.

3:19 am

Kazzer99

whee - fireworks for me - off to look in the greenhouse and marvel at the radishes

3:19 am

Haz1558

Well done and enjoy the radishes!

3:19 am

sprite

wtg Kazzer and have fun!

3:21 am

rbud

pink floyd?

3:21 am

sprite

no, not pink floyd

3:23 am

rbud

I was out untangling dogs, we moved one to the back the other day, and he's taking forever to learn how to be on a cable instead of in a kennel. He finds the littlest vine to get wrapped around, and gets stuck in the bushes.

3:23 am

sprite

I'll ad a few words... it echoes... through the lonely....

3:23 am

sprite

add* a few words. Jeezzz I am typo central today.

3:24 am

rbud

hmmm.... not ringing a bell for me yet

3:24 am

sprite

maybe you don't know it. It is possible.

3:25 am

sprite

I think it is the same time period as pink floyd though. It is Al Steward, The Palace of Versailles.

3:25 am

sprite

Al Stewart*.

3:26 am

rbud

oh, no, don't know that one.

3:27 am

sprite

maybe Al Stewart never was that well known in the US anyway, I don't know. I love this song. I love many of his songs.

3:27 am

sprite

do you know "The year of the cat'?

3:27 am

rbud

I know the Year of the Cat, isn't that his?

3:27 am

rbud

snap, guess so! :)

3:28 am

sprite

good :D that was Al Stewart too!

3:28 am

sprite

:D

3:31 am

sprite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvtLSky
yMBE

3:32 am

sprite

brilliant lyrics.

3:36 am

rbud

ooh, historically inspired, sort of?

3:36 am

sprite

yes very. And how you can still feel the effects in nowadays France.

3:36 am

rbud

pretty

3:36 am

sprite

:)

3:37 am

rbud

wow, Al was sooo young! (weren't we all back then, wow, I was 22 in '79)

3:38 am

sprite

oh my... I was... 13!

3:38 am

rbud

heehee, was going through my drunk in San Francisco period

3:39 am

rbud

I gave up drinking over that summer, too much I did I don't remember, and that was all it took for me. didn't like the feeling.

3:39 am

sprite

I was pretty close to suicide back then... very bad childhood. Much happier now!

3:39 am

sprite

you rock, rbud. That was one helluva good decision.

3:40 am

rbud

upchucking on a cop's shoes was perhaps the high point, lol, didn't remember doing that! time to quit!

3:40 am

rbud

lucky he didn't run me in.

3:40 am

sprite

oops. Indeed :D

3:41 am

Haz1558

Did you give up alcohol completely or just cut down on over-indulging?

3:41 am

sprite

I only drank enough to not remember once... but bad timing, lol. It was on a party my ex threw. He had asked me to help. So I went... he mixed cocktails... several kinds of cocktails... and at some point, there is this big black hole in my memory.

3:42 am

rbud

I was already married and seperated, and ready to see the world. Went off to Frisco with a friend and had a great summer, once I gave up drinking. I never had much before.

3:42 am

sprite

and then... when the light upstairs went back on.. I wasat his home. Oh dear, I thought!
Then I noticed I was in the guest room. Very good! I thought.

3:42 am

rbud

Oh, I still have a little wine now and then, maybe a mixed drink - about one every five years or so. Just not my thing.

3:43 am

Ray100

any clues for the 7 and 8 please?

3:43 am

sprite

Then I saw him sleeping next to me. Oh dear! I thought.
Then I realised I was still wearing clothes. Very good, I thought.

3:43 am

Haz1558

or8 - a lady who speaks with conviction?

3:43 am

rbud

haha, sprite, good story!

3:44 am

sprite

and then I stepped out of bed, found out I was wearing his judo jacket and his underwear... inside out. That was the point I realised nothing could save me. :)

3:44 am

Ray100

thanks, I didn't know that word existed

3:44 am

Haz1558

ti6/21 and its plural ti7/32 - to rhyme with Mr Brosnan.

3:44 am

sprite

me neither, Ray. I had even tried the male form and dumped it as a phantom, lol.

3:44 am

Ray100

ty again

3:45 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

3:46 am

rbud

yay, fireworks! last word: tr6, the sometimes vowel added to the tr5 - another odd one

3:46 am

sprite

he was (and is) an alcoholic, rbud, so it was very good he was my EX. But he was a beautiful person and I can still love the person he should have been... before booze.

3:46 am

sprite

wtg rbud!

3:47 am

Haz1558

Well done, rbud.

3:48 am

rbud

those darn alkies can be very loveable, how well I know.

3:48 am

sprite

down to 6 and your clue is one of them, thanks.

3:49 am

sprite

often (I know, not always) they start drinking because they just cannot handle the harshness of life. They tend to be very sensitive and feeling. But things change drastically once they become addicted.

3:53 am

rbud

yep, I hear that. I've read that one sure sign of real alcoholism is a total personality change when overindulging. My hubby goes from jolly and mellow to mean and vindictive. We all try to divert him when it looks to be going too far, easier than dealing with the meanness. Quick, feed him, and he's done for the night, lol! :P

3:54 am

rbud

25 years of practice, sigh...

3:54 am

sprite

that is tough, rbud. I admire you for living with him. I decided I could not and would not.

3:55 am

sprite

fireflies!

3:55 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

3:55 am

rbud

yay, sprite!!

3:55 am

sprite

good grid, this one! One with a bite.

3:56 am

sprite

thank you! Anything I can help with before I go?

3:56 am

rbud

yes, true! and easy ones I didn't see right away, due to odd letter arrangement

3:57 am

sprite

I missed easy ones too. And I learned new ones.

3:57 am

rbud

rats, feel a little poison ivy itch creeping onto my wrist from the dog untangling, off to clean it off

3:58 am

rbud

(((hugs))) sprite, thanks for the lovely chat! :)

3:58 am

sprite

I hope you can nip it in the bud.
*hugs to rbud and Haz*
Bye all!

3:58 am

Haz1558

Bye, sprite, bye rbud - and may your itch not need too much scratching.

3:58 am

Haz1558

Off I go to tackle the laundry. Bye!

4:00 am

rbud

nite all! think I got it in time - I use shop hand cleaner on it, works like a charm. (designed to remove tars, oils, resins - all of which is like poison ivy)

4:01 am

rbud

can't use soap and water, it just spreads it around. though I use the soap after the cleaner to get *that* off, yucky!

5:00 am

spanner

Could I pls have a clue for the Y? I have ye4/10 and yo 4/8. Ty

5:00 am

spanner

Ignore me I am an idiot. I meant the w!!! lol

5:01 am

spanner

I have we 4/8 x 2

5:03 am

kalea

wr5/22

5:11 am

10s Gu

# of works please

5:12 am

Uneaixoise

83

5:12 am

10s Gu

ty

5:12 am

Uneaixoise

yw

5:16 am

cool.girl

there r only 2 ys

5:40 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

5:40 am

kje

ty mrp!

5:42 am

littlebit

i'm showing yesterday's clues list :(

5:42 am

doseffing

...refresh

5:44 am

littlebit

tried that...had to log off and back on! got it thanks mrp!! and doseffing!

5:45 am

littlebit

i love babble, but it's soooo much easier with the list! :)

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

list in Jacula's profile and in BabAnon

5:47 am

littlebit

i'm off to work. have a nice day everyone!

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, mrp! HELLO!!

5:48 am

cool.girl

hi everyone clue for the 7 and 8 please#

5:49 am

Uneaixoise

or8 looks like a professional female speaker

5:50 am

Uneaixoise

ti7 is plural of ti6/21

5:50 am

NonoNanette

ti6/7 combo, rhymes with mr. bronsan"

5:51 am

Uneaixoise

hey, nono, cool, et al :-)

5:51 am

cool.girl

dont have the ti6

5:51 am

NonoNanette

good mornig everyone

5:51 am

doseffing

... oh well ... 60% done ... but must go to work ... ... good days for everyone ...

5:51 am

debjed

good morning

5:52 am

Uneaixoise

ti6 . . . start at bottom left t and go steadily northeast :-)

5:52 am

Uneaixoise

hey, deb

5:52 am

debjed

not getting the or8......

5:53 am

NonoNanette

anyone having problems with expert. Everything I type in it trys to go to words list. I have to go to chat enter area to type in chog

5:53 am

Uneaixoise

starts out sound like a speaker and ends in tr5/10

5:53 am

Uneaixoise

*sounding

5:53 am

Uneaixoise

sorry, nono, i don't use expert

5:54 am

debjed

thank you une!! got it

5:54 am

Uneaixoise

yay! :-)

5:54 am

NonoNanette

ok, I probably wont chat much this way as I tend to forget to switch back

5:55 am

cool.girl

more help for the 7 please cant even find the 6

5:56 am

Uneaixoise

did you see my clue for the 6? just climb the mountain from bottom t to top s :-)

5:56 am

NonoNanette

cool google up Mr Bronsan

5:56 am

NonoNanette

it rhymes

5:57 am

Uneaixoise

(Bronson)

5:57 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, sorry it's Brosnan

5:59 am

Uneaixoise

28 to go -- taking a break -- HAGD! *poof*

5:59 am

cool.girl

ty got it at last

5:59 am

NonoNanette

bye Une

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hello again, after lunch and 48 this AM

6:05 am

NonoNanette

hi Ruby

6:07 am

rubyfoo

hi hi no no

6:09 am

rubyfoo

have 48 words but don't see any others......

6:09 am

NonoNanette

ruby, Lickety's list is up now if that will help

6:11 am

rubyfoo

I never use a list, rely solely on what is in the chog and my own (limited) capabilties

6:11 am

NonoNanette

I try not to use it, but do sometimes if I get really close to finish

6:12 am

rubyfoo

and I never finish!

6:12 am

NonoNanette

syer

6:12 am

rubyfoo

I used to finish when FM would help across....now, not

6:12 am

NonoNanette

oops sorry

6:12 am

NonoNanette

at least its not a word

6:13 am

rubyfoo

I wish it was!

6:13 am

NonoNanette

yes, me too :)

6:14 am

rubyfoo

I give up, nap time now

6:14 am

NonoNanette

have a good rest ruby

6:33 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

6:33 am

uusue2

morning, car! and everyone!

6:34 am

car.eeyore

Hi uusue!

6:35 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

6:36 am

car.eeyore

Hi Annie

6:36 am

Anniebrook

Hi car. :)

6:36 am

uusue2

hi annie!

6:37 am

Anniebrook

morning, sue :)

6:41 am

car.eeyore

AAARGH!!! Too many repeating letters!

6:42 am

uusue2

rrrooooo!

6:42 am

car.eeyore

Exactly!

6:42 am

car.eeyore

uusue...may I share something with you?

6:43 am

uusue2

sure, car!

6:43 am

car.eeyore

I am already down 15 lb...and closing in on 20!!!!!

6:44 am

uusue2

WOW!!!! I am so impressed!!! That is great!!!

6:44 am

Anniebrook

wonderful, good for you, car.!!

6:44 am

car.eeyore

Thank you, thank you! I am so excited!

6:44 am

car.eeyore

For a treat, i am getting a new dress...one that I can wear to Easter and a wedding reception at the end of the month!!!!

6:45 am

kje

or6?

6:45 am

Anniebrook

hi kje, dont have it, sorry

6:45 am

car.eeyore

Hi kje! I don't have it yet.

6:46 am

Anniebrook

car. that is a perfect treat

6:47 am

uusue2

take a picture, car!!

6:47 am

car.eeyore

And hopefully it will be something that Trif can alter for me when I lose more weight.

6:48 am

kje

FW!

6:49 am

kje

or6 - like a planetarium

6:50 am

kje

or title of the earldom of Cork in Ireland (seriously)

6:50 am

kje

must run and get to work - hagd all

6:52 am

uusue2

yay kje and bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:55 am

car.eeyore

Bye kje!!!!

7:03 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the single S on the right?

7:04 am

MollyL

sy4/8

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Molly!!!! Hello!!!!! {{hugs}}

7:04 am

MollyL

Hey Car

7:05 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY!

7:05 am

car.eeyore

I finally have NBT...whew!

7:07 am

MollyL

Well done Car, weird grid.

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Very strange indeed. How are you? I haven't seen you in a bit.

7:08 am

MollyL

Not bad, thanks. I see you've lost some weight. Good for you. Be proud of yourself.

7:09 am

car.eeyore

thank you! I am so happy and I feel so much better!!! My self confidence right now is really good!

7:09 am

MollyL

That is the best gift of weight loss.

7:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

I hate too many vowels.

7:16 am

car.eeyore

Morning Kaplan!

7:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

morning.

7:17 am

car.eeyore

Are there any CW words today?

7:17 am

MollyL

Hey Kap, it's an O kind of day : )

7:17 am

MollyL

No cw's

7:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

don't think so

7:17 am

car.eeyore

Thank you Molly.

7:17 am

Anniebrook

hi Kaplan

7:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

global good morning to all and sundry

7:19 am

lbdawger

tadone. finito. *sigh* these little grids are a bummer.

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Well done Dawg!!!!!

7:19 am

lbdawger

hi everyone.

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the 7 *

7:20 am

car.eeyore

That should be 7 & 8....

7:20 am

Anniebrook

ti 7.32

7:20 am

lbdawger

ti7.32

7:20 am

lbdawger

or8.40

7:20 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg!

7:20 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

7:20 am

lbdawger

hi Annie!

7:20 am

car.eeyore

Well...didn't expect those...OK...searching now...

7:20 am

Anniebrook

congrats, dawg

7:20 am

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo Annie!!

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Yeah Annie!

7:24 am

periwinkle

morning all,not seeing those long ones

7:24 am

car.eeyore

Morning Peri! Me neither!

7:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

n

7:24 am

Anniebrook

want a clue, anyone?

7:24 am

car.eeyore

Sorry Kaplan...no "n" in the grid today!

7:24 am

car.eeyore

Yes Please!!!!!

7:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

Booer should be a word.

7:25 am

periwinkle

congrats car on the weight loss, go you!!

7:25 am

car.eeyore

Thank you Peri!!!!

7:25 am

periwinkle

yes pls, Annie

7:25 am

car.eeyore

I agree...and cr4boy should also be a word.

7:25 am

Anniebrook

clue for the or8?

7:26 am

car.eeyore

yes please

7:26 am

Anniebrook

or 8---a female who makes speeches

7:26 am

car.eeyore

TY!!!!

7:26 am

car.eeyore

and a clue please for the ti 7?

7:26 am

periwinkle

stupid word, ty Annie

7:27 am

Anniebrook

and ti7.....remember that old, old movie starring Joan Crawford named Mildred Pi****...just use the ti and plural it

7:28 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:28 am

periwinkle

ty Annie!

7:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

thank you.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Wow. TY again! Very strange words.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

A wine cask measurement?!?!? How did I miss THAT one!?!?!?

7:29 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:29 am

MollyL

42 gallons no less

7:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am still hunting for the r in the second column for nbt

7:30 am

Anniebrook

re 5.10---to lubricate again

7:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- duh.

7:31 am

MollyL

Our eyes are not trained to read down, and to the left

7:31 am

Anniebrook

HI Molly

7:33 am

periwinkle

help with r under the c pls

7:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

Name that proper French actor.

7:33 am

periwinkle

Boyer

7:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

dingdingding

7:34 am

Anniebrook

peri, Talking about body temps, if not by mouth then it is re***l

7:34 am

periwinkle

uh oh, ty Annie

7:35 am

periwinkle

need the o under the y for nbt pls

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Name that proper noun, actor who played Robin Hood.......Flynn

7:35 am

hurshy

errol

7:35 am

Kaplan the Magne

errol

7:35 am

Anniebrook

ding ding ding....x2

7:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

oy- someone who says it a lot

7:37 am

Mom

hello everyone

7:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom)))

7:37 am

periwinkle

I have oy4/6

7:37 am

periwinkle

hi Mom

7:37 am

Mom

Hi ((Peri))

7:37 am

Mom

(((Annie))) good morning

7:37 am

periwinkle

bl

7:38 am

Mom

byebye Peri

7:38 am

MollyL

"At least she wore panties"...this statement was just made about Gaga's birthday outfit. How far we have fallen in regards to fashion tolerance. : )

7:38 am

Anniebrook

how far we have fallen, period

7:39 am

MollyL

Yes Annie

7:39 am

Mom

Amen

7:39 am

Mom

Hi Molly

7:39 am

MollyL

Morning Mom : )

7:40 am

Anniebrook

that single O in the 4th column is a musical instrument but I think Peri has left. Couldnt find the starting O

7:41 am

Mom

thanks Annie

7:41 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:43 am

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I start my day?

7:43 am

Mom

congrats Annie

7:43 am

hurshy

what does the 8 start with please? :)

7:43 am

Mom

no thanks, I am just starting here.

7:44 am

Mom

Won't be here long, the quilting ladies are coming over to play today

7:44 am

Anniebrook

or

7:44 am

Mom

morning Hurshy

7:44 am

hurshy

morning

7:44 am

hurshy

and what is the lower S?

7:45 am

Anniebrook

sy 4.8

7:45 am

hurshy

thanks!

7:45 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:45 am

Mom

thanks Annie

7:46 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome, Mom, have fun with the quilting ladies

7:46 am

Mom

it will be a blast. Then we are going to supper and then to our homemakers meeting. Always a good time with them

7:47 am

Mom

I wish you a great day, Annie

7:47 am

Anniebrook

thanks Mom

7:48 am

Anniebrook

and so, I am on my way, bye, dear babblers

7:48 am

Mom

bye bye

7:54 am

Mom

time to scoot. I wish all of you a great day. ((Hugs))

8:03 am

Scrabbler

Good day friends.

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Where is everybody? In the PB? At the breakfast buffet?

8:09 am

Scrabbler

OK, I found 30 and that is enough. This is not a fun grid. Enjoy the day, lurkers.

8:11 am

Judi

I have not yet begun to lurk!

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi. Of course, I need to find "just one more word."

8:13 am

Judi

Always.

8:17 am

Judi

I can see why most people didn't hang around to work on this grid.

8:18 am

Scrabbler

OK, I passed halfway, so I am done. Enjoy the day.

8:18 am

Judi

See ya, Scrabbs.

8:23 am

uusue2

wow. monkeys found a word from the central r. nbt!

8:27 am

wvteach

good morning all

8:28 am

Judi

Hiya, teach & uusue.

8:29 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:) i start with an early tidbit of the day:) Canada is eliminating the penny as of the end of april 2012 production will cease http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/2
9/now-the-canadian-pennys-days-are-num
bered-is-the-nickel-next/

8:30 am

crosshair

they will remain in circulation as legal tender,but as banks get them in deposists,they will be side tracked and removed for disposal

8:31 am

uusue2

hi wv, judi, crossy! must run off to class now, bbl!

8:32 am

crosshair

howdy suze;)

8:35 am

hego

Mornin' Dudes

8:40 am

crosshair

hody hego

8:40 am

Judi

Ooh. Fireworks!

8:40 am

crosshair

my elegant says howdy also

8:40 am

crosshair

yaa for judi!!

8:40 am

hego

Yay! Judi!

8:41 am

hego

Howdy to elegant!

8:41 am

Judi

Good for Canada, Crossy. I'm all for eliminating the penny here, too. Nuisance little piece of metal.

8:41 am

hego

Is tooo a word?

8:42 am

Judi

I'd be happy with just quarters - need them for the vending machines, ya know.

8:43 am

hego

there is talk about getting rid of pennies and nickels.

8:43 am

Mr Bob

Morning friends

8:43 am

hego

Hi Bob

8:45 am

Judi

Hello, Bob.

8:45 am

Judi

Gotta split. See you kids tomorrow. *POOF*

8:45 am

hego

bye

8:56 am

wvteach

halfway - time for breakfast

8:56 am

hego

eat, eat!

8:59 am

hego

bye for now. bbl

9:10 am

bichon

stats for second column o, pls. And good morning

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

ol4/4

9:21 am

viajes

good morning babble-land

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

or4/4 x 2

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

hello! just passing thru -- BBL! *poof*

9:24 am

MollyL

Drive by Une

9:24 am

viajes

ahh! what is this grid?!?!? It's horrible!

9:25 am

MollyL

No it's hooorrrible

9:25 am

viajes

hahaha :D

9:26 am

viajes

lots of words for bad spellers though... "horce" "toob"

9:37 am

crosshair

good lord! what kind of evil grid is this??!

9:38 am

viajes

a hooooorrrrrible one

9:38 am

viajes

as Molly said

9:42 am

mixi6

or6,24?

9:43 am

MollyL

o + double consonant + this is a v*** bad grid

9:44 am

MollyL

It's a brainiac word for planetarium.

9:44 am

viajes

gotta go hang from the ceiling -- back later (trapeze and such, not hanging myself, much as the grid makes me want to)

9:45 am

mixi6

ty molly. great clue.

9:45 am

MollyL

♪ She flies through the air ♫ with the greatest of ease ♪

9:46 am

mixi6

with v*** true expression. lickety with points and monkeys will find most.

9:46 am

mixi6

Fireworks.

9:46 am

MollyL

Well done Mixi

9:46 am

viajes

hangs in the air would be more accurate... mixi, I hate you (in the nicest possible way)

9:47 am

wvteach

congrats mixi

9:52 am

mixi6

pokes tongue out at people who hate me. LOL. LOL. You can get there too.

9:58 am

rururocks

or8 clue anyone?

10:00 am

crosshair

there is an 8 in this mess??!

10:00 am

mixi6

or8,40 crossy

10:01 am

mixi6

or + vowell + I used to have long *****

10:01 am

crosshair

got it ty

10:01 am

wvteach

or 8 - female who gives speeches

10:02 am

rururocks

thank you

10:09 am

stevedallas

mustve typed arroyo in five times my phantom for the morning

10:12 am

uusue2

thanks for the or8, never would have guessed

10:12 am

uusue2

and hi again all!

10:12 am

crosshair

wb suze;))

10:13 am

uusue2

hi, crossy!

10:14 am

uusue2

it's orientation day for incoming transfer students. I'm sure we will have hundreds of would-be physics majors. (NOT)

10:14 am

uusue2

but I am in my office anyway, maybe there will be one or two

10:15 am

crosshair

lol,our wally-marts will have problems with the demise of our pennies at the end of next month.they will no longer be able to do"cutsey" pricing like $22.41 or $13.86 like they enjoy doing

10:16 am

mixi6

my parents thought I would major in physics or math (many many moons ago). I ended up with a B. Music. you cna't win them all.

10:16 am

crosshair

so,mixi at least you can sing about having money..lol

10:16 am

uusue2

ah well - I did my advanced outside-your-major courses in music when I was an undergraduate - most other physics majors did theirs in math or chemistry

10:17 am

mixi6

I did 30 years of computer programming an retired. now I just play piano.

10:17 am

uusue2

and somehow the idea of walmart having problems does not fill me with dread

10:17 am

uusue2

sounds nice, mixi!!

10:17 am

crosshair

not i

10:17 am

uusue2

(the retired playing piano part, that is)

10:18 am

mixi6

wal*mart is going to be my new meighbor across the street. :-(

10:18 am

wvteach

never thought of music in my life until the past 12 + years - now my retirment focuses around music - love it

10:18 am

uusue2

ugh, mixi!

10:18 am

crosshair

i actually take great pains to avoid the wal-mart store and buy products made here,with local shops hiring local workers who use local material..tired of all that disposable crap that gets shipped in steel cargo boxes from china'

10:19 am

crosshair

ahh..music:) the universal language:))

10:19 am

mixi6

maybe in a few years someone will want my property for commercial :-)

10:20 am

crosshair

of course this is very hard to do with electronics

10:20 am

dianedecoder

I played for church, weddings and funerals most of my adult life = constant butterflies. Now I play for shut ins in lodges and nursing homes and NO butterflies. ... a win-win situation !

10:21 am

uusue2

nice, diane!

10:21 am

crosshair

sounds good all around diane

10:21 am

wvteach

also play in nursing homes, but also at music festivals - love it

10:21 am

dianedecoder

so any music training can be so rewarding :-)

10:22 am

wvteach

new icon is a bowed psaltry - spent last week at a workshop learning to play it

10:22 am

mixi6

I'm doing piano 4-hands. 95% reduction of butterflies.

10:22 am

dianedecoder

I never got past that nervousness, wv....

10:23 am

dianedecoder

my two sisters and I used to do 6 hands... on one piano LOL

10:24 am

dianedecoder

the one in the middle got elbowed from both sides.... kept her on her toes !

10:24 am

mixi6

tee hee. not as much selection for 6 hands.

10:25 am

dianedecoder

It's the same with singing... loved choir work but not solo work... was much happier with duets, etc.

10:25 am

dianedecoder

as I recall, they were mostly Sousa marches !! lol

10:26 am

mixi6

Ah. I heard a nice Rachmaninoff Waltz for 6 hands last summer.

10:26 am

dianedecoder

6 words left... have to finish this and get outside... we finally have nice weather !

10:27 am

mixi6

I already played tennis this morning. have to go kill some wisteria laster.

10:27 am

mixi6

*later

10:27 am

crosshair

reading up on the technicalities of losing our penny.seems store pricing will not change prices can still be $22.63 or $18.91,it is just that the sweedish methond of checkout rounding will be used.if the purchace totals $19.94 ,it will be rounded down to $19.90 , if the total is $19.96,it will be rounded up to $20.00

10:28 am

mixi6

need any clues, diane?

10:29 am

dianedecoder

no thanks mix... monkeys are working great... 3 left :-)

10:36 am

mixi6

OK. I'll go take a shower.

10:37 am

EvaNadine

ok babblers, opinion poll time!
if i had some leftover (cooked) shrimp that i accidentally left out on the counter for a few hours, if i nuked the crap out of them, do you think they would be safe to eat??

10:37 am

gemini_J13

I wouldn't

10:45 am

MollyL

I'm with better safe than sorry on that one Eva.

10:45 am

MollyL

And they would taste like rubber if you nuked the crap out of them.

10:46 am

EvaNadine

yeah, i know.
theres what i know i SHOULD do for my health.
then theres what i wanna eat for lunch + the money i wanna save...heh

10:46 am

holly16

I woudn't either, Eva, besides they'l be awful if you nuke the crap out of them

10:49 am

Haz1558

This is one situation where 'waste not, want not' doesn't apply.

10:50 am

jafro2

i've had food poisoning a few times....it's really not something you want to experience

10:50 am

Haz1558

Are you convinced, EvaN?

10:51 am

gemini_J13

5 against,,, 0 for.....

10:52 am

Haz1558

If she's cooking up shrimp behind our backs....

10:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'll just say hello a minute- should not be here at all

10:54 am

MollyL

*Pretends not to see Kap*

10:54 am

Haz1558

Hello, Kaplan.

10:54 am

mklein

FDA says never eat shrimp left out for more than 2 hours.

10:54 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, haz.

10:55 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO! How are you?

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

i am fine and you?

10:56 am

Haz1558

I'm well. The weather tried to convince us that it was summer earlier in the week but I wasn't fooled. We're back to jumpers and scarves again but it's still nice to see the spring flowers.

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

same here. we werenearly 78 one day thenhad frost one night.typcial march

10:58 am

Haz1558

It was difficult to know what to wear when it was frosty in the morning and warm sunshine in the afternoon. Problem now solved, stick with the warm stuff!

10:58 am

Haz1558

Is work tolerable?

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

i draw the line when gloves have been put away for nearly 3 weeks and have to be dragged out again!

11:00 am

uusue2

our weather is similar - we had a whole week in or near the 80s, now back in the 50s and 60s (still warm for March) and supposed to be 83 on Sunday, just in time for April Fool's Day!

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

no. but there is a glimmer of light. and frankly it is time to try on the idea of moving on.

11:00 am

uusue2

(((TO))) sorry to hear you are having work issues - those are awful!

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

my best friend at work is leaving end of april

11:01 am

Haz1558

Hooray for glimmers of light - it gives you something to aim towards.

11:01 am

Haz1558

Will your friend leaving be kind of the last straw?

11:02 am

uusue2

ha, got the 7, nbt!

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

well it will be ok, i am now working for someone who used to be a goodfriend, and though i am working though some awkwardness, i am trying to be the sane one for her sake.imagine that! :) she has quite a collection of miscreants to supervise.

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

and has been open with me about it. i feel for her.

11:06 am

Haz1558

It's good that you're at the point where you can sympathise, I'm sure she appreciates having somebody trying to be on her side.

11:06 am

uusue2

supervising sucks. I was never any good at it and am glad I am not doing it any more. Hope it works out between you and her, TO!

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

still i am trying on how nice it will be to be home. an to work for a bit of $ and to finance traveland stuff.

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

with our new work schedule i can be off one day every week and work one every two weeks at home if ai like

11:09 am

Haz1558

That sounds great!

11:10 am

Haz1558

It would put a bit of variety into your work week and less commuter type travel has to be a bonus.

11:10 am

uusue2

ok, I am going brain dead. Filled my mug with water and sat it on my desk - it's not going to turn into coffee unless I heat it up and add, well, coffee!!

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, gas is very dear now

11:11 am

Haz1558

Maybe once in a thousand years that water might turn to coffee but I'd try the coffee jar first.

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

really. :)

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

ok,time to go takemy auto test drive and collect my $50visagiftcard. I waited untilt he last day of course. :/

11:13 am

Haz1558

The government here has caused a huge row - tanker drivers which deliver petrol were threatening to go on strike. The government suggested people should fill up their tanks AND some idiot suggested storing petrol in containers. Result - mass panic at petrol stations and we've now had one woman with serious burns as a result of trying to decant petrol indoors.

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

oh my!

11:14 am

Haz1558

Sometimes you wonder if politicians engage their brain before they open their mouth.

11:14 am

MollyL

I wonder that a lot.

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry all,it's been a while since i have been and nice to see you. happy babbling

11:14 am

Haz1558

And now the union involved has said that they won't strike in the very near future, certainly not until after talks after Easter.

11:14 am

Haz1558

Bye, TO, happy babbling to you as well.

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

haz:how many mega millions lotto tickets shall i buy for you?;)

11:15 am

Haz1558

3,5,0000,00000 at least.

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

Okey dokey then and i willhold them and check them against the numbers for you ;)

11:17 am

Haz1558

It's funny, when Britain first introduced the national lottery, I was convinced it would be a one hit wonder and nobody would waste their money when the odds were so clearly stacked against winning. I was wrong! I also thought mobile phones would have limited appeal.

11:17 am

Haz1558

Thanks, TO, I appreciate it.

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

any time ;) Bye!

11:18 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo!

11:18 am

crosshair

at the time,i thought those new coputers were just a fad for scientists

11:19 am

crosshair

computers

11:20 am

Haz1558

I'm of the generation where the only gadgets at school were the slide rules for the clever maths students.

11:23 am

EvaNadine

the MM jackpot is now up to 640 million. the payout AFTER taxes would be over 300 million, which is more money than the next largest previous entire jackpot was.
youd better bet we bought a few tickets!

11:24 am

Haz1558

Ah, so tht's why TO was offering to buy me a ticket.

11:25 am

EvaNadine

hehe, yes. its rather historic. im not going to waste a lot of money on it, since your chances dont really increase, but i can pay a dollar for a chance at winning several hundred million!

11:26 am

MollyL

It only takes one ticket to win.

11:26 am

EvaNadine

exactly, molly!
and i think they have estimated the chances of SOMEONE winning this one at over 90%

11:26 am

Haz1558

That kind of money is unfathomable. I hope whoever wins it does a lot of good with it.

11:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

I hear that winning a lot of money ruins people's lives but I sure would like that opportunity.

11:28 am

uusue2

Yes, I could do with having my life ruined like that.

11:28 am

jafro2

that's one of my favorite pasttimes

11:28 am

jafro2

thinking of what i would do with that kind of money

11:28 am

EvaNadine

we were talking about it at lunch the other day. most of us agreed that we would definitely give a large portion to charity, set up some sort of scholarships/trust funds, etc.; use some to help our families; blow some of it on silly fun stuff; invest some of it...
but still, theres SO MUCH left!

11:28 am

crosshair

my brother lives in las vegas,he is buying a ticket for me:))

11:29 am

Haz1558

No, that amount of money would frighten me, it's just too much.

11:30 am

uusue2

I don't even WANT that much money. Too much trouble. I'd settle for a million or so.

11:30 am

EvaNadine

haz, think of all the good you could do, especially if you didnt want to keep it for yourself!
pick your favorite charities and donate it all -- anonymously!

11:31 am

uusue2

Although I'm sure I would find out about a lot of relatives I didn't know I had :-)

11:31 am

Haz1558

That would be the thing, EvaN, I'd feel responsible for making sure that the money was spent/invested wisely so I'd end up worrying about it.

11:32 am

Trifioso

hello friends. quick check in during a break. ah, dreaming of the jackpot, I see? is it too late to buy a ticket?

11:32 am

EvaNadine

my one coworker said he would go to the mint + have them give him his money in sheets, take it to a tailor, and have a suit made out of it.
lol

11:32 am

Trifioso

ugh, not very comfortable, evanadine, but a funny image, to be sure!

11:32 am

EvaNadine

not too late, trif! drawing is tonight. :)

11:33 am

Trifioso

oh, the good I could do with that amount of money!!!!

11:33 am

Haz1558

Hello, Trif.

11:33 am

Trifioso

hello haz, how lovely to see you! been a while

11:33 am

Haz1558

Is it just one ticket that wins the whole amount or can other people win smaller amounts as well?

11:34 am

Haz1558

I know, Trif, I've not been on much in the British afternoon. Hope you're well.

11:34 am

EvaNadine

there are smaller prizes for matching most of the numbers. and multiple people COULD win the main prize if they play the same numbers. then youve just gotta split it.

11:34 am

Trifioso

I am well enough, upright and able to take nourishment, as my dad says

11:35 am

Trifioso

splitting it would be fine with me -- take some of the heat off!

11:35 am

uusue2

hi trif!

11:35 am

Haz1558

I suppose there are scriptwriters waiting to write the story if one person does scoop the lot.

11:35 am

uusue2

and hi eva!

11:36 am

Trifioso

is the lone s in the right hand column fishy, please?

11:36 am

EvaNadine

hi sue. :)

11:36 am

uusue2

not to me, trif

11:36 am

Trifioso

humm.....

11:36 am

Haz1558

No, it's an unusual word.

11:36 am

EvaNadine

id gladly "settle" for a smaller prize. and since im playing in a pool with coworkers, i would be splitting if i won.

11:37 am

Trifioso

count please?

11:37 am

Haz1558

sy4/8

11:37 am

Trifioso

thanks haz....

11:37 am

uusue2

just looked up the definition - it is Scots for "spring onion". If you are like me that is no help whatsoever.

11:38 am

Trifioso

my grammy was born in scotland, so I am sure she is rolling in her grave at my ineptitude....

11:38 am

Haz1558

I thought the Scots called them scallions, or maybe that's just us in Ireland.

11:38 am

Trifioso

got it.

11:39 am

westford

hello all

11:40 am

Trifioso

hello west

11:40 am

MollyL

Um, Eva. Did you eat the shrimp?

11:40 am

uusue2

hi west!

11:40 am

Haz1558

Hello, westford.

11:40 am

westford

hi trif

11:40 am

westford

hi haz

11:41 am

westford

haz, the girls left on Wed. for Scotland..I convinced them to stop in Edinburgh

11:41 am

Haz1558

Excellent! I'm sure they'll not regret it.

11:41 am

westford

told them you 'insisted'

11:42 am

Haz1558

Quite right. There are times when you have to put your foot down.

11:42 am

westford

I'll get a full report when they get back

11:43 am

Haz1558

Please let me know how they got on, I'll be interested to hear their thoughts.

11:43 am

westford

I was lurking for a bit and have a lottery story from our little state of Rhode Island

11:43 am

EvaNadine

i did NOT, molly. clearer thinking prevailed.

11:44 am

Haz1558

Do tell, westford. (and a sigh of relief for EvaN)

11:44 am

westford

an 81 year old woman from Newport stopped at the market to get some sherbet, bought a ticket on a whim and won $336 million

11:44 am

viajes

hello. I am back from aerial and the grid is still terrible.

11:45 am

MollyL

I love stories like that Westford.

11:45 am

westford

a few weeks later someone a mere $60 million..also from RI

11:45 am

Haz1558

That's a lot of money to get on a whim. That's amazing.

11:46 am

viajes

there was a guy who followed around lottery winners and wrote a book about it, and within a couple of years most of them wished they had never won.

11:46 am

westford

I think she took a one time payment and after taxes has $210 million..not bad

11:47 am

Haz1558

Because he kept following them around?

11:47 am

westford

she did the smart thing and didn't come forward until she had consulted lawyers and set up a trust

11:47 am

Trifioso

count for the r second row, second column please ?

11:47 am

Haz1558

I'd get fed up if someone kept following me around.

11:47 am

westford

the trust is called The Rainbow Sherbet Trust

11:48 am

MollyL

That IS the smart thing. And I love the name of her trust fund.

11:48 am

Haz1558

re5/10

11:48 am

westford

I think it's re 5/10

11:48 am

crosshair

trusts are always wise,when parcelling out large sums of money

11:48 am

Trifioso

thanks again haz...my laptop is about to die, so I am babblign like crazy here!

11:49 am

Trifioso

found it! thanks all, poofing back to work!

11:49 am

westford

bye trif

11:49 am

uusue2

bye trif!

11:50 am

westford

wondering if I should break down and buy a ticket

11:51 am

westford

I'd love stats for the 7 and 8 please

11:51 am

uusue2

ti7/32

11:51 am

uusue2

or8/40

11:51 am

westford

thanks sue

11:53 am

westford

got the 8 !

11:54 am

uusue2

good for you! I never would have gotten it without help.

11:54 am

westford

you and morewords helped me

11:55 am

uusue2

ok, gotta go to class, bbl

11:55 am

westford

bye sue teach pretty

11:56 am

uusue2

did you see my video? link in my profile - a couple of snippets in it of me talking & teaching

11:57 am

crosshair

i saw you suze:) watched you in action on that clip yesterday

11:57 am

westford

is there a link?

12:04 pm

Dorens

c

12:04 pm

westford

hi dorens

12:04 pm

Dorens

rats... sorry, i so often forget that i need to check "no chat" when i do this from work

12:05 pm

westford

pretending I didn't 'c' you

12:10 pm

Dorens

no, that's ok west. I will be driving through your state tomorrow... going up to woods hole to catch a ferry

12:11 pm

westford

they were trying to scare us with snow but it's just too beautiful

12:13 pm

MollyL

Ding! Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket?

12:14 pm

westford

I'll stand on the roof and wave as you drive by Dorens

12:14 pm

Dorens

martha's vineyard.... sat through tues. was hoping for the kind of weather we had last week, but no such luck

12:15 pm

westford

it was lovely

12:15 pm

viajes

clue on the eo anyone?

12:15 pm

viajes

nm found it!

12:16 pm

westford

me too...thanks for asking

12:16 pm

gramma

eo - chipped stone

12:16 pm

gramma

wr5? anybody

12:16 pm

westford

I spent too much time looking for tr7 until I realized it was a ti

12:17 pm

viajes

more twisted, gramma

12:17 pm

westford

usually spelled with an i gramma

12:20 pm

gramma

ty

12:21 pm

westford

yvw

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

is this a cranky little grid or what?

12:23 pm

westford

hello (((ruby)))

12:24 pm

westford

it is

12:25 pm

viajes

clues on the oo anyone?

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

12:25 pm

westford

similar to the eo via

12:26 pm

viajes

thanks west!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

oo, ty for the eo and oo

12:27 pm

westford

you're both welcome

12:27 pm

viajes

and the or8?

12:27 pm

westford

ends in hair..with a vowel before it

12:28 pm

MollyL

Dorens, have a great time at Martha's Vineyard. What a pretty place to be taking a vacation.

12:28 pm

viajes

yay! thanks again westford

12:28 pm

viajes

pretty explosions

12:29 pm

westford

that was a dumb clue lol

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

<-- loves Martha's Vineyard

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

and ferries

12:29 pm

westford

down to 4 sans list..should I or shouldn't I ?

12:29 pm

viajes

time for lunch! bye all

12:30 pm

westford

bye via enjoy!

12:31 pm

westford

I've never been to either Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket..finally got to Block Island

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

it's like 20 years ago, I am so old!

12:32 pm

westford

in summer we head for Maine

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

may I have stats for the lower right-hand s, pls?

12:33 pm

westford

sy 4/8

12:35 pm

MollyL

Wow, you name the place, and Ruby has been there. Definitely our most traveled Babbler.

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

and one of the oldest!

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

now I don't go more than 15 minutes from the house. It's lucky I traveled when I did

12:36 pm

westford

not liking to fly anymore..ferries are better

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

I feel the same, westford

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

I used to love flying.....

12:37 pm

westford

lately the crew members are flipping out

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

that was a wild story

12:37 pm

westford

remember meals on planes ruby?

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

is anybody old enough to remember getting dressed up to fly?

12:38 pm

westford

I remember

12:38 pm

westford

now anything goes

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

I used to love airplane food

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

Pan Am was my favorite

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

and Eastern!

12:39 pm

westford

Doolittle's Airline

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

I can't imagine a pilot coming out of the cockpit raving like that! How scary

12:40 pm

westford

that poor man

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

when I lived in Binghamton, we had to fly Mohawk

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

(slowhawk)

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

or Allegheny (Agony)

12:41 pm

westford

Piedmont wasn't much better

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

didn't they merge? and then go out of biz?

12:42 pm

westford

probably

12:42 pm

westford

you know one of the nicest places to fly in and out of is Miami

12:42 pm

westford

they are all so pleasant

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

so true

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

I loved Miami

12:44 pm

westford

how is your Ruffie boy doing?

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

he's a wonderful puppy except for the squshed flowers

12:45 pm

westford

they'll grow back

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

that's what soodle said

12:47 pm

westford

there's a bo 4/8 word for soodle

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

yes

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody

12:48 pm

westford

bye ruby good to see you again

12:48 pm

westford

and I'm off too

12:50 pm

Picklesny

Do we have lickety today?

12:51 pm

BabbleRabble

yes

12:52 pm

Picklesny

Yahooo!

1:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I was vacuuming under my car seats in my dirty car trying to find a fountain pen that I lost a few weeks ago

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

and I found a fountain pen that I lost a few years ago.

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

????????????

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There is a lesson in here somewhere but I don't know what it is.

1:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The pen I really want is the one I lost a few weeks ago, replacing the one I bought in Vegas

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Which I gambled on because I didn't know if it would work but it was the model of a 1950s pen that I had that needed repair

1:04 pm

Picklesny

At least you found something?

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

so I got the pen repaired in NY (are you following me) after I lost the Vegas pen, so I have a model of the 50's pen

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

but I would have had two of them.

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OCD is not a pleasant illness.

1:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The one I found is not a Shaffer, it is a Lamy which is not as nice.

1:05 pm

Picklesny

I never heard of someone getting a pen repaired

1:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

New York Fountain Pen Hospital.

1:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's on the Lower East Side.

1:06 pm

Picklesny

when you start talking brand names on pen, I'm lost

1:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

They repaired it because it is a good pen, as opposed to some of my old fountain pens which are pretty but not worth repairing.

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Shaffer snorkel model. I lost the fine point, and have the medium point.

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ah, pickles is not a pen maven.

1:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My dad when he was kind of losing it at the end bought a Mont Blanc for 2 or 3 hundred bucks.

1:07 pm

Picklesny

i do like a good fine point though

1:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It is a BROAD point.

1:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I still have the Mt Blanc.

1:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I thought about selling it.

1:08 pm

Picklesny

I think $5 would be a lot of money for a pen unless its a present and then maybe $20

1:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The fine pen market is something else. People focus on pens for many reasons.

1:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

One may be because it is too hard to think about global warming.

1:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

That's a theory anyway.

1:10 pm

gemini_J13

my dad had a pen/pencil collection,,,, we are still just looking at it in amazement.... what to do??

1:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

See what they are, and look on e-bay. It will while away an afternoon.

1:11 pm

gemini_J13

yeah..... it would

1:11 pm

gemini_J13

we have some of them ~~

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My dad collected a lot of things. The pen collection did not get massive however.

1:12 pm

gemini_J13

ohhhhh,,

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to zip off. Be back later- maybe I'll finish the last 13.

1:13 pm

gemini_J13

10,000 + pencils,,,, an estimate.... they had to have an advertisement on them

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

10,000 pencils? That is way worse than my matchbox collection.

1:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I prefer foreign (to me) matchboxes with illustrated labels.

1:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Where did he keep the 10,000 pencils?

1:14 pm

gemini_J13

I know!! and he had a partner in crime,,,, that family doesn't know what to do with their collection either

1:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Families inherit collections. It took years to properly dispose of my father's stams.

1:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

stamps even.

1:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

BBL

1:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Send me your matchboxes.

1:15 pm

gemini_J13

oh,, he built a cubbie hole cabinet,,, they are filed by city and state....

1:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Wowee.

1:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

that's the first time I have heard of a pencil collection.

1:16 pm

Picklesny

wow my husband just started a heart to heart about his sister and i missed important info on pen

1:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

!

1:33 pm

jesdraggon

afternoon all

1:35 pm

Picklesny

i think this is a hard one

1:37 pm

jesdraggon

i got most of them last night at flip, down to 12

1:40 pm

HollyF

re5/10?

1:40 pm

jesdraggon

lubricate again

1:40 pm

HollyF

DUH, time for coffee, thank you!

1:41 pm

Sugrraleona

oo6 clue?

1:42 pm

jesdraggon

haven't got it, sorry sugr

1:44 pm

Sugrraleona

OMG, I vound it -- oo + li5 minus the last vowel - wooh oo

1:45 pm

Sugrraleona

now i need a clue for the or6?

1:45 pm

jesdraggon

thankee! that's a good word :)

1:46 pm

jesdraggon

i haven't got that one either, sugr; i am of no use to you! (missing the or8, also...)

1:50 pm

Sugrraleona

11 left - OMG LOL

1:50 pm

jesdraggon

or6 sort of rhymes with strawb***** shortcake

1:50 pm

jesdraggon

use all 3 of the r's

1:53 pm

jesdraggon

if you don't have it already, sugrra, the eo6 is same as oo6.

1:53 pm

Sugrraleona

tx jes, have it

1:53 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks!

1:53 pm

jesdraggon

whee :)

1:53 pm

Sugrraleona

ho6/21?

1:54 pm

jesdraggon

rick santorum thinks he's ho6 than thou

1:54 pm

HollyF

ta6/18, not the one with needle and thread

1:54 pm

Sugrraleona

ty

1:54 pm

jesdraggon

plural of the ta5/12

1:55 pm

HollyF

great clue Jes

1:55 pm

jesdraggon

5/10, sorry

1:55 pm

HollyF

Thank you and congratyulations!

1:57 pm

jesdraggon

welcome :)

1:57 pm

jesdraggon

and thank you! :)

2:01 pm

Sugrraleona

th5/12, se 5/10, and se5/18

2:01 pm

Sugrraleona

forget the s's, found 'em

2:04 pm

Sugrraleona

3 left

2:05 pm

Sugrraleona

2 left

2:05 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, biobreak

2:06 pm

jesdraggon

th5/12 is add a consonant to the th4

2:06 pm

Sugrraleona

need the th5/12 and the lo5/10

2:06 pm

jesdraggon

lo5/10 is yet another spelling of the guy's name

2:06 pm

jesdraggon

or it's l +o4 that you mine

2:07 pm

Sugrraleona

ty

2:07 pm

Sugrraleona

th5/12 needed for fireworks

2:07 pm

jesdraggon

add a consonant to the end of th4

2:08 pm

Sugrraleona

OMG, fireworks! I think this is my 3rd fireworks show ever! LOL

2:08 pm

jesdraggon

yay! good job! :)

2:08 pm

Sugrraleona

thanks Jes

2:09 pm

jesdraggon

off to walk the dog now :)

2:17 pm

jesdraggon

back for a bit if anybody needs clues :)

2:34 pm

bichon

hi folks!

2:34 pm

bichon

second column r stats, pls

2:36 pm

jesdraggon

i think that's re5/10

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

but it might be ro4/4

2:42 pm

jmbdobie2

yes ... it is re 5/10

2:43 pm

uusue2

hi again all! hoping to have time to finish my lunch before dinner time...

2:43 pm

jesdraggon

hi sue :)

2:46 pm

uusue2

hi jes!

2:48 pm

bichon

don't think it's the ro 4/4

2:48 pm

jesdraggon

try re5/10, bichon. lubricate again.

2:49 pm

bichon

tyvm jes, that is it

2:49 pm

hego

clue for or8, pls

2:50 pm

jesdraggon

woman who speaks, hego

2:50 pm

uusue2

woman who makes speeches, hego (at least that's what it looks like)

2:50 pm

hego

that would be all of them. lol

2:50 pm

hego

ty both

2:51 pm

jesdraggon

phoo, you. woman who speaks formally thing, smartalec.

2:51 pm

hego

: P

2:51 pm

hego

I've never been known to keep still for long.

2:52 pm

jesdraggon

*pokes hego in the ribs while she's not looking*

2:52 pm

hego

ouch!!

2:54 pm

uusue2

Cut it out, you two! Don't make me come down there!

2:54 pm

jesdraggon

But Ma, she started it!

2:55 pm

uusue2

I don't care WHO started it, just cut it out!

2:55 pm

hego

she's touching me!!

2:55 pm

hego

...pout...

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

no i'm not!

2:55 pm

uusue2

(I remember now why I only had one child :-)

2:56 pm

hego

I wasn't that smart sue

2:56 pm

jesdraggon

heheh. this is why i have fuzzies instead of childrens.

2:56 pm

hego

that's really smart!

2:58 pm

uusue2

good thing my monkeys don't listen to me when I tell them not to bother trying certain words...

2:59 pm

hego

try anything! that's my motto

2:59 pm

jesdraggon

heh. have you discovered that there are a billion ways to spell that guy's name that starts with lo?

3:00 pm

jesdraggon

anyway, looks like i need to go figure out why my receptionist can't find the chart for my next appointment.

3:00 pm

hego

I had an uncle by that name

3:00 pm

jesdraggon

later kids

3:00 pm

uusue2

ha, I used to be married to him, jes :-)

3:00 pm

hego

he spelled it the French way.

3:00 pm

uusue2

bye, jes!

3:00 pm

hego

Bye jes

3:00 pm

uusue2

my ex spells it the Portuguese way.

3:01 pm

hego

Was not aware of that one

3:02 pm

uusue2

Luiz (I assume this will not put me in the PB)

3:03 pm

hego

I won't tell

3:03 pm

uusue2

unless there's something yummy in the PB?

3:05 pm

EvaNadine

Oh. Em. Gee, y'all. staying late at work since hubby + i are headed to a soccer game tonight, and i am SO BORED!!

3:05 pm

hego

Poor Eva

3:05 pm

uusue2

(((eva))) stay and babble with us for a while!

3:06 pm

EvaNadine

im actually sitting here going through my email to see if i have some WORK i can do...

3:06 pm

hego

very conscientious

3:07 pm

EvaNadine

pfft. just need something to make the time go by faster!

3:07 pm

uusue2

or VERY bored :-)

3:07 pm

EvaNadine

even FB has ceased entertaining me!

3:09 pm

hego

solitare?

3:10 pm

jesdraggon

i recommend xkcd.com to spend some time, eva.

3:10 pm

hego

what is that?

3:11 pm

uusue2

sciency comics, hego

3:11 pm

jesdraggon

geeky comics

3:11 pm

uusue2

I waste a lot of time at griddlers.net (picture puzzles)

3:11 pm

hego

oooo. sounds fun

3:12 pm

EvaNadine

i enjoy them. but i think i want something more interactive. been playing a game, but now its starting to bore me. and ive got probably a good hour + a half before hubby comes around...

3:12 pm

hego

crosswords online?

3:13 pm

EvaNadine

ive been pecking away at the grid, but my brain is tired...heh

3:15 pm

uusue2

22 left here ...

3:15 pm

uusue2

21. Monkeys woke up.

3:15 pm

EvaNadine

been trying to play hidden chronicles over on FB, but apparently i need like a thousand more friends in order to have enough people to send me all the things i need. ::grumble::

3:16 pm

uusue2

gotta go meet with my lab TAs, back in a bit!

3:16 pm

hego

i can be your friend. I play.

3:16 pm

hego

lots of babblers play HC

3:17 pm

EvaNadine

hego, whats your FB name? (im terrible at remember which people are which babblers) we may already be friends...heh

3:17 pm

hego

bye sue

3:17 pm

hego

I'm terrible at that too.

3:17 pm

hego

Helen Harrison Gordon

3:19 pm

EvaNadine

ok, just sent over a friend request. we werent friends yet!

3:19 pm

EvaNadine

i also play Farmville and Gardens of Time, though i havent been active on GoT lately.

3:19 pm

hego

Good

3:20 pm

hego

you're confirmed

3:21 pm

hego

I play GOT and Bel and somebody, the new one

3:22 pm

hego

Half the Babble group plays those games

3:22 pm

EvaNadine

oh jeez. i think they are running ductwork in our office alluva sudden. thats not loud or annoying at all! :X

3:23 pm

hego

yikes

3:26 pm

hego

I am done with this baby.

3:26 pm

hego

Must go. hagd All.

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi anyone?

3:34 pm

jesdraggon

in again, for a few minutes.

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi jes

3:35 pm

jesdraggon

how goes the battle?

3:35 pm

jesdraggon

ready to move over here and be my accountant?

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

*picks up spear* it goes it goes!

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

door bbl

3:38 pm

jmcnrick

back

3:38 pm

jesdraggon

that was fast. mormons on a mission to convert you?

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

well that would be hard since i am a lawyer and not an accountant

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

no my roommate struggling with the lock

3:40 pm

jesdraggon

ah. bummer.

3:40 pm

jesdraggon

you just said something about doing taxes for people...

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

i do that it keeps me up with the law and a little money in my pocket

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

is that what you need?

3:41 pm

jesdraggon

eh. got them done this year already... owe $18,000. whee.

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

i guess that means business is good, though, right?

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

sy4 is a word???

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

heh. next year the IRS wants us to send in quarterly.

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

haha and that the government didn't get to use your money interest free

3:42 pm

jmcnrick

no doubt!

3:43 pm

uusue2

sy4 is a scots word for green onions (I had to look it up)

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the extra Rs?

3:43 pm

uusue2

and hi jmc and hi again jes!

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

well you would have thought i would know that uu

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

hi uu

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

extra?

3:43 pm

uusue2

re5/10

3:43 pm

uusue2

ry4/6

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

there's an re5/10 and an re5/12

3:43 pm

jesdraggon

ro4/4

3:44 pm

jesdraggon

ra4/4 and ra5/10

3:44 pm

uusue2

ah, thx for the re5/12

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

looks like i am looking for the re5/10 and re5/12 and the ry4

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

well there are three Rs in a row so the two to the right are kind of extra

3:47 pm

Uneaixoise

ry4 is like a ri4 disorder and fighting

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

one from each r then; no extras :)

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

cute pup, unea!

3:47 pm

Uneaixoise

looking forward to meeting her tomorrow!

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

wow i so did not understand that ry clue!

3:49 pm

uusue2

re5/10 is to grease again

3:49 pm

uusue2

and hi une!

3:49 pm

Uneaixoise

tx sue and howdy!

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

ty uu for the re5/10

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

and hi une!

3:50 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jmc

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

aw even i think the lab is cute

3:50 pm

Uneaixoise

she has an approved foster waiting in Chicago :-)

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

dummy clue for ry please for nbt?

3:50 pm

Uneaixoise

coming from rural Harlem, Georgia!

3:50 pm

welsh bookworm

can anyone help me with the er5/12 please for fireworks? It's probably staring me in the face but I'm going round in circles getting nowhere lol

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

nice she is already placed

3:51 pm

Uneaixoise

er5 to build

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

hi welsh

3:51 pm

Uneaixoise

most of the transport dogs have a foster or an adopter waiting -- woohoo!

3:51 pm

welsh bookworm

thanks sooo much uneaixoise.......now you say it, it's so obvious lol

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

i should have guessed that une

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

salmon?

3:52 pm

Uneaixoise

sounds like a laugh ry** or a race ry**

3:52 pm

uusue2

ry + this is n** a very good clue

3:52 pm

welsh bookworm

hi jmc

3:52 pm

uusue2

and thanks for the er5!

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

ty une and uu -- nbt

3:52 pm

Uneaixoise

if they don't have a foster or adopter waiting, at least they're going to a no-kill shelter!

3:52 pm

uusue2

yay jmc!

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

now i am off to plot the nonviolent overthrow of corporations

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

jmc LOL!

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

bless you une. . . a little as i like pets i hate what people do to them

3:53 pm

welsh bookworm

fireworks for me and a fresh cup of tea...mine went cold looking for that er word lol lol

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

clue for the wr5?

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo welsh

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, bookworm!

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

*repoof*

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

my humor is wr5 than most

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

3:54 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahhh, thanks!

3:54 pm

uusue2

thanks, jmc!

3:54 pm

uusue2

wow, I am down to 18 and still in my office! :-)

3:55 pm

welsh bookworm

good clue jmc, i couldn't think of one lol

3:55 pm

Uneaixoise

go, sue!!

3:59 pm

Uneaixoise

10 to go -- taking a break *poof*

4:00 pm

uusue2

bye, une!

4:02 pm

lbdawger

just popping in to see what's happening.

4:03 pm

uusue2

hi lbd!

4:07 pm

lbdawger

hi UU

4:08 pm

jesdraggon

back again until they roust me out to do more work

4:10 pm

Good Enough

afternoon peeps

4:10 pm

uusue2

GE!!! How are you doing?

4:10 pm

lbdawger

hi jes, hi GE. think i'm going to go make some scones. just need some suggestions on what to put in them.

4:10 pm

jesdraggon

hey GE, long time :)

4:13 pm

jesdraggon

blueberries and chocolate chips

4:16 pm

Good Enough

sorry phone call

4:16 pm

Good Enough

I'm okay sue. tired today. trying to work and just not feeling it.

4:17 pm

uusue2

(((((GE)))))

4:18 pm

Good Enough

glad its the weekend. i could use some family time

4:19 pm

Good Enough

hmm this is a nasty little grid for me

4:19 pm

uusue2

it is a stinker

4:23 pm

MollyL

Hi GE, family time is always good for the soul. : )

4:24 pm

uusue2

ok, 7 left, going to list and then go home

4:25 pm

Picklesny

waiting for my husband to get ready to go out

4:27 pm

MollyL

Where are you going Pickles?

4:27 pm

uusue2

fireworks! last word was tr5/18

4:28 pm

Picklesny

we usually see a movie and have dinner on Fridays

4:28 pm

Picklesny

congrads, uu, i think its a hard one

4:28 pm

MollyL

That sounds nice. I love your icon. Bluebirds are very special to me, it's a thing with my ex who passed away two years ago.

4:28 pm

Picklesny

I"ll take any clues you got

4:29 pm

Picklesny

bluebirds for my brother

4:29 pm

uusue2

hmmm, anything in particular you are looking for, pickles?

4:29 pm

MollyL

Nice story about your brother.

4:30 pm

Picklesny

the 7 or 8, i've got 71 left

4:31 pm

MollyL

The 7 is a plural of a ti that sounds like what you do to your ears to wear earrings.

4:31 pm

uusue2

ti7/32, plural of ti6.21, builds off ti4/4 (although not related to it)

4:31 pm

uusue2

or8/40, woman who speaks publicly

4:32 pm

Good Enough

catching up...congrats sue! hi molly and pickles

4:33 pm

Picklesny

hi, good

4:33 pm

Picklesny

i love rhyming clues!

4:34 pm

uusue2

oh, the last 5 letters of the 8 are a word in themselves meaning strands of hair

4:35 pm

Picklesny

got 4 words out of 2 clues, economical

4:37 pm

uusue2

and with that I am off, see you all tomorrow!

4:37 pm

Good Enough

bye sue

4:52 pm

Soodle

Cough, splutter, sneeze, cough cough cough, snuffle sniff... Enter Soodle, suffering from an uncommon cold. Ringing bell... calling 'Unclean unclean' and saying a nasal Hi to everybody. (Now THATS what I call an entrance to the chog).

4:58 pm

Soodle

Erm.. I have a cold. Perhaps my last post was a bit over dramatic. Its not contagious through the 'puter. Speak to me, Babblers!!!

5:01 pm

hurshy

hi soodle :)

5:01 pm

hurshy

sounds like you have what i had. i dubbed it MegaCold.

5:02 pm

Soodle

Oooh Hursh. Thank you. I was fearing I was invisible.

5:02 pm

hurshy

i think nobody's here, that's all

5:02 pm

torgone

Nope. Nobody here ..

5:03 pm

hurshy

if a soodle enters an empty chat room and no one sees her, is she invisible?

5:03 pm

hurshy

oh it's tor!

5:03 pm

hurshy

how have you been torgone, haven't seen you in ages!

5:03 pm

Soodle

Hey Tor :-)

5:04 pm

torgone

I'm ok .. Fighting off a staph infection ..

5:04 pm

hurshy

aren't we a healthy bunch

5:05 pm

torgone

Yup

5:05 pm

Soodle

Snuffle...

5:06 pm

jesdraggon

back again, hi all newcomers :)

5:06 pm

Soodle

Tor, pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'staph' infection?

5:07 pm

jesdraggon

stapholococcus is a family of bacteria

5:07 pm

torgone

Bacterial infection of the skin

5:08 pm

hurshy

you pick them up a lot in hospitals

5:08 pm

Soodle

Hmmm. Sounds unpleasant

5:09 pm

torgone

Unpleasant is the word ..

5:09 pm

BabbleRabble

iatrogenic or nosocomial

5:10 pm

Soodle

Tor, I am a martyr to psoriasis. I feel your pain.

5:11 pm

Soodle

Not an infection, I know, but a skin complaint nonetheless.

5:12 pm

torgone

Neither ..

5:13 pm

torgone

(had to look those up)

5:13 pm

Soodle

hello BabbleRabble. I haven't 'seen' you for a long time. I hope life is good for you. I am happy to see you.

5:18 pm

littlebit

evening everybody!

5:19 pm

torgone

Heya bit!

5:19 pm

uusue2

hi soodle, little, torgone, BR, hurshy!

5:19 pm

littlebit

hey tor!!

5:20 pm

littlebit

hey sue2!

5:23 pm

uusue2

I finished earlier so if anyone wants clues...

5:24 pm

Soodle

Thanks Sue, but I will muddle along for another bit mysel. :-)

5:24 pm

mkg

need clue for the 7 abnd 8 plz.

5:25 pm

mkg

sue, need clue for the second s down in right column and the r words for second and third r on second row.

5:25 pm

uusue2

ti7/32, plural of ti6/21, rhymes with what you do to your ears so you can wear earrings (thanks Molly!)

5:25 pm

hurshy

or8 woman who speaks in public

5:25 pm

uusue2

or8/40, woman who speaks publicly, with great eloquence

5:26 pm

spanner

The 7 ti 7/32sounds like mr brosnan

5:26 pm

uusue2

sy4/8, not a lot of ways to make that number of points

5:26 pm

uusue2

re5/10, to grease again

5:26 pm

mkg

ty got it.

5:26 pm

mkg

who is brosnan?

5:26 pm

uusue2

ry4/6, like a crowd gone out of control

5:27 pm

uusue2

ry4/6, like a crowd gone out of control

5:27 pm

mkg

ty got re 5.

5:27 pm

spanner

Was a James bond actor - christian name

5:27 pm

mkg

ryot

5:27 pm

mkg

oooooooooooops. sorry

5:27 pm

mkg

pb for me.

5:27 pm

uusue2

that was it :-)

5:27 pm

mkg

still dont know the guy. sorry.

5:28 pm

mkg

how about other r word for the third r?

5:28 pm

Soodle

Ooh, Mkg..... remember Remmington Steele? Very handsome chap.

5:28 pm

mkg

ty got ry 4.

5:28 pm

spanner

Sorry I am crap at clues!

5:28 pm

mkg

dont remember. sorry.

5:28 pm

uusue2

re5/12, umm, how can I clue this politely?

5:28 pm

mkg

its ok spanner.

5:28 pm

uusue2

plural of anatomical feature

5:29 pm

spanner

I thought so soo - wasnt he irish?

5:29 pm

mkg

got the re 5. ty.

5:29 pm

mkg

ok still need the 7...............

5:30 pm

mkg

still need ti7. any other clues? dont know the man,.

5:30 pm

uusue2

think of what you do to your ears, mkg, then replace the p with a t - that's the 6. Plural for the 7.

5:31 pm

mkg

TO my ears?????????? i wash them. otherwise i ignore them.

5:31 pm

uusue2

do you wear earrings?

5:32 pm

mkg

i dont do anything p with my ears....yes i have earrings in them. i put them in. i take them out. so?

5:32 pm

uusue2

if so you may have done this to your ears, but only once

5:32 pm

Soodle

Mkg, peope do this to their belly-buttons, their noses, their unmentionables....

5:32 pm

spanner

With a needle...

5:33 pm

mkg

if pick i dont see ck in grid. not sure what the clue is.

5:33 pm

uusue2

unless you wear clip-on earrings, then maybe not.

5:33 pm

mkg

ooooooooooooooooh. ok got it finally. dumb me.

5:33 pm

mkg

ty got the 6 and 7. is that an irish name????????????

5:34 pm

mkg

still need clue for s on second line across.

5:34 pm

MollyL

Did you have to mention pi7ed unmentionables?

5:34 pm

spanner

In the singular replace the t with a p and yes!

5:34 pm

mkg

nm got it.

5:34 pm

mkg

ty got it.

5:35 pm

Soodle

((((Molly)))) Lovely to see you.

5:35 pm

stidmama

I want to have "crwth" in the worst way in this grid... but it ain't there. Hey all

5:35 pm

uusue2

hi and bye, stid, must go fetch offspring

5:35 pm

Soodle

Hiya Stid (((())))

5:36 pm

stidmama

later sue, have a great evening.

5:38 pm

spanner

Im off too Happy babbling

5:38 pm

Soodle

Uh blah....It seems I am on call agian. Lovely chatting with you all. Hugs all round.

5:38 pm

stidmama

later soodles and spanner!

5:39 pm

spanner

Later stid

5:43 pm

stidmama

down to 18, back later...

5:46 pm

cosdem

or6 anyone?

5:49 pm

cosdem

never mind

5:49 pm

jesdraggon

sort of rhymes with strawbe**** shortcake. use all the r's in that row.

5:51 pm

cosdem

how about the th5? ty for the or6 tho!

5:51 pm

jesdraggon

th5, just add a consonant to th4

5:52 pm

jesdraggon

it's a sulfur-containing compound, i think.

5:52 pm

cosdem

thanks!

5:53 pm

cosdem

fireworks

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

hello all. 48 left and I think this is one toughie.

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

11 but stuck

6:21 pm

MollyL

*Calls tow truck for Kap*

6:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Listing.

6:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

8

6:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

7

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

the list seems to be the answer. I have 46 left. Took a bit of a break...

6:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Long ones though :(

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There's a town in Massachusetts called Athol.

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Which always cracks me up.

6:30 pm

majmom

or 8 anyone?

6:30 pm

redturtlehead

Well at least it isn't Mathol.

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Athol isn't bad enough?

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What's a mathol?

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

Well, when I lived in New Hampshire they used to call people form Mass Mass-holes...

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

So...

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

it sort of reminded me of that.

6:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Figures.

6:34 pm

stidmama

can't pin that one down yet majmom

6:35 pm

MollyL

or8...o + double consonant + this grid is v*** tough

6:36 pm

majmom

isn1t that the or 6?

6:36 pm

stidmama

that's or 6, but thanks molly

6:36 pm

stidmama

well, down to ten. back later to list and finish *poof*

6:36 pm

MollyL

DUH, or8 is a woman who speaks in public

6:37 pm

MollyL

<---Should not be watching a show and Babbling at the same time

6:38 pm

majmom

ty molly

6:47 pm

tceicher

I have a new laptop and want to download again the Babble Expert on it, don't know where to find a link

6:47 pm

uusue2

in my profile, tc

6:48 pm

tceicher

thanks so much

7:00 pm

Uncover

exposing my total ignorance, what is Babble Expert?

7:01 pm

uusue2

a stand-alone program that incorporates lickety's babble clues - you can play babble in it, and it has the clues in a side panel

7:01 pm

Uncover

wow, that sounds terrific!

7:01 pm

uusue2

it makes the whole thing a lot easier :-)

7:02 pm

uusue2

link in my profile (after the icon description - I have a very busy profile)

7:05 pm

Uncover

I copied the link, thanx

7:32 pm

ChampFit

omg, thank you uusue! I got a new computer i December and haven't had expert since. So great!!!!!

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

Hello again...

7:44 pm

ChampFit

hi red! Can I just say that I miss oa4,5 every freakin' time? Brain fart!

7:46 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

7:46 pm

Minveryork

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

7:47 pm

nrkii

Minveryork, hi!

7:47 pm

Uncover

going well, except i cant find the oo word

7:47 pm

ChampFit

me either

7:48 pm

Minveryork

oo 6/21 word is just like the eo 6/21 word ChampFit.

7:48 pm

torgone

same as eo6/21

7:48 pm

Minveryork

Hello torgone!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

7:49 pm

Uncover

thanx

7:49 pm

ChampFit

ty torgone and miveryork!

7:49 pm

Minveryork

O's Ousted! 5 left

7:49 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

7:49 pm

Minveryork

I just got that oo 6/21 word myself. Tough grid here.

7:49 pm

Uncover

6 to go, time for dinner

7:49 pm

nrkii

Minveryork, I've been looking for you in chat, but keep missing you.

7:50 pm

Minveryork

I have not babbled all week.I have been so very busy!

7:51 pm

Minveryork

H's Hunted! 4 left

7:51 pm

nrkii

well, I wanted to say, I think you were going to find me on facebook, but I am worried that I might have deleted your invite if you did try to friend me... I've been a little scatter-brained in the past 2 weeks

7:51 pm

Minveryork

L's Lacerated! 3 left

7:54 pm

nrkii

what is the first letter of the 8 please?

7:54 pm

Minveryork

or8

7:54 pm

doseffing

or 8/40

7:55 pm

doseffing

... a lady who speaks well

7:55 pm

nrkii

thanks!

7:55 pm

ChampFit

beautiful clue, ty!

7:57 pm

Minveryork

Was trying to find kje because she was going to give me your name so then I could look for you on FB. She wasn't comfortable putting your name in the chat log without your permission. However, I never found kje

7:57 pm

Jindigo

evening all - stuck with 6 left. I need help

7:58 pm

nrkii

ohhhh.... well if you wander into the Babble Community page, there is a list there with my real name... there are 2 of us with same name on FB, but mine is the one with middle initial R

7:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jindigo! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:58 pm

Jindigo

Hi Mn - doing well , except for these last six. I am at a dead stop. How are you?

8:00 pm

nrkii

ooh, down to 3 now

8:01 pm

Minveryork

I just wanted to let you know that you're welcome to stop by when you're on your way to upstate.kje said that you pass by my way often to go upstate.I would love to meet a fellow babbler!One of my lifetime goals

8:01 pm

Jindigo

can i get a clue for the ER 5/12

8:01 pm

nrkii

upright

8:01 pm

Minveryork

I am well, but very busy. I haven't been here all week!

8:01 pm

Jindigo

please and thank you

8:01 pm

doseffing

... to put up

8:01 pm

Minveryork

An er5/12 means to build or make a structure Jindigo

8:02 pm

Jindigo

slap with a fish

8:02 pm

ChampFit

My 12 year old just found that for me. WHAP!

8:02 pm

Jindigo

thanks

8:03 pm

Jindigo

a clue for the HO 6/21 please?

8:03 pm

nrkii

more saintly?

8:03 pm

ChampFit

more churchy

8:04 pm

Minveryork

ho 6/21: Rick Santorum thinks he is ho**** than thou.

8:04 pm

Minveryork

Saw the clue in the archives & loved it. I had to use it

8:05 pm

Minveryork

T's Taunted! 2 left

8:05 pm

Jindigo

lol - thanks everyone

8:06 pm

cosdem

lol love that clue min.... although he did call Obama the N word today

8:06 pm

nrkii

I'm missing 1 T and 1 O

8:06 pm

Minveryork

And this is who some people want as our future leader

8:06 pm

cosdem

scary

8:07 pm

Minveryork

VERY!

8:08 pm

cosdem

<-- proud delegate for Barack Obama to the Colorado State Convention next month

8:08 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! by 4/8 was my last word

8:08 pm

cosdem

wtg min

8:08 pm

Jindigo

Way To Go MIn!

8:09 pm

Jindigo

LO 5/12 anyone?

8:09 pm

cosdem

there is no lo5/12

8:10 pm

cosdem

do u mean li5/12?

8:10 pm

Jindigo

i mean 5/10

8:10 pm

cosdem

l + 4 vowels

8:10 pm

Jindigo

face is red

8:10 pm

Minveryork

lo5/10 alternate spelling of a man's name or the name of a song sung by the Kingsmen Jindigo.

8:11 pm

Jindigo

Thank you both

8:11 pm

Jindigo

TI 6/21 (assuming the 7 is the plural)

8:12 pm

cosdem

ti 4/4 then add two letters

8:12 pm

cosdem

then plura l it

8:13 pm

doseffing

... rhymes with Mr. Brosnan's name ... Remington Steele or James Bond

8:13 pm

Jindigo

thank you x 2

8:14 pm

Jindigo

last one for fireworks please - WR 5/2 please

8:14 pm

nrkii

are there 2 o6 words or only 1?

8:14 pm

cosdem

sounds like what u use to make french fries

8:15 pm

cosdem

there is an oo6 and or6

8:15 pm

nrkii

wr5 word is more Catcher in the ___

8:15 pm

Jindigo

got it! thanks all

8:15 pm

nrkii

or6 help?

8:15 pm

nrkii

wtg Jindigo!

8:16 pm

rururocks

like cantankerous with an extra R Or 6

8:16 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all! Looks like I might be able to finish this one! *diving in*

8:16 pm

Jindigo

o + double hook letter + it's v*** nice to meet you

8:16 pm

nrkii

thanks ruru - perfect!

8:17 pm

Jindigo

night all - thanks for the help

8:17 pm

nrkii

last one is a T5

8:19 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jindigo! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log

8:19 pm

nrkii

I have 2 TA5 words

8:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jillyjill! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

8:20 pm

nrkii

so it's either a third TA5, a TH5, or a TI5

8:21 pm

Minveryork

The th 5/12 word is th 4/5 word plus consonant nrkii.

8:21 pm

nrkii

thanks!
tried just about every other combo

8:23 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Minv, nrkii

8:24 pm

Uncover

yay! done

8:25 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Uncover on fireworks! Hooray for U!

8:26 pm

Uncover

thanx, silly that such a little thing can brighten a day

8:28 pm

Minveryork

This grid is so hard that I can't even think of a story.

8:29 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Evening all. May I please have a clue for se5-18? Thanks

8:29 pm

Jillyjill

It's full of very funky words...full of ho5/16...lol

8:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

NM found it.

8:32 pm

Jillyjill

half way and nbt

8:32 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Do need lo5-14 the first please.....thanks

8:34 pm

Minveryork

lo 5/14:a man's name or name of song by The Kingmen

8:34 pm

Jillyjill

british term for bathroom + double vowel ending

8:35 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, Jilly and Min.

8:38 pm

Jillyjill

yvw

8:40 pm

Jillyjill

15 to go...

8:41 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for cr5-12 the 2nd?
Thanks

8:43 pm

Jillyjill

cr+what you mine, plural for the 6

8:44 pm

crosshair

ty jilly:)

8:44 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks a bunch, Jilly.

8:44 pm

Jillyjill

yw...hi there crossy!!

8:46 pm

crosshair

crossy in da house;)

8:46 pm

Minveryork

Hello crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.

8:46 pm

crosshair

howdy min

8:48 pm

crosshair

by 4 and by 5=old term for a cow shed;))

8:48 pm

crosshair

i love that word:)

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

*sparklers*

8:50 pm

crosshair

yaaa for jilly!

8:50 pm

Jillyjill

Nice to finish for a change and not just go for the big words! brb

8:51 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, Jillyjill!!!!!!

8:51 pm

crosshair

this grid has kicked my butt right from the word go:(

8:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

lo5-10 the 1st please.....thanks

8:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

It is mean, crossy.

8:53 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Jillyjill on your fireworks! Good for U!

8:55 pm

crosshair

i must say,this is the toughest under 100 grid i have ever done

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Said before it was so difficult, couldn't think of story.

8:58 pm

Jillyjill

ty minv!

8:59 pm

Jillyjill

It's a little twisty, glad to have lickety back!

9:00 pm

Jillyjill

Well, must head off to register my teens for convention...nice chatting and good luck to all!

9:00 pm

crosshair

sadly,i have been away most of the day and am only 25 words in!! hit my first wall already!

9:05 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for lo5-10 the 1st? Thanks

9:05 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jillyjill! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:06 pm

Minveryork

lo 5/10 word is plural of the lo 4/4 word gapeach1066

9:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks, Min....I have that as the 2nd lo5-10....I just need the 1st lo5-10.

9:08 pm

dianedecoder

sounds like our Canadian $1 coin.... just leave out the middle consonant

9:08 pm

crosshair

j+d foods company now offers a bacon casket for when it is time to move on but you cannot leave the bacon behind:))

9:11 pm

dianedecoder

sounds like one of donald duck's nephews

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

hi crossy ....

9:12 pm

crosshair

ty diane

9:12 pm

dianedecoder

yw

9:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, diane.....I have something like

9:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Donald' s nephew for lo5-14.....is that the one? Thanks

9:15 pm

dianedecoder

it sounds the same

9:16 pm

dianedecoder

do you know the name of our $1 coin??..... just drop the consonant in the middle

9:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

No, hon, I don't know......

9:17 pm

dianedecoder

means "crazy " lol....

9:17 pm

dianedecoder

it has a lo** on it... a lovely waterbird

9:17 pm

crosshair

i HATE THOSE LOREAL COMMERCIALS FOR FACIAL CREAM..they go on about how it beats the 250 dollar cream and kicks ass on the 500 dollar cream...500 dolar cream???! give it a rest,you are coughing up numbers to justify charge 85 dollars for a combination of nivea and zinc oxide

9:18 pm

dianedecoder

lol

9:19 pm

dianedecoder

get it yet, ga ??

9:19 pm

crosshair

oh well..if it beats the 1000 dollar cream,it must be worth it...

9:19 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I'll look on google. brb

9:21 pm

dianedecoder

ga..... the British slang for the "toilet" followed by two vowels..... ( meaning, "that is" in Latin )

9:22 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Well, if we had a "n" I think I could get it....LOL

9:23 pm

crosshair

british term is "loo" but i cannot see two vowels to go after

9:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, thanks diane....I finally got it. That was the last word for this little meanie.....Thanks for all the help.

9:24 pm

crosshair

well,it is time for bed anyways,tc all and happy babbling..poink

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:30 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi torgie

9:37 pm

torgone

Toughish grid today ..

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

it is a bit of a challenge

9:40 pm

torgone

Enable seems to take perverse pleasure in littering the small grids with arcane words ..

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

yep

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

i am thinking i am going to give up soon since i need to get up at 5

9:42 pm

torgone

Bummer..

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

i was surprised there was no cw word

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

oh they are taking pics of my house for a magazine maybe

9:43 pm

torgone

Cool

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

except for the getting up at 5 part i agree

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

my architect is submitting it for a prize

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

i am glad because he is a good guy

9:44 pm

bekki

what magazine

9:44 pm

torgone

Super cool

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

the Washingtonian -- a local mag but that is good for the architect and builder

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi bekki

9:45 pm

bekki

Hi everyone

9:50 pm

Minveryork

Hi bekki!How How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

bekki

this is a hard one

9:55 pm

Jillyjill

Registrations done! Back to chat or clue if needed.

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi jilly

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

9:58 pm

Jillyjill

hi jmc! :)

9:59 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick!How are U?Hope your house wins contest

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

i was sorta hoping to get to 30 left but have for to go

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

that would be nice then I could send copies to everyone! haha

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

almost would make up for the agony

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

i thought creote was a word

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

well i give up with 34 left

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye all

10:01 pm

torgone

Thinking of creosote?

10:01 pm

Jillyjill

Gosh, you guys are making me feel pretty good for finishing. Took about an hour...

10:02 pm

Jillyjill

Niters JMC!! Good luck with the photo shoot!

10:02 pm

Good Enough

well i'm not a millionaire

10:03 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...I didn't even try...

10:04 pm

Good Enough

then i guess you're not disappointed jilly

10:06 pm

Jillyjill

Nope, would have nice to have the money though....

10:06 pm

Good Enough

yes but...talk about complicating your life...it would be crazy

10:07 pm

Good Enough

ordinary is fine by me

10:07 pm

bekki

still have 30 need to go find something to eat

10:07 pm

Jillyjill

It'd be nice not to have to work....

10:11 pm

Good Enough

yeah i would be completely onboard with that!

10:12 pm

Jillyjill

It's not that I don't enjoy my job, but I don't want to HAVE to work....

10:38 pm

MetFan

Lurking fireworks - Happy Babbling Y'all

10:42 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT Metfan!!

10:43 pm

Jillyjill

bb for flip *poof*

10:50 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - checking in from Modesto, CA tonight

11:03 pm

cybernan

or

11:20 pm

westford

hi nan you made pretty good time

11:23 pm

westford

I give up. Listing with 4 left. I am a failure.

11:27 pm

westford

fireworks !! 2 were plurals and one was a singular..had the plural..blech

11:29 pm

westford

that does it. I'm never playing this game again...until the flip..see you then

11:55 pm

Jillyjill

hi cyber...why are you in Modesto?

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

Jillyjill

Hi mlf!

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi jilly

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