12:00 am
Minveryork
Flip flip hooray!
12:00 am
wvteach
happy new year - flip
12:00 am
MLFAN17
hello Happy New Year everybody will be back tomorrow
12:00 am
Read-Knit-Bake
HAppy New Year to fellow Babblers
12:00 am
periwinkle
Happy New Year Everyone.
12:00 am
10s Gu
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM IOWA!!!
12:01 am
jillibus
why am I sleepy all day and awake (temporarily) at fliptime?
12:01 am
jillibus
Happy (and lucky) 2013 to all!
12:02 am
scrambler
it's the babble clock kicking in jill!
12:02 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
periwinkle
ty lickety
12:02 am
jillibus
tytyty Lickety!
12:03 am
cybernan
ty lickety - happy new year
12:03 am
Erda
TY Lickety -- Happy New Year!
12:04 am
scrambler
yes tyvm lickety~
12:06 am
gapeach
Thanks lickety
12:06 am
jillibus
phant -- dither
12:06 am
cosdem
nbs.. di6
12:06 am
Altagolfnut5
Happy new Year to all:)
12:08 am
jillibus
o gawd, 10 K words!
12:08 am
Lizlin
Hi all and happy 2013 :)
12:10 am
periwinkle
nbt, nbs
12:10 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:10 am
jillibus
wtg cos -- I had hoped the di6 was "dither", but no
12:11 am
cosdem
I tried that a few times :)
12:11 am
cybernan
stats for the o?
12:12 am
periwinkle
ok4/8
12:12 am
periwinkle
going back to bed
12:13 am
cybernan
ty - nbt, nbs and that's enough for me for tonight :)
12:14 am
jillibus
wow, nan -- well done
12:14 am
jillibus
wtg cos too
12:15 am
cosdem
ty jill and ty peri for ca6
12:17 am
jillibus
huh? I don't have ca6 yet, cos!
12:17 am
jillibus
oh, I see not thks to me for the ca6, duh. I'm still not sith it.
12:18 am
Jillyjill
Coming back a little late...hello all and Happy New Year!!
12:18 am
jillibus
*with it
12:20 am
Jillyjill
Hello jilli, are you doing better now?
12:20 am
cosdem
btw happy new year to you jill
12:21 am
jillibus
which jill, cos? Or both of us? ;-)
12:21 am
cosdem
you..since i already wished the other one :P
12:22 am
jillibus
ty cos -- and ty for the sc6 -- I now have nbs but need the bottom left E and R for nbt
12:23 am
cosdem
cant remember which E I got
12:23 am
sammysmom
is this site running slow or is it me??
12:24 am
jillibus
ty cos, but I found an re4/4 babblet for that spot
12:24 am
cosdem
ty for the re4!
12:24 am
jillibus
I think it's you, smom -- and hi!
12:24 am
cosdem
fine for me
12:24 am
sammysmom
how are you doing jill?
12:25 am
Jillyjill
My G&T is making my mind slow, that's for sure...
12:26 am
jillibus
I'm doing sleepily and creakily, smom -- thanks for asking
12:27 am
Jillyjill
I have been thinking about you sis! Was so very sorry about your accident...
12:29 am
jillibus
nbs (never heard of that er6 before)
12:29 am
jillibus
Thanks, jj
12:30 am
cosdem
wtg jill!
12:30 am
jillibus
I mean nbt and nbs. Still groggy.
12:31 am
jillibus
What a lot of rubbish on TV tonight!
12:32 am
cosdem
yeah the only thing good on was are you being served?
12:34 am
jillibus
Well, there was Coronation Street on CBC earlier, but you guys don't get it in more ways than one.
12:35 am
Lizlin
Love the fact the the 2 good TV shows mentioned are both British!!!!! LOL!
12:35 am
jillibus
Too right, Liz!
12:35 am
Jillyjill
<---nbt and nbs
12:36 am
Lizlin
Yay Jilly :) - and others who've done this!
12:36 am
jillibus
wtg sis!
12:37 am
Jillyjill
LOL, my last for nbt was dr5...perfect for how fuzzy I am now, and no champagne yet!
12:37 am
rururocks
<----thinks ergasm should be a word
12:38 am
Jillyjill
so should Kona...if nene is, and haole...
12:39 am
Lizlin
I keep trying kona!
12:40 am
dizgrannie
Jillyjill reverse the last 2 letters
12:40 am
Lizlin
ty Diz! - that makes 6 ks!
12:40 am
Jillyjill
I have had enough ETOH that I keep trying oink!
12:41 am
dizgrannie
Liz there are 3 kh words
12:41 am
10s Gu
FIREWORKS on first grid of 2013!!!!
12:41 am
Lizlin
I have 2 x kh!
12:42 am
Jillyjill
WooT WooT WooT 10s gu!!
12:42 am
Lizlin
Congrats 10s Gu :)
12:44 am
smores
hello all
12:44 am
Jillyjill
Well, gonna bow out to celebrate the new year...bbl..or much later...Happy New Year all!! Hugs to my Mountain Standard time buddies!!
12:44 am
smores
wtg diz!!!
12:44 am
Lizlin
Congrats Diz :)
12:45 am
dizgrannie
ty ty
12:45 am
jillibus
hi smores
12:45 am
Lizlin
Enjoy your champagne, Jilly :)
12:45 am
Lizlin
Hi smores
12:45 am
jillibus
can someone clue the ca6/21 please?
12:46 am
rururocks
ca + rhymes with country
12:47 am
jillibus
tyvm ruru
12:47 am
jillibus
it's not in morewords, fyi
12:48 am
rururocks
try a2z then jilli
12:49 am
Lizlin
BBL - happy celebrating to those who're still waiting for midnight :)
12:49 am
jillibus
never mind, ruru ;-)
12:50 am
grannyrose
Happy New Year to all.
12:50 am
jillibus
hi granny -- same to you
12:50 am
grannyrose
jilli, ca6, opposite of anion
12:51 am
Read-Knit-Bake
Hi everyone. help with the ha 6. thx
12:51 am
jillibus
got it, thanks, granny -- should have known
12:51 am
grannyrose
hey ruru. how are you? me? i'm three-sheets to the wind. lol
12:51 am
Read-Knit-Bake
hi Jill
12:52 am
rururocks
that's a lot of sheets granny
12:52 am
jillibus
sorry, haen't found the ha6 yet
12:52 am
grannyrose
RKB, ha6, ha + don't ****er, fiddle around
12:52 am
grannyrose
lot of wind more like, lol
12:54 am
Read-Knit-Bake
I wish I could say was lots of sheet to the wind for an excuse as to why I can't get the clue. :)
12:54 am
jillibus
hmf, granny -- I had wanted that fiddle around word but it was a phantom
12:55 am
rururocks
*must be an aussie thing*
12:56 am
grannyrose
okay, RKB, past tense of to own + not him, her but ** + *ello, greeting
12:56 am
sammysmom
ha6-- gotten witha biblical twist
12:56 am
jillibus
how about past tense of possess + w***er (shrivel) for the ha6?
12:57 am
grannyrose
nice clue, jilli
12:57 am
rururocks
yeah screwith that
12:57 am
sammysmom
yay ru
12:57 am
jillibus
ty granny
12:57 am
grannyrose
lol, ruru
12:58 am
rururocks
<---wouldn't have done so well in Biblical times
12:58 am
grannyrose
would someone please tell me it's not a good idea to watch a cooking show, while there is a large packet of potato crisps beside me?
12:59 am
jillibus
Here's a clue for the er6 -- remember the Wat****** scandal, Nixon et al?
12:59 am
Read-Knit-Bake
my goodness...took a village to get that ha 6.
12:59 am
rururocks
er.... granny.. put the chips away
12:59 am
grannyrose
waahhh, too late, have scoffed the lot....
1:00 am
jillibus
wtg granny
1:01 am
grannyrose
now i will have to do 2 kilometers on the exercise bike....or bounce for 10 minutes on my new mini trampoline.....hmmm, what to do?
1:01 am
Read-Knit-Bake
off to bed...HAppy New Year to all
1:02 am
cosdem
Happy New Year Mountain Time Zoners!
1:02 am
grannyrose
night, RKB, sleep well hun
1:02 am
rururocks
you could bounce on the trampoline with Don.. that's great exercise
1:02 am
jillibus
gnight RKB
1:03 am
grannyrose
only if we get the rhythm right....him up when i am down....maybe i had better rephrase that..
1:04 am
jillibus
haha granny
1:04 am
rururocks
as long as you are going up and down.. you should be fine
1:05 am
grannyrose
i wanted him to put it on top of the wardrobe, to help with his swan dives....
1:05 am
grannyrose
oh, yeah, ruru
1:06 am
rururocks
I'd like to take a gander at that
1:06 am
grannyrose
do you mean to goose me, ruru?
1:07 am
rururocks
just need to be sure Don is all he's quacked up to be
1:07 am
grannyrose
ROFL. ruru
1:08 am
jillibus
oho -- got all 10 K words!
1:08 am
rururocks
good for you jilli
1:08 am
rururocks
I only have 7
1:09 am
jillibus
mosty guesswork, ruru
1:10 am
grannyrose
yeah, jilli, needed really clever monkeys on this one.unfortunately, they didn't know it....
1:11 am
jillibus
Lickey's list helped
1:12 am
rururocks
i'm not seeing any more words.. I think I should go to bed
1:13 am
grannyrose
would you like the k words before you go?
1:13 am
rururocks
Happy New Year everyone.. be safe.. see you next year..unless it is next year already then I'll see you tomorrow....(breaks out trampoline)
1:13 am
jillibus
<-- waves to ruru as he bounces off to bed
1:14 am
grannyrose
lol, night ruru, sleep well, mate. hope you awake refreshed
1:15 am
jillibus
oh goody -- dart's and my fave word is here
1:15 am
grannyrose
do you mean the na4/4?
1:16 am
jillibus
no, granny, the te5/12
1:17 am
grannyrose
oh....yup, that
1:17 am
grannyrose
a good'un too
1:18 am
grannyrose
watching time team america. they are digging up fort james, south dakota
1:25 am
Jillyjill
I am now back after a G&T and 2 glasses of champagne...I am truly feeling no pain...let's see if I can babble....
1:25 am
grannyrose
yay, jilly, babble to your heart's content, girl.
1:26 am
Jillyjill
Hello granny! Sis, are you still on?
1:28 am
jillibus
yes, sis -- ?
1:29 am
jillibus
I can't see the et6/21 -- any clues?
1:29 am
Jillyjill
et+afterg+charged particle sis
1:29 am
gapeach
Sorry, don't have it, Jilli.
1:29 am
grannyrose
jilli, ***er, old anaesthetic + chargen
1:29 am
grannyrose
jilli, ***er, old anaesthetic + chargen
1:30 am
grannyrose
ahhhh, + charged particle
1:30 am
jillibus
ty sis and granny
1:30 am
jillibus
(another one not in Morewords!)
1:31 am
Jillyjill
I will regret tonight tomorrow...
1:32 am
jillibus
tomorrow is another year
1:33 am
grannyrose
jilli, there is a list of enable. i created a short-cut on desktop.
1:33 am
Jillyjill
LOL...well, heading to bed...niters all ...see you tomorrow!
1:33 am
grannyrose
night, jilly. sleep well, hun.
1:34 am
jillibus
I'll look into it some day, granny -- too sleepy now
1:34 am
Jillyjill
I do think I will....*poof*
1:34 am
jillibus
gnight sis
1:35 am
jillibus
this is a very babbletty grid
1:36 am
grannyrose
sure is jilli
1:36 am
jillibus
I think I'll have a nightcap to celebrate midnight
1:40 am
grannyrose
enjoy, jilli. what are you having?
1:43 am
jillibus
just got a small vodka-rox, granny
1:44 am
jillibus
so, nurse grannyrose, how long does muscle pain last? This is 8 days now.
1:45 am
grannyrose
okay, jilli....have you had x-rays done? this is a tad too long.
1:49 am
jillibus
yes, x-rays were done -- nothing broken or cracked. The pain travels. Right now it's sort of mostly in the armpit area. Weird.
1:50 am
grannyrose
has it changed in any way? is it the same? or getting worse?
1:52 am
jillibus
It's changed in that it hurts in different places. It used to be worst in the right shoulderblade area, and around the right side. That's not so bad now. None of it is as bad as it was originally, but I still can't turn over in bed or anything.
1:53 am
grannyrose
jilli, do you have access to a cream containing arnica. it is the best for soft tissue injury.
1:53 am
jillibus
Lifting things stabs in both armpit areas, around the front. I don't know the muscle names offhand -- could look it up but too lazy just now.
1:55 am
jillibus
I don't at present, granny, and no car to get any. I just haven't felt up to getting a taxi to take me to the car rental place yet. I just haven't felt up to anything, frankly, except sitting here with the computer, lol!
1:55 am
grannyrose
that makes sense...you have torn the muscles used to hang onto something strongly, like a steering wheel...and then the muscles tear because you have been tossed around.
1:56 am
jillibus
Actually, lifting that drink still hurts a bit in the right shoulderblade area.
1:56 am
grannyrose
okay, jilli. which analgesia are you using?
1:56 am
jillibus
So how long do torn muscles take to heal?
1:57 am
grannyrose
about the same as broken bones...6 weeks
1:57 am
saanichcat
Jilli if you need any help re anything at all I can come over.
1:58 am
grannyrose
saani, can you find a cream with arnica in it? the best for jilli right now.
1:59 am
jillibus
I tossed caution to the winds at first and used liquid Advil 400 mg every 4 hours -- not supposed to because am on ramipril and amiloride. Oh -- at the very first the ER doc gave me Percocet because I wasn't supposed to take Advil (ibuprofen) but it almost knocked me cold and made me throw up.
1:59 am
saanichcat
Salt Spring, where jilli lives is the home of herbs. The local store should carry it, if not jilli let me know and I will get it for you. Even the druggist might have it?
2:00 am
saanichcat
good suggestion granny.
2:00 am
saanichcat
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
2:01 am
jillibus
Now I've switched to acetominophen extra strength, but have taken one "Tylenol 3" (acetominophen/caffeine/codeine) and will have another at bedtime. Pharmacist I phoned agreed. Also suggested Robaxacet muscle relaxant.
2:02 am
grannyrose
jilli, please contact saani. you need arnica!!!
2:03 am
grannyrose
and jilli, you can take advil and acetominophen at the same time. it is called multi-modal analgesia. it works well.
2:03 am
jillibus
Hi saan -- nice of you to offer, but I have friends close by who can get things, and I expect to be better enough in a day or two to do that taxi-to-rent-a-car thing, or even just taxi to drugstore. Insurance will pay for taxis, they say -- thank goodness! $50 plus tip to go to town and back!
2:04 am
jillibus
I can get arnica at the drugstore, but it's closed tomorrow (New Year's Day) -- I checked.
2:04 am
jillibus
granny, advil is a no-no for me because of BP meds.
2:05 am
saanichcat
Take a friend with you to do these things, it's way more fun and less of a dreary chore. I'm going to come and vidit early this year anyway; armed with Oyster Bay!
2:05 am
jillibus
Anyway, thanks for the 6 weeks prognosis -- good to know what to expect.
2:06 am
grannyrose
jilli, i use the combination of those medications. i have high bp also. it hasn't stopped me. twice a day won't effect your bp too badly.
2:06 am
saanichcat
goodnight all!
2:07 am
grannyrose
pain causes more problems, with the associated high bp, than the problems of the advil.
2:07 am
scouser
Happy New Year to all Babblers. Jillibus: Sorry to see that you got ripped muscles - best medicine is patience whilst they knit again. I have been getting RSI's from Jigidi !
2:07 am
grannyrose
night saani. please keep in touch with jilli. she is very precious to me.
2:08 am
jillibus
Saan, I hate to bother busy friends. My helpful and willing neighbours would have done things for me when they were shopping anyway, but they're all away in nice warm places for a while.
2:08 am
jillibus
Hi scouser!
2:09 am
scouser
Hi Jillibus
2:09 am
grannyrose
hey scouser, and a Happy New Year to you also.
2:09 am
scouser
And you GrannyRose-and-resident-medicine-lady!
2:10 am
jillibus
Granny -- xx -- you're sweet
2:10 am
grannyrose
lol, scouser...and jilli, so are you!!
2:11 am
scouser
I have got halfway through this grid and ground to a halt. Looks like a Babblet-store.
2:12 am
grannyrose
scouser, my primary interest is medication and it's effects on us. i actually achieved honours marks in pharmocopiea
2:12 am
jillibus
Maybe I'll be able to sleep better tonight -- been waking up every 2 hours or so, then going to jigidi for a bit. Scouser -- what are RSIs?
2:13 am
scouser
Brill Grannyrose. Jillibus - repetitive strain injuries ! In my youth I think they were referred to as fibrositis for posh.
2:14 am
jillibus
good point about pain and BP, granny. I get the shakes periodically because of it.
2:14 am
grannyrose
jilli, have you tried cuddling a pillow at night?
2:16 am
scouser
Beat me to it GrannyRose - I am a great believer in the "Dutch-wife" or its equivalent variable support for night comfort.
2:16 am
jillibus
Funny you should ask that, granny -- yes, I have! It's just that staying always on my left side gets *that* side sore eventually, and moving hurts.
2:17 am
grannyrose
the other thing i did, was make sure that when i went to sleep, my shoulder was supported with the opposite hand.
2:17 am
jillibus
Just something I have to put up with for a while, I guess.
2:17 am
scouser
What about making a nest in an armchair and putting feet up and sleeping like that rather than trying to lie down?
2:18 am
grannyrose
understand, jilli....typical of torn muscles.
2:18 am
grannyrose
good option, scouser
2:18 am
jillibus
Leaning back in a chair is painful, scouser. The only thing that isn't is lying on my left side.
2:19 am
jillibus
Or standing up or sitting upright.
2:20 am
jillibus
Bummer, eh?
2:20 am
jillibus
Thanks for all the suggestions, though -- I'll follow up, definitely.
2:21 am
scouser
Poor Jillibus you have been 'in the wars.'
2:22 am
jillibus
Now -- 12 words to go, heading for morewords! What a miserable grid!
2:22 am
grannyrose
ooohhh, that reminds me, jilli. i made a pillowcase into a sling, and hooked it over the bedpost. it kept my arm at a right-angle...
2:23 am
jillibus
Well, it was all my own stupid fault for not pulling over to adjust the GPS.
2:23 am
grannyrose
only 12 to go...nice job, jilli.
2:24 am
jillibus
I have a small pillow I use to support the right arm -- that helps.
2:24 am
jillibus
Already been using morewords and Lickety and other clues, lol!
2:25 am
rolin
happy new year to all...
2:25 am
grannyrose
what are you missing, jilli?
2:25 am
Lizlin
Happy New Year Ro - hope you're having fun
2:25 am
grannyrose
{{{rolin}}} how are you, hun?
2:25 am
demi
Happy New Year to you to Rolin & to everyone else
2:26 am
rolin
hey liz and to you... im good granny...in the canary islands for a week..hey hey demi...the gang's all here..lol
2:26 am
Lizlin
Hi again Demi - stupid internet connection!
2:26 am
grannyrose
hey, liz...ab--sooo- lutely
2:26 am
Lizlin
Excellent!!!!
2:27 am
demi
yes stupid interconnection Liz. Most frustrating!!!
2:27 am
jillibus
missing 3 H words, 4 S, 4 T granny
2:27 am
grannyrose
nice, liz...enjoy
2:27 am
jillibus
hello demi and rolin -- seldom see you these days. I don't stqay up late enough now.
2:28 am
rolin
ended the year well... two lots of really spectacular fireworks... much much better than I expected... one set for midnight on the island..and a second set an hour later for midnight in spain...lol
2:28 am
grannyrose
ha4/6?
2:28 am
Lizlin
Sounds like fun - we enjoyed Sydney and London!
2:29 am
jillibus
You in Tenerife, rolin?
2:29 am
grannyrose
ha5, someone who ha's
2:29 am
rolin
lanzarote jilli... just a shout away...
2:29 am
jillibus
ty granny
2:30 am
grannyrose
sa6/27, premonition +
2:30 am
grannyrose
sa6/27, premonition +
2:30 am
grannyrose
ooo. s + premonition
2:30 am
jillibus
I have neighbours who have gone to Tenerife frequently -- not this year though -- Palm Springs, California. They're originally from N Ireland.
2:31 am
grannyrose
sa5, not happy + not him but **r
2:31 am
rolin
actually jilli we cant believe the number of irish who are here...and the corresponding irish bars
2:32 am
jillibus
had that sa5, granny, from morewords
2:32 am
Lizlin
Is Lanzarote very touristy?
2:33 am
demi
trumpoz: hmmm demi, rolin and lizlin are all online........ am in trouble yet?
2:33 am
grannyrose
sc5, sc + first vowel + abbreviation for 'you are' in text messages.
2:33 am
demi
trumpoz *hugs rolin and lizlin*
2:33 am
rolin
mmmm... not so much liz... the expected smattering of Chinese tat shops... but nothing intrusive
2:34 am
rolin
demi.... tell rich he is if he's breathing...lol...and give him a ((((HUG))) for me pls..*s*
2:34 am
Lizlin
Have friends who loved Fuerteventura - away from the crowds!
2:35 am
jillibus
not getting that sa6 clue, granny :-(
2:35 am
grannyrose
te5/6, te + letter before h + 2 vowels, then plural
2:35 am
demi
rolin, txt coming from your son.
2:35 am
rolin
Fuerteventura is the only island we haven't visited... we could take a boat over some time this week I guess...to complete the set...lol
2:35 am
Lizlin
Ah! Just found out what you mean by trumpoz!!!! Silly me! Should've been able to work that out!!!!!
2:36 am
Lizlin
Might be worth investigating!
2:36 am
Lizlin
Yeah! You can laugh!!!!! I am!
2:36 am
rolin
to all watching the chat... demi is my son's partner... and liz in my ex-husband;s wife....
2:36 am
grannyrose
ta4/5, ta + not him but *e*
2:37 am
Lizlin
Dontcha love family!
2:37 am
rolin
demi..pls tell rich ty...
2:37 am
jillibus
good grief, rolin!
2:38 am
demi
trumpoz: and my therapist is making millions out of me
2:38 am
Lizlin
it's great jill :) As you can tell from the chat!!!
2:38 am
rolin
jjilli.. my son gave me a plaque once that reads.... just pretending we are a normal family.... that's the way it works..lol
2:38 am
demi
rich remembers that
2:38 am
grannyrose
te5/12, te + double vowel + *on't rely on me
2:39 am
Lizlin
ty Rose :)
2:39 am
jillibus
hey, granny -- that's one of my fave words -- dart's too -- first te word I got!
2:40 am
Lizlin
Us? Not normal? Sure we are!
2:40 am
grannyrose
te5/14, te + hook letter + *randm*, parent's parent
2:40 am
jillibus
I need the te5/14 though ;-)
2:40 am
grannyrose
just clued it, jilli
2:41 am
jillibus
so I saw -- these are words????
2:41 am
grannyrose
th4/5, th + **u, amount outstanding
2:42 am
jillibus
ty again!
2:42 am
Lizlin
Again ty Rose!!!! I'm not finding this grid easy :(
2:42 am
rolin
I hope this grid is not a case of starting as we mean to go on...
2:42 am
Lizlin
I'm with you there Ro
2:42 am
grannyrose
sad ain't it...
2:43 am
Lizlin
At least this time I'll have some words left for tomorrow!
2:43 am
Lizlin
Missing one kh - don't like the k words!
2:44 am
grannyrose
kh5, 4, 4...what are you missing?
2:45 am
Lizlin
Finally got it! It was the 2nd 4 :)
2:45 am
grannyrose
yay, liz
2:45 am
rolin
kh...??.. bloody hell
2:45 am
Lizlin
Think that was the only combo I hadn't tried!
2:45 am
Lizlin
3 of them Ro
2:45 am
grannyrose
lol, rolin...keep on plugging away
2:46 am
grannyrose
yea liz
2:46 am
grannyrose
yea liz
2:46 am
Lizlin
Of course now I think that's obvious from what Rose wrote!! Tired today!
2:46 am
grannyrose
yea liz
2:46 am
jillibus
still can't see that last word -- sa6/27
2:47 am
demi
I must go. Rich is complaining that dinner is not ready and it is 7:50pm here. see you all again soon!!!
2:47 am
Lizlin
See you soon Demi - Hugs to Rich
2:47 am
rolin
demi...tell him he's got hands...((HUGS)) to you..
2:47 am
Lizlin
And to you!
2:48 am
jillibus
bye demi -- bon appetit or something
2:48 am
grannyrose
outta here. dinner ready. xoxox to all.
2:49 am
Lizlin
Bon appetit Rose - enjoy the evening
2:49 am
jillibus
bon appetiti to you too, granny, and thanks muchly
2:49 am
Lizlin
Wish I could help with that sa 6 / 27 - am looking!
2:50 am
KnightTime
sa 6 = s + a*5/16
2:51 am
Lizlin
Ah! But I don't have that a * 5 /16!
2:51 am
KnightTime
s + drill
2:51 am
Lizlin
Waiting to cheer jill :)
2:52 am
jillibus
got it -- FW! Clue from granny misled because of spelling error -- not prediction but drill following the s.
2:52 am
Lizlin
Congrats jilli :)
2:52 am
jillibus
Figured that out, KT -- thanks, though.
2:53 am
jillibus
<-- blows kisses to Liz and departs...*poof
2:53 am
Lizlin
BBL - off to watch Masterchef. Hugs to you and Den, Ro. Enjoy the rest of the week :)
2:55 am
demi
rolin rich has apparently sent abusive text messages to you hehe
3:06 am
flosey
hi everyone, Happy New Year
3:09 am
scouser
hello anyone got a clue for the first ha6/27 please?
3:19 am
flosey
have a feeling we're alone scouser
3:19 am
flosey
I just came in
3:22 am
VolleymomDee
sorry I was washing a few glasses; hi flosey; hi scouser!
3:22 am
VolleymomDee
ha 6/27 past tense possessive verb - Biblical ending
3:22 am
VolleymomDee
I saith this to help thee :)
3:24 am
flosey
hi Dee - think we'll be leaving washup for tomorrow
3:24 am
VolleymomDee
smart decision
3:24 am
VolleymomDee
Happy New Year!
3:26 am
scouser
Thank you VolleyMomDee and Happy New Year to you. ha6/27 definitely an Arabic word not English ! sigh ...
3:26 am
flosey
and Happy New Year to you and everyone else still here
3:26 am
VolleymomDee
yes, here is the actual definition: a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
2.
( used with a plural verb ) the entire body of such accounts.
3:27 am
flosey
thanks for the ha clue, I'd never have found it
3:27 am
scouser
Happy New Year Flosey
3:27 am
flosey
ty and you scouser
3:30 am
scouser
Fireworks now. Must go and put stuff in dishwasher as I cannot see the sink or the drainer for the Ararat of washing-up. Cheers all.
3:30 am
VolleymomDee
nite scouse
3:30 am
VolleymomDee
down to one stupid a.... you would think I could find it grrr
3:31 am
VolleymomDee
finally fireworks
3:31 am
flosey
and scouser, well done
3:32 am
VolleymomDee
ty flosey, well I am off til the flip; have a great day!
3:32 am
flosey
thanks Dee and you
3:32 am
VolleymomDee
hugs!
3:36 am
flosey
just saying g'night to the household, William stayed up with us
3:36 am
flosey
hope he sleeps through now
5:45 am
rubyfoo
another small grid and I was hoping for a big one on this dead holiday day!
5:45 am
rubyfoo
Happy New Year to any lurkers or other babblers.
5:46 am
rubyfoo
whoops, off to a bad start
5:59 am
rubyfoo
quick half, nonetheless
6:01 am
mongie
Happy new year all you babblers!
6:01 am
rubyfoo
hello mongie and good health to you in the New Year!
6:12 am
cool.girl
clue for the ha6/27please
6:13 am
rubyfoo
ha6/27 like the girl's name ju6
6:13 am
rubyfoo
I think it's a muslim religious thing
6:14 am
cool.girl
dontget girlsname
6:15 am
rubyfoo
looked it up, it's a record of Mohammed's sayings
6:15 am
rubyfoo
same ending as girl's name
6:15 am
cool.girl
ty got it
6:15 am
rubyfoo
<--knew it only as a scrabble word
6:16 am
rubyfoo
just started a\ great book, Far From the Tree. That should fill the afternoon since it's such small grid!
6:19 am
Lizlin
Hey Ruby - I downloaded "Everything is Illuminated" - looking forward to reading it! Thanks for the recommendation.
6:19 am
BabbleRabble
I am reading Amnesia Chronicles ... can't remember what it is about
6:29 am
Josiejojo
re 5 please?
6:30 am
Lizlin
Don't have it, sorry
6:36 am
Uneaixoise
re + child's game: you're it!
6:37 am
Lizlin
Duh! thanks use :)
6:37 am
Lizlin
Auto correction!!!!
6:37 am
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
6:39 am
Uneaixoise
back in a bit *poof*
6:41 am
sprite
hello all, 'lurkers' and chatters, all Babblers in all: a very happy New Year to you and yours. May you find peace, love and light wherever you are.
6:41 am
Lizlin
Hi sprite :)
6:42 am
sprite
hiya Liz! You get a double dose from my wishes ;)
6:42 am
Tanja
good evening all and a happy new year to all:) Could I plese have a clue for the first ha ?
6:42 am
Lizlin
Certainly do! Hope you're having a good day :)
6:42 am
sprite
hi Tanja, thank you and to you too.
6:43 am
Lizlin
ha 6 27 - like the girl's name ju ****
6:43 am
Lizlin
Hi Tanja - happy 2013!
6:45 am
Tanja
a challenging year in some respects ahead for us but we will hopefully have enough god times to make up for the worrisome - at least the weather has cooled down a bit here now just humid :)
6:46 am
Lizlin
V humid here too - where are you in Aus?
6:46 am
lbdawger
Happy New Year everyone!! stats for the lone E first column, plz?
6:47 am
Lizlin
Happy 2013 lbw - er 6 /24 - I think that's the right one
6:47 am
Lizlin
lbd!!!!! Sorry - tired, not checking auto correction
6:47 am
lbdawger
that was it, ty, Lizlin
6:48 am
sprite
hi dawg, to you too!
6:48 am
lbdawger
hi sprite!
6:48 am
sprite
are any of the Ks bigger than 5 letters?
6:49 am
lbdawger
no, 4's and 5's
6:49 am
Lizlin
No - only 2 with 5 letters as far as i can see
6:51 am
Lizlin
Right - I heard about the really high temps you've had there
6:51 am
sprite
<--- has a totally enbabbled brain. Just contemplated 'Perth' as a clue for a K :D
6:53 am
sprite
Ks killed. 3x5 in total.
6:53 am
Tanja
yes had our Janaury heatwave a bit early:) actually prefer the dry heat to the humidity it is when you get both it kills you
6:54 am
Lizlin
I don't like the humidity either - can cope with dry heat much more easily! Hope it stays a bit cooler for you now
6:56 am
Lizlin
ah, so I'm missing a k 5 - well it'll have to wait til tomorrow. Time for bed I think after last night! Sleep well or enjoy your day - whichever is appropriate - Good night :)
6:56 am
Tanja
babbled brain here too - still struggling with the ha even with the clue:)
6:56 am
sprite
sleep well, Liz!
6:56 am
Tanja
night Liz sllep well:)
6:57 am
Lizlin
Tanja - think of a di 4 word (not in the grid) meaning to disrespect someone, then say it with a lisp!
6:57 am
Tanja
ty ty finished for me:)
6:58 am
sprite
wtg Tanja!
6:58 am
Lizlin
Congrats Tanja - now I'm really going :)
7:00 am
sprite
'idiok' = crazy K word.
7:04 am
lbdawger
whooo hooo tanja!
7:04 am
lbdawger
tadone!! finito!!
7:27 am
crosshair
good morning my babble friends:)
7:27 am
sprite
hiya crossy! A happy NY to you!
7:28 am
crosshair
((sprite)) and a happy new year to you and yours as well
7:28 am
sprite
thank you *hug*
7:29 am
crosshair
reading about the aussie heat as i look out the window at a blizzard and minus 9 celcius...
7:29 am
sprite
yes, pretty extreme
7:32 am
sprite
so... teehee is not a word?
7:33 am
Anniebrook
neither is ahas
7:33 am
crosshair
depends how much i ticlke your ribs
7:33 am
Anniebrook
Happy New Year everyone
7:33 am
sprite
hi Annie, a happy NY to you as well. And indeed.
7:33 am
crosshair
happy new year annie
7:33 am
sprite
lol crossy :)
7:34 am
sprite
my last word is a H6. I'd love a clue for that one.
7:34 am
Mom
Happy New Year to all :-)
7:34 am
sprite
hi Mom, and to you as well!
7:34 am
BabbleRabble
sprite: http://tinyurl.com/azqvzk8
7:34 am
Anniebrook
the end is the same as the girls name...Ju****
7:34 am
crosshair
happy new year mom
7:35 am
Anniebrook
Hi ((Mom)))Happy New Year to you too
7:35 am
Mom
oops, off to a rip roaring start :-(
7:35 am
xeiluj
Is it ha 6 27?
7:35 am
Anniebrook
HI BR :) Happy New Year to you
7:35 am
Anniebrook
yes, xe
7:35 am
BabbleRabble
Hello
7:35 am
Mom
((Sprite, Crossy, Annie, BR)) may it be a healthy and fun one for all
7:36 am
BabbleRabble
so be it
7:36 am
sprite
hi BabbleRabble, lovely to see you. I wish you love and light and peace in your New Year.
7:36 am
sprite
hi xei, happy new year, yes that is the one.
7:36 am
xeiluj
Just trying to work out how to clue it!
7:37 am
BabbleRabble
I'd settle for a winning lottery ticket
7:37 am
Mom
Annie, I have missed seeing you the last few days. How are things? Still working off the generators?
7:37 am
Anniebrook
Yes, we are still on generators.
7:37 am
sprite
BabbleRabble: thank you, bookmarked it. Very interesting.
7:38 am
Mom
me too, BR. But I hear you have to play to win and I don't
7:38 am
sprite
Annie, thanks, found it! Good clue for that one.
7:38 am
sprite
how frustrating, Annie
7:39 am
sprite
(fireflies, thanks to Annie and xei too)
7:39 am
Mom
congratulations, Sprite
7:39 am
Anniebrook
In fact we had another power failure. A transformer exploded from lightening. I walked down 24 flights to take Bobby to work,then walked up 24 flights, then packed and walked down again and left. We went to my daughter's house for 3 days. My legs are still sore.
7:40 am
Anniebrook
YAY, sprite !!!
7:40 am
xeiluj
past tense of to own + not him, her but ** + ello
7:40 am
xeiluj
Clued by granny rose earlier
7:40 am
sprite
ouch ouch ouch, Annie. :(
7:41 am
sprite
good one, xei, thanks
7:42 am
xeiluj
Down to nine, well done to you sprite!!
7:42 am
BabbleRabble
where a smug bug is + consumed victuals
7:42 am
sprite
off to read that article. Bye all, have a lovely day and a peaceful evening *hugs*
7:43 am
BabbleRabble
Be well, sprite
7:43 am
Mom
((Sprite)) have a great evening
7:43 am
Anniebrook
bye, sprite, peaceful day to you too
7:56 am
xeiluj
Does anyone have a clue for the ru 6 please?
7:58 am
Mom
ru + the opening in a fence
7:59 am
xeiluj
Thank you so much!! One more to go
7:59 am
Mom
you are very welcome, glad to help
8:03 am
Mom
time to start my day. ((Hugs)) to all of you
8:03 am
Anniebrook
Have a peaceful day, ((Mom))
8:04 am
Mom
Thanks Annie, I will. You do the same. ((Hugs))
8:15 am
Anniebrook
bye everyone, have a happy and healthy 2013
8:21 am
xeiluj
Finished, managed the last three in a row, a first for me. Happy New Year everyone x
8:24 am
smores
Hello everyone :) and congrats xeiluj!!!
8:24 am
MimiCat
{{smores}} Happy New Year!
8:25 am
MimiCat
Ambivalent this morning?
8:25 am
smores
{Mimi} Happy New Yearto you too!!
8:26 am
MimiCat
Difficult grid for me today.
8:26 am
MimiCat
New Year, new icon---Monument Valley here in Arizona on Navajo Land.....VERY spiritual place.
8:27 am
smores
It's beautiful
8:28 am
MimiCat
It brings out a feeling in my I can't describe---both joyful and sad.
8:28 am
crosshair
happy new year to everyone coming on board whilst i was hunting down a cup of tea;)
8:29 am
smores
hi crossy :)
8:29 am
MimiCat
(crossy) I created a dessert and thought of you...caramel sundae with bacon...sweet and salty good.
8:29 am
crosshair
howdy smores;)
8:29 am
crosshair
mmmm..bacon...
8:30 am
crosshair
funny thing is ,here i am,first day of the new year,in a blinding snow storm,all stores close and not a single rasher of bacon in the house!!!
8:31 am
MimiCat
This grid is too frustrating for me to start the day. Will come back later and hope I'll feel more patient.
8:31 am
smores
lol...I thought you stock piled
8:31 am
crosshair
this could get ugly:/
8:31 am
MimiCat
Crossy's idea of Hell, right?
8:32 am
MimiCat
I'm off to feed the cats and perhaps myself as well. Good day, all.
8:32 am
smores
I'm just waking up...must get coffee
8:32 am
crosshair
i have some bacon grease saved back.maybe i could fry something in it
8:32 am
crosshair
tc mimi
8:32 am
smores
Bye for now Mimi {{hugs}} have a wonderful day
8:33 am
frank cleary
You sound like a man on the edge, Crosshair :)
8:34 am
Kaplan the Magne
I wonder if an ergasm is something physicists get.
8:42 am
Kaplan the Magne
I killed the chog. Sorry, physicists.
8:44 am
frank cleary
they're all off dealing with their hadrons.
8:44 am
frank cleary
sorry, that was terrible.
8:45 am
Kaplan the Magne
That's the spirit.
8:57 am
crosshair
is that a hadron in your warehouse or are you just glad to see me?
9:02 am
frank cleary
Or should I be conCERNed?
9:40 am
periwinkle
hi frank, hello all
9:40 am
periwinkle
stuck with 47 left
9:40 am
frank cleary
Hi there :)
9:41 am
crosshair
howdy peri
9:41 am
periwinkle
your turn, crossy
9:41 am
periwinkle
I only have 4/10 of the k words
9:43 am
sciencegeek
Happy new year all. Stats on the N pls
9:43 am
periwinkle
na4/5 and pl
9:44 am
sciencegeek
Have those and one no4
9:44 am
periwinkle
that is what I have
9:45 am
frank cleary
There's an na4/4 and a 4/8, too
9:45 am
smores
finally back...left for coffee and ended up having to do all kinds of things
9:46 am
periwinkle
ty Frank
9:46 am
crosshair
your turn peri
9:46 am
sciencegeek
Ty got it
9:46 am
periwinkle
I am wondering if Target is open near me. k, crossy, taking my turn now
9:46 am
harpjane
happy new year
9:46 am
Angelsong
hi, all. Preparing our holiday meal for today! Turkey with made from scratch cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, cranberry sauce, candied yams,
9:47 am
crosshair
howdy angel
9:47 am
smores
2nd Thanksgiving heh?
9:47 am
Angelsong
carrot cake made from scratch, gravy and hot dinner rolls
9:47 am
smores
sounds good Angel.....
9:48 am
frank cleary
Does anybody have the ha6? It's my last one.
9:48 am
Angelsong
green beans, and spinach dip, also.
9:49 am
Angelsong
my mother asked me to prepare this meal, and I am happy to do it. I looooove cooking holiday meals...we're also having blackeyed peas for good luck.
9:49 am
crosshair
crossy has never eaten black eyed peas
9:50 am
crosshair
i have it frank,but is tough to clue
9:50 am
harpjane
I'm glad there is a list today!
9:50 am
smores
ha6 --pt to have something...then old english it
9:50 am
Erda
Ha + E**** Wharton
9:50 am
crosshair
lol ty for bailing me out smores
9:50 am
dc43
Frank....ha plus Ju**** girl's name. Clued earlier
9:50 am
sciencegeek
Ha 6 old style had
9:51 am
frank cleary
Oh, I was sure I had tried that. Thank you, everybody. That was a nice combined effort.
9:51 am
smores
It's a New Years Day Clue fest...
9:51 am
sciencegeek
Stats for lone E on left
9:52 am
harpjane
I think it must be er6 but I don't have it yet
9:53 am
sciencegeek
Clue pls
9:53 am
crosshair
your turn again peri
9:54 am
smores
when you leave my yard please shut the ****
9:54 am
sciencegeek
Ty strange word
9:55 am
harpjane
whatever, I have nbt and nbs now!
9:55 am
smores
lol...yes it is...also ru6
9:55 am
rururocks
well if that one works smores.. then ergasm should too
9:55 am
sciencegeek
Lol ruru
9:55 am
smores
lol....Hi rurur
9:56 am
smores
teehee didn't mean to add an extra r
9:59 am
sciencegeek
Stats for the S pls
9:59 am
sciencegeek
Missing 4
9:59 am
smores
lol...only have 4
10:00 am
hurshy
is there no list?
10:00 am
smores
yes Hurshy, there is a list
10:01 am
hurshy
ah i was worried by sciencegeek's request for s stats.
10:01 am
sciencegeek
Sorry. Playing on phone!
10:02 am
rururocks
actually I'm glad there isn't an O in the left column.. there's enough groaning around this place as it is..:D
10:03 am
smores
here ya go science sa5,14 sa4,5 sa4,6 sa5,14 sa4,4 sa4,4 sa6,27 sc4,6 sc4,7 sc4,5 sc6,24 sc5,14
10:04 am
sciencegeek
Ok ty
10:04 am
smores
eg5/16 ruru...
10:04 am
smores
lol....thought I'd use that instead of wow
10:05 am
rururocks
yeah smores..save the wows for when you need them..:D
10:06 am
sciencegeek
Its the sa 6 problem!
10:10 am
sciencegeek
Bbl and I will move to the computer. Need a list 18 more
10:11 am
smores
bye for now science...Have a great day :)
10:15 am
car.eeyore
I am missing 2 E's....one from the top E and one from the middle E. Any tricky ones today?
10:17 am
Kaplan the Magne
there's an et6
10:18 am
car.eeyore
Oooh! TY Kaplan! I will look....
10:19 am
Kaplan the Magne
Name that proper North Vietnam City unfairly attached to Ms Fonda's name/
10:19 am
car.eeyore
Hanoi!
10:19 am
Kaplan the Magne
ding ding ding
10:19 am
car.eeyore
Got that et6! TY again!
10:20 am
Kaplan the Magne
YVM
10:20 am
Kaplan the Magne
YVW
10:20 am
Kaplan the Magne
I mean
10:22 am
car.eeyore
I found the other E I needed as well...eg 4/6
10:25 am
mkg
hi all. anyclues for the 6s ? i have none of them
10:27 am
smores
er6/24 and ru 6/27 have same ending
10:27 am
car.eeyore
hi mkg!
10:27 am
car.eeyore
di 6/21 is what many people will be after today!
10:28 am
smores
must go fix something to eat...be back soon
10:28 am
mkg
ty got it car.
10:28 am
smores
the er and ru end with ga4/6
10:28 am
car.eeyore
Bye smores!
10:28 am
mkg
ty smores, got er and ru.
10:29 am
smores
:) be back
10:29 am
car.eeyore
ha 6/27 is another one....ha + I was in a ****er when I lost my glasses and could not see.
10:29 am
mkg
need clue for the d in fourth column that has one word please.
10:30 am
car.eeyore
dr 5/20
10:30 am
rbud
dr5 - what lots of folks did last night who don't the rest of the year - amateur night, lol
10:30 am
car.eeyore
I dr5 too much wine last night and have a headache!
10:30 am
mkg
ty car got it.
10:31 am
mkg
how about the o top line car?
10:31 am
rbud
ok4 - slimy veggie
10:31 am
mkg
ty rbud. got it.
10:32 am
mkg
and what aboiut the i word in third column? please.
10:32 am
car.eeyore
ik 4/8
10:33 am
rururocks
um .. smores.. I don't end with Ga4 I end with Rocks
10:33 am
mkg
rocks?????????????????????
10:34 am
mkg
well the only zero is now the a in firth column that has two words. any clues?\
10:34 am
car.eeyore
Anyone have the second A from the right? I have an 4/9.
10:34 am
car.eeyore
I have an 4/9 which is an Egyptian workd
10:35 am
car.eeyore
*word
10:35 am
mkg
egyptian work? hmmmm.
10:37 am
crosshair
and now it is time for crossys tidbit of the day!!!!
10:37 am
crosshair
The Michelin Man has a name – Bibendum, though close friends call him simply “Bib.”
10:38 am
crosshair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibendum
10:38 am
car.eeyore
Hi Crossy!
10:39 am
crosshair
howdy car:))
10:43 am
car.eeyore
I am going to the list.
10:46 am
car.eeyore
Hi MLF!
10:47 am
crosshair
stopped snowing for 15 minutes and now it is pounding down again.will have over 3 feet on the trails in no time:))
10:47 am
car.eeyore
Send some our way, please!
10:47 am
crosshair
the snow shoeing is amazing car;))
10:48 am
crosshair
though i am so out of shape atm that 3 k is more than enough for now
10:48 am
MLFAN17
stats for third E on first column please?
10:48 am
car.eeyore
Would love to go with you!
10:49 am
car.eeyore
maybe eg 4/7?
10:49 am
crosshair
almost an old biblical tem for owning something
10:49 am
car.eeyore
Ha + I was in a ****er when I lost my glasses and could not see.
10:49 am
crosshair
use cars clue:0
10:50 am
Shirlockc
thx car
10:50 am
car.eeyore
Nope....it is ER 6/24 that you want. er + ga 4
10:50 am
uusue2
morning all!
10:50 am
MLFAN17
i found 2 eg 4/7s but not from that E at least so far
10:50 am
car.eeyore
Hello uusue!
10:50 am
crosshair
suze!!
10:51 am
uusue2
hi car and crossy and mlfan and shirlock!
10:51 am
car.eeyore
Did you see my correction MLF?
10:51 am
bichon
hi folks, do I hear snow?
10:51 am
car.eeyore
Hi Bichon!
10:52 am
uusue2
no snow here although it is really cold, and hi bichon!
10:52 am
MLFAN17
ty got it
10:52 am
crosshair
howdy bichon.we have lots.grab yer snow shoes and common over to crossys place
10:52 am
MLFAN17
stats for the R on the first column please?
10:52 am
bichon
I'm in the Bay Area where there are palm trees
10:53 am
crosshair
i have never seem a palm tree
10:53 am
uusue2
re4/4 is the only one I have so far, mlfan
10:53 am
car.eeyore
ru 4/7, ru 6/27, re 4/4, re 5/14
10:54 am
MLFAN17
ty got it
10:55 am
bichon
There are palm trees here and a frost warning for tonight
10:55 am
MLFAN17
stats for the i on the THIRD column please?
10:55 am
car.eeyore
ik 4/8
10:56 am
MLFAN17
ty car got it
10:59 am
smores
hello again :)
10:59 am
smores
back with brunch
10:59 am
car.eeyore
Hello again!
11:00 am
uusue2
hi smores!
11:01 am
smores
hi uu....Happy New Year to ya!!
11:01 am
uusue2
same to you, smores!
11:03 am
smores
thx for that ik4 car...alwats forget that one
11:03 am
smores
* always...teehee
11:05 am
car.eeyore
I have 3 left and they are bugging me.
11:05 am
smores
just read through chat...crossy you've never seen a palm tree??
11:06 am
smores
I'm not even 1/2 way yet...lol
11:07 am
car.eeyore
Anyone have te 5/12?
11:07 am
uusue2
te + double vowel + consonant, babblet
11:07 am
car.eeyore
Ty uusue!
11:09 am
car.eeyore
How about the ar 5/12?
11:09 am
uusue2
don't have it, let me look
11:09 am
uusue2
ar + head covering, another babblet
11:10 am
car.eeyore
<smack> TY again.
11:12 am
crosshair
no ,smores,i have never see a palm tree other than on television
11:12 am
Ouwachita
any clue for the ha6 ?
11:13 am
car.eeyore
FIREWORKS!
11:13 am
crosshair
not surprising,since they do not grow here:) i have seen wild polar bears and the northern lights though and sun dogs and icebergs.we have our own riches:)
11:13 am
crosshair
yaaa for car!!
11:14 am
smores
kinda biblical spelling for past tense to have
11:14 am
smores
YEAH CAR!!!!
11:14 am
car.eeyore
Sounds beautiful Crossy!
11:14 am
Ouwachita
thanks smores
11:15 am
crosshair
i ahve seem moose grunting in algonquin park,elk bugeling in labrador and arctic char flaying tough the air in a brief flight to catch mosquitos for lunch
11:15 am
uusue2
thanks smores, nbs!
11:15 am
crosshair
flying
11:15 am
crosshair
but no palm trees;(
11:15 am
smores
Yes, Canada definately has it's own riches...would love to see them....still...ya gotta visit a tropical area
11:16 am
crosshair
it is on my bucket list smores
11:16 am
car.eeyore
I lived in Hawaii and have traveled many islands in the Caribbean...I am ready for Canada!
11:16 am
smores
nothing like a little sand down your shorts...lol
11:17 am
car.eeyore
Anyone need clues before I go?
11:17 am
smores
<---Canada is on my bucket list..in the summer that is...lol
11:18 am
uusue2
stats for the lone e near the bottom of the left column?
11:18 am
car.eeyore
er 6/24
11:19 am
welki
Happy New Year, babblers! (just got back from Nevada late last night - the desert is spectacular!)
11:19 am
car.eeyore
Hi Welki! Happy New Year to you!
11:20 am
crosshair
lol car.i am fortunate in that i live on the shores of georgian bay right at the base of blue mountain.i can take you skiing.in the summer i can take you kayaking out over the shaols of craiglethe and you can actually see sailing schooner wrecks from the last part of the 1890s reaching up from the depths under your keel.mountain biking the forest trails early in the morning,fishing for spcekled trout at dawn as the morning mist eddys around you and the droplets of condensation run down you line and just as the sun peeks up over the water to burn the water fog away you get a bite:))
11:20 am
welki
(and the palm trees are pretty nifty, crossy - every place has its wonders)
11:20 am
uusue2
hi welki! Sounds like you had fun!
11:20 am
car.eeyore
Except for that "early morning" stuff...I'm in!
11:21 am
welki
what surprised me, sue, is that portions of the desert look like alberta desert terrain (yes, we have desert areas in alberta - complete with cacti!)
11:21 am
crosshair
sorry,crossy is morning fella.day is pretty well shot for me by 1pm
11:21 am
smores
lol...yeah....me too car...hey crossy...can start around noonish?
11:21 am
uusue2
ok, got the er6, nbt
11:21 am
crosshair
lol see below
11:22 am
smores
teehee...we musta been typing atthe same time
11:22 am
crosshair
by the time 5 pm rolls around i am rolling up the sidewalks and debating a mulled whiskey in front of the fire
11:23 am
smores
lol...that's what time I leave for work
11:23 am
welki
<-- just made up a great word. Total delight as a result of hersitation ...... wait for it, wait for it......
ergasm!
11:23 am
crosshair
lol mean you tongued it right i suppose
11:23 am
uusue2
I love it, welki!
11:24 am
smores
lol...welki....you should been here earlier...ruru ( of course)
11:24 am
crosshair
lol@ eargasm
11:24 am
welki
after i typed it, i figured it must have already been found by folks here earlier :D
11:26 am
car.eeyore
I am going to scoot. Happy New Year everyone! Here is to a year filled with health, happiness, peace and love!!! {{hugs}} all around!
11:26 am
welki
bye, car - backatcha
11:26 am
uusue2
bye car! (((car)))
11:26 am
smores
yea, Kaplan and ruru :)
11:26 am
Jillyjill
Hello all!
11:26 am
smores
Bye car, peace and much love to you as well :)
11:27 am
smores
Hiya Jilly :)
11:27 am
crosshair
howdy jilly
11:28 am
Jillyjill
up to the wall of K....
11:29 am
rururocks
I have that ergasm trademarked welki
11:30 am
Jillyjill
LOL...hello again ruru
11:30 am
welki
that's a pity, ru - he who hesitates is lost :)
11:30 am
smores
hmmm what about egasm...
11:30 am
rururocks
ergasm : a symptom that makes your head tilt and makes you groan at the same time
11:30 am
MollyL
Kap said she wondered if ergasm was a word that physicists use. : D
11:31 am
rururocks
egasm is a computer climax
11:31 am
smores
egasm=virtual sex,naughty emails...
11:32 am
smores
lol...ruru
11:32 am
rururocks
don't even ask about Rugasm
11:32 am
MollyL
Then Frank Cleary said they were all of dealing with their hadrons. : D : D
11:32 am
smores
lol...missed the hadrons
11:32 am
Jillyjill
somehow I feel that ergasm is related to na4/5....
11:33 am
MollyL
Is there such a thing as a toupee fetish? (rugasm)
11:34 am
rururocks
ask Donald Trump
11:35 am
Jillyjill
Is there a rug doctor in the house?
11:36 am
uusue2
hi ruru and molly!
11:36 am
rururocks
gm sue
11:38 am
smores
lol...don't know Jilly...rugdate is in the grid...guess you do that before rugasm
11:39 am
Jillyjill
LOL smores!
11:40 am
Jillyjill
I am still chuckling...happens everytime I find nar4/5 and na5/12 in a grid....
11:41 am
smores
thank you...forgot to pl it..lol
11:44 am
Jillyjill
And I still want to enter oink today.....and onion...and to try gerund endings...
11:45 am
uusue2
I still have 40 left but with nothing longer than a 6 I am guessing the -tion ending is not used, seems a waste :-)
11:46 am
smores
lol...I keep seeing oink as well Jilly
11:46 am
Jillyjill
It is in one word uusue...
11:46 am
smores
uu...there isn't anything longer than 6
11:47 am
Jillyjill
Pretty easy to get nbt/nbs today...
11:47 am
MollyL
That's what she said, "with nothing longer than a 6"
11:47 am
rururocks
actually smores rugasm comes first.. then the date>> :D:D:D: D
11:47 am
smores
oops...lol...sorry, I misread your comment uu
11:48 am
smores
eg5 ruru...lol
11:48 am
uusue2
that's ok, I was watching the rose parade and missed your comment anyway, smores ;-)
11:51 am
rururocks
*tied fingers* can't comment
11:53 am
smores
keep wanting to type sugar
11:53 am
MollyL
*Whistles nonchalantly*
11:54 am
Jillyjill
Watch out ruru, your fingers will explode!
11:55 am
rururocks
*drops ruler*
11:56 am
smores
<---doesn't want to know what ruler was for
11:56 am
smores
teehee...another new word rucasm
11:56 am
smores
ruru sarcasim
11:58 am
Jillyjill
<-----FW
11:58 am
uusue2
yay Jill!
11:58 am
smores
WooHoo Jilly!!
12:01 pm
Jillyjill
Now to get ready to go to Mom's for dinner....
12:02 pm
smores
Enjoy Jilly :)
12:17 pm
dan2bit
stats for the O, anybody? Happy 2013!
12:18 pm
smores
Happy New Year dan2bit..ok4/8
12:19 pm
dan2bit
ty smores & uu
12:20 pm
MollyL
Happy New Year 2Bit
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
hullo, Happy New Year everybody
12:21 pm
MollyL
Happy New Year Ruby
12:21 pm
rubyfoo
{{molly}}
12:22 pm
smores
{{ruby}} Happy New Year!!
12:22 pm
rubyfoo
you have been a consistent presence this year and an appreciated one!
12:22 pm
rubyfoo
{{smores}}
12:22 pm
uusue2
hi ruby! and dan!
12:23 pm
rubyfoo
however, although half was easy and nbs was, too, nbt is another story!
12:25 pm
smores
K's knocked out!!
12:25 pm
uusue2
yay smores!
12:26 pm
stidmama
go smores go!
12:26 pm
stidmama
hey all
12:27 pm
smores
Hiya stid :)
12:27 pm
rubyfoo
hello stid
12:28 pm
rubyfoo
this grid is much harder than it looks at first
12:28 pm
stidmama
yes, so I am finding.
12:28 pm
stidmama
ruby, bonne annee is happy birthday -- so how would I say happy new year?
12:29 pm
stidmama
or am I remembering things wrong?
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
no no, bonne annee is happy new year; bonne annic=versaire is happy birthday. The problem is with happy anniversary mfor a marriage; it doesn['t exactly exist.
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
no no, bonne annee is happy new year; bonne annic=versaire is happy birthday. The problem is with happy anniversary mfor a marriage; it doesn['t exactly exist.
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
This is a nounpoor language!
12:30 pm
rubyfoo
(sorry for the repeat, twitchy pinkie)
12:31 pm
stidmama
oh! :-D Thank you! I knew there was a confusion somewhere... LOL I wonder if "happy anniversary" doesn't exist because it's taken for granted that its a life-long commitment?
12:31 pm
stidmama
And in that case...
BONNE ANNEE!!!!
12:31 pm
rubyfoo
or maybe because they don't get married any more.....
12:31 pm
rastapopolous
they just pacs
12:32 pm
stidmama
rofl ruby!
12:32 pm
uusue2
hi rasta!
12:32 pm
rastapopolous
hi there. got a few to clean up here. Happy new year!
12:32 pm
stidmama
good morning rasta!
12:32 pm
rubyfoo
hi rasta
12:33 pm
smores
must take break...bbl
12:33 pm
rubyfoo
need the singleton i and the singleton e for nbt. help pls
12:34 pm
uusue2
did you want clues?
12:34 pm
rubyfoo
no thanks, that's great. ty
12:34 pm
stidmama
later smore
12:35 pm
rastapopolous
didn't know that e word - it's great! I'll have to start working it into conversations.
12:36 pm
stidmama
:-) NBT!
12:36 pm
uusue2
yay stid!
12:37 pm
rubyfoo
ok, nbt, nbs and 68 words.
12:37 pm
uusue2
we are tied, ruby! :-)
12:37 pm
stidmama
go ruby go!
12:37 pm
rubyfoo
I hope that we all have a splendid 2013, filled with big and small miracles!
12:42 pm
medusa
hi all. happy new year to you all
12:42 pm
stidmama
I am just hoping elder kid gets a job and becomes mostly self-supporting and younger kid manages to eke out the credits to finish high school...
12:42 pm
stidmama
hey medusa!
12:42 pm
medusa
could i have a clue please? te5/12 please
12:42 pm
rubyfoo
that sounds reasonable, stid
12:42 pm
dan2bit
cromulent waste of -tion in this grid
12:42 pm
medusa
how are you stid?
12:43 pm
stidmama
it's a nut, I think.
12:43 pm
72 Temple Owl
hn everyone
12:43 pm
stidmama
te + the london tower ***rds wear bearskin helmets?
12:43 pm
72 Temple Owl
hny
12:43 pm
stidmama
hey TO!!!
12:43 pm
stidmama
hello dan!
12:43 pm
stidmama
how did toddler2bit like the fireworks?
12:44 pm
medusa
i got that one stid. need the next 5 letter word
12:44 pm
Dorens
happy new year everyone
12:44 pm
dan2bit
te5/12 is te + double vowel + cons
12:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi stid hi doren!
12:44 pm
rubyfoo
helllo TO and HNY to you, too
12:44 pm
dan2bit
miss2bit was well asleep by midnight last night
12:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
phantom: catheter
12:44 pm
rubyfoo
{{dorens!!}}
12:45 pm
stidmama
oh, sorry -- I misread what you needed, medusa, and clued the 5/16
12:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi ruby
12:45 pm
Dorens
(( )) back at your ruby
12:45 pm
stidmama
lucky... I NEVER slept through fireworks!
12:45 pm
rururocks
Hi Doren
12:45 pm
stidmama
hey ruru an doren
12:45 pm
medusa
no probs stid
12:45 pm
Dorens
hi ru, see you here in the grid today
hey stid
12:45 pm
Dorens
hi ru, see you here in the grid today
12:45 pm
stidmama
thanks for the 5/12, dan
12:46 pm
Dorens
i think i am, like todd, an idiot. i have no idea what the d in the fourth column is, and i'm sure it's fishworthy
12:47 pm
stidmama
okay, NOT fair to include etui and ignore etagere... *sigh*
12:47 pm
stidmama
doren, if you got wasted last night, you dr5 alcohol
12:47 pm
medusa
thanks dan. fireworks!
12:47 pm
stidmama
YAY medusa
12:47 pm
medusa
st 2 days have done them without help! lol
12:47 pm
Dorens
thanks stid.. i did not, however.
12:47 pm
MollyL
*Hands Doren some grilled salmon*
12:48 pm
stidmama
:-) glad to hear it! LOL If I have much of anything I fall asleep too fast to enjoy the fireworks.
12:48 pm
rururocks
*whips up a quick beurre blanc sauce for salmon*
12:49 pm
dan2bit
woo hoo medusa! yw
12:49 pm
MollyL
Wow Doren, not even one itty bitty glass of wine?
12:49 pm
Dorens
, i have a serious lag heream i alone in that??
12:50 pm
stidmama
down to 22 and eyes failing. back another time *poof*
12:50 pm
MollyL
No lag for me.
12:51 pm
Dorens
hey molly, i didn't say I had no wine, I just said i did not get wasted.
12:51 pm
rururocks
what.............lag...........
12:52 pm
rururocks
*crosses Doren off party-girl list*
12:52 pm
Dorens
but, thanks for the grilled salmon. That I would love right now
12:54 pm
Dorens
I am in the midst of reading an excellent book by the Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, so i found the ra4/8 right away. and i want back on the party girl list, ruru. (not that i really am a party girl, but don't want to lose any status in your eyes)
12:54 pm
rbud
<---- also not a party girl, guess I miss the list, too, ru
12:54 pm
rururocks
*crosses Rbud off the party girl list too*
12:54 pm
MollyL
<--Can still party her ass off with the best of them
: D
12:56 pm
rbud
go Molly go, you can do it for the rest of us, lol
12:56 pm
BzznBea
I can party with the best of them as long as it is before 10pm...
12:57 pm
rururocks
adds bzz to Time restricted party girl list
12:58 pm
rbud
haven't really been drunk since about 1994, and that was the first time in years, lol - hubby's friends called all over telling people to come and be amazed
12:58 pm
BzznBea
I managed to stay up last night to almost 11. Hubs woke me up to wish me a Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary.
12:59 pm
MollyL
We'll put Bea on first shift
12:59 pm
rbud
just put me on cleanup, that's how our parties usually go. :P
12:59 pm
MollyL
You got married on New Years Day? Cool. Happy Anniversary.
1:00 pm
BzznBea
Thanks. New Years Day 2000. 010100
1:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
i need a trip to NJ..no selection here alcohol wise.
1:03 pm
BzznBea
Are you in a dry county, TO?
1:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
no, i am in PA.
1:04 pm
rururocks
PA is state controlled bzz
1:04 pm
MollyL
MD is state controlled too but we have a pretty vast selection.
1:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh, is it? gee, i did not realize that.
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
time to go.
1:05 pm
MollyL
PA = Pennsylvania MD= Maryland for all those in other countries who don't know the abbreviations.
1:07 pm
fuzzybunny
Happy New Year to all!
1:08 pm
Dorens
ok, pb for me./ slurping up all the wine
1:08 pm
MollyL
Bea, does North Carolina still have that weird liquor law regarding brown bags for bottles on the table?
1:08 pm
fuzzybunny
Dorens, which book are you reading by Orhan Pamuk?
1:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
have some pa dutch light ginger cookies to go with it
1:08 pm
BzznBea
Not that I know of, Molly.
1:10 pm
MollyL
I'm dating myself. Apparently liquor by the drink was passed in 1999.
1:11 pm
BzznBea
I'm wondering about New Years Eve traditions. Seems like every city in this state has some sort of "drop". Raleigh drops a large brass acorn. Mount Olive drops a pickle. Morehead City drops a crab pot. Beaufort had a pirate drop and there is a small town some where in NC that drops a possum.
1:11 pm
Dorens
I bought a nice wine in Md in the grocery store a block from my son's house.. didn't feel like the old state stores from PA that I remember
1:11 pm
Dorens
Museum of Innocence, owl
1:12 pm
BzznBea
We can buy wine and beer in the grocery stores in NC.
1:12 pm
MollyL
Drops a possum...I love it. : D
1:13 pm
MollyL
And now for my Tony Romo joke. Q: Why is Tony Romo like a possum? A: Because he plays dead at home and gets killed on the road. Bah-dum-ching.
1:13 pm
BzznBea
Yes, PETA is all over them about it but they are a little back water town and could care less about PETA. The possum is in a cage and it is dropped gently.
1:13 pm
Dorens
it would probably be funnier if i had any idea who tony romo was
1:14 pm
MollyL
Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
1:14 pm
suz01
love the joke, Molly
1:14 pm
Dorens
oh, okay, then that makes some sense, thanks molly
1:15 pm
rururocks
calls PETR
1:15 pm
fuzzybunny
Thanks, Dorens. Have you read any of his other books?
1:16 pm
Dorens
no, fuzzy, but I'm thinking I'd like to read Istanbul sometime in the future
1:16 pm
Dorens
no, fuzzy, but I'm thinking I'd like to read Istanbul sometime in the future
what have you read of his?
1:17 pm
fuzzybunny
I haven't read any of his books, I just checked him out on Amazon when you said you were reading one and it was good. I really enjoy foreign authors.
1:18 pm
rururocks
do you have to read his books constantinople-y?
1:20 pm
MollyL
<---Makes a mental note to not tell football jokes in the chat log anymore.
1:22 pm
suz01
well I liked the joke, Molly
1:22 pm
Dorens
molly, why so sensitive? just because I don't pay any attention to football and don't know the people- come on now! I am in a very small minority there
and oh ruru was lilek what always said to my punny father... Oh, Daaaaddy!!
1:22 pm
rururocks
I did too.. I can't stand romo or the cowboys
1:23 pm
Dorens
(in response to constantinople-y)
1:23 pm
rururocks
oh..I thought I did something terrible.
1:24 pm
suz01
I relayed it to my sons who are big redskins fans so they liked it too
1:24 pm
Dorens
I enjoy foreign authors too, fuzzy.. particularly Indian authors
ru, you never do anything terrible.. just terrible puns
1:24 pm
rururocks
I know..but my New Years resolution is to make them funnier
1:26 pm
uusue2
<--- likes ruru's puns
1:26 pm
stidgmere
Happy New Year to all. Just starting after getting a ham in the oven and a vegetable side dish resting in the fridge. Potatoes are just pupped in and we're going to fancy up the baked potatoes today just to start the New Year off to an embellished beginning.
1:26 pm
uusue2
and hi again all!
1:27 pm
Dorens
hi stidgmere and sue
1:27 pm
rururocks
going out for a walk with the doggie.. it's a gorgeous crisp day here.
1:27 pm
rururocks
bye for now
1:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
i treated mslef to brunch but it was awful. i was very disappointed. brunch is a rare treat
1:28 pm
suz01
have a nice walk ruru
1:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
*ees gmere hopefully for an offer of ham*
1:29 pm
Dorens
gorgeous and crisp are far from our weather today.
sorry brunch was a disappointment owl. what did you have?
1:30 pm
uusue2
that is too bad about your brunch, TO! real bummer to think you are treating yourself and then it's no good :-(
1:30 pm
72 Temple Owl
well i ordered a western sandwich. what i got was a lot of flat brown eggs with two pieces of ham and two pieces of pepper and a couple of onions.
1:30 pm
72 Temple Owl
he sue, hny
1:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
so i am sitting here eating chocolate mousse peeps and cookies
1:32 pm
Dorens
a friend brought red velvet cookies with crushed candy canes... unbelievably good. I managed to rescue one from my granddaughter, who has an unerring eye for the best (eats La Tur cheese, when other, more child-friendly cheeses are set out)
1:33 pm
uusue2
we haven't had much eating frenzy this season; we're going to an orange bowl party tonight (assuming we are both up to it) and I am researching gluten free sweet potato recipes that use things I already have (we are supposed to bring orange food). Or maybe I will just bring oranges.
1:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
they sound interesting. i am conflicted, did not bake enough and so must bake today or decide not to bake at all
1:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
uu: how about clementines? they are usually a big hit.
1:35 pm
uusue2
I can do that, TO, we just bought a lot of clementines day before yesterday
1:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
sweet potatoes are already gluten free?
1:37 pm
MollyL
Only orange food? That is a menu limiter.
1:37 pm
uusue2
they are indeed, TO. Frank can't digest wheat gluten, which is also in barley and rye, but potatoes of all sorts are fine.
1:37 pm
Dorens
what constitutes "did not bake enough"? You have some sort of quota??
1:38 pm
rbud
I just had a delectable piece of sweet potato pie nearly fresh from the oven (recipe in profile, just sub SP's for pumpkin - using up the ones I bought for Thanksgiving and didn't cook then.) Before lunch, muahahaha! had to try it.
1:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
hey how about cheetos? Cheez Whiz?
1:38 pm
uusue2
I suspect any sort of food would be fine, Molly, but orange is the theme and I thought sweet potatoes (which I happen to have a few of) would be nice.
1:39 pm
Dorens
i have clementines coming out of my ears. I have been putting them in my kids' christmas stockings for years. Since the days when I had to go into Manhattan to buy them!! And this year, not only did I give them to them, and have a bunch left over, but they brought them to put in my stocking. silly children!
1:39 pm
Dorens
creamsicles, sue?
1:39 pm
72 Temple Owl
in order to give out more cookies, i would hae to bake more. or decide some folks jsut don't get themt his year.
1:39 pm
rbud
have also baked extra filling in ramekins without crust many times, it's almost as wonderful that way. very custardy. no fancy ingredients.
1:40 pm
uusue2
that would work too, Doren, but I was trying to avoid shopping
1:40 pm
Dorens
tandoori chicken is kinda orange, and delicious
1:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
rbud, i have a recipe for pumpking custard served with sherry whipped cream. lighter than pie.
1:41 pm
uusue2
I'm looking at your recipe, rbud, and I have all those things except the crust, so maybe I will make a crustless sweet potato pie
1:41 pm
rbud
mmmm, sounds great, TO!
1:41 pm
Dorens
made pumpkin cheesecake this year and it was sooo good. put the leftover in ramekins and loved that as well. your recie does look good rbud
1:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
uu that sounds good.
1:42 pm
rbud
sue, I just steamed the peeled sweet potatoes and mashed them with my potato masher, and measured it same as pumpkin.
1:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes, they work great when steamed. i even steam them bfore candying them. that is a very wuick cook
1:44 pm
uusue2
sounds very doable. I also looked up a recipe for roasted orange sweet potatoes that looks easy; I don't have any orange juice but I do have mango so that should work.
1:44 pm
uusue2
I'll let you all know what I wind up doing and how it works out :-)
1:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
i love home candied, with lots of orange juice and zest insterad of loads of sugar.
1:51 pm
rbud
steamed sweet potatoes (mashed with nothing else at all in them) was one of our daughter's faves when she was a baby, I mostly made all my own baby food for her.
1:52 pm
72 Temple Owl
i did not like them until well into adulthood. funny, one would think the opposite.
1:52 pm
rbud
she's now at least 6 ft tall, so I guess it worked okay, lol
1:53 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh heck, if only I had know o.O
1:54 pm
Dorens
sweet potatoes are a superfood, no question about it. I just don't uderstand why people put so much sugar in them, and gunk them up with marshmallows. Baked, they are perfect - don't even need butter, just some nicely seasoned salt ( i keep a salt/allspice mixture handy just for sweet potatoes)
1:55 pm
BabbleRabble
I like chunky peanut butter on sweet potatoes
1:55 pm
rbud
I like them with just a bit of butter and salt, and a fair amount of pepper. odd, but tasty, at least to me. everyone looks at me funny when I pepper them. don't like the marshmallow treatment either.
1:56 pm
Dorens
hm. that might be good, should try it sometime
1:56 pm
Dorens
the peanut butter, i mean
1:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
the marshmallows are yucky with them, to me.
1:57 pm
smores
sigh...trying to nap
1:57 pm
Dorens
really smores? i find chat rarely leads to napping
1:58 pm
smores
not working...
1:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
i like them with a bit of butter and salt. sometimes i will sprinkle a bit of cinnamon sugar
1:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
instead of butter
1:58 pm
smores
I know...alarm set for 4:30...gotta work tonight
2:00 pm
Dorens
find a really boring tv show that you can just listen to without looking at. then close your eyes. works for me like a charm
2:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
which, today, would be everything on
2:01 pm
Dorens
i haven't turned the set on, so i dunno. anyway, gotta go. enjoy the day everyone
2:02 pm
MimiCat
I do the opposite---put on a movie I'm dying to see...fall asleep right in the middle.
2:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye.
2:02 pm
smores
bye dorens :)
2:02 pm
uusue2
bye, doren!
2:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am watching the mummers
2:02 pm
smores
Hi Mimi :)
2:03 pm
MimiCat
((smores))
2:03 pm
uusue2
Oh, I remember the mummers - we used to get the Philadelphia stations when I was a kid (in NJ) and used to watch them
2:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
i think i would like to get this sucker done and move on for the day.
2:04 pm
MimiCat
I'm finding this one difficult...maybe I'm just not inspired....back pain today and it makes me cranky.
2:05 pm
uusue2
It seems to be a tricky one, mimi! Sorry about the back pain :-(
2:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
te5/12pls?
2:05 pm
uusue2
te + double vowel + consonant, babblet
2:06 pm
MimiCat
I'm upset that the entire animal kingdom is always recognized. The "bird" is here but wouldn't accept tegu for the lizard....tsk, tsk.
2:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
gee, did not even see that babblet! ty, and good be all
2:06 pm
MimiCat
I meant is NOT...
2:08 pm
uusue2
ok, time for a nap, bbl!
2:08 pm
MimiCat
OK---in pain and cranky so going to give up for now. Have a good day, all.
3:03 pm
arleneehm
happy new year
3:04 pm
Josiejojo
you americans are strange, I've never heard of adding sugar or marshmallows to sweet potatoes. They are perfect as they are
3:05 pm
negativeneil
Really? I haven't either so maybe we're not all as strange as you seem to think? ;) That sounds pretty bad.
3:06 pm
negativeneil
And agreed... they're perfect as they are. With a little butter, salt and pepper on them.
3:06 pm
negativeneil
And Happy New Year people!
3:06 pm
Josiejojo
why are you negative, neil?
3:06 pm
Josiejojo
you don't seem to be very negative...
3:06 pm
negativeneil
The moniker's a joke.
3:07 pm
negativeneil
Pertaining to my comically "negative" blogging style. I tend to rip on everything mercilessly. :P
3:08 pm
sciencegeek
need te 5/12 to finish
3:09 pm
MollyL
te + double vowel + consonant
3:09 pm
lilliann
scieice, TO clued it at 2.05 pm
3:10 pm
negativeneil
Hi lilliann. :)
3:10 pm
lilliann
hi all and Happy NewYear to all :)
3:10 pm
sciencegeek
ty missed that one!
3:10 pm
lilliann
hi neil :)
3:10 pm
negativeneil
And same to you, lilliann. :)
3:10 pm
MollyL
How is your daughter doing Lilliann?
3:11 pm
lilliann
lets hope it is good one for all :)
3:12 pm
negativeneil
Yes, lilliann... and a much better one for your daughter and all of you!
3:13 pm
lilliann
she is doing really well molly, she still gets tired easily and either has a nap or just rests on her bed during the day and she says that her knees and hip are painful but she is battered and bruised, so that is to be expected.her black eye has nearly gone and as far as we know her bleed and fractured bones are healing well.thanks for asking :) we are looking forward to going to mexico next week so she can complete her recovery before going back to school
3:14 pm
MollyL
Good, you three deserve a vacation.
3:14 pm
lilliann
thanks neil
3:14 pm
hego
Good grief! What happened?
3:15 pm
negativeneil
You're welcome lilliann... glad to see she's doing so well. Must be such a relief for you all. :)
3:16 pm
hego
What ever it was, wishing you and your family well for the New Year.
3:16 pm
hego
And remeber kids heal wonderfuuly.
3:16 pm
lilliann
she got hit by a car hego before christmas and was badly injured but recovered very quickly ansd shocked all doctors under her care and nursing staff but she is tough like me so has come through it very well hego.thank you very much hego
3:17 pm
hego
love and hugs to you Lill
3:18 pm
negativeneil
Hi hego and Happy New Year.
3:18 pm
hego
A terrible ordeal for your family.
3:18 pm
hego
Happy New Year Neil!
3:18 pm
negativeneil
Yes, had to be.
3:18 pm
negativeneil
Thanks hego. :)
3:19 pm
lilliann
if you read my profile hego,it explains. thanks hego. i must admit i'm still emotionally tired but getting there, so the holiday will really help us all :)
3:19 pm
negativeneil
Hey. Sounds like your 2013 will be a big improvement over 2012.
3:19 pm
hego
Have a great, restful time.
3:19 pm
lilliann
lets hope so neil, i have my fingers crossed :)
3:20 pm
negativeneil
I'll drink to that anyway. Heck, I'll drink to just about anything. :P
3:20 pm
lilliann
we will hego.has anyone here been to mexico?
3:20 pm
hego
where in Mexico?
3:20 pm
negativeneil
Yes. For a week.
3:21 pm
lilliann
lol neil, me too. i'm looking forward to rum and even tequila :)
3:21 pm
negativeneil
Acapulco.
3:21 pm
hego
Americans go there a lot.
3:21 pm
negativeneil
Yum, lilliann... if you need any help with that just let me know. ;P
3:22 pm
negativeneil
Be kind of hard to file transfer booze though.
3:23 pm
lilliann
we are going to playacar, sorry i had to look at the reservation to see where :)
3:24 pm
lilliann
it is about 35 km away from cancun, i think
3:24 pm
hego
Sounds like Yucatan maybe? east coast?
3:24 pm
negativeneil
Oh yeah, ok. That's near Cancun isn't it?
3:24 pm
negativeneil
Haha, yeah.
3:24 pm
negativeneil
Saw you had typed that just after I hit "Enter".
3:24 pm
ChampFit
Playa De Carmen? You'll have a wonderful time! Hi all...
3:24 pm
hego
yes, I thought so. Very nice, quiet, beachy.
3:25 pm
negativeneil
Hi ChampFit!
3:25 pm
ChampFit
Hello and happy new year!
3:25 pm
lilliann
will do neil, i'll attach straws together and send them over the border for you :)
3:26 pm
negativeneil
Haha, thanks. They'd have to be very long straws though. I'm not in San Diego anymore you know.
3:26 pm
lilliann
yes, i think it is playa de carmen.one of the holtels is the rui yukatan, we are staying in the smallest of 5 all around eachother
3:26 pm
negativeneil
Even to reach that far they'd be super long.
3:26 pm
lilliann
don't worry, i'll think of a way to get it too you, balloons maybe?? lol
3:26 pm
ChampFit
beaches, beverages, breezes...wonderful!
3:26 pm
negativeneil
I'd go for smaller. And nowhere near a race track. :P [don't ask]
3:27 pm
negativeneil
Haha @ balloons!
3:28 pm
lilliann
now i'll have to ask! race track??
3:28 pm
lilliann
it will be champ :)
3:29 pm
negativeneil
Uhhh, yeah. F-1 car race, going around our entire hotel late at night... which we didn't realize until we got there after a looong flight from L.A. and after no sleep for about 24 hours. :/ Feel my pain?
3:29 pm
lilliann
we can use the other hotels facilities and apparently they use our beach, but being in my chair i now just stay by the pool so hopefully that will be quieter
3:30 pm
poodletoes
anyone have a clue for the HA 6 27?
3:31 pm
lilliann
sorry poodle, i don't have that one yet
3:31 pm
hego
ha + girls name Ju****
3:31 pm
negativeneil
If not, try this lilliann:
http://tinyurl.com/9ap7smw
3:32 pm
lilliann
that's not good neil.was it like that every night or just the first one, which is bad enough when you been up so long. i hope you had a relaxing holiday after that though :)
3:33 pm
poodletoes
thanks hego!
3:33 pm
poodletoes
that word is not in lickety
3:34 pm
negativeneil
Well we were only in that hotel that one night... thank god. :P I took that clip of myself and posted it online so my family and friends back home would believe me! Haha. I figured they may not because you wouldn't expect that, would you?
3:35 pm
negativeneil
I knew they'd probably think I was pulling their legs just a little... so there was the evidence.
3:35 pm
lilliann
sorry hego, i can't get the ju name
3:35 pm
hego
how about a name e++++ Wharton?
3:35 pm
poodletoes
british dame
3:36 pm
hego
yes, that was a Brit clue. lol
3:36 pm
lilliann
wharton? sorry, no that's not helping.sorry, i know your clues will be good, it's just me tonight
3:37 pm
hego
Dame E++++ Wharton Lill
3:37 pm
lilliann
hang on, as i will google
3:37 pm
ChampFit
It took 2 tries before the grid took that from me. Weird.
3:39 pm
frank cleary
How about E**** Sedgwick, Warhol's darling? :)
3:40 pm
lilliann
thank you i got it
3:40 pm
lilliann
i had to google her, i've never heard of her
3:40 pm
cosdem
<--woke up in teh new year with a cold
3:40 pm
hego
Poor Cos. :(
3:41 pm
hego
All that moving....
3:41 pm
Jerry81
I love you guys.
3:41 pm
lilliann
hope you feel better soon cos
3:41 pm
cosdem
but i did find a movie at the thrift store that is out of print and was over 100.00 on amazon today for only 9.99 (been looking for it forever) so its a good trade.. a cold for a movie i wanted badly :)
3:41 pm
lilliann
glad it was only for one night neil. am going to look now :)
3:41 pm
hego
Love to you too.
3:42 pm
periwinkle
what was the movie cos?
3:42 pm
negativeneil
Huh? Hi Jerry... haven't seen you before.
3:42 pm
periwinkle
I can't believe I missed the Tournament of Roses Parade. I love that parade.
3:42 pm
cosdem
the tenth kingdom, peri
3:43 pm
periwinkle
never heard of it cos but glad you got it. hope you feel better soon
3:43 pm
cosdem
it was a miniseries on nbc in 2000.. about snow white's grandson.. dianne weist was the evil queen.. 10 hours long though
3:43 pm
cosdem
and ty peri :)(
3:44 pm
lilliann
i couldn't find it neil
3:45 pm
periwinkle
hi lil, hi all
3:46 pm
periwinkle
just back from a delicious lunch at Legal Seafood
3:46 pm
periwinkle
stuck with 40 left
3:46 pm
periwinkle
and missing 5 of the k words
3:47 pm
hego
must go. bbl
3:47 pm
lilliann
sounds lovely peri
3:47 pm
hego
Happy New Year to All!!
3:47 pm
lilliann
bye hego, thanks for your help.tc
3:48 pm
lilliann
happy new year to you too
3:49 pm
lilliann
do you want some clues peri?
3:49 pm
periwinkle
yes pls
3:49 pm
periwinkle
just found two more k
3:49 pm
cosdem
hah i had the ca6 but not the ca5
3:50 pm
lilliann
do you know the first 2 letters peri?
3:50 pm
periwinkle
no, not using a list yet, lil
3:51 pm
lilliann
i have ka4/8,3x kh,4xki,1xkn and 1 ko4
3:51 pm
periwinkle
mising the kn and a kh and a ki
3:52 pm
lilliann
kn and noah's vessel nearly
3:52 pm
periwinkle
got the kn ty
3:52 pm
lilliann
there are 2,kh4 and 1 kh5, which one?
3:53 pm
lilliann
2x ki4 and 2x ki5
3:54 pm
lilliann
kh5/22 gentleman and l***es
3:54 pm
lilliann
*gentlemen even
3:55 pm
cosdem
how odd. i just got a message from the disability coordinator for the obama/biden campaign wanting to talk to me about the inauguration?????
3:55 pm
cosdem
maybe i got lucky and they want to send me there? :)
3:57 pm
lilliann
ki4 and 5 is the fabric toy that flies in the sky and the person who flies it
3:58 pm
rolin
I have an an4 from the upper a... does someone have the stats for the other pls?
3:58 pm
rolin
I have an an4 from the upper a... does someone have the stats for the other pls?
3:58 pm
cosdem
the last ca6 please?
3:59 pm
lilliann
and the other ki4 and 5 are family and others who live in the same close group...ki and sounds like someone with a lisp when they would say kiss and add vowel on end for the 5
3:59 pm
cosdem
ar 5/12 rolin
4:00 pm
lilliann
ca6, the endind for the word for holiday but american word
4:00 pm
cosdem
ahh tyvm lilli
4:02 pm
cosdem
yw rolin :)
4:04 pm
periwinkle
missing the kh4
4:04 pm
periwinkle
nm, have all the k words. ty
4:04 pm
periwinkle
35 left
4:07 pm
cosdem
the firtst ga5 please?
4:08 pm
MollyL
ga + double consonant + vowel
4:08 pm
lilliann
if you have the 1st ga4/7 just add the sami cons cos
4:08 pm
lilliann
bfn peri
4:08 pm
cosdem
ty molly and lilli
4:09 pm
cosdem
i havent talked to you since last year molly! :P
4:10 pm
MollyL
I read an article about words and phrases people need to quit saying in the new year and I have seen two of them in the chat log today. : D
4:10 pm
cosdem
id like to read that article!
4:12 pm
cosdem
ha6 pleasse?
4:14 pm
MollyL
If I *** a hammer + Alias Sm*** and Jones
4:15 pm
cosdem
thanks again!
4:16 pm
sadie52
Hello everyone Happy New Year :)
4:17 pm
lilliann
hi sadie.Happy New Year :)
4:17 pm
sadie52
hi lilliann ty
4:18 pm
MollyL
At the top of the list was "fiscal cliff". The two I would have voted for are "bucket list" and "superfood".
4:18 pm
lilliann
i'm loving your icon picture. are they your dogs?
4:19 pm
sadie52
yes ty sophie in the back shiela along the side and missy closest to the cam
4:20 pm
lilliann
they are all cute. are they related?
4:21 pm
sadie52
actually no they are all rescue dogs
4:21 pm
sadie52
and ty they are cute lol
4:24 pm
lilliann
aww, that's great.byt the looks of it they all get on?
4:24 pm
sadie52
oh yea they do
4:24 pm
sadie52
weve had four at a time and tey get along great
4:24 pm
sadie52
boxers are very gentle dogs
4:25 pm
lilliann
do you always get boxers?
4:26 pm
sadie52
nope before the boxers we had weims
4:26 pm
bichon
boxers look fiercer than they are
4:26 pm
sadie52
wiemaraners big grey dogs
4:27 pm
sadie52
they were also rescues
4:27 pm
sadie52
boxers are lovers they just want love and praise
4:27 pm
sadie52
ours are very spoiled
4:30 pm
lilliann
i LOVE Weimeraners.i had one years ago. he was a long haired one and my friend who breeds them gave him to me as he was going to get shot by a farmer as he would run of with the bitch they had puppies with and bring wild deer down but also killed a few sheep so he warned her twice which was very nice of him and so i had him as we lived on a cliff, away from sheep.he was the softest dog you ever met, but my friend kept using him to breed with
4:31 pm
lilliann
'silver ghosts'
4:31 pm
lilliann
they look it sadie :)
4:32 pm
sadie52
they are good dogs also boxers and weims both are big dogs that think they are lap dogs rofl
4:34 pm
lilliann
lol, yes they do, i remember my weimeraner used to come under the cover in our bed and sleep in the middle of me and my ex husband..lol
4:34 pm
bichon
bichons are lap dogs who know they are lap dogs and nothing else
4:35 pm
sadie52
lol bichon they are so cute :)
4:36 pm
bichon
and don't they know it. Of course their coats are high maintenance
4:36 pm
lilliann
bichons are lovely too.hi bichon. my mam and dad's last rescue dog was a cross between a bichon and poodle
4:36 pm
lilliann
i was going to say they need alot of grooming :)
4:36 pm
bichon
lots of Bichopoos in this world.
4:38 pm
lilliann
luckily enough it wasn't a big poodle...would have looked a bit weird!! lol
4:38 pm
lilliann
bichopoos, love it lol
4:38 pm
bichon
I never understood breeding a poodle with a Bichon.
4:39 pm
sadie52
i dont either bichon
4:39 pm
rururocks
I never understood breeding a poodle with anything
4:39 pm
bichon
I can understand breeding a non-shedding dog like a Poodle or a Bichon with a shedding dog like a Lab or Golden
4:40 pm
bichon
Poodle do tend to be more high strung than Bichons
4:40 pm
rururocks
<---not a fan of Labradoodles and Goldendoodles
4:40 pm
lilliann
me neither, but i suppose because they are slightly similar maybe..
4:41 pm
crosshair
i always wanted to breed a dachshund with a newfoundland.i envision a dog 3 niches off the ground,5 feet long and weighs 175 ponds;)
4:41 pm
bichon
People pay lots of money for a Labradoodle or a Goldendoodle. What if the shedding trait comes out.
4:41 pm
lilliann
we always had toy poodles when i was growing up and they were soft as anything.i used to push one in my pram with blankets over it when i was younger and she would just lay there and let me do it :)
4:42 pm
sadie52
awww thats sweet :)
4:42 pm
sadie52
rofl cross on breeding dach with newf
4:43 pm
bichon
that's sweet Lili. My granddaughter tries to put doll clothes on mine
4:43 pm
bichon
Why am I not surprised that crossy would dream that up.
4:43 pm
Nef
Good Evening, Everyone. And I hope you all had a Happy New Year too. :-)
4:43 pm
sadie52
hahahaha i get alot of pics on fb of dressed up pets all with the same look "really??"
4:44 pm
lilliann
what an odd combination crossy! i couldn't even imagine what it would like, and can you imagine a dachund giving birth to a newfoundland!! painful!!! lol
4:44 pm
sadie52
hi Nef Happy New Year :)
4:44 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today
4:44 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!
4:44 pm
lilliann
lol bichon. i must admit, i never did that :)
4:44 pm
sadie52
lol to say the least lilliann
4:45 pm
sadie52
hello Minveryork :)
4:45 pm
lilliann
hi min. happy new year hin :)
4:45 pm
Minveryork
T's Tangled! 3 left
4:46 pm
lilliann
5 here min, and i've come to a standstill
4:47 pm
bichon
dr 6/20, pls
4:47 pm
Uneaixoise
consumed liquid
4:47 pm
rururocks
sip water bichon
4:48 pm
Uneaixoise
*lurking lurking lurking*
4:48 pm
bichon
ty ruru, must still be celebrating here
4:48 pm
lilliann
hi une :)
4:48 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, lilliann :-)
4:48 pm
rururocks
*waves to the lurkers*
4:49 pm
MollyL
It's getting crowded in Lurkville.
4:49 pm
rururocks
except wildcat
4:49 pm
lilliann
one of your girls looks like she may have enjoyed the new year :) Happy New Year by the way
4:49 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, molly :-)
4:50 pm
rururocks
If Lurkville was a country would that make its people Lurkies?
4:50 pm
Uneaixoise
same to you, lilliann! (she tolerated her "hat" just long enough for the pic LOL)
4:51 pm
lilliann
i thought so.lol
4:51 pm
Uneaixoise
Lurkistan
4:51 pm
mcurlschool
Lurkonia
4:51 pm
rururocks
it's a country where no one is ever seen
4:52 pm
bichon
Lurkistan is next to PBistan
4:52 pm
Uneaixoise
where they train covert ops
4:52 pm
rururocks
yes.. une and the dangerous Al-Lurquas
4:53 pm
Uneaixoise
just call me Une Ben-Lurki
4:53 pm
rururocks
HAHAHAHA
4:54 pm
Nef
very good, Une! I like it!
4:54 pm
lilliann
"fireworks!"
4:54 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, nef :-)
4:55 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, lilliann!!!!
4:55 pm
lilliann
thanks une.
4:55 pm
Uneaixoise
my mom used to cut erug
4:55 pm
lilliann
goodnight all and tc
4:56 pm
sadie52
congrats lilliann
4:56 pm
rururocks
an erug is a carpet under the computer
4:56 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Lillian on your fireworks display!Way to go
4:56 pm
lilliann
ty sadie(poof)
4:56 pm
Uneaixoise
good one, ru :-)
4:56 pm
rururocks
night lillian
4:57 pm
Nef
YAY, Lillian! WTG!!! (too many things going on here to see that earier)
4:57 pm
Uneaixoise
sadie, are those your dogs?
4:57 pm
Minveryork
Hello Uneaixoise! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
4:58 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, min
4:58 pm
Nef
Well, ruru; the carpet under my computer should get an F; an E is a bit too clean I think.
5:01 pm
rururocks
<---dylan is untying my shoes
5:01 pm
rururocks
he's under my desk
5:01 pm
Uneaixoise
aawwww
5:01 pm
rururocks
...shedding
5:03 pm
Uneaixoise
yep, i have an under-desk shedder as well :-)
5:03 pm
Nef
Our cat lays under my desk and sheds there too.
5:04 pm
MollyL
*Passes around Dyson Deluxes to all*
5:05 pm
Nef
Every time I get up and leave my chair, she gets in the seat and sheds there too til I come back and push her back onto the floor. so my black pants are full of grey kitty fur on the back all of the time now
5:06 pm
Uneaixoise
oooohhh, thanks!
5:06 pm
Nef
Thanks, Molly; it would definitely help
5:06 pm
Uneaixoise
i'm a walking ad for lint rollers
5:07 pm
Uneaixoise
ok, i give up -- what's the di6?
5:08 pm
Nef
sorry, Une; I don't have it
5:09 pm
Uneaixoise
nm found it! firewords!
5:09 pm
MollyL
One who wants to lose weight
5:09 pm
Uneaixoise
was going in the wrong direction :-)
5:09 pm
Nef
thanks, Molly
5:09 pm
Nef
YAY, UNE!!!! WTG!!!!
5:10 pm
Uneaixoise
will see everyone at the flip -- byeee! *poof*
5:10 pm
Uneaixoise
tx nef :-)
5:16 pm
Nef
oh, Man! I need a nap! I keep dozing off here (and it's 5:15 PM). Bad timing for a nap.....
5:17 pm
MollyL
*Crosses Nef off the party girl list* : D
5:20 pm
suefrad625
hi all
5:21 pm
rbud
<---- needs a nap too, have the flu or something like, keep waking up coughing, no fun. basically been up for two days.
5:22 pm
MollyL
*Passes the cool air humidifier and the Vicks to Rbud*
5:23 pm
rbud
stinks, too, because I have several projects I'd like to tackle between remodel prep and sewing, but can't focus long enough to think straight. :(
5:23 pm
Minveryork
Hi suefrad625! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
5:24 pm
rbud
thanks, Moll, sounds lovely. :)
5:24 pm
MollyL
It will all still be there when you get well, Rbud. Get your rest.
5:26 pm
rbud
I think I'm headed out of the worst of it, actually - this is usually the stage where I start to get laryingitis - I sound worse but feel better by that point.
5:26 pm
movieman
the ha6 plz
5:27 pm
Minveryork
ha 6/27 is h + Archie Bunker's wife, but change first letter.
5:28 pm
Minveryork
Hello movieman! How are you doing welcome to the chog.
5:29 pm
movieman
had to look up archie bunker on wikipedia, hadn't heard of him
5:29 pm
MollyL
Wow, I thought "All In The Family" was internationally known.
5:30 pm
movieman
nope, molly
5:32 pm
rbud
Archie's wife was a saint. :)
5:33 pm
MollyL
That's kind of funny because it was based on a British show "Till Death Do Us Part".
5:33 pm
rbud
putting up with his nonsense, lol
5:34 pm
rbud
and the two of them couldn't be more different from their characters in real life - both really intelligent nice folks.
5:35 pm
rbud
but that's good acting for ya. :)
5:35 pm
MollyL
That's true. The not so great actors just play themselves all the time (Julia Roberts).
5:41 pm
rbud
i agree. those kind just have to show up, walk through, collect money. getting by on their looks and such. Meryl Streep is another I like, she's drastically different in everything she does.
5:42 pm
rbud
I even liked Mama Mia, lol, I hate to admit. Sad that poor Pierce Brosnan sings so badly, hahaha!
5:42 pm
rbud
but at least he had the gumption to do it!
5:44 pm
majmom
any clues for sa6/27?
5:45 pm
rbud
sa + s**** and spice and everything nice?
5:54 pm
majmom
need a clue for ar5/12
5:54 pm
majmom
nm found it
5:57 pm
Minveryork
Hello majmom! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid
5:57 pm
Minveryork
D's Dangled! 2 left
6:04 pm
Lizlin
Good morning :)
6:09 pm
herinfernallady
Hi
6:09 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I try to imagine that somewhere it is tomorrow morning.
6:10 pm
herinfernallady
Kaplan it is morning here
6:11 pm
Kaplan the Magne
And summer too. Do books that talk about frigid January weather seem weird to Aussie kids>
6:12 pm
herinfernallady
White Christmas is weirder
6:12 pm
Lizlin
Not sure about that but being a Brit with a winter birthday, it's really odd now having a summer birthday
6:12 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Much better.
6:13 pm
Lizlin
Christmas in July is something that seems weird here!
6:13 pm
Lizlin
Or is that just a QLD thing?
6:14 pm
herinfernallady
Nope we do it here but in July in the Snow
6:14 pm
Kaplan the Magne
But it isn't July. Even Christmas in LA seems weird to me. How do you have Christmas with palm trees?
6:14 pm
herinfernallady
Like up at Falls Creek or The Dandenongs.
6:15 pm
Lizlin
Here it's just wherever! Lots of restaurants advertise it! And Kaplan - it is in July! I think people must think it cooler then and be more inclined to trad dinner!
6:15 pm
herinfernallady
No palm trees in our yard just a great big old Fir tree
6:16 pm
Kaplan the Magne
There is Christmas in July? Really? What do you do in December- have the 4th of July?
6:16 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I'm so culturally astute.
6:16 pm
Kaplan the Magne
;)
6:17 pm
Lizlin
Decorations here are all solar powered!
6:17 pm
herinfernallady
We don't celebrate American Days like 4th July we have Australia Day which is the 26th Jan
6:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne
So Santa does the whole thing in Australia in July? And the Nutcracker and everything?
6:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I know, I'm kidding.
6:17 pm
Lizlin
I get my Aussie citizenship this Australia Day!!!!!
6:17 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I'm not that dumb.
6:18 pm
Kaplan the Magne
But you can have fireworks anytime.
6:18 pm
herinfernallady
No you can't they are banned
6:18 pm
Lizlin
I miss Guy Fawkes Night!!!
6:19 pm
Kaplan the Magne
On Babble you can have them. Banned fireworks? Like banned assault weapons?
6:19 pm
Lizlin
Or Nov 5th - in UK - fireworks night!
6:19 pm
Lizlin
Only public displays here in Aus
6:19 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I'm moving to Australia. Fireworks scare me.
6:20 pm
Lizlin
They're beautiful - from a distance!
6:20 pm
negativeneil
You think there are no fireworks in Australia?
6:20 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Oh, public ones. OK. I always feel like I'm watching a city being bombed.
6:20 pm
Kaplan the Magne
No. I'm just being stupid for the new year.
6:20 pm
negativeneil
Ahh, yeah... just read that.
6:20 pm
Minveryork
I LOVE fireworks, but the scare the bejeezus out of my dog
6:20 pm
negativeneil
I think they scare all dogs.
6:20 pm
negativeneil
And probably cats too.
6:20 pm
Kaplan the Magne
There ya go.
6:21 pm
negativeneil
Kaplan, check your email much?
6:21 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Yeah, why?
6:21 pm
negativeneil
You didn't see mine?
6:21 pm
negativeneil
Yahoo...
6:21 pm
herinfernallady
Hi
6:21 pm
Kaplan the Magne
You sent me an email?
6:21 pm
Kaplan the Magne
when?
6:21 pm
negativeneil
Could be in your junk/spam folder on there.
6:22 pm
negativeneil
Yep.
6:22 pm
negativeneil
A few days ago I guess?
6:22 pm
Lizlin
Hi Neil and Min :)
6:22 pm
Kaplan the Magne
From what sender?
6:22 pm
negativeneil
You'll see why when you see it.
6:22 pm
negativeneil
Hi herin and Lizlin. :)
6:22 pm
negativeneil
Same username @ yahoo.
6:22 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I know- I mean- your user name? Let me check my spam.
6:23 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the very first ca 5 18? stumped.
6:23 pm
negativeneil
Yeah. It's the only one I use online.
6:23 pm
Minveryork
ca 5/18 word rhymes with what policemen wear mkg & hi!
6:23 pm
Lizlin
Hi mkg - no, don't have it!
6:24 pm
Kaplan the Magne
did you spell my name right? it's not there.
6:24 pm
Kaplan the Magne
send it again, willya?
6:24 pm
Minveryork
The ca 5/18 word rhymes with b**** of honor Lizlin & mkg.
6:25 pm
negativeneil
Oh, ok. It's not there?
6:26 pm
negativeneil
If it didn't get there the first time I'm wondering if it will this time? But I'll try. Put my Babble player name @yahoo in your address book.
6:26 pm
mkg
b of honor? dont get it. maid of honor, guest of honor but b of honor?????????????
6:26 pm
mkg
how about ca 6 21 the last one?
6:27 pm
Minveryork
ca6/21 word is Chevy Chase movie Christmas Vaca**** mkg
6:27 pm
Kaplan the Magne
No, not there. Not in spam, not in trash. Check spelling.
6:28 pm
herinfernallady
Well I am going to go and see if I can get a few things sorted
6:28 pm
Kaplan the Magne
does this mean we're friends?
6:28 pm
mkg
ty. is this a word?????????????????
6:28 pm
mkg
now trying to find first di 5. any clues?
6:28 pm
Lizlin
Hagn herin :)
6:29 pm
herinfernallady
I will try
6:29 pm
Lizlin
that was meant to be hagd!!!!!!
6:30 pm
negativeneil
Ok. I just sent it again.
6:30 pm
negativeneil
And I dunno... does it? :P
6:30 pm
negativeneil
I just thought our latkes might make you hungry.
6:30 pm
cybernan
hello everyone - Happy New Year!
6:31 pm
negativeneil
They turned out very well. :)
6:31 pm
mkg
ty for all clues by the way. and happy new year to all.
6:31 pm
negativeneil
Hey cybernan. Happy New Year to you too!
6:33 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Got it! Lovely! I am the only Jew I know who hates latkes. Can't be in the same room when they are cooking. But very pretty people!
6:33 pm
negativeneil
Really Kaplan? Wow... we love them. :)
6:33 pm
negativeneil
Ours were delish.
6:33 pm
Minveryork
Hello cybernan! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.
6:34 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Everyone does.
6:34 pm
negativeneil
And thanks for the compliments... of course you mean the ladies, not me. :P
6:34 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I'm an anomaly.
6:34 pm
Kaplan the Magne
No, you're cute too, especially tipsy.
6:34 pm
mkg
kaplan something may be genetically wrong with you. perhaps there is a goy in your line or genes?
6:35 pm
mkg
how can you hate oily stuff? that is what they add to make sugarless cakes good.........more oil.....
6:35 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Possibly a Cossack interfered somewhere. But east Europeans like potato pancakes too, so I don't think that's it.
6:35 pm
mkg
maybe it is the onions in them you hate kaplan? you can make them without onions you know.
6:36 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I think I have taught myself to despise greasy food. But I never liked them even as a kid, and I liked other greasy things, till I found out what was in them.
6:36 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Kishkes and stuffed derma- eeech.
6:36 pm
cybernan
di 5: di + expire
6:36 pm
mkg
i think if you were starving enough it would make a difference..............my grandmothers make schmaltz and gribinez and yummy. that is how you extended a chicken to feed more people. you had boiled potatoes with schmaltz and gribenez. ummmmmmmmmm. so delish.
6:37 pm
smithchick
Any clues for the ha6?
6:37 pm
Kaplan the Magne
And I'll never forget the day when, after years of eating deli tongue sandwiches, my mother actually cooked a tongue and brought it to the table...
6:37 pm
Kaplan the Magne
and it was a TONGUE!
6:38 pm
Minveryork
ha 6/27 is h + Archie Bunker's wife, but change first letter.
6:38 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Ah, heart disease.
6:38 pm
Minveryork
Hi smithchick! How are you doing today? Welcome to chat.
6:38 pm
smithchick
Okay. Thanks!
6:39 pm
Kaplan the Magne
a TONGUE!!!! It was traumatic.
6:39 pm
negativeneil
Me, Kaplan? Ugh. :P I'm a dork.
6:39 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I've been a vegetarian for almost 40 years.
6:39 pm
smithchick
I'm well. Trying to shake a case of bronchitis. How are you?
6:39 pm
negativeneil
And yeah... a tongue is a tongue is a tongue.
6:40 pm
negativeneil
Ugh. I've had that and it's no fun... get well soon, smithchick.
6:40 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I will not ask what you are doing with a case of bronchitis. It should be a case of liquor this time of year.
6:40 pm
negativeneil
It has been here. :P
6:40 pm
Minveryork
I am sorry to hear of your bronchitis. I am trying the shake the "return to work blues". Other than that,I am doing well
6:40 pm
mkg
imagine: you have ten children and a husband to feed. you can afford one chicken. you then must use all parts. so you boil it in soup and take it out and roast the chicken after much of it has gone into the soup. you then use the fat you took from it and the skin you took away and cut the skin, and put that wiyth the fat in a pan in the oven iwth the roasting chicken. you cook the fat to be liquid and the tiny pieces of skin become the gribinez. the fat is the schmaltz. so after the soup is eaten, and the chicken is eaten, you have boiled potatos with schmaltz and gribeniz. yummy. but you onlyt have a week to use the schmaltz or it goes bad. so hurry up! my mom rendered the schmaltz all the time and dad would smell it first and when it went bad he was really upset. and then: MAGIC, they invented margerine which was pareve and he could eat that on his potatos!!!!!!!!!!! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:41 pm
Kaplan the Magne
A big fat cow tongue. I thought it was some sliced meat on rye bread with cole slaw, euphemistically named tongue to distinguish it from corned beef or pastrami.
6:41 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Oh, I know, mkg. It's how my father grew up.
6:42 pm
mkg
kaplan, there is nothing wrong iwth tongue. i mean we are eating muscles when we eat meat anyway. right? so what is the difference between a calf muscle and a tongue muscle? my parents at brains, and livers and spleens and all lkinds of organs.
6:43 pm
rururocks
ewwwwwwwwwwwww
6:43 pm
Kaplan the Magne
There's a great book called 97 Orchard St that describes the food of 5 different ethnic families- German, Russian Jewish, Irish, Italian, and German Jewish who lived at that address.
6:43 pm
rururocks
they have some spleening to do
6:43 pm
mkg
i need clues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:43 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I've been a vegetarian since I was 19.
6:43 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I don't eat my shoes.
6:44 pm
rururocks
I'm going veggie after reading that.. ewwwwww
6:44 pm
mkg
i will look up the book. sounds interesting./ but i am from polish and russian jewish heritage....
6:44 pm
mkg
kaplan, i understand. a vege.............good for you.
6:44 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Ah, a Galitzianer?
6:44 pm
Minveryork
I thought you finished mkg. I am writing a story right now.
6:44 pm
mkg
half galitzianer.
6:45 pm
mkg
min i havew 27 left to get.
6:45 pm
Kaplan the Magne
My husband has been a vegetarian since he was 14.
6:45 pm
Bugsaw
I am with ruru. Ewwwwwwwww
6:45 pm
mkg
kaplan i am 65. my kids dont know from gribinez except my baby because i decided one pesach to make schmaltz and gribinez and he loved it.
6:46 pm
rururocks
I hope to god someone doesn't ask me which wine to pair with a spleeen
6:46 pm
Bugsaw
I always thot "head cheese" was the worst eupemism
6:46 pm
mkg
my daughter was vege from age 10 but gave it up when she got pregnant with first child.
6:46 pm
Lizlin
I made myself really sick on my grandmother's gribinez when I was a teen!
6:46 pm
mkg
what is head cheese..................?
6:46 pm
rururocks
that's really gross bugs..
6:46 pm
mkg
really lizlin? gee, how many jews are on this chatterbox?
6:46 pm
smithchick
I'm popping off to visit with my sister who is here from California for a visit. Thanks again!
6:46 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I've 57. I don't know how I got that old.
6:47 pm
mkg
bugs are head cheese? yuk.
6:47 pm
Lizlin
Looks like an interesting book Kaplan - I'll look it up!
6:47 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Can I bring up the one time I got offended on the chog?
6:47 pm
Lizlin
A lot I reckon!!!!
6:47 pm
rururocks
sure Kaplan (Hope it wasn't me)
6:47 pm
mkg
kaplan we all age quicker than seems possible. life flies by.
6:48 pm
nrkii
Happy New Year!
6:48 pm
rururocks
hi nrkii
6:48 pm
Lizlin
Hi nrkii :)
6:48 pm
mkg
hope i didnt offend you.
6:48 pm
Bugsaw
head cheese is actually the head of an animal boiled until there is just bits of meat and jelly. I thot it was cheese which I loved and was as shocked as Kaplan by the tongue
6:48 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Someone who I like very much said that the two singers she happened to hate were Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand, because they were too brassy and aggressive and I felt it was so coded, not conscious, but it really stood out for me.
6:48 pm
mkg
oh do i need clues. the eg 5 14 please? it is the last eg.
6:49 pm
nrkii
Sorry to interrupt the chat, but wanted to mention that my mom totally traumatized me a couple years back by telling me that she has eaten... and cooked... and skinned and gutted... squirrel.
6:49 pm
rururocks
I love Bette Midler.. I like Barbara Streisand
6:49 pm
cybernan
big bird, mkg
6:49 pm
Minveryork
eg 4/14: I reg*** eating too much food on Christmas mkg.
6:49 pm
Lizlin
They cooked squirrel on UK Celebrity Masterchef - have to admit I was surprised!
6:49 pm
mkg
wow nrkii. wow.......................
6:49 pm
rururocks
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww nrkii
6:49 pm
nrkii
Oh Kaplan, I would not take that as coded at all. Unless you meant coded for New Jersey. LOL.
6:49 pm
mkg
ty for clue. got it min.
6:49 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I was having a weepy day the other day and watched The Way we Were, and bawled my eyes out. It's not even that good of a movie.
6:49 pm
Lizlin
I admire their voices but not my taste in music!
6:50 pm
negativeneil
Hi ruru... Happy New Year and LOVE the profile!
6:50 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Yeah, but I didn't say anything to the person.
6:50 pm
mkg
ty for clue. got it.
6:50 pm
rururocks
Hiya neil
6:50 pm
nrkii
There is a brassy type, but I think it goes across religions and cultures. It seems to have a happy home in parts of Jersey though, which I kind of LOVE.
6:50 pm
mkg
clue for first di 5 14 please.
6:50 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Bette Midler pop music- meh--live in concert- fantastic.
6:50 pm
cybernan
sa 6, please?
6:50 pm
rururocks
It might be a cultural thing.. but there's a lot of stuff I can't even think about eating
6:51 pm
Bugsaw
the worst surprise I ever had was as a little kid I came into the kitchen and saw a huge tin of shortening. I thot it looked like a huge batch of white icing and it would be worth the consequence if I scooped a big chunk out with my finger and popped it in my mouth............. ewwww
6:51 pm
Minveryork
di 5/14 word rhymes with "there she goes just a walking down the street singing doo-wah di***, di*** dum di*** doo.
6:51 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Squirrel- now that's goyish.
6:51 pm
mkg
oh yuk bugsaw. horrible. crisco glop in the mouth. ewwwww.
6:51 pm
rururocks
s + wood drill nan
6:51 pm
rururocks
twinkies have a ton of lard in them
6:51 pm
mkg
ty for di word.
6:52 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Maybe your twinkie does, Ruru, but not mine.
6:52 pm
negativeneil
Yuck, bugsaw. What a nasty surprise!
6:52 pm
mkg
ru dont know wood drill.
6:52 pm
Minveryork
sa 6/27 word is s plus a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood cybernan.
6:52 pm
rururocks
yes they do kaplan
6:52 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Actually, I don't have a twinkie. Or a Ding Dong.
6:52 pm
negativeneil
Oy vey Kaplan... he'll run with that one.
6:53 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I do have a ho-ho.
6:53 pm
negativeneil
Just watch...
6:53 pm
negativeneil
*bracing myself*
6:53 pm
rururocks
(need to double check what twinkie Kaplan is talking about
6:53 pm
Kaplan the Magne
He has Sno-balls.
6:53 pm
scrambler
happy new year all , so long 2012!!
6:53 pm
mkg
laughing here............................
6:53 pm
cybernan
sa 6: change one letter in what goes with a cup, mkg
6:53 pm
negativeneil
Uhhh yeah... like I was saying? :P
6:54 pm
negativeneil
OMG Kap. I'm gonna make you laugh.
6:54 pm
periwinkle
te5/14 pla
6:54 pm
rururocks
hi scrambler
6:54 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Why do you think this company went out of business finally? Because Congress realised it was PORN!
6:54 pm
rururocks
te.. + fish mixed up
6:55 pm
nrkii
et6 ends with charged particle
6:55 pm
Minveryork
et 6/21 word is et plus chair letter plus a charged particle.
6:55 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Ding Dongs, twinkies, ho-ho's and sno-balls.
6:55 pm
cybernan
t+hesitation+ baby sound
6:55 pm
Kaplan the Magne
This was a bit a few months ago on "Wait Wait Don't tellm me"
6:56 pm
rururocks
I hear Kim Kardashian is going to be a spokesperson for Ho Ho's
6:56 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
6:56 pm
rururocks
YAY nan
6:57 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations cybernan on your fireworks! Hooray for U!
6:57 pm
negativeneil
Ok Kaplan... check email again.
6:57 pm
rururocks
(quietly laughs at his own reality tv joke)
6:57 pm
nrkii
help with the E please?
6:57 pm
nrkii
sorry, the O
6:57 pm
Minveryork
I've increased my ra 4/8 by getting fireworks. Now here is a story for today's da4/5 Jan. 1, 2013. I ate & dr5/20 way to much during this Christmas Vaca6/21. I re 5/14 eating so much because now I feel so fat. But it is so ha 4/5 not to eat a lot when there's so much delicious food around. I can't fit through the ga 4/6 in my backyard. I need to be a di 6/21 and go on a big di 4/5. I have also ur 4/7d husband to go on a di4/5, but he ha4/5s to eat healthy.Husband does not give a di4/5 that I am on the computer, he wants to use it. I gr 4/7 at the thought of what he will do if I do not give laptop to him.I am going to change my ik4/8 for tomorrow and then I'm going to go watch a Tom Ha4/9s movie. I'll gr 5/14 you babblers again tomorrow when I get home from work.Goodnight
6:57 pm
rururocks
ok 4 (veggie)
6:57 pm
mkg
got that et. ty.
6:57 pm
negativeneil
I see the joke now and pffft, ru. :P
6:58 pm
mkg
need ga 5 18 first one please.
6:58 pm
mkg
nm just got it.
6:58 pm
negativeneil
Kaplan, in case you didn't see it before that long post bumped it down, check email again.
6:59 pm
Minveryork
That ok 4/8 word is ok plus **iders of the Lost Ark nrkii.
6:59 pm
negativeneil
Haha, love your stories Min. :)
6:59 pm
Kaplan the Magne
OMG Neil I am dying.
6:59 pm
cybernan
on my way out -- see you later :)
6:59 pm
mkg
need ha 6 27 first h word please.
6:59 pm
negativeneil
I know Kap... isn't that hilarious?!
7:00 pm
rururocks
bye Nan
7:00 pm
Lizlin
Great story Min - thanks :)
7:02 pm
Bugsaw
thanks for the story Minveryork. I just started and it was fun
7:02 pm
mkg
good one min.
7:03 pm
mkg
any clues for first ha 6?
7:04 pm
rururocks
I can't do Minver-type stories...
7:04 pm
Lizlin
ha 6 / 21 - ha + girl's name ju ****
7:05 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye cybernan! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.
7:06 pm
Minveryork
Thanks Neil. Glad you like them. Did you see my story the other day about being at a nudist beach? Was kinda funny.
7:06 pm
mkg
ty got ha word.
7:06 pm
negativeneil
Oh no Min, I missed that... dammit. :/
7:07 pm
Minveryork
I posted it late after most people had already finished grid
7:07 pm
negativeneil
When?
7:07 pm
Lizlin
it was really funny Min!
7:07 pm
Minveryork
I think it was two days ago. I would have to check archives
7:08 pm
rururocks
nudist beaches aren't all they are cracked up to be
7:08 pm
Minveryork
Thank you Lizlin. I did not know you had seen it. My stories will be limited again once I go back to work again manana
7:09 pm
mkg
min how do you share a laptop with husband? yipes. long ago i got my own so hubby could have his own.
7:09 pm
bichon
we are definitely a two laptop couple
7:09 pm
Minveryork
ROFL rururocks! How do think of such great comebacks!
7:09 pm
nrkii
Just need one more G5 to finish. I have ga5, ge5, gr5. Missing?
7:10 pm
Minveryork
I wish I could get another one, but I can't afford it though.
7:11 pm
bichon
two ga 6/16's
7:11 pm
Minveryork
By the way, most of the time when I say husband wants the computer, he doesn't. I just include it for story purposes.
7:11 pm
nrkii
thanks bichon... looking...
7:12 pm
Minveryork
Go Lizlin go!
7:12 pm
nrkii
thanks so much bichon
7:13 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks :)
7:13 pm
nrkii
wtg lizlin!
7:13 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations Lizlin on your fireworks display!Way to go!
7:14 pm
Lizlin
Congrats also, nrkii :)
7:14 pm
mkg
wow. i have no te words. any clues for first te 5 pleaes.
7:15 pm
Lizlin
te 5 / 16 - te + they're changing the ***rds at Buckingham Palace
7:15 pm
Lizlin
And the plural
7:15 pm
mkg
got first two te words. two left. i am on it.
7:15 pm
nrkii
thanks liz! Night all!
7:16 pm
Lizlin
Enjoy your evening nrkii :)
7:16 pm
negativeneil
Groan, ru. :P
7:16 pm
Minveryork
te 5/16 word is te plus Jack Nicholson movie The Crossing ***rd and a te 6/27 word is plural of the te 5/16 word mkg
7:16 pm
negativeneil
And Kaplan... check email again.
7:17 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye nrkii! I will see you tomorrow in the chog maybe.
7:18 pm
mkg
got te words except the te 5 12 now. got the te 5 16 ty min
7:19 pm
Lizlin
te 5 /12 - te + 2 vowels + consonant
7:19 pm
Lizlin
Weird word!
7:19 pm
Minveryork
te 5/12 word is te plus double vowels plus consonant mkg.
7:20 pm
mkg
got it guys. ty ty ty ty
7:20 pm
Lizlin
congrats mkg :)
7:21 pm
Lizlin
Enjoy your evenings everyone. BBL :)
7:21 pm
wht
Good evening Babblers. And congrats mkg
7:21 pm
negativeneil
Hey wht. Happy New Year!
7:22 pm
Bugsaw
hi wht. lots of silliness here
7:23 pm
wht
Silliness in the chog??? Who would have thunk it?
7:23 pm
negativeneil
Gasp!
7:23 pm
Bugsaw
I lvoe the silliness and leave when it gets weird
7:24 pm
negativeneil
Yep Bugsaw... exactly.
7:24 pm
Bugsaw
love the silliness I mean
7:24 pm
negativeneil
Of course... I was agreeing with all of it.
7:25 pm
wvteach
good evening all - HappyNew Year
7:25 pm
negativeneil
Same to you wvteach!
7:26 pm
wvteach
hello all - grandkids have gone hoe - kitchen is mostly cleaned up - time for some babble
7:27 pm
Minveryork
Hello wvteach! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
7:27 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations mkg on your fireworks display! Good for U
7:28 pm
Minveryork
Hello wht! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid.
7:29 pm
wvteach
Tired - stayed up for last night - got up early to start cooking and see Rose Parade, had family in for dinner, now getting things cleaned up - but it was a good day
7:30 pm
wvteach
how are you Min
7:30 pm
wht
I am not looking forward to having to set the alarm and go to work in the morning.
7:31 pm
wvteach
good part of being retired - can sleep in tomorrow morning
7:31 pm
Minveryork
I so hear you wht! I have not touched my alarm in 12 days!
7:31 pm
Dorens
i'm wsith you on that one wht. it seems like years since i've been at work, but haven't quite gotten the rest we're supposed to have on vacations
7:31 pm
Minveryork
I'm well wvteach, but not looking forward to going to work
7:32 pm
wht
I haven't been to work since last year some time.
7:33 pm
rururocks
who's being silly?
7:33 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ca5-18? Thanks
7:34 pm
wht
ca5,14 Change the first letter and you have what a police officer wears.
7:34 pm
Minveryork
A ca5/18 word rhymes with what policemen wear gapeach
7:34 pm
Minveryork
Hello gapeach! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid
7:34 pm
rururocks
cadonut
7:35 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, wht and Min.
7:36 pm
rururocks
oops that's what police eat
7:36 pm
negativeneil
Ok ru. :P
7:38 pm
rururocks
I sure get a lot of tongues stuck out at me lately
7:43 pm
negativeneil
Oh ru... after seeing your Babble profile, thought you'd appreciate what I just sent you... check email.
7:44 pm
Dorens
happy new year all
7:45 pm
Minveryork
Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Happy New Year to you!
7:46 pm
negativeneil
Happy New Year Dorens.
7:46 pm
Dorens
i'm getting by min, not quite ready to get back to work tomorrow, are you?
7:46 pm
negativeneil
And Min.. and everyone.
7:46 pm
Minveryork
I am SOOO not ready for work tomorrow. At least it's 3 days
7:47 pm
negativeneil
Congrats wht.
7:47 pm
negativeneil
I feel your pain Min. I'd like another day off too.
7:47 pm
Dorens
i used to actually enjoy getting back. not anymore, sadly
Yay Wht!!
7:47 pm
negativeneil
But not getting it.
7:48 pm
wht
It will probably take me the three days this week to just remember what I was doing before vacation.
7:48 pm
negativeneil
Must've had a damn good holiday then huh?
7:49 pm
wht
A bad holiday is better than a good day at work.
7:49 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations wht on your fireworks display! Way to go!
7:49 pm
wht
And it was not a bad holiday.
7:50 pm
Dorens
have you always disliked your work why?
7:50 pm
Dorens
whT, not whY
7:50 pm
Minveryork
I am done! I have fireworks! ca 5/18 word was my last one
7:50 pm
wht
Actually I mostly enjoy my work, Dorens. But I like holidays better.
7:51 pm
wvteach
congrats min
7:51 pm
Dorens
oh, that is good then. I think good days at work are better than bad holidays. don't know if i've ever had a bad holiday though
7:53 pm
Dorens
up until the last year or so, i was always very excited about getting back to work at the end of the summer. Education just isn't what it used to be, and there is too much tension in the atmosphere for educators (at least in nj there is)
7:53 pm
negativeneil
I really enjoy my job too wht but yeah... time off is still much better.
7:54 pm
gapeach
Congrats, wht!!!!!!
7:57 pm
Dorens
fireworks here too
7:57 pm
stidmama
YAY doren and wht!
7:57 pm
stidmama
dorn, do you have a moment for advice on teaching?
7:58 pm
Dorens
sure, but not sure my advice is worth much
7:58 pm
stidmama
and hey all, just getting back in after accomplishing most of my "to-do" list for today! :-)
7:58 pm
wvteach
wwe are all here for any advice - what kind?
7:58 pm
stidmama
It's worth OODLES. I just don't have extra cash...
7:59 pm
stidmama
I am subbing in for someone for two days -- Thurs and Fri, middle school. Haven't taught for him before, and the kids will be just getting back from vacation. This tends to be a someone rough school, rural, but new to my rotation -- I won't know the kids yet. How to help them transition back?
8:00 pm
stidmama
I was thinking that I should at least give the first period class a chance to talk about the vacation and re-connect with their classmates.
8:00 pm
Dorens
hah! that's a good one. middle school is tough enough already. do the kids know you at all from other classes?
8:01 pm
wvteach
what subject area? taught mainly elementary, but always liked to do goal setting for coming year
8:01 pm
stidmama
NO. I will have met a handful, once about two months ago.
8:01 pm
stidmama
Don't know the content area for sure (website is not up to date), but I think this is a social studies teacher.
8:02 pm
Dorens
I've learned that vacations in schools such as mine and the one i was in before (east orange) vacations were not what you'd expect... too many kids do nothing but tv and video games .. not much to talk about vacation.
8:02 pm
stidmama
Almost any other school I would already "have their number" and be able to read them pretty well.
8:02 pm
stidmama
And a lot of the kids are in "homes" that aren't necessarily safe or warm or have any food...
8:02 pm
Dorens
I've learned that vacations in schools such as mine and the one i was in before (east orange) vacations were not what you'd expect... too many kids do nothing but tv and video games .. not much to talk about vacation.
goal setting is good, but usually with the teacher they know, rather than a newbie
8:03 pm
stidmama
Yes, fairly high poverty for this school, and being rural not a whole lot to do this time of year because it's so wet.
8:04 pm
Dorens
the teachers in my school really want subs to follow their lesson plans most of all -- but then again some don't leave very much
8:04 pm
stidmama
Pretty sad, actually... yes a lot of the kids in the schools all over the area are big video game and movie watchers, not too much on the creative or active sides.
8:04 pm
Dorens
the teachers in my school really want subs to follow their lesson plans most of all -- but then again some don't leave very much
8:05 pm
stidmama
I almost always follow the plans the best I can -- but again haven't worked for the teacher and concerned that I want to be able to meet the kids' energy and emotional levels.
8:06 pm
stidmama
Once in a while the plans don't make sense or the kids really don't seem ready for what the teacher intended. But I can roll with that. ;-)
8:07 pm
wvteach
you're there for two days - can you do a "getting to know you" activity the first day and fit the lessons in to the two days after getting to know them
8:08 pm
stidmama
Ah... that sounds like a good idea -- yes, I can adapt and adjust in a two-day frame. Any ideas for getting to know you ideas?
8:12 pm
wvteach
interview each other and choose 2 or 3 things to report to group - make a bingo grid with features about student (a nd you) in each square, try to find five in a row, have student sign if it fits them (like has a brother, wears glasses, likes the color purple, read a book over vacation) - pull something out of a bag (strange objects) and tells how it relates to them, how they would use it
8:12 pm
bichon
for fireworks, te 5/12, pls
8:13 pm
stidmama
Yes! I can do those!
8:13 pm
stidmama
bichon: babblet: TE + double vowel + consonant
8:13 pm
wvteach
or just one of them
8:13 pm
MollyL
te + double vowel + consonant
8:13 pm
stidmama
I was thinking different classes, different games. I will probably repeat a few of the kid in the course of the day.
8:14 pm
bichon
ty Molly, that's it for me
8:14 pm
stidmama
YAY bichon!
8:14 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations bichon on your fireworks! Hooray for you!
8:15 pm
stidmama
hello Min! welcome (back) to the grid!
8:18 pm
Minveryork
Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Happy New Year to ya
8:21 pm
Minveryork
stidmama,you could do a treasure hunt with the getting to know activity with the students.For example give the kids a piece of paper of 10 - 20 things that they have to find (find somebody who is left handed or find someone who is double-jointed).Once they find that person, they right their name on the treasure hunt paper. You would also participate in that activity.I did this with my middle school students when I taught summer school last year.
8:23 pm
stidmama
Thanks Min -- I'll add that one in to the mix. :-)
8:24 pm
stidmama
Any of the other middle and high schools I sub in I could just step right in, no worries. But I am just a little concerned that the kids here have evidenced discomfort with unfamiliar adults in the past. Oh well, I guess after two days of me I won't be unfamiliar anymore! LOL
8:25 pm
Minveryork
How log are the periods in middle school where you teach?
8:26 pm
stidmama
This middle school should have 50-55 minutes.
8:26 pm
stidmama
They don't have block periods as far as I know.
8:27 pm
Minveryork
Middle school periods in my school are 47 minutes. It is the longest 47 minutes of my life when I have to cover a class.
8:28 pm
stidmama
those are awfully short time slots to get kids (of any age) oriented and working at any depth.
8:30 pm
Minveryork
If students could just sit down and take a seat like they are supposed to,there would be plenty of time to teach. My 1st graders get settled quicker than the 7th and 8th graders.
8:32 pm
stidmama
I get "grumpy" with kids when they waste their learning time...
8:33 pm
Minveryork
I think that so much time is wasted in middle school.I think the teachers should be switching classrooms not the kids. It would save so much time and there would be no chaos.
8:35 pm
stidmama
I had some kids several weeks ago, students I know really well, who were wasting their learning time. I let them know that they would have time to do work in class and if it didn't get done in time it would be homework. They didn't like that and told me their teacher (a friend of mine) didn't assign homework. I smiled and said that I was giving them time to work in class, and that the assignment was due first thing the next day... they quieted right down and worked well from that point on.
8:39 pm
stidmama
That's an idea, Min -- although the hyper-specialization of content areas might make this difficult. As well as teachers not being able to check phone or email quickly between classes. I wonder if there is anyone who has tried that model?
8:41 pm
Minveryork
I do not know. I am sure it is something that would have to be worked out with the union if there is a union.
8:44 pm
stidmama
Oh well... I need to go get more tea and rest my eyes. Hope you'll have a lovely day tomorrow, Min.
8:45 pm
stidmama
Down to 17. See you-all again another time. Thanks again for all the great advice! *poof*
8:45 pm
wvteach
makes it much harder on the teacher not having books, supplies in their own classroom - have to carry things with them - one school here used it when overcrowded and didn't have space
8:46 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log
8:47 pm
Minveryork
That is true wvteach. I think any model of teaching has its advantages and disadvantages. For ESL, push-in & pull-out programs both have their advantages and disadvantages.
8:47 pm
Minveryork
I prefer pull-out, but administrators seem to prefer push-in
8:50 pm
wvteach
i was in special ed and there was always the issue of that as well
8:52 pm
Minveryork
How do you feel about an inclusion program?My district has it, but does it the wrong way, just like everything else they do.
8:54 pm
wvteach
i cop out and say that it strictly depends on the child - their level of abilities, types of disabilty, their personality. The severely handicapped do not need inclusion - they need to have their special needs met. Those who are very disruptive in the regular classroom are taking away from too many others and need more behavioral and emotional needs met.
8:56 pm
wvteach
With inclusion you also need to provide the support in the classroom with the special educators or aides accompanying the students and helping as needed (with all students)
8:58 pm
Minveryork
I do not know enough about it to have an opinion, but I know that some people like & some don't like it.There's only one spec. ed class in my building and it's a a combo of fourth, fifth and sixth grade. I see two spec. ed kids.
8:59 pm
Minveryork
Love participating in teacher-chat,but I have to go.Thanks for the conversation wvteach. Happy New Year&goodnight
8:59 pm
Minveryork
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.
9:00 pm
wvteach
good night Min
9:00 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for sa6-27? Thanks
9:02 pm
Minveryork
sa 6/27 word is S plus a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood gapeach.
9:02 pm
Jillyjill
Hi and Bye minv!
9:03 pm
Minveryork
Hello Jillyjill! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log
9:03 pm
Minveryork
I signed back on when I saw gapeach needed a clue.Seems like whenever I sign off,that is when someone asks for clue
9:04 pm
Jillyjill
Too true minv! and Hello GApeach!!
9:05 pm
gapeach
Hey there, Jillyjill.
9:05 pm
Minveryork
An sa 6/27 word is also sa plus anagram of gr 4/6 gapeach
9:09 pm
gapeach
Thanks, min, ,,,,,working on the anagram.
9:10 pm
Minveryork
How about this one: sa6/27 word is s plus au5/16 gapeach
9:10 pm
Minveryork
Okay, I have given three more clues. Now I am outta here!
9:10 pm
Minveryork
*POOF*
9:11 pm
gapeach
Dang, you are good, Min. Thanks so much, my mind isn't clicking tonight.
9:11 pm
Jillyjill
ga...did you get it?
9:11 pm
gapeach
Yes, thanks< Jillyjill.
9:12 pm
wvteach
last word is HA 6/27 - not seeing it / or my monkeys are on strike
9:13 pm
Jillyjill
I've ha* it with this grid+w***or w***out you...
9:13 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, the last time i was here it was 66, so this is a slight improvement 8-)
9:14 pm
Jillyjill
LOL hello gwen, it's been pretty slim for weeks now...
9:15 pm
wvteach
thnx Jilly
9:15 pm
wvteach
** finito **
9:15 pm
Jillyjill
yvw...and WooT WooT WooT for your FW wvteach!
9:16 pm
gapeach
FW Thanks for all the help. See y'all at the flip.
9:16 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
wtg wvteach !!!! @ @ !!!!
9:16 pm
wvteach
thnx for all the help with clues
9:16 pm
gapeach
Congrats, teach!!!!
9:17 pm
Jillyjill
My toughie was ca6/21...got it from a clue last night...
9:19 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
surely they still consume guac out in california?
9:19 pm
gapeach
I do believe I do better on the bigger grids....these are just there to drive us bonkers....LOL
9:21 pm
Jillyjill
If that is true, these past few weeks we must be plenty buggy by now!
9:21 pm
gapeach
Yep, I know I am.
9:22 pm
Jillyjill
But I do seem to remember one that was nearly 300 fairly recently...
9:23 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
<--- buggy with a side of ketchup
9:23 pm
Jillyjill
And how was everyone's New Year Celebration?
9:25 pm
MollyL
<---Laughing at Jill's 9:13 clue : D
9:25 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt and 40 to go, yippie
9:25 pm
Jillyjill
BTW, got to thinking, there was a babbler-trentsnana, that hasn't been around for awhile...anyone seen her?
9:26 pm
Jillyjill
Thanks Molly..I aims to please....
9:26 pm
MollyL
She was here yesterday
9:26 pm
Jillyjill
Go BDgwen!
9:26 pm
Jillyjill
Good, she's another one of us 'Montanans' on here...
9:29 pm
lbdawger
hi everyone! typing from my kindle! surprise bd pressie
9:29 pm
Jillyjill
She lives over by where hubby and I are going to take a week's vacation; was hoping we might connect...
9:29 pm
Jillyjill
Happy Birthday Dawg!!
9:30 pm
Jillyjill
And how is it up north?
9:30 pm
lbdawger
ty bd was 27th.
9:31 pm
MollyL
Happy Belated Birthday LBD
9:31 pm
Jillyjill
Love your icon dawg!
9:31 pm
lbdawger
rather warm up here but cloudy
9:31 pm
lbdawger
ty, molly
9:32 pm
Jillyjill
We had beautifully sunny weather here....but a wee bit nippy...
9:33 pm
lbdawger
27 here for a high. would love some sun
9:33 pm
lbdawger
nothing but gray skies
9:34 pm
Jillyjill
We rarely have sun in the winter here...I sure enjoyed it!
9:34 pm
Jillyjill
Gotta love livin' in western MT....
9:35 pm
lbdawger
gonna need triple dose of vitamin d...not seensun in days
9:35 pm
Jillyjill
I keep thinking about getting 'happy lights' like they use in Alaska...then the sun comes out...LOL
9:37 pm
lbdawger
lol i'd like an ott lamp but spendy. will have to look for full spectrum light bulb instead
9:38 pm
lbdawger
alas must run for now see everyone tomorrow. sweet dreams, everyone
9:38 pm
Jillyjill
And I sure hate the short days right now :-(
9:38 pm
Jillyjill
Bye dawg, sweet sleep and will send the sun up to you!
9:42 pm
Jillyjill
And what I really dislike about short grids is the chog is too quiet....
9:44 pm
Jillyjill
and *poof*...bbl at flip...
10:05 pm
rolotom
Hello everyone!
10:05 pm
rolotom
ha 6 please?
10:06 pm
torgone
I'v ha* ** up to *ere!
10:09 pm
scrambler
hi all, and thanks for!
10:09 pm
rolotom
Thank you!
10:21 pm
scrambler
clue please, ag 5/14, last one! yay
10:23 pm
rolotom
To think the same as someone else scrambler.
10:23 pm
rolotom
Do you have a clue for the re5 14?
10:25 pm
elmer
Hi all, just popped in for a min.
10:26 pm
elmer
Clue ro re*** your car
10:27 pm
scrambler
rolo, that is too funny, the easiest one the lst one and tyvm, happy new year to all! health and prosperity in 2013 to all!
10:27 pm
scrambler
woot thank roll! fireworks
10:27 pm
scrambler
p/s love your profile rolo
10:28 pm
elmer
cong rats on the fireworks
10:30 pm
rolotom
Not getting that clue scrambler?
10:30 pm
elmer
rolotom, to re fuel your car
10:30 pm
rolotom
TY scrambler
10:31 pm
rolotom
It tells me regas is not in the dictionary, what am I not seeing here?
10:32 pm
elmer
sorry, it's to relicense your car. my bad
10:32 pm
rolotom
Got it, thanks!
10:33 pm
elmer
it really helps if you get the right clue, lol
10:36 pm
scrambler
goodnight all!
10:36 pm
elmer
night, have a great new year
11:08 pm
Marc Freeman
I need a clue for ha6/24, please?
11:13 pm
elmer
torgone clued this I'v ha* ** up to *ere!
11:16 pm
Dr_God
I have to restart the server. The site will be back online in a couple minutes.
11:31 pm
Marc Freeman
could I get a clue for di5/14, please?
11:32 pm
elmer
rapper di*** singers tend to *** very young
11:46 pm
elmer
can anyone clue me sa 6, thanks
11:48 pm
Uneaixoise
s + au5/16
11:49 pm
elmer
how about the ca 6 21
11:50 pm
cosdem
christmas va******
11:50 pm
Uneaixoise
c + one n***** under God, indivisible, with liberty . . .
11:50 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, cox
11:51 pm
Uneaixoise
cos!! LOL
11:51 pm
elmer
thank you, 4 left
11:53 pm
elmer
needing some te's I have the last one missing the first thre te 5 16, 6 27, and 5 12, and once again thankss
11:53 pm
rururocks
greetings une bin lurki
11:53 pm
Uneaixoise
salaam
11:54 pm
Uneaixoise
te5: te + bird poop is ***no
11:54 pm
Uneaixoise
and plural
11:54 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, neil!! too funny that we have the same birthday, eh? :-)
11:55 pm
elmer
thanks, go them
11:55 pm
rururocks
Alhumdulilah
11:55 pm
negativeneil
Oh do we, Une? Yours is Dec. 29 too?
11:55 pm
Uneaixoise
te5/12: te + double vowel + consonant
11:55 pm
Uneaixoise
yep :-)
11:56 pm
rururocks
you guys missed Jesus by a couple of days
11:56 pm
negativeneil
Wow. And even funnier? My brother's is the 29th of this month! Weird huh?
11:56 pm
elmer
got it one left, sc 5 14
11:56 pm
Uneaixoise
yes LOL
11:56 pm
negativeneil
I'm sure that was intentional, ru. :P
11:56 pm
Uneaixoise
no kidding
11:56 pm
rururocks
I'm surrounded by Capricorns.. ackkkk
11:57 pm
Uneaixoise
angst-ridden babblers! LOL
11:57 pm
negativeneil
Yes. A herd of goats.
11:58 pm
Uneaixoise
sc5 looks like "to clean vigorously"
11:59 pm
Uneaixoise
got it, elmer?
11:59 pm
rururocks
yeah and its an R away from a word that got me in real trouble
11:59 pm
Uneaixoise
hard to clue -- sorry
12:00 am
negativeneil
Huh ru?