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FINAL SCORES

886 bleugirl2
886 chrisk
886 donnana
886 penquis
886 LuvWordGames
886 rabbasar
886 sammysmom
886 kje
886 georgiaj
886 eliotl
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886 Jindigo
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886 Kateq
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886 lynxxx
886 Habes
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886 vashongin
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886 harpjane
886 72 Temple Owl
886 Grandma Barb
886 ch1212
886 susanj2
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886 nelleon
886 wills
886 Matches
886 Griffums
886 Notheroldquilter
886 Ouwachita
886 tessagram
886 cybernan
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886 Jacula
886 lbdawger
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886 melissamay
886 Good Enough
886 Jayk
886 Andee
886 marigold
886 periwinkle
886 Kukana
862 PMS
854 SuzeQ
851 grant
850 puglet
841 bigbirdboss
834 gortmold
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818 Charm
817 smores
815 Zadit
809 mave
808 Becalina
797 Patxxx
766 viemi
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762 Gail
760 silversarah
743 scatterbrain
742 Tudalen
731 bethn
730 lexophile
727 moshemoo
727 MumTT
723 hyacinthe
720 McLeach
716 corkee
713 Limnobaggins
711 elmer
706 SueMagee
703 foamflower
699 tabbycat
697 Jeff7
695 RoseAnn
694 fnurt
692 zas
691 Riverdance
688 Snowman31888
688 JeeWhiz
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678 epsurreal
672 java2
671 Maisie
667 BadPixxie
662 helenkeller
659 jcrr
652 SpecialK47
649 Mom01
635 evvvie
632 Gitel
627 bookwyrmish
620 melonheadjujube
619 broony
617 lideola
610 RoundBarn
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602 tmtm
602 Hebe
600 mightyquin
599 pablo blanco
593 cookiepelli
582 viajes
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580 AnnetteL
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576 jeanne314
574 beachboggle
569 hiding
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568 MaddyMadd
567 Scrabbler
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564 Flower36
564 wjb
563 snags
562 Oriole
562 Trifioso
561 sadie52
559 Wogoe
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557 It Girl
555 ladycece920
555 inkydinks
548 Kazzer99
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487 jbp
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411 Lizsark
410 Nicholas Carter
404 rkptbound
400 hoyamd
399 machelle
399 arctictundra
398 VDW
398 Babs1
396 Uneaixoise
396 lil*monkey
394 poochiebelly
392 SummerBreeze44
391 robwhy
391 Kithara
390 catep
390 PappouTed
386 uconn
384 suz01
384 magzel
382 ronon44
382 speedfreak
379 gladius
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375 wordplayer
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370 rachmouse
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361 karob
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359 a1axelady1982
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356 redletter
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312 DS927
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225 joem
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218 quill
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216 daisy88
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203 debbinla
202 piano player
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162 BlackTar
158 amgreet8
157 anawaltgal
156 EllJay
148 bethanyej
147 diann
146 jubi
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137 Sugarblues
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132 Hurra
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112 tinkerbelle
112 janeybird
112 she
109 squrell2
107 Christa
104 ajsb
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99 lbetterman
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93 NonnieLight
86 ronda
81 Simey
80 Madyh
78 kimberblue
76 Rel
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75 Foffle
67 orong
67 mom82637
67 helmet
64 kenn
60 dreagler
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53 jj222
47 MonicaYT
45 kueenbee
43 Buggie
39 BlueHen
37 cjmomma
10 looney
5 mkl
5 coop1

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
cosdem

crap.
12:00 am
rururocks

massive or passive ?
12:00 am
grannyrose

ugh...
12:00 am
grannyrose

fane
12:00 am
MPittore

I second that!!!!
12:00 am
melonheadjujube

flap
12:00 am
melonheadjujube

i mean flip
12:00 am
snags

just right. :)
12:00 am
grannyrose

sorry...
12:00 am
rururocks

re7
12:01 am
cybernan

hello everyone :)
12:01 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:01 am
rururocks

hi nan
12:03 am
rururocks

co 7 too
12:03 am
melonheadjujube

nbt
12:04 am
cosdem

nbt
12:04 am
cosdem

nbt nbs thanks ru
12:05 am
melonheadjujube

nbs
12:06 am
flosey

hi everyone, and thanks Lickety
12:07 am
Uneaixoise

oc7
12:07 am
rururocks

ca6
12:07 am
cosdem

thanks une now for that re7..
12:07 am
rururocks

that's a gas of a find une
12:08 am
melonheadjujube

hah, my first car is in the grid
12:08 am
cybernan

nbt, nbs
12:08 am
jbp

howdy
12:09 am
jbp

melon, your first car was a pexe? <-;
12:09 am
jbp

melon, your first car was a pexe? <-;
12:10 am
melonheadjujube

nope. It was associated with a dismissive acronym...
12:10 am
cosdem

ah found that re7 thanks ru!
12:10 am
jbp

I figured as much
12:12 am
jesdraggon

hi all
12:12 am
melonheadjujube

halfway
12:14 am
cybernan

not seeing that co 7
12:15 am
jbp

is it related to the garment?
12:16 am
melonheadjujube

alternative speeling of a co5/6 combo
12:16 am
melonheadjujube

It lies between a garment and a hairdo.
12:16 am
cybernan

no, but the co 6 is
12:16 am
cybernan

mmm - looking for that combo
12:17 am
jbp

a scarf?
12:17 am
rururocks

finished
12:18 am
jesdraggon

yay ruru!
12:18 am
jbp

wow ruru, you made short work of it
12:18 am
jesdraggon

half way and nbs
12:18 am
MPittore

wow ruru congrats
12:18 am
cybernan

have the garment and the hairdo - but no 5-6 between
12:19 am
rururocks

*waves to Dee*
12:19 am
jbp

me too neither, nan
12:19 am
Lizlin

Hi all :)
12:19 am
rururocks

add your golf term to the garment nan
12:19 am
jbp

hi Liz
12:19 am
Lizlin

Congrats, ru. So fast these days :)
12:19 am
rururocks

hi liz
12:19 am
rururocks

not in everything liz
12:19 am
melonheadjujube

nan, the co6/7 is an alternative spelling for a co5/6 combo that shows up frequently.
12:20 am
jbp

clue on that combo?
12:20 am
cybernan

I have that, ruru, but no 5 before it or was it a 4-6 combo, not a 5-6 combo?
12:20 am
harpjane

another small one...
12:20 am
rururocks

4/5/6
12:21 am
rururocks

sorry
12:21 am
rururocks

4/6/7
12:21 am
cybernan

have it now, ty, still not the 5 though
12:21 am
rururocks

co 4/6/7
12:21 am
rururocks

co 5 is a plural
12:21 am
jbp

nbt, nbs
12:21 am
rururocks

hairdos
12:22 am
jbp

still stymied by that co...
12:22 am
rururocks

yeah jb.. mow them down ;)
12:22 am
jbp

the hairdos is the co5
12:22 am
jbp

makes motion to start mower...realizes it's still winter
12:23 am
cybernan

ok - guess I have them -- thought the series was co 4,5,6,7 -- ty
12:23 am
rururocks

<---bb in a bit.. have to brush the teeff
12:23 am
rururocks

..Gollum... Gollum...
12:25 am
MPittore

ruru are you talking with your mouth full?
12:25 am
MPittore

teer
12:25 am
melonheadjujube

nbt, nbs, nbl, > halway, and all 6+ words. mediocrity attained! Clues anyone?
12:26 am
MPittore

oops monkey got loose
12:26 am
harpjane

nbt
12:26 am
jbp

would love a co clue between garment and hairdo that doesn't make me feel so blonde
12:26 am
melonheadjujube

those are teefers in my house ruru
12:26 am
jbp

cheeky monkey ;-)
12:26 am
jesdraggon

stats only for e in center column? thanks
12:27 am
Lizlin

Sounds like a small beard but with a co at the beginning jbp.
12:27 am
jbp

e 4/6
12:27 am
jbp

thanks Liz!!!!!!!!!
12:27 am
Lizlin

yw
12:27 am
jesdraggon

thankee, nbt
12:28 am
harpjane

nbs
12:30 am
jbp

mediocrity attained here as well. 42 left, and I am going to try and empty my brain, along with my sinuses and get some sleep...
12:31 am
jbp

have a splendid night/day all.
12:31 am
Lizlin

Sleep well and feel better jbp
12:31 am
jesdraggon

sleep sweet, and feel better, jbp
12:31 am
cybernan

23 left here and crashing - night all :)
12:31 am
Lizlin

Sleep well Nan
12:31 am
jesdraggon

g'night, nan
12:36 am
dizgrannie

FWs, hopefully tomorrow will bring us a larger grid.
12:36 am
jesdraggon

yay dizgrannie!
12:36 am
Lizlin

Congrats Diz
12:59 am
jesdraggon

fireworms
1:02 am
Pinikula

wtg jes :)
1:03 am
Pinikula

*back to lurking*
1:03 am
flosey

fw and goodnight everyone
1:04 am
Pinikula

wtg flosey :)
1:04 am
flosey

I agree diz, I'd like one at least twice the size
1:04 am
Pinikula

*back to lurking* (10 to go)
1:04 am
flosey

thanks Pini
1:19 am
Pinikula

*she entered, she conquered, she went to bed* (*sparklers*) nite all
1:41 am
puglet

Greetings Friends
2:05 am
grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me
2:06 am
puglet

Hi and Hugs Rose and congrats
2:06 am
Jackanory

hey there pug and rose
2:06 am
puglet

Hi Jack
2:07 am
grannyrose

;-) thanx my dear. hugs and kisses.
2:07 am
Jackanory

Its' been a while pug how are you?
2:07 am
grannyrose

hey ya jack. how are you tonight? and pugs, hun, are you doing okay?
2:08 am
puglet

Iam fine Jack, thanks--how has your guy's day been
2:08 am
Jackanory

I'm well thanks rose, and you?
2:09 am
grannyrose

quiet here, pugs. no church today, felt a little 'off' this morning.
2:09 am
puglet

from doing too much yesterday
2:09 am
grannyrose

nice, jack. that you are well. have you been busy, hun?
2:10 am
grannyrose

okay, okay, pugs. wanna come over here and do it for me?? i know, hun, that was an unfair question.
2:10 am
Jackanory

Fairly busy, last day for my son at home. He's back to uni tomorrow
2:11 am
puglet

I sure would Rose--lol
2:12 am
puglet

are you going to the pool tomorrow
2:13 am
puglet

Is that the only child you have Jack
2:14 am
Jackanory

Yup, just the one
2:14 am
puglet

Is this his first year at the uni
2:15 am
puglet

brb coffee
2:15 am
Jackanory

No this is year 3
2:16 am
Jackanory

I've been lucky that so far he's been home for summers though
2:16 am
grannyrose

yes, pugs. haven't had a message to say it ISN'T on, so will be up at 5:50am. as don says in surprise, there are 2 5o'clocks in a day. poor man.
2:16 am
grannyrose

what's he studying, jack?
2:17 am
Jackanory

He's studying music composition, maths and chemistry
2:18 am
grannyrose

egad!! what is he? a masochist? lol. obviously he is very intelligent.
2:19 am
Jackanory

Just likes studying and has always enjoyed and been good at maths - which is probably where he's headed job wise
2:20 am
grannyrose

good on him, jack. unlike my step-son who has asperger's. he is going to be the eternal student. he is very gifted, but no social skills.
2:22 am
Jackanory

That's tough, interesting people with that condition though
2:24 am
grannyrose

there have been quite a few through history. i am so in awe of him...his maths skills and his memory. he actually reads a physics te4book like i read an agatha christie novel...lol
2:25 am
Jackanory

Sounds like he'll make a good academic! Is physics his area?
2:25 am
grannyrose

where is your son hoping to go with all that knowledge, jack?
2:27 am
Jackanory

He's not sure. I imagine he'll do postgraduate study somewhere but needs to alk to somebody about what to do with a pure maths degree. He's less interested in the more applied stuff like statistical modelling which would more easily result in a job
2:27 am
Jackanory

talk
2:27 am
grannyrose

jack, to be an academic, he will have to relate to people with a lot less brain skills than he has. i think of him as an einstein or similar. who knows where he will finish up? his father despairs of him ever having a job which earns an income.
2:28 am
Jackanory

Research work might suit him?
2:29 am
grannyrose

hmmm, pure maths...could lead to space travel to the nth degree. what an amazing person your son is.
2:30 am
Jackanory

He is pretty amazing but I am somewhat biased ... He's a lovely person which is what matters the most
2:30 am
Jackanory

I got lucky there
2:31 am
grannyrose

that is so wonderful, jack. i love it that you and he are able to be so close.
2:33 am
Jackanory

Yes, lucky there too
2:34 am
Jackanory

How's your knee rose?
2:35 am
grannyrose

hang onto it with both hands, dear. keep your mind open, and let your boy be free to choose his path through life. i wish you both every happiness possible, and him, all that he needs to be satisfied with his life.
2:36 am
Jackanory

Thank you, great advice and lovely of you to care
2:37 am
grannyrose

jack, not too bad. with the fibromyalgia, i have spasms. i start hydrotherapy(hopefully) tomorrow. i know that once i have built up the tolerance to standing and movement, i willo be able to return to work.
2:38 am
Jackanory

Good you are making progress, I hope the hydrotherapy is enjoyable and helps. Sorry to hear about the fibromyalgia, I gather that can be really unpleasant.
2:41 am
grannyrose

lol, jack. i was told 11 years ago that it is not a disability. one day i am going to show that doctor what it is like without treatment. silly man!! it is now recognised as a disbility which qualifies for a pension....and i am supposed to be able to return to my usual work. yeah, right!!
2:44 am
grannyrose

BUT.... to fulfil workcover requirements, i will continue to attempt to return to work. hopefully, get back to my work hours and duties. THEN i will retire. that is the ace up my sleeve. i will soon have enough monies to retire on.
2:45 am
Jackanory

Have you had it all that time? That's mean. Good on you for doing what you can with the system. I bet retirement sounds good!
2:48 am
Jackanory

Is this grid tricky or is it just me?
2:48 am
grannyrose

jack, have had it for over 30 years, probably closer to 40 years.
2:48 am
grannyrose

a few strange words, jack.
2:49 am
grannyrose

do you have ca6?
2:49 am
grannyrose

and the italian good-bye
2:50 am
Jackanory

not ca 6 but all the other cas
2:50 am
grannyrose

would you like me to list the 6's and 7's?
2:50 am
Jackanory

I've got lickety up so can check them but thanks rose
2:50 am
grannyrose

ca + to lease, anagram
2:52 am
grannyrose

okay, ca6, co6, 7(plural), ne6, oc6, 7(plural), re7, se6, sh6, te6
2:53 am
Jackanory

ty rose. Need to concentrate on the family mind games session before my dad heads home so better stop chatting. been nice tho thanks. Hope the swimming goes well. Ci4
2:53 am
grannyrose

and the timer is beeping, which means dinner is nearly ready. will check in later...and make sure you achieved your FW's.
2:54 am
grannyrose

lol, jack...and later, pugs, dear. you have been very kind to let jack and i chat.
2:55 am
puglet

NP. enjoy
2:55 am
grannyrose

xoxox, pugs
2:55 am
Jackanory

Yes, sorry pugs didn't mean to push you out. Bye
2:56 am
puglet

oh you didnt Jack--no need to be sorry at all--I know you dont get to be on often
3:18 am
grannyrose

and back...pugs, you are so kind. please don't ever change, dear
3:18 am
puglet

welcome back. thank you
3:19 am
puglet

Iam kind of worried about Sprite
3:22 am
grannyrose

hmmm. yes, we haven't heard how hubby's return went. i am sure she let us know. i will drop her a line, anyway. let her know we are concerned.
3:22 am
gran

ca 6/24 clue please
3:23 am
puglet

I sent her a card yesterday and she came back with a thank you and thats all--I feel all is not well there
3:25 am
grannyrose

gran, ca + short hello + **, um, i don't know
3:28 am
grannyrose

pugs, tonight is the first night since forever that i have eaten hot, steamed vegetables. i really think i am gonna be okay.
3:30 am
puglet

good for you, though I had no doubts, its you yourself thats got to know that :)
3:30 am
zoozzoom

Booo
3:30 am
zoozzoom

Stand by your beds!
3:31 am
grannyrose

oooohhh, scared...lolol. g'day zooz. how are you, mate?
3:31 am
puglet

Hey there Zoom :)
3:31 am
zoozzoom

I am well ladies..hope you are well too?
3:32 am
puglet

I am, thanks and glad all is well with you
3:32 am
grannyrose

as you see, zooz. i have ea5 steamed vegetables for the first time, since last winter, i think.
3:32 am
puglet

did you go out walking backwards? lol
3:33 am
grannyrose

how's mrs zooz doing, zooz? is she okay?
3:33 am
zoozzoom

My washing machine blew up Friday..just as all the shops had closed and all my dirty clothes were all sodden inside the drum...had to take them out and dry them...not very nice...still got a new machine yesterday and clothes all clean now..lol
3:34 am
grannyrose

ugh, faux pas!!! that is crosshair. sorry, zooz.
3:34 am
puglet

Rose, it was warm enough here yesterday, that when my friend came we had coffee out at the picnic table.
3:34 am
zoozzoom

That is good news on the steamed veggies, Rose...well done...i love steamed veg.
3:34 am
grannyrose

nice, pugs, very nice, hun.
3:35 am
zoozzoom

hahaha not backwards..no, Pugs, but i did go out for over three hours.ended up at my parents for a cup of tea before making my way back :-)
3:35 am
puglet

happy you got your clothes all done up Zoom
3:35 am
grannyrose

isn't that always the way? shops close...washing machine decides to not work...
3:36 am
puglet

oh wow Zoom---great job!
3:36 am
zoozzoom

It has warmed slightly here..i can feel spring in the air...Yippie!
3:36 am
o-o

steamed veggies need an anger management course
3:37 am
zoozzoom

hahaha..good one, o-o...lol
3:37 am
puglet

we had 50's here yesterday but the temp have dropped to the 20's now
3:38 am
puglet

lol, OO, and hello and congrats too
3:39 am
o-o

Hello, all.
3:39 am
zoozzoom

Hello, o-o :-)
3:40 am
zoozzoom

So whats your plan of action today, Pugs?...anything exciting?
3:40 am
puglet

so Zoom, did you get a wringer type of washer--lol
3:41 am
puglet

whats exciting? NO plans--:(
3:41 am
zoozzoom

Funny..lol..No i got a new fancy one with digital dials of which i still do not know what they do..but i am sure it will make me dinner too..if only i can find the right programme on it..lol
3:43 am
puglet

hey I want one of those! sounds like one nice machine there
3:43 am
zoozzoom

Oh sorry to hear that...maybe phone a friend and ask them for coffee or goto a cafe with them for a chat?
3:44 am
puglet

my friend came yesterday--I will find something to pass the day away with
3:45 am
puglet

How about you? You got a exciting day ahead
3:45 am
o-o

I am going to watch the shape of shadows change in coincidence with the rotation of the
3:45 am
o-o

Earth
3:45 am
zoozzoom

To be honest i wanted a machine with simple dials with just on off cottons delicates and that's about it..but they did not have any of those in stock...typical just have the more expensive models in stock.
3:46 am
puglet

Oh God, OO that does sound exciting--lol
3:46 am
grannyrose

o-o. too funny, dear.
3:46 am
grannyrose

and WTG O-=O!!!
3:46 am
zoozzoom

Well having my tea..talking to you..babble a bit & then to parents..make them lunch and chat with them for a few hours..come home...and muck about here doing odds and sods no doubt..lol
3:47 am
puglet

they hid the cheaper ones Zoom--lol
3:47 am
puglet

are you walking there again
3:48 am
zoozzoom

Yes, Pugs, i do not have a car..so it is either walk or bus for me when i do journeys lol
3:48 am
grannyrose

zooz, my digital machine drives me nuts. if i accidentally start it with the wrong program, it takes me nearly 10 minutes to stop it, and get it to start the program i want.
3:49 am
puglet

can you get a bike? Or do you know how to peddle
3:50 am
zoozzoom

Not good, Rose, The first wash i did with the machine yesterday was a bloody two & half hour cycle..and i could not find a way to stop it..did not want to turn the power off just incase i broke it..i am not domesticated as you can tell..lol
3:50 am
grannyrose

how about roller-skates? would so become your image, zooz.
3:51 am
o-o

I had a bike but was cured of it going over the handlebars into a snowbank.
3:51 am
grannyrose

yeah, zooz. it's insane. i am so used to my old top-loader...
3:51 am
zoozzoom

I have two bikes, Pugs, both need new chains and sprockets but no shops in this area do cycle repairs..there are a few more things that need doing to the bikes which i can not do..so need a shop to do them.
3:52 am
puglet

LOL, OO at least you didnt climb a tree
3:52 am
grannyrose

lolol, o-o. poor don was once hit by an ambulance at a round-about. and they didn't stop to take him to hospital, either.
3:53 am
puglet

probably be cheaper to just get a new bike or a used one at some roadside sale
3:53 am
zoozzoom

Oh hahah have done similar, o-o, such a learning curve..but still got back on and carried on..i have even been ru over when on a bike..went over the bonnet of the car..it was hillarious really..no damage to me except pride.
3:55 am
zoozzoom

Yes i agree, Pugs, might just do that...as these two bikes i have are top of the range bikes..so cost a lot of money for parts..i was really into cycling in a big way back then.
3:55 am
zoozzoom

they still look brand new now..lol..i like to look after my things as best i can at least.
3:56 am
puglet

maybe you can sale those or trade them for just a plain one
3:56 am
zoozzoom

Hey!, Rose, what image of me doo you have in your head..Rollerskates...your taking the pi**...hahahaha
3:56 am
puglet

can you roller skate Rose
3:57 am
zoozzoom

Oh no, Pugs, will never sell them....love my bikes..to me they are like old vintage cars..ok that just sounds weird i will shut up about the bikes..lol
3:58 am
puglet

I understand Zoom---I feel the same way about my saddle and horse stuff
3:58 am
grannyrose

used to, pugs.
3:59 am
zoozzoom

*imagines*rose on roller skates with a pink trck suit on...and head banner skating up the path..lol
3:59 am
grannyrose

oh, absolutely, zooz..lol
3:59 am
zoozzoom

with her walkman on..with wires plugged into her ears..lol
4:00 am
grannyrose

lolol, you forgot the ice-skates....
4:00 am
puglet

does paint a nice picture at that--lol
4:00 am
zoozzoom

Not seen Joso here for a while..does he still do babble?
4:01 am
puglet

I think he was here last week once
4:01 am
zoozzoom

Oh man i tried ice skating once..nearly fell over and grabbed this blokes jumper and strectched it all the way to the ground ..where i fell gently onto the ice..his face when he saw the state of his jumper..hahahaha
4:02 am
grannyrose

yeah, he does. but he did say a month or so ago, that he wouldn't be here regularly.
4:02 am
zoozzoom

Well as long as he is well..that is all that matters.
4:02 am
grannyrose

oh, gosh, zooz...i can so see that happening. roflol.
4:03 am
zoozzoom

I have never been since, Rose, me and ice...we just do not get along with each other..i hate it and i am sure it hates me..and i am fine with that..lol
4:04 am
grannyrose

well it hates your tushie, or your tushie hates it..take your pick.
4:05 am
zoozzoom

How far are yu now from returning to work, Rose, and are you looking forward to it..or are you getting used to not working?
4:05 am
zoozzoom

Both i think, rose, lol
4:06 am
grannyrose

zooz, looking at the beginning of april for a return to work. yes, in one way i am looking forward to it. i miss the 'action' if you know what i mean.
4:07 am
zoozzoom

Yes i do understand what you mean, Rose, April is not that far away..so that is good news for you :-)
4:08 am
grannyrose

but...i am also so tired of working...i would so like to retire...waiting for bank to get it's act together, then i can make an informed decision.
4:10 am
zoozzoom

I have 16 years to wait before i can retire..although i am still out of work and turned fifty recently..does not bode well for interviews..who wants to employ a fifty year old when they could hire a younger person :-(
4:10 am
grannyrose

zooz, i have been working since 1970...i figure it is time for the government to support me. but, according to don, i have to use up my superannuation first.
4:11 am
grannyrose

yeah, zooz. i so feel for you mate. with all your experience, and it counts for nothing against your age. it is really so sad.
4:11 am
zoozzoom

I must admit i do not know how it all works, Rose, so if don says you have to..i will take his word for it...sorry i am no help there.
4:13 am
zoozzoom

Here i know you have to pay into the sysytem for about thirty years for you to be able to get a state pension..do not know anything about any superannuation thingy.
4:14 am
zoozzoom

I did have a private pension running for about 18 years..but that fell to the waste side when i stopped it and i never re-started it..so it must be worth nothing now.
4:15 am
zoozzoom

So i will have to rely on the state pension...thats if it is still going by the time i retire..lol
4:16 am
Jackanory

fw. night all and happy babbling
4:16 am
puglet

night Jack
4:16 am
puglet

oh and congrats too
4:16 am
zoozzoom

Congrats, Jackanory!
4:17 am
Jackanory

ty all
4:18 am
zoozzoom

Ok going for now..take care all.
4:19 am
puglet

bye Zoom--enjoy your day
4:20 am
grannyrose

WTG JACKANORY!!! hope you have a good one, dear
4:20 am
grannyrose

later zooz
4:22 am
grannyrose

and i am saying goodnight. xoxox. pugs, hope you have a great day. you deserve it, sweetie. xoxox
4:23 am
puglet

night Rose and good luck tomorrow--hugs and Love
4:39 am
puglet

bye E1
5:19 am
Bremen

fai c
5:21 am
Norma

sh
5:52 am
crosshair

good morning everyone:)
6:23 am
MimiCat

((crossy))
6:27 am
MimiCat

Another sharp-toothed little grid!
6:27 am
rubyfoo

hello, disappointing little grid for a Sunday/1
6:27 am
rubyfoo

hi mimi
6:28 am
rubyfoo

{{crossy}}
6:28 am
MimiCat

Hi, ruby...yep, hate these little grids.
6:29 am
rubyfoo

I almost never finish, but at least with the big ones, it's fun to play
6:29 am
MimiCat

Exactly my sentiments, ruby.
6:32 am
crosshair

((ruby)) ((mimi))
6:32 am
crosshair

crossy hates evil little grids with sharp teeth:(
6:33 am
rubyfoo

gnn gnn
6:34 am
MimiCat

Ouch...ouch...enough with those teeth! I'm going to go to my work instead...less painful. Hugs.
6:39 am
rubyfoo

half
6:39 am
crosshair

yaaa for ruby!!
6:42 am
rubyfoo

need the d for nbt and nbs
6:42 am
rubyfoo

any ideas?
6:42 am
crosshair

a fool, bufoon
6:42 am
rubyfoo

got it, ty
6:43 am
crosshair

I think, or it is old term for someone who fauns over another
6:43 am
crosshair

not had my tea yet;(
6:43 am
rubyfoo

I thought that was a cross between a deer and a goat, or maybe that's a geer
6:43 am
crosshair

check. it is to love to excessive degree
6:44 am
crosshair

so my second thought was the correct one
6:45 am
crosshair

think the other is dolt instead
6:47 am
rubyfoo

57 and lie-down time
6:48 am
rubyfoo

horrible lunch which will probably make me sick -- undercooked quail stuffd with foie gras. It was gross
6:50 am
rubyfoo

*woof*
6:55 am
crosshair

ewww...have a good rest, ruby
7:22 am
suefrad625

I bought a Shark vac-or-steam last night, does anyone have one?
7:22 am
hurshy

i know someone who does, but i don't
7:24 am
hurshy

so i can attest that she loves it but not answer questions about how to use it :)
7:26 am
suefrad625

i am excited about using it. does that make me crazy
7:27 am
Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for ne6, please?
7:27 am
hurshy

ne + re4/4
7:28 am
hurshy

it's a babblet we have not infrequently
7:28 am
Marc Freeman

thanks
7:30 am
MollyL

Isn't not infrequently, frequently? : P
7:35 am
hurshy

not necessarily
7:36 am
hurshy

when it comes to amounts of time, there's not just two options, this or that, it's a scale where any increment is possible, so they aren't strict opposites like yes or no.
7:37 am
hurshy

some babblets come up once or twice a year, some maybe once a month, some once a week, some every other day... so i wanted to express that this wasn't an every other day one but also not a twice a year one...
7:38 am
MollyL

Alrighty then.
7:38 am
hurshy

:)
7:49 am
Marc Freeman

ca6, please?
7:51 am
gramma

looking
7:52 am
gramma

ca + a person who rushes or ca + a misspelled benefactor of a will
7:52 am
Anniebrook

ca6 is the person who takes your money in a restaurant minus a consonant in the middle
7:53 am
MollyL

Morning Annie, how are you feeling today?
7:53 am
Marc Freeman

got it thanks
7:55 am
Anniebrook

hi Molly, My back still hurts but not as much. It is a pita.
7:55 am
Anniebrook

literally
7:56 am
suefrad625

ok, i just vacuumed the living room and dinning room. understand neither is more then 14 X 15. I have laminate flooring through out and a rug in the living room in the center with lots of floor around it. With my Kirby i had to use both the head for the carpet and the hose for the floors. This thing did as good as the Kirby in half the time and effort. WOW, i thought if i let go of it on the carpet, it would run down it and out the window. I will let you all know how it washes the floors.
7:57 am
suefrad625

can i have a clue for the e under the n please
7:57 am
gramma

What thing?
7:58 am
gramma

volcano
7:58 am
MollyL

Well Annie, you must be slowly on the mend. Pita indeed. : D
7:58 am
suefrad625

stats?
7:58 am
Anniebrook

Molly, I hope so. Thanks for asking.
7:58 am
suefrad625

Shark Rotator Vac-or-steam.
7:58 am
gramma

et4
7:59 am
gramma

common grid word
8:00 am
suefrad625

i found the engraving one, what is the stats for the volcano?
8:01 am
gramma

et4/4
8:01 am
suefrad625

nm
8:01 am
suefrad625

ty
8:08 am
MollyL

Investing in a good vacuum is always nice. I spent years and a lot of money on Hoovers and Eurekas. When I finally got a Dyson I was amazed at how much better it was at the job.
8:09 am
gramma

I have spent years investing in a cleaning woman/man. I'm always amazed at how easy it is to do.
8:10 am
gramma

And better at it than me
8:10 am
dan2bit

we're with you, gramma - in the 2bit house we call our service "the marriage savers"
8:10 am
MollyL

Ah, you are fortunate. I don't have the dollars for a cleaning person.
8:11 am
gramma

Well, that was a quick little grid. I always want more on a Sunday in the off seasons. (Which is any season other than fall)
8:12 am
gramma

Molly, I am fortunate. I also can't do it because my body won't work properly
8:12 am
gramma

Clues anyone before I head to the shower?
8:15 am
gramma

Well okie dokie then. See you all tomorrow.
8:16 am
Aloyisius

bye, gramma.. hi everyone; I also was hoping for a big grid
8:16 am
Anniebrook

good morning, Aloy
8:17 am
Aloyisius

Good Morning, Annie! Heavy fog here.. but Spring is definitely in the air
8:18 am
Anniebrook

I dont feel the touch of spring yet
8:18 am
periwinkle

morning all, help with a 7 pls
8:18 am
Anniebrook

hi peri
8:19 am
periwinkle

aloy, I found another recipe for black bean soup but I have not made it yet
8:19 am
Aloyisius

signs are subtle here, but have been noticing.. hi peri, re7 is to put into law again
8:19 am
periwinkle

will be almost 60 degrees here today!!
8:19 am
periwinkle

ty, aloy, now must get ready to go out for brunch.
8:20 am
Aloyisius

enjoy, peri!
8:20 am
Anniebrook

enjoy brunch, peri
8:22 am
Anniebrook

a short beard worn by some men with a different first letter
8:22 am
Aloyisius

watch out for the s hiding, just missed three pl's
8:22 am
Anniebrook

done
8:23 am
Aloyisius

congrats, Annie, wtg! down to 5 here
8:23 am
Uncagain

oc7 is a measurement of the energy in gasoline and plural
8:23 am
Anniebrook

go Aloy go!
8:23 am
Aloyisius

4, just missed another pl, lol
8:25 am
Anniebrook

clue anyone?
8:25 am
Aloyisius

done too !
8:25 am
Anniebrook

yay for Aloy !!!!
8:25 am
Anniebrook

and so I am off, bye dear babblers
8:26 am
Aloyisius

(-: ty, Annie.. we can pat each other on the back.. I'm going to go do something really fun like the laundry now so I can fold and put away during the Olympics.. have a great day everyone!
8:31 am
uusue2

morning all!
8:32 am
MollyL

60 degrees here too. The snow is almost all gone. Hooray!! : )
8:32 am
uusue2

wow, nbt took no time at all!
8:33 am
uusue2

13 degrees here, molly, and our snow has turned to concrete (and everything that melted the day before yesterday is now ice)
8:34 am
MollyL

Gross, ice is the worst.
8:35 am
uusue2

it's awful. The sidewalks are particularly bad; I've been walking the dog in the street.
8:36 am
uusue2

and sorry to greet and run but must get off to church - see you all later!!
8:36 am
MollyL

That is such a Catch-22. Slip on the sidewalk or take a chance of getting hit by a car.
8:42 am
72 Temple Owl

hello, all
8:43 am
phaeton

hello...help with the ne6/18, pls
8:44 am
phaeton

nm..found it and FW
8:45 am
72 Temple Owl

grats, phae.
8:47 am
phaeton

ty
8:49 am
rururocks

Good morning everyone.
8:49 am
72 Temple Owl

gm, ru.
8:53 am
rururocks

What did you want yesterday TO?
8:55 am
72 Temple Owl

something yesterday, i suppose. now i just want to finish and enjoy the warm sunshine. have to shoverl snow out so it melts.
8:56 am
rururocks

Ok..
8:58 am
72 Temple Owl

oh. i remember...something about the chog being less gloomy and creepy after i left
9:00 am
72 Temple Owl

or because you arrive. not sure which.
9:00 am
rururocks

And your comment of the chat is odd and creepy when I entered? You mean..why all the drama and departing ..it is only a chat
9:02 am
72 Temple Owl

it WAS od an creepy beore i left. sometimes it is that way
9:02 am
72 Temple Owl

and then i usually just fade out or surf other plaes for a whilr
9:03 am
72 Temple Owl

my keyborad is crap
9:03 am
rururocks

It can be when a certain player has his death and dying profiles
9:03 am
72 Temple Owl

along with my ba typing
9:04 am
72 Temple Owl

ok i am not getting it. i thought you said it was less creepy because i left.
9:04 am
rururocks

Along with grim reapers...skulls..etc..
9:09 am
rururocks

Creepy to me is inappropriately searching out another player her and ogling private photos..and commenting on it..and yet no one other than a few players did anything about it or were offended by it.
9:10 am
72 Temple Owl

not sure why that would come up out of the blue . almost like looking to pick a fight. i don't know anything about the other issue. can it be dealt with in the real world?
9:11 am
rururocks

That is what my profile. ..skull..and comment was about..
9:13 am
rururocks

Someone crossed a line..and no one other than a few players like myself give a shit...about it..
9:13 am
72 Temple Owl

ok. i want to know if your comment was about me yesterday.
9:14 am
rururocks


No..it wasn't about you..was your comment about me? Be truthful
9:14 am
72 Temple Owl

no
9:15 am
rururocks

Okay
9:15 am
Trifioso

oh geesh....good morning. I need to change my profile pic I guess, and RIGHT NOW
9:16 am
72 Temple Owl

and not sure why you think that. well, ru, i will say this about the other: each person sees this site as she or he wishes to see it. some players have real life friendships and connections here. They share things that they do not share with other players as in friendship in real life. the outrage you share at your friend being stalked would not translate to other players; i doubt they even know.
9:16 am
rururocks

Hi trip
9:16 am
Trifioso

hi ruru
9:16 am
72 Temple Owl

hey, trif ! love the hat
9:17 am
Trifioso

me too, but .....skulls! I thought that was a thing we were doing, so I posted that photo. took it down, tout suite
9:17 am
72 Temple Owl

i do know this: in my area, they are very aggressive in pursuing on on line threats and issue
9:17 am
Trifioso

and hello TO
9:17 am
72 Temple Owl

trif: put up what you like. it's a hat, for goodness sakes.
9:18 am
rururocks

The player isn't my friend...but I felt badly for her. And yes I have made friends here too that I have met and talk to...
9:18 am
72 Temple Owl

i have no idea of what you are speaking a nd i doubt others do.
9:19 am
Trifioso

please, I have stepped in enough babble mires to last me a lifetime (JC)
9:19 am
rururocks

I will ask Doren...If she can let you know
9:20 am
72 Temple Owl

trif: i think a reasonable person as in legal reasonable person standar would NOT be offended at your hat.
9:20 am
Trifioso

its just a pro pic. not really an issue. I switch them up anyway....
9:20 am
72 Temple Owl

i dont know because i am not wanted to know and that is ok.
9:21 am
rururocks

? How do you conclude that? What?
9:22 am
72 Temple Owl

and on that note, the snow is calling to be unshoveled so it can disappear
9:22 am
72 Temple Owl

i can dream, can't i? :)
9:22 am
Trifioso

I am sorry you need to shovel, TO. this winter is ENDLESS
9:23 am
72 Temple Owl

trif, i can see the light at the end of the tunne. and that is enough.
9:24 am
72 Temple Owl

these snow piles are so huge and packed, they need help to melt before it gets cold again this week. good exercise.
9:25 am
Trifioso

there are snow piles at my local mall that will still be there in JUNE
9:25 am
72 Temple Owl

and dangerous. cannot see around them when walking and driving
9:26 am
72 Temple Owl

but i do love your new pic! hahaha
9:26 am
Trifioso

thanks. and ruru - I am really, genuinely sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience here. babble is supposed to be fun, and a good community. awful when then gets tainted by someone crossing a line
9:28 am
rururocks

I agree trif..and really ...it is mostly fun..other than a few people. ..I try to and do have a good time here
9:28 am
72 Temple Owl

the line is crossed too often now. it is just a matter of who is doing the crossing and to whom. i remember some knoxk down drag out fights over language and appropriate behavior when there were minors present.
9:30 am
Trifioso

on a word related note - is the d fishy?
9:30 am
72 Temple Owl

and a lot of it is justified by the right to express ones self in a free country and free cyberspace. but there is a line between freedomn of expressiona nd civility.
9:30 am
Trifioso

nm - psychic cluing always works for me. the SECOND I ask, I find the word
9:30 am
rururocks

I don't agree with that TO... The chat when I am around seems normal to me
9:31 am
Trifioso

we had an issue with that at the local school - some kids made a VERY unkind FB page about a classmate, and when called into the school, with their parents, the VERY first thing one of the dads said was "My son has first amendment rights, you can't touch him."
9:31 am
72 Temple Owl

it is not constant, but it is here. and i think it is easier to let go if not done to one's self or ones friends
9:31 am
Christa

Good Morning Babblers
9:31 am
Trifioso

good morning christa
9:32 am
72 Temple Owl

that is outrageous to me and you , but not to everyone. is my point
9:32 am
Trifioso

indeed. the dad didn't get the bigger issue, at ALL
9:32 am
Trifioso

just because you can doesn't mean you should
9:32 am
72 Temple Owl

there is leality and there is civility. civility is very much a dying concept.
9:33 am
rururocks

Actually there are laws about cyber bullying
9:33 am
Trifioso

there are, but when you have a dad starting the conversation from a challenging, defensive position, it gets ugly VERY fast
9:33 am
72 Temple Owl

by the time legalremedy is obtained, much damage has been done.
9:34 am
Trifioso

this facebook page, which was called the "I hate timmy" page, had members in town, from the school, but also from places like Malaysia and other countries. seriously.
9:34 am
72 Temple Owl

it is like, you still are all the terrible things i said about you, i just cannot say them in public any more. now what good does that do?
9:35 am
Trifioso

what good does saying them do anyway?>
9:35 am
72 Temple Owl

sadly, i believe you.everyone needs a dog to kick at that age. growing up is hard.
9:35 am
rururocks

I think your civility line gets crossed sometimes TO as you might miss understand a comment and rush to react to it. I usually wait to see what else is said
9:36 am
72 Temple Owl

perhaps. ea4 of us have limits. mine are very narrow when it comes to religion.
9:37 am
rururocks

Ah... that's were the first ammendment rights come into play
9:37 am
Trifioso

there is one babbler who drives me NUTS over the way they ask, nay, DEMAND clues, and then complains when they don't understand them. But I say naught, as I am figuring it's probably just me who is bothered, and no one asked me, so I stay silent. well, until now
9:37 am
72 Temple Owl

and there is amny a time i crack a joke without realizing its effect and i regret it. but some folks never regret; self expression is more important
9:38 am
Christa

Enjoy the day, bye for now.
9:38 am
72 Temple Owl

ah m- thats where civility somes into play. this is a social acitivy, not a legal arena. and i see some parallels with trif's example, if loose.
9:39 am
72 Temple Owl

crista,the convo is heavy...do come back laterpls.
9:39 am
Trifioso

its a big community, with lots of us in it. of course we dont' always think the same about things. but I have also found there is NO problem the chog can't solve
9:40 am
Trifioso

------> just found a seven, feeling highly smug
9:41 am
rururocks

Not all jokes go over well..for even professional comedians..it is all about taking it a bit easier here..and not sweating the small stuff
9:41 am
Trifioso

amen ruru (wait, too religious?) hahaha
9:42 am
72 Temple Owl

well, ru, that is true but we don't get to define for others what is the small stuff. except for those with which we are truly connected by family or friendship. legally, as in eeo cases, that is the law
9:43 am
72 Temple Owl

hahah trif
9:43 am
rururocks

I was speaking for myself TO
9:44 am
72 Temple Owl

still true to me
9:45 am
Trifioso

TO, I have to gently disagree, but only because I know my sisters -- I would not DARE to try to define their "small stuff" - trust me, there would be hearing and hair loss
9:45 am
rururocks

Then that is really your issue and not mine
9:46 am
72 Temple Owl

ok let me backtrack, something is off track...i think i said that we don't get to define small stuff. and ru, i don't care but i am not talking about anyone's issues and not sure why you say that
9:48 am
72 Temple Owl

but it has been a very enlightening covo.
9:48 am
72 Temple Owl

happy babbling,a ll!
9:49 am
rururocks

What I am saying is that if someone's upset by small stuff..that is really their choice. This chat is often a lot of small stuff and apparently people read into comments here and misunderstand the meaning of what is being said all the time.
9:50 am
mab

one tends to project on internet cohorts, as one knows so very little about them. there are people here that i see as bullies, or worse, but that is simply my idiosyncratic point of view (although i bet i'm right).
9:51 am
Trifioso

I think a lot of tone and inference gets lost in translation having to read comments rather than hear them as well
9:51 am
mab

additionally, i think it is difficult to present one's true self in a chat log such as this. not enough space or time.
9:52 am
rururocks

That is exactly what I was trying to say to TO
9:52 am
Trifioso

oh that damn volcano got me again! NBT at last
9:53 am
72 Temple Owl

no doubt. but soem folks do like to hammer home thefree speech point. if i say something in jest to somemone and they take it the wrong way - well that NEVER happends to me i am just hypothetical here ;) - i have the right to say it but if i continue to do so, what is going on with me here?
9:53 am
Trifioso

I think I tend not to prescribe motive to such things, TO - I think people just have WIDELY varying sense of humor.
9:54 am
Scrabbler

Hello to all.
9:54 am
rururocks

Hi scrabs...
9:54 am
Erda

A propos nothing: A guy on Italian TV pops in as the devil, even has hair swept up on both sides to resemble horns. When asked what he does in his free time, he said he plays games on the Infernet....
9:54 am
MollyL

I think one of Ru's original points got lost. Someone here felt stalked, said they felt stalked and nothing was done about it. That bothers me.
9:55 am
72 Temple Owl

and even if i think it is sweating small stuff, is my need to be witty more important? sometimes if i offend someone unintentially here i will consciously tone it way way down for days to think
9:55 am
mab

what to do?
9:56 am
72 Temple Owl

hi molly! and it think this began with i have not witnessed this nor heard of it before nwo
9:56 am
rururocks

Not if you are here to play GAME . And laugh
9:57 am
72 Temple Owl

so, is this to be a general topic o f discussion? we can use BabAnon.
9:57 am
72 Temple Owl

erda: funny!
9:57 am
Erda

Thank you, TO
9:58 am
72 Temple Owl

way too heavy for those seeking amusement today.
9:58 am
72 Temple Owl

mab brings up good points
9:58 am
rururocks


I think it is a good discussion
10:00 am
rururocks

Mab's..points are right on the money
10:00 am
72 Temple Owl

yes, but heavy. i mean, people have troubles emough for themselves and want diversion. but i meant, if there is a threat to a babbler perhaps it should be aired via Babanon and discussed. gee, jc threatened me. no to do about that
10:01 am
mab

except for extreme behavior (stalking), what one says has more to do with oneself than it has to do with those to whom it is said. here or anywhere.
10:01 am
MollyL

People talk about their troubles here all the time. Illness, depression, death.
10:01 am
72 Temple Owl

and as out front as that behavior was, not everyone saw the shenanigans as something malevolent and to be dealt with.
10:01 am
rururocks

That isn't true To..A lot of us tried to get rid of JC..and he didn't just limit himself to you
10:02 am
jaxx7

Can I put my 10 pence worth in here? A lot of thr trouble today lies in the fact that people today all have rights but not responsibilities. They don't see that others have rights as well, they are totally self obsessed. An old lady once said to me that the only 4 letter word you don't hear today is duty. The internet is fine but you can't pick up on the nuances of language and the cues you get when face to face. now can we please get back to 'playing' the game as it is all a bit heavy for a Sunday afternoon.
10:02 am
72 Temple Owl

oh yes, and it is a wonderful outlet. i found the site ahortly after my marriage was ending and it was great comfort to me, actually.
10:03 am
72 Temple Owl

well, what i am saying is he had his supporters; not everyone saw him the same way. that amazes me, but we are a diverse lot.
10:03 am
Scrabbler

TY, jaxx. I remind myself that I do not have to read or participate in the chat if I choose not to.
10:03 am
72 Temple Owl

ty , jaxx for sharing your opinion.
10:04 am
72 Temple Owl

scrabs, how is miss bea?
10:04 am
jaxx7

It is just that: my opinion. Free speech people
10:04 am
mab

good point, scrabbler. one does not have to involve oneself in the chat.
10:05 am
mab

point well put, jaxx
10:06 am
Scrabbler

About the same. Twisted head, wobbly. I have her in a small box so she can lean against the walls. She can sit up and clean her face. She is eating on her own. But I feed her a watery mix of a product called Critical Care (made for ill herbivores), and give her meds.
10:06 am
72 Temple Owl

i saw the photos. do you tink she is improving and do they know what is wrong?
10:07 am
mab

poor bun. lucky to have you.
10:07 am
MollyL

It's unfortunate that discussion is often not welcome here. And then the gossip starts in emails and that is how things fall apart.
10:08 am
Scrabbler

Head tilt is thought to be either a bacterial inner ear infection or a protozoan brain infection--much debate. So she is on 2 meds. I had a rabbit wth this 14 yrs ago and nursed him back to good health after 5 wks. He had a residual head tilt but was happy.
10:08 am
72 Temple Owl

hoping for the best.
10:08 am
72 Temple Owl

what you describe seems hopeful
10:09 am
Scrabbler

I am doing all I can for her.
10:09 am
jaxx7

How old is this bunny?
10:09 am
72 Temple Owl

i am sure you are.
10:09 am
jaxx7

doci
10:09 am
Trifioso

scrabbler, you are a VERY good mom to your fur babies
10:09 am
jaxx7

doaf
10:09 am
Scrabbler

I got her almost 6 yrs ago as a rescue bunny and she was 1-2 yrs old at that time.
10:10 am
mab

one does well to understand one has little control on the internet. who knows (or cares) what poeple discuss via email.
10:10 am
mab

it seems pointless to upset one's self
10:11 am
72 Temple Owl

and ms. molly: not sure when i have spoken with you lst but date went very well. lovely program, lovely place, and i made it through the reception without spilling anything or tripping. :)
10:11 am
Scrabbler

Trif, I am loving her up as much as possible. I took her to an alternative vet yesterday, for acupuncture, massage, and physical therapy. In 2000 I took Peter Rabbit there when he had head tilt.
10:12 am
JenMO16

hi al
10:12 am
Trifioso

mab, I would agree with that to a point. When someone lashes out, via a public forum, includes information that is not true, or takes personal information about someone without their consent and uses it -- I have huge issues with that
10:12 am
Scrabbler

Yes, mab, I ignore what I choose to ignore, and exit when I want. I wish more people here did that rather than escalate the tension.
10:12 am
Scrabbler

Hi Jen
10:13 am
JenMO16

hi scrabs!
10:13 am
rururocks

Right on trif...
10:13 am
mab

me too, some times, trif. but hard to correct or control.
10:13 am
jaxx7

I am a great believer in acupuncture for people. have never heard of it for animals but can see no reason that it won't help your bunny. Unfortunately she is an elderly rabbit but it could make her more comfortable.
10:14 am
Trifioso

and I did speak up about that once, after someone did it here. and the backlash was surprising, but so was the support I got. Not sure I would do it again, though
10:14 am
72 Temple Owl

hi jen
10:14 am
JenMO16

I have a feeling a HUGE puzzle will be coming on soon!
10:14 am
JenMO16

hi TO!
10:14 am
jaxx7

As I say to my grandson when he swears at the X-Box - it is just a game.
10:15 am
rururocks

What was that about trif?
10:15 am
72 Temple Owl

yes. just in time for the work week. :)
10:15 am
mab

it's the wild west here, or the outback or something.
10:15 am
72 Temple Owl

mab, the web is often described that way.
10:15 am
Trifioso

hmmm. I hope you are right, jen, but I have to admit, and this is JUST MY OPINION (heh) I like a big grid on a weekend. too much to do on a weekday to babble for long
10:16 am
JenMO16

I agree Trif!
10:16 am
jaxx7

I agree, Trif.
10:16 am
jaxx7

two minds with but a single thought
10:17 am
mab

it is just that way. best to realize that when someone says something ugly it has more to do with them than whomever it is directed at. i repeat myself.
10:18 am
jaxx7

My grandchildren have arrived so I am off to get Sunday tea. BBL
10:18 am
mixi6

bye jaxx
10:18 am
72 Temple Owl

bye, jaxx
10:18 am
mab

cheers, jaxx
10:18 am
Trifioso

how lovely! have fun jaxx
10:18 am
72 Temple Owl

and bye, all. bb tonight.
10:19 am
mab

bye temple.
10:19 am
MollyL

Trif makes a good point. People should be very careful about the personal things they share here. That information can be used for not so nice purposes.
10:20 am
rururocks

It used to be that if someone dared to bring up politics. Religion..certain players would stomp out of the chat..isn't this chat kinda like hanging around the water cooler for anyone other than me?
10:21 am
JenMO16

I apologize to anyone who may have seen me post this yesterday, but do you remember the man that died at Arrowhead Football Stadium in Dec. because he got in to the wrong car and I knew him?
10:21 am
mab

there are virtually no rules; silly to attempt to impose them.
10:21 am
MollyL

Chat forums are usually for discussion. At least they are everywhere else on the internet.
10:22 am
mab

i remember, jen
10:23 am
JenMO16

the guy was charged with manslaughter for punching him
10:23 am
mab

i hope justice is done. such a terrible thing.
10:24 am
JenMO16

I do too...
10:24 am
mixi6

jen you may ant to reread your post for bad context. lol
10:26 am
JenMO16

bad context?
10:26 am
Trifioso

we do have a pb, mab....its lovely! there is almost always chocolate in it
10:26 am
Good Enough

note to self: do not tell people i know jen when getting into a car
10:26 am
rururocks

Maybe in this age of zillions of water bottles. .no one remembers water coolers
10:27 am
MollyL

I find it interesting that when there are 30 minute discussions here about dogs, cats or teaching, no one jumps in and says "can't we just get back to playing the game"
10:27 am
Trifioso

we have one at work ruru! In true public school fashion, we each have to pay $15 a year to use it
10:28 am
rururocks

...guilty as charged on the dog stuff ..lol
10:28 am
Trifioso

whats worse? the people who LIVE to rat out those who didn't pay, but take water anyway. (eyeroll)
10:29 am
Trifioso

....guilty as charged on the teaching stuff.
10:29 am
mab

puppies and kitties don't usually carry the same emotional charge as 'issues'
10:32 am
rururocks


I am always interested to see what people here have to say about issues..it is way more interesting
10:32 am
JenMO16

can I get a clue for the O on the top for NBT?
10:33 am
rururocks

I have also gone through life learning to not walk on eggshells
10:33 am
mab

interesting can be dangerous, but if you want freedom ( and who doesn't) you have to be prepared to see stuff you don't like.
10:34 am
mab

thoughts of overly heated kitchens arise.
10:34 am
rururocks

Why didn't you join this discussion earlier mab...
10:35 am
rururocks

You actually are getting my point across more clearly than I tried to do
10:35 am
JenMO16

help with the top O?
10:36 am
Trifioso

oa 5. 10 jen. made of stuff horses like
10:36 am
mixi6

a fever coming every 8 days. jen
10:36 am
JenMO16

thanks trif, mixi, ?
10:37 am
JenMO16

NBT
10:37 am
MollyL

Why am I hearing the Smurf song in my head?
10:38 am
rururocks

No idea molly. .lol
10:38 am
mixi6

surf song, surf song.... nope. I don't hear it.
10:38 am
JenMO16

not surf, smurf!
10:38 am
rururocks

*holds conch she'll up yo mix's..ear
10:39 am
mixi6

ty ruru
10:40 am
mixi6

pictures smurfs at the beach.
10:40 am
MollyL

It must be the la, la, la thing : D
10:40 am
JenMO16

mixi, will clarify your clue please?
10:40 am
mab

smurfs sing?
10:41 am
mixi6

8 + small article. jen
10:41 am
Scrabbler

Really, telemarketer? Calling on a Sunday morning? Good bye.
10:42 am
JenMO16

Salvation Army?
10:43 am
Scrabbler

I did not hear his whole spiel.
10:44 am
JenMO16

guess you can't reeat anything
10:44 am
crosshair

howdy again my friends:)))
10:44 am
Scrabbler

Nice try. I try all sorts of re- words.
10:45 am
JenMO16

hi crossy!
10:45 am
Scrabbler

Hello Crossy. Congrats to Canada in ice hockey. They were a dominant team.
10:45 am
mab

hi crossy
10:45 am
crosshair

tyty:)) we are proud of them:))
10:45 am
mab

yes! well done canada!
10:46 am
Scrabbler

And our team underperformed.
10:46 am
crosshair

most of our pubs opened at special hours just for the last game
10:47 am
crosshair

even had the hockey games running on the whiteboard in the English class:)
10:47 am
JenMO16

now I am starting to type in words and the letters aren't in the puzzle!
10:48 am
JenMO16

going to have to go....my nephew has a Boy Scout Blue and Gold banquet today...back later
10:48 am
bonkler

i hope the nhl is excluded from olympic activity from here out
10:49 am
bonkler

canadian heretic over here, but they have no business at the games and rui the spirit of it. millionaires and corporate sponsors won, not the country
10:49 am
crosshair

Olympic teams are always made up of the best that the country has to offer, regardless of source
10:49 am
Scrabbler

I do that too, Jen.
10:50 am
crosshair

the sponsors always win, but we have to take what good we can from it all
10:50 am
Scrabbler

I do miss the days of when the Olympics were amateur athletes.
10:50 am
mab

i don't know anything about it, bonk, but i would bet money you're right
10:50 am
crosshair

if we hunt for ill, that is all we will see
10:50 am
crosshair

like the doping scandals of the 80,s
10:50 am
crosshair

Russian teams that were so doped up the ladies were growing handlebar mustaches
10:51 am
bonkler

i remember a skier being pulled from the blocks, years back, because their skis had the manufacturers logo writ large, had to tape over the m before being allowed to compete.
10:51 am
mab

there's something wrong with mustaches on women?
10:51 am
crosshair

well, not if they wax them first:))
10:52 am
bonkler

there'll always be cheaters (hi ben johnson) but this junk isn't olympic in any sense
10:53 am
crosshair

you should come to our Paralympics on blue mountain, bonkler, your mad blood would be calmed by true gaming spirit
10:53 am
bonkler

i donate to the paralympic movement
10:54 am
crosshair

it is amazing to watch. they are ture skilled atheletes
10:54 am
crosshair

true
10:54 am
bonkler

true olympians in spirit and deed
10:55 am
crosshair

that contraption they ski in if their legs do not work!! wow! I get scared just thinking of it.
10:55 am
mixi6

I think there should be caps on income to 10 time lowest paid employee (or contractor) for both sports and industry.
10:55 am
crosshair

it is like a soap box derby car cockpit balanced on a single ski
10:56 am
crosshair

I think bill gates would fight you on that idea mixi:))
10:57 am
crosshair

besides we have to cut him some slack. he just gave away 2B towards getting computers to school students
10:57 am
bonkler

if the pros want to compete, they should do so at a salary cap for the olympic year, say what the average luge athlete makes. the rest of their pro salary being diverted to support kids and paralympic sport. and they should be required to practice ad compete as a team in qualifiers, so missing a bout a third of the pro season.
10:58 am
crosshair

mm, sounds like a financial nightmare
10:58 am
Scrabbler

Yeah, what is wrong with moustaches on women? I come from a long line of hairy Italian women.
10:59 am
crosshair

do you wax yours scrabby?
10:59 am
crosshair

if so, that is fine, otherwise it tickles too much
11:00 am
mab

the crossy rule : D
11:00 am
crosshair

:)
11:00 am
crosshair

not a rule, more of a guideline:))
11:00 am
Scrabbler

I used to bleach it, occ waxed it, now I just shave. So do my sisters and cousins.
11:00 am
mab

:|D
11:01 am
Scrabbler

Once I had a young patient stare at my face and reply, "You have a moustache. Are you Italian?" She had learned from her family.
11:03 am
crosshair

had a patient for you in my English class on Thursday scrabby. 19 year old lass had a total meltdown during a particularly tough persuasive essay assignment;(
11:04 am
crosshair

one of 3 assignments going at the same time and she just went over the high side over it all
11:04 am
crosshair

citing those damn sources in APA makes mee feel like joining her:(
11:05 am
mab

footnotes!
11:05 am
mab

maddening!
11:05 am
crosshair

nope..footnotes are dead
11:05 am
crosshair

if you see one, squash it like a bug
11:05 am
crosshair

before it breeds
11:06 am
Scrabbler

Yes, following the rules when writing papers is tough, but you can only learn by practicing. Adolescent females are very emotional and histrionic--our worst patients.
11:06 am
Judi

*Gasps* When did footnotes die? I never saw the obituary.
11:06 am
mab

no more footnotes?
11:06 am
crosshair

only see footnotes now in scientific notations and such
11:07 am
mab

no one under 23 should be allowed in university without a nanny or governess
11:07 am
Scrabbler

Crossy is our English prof now. So no more ibids and et als
11:07 am
crosshair

still have headers and footers however
11:08 am
Judi

Thank goodness footnotes went the way of the dinosaurs. Do you still have to list your source materials if you do a term paper - or any other bloated assignment?
11:08 am
crosshair

lol, I will NEVER be a grammer overlord, scrabby. as a matter of fact, in babble, I let my hair down, and if anything about my typing irks someone, they can complain to the management
11:08 am
mab

but, but.... where do you put your citations?
11:08 am
crosshair

oh yes, judi
11:09 am
crosshair

can take hourse to get a citation page just so.. maddening
11:09 am
crosshair

all at the end , on it's own page mab
11:09 am
crosshair

hours
11:10 am
Judi

Okay. Well, that makes sense. Term papers are the major reason I dropped out of college. Tedious, pointless, infuriating. I'm all for giving credit, but if it's not going to be published, chill out.
11:10 am
mab

ohhhh. that makes sense.
11:10 am
crosshair

sorry, judi, they are, if anything, even more retentive about citations
11:11 am
crosshair

they are at this time retiring the MLA format
11:11 am
Judi

I suppose that makes sense too, since you can pull just about any source material off the internet these days.
11:12 am
crosshair

they were not worried so much about it being published or not, they are more worried about plagerism
11:12 am
Scrabbler

I mostly took math and science courses in college. My visual-spatial mind does not do well with abstract topics.
11:13 am
crosshair

I find that generally, math people do not do well in English and English types tend to crash in math
11:13 am
Scrabbler

The differences in our brains is fascinating. I saw a 14 yr old boy that is a violin prodigy. His mother showed me a video of him performing. Amazing.
11:13 am
crosshair

because in math, there is, of course, only one right answer, while in English there are shades of grey
11:14 am
Judi

That's me. English brained. Mathlethically deficient.
11:14 am
crosshair

same here, judi
11:14 am
crosshair

took just enough math to meet what they demanded
11:14 am
Scrabbler

And my best subject is math--I like symbols, diagrams, lists, etc.
11:14 am
crosshair

got a 91% but I still hated it:))
11:15 am
Judi

All this talk of college has made my brain cramp up. Time for the Sunday afternoon nap. Ta for now! *POOF*
11:15 am
Scrabbler

Sleep well, Judi.
11:15 am
crosshair

tc, judi
11:16 am
crosshair

taking a college English lit now, and I am sitting at a 96% , but there are still many papers to hand in before it is all over on march 26th:/
11:18 am
crosshair

speaking of which, i will brb. have to set up a split screen on this monitor. that way i can babble and work on an English paper at the same time:))
11:19 am
mab

well done, crossy - 96%! very very good!
11:20 am
crosshair

do i get a cookie?? :))
11:21 am
mab

at least.
11:24 am
Scrabbler

And a gold star, Crossy.
11:25 am
crosshair

yaaaa!
11:26 am
crosshair

think i shall do what the scots do and go "commando" under my robe in June:))
11:26 am
Scrabbler

Yes!
11:27 am
crosshair

like Robin Williams did in Patch Adams:)))
11:27 am
crosshair

will be a hoot!
11:27 am
Jillyjill

LOL...love coming into this at this moment
11:28 am
crosshair

lol
11:28 am
Jillyjill

Hello babbleworld...been too busy to babble this week/weekend. Hoping for a biggie today, but alas...
11:28 am
crosshair

i know, jilly. This always seems to happen to me:))
11:29 am
Jillyjill

And of course, so easy that one word is laying across bottom row not hiding at all!
11:30 am
crosshair

do not let it lull you into a false sense of security, jilly, it has teeth
11:30 am
Jillyjill

already beginning to see that
11:33 am
Scrabbler

Hi Jill
11:33 am
Jillyjill

Hi there scrabs!
11:35 am
Jillyjill

Weather here perfect for what I want to do today...which is sit and do nothing! It is snowing, we have 8-14 inches predicted and winter storm warning until tomorrow. Jammies and babble!
11:36 am
crosshair

here, jilly, i have a fresh pot of piping hot Ceylon orange pekoe tea sitting here waiting for someone to have a cuppa!
11:36 am
Jillyjill

Pour me a cup of that!!
11:36 am
crosshair

it is my favorite tea
11:37 am
crosshair

nice and strong and sweet, just like crossy:))
11:37 am
Jillyjill

our dear crossy...
11:39 am
rururocks

*blows nose*
11:39 am
rururocks

*sniffle*
11:39 am
Scrabbler

We need fresh snow. We have had 4 days of over 32F temps, with rain.
11:39 am
crosshair

i hate weak tea. Wife made me some earl grey the other day and i took one sip and had to put a dollop of something in it just to give it some taste
11:41 am
crosshair

we are back to good conditions scrabby nd it is down to minus 18 tonight, but it will be like a hard iron plate. much grooming will be needed
11:41 am
Jillyjill

Hello sweet ruru dear..
11:41 am
crosshair

have a cold, ru?
11:43 am
rururocks

no.. just touched by all the love in the chat :D
11:43 am
Jillyjill

From where winter started here, as in nothing, we are sure getting our fill now!
11:43 am
Scrabbler

Crossy, I bought a skate ski package and used them for the first time yesterday, but conditions were icy.
11:43 am
Scrabbler

((Ruru and Dylan))
11:44 am
Jillyjill

<---feelinf rather wicked today.. ((ruru))
11:44 am
rururocks

me?.. sort of.
11:44 am
crosshair

it is tough when it is this icy, the ski edges have a tough time getting a bite when cornering
11:45 am
Scrabbler

Yes, I need packed powder, so must wait.
11:45 am
crosshair

skis end up going chattering across the top of the hard spots and over ya go!
11:45 am
Jillyjill

LOL...actually meant me ruru...that's what leading a teen retreat fri/sat and no sleep will make me
11:45 am
Scrabbler

SO I will go snowshoe now, then shop in town. Bye, kids.
11:46 am
Jillyjill

See you later scrabs...have fun!
11:46 am
crosshair

my son is 180 pounds and was walking on top of the crust in the open areas
11:46 am
Scrabbler

Crossy, I had several wipe outs yesterday and one face plant into the snow--some bleeding scrapes.
11:46 am
crosshair

that rain then it cot cold again right after
11:46 am
crosshair

poor scrabby:((
11:47 am
Scrabbler

It could have been worse, Crossy. Enjoy the day, all!
11:47 am
crosshair

i, however, am a solid 250 and went to my waist;)
11:47 am
crosshair

tc scrabbs
11:47 am
Jillyjill

*chuckles*
11:48 am
crosshair

almost had to call a tow truck to get crossy out!:))
11:48 am
MollyL

*Opens the lead balloon chute*
11:48 am
Jillyjill

Man, it is REALLY snowing here..haven't seen it like this in years!
11:49 am
rururocks

lol
11:49 am
crosshair

watch yer step then molls:)))
11:49 am
Jillyjill

Of course, this was the year we built a new shed; but too late in season to paint
11:49 am
rubyfoo

the only time I went snowshoeing, I fell through the top, up to my armpits, and had to be hoisted out.
11:50 am
crosshair

((ruby snow cone))
11:50 am
rubyfoo

hahahah
11:50 am
Jillyjill

Sadly here, we have had two skiing deaths from people falling into tree wells
11:50 am
rubyfoo

I keep trying exeunt
11:50 am
crosshair

just have to pur some maple syrup on your head
11:50 am
rubyfoo

what is a tree well?
11:51 am
rubyfoo

I am officially "Olympiced out". They did a hightlights just before, all the French winners and losers blablbla
11:52 am
rururocks

I was Olympic-ed out before it even started
11:52 am
DR1965

me too ruru
11:52 am
crosshair

i just turned it on for the hockey games involving canada
11:53 am
rubyfoo

I liked watching the Dutch speed skaters and the womens moguls
11:53 am
Jillyjill

tree branches stick out far enought a well is created from snow landing on top of them, then more snow further covering the gap, people ski into them and can't get out, smothering them
11:53 am
rururocks

now curling......
11:53 am
Jillyjill

Watch it ruru...I like curing...
11:53 am
crosshair

power nap time for crossy, need a break from this English paper anyways
11:53 am
Jillyjill

*curling
11:53 am
rubyfoo

and I thought that the skating final, won by the Russian, was an obvious fix!
11:53 am
rururocks

THere's a REAL Olympic sport :D
11:54 am
Jillyjill

See you later crossy
11:54 am
MollyL

*Can't wait for the Olympics to be over*
11:54 am
Jillyjill

Hey ruru, you can drink at that sport!
11:54 am
rubyfoo

you guys are so funny
11:54 am
rubyfoo

I miss skiing, but not enough to do it any mre
11:55 am
rururocks

curling is like bocci on downers
11:55 am
rubyfoo

hahaha
11:55 am
MollyL

There are sports you can't drink at?
11:55 am
rubyfoo

they have occe tournaments here, snore
11:56 am
rubyfoo

or even bocce*
11:56 am
rururocks

<---wants a silver medal in SWEEPING
11:57 am
rubyfoo

I am very happy, successfully training my wild girl puppy!
11:57 am
rubyfoo

And getting much-needed exercise at the same tie
11:57 am
rubyfoo

was that sweeping or sleeping, ruru
11:57 am
rururocks

sweeping
11:57 am
rururocks

sweeping in curling.. a joke ruby
11:58 am
rubyfoo

I'd prefer one for sleeping
11:58 am
rururocks

*where's that friggin' chute?*
11:58 am
rubyfoo

I knew that, just thought you made a typo lol
11:58 am
MollyL

Well you know, there are people here who say sowwy instead of sorry : P
11:58 am
MollyL

Sorry, I'm clearing the lead balloons out as fast as they fall.
11:58 am
rubyfoo

My 1st husband was offered a job at the uni at Winnipeg, and the chairman asked him if he was a fan of curling!
11:59 am
rururocks

Winnepeg has the most brutal winters of all of canada
12:00 pm
rururocks

Curling at 60 below
12:00 pm
rubyfoo


Happily, he didn't accept
12:00 pm
Jillyjill

Well, at least I should make an effort to get out of jammies,,thank God for yoga pants...bbs *poof*
12:00 pm
MollyL

Now see, if y'all were me, someone would jump in here and give you the "just because you don't like it doesn't mean that other people shouldn't" lecture.
: P
12:00 pm
rururocks

lol
12:00 pm
rururocks

lol
12:00 pm
rubyfoo

what ar yga pants? I feel like I'm in a generational black hole
12:00 pm
Jillyjill

all things for all people would be BORING!
12:01 pm
MollyL

They are today's equivalent of sweat pants Ruby.
12:01 pm
rubyfoo

does LLBean sell them
12:01 pm
rururocks

they're sweat pants for selfies ruby :D
12:02 pm
rubyfoo

<-- doesn't even have a cell phone
12:02 pm
rururocks

<--still in bathrobe.. so what am I talking about
12:02 pm
rururocks

you don't have a cell phone?
12:02 pm
rururocks

what to you do rub sticks together to send out messages?
12:02 pm
rubyfoo

take a \'selfie\' and make it your icon, ru, we could ll use a treat
12:03 pm
rubyfoo

smoke signals
12:03 pm
MollyL

Often worn too tight by women whose butts have no business being in tight pants : O
12:03 pm
rururocks

amen sister
12:03 pm
rubyfoo

perhaps they hold in the cellulite
12:04 pm
MollyL

They are comfortable, but the art of buying them in a size that fits seems to elude many women.
12:05 pm
rubyfoo

I buy everything several sizes too large
12:05 pm
rubyfoo

makes me invisible
12:05 pm
MollyL

Ooooo, ghost Ruby.
12:05 pm
rubyfoo

boooo
12:05 pm
rururocks

rubyspook
12:06 pm
rubyfoo

that's better than rubyfoo
12:06 pm
rubyfoo

ty ru
12:06 pm
MollyL

I think you should change your user name to "Bad Nel"
: D
12:07 pm
rubyfoo

but that's my real name, nxt to grappa girl
12:08 pm
rubyfoo

molly, when all my troubles are past, do you want to ghost-write my book?
12:08 pm
rururocks

I'm on a Calvados kick right now
12:08 pm
MollyL

Hell no, you don't get off that easy. That is going to be a team effort.
12:08 pm
rubyfoo

1st husband liked Calvados and introduced me to it
12:09 pm
rururocks

it's delicious
12:09 pm
rubyfoo

no no, when the troubles are over, I'll send you a ticket and we'll collaborate and drink assorted interesting stuff
12:09 pm
rururocks

my new thang
12:09 pm
rubyfoo

a thang is better than a thong or een a song
12:10 pm
rururocks

I think you need to get your husband evaluated ruby somehow... things don't sound right to me
12:10 pm
MollyL

There will be plenty of drinking involved, that's for sure.
12:10 pm
rubyfoo

The guestroom is the best room in the huse and also the warmest
12:10 pm
rubyfoo

ya think?
12:11 pm
rururocks

I know. I feel for you.. it does sounds kind of serious though
12:11 pm
rubyfoo

ruru" things are farm from right, but there's nowt I can do
12:11 pm
rubyfoo

or even far*
12:12 pm
rubyfoo

husband is much less of a problem than the US fisc
12:16 pm
rururocks

fisc?
12:18 pm
MollyL

Nowt? Ruby, are you drinking Scotch?
12:18 pm
rubyfoo

I r s
12:18 pm
rubyfoo

too much scrabble, molly
12:19 pm
MollyL

Are you playing with Lillianne?
12:19 pm
rubyfoo

no, should I?
12:19 pm
MollyL

That was a joke, she is the one who always uses nowt.
12:19 pm
rubyfoo

I play exulous, don't like the busy scrabble format
12:20 pm
rubyfoo

your jokes are going over my head, sorry, Moly
12:20 pm
rubyfoo

I am OK but not so jolly
12:22 pm
Jillyjill

back...
12:23 pm
rururocks

*checks out Jilly's yoga pants*
12:24 pm
Jillyjill

Shake your booty, shake your booty!
12:25 pm
rururocks

whatever happened to old JMC these days?
12:25 pm
Jillyjill

She must be busy with her job...haven't seen her much even on FB
12:26 pm
rubyfoo

just got a really dopey e-mail and had to shut down to get rid of it! how annoying is that?
12:26 pm
rubyfoo

my booty is long gone
12:29 pm
MollyL

*Observes a moment of silence for Ruby's booty*
12:29 pm
rururocks

I'm going to be like a pirate soon
12:29 pm
Jillyjill

LOL
12:30 pm
rururocks

in search of booty :D
12:30 pm
MollyL

Getting ready to go on a pillaging spree?
12:30 pm
rururocks

soon as I have my car :D
12:31 pm
MollyL

Two words...chick magnet
12:34 pm
Jillyjill

LOL...makes me think of an old joke about women..the same whether in their teens or elderly, biggest draw is a guy who drives!
12:35 pm
rururocks

pillaging sounds kinda good actually
12:35 pm
rururocks

it would seriously cut back on my babble time however
12:35 pm
MollyL

And there is a problem with that because?
12:35 pm
rururocks

but then .. that would make certain players very happy :D
12:36 pm
MollyL

Seriously, that is the best looking car that has come off any line in years.
12:37 pm
rururocks

I agree.. and they drive like a dream too
12:38 pm
Jillyjill

hmmm, what line are we speaking of?
12:39 pm
rururocks

audi.
12:39 pm
Jillyjill

ahh, scrolled through chog but didn't see it
12:39 pm
rururocks

but then there is one problem Molly...
12:40 pm
MollyL

Small back seats?
12:41 pm
rururocks

well.. no back seats actually
12:41 pm
rururocks

i'd have to wash it all the time and be fixated on how it looks
12:41 pm
rururocks

I haven't had to do that with my SUV
12:41 pm
MollyL

I could deal with that kind of problem.
12:41 pm
rururocks

the back seat is an engine
12:42 pm
MollyL

That's okay, you aren't limber enough for back seat gymnastics anymore. : P
12:45 pm
ypsigirl

fireworks
12:46 pm
Jillyjill

Woot WooT WooT ypsigirl!
12:46 pm
rururocks

nope.. I'm too stiff for all that
12:47 pm
MollyL

Oh darn, there I go being "typical" again.
12:51 pm
Jillyjill

<-----------!FW!!
12:52 pm
wvteach

hello all - congrats jilly
1:08 pm
cosdem

does anyone have the ca6 please?
1:09 pm
bichon

Hello folks just starting here. Mr. Bich sprained his ankle and I have been waiting on him all day
1:10 pm
cosdem

never mind ofound it
1:10 pm
cosdem

hope he is ok bich!
1:10 pm
bichon

He'll be okay. I'm driving him to work tomorrow so I will have a day of peace
1:14 pm
cosdem

ah good idea! :) glad wasnt too severe
1:15 pm
MollyL

Poor Mr. Bich. Hope he heals quickly.
1:16 pm
cosdem

ah finally found my last O after giving up in rage last night./ it was Oa4 :( lol
1:21 pm
MollyL

A rage? Are we in persnickety mode? : P
1:22 pm
cosdem

lol it was saturday night and I had some fine spirits
1:23 pm
bichon

what is the ca 6, cos?
1:23 pm
MollyL

*Imagines Cos cussing the whiskey bottle*
1:23 pm
cosdem

the person who rings your purchases up atthe store, minus a letter
1:23 pm
bichon

nm, found it
1:23 pm
bichon

ty
1:24 pm
cosdem

lol cant hug it its too tiny :P
1:24 pm
bichon

I think it's the French word for that
1:24 pm
MollyL

Oh Lord, are you drinking out of pint bottles again?
1:26 pm
cosdem

I pour them in a shot glass though. I do not drink from the bottle :P
1:26 pm
bichon

Maybe cos drank a 40
1:26 pm
MollyL

Good. *Cancels the call to AA*
1:26 pm
cosdem

ugh I dont do 40s. I dont do beer. :P
1:27 pm
cosdem

molly getting cable tomorrow. I caved lol. but at least I can dvr the shows and have better captions than hulu
1:28 pm
cosdem

I did good though. No cable from Sept 2012-Feb 2014
1:29 pm
bichon

Mr. Bich is drinking Angry Orchard lately instead of beer
1:30 pm
cosdem

is that an ale?
1:31 pm
bichon

no, sparkling cider. Very popular now
1:31 pm
MollyL

It's hard cider, isn't it?
1:32 pm
bichon

hench is not a word?
1:32 pm
MollyL

The ale that cracks me up is Old Howling Bastard
: D
1:32 pm
bichon

It's an English cider like Strongbow
1:37 pm
cosdem

ale and cider. whats the difference?
1:37 pm
cosdem

huh nbc is bringing back heroes
1:38 pm
MollyL

It's all in the brewing process, and what the beverage is brewed from.
1:39 pm
cosdem

I used to only drink Miller when it came to beer but that gives me acid reflux so no beer
1:41 pm
MollyL

I loved Heroes.
1:44 pm
MollyL

This is such a "non beer" place. Any time the subject comes up, six or seven people chime in with "I hate beer". Kind of like football. : P
1:45 pm
Nef

Good afternoon, Everyone. How are you all today?
1:45 pm
bichon

Mr. Bich always loved beer. Now all he drinks is wine and Angry Orchard
1:47 pm
bichon

I'm rather fond of Coke Zero or Pepsi One
1:50 pm
bichon

FW hagd all
1:51 pm
Nef

My son has been brewing some beer and hard cider since he moved in here. I've tried a sip or 2 of his batches, and I've found that I really do not like hops.
1:51 pm
Nef

YAY, bichon!!! WTG!!!
1:57 pm
MollyL

*Mental note: No beer and no tiara for Nef*
2:24 pm
crosshair

what is this "foot - ball " you speak of?
2:40 pm
cybernan

good morning :)
2:41 pm
cybernan

oops! - guess it is afternoon now!
2:45 pm
crosshair

howdy, cybernan
2:45 pm
cybernan

ne 6, please?
2:45 pm
crosshair

our west coasters... always late getting up:))
2:46 pm
crosshair

ne 6/18
2:47 pm
cybernan

a clue please, crossy?
2:47 pm
crosshair

mmm..
2:47 pm
cybernan

have bursitis in my knee again, so getting sleep whenever I can!
2:48 pm
crosshair

i also have bursitis in both knees now:((
2:49 pm
crosshair

its literal definition is a type of ragworm,but tough to clue
2:49 pm
cybernan

ouch!
2:49 pm
cybernan

well - believe it or not ;) - ragworm doesn't help
2:49 pm
crosshair

my own fault, cybernan. i am carry a few too many pounds
2:49 pm
crosshair

carrying
2:50 pm
cybernan

yeah - well me too
2:50 pm
crosshair

i did not think it would help...mmm
2:51 pm
crosshair

first four letters are a misspelling of not far...
2:51 pm
crosshair

then a vowel and a cons..
2:51 pm
crosshair

best i can do without just spelling the odd little word
2:53 pm
o-o

ne + some are so set in their ways they **s**t change
2:53 pm
cybernan

got it -- ty crossy
2:53 pm
cybernan

and o-o
2:53 pm
cybernan

*!* ta da *!* --- been looking for that one for awhile and I have seen it before!
2:54 pm
crosshair

ty o-o i needed a bail out on cluing that one
2:54 pm
crosshair

nothing was coming to mind:(
2:55 pm
cybernan

got it from your clue, though, crossy
2:56 pm
cybernan

off to elevate and ice -- back at the flip if I'm still awake
2:56 pm
crosshair

that is a miracle:) i best go black to class and take cluing 101 again;)
2:56 pm
crosshair

kk, tc cybernan
2:57 pm
crosshair

back*
3:02 pm
Soodle

Hello everybody :-)
3:02 pm
crosshair

howdy, soodles
3:03 pm
Soodle

Hey Cross :-)
3:04 pm
Soodle

<------ Bashfully admits to fireworks! Happy to clue.....
3:05 pm
Soodle

Chortle! Soodle was never bashful in her life!!!! You wanna clue.... just ask!
3:06 pm
crosshair

yaaa for soodles!
3:07 pm
Soodle

How're the studies going, Cross?
3:07 pm
crosshair

going well, soodles. as we speak i shave s split screen set up on my computer monitor and have babble on one side and my current English assignment on the other:))
3:08 pm
crosshair

have a*
3:12 pm
Soodle

Lol! And do you have Prison Break on a third window? I came to the (eventual) end of it last week. By the time it ended, I felt it had dragged on. I DID shed a little tear, though. ( but then, my kidneys are notoriously close to myeyes!!!).
3:15 pm
Bugsaw

hello friends. Can anyone clue the se 6 please?
3:16 pm
o-o

one of the houses of congress
3:16 pm
Bugsaw

thanks o-o
3:16 pm
Soodle

The upper house, Bugs
3:17 pm
Soodle

Hi o-o.
3:17 pm
Bugsaw

and Soodle. I was blind and getting frustrated
3:17 pm
crosshair

i am still late in season 2 i think. we average about 4 hours of viewing per week
3:20 pm
Soodle

My kids are able to make Netflix come through the XBox on the big TV. I personally love trotting off to bed, with the electric blanket already on, and wTching
3:20 pm
Soodle

My kids are able to make Netflix come through the XBox on the big TV. I personally love trotting off to bed, with the electric blanket already on, and wTching
3:20 pm
Soodle

My kids are able to make Netflix come through the XBox on the big TV. I personally love trotting off to bed, with the electric blanket already on, and wTching

3:21 pm
crosshair

my better half loves laying in bed all snuggly and watching Netflix on her tablet
3:21 pm
Soodle

watching Netflix uninterrupted, with my earphones. At the moment, I'm engrossed in House of Cards.
3:22 pm
crosshair

going to get her some Bluetooth headphones so she can listen to her shows with the best sound and not have any cables to bother with. Bluetooth headphones will also work on our tv
3:22 pm
Soodle

Kevin Spacey is very very watchable!
3:23 pm
crosshair

watched Gravity last night with Sandra bullock and George clooney
3:23 pm
crosshair

was very good
3:24 pm
Soodle

Crossy- don't take me up wrong on this, but, me & Mrs Cross would be good together in bed!
3:24 pm
crosshair

I had forgotten what a great speaking voice George has. It is a wonder he does not get more audio roles like Morgan freeman does
3:24 pm
crosshair

lol!!
3:24 pm
crosshair

the Netflix twins
3:25 pm
Soodle

Best speaking voice EVER was Richard Burton.
3:26 pm
crosshair

i will give you that one..well except for james earl Jones and toss Barry White in there also
3:26 pm
Soodle

Ooooh. Barry White.... Oooh.....
3:27 pm
crosshair

good ole Barry. having barry on the old turntable help many of us fella along with a nice romantic evening
3:29 pm
MollyL

Or it could have been all the Boone's Farm Apple Wine you pumped into the chick you were trying to get lucky with.
3:30 pm
crosshair

Actually it was fruit punch heavily spiked with Appleton Estates spiced rum:).. and she was pumping it into me:)) probably trying to get me to go to sleep lol
3:30 pm
Soodle

Well, now, to get ole Soodle in the groove, pop Dire Straits on the turntable & you have Soodle-putty in your hands.....sigh....
3:30 pm
crosshair

crossy loves Dire Straits
3:31 pm
crosshair

Lady Writer has some awesome guitar licks
3:32 pm
crosshair

when Mark plays that guitar, you almost expect to see it suddenly burst into flames lol
3:32 pm
Soodle

Terribly predictable, but Romeo & Juliet does it for me, even now.
3:33 pm
crosshair

telegraph road... it is all good
3:36 pm
MollyL

*Thinks Soodle is probably easy after a few drinks and something schmoopy on the radio* : D
3:36 pm
Soodle

But, then, of course, there are the most wonderful associations for Soodle & Romeo & Juliet.... But you're going to have to buy the book to get the full story. Just as soon as I write it. :-p
3:37 pm
MollyL

Let's see...Soodle book, Ruby book, Mimi book...there could be money in a Babble publishing house.
3:38 pm
crosshair

since 99% of us are "wordies" i would tend to agree
3:38 pm
Soodle

Mine will make most money! Mine will be the only one suitable for High School readers.
3:39 pm
Soodle

<----angelic simper....
3:41 pm
Soodle

All I need is a good editor
3:41 pm
MollyL

You could sell that tag line here Soodle, most people would believe it.
3:43 pm
crosshair

a good editor will leave you almost howling in frustration after the first go through on your book
3:45 pm
Soodle

Meanwhile, back in the real world, I'm plucking grey hairs from my eyebrows, & plucking dark hairs from my upper lip. Gawd. I hate being menopausal.
3:46 pm
crosshair

do not worry, It was hot and cold for J.K. Rowling as well:)
3:47 pm
MollyL

"The Life And Times Of Soodle: A Pristine Story Of A Girl Who Wore White Gloves And Behaved Like A Saint"
3:47 pm
crosshair

ok...yea...right....
3:47 pm
crosshair

we want the dirt!
3:48 pm
periwinkle

hi all, I am back from brunch with my god daughter. the weather was warm, in the high 50's and the sun was out. we walked to and from the restaurant which had to be at least 3 miles but it was fun walking together.
3:48 pm
crosshair

want it all laid so bare that we fell like we should confess to the police whenever we even read the book
3:48 pm
crosshair

feel
3:48 pm
periwinkle

and for Molly: I had the butternut squash bisque and the mushroom tarte.
3:49 pm
periwinkle

and two mimosas!!
3:49 pm
MollyL

It is beautiful here too, Peri. We were outside most of the afternoon. Thank God for fresh air!
3:49 pm
crosshair

sigh... winter here still and minus 18c for tonight:(
3:50 pm
periwinkle

I opened all of my windows when I got back home!
3:51 pm
periwinkle

expecting some light snow tues and wed but I hope that they are wrong. I have scheduled a massage for Wednesday afternoon.
3:52 pm
periwinkle

done with the grid, just stopped in to say hi.
3:52 pm
periwinkle

byee
4:06 pm
Soodle

Aha! The offspring of Soodle are calling. 'Drive me here, drive there, iron my shirt, will you make your ' special lasagne'. Some day, I'm going to be sad & lonely. Not in the foreseeable future. Good night Babble friends. Duty calls.
4:09 pm
MollyL

*Thought Soodle's kids were of driving age*
4:10 pm
crosshair

gn soodles
4:13 pm
Babs1

what's a clue for the upper r?
4:14 pm
o-o

rh 4.5
4:14 pm
Babs1

oh..of course...thanks!
4:18 pm
Babs1

how about third column e?
4:19 pm
o-o

et 4/6 and 4/4
4:20 pm
Babs1

ah...thanks!
4:20 pm
cosdem

Do not panic. I have returned.
4:20 pm
crosshair

whew! ok, we can all relax now:)
4:23 pm
cosdem

uh huh :P
4:25 pm
MollyL

*Wrings out my sweat soaked hanky*
4:26 pm
MollyL

But what were you doing??? Housework? Laundry? On a phone call??
4:28 pm
cosdem

lol naw went to target to get a carrier thingy for my phone so i can put it on my belt at work then went to whole foods to get some cookies from their bakery :P
4:28 pm
cosdem

now am doing laundry and enjoying some stuff allowed by state law
4:28 pm
crosshair

rub it in
4:28 pm
rururocks

*hands out Xanax to the crowds to calm them down*
4:28 pm
MollyL

: D
4:29 pm
rururocks

you're getting married cos ?
4:29 pm
cosdem

I am alreadt married in 15 states :P
4:30 pm
cosdem

well 16 now.
4:30 pm
rururocks

gotta work on those other 35 huh?
4:30 pm
MollyL

Yes, shame on us Americans.
4:30 pm
Soodle

Soodle's offspring (thankfully) don't drink & drive.
4:31 pm
cosdem

looking at pictures of gay marriages done yesterday in chicago.. very heartwarming to see
4:31 pm
MollyL

Wait, wait, you drive them around AFTER they swipe your liquor?
4:31 pm
Soodle

Elbows her way to front og line for the free Xanax....
4:32 pm
uusue2

hi again all! back to finish...
4:32 pm
rururocks

whiskey chaser
4:33 pm
o-o

Hello, sue. Hope you are well and smiling.
4:34 pm
uusue2

I am good, o-o!
4:34 pm
cosdem

ryan swiped my liquor while i was asleep i ust found out
4:34 pm
cosdem

not happy
4:34 pm
MollyL

*Gives Ryan the evil eye*
4:34 pm
uusue2

bummer, cos :-(
4:35 pm
crosshair

Old news here. We tend to let people in love marry who they wish. Hope you get those other 35 on board
4:35 pm
cosdem

so I had to go back out to the liquor store. its sunday i need to sit at home
4:35 pm
Soodle

That's shite, Cos!
4:35 pm
cosdem

colorado will probably legalize it soon. theres a case in the court, with the same judge who overturned utah's ban
4:36 pm
crosshair

now if you guys could chat with our government about legal week, i would be grateful:)
4:36 pm
crosshair

weed*
4:37 pm
cosdem

our governor is still against our legal weed. even though the revenue is double what they expected and now they dot know what to do with all the extra money lol
4:37 pm
MollyL

Old news, yeah, great phrase.
4:37 pm
crosshair

damn arthritis and bursitis almost had me crippled!
4:37 pm
cosdem

99 million in education alone
4:37 pm
uusue2

fireworks! and I didn't even need morewords...
4:38 pm
cosdem

wtg sue!
4:38 pm
crosshair

nice problem to have, too much money
4:38 pm
crosshair

yaaa for suze!!
4:40 pm
crosshair

your governor will appreciate it better when he can balance the books with ease at budget time
4:40 pm
cosdem

Our Governor is an idiot. He's very pro-fracking sadly - too bad hes a Democrat too. I'll probably vote 3rd party.
4:41 pm
crosshair

first one i have ever heard of who is pro- fracking!!
4:41 pm
crosshair

we have to get off the oil nipple.
4:42 pm
cosdem

a lot of our pols in the usa are pro-fracking
4:42 pm
cosdem

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
4:43 pm
crosshair

actually we are currently fighting the Endbridge pipeline that is dues to go from the tar sands to Kitimaat on the west coast
4:44 pm
cosdem

a Nebraska court ruled that the state's decision to allow the pipeline was illegal since the governor had no authority. os thats good news
4:44 pm
cosdem

the keystone pipeline I mean
4:44 pm
crosshair

the leakty thing will carve its way through boreal forest and over approx. 1000 rivers and streams
4:45 pm
crosshair

and through rare spirit bear habitat
4:45 pm
crosshair

not good:((
4:48 pm
cosdem

brb
4:57 pm
jaxx7

Crossy, I lost my son to cannabis psychosis when he committed suicide by standing in front of an express train. After over 15 years of mental problems due to cannabis, he took the omly way out that he could see. I know cannabis helps with pain but, beware, the d*** stuff is insidious. Gives with one hand and takes with the other.
4:58 pm
crosshair

noted. It is not for all, nor an answer to all ailments
4:58 pm
uusue2

((((jaxx)))) how awful that must have been for you!!! I cannot imagine losing a child...
4:58 pm
o-o

My condolences, jaxx
4:59 pm
crosshair

i am sorry for your loss jaxx
5:01 pm
Soodle

Jaxx. That is unbearable. Truly unbearable. That you can come on here & share that pain is mind boggling. You are in my thoughts & prayers.
5:02 pm
jaxx7

it was awful at the time but it was 8 years ago and things have eased. Christmas will never be the same again for us. Of 6 young men who suffered from psychosis and who were in the local mental health unit with Tim only one is still alive and he is disabled. the rest committed suicide.
5:02 pm
crosshair

every medicine, natural and pharmaceutical has its dangers. I thank you for sharing this with me , jaxx. things must def be considered carefully
5:04 pm
crosshair

we have entire first nation villages hooked on Oxycontin:(
5:04 pm
jaxx7

The irony was that Tim would never have it that cannabis was to blame for his state of mind and he had it in his bloodstream when he stood in front of that train.
5:05 pm
crosshair

though the formulation has been altered for this medicine it remains to be seen what the outcome will be
5:05 pm
jaxx7

All I ask is that you be aware, Crossy.
5:05 pm
crosshair

((jaxx)) ty for your concern
5:06 pm
MollyL

Sad conversation : (
5:07 pm
jaxx7

I have made it my mission to dissuade youth from taking the stuff. It is not easy when you hear high school teachers telling classes that cannabis should be the drug of choice as it is safe.
5:07 pm
crosshair

i am honored that you have room in your grief to share your thoughts with me, jaxx
5:08 pm
jaxx7

I wouldn't want your family to live through what ours did
5:09 pm
Soodle

Jaxx, forgive me. I'm just unable to imagine the horrors you have been through. My mind just won"t allow me to go there. All I can do is offer my deepest condolences, and as much support that a forum like Babble will allow .
5:10 pm
jaxx7

I manage by living a day at a time and have done since Tim started having problems. If I get to the end of the day in a calm state of mind then.... on to the next
5:11 pm
jaxx7

I think this is enough doom and gloom. Back to Babble
5:11 pm
harpjane

hello 52 to go
5:11 pm
Soodle

Hoe old was Tim when he died?
5:12 pm
jaxx7

just 30
5:14 pm
Soodle

Jax .my heart goes out to you. I pray infrequently, but I will pray for you this evening.
5:15 pm
jaxx7

Thank you. remember my dear husband too who lost his only son and is still grieving
5:17 pm
MollyL

Wow, heavy stuff.
5:17 pm
crosshair

yup. must must be shared from time to time
5:17 pm
crosshair

but must*
5:18 pm
jaxx7

I agree, molly. Time to change the subject I feel.
5:18 pm
crosshair

yup.time for something different. How about some dity limericks?
5:18 pm
crosshair

dirty*
5:18 pm
jaxx7

Ditty or dirty?
5:18 pm
Soodle

Next time anybody on Babble sees me moaning or giving out, feel free to give me a kick up the arse.
5:19 pm
jaxx7

I still love a good moan, Soodle and as a Capricorn I am pessimistic too.
5:20 pm
harpjane

How's your weather soodle?
5:20 pm
crosshair

i am a Taurus and as such i tend to plow all that under and see if it will grow flowers
5:21 pm
MollyL

Anyone have any good puppy stories?
5:22 pm
Soodle

Lol jax. I'm the most untypical Virgo onEarth. Not a hoot do I give about most stuff.:-)
5:22 pm
jaxx7

have you? I only have arescue cat who uses my house as a hotel until something annoys her. Then she goes to the neighbours down the road.
5:23 pm
Soodle

Hiya Harp. Weather here not too bad. No snow no frost or ice. Just murky.
5:24 pm
jaxx7

The water is beginning to drain away, thank goodness. The Daffodils are out, the birds are colourful and Spring is just around the corner.
5:24 pm
harpjane

My niece had a blast on the west coast during that storm a few weeks ago. She grew up in a land-locked state.
5:25 pm
Soodle

But, theres a definite stretch in the days.. And the daffodils are breaking through. Jees. I LOVEdaffodils
5:26 pm
jaxx7

So do I. A really cheerful flower.
5:27 pm
Soodle

Where was your niece, Harp?
5:28 pm
harpjane

south west coast, sorry i don't know more than that
5:29 pm
jaxx7

In britain, Harp?
5:29 pm
Soodle

Was she here in Ireland?
5:29 pm
MollyL

Cheerful : D
5:30 pm
Soodle

Cos the storms here, on the Atlantic Coast were pretty spectaular....
5:30 pm
harpjane

Ireland, she is at Trinity College for the year.
5:31 pm
jaxx7

They were to exhilarating to begin with but went on too long
5:31 pm
jaxx7

so even
5:32 pm
Soodle

Ooh Good for her. Trinity is a very prestigious college.
5:32 pm
Soodle

Where in the world are you, Jax?
5:34 pm
Soodle

Harp, have you ever thought of visiting?
5:34 pm
jaxx7

On the South Coast of England in a small seaside town called Teignmouth (pronounced Tinmuth) in between Plymouth and Exeter in Devon.
5:34 pm
harpjane

I'm hoping to come this summer, either August or September.
5:35 pm
harpjane

There's a Brian Boru Harp festival in Limerick and/or a bicycle ride at Giant's Causeway. We're trying to decide which we want to do.
5:36 pm
Soodle

Woo-hoo!!!!!! Another Babbler is coming in May!
5:36 pm
harpjane

I think we should go the the harp festival and then do the ride on our own, without group support.
5:37 pm
Soodle

Harp. I grew up in Clontarf. Scene of Brian Boru's defeat!
5:39 pm
Soodle

2014 is going to be the year of the Irish Babble meets!
5:40 pm
harpjane

2 left
5:41 pm
harpjane

wow, soodle, I'll be sure to go there. Are you aware of any millenial BB activities?
5:43 pm
Soodle

Not off the top of my head, Harp, but, if i knew you were coming I could suss things out.
5:43 pm
jaxx7

Thanks for listening everyone. I am off to my bed. I did the ironing today and I let it build up (I hate ironing) so I am tired. Night.
5:45 pm
Soodle

The Battle of Clontarf was in 1014. There will be loads of stuff commemorating the event!
5:47 pm
Soodle

Jax. It was a privilege chatting to you this evening. I look forward to chatting again. X
5:47 pm
crosshair

gn jaxx and ty
5:49 pm
harpjane

That's why the harp festival is happening. There's going to be an attempt to set a world record for number of harps in a parade (playing Brian Boru's March!)
5:52 pm
Soodle

Oh my! Penny slowly dropping.,, you play the harp, Jane?
6:02 pm
harpjane

uh, yes.
6:02 pm
harpjane

(lol)\
6:25 pm
rururocks

wouldn't a world record for a harp festival just be stringing people along?
6:25 pm
crosshair

lol!! good one ru!! that pulled me out of my English assignments lol
6:31 pm
harpjane

lol, we plan to set the world record for number of G strings!
6:31 pm
crosshair

ooohhh!
6:31 pm
crosshair

can i watch?
6:39 pm
o-o

Good luck with breaking the record, harpjane
6:44 pm
rururocks

I'm guessing the current record is held in Vegas
6:49 pm
crosshair

wonder what the record is in Vegas for weddings while wearing g strings?
7:23 pm
phandmd

good evening, anyone here?
7:43 pm
rururocks

Hellllloooooooooo......
7:44 pm
penquis

hi ru
7:44 pm
penquis

hi phan...
7:45 pm
rururocks

Hi pen
7:46 pm
rururocks

What should I make for dinner?
7:46 pm
penquis

something yummy...
7:47 pm
penquis

i had a barbecue pork pizza....
7:47 pm
rururocks

You mentioned that yesterday how did that come out
7:48 pm
penquis

it was good...but i did not make it...had it at a restaurant....
7:48 pm
rururocks

I was thinking something lighter than that
7:49 pm
penquis

BLT?....soup and sandwich?
7:50 pm
penquis

pasta?
7:50 pm
rururocks

Had pasta yesterday
7:50 pm
MollyL

***Don't say pasta***
7:51 pm
crosshair

mmm, pasta
7:51 pm
rururocks

Soup and sandwich sounds good
7:51 pm
penquis

um....ok...
7:51 pm
MollyL

Joke, he's doing low carb
7:51 pm
rururocks

Why is t hat molls?
7:52 pm
rururocks

Ah..trying to
7:52 pm
penquis

ah....i am doing to make a roasted veggie pasta tomorrow with whole wheat pasta....
7:52 pm
rururocks

Maybe some celery and carrot sticks
7:54 pm
penquis

hummus?
7:54 pm
MollyL

For once, this place is NOT making me hungry.
7:54 pm
rururocks

Lol
7:55 pm
phandmd

hello!
7:56 pm
rururocks

Hi phan,....
7:56 pm
penquis

hi
7:56 pm
phandmd

my allergies are driving me crazy tonight
7:57 pm
phandmd

just took some allegra
7:57 pm
MollyL

I think I'll go make a plate of tofu and an ice cold glass of soy milk!
7:58 pm
phandmd

may I have a clue for the te 5/14?
7:59 pm
rururocks

Sounds like what basketball players sit on.
8:00 pm
phandmd

thanks! FW!
8:00 pm
penquis

congrats!
8:00 pm
rururocks

Good job phan..
8:01 pm
penquis

i don't like tofu but i do like hummus....especially garlic lovers hummus with carrots....yum!
8:02 pm
cosdem

Back!
8:02 pm
phandmd

hi, Cos!
8:03 pm
penquis

hi cos...
8:04 pm
rururocks

OK dinner time. Gotta cook....bye
8:07 pm
phandmd

enjoy, Ru
8:10 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi phan and all
8:10 pm
phandmd

Hi TO
8:11 pm
penquis

bye ru...hi TO
8:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi pen
8:11 pm
JenMO16

hi again!
8:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi cos
8:16 pm
phandmd

hello, Jen!
8:18 pm
penquis

hi jen
8:18 pm
JenMO16

hi phand and pen!
8:22 pm
JenMO16

everyone must be finishing the Daytona or watching the Olympics closing ceremony
8:23 pm
JenMO16

or sleeping!
8:24 pm
penquis

watching olympics....just finished the NYT crossword....
8:24 pm
cosdem

i forgot i cam eback in here
8:24 pm
phandmd

I personally hate the whole opening/closing ceremony aspect of the olympics. I think they are a huge waste of money.
8:25 pm
phandmd

Cos, I do that frequently! lol
8:25 pm
JenMO16

I am watching the Daytona, will watch the Olympics later on, however, the web is already posting pics from the closing ceremony!
8:26 pm
cosdem

i havent seen any of the olympics this year. russia sucks ba*ls
8:26 pm
penquis

i agree....didn't watch the opening ceremonies....
8:26 pm
JenMO16

I haven't either, except the ice skating, but to be honest, I have only seen the women skate!
8:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

they are running daytona at this hour? who's winning?
8:27 pm
cosdem

There will be a more exciting event to watch next sunday
8:28 pm
JenMO16

they had to stop because of the rain TO
8:28 pm
JenMO16

Menard is leading
8:29 pm
JenMO16

6 hour rain delay
8:29 pm
72 Temple Owl

what car does he drive? i have nopt kept up with the sport.
8:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

cripes, the poor fans. i went to darlington once when they ran on MOnday because of the rain. many folks had to leave.
8:30 pm
JenMO16

you mean his sponsor?
8:33 pm
JenMO16

he drives the no. 27 car
8:36 pm
phandmd

ch
8:36 pm
JenMO16

hello?????
8:37 pm
phandmd

cheers
8:37 pm
cosdem

allo!
8:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

my pc crashed. yes
8:37 pm
JenMO16

oh no!
8:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

my volume control is missing again. i give up
8:38 pm
phandmd

I hate it when that happens, TO!
8:39 pm
72 Temple Owl

anyone know how to do a system restore?
8:39 pm
phandmd

sorry, no.
8:39 pm
72 Temple Owl

i mean, i am not sure about how to put in a restore point
8:39 pm
cosdem

Um. I did. Its somewhere in your settings
8:39 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh, phan, when do you start your new job?
8:40 pm
cosdem

I will ask Ryan when he gets home and when I see you on tomorrow I will tell you if you still need to know tomorrow.
8:40 pm
phandmd

the 3rd of march.
8:40 pm
JenMO16

yes, it is in your settings, should say system restore
8:40 pm
72 Temple Owl

cos, i think i will try it soon and be done for the night.
8:40 pm
JenMO16

how confusing, cos!
8:41 pm
72 Temple Owl

has anyone seen je today?
8:41 pm
cosdem

lol i know jen but thats the best I can do to help :(
8:41 pm
cosdem

Havent seen her today
8:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

ok people, happy babbling, i am going to do this now.
8:43 pm
JenMO16

bye TO
8:47 pm
cosdem

does anyyone have the se6
8:47 pm
phandmd

one of the houses of congress
8:48 pm
cosdem

why do i always always always miss that one? im a political junkie lol
8:48 pm
cosdem

thank you!
8:49 pm
phandmd

yw
8:52 pm
cosdem

fireworks
8:54 pm
bleugirl2

CA 6 clue
8:54 pm
JenMO16

congrats, cos, i have 15 left
8:55 pm
JenMO16

ca6 what you wear outside + a golf item
8:58 pm
bleugirl2

hmm don't get it
8:59 pm
mcurlschool

that sounds more like a co6 clue
8:59 pm
JenMO16

sorry!
9:00 pm
JenMO16

similar to a person at the store minus a letter
9:08 pm
JenMO16

fireworks for me
9:10 pm
lbdawger

whoooohooooo Jen!!
9:13 pm
JenMO16

thanks, ibd
9:13 pm
cosdem

wow http://tinyurl.com/lstkk5h
9:13 pm
mixi6

yea! jen
9:13 pm
JenMO16

what's that link for, cos?
9:13 pm
JenMO16

thanks, mixi6
9:14 pm
cosdem

a village built just for people with dementia.. its a really sweet read
9:15 pm
JenMO16

oic
9:16 pm
JenMO16

does anyone not know about my friend who died at the Chiefs football stadium, I mean the final outcome? The man who hit him was charged with manslaughter.
9:19 pm
JenMO16

ok, bye!
9:24 pm
bleugirl2

ne 6
9:32 pm
bleugirl2

re 7
9:33 pm
bleugirl2

got the re7 need ne6
9:34 pm
tabbycat

Can you clue the re7 please? I don't have that one.
9:34 pm
rururocks

ne 6 is the clam word babblet
9:35 pm
bleugirl2

its the en5/12 plus a prefix
9:35 pm
rururocks


re7 is to have a scene done over again
9:35 pm
rururocks

hi bleu
9:35 pm
bleugirl2

hi
9:35 pm
bleugirl2

clam word?
9:35 pm
tabbycat

Thanks for both of those :-)
9:36 pm
rururocks

clam worm.. it's a normal babblet
9:37 pm
rururocks

*waves to Pam*
9:37 pm
bleugirl2

sorry not familiar
9:37 pm
rururocks

ends in to be
9:38 pm
rururocks

I am he **
9:38 pm
bleugirl2

I looked it up thanks.
9:38 pm
rururocks

good
9:39 pm
MollyL

Isn't "normal babblet" an oxymoron?
9:41 pm
bleugirl2

se 6
9:45 pm
rururocks

se 6 is not congress
9:45 pm
rururocks

normal babblet is an oxymoron except for one moron
9:57 pm
bleugirl2

sh 5.12 I have Charlie, panty hose, and bed linen as well as more bashful
9:57 pm
rururocks

sounds pretty sexy bleu :D
9:58 pm
bleugirl2

i got it
9:58 pm
rururocks

you need a shiny surface or something with a sh5
9:58 pm
bleugirl2

could be sexy ru
10:01 pm
bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX!
10:04 pm
penquis

congrats!
10:04 pm
rururocks

yeah bleu
10:14 pm
MissOmnibus

hey all
10:17 pm
Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing
10:17 pm
Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!
10:17 pm
MissOmnibus

hi min
10:17 pm
MissOmnibus

ok and you?
10:18 pm
Minveryork

I am well. Started this at flip last and got 60 words. I came back to finish and now I am down to my last word. Are you done MissOmnibus? Hoping to get FW's w/another babbler.
10:19 pm
MissOmnibus

I'm 47 to go
10:19 pm
MissOmnibus

I am not a clever Omnibus
10:21 pm
rururocks

hi minver
10:21 pm
rururocks

hi ms. o
10:21 pm
Minveryork

I am not so clever either, especially at this time of evening
10:21 pm
MissOmnibus

hi ruru
10:21 pm
rururocks

<---clever all the time :D
10:21 pm
Minveryork

Hello rururocks!How are ya? I assume you are already done
10:22 pm
MissOmnibus

lol ruru!~
10:22 pm
Minveryork

rururocks is the clever & witty babbler here in Babbleland.
10:23 pm
rururocks

I finished last night minver.
10:23 pm
rururocks

I am here to cheer on and heckle people :D
10:25 pm
rururocks

<---one stop service
10:25 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations rururocks on finishing early! Good for you!
10:30 pm
MissOmnibus

OC5.12 please?
10:33 pm
Minveryork

oc5/12 word is oc plus skin color from the sun MissOmnibus
10:33 pm
MissOmnibus

ty min
10:36 pm
Minveryork

yw
10:40 pm
o-o

Hello, MissOmnibus. Any fires in your area?
10:41 pm
MissOmnibus

haha no today my friend
10:41 pm
o-o

Good news is good.
10:42 pm
Jindigo

evening everyone. Hi Min!
10:42 pm
MissOmnibus

hi jin
10:42 pm
MissOmnibus

how are you o-o?
10:43 pm
o-o

I am the usual. and you?
10:43 pm
MissOmnibus

Well enough, going through the 'bargaining' step at the moment with this grid.
10:43 pm
Minveryork

Hello o-o! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.
10:44 pm
Jindigo

Hello Miss.
10:44 pm
Minveryork

Hello Jindigo! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.
10:45 pm
Jindigo

I need two clues - NE 6/18 and CA 6/24 please, and thank you.
10:46 pm
Minveryork

That ne 6/18 word is ne plus that re 4/4 word Jindigo.
10:46 pm
Minveryork

ca 6/24 is person who works at the register minus a letter.
10:46 pm
Jindigo

thank you
10:47 pm
Minveryork

yw
10:49 pm
Jindigo

thanks Min.
10:49 pm
Jindigo

you always come through.
10:49 pm
Jindigo

im out - *poof.
10:50 pm
Minveryork

Goodnight Jindigo! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.
10:53 pm
rururocks

what's new in your life minver?
10:54 pm
MissOmnibus

SH5,18 please and the ea5,10 :)
10:55 pm
rururocks

ea 5 is consumed
10:55 pm
rururocks

sh 5/18 holds a knife
10:55 pm
MissOmnibus

how did i miss that, ty ruru
10:56 pm
rururocks

sometimes the obvious ones are the hardest
10:56 pm
MissOmnibus

and ty fo the sh
10:57 pm
rururocks

yqw
10:58 pm
MissOmnibus

wait.. the SH was the SH6, not he SH5
11:00 pm
MissOmnibus

nm
11:00 pm
MissOmnibus

got it
11:00 pm
MissOmnibus

erp
11:04 pm
Minveryork

Not much is new rururocks. I have to go back to work after my eleven day vacation. Of course I can't get to bed early.
11:05 pm
Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! sh 6/24 was my final word.
11:06 pm
Minveryork

I will stay for ten more minutes if you want clues Omnibus.
11:12 pm
rururocks

congrats minver
11:12 pm
rururocks

well.. at least you got a little time off minver
11:13 pm
MissOmnibus

ohhh
11:13 pm
MissOmnibus

I have 17 left I dont think im getting anywhere
11:13 pm
MissOmnibus

ol
11:16 pm
funhs

clue for ca/6
11:16 pm
funhs

please
11:16 pm
rururocks

a checker at a grocery store without the S
11:17 pm
MissOmnibus

En5,12 pretty please?
11:17 pm
funhs

thanks
11:18 pm
rururocks

to recreate a scene?
11:18 pm
ursh

en5/12 - en+what is done on a stage or in the movies - and re for a 7
11:19 pm
rururocks

*brings in trunk of fish for ms omnibus :D
11:19 pm
MissOmnibus

hahaha thanks ursh & ruru
11:20 pm
MissOmnibus

12 to go
11:20 pm
MissOmnibus

and to think this is a small grid
11:22 pm
Minveryork

Hello funhs!How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid
11:22 pm
Minveryork

ca6/24 word is person who works at register minus a letter
11:27 pm
MissOmnibus

both na5,14s please
11:29 pm
o-o

na + ***o ***o train
11:30 pm
o-o

n + strike a m**** to light a fire
11:30 pm
MissOmnibus

haha ty o-o
11:32 pm
Minveryork

Good luck finishing the grid MissOmnibus. I must go to bed.
11:33 pm
Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.
11:33 pm
rururocks

good night minver
11:33 pm
MissOmnibus

night min and ty
11:34 pm
rururocks

hope work is easier tomorrow
11:34 pm
MissOmnibus

ha5/16 and/or re5/10 please
11:35 pm
rururocks

ha 5 is like a door on a submarine
11:36 pm
rururocks

re5/10 is to let an apartment + a vowell
11:36 pm
MissOmnibus

gah. awesome ty ty ruru
11:40 pm
MissOmnibus

TE5,14 please?
11:41 pm
rururocks

t + most of what basketball players sit on waiting to play
11:43 pm
MissOmnibus

Hmm, is this an americanism?
11:44 pm
rururocks

oh.. sorry
11:44 pm
MissOmnibus

Lol its ok, i havent got it... but uh... yeah :P
11:44 pm
rururocks

let me .. when you are sitting at a picnic table .. you pull up a B5 to sit on.. the te is the same
11:45 pm
MissOmnibus

Huzzah! thanks ruru!
11:45 pm
rururocks

yw
11:51 pm
harpjane

197 is my hope for next grid
11:52 pm
MissOmnibus

Te6,18 please
11:55 pm
cosdem

Greetings faeries and such.
11:55 pm
MissOmnibus

<bounce> hi cos
11:56 pm
cosdem

add trauma unit to te4
11:58 pm
MissOmnibus

o_o
11:58 pm
cosdem

te6 neener! :)
11:59 pm
MissOmnibus

ohh ty cos fireworks!
11:59 pm
MissOmnibus

i was well confused
11:59 pm
cosdem

wtg in the nick of time