Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 3, 2014

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip

12:01 am

flosey

flip, hi there Dee

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

this grid doesn't appear to look friendly

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:02 am

flosey

thanks very much Lickety

12:04 am

cybernan

hello everyoe - ty lickety

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:05 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:06 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:07 am

cybernan

ho 7

12:08 am

dizgrannie

Q's quashed

12:08 am

dizgrannie

qu 6/7

12:09 am

rururocks

a grain of salt diz :D

12:09 am

torgone

ma7, 8

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

qu 7

12:12 am

McLeach

100.

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg mc

12:14 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:14 am

McLeach

thx, long way to go yet I see

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7 x 2

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7 x 3

12:16 am

jbp

ho 7 and howdy, all!

12:18 am

Lizlin

Hi jbp

12:18 am

jbp

is that qu7 kind of grainy?

12:18 am

flosey

yes

12:18 am

rururocks

it takes one to qu7 noa one

12:18 am

jbp

ugh.

12:19 am

jbp

wow

12:19 am

jbp

are any of the ma7s related to boat storage?

12:20 am

jbp

if so, ahoy!

12:21 am

Lizlin

Neither of the 2 I have are, jbp

12:21 am

cybernan

nbs, nbt

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

NBT NBS

12:21 am

Lizlin

Yay Nan

12:21 am

jbp

k, thx Lis

12:21 am

rururocks

I just have ma 6's

12:21 am

jbp

and good for you, Nan!

12:22 am

cybernan

is that a sign, ruru?

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

one ma 7 is alien from the red planet :)

12:22 am

Lizlin

Thanks Dee - that'd be my 3rd one!

12:22 am

rururocks

beats me nan :D

12:22 am

jbp

thanks DEE!

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:23 am

Lizlin

Surprised it's not a proper noun!

12:23 am

cybernan

think cryptic on that comment, ru

12:23 am

jbp

good point, Liz

12:23 am

rururocks

anyone found an 8?

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7/44 and pl ma 8 sign above movie theatre

12:23 am

Lizlin

ma 7/8

12:23 am

flosey

I have ma8

12:23 am

cybernan

just gave you a clue for the ma 7/8

12:24 am

jbp

thanks Dee.

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:24 am

Lizlin

Didn't know that meaning for the ma 7/8 - in UK it's a type of tent

12:24 am

rururocks

oh thanks nan.. I had that ma . .didn't realize it was a 7

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

do 7

12:24 am

rururocks

thanks

12:24 am

rururocks

one 8 don't

12:24 am

rururocks

done

12:25 am

McLeach

well, I've slowed way down, so sayin' g'night at 115.

12:25 am

jbp

night McL

12:25 am

Lizlin

Sleep well McLeach

12:25 am

McLeach

thx

12:25 am

flosey

goodnight McL

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

gn leach

12:26 am

jbp

would love a clue for the far left A...it's probably something really obvious

12:26 am

rururocks

buffalo jb

12:27 am

jbp

nm, I'm burning with shame I didn't find it

12:27 am

rururocks

LOL.. *hoses jb down*

12:27 am

Lizlin

lol jbp - I had the buffalo but not that one!

12:27 am

jbp

i don't get the buffalo...all i' can think of is armpit

12:28 am

Lizlin

It's a 4 letter babblet and pl that I learnt a long time ago - an 4/4

12:28 am

rururocks

well then .. it will Dawn on you :D

12:29 am

jbp

got it. thx

12:29 am

jbp

it might be eating that qu grain ;-)

12:30 am

Lizlin

Perhaps it is!

12:30 am

rururocks

faro out

12:30 am

jbp

I want there to be an oasis in the grid

12:30 am

Lizlin

I want aorta!

12:31 am

rururocks

I was hoping for morass

12:31 am

jbp

me too, ruru

12:31 am

rururocks

story of my life..

12:31 am

Lizlin

Why did I have to try imho???

12:31 am

jbp

clue on the far right o, pls?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

there is an ao 6 liz

12:31 am

rururocks

os4

12:32 am

Lizlin

Thanks Dee - looking

12:32 am

jbp

ty, ruru.

12:32 am

Lizlin

So there is!! Thanks Dee.

12:32 am

jbp

imar

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:32 am

jbp

crap sorry

12:33 am

jbp

looking for my final for nbt... lowest lone i

12:33 am

rururocks

no clue.. been looking for it too

12:34 am

Lizlin

Me too

12:34 am

jbp

hmmmmm

12:34 am

jbp

no matter how many times I try "ion" based words, I get nowhere

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ih 5

12:34 am

rururocks

got it a babblet

12:35 am

helensgirlkid

ih 5/14 - garment worn by men on pilgrimage to mecca

12:35 am

helensgirlkid

aortic

12:35 am

jbp

ty Helen for the ih. never would have found it!

12:36 am

helensgirlkid

SORRY - so excited to have found it, didn't check my cursor!

12:36 am

Lizlin

Thanks Helen - as jbp said!

12:36 am

flosey

just monkeyed it

12:36 am

cybernan

down to 50 - enough for tonight. See you tomorrow :)

12:36 am

helensgirlkid

I manage to remember ihr - then monkeying is fairly easy!

12:36 am

flosey

well done nan

12:37 am

jbp

finally nbt/nbs. getting up for work comes so EARLY, so I must head to bed. Have a good night, all

12:37 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Nan

12:37 am

helensgirlkid

67 left - going to get some sleep - good luck all.

12:37 am

Lizlin

Sleep well jbp

12:37 am

Lizlin

You too, Helen :)

12:37 am

jbp

I will try -----poof

12:38 am

Lizlin

Oooh! Just found a do 7!

12:41 am

flosey

me too, would not have believed that spelling

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

dr 7/32

12:43 am

Lizlin

Thanks Dee - forgot that word until you typed the stats!

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

lucky find :)

12:44 am

Lizlin

:)

12:44 am

Lizlin

Are you feeling any better today - and you flossy?

12:45 am

Lizlin

Flosey - sorry

12:45 am

flosey

much better thanks Liz - needed the boost from Dr.

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

my head was less plugged up

12:45 am

rururocks

fi7

12:45 am

Lizlin

Glad to hear it - for both of you :)

12:45 am

flosey

was quite accustomed to Flossy, np

12:46 am

rururocks

you'll shoot yourself when you find it

12:46 am

Lizlin

auto correct if I don't use a capital F!

12:46 am

Lizlin

thanks, Ru

12:46 am

lil*monkey

ha!

12:46 am

Lizlin

Missing 1 x 7 and 1 x 8 - sigh!

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

ty, ru, that was my missing f

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

so am I, Liz

12:50 am

rururocks

you'll need a lot of rigor to find the mo7.36

12:50 am

Lizlin

Yup! That's my missing 7!

12:51 am

rururocks

ten left

12:52 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ru - Good clue :)

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru... now just missing an 8

12:54 am

flosey

morgen
morose

12:55 am

flosey

oops, sorry

12:55 am

rururocks

re8

12:55 am

rururocks

kind of an anal mickey and Minnie :D

12:56 am

Lizlin

Wow! I guessed it from that clue :)

12:56 am

Lizlin

Too tuned into you, Ru. Scary!

12:57 am

rururocks

lol.. you're in trouble liz

12:57 am

Lizlin

;)

1:01 am

rururocks

ah.. found the missing r

1:02 am

rururocks

firewoiks

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

wtg, ru!!

1:03 am

rururocks

*wonder what liz does when she catches mice*

1:06 am

flosey

well done ru

1:07 am

flosey

boxes were coming

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

had to leave and come back in

1:10 am

flosey

me too, and took a while coming back

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:14 am

flosey

well done Dee

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty!

1:16 am

rururocks

glad I made it before the tantrum

1:17 am

Lizlin

Did I miss a tantrum?

1:17 am

Lizlin

Congrats Dee and Ru

1:17 am

flosey

a brief one, Liz

1:18 am

Lizlin

Did I tell you, Flosey, that I emailed Jilli?

1:18 am

rururocks

I wish Dr. G would just fix the server..it's like every night a couple of times a nigt

1:18 am

rururocks

night

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

true, ru... seems worse now than it used to be several years ago

1:18 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Ru

1:18 am

rururocks

Jilli has abandoned us :(

1:19 am

rururocks

all her new friends on jigidi

1:19 am

Lizlin

She said she'll be back but Great Danes take priority (that's me, not her)

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

I was wondering how she is doing and where she has been.

1:19 am

rururocks

I knew she was dogging it

1:20 am

Lizlin

Involved on FB with Great Dane people and too tired to find words.

1:20 am

Lizlin

But she said to say hi to everyone.

1:20 am

rururocks

*weeps quietly in the corner*

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

LOL, ru

1:21 am

flosey

she made me giggle one day while was feeling really crummy,

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

here's a box of tissues

1:22 am

rururocks

*honk!* *sniffle*

1:22 am

Lizlin

How did she do that - if it's not personal.

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

I haven't been checking FB, since I felt so yucky... just played a few games, so I haven't noticed jili's postings.

1:22 am

flosey

one of the email jokes going around

1:22 am

rururocks

I love to make flosey laugh

1:22 am

flosey

I do always check our email

1:23 am

flosey

I love to laugh

1:23 am

Lizlin

Glad she made you laugh :)

1:23 am

rururocks

don't ever lose that flosey..

1:23 am

Lizlin

I agree - can't imagine life without laughter

1:24 am

flosey

can help through some rough spots, for sure

1:24 am

rururocks

I can't imagine life without... oh never mind

1:24 am

Lizlin

That too!

1:26 am

Lizlin

Sleep well - I'm taking a break :)

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

see you later, liz!

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

See everyone at the flip! Poofing with hugs!!

1:27 am

flosey

goodnight Dee, sweet sleep

1:28 am

flosey

think I'd better get to bed, still have 82 words to find - they might come more easily in the morning

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, flosey. I'm sure you need the rest, too ((flosey))

1:30 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

1:30 am

flosey

hi and bye for now rose

1:30 am

grannyrose

*passing ships in the night* waves to flosey and dee

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

ttfn, rose. Thanks so much for the sweet email, rose!!

1:34 am

grannyrose

xxxx, dee

2:42 am

dizgrannie

back for my last 5....all MMMMMs

2:42 am

grannyrose

hello diz

2:57 am

dizgrannie

FWs

2:59 am

grannyrose

WTG DIZ!!!

3:00 am

dizgrannie

byeee all xoxo

3:44 am

rubyfoo

good morning

3:49 am

grannyrose

good morning, my dear

3:49 am

rubyfoo

hello my sweety rosie

3:49 am

rubyfoo

the roses in the garden are all leafy now and there are more flowers every day. I love April!

3:50 am

rubyfoo

whoops, pb for me, didn't see you in the grid.....

3:51 am

grannyrose

*smiling at you* one day i will share it with you...i gave my roses their autumn pruning....but the weather has stayed warm...they're all putting out new shoots...AGAIN!!!

3:52 am

grannyrose

i bought some new tulip bulbs today. they are in the fridge, for 4-6 weeks, then i will plant them out.

3:53 am

grannyrose

and we now officially have 3 loos in the house...lol

3:54 am

rubyfoo

the second year we were here, after th garden had been designed and planted, I put in 319 tulips in varying shades of pin, violet, roro** and salmon. The next year, it was magnifique. The year after, there were about 100, the one after that, 30 or so. Now, we get one purple one and many dwaft salmon.

3:54 am

rubyfoo

dwarf* not daft

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3 loos -- very nice.

3:55 am

grannyrose

the books say you have to lift them every year. let them dry out, then store in a cool place until the next season.

3:55 am

rubyfoo

e have a silly house: 2 bedrooms, 5 toilets

3:55 am

rubyfoo

sure, in my free time! I'd rather babble

3:55 am

grannyrose

well at least you won't be caught short...lolol

3:56 am

rubyfoo

when we bought the house it had 5 TINY bedrooms Ridiculous

4:06 am

rubyfoo

yay, half!

4:06 am

grannyrose

sorry, so what did you do to the house?

4:08 am

rubyfoo

we tore out walls, removed the dropped ceiling upstairs to expose beams, made it into 2 bedrooms , combined the tiny kitchen and tiny dining room into one American-stye kitchen/breakfast room.

4:08 am

rubyfoo

was easy because we weren't living here, were still inMiami

4:08 am

grannyrose

wow!! what a transformation.

4:08 am

rubyfoo

Of course, what we didn't know or think about was the reason behind the dropped ceiling and tiny rooms -- heating! Now the house is very pretty but COLD!

4:09 am

rubyfoo

Americans don't think about that beause house have central heating.

4:09 am

grannyrose

yeah, meanwhile back at the ranch, we have to live here without a kitchen for as long as it takes to gut the kitchen/laundry, and put in the new kitchen cabinets, cooker, oven, sink...

4:10 am

rubyfoo

I used graph paper and designed everything. Purchased some fabrics and wall coverings in Florida and \ny, otherd here. And we flew back and forth

4:10 am

rubyfoo

Of course, those were during the days when we still had $$

4:11 am

rubyfoo

I walked around with swatches in my handbag for 2 years

4:11 am

rubyfoo

It must be really difficult to do renovations while living in the house -- and impossible, if you have animals

4:12 am

grannyrose

oh, it's going to be a blast...lolol

4:13 am

grannyrose

dinner nearly ready, gots to go, stomach thinks my throat has been cut. * giggle *

4:13 am

rubyfoo

We lived in the guestroom for a month before the upstairs was completed and we had a houseguest coming the first Christmas. I finally told the contractor, that he would have to put all of us up if he didn't finish the upstairs

4:24 am

gran

re 6/27 clue please

4:27 am

gran

Found it and finished

4:33 am

grannyrose

WTG GRAN!! okay, think i'll go. love and hugs to all who follow, nice grid. enjoy~!!

4:54 am

sprite

good morning all

5:32 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:33 am

sprite

hey crossy :) *hugs*

5:33 am

crosshair

((sprite))

5:34 am

sprite

how's the neck, crossy, and how is school?

5:34 am

Aloyisius

hi sprite and crossy .. popping in, have to leave in 15 min but wanted to say hi

5:35 am

sprite

hi Aloy :) *hug* Terra says woof.

5:35 am

crosshair

neck has gone quiet for now(thank god). still waiting on specialist call for that, and school is going very, very well:)

5:35 am

crosshair

howdy aloy

5:35 am

sprite

awesome, crossy :)

5:36 am

Aloyisius

Terra has been in some recent grids (-;

5:36 am

sprite

so he has :D

5:36 am

crosshair

and how are you and yours today sprite?

5:38 am

sprite

pretty good, crossy! Apart from a bad night and a painful back I am good. Kids are home early from school today and husband is at work. Terra sleeping at my feet :)

5:39 am

crosshair

need another dog, then you can name the second one Firma :)

5:39 am

sprite

awww he is dreaming even! I hear tiny yelps from under my desk.

5:39 am

Aloyisius

lol crossy

5:39 am

sprite

lol crossy! And a 3rd one that we will call Cotta?

5:39 am

crosshair

lol

5:40 am

Aloyisius

just don't name one "bull"

5:40 am

Aloyisius

terra bull joke, sorry

5:41 am

sprite

lolol

5:41 am

crosshair

who or what is terra Bull?

5:41 am

Aloyisius

terrible, crossy

5:42 am

crosshair

ahh ok..still early for crossy...need my first tea..

5:43 am

crosshair

want to hear a real bummer for my last English class? (just got my report card back for it.

5:43 am

sprite

must do the dishes after babble, not looking forward to it with the back pain. But after that, not gonna do a single thing today, lol

5:43 am

sprite

sure, let's hear it, crossy

5:44 am

Aloyisius

time for me to scoot.. will leave you in peace, ciao for now.. scratch Terra for me, sprite.. nice seeing you.. waiting for crossy's bummer..

5:44 am

sprite

will do, Aloy, great seeing you *hugs*

5:45 am

crosshair

I went into the final exam with a 95%. now the final is worth 15% of the total. I lose the picture in my mind of exactly how I want to lay my paper out, mess up the formatting and get a 66% on my final. so my report card ends up being 90%. So in essence, I lost 5% by getting a 66% on my exam

5:46 am

crosshair

but, I am not complaining about a 90% TOO much

5:46 am

sprite

lololllll ok, bad luck, but indeed, a 9 out of 10 is awesome

5:46 am

Aloyisius

aww, sorry about the exam, but overall you did very well, crossy.. congrats! poof

5:46 am

crosshair

lol, yes, 9/10 ain't bad:)

5:47 am

sprite

fi4flies for me. Easy grid. *hugs* for you, crossy, and for Mrs Elegant too.

5:47 am

crosshair

tc aly ((sprite) have a good day

5:49 am

crosshair

q's quashed!

5:50 am

crosshair

only ones I had to think about were qu 6/27 and 7/40

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hello hello

6:05 am

rubyfoo

anybody her3e?

6:05 am

bojazz

(ruby) Hi

6:08 am

rubyfoo

6:08 am

bojazz

how ya is?

6:08 am

rubyfoo

we are having the sickly yellow residue of Saharan sandstors and what I thought was pollen is actually sand!

6:09 am

bojazz

pollen is going strong here...

6:09 am

rubyfoo

I just read over the chog aND THEY'RE ALL SAYING HOW EASY THIS IS. rEALLY? nOT FOR ME.

6:09 am

rubyfoo

Whoops. Sorry for shouting

6:09 am

bojazz

I find it difficult

6:10 am

rubyfoo

I found 94 words but nothing biger than 6 and no nbt

6:10 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

6:10 am

bojazz

you are well ahead of me...

6:10 am

rubyfoo

6:11 am

Lizlin

do7 - alice stuffed one in a teapot :)

6:11 am

bojazz

hi Liz

6:11 am

Lizlin

44 left here

6:11 am

rubyfoo

cute!

6:12 am

Lizlin

ma 7/8 - tent for a garden party or in US a projection above a theatre

6:12 am

Lizlin

ma 7 - someone from the red planet (I think it should be a proper noun!)

6:12 am

rubyfoo

lovely clue, ty liz

6:13 am

Lizlin

re 8 - Ruru clued it as anal Mickey and Minnie!

6:13 am

Lizlin

fi 7 - compound word. Shotgun

6:14 am

Lizlin

So - just a few larger words to get you started!

6:15 am

rubyfoo

ty. I kept trying ar4mi4 NOT

6:15 am

bojazz

thx

6:16 am

periwinkle

ty Liz for the clues.

6:16 am

periwinkle

help with the qu7 pls

6:16 am

periwinkle

hi all

6:16 am

Lizlin

dr 7 - dr + vowel + se4

6:16 am

Lizlin

yw

6:16 am

Lizlin

qu 6/7 - a type of grain

6:17 am

periwinkle

of course, ty Liz

6:17 am

Lizlin

ho 6/7 - have a sore throat

6:17 am

periwinkle

missing one q and lots of other words

6:17 am

Lizlin

yw - is that all the 7s?

6:18 am

Lizlin

I'm still missing 43 words! Also missing one q

6:18 am

rubyfoo

that was great, liz, now only 63 left lol

6:18 am

periwinkle

missing two 7's

6:18 am

periwinkle

missing one 7

6:18 am

rubyfoo

do you have qu + sea bird?

6:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ruby - that was my missing one.

6:19 am

rubyfoo

dopey scrabble word

6:19 am

periwinkle

I do now, Liz. ty

6:19 am

Lizlin

OK - 7s are do7; dr 7; fi 7;

6:19 am

periwinkle

bbs

6:19 am

Lizlin

ho7; ma 7x2;

6:20 am

Lizlin

ma 7 x3 - sorry

6:20 am

Lizlin

mo 7 - sounds like rigour mo7

6:20 am

periwinkle

mo7 is what I am missing

6:20 am

periwinkle

ty Liz so much

6:21 am

Lizlin

ma 6/7 - sounds like a male name - French spelling

6:21 am

periwinkle

bbs

6:21 am

rubyfoo

I thought that was spelled with an s, silly me

6:21 am

Lizlin

I think those are the 2 that I missed.

6:21 am

Lizlin

Have a good day Peri

6:21 am

Lizlin

rigour mo 7 is spelled with an s!

6:21 am

Lizlin

This is a kind of door lock

6:22 am

rubyfoo

aaah, this is like tenon and mo7

6:22 am

Lizlin

Lost me there!

6:22 am

rubyfoo

carpentry connection system

6:22 am

Lizlin

OK - not one I've heard of.

6:26 am

Lizlin

Just realised I happily gave out all those clues (not often I'm able to clue!) but I hope I didn't ruin it for anyone.

6:27 am

rubyfoo

don't be silly, you made it lovely for me!

6:27 am

Lizlin

Glad to have helped :)

6:27 am

Lizlin

But I guess some other people in the US might only just have started and may not have wanted to have seen loads of clues!

6:28 am

rubyfoo

I guess I am in the middle, timewise

6:28 am

Lizlin

Probably - the UK too.

6:30 am

rubyfoo

our sky is yellow, looks like nuclear winter from Saharan sand

6:30 am

rubyfoo

I've seen too many apocalyptic movies

6:30 am

Lizlin

Yuck! I read about that in England - didn't know it was over France too. We once had a red dust sky here from sand storms in central Aus.

6:31 am

rubyfoo

Yesyterday I thought it was pollen but then saw the news

6:31 am

Lizlin

Must be hard for people with asthma

6:31 am

Lizlin

I prefer the pollen idea but then I'd probably be sneezing too much!

6:32 am

rubyfoo

yes, for sure, and makes the eyes sting. Not such a big dealhere in the country, though, and they're epecting rain on the weekend (much-needed_

6:32 am

rubyfoo

my garden is flowery but very dry

6:32 am

rubyfoo

my garden is flowery but very dry

6:33 am

MollyL

Ruby, thank you for that cheerful thought to start the day. : D

6:33 am

Lizlin

We also need more rain. Had one day of torrential rain last week - first time in almost a year. it turned the grass green but we need a lot more.

6:33 am

rubyfoo

you mean nuclear winter? Sorry,Molly

6:34 am

rubyfoo

planted 3 new peonies and 5 lily bulbs on Tuesday

6:34 am

rubyfoo

garden will be even more pink next year

6:34 am

Lizlin

I'm sure your garden will look beautiful, when it flowers.

6:34 am

Lizlin

Should say even more beautiful.

6:35 am

rubyfoo

April is my favorite

6:35 am

rubyfoo

One of the old peonies has disappeared this year

6:35 am

pink17

hi everyone

6:35 am

Lizlin

Hi Pink and Molly

6:35 am

rubyfoo

speaking of pink!

6:35 am

pink17

lol hey rubyy

6:36 am

pink17

liziin howdy

6:36 am

pink17

nay clue for the 2nd column lone I pretty please

6:37 am

Lizlin

OK I'm leaving it with 25 for tomorrow. Hubby should be home soon.

6:37 am

Lizlin

ih 5 - ih + male sheep

6:37 am

pink17

wow ty liz take care

6:37 am

Lizlin

Enjoy your days, everyone. Hugs

6:37 am

rubyfoo

ty liz and bye

6:38 am

crosshair

ty for ih 5 liz:)

6:38 am

pink17

ruby I am not getting better at all with these grids lol

6:39 am

rubyfoo

59 left and see you later, kids

6:39 am

rubyfoo

I never finish, pink, unless somebody (molly) carries e across

6:39 am

pink17

by ruby

6:39 am

rubyfoo

6:41 am

rubyfoo

*woof*

6:50 am

crosshair

do not worry about it , pink. I have been playing this thing for 7 years this coming June and I finish very few grids:)

6:54 am

periwinkle

help with the C pls

6:55 am

crosshair

ci 6/21 = lemony

6:55 am

crosshair

or almost a type of care in Europe

6:56 am

periwinkle

ty

6:56 am

crosshair

I do not have the other one yet

6:58 am

MollyL

c + charged particle

6:58 am

periwinkle

duh, ty Molly

7:03 am

bichon

Mornin' and it's a beautiful one

7:04 am

MollyL

It certainly is Bich. Windows open and fresh air in the house is a wonderful thing.

7:04 am

bichon

Not that warm yet here, but later

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

80 here yesterday :-)

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

flowers flowers flowers!

7:06 am

MollyL

And thank God and all that's holy, all that disgusting white stuff is gone.

7:06 am

bichon

And we keep getting rain

7:06 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:06 am

bichon

We had 2" on Monay Molly

7:07 am

MollyL

Rain is good. Anything that falls from the sky that is not white and frozen is good.

7:07 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!

7:08 am

Uneaixoise

tired of all the mud but, yes, better than frozen stuff :-)

7:08 am

bichon

And sand. They haven't cleaned our streets yet

7:09 am

bichon

My yard is like a sopping wet sponge

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

I can imagine . . .

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

gotta run -- BBL . . . HAGD!

7:23 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:28 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone!

7:29 am

lbdawger

stats for the lone I fourth row?

7:29 am

wvteach

hello dawger

7:29 am

lbdawger

hiya, WV

7:30 am

lynxxx

ih & not a ewe

7:30 am

lynxxx

evening all - just here for a half hour

7:31 am

welki

'morning, folks

7:31 am

wvteach

hello lynxx

7:31 am

lbdawger

hi Lynxxx

7:31 am

wvteach

gm welki

7:31 am

lbdawger

gm, welki

7:37 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, peeps

7:37 am

welki

hi, owl

7:37 am

lynxxx

hi TOwl

7:38 am

lbdawger

hi TO

7:38 am

wvteach

hello TO

7:39 am

MollyL

Ooo, peeps, early Easter candy : D

7:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hi welk, lyn, dawg, teach

7:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hi molly

7:41 am

MollyL

Which reminds me, this is pretty funny:
http://tinyurl.com/mg6n8a7

7:42 am

suefrad625

Ladys of age....We do not get hot flashes, they are power surges!

7:42 am

suefrad625

I have also discovered that i am really out of shape because I break a sweat when I put on my Spanks.

7:43 am

72 Temple Owl

:)

7:44 am

suefrad625

molly that is soooo funny

7:44 am

72 Temple Owl

omg where in the world did that come from?

7:45 am

MollyL

I think there is a reason they call them Spanx instead of Spanks. Oh the places my mind will go.

7:45 am

MollyL

We do an annual "find the funniest Peeps image" thing on another board.

7:46 am

72 Temple Owl

is that yours?

7:46 am

MollyL

I wish. : )

7:56 am

lynxxx

goodnight all

7:57 am

welki

bye, lynxxx

7:58 am

lbdawger

sweet dreams, Lynxxx

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

nigh, lyn

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

and later, all

8:07 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! fun and challenging grid

8:08 am

wvteach

congrats dawger

8:09 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for a breakfast break

9:17 am

bichon

Anyone home?

9:17 am

hego

hi Bichon

9:18 am

Aloyisius

hi bichon and hego

9:18 am

hego

Hi Aloy!

9:18 am

bichon

Hi hego and Aloy

9:18 am

hego

:D

9:19 am

Aloyisius

doggone it, "ramona" is in morewords but it is not acceptable

9:19 am

bichon

What does it mean?

9:19 am

hego

I wonder what it means.

9:19 am

hego

snap! Bichon

9:20 am

bichon

It's a Beverly Cleary series

9:20 am

Aloyisius

lol, no idea.. will grab Scrabble dictionary and look

9:20 am

Aloyisius

it is a plant of the mint family

9:20 am

hego

that was an old song. My father used to sing it.

9:21 am

bichon

Boo Enable

9:21 am

Aloyisius

I don't know anyone named ramona, but it is a pretty name

9:22 am

bichon

Very old fashioned

9:22 am

kje

I have a friend named ramona - colleague in TX

9:22 am

Aloyisius

howdy kje!

9:22 am

hego

I think the song was old when I was born.

9:22 am

kje

ahoy aloy!

9:22 am

kje

I did love that series by Cleary

9:22 am

hego

Hi kje

9:23 am

Aloyisius

I'm too young, never heard it, lol

9:23 am

hego

baby!

9:23 am

bichon

Reading it to the grand kids is fun too

9:23 am

kje

uuuuuhhhh... I don't think you are much younger than me

9:23 am

kje

and my nephews know the series!

9:24 am

Aloyisius

cashier was kidding me.. "are you sure you are old enough to buy this wine"? hahahaha

9:25 am

hego

I was carded at the supermarket.

9:25 am

hego

You have to be 62 to get a senior discount.

9:25 am

Aloyisius

LOL .. made your day!

9:25 am

bichon

No one would ever mistake me for under 21 and I have the gray hair to prove it.

9:25 am

hego

Yes, I was 10 years older!

9:25 am

bichon

I even get reading glasses based on my age

9:26 am

hego

Made my week.

9:26 am

hego

There are some perks, Bichon.

9:27 am

hego

I am not seeing anything, so time for a break. Later.....

9:27 am

bichon

Yes, I get Medicare

9:27 am

Aloyisius

bye, hego

9:29 am

movieman

clues for the 8s plz

9:29 am

bichon

I am more than half way and still don't have a 7 or8. Any hints

9:30 am

mixi6

don't have and 7's or 8's either or the singleton i fourth row.

9:30 am

movieman

do7= plural rodents

9:30 am

bichon

ty movieman

9:30 am

Aloyisius

re8 is a newbie for me, looked it up and it means "bats" as in flying mammals

9:31 am

Aloyisius

re8 = Not front + rodents

9:31 am

bichon

ih 5/14

9:32 am

bichon

ty Aloy

9:32 am

Aloyisius

yw, I may remember that one

9:32 am

Aloyisius

or maybe not

9:32 am

bichon

now I can take a break bbl

9:35 am

mixi6

ty for the the clues. nbt, nbs and 72 left.

9:36 am

Aloyisius

wtg mixi, am on the last leg.. 3 to find

9:37 am

Aloyisius

done de done done.. any clues needed?

9:37 am

kje

woohoo!

9:38 am

mixi6

congrats aloy

9:38 am

kje

the ih, loy?

9:38 am

kje

aloy

9:38 am

Aloyisius

just add a male sheep

9:38 am

kje

ty!

9:38 am

Aloyisius

neat icon, kje!

9:39 am

kje

ty, saw it on pinterest ; )

9:40 am

Aloyisius

for some reason, I can't get "into" pinterest, tho I did sign up

9:40 am

kje

I use it like an online filing system... mostly for recipes

9:41 am

Aloyisius

should use Goodreads too, but feel like I spend too much time on the computer already.. which reminds me, I should go and vacuum before my ISC Scrabble match later..

9:41 am

Aloyisius

that is a good idea, kje

9:42 am

kje

I never got into goodreads, though signed up

9:42 am

kje

i do have an app on my phone I keep lists of my books in and who I lend them yo

9:42 am

Aloyisius

ah well, procrastinating me must scoot.. fun grid, see you next time - poof

9:43 am

kje

it is easy, since you just use the camera as a scanner for the bar and can scan them right in

9:43 am

kje

hagd ahoy

9:56 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:03 am

MLFAN17

2nd column bottom i stats please?

10:04 am

Jen34

ih 5/14

10:05 am

MLFAN17

hi jen thanks ....looking...

10:06 am

MLFAN17

got it thanks to MOREWORDS

10:08 am

MLFAN17

nbt

10:08 am

MLFAN17

aeros

10:08 am

MLFAN17

oops

10:11 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:19 am

cosdem

Yesterday it was 65 degrees. Gorgeous. Today woke up to 7 inches of snow and it's still going.

10:20 am

MollyL

This is why mountain living has no appeal for me.

10:21 am

cosdem

no plows are needed as the roads are too warm though

10:21 am

cosdem

was surreal going 40 mph in a snow storm lol

10:21 am

MollyL

More of the freakishly weird winter that refuses to end.

10:22 am

cosdem

70 on saturday though lol

10:22 am

MollyL

It's 57 here and I am planting today : )

10:23 am

mixi6

had the top down on my miata the last tow days. flowering trees are all abloom.

10:24 am

cosdem

we sent all the kids' winter stuff home on spring break lol oops

10:24 am

cosdem

they had to go to school in normal shoes and a hoodie .. oh well!

10:24 am

Norma

od

10:24 am

MollyL

To quote Springsteen: Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

10:26 am

mixi6

fw.

10:27 am

MollyL

Cos, love the Labyrinth icon : D

10:33 am

cosdem

Come in and meet the missus

10:52 am

MLFAN17

Molly i wouldnt live in the mountain of anywhere myself

10:53 am

MollyL

I was in the mountains of Georgia once. It was pretty, but it made me realize what a flat lander I am.

10:53 am

rururocks

ain't no mountain high enough... ain't no mountain high enough... to keep me from getting to youuuuuuu.

10:54 am

zoozzoom

lol

10:54 am

MollyL

Thank you Diana

10:54 am

rururocks

wooooooooooooooooooooooo

10:54 am

MLFAN17

molly i have been in the mountains of wv and the ride up there i hated. It also bothers me that it feels like in the middle of nothing and the only way seems to be down

10:55 am

MLFAN17

ruru aint no mountain high enough aint no mountain low enough .. i love that song

10:56 am

MollyL

If we're doing The Supremes, I'll take Come See About Me.

10:56 am

MLFAN17

Ci6?

11:00 am

MollyL

Oh now you've done it. I need to get my Motown mix out.

11:03 am

rururocks

I love Motown.. the Motown sound

11:04 am

rururocks

I should watch Dreamgirls again..

11:04 am

MLFAN17

I Heard itThrough the Grapevine

11:04 am

MLFAN17

i love that movie ruru

11:04 am

rururocks

oh.. Marvin Gaye was the best

11:05 am

rururocks

Al Green and Marvin Gaye are among my favorite singers

11:05 am

MollyL

♪♫ Say it's all right, say it's all right, it's all right, have a good time, cause it's all right♪♫ Curtis

11:05 am

MLFAN17

Chain of Fools

11:05 am

rururocks

I saw him in concert too once.. he

11:05 am

rururocks

he's great

11:06 am

MLFAN17

is anyone finding this grid hard? i have nbt and nbs though?

11:12 am

MollyL

It's a shame that the only thing close to Motown these days is Robin Thicke's cheap rip off of Marvin Gaye.

11:13 am

rururocks

Robin THicke is an idiot... (going on record)

11:13 am

MollyL

I'm on that same record

11:14 am

Jeff7

If you haven't seen it yet, get the DVD or Blue-ray of "20 Feet From Stardom" It's about the backup singers from the 60s to the present, including Darlene Love. Excellent documentray. It's also on Netflix

11:15 am

MollyL

Funny back up singer story...When Henley did VH1 Story Tellers, Cheryl Crow was in the audience. When it came to the question and answer section, she stood up and asked him what back up singers make these days. His response was "Oh, I can't afford you anymore darlin' " : D

11:19 am

rururocks

great answer.. I can't stand Cheryl Crow

11:22 am

MollyL

I can't either. It's pretty gross the way she slept her way through rock and roll to make a name for herself.

11:41 am

rururocks

I've read stories that she is the biggest B in Rock

11:46 am

MollyL

She has, what is so accurately called, a vagenda.
: D

11:46 am

rururocks

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

11:51 am

MLFAN17

hello

11:51 am

MLFAN17

i hate robin thicke

11:51 am

Mary

hello clue pls for the ra6/24

11:53 am

MLFAN17

Mary i dont have it either

11:54 am

Mary

it's my last word and have been looking forever

11:55 am

MLFAN17

doesnt that just figure?

11:55 am

MLFAN17

MA8 clue please?

11:56 am

Wolvie

ra 6- animal and stick :-)

11:56 am

rururocks

ra 6 a pole you push things with

11:56 am

Wolvie

hi all

11:56 am

rururocks

or a sheep + a stick

11:56 am

Mary

ma8 plural think cinema

11:56 am

rururocks

or a sheep on a stick

11:56 am

Wolvie

ma 8- builds off ma 6- sign or main :-)

11:56 am

rururocks

lambsicles

11:57 am

Mary

omg ty ruru, as usual right in front of my eyes fireworks

11:57 am

rururocks

you're welcome.
:D

11:57 am

MLFAN17

ty that got me a few more word

11:57 am

MLFAN17

s

11:58 am

Mary

keep pluggin must exercise now bye

11:59 am

MLFAN17

bye mary

12:00 pm

MollyL

ra6...another Springsteen song...it's a Springsteen kinda day

12:18 pm

cosdem

nothing like listening to your MIL vent about her sons

12:19 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:24 pm

MollyL

Ah, the shrill voice of a bitter old woman.

12:26 pm

cosdem

at least shes not mad at me lol she asked me out to eat saturday but says ryan and his bro are not invited

12:28 pm

MollyL

The ungrateful wretches!

12:31 pm

cosdem

lol basically her words

12:32 pm

cosdem

a hour of her texting me nonstop and me saying i understand im sorry yes ill make it quite clear to them im sorry over and over

12:34 pm

MollyL

Well, she is using you to get to them, which is not cool.

12:35 pm

MollyL

Texting for an hour?? Doesn't anyone pick up the phone anymore?

12:37 pm

cosdem

I cant use the phone :P

12:40 pm

MollyL

*Puts on DUMBASS OF THE YEAR t-shirt*

12:41 pm

cosdem

lol easy mistake

12:41 pm

cybernan

re 8, please?

12:45 pm

Riverdance

opp of front + small rodent

12:45 pm

cybernan

ty river - a new one for me

12:45 pm

Riverdance

it was for me too

12:47 pm

car.eeyore

Hello all!

12:49 pm

cybernan

dr 7, please?

12:50 pm

bichon

Molly, didn't get your ra Springsteen clue

12:50 pm

bichon

dr + vowel + buona ****

12:51 pm

cybernan

is that spanish? -- no idea

12:51 pm

Riverdance

male sheep + *** and reel

12:51 pm

bichon

Italian Que **** ****

12:51 pm

MollyL

The better clues were before mine. Male sheep + Mr. Serling

12:51 pm

bichon

ty Molly

12:51 pm

cybernan

ah - got it, ty

12:52 pm

bichon

yw

12:52 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

12:52 pm

bichon

It's an insectovorous plant

12:52 pm

A*n*i*t*a

can anyone clue re6/27 please

12:52 pm

cosdem

that word sounds so naughty.

12:53 pm

MollyL

Ooo, Bich is using 50 dollar words

12:53 pm

cybernan

rhymes with shiny disc sewn on dance or skating costumes

12:53 pm

bichon

I think I even spelled it correctly. And I am the wife of a librarian

12:54 pm

MollyL

I think Cos meant ra6 sounds naughty : P

12:55 pm

cosdem

yes molly is correct O:-)

12:57 pm

cybernan

off to put time in on the exercise bike (ugh) - hagd everyone :)

12:57 pm

bichon

time to get out in the sunshine and get that Vitamin D

12:57 pm

torgone

It's a term of endearment ..

12:58 pm

bichon

bbl

12:58 pm

MollyL

Lots of reports on personal fitness today. *Passes out water bottles and misters*

12:58 pm

cosdem

while im lying in bed puffing on a cigarette eating cheetos

12:59 pm

car.eeyore

I need the O and the A in the right column, please?

12:59 pm

car.eeyore

NM...just found the A

12:59 pm

MollyL

A few times a year I indulge my somewhat addictive craving for Cheetos.

1:00 pm

cosdem

A bag every few months is enough for me..

1:00 pm

MollyL

And smoking in bed is dangerous!

1:01 pm

cosdem

*bows head*

1:01 pm

MollyL

Well, smoking cigarettes in bed is dangerous. : P

1:01 pm

cosdem

lol fair enough

1:01 pm

car.eeyore

I still need the O in the right column please?

1:02 pm

MollyL

o + first 3 of icky fish that are "brisling"

1:02 pm

Judi

Howdilly doo, neighbors!

1:02 pm

car.eeyore

???

1:03 pm

car.eeyore

Got it! TYVM Molly!

1:03 pm

MollyL

Howdily doodly doo Judi

1:04 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Judi!

1:06 pm

A*n*i*t*a

can someone please clue re6/27 its my last and i cant see the wood for the trees!

1:07 pm

car.eeyore

It is just like the SE 6/17

1:07 pm

car.eeyore

Sorry...6/27...just change the first letter

1:07 pm

A*n*i*t*a

ty car

1:08 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats!

1:08 pm

A*n*i*t*a

ty

1:08 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the ih 5/14 please?

1:09 pm

MollyL

ih + male sheep

1:09 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

1:10 pm

car.eeyore

NBT.....off to Mt. Washmore. BRB

1:20 pm

cosdem

so sick of people panicking over buffalos migrating in yellowstone

1:20 pm

cosdem

the sky is falling!

1:22 pm

Judi

So true, cosdem. If there was real impending disaster, wouldn't all the animals in Yellowstone be heading for the hills?

1:23 pm

MollyL

Chicken Little Syndrome is rampant these days.

1:23 pm

Judi

And, if a super volcano was getting ready to erupt, there would be obvious seismic evidence to back it up.

1:23 pm

Judi

It disgusts me the way the press sensationalizes EVERYTHING these days.

1:24 pm

jaxx7

Would somebody tell me what is going on?

1:24 pm

Judi

We can't have a winter storm anymore. It has to be a "polar vortex". Give me a fekkin break.

1:24 pm

MollyL

I agree Judi and people who believe things because "they done seen it on the internet" are disturbing.

1:24 pm

cosdem

bison were seen emigrating in yellowstone jaxx

1:25 pm

cosdem

and now its the end of the world.

1:25 pm

jaxx7

My ancestors did that regularly

1:25 pm

cosdem

i have a friend who just bought a gun in case of the walkers and he was serious. i had to remove him from my friends lol

1:26 pm

cosdem

its all because of that earthquake. idiot sheeps.

1:27 pm

Judi

LOL, Cos! In case of Zombie Apocalypse, follow the bison!

1:27 pm

cosdem

ooh I like that!

1:28 pm

MollyL

One of the many reasons I find Facebook so odd.

1:28 pm

jaxx7

Probably the Bison were getting short of food after the awful winter. They are off to a place with more food.

1:30 pm

Judi

That is a sensible assumption, jaxx. Next thing you know, people will be pissed off because they are eating all the grass in the town park.

1:31 pm

MollyL

And then, I don't know, it could be because bison are naturally migratory animals.

1:31 pm

Judi

Ya think????

1:31 pm

cosdem

and they weren
't

1:32 pm

cosdem

fleeing. they were walking.

1:32 pm

MollyL

BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP THE WIDESPREAD PANIC!!!

1:32 pm

Jillyjill

HEllo babbleworld!

1:32 pm

Judi

*buries head in sand*

1:33 pm

Judi

Hi, Jilly!

1:33 pm

cosdem

mooooo

1:33 pm

Jillyjill

Another thing regarding animals in Yellowstone...they are moving out of park...hmmm...recent earthquakes...foretelling of the Yellowstone Caldera blowing up???

1:35 pm

MollyL

Everyone go build your underground bunker RIGHT NOW!!

1:35 pm

Judi

Sigh. *dusts off tin foil beret again*

1:37 pm

jaxx7

Judi, it's bison not ostriches

1:37 pm

Jillyjill

<---planning going out in a blaze of glory...oh, ok, just a blaze! Rather be vaporized than die during a volcanic winter

1:37 pm

Judi

Like, what.ev.er.

1:37 pm

jaxx7

You couldn't in the UK. The government have sold them all off.

1:38 pm

cosdem

Like Woody Harrelson in 2012?

1:39 pm

MollyL

♪♫Glory, glory hallelujah♫♪

1:40 pm

Judi

Off I go to throw in a load of laundry, then to the car wash. *POOF*

1:42 pm

jaxx7

I am babble blind. bbl

1:43 pm

Jillyjill

Hmmm....does a clean car prevent either a zombie or volcano apocopylpse?

1:45 pm

MollyL

No, but clean laundry does. I read it on the internet.

1:50 pm

Jillyjill

LOL

1:50 pm

cosdem

No but having your head look like a hersey kiss does :)

1:50 pm

Jillyjill

Can't forget the need for aluminum foil!

1:53 pm

Naches girl

Dino

1:53 pm

Naches girl

Tdino

1:53 pm

Jillyjill

try a different start naches girl.... ;)

1:56 pm

hego

Hello Dears

1:57 pm

Jillyjill

Hego!! Hi and how are you?

1:58 pm

hego

Good, Jilly.

1:58 pm

hego

Beautiful day here.

1:58 pm

hego

Finally!

1:58 pm

Jillyjill

Trying to get another friend here addicted (er I mean interested) in Babble, I have forgotten, how long is the free trial?

1:59 pm

hego

clue for dr 7?

1:59 pm

Jillyjill

Same here hego...just gorgeous!

1:59 pm

hego

I don't remember Jilly.

2:00 pm

hego

Seems to me you can stay as long as you want without paying, but limited access.

2:00 pm

Jillyjill

will look for the dr hego

2:00 pm

hego

ty

2:00 pm

amelu0218

when I started, there was no free time frame, you just couldn't see the stats...

2:00 pm

hego

Has it changed?

2:01 pm

Jillyjill

Well, it's so cheap anyway...

2:01 pm

Jillyjill

not that I am aware o f hego

2:01 pm

hego

right

2:02 pm

amelu0218

I can't say. I've been a subscriber since 2005, I think...

2:02 pm

cosdem

14 days was the free trial. i didnt bother. joined on day 1

2:02 pm

welki

hi babblers

2:02 pm

Jillyjill

dr7= dr+vowel+California mission priest Junipero **r*a (or se4/4)

2:03 pm

welki

i think the free trial is a couple of weeks - after that, the # of words in the grid and stats are hidden

2:03 pm

hego

lol. ty Jilly

2:03 pm

Jillyjill

hi welki!

2:03 pm

hego

Hi Welki, hope you feel better.

2:03 pm

Jillyjill

yvw hego

2:03 pm

welki

like cos, i joined the first day - i admit it, hooked from the start

2:04 pm

welki

thanks, hego

2:05 pm

hego

that is a new word to me.

2:06 pm

hego

and i learned a new missionary too!

2:06 pm

Jillyjill

I have seen it before, and he was the founder of all the missions in California.

2:06 pm

Jillyjill

double bonus clue then...LOL

2:07 pm

hego

and I have visited those missions.

2:08 pm

MollyL

se4 = Sue's dog. Frequently in grids.

2:08 pm

hego

There used to be a days walk between them, now, with the traffic, it's a days drive.

2:08 pm

Jillyjill

They were all set to be less or = to a day's walk. Of course, lots of controversy with him and the native americans there....

2:08 pm

Jillyjill

LOL..snap

2:08 pm

hego

snap!

2:09 pm

Jillyjill

great minds work alike!

2:09 pm

hego

That's our story and we're sticking to it!

2:10 pm

Jillyjill

:-)

2:20 pm

Jillyjill

q's vanquished!

2:21 pm

Jillyjill

66 left and time for lunch...bbs

2:21 pm

hego

good job!

2:33 pm

cosdem

ANyone have a clue for the an6/21 please?

2:33 pm

cosdem

sorru I mean ao 6/21

2:33 pm

cosdem

never mind found it :P

2:33 pm

hego

refers to biggest artery

2:34 pm

hego

wise guy

2:34 pm

cosdem

thanks anyway!

2:34 pm

hego

yw anyway

2:37 pm

Christini

Hi folks. I'm usually just a lurker but I notice the conversation about subschribing. I have never paid anything! Am I missing out on something? I do have Babble Expert.

2:37 pm

Jillyjill

just popped in for link to my comment about Yellowstone animals for your viewing pleasure http://tinyurl.com/kkrxmmd

2:38 pm

hego

If so, you're good.

2:38 pm

Christini

I'd be happy to pay my share for this terrific game.

2:38 pm

Jillyjill

Christini, usually one cannot get photo or location...

2:38 pm

hego

it's usually 15.00.

2:38 pm

MollyL

You must have paid something, otherwise you would not have access to a profile with a picture.

2:39 pm

hego

I don't know how you got registered without paying. :)

2:39 pm

MollyL

Unless someone gifted it to her.

2:39 pm

cosdem

lickety doesnt like non-members to have expert too.

2:39 pm

Christini

One-time fee, annual, what? I've been playing for years so maybe I jsut don't remember a 1-time payment. Nobody gifted it to me.

2:40 pm

hego

one time

2:40 pm

cosdem

yeah one time fee

2:41 pm

cosdem

help iwth the dr7 please?

2:42 pm

Christini

Thanks for the info.

2:42 pm

hego

yw

2:42 pm

hego

dr + vowel + italian for evening.

2:43 pm

cosdem

thanks!

2:43 pm

hego

or see Jilly's clue at 2:02

2:43 pm

hego

yw :)

2:46 pm

MollyL

Oh, I am thinking of Trif. I just saw an article about a Dad who got so fed up with his daughter's messy room that he moved it all out to the driveway. Complete with a sign that says "Haley, room moved to driveway/clean it next time."

2:46 pm

hego

lol, good for him.

2:48 pm

cosdem

Molly I posted tat article during that conversation lol no one noticed :P

2:49 pm

MollyL

Well Cos, we suck. : (

2:54 pm

hego

how could they not aacept amore??

2:55 pm

MollyL

How do they not accept merci? Enable is nit-pickety about what foreign words it will take.

2:56 pm

hego

it takes much more obscure ones.

2:57 pm

MollyL

It's the word list from hell. : D

2:58 pm

hego

lol agreed

2:58 pm

kenn

HI Guys...another lurker here! I have a question that has been driving me crazy for weeks. I signed up and paid the $14.95 on day one. I can see the stats, but can't figure out how y'all know what the total points will be for a word you are looking for. Like when you ask for clues for say, dr7. How do you know it will be a total of 7? What am I missing? thanks so much!!

2:58 pm

hego

See Lickety's babble clues below.

2:58 pm

MollyL

Click on LICKETY'S BABBLE CLUES at the bottom of the grid.

2:58 pm

hego

Just click on it

2:59 pm

MollyL

And hi Ken, welcome.

2:59 pm

hego

Or you can get Babble Expert, a helper program. Link in my profile.

3:00 pm

kenn

Hi and thanks for the welcome. There is no LICKETY'S BABBLE CLUES at the bottom of grid.

3:01 pm

kenn

thanks, hego...I'll check that now.

3:01 pm

hego

yes in the list of links at the bottom

3:01 pm

MollyL

Down below the Tile Stats, under Friends Of Babble

3:01 pm

hego

on the yellow part.

3:05 pm

kenn

Under Friends of Babble there is no list of links, just BECOME A FRIEND OF BABBLE!

3:06 pm

hego

the little green letters are links

3:07 pm

kenn

OK, now I will go wash the egg off my face and try again! Thanks to all of you!

3:08 pm

hego

lol yvw Kenn

3:09 pm

hego

And get a picture!

3:09 pm

MollyL

Hey, like I tell my kid, always ask questions, it's how you learn. : D

3:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

what arethe stats for the i in the 4th row pls?

3:12 pm

Jillyjill

ih5/14

3:12 pm

Jillyjill

ih+male sheep

3:13 pm

MollyL

TO, if it matters, I've noticed that it helps if you capitalize STATS if that is all you want. It seems to work for Penquis.

3:14 pm

Jillyjill

my apologies

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i proabably would have neede something, morewords or a clue, unless i remembered the word later.

3:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

this grid is a little stinker.

3:34 pm

Jillyjill

it is, I am currently stuck on a 4....

3:35 pm

Jillyjill

yay...untwisted it..

3:40 pm

Jillyjill

Well, am stuck in several places, have a meeting soon and seem to to babbleblind. Will return for my last 14. *poof*

3:49 pm

Soodle

Hello Babble friends Distraction gratefully appreciated.

3:50 pm

MollyL

What should we do? Moon you? Throw a pie in your face? Pour you a drink?

3:51 pm

Soodle

All of the below! Forget the moon, throw a pie, and make it a double.

3:51 pm

MollyL

Ah, worra, worra...what now?

3:51 pm

Soodle

The drink. A double drink. Not a double pie.

3:51 pm

penquis

i could use some pie.....been sick all week....just starting to feel like i will recover....

3:52 pm

Soodle

Pen, you take the pie. I'll take the drink.

3:52 pm

MollyL

Pie for the sick one, double for the distressed one.

3:52 pm

penquis

ty!

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

feel better soon, pen.

3:53 pm

penquis

also did my tax paperwork today....good job done....exhausting...

3:53 pm

Soodle

How are you now, Pen, and Hi TO.

3:53 pm

penquis

ty

3:54 pm

MollyL

I hate doing taxes. That is always call for a drink or two.

3:55 pm

penquis

yes, guess i could take a virtual drink or two...

3:56 pm

penquis

ah 6/21?

3:56 pm

MollyL

The bar is open. Belly up girls and drink away your blues.

3:57 pm

smores

Hi everyone :)

3:57 pm

zoozzoom

Ah6 A + gee gee giddy up..neigh.

3:58 pm

penquis

ty

3:58 pm

MollyL

Oh sorry Zoom, didn't know you were here. There is room at the bar for you too. : D

3:58 pm

smores

lol...nice clue for a stooopid word zoom

3:58 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

3:58 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Smores :-)

3:59 pm

lilliann

Ty Zoom and hi all

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks, Molly..i would love a nice pint of stout :-)

3:59 pm

MollyL

*Pours a stout for Zoom* Oh look, there is L. Time to roll out the vodka.

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

In fact i was just passing..i often pop in just to see what is going down..then pop back out again..lol

4:00 pm

lilliann

Pen, hope you're feeling better and sending healing vibes

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Lillian :-)

4:00 pm

lilliann

Aye, a vodka and tonic would be great seeing as the bar is open

4:00 pm

penquis

ty lilliann....today i am feeling a little better....i think my worst days are behind me...

4:01 pm

lilliann

Glad to hear it Pen:)

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

Get well soon Penquis..sorry to hear you have bot been feeling too well :-(

4:01 pm

MollyL

*Pours a vodka tonic for our little sunshine spreader*

4:01 pm

lilliann

Nice to see you Zoom:)

4:01 pm

periwinkle

G&T for me pls

4:01 pm

periwinkle

hi all

4:01 pm

lilliann

:) Molly

4:01 pm

lilliann

Hi Peri:)

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Peri :-)

4:02 pm

periwinkle

hey lil

4:02 pm

periwinkle

and zooz

4:02 pm

MollyL

Okay, time to roll out the gin.

4:02 pm

periwinkle

:)

4:02 pm

lilliann

Soodle, i hope everything with you isn't too bad..sending happy vibes and whatever else vibes you need :)

4:04 pm

lilliann

'Party on!' :D

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

one margarita, please, up, with salt.

4:05 pm

smores

"Places chips, fresh avocado and salsa in bar "

4:06 pm

zoozzoom

I have never tried a margarita..wonders if i would like it.

4:06 pm

periwinkle

waiting for my G&T

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

if you like tart, you may

4:06 pm

lilliann

I still need 85 words and have one of my nieces coming tomorrow for the weekend and the bairn is going back down to see the rest of her cousins for 10 days and she hasn't seen them for 3 years and i need to do a few things before bed....but you know me...i'll still chat!! lol

4:06 pm

periwinkle

55 left here

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yep, cheeky, we know! ;)

4:06 pm

lilliann

Hi TO :D...clinks glasses with everyone...CHEERS!!

4:07 pm

smores

lol...96 left

4:07 pm

penquis

Cheers!

4:07 pm

lilliann

Hi Smores :)

4:08 pm

nanachichi

hi penquis,,,have you been able to enter gander

4:09 pm

lilliann

Did the women in 'Sex in the City' drink Margaritas? i think i've had one, can't remember what's in them though

4:09 pm

MollyL

I'll keep pouring drinks while L sends out the sunshiney stuff and the bluebirds of happiness. *Margarita for TO*

4:10 pm

lilliann

phone...

4:10 pm

penquis

hi nana....haven't tried gander lately....problems?

4:11 pm

MollyL

Peri, your gin and tonic was served up as soon as you entered. I don't neglect my regulars.

4:11 pm

nanachichi

something changed and I haven't been able to get in there

4:11 pm

nanachichi

i miss it so much

4:11 pm

periwinkle

I am sorry, I did not know. thank you.

4:12 pm

periwinkle

I am a regular :)

4:12 pm

penquis

bummer, nana....i should try....

4:12 pm

nanachichi

rand, liz, mouf and penny have been able to get in,,,not me, leadsinger, ang, and a few others have been unable to enter

4:12 pm

MollyL

And everybody knows your name : D

4:13 pm

periwinkle

haha

4:13 pm

nanachichi

you know they are there almost every night from 7=8

4:13 pm

penquis

nana...i just tried and i was able to get in.....did you update your java lately?....

4:14 pm

penquis

i had trouble when i updated mine....had to uninstall it and reinstall an older version of java....

4:14 pm

MollyL

I think we have once again lost our Soodle, who seems to have trouble staying on task here. *Freshens drink anyway*

4:14 pm

nanachichi

i had my son and daughter look at it,,and they couldn't get it either,,i will check,

4:15 pm

nanachichi

i will go try again

4:16 pm

MollyL

Penquis what are you two talking about?

4:17 pm

penquis

we play a boggle type game called Letter Lynxx at Gander games....a group of us has been playing for many years there....

4:17 pm

periwinkle

never heard of gander games

4:18 pm

penquis

we started at a different site....migrated to another and that closed, too....a hubbie of a player created the Letter Lynxx site for us...

4:20 pm

periwinkle

bbl

4:28 pm

smores

finally reached 100, bbl

4:29 pm

penquis

fi 5/22?

4:31 pm

kje

fi + start of female royal

4:31 pm

penquis

just found it....ty...i am done...

4:32 pm

lilliann

Yay!!Wtg Pen!!:)

4:32 pm

penquis

time to think about dinner....may be back later....

4:32 pm

penquis

tyvm!

4:32 pm

lilliann

Hi Kje

4:33 pm

Soodle

Note to self... On your infrequent visits to Babble, make sure your phone is switched off. Apologies, Moll, Lil etc.

4:34 pm

lilliann

Ty Kje

4:34 pm

lilliann

I've just come back myself as husband phoned up Soodles...it's life:)

4:35 pm

lilliann

Bartender...another drink needed please

4:35 pm

Soodle

Bloomin' life!, eh Lil? Gets in the way of other plans! LOL

4:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

your husband phoned soodle?

4:36 pm

Soodle

TO!!!!! Willya stoppit! Its supposed to be a secret!!!!

4:36 pm

lilliann

It does Soodle, it's a pain in the arse when playing babble!! :D

4:38 pm

MollyL

I'm just going to pour another drink because I'm not sure I want to hear why Ex Husband of Soodle is calling again.

4:38 pm

lilliann

Is that why you needed a drink Soodle?

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

4:41 pm

Soodle

Yoiks. This is freaky. As a matter of fact, ex-husband DID call me this morning, but, unless I am suffering dementia, I don't think I mentioned it on Babble.... did I?

4:41 pm

MollyL

Something is going to strike me dead for asking this but why does he still have your phone number?

4:41 pm

lilliann

No, but TO, obviously has witchy powers!! :)

4:42 pm

MollyL

*Pours a drink for self*

4:43 pm

crosshair

good grief, pour me one as well, a nice strong one

4:43 pm

crosshair

been a day:(

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

wrong consonant, lil.

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

am

4:45 pm

lilliann

Hi Crossy

4:46 pm

Soodle

I think I may have explained my 'magic phone' to you before, Molly. Not even the prospect of random calls from ex-husbands is enough to forego my magic phone.

4:46 pm

crosshair

howdy, Lillian:))

4:46 pm

lilliann

LOL TO...just got it:D

4:47 pm

MollyL

Two words then, call blocking.

4:48 pm

lilliann

To, i thought you were giving me a clue at first

4:48 pm

lilliann

!Clinks glasses with Crossy...that bad eh?

4:48 pm

MollyL

Two other words...voice mail.

4:50 pm

Soodle

In case anybody reading the Chog thinks I'm a witch ... magic phones etc.... I have a cell phone that doesn't cost me anything. It's a glitch, I'm not a witch. It's great.

4:50 pm

MollyL

Again, going to be struck dead (and pours another drink for self) but WHAT do you have to talk to this guy about?

4:51 pm

lilliann

Nowt wrong with being a witch...as in a white witch

4:52 pm

lilliann

Oy MOlly, nevermind keep pouring yourself one, what about the rest of us...this seems to be a dry bar!!

4:52 pm

MollyL

*Pours another round for the whole bar*

4:53 pm

Soodle

He calls on an 'unknown number'. I answer. Then I hang up.

4:53 pm

lilliann

I wish i had a free mobile...:(

4:54 pm

lilliann

Are you sure it's him? as i get that all the time, as in people phone and not talk and i put the phone down

4:54 pm

MollyL

*Thanks God, His Mother and all the saints* I thought you were still conversing with Mr. Low Life.

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg re 8 has me giggling

4:55 pm

MollyL

There is something not right about that word, TO.

4:55 pm

lilliann

I know To, what a stupid word!!

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

I;m not lookingup the definition, that's for sure.

4:55 pm

lilliann

Apparently it's to do with bats

4:56 pm

MollyL

There are emergency room stories about re8. : P

4:56 pm

lilliann

That's what someone said on here earlier

4:56 pm

Soodle

Feeling very left out with no RE8 word. Clue please...

4:56 pm

lilliann

LOL, that's bad Molly!!:)

4:57 pm

lilliann

re8 is back end and rodent

4:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.O

4:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

re6/27 for the win,please, alex.

4:58 pm

lilliann

I don't have that one yet TO, sorry, but will look...i don't have many re words

4:58 pm

Soodle

Lovely clue, Lil, thank you.

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

my friends are just back from two weeks in ireland.

5:01 pm

Soodle

How did they get on, TO, (apart from being washed out)?

5:01 pm

MollyL

re6/27 sounds like sparkly thing sewn on a dance costume

5:02 pm

lilliann

TO, re and word for 4, when born

5:03 pm

MollyL

Word for when born???

5:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, mollly and lil. i do not know soods, i may see them tomorrow

5:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, time to go see about dinner, i neglected to remove something from the freezer.

5:05 pm

lilliann

Husband is over in ireland with people from over the pond next week i think Soodle, or it could be the week after, he'll be doing England, Ireland and Scotland

5:05 pm

lilliann

I said, word for 4 when born...

5:05 pm

MLFAN17

hello

5:06 pm

MollyL

*Totally lost*

5:06 pm

lilliann

Wtg TO and tc hin :D

5:07 pm

Soodle

I really hope they had a good time, TO. I feel stupidly responsible if people pay a hat of money to come over here and then don't enjoy themselves. Riverdance is coming nest month, and I am beside myself,

5:07 pm

MLFAN17

Fi6 clue please?

5:07 pm

lilliann

2, are twins..3 are triplets...4 are qu4

5:07 pm

lilliann

Hi Mlf

5:07 pm

periwinkle

I love that phrase: beside myself :)

5:07 pm

lilliann

loo break:)

5:08 pm

MLFAN17

hi lillian

5:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

will you get together? I hought spring in ireland is always rainy

5:10 pm

MLFAN17

anybody have it?

5:10 pm

Soodle

Thanks Peri.You could have pointed out that I said 'nest' month. I'm really going to do my best to ensure Riverdance has a good experience here. I may lure more Babblers across the Atlantic..

5:11 pm

periwinkle

Soodles, I did not see the typo. I read it as next

5:11 pm

MollyL

What is there "not to enjoy"? It is a beautiful country, surrounded by sea, full of green and wonderful people (Not to mention sacred sites).

5:12 pm

Soodle

:-) Peri

5:12 pm

bichon

I'mcoming too {I wish]

5:14 pm

periwinkle

m6/21 PLS

5:14 pm

Soodle

Molly... Its's also a country which has been in the grip of a recession for the past 7 years. Drug and drink problems abound. Utopia it ain't.

5:15 pm

MLFAN17

m what peri?

5:15 pm

uusue2

hi all!

5:15 pm

MLFAN17

i got a fi 6 word nm

5:15 pm

periwinkle

ma6/21 pls

5:15 pm

lilliann

Molly, we say qu4's for ****tuplets

5:15 pm

bichon

ma 6, where you moor boats

5:16 pm

MLFAN17

think water or equatics

5:16 pm

lilliann

My husband loves ireland Soodle, and now the bairn wants him to take her when he's not working as he knows alot of the history from the guides he's driven

5:16 pm

periwinkle

ty mlf

5:16 pm

MLFAN17

yw peri

5:17 pm

lilliann

I'm sick of the rain and fog Soodles...we've had fog here from morning til night for the last 5 days atleast...i want to see the the Spring flowers

5:17 pm

MLFAN17

Fi 4/6 AFTER the Fi 6 please?

5:17 pm

uusue2

I would love to visit Ireland some day...

5:18 pm

periwinkle

there is no fir4/6

5:18 pm

bichon

go sue, were hiked the Kerry Way and it was magical

5:18 pm

MollyL

I think it depends on what you are going to see. I could be a very happy person visiting Ireland in the rain and despite the harsh economic times.

5:18 pm

uusue2

maybe after my son finishes college?

5:18 pm

bichon

It's not so harsh in a pub with Celtic music

5:19 pm

MLFAN17

ry meant fi 4/7

5:19 pm

lilliann

Ty for the ma6 Bichon and hi

5:19 pm

bichon

yw lili

5:19 pm

periwinkle

flames mlf

5:20 pm

lilliann

Hi Sue :)

5:20 pm

uusue2

hi lilli!

5:20 pm

MLFAN17

hmmm have that one

5:21 pm

MollyL

And trust me, this country has had it's fair share of hard economic times. Other than the well provided for, there is the same money trouble, home loss, job loss and all around hard times here.

5:21 pm

bichon

FW hagn all see you'all tomorrow

5:22 pm

MLFAN17

how about th Fi 5 above the last 4?

5:22 pm

crosshair

same up here in the great white north. I know many people that once had a nice office white collar job. Now they are fighting college and university students for Mcjobs to pay the mortgage

5:22 pm

uusue2

night bichon!

5:22 pm

periwinkle

plural of the flames

5:22 pm

Soodle

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY1 Once again, for the gazillionth time. If any Babbler is coming to Ireland, I will accommodate you. I will feed you. I will transport you. Sheesh...

5:23 pm

lilliann

Yay!!WTG Bichon!! :)

5:23 pm

uusue2

I would come at the drop of a hat, soodle, and may very well do so as soon as I can afford the airfare :-)

5:23 pm

MLFAN17

peri still not the right one but thanks i will figure out the last one i need

5:23 pm

lilliann

Right Soodle, I@M COMING NEXT WEEK WHEN THE BAIRN IS AWAY:)

5:24 pm

lilliann

Believe me, when myself, hubby and the bairn come to Ireland you won't want to feed them:D

5:24 pm

Soodle

Lili.... go for it!!! We will have a blast, take a load of pics and drive the other babblers mad, and we will have a hoot"!

5:25 pm

uusue2

I am feeling very stuck with 58 left - did find the 8 on my own, though :-)

5:25 pm

lilliann

It's sounds very tempting Soodle....

5:26 pm

MLFAN17

uusue i have86 left and am stuck

5:26 pm

Soodle

And Sue...... there is always going to be a welcome on the mat for you and Frank.

5:26 pm

uusue2

ok, 57 now that I noticed my dog in the grid...

5:26 pm

uusue2

thanks, soodle! Sooner or later we will show up :-)

5:27 pm

lilliann

Soodle..i promise you that i will meet you within the next 2 years!

5:27 pm

periwinkle

FW, bye for now

5:27 pm

lilliann

Yay! Wtg Peri!! :D

5:27 pm

uusue2

yay peri! and bye...

5:28 pm

lilliann

Sue, after you've visited Soodle you and Frank are welcome here...Free holidays....what's not to like :)

5:29 pm

MollyL

? Why would that "drive the other Babble players mad" ??

5:29 pm

lilliann

Flights out and spending money, is all that's needed:)

5:29 pm

uusue2

sounds good, lilli!

5:30 pm

Soodle

My last post this evening.... It's early April here in Ireland. The daffodils are absolutely everywhere. The sun doesn't go down till about 8.00.pm. This is possibly the nicest time of year to visit here. I have 2 spare bedrooms. One double one single. You are welcome.

5:30 pm

lilliann

that goes out to all my Babbler friends :)

5:33 pm

MollyL

Ooo, Le Mansion De Soodle. Five bedrooms. Go on y'all, crash at Soodle's place.

5:34 pm

lilliann

8pm...you're lucky, since the clocks went forward, up here it's been that foggy, you can't tell what time it is.if i could get there next week Soodle, i seriously would

5:47 pm

Soodle

Lil, can yoy

5:48 pm

Soodle

You PM me your details?? We can make this happen.

5:51 pm

lilliann

PM?I seriously have to think about money this month as the bairn is going to her Uncle's down South abd then i've got big bills the end of this month.Leave it with me and maybe the bairn and i could come over Whitsun week.we really do want to come over and i would love to meet you.

5:52 pm

uusue2

yay for lilli and soodle getting together!!

5:53 pm

Soodle

Open invitation , Lil. Whenever's good for you.

5:53 pm

uusue2

fireworks!

5:55 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I'm all for people getting together and having a good time. Not sure why that would drive anyone mad though.

5:55 pm

swmbo

s

5:56 pm

lilliann

The bairn is away in July with her grandad for a couple of weeks but not consecutive, so we may be able to do it then.It will happen Soodle, even if i have to fly over for a weekend and get put in that horrible wheelie chair thing from the plane.i need to look into the easiest thing for me, which would be husband, so maybe October if he is off and he can drive us all

5:57 pm

lilliann

YAY!!WTG Sue! :)

5:58 pm

lilliann

I will meet you this year Soodle, one way or another :)

6:00 pm

phaeton

a

6:02 pm

lilliann

Hi swmbo and phae

6:02 pm

lilliann

diving in to finish

6:03 pm

MollyL

L and Soodle, sittin' in a tree, having drinks and later some tea.

6:05 pm

phandmd

good evening.

6:09 pm

lilliann

I can't be rude, hi Phan :)

6:09 pm

phandmd

Hi, Lilli!

6:10 pm

lilliann

How's you job going hinny?

6:12 pm

phandmd

today was a better day than yesterday! I had a different group of patients and it was a much easier load. Still, I had to stay late to finish some stuff up... But, I did get to eat at a normal time, which was an improvement over the last 2 days!

6:12 pm

jaxx7

Hi, All. Quick visit

6:12 pm

phandmd

In case you didn't know, this was my first week on my own with patients.

6:12 pm

phandmd

Hi, Jaxx

6:13 pm

phandmd

is it me, or this puzzle a toughie?

6:13 pm

lilliann

You'll get into a routine Phan

6:13 pm

lilliann

Hi Jax :)

6:13 pm

lilliann

Yes, it's a pain in the arse!!

6:14 pm

lilliann

Have you finished Jax?

6:14 pm

phandmd

I suppose I will, but it will take awhile as I will be rotating between 3 groups of residents.

6:16 pm

lilliann

That's tough, but if you're working with a group daily and then go onto the next group you will soon know them and remember names

6:17 pm

MollyL

I love it when L calls people hinny

6:17 pm

MollyL

: D

6:17 pm

phandmd

yes, eventually, I will; hoping this is going to end up helping my brain and keep dementia at bay...

6:18 pm

lilliann

You will always remember the ones who make you laugh, angry and the ones that you have a canny relationship with...for me they were the ones who were moody and coulddn't give a monkeys about owt but if you argue back as in give as good back they'll like you

6:19 pm

jaxx7

I have 66 left, lilliann

6:19 pm

phandmd

That is true for most people, I think.

6:19 pm

lilliann

I* should really call people 'pet' Molly

6:19 pm

lilliann

61 here Jax

6:19 pm

phandmd

62 for me

6:20 pm

jaxx7

Phan, babble and crosswords will keep your brain active.

6:20 pm

MollyL

Or dear, or my beloved, or most darling friend. ♥♥

6:20 pm

phandmd

haha, yeah, but I decided to have a 3rd career!

6:22 pm

lilliann

No, you never call older people those names!!!

6:23 pm

lilliann

Duh!! sorry was reading something else then ..lol

6:24 pm

jaxx7

my sister, who is 64, went to a stop smoking clinic where the nurse kept calling her sweet pea. She took it for so lomg and then said i am Mrs owen to you, sweet pea. said nurse apologised for patronising her

6:27 pm

lilliann

I agree with her..up here you can get get away with saying hiiny and pet and even down South or all over the country, i think that those words wouldn't be offensive to any ages

6:27 pm

phandmd

I try to always address my patients Mr. so and so or Mrs so and so. There are a few I use first name with , but only a very few.

6:28 pm

lilliann

You can ask them what they prefer to be called Phan

6:28 pm

lilliann

I always asked, and no-one ever asked me to call them Mr or Mrs

6:29 pm

phandmd

I figure if they want to be called something else, they will tell me...

6:30 pm

lilliann

call them Mr and Mrs first and then ask if there is a name they wish to be asked

6:30 pm

MollyL

Blech. When I was a Mrs. I hated being referred to that way. I prefer people calling me by my first name.

6:30 pm

lilliann

No, they won't all say it, as some are shy

6:31 pm

jaxx7

There is always Ms!

6:31 pm

lilliann

Molly, you're not in yourlate 60's70 and older

6:31 pm

MollyL

I am a Ms and I don't like that either. Like I said, I prefer to be called by my first name.

6:32 pm

torgone

Good golly, Ms. Molly

6:32 pm

lilliann

Phan, you need to ask them up front, what they prefer to be called

6:33 pm

MollyL

Tor's got it : D

6:33 pm

jaxx7

I have known my GP for over twelve years and he still addresses me as Mrs Roberts. I address him as Dr King. I wouldn't have it any other way.

6:33 pm

lilliann

I worked with the elderly when i was 16 until i was 23

6:34 pm

lilliann

Jax, that is different.when you care for older people in care homes daily, that is also different

6:35 pm

phandmd

well, I whittled the unfound words down to 44. I think I will take a break, not sure if I will come back or not. This grid is annoying...

6:35 pm

MollyL

It's all in what you prefer. Some people like to be addressed by their "title". I've never called my dentist anything other than his first name. And we have had a 20 year relationship.

6:35 pm

jaxx7

I am elderly and I think addressing me by my Christian name takes away my years of experience. I don't want someone years younger than I addressing me as if I am their best buddy

6:36 pm

phandmd

I don't like it when people address me by my first name when they don't know me, and I am not elderly, yet...

6:36 pm

lilliann

As it's like a big family when you work in care homes, as the staff spend more time with the patients than at home and the people like to be called by their first name daily and not their surname

6:37 pm

lilliann

No jax, but you're not in a care home, so i understand where you are coming from

6:37 pm

MollyL

See. everyone has their preference. I am a military brat and I learned young to address cards to my parents friends: Commander and Mrs. So and So. Titles are big in the military.

6:37 pm

jaxx7

I think we have to agree to disagree

6:38 pm

lilliann

Ok Phan, so your patients, call you Mrs...

6:39 pm

phandmd

actually, no they don't. I introduce myself by my first name...

6:39 pm

MollyL

My niece and nephew have never called me anything but my first name. "Aunt" felt way too aging when they were born.

6:39 pm

phandmd

and my id badge only has my first name on it.

6:39 pm

MollyL

No L, they call her Nurse Phannie. : D

6:40 pm

lilliann

exactly...that's what i'm talking about...phan...people are taking this conversation way out of context

6:40 pm

phandmd

lol, that's funny Molly. Actually my first name is Jeannette. I assumed my husband's login...

6:40 pm

lilliann

I'm diving in!!

6:41 pm

MollyL

: O Your husband's name is Phand? : O

6:41 pm

jaxx7

and I'm diving out. This grid is impossible. Night all tc

6:41 pm

phandmd

No, Phil...

6:42 pm

phandmd

Hand is our last name.

6:43 pm

MollyL

You assumed your husband's log in name? Does he play here?

6:43 pm

torgone

That's Handy

6:43 pm

phandmd

no, only for a very short period of time.

6:43 pm

phandmd

It is, Tor...

6:44 pm

phandmd

I think he played about a week, had showed me the game and I became addicted.

6:45 pm

phandmd

can I have a clue for the lone I in the 2nd column?

6:46 pm

phandmd

watching Captian Phillips finally

6:46 pm

torgone

Ih5/14

6:47 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all :)

6:47 pm

phandmd

top of the morning to you, Liz

6:47 pm

MollyL

Phan is multi-tasking again.

6:47 pm

phandmd

always

6:48 pm

phandmd

can I have more of a clue for the IH 5/14 pls

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Interesting conversation below about names. I always prefer to be called by my first name and always felt that I would've liked that when I was teaching. If I can maintain discipline, it's not down to my name!

6:48 pm

Lizlin

ih 5 - ih + male sheep

6:48 pm

MollyL

I can't watch a movie and be on the computer at the same time. I lose the whole context of the film.

6:49 pm

phandmd

thanks.

That happens to me sometimes too, Molly.

6:49 pm

Lizlin

Respect to me is in the way I'm treated rather than whether I'm called Mrs Ms or my first name.

6:49 pm

phandmd

anyway, I have nbt/nbs so, I am going to pop off now.

6:50 pm

MollyL

I totally agree Liz.

6:50 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evening, phan.

6:50 pm

phandmd

thanks and you enjoy your day.

6:50 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

6:52 pm

Lizlin

clues for either an 6 pls?

6:55 pm

MollyL

an's...same first 3 as the ones before. Last part, short for what you sing through, then change the last letter for the next one. Did that make sense?

6:56 pm

Lizlin

Perfect sense. Thanks.

6:57 pm

lilliann

Hi Liz:) and i certainly agree,which is why i asked the people what they'd like to be called.i always prefer my first name.

6:57 pm

lilliann

Ty Molly

6:58 pm

Lizlin

Hi Lilli. People are funny about names - I don't mean that rudely. As a teacher I always tried to find out what the kids preferred to be called. I always preferred Liz and still do. Only very few people call me by my full name.

6:59 pm

Lizlin

Duh me! Had the Latin plural of the ar 4 but hadn't added the s!!!

7:01 pm

MollyL

When I was married, I never got into the "Mrs" thing. I don't want to be identified or referred to by someone else's name.

7:02 pm

lilliann

I suppose as a teacher, your supposed to be called Miss, Ms, Mrs, Mr, that's how we were brought up and also to say Mr Mrs, etc for our elders but as i know caring for my elders they don't all likie to be called that, but i will say mr or mrs etc to an elder person i don't know out of respect until they tell me otherwise

7:04 pm

Lizlin

Same here lilli, unless I'm introduced by the first name but I'll usually tell someone to call me by my first name.

7:04 pm

Lizlin

Know what you mean Molly.

7:05 pm

lilliann

Did you keep your own name when you were married Molly?

7:06 pm

MollyL

No, actually I did not keep my last name. There are reasons for that (too long to get into here) I'm just not big on "Mrs."

7:07 pm

lilliann

So you still have your husbands name but called M

7:07 pm

Lizlin

I also changed my name. When my hubby and I flew to Aus on holiday, the airline thought we were not together, even though we booked together, and separated us! We got them to change it but glad that we don't have to have that fight again!

7:07 pm

MollyL

I have always used Ms, if a "title" is required.

7:07 pm

Lizlin

Separated - gave us seats apart from each other!

7:07 pm

lilliann

Ms,...sorry, if so nowt wrong with that, by the way

7:08 pm

Lizlin

I always used Ms when teaching.

7:10 pm

lilliann

I think my husband would like seats apart from me and the bairn Liz :)

7:10 pm

lilliann

And i would like seats apart from them :)

7:10 pm

Lizlin

Lol - it was my first trip to Aus! Long flight!

7:11 pm

MollyL

I still carry my deceased husband's last name. I would like to go back to my maiden name, but haven't been in the mood for all the paperwork that would entail.

7:11 pm

Lizlin

But you could still use it unofficially - if you ever have the need.

7:16 pm

lilliann

I'm sorry about your husband Molly.Would it be that much paper work?when i got divorced i went back to my maiden name and it wasn't that hard, so i can't think it would be that different to a deceased husband/wife and i'm sorry by the way

7:16 pm

Lizlin

Might be different in the US?

7:17 pm

lilliann

Sorry, that sounds so callous!!

7:17 pm

MollyL

It's not the changing it, it's changing it on all the official paperwork. Deed to the house, credit cards, etc.

7:18 pm

lilliann

Do you have to pay for that?

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Perhaps when you're in the mood it will happen. Depends how much you're bothered by it - and that's not meant to sound callous either!!

7:18 pm

brandyjack

Lawyers are never free......

7:18 pm

MollyL

I think you have to pay to have your name legally changed if it's not a change by marriage. I don't know. I'll do it when the time seems right.

7:19 pm

MollyL

Amen Brandyjack, not free, very pricey.

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Here too.

7:19 pm

lilliann

here too!

7:20 pm

lilliann

Well, you'll know the time Molly :)

7:21 pm

Lizlin

This grid is fighting all the way to the end. 4 left!

7:23 pm

rururocks

so good golly Ms. Molly?

7:23 pm

Lizlin

Hi Ru

7:23 pm

lilliann

Hi Brandy :)

7:23 pm

lilliann

Hi Ru:0

7:24 pm

lilliann

Go Liz!! i still need 50 and yes this grid is a pain in the arse!!

7:24 pm

Lizlin

Down to 1 - an a

7:25 pm

MollyL

Pardon me, but I was the devil with the blue dress on long before Ms. came along : D

7:25 pm

lilliann

pb for me but i got a word i didn't have..lol

7:25 pm

Lizlin

I didn't notice!

7:26 pm

Lizlin

But it isn't that word I need!

7:26 pm

MollyL

Arse! Arse! Arse!

7:26 pm

Lizlin

:)

7:27 pm

lilliann

It's good eh, that i gave myself a clue :)

7:28 pm

Lizlin

I must be missing something very obvious :(

7:28 pm

MollyL

Always good to give yourself a clue L.

7:28 pm

lilliann

What do you need Liz?

7:29 pm

Lizlin

am 5/12 - not even a 6 or 7!

7:29 pm

Lizlin

But I'm not proud - I'd take a clue please.

7:29 pm

lilliann

i don't have that one but will look

7:29 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

7:30 pm

lilliann

a ns french for dead

7:30 pm

lilliann

sorry crap clue

7:31 pm

Lizlin

Thanks. Fireworks then! Knew it was a simple word!

7:31 pm

lilliann

am even

7:31 pm

Lizlin

I knew what you meant immediately, though!

7:31 pm

lilliann

Yay!! WtG Liz !!! :D

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Thanks. Can I help?

7:33 pm

Jillyjill

OK...stuck on my last word, re6/27, the next to last re6...help plz?

7:33 pm

lilliann

Aye, if ypu have time to clue my last 48 words?? :)...actually i only have 1x8 word

7:33 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT lizlin!!

7:33 pm

Lizlin

I bet you're missing re 8/50

7:33 pm

Lizlin

Thanks Jilly

7:33 pm

lilliann

i haven't got ma6/8, so a clue would be brilliant please

7:34 pm

Jillyjill

re6/27 plz?

7:34 pm

Lizlin

ma 8 - garden party tent

7:34 pm

Lizlin

pl

7:34 pm

lilliann

No, i have that one Liz :)

7:34 pm

Lizlin

re 6/27 - rhymes with sparkly things sewn on dresses

7:35 pm

Lizlin

Which, lilli?

7:36 pm

Jillyjill

YAY!! TY lizlin!! !!FW!!

7:36 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, Jilly

7:37 pm

Jillyjill

<---never good at up and left reading. I completely igonored the high point tile!

7:37 pm

MollyL

!!!!!!!

7:38 pm

lilliann

Yay!!Wtg Jilly!! :)

7:38 pm

Lizlin

ma6 /8 / 7 - ma 6 - looks french, rhymes with male name. Add another vowel to the end for the 7 and pl for the 8

7:39 pm

Lizlin

ignore my numbering! ma 6,7,8,7

7:40 pm

lilliann

ty Liz, got them...i was looking for a u letter :)

7:40 pm

lilliann

forget what i said as ther is one

7:41 pm

Jillyjill

ty lizlin and lillian

7:41 pm

Lizlin

WTG!

7:41 pm

lilliann

I was looking for the english word!!

7:41 pm

Jillyjill

Not the easiest grid

7:41 pm

Lizlin

Anything else or I'm out of here?

7:42 pm

lilliann

I haven't finished!! :)

7:42 pm

Lizlin

I agree, Jilli

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Jilly

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Sorry about that!

7:42 pm

lilliann

I need 6 x 9's

7:43 pm

lilliann

^x7's even :)

7:43 pm

Lizlin

It was some of the smaller words that got me in this grid.

7:43 pm

Lizlin

Have you got do 7 - Alice stuffed one in a teapot but this is pl

7:44 pm

lilliann

i have that one ty

7:44 pm

Lizlin

dr 7 - babble - dr + vowel + Italian que ****

7:44 pm

lilliann

i need dr7, but i don't have the 5

7:44 pm

Jillyjill

It was not reading to left that got me everytime...

7:44 pm

Lizlin

fi 7 - compound word - shot gun

7:45 pm

Lizlin

dr 5 - French word for right

7:45 pm

lilliann

Sorry, i don't know Italian

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Not connected to the dr 7

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Song - que **** ****

7:45 pm

Lizlin

whatever will be, will be

7:45 pm

lilliann

i got he french word ty

7:45 pm

Jillyjill

You are just a clueing guru tonight lizlin

7:46 pm

Lizlin

I like helping if I can - so many people help me and I can't often help back.

7:46 pm

Lizlin

ho 6 / 7 - sore throat and more of it.

7:46 pm

Jillyjill

lilliann, a steak knife is ***ated

7:46 pm

lilliann

ty i got the dr7 word

7:46 pm

MollyL

Liz gives good clue

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Thanks Molly

7:47 pm

Jillyjill

****ted...off to the pb for me

7:47 pm

Lizlin

ma 7 - alien from red planet

7:47 pm

lilliann

i already have the fi7 word thank you

7:47 pm

Jillyjill

Yipes, late for music practice...with harpjane nonetheless....*poof*

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening Jilly

7:47 pm

MollyL

Yipes a hooty!!!

7:48 pm

Lizlin

mo 7 - type of lock. Rhymes with rigour mo****

7:48 pm

Lizlin

qu 6/7 - type of grain

7:49 pm

Lizlin

I think that must be pretty much all of the 7s

7:49 pm

lilliann

Bye Jilly and ty and tc

7:50 pm

Lizlin

And I know I put a u in rigour, Molly!

7:50 pm

lilliann

tyvm Liz, i have 4, and am looking through your clues:)

7:50 pm

MollyL

And te and tr and tu

7:51 pm

Lizlin

I can try and make the clues clearer if you'd like.

7:53 pm

lilliann

the ho7 please as i thought that would be more of the neighing animal but it's not

7:54 pm

Lizlin

But it rhymes with it!

7:54 pm

Lizlin

Add an extra vowel

7:54 pm

Lizlin

when you have a sore throat, your voice is ho 6

7:54 pm

lilliann

ty

7:55 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:55 pm

lilliann

I didn't have the ho 6, but do now, ty

7:56 pm

MollyL

: D It's okay Liz. I know how you folks like your extra "u's". We started leaving them out to make our English different once we decided to be independent from "the crown". : D

7:56 pm

Lizlin

I know! Anything to be different!

7:57 pm

lilliann

I now have all the 7's tyvm Liz :)

7:57 pm

Lizlin

I always feel happy, when I remember to look for the US spellings of words like rigour in the grid!

7:57 pm

MollyL

Well apparently we are thought of by some as "lazy" but that is just a matter of opinion, I would expect.

7:58 pm

Lizlin

yw lilli - and with that I'll say enjoy your evenings / nights.

7:58 pm

Lizlin

No, I don't consider it lazy - just different!

7:58 pm

lilliann

I have to remember to drop vowels in the grid

7:59 pm

MollyL

I can't keep track of the different spellings. Colour, yes...actour, no...litre, yes...sobre, no...it's so confusing.

7:59 pm

lilliann

Good night hin and t c and i was going to say sweet dreams but as it is your day time, sweet afternoon :D

8:00 pm

lilliann

we say actor

8:01 pm

MollyL

That's what I meant, L. Some of your words have the extra u, some do not. Some have an re ending, some do not.

8:01 pm

lilliann

I know...i'm British and i get confused!! :)

8:03 pm

lilliann

I don't understand the English Language, and it's difficult fot our children to be able to spell it and say it without other people form other countries be able to do it

8:05 pm

lilliann

I must admit the Northern people in England say a word how it should be spelt and not how it is, where as down South, they say it as it is spelt

8:06 pm

MollyL

It's the same with any language. French for example, what a trip that language is to learn.

8:07 pm

lilliann

French is easier than English...plus some Spanish and Italian words are similar

8:08 pm

lilliann

I suppose English is easy as we speak it

8:08 pm

MollyL

Oh I disagree. French is hard because so many English words don't translate.

8:09 pm

lilliann

I think any language is difficult to learn when we get older...languages are alot easier for children from 2 onwards to learn

8:10 pm

MollyL

Well yeah, but most of us don't grow up in multi-lingual homes.

8:10 pm

lilliann

really, i always found French quite easy....there are words that aren't quite the same but they do translate

8:11 pm

MollyL

My husband was a French speaker and I can't tell you how many times he told me that something in English I wanted to say in French "didn't translate". As in, there are no French words for that.

8:12 pm

lilliann

That doesn't mean that children have to live in Multi -lingual homes...children from 2 upwards will learn languages quickly if taught in schools

8:14 pm

lilliann

Aye,he was right as not all Frwench translates properly in English but you get the idea when you speak it...it's the same in sign lang language..not every word is signed but the recipient gets the gist

8:16 pm

MollyL

Only being the speaker of one language, I would find it confusing to be multi-lingual. I used to ask the friends of my son who spoke Spanish and English what language they dreamed in.

8:17 pm

lilliann

Maybe both Molly, but what a dream!!

8:19 pm

penquis

i have dreamt in French before....

8:20 pm

penquis

sometimes i think of a word or an expression in French and have trouble coming up with an English equivalent...

8:20 pm

MollyL

The most consistent answer I got was "It depends on what I'm dreaming about". If they were dreaming about their parents, who spoke Spanish, the dream would be in that language. If they were dreaming about their friends, English.

8:32 pm

lilliann

It's got to be hard for multi lingual people who speak 2 languages properly. i only speak French a petit peu(?), i understand more than i can remember to speak

8:36 pm

lilliann

Saying that, last year when i went to Spain with my husband i spoke more French than Spanish as there were more french in the hotel than in the resort, and the French people knew what me and hubby were saying

8:38 pm

penquis

i have spoken French to people in Germany and China of all places...

8:39 pm

lilliann

French is a good language to learn

8:41 pm

penquis

i grew up with it...parents spoke it at home and i had it in school from first to tenth grades...

8:41 pm

lilliann

My daughter is taking Spanish next year and dropping French

8:44 pm

penquis

well more people in the world speak Spanish than French....i took two years of Spanish in college.....going to Spain next March...

8:44 pm

lilliann

My Parent's live in France and have done for the last 23 years and want all their grand bairns to learn it, but it's upto them

8:44 pm

lilliann

Where did you grow up pen?

8:46 pm

penquis

in Maine....Franco American city...

8:47 pm

lilliann

Really? my husband and i thought she should do French as that is spoken more? we've been to countries that speak spanish but not quite.

8:47 pm

lilliann

So your Parent's were Spanish?

8:48 pm

lilliann

Or French?

8:49 pm

penquis

French....French Canadian grandparents on both sides....

8:51 pm

lilliann

Me and husband have family in Canada...one day i would love to meet them

8:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, running and hiding from the apostrophe police LOL

8:51 pm

penquis

whereabouts in Canada?

8:51 pm

penquis

hi gwen...

8:52 pm

lilliann

Well, the bairn wants to take Spanish so we can't stop her and if it helpd her do what she want's in life then that's her decision

8:53 pm

lilliann

Hi Gwen and Pen

8:54 pm

penquis

yes, language study should be a personal decision....otherwise it's a waste of time...

8:54 pm

penquis

i am now taking Chinese....for fun...

8:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i studied german, way cooler than french or spanish, IMO

8:54 pm

MimiCat

French is such a beautiful language...Je parle un peu de francais.

8:55 pm

lilliann

She wants to train guide dogs for the blind

8:55 pm

MimiCat

Spanish is much more practical here in Arizona. I speak un poquito.

8:56 pm

lilliann

((Mimi)) .Bonjour

8:56 pm

penquis

I also studied German for two years in College.....i have enjoyed all the languages....

8:57 pm

MimiCat

((lilliann))...mon ami!

8:58 pm

lilliann

Really Pen, that is brilliant...My daughter wanted to take Mandrin at at School but there wasn't enoughh people who wanted to do it sadly

8:59 pm

MimiCat

Sending you an email, probably tomorrow. Have been thwarted in my attempt to send you something...anyway...look for em tomorrow.

8:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

learning chinese just might come in handy; more than 1 billion people speak chinese . . .

8:59 pm

penquis

well there are only three other people in my Mandarin class....

8:59 pm

penquis

i have no real reason to take it other than to exercise my brain....have already been to China and couldn't justify the expense of going back...

9:01 pm

lilliann

Ok Mimi :).x

9:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plenty of places in US where chinese is spoken, all the so-called chinatowns

9:01 pm

MimiCat

Studying a language teaches you so much about a culture. Often, the way they use language is the way they live their lives. For example, Japanese is a very formal language and, for the most part, the Japanese culture is a "formal" one.

9:01 pm

lilliann

I think Mandrin would be the best language to take and she can take it now buit she doesn't want to

9:02 pm

lilliann

Was it expensive going there Pen?

9:02 pm

MimiCat

Gotta go have some dinner. Hugs, all!

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i get a kick out of the plural, which English has and Chinese doesn't (so I've heard). wonder how hard it is for someone who grew up speaking Chinese to really get plurals

9:03 pm

lilliann

Night Mimi, catch up soon :).x

9:03 pm

penquis

i went in 1981....very nice deal because i was a chaperone for a college class....had to be invited to go in those days...

9:04 pm

penquis

i would think that mastering plurals would be easier than for us to master tones... ;o)

9:04 pm

lilliann

My husband has driven alot of Chinese around...they come her to shop not sightsee

9:05 pm

penquis

when i went to china there were very few cars even in Beijing....everyone wore mao jackets in either green, grey or blue.....only young children wore colorful clothes...different era...

9:06 pm

lilliann

They buy expensive things but sell them fort alot more over in China.\t

9:06 pm

lilliann

They buy expensive things but sell them fort alot more over in China.\t

9:07 pm

penquis

i believe it....whole different economy there now...

9:07 pm

penquis

we drew crowds of several hundred people in Xian because we had tall students, redheads, and African American students with us....

9:07 pm

lilliann

They come over with food in suitcases and take expensive things that they buy here on a card and sell it for more there

9:08 pm

lilliann

I bet you did Pen :)

9:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i once learned simple song in Chinese, sat down with a chinese immigrant to have him help me with the tones, and invented a couple of symbols to do the tones, and after not much practice, he said I sounded really good 8-)

9:09 pm

lilliann

:)

9:09 pm

penquis

nice...

9:09 pm

lilliann

My husband doesn't like the spitting!!

9:10 pm

penquis

don't remember any of that...

9:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

spitting? that's not required, I'm sure . . . LOL

9:11 pm

lilliann

Yes, they spit and make noises doing it!..bless him, he has to clear it up!

9:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i suppose there are people in every culture who spit . . . even Murricans . . .

9:13 pm

lilliann

When he's driving and there are Eastern people behind him, they snort, spit and cough all over his neck!!

9:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ewwwwww!

9:15 pm

lilliann

Exactly Gwen...not nice...

9:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

some needs to build himsefl a big neck guard

9:18 pm

lilliann

Aye, i think you're right, but saying that anyone behind him can cough and sneeze, but a guard would be good

9:18 pm

rururocks

He should turn around and piss..on them

9:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just like the sneeze guard on a salad bar

9:19 pm

rururocks

Ewwwwwww

9:19 pm

lilliann

ROFL...

9:20 pm

lilliann

Ru, give over man, i just choked on my drink!!

9:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pissing on the customer might just jeopardize the tip (if there's tipping)

9:21 pm

lilliann

Gwen..lol

9:21 pm

rururocks

:D

9:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

better yet, ejector seat!

9:22 pm

lilliann

Yes his job is more tips!!

9:22 pm

rururocks

Gwen obviously hasn't eaten at any french restaurants lately

9:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

once, when i worked a hellish job at a restaurant, we had a customer who was just heinous, so, in middle of the night, we dumped a nice little pile of restaurant garbage on his porch. ahhhhhh

9:24 pm

Dorens

did I hear french restaurant??

9:24 pm

stidmama

LOL trust Doren to pop in for food! *relurk*

9:24 pm

lilliann

I think he could do with an ejector seat and then let the people who think they can drive a coach drive it and crash it and then see waht they say!!

9:24 pm

rururocks

Lol...soon my dear

9:25 pm

lilliann

Good for you Gwen!!:)

9:25 pm

Dorens

very soon. I am dieting in anticipation!

9:25 pm

Dorens

and i really wasn't lurking, just popped in, as the lurker said

9:25 pm

lilliann

Hi Dorens:)

9:25 pm

rururocks

Sure..

9:26 pm

Dorens

hi lil, an dall

9:26 pm

Dorens

or and all

9:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

then the customer called the next day to complain, and i happened to have the early morning shift (yes, after the late late night shift, bastards) and got to field his phone call. oh, i cated so innocent LOL

9:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cated = acted

9:28 pm

lilliann

Hi Stid:) great to see you

9:29 pm

lilliann

Stid, do you know when your'e getting into your home?

9:29 pm

Dorens

now you see her, now you don't

9:30 pm

lilliann

Saying that, if you worked in a restaurant and some pissed you off you spit onm their food and allsorts and they wouldn't know!!

9:31 pm

lilliann

I'm never eating out again!! :)

9:31 pm

lilliann

omg...spelling crap....

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i never went so far as to contaminate anyone's food, but i saw a manager do it once. Ewwwwww!

9:33 pm

stidmama

no idea, lilliann -- not this month, for sure. Maybe May...

9:34 pm

Dorens

may would be nice… very exciting? or nerve wracking?

9:35 pm

stidmama

impossible. Our rent on the apartment just went up. We now pay twice in rent what our mortgage will be if the house is ever finished. And we are paying the interest on the construction loan already.

9:36 pm

Dorens

oh no, sounds like a nightmare

9:36 pm

lilliann

Stid, i really hope it is May, as you've all been waiting a very long time. and i'm so sorry about your rent, do you not have insurance that covers it?

9:36 pm

stidmama

not fun.

9:37 pm

Dorens

so sorry you have to go through that

9:38 pm

rururocks

<---always nice at restaurants

9:38 pm

Dorens

done here… happy babbling all.

9:38 pm

stidmama

The insurance would have stopped paying by now. It has been more than a year. And they only paid rent as long as they thought a replacement should take, which is, clearly, a lot less time than it is taking.

9:38 pm

stidmama

But then, we decided to replace with site-built instead of a manufactured home.

9:39 pm

stidmama

YAY doren!!!

9:39 pm

rururocks

night doren

9:40 pm

lilliann

Yay Dorens , sweet dreams and tc hin :)

9:40 pm

rururocks

time to make dinner.. see ya

9:40 pm

lilliann

So your insurance still covers you i take it?

9:41 pm

lilliann

What are you making RU?

9:41 pm

lilliann

I'm peckish

9:42 pm

stidmama

we are still paying insurance, we now have construction insurance AND homeowners AND renters... covering ALL the bases. Just in case.

9:43 pm

lilliann

It obviously costs more but better to have as you now know

9:45 pm

stidmama

yep. without insurance we would have literally lost everything, including the land. With it, we still have a home, even if we aren't currently living there. I really advocate for people carrying insurance.

9:45 pm

stidmama

how are you lilliann?

9:45 pm

lilliann

I hope you can move in before May...some contractors will just string it along!.You all deserve your 'Own home' again, so hopefully sooner than later.

9:47 pm

lilliann

I'm sending quick building vibes and all the best vibes to you and your family Stid:)

9:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

be back in a few, going to throw some food in the oven

9:48 pm

lilliann

I'm doing alright ty..missing hubby and 14/15 year old bairn doing what she does :)

9:48 pm

lilliann

I wish people would stop talking about food, i'm peckish!!

9:51 pm

stidmama

oh, kids! they are never around when you need them...

9:51 pm

stidmama

thanks lilliann. :-) I am impatient. But now that it is Spring I am able to be there more often.

9:53 pm

stidmama

I will spend nearly every day there next week, working in the yard. Really looking forward to working in the yard. The fruit trees are in bloom!

9:54 pm

lilliann

Good, so you can push them to finish!! You all need your own home now

9:55 pm

lilliann

Lovely, there's nowt like working ion your own garden

9:58 pm

stidmama

yes. I will have some help from a teenage friend, too. She wants pocket money, and Grant doesn't have the same spring break as I do so he isn't available.

10:00 pm

lilliann

i'm watching heat, which is a music apparently but we have hd now and i've just seen a video with miley, how white are her teeth??!!

10:02 pm

lilliann

That's nice, plus she'll learn something and may like gardening at the end of it Stid

10:02 pm

lilliann

*channel

10:03 pm

stidmama

I am glad I got to see you tonight. I am tired, though, so will bid you all bonne nuit with 82 to go. Have a wonderful weekend, all! *poof*

10:04 pm

lilliann

Night sweetie, it's been great to catch up and i hope goes well with you and speedie :)

10:07 pm

lilliann

*your build and hope it goes speedie

10:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all again

10:12 pm

lilliann

Wb Gwen

10:20 pm

mkg

hi all. clue for the 8s plesae.

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

30 to go, and my eyes are starting to squint . . .

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i don't have any 8s, hunting now . . .

10:22 pm

mkg

ty

10:23 pm

lilliann

ma..big tent

10:25 pm

lilliann

Normally used for weddinfs

10:25 pm

lilliann

Weddings

10:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ma7 and 8, the big sign in front of a movie theater

10:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, ya beat me to it

10:25 pm

mkg

ty. wish i could think of the word.............ma......

10:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and there's an re8, hunting

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ma8, third month (3 letters) + high-scoring letter + double vowel

10:27 pm

lilliann

re8, behind and rodent

10:27 pm

lilliann

compound word

10:28 pm

mkg

dont see rodent....

10:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it, ty lilliann

10:28 pm

dianedecoder

three blind

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

compound word (sort of) (r4 + m4)

10:29 pm

lilliann

arse and not rat but other rodent

10:30 pm

mkg

got it. ty ty ty

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hmm, apparently it's an archaic word for "bat"

10:30 pm

mkg

now must think of ma 7 anbd 8.

10:30 pm

dianedecoder

..see how they run

10:30 pm

lilliann

apparantely so Gwen...odd word

10:30 pm

mkg

ty got that one.

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ma7 and 8, sounds like one of the british titles of nobility, if that helps

10:31 pm

lilliann

Hi Diane...i use to sing that to my bairn every day

10:31 pm

mkg

ty got the ma word too. ty ty ty.

10:31 pm

lilliann

When she was younger...

10:32 pm

dianedecoder

:-) very old little song

10:32 pm

dianedecoder

and hi, lillian

10:33 pm

mkg

any C word clues? what is a c without an h?????????? or an r????? or some other help

10:34 pm

lilliann

I used to sing 'Rock a bye Baby' to her every night

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ci4/5, a babblet

10:35 pm

dianedecoder

I sang all the time to my kids and grandkids, ...sometimes I fell asleep before they did!

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the other c is ci6, some kind of fruit, also sounds kind of like the "acid" in an orange

10:35 pm

lilliann

ci6 is a french word for lemon

10:35 pm

lilliann

Me too Diane :)

10:36 pm

mkg

dont know french but ty anyway

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'll post another ci6 clue if'n you want one

10:37 pm

mkg

would love one gwen

10:37 pm

mkg

nm gwe n i got both c words. ty

10:38 pm

mkg

how about a clue for an A word for the A in 1st column?

10:38 pm

dianedecoder

ci + a Disney Sci-fi movie

10:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, ci6 = not the country but the ***y + actor-director-star of Happy Days *** Howard

10:38 pm

dianedecoder

way to go, mkg

10:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

here's an A for ya: af5/16, someone lit it with a match

10:39 pm

mkg

i have one of the a words for that A, a +animal you ride on.

10:39 pm

mkg

ty gwen got that a.

10:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

15 to go here, and 23 minutes to find 'em

10:41 pm

mkg

good gwen.

10:41 pm

dianedecoder

There's still over an hour to play isn't there ??

10:41 pm

mkg

i am done for today more than half way is my daily goal. so bye

10:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, but i'm baking some dinner, and it will be done sooner that that

10:41 pm

dianedecoder

I still have 34 to go

10:42 pm

dianedecoder

night night, mkg

10:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night mkg!

10:42 pm

dianedecoder

ahhh, okay :-)

10:42 pm

lilliann

Our clock went forward so it should be longer here

10:42 pm

cosdem

allo howdy hi hi hi

10:42 pm

lilliann

Night mkg

10:42 pm

dianedecoder

hiya, cos :-)

10:42 pm

lilliann

Hi Cos

10:43 pm

lilliann

if not i'd better be quick!!

10:54 pm

cosdem

so whos awake whos not

10:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

help, i'm stuck with 2 to go, can someone clue the re6/27 and/or the ra6/26 ??

10:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(um, i'm awake, hi)

10:56 pm

cosdem

ra6/24 is male sheep + long metal stick

10:56 pm

cosdem

dont have the other one though :(

10:56 pm

dianedecoder

re + qu 4/7

10:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, that should be ra6/24

10:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, got it!

10:56 pm

cosdem

thanks for the other re6!

10:57 pm

cosdem

ik have some exciting news i found out that ineed to share with someone. u guys mind? :)

10:57 pm

dianedecoder

all ears !

10:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Fireworkins!! TY diane!

10:57 pm

dianedecoder

yw, Gwen !

10:58 pm

cosdem

as you may know. i have a job i started in august.. i was on probation cause of new hire.. today was told to count on being back next year!

10:58 pm

cosdem

which means.. certified state employee = job for life.

10:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hooray for cosdem!

10:59 pm

cosdem

only firable offense is if i hurt a kid. which will never happen.

10:59 pm

dianedecoder

Great news, cos ! Is this the job as a room monitor with young people ?? I'm sort of behind on your news !

10:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you're in water purification, are you? (i forgot)

11:00 pm

cosdem

dorm supervisor for deaf kids

11:00 pm

cosdem

40 hours, full benefits, retirement etc etc. so this is a big deal for me

11:00 pm

dianedecoder

That is great, and I'm sure you'll be very good at what you do .... awesome !

11:01 pm

cosdem

5% raise every year. and the pay is already good. so I am so relieved. A career!

11:01 pm

dianedecoder

congratulatory HUGS , from me !

11:01 pm

cosdem

my evaluation was today. above expectations.

11:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds way better than water purification 8-)

11:02 pm

lilliann

Wtg Gwen!!

11:03 pm

cosdem

its a fun job. i play legos, sit outside, watch tv, and put kids to bed.

11:03 pm

lilliann

And Yay for Cos for keeping your job and all the benefits :)

11:04 pm

cosdem

half my time is spent watching tv while the kids are asleep, doing homework or showering.

11:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you speak sign language and all that?

11:04 pm

lilliann

Good job to have Cos :)

11:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, gotta run, dinner is done. congrats again cos!

11:05 pm

lilliann

Bye Gwen, tc hin

11:06 pm

cosdem

thanks i needed to tell someone lol

11:06 pm

lilliann

I just re-read the chat, and i ditto Gwen's post at 11.04...do you sign?

11:07 pm

dianedecoder

If I was your mom, I'd be very PROUD !

11:07 pm

cosdem

yes I do. I kinda have to ;) .. diane ill callher tomorrow its too late now

11:07 pm

lilliann

Do the children sign?

11:07 pm

dianedecoder

I know that cos does sign :-)

11:07 pm

cosdem

I dont get off til 915pm

11:08 pm

lilliann

Ahh, ok :)

11:08 pm

lilliann

i lip read but don't sign

11:08 pm

cosdem

the deaf kids sign. the blind kids dont. lilli. im deaf myself so yeah i sign :)

11:09 pm

cosdem

colorado school for the deaf and the blind. it celebrates its 140th year this year!

11:09 pm

lilliann

I gathered that after the 11.07 post.

11:09 pm

cosdem

the founder's grandson was lon chaney, jr.

11:10 pm

lilliann

i'm deaf because of menieres which is why i lip read

11:10 pm

cosdem

ahh its genetic for me but i lip read very well and can speak if i know you well enough :) but mostly sign. i do speak at home to hubby though but he signs to me

11:11 pm

dianedecoder

I have a partially deaf granddaughter, who had meningitis at age 3. She wears hearing aids, is now 29 and the mommy of my sweet little great granddaughter !!

11:11 pm

lilliann

ahh, so you know when someone swears at you :)

11:12 pm

cosdem

oh yeah! lol

11:12 pm

cosdem

awww i miss my hearing aids. i lost them in the move. need to buy them. sadly insurance does not cover it.

11:13 pm

lilliann

I have 2 hearing aids and i must admit i don't wear them very often as it is too noisy for me and then i hear certain pitches and tones which make me dizzy because of the menieres

11:14 pm

cosdem

when I wear them my lip reading accuracy goes to 80-85%. without its like 50%

11:15 pm

maggiej

re 6/27 any hints?

11:16 pm

cosdem

re +q4

11:16 pm

lilliann

It

11:16 pm

lilliann

It

11:16 pm

lilliann

sorry

11:16 pm

maggiej

tyvm

11:16 pm

cosdem

it lives!

11:19 pm

lilliann

With Menieres, your hearing goes up and down so one week i can hear better in one ear so the hearing aid doesn't help or it's too much and then another week it's not enough.

11:21 pm

lilliann

I didn't realize how much i did lip read until i went on a course a few years ago, but as you obviously know Cos, it's different with certain ....i'm thinking of the word...bare with me..

11:23 pm

lilliann

different accents as words are said differently

11:25 pm

lilliann

I'm sorry about your hearing aids Cos

11:26 pm

lilliann

Sorry, i've been going on there and i sound like a right bitch

11:26 pm

dianedecoder

Lil, you are either up VERY late, or very early !

11:26 pm

lilliann

Both Diane

11:26 pm

dianedecoder

ha ha :-)

11:27 pm

dianedecoder

I think I once read that you were from either Yorkshire or Durham ?? It's not in your profile any more.

11:27 pm

lilliann

Because of disabilities i tend to stay up late as i sleep through the day, but not every day

11:27 pm

lilliann

Durham

11:28 pm

dianedecoder

My grandmother came from Durham and I still have some second cousins there !

11:29 pm

lilliann

i should go to bed now as i have one of my neices coming later today but my bairn will be getting up for school in an hour so i'll finish this grid and get her breakfast

11:29 pm

dianedecoder

Grandma came to Canada in 1911 I think it was.... Granddad came two years earlier, and he was from Yorkshire.

11:30 pm

lilliann

I have family in Canada but we're not close and i can't remember where

11:30 pm

dianedecoder

Have a power nap then and sweet dreams !

11:30 pm

lilliann

Where in Durham Diane?

11:31 pm

lilliann

They are from my Mam's side who are from Northumbria

11:31 pm

dianedecoder

Grandma was born in a little village named Bishopton, and I have relatives in Darlington and Red Marshall.

11:32 pm

lilliann

I know Darlington..i'll have to look up Bishopton

11:32 pm

dianedecoder

Grandma was a Thompson ..... and my maiden name was Murgatroyd . :-)

11:32 pm

lilliann

i don't know red Marshall either

11:33 pm

lilliann

I'm not originally from up here

11:33 pm

dianedecoder

Anyhow, you'd better get to bed.... it was nice chatting. I'm off to bed too...9:30 p.m. here

11:33 pm

lilliann

i have 16 left so have to finish

11:34 pm

lilliann

i'll stop up now and get the bairn's breakfast

11:34 pm

lilliann

It's been nice chatting to you to Diane, Sweet dreams! :)

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