12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
flosey
thank you lickety
12:02 am
Book Doctor Gwen
ba7, woot, and thanks lickety!
12:03 am
dizgrannie
ba 7/8
12:03 am
grannyrose
*comes up for air* thanx lickety....*dives back into lurk mode* oh, and g'day to you all
12:03 am
uusue2
thank you lickety!!
12:03 am
Book Doctor Gwen
fr7
12:06 am
grannyrose
assine
12:06 am
saanichcat
we are all fr7 Gwen!
12:06 am
grannyrose
whoops!! nm, non-word
12:06 am
Book Doctor Gwen
sn7
12:06 am
rururocks
backed into that one GR?
12:06 am
Book Doctor Gwen
awwwwww
12:08 am
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt
12:11 am
uusue2
another te7
12:13 am
dizgrannie
NBT/NBS
12:14 am
Book Doctor Gwen
have fun, buddies, i'm away for now. *poink*
12:14 am
saanichcat
bye gwen
12:14 am
rururocks
night gwen
12:14 am
saanichcat
hi ru
12:15 am
rururocks
hi saanich.. jilli finally wrote back
12:15 am
saanichcat
good!
12:18 am
rururocks
hello diane
12:18 am
rururocks
Dianne that is
12:19 am
dizgrannie
an 8 x 2
12:19 am
saanichcat
hi Dianne
12:19 am
Dianne
th7 if it hasn't already been called.
12:24 am
VolleymomDee
flip; hi all an 9
12:24 am
rururocks
200.. but not enough of the biggies
12:25 am
VolleymomDee
nbt nbs
12:27 am
mkg
anyone get the 9 yet?
12:27 am
VolleymomDee
an 9 mk
12:27 am
VolleymomDee
hi saan
12:28 am
mkg
ok. another an i dont see.
12:28 am
saanichcat
Hi Dee, nice find!
12:28 am
VolleymomDee
ty ... still can't find a second an 8 though lol
12:29 am
vashongin
ba 7/8
12:32 am
rururocks
sort of where ants live almost dee
12:32 am
VolleymomDee
hmmm looking
12:32 am
rururocks
it's a combination of a ant home and an asshole :D
12:33 am
mkg
off to sleep. cant see the 9. maybe tomorrow
12:36 am
saanichcat
got the ant home! Thanks for your clue ru!
12:36 am
VolleymomDee
still clueless on that one; nice job saan
12:36 am
rururocks
sounds like asshole with a lisp dee :D
12:37 am
VolleymomDee
from which a does it begin?
12:37 am
saanichcat
thanks dee,
12:37 am
rururocks
<--r rated clues
12:37 am
saanichcat
second column
12:38 am
rururocks
saanich is almost in the grid
12:41 am
saanichcat
ba 6/27!
12:41 am
rururocks
lol good find you tough person you
12:42 am
saanichcat
this grid has some fun in it
12:43 am
mkg
i have an an 8 but cant get 9. probably wrong an word.
12:49 am
flosey
if you have an7 and 8, it doesn't go to 9
12:52 am
rururocks
got all the r's finally
12:53 am
saanichcat
hi flosey! fun with family?
12:57 am
flosey
yes Saan, thanks
1:00 am
flosey
and they leave on the 4:10 tomorrow - all too short
1:01 am
VolleymomDee
I hate goodbyes.
1:01 am
flosey
the house is suddenly quiet again
1:02 am
saanichcat
they weren't disappointed it was raining?
1:02 am
VolleymomDee
always feels too quiet for the first couple of days
1:03 am
saanichcat
it is quite an eerie , sad silence
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck!
1:06 am
flosey
not at all Saan, they were out in the rain - grandson was playing with the stones in the driveway and a neighbouring dog came for a visit, she's a beauty - seems I'm stuck! does anyone have red boxes? this is strange
1:07 am
flosey
oh dear, so now it comes, sorry everyone
1:07 am
flosey
I've been having other problems with this site
1:08 am
saanichcat
its OK. darn red boxes. Usually they delete my comments but this time they multiplied yours!
1:09 am
saanichcat
I have problems on both firedox and safari. I don't think it is our problem - site wneeds a tweak
1:10 am
flosey
the other night a word was accepted but in both the tile and word stats it showed missing
1:11 am
VolleymomDee
I definitely think site needs some tweaks. I have problems on chome and on IE, too.
1:11 am
saanichcat
I remember that - did it refister on your rankings? Happened to me a year agoo and I got docked points
1:11 am
saanichcat
register
1:11 am
flosey
there's something strange there as well, Saan
1:12 am
flosey
some completed grids must not be registering
1:14 am
flosey
going to get ready for bed, bbs
1:15 am
saanichcat
night flosey, enjoy tomorrow
1:15 am
VolleymomDee
sleep well
1:21 am
flosey
just left to get ready for bed, so I don't wake hubby when I do leave this grid
1:21 am
VolleymomDee
lol sounds like me :)
1:25 am
rururocks
is it me or are the a's and b's impossible?
1:25 am
VolleymomDee
pretty tough a's for sure... down to 3 b's
1:25 am
saanichcat
you are not alone
1:28 am
rururocks
ok.. found some a's
1:31 am
saanichcat
did you get the as 8
1:31 am
rururocks
I have all the a's now
1:31 am
rururocks
need 5 b's
1:35 am
rururocks
finished
1:36 am
VolleymomDee
well done, ru!!
1:37 am
saanichcat
hat's off - good job!
1:37 am
saanichcat
I am in awe, actually
1:37 am
grannyrose
*taps ruru on the shoulder*...BOO...right behind ya ruru!! WTG RURU!!
1:38 am
VolleymomDee
congrats, rose!
1:38 am
saanichcat
hi rose!
1:39 am
saanichcat
and congratulations! almost a photo- finish
1:39 am
grannyrose
thanx all, and g'day from me.
1:40 am
flosey
bye rose, enjoy the rest of your day
1:41 am
rururocks
Beat her by a nose
1:42 am
grannyrose
you saying my nose is big, ruru??
1:42 am
rururocks
Dunno....is it?
1:44 am
grannyrose
not the last time i looked, ruru....i actually finished about a minute after you. it is one sweet grid except for all those words finishing with ana. very disconcerting.
1:47 am
rururocks
I had trouble with the ab words
1:47 am
rururocks
What about when you tell a fib granny ...does the schnozz grow then?
1:49 am
grannyrose
fortunately no, ruru....but i blush something dreadful. i have to be truthful at all times otherwise my body gives the game away. it's an unfortunate thing, as i cannot even tell a 'white' lie to protect another's feeling's.
1:51 am
rururocks
Bet you suck at poker :D
1:52 am
grannyrose
lolol...how did you guess? and othello...don can tell which move i am about to make, just by watching my face...think i'll wear my harlequin mask next time i play the game with him. * sigh *
1:53 am
grannyrose
and forget playing chess, he is always about 6 moves ahead of me...he is one clever man.
1:54 am
rururocks
I used to be a good chess player
1:54 am
saanichcat
that is actually a good idea - the mask. see if your playing improves, nice experiment
1:55 am
flosey
falling asleep, off to bed, goodnight all
1:55 am
saanichcat
not that would also give you a huge advantage if you wore a creepy mask
1:55 am
rururocks
I haven't played in years though
1:56 am
grannyrose
* giggle * saanichcat....can you picture it.....don, with full beard and moustache, and me, my gorgeous mask complete with feathers, hovering over a chess board.
1:56 am
saanichcat
good night flosey and have fun tomorrow!
1:56 am
rururocks
I agree with saanich
1:56 am
grannyrose
oh, night, dear flosey. hope you have sweet dreams.
1:56 am
VolleymomDee
gn flosey
1:58 am
VolleymomDee
fireworks
1:58 am
rururocks
Yay dee
1:58 am
saanichcat
great dee!
1:58 am
VolleymomDee
ty... eyes just wouldn't see the words :(
1:59 am
rururocks
Some strange ana words
2:00 am
VolleymomDee
several strange words to me
2:00 am
grannyrose
WTG DEE!!!
2:01 am
VolleymomDee
ty, (((rose))))
2:01 am
grannyrose
okay, all you clever people out there in babble land. please explain this new discomfort i am experiencing.
2:02 am
rururocks
What is that granny
2:02 am
grannyrose
i have had lo\wer back muscles spasming for 2 days. that has settled. now, although the skin is still numb, i have sharp, needle-like stinging just below my knee on the outer aspect.
2:03 am
VolleymomDee
torn meniscus?
2:03 am
grannyrose
the stinging is not continuous. it comes at irregular intervals. and it is really sharp.
2:04 am
grannyrose
oh, great! from falling the other night, maybe?
2:04 am
saanichcat
sounds like a nerve issue
2:04 am
rururocks
That is from nerves near a bulging disc
2:04 am
VolleymomDee
sure could be... sounds like my hubby's first knee injury - his repair was a breeze
2:04 am
VolleymomDee
sure could be... sounds like my hubby's first knee injury - his repair was a breeze
2:05 am
rururocks
Is there a burning sensation too gr?
2:06 am
rururocks
Sounds like sciatica (sp?)
2:06 am
saanichcat
whatever it is please get it checked out - those things can get worse and sometimes an easy fix
2:06 am
grannyrose
no, ruru. just this sharp stinging below the skin. and as i said the skin is still quite numb.
2:06 am
Dachef
its aliens. Bound to be.
2:07 am
grannyrose
have my regular check for knee in 2 weeks. and seeing physio tomorrow. will ask her first.
2:07 am
grannyrose
ROFLOLOL...dachef
2:07 am
VolleymomDee
have to be careful with physio, if it is a torn meniscus, you don't want to tear it further
2:08 am
grannyrose
*snort* dee....i am so over this *b* knee.
2:08 am
rururocks
With artificial knees there isn't a meniscus
2:09 am
saanichcat
agreed dee, and rose can you get an ealier appt?
2:10 am
grannyrose
physio=hydro. won't do any exercises until i talk to the physio. deep water therapy may help...she noticed knee was darker than usual, and slightly more swollen.
2:10 am
grannyrose
and ruru...i still have my original knee-cap. so there could be some bursitis.
2:13 am
VolleymomDee
so sorry for all of these hurdles, rose...know you are sick of them
2:14 am
grannyrose
and you all must be tired of hearing about them. anytime you want me to shut up, just say so. no offense will be taken.
2:16 am
VolleymomDee
I think I speak for everyone; we are never tired of hearing your updates. We care about your progress and about you.
2:16 am
grannyrose
awww, you are so kind, dee. thanx.
2:17 am
rururocks
Don't worry granny you won't hear the end of it from me when i get mine done. :D
2:17 am
VolleymomDee
yqw; ty :)
2:17 am
VolleymomDee
I cannot believe you have made it this long, ru.
2:18 am
grannyrose
*giggle* looking forward to it, ruru.
2:19 am
grannyrose
ruru, i hope you feel comfortable enough to confide in me if things are too much to handle.
2:19 am
rururocks
I am tough dee ...
2:19 am
grannyrose
whoot, whoot!!! g'day liz
2:20 am
Lizlin
Rose! How've you been?
2:20 am
VolleymomDee
apparently, ru
2:20 am
grannyrose
ruru, work a 10hour shift, on your feet, with only 2 x 10 minute breaks, and 1 x 30 minute meal break, and then be asked to work over-time.
2:21 am
grannyrose
liz, hun. will catch you up by email, or sprite can fill you in.which would you prefer.
2:21 am
VolleymomDee
well, I need to get going. Have a great eve / day all!
2:22 am
grannyrose
night, dearest dee. hope your night is filled with sweet sleep.
2:22 am
Lizlin
Sleep well,Dee
2:22 am
saanichcat
night Dee
2:23 am
Lizlin
Just read back a bit, rose!
2:23 am
grannyrose
you still here, ruru, or do i have to drag you out from under that desk?
2:23 am
Lizlin
Always good to hear from you, tho.
2:24 am
grannyrose
np's liz....feeling talkative...aka don....no, not really.
2:24 am
rururocks
I am here
2:25 am
grannyrose
you are tough, mate. i acknowledge that...and i am just a woosy female...i know you couldn't do my job, as i could never do yours.
2:26 am
rururocks
I do long events on my feet for hours...not every day though
2:30 am
rururocks
I could never be a nurse or doctor though
2:34 am
sprite
good morning all :)
2:35 am
Lizlin
Hi and hugs sprite :)
2:35 am
saanichcat
And a good morning to you too sprite!
2:35 am
sprite
*hugs Liz and saanich*
2:36 am
sprite
got your email, Liz, will check things out and let you know :)
2:38 am
Lizlin
Thanks, sprite.
2:39 am
sprite
so close to banana today
2:40 am
Dachef
closer than you think......
2:40 am
Lizlin
That was meant to be pb! Auto correct!
2:40 am
sprite
oh dear. *shamefaced* Off to the PB with a ba6 in hand...
2:41 am
sprite
that autocorrect is maddening. I'd turn it off as soon as it reared its ugly head, I think.
2:41 am
Lizlin
I'll email you again later - change of number!
2:42 am
Lizlin
I quite like it. At times it gives me words I haven't noticed!
2:43 am
sprite
and hi Dachef :) Good to see you!
2:44 am
Dachef
aloha. Lurking in background doing grid and blatantly procrastinating by spending ten minutes over each word because of...well...chores.
2:44 am
sprite
ahhhh chores. Bad stuff for the sunday. Procrastinating is called for.
2:45 am
Lizlin
Chores! Sunday stuff for me :(
2:45 am
sprite
must shop and cook soup today. I refuse to do anything else though.
2:46 am
Lizlin
Like the attitude :)
2:46 am
Dachef
yup. got to. eight hour drive tomorrow for job interview. got to get stuff done today instead.
2:46 am
grannyrose
whoot!!! and here is the woman of the hour....well nearly...two more days....good morning, my darling sprite.
2:47 am
sprite
will keep my fingers crossed for you, Dachef!
2:47 am
Lizlin
Good luck with the interview Dachef
2:47 am
ChrissieDee
Unlurking to wish Dachef good luck with the interview
2:47 am
sprite
lol rose :) Yep, almost 48. Not a spring chicken anymore. Hello my darling *hug*
2:47 am
sprite
hi Chrissie :)
2:47 am
grannyrose
wow dachef...wtg mate. what does the job entail?
2:48 am
Lizlin
Hi Chrissie :)
2:48 am
Dachef
ty all. Wasnt fishing tho!!
2:48 am
ChrissieDee
Hi all :)
2:48 am
sprite
we know. You caught us anyway ;)
2:48 am
grannyrose
hey ya chrissie. how are our two love birds? are they still talking, hun?
2:48 am
Lizlin
Like sprite said!
2:49 am
ChrissieDee
Don't know what lies ahead there rose :(
2:50 am
grannyrose
ugh, chrissie. i wish i could talk to them both. * sigh * it is too sad.
2:51 am
grannyrose
chrissie, do you think diane would be upset if i emailed her? i am trying so hard to not intrude.
2:52 am
ChrissieDee
Not at all rose, I'm sure she would be pleased to hear from you
2:52 am
sprite
when people hurt, they do silly things, alas
2:53 am
grannyrose
brb, have to email a young friend who has be4 admitted to hospital with pancreatitis.
2:53 am
sprite
ouch. That is not fun.
2:54 am
ChrissieDee
I'm obviously not going to say much here, but I am not being biased when I say this is 100 percent not her fault
2:55 am
ChrissieDee
And if he was here he would agree
2:56 am
sprite
makes the pain all the worse, probably
2:57 am
Lizlin
Stuff to do. Hope they sort stuff out, Chrissie. Hugs to all :)
2:57 am
sprite
bye Liz, good luck with the chores and *hugs*
2:57 am
ChrissieDee
On a lighter note, can't believe ba6/27 is a real word. Thought it was slang and put it in to amuse myself
2:57 am
ChrissieDee
ty Liz
2:58 am
sprite
hm haven't found that one yet, it seems
2:59 am
sprite
oh lol! Indeed.
3:00 am
grannyrose
back...i so wish worzel would connect to us. he must be so confused...
3:01 am
ChrissieDee
You have the biggest heart of anyone I have ever "met" rose
3:02 am
sprite
dutch for pineapple is in the grid: ananas. Not valid though.
3:03 am
grannyrose
xoxox chrissie
3:04 am
grannyrose
sprite, ananas is the generic term in english, so not valid as it starts with an upper case letter
3:05 am
sprite
ah lol, cool. They took that from the dutch then.
3:05 am
grannyrose
lolol, so not going there, sprite.
3:06 am
ChrissieDee
Excited here as hubby has been on a motorbike trip round Scotland for the last week and is coming home today :)
3:06 am
sprite
oh how lovely, Chrissie! Both the time for yourself and the being reunited :)
3:07 am
ChrissieDee
lol, so true sprite. Have loved it really
3:08 am
sprite
I think it is healthy, now and again
3:08 am
grannyrose
sprite, the jury is still out on which came first, the generic term for pineapple or the dutch term for pineapple. personally, i don't think i mind.
3:09 am
grannyrose
whoa, chrissie, your hubby a biker too?
3:09 am
sprite
hm let me check, lol
3:09 am
ChrissieDee
....how can I miss you if you won't go away.....
3:10 am
grannyrose
DON'T YOU DARE!!! sprite. but then again, i won't argue.
3:10 am
grannyrose
chrissie, do you ever ride pillion?
3:10 am
sprite
true, Chrissie!
3:12 am
sprite
yep, found it. From the Tupi-Guarani words na4 and anana. Through Spain and England brought to us dumb dutchies, grin.
3:12 am
grannyrose
i finally gave in....took the oxycodone( fast release) for that stinging in my knee. some what settled...finally.
3:12 am
sprite
you know me, rose, I like to know. I love random facts like that.
3:13 am
grannyrose
dutchies are never dumb...and i love a dutchie...xoxox
3:13 am
sprite
poor rose. Your knee must have felt the lack of not being in today's grid, lol.
3:13 am
ChrissieDee
Yes rose. Hubby, daughter and sil all bikers. Afraid it's not for me though
3:14 am
NonoNanette
fai n
3:14 am
sprite
hi Nanette
3:14 am
grannyrose
aaahhh, chrissie. being a part of that bikie culture is so a apart of me. i loooove it!! not the touchie/feelie part though. now that gets my hackles up!!
3:14 am
ChrissieDee
Trying to put a picture of his bike up, but so slow on the ipad
3:15 am
ChrissieDee
Whoah, what touchy feely part - thought he was just riding for the joy of the road, lol
3:15 am
grannyrose
unwritten rule of bikies...anyone who wants to pillion behind a biker, she had better have that biker's missus permission.
3:15 am
sprite
uh-oh, rose!
3:17 am
ChrissieDee
Picture loaded upside down!
3:17 am
ChrissieDee
It's a honda goldwing 1500
3:17 am
sprite
lolol! INdeed it has. Nice red though.
3:17 am
grannyrose
oh, dear. chrissie...my hubby is a part of a couple of bikie clubs. the "ladies" in those clubs think it is okay to snug up to my hubby, in front of me.
3:18 am
sprite
I bet you changed their minds about that, rose
3:18 am
ChrissieDee
...sharp intake of breath....
3:18 am
ChrissieDee
Brazen hussies
3:20 am
sprite
what does don do when that happens?
3:20 am
ChrissieDee
Changing icon again...
3:22 am
ChrissieDee
Picture of daughter on her bike now
3:22 am
grannyrose
lol, sprite, he stands there and takes to hug....and has the grace to look abashed when i give him the "LOOK"
3:23 am
ChrissieDee
Can just imagine it rose
3:24 am
grannyrose
SOOOO..... chrissie.....get on the back of that darn bike, and join in with your hubby's other love.
3:24 am
ChrissieDee
Why are my pictures loading upside down, grrrr
3:25 am
grannyrose
lololol...because they look better that way?
3:25 am
ChrissieDee
I do think about trying it rose, but really doesn't appeal,to me
3:25 am
sprite
no idea, never happened to me, lol
3:26 am
grannyrose
chrissie, the adrenaline rush is amazing...and you can see so much more from the back of a bike, than in a car.
3:27 am
grannyrose
besides a goldwing is like sitting in an armchair.
3:29 am
grannyrose
now if you were on the back of a moto guzzi california...you would understand what i feel.
3:30 am
sprite
start with the armchair, chrissie, lol
3:30 am
grannyrose
don's moto guzzi is more powerful than my car...which gives me so many chuckles.
3:35 am
ChrissieDee
Call from hubby, now facetime from daughter, bbl
3:35 am
sprite
bye Chrissie, have a good one
3:38 am
grannyrose
later chrissie. xoxox
3:41 am
sprite
am gonna try and get son to get groceries for me today... hurting too much to do it myself. Keep fingers crossed...
3:42 am
puglet
GREETINGS FRIENDS!
3:42 am
sprite
pugs! So glad to see you :) How are you feeling today?
3:43 am
puglet
a lot better! thought I would miss you guys--hugs and love
3:44 am
puglet
that medicine wipes me out but I been doubling it and its working
3:44 am
sprite
glad you are feeling better. Yeah, feeling depressed is part of having a flu too, so don't worry about that :)
3:45 am
puglet
Ive had some stuff going on but its getting better
3:45 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} and kisses to my darling pugs
3:45 am
rubyfoo
good ornig, girlies
3:45 am
puglet
hugs Rose and Ruby too
3:45 am
rubyfoo
or eve morning*
3:46 am
grannyrose
lolol. morning ruby. xoxox
3:46 am
sprite
*hugs pugs* Not easy, huh. If you feel like it, write me about it.
3:46 am
rubyfoo
obviously, can't type today
3:46 am
sprite
goo ornig to you too, ruby eve :)
3:46 am
puglet
alright sprite
3:46 am
rubyfoo
oops,sorry
3:46 am
sprite
hm you type pretty well, I see, ruby....
3:47 am
rubyfoo
sorry I'll hide ow
3:47 am
grannyrose
*** and me **** pugs!!!
3:47 am
puglet
of course--lol
3:47 am
grannyrose
it's okay, ruby....still early AM with you
3:48 am
sprite
lol ruby, we don't mind, come back
3:48 am
sprite
some oddball words today
3:48 am
puglet
I want to tell you guys something that happen to me yesterday
3:48 am
grannyrose
you can run, ruby, but you can't hide....
3:48 am
rubyfoo
I'm not feeling so hot, myself. Too much stuff on my mind and it's upsetting my stomach and giving me a headache
3:49 am
sprite
am all ears, pugs
3:49 am
sprite
poor ruby :(
3:49 am
grannyrose
awww, gentle hugs ruby. you are surrounded with love here, darling
3:50 am
grannyrose
pugs??? what happened??
3:50 am
rubyfoo
love and PAPERS! And too uch worry
3:51 am
puglet
I went out walking and before I left I left my cig. case on the trunk of my car so I could sit out when I came back. While I was gone some people stopped and ask about rental houses in the area and stole that case--lol
3:51 am
sprite
oh dear. What an assholes, pugs.
3:51 am
rubyfoo
that is nasty! Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't be smoking
3:51 am
grannyrose
ugh...what mean people!! and who told you that, pugs?
3:52 am
puglet
it wasent of much value except to me but it had gradyn's teething marks in the leather and his first time helpingme paint---but the gall of them
3:52 am
sprite
was biting my tongue not to say that, ruby, lol
3:52 am
puglet
told me what Rose
3:53 am
rubyfoo
But Pugs knows I care
3:53 am
grannyrose
pugs, who told you about the people who stopped and asked about rental homes in the area?
3:54 am
puglet
I do Ruby and I care about you and your life too
3:54 am
puglet
my sister and W--who talked to them
3:56 am
puglet
I even waved at them as they passed me--:(
3:56 am
grannyrose
not that i am a cynic but W ?? your sister is an innocent. i would be asking W about your cigarette case. of course he will deny it. just another example of how mean he is.
3:56 am
sprite
funny, was thinking the same thing, rose
3:57 am
puglet
He said it was on the trunk where I left it--no, I really think those people took it--
3:58 am
grannyrose
yup, sister of my soul. btw...i am extending an apology to the cyber bully re loss of our connection with babble and flickr.
3:58 am
sprite
either way, it sucks, pugs. Am sorry. Especially for the memories attached to it.
3:58 am
sprite
lol rose, don't apologise. If booh lee had thought about it, he'd done it ;)
3:59 am
puglet
I know--I have had it for years and its not worth much as far as value
3:59 am
grannyrose
pugs...then i am so sorry for the loss of such an important piece of memorabilia.
3:59 am
sprite
did you see my email that drG is looking into it? My guess is it is something no longer working between internet explorer and flickr.
4:01 am
puglet
Is your back feeling better Rose
4:01 am
sprite
I think I only sent it to rose and zooz, pugs, since we were talking about it a couple of days back. Sorry. I wrote to drGod and he said he'd see what he could find out.
4:02 am
sprite
btw, I had another beautiful day yesterday with family constellations.
4:03 am
puglet
Nice, Sprite--how is zoom doing
4:03 am
sprite
zooz was fine :) I think he is off to booth sales with his parents today.
4:04 am
sprite
fireflies. Those biggies were doozies... needed a2z to find them.
4:05 am
grannyrose
pugs, back better. but i now have a sharp pain (like a needle being stuck in ) in my knee. it has settled with the fast relief oxycodone.
4:05 am
puglet
I dont even have the first word down yet--lol
4:05 am
grannyrose
WHOOT!!! WTG SPRITE!!!
4:05 am
sprite
*sends tender healing vibes to rose*
4:05 am
puglet
congrats to you guys for your FW's
4:06 am
rubyfoo
wow,sprite. I have 126 words and nbt but nothing bigger than a 7
4:06 am
grannyrose
well done, ruby, with NBT
4:06 am
rubyfoo
It is lucky you don't hae dogs, rose, aspettig dogs is murder on my knees
4:07 am
sprite
good job, ruby. The only 'normal' 8 for me was the ba8.
4:07 am
rubyfoo
Sprite, on Fri (4th of July), "your) restaurantput a sparkler in my desert.
4:07 am
grannyrose
lol, ruby....i understand what you are saying.
4:07 am
sprite
aw that is so sweet, ruby! How thoughtful of them :)
4:08 am
sprite
oh and as8 too.
4:08 am
grannyrose
thanx for your vibes, sprite. at least i am able to stand now. and sharp pain in knee has settled. * watch out don. i am gonna jump your bones*
4:09 am
puglet
is it in your bad knee Rose
4:09 am
sprite
I think it is time for me to write a shopping list for son, who ungracefully but still very much appreciated, said yes.
4:09 am
grannyrose
yes, dear pugs.
4:09 am
sprite
roflol rose :) Go jump. Best medicine there is.
4:09 am
puglet
its hard to type and cough at the same time--lol
4:10 am
grannyrose
sprite...tell tim he is almost famous...will up-grade him when he has done...
4:10 am
sprite
we need you to take very good care of yourself, pugs. Please remember! You must be well and kicking next year june!
4:10 am
sprite
hehehe will do, rose :D
4:11 am
puglet
Iam trying-lol
4:11 am
grannyrose
you tell her, sprite.
4:12 am
sprite
so... off with me. Writing list, then gonna lie down for a bit. Sore all over by yesterday's ordeal. Had to travel home by public transportation, because my love needed the car. And of course there were issues with the trains.
4:12 am
puglet
hey, Ive got my sugar down in the 90's now and I am going to try to do away with those pills
4:12 am
sprite
A big *hug* for my fr6. And to all a blessed day and a peaceful night.
4:13 am
rubyfoo
I missed that fr. so {{{sprite}}}
4:13 am
sprite
*unpooofs* NOT without consulting your doctor, I trust, pugs! Jeez!
4:13 am
puglet
bigs hugs back Sprite and love too--enjoy your day and take care
4:13 am
puglet
I go the 28th and Iam talking to him then
4:13 am
grannyrose
pugs...no decreasing meds until the doctor's say so. although it is great news about your BSL's.byeee, my darling sprite.
4:14 am
sprite
Ok, make sure you stay on your meds just as he prescribed until then. No messing around with stuff like this, you don't need the trouble that can give. *repoof*
4:14 am
rubyfoo
no no, pugs. that's playing with fire (or ar***)
4:14 am
puglet
no I havent done anything like that rose but Iam going to ask to be tooken off of them when I go the 28th
4:16 am
grannyrose
pugs...i understand about the length of time....please be safe
4:16 am
rubyfoo
half and found an 8, but not the ba8
4:17 am
puglet
yeah Ruby!
4:17 am
grannyrose
ba8...ruby do you want a nudge in the right direction
4:17 am
pink17
hi all how goes it
4:17 am
puglet
I will Rose--I just dont think I need them pills
4:18 am
rubyfoo
pls. I found the funny andunlikely ba6!
4:18 am
grannyrose
omg!!! pink!!! my darling
4:18 am
puglet
Hey Pink, nice to see you
4:18 am
rubyfoo
hello pink
4:19 am
pink17
yes it is so good to see you all.
4:19 am
rubyfoo
ba8 and stats for the 9, pls
4:19 am
pink17
everyone feeling ok?
4:20 am
puglet
Iam feeling better after fighting a cold and you Pink?
4:20 am
grannyrose
ba7, what you wear around your head. ba4, a rock/music ba4 + vowel + na4, generation after you. ba7, what you wrap around you head.
4:20 am
rubyfoo
I think most of us feel rotten, but coming in here helps a lot!
4:21 am
pink17
pugs ty I am
4:21 am
pink17
good how is work?
4:21 am
pink17
ruby lolol
4:21 am
puglet
It sure does Ruby :)
4:21 am
puglet
I love it Pink--gives me a break from here
4:22 am
rubyfoo
and that gave me th fruit, rosie, ty
4:23 am
grannyrose
an9, plural of an8. an + vowel + ba$, not the front + **d, not the front + vowel. add plural letter for an9
4:25 am
rubyfoo
too hard for my thick head this AM. Will come back for it later if the Tour allows
4:26 am
pink17
I am no better at these grids than when I started
4:27 am
grannyrose
ugh...an + vowel + **ck, not the front + d**, lair + vowel. then plural for the an9
4:28 am
puglet
I come here for my friends first and the grid comes second-lol
4:28 am
pink17
indeed pugs but I would like to see a firework or 2 lol
4:28 am
grannyrose
and dinner is here...cyl8r. xoxox
4:29 am
puglet
okay Rose, enjoy
4:29 am
pink17
by roseee be well
4:30 am
pink17
ok be good all glad to see you and hope to see u soon
4:31 am
puglet
Hugs Pink--take care
5:20 am
grannyrose
and pink is gone?? pugs?? you still here, darling??
5:20 am
Trifioso
good morning dear friends...wow, another big grid!
5:21 am
grannyrose
g'day trif...lovely to see you, hun
5:21 am
Trifioso
and you as well granny
5:21 am
Trifioso
I am having some visitors from Perth in a couple of weeks - so excited!!!
5:22 am
grannyrose
i am so good...all pain has subsided...sooo good.
5:22 am
grannyrose
whoot, trif. family or friends?
5:23 am
Trifioso
hmmm. used to be family, now friends? it's my ex brother and sister in law, and their daughter, who I guess is still my niece
5:24 am
Trifioso
My ex husband lives 20 minutes away. the fact that HIS brother is flying half way around the world and staying with ME should tell you quite a lot.
5:24 am
grannyrose
*giggle* trif. lovely. my ex's family are so obnoxious...wouldn't want them as friends. i envy you.
5:25 am
Trifioso
my oldest daughter did a semester in Australia when she was a sophomore and lived with them. I am DELIGHTED to host them here in an even small repayment for all they did for her
5:25 am
grannyrose
yeah, trif. in my case, my ex died 2 years ago of brain cancer. it devastated our boys..
5:26 am
Trifioso
oh, I am sorry to hear that news, for your boys' sake
5:27 am
grannyrose
trif...you must be delighted that your daughter can be so comfortable in their company.
5:27 am
Trifioso
they are lovely people, particularly my sister in law
5:29 am
Trifioso
they are on their way to France for a summer holiday with the other brother and his family, and routed the trip this way to stop in for a week. now - how to decide what to do?
5:29 am
Trifioso
I mean, sight seeing wise
5:29 am
grannyrose
yeah...i try so hard to not let my ex influence my judgement on his family. i stand well back when my son's make their decisions re their father's family.
5:29 am
Trifioso
I am very, very lucky in that regard, they have been completely supportive of me.
5:30 am
grannyrose
trif...what have they seen already? and what do you think will give them the most pleasure?
5:31 am
Trifioso
I figure I will get in lots of brochures, info about local sites, etc...and then let them choose. One day is taken up with a big party we are throwing for my daughter's recent graduation. She is SO EXCITED to have them here for it.
5:32 am
Trifioso
and I suppose at least one day will be dedicated to jet lag recovery for their girl, who is ten. Can't just pour coffee down her!
5:32 am
grannyrose
yes, you are so fortunate, trif. my ex's family completely abandoned me after 17 years of marriage. AND they knew/witnessed what their son was capable of doing.
5:33 am
Trifioso
in this case, they have pretty much abandoned him. which I suspect is EXACTLY what his husband wants - cast off any attachment to his old life, so that the new one dominates
5:33 am
grannyrose
* giggle * yes, you do have to let them all recover.
5:35 am
grannyrose
oh, trif. my heart goes out to you, darling. my husband's wife left him for another woman. it is too sad.
5:35 am
Trifioso
my niece is SO CUTE. I don't know what it is about little kids with accents, but they just knock me out
5:37 am
Trifioso
omgoodness, just found a HIGHLY amusing ba6.27!!! can't believe enable takes that one!
5:44 am
crosshair
good morning everyone:)
5:45 am
crosshair
ty for the ba 6/ 27 to start out with, trif:)
5:48 am
grannyrose
and heeeereees crossy!!~ g'day mate
5:50 am
crosshair
howdy ((rose))
5:51 am
crosshair
and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!! this is an 8 minute home-made video clip of a group of people rescuing a young whale from an old , abandoned fishermans's net, and of how a young whale says thank-you. http://tinyurl.com/pyuztya
5:52 am
crosshair
darn typo:(
5:53 am
Wolvie
morning all- ty Trif for that ba - got it right off :-)
5:55 am
crosshair
howdy, wolvie
5:57 am
Trifioso
crossy, love you are in the grid today!
6:00 am
crosshair
i am!! yaaa for crossie!
6:01 am
crosshair
means I have a get out of PB free card today
6:01 am
Trifioso
I say "yaaa for crossie" at least once a day! All babblers do :
6:01 am
grannyrose
thanx crossy...such a shame that these magnificent creatures have to be subjected to such atroceties.
6:02 am
grannyrose
and g'day to you wolvie!!
6:03 am
crosshair
It also shows how a few people who care can make a difference.
6:04 am
Wolvie
crossy that is one great video. :-)
6:04 am
crosshair
thier little girl will remember that day forever:)
6:05 am
Trifioso
I need to go forage for food...brb
6:05 am
grannyrose
hope you find exactly what you need, trif. lolol
6:08 am
crosshair
today for brekkies is buttermilk pancakes with lemon and sugar, or strwawberry preserves, or with some of our very own Grade 1 light syrup
6:08 am
crosshair
strawberry
6:09 am
Wolvie
nice crossy- i am having a summer squash/fontina frittata in a bit. waiting for everyone else to wake up lol
6:09 am
Wolvie
picked the first tomato of the season today. so happy :-)
6:10 am
Wolvie
that will be a side dish lol
6:10 am
grannyrose
*pulls up chair to crossy's table** lemon and sugar please, mate.
6:10 am
crosshair
sounds good as well, wolvie
6:11 am
Wolvie
i am in heavy veggy mode now- signed up for a CSA as well as what i get out of my garden- i have been living on kale lol
6:12 am
grannyrose
but i am open to a new experience.
6:12 am
Wolvie
rose- you certainly seem to be one to go for the gusto- i like that :-)
6:12 am
crosshair
I used to get the lemon and sugar on mine as a child, but you would be surprised at how many people have never heard of it and look at me like i am mad when i eat them like that in a restaurant
6:14 am
grannyrose
*giggle* wolvie....food is a life-long experiment to me.
6:14 am
crosshair
food is a hobby to me:)
6:14 am
crosshair
I will make bacon pancakes next time around
6:15 am
grannyrose
hobby/experiment...all the same to me...roflolool
6:15 am
Wolvie
i love to cook- bake- anything in that line- a lot of fun :-)
6:15 am
Wolvie
crossy- do you still go to facebook??
6:15 am
crosshair
I made breakfast muffins the other day:)
6:16 am
crosshair
sorry, wolvie, but no. I no longer use FB
6:16 am
grannyrose
bacon pancakes...*sigh*...okay, since you force me to eat them....i wlll be brave..
6:16 am
Wolvie
okay- i found a bacon recipe i think you would love- from food and wine- i can try and post the url here but i am not good at the tiny thing lol
6:17 am
crosshair
been almost a year now since I have unplugged "big brother"
6:17 am
crosshair
you are brave indeed, rose lol
6:17 am
Wolvie
crossy if i didnt play a couple of games i would not be there either.
6:19 am
grannyrose
and now it is after 9pm... *sigh* i must bid you all a fond farewell. xoxox
6:20 am
Wolvie
nite rose- have a good evening :-)
6:20 am
crosshair
I was big into Gardens of Time, but thier privacy and information sharing polocies became too much.
6:20 am
crosshair
tc rose and have a good night
6:21 am
crosshair
policies
6:21 am
grannyrose
nite wolvie and crossy. i hope your days/nights are kind to you. xoxox
6:21 am
ChrissieDee
Night rose, sweet dreams
6:21 am
Wolvie
i hear that- i am very careful about that stuff
6:21 am
crosshair
I felt not so much as a fb user, but a product for them to use and sell at a whim
6:21 am
Wolvie
hi Chrissie
6:22 am
Wolvie
true crossy- but i think all community gathering spots are pretty much like that- sigh
6:22 am
ChrissieDee
Just popped in for a few words between boring housework, many thanks for the whale clip crossy
6:22 am
crosshair
last i looked, for example, they have a right to use any picture you post in any way they desire
6:22 am
ChrissieDee
Hi Wolvie
6:22 am
crosshair
I am glad you enjoyed it chrissie
6:23 am
ChrissieDee
Drying my tears and diving into the grid :)
6:24 am
crosshair
you are probably right, wovie. Site owners love revenue, and if it means using us as ad revenue to suppor the cost of a "free" site, then that is what they will do
6:25 am
crosshair
well, did not mean to make you teary, chrissie. it is a happy story of a whale saved:)
6:26 am
Wolvie
stats for the second c?? i have you already crossy lol.
6:26 am
ChrissieDee
Happy tears, so beautiful to see the whale's obvious joy to be alive
6:26 am
Wolvie
nm- just found it lol- easy one too
6:27 am
crosshair
i am often called a cr5/12 cr/5/12
6:28 am
crosshair
I thnk they said that young whale put on a show for them for 40 minutes afterwards:)
6:40 am
sukee
Morning all, happ0y Sunday
6:40 am
crosshair
howdy, sukee:)
6:41 am
Wolvie
morning sukee
6:41 am
Wolvie
taking a break - off to make that frittata :-)
6:42 am
sukee
How is the grid so far?
6:42 am
crosshair
my son has an hour to get his lazy arse out of bed, then I am doing pancakes, with or without him.
6:42 am
crosshair
I am only 50 words in, sukee, but it is ok..so far
6:43 am
crosshair
ask me again in another 50 words;)
6:43 am
sukee
Pancakes sounds good
6:43 am
josephjames
it seems hard to me
6:46 am
sukee
Well, I now have 73 words and I am slowing down :)
6:46 am
Aloyisius
hi all.. crossie, I saved the link for the video.. appropriate one as whales are in the grid!
6:46 am
crosshair
i am 71 in now
6:46 am
crosshair
yaaa for whales!
6:47 am
sukee
Haven't seen them yet
6:48 am
Aloyisius
they are swimming on the right
6:49 am
crosshair
I am going through all the whale names i know and am looking...
6:50 am
sukee
Working on the right column
6:51 am
Aloyisius
general term, starts with o
6:51 am
josephjames
i think there is a mixup between killer whales and lord of the rings monsters here
6:51 am
Aloyisius
h'mm, could be
6:52 am
Aloyisius
will check
6:52 am
crosshair
cannot see the whale yet..:(
6:53 am
Aloyisius
or4.5 does indeed refer to marine mammals
6:53 am
sukee
You find that one quite frequently in Babble
6:54 am
crosshair
oh that one. got that ages ago
6:54 am
crosshair
I also think of that as more LOTR than marine life
6:54 am
Aloyisius
lol, sorry to send you on a wild whale chase, crossie
6:55 am
crosshair
as my video shows, any whale chase is worthwhile:)
6:56 am
lbdawger
gm, everyone. stats for the E first column third row?
6:57 am
sukee
Haven't started on them yet
6:58 am
Aloyisius
el4.5, el5.10, el7.32, el6.18
6:58 am
lbdawger
ty, aloy
6:59 am
Aloyisius
yw, lbd
7:00 am
josephjames
what is the 9 letter one
7:00 am
sukee
I don't have it yet either :)
7:01 am
crosshair
ty aloy
7:02 am
crosshair
the an 8 and 9 are a type of freshwater alge
7:03 am
crosshair
have not the foggiest on how to clue it short of spelling it out. I need more tea before i even attempt it
7:03 am
sukee
Can't believe I almost missed that fruit
7:05 am
crosshair
well, 100 words in, sukee and still ok, but i think the wall is coming up soon:(
7:06 am
Aloyisius
kind of a strange grid for me, bc I had a hard time getting started and then it became easier.. maybe the coffee helped, lol
7:07 am
crosshair
I need to add some more words to my book then perhaps it will all flow better. One seems to compliment the other:)
7:07 am
Aloyisius
usually it is the opposity way
7:07 am
josephjames
i just started makin stuff upa nd that seems to be helping
7:07 am
Aloyisius
hi joseph.. are you new to Babble? welcome
7:08 am
josephjames
kind of new
7:08 am
crosshair
when I am down to the last 50 words, joseph, I just let my cat walk back and forth across they keyboard. he does well more often than not:)
7:08 am
josephjames
what do you do if your allergic to cats
7:09 am
crosshair
stand back from the desk and throw peanuts at the keys
7:09 am
Aloyisius
try a hamster?
7:09 am
crosshair
yes, a hamster or guinea pig will work in a pinch as well
7:10 am
crosshair
dogs do not work, however as all they keep spelling is cookie!
7:12 am
Aloyisius
well.. fw ! anyone need a clue before I scoot?
7:13 am
crosshair
yaaa for aloy! no ty, aloy, still early going for me here. i must put in some sweat equity yet.
7:14 am
Aloyisius
tis a fun grid once the brain kicks in.. enjoy! Have a wonderful Sunday.. poof
7:25 am
lbdawger
whoo hoooo Aloy!
7:26 am
sukee
Hit that wall with 134 to go. Breakfast time
7:33 am
crosshair
the fabled "wall" is fast approaching for me as well
7:36 am
MLFAN17
is this grid better then yesterday's?
7:42 am
crosshair
it is ok so far, MLF, but I am 108 words in, and slowing
7:42 am
MLFAN17
i just started so i only have 33 at the moment
7:43 am
crosshair
so, I would say you have no worries till 150 or so, though many babblers found it easy. I am not playing at that skill level, however;(
7:44 am
MLFAN17
i am not at their leveil either
7:48 am
MLFAN17
cross do you have the first column E stats?
7:49 am
phaeton
look at 6:58 MLF
7:50 am
MLFAN17
its a babblet
7:52 am
MLFAN17
Third column A>
7:53 am
phaeton
sorry...ar4/4
7:54 am
MLFAN17
oh duh why didnt i see that
7:56 am
MLFAN17
bye phae ty
7:59 am
MLFAN17
i saw the clue for the an 9 but i still dont know what it is..any help please?
8:10 am
bubba218
a + to grab someone, like a policeman + what a lamb say+**a" + don't leave the sc**e of a crime + first vowel
8:11 am
bubba218
a little convoluted, then add for the pl.
8:11 am
LuvWordGames
thanks bubba
8:11 am
periwinkle
ty for the an8/9 new words for me
8:12 am
periwinkle
type of algae
8:12 am
bubba218
strange word
8:12 am
periwinkle
the an8/9
8:12 am
crosshair
I did not even want to attempt it until I have had another tea. Well done, bubba:)
8:13 am
crosshair
Plus my mind just finished burping up a hot chapter that had to be put to paper:)
8:14 am
crosshair
well, to digital paper that is.
8:15 am
crosshair
I shall have to remember that one, o-o
8:15 am
MLFAN17
i got it ty bubba
8:16 am
crosshair
though I try to keep the language in my tales for the everyman/woman and avoid the "ten-dollar words as Hemingway was wont to say:)
8:18 am
MimiCat
((crossy)) you're kind of in the grid today! Though I agree one must speak to the masses when writing, I still think it's awful we must constantly "dumb it down" in both written and spoken language all the time now. No one seems to care about being literate or articulate anymore. :(
8:19 am
crosshair
you are correct, Mimi, but it must be done. people just give up on your story if you make them run to a dictionary every 5 minutes.
8:20 am
MimiCat
I do understand. It just aggravates me that every time I read ANYTHING now, no matter what it is, there is always either a typo or incorrect grammar.
8:21 am
crosshair
When i edit, I go though and simplify complex portions and remove any weak or passive portions to aid in ease of readability
8:21 am
MimiCat
I've always believed a culture's use of language says a lot about that culture...what is this now saying about us?
8:21 am
MimiCat
....that we have become lazy and indifferent.
8:22 am
crosshair
Now when we go back and read the classics such as David Copperfield , we must almost retrain our minds to follow along:(
8:22 am
MLFAN17
thanks to morewords i just got ab 6 7 7
8:23 am
MimiCat
All three of my children feel this way about language as well so I have now produced another generation that is totally anal about the use of language!
8:23 am
crosshair
I only get anal when i get to my final draft for editing.
8:24 am
MollyL
Amen Mimi. I blame the internet and all the ridiculous made up words people use because of it for most of that.
8:24 am
MLFAN17
never mind
8:24 am
Uneaixoise
ab + ---mentary school is the lower grades :-)
8:25 am
MimiCat
Dean Koontz has book out now that is such a pleasure to read called "Innocence." His use of language is nothing short of melodic and I can't remember the last time I read something so beautifully written.
8:27 am
crosshair
I used to think of Koontz as 'Stephen King lite" a book to eat up while on a bus or a road trip , something that can be breezed through with little effort. However, I have grown to enjoy his style of writing and have several of his books in my bkkcase.
8:28 am
crosshair
bookcase
8:28 am
bichon
Mimi, have read all his books and loved "Innocence"
8:29 am
bichon
Did you know that he was severely abused as a child by his step father
8:29 am
MimiCat
I don't read nearly as much as I'd like anymore. My eyes are just exhausted after transcribing all day. I have a vacation coming up week after next and plan to catch up...what a treat.
8:29 am
crosshair
The first three I read of his were given to me as a gift: Strangers, Watchers and Whispers.
8:29 am
bichon
I usually listen to audio tapes lately on my IPod
8:30 am
MollyL
I love listening to audio books in the car
8:30 am
MimiCat
No, I didn't know that bichon...kind of adds a lot more meaning to Innocence, doesn't it? I can see now how the pain he expressed about the character's father was so authentic.
8:30 am
crosshair
rule #1 : Write what you know.
8:31 am
bichon
He certainly is prolific. He comes out with at least two books a year spanning decades
8:32 am
MimiCat
I'm certainly doing that with my book since I'm writing about my life experience. It's daunting, though, writing about the really painful times. Important to do so, though, since pain is at least as relevant to who we become as happiness and success.
8:32 am
MLFAN17
i have the cr 5 with the double cons can anyone help with the other 5 please?
8:33 am
MimiCat
I will now read more of his work. Which ones do you especially recommend, bichon and crossy?
8:33 am
crosshair
He does what other authors do and "bank" books. In a good year, they may write 5-10 books, but the contract may only demand two books a year, so the good writers will store them like nuts and compensate for off-years.
8:33 am
crosshair
let me check my bookcase, mimi. one sec...
8:34 am
crosshair
I have one by him waiting for me called From The corner of His Eye.
8:34 am
crosshair
looks good
8:34 am
angelinaxox
Change the vowel mlf for the other cr5
8:35 am
MimiCat
How wonderful to be so prolific with writing. I'm a good writer but cannot seem to be disciplined enough to produce.
8:35 am
MLFAN17
ah ty and hello angelina
8:36 am
angelinaxox
Yw and hi
8:36 am
MLFAN17
an 7 clue please?
8:36 am
Uneaixoise
definitely read Intensity . . . O M G . . . both print and audiobook . . . one of the best books of suspense I have EVER read . . .
8:37 am
MimiCat
Thanks, Une...appreciate the suggestion. Will put it at the top of my list.
8:37 am
crosshair
With this novel I am writing now, mimi, I find the key is to do some each and every day. A writing mind is very much like a muscle, and must be trained and used every single day. Even if it is only 50 or 100 words, as long as you get something down each and every day.
8:39 am
crosshair
It is like grains of sand on a beach; one at a time they are nothing, but before you know it they combine and you have something resembling a novel
8:39 am
MimiCat
I've always been very weird about writing, crossy, and still wake up in the middle of the night and must write down thoughts/ideas. They actually make sense the next day, too!
8:39 am
angelinaxox
Not sure if there is more than one but the one I have is an + two letter ** the extra terrestrial + dig a ***e in the ground
8:39 am
crosshair
for example, at my current pace of 500-1000 words a day my book will be done in rough draft by christmass
8:40 am
MLFAN17
i had a poem/story in my head not long ago and never wrote it down.. cant remember any of it to save my life unfortunately
8:40 am
Uneaixoise
yes, angel, there are 2 an8's
8:40 am
MimiCat
I'm hoping to get a lot of writing done during my upcoming break. I need to get this book written as so many have expressed an interest in reading it. I think of it as my legacy so future generations of my family will really know who I was.
8:41 am
angelinaxox
That was for an 7. I have two an8s thanks.
8:41 am
Uneaixoise
ok :-)
8:41 am
MLFAN17
i dont understand the two letters part?
8:41 am
Uneaixoise
alien, mlf
8:41 am
angelinaxox
Abbreviation for extra terrestrial
8:42 am
MimiCat
Oh, no, ML...how frustrating. That's why I keep a tablet with me at all times so I can jot down ideas as they happen. Pulling then together later can be a challenge, however!
8:42 am
Uneaixoise
a + federer hits the ball over the *** + void
8:42 am
MLFAN17
ah got it
8:42 am
MLFAN17
an 8/45 that was
8:42 am
crosshair
It is funny, Mimi, once you get into it, you novel becomes a place of welcome and salvation from the trials of day-to-day life. You are god within those pages and have full control..for the most part. Tales do take on a life of their own however, and even i do not know when it will end, just that when it is fined, then it will be done.
8:42 am
MLFAN17
mimi and sometimes i just dont know when to stop lol
8:42 am
angelinaxox
Take the vowel off at the end
8:43 am
crosshair
finished*
8:43 am
MLFAN17
ah ty again angel
8:43 am
angelinaxox
Yw mlf
8:44 am
MimiCat
I have found it is much easier for me to write fiction than this autobiography. Obviously don't have the same kind of "license" when writing about real events and people.
8:45 am
crosshair
Yes, fiction is much easier
8:45 am
MimiCat
I wrote a segment recently that had tears rolling down my cheeks and filled me with so much remembrance that it was painful all over again. Difficult but necessary to write about it, though.
8:45 am
crosshair
there is less structure involved and you are not restrained. I do keep a concordance hoever, as i must keep the timeline of things in order.
8:46 am
crosshair
however*
8:47 am
crosshair
There are too many cases of otherwise talented authors using a song in their books what was not written in real like until decades after the timeline in the story lol
8:48 am
crosshair
that* life**
8:49 am
MimiCat
The painful experiences of my life will be the most valuable for others to read because I can show that it is possible to overcome extreme pain and hardship and illustrate how I was able to do so. Aloy convinced me this was something I should do and spurred me on. I was feeling weird about writing about myself...seemed a bit egotistical and indulgent until she explained the benefits to me.
8:52 am
crosshair
It is a rare person who will put forward the rough times in their life as a lesson for the rest of us to help overcome the trials in our own lives. It is well we have people like you, mimi, who are willing to share their experiences to help others.
8:53 am
MimiCat
Thank you so much, crossy...it means so much to me that you feel that way.
8:54 am
MimiCat
Once it is finished, my life will truly be an open book!
8:55 am
crosshair
crossy has his yellow highlighter ready to mark the juicy bits!
8:55 am
MimiCat
You'll need more than one, crossy...promise!
8:56 am
crosshair
oh my! Is this book to be sold in shrink-wrap and placed on the top shelf?
8:57 am
MimiCat
LOL...nope...only salacious by inference.
8:57 am
crosshair
you tease..
8:58 am
MimiCat
Yes...I do...it's part of my "charm." :)
8:59 am
MimiCat
Need breakfast and then to work for me. Have a good Sunday, everyone, and hugs all around.
9:00 am
MLFAN17
i will be back..i think?
9:02 am
crosshair
tc mimi and mlf
9:02 am
crosshair
I will be here for a few yet as i find my work flows better when i break for a few babble words
9:05 am
crosshair
yaa for bubba!!!
9:10 am
mkg
hi all. need clue for the 9 please.
9:14 am
Uncagain
hmm, hard word to clue. Start with Vowel in top middle, go right to left then down to second letter in alphabet. then kind of work your way back to the middle and it is a plural . Sorry if this doesnt help
9:15 am
mkg
ty uncagain. i get the first four letters and am trying the rest
9:16 am
Uncagain
lol, it is a word I have not seen before, so I cant even give you a synonym
9:16 am
mkg
does it go to third line as well?
9:17 am
Uncagain
yep, and even dips momentarily into the fourth
9:17 am
mkg
ok will keep monkenying
9:18 am
Anniebrook
I got it, thank Unc....I looked it up..it's an algae, not that that is much help
9:18 am
Uncagain
If you get the nine, you will have the 8 as well
9:19 am
crosshair
if it helps, the an 9 and 10 are a type of freshwater algae
9:19 am
Anniebrook
an + first 2 letters of the alphabet + common latin ending + lowest point is the **dir
9:19 am
crosshair
nm, annie said that already:)
9:19 am
Anniebrook
that's the an8, then plural it
9:20 am
crosshair
crossy go for more tea..
9:22 am
Anniebrook
mkg, did you get an 8 and 9 ?
9:23 am
Judi
Good morning, all! Ty for the An8/9, Annie. That was driving me nutso.
9:24 am
Anniebrook
Hi Judi :)
9:27 am
periwinkle
hi all I have a ba6/7 but I see in the chat there is a ba8. help pls
9:28 am
MollyL
What you tie around your head
9:29 am
periwinkle
ty Molly, I did not see the bottom A
9:29 am
crosshair
judi, just read your profile; are you 50 or 49 and holding? lol
9:29 am
Judi
50 and holding.
9:30 am
crosshair
I am also 50 and holding:)
9:30 am
periwinkle
I am going to a Botanical Garden not far from here. I have never been there. bbl
9:30 am
Judi
Just updated my profile ... to avoid confusion.
9:31 am
crosshair
anyone here from Boston?
9:33 am
grant
south shore
9:34 am
car.eeyore
Good morning
9:34 am
car.eeyore
I am! I am!
9:34 am
car.eeyore
Grant...I too am on the South shore!
9:35 am
crosshair
Well I must apologise as though no fault of my own, i am gleefully tearing apart a portion of your city for my book. it was not planned, it just happened that way:)
9:35 am
car.eeyore
No worries! Tear away!
9:35 am
grant
Are you Trif's relative?
9:35 am
crosshair
say goodbye to the Longfellow Bridge:))
9:36 am
car.eeyore
Yes I am! Her sister.
9:36 am
wvteach
good morning all
9:36 am
crosshair
howdy,teach
9:36 am
Judi
Hope that's not your manifesto, Crossy.
9:36 am
grant
She and I made the Norwell connection a while back
9:36 am
car.eeyore
Hello WV
9:36 am
wvteach
hello car
9:37 am
car.eeyore
Nice! Are you nearby (you don't need to disclose town if you choose not to)
9:37 am
crosshair
nope, just for pretend, judi:)
9:38 am
crosshair
the bridge itself is quite safe, as long as they finish the renovations:)
9:38 am
car.eeyore
My son is just about to leave for camp for the first time...I am trying not to be a mess.
9:38 am
Judi
*Imagines 50 foot woman stomping Longfellow bridge, picking I-beams out of her toenails*
9:39 am
MLFAN17
i am back
9:39 am
Judi
Off I go to do some chores. Yuck. *POOF*
9:43 am
MLFAN17
fa 6/27 clue please?
9:46 am
Bethjt
Sorry don't have it yet.
9:47 am
MLFAN17
no problem
9:47 am
MLFAN17
but i didnt have that one lol
9:48 am
Bethjt
Like those 4 letter clues, eh?
9:48 am
grant
Kind of cooked cereal
9:48 am
MLFAN17
beth great job:)
9:48 am
MLFAN17
grant huh?
9:48 am
wvteach
thanks grant
9:49 am
grant
boats are kept at a ma****
9:50 am
MLFAN17
ohhh got it ty
9:52 am
car.eeyore
OK...got him off to camp without crying in front of him.
9:52 am
Anniebrook
How long will he be at camp?
9:52 am
car.eeyore
1 week
9:53 am
Anniebrook
that's a good start, hard to let go of little ones
9:53 am
car.eeyore
He is a very sensitive one too, so it was better that I not go to drop him off.
9:55 am
Anniebrook
car. you will turn around and he will be coming home. my older grandson loved camp (now a CIT) and my younger grandson hated it. So who knows?
9:56 am
car.eeyore
I hated it when I was a kid, so I am hoping he loves it.
9:56 am
Anniebrook
The week will go quickly I hope for both of you.
9:56 am
car.eeyore
He is there with his best bud, so it should be good.
9:57 am
car.eeyore
All the weeks go by too quickly....
9:57 am
MLFAN17
H's are greyed. going to watch the NASCAR race poof
9:57 am
Anniebrook
car. Then all will be well. He will have a very good time.
9:58 am
Anniebrook
I loved camp and I went with friends so it was easier on me.
9:58 am
Anniebrook
My older grand went alone and loved it.
9:58 am
car.eeyore
I would be terribly homesick, cry and count the days until I could go home.
9:58 am
Anniebrook
car. did you go for longer than a week?
9:59 am
car.eeyore
Not at first. And then I would like it and want to stay.
10:00 am
Anniebrook
So you see, and that will happen with your son.
10:00 am
car.eeyore
But I did not tell him any of this. I want it to be his own experience.
10:00 am
Anniebrook
I have loads of stuff to do today so I will leave it at 100 words to find and be back later.
10:00 am
car.eeyore
Ty for your advice Annie. HAGD
10:01 am
Anniebrook
car. If you told him he probably would not like it at first and cry so better he has his own experience as you say. and now I poof
10:02 am
Anniebrook
But he is with his best bud and that's great. bye for now.
10:13 am
Scrabbler
Good day for all.
10:14 am
Scrabbler
And TO all.
10:14 am
wvteach
hello scrabbs
10:15 am
bichon
Hi youse guys
10:15 am
wvteach
hello bichon
10:15 am
bichon
Nice weekend here in the Northeast
10:15 am
Scrabbler
Hi Bichon
10:16 am
Scrabbler
I am staying home today instead of going to see my mom again. I need a day to myself here in the woods.
10:16 am
wvteach
beautiful weekend here - a little cool but can always add layers for outside
10:16 am
bichon
I don't mind being cool in July
10:17 am
wvteach
enjoy the day for yourself
10:17 am
bichon
Especially after the week we had last week
10:17 am
Scrabbler
I was on call 5 nights in 8 days, went to see my mother on the other 3 days.
10:17 am
wvteach
went to an outdoor concert last night up on the ridge and had to put on several layers, but it was a great evening
10:18 am
bichon
Hope you're enjoying a day off toady
10:18 am
Scrabbler
I like the cool nights.
10:19 am
wvteach
certainly has cooled the house down
10:24 am
crosshair
weather has been great here as well. i am quite content to have a summer of 15-20c. howdy scrabby:)
10:25 am
crosshair
t-shirt and shorts in the day and maybe a light jacket just in case at night. perfect
10:26 am
Scrabbler
Hi Crossy. Your name is in the grid!
10:26 am
crosshair
it is indeed! :)
10:26 am
Scrabbler
One of my first words. :-)
10:27 am
crosshair
was a good morning for my manuscript as well. The words flowed like water and I have a count of 3000 words for the day and can stop now if i wish:)
10:30 am
Scrabbler
Good for you.
10:30 am
crosshair
my name in the grid gives me a all-day get out of pb free card:)
10:31 am
Scrabbler
I slept til 10. I have been unproductive thus far, except for finding 83 words and reading the newspaper.
10:31 am
crosshair
well, you deserve it after your on-call stint.
10:32 am
Scrabbler
I stayed up reading til 1.
10:32 am
crosshair
I started waking up at 05:30 because my mind started going right after bladder o'clock lol. The day is mostly shot for me now. it is all downhill from here:0
10:33 am
Scrabbler
My bladder lasts 7 hrs overnight.
10:33 am
Scrabbler
No hiking or paddling today?
10:33 am
crosshair
you care fortunate. i seem to get 4-6 hours
10:33 am
crosshair
A hike is on the schedule for later today
10:34 am
Scrabbler
But I ate watermelon last evening so I had to get up 3 times, haha.
10:34 am
crosshair
small one this time 3k
10:34 am
Scrabbler
I will mountain bike in the woods, and take breaks to snack and read. Perfect day.
10:35 am
crosshair
sounds ideal:) our day packs are already and sitting by the door;)
10:36 am
Scrabbler
I am leaving for the Adirondacks 1 wk from today, as long as my mother remains stable. She is already expressing fear of me going, although she lives with my brother, my sister lives a mile away, and I have a cousin and 2 nephews nearby. Guilt trip.
10:37 am
crosshair
I am resurrecting a old kitchen knife for my day pack. Has a razor sharp blade and a full tang, but the wooden handle rotted away so i am making a new grip by wrapping paracord around the tang and repurpose it instead of throwing it out
10:37 am
Scrabbler
I desperately want my two Adirondack vacations this summer. I work for those.
10:37 am
crosshair
well, the others are close. they can have a turn
10:37 am
Scrabbler
Good for you, Crossy.
10:38 am
crosshair
It should not be you all the time
10:38 am
Scrabbler
She feels better when more people are around her.
10:38 am
crosshair
even caregivers need a break
10:39 am
crosshair
you will be no good to her if you cannot recharge your own batteries from time to time
10:40 am
Scrabbler
But she is only thinking of herself right now.
10:40 am
crosshair
well, you must thing of what is best...for both of you.
10:41 am
crosshair
I am sure your brother and sister will manage for a week or so while you are away
10:41 am
crosshair
and DO not bring a cell phone!
10:42 am
crosshair
break out the old silva compass and the top maps;)
10:42 am
Scrabbler
I am getting excited now, reading the trail map. Last year we made a wrong turn due to a downed sign. We ended up hiking 4.5 miles to a river rather than 3 miles to a pond. Still fun, but it was 90 degrees, humid, and dominated by mosquitoes.
10:43 am
Scrabbler
No cell phone coverage there, so we will call home twice daily from the lodge.
11:03 am
MimiCat
Some of us were talking about the movie "Nights in Rodanthe" the other day. Just wanted to inform that it's playing today on the Lifetime channel at 3 pm Eastern time. Let's watch and have a good cry!! Back to work for me.
11:06 am
jesdraggon
morning all.
11:07 am
periwinkle
help with te8 pls
11:07 am
periwinkle
hi jess
11:08 am
jesdraggon
i've got a te7... but i don't have very many words yet, peri
11:08 am
periwinkle
I thought I saw that in early chog, no?
11:09 am
periwinkle
is there a sa7/8 or an7/8?
11:10 am
periwinkle
I have as8, ba8 and an8/9
11:10 am
pcal2
there is an an7/8 :-)
11:10 am
periwinkle
may I have a clue pls
11:11 am
MollyL
There are 2 an8
11:12 am
periwinkle
I have the an8/9 combo
11:13 am
MollyL
a + what you catch fish in + what you dig with a shovel
11:13 am
pcal2
sorry, I'm terrible with clues
11:13 am
periwinkle
ty molly, another odd word
11:13 am
MollyL
Remove the last letter for a 7
11:13 am
pcal2
good Molly!
11:14 am
periwinkle
ty Molls
11:14 am
pcal2
can someone clue the in 7/40 for me
11:14 am
periwinkle
don't have it
11:15 am
periwinkle
Molly is a very good cluer.
11:15 am
jesdraggon
in7/40 is legalese word. combine 3 short words
11:15 am
MollyL
It is three little words, run together, the last one means not near
11:16 am
periwinkle
tyty Molls
11:16 am
pcal2
so obvious once you see it! tvm Molly
11:16 am
periwinkle
take off the in for another word
11:17 am
periwinkle
clue for sa7/8 pls
11:17 am
MollyL
That is what they call a couch in Bahston
11:20 am
MollyL
sa7 ends like the b word that you wrap around your head
11:20 am
periwinkle
ty looking
11:22 am
periwinkle
hmm, I am not seeing it
11:22 am
periwinkle
aha, NM
11:22 am
periwinkle
ty Molls
11:23 am
MollyL
Periocity strikes again : D
11:23 am
periwinkle
It usually works :D
11:23 am
periwinkle
periocity?
11:23 am
saanichcat
begins with first 4 lettters of smelly fish
11:23 am
MollyL
The state of being like Peri and finding a word as soon as you say you don't see it.
11:24 am
periwinkle
hah Molls, I like it
11:24 am
MollyL
I know someone who eats those things on crackers, gross.
11:25 am
saanichcat
with raw onions as well?
11:25 am
periwinkle
I like those little fishes, I mash them up with a little mayo, onions and celery and make a sandwich
11:25 am
MollyL
No raw onions, but if I suggested it, he would go for it.
11:26 am
periwinkle
lots of omega 3 in them
11:26 am
MollyL
I'll get my omega 3 from salmon, thank you.
: D
11:26 am
periwinkle
ok then
11:27 am
saanichcat
peri I would have one if you made it, but I wouldn't make one for myself - does that make sense?
11:27 am
MollyL
I usually don't mind the smell of fish, but those things stink up the whole house.
11:27 am
periwinkle
not really saani
11:28 am
periwinkle
they don't smell up this house
11:28 am
periwinkle
anyway, diving back into the grid
11:28 am
saanichcat
things always taste better when someone else makes them
11:28 am
periwinkle
I wanted to be near water today but did not want to drive far, ergo I am sitting here at the computer
11:28 am
periwinkle
true, Saani
11:28 am
saanichcat
and back to grid for me too
11:28 am
periwinkle
next time I made it I will let you know saani
11:29 am
periwinkle
but I am stalled will take a break bbs
11:29 am
saanichcat
thank you peri!
12:05 pm
phandmd
oops, sorry.
12:25 pm
mkg
well i still cant get the 9. does anyone have clues? i have clues for first letters to start in middle A and go to the left side of grid.
12:26 pm
mkg
i have the 9 as an 8/9 but otherwise i am stumped.
12:29 pm
mkg
i cant get that sa 7/8 either...the one ending like the ba that you wrap around your neck or head.............hmmm
12:31 pm
mkg
where did everyone go? anyone here still?
12:34 pm
mkg
ty i got the sa 7/8. good clues.
12:37 pm
sammysmom
still here mkg but i am lost n the l's
12:38 pm
sammysmom
dont have a 9 yet
12:40 pm
movieman
clue for the ab6 and 7s plz
12:41 pm
saanichcat
it's like am**** earhardt the missing flyer
12:42 pm
saanichcat
sorry for the spelling
12:43 pm
saanichcat
it's a type of honeysuckle
12:50 pm
rururocks
I love honeysuckle
12:51 pm
rururocks
one of nature's best smells
12:53 pm
saanichcat
I have a wild one in the back 40
12:54 pm
rururocks
back 40? wow
12:54 pm
saanichcat
back 2 acres
12:55 pm
rururocks
<wants a back 40 feet
12:55 pm
saanichcat
are you in a city then, ru?
12:57 pm
rururocks
yes.. modest sized city. But now that I'm older .. I just want a small pleasant yard and a little swimming pool and some fruit trees and a big shade tree.. when I find something I like
12:57 pm
rururocks
plus a guest house for friends. :D
12:58 pm
MollyL
Did someone say pleasant?
12:58 pm
rururocks
isn't that the best thing in life molly ..being pleasant?
12:58 pm
saanichcat
hi there Molly, how goes it?
12:59 pm
rururocks
at least Martha Stewart says so :D
12:59 pm
MollyL
Hi Saan, it goes pleasantly. : D
12:59 pm
saanichcat
that is pleasant to hear
1:00 pm
rururocks
I'm Pleased you find that pleasant to hear, as pleasantness abounds
1:00 pm
MollyL
We aim to please
1:01 pm
rururocks
(((((MOLLY)))))) darling!
1:02 pm
MollyL
Ruuu!!!! Sweetems!!!
1:02 pm
saanichcat
ru knows you find all the bracket stuff pleasant
1:02 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, ru -- didja watch Novak v. Fed??
1:03 pm
MollyL
Oh, how unpleasant of me, I forgot my xoxox
1:03 pm
saanichcat
hi une!
1:03 pm
rururocks
I did.. I was rooting for Roger.. a sad ending.. he just fell apart at the end.. Novac poured it on outta nowhere
1:03 pm
Uneaixoise
yeah, me too . . . excellent match . . .
1:03 pm
rururocks
I thought Roger was taking control of the match
1:03 pm
Uneaixoise
he was for awhile for sure . . .
1:04 pm
rururocks
I loved that he stole the 4th set
1:04 pm
Uneaixoise
I know!!! :-)
1:05 pm
rururocks
It is so hard for him to win now against the two best in the world.. this is really the best tennis the world has ever seen
1:05 pm
Uneaixoise
'tis indeed
1:06 pm
rururocks
I really was hoping he'd break Novac and pull it out and win
1:07 pm
Uneaixoise
looked like it was a definite possibility there for awhile . . .
1:08 pm
rururocks
I think the back breaker was that passing shot (back hand) when Roger was at the net
1:08 pm
rururocks
it is so impossible to do that shot.. in that narrow of a window
1:09 pm
Uneaixoise
it's just amazing how effortless Roger makes it look . . .
1:09 pm
rururocks
he only had like 2 inches to hit through
1:09 pm
MollyL
60 days until football season starts!!!!
1:09 pm
Uneaixoise
the James Bond of tennis :-)
1:09 pm
rururocks
amen molly
1:09 pm
Uneaixoise
molly LOL
1:09 pm
MollyL
*Waits for all the "I hate football" comments*
1:09 pm
rururocks
I can't wait for football either
1:10 pm
rururocks
too I mean
1:10 pm
Uneaixoise
not a big football fan
1:10 pm
rururocks
Redskins are going to be a better team this year..
1:11 pm
rururocks
If they're called the redskins this year
1:11 pm
Uneaixoise
hee hee
1:11 pm
MollyL
I hope so. And I hope they keep the name too.
1:11 pm
rururocks
you should read the PC papers out here molly.. you'd gag
1:12 pm
rururocks
DeSean Jackson is the real deal.. he's just what you guys have been missing
1:13 pm
MollyL
That and an owner who isn't an idiot
1:13 pm
movieman
the ba6/27 plz
1:13 pm
rururocks
that's the thing.. the owner is an idiot
1:14 pm
rururocks
ba 6 not a nice ass
1:14 pm
MollyL
I refer to him as "the little tyrant"
1:14 pm
rururocks
I'm fond of nice asses
1:14 pm
rururocks
just another rich jerk molly
1:14 pm
saanichcat
lasses or asses?
1:15 pm
rururocks
asses ..
1:16 pm
rururocks
that's why i'm always lagging saanich.. just wanting to be a little behind :D
1:16 pm
Uneaixoise
groan . . .
1:16 pm
rururocks
awwww une.. sorry
1:16 pm
saanichcat
slow as molasses
1:17 pm
rururocks
it's like I had alt-derriere motives
1:17 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
1:17 pm
Uneaixoise
hey nan! :-)
1:17 pm
saanichcat
whew, hi nan!
1:17 pm
rururocks
hey nan
1:18 pm
rururocks
sorry saanich..
1:19 pm
rururocks
I guess I don't know when a tush becomes a shove :D
1:19 pm
Uneaixoise
aaaaaccckkk
1:20 pm
rururocks
(hootowl is choking right now)
1:20 pm
rururocks
the jokes keep rearing up at une right now
1:21 pm
Uneaixoise
LOLOLOL
1:22 pm
rururocks
oh sorry Molly.. I'm not being pleasant xxxxx !!!!!
1:22 pm
saanichcat
They will all come to an end sometime
1:22 pm
rururocks
no butts about it saanich
1:23 pm
rururocks
it's my cheeky sense of humor
1:24 pm
saanichcat
As pleasant as this has been I am hauling my sorry ass out of here -- see you all later!
1:24 pm
rururocks
oh.. didn't mean to run you off
1:24 pm
rururocks
sent you an email saanich
1:25 pm
saanichcat
you didn't, got to get dressed and get some stuff done. Got the email from jilli, Bye for now
1:25 pm
Uneaixoise
how is jilli? haven't seen her in ages . . .
1:26 pm
saanichcat
she is fine by all accounts
1:26 pm
saanichcat
real poof now
1:27 pm
cybernan
stats for the 9, please and is it an 8-9 combo?
1:28 pm
Uneaixoise
yes, 8-9 . . . an8/50 and an9/66
1:28 pm
Uneaixoise
a word you've never heard of!
1:28 pm
cybernan
ty, une -- looking
1:30 pm
cybernan
in that case, could I have a clue, please?
1:30 pm
rururocks
*ready to fall out of chair if Nan finds it*
1:30 pm
rururocks
ah.. safe now
1:30 pm
rururocks
an 8 king of siams buddy + the last part of laughing mammal in africa
1:30 pm
Uneaixoise
an + vowel + jumbled word for lima legume + vowel
1:30 pm
Uneaixoise
and plural
1:31 pm
rururocks
lima legume?
1:31 pm
Uneaixoise
yeah . . .
1:31 pm
rururocks
oh I get it
1:32 pm
rururocks
I thought you were kidneying
1:32 pm
Uneaixoise
good lord
1:33 pm
rururocks
sorry une.. i'll smack myself.. or self-flageolet myself
1:34 pm
Uneaixoise
your pod runneth over
1:34 pm
Uneaixoise
back in a bit -- later all!
1:35 pm
rururocks
bye une
1:35 pm
cybernan
have all the letters, but not in the right order :(
1:37 pm
cybernan
oh no -- an + lima + vowel is only 7 letters
1:38 pm
crosshair
lol! ruru, you are in fine form today, no ifs, ands , or butts about it!
1:39 pm
cybernan
got it , once I realized I needed one more letter! - ty
1:39 pm
cybernan
nbt, nbs
1:40 pm
cybernan
and I'm really going to use a reference to that algae in my conversation every day!
1:41 pm
crosshair
I have already worked it into my book, cybernan!
1:41 pm
cybernan
lol, crossy
1:43 pm
crosshair
" The an 8/50 algae grew thickly upon the stone foundations that upheld the old bridge, though from a fishes eye view, it seemed that plant life and not concrete held the massive structure above the waves"
1:44 pm
crosshair
there ya go.. thing of beauty
1:44 pm
crosshair
brought a tear to me eye:)
1:45 pm
cybernan
well done ;-)
1:46 pm
crosshair
I thought so. I am sure the resonance of it all will ring out down the ages.
1:46 pm
crosshair
will have to put babble in my reference page i am sure:)
1:50 pm
crosshair
sigh.. writing is like gathering and processing maple syrup. You take thousands of buckets of back breaking rough material to end up with a mere pint of sweetness:( so much for my 3000 words of this morning;(
2:15 pm
cybernan
200 down -- time for a break - back after lunch :-)
2:18 pm
MimiCat
Crossy...am sending you a portion of my book and, if you don't mind, would appreciate your feedback. If that's OK, check your email shortly.
2:20 pm
crosshair
it is no problem at all, mimi. I am honored to be allowed to have a peek.
2:21 pm
MimiCat
I want a male perspective and you're the only one I can think of whose opinion and reaction I believe I can trust. Sending it now. Thanks.
2:22 pm
crosshair
do, you wish peer editing and readability critique, or just my overall thoughts on it?
2:22 pm
rururocks
<---sits in group of other pissed off Males
2:23 pm
crosshair
When the time comes, ruru, i shall send you the first chapter of mine, ok? lol
2:25 pm
crosshair
penmonkeys such as us are more comfortable offering up our blood, sweat and tears to each other at first. we can compare battle scars.:)... and show each other our one week AA chips:)
2:26 pm
rururocks
penmonkeys?
2:27 pm
crosshair
stole that term from another author.. we are all thieves as well as drunks..:)
2:27 pm
MimiCat
So true, crossy. Feel free to give whatever comments you want. Just sent it.
2:28 pm
crosshair
actually if you love to write and hope to publish, check out the works of the man who uses that term : Chuck Wendig. he is very good.
2:28 pm
MLFAN17
i have two an8's and a ba 8 what are the two i am missing?
2:29 pm
MimiCat
Ruru...don't be offended. Crossy is also an author and, as such, provides a unique perspective.
2:29 pm
crosshair
will take a break now, mimi, and give it a read..bbs
2:40 pm
MimiCat
Sue...how are you and Frank doing?
2:40 pm
MLFAN17
i need the fr 5/16. i have one with a double cons.. anyone knw what the other one is?
2:40 pm
ChrissieDee
(((Sue))) so sorry to read your update on Frank. Praying for strength for you both
2:42 pm
MLFAN17
never mind i got it
2:42 pm
MimiCat
ML..do you have the one that means sickly?
2:42 pm
MLFAN17
i got it mimi
2:43 pm
MimiCat
Darn---I'm never in time to clue! :)
2:43 pm
MLFAN17
lol i got it without knowing i would
2:43 pm
MimiCat
Leaving again. Good luck to everyone!
2:43 pm
crosshair
I am done with it now mimi and am sending it back to you now in 5 minutes.
2:44 pm
MimiCat
Thanks so much, dear.
2:45 pm
MLFAN17
They had to cancel the rest of my NASCAR race today:(
2:47 pm
MLFAN17
just found a sn7
2:49 pm
crosshair
It should be hitting your in-box about now, Mimi:)
2:50 pm
crosshair
rained out, MLF?
2:50 pm
MLFAN17
yes startnig last night the canceled it completely
2:52 pm
MLFAN17
toda they got some laps in and two major crashes and stopping for rain twice before 3pm when the rain was coming down the hardest so they canceled but had an unofficial winner. I dont know if the person was in the lead or if it was by points. It was his first win
2:53 pm
crosshair
a unsatisfactory win at best, I am sure.
2:53 pm
MimiCat
Excellent suggestions, crossy...thanks. I sent the first draft so you've saved me time in editing!
2:54 pm
MLFAN17
cross its just not right no one should have one but they probably could not do the race again so thats probably why they do it that way
2:54 pm
crosshair
I just automatically edit. it is ingrained into me now. If you just want feedback and nothing more, let me know :)
2:54 pm
MLFAN17
it had been raining since friday in florida. the two races before this one were cut short as well. I didnt watch those
2:56 pm
MimiCat
I'm exactly the same way. I definitely want both and that is what you provided. I appreciate it. Leaving now to finish up work. Hugs to all.
2:57 pm
crosshair
now, just another 79, 500 words and you are done your book mimi!! :)
2:58 pm
crosshair
wb sukee;)
2:58 pm
MLFAN17
How can this grid have 6 ar words i can only find two of them?
2:58 pm
sukee
Just did a whack of writing myself, a blog I ghost write. Got a bit behind.
2:58 pm
crosshair
I'll show you my blog if you show me yours:)))
2:59 pm
Anniebrook
back again
2:59 pm
sukee
It's a boring business blog for a printing company in various cities in the US and Canada. I don't get any credit for it, but I do get paid.
2:59 pm
MimiCat
Most of us wouldn't mind getting a little behind...ruru, are you still here? LOL. Now gone.
2:59 pm
crosshair
ahh, well getting paid is better:)
2:59 pm
Anniebrook
hi fan :)
3:00 pm
cybernan
hi all - back again
3:00 pm
crosshair
wb cybernan
3:00 pm
MLFAN17
2nd an 5/10 clue please?
3:00 pm
sukee
I have written a few articles here http://uninvitedwriter.hubpages.com/
3:01 pm
cybernan
8's: an x2, as, ba, sa
3:01 pm
Anniebrook
fan an 5/10 a and river in Egypt spelled funny
3:02 pm
sukee
AN 5/10 add vowel to the an4/4 before it
3:02 pm
crosshair
can you clue the an 8 that is not alage, cybernan?
3:02 pm
MLFAN17
annie i have the one where it is spelled
3:03 pm
cybernan
an + like a gas that is also a girl's name, but diff. 2nd to last letter
3:03 pm
Anniebrook
fan, then an + ***anor Roosevelt, FDR's wife
3:03 pm
wvteach
AN 8/45 - A + what you catch fish in + dig it in the ground
3:04 pm
cybernan
*thats the 7, add a vowel for the 8
3:04 pm
cybernan
in 6/27, please?
3:04 pm
crosshair
lol, ty teach. I should read my own word list... I already had it:)
3:04 pm
sukee
Your clue worked for me wvteach, ty
3:06 pm
MollyL
in + what comes between Yabba and Doo (Flintstones)
3:07 pm
cybernan
ty molly
3:07 pm
sukee
I still don't get the 1st an 8 :)
3:08 pm
crosshair
ahh yea, the first an8, the algae we shall never forget:)
3:08 pm
MLFAN17
lol cross
3:10 pm
sukee
Got it, I goodled it. Reminds me of a 50s song...
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
sort of like an4/4 girls + yellow ba 6 fruit...
3:11 pm
Anniebrook
great clue, Molly
3:12 pm
Anniebrook
Molly, Your icon made me laugh
3:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have 2 ab8; i as 8 and 1 ba8. missing?
3:14 pm
cybernan
8's: an x2, as, ba, sa
3:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty. at least enable reognized ba6. it must have a little bit of redneck in it.
3:15 pm
MLFAN17
are the so 5/16's both plurals?
3:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
back to chores, happy babbling, a ll
3:21 pm
MLFAN17
in 7 clue please?
3:22 pm
cybernan
sa 6/27, please?
3:23 pm
cybernan
in 7: 3 little words to do with time up to the present
3:23 pm
sukee
in 7/40 Three words combined. Not out + different spelling of using a needle + distance
3:25 pm
MLFAN17
ty sukee and cyber
3:25 pm
MLFAN17
cyber i dont have the one you are looking for sorry
3:26 pm
MollyL
sa6...like the expensive spice, no double consonant and different last letter
3:27 pm
sukee
Another great clue as always Molly, ty :)
3:28 pm
Anniebrook
I still need 51 more, be back later
3:34 pm
MLFAN17
bye sukee
3:34 pm
MLFAN17
ol5 clue please?
3:40 pm
Reader951
MLF are you looking for the ol 5/10
3:42 pm
Reader951
Not good on cluing but Spanish cheer + not out
3:43 pm
MLFAN17
ty reader that was perfect!
3:51 pm
MLFAN17
does anyone have or 4/5?
3:52 pm
Reader951
Monsters?
3:52 pm
MLFAN17
that would be oa4 wouldnt it?
3:53 pm
jaxx7
Monsters of the deep without a final a
3:54 pm
Reader951
The oa 4/7 is clumsy persons. Don't have oa 4/5
3:54 pm
jaxx7
Killer whales without the first vowel
3:54 pm
MLFAN17
got it i was using the wrong O my fault
3:55 pm
MLFAN17
reader i needed oOR but i got it now:)
3:56 pm
Reader951
Sorry - like I said not good clue giver.
3:56 pm
jaxx7
Reader, arent or4 monsters in dungeons and dragons, or am I wrong?
3:57 pm
Reader951
Yes, and in Lord of the Rings too I believe
3:57 pm
periwinkle
ogre is monster
3:57 pm
jaxx7
A good clue then
3:58 pm
periwinkle
I never read lord of the rings
3:58 pm
MLFAN17
RO7 clue please?
3:59 pm
Reader951
RO 7/32 is PT of what a violinist might do
3:59 pm
periwinkle
past tense of ro5/10 the varnish used on violins
4:00 pm
jaxx7
Neither have I but my son played Dungeons and Dragons
4:00 pm
MLFAN17
my siblings played that jaxx
4:00 pm
MLFAN17
got it ty
4:01 pm
jaxx7
All those lead figures. We still have them in the loft.
4:01 pm
Reader951
Collector items
4:02 pm
Reader951
Could well be.
4:03 pm
bichon
Good afternoon folksies
4:04 pm
jaxx7
Tim spent hours painting thrm and he had a circle of friends who also played regularly. In the days before computer games, of course. Once they arrived, the games took over.
4:04 pm
bichon
D&D was big with my son. He stil has Facebook friend who he played that with
4:05 pm
MLFAN17
bichon big thing in the 70s and 80s
4:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
sa 8 lue pls? ty
4:05 pm
bichon
He was born in '73
4:06 pm
jaxx7
My colleague that I worked with, her son started to play in the early years of this century but the phase passed.
4:06 pm
MLFAN17
wow bichon
4:06 pm
jaxx7
Tim was born in 1975
4:07 pm
MLFAN17
i dont know if anybody plays it now
4:07 pm
jaxx7
I don't think they do, mlf
4:07 pm
MLFAN17
me either
4:07 pm
Bugsaw
they play online. They are called Role Play Games or RPG for short. Anything male plays them
4:08 pm
bichon
A lot of D&D'ers are involved in Innerworld Interactive Theater
4:08 pm
jaxx7
Things we have loved and lost, eh?
4:08 pm
MLFAN17
bugs its online to play?
4:08 pm
MLFAN17
jaxx its sad and i am older then you lol
4:08 pm
Reader951
We have a comic shop in nearby town that has some figures. Not my style but the display was eye-catching
4:09 pm
MLFAN17
the figures were cool.. what i saw of them
4:09 pm
Bugsaw
Sure but not called D & D anymore. They have the same theme where you are a hero with powers and fight against all kinds of dangers
4:09 pm
jaxx7
Are you older than I? I will be 69 this december
4:09 pm
MollyL
There are many females that play role playing games too. : )
4:10 pm
bichon
Did you Molly?
4:10 pm
jaxx7
Do you, molly?
4:10 pm
MLFAN17
oh thought i was oops sorry jaxx
4:10 pm
Bugsaw
true Molly, but mostly boys
4:10 pm
MLFAN17
this is true molly
4:10 pm
MLFAN17
i think d&d was mostly boys though
4:10 pm
jaxx7
Don't apologise - be glad. lol
4:10 pm
MollyL
Not me, that stuff seems kind of obsessive to me.
4:11 pm
MLFAN17
i was too young when my siblings were playing it to probably understand most of it
4:11 pm
bichon
So, instead, you Babble
4:11 pm
MLFAN17
dont they have trading cards for that?
4:11 pm
jaxx7
Now that is obsessive
4:12 pm
bichon
Babble as the ultimate form of obsession
4:12 pm
MLFAN17
bichon yes and even here the convo goes over my head sometimes lol
4:13 pm
MLFAN17
agreed bichon. i do this instead of fb not sure that is good or bad but when a smal puzzle comes up i do other things instead
4:13 pm
jaxx7
I just know Tim used to play it and we bought him figures for Christmas and birthdays. I have no idea how to play it.
4:13 pm
MLFAN17
i dont know either
4:13 pm
jaxx7
Facebook can be a mixed blessing
4:14 pm
MLFAN17
jaxx yes it can
4:14 pm
bichon
I don't spend much time on it. Just to see if anyone I know has done anything interesting that I'd like to comment on. I don't usually post anything myself
4:14 pm
jaxx7
Depends how you use it. There is a good side and an unpleasant side
4:15 pm
MollyL
I wouldn't put playing Babble or other word games in the same category as playing role playing games, but that's just me.
4:15 pm
periwinkle
help with first ba5 pls
4:15 pm
MLFAN17
i was hacked so i dont use it much and if hubby sees me on it he would go through the roof even though he doesnt understand what happend.
4:15 pm
jaxx7
I use it mainly to bug my favourite nephew about his use of bad language
4:16 pm
bichon
Babble is obsessive in a different way
4:16 pm
MollyL
Peri, past tense of what a sheep says
4:16 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
4:16 pm
jaxx7
It also helps to keep the brain active, what my late mother called mental gymnastics. Use it or lose it
4:18 pm
MLFAN17
agreed jaxx
4:19 pm
bichon
Molly, Jack Bauer is in the grid
4:19 pm
jaxx7
Plus the other babblers are a pleasnt crowd to chat to
4:21 pm
bichon
Very pleasant and very caring
4:25 pm
MLFAN17
speaking of active brains i just found a few more L words i probably should have had sooner then this
4:26 pm
jaxx7
never mind, you have them now
4:26 pm
MLFAN17
maybe some more brain cells just woke up?:)
4:26 pm
MollyL
Jack Bauer is the most ba6/27 ba6/27 there is
: D
4:28 pm
jaxx7
Doubly good clue, molly
4:30 pm
MollyL
People can say what they will about Breaking Bad and The Sopranos, for my money, 24 was the best thing on television and I'm loving it's reprise.
4:31 pm
jaxx7
I haven't seen either series but I have seen 24. It is good
4:33 pm
MLFAN17
i have seen scenes from breaking bad and the sopranos. i dont watch 24
4:34 pm
MLFAN17
I don know what all of them are about though:)
4:34 pm
MLFAN17
i mean i do know sorry
4:37 pm
penquis
hello all....can someone please give me STATS for the 9?
4:38 pm
bichon
Molly, I'm not crazy about it. It's better than the last season of "24".
4:38 pm
MLFAN17
i used to watch Weeds
4:39 pm
bichon
I think "The Wire" was the best thing on TV
4:39 pm
jaxx7
Now - Idris Elba....
4:40 pm
bichon
Yes, and many others. A couple of the cast went on to "Treme"
4:40 pm
bichon
It's so funny thinking of Idris Elba playing an inner city gangsta
4:40 pm
kje
I'm impressed that you found that, pen! it is a doozy
4:41 pm
penquis
i did not say that i found it, lol....just said thanks for the stats... ;o)
4:42 pm
kje
ah, ok... good luck!
4:42 pm
bichon
He's from Jamaica and to listen to him talking in "Luther" it's funny
4:43 pm
MLFAN17
Last BE 6/21 clue please?
4:43 pm
jaxx7
He's on an ad here too. No trace of Jamaican
4:44 pm
kje
mine is that start of Jesus' birth place
4:44 pm
kje
but I haven't listed, so not sure if that is the last one
4:46 pm
bichon
I think of all the great British actors in American movies and TV who can do an American accent. But I don't see American actors doing a British accent
4:46 pm
MollyL
Why would they?
4:47 pm
MLFAN17
First BE 6/27 clue please?
4:47 pm
bichon
I don't think American can speak with a British accent
4:47 pm
MLFAN17
bichon some can some can't
4:47 pm
jaxx7
Usually the Brit is the 'baddie' so they need not alter their accent
4:48 pm
MLFAN17
i saw kate winselt in a move where she had an American accent it was perfect. Dr House same thing
4:48 pm
MLFAN17
but he is scottish i think but did an American accent on tv
4:48 pm
MollyL
Bich, my very favorite 24 scene is in the last season. Where Jack goes into the underpass, all dressed in a flak suit and a black helmet and mask and Charles Logan looks like he's about to mess himself.
4:49 pm
bichon
I don't remember much from the last season. I'll have to look it up. It was Season 8, right?
4:50 pm
MollyL
I don't think too many American actors play parts in British shows, but a lot of British actors (Hugh Laurie) play American characters.
4:50 pm
MollyL
Yes, Season 8...aka...Jack Gets Revenge
4:50 pm
bichon
Charles Logan was the best thing about the later "24" seasons
4:51 pm
MLFAN17
Only one i know of is the improv show that drew carey used to host
4:51 pm
MLFAN17
whats my line?
4:51 pm
MLFAN17
whose line is it anyway sorry
4:53 pm
MLFAN17
First BE 6/27 clue please?
4:56 pm
MLFAN17
hello????????????????????????????
4:58 pm
penquis
be + fibbed...
4:58 pm
penquis
only one i have...
4:58 pm
MLFAN17
i have that one as well
4:59 pm
penquis
do you have the one about the waist leather thing...
4:59 pm
MLFAN17
pen extend the be 4/6 under that one
4:59 pm
MLFAN17
to hold up your pants or make them fit tighter you need a be** and past tense of that
4:59 pm
penquis
do you have the the be + come wi** me + chicago raised transportation?
5:00 pm
penquis
yes, i mispoke....i have that one...
5:00 pm
MLFAN17
yes i have that one
5:01 pm
penquis
those are the only ones i have...
5:01 pm
MLFAN17
convo totally died in here lol
5:05 pm
MLFAN17
i need this last be word to finish the B's
5:06 pm
penquis
do you know where it falls in the b list?
5:06 pm
Anniebrook
hello, back again
5:06 pm
penquis
is it after the one i clued at 4/59?
5:06 pm
flosey
hi everyone
5:07 pm
MLFAN17
is the first one pen:)
5:07 pm
Anniebrook
hi flosey
5:07 pm
MLFAN17
hi flosey
5:07 pm
flosey
mlf do you have be + told an untruth?
5:07 pm
MLFAN17
yes i have that oen
5:07 pm
MollyL
be6/27 is the past tense of the be4 before it
5:08 pm
MLFAN17
is that after the bug molly?
5:08 pm
MLFAN17
which is a 6/24?
5:08 pm
MollyL
There is also girls name + the first two letters of Mrs. Roosevelt's name
5:09 pm
penquis
duh...ty molly....it's a 6/27....
5:09 pm
MLFAN17
i have that one molly
5:11 pm
MollyL
Well there are only three be6/27 and they have all been clued
5:11 pm
penquis
the bug is the only be 6/24 that i have...
5:11 pm
MollyL
Sorry, 4, but they have all been clued
5:12 pm
MLFAN17
yes 4 of them
5:12 pm
flosey
you have the be4 (veg) + pt,
5:12 pm
Anniebrook
the last be 6/27 means The House in Hebrew...another way girl's nickname and the upper subway in Chicago
5:14 pm
MLFAN17
be 6/27 the on i clued pt of teh 4 above it
5:14 pm
MLFAN17
be girl's name and an ending
5:14 pm
MLFAN17
be 6/27 p/t of 5 above it be plus untruth
5:14 pm
MollyL
So which one were you looking for?
5:17 pm
MLFAN17
the oen above the 6/24 be**** babies
5:17 pm
gapeach
Evening all. May I please have a clue for any 'el' word...thanks
5:17 pm
Anniebrook
past tense, fan
5:18 pm
MLFAN17
past tense of ?
5:18 pm
Anniebrook
past tense of be 4/6 ----lima be4/6
5:19 pm
MLFAN17
p/t of the veggie
5:19 pm
torgone
el4/5 - 1st - 12th grades
5:20 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, torgie.
5:20 pm
Anniebrook
hi tor
5:20 pm
torgone
el5 = e + type of beef steak
5:20 pm
Anniebrook
and hi to peach
5:20 pm
gapeach
Hey there, Annie.
5:21 pm
torgone
Actually, a cut of any kind of meat ..
5:22 pm
gapeach
Thanks much, tor.
5:22 pm
torgone
+ pt also
5:24 pm
MLFAN17
th 7 clue please?
5:25 pm
Anniebrook
te 7/28----number after 9 and where grain is kept, change last vowel
5:40 pm
Soodle
Hello everybody. Gapeach ((())) long time no see! How are you?
5:41 pm
Soodle
Oops. I didn't notice the time difference.
5:41 pm
gapeach
Hey there, SOODLE. I'm OK, so far. How are you?
5:41 pm
Soodle
Aw, wonderful! You are still here! All ok here, Peach!
5:42 pm
Soodle
How is life in Sunny Georgia?
5:46 pm
gapeach
It's quite warm, indeed.
5:46 pm
gapeach
in your beautiful country.
5:46 pm
gapeach
in your beautiful country.
5:46 pm
Soodle
And how is your health, Gapeach?
5:47 pm
gapeach
Have had some rough days....vertigo and UTI laid me low for about t weeks.....better now.
5:48 pm
gapeach
two weeks....sorry
5:50 pm
gapeach
How are your kiddos?
5:50 pm
Soodle
Oh dear. I'm glad you are on the mend! I bought some peaches today in the supermarket. They were divine. :-)
5:50 pm
penquis
glad you are feeling better, peach....
5:50 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, Soodle and Pen.
5:51 pm
Soodle
My gang are all well & happy, Ga, thanks for asking.
5:51 pm
jaxx7
Hi, ((soodle00 and pen
5:51 pm
Soodle
Hey Jaxx :-)
5:51 pm
jaxx7
How are things with you?
5:51 pm
Soodle
And Pen :-)
5:51 pm
penquis
hi soodle
5:55 pm
Soodle
Yeah. Good enough here. My work colleague just phoned me to inform me he won €4,120 on the lottery. I almost strangled myself trying to be enthusiastic for him. In fact, I am jealous in the extreme.
5:55 pm
jaxx7
Your lottery win will be bigger, soodle. Just be patient
5:57 pm
Soodle
€4,120 would fill a gap right now, Jaxx. And this guy is 43. Still lives at home with his parents!!!! The injustice of it!
5:59 pm
jaxx7
We won £2750 on the Eurolottery just as we would have been broke. Someone looked after us and will look after you too.
6:00 pm
Soodle
Now, tomorrow, I'm going to have to be all happy clappy for him, when I actually feel like mugging him! Sheesh.
6:00 pm
Soodle
Oooh Jaxx. That was a lovely win.
6:01 pm
jaxx7
Be nice now. What goes around comes around remember. It will be your turn soon. Did you not know that I am psychic?
6:02 pm
Soodle
Nooooo..... Tell me more...
6:03 pm
jaxx7
I know who is phoning before I answer the phone. I have to be careful what I think or it will happen. Can be quite scary. I have now spoken, soodle. A lottery win will come your way, promise
6:05 pm
Soodle
Whoa!! BRING IT ON!
6:06 pm
gapeach
Very interesting, jaxx. I have a daughter who is like that. I don't have that intuition....tho I do have visitors now and then.....the dogs can see them, not I.
6:08 pm
MollyL
When you are grateful for the abundance of others it lets the Universe know that you will be grateful for your own abundance. So say the wise ones.
6:08 pm
jaxx7
When my son died, i heard a knocking all around the walls of the room I was sitting in. He always used to joke when he was alive that I was a witch. I loved programmes like Ghost Adventures and he used to tease me about the tapping that went on
6:08 pm
jaxx7
Guess who leaned on the Enter key
6:08 pm
MollyL
And now there is a ghost in the chat log.
6:09 pm
penquis
um...like that tapping??
6:09 pm
Soodle
Jaxx, I'm off to bed now. I just watched Shirley Valentine on TV. Between the movie & your prediction, I just know I'll have good dreams.
6:10 pm
jaxx7
Good, Soodle. No need to wish you sweet dreams then. Sleep well and see you later
6:10 pm
MollyL
Puts on Carpenter's music
6:10 pm
gapeach
Sweet dreams, SOODLE.
6:10 pm
Soodle
Molly. I'm a begrudger. Always was.
6:11 pm
jaxx7
No, soodle, it makes you human.
6:11 pm
MollyL
No grudges but begrudges, I'll make a note of that.
6:11 pm
gapeach
Need a nap. bbl SOODLE, so good to talk with you again.
6:13 pm
jaxx7
peach, dogs are very aware of the presences in a home. I don't have a dog now but I once had a terrier who knew when my husband was coming up the path. He was a fisherman and every day the time was different but the dog always knew.
6:14 pm
jaxx7
Night, peach. Sweet dreams to you too.
6:15 pm
jaxx7
I am going to have to give up myself now. Bye all
6:21 pm
MollyL
Oh dear, now who will predict what will happen next?
: O
6:23 pm
rururocks
I can get in touch with my psychic abilities molly
6:23 pm
rururocks
*puts on tin foil*
6:24 pm
MollyL
♥♥((((Ru))))♥♥xoxoxo
6:26 pm
rururocks
I predict we're going to have a black president
6:26 pm
rururocks
from kenya
6:27 pm
MollyL
Wow, you're good
6:28 pm
rururocks
I predict that R Kelly is going to get R-rested
6:28 pm
rururocks
I can tell who's calling too before I pick up the phone
6:29 pm
MollyL
Well, so can I but I'm not psychic, it's just caller ID
: )
6:29 pm
rururocks
that helps
6:30 pm
MollyL
I wonder if Soodle will be flabbergasted when she wins 5 dollars in the lottery. I mean, it's "a lottery win" after all.
6:31 pm
rururocks
maybe 5 pounds?
6:31 pm
MollyL
Or euros or pounduros or whatever.
6:32 pm
rururocks
pounduro is sex while speaking Spanish.. I didn't know it was currency
6:32 pm
MollyL
It is if you work the block
6:34 pm
rururocks
you mean pound the pavement?
6:36 pm
MollyL
Well yeah, unless you're one of those high dollar/pound/euro girls
6:37 pm
rururocks
don't they name them after Indian smoking devices
6:38 pm
MollyL
Like Snookah?
6:38 pm
MollyL
But she is definitely not a high dollar girl
6:38 pm
rururocks
Snookah is on Jersey Shore isn't she?
6:39 pm
MollyL
Yes, but it was pointed out to me here that she is not from Jersey.
6:40 pm
rururocks
oh.. really
6:40 pm
rururocks
I saw some doofus called "the Situation" from that show.. he's from Jersey isn't he?
6:41 pm
MollyL
Yes, but apparently he is another New Yorker posing as a Jerseyite
6:41 pm
rururocks
some comedy central roast of Donald Trump
6:41 pm
rururocks
oh.. mmmm
6:44 pm
MollyL
I've never quite gotten the appeal of Jersey Shore
6:46 pm
rururocks
I haven't really seen an episode other than a quick channel surfing thing like the kardashians
6:46 pm
rururocks
I don't really get the appeal of these "reality TV shows" to be honest
6:46 pm
jmcnrick
cape may is nice
6:47 pm
rururocks
I've only been to Jersey City
6:48 pm
rururocks
didn't care for it much
6:48 pm
jmcnrick
cape may is a family town. . . nice beach. . . miniture golf. . .
6:49 pm
MollyL
Cape May is beautiful. So is Stone Harbor.
6:49 pm
jmcnrick
rohobeth is okay for young adults. . . :)
6:50 pm
MollyL
I like Rehoboth. Why "for young adults"? That sounds more like Dewey.
6:50 pm
jmcnrick
well that was my impression. . .a little on the party hardy side but not wild. . .
6:50 pm
rururocks
is there a looey and a flooie too?
6:51 pm
jmcnrick
i think you mean huey
6:51 pm
MollyL
After about 15 drinks in Dewey there can be anything you want
6:52 pm
jmcnrick
after 15 drinks anywhere. . . .
6:55 pm
MollyL
Flooie was the black sheep of the family. He wasn't allowed to hang out with Huey, Dewie and Looie.
6:56 pm
rururocks
I heard something like that...
6:56 pm
jmcnrick
right column E stats please
6:56 pm
rururocks
he was the wild and wooly one
6:57 pm
mkg
hi all. after many hours i still dont have the an 9! HELP! I have gotten many half clues and the ending evades me still.
6:57 pm
rururocks
right column?
6:57 pm
MollyL
I heard he was caught in a compromising situation with Daisy Duck's niece.
6:57 pm
jmcnrick
*imagines a wooly duck*
6:57 pm
uusue2
if you mean left, jmc, I have an el4/5 babblet
6:57 pm
jmcnrick
right. . . left. . . whateer
6:58 pm
rururocks
did they run afowl of the law molly?
6:58 pm
jmcnrick
*puts foil cap on*
6:58 pm
jmcnrick
he was a fowl guy for huey. . . .
6:59 pm
rururocks
you'd think an old "lefty" like JMC would know left from right :D
6:59 pm
mkg
ok all, any clues for that 9? or are we just getting into disney?
6:59 pm
rururocks
en 4 too jm
6:59 pm
jmcnrick
a people united will never be defeated
6:59 pm
uusue2
I would clue it if I had it, mkg, sorry!
7:00 pm
jmcnrick
hard to type that with the right rhythm
7:00 pm
mkg
fandana is not a word in this dictionary. remember on sat nite life rosana fandana???????what a great character.
7:00 pm
mkg
ty sue. anyone else have that 9? need clue for the last 5 letters which i cant get by monkeys.
7:00 pm
jmcnrick
rosanne rosannadanna but yeah one of my favorites. . .
7:01 pm
mkg
what a loss it was she died. horrible loss.
7:01 pm
jmcnrick
an9 maybe a plural for the an8
7:02 pm
mkg
no an 9 for the one i have. do you have the one that ends in to dig a **** in the ground?
7:03 pm
jmcnrick
there is only one 9 . . . .
7:03 pm
mkg
but there may be two an 8s.
7:03 pm
jmcnrick
i have nothing much. . . 37 words so far
7:04 pm
uusue2
jmc, I don't know if you've heard, but Frank's cancer is back
7:04 pm
jmcnrick
the first an8
7:04 pm
chrisk
the last part of the 8 and 9 is like the Chiquita fruit with the peel -insert a vowel and remove the third consonant
7:04 pm
jmcnrick
oh no i hadn't heard. . . give him my love
7:04 pm
jmcnrick
hi chrisk
7:05 pm
rururocks
I'm sorry he has to go through chemo again sue
7:05 pm
uusue2
will do, jmc, he has surgery on Tuesday then chemo will start after that heals
7:05 pm
jmcnrick
i will hold you both in the Light
7:05 pm
mkg
first part is the last three letters of the fruit right? then the end?
7:05 pm
uusue2
thank you! I will be putting updates here and on caring bridge (link in my profile)
7:06 pm
mkg
i just got it!
7:06 pm
mkg
that cant be english. what a word. ty for clues.
7:06 pm
cybernan
hi all -- back again -- our power was knocked out while I was playing 4 hours ago - just came back on
7:06 pm
mkg
there are for sure two an 8s.
7:07 pm
rururocks
as8 too
7:07 pm
jmcnrick
stats for the i in the corner please
7:07 pm
jmcnrick
wb cyber
7:07 pm
mkg
ruru any clues for the as 8? i dont have it.
7:07 pm
rururocks
to assault mkg
7:07 pm
jmcnrick
really??????? *confused look*
7:08 pm
uusue2
past tense of as6/18, attack, mkg
7:08 pm
rururocks
past tense
7:08 pm
cybernan
as 6-8: mule + sicken, and pt
7:08 pm
jmcnrick
*DUH* *smacks head*
7:08 pm
rururocks
flower jm
7:08 pm
rururocks
you little lotus blossom
7:08 pm
uusue2
I see you found it, jmc :-)
7:09 pm
mkg
ty got that as 6 and 8. ty all very much.
7:09 pm
cybernan
da 6, please?
7:09 pm
rururocks
like the Collie on TV nan with timmy
7:09 pm
jmcnrick
*flutters eyelashes at ru*
7:10 pm
jmcnrick
yes i was complicating it too much. . . .
7:10 pm
uusue2
thanks, ruru, found it when I remembered that it wasn't Rin-Tin-Tin
7:10 pm
rururocks
yeah.. It's really easy to complicate those fours JM :D
7:11 pm
jmcnrick
rintintin didn't hang out with kids. . . .he was a working dog
7:12 pm
jmcnrick
*mutters: oil can. . . .oil can. . . .*
7:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi jmc
7:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
hiya sue! you are in my prayers.
7:16 pm
uusue2
thank you, TO!
7:17 pm
cybernan
sa 6/27, please?
7:19 pm
wvteach
SA + go to and *** + consonant
7:19 pm
rururocks
most of not in danger + the back part of tootsie
7:19 pm
uusue2
thanks, wv and ruru!
7:20 pm
jmcnrick
ty teach and ru
7:20 pm
jmcnrick
hi teach
7:20 pm
wvteach
glad to be of help
7:20 pm
wvteach
hello all
7:20 pm
Anniebrook
sue, Frank is in my prayers every night
7:21 pm
cybernan
ty teach and ruru
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi teach hi annie
7:22 pm
uusue2
thank you, Annie!
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi nan
7:22 pm
Anniebrook
hI Owl :)
7:22 pm
wvteach
hello TO - how's your toe
7:22 pm
jmcnrick
did you stub your toe dancing?
7:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
hurting. going to dr tomorrow. ty for asking
7:23 pm
jmcnrick
*gives TO a pillow for her foot*
7:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
no, chairs fell on it and crushed it.
7:24 pm
Anniebrook
double ouch
7:24 pm
jmcnrick
hi annie
7:25 pm
Anniebrook
hi jmc :)
7:25 pm
Anniebrook
The doorbell just rang, bbs
7:25 pm
jmcnrick
i asked for an oil can earlier but no one helped! :-(
7:27 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :-)
7:27 pm
jmcnrick
whooo hooo cyber!
7:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
yay nan!
7:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
sa6/18 which is the final sa,pls?
7:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
it's my last word.
7:33 pm
jmcnrick
sorry don't have it. . .
7:33 pm
72 Temple Owl
h oh my date is here and i need one stinkin word to finish
7:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
fw bye all!
7:34 pm
penquis
think Popeye, TO
7:35 pm
jmcnrick
whoo hooo and bye
7:37 pm
sukee
Look like I'll just have to settle for finding all the 4 letter words tonight :) Still 70 to go
7:38 pm
penquis
i am down to 14 but i hit a brick wall...
7:40 pm
penquis
i think i am done busting my brains to look for the rest...
7:46 pm
jmcnrick
hi sukee . . .
7:47 pm
jmcnrick
i have 189 left but i think I will quit. . .
7:47 pm
jmcnrick
bye all! *waves*
7:49 pm
wvteach
BA 6/27 - help please
7:50 pm
penquis
well.....molly says that the guy on 24 is the most ba of all... ;o)
7:50 pm
penquis
compound word...
7:51 pm
wvteach
just got it = whqt a word to end with - FI*REWORKS
7:51 pm
penquis
congrats!
8:45 pm
Bugsaw
May I have a clue for sa 6,18 after without, please?
9:05 pm
Bugsaw
hi mlfan. How goes it for you?
9:05 pm
MLFAN17
not bad how about you bugs?
9:06 pm
Bugsaw
I am tired of this grid. It has given me problems all day
9:07 pm
Bugsaw
I seem to be closing in on the end now tho
9:07 pm
MLFAN17
its been on and off for me
9:07 pm
MLFAN17
i have 56 left and am stalled right now
9:07 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today?
9:07 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Hooray!
9:09 pm
Bugsaw
Hello Minveryork and welcome to you too. I have 31 left but all day I was entering words that couldn't be accpted for one reason or another. I just closed the whole thing down and reopened it. Discovered I was much closer to the end than 169 words so I guess they were being accepted, just not showing. ARGGGHHH!! as Charlie Brown would say
9:11 pm
penquis
bummer, bugsaw....i am down to 13, but i have stopped looking...
9:11 pm
MLFAN17
ra 4/5 clue please?
9:11 pm
MLFAN17
pen are you just randomly typing at this point?
9:12 pm
HarryHood
mlf short name for radians
9:12 pm
Bugsaw
short for the part of the car engine that boils over, plural
9:12 pm
Bugsaw
let's see if we can find the end together penquis. What do you need that I might have?
9:12 pm
penquis
no, mlf...i am not looking/trying at all...
9:13 pm
penquis
i am missing the an 8/9 words...
9:14 pm
HarryHood
be5/6 after the bug?
9:15 pm
HarryHood
an8: add first two letters, first letter, and then L*** horne
9:15 pm
MLFAN17
i am not getting it
9:15 pm
MollyL
be + fib, Harry
9:15 pm
HarryHood
ty molly, as always
9:16 pm
Bugsaw
an 8 = an + first 2 letters of the alphabet + first 2 vowels + a short, impolite way of saying No Thankyou
9:16 pm
Bugsaw
9 is usual plural
9:18 pm
Bugsaw
YAY Harry!
9:18 pm
HarryHood
I didn't think I was going to finish this. I'm wiped out. good night!
9:18 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations HarryHood on fireworks!Hooray for you
9:18 pm
Bugsaw
that is the car part MLFAN, now enter the short version of them
9:19 pm
Minveryork
Hello MLFAN17! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog
9:19 pm
Minveryork
Hello MollyL! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.
9:19 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye HarryHood! I will see you tomorrow in the chog
9:19 pm
penquis
ty...found it...
9:20 pm
Bugsaw
oops, sorry
9:20 pm
rururocks
nice try bugs
9:21 pm
Bugsaw
it is one of the words I have entered 8,000 times for naught
9:21 pm
rururocks
not for Naught.. we're all amazed by your resourcefulness :D
9:22 pm
Bugsaw
not by my stupid determination to do what never worked before again and again?
9:23 pm
Bugsaw
how are you ruru? I have been out of the loop a bit lately. Hope you are well and happy
9:24 pm
MLFAN17
Na 5/16 clue please?
9:24 pm
rururocks
i'm fine.. how did the surgery go for you?
9:24 pm
rururocks
talk to Jilli about next spring
9:24 pm
Bugsaw
very well thanks. No pain any more even though I have to keep icing it to get the swelling down. sigh....
9:25 pm
MollyL
Hi there Min, nice to see you here.
9:25 pm
rururocks
maybe things will normalize for you now that the metal is out
9:25 pm
Bugsaw
it is a plural MLFAN
9:26 pm
Bugsaw
I am counting on it ruru. I don't get the stitches out until thursday when I am sure it will feel less tight
9:26 pm
Bugsaw
I knew the pain was gone as soon as I woke up and did not have any pain inside the bones anymore.
9:26 pm
MLFAN17
by itself bugs?
9:28 pm
Bugsaw
na 4, 7 plus the plural ending MLFAN. Sounds like orphans from Dickens
9:28 pm
rururocks
that is excellent bugs
9:29 pm
Minveryork
I hope everybody had an awesome 4th of July weekend!
9:30 pm
Bugsaw
I am so confused by the "by itself" comment...
9:31 pm
MLFAN17
never mind bugs i am lost lol
9:32 pm
Bugsaw
ok I feel better. This has been a strange day
9:34 pm
MLFAN17
got it i never knew that but that is a babblet
9:36 pm
rururocks
*puts on old doors album for Bugs*
9:38 pm
Bugsaw
dances to Jim and his friends. I never saw anyone wlse in thewhole world take in as many drugs as him and still remain standing. He wasn't very coherent, but at least he was moving!
9:38 pm
rururocks
what about rush Limbaugh bugs?
9:39 pm
MollyL
Morrison made a few moves that got him arrested in Florida : D
9:39 pm
Bugsaw
I would rather not look at Rush LImbaugh let alone pay money to go see him
9:40 pm
MLFAN17
i hate rush limbaugh
9:40 pm
rururocks
he was playing pokemon molly
9:40 pm
penquis
heading to bed...g'nite all!
9:40 pm
rururocks
night penq
9:42 pm
rururocks
bugs.. check your email before you go to bed tonight
9:43 pm
Bugsaw
I will ruru. still have 14 left
9:44 pm
rururocks
I might take some walkies with the doggy soon Molly
9:46 pm
MLFAN17
i dont need a clue but is the de 7 something i should know?
9:47 pm
rururocks
people complain about de 7 here all the time :D
9:49 pm
MLFAN17
in babble?
9:49 pm
MLFAN17
i got the de 6
9:49 pm
Bugsaw
yes, when we see words that aren't there
9:50 pm
rururocks
and brain cells are enflamed
9:54 pm
rururocks
walkie time.. be back at the flipperoo.. glad you're improving bugs.. that's great news.
9:55 pm
MLFAN17
bugs i have no idea
9:57 pm
Bugsaw
do you have the de 4 before it?
9:58 pm
MLFAN17
i think so yes
10:00 pm
Bugsaw
ok, the first 2 letters you had added to the de can be extended to be Italian money. There are 2 endings to the money word so add both vowel endings onto the one word.
10:02 pm
MLFAN17
got the de7
10:02 pm
Bugsaw
DOne finally. this was a grind.
10:02 pm
Bugsaw
how are you doing MFLAN
10:03 pm
MLFAN17
bugs i am pretty good thanks.. how about you?
10:04 pm
Bugsaw
I need to go lie down and elevate the foot if you don't need more help. Good night
10:05 pm
MLFAN17
i wil figure things out if not i will just give up i ahve 45 left
10:05 pm
MLFAN17
Thanks for the help didnt get all i asked for but i will live lol
10:22 pm
firefly779
I fully believe that "snarf" is a word. Use it all the time. ;)
10:25 pm
Uneaixoise
in7 please?
10:28 pm
firefly779
Sorry I don't have that - just found my first I word after you asked though :)
10:28 pm
Dianne
In + word that rhymes with sew + opp of near
10:29 pm
firefly779
Nice clue Dianne - thanks
10:29 pm
Uneaixoise
tx :-)
10:37 pm
rururocks
Hi kids
10:37 pm
rururocks
back from my walkies
10:40 pm
rururocks
*one at a time.. *
10:41 pm
Uneaixoise
hey ru :-)
10:45 pm
MollyL
Time for snuggies and nighties?
10:46 pm
rururocks
snuggies soon..
10:46 pm
rururocks
Dylan's new thing is sleeping on the pillow next to me
10:46 pm
rururocks
the boy is into cushie
10:47 pm
rururocks
everyone done?
10:47 pm
Uneaixoise
not quite
10:48 pm
rururocks
well? let's wrap it up une... slacker :D
10:49 pm
MollyL
Hey, if your pups had to pee as much as hers do, you would be slow to finish too.
10:49 pm
rururocks
that's true..forgot about that
10:50 pm
rururocks
I think they're pulling her leg all the time
10:50 pm
MollyL
Also, we can't all be brainiacs and finish these grids in fifteen minutes. : P
10:50 pm
rururocks
who finishes in fifteen minutes? Dart maybe.. or dee
10:52 pm
rururocks
Une's dog # 1.. "i'm bored" "what do ya want to do" Dog # 2: hey!.. let's get mom up and pretend we have to pee and go outside and play!"
10:52 pm
Uneaixoise
actually, all 4 are snoozing away :-)
10:53 pm
rururocks
how about that?
10:53 pm
rururocks
they're exhausted from watching Wimbledon
10:53 pm
MollyL
Une, if all of your sleep with you, I hope you have a king size bed.
10:54 pm
rururocks
Bets the weiner dog sleeps with une
10:54 pm
Uneaixoise
2 smallest sleep with -- other 2 sleep on couch or dogbeds :-)
10:56 pm
rururocks
what a nice weekend.. I'm really relaxed and ready to start work again tomorrow.
11:19 pm
CadFan
I have a wiener dog - she definitely sleeps with us.. the big dogs sleep on dog pillows next to the bed
11:20 pm
Uneaixoise
my 2 that sleep in the bed are a minpin and a beagle mix :-)
11:21 pm
Uneaixoise
FW! later, all :-)
11:29 pm
jimmel
need help for last 2 words---an7,32 and an8,45.
11:29 pm
jimmel
Anyone still around??
11:30 pm
mkg
an: a+ in tennis must get the ball over the ***+you dig a **** in the ground.
11:30 pm
mkg
an: very hard to clue.
11:31 pm
mkg
an 8/9: middle column top row A, go right, then down to second row for 4th letter. then vowel and then the last letters are the same as the first three. then plural.
11:31 pm
jimmel
got the an7--thx mkg
11:32 pm
mkg
oops sorry top row A go left! to first column and then down to first column second row letter. then rest.
11:32 pm
jimmel
have that combo
11:32 pm
mkg
i mean rest of the first clue i gave. sorry.
11:32 pm
mkg
is there another an combo?
11:33 pm
mkg
the seven you got make plural.
11:33 pm
jimmel
still need an8 from a in second column
11:34 pm
mkg
ok sorry. the 7: add vowel to end.
11:34 pm
mkg
same as seven but add vowel to end.
11:34 pm
mkg
did you get it?
11:36 pm
jimmel
yes, I got the 8 before the seven, had to remove the vowel!
11:36 pm
jimmel
Thanks mkg ***FW***
11:41 pm
Ormal
Firewords...just in time.
11:54 pm
mkg
yeah jimmel. good going
11:54 pm
mkg
ready for flip here.
11:58 pm
ursh
whew fw with 3 min to go :))