Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, November 10, 2014

12:00 am

redshoes

Flip!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:05 am

crayola

thanks lickety

12:05 am

crayola

te7

12:08 am

redshoes

Thanks lickety!

12:08 am

dizgrannie

ca 8

12:10 am

crayola

diz, does that go up or down?

12:11 am

crayola

got it, thanks diz

12:11 am

crayola

(goes up)

12:11 am

dizgrannie

ca 6/7

12:13 am

rururocks

I can't believe antenna isn't in this grid or extent

12:17 am

harpjane

hello

12:18 am

rururocks

hi harp

12:18 am

rururocks

sorry lost in the grid

12:19 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:19 am

crayola

nbt, nbs

12:23 am

sammysmom

dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

12:24 am

sammysmom

i was just zoning out, playing the frid and listening to katy sagal...........

12:24 am

sammysmom

and the night was alive with sirens................. several police cars and 2 ambulances and the whole damned fire department

12:25 am

rururocks

by your house Sammy?

12:26 am

rururocks

how are you now.? recovered I hope?

12:26 am

sammysmom

one of my neighbors .. a small house fire... no need for the ambuklances.. and the fire is out... if they need to be housed , i sent word with another neighbor that we can take 2 or 3 people

12:26 am

sammysmom

4 dorrs down from me

12:26 am

sammysmom

yes, ru i am well again and just as sweet as i ever was

12:27 am

rururocks

good.. your kid kept us informed. I'm glad you're better

12:28 am

sammysmom

the gg grands come to see me every few days noe......... and 6 year old sam pats me and says " there, there" and 2 year old julia sings soft kitty...... i got that treatment 4 times so far and never tire of it..lol

12:31 am

rururocks

your son was very polite and nice by the way

12:32 am

sammysmom

thank you... yes he is a good man and i am proud of him..

12:49 am

rururocks

si7/48

12:53 am

rururocks

te8

12:55 am

rururocks

the plurals are killing me

12:57 am

rururocks

finished

12:58 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:58 am

rururocks

beat you by one minute diz :D

12:59 am

rururocks

congrats

12:59 am

rururocks

must be the time difference :D

1:14 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

1:21 am

flosey

hi rose and ru, 21 to go and too tired, off to bed, goodnight

1:21 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams, flosey dear

2:16 am

sprite

good morning all

2:17 am

grannyrose

* still giggling* {{hugs}} sprite. was your night a little better, sweetie

2:17 am

sprite

*giggles along* You know we would become 'them', right? As in 'have you seen them?'

2:18 am

grannyrose

joined at the hip, perhaps?

2:18 am

sprite

yeah, night was slightly better. Woke up with a killer headache though. Just took my morning medication, see if it will settle.

2:18 am

sprite

joined at the heart, more like. And the soul :)

2:19 am

grannyrose

yeah i like that. awww poor you!

2:19 am

sprite

happens a lot, that headache. I think I clench my teeth when my dreams are bad.

2:21 am

grannyrose

i do too. but i end up with a jaw ache. some mornings i can hardly open my mouth.

2:22 am

sprite

ouch, that must be so painful :(

2:22 am

grannyrose

not as painful as a headache, i can assure you.

2:23 am

sprite

*removes head at the shoulders*

2:24 am

grannyrose

sprite, i have been so good today. i have had plenty of rests. and tackled each job for about 15 minutes at a time.

2:24 am

sprite

oh wow rose, well done! Not easy, I know that. Really well done. And is your body rewarding you with less pain?

2:25 am

rururocks

*them?*

2:25 am

grannyrose

and i had don on the business end of the vacuum and steam mop.

2:25 am

sprite

hehehe hi ruru, yeah, just like that :)

2:25 am

sprite

the poor man was that filthy????

2:25 am

grannyrose

wb ruru. how are you? have you rested today?

2:26 am

rururocks

Yes.

2:26 am

grannyrose

roflol....silly sprite

2:26 am

sprite

rose and I were joking about becoming neighbours, ru. We think we would become 'them' very quickly.

2:26 am

rururocks

Slept in late

2:26 am

sprite

ah good. I hope it did you well, ru

2:26 am

grannyrose

nice ruru.

2:27 am

rururocks

Oh.. i didnt get the them

2:27 am

grannyrose

and whoever said that as you get older you need less sleep? they are very, very wrong.

2:27 am

sprite

yeah that is why I explained. Inseperable, interchangeable 'them'.

2:28 am

rururocks

It was nice to stay home for the weekend that is for sure

2:28 am

sprite

one of my favorite little quotes, rose... "Dear sleep, I am so so sorry I didn't want you when I was younger. I know better now. Please come back."

2:28 am

grannyrose

i bet dylan was pleased too.

2:29 am

sprite

sometimes, a bit of me-time is so important, ru.

2:30 am

grannyrose

lol, sprite. i have started to sleep 8-10 hours again. i can't believe it. after nearly 18 months of tossing and turning.

2:30 am

sprite

oh that is such good news. Am so glad, rose. Enjoy every minute of them :)

2:31 am

grannyrose

and the spin off is that don is sleeping better too. poor love. he used to get so worried.and there wasn't much he could do to help me.

2:32 am

sprite

it sucks to see a loved one suffer. Am glad for you both things are finally starting to look up.

2:36 am

sprite

(that wasn't supposed to be a stopper)

2:37 am

grannyrose

oh, i thought you were babbling, and was waiting for you to surface again....lol

2:38 am

grannyrose

how's Terra?

2:38 am

sprite

lol I babble and chat at the same time. One of the few multitasking things that survived the crash.

2:38 am

grannyrose

*giggle* i noticed....

2:38 am

sprite

oh terra is fine! Dancing around as before, happy, no single sign of pain anymore :D

2:39 am

grannyrose

wow!! what great news. have you been able to find the dogs which attacked him? or rather their owner?

2:39 am

sprite

no, I think the lady takes another route now :(

2:40 am

grannyrose

hmmm, would caya recognise her ?

2:41 am

grannyrose

do you have compulsory dog registration over there?

2:41 am

sprite

probably, yes. He would certainly recognise the dogs.

2:41 am

sprite

no, not really. Only for the dog tax, and that doesn't make a difference. A dog is a dog and costs a fixed amount a year.

2:43 am

grannyrose

i was wondering if the dogs could be found on the register? you would just need to find 2 terriers living at the same address in your area.

2:43 am

sprite

no, nothing like that, alas. The register will only tell how many dogs are registered at a certain address. Not the breed or anything.

2:45 am

grannyrose

ahh. well it was a good idea you have to admit. over here all cats and dogs have to be microchipped.

2:46 am

sprite

definitely a good idea. Here, the only microchips are voluntarily and meant to enable bringing dog and owner together in case of a dog getting lost. Vets can do a readout.

2:47 am

grannyrose

we get a rebate on our registration when the animal is microchipped. it is quite substantial, and encourages people to be honest.

2:48 am

sprite

I like the idea

2:48 am

grannyrose

and we get a further rebate if the animal has been desexed

2:49 am

sprite

terra isn't

2:49 am

grannyrose

well, why don't you see if something like that can be applied over there. microchip your animal, get a reduction in your tax.

2:50 am

sprite

lol

2:50 am

grannyrose

*shrugs shoulders* well...maybe....

2:51 am

sprite

oh the idea is brilliant. Just don't see myself climbing on the barricades and hassle the government until they change this, lol.

2:53 am

grannyrose

how about starting a petition? collect signatures, then present your idea to government.

2:54 am

sprite

not me, rose, sorry. I need my energy for keeping myself and my family going.

2:54 am

grannyrose

yeah, i know.

2:55 am

sprite

*hugs*

2:57 am

grannyrose

i have got so much done over the past 3 days. like i said, lots of rest between 15 minute bouts

2:58 am

sprite

very very good, rose. That is definitely the way to go about it. Hard to learn, but once you are used to it... you can do more than you thought.

2:58 am

grannyrose

i even did the handwashing, 4 jumpers/sweaters and the lambskin from beside the bed. it has come back in, dried in a gentle breeze and the sunshine.

2:58 am

sprite

and smelling so good :)

2:59 am

grannyrose

it is frustrating though. 3 days to do what i used to do in 1 morning.

2:59 am

sprite

yeah well, sweetie, try and let go of that thought. It is not helpful. Things have changed, your body has had to change and now you must find new ways. Which you do, so be proud of yourself.

3:02 am

grannyrose

it's lovely though. bathroom clean, bedlinen changed, manary in cleaned cage, handwashing done, bins washed, washing almost done) just one more load for tomorrow) and all the clean washing, sorted, folded and ironed.

3:03 am

sprite

*applauds rose* So just be proud of a job well done, and don't set yourself back again by questioning the speed, or the time it takes.

3:04 am

sprite

fireflies. Trickly little grid again.

3:04 am

grannyrose

so saturday chores still not finished, but i am going slowly.

3:04 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!! yeah some twisty ones again tonight.

3:05 am

grannyrose

what's on the agenda for today, hun?

3:05 am

sprite

so... change the name. Out of the window with the saturday chores, or you will focus of falling short every week. You did the saturday chores, the sunday chores and the monday chores.

3:05 am

sprite

only terra, laundry and some administration.

3:06 am

grannyrose

exactly. i just start on friday, and slowly work through them all, a bit at a time.

3:06 am

sprite

not easy to change your evil ways, lol, I know that. Well done ;)

3:06 am

grannyrose

nice comfy day, then, the admin not going to be too stressful is it?

3:07 am

sprite

no, not at all, just some normal stuff :) *hugs* my dear friend. Sleep well tonight. And have a lovely day tomorrow.

3:07 am

sprite

bye ru! And all you quiet people out there.

3:08 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite. xoxox my darling.

4:00 am

mattygroves

Upset that the river of hell doesn't work

4:00 am

mattygroves

And that there are two words that start with X!!

4:00 am

mattygroves

But not the Warrior Princess

4:05 am

grannyrose

g'day matty. do you need a clue for the x words?

4:06 am

mattygroves

I've literally only just opened babble - I have a grand total of one word. I'll give it a wee bit of a go first, but thanks Rose!

4:06 am

mattygroves

So many fake words (Annette)...

4:06 am

grannyrose

lolol. np's matty

4:07 am

Biltong

Hello babble friends :)

4:26 am

grannyrose

back having scoffed dinner. g'day biltong

4:26 am

rubyfoo

4:27 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} darling ruby. xoxox

4:27 am

rubyfoo

just jumped in with 15 minutes. I've been to the dentist and two stores this morning. Already pooped

4:27 am

rubyfoo

hello biltong

4:27 am

rubyfoo

It's hard, doing all the errands and driving

4:27 am

rubyfoo

I guess it's good for me

4:28 am

grannyrose

poor you, ruby. is burt still enamored with his watch?

4:28 am

grannyrose

and i want a pic of you wearing the pendant...lol

4:28 am

rubyfoo

yes,he loves it

4:29 am

rubyfoo

if only I knew how to send pix or even get them into the computer

4:29 am

grannyrose

ahhh, ruby...so that's the problem...

4:31 am

rubyfoo

and my tech guy has emigrated to canada

4:31 am

grannyrose

how dare he??? how rude!!

4:36 am

rubyfoo

and now, rudely, I have to fix B's lunch

4:37 am

grannyrose

np's ruby. xoxox dear. catch you tomorrow.

4:47 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:36 am

crosshair

or should I say good morning anyone? lol

5:38 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Crossy :-)

5:39 am

zoozzoom

Just arrived myself.

5:39 am

crosshair

howdy , zooz:)

5:39 am

zoozzoom

Hope you are well?

5:41 am

crosshair

Alive and kicking, and yourself?

5:42 am

zoozzoom

I am hanging in there..lol

5:43 am

crosshair

That is well. Every day on this side of the dirt is a good one:)

5:43 am

zoozzoom

Teehee yes I guess so.

5:44 am

crosshair

Squeeze the juice of every day into your glass and add vodka!

5:45 am

zoozzoom

I might go and grab some honey sandwiches and a cup of tea soon.My stomach is grumbling here.

5:45 am

zoozzoom

I prefer southern comfort & lemonade :-)

5:46 am

crosshair

warming, I may come across as a bit...odd (well, odder than usual) because I have been spending every waking moment the last two days creating this blasted essay of mine:(

5:46 am

zoozzoom

But I get what you were saying..lol

5:47 am

zoozzoom

Thanks for the warming..I mean warning..lol

5:47 am

zoozzoom

How is it coming along then, Crossy.Are you nearly there?

5:48 am

crosshair

no problem. now that you have been duly warned, I no longer will taker any blames as to my thoughts or musings as they sneak their way into the chog:)

5:48 am

rubyfoo

hello, fellows!

5:48 am

rubyfoo

5:48 am

zoozzoom

lol okay then, no problems.ill look forward to them :-)

5:48 am

zoozzoom

Hello, ((Ruby))

5:48 am

crosshair

3-4 weeks, I fear. This course I am taking now seems like it will shoot over the 6 week time frame that I am accustomed to for each course

5:48 am

crosshair

((ruby))

5:48 am

zoozzoom

i'll*

5:49 am

rubyfoo

ooh, got th x's

5:49 am

crosshair

yaaa for ruby!!

5:49 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:49 am

sukee

Yuck, X words :)

5:49 am

crosshair

howdy, sukee

5:49 am

rubyfoo

hello hello suke

5:50 am

zoozzoom

Is that okay to over shoot, Crossy? Or will you be penalized for it?

5:50 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sukee :-)

5:50 am

sukee

X words are na 5/14

5:50 am

crosshair

No, in this case only I will not be penalized

5:51 am

rubyfoo

do you think we need some more t's? Are they kidding?

5:51 am

zoozzoom

that is a relief then.Better to make sure it is of good quality work than rushed and not how you want it.

5:52 am

zoozzoom

Got the X words :-)

5:53 am

crosshair

because, technically, at the heart of this particular course, it is structured as an I.L.C course(online studies) however, since the teacher in residence is an approved online grader for this, i can sit in class, bounce my ideas and concerns off of her and have her do the marking and curriculum instead of some disembodied grader hundreds of miles away doing this for me.

5:54 am

Scrabbler

G' morning to all. Crossy, you are working really hard in school!

5:54 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Scrabs :-)

5:54 am

rubyfoo

hello scrabbler

5:54 am

crosshair

howdy scrabby; I am doing my best!

5:55 am

zoozzoom

Cant ask for more than that, Crossy :-)

5:55 am

zoozzoom

can't* I swear i typed that the first time..tsk tsk.

5:56 am

crosshair

It is funny, in the college level courses, i was king of the walk, breezing in a 4.0 GPA, but I have since been taken down a few pegs in this university level course:/

5:57 am

Scrabbler

It's nice to be challenged.

5:57 am

zoozzoom

It sounds like this course is pushing you.Which really..that is what you want.

5:57 am

crosshair

lol, that it is.

5:57 am

zoozzoom

Snap, Scrabs!

5:58 am

crosshair

If Nathaniel Hawthorne were not already dead, his life would of been in peril!

5:58 am

sukee

I think Mark Twain had some criticism of Hawthorne :)

5:59 am

Scrabbler

*would have* <---a message from your English prof

5:59 am

crosshair

Twain, I like; he speaks to the common man, but Hawthorne uses the Victorian gibberish of the time.

5:59 am

rubyfoo

Without Classics Comics, I would never have gotten through high school. Couldn't bring myself to read Hawthorne or Dickens. Def lacked discipline

6:00 am

evanonut

morning kids

6:00 am

rubyfoo

I was only interested in math, science and art

6:00 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Evanonut :-)

6:00 am

Scrabbler

I used "Monarch Notes" which summarized and analyzed books for me. Now there are Cliff Notes and Spark Notes.

6:01 am

rubyfoo

hello Evanout

6:01 am

crosshair

i find that those who excel in the maths and sciences then to do less so at the arts and Englishes. This works the other way around as well.

6:01 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nutty. How are you and the pup?

6:01 am

rubyfoo

which didn't exist when I was in college, 100 years ago

6:01 am

rubyfoo

Bichon and I went to the same college about a year apart (she's younger)

6:01 am

zoozzoom

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.

6:02 am

sukee

Literature is the only think that got me through school.

6:02 am

crosshair

very nice zooz!

6:02 am

Scrabbler

That's what I did, Crossy. I excelled in math and science and struggled in the abstract arts. I took one English class in college, one Philosophy course,

6:02 am

sukee

Thing

6:02 am

evanonut

pup is displeased that I left snuggling to go to the desk, the stinker

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Sukee. Math and science courses got me through college. I have a visual-spatial mind.

6:03 am

crosshair

It is rare for one to excel in mathematics and English; one is black and white with no room for variables, while the other has a million shades of grey

6:03 am

rubyfoo

that's funny crossy as I was good at math and science and became a painter

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Pup culd go onlap whilst at desk, hence pleasing pup and yourself :-)

6:03 am

rubyfoo

Andthought I was terrible at French and am not bi-lingual

6:03 am

rubyfoo

Go figure!

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Puppy is huge though!

6:03 am

rubyfoo

now* not not

6:03 am

crosshair

lol, ((ruby)), you are always the exception to the rule

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hahah, Crossy

6:04 am

evanonut

and a lap dog! a big warm snuggly teddy

6:04 am

evanonut

with elbows

6:04 am

zoozzoom

Ruby I am doing typos all over the place today :-)

6:04 am

zoozzoom

LOL Evanonut.

6:04 am

rubyfoo

it is raining here so my huge lap dogs still want to cuddle but they are pretty yucky

6:04 am

crosshair

Crossy is the typo king!

6:05 am

rubyfoo

and I'm the queen

6:05 am

zoozzoom

And now it is time for me to get some food.

6:05 am

Scrabbler

We usually don't need correctly spelled words to read though.

6:05 am

crosshair

Your majesty!... Crossy bows with love and fealty...

6:05 am

rubyfoo

xx crossy

6:05 am

crosshair

I have never let spelling get in the way of my writing:0

6:06 am

Scrabbler

My X is grey. Woot.

6:07 am

gran

Last three and not seeing them - re 7/48, re/73 and sa 6/21 - clues please

6:07 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, for your book you have Spellcheck.

6:08 am

rubyfoo

I don't have any of them, gran

6:08 am

Scrabbler

I have nothing larger than 5's.

6:08 am

gran

Sorry re 7/32

6:10 am

rubyfoo

see you later kids

6:10 am

dromano66

re/7 add on to a building

6:10 am

dromano66

re plus an/20

6:10 am

rubyfoo

ty yankee fan

6:10 am

zoozzoom

RE 7/32 a fragment or scrap.

6:11 am

dromano66

yw

6:11 am

rubyfoo

ty zzoozz

6:12 am

zoozzoom

SA 6/21 a sacred or holy place.

6:12 am

zoozzoom

Normally with an M on the end.

6:14 am

zoozzoom

ooh, Scrabs typed grey instead of gray :-)

6:14 am

crosshair

God bless and forever keep Spell check!

6:14 am

Uneaixoise

dromano66 -- expecting more snow? my daughter in Orono has sent me some very pretty white pics lately :-)

6:14 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all :-)

6:14 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Une :-)

6:15 am

crosshair

howdy une

6:15 am

rubyfoo

bonjour et au revoir, une

6:15 am

Uneaixoise

tx for the great clues!

6:15 am

Uneaixoise

hi and bye, ruby :-)

6:15 am

crosshair

and curse auto-correct to death and darkness!

6:15 am

Scrabbler

I must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.

6:16 am

crosshair

tc ruby, have a good day scrabby

6:16 am

zoozzoom

You too, Scrabs.Nice to see you!

6:17 am

Uneaixoise

howdy scrabs

6:18 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone!! tadone!! fun grid with a few twists

6:18 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Dawg!

6:19 am

zoozzoom

Dawg I have the CA8 what are the stats for the other please?

6:19 am

lbdawger

hi zooz, unea, crossy, et.al te8/45, zooz

6:19 am

MollyL

te 8/45

6:20 am

zoozzoom

Thank you both :-)

6:20 am

crosshair

phantom 'cassette"

6:20 am

lbdawger

hi, Molly

6:20 am

crosshair

howdy lbd

6:20 am

lbdawger

my phantom was anxiety

6:21 am

lbdawger

xoxo, crossy for the recommendation for malwarebytes and adblocker. wish adblocker worked for IE

6:21 am

lbdawger

but malware did the job for IE :)

6:22 am

crosshair

it does,lbd

6:22 am

crosshair

there IS Ad-Block pro for IE

6:22 am

crosshair

I am glad , however, that malwarebytes was effective for you

6:23 am

MollyL

Malwarebytes : D

6:24 am

crosshair

that is what I said

6:24 am

crosshair

here is url for Ad block for IE, LBD...

6:24 am

crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/kjzsdw2

6:24 am

MollyL

Yes, it's a great program

6:25 am

lbdawger

i read the reviews for adblock pro for IE. not a lot of good reviews on it. still some bugs, so I put it on chrome. but i also use IE for other sites and malware did the trick for those ads.

6:25 am

zoozzoom

Malwarebytes bites malware :-)

6:25 am

crosshair

Then that is well:))

6:25 am

lbdawger

just very thankful that you knew what I needed. :)

6:26 am

crosshair

I am glad that I was able to be of some assistance:)

6:27 am

crosshair

I keep Ad-Block Plus, Malwarebytes, Microsoft Security Essentials, and c Cleaner all in a little security folder on my desktop and run them on a weekly basis;)

6:28 am

crosshair

Well, Ad-Block is a plug-in and as such needs no activation by me, but the rest i initiate.

6:33 am

car.eeyore

Good morning

6:34 am

MollyL

This grid is like one of those terrible racks of letters you get in Scrabble. 4 T's, 4 N's, 3 R's

6:34 am

crosshair

howdy car:)

6:34 am

crosshair

I get an x, four I's and a pair of O's

6:41 am

crosshair

My mother-in-law was brutal in scrabble matches. She would haul out old copies of the Farmers Almanac from the 1950's, and pull words out of her hat that would make me squeal in pain:(

6:41 am

car.eeyore

My mother was that way before the Alzheimer's.

6:43 am

crosshair

She would wait for you to smugly place a big long word down that spans the length of the board, then with a sweet smile she would place some small, 4 or five letter word vertically that had a q, an x, and a z in it for a triple word score and a million points:(

6:47 am

MollyL

How is your Mom doing these days Car? My Dad had Alzheimer's, I know how difficult it is to help a loved one through it.

6:47 am

car.eeyore

It sucks.

6:48 am

car.eeyore

She is happy...that is all that matters.

6:48 am

crosshair

:(

6:48 am

MollyL

You're right, that is all that matters.

6:48 am

car.eeyore

I just really suck at being a caregiver some days.

6:49 am

MollyL

Hey, none of us are perfect. And being the caregiver is a hard job.

6:49 am

crosshair

being a long-term care-giver for a loved on is a strain to be sure. make sure you take some time out for yourself

6:50 am

car.eeyore

Much easier said than done.

6:50 am

crosshair

That I know all too well:(

6:50 am

jaxx7

Can you get respite care in the States, car?

6:51 am

MollyL

We all think that if our parents ever start failing that we will gladly take care of them. You never realize what a tough job it is until your feet are firmly planted in the middle of it.

6:51 am

crosshair

Now there are true words indeed!

6:51 am

lbdawger

Car, definitely look into respite care.

6:51 am

car.eeyore

word.

6:52 am

jaxx7

Even a few days can help

6:53 am

car.eeyore

We went away for a week this summer with my Dad and stepmom. Turned into a nightmare and I was more stressed out and exhausted than before.

6:53 am

car.eeyore

So, unfortunately, that is it for a while.

6:53 am

jaxx7

Give you a chance to recharge those batteries.

6:54 am

jaxx7

That isn't what we meant. there must be places where your mom can be looked after by professionals for a few days while you go wild, or just sleep.

6:55 am

car.eeyore

we would need someone to come here, and, yes, there are.

6:56 am

jaxx7

Could that someone come to your place and you go away for a weekend or something.

6:57 am

car.eeyore

Yes. the logistics are hard, but it could be done.

6:57 am

car.eeyore

We just don't have the opportunity to do that right now.

6:57 am

gran

Still searching for re 7/32 and sa 6/21 clues please

6:59 am

car.eeyore

I have the sa 6/21....it is the Christmas guy with an extra consonant thrown in the middle

7:00 am

jaxx7

That's a pity. My stepdad had Parkinson'd disease that led to vascular dementia and my 5ft 2in mum had to cope with her 6ft husband. he had enormous strength and would attack her with a walking stick. A local charity intervened and he was given a room at a specialised unit while mum recovered.

7:00 am

car.eeyore

:( that is so sad.

7:01 am

jaxx7

It is hard on carers. We were carers for my late son and it is so exhausting. You have my sympathy.

7:01 am

gran

Thanks for the sa 6/21

7:03 am

car.eeyore

I just need patience

7:04 am

Trifioso

Hello

7:04 am

gran

Now searching for re 7/32

7:04 am

jaxx7

Then I will pray that God gives you that patience and the strength to cope. You still need a break though.

7:08 am

gran

Is the total for today 129/1682

7:10 am

Trifioso

Not a good night at my house :(. Lots and lots of barfing- thankfully not E, but no one slept a wink

7:10 am

crosshair

off to classes for crossy. tc all, and happy babbling!

7:11 am

jaxx7

Bye, crossy.

7:13 am

Soodle

Being a carer for a loved one is probably the most difficult job on the planet. It drains you physically, emotionally, financially & socially. I feel your pain, Car. X

7:13 am

jaxx7

((soodle))

7:14 am

Trifioso

(((Doodle!))))

7:14 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for te7/32, please?

7:14 am

Trifioso

((((soodle)))

7:14 am

Soodle

Hi everybody 😃. Hugs all round!!!

7:14 am

MollyL

(((Streudel)))

7:15 am

jaxx7

hi, trif. Are you still ill? will there be a lot of trif coming and going?

7:15 am

Trifioso

Sorry...... Predictive text fail

7:15 am

rururocks

Are people watching gigli at your house trif?

7:15 am

Trifioso

I'm fine- valentine is circling the drain however

7:16 am

bichon

Trif, same thing with me, although I've had it a few days

7:16 am

rururocks

I hope Valentine's name isn't Ralph..

7:17 am

Trifioso

Oh no! He started yesterday morning with terrible stomach pains, and tanked last night

7:17 am

jaxx7

Marc, sorry I don't have it yet

7:17 am

Trifioso

No one got a wink of sleep

7:17 am

Kallia

re 32 a piece of left over fabric

7:18 am

jaxx7

Thanks, Kallia and Hi.

7:18 am

MollyL

te7/32 is "kind of like" the famous ship that sank

7:18 am

Kallia

yw :)

7:19 am

bichon

ty Molly and Kalia

7:19 am

jaxx7

Thanks, Molly

7:19 am

Trifioso

Veterans Day assembly this morning.... The seventh grade band is butchering-BUTCHERING- the national anthem so badly no veteran could feel honored

7:19 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks got the 8 too

7:19 am

Soodle

I took a week off work to catch up on some Soodle-Time. My week began last Wednesday, and that evening, Sarah arrived home for a surprise visit. Fantastic to see her etc, but bang went my me-time. Sigh.

7:19 am

Trifioso

Gotta scoot

7:19 am

MollyL

*Passes around ginger tea to the folks at Chez Trif*

7:19 am

jaxx7

Bye Trif

7:20 am

bichon

feel better

7:21 am

rururocks

Soodle time sounds like a fast food meal

7:22 am

MollyL

Oodles of Soodle Noodles

7:22 am

Soodle

Yeah, Ru. If your extra good, you might get a Soodle Toy in your Happy Meal.

7:22 am

MollyL

Oh, those must be "Adult" Happy Meals.

7:23 am

jaxx7

Time for lunch. Bye

7:23 am

bichon

And what would be the berage in an adult Happy Meal?

7:23 am

Soodle

Bye Jaxx.

7:23 am

bichon

*beverage

7:24 am

Soodle

Look at Molly, lowering the tone again!! No beverage of any interest, Bich. I forego the hooch for the month of November!

7:24 am

MollyL

Well if it's Ru's Happy Meal, wine of course.

7:25 am

MollyL

*Cues up holy Gregorian chant music*

7:26 am

Soodle

Cues up Soodle's liver singing The Hallehuia Chorus....

7:28 am

MollyL

Hallehula brings a whole new meaning to that song. *Pictures hula dancers*

7:30 am

Soodle

Lots of livers, wearing grass skirts, playing little ukeleles....

7:32 am

MollyL

I thought in Ireland it was the HalleHooley Chorus

7:34 am

Marc Freeman

re7/48, please?

7:35 am

Soodle

Before this gets totally out of hand, I'll take my leave! Many missions to accomplish.... Bye-eee

7:35 am

bichon

ttfn Soods

7:36 am

MollyL

re + an5/20

7:36 am

bichon

ty Molly

7:37 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

7:37 am

MollyL

Because Soodle would never be involved in anything totally out of hand *COUGH*

7:38 am

bichon

Hints for the 8's pls

7:41 am

periwinkle

ca8/45 a pair of wooden pieces that are clicked together usually to music

7:41 am

periwinkle

don't have the other 8

7:42 am

MollyL

te8 sounds like the plural of a famous ship that sank

7:42 am

bichon

ty guys

7:43 am

bichon

or ca 8 sounds like you are going fishing

7:43 am

bichon

time for refueling, bbs

7:44 am

Marc Freeman

ca7?

7:48 am

lbdawger

plural the ca6

7:48 am

Marc Freeman

ok I need the ca6, please?

7:49 am

lbdawger

not dog, + volcano minus the t

7:49 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

7:50 am

lbdawger

yw, time for brekkies. hagd everyone! stay warm!

8:00 am

Marc Freeman

an7, please?

8:06 am

grant

rhyme of the an***** marriner

8:06 am

Marc Freeman

fount the an7 thanks

8:12 am

josephjames

why must it be monday

8:14 am

wvteach

Stats for the X please

8:18 am

wvteach

got an XE 5/22 - halfway, NBY and NBS - off to face the day

8:22 am

josephjames

if anyone is here do you have the e that is in the second row please

8:26 am

MollyL

ex + most of the number after eight

8:27 am

josephjames

thank you

8:28 am

Read-Knit-Bake

morning everyone..need help with the second re 7 (re7,32)..thx

8:29 am

MollyL

Leftover bit of fabric

8:29 am

Read-Knit-Bake

never went that way at all..thxs

8:29 am

josephjames

in that case may i ask what is the first one?

8:30 am

Read-Knit-Bake

good clue given earlier re + an5,20

8:30 am

josephjames

ah ok

8:45 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:48 am

MLFAN17

First column A?

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

ac 4/5

8:51 am

MLFAN17

thanks luv

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

yw mlf

8:55 am

MLFAN17

xe help please?

8:57 am

mael

dry, MLFAN xe + ***e crispie treats

8:57 am

MLFAN17

thanks mael

8:57 am

LuvWordGames

and change the 3rd letter and get another word

8:58 am

Erda

an6,33 please?

8:58 am

mael

thanks, I didn't have the other xe5 :)

8:59 am

LuvWordGames

yw mael

8:59 am

LuvWordGames

don't have yet Erda, will look with you

8:59 am

MLFAN17

i dont have it either sorry erda

9:00 am

MLFAN17

4th column lone E?

9:01 am

bichon

an 6, add a vowel to the 5

9:02 am

Erda

Just did. THANK YOU, bichon!

9:02 am

LuvWordGames

thanks bich, I tried every vowel but that one and did my math wrong, thought it had to be the sometimes vowel

9:03 am

bichon

yvw Luv and Erda

9:04 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

9:04 am

MLFAN17

morning judi

9:04 am

MLFAN17

i need one more for nbt but i am going to go eat now poof

9:23 am

Biltong

Hello :) Clue for the lone e in the 4th column, please?

9:23 am

hego

hi Bilt

9:24 am

hego

ex 5 20

9:24 am

Biltong

Hi hego

9:24 am

hego

ex + not out and vowel

9:24 am

Biltong

ty :)

9:25 am

hego

yw

9:26 am

hego

Later....

9:26 am

Judi

*waves to Biltong & Hego*

9:26 am

Biltong

Phantom: antenna

9:27 am

Biltong

Hi Judi :)

9:27 am

Biltong

Bye hego, tc

9:32 am

Biltong

Bye for now, bbl

9:32 am

MollyL

Hi, bye...bye, hi...

9:35 am

Judi

Make up your damn mind, woman!

9:37 am

Erda

re7 -- first one, please...

9:38 am

Judi

Don't have it yet, Erda.

9:40 am

MollyL

re + the addition to, or adjunct of, a building

9:40 am

rubyfoo

hello ladies. Gloomy, rainy anfternoon. I guess it's quintessential November....

9:40 am

Judi

Hi, Ruby!

9:41 am

Erda

Many thanks, Molly

9:41 am

MLFAN17

4th column lone E clue please?

9:41 am

rubyfoo

hi judi. You are always cheerful. What is your secret?

9:42 am

MLFAN17

never mind i got it from earlier chat not even knowing it was for that lol

9:42 am

MollyL

Drugs, hard core drugs. : P

9:42 am

rubyfoo

hmm, I suspected.....

9:42 am

Judi

Yeah, what Molly said. Drugs and coffee. Keeps me balanced.

9:43 am

MLFAN17

for anyone who is a robin williams fan, they said he didnt have any drugs or alcohol in his system when he died

9:44 am

rubyfoo

I am glad to hear that. Last night, there was a Philip Seymour Hoffan movie on and I couldn't bear to watch.

9:44 am

Krysten

Yes, I heard that too, well, other than his medication for depression

9:44 am

Judi

I saw that, MLF. So sad that his prescription meds didn't help him.

9:44 am

MLFAN17

so it is still ruled a suicide?

9:45 am

Judi

Yes, MLF. He hung himself.

9:45 am

MLFAN17

oh thats right duhh

9:45 am

rubyfoo

I didn't know that

9:46 am

MLFAN17

Judi your icon is hilarious!

9:46 am

Judi

Ty, MLF. I'm trying to put an end to the Kale trend. It's nasty stuff.

9:46 am

Judi

And, off to the PB I go!

9:47 am

MLFAN17

ruby apparently after his wife left for work he was asleep in another bedroom that morning and hung himself shortly after

9:47 am

MollyL

I think it's sad that so much about the man's death is still be publicized. Some things are just for the family to know.

9:47 am

Judi

Vile weed!

9:47 am

penquis

hello all....can someone please give me STATS for the 8s?

9:47 am

MLFAN17

judi nasty as in its taste r something else about it?

9:47 am

MLFAN17

i have never had it and have no intentions of it yuck

9:47 am

Judi

Ca8 and Te8.

9:47 am

MollyL

Kale really is disgusting. I wish all the food trendies would get off the bandwagon.

9:48 am

MLFAN17

pen one is te8/45

9:48 am

rubyfoo

people swear by it' I would rsther swear at it

9:48 am

penquis

roasted kale is good...

9:48 am

hpb

I actually like kale.

9:48 am

Judi

It's a rubbery, weedy, grassy, hard-to-chew abomination that should be left for goats and cows.

9:48 am

MLFAN17

my one sis in law used to give it to her kids who are both under the age of 12 i dont know if she still does orif they will actually still eat it

9:48 am

MollyL

What Judi said.

9:48 am

penquis

it is my great nephew's favorite veggie....go figure...

9:49 am

Judi

I tried toasting/roasting it once. Still tasted like CRAP!

9:49 am

MLFAN17

do they feed it to them judi?

9:49 am

hpb

I was suspicious of kale chips until I actually tried them--they're delicious!

9:49 am

MLFAN17

pen really?

9:49 am

rubyfoo

maybe if y ou cook it with fatback and garlic....

9:49 am

penquis

yes....he told me when he was about 6...and i saw him eat it!

9:49 am

MLFAN17

hpb are they just flavored?

9:49 am

hpb

it has to be cooked well, or it is overly chewy.

9:49 am

rubyfoo

but, then again, you could cook your shoe that way and it would be OK

9:50 am

Judi

You could deep fry it and dip it in chocolate and I would still hate it.

9:50 am

MLFAN17

pen wow most times you cant get a 6 year old to eat anything green

9:50 am

penquis

and you have to remove the large veins...

9:50 am

hpb

I've had chips with lots of flavoring and chips with just a little soy sauce and oil. Both are really good.

9:50 am

MLFAN17

ruby lol

9:50 am

rubyfoo

The idea of it makes me gag

9:51 am

penquis

my niece always fed her kids everything and they had to try things and try them at a later time if they did not like them the first time....kids' taste buds change...

9:51 am

hpb

But then again I like bitter things like really dark chocolate and roasted dandelion root tea, so it's right up my alley.

9:51 am

MLFAN17

i love veggie chips or sticks but they have a llot of salt on them i think and who knows what else

9:51 am

Judi

It's abundant and cheap, which is why everyone is now on the band wagon. Then again, maybe we should just blame Michelle Obama.

9:51 am

rubyfoo

I just read today that what you eat when pregnant gives children some headstart on certain flavors.

9:51 am

MLFAN17

hpb roasted dandelion root tea?

9:52 am

penquis

i have also had a kale salad that was very good....

9:52 am

Judi

Ptui!

9:52 am

penquis

her kids like sushi too...

9:52 am

rubyfoo

So if you eat spicy food, ole!

9:52 am

MollyL

Oh phooey to that Ruby. I know women who ate like nutritional superstars when they were pregnant and their kids turned out to be picky eaters.

9:53 am

hpb

Yes! I tried it on a whim as a coffee substitute, and it's surprisingly tasty.

9:53 am

MLFAN17

hpb hmm interesting

9:53 am

rubyfoo

that's funny Molly. My mother never gave a hoot what I ate, so I eat everything.

9:53 am

hpb

My niece will eat just about anything put in front of her, but my son won't touch anything green.

9:53 am

MollyL

Okay, I am now laughing my ass off thinking of Judi (or myself) switching from coffee to dandelion tea.

9:53 am

penquis

i think some moms give up on kids eating stuff too soon...their taste buds get a little duller as they age....makes them more receptive to new or stronger tastes....

9:54 am

rubyfoo

except papaya

9:54 am

MLFAN17

molly most kids are picky eaters. My one niece is 10 she eats almost anything .

9:54 am

Judi

That does rather sound like nonsense, Ruby. Since all of a baby's nutrition comes through an umbilical cord, taste does not develop until after being born.

9:54 am

penquis

so no one has the STATS for an 8??

9:54 am

MLFAN17

pen and this trend now of hiding the good food in things like a chocolate cake

9:54 am

hpb

I wouldn't say dandelion tea is a GOOD coffee substitute, but it's reminiscent.

9:54 am

rubyfoo

evidently, what you eat flavors the amniotic fluid. I'm afraid I believe whatever is in the NYT duh me

9:54 am

MollyL

I think most Moms let their kids make the rules, thus the kids get to eat whatever they want.

9:55 am

MLFAN17

pen i gave you the stats for the te lol

9:55 am

MLFAN17

te 8/45

9:55 am

Judi

Ca8/45 and Te8/45.

9:55 am

MLFAN17

and its a te 7/8

9:55 am

penquis

must have missed it!...sorry....

9:55 am

MLFAN17

pen its ok you probably did:)

9:56 am

rubyfoo

I grew up in a candy store and with a mother who always worked. The good news was that we ate out a lot andthey let me eat everything and my taste for sweets waned

9:58 am

MLFAN17

ruby what do you mean they let you eat everything?

9:58 am

MLFAN17

which AN does the 7 come from?

9:58 am

rubyfoo

If I said "I like oysters", they bought e oysters. They thought it was funny.

9:59 am

rubyfoo

I was very lucky

9:59 am

MLFAN17

which you eat them when they did buy them?

9:59 am

MLFAN17

would you sorry

9:59 am

Judi

I steer away from weeds. We just mow them.

10:00 am

rubyfoo

oh yes. And if I preferred a raw vegetable to a cooked one, that's how my mother gave it to me.

10:00 am

rubyfoo

She was wonderful!

10:00 am

MLFAN17

i love raw broccoli and cauliflower but they dont like me lol

10:00 am

MollyL

And this, ladies and gentlemen, explains Ruby's penchant for quail eggs

10:01 am

rubyfoo

I've taught my husband to eat cauliflower His mother used to bol it plain and make him sit at the table unti bedtime if he didn't finish it. I make it with cheese and butter, twi-cooked and he loves it

10:01 am

Judi

We had to at least try new stuff as kids. We did get quite a bit of that "you're not leaving the table until you clean your plate" unfortunately. Forced to eat broccoli once. Threw it up. No more eating broccoli until I became and adult and cooked it the way I thought it would taste good.

10:01 am

rubyfoo

twice* cooked

10:02 am

rubyfoo

no food value, but very tasty

10:02 am

MLFAN17

ruby does your husband eat broccoli?

10:02 am

rubyfoo

I never had to clean my plate, but my sister (older) did and was left overweight.

10:02 am

MollyL

Good God, and people wonder why folks have "food issues"

10:03 am

Judi

However, I still hate peas and lima beans.

10:03 am

rubyfoo

If I twice-cook it and sauté it with garlic. He'll eat anything that way

10:03 am

MLFAN17

judi i like my broccoli kinda mushy lol

10:03 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, somebody is stomping around, looking for his dinner and I don't think it's a dog....

10:03 am

MLFAN17

judi i cant stand lima beans yuck

10:03 am

Judi

I really don't mind broccoli anymore. But a little goes a long way.

10:04 am

Judi

Refuse to eat cauliflower too.

10:04 am

Judi

My mother once served liver & onions with lima beans on the side. My brother and I thought she was trying to kill us.

10:04 am

MLFAN17

ruby you and judi should try broccoflower

10:05 am

MollyL

That sounds like the most disgusting dinner ever, Judi

10:05 am

MLFAN17

judi liver and onions is one of my hubby's favs .. uhh no htanks

10:05 am

rururocks

my mom used to make that .. I would never eat liver yuck

10:05 am

MLFAN17

ruru just the thought of...

10:06 am

rururocks

I don't eat lima beans either

10:06 am

Judi

I know. Horrifying. Nightmares for weeks. Liver is revolting.

10:06 am

MLFAN17

my husband loves beans of any kind not me thanks

10:06 am

rururocks

I do love broccoli and Cauliflower however.. so i'm not a total wuss

10:06 am

rururocks

you don't like beans judi?

10:07 am

Judi

Where do you stand on the great kale debate, ruru?

10:07 am

rururocks

really?

10:07 am

MLFAN17

ruru i love both

10:07 am

Judi

I like just about every bean except lima.

10:07 am

rururocks

I like Kale.. I cook it all the time.. I mix it with Chard, Collard Greens, shallots, light garlic and Basalmic vinegar

10:08 am

rururocks

it's got a lot of Vitamin D and is loaded with iron

10:08 am

rururocks

and it is non-fattening the way I make it

10:08 am

MollyL

That sounds good Ru, if you left the kale out.

10:08 am

Judi

Seems to be a love it or hate it item. I hope the goats enjoy it.

10:08 am

MLFAN17

challard greens is something else i wouldnt touch with a 10ft pole

10:09 am

rururocks

Kale is 20% of the blend Molly you wouldn't know it's there

10:09 am

Judi

I like collards. Weird, but true.

10:09 am

rururocks

well.. I am an old goat :D

10:10 am

MLFAN17

judi do live in the south?lol

10:10 am

Judi

lol. Off I go to do some real work. See y'all later! *POOF*

10:10 am

MLFAN17

bye judi

10:11 am

MollyL

Gee, everyone is laughing out loud

10:11 am

MLFAN17

an7 help please?

10:11 am

rururocks

My grandma used to make collard greens (bland) for me when I was a kid.. I fixed them in the kitchen and shocked her

10:12 am

rururocks

an7 really old mlf

10:12 am

MLFAN17

ruru you fixed them?

10:12 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru

10:12 am

rururocks

I added other things to them to make them taste better

10:13 am

rururocks

she started making them my way after that

10:13 am

MLFAN17

good idea ruru

10:14 am

MLFAN17

i will be back in a few

10:15 am

rururocks

*sets MLF time watch*

10:23 am

Biltong

Hello. Clue for pr6/21, please?

10:24 am

MLFAN17

thanks ruru i was helping hubby fold laundry

10:24 am

Biltong

Oh, just found it, plural of the pr5

10:25 am

MLFAN17

AN 6/33?

10:25 am

mixi6

adda vowell

10:25 am

rururocks

an 6 british version of add on

10:27 am

MLFAN17

sorry add a vowel to what?

10:29 am

Biltong

to the an5/20, mlf

10:30 am

MLFAN17

got it had to get teh an 5/20 firstthanks

10:30 am

MLFAN17

hi again bigt

10:30 am

MLFAN17

bit

10:30 am

Biltong

yw :)

10:44 am

MLFAN17

as 6/18?

10:45 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the sa5/10 ?

10:46 am

MLFAN17

i dont have it sorry ouwa

10:46 am

Ouwachita

nm...got it

10:47 am

MLFAN17

ouw sa plus you confess your s*** but not plural

10:47 am

Ouwachita

I don't have any to confess...LOL

10:48 am

MLFAN17

you are no fun ouwa lol

10:48 am

MLFAN17

ouwa do you have the as 6/18?

10:49 am

Ouwachita

an + sa4/4

10:50 am

MLFAN17

no idea what that is either

10:50 am

Ouwachita

there is no as6/18...I assume you meant an6/18

10:51 am

zoozzoom

Or AT 6/18 :-)

10:51 am

MLFAN17

AN 6/18

10:52 am

MLFAN17

have that one zooz

10:52 am

Ouwachita

an + what you might call the devil for short

10:52 am

MLFAN17

still dont know what it is though ouwach

10:53 am

MLFAN17

got it

10:53 am

penquis

an + to satisfy fully...

10:53 am

pcal2

hi all. can someone clue re7,32 pls

10:54 am

Ouwachita

re7/32...a left over piece of carpet

10:54 am

penquis

bbl to finish...bye!

10:54 am

MLFAN17

thanks ouwach

10:55 am

pcal2

duh! tks ouwa!

10:56 am

MLFAN17

First AN4?

10:56 am

MLFAN17

hi pc

10:57 am

zoozzoom

AN + everyday two letter word.

10:57 am

MLFAN17

got it

10:58 am

MLFAN17

finally greyed the first A

11:04 am

MLFAN17

are any of the sa6 words plurals?

11:05 am

MLFAN17

6/18 is not

11:05 am

wvteach

6/21 is not

11:05 am

MLFAN17

SA 6/21 clue please?

11:05 am

Deeha

cant believe father Christmas isn't allowed!!

11:05 am

MLFAN17

hi wv

11:05 am

wvteach

hello mlf

11:06 am

MLFAN17

hi deeha yeah we know :(

11:06 am

Deeha

HI FOLKS

11:07 am

wvteach

hello deeha

11:07 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Teach

11:07 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Deeha

11:08 am

wvteach

hello zooz

11:08 am

MLFAN17

wv clue for the sa 6/21 please?

11:08 am

wvteach

add another consonant to father christmas (that isn't allowed)

11:09 am

MLFAN17

to the end of it?

11:10 am

wvteach

kind of in the middle

11:10 am

zoozzoom

No add it as the fourth letter.

11:10 am

MLFAN17

got it ty wv and zooz

11:11 am

PMS

a

11:21 am

MLFAN17

CA7?

11:33 am

jaxx7

Thanks and Hi, Zoom

11:33 am

jaxx7

Hi, everyone

11:34 am

MLFAN17

hi jaxx

11:34 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have ca7?

11:35 am

jaxx7

I haven't but i do have ca8

11:35 am

MLFAN17

clue please jaxx i need that one as well?

11:36 am

jaxx7

Spanish clackers (?) they dance to

11:38 am

MLFAN17

thanks jaxx i thought it might be something like that but i couldnt spell it to make it work but looked it up as well

11:38 am

Biltong

Hello again. ca7 is a plural of ca6/21 - feline + **d of * story

11:39 am

Biltong

Anyone have a clue for the ta6/21, please?

11:40 am

Deeha

thanks Biltong

11:40 am

java2

ta6/21 - acid found (I think) in tea

11:41 am

MLFAN17

bit as in the **d of a story?

11:41 am

MLFAN17

oh had to add a vowel never mind

11:42 am

Biltong

yw, deeha

11:42 am

jaxx7

and in red wine, java

11:42 am

MLFAN17

that word we have had before

11:42 am

java2

ah, yes, there too

11:43 am

jaxx7

The more of it, the 'rougher' the wine.

11:44 am

java2

OK, that makes sense

11:44 am

Biltong

ty, java and jaxx

11:44 am

jaxx7

Rather have tea myself as strong red wine gives me headaches

11:45 am

MLFAN17

<---doesnt drink wine

11:45 am

rururocks

<---drinks wine.. .not tea

11:45 am

java2

yw, Bil. I don't often have the answers. It's kind of nice when I can help

11:45 am

jaxx7

That would be right

11:45 am

MLFAN17

<---doesnt drink hot tea

11:45 am

Deeha

I must make up for you two!!!

11:45 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s? and stats?

11:45 am

MLFAN17

hi mkg

11:46 am

MLFAN17

te 8/45

11:46 am

MLFAN17

and a te 7/32 goes with it

11:46 am

Biltong

Hi mkg. ca8/45 and te8/45

11:47 am

mkg

ty. any clues?

11:48 am

MLFAN17

Spanish clackers (?) they dance to

11:48 am

MLFAN17

ca8

11:49 am

java2

or what fishermen do

11:49 am

MLFAN17

rotf java

11:49 am

jaxx7

Clever, java

11:49 am

mkg

ty got the ca 8.

11:49 am

mkg

would love a clue for the te.

11:50 am

java2

me, too

11:50 am

MLFAN17

sounds like the famous ship that sank

11:50 am

jaxx7

and me

11:50 am

MLFAN17

but speled differently obviously

11:50 am

mkg

super clues. got both 8s now. ty.

11:51 am

mkg

would love clue for an X word. dont see it.

11:51 am

MLFAN17

yw mkg

11:51 am

jaxx7

Thanks, mlf and now I must go and get the evening meal. BFN

11:51 am

mkg

i dont see any ex word. hard to believe..........

11:51 am

MLFAN17

xe gen**** not common

11:52 am

MLFAN17

oops thats xe

11:52 am

MLFAN17

ex plus a fashion l***

11:53 am

mkg

fashoin???? label? look?

11:53 am

mkg

general is what i would think but dont see it.

11:53 am

MLFAN17

number l***

11:54 am

mkg

size??????

11:55 am

mkg

is it a 5 or 4 letter word? and is it the ex or xe word?

11:55 am

mkg

dont have either of them mlfan.

11:55 am

MLFAN17

ex i am f*** how are you?

11:56 am

mkg

ty got the ex.

11:56 am

MLFAN17

ex word

11:56 am

java2

doh - ty

11:56 am

mkg

so still dont have xe word. xe and then not common?

11:57 am

MLFAN17

gen**** brands of medicines

11:58 am

mkg

ty got it.

11:58 am

mkg

ty.

11:58 am

MLFAN17

or an uknown brand of anything instead of crest tooothpaste it might be a different name

11:58 am

java2

double doh - and ty

11:59 am

MLFAN17

yw jaa and mkg

12:01 pm

MLFAN17

si7?

12:02 pm

MLFAN17

java did you watch NFL football?

12:03 pm

java2

I did - the whole game last night and parts of games during the afternoon, why?

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

i saw in your profile you are from wisconsin

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

i love the green bay packers but not from wisconsin

12:04 pm

java2

that's where I live now - originally from NY

12:04 pm

NANCY

Great Packer game

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

nancy totally agree

12:04 pm

java2

There are a lot of packers fans throughout the country

12:04 pm

java2

And yes, it was a good game for packers fans. not so much for bears fans

12:05 pm

NANCY

I am originally from Michigan and have been a Packer fan forever

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

they are one of the top teams in the league so stands to reason not to mention the fact that the team is together due to its residence

12:05 pm

java2

my husband is from the UP, nancy

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

java the poor Bears season is so bad this year but i like them as well

12:05 pm

java2

yeah, the packers are unique in ownership

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

its so cool isnt it?

12:06 pm

java2

Cutler can't seem to decipher the packers. his record against them is terrible

12:06 pm

NANCY

where in the UP? My oldest son graduated from Northern Michigan

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

the Bears need some serious help

12:07 pm

java2

it is - nice to see that the bigger cities don't own it all

12:07 pm

java2

he's from Iron River, so it's the southern part of the UP

12:07 pm

MLFAN17

they said last night that the fans and the seating dont equal out at times for the games

12:08 pm

NANCY

I am from the lower, born in Detroit but went to MSU and stayed in Lansing.

12:08 pm

java2

NMU is in Marquette, yes?

12:08 pm

NANCY

yes, NMU is in Marquette

12:09 pm

java2

our younger son has placed himself on the list for season tickets, but doesn’t expect to get them in his lifetime.

12:09 pm

NANCY

Cold and snowy most of the year...lol

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

SI 7?

12:09 pm

java2

I have NEVER felt compelled to wear shorts in the UP - not even in July or August

12:09 pm

weegee

si7... age often called Sweet

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

java do you know what a kringle is?

12:10 pm

NANCY

if it is si 7 you want, it is a number

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

ah ty and hello weegee

12:10 pm

java2

I do - they originated in Racine, I think

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

found it ty nancy

12:11 pm

weegee

yw nightshift worker here just popping b4 napping

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

and i found the other si number word

12:11 pm

java2

laundry calls - bbs

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

thatis 5 letters

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

bye java

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

si 5/20?

12:15 pm

weegee

si 5/20, shorten Sweet # by 2 letters

12:15 pm

MLFAN17

thanks weegee

12:16 pm

weegee

yw. # junky here :)

12:17 pm

java2

and back for a couple of minutes

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

wb java

12:19 pm

java2

ty mlfan

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

yw java

12:23 pm

java2

at6/18? I hesitate to ask because I know it's going to be a fish

12:24 pm

NANCY

at plus canvas shelter

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

java at plus a camp dwelling

12:24 pm

java2

sigh - I knew it, ty

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

yw

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

does anyone have all of the IN words?

12:27 pm

MLFAN17

i have two in 6 words one is a plural the other ends in an e anyone have other in6 word?

12:27 pm

java2

btw, the lions are playing fully up to their potential!

12:28 pm

java2

i only have the plural one

12:28 pm

dcseain

in6 ability

12:28 pm

MLFAN17

yes they greatly improved this year

12:28 pm

MLFAN17

hi dc

12:29 pm

java2

ty, dc

12:29 pm

MLFAN17

dc does it start out like the holiday *** hotel?

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

oops scratch that

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

i am confusing myself is that right dc?

12:30 pm

java2

more of the first in

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

thanks java got it

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

is re 7/48 something we should know?

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

i found it

12:35 pm

java2

please share - pretty please?

12:36 pm

MLFAN17

re plus an 5/20

12:37 pm

java2

weird and ty

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

i agree and yw

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

re6?

12:39 pm

java2

ingredient for cheese making

12:39 pm

java2

w/ double cons in middle

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

thansk java didnt know that and completely guessed..did someone in wisconsin teach you that?lol

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

thansk java didnt know that and completely guessed..did someone in wisconsin teach you that?lol

12:41 pm

java2

no, we used to make our own cheese - in california

12:41 pm

MLFAN17

that is so cool

12:42 pm

java2

it was in the 70s - we made almost all our food from scratch. learned a lot.

12:43 pm

java2

love your avatar, btw.

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

you were eatting healthy before eating healthy was the thing to do:)

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

thank you java

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

i love yours too

12:45 pm

java2

ty - yeah, teachers told us our older son was ADHD and should be on drugs. we said no and opted for the feingold diet. doc said "you don't know the long term affects of a diet like that", so we changed docs.

12:46 pm

MLFAN17

java is that the same diet for those with autism.. eating a lot of starch?

12:49 pm

java2

I don't think so. it's eliminating all artificial additives - colors, flavors, bascially stuff you can't pronounce - and some additional things, like apples. Then you can slowly reintroduce the natural things, like the apples, and see if there's a reaction.

12:49 pm

java2

The book is "Why Your child is Hyperactive"

12:50 pm

MLFAN17

that is quite interesting

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

java i have to go will be back though

12:51 pm

java2

There's a certain logic to it

12:51 pm

java2

type at you later, perhaps

12:55 pm

Norma

Can anyone clue the re7/32 please :-)

12:56 pm

java2

a leftover, like carpet

12:57 pm

Norma

Thanks java great clue can't believe I didn't see that one

12:58 pm

java2

ah, we all suffer from that ailment

12:59 pm

MollyL

Words that are stacked up like that are hard to see. No need to beat yourself up over not seeing it.

1:00 pm

java2

i had a lot of trouble reading in any direction byt the norm; now not so much

1:00 pm

java2

*but

1:11 pm

java2

bbl - 6 left, laundry, lunch and cleaning call

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

Are teh te 6 and 7 related? they are the ones in the list on top of one another? i need clues for them please?

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

NEVER MIND

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

two te 7/28's i have one that is plural help with the other one please?

1:31 pm

hego

they refer to adolescents and are sing and pl

1:31 pm

hego

the 6&7

1:32 pm

zoozzoom

Another TE 7/28 is like even smaller.

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

thanks hego

1:32 pm

zoozzoom

Making that three TE 7/28s

1:32 pm

hego

yw

1:32 pm

hego

Hi Zooz

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

thanks zooz i have them

1:32 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Hego :-)

1:33 pm

zoozzoom

I am just floating in and out through-out the day :-)

1:33 pm

hego

adolescents, dang!

1:33 pm

hego

float away old pal. :)

1:34 pm

zoozzoom

lol

1:34 pm

MollyL

Nice of you to try and help Zoom

1:34 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks, Molly :-)

1:40 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :-)

1:40 pm

hego

hi Nan

1:41 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan :-)

1:44 pm

cybernan

have I mentioned lately how much I dislike words beginning with vowels?

1:44 pm

hego

No, you're about due. :)

1:45 pm

zoozzoom

lol

1:45 pm

hego

;)

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

hi cyber

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

do both of the ty words end in a vowel?

1:53 pm

hego

yes

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

i have the one ending in e

1:54 pm

hego

both do

1:54 pm

MLFAN17

got it

1:54 pm

cybernan

one is a salmon, mlf

1:54 pm

cybernan

an 7, please?

1:55 pm

hego

very, very old

1:55 pm

cybernan

duh - couldn't see that one, ty

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

i didnt either cyber

1:56 pm

hego

tricky one

1:56 pm

cybernan

is the 6/33 equally fishy?

1:56 pm

hego

I'm missing that one

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

TE 6/24?

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

cyber do you have an 5/20?

1:57 pm

hego

muscle spasm, think lockjaw

1:57 pm

cybernan

yes

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

if you do add a vowel to the end of it

1:57 pm

hego

for te

1:57 pm

cybernan

ah -- add a vowel

1:58 pm

Jindigo

AN 5/20 = think archives

1:58 pm

hego

ty Fan

1:58 pm

cybernan

sty mlf

1:58 pm

zoozzoom

AN 6/33 an addition to a building.

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

anothe name for lockjaw?

1:58 pm

hego

never saw it with the extra vowel.

1:58 pm

hego

sort of

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

tetanus doesnt fit in the grid

2:01 pm

hego

change the ending

2:01 pm

hego

you only need 6

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

got it thank for the help hego

2:02 pm

hego

yw

2:04 pm

cybernan

me 5/16, please?

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

2nd TE 5/14 please?

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

i dont have it cyber but am looking

2:05 pm

hego

Nan the me is a Babblet.

2:06 pm

hego

As in eenie me---

2:06 pm

cybernan

ty hego

2:07 pm

MLFAN17

ty hego

2:07 pm

hego

te 5 refers to canvas house

2:08 pm

MLFAN17

isnt that te 5/10?

2:08 pm

hego

this one also

2:09 pm

MLFAN17

i dont understand?

2:09 pm

hego

canvas house and sometimes vowel

2:10 pm

MLFAN17

ohh thanks hego didnt even think of that

2:10 pm

hego

yw

2:12 pm

cybernan

does lickety have an extra sa for satan?

2:12 pm

MLFAN17

AN 5/10?

2:12 pm

hego

I don't know. Will look.

2:13 pm

cybernan

just checked the nos - guess not, but don't see anything else for that sa 5/10

2:13 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

2:13 pm

MLFAN17

sa.. you should confess when you commit a ***

2:13 pm

welki

hi folks - sa + the seventh deadly ***

2:14 pm

cybernan

hi welki

2:14 pm

welki

^5 mlfan

2:14 pm

MLFAN17

such a better clue thanks welki

2:14 pm

hego

Welki to the rescue!!!!!

2:14 pm

hego

Just like a mounty. lol

2:14 pm

welki

essentially the same clue :)

2:14 pm

MLFAN17

weiki what?

2:15 pm

MLFAN17

this is true lol

2:15 pm

hego

and ty Fan

2:15 pm

MLFAN17

yw hego

2:15 pm

welki

sure, that's me - mounted and at the ready *LMAO* oh, the visual

2:16 pm

MLFAN17

does anyone have AN 5/10?

2:16 pm

MLFAN17

its from the last column i know that much

2:16 pm

cybernan

an + las part of a canvas shelter

2:17 pm

MLFAN17

thanks cyber

2:17 pm

hego

Must go..later

2:17 pm

welki

did the storm make its way to you, nan? or are you far enough south that you managed a non-event?

2:18 pm

MLFAN17

bye hego

2:18 pm

cybernan

haven't had any storms here -- sunny most of yesterday and this morning, but overcast now.

2:18 pm

welki

i have friends in minnesota who are getting upwards of two feet of snow today

2:18 pm

welki

bye, hego - hello to mr. hego :)

2:18 pm

MLFAN17

yikes

2:18 pm

dianedecoder

Hi everyone :-) I took your slant on things, hego !

2:19 pm

cybernan

hsn't hit freezing here yet, although I did finish putting the garden to bed on the weekend

2:19 pm

welki

we got about 8 inches of snow so far

2:19 pm

dianedecoder

Snow day for you, welki ? I think quite a few people took today off to make the long extended "weekend"

2:20 pm

welki

hi, diane

2:20 pm

MLFAN17

NE 6/18?

2:20 pm

MLFAN17

hi diane

2:20 pm

welki

today's my day off, so i'm lucky i didn't have to make the commute

2:20 pm

dianedecoder

to tidy up, MLF

2:21 pm

welki

(i work a compressed work week - longer hours daily, but an extra day off)

2:21 pm

cybernan

temp here has dropped to 8C today -- one of the reasons we wouldn't consider moving back to AB or ON!

2:21 pm

crayola

ne6/18: to tidy up

2:21 pm

dianedecoder

so do two of my daughters.

2:21 pm

welki

that's funny - 8C - wind chill here is about -14 now and dropping

2:22 pm

dianedecoder

-15C here.... and wind

2:22 pm

MLFAN17

ty got it

2:22 pm

cybernan

where are you welki?

2:22 pm

welki

i think it's here to stay for a long while, diane - get out the woolies and turn up the kettle

2:22 pm

welki

calgary

2:23 pm

cybernan

ah -- snow on the way again?

2:23 pm

cybernan

can't figure out why my kids stay there!

2:23 pm

welki

already here, our third storm since september

2:23 pm

welki

i can't figure out why i stay here either - must have something to do with the paycheck to grocery ratio :)

2:24 pm

cybernan

oh --- must remember to razz my son a little some time today ;-)

2:24 pm

cybernan

lol

2:24 pm

dianedecoder

I love the snow....and even the cold weather. It makes spring all the more glorious!

2:24 pm

cybernan

not me -- could do without winter entirely -- certainly the -40 weather

2:25 pm

welki

you cut that out, diane - it's easy for you to love the snow when you're only here for the first couple of months of it. i'd love it, too, if i could leave for the brunt of winter :)

2:25 pm

cybernan

* and snow shovelling, and wind

2:25 pm

welki

<--- agrees with nan

2:26 pm

welki

although i don't mind the cold, the snow i could live without. one thing if the roads were kept clean and folks learned how to drive in the weather (and put winter tires on their vehicles). lacking that, i'd love a warmer winter climate

2:27 pm

MLFAN17

2nd me 5/12?

2:27 pm

dianedecoder

hee hee.... it is really NOT my choice to go away for 3 months, but the golfing is better down there ;-)

2:27 pm

welki

so, i'm going with diane this year when she heads south. the husband, dogs and work will understand, i'm sure. pick me up on your way down

2:27 pm

dianedecoder

for someone I know and love, that is;

2:28 pm

cybernan

hoping to get in for knee surgery before march, so staying close to home

2:28 pm

welki

a brain exercise uses your me***l abilities

2:28 pm

dianedecoder

We may actually be stopping in Calgary this year on our way down... spending a night at our son's before heading out.

2:28 pm

MLFAN17

phew thanks weiki

2:28 pm

welki

would you please let me know when? it's about time we got together

2:28 pm

MLFAN17

FIREWORKS for me

2:29 pm

crayola

congrats mlf

2:29 pm

welki

wtg mlf :)

2:29 pm

dianedecoder

I really would love that, and my son even said we SHOULD!

2:29 pm

welki

brb

2:30 pm

dianedecoder

good work, MLF.... I still have 50 left but will be back to finish later.

2:33 pm

cybernan

grats, mlf

2:39 pm

cybernan

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

2:40 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone -- off for lunch

3:19 pm

Anniebrook

xen ic

3:20 pm

Anniebrook

oops, sorry

3:22 pm

Anniebrook

done. going to watch the news. why, I dont know..such terrible things happening in the world today.

3:45 pm

periwinkle

first an5/10 pls

3:51 pm

periwinkle

nm

4:23 pm

bichon

hi folks. good evening What a gorgeous day here

4:28 pm

bichon

FW folks Anyone want a hint or clue?

4:29 pm

lilliann

Hi and Wtg Bichon! :)

4:32 pm

bichon

ty lili

4:34 pm

lilliann

Yw hin.I have 12 left but will plod on

4:41 pm

MollyL

There is always someone here, plodding

4:42 pm

jaxx7

hi, Lilli. I have been 'plodding' on all day and I still have 58 to find.

4:43 pm

lilliann

Some of us have to plod on, i suppose .I'm always a plodder:)

4:44 pm

lilliann

Hi Jaxx, lovely to see you.How's your hand now?Are the dressings off? i'll give you any clues i can

4:46 pm

jaxx7

The bandages are off but the hand is a violent shade of red which goes maroon when it gets cold. The age spots have gone which is all to the good. They have peeled away with the least of the scalding.

4:47 pm

sammysmom

love your icon molly........... and have NEVER in my life

4:48 pm

lilliann

It'll be like that for a while...the red and the maroon.My fingers were like that for weeks after i'd burnt mine, but atleast your age spots have gone:)

4:48 pm

sammysmom

shopped on a holiday or black friday.. it is one little cruelty that i have forgone

4:49 pm

jaxx7

The nurse who took the bandages off said it will take two years to harden up.

4:49 pm

lilliann

Hi sammy, i'm still seeing the pumpkin

4:51 pm

sammysmom

hi lillian.. when walter changed my icon... it took 2 days for it to appear in my icon... stopped trying to figure these things out

4:51 pm

jaxx7

Computers are a law unto themselves.

4:52 pm

lilliann

Mine are still a bit pink and white in places and that was 25 years ago, but at the end of the day, it's a scar to the skin so you may always have pink but yes the skin will harden

4:53 pm

sammysmom

jaxx, didn t know about hour hand.. glad it is betterr

4:53 pm

lilliann

I'm still seeing the deers in your's Sammy and not your beautiful grand bairns

4:54 pm

sammysmom

welki.... i like your icon too and heartily agree

4:54 pm

jaxx7

I haven't been on babble as much as usual. Perhaps that is why you didn't know, sammy

4:55 pm

lilliann

I hate shopping, full stop! it doesn't matter what it's for, i think i should have been born a man

4:56 pm

jaxx7

I do shopping on line these days. Supermarkets make me hyperventilate.

4:57 pm

sammysmom

me too jaxx, but since i have taken to using ther "cripple cart" it is not so bad

4:57 pm

sammysmom

i can cram 200 bucks worth of stuff in one of them

4:58 pm

lilliann

I do too but sometimes it's the only way i get out of the house

4:58 pm

lilliann

Is that like the mobility scooter with a big basket Sammy?

4:58 pm

sammysmom

yup

4:59 pm

lilliann

I hate those things

4:59 pm

sammysmom

and i have been known to sit on a case of catfood olr kitty litter heh heh

4:59 pm

lilliann

LOL

4:59 pm

jaxx7

Wherever possible I send my longsuffering husband to do the shopping. We know each other so well that we often double up on things. he can do the shopping on his own and come back with far more bargains than I do. Once I get in the supermarket I just want to get out ASAP.

5:00 pm

sammysmom

they don t always have them available and i can t shop

5:02 pm

lilliann

That's just like me and my husband Jaxx.the problem is he's not here that much so i go out with the bairn as it gets me out but i just hate it and she hates shopping too so it's a nightmare with the pair of us!I know exactly what i want and am in and out but my husband has to go up every isle and see whats on offer.He should have been the woman

5:02 pm

sammysmom

sometimes, walter goes and he follows my list. i go thru the ad item by iterm , make ther list and clip the coupons to it.. i would spen an hour or more... it takes him so minutes

5:04 pm

sammysmom

i let walter 1 fo shopping with me ONCE.. it was in 1958.. he has not been allowed to go since.

5:04 pm

lilliann

I use to use them Sammy and you're right, there are normally only 2 or 3 in our big supermarkets and none in the smaller ones.they're just too big and i could never get close to getting the food with other people and their trolleys in the way and it annoyed me so i just go around in my chair and the bairn or hubby pushes the trolley

5:04 pm

jaxx7

Perhaps you could compromise, Lilli, and do the shopping on line and then get your daughter to take you out instead. She might hate shopping as much as I do.

5:05 pm

lilliann

Lol Sammy

5:05 pm

jaxx7

We are a picky lot, aren't we? lol

5:07 pm

sammysmom

i like that adjective better than bitchy jaxx

5:07 pm

lilliann

I do shopping online too but she's 15 and we live on the top of a very steep hill so she doesn't always want to take me anywhere as she has to do the pushing, and i don't blame her.Hopefully in a couple of years when she can drive, she can take me all over

5:08 pm

lilliann

Picky? no we just very choosy:)

5:08 pm

sammysmom

yeah.. yeah. that's the ticket.

5:08 pm

crosshair

I have been remiss in my duties, so without further delay, it is now time for Crossy's tidbit of the day!!!

5:09 pm

crosshair

The Governor of Hunan Province in China banned Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland because he believed that animals should not be given the power to use the language of humans and to put animals and humans on the same level would be ‘disastrous’.

5:09 pm

lilliann

Saying that, she doesn't push me to the shops, we go in a car

5:09 pm

sammysmom

< holds breath

5:11 pm

jaxx7

Goodbye anthropomorphism and Beatrix Potter as well as Lewis Carroll. We have clearly been misleading our children for centuries.

5:11 pm

sammysmom

if i were king.. i probably would have banned it too cross on the premise that it is a nightmare told by a person with a drug or alcohol problem

5:12 pm

crosshair

On the topic of shopping; I loathe shopping! I like to get in and out as fast as possible, while the Mrs is addicted to those "end aisle displays" and buy-5-get-one free deals. I like to say to her "Sure, you got one for free of this, and one for free of that, and we have 15 cans of tuna and 5 jars of mayo, but now we are broke! Where is the savings, tell me?"

5:13 pm

jaxx7

Then you have to find storage room and consume the bargains before the use-by date.

5:14 pm

lilliann

Hi Crossy.Strange!I saw something the other day on tv about the chinese and animals and i can't remember what it was but it confused me because they breed pandas in China and it didn't go with what they were saying about a certain animal i think.my memory is crap, so i might remember it next year.

5:14 pm

lilliann

Jaxx, that's a big word for this time of night! :)

5:14 pm

crosshair

The only time stockpiling makes sense to me is at harvest time when you get veggies and such in bulk for cheap and you do traditional canning to last the whole winter

5:14 pm

jaxx7

Not so far away now, Lilli

5:15 pm

sammysmom

i get the bargains and use coupons and my kids come here shopping.... but at least they bring their own bags........... often i give stuff to the local church food pantry.. it makes me feel good that i can afford to

5:15 pm

jaxx7

I am proud of that one!

5:15 pm

crosshair

It is o0k, lil; my memory is so bad right now as well. My mind is so full of my classes that i forget the name of common household items!

5:15 pm

lilliann

We don't do canning here

5:15 pm

jaxx7

texts

5:16 pm

jaxx7

and there you are - my free word for tonight.

5:16 pm

crosshair

we got in the habit of canning a while back to sahve on those expensive U.S veggies trucked over in the winter

5:16 pm

crosshair

save

5:17 pm

lilliann

If they are tins they will last and alot of packet stuff lasts for years too Crossy. I must admit i hate packet stuff...like powdered sauces and custards etc

5:17 pm

lilliann

Sadly i have that one Jaxx

5:17 pm

crosshair

Store canned veggies are very, very expensive as a rule here

5:18 pm

crosshair

a can of niblets corn for example is #1.65 + tax so 2 dollars for a can of corn

5:19 pm

sammysmom

where is that ??

5:19 pm

lilliann

nibblets here is about 65-80 p i think

5:20 pm

lilliann

I'm going to check now

5:20 pm

crosshair

where I live, ontario. Most name brand canned veggies sit in the $1.50-42.50 range

5:20 pm

crosshair

$2.50*

5:21 pm

sammysmom

i guess i am lucky that food is not so expensive here

5:23 pm

crosshair

This year, i dabbled in canning at home and did up some taters, Corn, sweet pickles, carrots, and peas, but it is a ton of work

5:23 pm

sammysmom

i generally do not buy the big name brandfs if there is a store brand or generic.. i was told years ago that generics are packed by the same companies that do the name brandfs

5:23 pm

crosshair

I picked up the canning jars and boilers on the cheap at a flea market and only had to buy new lids/ rubber rings.

5:24 pm

crosshair

Did the math and , not counting the cost of running the stove all day, I halved the store cost of those particular veggies

5:25 pm

MollyL

It's not that expensive here either, SMom. And I don't know the cost of canned vegetables as I only buy fresh ones.

5:25 pm

sammysmom

one our friends is from tennessee.. he told us that we worked in a cannery as a young man ,.. the same place did the cans of stokely;s and 6 generic brands... just different labels

5:25 pm

crosshair

Did takers cause ten-pound bags at one point were going for $1.50/bag.. nice P.E.I tatties too:)

5:25 pm

lilliann

I'm waiting for a email as i forgot my password.So is canning the same as putting veg and fruit in a jar?

5:25 pm

crosshair

taters*

5:26 pm

sammysmom

and the store brand of jellies and jams was made my smucker's

5:27 pm

crosshair

I would love to buy only fresh all winter long, molly but would need a lot more money to pay for all those trucked in veggies from now till next harvest

5:27 pm

crosshair

yes, it is same, lil

5:27 pm

crosshair

We call it canning, but it does not literally go into a tin can in this case:0

5:28 pm

lilliann

Why is it called canning when it is in a jar?

5:28 pm

lilliann

We don't get sweetcorn in a jar, only tins,fresh as in corn on the cob and frozen

5:28 pm

crosshair

You will have to research the history of it all, lil. I would only be guessing

5:29 pm

jaxx7

We call it bottling here, Lilli. Common language not

5:30 pm

crosshair

The use of “can” to mean “seal food in a glass jar” does seem illogical, until we note that the process of preserving food in cans uses roughly the same method you use in “putting up” food in jars, namely heating the food in the vessel to eliminate bacteria and then sealing the container with a vacuum. This method of preserving food was invented in the late 18th century by Nicolas Appert in France in response to a call by Napoleon Bonaparte for a system of supplying French troops with preserved food that could both be easily transported overseas and actually eaten. (Existing methods relied on drying, smoking, and/or salting the food.) Appert’s invention used fragile glass bottles, however, and it was only with the substitution of durable tin cans by Peter Durand of England that the process really took off and led to a worldwide revolution in preserving food. The word “can,” by the way, comes from the Latin “canna” (meaning “container”), and is unrelated to “can” meaning “to be able,” which comes from a Germanic root meaning “to know.”

5:30 pm

crosshair

unquote

5:30 pm

lilliann

It sounds daft. we have fresh,tinned,and frozen. we normally have jams and pickled things in jars...your cans

5:31 pm

crosshair

from the latin "canna".. so now we know:))

5:31 pm

lilliann

I've never heard of bottling either jaxx

5:33 pm

jaxx7

Many moons ago the Victorians did use cans when canning. have you heard of Kilner jars, Lilli? using them is known as bottling fruit and veg.

5:33 pm

lilliann

Ty Crossy. i knew about the canning being from a Frenchman as it was on a quiz show here the other day and i guessed it right, i just didn't realize it was to do with jars aswell

5:34 pm

lilliann

Yes Jaxx.I have heard of them.Are they the ones with a big lid with rubber and then metal which attaches to the glass?

5:34 pm

crosshair

Up north I remember that many people did "canning" in a big way. made sense too. Trucked in veggies cost the heaven and the earth and a freezer is no good when the power grid went down for two weeks and you were frantically tossing the contents of your freezer out into the snowbanks to save it all:)

5:35 pm

lilliann

My mam does alot of canning in France as they have alot of fruit trees and theyn swap

5:35 pm

MollyL

So no fresh fruits and vegetables are grown in Canada?

5:35 pm

crosshair

mm, fresh home-made jam...

5:35 pm

jaxx7

We have all learned something today, Crossy. Thank you. By the way a tin of sweetcorn costs 34pence in our local discount store and I bet most of the corn came from the US.

5:35 pm

lilliann

oops...swap it for veg that their friends and neighbours grow and then will cann the veg for the winter

5:36 pm

crosshair

well, they are doing a number on is then. i my math and pound/dollar conversion are right, your can of corn is still 50 cents cheaper than ours made right here

5:36 pm

crosshair

on us*

5:37 pm

lilliann

What shop is that Jaxx?

5:37 pm

jaxx7

Yes, lilli, as the jar cools the seal settles on to the glass because of the vacuum so bacteria and moulds can't get in.

5:38 pm

lilliann

Niblets is more expensive..that's the green giant one, isn't it?

5:38 pm

crosshair

I have both types of jar; the older with glass tops and rubber rings, and the metal lids with the rubber seal built right into the lid

5:38 pm

jaxx7

Captive consumers, Crossy.

5:38 pm

lilliann

I have a couple of those

5:39 pm

crosshair

I prefer the new metal lids, becaus they "pop" when you have a good seal, and there is not guesswork

5:40 pm

jaxx7

Green Giant are more expensive but my chief taster (grandson) likes the discount store sweetcorn better. Green giant can reach £1 a can and even more.

5:40 pm

lilliann

I haven't a clue where i got mine from...probably my mam

5:40 pm

crosshair

One pond a can is more in line(after conversion) with what we are paying

5:40 pm

crosshair

pound

5:41 pm

jaxx7

You can still get Kilner Jars in charity shops.

5:42 pm

lilliann

Green giant is expensive.I will normally buy the frozen sweetcorn as it is better the the tinned but occasionally i will buy a tin and i quite like the shops own as it still has a bit of a crunch but not as healthy as frozen

5:43 pm

lilliann

Kilner jars, i'll have to write that down Jaxx as i could do with a few more.I normally store my mixed dried fruit in them

5:43 pm

jaxx7

I don't like the texture of sweetcorn. It sets my teeth on edge as do pears, another hate.

5:44 pm

jaxx7

If you can't find them in your area, try lakeland plastics or one of the top of the market kitchenware shops.

5:44 pm

lilliann

We can buy sweetcorn alot cheaper than that in a tin and a bit more for frozen Crossy but we get more in a frozen bag

5:45 pm

lilliann

We have a lakeland shp locally but they are expensive

5:45 pm

jaxx7

Do you use Douwe Egbert coffee. The reused jars are good for storing dried fruit.

5:46 pm

lilliann

I love sweetcorn and pears but i only like pears when they are really ripe and juicy

5:46 pm

lilliann

No, i can't stand coffee and it makes me sleep and i can do that without

5:47 pm

jaxx7

I have plodded to 51 now but I feel tired so I am off to my bed. Night all.

5:48 pm

lilliann

Do you want any clues Jaxx?

5:49 pm

lilliann

It's been lovely speaking to you as normal.Sweet dreams and take care hin

5:57 pm

crosshair

I google "Kilner Jars" they are much like a very much older version of our mason jars called "wire-top" jars and only really used for decorative purposes now such as packaging soap, bath beads, etc. pretty they are, but not so sure as the more modern styles

5:58 pm

crosshair

I have a few of this type of jar in blue glass and use them for my flour, dried pasta, ground coffee etc on the countertop

6:02 pm

crosshair

Up north my mum used to use the large two quart size of mason jar with the threaded lids and glass lid for dried goods as they kept the odour of food out of the air and the bears away from the kitchen:))

6:02 pm

lilliann

I just googled too and mine are the kilner cliptop jars

6:04 pm

lilliann

I have 2 of the jars and i use mine for dried food too Crossy. i do like them so i'm going to have to see if i can get some more cheap.Jaxx said they do them in charity shops but i can't always get to them or in them so i'll have to go on Amazon or Ebay

6:04 pm

crosshair

I find that those jars, with repeated use have a tendency for the wire bails to come apart and I have had to fix mine several time with the use of a strong arm and a pair of pliers:(

6:05 pm

crosshair

Though my set is well over 15 years old, so i suppose I cannot complain too much

6:06 pm

crosshair

They are great for dried food, I agree lil. i even have a tall one that holds two full packages of spagetti;)

6:07 pm

lilliann

I've had mine for years and they seem to be ok, but i also have jewellery pliers and other pliers handy if need be. i do have another one which is similar but just has a thick rubber lip underneath the glass top and i use that for dried food

6:09 pm

lilliann

I have one like that too Crossy for Spaghetti and the otherone i have for spaghetti has a cork top.

6:09 pm

crosshair

there is a small gift shoppe near here, lil, that resurrects the real old canning jars such as the beaver brand popular in the 1800's and into the early 1930's and re-purposes them to hold bath salts, bath beads and the like as gift sets. it is really quite attractive

6:11 pm

crosshair

Tou can also get pre-made deluxe miffin and cakes mixes in them now with all-natural ingredients to give as gifts

6:12 pm

crosshair

I used to collect and sell antique jars and cans when i was younger and the old jars and bottles still speak to me and make me smile. used to love to collect the old hair tonic bottles with the corks and decorative glass stoppers

6:13 pm

lilliann

That sounds lovely.I like things like that.I love re-using old style things that we don't use that much now and recycycling them to something we do.I'm a crafty person and at the moment in the UK, things are now going back to the 40/50's style and it is more re-cycle and home decor, which i love

6:15 pm

lilliann

Was that in the Uk or Canada Crossy?

6:15 pm

crosshair

Have you seen the craft of using old interior doors from Victorian homes to make bookcases and hallway benches for hanging coats and storing boots? it is very attractive and does a great job of using that old maple instead of wasting it.

6:15 pm

lilliann

No, sadly

6:16 pm

crosshair

Canada. i came over from the U.K in 66.. only thing I collected then was marbles

6:17 pm

lilliann

The thing is with all the programmes on the tv now, people are buying them up as a businees and selling things like that for a fortune

6:17 pm

crosshair

here is a picture of a coat rack made from an old door (it is picture #4) http://www.houzz.com/Door-as-Coat-Rack

6:18 pm

crosshair

#5

6:18 pm

lilliann

Then you were still a young connosseur :)

6:19 pm

crosshair

I was just wee Master Melbourne, fresh out of diapers:)

6:20 pm

lilliann

I was a twinkle as i wasn't born until 69

6:21 pm

crosshair

My younger brother was born in 69

6:21 pm

crosshair

Though he was born in Canada

6:22 pm

lilliann

i've written the coat rack down and will look tomorrow...mmm, actually later today, if not tomorrow as my husband is coming home today for a few months hopefully

6:22 pm

lilliann

What month Crossy?

6:25 pm

crosshair

he was born on Halloween

6:26 pm

crosshair

I have been angry at him ever since for being the cause of me missing out on all of that candy!

6:27 pm

lilliann

Same month as the bairn but after me.That must have been good but saying that he's sharing a ntional holiday so not so good

6:27 pm

lilliann

*national

6:28 pm

lilliann

No, because you had a seperate birthday to everything celebrated, so you wee better off and you still would have got candy

6:30 pm

lilliann

It's like bairns born on or near Chrtistmas, they don't get as much as bairns born earlier in the year

6:33 pm

crosshair

I have a friend who was born on Christmas. His parents Just celebrated it the day before to differentiate between the two when he was small

6:34 pm

lilliann

Fireworks eventually!!

6:34 pm

crosshair

yaaa!

6:35 pm

lilliann

That's nice but he still would have got thesame presents but shared between the days sadly

6:37 pm

lilliann

Saying that, i don't give much to the bairn at Christmas...i think it's too much about present giving now.I'm not overly religious but the kids today just want presents and that's all they see

6:39 pm

lilliann

Ty Crossy, tc hin but i'm off to bed

6:39 pm

crosshair

We have, for many years now, gotten each other one present, and a nice stocking filled with interesting, but inexpensive small items and edible treats, then we each make a donation to our favorite charity

6:39 pm

crosshair

tc lil and have a good night

6:40 pm

lilliann

I do put loads of little things in the bairn's stocking.hubby and i don't buy for eachother anymore.Our holiday is our present

6:41 pm

crosshair

Been a nice chit-chat lil. You have a good sleep and dream well.

6:41 pm

lilliann

I just tell the bairn what her dad likes and buy it for her

6:42 pm

lilliann

You too Crossy

6:45 pm

phandmd

xe

6:45 pm

phandmd

well, hello Babbleland.

6:58 pm

kje

hi

6:59 pm

kje

any x clues?

7:00 pm

penquis

xe 5/22....adjective ending....

7:00 pm

kje

ty

7:01 pm

kje

got them both, ty

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

good evening

7:05 pm

penquis

hi...

7:06 pm

kje

hi

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have the stats for the top E in the fourth column?

7:07 pm

kje

no idea, sorry

7:07 pm

penquis

ex 5/20, i think....

7:10 pm

kje

I think I should list... staring at the grid isn't getting me anywhere

7:10 pm

kje

28 to go!

7:11 pm

speedfreak

I have tried every ex word I can think of doing something wrong

7:11 pm

car.eeyore

clue please, penquis?

7:12 pm

penquis

ex + you get a f*** if you exceed the speed limit...

7:12 pm

car.eeyore

TY...I thought I had tried that.

7:12 pm

speedfreak

thank you that was driving me crazy

7:13 pm

kje

ty

7:13 pm

penquis

yw...

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first AN 5/10 please?

7:21 pm

kje

looking

7:22 pm

penquis

i have one...an + when i go camping i live in a t***....don't know if that is the first...

7:22 pm

kje

yep

7:22 pm

kje

ty

7:22 pm

kje

babblet

7:23 pm

car.eeyore

That was it! TY

7:23 pm

penquis

yw...

7:24 pm

kje

I'm missing 1 a - the first an7?

7:24 pm

penquis

very old...

7:25 pm

penquis

only one i have..

7:25 pm

kje

oops

7:25 pm

kje

ty

7:25 pm

kje

should have seen that one

7:28 pm

rururocks

*gives guide dog to kje*

7:28 pm

car.eeyore

How about the second ME 5/16?

7:28 pm

rururocks

*puts on Ray Charles' Record*

7:28 pm

kje

ty ru... I like dogs

7:29 pm

rururocks

eeny me5 mieny moh!

7:29 pm

kje

sounds like the first, car

7:29 pm

kje

use a dif 2nd vowle

7:29 pm

kje

vowel

7:29 pm

kje

mo

7:29 pm

car.eeyore

ty

7:29 pm

rururocks

*guide dog that specializes in dyslexia*

7:30 pm

kje

well, someone is feisty tonight

7:31 pm

kje

be useful and clue the re7/32

7:31 pm

rururocks

a piece or parcel of fabric re7

7:31 pm

kje

ty

7:32 pm

kje

that was useful

7:32 pm

rururocks

yq

7:32 pm

rururocks

w

7:32 pm

kje

uno

7:32 pm

rururocks

*guide dog that helps with cranky doctors*

7:33 pm

kje

not cranky

7:33 pm

kje

tired

7:33 pm

rururocks

LOL.. what's the difference?

7:33 pm

kje

that was me being nice - lol

7:33 pm

rururocks

you had more Wards than June Cleaver today I bet

7:34 pm

rururocks

you might not be old enough for that joke

7:35 pm

kje

full service... team was post-call

7:35 pm

kje

ck sick sick people

7:35 pm

car.eeyore

Clues for either of the SI 6/18?

7:35 pm

kje

FW

7:35 pm

kje

si6 - one who does bad deeds

7:35 pm

rururocks

good going doc.. now get some sleep

7:35 pm

penquis

a transgressor.....a color....not in that order....

7:36 pm

kje

1st si6- burnt si6 - a crayola named after the color of an Italian city

7:36 pm

car.eeyore

ty for both

7:36 pm

kje

a transgressor - so much nicer and briefer... that's what sleep gets ya!

7:37 pm

penquis

it's what came to mind...

7:37 pm

kje

very good clue

7:37 pm

penquis

ty...

7:38 pm

kje

was reading an article in the atlantic.... most important trait in a mate that leads to longevity... anyone?

7:38 pm

rururocks

humor

7:38 pm

penquis

friends?

7:38 pm

Bugsaw

I second humour

7:39 pm

kje

kindness

7:39 pm

rururocks

oh

7:39 pm

kje

reminded me of this song... to show you how old I am - lol

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kje

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDL4O4\nwa_zk

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rururocks

my second guess was oversized...

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Bugsaw

oh good! I won't live too long then! YEYAY

7:40 pm

kje

interesting article, espeically re the section about "bids", will post the link

7:40 pm

kje

nooooooo... relationship longevity! not your longevity... I know LOTS of old and ornery people ; )

7:41 pm

penquis

i also misunderstood...

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kje

here is the article... http://www.theatlantic.com/health/arch\nive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/

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rururocks

what does it say about trainer rings ? :D

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kje

sorry, written poorly, my fault

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kje

most important trait in a mate that leads to relationship longevity

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rururocks

I tried to be kind for a looooong time.. didn't pencil out for me though

7:43 pm

kje

well, pretty sure it works best if both are in that frame of mind, ru

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MollyL

Just a reminder that we should all remember
our friend, tiny url

7:44 pm

penquis

chat line is kerpluey again...

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rururocks

yes.. now that we're separated.. we're getting back to being friends and kind to each other.. it's been better lately

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rururocks

that should do it

7:45 pm

kje

yes, sometimes distance helps, ru... any hope there?

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

Clue please for RE 7/48? It's my last word.

7:45 pm

rururocks

hope for what?

7:46 pm

kje

re7 - an5 again

7:46 pm

penquis

to add on to your building again...

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rururocks

??? not following

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

TY...fireworks

7:46 pm

MollyL

I like the word kerpluey

7:46 pm

kje

reconciliation? I've known couples who do better after sepraration then restart again

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

have a great evening everyone

7:47 pm

kje

woohoo car!!!

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kje

gn car

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rururocks

oh no.. we couldn't .. I would rather shoot myself

7:47 pm

penquis

ty molly...

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rururocks

I'm ready for someone new .. more fun.. and more active

7:48 pm

kje

ah... ok... still nice you can remain friends

7:48 pm

MollyL

*Whistles nonchalantly*

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rururocks

or at least I will be ready at some point

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kje

I'll keep my eye out for you, ru ; )

7:48 pm

rururocks

sure.. we're trying hard to get back to being good (great) friends again.

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rururocks

oh molly you little cutey.. I could just hug you to bits

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kje

wondering who I know that can jump tennis nets with ru....

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kje

of course, without falling like you did

7:50 pm

MollyL

Water...all...over...the...place...

7:51 pm

rururocks

I'm still into all the other things about tennis though

7:51 pm

penquis

yea, tennis!

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rururocks

:D molly @!!

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rururocks

ha

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rururocks

I'm going to make some dinner.. ya'all take care now ya-hear

8:00 pm

penquis

are the te 7 and te 8 a combo?

8:13 pm

kje

still need them, pen?

8:13 pm

kje

yes, they are a combo... plural

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kje

relates to the lock jaw disease

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penquis

yes....ty....can you clue the 7 please?

8:14 pm

kje

do you have the te6 after? related to lock jaw?

8:15 pm

kje

actually - te7 - like the ocean liner that sank but change first vowel... then plural

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kje

"I'mthe king of the world!" movie

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penquis

ty....i had tried that but with double second consonant...

8:15 pm

kje

ah... bummer

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penquis

i am done....:oD

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kje

woohoo!!!

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penquis

ty ty!

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RoundBarn

why isn't eenie as in eenie meenie miny mo?

9:40 pm

Dianne

Anyone have a clue for the second re7?

9:44 pm

RoundBarn

earliker someone said a remaining piece of cloth or something

9:45 pm

Dianne

Thanks roundbarn. That was my last one and I just could not see it.

9:46 pm

RoundBarn

I don't do v well at this game--try to get a few--50, today--my daughter Rastapopolous iis a whix, she lurks as do I, mostly. I watch the people in the chog.

9:48 pm

RoundBarn

most of them have been playing so long hey all know each other.

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rururocks

what do you mean watch?

10:01 pm

rururocks

that sounds kinda creepy

11:17 pm

jwr

lurk sounds worse

11:18 pm

jwr

worse than watch, that is

11:21 pm

jwr

I leek mostly. not long enough to be considered a lurk, but a tad more than a peep.

11:22 pm

jwr

or it could be leep, I suppose - especially if I looked before I did it

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jwr

I don't mind talking to myself. done for tonight though, will next be back in the wee hours of tomorrow.

11:25 pm

rururocks

*boils potatoes for the leeks

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rururocks

sorry stepped out for a bit no one was here.

11:27 pm

jwr

no one is here, ru

11:28 pm

jwr

yuuuuu rrrrrrrr a looooooonnnne

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rururocks

ooooo wwwwwooooooo

11:29 pm

jwr

and what do yuuuuu dooooo with your leftover Hallowe'en candy

11:31 pm

rururocks

I brought it to my Vet's office

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rururocks

I had to get it OUT of the HOUSE

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rururocks

I stupidly bought too many bags

11:32 pm

jwr

don't we always? It seemed like a bargain at the time. ... I would take mine to my doctor's office ... if I wanted to hear the diabetes lecture again.

11:34 pm

rururocks

the problem is .. that if I have it around I'll probably eat it. so it's always best to be the nice guy and give it to a doctor's office :D

11:34 pm

jwr

I give it away to bus drivers and street cleaners and such. Usually they are pleasantly surprised, some suspicious.

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rururocks

I bet

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rururocks

do you look shady ? :D

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jwr

very

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rururocks

I thought so

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rururocks

lol

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jwr

I walk with a large banana leaf over my head to protect me from the fog

11:37 pm

rururocks

well..

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rururocks

where do you live jw?

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jwr

fog city's chinatown aka the north bay

11:40 pm

jwr

land of noir and giants

11:40 pm

rururocks

oh

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jwr

yeah

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rururocks

you live near me then

11:41 pm

jwr

yup

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rururocks

do you live in SF?

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jwr

well, sort of. We could never meet. I break out in terminal hives if I try to escape the city limits

11:44 pm

rururocks

no that's ok.. It good to know players are nearby that's kind of cool

11:44 pm

jwr

sort of referred to being "near" you. I am most completely definitely thoroughly forever a san franciscan (i.e., not a Californian) - would rather live on the street in sf than a mansion anywhere else -- and I have lived in many places round the world.

11:45 pm

rururocks

I love SF.. i'm in SF at least once or twice a week. I grew up here. Lived in the City many times.. I prefer living in the country now though that I'm older

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jwr

Last words - gotta get ready for work: Babblers are EVVVVERYWHERRRRRR. (You never know when you've met one!) -- and since I leek a lot (oh, I like leek-a-lot) I knew you were around - our last chog encounter, geographically speaking, was during the Napa quake. ... seriously gotta go. will check the chog later tonight when I have a break

11:50 pm

rururocks

bye for now

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jwr

last last words - grew up in a little island off the east coast (Manhattan. one of my favorite jokes); think sf is the best place to be old.

11:52 pm

jwr

bye #2.

11:54 pm

rbud

I have a serious soft spot for SF myself - spent a glorious month there one summer, with a doctor student I met back here in the midwest, at the Swiss American Hotel - funky place - old guys playing musical instruments of all sorts in their rooms on our floor, with their doors open so they could play together. One big bathroom per sex per floor, I had mine to myself. Loved the city. Walked all over it. City Lights Bookstore. Jazz, blues, Golden Gate Park... ah, memories. So much fun.

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rururocks

it's a great city.. great food. .great music.. great coffee.. great hiking

11:58 pm

rururocks

beaches.. views.. lots of things to do

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

287 next grid

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rururocks

993 next grid

11:59 pm

rururocks

we're going for broke

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

lol

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