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View Word List Wednesday, January 7, 2015

FINAL SCORES

1089 dofith
1089 Mercy
1089 CiociaJudy
1089 kalea
1089 Bremen
1089 TheLegend
1089 flosey
1089 Buttonman
1089 Dorens
1089 ivesy3
1089 flashman1998
1089 pabtrek
1089 bookwomen
1089 Anniebrook
1089 jimmel
1089 Erda
1089 stidgmere
1089 dianedecoder
1089 rastapopolous
1089 taffybach
1089 Smdnjv
1089 bpalosky
1089 o-o
1089 VolleymomDee
1089 bmb444
1089 earth
1089 ursh
1089 anike
1089 pcal2
1089 trentsnana
1089 saanichcat
1089 Cosmo Kramer
1089 ddb4nana
1089 reneeo
1089 ls1
1089 vanillaslice
1089 Angelsong
1089 MaryW
1089 galliwags
1089 Woodhood
1089 A*n*i*t*a
1089 Bonasa
1089 Lizlin
1089 Kamanjah
1089 cybernan
1089 pat56
1089 kim m
1089 efor1124
1089 72 Temple Owl
1089 Grandma Barb
1089 susanj2
1089 cameron51us
1089 seanemcd
1089 hootowl
1089 Minveryork
1089 Kateq
1089 lynxxx
1089 spark
1089 Vioxx
1089 jaymil
1089 Wolvie
1089 JesDreher
1089 maggiej
1089 cj-a39
1089 georgiaj
1089 eliotl
1089 mattygroves
1089 emtiandeca
1089 Read-Knit-Bake
1089 ABJ
1089 Anne38
1089 Gobble1
1089 mixi6
1089 dizgrannie
1089 Lorrie_in_SA
1089 pippingeek
1089 Reader951
1089 scouser
1089 vashongin
1089 joansiebone
1089 Jindigo
1089 Digby the Westie
1089 kje
1089 sammysmom
1089 LuvWordGames
1089 penquis
1089 BzznBea
1089 bojazz
1089 Jayk
1089 wildcat17
1089 DTins
1089 Bugsaw
1089 helensgirlkid
1089 welki
1089 zoozzoom
1089 wills
1089 shooshoo
1089 rosalie4
1089 svingy
1089 hego
1089 wht
1089 MelJewell
1089 skooj
1089 ZsaZsa
1089 Pinikula
1089 Catie
1089 parisla
1089 fuzzybunny
1089 ChrissieDee
1089 Sandieangel
1089 justice
1089 dc43
1089 sprong
1089 MollyL
1089 scribekd
1089 grannyrose
1089 doseffing
1089 NonoNanette
1089 pigeonman
1089 maccafixx
1089 ItalianGreyhound
1089 cdd
1089 wvteach
1089 nursegladys
1089 Andee
1089 rebeccs
1089 JBV
1089 isles7
1089 westford
1089 Habes
1089 phaeton
1089 magdagger
1089 nurse1000
1089 paintguy
1089 graciecat
1089 rururocks
1089 Creeta
1089 dart001
1089 angelinaxox
1089 montreal13
1089 redshoes
1089 pilgrim719
1089 bfdeele
1089 Dianne
1089 hydra
1089 Jen34
1089 Dachef
1089 broll
1089 jessmom
1089 torgone
1089 lbdawger
1089 gramma
1089 juniperberet
1089 smithchick
1089 mrloser
1089 hwoolf
1089 Mary
1089 wasgij5
1089 uleman
1089 Uneaixoise
1089 Bogwoggle
1089 dromano66
1089 PMS
1089 speedfreak
1089 Sam
1089 jrs
1089 bala
1089 navcad
1089 Mubner
1089 Jacula
1089 NANCY
1089 Aloyisius
1089 ARB
1089 sandy211
1089 Trotters
1089 SunnFlower
1089 grant
1089 shorty
1089 Chessy
1089 pen
1089 mari
1089 mo
1089 Ouwachita
1089 Chris P
1089 movieman
1089 josephjames
1089 Kettlefish
1089 Michelle
1089 periwinkle
1089 Norma
1089 Marc Freeman
1089 doris123
1089 sprite
1089 kni15
1089 wordly wise
1089 SummerBreeze44
1089 Haz1558
1089 Jerry81
1089 marigold
1089 gran
1089 jewwel
1089 PaulN
1089 bigbirdboss
1089 roncook
1089 Griffums
1073 jaydee
1033 ladycece920
981 Onpaki
981 Zadit
962 Filomena
953 xeiluj
948 marilyn992
921 Sev
918 gortmold
911 VDW
887 uconn
884 Notheroldquilter
864 Rangerbill
829 libarebel
819 sciencegeek
811 Lindrickway
797 zas
794 macadam
788 lexophile
785 tceicher
780 m9f9l
779 irishlady
778 tessagram
772 SueMagee
765 tempo
758 helenkeller
757 leen
744 bubba218
743 Judi
743 Patxxx
733 Charm
727 swmbo
726 Gitel
726 poodletoes
725 phandmd
714 broony
713 moolingwa
710 suz01
708 silversarah
707 Stephanaki
698 jcrr
696 Hazzardous
688 rabbasar
687 Inge2
683 angels04
682 jaxx7
681 superflippy
678 aslindy
675 java2
673 BerniceQ
672 mkg
669 Book Doctor Gwen
666 suzysuz
665 rubyfoo
661 kyleteresa
658 VAjeweler
653 gemini_J13
650 JeeWhiz
648 bookgrrl
646 katmayo
644 idicyidikat
639 heath277
639 Thulsa
636 wjb
635 evvvie
633 Oriole
632 mael
631 markytom
620 skheiny
620 gapeach
619 GailMkp
615 contrary1
615 jocularity
612 foamflower
608 Angela
607 ChampFit
607 hpb
605 uusue2
603 momof5
599 Kallia
597 car.eeyore
594 Riverdance
594 Wogoe
590 artemis1
587 aber
586 Biltong
585 sukee
584 Maisie
583 mom99
582 chj
582 jmbdobie2
582 corkee
580 piggys_rule123
579 inkydinks
575 little mim
575 tmtm
574 Hebe
571 beachboggle
569 BettyAnne
569 dcseain
567 Gail
566 Jivingjenny0
564 Rachway
561 BlueFireFrog
558 zTink
552 Soodle
548 oro
547 mirandapan
545 sally
545 EvaNadine
545 balletslippers
544 mcurlschool
542 katydid
539 gladius
539 rolin
538 Kithara
538 hyacinthe
537 BarbaraA
536 Alleyn58
534 kadresa
533 grannyg
533 mklein
529 nick03
528 McLeach
525 bloosh2
523 guernseygirl
521 rsiegel24
519 lshult
516 jwr
516 elsbeau
515 blueheron
515 pugmama763
513 moorheit
511 Calllie
507 adubin77
507 kathy sue
507 Reese\'s
504 Funkylady
504 Quiltergirl
500 rbud
498 lorena_k
496 tabbycat
494 dolche
493 cg530
491 poor richard
487 Elalyr
485 melody17
485 jeanne314
481 mymuseisme
481 Eee
481 lynnet
479 mongie
479 grammagum
479 merlypoop
479 MVA
476 Alycia
473 arctictundra
471 mabaker8
470 mummy
470 mayneman
467 circqueen
466 Eva
463 8201girl
462 Deeha
459 Krysten
459 Shirlockc
456 AMN
454 dpomfr
453 MPittore
451 mightyquin
451 Marmar
450 craftylady
448 eieios
448 Snitkina
447 RoundBarn
445 azzgood
445 hogg
443 gardnerpaints
443 Gollux
442 LadyNatts
441 pianoman
440 fla
437 freakinandpeakin
436 yikeym32
435 bookworm100
435 coralily
435 Julie
434 thecyclista
432 Flower36
432 MLFAN17
432 smooze
431 tmeses
430 smaller
430 LA Cat Lady
429 KayteeJay
428 Naches girl
428 ldew
425 pink17
423 bogger
422 Kari Marie
421 welsh bookworm
419 debgpi
419 Christini
417 avril
416 ann
416 lara68
415 cheeto44
411 Jodeen
411 emd99
410 jzw
409 10s Gu
408 Ray100
406 zabeth
404 Sundaegrl
402 mave
401 funhs
400 Tulipp
400 bogster
399 inga8227
397 annevans
396 Babs1
396 cue
395 richalulu
394 freckledcat
392 nanopet
388 emusing
388 gingentle
381 Frances
379 aaronsmom
379 sallyds
379 PappouTed
379 AnnetteL
378 Kaplan the Magne
377 babbleme
376 machelle
374 mooz
374 aWolf
371 Winnah
369 magzel
367 Trifioso
366 jpc1966
364 fratfitz
363 oregonmarki
361 Sugrraleona
359 wesnurse
359 jbp
358 aceymcc
358 suncat
355 beetlejuice
354 felicitas
354 whizette
353 MsCorvid
350 mtnmam
348 daisy88
346 Pearl5
346 Kukana
345 eljay323
344 Zombee
344 Alisonofwi
343 elder
343 ziba
340 wordplayer
335 theresagb
334 ronon44
333 lpeebles
332 joem
329 kueenbee
327 DRWED
325 Oboequilter
324 plain_lo
323 pors
321 sophiea
318 JHM
318 helmet
317 quill
317 suefrad625
317 franciscrawford
313 invictus
312 Becalina
312 PastorJ
312 mom82637
312 tickymong
311 ronda
310 variousred
310 Glens
307 BARBARAZUR
307 curi75
305 robwhy
305 kittybat
305 Buggie
303 jka
302 piano player
300 Agent99
300 Paddytt
298 crosshair
298 Sidra
296 scorpio
294 mimizodiac
293 freddie
291 Cub Fan
290 Tudalen
285 lawyer-1
285 Monnie
284 origami
284 sallyann
283 debbinla
283 rosalind230
281 Nef
278 melisande
276 big red
274 crayola
274 acreej
273 Jescer
271 salmocreston1
269 Carol
268 ella
268 diann
268 Marjetta
265 Rearden
265 bethanyej
263 chrisk
262 the saint
261 jmcnrick
261 #1
259 JFB
258 irena
258 SuzeQ
252 purplepufff
250 Foffle
249 yeyellowknifetoo
246 bekki
246 melkaywil
246 scatterbrain
244 skatt
244 Neliamne
243 webatx
242 godthaab
242 poppywise
234 MonicaYT
232 helsmith
232 she
229 amgreet8
228 regis
225 tgmoon
225 ccccc
224 donnie828
223 Timrford
221 Madyh
221 JJ
217 smoove
214 a1axmama
211 ChloeKat
208 cjmomma
208 dom
206 gdine
205 lizmac
202 Virginia Strout
200 charliesmomuk
198 bs18
194 Torgo
192 Halser
191 lazykoala99
189 Kath9185
186 witchy
185 flower65
179 helen67
177 Maniac
175 Rel
170 RMS
169 ginnie
168 pam
168 Cennon
168 Strudders
161 ammonoid13
159 lgg
158 Prinise
158 Deutsch
155 Kitensplay
154 lbetterman
152 elena
152 Sugarblues
151 janeybird
148 snags
146 mom23
143 Las cheekas
142 gswope
141 nadav
136 Bets123
136 clonemeobiwan
130 JaxH
129 marie
129 Aaronitor
123 iluvtigs
120 ironpete
119 moule
116 egbokmom2000@yah
115 sarah6girls
110 Oldchica
108 JW4975
100 pablo blanco
98 MaddyMadd
89 nelleon
81 eliwes
75 Historyjo
72 lawdoggy1
72 jezman612
66 Christa
57 mery9419
53 Simey
52 DawnGray
39 jj222
39 coop1
36 corpsvalue
23 saintfranny
10 iiosefi
10 rhozee

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:02 am
pcal2

thanks lickety
12:02 am
Mary

thank you
12:02 am
flosey

hi Lickety and thanks
12:03 am
flosey

Hi Mary and pcal2, nice to see you in chat
12:07 am
VolleymomDee

hi all! hi flosey, mary, pc
12:07 am
VolleymomDee

ty lickety
12:08 am
flosey

hi Dee
12:09 am
rururocks

gosh .. if there were just a few more n's
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

pr t
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

or t's lol
12:10 am
flosey

not going to be easy
12:14 am
rururocks

gn4
12:15 am
rururocks

is7
12:19 am
dizgrannie

NBT/NBS
12:27 am
Erda

gn us
12:27 am
rururocks

it takes one to gn u one
12:36 am
Lizlin

Hi all :)
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

hi liz!
12:36 am
rururocks

no8
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

anyone call the 8?
12:38 am
VolleymomDee

ty ru looking
12:38 am
rururocks

finished
12:39 am
Lizlin

Congrats, Ru
12:39 am
VolleymomDee

nicely done, ru!!
12:39 am
saanichcat

terrific ru!
12:40 am
dizgrannie

FWs
12:40 am
dizgrannie

no 8, Dee
12:40 am
Lizlin

Congrats, Diz
12:41 am
jwr

ruru - that gn was past tense, you can't have u one unless it's today. So I can't see how you finished, but congratulations anyway. And Dizgn too
12:41 am
dizgrannie

Dee, it is a flightless NZ bird
12:41 am
dizgrannie

ty
12:41 am
VolleymomDee

found it, ty vm diz. Congrats, diz!
12:42 am
jwr

It's a Flanders and Swan song
12:43 am
jwr

not their swan-song ... they had lots more
12:43 am
rururocks

I was shooting for my fourth groan jw.. erda failed me
12:45 am
jwr

I noticed the exchange. It was grn-worthy
12:45 am
rururocks

I'm collecting groans for my new year's resolutions
12:46 am
saanichcat

we won't fail you ru
12:46 am
rururocks

I'm worried about failing myself :D
12:46 am
jwr

Seriously though, if you've never heard F&S do their "I'm a _ _ _" song, you need to check it out, just for the tickle.
12:47 am
rururocks

never heard of flanders and swan...
12:47 am
saanichcat

they ARE funny!
12:47 am
rururocks

of the two.. was the swan guy the one who got down?
12:48 am
rururocks

I make take a gander at them soon then
12:49 am
jwr

tiny url came out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPgo6s\n1l
Bbw
12:49 am
jwr

The sung in pigeon english
12:49 am
Lizlin

I agree - they're funny.
12:50 am
rururocks

could they carrier a tune?
12:50 am
rururocks

or did they squab-ble a lot?
12:50 am
Lizlin

Doing well on the groan factor :)
12:50 am
jwr

nah - they were exstinked
12:51 am
rururocks

:D
12:51 am
rururocks

can I count that one liz?
12:51 am
Lizlin

Yup
12:51 am
rururocks

YAY
12:51 am
Lizlin

:)
12:51 am
Lizlin

Squabble got a big groan!
12:52 am
rururocks

ha
12:52 am
rururocks

LOL
12:52 am
jwr

It's a great game, Squabble
12:52 am
Lizlin

:)
12:53 am
VolleymomDee

firworks
12:53 am
VolleymomDee

fireworks :)
12:53 am
saanichcat

great for you Dee!
12:54 am
VolleymomDee

thks, saan!
12:54 am
jwr

firworks are the ones that stay green all winter. Hoo-ray Dee
12:55 am
VolleymomDee

LOL, thx, jw
12:57 am
jwr

yw - Somewhere in the world tonight, the grunyon are running. (they're my phantoms)
12:58 am
VolleymomDee

Well, I am off til the flip! Wondering how much more snow we are going to get :)
12:58 am
jwr

Don't get too flaky Dee. See ya
12:59 am
VolleymomDee

lol... good one :) ttfn
1:09 am
flosey

too tired tonight, 22 to go and I'll have to get them in the morning, goodnight all
1:49 am
rururocks

I wonder if she caught your drift jw
1:51 am
sprite

bon matin mes amis...
1:53 am
grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite. how was your night? and more importantly...lol...did the boyo do the dishes?
1:54 am
sprite

I slept lots of hours, dreamt of war and concentration camps, and no he did not, the ass.
1:54 am
sprite

ks killed. Hah.
1:55 am
grannyrose

tell him i'm coming after him....with a feather...i'm gonna tickle him into submission. * sigh *
1:55 am
sprite

lol
1:56 am
sprite

well at least I feel a little better today. How are you today, darling? Just read your email, busy day for you.
1:57 am
grannyrose

yeah....all good except the knee is achy after the long drive back. settled now, thanx heavens. glad to flu is on it's way out.
1:58 am
grannyrose

ugh...the...
1:58 am
sprite

ah, good news. We are ever so grateful when the extra pain subsides, aren't we, lol.
1:59 am
grannyrose

i don't know how it does that? head faster than fingers, or vice versa?
1:59 am
sprite

automated series of key strokes, sweetie. 'glad to hear' is what your fingers were doing.
2:00 am
grannyrose

just the bed to be made up with clean linen...and i am done.
2:01 am
sprite

very good! Ask Don to help. Much easier with two people.
2:01 am
grannyrose

oh dear, sprite....you are reading my mind....let me know if anything intelligent surfaces please?
2:01 am
sprite

lolllll
2:02 am
sprite

am sipping my first coffee and nursing a bad headache (not as bad as yesterday though). How much intelligence are you expecting?
2:03 am
grannyrose

just enough to tie my shoe-laces would be good.
2:04 am
sprite

now that, I can manage
2:04 am
grannyrose

gee thanx...
2:04 am
sprite

*hmmm left over right... right over left...*
2:04 am
grannyrose

which is the right, which is the left?
2:05 am
sprite

good question. And who are you kidding? Let me run out of lace just to discover your shoes are already laced? You just need to untie them, silly!
2:05 am
grannyrose

for that matter what is right and left? and if you take away the right, what is left?
2:06 am
sprite

one of my favorite quotes: I finally found out what is wrong with my brain. On the left side, nothing is right. And on the right side, nothing is left.
2:06 am
grannyrose

oh i love it....roflol
2:06 am
sprite

to untie laces, just pull on the end not in a loop...
2:07 am
grannyrose

i give up....i'll wear flip-flops instead
2:07 am
sprite

good call. My feet are still bare. Unless you count a warm snoring little dog.
2:07 am
grannyrose

can i call a friend? or do i have to ask the audience?
2:08 am
grannyrose

awww, dear Terra, bless him. * special pats later when awake*
2:08 am
sprite

good question. Always a little risky, asking the audience. They tend to pull loose a whole lot more than you ask for.
2:09 am
sprite

will do, grin. He is such a darling. When I come downstairs for my meds, he jumps off the couch and walks upstairs to his bed under my desk. And if I take too long coming up, he will call me.
2:11 am
grannyrose

oh dear! south australia fires...such a large loss of property. no human lives...but a lot of animals...native and domestic. one poor koala has lost it's fur and was very dehydrated.
2:11 am
sprite

am so sorry to hear that
2:12 am
sprite

rose, please tell me the stats of the 8? I found the 7!
2:12 am
grannyrose

part of living in the ' sunburnt country' i guess. but as aussies, we are pretty resilient. our firey's are such wonderful people.
2:13 am
grannyrose

no8/40, sprite
2:14 am
sprite

thanks darling. And you aussies are wonderful people all over. If I had to do my life all over again, I might take my chances in aussie land :)
2:14 am
grannyrose

sprite, love, i am sure there is a part of aussie land where you would be able to live comfortably.
2:15 am
grannyrose

we have such a diversity of climate and environments.
2:17 am
sprite

I think so too, rose. Well, who knows. I sure hope we can come and visit you some day. And Liz. And some spots in between, lol.
2:18 am
grannyrose

no visit, immigrate....i would sponsor you all.
2:18 am
sprite

that would rock, rose. But I am afraid they don't want me, with my handicaps.
2:22 am
grannyrose

nasty red tape....let me at it....* fists flailing wildly*
2:22 am
sprite

ok I give. Could you please clue the no8 for me?
2:23 am
sprite

well I can always decide to come illegally, lol. Visit you and never return.
2:24 am
sprite

oh lo and behold! I may be hearing a miracle. I hear sounds of kitchen being worked in... and son just rolled out of bed... could it be?
2:25 am
grannyrose

a rare flightless gallinulelike bird of new zealand. no + rent as in pulled to pieces + middle bit of unmarried woman's title, m**s
2:25 am
grannyrose

*fingers crossed*
2:25 am
sprite

awesome! Thanks rose, good clue. And my something new learned from babble for today!
2:26 am
sprite

ohhhh pretty colours!
2:26 am
grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!
2:27 am
sprite

lol, with a good clue it is easy :)
2:28 am
grannyrose

i hope i didn't dumb it down too much.
2:28 am
sprite

oh yes oh yes! I am definitely thinking dishes are being done! Just heard the front door opening... and Tim going out to the garbage bin... *happy dance*
2:29 am
sprite

hey, with my intelligence levels this morning I could use some dumbed-down clues, lol. And yours wasn't, it was a good clue.
2:29 am
grannyrose

whoot!! tell tim he is restored in my esteem...no feather needed.
2:30 am
sprite

hehehe will do :)
2:32 am
sprite

that Y gets a good workout today. I like it.
2:33 am
grannyrose

oh good heavens!! sprite!! how can you type with your tongue in your cheek, like that? oh yeah...it's easy done.
2:33 am
sprite

lol
2:35 am
sprite

fireflies. Good grid.
2:35 am
grannyrose

oh, hin....turkey now subject to suicide bombers. when will it end?? and the australian government has issued travel alerts for asian countries...and where is my dopey brother?
2:36 am
sprite

aw sweetie, how worrisome. Will hold him in my prayers.
2:37 am
grannyrose

ahhh, before was pics...now is the fireworks!! still i say...WTG SPRITE!!!
2:37 am
sprite

am gonna answer your email, darling. *hugs* and sleep well, in your clean bed.
2:37 am
grannyrose

thanx sprite.
2:37 am
grannyrose

hugs and kisses to you, sprite. hope your day is kind to you. xoxox
2:58 am
marigold

or
3:11 am
grannyrose

*giggle* mari...only one or...or5/10, hin.
3:51 am
Marc Freeman

what are the stats for the 7, please?
3:52 am
grannyrose

is7/36, marc
3:54 am
Marc Freeman

could I get clue granny for the is7, please?
3:57 am
grannyrose

is + circle + he has **** to work. alternative word for went.
3:58 am
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
3:59 am
grannyrose

yay, marc
4:00 am
Marc Freeman

easy with your great clue
4:02 am
grannyrose

;-)
4:05 am
rubyfoo

gee, we could use some n's!
4:05 am
rubyfoo

and Good Morning!
4:06 am
rubyfoo

{{rosie!}}
4:06 am
grannyrose

*explosive laughter* {{hugs}} ruby.
4:07 am
Marc Freeman

un6, please?
4:10 am
Dianne

un + ripped
4:10 am
rubyfoo

hello diane and thanks
4:11 am
Marc Freeman

thanks Dianne
4:11 am
Dianne

Hi ruby and marc
4:12 am
Marc Freeman

How about the first un6?
4:12 am
Marc Freeman

hello Dianne how is everything?
4:13 am
rubyfoo

c'mon Marc, there can't b another!
4:14 am
zoozzoom

Altogether now lets do this in UN6!
4:14 am
Marc Freeman

Yes there is another un6 3 before the last un6
4:14 am
rubyfoo

{{zzoozz}} how cold is it?
4:15 am
Marc Freeman

Thanks zoozzzoom got it
4:15 am
zoozzoom

That was a clue for the first UN6 by the way.
4:15 am
rubyfoo

nice clue, tks, zzoozz
4:15 am
Anniebrook

hello hello
4:15 am
zoozzoom

Not cold here, Ruby :-)
4:16 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Annie :-)
4:16 am
rubyfoo

{{annie}}
4:16 am
zoozzoom

Should be having gales here by tomorrow.
4:16 am
rubyfoo

Frost this AM but still no more snow, so that's a good thing
4:16 am
grannyrose

g'day zooz and annie
4:16 am
Anniebrook

hi ((ruby)) and zooz...cold here
4:16 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Rose :-)
4:16 am
Anniebrook

hi rose :)
4:17 am
zoozzoom

rc, it is 04:16am in IOWA you should be in bed..lol
4:17 am
rubyfoo

I keep seeing unsu**
4:17 am
grannyrose

finally raining in earnest here. the summer storm is still happening.
4:17 am
zoozzoom

MArc*
4:17 am
rubyfoo

that is wonderful, rosie!
4:18 am
grannyrose

yes it is, ruby
4:18 am
Anniebrook

Its 5:17 am in nyc
4:18 am
zoozzoom

Do you have lots of snow too, Annie?
4:18 am
rubyfoo

too early, annie
4:18 am
grannyrose

it has been stifling here today...thank heavens for fans and a/c.
4:18 am
zoozzoom

ould be in bed too, Annie!
4:19 am
Anniebrook

I know, I got up and a 4 am and that was it. Happens a lot.
4:19 am
rubyfoo

half but must see to old Burt!
4:19 am
grannyrose

ooohhh!!! dianne...hello my dear
4:20 am
zoozzoom

That is horrible when that happanes, Annie :-(
4:20 am
grannyrose

hopefully see you later dearest ruby. if not...xoxox
4:20 am
rubyfoo

and annie is a phantom!
4:20 am
rubyfoo

*woof*
4:20 am
zoozzoom

does not happen that often to me. bUt not nice when it does.
4:20 am
Anniebrook

I'll sleep longer tonight
4:21 am
zoozzoom

Teehee! Good idea :-)
4:23 am
grannyrose

i was naughty...stayed up until after 1:30am last night, then himself started his usual nocturnal serenade at 5 am...i read until just after 6am, then slept to after 9am once i took my pain meds. then we had a pretty busy day..
4:23 am
zoozzoom

You must be ready for your bed then, Rose.
4:23 am
grannyrose

*sigh* bed still not made up with it's fresh linen...
4:24 am
zoozzoom

I find disturbed sleeping patterns like that make me non responsive during the day and in serious need of naps..lol
4:24 am
grannyrose

and yes i am zooz...going to poke himself until he gets off his chair...
4:25 am
Marc Freeman

tr6, please?
4:25 am
zoozzoom

I need that one too, Marc :-)
4:26 am
grannyrose

tr6, horse's gait , tr4/4 + sometimes vowel + first letter of not hate
4:27 am
zoozzoom

Oh another name for TNT
4:27 am
Marc Freeman

thanks granny would have never gotten that on my own
4:27 am
zoozzoom

thanks, Rose :-)
4:27 am
grannyrose

smarty pants zooz.
4:28 am
grannyrose

i am thinking it is a boy thing....lolol
4:28 am
zoozzoom

Not smart..found word from your clue..then looked up the DEF :-)
4:29 am
grannyrose

shush zooz....you are smart....
4:32 am
rubyfoo

Burt is pacing around and driving me crazy!
4:33 am
grannyrose

awww ruby....is there nothing you can do to distract him?
4:34 am
rubyfoo

short of doing a dance in front of the fire (it's not gonna happen!), there is nothing
4:34 am
grannyrose

like send him out for a tin of striped paint, or a long wait(weight)?
4:34 am
zoozzoom

Need to get going for the day.Toodle pips. Nice to see you all :-)
4:34 am
rubyfoo

I can't let him drive any more, beyond the post office and even that is scary
4:35 am
grannyrose

enjoy, zooz, mate. xoxox
4:35 am
rubyfoo

bye zzoozz
4:35 am
Anniebrook

bye zooz
4:36 am
grannyrose

poor ruby...it is so difficult...
4:37 am
rubyfoo

It could be worse LOL
4:37 am
grannyrose

hold onto that thought, my darling ruby.
4:38 am
Anniebrook

going to make coffee
4:39 am
grannyrose

enjoy, annie
4:40 am
rubyfoo

save me a cup
4:40 am
grannyrose

not for me at this time of the night...
4:41 am
grannyrose

unless....is it fresh coffee?
4:42 am
rubyfoo

70 words but nothing bigger than a 6. Back aFTR LUNCH
4:42 am
rubyfoo

*REAL WOOF*
4:42 am
grannyrose

xoxox ruby. i don't think i'll be here.
4:50 am
Marc Freeman

no6, please?
4:52 am
Anniebrook

*pours rose a fresh cup of coffee*
4:53 am
grannyrose

no6, prefix no*, meaning not + to employ something os someone
4:53 am
grannyrose

ugh...or...
4:53 am
Anniebrook

again, thanks, rose
4:54 am
grannyrose

lol....see what a cup of fresh coffe does?
4:55 am
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
4:55 am
grannyrose

*eye roll* coffee....my excuse is that it is nearly bedtime.
4:55 am
grannyrose

yay you marc and annie
4:55 am
Anniebrook

It might keeep you awake, rose, better not drink coffee this late
4:57 am
grannyrose

*giggle* not the fresh stuff. the instant is lethal. i am hanging from the light-shades at 3am.
4:57 am
Anniebrook

I dont drink instant coffee, dont like it
4:58 am
Anniebrook

ugh, K's
4:58 am
grannyrose

annie, i need it first thing in the morning...after that only freshly ground beans.
4:59 am
Anniebrook

I have 2 cups of fresh coffee in the AM and sometimes another during the day
5:00 am
grannyrose

annie, only 7 x k words. they are all ones we have seen/used before.
5:03 am
Anniebrook

just need 2 more K's, will come back to the killer k's
5:05 am
grannyrose

annie, kn4/9???
5:06 am
Anniebrook

have that one
5:06 am
Anniebrook

aha! K's killed
5:07 am
Anniebrook

ki 6 was my last K
5:08 am
grannyrose

whoot, annie. nicely played
5:08 am
Anniebrook

:)
5:09 am
Anniebrook

going to the kitchen for another cup of coffee
5:11 am
grannyrose

is the loo on the way???
5:12 am
Anniebrook

back, no, rose, the loo is the other way
5:12 am
Anniebrook

It is 6:12 am here and still pitch dark
5:14 am
Anniebrook

rose, has the heat abated a little where you are?
5:14 am
grannyrose

it is 10:14pm here.....
5:14 am
grannyrose

yes annie....for which i am so thankful...
5:15 am
Anniebrook

I can handle cold weather but heat does me in
5:19 am
grannyrose

annie.....ditto me.
5:28 am
Anniebrook

rose, sweet dreams.
5:32 am
grannyrose

hope you have an amazing day, annie. nighty-night. xoxox
5:42 am
crosshair

Good morning from the great White North! tis minus 30 with the wind chill this morning and we are due for more blinding snow squalls off the bay!:) Guess I have to cancel my skinny-dipping plans:(
5:43 am
Lizlin

Hi Crossy - so winter finally set in.
5:43 am
crosshair

Yup:)
5:44 am
Lizlin

Sympathy!!!!
5:44 am
crosshair

it is not so bad. I no longer need ice cubes to keep my drink cold:)
5:45 am
jwr

crossy, sounds like you could use a sauna
5:45 am
crosshair

And I have not been bitten by a mosquito all month:)
5:45 am
Lizlin

True but think about all the extra electricity to heat a kettle!!! Or maybe not.
5:45 am
jwr

ha
5:46 am
Lizlin

Funny you should say that. also haven't been bitten by a mosquito recently - and that's unusual. They seem to like my English blood.
5:46 am
jwr

Do you have to go outside a lot?
5:46 am
crosshair

lol, they love my thick limey blood as well
5:47 am
Lizlin

lol
5:47 am
crosshair

Not too much today,jwr. Just have to drive to classes and a meeting in the afternoon, folowed by a DDS appt for the mrs
5:48 am
jwr

but no shoveling snow? chopping ice off the sidewalk>
5:52 am
crosshair

Well, other than scraping all the ice and snow off the car, no. I have someone else to do the driveway and sidewalks
5:56 am
jwr

good for you. I've been remembering all those winter chores (Colorado), but also the after-snow world: crystal clear skies, powerful sunshine that sucked the snow off the roads, crispy crunchy walking sounds, the way voices are amplified.
6:01 am
Lizlin

16 left for tomorrow. Not seeing any more words right now. Have a good day.
6:01 am
jwr

Bye Liz
6:04 am
jwr

I'm one past half - that's my stopping point. Stay warm and dry, Crossy. Hold out for the chinook winds (if you get those in February).
6:08 am
crosshair

Sadly, we do not get those warm Chinooks this far east:(
6:08 am
TheLegend

n eon
6:08 am
crosshair

We must dig in till spring thaw now:)
6:35 am
crosshair

ok... now I have seen everything:( They are now marketing candy for kids that is designed and packaged to look exactly like crystal meth...
6:36 am
ladycece920

what is wrong with companies??
6:36 am
crosshair

Makes the candy cigarettes we had as kids look pretty tame.
6:37 am
ladycece920

one evil for a newer one
6:42 am
sukee

Good morning
6:42 am
MollyL

Well to be fair, they have been making rock candy for years. The blue stuff has probably gotten popular since Breaking Bad.
6:46 am
crosshair

But packaged in test tubes and offered in evidence bags with police evidence locket tags on them is pushing it a bit :)
6:46 am
crosshair

locker
6:48 am
crosshair

But they would not offer it if there was no market for it i suppose.
6:55 am
MollyL

The most amusing item I have seen is the Bathing Bad blue bath crystals, complete with the periodic table logo from Breaking Bad.
7:57 am
grant

clue for no5/14, anyone?
8:00 am
MollyL

Ends with the last three of what LP records are made of
8:00 am
MollyL

As in what you play on a record player
8:02 am
grant

thanks molly
8:03 am
MollyL

The word was in yesterday's grid also. We are getting a lot of repeats lately, especially the littlest one of the litter. I think that has been in several recent grids.
8:04 am
phaeton

stats for the bottom E pls
8:07 am
Jen34

eo 5/10
8:07 am
NANCY

eo 5
8:09 am
phaeton

ty
8:26 am
Trifioso

good morning friends
8:58 am
Judi

Good morning, Babblers. And a special prayer goes out to our friends in France.
9:00 am
MollyL

Yes, nasty business over there.
9:01 am
Judi

Killing people over cartoons. Thanks again, radical Islamists!
9:04 am
MollyL

Yes, the insanity continues.
9:19 am
josephjames

apparently a white supremacist also attempted to bomb an NAACP office in CO yesterday but some gasoline failed to ignite so the explosion ended up being minor and nobody was hurt.
9:20 am
Judi

Read about that too, JJ. There are haters everywhere.
9:20 am
jmcnrick

hi all
9:21 am
Judi

Hiya, JMC!
9:21 am
jmcnrick

i don't mind haters so much if they didn't have access to weapons. . . then the hate just harms them
9:24 am
josephjames

i actually have more symptathy for the muslims in this instance. i mean, they are mad about images of mohammed, rather than just someone's mere existence.
9:24 am
josephjames

it seems like a teeny teeny bit less stupid.
9:25 am
jmcnrick

"There is nothing in this life that is so serious that there isn't an element of humor in it" rev. Dietrich Bonhoeffer from Nazi prison
9:25 am
josephjames

right well *i* think that and *you* think that but i recognize that some people in the world have trouble with it...
9:26 am
jmcnrick

right because 11 lives are a fair payment for a sacrilegious act. . .
9:26 am
josephjames

i don't know, maybe muslims are allowed to like, TELL jokes about mohammed, they just can't DRAW him? or is all humor banned?
9:26 am
Judi

And yet, the same magazine managed not to be attacked by Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. The magazine makes fun of all religions. The radicals feel thatthey must exact violent revenge against those who offend their prophet. WACKOS!
9:27 am
jmcnrick

i am not suggesting that i think you are supporting their action. . . just suggesting that they may have had some basis for the act. . .
9:27 am
jmcnrick

*you are* just suggesting etc.
9:28 am
josephjames

no of course i don't support it. i just think... i don't know what i think. i think that from a Western value system ALL of it is stupid. but if we fail to recognize that they have a different value system... i mean the old adage is "know thy enemy", right?
9:28 am
jmcnrick

i never heard a joke from any of my muslim friends about the prophet. . . .and there are acceptable non-humor pictures of him . . .
9:29 am
josephjames

no that can't be right, non-humor pictures - it's totally not allowed to have any image of him
9:29 am
josephjames

but when you combine the image with the humor i guess it's that much worse?
9:31 am
Judi

There is no excuse for intolerance of satire, humor and the opinions of others. There's this thing called "peaceful protest". If you don't like it or are offended, march, write a letter. Don't shoot people or blow things up.
9:31 am
Book Doctor Gwen

hi all. nice to see we can talk about hot button issues without blowing each other up!
9:31 am
josephjames

i just figure that since what we want is for people of all different types to live in the world in peace, our best chance of getting there, getting people from other cultures on board with that, is to start by understanding where they are coming from, so we can find common ground in order to make progress.
9:31 am
jmcnrick

i understood that is what you are saying but it is a slippery slope. . . i have friends--women friends--who think we should tolerate clitirus (sp?) mutilation because "its their value system" yet they would never accept slavery even if it was acceptable according to religious doctrines (including Christian mind you)
9:32 am
jmcnrick

haha hi book we usually can. . . . *hides uzi*
9:32 am
josephjames

no, i am not saying we tolerate these things, just that we understand where they are coming from. if i know where you are coming from, i have a much better chance of "speaking your language" and persuading you effectively to behave differently.
9:33 am
jmcnrick

wow the spelling errors are truly abundant in that last comment of mine. . . haha
9:33 am
Book Doctor Gwen

whenever i hear people (Murricans) lumping all Muslims together, i remember that the Ku Klux Klan does not represent Christians any more than terrorist Muslims represent Muslims
9:34 am
josephjames

luckily nobody here has been doing that gwen :)
9:34 am
jmcnrick

you are absolutely right joseph. . . there is actually an entire field of study about that called conflict transformation. . .
9:34 am
Book Doctor Gwen

i just like saying it 8 - )
9:34 am
Judi

The problem is, JJ, that radical Islamists do not want to understand or co-exist with those who do not believe that Allah is the only God. It is their way (strict adherence to their interpretation of the Koran) or expulsion from society and/or death.
9:35 am
josephjames

i mean i guess it's similar to how the actual interrigators say that torture doesn't work
9:35 am
josephjames

interrogators?
9:35 am
josephjames

yes that looks righter
9:35 am
jmcnrick

haha glad i am not the only one with a bad case of typonese
9:36 am
Book Doctor Gwen

if your goal is good data, then no, it doesn't work. however, if your goal is terrorism, it works great
9:36 am
josephjames

sure, there will always be radicals who refuse to change in any way and are crazy. but, when we act like their whole culture isn't worth understanding then the radicals have an easier time getting the MODERATES to tolerate their violence.
9:37 am
jmcnrick

.. .and the moderates may become more radical. . .
9:37 am
Book Doctor Gwen

there are radicals and crazies on the fringe of every movement and organization. the danger is assuming that they speak for the whole movement
9:37 am
Judi

Moderates = easily corrupted, uneducated, easily radicalized... sheep.
9:38 am
jmcnrick

haha not all moderates. . . that is what i consider myself
9:38 am
jmcnrick

now that we have solved the world's problems: stats for the right hand column O please
9:39 am
Book Doctor Gwen

or lumping in moderates with sheep, that's a bit harsh
9:39 am
Book Doctor Gwen

both those Os are empty -- you mean left clumn?
9:39 am
Book Doctor Gwen

or5/10
9:39 am
jmcnrick

er. . . left. . . .
9:40 am
jmcnrick

actually there is some sociological basis for believing the center is swayed. . . .
9:40 am
Judi

There are good Muslims. This is a fact. However, most Muslims live in fear of speaking out or condeming acts of terror committed by those who also claim to be Muslims. This fear is part of the weapon of radical Islam.
9:40 am
josephjames

well it's partly harsh and partly accurate. i think most moderates will generally opt for doing nothing, staying out of the fray. but, if radical elements are in power and order them to do things (ie nazi germany) they can be easily made to do things that they wouldn't on their own - as the milgram electric shock experiments showed.
9:42 am
Book Doctor Gwen

a moderate is one who has a position. you are talking about the apathetic
9:42 am
Book Doctor Gwen

momomomwowowowororororotototot
9:42 am
josephjames

well when you're looking at a distance at a whole society, they can be hard to tell apart
9:42 am
Book Doctor Gwen

tesing keyboard, oops
9:43 am
jmcnrick

historically before wars the majority of the population opposes war. . . in the last few months before a war, after a certain amount of whipping up by the powers that be (including Goering mind you--i am not bashing the US here) more and more people become in support of the war. . . after the war begins the vast majority support it until it go** on for several years and then gradually people begin to oppose war again. . .
9:43 am
Book Doctor Gwen

just fixed the O key and it works, hooray
9:43 am
jmcnrick

teasing? ;-)
9:43 am
josephjames

i like the new word, gwen
9:43 am
Judi

They are only moderate until they swing one way or the other. I don't even like the term "moderate". It is not terribly descriptive of one's true views.
9:43 am
jmcnrick

i always found that historical fact interesting
9:43 am
Book Doctor Gwen

no, i was Tasing the keyboard LOL
9:43 am
jmcnrick

wtg book
9:44 am
jmcnrick

haha
9:44 am
Book Doctor Gwen

fascists are very good at controlling public opinion. nazis and bush ii administration, both did very well. remember the "Terror Alert Scale" ??
9:45 am
josephjames

So while we've been having this discussion has anyone found the 7 or the 8?
9:45 am
jmcnrick

it lasted until everyone noticed it was always on orange alert. . .
9:45 am
periwinkle

hi all. help with left column O pls
9:45 am
Book Doctor Gwen

no, i was tasing things
9:45 am
jmcnrick

i was too busy trying to write deep chatter. . . :)
9:46 am
josephjames

O: do you like eating a C****H game hen?
9:46 am
Book Doctor Gwen

to be fair, they did actually change the Terror Alert level several times, but it never went al the way down to "green"
9:46 am
periwinkle

ty jj
9:46 am
jmcnrick

0r5/10 i was told peri
9:46 am
periwinkle

got it jmc
9:46 am
jmcnrick

ty joseph
9:46 am
Judi

It's hardly fair to compare nazis and facicsts with the Bush administration. The Terror Alert Scale was in direct response to the terror attacks of Septemter 11th. As was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
9:47 am
Book Doctor Gwen

when Christians get together and try to pass laws that ban early abortion, or gay marriage, or flag burning, I don't think they represent all Christians either
9:47 am
jmcnrick

well i do think that the equation of bush with the nazi's is a little harsh but we did loose a lot of freedoms in the name of security. . .
9:48 am
jmcnrick

*lose
9:48 am
Book Doctor Gwen

actually, almost nothing the bush admin did was in direct response to 9/11
9:48 am
MollyL

Security, by it's very nature, restricts freedom.
9:48 am
jmcnrick

*sigh* i should just shut up. . . my spelling is so bad today it even annoys me. . .
9:49 am
jmcnrick

well personally molls i prefers the freedom. . . .
9:49 am
Book Doctor Gwen

on the day after the attack, they started blaming saddam hussein. they were delusional from the start
9:50 am
Judi

I for one don't mind waiting a little longer in security lines at the airport. I don't mind having security cameras in subways and other public places. I don't commit crimes, so I have nothing to hide. Do I want to be watched all the time? No. Do I feel more secure? You betcha.
9:50 am
Book Doctor Gwen

back to the grid for me
9:50 am
MollyL

I believe Judi said that The Department of Homeland Security and The Terror Alert scale were in response to September 11th.
9:51 am
Judi

Yeah. I've raved long enough to BDG. Time to sip some coffee and take some deep breaths.
9:51 am
jmcnrick

i don't feel more secure. . . the whole shoe thing is scientific BS. . . guns continue to get on planes. . . and members of the Homeland Security often take advantage of their position. . .
9:52 am
jmcnrick

sorry if you need deep breaths over the conversation. . . i thought it was interesting. . .
9:52 am
jmcnrick

i will behave. . .
9:53 am
Judi

And yet, there are so many terror plots that have been thwarted. I know this for a fact because I work in a police station and we get bulletins from FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, etc. etc. The extra security has and still DOES work.
9:54 am
Judi

*deep, calming breaths*
9:55 am
MollyL

Sadly, we never hear about the ones that were thwarted because that is not the incendiary stuff the liberal media likes to print
9:55 am
jmcnrick

hahahahahahahahaha
9:55 am
Judi

Amen to that Molly. If it doesn't bleed, it doesn't lead.
9:57 am
josephjames

that doesn't make sense
9:57 am
josephjames

the government and fox news would have plenty of incentive to publicize thwarted attacks
9:58 am
Judi

There have been some press releases over the years. Plot to bomb a bridge in Cleveland, plot by terrorists to enter the US from Canada, plotters captured in Buffalo, NY. There are many, many more.
9:59 am
Judi

I believe most people pay attention to those types of reporst (and they damn well should). However, people have longer memories about more sensational type news.
10:00 am
josephjames

well that's nobody's fault, just human nature. and it cuts both ways.
10:00 am
Judi

It's just human nature to pay attention to the gorey, lurid and violent goings on of the world.
10:01 am
Judi

And Kim Kardashian's butt. Who doesn't want to know about that?
10:01 am
josephjames

So... 7 or 8? Nobody?
10:02 am
Judi

Is7.
10:02 am
Judi

No8.
10:02 am
josephjames

Great thank you
10:02 am
Judi

Time for a break. *POOF*
10:08 am
josephjames

I suppose NO8 starts with NON but then you could add almost anything
10:12 am
wvteach

does NOT start with non
10:12 am
Alleyn58

CANNOT FATHOM NO8 - idiot's clue please
10:13 am
Uneaixoise

me too!
10:14 am
josephjames

ok i got it from morewords.com
10:15 am
wvteach

NO + ripped + form of verb to be
10:15 am
josephjames

it is no* true that the earth is the fourth planet from the sun + OR5
10:15 am
Uneaixoise

ooohhh . . . no + ripped + he punched him with his f**t
10:15 am
kje

ty
10:15 am
josephjames

It's fun when we all think of different clues
10:16 am
Uneaixoise

:-)
10:16 am
wvteach

but at least they all agree :)
10:17 am
josephjames

that does help
10:17 am
Alleyn58

Does it come from top n?
10:18 am
wvteach

yes
10:18 am
josephjames

uh, yes i think it does
10:21 am
Alleyn58

Phew!
10:24 am
MLFAN17

First column o?
10:24 am
jmcnrick

ty jj and une
10:24 am
rururocks

Violent cluing?
10:24 am
jmcnrick

or5/10
10:25 am
rururocks

Une has been watching too many Taken movies
10:25 am
jmcnrick

ru you are falling down on the job. . . only 4 groans and its already 7 days into the year!
10:26 am
rururocks

I know jm. It has been a tough crowd
10:26 am
MLFAN17

jmc clue please?
10:26 am
jmcnrick

tssk
10:27 am
wvteach

OR 5 - last part of ripped + form of verb to be
10:27 am
jmcnrick

a c*****h game hen
10:27 am
rururocks

Not from lack of trying however.
10:27 am
jmcnrick

clue stolen from jj
10:27 am
jmcnrick

well i am glad you are making efforts. . .
10:27 am
MLFAN17

ty wv
10:28 am
wvteach

yvw
10:28 am
jmcnrick

so if i come to the SF area this spring (it's there or Houston) would I be able to get drinks with you and kje?
10:28 am
rururocks

Sure
10:28 am
kje

of course!
10:29 am
jmcnrick

:) that weighs in favor of SF. . . .
10:29 am
MLFAN17

5th column bottom e stats or clue please?
10:29 am
jmcnrick

i have been falling down on my meeting babblers task lately. . . .
10:29 am
wvteach

EO 5/10
10:29 am
kje

eo5/10, mlf
10:29 am
rururocks

Thats everyday for doc..so i can come along for the ride
10:30 am
MLFAN17

ty kje
10:30 am
MLFAN17

nb t
10:30 am
MLFAN17

nbt
10:30 am
jmcnrick

too cryptic. . . no wonder there aren't more groans. . .
10:30 am
kje

fw for me... I'm off to work - hagd all
10:30 am
jmcnrick

wtg mlf!
10:30 am
jmcnrick

wtg kje! nice to have seen you
10:30 am
MLFAN17

ty jmc
10:32 am
rururocks

That wasnt pun intended..i just like pulling kje's chain
10:32 am
MLFAN17

stats for any 6 please?
10:32 am
car.eeyore

in 6/21
10:32 am
zoozzoom

UN6/21
10:33 am
zoozzoom

UN 6/21 x2 in fact.
10:33 am
zoozzoom

TR 6/24
10:34 am
MLFAN17

ty i found a un 6/21
10:35 am
MLFAN17

is 7 clue please?
10:36 am
rururocks

Oj's glove beginning plus to have left
10:37 am
rururocks

Oj is starting to looking as creepy as Bill Cosby these days
10:37 am
zoozzoom

I used to love the pilbury adverts, Ru..lol
10:38 am
MLFAN17

is NO 8 a common word?
10:38 am
rururocks

I need to get one for my dash board
10:39 am
zoozzoom

Depends if you are an avid bird lover, Mlf.
10:40 am
zoozzoom

That would be cool, Ru!
10:40 am
rururocks

No is common if you don't fly in New Zealand
10:41 am
zoozzoom

So is yes common if you do fly in New Zealand :-)
10:43 am
rururocks

I thought it was flightless?
10:43 am
zoozzoom

The bird is.
10:44 am
zoozzoom

I was just being silly with the words No and Yes..don't worry.Just my silly sense of humour ;-)
10:45 am
rururocks

Oh
10:45 am
zoozzoom

*Lead Balloon* Moment.
10:47 am
rururocks

Well i just fell on my platypus
10:47 am
zoozzoom

Antisnog- Someone against mouth to mouth kissing :-)
10:48 am
zoozzoom

Poor thing. hope it's bill is OK!
10:49 am
zoozzoom

its*
10:50 am
hego

Would like to add one to Ru's groan collection re the platypus.
10:50 am
zoozzoom

Beginning to think I have a weird sense of humour!
10:50 am
hego

That's a good thing Zooz.
10:50 am
hego

definite plus.
10:51 am
zoozzoom

I agree, Hego :-)
10:51 am
hego

:D
10:51 am
rururocks

Beginning?
10:51 am
rururocks

Lol
10:51 am
zoozzoom

Ahh shut up you!
10:51 am
zoozzoom

:-)
10:51 am
Book Doctor Gwen

what do you call a feline twirling a dish on a stick?
10:51 am
rururocks

Ha
10:52 am
hego

no idea Gwen
10:52 am
zoozzoom

Don't know, BDG...What?
10:52 am
Book Doctor Gwen

a platy puss !!
10:52 am
zoozzoom

LOL
10:52 am
hego

groooan.
10:52 am
zoozzoom

LOve it!
10:53 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(takes a deep bow with flourishes and goes back to the grid)
10:53 am
hego

waving
10:55 am
zoozzoom

BDG question about books for you..What is the difference between a collectors edition and a normal edition..Bought a copy of Angie Sage Septimus Heap Fyre the other day and it is a fisrst edition collectors edition. But As far as I can see it looks no different to the normal edition?
10:56 am
zoozzoom

I know about the first edition part..just could not see any difference between so called normal and collectors edition.
10:57 am
Book Doctor Gwen

zoozzoom, there is no *exact* definition for "collector's edition" -- it's a term any publisher can slap on any book. sometimes it means that it was manufactured with better materials, or special illustrations, or something like that, but there is no guarantee
10:57 am
hego

did you try Google?
10:57 am
hego

Interesting Gwen.
10:57 am
zoozzoom

Thank you, BDG I thought that was going to be the case.
10:58 am
Book Doctor Gwen

also, DO NOT assume you have a first edition just because it says it's a first edition. There are MANY times when this is not true either. Yes, there are some unscrupulous (or lazy) publishers out there who do this
10:58 am
zoozzoom

eah tried, Google, Hego. But there are so mnay different outcomes, I could not make heads or tails of it.
10:59 am
hego

We don't need them, we have Gwen. :)
10:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen

best thing to do with it, if you really want answers, is to take it to your local used book dealer. In most cases you can get a free appraisal (not a formal, written one, just verbal) from a reputable used book dealer
10:59 am
zoozzoom

I agree with you entirely about the first edition part. The shop selling it said it was a 1st/1st but to me the ISBN seems to tell me a different story.
11:00 am
Book Doctor Gwen

may i ask the title, author, and publisher? i might be able to give you more definite info if you are willing to share
11:00 am
zoozzoom

Good idea, Gwen. will do that with some of my 1st/1st editions of the harry potter books i have.
11:01 am
MollyL

*Wins bet with self*
11:01 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(oh dear) you should be aware that only a Harry Potter "1" will have any significant value in a first edition. the later vols not so much
11:02 am
zoozzoom

Author: Angie Sage; Collector's edition Septimus Heap Fyre. Publisher Bloomsbury ISBN 978 1 4088 37726
11:02 am
Book Doctor Gwen

harry potter "7" had a first printing of something like 12 million units. Just sayin'.
11:02 am
zoozzoom

also 13579108642
11:03 am
Book Doctor Gwen

okay, gimme a sec
11:03 am
zoozzoom

I was told that the numbers for it to be a first edition should read either 12345678910 or reverse of that.
11:03 am
zoozzoom

I bet with you, Molly..lol
11:03 am
zoozzoom

It is also signed by the author too.
11:04 am
Book Doctor Gwen

appears to be a title that was published in 2013. so, you can't rule it out for having an isbn. thed had isbns in 2013.
11:04 am
zoozzoom

It is also hand written o a page that it is 142 out of 1400...What ever that is supposed to mean.
11:05 am
Book Doctor Gwen

zoozzoom, i think you are mising up the isbn with the number line
11:05 am
zoozzoom

I was told the number line tells you if it is a first edition or not..is that not the case?
11:05 am
Book Doctor Gwen

okay, zoom, you have a *limited edition* of 1400 and your book is #142. this is the same as having a number and signed artist's print
11:06 am
zoozzoom

I know soe books will just say First inseie.
11:06 am
zoozzoom

inside*
11:06 am
Book Doctor Gwen

okay, first fact you need to know is, every publisher indicates first editions in its own way.
11:07 am
zoozzoom

Yeah i can understand that..lol
11:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen

your signed, limited edition is better than a first edition. in fact, it is not even on the same level as a first edition. so, keep it clean and dry and safe.
11:08 am
Book Doctor Gwen

every tiny bit of samage will lower its valyue. do not eat while you read it, do not use it for a cup holder
11:08 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(damage, not samage)
11:09 am
zoozzoom

I will..Thank you, Gwen. I am a bit fussy with my books. I even try and keep the humidity the same..lol A bit over the top but I love my books..lol
11:09 am
zoozzoom

Stop laughing you lot out there.
11:09 am
Book Doctor Gwen

also, be aware, your unit may well have the same isbn as the trade edition (the regular edition). this is unimportant. you have the limitation statement and the author's autograph.
11:10 am
zoozzoom

You have been most helpful, Gwen. Sorry for taking you away from your babble time. But it was much appreciated!
11:11 am
Book Doctor Gwen

once an author gets to be famous (as determined by that author's publisher) they often make a signed, limited edition at the same time as the trade edition. for stephen king, for example, there is a signed, limited edition of just about all of his titles. they are valuable because they are limited to only 1400 (or whatever) copies
11:11 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(and of course signed by the author)
11:12 am
Book Doctor Gwen

no, i'm happy to help. 8-)
11:12 am
zoozzoom

I get a copy of a catalouge for rare books and some of those inside advertised are going for around £40 thousand plus!
11:13 am
Book Doctor Gwen

a bit out of my price range!
11:13 am
zoozzoom

LOL you and be both then, Gwen!
11:13 am
zoozzoom

But i love looking through it none the less.
11:14 am
Book Doctor Gwen

most i ever paid for one book was $250
11:14 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(and I will be happy to part with it for $500) LOL
11:15 am
zoozzoom

Well that is your profession so yeah I can understand you wanting to part with it for a better price..lol
11:16 am
zoozzoom

Do you ever get books in that you kind of miss when it finally sells?
11:16 am
rururocks

I have a few first editions.. it's kind of fun to own some
11:16 am
Book Doctor Gwen

most of 'em, yeah
11:17 am
rururocks

*wonders if Gwen pets her books*
11:17 am
Book Doctor Gwen

i should point out that i do mostly nonfiction, and in nonfiction, the question often is, do you have the newest edition
11:17 am
rururocks

or gives them each their separate rooms
11:17 am
zoozzoom

Yes i agree, Ruru. It is very hard to try and explain to people why you love books so much..lol
11:17 am
zoozzoom

Way over the top, Ru! lol
11:18 am
Book Doctor Gwen

books are knowledge. knowledge is power. in a good way, of course
11:18 am
zoozzoom

I know, Gwen, I have looked on your website :-)
11:18 am
zoozzoom

Ditto, Gwen!
11:19 am
zoozzoom

OK I have took up a lot of the chat log..Diving back in to find some of these hiding words.
11:20 am
Book Doctor Gwen

and i'm off, orders to fill . . .
11:20 am
zoozzoom

Thanks once again, Gwen.
11:47 am
gemini_J13

I need another n
11:54 am
wvteach

Do you know which one you need?
12:35 pm
mixi6

no8?
12:48 pm
MollyL

no + ripped + last two letters of Mr Kringle's first name
1:27 pm
rubyfoo

I just watched the news, having had no idea about the Paris attack. I am sick about it
1:32 pm
Uneaixoise

ruby i've been watching Al Jazeera all day :-(
1:36 pm
Uneaixoise

BRB
1:49 pm
sukee

Hello all
2:34 pm
crosshair

Howdy everyone. Just found out about the Paris terrorist attack. Sending out prayers to all affected, and I hope the people responsible for this slaughter are caught soon so they may be held accountable for their crimes to the fullest extent of the law :(
2:56 pm
Uneaixoise

hey crossy
2:59 pm
crosshair

howdy, une
3:22 pm
godthaab

What happened in Paris?
3:23 pm
hego

Newspaper attacked by gunmen. 12 people killed.
3:24 pm
godthaab

Do they know who did it?
3:24 pm
MollyL

http://www.cnn.com/
3:24 pm
hego

not that I've heard.
3:30 pm
godthaab

Molly - thanks.
3:42 pm
crosshair

CNN up till quite recently used to be my go-to for world news delivered electronically, but of late they have been swinging towards almost all-video format for their news reporting. I prefer a more electronic newspaper- style with pictures. I guess I am not quite ready to abandon a newspaper format just yet:/
3:44 pm
MollyL

Well, I am even more ancient. I still read a real newspaper every day.
3:51 pm
crosshair

I still enjoy what my son calls "dead-tree" papers:)
3:52 pm
MollyL

I am a great lover of trees, but I can still see the need for paper. It's all about replanting what gets harvested.
3:53 pm
crosshair

yes, it is all about replanting...assuming it is done properly.
3:56 pm
crosshair

Anyways, my mind is too fried from researching Elizabethan era playwrights today to deeply examine the pluses and minuses of newspapers and books v.s digital media.. think I shall grab a cuppa, and see how this grid plays out..brb
4:02 pm
crosshair

Marlowe, Beaumont, Fletcher, Middleton, and Jonson are going to drive me nuts:(... mmm.. tea...
4:20 pm
doseffing

...try Udall ... at least he was funny .... read "Ralph Roister Doister"
4:24 pm
doseffing

.. gotta go ... back later for the list ... luck to all
4:35 pm
Uneaixoise

gunmen not yet arrested, but identified
4:37 pm
MollyL

Girl reporter Une, live from the scene...details at 11...
4:38 pm
Uneaixoise

une, glued to al jazeera all day . . .
4:43 pm
Uneaixoise

une, dreading taking pups out to pee -- already in teens . . . going down to arctic temps and staying there for a couple of days . . . brrrrrr
4:49 pm
PaulN

birds, chemicals, and foreign origins
4:50 pm
pippingeek

tomorrow going to be wretched, but at least here it will calm down a bit after that
4:50 pm
Uneaixoise

first un6 please? my last word . . .
4:50 pm
PaulN

but i guess words HAVE foreign origins..
4:51 pm
PaulN

first un6... all together now
4:51 pm
pippingeek

ty paul!
4:52 pm
PaulN

no problem. congratulations on finishing.
4:52 pm
pippingeek

oh i'm not a finisher, i only have 15 words, but i hope une will find the clue useful as well
4:54 pm
Uneaixoise

tx paul -- FW! :-)
4:54 pm
pippingeek

hooray une!
4:59 pm
MollyL

Une, same weather here. It's horrid.
5:17 pm
Uneaixoise

whew -- all pups have peed -- quickly!! LOL That wind is really killer . . .
5:18 pm
pippingeek

that's the bonus, they don't want to be out any more than you do
5:18 pm
Uneaixoise

no kidding :-)
5:19 pm
cybernan

hello everyone
5:19 pm
pippingeek

hi nan!
5:23 pm
Lizlin

Hi all - Hi Nan - hope you're feeling OK.
5:25 pm
cybernan

hi liz -- still awfully sore, but the sugery went well.
5:25 pm
Lizlin

Glad to hear the surgery went well. Now just hope that the healing is quick. Hopefully you've got all the medication you need to help with the soreness.
5:26 pm
cybernan

yes - have the meds
5:26 pm
Lizlin

Well, don't try to be brave. Take what you need. But now I won't lecture - you don't need that!
5:30 pm
cybernan

have to balance it, liz -- anything with morphine or codeine gives me nausea, so I mix a 1/2 dose cocktail with gravol and hope to come up with something that minimizes the pain to tolerable levels without making me too sick.
5:31 pm
Lizlin

Nausea is a good thing to avoid!
5:31 pm
Lizlin

Are you home already?
5:31 pm
cybernan

also have a cryo-cuff that allows me to ice the area 24/7
5:32 pm
Lizlin

That sounds really nice.
5:32 pm
cybernan

I think it certainly allows the healing to go at a faster pace.
5:33 pm
Lizlin

I would imagine so - the cold should reduce swelling, I'd think.
5:33 pm
cybernan

yes - was discharged this am (4:33 pm here now)
5:33 pm
Lizlin

Fireworks
5:33 pm
cybernan

grats liz
5:34 pm
Lizlin

They must be really happy with you. It's much better being home. And thanks :)
5:34 pm
Lizlin

Any clues before I go?
5:34 pm
cybernan

I'm off as well -- need to do some mobility exercises, then a snooze - the next 5 days can'
5:35 pm
cybernan

t go fast enough
5:35 pm
Lizlin

Have a good evening and be well.
5:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

nan?
5:58 pm
MollyL

Wow, you know there are a lot of ignorant people in the world when the forecast is for temperatures below zero and the weather guy has to remind people to bring their pets inside.
6:00 pm
penquis

yup....ours warned parents to dress their kids warmly....
6:00 pm
penquis

i am done... :oD
6:00 pm
MollyL

It's been below 20 here today and I saw teenagers walking around in only hooded sweatshirts. Crazy.
6:01 pm
penquis

same here....saw some adults with only a sweater on, too....i looked like Charley Brown....
6:03 pm
MollyL

I always laugh when I see people wearing ear muffs but no hat. No clue as to how much heat escapes their head.
6:04 pm
penquis

I almost always wear knit hats in winter....i do NOT like getting cold...
6:06 pm
MollyL

Must be hard living in Maine if you don't like the cold.
6:07 pm
penquis

it makes me appreciate the spring, summer and fall...
6:07 pm
penquis

i had my glass of Dry Sac when i got home today....that helped!
6:08 pm
MollyL

Ah, a wee glass of sherry
6:12 pm
penquis

yup....gets the chill out of my bones...
6:16 pm
pippingeek

i just had a big bowl of chili. same effect, minus the headache
6:21 pm
periwinkle

very cold here too. I will not go to my exercises classes tomorrow.
6:22 pm
periwinkle

and we got some snow yesterday
6:22 pm
pippingeek

i will, but only because I just joined a new gym and it will be practically on my way home - an extra two block walk, it's perfect!
6:22 pm
penquis

i have to have my car serviced tomorrow and I have to go to a meeting at the new YMCA here....glad i bought those silk longjohns last week!
6:23 pm
pippingeek

good long underwear is the best
6:23 pm
periwinkle

in6 pls
6:23 pm
MollyL

So sad to get headaches from a good glass of something alcoholic.
6:23 pm
penquis

yes...
6:24 pm
pippingeek

i have two long underwear shirts, one silk and one not, and have been wearing them both under everything
6:24 pm
penquis

well i am heading out.....my jigsaw puzzle is calling my name....
6:24 pm
pippingeek

enjoy!
6:24 pm
penquis

thanks....bye!
6:24 pm
periwinkle

NM
6:28 pm
periwinkle

helo folks
6:29 pm
periwinkle

hello even
6:29 pm
pippingeek

hiya peri
6:30 pm
periwinkle

pippin, how is your job searching coming along?
6:31 pm
pippingeek

still waiting to see if a couple schools invite me to interview, and still waiting to hear back from my dream school
6:31 pm
periwinkle

I will keep my fingers crossed and will send positive thoughts your way too
6:31 pm
pippingeek

it will be what it will be
6:31 pm
pippingeek

i like luck and positive thoughts, thanks!
6:31 pm
periwinkle

:)
6:39 pm
periwinkle

first un6 pls
6:43 pm
periwinkle

nm
7:10 pm
stidgmere

Does anyone have a clue for the no 8, 40?
7:12 pm
Minveryork

An no 8/40 word no + to 4/4 + the present tense of to be.
7:12 pm
maggiej

Lickety's clues won't load for me ... anyone else having that issue?
7:12 pm
stidgmere

Hi minver!! thanks for the clue, I shall try to solve it.
7:14 pm
maggiej

nm they came up
7:18 pm
stidgmere

ty minveryork!! Clue worked once i used the correct to/4!!
7:23 pm
Minveryork

I jumped on 4/4 the computer and I su 4/9 my teeth in the grid when I got home from work. Took me ae 5/10 to do grid,but I am down to 3 words left. Now here is a story.Tonite we are in5/10duced to award season with the People's Choice Awards. I'm to4/4 over who should win best actor, Brad Pitt or Mark Wahlberg. However, I am un 6/21 over who should win best actress. I believe Angelina Jolie deserves to win the victo4/6.I'm looking forward to watching Golden Globe Awards. Who knows what nu5/16 stunts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will pull I wonder if they had to ru 4/5 them into hosting again. I like watching these shows, however,I don't watch the To 4/6 Awards. Theater does not interest me.Out of all the award shows on TV, no 4/4 of them are as good as the Oscar Awards.Hubby has go4/6 into a rage over my babbling and is causing a ry4/6.He is yelling at me in a nasty to4/4 so I will give him a tu4/5 on the computer. I'm going to get off my an4/5 and go make myself a tu 4/5 fish sandwich for lunch tomorrow. Then I am going to watch "The People's Choice Awards" to see who will win best original so4/6 and other awards.I will be back here again tomorrow with my no4/4 buried in the grid
7:35 pm
mkg

min you are so cute.
7:35 pm
mkg

i need a clue for the 8 please and the 7. ty. need stats too for those.
7:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

which to4/4. min?
7:39 pm
BzznBea

to4 - not together
7:40 pm
BzznBea

is7/36
7:40 pm
mkg

ty bea. any clues?
7:41 pm
BzznBea

no8/40 see mins clue at 7:12
7:41 pm
mkg

ty
7:41 pm
72 Temple Owl

to4 meaning apart?
7:41 pm
72 Temple Owl

nm
7:41 pm
mkg

i got the no word and wow. that is a weird word i never saw before.
7:42 pm
BzznBea

is7/36 - is + vowel + left
7:42 pm
BzznBea

Yes, to.
7:42 pm
mkg

to: past tense of what you do to paper: you can cut it or you can rip it or you can T*** it in half. past tense of the T***.
7:43 pm
mkg

wow i dont get the left part of the clue. as in i left the party? or my left side? or liberal left?
7:44 pm
mkg

i got the left. and the word. ty bea. left as in to depart........ty.
7:45 pm
mkg

need two more clues please. the O word first column, second row please and the E word last column 5th row. ty.
7:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am struggling. that got me a 6,not a 7.
7:46 pm
mkg

which word temple? the is 7?
7:47 pm
mkg

is + vowel + after i have left the party, if someone says is she here, you say she is ****, long ****.
7:47 pm
mkg

bea do you have the E word bottom rt. corner?
7:48 pm
mkg

igot the o word. so nm that one. ty.
7:58 pm
Minveryork

Hello 72 Temple Owl! What word can I help you with? I got 3 left.I am saving my last three words for later on tonight.
8:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty min but i need 35.
8:49 pm
cybernan

in
8:49 pm
cybernan

hi everyone
8:56 pm
Minveryork

Hello cybernan! How are you doing today?Welcome to grid
9:20 pm
cybernan

in 6 please?
9:21 pm
crosshair

Min,ty for your story of clues;it was very helpful :)
9:32 pm
Minveryork

yw crosshair
9:45 pm
cybernan

still looking for that in 6, if anyone has a clue, please
9:54 pm
torgone

in + change direction
9:55 pm
cybernan

duh - ty tor -- and I curled for several years!
10:10 pm
cybernan

tr 6, please?
10:11 pm
Pinikula

Happy New Year! (better late than never!)
10:12 pm
Pinikula

tr6 = tr + vowel + beginning of ***enol (ibuprofen)
10:12 pm
cybernan

nm - found it
10:12 pm
cybernan

ty pini
10:12 pm
Pinikula

yw ;)
10:12 pm
cybernan

happy new year to you too
10:13 pm
Minveryork

Hello Pinikula! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
10:16 pm
Pinikula

hi min...been busy...new term at school...hoping this year starts better than it ended... ;)
10:37 pm
Minveryork

Sorry Pinikula! Haven't seen you in awhile.What happened
10:53 pm
cybernan

no 6, please?
10:54 pm
Minveryork

That no6/21 word is negative prefix plus utilize cybernan.
10:54 pm
Minveryork

Is there anybody here to help me with my last 2 words. I've been stuck for quite some time and I need to go to bed.
10:54 pm
cybernan

ty min
10:55 pm
cybernan

is the no 8 a compound?
10:57 pm
torgone

Not a compound
10:57 pm
torgone

What do you need, Min?
10:59 pm
cybernan

a clue for the 8, please?
10:59 pm
torgone

no8 = no + ripped + form of "to be"
11:00 pm
cybernan

ty tor -- would never have found that
11:00 pm
cybernan

*!* ta da *!*
11:01 pm
cybernan

see you in an hour if I'm still awake
11:01 pm
torgone

yw nan - laters
11:04 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations cybernan on your fireworks!Good for you!
11:05 pm
Minveryork

Torgone,can I have a clue for sa 6/21 word please?Thanks
11:10 pm
torgone

sa + cons. + 1st 3 of change direction
11:11 pm
torgone

or 6th planet slightly mixed up
11:18 pm
Minveryork

Thank you torgone! Can you clue the un6/21 word please?
11:19 pm
Minveryork

Never mind! I just found the un6/21 word. Thanks anyway
11:19 pm
Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! un6/21 was my final word.
11:19 pm
Minveryork

Does anybody still need any clues before I sign out of here
11:20 pm
torgone

Yay Min!
11:23 pm
Minveryork

I leave you with a story of clues in my profile.Goodnite all!
11:25 pm
torgone

Niters Min ..