Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 9, 2015

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

grannyrose

thanx lickety

12:01 am

dizgrannie

lu 7 x 2

12:02 am

flosey

hi Rose and Diz and lickety thanks

12:03 am

grannyrose

hey ya flosey and diz and ruru

12:07 am

rururocks

the ro7 is kind of mickey mousey

12:07 am

rastapopolous

un8

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

hi all

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

NBT / NBS

12:11 am

flosey

do you mean ro6?

12:11 am

rururocks

hello dee

12:11 am

rururocks

oops

12:11 am

rururocks

yes

12:12 am

rururocks

I must have left the tail on flosey :D

12:12 am

flosey

thanks ru

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru, rast, rose, flosey, diz

12:12 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:16 am

rururocks

I can tell this is going to be a tougher grid

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

definitely gets tougher as you go

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

to 7 x 2

12:19 am

rururocks

oc7

12:21 am

flosey

thanks ru

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru

12:22 am

flosey

and tks Dee for to7 x 2

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:23 am

rururocks

an6/24.. and whatever floats your boat

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

no 7 x 2

12:29 am

flosey

thanks again ru

12:29 am

tempo

un 7

12:30 am

flosey

thanks Dee for 2 x no7

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

uw

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty tempo looking

12:36 am

rururocks

ga6 for the g

12:38 am

flosey

finally got the to8

12:39 am

dizgrannie

finally NBT/NBS

12:41 am

pilgrim719

what does NBT/NBS mean?

12:41 am

rururocks

thanks for the to8 flosey

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

ty flosey

12:42 am

flosey

yw ru and Dee

12:42 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:42 am

dizgrannie

pilgrim....at least one word from every tile and one word from each of the stats

12:43 am

pilgrim719

Thanks! I see you guys type that every day and have been trying to figure it out. :-)

12:44 am

dizgrannie

yw pilgrim...good luck today

12:45 am

pilgrim719

Thanks dizgrannie, you too!

12:48 am

rururocks

can I get a hint on that un 7?

12:49 am

Lizlin

That'd be my missing u then!

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

un + made a record of (no 5)

12:50 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Dee

12:50 am

rururocks

thanks a lot dee

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:55 am

rururocks

struggling now

12:59 am

rururocks

duh oh.. finished

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

congrats, ru!

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:00 am

rururocks

YAY dee

1:00 am

rururocks

you almost beat me tonight

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

you did it alone; I used lickety for last 15 :)

1:05 am

grannyrose

WTG RURU AND DEE!!! you are amazing, both of you.

1:06 am

grannyrose

sorry. i was on the phone for last 15 minutes.

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

ty, rose!! (((rose)))

1:06 am

rururocks

I did get a clue on the un 7 though.. I got tired of looking for it

1:07 am

rururocks

so you heard your calling then rose?

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

:) always glad to help

1:07 am

grannyrose

dee, pain in leg subsided overnight. i think it was very deep bruising from the cramp.

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

we are freezing our buns here... 8 degrees without wind chill, still snowing and blowing tonight

1:07 am

rururocks

my last word I couldn't find was really stupid.. I should have seen it

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

wow, rose, so glad. I was worried.

1:08 am

rururocks

wow.. was in the 70's here today dee

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

several oddballs in this grid

1:08 am

grannyrose

* giggle * ruru. it was a friend of mine thanking me for putting her onto the magnesium tablets i take.

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

send some of that eastward :).. actually northeastward

1:08 am

rururocks

yeah and some of us oddballs in the chat too :D

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:10 am

grannyrose

my last word was the first un7....

1:11 am

rururocks

that was the one I couldn't find gr

1:12 am

grannyrose

i was in good company then

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

Well, I need to get going. Another busy day tomorrow. Have a great eve / day all! *Poofing with hugs*

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

Glad your leg is better, ros!!

1:15 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams dee. and so am i...

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

Hugs!!

1:17 am

sammysmom

dee, i take magnesium too.. it see4ms to ease the arthritis a bit... also good for other syhstems

1:17 am

sammysmom

systems

1:18 am

sammysmom

annul

1:18 am

sammysmom

cotes

1:18 am

sammysmom

atone

1:18 am

sammysmom

ooops

1:18 am

sammysmom

you are welcome

1:18 am

flosey

thanks sammysmom, didn't have that one

1:19 am

sammysmom

heh heh

1:19 am

rbud

hi, sammysmom! I didn't have one of those myself. always grateful for help. :D

1:20 am

sammysmom

<bows to the room

1:21 am

rbud

how's life? need more jigsaw puzzles yet? (just kidding. sort of.) ;)

1:21 am

sammysmom

opk rose and you?

1:22 am

grannyrose

hey ya sammysmom, rbud

1:22 am

rbud

pretty good considering the blowing and drifting and such going on out there. :P

1:23 am

sammysmom

i still do puzzles and am back to crecheting.. it took a while and hurt at first (arthritis) but i am going strong at it and am knocking off at least one and sometimes two afghans a month

1:23 am

grannyrose

good thanx smom. hoping to get decision from medical panel next week re my workcover claim.

1:24 am

sammysmom

hey grannyrose, i hope you get what you need on that.......... tghe wheels seem to gring soooooo slowly

1:25 am

rbud

think I'm finally getting a loveseat tomorrow, been after one for the newly remodeled living room. feel kinda bad to send Hubby out in the snow to get it from 60 miles away, but he wants to go.

1:26 am

sammysmom

you are loved

1:27 am

rbud

I want to take up crocheting again, too - I miss making afghans in the winter, they keep you warm while you work on them. Have all the yarn for a big one stashed away.

1:28 am

rbud

my hands get numb so fast, I spend more time flexing to get my circulation back. carpal tunnel, I suppose.

1:29 am

rbud

I know, he insists he wants me to be happy, what a guy, lol! but really it's an excuse for him to have an adventure and visit some relatives while he's there.

1:30 am

sammysmom

i have some in the living room for when walter wants me to sit with him to watch tv..... some in my computer nook so i can work during commercials... a bag in the car for when i am waiting for whatever .

1:30 am

sammysmom

that sounds like a win -win for both of you rbud

1:32 am

grannyrose

i need to go. i hope you all enjoy the grid. there are some weird words in it. but enjoyable just the same. it is movie night at our church, and don is showing ' the world's fastest indian', the story of burt munro.

1:32 am

rbud

oh, that's a good movie! with Anthony Hopkins?

1:32 am

sammysmom

enjoy grannyrose

1:32 am

rbud

we loved it. :)

1:32 am

grannyrose

yes, rbud.

1:33 am

grannyrose

this will be the 4th time i have seen it.

1:33 am

sammysmom

hoot

1:33 am

rbud

laughed about the lemon tree, it's become a standing joke with hubby and friends. "going to visit the lemon tree!"

1:34 am

grannyrose

yeah, i laugh at that line too. it's a classic.

1:35 am

rbud

have a good time! (((hugs)))

1:35 am

grannyrose

xoxox * poof *

1:38 am

sammysmom

off to give walter his treatment. hae a great night everyone

1:39 am

rbud

you too! :)

1:52 am

maccafixx

the first Ro 4/7?

1:53 am

flosey

sounds like a man's name - more often spelled with an a

1:54 am

flosey

it appears in a square in the grid

1:56 am

maccafixx

ty Flosey!

1:56 am

flosey

yw mac

1:59 am

flosey

need sa4/7, do you have it?

1:59 am

flosey

no no, need sa6/27

1:59 am

Lizlin

sa 4/7 - keep sa 4/7 when you cross the road

1:59 am

Lizlin

Just back for a minute! Thought that seemed a bit easy for you, Flosey!!!!

2:00 am

flosey

just got it, thanks Liz

2:00 am

Lizlin

Don't have the sa 6/27 though!

2:00 am

flosey

and that's FW

2:01 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Flosey.

2:01 am

flosey

sa6/27 and sa6/18 are very similar

2:01 am

Lizlin

And I'm out of here for a while too. Sleep well and thanks :)

2:01 am

flosey

have a good day Liz

2:02 am

flosey

and mac, good luck with the rest of the grid

2:02 am

flosey

bedtime here

2:02 am

pigeonman

can anyone clue the un7?

2:08 am

pigeonman

nm found it.

2:25 am

Angelsong

lu nches

3:03 am

sprite

good morning all

3:04 am

Lizlin

Hi sprite and hugs. How are you today?

3:06 am

sprite

hi Liz! *hugs* I am good. Flu is behind me, only thing left is tiredness. How are you and your love?

3:07 am

Lizlin

All's good here thanks. Renovations coming on well. 2 walls now finished in lounge and no more hole in ceiling.

3:08 am

sprite

true progress there!

3:09 am

Lizlin

Definitely. It's looking so much better.

3:10 am

sprite

you will enjoy it so much when it'll be all done.

3:10 am

rolin

morning all...hey liz...what renovations have you been doing?

3:10 am

sprite

good morning ro!

3:10 am

Lizlin

Just sent a pic of new / old colour to you.

3:11 am

Lizlin

Whole house Ro. Now working on lounge.

3:11 am

sprite

to me? Or to ro?

3:11 am

Lizlin

You

3:11 am

rolin

whole house??... wow...just painting...tho i guess not if you had a hole in the ceiling...

3:12 am

sprite

oh wow what a difference!

3:12 am

Lizlin

Ugly fire in lounge gone. New skirting boards, window frames etc

3:12 am

rolin

cool...

3:13 am

sprite

it is like turning the light on everywhere! I love the new colour.

3:13 am

Lizlin

It's so much lighter now.

3:13 am

rolin

we start something a little less adventurous... we're putting a toilet in downstairs...and blocking in the outside lean-to to make a real laundry!

3:14 am

Lizlin

Need to clear up before R & D arrive on Sunday.

3:14 am

sprite

awesome, ro

3:14 am

Lizlin

Oh wow! That'll make a huge difference, Ro.

3:15 am

Lizlin

Time for dinner.

3:15 am

rolin

yeah...we hope so...

3:15 am

sprite

enjoy your dinner, Liz, and hugs, for you and your husband.

3:15 am

Lizlin

Hugs to you too.

3:22 am

sprite

phantom: horloge

3:22 am

zoozzoom

Hello Sprite.. my phantom yesterday was :Isoprene.

3:23 am

sprite

hi zooz, dear man :) What a great phantom! How was your night?

3:23 am

zoozzoom

Better thanks...Still a bit sleepy now in fact..lol

3:24 am

zoozzoom

How are you today?

3:24 am

sprite

glad to hear it, and maybe you can do another nice nap somewhere today?

3:25 am

sprite

I am fine. Just some leftover tiredness from the stupid flu. Must shop and cook today, kind of finding it a burden.

3:25 am

zoozzoom

I hope so but will be seeing parents today so not sure if I can fit one in..lol

3:26 am

sprite

maybe an early one, grin.

3:26 am

rolin

so many people are unwell... hopefully by being away we have missed the orst of the bugs

3:26 am

zoozzoom

Yes the flu certainly takes it out of you.

3:26 am

sprite

that would be good, ro. It is a darn nasty flu. Tends to linger.

3:26 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Rolin :-) yes I am just over a cold myself.

3:27 am

rolin

yeah the kids at school seem to be dropping like flies

3:27 am

zoozzoom

Still getting that niggly cough at night time though..so annoying!

3:27 am

sprite

*keeps fingers crossed* So far it looks like our kids are escaping the bug.

3:27 am

rolin

oh i have that zoom...cos it comes on just as you're dropping off

3:28 am

zoozzoom

Ah yes well that is an ideal place for the germs to spread i'm afraid.

3:28 am

rolin

*hate

3:28 am

zoozzoom

Yes that's the one, Rolin.

3:28 am

sprite

my love said yesterday that his throat was bugging him again. Am hoping he won't get a relapse.

3:29 am

zoozzoom

Oh good grief, Sprite, that is all you need right now.

3:29 am

sprite

indeed. And I told him he was starting back to work too early... but did he listen? Nahhhhh.

3:30 am

zoozzoom

I see Scotland is being battered with 100MPH winds! thankfully nice and peacefull where I am.

3:30 am

zoozzoom

Us men never listen, Sprite you should know that by now..lol

3:30 am

sprite

we are having storm here as well.

3:30 am

rolin

right....i must away and be domestically productive... catch you later..

3:31 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that. Do stay safe, Sprite.

3:31 am

sprite

bye ro, have a good one

3:31 am

zoozzoom

Nice to see you, Rolin. Have a good day :-)

3:31 am

sprite

the netherlands are pretty much storm proof, zooz, don't worry. We always have storms this time of year.

3:32 am

sprite

*giggles @ men not listening* Don't I know it.... don't I know it...

3:32 am

zoozzoom

Do you get much flooding being a reasonably flat land?

3:33 am

sprite

not much, since we have built to withstand flooding. Only extreme floods give us trouble.

3:33 am

zoozzoom

That is good to hear.

3:34 am

zoozzoom

No, Rose this morning then?

3:34 am

sprite

no, they are having a movie night at the church. She will be home pretty late since they need to tidy up there as well afterwards.

3:35 am

zoozzoom

Cool I hope they have a great time.

3:35 am

sprite

wth... sateh not valid??]

3:36 am

sprite

I hope so too. It is Don's pick, he is showing "The world's fastest Indian", the story of Burt Monroe.

3:37 am

zoozzoom

Not sure why not. Is it a brand name.

3:37 am

zoozzoom

Plus it has muu in front of it.

3:38 am

sprite

no, it is the name of the fo4. Sateh or satay. Am pretty sure Wordfeud accepts both.

3:38 am

zoozzoom

To be honest, Sprite i have never heard of that film or the actor.

3:38 am

zoozzoom

I know it is a prk dish but i thought it had muu in front of it.

3:39 am

sprite

lol not really surprising. It isn't the actor, btw, but the main character in the movie. Burt Munro was a motorcycle racer.

3:39 am

zoozzoom

Oh I just googled it as in Burt Monro the indian motorbike man.

3:40 am

zoozzoom

Munro*

3:40 am

zoozzoom

Snap, Sprite..lol

3:40 am

sprite

ugh, curse my spelling, lol. Munro*

3:41 am

sprite

sateh is meat with peanut sauce. It can be any kind of meat or fish. It is an Indonesian dish, originally.

3:42 am

zoozzoom

Just wondered if it is the same thing and just a spelling difference depending on where you come from.

3:42 am

lynxxx

and invariably what I order when I eat out locally. Hello Sprite and Zooz. (mmm just thinking about maybe ordering something in..maybe satay)

3:43 am

zoozzoom

Yes the satay is the version I have heard of, Lynxxx.

3:43 am

zoozzoom

And hello to you :-)

3:43 am

sprite

hi lyn :D xxx
Long time no see. How have you been?

3:44 am

lynxxx

very well Sprite...and you and yours?

3:44 am

sprite

zooz, muu satay is a Thai variant.

3:44 am

zoozzoom

Well it will save you the washing up afterwards, Lynxxx :-)

3:45 am

sprite

good to hear, lyn! We are all well, just got over a nasty flu, my husband first over the holidays, and then lucky me. It is great to be up and about again :)

3:45 am

zoozzoom

But when I googled it..it said Muu sateh not satay..was just wondering if they are the same and spelt different depending on where you come from.

3:46 am

zoozzoom

it again as this stupid laptop missed my first part.

3:46 am

sprite

yes, just a spelling variant. Thai has its own alphabet, so every name in our texts is just a transcription.

3:46 am

zoozzoom

Now it has missed off the word 'Typed'

3:47 am

zoozzoom

Ah now that explains it then..Thanks, Sprite.

3:47 am

sprite

lolol poor zooz!

3:48 am

zoozzoom

Is it still blazingly hot where you are, Lynxxx?

3:50 am

zoozzoom

It could be me though, Sprite. I swear I sometimes think I have done something and realize I was just thinking it..mabe that is the same with the typing..lol

3:50 am

sprite

lol

3:50 am

lynxxx

No! Yay!!! even the humidity has gone - in fact it is going to be raining for about 4 days. Whoopee

3:51 am

sprite

oh that is great, lyn. Oppressive heat is so debilitating.

3:51 am

zoozzoom

That is a nice relief for you then, Lynxxx. Must admit I can't wait for the summer to arrive back here.

3:52 am

lynxxx

mad dogs and englishmen etc?

3:53 am

zoozzoom

My parents and I were chatting the other day about this cold country. And I said if we win the lottery I am going to have a house here and the other side of the world.So I can have as much summer as I wanted..lol

3:53 am

lynxxx

I know the mad english and irishmen go out in the midday sun here - fools! hundreds of them sitting on the local beach in the blazing sun and looking like a bunch of cooked lobsters the next day

3:53 am

zoozzoom

Silly talk I know..But it was a fun chat none the less.

3:53 am

sprite

*giggles*

3:53 am

zoozzoom

LOL I bet they do!

3:54 am

zoozzoom

That is a sure sign of us britsnot getting enough summer sunshine!

3:55 am

lynxxx

Have got friendly with a number of ex-brits here (they all have whippets)...anyway one lot have parents that have now made a 'habit' of coming over here for an extended visit of several months to escape the British Winter

3:56 am

sprite

not a bad idea, lyn

3:56 am

zoozzoom

Must admit though I am not a lay on the beaach type of person. I would rather look around and see the history of the place I visit..even when home I might sit in the garden and drink my tea.But I will soon be up and do a bit of weeding or something..lol

3:56 am

lynxxx

well the accomodation cost is certainly cheap

3:56 am

zoozzoom

I don't blame then either..lol

3:57 am

sprite

and do they like having their parents living in for months every year?

3:57 am

zoozzoom

I thought it was expensive to stay there.

3:58 am

lynxxx

They stay with their son and DIL Zooz.

3:58 am

zoozzoom

Oh of course.Forgive my silly little brain.It does not work often as you can tell..lol

3:59 am

sprite

your brain is just fine, zooz. *hug*

3:59 am

zoozzoom

Talking of whippets, How is your dog doing, Lynxxx?

3:59 am

lynxxx

The DIL is Australian and as she said "well they didn't object to him coming here to marry and work so I can't object"

3:59 am

zoozzoom

Trust me, Sprite.it isn't..lol

4:00 am

sprite

aw, bless her soul

4:00 am

lynxxx

Stew is doing fine - just aging like all of us

4:00 am

zoozzoom

lol yeah I hear you!

4:00 am

sprite

he couldn't have found a better place to age, lyn

4:00 am

zoozzoom

Aww that is sweet, Sprite :-)

4:01 am

sprite

and zooz... is your brain like mine? As for mine, on the left side, nothing is right... and on the right side, nothing is left... ;)

4:01 am

lynxxx

and how is Terra? still everyone's favorite?

4:01 am

zoozzoom

LOL I lke that one, Sprite!

4:02 am

sprite

very much so, lyn. He is such a darling. He got a bit of a bad deal though, the last month... not as much walks and defnitely not as long ones.

4:02 am

sprite

one of my favorite quotes, zooz, grin.

4:03 am

lynxxx

I'm watching Mary Berry cooking show - LOTS of handy hints. She is a sweetie.

4:03 am

zoozzoom

Ah I see in dutch you do not use the U in favourite either..favoriet

4:04 am

zoozzoom

She is amazing at cakes, Lynxxx.

4:04 am

sprite

oh, yes zooz, true. I should remember to put it in in English.

4:04 am

sprite

lol @ the name, lyn... Mary Berry, that rhymes.

4:05 am

zoozzoom

Well Mary Berry is quite contrary..lol

4:05 am

lynxxx

Very happy that a new season of The Great British Bake Off started last night. Good fun

4:06 am

zoozzoom

I think we have seen that on in this country, Lynxxx.

4:07 am

zoozzoom

one not on.

4:07 am

lynxxx

We are quite behind usually - the 3rd season here

4:07 am

sprite

I love it when they give handy tips. We watch the Australian Masterchef here. It is the only one I like.

4:08 am

lynxxx

I guess they film it over the Summer there so maybe 6 months behind?

4:08 am

zoozzoom

There is a rather funny episode in the one just finished as a man gets rather up set about his baked alaska..Must watch out for that one..A rather amusing way on how he automatically disqulifies himself from the competition!

4:08 am

lynxxx

There you go..I don't like the Aust Masterchef at all! However I do like the UK ones (with the professional cooks/chefs)

4:09 am

zoozzoom

disqualifies*

4:09 am

lynxxx

that was my Mum's party piece

4:10 am

sprite

lol. We like the Australian, because all critique is positive and encouraging. As for all the other masterchefs, we don't like the attitude of the judges.

4:10 am

zoozzoom

On the great british bake-off is the one I am talking about.

4:10 am

zoozzoom

Ah got to tell them straight, Sprite..if it is crap it is crap..lol

4:11 am

sprite

I don't agree. If it is crap, tell them why and where it went wrong. Make it a learning experience and not a humiliation.

4:11 am

sprite

fireflies :)

4:12 am

zoozzoom

Well yeah that is true!

4:12 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Sprite!

4:12 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite

4:12 am

sprite

thanks :) Anything I can help with before I go answer my emails?

4:13 am

zoozzoom

Not for me but thank you.

4:13 am

lynxxx

not for me thanks Sprite

4:14 am

sprite

ok, off I go then :) *hugs* to you both, and to rose for later. And to all, a blessed day and a peaceful night.

4:14 am

lynxxx

have a great day Sprite

4:14 am

zoozzoom

Have a great day Sprite :-)

4:14 am

gran

se 6/21 ?

4:15 am

lynxxx

a mexican mister

4:16 am

lynxxx

well portugese anyway

4:16 am

gran

Thanks

4:22 am

zoozzoom

OKay bath water is ready time for a nnice soak.Nice to see you, Lynxxx.Have a wonderful night.Toodle pips for now :-)

4:23 am

lynxxx

don't drop your book - bye Zooz

4:24 am

zoozzoom

Oh no don't say that..lol

5:35 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:36 am

KayteeJay

hey crossy, happy 2015

5:36 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Crossy

5:36 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone

5:37 am

KayteeJay

hi eeyore

5:37 am

crosshair

Long time, no see, KayteeJay and a Happy New Year to you as well;))

5:37 am

crosshair

Howdy car:)

5:38 am

KayteeJay

Yes, I'm relaxing during my lunch hour at work so thought I'd join the chat for a change :)

5:39 am

crosshair

I am glad. I have not seen much of you over the last 5 years... it is wild to think that 5 years has gone by already:(

5:39 am

KayteeJay

You're kidding - it's been that long?

5:39 am

crosshair

That long;)

5:40 am

KayteeJay

oh my goodness - and I still can't retire!

5:40 am

crosshair

I will die in the traces;no retirement for crossy:(

5:41 am

KayteeJay

lol - I don't mind working, but it would improve matters if I could get a halfway decent salary

5:43 am

crosshair

They did a study here once. I cannot remember the size of the study group, but the idea was to determine the perfect income to provide contentment, making the subject happy, and fulfilling all that families needs without going overboard and the ammount they arrived at was quite interesting to say the least;)

5:43 am

KayteeJay

oh boy - gotta go. Nice seeing you Crossy *big hug*

5:43 am

crosshair

tc (Katteejay))

5:44 am

KayteeJay

I just want enough to be able to feed the animals and myself in the same month instead of alternate months :)

5:44 am

crosshair

Yes, that would be nice:)

6:09 am

sukee

Good morning all.

6:11 am

Riverdance

Good morning

6:12 am

sukee

Hi River. Finally, I get an answer after 3 days :) My timing has been off I guess :)

6:12 am

Riverdance

?

6:13 am

sukee

I mean, I have said good morning for the past 3 days and had no replies from anyone :)

6:14 am

Riverdance

I am just getting here myself. But good morning to you for all others.

6:14 am

sukee

How are you?

6:14 am

Riverdance

That happens to me alot too. I havent been on much lately.

6:16 am

Riverdance

I am doing ok. Slow and steady. Swelling finally starting to go down but still cant put my sock on. The simple things in life!

6:16 am

Riverdance

How are you?

6:17 am

sukee

I'm good, very cold. Had a scare with my cat when he didn't eat for a couple of days but he's back to normal.

6:17 am

Riverdance

I need to get in the shower soon. PT will be here this morning.

6:18 am

Riverdance

Very cold here too and is snowing right now.

6:18 am

PaulN

well... us amateurs are going to need help with these "un" words today. I got the 6/21, but would appreciate clues to get me started on the others.

6:18 am

sukee

Yes, was going to go to the gym today but passed.

6:19 am

sukee

I don't have any un words yet, just been here about 7 minutes :)

6:19 am

Riverdance

Poor kittie. One of mine keeps throwing up since I got home from the hospital. Nerves I think.

6:20 am

Riverdance

I only have a un 4/6

6:20 am

PaulN

i thought unclot would work, but no. good look to the cats.

6:20 am

lynxxx

un6&8 might happen to your house when a tornado goes over

6:20 am

lynxxx

un7 nobody wrote down anything

6:20 am

PaulN

thank you. that's two more.

6:20 am

ivesy3

nice lynx..ty

6:21 am

Riverdance

Thanks for those

6:22 am

rubyfoo

hello

6:22 am

Riverdance

((Ruby))

6:22 am

sukee

hi ruby

6:22 am

rubyfoo

hi ukee

6:23 am

rubyfoo

{{river}} when you aren't here, I have no onewith whom to share "thebest word of the day"

6:23 am

PaulN

unchart? no... hmm... don't yet get the not written down one...unwrote, not there... hmm.

6:23 am

rubyfoo

or even sukee

6:23 am

Riverdance

Small letter

6:24 am

lynxxx

nearly there Paul - it's only in a past tense form

6:24 am

sukee

:)

6:24 am

Riverdance

Lol ruby

6:24 am

rubyfoo

{{lynx}} nice to see you

6:24 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby and furry friends

6:25 am

rubyfoo

I think of you, river, every time there's a particularly intereting word

6:25 am

rubyfoo

furry friends have the most fur I've ever seen on a chow. They stay outsie almost all the time

6:25 am

Riverdance

I havent seen this group in a long time. Missed you.

6:26 am

PaulN

unrode didn't work either. nor unclone...nor unneat.. nor unheat... I won't be the last to try all these today.

6:26 am

lynxxx

a lovely lo6.27 for our 'french' friend

6:26 am

sukee

enough, you are going to blow up the PB

6:26 am

Riverdance

I enjoy your emails ruby but am out of work for 8 weeks so wont get any

6:28 am

rubyfoo

aaaah. I have some art lessons for your daughter's teaching, if she's interested. There are newspaper clipping I could scan \9maybe||) and send

6:30 am

Riverdance

Now she is back to photography. She graduates in May. She decided she didnt want teaching.

6:30 am

rubyfoo

if she changes her mind, I am always here.....

6:31 am

Riverdance

She has already established her business as a wedding photographer

6:31 am

Riverdance

Thanks Ruby

6:31 am

rubyfoo

that is terrific! There are always weddings

6:34 am

Riverdance

She did over 20 weddings last year as the second shooter and has done 3 of her own. One couple she did called her back to take their christmas pictures.

6:35 am

Riverdance

I think she will do fine. Word of mouth and her own advertising.

6:36 am

Riverdance

And she hasnt even graduated yet. She is in Oregon right now visiting friends

6:37 am

Riverdance

But she has been checking on me every day. School starts Monday so she is flying home then.

6:39 am

Riverdance

I need to get in the shower before PT gets here so will say good bye for now

6:39 am

Trifioso

good morning friends. Riverdance! What a pleasure! I haven't "seen" you in ages!

6:39 am

Trifioso

rats

6:39 am

sukee

Take care.

6:39 am

Riverdance

Hi trif

6:39 am

rubyfoo

hi trif, bye river

6:39 am

sukee

Hi Trif

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I looked for rats in te grid, but alas

6:40 am

sukee

rats are there :)

6:40 am

Trifioso

hahaha...I meant, "rats! I missed River!"

6:40 am

Riverdance

Be back in 20

6:40 am

sukee

well, one

6:44 am

sukee

WEll, time for breakfast. See you later.

6:55 am

Trifioso

does anyone have the count for the g please?

6:56 am

Trifioso

nm. many thanks for the psychic clues

6:57 am

Chris P

ga6/24

6:59 am

Trifioso

nbt, tra la la

6:59 am

Trifioso

cotes

7:00 am

Trifioso

oops, sorry

7:12 am

MollyL

It's okay Trif. Apparently the PB was blown up a while back. : D

7:13 am

Riverdance

Back feeling sqeeky clean

7:13 am

Riverdance

Oops typo

7:18 am

MollyL

I'm amazed you can shower already River

7:19 am

Riverdance

Second one. Much easier today.

7:19 am

Wolvie

morning all- stats for the first column a please??

7:20 am

Riverdance

I did not quite have my balance on tuesday but did it

7:20 am

MollyL

al5/16

7:20 am

Riverdance

Al5/16

7:20 am

frogface

al 5 16

7:20 am

Wolvie

ty :-)

7:21 am

MollyL

Enough stats? : D

7:21 am

Wolvie

lol yes- good with that first cup of coffee

7:21 am

Riverdance

Stats in stereo

7:21 am

MollyL

Oy River, not having your balance + the shower makes me queasy.

7:21 am

Wolvie

surround sound even :D

7:23 am

Riverdance

I understand that. It was scary letting go of the wall. But today was fine. Improvements every day.

7:24 am

Riverdance

I just cant wait to be able to put my sock on the left.

7:25 am

Wolvie

river it sounds like you are doing extremely well- so glad for you. :-)

7:26 am

MollyL

Glad your daughter is coming home River. Girls are helpful in ways boys are not. : D

7:26 am

Riverdance

I am doing great. Ahead of where I should be according to the therapists.

7:27 am

Riverdance

Keith has been helpful. But he left early this morning so I am sockless

7:28 am

MollyL

Well, hopefully you have some warm slippers.

7:29 am

Riverdance

He is in ann All State singing concert tonight. The kids from all different schools practice all day and put on an evening show. I am bummed I will miss it.

7:30 am

Riverdance

Yes I have warm and fuzzy slippers

7:42 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:43 am

Riverdance

Hi teach

7:43 am

Wolvie

morning teach

7:43 am

Riverdance

Stats for the lone o please

7:44 am

wvteach

OO 5/14

7:45 am

Riverdance

Got it. Thanks nbt and nbs finally

7:45 am

wvteach

still need an 8 - help please

7:46 am

Wolvie

i dont have any 8s yet- so i need one too lol

7:47 am

Riverdance

Un8 is the only one I have. It is a pt

7:47 am

frogface

8 65 Un

7:47 am

Wolvie

ty vm river- i even had the ro lol

7:48 am

wvteach

thnx - got it

7:48 am

Riverdance

Yw

7:48 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for a breakfast break

7:49 am

Riverdance

Bye teach. I am taking a break to. Stuck with41 left

7:49 am

Wolvie

ttfn to both of you:-)

7:57 am

Wolvie

i am off as well- take care all

8:04 am

ivesy3

well in spite of the snowstorm, our library is open.nothing else but the library....sigh

8:06 am

ivesy3

so trudging off i go...brrrr

8:08 am

grant

8:08 am

grant

touche

8:09 am

grant

oops. cursor has a life of its own

8:09 am

MollyL

Well, at least you didn't blame the cat : D

8:10 am

grant

it's my wife's cat anyway

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all, if anyone is here.

8:26 am

grant

trying to finish up..

8:28 am

grant

hello, Scrabs

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi Grant. Babble froze up for a few minutes.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Has Ruby been here today?

8:36 am

grant

Believe so, maybe an hour ago?

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I am thinking about her with the terror in France. Scary.

8:38 am

grant

Miniature terror gangs are very effective, I'm afraid

8:39 am

Scrabbler

Yes, and it will continue. The new normal is this madness.

8:40 am

Anniebrook

Im afraid of the madness crossing the pond

8:41 am

grant

Speaking of terror, are you seeing this reported spike in flu cases?

8:41 am

Scrabbler

It already has, Annie. It is everywhere.

8:41 am

Anniebrook

I had the flu. I was sick for ten days. Not fun.

8:42 am

grant

yeah. Boston Marathon e.g

8:42 am

Scrabbler

Yes, flu hit here (BUffalo area) about 2 wks ago. And other respiratory viruses. We have had several children hospitalized and 2 were in the ICU.

8:43 am

Anniebrook

Oh dear, that is awful, scrabbs.

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Do you feel 100% yet, Annie? Did Bobby get sick too?

8:43 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, I finally feel well. I am afraid for Bobby because he works in a workshop with lots of people. He had the flu as I did too.

8:44 am

Anniebrook

*flu shot

8:45 am

grant

shot not on target, but better than nothing, I guess?

8:49 am

Scrabbler

The seasonal flu vaccine is created based on hunches, but is usually 50-60% effective. The virus can mutate so quickly.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Annie, make sure you and Bobby are taking vitamin D. I take 5000 IU/day.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

vitamindcouncil.org

8:50 am

Anniebrook

I take 4,000 and Bobby takes 2,000. I will definitely up the amount. Thanks, scrabbs.

8:50 am

Anniebrook

going to make a pot of coffee

8:51 am

Scrabbler

The vitamin D experts (that place info on that website and show research evidence) are excellent.

8:53 am

Anniebrook

coffee up, be ready in 8 minutes

8:53 am

Anniebrook

Thanks for the Vit D info

8:54 am

Scrabbler

I will make another pot too.

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Coffee is brewing and I am on the phone with my mother.

8:59 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, How is your Mom?

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Bad osteoarthritis but intact hearing and mind. No major medical issues except the arthritis.

9:01 am

Anniebrook

what is prescribed for osearthritis?

9:01 am

Anniebrook

Osteo*

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Acetaminophen relieves mild pain, ibuprofen and naproxen relieve pain better but can cuase gastritis, Celebrex, Voltaren, Mobic are the most effective but have risks.

9:03 am

Anniebrook

Does naproxen has risks, eg. stroke, heart attack ?

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Yes, but mostly gastritis.

9:06 am

Anniebrook

I was taking Aleve and it was helping me much better than Tylenol. I dont take Aleve any longer but I would like to go back to it.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

I take naproxen for migraines.

9:07 am

Anniebrook

I have to be grateful for the relief I do get from Tylenol.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

My youngest sister has been taking Celebrex due to recurrent iritis.

9:09 am

suefrad625

ok my loves, i need two letters for nbt/nbs the lone O and the top A

9:09 am

suefrad625

then off to be clean.

9:09 am

Anniebrook

as 4/4

9:09 am

suefrad625

ty

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Top A = ad45

9:10 am

Scrabbler

ad5 is what I was supposed to type

9:10 am

Anniebrook

lone O oo 5/14

9:10 am

Scrabbler

and af5

9:10 am

suefrad625

ty

9:11 am

suefrad625

annie, up down or sideways for the OO

9:11 am

suefrad625

nm

9:11 am

Anniebrook

on the diagonal

9:11 am

suefrad625

got it

9:11 am

suefrad625

you are all amazing

9:11 am

suefrad625

ty so much

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Sports fans aahed and oo5 about the great play.

9:12 am

Anniebrook

Bobby cant wait for baseball to start

9:12 am

Scrabbler

First week of April.

9:13 am

suefrad625

now i cant go until i find one more word for 1/2 way

9:14 am

suefrad625

got it

9:14 am

suefrad625

bbl

9:27 am

LuvWordGames

so, according to Enable, you can unhat but you can unhood???

9:27 am

LuvWordGames

oops, not in the puzzle, my mistake

9:27 am

Anniebrook

hats, yes--hoods, no

9:28 am

hego

:)

9:28 am

Anniebrook

hi hego

9:29 am

hego

Hi Annie

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Hi LWG and Hego

9:30 am

hego

Hiya Scrabs

9:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi Luv

9:35 am

LuvWordGames

hi Annie

9:35 am

LuvWordGames

and hego, and Scrabs

9:37 am

hego

:)

9:38 am

Scrabbler

57 left and slowing down.

9:38 am

Scrabbler

Did you see photos of my new great-nephew Ryder aaron born on Jan 4th.

9:39 am

Anniebrook

No Scrabbs

9:39 am

hego

Yes and i did comment. Nice big baby.

9:39 am

Anniebrook

It must be on Facebook then

9:39 am

Scrabbler

On FB. Chubby cheeks. Weight 8 lb 6 oz. Breast feeding well right from the start.

9:39 am

hego

The big one is gorgeous!

9:40 am

Anniebrook

congrats to the Mom and Dad

9:40 am

hego

Lovely family.

9:40 am

Scrabbler

Jaxson is 30 mo old and doing ok with new brother so far.

9:41 am

hego

That's great.

9:41 am

Dorens

good mornning, and I saw the pix scrabbs and they are adorable

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Sadly Mom and Dad separated early in the pregnancy. I want to smack my nephew in the noggin. Right now I don't like who he is, although I love him.

9:42 am

Dorens

oh that is terrible news. I hope he comes to his senses

9:42 am

hego

Hi Doren.

9:42 am

Scrabbler

Many of us are helping Mama and boys.

9:42 am

hego

Scrab, that is so sad.

9:42 am

Anniebrook

hi Dorens

9:42 am

Dorens

hi annie, hego. all well? happy new year to all

9:43 am

Scrabbler

No, Doren, he is so cocky and lacks humility. Almost 27. He is engaged to another women that has a 3 yr old boy.

9:43 am

hego

Happy new year Doren.

9:43 am

Anniebrook

that's awful.

9:43 am

hego

That other woman has no sense either.

9:43 am

Dorens

yup, I'll get in line to smack him after you, scrabbler

9:44 am

Anniebrook

IM behind Dorens

9:44 am

Dorens

good point hego. What is she thinking? He's leaving his wife and children for her... what will happen in a few years to her??

9:44 am

hego

Take a number, Folks.

9:45 am

hego

Right Doren.

9:45 am

Scrabbler

I like his fiance mostly except I want to ask her WHY she is in love with my nephew when he left the pregnant mother of his older son.

9:45 am

Anniebrook

What about child support for the 2 children he is leaving? Can he afford that?

9:45 am

hego

Exactly!

9:46 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, I would ask her that. It will happen to her.

9:46 am

Dorens

How can you have a fiancée when you're still married? Doesn't make sense at all...

9:46 am

Scrabbler

He is struggling financially, of course. I remind myelf that he is a work in progress. He never married the mother of his sons. They were engaged.

9:47 am

hego

Bas situation all around.

9:47 am

hego

Bad even

9:47 am

Scrabbler

The new girl must be blind to his character. She sees a good fit for her and her son (his father is absent).

9:47 am

Dorens

oh good lord, I hope she is still getting child support.

9:47 am

Anniebrook

First you get married and then you have children. I am behind the times but that is what is should be.

9:48 am

mcurlschool

Good morning babble friends. I am looking for any of our babblers that are from the Burlington Vermont area. son in law has taken job with National weather service there (he is currently in hawaii and my daughter and granddaughter stayed behind in washington state with us). It is a move that will bring them back together as a whole family but this gram is sad that it's so far away. I'm just looking for someone who could share some information regarding good neighborhood to look for housing and schools for my granddaughter who currently attends a performing arts school.

9:48 am

Dorens

blind is right.. yes, sad for everyone involved

9:48 am

mixi6

I agree annie.

9:48 am

hego

Scrab, does she not see this guy will be financially strapped for years to come? Cheez!

9:49 am

Anniebrook

Her newphew is finanacially unstable. But, of course, "love" is blind. I feel sorry for both women.

9:49 am

hego

Hi mcurl and Mixi.

9:49 am

hego

Me too Annie.

9:50 am

Scrabbler

New girl sees "cute" guy and is blind to his poor character traits. I just look at my nephew and want to scream at him but he is too cocky to see the big picture and his mistakes.

9:50 am

hego

Sorry, mcurl, I have no Vermont connections.

9:50 am

hego

He will live to regret it.

9:51 am

Scrabbler

I have visited Burlington a few times and know people that settled in South Burlington. Burlington is a great place to live. I would move there if not rooted here.

9:51 am

MollyL

Minveryork's parents live in Vermont.

9:51 am

mcurlschool

Thanks hego, I'll keep trying because I know there are some out there :-) I have put my contact email on my profile. Thanks Scrabbler and Molly.

9:51 am

Dorens

I think Burlington is great, but know nothing about it other than it's lovely to visit

9:52 am

Anniebrook

27 is not a work in progress with 2 children. He will have a child with the new girlfriend too. Very sad. Nuff said.

9:53 am

Anniebrook

going to start my day. bye, dear babblers

9:53 am

Scrabbler

My mother predicts that my nephew will end up with 4 boys--2 from first girlfriend, he will adopt fiance's son, and then he will have a kid with fiance. Grrrr.

9:53 am

hego

Bye Annie.

9:53 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Annie.

9:53 am

hego

If he stops there.

9:54 am

Dorens

bye Annie.. I'm going too. finally got to half way and having company for dinner, so much to do ( + shoveling the driveway for the company, again! I thought I'd done it day before yesterday)

9:54 am

Scrabbler

I am so sad that a little boy I adored has become such a jerk.

9:54 am

Dorens

your mom's right scrabbler.. but maybe the next kid will be a girl.
and Maybe your nephew will grow up ???

9:55 am

MollyL

Or at least learn how to use condoms

9:55 am

Scrabbler

I believe that we are all works in progress forever and we all have the opportunity to learn from the consequences of our choices.

9:56 am

Dorens

nothing to do with condoms at this point Molly, the "fiancée" will want a child with him, you can put money on that!

9:56 am

Scrabbler

Of course, Doren. They will have to make one of their own together.

9:56 am

Dorens

and now I really am gone! happy babbles everyone

9:57 am

hego

Bye Doren

9:58 am

Scrabbler

When I get sad and angry I remember to focus on loving the boys and enriching their lives.

9:58 am

hego

They are beautiful children.

10:00 am

Scrabbler

I love them dearly.

10:06 am

MLFAN17

First column O?

10:06 am

wvteach

OO 5/14

10:07 am

MLFAN17

ty wv

10:08 am

wvteach

yvw

10:08 am

MLFAN17

clue for the g please?

10:08 am

wvteach

GA 6/24

10:09 am

hego

a big ga6,24.

10:09 am

hego

think western

10:09 am

MLFAN17

ty hego got it

10:09 am

hego

yw :)

10:11 am

MLFAN17

nbt

10:12 am

MLFAN17

stats for any 7 please?

10:12 am

MLFAN17

on the tv right now explosions in Paris

10:13 am

MLFAN17

and hostage situation as well

10:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

too horrible.

10:14 am

MLFAN17

never mind

10:15 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:15 am

MLFAN17

i agree kaplan

10:27 am

Scrabbler

Such madness.

10:32 am

rururocks

over cartoons

10:32 am

Alleyn58

Seems hostages are safe - a miracle.

10:33 am

hego

Craziness abounds

10:37 am

phaeton

hello...stats for a U word pls

10:37 am

rururocks

un8/65

10:38 am

phaeton

gee thanks ruru...couldn't start with an easy one ;-)

10:40 am

rururocks

ah.. go for broke

10:41 am

phaeton

hah! found it

10:43 am

Scrabbler

Help please?

10:43 am

rururocks

un + top of your house

10:44 am

phaeton

pt

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Aha, TY!

10:44 am

phaeton

un + bottom of a tree

10:44 am

MollyL

pt = past tense

10:47 am

rururocks

I thought PT meant cruiser?

10:48 am

Dorens

no, that's past cruiser..

10:48 am

rururocks

I finally drove one of those cars though.. they're so cute but a total piece of crap

10:49 am

Dorens

cute to look at but no fun to drive. unlike your little honey

10:50 am

phaeton

I like mine...but it was a ragtop

10:50 am

rururocks

I couldn't believe how tinny and uncomfortable it was.. and zero power in the engine

10:50 am

rururocks

my Renault in France had more power.. and that was with three hampsters

10:51 am

phaeton

hah! mine had squirrels...more power

10:51 am

Dorens

I rented a minicooper once on a trip when I had lots of driving (got a great deal on it) but it really was terribly uncomfortable. Drove okay, but not like what I'm used to.

10:51 am

rururocks

It's more than a little alarming stepping on the gas and like nothing happens

10:52 am

rururocks

I think mini coopers are cute too

10:52 am

rururocks

if I were younger.. I might have gotten one

10:53 am

Dorens

lousy for the back (at least my rental was)!

10:53 am

rururocks

they give me paper towels at the Audi dealership now when I walk by the R8's.. just so I don't drool all over the paint job

10:54 am

Dorens

well, I'm hosting a dinner for six tonight and have much to do, at least i have 100 words, but that might be all I get . Unless I decide to take another break from the cooking and cleaning, which is certainly possible

10:54 am

rururocks

dinner for six? mr DC?

10:55 am

Dorens

nope... he's far too antisocial for that. Old friends from high school who gather periodically for dinner. When I made this date, I didn't realize that I was going to fire my cleaning lady on December 29th. So, in addition to the cooking................

10:56 am

rururocks

oh...boy

10:56 am

Dorens

i shouldn't have said that, ru. Maybe in 2 or 3 months he'll be dinner party material.

10:56 am

rururocks

<----- keeps his house clean

10:57 am

rururocks

<---not enough for mrs ru.. but pretty clean

10:57 am

Dorens

<---------is a total slob

10:57 am

MollyL

<----Wishes she had a cleaning lady to fire

10:57 am

rururocks

LOL

10:57 am

Dorens

i shouldn't have said that either. I'm clean... just very messy. piles of paper, etc. all over the house that I need to deal with.

10:57 am

rururocks

I want a French maid!

10:58 am

MollyL

*Doubts much cleaning would get done in that case*

10:58 am

rururocks

just the low spots

10:58 am

Erda

Help for SE6,21 please?

10:58 am

MollyL

Portuguese Mr.

10:58 am

phaeton

clutter

10:59 am

Dorens

i'm off to cook... bye all

10:59 am

Erda

Thanks, Molly!!

10:59 am

rururocks

bye doren

11:04 am

phaeton

un7/36? pls

11:05 am

MollyL

un + what you get busted for passing in class (little bits of paper with writing on them) past tense

11:06 am

phaeton

ty

11:08 am

phaeton

done

11:10 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos!

11:17 am

Angelsong

hi, all. anyone have aclue for the un7?

11:17 am

MollyL

Well by gum, there's Judi

11:18 am

MollyL

Clue for un7 at 11:05

11:34 am

Judi

Here's a kicker for ya. Hubby applied to a Husky rescue organization recently. Figuring, when our elderly, disabled husky crosses the rainbow bridge in the near future, he will want to adopt another dog right away. They called him yesterday to schedule a "home inspection" sometime this weekend.

11:36 am

Judi

I told him they can inspect our home after they reveal how much their adoption fees are. Cheeky wankers.

11:38 am

Judi

They have this HUGE application that he had to fill out on-line. I asked him, do they have a lot of dogs for adoption right now? He said, no. They have no dogs right now. Huh???

11:39 am

helensgirlkid

Thanks, Molly - I would never have thought of the double letter!

11:39 am

Judi

Apparently, there aren't a lot of huskies that need rescuing. I told hubby he'd better have some back up options.

11:39 am

MLFAN17

RO6?

11:40 am

helensgirlkid

Fireworks!

11:40 am

MLFAN17

congrats helen

11:40 am

Judi

Ro6: vermin.

11:40 am

helensgirlkid

Off to make a batch of phone calls - yech.

11:40 am

PaulN

congrats helens..

11:40 am

MLFAN17

duh ty judi and hello

11:41 am

Judi

There is also an ro6/30.

11:41 am

helensgirlkid

Thanks - and good luck babbling all.

11:42 am

MLFAN17

i have fo 4/8 that means what you consume when you are hungry.can anyone help with the other fo 4/8 please?

11:43 am

MollyL

Judi, I think Car went through this same up your ass with a flashlight type of thing when she was adopting a rescue. It seems a bit overboard.

11:44 am

mael

a kind of german wind, mlfan

11:45 am

Judi

It's mind boggling, really, Molls. I mean, you can walk into any SPCA and pick out a pooch with very little difficulty. Some of these rescue organizations are just over the top with their requirements.

11:45 am

MLFAN17

ty mael

11:46 am

Judi

We offer unconditional love, a fenced in yard, frequent exercise, toys and healthy food and treats. I think we're over qualified to begin with.

11:46 am

MollyL

I think Car said she had to get letters of recommendation from her neighbors. Say what?

11:47 am

Judi

That's freakin ridiculous.

11:47 am

MLFAN17

judi i went to a place once and the first question they asked is if we had a vet dr already? we had just moved to the area at the time but do have a cat

11:48 am

MLFAN17

that is ridiculous

11:49 am

Judi

Vet references seem to be more common. I adopted two cats from the same organization this past year. Both times - needed the vet's phone number. Oy.

11:50 am

MollyL

I can see why they would want to know if you have a vet, that makes sense. A home inspection is a little too much for me though.

11:50 am

MLFAN17

but if it were you first pet you wouldnt get a vet dr first though i wouldnt think?

11:51 am

Judi

Yeah. How about I come and visit your rescue facility where you currently have NO dogs? Why do you have no dogs? Did the board of health shut you down?

11:51 am

MLFAN17

i have heard of places coming periodically to see how the pet is doing and sometimes without notic

11:51 am

MLFAN17

notice

11:51 am

MollyL

Most people pick out a pediatrician before they have a baby, so having a vet before you adopt and animal doesn't seem too out of line.

11:51 am

MLFAN17

judi at least they have some animals though

11:52 am

Judi

Most shelter animals now require the animal to be spayed/neutered and fully up to date on shots before they release the animal for adoption. Of course, you pay for it when you adopt, but that I expect.

11:52 am

MLFAN17

i suppose you are right molly

11:52 am

Judi

Most shelters, rather.

11:53 am

MLFAN17

that is what they take care of not after adoption

11:54 am

Judi

It just sends up red flags for me when they want to come to your home and know every little thing about you. You have no dogs but you can come over and case my house. NOT!

11:54 am

MLFAN17

exactly judi

11:55 am

Judi

Okay. So ends my rant for the day. I have to head out to get my roots re-blondified. See you cute kids tomorrow! *POOF*

11:55 am

MLFAN17

if the pet dies due to anything the person with the pet might get charges pressed against them even if it just happened not any wrong doing

11:56 am

MollyL

I think there are a lot of people who have no idea how expensive it is to have a pet. Talking to a vet first would give them an idea of the financial investment.

11:56 am

MLFAN17

i have had pets before so i am aware

11:57 am

MollyL

Well, I was referring to first time pet owners.

12:05 pm

bichon

Good morning

12:07 pm

bichon

If a rescue group came for a home inspection at our house they would see dogs who are so spoiled with attention they would keel over

12:19 pm

periwinkle

Cheers all! it is 5 o'clock somewhere. Enjoying my G&T(s)!

12:21 pm

penquis

hi peri...

12:22 pm

periwinkle

help with 7 letter words pls. I have none

12:23 pm

bichon

un 7 un + having seen, pt

12:23 pm

hpb

no7 past tense of n**** on the bedpost

12:24 pm

periwinkle

ty for no7

12:24 pm

bichon

I didn't understand the n on the bed post

12:24 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the un7

12:24 pm

bichon

nm

12:25 pm

penquis

not written down...

12:25 pm

bichon

un + plus musical ****, pt

12:26 pm

periwinkle

have no idea bichon

12:26 pm

periwinkle

I got the un, ty bichon

12:26 pm

bichon

a symphony is made up of many ****

12:26 pm

penquis

peri.....when you record something on paper, you make a ****......pt

12:26 pm

bichon

yw

12:26 pm

hpb

got it. thanks. peri -- you write a thank-you n*** when you receive a gift

12:26 pm

penquis

i clued the part after the UN...

12:27 pm

bichon

what is the un 8, pls

12:28 pm

periwinkle

un8 is the past tense of un6 un and what is on top of your house

12:29 pm

bichon

tyvm peri

12:30 pm

bichon

lu 8?

12:30 pm

periwinkle

don't have it bichon

12:31 pm

MollyL

There is no lu8

12:31 pm

bichon

sorry, it's a 7 and I just got it

12:31 pm

periwinkle

Cheers.Molls!

12:31 pm

MollyL

*Clink*

12:31 pm

periwinkle

I have two lu7

12:32 pm

periwinkle

I have un8, help with other 8 pls

12:32 pm

bichon

yes, I do too now

12:32 pm

bichon

to 8

12:32 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

12:32 pm

MollyL

to8 compound word

12:34 pm

bichon

which t does it come from Molly?

12:34 pm

periwinkle

not seeing that to8

12:34 pm

penquis

think hammer and go from there....

12:35 pm

bichon

tyvm pen

12:35 pm

penquis

yw...

12:35 pm

periwinkle

I still do not see it

12:36 pm

penquis

builds off a to 4 that starts from the left side of the grid....think hammer...

12:37 pm

penquis

compound word....

12:37 pm

periwinkle

go it, ty pen

12:37 pm

penquis

yw...

12:41 pm

penquis

brb...

12:46 pm

MollyL

I think there is an echo in here

12:47 pm

penquis

think hammer.... ;o|

12:51 pm

MollyL

compound word...

1:28 pm

Anniebrook

thanks for the to8

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

I just watched more of the news. Do you all know about the hostage siege at the kosher supermarket?

1:29 pm

hego

Hi Ruby, been thinking of you.

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

It sounds like all of France is on very hig alert

1:30 pm

hego

Did you see my message?

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

thank you, Hego

1:30 pm

penquis

yes, i saw an extended news report on it this morning...awful thing...

1:30 pm

hego

We saw it here.

1:30 pm

Anniebrook

I heard on TV that one terrorist was kill and some hostages may be dead. Awful

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

where is your message, hego?

1:30 pm

hego

On FB

1:30 pm

Anniebrook

*killed

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

4 hostages dead, 3 terroriests killed. One still on the loose

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

going to FB now

1:31 pm

hego

okay

1:33 pm

evanonut

ah work computer problems equal babble puzzle time

1:34 pm

hego

:)

1:34 pm

Anniebrook

hi nutty :)

1:34 pm

evanonut

annie annie banannie

1:34 pm

Anniebrook

:)

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

Fond it! Thank you, HHG

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

found*

1:35 pm

hego

I empathize as I lived within sight of the World Trade Center.

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

I'm surprised to find that these attacks reawaken those terrible feelings.

1:37 pm

hego

It's a form of PTSD, I'm sure.

1:37 pm

evanonut

the attacks make me sick, can't imagine living with so much hate as to do what those people did

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

I never thought of it that way

1:38 pm

hego

I felt bad that you were so upset last night.

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

Unfortunately, I still am, but that is very kind of you. Everybody here is, too

1:40 pm

hego

(((hugs)))

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

JE SUIS CHARLIE

1:40 pm

hego

:)

1:41 pm

hego

JE SUIS CHARLIE !

1:44 pm

Soodle

JE SUIS CHARLIE aussi. ((((Rubes))))

1:45 pm

hego

Hi Soodle

1:45 pm

evanonut

I'm waiting for some idiot on facebook to ask why the french can't spell jesus right.

1:46 pm

hego

lol evan!

1:46 pm

Soodle

Hi ((Hego)) & Eva & all. :-)

1:46 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Soodle :)

1:46 pm

evanonut

comic relief, i've found in stress distraction is essential

1:47 pm

Soodle

Hey Annie :-). Don't tell me I missed Ruby? :-(

1:47 pm

hego

true

1:47 pm

Anniebrook

Ruby is still here

1:47 pm

hego

sstill here

1:47 pm

Soodle

RUBY???

1:48 pm

hego

HEY RUUUUBEEEEE!!!!

1:48 pm

evanonut

i was hoping it would give ruby a giggle

1:49 pm

Soodle

My goodness, it must be a pretty fraught time in France right now.

1:49 pm

hego

I would imagine.

1:54 pm

Soodle

Well - aside from the mayhem in France, I for one, am glad the first workin weeek of January is over. Whew!

1:54 pm

hego

how's your weather?

1:56 pm

Soodle

Mild at the moment, Hego, but very stormy & a forecast of snow. Basically 4 seasons in one week. Typical!

1:56 pm

hego

Sounds like Ireland, alright.

1:56 pm

crosshair

good afternoon my friends:)

1:56 pm

hego

Hiya Crossy

1:57 pm

Soodle

Hey Crossy! :-)

1:57 pm

crosshair

((soodles!))

1:58 pm

crosshair

much milder here today, tis only minus 10c with a minus 18c windchill:)

1:59 pm

hego

Not to brag, but we are now above freezing.

1:59 pm

crosshair

sure beats that minus 40c nonsense:)

1:59 pm

Soodle

lol. Minus one here, and everything shudders to a halt! Traffic chaos & power outtages!

1:59 pm

crosshair

poor soodles;(

2:00 pm

crosshair

lol, at minus 1, we have barely had time to get the cover on the swimming pool! lol

2:00 pm

hego

In NJ we're ready for anything.

2:01 pm

Soodle

No, Crossy. Its not minus one now, but the odd time that temps drop that low, we implode!

2:01 pm

hego

haha Crossy

2:01 pm

crosshair

lets see what mother nature has in store for us tonight...

2:01 pm

Soodle

Whats it like in NJ now, Hego?

2:01 pm

crosshair

No imploding allowed!

2:02 pm

hego

34 and cloudy (about +1)

2:02 pm

hego

But it snowed this AM

2:02 pm

Soodle

Well, no imploding aloud , anyway, Cross!!

2:02 pm

crosshair

mm snow squall warning with up to 30 com of blowing and drifting snow, minus 12c and a wind chill of minus 25c;) No skinny dipping tonight;((

2:03 pm

Soodle

Jeepers, I HATE Winter.

2:03 pm

hego

I keep my mind on spring.

2:04 pm

crosshair

I just count my fingers and toes whenever i come in, and if it still adds up to ten of each it is a good day

2:04 pm

Soodle

Daughter #1 is in Madeira right now, snap-chatting me pics of glorious sunshine, cocktails & blue skies. Sigh!

2:04 pm

hego

Very Canadian.

2:05 pm

hego

Cruel girl.

2:06 pm

hego

She has more fun, that girl.

2:06 pm

crosshair

Think that is cruel?? My in-laws once sent me a PICTURE in a frame of the cruise ship they spent three months on doing a world beach tour:(

2:06 pm

hego

If I could do it all again, I would choose to be young in Europe.

2:06 pm

crosshair

biab

2:07 pm

hego

Now, that is cruel, Crossy.

2:08 pm

Soodle

I'd love to go on a cruise. A world beach tour sounds heavenly...

2:08 pm

hego

Iam cruising in June from Rome to Venice.

2:10 pm

Soodle

Hego - I know you love Italy.... That sounds wonderful. I travelled (by car ferry) from Venice to Corfu in Greece 3 or 4 times .

2:11 pm

hego

We will stop in Corfu actually.

2:12 pm

hego

I am very jealous of Europeans.

2:12 pm

hego

a few hours and you can be in a whole other world.

2:13 pm

PaulN

only one word left and it seems like it shouldn't be so difficult.... an 5/12. I have the one that is a poker term, but can't get the first an 5/12. would really appreciate help.

2:13 pm

Soodle

Seriously?? Corfu is a small piece of Heaven. It's still back in the 70's. Very unspoilt. Corfu people, Corfu food, Corfu scenery are all just....stunning. I DO envy you, Hego.

2:14 pm

Marc Freeman

I have lu7 X 2, no7 X 2, and un7. Could someone give me the stats for the other 3 7's

2:14 pm

hego

I am looking forward to it.

2:15 pm

Soodle

Paul - to dissolve a marriage?

2:16 pm

PaulN

anuls

2:16 pm

PaulN

annul

2:16 pm

hego

don't have all the 7's yet Marc.

2:16 pm

Soodle

Thats the one!!!!

2:16 pm

hego

You got it Paul!

2:16 pm

PaulN

whoops... sorry wrong bos. Thanks sooodle.

2:16 pm

hego

lol

2:16 pm

Soodle

Lol

2:17 pm

PaulN

Love those fireworks!

2:17 pm

hego

Congrats to Paul!!

2:18 pm

Soodle

Yammas! (That's Greek for 'Cheers')!

2:19 pm

Soodle

Hego - I also know several swear words in Greek if you feel you might need them.... Lol

2:20 pm

hego

we are stopping at another Greek island, so I might. :)

2:20 pm

Soodle

Which island?

2:20 pm

hego

Let me look

2:21 pm

hego

Zakynthos

2:25 pm

Soodle

Ha! That"s where Sarah (daughter #1) spent the Summer of 2013 as a tour guide, Hego. She knows every inch of the island, and loves every one of those inches! It's where the loggerhead turtles come to lay their eggs .

2:26 pm

hego

How about that.

2:26 pm

tijani

******FIREWORKS******

2:26 pm

hego

I will keep an eye out for them.

2:26 pm

hego

YAY! for tijani!!

2:26 pm

Soodle

Yay Tijani!!!!

2:27 pm

hego

anybody have the un7?

2:28 pm

penquis

yes...un + write a thank you *** for the gift....pt....

2:28 pm

Marc Freeman

Still looking of the missing 3 7's I have 2 no7's, 2 lu7's and 1 un7

2:29 pm

hego

ty pen and hi

2:29 pm

Marc Freeman

Found 2 to7's so I am only missing one 7

2:30 pm

Soodle

Hego... If I had a hat on, I'd take it off to you. You sure know how to enjoy life. I envy you your travelling! Sorry Marc, I'm too busy chatting to find words, & hi Pen.

2:30 pm

hego

You get around pretty well yourself miss Soodle.

2:31 pm

hego

I have to do it all while I can Soodle.

2:31 pm

Marc Freeman

no problem soodle enjoy

2:32 pm

hego

Marc one oc7. a plural

2:32 pm

Soodle

I used, to, Hego, in a former life. But... Nobody can take the memories from me!! Lol.

2:33 pm

hego

true my dear. :)

2:33 pm

hego

Must go. Nice to chat. See you soon.

2:36 pm

Soodle

Toodle oo, Hego. ((()))

2:38 pm

Jindigo

clue for the SE 6/21 for fireworks please - it has stumped me.

2:42 pm

Marc Freeman

Porteguese mister

2:43 pm

Soodle

Like the Spanish for Mister?

2:43 pm

penquis

with an extra letter in the middle...

2:53 pm

MollyL

*Whistles innocently and thinks of a sail made from a "magazine" *

2:55 pm

Jindigo

Thank you Marc!

2:58 pm

Soodle

Bwah ha ha, Molly. Nuttin' wrong with YOUR memory!!

3:02 pm

MollyL

Well Soodle, we are not all rich enough to spend our golden years as a jet setter, but you certainly planted your fair share of wild oats. : D

3:05 pm

Marc Freeman

yw

3:08 pm

Uneaixoise

clue for the to7s please?

3:11 pm

Marc Freeman

Remember the AT & T ads Reach out to5 someone then plural and past tense for the 7's

3:11 pm

Uneaixoise

good grief -- tx !!!

3:12 pm

Marc Freeman

I am still looking for that last 7

3:12 pm

Soodle

Molly, you forgot the crucial word 'yet' in your 3.02 post. Tsk Tsk. Thoughts become things.... C'mon!

3:13 pm

Uneaixoise

which one are you missing marc?

3:13 pm

Marc Freeman

I have 2 lo7's, 2 no7's, 2 to7's and 1 un7

3:14 pm

Uneaixoise

lu7 x 2

3:14 pm

MollyL

Ah, thanks for the reminder Soodle. It's been one of those weeks where wishes feel very far away.

3:14 pm

Uneaixoise

pt and plural of noon meal

3:14 pm

Soodle

Marc.... I got your clue, even though I never saw those ads!! Thanks. :-)

3:15 pm

Marc Freeman

I meant lu7's there are not lo7's that I know of

3:15 pm

penquis

i am done... :oD

3:15 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahh you're missing oc7 -- think gas plural

3:15 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats pen!

3:16 pm

penquis

ty!

3:16 pm

Soodle

I hear you, Molly Machree. It's been a bloomin' long week.

3:16 pm

Marc Freeman

great penquis can you tell me which 7 I am missing

3:16 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahh you're missing oc7 -- think gas plural

3:16 pm

Marc Freeman

Oh didn't see that Une gave it to me

3:16 pm

Soodle

Yay Pen. Well done!

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

3:17 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

3:18 pm

MollyL

Molly Machree. Oh my, that conjures images of an old decrepit woman with silver hair and a furrowed brow.

3:19 pm

Soodle

Yup! That's me. I need to get my roots touched up!!

3:19 pm

Uneaixoise

ch5 after male cook?

3:19 pm

Soodle

And a shot of botox!

3:21 pm

penquis

ch + not top, but b***om...

3:21 pm

Uneaixoise

tx!!

3:24 pm

penquis

yw...

3:25 pm

aslindy

hello all

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy :-)

3:26 pm

aslindy

just a short visit today

3:26 pm

MollyL

Good luck with that Soodle. Meanwhile, I think we are interrupting the clue fest with "chat".

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOLOL

3:27 pm

Marc Freeman

lo6/27 the last one, please?

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

great icon molly :-)

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

lo6 french word for shady or disreputable

3:28 pm

MollyL

Une, this bitter cold really gives me the winter blues. I hate trudging around with layers of clothing on.

3:28 pm

penquis

like reach out and to*** someone....but add a vowel at the end...

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

like to5/16 plus a vowel

3:28 pm

Soodle

I'm curious. You Americans & Canadians who live in colder climes.... How much money do you guys budget for/spend on home heating? To date, in this, rather mild winter, I reckon I've spent in excess of €1,000.

3:29 pm

penquis

i hate getting in and out of winter clothing!

3:29 pm

aslindy

thanks for the hint

3:29 pm

MollyL

Dear God Soodle, sounds like you need some insulation or something.

3:30 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks une for the lo6 clue

3:30 pm

Nef

Hello, Everybody. How are you all today (besides freezing?)

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

hey nef :-)

3:31 pm

aslindy

hi nef

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

fine, nef, and you?

3:32 pm

Nef

Hi to all. I'm fine; just dreading the fact I HAVE to go grocery shopping today. (still waiting to warm up)

3:33 pm

Soodle

I had the insulating guys in, in November. I' paid them €400. 1000 litres of oil - €600. A ton of coal - €400. I'm broke trying to keep Chez Soodle warm. Hi Nef, TO, Aslindy et al.

3:33 pm

aslindy

*passes hot cocoa*

3:35 pm

Nef

Soodle, I'm on a budget plan year round. I pay somewhere around $270 for 8 months; then may skip a month or 2 and have lower payments (or higher, depending) the other 2 months

3:35 pm

Soodle

I'm just wondering how folk in REALLY cold areas keep their houses warm & not end up in debtors prison?

3:36 pm

Uneaixoise

woodburning stoves are popular, soodle

3:36 pm

aslindy

around here we use natural gas as furnace fuel

3:36 pm

Marc Freeman

sa6/27, please?

3:36 pm

Nef

It's finally 3 above zero here (F) but the windchill is still -20(F)

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

so, soodle, did the insulating pay off?

3:37 pm

MollyL

Oh, I heat with electric. Oil is way too expensive. And I am not a fan of gas either.

3:38 pm

Uneaixoise

clue for to8 please?

3:39 pm

Nef

the day before yesterday Minneapolis schools got called off, but the St. Paul schools were in session. The temp was -18 with wind chills of -35(F); Minneapolis calls off school with -35 but St.Paul only does it at -40 (F). The 2 cities are less than 8 miles apart!

3:39 pm

Marc Freeman

compound word starts with to4/4 and ends with he4/5

3:39 pm

Nef

We heat with natural gas; it's the cheapest fuel for us

3:39 pm

Uneaixoise

tx marc -- funny word

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

natural gas here too

3:40 pm

Soodle

No that you'd notice, TO. I have a solid fuel stove in my kitchen, which makes the kitchen lovely & toasty, and I can burn loads of domestic rubbish in, bit the rest of the house is chilly.

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

gas heat here as well

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

soodle, we budget for is as best we can.

3:41 pm

MollyL

My place is only relatively warm when it gets bone chilling cold. I have a regulating thermostat that keeps the heat at an affordable level. Hence the layers of clothing.

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

if we live in southern climes, we just spend it on a/c.

3:41 pm

Uneaixoise

FW! tx for the clues!!

3:41 pm

Alleyn58

And a clue for the un8 pls

3:42 pm

Uneaixoise

alleyn nothing on top of the house

3:42 pm

MollyL

I burn a lot of wood when it's this cold. Luckily my wood guy gives me a break on the price.

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

and a clue for the lower right corner a pls?

3:42 pm

Nef

Soodle, we insulate here in Minnesota up to an R- 60 for the ro4. IF we can insulate the walls, that's to an R-30 (but we're unable to do that: plaster walls and stucco siding. :-(

3:42 pm

Alleyn58

Af5 - what you walk on!

3:43 pm

Nef

YAY, une!! WTG!!!

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

lots of folks here have converted wood to pellet stoves. burns cleaner, for sure. yes, what nef said, there are mandatory insulation codes for buildings.

3:43 pm

Soodle

I like oil, because when it's gone, it's gone. I like to have stuff paid in advance. I am scared of unknown bills landing on the doormat. I'm scared of bills, full stop!! Lol

3:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

er, a + fl5/16?

3:44 pm

Nef

af 5 isn't from that corner

3:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i said the opposite of what i meant. i meant lwer left

3:45 pm

Alleyn58

Sorry! Wrong clue .......

3:46 pm

Nef

TO, are you a lefty? I am and can't keep my left & right straight

3:46 pm

Alleyn58

Still searching for the un8

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, just a tired person . sciatica kept me up

3:47 pm

Nef

Alleyn. un + thank you n*** --pt.

3:47 pm

penquis

un + write a thank you **** for the gift...pt....

3:47 pm

Nef

ouch; sorry to hear that TO.. does heat or ice help?

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

would not know where to apply

3:48 pm

Alleyn58

Got it - relates to a house!

3:48 pm

penquis

ah....that's the other un 8....

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

there are two un 9?

3:48 pm

penquis

correct that, lol.....i clued the un 7 and so did nef!

3:48 pm

Soodle

Lol Nef. I'm right-handed, and I'm unable to tell my right from left without stopping to think about it. I also have ZERO sense of direction.

3:49 pm

penquis

no there is but one un 8

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh heck, i am just totally confused.

3:49 pm

penquis

one un 8....one un 7....no un 9...

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

did someone come up with the lower left a?

3:50 pm

Nef

No 9's at all. (And I can't find that darn LEFT corner A either

3:50 pm

jan

standoffish

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, jan

3:51 pm

penquis

af 5/16...."watson, the game is af***"

3:51 pm

Nef

Thnaks jan! :-)

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the beside it?

3:51 pm

penquis

perhaps my word comes from the other A....

3:52 pm

jan

YVW.

3:52 pm

lynxxx

ga6.24 a foolish person

3:52 pm

penquis

ga 6/24.....the big ga****....ga + word for the stuff that was stolen....

3:52 pm

Soodle

Stand-offish

3:52 pm

jan

The G word is one of my favorite, ga/6, which no one has ever called anyone since 1930

3:53 pm

Nef

agreed, jan!

3:53 pm

penquis

enough cluers here......heading out to work on my jigsaw puzzle....bye all!

3:53 pm

MollyL

And yet someone clued it as "think westerns" today, which baffled me.

3:54 pm

jan

Maybe it was a common insult in Westerns?? Dunno...

3:54 pm

Soodle

Sorry. I was clueing the al5/16.....stand-offish...

3:54 pm

MollyL

Can't say I've ever heard ga6 used in a western

3:54 pm

Nef

I got it Soodle; thanks!

3:54 pm

Nef

bye pen! HAGD!

3:55 pm

jan

I've tried to imagine it being said in a John Wayne voice, but no...

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks and hi lyn

3:55 pm

MollyL

But I've definitely heard it in movies circa 1930 and 40

3:56 pm

Nef

Yes, there's a few John Wayne-type westerns wear the woman says it to the hero (DH watches old westerns whenever he can)

3:56 pm

jaxx7

Just like me, soodle. How are things?

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i associate it with westerns.

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

phantom: falcon

3:57 pm

MollyL

Nef, if your husband likes westerns, he should check out the Movies channel. Every time I flip by it there is a western on.

3:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

did some one clue un8? When?

3:58 pm

Nef

oh, Molly, I think he probably found it years ago! (I don't care for movies; but he watches them when I'm not around

3:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly, did you give nef the tiara?

3:59 pm

Nef

un 8 has to do with a house without a cover

4:00 pm

MollyL

Nef won't wear tiaras

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, i see, it is past tense

4:00 pm

Nef

(TO, I don't DO tiaras. It would mess up my spiked hair)

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahaha

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

you have been the princess many times recently

4:01 pm

MollyL

She's not kidding either

4:02 pm

MollyL

Nef you must freeze to death not wearing hats in your cold temperatures.

4:02 pm

Nef

nope. Never no how. I don't wear hats either (even when it's 20 below (F). I do wear scarves around my face though

4:03 pm

MollyL

I can be as vain as the next girl about my hair, but there comes a time when common sense should prevail.

4:06 pm

Nef

it isn't so much my hair; it's that I need to cover my mouth & nose and it's easier to have a scarf around my face & neck than aa hat

4:07 pm

Nef

(sorry, had a phone call there)

4:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

an5/12 # 1 pls?

4:12 pm

Scrabbler

People petition the Vatican to an5 their marriage after a divorce.\

4:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty.

4:14 pm

Nef

thanks, Scrabbler

4:14 pm

Scrabbler

YW. ch5 #2 please?

4:16 pm

Nef

someone who doesn't play fair?

4:17 pm

Scrabbler

NM, I found it. ch + baseball great Mel ***

4:19 pm

jan

Very nice clue, Scrabbler. TY. Now I can stop monkeying every plausible (and a few implausible) ch's.

4:20 pm

Nef

Sorry I can't stick around; DH wants to go grocery shopping now he says. BBL

4:20 pm

jan

Bye, Nef!

4:22 pm

jan

And out myself, too!

4:34 pm

crosshair

ty, scrabby but had to search for mel:)

4:35 pm

Scrabbler

Mel *** is a common crossword puzzle clue. Hi Crossy. We are getting pummeled with snow. It's wonderful!

4:44 pm

Scrabbler

Done. Anyone want clues?

4:45 pm

crosshair

scrabby. i have a tidbit just for you today

4:45 pm

crosshair

Google "Kaninhoppning" and enjoy!:)

4:46 pm

crosshair

We are due to get buried tonight as well. it is good to finally have some good snow depth on the grounds:))

4:47 pm

crosshair

We are due for another foot or so of lake effect stuff tonight:)

4:49 pm

crosshair

You know you had a good day on the snowshoes when your butt cheeks ache, but you did not fall:))

4:51 pm

Scrabbler

I skied 2.5 miles and several inches of powder. I would have done another loop but my face was freezing.

4:53 pm

crosshair

I wore my old balaclava:)

4:56 pm

crosshair

My beard still froze, however:))

4:57 pm

Scrabbler

I wear a thin balaclava under my helmet now.

4:57 pm

crosshair

Last couple of years it has been quite enjoyable to be out in the winter wonderland because I want to, and not because I have to.:))

4:58 pm

Scrabbler

Bunnies are master jumpers. I had to buy extra high gates years ago when 2 of my bunnies easily cleared standard size gate.

4:58 pm

crosshair

Balaclava's are highly unappreciated.

4:59 pm

crosshair

We used to have several each as kids up north:)

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

Today a smartass snowmobiler ventured over to our ski trails and was zipping around. I was SO mad. They have their own trails yet there are always some hotheads that have to check out the road up to our hut and trails.

5:01 pm

crosshair

I can still hear my mothers voice within my mind. When it used to fall below minus 30, she would yell at my brother and me as we headed out the door "Breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth or you will frost your lungs!" lol

5:01 pm

crosshair

it is terrible when they chew up trails they are not supposed to be on:(

5:04 pm

Scrabbler

I spoke to a park employee later but he was a 20-something old kid. I asked for signs to be posted, saying "No snowmobiles", placed at the borders of our areas. A little kid will get hit, I fear.

5:05 pm

crosshair

we each as kids used to have one of those great one-piece snowmobile suits that they used to sell at the stores, the ones with the furry red lining and a pair of those big, clunky snowmobile boots with the removable grey liners;)) was great;))

5:05 pm

crosshair

It is an accident waiting to happen during some twilight snowshoe outing

5:06 pm

crosshair

I think I would put some reflector tape on your gear just in case

5:09 pm

crosshair

Doing a nice honey ham, some niblets corn and some mashed tatties on the stovetop tonight. is putting some much-needed humidity in the air in here. it has been dryer than a popcorn fart in this place because of the electric baseboards;(

5:10 pm

crosshair

drier

5:10 pm

crosshair

lol

5:11 pm

Scrabbler

Yummy! I haven't decided what to make yet, but the options are quite limited.

5:13 pm

crosshair

I know you are a vegetarian, so I will keep my odes to the wonders of a ham down to a dull roar;)

5:13 pm

Soodle

Crossy... I asked earlier, but you may not have been here... What is your average home-heating bill, if that's not too personal a question...?

5:14 pm

Soodle

That's average annual bill....

5:15 pm

crosshair

Well, soodles, with electric baseboards set to keep it around 65F it runs about $185.00/month with all wood it needs 5 bush cords of hardwood and 2 face cords of softwood totaling around $1000. for the 6 month heating season. You can save if you cut it and split it yourself though

5:16 pm

crosshair

The good thing with wood is you can have it as hot as you wish:))

5:17 pm

crosshair

of course that 185 for electric incluses the lights and hot water tank

5:18 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Soodle. I was thinking of you as I read Tana French's latest book about the Dublin Murder Squad.

5:18 pm

crosshair

lol. Up north at the cottage, it was all wood heat. a freestanding franklin stove in the livingroom and a wood fired range with a water side-boiler in the kitchen

5:19 pm

crosshair

Was something comforting in that you did not have to rely on the electric grid:)

5:20 pm

crosshair

hehe we used to float a 12 volt pool pump in the water boiler on a styrofoam float and pump the hot water to a old bath tub for soaking

5:21 pm

ivesy3

big storms in our area..we may get up to 3 feet of snow. horrible conditions out there..long long winter

5:22 pm

crosshair

tuck in with a good book and a blankie and a bottle of your favorite libation, ivesy:)

5:22 pm

ivesy3

lol..yep..home for the weekend...

5:24 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ivesy, you are getting the same snowband as us, although I am 30+ miles east of you.

5:25 pm

MollyL

My sympathies Ivesy

5:26 pm

Scrabbler

I was out there cross country skiing from 2:30-3:30, then sat in the lodge next to the woodstove. The snow is really coming down hard.

5:31 pm

ivesy3

yes it keeps going back and forth...was up towards westfield about 4, they closed early..then at 5 it was over us......ty molly....i wish tim hortons delivered lol

5:32 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:34 pm

jaxx7

Hi, liz

5:35 pm

Lizlin

Hi Jaxx

5:35 pm

jaxx7

How are things over there in Oz?

5:35 pm

Lizlin

Are you being hit by all that cold weather?

5:36 pm

Soodle

Hey everybody. Back after cleaning the Christmas gunk from my oven:-/. Thanks for that info, Cross. Scrabbs- i'm not familiar with Tana French. I'll google....

5:36 pm

Lizlin

All's good here - fires in the south are under control, which is a good thing.

5:36 pm

Lizlin

Hi Soodle

5:36 pm

jaxx7

No. much to my grandson's disappointment. mph winds though

5:36 pm

jaxx7

100 mph evn

5:36 pm

Lizlin

Saw that on the news - talking about hurricane force winds. I slept through the hurricane of 87!!!!

5:37 pm

helenary

hi all...could I please have a clue for the un7..thx

5:37 pm

jaxx7

Supposed to hit us later tonight.

5:37 pm

Soodle

Hey (((Liz))) (((Jaxx))).

5:38 pm

jaxx7

((Soodle))

5:38 pm

Lizlin

un 7 - listened to a lecture but didn't write anything (pt)

5:38 pm

jaxx7

not jotted down, helen

5:39 pm

Lizlin

Much more succinct, jaxx :)

5:39 pm

Scrabbler

Soodle, I lover her books--5 so far.

5:39 pm

Lizlin

So now I've just googled her - does look good.

5:39 pm

helenary

oh thank you Lizlin and Jaxx7

5:40 pm

jaxx7

I have not heard of that author.

5:40 pm

Lizlin

yw

5:40 pm

Scrabbler

Time to make dinner. See everyone tomorrow morning.

5:40 pm

Soodle

I can't believe I never wver heard of her Scrabbs. For sure, she is next on my reading list.

5:40 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening, scrabbs

5:40 pm

Soodle

Bye Scrabbs

5:40 pm

Scrabbler

Each of her books focuses on one member of the squad, as they solve a crime.

5:41 pm

jaxx7

I have found some good writers by recommnendation on Babble

5:41 pm

Lizlin

Any particular book to start off

5:41 pm

Scrabbler

Very well-written. First book was In the Woods.

5:41 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

5:42 pm

ivesy3

another good author eileen goudge..dont think she has written any lately but always liked her

5:42 pm

Scrabbler

Enjoy! Bye, kids.

5:42 pm

ivesy3

jaxx try goodreads.com..lots of info on books there

5:43 pm

Lizlin

Just bought it from ibooks

5:43 pm

jaxx7

Mind you, the bedroom floor will collapse if I add many more books to the piles in the room already. I will make a note of her name though and keep it for when the pile is more manageable

5:43 pm

Soodle

Thank you, Scrabbs. Loveto the bunnies!

5:43 pm

Lizlin

Clues for either de 6/24 pls?

5:43 pm

Lizlin

I love real books but do find e books so much more manageable.

5:44 pm

jaxx7

Is she any relation to Elizabeth Goudge, another good auther.

5:44 pm

LuvWordGames

de + a trumpet is a type of this instrument

5:44 pm

Lizlin

Thanks Luv

5:44 pm

LuvWordGames

and change the last letter for the other one

5:44 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

5:44 pm

ivesy3

gee i dont know jaxx.. will have to google that.

5:44 pm

Lizlin

And thanks again

5:45 pm

jaxx7

Thanks, Luv

5:46 pm

LuvWordGames

sa 6/27 please?

5:47 pm

Lizlin

Sorry - one of my 8 missing ones. Looking though.

5:48 pm

jaxx7

I have still to go and that is one of them, sorry

5:48 pm

jaxx7

55

5:49 pm

Lizlin

sa 6/27 - similar to the very expensive yellow spice - don't double the middle consonant and put a different letter at the end.

5:50 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Liz

5:50 pm

jaxx7

Soodle, we turned up to the latest meeting with the SS and we were the only ones there. Now if we had not gone....

5:50 pm

Lizlin

yw

5:51 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

5:52 pm

Lizlin

Congrats

5:52 pm

Lizlin

fl 5/18 pls?

5:52 pm

LuvWordGames

ty Liz

5:52 pm

LuvWordGames

an over abundance of water

5:53 pm

Lizlin

How did I miss that??? Thanks

5:53 pm

Lizlin

5 to go

5:53 pm

LuvWordGames

yw, kind of twists

5:53 pm

LuvWordGames

go Liz, go!

5:53 pm

jaxx7

Well done, Luv. I think I might turn in soon. My typing has gone to pot.

5:54 pm

LuvWordGames

nite jaxx

5:54 pm

LuvWordGames

and thanks jaxx

5:54 pm

Lizlin

Sleep well jaxx

5:55 pm

jaxx7

Look after yourselves people whether the risk is hot or cold or windy.

5:56 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

5:56 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG Liz!

5:57 pm

LuvWordGames

I'm calling it a night too, take care all

5:57 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

5:57 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening

6:00 pm

Marc Freeman

sa6/27, please?

6:02 pm

BzznBea

Clued at 5:49, Marc.

6:03 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

6:07 pm

Marc Freeman

de6, please?

6:15 pm

BzznBea

de6 - remove the pointed objects between the bull's ears

6:21 pm

periwinkle

hi all.help with 1st an5/12

6:22 pm

BzznBea

to disolve a marriage, peri

6:22 pm

periwinkle

ty Bzz I was looking in the wrong direction

6:24 pm

BzznBea

yw

6:30 pm

crosshair

groan.. crossy ate too much honey ham and mashed tatties:))

6:34 pm

cybernan

hi everyone -- too tired to play last night and just got home from Vancouver... so hello everyone :-)

6:38 pm

crosshair

Howdy, cybernan

6:40 pm

MollyL

Nan, you're traveling after just having surgery??

6:42 pm

cybernan

yes -- I went from Kelowna to Vancouver to have the surgery

6:46 pm

BzznBea

Nan, you live in Kelowna?

6:47 pm

cybernan

yes

6:47 pm

BzznBea

I have a cyber riend that lives in a rural area near Kelowna.

6:49 pm

Marc Freeman

ch6, I have one I need the other.

6:50 pm

Marc Freeman

Sorry ch5

6:52 pm

Nef

Hi again. I've worn out DH by grocery shopping & just finished supper.

6:53 pm

cybernan

lol - Kelowna isn't all that big -- around 100,000

6:54 pm

Nef

ch5 the 1st one is not playing fair; ch5 the 2nd is ch +the last name of famous baseball player Mel ***

6:56 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

6:57 pm

Nef

yw

7:04 pm

cybernan

stats for the 8's, please?

7:13 pm

Nef

to 8/50 & un 8/65

7:13 pm

cybernan

ty nef - looking

7:18 pm

cdd

TO 8/50 IA

7:18 pm

cdd

Oops

7:19 pm

Nef

I can give a hint if you'd like, nan( but Ithink you prefer not to have them?)

7:20 pm

cdd

TO 8/50 is a compound word, think along the lines of a *hammer*

7:22 pm

cybernan

ty cdd

7:22 pm

cdd

UN 8/65 , unless + top of a house + past tense

7:23 pm

cdd

Opps.... not unless...darn spell check

7:23 pm

cdd

Un + top of house + past tense

7:23 pm

cdd

Your welcome

7:24 pm

Nef

I have 70 words left and they are all just 4- 6 letters long. I can't believe it, but nearly half are 4 letter words. Where the heck are they hiding?

7:25 pm

cybernan

probably a lot of babblets

7:25 pm

cybernan

ty again -- that was a silly one

7:26 pm

cybernan

ooh - just found the oc's

7:27 pm

Nef

the 6 & 7?

7:29 pm

Nef

thanks, I just found the oc 5 with that ! :-)

7:33 pm

cybernan

taking a short break - brb

8:02 pm

cybernan

how come you can un overhead, but not underfoot?

8:02 pm

cybernan

a clue for the un 7, please?

8:05 pm

Nef

Un 7= un + house top +pt

8:06 pm

cybernan

that's un 8, I think

8:07 pm

Nef

Oops, sorry nan. Un + a thank you **** for a present +pt

8:08 pm

cybernan

duh - ty nef

8:08 pm

Nef

(I think it's a stupid word

8:10 pm

cybernan

no more so than the others --surprised we can't undo dolly!

8:12 pm

Nef

I find the "un" words here are very odd some days

8:13 pm

cybernan

sa 6/27, please?

8:13 pm

Nef

and also the "un" words that don't count. As a nurse we often had to un cl 4/5 feeding tubes etc. But that isn't considered a word here

8:14 pm

Nef

think of a very expensive spice, remove a double consonant in the middle and change the last letter

8:14 pm

cybernan

no - tried that too

8:16 pm

cybernan

ty nef

8:16 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

8:17 pm

Nef

YAY, cybernan!!! WTG!!!

8:18 pm

cybernan

have you finished, nef? -- need any clues?

8:19 pm

Nef

Nope, I haven't finished; & I'm finally seeing all the 4 letter words. I'm down to 30 words left

8:19 pm

Nef

And I don't need to have any clues yet. Thanks for asking though!

8:20 pm

cybernan

you shouldn't have any trouble - the 4's are all common words or babblets we've had many times

8:21 pm

Nef

I'm finding that out now. They just were invisible for the longest time

8:24 pm

cybernan

on my way - back at the flip :-)

8:25 pm

Nef

Bye Now, stay warm!

8:58 pm

stidmama

bye nan... hey nef or whoever is here. Down to 127 already!

9:01 pm

torgone

Heya stid ..

9:02 pm

stidmama

heya tor!

9:02 pm

Bugsaw

hello friends

9:03 pm

stidmama

hey bugs!

9:03 pm

Bugsaw

hope you are feeling better stid

9:05 pm

Nef

Hi stid, Tor, and Bugsaw

9:05 pm

Bugsaw

hi Nef! I thot you would be off by now

9:05 pm

stidmama

I am, bugs -- tired, but well enough. Will go in tomorrow morning and spend a few hours doing just basic organizational stuff. NOT fun, but will make the next few weeks so much more manageable (and fun)

9:06 pm

stidmama

how are you nef? still going through kid withdrawal? Or enjoying the peace a little?

9:06 pm

Bugsaw

Did you have the flu? The news says it is here with a vengeance

9:06 pm

Nef

No, I took a break for a bit; just came back a few minutes ago. Leaving this grid for a bit clears the eyesight I think

9:07 pm

stidmama

no flu for me, although whatever I had last month is one of the things that's going around (according to my doctor friend)... hoping I can dodge it this year.

9:07 pm

Bugsaw

it is amazing how many words you can see after taking a break. Sometimes I am convinced that the letters move.

9:08 pm

rururocks

*thinks Bugs has been drinking*

9:08 pm

stidmama

What amazes me is how I manage to key in words that have to be re-entered later... or perhaps my rapidly aging fingers just mis-key that many!

9:08 pm

Nef

stid, you need to learn to leave your work at work before you burn out. I admire how you love your work; but for your healths' sake, you may need to close the school door and leave work at school each day

9:09 pm

rururocks

rapidly aging fingers?

9:09 pm

stidmama

hey ruru! my Tom is brewing beer now... LOL my coat closet smells of hops...

9:09 pm

Nef

LOL, bugs! I KNOW that they have invisibility cloaks some days

9:09 pm

rururocks

ha.. I bet you can barley get a jacket in :D

9:09 pm

Bugsaw

just about to start drinking ruru. It was a long day

9:10 pm

rururocks

<---considering drinking today too

9:10 pm

Nef

and stid; I think that if you leave the grid; several words leave your word list with you

9:11 pm

stidmama

yes, ruru, I have decided to let my fingers take on all the aging while the rest of me shall remain eternally youthful. Sort of like Dorian Gray, only without a picture in an attic...

9:11 pm

Bugsaw

must be the moon or some fool thing. Couldn't be us

9:12 pm

rururocks

I want all of my extremities to NOT AGE ;D

9:13 pm

stidmama

Nef, I have pretty much done that all week. But as a first-year teacher in this grade, there actually is WAY more work to do than I can reasonably do in the contracted day. I promise, I take WAY more time off now than I did last year (and that was a "part time" position).

9:13 pm

Nef

ruru, you can dream all you wish; but time takes it's toll on you too

9:14 pm

rururocks

well.. if the fingers have to go first .. mebbee

9:14 pm

rururocks

I know what's going last though

9:14 pm

stidmama

I actually am taking on two extra activities this month... a book study group with some of the others at my school (it's about teaching, but gives me some extra social time and support for my work)

9:15 pm

stidmama

ALSO... I am now part of a (small, community) ORCHESTRA!!!!!

9:15 pm

rururocks

wow

9:15 pm

rururocks

what do you play?

9:15 pm

Nef

WTG, stid! Just remember not to burn the candle at both ends

9:15 pm

Bugsaw

I think that it is a great thing to have 3 generations of the same family in the orchestra. Well done all of you.

9:16 pm

stidmama

*GRIN* I am a PERCUSSIONIST (finally)... starting with the bass drum and will add more as I have time to practice. First concert is next week, and I only have one more rehearsal! LOL

9:16 pm

stidmama

Thanks, Bugs!

9:16 pm

rururocks

well. .if that doesn't beat all

9:17 pm

stidmama

Yep. You heard it here... Mother, Grant and I are playing all together - different instruments of course (in order) piano, trombone and anything I can bang, crash or hit.

9:17 pm

stidmama

LOL ruru!

9:18 pm

rururocks

the cymbalism didn't escape stid

9:18 pm

stidmama

*groan*

9:18 pm

Nef

I wish we could hear it!

9:18 pm

rururocks

YAY my next groan

9:19 pm

rururocks

have fun kids.. got to make some dinner and drink something

9:20 pm

stidmama

Well, might possibly record some of it... ;-)

I am lucky that I read music already (voice, guitar, piano, recorders and crumhorn in my background). But drums are a very different experience for me. I LOVED it.

9:20 pm

stidmama

later ruru

9:20 pm

Nef

take care, ruru

9:20 pm

Bugsaw

drum notation looks very different tho

9:20 pm

Bugsaw

see ya ruru

9:21 pm

Nef

I think that it's great that you can do it, stid

9:22 pm

stidmama

Yes, it does, but I sat next to Mother on Wednesday and watched her music and listened to the rest of them and quickly figured out at least what the bass was supposed to do. Then I clued in on what snares should do, but won't have enough practice time to add those in before the concert.

9:23 pm

Bugsaw

well done. I am impressed that you would try out without even one lesson from someone

9:23 pm

Nef

me too, stid. That's amazing to me

9:25 pm

stidmama

Well, I also used to dance... so it all kind of comes together. When I subbed in for the conductor (he is the orchestra teacher at the school I was at last year) I so enjoyed listening to the music "from inside" and it was just as excellent to be really part of it.

9:26 pm

Bugsaw

I love the echo in my chest from the kettle drums

9:26 pm

stidmama

I did learn, however, that I will need to practice some at home somehow, and learn some better arm stretches. My right arm was sore for two days! LOL

9:27 pm

Nef

I took piano lessons in -- 4th grade, maybe? Was in the church choir for many years (even as an adult before I got married) and had 4 years of clarinet leasing (not that I could play very well…) but there's no way I'd think of joining an orchestra

9:27 pm

Nef

that was lessons, not leasing

9:28 pm

Bugsaw

not so fun to be sore but maybe you can pound on the back of the couch to get the rhythm and stretches

9:28 pm

stidmama

It is a community group, and generally speaking the other instrumentalists have a lot more experience than I do. But I think if I get Grant's old fiddle fixed (the upper two keys slip) then I can learn that, too and maybe start playing with them sometimes.

9:28 pm

Nef

And I've seen drum notations and wouldn't make heads or tails of it

9:29 pm

stidmama

Yes, I was thinking my rubber mallet and a large plastic box. I think it will come together. :-)

9:29 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s out there?

9:31 pm

stidmama

hey mkg ... what 8s? LOL

9:31 pm

Nef

to 8/50 = compound word, start with a left T and think on a hammer.

9:31 pm

Bugsaw

un 8 = past tense of take the lid off a house

9:31 pm

mkg

there are two 8 letter words in the grid. any clues?

9:31 pm

mkg

bugs ty got that one. nice. ty.

9:32 pm

stidmama

aha! got the U, now for the T...

9:32 pm

Bugsaw

my clue for to 8 would be what you call a person with a hammer growing out of his neck. I know I think differently......

9:32 pm

mkg

hmmmmm never saw anyone growing a hammer out of his neck. must think about this one.

9:33 pm

Bugsaw

remember it is a compound word as Nef said

9:33 pm

stidmama

aha! thanks bugs and nef! got the 8s now. :-)

9:34 pm

mkg

well lets see. neck. what would that be.......

9:34 pm

Nef

FW. And stid; my last 3 words were IN my word list earlier but had disappeared this evening

9:34 pm

mkg

stid you got that to 8? i am impressed. i dont get it.

9:34 pm

mkg

not a redneck.........a

9:34 pm

stidmama

weird. and YAY NEF!!!!!! *clash of cymbals, expertly executed*

9:34 pm

mkg

i got it. so funny. such a funny clue. i love it. love it.

9:34 pm

Bugsaw

when you see it you will laugh

9:34 pm

mkg

super great laugh once you get it.

9:34 pm

mkg

ty

9:35 pm

mkg

ty for clues.

9:35 pm

Bugsaw

I too am finished and well done mkg

9:35 pm

stidmama

go mkg go!

9:35 pm

stidmama

YAY bugs!

9:35 pm

stidmama

down to 76 now. Feeling good about finding words again.

9:36 pm

Bugsaw

do you need/want any other bozarre clues stid?

9:36 pm

mkg

well now i cant get that g word. i tried gl, and dont see it. i know it will be in front of my face but i need a clue please.

9:37 pm

mkg

also need the o word for the o in first column please.

9:37 pm

Bugsaw

Hego suggested that you think of a western cowboy word for a big, not so smart person

9:38 pm

Bugsaw

ga 6,24

9:38 pm

stidmama

oh -- that used to be the word I used for my Lucky. A good memory.

9:38 pm

mkg

lucky? what does that ean?

9:38 pm

Bugsaw

oo 5, 14

9:39 pm

Bugsaw

yes stid, not so smart but totally loveable

9:39 pm

mkg

hmmm not getting it.

9:39 pm

stidmama

He was my dog who died in the fire, mkg.

9:39 pm

Bugsaw

Lucky was stid's dog

9:39 pm

Nef

I was off Googling a name that my Gramma used to call my youngest brother: Hammer**** Jones. Doing a fast search it makes no sense how she used that term back in the 1950's and '60's...

9:39 pm

mkg

is the G word the cowboy one?

9:40 pm

Bugsaw

yes mkg

9:40 pm

mkg

so sorry stid.

9:40 pm

mkg

well lets see. a cowboy term. ga. hmmmmm

9:41 pm

Nef

in westerns, you may see the women calling the hero that just before she kisses him or tells him she loves him

9:41 pm

Bugsaw

Googling too Nef

9:41 pm

Nef

kind of a "you big dummy" affectionate term

9:41 pm

cdd

OO an exclamation + past tense

9:41 pm

mkg

my hero. or what a gorgeous guy. hmm. so strong. so brave. hmmmm

9:41 pm

stidmama

thanks cdd

9:42 pm

cdd

You

9:42 pm

stidmama

the GA 6 could be clued GA + what robbers run away with

9:42 pm

mkg

got the oo word. ty ty for super clues.

9:42 pm

mkg

got the ga word but wow. i totally forgot that term.

9:43 pm

mkg

the woman would say "you big ga****. wow. yes now i get it. didnt know it was a real word.

9:43 pm

mkg

wow a real word. wow.

9:47 pm

Bugsaw

Nef, I wonder if it was a name that showed up in the Dick Tracy comic stips? Either that or your grandmother was 30 years ahead of her time

9:47 pm

Bugsaw

I still call people who deserve it B.O. Plenty

9:48 pm

Nef

LOL, Bugs! I remember Dick Tracy; but not that character.

9:49 pm

stidmama

well, down to 62 and need a break. back another time. (((hugs all))) see you-all again soon I hope! *poof*

9:49 pm

Bugsaw

If noone needs more weird clues, I will be off to iron another couple of things

9:49 pm

mkg

bye

9:50 pm

Bugsaw

good night all , unless you speak up soon

9:50 pm

Nef

And I'm going to wander off too for a bit.I've been sitting still too long

9:51 pm

Bugsaw

poof

9:52 pm

Amikap

hi

10:00 pm

rs6

Hullo

10:01 pm

Amikap

waza up all

10:01 pm

Amikap

1 hr left game over

10:02 pm

Amikap

1526 wits end .. for me its over

10:04 pm

rs6

Gud going

10:05 pm

Amikap

urs ..

10:06 pm

Amikap

gtg take care guys ... good luck !

11:26 pm

smithchick

I'm stuck on the un7 word. Any clues?

11:29 pm

Cosmo Kramer

un + students takes no** during a lecture + past sense

11:31 pm

smithchick

Thank you!

11:31 pm

kje

un7?

11:31 pm

kje

oops, nm seen below

11:33 pm

kje

sa6/27?

11:34 pm

kje

ohed

11:34 pm

kje

sorry

11:45 pm

torgone

sa + ****ic (gambol, cavort)

11:45 pm

kje

ty, bgh

11:46 pm

torgone

yqw

11:47 pm

kje

wasn't sure I'd finish those - done

11:49 pm

torgone

Yay K!

11:52 pm

cybernan

hi tor, kje

11:56 pm

torgone

Heya nan ..

11:59 pm

Cosmo Kramer

236 - next grid

12:00 am

cybernan

i hope not

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