Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, April 22, 2015

12:00 am

zoozzoom

Flip!

12:01 am

torgone

I can quit any time ..

12:01 am

zoozzoom

Me too!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

rururocks

*chuckles*

12:01 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Lickety :-)

12:02 am

Erda

Yay Lickety!!!

12:03 am

Aloyisius

thank you, Lickety!

12:07 am

flosey

hi everyone and thanks Lickety

12:08 am

dcseain

ta, lickety.

12:08 am

dcseain

and weirdly, my first word was a ps

12:08 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Flosey :-)

12:08 am

flosey

aurt

12:08 am

flosey

oops

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:08 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:09 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan :-)

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

evening, all :-)

12:09 am

gapeach

Lickety, please hit the button one more time so that I may be able to log on. Thanks much.

12:10 am

Aloyisius

hi to all, up late tonight, but I don't know for how long

12:10 am

zoozzoom

Early morning here :-)

12:12 am

Aloyisius

leth

12:12 am

Aloyisius

oops

12:14 am

Aloyisius

no PB for me yet

12:14 am

zoozzoom

:-)

12:15 am

rururocks

*has pb door ready to open*

12:16 am

Aloyisius

hi ruru (-:

12:16 am

zoozzoom

Thats one seven down.

12:16 am

rururocks

hiya aloy

12:17 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:17 am

cybernan

re 7

12:17 am

zoozzoom

Thats the one i have, Nan :-)

12:17 am

dizgrannie

do 6/7

12:17 am

zoozzoom

That's*

12:21 am

cybernan

missing the bottom o and the right s

12:21 am

dizgrannie

ou 5

12:22 am

rururocks

ou 5 and so5

12:22 am

cybernan

found the so plural I'd missed

12:23 am

cybernan

ty ru

12:23 am

cybernan

and diz

12:27 am

cybernan

haven't found the do 7, but have nbt, nbs so can crash -- goodnight eveyone

12:27 am

zoozzoom

Sleep well, Nan.

12:27 am

Aloyisius

crashing with you, nan.. g'nite all

12:28 am

zoozzoom

Have a great sleep, Aloy.

12:30 am

zoozzoom

Just found the DO7. Thanks, Diz!

12:35 am

rururocks

finished

12:36 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Ruru!

12:38 am

rururocks

thanks mr. Zooz

12:58 am

zoozzoom

I am missing a p6 to finish!

12:58 am

zoozzoom

I got the one that spells like fuel.

12:59 am

rururocks

Pl6 like ballet?

12:59 am

zoozzoom

Okay..looking..thanks, Ru.

1:00 am

rururocks

Like the astral constellation

1:01 am

zoozzoom

Yes got it.Thanks, Ruru!

1:01 am

rururocks

P + toxic metal with a vowel in the middle

1:02 am

zoozzoom

A group of seven french poets apparently.

1:02 am

rururocks

How many poets does it take to create a sonnet?

1:04 am

zoozzoom

Well one really..lol

1:04 am

rururocks

Sure if he is well versed

1:04 am

zoozzoom

LOL

1:05 am

zoozzoom

Or she for that matter :-)

1:05 am

rururocks

Mr pc

1:07 am

zoozzoom

Well it is 07:07am here. My father's 80th birthday today. Better get ready to go give him his present.

1:08 am

zoozzoom

Thanks for the clue, Ru.Happy babbling everyone!

1:24 am

flosey

Happy Birthday to your Father, zooz, you are very lucky to have him to this age.

1:26 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

1:28 am

flosey

must get to bed, have to be on 7:50 am ferry tomorrow - likely will not finish this grid, nor do tomorrows

1:28 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey, dear

1:34 am

sprite

good morning all

1:37 am

sprite

yo! Cooooooeeeeeeeee roseeeeeee! How lovely to read your infusion worked as it should, and that your doc is gonna do this every 2 weeks!

1:39 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs sprite and rose :)

1:39 am

Lizlin

Hi all:)

1:39 am

sprite

hi Liz! *hugs* How was your day?

1:39 am

Lizlin

That was really good news for Rose, I agree.

1:39 am

Lizlin

Good thanks - just back from gym so will shower in a minute but wanted to say hi.

1:40 am

Lizlin

How was your evening?

1:40 am

Lizlin

night even?

1:40 am

sprite

hi :D It is always lovely to see you. Did you have fun in the gym?

1:40 am

Lizlin

No! I go because it's good for me! Def not a gym junkie as Rose suggested!!!! LOL

1:40 am

sprite

my night was ok! First time since new diet regime that I slept well. And a bit more energy today as well.

1:41 am

Lizlin

That's good. don't overdo it.

1:41 am

sprite

lol! I like it, tbh. Not a junkie, but it is enjoyable for me.

1:42 am

Lizlin

I've never really enjoyed doing exercise - feel OK after it. I do enjoy our beach walks though.

1:42 am

Lizlin

Especially at this time of year - no humidity at all.

1:42 am

sprite

ah, but walking, especially in a brisk pace, is the best exercise of all. Or so I have heard.

1:43 am

Lizlin

It's great with your feet in the ocean :)

1:43 am

sprite

sounds awesome :)

1:44 am

sprite

and no, won't overdo it... dietician wants me to try a carbfree diet, see if we can trick my body into burning fat at last. It is normal to be pooped the first few days.

1:44 am

Lizlin

Time for shower - catch you later or tomorrow. Have a good day.

1:44 am

sprite

enjoy your shower! *hugs* for you both.

1:44 am

Lizlin

Yes, i saw that. I hope that it's well monitored. Hugs to you and to Rose.

1:52 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}}sprite

1:55 am

sprite

ah, there she is. *hugs* my darling

1:56 am

sprite

1:37 amspriteProfileNetherlands

yo! Cooooooeeeeeeeee roseeeeeee! How lovely to read your infusion worked as it should, and that your doc is gonna do this every 2 weeks!

1:56 am

grannyrose

hello honey. sorry i missed your grand entrance....lol.

1:56 am

sprite

hehehe... copy/pasted my message to you... from wayyyyy before... lol

1:57 am

grannyrose

i have a terrible habit of walking off and something else while waiting for you. i try to check every couple of minutes but i was side-tracked.

1:58 am

grannyrose

i hope liz isn't too cross with me for what i called her. it was only in fun....

1:58 am

sprite

*giggles* Rose, darling, it is all good. We know how you are when a squirrel goes by :D

1:58 am

sprite

don't be silly, silly. Of course she isn't. She took it in good fun too.

1:59 am

grannyrose

well you are close, not the squirrel this time, but my afternoon snack of rice crackers and NUTS.....

1:59 am

sprite

jeezz rose! It is so wrong to eat an afternoon snack of rice crackers while being occupied with his nuts.

2:00 am

grannyrose

sprite, this time the infusion worked so well. i was in cloud cuckoo land all day......lolol

2:00 am

Lizlin

It was funny Rose!

2:00 am

Lizlin

Just here for a minute - time for my post gym snack too.

2:00 am

sprite

hehehe... see?

2:00 am

grannyrose

bless you liz dear. thanx. i have a very warped sense of humour and sometimes it misfires.

2:01 am

Lizlin

I had this vision of me in spandex etc! Not a good vision at all.

2:01 am

grannyrose

liz, you are well away from these storms dear?

2:01 am

sprite

lol! You'd look great in spandex, Liz. Never doubt it.

2:02 am

Lizlin

Yes, well away. It's beautiful here but cold at night now - down to 11 C last night. Trackies came out for the first time.

2:02 am

grannyrose

aha....now i know what to get you for your birthday....lol...it will probably be more a pressie for Peter.

2:02 am

Lizlin

Did you know you needed your eyes testing sprite?

2:02 am

sprite

lol, 11 C is cold?

2:03 am

Lizlin

Well, yes, a drop from 18 to 11 C makes it cold.

2:03 am

sprite

new glasses a little over a year ago... so no... perfect vision here. You are one beautiful woman.

2:03 am

sprite

ah yes, that definitely feels very cold

2:03 am

Lizlin

You are really sweet but misguided!

2:03 am

sprite

so, rose... you done multitasking now?

2:04 am

grannyrose

*grope, grope* nuh.

2:04 am

sprite

nah. I have seen you, Liz. You are bee-ootifool!

2:04 am

Lizlin

Hugs sprite for the confidence booster - however misguided.

2:04 am

sprite

it isn't the groping that worries me. 'Tis the scrunching and chewing.

2:05 am

sprite

not misguided at all, and hugs back :)

2:05 am

Lizlin

Time for crisp bread and smoked salmon - yum! Hugs to you both.

2:05 am

sprite

omg yummy!

2:06 am

grannyrose

yeah, don, you done scrunching and chewing? sprite doesn't like it.

2:06 am

sprite

what? It is don who is having the snack while you are at his nuts? Ok, I hate to tell you this, darling... but you are doing something wrong!

2:07 am

grannyrose

roflolol.....the mind does boggle doesn't it?

2:07 am

sprite

very much so, lol

2:08 am

grannyrose

sprite, it was so nice to lie in bed this morning and enjoy feeling nothing but relaxation.

2:09 am

sprite

I am so happy for you, rose. As I said before, also so great that doc is gonna do this every 2 weeks now.

2:11 am

grannyrose

i have the occupational rehab report here. no wonder my GP has flipped her lid. she wants to see me about it. even quoting the IME report which says i am not medically fit to work, this bozo has gone ahead and suggested five jobs i am qualified to do. well, duh!

2:11 am

sprite

lol are they crazy?

2:11 am

grannyrose

i am qualified, just not medically fit enough to do them. jeez louise...

2:12 am

sprite

of courrse you are qualified. That was never the question. It ain't your skills that are keeping you from working. It is the damaged body.

2:14 am

sprite

what kind of jobs did he think you could do?

2:14 am

grannyrose

ah, well. it is four weeks since i saw their last occupational physician. i am going to ring my case worker tomorrow and ask for a copy of it.

2:15 am

sprite

good idea. And inform your lawyer too.

2:15 am

grannyrose

she suggests a medical typist, customer service officer, medical receptionist, administration officer, and a filing or registry clerk.

2:16 am

grannyrose

all bar the first suggestion are going to involve walking etc.

2:19 am

sprite

ok she is totally out of it. Med. typist would require long stretches of sitting. Med receptionist too, or standing which would be worse. Administration is sitting work as well. And a filing clerk... is she nuts? That means lifting, bending, getting back upright, walking, etc.

2:20 am

sprite

not sure of the word. But can you appeal this assessment?

2:21 am

grannyrose

she was just doing her job. she did say to me that i am under no obligation to accept any of these. sprite, love. my lawyer will have it laughed out of court.

2:22 am

sprite

ok, then it's ok. I was worried for a bit. Here, you are obliged to follow the recommendations of the occupational whatsit.

2:24 am

grannyrose

she comes well below a doctor. and i still need a doctor specialist in occupational medicine to clear me to work.

2:26 am

sprite

ah ok. Here, you first go to a doctor who has to decide which kind of movements and stances etc you can and cannot do. Then the report goes to the occupational hazard who decides which jobs go with that. And then it is a bit of calculation... will save you the details... but that is how they decide if you get a benefit and how much.

2:29 am

grannyrose

sprite, i have hypertension, high cholesterol levels, arthritis in every joint, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, angina, and the cherry on top, fibromyalgia. who would hire me, knowing that i could collapse in the middle of the workplace?

2:31 am

grannyrose

and if i have to go out to work, then i cannot take some of my meds when i need to, in the morning, because i may well have an accident on the way to work.

2:31 am

sprite

*hugs rose* I know, sweetie, I know. But I also know how crazy some of the assessors can be.

2:31 am

grannyrose

it is so FRUSTRATING!!!!!

2:32 am

sprite

ikr! All it would take is 5 minutes in your body and shoes. Just 5 minutes. And they would apologise, take you home and make sure you have every amenity (sp) you could wish for

2:34 am

grannyrose

it would be different if i had come to the conclusion myself about whether i should work or not. it was the way i was sacked with no empathy at all.

2:35 am

sprite

yes, exactly. And all the damage THAT has done to you. How much stress that gave you, which led to worse symptoms and increased FM.

2:35 am

sprite

fireflies

2:37 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!

2:38 am

grannyrose

you know, if the workcover agent had only acknowedged i needed help with the FM right back then, i may still be at work, and they would have saved thousadns and thousands of dollars.

2:40 am

sprite

rose, even if they had taken you seriously and let you decide what you could and couldn't do. You were so willing. And so knowledgeable too.

2:41 am

grannyrose

ah well, maybe i can get a job with them informing their staff what patients actually can go through. now wouldn't that be funny??

2:41 am

sprite

roflollllll

2:42 am

grannyrose

i think i will suggest it to my case worker...right after i give him a valium...

2:43 am

sprite

lol. You need to get your lawyer involved, I think. This is too crazy for normal people.

2:43 am

grannyrose

what's on for today, sprite?

2:45 am

sprite

am taking Caya to her theory exam for her driving license. And a spot of translating in the afternoon, and a walk with terra.

2:46 am

grannyrose

well that's doable, is it not? is Caya feeling better?

2:47 am

sprite

better than when?

2:47 am

sprite

yeah it is doable. Not easy on so little energy, but doable.

2:47 am

grannyrose

ummm was she not feeling terrific the ot5 day?

2:48 am

grannyrose

which is why she is doing the test today instead of the ot5 day?

2:48 am

sprite

she needs a long holiday, that's for sure. But otherwise, she is doing quite well.

2:49 am

mattygroves

Today, I go for my redundancy meeting. Not a great sign that the first word I spot on the grid is spelled out on the bottom row...

2:49 am

sprite

*hugs matty*

2:49 am

grannyrose

okay, i was a little concerned for her. there is so much happening inher body at the moment over which she has no control. poor kid!!

2:50 am

grannyrose

*giggle* poor matty.

2:51 am

sprite

ain't that the truth! But she is handling it pretty well. Some days, she llikes to cuddle up in bed with a book after she is done with homework and chores and work. I tell her that is very healthy.

2:52 am

grannyrose

good for her, sprite. nurturing herself is a good step towards caring about herself.

2:54 am

sprite

absolutely. Also, she is eating well and varied. And she dipdyed her hair a lovely shade of blue/green. She does good things for herself.

2:54 am

grannyrose

you've done well with her, sprite.

2:56 am

sprite

awww what a sweet thing to say. I guess we did ok. And we had good material to work with too.

2:57 am

grannyrose

all the good things in the mix is a recipe for success.

2:58 am

sprite

school called about tim yesterday. To check if we knew he was in the danger zone with his grades. We knew. He took two exams again and scored better. He is out the danger zone right now, but it is still iffy. A lot rides on how he will take the central exam for Dutch.

2:59 am

grannyrose

ugh.... what to do with a boy called Tiiii~~~im?

3:00 am

sprite

*giggles* Funny thing is, his mentor said what we all say... Tim will get there... he just has to learn a few things about putting in effort in time. But otherwise, a lovely boy, a charmer, and wicked smart.

3:01 am

grannyrose

i wonder where i have heard those words before?? hmmmmm. oh yes scene v act iii daniel in his final year of secondary svhool. *sigh*

3:03 am

sprite

lol :D Boys will be boys... tim can be a handful. But the same tim gave me a hug yesterday and told me he thinks I am doing great with the new diet. Out of the blue. That was awesome :D

3:03 am

grannyrose

ALL of his reports request that he put in m ore effort. he kept saying, why, i know how to do it? why do i have to prove it? i was practially bald by the time he finished.

3:03 am

grannyrose

aw how sweet of him!!

3:05 am

sprite

ugh exactly. It is a handicap of most wicked smart boys, I think. They do know how to do stuff. They just don't know how to conform to general demands.

3:06 am

sprite

ok sweetie, I have to go. Time to get my girl at the exam site. *hugs* and enjoy your painfree sleep!

3:08 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} to a special friend. xoxox

4:59 am

grannyrose

dinner ready. bbl. xoxox

5:16 am

grannyrose

crossy??

5:16 am

crosshair

(((rose)))

5:16 am

grannyrose

seain?

5:17 am

crosshair

Just getting going here:)

5:17 am

grannyrose

dianne??

5:17 am

grannyrose

aha...{{crossy}}

5:17 am

crosshair

:))

5:17 am

grannyrose

how is my mate?

5:17 am

crosshair

06:17 here, and the bird song outside my window is so nice;) it is still a novelty at this point:)

5:18 am

grannyrose

enjoy, crossy. it is after 8pm here. it's cold and damp outside.

5:19 am

crosshair

I am doing well. Money tight as many are, but I fill my life with new and interesting experiences and try to learn a new and interesting thing each day, and that is the greater coin:)

5:19 am

crosshair

as with many*

5:19 am

grannyrose

exactly, crossy. btw...i have nearly finished brideshead revisited.

5:20 am

grannyrose

unfortunately, especially after my infusion, i fall asleep very easily.

5:21 am

crosshair

Cool. Have never read t. Right now I am back with one of the classics by H.G Wells. I find i revert to the classics when i need pause between regular reads

5:21 am

grannyrose

i am revelling in being in no pain.

5:21 am

crosshair

Ahh yes, Today was infusion day no?

5:23 am

grannyrose

next, i have edna o'brien's saints and sinners ready... and yes,,,today was not...yesterday was infusion day.

5:23 am

crosshair

I am debating whether or not to wade into the game of thrones saga

5:24 am

crosshair

With a series that size, it it not just a read, it is an investment

5:24 am

grannyrose

too many classics to wade into, mate. leave that junk where it is.

5:25 am

crosshair

I can often take 2 or 3 days to decide my next read, so they serve their purpose by filling the gap

5:26 am

grannyrose

game of thrones....fifty shades of grey....chuck them all where they belong. either into the re-cycling or the currently burning fire. not worth the waste of time to read.

5:27 am

grannyrose

my beloved grandmother said. dirt sticks in your mind forever. be selective in what you read..... and i am.

5:28 am

crosshair

lol, Rose, I love your strong reading views:))

5:28 am

crosshair

Of course i may revert to my bookshelf and revisit an old favorite

5:29 am

grannyrose

crossy, i want to live my life in the best possible way. i simply cannot see how literature like that can help me.

5:29 am

crosshair

You are the only one I have met so far who did not have a good review of the G.O.T books

5:30 am

crosshair

But if it rate on par with twilight and 50 shades, i shall give it a wide berth

5:31 am

Scrabbler

Good day, kids. I have not read GoT.

5:31 am

crosshair

I have been leaving it alone as well, Scrabby. was just waiting for the smoke to clear and to see what rises to the surface

5:32 am

Scrabbler

I stay away from most bestsellers because many of them are junk--Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey, etc.

5:32 am

grannyrose

g'day scrabbs. and crossy, i am on the surface...lol

5:33 am

Scrabbler

I have at least 20 books on my shelf to read and then 125 on my Amazon wish list!

5:34 am

grannyrose

crossy, i apologise. i would not think anything less of you if you read the books. it is my personal choice to not allow these books to affect me and the way i think.

5:34 am

crosshair

My go back to the bookcase and read a few Arthur Haley novels. Where men were men, and women were women, and everyone was glad of it. Everyone smoked like fiends and the women leads were at redoubtable as a rock cliff face.

5:34 am

crosshair

May

5:35 am

Scrabbler

And there is Crossy's creative writing!

5:35 am

crosshair

sorry for the 5 dollar words:)

5:35 am

Scrabbler

Very emotive!

5:35 am

grannyrose

scrabbs, i have two plastic bags of books i found in the charity shops which i haven't read yet.

5:36 am

Scrabbler

So many books and not enough time.

5:37 am

grannyrose

exactly scrabs. every time i visit the charity shops i find more.

5:37 am

crosshair

One of his better ones is a novel called Hotel. Not because it forever alters writing as we know it, but because it give a perfect window on the social and racial inequalities of the time.

5:38 am

Scrabbler

*roar* The high school bus just zoomed by. 6;38--so early for the kids.

5:38 am

crosshair

I was sad when i did the math once and discover that, at most, all we shall be able to manage is approximately 10,000 books in our lifetime:(

5:38 am

Scrabbler

Was that made into a movie, Crossy?

5:38 am

grannyrose

crossy, i once had the entire collection of the arthur haley books. i loved them

5:38 am

crosshair

I do not know, scrabby. Many of his novels were.

5:39 am

crosshair

I have about 10 of his novel in "dead tree book" format" as my son calls them lol

5:40 am

grannyrose

who wrote the runaway jury?

5:40 am

Scrabbler

I have been reading nonstop since childhood. Some of my best memories were of sitting in the huge maple tr4 in the yard, reading books while I hid from the world.

5:40 am

Scrabbler

John Grisham

5:40 am

crosshair

Airport, of course, Hotel, Wheels, The Final Diagnosis, and several others

5:40 am

crosshair

I also hid in books as a child:)

5:42 am

grannyrose

oh, scrabs. me also, only in the park opposite my home. i would climd to the top of a eucalypt tr4, and read in it's swaying branches, with my beloved dog lying patiently at the foot of it.

5:42 am

Scrabbler

One summer I found discarded textbooks in the dumpster at the school and read math and English books, doing math problems. I was a nerd from an early age.

5:43 am

Scrabbler

What a great memory, Rose!

5:43 am

grannyrose

ah yes Grisham...what a great author.

5:43 am

crosshair

My guilty pleasure is Clive Cussler. So full of brio and testoserone that it almost drips off the pages. I always wonder what would happen if Clive and Danielle Steel ever met and fell in love? lol!

5:43 am

crosshair

Would be like a low and high storm cell colliding over the water;)

5:43 am

grannyrose

oh, mine too, crossy

5:43 am

Scrabbler

I used to read Grisham's books but stopped keeping up severa years ago.

5:44 am

Scrabbler

I have not read Cussler, or Clancy, or Ludlum...yet.

5:44 am

crosshair

Benchley is another of the old favs.

5:44 am

grannyrose

scrabs, you are in for a treat.

5:45 am

crosshair

He is, of course known for jaws, but his novel Q clearance is a riot!

5:45 am

Scrabbler

I have read some of Follett's early books--Jackdaws was great.

5:45 am

crosshair

I think one babbler ordered a copy on my recommendation, but I forget now who it was..;(

5:46 am

Scrabbler

I am reading Pillars of the Earth now, about 1/3 through the 973 pages.

5:46 am

crosshair

I have tried Ludlum, but I just cannot get into his stories

5:46 am

grannyrose

i am still crawling through the old classic writers. have done the brontes etc.

5:47 am

grannyrose

and austin

5:47 am

Sugrraleona

qu6 anyone?

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Historical fiction is my favorite category. I have my favorite authors--Pearl, Perez-Reverte, Liss, Ruiz-Zafon...

5:48 am

Scrabbler

I have a qu6 with a vowel added to a 5

5:48 am

grannyrose

sug...qu6. qu + paintings + vowel

5:48 am

crosshair

Once again I will give Biblio.com a plug for (in my opinion) being the best used book site out there that ships globally

5:48 am

Sugrraleona

ty got it

5:49 am

grannyrose

scrabs. how about e.v. timms?

5:49 am

Scrabbler

I buy used books whenever possible.

5:49 am

crosshair

9 times out of ten the shipping will be the cost of the book, but when you can get hard to find title for ten dollars or so, it is worth it.

5:50 am

grannyrose

mind you....all historical fiction relating to australian history.

5:51 am

Scrabbler

New name for me, Rose.

5:51 am

crosshair

I had to get another copy of dwon to the sunless sea By David graham as the last one I owned was read to tatters, but it was sadly out of print. i wanted a good quality hardcover of it, and Biblio found one for me:)

5:51 am

crosshair

Down*

5:52 am

crosshair

I do not know E.V Timms

5:53 am

grannyrose

learning for both of you....

5:53 am

grannyrose

e.v. timms mostly australian history.

5:56 am

Scrabbler

Did I ever tell you, Rose, that I have a friend from Toowoomba, Queensland?

5:56 am

crosshair

I mostly read fiction for pleasure when at home. I get too much reality elsewhere. Like i tell my beloved "If I want real life, i will open a window and stick my head outside!" lol

5:56 am

Scrabbler

airt

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Free clue!

5:57 am

crosshair

ty scrabby. you give the best clues:)

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Until 10 years ago or so I read nonfiction mostly. Now I read mostly historical fiction. I want to read some classics--Austen, Poe, etc.

6:00 am

grannyrose

scrabs, that is where my cousin lives.

6:02 am

Scrabbler

My friend is 70 and came here long ago. She married a doctor here. They live in Oz for 3 months a year.

6:03 am

grannyrose

and scrabs....the classics will never let you down, honey.

6:04 am

Scrabbler

I disliked the classics in middle and high school because we dissected them apart in English classes. I want to read them for pure enjoyment.

6:05 am

grannyrose

cro9ssy.... where are you with the grid? may i help you?

6:05 am

crosshair

I keep all ove Poes works in the bookcase as well

6:05 am

crosshair

and all of Sir doyles

6:06 am

crosshair

I have been lax with the drid, rose. i must put some work into it yet:)

6:06 am

crosshair

grid*

6:06 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah...we have sir arthur conandoyle's complete works.

6:07 am

Scrabbler

75 to go and I am not seeing anything.

6:07 am

grannyrose

ugh... conan doyle ....

6:07 am

crosshair

I love the great detective:)

6:08 am

grannyrose

scrabs..... what are you missing, honey?

6:08 am

crosshair

'The games afoot, watson!"

6:08 am

Scrabbler

The 7's, for a start.

6:09 am

grannyrose

c'mon yo'all. i didn't list until 20 something to go. please let me help.

6:10 am

crosshair

I understand ht problem with having to dissect books, scrabby, I have read the scarlet letter once, and I can tell you that after the experience of doing that for a university course i will most likely never read it again:(

6:11 am

crosshair

Rose, you are a Babble mater. I need more time to catch up to you:)

6:11 am

Scrabbler

How I hated dissecting books--protagonist, antagonist, themes, plot, critical analysis. Maybe an author just writes a story!

6:11 am

crosshair

master*

6:12 am

crosshair

I read some and thing "there is no way that the bloody author was thinking of all that crap when he wrote it!"

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I found re6 and re7.

6:12 am

crosshair

think

6:13 am

Scrabbler

Yes! Do authors really create these underlying metaphors and themes or just write a story with characters?

6:14 am

crosshair

When i write a book, there is not deep, dark meaning. there is usually no earth shattering revelation that will change the course of history forever. Sometimes a story is just a story:)

6:14 am

Scrabbler

Yes.

6:15 am

crosshair

it is just like being born. i am sure Mrs. Einsten did not sit there and think "Today I am going to pump out one of the mental giants of the ages" No, she just had a kid:)

6:17 am

crosshair

I follow Stephen Kings credo when he was asked why he writes what he writes. his answer was "What makes you think I have a choice?"

6:17 am

Scrabbler

The brain is fascinating.

6:18 am

grannyrose

do6. d + h***, 24th of a day + vowel + consonant which starts 60 minutes. then plural for do7.

6:18 am

crosshair

it is, The novel that I am working on now is 3/4 finished and I can tell you that i honestly have no idea at this point as to how it is going to end.

6:19 am

Scrabbler

TY, Rose!

6:19 am

Scrabbler

You go, Crossy!

6:19 am

crosshair

That is why writer balk when asked to reveal an ending, because we sometimes honesty do not know.

6:19 am

grannyrose

sorry, folks. it was very hard to clue.

6:20 am

Scrabbler

And I must now shower and get ready for work. Bye, Rose and Crossy. It was nice to talk with you!

6:20 am

crosshair

I am woring on your clue now, rose...

6:20 am

crosshair

got it, ty, rosie

6:20 am

crosshair

tc scrabby

6:20 am

grannyrose

scrabs...i hope your day is good to you.

6:21 am

grannyrose

crossy...you are one amazing babbler. xoxox

6:22 am

crosshair

lol. Mediocre at best.

6:29 am

grannyrose

crossy....not mediocre at all, mate

6:31 am

grannyrose

oh, dear.... waiting for for buttered popcorn.

6:33 am

crosshair

mmm... popcorn... rosies got the muncies:))

6:33 am

crosshair

munchies

6:34 am

grannyrose

nope, himself wants to test run the new popcorn maker...

6:35 am

crosshair

My popcorn make is myself and a 50 year old copper stock put ;)

6:35 am

crosshair

maker

6:35 am

crosshair

pot

6:35 am

grannyrose

he runs a movie night every second friday at the church.

6:35 am

crosshair

My keyboard is being feisty today

6:36 am

grannyrose

yeah.... but does it make good popcorn... lol

6:37 am

crosshair

I always wanted a old style mobile popcorn make--the type with two great spoked wheels and the long pull handles and the glass sides so you can see it filling up with fresh popped corn

6:38 am

grannyrose

drooling unashamedly.

6:39 am

crosshair

I tried a hot-air popper exactly once and it has been sitting under the counter ever since:(

6:39 am

grannyrose

himself is missing his fave show...

6:40 am

crosshair

What show is that?

6:40 am

grannyrose

NCIS

6:41 am

crosshair

I never miss a show anymore--crossy gots netflix;)

6:43 am

crosshair

debating binge watching "24" sometime soon.

6:44 am

grannyrose

and we are passing a huge bowl of freshly popped popcorn, deluged with melted butter between us.

6:44 am

crosshair

mmmmmm

6:45 am

crosshair

with lots of evil salt I hope

6:46 am

crosshair

interesting tidbit of the day: In the olden days popcorn war often deep fried in pork fat or other oils and just skimmed of the top as it popped.

6:46 am

grannyrose

nope...the butter is evilenough...lolol

6:48 am

Lizlin

Hi all and I hope that you're actually here this time, Rose :)

6:50 am

grannyrose

lool...yup, liz girl...have just finished off a bowl of popcorn...so yummy.

6:51 am

Lizlin

Can see you licking your lips :)

6:52 am

Lizlin

So happy that the infusion worked well.

6:52 am

godthaab

Very nice Scotch in the grid today! Superstition 10 yr old.

6:52 am

crosshair

Now i want popcorn for breakfast

6:52 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah, liz girl....just too yummy.

6:52 am

Lizlin

Bacon flavoured?

6:53 am

crosshair

I have done popcorn on the stovetop with just a touch of rendered bacon grease

6:53 am

Lizlin

Now why doesn't that surprise me?? LOL!

6:54 am

crosshair

Actuall, when used in moderation it works very well.

6:54 am

Lizlin

Have to admit, I prefer to 6 flavoured popcorn

6:54 am

grannyrose

stuffs butter-flavoured popcorn into crossy

6:54 am

Lizlin

Which is weird considering I usually prefer savoury stuff.

6:56 am

crosshair

About two tbs of bacon grease in large pot and enough kernels to serve 4 people will impart just a hint of bacon flavour through the popped corn.

6:57 am

Lizlin

How did the interview go, Crossy?

6:57 am

grannyrose

WHAT??? no maple syrup??:?

6:57 am

crosshair

Must head to class. T.c all and happy babbling. Wiil have babble time in class i think. the kids are doing 5 para structured essays and it is a nightmare!

6:57 am

Lizlin

Loooovvvve maple syrup.

6:57 am

Lizlin

have a good day

6:57 am

crosshair

the decision is still pending, liz

6:57 am

Lizlin

Good luck

6:57 am

crosshair

poink!

7:01 am

Lizlin

Why do I always have such problem spotting re 4/7 - as in great barrier. You'd think it'd leap out at me!

7:02 am

MollyL

I don't know but I have the same problem with that word and several others.

7:03 am

Lizlin

funny the blind spots to certain words.

7:13 am

grannyrose

g'day molly. is all good between us?

7:14 am

rubyfoo

allo. Anybody home?

7:14 am

Lizlin

et 6/21 pls?

7:14 am

bichon

Just me

7:14 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs Ruby - how are you?

7:14 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my dear ruby.

7:15 am

Lizlin

Hi bichon too

7:15 am

rubyfoo

I finally saw a different doctor yesterday and my pleurisy is down to one, very small but painful spot between high ribs. He is going to give me a cortisone shoe, right ther, next week. Aaargh.

7:16 am

rubyfoo

shot, not shoe*

7:16 am

Lizlin

Aaaargh - definitely. But if it helps - well worth it for you to feel better again. It's been a long time.

7:16 am

grannyrose

et6/21. e + **orough + not yes + plural letter

7:16 am

rubyfoo

I am sick of the constant pain and he thinks this will help, even if he has to repeat it from time to time.

7:16 am

rubyfoo

Of course, his poking about left me really sore last night

7:16 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Rose - down to 6 left.

7:16 am

bichon

A shot in the ribs. That sounds very painful

7:17 am

rubyfoo

between the ribs -- eek

7:17 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone! stats for the lone S plz?

7:17 am

Lizlin

I really hope it does make a difference for you.

7:17 am

grannyrose

"holding my darling ruby in my arms"

7:17 am

Lizlin

so 5/12

7:17 am

bichon

There has to be an end to this ruby

7:18 am

lbdawger

ty Liz

7:18 am

rubyfoo

Yesm, it is making me irritable and crazy.

7:18 am

grannyrose

lbdawger....so5/12. a plural

7:19 am

lbdawger

found it, ty, rose

7:20 am

grannyrose

xoxox, lbdawger

7:20 am

rubyfoo

DIL is here, the expert on everythihg (yes, another one)

7:22 am

Lizlin

Fireworks

7:22 am

rubyfoo

yay liz!

7:22 am

Lizlin

Thanks - hope DIL is making your life a bit easier.

7:23 am

lbdawger

whooo hoooo LIZ!!

7:23 am

rubyfoo

she spends time with her dad which gives me a little bit of time off

7:23 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Liz, and good morning babblers

7:24 am

rubyfoo

7:24 am

Lizlin

Thanks all - time for a book and bed. Enjoy the grid. Hugs.

7:24 am

Anniebrook

((ruby)) hope the cortisone shot gives you some peace

7:24 am

Anniebrook

night, Liz

7:25 am

rubyfoo

He also said I was taking the wrong morphine, time released rather than immediate

7:26 am

lbdawger

hi, annie

7:26 am

rubyfoo

His associate, who has been treating me, is not as good. I just liked going to a female MD

7:26 am

Anniebrook

Sounds like you found a doctor that will help. Such a relief.

7:26 am

rubyfoo

We'll know more in a week. At least he reassured me that I'm not dying (at least for the moment, LOL)

7:31 am

grannyrose

wtg liz girl!!!!

7:33 am

grannyrose

and i need to go to bed...xoxox to you all.

7:33 am

rubyfoo

see you later kds, 88 wrds and nbs

7:33 am

rubyfoo

7:34 am

lbdawger

sweet sleeps, Rose

7:34 am

grannyrose

whoot...for daughter-in-law.

7:34 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, rose

7:34 am

lbdawger

ttfn, ruby

7:34 am

grannyrose

ruby...pleae email me... xoxox my dear.

7:39 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! not too bad of a grid. have a great day/evening/night everyone!

7:40 am

Anniebrook

bye dawg and congrats!!

7:50 am

Trifioso

good morning dear friends

7:50 am

Anniebrook

morning, Trif :)

7:52 am

Trifioso

not loving the single letters today - tricky business

7:53 am

periwinkle

good morning all.

7:53 am

periwinkle

I do not see the lone s. help pls

7:53 am

Anniebrook

so 5/12

7:53 am

periwinkle

NM got it ty

7:55 am

periwinkle

help with do6/7 pls

7:56 am

LuvWordGames

do 6/7 builds off the do 4/6

7:56 am

LuvWordGames

add a vowel for the 5 then a cons. on that for 6 then plural for 7

7:57 am

periwinkle

I have one do4/6 but do not know if that is the right one

7:57 am

LuvWordGames

rhymes with not sweet

7:57 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Luv

7:57 am

Anniebrook

bbs

7:58 am

periwinkle

that is the one I am working with luv

7:58 am

periwinkle

ty Luv, new words for me

7:59 am

LuvWordGames

yw, always new words to learn with Babble LOL

7:59 am

periwinkle

indeed

8:01 am

Trifioso

count for the lone o please?

8:02 am

Trifioso

got it. nbt

8:02 am

LuvWordGames

don't have it yet, have been looking off and on with no luck

8:02 am

LuvWordGames

and just found it ou 5/12

8:03 am

LuvWordGames

thanks for the motivation LOL!

8:03 am

Trifioso

I swear, all that is necessary to find a word is to ask for it.

8:12 am

LuvWordGames

stats for the p in the bottom right corner, I have ps 4/5?

8:12 am

lynxxx

ps5.12

8:13 am

LuvWordGames

thanks, I'll look

8:13 am

LuvWordGames

ah found it, thanks

9:04 am

MLFAN17

2nd column O?

9:05 am

MLFAN17

I aagree trif

9:05 am

MLFAN17

agree ooops

9:08 am

MLFAN17

nbs

9:12 am

MLFAN17

I also need the last column s?

9:13 am

doseffing

.. it's a plural of an so4/5

9:13 am

doseffing

rahs

9:29 am

car.eeyore

Hello friends!

9:32 am

crosshair

Howdy car;)

9:34 am

Uneaixoise

hello, all -- we're actually getting a second day of sunshine -- woohoo!

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Yeah! Ours will be short lived, but it is bright and beautiful right now!

9:43 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the O in the second column?

9:44 am

Uneaixoise

ou5/12

9:45 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TYVM

9:45 am

Uneaixoise

just so nice to have a couple of days without rain and mud and rain and mud and rain and mud! LOL

9:45 am

Uneaixoise

yw car :-)

9:47 am

MollyL

Something tells me it's muddy in Uneville

9:48 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

9:48 am

car.eeyore

I am protesting the MO 5/12 today...silly, foreign word.

9:50 am

crosshair

We do get some strange ones;)

9:50 am

Anniebrook

clue for re 6 please

9:50 am

uusue2

if it's the mo5/12 I have, it's a musical term

9:50 am

car.eeyore

What sinners must do to get into heaven

9:50 am

crosshair

re 6/21 = re6 sinners!

9:51 am

Anniebrook

thanks, crossy

9:51 am

car.eeyore

that's the one, uusue, but it is a silly word and other musical terms are not accepted. I'm all fired up today...so I protest!

9:51 am

Anniebrook

and thanks to car.

9:51 am

uusue2

no problem :-)

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

mo5/12, huh

9:52 am

Anniebrook

bye babblers

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Bye Annie! HAGD!

9:53 am

crosshair

t.c , Annie

9:54 am

uusue2

meanwhile I will complain about the ou5/12, which (unlike the mo5/12) I have never seen outside of Babble :-)

9:54 am

car.eeyore

Here, here!

9:54 am

car.eeyore

And why can one have entrailS but not entrail?

9:55 am

crosshair

The nene sat majestically on the ou5 cwm.. why it is in print everywhere:))

9:55 am

car.eeyore

LOL

9:57 am

uusue2

I actually saw the nene in Hawaii....

9:58 am

crosshair

Every babbler should get a chance to see a Nene:)

9:59 am

harpjane

stats for the 5th column o please?

9:59 am

car.eeyore

ot 5/12 and ot 5/10

10:00 am

harpjane

thanks

10:02 am

harpjane

nbt nbs

10:02 am

car.eeyore

:)

10:04 am

car.eeyore

Clue for PE 6/21 please?

10:07 am

harpjane

looking, car...

10:08 am

Erda

It's a seabird, often preceded by "stormy"

10:09 am

car.eeyore

Got it Erda! TYVM

10:09 am

Erda

YW

10:10 am

MollyL

Or, for those not hip to sea birds, UK gas, with a different last vowel

10:11 am

rururocks

peexxon

10:11 am

car.eeyore

Also protesting PE 5/12....

10:11 am

rururocks

damn it

10:11 am

car.eeyore

lol

10:11 am

car.eeyore

PL 6/24 please?

10:12 am

MollyL

I wonder why I'm the only one who gets 'written up" for protesting about words or Enable

10:12 am

car.eeyore

?

10:13 am

rururocks

yeah.. me too.. Nan from Canada gets really snarky about enable

10:13 am

harpjane

pl and a boatload of vowells

10:13 am

harpjane

with a consonant on the end

10:13 am

harpjane

sounds like a star cluster

10:14 am

MollyL

Well, it's possible that no one is obsessed with Nan, or others. That's the way the ball bounces.

10:15 am

rururocks

most likely

10:18 am

car.eeyore

got, tyvm Harp!

10:19 am

harpjane

:)

10:20 am

car.eeyore

Fireworks! We are off to the movies! HAGD everyone!

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

congrats car!!

10:26 am

harpjane

et6?

10:27 am

rururocks

a group of people of race

10:29 am

harpjane

thnaks

10:29 am

rururocks

wlecoem

10:30 am

harpjane

rururururururururu!

10:38 am

MPittore

ruru always makes me smile even when no one is looking!

10:38 am

Dorens

and that's what he lives for!

10:38 am

rururocks

:D I love joking around

10:39 am

rururocks

OMG! a doren sighting

10:39 am

MPittore

I love ruru joking around!

10:39 am

Dorens

i do surface from time to time.

10:39 am

MPittore

I always appreciate great wit and you have that special talent!

10:40 am

MPittore

ruru is good for our endorphins!

10:40 am

rururocks

thanks MP.. not everyone does.. but I'm happy for the ones that do. I try to be amusing at times

10:41 am

Dorens

and wine recommendations, too

10:41 am

rururocks

<---hoping to help someone's endorphins in my future :D

10:41 am

rururocks

Haven't met her yet though :D

10:41 am

Dorens

my mother sapped all my endorphins in the womb

10:42 am

MPittore

oh....but it's not yet 12:00 so no wine yet...

10:42 am

Dorens

no, you don't need to drink it yet MP, but he can suggest good ones to buy and drink when you will

10:42 am

MPittore

hear ya' on those endorphins ruru...

10:43 am

MollyL

Oh, it's fun to be amusing at times
It almost makes me want to bust out in rhymes

10:43 am

Dorens

ru, now that you're out there they'll be falling all over each other trying to snare you.

10:43 am

MollyL

I probably should change my icon to a sunset when I do that

10:43 am

MPittore

must have been my endorphins that made me say that, LOL

10:43 am

rururocks

oh please doren get real

10:44 am

rururocks

oh yes molly.. good idea

10:44 am

MollyL

WE ♥ RURU (t-shirts on sale in the lobby)

10:44 am

rururocks

I trap easy anyways doren

10:44 am

Dorens

i predict you'll be snared within 6 months. (of course, you might not like the snarer, i make no promises on that)

10:45 am

rururocks

not likely

10:45 am

rururocks

but I'll be game to go through some trials :D

10:45 am

Dorens

oh I'm sure you will

10:45 am

MollyL

I'm hoping that whatever happens from here, it has nothing to do with snaring or trapping

10:46 am

MPittore

yikes that sound painful...snaring and trapping...

10:46 am

MPittore

oops sounds

10:47 am

Dorens

I have to go outside and cut down some wild wisteria that threatens every other plant in the area. It's the bane of my existence, never flowers, but winds around and chokes out every bush or tree it can. Happy Babbles everyone

10:47 am

rururocks

there are whole chunks of SF that is into snaring

10:48 am

rururocks

just kill it doren

10:48 am

MPittore

sending round-up to doren....

10:49 am

MPittore

ruru...must be the drought

10:50 am

rururocks

lol

10:50 am

MollyL

*Imagines Dorens with a scythe and a shield, battling the wild wisteria (Sorry, didn't mean to sound like The Drama King)

10:50 am

Dorens

oh. I have round up. and use it where I can, but I really don't want to kill other plants. It's kind of dicey, have gone up the hill with pieces of cardboard, or plastic, tarps, whatever and sort of draped things. But still. stometimes I just need to yank and cut as well as spray. today is yank andd cut

10:51 am

MPittore

hmmm....visions of dorens yanking and cutting

10:51 am

MollyL

Yank and cut sounds like a circumcision

10:51 am

harpjane

2 left

10:51 am

rururocks

yank sounds ok

10:51 am

MPittore

vision of all men wincing!

10:52 am

rururocks

:D

10:52 am

harpjane

1

10:52 am

MPittore

*<:o)

10:52 am

Dorens

hey, I yank wisteria vines. Most mohels I've seen do no yanking, just cutting.

10:53 am

harpjane

finished! see you all tonight!

10:53 am

rururocks

oh gosh doren.. don't make a mountain out of a mohel

10:53 am

MPittore

ROFL

10:53 am

Dorens

uh huh. And with that, I'm arming myself ad going to do battle up on the hill. see you later

10:54 am

MollyL

*Visions of bad circumcisions (you have to pull or yank before you cut, otherwise, what is the point?)

10:54 am

rururocks

LOL

10:54 am

MPittore

LOL

10:56 am

MPittore

well gotta get going here....much work to do in my yard...have a great day!

10:58 am

rururocks

bye mp.. I should get to work too

10:59 am

rururocks

<that was a pretty good joke

11:00 am

MPittore

yes it was fun...

11:01 am

rururocks

bye

11:02 am

MollyL

All done with joking. Back to the aches and pains symposium. Bye all.

11:07 am

Aloyisius

ruru, you deserve another groan to add to your tally.. good one!

11:10 am

Aloyisius

fw, hagd everyone!

11:43 am

crosshair

lol@ "Mountain out of a mohel" Love it;)

11:43 am

bichon

LOL crossy. do you know what a mohel is?

11:44 am

crosshair

A mohel (Hebrew: מוֹהֵל‎ [moˈhel], Ashkenazi pronunciation [ˈmɔɪ.əl], plural: מוֹהֲלִים mohalim [mo.haˈlim], Aramaic: מוֹהֲלָא‎ mohala, "circumciser") is a Jewish person trained in the practice of brit milah, the "covenant of circumcision."

11:44 am

crosshair

there you go

11:44 am

crosshair

google is a wonderful thing;)

11:44 am

bichon

You got it

11:46 am

bichon

I wonder what he's called in Arabic

11:48 am

crosshair

Do not know but the justification, methodology seems to be different for each sect

11:49 am

crosshair

this is what he is called in arabic: ختّان, الشخص الذي يقوم بالختان (تطهير روحي.. sadly, it does not hep us much:)

11:50 am

bichon

all thoses words for a guy who does one thing only

11:51 am

bichon

bbs

11:52 am

jaymil

A mohel is either a rabbi or a doctor who is trained in doing a circumcision...not just one thing only.

12:39 pm

bichon

aren't ther mohel who just do circumcisions only

12:46 pm

MollyL

I would guess that someone trained in enough Jewish law to perform a proper Bris does other things as well. But I'm not the Google search expert here so it's just a guess.

12:47 pm

bichon

I think a cantor [singer of Jewish liturgy] can do it

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:50 pm

bichon

ruby, you are a Member of the Tribe, what do you think about mohels

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds like backstory for Hedwig and the Angry Inch

12:51 pm

bichon

I knew you'd know

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

I don't know much. My son was circumcised (against his gentile father's wishes) in the Carbondale Clinic the day he was born.

12:51 pm

bichon

Is that your current husband?

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

I don't think they did a lot of those operations there

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

No no. My current husband is Jewish, sort of, in the sense that he was raised by wolves and knew nothing about being Jewish until he met me.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

All his other wives were Gentiles

12:53 pm

bichon

LOL, that's a good one

12:53 pm

bichon

Wives?

12:53 pm

Judi

Good afternoon, all. Or should I say "Shalom" ?

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

3 before me -- Bluebeard

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

hahah, judi, and hello.

12:53 pm

bichon

Baruch Ha Shem

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

No Jews here!

12:54 pm

MollyL

<---Just the Irish Shiksa watching from the corner

12:54 pm

Judi

Read back in chat to circumscision jokes. LOL!

12:55 pm

bichon

LOL Molly

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

DIL is driving me a little batty (moi, btty?) wanting me to change the way I do everything.

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

e.g. Why are you cutting up the dogs' meat

12:55 pm

bichon

But you have the upper hand there ruby?

12:56 pm

MollyL

Jeeze Ruby, you can't get away from house guests who wan to come in and reorganize your life

12:56 pm

bichon

Mr. Bich is in trouble. He drove off before I could get my purse out of the car. No phone!!!

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

I just try to lip away (like Molly the shiksah in the corner)

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

slip* away

12:56 pm

MollyL

Why does she care how you feed your dogs?

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

I guess it must indicate how disorganized I appear

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

Good question

12:57 pm

Judi

Uh oh, Bich. And Murphy's Law will dictate that he be the first person to try to call you.

12:58 pm

bichon

Here he is

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

Today the gardener brought me a snake from the potager. it was a glass snake (he said) but I think it was a legless lizard I didn't let him kill it but it wasn't as pretty as most snakes as its scales weren't visible

12:58 pm

Judi

Alas, I am no longer a daughter in law as of this morning. MIL passed away early this a.m. She was 92.

12:58 pm

MollyL

Was Mr. Bich in some kind of all fired hurry to get somewhere?

12:58 pm

MollyL

Aw, condolences to you and Mr. Judi

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

Ys, Judi, mine, too

12:59 pm

hego

Hi All!

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego

1:00 pm

hego

Judi, sorry to hear.

1:00 pm

Judi

Ty, ty.

1:01 pm

MollyL

How is Mr. Judi handling this?

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

I just took a stab at pl6/24 -- guessing at the spelling and at whether it would be capitalized

1:02 pm

Judi

He is okay, Molly. Given her age and declining overall health, it was not unexpected.

1:02 pm

MollyL

Yeah, it was the same with my parents, but it's still hard when they finally go.

1:02 pm

hego

It isn't till the dust settles that you really realize that they're gone.

1:05 pm

Judi

Never easy to lose a parent, no matter what the circumstances.

1:05 pm

hego

true Judi

1:20 pm

bichon

Mr. Bich was going to the gym. He is back now with my phone. No one had called me, so it was ok

1:21 pm

hego

Give him Hell.

1:21 pm

Judi

Be he didn't even know he had it.

1:22 pm

MollyL

Well thank God your boyfriend didn't call while he had your phone

1:22 pm

hego

oh

1:22 pm

hego

that could be bad.

1:22 pm

Judi

lol. That would have been awk-ward!

1:23 pm

hego

to say the least!

1:23 pm

bichon

boyfriends

1:23 pm

hego

hahaha!

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

I vaguely remember that.....

1:29 pm

hego

what Ruby?

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

boyfriends lol

1:29 pm

hego

:)

1:30 pm

MollyL

Sorry Bich, was trying not to let the cat/cats out of the bag

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

or even the dogs

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

phantom: shmoo

1:31 pm

hego

:)

1:31 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone

1:31 pm

hego

Hi Nan

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

good night everyone

1:32 pm

hego

Night Ruby

1:32 pm

Judi

Poor Ruby. Nostalgic for the days when she had to go out to the stables to care for the studs.

1:33 pm

cybernan

bye ruby

1:34 pm

hego

I've been married so much of my life I can't remember either.

1:35 pm

Judi

17 left. Gotta try to get some more work done. See ya, kids! *POOF*

1:35 pm

hego

bye

1:36 pm

cybernan

bye judi

1:38 pm

cybernan

lol - know the feeling hego - 52 years for me

1:38 pm

hego

wonderful Nan

1:49 pm

cybernan

pl 6 please?

1:50 pm

hego

Nan, you're always missing the same ones that I am.

1:50 pm

cybernan

figures !

1:51 pm

hego

right

1:53 pm

hego

OMG! pl + 3vowels and a cons.

1:53 pm

hego

Never saw it before.

1:54 pm

cybernan

ty - I have seen it - something to do with greek or roman architecture maybe? or history?

1:54 pm

hego

sounds good

1:56 pm

cybernan

nope way off base -- a group of 7 french poets from the 16th century. or any group of brilliant people especially if there are 7 in the group

1:56 pm

cybernan

looks like a word of greek origin, though, doesn't it

1:56 pm

hego

yes

1:58 pm

crosshair

I find it interesting with some of these students in the English class that i am helping out in. You try to guide them and get them pointed in the right direction with these essays, but at some point 90% of them develop a sense of fatalism--almost a deer-in-the-headlights thing as their due dates approach. It has now reached a point where they will not even come to me for a rough edit or even just to let me point out grammatical errors or readability issues. They are just ramming away till it is done, handing it in to the teacher, and skulking out of the classroom. They want it done so they no longer have to look at it, and will accept whatever mark that work merits:(

1:59 pm

cybernan

hello crossy

1:59 pm

hego

that's sad Crossy

1:59 pm

cybernan

they are probably hoping to get passing grade in spite of the lack of effort

2:00 pm

crosshair

There was probably less sweat and anguish when the great pyramid was built that what i am seeing in this group of student;(

2:00 pm

crosshair

Yes, that is true, sadly many are content with just the bare minimum to pass.

2:01 pm

crosshair

We have one that is back for the 3rd time for the exact same course

2:02 pm

cybernan

can't say we were any better in high school -- we had it all figured out that if you made steady improvement in your grades between Sept. and easter, you would be recommended through finals and not have to sit any exams at the end of the year.

2:03 pm

cybernan

Needless to say, we were very careful not to have any A's showing up until the 2nd semester!

2:03 pm

crosshair

She is content to keep coming back because that entitles her as a single parent to a govt cheque each month> I tell her to give it a few years and you and your son can be in the same class;/

2:03 pm

crosshair

same class as you*

2:05 pm

cybernan

lol - I don't think so, but nice to know nothing has changed!

2:05 pm

crosshair

Nope. They can play the system perfectly.

2:06 pm

hego

Sometimes you just have to sit back and let Darwin do his job.

2:06 pm

crosshair

True words, hego!

2:07 pm

cybernan

Mind you I did throw a wrench in things when I gave one particulary brilliant student (grade 5) a B instead of an A - based on amount of effort, not the actual grade (was supported by her father who was also a teacher)

2:07 pm

hego

cruel, but fair.

2:09 pm

EvaNadine

::sighs::
afternoon, babblers...

2:09 pm

cybernan

hi eva -- why the sigh

2:09 pm

hego

Hiya Eva

2:10 pm

EvaNadine

been a rough week. :/

2:10 pm

hego

and still 2 more to go.

2:11 pm

EvaNadine

true. but the roughness started last week, so ive already got a full 7 days under my belt...

2:11 pm

crosshair

The teacher I work with grades and sets due dates based on effort as well. You get no extentions if you have been messing around for the last week

2:12 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

2:12 pm

crosshair

She was going to give everyone till next Monday for this particular essay, but the ammount of fooling around made her move it to this friday since they have that much free time time to play around

2:14 pm

crosshair

I think many were shocked as they most likely planned to goof off all last week and this week and just cram for the entire weekend and had in a 55% paper

2:14 pm

cybernan

off for my walk -- up to 1/2 km now -- and no swelling in the knees afterwards -- may get to 1km by the end of next week!

2:14 pm

crosshair

very good!

2:15 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone

2:15 pm

crosshair

Bad knees can be such a misery

2:16 pm

cybernan

they are getting better - everyday is easier. Doc said it would be a year before everything was completely healed.

2:21 pm

hego

qu 6 anyone??

2:23 pm

LuvWordGames

qu 6-add a vowel to the 5 above it (unit of measurement)

2:26 pm

hego

tyvm Luv!

2:26 pm

LuvWordGames

et 6/21 please?

2:27 pm

hego

race or origin

2:27 pm

hego

greek ending

2:28 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks, was going in the wrong direction

2:28 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

2:28 pm

EvaNadine

bottom O?

2:28 pm

hego

No ty, only a few left.

2:28 pm

LuvWordGames

ou 5/12

2:29 pm

LuvWordGames

if you need a clue, let me know Eva

2:29 pm

EvaNadine

got it -- thanks!

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

luv I would like a clue please?

2:42 pm

MLFAN17

got the bottom o

2:42 pm

MLFAN17

need help with the s on the 5th column for nbt please?

2:42 pm

phaeton

help with the single S on right side?

2:43 pm

MLFAN17

phae that is the one I am asking for as well:)

2:45 pm

origami

plural of s 4/5 ... hi folks

2:46 pm

MLFAN17

oh duh ty

2:46 pm

phaeton

helps to have the so4/5

2:49 pm

MLFAN17

ps 5?

2:53 pm

phaeton

ps...and 3 vowels

2:54 pm

MLFAN17

ty phae

2:54 pm

phaeton

yw

3:02 pm

MollyL

*Pats Eva on the head and hopes for better days

3:08 pm

phaeton

help with the pl6/24 pls

3:11 pm

MollyL

It's the singular of a group of stars

3:12 pm

periwinkle

Molly that clue went over my head

3:12 pm

MollyL

pl + three vowels + consonant

3:15 pm

periwinkle

ty new word for me

3:16 pm

periwinkle

I just saw The Theory of Everything. Did not think I would like it but I did.

3:44 pm

stidgmere

Hi, just doing a few words early afternoon. Lovely spring day here in the great Northwest.

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, gmere.

3:56 pm

stidgmere

Hi, TO. Hope you are well and enjoying your day.

4:28 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody. Just home from the most marvellous vacation with my daughter. I'm stunned at how an ordinary person like me could produce such a funny, intelligent, vivacious, beautiful person like Sarah. I'm well rested, sun-tanned, chilled out & very very happy!! (Take a screen shot, this is a rare occurrence.....lol

4:28 pm

bichon

Hi Soods, long time no see

4:29 pm

Soodle

Hiya Bich 😄

4:29 pm

MollyL

The Queen Of The UK Saint Patrick's Day Parade is my new favorite person : D

4:30 pm

Soodle

Molly - you would just LOVE her.

4:31 pm

MollyL

I already do : )

4:34 pm

Soodle

I am so proud of all my kids.... But to realise that somebody I gave birth to is also a best friend is......special! I'm gutted to be back to 'normality', but, very very content!

4:35 pm

MollyL

You are blessed, no doubt about it.

5:33 pm

periwinkle

I am so glad that you had a great time, Soolde.

5:33 pm

periwinkle

Soodle, even

5:40 pm

jaxx7

((soodle))

6:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and still, shart is not a word! (hi all)

6:26 pm

HarryHood

and "soften" hasn't appeared in the grid since I last tried it 5 hours ago.

6:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nope!

6:29 pm

rururocks

*hangs around to get blessings too*

6:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

6:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

who is handing out blessings and how much to they cost?

6:34 pm

rururocks

depends on the church I think

6:34 pm

MollyL

*Sprinkles holy water in Ru's general direction

6:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, my church doesn't have 'em 8 - )

6:35 pm

rururocks

*sniffs*

6:35 pm

rururocks

*smells like holy vodka molly*

6:35 pm

MollyL

The Church Of The Unblessed

6:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

god, if there is a god, does not play favorites

6:36 pm

MollyL

No vodka in my house, that is the drink of choice for alcoholics : P

6:36 pm

rururocks

looks like water

6:36 pm

MollyL

Blessings is playing favorites?

6:37 pm

rururocks

A Lot of football players think god plays favorites

6:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

as in, "God bless America and nowhere else"

6:38 pm

MollyL

I don't think God bless America indicates "nowhere else". Just a request to bless a country.

6:38 pm

rururocks

well... that's because we don't spell Theatre right

6:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

a lot of football players have concussive brain injuries

6:39 pm

rururocks

<---thinks god bless America aims at covering the USA first

6:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you have never seen the movie "head of State" i guess

6:39 pm

Dorens

<--agrees with that.

6:39 pm

rururocks

is that about Monica Lewinski BDG?

6:40 pm

rururocks

2 .. count em 2 doren sightings in ONE day

6:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, it's a comedy, so of course it reflects the real word (joke!), and the guy running for president keeps speechifying with "God bless America and nowhere else"

6:41 pm

rururocks

Doren....a woman of wisteria

6:41 pm

rururocks

oops mystery

6:42 pm

MollyL

Goes to the centre corner of the theatre and writes a cheque to the Bad American Spellers Club. So sad that we can't spell properly.

6:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Murrican spelling iz the best!

6:43 pm

rururocks

LOL!!!!

6:43 pm

rururocks

we're going to get spanked for bad behaviour

6:44 pm

jaxx7

You wish!

6:44 pm

rururocks

I think the English and Canadians are a little loose with their vowels... :D

6:44 pm

MollyL

Oh colour us the bad humour types

6:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

when i was born, near the street we lived on was a street called Wriothesley, pronounced . . . anyone care to guess?

6:44 pm

rururocks

HA Jaxx LOL

6:44 pm

rururocks

no idea bdg

6:45 pm

jaxx7

Wursley

6:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

RIZZ-lee

6:45 pm

MollyL

Ever notice how those "our" words get the red squiggly lines from spell check?

6:45 pm

rururocks

hmmm

6:45 pm

jaxx7

Ah, we Brits know how to confuse you all

6:45 pm

rururocks

righto!

6:46 pm

rururocks

done yet doren?

6:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

first thing i do when using word processor is turn off the auto-spell-check. it knows almost nothing useful!

6:47 pm

jaxx7

It is our words that get the red wiggly line. Is your browser set on English? Mine is on English (US)

6:48 pm

rururocks

<---thinks they should change it to Unable

6:48 pm

jaxx7

hear, Hear

6:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

everything in the US comes with english (US) as the default language, as afar as I know

6:49 pm

MollyL

I meant words with our at the end like humour

6:50 pm

MollyL

(Those "our" words)

6:51 pm

jaxx7

it all goes back to your winning the Revolutionary War. Words like gotten are a purer form of old English than our got. being a country with no frills you got rid of all the unnecessary letters and made it easier for your kids to spell than ours.

6:52 pm

MollyL

Oh yeah, it definitely all goes back to that Revolutionary War thing.

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yup!

6:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and when it comes to having a different word for the same thing, Murrican words are often shorter than the English one. (Exception: you say cubby, we say glove compartment)

6:53 pm

jaxx7

We abandoned you and let you do your own thing.

6:54 pm

MollyL

Hahahaha...I'm sure that is the British version of what happened.

6:54 pm

jaxx7

You get a cubby on a boat, a glove compartment in a car.

6:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

abandoned?? (abandonment anxiety)

6:54 pm

jaxx7

We lost!!!!

6:55 pm

rururocks

not from lack of trying jaxx.. but I'm glad I'm not part of the English kingdom..

6:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do boats have cubbies? i don't know boat terminology

6:55 pm

jaxx7

We went home with our tails between our legs.

6:56 pm

rururocks

boats in Chicago have Cubbies

6:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we won because we had suprior generals and your king was nuts and we cheated a lot ha ha HA

6:56 pm

jaxx7

They do - short for cubbyhole.

6:57 pm

MollyL

I love revisionist history. It seems to work for so many.

6:57 pm

jaxx7

i tell you, Ru, as an English Christian I don't belong to the UK either.

6:57 pm

rururocks

hmmm

6:58 pm

rururocks

what's the biggest religion in England then?

6:58 pm

jaxx7

How dare you malign the Monarchy?

6:58 pm

rururocks

??? with what

6:59 pm

jaxx7

The poor King was suffering from Porphyra

6:59 pm

rururocks

to be honest.. I'm not so big on the monarchy.. but I've been told I'm wrong.

6:59 pm

jaxx7

Atheists i should think, Ru. we are a godless society.

6:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

but you have your monarchy well reined in, no pun intended

7:00 pm

rururocks

i'm ok with atheism

7:00 pm

jaxx7

Don't disown it. that was a very good pun.

7:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

how did we get to atheism? whiplash topic changes!

7:02 pm

jaxx7

Interesting though

7:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Anglicans probably outnumber the Unitarians, but whonose

7:04 pm

jaxx7

and on that note, I am off to my bed. I have more medical tests tomorrow (or should i say later today?)and it would be nice if my BP dropped below 180/102.

7:04 pm

jaxx7

Define unitarians, please.

7:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not a question to be answered with a short answer, but, post-christian protestants who reject dogma and embrace sciencetifici thinking

7:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

scientific, that is (!)

7:07 pm

jaxx7

We have a large number of Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, jews and scientologists as well as methodists and baptists. I am not sure many of those qualify.

7:07 pm

jaxx7

A multi ethnic society we are today.

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

when i visited London in 1984 there were five Unitarian churches in the city

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and yes, I did go to one

7:09 pm

jaxx7

I must get to bed my eyes are crossing. I never knew that, Gwen. I am out in the sticks. Where are these churches.

7:09 pm

jaxx7

in london, of course.

7:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and in the phone book! nighty night jaxx

7:11 pm

jaxx7

Night, all.

7:11 pm

jaxx7

I shall have to look them up. I will google tomorrow.

7:13 pm

rururocks

time to go grocery shopping.. au revoir mes amis

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i just googled -- there are 28 Unitarian churches in the London area. I must have had a phone book in 1984 that only covered a small section of the city

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bye ruru

7:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw (she whispered)

7:42 pm

sukee

Good evening all

7:42 pm

sukee

I got so busy this morning I forgot about Babble... gasp.

7:53 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everyone. How are you all tonight (besides quiet?)

7:54 pm

sukee

Hi Nef.

7:54 pm

sukee

Watching baseball and not happy about snow on the ground.

7:54 pm

Nef

Hi sukee

7:55 pm

Nef

oh my. What part of Canada are you in?

7:55 pm

sukee

Ontario. At least it is just a dusting.

7:55 pm

sukee

But it's almost May.

7:58 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

7:58 pm

sukee

Hi dan.

7:58 pm

Nef

I'm glad you aren't west of MN. (I was afraid we'd be in for more snow AGAIN!

7:58 pm

Nef

Hi dan2

7:59 pm

sukee

I had my shorts on 4 days ago.

8:00 pm

dan2bit

sukee you might want to change them by now :-P

8:00 pm

Nef

This is the 2nd of 3 days of below freezing early mornings here (they say just 1 more, then back to the 50's again)

8:00 pm

sukee

My building turned off the heat but had to turn it on again.

8:01 pm

sukee

We should be in the 50s next week.

8:02 pm

Nef

sometimes, dan..... ;-)

8:03 pm

sukee

Mosh should be there.

8:08 pm

Nef

arth

8:09 pm

Nef

Oops! I'm not finding many words this evening

8:09 pm

dan2bit

also the singular entr5

8:37 pm

dan2bit

pl6?

8:42 pm

mkg

i have re 7. anyone have the other 7? and clue? ty.

8:43 pm

dan2bit

that's the one I have too mkg

8:44 pm

mkg

ty

8:45 pm

mkg

anyone else out there have a clue for the other 7?

8:45 pm

mkg

sorry dont have pl 6

8:45 pm

crosshair

And now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!! Today i with to share with you a clip from Hollands' Got Talent. It stars a 9!! year old girl singing opera. I went with a un-subtitled version for sound and copy clarity, so if you do not speak dutch you can just fast-forward to the little girl's performance. The judges reactions say more that words can convey. It is truly stunning. http://tinyurl.com/legaeeh

8:46 pm

dan2bit

do6/7 - d + two vowels + cheerleader word and plural

8:47 pm

mkg

dont know cheerleaders. sorry. any meaning? two vowels. hmmm

8:48 pm

mkg

trying tons of stuff but not getting it. are two vowels the same? or diff?

8:48 pm

dan2bit

diff

8:48 pm

mkg

ty. cheerleading? other then yeah i am blank.........

8:49 pm

dan2bit

it's an alternate spelling for indian millet, which I'm sure won't help

8:49 pm

mkg

got it. wow. weird words. ty. got it. yes cheerleading word.

8:53 pm

dan2bit

pl6 is a singular 1 of the 7 sisters, also a weird word

8:56 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks all cluers - au5 roman gold coins was my last

10:04 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for pl6, please?

10:10 pm

flosey

hello all - anyone still here?

10:10 pm

flosey

\I don't have it yet \marc but will look

10:11 pm

dcseain

ty, dan

10:11 pm

flosey

hi dc\

10:12 pm

dcseain

hi, flosey.

10:12 pm

dcseain

PL6 is singuar of the 7 Sisters. Called Subaru in Japanese. It's a star cluster the plural

10:12 pm

flosey

am in a hotel room, working on laptop, so please excuse errors

10:15 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry dc didn't get the clue

10:16 pm

flosey

nor do I, know of the 7 sisters but that's all

10:17 pm

rururocks

Multiple french philosphers

10:18 pm

dcseain

The PL6es are in Orion

10:18 pm

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

10:20 pm

flosey

still no idea

10:21 pm

Pinikula

evening all (pl + 3 vowels + 3rd cons)

10:21 pm

rururocks

Sounds like a ballet term flosey

10:22 pm

rururocks

Plaaads

10:22 pm

flosey

got it, tks \pini

10:22 pm

flosey

and ru

10:22 pm

Pinikula

here for my last 8 - everyone else done? or close to it?

10:22 pm

rururocks

Damn it

10:23 pm

Pinikula

what's wrong, ru?

10:23 pm

flosey

54 to go - and I don't like this laptop!

10:26 pm

Pinikula

plugging away...

10:28 pm

rururocks

* sends flosey's laptop to therapy*

10:31 pm

flosey

tks ru, at least it will be safer there than here with me

10:32 pm

rururocks

Ooohh

10:33 pm

rururocks

Not the apple of your eye?

10:35 pm

flosey

\I find everything too small - close together

10:35 pm

Pinikula

* s p a r k l e d u s t *

10:35 pm

flosey

seldom use it, it's hubby's

10:41 pm

Pinikula

I have faith in you, Flosey! :)

10:42 pm

rururocks

try a cell phone flosey.. you'll go nuts

10:42 pm

flosey

ah, thanks Pini, needed that boost

10:43 pm

flosey

have one of those ru, not crazy about them either

10:44 pm

flosey

daughters bought me one when \I was off island, by myself and had car trouble

10:45 pm

rururocks

oh

10:45 pm

rururocks

let me know if I can help

10:45 pm

flosey

fortunately, the dealership came to my rescue - also, dear friends who lived in Victoria took me in for the night - by this time \I had missed last ferry

10:46 pm

flosey

when \I arrived at their door, first words were - and what will you have to drink

10:46 pm

flosey

dealership paid taxi to friends

10:48 pm

rururocks

wow.. I guess if you miss it you're screwed

10:49 pm

flosey

yup - the joys!

10:50 pm

Pinikula

(thus the sleeping bag and spare overnight bag under the back seat of the truck) ;)

10:51 pm

flosey

ah, wise lady

10:51 pm

Pinikula

you know...the "just-in-case" kinda thing...

10:51 pm

rururocks

poor flosey

10:51 pm

rururocks

what about sea planes?

10:51 pm

rururocks

I'm flying in on one

10:52 pm

flosey

they're great, ru - have used them often

10:54 pm

rururocks

that should be exciting for me

10:54 pm

rururocks

love small planes

10:54 pm

rururocks

If I crash.. i'll be singing john Denver songs

10:56 pm

flosey

one time when a friend was flying to the Vancouver airport, he was the only passenger, the pilot spotted whales and flew closer to have a better look

10:56 pm

flosey

was quite a thrill for him\

10:57 pm

flosey

this was a friend from \Ontario

10:57 pm

rururocks

wow that'd be great

10:58 pm

rururocks

I love whales

10:58 pm

flosey

great to watch

11:00 pm

rururocks

you heard about the orcas using apple equipment in the sound didn't you

11:01 pm

flosey

no, please tell

11:01 pm

rururocks

where do you think they got the idea for I-pods :D

11:01 pm

Pinikula

* groan *

11:02 pm

Pinikula

Oh, ru....

11:02 pm

flosey

hahaha

11:03 pm

rururocks

that one took a while to set up :D

11:03 pm

Pinikula

but it was done well! :)

11:03 pm

rururocks

that was pretty bad

11:05 pm

flosey

seems it took a whale

11:06 pm

rururocks

ha!

11:06 pm

flosey

\I'm stuck on pe6/21, anyone have a clue please/

11:06 pm

rururocks

I was baleen water on that one

11:06 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

11:07 pm

rururocks

pe 6 a oceanic bird

11:07 pm

flosey

sorry, keys so close together \I often hit 2!

11:07 pm

Pinikula

misspelling of "gasoline"? :)

11:07 pm

rururocks

it was no fluke that I set the trap though

11:08 pm

flosey

thanks ru and \pini

11:08 pm

Pinikula

oh, ru, you silly boy

11:08 pm

rururocks

:D

11:09 pm

rururocks

I have also heard you shouldn't drink Pepsi in the ocean around killer whales

11:10 pm

Pinikula

*waiting*

11:10 pm

Pinikula

"gosh, ru, why's that?"

11:10 pm

rururocks

they really prefer you have orca cola

11:11 pm

rururocks

*checks on flosey*

11:12 pm

flosey

43 to go!

11:12 pm

rururocks

*leaves grinder out for flosey*

11:12 pm

rururocks

we lost pini flosey..i'm sorry

11:13 pm

Pinikula

huh? I'm lost?

11:13 pm

flosey

oh dear, perhaps taking a break before the flip

11:13 pm

rururocks

oh you're back!

11:13 pm

Pinikula

I never left!

11:14 pm

rururocks

ah ha

11:15 pm

Pinikula

I was enjoying your puns...I wish I was that quick!

11:15 pm

rururocks

*waves to roundbarn

11:15 pm

rururocks

it really takes a sicko brain pini.. you're too innocent for that

11:15 pm

Pinikula

Not sure if that's a good thing or not! LOL

11:15 pm

rururocks

I had a great one earlier today with Doren

11:16 pm

rururocks

don't ask me pini..it's too late to save my soul

11:17 pm

Pinikula

I suppose if I take lessons I could adjust some...it might not be too late! :)

11:17 pm

RoundBarn

ru, how did you know I was on? I WAS enjoying your jokes--

11:18 pm

rururocks

I'm Psychic RB

11:19 pm

Pinikula

that's how he rolls! :)

11:19 pm

rururocks

:D

11:19 pm

rururocks

Doren didn't even groan.. she just left to pull weeds that's how bad that one was

11:20 pm

rururocks

:D

11:20 pm

Pinikula

oy

11:20 pm

RoundBarn

i just looked to see if I was listed as online--and oddly, I'm not. Yet here I am--and ru is psychic.

11:21 pm

rururocks

:)

11:22 pm

rururocks

I have some interesting stories about that I guess

11:22 pm

RoundBarn

It says Nef is on, yet there's no sign of her. My daughter often just leaves herself on, casually adds a word through the day--but she's not on. Rastapopolous, for all you who know Tintin.

11:23 pm

rururocks

I know Rasta.. she lives in Tahoe

11:23 pm

rururocks

almost met her once

11:25 pm

RoundBarn

And tomorrow's a hard work day--I've paid daughter #3 to come for a month, high pay--so I have to get to bed and be alert tomorrow to keep her busy, not waiting around for me. We're finishing the final vol. of RBarn, it's # 4.

11:25 pm

rururocks

rest well then RB

11:26 pm

Pinikula

gotta git fer a bit, myself (hope to return by flip)

11:27 pm

RoundBarn

Actually Rasta is #3--it's #2 who is here. How did you almost meet her? They've moved down the mountain--can see theri place when they look up--but they have what could be called a little farm, they milk goats, have chickens, and a pigeon who thinks she's a chicken.

11:28 pm

rururocks

I did a wine event in Tahoe and invited her to come as my guest.. but timing wasn't good for her I think. Or she felt uncomfortable coming to the tasting. I paid for the whole thing so it would have been fine.

11:29 pm

rururocks

she's quite a character that one

11:30 pm

RoundBarn

I wonder what happened. Do you do these often? And how do you know she's a character? or do you mean the pigeon?

11:32 pm

rururocks

I don't know.. but I didn't want to question her about it.. I just offered.. she's very funny on the chat.. very bright and very quick

11:32 pm

rururocks

the pigeon?

11:33 pm

rururocks

I do tastings all the time.. hundreds of them

11:33 pm

flosey

\I need another clue please\/ re6

11:33 pm

rururocks

to pay for your sins flosey

11:33 pm

flosey

tks

11:33 pm

flosey

ru

11:34 pm

RoundBarn

I kno3w she needs friends and doings--Nevada is pretty sparse. Yes, she is very bright and quick--but holds backan re6 flosey is to be sorry you did it

11:34 pm

rururocks

Nevada is super boring

11:35 pm

rururocks

Nevada makes New Mexico seem like manhattan

11:38 pm

RoundBarn

well, too late to go into Gillian--but I'll let you know when I'm coming west and we will come to a tasting. Now I better poink, is the word, or #2 daughter will be up before me. YES, YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL DISTANDES--pardon caps--to find friends and activities. I feel I know you ruru, yet don't, much--except your humor and willingness to accept people, even somewhat difficult ones. goodnight.

11:38 pm

rururocks

night RB

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