12:01 am
Bugsaw
hi jane. Did you break an ankle? I just arrived a few minutes ago and got in on the conversation with Nef.
12:02 am
Nef
Hi Bugs; yes she did
12:02 am
Rainiqui
re 7 and 8
12:03 am
Bugsaw
thanks Nef. I did too a couple of years ago and the swelling is still outrageous. I am looking at your sock site and loved the tips for massage.
12:06 am
Nef
If I'm on my feet lot; my left lower leg can end up twice the size of my right (especially the ankle area). I love my compression socks; my favorite brands are Jobst and Sockwell
12:08 am
Nef
Darn, Rainiqui! I can't find any 6 letter words & you come through every night & get all the large words right off the bat! 8-)
12:08 am
Bugsaw
Me too Nef. The skin gets so tight it feels like it will split but I have not found the right strength of compression sock. The last one I tried I had to cut off and it took over half an hour to do because it was so tight I couldn't get scissors inbetween my skin and the sock. I am only now looking to do more than suffer.
12:12 am
stidmama
hey all
12:12 am
Nef
do you still see that ortho doctor? Has that doctor seen your leg? I'd ask foirst about what strength of compression you should have (sounds like the ones you had were too firm). Or maybe see if a Physical Therapist could help advise you fo that.
12:12 am
stidmama
(((bugs hugs)))
12:13 am
Nef
(I have 1 pair that is too tight; and 1 pair that aren't tight enough.... and they don't match.
12:15 am
stidmama
my eyes are not doing what I need them to do to get this chog read... :-( I will try to show up another time tomorrow (and hope my eyes are not so tired! *leaves choclits in PB* *Poof*
12:15 am
Nef
Ha! Rainique! I got my 1st 7 letter word; st7/28! :-D
12:16 am
Rainiqui
Great going Nef !!!
12:17 am
Nef
Rainiqui! Sorry. studs eyes aren't working; & my fingers don't type well either.
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
harpjane
Hi bugs, yes I broke my lower fibula on May 17. Just got the cast off after 7 weeks of non weight bearing
12:20 am
harpjane
thank you lickety
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
Nef
thank you, locket!
12:20 am
harpjane
I meant March 17. St. Patrick's Dayu
12:20 am
Nef
harp, tell her the ironic part -- when you broke it!
12:21 am
Bugsaw
sorry to appear rude. I wandered off. I feel for you harpjane. the nonweight bearing rule was so hard for me because it meant I had to stay in the house most of the time. boring
12:22 am
Bugsaw
were you Irish dancing, jane?
12:22 am
Nef
Thank you, lickety! (Geez! I can't even type right --or left tonight!)
12:23 am
harpjane
lol I wish! No, it was a cross country ski accident and I had to ski about a mile after I broke it, in order to get back to the car.
12:23 am
harpjane
My husband
12:24 am
Bugsaw
OMG jane, that must have been painful! I am so sorry that happened but you could lie and say you were Riverdancing just for fun.
12:24 am
Lizlin
Ouch - Jane that sounds awful.
12:25 am
harpjane
My husband's mother had some socks, jobst I think, custom made, measured exactly to her leg. They were made in Germany. They had to be zipped up.
12:26 am
harpjane
At least the accident makes for a good story. Now that I have the cast off, I don't look like a brave heroine who perservered through tough times. I just look like an overweight old slow woman!
12:27 am
Bugsaw
zippers sound like a good idea. My doctor was not much help in recommending anything in particular and I am not rich enough to buy all kinds of pairs. I am now trying to contact a massage therapist to help get the swelling sorted.
12:27 am
Nef
those were jobst hose all right, harp. But follow the directions on the site for how to measure your own legs; and then order according to that and they won't cost you an arm & leg either (the kind your mother in law had probably cost well over $ 100 - or even over $200; depending on when she bought them
12:28 am
origami
Wow, jane - that's quite an experience! Must have been terribly painful and frightening. What a superwoman you are :D
12:28 am
harpjane
It wasn't frightening because I knew I was going to make it out. You just rise to the occasion, I guess.
12:29 am
origami
Hiya Nef!
12:31 am
Nef
and Jane, I was talking about the timing of when you broke your ankle; the day after you bought a skiing pass for next season.
And of all the things you are; you aren't overweight & you don't look like a slow old woman!
(We are "women of a certain age!")
12:31 am
Bugsaw
I dislocated my foot and then broke both bones in the lower leg when I tried to limp to the car (impossible) so I was down for the count right from the start. I don't have a good story. Just the embarrassing ,
" I've fallen and I can't get up" scenario.
12:31 am
Lizlin
Have you just done that Bugs?
12:31 am
origami
When I was a teenager I was thrown by my horse out in he hills. Broke my ankle. I was miles from home. But fortunately the A-hole let me catch him and I got home without having to walk.
12:32 am
gapeach
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend in Florida.
12:32 am
origami
That horse was bat-shit crazy. I should have known not to take him out alone.
12:33 am
Nef
Ori, is your avatar a painting you've done yourself?
12:33 am
origami
Gosh, bugs. That's awful.
12:33 am
harpjane
I met a woman at the gym who has a cast. She said she fell out of an airplane... A skydiving accident. She has torn ligaments and other problems in addition to the broken bone.
12:33 am
origami
Yep, Nef.
12:33 am
Bugsaw
It was over 3 years ago Liz but the swelling has never gone down. My ankle is huge. Turns out I was allergic to the metal pins and plate so I had to have it taken out after a year and that slowed the healing down
12:34 am
Lizlin
Wow. You poor thing. I actually remember now chatting to you not long after you did that. I didn't realise that it was still causing you problems. You poor thing.
12:34 am
Bugsaw
ouch origami. That would have been so much worse if he ran off and you had to wait to be found
12:35 am
Nef
I like it ori! Very nice, and even has a calming effect I think
12:35 am
origami
It was a little scary. I was miles out in the hills where nobody ever went.
12:35 am
Bugsaw
I don't have pain any more, just uncontrolled swelling that restricts movement. I am fed up.
12:35 am
Lizlin
I can imagine.
12:35 am
harpjane
How did you find out about the allergy, bug
12:36 am
origami
thanks, nef :D
12:36 am
JudyHall
just an FYI for the compression hose discussion: I have been buying compression hose from BrightLife Direct for years. They carry all the "top name" brands, as well as produce quality items under their own brand (Allegra) which I like because I can order items in the "wide-calf" version (I have always had fat calves). Reading about all the broken ankles and broken legs you've all suffered makes me wince in pain ...
12:38 am
Bugsaw
The surgeon figured it out when it was more swollen and more painful after 6 months than it was when I got the injury. It was great that he was willing to take out the hardware but it didn't help the soft tissue damage that happened with the dislocation.
12:39 am
harpjane
I notice that we women of a certain age have bored the trolls to death tonight!
12:39 am
Bugsaw
sorry to bum you out JudyHall but thanks for the info.
12:39 am
Nef
Bugs; you had the metal in for a year? I'm allergic to metals and the second surgeon didn't listen to me & he used surgical staples to close my incisions. He'd put a cast on my leg after using all the staples; I was in such pain that I was trying to cut the cast off the next morning! My hubby was so upset with me (& I was in too much pain to hear him) that he called my closest nurse friend to come over. When she got here; she did cut the cast all the layoff. The swelling was so bad that my toes & foot were black!
12:41 am
Nef
(I had to have the third surgery on that foot due to infection & to close the wounds from the mess he made)
12:41 am
origami
Yikes, Nef.
12:41 am
Bugsaw
Nef that is a HORRIBLE story. I had a plastic removeable cast that was way too tight but I would have done the same thing if I couldn't get it off . I immobilized it on the bed and only wore the cast when I had to move.
12:42 am
origami
Ha, jane! Next time a troll shows up we should just start talking about health issues - maybe bowel problems in detail.
12:42 am
gapeach
Charm, the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow.
12:42 am
harpjane
My cast seemed too tight for the first week but then the swelling went down.
12:42 am
Bugsaw
You were so lucky to have a friend you could help. Having the adjustable cast was a godsend
12:42 am
harpjane
Let's do it, origami!
12:42 am
Nef
Judy, thanks for that website! My one friend has the toughest time ordering compression socks because she has such wide calves she has trouble finding them
12:43 am
Bugsaw
love that idea origami.
12:43 am
origami
Jane - maybe I colitis attack :D
12:44 am
Nef
you guys are hilarious! Whatever works, though....
12:44 am
Bugsaw
Thanks for the info about the socks everyone. I must be off. I have a friend staying and she is a morning person so I am doomed. Waves to everyone.
12:44 am
origami
Good night, Bugs. Haven't seen you in too long :D
12:44 am
Nef
Niters, Bugs! (I hope we didn't make anyone have nightmares)
12:50 am
Nef
I just re-read your horse story, ori. Thank goodness you were young and were able to catch that horse& get back to civilization!
12:51 am
harpjane
I already have to list
12:52 am
origami
Yes! I probably could have drug myself back to somewhere I could have been found. But it was scary. In some ways it's a miracle i made it to adulthood :D I was pretty wild.
12:53 am
hurshy
this sounds like quite a story!
12:53 am
harpjane
Sooner or later someone would have figured out that you were missing, right?
12:53 am
harpjane
If nothing else the horse would have come home without you.
12:54 am
Nef
Maybe that's the beauty of youth; you're too young to know you're over your head until you have enough years under your belt torealize it?
12:58 am
origami
true, Jane. I am sure I would have been searched for. I should have brought my dogs. But 14 year olds are stupid :D At least I was.
12:59 am
hurshy
i took a big risk once in high school too... went out to breakfast on the way to a student council event...
12:59 am
origami
Yep, Nef. Sometimes I really wish I had the same trust in the universe I did back then.
1:00 am
origami
Ha hursh :D
1:01 am
hurshy
we didn't have permission to make such a detour, you see. so we *gasp* lied and said we'd gotten lost.
1:01 am
hurshy
i've always liked to live on the edge...
1:01 am
Nef
The Aunt that raised us was County Superintendant of schools when I was young; we all had to be extra special good so we weren't ever allowed to get in trouble.
1:02 am
Nef
That's funny, hursh.
1:02 am
origami
Hursh is such a rebel1
1:02 am
hurshy
yeah i'm pretty much the most risk averse person you could ever meet... those who are more risk averse than me, you don't meet, cause they never leave the house
1:04 am
Nef
When my aunt was dying and I went up to be with her during her last days; oneof the things she said was that I was the one who never got in trouble! But it made me wonder why I got so many spankings when I was young then!
1:07 am
hurshy
maybe she was Confused, lol
1:07 am
origami
the risk averse shall inherit the earth :D I straightened out at about 18, but it was a rocky road.
1:08 am
origami
Were you a female Eddie Haskell, Nef?
1:09 am
hurshy
eddie haskell really irks me
1:09 am
JudyHall
words aren't coming to me tonight, so off to Iron Sudoku, which I find to be a good stress reliever. Good night, all !
1:09 am
origami
He was pretty annoying, actually ;d
1:09 am
Nef
ori, we had our hands full with our son; it was like his brain didn't mature until he was 22. He wasn't a risk-taker; just did some really stupid things & never considered any consequences of his actions
1:10 am
hurshy
they say the decision-making center in the brain doesn't finish until like 25
1:11 am
Nef
ori, I wasn'r an Eddie Haskell, I was a quiet bookworm as a young kid; "slower than molasses in January" but also very quiet.
1:11 am
origami
Yeah, some don't adult until late. We are really adolescents until mid-twenties.
1:11 am
Nef
Good Night Judy!
1:12 am
origami
Slow? Hopefully, not an insult. You're clearly smart.
1:13 am
origami
I'm off to try to fix a painting I have really messed up while I still got an hour in me. See ya'll.
1:14 am
Nef
I babysat every Saturday night from the time I was 11 until I graduated from high school (for the same family that had 3 kids under 3 when I started & 7 kids total when I graduated from HS; so a new baby almost every year!)
1:14 am
origami
Wow, that's a load of responsibility, Nef.
1:15 am
Nef
And I'm fading fast too. It's after 1 now; so I should head to bed too
1:23 am
hurshy
well idk what to do with this bottom E, other than one random 6 that i got
1:31 am
Kamanjah
tangle it up some, hersh!
1:37 am
Biltong
ty, Kam for the en clue. Hurshy, stats for the E 6 you got, please?
1:39 am
Kamanjah
YW. the en6/18 is the first
1:39 am
Biltong
oops, sorry
1:43 am
grannyrose
anyone have the me6 please? oh... bad rose... cooee and g'day from me
1:44 am
Biltong
Hello Rose. Sorry, no me6 yet
1:45 am
Kamanjah
a group of followers
1:46 am
MollyL
I always think of that word as part of the "catch a tiger by his toe" rhyme
1:47 am
Kamanjah
Good one! I think of it as a weird spelling of a not nice person, but yours sticks in the brain better.
1:49 am
grannyrose
grrr, wretched word didn't take when i tried it... has now. thanx kam and molly
1:49 am
Kamanjah
How are you feeling, Rose? I hope life is moving along comfortably for you.
1:51 am
grannyrose
it is thanx kam. so much so, i am going to grandson's football game tomorrow morning. should be just as i like it. lol... temperature below 10C, brisk coll breeze.
1:51 am
grannyrose
and you and DH, kam? still all good??
1:52 am
grannyrose
ahem... that would be ... cool...
1:53 am
Kamanjah
Doing well, he was released by doc to drive! Yay! He's supposed to only push himself 80%, so he has had to be slowed down a few times. I'd have to go look up 10C, the US is stuck on F
1:54 am
Kamanjah
We're heading into summer, you're heading into winter. Enjoy the game, and stay warm!
1:55 am
Kamanjah
And, I'll bet it's what we call a soccer game, right?
1:55 am
grannyrose
i have also started the cardiac maintenance program. we are sort of autonomous, allowed to pick up the pace when we are ready.
1:56 am
grannyrose
sort of kam, yeah, kicking ball and hand passing only.
1:56 am
Kamanjah
And you're doing well with your own pace, I trust?
1:57 am
grannyrose
i think so. will see what the physio says when i go in next thursday.
1:58 am
Kamanjah
We had a nurse before hub's first surgery who was a soccer player from Romania, then he played basketball. His name is Atilla, but he was the best nurse ever! We got survey papers to fill out, and he gets special mention - eye candy when my hubby was getting all of his hair shaved off was helpful, hahaha!
1:58 am
grannyrose
lol... one of the regulars has been going to this program for nearly 11 years now. i think it's awesome that the hospital provides cardiac cases this type of support.
1:59 am
grannyrose
oh, ikr, about the eye candy. that desrcibes my cardiac doc to a T.
2:01 am
Kamanjah
Yep, helps all of us heal, and hubs was comfortable with him, joking around, being silly, and the guy was so good at inserting IVs that I was amazed - that kind of skill is so necessary for pre-op nurses. The second go-round took two tries, but the gal was so apologetic about not getting it the first time.
3:43 am
zoozzoom
Okay first run through and I have exaclty 70 words left for later. Happy babbling everyone!
5:13 am
rubyfoo
. Would somebody please tell a joke; l need cheering up
5:36 am
Buggie
Why do French People eat snails?
Because they don't like fast food!
5:45 am
MollyL
What did the bra say to the hat?
You go on a head, I'll give these two a lift.
(Bah-dum-ching)
6:04 am
ChampFit
Awesome...love that, Molly!
6:52 am
Alleyn58
Simply can't see the me6 - third letter please
6:53 am
MollyL
Do you not have the catch a tiger by his toe rhyme in the UK?
7:01 am
aebmusica
ai6/21....clue please
7:03 am
Sunrise
Aebmusica ai6/21 is what you breath + opposite of female
7:03 am
MollyL
Guys who fly
7:04 am
aebmusica
duh....I thought I had tried that. Ty Sun & Molly
7:05 am
Alleyn58
No to tiger by his toe
7:07 am
Alleyn58
Have looked it up and doesn't help - feeling thick!!
7:09 am
Sunrise
Alleyn58 Me + opposite of out + what school children wear around their shirts minus the 1st letter .
7:09 am
Sunrise
around their 'shirt collars'
7:10 am
Alleyn58
Thank you - I was taught no i before e
7:11 am
Sunrise
Yes except after c:)
7:15 am
MollyL
It is a variant spelling of the tiger by the toe rhyme. Not all clues are for the exact spelling. They are hints to point you in the right direction.
7:17 am
MollyL
Another good thing to remember is that not all words in these grids are English. The i before e except after c thing applies to the English language.
7:18 am
Trifioso
hello. I'm in the grid today!
7:18 am
aebmusica
and I DID try that Trif!
7:18 am
Trifioso
thank you!
7:40 am
MLFAN17
molly who is the candle for?
7:41 am
MLFAN17
2nd column bottom I?
7:41 am
MLFAN17
molly oh:)
7:45 am
Kaplan the Magne
did Cos Pass?
7:46 am
MLFAN17
no Kaplan his partner isn't doin well
7:46 am
Kaplan the Magne
Oh
7:57 am
NatashaW
see clue at 7:09 MLFAN
7:58 am
bichon
I can't make the pl of the me 6/21
7:59 am
TraderKate
not combo bichon
7:59 am
TraderKate
good morning everyone :)
7:59 am
NatashaW
morning Kate!
8:00 am
TraderKate
Hi Nat..still lurking here ;)
8:03 am
NatashaW
What better place to lurk on a cool Saturday morning?
8:06 am
TraderKate
tea and peace and quiet, it's all good ;)
8:17 am
MLFAN17
got the 6
8:17 am
MLFAN17
bichon I am trying to figure out the 7 as well
8:19 am
MLFAN17
2nd column bottom I?
8:19 am
NatashaW
think about your knee MLFan
8:19 am
Haz1558
me7 - latin plural for cartilage in the knee.
8:21 am
MLFAN17
i always think its ae?
8:21 am
NatashaW
not for masc words in Latin, it's i
8:21 am
NatashaW
ae is for fem words
8:21 am
dan2bit
morning all!
8:22 am
MLFAN17
didn't know that ty Natasha still not getting the 7 though
8:22 am
MLFAN17
morning dan
8:22 am
penquis
the me 6 and me 7 are not a combo....
8:23 am
MLFAN17
ohh ty pen
8:23 am
NatashaW
opposite of women +vowel+ Einstein was a great ___entist
8:23 am
MLFAN17
ty natasha
8:24 am
MLFAN17
2nd column bottom i?
8:24 am
NatashaW
Take care of your knees so you don't tear those me7
8:28 am
penquis
MLF....in 7/28....in + to catch an animal with a trap...
8:28 am
penquis
oops....that is not the bottom I.....sorry....
8:29 am
penquis
the bottom one is in 4/4....
8:29 am
phaeton
in6/30...ailing
8:30 am
bichon
fe 6/27, pls
8:31 am
NatashaW
lovely herb used in cooking bichon
8:31 am
NatashaW
has anise aroma
8:32 am
bichon
ty Natasha, even if I don't care for it
8:32 am
NatashaW
nor I but hubby adores it
8:32 am
TraderKate
<lurking and clue scooping> ty
8:32 am
NatashaW
I do like it cut up raw in a salad, as long as there's not too much
8:33 am
NatashaW
always happy to oblige, Kate :-)
8:33 am
penquis
i agree with you, natasha.....here some chefs add fennel to steamed mussels....ewwwww....
8:34 am
penquis
sorry....freebie!
8:35 am
NatashaW
LOL penquis
8:35 am
NatashaW
Never been a huge fan of licorice and its relatives
8:36 am
penquis
me either....
8:38 am
Uneaixoise
ick . . . same here
8:39 am
NatashaW
So I take it we're not all going to get together over a glass of absinthe...
8:39 am
NatashaW
it all tastes like paregoric to me, that awful med I had to take as a child whenever I had the "runs"
8:46 am
rururocks
I like licorice
8:46 am
rururocks
I love anise
8:47 am
rururocks
and fennel etc
8:48 am
NatashaW
chacun a son gout, ruru
8:48 am
NatashaW
my husband loves it too
8:48 am
rururocks
I cook with fennel fairly often
8:51 am
MollyL
I would rather be sober for the rest of my life than drink absinthe.
8:52 am
rururocks
absinthe is an acquired taste for sure
8:53 am
bichon
It's illegal in the US, right?
8:53 am
rururocks
in its pure form yes
8:53 am
MollyL
Nope, it became legal in 2007
8:55 am
MollyL
But Ru is right, the really good, pure stuff is still not available
8:56 am
MollyL
The die hard absinthe drinkers tell me that what is available in the US is like watered down beer. Gross.
8:56 am
rururocks
I have had it in france... like I said it's an acquired taste
8:57 am
rururocks
and it's true what we have here is nothing like the real thing
9:03 am
MollyL
People can go on and on about the quality of alcoholic beverages. The general disdain for American beer is kind of amusing, since we have some top shelf breweries here now.
9:13 am
rururocks
now that I wouldn't know.. I can't drink beer.. I hear we have some great ones in the Russian RIver area
9:18 am
NatashaW
Craft breweries have multiplied like mushrooms after rain. I have gotten an education in this since my niece started working for Mayflower Brewery in Plymouth Mass
9:20 am
NatashaW
It's a "microbrewery" founded by the 10th great-grandson of John Alden, one of the original Pilgrim settlers from 1620
9:21 am
rururocks
I sure hope Lickety is up this is a bruiser
9:23 am
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 8s? ty
9:24 am
MollyL
All is well, Lickety is up
9:24 am
Uneaixoise
st8 what you use to hold back the tea leaves and let the liquid pour into the cup :-)
9:25 am
phaeton
re8/40 to teach again
9:25 am
rururocks
wouldn't you be left holding the bag in that instance une?
9:26 am
mkg
ty looking.........
9:27 am
mkg
dont see the st word. dont think i know it.
9:27 am
dan2bit
st6 s + locomotive
9:27 am
dan2bit
the st8 builds on that
9:27 am
mkg
got the tea leaf one.
9:28 am
mkg
locomotive? hmmmmmmmm
9:28 am
dan2bit
re8 also uses the locomotive word
9:30 am
mkg
i have the tea leaf word and the 8 for that. i dont see the re 8.
9:30 am
NatashaW
if you lose your job and need to re_____ with new skills for another one
9:31 am
mkg
got the re 8. ty. great clue natasha
9:31 am
Scrabbler
TY for clues.
9:32 am
mkg
also need clues for the bottom row i words please. ty.
9:34 am
mkg
ty got it. ty
9:34 am
mkg
en 7 is en +to catch an animal, and this is a word for the trap used.
9:49 am
TraderKate
morning all :)
tea number three brewing; almost human now.
9:50 am
Scrabbler
Go Kate, go!
9:51 am
TraderKate
:)
clearing the cobwebs has been quite a chore lately
9:51 am
Scrabbler
I am not a morning person.
9:52 am
Shirlockc
i wasn't a morning person either, but once i turned 40-ish, i started waking up earlier and earlier
9:52 am
Shirlockc
i was up at 8 this morning, SATURDAY!!! i can't sleep in anymore
9:52 am
TraderKate
I used to be... but bad sleeps make for sllow mornings.
9:53 am
Scrabbler
I used to get up quite early during college, med school, and residency, but as I have gotten older I desire sleeping in.
9:53 am
TraderKate
7 here Shirl, but I flaked last night...left Nef hanging with 10 to go...
9:54 am
TraderKate
Better weather today Scrabs :D
9:55 am
Scrabbler
Free word.
9:55 am
Scrabbler
Oh, yes, Kate, but this weekend is a cleaning assault on my house so it is presentable for my bunny litters.
9:56 am
Scrabbler
I mean sitters, haha.
9:57 am
TraderKate
Dear silly dictionary: Rerail is a word. it's what you do to put a boxcar back on the track after a derailment. ty, that is all.
9:57 am
Scrabbler
You tell them, Kate.
9:57 am
TraderKate
oh yes! I saw that you were going for 2 weeks..hiking then DC meetup YAY..hiking with sister?
9:58 am
Scrabbler
To Shenandoah National Park in VA for a week and dinner with Babblers on my last night--Dan2bit, JE, Krista, and Seain.
9:59 am
Scrabbler
Krista and I met 2-3 years ago when she drove through here to Niagara Falls, but I get to meet my other buddies.
9:59 am
origami
Sounds like fun, Scrabs.
9:59 am
Scrabbler
102 left for tonight.
10:00 am
Scrabbler
I am excited, origami, but this weekend will be lots of work decluttering and cleaning. I need deadlines like this to get work done.
10:01 am
TraderKate
I remember when Krista came up, was that 3 years ago already? It will be fun for all of you. I thought that you had met the DC squad before
10:02 am
Scrabbler
No, but we worked out a time and a place, and transportation issues.
10:02 am
TraderKate
this was a brutal grid scrabbs... just a heads up. ruru called it a bruiser, so you know it's an ugly one.
10:03 am
Scrabbler
I struggled to get halfway and I need 2 more to get to 99 left.
10:03 am
TraderKate
I hope you all post lots of pics.. and for the hike too!
10:03 am
Scrabbler
I sure will, Kate. 99 left, so time for oatmeal with fruit.
10:03 am
TraderKate
you can add a few to both ends of your free word scrabs
10:04 am
TraderKate
bye, hagd
10:05 am
Scrabbler
95. Thanks.
10:06 am
TraderKate
99 babbling words in the grid
99 babbling words
hunt one down
clue it around
98 babbling words in the grid :D
10:10 am
Shirlockc
you're not kidding about this being a tough grid
10:10 am
flosey
clever Kate
10:10 am
Shirlockc
clues for the m?
10:15 am
TraderKate
sorry wandered off... 1 sec.. no way to clue nicely
10:15 am
TraderKate
not a combo!!!!
10:16 am
origami
Kind of like an unkind person, me 6/21
10:16 am
TraderKate
the 7 is pl of stuff in your knee commonly torn
(or the curvature on the surface of a liquid)
10:17 am
origami
thanks for that 7 kate
10:18 am
Shirlockc
hmmmm, thinking on both ...
10:19 am
TraderKate
trying the me 6/21
**, myself, and * + Holocaust de***r
10:20 am
cybernan
childhood selection process --- eeny, meeny, me 6, mo
10:20 am
Shirlockc
eenie + ****** + mo
10:21 am
cybernan
good morning everyone
10:21 am
TraderKate
different me 7/36
males + vowel + start of a subject studied in school
10:22 am
TraderKate
(investigative subject)
10:22 am
origami
I was going to say eenie, me 6, chili beanie :D
10:22 am
TraderKate
hi nan :)
10:23 am
Shirlockc
got both m, thx guys
10:26 am
TraderKate
bbs, sudoku time
10:30 am
MollyL
I confused someone this morning because the correct spelling of the rhyme is "eeny, meeny, miny, moe"
10:41 am
rubyfoo
hello. Are there any doctors on line? l'm waiting for the visiting nurse
10:43 am
rubyfoo
and l've just broken out in hives
10:43 am
bichon
Take benedryl
10:47 am
rubyfoo
the "hospital at home" nurse said l shouldwait 'til she gets here
10:47 am
rubyfoo
she thinks it might be from the chemo & wants to take a look
10:48 am
rubyfoo
l'm trying not to scratch
10:49 am
gemini_J13
maybe a cold cloth on it?
10:49 am
gemini_J13
hope she gets there soon
10:49 am
bichon
I had hives on my belly when I was pregnant [that a long time ago]
10:49 am
rubyfoo
l'll try that, but l'm afraid to get in the tub
10:50 am
gemini_J13
yes I sat in the tub with hives got some relief
10:50 am
rubyfoo
l've had them from foods that l've developed allergie to in the past 10 years (l'm too old to get new allergies!!)
10:51 am
java2
Put Epsom salt in that bath
10:52 am
bichon
na 7/28, pls
10:52 am
sammysmom
tr 7/28 and 8 /40 ??
10:53 am
MollyL
Don't get in the tub if you feel too unsteady for that. Try the cool cloths until the nurse has a valid medical suggestion
10:53 am
MollyL
Hives are hot, coolness will give you a little relief
11:01 am
origami
Sorry, ruby. Hope the nurse gets there soon
11:01 am
sammysmom
stuck on tr 7 28 ??
11:01 am
rubyfoo
ty, origami
11:01 am
gemini_J13
I have 2 ~ tr 8s
11:02 am
rubyfoo
l'm afraid to use the epi-pen or take benadryl
11:02 am
bichon
na 7/28, pls
11:03 am
rubyfoo
l just looked at your new painting, origami
11:03 am
bichon
an epi-pen seems like overkill, unless you can't breathe
11:03 am
phaeton
na7 spikes and to put something down
11:03 am
sammysmom
need the second tr 7 28
11:04 am
gemini_J13
yes Ruby distract yourself!!
11:04 am
sammysmom
nm... found them
11:04 am
dan2bit
the two I have are a movie ad and a personal exercise coach
11:04 am
rubyfoo
that's why lim playing
11:05 am
phaeton
tr vowel and at the end of your finger
11:08 am
origami
is your email working ruby?
11:10 am
rubyfoo
no, still no e-mail
11:11 am
rubyfoo
l hope it's not from the chemo as it's pretty close to a last resort
11:14 am
cosdem
hello people
11:14 am
rubyfoo
hello cos
11:15 am
cosdem
my gay neighnor across the street keep hitting on me :/
11:15 am
cosdem
gay people can be such vultures
11:15 am
kje
I have a me7/36 - stats for the other m?
11:15 am
cosdem
its like oh look a newly single gay man I saw him first!
11:16 am
rubyfoo
that's what widows do here
11:17 am
rubyfoo
the hives are spreading into blotches
11:19 am
cosdem
i hope u fel better soon
11:20 am
rubyfoo
sorry for whining, but babble is helping me to not scratch
11:20 am
bichon
re 6/18, second one, pls
11:21 am
origami
second one I have is to hammer in again
11:22 am
bichon
ty origami
11:22 am
origami
you're welcome bich
11:22 am
origami
Do you know when the nurse will get there? Can you contact them, ruby?
11:23 am
rubyfoo
probably in an hour
11:24 am
bichon
I have eczema and when it really itches; I put either very cold or very hot on it. I gets numb
11:24 am
rubyfoo
l would normally self-medicate, but this is a little different and she said not to do anything
11:40 am
MollyL
You are not whining Ruby. You are trying to distract yourself and get some support. Both are okay.
11:46 am
MollyL
Ruby, hope you check in after the nurse gets there.
11:46 am
cosdem
I agree with Molly.
11:48 am
MollyL
Hi Cos, did you get together with your neighbors last night?
11:51 am
MollyL
*Waves at Dee. We miss you in chat. Hope you are well.
11:51 am
rubyfoo
l'm still waiting but l'm cooking dogs' dinner and eating yoghurt as l'm starving
11:54 am
MollyL
Ruby you need to cook for you too. Yogurt is not the thing when you are starving.
11:55 am
rubyfoo
l put in lots of quince jam
11:55 am
bichon
Do you have quince bushes ruby? I have 2, but the birds always eat the fruit
11:57 am
rubyfoo
l have a big quince tree, but the fruit rots before it's ripe. lt has beatiful flowers, thiugh
11:58 am
rubyfoo
l used to make jars of currant Jelly, but it's too much work. The commercial quince jam is perfect
12:06 pm
origami
I love quince jam. I am going to make kumquat marmalade later today.
12:07 pm
origami
Have enough fruit to feed a small nation.
12:08 pm
sammysmom
hey hey!!! the ice cream truck is ln the street p;aying pop goes the weasel.... walter went out and got some!!
12:09 pm
rubyfoo
l used to be ambitious vis-à-vis jam-making. Not any more
12:09 pm
MollyL
Walter is a good one. Nothing like ice cream from the ice cream man
12:11 pm
MollyL
*Thinks about the Good Humor Men in white suits who used to drive down the street, ringing the bells on their truck
12:12 pm
harpjane
nbt nbs
12:13 pm
bichon
na 6/18, second one, pls
12:14 pm
cybernan
mary poppins was one
12:15 pm
cybernan
yw -- just got back here -- think it is list time though
12:20 pm
cybernan
wow - all those en 7's and 8's!
12:23 pm
cybernan
help please - not getting anywhere
12:24 pm
MollyL
Most of them are to trap something
12:24 pm
MollyL
One way and another
12:25 pm
cybernan
ty molly
12:25 pm
NatashaW
lots of builds off the two sn5,10 verbs
12:26 pm
MollyL
Oy, I was trying to give clues that didn't spell out most of the words
12:31 pm
NatashaW
sorry if I offended
12:34 pm
MollyL
Oh, no problem. The original way of cluing here was to use no more than the first two words. Or to give a hint that made you think about what the word was. Now, people just clue any old way.
12:35 pm
NatashaW
all i used was the first 2 letters, but anyhow.
12:35 pm
NatashaW
back to the grid... 5 left to go
12:38 pm
MollyL
Misunderstood your clue then. I thought you were cluing the en words with the sn words that follow
12:42 pm
cybernan
I like to avoid giving out the first 4 letters as well, Molly
12:44 pm
NatashaW
Sheesh, I didn't give out 4 letters. I gave 2. I won't clue any more so as to avoid inadvertently offending anyone. hagd.
12:46 pm
cybernan
not a problem natasha - you were giving a clue -- nobody gets upset with that! In fact, your comment helped me when it came to the in words :-)
12:52 pm
grannyg
anyone ever thought of having a list of clue giving do's and don'ts? Didn't realize there were so many. Good thing I don't clue.
12:55 pm
dan2bit
firewords! tx lickety and all cluers!
12:56 pm
cybernan
lol -- there seems to be enough rules around here without adding more, granny -- molly was just commenting on different styles of clue giving and I added that I used the same method as she does -- no right or wrong, and I regret that Natasha is upset about it --- clueing methods rank pretty low on a scale of importance as far as I'm concerned
12:56 pm
cybernan
grats, dan
12:58 pm
grannyg
I agree and was just making a tongue-in-cheek observation.
12:58 pm
MLFAN17
is the mary poppins clue a double letter in the middle of the word?
12:59 pm
NatashaW
I'm only "upset" because I felt judged, and bewildered as to the reason. For myself, I come onto this site as a haven from the judgments and critiques of others at work or in other settings... I guess there is no place free of that. Geez, I'm starting to sound like a millennial seeking a "safe space" with coloring books and puppies and hot chocolate... :-)
12:59 pm
cybernan
yes, mlf
1:00 pm
MLFAN17
ty cyber the words I thought it was are not working
1:00 pm
MLFAN17
Natasha it varies the way we all clue I don't even clue the same way twice sometimes don't worry about it
1:01 pm
cybernan
sorry natasha
1:01 pm
MLFAN17
2nd column bottom I?
1:01 pm
cybernan
mlf - caregiver for young children
1:01 pm
NatashaW
no need to apologize, nan... really, not.
1:02 pm
MLFAN17
cyber but hat should have a y at the end of the word right?
1:02 pm
serenitynow
A few of the players here are very judgmental and never seem to think about how their own words come across to others.
1:02 pm
MLFAN17
but I got it
1:02 pm
cybernan
in + trap followed by person who
1:02 pm
MLFAN17
agreed serenity
1:03 pm
cybernan
alt. sp. mlf
1:04 pm
cybernan
*remember - this is enable
1:04 pm
MLFAN17
I got the na word cyber:)
1:06 pm
Judi
Hiya's kiddos!
1:10 pm
NatashaW
Missing just one word... that last tr6,18... grateful for any gentle hints to push me over the finish line! :-)
1:12 pm
Judi
Hmm. Just getting started, Natasha. Don't have that one yet.
1:12 pm
MollyL
Judi, how was your trip?
1:13 pm
NatashaW
lol thx Judi. there's about a gazillion tr words (OK, maybe just 14)
1:13 pm
Judi
It was great, Molls. Really hot, though.
1:14 pm
Judi
We always seem to hit an "unseasonably hot" week whenever we go there. Eh. We went up into the mountains where it was a little cooler.
1:15 pm
MollyL
Well I hope you had fun. Regardless of the weather.
1:15 pm
MollyL
I see Miss Bitter paid us a visit. And she is still as bitter as ever. So sad. Too bad.
1:16 pm
cybernan
tr 6/18: latin 3 + prefix under discussion earlier in chat
1:18 pm
serenitynow
I am not at all bitter or sad. I have just had enough of you and I think many of the other players have as well. You have driven some players out of this chat. I think that's what is sad.
1:18 pm
Judi
I see Trif made the grid today.
1:20 pm
cybernan
2nd tr 7 please?
1:21 pm
cybernan
scratch that -- 3rd tr 7 please?
1:24 pm
cybernan
nm found them
1:24 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* --- hagd everyone
1:25 pm
MollyL
Well, you are entitled to your opinion, "Serenity". But you might try posting your comments with your real name, instead of the fake sign on name you chose to make your opinions so well known.
1:27 pm
cybernan
love your icon picture, serenity -- have to remember that for when the grandkids come to visit --- they will love it!
1:27 pm
Judi
Aw, you guys call a truce already and move on. Your sniping at each other is a real drag.
1:27 pm
MollyL
I'm done Judi. Carry on.
1:28 pm
aebmusica
clue for the last tr6/18, please
1:29 pm
dan2bit
tr+ anagram for a trig function
1:29 pm
cybernan
attempts with an extra consonant towards the end
1:30 pm
rubyfoo
The nurse didn't show up but the rash has subsided enough so l can go to sleep.
1:30 pm
cybernan
that's a better clue, dan
1:30 pm
cybernan
glad to hear that, ruby
1:31 pm
Judi
Uh oh. Allergic reaction, Ruby?
1:33 pm
jaxx7
I think that we have all forgotten this is a game and meant to be enjoyable.
1:34 pm
rubyfoo
l broke out in terrible hives and the visiting nurse was supposed to be here more than an hour ago. >>The rash subsided without her! And the doctor at the service when l called back said, he didn't think it was from the chemo, so l can take it
1:35 pm
Judi
Mysterious. Did you take a Benadryl (or similar)?
1:36 pm
rubyfoo
She told me not to, so (with the help of babble, l toughed it out LOL
1:36 pm
Judi
Ah, Babble. The salve for the soul.
1:36 pm
cosdem
hello again
1:36 pm
rubyfoo
and for the rash!
1:37 pm
Judi
Glad you are getting better. Hopefully the slack-ass nurse will show up soon.
1:38 pm
rubyfoo
no, l told her not to come; l'd ratther go to bed
1:38 pm
NatashaW
I'm not saying it's from the chemo... but when my hub was on chemo (5FU) and got mouth sores the 1st week, the docs insisted it wasn't from the chemo and treated him for herpes... which it wasn't. It was chemo mouth sores for goodness' sake. Just sayin' ...
1:38 pm
Judi
Fair enough.
1:38 pm
rubyfoo
l'm sorry to have bothered everybody
1:39 pm
Judi
YOU are never a bother, Ruby.
1:39 pm
rubyfoo
l'm on the third cycle andd have had no side effects (so far)
1:39 pm
NatashaW
Amen Judi!
1:39 pm
cosdem
no no no no not a bother at all.. we come here to vent. god knows i do
1:40 pm
Judi
How goes the aftermath, Cos?
1:40 pm
rubyfoo
You guys are so nice and you kept me from scratchng!
1:40 pm
cosdem
just in a really really bad mood today is all
1:40 pm
Deeha
I was warned about mouth sores so it isnt unknown. But I was lucky too and had no side effects
1:41 pm
Judi
Understandable, Cos. Anger goes along with grief quite often.
1:41 pm
rubyfoo
This new chemo comes with a list of possible side effects including mouth sores. The hives were extremities and torso
1:41 pm
cosdem
hanging out with neighbors tonight for margaritas and tacos but i wish they wouldnt hit on me
1:42 pm
NatashaW
All I'm saying is, side effects don't always read the manual, if you know what I mean.
1:42 pm
rubyfoo
lf it had been in my throat l would have ggiven myself an Epi-pen shot
1:42 pm
Deeha
perhaps you need some of those mitts they put on babies Ruby!!
1:42 pm
Judi
LOL! Oh no! Talk about social faux pas.
1:42 pm
rubyfoo
That's true, but l've been Lucky (except for havijg cancer, lol) so far
1:43 pm
NatashaW
I get it, ruby... I've had it twice. Still here to bother you all :-)
1:43 pm
MollyL
Ruby, sending good thoughts your way and hoping the hives subside.
1:43 pm
rubyfoo
That's crazy, cos, you must be irresistible, even sad!
1:44 pm
rubyfoo
Thans Molly. l read back, was "serenity" the usual high school troll girl?
1:44 pm
Deeha
I know Ruby if I am asked I say I have always been so healthy -oh- apart from a heart attack - and oh- apart from cancer!!!
1:44 pm
Judi
Well, I'd love to stay and play some more, but that animal hair isn't going to vacuum itself. 67 left in the bucket. See y'all tomorrow!
1:44 pm
NatashaW
"Cancer, shmancer, as long as you're healthy"
1:44 pm
MollyL
No Ruby. Just someone else with issues.
1:45 pm
rubyfoo
Deeha, that's funny as l say the same thing
1:46 pm
rubyfoo
Good night everybody, l'm hoping for a huge grid for tomorrow!
1:46 pm
NatashaW
night ruby, hope your rash vanishes!
1:47 pm
Deeha
after the heart attack my daughter bought me a hot air balloon trip. After the cancer she bought me a helicopter ride over \London. I cant wait for my next life threatening disease!!!
1:48 pm
rururocks
I guess we'll all be up in the air for that one deeha
1:48 pm
NatashaW
What's left? A rocket ship into space courtesy of Elon Musk?
1:49 pm
Deeha
that will do me!!
1:49 pm
Deeha
horrors just thought it might be my ashes in a rocket!!!
1:49 pm
NatashaW
NOOOOO that was not the image!!
1:50 pm
rururocks
you would have urned that trip then
1:51 pm
NatashaW
If they gave a Nobel for punning, ruru, I think you'd win it
1:51 pm
Deeha
at leat I wont be coffin'!
1:52 pm
kje
re6 after plural kidney hormone?
1:52 pm
Shirlockc
urned the trip, hahahahahaha
1:52 pm
rururocks
think sausage kje
1:53 pm
rururocks
or making cheese
1:53 pm
Deeha
If you ash me it wasnt that funny!!!(it was actually)
1:54 pm
rururocks
plural of what holds knees in place
1:54 pm
rururocks
that would make you a cinder-ella wouldn't deeha?
1:54 pm
kje
that is the 7
1:55 pm
rururocks
eeny me6 miny moe
1:55 pm
Deeha
dont talk about knees I feel a couple of weeks ago and split my kneecap neatly in two!!!
1:55 pm
Deeha
oh oh oh sorry
1:55 pm
NatashaW
and you don't rate a trip for that Dee?
1:57 pm
rururocks
<I'm stuck
1:57 pm
kje
I unstuck with the list
1:58 pm
rururocks
I have to get to 25 to list
1:58 pm
kje
ah, I'm past that
1:58 pm
kje
down to 12 now
2:00 pm
kje
and FW for me - hagd all and thanks for the clues!
2:03 pm
rururocks
friggin hidden plurals.. are killing me
2:19 pm
rururocks
not good.. 17 to go and I have all the fours ugh
2:25 pm
harpjane
hello 147 to go
2:30 pm
harpjane
found a sea bird
2:30 pm
doseffing
there are several variations on the spelling there
2:31 pm
doseffing
... sorry ...
3:10 pm
jzw
Is it my imagination but is there ever a day with out one or two seabirds?
3:21 pm
TraderKate
they do tend to flock here jzw in some iteration or other ;)
3:26 pm
BackwardsMan
Strainer
3:29 pm
BackwardsMan
Bitchin'' and itchin". Strange community here
3:38 pm
periwinkle
hi all. help with bottom E pls
3:39 pm
Dippnall
en 7/28 - trap
3:39 pm
periwinkle
ty Dipp
3:43 pm
doseffing
... also en + to get all tangled up
3:44 pm
periwinkle
ty you dose
3:47 pm
rururocks
bitchin' and itchin" ??
3:54 pm
doseffing
... at a guess ... whining or complaining followed by scratching of backs? ...
3:55 pm
rururocks
did he mean cluing?
3:56 pm
NANCY
why are you not just ignoring this?
3:57 pm
doseffing
... could be ... but I'm a bit more cynical ... taking it as a comment on the conversation ... ... that is a good question
3:58 pm
doseffing
... must be off ... luck to all
4:02 pm
rururocks
no reason Nancy.. we've just been having a spate of Trolls lately.. and their postings often are rude and don't make sense. like the one below. Never mind
4:03 pm
NANCY
I know, have read it all but it was advised that we ignore, I see this as another attention seeker.
4:05 pm
rururocks
I guess...
4:16 pm
Nef
What's the matter, ru?
4:20 pm
rururocks
getting sick of trolls nef.. that's all
4:25 pm
mkg
anymore clues for 8s? i have st and re 8s only. ty.
4:26 pm
lil*monkey
there's a clue for en8 in the chog at 343pm
4:28 pm
mkg
ty. missed the ending for this. had the 7 but not the 8.
4:28 pm
mkg
oops so so sorry
4:31 pm
NANCY
mkg, your profile pic is enormous...too big to even see.
4:32 pm
mkg
i wish i knew how to get it smaller but i dont know how.
4:33 pm
NANCY
I wish I could help you but not my expertise...perhaps one of our fellow babblers will help you do that.
4:43 pm
TraderKate
I have resized an rotated it mkg... hopefully I can put it here and you can save the shrunken/rotated pic...
4:43 pm
TraderKate
one sec and I will see if I can post a tiny url
4:48 pm
TraderKate
https://tinyurl.com/yacffked
4:49 pm
TraderKate
check that mkg... let ne know if the rotation is correct... your pic was on its side
4:50 pm
TraderKate
that should be it now.
5:21 pm
MollyL
Happy Cinco de Mayo! We just had a great soft taco dinner with Spanish rice. Cold seltzer and lime to wash it down. Ole!
5:37 pm
rururocks
I call it Cinco de Drinko
6:39 pm
mkg
clue for the en 7/8 that is after the one for catching animals please. ty.
6:45 pm
penquis
can'tfind my last word....first si word?
6:46 pm
kittychan
a reddish color?
6:47 pm
penquis
duh.....kept spelling it wrong and not seeing it right....ty....i am done...
6:47 pm
kittychan
what is the first se?
6:48 pm
penquis
compound word.....tennis games + sign on the dotted ****...
6:48 pm
kittychan
thank you
6:50 pm
penquis
need anything else before i go?
6:51 pm
kittychan
last an? I'm running out of gas
6:52 pm
penquis
add an adjective ending to the previous word....
6:54 pm
kittychan
ahhh, thanks.
7:04 pm
penquis
well i am heading out...goodnight all....
7:15 pm
kittychan
goodnight!
7:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
could use st7/28
7:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
snm
7:21 pm
TraderKate
Hi TO, verb form of the previous 2 words
8:07 pm
Scrabbler
Hello again.
8:08 pm
Scrabbler
Oh, you haven't been here in a while, Kate. Good night.
8:33 pm
Aloyisius
hi all, anyone know when the ratings will be updated, or is my computer stuck on 1025 for everyone who has finished the grids in the last 30 days?
8:35 pm
rururocks
Mine is at 1030
8:35 pm
Aloyisius
ooh, ok... I see 1025, wonder why
8:35 pm
rururocks
Just kidding!😝
8:36 pm
Aloyisius
LOL, I am so gullible!
8:37 pm
rururocks
I wrote to dr g about it but no response
8:37 pm
rururocks
I thinj he thinks i am a pita
8:38 pm
Aloyisius
ok, ty.. a pita?
8:38 pm
rururocks
Pain in the ass
8:39 pm
Aloyisius
LOL ! no, you are not.. it has been that way for quite some time and I'm glad you wrote.
8:40 pm
lynxxx
Ru - remember DrG said that he hadn't rec'd emails for months. Are you on the FB Babble group ? if so maybe query there
8:40 pm
rururocks
Yeah i can do that
8:40 pm
Aloyisius
hi lynnx, good idea
8:41 pm
lynxxx
good morning to you both
8:41 pm
rururocks
Hi lynx
8:41 pm
Aloyisius
I figured that it would be corrected after the "crash" of the server, but the ratings error persisted
8:41 pm
TraderKate
Perhaps when Dr. God set thing up to run through 2019, he didn't ser the stats to update at the same time? just a guess.
8:42 pm
lynxxx
hi Kate - no, the stats were already wacky before the collapse
8:42 pm
Aloyisius
reason I noticed is that after I goofed and forgot to finish a grid on a busy day, I was looking forward to restoring a 1030 after a month, but it didn't happen
8:44 pm
Aloyisius
I think Kate has the right idea
8:44 pm
TraderKate
Sorry, I did know that people had been asking about weird stats not being updated..I don't normally pay much attention sine I tend to wander in and out. It's been a couple weeks, hasn't it?
8:44 pm
lynxxx
Same here Aloy - cept my internet went down for a day
8:45 pm
TraderKate
Hi (lynxx) it's been a long time since I saw you regularly.
8:45 pm
Aloyisius
ouch, lynxxx! that hurts!
8:46 pm
lynxxx
Still here regularly but not so inclined to chat nowadays
8:46 pm
TraderKate
I lurk a lot too...
8:47 pm
Aloyisius
same here, lynxxx, I lurk a lot, lol !
8:47 pm
rururocks
I don’t lurk
8:47 pm
HarryHood
me as well :) in fact I am lurking as we speak
8:47 pm
lynxxx
(Ru - he just punns a lot)
8:47 pm
Aloyisius
no, you are a non-lurker, ru - and I'm glad
8:47 pm
TraderKate
When I'm not being a night owl, I never see you. Haven't even made the flip in a while.
8:48 pm
Aloyisius
ooh, I spy Harry!
8:48 pm
wht
I lurk as well. All of the lurkers seem to be coming out tonight.
8:48 pm
HarryHood
darn. I thought I was lurking so well.
8:49 pm
lynxxx
and with the Babble crash I started doing Iron Sudoko and sadly I am quite hooked. Babble is coming second
8:49 pm
TraderKate
But we are also regular chatters.. there are silent lurkerz that never make a peep.
8:49 pm
Aloyisius
true, Kate
8:49 pm
HarryHood
I can't seem to find the M or the bottom E. any clues out there?
8:49 pm
TraderKate
haha lyn.. yu are not alone. Many Babblers have recebntly taken it up! (YAY)
8:50 pm
HarryHood
efile doesn't work - even though that's what I did with my taxes!
8:50 pm
lynxxx
probably all en's Harry
8:50 pm
o2baflyndog
Long time lurker here.
8:51 pm
TraderKate
torn me 7 in the kneeS harry...that pl
or the shape of the surface of a iquid - convex or concave
8:51 pm
lynxxx
en6-7-8-7-8
8:51 pm
Aloyisius
hi there o2dog (forgive the short version of your handle) - nice to meet you
8:51 pm
rururocks
Imagines everyone in hats and trenchcoats
8:51 pm
HarryHood
ty for the m kate
8:51 pm
lynxxx
Hi o2 - I vaguelly remember you
8:52 pm
o2baflyndog
Hi Alouyisius, we've met. I used to chat more.
8:52 pm
TraderKate
hi o2.. gave up trying to copy/paste your handle... welcome! LD
8:52 pm
o2baflyndog
Hi lynx
8:52 pm
o2baflyndog
Lol hi TK
8:52 pm
Aloyisius
ooh, ok, then nice to see you again!
8:52 pm
o2baflyndog
You too!
8:53 pm
TraderKate
:D nice to see you folks coming out to say hi <3
8:53 pm
Aloyisius
this is officially "lurkers night out" !
8:53 pm
TraderKate
Harry, do you need the ME 6?
8:54 pm
o2baflyndog
LNO =)
8:54 pm
HarryHood
I'm working on the bottom e...I feel so blind.
8:54 pm
TraderKate
SAPH! welcome!!!!
8:54 pm
TraderKate
en + trap harry
8:54 pm
Aloyisius
hi there saphyre
8:54 pm
HarryHood
ty kate :)
8:54 pm
TraderKate
and the person that doe (ijthink)
8:54 pm
HarryHood
nbt finally. still 111 to go :)
8:55 pm
saphyre
hello - Since it was lurkers nite out I thought I would say hello :)
8:55 pm
HarryHood
and got the other hair tangles.
8:55 pm
Aloyisius
go, Harry, go !
8:55 pm
HarryHood
hello saphyre
8:55 pm
TraderKate
there is another more like tangles in hair.. or what a cat might do if registering displeasure.
8:57 pm
TraderKate
111 harry... really! we aren't on summer holiday yet. must pull up those socks ;D
8:57 pm
HarryHood
halfway! gotta get some food - hagn all
8:57 pm
Aloyisius
watching American Ninja Warriors.. exhausting me, LOL
8:57 pm
TraderKate
so...what does o2 or saph need clied?
8:58 pm
o2baflyndog
Aloy, who is on tonight? I know one of the ninjas, but I don't know when he'll be on the air.
8:58 pm
o2baflyndog
TK, everything, just started.
8:58 pm
o2baflyndog
I did just get 5 en words though, thanks
8:58 pm
TraderKate
NCIS repeat here... they are going to kill off Abby on Tiesday, bu the look of things :( big waaaah!
8:58 pm
saphyre
thanks Kate but just trying to get half way and then heading for bed :)
8:59 pm
Aloyisius
haven't tuned in for so long I don't know the current contestants.. a Chris Workman is in the lead
9:00 pm
Aloyisius
oh, Kate.. I heard about that.. she is such a great character, bad news.. a contract problem?
9:00 pm
TraderKate
the root of the small metal spike you hammer will net MANY words.. tack on letters before and after....saph
9:00 pm
Aloyisius
well, busy day tomorrow so I'm checking out.. but I can clue before I go if anyone needs one?
9:01 pm
saphyre
have 5 so far Kate
9:02 pm
TraderKate
I don't think so Aloy... it's been 15 years for her... they have slowly been switching out several main characters over the last 2 years
9:02 pm
TraderKate
there is a matched group of them saph... TE....
and again as well...
9:02 pm
saphyre
make that 7
9:03 pm
Aloyisius
ok, I guess it is an effort to keep the series "fresh", but I share your "waah"
9:03 pm
saphyre
ugh and this is why i lurk - sorry
9:03 pm
TraderKate
that would be the one ;)
9:04 pm
Aloyisius
LOL... see you all next time in BabbleLand.. enjoyed "Lurkers Night Out" _ ciao for now!
9:06 pm
TraderKate
yes, Aloy,, she is as important ans Gibbs... her and Penelope from Criminal Minds are 2 of "the most trusted" characters on series tv.... I love both characters... I am just hoping they don't actually kill her.. but she decides to leave after whatever lands her in hospital looking to be in bad shape.
9:06 pm
TraderKate
s'okay saph... everyone does it... no worries
9:08 pm
TraderKate
niters Aloy, wish you could stay!
9:12 pm
wht
too busy hunting to chat. But I did get fireworks.
9:13 pm
lynxxx
congrats wht
9:14 pm
wht
Good night all.
9:18 pm
TraderKate
Congrats wht!!!!
9:18 pm
TraderKate
niters lyn and wht
9:22 pm
saphyre
thanks for the help Kate - nite all
9:28 pm
TraderKate
niters saph, don't be a stranger!
11:18 pm
Nef
Back again; still have 132 left to find. I need to figure out how to babble at better times of the day I guess. :-/