12:01 am
grannyrose
top row done.... lol
12:12 am
dizgrannie
found an Aussie female
12:17 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:20 am
harpjane
top row grey
12:21 am
sprite
good morning all
12:22 am
harpjane
hi sprite
12:22 am
sprite
hey harpjane!
12:23 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:23 am
sprite
thank you, lickety
12:24 am
gapeach
Good morning all.
12:25 am
sprite
morning peach *hug*
12:27 am
gapeach
And a hug back to you sprite.
12:27 am
sprite
thank you :)
12:34 am
sprite
only place you will ever hear this:
phantom: atlatl
12:34 am
hurshy
only place you'll hear this:
me too phantom atlatl!
12:34 am
harpjane
That sounds like a good gamer name. Phantom Atlatl.
12:38 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from me. {{{{{sprite}}}}}} {{peach}} ((hurshy}}
12:39 am
sprite
*hugs rose* Hello, dear sister of my soul! How was hydro?
12:39 am
sprite
lol hursh, and hi :)
12:39 am
dizgrannie
Rose, see my post at 12:12
12:39 am
sprite
love it, harpjane
12:40 am
harpjane
I'M IN LOVE I'M IN LOVE WITH ATILA THE HUN....... does anyone know that song?
12:40 am
hurshy
otherwise known as sh6 the great counts!
12:40 am
sprite
can't say that I do
12:41 am
harpjane
well atila is another phantom today
12:42 am
sprite
here he takes another consonant. Atilla de Hun
12:42 am
harpjane
THO HE PILLAGES VILLAGES AND KILLS EVERY ONE, I STILL LOVE ATILLA THE HUN....
12:42 am
grannyrose
yeah diz. lollll good word
12:43 am
dizgrannie
and a bush w 6
12:43 am
sprite
sweetie, how was hydro?
12:43 am
grannyrose
sprite, took panadol AND endone before went. i had a great session.
12:44 am
sprite
good job! And how is it now?
12:44 am
grannyrose
diz, some people add an H to the end, and make it a female name...
12:45 am
grannyrose
still good. feeling good about myself for once.
12:45 am
sprite
awesome. You da best... in more ways than one :D
12:46 am
grannyrose
and my dear sprite... how are you feeling about stuff now?
12:47 am
sprite
can breathe again, honey. Just wrote you an email. Things will work out, I am sure now.
12:49 am
sprite
wtg dizzie!!!!!
12:50 am
grannyrose
WTG DIZGRANNIE!!!!
12:51 am
grannyrose
i love you so much dear friend. i wish i could be there to help you.
12:52 am
sprite
me too. That would be just perfect. But you are close to me in spirit and that helps too :D
12:52 am
sprite
brb, nature calls. Loudly.
12:58 am
sprite
answered the call and am a few kgs lighter ;)
1:01 am
grannyrose
*giggle* thanx for sharing....
1:02 am
sprite
can you imagine, rose, you being actually here now?ugh, it tears me up. But it is for the best, I think, you'd overdo things helping out with the clearing of the cluttler!
1:02 am
sprite
no problem, always happy to share.
1:02 am
grannyrose
and your point is ??.... loll
1:02 am
sprite
no overdoing things on my account!
1:04 am
grannyrose
it wouldn't be on your account. it would be on mine. 'cos i know that whatever i do, you don't have to do.
1:05 am
grannyrose
nah nah nah !!
1:06 am
sprite
hm, it might work yet. I could have Rob tie you up in a comfy chair before leaving for work. Then I would clear with your support, and you would still rest up.
1:06 am
grannyrose
oh, and i didn't tell you. eldest son texted me and invited us to Sophia's 4th birthday. but....
1:06 am
sprite
oh. Wow. But?
1:06 am
grannyrose
if any of his father's family is there we will be politely offering our regrets and leaving early.
1:07 am
sprite
good for you. No need to let them back in your life, however superficially.
1:07 am
grannyrose
exactly....
1:08 am
sprite
but yay for the invitation. Looks like Moses is finally coming to the mountain...
1:08 am
grannyrose
ummmm, that would be mohammid dearest.
1:09 am
sprite
ugh indeed. Sorry. Got lost in my translation of the name and derailed badly.
1:10 am
grannyrose
*giggle* honey, if i could speak as much dutch as you speak english, i would be bilingual
1:10 am
sprite
*giggles* remember 'vruchtenhagelslag'?
1:11 am
sprite
I swear to you all, rose can pronounce it almost like a dutch person would! Which is a miracle, with all those tough throat sounds
1:12 am
grannyrose
oh gosh yes.... it was hysterical....
1:14 am
grannyrose
what can i say ??? i have a tough throat... just ask Don....
1:14 am
sprite
roflolollllll tough and so deep...
1:15 am
grannyrose
hum de hum, hum de hum.... gee our ceiling looks great... lollll
1:28 am
sprite
fireflies. Last word: first wa6
1:29 am
sprite
must get crackin'. Want to finish caya's room today, which is not easy. *hugs* to my friends.*
A blessed day and a peaceful night to all.
And warm, long, loving *HUGS* to my bestie.
1:30 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!!
1:30 am
grannyrose
honey, relax... all is under control... xoxoxox to you both
2:28 am
gapeach
Back to look for a few more.
3:45 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Gapeach :-)
3:45 am
zoozzoom
oops did not realise the time you had posted that message.
3:47 am
zoozzoom
First run through and I have 37 words left but no 7s Although my phantom word : Felines is a 7!
3:50 am
lynxxx
not a feline but a dog
3:51 am
zoozzoom
Okay a name for a dog or like canine name if that makes sense?
3:51 am
zoozzoom
And Hello, Lynxx :-)
3:51 am
lynxxx
type of dog
3:52 am
lynxxx
hello back
3:52 am
zoozzoom
Ah okay thank you...Looking..
3:54 am
zoozzoom
Aha! thank you for the SH 7/32!
3:56 am
zoozzoom
and just for good measure I found the not from this planet word too!
3:56 am
zoozzoom
So both 7s now found.
3:58 am
zoozzoom
Now have exaclty 35 words left for later. Need to get going. Hope you have a great evening, Lynxxx! Happy babbling everyone.
3:58 am
lynxxx
bye Zooz - have a good day
6:06 am
mattygroves
Morning/afternoon all. Anyone have stats, please, for the middle E (next to the H)?
6:06 am
mattygroves
Never mind! Found it
6:15 am
flosey
wtg Matty, care to clue?
6:17 am
chrisk
it is el5/10 - persons of the highest class
6:17 am
flosey
thanks Chris, looking
6:23 am
flosey
oh my!!! just looked at the time, should be sleeping, be back in 2 or 3 hours 4:20am here on west coast,
7:08 am
Scrabbler
Anyone here?
7:08 am
BzznBea
Good morning, scrabs.
7:08 am
Scrabbler
Hi Bea. How are you today?
7:10 am
BzznBea
I'm up and moving. Always a good day.
7:10 am
BzznBea
Hope you are well too.
7:10 am
Scrabbler
I just greyed out the top row. Biggest move of my day.
7:10 am
Scrabbler
I will soon shop for my mother and visit her.
7:12 am
BzznBea
I'm so glad my mom has moved in with us. She is doing so much better. And I enjoy having her around.
7:15 am
Scrabbler
I couldn't live with my mother. She is quite difficult. My brother lives at home and can care for her thus far.
7:17 am
BzznBea
I'm lucky that she is a pleasant person to be around. She will fuss at me every now and again, but I fuss at her too.
7:18 am
Scrabbler
My mother can be bossy, demanding, and ungrateful and that has worsened as she has gotten older. I do my best to be patient.
7:19 am
BzznBea
I'm sure that is a difficult position.
7:20 am
Scrabbler
It is at times.
7:28 am
mattygroves
Hi again. May I have stats for the E in the fourth row, fourth column, below the H?
7:29 am
mattygroves
Gosh, I feel stupid now. Thanks!
7:29 am
Scrabbler
Sometimes our eyes don't see the obvious.
7:29 am
mattygroves
I think I tried every other conceivable order of those four letters. Except for the obvious one
7:37 am
Scrabbler
I am stuck with 50 left. BBS.
7:40 am
BzznBea
64 here...Time to start the kitchen work...
9:13 am
Judi
Good Monday morning, Babblers.
9:57 am
phaeton
anyone here? need help with the al7 pls
9:58 am
MollyL
Add a double vowel to ET
9:58 am
momof5
don't have it
9:59 am
momof5
got it! Thx Molly
10:01 am
momof5
Finally got to nbt/nbs, but still have 50 to go
10:06 am
momof5
And I just found 11 more. All simple, obvious words.
10:10 am
Judi
Fireworks! Off to do actual work now. *POOF*
10:20 am
godthaab
Name that proper noun: British Prime Minister
10:36 am
bichon
sh 5/12, the fithe one, pls
10:40 am
gramma
sh a sh**** is used to protecr
10:41 am
gramma
sh***d is used for protection.
10:41 am
gramma
sorry about the 1st attempt at cluing. How about the sh before that one?
10:45 am
momof5
breed of dog
10:46 am
gramma
I have the sh7 I need the 5 after
10:48 am
momof5
Hebrew term
10:50 am
gramma
My Hebrew is a little rusty. (Read as non-existent)
10:50 am
momof5
a place for the dead
10:51 am
momof5
or.. S + last 4 letters are a h*** in the ground (scramble letters)
10:51 am
gramma
I don't think shelf is in here. jk
10:54 am
gramma
ty. I also just found the sh6 before the dog
10:54 am
momof5
can you clue it?
10:55 am
bichon
sh 5/12, the fithe one, pls
10:55 am
gramma
If you were from Mass. You'd say seek sh**** during the storm
10:56 am
gramma
the 5th one is s+ **** Hitler
10:58 am
bichon
the one I need is the one ater the Jewish house of prayer
10:59 am
gramma
I could use a clue for the al7. Please?
10:59 am
momof5
add dbl vowel to ET
11:03 am
momof5
last word + AA5. FW!
11:03 am
gramma
Great job! I have 4 left
11:04 am
bichon
sh 5/12, the fithe one, pls
11:05 am
gramma
Physician s**** thyself
11:06 am
momof5
a sword and a sh***d
11:07 am
momof5
gramma - I thought that term was 'physician, he** thyself"
11:08 am
momof5
Adios All
11:09 am
Flask1
Hi all....clues please for AL/7 and SH/7 please??
11:10 am
gramma
it is but you needed the sh word so I lamely clued it to you
11:10 am
TheSquid
sh/7 is a type of dog :)
11:11 am
gramma
al7 guy from outer space with a double vowel sh7 a breed of dog
11:15 am
gramma
Finally! TaDa..
11:15 am
gramma
Tootles all!
11:52 am
jaianniah
Hi, all...how are you???
11:54 am
jaianniah
Need any clues?
11:58 am
jaianniah
Is anyone there at all?
12:01 pm
Shirlockc
stats for the 4th column e?
12:15 pm
periwinkle
help with the U pls. hi all
12:16 pm
MLFAN17
just starting peri looking as well
12:16 pm
MLFAN17
molly clue that el 5 pls?
12:16 pm
periwinkle
un6/30
12:17 pm
magazinemom
ty peri
12:17 pm
hydra
It's un + an fe 4,7. Don't know which one as haven't got all the f's yet!
12:18 pm
MLFAN17
ends in t
12:18 pm
MLFAN17
for the un
1:08 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
1:09 pm
Trifioso
hello nan!
1:13 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
Killing time in line
1:16 pm
Trifioso
wait for it, wait for it.....everything with me is a Hamilton reference these days
1:20 pm
cybernan
no idea on that aa 5 that was mentioned
1:21 pm
cybernan
monkeys worked
1:21 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
Bye for now
1:21 pm
cybernan
bye gwen
1:32 pm
Trifioso
aa 5 is silly - two vowels, a cons, two vowels
1:33 pm
cybernan
yes - I found it a while ago -- ty frif
1:34 pm
Trifioso
I cannot find the single e in the fourth column for the life of me, and it's probably completely, embarrassingly, obvious. Count please?
1:35 pm
cybernan
en 4 babblet, trif
1:38 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* any clues wanted before I leave?
1:40 pm
cybernan
bye everyone :)
4:37 pm
BzznBea
Bzzy day here...38 left...
4:44 pm
Bugsaw
oops again. Hi Dorens. I was trying to delete it. . . sigh
4:45 pm
Bugsaw
I lost access to Expert which kept me from doing that
4:56 pm
JenMO16
Hey everyone.
4:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi jen
4:57 pm
BzznBea
Hello, Owl and Jen.
4:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
elite
4:57 pm
JenMO16
Hi owl and BzznBea
4:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi bea
5:00 pm
BzznBea
I'm off until tomorrow...Any clues before I go?
5:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
someone has defaced the italian american immifration museum.
5:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
antifa coward in a hoodlie
5:04 pm
bonkler
defacing anything to do with immigration doesn't sound like antifa so much as a trumpian
5:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
bonkler, so you saw what was written? I did and I say it is a hate crime
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
don;t answer. I think i made my point. i will not argue.
5:07 pm
bonkler
haven't seen what was written but will look it up
5:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
do what you want but leave me out of it. it pays to do the research before speaking.
5:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
and fireworks! good luck all
5:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
every monument was vandalize, including the privately funded museum which is below someone's home. and the statue of the first viking to land here was pulled off its base and thrown into the river.
5:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
i know when i protested, i did ot hide mu face and was ready to get arrested. i did not cower and run or riot.
5:14 pm
rururocks
How did the handcuffs match with your shoes?
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
huh?
5:15 pm
rururocks
just a joke.. sorry
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
who would think of that?
5:15 pm
Bethjt
I thought it is was pretty funny, ruru.
5:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
probably was not wearing any, given the era
5:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
aybe those buffalo sandals.. the ones you had to soak for days before you wore them.
5:20 pm
rururocks
vandalism is really a serious crime.. we have a lot of it out here
5:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
jeese... fe5 and he5/22! manana
5:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
they vandals equated columbus with mussolini. how will we learn if we erase history because it is not in line with what we believe now?
5:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
ok sorry , rhetorical. see you tomorow.
5:34 pm
bonkler
lots of columbus monuments have been vandalized over the years, every year, plenty of first nations groups deface columbus in the southwest. columbus is a problematic figure, he was a great explorer, he was also a slave trader whose men committed atrocities. erasing romantic myth and owning the truth behind history is perhaps not a terrible thing.
5:47 pm
bonkler
that said, 500 year old crimes are not the direct responsibility of the children of 25 generations since. they do deserve to be recognized correctly for what they were and individuals like columbus need to be lowered from their plinths and measured against their deeds but those deeds occurred half a millennia ago, though the repercussion of his crimes echoed through history. columbus was a monster but he lived in the context of monstrous times, conquest, slavery, genocide were not seen as crimes just entrepreneurial growth.
6:03 pm
rururocks
Apparently forty year old crimes are not the responobility of the repulican senare either
6:04 pm
rururocks
Responsibility that is
6:07 pm
rururocks
SenAte. Hard to type today
6:09 pm
kje
was going to mock ru, and then decided not to, and forgot where my cursor was... so blame ru
6:09 pm
rururocks
Oh sure blame it on ru
6:09 pm
bonkler
selective crime, rewards instead of punishment. professor blasey-ford still can't go home because of constant death threats. and apparentlly the viking statue was tossed into the rive by philadelphia eagles fans in advance of the minnesota vikings football game. some vandals have different priorities.
6:11 pm
rururocks
Wonder if their backs were Thor tossing the statue
6:11 pm
bonkler
oh ru... zounds!
6:11 pm
rururocks
That is really odd since Philadelphia fans are usually so self contrlled
6:12 pm
rururocks
Controlled
6:13 pm
rururocks
I am tired of kje cursoring at me
6:14 pm
kje
I'm starting to wonder how much wine you've tasted today...
6:14 pm
bonkler
having erased history, i have to pop out for food because too lazy to cook. back in a bit
6:16 pm
rururocks
Either too much or not enough kje 😆
6:17 pm
kje
I'm doing a whole 30 type thing for the next 30 days, so no EtOH for me
6:17 pm
kje
have way over indulged lately
6:17 pm
kje
just got back from philly and boston - man can those easterners eat heavy!
6:18 pm
rururocks
I am going to boston in june
6:19 pm
kje
found prob the best pastrami sandwich Ive ever had, ru - let me know if you want the name
6:21 pm
rururocks
Hoping it will work with pams schedule
6:22 pm
kje
we met up with her near MIT - she made a great restaurant/bar rec
6:22 pm
kje
phenom seafood, which I know isn't your thing
6:23 pm
rururocks
Cool. I like cooked seafood
6:23 pm
rururocks
Not salmon though. Saving them for the orcas
6:23 pm
kje
wonderful hug piece of fresh cod
6:24 pm
kje
dang, it's contagious
6:24 pm
rururocks
You hug your food?
6:24 pm
kje
sometimes I want to
6:24 pm
kje
woulda hugged that sandwich
6:25 pm
kje
ok, gotta run - may bbl to finish, may not, we'll see
6:25 pm
kje
haven't really been keeping up lately
6:27 pm
rururocks
We will take you when we can get you
6:41 pm
MollyL
♪♫Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay, My oh my what a wonderful day ♫♪
6:56 pm
ChampFit
The Astros swept their series today, so yep! A wonderful day.
8:03 pm
Nef
YAY, gap each!!! WTG!!!
8:04 pm
Nef
gapeach. (Sorry)
8:40 pm
origami
Hello folks
8:41 pm
TraderKate
Oh no... another grid full of vowels - espeecially Es...
*wail*
8:41 pm
Nef
Hi ori. How are you doing today?
8:41 pm
TraderKate
Hi ori ;)
8:41 pm
TraderKate
Hi Nef1
8:42 pm
Nef
Hi Kate; how are you doing?
8:43 pm
TraderKate
Was doing not too bad until I took a food look at the grid - I only checked on the size earlier...
and you Nef, how's it going?
8:43 pm
origami
Doing OK, Nef. Back from a mini-vacation. How are you/
8:43 pm
origami
Hiya Kate.
8:43 pm
Nef
Doing okay also. If this dang rain would ever quit; I'd be doing great.
8:45 pm
TraderKate
waves to ori... must dive in and see how bad this grid reeally is...
we're getting pretty soggy out this way too Nef :(
BUT tomorrow is suposed to clear and 2 days of 80ish!
8:45 pm
origami
Got a little snow in the high desert yesterday
8:45 pm
TraderKate
I saw posts from Howie... the white stuff, indeed! :(
8:49 pm
Nef
Yeah, there was snow up north in MN too last Friday; at least it only lasted a day; but this is the beginning of October, so it's nearly a month early for up there.
8:50 pm
TraderKate
other friends in Minn are posting about all the rain too... you guys all need row boats!
8:51 pm
Nef
at least *we* don't (we live on a hill about 100 ft above the nearest lake) but it's getting very soaked and very depressing here.
8:51 pm
TraderKate
it's too early for the s word in most parts still... (she said hopefully)
8:52 pm
origami
I don't know how you folks that live with snow do it. An occasional visit is enough for me :
8:53 pm
TraderKate
I have the grey skies and quacking like a duck blues too Nef... tomorrow's sun will be much needed for the soul. YOu're staying on the side of the cold front thoguh, aren't you?
8:53 pm
Nef
They are talking about maybe up to 3 inches of snow this next week around Grand Forks I heard.
8:53 pm
TraderKate
!!!!!!
We just decide that we are tougher than the snow ori, LOL
8:54 pm
Nef
Yes. "They" say we will have a nice day Wednesday; then back to rain again. :-/
8:54 pm
TraderKate
Ugh! poor Nef... I'll be moaning with you :(
8:55 pm
Nef
When we are "young & able" there is so much to do in the snow & cold.And we have 4 beautiful seasons too. As we age, we just don't know any better, ori
8:56 pm
TraderKate
hahaha,....
8:57 pm
Nef
At least I don't live up near Grand Forks anymore; I moved south for the warmer climate of MPLS & St. Paul 45 years ago! ;-)
8:57 pm
origami
I was on a high, steep, rocky dirt road when it started to snow. Fortunately my Subaru plowed through it :D
8:58 pm
Nef
Where were you, ori?
8:59 pm
TraderKate
You're a lot milder there, aren't you? Have RR friends in the Forks, they're not amused.
Those Subarus... people swear by them! Good thing for you ori - first snow is always tough.
9:02 pm
Nef
Up North in that area of MN, the temp is often double digits below zero; and the wind makes it worse. Down here the humidity is much more noticeable & if it dips below zero here it doesn't stay there for days & days.
9:02 pm
origami
I was visiting a ghost town (Brodie) high up in the desert mountains.
9:03 pm
Nef
By yourself? Sounds interesting; but not something I'd care to do alone.
9:05 pm
TraderKate
I love that the bodies of water help keep us milder, but we pay with humidity too.
9:05 pm
origami
My friend was with me. It was interesting.
9:05 pm
TraderKate
Visiting ghost towns is fun but I prefer someone with me too - jsut in case I go exploring and fall through a floor or something...
9:07 pm
origami
It has an interesting history. At one time 10,000 miners lived there. It is very isolated and can be a very hostile environment.
9:08 pm
TraderKate
Net! Still original, or has it become a bit of a touristy thing?
9:08 pm
Nef
That's exactly how I feel about exploring too, Kate. If I go places with lots of people; but a ghost town sounds deserted. ;-)
9:08 pm
TraderKate
That's a lot of peop0le for a remote area back then.. assuming gold rush?
9:09 pm
origami
There were people there :D It is a state historic park.
9:09 pm
Nef
That does sound interesting. How did you pick Brodie?
9:10 pm
TraderKate
Oh - that is neat!
9:11 pm
Nef
Huh! Now I need to check it out! (My family always jokes that if there's any historic marker or town or history anything; the car automatically turns in there!)
9:12 pm
TraderKate
Go, go, aNef... before the season turns!
9:12 pm
TraderKate
Where to next ori?
9:12 pm
origami
There were gold and silver mines there, yes. We were nearby in Lone Pine.
9:13 pm
rururocks
we're going to have to change your name to ORE
9:13 pm
origami
The park is closed mid-October to May. No way to get in there in the winter. It is at 8700 feet on a dirt road.
9:14 pm
TraderKate
I'll have to go look at a map when i get through this grid.
9:14 pm
Nef
It won't be a trip this season; I'm saving up my money for more family trips to MT. right now. (My baby brother has ALS & it's progressing very rapidly.)
9:14 pm
TraderKate
Hi ruru :)
9:14 pm
origami
I'd be digging that Ru
9:16 pm
rururocks
every guy ore meets she'll ask will you be mine
9:17 pm
TraderKate
run for the hills! the punsters are digging deep today
9:17 pm
Nef
No, ru, *they* will ask her!
9:18 pm
origami
We're just flakes
9:19 pm
TraderKate
that was Au-ful
9:20 pm
TraderKate
<slinking back to the grid>
9:20 pm
rururocks
and any guy she dumps will get shafted
9:20 pm
Nef
Ru, you just got panned! ;-)
9:21 pm
TraderKate
Given the current naughty jokes still floating around, dump and shaft may shed a different light on those quips ;)
9:21 pm
origami
Most of the eligible men I meet are slags
9:21 pm
TraderKate
ROFL Nef!
9:21 pm
rururocks
there might be an ounce of truth to that ore
9:22 pm
TraderKate
We should change the vein of this discussion before it blows up
9:22 pm
TraderKate
ruru gives us another shining example
9:22 pm
Nef
Are you afraid of the fireworks, Kate?
9:22 pm
origami
Yeah, most of them are a lode of crap
9:23 pm
TraderKate
A-ssay we change the subject ;)
9:23 pm
rururocks
most of them are just assaying
9:23 pm
TraderKate
&You guys are too much! <3
9:24 pm
origami
I had a claim on a good one once
9:24 pm
rururocks
there's a nugget of truth to that TK
9:24 pm
TraderKate
there are poeriodic elements of this conversation that I am quite enjoying
9:25 pm
Nef
I'm enjoying it too
9:25 pm
rururocks
well.. it is the mother lode of punning
9:25 pm
TraderKate
I wish I had already finished the grid...and that Manifest wasn't on now...
9:26 pm
TraderKate
Miner details...
9:28 pm
Nef
How many do you have left, Kate?
9:28 pm
TraderKate
66, just started.
9:29 pm
TraderKate
One eye on the tv, one on the screen, one on the chog, one on the keyboard ;)
9:29 pm
Nef
It isn't a bad grid yet (I have 31 left to find)
9:29 pm
origami
The B&B we stayed in was like the Overlook. Creepy place. I kept expecting to see "REDRUM" written on the walls.
9:29 pm
TraderKate
haha... come play with us :)
9:29 pm
rururocks
if you saw Shelly Duval.. you'd have gone running
9:30 pm
Nef
Oh, MY, ori! That isn't good!
9:30 pm
origami
There were actually young girl twins in residence. Added to the whole experience.
9:31 pm
TraderKate
I shouldn't be laughing...
9:31 pm
rururocks
that movie was fantastic
9:31 pm
TraderKate
loved it too!
9:31 pm
Nef
That sent shivers down my back, ori. Did you or your friend reserve that place?
9:31 pm
origami
I started watching it this morning and have it paused half-way. It really is Kubric at his best :D
9:32 pm
origami
My friend's brother was with us - he reserved it. Everything else within 60 miles was booked up.
9:34 pm
Nef
Was this the closing of it for the season?
9:35 pm
origami
It is a very rural area with few lodging options. Most of the lodging was full due to the film festival we were attending.
9:36 pm
Nef
Ahh!. okay then.
9:40 pm
Nef
Here I was thinking that it's a ghost town, lots of people, scary B&B, up in the mountains, etc. It sounded very weird
9:41 pm
rururocks
I am not sure where lone pine is
9:43 pm
origami
No, we weren't staying in the ghost town :D That was a side trip.
9:44 pm
origami
Lone Pine is south of Bishop on 395. We had to stay in Independence - about 15 mi North.
9:44 pm
TraderKate
So, how was the film festival?
9:45 pm
Nef
I was so busy reading the puns I missed the details!
9:46 pm
origami
I was prepared to hate it. I am not a huge fan of Westerns. But it was really enjoyable. Visited a couple of interesting museums and went on three tours of the area highlighting locations where movies were made (lots of lots of movies made out there) and a geologic tour that was pretty interesting.
9:47 pm
origami
And visited Manzanar.
9:48 pm
TraderKate
You've been very busy! Sounds great... lots to see
9:48 pm
Nef
HOw many films did you see?
9:49 pm
Nef
(I'm curious because I can't imagine sitting through more than 1 or 2 westerns)
9:52 pm
rururocks
Bishop is near Joshua Tree park?
9:52 pm
origami
We only saw two :D One was the first movie John Wayne did. Sooooo cheesy.
9:52 pm
rururocks
God john wayne movies were the worst
9:54 pm
origami
Bishop is pretty far north from Joshua Tree. Much closer to Death Valley.
9:54 pm
origami
I agree, ru
9:54 pm
Nef
The uncle who raised me thought they were the best, however (I think it was that generation)
9:54 pm
rururocks
I love Death Valley. So beautiful
9:55 pm
origami
Yep, Nef. My friend's brother and I were the youngest people around. And we are not youngsters :D
9:55 pm
Nef
My sister & brother in law used to be park rangers there in the wintertime; they were in Glacier Nat'l park in the summer months (this was back in the 1970's
9:56 pm
origami
Death Valle is amazing. I try to visit at least every 3 years.
9:56 pm
origami
*Valley rather
9:56 pm
phandmd
good evening. may I have a clue please for the 1st
WA 6
9:57 pm
Nef
it's a pl of the wa 4/8 before it phan
9:58 pm
phandmd
Thanks, Nef
9:58 pm
Nef
BRB ( the cat needs her bedtime treat)
10:00 pm
TraderKate
why can't I find the pl of the WA 4/8....?
10:02 pm
phandmd
Can I have a clue for the 2nd SH 6/21 and the sh 5 after the grave?
10:02 pm
Nef
there are 2 wa 4/8s
10:03 pm
phandmd
Kate make the plural as if the word ended in the sometimes vowel.
10:04 pm
Nef
Sorry, phan, I don't have those yet, but will start looking for them
10:04 pm
TraderKate
ty very much phand! and hello :)
10:04 pm
phandmd
YW, and hello!
10:05 pm
TraderKate
missing your SH words ... looking now
10:07 pm
Nef
I did have the sh after the grave; I didn't have the grave!
10:08 pm
phandmd
Well, what is the SH after the grave, Please
10:08 pm
TraderKate
I have a 6/21 that is a girl's name... esp a British lass
10:09 pm
rururocks
miniature collie
10:09 pm
Nef
but the definition is lacking. Think of a knight in armor with a protector plate & leave off the last letter
10:09 pm
phandmd
I have that as a 7
10:09 pm
phandmd
I have the girls name, I need the one after it
10:09 pm
phandmd
I have the dog as a 7
10:09 pm
rururocks
the other is like the rolling Stones. GImme Sh6
10:09 pm
TraderKate
the 7/32 is easier to clue...like a miniature collie.. then the 6/21 bfore the doggie is just making a different single vowel for the last letter
10:10 pm
TraderKate
can't believe i just found the footwear.
10:10 pm
phandmd
thanks for the 6, now for the 5/12 after the grave.
10:11 pm
rururocks
which is the grave?
10:11 pm
Nef
I clued that at 10:09 phan
10:12 pm
phandmd
hebrew word
10:12 pm
rururocks
new word for me.. never knew what it meant
10:12 pm
rururocks
I'll have to bury that in my memory
10:13 pm
rururocks
it's almost tomb much
10:13 pm
phandmd
Thank you Nef. Having trouble with the clue
10:13 pm
TraderKate
haha ruru...
10:14 pm
phandmd
I love your puns, Ru; they make me groan!
10:14 pm
rururocks
the sh 5 is to be not gregarious and ends with a consonant
10:14 pm
rururocks
yeah.. I know phan.. I can go on ad masoleum
10:15 pm
Nef
Think of any Norseman or viking, what is their protector board or slab they hold in front of them? Just take the D off the end of that
10:15 pm
phandmd
thanks, Ru, that worked for me.
10:15 pm
rururocks
better clue nef
10:15 pm
TraderKate
I am missing one more SH 5/12
10:15 pm
phandmd
not better, just different.
10:15 pm
phandmd
do you know which one, Kate?
10:16 pm
phandmd
I need the LI 5/10 now.
10:16 pm
rururocks
hey nef.. I meant to ask.. what about that weird illness going around your area with Polio like symptoms
10:16 pm
rururocks
seems to be affecting children
10:17 pm
TraderKate
the SH 5/12 after the doggie please? I am lost... guessing that must be the Hebrew grave?
10:17 pm
rururocks
that's the grave thing TK
10:17 pm
Nef
Do you know the name of it, ru? (I haven't heard of it yet)
10:17 pm
rururocks
sh + matador cheer mixed up
10:17 pm
phandmd
when you dig a grave you create a big ... scramble the letters.
10:18 pm
TraderKate
no clue, anyone care to spoonfeed me? I have monkeyed with no luck.. how darned hard can it be?
10:18 pm
rururocks
they haven't named it yet
10:18 pm
rururocks
not HE + beginning of not young
10:19 pm
Nef
Where did you hear of it, ru? (I pretty much only listen to MPR & BBC these days; it's less depressing)
10:19 pm
TraderKate
ty ruru... I know that word... musta mistyped when monkeying ;(
10:19 pm
rururocks
it was in the news.. seems to be centered around minneapolis
10:19 pm
phandmd
3 left. AA5, AT 5, and LI5 can I get help so I can go to sleep. lol
10:19 pm
TraderKate
I don't have the LI 5/10 either phand
10:20 pm
rururocks
a + not straight up
10:20 pm
phandmd
got the li just now. has 2 vowels on the end
10:20 pm
rururocks
the aa5 is that babblet all vowels mostly
10:21 pm
Nef
aa 5/10 is a frequent babble, it's a shrub
10:21 pm
rururocks
that's hedging your bets nef
10:22 pm
Nef
Ru, I'll try to Google it & see what it is
10:22 pm
phandmd
thanks, Nef.
10:22 pm
phandmd
Not straight up...
10:23 pm
rururocks
it's very twisty phan
10:24 pm
TraderKate
ha... thought you were talking about the LI 5/10...
10:28 pm
rururocks
I gotta crawl into bed.. night folks
10:29 pm
TraderKate
nighters ruru... pretty early to head off to the land of Nod?
10:29 pm
Nef
Ru, it's acute flaccid meyolitis; and they say it's possible that a a "polio-like virus" (which is new) may be causing it. About 100 children in 34 states have come down with it since 2014; 6 of them around southern MN.
10:30 pm
Nef
myelitis, not meyolitis
10:32 pm
TraderKate
That is really not good news ;(
10:33 pm
Nef
Yeah, Kate; but so far it seems that there's more than 1 virus that may be causing it.
10:34 pm
TraderKate
I will have to go looking for articles... it'snot on the tv news and not in my feed yet.
10:36 pm
Nef
hang on & I'll post a couple I was reading. It seems to be not a new virus; (maybe)
10:36 pm
TraderKate
Got the BBC news on now form PBS... and must find something to nibble on. BBS still 10 fishies to find
10:37 pm
Nef
https://tinyurl.com/ydb7fsop
10:37 pm
origami
Off to watch the rest of The Shining. See ya'll.
10:38 pm
TraderKate
Have fun ori! great movie :D
10:38 pm
Nef
https://tinyurl.com/y8gbyggn
10:39 pm
TraderKate
ty Nef, assuming that the link is for an article.. PC still sliowly loading... wondering if it's because polio is so little heard of now that there are to many immunisation gaps and variants are arising?
10:40 pm
Nef
And Kate, I still have 20 words to find.(I was making a pattern in my tile stats grid again
10:41 pm
TraderKate
giot them both on tab to read after nibbles and news ty so much for fetching them up for me!
10:41 pm
TraderKate
haha... what was the pattern this time?
10:43 pm
Nef
A tree (top 2 (now 3) rows black, middle column black & bottom ro nearly black. :-)
10:43 pm
Nef
Except I blew it & got that lone "e" before I was supposed to.
10:48 pm
TraderKate
Well, rats! Try it agian tomorrow.... :)
10:49 pm
Nef
Yeah, I probably will
10:52 pm
TraderKate
Are you okay for clues for now? going to find a q2uick bite to eat...
10:53 pm
Nef
Go ahead; I'm doing fine now that I stopped trying to "draw a picture" ;-)
I have 10 left now
11:00 pm
TraderKate
Go Nef, go!!!!
11:02 pm
TraderKate
waiting for fancy shmacy garlic butter to thaw enough to cut a hunk off :)
11:03 pm
Nef
Well, whatever you do, don't nuke it. Everytime I try to rush the defrost for butter, somehow it melts all over everything.
11:03 pm
Nef
(All l's now
11:04 pm
TraderKate
woooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!\n!!!!!
11:04 pm
TraderKate
ooops, tioo enthusiastic :/
11:04 pm
Nef
How are you doing?
11:05 pm
TraderKate
finished. just waiting for it on the counter..only takes a few minutes for me to be able to manhandle a knife through it.
11:08 pm
TraderKate
the excitiement is palpable!
11:08 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations Nef!!!!!!!!
11:09 pm
TraderKate
your last word for any lurkerz?
11:09 pm
Nef
Thanks. Did you finish the grid yet?
11:09 pm
TraderKate
Yes, I am finished.
11:09 pm
Nef
li 6/18 was my last word
11:09 pm
Nef
YAY for Kate then too!
11:10 pm
Nef
(SO much excitement I managed to tie a know in my shoelace! :-)
11:10 pm
TraderKate
mine was the UN 6 d'oh!
11:11 pm
TraderKate
tyty Nef! We have done ourselves proud ;)
Only 23+ hours for 119 words ;)
11:12 pm
Nef
Well, DH started to bed at 9:30 tonight sayiing he was tired, & he still hasn't made it to bed yet!
11:12 pm
TraderKate
Oh deaqr... are we going to have to get you velcro shoes now?
11:12 pm
Nef
Actually, I didn't open Babble until somewhere around 8 PM
11:13 pm
TraderKate
LOL... and you believed him when he said he was going?
11:14 pm
TraderKate
I was very late too... you were here, but hadn't chatted in a while, and i thought there wasn't anyone lurking...
11:14 pm
Nef
No, 1 person wearing velcro shoes in a house is more than enough I'd think (esp. at our ages!)I'll just work at this & get it untied
11:14 pm
harpjane
hello 77 to go
11:15 pm
Nef
So; it took us somewhere around 3, 3 1/2 hr to finish? With all these dang vowels I wasn't sure I'd finish!
11:16 pm
TraderKate
Hi harp!
11:16 pm
Nef
Hi, harp. It's a lovely grid today. Not too hard, & definitely not too easy either
11:18 pm
Nef
I finally got my shoelace un tied now!What a day!
11:18 pm
TraderKate
8:41 was my arrival (9:41, my time) so definitely not putting up any speed records - but I had a lot of fun along the way with the puns :)
11:19 pm
Nef
it was punny for a while there! :-)
11:19 pm
TraderKate
Not a lot in the critter depatrment either...
11:20 pm
TraderKate
haha... you know if ruru smells a pun opening, he'll pop in :)
11:21 pm
Nef
IDK, he sounded like he was going to bedearly tonight
11:23 pm
Nef
kind of like someone from from another planet & add 2 vowels
11:24 pm
Nef
(head up from the 2nd column A)
11:25 pm
TraderKate
ET + *ast of *den (book)
11:26 pm
Nef
(Everyone clues so much better than I do)
11:26 pm
TraderKate
:)
free clue!
11:26 pm
harpjane
free clue for someone, I guess.....
11:27 pm
TraderKate
that was tough Nef, I couldn't figure out a clue that made sense for "on the receiving end of *ET* "
11:29 pm
Nef
Well,I thought the Enable dictionary definition was bad.
11:29 pm
harpjane
I forgot there were N's in two corners. That was my problem
11:30 pm
TraderKate
huh... just looked it up.
11:30 pm
Nef
did you know that there are 2 ways to spell that free clue, harp?
11:30 pm
TraderKate
not a lot of action in the top left to draw your eye harp
11:30 pm
harpjane
i think so , i have all the a's
11:31 pm
Nef
the il word, harp
11:31 pm
harpjane
oh, i have all the i's also....
11:32 pm
Nef
good for you, harp! :-)
11:32 pm
harpjane
56 to go
11:32 pm
Pinikula
good eve all
11:32 pm
TraderKate
humming right along!
11:33 pm
TraderKate
pini !!!!!!!!!!
11:33 pm
Pinikula
hiya ladies!
11:33 pm
TraderKate
what a nice surprise! :D
11:35 pm
TraderKate
Have you come to chat, play, or both?
11:36 pm
TraderKate
What's new with you Pini?
11:36 pm
Pinikula
9 words to go! so perhaps a bit of both for a short time :)
11:37 pm
TraderKate
aren't we 25 minutes to the flip... or is there an extra hour right now?
11:37 pm
Pinikula
School started, refi-ing the house, helping my gdau's VB team, baking, etc....you?
11:37 pm
harpjane
found a fish
11:37 pm
flosey
fw and off to bed, last word was also the last word in the grid, wa6/30!
11:37 pm
Pinikula
last li5 please?
11:37 pm
TraderKate
Growling at the rain and sogginess here ;)
11:38 pm
flosey
good night all
11:38 pm
Pinikula
wtg flosey!
11:38 pm
flosey
thanks Pini
11:38 pm
Nef
same here; too much cold & rain
11:38 pm
TraderKate
Hello and goodbye flosey! Congratulations...
Why the lurk mode, didn't want to chat with us tonight?
11:38 pm
Pinikula
today was our first day of a good rain in the past 4 months! :)
11:38 pm
Nef
YAY, flossy, WTG!!!
11:39 pm
TraderKate
Nef and I will send you some of our extra moisture.
11:39 pm
Pinikula
I don't need anymore!
11:40 pm
TraderKate
Are you sure, Pini? Really. we'd love to send some your way ;)
11:40 pm
Nef
Pini, li5/10 is li cons. + 2 unmatched vowels
11:40 pm
Nef
li+ cons + 2 different vowels
11:41 pm
Pinikula
got it! :) thx
11:42 pm
Pinikula
While I'm looking for my last 6 words...do any of you use a pressure cooker? (electronic or stove top?)
11:43 pm
Pinikula
4 to go
11:43 pm
TraderKate
I used to use a stove top one back in the day when they'd sometimes blow ;)
Others were talking about the new countertop ones a while ago.
11:44 pm
TraderKate
FOUR.....
11:44 pm
Nef
I have a stove top one I use
11:44 pm
Pinikula
I've been looking into them...
11:44 pm
mcurlschool
I use both. Stove top mainly to do my canning; electric one (instant pot) to do cooking. Love it.
11:44 pm
TraderKate
They do make cooking "real" food much faster.
11:45 pm
Nef
Personally, if you want a new gadget; I think an instant pot would be fabulous
11:45 pm
TraderKate
Hi mcurl :)
11:45 pm
Nef
Go, Go Kate!
11:45 pm
Pinikula
I've been checking Consumer Reports and think that's the way to go, too...stove top for canning and electric for quick meails
11:46 pm
Nef
Hi curl. How's school this year?
11:46 pm
TraderKate
FOUR for Pini.... ;)
11:46 pm
Nef
(Sorry, my typing is bad tonigh, Mcurl)
11:47 pm
Nef
Go, Go Pini! then
11:47 pm
harpjane
17 I might actually make it
11:47 pm
mcurlschool
a bit scattered. My supervising teacher retired so we have a new one and my best work partner has decided the change is not working for them and is moving into a new position. Lots of changes
11:47 pm
Pinikula
2 to go
11:47 pm
TraderKate
TWO for Pini !!!!!
11:47 pm
Nef
You can do it harp!
11:47 pm
TraderKate
ONE for Pini !!!!
11:48 pm
Pinikula
BINGO - *sparkleflies*
11:48 pm
TraderKate
what clues do you need harp?
11:48 pm
Nef
Oh, MY! That isn't good this far into the year!
11:48 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations Pini !!!!!
11:48 pm
Nef
YAY, PINI!!! WTG!!!
11:48 pm
harpjane
I'm just plugging along. 13 to go all H's
11:49 pm
mcurlschool
It's fairly early. This time last year my schedule and job duties had changed 4 times! We'll see how it all plays out.
11:49 pm
Nef
the he5 matches the fe5
11:49 pm
harpjane
he5/22?
11:49 pm
TraderKate
pl of Godly for HO 6/21
11:49 pm
mcurlschool
My comfort is that good friend of ours, Stidmama is still hanging around. Always a person I can lean on
11:50 pm
harpjane
my goal is to be able to pee before the flip
11:50 pm
Nef
And I know she leans on you too! That's always helpful.
11:51 pm
TraderKate
water the garden with a HO 4/5
add a letter to make it sound fem.
add adifferent letter for a German word or an odd pl of the 4
11:51 pm
Nef
last 2 ho 5/12 share the 1st 4 letters & last letter of each is a cons.
11:52 pm
TraderKate
I hope the situation solidifies Mcurl... I wouldn't be pleased....
11:53 pm
TraderKate
HO 4/4 shrpen the knife with the whet stone
and pl
11:53 pm
Nef
GO harp! You can do this!
11:53 pm
TraderKate
HI 4/5 Hello Los Angeles!
11:53 pm
Pinikula
git er dun!
11:54 pm
TraderKate
HI 4/5 Hello Lithuania (?)
11:54 pm
harpjane
done, see you in 6 minutes!
11:54 pm
Pinikula
glad to hear she's there for you, mccurl; she's a good one to keep around! :)
11:54 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations jane!!!!!
11:54 pm
Nef
YAY, harpjane!!! WTG!!!
11:54 pm
Pinikula
wtg harp!
11:55 pm
mcurlschool
I am trying to stick with my belief that "it is what it is" and "it's all good". Everybody deserves a chance to prove themselves and I will give that to my new supervising teacher. It will just be quite a change when my dear friend is no longer my teaching partner. I will make every effort to find or assist in finding the best person to fill her shoes and keep our program moving in an upward direction. The students deserve nothing less.
11:56 pm
TraderKate
Admirable mindset for yourslef and the program
11:57 pm
TraderKate
Must wander to the kitchen...
11:58 pm
mcurlschool
Good night all.
11:58 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)