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12:00 am

flip

flip!

12:00 am

who said 178??? I think you win. it's 179

12:00 am

flip - I was 1 off

12:00 am

close volley

12:00 am

well, I didn't make it

12:00 am

oh phand... how close?

12:00 am

I was 12 off

12:00 am

*hands guessing crown to hugs*

12:01 am

hi all :) flip

12:01 am

oh, well, good night then

12:01 am

that's really close phand! well done!

12:01 am

so close, phan!!! ;)

12:01 am

sweet dreams -- see you tomorrow night maybe?

12:01 am

hey kaz!

12:02 am

I should be back tomorrow

fi 6

12:03 am

G'night, phandmd

pl 6

hi y'all! ca6

12:04 am

oh right... hey I am tired. I think I am going to sleep soon. since I forgot there was a grid to look at. *sigh*

12:04 am

just not as young as I used to be. see you-all again soon!

12:04 am

phantom: elephant

12:05 am

night stid!

12:05 am

*poof*

12:06 am

te 8

ch7&8 combo

12:06 am

and te 9

12:07 am

ok i made it 6 minutes, and found 45 words.. but cant keep eyes open grrr! night all tc :)

12:07 am

I got a CH7 that I don't think makes an 8....

12:07 am

and good evening

12:07 am

st6

st6x2

thanks for te8 and 9 vash!

12:09 am

yes, ch7 x 2

12:09 am

thx for the te8/9!!!!

12:10 am

ch 8

is that ch8x2 now?

12:10 am

ch7

12:11 am

ch6

12:11 am

you're welcom

12:11 am

welcome

12:15 am

Was TE 8/9 called?

12:15 am

yes mlf

12:16 am

thank you Pinik came in late

12:16 am

np =]

12:17 am

ch6 x 3

12:17 am

i must have the same ones you do une

12:18 am

probably :-)

12:19 am

2 more and NBT!

12:19 am

phantom: teletype

12:20 am

1 short of NBT...could someone help me with the A in the third column, second row, please?

12:21 am

I'm stuck on that one, too

12:21 am

bedtime for me - g'nite all :)

12:21 am

night jjks

12:21 am

G'night, jjks

12:21 am

I need both a's and the left hand i for NBT

12:21 am

nite jjks

12:22 am

aplet really should be a word

12:22 am

the lone i is an intestinal babble regular

I think it is two p's freep

12:22 am

it has two p's in it

12:22 am

ay 4/7 is from the first column A

12:22 am

I tried that, too, freep...isn't that what they call the shoulder boards on a military uniform (the ones that have the tassles?)

and ay 5

12:23 am

thx mlf

12:23 am

ad5/14 is from the last column

12:23 am

helloooo :-)

12:23 am

aplet is a small program that runs on your computer. Not an application. A small one :-)

12:23 am

pini- I think that is an epaulet (sp?)

12:23 am

Hi, Blue

12:24 am

well, it sounded good!! :)

ty hug od word

12:24 am

hi Jellen, how are ya?

12:24 am

I agree!

12:24 am

freep then that would be double p wouldnt it??

12:24 am

Sleepy, for no good reason!

12:24 am

yes, mlf :-)

12:24 am

need the i plz?

12:25 am

ah thought so une lol

at 4 and at 5... top left a (first column)

12:25 am

yes. with one P it actually came from HP for a different thing. But that's too geeky

12:25 am

see 12:22 from une - pini

12:25 am

pini, clued at 12:22

12:25 am

two ac4s fromt he far right A

12:26 am

snap

12:26 am

well, it's late, Jel! That's a pretty good reason :-)

12:26 am

thank you! (missed that one)

12:26 am

i sure cannot find more than three off the t on the bottom row.

12:26 am

I need the middle a

12:26 am

just its computer related its geeky lol

12:27 am

me either, ruru

12:28 am

one of the t's is the first part of te 8 &9

12:28 am

interestingly, I'm a geek. I might be the only one who plays babble :-)

12:28 am

ruru, got the te8 and 9 from that t?

12:28 am

snap birdeee! LOL

12:28 am

no?

12:28 am

think ESP

12:29 am

ruru what did the planet do swiftly?

12:29 am

i do now

12:29 am

i go tthe TE 8/9 if theirs only those two?

12:29 am

that I have

12:29 am

still leaves me with two missing

12:29 am

same here

12:30 am

I have two missing also

12:30 am

same here ruru

12:30 am

ditto

12:30 am

double-ditto

12:30 am

ti5/12 and ti6/21 from the bottom T

12:31 am

oh same as the dirty word tx huga

12:31 am

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12:31 am

thanks

and fi 5 and 6

12:31 am

dirty words?

12:31 am

tx dee

yes

yw

12:31 am

me too, hugs! :-)

12:32 am

not as in swearing but real dirt

12:32 am

45 to go . . . nite, all

12:32 am

my dirty word vocabulary must be lacking

12:32 am

mine too

12:32 am

aha - got it - side tracked by swear words

12:33 am

nite une I have 103 left??

12:33 am

there's fi6 x 2, btw

12:33 am

bottom row greyed

12:33 am

oooh une.. nice job.. 73 here

ty freep

12:33 am

G'night, Une

12:34 am

I must dog walk....

12:34 am

No one has the middle A?

12:34 am

60 here

58 left here... nope jell

12:34 am

how many this time?

12:35 am

not yet for that middle a

12:35 am

179

12:35 am

179, mlf

12:35 am

thanks Pinik and Jellen

only one du?

da 6/27

12:37 am

ok, ruru, 40 to go and truly outta here . . . must be up early to zip over to friend's house to share the Obamara!

12:37 am

51

12:37 am

have fun tomorrow une... it will be a great day

12:37 am

okay i have my usual 66 i am out poof

12:38 am

yes!!!!!!!!!!!

12:39 am

ruru - nice looking dog, looks like a sweet one

12:39 am

he is.. a really nice boy

12:40 am

ap6/21 from that A

12:41 am

have reached NBT and must off to bed. I have two from middle A -- 5 & 6 az

12:41 am

Thanks, freep *hunting*

12:41 am

thanks

12:41 am

got it freep thanks

12:41 am

thx for the A...I can go to bed now!!!

ty freep

12:42 am

ap6

12:42 am

Thanks and g'night, fruit!

12:42 am

nytol...see you tmw!

12:43 am

G'night, Pini

12:43 am

nitey fruit and pini

12:43 am

thanks, fruittart

12:43 am

G'night from me, too...happy babbling!

12:43 am

I must be blind to the a words

12:43 am

nitey nite jellen

12:44 am

91 left and i must sleep...nite all1

12:44 am

nite mom

12:45 am

yw! Happy babbling! *leaves plate of cookies for late night snackages* *poof*

12:46 am

Birdee - those middle a's are not your regular words at all

fe 6/27

do they all start with ap?

12:48 am

thanks hugs - going to monkey around for a little bit

12:48 am

az5/22 and az6/36 - fruit called them earlier

ty hug missed the call

12:49 am

got the az 5 - had to look up the definition

12:50 am

finally monkeyed the ap6

12:54 am

wow - sp4.10 is an accepted word. Hello everyone

12:54 am

I use it often in QP as it is a words both forward and backward

12:55 am

of course! TY

ch 6 x 4

did anyone call the last 7... I have ch 7 x 2...

1:00 am

ch 7/40 if not called

1:03 am

those are the only ones I have Dee

ty hug

thot I killed the chat :)

1:05 am

good evening everyone

hi flosey

1:05 am

hi Flosey

1:06 am

hi flosey

1:06 am

has Jilli come in yet?

te8 and 9 if not ccalled

noone has the last 7?

not I

zzzzzzz - must sleep - nite all. {poof}

1:14 am

night melon

cya tomorrow

1:14 am

hello all

hug jili

anyone have all the c's... I am still missing 3

1:15 am

hi jilli

1:15 am

hi all late flip

hi dart!

1:16 am

Hi dart

1:16 am

hi dart

1:16 am

ca x 6, ch x 17

1:16 am

Dee - I still need 5 c's

1:16 am

hi volley hugs jilli

1:16 am

flosey -- no fog up here

I have 6 ca's; 14 ch's

1:16 am

I need 1 more F - anyone have all of them?

1:17 am

pe6

I have 7 fe; 5 fi; 3 fl; 1 fu

1:18 am

ta6

1:18 am

thanks Dee

pe 6 x 2

1:19 am

Ha! My first word is an 8!

yw

1:19 am

I have 4 fls

ty

still missing one f grrr

1:21 am

me too

1:21 am

fy5

ty hug

1:22 am

left column greyed

could have sworn I tried the fy...

sh 6/36

1:26 am

never seen that word before

ditto here

1:27 am

new one for me - 6's down

still missing that one 7

last 7 has to start with t, y, p, h, or c

1:29 am

so am I.. not c or y

1:29 am

Hi all - last 7 is ha

wtg di ty ty

1:29 am

just found it too

ty found it

1:31 am

hi Dianne - TY

1:33 am

ah well. I wish youall luck. Going to bed with 20 left. But gotta be well rested for heavy duty TV watching tomorrow!

lol

1:33 am

goodnite Just

when does it all start

1:35 am

I think it's been on TV for the last 36 hours, Dee

1:35 am

but the official ceremony is at noon easter

1:35 am

n

ok ty

1:39 am

Dee - did you finish the s's?

working on h's... have one s left

I have 1 sa; 3 sc; 5 sh; 8 sp; 13 st

1:41 am

2 sa

ty broil

1:42 am

yw

1:42 am

thanks... missing an sp

yw

I have sa 4/5... what are st4s of other one please

1:44 am

sa5/14

ty ... I always forget th4 word

for h's I have ha 4, 5, 7, 4, 4, 4,5, 4... missing?

1:46 am

ha5 right at the beginning

ty so much

1:47 am

think biblical

duh ty

for p's I have 5 pa; 10 pe; 1 ph; 4 pl... missing?

1:51 am

2 pl

1:51 am

3 pl

1:51 am

I have pa x 6...

1:53 am

pe x 11 (so far) still missing 2 p's

1:54 am

pe x 12

1:54 am

pe x 13 and p's are done

1:55 am

and fireworks

wtg hug!

1:55 am

Congrats Hugs!

1:55 am

ty

1:55 am

nj hugs

quick run thru of t's before you leave please... 3 left here?

1:57 am

off to bed, goodnight - be back in the morning but just for a bit - may not finish this grid

it seems tough... nite flosey

1:58 am

g'nite Flosey

1:58 am

ta x 11, te x 9, th x 2, ti x 5 and to x 1 and ty x 1

ty hug

1:59 am

was working on it Dee before you asked, but couldn't get it to balance to the grid... then I noticed the ty4

1:59 am

just a wee bit blind and time for bed

my last is a ta 5 I think... ty for your help!

2:00 am

goodnight everyone

2:01 am

I need one word for NBT -- the A in the middle column. Any help available?

ap 6?

fireworks finally

ap 6/21 is the one we all had problems finding jili

2:03 am

Congrats Volley!

ty didn't think I'd finish this one. May I help anyone before I leave?

2:05 am

BBL

last chance before I poof...

2:05 am

L stats, please?

le 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4; li 4, 4, 4, 4

2:07 am

tyvm

yw any others?

be sure to check the chat; hug posted several

2:08 am

thanks dee.

ta til the flip *poof*

yqw

2:11 am

off to bed with NBT -- the big day starts at 7 am here and it's now after midnight -- *poof*

2:39 am

anyonehome?

2:41 am

morning legend

2:44 am

hi Katie

hello all :)) no clues I see?? will go check that out

brb babblers

2:45 am

morning MrP

Clues are up

2:59 am

thank you lickety

3:02 am

YAY!!! thanx lickety, you're the best!!!!!

3:08 am

Hi, all, didn't realize there was no clue list up until mrp spoke up - doing pretty well without it (at 113) - but not those middle "a" words! Thanks for list! :)

5:15 am

good afternoon all

5:17 am

wow, over 2 hours of no ch4 at all? Has the site been dead?? ;)

morning Sprite :)

just getting ready to take a break at half way

5:19 am

hey Nanette!

its rather a friendly grid so far

5:21 am

ah that is good! I just started and I can surely use a friendly grid today. Trouble concentrating, lol.

5:21 am

good morning everyone. Happy Inauguration Day!

morning Eva :)

5:22 am

hey Eva, may it have a happy result!

ok must go get breakfast for hubby

5:22 am

bye Nanette, for now

5:22 am

hasp

5:22 am

mea culpa

5:23 am

valid in other window, grin

5:39 am

good morning all

5:40 am

hi jorja

5:43 am

clue for the 9 plz

5:43 am

hello Movieman

5:44 am

hiya sprite

5:44 am

te 9, plural of 8, one who reads minds

5:44 am

Oh, and g'd morning Babblers!

5:45 am

hi Lori

5:46 am

ap 6?

5:47 am

ty lori

5:47 am

ap6 ap & not heavy

5:48 am

Sorry Lynn, I'm only on the botom row....

5:48 am

ty

5:49 am

Bottom row done, let the pigeons loose! Only 169 to go.....

5:53 am

Lorikins!! and hi :)

5:54 am

hi Ata

5:54 am

G'd morning Ata Hari. Hobbit has been indulged in unwarranted energy burning? :p

5:55 am

much energy burning. generally in the chasing of small rodents with big fluffy tails

5:57 am

Good for a few hours then.

5:57 am

stuck at 70 - bbl

5:57 am

unfortunately, the small rodents with big fluffy tails tend to be able to climb trees and Hobbit can't, which annoys her greatly

5:58 am

Later jj

5:59 am

If you were a proper dog owner, you'd facilitate Hobbit's needs by carrying it up the tree, as a minimum.

6:00 am

says the woman who keeps her cats in a cold, windy shed :P

6:01 am

Those are the best kind of sheds. Musn't spoil them. :p

6:02 am

how's uni and emma?

6:02 am

Good Morning

6:03 am

g'morning Merk

6:03 am

morning merk

6:04 am

G'd Morning Merk.

6:05 am

Emma was in the fictitious dog house last week for chewing one of Uni's books. Uni's been busy...

6:05 am

Pumping her stomach?

6:05 am

I would like to move one or two tiles around, please

6:05 am

oh dear! naughty Emma!

6:06 am

good morning all :)

6:06 am

hi Haz & Birdee

6:06 am

did you notice a small cute kitten in Spangle's kennel recently?

6:07 am

oops wrong bird - Chickie!

6:07 am

Good morning/evening all.

6:07 am

Go for it Merk, it would help me a lot. G'd morning hodag, Haz!

6:07 am

No! Just the usual ca4/5 from next door prancing about as if they owned the place.

6:07 am

lol Lynx. Ata, Uni was ready to spit nickels. She was not happy with the cat of glory

6:07 am

hiya lyn!!

6:08 am

howdy Haz and lorip!!!

6:09 am

I'm pretty sure if you payed any actual attention to Spangle, you'd have seen a tiny white with black kitten in the corner Haz.

6:09 am

Hello chickie!

6:09 am

payed????? ACK! Paid

6:09 am

I had Dodi Fayed on the brain. No. Really.

6:09 am

lool welcome back Mma Presidente

6:10 am

You're right, Lori, who knows what goes on out there? Out of sight out of mind.

6:10 am

Pets should be seen and not heard, and light on the "seen"

6:10 am

Was it an important book? Please tell me it was Dickens, he deserves to be chewed

6:11 am

ad 5?

6:11 am

***Disclaimor: I disavow any knowledge of having put any thought in to usage of 'payed'. We now return you to your regular programming.***

6:11 am

Chewed up and sp4/5 out.

6:11 am

Lori,pets are wonderful!1

6:12 am

la la la *sings* Bustopher Jones in white sp5

6:12 am

ad5 - a plus the housewife's enemy

6:12 am

Not sure which book it was Ata, I was hoping it was a Margaret Atwood book myself.

6:12 am

airon?

6:12 am

ah ty

6:13 am

You're welcome.

6:13 am

We shall have to discover from Mlle Uni

6:13 am

ay 4?

ahahhhaa atalante and good morning all!

6:14 am

hi Nonnie :)

6:14 am

ay4 - an Indian nursemaid, add an exclamation of surprise or satisfaction.

6:14 am

G'd morning Nonnie

6:14 am

ty

6:15 am

You're welcome.

How is everyone today?

6:15 am

az 5?

6:15 am

hi Nonnie

6:15 am

Cool, which is a great relief

6:16 am

az plus an anagram of the opposite of cold

ty haz

6:17 am

You're welcome.

6:17 am

I was mildly amused to read of a parent trying to ban an Atwood book (Handmaid's Tale) from school reading list, not because she's an overrated writer (which she is) but because of the "morality".

6:17 am

Life is good Nonnie, for you too I hope.

6:17 am

not to bad Nonnie just wishing it was warmer!

6:18 am

didnt get az word

6:20 am

If you work out what the opposite of cold is (three letters) just keep working until you get the right order.

Good to hear, Lori and life is treating me well. Sending a cup of hot chocolate and a warm blankie chickie's way...:)

6:20 am

there's been sooo much wangst over that annoying book

6:21 am

ah ty

I never understood the book banning thing.

6:21 am

wangst...I like it!

6:21 am

Couldn't agree more Ata.

6:21 am

ch 6/24 the first one please?

6:22 am

TY nonnie we're at a -9* as I type brrrrr!

6:23 am

ch6/24 - looks vaguely like the speediest land animal. ch, a vowel and the initials that tell you when you expect to get somewhere. (or rearrange a beverage)

lynxxx, it is your summer now, right? Has it been a hot one?

oh my, chickie--bundle up!

6:24 am

ty haz

6:24 am

No problem.

6:25 am

Yes; generally OK; but 37 degrees last 2 days. Happily cool change has arrived Nonnie

6:26 am

I am!! It is colder then a well diggers butt :)

6:27 am

morning all;) minus 15 here today:/

6:27 am

hi Crossy!

:o) chickie and good morning crossy!

6:28 am

G'd morning cross

6:28 am

hi hair brrrrr:>)

6:28 am

on the bright side ive not been bitten by a mosquito in ages;))

6:29 am

Come to think of I haven't either!

skeeters? We get our fair share of them, with all the lakes and ponds here.

good morning Babblers :)

6:30 am

Hi kids.

hello scrabbs!

6:30 am

howdy scrabby:)

and nono! Good morning to you!

6:31 am

morning Scrabs

6:31 am

LoriP--how are you? I haven't seen you in a quite a while.

6:31 am

G'd morning Nono, Scrabbler

hi Scrabs!

6:31 am

hi ya Scrabbler!

6:31 am

hi scrabs!

yes it's been ages Lori, how are you

6:31 am

Hi Nono!

6:31 am

The inauguration coverage by the media is wild.

6:32 am

ahh todays the big day down south?

6:32 am

Life is good Scrabbler, Nono. Congrats on home ownership Scrabbler! :) Nono, I hope life's being kind to you and yours.

wild isn't quite the word for it Scrabs

its been ok Lori. That's about the best I can say

6:33 am

TY, Lori. I am awaiting the official paperwork.

6:33 am

Sometimes..... okay is as good as it gets. ***hugs Nono***

6:33 am

sometimes upright and taking fluids is good enough:)

sending hugs nono's way...

6:34 am

Yep, crossy.

6:34 am

cross knows.

ty, hugs are appreciated

6:34 am

gives nono a crossy bear hug...

sending hugs crossy's way too :o)!

6:35 am

Is your husband struggling, Nono?

right back at ya ((((((Crossy)))))

6:35 am

az6 please

6:35 am

Nono, just read yr profile, so sorry about 'puss'

its a pl eddie

ty lynxxx

6:35 am

thats my first issuance of a patented crossy bear hug;)

plural of the 5, eddie

6:36 am

Grrr, I have to get ready for work. Another day with boss, Richard Head, who has been especially annoying recently.

6:37 am

Bye all. Enjoy the day all.

lol Richard Head! :o) bye bye scrabbs

ss Scrabs but go and get it over with then relax later

6:37 am

bye Scrabs

6:37 am

Ahh, jerkosity taken to a new level. Lovely. Have a good one anyway Scrabbler!

6:37 am

i can send him a "coke tray virus" if you like scrabbs,mostly harmless but will randomly open and close his disk tray on his computer all day long;)

6:37 am

Bye Scrab. :)

coke tray virus...that would keep my cats entertained! :o)

6:39 am

you can google it if you wish nonnie:)

6:40 am

ch 4/6 the first one please?

6:40 am

nm i got it ty

I guess I getter get a move on or I will be late for work. Take care all and have a wonderful day.

6:40 am

Goodnite all

bye bye Nonnie have a great day

6:41 am

Have a good one Nonnie. Sleep tight Lynx.

6:42 am

sleep tight Lyn! :)

rest well lynxxx

6:42 am

bye Nonnie :)

6:42 am

ep 4?

Hi Herin

6:43 am

ep + a 2 letter laugh

must go tend to hubby's needs bbl

6:43 am

how's Lucious?

6:44 am

howdy heron;)

6:44 am

ty lori

6:44 am

herin even

6:44 am

Hey lady :)!

6:44 am

da 5/16?

6:44 am

Take care Nono, hurry back. YVW Lynn

How are you. Teasing Pandora. And no ata she hasn't eaten him she is a puddle cat

Nono Sorry about your kitty

6:45 am

got it

6:45 am

da +first 3 letters of what the coins you get from breaking a bill is called

6:45 am

da 4/6 first one

6:45 am

it is also a russian apt flat

6:46 am

i believe

6:46 am

da 4 plural, dits and da.....

6:47 am

Oops, I'm missing a d. That my not be it. Sorry Lynn

6:47 am

Weight Watchers for Ca4 is needed

No.SHe is about 1 kilo over weight this is what happens when someone neglects their pet and then when it get feeds the recommended vet amount they suck it up.

back to finish up this lovely grid

hi Ata

Nono im sorry about your kitty

ty Herin

6:51 am

wb Nono, go go go!

6:51 am

Bye all it is time to start the day :>)

was a tough decision to make and still am feeling a bit quilty about it but I know it was for the best

bye bye chickie

6:51 am

Later hodag, great to see you again, stay warm!

No don't feel Guilty at all Nono. Be blessed that she choose you and she would appreciate your decision that she isn't in pain and hurt any more. I bet you were the best fur mum ever to her and even though the decision is hard it was the right one for her

6:53 am

TY Lori. I sold my chickens,I may go back to hodag! :)

CHickie why did you sell the chickies?

I keep telling myself that Herin

6:54 am

Yes, I had read that hodag. You made the decision that was right for you. Admit it, you're warmer now.... :)

6:55 am

OUR winter has been so ferce this year I couldn't take care of them like I should so I sold them to a farmer that had a heated coop.

Well that is a good thing. I was a bit worried about chickens being so cold

6:56 am

Only glance back in time for perspective, always look ahead.

6:56 am

I do miss them but I couldn't take it if they had frozen!

true

6:56 am

wise words lori

6:57 am

It's true cross. Never forget where you've been, but never be afraid to look ahead.

OH and Pandora is letting Lucius eat out of her bowl not hissing which is a good sign

and you can see it in her eyes the oh i have to look no i must not

6:59 am

that is good herin our old 14 year old kitty would remove serius blacks face if he tried to dig in at her bowl

I thought so too

had a cat like that at one time Crossy. She was a true witch!

she passed away at age 17 and went out hissing!

7:01 am

she is a good cat but our new 1 year old seruis is rubbing her fur the wrong way

7:02 am

lol Nono, true to form right to the very end. Good for her. :)

7:02 am

bye

Lucius is only 16 weeks

the other cats so much as walked past her and they got hissed at and possibly even batted

Bye Chickie.

7:03 am

lots of "poop"words in here today

Crossy i dont know if you read this the last time but Lucius means Lux which is latin but Lux also means Lucifer, morning star. he is living up to it

7:04 am

lol

7:04 am

should of called my son lux then

He loves to tease poor pandora.

7:06 am

this grid becomes evil very fast

it does. and i cant breath

7:07 am

slow and deep breaths herin.... it is just a grid,the human is superior....

7:08 am

morning everybody!

Its the kitty that is sufficating me

7:08 am

howdy lilbit:)

7:09 am

hey crossy!

HI Little

7:09 am

herin, you're new kitty is sooo cute!

7:09 am

... comes up for air ... good morning

7:09 am

hey merk

7:09 am

Where's the 9? I have not run into it yet.

7:11 am

te9 - te9 might foresee that the word 'inauguration' will feature today in the chat log. (plural of te8). And bye for now.

7:11 am

bye, Haz

thanks Haz and Litle

bye Haz

7:11 am

ty haz

Crossy how long did it take for you cats to cross dirt box?

hi littlebit and Merk

morning, all. enjoying a rare snowstorm in NC today.

7:13 am

to start sharing same litter box? 1 week

Seriously having a proud mama moment (sad i know) she is using his box

7:13 am

hey nono

7:13 am

lol enjoying a snowstorm:( we got another foot last night fuq:/

7:14 am

Only in the south would you truly enjoy a snowstorm. Good for you. They are kind of old hat up here.

7:14 am

hey fuqyay

HI Fuq

7:14 am

old hat..and relentless:/

crossy not more snow?

7:14 am

yes indeed nonio..let me get a pic for you all

sorry, cross. it's such a rare event here that we all just stay home and enjoy it when it happens. Two inches on the ground (or even in the forecast) and the schools close.

what is your total snowfall so far this season?

7:17 am

fuquay, just read your profile. i'm up in va beach.

7:17 am

lol the camera is icing up,but thats a pic of our local museum... http://www.collingwood.ca/files/img/th estation.jpg

7:18 am

total snowfall? im not sure but a foot a week on average with a thaw ofr a week in december and snow every day till today lol

at least your temp is a bit warmer than we have here

its -2 F this morning

7:20 am

yup minus 15 c now

7:20 am

ooooh -13 now

brrrrrrrr

7:22 am

i suddenly feel rather warm at 26 F

7:22 am

brrrrrrrrrrr I'm cold

7:22 am

MONKEY!

7:22 am

but i hate roasting more

THat is about that in C here today

MONKEYYYYYYYYYY

hi Monkey

7:23 am

answer herin monkey..she is gonna pop a blood vessel:)

7:23 am

28 degrees here

oh not me Crossy I love the hot summer days.... the warmer the better

7:23 am

herinnnnnnnnn!!!!

7:23 am

me too, Nono ... gimme some sweltering heat please

Hi. Its ok fuzzy butts distracted me that and I had a proud mama moment

7:25 am

when it gets over 75 degrees i get a heat rash:/

7:25 am

poor crossy :(

7:25 am

70 is nice..bright sun..gentle breeze on the mtn top..:)))) sigh....

7:26 am

gold bond medicated powder is good for that

7:26 am

hello all, not quite getting the te9

7:26 am

i'm with you crossy...that would be a perfect day

7:26 am

Haz, did you that GC was finally on the Ellen Show yesterday. He sure looked handsome.

7:27 am

i think perfect days come at all temps... I would be bored if it was 70 all the time

7:27 am

who is GC ??? (always interested in handsome)

hi Peri, not sure Haz is here, I think she left

7:27 am

peri-- one who reads minds.

Peri Ellen actually managed to get him on?

7:28 am

figured that Grace but not quite getting the spelling, :(

7:28 am

GC = George Clooney

7:28 am

yes she did, h erin

peri, prefix for phone or tv plus what you walk on

7:29 am

aaaaaaaaah yes! George! Remember back when he was on Roseanne ??? breifly??? He was called "Booker" and he worked at the plastic fork factory with Roseanne and Jackie

My poor neighbours actually hear my high pitched girly scream last night and Lucius hung on to my foot with claws in as he was playing

7:29 am

ok now laides,you not going to go all girly on me over gc?

7:29 am

found te8 but not te9

MOnkey that is one show i would buy if i had the money.

7:30 am

pluralize it

7:30 am

plural

make it pl peri

7:30 am

dud, thanks Grace, was trying to put a y at the end

7:30 am

any clues for the 2nd 8

7:31 am

TY for te8/9

7:31 am

do you have the ch8

Little man

7:31 am

no

7:31 am

small church

7:31 am

jorja! how are you doing today?

its a pl of the ch7/40

Hi Grace and Jorg

7:32 am

a nickname for a man plus l** them eat cake

7:32 am

:)

7:32 am

thanks got the ch8

7:32 am

oath

7:33 am

peri said a worrrrrrrrrd

7:33 am

to the pb for peri!:)

7:33 am

hiya lil... just doin' and that's about it...gotta regroup yet again... ya know?

Is it really sad of me to have a happy clap over the kitties sharing their dirt boxes?

7:33 am

already have that one peri, give me another one:)

7:33 am

there is chesse omelettes in the pb today:)

7:34 am

happiness is where you find it herin;))))

7:34 am

mmmmm omelettes!

not at all herin, after all they are your babies

7:34 am

i want to get in the PB!

I suppose. I told the b.f im 48 cats short of crazy lady status

7:34 am

you can take my turn lil monkey in the pb

7:34 am

jorja, you're in my thoughts :) lots of hugs, hon

7:34 am

with shaved extra old cheddar and bacon bits and a hint of chives

7:35 am

thank you peri! *gobbling peri's cheese omelette*

Hugs Jorj

7:35 am

oh my Lord & Taylor, this is good

omg Crossy, I am drooling now

Nono Pandora was an abandoned kitty like the one we bought from the shelter pet store. She doesn't share the humans.

7:38 am

*burp*

my Kittles always kept very much to herself. Always hid under the bed whenever company came, even my oldest son, and she was his cat to begin with

Well Kittles died the same day we got chosen for Lucius. Who knows what Cat gods had in mind

Piggie monkey

7:39 am

i love kitties! yum

true herin

OH this is a good thing. My darling b.f is going to take me to the cemetery on Saturday so i can say hi to my friend that died a few years ago.

7:41 am

help with Z pls

za 4

7:41 am

peri, the microwave za** your food

electrity za** you peri

7:42 am

herin, i'm glad your BF is such a good-hearted person

7:42 am

ty

7:42 am

and help with middle A

We have to go to a Role Playing convention in the city so i may as well go

7:43 am

az5 and 6 az + like a m*** to a flame

I know Monkey. Hes keeper. even if he has driven me up the wall the last week

Thanks Une and hi

az + those ***er ones and pl

7:44 am

ap 6 ap + not heavy

7:44 am

hey, herin!

7:44 am

herin, i just got all teary thinking about you calling him "darling BF" and how he is taking you to pay respects to your friend

7:44 am

just popping in to say hi and HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY! *poof*

7:44 am

thanks for the middle A's

ooh, ty for the ap6, une! add an h for the ha7

I didn't even realised i typed that until you pointed it out. Yes my friend doesn't have a stone and everything i left there got stolen or moved. Its a very large cemetery. Have you seen Ghost Rider?

7:45 am

dash

7:46 am

bbl

7:46 am

have that one too peri!

ty fuquay that was my missing 7!

fettle

oops. pb for me. any of that omelette left?

7:47 am

fuuqay, change first consonant of that word for another word

ty, lil!

confused

7:49 am

fe6 and pe6, herin

7:49 am

hey, the ch4 log is in da grid

anyone want to clue some y words? I've got 3 y4, including the one with double consonant. Any longer ones?

7:51 am

crossy does up a ham and mushroom omellete for fuq....

7:51 am

i need Y clues

yum, crossy! thanks!

oh, there they are! sharp sound such as made by a puppy, and plural

7:52 am

yaps

7:52 am

oops

7:52 am

crap

oh ta

7:53 am

crossy!

yes, that one, and another like it, crossy

7:53 am

it's OK crossy.... we'll allow a "hall pass" since you are busy making omellettes

7:53 am

crossy goes off to have omelettes with fuq....

7:54 am

everyone on TV is making such a fuss over Michelle Obama's "lemon-meringue yellow suit and coat"

THat is because lo and behold she can dress and not be a black widow

7:56 am

the initial commments are positive

ok that did NOT come out right

still need one A from upper left corner. have the indian nanny and the one describing toes

7:57 am

good morning

nm. plural the toes one

7:57 am

she's wearing lemon meringue? haven't turned on the TV yet

7:58 am

aplit e

7:58 am

i'm using Meredith Viera's words, harp

7:58 am

fuqay, toes ????

Seriously who cares. People criticised her clothes on election win day but the whole family looked amazing.

lively music sets your toes at4. then plural, which is boooooogus if you ask me.

7:59 am

gotcha fuquay! TY

wow my friends LITTLE sister has all growd up

8:02 am

hello everyone!

8:03 am

hi annie :)

8:03 am

hi monkey

hi annie

8:06 am

i can't find a pic of lemon Michelle, oh well!

8:06 am

hi herin, how is the new kitty?

8:07 am

jane, Michelle Obama looked wonderful..

8:07 am

do you have a link to a photo?

8:07 am

Jane, no I do not but I saw the Obama's leaving Blair House on their way to church on TV

8:08 am

I like yellow , it's one color I cannot really wear. I look dead!

8:09 am

I wear it for bicycling

8:10 am

They both looked well rested. I would be in a coma by now. What a whirlwind and the day has not really started for them.

8:10 am

I am so happy to get him for president!

8:11 am

*not trying to start flame..."

Annie he is settling him

8:11 am

according to the polls, most of us are happy to have him

8:12 am

I pray for him and his family. Yes, I am very happy he is our president and I wish him well. He has inherited a load of you know what

8:12 am

no where to go but up?

8:13 am

Yes, you are so right, jane

8:13 am

how many letters in the Z?

8:13 am

I will get my excercise today running from the bedroom (where the puter is) to the livingroom where the TV is

8:14 am

za4,10

8:14 am

cnn.com annie - no need to run :)

8:14 am

what the microwave does

8:14 am

thanks, tragic

8:14 am

thanks

8:15 am

and how many letters in the i?

8:15 am

np, excercise is for quitters :)

HI Eliot

8:15 am

il4

8:16 am

hi lady :)

8:16 am

Hi BR!

8:17 am

hello, Annie.

Monkey can i speak to you at facebook?

8:18 am

(i have an angry republican whispering downstairs... it could be a long day...)

8:18 am

(not that there's anything wrong with that)

8:18 am

First Amendment, tragic

Beats listening to the growling and squeeking of kitties

8:19 am

i'm all for anger, i kinda like it out of the work environment though

8:19 am

fy 5/20 --add the diminutive suffix: e***

8:19 am

but right- it's why it was in parenthesis... i was just stating a situation..

8:20 am

isn't angry republican redundant?

8:21 am

well, it might be today...

hi babb rab

8:22 am

now now - I am a republican - and I am not angry

8:23 am

i enjoy that about you lex

8:23 am

really?

8:23 am

that you are not angry?

8:23 am

totally

8:24 am

i also enjoy your flag

8:24 am

i have conservative friends who are scared to death that this is the demise of our nation....

8:24 am

I might disappear at any moment

8:24 am

az5 pleas

8:24 am

our country is developed such that no ONE man can demolish it

8:25 am

we all take our turns being scared to death that the party in office is our demise

8:25 am

who knows - his ideas may be an interesting and productive difference

8:25 am

I mean cannot demolish it

8:26 am

no I said it right the first time..

8:26 am

:)

8:27 am

are you coming home soom lex?

8:27 am

*soon?

8:27 am

probably not -

8:30 am

I like watching from a safe distance

8:31 am

ap6 please

8:32 am

don't have it eddie

8:34 am

now i do... you use a swiffer to get rid of d***

8:34 am

ap + 4 letter word for low cal beer. Miller maybe....

8:34 am

lol, ya know, if p

8:34 am

s were d's

8:35 am

ty

8:37 am

good morning everyone, will be in and out, busy day

8:38 am

hi flosey

8:39 am

will have to tape inauguration, hate to miss it

8:40 am

listening on the radio at work, the best i can do

8:40 am

i'm sure we'll see lots of replays

8:40 am

Hey Babble Family..... just poked my head in to see how big the grid is... cannot stay, have to go to the dentist for 6-month check..... will bbl to play...... ttfn xx

8:40 am

good morning all

8:41 am

Aussieme!!!! How is your sister?

8:41 am

later aussie

8:41 am

morning west

8:41 am

hi west

8:41 am

hi flosey and annie and aussie

8:41 am

erm, not so good Annie, she has good days and bad, today is a very, very bad day.....

8:41 am

hi harp too

8:42 am

your sister that just got married aussie?

8:42 am

Hey West, Flosey and everyone...... I have to run, was just grid checking...... got to get a wriggle on..... **poofing**

8:42 am

yes West, that one !

8:42 am

god speed aussieme

8:42 am

Aussie, I am so sorry. I will pray for her and you.

ok my dears i my dears i am off to bed

8:42 am

okay see you when you get back

8:42 am

hi and bye herin how are the kitties getting along?

8:42 am

great icon west, agree totally, as do all Canadians I know

8:42 am

night night Herin, was grid checking.... **poofing for real**

insanely but its all good

8:43 am

ty flosey this is a wonderful day

8:43 am

it is indeed west

8:44 am

I think we should reclaim the name "hussein" to mean intelligent and peace-loving

8:45 am

sadam is too closely associated with that name

8:45 am

going to watch TV...later, babblers

8:45 am

that's why we should do it

8:45 am

amen, harpjane. I've known several "husseins", none of them anything like saddam!

8:45 am

that would be a good idea

8:46 am

phat

8:46 am

opps, sorry

8:47 am

bbl have to get dressed

8:48 am

all those whiners worried about the cold in DC....lol

8:50 am

Morning everyone - I am wondering when they will stop calling him the first black president and just the president. His blackness is NOT part of the job description.

8:50 am

chat

8:50 am

i'd give it about three days owl!

8:50 am

nuts!

8:51 am

I hope so harp.

8:52 am

I also hope no one expects instant fixes. Took the AH 8 years to get us into this mess. Will not be fixed overnight!

8:52 am

sa5?

8:53 am

the new N-word is "Northern Elite" which is code for "not conservative..."

thai appetizer with a peanut sauce

8:53 am

Only one I have is peanut sauce

8:53 am

thanks

8:53 am

how about the last sp5?

8:54 am

Again - all I have is corn grain

8:54 am

there's one more, hoot

8:54 am

still need 82 words.

8:54 am

sp5 - divide

8:54 am

84 here

8:54 am

hey all, if you miss me give me clues

8:54 am

thanks

8:54 am

The one before it is a long, drawn out story

8:55 am

tx Vicuna!

8:55 am

You're welcome.

9:01 am

cute owls hoot

9:03 am

thank lex - I really have to change them though. Maybe Google will have valentine owls.

Hey there for a few minutes.

9:04 am

hey

9:04 am

alright monkey

9:05 am

you can hope - hoot

9:06 am

well that's where I got these. They seem to have everything imaginable

9:06 am

now you have me wondering...brb

9:06 am

morning all

9:06 am

good luck

Hi Mixi!

9:08 am

LOTS & LOTS. Will do it later though. Still need 66 words

9:09 am

go hoot

9:09 am

you need snow owls for this week

9:09 am

or snowy owls

9:09 am

Good day, fellow Babblers!

Hi Judi!

9:10 am

No snow here. Memphis is in a dead zone. Goes around us. But snowy owls are easy. Later.

9:12 am

we got a powder sugaring of snow today and all the schools are closed

Sheesh! Had to take Walter to school in the trike through nearly a bizzard a few weeks ago. Now it's just raining.

9:13 am

Just a dusting here in Delaware over the weekend. Baby stuff.

9:14 am

About 4 yrs ago, when I was living in Knozville, I woke up to what looked like powdered sugar. THAT is all the snow I've seen!

9:14 am

ay halp?

9:14 am

Knoxville!

9:14 am

help? maybe that's my problem

9:15 am

it's still flurrying around

9:15 am

Consider yourself truley blessed, hootowl.

OK, time to put on laundry and wash the younger monkey. Catch you folks later!

9:16 am

I've got a couple a inches of snow and it's still snowing.

9:16 am

ay4/7 and plural Hindi for Grandmother

9:16 am

Later, Monkey!

9:16 am

I WANT more

Ooh, found the 9 as a send off! Anyway, bye folks...

9:17 am

Does your town have plows? Nonexistant around here. I do remember on my second coming here, there was ice on the ground. Quite thick. That was when I found out they had NO means of clearing snow or ice.

9:17 am

thanks

9:17 am

salt trucks here

9:18 am

yw lexleeanne

9:18 am

Three streets in the county get plowed. Mine is first.

9:18 am

Blessed? I'm from NY. Snow is easy. Just have to assume everyone else is an idiot driver. Here, you don't need snow for that.

9:19 am

OPTional teacher workday - I opted OUT

9:19 am

az?

9:20 am

I too am a native NYer, hootowl. Sneering at snow was commonplace where we lived.

9:20 am

Have I mentioned that I detest Comcast!?

9:20 am

morning again all..... can someone please hint the ay + plural hindi grandmother... I googled it but what it tells me is not available on the grid

9:21 am

ay -+ *** I learned something new - I am having an *** moment

9:21 am

ay+ when you're winning you're **ead

9:21 am

A + swedish affirmative is the best way I can clue it.

9:22 am

I can't send a message!

9:22 am

got it... thanks!

hi all!

9:22 am

I have comcast hoot...you mean email message or an instant msg thingy?

9:22 am

TO!

9:22 am

morning

9:22 am

morning Temp that was supposed to read

9:23 am

az?

9:23 am

da6?

9:24 am

da+ composer ***ikovsky

9:25 am

az + ***erwise

9:25 am

I had to leave and come back. We have wireless and it keeps dropping the conn and re-connecting. Screws things up royally.

9:25 am

plus vowel

9:25 am

bbin a m

9:25 am

thanks

9:26 am

ty grant

9:26 am

yw

9:26 am

I have linksys for wireless router and it does the same thing... sometimes will go weeks, no problem then I can lose a connection 8 times a day....I just assumed it was my router

9:27 am

sh6?

9:27 am

my wireless for my laptop does that too when it's been hibernating

9:28 am

add alien ship**o to the sh4 preceding=sh6

9:29 am

ty. it looks weird

9:29 am

yup

9:31 am

te8?

9:31 am

combine te4 and pa4

9:32 am

ty. fireworks!

9:32 am

WTG

9:38 am

Lex - I just looked outside. There IS snow on the ground! About 1/2" but since it's 29 outside it's not going anywhere. Snuck in when I wasn't looking too. Wasn't there at 6:30 when I got up!

9:40 am

Clue for first ch6/24, please?

9:40 am

Just read back. Mine does it when ever it wants!. Makes no difference if I'm on or hibernatine. Can be a dozen times in an hour or once a day. May try going back to regular cable

9:40 am

wow- lucky you!!!

9:41 am

my problem is with the laptop connection, not the dsl

9:41 am

Hootowl - if Verizon Fios is available in your area, I highly recommend it.

9:41 am

thanks grant

9:42 am

hello everyone

9:42 am

The worst part is the BF had DSL and I persuaded him to get Comcast. Had it in Knox and no problems. Memphis seems to bring out the worst in companies that come here.

9:45 am

trapped

9:46 am

Lost a message to a line drop again. I think I'm going to get off and take a break before I try to throw this thing thru a wall! Good luck everyone. See ya later. poof

9:48 am

Comcast does suck out loud. So glad we don't have to deal with them anymore.

10:01 am

back for a few more

10:13 am

hello

10:18 am

could someone clue the first da5?

10:19 am

da + first part of a fast dance

10:19 am

morning all :)

10:19 am

thanks

10:19 am

sounds like the beginning of a german death camp

10:20 am

elephant is soooooooo nearly there

10:20 am

hey mrp

10:20 am

hi sog! long time no see :)

10:20 am

indeedly how are you finding the grid

10:21 am

hey there, if any americans (or others) are interested, the inauguration is starting

10:21 am

grid is... tough

10:22 am

have it on as i babble, feather

10:22 am

:) cool

10:22 am

hi feather, watching it now

10:23 am

nick is still sick, so i'm home with the boys.

10:23 am

the Marine Band is playing Star of the County Down

10:24 am

anyone have the ch 6/24 # 1?

10:24 am

the one where you don't have sex, ruru?

10:24 am

hi all

10:25 am

hi sprite

10:25 am

hey flosey :)

10:25 am

no I found that one before it sprite

10:25 am

..plus I don't believe in that word...lol

10:25 am

lol

10:26 am

could I have a clue for fe6 please?

10:26 am

actually most of us would not have sex in the ch6/27 either

10:27 am

te8

10:27 am

i mean te8?

10:27 am

no you are right harp ..leave it to the preists

10:27 am

ruru same first 2 + alpha , b*** etc

10:27 am

I'm sending you my thoughts harp

10:27 am

same first 3 letters sorry

10:27 am

lol

10:28 am

thanks chris

10:28 am

thanks pugs.. could not find that one

10:28 am

just monkeyed it myself!

10:28 am

thanks pug

10:29 am

yw guys

10:29 am

hi sprite :)

10:29 am

hi mrP :)

10:30 am

c's are done yippeee

10:30 am

any help for DA6 please?

10:30 am

am actually nervous, mrp!

10:31 am

why sprite:?

10:31 am

oh it's in my profile, thought you had seen it. My sister is coming to visit tonight. First time in over 10 years we meet.

10:32 am

oh wow! Hope it goes well for you all

10:32 am

read your profile the other day Sprite, wonderful news

10:32 am

yeah me too. I think it will.

10:32 am

thanks flosey :) Something good huh!

10:33 am

pugs, it kinda sounds like a sneeze... does that help?

10:33 am

for sure Sprite

10:33 am

any help with ha7 please?

10:34 am

ha7: maybe per***s + not heavy

10:34 am

thanks sprite, great clue

10:35 am

yvw :)

10:35 am

same word without first letter is also valid

10:36 am

had that one, thanks sprite

10:36 am

ah good, I had trouble finding both

10:36 am

think I monkeyed it

10:36 am

great monkey

10:37 am

have been in and out - have to go to village soon, then home to dress for luncheon - busy day, and next 2 the same

10:37 am

it is too early for breakfast :(

10:38 am

you're a busy lady, flosey! I hope you will have fun.

10:38 am

aw mrP, when you are up it is never too early!

10:38 am

sometimes sprite! but yes, it's pretty much all fun

10:39 am

ah good flosey :) Enjoy then, and rest later!

10:39 am

hate missing inauguration but taping it

10:40 am

am preparing lunch for tomorrow's bridge lunch - for 4 only though

10:40 am

will jilli be there?

10:41 am

no, jilli isn't involved with this group

10:41 am

we play in same league on Monday nights

10:41 am

ah ok, was hoping you would give her a hug from me. Miss playing with her!

10:42 am

will do so sprite, with pleasure

10:42 am

thanks flosey :D And have one yourself too *hug*

10:43 am

ah nice, there is my new word learned for today. sh6/36

10:44 am

why thank you sprite and hugs in return

10:45 am

there is fireworks, time for me to see to dinner. Have a good time, all of you!

10:45 am

well done sprite, enjoy dinner

10:45 am

see ya sprite :)

10:45 am

and good going!

10:45 am

have a good day mrP, and please do eat something :)

10:46 am

it is 3.45am!!

10:46 am

sprite care to clue it please? one of my last 3...

10:46 am

so? Listen to your body and FEED it!

10:46 am

ooh mrp, you should be sleeping

10:47 am

LOL!! fair enough... you have a good night

10:47 am

pug, it was a tough word even for my best monkey, lol. Like the opposite of light, change last 2 letters into first 2 of flying saucer

10:47 am

flosey, can't sleep! bloody cat woke me up at 2.45am and it is sooooo hot and muggy.

10:48 am

ty vm spritester!!

10:48 am

ah, understand, when I lived in Toronto we had summers like that

10:48 am

they are praying on the steps

10:48 am

oh my

10:48 am

my pleasure! Must poof now, bye *hugs*

10:48 am

and said God

10:53 am

it was a wonderful prayer

10:53 am

now aritha franklin

10:53 am

sing My country tis of thy

10:54 am

she looks beautiful

10:54 am

quite a hat!!!

10:54 am

you don't have to give us a running commentry sue, most of us are watching it

10:55 am

oh ok, sorry

10:55 am

we are watching it live here too

10:56 am

but I have to say she is making the most of her moment!!

10:56 am

rather overdoing it, if you ask me

10:56 am

she put some soul into that song

10:57 am

the inaug is going to be over the top chris.

10:57 am

Don't like the way she sang it -- trills and things broke up the flow of the words.

10:57 am

at the risk of upsetting most of the babblers here - that's the americans for you

10:59 am

Chris...that's usually just the entertainers...a lot of us 'americans' would rather hear it the way it was written...especially our National Anthem

10:59 am

hello to all the babblers who arent watching a glorified welcome party!

10:59 am

I meant to mrp's comment

10:59 am

loved her hat, loved her rendition...

10:59 am

I lost all respect(HA, a pun) for her when she showed up , I think , at Clinton's party. She had 100 lbs of fur on!! She looked like something a giant cat coughed up! Not that you asked, sorry.

10:59 am

me too, kje..it's Aretha..it's what she does

10:59 am

I'm a Brit, in US for almost 48 years, and I can't agree - there are people in any country who overdo things. A beautiful song that she spoiled for a lot of us/

11:00 am

chris, I am not an american! LOL, just waving the flag today

11:00 am

well it is a monumental moment...and you can't blame them for wanting to celebrate

11:00 am

and I find it hilarious that someone from a country with a queen and more pomp than ever existed here in the US thinks this is over the top... lolol

11:00 am

I am sitting comfortably in Sydney Australia in the stinking hot!

11:00 am

Oops ...

11:00 am

kje, I certainly don't have a queen, except on our money

11:01 am

sorry mrp... blwoinbg cool air your way

11:01 am

blwoing

11:01 am

LOL blowing

11:01 am

try again kje

11:01 am

keep blowing kje!! I need frost!

11:01 am

oooh - i love this copeland piece!

11:01 am

three's the charm! :)

11:01 am

Anyway, after the past eight years ... who wouldn't go over the top

11:02 am

this music is exquisite! Happy Joyous Day to all of us!

11:02 am

I would be celebrating the departure of your president!!!

11:02 am

We now have a new president!

11:02 am

at least the americans got to vote their leader in - we're stuck with an unelected leader who's systematically destroying our country

11:02 am

I sympathise with those musicians trying to play in that cold... can't imagine trying to keep a clarinet in tune in that weather

11:03 am

oh chris... I know... I read the Mail and it is aweful!

11:03 am

that is some group of musicians, wow

11:03 am

we can choose who we want

11:03 am

your lips would freeze to the reed kje!

11:03 am

YoYo Ma couldn't use his usual cello, it's too cold

11:03 am

12:01, we have a new president! YES YES YES YES!

11:03 am

have been sitting on my last word for 15 minutes watching the festivities! any help please for the DA6?

11:04 am

interesting christine... makes sense

11:04 am

ch 1212 haven't seen you for ages!

11:04 am

u know, they kept saying even tho he hasnt been sworn in, he is officially pres now..??...did that happen at midnight? i am learning something new here

11:04 am

Hi harp! I've been here, just unnaturally quiet :) But today I am bursting with joy!

11:05 am

ooh...goosebumps

11:05 am

not yet krista

11:05 am

noon, krista... and technically not official until sworn in

11:05 am

He becomes President at 12 noon, regardless of being sworn in. Here we go!!!

11:05 am

What a day, it's like seeing your kid graduate - a whole new time ahead. He became Pres at noon, even if the oath hadn't been administered.

11:05 am

the oath is a formallity...he became pres at 12:00..with or without the oath

11:05 am

ah ty

11:05 am

here he comes.... congratulations america! you have a new prezzie!!

11:05 am

The 20th Amendment provides for the transition at exactly 12 noon.

11:05 am

WHEEEEE

11:06 am

WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

11:06 am

he stuttered! that way the comedians have something to talk about!

11:06 am

YIPEEE YAHOOOO!!!

11:06 am

yay! can't possibly be worse than the last 8 years, even if he tried!

11:06 am

YAY!!!!!!!!!! we did it!

11:06 am

Now the Trinity Church is ringing changes for change! See my profile!

11:06 am

it's new age

11:06 am

well, never watched an inaug before... big affair!

11:06 am

It's so amazing to see the coverage from all over the world! Very humbling.

11:07 am

what a long road, in so very many ways

11:07 am

there are 1 billion people watching ch1212

11:07 am

oooh, speech! *clap clap clap*

11:07 am

hooray for Obama and hooray for the brave Americans that out him there

11:07 am

I can't remember ever being this emotionally engaged in an election

11:07 am

ooohhhh (clap clap) okay, let's quiet down and listen! :)

11:07 am

that's cool, harp!

11:07 am

bbl

11:08 am

PUT not out!!sounds like he was in the closet!!

11:08 am

lol christine... i am in awe at everyone of these inaugurations... the peaceful change over of power is a truly amazing thing

11:09 am

he's not reading from a teleprompter! Wow.

11:10 am

wow... he is spelling out the crisis!

11:10 am

A lot of people feel W stole the elections, then proceeded to steal eight years; there are some things that can never be corrected, many lives shattered by having a buffoon for a president.

11:10 am

hello all this is so exciting

11:10 am

Hi all......I think he's a wonderful guy!

11:10 am

I like him... he has hope

11:10 am

um, is this the actual inaugural address? or is that before Congress in a while!

11:10 am

.....and handsome too....lol

11:10 am

i'm so pleased that you in other countried are watching..thanks :)

11:10 am

countries

11:10 am

Hussein actually means Handsome

11:11 am

He is so eloquent, so elegant! No Harp, this is his inaugral address. The State of the Union address comes later.

11:11 am

krista... pleasure to do so

11:11 am

So his name is B Handsome Obama!

11:12 am

I like that he is a young man... going to be around for a long time (God willing)

11:12 am

and indeed he is...

11:12 am

i worry about his safety like no other president

11:12 am

me too krista

11:12 am

me too

11:13 am

my neigghbor's 7year-old grandson is named Hussein, and he's soooooo excited to have the Pres 'named after him'.

11:13 am

I haven't had this much hope in a long long time

11:13 am

Krista - we watch from around the world as what happens in the USA affects the planet

11:13 am

if the secret service managed to protect the most hated leader on the planet (Bush) I guess they can handle this

11:13 am

me either, westford. This was the first election I donated to and worked for, not just voted in.

afternoon all, and woot!

11:13 am

hope is what gives you a new beginning

11:14 am

I wonder what Rush Limbaugh is saying right now? He's usually on at this time

11:14 am

we all want to have a better worldwide reputation, elbbab

11:14 am

hopefully everyone has been preempted including radio

11:14 am

woot indeed! hi Gwen

11:14 am

My hope is Rush is practising what he preached when Bush jr. won --- that now we have a new President, we SUPPORT him and become American, not partisan.

11:15 am

fathead Limbaugh

11:15 am

I hope all the ignorant racist aswipes are dropping from strokes as we speak

11:16 am

Good afternoon everyone....and congratulations to all you lucky Americans on your new President!

11:16 am

that's what rush has been saying so far

11:16 am

funny enough, I don't see the colour of his skin, I see a tasteful, intelligent man who looks to care

11:16 am

thank you flask

11:16 am

ty flask...on behalf of all us lucky americans. :D

11:16 am

VERY intelligent MrP

11:16 am

that's what I see too mrp

11:17 am

thankfuuly most of us did MRp he DID win by a landslide

11:17 am

thank you, Flask!

11:17 am

mrp...some people see the black, some see the white..I see the best choice

11:18 am

I know, MrP! I was listening to the media earlier going on about 'historic' because of the color, and had a moment of 'what?' because it is indeed his heart that shines through. I read his books and understand the importance of the racial issue in his election, but I personally think it is his light and heart that we need.

11:18 am

I hope and pray for his safety.....and that no foolish people are allowed to bring any harm to him or his family....

11:18 am

i think he is a visionary, with the great ability to inspire people for many different reasons

11:18 am

Hear! Hear!

11:19 am

it shows you how bad the last 8 years have been...even racists and right wingers voted for him

11:20 am

fireworks for the invisible pug

11:20 am

well done Pug...wtg....

11:20 am

Yay pug! This is a hard grid.

11:20 am

yay pug

11:20 am

yay pug!!

11:21 am

Pug can u clue me ha7/36 please?

11:21 am

WTG pug!!

11:21 am

uh oh..he's losing my kids' attention...the nintendo ds just came out

11:22 am

lol....

11:22 am

ha7---ha+ *ut on the **** at nite?

11:22 am

lol, krista --- I understand the oldest Obama daughter brought her blackberry with her to the ceremony.

11:22 am

Obama rocks, but he's no Transformer...

11:22 am

pug...the da6?

11:22 am

Did she? That's funny..prob texting her friends..

11:22 am

thanx Pug!

11:23 am

well she's still a kid!

if weaselly is a real word, how come i can't have st6?

11:23 am

sure he is Krista he's going to transform the world

11:23 am

flask...drop the first letter and get another word

11:24 am

Oh...you're absolutely right, westford! So he is. :)

and dare i say, woot! again

11:25 am

i find the relative quiet of the crowd very interesting. i remember other inaugural addresses that were interrupted every other sentence by applause. i think he has everyone spellbound.

11:25 am

double woot

11:25 am

you're right phaeton...already got it....but thanx anyway!

11:25 am

It's a good day for wooting.

i was so excited i got the car washed.

11:25 am

do you have da6?

11:26 am

you're right, Feather.they are very quiet

11:26 am

How he can stand there and speak with such to so many millions of people watching...and absolutely no prompting...just amazes me!!

11:26 am

da6---da+ S.Palin liked to say "you be****".

11:26 am

very good speech... *clap clap clap*

11:27 am

very heartfelt!

11:27 am

Hallelujah! (clap, clap, clap) (wipes away tears)

11:27 am

it's very hard to properly listen to it with a tired, bored 4 year old beside me!

flask, years of experience. plus he has a high level of *calmness* juice, to coin a phrase

11:27 am

or DA6--da+ wager + 1/2 a dance

11:28 am

ignore that got distracted

11:28 am

i'd love to be so unflappable...is flappable a word? I

11:28 am

thanks...got it!

flappable? sure it's a word and it's worth about 60 points LOL

11:29 am

hee hee

11:30 am

mirriam webster says yes

11:31 am

well then, I am flappable :) I flap

no points for attelet, waaaaaa!

11:31 am

'Love that casts a widening pool of light' I like that!

11:32 am

these a's are flapping me...may I have a clue for any a word from the corner, please?

i just found 'em. ay4 = add sound of bliss, then plural

11:32 am

excellent poem

11:32 am

What a very odd poem - think kids in schoolwill need to learn/recite it?

at4, a + type of dancing, and plural

11:33 am

no but I"m sure it will be published

off to eat now, bye bye and happy obama day!

11:33 am

ty for clues Gwen..bye now

11:33 am

I have the poem Maya Angelou wrote for Clinton's inauguration

11:34 am

what was the poet's name? is she the poet laureate?

11:34 am

ELizabeth something Krista

11:34 am

i do too, westford..seems like i just bought it a few years ago, wow

11:34 am

I think Andrews

11:35 am

hi btw

11:35 am

oh, thanks dr..and hi :)

11:35 am

yvw

11:35 am

she is not the poet laureate

11:35 am

I like that phrase he just said "Help us to turn TO each other, and not ON each other" Amen!

11:37 am

her name is Elizabeth Alexander and she is a professor at Yale

11:37 am

amen

11:37 am

hm, can't find who is, jm

11:38 am

I like this speech -Rev. Lowery?

11:38 am

cool... anthem time and it isn't by a dicky celebrity

11:38 am

LOL!

11:39 am

Kay Ryan Poet Laureate as of July 2008 appointed by the library of congress

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need to run..have a great day, all

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oh, thanks for info jm

11:39 am

Obama is president

11:39 am

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chad

11:39 am

i'm leaving just in time :) :)

11:40 am

I may have to

11:40 am

leaving trail of troll spray behind me.....

11:40 am

ty krista I hope it works

11:41 am

they are really good at defecating...

11:41 am

Just watched the inauguration from the comfort of my living rom

11:41 am

hi peri

11:41 am

hello all

11:41 am

hi peri :)

11:42 am

we all applauded along here in the chog

11:42 am

What do all those odd -etter entries mean?

11:42 am

hi peri sitting on my bed

11:42 am

what a momentous occasion!!

11:42 am

hi peri :)

11:42 am

of course, that should be letter

11:42 am

hi there mrp!!!

11:42 am

darn, my chat log is lagging

11:42 am

let's all bid George a 'fond' farewell

11:43 am

some trolling, christine

11:43 am

Bush, get in you chopper and go back to Texas post haste

11:43 am

trolling?

11:43 am

bye george!

11:46 am

actually he will feel more at home in Connecticut! lol

11:46 am

he's more Texan than Yankee

11:47 am

as a native Texan (unlike Bush) I deny that

11:47 am

he has a fake accent and a fake attitude

11:47 am

wasn't he born there when Daddy was an oil man?

11:48 am

but I do agree with you jm Texans are beautiful people

11:48 am

phantom elephant

11:48 am

his daddy was a resident of Texas when he was born but listen to his brother's accents (or lack there of)

11:48 am

that's a big phantom kje

11:49 am

I'd rather listen to anything else

11:49 am

In my young and silly days, I was married to a Texan ... all my exes live in Texas

11:49 am

the only time I ever thought there was a human quality to the man was when I saw a picture of him holding his newborn twins

11:49 am

there is a song in that Christine

11:50 am

we only lived in Texas for 8 months but I swear I have never met friendlier people

11:50 am

bbs

11:51 am

I think W is probably not a bad man, but he's not politically savvy, not exactly educated or able to speak publicly, and then he had that evil man for his VP ... what hope did we have?

11:51 am

right Christine

11:51 am

bye peri

11:52 am

I'm friendly!

11:52 am

I know lol

11:52 am

In honor of Mr. Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States, I have decided to make myself an Honory American.....

11:52 am

:-D

11:52 am

welcome movieman

11:53 am

same here movieman :)

11:53 am

My ex always clainmed I only married him to claim Texas citizenship (Iknow) and to lose my maiden name ... not true, but when I was y'n's, I was in love, and thought that was cute ...

11:54 am

welcome mr p!

11:54 am

ein ich american

11:54 am

I like Lyle Lovett's song That's Right You're Not From Texas but Texas wants you anyway.

11:55 am

I sing from time to time

11:55 am

I sing *it*

11:55 am

time to get some lunch folks back later

11:56 am

bye west

11:56 am

LOL west - i like lyle

11:56 am

In honour of my adoptive/adopted? country, I'm off to get a cheeseburger and a slice of applepie.

11:56 am

lol christine I am having vegitarian soup with other Quakers

11:58 am

I think I also want cream of broccolli soup

11:59 am

good evening all

11:59 am

hello orange cat! hi all!

11:59 am

hey stid

12:00 pm

Hi OC and hi stid

12:00 pm

they are showing a documentary now called Made in Chicago... Baraka Obama.

12:00 pm

i'm not sure if it's politically correct.. but congrats to the USA today

12:00 pm

hi stiddie!!

12:00 pm

sure is orange, I put up a flag for them

12:01 pm

it works for me OC, ty

12:01 pm

Thanks OC! I don't know how everyone else feels, but I am thrilled

12:01 pm

thanks orange cat, it is appropriate -- our system allows for an orderly change in administrations, even when the old and new are at odds on many issues. It is a really cool day.

12:01 pm

hey mrp!

12:01 pm

over here ..you can almost hear the sigh of relief

12:02 pm

can I have a clue for the F word?

12:02 pm

so the people in the room with me are talking about all the times they have been arrested doing civil disobedience

12:03 pm

phae- bottom row f??

12:03 pm

f.. elmer f**s

12:03 pm

ty OC

12:04 pm

thanks OC, i had tried that...must not have stuck

12:04 pm

I know of many Reepublicans who voted for the party's choice, but now admit they'r e sooo glad Obama won. He really does seem to be the people's choice

12:04 pm

58 to go and I'm going to the list

12:04 pm

go magmom go!

12:05 pm

146 to go and I don't care I am so giddy

12:05 pm

sorry mm, yes that was the one I was looking for

12:05 pm

I have 125 to go and wish the stidkid who wanted to stay home so badly hadn't been so disruptive during the speeches...

12:05 pm

LOL JMC

12:05 pm

glad you got it phae

12:06 pm

the magazine kids are unwell and are home with their poppy. I hope he made them watch!

12:06 pm

oh, I am sorry the kids are ill -- I am under the weather myself, this virus just won't go away.

12:07 pm

We have all had some sort of stomach funk

12:07 pm

I am just assuming my son is somewhere on the Mall

12:07 pm

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12:10 pm

Good evening all,What a special day for not only the USA but hopefully for the rest of of the world! That man has got lots and lts to do!

12:10 pm

hello caitlyn!!! (((hugs)))

12:10 pm

hi caitlyn

12:11 pm

((((((((stid)))))) sorry you are not feeling well Hi jmc

12:11 pm

thanks caitlyn... a drop of tea would help. I'll go make some.

12:12 pm

If anyone is interested in jigsaw puzzles; www.jigzone.com. It's a freebie and todays main pic is of Obama.

12:12 pm

Make that a toddy stid

12:12 pm

oa 4/5 is what Obama just took

12:12 pm

oooh a toddy!

12:12 pm

I will try that out later hoot, thanks

12:12 pm

greeting all - back to try again.

12:13 pm

HOOT!!!! hoot hoot hoot! I had completely forgotten that site! thanks for the reminder.

12:13 pm

bummer no toddy at the Meeting House I have to abstain here

12:13 pm

Friends, jmc?

12:13 pm

hi hoot

12:13 pm

well hi stid. I waste at least an hour a day there!

12:14 pm

sure I would be happy to be your. . . . ;-) oooh you mean Friends. Yes, I am with my Quaker family in Washington, DC today

12:15 pm

LOL jmc

12:15 pm

nifty neat-o! I have ancestors who were Friends, and some friends who are now. :-D but yes, "regular friends" would be nice, too.

12:15 pm

lol deal stidmama!

12:16 pm

"yacht" is my phantom today... I believe it's moored in the caribbean somewhere...

12:16 pm

around here we talk about capital F Friends and small f friends

12:16 pm

can I join you on the yacht?

12:17 pm

And me and me, please please please

12:18 pm

I'll bring the rum (I can run by home first)!

12:18 pm

oh yes! toddies for all!!!!

12:18 pm

Thats a deal

12:18 pm

yeah on the yacht they won't even have to be hot

12:18 pm

'cause it's a hawt yawt...

12:19 pm

lol stid

12:19 pm

rofl stid

12:19 pm

my phantom is letter/litter

12:21 pm

yes that r is in the wrong place today

12:22 pm

ap6/21?

12:22 pm

sh 6, 30 clue please

12:23 pm

ap and not heavy

12:23 pm

ty caitlyn

12:24 pm

ty caitlyn

12:24 pm

Merk its a strange word, extend the sh4/6 withlast vowel and add a cons YW

12:25 pm

ty cait

12:25 pm

yw

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wow my monkey would have never gotten that one caitlyn ty

12:26 pm

ys, thank you cait. tht was a strange word

12:26 pm

Dont thank me ..thank the clever people in morewords!!LOL

12:27 pm

A device consisting of a long suspended pole weighted at one end and having a bucket at the other end, used in the Near East and especially Egypt for raising water, as for the irrigation of land.

12:27 pm

ok - I give up. Can I please have a clue for the fy? My last word and then I can get to work!

12:28 pm

hoot sounds like a boxing match but with a double cons

12:29 pm

Good evening, all!

12:29 pm

jmc thank you, I must have seen something like that but didnt know the name

12:29 pm

Hi MG

12:29 pm

TY - Got it just as you said it! thought i had tried every combo!

12:29 pm

Congrats hoot !!!

12:30 pm

Time to do housework (oh Joy!) BB in the evening to clue.

12:30 pm

Yay Hoot!

12:30 pm

tytytyty

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Bye hoot

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wtg hoot (too bad about the housework though) lol

12:31 pm

hey babblers! How is the grid?

12:31 pm

hello everyone!

12:31 pm

hi beach and monkey

12:31 pm

hi aslindy

12:31 pm

Hi Beach and Lindy!

12:32 pm

sorry all, had to get the kids off to school

12:32 pm

MONKEY!!!!

12:32 pm

hello all

12:32 pm

Hi beach and lindy

12:32 pm

not getting the clue for the sh6

12:32 pm

STID!!!!

12:33 pm

wb peri

12:33 pm

Hi Peri!

12:33 pm

hey peri and merk and beach (hoping I am not leaving anyone out)

12:33 pm

hi and happy glorious day

12:33 pm

hello bichon!!!

12:33 pm

Hi bichon, indeed it is

12:33 pm

they are giving out free cosmetics in some of the dept stores and I got a Lancome mascara

12:33 pm

sh6= sh4/6 + last vowel and a constanent

12:33 pm

Yes, this is a remarkable moment, Bichon.

12:34 pm

I usually buy make up in the drugstore

12:34 pm

great clue jmc

12:34 pm

oooh. nice, peri! (better hide it from nancy boy...)

12:34 pm

I stole it stid

12:34 pm

I gave up wearing makeup about 15 years ago

12:34 pm

I bought makeup about 20 years ago... stil using it. I don't wear it all that often.

12:34 pm

LOL jmc

12:34 pm

I have one sh6 kind of fish, it that the only sh4

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I wear for filming and speeches

12:35 pm

yes peri, extend the fish

12:35 pm

please tell me you aren't using 20-year-old mascara!

12:35 pm

makeup? what's that? does chapstick count?

12:35 pm

filming? speeches???

12:35 pm

yes peri that is the right one

12:35 pm

MOnkey Games, you must throw all of it out, contaminated!!

12:35 pm

LOL feather! how's nick doing now?

12:35 pm

hi feather

12:35 pm

Hi feather

12:36 pm

No, OK, I usually don't bother with mascara... but I did get some about 9 years ago. Using that when we go to the opera every, ummm, 9 years.

12:36 pm

OK, I use plain chapstick... I don't count that as makeup. It's more like lotion for your lips.

12:36 pm

threw up on the way to the babysitter's today. had to turn right back around.

12:36 pm

It still looks OK, Peri...

12:36 pm

oh, feather.... that's awful

12:36 pm

there is chapstick with a pale color to it

12:36 pm

*nodding head at old makeup comments* bacteria can grow quickly in that medium. dry cakes of blush might be okay, but not liquids and mascara

12:36 pm

Poor kid!

12:36 pm

doesn't matter, Monkey, throw it out

12:36 pm

poor feather!

12:36 pm

(((((((feather)))))))

12:36 pm

nick's been napping for 2 hours so far, hope he goes 2 more. he looked like he needed it.

12:36 pm

looks don't count for contamination, my dear.

12:36 pm

thanks for the sh6, never would have found it

12:37 pm

look and smell do not necessarily indicate contamination, monkey. be safe please (says the woman who has conjunctivitis from no one knows where)

12:37 pm

you don't want bacteria in your eyes.

12:37 pm

I could nap...

12:37 pm

9 years is a long time for any makeup, I don't like throwing stuff out but I don't want to get sick

12:37 pm

me either peri!

12:37 pm

No! I won't! It is a set of colors that suit me, all of it powder. I will get more lipstick though if I ever go somewhere fancy again... and mascara...

12:37 pm

When I was young [many eons ago] I wore all sorts of eye make up. Now I rub my eyes so much from allergies the thought of ey makeup is repugnant

12:37 pm

OK, these are fair points, but this IS all powder and very dry.

12:38 pm

powder should be okay, monkey. but yes, replace the mascara especially.

12:38 pm

(ssshhh, i think i'd feel the same way monkey!)

12:38 pm

Many years ago, I began to think... "If women are the fairer sex, why are they the ones who wear makeup?"

12:38 pm

stid go and have a nap and come back later

12:38 pm

personally monkey I would be careful about things near your eyes and not worry so much for the rest

12:38 pm

bbs mailman here

12:38 pm

Just some shades of eye shadow and some powder blush. Yes, don't worry, I would certainly replace any liquids or gels at this opint.

12:38 pm

how fishy is the eye word?

12:38 pm

later peri

12:39 pm

did i miss much between pres. obama's speech and the luncheon? was putting daniel down for a nap.

12:39 pm

very fishy and smelly stid

12:39 pm

Dunno. Was putting Walter to bed for the night.

12:39 pm

Time for me to go and cook, see you all tomorrow, bye

12:39 pm

I hate to hear it is fishy since I haven't found it

12:39 pm

no no, I have to play now (just passed halfway because after I take care of my eyes I have to study if I can see the books.

12:39 pm

later caitlyn!

12:39 pm

Bye Cait!

12:39 pm

not much...just the menu for the luncheon and what Mrs Obama was wearing

12:40 pm

Same here, jmc...

12:40 pm

lots of happy people

12:40 pm

bye caitlyn

12:40 pm

no, there wasn't a lot, though it seemed the last prayer (really old man) was quite nice.

12:40 pm

Just as well then.

12:40 pm

il4/4

12:40 pm

darn, missed that.

12:40 pm

il4/4 babblet

12:40 pm

oh phaeton! thanks!!!!

12:40 pm

Ah, THERE it is!

12:40 pm

Thanks.

12:40 pm

you can undoubtedly down load it

12:40 pm

Gold sparkly thing with a fuzzy sweater thingy

12:41 pm

hey monkey -- I told aussieme what you said (and phaeton) and she said to give her hugs and thanks to everyone.

12:41 pm

yw stid and MG

12:41 pm

*attention is "got"* gold sparkly thingy??? where? where?

12:41 pm

I missed the speech-- cooking (very happy with my Xmas present, a Szechuan cookbook...). It'll be on YouTube by now I'm sure.

12:41 pm

oh drat. there's the kettle

12:41 pm

Good stid...our prayers are with her

12:41 pm

Gold sparkly thing with a fuzzy sweater thingy???

12:41 pm

On Mrs. Obama

12:41 pm

OK, thank you. Tell her my thoughts are with her.

12:42 pm

I'm not into fashion talk

12:42 pm

anyone know who said the closing prayer so i can look it up?

12:42 pm

red purse too

12:43 pm

Was it that guy with the Col. Sanders facial hair? 'Cause I caught part of that and wondered who he is. Seemed quite dignified and that.

12:43 pm

Rev. Joseph Lowery gave the last prayer

12:43 pm

sorry, missed that when i dried my hari

12:43 pm

*hair

12:43 pm

Ah, thanks.

12:43 pm

Rev. Lowery, an old civil rights leader. His speech ended with a funny twist

12:44 pm

it was a good prayer

12:44 pm

lunch! bbl

12:44 pm

thank you. doubt it's available yet, but will see.

12:44 pm

later phaeton!

12:44 pm

much better than the opening prayer

12:44 pm

bye phaeton

12:44 pm

Bye Phae!

12:45 pm

I was more pleased with the opening prayer than I thought I would be. Considering the bad press the guy had received. That's pretty generous from me, an agnostic

12:45 pm

I thought the opening prayer was offensive, actually. Not what it could have been given the speaker, but still very obviously a slap in the face to people of other beliefs.

12:46 pm

i wasn't able to pay enough attention to the opening one.

12:46 pm

the honeymoon is over

12:46 pm

Personally, I find any public prayer offensive. But the reality is what it is.

12:46 pm

Wish I'd caught it so I'd know how I feel about it...

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;-)

12:47 pm

I was out of there as soon as he said "God..."

12:47 pm

Ah, well, I do side with you on that Erda.

12:48 pm

Thanks, Monkey, nice to be in THAT minority!

12:48 pm

Still, maybe too sharp a break from fundamentalism could shock people...? Need to ease into it? Being slightly facetious, of course...

12:49 pm

personal expressions of belief don't offend me - sponsored expressions of belief in public spaces do... it's hard to explain.

12:49 pm

No, I totally get that, Stid. I am a live and let live kind of person. Too many don't, is all...

12:50 pm

The inaugural is a mixture since it is paid for primarily with private funds

12:50 pm

anyone want a piece of chocolate cake, Hurshy's recipe

12:50 pm

sorry no sweets for me sigh

12:50 pm

*dives in to center of cake* oh sorry, anyone else?

12:50 pm

*wicked grin*

12:50 pm

I feel anyone has a right to express any personal belief as long as they're not trying to promote it at people.

12:50 pm

fundamentalism will eventually sink from its own lack of substance, but it will take another few generations

12:50 pm

now, now, stid

12:51 pm

NO SWEETS???? *hands on hips* that is the height of heresy. blatantly blasphemous. the very idea!

12:51 pm

you look a mess stid!

12:51 pm

I mean, big scary grey area... sure, I don't mind some posters inviting people to participate, etc. Although the League Against Cursing posters here have me livid right now...

12:51 pm

oh I don't know, I think chocolate is "my color"

12:51 pm

*sneaks behind stid while she gets onto her chocolate soapbox to steal the rest of the cake*

12:52 pm

lol

12:52 pm

oh no! the cake! the cake! *sits in last puddle of choclit and sobs*

12:52 pm

*feels slightly guilty, pushes half back to stid*

12:52 pm

I had to either give up sweets or alcohol and it was an easy choice

12:52 pm

"Any time a curse word is spoken, something is broken..." with a picture of a fallen wine glass... I mean, come ON!

12:53 pm

seeing you two confirms I made teh right choice! lol

12:53 pm

seems a little extreme MG

12:53 pm

Yeah, and that's a mild one. They're a;; over right now.

12:54 pm

makes me wanna say "oh **&^%%^ that" lol

12:54 pm

Stid, remember tomorrow is the day I make doughnuts...

12:54 pm

LOL monkey! sounds like the power of wishful thinking... imagine. If humans had the power to speak and thereby cause things... *shrug* if that were true, then the world would either be MUCH worse -- or much better.

12:54 pm

that's right monkey! is that your tomorrow or my tomorrow?

12:54 pm

EXACTLY, Feather!

12:54 pm

I must be sufferering from densitude today, but I can't get the ty4/7

12:54 pm

Ummm... Wednesday.

12:54 pm

*enjoys cake with feather*

12:55 pm

glad you two like it

12:55 pm

rofl... just LOVE these international friendships.

12:55 pm

ty4 is what you are doing right now on the keyboard

12:55 pm

BRB

12:55 pm

isn't that the "print" word,?

12:55 pm

93 left and stuck and full of chocolate cake too

12:55 pm

bichon it what you do on a kepboard

12:55 pm

*keyboard*

12:56 pm

Voltaire: What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature.

12:56 pm

weed... you are almost in the grid... just a tease, not quite

12:56 pm

*blush* oh no, jmc... I don't want to know what bichon does on a keyboard... LOL

12:56 pm

that is a nice quote, BR

12:56 pm

aww, so close!

12:56 pm

hi BR!

12:56 pm

hi kje

12:56 pm

hi all

12:56 pm

hello

12:56 pm

and speaking of so close, kje, we were driving to the babysitter's today when nick got sick again. sigh.

12:56 pm

EXCELLENT, BabRab!

12:57 pm

What is Voltaire to a Southern Baptist???

12:57 pm

do you sleep with Bartlett's book under the pillow?

12:57 pm

Hi kje!

12:57 pm

oh good now the people here are talking about conspiracies!

12:57 pm

ick weed

12:57 pm

tell me about it. double ick.

12:57 pm

A frenchman by any other name would still be unintelligible??? *wicked grin*

12:57 pm

We are?

12:57 pm

LOL stidmama

12:58 pm

Some Southern Baptists quote Voltaire -- I hang out with strange folks

12:58 pm

actually, when we were in Canada last month the french channel had an historical fiction movie with Gerard Depardieu (sp?) it was marvellous, and I understood a lot of it

12:58 pm

the question is the choices each of us make; those choices are the only ones we have some control over

12:59 pm

amen BR

12:59 pm

True. Very true.

12:59 pm

so in order to get no blank tiles and lie down with a compress over my eyes I need the A in the second row down please? any of the three from that space would be lovely...

I have NO a's.

Stid, do not start my book now, whatever you do. Go rest your eyes!

1:00 pm

stid. it is az5 and az 6 at least

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az 5 and 6

1:00 pm

there are the two stage-related words from the A on the right, and a fred astaire duo at 4/5 combo

1:01 pm

thanks joey and BR

1:01 pm

ap + not heavy

1:01 pm

got em'

1:01 pm

yvw....

1:01 pm

and the ay 4/5 combo that is I think Indian/Hindi for "nanny"

1:01 pm

also ap6.21 ends in not heavy. Morning everyone

The neighbors are shrieking. There is football. Or as some of you know it, soccer.

1:01 pm

hm. missing just one A....

1:01 pm

hi lynxxx

1:02 pm

good morning lynxxx! do we look different to you?

Evening, Lynxxx!

1:02 pm

oh yes, football is VERY important.

1:02 pm

ty for az's br

Sigh. Yes, utterly.

It's Feyenoord v. Herenveen-- who could fail to be riveted?

1:03 pm

well, down to 67. must go soak eye (put it off until after the inauguration...) back soon.

1:03 pm

(go feyenoord) LOL *mini poof*

1:03 pm

TY for ap lynxx

1:03 pm

nooo, should you Stid?

def. for the az?

Bye Stid! I will be gone soon, it's House night, so I wish you a fine day!

1:04 pm

noun 1. mercury, regarded by alchemists as the assumed first principle of all metals. 2. the universal remedy of Paracelsus.

1:04 pm

bye stid feel better

1:05 pm

ty BR

if that was my clue, you're gonna have to dumb it down ;-p

1:05 pm

az 5 -- add not one or the other but b***; pl

It was a definition, not a clue!

1:05 pm

ok, going to finally dive into the grid. going to see how many i can get in the next 25 minutes. ready, set, go!

1:06 pm

go feather

ty br

1:06 pm

go weed go

1:07 pm

the ty 4/7 I ask sheepishly

what u do on keyboard

By the way, been playing with my new cookbook, and i can SERIOSLY reccommend Szechuan dry-fried green beans with ground pork and tianjin preserved vegetable.

1:08 pm

bichon, what your hands do on the keyboard

1:08 pm

ooops people are actually showing up at the comfort cafe so I have to go work! bbl ty 4/7 is what I will stop doing when I leave

Ty** in a word and see what you get...

1:08 pm

oh doh! ty

1:08 pm

* Where do hamburgers go to dance? * To a meatball.

1:08 pm

bbl 68 left to find

Oooooohhhhh... holds nose....

1:09 pm

bad BR... bad!

1:09 pm

BR - my nephew loves the napoleon armies and sleevies!

1:10 pm

yeahhhhh

I have a very LONG pun... always been one of my favorites... any takers?

1:10 pm

go for it monkey

1:10 pm

go ahead mg

1:11 pm

i'm getting bogged down on the second row, middle A. what are the first two letters for that one?

1:11 pm

az

1:11 pm

az5/6 & ap6

1:11 pm

az

1:11 pm

and ap

1:11 pm

k, thanks

1:12 pm

got the two azs already! thank you for the nudge.

There was this orchestra. They set out to perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony. As many of you will know, there is a long section in which basses are not called for, so the bass players decided to abscond to the basement and have a few drinks. They attached, by means of a long string, a small bell to the sheet music so that when the appropriate sheet was turned over they would know to go back up. But they had a few too many drinks. So of course as the symphony approached the finale it was a very tense moment: it was the bottom of the ninth, the basses were loaded, and the score was tied.

1:13 pm

hehehe

1:13 pm

*grrrrooooooaaaaaannnnn!*

*groan*

1:13 pm

lol, that was actually pretty good!

1:13 pm

ha mg

Thanks, my grandfather told it to me, along with the one about the dirtiest limerick contest... but to "tell" that one properly I would have to ty4 something generally considered ch4 -rude.

1:15 pm

wahoo! got the 9!

Yeah, I reacted that way too when I found it!

1:15 pm

put it in your profile monkey, that way those who choose can see it!

1:15 pm

yay phae

1:15 pm

75 to go - bbl

AH, great idea!!!! BRB!

1:15 pm

ch 6/24 -- first part of a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin-American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle; greek letter

1:17 pm

ty BR, that helped me find the ch7 too

1:20 pm

need help with the A on the far right...have ac4/5x2...?

1:20 pm

phae, could you give me a hint for the 7

1:20 pm

ag5.14 Phae

1:21 pm

ch7...before the ch6 that was a doll (cathy)...to talk and first part of a **lephone

1:21 pm

lynxxx there is no G

1:21 pm

sorry - typo - ad5.13

1:22 pm

ty lynxx

1:22 pm

Is there only one DU?

1:22 pm

a + clean the house with a **** rag

1:23 pm

ty phae

1:23 pm

yes

1:23 pm

staying cool, lyn?

1:23 pm

staying cool, lyn?

OK, my husband wondered what I was doing so I had to pause and tell him both jokes... but now the dirtiest limerick contest one is in my profile.

1:23 pm

ty...yw bichon

1:23 pm

Cool change came last nite - v. welcome, not one for heat

1:24 pm

fe 6/27 a --- f + what a fine k***** of fish this is

1:25 pm

lol, funny monkey! also, i'm so sorry to read about your kitty. i know how hard that can be.

1:25 pm

ty BR

Thank you. We're getting through it... Walter had some melancholy days but today went for occasional rage... I'm helping him through it. This is his first experience with death.

1:27 pm

yes, daniel loves his kitty and doggie soooo much, i'm concerned about the day they finally pass.

How old is he?

1:27 pm

ha 7 -- add courteous: *o****

1:27 pm

four

SCSI had a massive sarcoma but was never in any pain. But she was only 9.

Walter i salso 4.

1:28 pm

help ch6,24

House warning-- in the next couple minutes I will suddenly disappear.

1:28 pm

the first one

1:28 pm

le 5 -- southpaw

1:28 pm

poor kid.

1:28 pm

nevermind

1:28 pm

MG has walter done his tv gig yet?

Walter has in my opinion been handling this very well. He was warned that she was very ill and could die. He saw the body so he could understand more about it. But he is holding a lot in, and I have to guess what he's feeling.... but then he suddenly talks about it. He's doing OK, just working it through.

1:29 pm

i can see daniel doing the same thing

1:30 pm

ok, got 100, and my time is up for now. will bbl.

Yes, he's done the shoot, he had fun at times, "not so much" fun at other times, and definitely wants to do it again. It will be a poem, about 60 people each saying a word or sentence in Dutch. Oops, gotta go, back on commercials.

1:31 pm

Great MG...bye

1:32 pm

I have T8..what is the other 8?

1:33 pm

ch

1:33 pm

ty

1:34 pm

mondeygames. love the limerick!!!!

hi all a clue for the 9 please?ty

1:36 pm

plural mind readers temple

1:36 pm

ch8/55 pl of the 7/40

1:36 pm

plural of the 8. t4+p4 then plural for the 9

ty let me go chew on that

ty let me go chew on th4

1:37 pm

sh 6 == add, for sale: gonna put it in the want **s; and the G*l* of Mexico

1:39 pm

sp -- add mccain's state, abbr

1:39 pm

help with fy5

mm i saw slumdog millionare yesterday....they owe a lot to forrest gump i'd say

1:40 pm

fy 5-- add the diminutive suffix

id did not expect the lows to be so low. found it hard to enjoy the highs

clue for ch6/24, please....

1:41 pm

ch6 - abstinent

1:41 pm

How was Slumdog similar to Gump?

1:41 pm

ch6.24 virginal

i thought the imilarity was the basic frame of the story, g oing through the mai character's life and showinf improbable events...the original thing was the plot used to link them together. gump did not have a plot at all imho.

1:43 pm

still don't get the fy clue

1:43 pm

fy & dble cons & vwl

sorry my fingers are stiff!

can I have the other ch6,24 - have the abstinent one

1:44 pm

i tried the other vowels thanks.

i have the virginal one... need the first ch6 please

1:45 pm

cha+ *t** fitzgerald (an old jazz singer)

1:46 pm

temple - are you thinking of seeing 'The Wrestler'?

1:46 pm

do you mean *t** James perhaps?

1:47 pm

yes, sorry

yes. but it would be hard i so liked the old mickey rourke.

1:47 pm

My daughter saw it last nite MM, loved it!

1:48 pm

TO!!!!. i haven't seen you in a long time.......... ((()))

1:48 pm

phantom: ferroequinologist

1:48 pm

Well worth a flutter for a few Oscars, methinks!!!!!

1:48 pm

phantom: ferroequinologist

hi ya joey!

1:48 pm

help with ha7

1:48 pm

oh dear, Sen Kennedy is apparently being taken out in an ambulance... *sad mama face*

is the wrestler as grim as slumdog?

taken from where sitd - and hi!

1:49 pm

that's quite a phantom BR!

1:49 pm

stidmama........ i cried when i first saw him this morning......... sad to hear that.

1:49 pm

taken from the luncheon, TO

must go to tv in corner of office brb

1:49 pm

'Fraid so Temple, why, does that put you off?

1:49 pm

Except that Slumdog wasn't that grim (Especially the ending)

1:50 pm

ha7 not sad but ***py & not heavy also

1:50 pm

I so hope it will turn out to be minor.

1:50 pm

BBL

1:52 pm

obama is talking about kennedy now

1:52 pm

later lynxxx

1:52 pm

ah, I guess he's still "with us" but nothing more is known.

1:52 pm

According to Wiki, Senator Kennedy has died......

1:53 pm

oh I hope not... I hope not.

1:55 pm

Re Kennedy - he was removed from the Inauguration luncheon on a stretcher - no official news yet on his condition

1:56 pm

"more soon" according to the Beeb

1:56 pm

Ambulance with him in it is still on the Capitol grounds

1:57 pm

ok, ignorant Brit here, I get really confused with the Kennedys. Who is Ted Kennedy compared to JFK?

1:57 pm

brother

1:57 pm

Ted was the youngest of the kennedy children

1:58 pm

he is now considered the family head

1:58 pm

they just said he had a seizure..not dead according to cnn

1:58 pm

(hi all)

1:58 pm

I thought so. TY. But I'm never sure!

1:59 pm

Hello - just seen the news. What a day. Hope he is ok

1:59 pm

liz!!!!

1:59 pm

hello liz. lovely icon

1:59 pm

That's a relief Krista, hope he recovers.....he's another major US political figure who I share a birthday with

2:00 pm

apparently sen byrd was so overcome by the commotion that he is also receiving medical attention.

2:00 pm

hello Ata! Thought you were over on the other side lol Poor Oscar!!! He has such a bad reputation!!!!

2:00 pm

He does have brain cancer - which will ultimately cause his demise.

2:00 pm

Hi Stid :) Thank you

2:00 pm

i share mine with some presidents, movieman..when is yours? (i'm july 4)

2:00 pm

I'm just lurking everywhere and trying not to work :P

2:00 pm

movieman! are you fishy too??? so's one of my kids

2:00 pm

Me too lol

2:01 pm

same here, ata

2:02 pm

okay, I really really should study. *sigh* I am completely unmotivated. I completely want to just watch the news channel and babble.

2:02 pm

it's hard when i'm working on the computer..Babble and FB are just so close..one little click away...remember when we had to actually get up and do something to avoid working? lol

2:02 pm

My birthday's Feb 22 (same as Senator Kennedy and George Washington)

2:03 pm

Just refreshed Wiki and now is says he HASN'T died.....

2:03 pm

Reuters just says he collapsed

2:03 pm

you're in pretty nice company there, MM

cn said he had a seizure and was still sezing while being taken out but does that make sense to anyone with med background? i mean do they move someone in the throes of seizure?

cn said he had a seizure and was still sezing while being taken out but does that make sense to anyone with med background? i mean do they move someone in the throes of seizure?

2:04 pm

brain tumor-induced seizure most likely..my mother has brain tumor, but no siezures so far thank God

2:04 pm

I also share a birthday with Drew Barrymore

MM, my brother's birthday is Feb 22

2:05 pm

I'm epileptic, and healthwise I shouldn't be moved if I have a seizure

2:05 pm

The only famous person I share my birthday with is Paul Gauguin

2:05 pm

Cool, BB, what year was he born?

'62

2:06 pm

they're saying senator byrd also collapsed

yes no doubt induced by tumor.

2:06 pm

16 years before me then

I just saw that feather

2:07 pm

stidmama mentioned that...poor old guy - don't know how he even gets around

then again if the seizure does not end or there are multiples...no choice, that's very bad

2:08 pm

yeah, dont think it's typical to move them, but guess they just wanted to get him to hospital asap

2:08 pm

Sky News Latest - The ailing politician was evacuated by medical staff, a congressional aide said. Mr Obama, who just hours before had been sworn in as the new American President, said his prayers were with Kennedy and his family. Mr Kennedy, 76, is battling a life-threatening brain tumor. The Massachusetts senator is the brother of the late President John F Kennedy and one of the Senate's most respected Democrats. Senator Robert C Byrd has also been taken from the lunch after falling ill.

2:08 pm

and out of the dinner, she says cynically

2:09 pm

yeah, brings the mood of the event down a bit to have seizing Senator around

2:10 pm

Son demanding hot water bottle in bed - anyone would think it was cold out there!!! BRB

2:10 pm

cold? nahhhhh! *BRRRRRR*

woo hoo! Just logged on and I've already greyed a box!

2:12 pm

yay Tak!

2:12 pm

Back again :)

2:12 pm

they're saying he did have a seizure

heh, it was the 'Z,' but I'll take signs of progress where I can find them

2:12 pm

*humpf* I haven't got the z yet

(I start at the bottom of the alphabet and work my way up)

2:13 pm

oh Ata, you're getting way ahead of me in lexulous..*staring hopefully at triple word box*

2:13 pm

*kazam pow z**!*

2:14 pm

this grid is slowing down

2:14 pm

good! makes a change from getting slammed by Hurshy and everyone else!!! :P

2:14 pm

the speed of the grid is relative to the strength of the coffee

2:14 pm

i'm fun that way

2:15 pm

LOL liz

2:15 pm

must go get some more then

2:15 pm

:)

2:15 pm

i liked this grid for the first 100 or so...notice past tense

2:16 pm

66 left here... and not seeing a lot

2:17 pm

See I started off like that too then my husband made me a weak coffee and my speed is falling away...

2:17 pm

kick hubby's ass : )

2:17 pm

you need espresso!

2:17 pm

double!

2:17 pm

Yep, totally his fault

2:18 pm

wish you could get the espresso equivalent of diet coke!

2:18 pm

that would take all the fun out of it Ata

2:19 pm

Yes Krista - absolutely nothing to do with my vocab skills

2:19 pm

yeah, but it would good for someone who can't get caffeine shots from coffee!

2:20 pm

nope, I'm sure it doesn

2:20 pm

*shudders* No caffeine! Brrrrr!

2:20 pm

more than 1 du?

2:20 pm

that's why I need diet coke!

2:20 pm

coke adn tea

2:21 pm

I cannot do without coffee!

2:21 pm

Ever have Puerto Rican or Turkish coffee? I LOVE coffee, but can't handle that stuff, wow

2:21 pm

love turkish coffee!

2:22 pm

No but I did drink the 'coffee' when I was in Jordan - that was good for exploding the head!!!

2:22 pm

sooo allergic to coffee

2:22 pm

the taste was good, but I had a hypoglycemic attack from hades with both

2:22 pm

No way Ata???

2:23 pm

really ata? never heard of that...that stinks!

2:23 pm

yep *sigh*

2:23 pm

anaphalaxis?

2:24 pm

Tell you what Ata, if we ever do get to go trekking together then I'll drink your share for you :))

2:24 pm

migraines, nausea, for 2 or 3 days

2:24 pm

LOL liz

2:24 pm

and I'll drink your share of tea!

2:24 pm

i'm glad you can have tea. they'd kick you out of the uk if you couldnt, right?

2:24 pm

its a deal (so long as you dont nick my chocolate too ) ;)

2:25 pm

chocolate can be shared!

te8,50 please?

2:25 pm

Not mine begad!!!!!

2:25 pm

selfish brat :P

2:26 pm

te8 - mental te8 - I know what you are thinking

2:26 pm

Just like Oscar really!!! He doesnt share choc either :) LOL

2:26 pm

i dont have that one, forward, sorry...will anxiously await clue

2:26 pm

Ah, ty

2:26 pm

not even the wrappers

2:27 pm

absolutely, the wrappers are most important

2:27 pm

sparkly poo is a good thing

2:28 pm

i hope you are referring to Oscar right now :P

2:28 pm

yay! you're only 2 points ahead now..almost gave up on the triple

2:28 pm

2:28 pm

gah :P

2:28 pm

LOL LOL

2:29 pm

ah, you'll still manage to kick my butt

2:29 pm

Ohhhhhh, that Z is driving me bonkers ...

2:29 pm

*can imagine trails round sark of sparkly remains*

2:29 pm

**picturing sparkly poo**

2:30 pm

Well we don't have street lights on Sark so it does help reflect the moonlight...

2:30 pm

think of electricity, Christine

I'm sorry, I don't want to see sparkly poo

2:30 pm

omg! That Z was so obvious and it took me ages to get it!!!!

2:30 pm

looooool

2:32 pm

Krista ... the only electricity I see is between Clooney & me ... only word I know is watts. How many letters?

2:32 pm

za 4 Christine

2:32 pm

4 letters....what is does to you if you stick your finger in an outlet

2:33 pm

OMGosh ... I'm soooo thick

2:33 pm

you know, if you are prone to doing that kind of thing

2:33 pm

hee hee..to obvious to see...THWAP with a fish

2:34 pm

Christine it took me FOREVER to get it! Its always the easy words that elude you :)

2:34 pm

Do you have any idea how many four letter words beginning wwith Z do not exist???

2:35 pm

a lot!!

2:35 pm

oh DUH...i just found the oa 4/5..very appropriate word for today

2:40 pm

someone say something..i hate when I have the last comment on the chog

2:40 pm

BLAH!

2:41 pm

BOO!

2:41 pm

Chog - definition according to my 3 year old -small nimal with spikes

2:41 pm

I know ... makes you wonder what you said to kill the chog

2:41 pm

*animal*

2:41 pm

looooool that's cute

2:42 pm

Ah well she is you know :) Not that I am at all biased!!

2:42 pm

bbs

2:42 pm

phew, thanks, I feel better

2:42 pm

Shush dont say anything anyone

2:42 pm

lol

2:42 pm

but you're last again

2:43 pm

:P

2:44 pm

Speak d*mn you

2:45 pm

:))

2:45 pm

*silence*

2:45 pm

*hangs head in shame*

2:45 pm

lol, was sitting here laughing at the chog, not wanting to be the one to break the silence!

2:45 pm

*crickets chirping*

2:46 pm

*dust bunnies blowing across the screen*

2:46 pm

oh damn..bunch of meanies

2:46 pm

lol krista! "torture krista day"

2:47 pm

Well, todays events seem to have got in the way, so I'm off to do the laundry

2:47 pm

*sparkly poo lying aboundedly*

2:47 pm

lol, Feather...i can take it

2:47 pm

?? aboundedly ?? I like that word

2:47 pm

LOL Ata :)

2:48 pm

ata, do you use twitter? if so, you can follow lance armstrong on it! he's doing the tour down under right now

2:48 pm

so do I, I think I just made it up

2:48 pm

ew, Christine..see you later

2:48 pm

bounding off ...

2:48 pm

bye christine

2:49 pm

I can't get to grips with twitter

2:49 pm

it helps to use tweetdeck with it. organizes things better, refreshes automatically.

2:50 pm

i am home too much to get into it

2:50 pm

I'm getting used to it, I use TwitterFox

2:51 pm

ohh, i need to find you then! do you go by your real name? i go by featherbee

2:51 pm

elegaer on twiiter :)

2:52 pm

do u twitter at work, feather (that sounds funny)?

2:53 pm

hi all ;)

2:53 pm

found you ata!

2:53 pm

hi pini!

2:53 pm

not much krista. i CAN, but don't usually. i do more in the evenings.

2:53 pm

hi pinikula

2:54 pm

ata, look at my followers, you'll see fran on there

2:54 pm

k!

2:55 pm

I just have to throw my $0.02 in for a brief moment (I don't normally do this), but wasn't BO's speech well written and delivered?

2:55 pm

yes pini, it was excellent

2:55 pm

(we've been watching live feeds here at work since we don't have a TV)

2:56 pm

watching the parade now, waiting to see if he'll get out and walk some

2:56 pm

(er, no TV in the office, that is)

2:56 pm

I've enjoyed it all, Pini..though this parade is a little dry

2:56 pm

At the quick pace that vehicle is going, he'd make better progress if he were walking himself!

2:57 pm

They've been saying this portion of the day is already an hour behind schedule.

2:57 pm

Hey all - we have a new president!!! - newsflash....

2:58 pm

You're quick, Trif!! What took you so long??? ;)

2:58 pm

lol....hey, I just got here....

2:58 pm

no no no we're having a nice inauguration free zone!! :P

2:59 pm

OK...I just had to throw in a "moment"...done now! ;)

2:59 pm

lol, yes, i'd be tempted to get out and walk..had a cab ride like that once..the cabbie was drunk, tured out!

2:59 pm

* diving back into grid *

3:00 pm

funny listening to the newscasters trying to guess where/if he'll get out

3:00 pm

every potential landmark, they're saying "maybe here" etc etc

3:00 pm

oh, sorry ata (blushing)

3:00 pm

(they say officially when he gets to 15th St)

3:00 pm

Ata...how many more to finish?

3:01 pm

*giggles* lol its fine Pini!

3:01 pm

and too blooming many!

3:02 pm

(go figure...msnbc.com even has "commercial breaks")

3:02 pm

how many's "too blooming many!"? ;)

3:03 pm

he's getting out!

3:03 pm

he's getting out looks like

3:03 pm

I'm off to play with my photo editing thingummybob for a bit, see you all later, have fun :)

3:03 pm

anyone watching NBC? Tom Brokaw's voice sounding strange, like he had a mild stroke or something

3:03 pm

54!

3:03 pm

*and the crowd goes wild*

3:03 pm

I have more than you to finish Ata!!! :( 91 more to find here!

3:03 pm

bye Liz

3:04 pm

...and have to get back to work! *sniffle*

3:04 pm

have fun, Liz! Give Oscar an Easter egg for me!

3:04 pm

Bye Krista :))

3:04 pm

(she's walking in high heels?)

3:04 pm

bye pini

3:04 pm

Bye Ata :))

3:04 pm

*poof*

3:04 pm

Have I just missed Liz?

3:05 pm

they ARE reminding me of the Kennedys right now...so young and stylin'

3:05 pm

Oh well. Another day.

3:05 pm

hi Haz

3:05 pm

Is this where I share my Obama story?

3:05 pm

you have :(

3:05 pm

oh yes! good timing!

3:05 pm

Ata may have a few passes left ;)

3:06 pm

What a shame to miss Liz. Oh well, another day.

3:10 pm

how's the glittery one?

3:10 pm

Here's my claim to Obama fame - taken from some notes I wrote in August 2006. ' Our last days in Kenya were spent relaxing in the hotel, although we managed to tumble upon the visit of a US senator, Barak Obama, who was staying in our hotel. We had taken the decision to explore a little of Nairobi, figuring that if we took no money with us stayed within walking distance of the hotel, on main thoroughfares, nothing too serious could befall us. We noticed a large crowd gathered around the railings of a park so naturally we decided to try to find out what was gong on. There were soldiers on horseback, crowds of dignitaries waiting around, lots of press photographers and a young tree sitting with a shiny spade at its base. A tree was obviously going to be planted by someone important and a passing Australian lady supplied the information that Barak Obama, whose father had emigrated from Kenya, was on a visit to the country. Fleets of cars arrived and from one stepped several ladies and little girls who had breakfasted at a table near us in the hotel. We had wondered who they were and now it all made sense! We watched the proceedings then finished our interrupted walk. Later that day, as we relaxed around the pool, the Senator and his considerable entourage, including the obligatory bodyguards, met with local business men and politicians. This was important people watching and an unexpected bonus! The poolside restaurant proved to be a favourite meeting place for Nairobi business people and the hotel’s gym seemed to be popular with executives who arrived in suit and tie, their gym bag replacing the briefcase for a lunchtime appointment with exercise.'

3:10 pm

Spangle is rearranging her paws. Serious business.

3:11 pm

oh haz, what a memory!

3:11 pm

and yes, very serious business

3:11 pm

I know. If we'd only taken a camera....

3:12 pm

How cool!

3:13 pm

It was just interesting after that to keep hearing his name mentioned; we'd never heard of him before.

3:13 pm

And the rest is history.

3:13 pm

amazing how that happens, isn't it?

3:14 pm

" I knew him when..." . Hi Haz & Ata & Krista

3:14 pm

I rememb er the first time I heard of him...my very conservative boss was talking about this dynamic young democrat senator that she really admired..knew he had to be something special

3:14 pm

hey lynxxx

3:14 pm

I know. Husband claims to have met Bill Clinton as well. It's a bit tenuous - his plane was held up at Belfast airport to let Airforce One land, he watched him coming down the steps.

3:14 pm

Hello lynxxx.

3:15 pm

LOL well that's nearer than most people ever get!

3:16 pm

that counts..I think...:)

3:16 pm

gah - I just found the Lickety word w. 8 to go

3:16 pm

It's always slightly disappointing to see famous people. You expect them to have a silver glow about them and they don't.

3:17 pm

and then just occasionally they do

3:17 pm

Reuters reporting Senator Kennedy is concious, talking, and being assesed at the hospital right now,

3:17 pm

they need to eat more chocolate wrappers ;)

3:17 pm

John Barrowman?

3:18 pm

that was copied from elsewhere, pardon the misspelling

3:18 pm

LOL well of course!!!

3:18 pm

well ....

3:18 pm

oh good, Feather...byrd's office said he was ok...but didnt say if it was true that he was ill earlier

3:19 pm

hello all

3:19 pm

hi Stid

3:19 pm

back for the last 65. maybe

3:19 pm

byrd apparently was overcome with reaction to sen. kennedy

3:19 pm

Um, are we all finished our studying, Stid???

3:19 pm

weed - looks like he was treated t the capital and was alert when he left there

3:20 pm

i'm testing daniel's patience today. not sure how much longer of obama coverage he's going to stand for!

3:21 pm

hm. yes, referring to the historicity of the moment doesn't always work at that age!

3:21 pm

send him to his room with a book... he'll forget all about yu : )

3:21 pm

LOL the announcer for this section of the parade started a chant for the crowd!

3:22 pm

i wish i had some of that anti-gas stuff for babies right now

3:22 pm

lol, i know, Feather...Eric told me to call him RIGHT WHEN he was becoming president...didnt want to waste time on the unnecessary stuff

3:22 pm

*hands feather clothespin for nose* the other stuff doesn't work so well

3:22 pm

krista, I had the opposite - secondo's school called RIGHT at that moment, and I missed the actual swearing in! Thank goodness for you tube!

3:22 pm

hello tri!

3:23 pm

hello stid, and a very pleasant day to you! :)

3:23 pm

no, he's fussy right now, and i'm suspecting gas pains, based on how i'm feeling with the same virus

3:23 pm

sheesh, that was rude of them, Tri

3:23 pm

shock of the world - it's snowing again here!

3:23 pm

oh, poor baby... warm pack on the tummy?

3:23 pm

afternoon babblers! Happy Inauguration Day to the Americans!

3:23 pm

no, krista, bless them - they didn't know....

3:23 pm

butt in air - gas rises : )

3:23 pm

no tri! snow? there? what a surprise!

3:23 pm

hey EvaN!

3:23 pm

simethicone...i am so terrified of getting what the kids just had...can take anything but the barf virus

3:23 pm

thank you evanadine!

3:24 pm

at this point stid, we are referring to eight inches of snow as a "dusting"

3:24 pm

oh, I see... *shiver* maybe the fog yesterday wasn't so bad. we actually are seeing some sunlight today.

3:25 pm

i'm jealous of the snow..at least we finallly got our dusting

3:25 pm

well down to 56 and seriously considering the list

3:25 pm

( a true dusting...can't even sled on our hill..would just make mud)

3:26 pm

krista, is that a photo of an actual crab, or is it a doctored photo?

3:26 pm

hi Eva..did u see anything firsthand today?

3:26 pm

both...i took this pic of a crab that i had caught coming after me...colored him a little in photoshop

3:26 pm

yes, list.

3:27 pm

it is really cool! well done you....

3:28 pm

aw, why thank you...blue crabs are ptetty on their own, but I change Crabby's colors once in a while

3:28 pm

there is no way there are 3 words of that middle column A

3:28 pm

ah, there they are, in front of their new apartment... LOL

3:28 pm

i cant find one of those words!

3:28 pm

Trif, which one do you need?

3:29 pm

ap 6/21 is one of them, the others are AZ 5 and plural

3:29 pm

hello bichon! I have the 6, 21 and that is IT

3:29 pm

when do these people get to sleep? their schedule has been unbelievable

3:29 pm

az + Phillip R*** the novelist + pl

3:29 pm

need the first CH 6 please?

3:30 pm

oh, bless you bichon. NBT!

3:30 pm

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

3:30 pm

sleep? sleep??? never at the right time, I am sure!

3:30 pm

YAY tri!

3:30 pm

the first part of a latin dance + greek letter

3:31 pm

okay, *thinking*

3:31 pm

GOT IT!

3:31 pm

Cs conquered

3:31 pm

ty bichon

3:32 pm

*sudden inspiration* I wonder, if I stop using aggressive, militaritisc win-lose words... will the world improve?

3:32 pm

hi babrab

3:32 pm

hey BR

3:32 pm

My last word can almost use the same clue - ta6.21 - a type of dance & greek letter. Bye everyone

3:32 pm

le 5 --- add Harper Valley ***

3:32 pm

thank you bichon, that one I would never have gotten

3:32 pm

thanks for that lynxxx!

3:33 pm

congrats, lynx, be well

3:33 pm

how's about the FY ?

3:33 pm

yvw Trif. HOw is weather in Boston? I return on Sat. night

3:33 pm

and YAY lynxxx!

3:33 pm

add most of the diminutive suffix

3:33 pm

its snowing again, bichon. shocking, aint it?

3:34 pm

hm. *thinking*

3:34 pm

how novel, snow in winter

3:34 pm

I wonder if it's snowing in CT. I'll call hubby later.

3:35 pm

where are you now, bichon?

3:35 pm

okay, I am REALLY ANNOYED that Michelle Obama's decision to be a mother first is being denigrated they are saying, " but I am sure that she will eventually do something wonderful." WHAT A CROCK!!!!

3:35 pm

*back to puzzling over the fy*

3:35 pm

wow, stid, missed that one. Gross!

3:35 pm

Women will not be free from the bonds of tyranny until ALL career decisions are considered valid.

3:35 pm

*stepping off soapbox*

3:36 pm

had to be men who said such twaddle

3:36 pm

thanks for hopping up there stid! rock on sister!

3:36 pm

fy + internet cha***r

3:37 pm

bichon, with regards to your profile - is lyme disease a problem in your area, and do you have to take extra precautions as you walk?

3:37 pm

no, that is the saddest thing, it was a woman -- one who apparently chose "career over family" which is also valid, but she shouldn't be allowed to consider a woman who chooses family before career as somehow unfulfilled.

3:37 pm

oh! thanks so much bichon

3:38 pm

Trif, not any more than anywhere else. We've never gotten it, but one of our dogs did [even with tick prevention].

3:38 pm

that is good to know, bichon!

3:39 pm

down to 29. feather, are you still searching?

3:39 pm

Everyone in tick areas should take the usual precautions; inspection, deet

3:39 pm

look at the boots mrs. biden is walking in! I couldn't walk across a ROOM in those, let alone a parade!

3:39 pm

hints for the A in the center column?

3:40 pm

there are only rare ticks where we live, also no poisonous snakes, rare poisonous spiders... my kids are so spoiled. I always worried about them when we visited eastern washington

3:40 pm

eva - do you have any of them?

3:40 pm

az + author Phillip R*** + pl

3:40 pm

you must be watching a different channel. Tom has the tivo set to ABC

3:40 pm

az 5 6 ap 6

3:40 pm

nope

3:40 pm

PE 6/21 the first please? have the last one

3:41 pm

stid, I was bitten by a spider last summer, and ended up in the hosp x 2 days....whilst there they ran a blood panel on me, and found that I did have Lyme...

3:41 pm

evening everyone :-)

3:41 pm

hello katie!

3:41 pm

oh my trifioso! how frightening!

3:41 pm

kittykitt!

3:41 pm

hello katie!

3:41 pm

hello all, taking a break from watching tv

3:41 pm

pi 6 --- add diet light

3:41 pm

Totally agree with your rant earlier stid & I don't have a family!

3:41 pm

Did you have any Lyme symptoms

3:42 pm

should be pe 6

3:42 pm

1/2 lb Ata, not such a good week ;-(

3:42 pm

the funny thing is, spiders never, ever bothered me, and now I will run on water to avoid them. and no, bichon, but then again, I wasn't looking for any. perhaps maybe I had the "flu" once, or was just extra tired, and never attributed it to the right place

3:42 pm

thanks katie, I am getting better at articulating my rants (I hope) I used to get so worked up I couldn't say anyting!

3:43 pm

1/2 lb *down* or 1/2 lb up??!

3:43 pm

Oh down, it wasn't THAT bad a week. I have now got my head round the work thing and have been back on it after two very bad days so next week should be better. Are you still getting on OK with it?

3:44 pm

I was bit on the leg by a spider once when I sat down in my garden. Didn't know it until the next day when my whole body was stinging and the leg was numb. I was lucky. didn't go to the doc and recovered anyway. I HATE hospitals. Couldn't get out of them fast enough after the children were born. (but that's a rant for another day)

3:44 pm

I don't view what you said as rant; more outrage over the arrogance and ignorance of what people say

3:44 pm

well anything on the down side is good!!!!

3:44 pm

thanks BR. ((hugs))

3:44 pm

*hugs* I'm getting on - fairly too easily with it. I keep wondering what I'm missing

3:44 pm

i can't agree more, stid. Spiders are dread

3:45 pm

thanks also for teh pe 6, am a little slow today

3:45 pm

If we had to pay what you do for hospitals I'd hate them too

3:45 pm

Ps done

3:45 pm

No magic formula with it Ata, just good old fashioned eating healthy. When I stick to it I have always done really well with it.

3:46 pm

I suppose health eating would NOT be the macaroons I nibbled earlier? *resolves to consume salad with supper*

3:46 pm

it just doesn't feel like hard work. Losing weight should be hard work!!

3:47 pm

That's why they call it a plan for life because it's about changing bad habbits.

3:47 pm

fe6/27 pls

3:47 pm

well, Ata, you can always don a hair shirt

3:48 pm

the only thing that concerns me is this losing points when you lose weight. I'm fine at the moment, I'd be fine with a few less points, but if I lose lots of weight I'll have no points left!! lol

3:48 pm

now the S are gone

3:48 pm

I eat more on Weight Watchers than I ever do outside it but fruit and veg feature strongly and I have cut out bread. Chocolate becomes a rare treat instead of a basic food group and McDonalds profit goes down.

3:48 pm

fe 6 -- add ma and pa ke****

3:48 pm

peri: to be in good form, fine fe**** (rhymes with tea water heater)

3:49 pm

found it right before your clue, thanks stid

3:49 pm

help - how do you play? I'm suggesting words which are there but it says they're not!

3:49 pm

I think your appetite goes down as you lose weight and get used to it. Also I have got to the exercise section and as you lose weight you will become more active and earn more points.

3:49 pm

Like FILTER!!

3:49 pm

hello becky, filter is NOT there. the R is in the wrong place

3:49 pm

the instructions are in the "help" icon at the top right of this page

3:50 pm

What do you mean about place?

3:50 pm

hmmmm true

becky- the letters have to connect

3:50 pm

when you are ready, a LOT of help and hints are at http://www.freewebs.com/angelsong/

3:50 pm

need the fishy TA 5 please?

3:51 pm

ta 5 -- a sense

3:51 pm

ahhh ok ta :-)

3:51 pm

ah, there is the 8/9 combo... *sigh* so much for my ESP skill!

3:51 pm

oh no!!!! *gives up "world's greatest babbler" tshirt* thanks BR

3:51 pm

ta 5 -- t + cow p****

3:52 pm

I just started and am already down to 178 words. Inspired!

3:52 pm

go Mother go!!! LOL 4 here

3:52 pm

ta 5 --- pl of the instrument that measures rpms

3:52 pm

Sometimes we just are on the same wave length.

3:53 pm

oh, btw, Mother aussieme says thanks for you concern and she hopes she hasn't worried anyone too much. I assured her we are all okay and just to know we are thinking of her.

3:54 pm

oh dear, I shall also have to give up my "world's greatest composter" tshirt... didn't see the ti 5/6 until just now. two...

3:54 pm

and that is firewords

3:54 pm

congrats, stid

3:54 pm

congrats Stid

3:55 pm

thanks for the hand-holding, all!

3:55 pm

oh, here come the family out of the white house... the younger girl is just grinning ear to ear!

3:55 pm

wait stid, I thought I was the world's greates composter <gg>

3:55 pm

they are darling children

3:56 pm

well you shure do shovel that um "manure" well bichon!

3:57 pm

those may be the longest trumpets I have ever seen -- or are they keyed trombones?

4:00 pm

there is a marching band from a washington state high school in the parade somewhere...

4:00 pm

Going to watch the parade for now. poof

4:01 pm

well I finished the reading for this week, now I just need to finish the paper I started yesterday. *sigh* I know I shouldn't complain, but there are so many other fun things I could do...

4:01 pm

*waves good bye to mother*

4:01 pm

bye stidgmere

4:01 pm

writing papers should be fun!

4:02 pm

seriously who thinks writing papers is fun!!!

4:02 pm

me!

4:02 pm

writing some papers is fun. but I am not enjoying the papers for this class. at all. *stubborn mama look*

4:03 pm

That is so cool that his alma mater (high school) band is here!

4:03 pm

Oh did you see him saying hello to the kids :-) I thought he was trying to get someone to phone him!!

4:04 pm

LOL that signal means "hang 10"

4:04 pm

i like the ones in yellow they are really funky

4:05 pm

Took me a minute too -- the girls were doing the same thing

4:05 pm

I did eventually work out he was returning the kids gesture

4:05 pm

they are fun! isiserettes? I think that's what the banner siad

4:05 pm

oh those gymnasts!

4:06 pm

ooh, that one boy just hurt his foot...

4:06 pm

the embarrasment of it, in front of millions across the world!!

4:08 pm

oh no! just realized the tivo switched off! I hope I can record enough... the boys would love the parade!

4:08 pm

CNN are showing how many people were in Washington for the ceremony - wow

4:09 pm

I think it will work... the tivo thinks it's regis though *sigh*

4:09 pm

I think they must have the entire Crow nation there!

4:10 pm

Yay, Indians! I'm part Cherokee and Blackfoot myself...AND got fireworks! Off to watch the festivities, see y'all later!

4:10 pm

hello rbud and YAY!!!

4:10 pm

congrats and later rbud

4:13 pm

well, I should go too -- will be back tonight to help clue if I can. So much I ought to do, but will probably just get something to eat before I head out.

4:13 pm

see you later stid, enjoy the rest of your day

4:13 pm

thanks the the help all! *poof*

4:13 pm

I should go to the list *sigh*

4:13 pm

hey there - back again

4:14 pm

hi trif.

4:14 pm

howdy ho katie...

4:14 pm

I'm up to 97 without but not sure if I can be bothered going to the list or whether I should give up for the evening

4:14 pm

hi trif

4:14 pm

I'm watching the parade more than babbling at the moment

4:16 pm

hey there ata - and I agree, katie, the parade is cool to wathc

4:16 pm

watch

4:17 pm

how much to go ata?

4:17 pm

37

4:17 pm

that's pretty early for you for the list

4:18 pm

I'm tired

4:18 pm

Oh ata I thought this one was OK

4:18 pm

ahhh, tired

4:18 pm

well remember it's for fun and you don't have to finish

4:18 pm

just tired and fuzzy today!

4:18 pm

ata, it is quite late there, yes?

4:18 pm

*gasp horror*!!!

4:19 pm

22.19

4:19 pm

just past 10pm

4:20 pm

i woke up at 5:30 today - suppose I was too excited to sleep, knowing what a big day today would be.

4:21 pm

I haven't seen the ceromony yet but I did sky+ it so will watch it later in the week

4:23 pm

Has anyone been watching the parade?

4:23 pm

yes, bichon, off and on

4:24 pm

no one throwing eggs, so a big improvement already over the first GWB inauguration

4:24 pm

I think this is the first inauguration I've watched since JFK.

4:25 pm

It's nice to see such happy people

4:25 pm

did GWB even have one for the second term? I can't remember

4:25 pm

very short visit, to check new icon for the new theme.

4:26 pm

I'm watching it and I have never watched one before

4:26 pm

hi and bye all, enjoy the grid and your life ;)

4:26 pm

what's the theme tomorrow sprite?

4:26 pm

hi and bye sprite!

4:26 pm

Oh too late!! Bye sprite

4:27 pm

it is Toes, Katie :)

4:27 pm

cool I have a idea :-)

4:27 pm

I need to go to bed, my sister just left, first time we were together since over 10 years. It was great!

4:29 pm

hello all

4:29 pm

hurshy, I made your chocolate again

4:29 pm

hello peri! always so happy to see you here!

4:30 pm

thanks so much, Trif, you made my day :-)

4:31 pm

hi all I am back for a while

4:31 pm

ugh, how hateful is it when you are SURE you have a word from a particular letter, and the it enters under the letter near it?

4:31 pm

you are very, very welcome peri, and I mean that in all possible ways! :)

4:32 pm

hello everyone coming in

4:33 pm

crazy cake, peri?

4:33 pm

yes, hurshy

4:33 pm

I've updated my icon for tomorrow ;-)

4:33 pm

yummm

4:34 pm

I always have those ingredients on hand and wanted something sweet

4:34 pm

firebirds!

4:34 pm

shoot, hurshy, I had something to ask you, and now I can't remember what it was....okay if I phone you at 2 am when it comes to me? :)

4:34 pm

YAY ATA!!!

4:34 pm

yay for Ata who is in the grid

4:34 pm

i made one for christmas. i decorated it with pale blue icing, and then i made green icing in the shape of a tree, and i put coconut for snow

4:34 pm

congrats ata, that was quick work

4:35 pm

going to feed my cat who is getting annoying, brb

4:36 pm

whoopee I found the nine w/o a clue of-course it was n't too hard of a word

4:36 pm

ca4? annoying? never!

4:36 pm

you REALLY need to meet mine ata!

4:36 pm

doesn't that always feel wonderful, jmc???

4:37 pm

all ca4 have an annoying mode, I think

4:37 pm

at the moment I don't think Crumble has any other mode

4:38 pm

Fireworks. Anyone need clues?

4:38 pm

isnt it normally rhubarb who is the - um - "difficult" one?

4:38 pm

yay for bichon

4:38 pm

my brother had one named Esclarmonde that would entice you to pet her so she could bite you

4:38 pm

wtg bichon

4:39 pm

clue for ha7 pls

4:39 pm

yay bichon!

maybe she was angry about being named Esclarmonde? LOL

4:39 pm

normally but crumble has gone into attention seeking in a major way, whilst Rhubarb has gone into 'cute' mode

4:39 pm

congrats bichon

4:39 pm

I don't know what might ***pen next + short for diet

4:40 pm

they are sharing the pester power between them

4:40 pm

lol I always thought so too it is apparently a character in some opera

4:40 pm

and lets face it who wouldn't be fed up about being called Esclarmonde

4:40 pm

oh, here's something new and unusual - my daughters are hollering at each other in the other room....*sigh***

4:40 pm

can someone flip this thing early??

4:41 pm

how odd I thought children never yelled

4:41 pm

They thought all their Christmasses had come at once today when I dropped a can of sardines. It was a battle between the 3 of us, 2 licking like mad and me mopping it up

4:41 pm

thanks bichon for ha7

4:41 pm

lol katie!

4:41 pm

yw

trif- I feel your pain...thankfully my kids are around the corner at Grammy's house!!!

4:41 pm

now I can give my full attention to the parade

4:42 pm

do you think I could send mine for a few?

ep??

4:42 pm

Just before bed they will have sardines, but unfortunately Ruby will then come to bed for a cuddle and her drool will be sardine smelly

4:42 pm

ep + laugh & plural, magmom

4:42 pm

yum sardine c** breath

ha! my mom will be calling in a minute telling me they are driving her insane :-)

4:42 pm

thanks dan!

4:42 pm

i can't get the second row A words :(

4:43 pm

ty dan

4:43 pm

ewwww fish breath!

ty dan- that would be perhaps the only combo I hadn't tried lol

4:43 pm

with drool drops!! If I'm lucky we will get a sardine sneeze as well :-(

4:43 pm

az5/12 and plural

4:43 pm

they are really tricky, hurshy. there is a ap 6, az 5 and then a 6

4:43 pm

can anybody clue the sa5?

4:43 pm

new worths for me hurshy

4:43 pm

lol lovely!!!

4:44 pm

*words* even

4:44 pm

ok got the az's

4:44 pm

indian dish dan

dan- I would, but I don't have all my s's yet

4:44 pm

ah right. tx Krista

4:44 pm

thanks krista!

4:44 pm

sure

ah I see it! ty krista

4:45 pm

aha, got the ap6

4:45 pm

mmmm not raita or curry

4:45 pm

yw..now i'm hungry

4:45 pm

firewords! tx krista and all cluers. te8/9 ESP user/s were my last

4:46 pm

wtg dan

4:46 pm

congrats dan

4:46 pm

way to go dan!

4:46 pm

i have 2 ch7's - what is the other 7?

4:46 pm

it's on a skewer, jm, if that helps

4:46 pm

i'm off to bed. See you all tomorrow, enjoy the rest of your day

4:46 pm

ty krista

4:46 pm

TOOT TOOT for Dan!

10 to go!

4:47 pm

ha7

4:47 pm

dan...did u do anything inaugur-y today?

4:47 pm

38 left, bbs

4:47 pm

clue phae?

4:47 pm

nope didn't help lol!

4:48 pm

bye Katie

4:48 pm

as it ***pens I do have one...add not heavy

4:48 pm

jeepers, and i just got the ap6

4:48 pm

i gotta go and bbl, ttfn

4:49 pm

are they any dreaded pt words?

4:49 pm

are there any AE words?

4:49 pm

seems like plurals and pt this grid you should try not heavy with everything

4:49 pm

bye hurshy

4:49 pm

nm, I have all the A's! :)

4:51 pm

I'm off too. Night all!!

4:51 pm

bye ata

4:51 pm

good night ata and hurshy

4:52 pm

no PT's, no AE's

ch7,40 please?

4:53 pm

the r appears to be there just to entice us

4:53 pm

mini-ch6

4:53 pm

or perhaps mini-ch4

4:55 pm

charlie ch***in plus the reese's pieces loving alien

4:55 pm

I cannot wait to see what Jon Stewart has to say tonight on the Daily Show! hee hee

ty Tri - found it.

4:57 pm

same here, trif :-)

4:57 pm

well done faith!

4:57 pm

de rien, une!

4:57 pm

ty trif and dan

4:57 pm

hi une

4:57 pm

no, i meant I'm looking forward to the Daily Show LOL

4:57 pm

hey, jmcnrick :-)

4:57 pm

oh, lol une!

4:58 pm

:-D

4:58 pm

me too should be funny

4:59 pm

rick, were you in DC today??

and that's FIREWORDS!!!

4:59 pm

wtg mag

4:59 pm

congrats, magmom!!

4:59 pm

congrats magmom!

ty jmc, une and trif! I must go feed my peeps- they are just annoying that way lol

5:00 pm

yes I was at the Meeting House providing a warm place for revelers

5:00 pm

bye mag

5:00 pm

cool!!!

5:04 pm

25 left and no sp words :(

5:05 pm

Bob Barker says to neuter and sp4/7 your pets

5:05 pm

thanks, found that one

5:06 pm

sp4...pt of spitting

5:06 pm

sp5...white things they used to wear on shoes

5:06 pm

trifs kids were having a sp4/5 (and pl)

5:06 pm

wierd spelling of a tic in the muscle

5:07 pm

sp5...pt of using letters to form words

5:07 pm

have all the sp words, thanks

5:07 pm

17 left, need one more break

5:08 pm

ty phaeton

5:08 pm

sp5...th**r robes are gold...*ife is a cereal

5:08 pm

yw

5:09 pm

lol jmc!

5:16 pm

whoo - just entered a word incorrectly, and it took it!

haha what word?

5:17 pm

isn't that always the way?

5:18 pm

the te 4, 5

5:19 pm

Hi Everyone

5:20 pm

hi dr

5:20 pm

Hi JMC

5:22 pm

hello all

5:22 pm

hi jill

5:23 pm

Hello Jilli

5:25 pm

whew, dreaded 14...

5:25 pm

hi hurshy

5:25 pm

Hi Hurshy

5:25 pm

hi, anyone got all the A's from the right? i have 2 ac4's

5:26 pm

hi hursh

5:26 pm

ad5

5:26 pm

a...wifely chore when furniture is dirty

5:26 pm

ty Phae- just monkeyed it

5:27 pm

ad 5/14 is a plus du 4/6 word phaeton and hello there

5:27 pm

ty phae

5:27 pm

thanks!

5:27 pm

yw

5:27 pm

14 left and getting tired

anyone have the da6,27?

5:27 pm

first st5/10 pls

5:27 pm

wb peri

5:27 pm

43 still

5:27 pm

80

5:28 pm

85 here

5:28 pm

A da6 adds cross letter in the da5/16 forwardbyfaith

5:28 pm

hi all :)

5:29 pm

hi min and kaz

ugh...missing the 5,16

5:29 pm

st 5/10 is s plus te 4/4 word periwinkle and hi there!

5:29 pm

Hi Faith, Kaz and Min

5:29 pm

Hi Minver

5:29 pm

da 5/16 is da plus do the *** *** *** (a dance) forward.

5:29 pm

ty min

5:30 pm

i have 5 ca words, are there more?

Ty Min - found them both.

5:30 pm

I'll be happy to get half way with this -- been glued to TV

5:30 pm

there are six ca words

5:30 pm

don't have all the te words yet but thanks Min

5:30 pm

hi peri

5:30 pm

sot it thanks Min

5:31 pm

ca...4,4,4,6,4...?

5:31 pm

*got*

5:31 pm

ok got my other ca, now need one more ch unless there is a cz or ct or somethin weird like that

5:31 pm

me too jilli

5:31 pm

12 left, all t words (and yes I know I used a word)

5:31 pm

think india for a 5 phae

5:31 pm

no cz

5:32 pm

ty hursh, i typed that earlier, must not have taken

5:34 pm

dinner! bbl

5:34 pm

bye phae

5:34 pm

ttfn phae

5:35 pm

It's only 3:35 pm here but I'm sleep-deprived -- got up at 7:15 am to catch the ceremonies (6 hrs sleep)

5:36 pm

IT was amazing though wasnt it Jilli

5:36 pm

pretty cool though

5:36 pm

they just said 2 million people - zero arrests

5:36 pm

oh yes

5:37 pm

brb -- dryer yelling...

5:37 pm

although Ted Kennedy collapsed and a woman fell on the train tracks!

5:37 pm

yes, it sounded like both were relatively ok

5:37 pm

she had minor injuries is what I heard

5:38 pm

don't tell me, ted knocked into her as he was collapsing, and then got back up and walked away and didn't tell anyone she had fallen and she was found hours later...

5:38 pm

apparently she rolled under edge and waited for the train to leave! amazingly cool action

5:38 pm

LOL___ no hurshy- he had a seizure during a lunch ceremony

5:38 pm

she must have seen "while you were sleeping"

5:39 pm

I like " while you were sleeping"

5:39 pm

me too

5:39 pm

me too but don't remember rolling under the ledge to avoid a train

5:40 pm

that's how it all starts!

5:42 pm

i am too stuck. i am getting the list.

5:42 pm

and fireworks for me

5:42 pm

wtg Peri

5:42 pm

wtg peri

5:43 pm

thanks, now off to play Scramble

5:43 pm

see you all tomorrow

5:44 pm

ye 4/6, pls?

5:44 pm

bye peri

5:44 pm

ch6, non fishy, fy5, non fishy, so far so good...

5:45 pm

sh6, non fishy

5:46 pm

ye4/6 ye + my dog is an irish se**er

5:46 pm

ye4/6 kinda like jabba the...

5:46 pm

ty jess thought I had tried th**

5:47 pm

yw

5:47 pm

Hi Jess

5:47 pm

hey all...sh 6 clue pls

5:47 pm

hi dr

5:48 pm

long time no see

5:48 pm

sh6, anything in the way of the light makes a ______, but change the last two letters to something else you might say when you get hurt

5:48 pm

hi kim sh 4/6 + last vowell and a constanent

5:49 pm

thanx...fireworks

5:49 pm

wtg kim

5:49 pm

woohoo Kim!

5:51 pm

good lawd hurshy! thanks SO MUCH - I never would have found that one!

5:51 pm

you would once you got the list and saw the points and everything.

5:51 pm

ty hursh (I'm baaaack)

5:52 pm

naw, it was all down to you - thank you!

5:52 pm

wb jill

5:53 pm

aha, i'm done too.

5:53 pm

wtg Hurshy

5:53 pm

wtg hurshy

5:54 pm

help with ch 6/24 not virginal

5:54 pm

YAY!!! Way to go!!!

5:54 pm

half a dance + when you think your plane is going to get to the airport

5:55 pm

ty hursh

5:55 pm

great clud, hursh -- tx

5:56 pm

not clud (I'm a clod) -- clue

5:57 pm

ch 5/16 after cowboy wear

5:57 pm

perhaps your lips have been out in the wind too much

5:57 pm

ch 5/16 is plural of ch 4/6 and other is ch4/7 + vowel

5:57 pm

that's the cowboy wear lol

5:58 pm

oooh ok ty hursh

5:58 pm

ch 5/16 is I read a ch***er in my book today jmcnrick

5:58 pm

see, you have to take me very literally

5:59 pm

i don't use tenses lightly in clues

5:59 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone

5:59 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

5:59 pm

*ch***ned*

5:59 pm

hi min

5:59 pm

hi again min

6:01 pm

Would someone please clue fe6/27? Thanks!

6:01 pm

Well! Over half way -- so far not too bad (Thunk, wall probably comes down)

6:02 pm

wtg jill

6:02 pm

sorry nell no help here

6:02 pm

nelleon, I think you need your flag -- wanna know how?

6:02 pm

did you see the quartet at the inauguration? they were in fine fe6 today!

6:02 pm

An fe6/27 word rhymes with the pe6/21 word nelleon

6:03 pm

Sure, jilli

6:03 pm

fe rhymes with what you boil water in for tea ke****

6:03 pm

that was amazing the Friends all were excited they picked one of our tunes!

6:03 pm

fe 6/27 rhymes with what you I to boil water for tea.

6:03 pm

min, I'm going throughthe list alphabetically and haven't got to the P words yet

6:03 pm

ty min

6:03 pm

yw

6:03 pm

ty kazozz

6:04 pm

ty kaz

6:04 pm

i liked that they picked out four fabulous musicians and not one of them was a WASP male!

6:04 pm

ty kaz

6:04 pm

yw :)

6:04 pm

I f4/7 sorry how cold their fingers must have been

6:05 pm

fireworks for me :) and can hang for a little to help clue if anyone needs them!

6:05 pm

I noticed that too, hursh -- and wasn't Yo Yo enjoying himself!

6:05 pm

wtg kaz

6:05 pm

YAY kaz!!!

6:05 pm

Yo Yo always seems to be having a good time

6:05 pm

I love yo yo ma... being a former cello player

6:05 pm

Congratulations Kazozz on fireworks!Hooray for you

6:05 pm

he really was! he is such a cheerful dude. i saw him in '97, he spoke at my college's graduation that year.

6:05 pm

jmc, I noticed the pianist was wearing gloves with no fingertips

6:05 pm

yea Kaz

6:06 pm

I'm right behind you Kazozz.I'm looking for last word.

6:06 pm

fireworks

6:06 pm

gogogo min!!!

6:06 pm

he will be in san diego in may but it sold out

6:06 pm

WTG FLosey

6:06 pm

I saw that too jill but none of them had coats on!

6:06 pm

wtg flosey

6:06 pm

go min

6:06 pm

the poet was a yale professor... when she got up to read her poem, the head of our institute said "now don't embarrass us!"

6:06 pm

hurshy and jill, i got confused reading your two posts - I thought you said the speaker at your grad spoke with no fingertips, and I was all "what?"

6:07 pm

LOL trif!!!

6:07 pm

Congratulations flosey on fireworks! Hooray for you!

6:07 pm

lol trif!

6:07 pm

YAY flosey!!! (didn't see you!)

6:07 pm

clue for the ad 5 please? I know it is weird, but I can't manage it....monkeys are watching parade....

6:07 pm

the speaker who spoke at MY graduation was christopher reeve. it was painful.

6:08 pm

just came back in jilli - to finish up, has been a busy day

6:08 pm

are they still parading? in the dark?

6:08 pm

Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at my McGill grad

6:08 pm

let me check brb

6:08 pm

geesh, hurshy, I had the president of the land grant colleges association - thriling!

6:08 pm

Parade is over

6:08 pm

oh jilli, I'd love to have heard ER, have always admired her

6:09 pm

the monkeys are not working....so I need a clue, please

6:09 pm

a + **** mites

6:09 pm

She was awe-inspiring

6:09 pm

thank you hurshy. most kind

6:10 pm

good evening and happy Inauguration Day to you all!

6:10 pm

parade ended a few minutes ago

6:10 pm

hi jbv

6:10 pm

hi jbv!

6:10 pm

jilli - I loved reading your father's poem in your profile -

6:10 pm

must go start supper, hubby has early meeting

6:10 pm

hi jbv

6:10 pm

thanks, jbv

6:11 pm

ok off to put washing in dryer..gl all and bbl :)

6:11 pm

ttfn kaz

6:11 pm

I think you might like to know that my father, who was stationed in England before the D-day invasion, always spoke with gratitude about the way the English welcomed the Americans

6:11 pm

i wonder what percent of married people LIKE being married, and how it correlates to length of time married.

6:11 pm

it is a beautiful poem - you must be so proud of it!

6:12 pm

Hurshy, I like being married - have been married 47 years

6:12 pm

hurshy, the longer i'm married, the less I can imagine what my life would be like without my husband - is that an answer?

6:13 pm

trif -- it's only part of a lot of verses about how much he missed us.

6:13 pm

yes jilli, you father wrote some beautiful poetry

6:13 pm

we've been together 31 years

6:13 pm

well, it's an anecdotal answer :) not a statistical one, but that's ok :)

6:13 pm

don

6:13 pm

hurshy, I absolutely loved being married.

6:13 pm

don't ask me, i was divorced after 20 years

6:13 pm

I enjoyed most of my marriage, it got better over time

6:14 pm

ok hursh, on the other hand, daughter's marriage didn't last 2 years

6:14 pm

I am on that path, dorens (hugs)

6:14 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!ha7/36 was my last word

6:14 pm

I liked being married for the 49 years we had, although there were some rough spots. Got used to each other, y'know?

6:14 pm

Any SZ words?

6:14 pm

(((hugs))) to trif and dorens

6:14 pm

flosey, did she dislike marriage in itself, or the person she wed?

6:14 pm

wtg min

6:14 pm

well, but, less than 2 years is one of those we-both-realize-it-was-a-big-mistake kind of things.

6:14 pm

YAY minveryork!!!

6:14 pm

yay min!

6:14 pm

I think there are always rough spots - it all depends on how you deal with them

6:14 pm

no SZ or CZ or TZ

6:15 pm

no sz

6:15 pm

WTG Min

6:15 pm

ty

6:15 pm

i agree with flosey. I would prefer to work it out. he preferred to run

6:15 pm

help needed with da6/27 (fishy?)

6:15 pm

I have 3 SC words...is there more?

6:15 pm

if you both make the relationship priority #1, you can work anything out

6:16 pm

My last words were ap 6/21 and ha 7/36. I've never ended w/2 words so similiar.Can stay & clue for a bit

6:16 pm

jili - da + cons + half a latin dance

6:16 pm

it's not so much that there are problems, in some cases, as that there just doesn't seem to be any POINT

6:16 pm

jilli..put a cons in the middle of the da5

6:16 pm

only 3 phae

6:16 pm

ty

6:16 pm

jbv, that is the rub right there - one wants to work on it, the other says fu4 it, and then where are you?

6:16 pm

da 6/27 adds cross letter in the da 5/16 word killibus

6:16 pm

ta trif and phae

6:16 pm

da 6/27 adds cross letter in the da 5/16 word jillibus

6:17 pm

and min ;)

6:17 pm

de rien, jili!

6:17 pm

hmm, i see, Trif, that is definitely a problem -

6:17 pm

yw jilli

6:17 pm

i mean, for a woman, if you don't have or want kids, really, what use is a husband?

6:17 pm

divorced

6:17 pm

bye for now, back at flip

6:17 pm

picking up dead things in the yard for one, hurshy

6:17 pm

turns out you can do most everything yourself

6:17 pm

I can think of a few uses hursh lol

6:17 pm

lol phae!

6:17 pm

you can get a dog for that trif

6:17 pm

bye flosey

6:18 pm

killing spiders...calming down nightmares...cleaning toilets

6:18 pm

I heard a brilliant woman speaker once who said "I was married to a socialist, and married to a buddhist, and neither one took out the garbage." oh, that made me lafffff

6:18 pm

Goodbye flosey! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

6:18 pm

once, i was flipping a mattress and it fell on me, and i was stuck under it. but i managed to get out.

6:18 pm

but a life companion is always better in a crisis, hurshy, take it from me - we've been through many on both sides and one can be strong while the other is falling apart

6:18 pm

my vibrator doesn't cuddle

6:18 pm

Hurshy, my dog DOES do that, and too often, which is why I want a man around to do it first!

6:18 pm

my family doesn't have crises.

te8,50 please?

6:19 pm

companionship, comfort, cookery, cleaning, among other attributes, hursh

6:19 pm

well, THAT was a lot of information, jmc!

6:19 pm

*giggle*

6:19 pm

amazing family with no crises

6:19 pm

te....first part of phone and what you walk down...te8/9 pl

6:19 pm

A te 8/50 is a te4/4 plus pa 4/6 word forwardbyfaith

6:19 pm

so then that's what you need, hurshy , a family crisis - takes the attention off the two of you and shifts your priorities

6:19 pm

not to mention what we call "paying the penis tax" - getting the car across a rainy parking lot? paying the tax. Picking up dead stuff? paying the tax. Cleaning gutters? paying the tax....

6:20 pm

yeah, um, in my marriage, we don't have that trif.

6:20 pm

*brag* te8 was my first word! Mine, who never sees the biggies at first!

6:20 pm

do you think it is possible for non-crisis-lives to run in families?

6:20 pm

wtg jill

6:21 pm

i mean, my ancestors, they just get born, get married, have kids, get old, and die. i don't know back a lot of generations but all the ones i do know, it is like that.

6:21 pm

probably helps to have it run in families

want to share a clue?

6:21 pm

one who has ESP, faith

6:21 pm

A te 8/50 is a te4/4 plus pa 4/6 word forwardbyfaith

6:21 pm

that sounds really great hurshy. please do appreciate how lucky you are.

6:21 pm

no health crises? legal problems? bankruptcies? teenage pregnancies?

6:22 pm

couple of drag queens maybe?

6:22 pm

we've had more than our fair share- willing to pass a few crises along to spread the wealth

ty Min.

6:22 pm

trif!

6:22 pm

my grandmother had breast cancer, but she got cured like 15 years ago... my grandfather had quadruple bypass surgery and went back to work...

6:22 pm

what? :)

6:23 pm

legal problems, bankruptcies, fires, burglaries, none that i know of

6:23 pm

if my sister comes on tonight, ask her about the biz man she used to see every morning on the train....

6:23 pm

faith -- you didn't see or get my clue just before min's?

6:23 pm

i do have one aunt who ran away to be married when she was young, but she's still married to him and has two kids

6:24 pm

we have no drag queens or other odd people either.

6:24 pm

wild child!

6:24 pm

who is your sister (I know I should know)

6:24 pm

car.eeyore

6:24 pm

i don't think any of my relatives have ever even TRIED drugs... most don't drink at all and those who do, in moderation.

6:24 pm

hursh you have crises and don't know it: cancer, heart problems, having babies

6:25 pm

okay, hurshy - give it up = what is the secret?

6:25 pm

nobody's rich, nobody's broke...

6:25 pm

maybe your family is just good at keeping it all to themselves?

6:25 pm

oh, really, trif? Didn't know.

6:25 pm

jillibus, I just checked acct page - couldn't find flag info!

6:25 pm

yup. kadresa is too, and aknitter is my cousin

6:25 pm

I need to take notes on families!

6:26 pm

i don't know what the secret is. i think we're just all risk-averse.

6:26 pm

nelleon, on your account page there's a little square, upper right, saying Show Profile. Just check it :)

6:26 pm

but, i may have an undiagnosed heart condition, so maybe i will drop dead at a young age and be the first real family tragedy in ages

6:27 pm

anyway, the short story is that every morning she saw the same very, very distinguished looking man on the train, always impeccably dressed in sharp suits. he always stood on the train, and held the overhead strap. As he reached up, lovely and lace-trimmed panties would peek out of his trousers, just the teeniest bit. they were nice too - expensive silks, shiny satins....

6:27 pm

ta da!

6:27 pm

thanks jilli

6:27 pm

good job nelleon!

6:27 pm

lol trif

6:27 pm

whoopee, nelleon!

6:27 pm

aha! now that man

6:27 pm

welcome to the us, nelleon

6:28 pm

ty -

6:28 pm

oops - that man's wife may have been in hurshy's family and not known about her husband's identity crisis

6:28 pm

no doubt jbv! lol

6:28 pm

of course, car always sat to read on the train, so her eyes were right at his waist level...

6:28 pm

we don't live in cities, so none of us ever have taken trains to work.

6:29 pm

and hurshy, if you have concerns about your heart, just get yourself to a doctor, and stop fantasizing about a tragic death, please

6:29 pm

and she would find herself remembering them - oh! the blue and white ones today...oh, we are back to the pink....

6:29 pm

it's just occasional chest pain and palpitations. probably nothing.

6:29 pm

i think your life sounds blessed hurshy. you are very lucky. do get that check up,though.

6:29 pm

does the phrase "famous last words" mean anything to you?

6:30 pm

get the checkup to keep the crises away!

6:30 pm

but a heart attack is the best way to go! i need some doughnuts, is what i need.

6:31 pm

not so good for your family

6:31 pm

find out if it's nothing, hursh. Be a good girl.

6:31 pm

having a heart attack and dying is one thing, being left an invalid is something else entirely

6:31 pm

my cats WOULD miss me...

6:31 pm

this is true. i must make sure to have it when nobody is around to call 911.

6:32 pm

stop that, hursh.

6:32 pm

hurshy, what makes you think you have an undiagnosed heart prob?

6:32 pm

hursh is missing his family having a crisis and wants to create one

6:32 pm

the occasional pain and palpitations.

6:32 pm

hello everyone :) -- just diving in

6:32 pm

are you prone to anxiety attacks? they feel like that

6:33 pm

Hi nan

6:33 pm

but, the odds of a 31 year old woman whose only family history of heart problems is an 80-year-old grandpa having a heart condition are very very low.

6:33 pm

hi cyber

6:33 pm

Just FIND OUT, hursh!

6:33 pm

no, trif, i used to have generalized anxiety but it is better now and anyway it's not correlated to anything, it just... happens.

6:33 pm

hursh somebody has to be that 2%

6:33 pm

sharp pain?

6:34 pm

hurshy, no one knew what the plague was when only one guy had it. go get checked already! for heaven's sake, make the most of that national health!

6:34 pm

no, not sharp pain

6:34 pm

oh, wait, I forgot, you are here

6:34 pm

once again, the flag is tricky

6:35 pm

my heart skips beats then races to catch up...wierd feeling but no pain...how long do the palpitations last?

6:35 pm

the palpitations, not too long, the pain, several minutes at least

6:36 pm

but it's very mild.

6:36 pm

yea, probably nothing serious, but should have it checked

6:36 pm

I wish kje were here, or scrabbler

6:37 pm

probably some misfiring of the neurons, but will eventually get worse

6:37 pm

Unless phae is an MD

6:37 pm

no, but my sol is!

6:38 pm

but, if you get it checked when it isn't doing it, can they even tell anyway? i mean is it like with cars and mechanics?

6:38 pm

they just showed the cutest thing on tv! apparently sasha and melia obama got to go to this disney channel concert last night where the jonas bros were singing, and the girls were adorable, bopping and rocking out with their mom. how fun!

6:38 pm

yes hursh. i had scary palpitations when i was pregnant and they did and ekg and told me not to worry

6:39 pm

they can tell stuff even if it is not happening

6:39 pm

depends on how often it is happening...they have monitors you can wear that are connected to the dr's or hospital

6:39 pm

like minority report

6:39 pm

i really ought to stop babbling in the dark.. make more errors in the chatlog

6:40 pm

re: jmcnrick's comment, that is.

6:40 pm

oh, i was just about to say no NOT like minority report

6:40 pm

you can't start a fire without a spark this dor's for hire even if she's just babbling in the dark

6:40 pm

I need one more F...why can't it be filter?

6:40 pm

and I am a jersey girl, too

6:41 pm

dorens, your icon photo is just lovely

6:41 pm

because it's fy5/20

6:41 pm

no, I have th4 one

6:41 pm

thanks trif... i actually did take that one myself... but you can't take a bad photo of scenery in burgundy

6:41 pm

rats, fu4?

6:42 pm

or fl4/9 perhaps

6:42 pm

no

6:42 pm

i have fu, fl4.9

6:42 pm

well how am i sposed to be good at GWPIM if you find all the hard ones first

6:43 pm

6 fe's; 5 fi's 4fl''s; 1 fu ; 1fy

6:43 pm

another fe

6:43 pm

fl4/9 is chef Bobbie Fl**(I think he's a chef) phaeton.

6:43 pm

what kinda disease is that hursh? :)

6:43 pm

another fe, phae

6:44 pm

fe...4,5,4,4,4,6...?

6:44 pm

clearly, you have an iron deficiency

6:44 pm

plural fish, plural fish *pollock*

6:44 pm

GWPIM is an iron deficiency?

6:45 pm

no, a missing fe is an iron deficiency

6:45 pm

phae, pl the fe4/7

6:45 pm

fe? fish?

6:45 pm

babble fish, not fish fish

6:45 pm

I have 3 fe4/7's

6:46 pm

OK found it!

6:46 pm

i am making you some PJ's; which do you prefer, flannels or fe5?

6:46 pm

ty hursh and jilli

6:46 pm

I like silk

6:47 pm

i haven't GOT silk

6:47 pm

mmmm silk

6:47 pm

:)

6:47 pm

:)

6:47 pm

you be grateful for the flannel or they'll be itchy itchy wool

6:47 pm

it's cold out tonight, i want flannels please

6:47 pm

I'll take flannel

6:47 pm

LOL! NOt wool, pleeeaaasse

6:48 pm

flannel with feets

6:48 pm

i have those

6:48 pm

they have moons and stars and cloudses on them

6:48 pm

I love flannel with feets

6:48 pm

sound cute

6:48 pm

cool

6:49 pm

i will go put them on!

ta6,21 anyone?

6:49 pm

what do you do when your feets get hot?

6:49 pm

you put them on ice

6:49 pm

ah, the new england woman's dream lingerie - something provocative, with feet!

6:49 pm

clue for th elast sp5/12? please

6:49 pm

i need ta6/21 too

6:50 pm

do you think I can dance the salsa in these *modeling flannel PJs with feets*

6:50 pm

sp5....I kn*** down to tie my shoe

6:50 pm

is that a euphemism for something, jmc?

6:50 pm

ta 6 - kind of dance + greek letter

6:50 pm

i keep the house at a brisk 62 so i don't think my feet WILL get hot

6:50 pm

I need the one after that PHae- thanks

6:50 pm

salsa? it's a latino dance

6:51 pm

yep jmc...just won't look sexy

6:51 pm

giggles at JMC's innocence

6:51 pm

I am going to a latino inaugural party tonight

6:51 pm

A ta 6/21 word is ta* dance and greek letter phaeton

i've seen the ta6 clue before but am stumped on the greek letter.

6:52 pm

ta 6/21:ta* dance + anagram of coffee or *** forward

6:52 pm

rats it would be warm though

6:52 pm

ty Minver

6:52 pm

yw

6:53 pm

my feets tend to get hot at night, but don't want ice on em

6:53 pm

that's why babble parties are better, you can wear your feety pj's

6:53 pm

ch6-24 please

6:53 pm

ty min

6:53 pm

which one eddie?

6:53 pm

ty for that ta

6:54 pm

That ch 6/24 word is c plus the ha5/12 word eddie25

6:54 pm

I found the sp5... it was banana sp***

6:54 pm

Hi eddie25! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

6:54 pm

jm -who's sponsoring the party you're going to?

6:54 pm

thanks DR

6:54 pm

yvw Phae

6:54 pm

ty dr

6:54 pm

ha7/36 please?

6:55 pm

its friends a bunch of immigration attorneys

6:55 pm

yes JM- is it George Lopez???

6:55 pm

nice pic jbv

6:55 pm

ty dr

6:55 pm

HE has been on all the obama stuff on tv

6:55 pm

no I am just a lowly local person

6:55 pm

hi kje -- what should hurshy do? (scroll back unless you've been lurking)

6:55 pm

thanks, kje - it's a special spot in the rain forest of Puerto Rico -

6:56 pm

sorry- It thought you were joking... did not mean to be rude

6:56 pm

anyway, dance a few dances for me, jm - I love Latin music,we haven't been dancing for a while

6:56 pm

btw all, got a virus warning re emails about Obama's speech etc. Check snopes.

6:56 pm

?

6:56 pm

it looks beautiful, jbv... i want to go there

6:56 pm

ty minver but i need the other one

6:56 pm

That ha 7/36 word is h plus that ap 6/21 word jillibus

6:57 pm

ty minver

6:57 pm

ty min :)

6:57 pm

4 left!

6:57 pm

it's a short plane ride away, kje - plan your next vacation :)

6:57 pm

yes, i know - i jsut said a word

6:57 pm

jilli - all i see from hursh is re: hot feet

6:57 pm

ch6/24 is ch + vowel plus anagram of consumed Eddie

6:57 pm

yw

6:57 pm

I'd love to show you around - not sure when we will be traveling again, tho

6:57 pm

3

6:57 pm

would like to plan this one with someone special, jbv... so will wait a bit

6:58 pm

Go Trifioso go!

6:58 pm

2

6:58 pm

she has occasiona chest pain and palpitations

6:58 pm

go trif

6:58 pm

I on ly have 4 words left, but the oven bell just rang, so I'm off for a while - i'll stop back in later to finish - good luck everyone

6:58 pm

and no offense jbv - but you are not special enough... LOLOL

6:58 pm

ty minver

6:58 pm

guess it's gone into the chog

6:59 pm

Goodbye JBV! I will see you later on in the log maybe!

6:59 pm

yw

6:59 pm

later jbv

6:59 pm

if she is having chest pain and palpitaions she needs to go see her doc... if it is happening right now, she needs to go to the ER... period

6:59 pm

I agree kje

6:59 pm

not right now, kje -- we told her that but she's stubborn

6:59 pm

bye jbv and bye all I am off to dance (will do one for you jbv)

7:00 pm

no...kje...mild pain, occasional palpitations

7:00 pm

have fun jmc

7:00 pm

then she can take responsibility for her decision... she's a big girl

7:00 pm

*dancing into the night---poof*

7:00 pm

bye jmc and jbv and any other babble th4 starts with J!

7:00 pm

have fun, jmc

7:00 pm

I am off to shower. I will be back to clue after I smell like roses.

7:01 pm

thanks, min... we perefr that ; )

7:01 pm

I had chest pains and they said it was anxiety and gave me drugs I did not take

7:01 pm

I changed jobs instead

7:01 pm

da6-27 please

7:01 pm

*breathing deeply in min's direction*

7:01 pm

have fun JMC

7:01 pm

good deal dr

7:02 pm

da6/27 adds a cross letter in the da 5/16 word eddie

7:02 pm

ty min

7:02 pm

yes, it was a good move

7:03 pm

FIREWORKS!!!!

7:03 pm

can I get a clue for the fy?

7:03 pm

thanks again

7:03 pm

WTG TRIF!

7:03 pm

woohoo trif!!!

7:03 pm

40 here... should list soon... maybe

7:03 pm

thanks friends

7:03 pm

omg - an fy?

7:04 pm

I have 28 and am listing

7:04 pm

yes KJE- fy5/20

7:04 pm

what's the pic trif?

7:04 pm

If the shoe fy

7:04 pm

*propping DR upright*

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:04 pm

7:05 pm

kje, fy rhymes with a seizure

7:05 pm

sorry damn shift key too close to return.

7:05 pm

rats, this annoying girl doesn't have a crappy voice.

7:05 pm

hi nell

7:06 pm

what annoying girl?

7:06 pm

If shoe fy***s

7:06 pm

on american idol

7:06 pm

but simon doesn't like her either, yay!

7:06 pm

hi kje

7:06 pm

ty got the fy

7:07 pm

stats on fy?

7:07 pm

kje- thanks for holding me up...

7:07 pm

ugh, ugh

7:07 pm

fy5/20- 4 cons, 1 vowel

7:07 pm

can't have you listing DR... makes me dizzy

7:07 pm

fy5/20

7:08 pm

me too lol

7:08 pm

I know I'm going to regret this, but...I need an li4/7...I have li4/7x2

7:08 pm

li** erikson

7:08 pm

li = i would as li4/7 go to a hoedown as listen to this girl sing

7:09 pm

actually, i would MORE li4/7

7:09 pm

except, i dunno if you can use it that way

7:09 pm

nm, it was the BIG fish

7:10 pm

hi, all

7:10 pm

nice to see you Pam

7:10 pm

and you, too, dr

7:11 pm

omg - finally monkeyed that fy - ugh

7:11 pm

for every word I see, I see a phantom....

7:11 pm

yea KJE! it ws indeed an UGH

7:12 pm

but Pam,At least you are seeing words!

7:12 pm

hi pam

7:12 pm

the beauty of being listless? would never have known TO monkey an fy had you not mentioned it!

7:12 pm

LOL, nelleon!

7:12 pm

hi, kje! Still one of my fave icons that cuppa is!

7:12 pm

mine too pam... makes me all warm and happy : )

7:13 pm

does anyone want to clue the aforementioned fy?

7:13 pm

warm and happy indeed

7:13 pm

i should just spell it for you - save us all the trouble

7:13 pm

f

7:13 pm

y

7:14 pm

t

7:14 pm

stutter

7:14 pm

vowel

7:14 pm

lol

7:14 pm

I have 18 to go and feel as though I have gone blind!

7:14 pm

and don't bother... I'm going

7:15 pm

stutter?

7:15 pm

double the consonant pam.... - LOLOL

7:15 pm

nevermind, I got it, LOLOLOL

7:15 pm

sorry - i am laughing so hard i can't type

7:15 pm

oh shoot - rofl

7:16 pm

roflmao

7:16 pm

ROFL with KJE!

7:16 pm

I MISSED IT! DO IT AGAIN!!!

7:16 pm

I do not think you need to go... you did not use the word

7:17 pm

true DR! I was clever that way - LOL

7:17 pm

I just need a good lawyer, and I bet I can get off

7:17 pm

I LOVE it, and thank you all, LOLOLOLOLOLOL

7:18 pm

where's babble rabble? he's a lawyer, isn't he?

7:18 pm

is he? didn't know that!

7:18 pm

I bet he's a good one too

7:19 pm

I could be wrong, kje.

7:19 pm

it's been known to happen.

7:19 pm

scary as hell I bet

7:19 pm

can outwit them all

7:19 pm

I'll bet

7:20 pm

shoot - still at 40

7:20 pm

years, kje?

7:20 pm

16

how dumb can I be that I can't figure out the ay4???

7:20 pm

I wish pam!

7:21 pm

faith, it's an East Indian nursemaid

7:21 pm

7

7:21 pm

ay + sound of understanding

7:21 pm

then plural it forward

7:21 pm

ap6?

7:21 pm

gogogo phae!

7:21 pm

or, then plural it, forward...

7:21 pm

ap + diet food

7:21 pm

nice icon, jilli

7:22 pm

not really diet food... maybe lo-fat

ty - I was pulling my hair out!

7:22 pm

ty pam :)

7:22 pm

ty- got it

7:22 pm

lo-fat?

7:22 pm

*gluing forwards hair back on*

7:23 pm

never mind, got it

7:23 pm

do not make me spell again pam

:)

7:23 pm

le5/12? *dodging fish*

7:23 pm

it's ok, got it, kje, thanks!

7:23 pm

looks almost good as new forward... though some may believe you've gotten plugs

7:23 pm

Jake is complaining aobut his homework.... it is a word search...

7:24 pm

what superman did to tall buildings

7:24 pm

in a single bound, no less

7:24 pm

(kje joins lbd and doresn in being very patient with pam when pam reaches a dead end in her attempts to find a word with clues that soar over her head)

7:24 pm

tell him to suck it up DR

7:24 pm

brb

7:24 pm

ROFL, kje, you are in a good place this evening on chog!

7:24 pm

ta5/10?

7:24 pm

sorry -- LAST le5/12

good evening everyone. how are "we" today?

7:25 pm

I have 86% cacao chocolate to nibble on... .YUM

7:25 pm

le + parent's organization at school

7:25 pm

reddddd!!!!

7:25 pm

howdy red :)

7:25 pm

"we" are fine... and how are "you"?

i'm good, tired...work, nothing too exciting except obama-mania...

7:26 pm

oh wait - you have a science background jilli - le5 are smaller than electrons

7:26 pm

ty kje -- thought I'd tried that -- oh no, had tried that with a o on the end (le5spirosis -- pups got shots against it)

hi jilli, pam, kje and lurkers....

7:27 pm

5

7:27 pm

brb

lol 85...

7:27 pm

i thought that the smaller than electrons end in "on?"

7:27 pm

i thought that the smaller than electrons end in "on?"

7:27 pm

oooo - go phae!

7:27 pm

plurals, pam

7:28 pm

thanks, jilli!

7:28 pm

(I think)

7:29 pm

3

7:30 pm

hi everyone! go phae!

Watching the Daily show from last night, highly entertaining.

7:30 pm

hi lbd :)

7:30 pm

2

7:30 pm

hi jilli

7:31 pm

1

7:31 pm

!*!fireworks!*!

7:31 pm

hi, lbd

7:32 pm

yay, phae!

7:32 pm

whooooo hoooooo PHAE!!!

7:32 pm

hi pam

7:32 pm

heya! ap6 please?

7:32 pm

and yay phae!

7:32 pm

ty for all the help! gotta call it a night! Happy Babbling!

7:32 pm

FEATHER!

7:33 pm

ap6 ap + not heaby

7:33 pm

*heavy

7:33 pm

ap + not hevy

7:33 pm

ty

7:33 pm

lol, hi pam

7:33 pm

hey feather

7:33 pm

so...pam...have a hint for that fy word? *snicker snicker*

7:33 pm

sweet dreams, phae

7:34 pm

no more spelling!

7:35 pm

hi DR

7:35 pm

lol!

7:35 pm

Hi Dawger

7:37 pm

hello everyone!

7:37 pm

hi, aslindy

7:37 pm

hey lindy

7:38 pm

how is everyone?

7:38 pm

hi feather -- if the shoe fy5s...

7:38 pm

doing well here, lindy and you?

7:38 pm

hi asl

7:39 pm

I'm good

7:39 pm

much better this evening, thank you.

7:39 pm

heh, yeah, i already have it, was just trying to rib pam, but she seems to have disappeared

7:39 pm

hi hi 15 to go

7:39 pm

lol, feather

7:40 pm

go, harry!

7:40 pm

seems I wandered in at the right time!

7:40 pm

or 14 - just scrolled back for the ap clue :)

7:41 pm

Hi HH

7:41 pm

hi dawg and dr

7:42 pm

I am finished

7:42 pm

wtg dr

Yaaaay DR!!!!

7:42 pm

congrats, dr

7:42 pm

YAY dr!!!

82 left here, I believe I shall use the list.

7:42 pm

whooooo hoooooo DR!!!

7:42 pm

Hello harry

7:43 pm

ty for the good thoughts

7:43 pm

hi, harry

7:43 pm

hi jilli

7:43 pm

and pam

7:43 pm

I have 43 left -- still watching TV and saw the First Dance

7:44 pm

ch6/24 please? top one

7:44 pm

switching between CNN and MSNBC

7:44 pm

ch6 - latin dance ch* ch* ch* + greek letter

7:44 pm

ch+ two vowels + brit slang for thanks

7:45 pm

one two ch* ch* ch*... dance with me weed! three four ch* ch* ch*

7:45 pm

ty

7:45 pm

and a dip!

7:45 pm

the dip would be you, kje 8^)

7:45 pm

crap... dropped her

7:45 pm

hey!

7:46 pm

10!

7:46 pm

knew, kje would be leading

7:46 pm

am not!

7:46 pm

I shouldn't be lbd... have no idea what I'm doing out there

7:46 pm

lol! watching tv, almost missed that

7:47 pm

you fake it well, kje

7:47 pm

thanks lbd - a lady must know how to fake on occasion : )

7:47 pm

..not going to touch that one...

7:48 pm

LOL - chicken

7:48 pm

LOLOLOL.....

7:48 pm

brrraaawwwwkkk

7:48 pm

LOL lbd

7:49 pm

"that's no lady, that's my wife" (faking it)

7:49 pm

love your cartoon today lbd - I can relate

7:49 pm

jilli - lol

7:49 pm

:-)

7:49 pm

i am still at 38

7:50 pm

I'm still at 43

7:50 pm

i hope your announcing your word count and not expecting us to believe age.

7:50 pm

I have to confess... I can't figure out the cha word, LOLOLOL.... I am such a dolt today

7:50 pm

6 left...need help

7:50 pm

ouch lbd... would never have expected that from you!

7:50 pm

there are about a zillion cha words today

7:50 pm

you blindsided me!

7:50 pm

az 5/6 ?

LOL Lbd.

7:51 pm

now add greek letter, pam one we have in the grid often

7:51 pm

oh, the cha with the greek letter...

7:51 pm

greek H i think?

7:51 pm

are you talking to me, lbd?

7:51 pm

az + ***er than that, how many left, HH?

7:51 pm

az+ sl***, as in messy

7:52 pm

thanks, lbd

7:52 pm

pam, alpha, beta, delta, ***

7:52 pm

and jilli

7:52 pm

Jilli, i wouldn't say that to you. you're way too classy

7:52 pm

greek E

7:52 pm

ouch again...

7:52 pm

I didn't see the third a in the grid. I really AM thick

7:52 pm

epsilon is E, no?

7:52 pm

way too old, lbd, lol!

clue for ap6?

7:53 pm

*offers bowl of truffles to kje...* peace offering

7:53 pm

ap + diet food misspelling

7:53 pm

Epsilon is E

7:53 pm

the ending of the ch word is "h"

7:53 pm

oh yes, kje -- I'll drown my sorrows in another vodka

7:53 pm

thnks for the az. 4 left kj

7:53 pm

would like to snub those truffles, but who am i kidding.... thanks

7:54 pm

go HH go

7:54 pm

well, ruru isn't here, and i just couldn't let those slip by...you left the door wide open for them, kje

7:54 pm

fy?

7:55 pm

if the shoe fy5s, harry

7:55 pm

fy+ double consonant + vowel, pronounced fit

7:55 pm

thnks lbd :)

7:55 pm

and jilli

7:55 pm

another scot, northern England word

7:55 pm

just because ru is not here, does not mean others must step in to fill his shoes.... unless it is equal opportunity and you pick on him when I am gone also

WHos Picking?

7:55 pm

guess I should get to work on the P words

7:55 pm

oh, i do kje

7:56 pm

OK, fair enough LBD... just make sure you pick on him more - LOL

7:56 pm

oh, yes. ruru gets as good as he gives....

ooh down to 68, still have not bothered to get list yet.

7:56 pm

he doesn't leave the door of opportunity open quite as wide as you did

7:57 pm

go red!

7:57 pm

go, jilli!

7:57 pm

well, if I had known others would walk through it!!!! I'll be on guard more often - LOL

7:57 pm

lol

7:58 pm

any su?

7:58 pm

da5/16 please?

7:58 pm

no

7:58 pm

da5 russian vacation home

7:58 pm

da+ dance with kje

7:58 pm

da + that dance again weed

7:58 pm

LOL lbd - snap

7:58 pm

lol! thanks

7:59 pm

then stick a T in there for the 6 weed

7:59 pm

how about the da6/27?

7:59 pm

gotta go get my foil cap. kje's bouncing thoughts outta my head

7:59 pm

da6 add a t to the da5

7:59 pm

pay attention weed!!!!!

7:59 pm

lol, kje

7:59 pm

oopsie. thanks!

7:59 pm

foil just attracts me, lbd... bright shiny things often do

bring one for me too lbd.

7:59 pm

sh6?

8:00 pm

kje is a magpie

8:00 pm

aaaahhh - have no sh6

8:00 pm

aren't those nasty birds jilli? are you insulting me now too???

8:00 pm

brb, need more tea. harry sh4.6 + two lower corner letters

8:00 pm

fe6?

8:01 pm

thnks lbd

8:01 pm

wow, weird one. thanks!

8:01 pm

sh6 -- add rude two-letters reversed to the preceding fish

8:01 pm

ooo - have no fe6 either... now we are getting somewhere!

8:01 pm

fe6 rhymes with k***** of tea

8:02 pm

or of fish

8:02 pm

magpies are gorgeous black-and-white kleptomaniacs, kje, lol

8:02 pm

OK, the gorgoeus part fits - rofl

8:02 pm

ohhhh, wrong Ts!

8:02 pm

? HH

8:02 pm

i was going up

8:03 pm

phooey, I liked my sh6 clue

8:03 pm

ooooohhhh - duh, ty hh

8:03 pm

fe + double cons + giving up something for **nt

8:04 pm

ok

8:04 pm

good clue jilli

8:04 pm

vulgar, but cute - LOL

8:04 pm

thaks, kje ;)

8:04 pm

jilli, yours is the clue i used!

8:05 pm

atsa me, kje, vulgar but cute

8:05 pm

LOL feather!

8:05 pm

lolol jilli

8:05 pm

how about the ha5/14?

8:05 pm

I can't understnad the sh clue, either... think I may need to leave?

8:05 pm

woohoo done :)

8:06 pm

YOOHOO HH!

8:06 pm

ha5 is shakesperian for you had

8:06 pm

speaking of vulgar but cute, has ruru been around or is he on the road again... haven't seen him in a few days'

8:06 pm

woohoo HH!!!

8:06 pm

didn't he go to the desert?

8:06 pm

is he still there?

8:06 pm

maybe

8:06 pm

yay, hh!

8:07 pm

ty :)

did not see him today, but have barely been here.

8:07 pm

I want a hat like aretha franklin

8:07 pm

i suspect he is in DC at an inaugural ball and the desert is a decoy - LOL

8:07 pm

can someone clue that sh that jilli clued so well that I don't get it? I am so sorry to be such a nudnick

8:07 pm

ooo - loved aretha's hat!!!

8:08 pm

LOLOL, harry and kje

8:08 pm

harry... are you male or female?

8:08 pm

likewise re ruru, but he's probably on the road or watching TV or maybe both

8:08 pm

she was not in good voice....

8:08 pm

and no, kje, you cannot clue that for pam!

8:08 pm

pam take the fish, and add a vowel adn a cons in the lower left

8:08 pm

lower right that is :)

8:08 pm

thanks, harry!!!!!!

8:08 pm

LOLOL, feather

8:08 pm

a tree gives sh**e, and rough and gr**f

8:08 pm

I'm male...why - are you gonna deny me my h at?

8:08 pm

such a polite way of clueing the sh6 ;)

yes but who cares, she was stunning Pam, loved the hat and the fact that it was her.

8:09 pm

it was all her!

8:09 pm

she did fine... she is old and it was 26 degrees!!! I liked it!

8:09 pm

yep HH... that is not a guys hat... not enough attitude to pull it off

8:09 pm

in a truly diverse america, we should all be allowed to wear hats of any gender!

8:09 pm

CNN is being mean about Michelle's outfits, and I liked them both

HH can wear it but maybe not be as stunning as Aretha.

8:09 pm

ha7/36 please?

Michelle looked FAB.

8:10 pm

well go ahead then HH

8:10 pm

heh :)

8:10 pm

michelle is just classy

8:10 pm

if you insist... I am just trying to save you from making a horrible fashion mistake...

8:10 pm

ha7 ***py go lucky + diet

she could wear a burlap sack and look fab to me.

8:10 pm

oh - I was gonna wear it with my purple sequin gown

8:10 pm

I liked the puce dress, but thought the color not her best....

8:10 pm

we don't want you ending up in glamour magazine with a black bar over your eyes and a DON"T below the picture

8:10 pm

j/k yall

8:11 pm

The ha7/36 word is plus the ap6/21 word featherbee

8:11 pm

ROFLMAO kje

I missed the Puce. only saw the gold.

8:11 pm

kj i'm already a big fashion "dont"

I was at work, all day long. and actually working.

No Harry thats me. the big fashion do not.

8:11 pm

didn't look gold to me, looked yellow/green

8:11 pm

and those lacy panties mentioned this afternoon, seen by a bus rider when a very posh conservative man was strap-hanging in front of her

8:12 pm

so is one of the guys I am seeing... seriously bad - sigh

8:12 pm

i'm back, didja miss me?

8:12 pm

it was called lemongrass yellow

8:12 pm

could I have a hint for the last fe - 6, 27?

8:12 pm

seemed puce to me, lOL, feather

8:12 pm

yes lbd - no one insulting.. left a huge void

8:13 pm

I liked her dress... pretty... and shiny - LOL

8:13 pm

fe6/27 rhymes w/what I use to boil tea water aslindy

8:13 pm

asl think salmon pieces

8:13 pm

lindy, you're in a fine fe****, with this group, rhymes with ma and pa Ke****

8:13 pm

they got snarky about the rhinestones and sparkles, saying it was all Not Eleven AM. Bah.

8:13 pm

oop;s sorry asl...was doing fi

8:13 pm

salmon pieces????

8:13 pm

ohh, belatedly got the ha7, thank you

8:13 pm

oh - LOLOL

8:14 pm

ok, thanks. I didn't think I could do that word, but now I see how it works. =)

8:14 pm

the part i liked best was the neckline, jilli, lol

8:14 pm

they are saying 2million in DC

8:14 pm

bitchiness on CNN... what a shock

8:14 pm

oh, we must be talking about the first lady's gown

8:14 pm

LOLOLOLOL, kje

i have notseen gown yet...but will see it i am sure on tv soon.

8:15 pm

i hate hearing babies cry on tv shows

8:15 pm

I thought the pale goldy colour and classic lines were most becoming, and I thought the critic wearing sunglasses on his bald head in a TV studio was a jerk

8:15 pm

especially when they are suppose to be adults, feather

i dislike hearing babies cry at any time....

8:16 pm

gnight all - gotta go prep classes

8:16 pm

lol dawg

8:16 pm

I loved the lines of the dress, and the color, just not Michelle's best color...

8:16 pm

no, especially when they're in danger. watching lost reruns.

8:16 pm

sweet dreams, harry and congrats on your firewords

8:16 pm

watching "lost" reruns. that might make more sense.

8:16 pm

ahh, understand better now, feather

oh no, I just hate crying kiddos, lots of them today.

8:17 pm

the white evening gown was lovely and graceful. Of course, Barak is graceful always.

8:17 pm

LOVE the evening gown!!!!!!

8:17 pm

crying kids are never fun or funny

8:18 pm

How can anyone watch reruns on a night like this?

8:18 pm

is it white? hard to tell with the lighting

8:18 pm

Well, maybe ivory

8:18 pm

Hi all, must butt in bout Michelle's dress, I liked it a lot but she is too short waisted to wear the puckered full skirt I think. And it's white.

best question jilli!!!

8:18 pm

because the season premiere is tomorrow, and i need to catch up! i'll catch the ball stuff on youtube

8:18 pm

i think the evening gown is pretty - it would make anyone feel pretty and feminine and flirty i think... i like it

8:19 pm

i like it too. very classy

8:19 pm

what channel are you all watching?

8:19 pm

give her a break!!!! she is not a freakin' model... she is just a woman!

8:19 pm

I am watching the CBS special.... I have taped the MTV youth inaugural so that I can listen to the music and skip the crap....

ok I'm rather exhausted. going to not finish this one....but am going to sleeeeep lots.

8:19 pm

I am watching a rerun of One Life to Live on SoapNet

Minver you are kidding!

8:19 pm

sweet dreams red

8:20 pm

sweet dreams, red

8:20 pm

the short waist is one reason I liked the daytime outfit -- a sheath disguises that, but the CNN jerk sneered at it.

8:20 pm

ciao red!

8:20 pm

Goodbye redturtlehead! I'll see you tomorrow maybe.

8:20 pm

bbiab... still have 33 to go

8:20 pm

can someone clue me for all the words I'm missing?

8:20 pm

hi Min, welcome to the grid

8:20 pm

you bet, wildcat

8:20 pm

only 27 ...

8:20 pm

I admit it, I am a soap junkie! *hangs head in shame*

8:21 pm

sorry, wildcat, I'm missing 41, lol!

8:21 pm

start with 3 from the left F ...

8:21 pm

followed by the I below it

8:21 pm

nm got the I

8:21 pm

one from the T above it

8:22 pm

Hi all :)

8:22 pm

Hi lbdawger! Thanks for the welcome.I am back from my shower smelling like roses.Does anyone need clues

8:22 pm

Tsk tsk, min, what shall we do with you, you hopeless case? I think I'd even pass up Coronation Street for this night.

8:22 pm

hi Nan

8:22 pm

Actually, I did.

8:22 pm

so what is everyone watching? cbs? trying to find the gown in question

8:22 pm

uhm, wildcat, could you be a little more specific to your word needs?

8:23 pm

nope not using list

8:23 pm

i'm watching my computer monitor. no tv in my office

8:23 pm

ta 6 -- add scotch or duct ****; and first syllable of brit goodbye, familiarly

8:23 pm

still have 65 to go but am paying more attn to the Tv so don't think I'll finish tonight. Nite all.

8:24 pm

cnn.com, lbd?

8:24 pm

ciao, mary

8:24 pm

I think Obama's speech is more important than what his wife was wearing today.I am not into those style critics. I care more about the future of this country

8:24 pm

fe4,5.4.5.4.4.6 fi4,5,6,5,6 fl 4,4,4,5 and fu4

8:24 pm

Same here, mary, but I'll do both

8:24 pm

oooh ty

8:24 pm

night mary

8:25 pm

it's the 2nd fi5/6

8:25 pm

his speech was wonderful. already heard that, haven't yet seen the dress though, so now i'm curious!

8:25 pm

Of course, min, but we moved on from that. I thought his saying "we'll offer a hand to those who do not give a clenched fist" was memorable

8:26 pm

fi5/6 combo really dirty

8:26 pm

sh 6/36 please

8:26 pm

got the F's

8:26 pm

one more for T right above it

8:26 pm

le5/12, the last one?

8:26 pm

le4 + a vowell weed

8:26 pm

sh 6/36 is sh 4/6 plus curse abbreviation backward.

8:26 pm

I'd like to repeat my warning given earlier -- there is a virus attached to emails about Obama's speech -- check snopes.com

8:27 pm

hiya ruru! sh4.6 + lower righthand corner letters

8:27 pm

le 5 -- add, Harper Valley ***

8:27 pm

ty

8:27 pm

oh, hi ruru!

8:27 pm

That le 5/12 word is that le 4/5 word plus a vowel.

8:27 pm

hello ruru -- peppes were asking about you!

8:27 pm

jeez no wonder I couldn't find it

8:27 pm

Must butt in again. JigZone.com has got Barack as its Jig Saw Puzzle today.

8:28 pm

that's peeps, ruru

8:28 pm

te4,5,4,8,9,4,4,5,4,, wild

8:28 pm

Oh, joy, mary -- was addicted to jigzone before babble!

8:29 pm

te8 and 9 apparently

8:29 pm

Hi everyone! May I please have a clue for le5-12 the 2nd? Thanks

8:29 pm

and got them ty

8:29 pm

da 6/27?

8:29 pm

to communicate without words, wild

8:30 pm

past tense of the f4 preceeding

8:30 pm

kinda a shirley mcClain thing wild

8:30 pm

archaic form past tense of le4.5, peach

8:30 pm

lol

8:30 pm

da 6/27 adds a cross letter in the da 5/16 word ruru

8:30 pm

ruru, like the russian home but spelled phonetically

8:30 pm

one more for right side A

8:30 pm

hi, ruru and babble rabble!

8:30 pm

ahhh thank you two

8:30 pm

le5/12 is like the first one,ends with the cross letter

8:31 pm

down to 16 btw ... on a roll

8:31 pm

hi pammo

8:31 pm

I guess my warning is being ignored, and anyway, it'stime I started supper -- back in a bit

8:31 pm

recovered from football weekend?

8:31 pm

fy6?

8:31 pm

Thanks, Ibdawger.

still stuck on the ap6

8:31 pm

ac4,4, ad5,

8:31 pm

ap + not dark

8:31 pm

I see ruru has left Canada

8:31 pm

fy 5/20 is fy + double consonant plus vowel rururocks

8:31 pm

I think I am recovered, ruru! you?

8:31 pm

pe6/21 please? i'm stuck on the one before animal's coat, and the last one also

8:32 pm

ruru, you'll have a fy5 when you find it.

8:32 pm

rhymes with the shoe f***s, ru....

8:32 pm

ap + 'not heavy' (beer firm spelling of the word).

8:32 pm

I tried that.. darn

8:32 pm

The ap6/21 word is ap plus li4/4 word forwardbyfaith

8:32 pm

I wasted the whole day.. watching football

8:32 pm

pe+ not heavy, feather

8:32 pm

waste? waste, ruru?

thanks all - got it.

8:32 pm

hello jac -- I'll be back in a while -- suppertime

8:32 pm

pe6.21 = pe + 'not heavy'.

8:32 pm

ha 7 is the last one that eluded me?

8:33 pm

got A's ty

8:33 pm

need 5 more for the C

8:33 pm

Of course, snow was falling here, so I went to the market, did the wash, then sat down to football

8:33 pm

How can anyone miss history watching footbldyball?

8:33 pm

It was really nice weather out here pam... that is what I mean

8:33 pm

add H to ap word.

8:33 pm

add an h to the ap 6/21, ruru

8:33 pm

ahhh, gotcha ruru!

8:33 pm

A pe6/21 word rhymes with fe 6/27 word featherbee

8:33 pm

ha7 + 'elated' ha*py + 'not heavy'.

8:33 pm

thank you for the clue pam..

8:33 pm

Oh, ruru, I think the sinus thing has passed---wine awaits, LOL

8:33 pm

Hi, jac!!!!

8:33 pm

thanks jac..

8:33 pm

a lot of gifts ..... christmas again

8:33 pm

ahh, thanks

8:34 pm

Hello folks.

8:34 pm

lobr yout icon, jac!

8:34 pm

yeah pamm...great

8:34 pm

Well, I'm being royally ignored so bye bye

8:34 pm

The ha 7/36 word is h plus an ap6/21 word rururocks

8:34 pm

Barab - is it your birthday?

8:34 pm

2 more for E just to left of center

8:34 pm

jilli? what's up????

8:34 pm

Hi, everyone.

8:34 pm

thank you min I got it

8:34 pm

Jill??

8:34 pm

by who jilli?

8:35 pm

Goodbye jillibus! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

8:35 pm

I would hope so

8:35 pm

g'night. jill!

8:35 pm

yw rururocks

8:35 pm

hello. how's the grid? should i start/

8:35 pm

Hello Jellen! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:35 pm

Jill, football was Sunday and I haven't seen ruru since... and he knows I love to wallow in it!

8:35 pm

If it was me .. I am sorry I was focused on the last words

8:35 pm

I think Jill's gone to get her supper.

8:35 pm

hi, dcs

8:35 pm

hi jellen, dc, br, jac

8:35 pm

Hi dcs.

8:35 pm

hi, jellen

8:36 pm

hi, jac! :) long time. hello, pam, minver, ruru, barab

8:36 pm

go for the grid, dc. it's not bad

8:36 pm

I was ignored by everyone -- back later

8:36 pm

Barab? I meant BabRab.

8:36 pm

and jellen, hi :)

8:36 pm

hast, jill

8:36 pm

I thought the Arizona game was great

8:36 pm

i found 89 at work off and on in spurts

8:36 pm

pb for DC..lol

8:36 pm

hi all

8:36 pm

enjoy your dinner, jilli

8:37 pm

nrkii!

8:37 pm

hi nrk

8:37 pm

Sorry, jill. The chat sometimes moves too fast for me to see until I scroll back.x

8:37 pm

sorry jilli I wasn't paying attention

8:37 pm

bye jilli -- sorry I missed you

8:37 pm

hasta that shoulda been :)

8:37 pm

hi, nrkii

8:37 pm

Hello nrkii!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

8:37 pm

pandiculating

8:37 pm

holds door open for DC

8:37 pm

chat definitely going very fast

8:37 pm

I don't think anybody was ignoring anyone. The chog is just flying by so fast. Sometimes hard to keep up.

8:37 pm

st5/14 please?

8:38 pm

I loved the Arizona game. And, the way Polamalu--sp?--played in the Pittsburgh game

8:38 pm

How was the Inauguration? Not seen any TV in last 24 hours.

8:38 pm

Hi, nrkii

8:38 pm

like a arm infection feather

8:38 pm

Nobody paid the slightest attention to the waqrning I've given twice about a virus attached to emails about Obama's speech -- check it out with snopes.com -- and this will be igonored too

8:38 pm

feather, type of infection

8:38 pm

kind of infection

8:38 pm

Nice icon, babbler! and love the Milton quote

8:38 pm

feather, think infection

8:38 pm

st5/14 sounds like employees.

8:38 pm

he is a great, freaking great player

8:38 pm

st5 is an infection people sometimes get featherbee.

8:38 pm

jilli--i didn't see those warnings in chog... sorry

8:38 pm

Jilli, saw that note, but couldn't keep up with the chat as I was looking for clues

8:39 pm

not going to open anything with obama speech, jilli.

8:39 pm

oh I dont' surf much jilli

8:39 pm

He is, but so is Fitzgerald! i thought Paloamalu was inspiring, though, LOL

8:39 pm

thanks!

8:39 pm

jilli - thanks for the warning. You must've given that before I arrived. I'll watch the speech on TV tomorrow, after I've watched the programme I've sky+d about Obama's life.

8:40 pm

I already got that email & I checked it out on snopes

8:40 pm

need help with c's - 5 more

8:40 pm

Thanks for the warning, jilli...

8:40 pm

FItzgerald looks like the PRedator character in the ARnold movie

8:40 pm

I listened to Obama's speech.. don't need to read it

8:41 pm

LOL, ruru. he is something else, isn't he? I mean, holy cow! he played for Pitt, i think, in college...

8:41 pm

casp

8:41 pm

ca4,4,4,5,6,4 ch4,5,6,4,4,5,6,7,8,5,5,6,4,5,7,6,4

8:41 pm

gasp or casp wild?

8:41 pm

lol

8:41 pm

choke?

8:42 pm

1st ch6

8:42 pm

bbl got to cook din din

8:42 pm

bounders, money, members of a play or film, an Indian social division, a fortified home, felines.

8:42 pm

see ya ruru

8:42 pm

Those are the ca words.

8:43 pm

so, is the start of the end of gitmo tomorrow? and, the end of the damned prohibition on family planning globally?

8:43 pm

later ru

8:43 pm

thought that hit on Mcgahee was scary too

8:43 pm

10 min to dinner :)

8:43 pm

goodbye gitmo

8:43 pm

McGahee is a magnet for injury... glad he walked out of the hospital...

8:43 pm

what's for dinner, dc?

8:43 pm

good riddance

8:43 pm

I agree, ruru

8:43 pm

I had lobster ravioli for dinner and it was delicious!

8:44 pm

vegan meatballs in tomato basil sauce with buttery garlic toast

8:44 pm

hello kids

8:44 pm

Hi Scrabble! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:44 pm

vegan meatballs

8:44 pm

yummm, min that sounds delish...dc, yours sound good too

8:44 pm

vegan meatballs is an oxymoron

8:44 pm

Yummy, seain!

8:44 pm

Hi scrabs

8:44 pm

hi scrabs

8:45 pm

Hi, Scrabbler

8:45 pm

tofu balls sounds weird

8:45 pm

Good point, Ruru. Feeling better, Feather?

8:45 pm

some where an Italian turning over in his grave..

8:45 pm

We had lamb and chicken balti (a type of curry invented in Birmingham UK) with boiled rice and garlic and coriander Naan bread.

8:45 pm

hi, scrabs

8:45 pm

i'm feeling better. nick wasn't today. got sick on the way into the sitter's.

8:45 pm

I buy tofu hot dogs and one brand is called "Tofu Pups."

8:45 pm

hi scrabbler!

8:45 pm

I had celebration food--saag paneer...

8:45 pm

ewwwwww

8:45 pm

Glad you are better, feather

8:46 pm

I buy soy meatlessballs....

8:46 pm

Mmmm love saag paneer...

8:46 pm

yes, ruru, vegan meatballs is an oxymoron. I hate Tofu Pups - they taste like hot dogs, and i hated hot dogs

8:46 pm

wish I could eat meat, but we've heard my whine before....

8:46 pm

now I am hungry.. good luck guys.. happy faux-balls there DC

8:46 pm

1st ch6 please

8:46 pm

i like tofu, but not in other shapes.

8:46 pm

I had dinner with Mary's kids, as I do every Tuesday after an afternoon of playing.

8:46 pm

I don't like tofu pups much... smart life makes a good fake dog...

8:46 pm

how are they doing scrabs?

8:46 pm

How are they, scrabs?

8:46 pm

saag paneer isa happy, i like it better than palak paneer, but saag is hard to come by in restaurants

8:46 pm

oh, that's nice scrabbler

8:46 pm

Now I buy "Smart Dogs."

8:46 pm

ciao, ruru

8:46 pm

Jellen, who is that in your icon? I am just wondering.

8:46 pm

I make Italian meatballs with meat, unless I'm making them for my daughter.

ha5,14 please?

8:47 pm

first ch6 is alternate spelling of fast feline

8:47 pm

tofu dogs? sounds like a mixed breed

8:47 pm

Goodbye rururocks!I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:47 pm

ha5.14 - old way of saying 'had to'.

8:47 pm

Terrier and shit-zhu cross

8:47 pm

Doing "well".... I can mention their Mom and they are OK...I mention that I think about her a lot and talk to her a lot.

8:47 pm

LOLOLOL, ruru

8:47 pm

can't---keep---up---with----chat. must---dive---into---grid.

8:47 pm

ha 5/14 is owned + road abbreviation forwardbyfaith

8:48 pm

faith, old english for past tense have

8:48 pm

that is great, scrabs....

8:48 pm

That probably helps them to hear that Scrabbler

8:48 pm

bye...

8:49 pm

bye ruru

8:49 pm

chow time, ruru

8:49 pm

hasta, ruru

8:49 pm

'bye Ruru.

8:49 pm

ciao, ruru

8:49 pm

I now stay after dinner and supervise bath time and getting into pajamas. It is a fun routine for all of us. And when I leave I always say,"Mary, I love your kids."

8:50 pm

that is so special, scrabbler

8:50 pm

ahhh, you're gonna make me cry, scrabs

8:50 pm

Scrabbs - you go over and above your paid duties. You are a lovely lady.

8:50 pm

not getting the ch6 clue

8:51 pm

Isn't it very hard though when you get emotionally involved with patients and their families?

8:51 pm

one, two ch* ch* ch* + greek letter, wild

8:51 pm

I do love them and that is especially because I loved their mother and she gave them life. I promised her that I would take care of and love her kids.

8:51 pm

which ch6, wild?

8:52 pm

Yes, Jacula, but I feel like my patients are MY kids--I want to keep kids healthy, safe and give them the skills to become respectful, responsible adults.

8:52 pm

you are a special lady, scrabs

8:52 pm

You are one of the golden kind, Scrabbs - a medic who really does have a vocation.x

8:53 pm

I enjoy serving God and others.

8:54 pm

I am fading and don't want to be a clue begger when I know I am not meant to complete this grid... good night, all. See you tomorrow evening!

8:54 pm

fireworks!

8:54 pm

night pam

8:54 pm

yum!

8:54 pm

Good night, Pam.

8:54 pm

Yay, nrkii!!!!

8:54 pm

Yahoooo NRK!

8:54 pm

g'night, pam

8:54 pm

G'night, pam

8:54 pm

whooooo hoooooo NRK

8:54 pm

sweet dreams, pam

8:54 pm

Don't know if it's God-given or just you, but there are people and animals out there who are very glad you are what you are, Scrabbs.

8:55 pm

'Night Pam.

8:55 pm

for my final one, sa5/14 please?

8:55 pm

TY, Jacula. That means a lot to me.

8:55 pm

Well done, nrk.

8:55 pm

step

8:55 pm

leap

8:55 pm

sa5.14 is a peanut dressing.

8:55 pm

umm...scrabs...

8:55 pm

Uh, oh, I am in big trouble! *sprinting to PB*

8:55 pm

move your cursor, scrabs

8:56 pm

we are a better place for scrabs, kje, red and all the medical professionals who CARE! and for the wordsmiths like the rest of us babblers... congrats, nrkii.

8:56 pm

thai chicken on skewer feather

8:56 pm

good night.....

8:56 pm

Wrong box, Scrabbs!

8:56 pm

lol!

8:56 pm

I am using a computer without Babble Expert.

8:56 pm

*passes scrabbs som garlic toast*

8:56 pm

can i have the dummy clue please?

8:57 pm

TY, Seain, and may I have a tofu meatless meatball, oxymoron food product?

8:57 pm

chicken sa5

8:57 pm

*bowl of sauce and 'meatballs' for scrabbs*

8:57 pm

sa+ brit slang for thanks, + sometimes vowel

8:57 pm

sa5/14 for feather - 'parked bum on seat + said 'yes' without last vowel in a sailorish way.

8:57 pm

sa* down on a chair + **e, **e, captain!

8:57 pm

ahh, thank you! would not have gotten it otherwise. fireworks!

8:58 pm

whooooo hoooooo feather!

8:58 pm

Yay, feather!!!!

8:58 pm

Yahoo feather!

8:58 pm

Jellen, LOL. We gave an almost identical clue for that.

8:58 pm

Well done, feather.

8:58 pm

yay feather!!

8:58 pm

congrats, feather!!!

8:58 pm

I never heard of chicken sa5.

8:58 pm

going to go read, see you all tomorrow!

8:58 pm

still struggling with first ch6

8:59 pm

night lbd

8:59 pm

g'night, dawg, njoy

8:59 pm

Bye Dawger

8:59 pm

G'night, lbd

9:00 pm

first ch6 = c + h4/5 that sounds like word for detest + first vowel

9:00 pm

ooh, scrabbler, chicken sa5 is really good

9:01 pm

How about tofu chicken?

9:01 pm

Wild - 1st ch6 = 'have a talk or a natter' (ch**) with a vowel after the first vowel, then add childish 'thankyou'.

9:02 pm

tyvm finally got it

9:02 pm

Failing that clue working - the word looks a bit like a misspelled spotted African cat that runs very fast.

9:02 pm

tofu chicken and vegemite will work wonders fixing pot holes

9:03 pm

need 2 more for E just left of center

9:03 pm

lol, BR

9:03 pm

gotta go... mom on phone

9:03 pm

have a good night all!

9:04 pm

lol babrab

9:04 pm

g'night, nrk!

9:04 pm

Bye, nrkii

9:04 pm

sh 6, please?

9:04 pm

el5/10 - the hoi polloi, the top set.

9:05 pm

have it ty

9:05 pm

also need one more S from bottom one

9:05 pm

sh 6 -- almost protected from the sun; and the g*l* of Mexico

9:05 pm

nm on the S

9:05 pm

5 left

9:06 pm

TY, BR

9:06 pm

cyber, Hi. sh6 = a suncast dark silhouette (1st 4 letters + cartoon Elmer's surname without last letter.

9:06 pm

kitten in the sink met a waterfall :

9:07 pm

:)

9:08 pm

Cyber - this is a link to a picture of a sh6: http://tinyurl.com/6ufpsg

9:08 pm

ayep is a word here in the South

9:08 pm

LOL, dcs.

9:08 pm

Bugs' nemesis, jacula?

9:09 pm

shadfud doesn't work!

9:09 pm

'yampy', which I think was in yesterday's grid is a wod for 'not the full shilling/a can short of a crate of beer etc' here in Midlands and up in Scotland, but Enable didn't know that.

9:10 pm

still need help for that E

9:10 pm

sh 6 -- add, much **o about nothing; and p**f the magic dragon

9:10 pm

and 2 for the P

9:10 pm

I did give you one clue, wild.

9:10 pm

and I had that one

9:11 pm

and 3 others

9:11 pm

...lived by the sea, and frolicked in the autumn mist...

9:11 pm

With 112 to go I need to get some sleep after a night of restless sleep.

9:11 pm

in a land called . . .

9:11 pm

ea4/5 - the planet we live on with the 'r'.

9:11 pm

ty bab rab

9:11 pm

Good luck to all trying to finish.

9:11 pm

have it

9:11 pm

nite scrabs

9:11 pm

stelt

9:11 pm

nite, scrabbs

9:11 pm

dcs - I used to love that song as a child. (Still do, tee hee hee).)

9:11 pm

G'night Scrabbler

9:11 pm

Busted--I always have to "find 1 more word."

9:12 pm

hanalei...

9:12 pm

lol

9:12 pm

dont' we all (addict)

9:12 pm

don't we all?! LOL

9:12 pm

with you there, jac! :)

9:12 pm

snap!

9:12 pm

IS there an Official Rule Book that says you HAVE to grow up?

9:12 pm

in a town called honalee

9:12 pm

I hope not, Jac!

9:12 pm

I've never seen it jac

9:13 pm

Nope, just because we grow older doesn't mean we have to grow up.

9:13 pm

Good night, kids!

9:13 pm

Well, wild, if it's nver been seen, then none of us have to obey or disobey it.:-))

9:13 pm

oh goodie

9:13 pm

testify, scrabbs!!!

9:13 pm

that's right jac

9:13 pm

now about those E's

9:14 pm

'Night Scrabbs. Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

9:14 pm

Seain, I tell that line to lots of people, and my playfulness and silliness are testimony to my resistance to grow up.

9:14 pm

that was amazing the last few days, pete seeger, yoyo ma, yitzhak perlman.. the list goes on :)

9:14 pm

I've given you 2 e clues now, wild.

9:14 pm

we can have tics and sa 4, but not tacs????

9:14 pm

ea4.4 - consumes food.

9:14 pm

and i'm still missing 2

9:14 pm

have that too

9:14 pm

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal PUFF, and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.

9:15 pm

I also have et4

9:15 pm

ep4.6 and plural 5.14 = ep + 'laughter sound' or exclamation on discovery.

9:15 pm

TY that was it

9:16 pm

2 more P's - a 4 and a 5

9:16 pm

ha5/14....first one on lockity's list , please

9:17 pm

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail, Jackie kept a look out perched on Puff's gigantic tail

9:17 pm

y/w wild.

9:17 pm

8

9:17 pm

1 ...

9:18 pm

aeb - old form of 'you had'. Think Shakespeare.

9:18 pm

becuase of work i know know that etat civil issues birth certificates in quebec (he says while monkeying for the et)

9:18 pm

hello, welcome to my bushless words

9:18 pm

ha 5 -- add kind of deed: *a**ardly

9:18 pm

ah ,o ther way, found it

9:18 pm

hi, jane

9:18 pm

i mean hello, welcome to my bushless world!

9:18 pm

Hi, musica and harp

9:18 pm

50 to go

9:18 pm

Harp - you've had a bikini wax?? *grins*

9:19 pm

50 hairs or 50 words? ROFLOL

9:19 pm

Sorry! (not)

9:19 pm

i know a lot of change ringers, do you ring jane?

9:19 pm

ty so much BR>>>Hi Jellen

9:20 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

9:20 pm

et 4 -- abbr for next after elementary

9:20 pm

yes i have, figuratively lost some ugly things today, jace

9:20 pm

Yay, nan!!!!

9:20 pm

LOL, Harp.

9:20 pm

and dc, no i used to ring but my sister still does

9:21 pm

congrats, cybernan

9:21 pm

did you partake in any of the festivities today dc?

9:21 pm

cograts, nan!!!

9:21 pm

have you seen cheney's got a gun? http://tinyurl.com/8mdvdy

9:21 pm

no, jane, i worked, all of 3 miles from home

9:21 pm

the roads were empty as 6AM on a Sunday

9:21 pm

it was weird

can someone clue the other le5,12s...I have the one that means jump

9:22 pm

p5 please

9:22 pm

le + Parent Teacher Association

9:22 pm

The roads are never empty here on a Sunday anymore.:-( What happened to The Day of Rest?

9:22 pm

which one, wild?

9:22 pm

nm fireworks

9:22 pm

ty for all the help

9:22 pm

Which p5, wild?

9:23 pm

opp. of right handed person (Phil Michelson's nickname)

9:23 pm

going 2 bed hagn

9:23 pm

yay, wild!!

9:23 pm

y/w, wild.

9:23 pm

Sleep well, wild.

9:23 pm

Yay, wildcat!!!!

9:24 pm

lot's of p 5's -- more specific please?

9:25 pm

cyber - it's all done and dusted now.

9:25 pm

fireworks here

9:25 pm

Well done, wvt.

9:26 pm

yay teach!!

9:26 pm

Yay, wvteach!!!!

9:26 pm

off for a while -- may make it back later -- good night all :)

9:26 pm

congrats, teach!!!!

9:26 pm

gnight, nan

9:27 pm

Bye, nan

9:27 pm

I wish the hot flushes would not interrupt my sleep so that my sleep pattern didn't get all out of whack!

9:27 pm

good night all

9:27 pm

It's 3.27am here.

9:29 pm

i'm 5h behind ya, jac, and only just eating

9:30 pm

late night for dc

9:30 pm

well, i don't work til 10 , ruru, so i get to sleep in

9:31 pm

Not good to eat just before sleeping, dcs. But we all do it at times.

9:31 pm

ohhhh ahhhhh... i get it

9:31 pm

nice icon pic, ruru

9:31 pm

thank you

9:31 pm

I am running for president

9:31 pm

lol

9:31 pm

in 8 years

9:31 pm

getting an early start!

9:32 pm

yep...

9:32 pm

If you wake up a few hours later with excruciating pain in your gut, do not call an ambulance, it's probably trapped wind, which can be very painful.

9:32 pm

loving the cnn coverage

9:32 pm

oooh jac that doesn't sound too good

9:32 pm

LOL jac. i think i need a cider, brb

9:33 pm

i just learned that it was the JUSTICE who flubbed the oath of office, not the president....

9:33 pm

me too, harp!

9:33 pm

yep

9:33 pm

oops gotta run company here..

9:33 pm

the comedians have something to talk about at least

9:33 pm

magner's, anyone?

9:34 pm

ciao, ruru

9:34 pm

cider - more wind to trap! LOL. Just sit on the loo and rock gently backand forth (do not massage your abdomen). Wind pains will eventually go away. LOL

9:34 pm

LOL :D

9:34 pm

Bye, ruru

9:35 pm

pe5...right after the household animals.....please

9:35 pm

aeb - short form of a woman's underslip. Sounds like pe5.16.

9:36 pm

ty, jacula

9:36 pm

y/w dcs (though not sureif for word clue or wind advice).

9:37 pm

word in this case

9:37 pm

LOL, dcs, okay.

9:38 pm

phantom shpiel

9:38 pm

i'm sorry i meant the last pe6...please

9:38 pm

My phantom of the day was elepant. There wasn't an 'n' to make it happen.

9:39 pm

last pe6 = pe + 'not heavy' (beer word for that).

9:39 pm

Elephant! LOL

9:40 pm

pe + double consonant + French article

9:40 pm

I've seen the reconstrucion of Dumbo at Tufts University

9:40 pm

3.29am has stipped me of the ability to ty4/7 correctly.

9:41 pm

Or even stripped me. I just keep on compunding the error, don't I?

9:41 pm

eh, ty4, shm5!

9:41 pm

*compounding. See what I mean?

9:41 pm

ty Jellen.... u again have given me the clue for the last word i needed.....FIREWORKS!!!

9:41 pm

congrats, aeb!!!

9:42 pm

Yay, musica!!!!

9:42 pm

ty Jellen & dcs

9:42 pm

Jac's stripping??

9:42 pm

Well done, aeb.

9:42 pm

i feel your pain jac

9:43 pm

women of a certain age create their own eweather, eh?

9:43 pm

Torg - no, I did, but you missed it.:-)

9:43 pm

Oregone Ti5 Standards

9:43 pm

Oregon TI5 Standards (Jac, you're catching)

9:43 pm

ty Jacula....love ur name!

9:43 pm

LOL, Harp. I hate making mistakes.

9:43 pm

I miss all the good stuff

9:44 pm

ch7?

9:44 pm

our favourite jacqueline dracula :)

9:44 pm

You should read my blog, torg, then you'd see the photos. However, it's by invitation only.

9:44 pm

is teletype a brandname?

9:45 pm

oh, not enough E to go around :)

9:45 pm

Yes, I think it is, dcs.

9:45 pm

So you're not inviting me? I see how it is ..

9:45 pm

well, found the te8/9 anyway

9:45 pm

yay dc

9:45 pm

I would invite you, torg - but I'm not sure if the first bracket in your e-mail addy is part of it.

9:45 pm

it's dangerous tor cuz...

9:46 pm

once you have jac...you can never go bac

9:46 pm

smaller, what part of MT?

9:46 pm

Smaller, I can! I can just delete him as a reader. LOL

9:46 pm

i have friends in Bozeman

9:47 pm

missoula-ish. have you visited?

9:47 pm

ooo, i'm a bobcat!

9:47 pm

No idea what Bozeman is.

9:47 pm

not yet, but it's on our list :)

9:47 pm

hahahaha jac!!!!

9:47 pm

No brackets - just my handle .. But it's ok if you don't want to ..

9:47 pm

my sister lives near bozeman

9:48 pm

jac, it's a ship on star trek

9:48 pm

ur sister is'nt a Harbour, perchance?

9:48 pm

no she's an Emigranter

9:48 pm

We've been talking on here a long time .. I'm good with that ..

9:48 pm

harp and I had a babble convention! we should have a reunion soon. that was a long time ago

9:48 pm

oooh i love Sting

9:49 pm

sting was my 1st concert

9:49 pm

Torg - just sent you an invite, I hope.

9:49 pm

oooh, you're younger than i. mine was Steppenwolf!

9:49 pm

20 years ago this week, come to think of it. :)

9:50 pm

my first was Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

9:50 pm

ah, steppenwolf :)

9:50 pm

oh, cool, babrab!

9:50 pm

Peter, Paul, and Mary

9:50 pm

I'm right there with ya, br!

9:50 pm

tor, look for the birthmark. it's kind of a "where's waldo" thing we do on the site

9:50 pm

ch7?

9:51 pm

I'm so sad that Stargate Atlantis has finished and I may never see the sexy Ronon Dex character ever again in a new situation.

9:51 pm

kje, was it you who asked me to get the Post?

9:51 pm

Which ch7, kje?

9:51 pm

ta5/14? the last one?

9:51 pm

ch7 guy + lease

9:51 pm

i didn't get the AM one, but i got the PM Special Edition

9:51 pm

ch7 - all your goods and ch7s. Bring them along with you when you marry.

9:52 pm

ta5/14 rhymes with Miss LaBelle

9:52 pm

ta 5 -- add cow pa***

afternoon all :)

9:52 pm

poor dirstributer at the S'leven couldn't even rack them, we all walked off with them 5 at a time LOL

9:52 pm

hey, mrp!!

9:52 pm

thanks

9:52 pm

Hi, mrp

9:52 pm

ty jac!

9:52 pm

afternoon, mrp!

9:52 pm

Hi, MrP. It's the middle of the night/early mornng here in UK.

9:52 pm

hi mr p

9:53 pm

Yeps is not accepted? Tsk, tsk...

ah jac, did that myself this morning... was up at 3am

9:53 pm

change the vowel

9:53 pm

jellen, it don't take ayep, neithr

9:53 pm

Thank you

hi une, harp, jellen, dcs, jac, BR, torg et al :)

9:53 pm

it's a brand new day here in the states

9:54 pm

y/w Torg. Hope you enjoy going back to the beginning and reading all of my blather.

whilst I was up, thought I would catch the inaug of obama

9:54 pm

Gawrsh, wut's rong wit Enable?

9:54 pm

yes, so it be, jane :)

9:54 pm

LOL jellen :D LOL

9:54 pm

michelle looked so classy tonight!

9:54 pm

I shall

9:54 pm

pretty wonderful, eh??

9:55 pm

swooned over Beyonce singing "At Last" while they danced alone in the spotlight

9:55 pm

Not watched it yet,MrP.

9:56 pm

I was talking to my family earlier about how many people were gathering to watch the inauguration. /That would nver happen in UK when a Prime Minister came to power' I said.

9:57 pm

jac, it's a once in a lifetime thing here as well

9:57 pm

9 left...

9:58 pm

jac, we've not seen crowds like this ever before for an inauguration

9:58 pm

sa5?

9:58 pm

brb

9:58 pm

i actually wish i'd braved going down there

9:58 pm

12 here jellen

9:59 pm

huh. we have Sun Drop in the house. who knew.

9:59 pm

sa 5 --- carly and james ***ler

10:00 pm

If you think we British are apathetic about who's in power, we're not really. Like my ex-hub and politics and history at Uni kids said, 'The USA has always told its citizens that they ARE a vital part of the political pricess and theefore have a voice and the right to do whatever. However, here in Britain, no more so than under the Blair New Labour government (not even a proper Labourite then! And I say thast as a staunch Tory). UK government has mostly given us the message, 'Vote us in and then DO AS WE SAY!'

10:00 pm

james ***lor, i guess

10:01 pm

OMG - a food word - how could I miss that! thai no less

10:01 pm

yes, jac, that's part of why there's a US today, that.

10:01 pm

Britain has not had a good head of politics since Maggie Thatcher was thrown out by stupid worms.

10:01 pm

can happen if you weren't aiming at it

10:02 pm

jac, have you seen The Tinpot General and the Old Iron Woman? It's a children's book about the Falklands War

10:02 pm

much better to be tossed by smart worms

10:02 pm

Labour has tried to be diluted Tory, Tory has tried to be diluted Labour and the parties in between just wouldn't get enough votes.

10:03 pm

dcs - I haven't, but I hope they are not anti-Maggie. She is my heroine.

10:03 pm

it's anti-war, not anti-maggie per se

10:04 pm

i'm not sure if it was sold in the UK. it was popular here

10:04 pm

However, every time I p[ut my head over the parapet to say that here in UK, the 'working class and middle (but still remember being working class) people blast me to hell before I can say another word.

Not really Here. Seain can i speak to you on Yahoo please?

10:05 pm

yes, i can imagine they would, jac

10:05 pm

5

Sorry everyone I have a techie question

10:05 pm

Go, kje!

10:05 pm

I fear the power of partisanship

10:05 pm

Are peoiple really so stupid, Sean? Do they not see what she did for the UK? Oh, maybe not.

10:06 pm

indeed, babrab

10:06 pm

3

10:06 pm

likely not, jac

10:06 pm

2

10:06 pm

0

10:06 pm

Yay, kje!!!!

10:06 pm

wtg, kjjjjjjjjjjj

10:07 pm

thanks for the help guys

10:07 pm

are you done jellen?

10:07 pm

No, lol, been watching inauguration balls...

Sorry to be rude back as soon as this stuff is sorted

10:08 pm

ad 5/14, please?

10:08 pm

LOL jellen - much more important

10:08 pm

Getting off my soapbox now, Sean. Don't often get on it. People think I am not a political being. I am. Just doesn't pay to advertise it most of the time.

10:08 pm

I am off to bed... about to turn into a pumpkin... and orange is not my color

10:08 pm

a + bunny or mite

10:08 pm

G'night, kje

10:08 pm

be well, kj

10:09 pm

Thanks, BabbleRabble!

10:09 pm

'Night kje.

10:09 pm

g'night, kje

10:09 pm

woohoo jellen!!!! (i have faith ; )

10:09 pm

Thanks, kje!

10:10 pm

BabRab - what was the 'lots of present - it's Christmas agan' post earlier? I asked if it was you birthday.

10:10 pm

i need to find a bday gift for my sister, it's coming up on teh 5th

10:10 pm

not telling

10:11 pm

East of Flat Earth, what a lovely concept

10:12 pm

Ah, go on, go on, go on! As Father Ted's housekeeper would say. Today is Your Birthday! (Beatles' song)

10:12 pm

hi all....

10:12 pm

...is the baby here, dc?

10:12 pm

Oh, Father Ted! Haven't seen that in ages!

10:12 pm

evening, pini

10:12 pm

...or on the way?

10:12 pm

Hi, Pini!

10:13 pm

hi dc, jellen, et al

10:13 pm

BabRab - http://tinyurl.com/5etmmp

10:13 pm

4 left...

10:14 pm

57 left here

10:14 pm

pe 5/16, please?

10:15 pm

that was a pe5 trick (low blow)

10:16 pm

Sorry, the first pe 5/16, please?

10:16 pm

Thanks, Pini...

10:16 pm

pe5/16 is pe4 (friable black earth from the ogs of Ireland) + sometimes vowel.

10:16 pm

yvw

10:16 pm

bogs of Ireland, I meant to ty4.

10:16 pm

Oh fishiness, thanks, Jac

10:17 pm

BabRab - have you listened to the song yet?

10:17 pm

BROKEN SONG EMPTY WORDS I KNOW STILL LIVE IN MY HEART ALL ALONE FOR THAT MOONLIT PATH BY THE ALAMO AND ROSE MY ROSE OF SAN ANTONE

10:18 pm

*Chucks a frozen haddock in Jellen's general direction.*

10:18 pm

sigh, oh that brings back memories, babrab :)

10:19 pm

Now you sond like Patsy Cline, BabRab.

10:19 pm

listening now, Jacula

10:19 pm

st 6/21, the first?

10:19 pm

I wonder if there are haddock in lake braddock. probably not.

10:20 pm

6/24? don't have it yet

10:20 pm

st 6-- metal fastener

10:20 pm

phantom spaetzle

10:20 pm

http://tinyurl.com/a8trzs

10:20 pm

st5(6) infection

10:20 pm

Thanks, BR

10:21 pm

2 left...

10:21 pm

Jellen, I just clued the first st6/24 (if it helps at all)

10:22 pm

Thanks, have it, Pini...

10:22 pm

thanks, Jacula, for Patsy

10:22 pm

ok

10:22 pm

Bumping my head against a 4-letter word...augh!!!

10:22 pm

LOL, dcs. Are kipper whippers in 'that kind of place', and td bream dream of a better kind of plaice? Do hake long to awake? Do trout long to pout?

10:23 pm

y/w BabRab.

10:23 pm

:D Jac LOL

10:23 pm

Fireworks at last!

10:23 pm

wtg jellen

10:23 pm

congrats, Jellen

10:24 pm

congrats, jellen!!!

10:27 pm

last sp5, pls?

10:28 pm

found it!

10:28 pm

If kippers long to be stippers, do cod long to be God? Do haddock long to emulate Fanny Craddock and do .. you supply the next line.

10:28 pm

don't cry over sp* milk

10:28 pm

banana sp5 :)

10:28 pm

I can't read

10:29 pm

I'll go back to hunting; will save cluing for intelligent peeps! ;)

10:29 pm

Craddok, i've rfiend named Lori Craddock. She notice since she lives her that people spell her surname correctly thanks to Braddock Rd, a major e-w rout her that once connected Alexandria, VA to Pittsburgh, PA, bult by General Braddock

10:29 pm

hast, pini :)

10:30 pm

my ty4ing is broke tonight

10:31 pm

aren't you glad we're all pretty fluent in typonese? ;)

10:31 pm

oh, yes indeedy, pini :)

10:31 pm

typonese is the language we have in common...

10:31 pm

walkin after midnight

10:31 pm

oh wow, that paragraph was mangled :)

10:33 pm

ah! now i've a patsy cline-leslie gore mashup in my brain? Bad babblerabble, no cookie!

10:33 pm

Hi everyone! May I please have a clue for st5-12? Thanks

10:33 pm

a st5, wher no one will find the c***

10:34 pm

st + cigarette residue

10:34 pm

Babrab - this was the Patsy song I couldn't listen to after my marriage ended: http://tinyurl.com/7sm6h8

10:34 pm

Thanks y'all.

10:37 pm

Lov's tough and that's what happens afterwards.

10:38 pm

Love's tough, I meant.

10:39 pm

last ye4/6...gosh, I'm stumped

10:39 pm

I should probably listen to some music now and then go to bed.

10:39 pm

njoy and rest well, jac:)

10:39 pm

ye + double consonant

10:39 pm

ye4.6 = and ye^ + same consonant again.

10:40 pm

Bye, Jac...

10:40 pm

thank you! (short version of Big Foot)

10:41 pm

ch7-8?

10:41 pm

ch4/7 + rent

10:41 pm

been a long time for that one, Jacula .... powerful

10:41 pm

(pl)

10:41 pm

ch7= fellow + allow

10:42 pm

That damned Patsy Cline song reared its head at every distraction I tried, after my marriage ended: e excersie class, dance class, singles disco (a NO NO Not EVER AGAIN). It seemed to be everywhere all at once.

10:42 pm

thanks

10:42 pm

a small place of worship, jellen

10:42 pm

did i miss a patsy cline song?

10:42 pm

dunnit

10:42 pm

Hi, jilli!

10:42 pm

st5/12 after metal fastener?

10:42 pm

scroll back for links from jacula, jane

10:42 pm

BabRab - we're not so different, you and I. x

10:42 pm

dunnit, jill?

10:43 pm

I'm going to attempt to sleep now. Goodnight all.

10:43 pm

st + cigarette residue

10:43 pm

oy vey...thank you!

10:43 pm

good luck jac, stay cool!

10:43 pm

oh, mac or windows, which do i want?

10:43 pm

G'night, Jac

10:43 pm

rest well, jac

10:43 pm

night jac -- I'll do the lexulous thing soon, promise

10:43 pm

be well, Jacula

10:44 pm

HARP - http://tinyurl.com/7sm6h8

10:44 pm

dunnit, firewords, dc

10:44 pm

h'lo fellow babblers!

10:44 pm

nIGHTY NIGHT, ALL XX

10:44 pm

hi, beach

10:44 pm

hi beach

10:44 pm

Are y'all having trouble with the ta's tonight? Maybe it's just me.

10:44 pm

not just you, peach

10:45 pm

Thanks, dcseain.

10:45 pm

I found the Ts tough

10:46 pm

22 to go

10:46 pm

strange to say, I had less trouble with this grid than most, in spite of sleep deprivation

10:46 pm

it's no ta bad grid all-in-all, jill :)

10:47 pm

Hi, beach

10:47 pm

32 left here

10:47 pm

maybe I'll finish this one

10:47 pm

37 here

10:48 pm

Ooh, there's a Maxine application on FB!

10:48 pm

25 bce yoc be xoyec xei

10:48 pm

Maxine?

10:48 pm

how interesting, dc

10:49 pm

25 more before bed that should have read, had my hands been in the right place

10:49 pm

ta6/21?

10:49 pm

pLOL, dc!

10:49 pm

lol dc... hate when I do that

10:50 pm

I'm a key-peeker so seldom do that

10:50 pm

this last batch of gold toe socks have sucked. not wearing well at all, already a hole in the toe here, and a heel gone out

10:50 pm

May I please have a clue for te8-50? Thanks

10:51 pm

ta + animal rights group

10:51 pm

peach, a psychic

10:51 pm

te8 is a psychic that is

10:51 pm

thx!

10:51 pm

gapeach -- ESP person

10:52 pm

BabRab - if you're still here, I forgot to mention the other NO NO song after my marriage break up: http://tinyurl.com/9td5zu

10:53 pm

if gefilte, then filte should be valid

10:53 pm

dc, Maxine is the comic character lbd uses as her icon...

10:53 pm

Thanks y'all.

10:53 pm

2nd to last ta4/4 plz?

10:53 pm

oh, that maxine :)

10:53 pm

I'm such a cheerful soul, aren't I? LOL. Do have some good news. Oither Half's job is safe, it seems.x

10:54 pm

oh, wonderful news, jac

10:54 pm

(my dog is asleep on my right arm; as a righ-hander, typing w/the left is hard)

10:54 pm

oh, jac heard about RBS, any worries about other british banks?

10:54 pm

Last ta4.4 means ' makes lace'.

10:54 pm

what happened with RBS?

10:54 pm

2nd to last plz?

10:55 pm

huge loses resulting in London bailing them out, jane

10:55 pm

nm ... got it

10:55 pm

No idea about rhe banks, dcs, was just conerned about beloved's job in logistics.

10:55 pm

oh, dear, yes tough industry in a bad economy

10:56 pm

st5/10 #1 plz?

10:56 pm

st + ***phant (gray mammal)\

10:56 pm

thx!

10:57 pm

If the British government hadn't made to daft decision to bail out Northern Rock when they did, this recession might not be happening now.

10:57 pm

mayhap not, jac, though things are bad most the world over at the moment.

10:57 pm

sp4/10?

10:57 pm

esp in the industrialised nations

10:57 pm

sp4 your pet

10:58 pm

sp + first and last letters

10:58 pm

But, I have said I'll gt off my political soapbox ad that I will go to bed and try to sleep AND stp listening to music and popping back in here. SO I should do that and just zzz.

10:58 pm

thx!

10:58 pm

My Mr Sandman visit you, jac :)

10:59 pm

please help with she,36 and te8,50

10:59 pm

sp5/12 following?

10:59 pm

te8 - psychic

10:59 pm

sp + 2nd vowel + I feel **l (not well)

11:00 pm

the whole sp5, tell it all

11:00 pm

danke!

11:00 pm

or sp5 is a grain in te wheat family

11:00 pm

sh 4/6 + bottom right two letters

11:00 pm

Jwish salesman's selling talk.

11:00 pm

te8 is a person with ESP

11:00 pm

the never-ending CHs

11:01 pm

I fond the ch words really easy. LOL

11:01 pm

pe's for me

11:01 pm

*found

11:02 pm

They're not hard words for a Brit.

11:02 pm

i just fourd my last 4 easily, teach me to wine that will

11:02 pm

da6/27??

11:02 pm

whine, not wine, dcs.

11:02 pm

i have a friend named Ayel.

11:03 pm

indeed so, jac, ind i've not had any wine this eve

11:03 pm

Yay, dc!!!!

11:03 pm

why, when I go to hear jac's songs, do they come in fits and starts?

11:03 pm

DONE thank-you

11:03 pm

oh, my last 4 chs :)

11:03 pm

da 5/16 with a cross letter in the middle

11:03 pm

cograts, regis!!!

11:03 pm

Yay, regis!!!

11:03 pm

da6 = the da5/16 (Eussian country place) with a consonant in the middle. Proper wa of spelling it, btw.

11:04 pm

wtg regis!

11:04 pm

pe4556 plz?

11:04 pm

jilli - they come in fits and starts because you need to clean your registry.

11:05 pm

Which pe, Pini?

11:05 pm

how do I do that, jac? I do a weekly cleanup and frequent scandisks

11:05 pm

pe 5 4 4 6 series

11:06 pm

firewords.

11:06 pm

good luck and good night to all

11:06 pm

Clear your Fireox and IE browsers at the very least, Jill. Then do a disk clean up and a defrag.

11:06 pm

now, i must away to bedd

11:06 pm

bed even

11:06 pm

ty!

11:06 pm

be well, everyone, and happy babbling!

11:06 pm

{poof}

11:06 pm

night dc -- take care

11:06 pm

Jill - I'll e mail you the details of how to later/

11:06 pm

...el5/10?

11:07 pm

Clear the browsers? How?

11:07 pm

Ok, jac

11:07 pm

pe 5/16 = pe 4/5 + sometimes vowel

11:07 pm

I defrag regularly

11:07 pm

el 5 -- add go fly a k***

11:08 pm

lol, babrab

11:08 pm

duhhh! tyvm

11:08 pm

Don't defrag too often, Jill, or you will shorten the life of your hard drive.

11:08 pm

pe + French article

11:08 pm

Off to bed now, Night night for real.xxxxxx

11:08 pm

p + type of magical creature

11:09 pm

pe + not heavy

11:09 pm

going going ..

11:09 pm

time to look for the next icon theme -- toes!

11:09 pm

26 more to go

11:09 pm

and the dog is still on my lap but off my arm...might actually go faster now!

11:09 pm

Go, pini!

11:10 pm

brb...icon hunting, too!

11:10 pm

done, ready for tomorrow!

11:11 pm

fy5/20??

11:11 pm

sa5/14?

11:12 pm

is it a fish?

11:13 pm

fy 5 --- add, what a fine ke**l* of fish this is

11:14 pm

thx!

11:14 pm

(and the sa?)

11:14 pm

wow! ty.... never would have figured that one out!

11:14 pm

sa 5 -- add, carly simon and james ***lor

11:15 pm

thank you

11:18 pm

BAck with new icon...

11:18 pm

last pe6/21 (I have the first 4 letters, but can't monkey the last 2)

11:19 pm

pe + not heavy

11:19 pm

Oops!

11:19 pm

pe6 sounds like flower part

11:21 pm

pe + double consonant + French article

11:24 pm

thank you!!!

11:25 pm

18 to go!

11:26 pm

Back also, with a song from my cousin, George, to to kep your feet tapping. http://tinyurl.com/a6ah94

11:27 pm

I have to keep on watching this because he looks so like my Dad did, and I haven't yet got oever my Dad dying

11:28 pm

ha5/14 (#1) plz?

11:29 pm

Old fashioned past tense of to have

11:29 pm

thank you!

11:30 pm

ha4/5 following?

11:31 pm

I'm getting tired...I can't find squat :(

11:31 pm

good, it is not in the grid

11:31 pm

ha + and in French

11:32 pm

lol, BabbleRabble

11:33 pm

what's not in the grid?

11:33 pm

Squat, Pini!

11:33 pm

thank goodness!

11:33 pm

Most of the crap I've been posting is not in the grid, Pink.

11:34 pm

* pouting * this is hard!!!

11:34 pm

can I have some cheese with my whine?

11:34 pm

You can do it, Pini!

11:34 pm

I don't know "and" in French

11:34 pm

I should not drink alcohol and listen to music while the computer is still switched on.

11:35 pm

ha + alien phone home (right?)

11:35 pm

ha + phone home alien

11:35 pm

and in French id 'et'

11:35 pm

* sigh of relief * the monkeys aren't brain dead yet! ;)

11:35 pm

ha7/36 - is it common?

11:36 pm

Nope, Pini

11:36 pm

I'm going back to John Lennon on cd now.

11:36 pm

in that case, clue plz?

11:36 pm

Sh#@ ha*pens + not heavy

11:37 pm

Mind Games is the track I am on. Quite appropriate for Babble.

11:37 pm

ha

11:37 pm

definitely not common...got it! thx!!!

11:38 pm

last fe6/27 plz?

11:38 pm

10 left!

11:39 pm

fe6/17 rhymes with what the incomersto USA were, se****rs. Think Pilgrim Fathers.

11:39 pm

thank you!

11:39 pm

or Ma and Pa Ke****!

11:39 pm

9

11:39 pm

It means to sort sthings or somthing out and let it reast easy.

11:40 pm

AZ??? UGH!!!

11:40 pm

marjorie main and percy kilbride

11:41 pm

as + you know those black make-uppd, black clothed beings who are your teenaged children, the Marilyn Manson followers? It rhymes with that.

11:41 pm

goths?

11:41 pm

az, I meant.

11:41 pm

Yes, pink.

11:42 pm

az + g***

11:42 pm

thank you!!!

11:42 pm

LOl, you got that word so fast that you must either be one or a helpless parental victim.

11:42 pm

7

11:42 pm

I am, Jac...I have a 25-yo still lost in that world

11:44 pm

5

11:44 pm

Hmm, I have a 25 year old still at home buth he's a computer geek. 'Tis myself I suspect who is the closet goth. My kids DO so disapprive when I post stuff on Facebook. Oh LOL!

11:46 pm

mine's "back" at home...

11:46 pm

...not sure when she'll grow out of it!

11:46 pm

Thing is, I was wearing black eye makeup 30 years beforethe term Goth was ever made.

11:46 pm

She might or she might not, Pink.

11:47 pm

sp5/12??

11:47 pm

le4/7 (fish?)

11:47 pm

Not right, Pini

11:48 pm

oy...thank you!

11:48 pm

3

11:48 pm

le4/7 = not right.

11:48 pm

sp5/12 #1 is a plural

11:48 pm

SH's...6 4 4

11:49 pm

2

11:49 pm

1

11:49 pm

sp 5/12 #2 sp + 2nd vowel + I feel **l (not well)

11:49 pm

is the sh6 a big fish???

11:50 pm

sp 5/12 #3 = past tense of to call out the letters of a word

11:50 pm

No, Pini!

11:50 pm

hmmm

11:50 pm

sh 4/6 + bottom right letters of grid

11:50 pm

sp5.13(3rd) is a new healthy fod word, and also the past tense of how you wrote a word.

11:51 pm

OMG...my monkey didi it!!!

11:51 pm

~*~ firewords ~*~

11:51 pm

s + animal skin is the nitty gritty clue for that.

11:51 pm

thank you thank you thank you!!!

11:51 pm

sp 5/12 #4 = sp + not heavy (***e)

11:51 pm

Yay, Pini!!!!

11:52 pm

Just listening to John L, 'Imagine' on cd now.

11:52 pm

break time!

11:52 pm

brb

11:52 pm

ty Jellen!!

11:52 pm

Hope Obama's vision works.

11:52 pm

My pleasure, Beach

11:53 pm

clue for ha 5,14...please

11:53 pm

ha5= old fashioned past tense of to have

11:53 pm

Actually, since I've not listened to any of Obama's speeches yet, I should not say that. I was thinking of Martin Lutherr King.

11:54 pm

it was a pretty good speech today

11:55 pm

Thou ha5/14 have to have heard it!

11:55 pm

thank you jellen!

11:56 pm

more direct than MLK

11:56 pm

Now Listening to 'Give Peace A Chance'

11:56 pm

I miss JOhn Lennon

11:57 pm

I always find it humorous that John Lennon wrote so much about peace and harmony and yet was known for his violent temper and unreasonable requests.

11:57 pm

I've heard people talk about him as a kind soul. Now that's ironic!

11:57 pm

well.. he was also a narcissist...

11:58 pm

I remember when this song came on the radio and I was worrying about the war in Vietnam, al my Mum could say was, 'Yes, Give peace a chance. Stop repeating yourself!'

11:58 pm

I am sure I misspelled that

11:58 pm

People tend to attribute traits to people as they find comfortable. Truth is less delusional, but doesn't feel as good.

11:59 pm

wow kizah.. that is deep

11:59 pm

John was so angry about all the wars.

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