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279 total words

12:00 am

FLIP FLOP!

12:00 am

holy cow

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

another biggun'

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

hi all & flip

12:00 am

hey dan!!! long time

12:00 am

darn, another biggie

12:00 am

oh, no!!!! flippaniah!

12:00 am

oh no, another biggie

12:00 am

<<<prepares to jump off cliff to her doom>>>

12:01 am

it's "dynamite!"

12:01 am

flippedy do!

quick NBT

12:01 am

careful trade... i think I'll just jump off cliff to my dreams... gn all, will start this monster in the morning

12:01 am

you gotta be kidding, josh!

12:02 am

ntiey-nite.....

st 6 / 7

12:02 am

good night kj

12:02 am

dont jump Kate!

12:02 am

ta6

12:03 am

computer wonky . problems with security update that won't load properly. keeps saying error in upload then shuts down. now security message is blocking 1/2 of chog....

12:03 am

night kje

12:03 am

geezelouise, another big one!

12:03 am

night jai, sorry we didn't get a chance to visit

12:03 am

flosey -- lucky you sharing your b'day with her!

en 7

12:03 am

NBT here too

Clues are up

na 6

ra 6

12:04 am

thank you Lickety. you are SO needed here

12:04 am

YAY for Lickety!!!

12:04 am

go Dan!

12:04 am

thank you thank you lickety

ty lickety

ta 6 x 2

12:05 am

wtg nbt speedsters!

12:05 am

thank you DR...now do you see what I was talking about?

12:05 am

thank you lickeyt

nbt

12:06 am

yes I do!

12:06 am

NBT

12:06 am

would like to suggest that if dr god and lickety want us freashmen to stay, they might want to consider a less overwhelming puzzle. we don't have babbleexpert and it's a very daunting exercise sans BabbleExpert..

12:06 am

wtg trif!

12:07 am

I think it is reandom Kate

12:07 am

it's totally random Kate, sometimes there are 10 little ones in a row, sometimes 10 monsters.

na 6 x 2

or 6

12:07 am

Kate, I know Lickety doesn't control the size of the grid, and I think it's computer generated

ra 6 x 3

12:08 am

NBT

12:08 am

kate, do you use lickety's list?

12:08 am

aha, nbt

12:08 am

ga6

12:09 am

wtg flosey

12:09 am

I'm half asleep already -- didn't sleep well last night

12:09 am

tr8

12:09 am

I don't have Babble Expert, and it doesn't seem to matter. I mostly get fireworks, and for the first two months or so, I got them every night. Until the power went out for a day here and I became a bit less obsessed, whew! ;P

12:09 am

great icon jilli - we have some of her CDs

12:10 am

wtg Dan!

12:10 am

tx dan

12:10 am

thanks, flosey

12:10 am

yvw Une!

12:10 am

What is Babble Expert? I've been playing for years now, and not sure I know what that is.

pl 6

12:12 am

Expert only works on a PC -- it puts everything you need on one page and has a box where if you type one word it goes to the lost, and if you type more than one it goes to the chat. It also has links to morewords and such -- great timesaver

12:13 am

goes to the list, that is

12:13 am

Wow. Where do we get that? Is that through Dr. God, or is that the thing that Lickety has through Firefox?

12:14 am

pl6 x 2

la6 if not called ? :)

halfway

12:14 am

just email Lickety and he will send it to you

12:14 am

go, josh!!

12:14 am

I need that too Jilli. I waste so much time flipping back and forth

12:14 am

Oh, okay. Thanks, jilli

12:14 am

at 7, 8

12:14 am

go for it, bugs!

12:15 am

Flip flip hooray! (15 minutes late)

12:15 am

hi min!

12:15 am

I use the Opera browser, and have Babble, Morewords, etc, all open in different tabs at once - and the neat thing about it is that no matter which tab I'm on, if I hover my cursor over the Babble tab, it shows me a little babble grid thumbnail that I can check against. Love it. Don't think IE will do that.

12:15 am

Hello jilli, it's me, Laura. :o)

12:16 am

Hello jillibus! I see there is another big grid for today

12:16 am

Hi Laura, good to see you!

12:16 am

el6 if not called

12:17 am

Thanks!

ph7

12:18 am

And an overtired me, Jilli - from Edinburgh. Must get some sleep very shortly . . . won't even get halfway with this one! :P

12:18 am

ta7/8 if not called yet

12:18 am

Hello JC! Tour going well?

12:19 am

Hi there JC

12:19 am

Hello J.C. dahhhling!

12:19 am

These recent grids have been much too big if you have a life

12:19 am

This isn't a tour, Jilli - but it's going very well, thanks for asking. :)

no kidding, jilli. i'm hoping for a nice, sweet 88-worder on sunday

12:20 am

Hello, Laura dahhhling! ;) Fancy seeing you here? :P

12:20 am

Yes, Jilli - my ranking's past the toilet now, and into the sewers, or the septic tank. :P

12:21 am

I don't give a monkey's about rankings

12:21 am

No, it's best not to! ;) Just have fun with it . . .

pa7/8 if someone hasn't mentioned it already

12:22 am

tx josh

12:22 am

Dan- are you still here?

12:22 am

yep...are you?

12:22 am

I am about ready to call it a night... eyes are sore and I am tired

12:23 am

or6 x 2

12:23 am

nbt

12:23 am

me too...see you tomorrow?

12:23 am

go, rbud!

12:23 am

Hi again, Dan - my e-mail service works again finally, all systems go.

12:23 am

ok... we will see you after karate

12:23 am

night, DR

12:23 am

GNight babble land

12:23 am

goodnight DR

12:23 am

nite DR

12:23 am

wtg rbud -- and nice icon!

12:24 am

g'nite DR!

12:24 am

ar6 x 2

12:24 am

gnight Une, Flosey, Rbud, Brother, Jilli, JC.... Lurkers *** SNore*

12:24 am

JC, I think you still haven't confirmed my MySpace inviatation

12:24 am

Night DR, lol!

12:25 am

Oh, I don't have an account on there now, Jilli - had to yet again, delete my last page. :/

al 6

12:25 am

I'm giving up, for a while . . .

12:25 am

hi guys!

12:25 am

Holy mackerel, JC!

12:25 am

hello Pav

omg guys! NBT!!!! that was so fast for my standards LOL!

12:25 am

Let things die down, hoping those obsessed find other toys to play with. :/

12:26 am

wtg carol!!!

12:26 am

hey, pav

12:26 am

yay, carol!

12:26 am

Good idea, JC

12:26 am

halfway and NBT

12:26 am

Congrats, Carol! ;)

12:26 am

and yay, Une!

12:26 am

hi JC, Une JilliDee...been working too hard, back to work in the morning...

12:26 am

i

12:27 am

well done, une!!!

anyone have the stats on the ta 7 /8

12:27 am

:-D

12:27 am

nope, sorry

12:28 am

ta 7/28 and pl

12:28 am

nbt for the slowpoke (slowcoach)

ty rb!

12:28 am

got 'em -- tx rbud!

okay so im happy for now :)

12:28 am

go jilli go!!

gonna go to bed. gotta be at work early tomorrow :( have fun you guys!! :)

wtg jili

12:29 am

nite carol

12:29 am

go, jilli!

12:29 am

night carol

12:31 am

sa6

12:31 am

18 for 18 so far...need the top A and L for NBT

12:32 am

got an L

12:32 am

al6

12:33 am

or al4

12:33 am

a - try a name for a playing marble or type of pretty atone with rings like a tree

12:33 am

aw4 works 20 for 20 NBT!

12:34 am

or ag5

12:34 am

l - not early?

or 6 x 3

12:34 am

tx dee!

yqw

12:35 am

well If I had paid attention I would have seen that there aren't any words starting with the left L...but who am I to judge meself?

12:35 am

st6/7 if not called

12:36 am

As usual I have gone like a bat out of hell finding words ( 125 to go) but have missed all but 1 7 and have no eights. Time to take stock and put some thought into this grid.

12:37 am

I am stopping at 140 words and 1087 points.Bye to all

12:37 am

nite min

12:37 am

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

12:37 am

night min

12:37 am

bbl minver

12:37 am

well done, min!

12:40 am

found the at7 8 combo

12:40 am

hot stuff, pav!

found the 8's, but seem to be blind to the 7's :(

12:41 am

99 to go and calling it a night -- happy babbling, all! *poof*

12:41 am

wow, wtg Une

12:41 am

night Une!

ni4 une

12:42 am

night une

12:47 am

just monkeyed th6/21, strange word

12:48 am

hmmm, part of the hand!

ty flosey looking

12:49 am

anyone have all the W's? I have 3 x wa 4 and 2 x we 4 - it's just bugging me! >:(

st 7 x 3

12:50 am

hello everyone

12:50 am

wa x 4

have exactly the same rb hi west

12:50 am

wa5 rbud

12:50 am

ty, anike, and hi, we4!

12:50 am

You are missing wa 5/28

12:51 am

and ty, too, flosey!

12:51 am

hi dee and rbud

12:51 am

hi west

12:51 am

so I was missing another wa4 thanks rbud...

12:51 am

hi jilli am I exempt?

12:51 am

hiya West!

12:51 am

my first word was me !!

12:51 am

Hi West

12:52 am

hi pav and flosey

12:52 am

ah, silly me, should have seen that wa!

12:52 am

are we having a 2 for 1 sale? another big'un

12:53 am

the boy I went to my senior prom with is in the grid

ditto that rb... never occurred to me to look in that direction

12:54 am

yes, we4, just like dart

12:55 am

can't stop yawning...

12:55 am

it's tired here too jilli

12:55 am

me too, you just had to say the word jilli !

12:56 am

All the t's done

12:57 am

good job anike!!

wtg anike

12:57 am

well done anike

12:57 am

I'm still struggling with As

I always struggle with the vowels

12:58 am

we could buy some dee

lol great idea

1:03 am

a's done

1:04 am

good !!

1:04 am

do you do the letters one at a time anike?

1:05 am

jilli nice icon theme and story we're great fans too and I'll have to let my mother know she shares her birthday with Enya as well

1:06 am

I go thru and do everything I can find immediately then go back and concentrate on trying to finish letters

im 6

1:07 am

West, do we have to google Stephen King to find out your birthday date?

1:07 am

good one dee

1:07 am

oh no did I mess up AGAIN ???

ty

1:08 am

well, it's not a mess-up, west, lol!

1:09 am

ty dee

yw

1:10 am

thanks Dee

1:10 am

who was asking for w's? stillneed them?

yw

1:11 am

up to 100..time for bed...

1:12 am

have to take a break - family are bleating for lunch - back soon

1:12 am

okay it's fixed but I swear it was there when I copied it..

1:13 am

baa, baa

1:13 am

nitey noite pav

1:13 am

have a good sleep PAV and good lunch anike..I hope they appreciate you

1:13 am

bye, anike, night, PAV

1:14 am

jilli thanks for pointing that out

1:16 am

yw west -- sorry to be such nitpicker!

1:16 am

random thought: aussies on summer holidays during christmas/new year...great reason to immigrate; no work conflicts to interfere with festivities and general rabble-rousing!!

1:17 am

no don't be I was upset with myself for not proofing it first

1:17 am

yeah kate and no ice and snow to navigate

1:17 am

I should pick my own nits (left out an "a" in that last post)

1:18 am

what a lovely thought after the winter us north-estersw endured this year. brrrrrrr

1:19 am

son lost power for 12 days after the ice storm it was awful

1:19 am

pith

1:19 am

and vinegar

1:20 am

lol!!

1:20 am

drat! sorry>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PB

1:20 am

titter

1:20 am

that's why you need Expert, Kate, lol!

1:20 am

thanks kate I hear it's nice in there since the renovation

1:21 am

but there's still only one csabana boy...fortunately he makes a great straqwberry daquari

1:21 am

rum, rum...start your engines

1:22 am

hey, I brought in a pool boy for the hot tub...

1:22 am

there are two cabana boys -- rbud's and...who esle?

1:22 am

jmc sent one up too

1:23 am

jil - i'm hopless/hapless typist no matter the quality of the equipment .

1:23 am

i feel better now. mostly happens when I come back from lickety

1:24 am

hope one of the boys knows how to mix drinks!

1:25 am

which ice storm westie? there are so many ...

1:25 am

I know this was in the Worcester area of MA

1:25 am

there's a first rate bartender in the PB rbud

1:26 am

this winter?

1:26 am

got a tr8, suppose everyone else has it too

1:27 am

no haven't even looked for 8s thanks

1:28 am

it was sooooooo cold for soooooooo long this year, didn't think I'd ever thaw out.

1:28 am

and then we had the rainiest july on record

1:29 am

Hi everyone

ty for the 8 jilli

1:29 am

I see my husband's great great grandmother in the grid

1:29 am

12 days is a long time to be without power when it's -20 celcius/ wind chill -40

1:29 am

Triphemia..how's that for a name

1:30 am

yw chrissie -- hi dianne

1:30 am

do you see the madsonna in your morning cerealkl tooo?

1:30 am

Wow, west -- but it's quaintly pretty

1:30 am

dil's father brought a generator over so the pipes wouldn't freeze but they couldn't stay there

1:30 am

sounds like an awful disease

1:31 am

lol both ends of the spectrum

1:31 am

I sort of agree with kate

1:31 am

but his great great aunt's name was even better ..Freelove

1:31 am

Well, I like Euphemia too -- not quite such an awful disease?

1:31 am

We have a scorcher here today - about 95 degrees and around 75% humidity.

1:32 am

how did someone get named freelove way back when?

1:32 am

I don't know but I think it's really neat

1:32 am

they must have been pre-hippies

1:32 am

euphemia, yes never quite says what she means though

1:33 am

lol, kate!

1:33 am

pre hippies for the "stone-sage"...

1:33 am

Dianne it's the humidity that gets me every time

1:33 am

from

1:34 am

from the "stone-age"

1:34 am

we have 3 daughters and I always said I would name one of them after her..they're glad I didn't.

1:34 am

Me too

1:35 am

imagine going to school?

1:36 am

how do you explain that when you sign them up for school? they wouldn't believe it was an ancestral name.they'd asdsume it had to do with the circumstances of conception

1:36 am

lol I know so I didn't

1:37 am

I'll bet ol' freelove left you out of the will for not fulfilling your promise

1:37 am

nah she was gone before we ever came on the scene

1:38 am

now you must play this up to your full advantage.at every ooportunity, remind them that they could have been named freelove. you saved them from a life of misery and taunting and they must take wonderfulo care of you in your dotage

1:38 am

and the picture we have of her from the 1870's is a pip very stern, white hair, black bombazine dress

1:39 am

poor thing

1:39 am

ah...think i'm relate dto her. her pic is in my family albumn

1:39 am

that has to be one of my favorite words...dotage

1:39 am

she must have spread it around then

1:39 am

kind of warm and fuzzy , isn't it?

1:40 am

actually I believe she was a maiden lady

1:40 am

I'll bet she wouldn't tell anyone what her name was

1:40 am

what self-respecting man would have married freelove in the 1870's?

1:40 am

well it's better than Paidlove.

1:41 am

lol good one dianne

1:41 am

bet no one diped her pigtsails in the ink well

1:41 am

zing>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teehee dianne

1:43 am

I just wonder how her parents came up with that name . Could it have been an Indian name?

1:43 am

okay one more on his grandfather's side there was an uncle named Emerald

1:43 am

Oh my!

1:43 am

not much different than Breedlove...?

1:44 am

don't think it was dianne they were Irish

1:44 am

rbud - that's what you get from freelove....

1:44 am

gem names were common the, but mostly for women. think ruby, beryl etc.

1:44 am

I like Emerald, neat name. Uncle Em, Uncle Em!

1:44 am

my mom's name is Pearl.

1:44 am

that's a pretty name

1:45 am

So is my Mum rbud

1:45 am

I'm off to bed, 90 left for tomorrow, goodnight all

1:46 am

good night and stay sleeping flosey

1:46 am

hope so west

1:46 am

night, flosey! good progress!

1:46 am

fabulous, flosey -- I'm not even halfway and crashing

1:46 am

highly doubt it was indian. there were a lot of aspirayional names then too. patience, faith, charity, constance etc. probably meant "to love freely"; without restraint

1:47 am

I imagine that's what it was kate

1:48 am

they lived in China..

1:48 am

neat that our moms have the same name, anike! :)

1:48 am

New York

1:48 am

i'm a font of useless info that no one wants to hear,thanks westie

1:49 am

you must blow them away in trivial pursuit

1:49 am

china,ny south?

1:49 am

west, who lived in China?

1:49 am

I knew that would get your attention jilli..China, NY

1:50 am

can't stand trivial pursuit..too esoteric. prefer super quiz

1:50 am

it doesn't exist anymore upstate NY

1:50 am

ya got me there, west

1:50 am

Yes rbud - my mother is not keen on her name but she really suits it

1:51 am

probably near medina . on Erie canal by any chance?

1:51 am

but when our 6 year old granddaughter was staying over she saw the globe in my husband's office and wanted to know right away where China was

1:51 am

why, is she short and round like my mom, lol!?!?

1:51 am

not that far west kate but that's where our dear tangle friend lives

1:51 am

going to bing china, ny

1:52 am

She is shrinking (92 yo) and now stands at about 4'10"

1:52 am

good morning all

1:53 am

hello Cat

1:53 am

hello orange

1:53 am

I have nbt after all this time

1:53 am

oh, my, anike, my mom is about 4'10, also! but she's "only" 79 years old.

1:54 am

wtg wst :)

1:54 am

and yay, we4!!

1:54 am

thanks jilli

1:54 am

hello all. home again.

1:55 am

Mum started out at a mighty 5'2" (my height) but I tower over her now. Isn't that a coincidence that they are both so similar

1:55 am

hi rose home from the hospital?

1:55 am

whee, yay, g'rose is back!

1:56 am

yes, westy. let's just say pain and i are making our acquaintance again.

1:56 am

yes, quite the coincidence, I agree!

1:56 am

I'm still 5' 3½" -- no shrinkage

1:56 am

I'm sorry rose bet you're glad the surgery is over though

1:56 am

good to see you back rose

1:57 am

our daughter is about 6 feet tall, she really makes Granny look tiny!

1:57 am

very glad westy, and thanx for the welcome

1:57 am

My charming son who is 6'1" refers to me affectionately as shorty

1:57 am

girls are so tall now!

1:57 am

that's tall she must be gorgeous

1:58 am

mrp looks like she might be close to that

1:58 am

westy, she is. drop dead gorgeous, actually

1:59 am

I think mrp said she's 6'1"

1:59 am

a model if I ever saw one

1:59 am

Hello everyone.

1:59 am

I wonder if she ever did any modelling?

1:59 am

hi lyn

2:00 am

Hi Rose, how are you feeling? everything went as planned?

2:01 am

howdy, lynxxx!

2:01 am

rose did you have any trouble with your ankle on the cruise?

2:02 am

westy,just the usual pain, nothing too bad. and,yes, lyn, everything went as planned

2:03 am

have just woken from a 3 hour "nap"

2:03 am

hi lynxxx

2:03 am

back from fruitless search. who's your friend "tangle" westie?

2:04 am

Rose - Good, now feet up and let everyone wait on you as much as you can

2:04 am

my goodness we've been deluged with babblers while i was gone! hello all

2:04 am

* grin * that's my game plan, lyn

2:05 am

hi Kate

2:06 am

hi lynn

2:07 am

you've missed a very spirited discussion lynxxx

2:07 am

I'll scroll back

2:10 am

Couldn't see anything abnormal Kate - what was the topic?

2:11 am

among other things, westford's great great aunt. her name was freelove inthe 1870"

2:12 am

it'll be off the screen now...

2:12 am

I skimmed thru since the flip, must have missed it. Nice name

2:13 am

isn't it?

2:16 am

can't believe "lala" isn't a word, I think my kids live in lala land most of the time...

2:17 am

lokked for it too

2:17 am

Back again - computer froze for a while

2:18 am

computer gremlins are alive and kicking tonight

2:20 am

I've had a lot of odd lags and freezes here, too

2:24 am

the lags an freezes here have been in my lame brain

2:24 am

back too jumped off at the burp and only now getting back

2:25 am

all hail the volcano

2:25 am

okay scrolled back a little when we played Tangleword our favorite guy was Fireman and he lived in Medina

2:26 am

he may have moved to Michigan now

2:31 am

ok, can't stay awake -- nytol -- *poof*

2:31 am

nite Jilli, sweet dreams

2:31 am

99 left

2:31 am

I thought you'd all left..good night jilli pleasant dreams

2:31 am

wow good !!

2:31 am

west, did you see the volcano?

2:32 am

fireworks

2:33 am

congrats Anike

2:33 am

woohoo, anke!!!

2:33 am

no jilli thanks !!

2:33 am

yay anike !!

2:33 am

YAY anike!!!

2:33 am

it always hides

2:33 am

blasted volcano...

2:34 am

i never see it...ty jilli

2:34 am

Thats what it did! hi Rolin

2:34 am

*laughs her way to bed*

2:34 am

lol..true lynxxxx

2:34 am

TY. I'll be back sometime tomorrow - out most of day. Bye for now

2:35 am

bye anike hope your outing tomorrow will be a fun one

2:43 am

BBL

2:43 am

bye lyn me too

2:45 am

g'nite westford,lynxxx

3:09 am

whoot!first run through, and only 66 to go.LOL

3:19 am

way to go grannyrose

3:21 am

thanx kate. not bad for someone drugged to the eyeballs, hey

3:30 am

Grannyrose, glad that you're back with us. I saw arth in the grid, but no arthrodesis.... How are you feeling?

3:32 am

hi haz, bit on the sore side, but drugs are wonderful things *grin*

3:33 am

Aren't they just? I'm glad the op is over, now comes the hard work of getting better.

3:34 am

into the mechanic for an overhaul granny?

3:34 am

hi haz

3:34 am

Hello TraderKate.

3:35 am

i know. and, strangely, for me, i almost welcome the fact that my mum is here.i just have to learn to relaxand let the chips fall where they may

3:35 am

You can get one of those long handle things for picking up the chips.

3:36 am

mums...help or hindrance?

3:36 am

It depends on the mother.

3:37 am

amen, haz

3:37 am

kate, have just had a triple arthrodesis on my left ankle,the surgery to repair a fracture last year didn't work as well as the surgeon wanted

3:38 am

ouch! are you ambulatory?

3:38 am

She's floating.

3:39 am

nope, non-weight bearing for 4 weeks, then a check x-ray to see if i can

3:39 am

no pressure on the ankle if you can just waft on the breeze

3:39 am

lol, haz, i'm only on my first bourbon for the night, floating comes later

3:41 am

Drink AND drugs. Tothink we thought of you as a role model! Enjoy the floating while you can.

3:41 am

so totally bedridden until then, or can you use crutches/cane to find the loo?

3:42 am

kate, in a wheelchair, and a frame for those awkward spots like getting into bed

3:42 am

guess you'll be babbling a lot to amuse yourself.

3:43 am

when i hadsurgerylastyear, they sent me home on crutches.....and i fell over the next day

3:43 am

frame's not so bad. nice and stable. can't have you falling over after your third bourbon

3:43 am

kate, i'm always babbling, justask hubby!!!

3:44 am

don't approve of crutches...don't trust 'em

3:45 am

so, can we expect to see you racing down the street soon...no speeding tickets, mind

3:46 am

if they're set properly to your height and arms length, they're a godsend....first 3 1/2 months of this year, I could not put an weight on my right foot, due to me having crushed my heel and all the incumbant trauma to the muscles and ligaments and tendons of my ankle, including my achilles tendon

3:46 am

maybe, have to get out of the house first tho'

3:47 am

oooohhhh, yuck, just. i think i will stop complaining right now!

3:48 am

sounds like it's been a long, painful haul 'til now. hopefully everything will be fully healed soon...want to see you dance a jig

3:48 am

I didn't find out about how to adjust the crutches until after the 3 1/2 months when I started physio and she showed me exactly how to adjust them

3:48 am

justmar -how on earth did you crush a heel?

3:49 am

sigh....I can walk now but it my foot and walking is nothing like it used to be :(

3:49 am

you'd think the provider of the walker would adjust it properly for the money they charge

3:50 am

I was on the 2nd day of a 2 week vacation, in winter, in Mexico, when someone flung me into the pool, unexpectedly and in landed on my my right foot

3:51 am

more physio? will it help?

3:51 am

it was a resort employee and so the resort paid for my doctor,s the cast and the crutches, but they never explained to me how to adjust them....until i started physio here at home

3:52 am

no more physio...just time and exercise (hopefully)

3:52 am

horrendous luck! whoever threw you in owes you a fully paid vacation when you are ready to go

3:52 am

well they did compensate me with some cash and a 2 week freebie, this winter, (airfare not included) :(

3:53 am

an employee? i'm shocked.

3:54 am

kinda long story kate but, a young kid ( I'm middle aged) and it was a dumb stupid accident

3:54 am

the worst part....losing total independance

3:55 am

I will never take walking for granted, again

3:55 am

but the point is...if your crutches are adjusted properly (they're very easy to adjust) they are great

evening all :))

3:57 am

still....

3:57 am

hiya mrP

3:57 am

Good evening mrpresident.

3:58 am

hello mrp

3:58 am

moonshine

3:58 am

I know kate but like I said it was an accident....glad to be walking again now

3:58 am

so how are you now justmar? all healed or wil you have ongoing problems?

3:59 am

healed enough to walk on but it will take a lot of time to hopefully be like it was before ty

3:59 am

guess crushed heal will never be quite right again. no boston marathon for you...

4:00 am

the bones are all healed but the tendons and ligaments take much longer esp at the ankle

4:00 am

nor ballroom dancing lol

4:01 am

hwave faith and patience justie. had knee surgery and it took about 5 years before i was totally back to normal. despaired of ever getting "it" back, but i did

4:01 am

good thing I'm not into high heels anymore,cause that's a no no and I'd have been crushed (all of me not just my heel) lol

4:02 am

you're dangerously close to going to the box for revealing agrid word just...careful

4:03 am

yeah kate thx...one thing that I do while babbling is roll my foot from heel to toe over an empty beer bottle...quite relaxing

4:03 am

meh don't care about PB

4:03 am

sensible shoes....yes. but now you get to wear snuggly slip0ers, even better

4:04 am

do you get to drink the beer first or is that hubby's job?

4:04 am

I got this incredible pair of flip flops at Costco...spongy sole and velvet cross strap...perfect...so went and got another pair for back up

this one looks half decent!!

4:05 am

hubby's job...I drink gin he drinks beer...a Heinikin too!

4:05 am

sounds lovely,but shouldn't you be wearing a full with good support?

4:05 am

I should finish up...due to Lickety...I only have 3 left

4:06 am

three????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????

4:06 am

lol yep

4:06 am

3 t's...it's always the t's or the r's

4:07 am

loverly lickety...guess you'll have fireworks in a minute

4:07 am

it has great arch support...I really lucked out

4:08 am

need t's too. probably can't help, but, which ones?

4:09 am

mrp's on the q.t.

4:10 am

sigh need 1 te5 and 2 th 5's

4:11 am

where are you located kate?

4:11 am

planning to join?

4:11 am

te5 duck pl, but vowels reversed

4:12 am

i'm in toronto, not sure if i'm staying...a time thing

4:13 am

time thing? the grid is up for 24 hours....

4:13 am

te5 t+ a sigh type wpord

4:13 am

I know TO well...whereabouts?

4:14 am

takes me forever... and chatting. have been staring at sdreen for days now

4:14 am

west end royal york/lakeshore at lake

4:14 am

side

4:15 am

te5 the duck plural

4:15 am

te5 coe udders

4:15 am

oh nice! have family in Bramptom and in Vaughn and formerly North York...Finch and Don Mills area

4:16 am

need the te right after the decade adjective

4:18 am

looking, may not have it

4:18 am

well that;s my last word needed...got the last 2 th's

4:19 am

is it a 4?

4:19 am

no...te 5/10 ...stupid me sigh

4:19 am

tired...

4:19 am

going to lickety brb

4:22 am

don't have it, sorry to raise your hopes...sometimes the one you miuss is the obvious one

4:23 am

thx anyways..

4:28 am

finally fireworks

4:29 am

doyou have prefix for four

4:29 am

???

4:29 am

well done, justie! and so tired too

4:30 am

ty tired too...we are nuts for watching the sun come up

4:30 am

family in vaughn... not in woodbridge are they?

Mar, what time is it by you?

4:30 am

not but also have family in Woodstock..(near London)

4:30 am

by me it's 5:30 am

4:31 am

been a vampire lately..am asleep before the rays are too strong..

4:31 am

me too

4:31 am

will be throwing in the towel soon

4:31 am

love the night's, the quiet, the peacefullness (peacefulness?)

cool Mar!! I love sunrise! From the comfort of my bed with a cuppa tea!

4:32 am

nice MrP!

4:32 am

know woodstock. go through there all the time

4:32 am

I like my coffee on the deck in summertime

4:32 am

it was horrible what happened to thta little girl, there, eh?

4:32 am

so sad

4:32 am

me too, but no deck. love the dawn chorus

4:33 am

talking tornado

4:34 am

no...the little girl who was abducted back in April...took many months to find her body

4:34 am

only saw the highlights of news, no details. only know a child died

4:35 am

yes I heard that...an 11 year old from the tornado but I meant the little girl from Woodstock

4:35 am

oh yes. her father was doing some sort of bike ride to raise awareness/ cash? couldn't read about it/watch on tv. know nothing about it except they were looking for sa woman

4:36 am

anyways, I must be off....hope you join up for the nominal one time fee of about 15$US...

4:36 am

no they have the 2 people ...man and woman in custody...

4:36 am

can';t bear all the bad news these days, it weighs too heavily on me so i avoid it as much as i can

4:37 am

the woman picked her up from school...yeah I understand but we've heard so much about it here;that I'm sure where you are it was non stop

4:37 am

anyways take care all...be well...see you at the flip tomorrow...poof

4:38 am

it was, and every time it came on i changed the channel. waych business news channel mostly anyway, so don't get that kind of reporting there

4:39 am

good night, justmar

5:04 am

good afternoon all

5:05 am

hi Sprite!

5:06 am

hi lyn :) *hug*

5:09 am

lyn, can I ask you, is there a special 'Australian Day' like there is July 4 for the US?

5:11 am

January 26 we (sort of) celebrate, certainly not to the extent the US does

5:12 am

am trying to collect some national days for the icon themes, on suggestion by jillibus. Days to keep year after year.

5:13 am

Nice suggestion

5:15 am

ah, I found something on wiki about it. It would be nice to have an Australian Day, wouldn't it? On the themes?

5:16 am

even though it seems to be a bit controversial?

5:17 am

I was trying to remember what 'white' anniversery it 'celebrated' originally. Yes it is/was controversial and rightly so too

5:19 am

I think I will make it a theme. The controversion should have its place on that day. I will copy some of the text and put it into the profile for that day. What do you think?

5:19 am

"the day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, the unfurling of the British flag there, and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia"

5:22 am

I just read Wiki. I don't object quoting the controversial aspect either. It would acknowledge the original people

5:23 am

thank you. It will be an interesting day, I think :)

5:27 am

4th July is sort of the same thing too - celebrating a 'white' event

5:28 am

that is interesting, never realised that. I think that should be part of next year's theme as well then.

5:29 am

Well March 17th is really and truly a Green day!! lol

5:30 am

hi Soodle! Green as in Irish?

5:31 am

Hi there Sprite! Yup - March 17th is St Patricks Day. Green hair, green beer, green green green!

5:32 am

oh now I remember! WIll put it up with the other repeat-each-year themes.

5:32 am

Good woman yerself!!

5:34 am

hi sprite, hi soodlebum

5:34 am

Hi Trader

5:34 am

there, it's in the list now. We'll get this more consistent, we will :)

5:34 am

hello :)

5:34 am

hi TKate

5:34 am

Waitangi Day, New Zealand, February 6th. Speaking of NZ, hope Groovy's son is OK

5:34 am

Hi Liz

5:35 am

Hi Liz & Soodle

5:35 am

hey Liz! Any special Sark celebration days?

5:36 am

oh dear, just read your profile. When will this jump be in October? Do you have a date already?

5:36 am

We have Liberation Day on 10th May every year to celebrate the day the island was liberated from occupying forces at the end of WWII

5:36 am

Yes Sprite its on 12th October eek!

5:37 am

wonder why my icon has changed in the chog but not on my profile? Hmmm

5:37 am

hi all - just having a quick meander through the words

5:37 am

how scary and how brave of you, Liz

5:37 am

Is that Oscar? did he stand still enough for someone to draw him?

5:37 am

hi Kazz

5:38 am

very scary. not sure if I'll be brave! Probably not :)

5:38 am

how about canada day? formerly dominion day. just like our country , it is peaceful. not based on on the triumph of a bloody was or the subjugation of asn indigenous people ; mbut celebrates the peaceful transfer to full independence from mother britain. we are our own little united nations here and strive for amity through diversity.

5:38 am

LOL Lynxx not Os. He would never keep that still. Just a lovely lab :)

5:39 am

Kate - what a lovely description of your country.

5:40 am

And Liz - you must be bonkers. No way would I jump out of an aircraft. I have to be sedated just to get into one, never mind jumping out!!

5:40 am

hi Kazz!

5:41 am

so do I normally Soodle! Therein lies the fun LOL. I am trying not to think about it too much. Its all for a good cause. I intend to screw my eyes tight shut and scream loudly!

5:41 am

I think Canada Day is already in the themes, TKate. July 1st?

5:41 am

mumbling and not very lucid any more , but you get what i mean

5:42 am

yes, july 1, 1867

5:43 am

that is already part of the themes, but thank you. Ok all, themes updated again.

5:44 am

Well blow me down with a feather fellow babblers, when i looked to see who i shared a birthday with, i was overwelmed with choice from Jack Palance and George Kennedy to Cybil Shepherd but i chose the man himself

5:44 am

your jump is in there too, Liz... who knows, it may inspire some more sponsoring :)

5:44 am

Hi Liz I just read about your parachuite jump. Love to know how you do because I am 70 next year and thinking of celebrating it with a jump!!

5:44 am

wooot Kazz

5:44 am

I'll update you all afterwards assuming I'm still capable and not a gibbering wreck Deeha :)

5:45 am

wow Deeha, sounds adventurous. Please learn how to roll and fall beforehand? :)

5:45 am

I am good at that - after a few glasses of wine!!

5:45 am

hozabout greenland day? do they have a day since thy're still under dennamrk? know nothing about greenland except that my dad was in thule for a while in 60's

5:45 am

LOL Deeha!!!!

5:46 am

Go for it LIz - my hubby has jumped and he said it was wonderful but you dont get much time to think about the knees together bit as you land

5:46 am

that would be nice, do we have babblers from greenland?

5:46 am

where do you see who you share a birthday with, Kazz?

5:46 am

google, Soodle

5:47 am

june 21 is national greenland day

5:47 am

Thanks Kazzer :) I will most likely be unconscious by the time we land. I went on a scary tower ride thing whilst I was in Spain a few weeks ago just to see what 100 metres high felt like never mind 10,000 feet. I nearly blacked out!!!

5:47 am

i googled my birthday date -18th Feband added famous people - i think the search tag was famous people birthday 18th feb and then selected a link

5:47 am

You'll go nuts if you list 'days' other than Babblers countries. I've not seen any from Greenland

5:48 am

have no idea if there are any greenlanders here. just thought it was interesting..another innocuous country...

5:48 am

my hubby cant do heights but he said parachuting is completely differeny

5:48 am

Atalante spent quite some time living out in Greenland :)

5:48 am

there are several links in my profile too, Soodle, you might be able to use these to get to your own b'day

5:49 am

that is encouraging Kazzer. I'll hold onto that thought!

5:50 am

as for the icon not changing in the profile, I know I always have to force-refresh twice. Once in the window where I change the icon, and a second time in the My Account window.

5:50 am

however he did do a static line solo jump - if you are tandeming will the instructor have one of those fancy shoots which you can really slow down so that you can land on your feet?

5:50 am

haven't seen Ata in ages!

5:51 am

Hmmm. I share my birthday with Beyonce Knowles. Hmm

5:51 am

Sprite - Thanks, will try that. ata has been away in America for quite a while. She's home now though :)

5:51 am

Soodle - beyonce is on my radio right now lol

5:51 am

Yes Kazzer its a tandem jump

5:51 am

quite pleased today nbt already

5:52 am

Well - Sept 4th is her birthday Liz!!

5:52 am

that cannot be a real name

5:55 am

ok, to honour Ata then, I will add Greenland's national day

5:55 am

She'd like that Sprite :)

5:56 am

Sprite - maybe it would be easier to just do one day called "Your Country's National Day" ?

5:56 am

if you see what I mean....

5:57 am

it would, Liz, but I think this is more fun. If it will prove to be too much, we can change it again next year, ok?

5:58 am

I agree - wished I hadn;t typed that after I sent it LOL

5:58 am

Might give the rest of this grid a miss for tonight. Goodnite all, see you tomorrow

5:59 am

see ya lynxx

5:59 am

bye lyn, thanks for helping me think :)

5:59 am

lol Liz *hugs* How about a day for the unrepresented countries then?

6:00 am

Bye Lynn

6:00 am

:) All the so far unmentioned countries :) I could pick Jordan after my trip across the desert last year :)

6:01 am

I would like that! Everybody who has a country he or she wants to be represented in the list, please let me know, with the reason and the date.

6:02 am

What would be a good day for a general National Day icon day?

6:03 am

how about the country i wlould most like to visit but, alas, will never see day?

6:04 am

is a good one

6:04 am

Not sure there would be a good date for that Sprite :) Could be anytime!

6:04 am

Trader where is that?

6:04 am

in my mind

6:05 am

io, charon

6:06 am

oct 17th it will be, TKate

6:06 am

you are right, Liz, I will just pick one. Let me see.

6:06 am

would very much like to see egypt...

6:06 am

what will be oct 17

6:07 am

November 10th? Probably not a national day anywhere, so no conflicts, and it has a nice look/ring

6:07 am

your request for a theme, TKate. Have you checked out my profile already? It holds the icon themes.

6:08 am

something about icons/themes.. only for pros

6:08 am

lol it is also Forget Me Not Day. Not bad for a general national day, wouldn't you say?

6:09 am

as a nonmember you can still enjoy all the themes and write-ups. But if you will keep on playing, you might consider paying the one-time-only fee and become a member for life.

6:09 am

Why are you so sure you will never get to Egypt, Kate?

6:11 am

Forget me not day! Great choice Sprite

6:11 am

as a member you can have your own icons, profile stories and of course all the goodies of prodom: the stats etc.

6:11 am

time/ money, but mostly don't want to be kidnapped/blown up...have terrible luck that way.

6:11 am

Could anybody help me with the AT 7 & 8 please

6:12 am

thanks Liz, isn't chance a wonderful thing :)

6:12 am

soodle, someone who's good at sports

6:12 am

Thanks Une!!

6:12 am

yw :-)

6:13 am

I have to go now. Lovely to chat *waves*

6:13 am

hi and bye, liz

6:13 am

bye liz - good luck with the jump training

6:13 am

Bye Liz

6:13 am

hi Une!

6:13 am

and bye Liz, I put the general day up in themes, thanks :)

6:13 am

bye liz

6:14 am

hey sprite :-)

6:14 am

hi une

6:14 am

morning, kate

6:14 am

bed time for bonzo...practically snoring

6:15 am

night bonzo

6:15 am

sleep tight :-)

6:15 am

Nite Kate. Sleep well

6:16 am

ty trying to get just a few more words before i turn in but will likely just fade away

6:17 am

I think I will go hunt for the other half of the words today, lol. Got lost in making new themes. But I do think it is making the icon list more interesting this way.

6:23 am

morning all

6:24 am

hi Wolvie :)

6:25 am

says something when you see 279 words and think - oh small grid today. ;-0

6:25 am

lolllllll it certainly does, you addict you!

6:26 am

hey - take it easy on me - I am just getting my facebook up to speed, looking for some games scrab mentioned lol

6:26 am

uhoh, those are time consumers too, grin. Enjoy!

6:27 am

we'll see - I have walked away from a few of these without finishing. :-)

6:27 am

good job, it is always nice to know one can do that.

6:28 am

hey - hogans hero's stuff is in this grid

6:29 am

it is :) Also 2 words you don't want to consider when you are pregnant, lol.

6:29 am

Oh! rofl

6:30 am

ty for those

6:30 am

you're very welcome :)

6:35 am

I found one 8 so far - a ta, what do the others start with?

6:36 am

I have the plural of the word I wouldn't want to hear when pregnant. And I have the plural sportsman.

6:37 am

oh duh - lol - ty. I will look for the sportsman. :-)

6:38 am

hehehe babble blindness is never something to be ashamed of.

6:38 am

:-)

6:40 am

ah thank you, I found the ta8!

6:41 am

good thing for dessert. :-)

6:41 am

lol yes, and it goes well with the last 8. I found pa8.

6:41 am

oh good, ty sprite - i will look for it

6:42 am

got it - ty again - 8's done

6:42 am

wtg!

6:44 am

I am baffled over the reference to words you wouldn't want to hear when your pregnant....

6:45 am

hi soodle

6:45 am

lol it was a vague clue, I admit. Let's say it would make you wish to have 6 arms, among other things.

6:45 am

there's more of them to love

6:46 am

Hiya Wolvie- and Sprite.... your bafflilng me even more now :}

6:46 am

at least. :-)

6:46 am

the midwife might say: have you thought about nameS?

6:46 am

rofl

6:46 am

Doh!! the penny's just dropped! Thanks

6:47 am

lol :D

6:47 am

good afternoon everyone

6:47 am

hi jac

6:48 am

Wolvie and I seem to share a brainwave... somehow we always get eachother's cluus.

6:48 am

morning jac

6:48 am

*clues. Hi jacq!

6:48 am

heya Wolvie, did you finish yesterdays grid?

6:48 am

ehay sprite and soodle

6:48 am

someone has to do it, sprite. ;-)

6:48 am

hello kate

6:48 am

yes jac, I did

6:48 am

morning!

6:48 am

Hiya Jac

6:48 am

hi evan

6:49 am

well done you!! i gave up with 83 to go

6:49 am

heya evan

6:50 am

oh no! well, it was a looonnnggg grid - my eyes were crossing at the end - went to the list with 60 left - would not have finished else

6:50 am

it was long, but not unpleasant

6:51 am

i'm off to bedfordshire, am badly wilted. regeneration compartment looks inviting

6:51 am

not unpleasant for the words in it, just long. ;-)

6:51 am

bye trader

6:51 am

** poof **

6:51 am

bye Kate

6:52 am

hi nutty! Bye TKate.

6:53 am

yesterday's was really friendly, but huge.

6:53 am

does anyone have the ha 6/7 combo after the ha for stop

6:53 am

haven't looked at the h's yet - sorry

6:53 am

form of to have + rent, and plural

6:53 am

there's my sprite!

6:54 am

:)

6:54 am

ty sprite

6:55 am

no wonder i didnt get it -its revolting

6:55 am

see? Right away :D

6:55 am

you could even say it was past tense for rented. ;-)

6:55 am

indeed

6:55 am

as a clue, I mean. ;-)

6:56 am

that s a good clue wolvie

6:56 am

;-) kazzer - now you've set me onto the h's.

6:59 am

finally nearing the end... I spent more time on the icon list than on the grid, almost, grin

6:59 am

wtg sprite!

7:00 am

argh... one word I never seem able to spot... that eastern one

7:00 am

uh oh - i don't know which one you mean! I am in trouble now. ;-)

7:01 am

lol... think agatha christie and the .... express

7:01 am

oh. duh. again. ty

7:02 am

I didn't even look to the o's, lol

7:02 am

somehow I cannot spot that one. Is always on of my last finds, unless it is clued earlier

7:02 am

I have a few words like that too.

7:03 am

brb - going for more java

7:03 am

asea is one too, and ocean.

7:03 am

bfn Wolvie!

7:04 am

Good morning/day to my Babble buddies!

7:04 am

hi Scrabs! How are you doing? Counting down?

7:04 am

good morning Scrabbler

7:04 am

back - with java. ;-)

7:04 am

hi scrab

7:05 am

yes sprite - those are two that i always miss

7:05 am

hi mag

7:05 am

hi Magyk, that is one lovely icon!

7:05 am

hello wolvie!

7:05 am

21 working days left; last day is 5 weeks from Monday.

7:06 am

yes that is a great icon mag

7:06 am

thank you Sprite and hello to you also. It is one of my favorites. :)

7:06 am

let me check if we have it right in the icon list, Scrabs!

7:06 am

go scrab go!!

7:06 am

scrab - I finished filling in my facebook stuff, looking for those games now. :-)

7:07 am

And we need to find one another by our civilian names too!

7:07 am

sept 28 is the one in the list, as your Day of Freedom. Is that correct?

7:07 am

Yes, I will leave at 7:30 pm that night and be done, never to walk back into that place!

7:08 am

oh yes - I can type mine out here if you like

7:08 am

sept 28th will be fireworks for sure!

7:08 am

wonderful! I will leave it on the 28th then. Won't that D.Head let you off a day earlier, because it is a Monday and all?

7:08 am

does babble have a facebook page?

Yes Wolvie

7:08 am

not a page, but a babble group at least

(and hi all)

7:09 am

hi sally

7:09 am

cool - I will look for it

7:09 am

Current dispute is about earned PTO (personal time off)--what to do with my time earned from working this current quarter.

7:09 am

hello Sally and perhaps I'm interrupting (I do apologize) but I'm confused. Sept 28?

I think if we get any more big grids, my husband will cite Babble in the divorce petition :-)

7:10 am

hi Sally

7:10 am

There are 2 Babble groups on FB--Babble Lovers, I think, and Babble Worldwide--somethings similar to those

7:10 am

roflol Sally!

7:10 am

Magyk--I will be freed from boss from hell, Richard Head. That is my last day at that job.

Really scrabbler? I only found Babble Fans. Will go and look.

7:10 am

Hi Sally.

7:11 am

Babblers Worldwide, I believe

7:11 am

are you on those as a friend scrab?

7:11 am

I cannot remember the exact names, Sally

7:11 am

One or both, Wolvie

7:11 am

i will friend the sites, and type in my babble screen name

7:12 am

Well Scrab, if I were close to you I would bake you biggest and most delicious cake I know to make. Better than sex cake and I would top it with as many candles/sparklers as I could for the celebration.

7:12 am

yayyyyy Magyk! We will have a special icon theme for Scrabs on that day, so if you feel like it, please make her an icon cake :)

7:12 am

I suspect that co-workers will plan something like that. They will be sad about my departure but I will be excited!

7:13 am

smarvelous!!

7:13 am

Co-workers are pondering departing too now that I have chosen to escape.

7:13 am

they will miss you, but you won't miss the daily pains-in-the-bottom

Yes, just found Babblers Worldwide, which seems to be more active than Babble Fans. Will go and join.

7:14 am

The 4 bullies are just demoralizing the office.

7:14 am

i dont underatand face book i am a bit rubbish at logging on and looking for stuff

7:14 am

lol, cannot help but gloat a bit when thinking they may find themselves left without any good personel :D

7:15 am

that is too bad for the remaining folks scrab - how many ci-workers can join you?

7:15 am

I found some facebook babble pages and joined - my real name shows up there now. along with raleigh nc

7:15 am

if you ever have any questions Kazzer I am more than willing to help. :)

7:15 am

I am very cautious on FB--it is an enormous sub-culture but I am there to play games and communicate with friends.

7:15 am

co -workers. le sigh

7:16 am

The new practice is 31 miles away from the current one--much closer to my home.

7:16 am

I tried FB but stopped using it, it was too time consuming for me.

7:17 am

I'm off folks. BBL.

7:17 am

i might have another go but my problem is that although i love babble i really cant be bothered with all the typing - i spend all day typing away at a pc and most of the time dont really feel like doing more

7:17 am

bye for now, Soodle :)

7:17 am

bye soodle

7:17 am

Sprite, I set my profile very carefully to avoid the fluff e-mails/notifications

7:17 am

Bye Soodle

I joined FB because peeps put photos on there which I can't see unless I'm a member :-(

7:18 am

Everything happens for a reason Scrab. This new job will save you money on gas and time with which you can try a variety of new and wonderful things. It's said there is a time for every season....

7:18 am

fireflies! Must be off too, thanks all for the great company.

7:18 am

i use flickr for photos - hubby pays for us to be pro on there

7:18 am

congrats sprity

7:18 am

True, Magyk, and I am so blessed, beyond belief, that I have this opportunity.

7:18 am

Bye Sprite

7:19 am

Coffee refill anyone?

7:19 am

I'm just waiting for my season! :) to go back to school and find a full time job. The search is never ending.

7:19 am

Yes please Scrab...

7:20 am

yes please scrab

7:20 am

sounds like a good idea scrabs i shall go and get a nice big one from the kitchen - its about lunch time now

7:20 am

wtg sprite!!

7:20 am

bye sprite

bye sprite

7:20 am

Here is coffee for all...

7:21 am

ty ty - first dibs on the half and half. ;-)

Milk, no sugar for me please.

7:22 am

**putting Half & Half on shopping list**

7:22 am

ty scrabs - i will have a sausage roll with mine

7:22 am

lol scrab - ty

7:22 am

Oops, Kazzer, my house is vegetarian

7:22 am

tofu roll then. :-)

7:23 am

never mind i'll change to a cheese sarnie and no sugar

7:23 am

sounds good

7:23 am

Tofu burgers for lunch!

7:23 am

And I can grill eggplant + zucchini + sweet potatoes!

7:23 am

no thank you - allergic to soya protein

7:23 am

I was thinking fried rice and egg rolls!

7:23 am

one of my fav things to have is a spicy tofu with broccoli - good stuff

7:24 am

scrab - i make grilled ratatouille quite often

7:24 am

Oh, no, Kazzer. Cow milk protein too?

7:24 am

oh no kazz - that is too bad

7:24 am

no dairy is fine - but no soya which is a pain cos i have to read everything

7:25 am

I did that a few nights ago, Wolvie. I had some leftovers on foil on the grill--raccoon stole it and I found foil in woods yesterday. Well-fed raccoon!

7:25 am

try grilling sliced green tomatoes, then hitting them with just a touch of sherry or banyuls vinegar. Yum

7:25 am

its amazing how much veg protein there is in stuff

7:26 am

Food allergies are not only dangerous but also inconvenient.

7:26 am

I don't use foil - I have found the nirvana of grill baskets

7:26 am

must go rescue lunch from hubby

7:26 am

I have a grill basket too, but nephew that lives with me (21, in college) was using part of grill for his beef burgers

7:27 am

good morning - before breakfast time here, but I love talking about grilled veggies!

7:27 am

i told him to keep his meat away from my veggies

7:27 am

this is the one i use: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/product s/8578049/index.cfm?pkey=coutdoor%2Dgr illing&cm%5Fsrc=hero

7:28 am

i have several baskets, but this is the best i have found - i can get really small pieces in it without losing them

7:28 am

scrabbler, your raccoon has a partner - we found a squirrel sitting on a tree limb eating a Taco Bell burrito!

7:28 am

LOL scrab - never the twain shall meAt. ;-)

7:28 am

hi jbv

7:29 am

How cute, JBV, and good morning to you and hubby.

7:29 am

you are kidding jb - did you get a pic?

7:30 am

ha 6,21 clue please

7:30 am

I make a "ratatouille" on the stove - egglplant, zucchini, and whatever else is around, with tomato sauce - dont' know what it's called - but it's delish - and needs less oil

7:30 am

Hi Merk

7:30 am

no, sorry, no pics - the rascal was too quick

7:30 am

you could say ..rented the apt merk - and good morning

7:31 am

good morning ... searching

7:31 am

yes jbv - i've done that as well. my fav's right now are on the grill or an oven roasted version

7:31 am

That's what I did the other night, JBV. I grilled eggplant, zucchini + tomatoes, then poured sauce in the dish.

7:31 am

oven roasted, too - but not in summer! we are having a heat wave right now

7:32 am

pl that ha 6 for a 7 merk

7:32 am

I know jb - that's why I started to grill it. :-)

7:32 am

I still haven't found the 6.

7:32 am

Ah, got it. New word to me.

7:33 am

ty

7:33 am

okay - ha 6 - own plus you .. oh good - it was for me too

7:35 am

hi all

7:35 am

These longish grids this week are getting to me. I'm way too busy for them ... wedding this afternoon ... whole week has been like that ... but I'm addicted. Better than other addiction, I tell myself.

7:35 am

hi ursh

7:35 am

Hi Ursh

7:35 am

it's true merk. good time at the wedding today tho I'd bet. :-)

7:35 am

any clues

7:36 am

hi ursh and merk

7:36 am

I hope. Naturally I can't talk my hubby into going, so I'm going with a friend who is the organist.

7:36 am

hi jbv

7:37 am

any clues ursh? hmm - pa 8 - tastes good - unusual spelling, ta 8 - your pa 8 would be useful for this

7:37 am

have a good time merk

7:38 am

tr 8 - what a pregnant woman would not want to hear

7:38 am

have a good time merk

7:38 am

and the other 8 is a sportsman

7:38 am

a carriage is in the grid

7:39 am

Any advice on this situation? My last day of work = Sept 28th and I will have earned PTO (personal time off) from working May-June-July-August (that is how we calculate PTO), so do I get to use some or all with my remaining month of work even those I am not working the entire last quarter of the year.

7:39 am

no

7:39 am

you should at least claim it, scrab, and negotiate down, you may get partial

7:39 am

Is that the answer to my question, Ursh?

you should take it before you start your new job while you are still in your old job

u earned it

IMHO

7:40 am

Hi Jean!

7:40 am

yes

7:40 am

hi jean

hi wolvie, scrabs, everyone

7:40 am

Yes, I feel that I earned it and thus I can use it.

7:40 am

hi jean

7:40 am

Why "no", Ursh?

right and right

7:41 am

bye

7:41 am

bye ursh

hi ursh

7:42 am

going running

7:43 am

Finally no blank tiles.

7:43 am

wtg scrab

7:44 am

aals

7:44 am

hadn't thought to go for that - I need an i word...

7:44 am

la 5,12 clue please

7:44 am

iron

7:44 am

got it - now nbt

7:44 am

The first one, la 5,12

7:45 am

got that one just now ursh. ;-)

7:45 am

la nine......

7:45 am

huh?

7:45 am

hi sue

7:45 am

hi all

7:45 am

la + eight, nine t...

7:46 am

Scrabs, of course use all of your PTO days, you earned them

7:46 am

space bar still broken

7:46 am

not getting the tr8

7:46 am

hello all

7:46 am

3 times peri

7:46 am

hello all

3 babies in the womb peri

7:46 am

la nine is a 5/10, yes?

7:46 am

hi peri

peri, the tr8 is plural of tr 7

7:46 am

got it, I was trying to find a word that was sometehing awful

7:46 am

I have that la 5,12. I need the earlier one.

7:47 am

s

7:47 am

hi all

7:47 am

the first la 5/12 i have is rabbit

7:47 am

hi boo

7:47 am

hi inge

7:47 am

sorry merk - haven't finished the l's yet. :-)

merk, there isn't an la 5/12 before the rabbit

7:48 am

is the list up today?

yes wolvie

7:48 am

So there is a rabbit after the la 4,6 for dragging?

7:48 am

oh good. :-)

yes merk

7:49 am

yes

7:50 am

got it, ty all

7:50 am

;-)

7:50 am

have at8 and tr8, help with other 8's pls

7:51 am

Hi new entrants. I was checking e-mail. Peri, I agree with you--I should receive what I have earned.

7:51 am

ta 8 - dessert for one, pa 8 - would taste ta 8

7:51 am

got the ta8, thanks

7:52 am

the pa 8 is a plural for the seldom seen spelling of mouth part

7:53 am

cute ta clue. I'm still looking for the tr 8

7:53 am

3 times merk - in pregnancy

7:53 am

tr8 a notch up from twins

tr8 is plural of tr7

7:53 am

hi une

7:54 am

More help for ta8 please?

7:54 am

hey, wolvie :-)

a small pie plural scrabs

7:54 am

ta7/8 little pie(s)

7:54 am

sour plus rent

7:58 am

got the pa8, thanks

7:58 am

another rainy day here

7:59 am

sunny here - supposed to finally get cooler next week

7:59 am

NBT, going to do some indoor exercise, breakfast, etc, bbl

8:00 am

bye peri

8:00 am

I must be off as well - have to pick my sis up at the airport

8:00 am

I see the first 4 letters of ta8 but not the ending

8:01 am

ta4 + "*** me entertain you! *** me make you smile!"

8:04 am

Aha, TY, Une.

8:05 am

yw :-)

8:05 am

Buenos dias, Rafa!

8:05 am

buenos dias, scrabs! I (Rafa) am making my comeback in Cincinnati! :-)

8:06 am

I will check the TV schedule for tennis

8:06 am

clue for tr 5 pls

8:06 am

(hope he doesn't do permanent damage to those knees)

8:06 am

semi-finals today on ESPN2 at 2:00 ET

8:07 am

finals tomorrow on CBS at noon

8:07 am

t + ro4/6

8:08 am

ro** a room

8:10 am

OK, I will watch Rafa later. I have to go into town to do shopping at some point.

8:10 am

the at8 plz

8:11 am

at7/8 someone who's good at sports, mm

8:11 am

ta une

8:12 am

yw :-)

8:17 am

TY, Une. I need one more 8. Someone mentioned a pa8

8:17 am

I have it now! 8's are done!

how about a clue on that pa8?

8:20 am

Adjective for part of oral cavity--hard and soft pa6.

I get the body part, working on the adjective part

8:23 am

tx scrabs! (i'm back -- was distracted by adorable online pix of dogs needing to be fostered!)

so it's just 2 letters tacked on to pa6?

8:25 am

yep, mr. gore

8:25 am

and plural

ah ty une

8:25 am

(oh, and before doing that, delete final vowel on mouth part)

8:25 am

yw :-)

8:27 am

ste

8:27 am

75 to go -- must get dressed and run errands -- BBL!

8:28 am

hello everyone

8:30 am

Bye Une & hello Annie!

8:30 am

Hi Scrabbs

8:31 am

Scrabbs, How is your nephew?

8:34 am

Guten Morgen, Babblers. Can someone clue en 7.28 please? /at jeas

Hi Inge: e + word for your country

8:37 am

Thanks Sally

8:39 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:41 am

Hello, everyone!

Good Morning Every one!

8:42 am

Hello Vicuna!

8:42 am

Hello red.

8:43 am

What's up?

hello haz, vicuna, inge, annie scrabbs, and the lurkers...

8:43 am

Hi Haz, red, Vic

8:45 am

Bother. TIme to administer snack. Back shortly.

8:46 am

I am back--hello all. Annie, Jon is better--has a full leg cast up to his groin, and is using a wheelchair out of the house--oldest brother, Peter, took him to the movies, friends are pushing him around the neighborhood.

8:48 am

scrabbs, then it is just healing time..glad to hear Jon is getting better and has a good brother and friends

8:48 am

His pain is much improved. He will be allowed to bear wt in 4 wks. he will have a long road of PT.

8:50 am

hello

8:50 am

Hi Phaeton

8:50 am

Hello phaeton.

hello Phaeton, How are you?

8:50 am

hi phaeton

8:50 am

I'm doing ok

8:51 am

...almost halfway....

Go Scrabbler, I am not quite there...

8:52 am

me neither, need 152

8:52 am

It should be easier than it is, with this large of a grid

8:52 am

Yikes, BRB, coffee hit bladder

Firewiggles. Must go. Bye all. And have a nice party in the pb when you greet ph7 :-)

8:53 am

it started out great...grinding to a halt

8:53 am

WTG Sally!

8:53 am

Bye Sally.

Oh sally Congrats and thanks! Oop.

First time I remember that word in the grid.

8:54 am

crap! on my way!

8:54 am

Yippee Sally!

8:55 am

congrats, sally

My fav word today was the lovely high-scoring wa5/28. Very satisfying to find that one.

8:56 am

finally...nbt! (munching on goodies in pb)

hello all!

8:56 am

Oooh, TY, Sally! I was wondering if we were going to use that tile at all today

8:56 am

Hello TO!

8:56 am

Hi Owl!

8:56 am

hi Scrabbler and annie and who ever else is here

8:56 am

Hi Hazel!

8:56 am

hi Owl

8:57 am

Hi Owl!

8:57 am

Hi boo!

8:57 am

Hi Boobear

8:57 am

hi boo

good morning Boo! and Tempe owl. How are you both?

8:58 am

Finally past halfway, so at 140/139 I shall take a break!

8:58 am

good and you

8:58 am

Hello Scrabbler - French rabbit is in the grid.

8:58 am

later, scrablbler

i am fine

8:58 am

i don't know any french rabbits

TO I think your icon is very funny!

8:59 am

phae, what you create when you sit down and not out

8:59 am

la5/12 - la plus what some people use to keep cloth together before sewing.

8:59 am

ty annie

8:59 am

Haz said the s- word!

9:00 am

humming bird hanging around my window!

9:00 am

I know. I'll need to lie down for a while to recover.

9:01 am

Just as long as you don't let sleep knit up your ravelled sleeve of care. I assume that's just as bad as sewing.

9:01 am

Yes, I found la5 early on! I have a poster in my bunny room, labeled La5, with photos of various rabbit breeds

9:01 am

i saw a hummer yesterday, phaeton--I hear them first

9:02 am

I can cope with knitting up sleeves, it's the thought of sewing them that would keep me awake at night.

9:02 am

I had a hummingbird yesterday, too. =) I have to replace the nectar in the feeder, though.

9:02 am

hello all, thought I had the pa8 but only have pa7

9:03 am

pa8 re sounds made against the pa6. (Make pa6 into an adj and then pl)

9:03 am

we have a red truck and they are always looking there for food

9:03 am

brb

9:03 am

Hummingbirds sound so exotic.

9:04 am

meant to say "pa8 ARE sounds..."

9:04 am

thanks Vicuna

9:04 am

Well, that's the magic of hummingbirds - they are exotic even when you see them all the time!

You dont have hummers where you are Haz? they look a bit like little flying reptiles up close...

9:05 am

clue for the second te 5/10 at the top

9:05 am

No, no hummingbirds here at all.

9:06 am

he

I had no idea. I am a bit ignorant about the UK. Only been through the airport there, sooo.

9:06 am

We tend to have less exotic and colourful birds than other parts of the world.

But you have charming and quite intricate gardens.

And you have Paddington Bear, which makes up for many birds.

9:07 am

I dunno, Haz. Ata had a picture of a green woodpecker that looked awfully exotic to me.

9:07 am

Yes, this is true.

We have a lot of exotic birds, but also Palmetto bugs which are giant cockroaches.

9:08 am

We have no green birds at all where I am!

Oh theres a little dark grape wine in the grid.

9:08 am

You'll not see a green woodpecker every day - our normal birds like sparrows etc seem a little dull in comparison to hummingbirds.

I have not seen any hummers for a long long time, but we do have a lot of ibis and such...Green woodpeckers sound really neat.

9:10 am

Let's see... We have cardinals (red), goldfinches (yellow - much yellower than yours), bluejays (blue)... and lots of sparrows and little dull birds.

9:11 am

But most people don't seem to remember how exotically lovely blue jays are, because they're so common and squawky.

9:11 am

I suppose if we didn't have dull birds, the fancy ones wouldn't look so good in comparison.

I swear last year there was a cormorant that was living in a lake, which was very bizarre, wish I had gotten a photo, it was probably something else...

9:14 am

I love cormorants. I think they are fine living inland.

fla is great for bird watching. love those egrets

9:15 am

l

9:19 am

NAme that Proper Noun: County in Northern Ireland.

9:19 am

I'm sitting in it - I'll see who el4/4 can get it.

9:20 am

lol

9:21 am

me me I can but i am at an unfair advantage :)

9:21 am

FM!

9:21 am

I must admit, I hadn't seen it until you said.

hey fm!

9:21 am

Hello FM!

9:21 am

Vi! hi there idd you have a good vacation?

9:21 am

AFternoon Haz :)

9:21 am

Yes we did, thanks!

9:22 am

Where were you?

9:23 am

I think she means you Vi.

9:23 am

I do.

9:23 am

We went to Colorado - the Rocky Mountains. There was a family reunion, and then we stayed on a little longer to do our own stuff.

9:23 am

(Sorry for the delay. I was administering ear care to TOG-boy. =P )

9:24 am

Did the twins abseil down the Rocky Mountains? Good training for window cleaning, if so.

9:24 am

Poor TOG boy.

9:24 am

There were lots of firsts for the kids: seeing loads of new relatives, horse-back riding, archery, various wildlife, hail, proper mountains... but no abseiling!

9:25 am

Sounds great Vi, the vacation that is not the porley ear.

9:25 am

There's always next year. It sounds action-packed.

9:26 am

Well, both kids got "hot tub rash" from one place we stayed, and shortly upon our return TOG-boy got "swimmer's ear."

9:26 am

ack, sorry re typo, you kno what I mean :) Im no good when try ing to find words and chat at the same time.

9:26 am

Hi everyone any clues for the ha6 and ha7

9:27 am

So, any news on your front, FM?

9:28 am

ha6 and ha7 - three letters for possession, three letters for 'to allow' or to rent and then plural.

9:28 am

Nto wanting to tempt fate but mid Sept all should be signed and sealed and done and moved and over. Sorry Norma not reached the h's yet.

9:28 am

ha6 - Oh, forget it, Haz wins again. =)

9:28 am

Back in a couple of minutes, have to look something up. (Over to you, VI!)

9:29 am

Phew, knock on wood and all that superstitious stuff - sounds good!

ha 6 sounds like your mini me haz

9:29 am

Good one, TO!

9:30 am

lol good clue TO :)

9:30 am

Thanks all .... lol

i am so out of practice at this game you would think wa 8 would jump right out at me

9:31 am

(Looks for wa8, which obviously hasn't jumped out at me!)

9:32 am

ah that will be the 1 x w I am missing *stares at grid*

9:32 am

wait... I'm not missing any w's...

9:32 am

There is no wa8!

9:33 am

TO, what are you trying to do to us?

9:33 am

She said she was out of practice LOL

9:34 am

I guess so! =D

*goes back into log to check * around 0900

ok: wa5/28 sorry. but pa 8

9:36 am

Nope def no wa8 , just had a quick look at lickety.

9:37 am

Returns to the t's and the hunt is back on.

9:37 am

TO was just sowing confusion!

vi did i st5 your thunder? ;)

9:38 am

If you did you're welcome to it. Who needs Thunder anyway? lol

9:38 am

But you have to take the lightning with it.

i have had my share of lightning since i returned to babble

is annie here?

9:39 am

Oh dear. =P

9:40 am

You rang?

9:40 am

haven't seen her today TO but then han't been around too long.

i notice a fair number of new babblers

9:40 am

(Psst, don't look now, FM, but...)

hey annie! long time no see. or hear.

9:40 am

Hi FM!

9:41 am

LOL and as if by magic, there she is :)

9:42 am

I went up to CT for grandson's birthday (11) and Bobby was having such a grand time I stayed on..came home yesterday

9:42 am

How nice!

9:43 am

Lovely.

9:43 am

FM, Did you buy a new place?

9:43 am

And back.

9:44 am

(Passes Haz the tray of cucumber sandwiches.)

9:44 am

No crusts, I hope?

9:44 am

Im going to be renting for 6 months or so whilst I look for one Annie, and will be nearer to my Mum during that time.

9:45 am

*shocked* Haz! You insult me!

she baked the bread herself

9:45 am

and I've just make some tea, starts to pour for everyone.

9:45 am

You're right, I shouldn't even have considered the notion.

9:45 am

AND I baked it without crusts! (I'm magic.)

9:45 am

FM, Sounds like you are starting a new chapter..good wishes in all that you do.

9:46 am

They're selling crustless bread these days.

any ph words besides ph4/6?

9:46 am

*helps myself to a crustless cumcumber sandwich*

9:46 am

ph7 - think of a carriage/babbler

9:46 am

I was surprised to see thatyou can buycrustless bread in the supoermarket - all be it the awful pre packaged and already sliced type.

9:47 am

Thanks Annie :)

9:47 am

They're selling fabric-less bathing suits these days, too.

9:47 am

Yes, no crusts, no mess, no taste.

that makes two babblers in today's grid ! :)

9:47 am

Thanks for the ph7.

9:48 am

ph7 is sitting in the PB all day eating all the goodies

9:48 am

LOL Vi

9:48 am

I'm in the grid

9:48 am

ALL DAY?

9:49 am

It's ph7 herself, in the (virtual) flesh!

9:49 am

It's a pity it isn't clue Friday, ph7 could post a picture of herself and an arrow pointing.

9:49 am

and still in her jammies cuz i got an upset tummy from all those goodies

9:50 am

I'm shocked. You're not in your twinset and pearls, ready for cucumber sandwiches and tea?

ii woke up with one today.

9:50 am

yuck

9:50 am

i got mine after breakfast

9:51 am

(Drapes an embroidered tablecloth over Ph7's head, to hide her from the guests.)

9:51 am

no cake or scones for ph7 then, tsk!

9:51 am

Is the stomach pump standing by if ph7's tummy doesn't resolve itself soon?

9:51 am

(i can't see the grid)

traveling an dining out all week then come home and pbj makes me sick

9:52 am

Do you mind Vi it took me hours to embroider that and the matching napkins!

9:52 am

(Arranges the eyelets of the embroidery so Ph7 can peek out.)

9:52 am

took some tums...hope that resolves it

9:52 am

Yes, FM used my book for guidance.

9:52 am

pbj? What's that, TO?

9:52 am

Peanut butter and jelly?

9:52 am

peanutbutter and jelly

peanut butter & jelly. perfect foil for all the gourmet seafood i ate

9:53 am

whew! now i can see the light of the day

9:53 am

No wonder you're sick. Now if you'd eat Marmite instead...

it seems my sotmach has gone upscale. maybe it want to be waited on now at all times

9:55 am

Bread and water for you this weekend.

9:55 am

aarrgghh! There's a matey in the grid

9:56 am

*severely* And a plain, unembroidered tablecloth, too!

9:56 am

hmm getting the red bar of doom back in a mo after I have kicked something.

9:57 am

Hey! who took my embroidered tablecloth?

9:57 am

now i'm just plainphae

9:58 am

It wasn't yours, Ph7! It was merely being le4 to you to keep you decent.

9:58 am

so...did i get decent?

9:59 am

clue for the first pl6?

9:59 am

need help with ha 6/21 oand ha 7/32, between stops and despise

10:00 am

pl6/27 - is that the one you're looking for?

10:01 am

Begins like a deadly disease then changes direction towards VP Gore.

10:01 am

wolvie gave a good clue earlier for the ha's - been rented in the past or a rather yuckie type of cold meat

10:01 am

ha6/21 - TO clued it as "sounds like Haz's mini-me"

10:02 am

the yuckie cold meat was mine

m mini almond cakes with raspberry sauce. is that acceptable for tea or must all be finger foods?

10:03 am

good morning!

10:03 am

Sounds lovely, TO.

10:04 am

It's okay, TO, you'll find a plate, a napkin and a pastry fork will be useful.

10:04 am

Good morning JenMO.

jaques pepin. only take 16 min to bake

10:04 am

And the napkins are all hand-embroidered, don't forget!

10:04 am

Hello, JenMO.

10:05 am

Every stitch lovingly done.

i can't come to tea if i take milk in my tea isn't that a faux pas?

10:05 am

No, that's quite acceptable.

10:06 am

Unless you're wanting to put milk in a fruit tea, that's a bit not the done thing.

10:06 am

Milk in tea is fine, dear.

10:06 am

Thanks Kazzer, Wolvie, Vicuna and TO. It was the perfectd clue. and I have firewors

10:06 am

Hi to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

10:06 am

As long as the milk is poured from a jug.

there is no such thing as fruit tea. unless you mean fruit flavored infused tea?

10:06 am

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

10:06 am

Yay for inge! Hello, Minveryork!

10:06 am

Congratulations inge, hello Minver.

hi min and yay inge!

10:07 am

Fruit flavoured infused tea, you have it, TO.

i like apricot in fused tea.

10:07 am

Me too, TO.

at least the one that barney's sells. is barney's still in business? the stores here closed.

10:08 am

Congratulations inge on your fireworks!Good for you\

10:08 am

Cryslal Light puts out several fruit flavorired teas

10:09 am

FM must be doing a lot of kicking. She's been gone ages.

10:09 am

Sitting with an ice pack on her toes, perhaps.

10:10 am

A distinct possibility.

we can have lemon curd ta8/40. on lovely china pl6

just don't ra6 your cups ladies

10:10 am

My mouth is starting to water.

10:11 am

Sorry whilst kicking I saw Smokey and the Bandit is on TV and was just away down memory lane to when the movie first came out.

a firend dated one of those ta8 from that movie

10:12 am

Sorry, stomach took a turn...ty haz for the pl6/27 and welcome to the PB!

10:12 am

I don't think I've ever seen it. Another experience I've missed.

10:12 am

Wow, TO, you're on a roll!

well it is true

10:12 am

Are there plenty of ta8 to go round or must we consider having to ra6/18 them?

haz: you'll be happy that we cut the cord if you do. burt reynolds dom delouise

only if ph8 is around

10:13 am

Burt Reynolds in his facially hirsute phase?

i mean ph7 sorry

10:14 am

you trying to confuse us again TO?

10:14 am

who me?

haz it was the late seventies . EVERYONE was in a hirsute phase.

10:14 am

hi all

10:14 am

ooo we talking about Burt Reynolds?

10:14 am

I know. I think global warming's had an effect on hair growth.

10:14 am

Hello, jmc.

hi je

10:15 am

I never forgave him for dumping Dinah Shore

10:15 am

1977 and I must ahve been about 17

we are coming out of the anti 70's. shaved heads are waning.

10:15 am

I wanted the Transam

ooh speaking of hot cars i saw the new camaro on the road yesterday!

10:16 am

There's a definite 70's fashion vibe coming back in, I'm sorry to say.

10:16 am

hello all, help with en7 pls

10:16 am

It's pretty depressing when you see fashion mistakes coming back again.

hi peri!

10:17 am

I was unfashionable in the 70's and I'll be proudly out of fashion again if it all comes back in. =P

10:17 am

hi all. interesting chat here

10:17 am

Interesting Vi as we are having an 80's one here including all the music too. Could do w/o all the shoulder pads this time.

10:17 am

en7 - e plus the people who populate a country.

10:17 am

en7 - e + country

10:17 am

Hello Dorens.

10:17 am

Hi peri and Dorens

10:17 am

thanks Haz

10:17 am

You're welcome.

hi doren!

10:17 am

Eeek, shoulder pads!

10:18 am

Truth be told, I was out of fashion in the 80's, too...

10:18 am

hi owl

and big big hair

10:18 am

They always claimed that shoulder pads balanced the hips. I'm going to end up looking enormous.

10:18 am

oh and hi haz and fm and everyone else... vicuna, my daughter had such disdain for my shoulder pads

10:18 am

I reckon the less fashionable you are, the less you have to regret.

10:18 am

LOL Haz!!!

10:18 am

thanks Vi

10:18 am

I was fashionable in the early 70s as a hippy

10:18 am

Hello, Doren!

10:19 am

well then haz i need some extremely large shoulder pads these days

hippiness was big time fashion, not anti fashion

10:19 am

I ripped all my shoulder pads out

10:19 am

Maybe we're all a bit more discriminating these days and will refuse to be bullied into things we don't want to wear.

10:20 am

damn haz vicuna has my book!

10:20 am

Back shortly!

10:20 am

i definitely stopped following fashion years ago... and my daughter works at DKNY (!)

10:20 am

good move jmc

10:20 am

I went to a costume party where you were suppose to wear clothes from the 50-60-70 and I wore stuff from my closet and won a prize

10:20 am

Perhaps Babblers are in general a more discriminating bunch, but I don't hold out much hope for the general population.

10:21 am

It saved most of the jackets for another year or two of wear

10:21 am

sniff sniff! (a hint of elitism here, vicuna?)

10:21 am

no one has ever accused me of be discriminating! lol

10:21 am

i always wear what i fee like even to work but i must admit to looking at the latest colour for the season - mainly to avoid though

i don'lt know... i think fashion is fun. doesn't anyone else?

10:21 am

Actually it is probably because we can babble in whatever garb we like and get away with it :)

10:21 am

I think it is fun but it doesn't mean I wear it!

10:21 am

Well, I didn't say I really believed that, I was just conceding the possibility to Haz.

10:21 am

i gave my daughter a sheepskin coat and other things that used to fit me in the 70's and now she keeps wanting me to look in my closet and find more, more, more

10:22 am

I still have my husbands alpaca coat

10:22 am

clue for sl 4/5

10:22 am

I think it's a lot of fun to dress in a way I like - but that seldom has much to do with what's "in."

10:22 am

to smack someone boo

and everything old is new again...alpaca coats are wonderful. mom left me oe but too large, i do regret i donated it

10:23 am

ty

10:23 am

yw

10:23 am

and a jean jacket with an orca embroidered on it

10:23 am

oh i see, vi, yes it sounds somewhat less damning when i look at what she said... i take it back (but still cling to a certain amount of elitism myself, regrettably can't shake it all off)

10:23 am

i don't think jean jackets ever really went out of style jm. at least not with the young

10:23 am

sl4/5s boo with a tuna

10:23 am

i love looking but built like an ocean liner none of it fits and however designs clothes for evans (fat ladies shop in UK) aught to be made to eat 63 million donuts and it under 5ft or over 6ft be made to be about 5ft 4 and then design clothes cos they are bloody awful this year

10:24 am

lol, Kazzer!

10:25 am

sorry for the rant but t shirts that have large baggy bits over the hips of large ladies is just wrong

10:25 am

I shop at the fat girls boutique too but ahem in the regular stores the clothes make me look like someone's grandmother and in the boutique most of them make me look like Queen Latifa or a whore

10:25 am

Kazzer goes to PB for her ra4! lol

it is a real problem if you are out of tolerance, shall we say. i am too short to grab stuff off the rack and allof the petite stuff looks like they were designed for the garanimals line or for great grandmom

10:25 am

queen latifah looks pretty good

10:25 am

its a hard life for a middle class older chubbette

je well said!

10:25 am

oops off i go with my stash of donuts and cola

well you'd look good too if they lifted your assets

10:26 am

and a short middle class older chubbette has it even worse!

10:26 am

can anyone plz clue me the mi5/14? Just can't see it at all.

10:26 am

yeah Queen Latifah is not quite the thing for a middle aged white lady

10:26 am

Oh jmc and Kazzer I can relate. Must get some more tea before I start work in half an hour, will be in and out of babble.

10:26 am

mi5/14 is jollity

oh i don't know, je, it's all about the attitude ;D

10:26 am

word for joy and happiness

10:27 am

Bye-ish, then, FM!

10:27 am

oo look at that -- there is a grid to the left of the chog! maybe I should do something with it.;-)

10:27 am

ah yes!!! Thanks I see it now.

10:28 am

i am down to 30 now so i will be popping in and out as its nearly tea time

10:30 am

Oof, still have 90 to go, and these words aren't finding themselves any more.

10:35 am

hi again all - 155 left from this morning, going to try and finish up

10:35 am

hi wolvie

morning wolive

must go get ready for the day. happy babblingto all.

10:37 am

cu TO

10:38 am

good afternoon all

10:38 am

bye TO

10:38 am

hi Orange

10:38 am

hi orange

je seems as if rain is i your forecast, we had 2 in last ight will send the rest your way

10:38 am

wow TO - we didn't get any

10:39 am

we had some rain last night even a 20 minute delay of game

10:39 am

but I will take some more

and again a good downpour aorund 5am

did you win?

10:39 am

no it was 7 to 2 the Brewers

10:39 am

sigh

10:40 am

(go Mariners)

gotta love that yanks game last night

10:41 am

not me TO lol!

i hate bosox of course

10:41 am

of course -- on the other hand I take Frazee's grandson to a baseball game each year

why not they are AL!

10:41 am

(Sorry, not really here any more, but I first read that as "I ate botox, of course".)

10:42 am

lol vic

10:42 am

lol vic

10:42 am

(ANd you really shouldn't do that, TO. It'll kill you!)

*gently places foil hat on vi's head*

10:42 am

because they are the Yankees my dear!lol

there, there, dear!

10:42 am

But now I really am disappearing. Thatnks for the hat, TO. Everything seems so clear already! And bye, all!

10:43 am

done

and so am i *poof*

10:43 am

whoo hoo phae!

10:43 am

bye TO and Vic

10:43 am

congrats phae! you had one really easy word today, eh?

10:43 am

bye vic

10:44 am

help with the second A and the O for nbt pls

10:44 am

congrats, ph 7/36

10:44 am

now i think i'll go lay down...happy babbling!...it took me forever to find it wolvie...wasn't paying attention

10:44 am

bye phae - have a nice sleep

10:44 am

hi BR

10:44 am

hi BR

10:45 am

good day

10:45 am

ty everyone...'foop'

10:45 am

bye Phae -- enjoy your nap

10:52 am

firewordk, fireworks, fireworks for me - defo time to think about tea - hubby will be moaning else! have a lovely evening we are going to drink our friends booze for them as one of them has just got a new job

10:53 am

congrats, Kazzer

10:53 am

morning everyone. NBT with 23 words! (Totally thrilled I've done that for the first time ever!)

10:53 am

WTG kazz!

10:53 am

hi nef - good going!

10:54 am

ooops! I'd done it with 21 words; forgot I'd added 2 before posting

10:54 am

keep at it nef this is a nice grid today. And Goodbye to all

10:55 am

whoo hoo kazz!

10:55 am

bye Kazz

10:56 am

How do u all do it??? I just can never get more than about half!! Congrats to all!

10:57 am

hi rhonda

10:57 am

it takes practice everyday to learn the nack of it

10:58 am

"nack" ???? or the words

10:58 am

the nack and words

10:59 am

I actually am very good at scrabble, upwords and crosswords but this has me totally beat up!

10:59 am

I have found daily sacrifices of candy wrappers to the Enable gods helps

11:00 am

yes i understand

11:00 am

You'll get the knack by and by

11:00 am

I don't doubt it!!

11:00 am

hi Erda

11:00 am

Hi Wolvie

11:02 am

Do you use Lickety's list, Rhondabe?

11:03 am

lickety and friends get me through from time to time

11:06 am

Sorry; Phone call. And DH has tripped over the cord for the cordless and had to go talk to the wall phone. YAY for Kazz! (unfortunately it looks like she'a alread ygone)

11:12 am

good morning everyone

11:12 am

okay I updated my icon to today's theme

11:13 am

hi flosey

11:13 am

Hello, flosey

11:13 am

hi flosey

11:13 am

hi flosey

11:15 am

oops. ;-)

11:16 am

lol wolvie, made me feel very welcome!

11:16 am

:-)

11:16 am

jmc, who is it in your icon?

11:17 am

looks like could be Liberace?

11:17 am

help with the en 7 / 28 please

11:18 am

it is liberace indeed

11:18 am

e + word for country where we live

11:18 am

e + one n*****, under god, indivisible ..

11:18 am

e plus another name for country

11:18 am

ah, much better clue BR, as always

11:19 am

we share a birthday and I must say the resemblance is uncanny

11:19 am

i only see flames for jm's icon

11:19 am

ty BR

11:19 am

jmc, my mother would never miss his show, she loved him

11:19 am

you give excellent clues, flosey

11:19 am

Wolvie, if you click on it you'll see him

11:19 am

thank you BR

is liberace the new cabana boy?

11:19 am

well thank you BR

11:19 am

nope - still see flames. :-)

11:20 am

hi wvtech

11:20 am

teach! sorry

11:20 am

then I think you'll have to refresh

11:20 am

okay

11:22 am

open the icon, right click, select reload or refresh as the case may be

11:22 am

refreshing did the trick

hello br

11:23 am

good day, TO

11:24 am

good pic of liberace, no?

11:24 am

yepper!

11:24 am

it is him indeed jmc

11:24 am

sorry to have walked away but sonny boy walked in the front door

11:25 am

*looks excited* he moves back out on Tuesday!

watched him with grandparents. he was so entertaining

11:29 am

he was indeed quite an entertainer

11:30 am

good morning

11:30 am

hi harp

11:30 am

hi harp

hello harp

11:31 am

HIIIIIII!

11:31 am

hi harp

11:32 am

hi ata long time no see!!

11:32 am

hi ata

11:32 am

Ata!

11:32 am

Hi Ata

11:32 am

You got back?

11:32 am

I knew that would draw you out, Haz :)

11:32 am

hi haz

11:33 am

back, slept most of the day so far lol

11:33 am

How did you know I was here? Nice to see you again.

11:33 am

Hobbit is just ecstatic

11:33 am

well, I checked to see if you or FM were online. I figured you'd be lurking :P

11:34 am

Ah! We wondered if she would (a) go frantic or (b) ignore you. I never favoured the ignoring option.

11:34 am

I never log off, so appearances can be deceptive.

11:34 am

I know, I know .. I just thought you might be there ... telepathy or something!

11:35 am

Welcome back Ata :-)

11:35 am

Hello Wolvie and everyone el4/4

11:35 am

absolutely frantic. whimpers, wiggles, flings, more flings

11:35 am

hey zoom

11:35 am

I waved to you as we flew over NI yesterday

11:35 am

got my birthday icon

11:35 am

Hello Wolvie :-)

11:35 am

I had an inkling you might be home, Lizsark mentioned it earlier.

11:36 am

she always knows

11:36 am

I meant to send you adn FM and lori adn tiff an email earlier today, but I fell asleep before I could put plan into action

11:37 am

is that spike lee?

11:37 am

We'll forgive you.

11:37 am

much jet lag coupled with tiredness from looking after a Very Ill Cat for a week

11:38 am

Is the Very Ill Cat any better?

11:38 am

a bit ... one of Ayla's cat, we took her to the vets cos she was losing weight and not eating, and she was diagnosed with acute renal failure and rushed into hospital

11:39 am

she's now stable, if still Very Ill

11:39 am

What age is she?

11:39 am

6! so sad

11:39 am

Goodness, that's not old.

11:40 am

she's going to be on subQ fluids and stuff for the rest of her life, we think. However long that may be.

11:40 am

*lurking* dealing with a cat with renal issues right now. :(

11:40 am

awwww *sympathy*

11:40 am

hi ciocia - not fun

11:40 am

Hi all. No. Never thought I would be giving IV fluids to a ct.

11:41 am

how's La Spangletta?

11:41 am

They're able to do so much more than they used to, but even so, it's not nice for anyone.

11:41 am

sounds familiar, Judy!

11:41 am

La Spangletta is fine - far too interested in wasps for my liking, but it's that time of year.

11:41 am

yup Spike Lee is exactly four years older than i!

11:42 am

wasps! how daring!

11:42 am

She'll regret it if she gets stung. Wasp stings are sore!

11:43 am

they are! silly dog!

11:43 am

IV fluids? a friend of mine went thru that - but she did it at the vets since she part times as a vet tech. :-)

11:44 am

lucky her, Wolvie. I took Jasper to the vet 3 days in a row for mega fluids but now am administering them myself 3 times a week

11:44 am

I had to do that for my car when her jaw got broken by a car

11:44 am

how long have you been doing it for for, Judy?

11:44 am

not really myself; need help to do it

11:45 am

not fun judy, I know. hope it gets better

11:45 am

just two weeks, Ata. we go back to the vet on Monday night. I was hoping we could go down to twice a week . . .

11:45 am

I'm constantly amazed at what people are prepared to do for th5/12 pets.

11:45 am

they're my "kids" Haz

11:46 am

what I wasnt willing to go was pay $300 a night so the vet could do it

11:46 am

sounds *very* familiar! Jinx has to have hers for another 2 weeks before she goes back for a check-up. She has 50ml every day

11:46 am

I know, that's why people are prepared to do it, I suppose.

11:46 am

Yep, jmc, going to the vet for that kind of stuff is very expensive

11:46 am

OMG Ata. Every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd freak

11:47 am

haz, you have nooo idea. I don't even want to add up the cost of surgeries and procedures over the years

11:47 am

when she was hit by a car the neighbors ver sweetly took her to the very expensive local vet I never use

11:47 am

oh my gosh ata

11:47 am

yep!!! when we took her in first, her creatinine was at 9 and her BUN at *115*!!

11:47 am

hey jm - at least they took her. :-)

11:48 am

so I picked her up, paid the bill and l kept her on my bed all night

11:48 am

wolvie I was serious -- I thought it was sweeet

11:48 am

I'm married to a vet, Wolvie, so I do have an idea. He specialises in cattle but we have a thriving small animal practice as well - however those prices are incredible.

11:48 am

oh - sorry jm. :-)

11:48 am

oh - sorry yet again haz.

11:49 am

but I couldn't afford it

11:49 am

not my day

11:49 am

I bet cattle with kidney failure just get - um -

11:49 am

No need for sorry.

11:49 am

lol Motrin is in the grid

11:49 am

lol wolvie {{{hugs}}}

11:49 am

thank goodness for Motrin

11:49 am

They don't get IV fluids!

11:50 am

didn't think so!

11:50 am

help with the O pls?

11:51 am

Leave it out, jmc

11:51 am

o4 leave it out

11:51 am

How many words today?

11:51 am

argh fish me

11:51 am

o6 frilly

11:51 am

that's all i have

11:51 am

279 words

11:51 am

279 godthaab

11:51 am

Thanks.

11:52 am

birds are in the o's

11:52 am

ty harp

11:52 am

or5,10, same as or6 frilly minus the third letter

11:52 am

hi katy

11:52 am

or5 make a speech

11:52 am

morning

11:52 am

or5/10 - what Dubya couldn't do

11:52 am

lol

11:52 am

lord I am going to have to open a sushi bar!

11:52 am

one of many things ..

11:52 am

or6/18 - don't look west

11:52 am

hi mm and katy

11:53 am

hi all!

11:53 am

Good morning Katy - hello MM.

11:53 am

invite me please jm

11:53 am

hi movie

11:54 am

hi everyone!!!!

11:54 am

hey mm

11:55 am

hi mm! hi katy!

11:55 am

how are FM adn Lori and Tiffy?

11:56 am

sure I will cater the chog with my sushi *deftly chops and rolls*

11:56 am

whoo hoo nbt!

11:56 am

cool jm

11:57 am

They're fine - FM's busy with the house sale, TIff needs to find a new job, Lori has been AWOL for a couple of days. I think she's cleaning or something.

11:57 am

*serves sushi to celebrate* wasabi?

11:57 am

*gasp*!

11:57 am

cleaning? what's that?

11:57 am

sure, and some pickled ginger. ;-)

11:57 am

I know. Probably a shock for you, all jet-lagged and everything.

11:58 am

of course pickled ginger goes without saying!

11:58 am

loads of wasabi please!

11:58 am

*piles a cup of wasabi on ata

11:59 am

it might wake me up!

11:59 am

*ata's pl5 that is*

11:59 am

sorry about the wasabi in the hair ata!

12:00 pm

needs a wash anyway!

12:00 pm

so does the z get used in anything?

12:01 pm

who knows, wasabi could be the next big thing in hair care. :-0

12:01 pm

yes

12:01 pm

lol wolvie ty wolvie

12:01 pm

Yes, just once, I think.

12:02 pm

duh! *makes more sushi*

12:02 pm

bbl I need lunch and a run to the bank

12:03 pm

bye jmc

12:03 pm

See you later, jmc.

12:03 pm

I'll leave the extra sushi in the PB frig

12:04 pm

I'm sure i'll have some

12:04 pm

did I link you to the pics of the fawn we rescued, Haz?

12:05 pm

You did. This holiday's been like a US edition of Animal Hospital.

12:05 pm

All we needed was a weeping Rolf to make the picture complete.

12:05 pm

it really has. the fawn was the highlight though!

12:06 pm

It was very pretty.

12:08 pm

I *still* have little hoof print bruises

12:08 pm

You should see husband's bruises sometimes!

12:09 pm

oh gosh! I can imagine ...

12:09 pm

Time to head to the kitchen - glad you got back safely and through immigration. We told people you had been deported for breaching the restraining order from John Barrowman.

12:10 pm

Poor man. The stalking can begin again....

12:10 pm

bye haz - and yes, that was a great story. :-)

12:10 pm

hello all

12:10 pm

hi there Atalante, are you back from your visit to the USA?

12:10 pm

See you tomorrow, and sleep well. Bye all!

12:10 pm

wheee! fun! :) *hugs haz madly*

12:10 pm

hi peri

12:11 pm

NM, I see that you are back

Hi All. How is everyone? ANyone else watching the Track and Field CHampionships? Bolt is running again...

12:11 pm

Hugs back -byeee!

12:12 pm

hi red

Hi WOlvie, Peri, Ata, Bye Haz, and jmcrick.

and the lurkers that we love so much.

12:15 pm

hi red. (I'm zoning out here today. Got up too early to be effective today

12:16 pm

hi red!

I understand that Nef, I got up very early btu in a bit, I plan to nap. raining storming here.

Hi Ata, Survived the trip back?

Does anyone know if this grid makes good use of the TION ending in there?

12:18 pm

I found 2 words that use it so far (but haven't been looking too hard

Ok, so I need to look harder. Nef, how is everything with you and your family?

12:18 pm

just about :)

When do you come back?

12:19 pm

not too much red

12:19 pm

we are walking on eggs right now; I'm kind of holding my breath today to see what happens

I hope it goes well Nef.

thanks Wolvie.

12:20 pm

of course, I am not quite done. :-)

12:20 pm

thanks. Me to.

12:20 pm

yesterday, totally jetlagged!

I still have 140 left. not progressing well...

12:21 pm

35 here, and bogging down

Nice to see Hobbit again? I am sure...

hello, ata!

Cheers for wolvie, dons a cheerleader univ=form and pom poms. Go WOlvie Go, Youc an do it Yes you Con!

can!

12:22 pm

I can con. :-)

12:22 pm

she was soooooooooo happy!

well she may be a bit of a con but that's not very polite

12:22 pm

seriously tho, I am going to the list to finish

I be Ata! Teulu gets wierd after a week without me. of course he is wierd

Oh no USA women dropped the darn baton AGAIN liek the did at the Olympics.

12:25 pm

help with at5/12 pls

i don't have it yet but how are you , peri?

12:26 pm

NM

12:26 pm

oh, Man! I don't have enough functioning brain to think today! Trying to concentrate for words and can't focus at all.

a + fall over your feet

12:27 pm

thanks helen, got it

I also feel vaguely brain-dead today - the state of the horoscope, perhaps?

12:27 pm

I am fine, how are you, Owl? How are things at work?

12:28 pm

hi helen

i am fine.

12:28 pm

rains has stopped for the moment but did not make any plans so just doing laundry and babbling

same here.

12:28 pm

bbl, can't see any more words right now. Good luck all!

it seems i have run out of options for the a but only found half

12:29 pm

bye nef

agas

12:30 pm

that's one. :-)

12:30 pm

a lot of them deal with stuff on the fresh water ponds

already had it

12:30 pm

some are prime

only need 12 more

time to take a real break i think

12:31 pm

pretty cool them To. :-)

12:33 pm

then TO - yeesh, gotta learn to type

12:34 pm

81 left, bbs

wolive, read my book on fast and accurate typing! ;D

12:34 pm

Hellooooooo Babbliciousness!

12:34 pm

i need to TO. lol

12:35 pm

hi lil monkey

12:35 pm

bye peri

12:35 pm

Hi Wolvie! Have we met? I am lil*monkey

12:36 pm

Wolvie, I used to live on the Outer Banks of NC.. .I see you are in Apex.

12:36 pm

no lil monkey- that was our first hello

12:36 pm

yep - apex is right. :-)

12:36 pm

Nice to meet you, my real name Is Laurie

12:36 pm

monkey!!!!

12:37 pm

littlebit!

12:37 pm

Littlebit, is it raining cats & dogs there???

12:37 pm

hi little

12:37 pm

hey wolvie!

12:37 pm

nice to meet you as well lil monkey - my real name is Sue

12:37 pm

no, its a little cloudy...no rain

12:37 pm

Hi Littlebit

12:38 pm

Hi Boobear

12:38 pm

hey boo!

12:38 pm

hi monkey

12:38 pm

I'm eating my new favorite flavor of ice cream, it's called Moose Tracks

12:38 pm

i've heard it's really good

12:38 pm

had that before ..hmmm good

12:39 pm

i had my genetic testing yesterday...i get the results in 2 weeks

12:39 pm

I know your results will be good, littlebit

12:40 pm

BRB...

12:40 pm

there gonna tell me that certain gene runs through my family...and i have it...duh

12:41 pm

i already know that!

12:41 pm

a good gene I hope?

12:42 pm

colon cancer runs through my mom's side

12:42 pm

i just had surgery for it this summer

12:42 pm

oh - sorry. now I remember the discussion yesterday - sorry I forgot

12:42 pm

that's okay!

12:43 pm

and you are doing well now, right?

12:44 pm

yes, very well thanks

12:44 pm

OK I"m back

12:44 pm

what did I miss

12:44 pm

good . then the testing is just to confirm a reason?

12:45 pm

*sending GOOD KARMA* to littlebit

12:45 pm

and to have a starting point for future generations

12:45 pm

very good idea. :-)

12:46 pm

littlebit, will your sons be tested?

12:46 pm

if my kids or anyone after wants to test for this gene they will know what to test for

12:46 pm

jason is still too young. they said it wouldn't show up till he's 20

12:47 pm

it's up to anthony whether he does or not

12:48 pm

It will be OK, littlebit :)

12:48 pm

i know it will!!

12:49 pm

Hey your birthday is coming up!

12:49 pm

yes it is!!

12:49 pm

Sept 8 ?

12:50 pm

6th

12:51 pm

OK

12:51 pm

*checking calendar*

12:51 pm

What day will you celebrate with Mr. Big Bit?

12:51 pm

clue for the second pa 7

12:53 pm

plural

12:53 pm

he's out to sea

12:53 pm

ty

12:53 pm

I would like to take you for the massage... what day do you want to go???

12:54 pm

pa* joey + consumed food; pl

12:54 pm

it's one of those b-days where i get to buy myself something and tell him thank you so much! hahaha!!

12:54 pm

i'm off that monday!

12:54 pm

Monday the 7th?

12:54 pm

yes

12:54 pm

We could go on Monday if they're open... I will check

Hi BR

12:55 pm

sounds good

12:55 pm

hello, redT

12:55 pm

littlebit, do you prefer morning or afternoon??? or whatever is available??? and do you want a woman or a man to massage you?

12:56 pm

time doesn't matter...i think i'd rather have a female

12:56 pm

OK, littlebit, I will set it up :D

12:57 pm

hi gang

12:57 pm

great!

12:57 pm

hey DR!

12:57 pm

hey BR!

12:57 pm

Hi Littlebit

12:57 pm

hey red!

12:58 pm

Red is here???? Hi Red

12:59 pm

hi red

12:59 pm

hi Dr

12:59 pm

Hi Red, and BR !

12:59 pm

and HI DR

12:59 pm

Hi WOlvie

1:00 pm

Hi Monkey

1:00 pm

Hello, littlebit .... glad to see you are progressing well.

1:00 pm

Hello, to all

1:00 pm

Hi BR!

1:00 pm

littlebit, are u still there? They are closed on Mon Sept 7

1:01 pm

this morning the grid does not look as scary as it did last night

1:01 pm

DR those sure are cute puffball doggies in your icon pic

1:01 pm

oh no!

1:02 pm

want to go on Sat the 5th?

1:02 pm

thanks Monkey- my Mom has no little grandkids anymore so she got puppies

1:02 pm

sure!

1:02 pm

OK hang on, littlebit

1:02 pm

done

1:03 pm

congrats wolvie!!

1:03 pm

WTG Wolvie

1:03 pm

the last 10 took me forever. blindness.

1:04 pm

TANTIE should be a word! I am now going to throw a TANTIE !!!! (maybe it's TANTY)

1:04 pm

well peeps - I must be off and about - see you all tomorrow!

1:04 pm

bye Wolvie

1:05 pm

bye wolvie

1:05 pm

very close monkey. :-) *poof*

fireworks

1:09 pm

woo hoooooooo joshua

now i can go enjoy my saturday. rooting for a tiny one tomorrow

1:09 pm

congrats josh!!

anyone need clues?

1:11 pm

not yet thanks though

1:11 pm

no thanks Josh... still monkeying thru

best of luck - see you on the flip side

1:12 pm

bye Josh

Good afternoon, folks

1:15 pm

littlebit!!!! We have an appt at 11:15 on Sat Sept 5

1:15 pm

Hi Tak

1:15 pm

clue for the first no 4/4

1:15 pm

Hi Takuma

1:15 pm

littlebit... come in please. littlebit, Line 1 please

1:16 pm

good day all

1:16 pm

woo hoo!

1:16 pm

We should arrive there at 11:00, there's some paperwork to fill out first

1:16 pm

Hi dan2!

1:16 pm

hey takuma!

1:16 pm

then we can have lunch afterwards

1:17 pm

hey dan!

1:17 pm

sure monkey!!

1:17 pm

yay!

1:17 pm

woot woot!!!

1:18 pm

that's gonna be sooo nice!!

1:18 pm

Oooooooooooh YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

1:20 pm

no 4 - french black, or, add a salutation: dear s**

1:20 pm

OK back to the grid! *diving in*

1:33 pm

Hello again, Babble buddies! I shopped and just painted primer on the front deck..time to have lunch and babble.

1:35 pm

Is no one home in Babble Land?

1:35 pm

we're all lurking!

1:35 pm

hello, Scrabbler

1:36 pm

Aha, I knew I could draw out somebody! Hi Littlebit and BR!

1:36 pm

Hi scrabbie !

1:36 pm

Hi Monkey!

1:36 pm

hey scrabs!!

1:36 pm

BR, you probably finished this grid hours ago.

1:38 pm

Hi all!

1:38 pm

As is true with most grids, the difficult words are those you have trouble finding

1:39 pm

Hi nerky!

1:39 pm

sometimes BR, the easy ones are the ones I have the most trouble finding... it's embarrassing

1:39 pm

Hi N! True, BR '

1:40 pm

*crunching on celery*

1:41 pm

having trouble finding the 6th W word

1:41 pm

you're so good scrabs... I just ate a huge piece of tuscan tomato bread with lots of butter and mango chutney...

1:41 pm

I have wa4 x 3 and we4 x 2

1:41 pm

not dry, monkey

1:41 pm

I have same lil

1:41 pm

I am working on weight loss--the never-ending struggle. So far 6 lbs in 4 wks. My vacation set me back.

1:42 pm

I just made a yummy loaf of blueberry bread :-)

1:42 pm

wa5 is a slow dance

1:42 pm

I have we4 that means not dry, plural

1:42 pm

Yummy, Une!

1:42 pm

scrabs, I am too, had lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks, but 2 came back FOR NO GOOD REASON, so I'm sulking

1:42 pm

thanks Une!

1:42 pm

wa4/10, wa4/8, wa5/28, wa4/8

1:42 pm

For no good reason is how my metabolism works too

1:42 pm

I knew that Z hat to come in there someplace

1:43 pm

yw :-)

1:43 pm

ah! I need the wa5

1:43 pm

Wa*** of the Sugar Plum Fairies

1:43 pm

it's a dance

1:43 pm

gotcha

1:43 pm

Wa***ing Mathilda

1:44 pm

down to 37, but want to get more T and P words before I list

1:44 pm

i'm hearing thunder monkey

1:45 pm

ah just found the scientist... also the name of a band

1:45 pm

Scrabs, sometimes if I really cheat on my diet badly, I lose a pound... I'm pondering a large sundae

1:45 pm

well I did not send that thunder littlebit, so don't blame me :)

1:45 pm

scientist? band?

1:45 pm

lol...just informing

1:46 pm

te5/10 nerky

1:46 pm

I am looking for Fermi... oh, I always miss te5.. darnit!

1:46 pm

metal-hair band, also a scientist with first name Nicola

1:47 pm

sorry, his name is Nikola

1:48 pm

weapons are made to be le 6

1:48 pm

I have 10 TH words... missing?

1:48 pm

howdy babble friends!

1:49 pm

hi Trif!

1:49 pm

N, step away from the sundae and put your hands in the air.

1:49 pm

Hi Trifi! great pics of the kids w/artwork, by the way

1:49 pm

Hi Trifioso!

1:49 pm

there is a momma deer and her fawn poking around my yard right now - so sweet!

1:49 pm

nerky! Grab the sundae and run! It's a trick! She will steal it!

1:50 pm

lol scrabbler, I probably will... I'm being lazy today and not walking at all, so I better not eat like a madwoman

1:50 pm

hope they don't run into the mean coyote from yesterday.....boo!

1:50 pm

Oh, oh, oh, Trif! How adorable! Get pics!

1:50 pm

aw, trif, cute

1:50 pm

12 th

1:50 pm

thanks br

1:50 pm

I will not st5 N's sundae--I currently have self-control.

1:51 pm

they are a bit too far away for photos, I am afraid....

1:51 pm

I need 9 th words...*sigh*

1:51 pm

"thigh"

1:51 pm

I need 7 TH words...

1:51 pm

LOL, trif

1:51 pm

:) trif

1:52 pm

hi, from rainy gloomy northern nj

1:52 pm

Now I need 5 th's--my monkey is working hard!

1:53 pm

LOL I jsut tried a word, but had my fingers on the wrong keys, and it turned out to be a word!!! LOL

1:53 pm

hi Dorens!

1:53 pm

Hi Doren! I just looked at the radar map for Nantucket and saw green all over

1:53 pm

LOVE when that happens lil!

1:53 pm

am currently toasting pignolis for a spiced quinoa recipe, don't let me stay here too long... need to shake the pan from time to time

1:53 pm

Isn't it great when that happens, Monkey! It always stuns me.

1:54 pm

yes. that is really monkeying at its best!

1:54 pm

oh hello there, 128, I did not see you come in

1:54 pm

how about PUerto Rico scrabs? that's where son and d-i-l went for their belated honeymoon. (hahah lil)

1:54 pm

Hi everybody!!

1:54 pm

I'm still missing 2 th

1:55 pm

hi soodle!

1:55 pm

Hello again, Soodle

1:55 pm

Hi Soodle

1:55 pm

Back for Round 2! Hows everyone finding the grid today?

1:55 pm

Excuse me while I ask the squirrels once again to not use the bird feeders as th5 buffets.

1:55 pm

Fun so far, but I am not even halfway yet

1:56 pm

hello soodle! Take a peek in my profile today, dear - there are some photos the children took in Cavan!

1:56 pm

ooh, got one!

1:56 pm

nice grid, sood

1:56 pm

Wow. How did the ordeal go for them, Trif?

1:57 pm

meh. they mostly had fun, but all admitted it was weird to be there without me, which was nice. They had a good time, though, with all the little cousins

1:59 pm

I bet your glad to have them back!!

1:59 pm

I was, yes, but now they are off with him again. It's okay though - we all needed a bit of a break. august is always a looooong month

2:00 pm

uh oh. Diggity just spotted the fawns out the window - cue mad dog barking.

2:00 pm

hey dorens, can you send me the recipe? or post it? sounds yummy!

2:01 pm

Thats nice. I would DEARLY love a break - much as I love the kids - time out sounds very attractive

2:01 pm

hey dorens, did you shake the pan?

2:02 pm

speaking of breaks, I need to poof again - be back later gators!

2:02 pm

hah! i did, thanks... was a bit late, one side are slightly more than browned.... the stove is only seven steps away, you'd think i could do this, right?

2:02 pm

ok harp, will put it in my profile. give me a minute

2:02 pm

Dorens, when they're done, could you leave some in the PB, please

2:02 pm

tyvm!

2:02 pm

see ya trif!

2:03 pm

Hi harp :)

2:03 pm

hi monkey

2:03 pm

hi harp

2:03 pm

i'm taking an illegal housework break, we have company coming

2:04 pm

as long as you have the art of hiding things down to a science, cleaning for company is easy

2:05 pm

lol we invite someone over for dinner once a month because otherwise we would never even clean the catbox!

2:05 pm

it's cleaning after the company has gone th4 gets to me

2:05 pm

Haha, Jane, sometimes my invitations to my house are planned just to make me clean

2:05 pm

more than one PH?

2:05 pm

last month's was an outside party so we got a little behind on the indoor stuff!

2:05 pm

two p h

2:06 pm

ok jane, it's there. and will send some pignoli to pb for soodle

2:07 pm

oh same here, i need to invite people here to motivate myself to clean up/ having company tonight AND tomorrow, so i should be cleaning now!

2:07 pm

ph7 and ph4 nrkii

2:08 pm

tyvm dorens

2:08 pm

could someone clue the pl6/27?

2:09 pm

ends iP + anagram of al5/14

2:09 pm

i need clue for at7 (and maybe a fish too)......that was supposed to be P _ anagram of al5/14, sorry

2:10 pm

oh my.... i'll try again.. p + anagram al 5/14, i have butterfingers i guess

2:11 pm

at7 a sports person

2:12 pm

thanks lynxx. and will accept sl** with salmon

2:12 pm

thanks lynxxx

2:12 pm

yw, good morning to you all

2:13 pm

Thanks for that lynxxx, kicking myself for not seeing it!

2:15 pm

Hello Lynxxx. How is Sunday so far?

2:16 pm

Hi Shivs

2:16 pm

how does one spell triomphe in English - triumph or such?

2:16 pm

triumph it is

2:16 pm

correct dc

2:16 pm

hi dc! yep

2:16 pm

ah, so. thanks

2:16 pm

Triumph.

2:17 pm

You look familiar?

2:17 pm

hello, nrk, harp, dorens, scrabbs, shivs, lyn, dorens et al

2:17 pm

Hiya, dcseain.

2:17 pm

Haven't I seen you somewhere?

2:17 pm

hi Scrabbs - its still asleep! I just found the french rabbit and was thinking of you

2:17 pm

hi DC!

2:18 pm

shivs, i believe so, saucy vegan perhaps?

2:18 pm

Oh yes, that's it! :o)

2:18 pm

the sky is threatening to thunderstorm again.

2:18 pm

oh my, the french rabbit, thanks lynxxx

2:18 pm

I knew I had seen you somewhere, LOL.

2:19 pm

oh well... time to hit the kitchen again... be back later... happy babbling

2:19 pm

la4 morte is the name of my violin's shoulder rest

2:19 pm

er, la5 morte :)

2:19 pm

see ya dorens

2:20 pm

bye Dorens

2:20 pm

hi all, I just popped back in, dcseain how are u?

2:20 pm

the sleep dep from the irregular hrs is catching up w/me

2:20 pm

hasta, dorens :)

2:20 pm

Hiya, popper inner.

2:20 pm

hi lilM

2:20 pm

hi lynxxxxxxxx !!!

2:20 pm

alrgiht, lil*, and you? So you know, Tom's surgery will be on 24 Sep.

2:20 pm

Hi Shivs!

2:20 pm

That clue has me befuddled, dcsean. Seain, is it?

2:21 pm

on no!!! What's going on with Tom?

2:21 pm

Septal Myectomy

2:21 pm

I think I have seen you on Yahoo! too, have I not?

2:21 pm

hm. likely, shivs

2:21 pm

Now I am going to look, curious.

2:22 pm

OMG dcseain! {{{{{{tom}}}}}}

2:22 pm

Back after taking turns in games on FB. Hello all.

2:22 pm

ooh, dc, well it's good that he's getting it taken care of!

2:22 pm

*sending mass quantities of good karma to Tom Findley*

2:22 pm

please give him my best wishes

2:22 pm

Found you, dcsean, on J's page.

2:22 pm

indeed, nrk, and will do, thank you

2:23 pm

Scary operation for Tom.

2:23 pm

ah, it kept me there this time. jolly good

2:23 pm

Oh, has it been dumping you?

2:23 pm

I add you just now.

2:23 pm

I mean, added!

2:23 pm

Radar weather map looks grim for the next 1-2 hrs, so bike ride to park will have to wait.

2:23 pm

yes scrabbs. He's going for dental clearance tomorrow, ten we have 4 3 days of tests leading up to the surgery.

2:24 pm

yes ,shivs, it keeps dumping me, and i'll add you back in a bit.

2:24 pm

Is Tom your son, Seain?

2:24 pm

yikes! 43 days of tests???

2:24 pm

IHSS, Seain?

2:24 pm

sorry, 3 days of tests :)

2:24 pm

soodle, he's my partner

2:24 pm

Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear you have someone going through that, dcseain. Hope all goes well!

2:24 pm

Soodle, tom is dcseain's partner and they are a fantastic couple

2:25 pm

scrabbs, IHSS?

2:25 pm

Oh I see. One of my brothers is gay.

2:25 pm

DC - my best wishes to Tom...tough old time for you.

2:25 pm

Will think positive thoughts for Tom!

2:26 pm

thanks, yall :)

2:26 pm

Hiya Shivs - long time no chat

2:26 pm

And you too, dcseain!

2:26 pm

Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis---a cause for a septal myectomy.

2:26 pm

i need to call my uncle and see if they might put me up for the week and a half i'll be up there.

2:26 pm

oh, no he's HOCUM

2:26 pm

where is "up there" seain?

2:26 pm

where will you be, dcseain?

2:26 pm

Hiya, Soodlebum... have we chatted before? I had another account which I only used once or twice. Are you the same Irish person I spoke with last time?

2:27 pm

HOCM properly, is suppose. brain is fuzzy today

2:27 pm

Cleveland, OH - he's having the procedure at the Cleveland Clinic

2:27 pm

I'd say so, Shivs, I seem to be the only Paddy flying the flag these days.

2:27 pm

This site messed up the á in my name, so I had to make another account and use another name...it came out like gibberish!

2:27 pm

i thin that's so in the chog, soodle

2:27 pm

I see, Soodlebum. Why are the rest not proud enough to fly the flag? I would if I lived there!

2:28 pm

I was born here in London but I'm Irish through and through...both parents are from there and most of our family's there.

2:28 pm

shivs, some systems eat the é in my name, too. all system should use UTF-8, IMHO

2:28 pm

I think HOCM is another term for IHSS. And I am relieved that Tom will be at the CCF

2:29 pm

Yup - we chatted before about the fada in your name. Dunno why theres no other paddys on board - better things to be doing, I suppose!!

2:29 pm

he researched, and narrowed down to CCF or Mayo, an CCF won for being closer :)

2:29 pm

Oh yes, so you're a Séain. Beautiful name!

2:29 pm

I have a friend that is a neurologist at CCF.

2:30 pm

There must be, Soodlebum, surely to goodness?

2:30 pm

neat, scrabbs. :)

2:30 pm

It sounds like you made a good choice, seain

2:30 pm

I hope all goes very well for him, Séain.

2:30 pm

Uh, oh, I think the rain has just arrived

2:30 pm

it's been raining here off and on for about 2 hours, scrabs

2:30 pm

there probably is, Shivs, but they must be lurkers.

2:31 pm

I think he should receive the best possible treatment and care at that facility, it seems.

2:31 pm

hm. darkening sk, and still leaves. Storm any moment, then it seems.

2:31 pm

Lurking paddys? Surely not?

2:31 pm

the sun finally just came out here, but I don't expect it to last

2:31 pm

Hey scrabs the Francais word for bunny is in the grid :D

2:32 pm

yes, shives, Cleveland did 185 of the procedure last year, and i think they'll beat that number this year.

2:32 pm

help with en7 please?

2:32 pm

Merci beaucoup, lil*monkey!

2:32 pm

dcseain, good to hear that... what's the predicted rehab time???

2:33 pm

And it worked... how about that?

2:33 pm

de rien, Shivs

2:33 pm

variable, monkey, 3-5 days is usual, wee at outside for release from hospital, then 3 months for the bones to knit

2:33 pm

week at outside

2:33 pm

I have tried other foreign words that haven't worked. French as well.

2:34 pm

I found la5 earlier today

2:34 pm

seain, will you stay in Cleveland that whole time?

2:34 pm

18-28 is when i'll be there, though we'll be in Detroit on the 19th to visit a friend of his.

2:34 pm

Research indicates that "lurkers make up over 90% of online groups" (Nonnecke & Preece 2000). Lack of trust represents one of the reasons explaining lurking behavior (Ridings, Gefen & Arinze 2006).

2:35 pm

lots of Scots, Yiddish, French, some German and Hebrew in grid often.

2:35 pm

Ahh. Hi Babble. How are you?

2:35 pm

that rather makes sense, babbleRabble.

2:35 pm

A friend of ours went through that type of surgery, Séain. Not the same procedure, though. He's just fine now, you'd never guess if you didn't know.

2:35 pm

seain, I'll be in DC area Oct 17-19, maybe I can visit you guys then if Tom is feeling up to it

2:35 pm

that would be lovely, monkey. :)

2:35 pm

Interesting, BR. When I lurk it is because I am cranky and feeling unsocial.

2:35 pm

Oh interesting, Séain. I will keep that in mind.

2:35 pm

When I lurk, sometimes I finish the grid!

2:36 pm

en7 e & the N in the UN

2:36 pm

i lurked here for 18 mos before i jumped into the chat because i wanted to grok the culture and personalities first.

2:36 pm

And that is another reason, Soodle--to make progress!

2:36 pm

LOL, Soodlebum! I can see why that would be.

2:36 pm

LOL LOL seain, "grok"

2:36 pm

grok?

2:36 pm

TY, Lynxxx

2:36 pm

oh my goodness, that's too funny... what is the name of that book??? I read it years ago

2:37 pm

thanks lynxx!

2:37 pm

Grok?

2:37 pm

something by Heinlein, I think?

2:37 pm

I chatted my first night here but didn't know chat etiquette/lingo.

2:37 pm

Stranger in a Strange Land

2:37 pm

google it shivs :)

2:37 pm

grok - something between a grope & a poke?

2:37 pm

ah yes, Robert Heinlein, I thought so

2:37 pm

grok - to comprehend compeletly and totally the essence of a being/entity

2:38 pm

grok, hmmm, I would say it kind of means assimilate, kind of means to feel, kind of means to immerse oneself

2:38 pm

Well I'll be...I've learned a new word today.

2:38 pm

What a great and crazy book that is!

2:38 pm

yes, that too monkey

2:39 pm

So how would one use that word in a sentence, Séain?

2:39 pm

it is swamp-like today, in true August fashion today.

2:39 pm

I grok you? LOL

2:39 pm

I love that you mentioned it seain, and made me remember that book :)

2:39 pm

You might get slapped for saying that!

2:39 pm

Oooooh! Thunder here!

2:39 pm

yes, shivs, grok is beyond know/comprehend

Hi again all, How is everyone?

2:40 pm

here now too, monkey. hopefully not from the same system

2:40 pm

hiya, red

2:40 pm

Hiya!

2:40 pm

I think it is, seain... it looks like a long skinny line of severe weather moving eastward

2:40 pm

Some purport to study the ethical implications of lurking. There are references to lurkers being viewed negativing ... but that may happen when someone de-lurks as well.

2:40 pm

hi red!

2:40 pm

there's a three-fer 8

2:40 pm

Hi red!

2:40 pm

Just found another French word. Maybe that rabbit is very dark in colour

2:41 pm

How can anyone's lurking negatively impact anyone else?

I feel delurked! but I have been out photographing dragon flies, butterflies and not lurking, the dog is happier.

2:41 pm

I think lurking is a good way to learn, whether you're learning how to comprehend the clues, or the etiquette of chogging , or whatever! It isn't negative

2:41 pm

nice , red

2:42 pm

The site for Hgans heroes is in the grid - st6/7

2:42 pm

i concur, monkey.

Yes they came out well...

2:42 pm

ty, lyn :)

2:42 pm

No. And it's definitely better for completing the puzzle!

2:42 pm

awesome clue, lynxxxxx :D

2:42 pm

lurking can be used for cyber-stalking, but i think that's the exception

2:42 pm

I often set out on a babble-night, determined to lurk, then somethings tickles my fancy on the chog, and Bingo - another grid unfinished :(

2:43 pm

Thanks, lynxxx!

2:43 pm

LOL, Soodlebum...but you have fun?

2:43 pm

And isn't that more important?

2:43 pm

OMG it is raining so hard here, it sounds like jackhammers

2:44 pm

Sure there isn't hail in that?

2:44 pm

BBL, I'm going to have a snack now.... just looked out the window, do not see any hail

2:44 pm

I sure do have fun, but my ratings are a constant source of embarrassment....

2:44 pm

shivs, it oter rains hard enough for that w/out hail here in Virginia and Maryland

2:44 pm

see ya monkey!

2:44 pm

hasta, monkey

2:45 pm

soodle, the important pat is having fun

2:45 pm

part even

2:45 pm

It rains a lot and very hard here too, Séain, but sounding like jackhammers?

2:45 pm

That's a seriously heavy downpour!

2:46 pm

yes, shivs, to point you can't hear, and you pull over on the roads for not being able to see through the rain

2:46 pm

My, H, a direct correlation between de-luking and Teulu's happiness

2:46 pm

Seain - That goes for life in general - not just babble!!!!

2:46 pm

it hurts when it hits you too

I believe it, Lil Monkey we had that yesterday, very very loud....

2:46 pm

Hello again Red

2:46 pm

indeed so, soodle!

Oh no, Teulu is happier because I wasnt lurking, I was walking him. I got back and said Hi...

2:46 pm

we had that here last night too

2:47 pm

I thought it was hail, but no

hi scrabbs

2:47 pm

hail makes tinkly noises :)

2:47 pm

The rain is light here but enough to stop me from biking to the park. I wanted to sit next to the pond and work on the NYT crossword puzzle.

2:48 pm

love the NYT puzzle, but only Sundays

2:48 pm

I see you are on my page now, dcseain.

2:48 pm

Should I Velcro you to it?

2:48 pm

no saying, shivs

2:48 pm

Or would Supergluing work better?

2:49 pm

8 days ago my sister and I were suddenly caught in a thunderstorm while kayaking. The storm rushed over the mountain. So we pulled the kayaks on to the land, retreated to the woods and hid under a tarp (fortunately I had one with me) for an hour while we got pelted with hail and then rain.

2:49 pm

Nrkii - whats a NYT puzzle?

2:49 pm

New York Times crossword

2:49 pm

N, we get the big weekly NYT puzzle in our Saturday paper--one of my weekly highlights!

2:49 pm

Oh, that doesn't sound like much fun, Scrabbler. Did you manage to stay dry during all of that?

2:49 pm

ah, the joys of summer, eh scrabbs

2:50 pm

New York Times--the weekend puzzle is challenging, tricky and such a great learning experience.

2:50 pm

scrabs, i subscribe to the NYT puzzles online, and usually print out a dozen or so before I go on vacation

2:50 pm

Babble-rabble, your words of wisdom are less positive than usual tonight

2:51 pm

Partly dry but then it was too wet to start a fire.

2:51 pm

The sun came out and we paddled away, warming up quickly.

2:52 pm

help on the i words? I have the clothes press

2:52 pm

¿Habla alguien otro aquí el español?

2:52 pm

the quotes describes the insidious beast called mental illness

2:53 pm

ir5 = angry (very)

2:53 pm

angry is an I word

2:53 pm

io greek letter .. little bit

2:53 pm

io4 = little bit

2:53 pm

im6 = fast animal

2:53 pm

im -- antelope

2:53 pm

sí, seain, hispano-hablante, entre otros

2:53 pm

hi again everyone

2:53 pm

im6 = to put a long sharp implement through the middle of someone, perhaps

2:54 pm

hi jbv

2:54 pm

im + **** and wan

2:54 pm

ty BR and NRK :)

2:54 pm

Ouch. Thanks for that clue, nrkii.

2:54 pm

hello, JBV

2:54 pm

I understand that, but I usually find your quotes uplifting. (I have been working hard on the forgiving following your recent quotes) Tonight your a little down-beat. Hope all is well with you. {{{}}}}

2:54 pm

No idea why I didn't see that.

2:54 pm

back from the saturday chores - catching up on the chat - I too subscribe to the NYT puzzle online, nrkii

2:54 pm

hi, jbv. so, what think you of "a ti te gustan..." vs "te gustan..." ?

2:55 pm

good luck, Soodlebum ... it is a process .. don't quit

2:55 pm

a matter of emphasis, i think, seain, maybe for contrast, as in me gustan esto pero a tí te gustan etc

2:56 pm

I found last weeks chat, together with the quotes, quite inspiring. Thank you.

2:56 pm

and, thank you!

2:57 pm

yes, precisely, jbv, thank you. do you think my commentary here http://tinyurl.com/m4bqrp was apropos then? If you don't mind

2:58 pm

fireworks!

2:58 pm

yay for nrkii

2:58 pm

hello, help with mi5/12 pls

2:58 pm

congrats, nrkii

2:58 pm

ok, i'll check it out seain....

2:58 pm

BabbleRabble, i concur. Your profile posts are insprining, thought-provoking, and always interesting.

2:58 pm

congrats, nrkii!

2:58 pm

hello babies- could i please have a clue for the ha 6/21???

2:59 pm

Yay Nrkii

2:59 pm

mi 5 12 = opp of major

2:59 pm

TY for i clues--grey now. Congrats N!

2:59 pm

I hope Tom finds a way to complete recovery, dseain

2:59 pm

sheesh, of course, thanks nrkii

2:59 pm

ha 6 21 = ha + frozen rain - vowel

3:00 pm

bbs, cat is hungry

3:00 pm

peri, mi5 was elusive

3:00 pm

thank you, BabbleRabble, i'm sure he will :)

3:00 pm

do I have to create an account to view it seain? can't see it right away?

3:00 pm

checking, jbv...

3:01 pm

I hope so too and yes he should, Séain. Our friend who went through that type of surgery is just fine today and back to doing everything he did before.

3:01 pm

hi all. dont get frozen rain clue nrkii

3:01 pm

oh,locked. so only community members can see. one sec...

Seain, has tom had the procedure???

3:02 pm

ha + plural letter + allow

3:02 pm

Sep 24 is teh date, red

OK, I think I may have missed some news....He is OK now?

It's coming right up though...

3:03 pm

thanks- got it

3:04 pm

JBV, posted the thread at the bottom of my profile here

3:04 pm

hi has HOCM, red, which is why he's having a Septal Myectomy on 24 Sep.

Oh Yes, I knew, but I am hoping he is coping pretty well with it for the moment?

3:05 pm

the thunder is ra7ing the windows, but no rain yet.

3:05 pm

he's doing alright for now, though it's been acting up of late.

3:06 pm

I hope it doesn't cause him a lot of distress?

3:07 pm

Our friend had some pretty bad spells, until he had his surgery.

3:07 pm

need clue for ag 5 last one please.

3:07 pm

Short of breath? Chest pain?

3:07 pm

wa5?

3:07 pm

yes, scrabbs, been rather bad of late

3:07 pm

A type of dance, jane

3:07 pm

ag + allow

3:07 pm

Sorry to hear it.

3:08 pm

99 left! Time for a break! TY for clues.

3:08 pm

thanks!

3:08 pm

he won't be working now through end of year, which will reduce the physical stress

3:08 pm

thanks, seain, I see it - yes optional and for emphasis - i agree. By the way, do you know about WordReference Forum - very international group of people interested in questions like this at http://forum.wordreference.com/

3:08 pm

TY Scrabs

3:08 pm

see ya scrabs!

not doing the night shift should help a great deal.

3:09 pm

neat, jbv, i'll check it out, ty

3:09 pm

hasta, scrabbs

3:09 pm

i do hope so, red

3:10 pm

he wants to go to med school for DO

I never want to go back to school!

3:11 pm

okay, time for me to go see if baseball is on today

3:11 pm

i think he should go for anesthesiology, myself

3:11 pm

happy babbling everyone!

3:11 pm

catching up again on chat, sorry to hear about Tom's condition - wishing him the best

3:11 pm

ty, jbv

3:11 pm

bye nrkii

3:11 pm

bye!

3:11 pm

njoy nrk

3:13 pm

This is tough. I only have 100 words, after all this time!

3:13 pm

This is Soodlebum being darn lazy. Help with the PA 7 please....

nora n

3:13 pm

ty for ag clue got it.

3:13 pm

i have two, soodle - one is a plural, other is adjective, both from same pa 6

3:14 pm

Good, JBV, now, if you could be a bit more forthcoming...........

3:14 pm

Yes! I need that one too.

3:14 pm

pa 6 - roof of the mouth

3:15 pm

I have a plural pa6 word, no 7.

3:15 pm

pa6/7 a soft pa**** in your mouth, like what you put food on with an extra a

3:15 pm

pa 7 related to that, ends with man's name

3:15 pm

Oh how stupid of me, yes, thank you!

3:15 pm

can I share a story about that ag 5??

3:15 pm

and an 8 from one of those 7s

3:15 pm

No idea how I missed that, since I found one similar!

3:16 pm

Thanks folks.

3:16 pm

ah, the rain has arrived.

3:16 pm

when I was in first grade, we had to do a scrapbook of pictures of things that begin with A.....

3:16 pm

so all the kids come in with apples, angels, etc.

3:16 pm

Share JBV

3:17 pm

and here comes little JBV, (coached by my mother who should have been a teacher but never went beyond HS) with ag 5 ! and agitator (picture of inside a washing machine)

3:17 pm

clue for at 7 pl?

3:17 pm

baseball players and football players, among othrs, mkg

3:18 pm

LOL How did your classmates react, JBV?

3:18 pm

I have a brother who was an at7 in his younger days. A runner, did marathons.

3:18 pm

classmates, I don't remember, but the teacher was taken aback - she said what is this? pointing to the washing machine - she was quite surprised when I said the A word!

3:18 pm

help with ph7 pls

3:19 pm

One Xmas, when I was asked to identify the characters in the crib, I pointed to one of the shepherds, and said that he was John Bergin.

3:19 pm

Funny story, JBV! I'll bet the teacher was shocked!

3:19 pm

ph7 olde worlde vehicle, also a Babbler

3:20 pm

great clue, thanks lyn

3:20 pm

45 left, *sigh*

3:20 pm

John Bergin? queried the teacher. Yeah, says I. Like the song says 'Round John Bergin, Mother, and child) to the air of Silent Night....

3:20 pm

confused...players of sports........attachkers not in grid.........at..........hmmm

3:21 pm

ty got it. cute clues.

3:21 pm

LOL, thanks lynxxx...found it by going to the Rankings page and doing a text search for " ph".

3:22 pm

LOL soodle

3:22 pm

good answer, Soodlebum

3:22 pm

funny Soodle

3:22 pm

LOL, Soodlebum!!

3:22 pm

It all went downhill after that...............

3:23 pm

love that christmast story, soodle!

3:24 pm

Yup! Nothing like a Christmas story in August. LOL

3:24 pm

missing last at 5 and would love clue.

3:24 pm

132 days until christmas

3:24 pm

a + voyage

3:25 pm

AT + Rest in Peace

3:25 pm

131 and change, I guess

3:25 pm

Thanks Babble, I needed that!!

3:25 pm

ty got it.

3:26 pm

anything for friends

3:26 pm

Babble, you smiling yet?

3:27 pm

Thanks for that clue, Soodlebum!

3:27 pm

en 7 plz?

3:27 pm

<[:+))

3:27 pm

Thats my boy!!

3:29 pm

e + one n***** under God, indivisible with freedom and justice for ...

3:30 pm

Thanks, BabbleRabble!

3:30 pm

Need that. :o)

3:30 pm

Needed, I meant to say.

3:31 pm

ty never heard the word before.

3:32 pm

et 6 pl?

3:33 pm

et6 et & short hello & not off

3:33 pm

ty got it.

3:34 pm

need first ga 7 plz.

3:35 pm

festive event and coffee, *** or milk

3:36 pm

mkg - GA 7 - ga + muscial note (staring with L) + what the brits like to drink in the afternoon

3:36 pm

ty.

3:36 pm

sa7 clues?

3:36 pm

Babble- You didnt answer me. Is everything ok with you?

3:37 pm

need second ga 5 14 plz

3:37 pm

yes, Soodle

3:38 pm

Thats good. I'm happy to hear it. X

3:38 pm

sa7.36 sa* from trees & female chicken & vowel

3:38 pm

from a tree: sa* + laughing animal: *y***

3:38 pm

tx

3:39 pm

from a tree: sa* + behavior the strays from the norm: dev****

3:40 pm

this thunder is almost as loud as heavy artillery fire. and yes i know what the latter sounds like

3:41 pm

need ga 5 14, the second one with 14 poiutns please.

3:41 pm

sorry spelled it wrong

3:43 pm

from a tree: sa* + a lisp is a speech ****d*m***

3:43 pm

ga5.14 the ga** storm & vowel

3:46 pm

ty lynxx so obvious i missed it.

3:46 pm

need ga six plz.

3:47 pm

are the ha6/7 a combo?

3:47 pm

ga + anagram of not fat

3:47 pm

ga6 ga & Ms Horne, singer from 40/50s

3:48 pm

yes Dan

3:48 pm

ty ty

3:50 pm

wa 5 28 clue plz?

3:50 pm

wa5ing Mathilda

3:51 pm

ty super clue dc.

3:53 pm

ok I give up, need a ha6 clue

3:53 pm

I'm never going to finish this.

3:54 pm

both cats are on/beside me now

3:54 pm

owns and to rent

3:54 pm

ha6... I have, she ***, & *** It Be (Beatles)

3:55 pm

got it thanks babbrabb & lynxxx

3:55 pm

ty, babrab

3:56 pm

great clue lynxx. ty

3:56 pm

im 6 second one please?

3:56 pm

mi 5/14?

3:57 pm

humor

3:57 pm

mi5 laughter, happiness

3:57 pm

im + not tan

3:57 pm

aha duh pass the fish

3:58 pm

ty got it.

3:58 pm

dont get the mi clue lynxx.

3:58 pm

mi & we all line on Ea***

3:59 pm

line! = live

3:59 pm

ty got it even with line.

3:59 pm

Speak for yourself Lynxx!!

3:59 pm

need le 6 pl

4:00 pm

deadly, mkg

4:00 pm

then plural for 7

4:00 pm

Just found the nice irish name Mo*** Soodle

4:01 pm

ty

4:04 pm

lol, Mr Gore hasn't been in the sun for a while - pa6.21

4:04 pm

LOL lyn

4:04 pm

which mo lynxx? i am stumped by these mo s.

4:04 pm

Lynxx - That went over my poor befuddled head....

4:05 pm

need mo 5 first one, and mo 5 last one if you will clue them.

4:05 pm

i found it, Lyn.

4:05 pm

1st mo5.12

4:05 pm

oh got it. ty

4:05 pm

would love clue for last mo 5.

4:06 pm

mo 5/12 is actress mo*** Kelly from The Cutting Edge.

4:06 pm

mo5.12 (last) change the lasT cons on the hotel one

4:06 pm

mo 5/12 is like one before it, but ends with different consonant mkg.

4:06 pm

hi Min

4:07 pm

pa** and wan and **l Gaul is divided into three parts ...

4:07 pm

ty got them./

4:08 pm

Hi lynxxx. How are you? Sitting here eating up clues.

4:08 pm

babble what is that a clue for plz?

clue for ha7 plz

4:09 pm

Very well Min. They have been good grids lately haven't they, good exercise for the grey matter

4:10 pm

ha7 is plural of the ha6

4:11 pm

pa 6/21 .. lyn clued it earlier for you

4:11 pm

ok . got that one but missing ones before it and after it as well.

4:12 pm

ty for clues all.

ok clue for the ha6/7 combo

4:12 pm

ha 7 plural of 6 before it.

4:12 pm

need or 5 10 second one please.

4:12 pm

ha clues @ 3.54

4:13 pm

nm got it and one six.

4:14 pm

ha 6/21 is to have (3rd person) + allow Sudokuaddict.

4:14 pm

need or 6 second one please.

4:14 pm

An ha7/21 is plural of the ha 6/21 word Sudokuaddict

4:14 pm

The Or**** Express

4:15 pm

or 6/18 is the Mediterranean train the or**** Express

4:15 pm

ty ty ty.

4:16 pm

BBL

4:16 pm

na 6 second one please?

4:16 pm

nm just monkeyed it.

4:28 pm

hi everyone

4:29 pm

Hello, Jen

4:41 pm

Folks, I am tired, and I am going to bed now. Good night all. And, once again, thank you Babble Rabble.

4:41 pm

bye soodle

4:42 pm

be well, Soodlebum

4:42 pm

X

5:08 pm

sure is quiet in here

5:09 pm

are you there BR?

5:09 pm

hi jen

5:09 pm

hi kate

5:10 pm

just here for a hit and run... can anyone help with ta 7 / ta8 following "sour"?

5:10 pm

babble must be eating/sleeping

5:11 pm

sorry....

5:11 pm

it is quiet, can't stay.. will be back later, jist trying to get some of the bigger words i missed

5:11 pm

a small "sour"

5:11 pm

TARTLET

5:12 pm

thank you Babble Rabblke, have to run back in a few hours, anything for you, jen?

5:12 pm

thanks, kate!

5:12 pm

darn....sorry AGAIN

5:13 pm

nothing here

5:13 pm

guess i'll serve my PB time while i'm gone...does that count?

5:14 pm

it does here!

5:14 pm

lol

5:15 pm

thanks, jen. so forgiving of you

5:15 pm

are you finished?

5:16 pm

how's the wrist today?

5:16 pm

shoot, no i only have 72

5:16 pm

in the sling

5:17 pm

wrist is achy

5:17 pm

makes me feel better. need 91 still, but it's 1/3! yikes!!!!

5:17 pm

does ice help?

5:18 pm

maybe you could strap on a clod pack. you don't happen to bowl do you?

5:18 pm

haven't tried ice, istll have stitches

5:18 pm

cold

5:19 pm

Enjoy the challenge .. this does not have to be a competition, unless you want it to be

5:19 pm

not now

5:20 pm

strong pain pills help too

5:20 pm

i do enjoy the challenge, but just realized there are rankings...must make a decent show of it. now know why everyone asks for big words @ end of night

5:20 pm

ooh floaty jen

5:21 pm

more tiring, kate!

5:21 pm

nap time? clear your head?

5:22 pm

already did that, kate

5:23 pm

do you take an antiinflamatory? some pain is pressure of sweiiling. think ice is okay with stitches....

5:24 pm

i am on hydrocodone

5:24 pm

my arm is ore itchy than anything

5:25 pm

dries you nuts doesn't it? strong pain meds.

5:25 pm

drives

5:26 pm

yes, it drying, too, LOL

5:26 pm

ok. I may be dumb but did you have surgery?

5:26 pm

snort

5:27 pm

I am not a snort

5:27 pm

* my favorite line from PD Easman's are you my mother

5:27 pm

take care jen talk later

5:27 pm

i did DR, ganglion cyst on my wrist

5:27 pm

are you sure dr?

5:27 pm

okay kate

5:27 pm

Ouch! Hope you get better soon!

5:27 pm

i like that too dr

5:28 pm

got it dr.....have to run you two, have cfun. * poof *

5:28 pm

ty dr, i had surgery last Tues. and the wrist is getting to the itchy part of the healing

5:29 pm

UGH! I do not like that part... itchy peely skin

5:29 pm

the skin is not peeling just gluing back together!

5:30 pm

the stitches don't come out for another week

5:30 pm

oh. well that is good...

5:30 pm

I have had LOTS of surgery and it is always a big bummer

5:31 pm

debating whether to go back to work this Wed.

5:31 pm

i work at a Babies R Us store cashierig

5:32 pm

I would wait and see how you feel.. your health should come first

5:32 pm

When I had spine surgery in my neck, I took 6 months before going back full time

5:33 pm

i understand and the store is waiting on me to make a decision, but i don't know...it seems i would run into a predictament

5:34 pm

no lifting, repetitious stuff, etc., that's all i do!

5:34 pm

when do you see the DR ?

5:34 pm

Sept. 2

5:34 pm

i saw him yesterday

5:35 pm

I would wait if you can

5:35 pm

i can still claim unemployment, i just hate being a burden on my parents

5:36 pm

I know how that goes

5:36 pm

please help been monkeying sure its a fish but the te5/10 right after the number

5:37 pm

lol- I left that one blank Speed

5:37 pm

te + smite with an open hand: ***p

5:37 pm

Duh found it never went in the other direction

5:38 pm

ty !

5:38 pm

thanks BR spent a lot of time only looking te down!!!

5:39 pm

i don't look both ways either or up and down!

5:39 pm

oh well, I have just recently learned the benefit of facing the monitor

5:40 pm

lol BR

5:50 pm

I'm sure this is easy, but I just can't find it. Could I get a clue for mi 5/12, please?

5:51 pm

mi 5/12: a person who is under the legal limit buffgirl.

5:51 pm

Thank you! That's certainly a "normal" word - no wonder I couldn't find it! :o)

5:52 pm

clue for at7 please?

5:53 pm

didn't see that normal word either!

5:53 pm

people who do sports

5:53 pm

one who plays a sport

5:53 pm

I think I spend so much time looking for words I've never heard of, I miss the every day ones...

5:54 pm

ty BR- was hiding!

5:54 pm

nice clue, Shirlock

5:55 pm

ty SHirl

5:55 pm

i didn't even find the "he4" word in which i am doing now!

5:56 pm

its the meds Jen. : )

5:56 pm

you need he**

5:56 pm

I will he** you find that word if you need me to JenMO

5:56 pm

i didn't see that word either minveryork!

5:59 pm

i need to go get a brain freeze!

6:00 pm

brb soon!

6:08 pm

last or6 please?

6:09 pm

nm- got it

6:19 pm

back!

6:20 pm

or 6: adjective meaning vry decorated

6:20 pm

and Guten Abend, Babblers

6:23 pm

oh dear, I killed the chat

6:24 pm

Good early morning...don't think it's dead yet?

6:25 pm

I left it for a while and will give up soon. Not going to finish this one the way I'm going!

6:25 pm

Hi Shiv and Inge- was away

6:26 pm

Hiya, DR.

6:26 pm

nice to see you

6:27 pm

I have 12 P words left

6:27 pm

I have too many words left...not even halfway finished.

6:28 pm

this was a complicated grid Shivs

6:29 pm

hello again. I've been in and out of here all day. Not getting very far at all on this grid.

6:29 pm

Hi Nef

6:29 pm

Others here aren't having as much trouble?

6:29 pm

Hiya Nef.

6:29 pm

yes, I agree I found yesterday' easier to do

6:29 pm

I only have 133 words...not good at all.

6:29 pm

hi DR, Shivs and inge

6:29 pm

yes Inge- yesterdays monster wsa not quite as tough

6:30 pm

howdy, Nef

6:32 pm

I *think* I first started here about 10 hours ago and still have just 100 words. Of course, we did do some garden work, went ot a wedding and shopping, etc. but still.....

6:33 pm

Thanks Nef, now I don't feel so bad.

6:33 pm

en7?

6:34 pm

e + na6 (country)

6:34 pm

en 7/28 is en plus "one na****, under God..." Shirlockc

6:34 pm

thx une

6:34 pm

shirlokc, e + one N***** under God...

6:34 pm

en 7: e + the country you live in

6:34 pm

yw :-)

6:34 pm

hi une. How are you doing on this one?

6:35 pm

I just saw a couple obvious little words I haven't in all this time! How does that happen?

6:35 pm

ph7?

6:35 pm

hey, nef . . . went to the list with about 65 left . . .

6:35 pm

sometimes it works NOT to look at the grid, Shivs

6:36 pm

ph7 is the name of a babbler

6:36 pm

ph7 ends in 2000 lbs

6:36 pm

ph7: early vehickle and name of a babbler

6:36 pm

shir, it's a Babble players name

6:36 pm

I think so, Nef. Perhaps I should switch the monitor off?

6:36 pm

got it! thx

6:37 pm

anything's worth a try, shivs! LOL

6:39 pm

LOL, I'm starting to think so!

6:39 pm

Hello again Babble buddies!

6:39 pm

Hello again, Scrabbler!

6:39 pm

hey, scrabs!

6:39 pm

OKAY! At 105 words now. I'm listing way too early; but since it's my own rule I'm breaking; I'm going to let me do it.

6:39 pm

Guten Abend, Freundin

6:40 pm

hi Scrabs

6:40 pm

go, nef!

6:40 pm

Guten Abend, Inge!

6:40 pm

How accommodating of you, Nef. Be good to yourself!

6:40 pm

hi, inge

6:41 pm

hello Une

6:41 pm

73 to go here. I spent the overcast afternoon staining my deck and ran out of stain!

6:41 pm

o/

6:41 pm

pi6?

6:42 pm

hies all

6:42 pm

Pi 6: a guy who captures ships at high sea

6:42 pm

Mr. Depp's popular character!

6:42 pm

Thanks, Inge!

6:42 pm

hi worquey

6:42 pm

I did not see that!

6:42 pm

o dang, i had miss counted the letter tiles! thx inge

6:43 pm

Hi all. Just back from a wedding reception and have 12 more words to find.

6:43 pm

hey, jac :-)

6:43 pm

Go Jac go!

6:43 pm

Hi Jacula

6:43 pm

Hiya and lucky you. I have 137 left...not going to do it.

6:44 pm

First and last th5/12's please?

6:44 pm

th5/12 greek letter

6:45 pm

fis ha 5 is stops

6:45 pm

th5/12 th + M*** Kampf

6:45 pm

Une, you may sl4 me with a walleye now.

6:45 pm

never! LOL

6:45 pm

TY, Une!

6:45 pm

last ha 5 is "despises"

6:46 pm

*only 69 more clues to request*

6:46 pm

go for it!

6:46 pm

Good, Scrabbler. I will watch for those clues!

6:46 pm

te5 right after camping item?

6:46 pm

Sorry, my poor eyesight confused the issue

6:46 pm

a fraction, scrabs

6:46 pm

It's ok, Inge.

6:47 pm

think tithe

6:47 pm

stag

6:47 pm

oop

6:47 pm

>_<

6:47 pm

Party tonight, Worquey, or is there a male deer nearby?

6:47 pm

pb for you, Worquey

6:48 pm

???

6:48 pm

I think that means penalty box?

6:48 pm

late

6:48 pm

yep :-)

6:48 pm

>_<

6:48 pm

I was commenting on your word, Worquey, and Inge was directing you to the PB (penalty box) for your infraction

6:49 pm

It is getting la4, isn't it?

6:49 pm

are you a newbie? Worquey

6:49 pm

It's OK, Worquey, we all do it, even after 3 yrs for me

6:49 pm

I am. I think this is my third attempt at this puzzle?

6:49 pm

worquey, put WORDS in the WORD box and Chat in the chog or we send you to the penalty box (where there is choclit and pizza)

6:50 pm

A bit, but I should look out where the curser is at.

6:50 pm

and the occasional cabana boy

6:50 pm

That doesn't sound like punishment.

6:50 pm

Precisely, Shivs.

6:50 pm

Cabana boys?

6:50 pm

it's gotten cushier every year! LOL

6:50 pm

When players put grid words into the chat, we send them to the penalty box, which is well-stocked with snacks and dkrins

6:50 pm

How generous of you all!

6:51 pm

And we have a Jacuzzi spa, a refrigerator, etc

6:51 pm

I do it all the time. Mostly la**ly I'm chatting in the word box; but I still put 1 word in chog every so often

6:51 pm

I'm sure everyone does at some time.

6:52 pm

Seems it's easily done...I nearly did it.

6:52 pm

I finished the T's by myself and with the list.

6:52 pm

Jacula's icon has a picture of the PB. Some amenities are missing

6:52 pm

go, scrabs!

6:52 pm

I'm still plodding along with the list, finding the odd word.

6:52 pm

Some people have a special program from Lickety; but it doesn't work on Macs. :-(

6:53 pm

Oh does it? I shall look.

6:53 pm

Oh that's helpful.

6:53 pm

Is Jacula here?

6:53 pm

If you are a paid up member, you have to ask Lickety for a copy of the BAbble Expert.

6:54 pm

What is that?

6:55 pm

Babble Expert is the program with clues that we use

6:55 pm

I have the clues page? That's the list?

6:56 pm

I am not using it yet though.

6:56 pm

No, the lickety list is easier to use

6:57 pm

Yes Inge, that's what I meant.

6:57 pm

The clues list.

6:57 pm

The "Yes" I just typed showed up in the Add Word: space under the puzzle. Strange!

6:59 pm

hiya, nef!

6:59 pm

Anyway I thought PB meant for peanut butter for a bit.

7:00 pm

"Into the peanut butter with you?"

7:00 pm

That would be messy!

7:00 pm

Hi Jen

7:01 pm

FIREWORKS!:-)

7:02 pm

Shivs, the Babble Expert is something I can't have (because I'm on a Mac); but I use Lickety's list . Usually not til I find over half the words, though

7:02 pm

WTG, Jac! YAY!!!

7:03 pm

hello all. need help with ha6/21 pls

7:03 pm

Incidentally, it's FMitch who has the PB pic in her profile not me.

7:04 pm

yahoo jacula! I saw adorable baby guinea pigs at the farm & country store today

7:04 pm

hi big red

7:05 pm

hello Scrabbler

7:05 pm

ha6/21: ha+when it rains very hard, with some ice, you might get ***e* (7/32 is the plural)

7:05 pm

Scrabbs - were you tempted?

7:06 pm

Oh. I was wondering about that.

7:06 pm

I don't know if this will work, but here is a picture of the PB as designed by FMitch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8837646@N 07/2701271903

7:06 pm

What a beautiful Peruvian guinea pig!

7:06 pm

thanks buffgirl

7:07 pm

Oh thanks but I can't copy that, Nef. My brother sent me some of his video clips he wanted me to watch and some special codecs, he said I needed to see them. They messed up something so my copy and paste doesn't work in some applications...grrrr!!

7:08 pm

If you email the URL to me I can click it, if you want to?

7:08 pm

Here's the link to the PB pic http://tinyurl.com/mwud4e

7:08 pm

ok

7:08 pm

shivsfitz -at - yahoo.co.uk

7:09 pm

Thanks!

7:09 pm

My computer acted up. Shivs, there are two Lickety lists, the one we call Babble Expert and the one offered amonth the amteirals listed in "Friends of Babble".

7:10 pm

Shivs - she was a lovely guineapig. She died a couple of weeks ago, though.

7:10 pm

It's the latter one I use Inge, only I haven't yet. Don't think I will now since I won't last much longer. It's late!

7:10 pm

Oh dear...I am sorry to hear that, Jacula.

7:10 pm

How old was she?

7:10 pm

*Among the materials* is what I meant

7:11 pm

About 5, Shivs. That's the longest most g/p's live.

7:11 pm

are there any words with the "z" in it

7:11 pm

Yes, I know they don't usually live longer than about that age. They can, but not all do.

7:11 pm

I LOVE FM's pic! How nice to show Hazel with my fiance, George Clooney. It will help Hazel feel better and keep the paparazzi away from me.

7:12 pm

Oh, Jac, was it Margaret that passed on?

7:12 pm

Scrabbs - it was me who did the Haz & Clooney pic.:D

7:12 pm

Scrabbs - yes, it was Margaret.

7:13 pm

That was the guinea pig's name?

7:13 pm

Jen - yes, there's a dancing word with a 'z' in it.

7:13 pm

A friend of ours has a hen called Margaret.

7:13 pm

Shivs - yes, she was named after my exM-I-L because of her long blonde hair.

7:14 pm

LOL, I see! Was she flattered?

7:14 pm

Aw, Margaret (my middle name) had gotten through a tough illness and surgery last year, didn't she, Jac?

7:14 pm

She had Scrabbs.

7:14 pm

My middle initial is M, but not for Margaret.

7:14 pm

thanks, Jac!

7:15 pm

Shivs - No idea. We also had a g/p called Vernon after my exP-I-L. The g/p had a V on his forehead.

7:15 pm

y/w Jen.

7:15 pm

Funny!

7:15 pm

Our friend with the hen called Margaret has a bunch of them, each with very human names.

7:16 pm

The funniest pet name I think I've heard of was a black lab called Mary! It just didn't seem right!

7:16 pm

We've still got 4 g/ps left - 2 boys, Foxy & Badger (named for th** colouring) and 2 girls, Pauline & Geri (who has red hair).

7:17 pm

Thanks for that clue, Jac. Didn't see it!

7:17 pm

I once had a pair of fantailed goldfish named after my parents.:)

7:17 pm

Do you have photos of them up?

7:17 pm

One of my roommates in college did a senior year science project with hens. She named them all after us, then chopped of the head of one each weeK..

7:17 pm

inge - Oh!:(

7:18 pm

Yikes, Inge!

7:18 pm

Oh my god that's terrible, Inge! :o( How cruel!

7:18 pm

I wouldn't want to know anyone who would do that!

7:18 pm

I never give my pets "cutesie pet names"

7:18 pm

She became a professor of anatomy at a Texas U

7:18 pm

I give them people names

7:19 pm

I don't either Scrabbler but some human names don't seem right for animals...like a dog called Mary?

7:19 pm

Shivs - No, but there are some of the cat.

7:19 pm

Pic in my icon is me and Paul at the wedding reception this evening.

7:19 pm

hi everyone! how's it going?

7:19 pm

Hiya lbdawger.

7:20 pm

Nice photo, Jacula.

7:20 pm

I agree, Shivs, and I do use names that I would not name a child, e.g. my female bunny is Miss Beatrix Potter, "Miss Bea", and she is stretched out near me

7:20 pm

hi shivs

7:20 pm

Hi lbd.

7:20 pm

Hi dawger!

7:20 pm

I knew a Siamese cat called Dave :P

7:20 pm

st7/32 anyone?

7:20 pm

hi jac, Hi Scrabs!

7:20 pm

Awww how sweet, Scrabbler!

7:20 pm

Hi LBD

7:20 pm

Hi Atalante! Funny.

7:20 pm

Bunnies are adorable.

7:21 pm

sneak by without being noticed, scrabs, st7

7:21 pm

INGE!!

7:21 pm

That st 7/32 word is st 5/10 plus lisp sound Scrabbler

7:21 pm

Shivs, I have 3 more upstairs, each in th5 own bedroom, Sebastian, Tucker John and Gandalf the Grey.

7:21 pm

hi Ata!

7:21 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

7:21 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:21 pm

I thought that was a phantom! TY and hello Min!

7:21 pm

Shivs - we had 16 rabbits at one time, but all are in the great warren in the sky now.

7:21 pm

Hi Min! welcome to the grid, how are you this evening?

7:22 pm

and hi :)

7:22 pm

no6?

7:22 pm

no + religious ceremony

7:22 pm

Hi Holly and I need it too

7:22 pm

That no 6/18 word is no plus that ri 4/4 word HollyF.

7:22 pm

no+ opp of wrong spelled diff.

7:22 pm

TY, lbd

7:23 pm

pa 7 first one plz.

7:23 pm

I see, Jacula. That's the only "fault" animal companions have, that they don't live long enough.

7:23 pm

hi Holly

7:23 pm

I'd better be off. See you all tomorrow. Happy Babbling.

7:23 pm

Hello mkg! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

7:23 pm

thank you! 3 left

7:24 pm

I am giving up...way past my bedtime!

7:24 pm

pa + do re me fa so ** ti...+ brit slang for bye + letter after K

7:24 pm

I'm doing well lbdawger. I started this at flip then off and on all day. I have 23 words left. I'm taking it slow

7:24 pm

Who was sending me that URL to the penalty box pic?

7:24 pm

night Jac, Night Shivs

7:24 pm

Goodbye Shivs Fitz! I will see you tomorrow in the log

7:25 pm

You can just call me Shivs, Minveryork. It's my lifelong family given nickname. Short for Siobhan.

7:25 pm

ty ibd. got it.

7:25 pm

Sleep well, Shivs

7:25 pm

Jacia semt the URL

7:25 pm

I just read your bunnies' names, Scrabbler...nice ones!

7:26 pm

I will check my mail before I sign out.

7:26 pm

ph 7 please?

hello all

7:26 pm

There is a fox in our yard! My husband is on a fox junt. See you all tomorrow.

7:27 pm

Hi TO

7:27 pm

bye Inge...hope hubby doesn't catch fox.

7:27 pm

ph + first two vowels + 2000 pounds

7:27 pm

It was Nef who sent it, just got it.

7:28 pm

I hope he doesn't hurt that poor fox!

hi dawg!

7:28 pm

ty ty. i tried with m at end, and it didnt work.

scrabbler have you ever tried kashi's roasted veg pizza? it's pretty good.

7:30 pm

isnt pithe a word??????????

7:30 pm

take the E off, mkg

7:31 pm

I thought it was, mkg.

7:31 pm

Ah...

7:31 pm

hi again all

7:32 pm

hi boo

7:32 pm

i got that work, but cant get the 5 after it. thought the e was a word. oh well.

7:32 pm

the 5 after it is a "nail" used in climbing

7:32 pm

got that word but not a th word at all.

7:32 pm

ty ibd. got it.

7:33 pm

missing first pl 6.

7:33 pm

I have no idea mkg...don't have it. I still have 124 left but won't complete this one.

7:33 pm

pl + rock of **es + Mr. Gore

7:34 pm

ty weird word.

7:34 pm

I saw a mouse in my pantry earlier--now I know who finished the bag of almonds!

7:35 pm

ri6 please?

7:35 pm

lol, scrabs

atelier

7:36 pm

rhymes with acne bump

7:36 pm

no bananas, TO

7:37 pm

ri 6 plz?

7:37 pm

just clued it, mkg

7:38 pm

oops sorry i missedit.

7:38 pm

Thanks lbdawger, needed that one. Why am I still doing this when I know I won't finish it?

7:38 pm

np, mkg

7:38 pm

TY for ri6!

7:39 pm

got it ty.

7:39 pm

Shivs, I thought you went to bed. How many do you have left?

oh golly, i am back, fell asleep at about 4... oops...

7:39 pm

shivs, admit it, you're addicted! lol

7:39 pm

hi red. musta needed the rest

7:40 pm

Oh I know I am...and admit it.

7:40 pm

Oops, Red, a short 4 1/2 hr nap!

7:40 pm

I still have 122 left, Scrabbler!

7:40 pm

Shives, get going into REM sleep, stat.

i did a lot of physical activity today...

7:41 pm

LOL!!

7:41 pm

sa 5 first one please?

7:41 pm

I am sure you did, Red, you little triathlon machine

7:41 pm

sa + ** Boheme + letter after K

7:42 pm

All my physical exercise seems to involve running after kids, a dog, cat and cleaning...with occasional walks.

7:42 pm

sa5 = healthy, green food you eat with lettuce, but with a different consonant at the end

7:42 pm

ty ibd.

7:42 pm

Let's not forget shopping and other errands too.

7:42 pm

sa last one, a seven please? second seven.

7:42 pm

ty buff. got it.

7:43 pm

oi, shivs! why aren't you comatose?

7:43 pm

shivs, i had six kids. i remember the total exhaustion.

7:44 pm

Finally, fireworks, anybody need clues

7:44 pm

whooooo hoooooo HOLLY!!!

7:45 pm

Yippee Holly!

7:45 pm

yeah holly!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:45 pm

need last sa 7 please.

7:45 pm

50 left for me and this is a good time to stop. TY all for clues. See you tomorrow.

7:46 pm

the 36 or the 32

7:46 pm

night night, Scrabs

7:47 pm

sa7.36, tree blood + female chicken + vowel

7:47 pm

ibd, got that one, but need the one after it. it is the 7 32

7:47 pm

LBD, fabulous clue, I was stumped on how to clue it

7:48 pm

sa 7/32: homo sa**** + Brits drink *ea

7:48 pm

sa7.32 is tree blood + def****, as in goes against the rules

congrats Holly and good night Scrabbs! I am planning on going to be soon

7:49 pm

defiance? not enough asterics so i am confused.

7:50 pm

oh got it from buffs clue. ty.

7:51 pm

Well I'm off...goodnight!

7:51 pm

sweet sleep, Shivs

good night Shivs.

7:53 pm

need ta 5 10 the second one plz.

7:53 pm

it's a plural, mkg

7:54 pm

The ta 5/10 is plural of the ta 4/4 word before it mkg

7:54 pm

clue for at 5

7:55 pm

sorry, min, i mean the third ta 5 10. have second. sorry.

7:55 pm

a + travels or what you do when you take LSD

7:55 pm

at 5/12 is a + have a nice tr 4/5 to England Boobear.

7:55 pm

at+ *** Torn, the actor

7:56 pm

ty

7:56 pm

A ta5/10 is sun skin color plus I am going ** the store

7:56 pm

3rd ta5 is like the lone ranger's sidekick, ta***

7:56 pm

ta 5/10 is like the Lone Ranger's sidekick - but with a different 1st vowel

7:56 pm

ha6/7?

7:56 pm

ty got it.

7:57 pm

well 13 left. getting there finally.

7:57 pm

pt Have + *** my people go (pl for 7)

7:58 pm

not pt of have...doh

7:58 pm

te 5 10 , third one after the te 5 12?

7:58 pm

ahhh, was going in wrong direction -- tx dawg! FIREWORDS!

7:58 pm

whooooo hooooooo UNEA!!!

7:59 pm

mkg, the physics guy..nicolai te***

7:59 pm

i dont know hhis name. sorry.

7:59 pm

clue for en 7

8:00 pm

I have 377 points so far, but I still can't figure out how this game works...lol

8:00 pm

te+ cole ***w

8:00 pm

ty got it

8:00 pm

e+ one n***** under God, Boo

8:01 pm

Leslie, it's like boggle or jumble words, you make words from the letters that are there, they have to touch and can only be used once per word.

8:02 pm

for better explanation check out the help link or angelsong's babble page at the bottom

8:03 pm

brb

has anyone clued pa7/8 recently?

8:06 pm

done. whew.

8:07 pm

pa: the queen lives in the pa****. it is pa******. then take out one vowel in last part.

ty mkg and grats

8:13 pm

Congratulations mkg on your fireworks! Good for you

8:15 pm

whoooo hooooo MKG!!

at7/8 pls?

8:21 pm

Hi TO! hmm sports stars,gymnasts are at******

hey muse! ty!

8:22 pm

yw :) I had that one at least :)

8:24 pm

clue for the 3 rd he 4/5

8:25 pm

The third he 4/5 rhymes with an le 4/4 word Boobear

8:25 pm

ty

8:26 pm

yw

8:26 pm

MUSE!!!! how the heck have you been?

8:26 pm

hi muse

8:26 pm

hi LBD! Fine ... got back from Florida 3:30 am today. Hi boo

8:27 pm

was very hard trying to do babble on the iphone ... unable to scroll the chat log or word list ... so I remained "mum".

8:27 pm

how are you doing LBD?

8:28 pm

are you on FB yet?

8:28 pm

fireworks

8:28 pm

congrats Boo!

8:29 pm

dawger, are you multitasking? lol!

8:29 pm

whooo hooooo BOO!!!

8:29 pm

no facebook for me. i'm all ready too obsessed with things. lol

8:30 pm

florida! whew, you've been incognito forever!

8:30 pm

was down in Florida for 2 weeks, 5 of which were spent at the hospital with my Mom, who had fallen in tub while we were out and couldn't get out.

8:30 pm

LOL I know what you mean LBD.

8:32 pm

I've been on a bit more lately ... new job working 13 1/2 hr shifts, am often too tired to babble much when I come home. But I'm getting used to it ... now have to re or***** myself to the schedule again.

8:33 pm

ugh 131/2 hour shifts!

8:33 pm

Congratulations Boobear on fireworks! Good for you!

8:33 pm

is your mom doing okay now?

8:34 pm

Mom doing better ... she had to be thoroughly checked out since the reason for her fall is that she passed out (and wound up breaking the faucet in tub in the process). So CT, xrays, cardio work up. Thank God all ok except for 2 fractured ribs.

8:36 pm

how old is she? thank goodness she didn't break anything else!

8:37 pm

But she refused to leave south; got clearance from PT that she could maneuver on her own the last day, otherwise her only other choice was rehab facility.

8:37 pm

She is 78 years young :)

good to hear she is improving

8:40 pm

78, she's still got a few good years left! *wink* she just needs to be careful with what she tries to do. but i'm sure she knows that

8:40 pm

She said she bent forward to turn the shower water off when the lights went out. Thank goodness no water in tub when she fell. She must have a very hard head coz no swelling, contusions, hematomas, etc. etc. and the way she found herself on awakening made me believe she must've banged it.

8:40 pm

thanks TO and LBD

8:42 pm

any family live nearby her to keep her from trying to climb on the roof and fix the shingles?

8:42 pm

The saddest part was that she was stuck and couldn't get herself out. Four hours later we found out when we came home early from the water park.

8:44 pm

LOL! LBD, she has a wonderful neighbor who looks in on her since her cardiac catheterization in '99. But she teaches pre-K and isn't home all day and her husband and sons work too.

8:45 pm

oh dear! i'm so glad it was just a busted faucet and not her head or hip!

8:45 pm

thank goodness for good neighbors.

8:47 pm

Yes exactly. The pain pills made her physically sick and her stomach swelled for a while, but other than that she has a fierce independent streak. So the great motivator was that she didn't want to come up to NY.

8:48 pm

independent...appears you come by it honestly! :)

8:50 pm

The doctor prescribed home health care for the next 2 weeks to look in on her so that gives us some peace of mind anyway, and she's going to follow up with her primary care physician. Oh did I tell you she FINALLY had cataract surgery on one eye two weeks ago. She timed it for when my brother and I would be down.

8:51 pm

She was so afraid to do it .... took I think 4-5 years to make up her mind.

8:52 pm

good timing on her part for the eye surgery. bet she wishes she'd done it earlier. sight is so precious

8:52 pm

That was my mantra for the past 2 years LBD, but I'm only the daughter ;)

8:53 pm

can anyone clue the first ga7 please?

8:53 pm

She still needs to do the other eye, but doc wants to do corneal transplant first.

8:53 pm

ga4.6 (2nd one) + not coffee

8:54 pm

Hi Bugs ... and thanks dawg!

8:54 pm

is she going to do it?

8:54 pm

ga7/36 is a strong cotton fabric,plain or striped,for clothing Bugsaw.Put definition in reverse dictionary and it is the first word on that list Bugsaw.

8:54 pm

She says she has to find out more about it.

8:54 pm

Hi Min!

8:55 pm

Hi mymuseisme! How are you? How was trip to Florida

8:55 pm

Hello Bugsaw!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

8:56 pm

First week very good ... weather was great! No hurricanes, very little rain.

8:56 pm

Bugsaw, we both share birthdays with ex-presidents

8:56 pm

hope she doesn't wait another 5 years! sheesh

8:56 pm

Oh that's good. Ya made it back before hurricane Bill

8:57 pm

Hello all

8:57 pm

Hello jillibus! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:58 pm

I know LBD but she has the tenacity of a bull ... you can show her blue, prove it's blue, get others to voice it's blue and she'll still say green.

8:58 pm

Hi Jilli!

8:58 pm

Haven't had much babbletime today -- 60 left :(

8:59 pm

I'm almost done.I can help with clues if needed jillibus

8:59 pm

muse, I read about your mother -- nice feisty lady, methingks :)

8:59 pm

can i take you up on that offer min?

8:59 pm

Hubby drove through remnants of Bill; even saw lightning bolt hit something on turnpike in NJ I think.

8:59 pm

Hi gortmold! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:59 pm

scary, muse

9:00 pm

hey gort! hi jilli

9:00 pm

Hi Jilli! Yes feisty and determined which helps in some things and hinders her in others. :)

9:00 pm

Seek & you shall find gortmold. Tell me what you need

9:00 pm

My neighbours are in Orono, ME right now, planning to fly back here on Thursday. I hope Bill is gone by then.

9:00 pm

hey min, hey lbd, having a cruisy, skip-churchy, warm sunday morning

9:01 pm

TY Min for the GA clue...looked it up and got it!

9:01 pm

How nice, gort :)

9:01 pm

to start with, i'm chasing down a ga and ha 6

9:01 pm

Hello car.eeyore! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:01 pm

Hello / Good evening my friends...have been quietly working on the grid for the last few minutes!

9:01 pm

LBD I just think that's her "window" to the world. I believe it depends on the approach that triggers that response.

9:02 pm

hello babblers . will be in and out attention-wise. TRAINSPOTTING IS ON THE TUBE!!!!!!!

9:02 pm

hi car :)

9:02 pm

ga 6/24 is ga plus singer **** Horne and ha 6/21 is to have (third person sing.) & allow or permit gortmold.

9:02 pm

Hello TK

9:02 pm

hey jil

9:02 pm

yeah, best of both worlds, jil, can see church from my lounge room, but don't have to leave home - church has come to me in the form of 5 "thinking of you" cards!

9:02 pm

Hello TraderKate! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:03 pm

you're finished aren't you jil?

9:03 pm

people are nicer to me than i deserve, but i'm smart enough to lap it up

9:03 pm

hi minver, doin' fine...you?

9:03 pm

TY for those Min!

9:03 pm

No, TK -- 60 to go -- just got here

9:03 pm

EVERYONE deserves to ne nice to gortmold,even you

9:03 pm

76 for me

9:04 pm

yw car.eeyore

9:04 pm

ok, working min's clues, some sort of famous american singer called Horne...hmmm

9:04 pm

Hi car, gort and Kate.

9:04 pm

hi mymuse

9:04 pm

40 left for me

9:04 pm

hey mym

9:04 pm

are you welsh?

9:04 pm

Hello!

9:04 pm

hi TK

9:04 pm

hi Car

9:04 pm

I am well TraderKate.Been here off and on all day now

9:05 pm

go Muse!...brb

9:05 pm

i hear ya min

9:05 pm

Hi Dawg!

9:05 pm

was up til 5 slaving over a hot computewr...should have just slept...too tired to get far

9:06 pm

lbdawg hello

9:06 pm

lol Kate ... I had to sit on my hands not to go to PC when I walked thru door.

9:07 pm

very addictive,this....must exercise RESTRAINT...yeah, sure...

9:09 pm

TK, it gets easier with time to exercise a bit of restraint -- you know, practise makes perfect...

9:09 pm

Two phantom words for me today are atelier & hazel.

9:10 pm

finally got the ga6 thanks min

9:10 pm

yw

9:11 pm

min, thanks for the clueing offer -- maybe later I'll take you up on it

9:11 pm

Nice birthdate share Jilli! Going to check who is on my day.

9:11 pm

working on the Ms now...

9:11 pm

min, clues for the 2 la 5s pls?

9:12 pm

Hi everyone. Thanks for trying to chat with me but computer has a huge lag, 11 minutes right now. I am not trying to be rude.

9:12 pm

la + not a needle

9:12 pm

An la 5/12 is la plus saftey *** to hold things together

9:12 pm

jil - if i ever get the babble expert, that should help time-wise. spend an inordinate amount of time toing and froing between lickety and babble. then writing lists of what i need for when i'm in babble t6hen cross-checking ....

9:12 pm

la + number

9:12 pm

never mind, bugs, we won't bug you :)

9:12 pm

and the first 2 mo5s?

9:12 pm

Aww Bugs, are you by the storms?

9:12 pm

An la 5/10 word is la plus number after nine gortmold.

9:13 pm

Thanks for the clue lbd. I was blind to it.

9:13 pm

I was wondering where you disappeared to Bugsaw.

9:13 pm

mo + *** gershwin

9:13 pm

Kate, you can copy/paste to Lickety's list ... that's a big time-saver.

9:13 pm

muse, bugs is o0n the opposite side of the continent from big Bill, lol -- near where I am!

9:13 pm

thanks lbd and min, is one of those a french rabbit, or am i getting internationally confused again?

9:13 pm

thanks Min!

9:14 pm

yw

9:14 pm

aaah ok

9:14 pm

the other mo5 is mo + not nephew but ***ce

9:14 pm

yes to the french rabbit

9:14 pm

gort, yes one is a rabbit

9:14 pm

thanks LBD for Irish name :)

9:14 pm

mo 5/12 is actress mo*** Kelly from The Cutting Edge.

9:15 pm

An mo 5/12 sounds like what we use to pay for things

9:15 pm

I was going to say I'm looking for MI5 but that's too mysterious

9:15 pm

lol jilli

9:15 pm

i thought mo 5 was a woman's name, but apparently, it means destiny

9:15 pm

May i have some clues for the O? I only have the person who gives a speech.

9:16 pm

stick an n in the middle of your speech, car

9:16 pm

asia, china, japan are in the or****

9:16 pm

om 4/5 means to leave something out. or 5/10:a bird

9:16 pm

Oh boy! Should have seen those! Sorry!

9:17 pm

or 6/18 is plural of the or 5/10. or 6/18 is the or**** express. or6/18 is or plus Mr. Hawthorne car.eeyore

9:17 pm

chu8ckle, jil. got the copy/ paste but doesn't work in reverse . from lickety back to babble...thats where the lists come in, so i know what i'm still looking for

9:18 pm

mo 5/12:also be a girl's name:hence my clue gortmold

9:18 pm

oops, think i missed it, min, will have a rummage through the chog

9:19 pm

Well if you already got the word,don't worry about it

9:19 pm

oh no, i do have it, will now rummage through my skull for brains

9:20 pm

poor gort, don't dig too deep for the brains

9:20 pm

gotta go, strong demands on computer, thanks heaps for clues, toodle pip

9:20 pm

bye gort

9:20 pm

Bye!

9:20 pm

Goodbye gortmold! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:23 pm

may I please have help with the PH 7?

9:23 pm

bye gort

9:24 pm

ph 7/36 is a babbler also a vintage automobile of the touring-car type car.eeyore.

9:24 pm

OMG! There it is!

9:24 pm

My apologies to fellow Babbler PH 7!!!!!

9:25 pm

ph 7/36 is a babbler also a vintage automobile of the touring-car (it is number one in reverse dictionary).

9:25 pm

I am going to take a short. I will be back soon to clue

9:35 pm

does anyone have st6 & st7 that follow men unaccompanied by women and preceding the stone?

9:36 pm

assume the 7 is plural

9:36 pm

wwii german pow camps were called this

9:36 pm

thanks lbdawg

9:36 pm

or, hogans heros lived in st6 # 13

9:37 pm

i know NOTHINGK

9:38 pm

TY!

9:38 pm

schultzie!!!

9:38 pm

hmmm i could use a new moniker....

9:39 pm

always felt kinda sorry for klink

9:40 pm

Klink was just outwitted. he couldn't think out of the box

9:41 pm

et 6/21?

9:41 pm

no sense of humour

9:42 pm

fav part of movie coming up back soon

9:43 pm

et + not bye + opp off

9:43 pm

what movie are you watching TK?

9:43 pm

TY LBD!

9:44 pm

TRAINSPOTTING

9:47 pm

clue for the pi5/12 after the Michelangelo piece please?

9:48 pm

The Cask of Amontillado

9:48 pm

pi + a k*** in wood

9:50 pm

pi + "I can name this song three ***es."

9:51 pm

pi + here I come, ready or ***.

9:51 pm

ty babrab -- now if you'd said pi*** no4 I might have got it sooner, lol!

9:52 pm

pi*** grigio

9:52 pm

Hi BR!

9:52 pm

yummy!

9:52 pm

No storms but we are doing house repairs. I am thinking that the construction dust is interfering with how well it works. The lag is even longer now

9:52 pm

hi br

9:52 pm

ok ok ok, the grigio goes well with the fish

9:52 pm

hello, car

9:52 pm

poor bugsaw

9:53 pm

thanks, babrab ;)

9:53 pm

Hi everyone .. back and theme is in place.

9:53 pm

Hi BabRab :)

9:54 pm

min, do you have Photoshop Elements?

9:55 pm

i think Min is taking a short break, jilli

9:55 pm

Third ta 5/10 please?

9:56 pm

lbd, she just posted a new icon

9:57 pm

my little arrow (for cursor is jumping wildly and asmall rectangle is at point unless it is right at outer rim of page. anyone know what this is or how to fix? this happened once before, but i don't remember how i fixed it. no geek speak please, don't know much about computers

9:58 pm

TK is it a wireless mouse?

9:58 pm

no

9:58 pm

is it an optical mouse (no balls)

9:58 pm

maybe turn off and reboot?

9:59 pm

does it do it on other pages or just babble?

9:59 pm

yes

9:59 pm

yes, rebooting may solve your problem.

9:59 pm

i'll go to lickty and see

10:00 pm

well, must go get supper (late, huh? 8 pm)

10:00 pm

won't let me scroll down am clicked on outer slide bar and get to bottom of page but when release clicker it reverts to top of page

10:01 pm

reboot, YK

10:01 pm

try the reboot, TK

10:01 pm

will go to a different site if i can

10:01 pm

rebooting back soon i hope

10:03 pm

brb

10:03 pm

Clue for mi 5/12?

10:05 pm

car, the only mi5/12 I have is what we call those under the age of 18.

10:06 pm

Groan! That was it! TY!

10:07 pm

wanna hear something weird?

10:07 pm

yup!

10:08 pm

i found 216 words with 63 left and my birthdate is 2/16/63!

10:08 pm

Cool! I love when stuff like that happens!

10:08 pm

should i stop for luck?

10:09 pm

serendipitous

10:09 pm

or keep going???

10:09 pm

that's Babble's way of encouraging you to keep going ;)

10:09 pm

no that means you've got the luck to complete

10:09 pm

dr. god at work again

10:09 pm

okay, guess i will!

10:10 pm

i can't see the chatterbox with Lickety up!

10:10 pm

ty dawg and jil arrow fine now

10:10 pm

open it in a new window rather than a new tab.

10:11 pm

i have 3 windows open!

10:12 pm

narrow lickety's window so it can fit on the side of babble. glad the reboot worked, TK

10:13 pm

i have narrowed all three windows to the minimum

10:13 pm

hmm I wonder if Jung would have accepted Jen's event as being a state of synchronicity.

10:14 pm

definitely synchronocity

10:14 pm

ROFL

10:16 pm

I prefer the incongruity of cognitive polyphasia

10:16 pm

I was patiently waiting for your replay ... er reply :D

10:17 pm

ri 6/24 please?

10:17 pm

ri6 rhymes with acne bump

10:18 pm

TY!

10:24 pm

can anyone help with no 6 that comes before the direction

10:24 pm

That no 6/18 word is no plus ri 4/4 word TraderKate.

10:25 pm

Kate, add a religious ceremony

10:25 pm

thank you all

10:25 pm

yw

10:36 pm

May I please have a clue for sa7-36? Thanks

10:37 pm

trying to think how to clue ga

10:38 pm

sa + *****barbitol, drug, just change the last vowel

10:38 pm

tree blood + female chicken + vowel

10:38 pm

ah, much simpler LBD

10:38 pm

Thank you mymuseisme and Ibdawger.

10:39 pm

and should have been barbital

10:40 pm

muse - how be your mama?

10:41 pm

((((((((Renny)))))))))))) .. she is much better than when she went in. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

10:41 pm

i'm feeling better than i expected...of course pain pills help :)

10:42 pm

(((RENNIE)))

10:43 pm

dawg!!!!!!

10:43 pm

Great ... did you get my message on your wall? I sometimes forget to check mine.

10:43 pm

i did get your message.

10:43 pm

May I please have a clue for na6-18 the 2nd? Thanks

10:43 pm

ST 7/32 please?

10:44 pm

Good ... glad pills are helping you.

10:44 pm

NM!

10:44 pm

sneak without being seen, car

10:44 pm

The first na 6/18 please?

10:45 pm

na* king cole + ***ald Macdonald

10:45 pm

first na is one na**** under god

10:45 pm

That is the second one

10:45 pm

May I have clue for the la 5,12 please?

10:45 pm

car, the United Na****s building is in NY

10:45 pm

french for rabbit, bugs, la + not needle

10:45 pm

FISH!!!!! I seem to have too many of those today!

10:45 pm

thanks dawg - hey i started that biggie puzzle yesterday and fell asleep until after the flip

10:46 pm

I wont be able to thank you for another half hour tho so thank you in advance.

10:46 pm

you have a good excuse, Ren

10:46 pm

Thanks much, Ibdawger

10:46 pm

lol bugs

10:47 pm

someone 'splain to me, i've been listening to yoyo ma for the last 2 hours, and now i'm listening to queen...during the yoyo ma music i was fine, now with queen, i'm yawning like nobody's business!

10:48 pm

that's for sure LBD. I was amazed and happy to see that you babbled Ren. I was typing on my iphone and laughing that same puzzle still available at 2 am while in car.

10:48 pm

evening all

10:48 pm

hi moo

10:48 pm

hey dawg

10:49 pm

hi mool

10:49 pm

hey mmim

10:49 pm

4 to go on this nasty one

10:49 pm

maybe yo yo ma - makes music interesting

10:50 pm

hmm, or maybe it's the hour...just realized what time it is! doh, gotta go to bed in a few minutes. any last clues?

10:50 pm

May I please have a clue for the AT 7 & 8?

10:50 pm

maybe the 8's dawg?

10:51 pm

sport people, are at7/8, car

10:51 pm

dawg yawning is the bidy asking for more O2. get up and stretch or step out for a minute. get the blood flowing

10:52 pm

i am just embarassing myself today. TY again for yet another fish!

10:52 pm

thanks dawg - and the udder 3 8's? :)

10:53 pm

pa8 plural of the pa7, pa + ** boheme + ***adega nights

10:53 pm

Ren ta7/8 little pastries

10:53 pm

ta7/8 sour + pig*** (baby pig)

10:54 pm

twins + one + tr7/8

10:54 pm

sorry son just rang bell

10:54 pm

that be all the 8's now, Ren.

10:54 pm

okay I give...

10:54 pm

ha 6/21

10:54 pm

Fish fry at Car's house!

10:55 pm

i have, he she or it ha* + the litte baby pigs

10:55 pm

can you clue me my last 16 LBD ???? LOL!

10:55 pm

ok - thanks msue and dawg :)

10:55 pm

I bet Min will be back to clue. or BR he's probably sitting in the wings. ;)

10:56 pm

LOL! I knew the AG 5 & 6 from watching phineas & ferb!

10:57 pm

ha6/7 same ending as little pastries

10:57 pm

night to all, and good luck in finishing the grid. pray that next 7 grids are smaller!

10:57 pm

Nite Dawg!

10:57 pm

night night Dawg!

10:58 pm

nite dawg thanks

10:58 pm

*Po...yaaaawwwwnnnn...of*

10:58 pm

FIREWORKS!

10:58 pm

hey congrats car!!

10:58 pm

Again...ty to everyone for the clues...sorry they were mostly fish!

10:58 pm

tx dawg...fireworks here too

10:58 pm

Hooray for moolingwa!

10:59 pm

congrats mool!

10:59 pm

I have got to get some sleep! Have a great night everyone! See you tomorrow!

11:01 pm

night car

11:03 pm

hello all. here to finish

11:04 pm

Hi Doren!

11:04 pm

hi dorens

11:04 pm

(((hugs everyone))) how's the grid today?

11:04 pm

ugh. other than big???

11:05 pm

not bad, stid, but big... hi mym and ren and stidders

11:05 pm

Hi Stid!

11:05 pm

hey stid

11:06 pm

hello again

11:06 pm

hey Jill

11:06 pm

hi jilli

11:06 pm

hi jilli

11:06 pm

oh -- stid -- I emailed you

11:06 pm

hey jilli

11:07 pm

okay jill -- will look in a minute

11:07 pm

thank you to lickety and morewords... firewords with a bit of a wine headache and need for sleep!

11:07 pm

congrats Dorens!

11:07 pm

YAY Dorens!!!!

11:08 pm

yayayay dorens

11:08 pm

anyone have a clue for ph 7/36?

11:08 pm

YAY doresns!!!

11:08 pm

a babbler, jilli

11:09 pm

ty dorens, got it!

11:09 pm

now how about pl6/27?

11:10 pm

ren! ren! did you see we're in the GRID??? ARRRRRRR! *buckles swash and keelhauls the lubbers*

11:10 pm

add a consonant to the pl5/12

11:11 pm

pl6/27 + vowel + not guy

11:11 pm

May I please have a clue for pl6-27? Thanks

11:11 pm

i be seeing us stid

11:12 pm

now I have NBT! *keelhauls someone just for the pure joy of NBT*

11:12 pm

ty muse (gaa, what a word)

11:12 pm

peach -- clue just given by muse

11:12 pm

nite, bleary eyed going to bed!

11:12 pm

night Doren, sleep well

11:13 pm

sweet dreams dorens! see you tomorrow!

11:13 pm

night dorens -- what's your icon?

11:13 pm

How are you doing, ren? Still have a lot of pain?

11:13 pm

Thanks, jilli.

11:14 pm

oh oh, didn't know ren was in pain *sits quietly in corner*

11:14 pm

pa7-32 the 1st please. Thanks

11:14 pm

34 left and 46 minutes to go -- can I be bothered?

11:15 pm

well yes rab - i had to resort to the pain pills - only after the bandages were changed and i had to yeck...shower - we pi 6/21's don;t like showers

11:15 pm

I didn't know either -- what happened, ren?

11:15 pm

ren??? *worried mama look*

11:15 pm

down to 202... go jill go!

11:16 pm

had breast cancer surgery on monday afernoon - but i be doing good

11:16 pm

oh ren. oh ren. *sob*

can i get a clue for the first no please

11:16 pm

*breaks out the rum in despair*

11:17 pm

pass the grog around stid

11:17 pm

buddy, pa* + and nautical term: first m***s

11:17 pm

*passes grog, mugs optional*

11:17 pm

pa7/32 = friend + think Latin phrase for "and others" but change the first vowel to the first vowel

11:18 pm

thanks for clues, all.

11:18 pm

oh rennie -- been there, done that, talk to me

11:18 pm

hope the healing is expeditious

11:19 pm

no4 as in film no** meaning black

11:19 pm

what BR said. and no swinging from the yard-arm until the sawbones says it's okay! *stern mama look*

thank you mymuse

11:20 pm

i'm doing good jilli - they caught most of it in the early stages - i start radiation next week for 6 weeks - but as james brown said " i feel good..."

11:20 pm

most of it????

11:21 pm

Hello all! Back from my short break. Turned out to be longer than expected. I'm here to finish & give clues.

11:21 pm

re-hi, min!

11:21 pm

hi again Min

11:21 pm

hello Min- welcome back to the madhouse.

11:22 pm

Thanks much, BR

11:22 pm

monday i go back for another consultation - there was some abnormal growths in the milk duct - it did not have bloof flow to or from it soooo it's being analyzed

11:22 pm

thatshould be blood not bloof...i ahve no idea what bloof is

11:22 pm

ren, I will keep YOU on my list until we hear there is really no more need.

11:22 pm

Need the pa7-32 the 1st please. Thanks.

11:22 pm

help for ga 7 / 36 please? been monkeying, but no joy

11:23 pm

stiddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:23 pm

hmmm -- I did puzzle over the bloof, but figgered it out, lol!

11:23 pm

ren how are you?

11:23 pm

hey Kate! I am going to head out fairly soon -- tired today. SPent most of it at "Camlann" up in the Cascades near CArnation, Washington. Good day today.

11:23 pm

nm re i can read...

11:24 pm

ga7/36 is a strong cotton fabric,plain or striped,for clothing. Put definition in reverse dictionary and it's the first word on Reverse Dictionary list TraderKate.

11:24 pm

gapeach ... see 11:17 clue

11:24 pm

buddy: pa* + before baby, pre-n**** care

11:24 pm

rennie -- you have my email address and I'm glad to share if you like. Mine was in 2000, nice Y2K gift, wot?

11:24 pm

sounds like fun stid

11:24 pm

A pa 7/32 is plural of the pa 6/21 word gapeach1066.

11:24 pm

stid -- I thought you were going to take it easy this weekend!!!!!!!

11:25 pm

next weekend, Jill -- when I travel to see you. Right now, today was for the family, and the next five days are spent furiously finishing the work for the last class... all due on Friday, but want to be done Thurs...

11:25 pm

Thanks so much y'all.

11:25 pm

32 to go and phooey

11:25 pm

A's abolished! 7 left

11:25 pm

go min go!

11:26 pm

Hey Jilli, one a minute, no problem

11:26 pm

P's pulverized! 5 left

11:26 pm

stid -- PLEASE give me details as asked in my email!!!!!!

11:26 pm

so, ren, does this mean you will not be having an open house for the outhouse this week?

11:27 pm

can't until I read your email jill -- and if it's not convenient, we don't have to come. PATIENCE please. I only walked in the door a half hour ago.

11:27 pm

i do have your e-mail jilli - i will know more monday after this pathogist report, they did want to try just the lumpectomies but if a double mastectomy is required later on - then hey - i get rebuilt boobs or not and look like a boy fer a while

11:27 pm

muse, I'm still floating after dinner preceded by 2 vodkas and including red wine......

11:28 pm

yes rab - we are having to post pone the outhouse open house...but again - the door is always open

11:28 pm

H's hurdled! 4 left

11:28 pm

goooooo MIN!

11:28 pm

did you have lumpectomies both sides, ren?

11:28 pm

heheh, well spoken, ren

11:28 pm

rofl, outhouse door always open... *grin, chortle, choke*

11:28 pm

gogogo min!!!

11:29 pm

Hello again. Ren, What the heck?

11:29 pm

hey Nef!

11:29 pm

hi Nef!

11:29 pm

hellooo nef!

11:29 pm

Hey stid. mymuse, jilli,and all

11:29 pm

yes jilli and sentinel lymph nodes - makes it hard to raise my hands for attention here

11:30 pm

*rigs skeleton hands to raise on command from crow's nest* will this do, ren?

11:30 pm

and you type well to boot jilli! Glad you enjoyed your dinner.

11:30 pm

N's nipped! 3 left

11:30 pm

{{{Ren}}}

11:30 pm

werks fer me stid!

11:30 pm

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

11:30 pm

YARRRRR!

11:31 pm

Hi Min. Hanging in there. Doing awful with the grid today, however.

11:31 pm

wow, ren! But you gotta raise them arms er I'll plug ya with my musket

11:32 pm

okay, I am at 1-2-3 words found and leaving for tonight. Ren, you are ON MY LIST *stern mama look* so please keep me posted if you don't see me in the grid?

11:32 pm

I did not know twiggy had done so well for herself .. rather thought she had just wasted away

11:32 pm

ok...raising arms....from the elbows

11:32 pm

*gentle hugs for ren and boisterous hugs for everyone else*

11:32 pm

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the log

11:33 pm

I will be back tomorrow. *leaves good choclit on table* *poof*

11:33 pm

Ren, I have some advice: don't go riding on bumpy roads. I did that after my lumpectomies; made the mistake of riding all the way across the state with DH -and back again! You stay off bummpy roads and wild seas, okay?

11:33 pm

be well, stid

11:33 pm

nonono ren, that won't do -- stand in a doorway and crawl them up the bulwarks er el4

11:33 pm

ok nef - i'm gonna slog around on some rum and do nothing

11:33 pm

nite stid

11:34 pm

crawling arms up the doorway

11:34 pm

Ren, jilli's right! You go stand next to the wall and play Itsy Bitsy spider going upt the water spout!

11:34 pm

atta pi6, ren

11:35 pm

nef, I know -- been there etc

11:35 pm

thry also told me to put my jump rope over the door and twist and shout

11:36 pm

nice if you have a jump rope

11:36 pm

i have one - i trip over it - but i have one

11:36 pm

Well, shake it up baby now

11:36 pm

btw, good for twiggy

11:37 pm

I used a pulley rope; it worked easier than just pulling it over the plain wood.

11:38 pm

ga 7 / 36 anyone? the one above iron ore?

11:38 pm

oh good idea nef...i be very mechnical -not strong but mechincal

11:38 pm

babrab, close your eyes. I have one and a half boobs at this point, and the intact one sags about 3" below the ectomied one. I'd love to get the sagger truncated, lol!

11:38 pm

You really don't need to build muscle at this point; you just want to maintain range of motion right now. If you don't you will develop contractures and/or a "frozen" shoulder

11:39 pm

a storm: ga** + consumed food: ***

11:39 pm

ren, listen to nef

11:39 pm

i am listening. i have my two squeeze balls too

11:39 pm

frozen shoulders hurt!

11:39 pm

hi

11:39 pm

The ga7/36 wprd is ga 4/6 plus consumed TraderKate

11:40 pm

Hello Kyosho!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:40 pm

good girl, ren. Plank withdrawn for now.

11:40 pm

when did you have the surgery?

11:40 pm

Hi Kyo

11:40 pm

monday afternoon 8/17

11:40 pm

hi Kyo

11:41 pm

i have been here before=). but i was on my g-mas

11:41 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!sa7/32 was my last word

11:41 pm

YAY minveryork!!!

11:41 pm

yayayyaya min!!!

11:41 pm

congrats Min

11:41 pm

take the pain pills about 15-30 minutes before you do the exercises to help you through doing it this week. Movement is really important right now

11:42 pm

im only 12 and im into this game already

11:42 pm

I will stay around to clue until the flip if anyone needs

11:42 pm

YAY Min! WTG!!!

11:42 pm

good for you, Kyo -- this one is almost over and I hope the next grid will be smaller

11:42 pm

thanks nef - i appreciate the advise

11:42 pm

good job

11:43 pm

hopefully

11:43 pm

brb

11:43 pm

Gentle hugs, ren. I'll keep you in my prayers (if it's okay with you)

11:43 pm

ill be back soon i gonna wait for new grid

11:44 pm

so'k w/ me nef - i've been blessed with peeps around the world praying for me.

11:45 pm

thank you BR and min. must have pc gremlins. it wouldn't take until i did it in lickety first (?)

11:45 pm

hi, all. for some reason this grid was a pain.

11:45 pm

still have 50 to go min sure you want to stay?

11:46 pm

Hi Angelsong! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

11:46 pm

maybe it was because I have so little energy.

11:46 pm

healing thoughts and prayers coming your way, adding to the circle of care from everyone else

11:46 pm

hey angelsong!

11:46 pm

renny!!! (Hugs)

hey guys can y'all gimme hints for al 6? (both of 'em? :) p.s. hi!!

11:46 pm

The flip is in 15 minutes.Want to get a head start on the next grid.I'm happy to give you clues TraderKate

11:47 pm

renny! sorry to hear about your op ... good thing pirates heal quickly!

11:47 pm

aye ata!

11:48 pm

you get the gride early min?

11:48 pm

hi Angel and Ata!

11:48 pm

al 6/18 is plural of the al 5/10 and al 6/24 is plural of the al5/14 word carolzinhaamh & hello! How are you?

11:48 pm

wheee! I get to start a grid at the flip for the first time in a month!

11:48 pm

guess you mean before bed

11:48 pm

Hi Atalante! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

11:49 pm

need 3 x ta...that follow the museum ta 6, ta 4, then ta 5

hey min.. good! For some reason i try the pl for my al 5/10 and it won't really go through? :/ maybe im doing something wrongs hnm :(

*wrong

11:50 pm

TraderKate,we all get a new puzzle at the same time no matter what time zone it is. You will get new one soon too, like in eleven minutes.

oooh. actually. i guess im missing a al 5/10 also. lol. i had another one!! :P

11:50 pm

al5/10 is a + la 4/4 word (to be tardy) carolzinhaamh

11:51 pm

* heavy sigh *, another puzzle not complete...

11:51 pm

Kate what is the point value of the ta words you are looking for

11:51 pm

I am off to get a new celebrity icon.I'll be right back.

thank you :) :)

11:53 pm

ta6/18, ta4/8, ta5/18 mymuse

11:53 pm

Kate, how many do you have left?

11:53 pm

two ta6 words: when you tell on someone you are a ta****r, and other ta6/18 is special ability or aptitude for something

hii kate :)

11:53 pm

too many angel, 50

11:53 pm

ta4/8 add the high point letter and plural, then add a vowel for the 5/18

11:54 pm

The Lone Ranger's companon is another TA

11:55 pm

must be 2 ta 4/8?

11:55 pm

my phantom of this grid: antimony

11:55 pm

no only 1 Kate

muse - add a vowel to ta4?

to get ta5 i mean?

11:56 pm

ta4/8 t = 1, a=1, ? = 5, ? = 1, total = 4 letters worth 8 points

11:56 pm

yes carol

11:56 pm

morning every one

11:57 pm

morning Ish!

11:57 pm

n't have time to play this grid (how was it), waiting for the flip

11:58 pm

hi everyone

11:58 pm

thanks, my...i have gremlins...not accepting words until i input several times. been typing carefully too

11:58 pm

it was slow going for me Ish

11:58 pm

this grid took me a long time to finish

11:58 pm

hello

11:58 pm

hi flosey!

11:58 pm

ta6/18?

11:58 pm

hi MLF!

11:58 pm

i have a feeling this next grid will be small

11:58 pm

hi car

gotcha :) then there are two ta4 but the other is worth 6 not 8 lol :P

hi, ish same here

11:59 pm

HI Muse

11:59 pm

I clued both ta6's Kate.

11:59 pm

ta4/6 plural of military wear dog ta**

11:59 pm

Friday's grid was a monster. took me 2.5 hours to complete.

11:59 pm

flip! 174 left never made it back...

11:59 pm

I can't wait to NOT see this grid anymore!

12:00 am

100 to go. Think I'll make it????

12:00 am

Hi Pav!

ohh it's about to flip :( didnt get that close but at least got nbt :D

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