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12:00 am

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Flip flip hooray!

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flip. tiny is as tiny does

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http://tinyurl.com/ybz5zy6

12:01 am

Hello

12:01 am

I am diving into the grid. I will be back halfway finished.

12:01 am

hi jac is that a lullaby?

12:01 am

hi bugs

12:01 am

hi bugs

12:01 am

Danke, that's exactly what I was trying to say.

12:01 am

Hi westford and jilli and everyone else.

12:02 am

bugs, that's a really great icon

12:02 am

thanks

12:02 am

thank you bugs for putting the poem about exhaustion in your profile awhile ago

12:02 am

ca 6

12:03 am

I requested and received his book for my birthday

12:03 am

ra 6/33

12:03 am

how wonderful westford! I love that book!

12:04 am

he is such an amazing writer too bad he's no longer with us

12:04 am

I love your poem westford

12:04 am

thanks but not mine just one I received

12:05 am

I don't know what happened. He was so young and I knew of no health problems. He just woke up in Heaven as my Dad would say.

12:05 am

it does have a visual quality though lol

12:05 am

co7, cr7

Clues are up

12:05 am

I'm so happy I found him (thanks to you)

12:06 am

much obliged lickety

12:06 am

thanx lickety

12:06 am

I ned to go now before I post The Yetii Song too much still thiking my Daugher should have chosen that guy. Howerver, the mad scientist looks promising.

12:06 am

I have discovered some good books thru recommendations on this site too.

12:06 am

ty lickety

12:07 am

don't judge the book by its cover jac

12:07 am

Thanks Lickety yet again!

12:07 am

Icon clue posted (refresh)

12:08 am

thanks jilli always forget that one

12:08 am

thanks jilli.

12:09 am

spanish rice is not accepted

12:09 am

oreo is here again to taunt us

12:09 am

I am stopping at 60 words and 603 points. Bye to all!

12:10 am

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

12:10 am

bye min sleep well

12:10 am

bye min

12:10 am

goodnight Min

12:10 am

hello all, just getting back in.

12:10 am

sweet dreams min

12:10 am

how's the new grid

12:10 am

hi stid hope your T day was nice

12:11 am

Hi stid.

12:11 am

NBT

12:11 am

thanks west, I slept most of today (flu), and we watched a lot of TV. how was your day?

12:11 am

go flosey go!

12:12 am

wtg flosey!!!

12:12 am

about the same flu here too lol

12:12 am

well done flosey

12:12 am

oh dear, stid -- sick again!

12:12 am

hubby said he was thankful for me and I said I was thankful he didn't know any better

12:13 am

((west)) sorry to hear that! hope you feel better soon. I was just glad to be able to sleep and not worry about having to be anywhere.

12:13 am

rofl west!

12:13 am

not a nice way to spend a holiday!

12:13 am

I know what you mean sometimes it is nice to just stay home

12:14 am

we'll do Thanksgiving at Christmas when CA daughter and her husband come home

12:14 am

I stayed home and spent about 4 hours deleting old emails and trying to clean up stuff in the computer.

12:14 am

we don't actually celebrate holidays, though so it's not a big deal that way, jill --

12:15 am

will have all the kids and grandkids and my mom here

12:15 am

sounds productive, jill! LOL I will do that when I am done with this quarter (as of 2 pm dec 11)

12:15 am

sounds like a BIG gathering, west! mccurlschool was having a big "do" at her place today

12:15 am

do you not delebrate for religious reasons, stid? or is that too personal a question.

12:15 am

had a so-so visit with family but a wonderful, long visit with an old friend who's my mom's age -- in a wheelchair but still sharp as a tack!

12:16 am

sounds nice une

12:16 am

it's a little of religion (we are not judeo-christian) and a little bit of rebelling against the excesses of our society, Bugs -- I don't mind the question.

12:16 am

long history of work in theatre and in politics :-)

12:16 am

bonsoir, Une! excellent that you had a nice visit with your "old" friend, sorry about the so-so visit.

12:17 am

there definately are a lot of excesses in society

12:17 am

but I stupidly d/l'd an emoticon thing and can't get rid of it. Went to Control panel and removed it, so now it doesn't show in the list of things I have, but it's still there, even after restarting. Grrrr.

12:17 am

hey, stid, sorry you were under the weather but glad you were able to take it easy :-)

12:17 am

it will haunt you forever jilli

12:18 am

that is strange, jill -- I probably know how to get to it. You mean it's showing up on the desktop, or that it is showing up in your list of programs from the start menu?

12:18 am

it only shows up when I go to Firefox -- nowhere else

12:19 am

hm. did you try clearing the cache/cookie thingy under "tools" in firefox?

12:20 am

iratis = the inflammation that occurs when anger is suppressed?

12:20 am

Not yet, stid. Will try.

12:21 am

good one stid

12:21 am

Although I ran Norton cleanup ans WinDoctor etc.

12:21 am

that's why I yell a lot lol

12:22 am

btw west, your granddaughter's first turkey looks WAY better than mine did! I forgot you were supposed to defrost for two days in the fridge first... (it was a BIG turkey). my mother in law still thinks I don't know how to cook.

12:22 am

a turksicle? lol

12:23 am

*grin* pretty close, actually! LOL

12:23 am

No change, stid.

12:23 am

west LOL

12:23 am

she was so proud

12:23 am

sorry jill -- not sure what else to suggest.

12:24 am

oh! Tom says I can come up for a couple of days by myself toward the end of the month... if you will be around? I was thinking the week before the new year.

12:24 am

thanks anyway -- I need to get a techie here anyway

12:24 am

I know that Bugs wants to get together too --

12:25 am

but I don't know what the weather and such will be like. Last time I made plans to see you-all in December... LOL not sure YOU want to risk it again!

hi and nbt

12:25 am

hey joshua!

12:26 am

If Jilli is up to it, I will come down unless the RCMP says not to.

12:26 am

hey, joshua -- NBT here too

12:26 am

hi josh good job!!

12:26 am

Well, I may be back from Mission by Dec 27 -- still working that out so can't confirm anything now.

12:26 am

wtg une too!

12:26 am

I have one to go

12:26 am

how far north of jill are you? assuming you're not on SSI -- past comox?

12:27 am

still 3BT here -- I chat too much, and CNN is on too

12:27 am

okay, it's just a thought -- and not fully formed yet. let me know when your plans are complete!

12:27 am

go jill go!!!!

12:27 am

at Comox stid. It is a small valley with smaller places circling it.

12:27 am

if only some words didn't start with vowels

12:27 am

exactly half way, off to bed, very tired tonight

12:27 am

be back in the morning

12:28 am

yes, I know comox. :-)

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goodnight all

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50 to go and off to bed as well -- byeee

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I have kids and friends in Victoria so I can be closer to SSI if need be

12:28 am

sweet dreams flosey, love to mr flosey! ((hugs))

12:28 am

sweet dreams une!

12:28 am

I live in Courtenay

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tx stid :-)

12:28 am

goodnight flosey and une pleasant dreams

12:28 am

yes, I know where courtenay is also!

12:29 am

hooray nbt found the lone e

12:29 am

I don't know which community you live in tho. Is it a long drive for you to come north?

12:29 am

tx west . . . looooong day :-)

12:29 am

Stid, the ferry situation here has deteriorated -- they've changed the Swartz Bay accesses and we can no longer count on making the connection to the mainland, so may have a 2-hour wait if we miss it. The ferry bosses don't give a damn about the people, just the money.

12:29 am

good job ursh!! peeking over your shoulder

12:30 am

I live at the very southern end of the Sound, Bugs -- near Olympia. It takes a good half day to rich Victoria.

12:30 am

audience calling for more

12:30 am

oh no! that is rotten, jill -- I remember you-all were worried about that the last time I visited.

12:30 am

ursh! ((hugs))

12:30 am

Still you live in the pretty part of WA

12:30 am

big hug for ursh!!

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hi ursh!

12:31 am

NBT !!

12:31 am

and thanks, ursh

12:31 am

a couple years ago I took the ferry across from Pt Angeles with the kids (carless) and used the city bus to reach swartz bay so we could get picked up by Jill and flosey at supper time. THAT was an adventure! LOL

12:31 am

go west go!

12:31 am

thanks ursh

12:31 am

now that I have had my clever moment for the day - better get off to work see you all later

12:31 am

wtg west!

12:32 am

yes, it is a nice part of the state, close enough to both Seattle and Portland for the occasional times we want things only cities have and far enough from Olympia that we don't feel too citified.

12:32 am

This time i could meet you and we could get to jilli's ferry together if you like

12:32 am

see you later ursh!

12:32 am

take care ursh and here's some applause from me

12:32 am

thanks jilli are you 2 away now?

12:33 am

just missing the O in the centre column now, west

12:33 am

under the c ?

12:34 am

me too jilli. I am blind to it

12:34 am

that is the root they use in perfumes, jill, I think.

12:34 am

bugs, that doesn't make sense for you, when you could get the Crofton - Vesuvius ferry 5 minutes from me.

12:34 am

ty stid

12:34 am

that might be nice, bugs, thanks. let's figure out the details once we know what day(s) suit jill?

12:34 am

NBT :)

12:34 am

yippee yay jilli!!

12:34 am

that is true also -- crofton is a nice quick ferry ride, too.

12:34 am

But if it make travelling easier for stid, I don't mind. I could spend the night before in Victoria to make it easier for everyone

12:35 am

good job jilli

12:36 am

well, bugs, let's work that out later. Would you and stid mind sharing my guest room (twin beds)?

12:36 am

there are also raelite and saanichcat who would like to get together, will see hetty separately so she doesn't have to leave home.

12:37 am

brb

12:37 am

I am happy with that, jilli

12:37 am

well, that sounds like a Sidney gathering again, stid, with flosey too -- but at the end of December???

12:40 am

I am off school then and have to go back Jan 4

12:40 am

I was thinking maybe I would let them know when I am coming and let them decide if it works to meet me in Sydney for lunch on my way to SSI.

12:40 am

Sydney is in Australia ;)

12:40 am

that is, if hetty will be available. I haven't heard from her in a long time.

12:40 am

lol jilli that is a long detour

12:41 am

Sidney is in BC ;)

12:41 am

sorry, sidney.

12:41 am

yes, I am feverish again. my tyops are increasing and I am not catching them quickly

12:41 am

*!*~*!* ta da *!*~*!*

12:42 am

YAY nan!!!!!

12:42 am

I haven't heard from Hetty lately eithre but will be having lunch on Sunday with some of her friends who may have. She still plays Lexulous though.

12:42 am

very nice nan!!

12:42 am

YAY nan!!!

12:42 am

ty - good night all -- see you tomorrow :)

12:42 am

Have you finished nan! Wow, I had better head off to bed now.

12:42 am

Just teasing, stid, about Sidney ;)

12:42 am

glad she still plays lexulous! I will try to write to her tomorrow.

12:43 am

I know jill -- some days I get it right, some days not!

12:45 am

Nite all. PLease keep me posted on travelling plans asap so my kids don't plan to come up here to see me at the same time I am down there! It has happened before :(

12:46 am

sweet dreams, bugs! and always put your kids first. I will definitely come next year when the weather is predictably nice!

12:46 am

sounds good. I hope you feel better soon.

12:46 am

Will do, bugs, but right now I'm a bit overwhelmed at new Xmas plans I have no say in :(

12:46 am

stats for the lone e please?

12:47 am

not again, jill! *stern mama look* what say you and I go the bahamas instead, and just let other folks join us if they want?

12:47 am

en6/21

12:47 am

that is the french applause word, DR

12:47 am

I have always wanted to visit the bahamas...

12:47 am

ty both- NBT

12:48 am

go DR!

12:48 am

not really GOing Stid- more like relaxing

12:49 am

ah, too much turkey?

12:50 am

no- just long day and had all th efamily over..

12:50 am

neck is sore and I am ready for bed

12:50 am

stid, Xmas dins will be with granddaughter's bf's family -- 6 people I don't know and I have to get small presents for them! And the travelling is a nightmare. Grandson won't be there -- going to Montreal to be with his gf.

12:50 am

hope it was fun, though exhausting?

12:51 am

* offers warm lavender neck pillow*

12:51 am

it was fun! Dan, Darth, my other brother and his kids

12:51 am

glad to hear it was fun!

12:51 am

ah- thanks Stid.. much appreciated

12:52 am

I am sure you will enjoy yourself, jill -- you excel at social situations (unlike me )

12:52 am

jilli will there be an announcement at Christmas dinner do you think?

12:52 am

anyone have the co 6/21 tha last one?

12:52 am

that must have been quite the housefull! I bet Jake loved having the cousins over.

12:52 am

(appears out of lurking mode)

12:53 am

Don't think so, west -- they don't seem to believe in marriage :(

12:53 am

hi ruru

12:53 am

hi ruru and no

12:53 am

yes Stid- They play Nintendo DS and Wii all afternoon

12:53 am

Hi Ruru

12:53 am

hey ruru!

12:54 am

I have one it's the guy at the helm

12:54 am

I am off to bed.... gnight all

12:54 am

perfect for young kids, DR!

12:54 am

sweet dreams DR! see you tomorrow

12:54 am

sweet dreams DR

12:54 am

west and stid -- this was the arrangement at our Thanksgiving in October. I hae nothing in common with them.

12:54 am

hi guys..

12:54 am

gnight Stid- Be Well

12:54 am

* Snore*

12:54 am

ah jilli youth is wasted on the young

12:55 am

well, you can always call in sick... LOL

12:56 am

I feel badly asking my mom to travel the mile and a half to my house

12:56 am

especially is there is that dreaded white stuff

12:56 am

yes, and Jill has to either fly or take a multi-hour ferry ride to get to her children and grandchildren, west. It's not convenient at all.

12:57 am

and the alternative is not so great

12:57 am

I plan on settling so far away from my offspring that there are no hard feelings if I don't make it to family gatherings... *wondering if my prepaid condo on the moon will be ready by then*

12:58 am

Can't fly -- danger of fog. It's the hour and three-quarters drive in possible pouring rain that I dread.

12:58 am

great idea stid !!

12:58 am

not that I don't love my children... LOL

12:58 am

After the ferry trip. It really takes a full day.

12:58 am

then don't go, jill. stay home where you are safe and warm and dry.

12:59 am

we get them all together once a year and then it's every person for themselves

12:59 am

But Xmas with my little family has always meant so much to me.

1:00 am

true, jill. It's quite a puzzle.

1:00 am

it does to me too jilli I am trying to get it legally changed to Sept

1:00 am

why not xmas in july? warmer weather...

1:00 am

preferably on my birthday lol

1:01 am

july can be brutal some years

1:02 am

next year we are going to San Diego

1:02 am

you mean the humidity? or the thunderstorms? or the tourists...

1:02 am

Maybe we should all move to Oz

1:02 am

DR lives near San diego, so does Tor!

1:02 am

that's an idea !!

1:02 am

no, OZ has dust storms drought and frog plagues.

1:03 am

I know would be fun to meet up

1:03 am

oh. and about a gajillion camels just invaded one of the towns in Oz , too.

1:03 am

how funny where'd they come from?

1:03 am

I was just thinking of a warm sunny Xmas

1:04 am

the camels were imported a long time ago for work in the outback apparently...

1:04 am

warm sunny xmas... cancun?

1:04 am

we could all bring our cabana boys!

1:05 am

speaking of oz just received this from a friend over there

1:05 am

http://www.fwdder.com/player/video/184 431/0

1:06 am

it's graphic but amazing

1:07 am

watching...

1:08 am

it's taking a long time to buffer. but so far she looks as uncomfortable as I did!

1:09 am

nature is wonderful

1:11 am

Hello all...did T'giving go off with a bang?

1:12 am

hello lynxxx!

1:12 am

hello lyn more like a whimper here

1:12 am

I slept through most of the day...

1:12 am

done

1:13 am

You OK Stid?

1:13 am

yay ruru !!

1:13 am

congrats Ruru

1:13 am

was my co the one you needed?

1:13 am

YAY ruru!!!

1:14 am

I didn't see your clue.. I finally found it on my own

1:14 am

I have a flu, lynxxx, I don't think it's H1N1, but it definitely not a lot of fun.

1:14 am

thanks if you clued it west. I didn't see it

1:14 am

I did and you're welcome lol

1:14 am

puts plastic bag over head

1:14 am

poor Stid - you had better swap notes with Ata or Jacq

1:15 am

ruru! *stern mama look and shake* you behave your self!

1:15 am

*hides all plastic bags*

1:15 am

just finished watching the elephant -- had seen it before but it's still fascinating. What wonderful creatures.

1:15 am

hi Jilli

1:15 am

yes, it's going around all right, lynxxx! I hope you are keeping good hygiene. *offers hand sanitizer*

1:15 am

wasn't it great jilli she knew just what to do

1:16 am

I wash my hands a zillion times a day

1:16 am

I sometimes feel OCD

1:16 am

Wow, ruru -- really! Well, that's what you get for lurking I guess.

1:17 am

we washed our hands on the cruise about that many times and we probably caught the flu at the airport

1:17 am

We went thru the worst of it some 3/4 months ago Stid. Not flu season here anymore. But we have enough vaccine now to do the entire population, I just need to do something about it

1:17 am

on the plane is more likely west

1:17 am

jilli.. do you know what the circus elephant said to the naked clown?

1:17 am

I need to get my vaccination still -- in case it's not what I think it is.

1:18 am

yes the one where we were packed in like sardines

1:18 am

oh oh... *waiting for punchline*

1:18 am

no, ruru, tell me

1:18 am

this is going to be good

1:18 am

"how do you ever pick up peanuts with that thing?"

1:18 am

lol

1:18 am

lololo

1:19 am

LOL!

1:19 am

rofl!

1:19 am

you made my day ruru

1:19 am

okay, I am down to 34, and need to get to sleep again. see you-all tomorrow at some point. **Hugs**

1:19 am

be well! *poof*

1:20 am

wtg stid the speedy!

1:20 am

good night stid feel better

1:20 am

bye Stid - hope you get better soonish

1:20 am

nite stid feel better

1:20 am

glad I made you laugh westie

1:20 am

that one got 5 stars

1:21 am

*beams*

1:23 am

heading out to bed. .. big tennis tournament tomorrow..if it doesn't rain..be well all..

1:24 am

good luck tomorrow, ruru :)

1:24 am

I will need it..

1:24 am

good night, sleep well and win the big prize

1:24 am

hanks

1:24 am

thanks that is..

1:25 am

bye for now.

1:25 am

why isn't reno a word?

1:25 am

same reason las vegas isn't?

1:26 am

no -- people do renos on their houses

1:27 am

oh yes !!

1:27 am

I was using the long e

1:27 am

so I saw, lol!

1:30 am

that was strange..I lost my babble

1:32 am

Hmph! But you got it back!

1:32 am

I did thank goodness

1:32 am

Phantom: huckery

1:32 am

is that finn related bab?

1:33 am

hello bab

1:33 am

hi babrab

1:33 am

there isn't even an h

1:33 am

the art of being a huckster

1:33 am

I have missed your phantoms

1:34 am

my phantoms are the real deal

1:34 am

or a y

1:34 am

bab doesn't let those things bother him lol

1:35 am

well, over halfway

1:35 am

me too and bed is calling

1:35 am

How is that possum doing, west?

1:36 am

haven't seen hide no hair of him bab

1:36 am

same here -- some dishes too :(

1:36 am

waiting for wolverines now

1:36 am

Good

1:36 am

I refuse to take dishes to bed

1:36 am

wolverines are fierce critters

1:37 am

they play good football

1:37 am

not this year

1:37 am

true

1:37 am

I'm mostly excited about Brett Favre

1:38 am

talk about a comeback kid

1:38 am

yeah, I never thought he would be doing so well

1:38 am

yes, west, that's the problem -- have to wash them and put them in their own beds.

1:38 am

comeback old person

1:39 am

night all -- enjoy your football talk

1:39 am

be well, jilli

1:39 am

I really like babble dishes and football

1:39 am

good night jilli sleep well and dream of clean dishes

1:41 am

time for me to check out too goodnight bab and all

1:41 am

be well, west

1:52 am

hi everyone

1:53 am

Hi Andree & BabRab

1:56 am

how are you lynxxx, is it hot in melb

1:57 am

Its been like Queensland the last few days, torrential downpours, muggy, and high twenties. My sarongs are getting a workout

1:58 am

You have had the storms too haven't you? how is the boy with them?

1:59 am

we have had only storms threatening, no rain for ages, last nights predicted storm never came

2:02 am

That's odd - Sydney usually gets lots of rain - maybe that's the El Nino effect

2:09 am

whatever wish we would get some rain

2:10 am

You aren't on restrictions are you?

2:13 am

not many, we can water daily evenings and wash cars

2:14 am

That's good, may not be a good downpour but..

2:31 am

That's 40 and seeing much more, bye Andree and all

2:31 am

bye lynxxx

hi! I was in bed by 9:30 EST, then bounced awake a bit ago - it's 3:30-ish a.m. and what else to do but Babble? :)

wow - did I miss everybody? I see jilli is poofed, and lynxxx. . .

short of NBT by the sill right of center E - will got o lickety.

d'oh! I should have known that word, and I feel rather nuttily that I'm talking to myself. . .

2:49 am

g/m andre lynxxx and eveybody there

hi, Preethi.

Is it just the two of us? I'm about to head back to bed myself.

2:55 am

hi,melon how are u

I'm OK, but I a am about to quit. It's almost 4 am here, and I have housework to do in the morning. You?

hakfway, NBT, and the 7s, mediocrity retained. goodnight and good morning! {poof!}

3:13 am

I am here, lurking and solving...

3:14 am

Have 12 left

3:19 am

11

3:29 am

Good morning everybody,does anyone know the web address of Babble so that I can contact them regardind my account? I am being logged in on an old member name therefore I am not getting the full pro game details that I used to get. I have paid for the upgrade a couple of years ago. Thanks

3:30 am

www.playbaqbble.com

3:30 am

www.playbabble.com

If you scroll right down to the bottom of the screen, you will see a message, got any comments? Send them. Click on that to send an email (which I think is what you mean).

3:31 am

Thanl you jaeleigh a great help

3:31 am

Thank you also Sally-catlover

3:33 am

hai sally

Hi Preethi

3:34 am

Does anyone have si6 the first?

There are way too many vowels in this grid.

3:34 am

can i have re6/33 pls

Not yet jaeleigh, sorry.

3:35 am

re+ zo4/9

3:36 am

Hi All - si6 - think mountain range

3:37 am

thanks jae

3:37 am

Dianne, i still do not get it...

3:38 am

nm!

3:39 am

si + mistake + vowel

3:40 am

si 5/10. I have two- need a third?

3:41 am

Do you have the Ravi Shanker (?) thing?

3:41 am

i don't think so

3:42 am

si + black, gooey road stuff

3:42 am

yes, i have that.. also fire si*** + si+ two co ns. + a

3:43 am

need another 5/10

3:47 am

Just got it - man's title + 3 letter word for male goat but drop last letter

3:49 am

Have to go now - muct stop at the market and then get home and cook some dinner. Bye all

3:51 am

si5/10 - Add another vowel to the end of the si4/4, or add a double helping of a vowel to a knight.

3:53 am

Haz, I have all those- it's hiding, cuz it's not in the dictionary, either

3:54 am

do u have the way to the second floor?

3:54 am

I found it- it's like si^/18, only drop the double cons. in middle

3:55 am

*6/18

3:55 am

5 left!

3:57 am

See you later, jaleigh, back shortly.

4:04 am

All done!

4:04 am

Anyone need clues?

4:14 am

Morning babbleland, anyone around?

4:17 am

me me!

4:17 am

just got here

4:18 am

Morning Ata, lovely sunny morning here.

4:18 am

And I'm back as well, though only for a minute or two.

4:18 am

Greetings Haz!

4:18 am

here too! just been for a walk with the mutt followed by trip to farm shop for nice veggies and stuff

4:19 am

La Haz! La Glitterata!

4:19 am

Good morning! Ata, you win the prize for most activity so far this morning. Unless FM can do better?

4:19 am

I'm steeling myself for a session of unpacking, will get the kitchen sorted today and then try and find any of my phones!

4:19 am

I saw the fattest Welsh Springer earlier. It poddled, not walked

4:19 am

Um, well I've been out and done the shopping but not much more than that.

4:20 am

Phone....

4:20 am

poddled - great word.

4:20 am

it very describes an old plump dog walking

4:21 am

yup. Oh Ata guess what ... there is a craft shop in the village, found it yesterday.

4:21 am

oh wonderful!!

4:22 am

*happy crafting grin*

4:22 am

yayyyy :)

4:23 am

hehheh :)

4:23 am

8 Z words!!!!!

4:23 am

I don't know 8 z words!

4:24 am

Well I guess I had better get on, rather a lot to do. See you later and bye to HAz too when she comes back. I will babble later. *hugs*

4:24 am

will do! have a wonderful day!

4:24 am

Darn, have I missed her?

4:24 am

by about a millisecond

4:25 am

Phone call was slightly excited husband reporting the aftermath of an attempted cash point robbery in a local village.

4:25 am

goodness me!

4:25 am

the excitement of life in Ballymena!

4:26 am

There's been a spate of these throughout NI - they used a digger from a building site to knock down a wall in the Post Office - it's not clear whether they got away with much. (How can they not know? Have they not got their blue CSI torches on?)

4:26 am

maybe they have to send off for special torches from Belfast

4:27 am

Maybe. It happened about 3.30 this morning and the place is still cordoned off.

4:27 am

special reinforcements arriving, I'm sure

4:28 am

I imagine so. I always joke that the emergency services like to get to a scene quickly and it takes forever to get them away again.

4:28 am

am doing my last MSc assignment of the year at the moment, in a group with 2 girls from Portrush. Random NI fact

4:28 am

yep, they start building tents and bedding down at the scene

4:30 am

Do you remember the whole anthrax scare a few years ago? We had a really funny incident where a wee granny opened a letter, found some powder, panicked and found herself being hosed down by men in white suits. She was interviewed afterwards by TV people and she couldn't have been more shaken if she had been abducted by aliens.

4:30 am

loooool poor lady!

4:31 am

In the background, said men in white suits were plodding solemnly in and out of an inflatable tent, still intent on finding anthrax.

4:31 am

and really it was a bit of french lavender scented talcum?

4:32 am

I can't remember what it was, but it certainly wasn't anthrax!

4:32 am

shell be telling that tale to the grandkids for ever more

4:33 am

*she'll

4:34 am

is a kitten a neocat?

4:34 am

I always like to hear firemen interviewed. They never speak in plain language, it's always 'We were alerted to the incident at 03.30 hours and we proceeded quickly to evaluate and assess the dangers.' etc etc. And that will be to a background of fully suited firemen hosing down what was once a fire, not even smoke coming from it any more.

4:34 am

morning, all

4:35 am

And if there's a paint tin anywhere around, the whole place for miles around has to be evacuated.

4:35 am

Good morning, aslindy.

4:35 am

and you get some that obviously *love* all the official language and some that look like that want to stamp on it

4:35 am

hi asl!

4:35 am

well, it is 5:35 AM... not sure I'd call it "good" yet

4:35 am

The ones that want to stamp on it are the ones gloomily hosing down the ashes so that the PC man can talk procedures.

4:36 am

We'll be optimistic and call it good.

4:38 am

I'm having great "fun" with this assignment - it's to produce a presentation about something or other to do with sea level changes. I can do this in my sleep, hands tied behind my back and goodness knows what else. They can't. It's quite amusing to listen to them come up with really stupid ideas. Then I feel really awful telling them things don't work that way!

4:38 am

actually, it is going ok... my husband took our daughter to a Black Friday sale to get her a computer... she got the last one! and the store opened at 5:00

4:38 am

Hooray for husband!

4:38 am

Are these girls a lot younger, Ata?

4:39 am

yep... they got up at 3 am so they could stand in line for 90 minutes before the store opened

4:40 am

At least they didn't camp out.

4:41 am

they were in the store 12 minutes... picked up the 3 items they wanted, and were done and home by 5:25

4:41 am

now they went back to sleep

4:41 am

That's pretty efficient shopping by any standards.

4:41 am

The fun will be getting it put together.

4:42 am

yes... I am wondering who that guy is... he NEVER comes out of a store with ONLY the items he went in to buy! LOL

4:42 am

a few years younger, but not fresh from university

4:42 am

hai haz how are u

4:43 am

Hello, Preethi, I'm well. How are you?

4:43 am

so I was highly amused that the first word I found here today was the cr 5, 22

4:44 am

That was a completely new word for me, never seen it before.

4:45 am

really? interesting!

4:46 am

No, the meaning says something to do with a groove in a barrel. Is there another meaning?

4:46 am

are you talking about the same word???!

4:47 am

no, you aren't LOL

4:47 am

I don't think so... cr 5, 22

4:47 am

Aha! There must be two cr5/22 and I've got the one with the barrel meaning, got the other one now.

4:47 am

there are at least 2 of them

4:48 am

oh, sorry.. .meant the first cr

4:48 am

The cr5/22 barrel thing can be extended to a 6 and 7.

4:48 am

I've not looked at the list yet, so didn't realise. It just shows you how you can miss the obvious.

4:48 am

well goodness me

4:49 am

So, yes, I DO know the first cr5/22 word!

4:50 am

have you got the nice Welsh co6?

4:50 am

lol

4:50 am

I don't think so...

4:51 am

I do now, I think.

4:51 am

such a pretty word

4:51 am

The side of a mountain one?

4:51 am

yep

4:52 am

The Scots are claiming it.

4:52 am

gah! they would.

4:52 am

I suppose they say that the Welsh equivalent is a cwm, but they aren't quite the same geologically

4:53 am

I hated yesterday's grid, as you know, but did get satisfaction out of knowing scunner. It aptly described the grid - an nuisance, annoying etc.

4:53 am

yesterday's grid was foul

4:53 am

Please tell me that you had to use a list.

4:54 am

yes, it was terrible.. I didn't even finish

4:54 am

I didn't finish it. Got to about 30 left and just couldn't be bothered to get out the list and plod through them

4:54 am

*smug* I did finish but it was nasty.

4:55 am

I really hate not finishing, but with that grid I just couldn't face another 20 minutes of trawling through the list!

4:55 am

you should be very smug

4:56 am

I couldn't have done it without either the list or morewords combined with a stubborn streak.

4:57 am

nice sneaky use of morewords.com there

4:58 am

Subtle. Practically subliminal.

4:59 am

I was actually thinking with pity of anybody attempting to give clues for lots of the grid, but maybe people just gave up or never started.

5:00 am

everyone was too busy eating turkey

5:00 am

That's what will have happened, you're right.

5:01 am

the tryptophan lulled them all to sleep

5:02 am

I think it put my brain to sleep, that's for sure

5:02 am

Milk of Magnesia not good enough?

5:03 am

they don't have that, it's too low tech

5:04 am

I had it once... it was gross

5:04 am

Am I right in my impression that the US people love their drugs, in the prescribed and legal sense?

5:05 am

some do, I'm sure

5:05 am

why use simple milk of magnesia when peptobismol has 10 COOL chemical things in!

5:06 am

The only time I was in the States, I was mesmerised by the number of adverts on TV for drugs. It was amazing, especially when they trotted out all the side-effects as well.

5:06 am

yes, the ads are a bit much

5:06 am

I think (this is generalising madly) that we rely more on tried and tested things, simple things that work, whereas in the US they have New and Exciting Drugs

5:06 am

Hello from the Hospital. Anyone need clues???

5:07 am

for example, none of the big supermarkets / chemists in Astoria sell arnica cream. We had to go to a shop called "Gypsy's Whimsy" to buy some!

5:07 am

I know I am thankful for certain medications... else I'd be sitting here with constant pain and tingling in one foot, and fighting to stay awake every day

5:07 am

There's a mindset among older people over here that some drugs are not to be trusted. So, they don't take the full dose of pain meds just in case their pain gets worse and they might need an extra kick later.

5:08 am

I'm okay, jaleigh, thanks.

5:09 am

talk about drugs...

5:09 am

and (these are just examples from people I know) when best friend's husband had flu recently, he sent her out to buy some special temperature-reducing medicines. Me: take a paracetamol! For goodness sake!

5:10 am

we're very simple over here! :P

5:10 am

I'm probably influenced by my mother who adopted a 'wait and see' policy with lots of things. Husband, on the other hand, gives no sympathy until you've swallowed some medication.

5:10 am

good ol' acetaminiphen!

5:10 am

absolutely! it's what's in most of the fancy meds anyway!

5:10 am

8 I SPELLED THAT WRONG. ON TOO MANY DRUGS!LOL!

5:10 am

good stuff

5:11 am

sorry about caps lock

5:11 am

for pain

5:13 am

Going back to the ads on TV, there's one on here for Immodium and every single time it's on, husband remarks on how he can't understand why an actress would take on such a role. 'How much did they pay her?'

5:13 am

ok, next subject!

5:14 am

more than unemployment does!

5:14 am

I am finally going home from hospital...

5:14 am

Just when it was getting interesting....

5:14 am

When do you get to go home, jaleigh?

5:15 am

After breakfast!

5:15 am

And do you have help at home?

5:15 am

sorry you've been in the hospital... you are ok now?

5:16 am

<sighs> Two self-absorbed young adults and their two year old....

5:16 am

No, I am going to need two more surgeries before I will be okay

5:17 am

sorry to hear that

5:18 am

I had a strep-womean-eating-germ that ate my leg and knee...had to close the wound a bit

5:18 am

So, the answer is' not really' to the question of help.

5:19 am

I'm sure the two year old will give lots of hugs and kisses, but hugs and kisses don't feed or wash you.

5:19 am

Yeah. I stayed thru Thanksgiving because there was no point- they were going to be gone...

5:20 am

Those kids do not let Lily into my bedroom at all...they are afriaD SHE WILL GET INTO MY "STUFF"... AND THEY LIKE MY DOOR CLOSED... IT IS REALLY AWFUL

5:20 am

well, I'm going to sign off for a bit... you all have fun

5:20 am

dammit I keep hitting the caps lock key!

5:20 am

good luck, Jae

5:20 am

Bye asl!

5:21 am

Thank you- gonna need it

5:21 am

bye asl!

5:22 am

bbs

5:22 am

It sounds like things aren't ideal for a speedy recovery. Hope it goes better than you expect, jaleigh.

5:23 am

I should go as well, I had only intended to stay for a minute or two. I'll blame FM, she's a bad influence.

5:23 am

See you later, Ata!

5:23 am

she is. it's awful

5:24 am

Terrible. It's a wonder we associate with her at all.

5:24 am

she's lucky to have friends

5:24 am

Very fortunate indeed, she doesn't know she's living.

5:25 am

I do hope she's reading this LOL

5:26 am

She'd not be able to resist joining in.

5:26 am

I know ... she must be busy. Outrageous

5:26 am

We'll tell her to be sure to read back later - it's for her own good. She needs to know.

5:27 am

She does indeed

5:27 am

I suppose I should go and read about sea level change *sigh*

5:27 am

Okay, I'm going! See you later, Ata, and enjoy putting those Portrush girls on the right track.

5:27 am

*gone*

5:27 am

I'm trying :D

5:31 am

Good morning, gang.

5:48 am

Everyone's gone to bed, is not up yet, is eating lunch or supper. Is anyone here?

5:49 am

good morning everyone

5:50 am

oh, Merk, are we the only ones in here?

5:52 am

Yes, we are. And I am stuck on the last co 5,12 ... the one after the center of the apple.

Good morning Merk and Flosey

5:53 am

I do have that one, co5/12 same first 3 letters + 2 vowels

5:53 am

No, the 6, 21 I mean.

5:54 am

sorry, don't have it

co6 = first 3 letters again, double the cons. and add two vowels

5:55 am

ty

5:55 am

The 5 has no double letter.

yw

5:55 am

And a different vowel at the end.

5:56 am

thankyou nono

your most welcome flosey

5:56 am

good morning everyone:)

morning Crossy!

5:57 am

morning Crossy

5:57 am

Morning Nono and Cross ... Flosey and I thought we were here alone.

5:58 am

just dance d my way out of bed 5 min ago

had my nose in the grid and wasnt watching the chog

5:58 am

Another unusual grid today ... I'm almost half done and haven't decided yet if I like it or not.

5:59 am

you dance at this hour of the morning - WOW

5:59 am

Yes. It's OK, I guess. Lot's of unusual words.

5:59 am

I drag myself to the coffee machine, then to the computer!

yes lots of unusual words but most can be monkied

6:00 am

so the thing is full of babblets..lovely;/

and that lonely little s gets tacked on to the end of lots of words today

*** FIREWORKS ***

6:02 am

yaa for nono!

6:02 am

WTG Nono, good for you

6:03 am

38 left and my stomach is growling

any clues needed before i get breakfast going?

6:05 am

the last co5 please?

6:05 am

It has the big pointer.

6:06 am

ty, got it

6:06 am

Think of how baby birds feel in a nest, but don't use the last vowel, change it to the 2nd one and add a consonant

think of being by a nice warm fire all warm and co** take off the last letter and put in **ter into the room thru the door

6:07 am

thanks Merk and Nono

yw

6:12 am

ra 6,21 clue please

i wonder how many babblers are out shopping this morning, joining in the madness of Black Friday?

6:13 am

sorry Merk, missing that one also

6:13 am

that must be a US thing Nono, have never heard of Black Friday

ra6-21 someone who shows discrimination against others

6:14 am

Ah, yes of course. ty so much

6:14 am

the one who is very fond of the skin colorwill be re6/21 merk

It may be Flosey, its the kick off of the Christmas shopping season

stores offer a lot of good deals but quantities are usually very limitied

hi Preethi

6:15 am

hai nano how are you

6:15 am

thanks Nono, hmmm, good idea to get shopping early, but limiting quantity seems unfair

good thanks, just relaxing today after a busy Thanksgiving day yesterday

6:16 am

how about christmas shopping nano

not for me Preethi, too many crazy people out there today trying to find the bargains

6:17 am

Good monring/day to all. Yes, Black Friday shopping began a few hours ago. The TV news station showed people camping out last evening just to get a place in the front of the lines.

6:17 am

sort of like the boxing day specials - too many shoppers going crazy

6:17 am

good morning Scrabs

6:17 am

Your name is in the grid, Nono!

morning Scrabs!

6:18 am

I stay away from all stores today.

6:18 am

Morning all, let's hope no one is killed in the shopping this year

yes I saw that Scrabs, I only wish it was accepted by enable :)

same here, I don't like the crowds

for sure Sukee

6:19 am

I will do all or almost all shopping via internet---calm, at my pace, viewing all choices

6:19 am

Hi Sukee

thats how I do most of mine too Scrabs

6:20 am

I started already--working on my list.

6:21 am

fireworks

congrats Preethi!

well, must go get breakfast ready...... happy babbling everyone

6:22 am

Yahoo Preethi!

6:22 am

Bye Nono

6:22 am

thanks nano hai scrab how are you

6:24 am

... and Fireworks!

6:24 am

wtg Merk

6:24 am

I am staring at bright colors on my new flat screen monitor. My nephew got a laptop and gave me his monitor from his desktop PC set. My old monitor was bought in 2001 and the colors have been fading for 18 mo. This is wonderful!

6:24 am

congratsmerk

6:24 am

Yippee Merk!

6:24 am

Time to start thinking of breakfast

6:24 am

enjoy with the new laptop scrab

6:25 am

ty for the help on the sticky ones; see you in the morning, I hope.

6:25 am

Bye Merk

6:31 am

Morning Babble Family :)

6:31 am

phantom: cornea Happy Friday, Babblers

6:32 am

morning Aloy

6:32 am

Hi Aussie

6:32 am

And GM Aloy

6:33 am

morning Aussie and Preethi, and any others I missed while burried in the grid

6:34 am

Morning Flosey.

6:34 am

Morning Aloy.

6:34 am

Morning Scrabs.

6:34 am

and Morning Preethi.

6:34 am

Did I miss anyone ?

6:35 am

hi Aussie, flosey, Scrabbs, Preethi, Merk and lurkers! (-:

6:35 am

Yes, the lurkers.

6:35 am

Morning Lurkers :)

6:36 am

We know you are there, lurkers. Sometimes I am a lurker.

6:37 am

kcd

6:37 am

fireworks! last word, one I often miss, ci4/5 !! Italian greeting!

6:37 am

YAY Flosey !!

6:37 am

I'm usually a lurker until I've gone through the grid.. I close the chat.. like yesterday, I had the thrill of finding the 10 letter word before seeing a clue in the chat.. but today I'm not doing that. YAY for flosey, congrats!

6:38 am

I am down to 81

6:38 am

now must run off some pics for hubby, bye for now my friends, be back at flip

6:38 am

bye flosey, havgd!

6:39 am

bye Flosey... have a good day xoxox

6:39 am

alright, you've drug one lurker out...morning all!!

6:39 am

littlebit !!

6:40 am

aussie!!

6:40 am

hello all

6:40 am

hi littlebit, welcome to the light of the chat log

6:40 am

hi to Kallia too!

6:40 am

HEy Kallia :)

6:40 am

thanks aloy!

6:40 am

just done my first sweep and left myself with 21 for later....nice grid!

6:40 am

wtg, Kallia!

6:41 am

must have found me brain cell lol

6:41 am

See, it was all that looking yesterday Kallia :)

6:41 am

my brain cell (singular) hasn't kicked in yet

6:42 am

yepmust have been...

6:42 am

My brain cell has to go to work this afterno4

6:42 am

off for lunch and then some painting...back later

6:42 am

aww.. no three day weekend for Aussie

6:42 am

ttfn Kallia

6:42 am

Nope, I gots to work ALL weekend !

6:43 am

shame Aussie...I love not working any more

6:43 am

ouch, Aussie!

6:43 am

all weekend...poor you!

6:43 am

Oh, believe me, if I didnt have to, I wouldnt :)

6:43 am

I'm sure

6:43 am

Price I pay for having 5 days off every 3 weeks....

6:44 am

anyway gotta go make sandwich and coffee...hubby home in about 10 mins

6:44 am

later

6:44 am

Mine will be home in 20 minutes Kallia.... Laters...

6:45 am

Congrats Flosey. hi Kallia + littlebit

6:46 am

hey scrabbs!!

6:46 am

left myself 74 for later on..... Got to get Smurf ready for Day-Nursery..... Later all xoxox **poof**

6:46 am

bye, Aussie

6:47 am

Bye Aussie

6:47 am

and i'm off for now...meeting up with a friend soon. have to go put my face on so as not to scare anyone ;) bbl!!

6:47 am

Haha, Littlebit--good luck.

6:47 am

later, littlebit!

6:56 am

h'mm, haven't found any infections yet for the "itis" ending

7:02 am

name that proper noun! mediterranean isle

7:02 am

hiya hurshy. thinking

7:02 am

Not Crete. Not Malta

7:03 am

not elba

7:03 am

Not Elba, not Sardinia, not Sicily...

7:04 am

First letter, hursh?

7:04 am

c

7:04 am

greek? italian?

7:04 am

italian

7:05 am

i think

7:05 am

Ciris? Looks like the name of a Greek isle

7:05 am

maybe french

7:05 am

think I need an exploratory trip

7:05 am

There are many Italian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea

7:06 am

cairo is in the grid

7:06 am

Hello All.

7:06 am

it's french officially but the name comes from italian. i think it has been disputed territory, historically.

7:07 am

hi hego

7:07 am

corsica

7:07 am

I'm glad to see we all survived Thanksgiving and hope all had a good one.

7:08 am

ding ding ding!

7:08 am

excellent, hego... nj, Kallia

7:08 am

Napolean

7:08 am

ty Aloy

7:09 am

Found it on the map

7:09 am

lol

7:09 am

Hi Hego

7:09 am

Didn't Italy give Corsica to France in some treaty deal?

7:10 am

It is French

7:11 am

the romans had it. the people of genoa had it (before italy was italy, i guess). the franco-ottoman empire had it. it briefly got independent. then france absorbed it and that's where it stands.

7:11 am

birthplace of Napolean Bonaparte

7:11 am

apparently the french did secretly pay off the genoese to get them to leave.

7:11 am

Because the people there still have Italian names and speak a stange French-Italian dialect.

7:12 am

while independent they were speaking italian.

7:13 am

yay for wiki

7:14 am

source of much information:)

7:14 am

it does facilitate learning a lot of random stuff.

7:14 am

yep

7:15 am

How is this grid?

7:15 am

I like it

7:15 am

Whoa! It's snowing! Really hard! Woo hoo! My snowshoes will be arriving in the mail today or tomorrow!

7:16 am

got down to 21 on first sweep

7:16 am

*envious of the snowshoes*

7:16 am

If the mail gets through.

7:16 am

what kind of snow, Scrabbs? light and fluffy or big and wet?

7:17 am

the grid: i have done the top two rows. missing two c's, got all the others. embarking on row 3.

7:18 am

I dont actually have any rows completed

7:18 am

Are you in the upper tier Scrabs?

7:18 am

well i just do it systematically, that's all. most people don't.

7:18 am

1 a missing from top and 2 o's and an n from 2nd

7:19 am

snowshoes are a workout.. but so much fun too

7:19 am

thats how I do it hushy...start top left and work through it

7:19 am

Small flakes. It won't stick though as it is 36 F outside

7:19 am

Hego, I live 35 miles southeast of Buffalo, in "snow country"...ski resort across the valley from me

7:20 am

i never would have thought it would be better but i tested it and it repeatedly produced better results than just finding words, so i stuck with it.

7:20 am

mmm,snowing i see..;/

7:20 am

Sounds nice, Scrabs

7:20 am

Hi Crossy!

7:20 am

howdy crossy

7:20 am

never thought of doing it any other way...

7:20 am

howdy scrabbs,aloy;)

7:21 am

Hi Crosy. Did you have bacon for TG

7:21 am

lol hego,our thanksgiving was a while ago

7:21 am

originally i just typed really fast all the words i could see, looking for rhymes to get a lot - that's the way to do well in boggle. but when your goal isn't speed, but finding all the words, and with the tile stats, this really does work better.

7:21 am

I didn't realize that.

7:22 am

the canadians sensibly celebrate in october

7:22 am

I must get ready for tennis. I shall return here this afternoon. Bye all.

7:22 am

avoiding the too-close-to-christmas problem and being able to still enjoy more color on the trees.

7:23 am

bye, Scrabbler.. gl in tennis

7:23 am

had to check hego,was second monday in oct

7:23 am

tc scwabby

7:23 am

Do you eat turkey also?

7:24 am

bye Scrabs

7:24 am

yes we eat turkey,but ham may also be used

7:25 am

Ahhh, the bacon family. LOL

7:25 am

big homey glazed ham,a nice veggie,stuffing,mashed tatties and gravy and of course yorkshire pudding

7:26 am

honey even

homey glazed is always good too

7:26 am

Yuuuummmmmm!

7:28 am

you make the yourkies hollow so you can put a dab of butter and a bit of mashed in em lol

7:28 am

Mmmmm, sounds good. I'm still stuffed from yesterday.

7:30 am

hi Gail.. me too

7:30 am

I did manage a small piece of pumpkin pie for breakfast, though.

7:30 am

Aloy, do you have the 7?

7:31 am

not yet, hego.. sorry.. almost ready for the list though

7:31 am

not to worry gail,it,s a veggie and thus guilt free;))

7:32 am

I have one 7. are there more?

7:32 am

Exactly!

7:32 am

Crossy, I love the way you think!

7:32 am

there are 2.

7:32 am

there are two 7's

7:32 am

both C.

7:32 am

Only 1 Harry

7:32 am

Oh, sorry two

7:33 am

We were eating Tim Tams before we went to bed last night, while watching Dr. Who specials. I had very strange dreams.

7:33 am

LOL Gail

7:33 am

ooh, got one... people who try to fool others.. co7

7:33 am

tim tams?

7:33 am

yeah that's the one I got

7:34 am

ok, i have 4 left, all C's, 2 top, 2 bottom, 2 4's, 2 5's... it's all very symmetrical

7:34 am

Wonderful chocolate fudge filled Australian cookies.

7:34 am

the other is cr7/52 and is a plural also.

7:34 am

got the other!

7:34 am

fudge filled cookies?..dont tell my mrs lol

7:35 am

tx guys

7:35 am

cr7 is pl for a tool used in barrel making, as if that is in your everyday vocab. lol

7:35 am

And you dip one end in your tea, suck up the tea and then pop it in your mouth just before it melts.

7:35 am

me too...though I've never heard it b4

7:36 am

time for the list, 17 to find

7:37 am

for four little words, these are hard to find...

7:38 am

tg for the list.. I would be monkeying all day

7:39 am

49 down...bbl

7:51 am

done de done done..

7:51 am

Yay aloy!!

7:52 am

ty, fun grid.. any clues needed?

7:53 am

I think i'll just plod along. tx Aloy

7:54 am

Okie dokie.. happy Babbling.. and Happy Friday! see you next grid, bye for now..

7:54 am

Bye aloy.

8:04 am

1 out and 1 in. Hi everybody.

hello all

8:06 am

howdy TO

8:06 am

cist

8:06 am

Hi to and Gramma

8:07 am

oops!

8:07 am

And right to the pb.

8:07 am

Coffee brb

8:08 am

I'm having trouble with this one, but I think it's just me.

8:12 am

hi all

8:12 am

How many words today?

8:12 am

Hi jmc!

8:12 am

114

8:12 am

Thanks.

8:12 am

yw

8:12 am

How was your holiday, jmc?

hi je

8:13 am

delightful, how was your?

8:13 am

hi TO did you get home?

8:13 am

really good. sil home from hospital and all well.

8:14 am

that is good, never want to be in hospital for the holidays

i am at my father's house

8:14 am

Ah I thought you had been at your bother's house

8:15 am

Okay...I'll start again.

at bro's bro in laws. 45 min away. now must drive home becvause i need to get to body shop. else I would stay. and MUST go to mall today.

8:15 am

hi gramma

8:16 am

hi all

8:16 am

hi boo

8:16 am

Is the coffe good in the pb today gramma. LOL

8:16 am

back at cha

8:16 am

you are going to the mall -- how brave!

well my glasses finally arrived. no choice.

8:17 am

How was everyone's Thanksgiving

8:17 am

man, i would so wait until tomorrow

8:17 am

Me too

tomorrow wont be mych better. depends on when theopticion is there.

8:18 am

hego, it's delicious. I reccomend you accidentally post a few words

8:18 am

LOL!!

8:18 am

i had a wonderful thanksgiving boo --how about you?

8:19 am

LOL isn't in the grid? Work with me here.

8:19 am

it was great. We actually had two thanksgiving dnners

8:20 am

one was because my sister was visiting and she had to leave thanksgiving day and we had leftovers yesterday

8:20 am

YUMMM

8:20 am

sounds good boo

8:20 am

it was a definite yum

8:21 am

Hello, All

8:21 am

And fireworks for me :-)

8:21 am

hi ZOO

8:22 am

I found this grid to be rather hard today.

8:22 am

WTG!

8:22 am

whoo hoo zooz

8:23 am

Tx Zoom I thought it was just me.

8:23 am

help with the w please

8:23 am

I don't do well with lots of vowels.

8:24 am

Hey Jmc..i was looking at the folding website lastnight..and some people on there are well into folding ...making there computers into super ones just to fold.

8:24 am

what are you we**ing right now jm? i'm still in my jammies

8:24 am

really how interesting.

8:24 am

we4 what clothes should i we***

8:24 am

then plural

8:25 am

ty zooz -- smack me with a fish!

8:25 am

Hello, Dorens

8:25 am

*SLAP*

8:25 am

hello zoo. and congratulations on finishing

8:25 am

Hi Dorens

8:26 am

i am dressed and ready for work dorens

8:26 am

glad to hear that j, but really was just trying to clue for you :)

8:26 am

how do make your computer a super computer? i thought that in effect all the computers folding made a super computer

8:26 am

Hello everyone!

8:26 am

I know dorens :-)

8:26 am

hi brookie

8:27 am

Hi Brookie

8:27 am

this is true...but they put about 5 top of the range graphic cards & top of the range processors into theres, so it can calculate quicker.

8:27 am

Hi Boo, Hi JMC

8:27 am

Hello, Brookie :-)

8:28 am

hi boobear and brook

8:28 am

sounds like more than i am willing to do.

8:28 am

same here..one guy has spent around $15,000..crazy money just to fold.

8:29 am

very likely has a close family member with cancer and feels helpless

8:30 am

*giggle* our conversation sounds odd i think to an outsider

8:30 am

to be honest Jmc..i think he is more interested in getting the number 1 rank..by the way he was talking in the forums.

8:30 am

Hi zoo!

8:30 am

Hi Dorens!

8:30 am

really? that is a sad sad story then

8:31 am

LOL, yes i suppose it would..:-)

8:31 am

i have not gone on the forums -- what do they discuss?

8:31 am

I like to try & help as my father died of cancer, so it is nice to know i am at least trying to help.

8:32 am

they discuss trying to make there computers faster and better than everyone elses..lol

8:32 am

What do they discuss? If you have to ask that question, you don't need to know! ( I actually have no clue as to what the heck you're talking about..folding?)

8:33 am

no one in my family died of cancer per se -- although my husband died of a hereditary decease closely connected with cancer

8:33 am

Please, keep me on a need to know basis. This is way beyond my world

8:34 am

gramma zooz, ata and i created a babble team to participate in folding@home

8:34 am

it is a program where you download some software and it allows your computer to help map molecules that will lead to a cure for cancer

8:35 am

Bye gang. bbl

8:35 am

did i explain it right zooz?

8:35 am

bye hego

8:35 am

Bye, Hego

8:35 am

Oh sure. I knew that. Would you like some of mine?

8:36 am

yes you did..but it is not just cancer..as it is folding proteins..and so they can find different cures of all types of illnesses

8:36 am

LOL, Gramma

8:36 am

afternoon everybody

8:36 am

how is the grid?

8:36 am

I found it rather hard..Hello Jacq

8:37 am

Hi Jacq. The grid is a little tough today. I can't believe there are 8 "z" words.

8:37 am

you can sign up for our team 173981 at folding@home gramma and you will never know another thing again if you don't wanna

8:37 am

Run jacq Run. They're talking about smart stuff. This is no longer a mindless word game. It's becoming an education. Aaaah

8:37 am

oh my, 8??

8:37 am

i don;t even know there were 8 z words in the world

8:38 am

i got one z word

8:38 am

hello gramma, i also fold proteins

8:38 am

the good news is 7 of them are `zo` 1 is `ze` :-)

8:38 am

I can only think of 2 "z" words in the world, jacq. :-)

8:38 am

thanks for the clue, zooz!

8:38 am

good to know zooz

8:39 am

zo4 what time zo** are you in

8:39 am

zo5, one who is in a zo4?

8:39 am

then extend twice for the other 2 `zo`s

8:39 am

what team are you on jac?

8:40 am

actress *** caldwell, add a vowel

8:40 am

*** caldwell, add 2 vowels

8:40 am

Hello , Annie!

8:40 am

Hi zooz!!

8:40 am

not too sure jmc, have been doing it for a while, when i was at college we joined as a team and apparently i am still there

8:40 am

mornin babblers!

8:41 am

but have also joined the babble team, but have never seen any sign that my folding is going anywhere but the old team

8:41 am

Morning, Eva!

8:41 am

would be nice if you came over to the babblers folding team :-)

8:41 am

Hello, Eva

8:41 am

i am there too zooz

8:41 am

very cool jac -- so each new computer you download the software?

8:42 am

yes jmc, but had forgotten to add it to the laptop till crossy spoke about it

8:42 am

have persuaded my mum to join too when she gets her new router

8:42 am

good thing he mentioned it -- it got me to add both of my computers to the babbler team that ata created

8:42 am

hi eva

8:43 am

Jacq..are you folding for the team id of 173981?

8:43 am

folding? what is this?

8:43 am

it's the number i put in for team babble, so yes but i don;t show there at all

8:43 am

thats what i see..wonder why that is?

8:44 am

right now am on 434/1500

8:44 am

mine is 315/500

8:44 am

maybe i had already ben working proteins from the pc and it needs to finish those before i can join babble?

8:44 am

good morning

8:44 am

heya jane

8:45 am

i find the smaller the number my computer takes longer to do...when i do the 2500 ones they are done witthin a day..lol

8:45 am

thats a point Jacq..you could be right there.

8:45 am

Report generated on 01:44:24 November 27, 2009 Date of last work unit 2009-11-26 16:17:18 Active CPUs within 50 days 4 Team Id 173981 Grand Score 7741 (

8:45 am

Hello, Harp

8:45 am

Hi Jane!

8:46 am

this is what i get when i go into stats

8:46 am

today i am 1500/2500

8:47 am

hi harp

8:47 am

zo4/9 zo and most of the word for consume

8:47 am

add another vowel on the end for another z05

8:48 am

when did you join the babble team jac? it took a few days for my stats to show up on it

8:48 am

a few weeks ago jmc

8:49 am

when crossy spoke about it in the chog, the same time ata set the team up

8:49 am

yes . i was in crossies team..but decided to do the babblers one instead..hope he did not get offended.

8:50 am

The only way you can offend crossy is if you criticise bacon.

8:50 am

are you denni?

8:50 am

how many letters in the lone e?

8:50 am

HAHAHA...yes you could be right there Haz..hello

8:50 am

crossy is just happy that we are folding

8:50 am

hi haz

8:50 am

Hello zooz, hello again to all.

8:51 am

no jmc i am jacquieg

hi haz...are you guys joining ANOTHER gaming site?

8:51 am

well that would be what i would assume jac

8:52 am

en 6 Harp

8:52 am

no it is a site that is folding proteins for science

uh...ok

8:52 am

ty zooz

8:53 am

en6 what people say at the end of a great show.

8:53 am

isn't folding proteins what causes dieases like Mad Cow?

8:53 am

your computer does it in the extra space it is not using

8:53 am

Hello TO!

8:53 am

thanks

8:53 am

Prions are implicated in BSE.

8:53 am

wow exactly half way, def time for a ciggie break

8:53 am

yw

8:53 am

i think my old tired computer needs all it's extra space for babble

i am ever the skeptic about such on line things

8:54 am

hi bichon and no folding proteins is suppose to find teh cure for cancer and other things -- tho don't ask me how I just trust crossy in this one

8:54 am

provided you have basic security it is safe TO

8:54 am

hb jac

8:54 am

ok, i am going to go and grab a bite to eat..take care all...hope to see your name on the babblers folding team soon Jacq :-)

8:54 am

I haven't a clue what it all means, TO, I'm just glad when the computer switches on.

8:54 am

me too zooz

me too!

8:55 am

So, put me out of my misery, TO. Was one dessert enough?

8:55 am

i don't really understand it except a vague idea that all the computers working together make a supercomputer that shortens the time to get an answer

i am watching a show segment on using leftovers. with 7 teens we did not have that problem

8:57 am

Leftovers always look a bit.... left over.

well - no, there should have been a finger food like cookies or brownies. and cake. there were two pies a pumpkin cheesecake and traditional swedish rolled cookies.

i know. i tasted all of them

8:57 am

Well, it's kind of your duty to taste them, isn't it?

8:58 am

Just to make sure they're okay.

8:58 am

Biophysics is what my son did his PhD in. It was using computers to do such a task. However, he didn't end up in that field

8:58 am

TO is a woman who knows her duty!

yes. elst i would opffend someone wouldn't i?

8:59 am

You would. The person who made the dessert that you ignored might think it was deliberate. You can't run that risk.

8:59 am

well i am just glad to help especially when it doesn't cost me a thing

8:59 am

TO is brave and self sacrificing in the extreme!

9:00 am

help with the top O for nbt

9:01 am

OR + the cat chased the **t

9:01 am

or4/4, alternatively or6/21 - or plus what's grown in the paddy field.

9:01 am

M***** the Cat

9:01 am

an 5/10?

9:01 am

an5/10 - add what you listen with

9:02 am

ty Haz

9:02 am

hey,all -- lurker extraordinaire here

9:02 am

morning all - happy friday

9:02 am

hey, dan :-)

9:02 am

You're welcome, bichon. Hello Une and dan.

9:02 am

Happy Leftover Day to all the American babblers. :)

9:02 am

hey, haz :-)

9:03 am

ty car and haz

leftover turkey. i only wish.

9:04 am

hints for the solo E?

9:04 am

hi une and dan

9:04 am

You're welcome, jmc.

9:04 am

how many letters in the i words please?

9:04 am

ir4 & ir5

9:04 am

en6 eva, after the final bow the musician did one

9:04 am

the crowd shouted Bravo! En****!

9:04 am

i have an i4

the z words were realitively easy

9:05 am

add a vowel jacq

9:05 am

My husband made me the BEST turkey sandwich I have ever had this morning....YUMMERS!

9:05 am

TY harp

9:05 am

well i have nbt and need to leave to go pretend to work

9:05 am

morning, jmc :-)

9:05 am

does anyone have an icon clue?

9:05 am

Are you going backwards, TO? That's the way FM does the grid.

9:05 am

love leftover turkey! wish I had some . . .

9:05 am

hi une

9:05 am

later, jmc!

9:06 am

ty dan, have both i's now

9:06 am

not yet harp

9:06 am

ar 5/12?

9:06 am

bye all i will bbs

9:06 am

harpjane, I don't have one, it's not a very inspiring grid for icons. I'll need to think.

9:06 am

harp, my daughter's applied for a job in Maine -- think her car will perpetually look like your icon? LOL

9:06 am

lol une!

9:06 am

ar5/12 - a plus an anagram of the paddy field grain.

9:07 am

Bichon, I have the capital of france but drop the P and add an extra consonant in the middle....

9:07 am

ty again Haz

9:08 am

or H*****son Ford, actor

9:08 am

You're welcome, bichon.

9:08 am

Much clearer Une!

i ofund a 7 letter word. yippee!

9:08 am

:-D

9:09 am

go, TO!

9:09 am

TO share?

29 left. but it hink i must start the day. have a visit to make before I drive home

9:10 am

co7/32 plural of co6/21

co7 = those who steer the ship. or cheat you.

9:10 am

cr7/52 plural of cr6/36

9:11 am

ty

bye all!

9:11 am

later, TO!

9:11 am

Bye TO, drive safely!

9:12 am

those who steer a ship?

9:12 am

no idea about THAT clue, bichon :-)

9:13 am

back with an icon clue

did you read shogun?

9:13 am

and she's back LOL!

9:13 am

no

ok , ok... *poof*

9:14 am

The second part of the clue makes more sense....

9:14 am

....to me anyway!

9:14 am

I still don't get it

9:15 am

Also spelling of a popular irish boy's name

9:15 am

car, add hospital trauma center to co4/5

9:15 am

sorry, i mean bichon!

9:16 am

another good clue Une!

9:16 am

:-D

9:17 am

I think I understand the Irish boy's name, but I don't get the word

9:18 am

bichon - last name of Dan and Rosanne on the TV show.

9:18 am

Good morning everyone.

9:19 am

Good morning, TXZ.

9:19 am

hello all

9:19 am

TaDa! ty all

9:19 am

Hi, Haz -- I thought I ran everyone off...

9:19 am

morning, zinnia :-)

9:19 am

yvw bichon

9:20 am

Hi, une

9:20 am

Hello, peri.

9:20 am

Hi, periwinkle

9:24 am

morning, peri

9:29 am

wow, challenging grid

9:29 am

half way done and now just starting at it

9:30 am

Hello, kje.

9:30 am

hi haz

9:30 am

both yesterday and today i have this urge to write "hazmat" but would like to avoid getting slapped

9:31 am

Why hazmat?

9:32 am

just pops up when I write haz.... and is short for hazardous materials

9:32 am

as in hazmat routes for trucks off the main thoroughfares, etc

9:33 am

Well, that was a lovely little grid. See you all tomorrow

9:33 am

Now I understand,

9:33 am

Bye gramma, have a nice day.

9:33 am

seriously garndma??? you thought it was lovely? shoot, my brain must be slow today

9:34 am

We don't have special routes for trucks, the most we have are bus lanes.

9:34 am

I am not finding it lovely either

9:35 am

trucks carrying toxic things have to take alt routes around cities to avoid having to clean up hazardous spills in the midst of people if in an accident, etc

9:35 am

DR!!!

9:35 am

how are you KJE ?

9:36 am

they aren't special lanes or anything, just places the trucks aren't allowed to go

9:36 am

also hazmat stickers on train cars, trucks, closets in buildings, etc so if emergency crews are needed, they know what they are dealing with

9:37 am

You're all very organised.

9:37 am

here, haz - more than you ever cared to know

9:37 am

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat

9:38 am

so if you ever decide to have a career as a rapper, my vote is "hazmat" as a name - very cool

9:38 am

LOL Kje : )

9:38 am

slightly dangerous and edgy - LOL

9:38 am

did you have a nice holiday, dr?

9:39 am

yes , thanks. I had the family over. Hubby cooked 2 turkeys etc... then he got up and went to the mall this morning

9:39 am

he is nuts

9:40 am

what about you?

9:40 am

hi everyone - happy post-turkey day

9:40 am

ooooo - I avoid that whole black friday thing - madness!

9:40 am

Hi JBV and Haz

9:40 am

coming back for my last 19- this is slow going today

9:40 am

yes, Jake wants an IPOD and they were a good price

9:40 am

no joke, jbv... very slow

9:40 am

Hello JBV.

9:41 am

extremely slow

9:41 am

hi haz, kje, DR

9:41 am

kje - saw an article in today's paper about a study showing the 2 happiest groups of doctors are pediatricians and geriatricians - do you agree?

9:41 am

my sister went as well, 0400 this morning to walmart - HP loaded computer for $300 - she had to do it

9:42 am

that data on geriatricians has been proven several times

9:42 am

I would think that obstetricians would be in the happy group. Bringing a bundle of joy

9:42 am

but remember, people select their specialty, so whether those careers make you happy vs content people tending to choose those careers is a coin toss

9:43 am

no, OB/Gyns have hard lives, and huge liability

9:43 am

Fireworks!

9:43 am

I agree KJE- OB's are stressed

9:43 am

interesting bias there though... OB bring joy so lives must be good, geriatricians deal with death... etc

9:43 am

* She comes from nowhere with the sky in lights... Hello and congrats Car

9:43 am

I can agree that Ob's work long hours, but for the most part, their patients adore them

9:43 am

yayayayay car!!!!

9:43 am

Congratulations car!

9:44 am

it said they spend more time with elderly patients, so more satisfying, I guess

9:44 am

whoo hoo car

9:44 am

OBs are sued more than any other doctor

9:44 am

My mom is at a retirement home and I don't find that a very uplifting place

9:44 am

Anyone need a clue or two before I go?

9:45 am

not listed yet CAR_ thanks though

9:45 am

I can understand the liability of Ob's, but I would think that would be offset by the happiness of parenthood

9:45 am

it is hard to find the right placement for our parents

9:46 am

OBs are sued more, have higher divorce rates (only surpassed by psych), and do not form long term relationships with most of their patients...

9:46 am

how about the second I word car -- I have the metal one

9:46 am

Mom's in a nice place, but so many of the residents have a very angsty expression of their faces and a lot are sitting in wheelchairs with their heads down. Mom likes to go to arts and crafts, but she's usually the only one there

9:46 am

re 6?

9:46 am

it is fascinating to see the typical bias here though... old people make people uncomfortable, babies do not... thus we would rather avoid places like retirement homes

9:46 am

As a counsellor, I can say that bringing peace and comfort to those who are in their last stages of life or their loved ones is satisfying. Death is a natural part of life and helping people through it to make it easier is very satisfying. It doesn't mean that the environment is pleasant for those who visit unfortunately.

9:47 am

Does the problem not lie with the parents who find it hard to accept that not every baby nor every birth is going to be perfect all the time? Expectations are sky high on the part of parents.

9:47 am

NM on the re 6

9:47 am

Just add a vowel to the end of it JMC

9:47 am

ty car

9:47 am

RE + zo 4/9

9:47 am

generally a high stress time, haz

9:47 am

ty ar

9:47 am

thanks car - that was my last r

9:48 am

i spent hours and hours in nursing homes and other such places with my mother and that assured that my mother got decent treatment

9:48 am

that is so true JMC- Families need to be involved

9:48 am

Mom is treated decently, but so many of her friends are so cranky and critical

9:48 am

It makes a difference

9:49 am

even with me there one nursing home was terrible and so we removed her from there

9:49 am

We moved my grandmother 3 times before we found one we were all comfortable with

9:49 am

i think oatier should be a word... describes my breakfast cereal

9:50 am

OK all! Have a wonderful day!

9:50 am

the thing i noticed doing elder law for 20 years is that people seem to distill into their basic personality -- so an optimist is happy and a pessimist is cranky and angry

9:50 am

you too, car - bye

9:50 am

makes sense to me

9:50 am

bye car!

9:50 am

Bye CAR- have a good day

9:51 am

Time for Spangle's afternoon walk, time for me to get bundled up, it has turned so much colder over the past few days but at least it has stopped raining. Bye for now!

9:51 am

i like some of my cranky old people - you just gotta laugh... they aren't so bad, you have to know how to handle them

9:51 am

Bye Haz- Enjoy

9:51 am

ra4 a staffperson showed up at work and I thought i would have the office to myself

9:51 am

some of the really ornery ones, I swear that ornerinous is all that keeps them alive

9:51 am

bye haz have a nice walk

9:51 am

bye hazmat

9:52 am

i think that is what kept my mother alive

9:52 am

That was my Grandmother KJE- VERY Ornery

9:52 am

Lived into her 90's

9:52 am

most of them know they are ornery, so you use it

9:52 am

Hi Everybody!

9:52 am

Hi NEf

9:53 am

I was reading the conversation and thought I'd add my 2 centds

9:53 am

I've been watching the Sopranos and the scenes of Tony's mom at the Assisted living place sound so true

9:53 am

IHi DR

9:53 am

you can add 10 cents if you want ;)

9:54 am

hi Dr and Nef

9:54 am

BOO! Welcome

9:55 am

After working in health care as an RN for 42+ years (and as an aide in nursing homes and hospitals for 4 years before that!); I think my most favorite patients have always been the elderly.

9:56 am

I think most of them appreciate your caring for them. younger patients... dont always

9:57 am

Some elderly are ornery with bad personalities (same as the other ages of life); but most may have bad spelss of orneriness that they can be brought out of by just a bit of attention.

9:58 am

I agree, DR.

9:58 am

many people don't realize that "orneriness" is also a symptom/result/side effect of living in chronic pain

9:58 am

they have earned their orneriness... much harder to take that attitude from a smart alec 25 year old who has lots of advantages and opportunities and still complains

10:00 am

wow, i think my brain must be hung over from the cranberry relish, cuz this is hard

10:00 am

I am going to the list with 44 left : (

10:00 am

Where I currently work (I run a prenatal program for low income women and women in crisis pregnanxcies); the women are so grateful for everything we do that it is a happy environment

10:01 am

yes... in general, I think working with underpriveleged or sicker people is easier... less entitlement a nd less focusing on things that don't matter when you have real problems

10:02 am

oh shoot, some of these babblets I should have gotten, have seen them before

10:02 am

NBT, NBS, and halfway done. can i go home now?

10:02 am

yep. JBV.

10:04 am

first si6? what am I not seeing?

10:05 am

si5 is a loud noise

10:06 am

kje, I think the entitlement mindset makes a BIG difference in how much satisfaction we get out of working with different populations of patients.

10:06 am

my phantom for it is sienna

10:06 am

but can't see the real 6

10:06 am

hi again all

10:07 am

kje, change the double letter

10:07 am

ty katy!!!

10:07 am

just couldn't see that!

10:07 am

yw

10:07 am

too twisty

10:08 am

My 7-year-old son says that "Arizona" is a phantom word in this grid.

10:08 am

When I have someone DEMAND something which is not allowed/or appropriate for their care from me and then complains about it; it isn't fun to care for them.

10:09 am

cute.. is he helping you, Brookie

10:09 am

yep nef, and in bedside nursing you have to answer that 100x/day for some of those people, I get to tell them once or twice and still want to pop 'em

10:10 am

He goes back and forth. He does help me find some words (especially the ones that neither of us knew existed but at least he's willing to try).

10:10 am

He loves reading and learning what he can about language.

10:10 am

good for him. He is smart

10:11 am

Yeah, and he knows it too! :-)

10:19 am

happy black friday, everyone

10:20 am

Same to you, Jen!

10:32 am

last word - ar5 - the last?

10:33 am

nm!

10:33 am

ar + ***e to the occasion

10:33 am

ty brook :)

10:34 am

yw. I have 2 words that I'm stuck on... co6 (the last) and si6 (the last)

10:35 am

co6 add a double cons and t** up your boat

10:35 am

si6 add a double cons and a double vowel

10:36 am

thanks!

10:36 am

yeah, fireworks!

10:36 am

I'm still missing the ar5/12...I'd made a mistake

10:36 am

sorry, i was clueing the wrong one... let me think...

10:37 am

ar + albert **nstein + *up of tea

10:37 am

ty :) DONE

10:37 am

ar 5: ar + vowel + t** tac doe

10:38 am

bye!

10:38 am

bye!

10:44 am

Hi all, just jumped in for a quick fix this morning.

10:44 am

Hi wht

10:46 am

hello all

10:47 am

Hi lindy

10:47 am

Hi lindy

10:48 am

inge... I was trying to use your clue, but I kept putting the t in (t** tac). Got it now. I think I need more coffee!

Morning- just popping in before another day of family fun

10:49 am

Kaplan! You went pro. Looking good!

10:49 am

Hi Kap, gone pro I see.

Yep.

cone

But not pro enough to avoid this problem

10:50 am

Stop that!

(Smacks self on the wrist)

10:50 am

Starting your day in the PB. I'm sure there is some leftover turkey and pie in there.

Tofurkey.

10:51 am

Hey, you're Soupy. All is forgiven.

I had a feeling you would be a Soupy crowd.

Good afternoon all, I have the co7 what is other one, please?

10:58 am

I only speak for myself, Kaplan.

OK

10:59 am

Marc the other is cr 7.

11:00 am

ty hego. Have to go get coffee but I am half-way.

11:00 am

YW

11:08 am

Soupy?

Thanks hego got it

11:08 am

The guy in Kaplan's icon. Soupy Sales.

11:09 am

Good marc. It was hard.

"Bafalafaka. They whisper it all over Turkey."

11:11 am

LOL

11:11 am

hi

11:11 am

does anyone want to offer a clue for the (2) seven letter words?

On wordsplay, tiar is a word, but not here.

11:11 am

Hi kje

11:12 am

co7 is a plural of co6 - one who deceives

11:12 am

ruru clue Spanky the 7's.

11:12 am

I'm a lousy cluer.

11:12 am

cr7 is a plural of cr6 - cr + bull d**** moves dirt

clue for the cr 7 pretty please

11:13 am

hi dee

11:13 am

hi kje

hugs ru

11:13 am

did you enjoy your TG day, ru?

11:13 am

Great clue kje

11:13 am

yes.. I did.. and I have today off too

11:13 am

you?

11:14 am

brb need coffee

yes ty great clue, got it

11:14 am

I work, yesterday morning, this evening, but did go to family's for dinner and it was nice

11:15 am

I am making that salad tomorrow kje... I will let you know how it goes

11:15 am

bbl

11:16 am

I modify the dressing a bit too, ru - I add olive oil as the way it is written is quite tart, but the basics are there, just adjust to taste... my brother ate two huge plates of that stuff

11:17 am

6 left - all A's - almost done with this bear

11:19 am

uno

11:21 am

and done

11:21 am

lots of weird words today, but should have seen more of those babblets than I did without the list.... oh well

11:21 am

any clues needed before i go?

11:22 am

Yay K!

11:22 am

hi tor - how was your thanksgiving? did you spend it with your kids?

11:23 am

It was nice. All were able to attend this year. It was quite good.

11:23 am

back

11:24 am

that is great tor - hope you have lots of good leftovers too--- the best part ; )

11:24 am

Oh yeah. The turkey was especially good.

11:24 am

ru - this time I used dried cranberries from whole foods in it, that was better than the pomegranates I think - slightly sweet touch and toothsome

11:25 am

yum

11:25 am

I keep them in stock around here too

11:26 am

OK, I am off to try and accomplish something today... enjoy your day

11:27 am

Byee

11:27 am

bye kje... conquer the world

11:27 am

bye kje

11:28 am

hi ru and torg

11:28 am

morning JM

11:29 am

Morning all. Happy post TG. Jmc - I like your photo collage.

11:29 am

Heyas

11:30 am

hi ch haven't seen you in a bit -- collage cheerfully downloaded from the internet

11:30 am

I thought of you the other day when i was recycling my foil

11:31 am

What did you do with it?

11:31 am

nothing special just washed and dried from cooking steak on it, to use again

or6/21, please?

11:32 am

or+paddy grain

11:32 am

Good for you! Saves pennies too :)

thanks got it

11:33 am

I am a penny pincher from a way back! lol

11:33 am

yw

11:35 am

Funny story about yesterday: I decided to contribute a fruit salad I had never tried before. The recipe called for the ingredients to be "coarsely chopped" in a food processor. Not having one, I figured it would not matter if I used my blender ......... oh yes, it matters. The 'salad' quickly became chutney! lol!!

11:36 am

sounds like a smoothie to me

11:36 am

pretty much, ruru. I fessed up at the dinner table and everyone had a good laugh.

11:37 am

sometimes short-cuts lead to different things in the kitchen..lol

11:37 am

how can you survive without a processor anyway

11:38 am

Well, since I'm confessing here... the truth is, I have only learned to cook in the past few years.

11:38 am

oh.. well that explains that!

11:39 am

I have been cooking since I was a little kid.

11:39 am

I used to be a basic utility cook --- open and heat, you know. Now I play with food and experiment with spices. I even baked pumpkin bread from scratch!

11:40 am

cooking is so relaxing and good for you

11:40 am

very cool -- i love to cook myself

11:41 am

I love cooking ...

11:41 am

and cooking saves money!!

11:41 am

big time!

11:41 am

I'm discovering that. My beloved husband taught me quite a bit. In fact, he is playing in the kitchen right now. That's the other thing, jmc - scratch cooking saves TONS of money.

11:41 am

what temperature do you cook yourself at jm?

11:41 am

LOL!

11:41 am

I always make things from scratch.

11:42 am

making two pies today -- do you guys know about supercook.com? my fav cooking go to

11:42 am

IT does save money

11:42 am

slow with lots of alcohol for basting!

11:42 am

ROFL

11:42 am

enter the ingredients you have and want to use up and it'll spit out recipes

11:42 am

no does it have basic recipes?

The first si6/18, please?

11:42 am

Okay, I tried but I have 2 N's I can't see the last no 5 and the no4 2 places above. Not double letter one. Please help.

11:42 am

I'll check it out, shirlock!

11:43 am

very cool i have been cooking like that for decades (hmm whats in the ice box)

11:43 am

like the california mountain range marc

11:43 am

i need a recipe for bread and butter pickles

11:43 am

no 5 like the mine in the Hobbit

Thanks got it. Have to go only 6 left and will get them later. Thanks for all the clues.

11:44 am

two no's above it are no 4 high no4 or 12:00p.m.

11:45 am

jmc, my mom had one in her cookbook, which I inherited. I will look and send you the one she used through Facebook's email... you are on that one, aren't you?

11:45 am

that is how I cook too JM.. what's in the fridge and what can I make out of them

11:45 am

That is, my facebook page for the book.

11:45 am

that would be wonderful

11:46 am

sometimes it works and I regret i wont be able to duplicate it and sometimes it turns out horrid!

11:47 am

I am on FB do i need to sign up for your page ch?

11:47 am

hello 84 to go

11:47 am

mmm... not sure, jmc. I think you might have already friended me. If not, look for Campbell Norwood and shoot me a friend request.

11:47 am

I finally got it. Thanks!

11:49 am

hi harp

11:49 am

wtg ellen

11:49 am

hi all 47 to go

11:49 am

hi MP

11:49 am

brb

11:50 am

hey hmc...how are you

11:50 am

i mean jmc...we are better today

11:51 am

glad you are better MP lol

11:51 am

ch we are friends on fb

11:51 am

aren't these the two happiest dogs you've ever seen?

11:52 am

Okay, found 3 of her recipes for pickles; not sure what constitutes 'bread and butter.' They are titled as follows: "Zucchini Bread & Butter Pickles", "Dollar Sweet Pickles" (both involve slicing) and "15 Minute Sweet Pickles" (using small pickles.) Do you want all of them, one of them, none of them?

11:53 am

probably the first two ch

11:53 am

i'd like to be your friend too, ch! if i get around to it!

11:54 am

Just realized -- I can post the recipes on my profile here. I'll do that, jmc - should be up in a few minutes. ... of course, harp!!

11:54 am

bread and butter pickles are sweet pickles with mustard seed and no dill

11:56 am

the dogs look sleepy to me but what do i know?

11:59 am

could be but I thought they were cracking up laughing...my dad always look for the humor in everything...

11:59 am

ty harp for your icon clue

11:59 am

did your dad take the photo?

12:00 pm

oops my add kicked in...i meant my dad "said always..."

12:00 pm

well that is good advice MP

12:00 pm

no but he would have loved it too

12:03 pm

Recipes posted in my profile. Wow, I had no idea my mom went to that much trouble! The first recipe takes 9 or 10 DAYS. Gosh. But I remember how good those pickles were.

12:04 pm

he was such a joker...his last words on earth were filled with humor...I think it was a special gift to my mom and I who were there...very very special like him.

12:07 pm

en6?

12:07 pm

that is nice MP. my husband was like that too

12:08 pm

the musician does an en**** at the curtain sometimes

12:08 pm

en6, what is often said after a good performance or play "bravo!en****!"

12:08 pm

ty ch I will copy them

12:08 pm

thx jac

12:08 pm

hi all - good grid today?

12:09 pm

hi Wolvie - challenging but fun

12:09 pm

the zuchinni one looks most like what i am looking for ty

12:09 pm

hi jac and wolvie

12:09 pm

heya wolvie

12:09 pm

heya jmc

12:09 pm

Hi everybody! :-)

12:10 pm

Happy to offer them up, jmc -- my momma passed away in 1980, so it's nice to know her recipes will get some use again.

12:10 pm

some people jmc give you so much in life that even tho they must leave what they give can last your lifetime if you let it...not that you don't miss them terribly but it is more than what alot of people ever have...very lucky we are...

12:10 pm

MP, that is so true! Thank you from my heart for sharing that wisdom.

12:11 pm

yum. Pickles! ty ch12

12:12 pm

we are MP

12:13 pm

my son and i made about a dozen jars of kosher dills this summer but i noticed that since he helped make them he is not devouring them at the same rate as last year when i made them by myself!

12:14 pm

;-) appreciation for the effort!

12:14 pm

i am going to try to make bread and butter jalapenos for his christmas gift

12:15 pm

How inventive, jmc!

12:17 pm

I have a recipe for vidalia onion pickles and they are devine...got it from a real down to earth W.Va. woman I know from our place at Lake Anna,Va.

12:18 pm

Beloved is calling from the kitchen --- bbl!

12:20 pm

bye ch12

12:20 pm

yes...my beautiful "merman" just appeared from in front of our tv and announced his desire to eat just to keep his strength up...wifey duties call...brb

12:21 pm

so - i have 5 ne's and 6 no's. I am missing one n. what type is it please?

12:21 pm

bye M Pitt

12:21 pm

6 ne's

12:21 pm

not invented by me -- i saw it for sale in a Texas store

12:21 pm

ne4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4

12:22 pm

bye MP

12:22 pm

ah. ty jac. :-)

12:22 pm

yw

12:22 pm

am working on my last ne now lol

12:23 pm

oh yes? i am missing one ne 5. I'll dig it out. :-)

12:23 pm

missing the last ne 5 too

12:24 pm

ra6/21?

12:24 pm

someone whi is anti anything not blonde haired and blue eyes

12:24 pm

ah. I don't know which it is - one of the last 2 per your list. I have the plural of the clean one

12:24 pm

it's the one after that before the gas one

12:25 pm

okay - we are missing the same one. :-)

12:25 pm

yes

12:25 pm

harp - i don't have that yet, sorry

12:25 pm

thanks

12:26 pm

i clued it jane, the blonde haired comment

12:26 pm

does anyone have an icon clue?

12:26 pm

ah - missed that jac - ty

12:28 pm

ne5/10 ne and the ending for that ra6

12:30 pm

??? jac

12:30 pm

the ra6, not very nice people word, the ne5/10 has the same 3 letter ending as that word

12:30 pm

first zo5?

12:30 pm

o ty jac

12:31 pm

oh duh. ty - had turkey for lunch. lol

12:31 pm

do you have the first zo4?

12:31 pm

ne+ ra6 ending

12:31 pm

that finished the n's. ty again jac

12:31 pm

z plus vowells

12:31 pm

yes, have the first zo

12:31 pm

if you have the first zo4 add another vowel at the end

12:31 pm

the second vowel

12:32 pm

thx jac

12:32 pm

i need the last ne 4

12:33 pm

gas for lights jmc

12:33 pm

gas used in shop signs

12:33 pm

ty ty I was looking for an ene !

12:34 pm

Goodmorning everyone

12:34 pm

i did that too then could have kicked myself

12:34 pm

heya lynxxx

12:34 pm

hello lynxx!

12:34 pm

hi lynnxxx

12:36 pm

fireworks!!!!

12:36 pm

WTG jac!!

12:36 pm

this was a challenging grid

12:36 pm

Congrats Jacq!!

12:37 pm

ty ty ty

12:37 pm

They all have been lately haven't they?

12:37 pm

yes, not so bad if you have time though

12:37 pm

can clue if needed

12:37 pm

some help for the right side A please

12:38 pm

an + not pro

12:38 pm

ae4 ages ago

12:38 pm

signed on things when the author doesn't want to be known

12:38 pm

ty 2 more

12:38 pm

i only have 2 so far from that - an - ago, or yesterday say, and the gas

12:38 pm

an + not off

12:38 pm

oops. sorry ruru

12:39 pm

an and hearing organs

12:39 pm

a+ not far

12:39 pm

+ plural

12:39 pm

ty 1 more

12:39 pm

and ty again

12:39 pm

yw

12:39 pm

hi wild

12:39 pm

hi still missing 2 Cs from the top and 1 C from the bottom

12:39 pm

whoo hoo jac!

12:40 pm

one who swindles?

12:41 pm

ty JMC

12:41 pm

have those

12:41 pm

ca6, to bend or list,

12:42 pm

ice cream co**

12:42 pm

:-)

12:43 pm

do you have any idea which ones you need?

12:43 pm

no not using list

12:43 pm

ci4.5 italian farewell

12:44 pm

jac - i don't get the bend or list clue, sorry. I have not listed yet either

12:44 pm

ty always miss that

12:44 pm

theres an awful lot of c's to cover

12:44 pm

yeah I know

12:44 pm

co5.12 co & what we breathe backwards

12:44 pm

it can also mean to corner wildly, all of the short word for motorised vehicle, and double vowel and single humped consonant

12:44 pm

oops! i get it now. ty jac for the ca 6

12:45 pm

yw

12:45 pm

the jacket words? co4, add a vowel for co5, then plural for the 6

12:45 pm

co5.22 sounds like your Uncle's child

12:45 pm

ty lynxx

12:46 pm

co5/22 uses the high point tile

12:46 pm

co5/22 uses the high point tile

12:46 pm

ohh great clue lynxxx

12:46 pm

have all those

12:46 pm

cr5.22 c & burn to the ground

12:46 pm

that was a good clue

12:47 pm

wild, do you have the cr 5/22?

12:47 pm

or cr 5/12?

12:47 pm

yes

12:47 pm

cr5.12 an old hag - change the n in that to another cons for another word

12:47 pm

clue for last co 5/12

12:49 pm

co plus mexican river

12:49 pm

the wife of the river between mexico and texas

12:50 pm

ty harp got it

12:50 pm

nice clue harp. :-)

12:51 pm

okay got to go balance a checking account bbl

12:52 pm

bye jmc

12:52 pm

bye jmc

12:52 pm

orit

12:52 pm

lol - can't type plus wrong box. jeez

12:53 pm

have to stop farmville and babble at same time

12:54 pm

ok babble time over, have fun and fireworks everyone

12:54 pm

bye jac

12:54 pm

thanks for the clues

12:55 pm

bye Jacq

12:59 pm

hi Everyone

12:59 pm

hey hego. :-)

1:00 pm

hi Hego

1:00 pm

Been in and out today, can't seem to make a lot of headway.

1:01 pm

just like me - probably turkey hangover. ;-)

1:04 pm

Hey everybody, and a belated happy Thanksgiving to all my American pals. Hope you all had a great day :)

1:04 pm

hey soodle! thanks

1:05 pm

hi Soodle

1:05 pm

Hiya Lynn - no turkey for you yesterday?

1:05 pm

Hi Soodle

1:06 pm

Hows the grid today?

1:06 pm

Not for us. Do you celebrate in Ireland!?

1:07 pm

good grid, soodle

1:07 pm

keeps you interested

1:07 pm

Nope - Thanksgiving just passes us by here in watery Ireland!! Still - Christmas is less than 4 weeks off now..........

1:08 pm

don't remind me...

1:08 pm

Xmas is our big thing here too

1:09 pm

gift wise, Christmas is the deal. Meal wise - TG has no equal here, ;-)

1:10 pm

not that i don't pull out all the stops at christmas/new year's either, it's just that there is no gift exchange at TG - not yet anyway. I am VERY thankful for that. :-)

1:10 pm

We sort of combine the 2 here for Christmas. Mega-meals and loads of gifts. Murder on the waistline and pocket!!

1:10 pm

happiness really IS a warm puppy ... like the one I have in my lap :)

1:10 pm

when they started decorating bare trees with easter eggs, you knew life was going to get bad.

1:11 pm

Reading what you do for meals for TG is very similar to Xmas here...the family and meal and general goodwill is the thing here, almost more than the gifts (except of you have kids of course)

1:11 pm

we do too soodle. I just meant for meal only, most folks load it up on TG here. Fancier stuff for christmas say, but TONS for TG

1:11 pm

americans don't understand no gifts except for TG - very sad.

1:12 pm

very true wildcat!

1:12 pm

I repeat - Murder on the waistline and pocket. (mutters something remarkably like Bah Humbug....)

1:12 pm

:)

1:12 pm

lol - i know soodle

1:13 pm

clue for co 6/21 please? ( i gave in and listed with 20 left)

1:13 pm

so lazy. ;-)

1:13 pm

Wildcat! Its nice to see somebody enjoying the simpler side of life. Give that puppy a hug from Ireland!

1:13 pm

which one Wild

1:13 pm

I will

1:13 pm

me lynxx - last one

1:14 pm

Can someone clue the si 6,18 pls?

1:14 pm

sorry - looked at the wrong W

1:15 pm

co6.21 (my last anyway) co & strawb*****s

1:15 pm

sorry - looked at the wrong W

1:15 pm

Theres 2 x CO 6/21. One is somebody who cons, and the other is a shortened version of the word Coronation. As in Coronation Street ( a long-running soap-opera) is affectionally known as Co double cons and two vowels

1:15 pm

si6.18 - Yes Si****

1:16 pm

ty lynx and soodle

1:16 pm

I'm blank on that Lynxx. Not unusual.

1:16 pm

another co6.21 - a garment, with added vowel, then plural

1:17 pm

ahhh - si 6/18 - no si**** bob. ;-0

1:17 pm

american version

1:17 pm

Light bulb ty both of you!

1:17 pm

yw

1:17 pm

ty lynx - your other clue took care of my missing c. :-)

1:17 pm

puppy snores

1:18 pm

better than puppy farts! lol ( couldn't resist)

1:18 pm

aaww

1:18 pm

I luv puppies, so know that i am kidding

1:18 pm

lol she does that too

1:19 pm

i know from puppies wild - i have had doggies all my life, and I am no spring chicken. ;-)

1:19 pm

puppies? chickens? *looks around worriedly for ark building* is it raining that much?

1:20 pm

hey stid - better get aboard!

1:20 pm

Clearly mixing Babble with Farmville

1:20 pm

lol

1:20 pm

hi Stid. Feeling better?

1:20 pm

Babbleville, perhaps

1:20 pm

no puppies in farmville - not yet anyway

1:20 pm

Hi Stid

1:20 pm

SOODLES!!! *waves*

1:21 pm

Hey Stid!!

1:21 pm

a little, thanks Lynxxx. have had enough energy to spend an hour on this paper, though not making as much progress as I would like. Oh well. It's worth it, I am sure.

1:21 pm

do you guys have black friday soodle?

1:21 pm

hey hego! is that icon new for you?

1:21 pm

and lynxx?

1:21 pm

Wolvie - feel free to add me as a neighbour on Farmville - medickinson@eircom.net. (I can't expand until I get more neighbours, so I am busy canvassing....)

1:21 pm

Hello all. i am staying safe at home on this wild Black Friday

1:22 pm

it is one scary aspect of over indulgence in america

1:22 pm

how are things down under, lynxxx? did I really see a news report about camels invading an Australian town?

1:22 pm

What do you mean by Black Friday?

1:22 pm

sure soodle. will do

1:22 pm

hello scrabs -- good for you. I sent Tom out to brave the roads, taking younger stidkid to dermatologist about recalcitrant warts.

1:22 pm

Our only Black Friday was a devastating bush fire back in the 30's....but we do have Boxing Day Sales at the shops!

1:22 pm

No, Stid it's my original, but I like it music freak that I am.

1:22 pm

the day after our thanksgiving day soodle, massive sales in the stores

1:23 pm

it's a good one, hego!

1:23 pm

it is th HUGE sales day after TG day. Folks line up at midnight to get into stores at 4 and 5 am. People have actually died. either crushed or exposure. Darwinism awards abound

1:23 pm

Intense day of shopping, with sales & bargains, on the day after Thanksgiving Day, with people camping out overnight at store doors, people fighting for deals, and stores' finances go into the "black."

1:23 pm

or darwin awards i should say. lol

1:23 pm

yeesh I'm falling asleep with puppy

1:24 pm

a good time wild. :-)

1:24 pm

What is your puppy's name, Wildcat?

1:24 pm

I refuse to shop between now and the end of the year unless I must...

1:24 pm

Things are good Stid, we are having a bit of Spring rain here so everything is looking beautifully green> Missed the camel news

1:24 pm

i stay home on this day - always

1:24 pm

yup :)

1:24 pm

rain is good! we are having a break in rain at the moment, but I never mind it this time year.

1:24 pm

Sounds great! No, no such thing here - sadly. Stores madly vieing for the Christmas market at the moment, even though the country is in the depths of a depression!

1:24 pm

camel? camel? what camel??

1:24 pm

Snowing here since I got up this morning but not sticking on the unfrozen ground

1:25 pm

Lucy ...she's my son's but he's over for the weekend, so puppy is here too

1:25 pm

Is there a camel?

1:25 pm

hi scrabs! didn't see you sneak in

1:25 pm

our stores typically "run in the red" (at a loss) until the Christmas panic sets in, hence the name "black friday" -- the day that stores with survival potential should be making a profit for the year.

1:25 pm

lynxx mentioned camel news???

1:25 pm

I like the idea of "borrowed" puppies... like "borrowed" kids. send 'em home when you're done! LOL

1:26 pm

Isn't it funny, Wildcat? Probably doesn't feel too long ago since your son was snuggled up on your lap!

1:26 pm

OOOhhhhhh.

1:26 pm

hold on, I'll find a source for the camel news.

1:26 pm

too true soodle

1:26 pm

I still don't get it hego, lol

1:26 pm

absolutely stid ... I don't want any babies of my own right now!

1:26 pm

Nah, me neither.

1:27 pm

amen wild

1:27 pm

http://tinyurl.com/ybemjn2 warning, the news is NOT good for the camels.

1:27 pm

Black Friday here has another meaning. Up until very recently, the Catholic church (don't get me started on the catholic church...) banned the eating of meat on Friday, so it was always known as Black Friday!

1:27 pm

uh oh - do i want to look?

1:27 pm

no

1:27 pm

Don't ask!

1:28 pm

probably not wolvie... it's sad- the drought has affected all too many critters negatively

1:28 pm

soodle, the meat ban thing used to be here too - but it was fish friday for my friends, never heard black friday lol

1:28 pm

I lost one of my own this week, so holding puppy is a little therapeutic

1:28 pm

oh stid - and here i was thinking it was some joke i had missed. Sorry. Wolvie hangs head.

1:28 pm

oh wildcat... ((((((hugs))))))

1:29 pm

oh no wild! i am sorry to hear that

1:29 pm

ty

1:29 pm

The you know what has hit the fan here about the Catholic Church. a report has just issued a report on the child abuse scandal that has really rocked the country to its core. It is horrendous.

1:30 pm

we had that experience in the USA a few years ago. Awful. But i suspect it is even worse for Ireland

1:30 pm

it's okay wolvie, would be nice if there were a joke. What is peculiar to me is that I NEVER hear of plagues in North AMerica or Europe the way I do for Australia -- frogs, mice, and now camels. I wonder if it's just that the ecosystems in Australia are so much more fragile.

1:31 pm

maybe because it's a small, self-contained ecosystem?

1:31 pm

I have been following the news, Soodle, including today's BBC news that the Vatican refused to cooperate with the investigation because the non-governmental agency doing the investigation wasn't authorized to use the channels for communication that the Vatican wanted.

1:31 pm

The camels are another introduced 'pest' species here, originally came with Afghanis and used for transport up North. Were set free many years ago when no longer used. Unfortunately our climate ideal and they bred like crazy hence this town being overrun by some 6000! (and the culling)

1:32 pm

we have a very un-newsworthy harlequin ladybird plague at the moment

1:32 pm

Hello Ata!

1:32 pm

what worried me most, about these scandals, is that it paints a "group" of people negatively, not the individuals in the organization... there are (I believe) many more kind, gentle, appropriate people in churches than there are monsters. But all we seem to hear about are the monsters.

1:32 pm

hello atalante! what is a harlequin ladybird? is that what we call a ladybug?

1:33 pm

yep!

1:33 pm

I am not joking when I say I am thoroughly ashamed to be Irish today. To see the horrors that kids endured, and the level of cover-up by both the clergy and the law-enforcement agencies is disgusting

1:33 pm

a particular sort of

1:33 pm

same for everything isn't it stid? so little good news is communicated

1:34 pm

Soodle -- remember it's not IRISH people who do this, it's people. It's not CATHOLIC people who do this, it's people. MOST people are not going to do that sort of thing, ever.

1:34 pm

I hear you soodle. During the American broo ha ha - a few higher up (cardinal law of Boston and others) got sent to italy to finish their days. Should have gone to jail IMO for participating in the cover up

1:34 pm

very true stid

1:34 pm

absolutely

1:34 pm

At least the baddies have been named and shamed, and hopefully the wrong-doers will be taken to court. Little good that will do to the kids whose lives have been destroyed. its the thought that these perverts were standing up on pulpits, preaching to us, that really goes against the grain.

1:34 pm

thanks atalante! we get ladybug "blooms" sometimes in the winter indoors around here. People just vacuum them up and put them outside.

1:35 pm

Our tennis club has many ladybugs inside our bubble.

1:35 pm

Our family hasn't had that happen, I think because we don't have an attic for them to "nest" in.

1:35 pm

soodle - did you guys hear about the huge american scandal of the same type a couple of years ago?

1:35 pm

down to 30. I think I will list now.

1:36 pm

i listed at 20 and have been chatting ever since, lol

1:36 pm

missing one C from the top ... I have 12 co and 6 cr

1:37 pm

I did, Wolvie, but like most people here, I thought...'Never in Ireland'. Huh!!!

1:37 pm

yes, with the chatting I am not making progress. Will get to 25 and then go work on the paper a bit more.

1:37 pm

I need 6 from that C

1:37 pm

an cor

1:37 pm

ooops.

1:37 pm

*runs to PB*

1:37 pm

I have all the C's Stid - can I help?

1:37 pm

people are people, regardless of race,religion or creed. so it is everywhere

1:38 pm

We've just had another 'Apology' day here too. For the neglect and emotional and physical abuse of children in orphanages pre '60s including those children cleared out of English institutions after the war and sent to Australia (really as child labour in a lot of instances). Thank goodness times have changed

1:38 pm

i think you are missing cz 4 wild

1:38 pm

You are right, Wolvie. But Ireland thought itself the last bastion of decency. I repeat ...'Huh'!!

1:38 pm

duh now I see it ty

1:38 pm

yw

1:38 pm

yes lynxxx -- I saw that and was shocked. What a sad thing to do to children!

1:39 pm

i hear you soodle

1:39 pm

I was missing that one too! thanks wolvie!

1:39 pm

blast. 25 came faster than I thought. oh well... back in 20 minutes... *poof*

1:39 pm

bye stid

1:39 pm

Sorry to be harping on, but, up until the 1980's, contraception was banned here!! By the fecking Catholic Church!! And these B*stards were abusing kids???

1:40 pm

OK. I have had my rant. Back to babble :)

1:40 pm

you must know how the boys club works soodle - universal - do as i say, etc. :-)

1:40 pm

ranting is good. keeps you sane

1:40 pm

It has happened over here too Soodle - sadly you are not alone

1:41 pm

fireworks

1:42 pm

Yay wildcat

1:42 pm

Congrats Wild!

1:42 pm

WTG wild!

1:42 pm

Wow! Well Done Wild!! AND, with a puppy on your lap? Way to go!!

1:43 pm

and on a tangent, it's so horrid for "real" Catholic priests too. Tolkien's eldest son had his life and career screwed because of abuse charges that he was completely cleared of

1:43 pm

The puppy helped. They're very smart.

1:43 pm

i know ata - in something like this, everyone suffers

1:43 pm

Congrats Wildcat!

1:43 pm

I know Ata, but right now, its hard to see the wood for the trees, or more correctly, to see the trees for the wood!!

1:44 pm

oh I know .... just randomly saying

1:45 pm

Anyway, how are you feeling Ata? Any improvement?

1:45 pm

actually FINALLY yes!

1:46 pm

WOOT! good news ata

1:46 pm

:)

1:46 pm

Hooray!!! really Ata - are you going to be allowed out now?

1:46 pm

Way-hay!!! Earlier this week, you thought you would NEVER feel better! I am very happy for you, Ata

1:46 pm

The puppy just helps period. My other dogs have been very sad.

1:47 pm

think so! and I get a flu jab tomorrow *facepalm*

1:47 pm

I really had forgotten though how weak you can get through illness. I can hardly walk Hobbit for 40 minutes now and I'm used to taking her on 8 mile hikes!

1:47 pm

gonna run .. thx for the help and the company ... maybe cya tomorrow

1:47 pm

you'll get back to it ata. :-)

1:47 pm

Horses and stable doors spring to mind, Ata!!!!

1:48 pm

seeya Wild

1:48 pm

bye wild

1:48 pm

Bye Wild, you mind that puppy!!

1:48 pm

I know ... it's just sooo frustrating

1:50 pm

Bye Wildcat

1:51 pm

Just got the last z, thank heaven. Now to got over what I'm missing.

1:52 pm

7 left here

1:52 pm

go over

1:52 pm

63 to go. My eyes/brain do not like this grid..yet.

1:53 pm

hi Scrabs

1:53 pm

I like this grid, except for the fact cooee isn't there

1:53 pm

I don't like it Scrabs. I have vowelaphobia!

1:53 pm

I tried that too, Ata

1:53 pm

Me too, Hego

1:54 pm

Must be a health care person thing.

1:55 pm

babble highlights my ability for overlooking the obvious. much to my regret.;-)

1:55 pm

Oh, yes. Mine too.

1:55 pm

Fireworks!

1:56 pm

Congrats Wolvie

1:56 pm

yay wolvie!

1:56 pm

first grid i have finished in awhile. :-)

1:56 pm

Yay for Wolvie!

1:57 pm

any clues before i head out? doggie need a walkies

1:57 pm

go walkies :)

1:57 pm

Can I have the an5,12 pls?

1:57 pm

oh i am going.

1:57 pm

Then go walkies.

1:57 pm

an plus not pro but...

1:58 pm

lol NOW i will go walkies - see you all tomorrow!

1:58 pm

Oh, thanks, I thought I tried that.

1:58 pm

*poof*

1:59 pm

Yay Wolvie

2:00 pm

Bye Wolvie!!

2:02 pm

ca5,12 pls

2:02 pm

CA 4/5 plural

2:03 pm

Hmmmm. tx Soodle.

2:04 pm

Aha! Tx, I was missing that ca4.

2:04 pm

Must run - bye everyone

2:05 pm

Bye lynxxx

2:05 pm

Bye Lynn.

2:05 pm

bye lynxxx.

2:05 pm

Hego, isn't it great when you look for a clue for one word, and you inadvertantly get a clue for another!!

2:06 pm

well, I didn't actually write much, but I thought about the paper and wrote to my classmates to ask for advice. I think I will work on it more tonight and just finish the grid and then lie down for a bit.

2:06 pm

yup

2:07 pm

hi stiddy :) I should writing papers too. Im not. LOL

2:07 pm

Stid! You have excelled yourself! Sit down, and enjoy Babble for a while, with a clear conscience!!

2:07 pm

good for you, ATalante! Paper Procrastinators Unite! (at some time in the future when it's convenient, of course)

2:08 pm

of course :D

2:08 pm

is the last CO 6 fishy?

2:09 pm

not got the list, sorry

2:09 pm

I just wish that I were allowed to be "cheeky" and clever in academic papers. that would make it more fun to write!

2:11 pm

you can be, a little bit. for the right journals

2:11 pm

Stid it builds on the 5 before it.

2:11 pm

unfortunately, it's not for a journal, for a grade *yuck mama face* LOL

2:11 pm

thanks hego

2:11 pm

yw

2:12 pm

I am still trying to pass halfway. My eyes are getting mired in the vowels.

2:13 pm

maybe take a break scrabbler? I think you could be diagnosed with presbyvowelia *wicked younger mama grin*

2:13 pm

then if it's appropriate, you can usually be a bit clever

2:13 pm

Stid I may have given you the wrong one as usual. I don't have the last one.

2:13 pm

Nice term stid.

2:14 pm

Scrab, what's the last co6?

2:14 pm

*grin* ever since the last eye doctor wrote "presbyopia" on my chart I have had a bit of a chip on my shoulder. The glasses that were prescribed then, give me just the worst eyestrain headaches.

2:14 pm

ah, that explains it hego, thanks!

2:15 pm

I have a co 6 = co + strawbe****s

2:15 pm

thanks scrabbler! that was the one!

2:15 pm

down to 7 now

2:15 pm

My eye doc does not advise reading glasses for nearsighted folks like me until age 55. I can read fine without glasses.

2:16 pm

I am farsighted... but my eyes don't transition well any more between close and mid or mid and far (and no way to go close to far quickly)

2:16 pm

tx Scrabs, I knew I could count on you.

2:17 pm

That word happened to be one of the 51 that I do have

2:17 pm

or, I should say I was farsighted, now closer to 20/20 (which is frustrating just by itself)

2:17 pm

go scrabbler go!

2:18 pm

I would be able to read fine, only my arms seem to have got shorter. If only my arms were a bit longer, I would be able to read fine. Strange, that!!

2:18 pm

down to one, but it seems to be something I ought to be able to monkey or reason out.

2:18 pm

So the problem is your arms and not your eyes, Soodle? LOL

2:18 pm

*grinning at soodle* sometimes in lectures I take the handouts and put them on the floor next to me so I can read them AND still see the board.

2:20 pm

Tom and the kid just got home. brb

2:20 pm

Absolutely Scrabbler! Only OLD people need reading glasses, and as I am NOT an OLD person, its clearly the fault of my arms! simple!

2:20 pm

And they say Denial is a river in Egypt????

2:21 pm

Fascinating hypothesis, Soodle.

2:21 pm

Thats my hypothesis, and I am sticking to it!!!! (Chin being stuck out in defiant manner)

2:23 pm

hello babblers

2:24 pm

hi TS. How have you been?

2:24 pm

meh- varied

2:24 pm

you/

2:24 pm

?

2:25 pm

okay, back. dermatologist gave a prescription for "aldara" and froze off all the warts she could find (the entire heel of one foot...) *sigh* hopefully this will work.

2:25 pm

hey STUD! *wicked mama grin*

2:25 pm

:)

2:26 pm

it's been a while...

2:26 pm

yep, where have you been?

2:26 pm

licking wounds from a breakup

2:26 pm

sigh

2:27 pm

Aldara is VERY expensive. I hope you have good health insurance coverage.

2:27 pm

oh no! *hot choclit, cookies, movies and books*

2:27 pm

Oh Stud - how tragic!

2:27 pm

Aw, TS.

2:27 pm

we do -- at the moment, in January prices for everything nearly double for us. *sigh*

2:27 pm

lol, yes soodle - tis how i got my name

2:27 pm

*groan* SOODLE!

2:28 pm

yeah, it's been obnoxious

2:28 pm

I passed halfway, finally!

2:28 pm

Sorry!

2:28 pm

go scrabs go!

2:28 pm

i think it's gonna take a while to get over this one i think...but ya know...we live

2:28 pm

yes stud, that's the attitude

2:28 pm

Tragic, has it passed the point of no return?

2:28 pm

no worries soodle - it was hard to pass up ;)

2:29 pm

yeah, i mean... maybe LONG in the future

2:29 pm

an4/4 am monkeyed out....

2:29 pm

but right now - i'm not even sure i like her

2:29 pm

hello MPittore!

2:29 pm

you shall see this fish an** *VERY fishy shakespearean word*

2:29 pm

Ha!! A sense oh humour! Tragic, I get the feeling you will survive this....

2:30 pm

ya know the break up point where you're kinda mourning what you thought you had...not what you had? i'm there...

2:30 pm

hey stid....have your dr write for the biggest cont. of aldara and I think they will give you more than one mth supply...maybe???

2:30 pm

Hi MP

2:31 pm

hi scrab 34 left...starting to groan a little...

2:31 pm

so, ya know, if anyone thinks of any available and worthy women - particularly with accents because i'd like an accent in my life - let me know. and until then, catch me up on you all!

2:31 pm

good thought, MPittore -- Tom took the kid to the appt because I don't want to expose people to this putative flu of mine. I suspect it was a substantial amount, though. He goes back in 6 weeks for followup

2:31 pm

54 to go and finding 60 has been a struggle

2:32 pm

Trag - Is the stud short for Student, or is it no short for anything? I ask, purely from interest....

2:32 pm

I bought a jar of accent at the grocery store...makes everything taste better...LOL

2:33 pm

nope...stud

2:33 pm

as in muffin???

2:33 pm

stud, I am SO glad I am not in your shoes. BUT here's the little I remember from my far-distant past: as much as a breakup hurts at the time, you can use the space that is created to re-evaluate both what you want in another person and what you want from yourself. I found that, after my last breakup I focused on making myself better and had soon found my Tom (that was nearly 20 years ago); but I also was in a personal space where I would have been fine without finding anyone.

2:33 pm

Cos if its accents your after, begob and begorrah, and the top of the mornin' to you, and all that jazz....

2:34 pm

stud for "hawt" and "awesomely cool" and "hunky" and.... *rolls eyes with exasperation* and

2:35 pm

gah. dumb old spanish mountain word. *facepalm* *headbang* *fish face*

2:35 pm

and firewords

2:35 pm

I'm doing an assignment with a really sweet girl from Portrush, and it's so funny seeing her write with an Irish accent

2:35 pm

WRITE with an Irish accent? for real?

2:35 pm

I read a book once. It was called 'Its called a Break-Up, because its Broken'. I only read the cover! Far too depressing!!

2:36 pm

really! it's *adorable*!

2:36 pm

you only read one book soodle? gee you babble well, considering! *innocent mama look*

2:36 pm

not begorrahs and all, but you can certainly tell she's Irish

2:36 pm

Tom thinks you'd probably recognize a book if you saw one again...

2:36 pm

Osmisis works wonders!!!!

2:37 pm

i wish i'd asked how hard this grid was before i started it

2:37 pm

Congrats Stid

2:37 pm

this grid is lovely!

2:37 pm

:-D I KNEW you'd get the joke!!!!

2:37 pm

Its do-able, Tragic!

2:37 pm

oh. then i'm out of practice

2:37 pm

but stud! *stern mama look* it's the attempt, not the finish, that is important!

2:38 pm

sigh. aaaaaalriiiiight

2:38 pm

yes, stud, you can start with si 6/18: a spanish word for jagged mountain range.

2:38 pm

that was my last, fishy, word

2:39 pm

okay, I think I shall pretend to need assistance finding food...

2:39 pm

lol stid,reading back.it,s actually quite easy to write with an accent.just read the harry potter series and you will see

2:39 pm

TY, Stid, for that clue

2:39 pm

((((hugs everyone)))) I LOVE this babble community. Thanks for being here for me when I am desperate for understanding or diversion from studies.

2:39 pm

Ah! Cross! How the heck are you?

2:39 pm

Hi Crossy! What have you been doing since we were here this morning?

2:40 pm

CROSS!! we had some bacon in a potato salad the other day and I thought of you!

2:40 pm

(((((((((((((mama))))))))))))) and ditto

2:40 pm

Good luck with studying, Stid

2:40 pm

YAA FOR BACON SALAD!

2:40 pm

mmm bacon

2:40 pm

laundry scrabbs..endless laundry;(

2:41 pm

that's true, cross, and now all across North America young schoolchildren say things like "bloody heck" and OWLS and NEWTS....

2:41 pm

friend put bacon in under the skin of their turkey yesterday, with apple and orange. apparently was wonderful

2:41 pm

Bacon flavoured turkey yesterday, Crossy?

2:41 pm

our turkey day is the second monday in october soodles;)

2:41 pm

see you-all again soon. I might pop in when I am done revising this section of the paper... *fades to poof*

2:41 pm

bacon makes everything delicious

2:41 pm

bye mama

2:41 pm

yaa for bacon!

2:42 pm

Hi again Crossy

2:42 pm

howdy hego

2:43 pm

i'm actually gonna op off for a bit - i need to get more concentration...

2:43 pm

have a great day if i don't see you again

2:44 pm

ir 5,10 anuone

2:45 pm

anyone

2:46 pm

Did I chase you all away?

2:47 pm

I am still here--surfing other sites

2:48 pm

add a vowel to the other word hego

2:48 pm

add vowel to the pressing tool

2:48 pm

Hi JM

2:48 pm

do you have the ir scrab?

2:48 pm

tx scrabs

2:49 pm

never heard that one

2:49 pm

8 left

2:49 pm

At 64/50 and the Sabres hockey team having just beat Philly, I am going to shower as I got my hair cut a few hours ago.

2:50 pm

bye Scrabs tx again

2:50 pm

I always get my hair thinned and if I don't shower it falls out everywhere.

2:50 pm

You're shedding! lol

2:51 pm

Good luck, Hego. I know you will finish soon. Yep, I shed, but I have such thick hair that it feels wonderful to have it cut and thinned.

2:52 pm

co5/22 pls

2:52 pm

tz Scrabs g'nite

2:53 pm

Hego, sometime I want to talk to you about Italy. I just read your profile. I want to visit Italy someday. My mothers' parents grew up there.

2:53 pm

mp it's co + 12 things are a d****

2:53 pm

Italy is looovely

2:54 pm

ty hego or grazie!

2:54 pm

I've been there many times ata and right you are.

2:54 pm

I so want to visit Italy in the next several years and to see the villages where my grandparents grew up.

2:54 pm

yw mp

2:54 pm

Alright, shower time!

2:54 pm

me too, I love it

2:57 pm

I'm missing one of the ne 5,10 s

2:57 pm

hello again. Time for me to settle down and WORK on this grid! How is everyone doing with it?

2:57 pm

8 left nef

2:58 pm

26 for me...

2:58 pm

Go, Go, hego!

2:58 pm

I'm going nowhere right now Nef.

2:58 pm

ar 5/12 pls

2:59 pm

but you can do it, hego!

2:59 pm

Hiya Nef - 42 left, but was side-tracked by chog. Back now, head down, and will firework very soon (hopefully)

2:59 pm

That's a hard one to clue tijani.

3:00 pm

It's ar 2 voewls and a cons.

3:00 pm

tijani, I have all of 11 words, and this is the 3rd time I've strated on the grid today. Sorry, I can't help just yet (there's been too many distractions here at home til now)

3:00 pm

vowels

3:00 pm

got it

3:00 pm

AR 5/12... ar plus second vowel, plus third vowel, plus 3rd letter of alphabet

3:01 pm

Great!

3:01 pm

Still tyring to find the ne 5,10 I'm missing

3:02 pm

Soodle you're such a good cluer!

3:02 pm

Couple of 5/10's. Which do you need?

3:02 pm

Flattery goes such a long way with Soodle!!

3:03 pm

I think it's the last one soodle

3:03 pm

ne + m*** and fog

3:03 pm

hi Soodle. (my first greeting to you was in the WORD box! It didn't work!)

3:03 pm

Ne 5/10 the plural of the ne4/4.

3:04 pm

Twice!!

3:04 pm

Thanks ata, I would have taken forever to find that.

3:04 pm

Rofl, Nef!! Good to see you!

3:04 pm

tx Soodle

3:08 pm

YVW. Hego

3:10 pm

hello all :)

3:10 pm

Hi jilli

3:11 pm

I just thought of a fun clue for er5/12 if anyone needs it -- or even if no one needs it :)

3:11 pm

go ahead

3:11 pm

er5/12 - Heather with another girl's name

3:12 pm

Oh,okay

3:12 pm

Clue for the Re4/4 amd re6/33 please

3:13 pm

I'm stuck on the or's for some reason. Think I'm getting tired, but can't quit now.

3:13 pm

re4 -- re + I am, you are, he **

3:14 pm

re4 re third vowel and cons

3:14 pm

Oh well, that er clue fell flat. :(

3:14 pm

But great re clue!

3:14 pm

Not at all, Jilli. Thank you

3:14 pm

hi jilli (head buried in grid for the last 10 minutes, up for another look at chog now)

3:15 pm

oh goody, soodle :)

3:15 pm

don't get the er clue

3:15 pm

thanks for the er clue, jilli. I'm just not understanding why it's another namefor Heather.

3:15 pm

zTink, it's pretty cryptic. Maybe more of a reminder than a clue

3:16 pm

because it is, nef!

3:16 pm

hi all...

3:16 pm

er5 = Er*** Cane from All My Children?

3:16 pm

er5 is a type of heather, zTink. not very cryptic :)

3:16 pm

okay, jilli. I didn't know that

3:16 pm

oh, ok maybe it's very cryptic! oops

3:17 pm

got it. thanks

3:17 pm

Can I give a random cryptic clue as well? For the second co6/21 that leads to a seven - almost all of 007 Sean.

3:17 pm

last ar5? fish?

3:17 pm

LOL! we don't grow heather in *this* partof the country I guess

3:17 pm

any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Er5, of the heath family, including several species of heather.

3:17 pm

good one, haz

3:18 pm

Thank you! Are you still working on the grid?

3:18 pm

Good one, Haz.

3:18 pm

snap, ata

3:18 pm

yes, cos I've been ignoring it!

3:18 pm

Hello, jillibus.

3:18 pm

Hi Haz!

3:19 pm

hi Pini, Ata, and Haz

3:19 pm

;)

3:19 pm

Good afternoon/evening everyone!

3:19 pm

Still need help with or words.

3:19 pm

Hello Hax

3:19 pm

I'm glad FM liked her flowers :)

3:20 pm

Hello, Soodle. I was reading about Ata's girls who write in Irish accents - faith and begorrah, I could hardly credit it.

3:20 pm

Hego! Or words. Or + abbrev for Royal Acedemy

3:20 pm

I know, all's good.

3:20 pm

Or + staple diet of the orient

3:20 pm

it was so sweet, I didn't know you could write Irish accents

3:20 pm

tx soodle. Do you have the 6?

3:21 pm

last re?

3:21 pm

ty, ty soodle

3:21 pm

What exactly did she write? I'm intrigued.

3:21 pm

hi all

3:21 pm

it was all "will we do this now?"

3:21 pm

hi jmc ;)

3:22 pm

Hello, jmc.

3:22 pm

the last one i have is re6 using the high point tile

3:23 pm

and finally or plus shortened version of Royal Industrial Society (capital letters)

3:23 pm

thx jmc ;)

3:23 pm

last or5 pls

3:23 pm

yw turkey girl

3:23 pm

NM got it

3:24 pm

ty soodle that one was evading me all day

3:24 pm

;)

3:24 pm

Sorry Haz - got sidetracked there,. Oho begob and begorrah, with a shilleghlagh on me back and to be sure and be sure.....

3:24 pm

Unless I make it myself, jmc...it's the only turkey I'm getting this week.

3:25 pm

2 left er4, 4, the first one which is just silly.

3:25 pm

JMC - glad to help!!

3:25 pm

er + fir** grade

3:25 pm

i have had no turkey either i am happy to say

3:25 pm

Help with the ra6/21 please...

3:25 pm

And one of the ra5, 20s

3:26 pm

ra6/21 - one who discriminates against people because of ethnic origins

3:26 pm

many of the people who make negative comments about Obama are ra5,21

3:26 pm

er4 = short for mistakes

3:26 pm

tx for the er Pini

3:26 pm

thx, Haz

3:26 pm

Lovely clue, Jmc, thank you!

3:27 pm

ra5/20=you shave with this

3:27 pm

You're welcome, jillibus.

3:27 pm

yw tit for tat

3:27 pm

got that one jmc, my love

3:27 pm

last si?

3:27 pm

I love your pic, jilli :)

3:28 pm

hi jmc; how are you doing? Don't you like turkey?

3:28 pm

It's a stringed instrument, Pini.

3:28 pm

last si Ravi's instrument

3:28 pm

i don't like thanksgiving nef

3:28 pm

thx haz! :)

3:28 pm

and hego...

3:28 pm

No problem, Pini.

3:28 pm

really? May I ask why?

3:29 pm

sorry that is the only ra5/20 i have

3:29 pm

ra5 x 3 all variations of the ra5 (shaving blade)

3:29 pm

it has always hung on over consumption and football -- and i find it not about thanksgiving at all

3:30 pm

Tx jmc

3:30 pm

ta5/12?

3:30 pm

Aah! That i understand!

3:31 pm

:-)

3:31 pm

ta5/12 - ta plus ***k and roll.

3:31 pm

thx again, haz ;)

3:32 pm

You're welcome.

3:32 pm

ty haz

3:32 pm

No problem, jmc.

3:33 pm

Haz, for my last word, I need one of the ra 5,20s. I think it's the very first one. Pls.

3:33 pm

are you watching BBC2 by any chance, Haz?

3:33 pm

Add a second helping of the last vowel, hego.

3:33 pm

dbl end vowel of ra4/9

3:34 pm

Switching over to it, Ata.

3:34 pm

Tks pini!

3:34 pm

ty pini!

3:34 pm

;)

3:34 pm

Fireworks!! Finally tx to all you nice people!

3:34 pm

there are 6 words that start with the same first 3 letters

3:35 pm

it's an interesting programme - about the history of a family, 8 brothers, 3 fathers and their lives. It's particularly interesting cos it's all around Cheltenham, where I grew up, and one of the care homes they showed turned into the one of the schools I went to

3:35 pm

Well done, hego!

3:35 pm

oh well done Hego!!

3:35 pm

FIREWORDS! :)

3:35 pm

whoo hoo hego

3:35 pm

whoo hoo pini!

3:35 pm

Congratulations, Pini!

3:35 pm

it shouldn't be remotely interesting, but any family's history is so fascinating

3:35 pm

Yay Pini!!

3:35 pm

wtg hego!!!

3:35 pm

And PIni..Wooot woooot

3:35 pm

WTG, hego! :-D

3:35 pm

I take it you don't know the actual family, Ata?

3:36 pm

WTG, Pini! YAY!!!

3:36 pm

I can clue for a few...

3:36 pm

no, but I certainly recognise some of the churches and names etc etc

3:36 pm

are all the Zs zo?

3:36 pm

nm just found a ze

3:36 pm

one ze jmc

3:37 pm

ze x 1; the rest are zo

3:37 pm

I know, it's always interesting to see places that you know. Somehow they look different on TV.

3:37 pm

the mum was a maid in Cheltenham, had 2 kids by an American airman stationed exactly where I went to school. She then had 2 kids by another man, then married her life-long partner and had 4 more children

3:37 pm

Veeery fertile!

3:38 pm

the first 2 kids were pretty much feral children, living in local toilets and begging food cos she had absolutely nothing and had to give them up. Her husband then tried to adopt all the previous children, but wasn't allowed

3:38 pm

That'll have been fun sorting all that out! (Memories of trawling through microfilms!)

3:39 pm

yep! it's a very interesting programme family history wise for anyone interested in that sort of thing. and it just shows how incredible any "normal" family is

3:39 pm

G'nite folks, Have to go before Hubby kills me. Love ya!

3:39 pm

night hego ;)

3:39 pm

the name of it, ata?

3:39 pm

Goodnight, hego.

3:39 pm

I should have told you at the start, but didnt realise it would be so interesting!

3:40 pm

just called "We Are Family"

3:40 pm

Fiery words

3:40 pm

I'll google it and see what I can find...brb

3:41 pm

WTG, jilli!!!! YAY!!!!!

3:41 pm

it's very - alien - to me, having grown up with no siblings, no cousins, a tiny tiny family

3:41 pm

Well done, jillibus!

3:41 pm

And I must depart -- lunch is overdue, and it's a rare sunny day so there are things I need to do outside.

3:42 pm

No cousins?

3:42 pm

Have a nice day, jillibus.

3:42 pm

ata...in England?

3:42 pm

oh - I'm lying. 1 cousin. LOL. that's all.

3:43 pm

yep, over here :(

3:43 pm

Wow, that IS a small family.

3:43 pm

my mum had a brother, but he died young, and my father was an only child. both of my grandfathers were only children, my grandmothers both had 1 sister who had no children

3:43 pm

Family name: Minchews of Cheltenham?

3:44 pm

Thanks all -- back later to clue if needed but you've got some experts here now.

3:44 pm

yep! you're a good googler :)

3:44 pm

I kind of grew up alongside my cousins of similar age. We had older ones but most were around the same age. I have 13 cousins, my mother had 30 and could name them all!

3:44 pm

I had 21 first cousins

3:45 pm

last co5,12 please

3:45 pm

I have one, he's a year younger than me. I have my mum, my gran, my aunt who doesn't talk to us, and my cousin. that's it bloodwise!

3:45 pm

co5/12 - to rhyme with Miss Gaynor.

3:46 pm

Or Miss Estefan, for that matter.

3:46 pm

My father is the eldest of 15!! My mother is the eldest of 9. I have more thamn 100 first cousins. approx 90 of whom I have never met!

3:46 pm

Trust Soodle to be one of a cast of thousands!

3:46 pm

Did I mention I am Irish?

3:46 pm

thanks!

3:47 pm

We kind of worked it out. The flag maybe helped a bit but we could work out the accent as well.

3:47 pm

Soodle, your family tree would require a lot of paper if previous generations were as fertile.

3:47 pm

my great-aunt, who is no longer with us, didn't have any kids - she was married forever and ever - and we looked at her records and she was officially labelled as "frigid". omg. so awful

3:47 pm

Probably not unusual amongst my peers! Scary, or what??

3:47 pm

I have 56 first cousins on my mothers' side. Not too sure of my fathers' side; but have at least another 10 there (I think)

3:47 pm

flag? huh? what? flag on the play? flag down the cops? flagon of ale? huh? huh? huh? what'd I miss?

3:48 pm

Yeah Redshoes!!!!

3:49 pm

sorry. been proofreading for the past five hours straight. I'm a bit loopy. (even more than usual)

3:49 pm

Nef - check your heritage. You have Irish blood. For sure!!!

3:49 pm

I'm an 1/8th Scot...is that ok?

3:49 pm

my family come from Norfolk originally. Probably says a lot

3:49 pm

Of COURSE I'm Irish! --On my mothers' side!! ;-)

3:50 pm

It's fine, Pini, the Scots have given us some fine babble words.

3:51 pm

i only have about 30 cousins since i am scottish

3:51 pm

Sadly, I'm not enough Scot to know any of those words! :)

3:51 pm

We had one yesterday - scunner.

3:51 pm

Norfolk, VA, Ata? =D

3:52 pm

haes, haet, haen lol

3:52 pm

alas...I didn't finish yesterday's grid :|

3:52 pm

i am almost purely scottish but famliy has been in U.S. for at least 6 generations

3:52 pm

nooooooo :P Norfolk land of idiots LOL :)

3:52 pm

Hi, all - I still need that lone E for nbt, though I have 70 words done!

3:52 pm

help with the or6,21 please

3:52 pm

My dau just moved to Norfolk...

3:52 pm

I am Italian, Irish, German, Scottish and Swedish. A regular old American Mutt.

3:52 pm

or6/21 - or plus the grain grown in the paddy field.

3:52 pm

en6= bravo bravo en6!

3:52 pm

en6= bravo bravo en6!

3:53 pm

I'm close, red...I'm German, Italian, French, and Scot...

3:53 pm

Its amazing how many people have Celtic heritage! Its all good. Be proud of your heritage.

3:53 pm

...I'm 3rd gen American

3:53 pm

(i gave you an en6) lol

3:53 pm

jmc, was that second entry an en6 of the clue?

3:53 pm

I'm - English. At least back to about 900AD. My mum actually cant find *anyone* in our family history who wasn't English

3:53 pm

yes red it was lol

3:54 pm

thanks! only 7 to go

3:54 pm

I want to learn more about my family's Scottish heritage; I know the location, clan, tartan, etc., but would love to learn more...

3:54 pm

i can't find anyone who wasn't scottish but you figure 6 generations in the U.S. and SOMEBODY has to have married a non-scot

3:55 pm

When did they first emigrate, Pini?

3:55 pm

My mom & aunt took a trip to Ireland to study our Irish heritage.

3:55 pm

ty, jmc! :)

3:55 pm

oddly enough my sisters married a burns and a hamilton so even at my general we have been consistent

3:55 pm

Let me look, haz...brb

3:56 pm

Irish heritage hunting is made more difficult because of the lack of government records etc.

3:56 pm

Haz, I think you could earn a nice little sideline researching Babblers ancestry!

3:56 pm

My grandma said, "you can marry whoever you'd like, just as long as he's an Irish Catholic." Thanks Grams.

hi all

3:56 pm

I'm kind of a melting pot mix. Somewhere in our family we are Irish, English, and Norwegian, then who knows what else

3:57 pm

Hello, TO!

3:57 pm

TO! hello!

3:57 pm

hi TO!

3:59 pm

You know what, Nef - You probably got the best of all. A sprinkling of all that is good in all those nationalities!! Good for you£

3:59 pm

But I'm much less of a Heinz 57 mix than my hubby. He's Scot, Irish, Swede, Chippewa, English, Polish, +++

3:59 pm

Don't you feel sorry for our kids? ;-)

4:00 pm

hi TO

4:00 pm

As I said earlier in the chog - Now is not a good time to be Irish. The you know what has hit the fan with the revelations about abuse by Catholic clergy against children. Not a good time to be Irish

4:01 pm

Hi TO.

4:01 pm

soodle we have gone through that in the U.S. -- in fact there is a guy who stands outside the papal embassy every evening with a sign that currently says "The Pope hides pedophiles"

4:02 pm

It's not a good time for THEM to be Irish. I'm just fine being Irish, thankyouverymuch. =D

4:02 pm

he changes the sign from time to time but he has been out there most of the 30 years i have been up here

4:02 pm

Soodle, it hit the fan here in the States several years ago. I've been a bit out of the loop in the past few months; is there any other great revelations about it now or what?

4:02 pm

of course, I'm also all the way in America.

4:02 pm

Aaargh! I hear you, Jmc, and I hear you Redshoes. Its still a difficult time here!!

4:03 pm

okay it is 5 and i am hitting the highway (well actually the city streets) home

4:03 pm

i am sure it is soodle given the percentage of catholivs there

4:03 pm

Oh Redshoes, Its the child abuse thing - absolutely horrific

4:03 pm

drive safe, jmc!

later, je

4:04 pm

hope it doesn't bankrupt the church (or maybe that would be a good thing -- i will have to think about that)

4:04 pm

*poof*

going now

4:04 pm

impossible to banrupt them!

that abuse history is horrific, as is what the Brits did to all those children they shipped to OZ, and what happened to them once they got there too

4:04 pm

bye TO

will return when crew/convo changes

4:05 pm

Crikey. Bankrupt the ba**ards. Who has sympathy for the church, and their millions?

4:05 pm

Haz...somewhere between 1866 and 1920

4:05 pm

(I think it was Haz who asked?)

4:05 pm

Well, at least it's being brought to light and fought as opposed to all of the hidden injustices people look away from.

4:06 pm

bye TO =(

4:07 pm

I am Catholic too. I read somewhere that everyone thinks the Catholic Church is so rich; but the Vatican makes less $$$ than the Catholic Church in the US. I'm not sure where I read that; but the point was that the Vatican has untold riches in art, etc. but very little cash flow

4:07 pm

I agree Redshoes, but, this is only coming to light now. The atrocities happened in the 50's, 60's 70's 80's and even the 90's. Its just unthinkable. I am ashamed to be Irish

4:08 pm

Up until the early 90

4:08 pm

yep, the Vatican has $$$$$$$ but in art and Stuff

4:09 pm

last word. ra6,21 please

4:09 pm

Every population has its atrocities. You did not do those things. Do not let the acts of others diminish an entire heritage/country, etc. Be proud of you.

4:09 pm

Sorry. Up until the early 90's, the Vatican opposed contaception. Yet a substantial part of their empire came from a contaception factory

4:10 pm

zTink, someone who hates another due to the color of their skin.

4:10 pm

their collections are probably literally priceless. How do you price something like the Michelangelo and Raphael frescos?

4:10 pm

a person who hates others who are not the same ethnicity

4:10 pm

(or heritage, etc. doesn't have to just be skin color)

or religion

not to mention real estate

4:10 pm

;)

4:11 pm

Sounds like Koda's up to something...best go check on him...

4:11 pm

Its the hypocricy, and the fact that these perverts were preaching to me and countless others during the 70's and 80's that is truly killling me

4:11 pm

looool be good Koda!

4:11 pm

fireworks! thanks for the help

4:12 pm

I woudl love to see how the priests justify their actions

4:12 pm

yes, but don't forget they are not all bad. I'm sure you had good teachers, too, who were upright and honest.

4:12 pm

ne4/4, ne5/10

so get a pic of the pope and burn it. you insult the wonderful priests who instructed my while growing up. as for babble - i think i will pass.

4:13 pm

oops the second ne4/4

4:13 pm

Soodle, how many of the actual perverts do you know?

4:13 pm

If you allow me a small rant:- These perverts were standing up on my local Altar, preaching that contraception was wrong, all the while they were abusing children

4:13 pm

he is not messy. he is very ne 4/4. and plural for 5/10

4:13 pm

as I said earlier TO, this defiles the true priests too

4:13 pm

good clue, redshoes

4:14 pm

Nef - my local curate has been named in the report.

4:14 pm

ty red...my face is red on those...*blush, blush*

well i had one fight on this subject. for a long time i have tolerated the lack of tolerance here.

4:14 pm

fishy fishy for MPittore!

4:15 pm

okay, Soodle. NOW I understand. I have had many good priests in my history.

4:15 pm

the actions of a number of priests don't reflect on the wonderful good many others do

4:15 pm

how about a subject change? TO, do you like the Owl City album?

4:15 pm

agree Ata.

4:16 pm

has the curate responded to the charges, Soodle?

4:16 pm

TO, have you listened to the band Phoenix? I might have to get their album soon.

4:16 pm

Sorry. But I am incensed. I would very much welcome a change of subject

4:17 pm

DONE! Subject changed! I love your profile quotes, TO!

4:17 pm

so. what did everyone have to eat yesterday? LOL

and to me the irish are the worst of the lot. we had to stgart our own ethinic churches to get away from their scrupulosity. soddle whatrever. be who you are.

I had read that the Jesuits managed to strike a deal where no names living or dead were to be mentioned in the report

4:18 pm

red...still new here (about my 8th grid) what is fishy fishy?

4:18 pm

TO, that's not nice dear

was it on gthe internet? cause if it was it has to be true. f*uck it

that means missing an obvious or easy word MPitt

4:19 pm

ohhh and that I did...ty

4:19 pm

we've all known wonderful priests. I went to a convent school and was taught by a number of them. But in Ireland at the moment? It's complete horror, but tha doesn't affect your experience

4:22 pm

first no 4/4

4:22 pm

love your pic!

4:23 pm

ty...yours is pretty cute too

4:23 pm

I am sorry to have hijacked the chog. but what I was referring to is (finally) in the open domain. and I am disgusted. Of course, everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

4:24 pm

best friend's fat cat :)

4:25 pm

*hugs soodle*

4:25 pm

Thanks Ata!

4:25 pm

*hugs TO too*

4:26 pm

soodle your pic is darling...looks like one of my dolls in my collection!

4:26 pm

ok. A question. What is everyone's favourite colour adn why?

4:26 pm

pink

4:27 pm

why?

4:27 pm

I love pink too. And white, and silver.

4:27 pm

Hey!! Thank You MP. His name is Dora! Long story about why a boy cat is called Dora, and is wearing a tutu, but....there you have it!

4:28 pm

I love baby pink, not bright pinks. White is so pure. And Silver I love cos it's sparkly, but I dislike gold

4:28 pm

hey

4:28 pm

pink because it is cheerful, like santa's cheeks, like a kitty nose, like a new babies skin, like a good blend of hot and cold, like sooo many things

4:28 pm

kitty noses! kitty noses are the BEST

4:29 pm

I love the pale strawberry milkshake pink

4:29 pm

my favorite color is teal; because I can't make up my ind between blue and green! :-)

4:30 pm

makes sense! I love mint greens too and turquoise for the same reason

4:30 pm

is the colour teal related to the duck teal? Never worked that one out

4:30 pm

pink can be so middle of the road or so pale it's almost white or so dark it's almost black...flexibility is attractive to many...it's a life skill I believe

4:31 pm

I am thinking Julie Andrews.... Raindrops and roses and kittens with mittens,

4:31 pm

my favs are cobalt blue and silver...reminds me of water and air

4:31 pm

pink always amazes me as an artist, cos it's one of very few colours that can't be made from the primary oclours

4:31 pm

*colours

4:32 pm

pini, I'm doing a pic based around cobalt at the moment :)

4:32 pm

yes ata...that makes it special

4:33 pm

it does. it's a strange colour. mint green is the same

4:33 pm

I don't know, Ata. But aren't some species of teal feathers a sort of teal color?

4:33 pm

I'm not sure of what other reasons there may be, but it truely is an incredibly beautiful color all on its won ;)

4:33 pm

I *think* so. I wonder if there is a connection

4:34 pm

yes I like mint green with pink...

4:34 pm

interesting no-one has mentioned darker colours / reds

4:34 pm

(and that comment of mine was totally messed up! Should I try to make some sort of sence in the near future?)

4:34 pm

perhaps we could see a rainbow

4:35 pm

lol I understood it! not sure what that says ....

4:35 pm

pink can be red

4:35 pm

red's my fav colour...and blackj...tho its not really a colour..

4:35 pm

black is a colour artistically, just not light-wardly :P

4:36 pm

and hi rolin!

4:36 pm

black can light up pink tho and others too

4:37 pm

i love the contrast of one stark color against another

4:37 pm

black is a color to a black cow in a dark pasture on a moonless night

4:37 pm

I found another song that was made famous by a cover artist today - did anyone mention Hound Dog with Elvis? Going back to old facebook posts!

4:37 pm

the most beautiful pink I've ever seen is the color in the sky on the clouds at sunset

did u see the movie Hound Dog with Dakota Fanning?

4:38 pm

me too nef

4:38 pm

oh croon a tune...do you remember ol dog shep

4:38 pm

oh yes. and at sunrise. sunrise is very special

4:38 pm

ruru, what about a black angus cow on a black road on a moonless night? (Ne**ly hit one a year ago!)

4:39 pm

ouch Nef!

4:39 pm

I missed! :-) AND called the county sheriff to report it too

4:40 pm

nef put it on a black grill and blacken it

4:40 pm

didn't know cows figured out camoflage

4:40 pm

good for you!

4:40 pm

LOL! MP! I don't have a grill that big!

4:41 pm

maybe it was a camo cow...

4:41 pm

nef you know how to eat an elephant don't you

4:42 pm

no. One bite at a time?

4:42 pm

in small pieces?

4:43 pm

yes one bite at a time....I used to tell my employees that when they said they couldn't do something...it works on kids too....and husbands...it's almost the perfect plan *grin*

4:43 pm

I can eat my husband? You mean he's some use?

4:44 pm

LOL! :-D

4:45 pm

BRB

4:45 pm

Note to self: skip the next invite to Ata's house for dinner

4:45 pm

your last name isn't Lecter is it ata?

4:46 pm

tis really

4:46 pm

ooooooh..........

4:46 pm

ok not going there...but when you ask if they can do something and they say they are too busy they can break the deed up into small bits they can do between the tv they are watching etc....mine can get a load of laundry folded during a typical football game! But he is a "merman" I admit!

4:47 pm

merman?

4:47 pm

back

4:47 pm

what's a merman?

4:48 pm

yes...kinda like pool boy or cabana boy...very handy...can do almost anything and looks good too...easy on my eyes! LOL

4:48 pm

Nice!

4:48 pm

Oh my goodness. Before i go mad... a clue for the Re 6/33 Pl-ease!!

4:49 pm

re + Drop **** (target)

4:49 pm

re 6 a voting district...

4:49 pm

re + boy****!!!

4:49 pm

re 6 a neighborhood

4:49 pm

Soodle, pl something you shave with

4:50 pm

????????????

4:50 pm

Errrm...............

4:51 pm

big IRISH band, ronan keating etc

4:51 pm

re + zo4

4:51 pm

NM, my clue was a rA 6/33

4:51 pm

Aha! gotttit! thanx all

4:52 pm

see? there's a reason to be proud to be Irish :po

4:52 pm

:P even!

4:52 pm

And, sticking head above parapet - the En 6/21 (for fireworks)

4:52 pm

(too tired to think straight right now; prolly should go nap -or eat!)

4:52 pm

en + apple center

4:53 pm

or what a performer plays after the official performance is over

4:53 pm

first no4/4 and or4/4...11 left

4:54 pm

OOOOh! National shame assuaged! fireworks for Soodle - thanks to my good Babble friends! Thank you all

4:54 pm

r u irish

4:54 pm

yay soodle!

4:54 pm

yay, Soodle!!!

4:54 pm

si 6 the first please??

4:54 pm

or4 = rhymns with the "imaginary' colors around your body

4:54 pm

all these words i have not seen..crossy is blind..fish

4:54 pm

si6 = Si**** Mountains

4:55 pm

ty

4:55 pm

i have to wear red socks all the time want to know why?

4:55 pm

dang going in wrong direction

4:55 pm

red socks are cool

4:55 pm

?

4:55 pm

no4/4 = italian grandmother

4:55 pm

I need to help somebody ......

4:56 pm

i wear pink socks all the time,want to know why?

4:56 pm

yeah red socks are cool how many pairs of red socks do you have

4:56 pm

go help yourself by eating chocolate!

4:56 pm

bad laundry experience, crossy? ;)

4:56 pm

indeed rbud,a 20 pack of new white athletic socks and a single new red t-shirt

4:57 pm

Pink? What colour is bacon???? No brainer!!

4:57 pm

red socks are lucky

4:57 pm

i like chocolate

4:57 pm

bacon socks!!!

4:57 pm

<-- off to fill gas tank for road trip tmw...back in awhile...

4:57 pm

my hubby has some pink socks, too, similar reason! *blush*

4:57 pm

My Idea. I wanna patent it. I thought of it first!!!

4:57 pm

tc pini

4:57 pm

Hello again

4:58 pm

Hi Scrabbs!

4:58 pm

pini..got the grandma...can't monkey that or4/4...

4:58 pm

scrabbs!..9 loads and the laundry is done!!!

4:58 pm

or + **tion of bacon!

4:58 pm

scabbler do you know my grandma anniebrook

4:59 pm

ty pini...hangs head in shame...

4:59 pm

I did 1 load yesterday.

4:59 pm

(sorry, couldn't resist picking up on the pig convo)

4:59 pm

Yes, Jack! I love your grandma Annie! And your Uncle Bobby!

4:59 pm

Going to bed folks. Sorry for offloading on you all tonignt. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow. goodnight all! :)

4:59 pm

went to the laundromat,got the 6 load industril model and stuffed it to the rim!

5:00 pm

we love Annie!

5:00 pm

Sleep well, Soodlebum.

5:00 pm

*hugs soodle* sleep well

5:00 pm

hello all-- here to steal a few words before going over to ken's for round two of the feast

5:00 pm

no harm, no foul, soodle...have a good evening!

5:00 pm

nite soodles

5:00 pm

Why so much laundry, Cross?

5:00 pm

hi Dorens!

5:00 pm

night soodle, and hi jack (we all love your grandma)

5:00 pm

Hi Doren

5:01 pm

why are you going to bed it is only six o clock

5:01 pm

dad and dad in law both are ill at same time,been running around a bit;/

5:01 pm

it's 11pm over here, jack

5:01 pm

scrab...cross tends to get alot of bacon stains *smile*

5:01 pm

is it late in canada crosshair

5:02 pm

dad has korsakoff,s and dad in law has just been moved to palative care(his lungs are shot)

5:02 pm

Of course, MP

5:02 pm

lol@bacon stains

5:03 pm

crosshair i thought you were going to bed

5:04 pm

jacko...I think that was soodle and "late" it depends where in canada

5:05 pm

first an please?

5:06 pm

NM, I found it

5:06 pm

could i get some help please

5:07 pm

jack, are you with your grandma?

5:07 pm

2nd one is not eyes or nose but***

5:07 pm

Soodle's in Ireland; so it's about 5-6 hours ahead of the US

5:07 pm

then plural it

5:07 pm

no scrabbler i am at home

5:08 pm

This is a really tough grid, Jack.

5:09 pm

yeah it is pretty hard

5:09 pm

There are some easy words but mostly there are unusual words

5:10 pm

ra5 men use them to shave with

5:10 pm

i have some easy ones

5:11 pm

there are four dif versions of spelling it though in the grid.

5:11 pm

FOUR, Zooz? (buckling down to find the rest)

5:12 pm

Thanks! :-)

5:12 pm

two are plurals Nef :-)

5:13 pm

TY, Zooz

5:13 pm

Got them; just didn't know of alt spelling

5:13 pm

glad to help.

5:13 pm

First 2 ar's?

doesn't mean the same thing

5:14 pm

Hi Jean! How have you been?

5:14 pm

no i agree Jean...but i knew people would get there though :-)

5:14 pm

ar + **operation means you might tell mme the third ar?

5:14 pm

I mean the ar 5's

5:15 pm

ah hah! i have neither, sorry

been ok Scrabs

5:15 pm

Any luck finding a job, Jean?

I started 3 weeks ago working for an attorney friend of mine

it's not an ideal situation, but better than unemployment :-) tks for asking

5:16 pm

thats cool

5:17 pm

ar and ...e and shine scrabs

5:17 pm

Is it working out, Jean? Longterm situation?

5:17 pm

are 5 what ar* you doing here+ frozen water minus the last letter

5:17 pm

Hi joanne.

5:17 pm

hi!!

5:17 pm

opps PB for me..sorry

I think it can be as long term as I want it to be, but at this point it is 30 hours and no benefits

5:18 pm

TY, Zooz. I knew there was a word like that but I messed up the spelling

5:18 pm

i am missing the other 5/10 zoo

5:18 pm

thanks zooz

5:18 pm

ar 5 #2 is where big concerts might be played

5:18 pm

tyty

5:18 pm

ty nef.. thought i had tried that

5:18 pm

TY, Nef.

5:19 pm

OK, on to the co words...argh

5:19 pm

what is ty

thank you

5:19 pm

ar 5,10 ar+ hot air balloons will ***e up into the air

5:19 pm

TY = Thank You

5:20 pm

BRB--tea should be done brewing

5:25 pm

er5 please?

5:25 pm

girls name

5:25 pm

woman's name scrab

5:25 pm

Darn, I always miss that one. It's a flower, right?

5:25 pm

like guys name add vowel

5:26 pm

Hi Ruru--how was the tennis match today?

5:26 pm

rained out.. darn it

5:26 pm

Will you play tomorrow?

5:27 pm

no.. have to go to a birthday party

5:27 pm

What racket do you play with?

5:28 pm

ohh my i have 114 words

5:28 pm

Vokl

5:28 pm

hehe

5:28 pm

Wow, Joanne! That means you're done!!

5:28 pm

yes yes

5:28 pm

i thought i forgot something along the way

5:29 pm

i have always used Wilson rackets since I was 8 yrs old except for a brief time trying a Prince in the early 90's.

5:29 pm

do you need anything scrabs?? or anyone else??

5:30 pm

last ne5--making me crazy even though it will be easy

5:30 pm

I have prince racquets too.. I don't like wilson's

5:30 pm

zo and 2 vowels then latin it

5:30 pm

my tennis teacher swears by wilson however

5:30 pm

don't get fe.... about it

5:31 pm

It's interesting how tennis players choose rackets

5:31 pm

I love my Vokl

5:31 pm

don't get to fe...y about it change to an n

5:33 pm

did that make any sense??

5:33 pm

it is..

5:33 pm

It's not clicking for me, Joanne

5:33 pm

I like a lighter weight racquet

5:34 pm

what are you looking for scrab?

5:35 pm

think bird baby home and insert a vowel

5:35 pm

last ne5

5:35 pm

like someone who believes in god a th****

5:35 pm

Got it--finally. TY.

5:36 pm

i hope i could

5:36 pm

i just suck at cluing

5:36 pm

or6 please?

5:36 pm

or and chinese staple

5:37 pm

TY, Joanne

5:37 pm

yvw

5:37 pm

sucks that i have to work Sunday

5:37 pm

I hate inventory

5:38 pm

I am working all weekend. Office hours tomorrow from 8-???, then on call the entire weekend.

5:38 pm

anything else scrabs

5:38 pm

yuk sorry scrabs

5:38 pm

I am off until monday ... yipppeeeeeeeeeeeee

5:39 pm

ohh rub it in ruru

5:39 pm

*rubs it in*

5:39 pm

Yay Ruru! Are things any better at work for you, Ruru?

5:39 pm

scrub it in too

5:40 pm

yes.. they are now scrabs.. we got rid of the bad people and are moving forward. The economy out here is the current problem

5:41 pm

i knnow still

5:42 pm

It helps to get rid of toxic employees. I just left a place loaded with poisonous bullies

5:43 pm

I bet you feel much better now, Scrabs. Even if you ARE on call for the w/e

5:43 pm

i get rid of them right away if i can

5:44 pm

I am still in disbelief to be working in a normal, functional, supportive, functional environment. I am So blessed.

5:44 pm

i work in warehouse and guys think they can come in and talk on their cell phones or blue tooths on my time...not

5:44 pm

But at least we are not open on Sundays at this practice. Sunday hours at the old place were ot of control with parents demanding appts.

5:46 pm

then i get some come in and try to intimidate other from poverety stricken country employee's and i get soo pissed...they be gone

5:46 pm

I have uno---

5:47 pm

GO, Scrabs!

5:47 pm

I am done! I really disliked this grid but the small size allowed me to finish.

5:48 pm

WTG, Scrabs! YAY!!!

5:48 pm

oh scrabs i would not be there on Sunday if i didn't have to..general manager made that choice..which the the owner was not please that he didn't talk to me about it first

5:48 pm

TY to everyone that provided clues.

5:48 pm

congrats scrabbs

5:49 pm

Alright, I am out of here. See you tomorrow morning before I leave for work.

5:49 pm

byeee

5:49 pm

me too

5:49 pm

bye, Scrabs

5:49 pm

bye Joanne

5:51 pm

Hey Babble Family :)

5:52 pm

hi Auusie

5:53 pm

Hey Nef :)

5:55 pm

Sorry, AUSSIE! Buried in the grid now)

5:56 pm

Its ok Nef, I want to find 74 more words too :)

5:57 pm

26 left for me

5:58 pm

well, I just finished an 8 hour shift at work, so home to my grid and 74 more words :)

6:11 pm

back...

6:12 pm

WB, Pini. I'm down to 19; how many do you have left?

6:13 pm

* big grin * None! :)

6:13 pm

:-P

6:13 pm

Good for you :-)

6:13 pm

How may I assist you?

6:13 pm

(If I'm overly polite, please let me know, I'll try to act more like a telemarketer!)

6:14 pm

PIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIII !!

6:14 pm

Aussieeeeeeeeeeee!

6:14 pm

??? You WANT to be annoying? No, please, Pini, don't do that!

6:14 pm

I'm down to 60 now

6:14 pm

* giggle * thought that might get you! LOL

6:17 pm

git'r dun, girls!!!

6:17 pm

gittin'r dun !

6:17 pm

ROFL!

6:18 pm

need a clue for the 2nd cr5/12 please ??

6:18 pm

cr + raw metal

6:19 pm

thanks Pini.... C's done :)

6:19 pm

yvw ;)

6:22 pm

Just saw an advert for The House of Myrtlewood - celebrating 80 years in business...

6:22 pm

...myrtlewood is nice stuff ;)

6:26 pm

nice Pini.....

6:26 pm

clue for the en6 please ?

6:26 pm

The Myrtlewood Tree is unique to two places in the world: the Holy Land and a small section of the Pacific NW.

6:26 pm

down to 49...

6:26 pm

myrtlewood is nice, but it would cost $97.50 for a set of alphabet blocks!

6:26 pm

en6 = what a performer does after the performance is over and everyone claps for a long time!

6:27 pm

thanks again Pini !

6:27 pm

gads, nef...let me know, I could probably find it for less since I live out here...

6:27 pm

E's done :)

6:27 pm

(sorry, slow typing when I was in the wrong box again. I can't chat in the word box)

6:28 pm

When cut, the myrtlewood yields some of the most varied colors and grain patterns to be found in a single species. Colors range from light straw to chocolate brown, mixed with lemon yello to deep ruddy red and streaks of nearly black. The vivid color range can even appear in a single sectin of wood.

6:28 pm

lol... the amount of times I have typed chat in the word box, and words in the chat box !

6:29 pm

Pini, I was just at the House of Myrtlewood site and each block there is listed at $3.75; I just figured that out from there

6:29 pm

Oh my, Nef...

6:29 pm

...you were here and didn't say, Hello?!?!?!

6:30 pm

LOL, Pini. You are so LITERAL at times! (I was using your comment as a link)

6:30 pm

oh...gads...I need to pay better attention!!!

6:31 pm

16 left

6:31 pm

Go Nef, git'r dun !

6:33 pm

go go go Nef!

6:33 pm

I'd like to get a cribbage board...($20.00)

6:33 pm

I'd like to get this grid dun :)

6:33 pm

Nef, check out the Myrtlewood Factory Outlet (all one word .com)

6:33 pm

I'm here for ya, Aussieeee...

6:34 pm

awww, fankoomuch Pini...

6:34 pm

11 left. Got through those nasty N's! I will check out that site after I finish, Pini

6:35 pm

okey dokey (haven't found any toys there, tho)

6:35 pm

near

6:35 pm

nears

6:35 pm

OH BUGGERATION !!!!!

6:35 pm

Yep, those are valid words, Aussie ;)

6:36 pm

**does special slink to PB**

6:37 pm

poor thing...I'm sure there're plenty of leftovers from yesterday in there :)

6:38 pm

do I see a turkey sandwich in there ??

6:38 pm

Mmmmmmmmmmm, its all good !

6:38 pm

BRB, DH fixed leftovers for me

6:41 pm

hb Nef! (but enjoy)

6:42 pm

smashed potatoes and gravy, Turkey sandwich, and sweet potatoes and corn. I can Babble and eat he says (told him I was down to 11)

6:42 pm

nice!

6:42 pm

Mmmmmmmm... sounds good from inside the PB :)

6:42 pm

I want some turkey...might have to make one this weekend (haven't had any yet)

6:43 pm

Pini, how did you not have any yet?

Hi Aussieme, not playing today, just too many things to get sewn for Christmas. Maybe tomorrow. Just wanted to say Hello. Fix a turkey sandwich for me,would you? Thanks.

6:43 pm

Hi rumple

6:44 pm

**making turkey sandwich for Rumple**

6:44 pm

hi rumple

6:44 pm

Went to a co-worker's house yesterday...she had store-bought roasted chicken

6:44 pm

Hello Sweet Rumple.... How goes it ? Are you still playing your beautiful Harp ?

6:45 pm

but everything else was "authentic" (mashed potatos, yams w/mallows, stuffing, rolls, punkin pie, etc.)

6:45 pm

Oh, dear Pini. But if the company was good, it could be okay

6:45 pm

it was nice, Nef...

Yep, when I get a chance. The sandwich is awesome, by the way, Thank you so much.

6:45 pm

('cept for the turkey)

6:46 pm

you are entirely welcome Rumple...

6:47 pm

did you know ahead of time she'd "cheat" on the bird?

6:47 pm

I knew she was going to serve roasted chicken...but didn't know it would be store-bought...if I knew, I might have set a couple up in my rotisserie

6:48 pm

(her kids don't do turkey)

6:48 pm

okay. Well, if the company was good; ....

6:49 pm

she could be forgiven ;-)

6:49 pm

* smile *

6:50 pm

her kids don't do turkey? Wow! How old are the kids and what's the matter with turkey?

6:50 pm

17 & 19 - they don't like the "must sleep" feeling afterward...

6:50 pm

(other than that I have no idea!)

6:51 pm

okay. Old enough to know the difference then

6:51 pm

yeah...darn it!

6:52 pm

ok, no4/4 last one please ?

6:52 pm

seafood?

6:52 pm

no + sticky **ce

6:52 pm

Guten Abend, excuse my budding in. I thought the "must sleep syndromE" was casued by an antibiotic in the bird. They have banned that many yers ago

6:53 pm

shushi

6:53 pm

thanks Pini :)

6:53 pm

Tag inge :)

6:53 pm

That's the reason, Inge...L'triptofan (or something like that) is what causes sleepiness...

6:53 pm

Tag Aussie

6:53 pm

inge, turkey has a natural chemical in it that causes drowsiness

6:54 pm

yep, Pini said it

6:54 pm

well, maybe the antibiotic they treated turkeys with, caused stomach upsets to consumers

6:55 pm

I think some allergy problems too?

Decided to try anyway wince there are only 114.

6:56 pm

9 left. All C's

6:56 pm

Wife of my husband's best friend and colleague could never eat turkey, until the 1980's

6:57 pm

GO, rumple! I'll help clue if you'd like (just a lttle slow with mis-spellings; thumbs in splints

6:57 pm

down to 34

6:57 pm

GO Aussie!!!

6:58 pm

brb - phone

7:00 pm

help please...I have an ar missing and I just cant find it

7:00 pm

first zo5/20 please

7:00 pm

have to leave in a sec

7:00 pm

ar4, 5, 5, 5... which one ?

7:01 pm

what time zo** you in + letter

7:01 pm

5 12 please

7:01 pm

5/12, 5/10, 5/10..

7:01 pm

ar + 2nd vowel + most of frozen water

7:01 pm

the one before that Please Zoom

7:02 pm

the zo before + vowel??

7:02 pm

thank you Aussie

7:02 pm

was driving me mad

7:02 pm

weird word! Thanks !

7:03 pm

ok bbl for my last 7 words

7:03 pm

you are welcome Kallia :)

7:04 pm

How are you keeping Aussieme?

7:04 pm

gads, my dau sounds miserable...

7:05 pm

...went to Cali for the week (T-day with her dad) and apparently caught the flu...

7:05 pm

not nice at all then Pini.

7:06 pm

...she called to ask if I'd put extra blankets in the truck for when I make the drive to pick them up at the airport and then drive home...

7:06 pm

no, not nice at all...

7:06 pm

should take a hot water bottle too, that would be nice.

7:06 pm

Just fine Zooz.... you ??

7:07 pm

z's done...

7:07 pm

well, I have to drive 2 hours to pick them up, then 2 hours back to my house, and they drive another hour back to theirs...not sure the hot water bottle will last that long

7:07 pm

r's, s's, t's left....

7:07 pm

not bad at all, thanks Aussieme :-)

7:07 pm

26 left.

7:08 pm

re6 re+zo4

7:08 pm

Be safe, Pini

7:08 pm

git'r dun, aussieeeeee; thx BR!

7:09 pm

HBTD, BR

7:09 pm

Good point pini, extra blankets will have to do then.

7:10 pm

Hello, BR

7:10 pm

Hola BR !!

7:10 pm

Howdy, zoozzoom

7:10 pm

How goes it, Aussie?

7:11 pm

Not bad at all BR.... You ??

7:11 pm

I am hanging in there, as always

7:11 pm

Pini, there is something called Thermacare heat packs that would stay nice and toasty warm for her whole trip. I use them for my sore joints so I can work; they'd be very good for her (just don't let her sit on them or use them under synthetic undies, she could get a slight burn)

7:12 pm

Hi BR

7:12 pm

Good evening, Nef

7:12 pm

would WallyWorld carry them, Nef?

7:12 pm

I desperately need help with that nasty cr 7/52. I can't find it for anything

7:13 pm

plural of cr6/36

7:13 pm

evening, folks :-)

7:13 pm

c + sounds like red flower (R***) (big tile letter)

The middle ca4/5 and ca5/12 please

7:13 pm

then add hook for the 6 and pl for the 7

7:13 pm

hey une!

7:13 pm

Pini, I'm sure they would. I can buy them a taget, Walgreens, KMart etc. (DH won't go to Wally World

7:13 pm

Beautiful flower, Une

7:13 pm

tx BR :-)

7:13 pm

UNEEEEEE !!

7:13 pm

re4/4

7:14 pm

hey, pini and aussieme!!!

7:14 pm

Maybe I can hit them on my way out of town in the morning...

7:14 pm

reia

7:14 pm

ca + what a bear might say, "G******"

7:14 pm

ca4 automobile +letter

7:14 pm

wow, beautiful outfit, aussieme!

7:14 pm

then pl for the ca5

7:14 pm

OH MY! That CR 7 is really a fish since I have the cr6!

7:14 pm

then plural

7:14 pm

thank you Une, it was back in June, the day I turned 35 :)

7:14 pm

*SLAP*

7:15 pm

**throws whale at Nef**

7:15 pm

cool :-)

7:15 pm

wow you are strong Aussie..lol

7:16 pm

strong ??

down to 89

7:16 pm

yw

7:16 pm

down to 20

7:16 pm

honey, you'd have to be strong to throw a whale! LOL

7:16 pm

throwing a whole whale..never mind.

7:16 pm

throwing whales at me!

7:17 pm

OH !!!! **duh**

7:17 pm

lol

7:17 pm

Well it was a big fish word, so it deserves a BIG fish :)

7:17 pm

oh what a surprise..it is raining.

7:17 pm

indeed!

7:18 pm

no rain here Zooz....

7:18 pm

very heavy here at the moment :_(

7:18 pm

no rain here -- thank goodness -- if we had any tonite it would be the frozen kind!

7:18 pm

a smidgen of sarcasm there, zoom?

7:19 pm

just a smidge BR..lol

7:19 pm

sounds like it is very cold where you are then Une

7:19 pm

the radio said there might be rain, sleet or snow this weekend for us :(

7:20 pm

beautiful day today but chilly :-)

7:20 pm

hi everyone!

7:20 pm

hi lbd ;)

7:20 pm

hey, dawg!!!

7:20 pm

Hello Sweet LBDDDDDDD :)

7:20 pm

50/50 rain here...

7:20 pm

PINI!!

7:20 pm

Hello, Lbd

7:20 pm

AAAUUUSSSIIIEEE!!!

7:20 pm

Koda got caught outside yesterday and looked like a very sad wet rat!

7:21 pm

Unea! and Zooz!

7:21 pm

oh poor koda

7:21 pm

Awwwwww....

7:21 pm

He's doing well now tho...all snuggly right here next to me...

7:22 pm

sorry is koda a cat or dog?

7:22 pm

done!

7:22 pm

he's my 2yo beagle

7:22 pm

wtg kallia

7:22 pm

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO Kallia !!!!!!!!!!

7:22 pm

WTG Kallia

7:22 pm

congrats, kallia!!!

7:22 pm

thanks, found that last 20 quite hard

7:23 pm

thanks all

7:23 pm

should of known that really... not often yuo would see a cat soaking wet.

7:23 pm

whooo hoooo Kalia

7:23 pm

now I need to sleep

7:23 pm

good point, zooz

7:23 pm

night kallia, sleep well

7:23 pm

you're up late zoom

7:24 pm

oh, and I scored on finding a really good xmas video for the whole family...

7:24 pm

sweet dreams, Kalia

7:24 pm

Ooooh, what did you get Pini ??

7:24 pm

night all see you tomorrow

7:24 pm

oh my..it is 01:23am..i had better goto bed also..night everyone, enjoy the rest of the day.

7:24 pm

2 left

7:24 pm

"Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" Collector's Edition (under $10 new on ebay)

7:24 pm

night night Zooz, night night Kallia...

7:24 pm

night zooz! sleep well ;)

7:25 pm

Ok, is that good ??

7:25 pm

night night, zooz

7:25 pm

go Nef!

7:25 pm

OH PINI!!! that's a great video!

7:25 pm

WTG for Nef when she finishes :-)

7:25 pm

will have to google it Pini...

7:25 pm

have you seen it, lbd?

7:25 pm

it's a Jim Henson classic

7:26 pm

definitely, lbd....and so very well done!

7:26 pm

Yes, Pini. long time ago, but it's a great muppet movie, without big bird

7:27 pm

hello babble friends!

7:27 pm

I haven't seen it in ages...but loved it the first time around and have been looking for it since.

7:27 pm

Hi Trif

7:27 pm

hey trif ;)

7:27 pm

Would like to voice an objection: "nooner" is a real word....

7:27 pm

i thought so too, Trif!

7:27 pm

OMG !! I soo want to see it now.....

7:27 pm

Hey Trifs :)

7:27 pm

Elizabeth!!!

7:28 pm

did you google it, aussie?

7:28 pm

yeah, I did Pini....

7:28 pm

knitter!!!!

7:28 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_Ott er%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas

7:28 pm

haven't seen you here in ages! how are you?

7:28 pm

Smurf would love the video, Aussie

7:28 pm

Knitter :)

7:28 pm

just ducky and yourself?

7:28 pm

hi ak

7:29 pm

I know, she loves Muppet Treasure Island, and Muppets Christmas Carol....

7:29 pm

feh.

7:29 pm

1

7:29 pm

greetings all

7:29 pm

go NEF!!

7:29 pm

go Nef... git'r dun !

7:29 pm

2

7:29 pm

I love the song "Our World" from the production...

7:30 pm

go Knitter.... git'r dun !

7:30 pm

FIREWORKS!!!

7:30 pm

go NEF! (aussie stole my line!)

7:30 pm

wtg nef!!!

7:30 pm

oh no I was just counting. nef said 1 ...

7:30 pm

YAY NEF !!!!

7:30 pm

whoooo hoooooo NEF!!!

7:30 pm

and, aussie...young children would really like it!!!

7:30 pm

And now I can say Hi to all that I missed coming in and YAY!! to all those who finished before me! :-D

7:30 pm

Oh, I see Knitter.... Nef was counting how many she had left :)

7:31 pm

only 3 left need clues re4/4, st5/10, first zo5/20

7:31 pm

double digits here >Lol

7:31 pm

zo + 2nd, 1st, 2nd vowels

7:31 pm

hi aknitter; haven't seen you around for--forever it seems!

7:31 pm

re + to be **

7:31 pm

re+ ** this a good grid?

7:31 pm

st + what you breathe

co6, 21 anyone?

7:32 pm

i have been around - lurking mostly trying to keep out of trouble

7:32 pm

st5.10 they both sound alike. one helps you ascend or descend, the other can be a cold hard glare

7:32 pm

co6/21 = like a boy's name

7:32 pm

zo5.20 is zo4.9 with an extra vowel at the end.

7:33 pm

co6 = add *mergency *oom to the co4 before it

7:33 pm

pini got the st, 2 left

7:33 pm

co6.21, like sean co****y

7:33 pm

* grin *

7:33 pm

re6/33 please ??

7:34 pm

both are plurals of their 5's, aussie

7:34 pm

re + parachuter's landing ****

7:34 pm

(uses high letter)

7:35 pm

oops, i did the ra's sorry

7:35 pm

thanks Pini :)

7:35 pm

* smile *

how about cr7, 52

7:36 pm

10 left...

7:36 pm

pl the cr6 before it

7:37 pm

Good, do you have the cr6 ?? plural it

7:37 pm

go aussie!!

7:37 pm

still not gettin re 4/4 and first zo 5/20 what is wrong with me tonite...

duh!!

7:37 pm

cr6 sounds like farm equipment: bull do*** (then pl)

7:37 pm

re + to be or not to be that ** the ?

7:37 pm

zo + 2nd, 1st, 2nd vowel...

7:37 pm

re+ i am you are he/she/it **

7:37 pm

zo + to **ch his own + 2nd vowel

7:38 pm

zo5.20 zo + to *8ch his own + 2nd vowel.

7:38 pm

snap, pini

7:38 pm

* snap * lbd! :)

7:38 pm

jinx

7:39 pm

* giggle *

7:39 pm

*snugs on foil cap with chin strap!*

7:39 pm

adjusts foil-bodysuit

7:39 pm

ok ty everyone finally.....can i help anyone?

7:39 pm

Pini, I just checked out the http://www.myrtlewoodfactoryoutlet.com site. That is a nice cribbage board.

Uno! still need co6, 21 - but not the boys name or the jacket plus

7:39 pm

NOW I can clue

7:40 pm

pl the co5 before it ;)

7:40 pm

YAY MPittore !!

7:40 pm

oh...shorten a girl's name...

corias

7:40 pm

sorry, that was the wrong clue (the pl)

7:40 pm

alt spelling of the name: Co**** Feldman

7:41 pm

taking a bow...throwing kisses...i owe it all to you!

7:41 pm

co + double consonant + t** a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree

7:41 pm

Good enough you need the co6+ co +dble cons +2 vowels

7:41 pm

whooooo hoooooo MP!!!

7:41 pm

YAY MP! WTG!!!

7:41 pm

wtg Pitt!

7:42 pm

I love this place!!!

7:42 pm

MP i love your icon. they look like they are laughing and having a good time! rofl

woo fireworks

7:43 pm

wtg GoodE!

7:43 pm

first time?

7:43 pm

whooo hooooo GoodEnough

thanks for the help! good night

7:43 pm

isn't it cool...it just spoke to me when I saw it...

7:43 pm

WTG, GE!!! YAY!!!

7:43 pm

yeh good enough

second time only

7:44 pm

night night, GE

7:44 pm

well, in that case, welcome aboard the fun bus!!!

7:44 pm

good enough...the third times a charmer *wink*

7:44 pm

4 to go... gittin'r dun !

7:44 pm

go aussie!

7:44 pm

go aussie go

7:44 pm

Come on Aussie! you can do it!

7:44 pm

fer shur, MPitt...GE will be assimilated; we all know resistance is futile! :)

7:44 pm

all TA's...

7:45 pm

ge aussie, you might just finish before 3am!

7:45 pm

do you have the mexican treat?

7:45 pm

3

7:45 pm

and the hawaiian root

7:45 pm

2

7:45 pm

or the Hawiian root plant?

7:46 pm

and the cigarette gunk?

7:46 pm

ta + **rebelum (brain)

7:46 pm

and the bone?

7:46 pm

and sounds like India's language

7:46 pm

mexican treat and a higher point tile

7:46 pm

1

7:47 pm

ta + ***k, paper, scissors

7:47 pm

chillin' the champers

7:47 pm

F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:47 pm

YAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!

7:47 pm

wtg aussieeeeeeee!

7:47 pm

wtg

7:47 pm

whooooo hoooooo AUSSIEE!!

7:47 pm

YAY!!!! WTG, Aussie!!!!!

7:48 pm

wtg wtg

7:48 pm

*-8-* *-8-* *-8-* There's my pompom girls !!

7:48 pm

bravo Aussieme

7:48 pm

aussiee..sliding into home base yelling wahoo what a ride!

7:48 pm

Thank you all so very much for the lovely clues, and for the lovely company along the way....

7:48 pm

love your poms aussiiee sooo cute

7:49 pm

going serching for my next icon...brb

7:49 pm

thanks MP....

7:49 pm

what's the next theme?

7:50 pm

aussie it was as good for me as it was for you *wink*

7:50 pm

pini do we have themes and where do we get them?

7:51 pm

Sprite is the theme keeper...

7:51 pm

let me go check what it is

7:51 pm

oh I just learned that...cool

7:52 pm

Saturday = Summer Landscape

7:52 pm

going fishing brb

7:53 pm

Sunday = Babble Blessings (share a piece of good nees / something you are grateful for)

7:55 pm

Hey Pini..... Got'r dun !!

7:55 pm

icon changed :)

7:55 pm

I know, Aussie!!! I saw and cheered!!! * proud auntie smile here *

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

7:55 pm

did I leave you speechless?? LOL

7:55 pm

oops !

7:55 pm

are you speechless, aussie?

7:56 pm

sorry guys, leant on my laptop to reach for something :)

7:56 pm

*puts on another layer of foil to keep Pini outta my head*

7:56 pm

lbd...would you mind tightening the strap on your foil cap, please...

7:57 pm

i think one of us is channeling, Pini

7:57 pm

My cap is tightly fastened

7:57 pm

* giggle *

7:57 pm

**makes quadruple strength foil caps for Pini and LBD**

7:58 pm

thanks aussie

7:58 pm

ROFL

7:58 pm

...although I think I'd prefer a comfortable lining for this foil bodysuit! :)

7:58 pm

man, even my polar bowling sux tonight

7:59 pm

polar bowling?

8:00 pm

dare I ask you to elaborate?

8:00 pm

does anyone need any clues still?

8:00 pm

ok, one last thought for the day, as I leave to find my pillows..... **after making soft cotton underlay for Pini's bodysuit**.... I toast you all with my cup of tea...... Never under you, or over you, but always right beside you, thrugh thick and thin, I will be here for you all.....

8:00 pm

**poof**

8:00 pm

hang on. let me get the tiny url for you.

8:00 pm

night night, aussie

8:00 pm

aw, shucks, aussieeeeee...same to you!!!! *cheers*

Congrats Aussieme. only 50 to go.

8:01 pm

git'r dun, rumple! :)

8:01 pm

http://tinyurl.com/ylgty4k polar bowler, silly bowling game using a polar bear on an inner tube as your bowling ball.

8:01 pm

go Rumple!!

8:02 pm

brb, need some tea

8:02 pm

Oooooh, might have to check that one out just for the giggles, lbd!

8:04 pm

looks like a d/l...is it free?

8:04 pm

Well, if no one needs clues; I'm going to wander off for now. Last chance....

8:05 pm

eye bee dun, nef! ;)

8:05 pm

wander back soon!

can I get some help with the er5 - just can't see it

nm - just found it :)

8:06 pm

er5 = Er*** Cane (of all my children)

8:06 pm

it's a girls' name

8:07 pm

Durn. Can't even clue fast. I'll see you all later. Happy Babbling All!

8:08 pm

ah, nef, u dun gud...it jus hapn'd to be right on my screen...didn't have to scroll...

8:08 pm

* hugs *

8:08 pm

<POOF!>

8:12 pm

night night, Nef

norc

sorry, having trouble with a no4/4

8:13 pm

try Italian grandma

8:13 pm

or no* of my business

8:13 pm

seaweed wrap for sushi

missing both si6,18 words, clues please?

8:13 pm

or lunchtime (high no**)

8:13 pm

high no**

8:14 pm

si6 = Si**** Nevada

8:14 pm

last no4 = no + fried **ce

8:14 pm

then pl

8:14 pm

adjust foil-suit

8:14 pm

si +double con + double vowel

8:14 pm

(that was for lbd)

I think I have those 3

8:15 pm

hehehe, i almost posted the same si clue, pini

got it, TY

8:15 pm

(clued all the no4)

8:15 pm

that's cuz we think too much alike, lbd! :)

ty for the si words pini!

8:15 pm

that's really scary, pini

8:16 pm

could be, lbd! LOL

8:16 pm

on the other hand, could be a good thing! :)

8:16 pm

yw fbf

8:17 pm

could be really weird if we start finishing each other's sentences.

8:17 pm

twins? separated at birth?

8:18 pm

twins of different mothers, who were separated at birth.

8:18 pm

ROFL!

8:19 pm

i thought we went to different high schools together lbd

8:20 pm

yup we did, ru

8:20 pm

are a fraternal tripplet of this foil group, ru?

8:21 pm

er.. mebbee

8:21 pm

gads, I can't spell

8:21 pm

did you check out polar bowler, pini?

afternoon everyone!

8:21 pm

why did you mean twwin?

8:22 pm

hiya red!

8:22 pm

yeah, but it says it's a d/l...is it free or do I need to pay for it?

8:22 pm

hey redster

8:22 pm

it's free

did all of us americans eat well?

8:22 pm

nah, we think lbd and I myte be twwins

8:22 pm

sorta

8:22 pm

didn't have to cook and ate well, red. and you?

8:23 pm

I made a nice meal over here

8:23 pm

I made a nice meal over here

8:23 pm

oops

I'll bet, ruru...

8:23 pm

and Koda needs dinner...brb

8:23 pm

it was so good he's still burping

I had a fresh, never frozen 30 pound turkey...and some 25 people all at the table, thank goodness it was at my sisters, but of the dishes.

8:24 pm

better the burping lbd.. better the burping

8:24 pm

most definitely, ru

8:24 pm

30lb? holy cow

8:25 pm

i'm doing a turkey breast tomorrow, with all the trimmings, wanna make turkey soup

8:25 pm

that's a beast

well, we shared, but still had half left...

my bro in law is a crazy foodie.

8:25 pm

30#'s that's a big TOM!

8:25 pm

Wow! 30 lb?

it looked like the Norman rockwell paintings...

8:25 pm

(sounds like steroids to me)

even my 91 yr old Grandma came..

8:25 pm

hiya Torg!

hi torg!

8:26 pm

Bet grandma enjoyed all the family.

8:26 pm

I wish my grandmother were still alive..

8:27 pm

me, too ru. my grams and yours as well.

I think Grandma was a bit overwhelmed by the activity, especially the lesbian cousins of my Brother in law...

8:27 pm

Heyas kids ..

8:28 pm

the plot thickens ....

8:28 pm

nothing like a couple of lesbians to shake up the dynamics at dinner...lol

They are great people, have a beautiful daughter.

8:30 pm

no.. it is cool that they came.. and were there..

8:30 pm

I think its time for families to accept the lifestyle and stop pretending it isn't there.

8:30 pm

allo!

but at 91, it might have been a bit much for Grandma, the Pastors Widow, she has now been dressing in all black for well over a year!

8:30 pm

hey torg

8:31 pm

heya eno

8:31 pm

yeah.. sometimes the grandparents are the ones who get it first though

8:32 pm

what are you guys talking about?

that, ruru is very true.

8:32 pm

hi enom, RENNIE!!

8:32 pm

dawg!

8:32 pm

it happened that way in my family.. I had so many gay cousins ...

8:33 pm

gay couples coming to thanksgiving dinner as a couple enomis.. is what we are discussing

8:34 pm

oh ok!

8:34 pm

how about the 7's clues?

8:34 pm

my friends up the street had their family over to a fairly wild discussion

I think in the family that lives up there, this couple is very well accepted. My Grandma had not been out there before, and so the entire experience of a Holiday with a Large Italian family, with the gay couple, and all of the children running about might have overwhelmed her. Shes very sweet.

8:35 pm

all the 7's are plurals, ren

8:35 pm

plurals of what 6's?

8:36 pm

cr6

8:36 pm

co 6

8:36 pm

yup

8:36 pm

ok thanks ru

8:36 pm

:D

8:37 pm

all the noise and the hubbub probably did overwhelm her. My dad says the same thing at christmas.

8:37 pm

time to warm up the leftovers...bbl kiddies..have fun

my nephews were so much fun, but I am so glad to be back at the quiet house.

Bye Ru, enjoy the leftovers.

8:38 pm

hb, ru

8:40 pm

Mmmm .. leftovers ..

8:40 pm

how long did it take a 30 # turkey to cook?

8:40 pm

a month

8:41 pm

2 hours longer than a 20# turkey?

8:42 pm

sage advice lbd

8:43 pm

i'm trying to imagine how one would lift the hot thing out of the oven....

8:43 pm

it's been ages since i cooked a large bird, can't imagine the size of pan nor oven needed for 30#!

8:45 pm

i think 10 # has been the biggest birdie i ever cooked and it was one given to me

8:46 pm

i hope more than one person lifted that bird to the table!

8:46 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

8:46 pm

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

8:47 pm

i'm good min...just thinking about the 30# turkey red had for din din yesterday

8:49 pm

Hi Min! welcome to the grid. how are you tonight?

8:49 pm

I'm well. Had Thanksgiving with my family today in CT

8:50 pm

are you turkeyed out, Min?

8:52 pm

i want some dressing and cranberry sauce and gravy and smashed potatoes...all i have is cheese and crackers

8:52 pm

Not yet. Didn't celebrate Thanksgiving yesterday so it was the 1st day of Turkey for me. Tomorrow I'll be celebrating it again with hubby's family.Then I will be turkeyed out! Yesterday was just like any other day

8:54 pm

ren you need to go visit, Min. she'll have more than enough for you to eat

8:54 pm

Poor ren ..

8:57 pm

:)

8:57 pm

or you can come to my house and have turkey with us.

9:00 pm

nutter's making meatloaf

9:05 pm

jmc are u here

9:06 pm

E's Eliminated! 5 left

9:06 pm

Hi MPittore! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:07 pm

i finally found those 7's...what a dunce i am.....thinki can get a frozen turkey and dressing din din?

9:09 pm

O's Obliterated! 4 left

9:11 pm

swanson's tv dinners, ren

9:11 pm

go Min!

9:13 pm

T's Toppled! 3 left

stuck on the last one, a no5/10

9:14 pm

there are 2 x no5/10, one adds a vowel to previous word, second is plural of the 4

9:15 pm

hi flo

9:15 pm

and hi everyone, just in to check out icon theme for tomorrow

9:15 pm

actor Chuck No****, minus consonant rumplestiltskin.

9:15 pm

no + Small spanish river

9:16 pm

no + ***e and shine

9:16 pm

Hello flosey! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

9:16 pm

hi all

9:16 pm

hi lbd and min, great thanks, and you?

TY. Got it and fireworks. Night all.

9:18 pm

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:18 pm

Congratulations rumplestiltskin on fireworks! Hooray

9:18 pm

Goodbye rumplestiltskin! I'll see you tomorrow maybe

9:18 pm

whoooo hooooo RUMPLE!!!

9:18 pm

hi jmc

9:19 pm

night night, rumple

9:19 pm

whoo hoo rumps

9:22 pm

40 left

9:23 pm

I'm here to give clues if you need any clues jmcnrick.

9:24 pm

go JMC!!

9:24 pm

ar 4?

9:27 pm

like the old gas station. ar + boys from **mpany B

9:27 pm

ty lbd

9:34 pm

first ar 5/10?

9:35 pm

place where games are played, jmc

9:36 pm

duh!

9:36 pm

29 left

9:37 pm

go jmc, go!

9:46 pm

17 left

9:48 pm

Hi all, back for my last 56

9:48 pm

hi wht

9:48 pm

13 left

9:49 pm

10 left

9:50 pm

Go jmcnrick go!

9:50 pm

7

9:50 pm

Hello wht! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

9:50 pm

Hi Min.

9:51 pm

hi wht

9:53 pm

Had a good day with family today. Had a good day yesterday too. Hope the Babblers from the USA have been enjoying their holiday.

9:53 pm

*wanders in forlornly* hello

9:53 pm

how nice wht

9:53 pm

Oh stid. What's the problem?

9:53 pm

whats up stid

9:54 pm

two problems. 1) done with the grid earlier so nothing to distract me

9:54 pm

2) just got back from friends' house -- feeding the critters while they are away and their old cat is pretty sick, to judge from the diarrhea she left all over.

9:55 pm

Hi stidmama! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

can't get hold of my friends, and the vet is already closed for the day. She had good energy, so I am not completely worried, but I don't know ANYTHING about cats!

9:55 pm

Oh, yuck.

9:55 pm

C's Completed! 1 left

9:56 pm

I don't mind the yuck factor too much, that's what having kids does to a person! but the worry factor is high. I would have brought her home, but she HATES our dog.

9:56 pm

Congratulations stidmama on finishing early! Hooray!

9:56 pm

poor stiddie

9:56 pm

thanks Min!

9:57 pm

if the cat has good energy then like a kid it probably will -- er -- pass

9:57 pm

is the cat uoset they left? do cats do that when they are worried?

9:57 pm

that is a good question kimber!

9:57 pm

Hello kimberblue! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:58 pm

LOL jmc. if you make a joke, then I won't worry too much

9:58 pm

brb

9:58 pm

hi kimber

9:58 pm

hi all

9:58 pm

thanks-i am good, family is in chicago and i am home alone for once!

9:59 pm

stid, the cat's diet hasn't changed lately, has it?

9:59 pm

Hi Dorens! How are you doing? Welceome to the grid!

9:59 pm

oo i like that too kimber!

9:59 pm

hi dorens

9:59 pm

hi dorens!

9:59 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! si6/18 was my last word

9:59 pm

hi stid

10:00 pm

whoo hoo min!

10:00 pm

wtg min.

10:00 pm

6 left

10:00 pm

hi minver fine.. congrats on your firewrks. hi j, kim, and dawg

10:01 pm

back

10:01 pm

YAY Min!

10:01 pm

sireen

10:01 pm

well done, MIN!!

10:01 pm

good question doren, cat's diet MIGHT have changed, but I don't know, since usually I don't feed it.

10:01 pm

go kimber go!

10:01 pm

oops- see i never chat

10:02 pm

si 6/18 pls?

10:02 pm

si 6/18: spanish for jagged mountains

10:02 pm

That's almost like the word that gave me FWs kimber

10:02 pm

just monkeyed the or6/21 out of nowhere.. astounded me

10:02 pm

si6/18 is si plus double consonants plus double vowels

10:02 pm

si**** nevadas

10:03 pm

or, the OTHER si 6/18 that Min just clued, "yes si**** bob!"

10:03 pm

go doren go!

10:03 pm

ty all

10:03 pm

Stid, i bet the cat ate something that didn't sit well. could also be furballs. when you check it tomorrow, if it is still "spurting" you may want to call a vet to see if there's something you could be doing for it. Not being a cat person, i'm assuming a lot what i'd do for a dog

10:03 pm

4 left

10:03 pm

Hi everyone- back for my last 7 words

10:03 pm

and now, i must be heading for the pillows. have breakfast date with hubby tomorrow! :-)

10:03 pm

go DR go

10:03 pm

thanks LBD, that was sort of my thinking (for lack of guidance)~!

10:04 pm

Sweet dreams LBD, see you again soon

10:04 pm

hey DR!

10:04 pm

and why is it bob, stid, do you know?

10:04 pm

early whooo hoooo's for JMC and DR! i know you'll get your firewords!

10:04 pm

sweet dreams lbd

10:04 pm

Hi and good night Dawger- rest well

10:04 pm

Hello DR1965!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:04 pm

I don't know doren, might be a good thing to research. brb again *wearing research hat*

10:04 pm

Hi Stid and JMC and Dorens and Min

10:04 pm

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:04 pm

hi dr

10:04 pm

leaving lbd?

10:04 pm

:-(

10:05 pm

wonde if it is buffalo bob from the howdy doody show

10:06 pm

COuld be Dorens

10:06 pm

if who i s buffalo bob (later known as Capt. Kangaroo)

10:06 pm

capt kangaroo was bob Keegan. different bob (i think)

10:07 pm

A's done.

10:07 pm

no you are right it was clarabell the clown who was bob keegan

10:07 pm

go Wht!

10:08 pm

nevertheless why are we talking about buffalo bob

10:08 pm

sorry... bob keeshan

10:08 pm

Hi everyone. Just popped up to check for clues and saw stid

10:08 pm

Awesome wht!

10:08 pm

(sorry) stid's cat problem. I have always had cats....

10:08 pm

Hello Bugsaw!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:08 pm

last co 6?

10:09 pm

back again.

10:09 pm

hey Bugs!

10:09 pm

If you have any ca 4/5 now, you can take them with you to the Penalty Box Bugsaw. LOL!

10:09 pm

She is probably all right and not worth a night vet charge but the best way to tell is to look at her eyes. If they look normal, she is good. If you can see an inner eyelid, phone the vet

10:09 pm

4 left

10:09 pm

bob keeshan was clarabell too, I think.

10:10 pm

co 6/21: another way to spell Co**** Feldman's name.

10:10 pm

oh! okay, her eyes looked pretty good -- bright and shiny, not dull or mattery. thanks Bugs

10:10 pm

yes capt kangaroo and clarabell were the same person

10:10 pm

Oh MIn I am so sorry!! I will head to the PB right away hoping someone left some pie in there.

10:10 pm

LOL I'll sit in the PB too -- I started that line of thought...

10:11 pm

*sharing choclit pecan pie with Bugs*

10:11 pm

I saw some lemon meringue earlier

10:11 pm

It is also my icon clue for today.Not too helpful since it's a fish,but chose my icon this morning at 1:30 A.M

10:11 pm

yes they were, and the reason was yes si**** bob... wondering where the expressioin came from

10:11 pm

I put some apple Pie ice cream in there earlier

10:11 pm

min i love your icon clue it is sooooo cute

10:11 pm

mmmm apple pie ice cream?

10:11 pm

stop talking about pie!!

10:11 pm

oo okay let me think about it

10:12 pm

hi onyx

10:12 pm

you're making me hungry!

10:12 pm

3.1456 or so onyx.... *wicked mama grin*

10:12 pm

right now i am cuddled up with my cat baby on my left side, and son's whippet calvin on my left. peaceful coexistence

10:12 pm

All my favourite kinds of pie! I am in heaven except I can't figure out the first zo5. Can anyone help, please?

10:12 pm

Thank you jmcnrick. I thought that it was cute also.

10:12 pm

zo 5 latin plural germ critters

10:13 pm

we had pumpkin, apple, walnut pies tonight and killer vermont maple syrup bread pudding. I am waddling

10:13 pm

Hello everyone! i can andle the 3.1456...pie

10:13 pm

Hello onyx!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

10:13 pm

zo + vowels

10:13 pm

sounds nice, doren! how are the grands?

10:13 pm

hey minver, od'ed on pie, picture of the kitties is cute

10:14 pm

ah, I see doren... *quickly investing in waistband elastic*

10:14 pm

in england, then to switzerland stid.. my silly son insists on draggin them along when he speaks at conferences

10:14 pm

How you doin?

10:14 pm

i will try them all again. . .

10:14 pm

google is no help except to say that it was in use in the late 1800s so that lets out buffalo bob

10:14 pm

oh gee! well at least they will know how to travel!

10:14 pm

well, thanks or tha j.

10:14 pm

and this time it works! Thanks . I am done now

10:15 pm

yes stid, i realized that at three, this is phoebe's fourth long distance air trip... experienced and enthusiastic

10:15 pm

YAY Bugs!!!!

10:15 pm

hm. that was supposed to be thanks For thaT j

10:15 pm

whoo hoo bugs

10:16 pm

yay bugs!

10:16 pm

just realized maybe it was a greek plural? LOL

10:16 pm

try again with a clue for the last co6 please

10:16 pm

3 left

10:16 pm

go jmc go!

10:17 pm

2

10:17 pm

I don't like travel, stidkid #1 loves it. I think it's far nicer to travel only when visiting people one knows... (or gardens) he just likes to travel

10:18 pm

good thing i like to travel :-)

10:18 pm

last co 6: rachel co6 was an evergreen grad who died in Palestine a few years ago

10:18 pm

what! they are saying it is going to snow?!?!?!!?

10:19 pm

NO. NO SNOW. *stern mama look*

10:19 pm

in dc??

10:19 pm

I remember her -- a tragic horrible story

10:19 pm

whew that is west of here

10:19 pm

yes, they made a play -- I didn't get to go see it when it was performed recently, but apparently it is very moving. She was an amazing young woman.

10:19 pm

co6 - Rhymes with In England a truck is called a l*****

10:20 pm

ty wht

10:20 pm

good clue wht!

10:20 pm

poor tiger woods can't even fight with his wife without people commenting

10:21 pm

1

10:22 pm

firewords

10:22 pm

whoo hoo dorens

10:22 pm

YAY doren!

10:23 pm

congrats. Dorens

10:23 pm

is that what happened today, jmc? I heard tiger was in a car accident

10:23 pm

(((BR))) hey there!

10:23 pm

Congratulations Dorens on fireworks! Hooray for you

10:23 pm

wtb Dorens

10:23 pm

Congratulations Bugsaw on fireworks! Good for you!

10:24 pm

Hello, stid.

10:24 pm

or wtg if you prefer.

10:24 pm

*waiting for jmc's firewords...*

10:24 pm

me too stiddie

10:24 pm

Me too so I can go to bed!

10:24 pm

c"mon, jmc

10:25 pm

what do you need?

10:25 pm

Hello, jmc. Has your son safely arrived at his destination?

10:25 pm

is it the co 5/22?

10:25 pm

Heard he hit a fire hydrant and that he was laying in the road with bleeding in his mouth or on his lip.

10:25 pm

so to help the masses: help with co 5/22

10:25 pm

nice profile words, BR

10:25 pm

Hello BabbleRabble!How are you? Welcome to the grid

10:26 pm

co 5/22: sounds like a family relationship, the child or your aunt or uncle is your co 5...

10:26 pm

hi BR he made it safely and I have no worries until tomorrow lol

10:26 pm

sort of a phonetic spelling

10:26 pm

okay, so that is not your last word... (it was mine)

10:26 pm

co 5: rhymes w/what you call a group of 12 jmcnrick.

10:27 pm

i just asked if that was what jmc needed... and it appears not.

10:27 pm

i was sure there was a z in there

10:27 pm

fire works!

10:27 pm

Congratulations jmcnrick on fireworks! Good for you

10:27 pm

no dorens you were dead on

10:27 pm

no everyone can go to bed! lol

10:27 pm

Hello, Minveryork.

10:27 pm

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

10:27 pm

YAY JMC!!!!!!!

10:27 pm

congrats, jmc

10:27 pm

hah.. glad you got it j!

10:27 pm

be well, Minver

10:28 pm

sweet dreams Min. enjoy the weekend!

10:28 pm

nite min

10:28 pm

bye all

10:28 pm

Night min & jmc

10:29 pm

I think I will bow out too -- we are watching Indiana Jones movie #2...

10:29 pm

be well, jmc

10:29 pm

(((hugs all))) see you tomorrow! *poof*

10:29 pm

be well, stid

10:29 pm

nite all. i'm to sleep (or at least to lexulous and sudoku before sleep... happy babbles

10:30 pm

be well, Dorens

10:33 pm

My Computer was taken over by a 10 yr old.. but i have rebeled

10:33 pm

* rebelled

10:33 pm

4 babble words to go

10:33 pm

Hello, DR

10:34 pm

Hi BR- Nice to see you this evening

10:34 pm

And you too

10:34 pm

thanks you

10:35 pm

( my Mew York accent ) LOL

10:38 pm

is the last ne5/10 a fish?

10:38 pm

oh- nm I see it

10:38 pm

Firewords !

10:44 pm

ok well- taking my firewords and leaving

10:44 pm

gnight lurkers

10:46 pm

hello 28 to go

10:46 pm

does anyone have an icon clue?

10:52 pm

Yes

10:52 pm

Hi harp :) and all, if any :)

10:53 pm

YAY DR!!!

10:54 pm

late but yay dr....just came back

10:54 pm

eye-see + not off

10:55 pm

(well ... she did ask for an icon clue)

10:56 pm

I just came back too and answered harp's question, but no response

10:56 pm

har har ru

10:57 pm

i'm slow i know - i just got it ru

10:57 pm

very funny ruru

10:57 pm

hello the renner

10:58 pm

so harp, did you get my icon clue?

10:58 pm

hey ya jilli!

10:59 pm

how's mezzie, ren?

10:59 pm

13 to go.

11:00 pm

I guess harp's not speaking to me :(

11:00 pm

gogogo wht!

11:00 pm

Yahoo I'm all packed! phew

11:01 pm

Woohoo, lindy!!!

11:01 pm

thanks jilli

11:01 pm

mezzer's doing great! he's walking w/ out a cane - doing laundry - unboxing books - :)

11:02 pm

when's the move lindy?

11:02 pm

oh great, ren! What an ordeal!

11:02 pm

we move out the house on tuesday, fly out the following monday

11:03 pm

great news ren!

11:03 pm

bye bye tranna!

11:03 pm

yes it was jilli - and you have all lived through it w/ me - and i thank you all for helping me keep my sanity

11:03 pm

what, ren, you had sanity to start with???

11:03 pm

that is what Babble chat is all about! (0:

11:04 pm

is the rest of your family going w/ ya lindy?

11:04 pm

lol Jilli

11:04 pm

lol jilli...well,,,no - not really

11:04 pm

ooooohhh jilli's feeling spunky....

11:04 pm

Kate & co fly out the day before me, the other 2 will finish uni & then who knows!

11:05 pm

hi ruru

11:05 pm

un peu tiddly -- nice happy hour with nice neighbours :)

11:05 pm

I am not getting the last two co5's

11:05 pm

hi lindy.. good luck on your travels.. hope you are happy there.

11:06 pm

aaww thanks ruru! (0:

11:06 pm

co5/12 -- co + spanish river (I think)

11:07 pm

co5/22 -- co + Japanese Buddhism

11:07 pm

maybe a female spanish river jilli..lol

11:07 pm

well lots to do tomorrow, so I had better say goodnight & go to bed!

11:07 pm

I don't do spanish :(

11:07 pm

ty jili, I figured out the gender of the river.

11:08 pm

ty jili for both.

11:08 pm

thanks for small mercies, wht, lol!

11:08 pm

9 left

11:08 pm

ok lindy - i guess we will see you when you get settled...or are waiting to get settled

11:08 pm

gogogo wht!

11:09 pm

might get chance to chat tomorrow! (0: night all

11:09 pm

a quick hello have 52 left over from last night so jumping in...

11:09 pm

ttfn, lindy

11:09 pm

night lindy..congrats on packing it all..what a job

11:09 pm

I am (hopefully) never moving again

11:11 pm

I plan to be carried out of here feet first. My son disagrees and thinks I should move to some other less independent place.

11:11 pm

en6, please

11:11 pm

I disagree jilli.. you like your life as it is.

11:11 pm

Jilli, when we moved into our current house, my wife said that the next time we sell a house it will be an estate sale.

11:11 pm

en6 -- come again, wht!

11:12 pm

a repeat performance wht

11:12 pm

ty, my brain is mush

11:13 pm

(offers brown sugar and cream to wht)

11:13 pm

Mush brain is a regularly repeating performance.

11:14 pm

Lindrickway ... where are you going ??

11:14 pm

Watching the wonderful Jane Goodall on PBS

11:14 pm

i'm finally down to one house and one boat

11:15 pm

I find her absolutely captivatingly calm yet wise and funny

11:18 pm

she has "the peace of the forest" in her, and her bond with other primates.

11:18 pm

watching mission impossible tv series from 60's ( i think)

11:22 pm

changing icon to next theme -- summer landscape

11:29 pm

Finally, fireworks

11:31 pm

Night all.

11:33 pm

hey folks... i'm still not really playing - just popping in every few hours to say hello to the folks i haven't seen in a a while

11:35 pm

heh...which seems to not be anyone currently ;)

11:35 pm

well hey then tragic- i'm just playing at it

11:36 pm

hey ren

11:36 pm

i'm gonna pop off... not much time left on this one. maybe i'll come back for the flip.

11:37 pm

enjoy your night/day...

11:38 pm

you too tragic

11:42 pm

Hi there jilli - great icon

11:45 pm

and hi to everyone - I'd like another small grid - this one was great

11:51 pm

hi all -- did my summer icon show up already?

11:51 pm

TS -- hope you come back for the flip

11:52 pm

yes, looks very familiar

11:54 pm

and fireworks!!

11:54 pm

hi jilli and flosey

11:54 pm

wtg West

11:54 pm

thank you flosey

11:55 pm

few minutes left will change my icon

11:55 pm

hi west :)

11:56 pm

lets hope for a nice one, whatever size. Not much time tomorrow.

11:57 pm

hi jilli just looking at your icon to see what the subject was..you always share such interesting pictures and info with us

11:57 pm

flosey -- that's about the only not-flat place in the Toronto area, lol!

11:57 pm

lol jilli

11:58 pm

awaits flip....

11:58 pm

west, as you know, I enjoy learning stuff when doing the icons

11:58 pm

I was so happy to see the Park that was created at the Bluffs - unfortunately, they

11:58 pm

Hello all - I prefer grid at about 150

11:58 pm

jill you mean big right?"

11:58 pm

714

11:59 pm

lol ruru not even that many for me thank you

11:59 pm

have far too many ducks and they're very dirty creatures!!

11:59 pm

oh yuk ruru

11:59 pm

150 would suit me fine ursh

11:59 pm

go away, ruru, bad boy

11:59 pm

ok ok ok 713

11:59 pm

you don't really want that do you ru?

11:59 pm

big right?

11:59 pm

700?

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