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92 total words

12:00 am

fliparooni!

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

Flip!

12:00 am

hahabugsaw, i like that one! I have been She Who Must Be Obeyed forever!

12:00 am

awww, it's a baby one!

12:02 am

if you are still around jmmcdonald, it's now a different type of cluing when the new grid comes up

12:02 am

Hi flosey. Where did you grow up that you sang that song?

12:02 am

Scarborough Bugs

12:02 am

and I don't believe I ever knew anyone from Sweden

howdy all; flip

12:03 am

that is, until I got to HS

12:03 am

flip a bit late ;)

12:03 am

Hi Dee

hi and nbt

12:03 am

nbt in 3 minutes? dang, josh!!!

12:03 am

already joshua?

12:04 am

hi josh

12:04 am

oh, shoot...on my way to PB...(that must be record - to the PB in 3 mins)

hi flosey; hugs jili

12:04 am

flosey -- lovely song

12:04 am

great icon Jilli

only one that was tricky was the middle p 4th column

12:04 am

hi dee hi

12:04 am

ty jilli

hi jilli

12:05 am

pr 7

Clues are up

12:06 am

thanks diz

12:06 am

thx lickety!

12:06 am

ty lickety

12:06 am

thanks lickety!

thanks diz, i knew ther was something bigger than a 5-letter word in here!

thanks lickety!

12:06 am

Thanks Lickety!

nbt

12:06 am

rapt

12:06 am

Ooops! of to PB for me!

12:07 am

hrmphhh I think pocus should be a word!

12:08 am

what is PB?

12:08 am

it should indee, swmbo

12:08 am

I tried it, too, swmbo

12:08 am

PB = penalty bos

me too

12:08 am

* box

12:08 am

Penatly Box for posting a word in the chat

12:08 am

well, who hasn't donhe that???

12:08 am

nice to see, we're all in good company! :)

12:09 am

penalty Box. I put a WORD in the wrong box (chat)

12:09 am

Hey, AlleycatSF, I can't sleep.

12:09 am

so there's often a good party going on in the PB, with goodies

ba7

12:10 am

the penalty box is well stocked with choclit and drinks, and cabana boys for us women! ;-)

12:10 am

howdy... and nbt for me on what doesn't look real friendly a grid

12:11 am

hi freep

12:11 am

bags

12:11 am

su 8

12:11 am

howdy, jilli

12:11 am

RATS! No more chat for ME tonight!

ty for the 8 grannie

12:12 am

freep, josh says he got nbt in about 3 minutes and only had trouble with one letter. He lives on another plane.

12:12 am

great "clues" though Nef!

12:12 am

many do, jilli

12:13 am

i like our plane just fine :-)

12:13 am

plane...more like planet! :)

12:14 am

phantom: octopus

12:14 am

*giggle* - wow, I've missed you all

12:14 am

joshua is very talented but I back where you are jilli.

12:14 am

nbt

12:14 am

hi rbud ;)

12:14 am

I am back , soory

12:14 am

well done, flosey ;)

12:14 am

(and the other NBTers)

12:14 am

flosey you are talented too! terrific

12:15 am

wow, flosey! You're becoming one of the speedsters!

12:15 am

careful with you phantoms, pini - you're flirting with the penalty box there... :)

12:15 am

ty Pini and Bugs, and jilli

12:15 am

I am, Tempo???? * looking *

12:15 am

ooooh, thank you!!!!

12:15 am

hello, bugs, jilli, flosey, tempo, pini, rbud, freep, et al

hi dc

12:15 am

hi de :)

12:15 am

hi dc ;)

12:16 am

hi dee

hi pini

12:16 am

and thanks Pini for your phantom

12:16 am

hi, dee

12:16 am

;)

12:17 am

ty for oc6, pini

12:17 am

NBT! :)

12:17 am

and thanks tempo for pointing it out!

12:17 am

yay pini!

12:17 am

wtg Pini

12:17 am

wtg pini!

12:17 am

glad I could help so early! :)

12:17 am

ah yes, tempo, would not have had it otherwise

12:17 am

(that's a first)

12:17 am

yw jilli :)

12:17 am

hi seain

12:18 am

darn, I have to exit and come back to get Lickety up :(

12:18 am

oh, just got the cu6 and 7

12:19 am

see you seen again then, jilli

12:19 am

I did too jilli

12:19 am

hi seain. I've decided to call it a night. Happy Babling all!

so did i

12:19 am

hi, and good night, nef

12:19 am

night Nef ;)

12:19 am

1/2-way! :)

12:19 am

way to go p

12:20 am

back again

12:20 am

;)

12:20 am

Take it easy; don't finish too soon Pini (tomorrow will be a longer day!

12:20 am

<poof!>

12:21 am

bye nef!

15 left, and i have a feeling 2 of them are a 6/7 combo

anyone find the last 7?

12:21 am

I don't have the 8 yet :(

12:22 am

I give up. Nite

12:22 am

g'night bugs

12:22 am

goodnight Bugs

12:22 am

I'm reeeaaallly slow tonight!

12:22 am

night bugs

12:22 am

you can tell I am tired by the nubmer of typos.

12:22 am

night bugs

12:22 am

yes, this one is going slow

12:23 am

dc, some are whizzing through

12:23 am

well, i'm up to 42, and yes, i saw that pini was flying through it

12:23 am

well, i'm up to 42, and yes, i saw that pini was flying through it

12:24 am

i just got back from the Woodbridge Wine and Cheese club, at which i had dinner, dessert, and 7 glasses of wine :)

12:24 am

so i have an excuse

12:24 am

Moi? flying? cha right!

12:24 am

7?

12:24 am

you declared NBT :P

sounds yummy dc

12:24 am

hic, dc?

12:25 am

so more wine than cheese eh? LOL

12:25 am

no, ru, 42

12:25 am

yes, but I think there were several before me ;)

12:25 am

not quite, but toward tipsy

12:25 am

and your here to tell us about it DC

12:25 am

sharing or hoarding, dc?

12:25 am

42?

12:25 am

there was little cheese.

12:25 am

42- the answer to life, the universe, and everything, duh!

12:25 am

I was 42 once

12:26 am

hi ruru

12:26 am

i brought 3 bottles of wine, and an ornament for the ornament exchange

12:26 am

oh...

12:26 am

hi jili

12:26 am

the 2004 Lenteijo (sp?) from Portugal was very lovely.

12:26 am

red?

12:26 am

Oh, ru, Little D is getting so big! :)

12:26 am

there is a cu6/7 flosey said

hi ru

12:27 am

hi dee

12:27 am

ru, is your little guy the fatso in your icon?

12:27 am

yes

12:27 am

oh, jilli...shhhhh, you might hurt Little D's feelings!!! not fat, just "pleasantly plump"! :)

ap7 - i am not convinced it is a real word

what kind of puppy... lab? retriever?

12:28 am

this meeting had tons of whites. I'm only bringing reds to the meeting in the future.

12:28 am

sheesh, wasting away, poor little thing!

ty josh

12:28 am

golden retriever dee

12:28 am

lol jilli

12:28 am

I am putting him on Jenny craig the minute he gets here

12:29 am

ROFL

12:29 am

is Jenny going to appreciate that, ru?

beautiful pup! how big will he get?

12:29 am

his dad was a big boy.. maybe 75-80 lbs..

12:30 am

well 52 down... gonna try again tomorrow

12:30 am

hey.. if jenny can fix Valerie Bertinelli.. she can't straighten anyone out

12:30 am

well done, mcd!!! you sure catch on quick!!!

not horrible; our daughter's American bulldog is about 10 mos old and is already 62 pounds :)

12:30 am

well done, mcd!

12:30 am

Jenny failed Kirsty Ally

12:30 am

hello all

12:30 am

hi ursh

12:30 am

American bulldog?

12:31 am

no... Kirsty Ally failed on life

12:31 am

hello ursh

12:31 am

she used her weight as a way to get back into the public eye

12:31 am

<--content Koda is a meer 25 lbs and holding

12:31 am

and that's all i have to say about that

12:31 am

hi ursh

12:31 am

good day

12:31 am

good point, mcd!

12:31 am

take care...hurry back!

yes jili; body similar in height to a boxer; Ellie looks a bit like Petey on The Little Rascals (although no pit bull in her) full bred American bulldog

she is huge but thinks she is a lapdog

12:33 am

I'd better hit the hay...night all...cya tmw ;)

12:33 am

* ciao *

12:33 am

g'night pini

12:34 am

night pini

last a - a sneaky an5/14

12:35 am

interesting -- I just checked our CKC Dogs Annual and see a picture of one -- they're not recognised by the CKC -- are they by the AKC?

unsure... just know she told us she has papers for her..

12:36 am

5 left

12:37 am

Interesting history of the breed

12:37 am

ap7/40,pa6/24,su8/65,su5/14,oc6/24

12:37 am

gogogo tijani!

I believe they were originally bred to be herders of cattle and hogs...

ty for pa 6 tij

12:38 am

phantom: octopod

12:39 am

there is a related oc6

12:39 am

ruru, chop a leg off that

fireworks

12:40 am

congrats, joshua

ty for su5/14, my last word tijani

wtg josh

12:41 am

yw now help me find it

ha - well it sounds a lot like a royal name of yore

12:42 am

better clues plz

12:43 am

dee-- here's what I just read -- When the bulldog of 19th-century Britain was transplanted to American soil, it kept its original form while its English counterpart underwent significant changes. With its instincts and form intact, the breed easily switched from bull baiting to handling tough range cattle on the American frontier. Over the last century, the breed has remained relatively true to type and still resembles the Bulldog of bygone days.

12:43 am

parouc

12:43 am

YAY josh!!!

12:44 am

nifty, jilli, thank you for that

interesting jili... the handling of cattle is why their necks are so large, and their shoulders are so strong (least that is what someone else told me); she is terribly strong, but also gentle..

12:44 am

ty for pa6, tijani

12:45 am

give me a clue for pa6 plz

12:45 am

5 left still

12:45 am

change last letter

12:48 am

of what

12:49 am

could I have a clue for ap7 please?

12:50 am

flosey i have tried apricot about six times

ap + letter shape mouth makes with word of exclamation + ability to handle life's stress (verb)

12:51 am

ty Dee, got it

12:51 am

didn't :(

12:51 am

done and dusted here.oh, hi dee

12:52 am

thank you for th 7/40

12:52 am

ap7/40 oops

12:52 am

YAY granny

ggreat flosey and tij

12:52 am

fireworks here, too

hi granny

12:52 am

WTG FREEP!!!!

wtg just

wtg granny

12:53 am

YAY freep!!!

12:53 am

clue for pa6/24

12:53 am

still 2 bt here :(

12:54 am

pa + ****tabout

12:54 am

looks french to me, tijani

12:55 am

finally got the ap7 -- what a word!

12:55 am

thanks, dee

yw jili

12:56 am

or, pa + hook letter + ***t, to throw out

12:56 am

any help for the bottom S? I'm blind

12:56 am

you don't use that every day, jilli? I just used it today, in fact, when I said "ap-----?!?!?! What type of word is that?"

12:56 am

and clues for su8 please?

12:56 am

su4, su + **a, sound a sheep makes

12:57 am

jilli, it sounds like a big brass musical instrument

12:57 am

LOL freep!

12:57 am

prefix for below + ag5/14 = su8

12:57 am

ty ursh

12:57 am

su8, copound word, under ( 3 letters ) + secret *****, a spy

12:57 am

ty granny and flosey -- another unword (to me)

12:58 am

fireworks

12:58 am

su5, su + flight of the con***

12:58 am

and ty again grany for the su8

12:58 am

WTG FLOSEY!!!!

12:58 am

at first glance, thought this one was going to be a toughy

12:58 am

Now I need that P under the top P

12:59 am

YAY fast flosey!!!

fireworks

12:59 am

WTG DEE!!!

12:59 am

YAY dee!

12:59 am

I feel very slow tonight

12:59 am

congrats, dee

12:59 am

po4

12:59 am

(I still think it's a toughy)

12:59 am

jilli, chid's electronic game, po**mans

1:00 am

* child's *

1:00 am

italian slow

ty

1:00 am

or po + abbreviation for a business

1:00 am

sorry, granny, don't know any child's electronic games

1:00 am

i'm a few past halfway myself, so yes, slow

1:00 am

i still have no idea for pa6/24

1:01 am

ah, got that one, granny, thanks -- nbt

1:01 am

tij, pa + hook letter + ***t, to throw out

1:01 am

pa6, equal + industri***

1:02 am

thx

well I need to poof still battling a hideous cold / sinus thingy hugs to all; have a great day / eve

1:02 am

tijani, you almost had it ages ago, just needed to change the last letter

1:02 am

goodnight Dee, and get over that nasty cold

1:03 am

bye dee,take care of you. :)

1:03 am

oc 6/24 please last one

ty, you, too!

1:03 am

aw, poor dee -- but your stuffy head is working better than my clear one!

1:03 am

g'night dee, hope you're better soon

*poof*

1:03 am

oc6 plural of multi armed sea creature

1:03 am

oc6/24 plural of sea animla with 8 tentacles

1:03 am

tij, a lot of 8 legged creatures

1:04 am

lots of puses

1:04 am

***********fireworks**********

1:04 am

oc6 -- Latin pl of the 8-tentacled beast

1:04 am

wtg Tijani

1:04 am

or, oc + not bottom + third vowel

1:04 am

YAY tijani!!!

1:04 am

WTH TIJANI!!!!

1:04 am

congrats to the finishers... and good night to all!

1:04 am

thx

1:04 am

im going to go watch snl

1:04 am

nite freep

1:04 am

g'night freep

1:05 am

night freep

1:05 am

bye tijani

1:05 am

nite tijani

1:05 am

g'ngiht tijani

1:06 am

I still have a lot to go..ugh.. this is slow going

1:06 am

i'm rather wiped, and think i'll leave my last 41 for tomorrow.

1:06 am

happy babbling and good night/day, everyone :)

1:07 am

goodnight dc

1:07 am

{poof}

1:07 am

nite dc.. take some asprin and drink some h20

1:07 am

nite dc

1:07 am

dc and ruru, I'm so glad -- I've been feeling like a dimwit for being so slow

1:07 am

otherwise you'll be a big hungover tomorrow

1:07 am

night dc

1:07 am

notice Jilli .. I haven't called a thing tonight...

1:08 am

you're allowed to, ruru -- and besides, you never did it a lot

1:09 am

Hello everyone

1:09 am

and people have been cluing well before the hour is up

1:09 am

hello lyn

1:09 am

hi lynxxx!

1:09 am

right jilli - no one here to complain!

1:09 am

No Mr Bill - Ruru? was just peeking at the puppies

1:13 am

I must get to bed, lots to do tomorrow!

1:13 am

goodnight all, be back for flip tomorrow

1:13 am

night flosey!

1:13 am

Goodnight Flosey

fo 5 plz

1:13 am

ok 58 left i'm falling asleep sitting up....I better go to bed before I fall out of my chair chat with you all tomorrow..pleasants dreams to all...hugs *poof*

1:14 am

jilli, you must save that first icon you had, was a good one

1:14 am

bye MPittore

1:14 am

it's saved, flosey ;)

1:14 am

fo5 concentrate

1:14 am

edward, concentrate, or adjust your camera lens

1:14 am

set your eyes on something Team

1:14 am

night MPitt -- nice icon too!

1:14 am

hi Rose

1:15 am

hey lyn, weather nice, isn't it?

thanks

1:15 am

Lovely! not too hot and some rain

1:16 am

hi team

hi jilli

cu6/36 & cu7/52 please

1:17 am

I hope one of these days Dr_God decides to give us a real grid

1:17 am

hi BabRab. Maybe for Xmas

1:18 am

Hello, lyn

1:18 am

cu6 if it had double cons it would be like a not so popular vegetable

got it

1:20 am

hi BR,, with you on that. wish he could give the letters a really good shake-up

1:20 am

night...ty jilli...I can't see yours on your profile it's still your one from yesterday...maybe I'm having 'puter trouble because my lickety didn't clear even tho I shut babble down completely...but maybe it's just operator error *smile*

1:21 am

well, maybe tomorrow, MPitt? :)

1:23 am

here's the Mr. Bill shot lynxxx

1:24 am

my chubby boy is on the right

1:24 am

Mr Bill? Wha...?

1:25 am

* giggle * all belly, ruru

1:25 am

Lol, now I understand. Feeding well!

1:27 am

I don't. Who is Mr Bill?

1:28 am

Maybe refresh and check out Ruru's photo Jilli

1:28 am

It iS an old gag from the early Saturday Night live shows in the 1970's jilli

1:28 am

I see teh chubby pup and his mom and a doll -- is that Mr Bill?

1:28 am

kind of Monty Python type humor

1:29 am

that's mr. bill

1:29 am

oh -- duh to me. Haven't seen snl since the Church Lady

1:29 am

you probably wouldn't find it funny.. it was kind of sicko humor in those days

1:30 am

Church lady was funny..

1:30 am

Oh well, I can live without.

1:30 am

i liked roseanne rosannadanna

1:31 am

oh yes, she was great

1:31 am

yeah.. it was funny in its time..probably not now..although I smoked pot back then

1:31 am

(but I didn't inhale jilli!)

1:31 am

oh sure

1:31 am

(lol)

1:31 am

none of us unhaled

1:32 am

inhlaed

1:32 am

INHALED

1:32 am

lololo

1:32 am

course not

1:32 am

swbo is smoking now

1:32 am

am note

1:32 am

noet

1:33 am

NOT

1:33 am

ROFL

1:33 am

lol, you are so not convincing anyone swambo

1:33 am

hubby and I tried it once after a boozy dinner and Irish Coffee. He inhaled more than I did so I had to drive home, seeing double.

1:33 am

hi all... why's it so smoky in here? ; )

1:34 am

hamburger, hamburger, hamburger, no wonder they were all so hungry!

1:34 am

Its Swmbo

1:34 am

hi kanet

1:34 am

hi kanet

1:34 am

we didn't like it

1:35 am

i used to love it, but no more

1:35 am

i am too old and sensible :(

1:36 am

I was too old then!

1:36 am

well i have 25 to go, no list and no luck

1:36 am

same here only 27

1:36 am

check out my icon now jilli

1:36 am

27 let here with list and clues

1:37 am

i don't even know what i am looking for

1:37 am

the story of my life, really

1:37 am

*left (typo time = bedtime)

1:37 am

ROFLMAO!!!! over the icon

1:38 am

cute, ruru! Why isn't the Swedish girl wearing candles?

1:38 am

lol. But how embarassing for both of them

1:38 am

candles?

1:38 am

they are probably up his butt jilli

1:39 am

kanet, theicon theme is the Swedish St Lucia Day -- see my icon

1:39 am

she probably whacked him and his car.. good for her.. what a creep

1:39 am

lol, ruru!

1:40 am

dec 13 feats of st lucia, usually pictured with a crown of candles

Nite all, fireworks

1:40 am

YAY quiet rumple!!!

1:40 am

feast, i must check before hitting enter

1:40 am

neat, jill

1:40 am

Bye rumple and congrats

1:41 am

wtg rumple. night

1:41 am

kanet, flosey had a good writeup about St Lucia

Only took an hour tonight. 1:40 AM here time for bed.

1:42 am

nigh nigh all.. I am heading to bed..

1:42 am

goodnight Ruru, sleep well

1:42 am

night ruru -- tomorrow's the big day, isn't it? Don't forget your camera!

sleep tight rururocks. Me too.

1:43 am

think I will keep this icon up for a while.. she is swedish I hear.

1:43 am

unless it is pouring rain jilli

1:43 am

the roads aren't great here in the pouring rain

1:44 am

here's hoping for good weather then, ru!

1:44 am

:)

1:44 am

how far is it?

1:44 am

I can't wait to meet him

1:44 am

2 + hours

1:45 am

and that sweet milky puppy smell -- oh, that's quite a drive!

1:46 am

what's the forecast?

1:46 am

two hours down and two to three back with traffic

1:46 am

They are still working on the Bay Bridge

1:46 am

rain..unfortunatley

1:46 am

oh, nuts :(

1:47 am

I hate driving in the rain now that I am older

1:47 am

sometimes there's no choice

1:48 am

not too bad in the daytime

1:48 am

yeahh. But I think I would like to live for another day and another grid

1:48 am

lol

1:48 am

Greetings all Love yr icon jilli, brought memories flodding back from long standing connections with Scandic countries.

1:48 am

yes, stay safe.

1:48 am

hi fm

1:49 am

Hi FM!

1:49 am

hi FM!

1:49 am

Hello!

1:49 am

Hey lynxxx

1:50 am

It hasn't rained here in 4 days yay!

1:50 am

that's because we are getting it here FM

1:51 am

Thanks, FM -- several people have had great icons

1:51 am

Sorry ruru, we had it for the whole of November so I guess it's your turn now :(

1:51 am

we're dry here but a few showers may show up

God natt alla, jag är svenska också.

1:53 am

The day is dawning with fairly clear skies so far and not frost so not complaining. God natt rumple

God natt FMitch

1:53 am

Oh my!!!! I think I get "good night all", and Swedish, are you saying you're Swedish, rumple?

1:54 am

HAve been up since 4am and have done most of my Christmas shopping online.

1:54 am

bye

1:54 am

good for you, FM!

1:54 am

cards, now presents - sooo organised FM

1:54 am

night ruru -- I'm off soon too

1:55 am

Sometimes the internet is a blessing :)

1:55 am

at this point I don't dare order online -- Things might not arrive in time.

1:55 am

I have been making Andree's shortbread - does that count for getting ready?

1:56 am

I try lynxxx, usually i fail but sometimes I do get my act together.

Ja, kom mina morföräldrar från Malmö.

1:56 am

Oh I went to Malmo once on a business trip.

1:57 am

Have you spoken to Ata recently FM? haven't seen her for days and wondering if she has fallen sick again

It is beautiful there. We went up to where the Lapplanders live. COLD Brrrrrrrr. Went at Christmastime.

1:57 am

morföräldrar...? ancestors?

1:58 am

and how is Andree's shortbread, I kept a copy of the recipie but havent tried it yet.

grandmother and grandfather

1:58 am

I've been reading the Henning Mankell mysteries -- Kurt Wallander -- set in Sweden

I will have to check those out.

1:59 am

how great that you speak Swedish, rumple!

1:59 am

Shortbread is v good...so fast to make you won't believe it. Dipped the ends in some 70% cocoa chocolate

1:59 am

They're really good.

1:59 am

(the books)

2:00 am

ooh yum lynxxx :)

2:01 am

I must go to bed -- happy babbling, anyone!

2:01 am

Sweet dreams jilli.

2:01 am

have you read the Stieg Larsson novels jilli?

2:01 am

goodnight Jilli

2:01 am

and I must go and get some breakfast. TTFN

2:02 am

fading fast here, after only 4 hours sleep, ( from coughing ) last night, i think an early dinner and bed is inorder

2:03 am

Sounds like a plan Rose, goodnight

2:04 am

nite all, see you at the flip. * poof *

2:37 am

hello, all.

2:38 am

hello, all

hi, all - got to NBT quickly.

2:44 am

I think they've all called it a night.

seems like it. me, too. have no business being up so late!

2:49 am

I seem to sleep 4hours at a time, so I'm back. But not for long, I think. I can find only 23 words ...

still here - just want to bag the 7s before i hit the hay.

2:51 am

Only 4s and 5s, so far.

thought apricot was in the grid but it's just a phntom.

2:55 am

Im concentrating on changing the top P to an R, then I'll have a slew of words ...

haha

2:58 am

time for a cuppa ... be back soon.

got the 7s - ap7/40 ba7/40 cu7/52 pr7/44 and su8/65

halfay, NBT and the > or = 7s, good enough for me. to bed! have fun, christine!

3:07 am

su 7 - fiduciary of a fiduciary

3:11 am

su 8 that is

3:38 am

still looking for ap7

3:50 am

morning all, and happy St Lucia to those celebrating the occasion.

3:51 am

goodmorning, Sprite ... not many people here, it seems.

3:52 am

with small grids, most leave early :) Glad to see the two of you though.

3:52 am

that is, if BabbleRabble is still around - just realised his last entry isn't recent.

Hi Sprite, Just checking in before work.

4:02 am

hi red :) Haven't seen you in a while, how's life?

THings are good Sprite, I have a terrible cold...but that too shall pass.. how are you and the Puppy?

4:02 am

Christine: ap + vowel + handling bad stuff i= to **** with it.

4:04 am

*sends red heaps of energy, vitamins, hot stuff to drink and a warm blanket* Puppy is doing wonderful! Already 10 months old, and still as lovely as ever. I am ok, enjoying the good things in life.

TY Sprite. It that a St Lucia Day girl in your icon?

4:05 am

thank you, I had it on my written list, but not entered.

4:06 am

yes it is, red

4:06 am

yvw Christine

We used to celebrate St Lucia day. Unfortunately my sister has only boys, sooo...

4:06 am

that would make you the eldest girl, right? ;)

My Sister is the eldest girl!

i miss the rolls.

4:07 am

*giggles* No need to stop celebrating then!

cuba

4:07 am

nice try red. Nor cuban nor cubane nor cubanes. I tried. Twice ;)

4:10 am

I SO want a potpod to be something. It would be such a great great word.

oooops now i must go to work, bye alll

4:13 am

bye red, have a good day at work

4:13 am

I have only 60 words, but I'm closing down. A cup of tea and my book, I think.

4:14 am

sounds lovely too, Christine. Enjoy!

4:32 am

fireflies, not too hard today. Bye all.

5:26 am

hi all.. anyone out there?

5:26 am

Me, just got here/

5:26 am

me, but i'm leaving

5:26 am

I'm here kanet

5:26 am

hi, fm

5:27 am

hi blue

5:27 am

I'm here, Kanet

5:27 am

hi & bye jk

5:27 am

wow.. so many people but no chog.. lol

5:27 am

Hi and bye Jay and HI blue and Hi soodle!!

5:27 am

hi soodle

5:28 am

hi fm and soodle

5:28 am

the chog does get a bit gappy at times.

5:28 am

sometimes I finish the grid when I lurk!

5:28 am

going to read the times and have some BACON. will be back

5:28 am

lol and bon apetit Jay.

5:28 am

seems slower with an easier grid.

5:28 am

people don't stick around as long

5:28 am

bacon sounds great right now!

5:29 am

is crossy here..for the bacon I mean

5:29 am

true kanet, the bigger the grid or the harder the grid the more chat/clues

5:29 am

so i have 6 left. any hints? ap7 ap5 ba7 co5 pa6 pr5

5:29 am

crossy is a bacon fan?

5:29 am

crossy can do things with bacon that you haven't dreamed about!

5:29 am

I think so

5:30 am

ap + vowel + co4/6

5:30 am

Cant hep with clues as I haven't started yet

5:30 am

AP 7/40. ~AP + vowel+ another word for to manage - rhymes with hope

5:30 am

Hi Une

5:30 am

hey, fmitch!

5:31 am

All well with you Une?

5:32 am

wow.. i like that ap7 word

5:32 am

well, my heat quit last nite but I'm nice and cozy in this small bedroom with my pc, all 3 dogs, and (thank god) a portable heater! :-)

5:32 am

open the door and receive a semi-arctic blast LOL

5:32 am

actually the rest of the house is about 60 degrees . . .

5:33 am

Oh dear but glad to see you have your priorities sorted, dogs and babble :) Hope you can get it fixed soon.

5:33 am

It's -5 here

5:33 am

Its about +5 here

5:33 am

good morning everyone. +2 heere.

5:33 am

ugh.. all this talk of cold.. brr

5:34 am

bundle up Une

5:34 am

Where are ou in the world kanet?

5:34 am

33F here in pittsburgh. not so bad

5:34 am

you, fm?

5:34 am

whoohoo a heatwave!!!

5:34 am

it's been REALLY cold but is warming up a bit today -- and of course, this HAD to happen on a weekend . . . will try to hold out till tomorrow and call for help :-)

5:35 am

do you have someone you can stay with?

5:35 am

Do you have your own home unea, or rent?

5:35 am

own home

5:36 am

in the UK kanet about and hour away from London. Hey Eva and Merp!

5:36 am

it does seem to be a natural law that things happen when you'd have to pay time and a half.

5:36 am

Eva, you've got tons of snow, right?

5:36 am

Hey FM! Mrrrrrp!

5:37 am

*grin*

5:38 am

Snow, how much?

5:38 am

hour which way, fm? i worked in 6 months in rugby in '98. i loved england

5:38 am

i think scrabbs said she had a couple of feet of the white stuff . . .

5:38 am

only about a foot, which fell over two days. And was very late this year. The midwest got a lot more.

5:39 am

South of Rgby by quite a way - West Sussex. I love the way Eva says 'only' about a foot - here everthing would grind to a halt with more than 2 inches!

5:40 am

same here, fmitch! LOL

5:41 am

Really FM-that surprises me about where you are.

5:41 am

Wonder how the ski runs are up crossys way if they are ready yet?

5:42 am

The ski areas here were very happy,since it was such a late start to the year - although they can make snow as long as its cold enough.

5:42 am

Most of England is not set up to cope with snow which is shocking but the coucils and government decide to spend the money on other things. However it is rare that we get a huge amount of snow in the south of england.

5:44 am

It is an area we have considerable expertise in....great snow tires, plowing, boots, strap on cleats, gaiters, etc. And also a tolerance for things not happening quite when they were scheduled. During the winter the weather forecast is the first thing most of us check on.

5:44 am

where are you, eva?

5:44 am

vermont

5:45 am

Time for me to head to the kitchen so I will wish you all Happy Babbling and see you again soon :)

5:45 am

i always loved that oc6 word - fun

5:46 am

hmmmm - don't think I have that one yet

5:46 am

Hi and bye kje!

5:46 am

heya FM - hagd!

5:46 am

or night as it may be

5:47 am

hmm.. i've been to NH. don't think i've visited vermont

5:47 am

think see creature, eva

5:47 am

lunchtime *poof* :)

5:47 am

bye fm

5:47 am

oh! Neat

5:47 am

afternoon was my next guess

5:49 am

very different states kanet-both in terms of terrain and culture. Where do you live?

5:50 am

hmm.. well i was there for a few days. friend's wedding. i only know the small town where we stayed. i'm in pittsburgh pa

5:51 am

and I've never been to Pittsburgh. Only Phily

5:51 am

OK, 10 left, and I can procrastinate no more... must get to the hospital

5:51 am

hagd all, see you later

5:52 am

come to think of it that as also for a wedding. Oh, and I think it elementary school we took a class trip to an Amish community.

5:52 am

very different cities. opposite sides of the allegheny mtns. i used to date a girl in philly. did that cross-state drive more times than i can count.

5:53 am

yeah, the amish are near the center of the state

5:53 am

Is Pittsburgh still a steel town?

5:54 am

no. all the steel mills have closed down

5:55 am

so where is the steel industry now?

5:55 am

most steel business went to india, china, & eastern europe

5:55 am

what is the economy of PIttsburgh now?

5:56 am

there's a lot of engineering. many companies that supported the steel industry

5:56 am

so they provide engineering for steel mills overseas

5:56 am

2 big universities: carnegie mellon & univ of pittsburgh

5:57 am

and univ of pittsburgh medical center is a huge hospital organization

5:57 am

pgh is becoming a hotbed for biotech industry

5:58 am

and there is a supercomputer center shared by cmu & pitt

5:58 am

Odd to know so little about someplace so relatively close. I just have all the images of what I learned in childhood, of a rather grey industrial city with big smokestacks. Yes, I did know someone who went to medical school there. I only remember stories of how dangerous it was.

5:59 am

yeah, i've heard stories of the sky being blacked out at noon due to smoke in the sky. that's been gone for decades but the legacy lives on.

6:00 am

the sky is red this morning-not a good sign

6:00 am

tell me about vermont.

6:01 am

and if anyone can help me with these last 3? ap5 ba7 co5

6:01 am

i really want codus to be a word. and rous reminds me of princess bride

6:02 am

vermont makes me think of skiing and maple syrup.

6:04 am

Almost no industry at all, which is lovely, but also makes it a rather poor state with a real struggle for young people to find jobs-especially now. Increibly beautiful, with a history of iconoclasm. very independent thinkers, lots of artists. It is, unfortunately also the whitest state in the U.S. - not a whole lot of cultural diversity. Some great progressive politicians - Bernie Sanders is out state rep and I think the only Independent rep. It is very, very quiet, and tends to attract people who like isolation, although where I live there is also a very strong sense of commuunity and taking care of each other.

6:04 am

ap5 is the plural of ap4/6-those without certain appendages

6:05 am

sounds like i should check it out. actually, i have to. i want to see all 50 states

6:05 am

brisk day again: -9 °F (-23 °C) Wind Chill: -29 °F (-34 °C)

6:05 am

co5 reminds me of an old Dylan song-with a woman's name. minus the "n"

6:06 am

Hello Babblerabble. Very long time no see :)

6:06 am

BR: brrrr ; ) where is it -29F today?

6:06 am

morning BR

6:06 am

Hello, I am in North Dakota

6:07 am

Does anyone know whether glass ornaments will break if hung outside in the cold?

6:07 am

don't think i've had the pleasure. i've been through south dakota a number of times. beautiful country out there

6:08 am

I love the trivia I can get answered here!

6:09 am

Sorry Eva - we don't have the extremes of weather that some of you peeps seem to have...

6:10 am

i've never heard of glass breaking just from cold.

6:10 am

I'm thinking they should be okay, since they won't be exposed to water except in the form of snow-and won't be expanding and contracting much

6:10 am

eva.. i can't think of that dylan song. any other clue?

6:11 am

Not usually. Glass usually only cracks when the temperature change is too fast. The outside temperature changes slow enough for glass to adjust.

6:11 am

co prefix + Lovely ---- Meter maid minus the t

6:11 am

tempered glass apparently will break in the cold

6:12 am

CO 5/14 - sounds like a sort of snake, just change the middle cons

6:12 am

what do you mean by tempered glass? Things which have been blown and the cooled slowly?

6:13 am

I guess I'll find out.

6:13 am

thanks, soodle. i should have specified. i'm looking for the co5,12 and ba7,40

6:14 am

I've never had a Christmas tree outside before, but we built a new deck and its just the perfect place for it.

6:14 am

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (January 2008) A vandalized telephone booth with toughened glass Toughened or tempered glass is glass that has been processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempered glass is made by processes which create balanced internal stresses which give the glass strength.

6:14 am

~BA 7 /40 - A musical ensemble plus either/** and a vowel

6:14 am

the clue I gave you is the one for the 5/12 kanet

6:16 am

thanks BR-but that seems a bit weird, as I would assume that auto glass is tempered, wouldn't you?

6:17 am

Fireworks for me - not an unpleasant grid today. Have a good day everybody - poof!

6:17 am

bye soodle

6:17 am

bye soodle

6:17 am

I guess I have just validated the saying that a little information is dangerous

6:17 am

congrats, Soodlebum

6:17 am

well-the real life experiment is being conducted here right now. I'll let you know how it turns out.

6:18 am

Okay, will look forward to the news

6:21 am

finally! fireworks

6:21 am

thanks eva

6:24 am

eva, do you always use musical clues?

6:24 am

Hello, everyone, Well done Kanet.

6:26 am

thanks zooz

6:28 am

no-just seem stuck in the groove this morning

6:29 am

also a 60's groove. Turned 60 yesterday so seem to be having a bit of a memory lane trip here

6:29 am

will you still need me, will you still love me, etc

6:29 am

Belated happy birthday to you Eva :-)

6:29 am

thanks!

6:30 am

Oh Eva, even more than ever, now that you are a true sage ;) ... seriously, Happy Birthday!

6:31 am

sage, hmmmm-does that come automatically with the birthday?

6:31 am

That would be lovely - a counterbalance to everything that is sagging and thinning.

6:32 am

I think it's been well learned... and I suspect you were a sage even as a child.

6:32 am

And don't get me started on sagging and thinning ... and thickening ... !!

6:33 am

It seems like the things I want thinner get thicker, and vice versa.

6:34 am

thank you....a growing perspective and insight do seem to be the fruits of aging-or at least conscious aging. And yes, the inverse thinning and thickening seems quit true-why has no one written a scientifica article about this?

6:36 am

Well, feel free to write it, my dear. You have an excellent group of control patients right here! :D

6:38 am

What does the 8 start with, please?

6:39 am

su

6:39 am

Thanks, zoo.

6:40 am

yw :-)

6:41 am

a fiduciary of a fiduciary

6:42 am

Hello, BR :-)

6:42 am

Hello, zoom .. .how goes it?

6:44 am

Not too bad, thank you, i heard it is very cold in North Dakota today.

6:45 am

ah, got it. Thanks, BR.

6:48 am

yep, a balmy 20 below windchill

7:08 am

good morning, babble friends! a blessed Sunday to you all!

7:10 am

And to you, too, Trif

7:10 am

Good morning ... and what a grid this appears to be@

7:10 am

be!

7:11 am

It's going to give me an 5, I can see that already

7:11 am

I'm going to eat breakfast first, gird myself up for the attack, caffeined up, etc.

7:11 am

I think it is looking better than most last week - only 1 i, and it start anything. hurrah! plus, for once we aren't met with the dreaded cu4 on a sunday - bonus!

7:12 am

it *doesn't* start anything...sorry

7:43 am

I'm back--the bacon almost did it! Missing the co4 in the middle and the pr516

7:44 am

long story but . . . if you ever need to contact Norton/Symantec customer service, here is their tollfree number -- you will find it NOWHERE . . .1-800-441-7234

7:44 am

Harish Babu in India fixed my Norton problem this morning --wahoo!

7:45 am

pr5 Tina Turner: Pr*** Mary

7:45 am

you'll feel very pr*** of yourself when you find it.

7:46 am

right in front of me, une! Thx!!

7:46 am

yw ;-)

7:46 am

No I didn't feel pr5, candy! I felt stu6

7:46 am

Jayk, you went pro and you're in Atlanta! cool!

7:47 am

Yeah--I'm hooked

7:47 am

:-D

7:48 am

Yeah, but it is only addictive while you are playing.

7:49 am

why is that not comforting babble?

7:49 am

hey, BR!

7:51 am

I thought it was rather comforting

7:51 am

my kingdom for that pesky co4/5

7:51 am

do you have the stuff they use in patio rugs?

7:51 am

rhymes with french word for "black"

7:52 am

NO! Of COURSE! Thanks and poof!

7:52 am

yay, jayk!

7:52 am

see you all tomorrow

7:55 am

any snow in Tennessee, Une?

7:56 am

nope, in fact it's warming back up -- about an hour northeast of here they had about an inch last week . . . no biggie :-)\

7:57 am

be back in a mo *poof*

8:00 am

hello all

8:00 am

oh no, not another little grid with weird words?

8:02 am

Hello. pretty easy grid

8:02 am

Hello...how is everyone doing?

8:02 am

ok then, diving!

8:06 am

hello, Fortune ... I am peachy keen neato jet racy .. how about you?

8:11 am

you forgot the bee's knees and the cat's pajamas

8:11 am

morning everyone

8:13 am

small grid, user beware?

8:16 am

Wow, BR, never knew somebody who was peachy keen neato jet racy!!

8:18 am

hey, judy, staying warm in the wintry blast?

8:19 am

Hi, Une! Damn cold (but I guess that's expected since it's December--LOL) Freezing rain to start off the day but actually supposed to warm up to 40!

8:19 am

yes jacq, it does have a fair number of odd words

8:20 am

jacq, not too bad, really

8:20 am

hey, hursh :-)

8:20 am

half way already, so the rot must set in soon lol

8:23 am

cmon, jacq, you've got 59 4-letter words! (loving THAT)

8:23 am

The four letter ones fall easily, it's the longer ones that are hiding out...

8:25 am

ap7 ap + vowel + co4/6

8:25 am

ba7 ba* (to forbid) + **** the Explorer

8:26 am

cu7, plural of cu6: small bear + how many years you've been on earth :-)

8:26 am

i have 31 of the 59, not too shabby

8:27 am

not shabby at ALL! LOL

8:27 am

Thanks, une, those would have been a long time coming on a monkey only basis.

8:28 am

:-D

8:28 am

... and Fireworks!

8:28 am

yay, merk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:29 am

Way to go, merk...

8:30 am

ty ... off to the shower and then church. Have a great day everyone. See you in the morning.

8:31 am

off to the grocery . . . later! *poof*

8:45 am

Clue for ap 7?

8:46 am

ap, a vowel and manage well

8:47 am

Ty Jacq! Would not have gotten that one!

8:49 am

it was clued earlier or i would never have gotten it so soon either

8:49 am

Fireworks and now for breakfast...

8:50 am

Well done Jan!

8:50 am

Clues, anyone, before I head out?

8:50 am

wtg jan!!!

8:52 am

13 left and ciggie break

9:08 am

fireworks!!!!

9:09 am

morning all, help with ar5 pls

9:10 am

Happy Birthday to you, CJ!! today is your BD isn't it?

9:11 am

most of the ar4 above it and not you, not i, but **

9:11 am

rhymes with the fo5

9:11 am

so it does, thanks

9:11 am

thanks jacq too

9:11 am

yw

9:14 am

have fun and fireworks everyone

9:20 am

morning all!

9:20 am

pa6?

9:20 am

I need that one too Shirl

9:21 am

hi Shirl - pa + ****e someone from sleep

9:21 am

hi Peri

9:21 am

thanks JBV and hi

9:22 am

and hi Dan

9:22 am

thx Peri. Yes it is and an ugly day--freezing rain!

9:22 am

thx jbv

9:22 am

phantom: apricot

9:22 am

hi Judy - happy birthday

9:23 am

thx JBV

9:23 am

HOpe you have a good BD despite the weather, CJ

9:24 am

fireworks for me, now off to do laundry :(

9:24 am

was supposed to go to breakfast with family and friends but we postponed it until next weekend. Damn winter weather!!

9:24 am

WOOHOO Peri!

9:24 am

bye for now

9:25 am

break time for me, see you later and good luck with the grid

9:25 am

off to start the baking . . . bbl 36 to go

9:46 am

hello

9:47 am

anyone clue the last co5, please?

9:49 am

co + *** Grand, change last vowel

9:49 am

ty flosey

9:49 am

good morning everyone, just in to change icon for tomorrow's grid

9:49 am

yw phaeton

9:51 am

last word....su8...any help out there?

9:53 am

a fiduciary of a fiduciary

9:53 am

sub + ag 5

9:54 am

got it! done!

9:54 am

hi Phae - i'm back with my second cup of coffee, 21 left

9:54 am

hooray, Phaeton!

9:54 am

hello, BR

9:54 am

nice grid...not too easy, not too hard

9:54 am

ap7 please

9:55 am

ap...vowel....co4

9:56 am

ty

9:56 am

yw

9:56 am

and congrats phae

9:56 am

have a good day everyone!

9:56 am

ty Joanne

9:56 am

byeeee

9:57 am

Hello all.

9:57 am

morning scrabs... hi everyone

9:57 am

gm scrabs

9:57 am

hi Scrabbler and hi ruru

9:58 am

gm all

9:58 am

hi Joanne

9:58 am

How was the puppy, Ruru?

9:59 am

'morning, everyone! (report on interactive theatre: lived through it, never again)

9:59 am

What is interactive theatre?

9:59 am

hi - welki - what were the highlights? (lowlights?)

9:59 am

I am hoping to see him today ..but it is raining pretty heavily today and I may not make the trip today.

10:00 am

the audience participates ... a wedding, the audience are the guests and are dragged into being "part" of the wedding, from ceremony to reception

10:00 am

i can see where it might be fun for some people if they have a group attending, but it's not my cup of tea

10:01 am

another great broadway career thrown away...

10:02 am

(i was with a small party ... one couple had been before and loves that sort of thing, the other couple a total dud.) RU! lemme tell you, i did some FINE acting last night *LOL* hubby owes me big time!

10:02 am

You should win an award, welki!

10:03 am

i think so, too, scrabbs :)

10:03 am

we were talking about the interactive part last night, but we didn't even mention how the "comedy" is based on Italian-American stereotypes

10:03 am

not my cup of tea, either

10:03 am

yeah .. and how i was probably the ONLY one in the building really from brooklyn! LOL

10:03 am

lolol

10:04 am

they have also produced a Jewish version - equal opportunity offensiveness

10:04 am

I have never heard of this before.

10:04 am

google "Tony and Tina's wedding" ruru

10:05 am

i felt that way, jbv. another room of people thinking that we walk around yelling, howYOUdoooind

10:05 am

I once saw a play, a spelling bee play, I cannot remember the name, but the characters were wonderful, and there were added characters from the audience. Sometimes that can be great, other times duds

10:06 am

Help for the 2nd P from top row? I have Benedict XVI

10:06 am

Good afternoon everyone. Afflicted by manflu today :)

10:07 am

Hi NB! Poor honey.

10:07 am

slow in spanish scrabs

10:07 am

Monkey guessed from that clue, Ru. TY

10:07 am

or small

10:07 am

or little

10:08 am

that's Italian, ruru, how YOU dooin?

10:08 am

ah forgeddaboutit~

10:08 am

Hi All!

10:08 am

hi Nancy Boy - haven't seen you for a while - sorry to hear about the flu

10:08 am

Scrabbler, you're the doctor-lady, PLEASE say I should have some bed-rest!

10:09 am

morning hegster

10:09 am

zackly (would have been nice if they'd gotten the italian right, too)

10:09 am

FUHgeddaboudit, Ru

10:09 am

Rest, pain reliever, hydration, for at least 5-6 days, poor NB!

10:09 am

How are you Scrabs after that wild ride last nite?

10:09 am

Hi hego

10:09 am

I had to live on Long Island for a couple of months and I picked that up pretty quickly

10:09 am

Hi Ruru!

10:10 am

Are you on FB, Hego? I have 2 pix.

10:10 am

you make it sound like a prison sentence, ruru - LOL

10:10 am

I am quite sore, Hego--body is in pain.

10:10 am

That's what I like to hear :) how is everyone else?

10:10 am

errr.....it kind of was like prison...

10:10 am

Yes, Scrabs I am on FB

10:11 am

where've you been NB? haven't seen you for a long time

10:11 am

hahaha, went to a ~~classy~~ italian restaurant a couple of weeks ago. they pride themselves on authenticity. (untrue) the waitress recited the specials in her version of italian (points given for trying),but got all snooty snobby with the wine list .. we ordered a bottle, she asked how it was, i said, "Tutto Bene!" and she looked at me like i was from Mars (or Italy, where it means, everything's good!)

10:11 am

I feel your pain Scrabs. lol

10:11 am

Hm, Hego, how can we find each other there? I am in the group Babblers Worldwide, with initials LS

10:11 am

I hate it when people get snotty over wine.

10:12 am

jbv ... does tutto bene's still exist?

10:12 am

Been travelling, JBV :) an impromptu trip to Amsterdam turned into a big extravaganza, picked up some people along the way, budget airlines, sleeping on beaches/in hostels/on church porches...wicked fun :D

10:12 am

She revealed her unauthenticity, welki.

10:12 am

<-- doesn't know wine from koolaid, just give her something that won't make her gag

10:12 am

Hi all! How are you? Just checking the chog for clues.

10:12 am

I thought tutto bene was a dessert

10:12 am

my name is Helen Gordonand I did not know there is a Babblers group.

10:12 am

to welki - not sure about tutto bene - was it in NYC? haven't been there much

10:12 am

Hi Min

10:12 am

I shall go find you, Hego!!

10:13 am

to NB - a big adventure! sounds like fun

10:13 am

tartufi

10:13 am

That's exciting!

10:13 am

I had a snotty sommelier try to force some wine on me once...

10:13 am

It was great, thanks, JBV :) really sorry it's over, but to be honest I had to come home to get some FOOD in me (travelling with friends means food money turns into beer money)..

10:14 am

Hego, there are 333 women with your name on FB. What city/network?

10:14 am

I can't stand snotty restaurant service

10:14 am

I agree, Ru. And I dislike all snotty people.

10:14 am

wept

10:14 am

yeah, but you know wine, ru. i don't. a good sommelier would never make a novice feel stupid about their lack of wine-savvy

10:14 am

oh excuse me!

10:15 am

Sorry, It's Helen Harrison Gordon

10:15 am

down with snotty people! *waves a banner*

10:15 am

No need to cry, NB

10:15 am

I came to check the chog for clues.Nancy Boy heard my plea, however, I already have that word. Thanks!

10:16 am

I love wine!

10:16 am

what gets me laughing, though, is that these are the same folks who would defer to me in a professional setting (although i don't deserve any deferring)

10:16 am

i found you, Hego, and se4 a message to you.

10:16 am

They say I'm ahead of my time.

10:16 am

Ah, poorMin

10:16 am

I had a waiter at a local restaurant.. come up to the table and said : "Today's special is a hand massaged pork chop with sauteed greens and apricot chutney" and I replied "Oh that's nice.. . is it shihatzu massage or traditional swedish?"

10:16 am

Tx Scrabs!

10:16 am

LOL Ruru!

10:16 am

Hahaha, Ru!

10:17 am

Hence your name hego,combination of 1st&last name

10:17 am

lol ... imagining some poor helper massaging 70 pork chops *does this hurt? a little more to the left?"

10:17 am

that's the chef's ego speaking, the waiter is just the poor messenger

10:17 am

It's brilliant, isn't it, Min?

10:17 am

My screenname used to be a combination of 1st and last name;it was Shawk,but changed it to Minveryork

10:18 am

Are you on FB, Min?

10:18 am

can we change our names?

10:18 am

Gotta go to the store with my M-I-L. I'll be back later

10:18 am

Yes min, I have no imagination

10:18 am

I like Minveryork it is a nice name..what does the minver mean?

10:19 am

Was never Shawk here.That was my AOL screenname

10:19 am

*POOF*

10:19 am

I think I remember Min saying it was 3 states she lived in - minnesota, vermont and ny ?

10:19 am

oh

10:19 am

oh

10:20 am

Oh

10:20 am

Oh

10:20 am

oh

10:20 am

oh

10:20 am

oreos

10:20 am

dori

10:20 am

sounds like we've been massaged

10:20 am

Phew, not a word...making me hungry, JBV!!

10:21 am

My Swedish masseur, Lars, is working on me.

10:21 am

i was remembering a commercial with "oh-oh-oh - " i think it was oreos, not sure

10:21 am

it is if you put hunky in front of it scrabs

10:21 am

I don't have your message Scrabs. Does it take a while?

10:22 am

And Dory was hilarious fish on Nemo, with Ellen Degeneres' voice/comic genius.

10:23 am

I don't wish to be crude but 'nads' not being a word is discrimination to my gender.

10:23 am

now we remember why we missed you , NB

10:23 am

I tried it too, NB

10:27 am

oc6 for fireworks, please

10:28 am

I know it's not helpful, Welki, but I REALLY want octopus

10:28 am

PLural that, NB

10:28 am

aha! that's it, NB!

10:28 am

plural, nb

10:28 am

oops, scrabs got there first!

10:28 am

thanks!

10:29 am

Ooh, thank you. The more the merrier, octopus-wise

10:29 am

Yippee for Welki!

10:29 am

Congrats Welki :D sometimes all it takes is a foolish teenager with a big mouth...

10:29 am

speaking of italian, new Il Divo CD out ... Live in Barcelona

10:30 am

I saw some video of them, welki. Stunning!

10:30 am

foolish? nah ... blame it on the nads (and no, you don't have a big mouth, not here anyway)

10:31 am

before i skedaddle off to breakfast, can i help anyone with clues?

10:31 am

Blame it on the nads? but they're so precious. I don't want to offend them, not since finding out that they can twist! :/

10:32 am

clue for the 8 would help???

10:33 am

underwater vessel and fbi a5

10:33 am

su 8/65

10:34 am

Ouch, NB!

10:34 am

nice clue, thanks Joanne

10:34 am

yvw

10:34 am

good-almost-afternoon!

10:34 am

su + letter + ag5

10:35 am

fbi a5?

10:35 am

as in a secret one i'm guessing scrabs

10:35 am

cia?

10:35 am

only got 2x 7's (ap7 & pr7) could use help on the other 2???

10:35 am

Oh I know Scrabs! Happened to a friend of mine recently, you've never seen a more awkward A+E

10:35 am

lol, i like that one Scrabs

10:35 am

i never know whether to post just stats or a wordy clue

10:35 am

Aha, got them now. Hi feather!

10:35 am

Hi ishult

10:36 am

hi Scrabbler

10:36 am

sooo tempted to ask how the grid is, but i have work i should do

10:36 am

NB, I am a doc so I know about torsion of nads.

10:36 am

struggling to find last 20!!!

10:36 am

grid is fun, so far, with 32 to go

10:36 am

aaaauuugghhhhh.....

10:37 am

it`s was not too bad today featherbee, give it a go

10:37 am

torsion?

10:37 am

Yes, thinking about it Scrabs, you must have seen it -all-

10:37 am

ba7 please

10:37 am

screw it. entered the su8. will do a few more, then work.

10:37 am

Is everyone better in your family, Feather?

10:37 am

not sure. doug's weak and wobbly. nick's quieter than normal this morning, still not eating normally. had applesauce for lunch, didn't want the toast.

10:38 am

Twisting, Ru, of nads can mean death of them. Can even happen in utero and then one of pa4 is discovered to be missing

10:38 am

lol, just do another 91 featherbee, then just leave the grid alone.

10:38 am

dan and i are fine.

10:38 am

hee hee zoom

10:38 am

oh... ouch.. sounds painful

10:38 am

I have a baptism and luncheon to attend soon and just remembered that I have to wrap the gifts.

10:39 am

It is, Ru, and I tell all boys to ALWAYS report nad pain

10:39 am

good to know.

10:39 am

you don`t have to wrap my gift Scrabs, if it will save you some time :-)

10:39 am

mine either

10:40 am

During residency I saw a 15 yr old boy that concealed his pain for over a day and his nad was black, tender, rock hard...and dead. Nad will die in 4-8 hrs if not untwisted.

10:40 am

unfortunately I will insist upon big ribbons and shiny paper

10:40 am

OK, boys, then I will just mail them out, ok?

10:41 am

holy cow! poor guy

10:41 am

I can't believe the nad conversation!

10:41 am

i'll take maid service in lieu of a gift...

10:41 am

queasy, queasy, queasy, so queasy

10:41 am

Yes, I tell boys to never keep pain/lump a secret!

10:41 am

just found ba7=not allow + girls name

10:42 am

still need one more 7???

10:42 am

Hego, no topics are off limits here.

10:42 am

but is that what it means don't get your nads in knots?

10:42 am

I'm so interested, I haven't even started.

10:42 am

picturing poor NB curled up and rocking back and forth in sympathy

10:42 am

Looking for girl's name

10:43 am

Be alert to nads getting in knots

10:43 am

she's an explorer scrabs

10:43 am

There are no body parts that should be twisted!!

10:43 am

It can happen to females too--ovarian torsion.

10:43 am

Feather, I am retreating into a world of Neil Young...everything is happy and safe and untwisted there :')

I will try to kill this off tonight- significant other wants computer. Will chat later.

10:43 am

Gracias, Feather

10:43 am

Bye Kaplan

10:44 am

Kaplan! You're still alive. And sane, sort of.

10:44 am

LOL Hego

10:44 am

i stepped away - missed the painful parts, back for Neil Young - oh my favorite voice!

10:44 am

Kaplan had a meltdown last night here.

10:44 am

It was amazing!!!

10:45 am

kaplan did?

10:45 am

over what?

10:45 am

Oh, yes

10:45 am

Kaplan nearly stroked out trying to get fireworks.

10:45 am

His last 2 words

But I had my little fireworks. I was shouting in chat. My apologies. Meltdown over my last te6

10:45 am

I LOVE him JBV. Was severely torn between him and Springsteen at Glastonbury. Nearly died from stress and frustration!

10:46 am

Too funny, Kap

10:46 am

It was a psychiatric emergency. And Jayk went over the edge too. Soodle, Hego, me and others guided them to fireworks.

It was much appreciated. Haldol helps.

10:46 am

oh.. I didn't know we needed to take medication before playing...

10:46 am

i just observed in case of medical emergency.

10:46 am

Haldol 10 mg IM, STAT

10:46 am

I remember him from a long time ago, but his voice still hits me in the same way - he has a gift

Back later.

lol

10:47 am

Bye Kap

10:47 am

Ruru, we are ALL on medication. Babble is part of our therapy.

10:47 am

I better dive in bye

10:47 am

Hego, are you in the medical field too?

10:47 am

Such gorgeous, classic songs as well. There'll never be another After the Gold Rush, or Cinnamon Girl

10:48 am

I listened to CSNY yesterday--I love the harmonies

10:48 am

I saw CSN & Y in concert many times in my hippie days

10:48 am

OK, 28 left for tonight.

10:48 am

Ruru, you were a hippie? How old are you?

10:48 am

bye for now scrabs

10:48 am

got 38 now

10:48 am

uh oh, i think nick's getting sick, brb

10:49 am

Go Feather go! See, this is therapeutic for you.

10:49 am

old enough

10:49 am

false alarm, just coughing. i am perhaps a tad paranoid now.

10:49 am

In 50's, Ru? I thought you were younger than me (50)

10:50 am

no..scrabs I am older than you...

10:50 am

You should be, Feather, as this week has been the Puke Festival at your home.

10:50 am

It doesn't matter, Ruru. I love you no matter how old you are.

10:50 am

:)

10:50 am

no kidding. i'm so tired of doing laundry! however, i will praise the genius who invented the rug shampooer.

10:51 am

did you like my icon scrabs?

10:51 am

{sprays a little air freshener for feather} - how many in the sick ward, feather?

10:51 am

3 out of 4 here, all on varying days. 2 at once at times.

10:52 am

I didn't click it--this PC freezes up when I click on icons.

10:52 am

oh..too bad..

10:52 am

oh dear, take care of yourself, too, it's so much harder when mom is one of the stricken

10:53 am

so far so good, just a nasty cough/cold for me.

10:54 am

OK, I did it, Ru. Poor Tiger. So many bad decisions!

10:54 am

Alright, must wrap gift and hit the road for the baptism and lunch to follow...hoping for good food!

10:55 am

bye scrabs.. hagd

10:55 am

have fun today scrabs!

10:55 am

26 left for tonight

10:55 am

Bye Scrabs, my friend

10:55 am

Good luck, Nurse Feather Bee!

10:55 am

over halfway now, trying to get NBT

10:55 am

bye scrabs

10:59 am

ok, help with any O word please?

10:59 am

just got the top right one, still missing the bottom ones now

11:02 am

think ocean creature

11:03 am

*thinking*

11:03 am

8 and apple ..e

11:04 am

aha! i kept trying for a whale creature

11:04 am

lol

11:04 am

ok, NBT. will come back for the last 39 later. off to finish up cleaning kiddo's room out.

11:04 am

well good i can help with crappy clues

11:04 am

byeee feather

11:04 am

ty!

11:05 am

yvw have fun...haha

11:08 am

clue for the single P please

11:08 am

hi all

11:09 am

hi boo...quiet here

11:09 am

yes I see it is

11:11 am

food is a type of pr.d4

11:13 am

pe 4 ends in fourth vowel

11:14 am

gc joanne

11:14 am

ty

11:15 am

got that one need the one under that p

11:15 am

bands

11:15 am

sorry

11:15 am

i was pr... of that clue

11:16 am

have that one too, need the one above the O

11:16 am

lol

11:17 am

inge clued it

11:18 am

can any1 help me with su/8 please

11:18 am

do you have a pa4 of shoes??

11:19 am

underwater vessel and F.B.I ag5

11:19 am

I think the p4 above the O is the head of the Cath. church

11:20 am

Rhonda u get it??

11:20 am

actually no... I must be blank

11:20 am

hi all. sorry about your heater une.. what happens when you are hungry?

11:21 am

su.marine and FBI ag5

11:22 am

Joanne, thank u so much, I was looking at your rreply about "shoes"

11:23 am

lol yvw

11:23 am

that's weird.. i just sat down. read the chog and responded to something une said. then i couldn't find my comment in the chog... looked and realized that une's comment was around 5:30 this morning

ap7?

11:23 am

i thought something was funny about your comment

11:24 am

ap vowel and c4

Sorry- which c4?

11:26 am

co

11:27 am

well there's a new word for me... thanks

11:27 am

yvw

11:28 am

not even halfway there and already losing the will now. Blame my man cold :(

Holy cow I have 5 left. Still not getting that ap tho.

11:29 am

and your man cold is different from a woman cold?

11:30 am

(trying to imagine how and why)

11:31 am

ap vowel and you can co.. with the last 5

TY

11:32 am

yvw

The last co 5's on the lickety list

11:33 am

clue for the F please?

F- you have to really fo*** to get this- fo and a word for swear Or

11:34 am

if you try very hard,you can fo 5/20 on the word, i'm sure

11:34 am

jen you have to fu... alittle harder

11:34 am

duh! thanks guys!!

11:35 am

i was hoping the p to the right of it would be ho***-po***... but it isn't

11:36 am

A woman's cold is real, a man's cold is just me complaining and getting waited on :) Sorry, PC burped.

I tried that. I also thing dangest should be a word, as "I heard the dangest thing this morning"

11:36 am

hahaha nancy boy... i have noticed that men don't deal well with illness. hope you feel better anyway :-)

11:37 am

p vowel same another vowel

11:37 am

i want a man cold. instead of this crappy one i have right now that's not getting me any services around here.

11:37 am

so that p (next to the f) is the one tile keeping me from nbt

11:38 am

do the lo** motion, but with a p.

11:38 am

this might require some trickysurgery, feather

pa6/24?

11:38 am

Be a drama-queen like me, Feather :) I feel all christmasy, having photoshopped a santa hat onto my icon of me several years ago. It wasn't cool to smile back then...

11:38 am

ah. thanks feather.. don't know how i missed that one

11:39 am

holy cow, nice photoshop job! can't tell you weren't really wearing it

Pa6/24? Oc6?

11:39 am

Thanks :D merely because it's small though! I even left a bit of my hood in...d'oh..

11:40 am

my son and hubby have the flu and I am hobbling on crutches after foot surgery... we are quite a family right now.

I do have to go this time Back later for my last 5

11:40 am

Kaplan, oc6, many tentacled, water-twelling, tasty...molluscs, are they?

11:40 am

oc8 and hot apple ..e

11:41 am

cephalopod apparently.

I thought that must be in there somewhere

I was looking for the 8mom!

11:42 am

Drove myself crazy thinking that the singular was in there. I SO wanted it.

pa6?

I Monkeyed it!

The last 2 co5's?

11:44 am

good morning

11:44 am

co snake change third letter

One of them is almost an old movie director, combined with a snake

11:45 am

co ... dejenero change last vowel

TY

11:46 am

yvw

ap5/14 and I'm done!

11:46 am

plural

FirewORKS!!!

11:47 am

congrats

wHOO hoo!

11:48 am

Yayyy! Well done :)

11:48 am

last word pr7?

11:49 am

NM!!!

11:51 am

how many letters in the w?

11:51 am

Nice one Harry

11:52 am

w4...cried

11:53 am

thanks nbt now

11:53 am

topt

11:53 am

oops sorry, at least it was a typo!

11:56 am

can I get a clue for the fo5 please?

11:59 am

Good morning eveyone

12:00 pm

fo5 - you need to 'concentrate' Shorty

12:01 pm

ba7,40?

12:02 pm

rhymes with the fateful pan**** box

12:03 pm

TY Espritd

12:03 pm

thx

12:03 pm

yw

12:03 pm

duh thank you I thought that was it but was looking the wrong way

12:07 pm

Ooh I'm hungry. What's everyone having for dinner tonight?

12:08 pm

dont know yet Boy hmmmmmmmmm?

12:09 pm

having my last ever family dinner this evening - moving out tomorrow. Can't wait, so excited yet scared. Terrified of having to work a washing machine

12:10 pm

oh you'll come back to visit so it wont be ur last one boy

12:11 pm

hello any and all! ******HUGS NANCY BOY!******

12:11 pm

Independence NancyBoy! are you moving from the town as well?

12:11 pm

Not in a hurry though! - My dad is a bit of a facist regarding my sexuality, and since I'm moving in with my boyfriend he doesn't really want me back.

12:11 pm

hi Stid

12:11 pm

STID :D !!!

12:11 pm

oh nancy boy *sad mama face about dad* ((((Lots more hugs)))) you can come live with us any time.

12:12 pm

You got it Lynx, moving allll the way to london :)

12:12 pm

how's the grid today?

12:12 pm

cu6? cu7? any clues? plz

12:12 pm

are you going to stop mucking out cows for a living nancy boy?

12:12 pm

Oh it's alright Stid, the Korean side of the family is just really pretty traditional!

12:12 pm

Interesting Stid, a bit of a challenge

12:13 pm

LOL Stid, gave up on that when I broke my fifth nail - been tending bar for a while now and won a few awards for it, because my two interests in life are pretty much exotic drink and exotic people ;)

12:13 pm

challenge is okay today, I have no official homework for three weeks!!! :-D

12:13 pm

cu6/7 like an unpopular vegetable but not with a double consonant

12:14 pm

oh my! tending bar seems more dangerous than cows to me!

12:14 pm

Well to be frank Stid, I am enjoying the lack of poo :D

12:14 pm

courgette, lynxxx?

12:14 pm

3 weeks! you will be lost Stid

12:15 pm

LOL I can understand that, poo is something I always delegate to younger folks (our large dog generates prodigious amounts)

12:15 pm

not really -- helping in schools some next week, and already have some of the books for next quater.

12:15 pm

LOL Stid. Very impressive ;)

12:15 pm

I am totally ready for some quiet reading time, and even ready to do some housework, I think.

12:16 pm

oh! I got the cu 6/7

12:17 pm

what is that veggie unpopular? I like sauerkraut!

12:17 pm

hi all. i love that vegetable

12:17 pm

And oh dear, I -do- have my mind in the gutter today...can't stop entering 'arouse' and 'nads', just on the off-chance...

12:17 pm

I like it too but lots of people don't

12:17 pm

golly gee nancy! rofl

12:17 pm

hey doren!

12:18 pm

hi Dorens

12:18 pm

and thanks for the clue. I don't actually like sauerkraut though. Stid!! no homework for three weeks? congrats

12:18 pm

Oh you wait, once I move out I won't be stifling my rude side anymore...;)

12:19 pm

making latkes for dinner.. mmmmm. and trying a new brisket recipe.. rubbed with all kind of nice things (coffee, brown sugar, paprika, chipotle pepper, s and P) and slow baked with a bottle of beer thrown on top

12:19 pm

does that mean that references to holsters for mammaries and small birds won't embarass you any more?

12:20 pm

Excuse me if I dribble on you. That sounds lovely.

12:20 pm

mmmm. latkes! I could make latkes for supper!!! thanks for the idea doren! I think maybe we don't even need groceries for that!

12:20 pm

Dorens dinner, not the bras!!

12:21 pm

doesn't it though? my grandmother had a killer brisket recipe and soo easy and everyone loves it.. but i just had to try this one

12:21 pm

stid, you have matzo meal in the pantry? i'm impressed

12:21 pm

and not the small birds either. No dribbling over... Yep, I am flustered.

12:22 pm

I can't eat wheat any more doren, but can use spelt flour for the latkes. I am sad that I can't eat matzo any more, I love the taste.

12:22 pm

Happy Sunday everyone! *shocked JBsAnno look* Stiddy? No homework / papers / research?

12:22 pm

ha. NBT already!

12:22 pm

Ha, ALL blank tiles right now!!

12:22 pm

hi JBs

12:22 pm

acatually i've seen recipes that don't call for flour or matzo meal at all... not sure how they are though

12:22 pm

hey JB!!! *making MJCL quickly* none officially, I will of course be looking again at the paper that I will be revising next quarter...

12:22 pm

Whoo hoo,k 92 words to go!!

12:22 pm

hi JBs

12:22 pm

go JB go!

12:23 pm

Stid, are you on the yeastless regimen?

12:23 pm

Hi, Dorens, NancyBoy, Lynnxx (capitals for Everyone!)

12:24 pm

Hi JB :)

12:24 pm

no JB, but figured out that wheat was a major trigger for migraines... so that is entirely off the menu now though it's not a fatal allergy like the others

12:24 pm

haven't gone yeastless, and not sure life would be worth it if I did...

12:24 pm

you could even use rice flour, stid

12:25 pm

Ah, understood. Thankfully, chocolate is not on your "bad" list?

12:25 pm

that's an idea, jen! any idea how to keep it from being gritty though? I have don't really enjoy gritty rice-based foods.

12:25 pm

nope. choclit is still my main vice!

12:25 pm

*hands out handsful of chocolate kisses!*

12:25 pm

*snags choclits!!!!*

12:26 pm

Fight you for 'em Stid ;)

12:26 pm

how are you jen? haven't seen you in ages? are you being hit by that big winter storm?

12:26 pm

I figure doren and JB are!

12:26 pm

stid, I was on late (for me) last night, had a peppermint valerian tea to settle my grumbly tumbly. What I really wanted was an MJCL!!

12:26 pm

Nancy boy, I may be three times your age and walk with a cane, but NOBODY wins in fight for choclit!!! *turning pirate* ARRRR.

12:27 pm

No fighting, NB - here's a whole bag of 'em just for you!

12:27 pm

your tummy has been bothering you a lot JB -- are you unwell?

12:27 pm

I am pretty good stid! recovering from foot surgery. Been in and out of the country too. How are things your way? We just have rain right now

12:27 pm

Good morning everyone!

12:27 pm

Hi, Jen, Bugsaw!

12:27 pm

have you tried rice noodles? like the kind you would use in pad thai? those aren't gritty

12:27 pm

BUGS!!!! I survived the quarter! have my evaluation conference next Wednesday and will know my "grade" then (no actual grades at this college)

12:27 pm

*gobbles disgustingly* All's fair in love, war, and food

12:28 pm

yes, I like those rice noodles, but I mean when I try to cook with rice flour it's gritty

12:28 pm

No snow here (Philadelphia) just rain, complete white out by fog outside our 14th floor windows

12:28 pm

hmph. I would have thought a "nancy" might be more dainty!

12:28 pm

And CHOCOLATE, NB!

12:28 pm

lol, stid

12:28 pm

WELL DONE stid!! I don't know how you managed to run a family, Babble and School all without going crazy. I am sure you did well. Marks don't really matter as much as what you learn.

12:29 pm

*wipes telltale chocolate dribbles from stid's mouth*

12:29 pm

Oh don't let it decieve you ;) Again, dirty thoughts. I need to have my head shut in a door. It's like a nervous tic.

12:29 pm

I have never actually cooked with rice flour, except using it in a tempura batter, so I am afraid I am nt much help

12:29 pm

well, my children are old enough to mostly run themselves... and they are a good reason to step back sometimes from the homework

12:30 pm

*blushing as NB's thoughts filter through the internet* I ought to wash your brain out with SOAP! *stern mama look*

12:30 pm

Now they make ready made gluten free flour mixes that include rice and other kinds for a better balance, stid. Celimix bread flour can be used in any recipe, not just bread. Can you get that brand down there?

12:31 pm

I don't know bugs, but there is a gluten-free store in one of the nearby towns I have been meaning to visit

12:31 pm

I'm SO sorry, I'm just nervous about tomorrow. I'm saying things without thinking them. Is it obvious?

12:31 pm

I will look for it, since I will have time this week!

12:31 pm

another trick is to let the whatever you made sit for 20 minutes before you cook it. The moisture softens the rice grit.

12:31 pm

could I get some clues for the E's? All I have is the E4/6

12:32 pm

Another technique is to put a little pan of water in the bottom of the oven when you cook it.

12:32 pm

I think, young man, that hormones at your age rampage. I also think that you are mature enough to filter how they are expressed. *stern but loving mama look* you are nervous, that doesn't mean you get to act out. *hugs*

12:32 pm

how about en 4/5?

12:33 pm

Nancy, slamming your head in a door will just wreck your hair

12:33 pm

fish me please! ty stid

12:33 pm

not begginings

12:33 pm

bugs, you are BrILLIANT! thank you!

12:33 pm

LOL Bugs. Blood and gunk in it? ew.

12:33 pm

and definitely slamming heads in doors is NOT okay.

12:33 pm

Filters, NB, filters!

12:34 pm

eg4.7 & 5. an english expression of surprise

12:34 pm

I missed why you are excited Nancy. Can you expalin again quickly for me?

12:34 pm

*thinking Nancy Boy needs an official time out in the corner*

12:34 pm

on a cookie baking break . . . afternoon from icy PA

12:34 pm

thanks for that one lynxxx!

12:34 pm

thanks lynxxx!!!

12:35 pm

JUDY!!! *looks expectantly for cookies*

12:35 pm

I'm taking one, Stid, believe me :) Bugs, I'm moving out of the family home and in with my boyfriend in London tomorrow :)

12:35 pm

ap7/40 anyone plz? can't seem to see it at all.

12:35 pm

Stid, google William Crook and yeast - I read the yeast connection lo these many moons ago when I needed a major detox. Useful recipes without too many complex ingredients. There's another one by a nurse (Margaret somebody), when I remember I'll pass it on.

12:35 pm

No wonder you are excited! It is a big step. COngratulations

12:35 pm

dough is mixed Stid. No baking yet. I'll bring some back later and put them in the PB!

12:36 pm

are you saying that I shall be IN the PB by then? LOL

12:36 pm

ap7 ap & vowel & a horos**** to tell your future

12:36 pm

thanks JB, I will do that now brefore I forget

12:36 pm

Thanks Bugs :D excited and nervous though, as I'm imagining there'll be a bit of a scene tomorrow - my dad doesn't exactly approve of, er, me

12:36 pm

Egads, cookies in the PB - here I come (most flagrantly) um, "fragrantly"???

12:37 pm

*gasps* JB said a word!

12:37 pm

he will regret that later in life NB

12:37 pm

ROFL, JB

12:37 pm

hi Judy & Ruru

12:37 pm

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

12:37 pm

aha thanks I have now!

12:38 pm

*where's them cookies, Cio?**

12:38 pm

It's the Korean side, Ruru, he's very traditional :) but thanks, I do hope he can accept it one day

12:38 pm

hey nan!

12:38 pm

hi sandie! when did you appear?

12:38 pm

{{cnan!!}} long time!

12:38 pm

Just now Stidmama.

12:38 pm

hi C'nan

12:38 pm

Hi, Sandie

12:38 pm

((sandie)) LOL hi there!

12:38 pm

be strong Nancy. The time to leave home is with your head held high, not with a scene so if he tries to make one, just tell him you still love HIM even if he doesn't approve of your lifestyle. Eventually he will understand what that means

12:38 pm

I left my parents home when I was 16 and never went back

12:38 pm

Hello everyone... happy holidays to one and all

12:39 pm

halfway!!!

12:39 pm

(((ruru))) I never knew that.

12:39 pm

{{{GW!!1}}} <from the PB, waiting for cookies...*

12:39 pm

hi GreyWoulf

12:39 pm

WOULF!!!!! *faint* I don't know if I can handle all these people here at once

12:39 pm

Sorry, JB -- Kirsten hasn't baked any recently :(

12:40 pm

Thanks, Bugs :) good advice, actually, and saves me from getting in the car all tear-stained and blotchy.

12:40 pm

CiociaJudy is baking cookies, Woulf!

12:40 pm

{{**lynxxx, JB, Stid, and everyone else**}}

12:40 pm

Hi all! nice to see all of you again!

12:40 pm

Oh, sorry, GW, not from you, from CJudy, they're about to go into the oven, yes? She promised a delivery to the PB, so I typed a word just to be first to get one!

12:40 pm

Ruru, I never could have done that at 16 - was nowhere near ready. Hope you weren't driven out by circumstance :/

12:40 pm

you'll be tear-stained and blotchy no matter what, Nancy Boy -- know that is okay to have emotions and feel sad when you are also making a positive step. That is part of growing up, and part of life.

12:41 pm

chic too? *faints dead away*

12:41 pm

ruru you got me again. I saw a picture in the icon and thot it might be you ---- NOT

12:41 pm

rofl, JB!!

12:41 pm

hi to all who have recently popped in! :-)

12:41 pm

'fanning stid'

12:41 pm

*sniffs tearfully at momerly moment from stid*

12:41 pm

bugs, my idea of what ruru looks like is a little bit like "animal" from the muppets and partly like the "tasmanian devil"

12:41 pm

what stid said, Nancy

12:41 pm

*fans Stid* the only cure is chocolate and foot massages, obviously :)

12:41 pm

from bugs bunny, and a bit like a hippie from the 60s with fringe and flowers in his hair...

12:42 pm

Hi, chic! Hi, ruru, didn't see you there!

12:42 pm

*slightly offended look*

12:42 pm

Nancy Boy -- just rolled back and read the news... Congrats on taking the big step! And add my support to reinforce the advice from the others.

12:42 pm

thanks all! *comes to and accepts choclit gratefully*

12:42 pm

ru- don't be offended, it's a crowded room!

12:42 pm

what, you're a tall, disinguished-looking executive type, ruru?

12:42 pm

Well thank you so much, assorted ladies and gents :) the support means a LOT to me. Everyone's so nice!

12:43 pm

just looked back at the log -- a lot of "old timers" here today :)

12:43 pm

Mmmm.. not that either

12:43 pm

*revises image to include hornrimmed glasses, neatly trimmed sideburns and elegant suits*

12:43 pm

*and callused fingers from blazing typing skills*

12:44 pm

I am actually 6 ft tall and look like a linebacker

12:44 pm

thanks JB, was forgetting the calluses.

12:44 pm

I like your icon, ruru

12:44 pm

lol, cnan!

12:44 pm

phone call - sorry

12:44 pm

I feel slightly jealous of Ruru now. There is no mystique around my image, it's right there in my icon. With a bit of christmas photoshopped in :D

12:44 pm

linebacker -- hm. *tries to imagine*

12:44 pm

thank you chic.. I thought it was hysterical..

12:44 pm

Don't say "old" timers today Nan!

12:45 pm

NOOOO, Ciocia, what about the cookies?

12:45 pm

she'll be back JB -- she knows we are waiting!

12:45 pm

I've got cupcakes, butterballs and now making chocolate chip cookies, JB. *hands goodies to JB*

12:46 pm

Off to slowly hobble upstairs, bye for now everyone!

12:46 pm

I'm not old, just mature!

12:46 pm

{{**Jen**}}

12:46 pm

you're a cutie pie, Nancy Boy!

12:46 pm

NB, I wish you much happiness in your new adventure. You'll be just fine. Hang in there! Your Babbler friends love you just the way you are!!

12:46 pm

*phew* Many thanks, Ciocia, just what I needed!

12:46 pm

not old, not mature -- just me!! 8-D

12:46 pm

((((Jen)))) hope I see you again soon. be well!

12:46 pm

Oh Stid, it wasn't cool to smile in photographs when that was taken :D

12:46 pm

better to be mature than manure jb

12:47 pm

Aren't they so cute when they're young (@ NancyBoy, lol)

12:47 pm

Thanks so much, CJ :) I'll go waving a flag, now!

12:47 pm

I know, but I bet you're even cuter when you do. Of course, it's not the looks, it's what you do and most importantly how you treat people.

12:47 pm

My "old" comment reflects the fact that today I am a year OLDER.

12:47 pm

lol, ruru, just wait. I'm having trouble focusing today, I just may typo it

12:47 pm

*bows* why thank you JB, I try my best *preens*

12:48 pm

40+ and still have the stamp of acceptance from children quote "GW is a grownup, but he's OK, cos he is a big kid"

12:48 pm

Happy Birthday Judy!!!!!!!!

12:48 pm

happy birthday judy................

12:48 pm

*gasp* oh JUDY! I FORGOT!!!! *hastily orders black balloons and crepe paper streamers* HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my (much) older friend! LOL

12:48 pm

Happy birthday, CJ!!

12:48 pm

>>**Happy B-day, CJ**<<

12:49 pm

TY TY - Stid--that is mean! LOL

12:49 pm

happy b-day, 2cj!

12:49 pm

GW, how are you? Long time no see.

12:50 pm

Thank you all. I feel so much better now. I'm sitting here alone, baking. Had to cancel my birthday breakfast with friends and family because of the icy weather.

12:50 pm

Happy Birthday, Ciocia!! *hands over a cupcake with a lit candle in it*

12:50 pm

okay, I need a break from babbling to get real food... back later to chat and finish. nancy boy, don't fret too much about this next step. life is full of choices, and ups and downs, and you are smart and kind. You will do fine overall.

12:50 pm

*wanders off, nibbling on choclits and cookies*

12:50 pm

how thoughtful JB. Thx. *makes a wish and blows out the candle*

12:50 pm

Doing pretty good, CJ -- work is still keeping me way to busy to concentrate on chatting these days, but I am still checking in

12:51 pm

Thanks so much Stid :) lovely to come across you again! x

12:51 pm

Good to see you all, gotta go for now, bbl! *exit, stage left, with stidmama* *poof*

12:51 pm

cu later stid. I'll have chocolate chip cookies when you get back!

12:51 pm

toodles for now, stid

12:51 pm

byyyee JB, thanks for the 'maginary chocolate :D

12:51 pm

cu later JB

12:52 pm

so long, JB

12:53 pm

Sebastian (who turns 4 next month) just gave me a big laugh -- he took some craft sticks from the craft drawer so he could make a star...

12:53 pm

Awww!

12:54 pm

cu6?

12:54 pm

wow, can't believe he's 4 already GW

12:54 pm

He just asked me a for a plate so he could make and alien -- when we asked what happened to the star, he said "... Stars are hard!" Rather than ask for help with the star, he just decided to change his plan of attack

12:54 pm

baby bear + how old you are and plural harp

12:54 pm

thanks judy

12:55 pm

Hi briefly folks! GREAT stories, GreyWoulf!

12:55 pm

so there is an alien going on top of your tree, Woulf?!

12:55 pm

Hey Monkey!! I owe you a note on FB. Been reading all your updates but haven't responded!

12:55 pm

It is pretty amazing, CJ -- just as the fact that Kristianna is in first grade still gives me pause

12:55 pm

hi gw!

12:56 pm

Possibly, NB --- but this is so big, probably I will just hang it in his room

12:56 pm

lurking but must pop in to say hi to GW!!

12:56 pm

No problem, Judy! "Owe" isn't a word I'd use, but it feels good to be thought of.

12:56 pm

Does Sebastian start Kindergarten next Sept. GW?

12:56 pm

Hi harp -- how have you been

12:56 pm

good, i have 18 words to go, but now I am off the the Church Musician Vortex...

12:57 pm

No, he gets a year more to wait, CJ -- the school district requires that he be 5 years old before the school year starts

12:57 pm

will finish after i play a few more "o holy nights"

12:57 pm

Here they atsrt the day after their 4th birthday. Walter is desperate to get back to school. He probably can Tuesday.

12:57 pm

still have 20 words to go. but the cats don't seem to be baking the cookies so I guess I'll have to do it. I'll be back later. Wonderful to see everyone!!

12:58 pm

Bye Judy! Those cookies sound delicious!

12:58 pm

play well, Harp

12:58 pm

I am stealing some time to chat right now as well -- will be heading over to gramma's pretty soon -- currently I still have 65 left to find.... and I keep seeing apricot

12:58 pm

ttfn, CJ

12:59 pm

3 left wooo whoo

12:59 pm

I'll be off soon too to oversee my neighbor's sleeping kids for a bit while he picks up a relative at the train station. They have troubles, the little girl is in the hospital, so it's good this relative can come stay with them to help with the two boys.

12:59 pm

hunger hallucinations ;) any help on the ap7?

Not from me, NB, sorry.

1:00 pm

the only word I can think of now is 'apricot' :D

1:01 pm

ap & a hor*s**** tells your fortune

1:01 pm

Thanks, Lynx :D

Thanks Lynxxx! Cool word!

1:01 pm

thanks for that, lynxx -- never would have monkeyed that one!

1:02 pm

hello all, just poppd to say hit

Hi Peri!

1:03 pm

um. i didn't get it lynxx :( i'm thick today...

1:03 pm

and hi everyone

1:03 pm

what a nice surprise, Nancy Boy, GreyWoulf and Monkeg Games are here!

1:03 pm

Wow, was never expecting the pr7 to be a -real- word

1:03 pm

and you, of course, Peri :)

1:03 pm

Monkey Games, even

It's a linguistic term, Tragic, related to syn****

1:03 pm

Hi peri & stud

Hee hee, no worries Peri.

1:04 pm

hoers'doevrues' tell my fortune?

nO, SYN*** IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, ISN'T IT? sORRY.

1:04 pm

hos is the family GW?

1:04 pm

HI Monkeygames. I was lost in the grid for a bit and then got lost in your icon stuff. I can add one for you ....

Ahhh!!! Capslock thing again. Need a new keyboard.

1:04 pm

How is the family, GW

Hi Bugsaw! Cool, do tell!

1:05 pm

they tell mine, harp. "soon, there will be eating rampage, for great justice"

1:05 pm

I was hopping to see one of my cousins here. IShe has been playing a short time and is already addicted :) and gone pro too

1:05 pm

oops, last ever family dinner beginning NOW, with 7 left. Thanks and later, all :)

Eating rampage already happened here. That was one fine hunk of lamb.

1:05 pm

Nuu-Chah- Nalth native people here on the west coast of Vancouver Island, say Ee-hych-ka (phonetic).

Bye NB!

1:05 pm

family are all well, peri -- kids are anxious for Yule and I only have a couple of gifts left to locate to have the family covered

1:06 pm

Good luck, NB -- {{**HUG**}}

1:06 pm

good to hear, GW

1:06 pm

lol nancy

1:06 pm

bye MG and thanks Woulf :) at least there's one big, fatherly hug!

Thanks, Bugsaw! What language group is that? I'll pass it along to my aunt, she runs the nearly-extinct-native-American-languag es program.

1:07 pm

Good luck Nancy.

1:07 pm

Salish I think.

se 5,12 please

1:07 pm

:)

OK, thanks.

1:07 pm

Where does your aunt run this program?

1:07 pm

bye for now

Bye Peri!

She's a professor of linguistics. She tends to do the program mostly in the US, Mexico, and Canada, but she does get all over.

1:08 pm

so long, peri

She does seminars to teach locals how to run the program for their own languages.

Even in cases where there are no native speakers left at all it can still work if there are records.

1:10 pm

My grandkids are Nuu-Chah-Nulth and all they know is Thankyou and Dessert. lol

Those are useful words.

1:10 pm

I know that there are programs here in some schools so save the language but if it is not spoken at home, a language can be lost so easily.

It sure can! Here's a link to her book she uses in the program: http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Your-Langua ge-Alive-One/dp/1890771422

1:11 pm

thanks!

Sure thing! Seemed topical.

1:12 pm

Time for me get going for now as well... Going to watch Batman the Brave and the Bold on the DVR and then go to gramma's... it is my favorite animated series at this time

Bye GreyWoulf!

1:13 pm

bye, GW and all!

1:13 pm

{{**Hugs to MG, chic, and all**}}

fireworks

Awwww, thanks!

Go Team!!!!!

1:14 pm

well done Edward

1:15 pm

back again -- just had a phone call from my cousin in Scotland -- lovely surprise!

Hi Nan!

Akk, just remembered I haven't e-mailed the fellow at the insttute about not comng in to translate tomorrow-- big hospital day for Walter. BRB.

OK, back. Not so much to say; even in Dutch that didn't take too long, did it?

1:22 pm

can any1 help me with fo/5 plrsdr

Not yet, sorry...

1:23 pm

keep your mind on the task rhonda

1:23 pm

fo5 is what you do with the camera so the picture isn't blurry

1:24 pm

hi all

1:24 pm

fo -- pay close attention

Thanks, clue givers!

1:24 pm

still have 2 bt's, but think I may have to list anyway

1:24 pm

nice grid today, even if Apricot isn't in it

Nor indeed apiary...

1:26 pm

ah -- nbt -- listing for the last 30

1:26 pm

speaking of apiary

1:26 pm

my goats tipped over a beehive.

1:26 pm

which i now have to fix

Oh dear! Everyone OK? Beehive too?

Ah, have to fix, I see. Bees OK, or fed up and going elsewhere?

1:27 pm

everyone okay. but combs broken off

1:27 pm

which they can't really fix til spring

Will that take them long to get back in order? I have a better than layman's knowledge of beekeeping but it's far from extensive...

1:28 pm

bees will stay, since it is too cold to set up a new home

Ah, you answer all my questions as I type them! Good skill!

1:28 pm

i will put in food to keep them going until bloom

I'm glad they'll stay. My uncle kept bees, for purposes of mead.

1:29 pm

and hello everyone!

1:30 pm

anyone need help with words?

OK, I need to head over to the neighbor's. His little girl is in the hospital with a lung abscess, his wife is there, his two little boys are asleep, and he needs to go get the obscure German relative who will be staying with them to help out. Have fun, all! I'll probably check back in later.

1:30 pm

ap 7, please?

1:30 pm

bye monkey

1:30 pm

ap+ circle letter+ co4

1:31 pm

co$ that means handle crisis well

1:31 pm

co4, that is. can't type today

1:32 pm

ty jasmine

1:32 pm

yw ;-)

1:32 pm

ooh i missed a lot of common words :(

1:33 pm

pr7?

1:34 pm

a manufactured good, harpjane

1:34 pm

or what you get when you multiply

1:34 pm

got it , thanks

1:37 pm

are those naked people in your profile pic?

1:40 pm

pa 6, please?

1:43 pm

Nan, it's a golf term 2 vowels and a crooked letter.

1:43 pm

I hope that helps.

1:44 pm

Lurking fireworks - take care, all {{{{POOF}}}}

1:45 pm

Go mf!!!

1:45 pm

yahoooeee Met Dear!

1:46 pm

Nan, did you get the p?

1:51 pm

I got the p from your hint, thanks, hego!

1:52 pm

yw rbud, tx

PUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi everyone!

1:56 pm

sorry hego -- missed the clue -- all the relatives seem to be picking today to phone!

1:56 pm

np Nan

1:57 pm

Do you still need it?

1:57 pm

got the golf term, but not the crooked letter

1:57 pm

ah -- got it -- ty hego

1:58 pm

Good

ok well I'll come back later!

1:59 pm

clue for the su 8?

2:00 pm

I've got that but not the 6. lol

2:00 pm

Nan do you have ag5?

2:01 pm

su 8 is three letters that mean under and ag5

2:01 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

subagent

2:02 pm

ty hego -- was looking for something I could put the "under" prefix with

2:02 pm

I don't have su7, I mean

sorry thanks for the clue!

2:02 pm

Kristin!

2:02 pm

Anyone clue the 7 pls

2:03 pm

there is no su 7 -- su 4, 8, 5

2:03 pm

Oh, gosh, duh. I was looking at the point value. lol. Never mind

2:04 pm

7's are ap, ba, cu, pr

2:04 pm

The ba7/40 word rhymes with Pa****'s clock hego & hi

2:04 pm

Yes, tx Nan

2:04 pm

Hi Min

2:05 pm

don't you mean box, minver?

2:05 pm

Pa*****'a clock is a 1996 made for tv movie cybernan.

2:06 pm

ba 7= embargo + **** the explorer (kid's tv character)

2:06 pm

Hi to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

2:06 pm

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

2:07 pm

anyone want clues before I leave?

2:07 pm

oh -- never heard of it Minver

2:08 pm

I'm okay Nan tx

2:08 pm

Have you finished Minver?

2:08 pm

S's Stomped! 5 left

2:09 pm

go -- Minver

2:09 pm

Go Min!!!

2:09 pm

I have plenty of time so I'll be here off and on for the rest of the day/night if anyone should need any clues

2:10 pm

I'm on my way unless anyone wants a clue...

2:10 pm

Goodbye cybernan! I will see you tomorrow in the log

2:10 pm

bye everyone :) *poof*

2:22 pm

I,m stumped by the 2 p's at the top - any clues please?

Need a clue for second co5/12

2:23 pm

one is the pontiff, jfb

2:24 pm

only one co5/12... homonym for country starting with K

2:24 pm

jfb, pontiff, and anagram of pontiff

2:24 pm

It means a shaking diease

2:24 pm

the co word

Thank nrkii.

2:24 pm

Just popped back, two to go now :)

2:24 pm

fireworks!

2:25 pm

YAY!!!! nrkii

2:25 pm

and just in time... I'm off to a carol service

hi NB how is it going?

2:26 pm

happy babbling all!

yahoo nrk

2:26 pm

tvm - there are a lot of anagrams - congrats and enjoy nrk

2:26 pm

Not too bad thanks Lind, bit jumpy and excitable but nothing I can't handle :) how are you?

I'm good thanks, I am very proud of you, I hope that doesn't offend you.... but (((hugs))))

I was lurking earlier!

2:28 pm

Of course it doesn't offend me! That's so sweet, thank you :)))

2:29 pm

Got to admit, a big part of me can't wait until I can change my account so it says 'london' :)

my son will be 20 next month and if he was ready to settle down & be happy I would be overjoyed!

2:29 pm

could I have a clue for ar5/14 please

I am moving about an hour south east of London NB so we will be near each other!

sorry TLLC don't have it yet!

2:31 pm

Awesome, Lind! That's the good thing about England -it's tiny! My dad's korean and my mother is american, and she's always complaining about 'hitting the sides' :)

2:31 pm

oh well never mind! worth a try!

2:31 pm

thanx!

2:31 pm

ar + &***tody of your children

2:31 pm

ar 5/14 ar+ say a rude word, minus one of the s's

I have just returned for Canada, this week!

thanks Inge & NB! (0:

2:32 pm

thanx people!!!!!!!!!!!

2:33 pm

hi all

2:33 pm

I don't know why I couldn't think of a sensible word like Inge LOL

2:33 pm

ooh, stuck on the last one!

2:33 pm

Hi, Jmc :)

hi jmc (((hugs))))

2:33 pm

Hi jmc!

2:34 pm

somebody brew me a cuppa I am wet and freezing

aawww hugs jmc

*passes jmc a cup of tea & a glass of rum

2:35 pm

*intercepts glass of rum*

glasses of rum all round *

2:36 pm

such a good way to celebrate my FIREWORKS :D

2:36 pm

Hey Fireworks!

Yahoo NB & hego!

2:36 pm

whoo hoo NB!

2:36 pm

Hi-five Hego :D

2:37 pm

Congrats NB

2:37 pm

2:37 pm

2:37 pm

2:37 pm

2:37 pm

i went a little mad, sorry

2:37 pm

brb my son calls

2:37 pm

such a pretty Christmas tree, lol!

2:37 pm

bravo NB & Hego

2:38 pm

Congratulations hego on your fireworks! Good for U!

2:38 pm

LOL, careful you don't go down the same route as Kaplan ;)

2:38 pm

I'll have to do some thing about that tremor. lol

2:38 pm

No NB Kaplan's in a class by himself. LOL

2:39 pm

why, what did Kaplan do?

2:39 pm

back

2:39 pm

He melted down last nite.

2:40 pm

in the chog?

2:40 pm

really? I've missed so much... was it before or after the flip?

2:40 pm

couldn't get the last 2 and too many clues were coming in.

2:40 pm

oh, so before the flip, might check it out.

2:40 pm

It was 6 PM EST

2:41 pm

It was really funny!

2:41 pm

glad i was n't here. sometimes people get to emotionally invested in this

2:41 pm

He has a great sense of humor.

2:41 pm

glad he had a sense of humor about it

2:41 pm

No, jmc, it was fir fun, really.

2:42 pm

Uh, for fun.

2:42 pm

oh good

2:42 pm

how can you see an earlier chog...

ok gotta go, catch you all again soon, bye xxx

2:43 pm

see ya lind :)

2:43 pm

bye lind

2:43 pm

look inthe archuves MP

2:43 pm

MP you go to archives

2:43 pm

archives

2:44 pm

*hits self in forhead...darn this blonde hair"

2:44 pm

I meant forehead

2:44 pm

LOL MP

2:45 pm

but it looks pretty in the candle light MP

2:45 pm

haha, just checked it out, how funny! he was "yelling" at around 5:30...

2:45 pm

loud alphabet soup episode

2:45 pm

Fingers run amok

2:45 pm

okay, 12 left, buckling down...

2:46 pm

LOL Jmc

2:46 pm

a truer word never was spoken

2:46 pm

go rbud go

2:46 pm

78 left

2:47 pm

eat 'em for breakfast

2:47 pm

And poor Soodle trying to get away in the middle of it all.

2:47 pm

Jmc, you can do those in no time, if I know you.

2:48 pm

*quickly checking the mirror to see if she has changed*

2:48 pm

24 left for me

2:49 pm

go MP go

2:49 pm

Don't ever change, jmc

2:49 pm

but I have to hego --- that which doesn't change dies

2:49 pm

I just wanted to say, don't ever change, and thank you, this mess we're in, ohhhhhhhhh...

2:50 pm

Mess?

2:50 pm

gosh, I've GOT to stop trying to enter words when there's none left

2:50 pm

first time on expert getting used to it...think my 'puter is "expert resistant" every once in a while it kinda gurgles, burps, spits up, and freezes!

2:50 pm

what mess

2:50 pm

Sorry Hego, you reminded me of 'This Mess We're In' - PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke :)

2:50 pm

Are you done NB?

2:50 pm

obviously not as well-known a song as I thought, oops :D

2:51 pm

Oh, that mess.

2:51 pm

Done and dusted, Hego, just sticking around because...well, I have nothing better to do

2:51 pm

Good nite all. Must go.

2:52 pm

nite hugo

2:52 pm

Night, Hego ::)

2:52 pm

Could I ask for oc6/24 please

2:52 pm

oooh, alien smiley

2:52 pm

bye hego

2:52 pm

TLLC, the plural of a tentacled animal that lives in the ocean

2:52 pm

could I have some clues for the b words please

2:53 pm

NB I think that is a smiley with glasses LOL

2:53 pm

ty NB

2:53 pm

Thanx - missed the other p!!!

2:53 pm

No problems :)

2:54 pm

the big ba** theory

2:54 pm

strike up the ba**

2:54 pm

pl

2:54 pm

ty jmc

2:54 pm

yeah that's all i got

2:54 pm

10 x ba and l x bu

2:54 pm

Babble is the ba** of my life ;)

2:54 pm

OK 4 ba's missing

2:54 pm

not goods but ba**

2:55 pm

fireworks! (glad I listed, a couple of very odd co5's!)

2:55 pm

down to 3!

2:55 pm

congrats rbud

2:55 pm

whoo hooo rbud

2:56 pm

ba 4 + either/** + vowel

2:57 pm

Nice one, Rbud! And go, Katie!

2:57 pm

ty ing

2:57 pm

one more b to get

2:58 pm

which one, Katie?

2:59 pm

ba + *either + the **mpany you keep

2:59 pm

O's Ousted! 4 left

2:59 pm

hmmm got that one

2:59 pm

have you got the onomatopoeia?

3:00 pm

no *rushes off to find it*

Hi everyone :o)

3:01 pm

isn't it such a mark of my maturity that I said 'onomatopoeia' and not 'crude sexual term'? I must be growing up.

3:01 pm

Katie, do you ahve all the plurals

3:02 pm

i'd got it :-( def a sign of maturity although i would have know I had it straight away lol

Have you got the floral one Katie?

3:03 pm

LOL Katie. Sometimes you can't beat good old-fashioned crudeness.

3:03 pm

Yeah finished!

3:03 pm

I have 3 5 letter plurals and then 2 4 letter words which are plurals

3:03 pm

Yeah TLLC!!

3:03 pm

Congrats TLLC

Whoop TLLC!

3:03 pm

Only third time ever and been playing most days for months!

Another 4 letter plural Katie

Have you got the bu?

3:04 pm

Oh TLLC, it took me AGES. I started when I was sixteen. Age helps!

3:04 pm

yep

3:04 pm

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it was what you would carry your shopping in! *hitting head off wall*

3:04 pm

got the sacks? got the two guitars, bass and a drumset?

3:05 pm

theeeere it is :D

3:05 pm

ty for all your help on the Bs

Hooray for Katie!

3:05 pm

off to watch the end of the x factor will be back later to carry on

3:05 pm

unless anyone needs any clues I'll be off to bed then early I know but all of us are ill

3:06 pm

hope you all feel better soon x

3:06 pm

how about clue for to/5

No thanks TLLC, off to put up the Christmas tree now. Hope you sleep well and feel better.

3:06 pm

is that to 5/16 - plural previous

3:07 pm

was that it?

3:08 pm

enjoy the decorating!

3:08 pm

cheerio people

3:08 pm

Yes, thank u to/5 16

3:09 pm

bye tllc

3:12 pm

Is Cu7 a plural of Cu6?

3:12 pm

hi jmmc

3:12 pm

herro

3:13 pm

??

3:13 pm

nvm.. finished the 7's

3:14 pm

wtg jmmc

3:25 pm

an5/14

3:26 pm

teenage an***

3:27 pm

not getting it leslie

3:28 pm

it's all consonants after the a

3:28 pm

o got it now

3:28 pm

Nance Hello there long time no see!!!!

3:28 pm

and hello alll

3:28 pm

FIIIIIIIIIII!!!

3:29 pm

4 more

3:30 pm

Hello hello!

3:30 pm

what a bloody nightmare week, this is the first time I've had a chance to sit down and relax since last Sunday!

3:31 pm

Been worried about you dear, how ar things?

3:32 pm

getting better, Claire finally in hospital getting some blood!

3:32 pm

What a trauma!

3:32 pm

which makes everyone's lives much easier :)

3:33 pm

Are you back home now?

3:33 pm

gosh I know. I can't even begin to process it all. Yep, got home yesterday after getting stuck for 3 hours on the M40!

3:34 pm

Oh I heard there was an awful accident on the motorway. Glad you are home and safe ((()))

3:34 pm

yep, it closed the motorway for about half the day!

3:35 pm

Hows hobbity?

3:35 pm

oh!

3:35 pm

poor hobbity

3:35 pm

she has ... wait for it ... an infected tail

3:35 pm

not that she even really has a tail!

3:35 pm

oh no - what?

3:35 pm

Fireworks

3:35 pm

yay jm!

3:36 pm

Oh dear, never rains but it pours!

3:36 pm

Congrats jmmc!

3:36 pm

I know! but it's getting better :)

3:36 pm

pr5/16 anyone?

3:37 pm

jeez I haven't had fireworkd for so long now I've forgotten what they look like.

3:37 pm

ditto!

3:38 pm

Well you are safe to come and visit as I only have 5 boxes left to unpack :)

3:38 pm

yayyyy :)

3:38 pm

not it

3:38 pm

The few, the pr5, the Marines

3:38 pm

i mean got it

3:39 pm

ooh FMitch, you're looking summery

3:39 pm

am already thinking about extending the rental period, love i there so much.

3:39 pm

Hey Nance thought you had gone - gresat to see you :)

3:40 pm

really? well great! stay as long as you want to keep renting!

3:40 pm

Hope all is well with you?

3:41 pm

as you can see my typing skills are still crap but am typing by the light of the monitor.

3:41 pm

cr 4/6, to the pb with you mitch ;)

3:42 pm

Ata - am only 15 mins away from Mum and she is so happy about that it makes it worth the ££

3:42 pm

awwww that's wonderful!

3:43 pm

Glad to see you back in the chat

3:43 pm

Glad to see you back in the chat

3:43 pm

doubly glad :)

3:44 pm

uurrff hit the enterkney by mistake. Glad to see you back in the chat Ata but am off to do other things is what I meant to say (())

3:44 pm

2 left, co4/8 and co4/5...monkey is exhausted

3:44 pm

TTFN *poof*

3:45 pm

*hugs hugs hugs*

3:50 pm

*feeding monkey red bull and adjusting foil hat on her head...oops notices monkey is also blonde"

3:51 pm

co4/8 rhymes with place you store hay co4/5 mats are made of it

3:51 pm

co4/5 is an ending to a musical piece

3:51 pm

hi folks

3:51 pm

hi welki wht and pitt

3:52 pm

musical ending is co4/6

3:52 pm

Oops my co was a co4/6

3:52 pm

hi all

3:52 pm

hey jmmmm

3:52 pm

hi

3:52 pm

watching the Pats wht?

3:53 pm

hi kids!

3:53 pm

hi ruru

3:53 pm

I saw a little of it. I

3:53 pm

ru, did you brave the rain and visit junior?

3:53 pm

never mind it's over we started it late

3:54 pm

no.. I called but they didn't return the call.

3:54 pm

20 /10 in case you're interested

3:54 pm

But they won. That's what counts.

3:54 pm

hmph. how dare they have a life?!

3:54 pm

about time wht

3:54 pm

your are going to have to be more careful with my name ther is now a jmmcdonald

3:55 pm

let's hope he/she has a sense of humor, because i can't be trusted to be careful :)

3:55 pm

hi welki, west, jmc, ruru, et al

3:55 pm

hey mp

3:55 pm

no kidding

3:56 pm

what does the 8 start with please?

3:56 pm

Anyway, I have to go cook dinner. I've got 38 left. I'll try to get them later.

3:56 pm

bye wht

3:56 pm

the 8 begins with su

3:57 pm

thanks welki

3:58 pm

ty wht

3:59 pm

anyone like date nut bread? can't find it up here, so i tried a recipe and it's pretty darned good (better the second day after being stored in plastic bag --- got nice and gooey on the outside)

4:00 pm

mmmmmm

4:00 pm

yes please welki

4:00 pm

i think the store bought varieties are either steamed or pressure cooked like christmas/plum puddings, but this is baked in a loaf pan

4:03 pm

here you go. the only thing i might do differently is increase vanilla to 1 tsp. and eliminate the orange zest. it tastes great, but it's "traditional" .. my two cents' worth: http://tiny.cc/datenut

4:04 pm

(i used fresh orange zest .. nice and 'citrusy" .. very refreshing, but not what i'm used to in this type of loaf)

4:04 pm

1 left...co4/5

4:05 pm

co + Douglas F** Tree

4:06 pm

church singing group that got the "h" out of there

4:07 pm

FIREWORKS ty welki...

4:07 pm

thanks welki I copied it reminds me of the date nut bread my auntie used to make

4:07 pm

welki...my monkey said ty tooo *smile*

4:07 pm

and I was going to say it's wonderful with cream cheese

4:08 pm

java that was also a good clue

4:08 pm

mmmmm cream cheese

4:08 pm

yw

4:08 pm

ohhhh, it is, west! i'm really pleased with the outcome today. yesterday, i was a little disappointed, but the plastic bag helped bring it back to how i remember it should be

4:08 pm

or should I write TY?

4:09 pm

well i'd better go fix dinner be back l8tr

4:09 pm

it's not hard to make ... the recipes has the steps in the wrong order, but if you bake, you'll know how to make it more time efficient (i.e. let the dates soak while you prepare your pan and dry ingredients)

4:09 pm

either/or java..i appreciate it

4:10 pm

hehehe --- been a long time since i've let a date soak :)

4:10 pm

lol welki

4:10 pm

welki....now that there was funny!

4:11 pm

git 'er dun *lol*

4:11 pm

yep Larry!

4:13 pm

well, i'm in a cooking state of mind, must take advantage since it doesn't happen often these days ... choc chip cookies and a new recipe for coconut/choc/pecan bars ... and then meat loaf for supper, so off to 'lurk mode'

4:13 pm

i just finished my second batch of bourbon balls

4:14 pm

welki sounds like there's a babble cookbook in the works...........*poofy*

4:14 pm

sounds good jmc

4:14 pm

bye welki happy baking

4:14 pm

see you all later

4:14 pm

that's why I said poofy...if we eat all these recipes on here we all will be poofy, ha,ha,ha!

4:15 pm

jmc...was that baking them or eating them?

4:16 pm

making them --no baking involved

4:17 pm

bye west

4:19 pm

afternoon all...

4:19 pm

*yawns* cookbook? I know how to make some mean korean food. the clue is in my name

4:20 pm

my -actual- name, not the babble name. cooking is the manliest thing you can do!

4:20 pm

oh right...making...I used to make them for my merman to take to work...his grou[p used to beg for them...I used to make them six weeks before xmas and let them sit in the fridge and add a sprinkle of bourbon now and then, found out after a couple of years my hubby no longer offered them to his crew but saved them for himself....

4:21 pm

LOL MP

4:21 pm

how'd you find out, MPitt?

4:21 pm

I love korean food....longing for kim chee right now

4:21 pm

Nancy doesn't sound very Korean to me

4:22 pm

pini!

4:22 pm

JMC! How are ya???

4:22 pm

hi pini...he confessed...

4:22 pm

hi people!

4:22 pm

LOL Jmc. I have a Korean name as well as my English name (which is Jesse, weirdly) because of mixed parentage

4:22 pm

at least he was honest, MPitt! LOL

4:22 pm

hi eno

4:22 pm

hi eno

4:23 pm

im just yanking your chain nancy

4:23 pm

yes now and then that happens *grin*

4:23 pm

how are you all people? Gorgeous day here in Ottawa, full of snow!

4:23 pm

Sorry, I'm so tired :D too nervous to sleep tho!

4:23 pm

cold pini but okay

4:23 pm

actually I didn't mind in fact it was flattering that he thought what I made was sooooo good that he kept it for himself...

4:24 pm

the refs in the football game are pissing me off

4:25 pm

nervous for a particular reason NB?

4:25 pm

Oh, just tomorrow :) keep telling myself it'll all be over in twenty-four hours, though

4:26 pm

refs? football? american football or english?

4:26 pm

* hands jmc a toasty warm blanket *

4:26 pm

and what is special about tomorrow?

4:26 pm

american football I am a Texas native

4:27 pm

ty pini

4:28 pm

yw ;)

4:28 pm

baking trivia: 25 graham crackers, crushed fine, makes 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs :)

4:28 pm

moving out, Jmc! but there's gonna be a blow-up with my dad, since he's SO not au fait with my sexuality, and I'm moving in with my boyfriend in London. He's the traditional, uptight Korean dad. Quite a good chance I might get disowned :/

4:29 pm

oh no, NB...sorry to hear...but glad you'll be happy?

4:29 pm

thanks, Pini :) yep, s'gonna be a strange day. But it's got to happen at one point - it's not the moving out he opposes too, it's the being gay.

4:31 pm

I hope he remembers that he's the proud father of a wonderful son...

4:31 pm

I've been banging on about it all day actually. Nervousness results in the opening of a huge verbal floodgate.

4:32 pm

Oh Pini, that's so sweet, thank you :) My mantra for tomorrow is "it's all for the best". what happens will happen, I suppose. It'll be so good to be out of the house, though.

4:33 pm

No doubt...perhaps you could consider reminding him that you're thankful to him and his guidance for being a strong individual, responsible, trustworthy, compassionate, etc. - all the positive qualities every parent hopes his/her child learns from them.

4:34 pm

Nancy Boy I think that is so sad that people are not accepted because of sexuality...actually it's illegal here and should be everywhere...I could never turn against my child or grandchild or relative for that...all that matters is if they are a GOOD person...I sincerely hope that he can find it in his heart to accept you for who you are...you sound like a very nice person so maybe you and your partner can help him with his acceptance.

4:35 pm

Hopefully I'll be able to be that eloquent, Pini :) I tend to get very flustered in the moment, but I'll definitely try my best!

4:35 pm

sorry NB the game caught me.

4:35 pm

consider writing "a letter" that you can read and then give him so he has something to read later in his own time.

4:35 pm

MP, thank you so much :) I'm so glad I talked about it on babble - been sort of hoarding it up - because everyone has been so sweet and so supportive. This really is a wonderful place; nowhere else on the web like it

4:36 pm

My brother never came out and died of AIDs still firmly in the closet. Being Gay did not poison my brother. Not being honest in his life poisoned my brother.

4:36 pm

Oh my goodness, Jmc, I'm so sorry

4:37 pm

I'm sorry to hear, jmc...

4:37 pm

So I know we are not your dad and it is not the same as having support from your dad but you have our support

4:38 pm

amen jmc

4:38 pm

so true, jmc...

4:38 pm

Hello, Babble Friends. (((Nancy Boy))) Good luck

4:38 pm

No, it's really wonderful. Babble is like having a hundred mothers and fathers and siblings

4:38 pm

hi nef

4:38 pm

hi jo and nef ;)

4:38 pm

Hi Nef, and thanks :)))

4:39 pm

I'll chime in here too -- all the best to you, Nancy Boy

4:39 pm

old school dad's should be happy to have healthy kids

4:39 pm

hi jmc and Pini

4:39 pm

hello everyone

4:39 pm

Absolutely NB...I just love this game...oh the game is fun but the chog and the people you chat with is simply fabulous...I too worked in the HIV/AIDS field in fact I worked for the USA AIDS guru Dr. Fauci...I always felt proud about what the NIH (Nat'l Inst. of Health) did for so many ill people...in fact they saved my life...

4:39 pm

hi all

4:40 pm

oh no, c'mon, you're gonna make me cry :)

4:40 pm

better not

4:40 pm

I have never understood why anyone should be concernedabout another persons' sexuality unless they are sexually involved with each other

4:40 pm

be pr5

4:40 pm

hi joanne

4:40 pm

gotta luv "virtual family!"

4:41 pm

MP, that's so admirable

4:41 pm

NB we are here for you...so many wonderful people on here and now you are one of us!

4:41 pm

Something in my eye, huh...:)

4:41 pm

your finger??

4:41 pm

Mine too, NB

4:41 pm

Actually I just checked your profile and you have been on here a long time I am a newbie

4:42 pm

brighten up nb

4:43 pm

NB think it was so special that you shared with us...thank you!

4:43 pm

LOL Joanne. NOT my finger!

4:43 pm

Oh yeah MP, I'm old news alright :)

4:43 pm

LOL

4:43 pm

life is too short to change something u can't...just enjoy it as you!!!

4:43 pm

My fingers are firmly attached to my hands, so I know it's not MY finger in your eye, NB!! LOL

4:43 pm

No, MP, thank you for listening and everyone being so lovely!

4:43 pm

see made u laugh

4:44 pm

not mine I am a dry eyed girl

4:44 pm

laughing best medicine

4:45 pm

that an a hug from a close friend

4:45 pm

I've always believed that Joanne, although there's an awful lot of doctors/nurses/etc here who probably wouldn't agree

4:45 pm

not on the chog NB most of the ones that come here would support those propositions

4:45 pm

There was a TV programme the other day on "Laughology"

4:45 pm

half time I need to work on this silly grid!

4:46 pm

NB you have me wanting to fly up to the Korean grocery for some treats...love the seaweed, little anchovies, squid, baby crabs, clams, burdock, skate, oh my I'm famished!

4:46 pm

I'm a nurse and have always tried to use humor appropriately NB. It does help

4:46 pm

LOL Jmc!

4:46 pm

not so sure nb

4:46 pm

is welki still here? How did her event go last night?

4:47 pm

Babble Buds...we are special! Like having a second (or first in some cases) family! :)

4:47 pm

welki went to bake

4:47 pm

she is in major chirstmas baking mode

4:47 pm

nef that's good that u are a caring nurse

4:47 pm

Oh I know MP, I haven't visited the Korean side since I came out but I always eat sooo much when I'm there! and my mother's pretty good at cooking it, too, mmmmm...

4:47 pm

*doing her "I am special" dance*

4:48 pm

* giggle *

4:48 pm

Is anyone doing the grid? I need a clue for the last co 5.

4:48 pm

dance dance dance!

4:48 pm

so mom is ok with it nb??

4:48 pm

I'm trying...but not doing well...

4:48 pm

sorry mich, don't have it yet (22 left)

4:48 pm

Want to finish soon, but still have 32 to go...going out this evening to see my brother sing...

4:48 pm

go pini go

4:49 pm

56 left for me

4:49 pm

NB I lived in Hawaii for 3-1/2 yrs, my asian taste buds are very adventurous and there for life!

4:49 pm

what's he singing, pini?

4:49 pm

think country nb just talked about mich spelled different

4:49 pm

mich :-P

4:49 pm

contemporary christian

4:49 pm

ty joanne

4:49 pm

*zipping lips*

4:50 pm

yvw

4:50 pm

because of me, jmc?

4:50 pm

(this grid sucks)

4:50 pm

THanks Joanne, got it!

I agree nef!

4:50 pm

yvw

4:51 pm

LOL Nef

4:51 pm

Hi good! You went pro!

4:51 pm

mmmph mmmmph

4:52 pm

WOW! Congrats, Good Enough!

I finally gave in today. (Thanks a lot Kaplan!)

4:52 pm

wtg good!

4:52 pm

going to cook-- c u l*tr *poof*

4:52 pm

that's a gorgeous picture, good enough

4:52 pm

yep. good's definitely pro.

4:52 pm

I love chi-town

4:52 pm

bye MPitt

4:52 pm

Bye and thanks, MP :)

4:52 pm

yu STILL here Nancy Boy?

4:53 pm

byeee nb

4:53 pm

bye MP

4:53 pm

byeee mp

4:53 pm

hey jmc and all

4:53 pm

sporadic, Stid :) just about off to bed, though! In my jammies and everything

4:53 pm

hi stid

4:53 pm

hi stiddie

4:53 pm

*warm glo in heart for babble friends*

4:53 pm

Good Enough -- do you want your flag etc? Just go to your My Account and click on the little square, upper right, which says Show Profile :)

4:53 pm

help with the F word or I will never get nbt

4:54 pm

Congratulations Good Enough on good pro&hello to all

4:54 pm

Hi stid!

4:54 pm

i had ribs and don't wanna eat for a week

4:54 pm

*nods approvingly at Nancy Boy jammies*

4:54 pm

mmmmm ribs

4:54 pm

jmc, blurry pictures are out of fo***

4:54 pm

I make great ribs

4:54 pm

hi stid ;)

4:54 pm

Yep, in fact that's me off. Night and love and thanks, everyone!!

4:54 pm

night NB ;)

4:55 pm

in oven spiced then on barbe

4:55 pm

bye NB take care!

4:55 pm

sweet dreams, dear boy. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow!

4:55 pm

Night NB and sleep well!

Good luck tomorrow NB!

4:55 pm

gooooooo nb be happy

4:55 pm

hey pini

4:55 pm

My icon is out of fo*** in the chat log today jmcnrick.

4:55 pm

ty min

4:55 pm

yw

4:56 pm

good night, NB

4:56 pm

jmc -- you missed my clue, I guess, at 4:54 :(

4:57 pm

sorry jill I did miss it! I was too fo5ed on ribs

4:57 pm

lol!

4:57 pm

ba7 don't open ba.....'s box

4:58 pm

great clue joanne

4:58 pm

ty

4:58 pm

nice clue joanne

4:58 pm

Joanne, I thought of that ba7 but didn't believe it -- ty!

TY Joanne!

4:58 pm

yvw

4:59 pm

ap7 ap vowel and what's your horos....

4:59 pm

thx jo ;)

4:59 pm

yvw

5:00 pm

oo joanne!

5:00 pm

it's snowing here...

5:00 pm

really stid?

I'm impressed Joanne!

5:00 pm

not much accumulated yet, but temps are dropping and it's still falling.

5:00 pm

oc6 think 8 and hot apple ..e

5:00 pm

Let it snow, stid, still foggy and rainy here. Would prefer snow!

5:00 pm

I just got dry from picking out a tree in the rain

5:00 pm

I thought they promised me rain... *disappointed mama look* I don't want to drive places tomorrow in the snow.

5:00 pm

foggy here too...I want snow !

5:01 pm

thanks for the yummy clue joanne

5:01 pm

no snow here so far, stid -- I hope it stays away -- I have to go to Victoria tomorrow

5:01 pm

Let's trade, stid!

5:01 pm

thing's melting here for now

5:01 pm

*trading happily with JB* you want my virus thingy too? *hopeful look*

5:01 pm

su8 underwater vessel and F.B.I AG5

5:02 pm

*puts on face mask to filter air*

5:02 pm

Sure, I'm loaded with vitamin C and valerian, and other herbs and spices. Bring it on!

5:02 pm

thanks again joanne! wow. I might finish listless after all

5:02 pm

thanks, JB! you're the BEST *makes MJCL to celebrate

5:02 pm

Okay, diving into the grid, still 92 words to go!

5:03 pm

F.B.I.???

5:03 pm

go JB go

5:03 pm

mmmmmm, NOW I'm totally fortified!

5:03 pm

ty, stid!

5:03 pm

jmc, you found a tree?

5:03 pm

jillibus imvisible to stid?

5:03 pm

I did but I am a tad disappointed

5:04 pm

it will not hit my ceiling :-(

5:04 pm

how short from the ceiling?

5:04 pm

wait. what don't hit ceiling?

5:04 pm

but the next tallest tree was 10 foot tall and $125

5:04 pm

several feet short

5:04 pm

wow!!!

5:04 pm

it is only 6 feet tall

5:05 pm

oh. tree. *sigh* no "tree" trees until dog ages out.

5:05 pm

*gasp* what kind of celing do you have?

5:05 pm

same here, stid

5:05 pm

I couldn't see spending $125 on a tree

5:05 pm

dangit. you have 9' ceilings! ho ho ho!

5:05 pm

8 foot

5:06 pm

I have to cut off some of the bottom for the water

5:06 pm

I have a nice, skinny artifical yule tree we bought at a hardware store a couple years ago on sale for $25.

5:06 pm

it'll look lovely once it's settled in and decorated. (could always build a box for it to stand on, but then you'd need to surround it with huge presents :)

5:06 pm

this will be the first tree in my son's life that didn't hit the ceiling

5:06 pm

it fits between the wall and the sofa, out of the way. And it doesn't trigger any allergies.

5:06 pm

I intend on putting it on a box

5:07 pm

it will be a nice tree jmc. of course, you could always relocate here and have plenty of trees...

5:07 pm

nothing is ever as big as it seemed when we were children, but it doesn't make it less beautiful, important, traditional or comforting

5:07 pm

I won't put mine up until next Sat. because a friend allergic to christmas trees is coming over on Fri.

5:08 pm

I am too much of a city girl for that stiddie

5:08 pm

D.C. is as low as I can go!

5:08 pm

(in size)

5:08 pm

I am curious to find out if perhaps the trees I used to be allergic too don't bother me now that I have identified more food allergies.

5:08 pm

I have a little green fake balsam about 2 feet tall, all decorated and sitting in a black plastic garbage bag waitning from last year (and many previous years) for me to get it out and plug it in.

5:09 pm

*grin* and in other ways too, jmc. *ducks flying objects*

5:09 pm

well I was wondering since there are different kinds of christmas trees how she could be allergic to all of them

5:09 pm

sounds festive, jill. And a lot easier than the other trees. That is a nice thing about our tree, it's prestrung with lights, and we just add the baubles

5:09 pm

hey stiddie you are the one saying that Olympia is lower in other things than D.C.

5:10 pm

crossing fingers really tight..just talked to sister-in-law and hubbies mom found a lump...

5:10 pm

it might not be the tree itself, jmc, but the fungi and lichens that tend to grow on them -- or the flame retardants you city people put on them/

5:10 pm

hope it's nothing.

5:10 pm

oh no joanne

5:10 pm

oh oh joanne. *worried mama look*

5:10 pm

stid -- what new allergies??? (Need to know!)

5:10 pm

these are fresh off the tree farm

5:10 pm

olympia, wa?

5:10 pm

I have 2 fake trees in the garage (1 tall, 1 short)...Koda's here, so no tree..

5:11 pm

joanne -- it could be just a cyst

5:11 pm

this one hurts?? what do ya think?

5:11 pm

wheat, jill. definitely my primary migraine trigger. Avoiding it for two months, no migraines except a small one last week that followed an incidental cow exposure.

5:11 pm

yes welki. very near olympia

5:11 pm

i was thinking the same jill

5:11 pm

Those nasty cows...exposing themselves to you!

5:11 pm

I used to have to accommodate my cat Elizabeth Cady Stanton who ate icicles and then pooped them out not completely

5:11 pm

short tree on countertop? beagles aren't good at jumping.

5:11 pm

wow, stid!

5:11 pm

rofl JB!

5:11 pm

Oh, Joanne {{hugs}} and prayers

5:12 pm

I think you need to have a talk with Koda, stid...I think he has some rabbit in him! :)

5:12 pm

I think the restaurant ladled out my vegetarian soup with a ladle they had used in a beef-broth soup

5:12 pm

if the lump hurts that would seem to be a good sign

5:12 pm

ewwwww jmc

5:12 pm

Fireworks! Good night all and good luck tomorrow, Nancy Boy!

5:12 pm

really pini? WOW.

5:12 pm

i thought soo too

5:12 pm

mich

5:12 pm

well heck, we're almost neighbors .. calgary's only 1200 km away!

5:12 pm

little silver fillaments sticking out her butt

5:12 pm

whoo hoo mich

5:12 pm

YAY michnick! sweet dreams and shalom!

5:13 pm

wtg mich!!!

5:13 pm

How festive, jmc!

5:13 pm

serious, stid...he can jump! I think he has springs in his hind legs...I haven't been able to find them though to remove them! LOL

5:13 pm

Yay, mich!!! Good night!

5:13 pm

welki, if you come for the games next month I shall drive up to see you! LOL

5:13 pm

oh my goodness, stid! That IS cow-sensitivity!

5:13 pm

well the poop box was festive too

5:14 pm

yes jill, it's getting worse.

5:14 pm

how can a ppop box be festive??

5:14 pm

poop too

5:14 pm

+thinking to self...jmc decorates the litter box? Takes all kinds+

5:14 pm

rofl pini. my little dog had springy legs too, when she was little, but mini poodles do

5:14 pm

careful with that, jmc . those icicles can cause major problems. had a touch-and-go moment with one of our cats

5:14 pm

sorry i got lost -- how were you exposed to a cow? (or vice versa)

5:14 pm

ewwww

5:15 pm

well we just never put icicles below 2 feet from the floor

5:15 pm

but she would still sometimes find them on the floor.

5:15 pm

this cat has no interest in them

5:15 pm

the soup, jmc, in a restaurant that didn't think a tofu pho might require no beef stock

5:15 pm

Actually, jmc, welki is right, kitty intestines very sensitive to long stringy stretchy things: long hair, rubber bands, tree tinsel...

5:15 pm

sun's trying to come out here!

5:16 pm

mmmmm ... something's ready to come out of the oven! brb

5:16 pm

where jill??

5:16 pm

go sun, go *for jili*

5:16 pm

dang dark here now

5:16 pm

we don't do the sparkly icicles, I realized when the boys were little how wasteful they were. but my heart still wishes we used them

5:16 pm

oo that is terrible stiddie! not just for you but for vegetarians too

5:16 pm

Near Victoria, BC, Joanne (see my bio)

5:16 pm

Hoping that's more cookies for the PB, welki! *getting ready to type another grid word into the chat to be first in line)

5:16 pm

sun would be nice, but clouds are thick

5:17 pm

south carolina - usa

5:17 pm

I carefully take them off the tree before I strip the tree of its branches

5:17 pm

beautiful jill

5:17 pm

jilli, do you have any friends (waterfront) who rent out their places during the summer?

5:17 pm

bad JB bad

5:17 pm

i only like the dark this time of year for the Cheristmas lights

5:18 pm

c'mon, jmc, I'll share!

5:18 pm

I was considering getting some of those replicas of victorian icicles, the swirly dangly ones

5:18 pm

god can't i spell

5:18 pm

not that I know of, welki, but you could contact the SSI swebsite maybe

5:18 pm

Hi Guys Soulgirl UK

5:18 pm

hello soulgirl 1

5:18 pm

hey soulgirl

5:18 pm

I have some of those but I like the ones you throw on.

5:19 pm

hehehe, last time we were out there, i used one of the local realtors and ended up in one heck of a house ... not going to rent without personal references again

5:19 pm

Thanks Hi all first time on the site

5:19 pm

hi soulgirl

5:19 pm

I am so good at getting them off I only have to buy new ones every other year or so

5:19 pm

hi soul!

5:19 pm

hello, soul

5:19 pm

Soulgirl, have you had a look at the Help?

5:19 pm

welcome welcome soul

5:19 pm

i bought the biggest balls last year...

5:20 pm

Stiddy, just for you, I really wanted *cowpie* in the grid, but it won't take it

5:20 pm

Thank yo all

5:20 pm

(and, of course, my in-laws were with us for that holiday .. was an experience)

5:20 pm

hehe

5:20 pm

inspite of appearances to the contrary we do play the babble game too

5:20 pm

oooh, that would have been good word, JB!

5:20 pm

rofl joanne!!!!

5:20 pm

* blink * we really play the game while we're here?

5:20 pm

red ones too

5:21 pm

gosh, maybe that's been my problem!

5:21 pm

we socialize (lots)

5:21 pm

*trying to imagine what balls joanne is talking about*

5:21 pm

game? there's a a game? *looks for game*

5:21 pm

So I see

5:21 pm

sometimes we play

5:21 pm

lmao

5:21 pm

LOOL

5:21 pm

down to 14 actually pini... listless thanks to many good clues!

5:21 pm

sundays I think are the worst

5:21 pm

LOOL???? meant LOL

5:21 pm

gooo stid

5:21 pm

go stiddie go

5:21 pm

There's a game here? *looking to left* what's THAT thing with all the letters?

5:22 pm

Its late here thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!

5:22 pm

<-- wonders if the big, economy size balls are cheaper than the regular variety

5:22 pm

never mind, JB. *puts one cookie on each tile* Stidkid#2 just made snickerdoodles

5:22 pm

*imagines welki hefty balls*

5:22 pm

Ask joanne, welki. She's got balls...

5:22 pm

but they are!!!

5:22 pm

big balls at that

5:23 pm

she's got balls!!!!!!

5:23 pm

COOOOOOOOKIES!!!!!! Just in time for my dinner break!!! Thanks, stiddy {{{warm sugary hugs}}

5:23 pm

ohh talk to my boss!! he'll tell ya

5:23 pm

and i've got an overactive imagination

5:23 pm

I don't need balls, living in a house of males *sigh* even the budgie has balls...

5:23 pm

lol, joanne!

5:23 pm

I would blush to ask your boss if you have balls joanne!

5:24 pm

lol he never does

5:24 pm

I would nearly kill for a length of lace or ribbon.

5:24 pm

as i tasted "rocky mountain oysters" for the first time, i looked at my (now ex) husband and said, 'let this be a lesson.'

5:24 pm

Oh, I have to go. Gotta muck out my craft room, and then make dinner. BBL to get the last 71 words!! lol *poof*

5:24 pm

eww that sounded bad

5:24 pm

lol welki

5:24 pm

brb -- must attend to birdseed bell outside (it fell off it's hook)

5:24 pm

bye JB

5:25 pm

*considers adding lace to the collar of the official babble jacket*

5:25 pm

hb jill

5:25 pm

later JB! ****hugs****

5:25 pm

byee jb

5:25 pm

no torg, ruru and crossy would look terrible in lace

5:25 pm

welki! you DIDN'T! roflol

5:25 pm

*dials 1-516-JOANNESBOSS* hello? is this joanne's boss? is it true? does she really have balls?

5:25 pm

still at 14 and considering hte list

5:25 pm

Nancy Boy would be cute though

5:26 pm

yes i did :)

5:26 pm

any worse than they do in the pink camo with rhinestones?

5:26 pm

that is why I don't wear them

5:26 pm

lmao

5:26 pm

I don't wear pink

5:26 pm

I don't know, now that we know ruru is a linebacker, it might be cute on him, too!

5:26 pm

and I don't wear camo

5:26 pm

i do tehe

5:26 pm

rhinestones I could live with

5:27 pm

i can too

5:27 pm

...and some well placed sequins

5:27 pm

now jmc, don't be a party pooper. pini and LBD and I have already decided. *determined mama look*

5:27 pm

*puts rhinestones on foil hat*

5:27 pm

although I suppose we could add a different color way - what do you think pini? green and blue camo?

5:27 pm

LOL jmc!

5:28 pm

you can make jackets all you want but I don't have to wear them *stern JMC look*

5:28 pm

NO CAMO

5:28 pm

i saw some sequins glued on to some tacky white branches last night ... they picked up the light from the halogens and sparkled incredibly

5:28 pm

<-- would prefer a straitjacket

5:29 pm

now, that's weird -- the birdseed bell has totally disappeared! It's the kind in an orange mesh bag, and there's no sign of it either.

5:29 pm

welki, how did last night go for you?

5:29 pm

hm. did the deer eat it jill?

5:29 pm

hey NEF!!!! ((((hugs))))

5:29 pm

jilli, do you have squirrels?

5:29 pm

bet there is a guilty looking squirrel

5:29 pm

It's in the fenced area

5:29 pm

*hands the squirrel a napkin*

5:30 pm

camo is a relative thing, jmc ... maybe it's green and khaki for hunting, black and brown for covert ops, but sometimes it's even black on black business casual :)

5:30 pm

oh. no deer then.

5:30 pm

No squirrels here. Maybe raccoons.

5:30 pm

hi stid! (I'm watching Dr. Who and am easily distracted

5:30 pm

have you noticed any really LARGE squirrels moving in?

5:30 pm

I saw a racoon chasing a cat the other day. The cat was running for its life.

5:30 pm

ooooh. Dr. Who - the old one version or the new?

5:30 pm

ok all any clues needed?? if not i am out cause still hurting from the ribs

5:30 pm

NO CAMO

5:31 pm

hi all

5:31 pm

raccoons are fast! and big. and mean.

5:31 pm

poor joanne

5:31 pm

hey mkg

5:31 pm

two seconds to get the 8 and must go.

5:31 pm

clues for the 8?

5:31 pm

You finished, joanne?

5:31 pm

nef .. i came out of it alive. it really wasn't very funny at all, but i put on my game face and was a good sport. i can see how some folks would enjoy that sort of thing, but it's not my cup of tea.

5:31 pm

okay okay jmc! no camo. *considers paisley insteaD*

5:31 pm

su8

5:31 pm

this is a new one who meets an old one (who isn't the REAL Dr. Who; but....

5:32 pm

su8 = below bond 007

5:32 pm

paisley is good --very gender neutral

5:32 pm

peter davison, NEF? *trying to remember plot lines*

5:32 pm

su underwater vessel and cia ag5 jmc

5:32 pm

I'm glad you survived, welki.

5:32 pm

ty ty

5:33 pm

yvw if i helped

5:33 pm

welki, what was this unfunny event?

5:33 pm

i thought that if it was another ethnic group being stereotyped like that, there'd be demonstrations and riots

5:33 pm

so relative to making wear a team jacket . . . .

5:33 pm

tony and tina's wedding, an "interactive" sort of dinner theatre

5:33 pm

gotta go...my cuz is back and we're goin' out to dinner and brother's concert...will talk with y'all later!

5:33 pm

*thinking I missed something big* what stereotype welki?

5:33 pm

bye pini

5:33 pm

bye pini -- have fun!

5:33 pm

bye pini, enjoy!

5:33 pm

have fun pin

5:34 pm

have fun pini. ((hugs)) I'll see you soon

5:34 pm

it's a spoof on italians, stid

5:34 pm

tony and tina -- Italian?

5:34 pm

stid, this is about a doctor in the late 1800's and Peter Davison travelling back to fight the cyberking (who is actually a woman)

5:34 pm

anything else people??

5:34 pm

I am getting less and less comfortable with spoofs of any kinds.

5:34 pm

ty got the 8

5:34 pm

worst part is that a server blasted through a solid door and sent me and my coffee flying ... don't know if they got it on video

5:35 pm

hi mkg

5:35 pm

poor welki

5:35 pm

oh, no fun, welki!

5:35 pm

I think I DO remember that one Nef! it's been a while since I watched it. have been too busy to even consider watching the ...

5:35 pm

oh welki, that's rotten luck

5:35 pm

i was talking this before ... i was probably the only person in the room who was born in brooklyn and knows what an american-italian accent sounds like

5:36 pm

I haven't watched Dor Who in ages.

5:36 pm

oh, dear Welki! No wonder you didn't care for that!

5:36 pm

er not the only one here

5:36 pm

the other people seemed to enjoy the performance, although who can tell, i was pretending, too *lol*

5:37 pm

stid, I always get scared and leave the room when it gets too scarey!

5:37 pm

My husbands best friend's wedding was 1/2 Lebanese mafioso and 1/2 Italian mafioso

5:37 pm

no, not the only one here, jmc, that's for sure

5:37 pm

me too

5:37 pm

kinda weird wedding with lots of guns

5:37 pm

yum .. baklava and cannolis .. my kind of wedding!

5:38 pm

no one brought a submachine gun though

5:38 pm

really jmc? that seems pretty scary!

5:38 pm

see? i CAN think on the bright side!

5:38 pm

shotgun sorta thing

5:38 pm

my husband did get a pistol stuck up his nose (literally)

5:38 pm

guns were probably more for potential party crashers than celebratory salutes :)

5:38 pm

good for you welki!

5:38 pm

omg

5:38 pm

HeyAll !!

5:39 pm

no the bride and groom were nonviolent and in love

5:39 pm

holy moly!

5:39 pm

hey aussime -- you're up late!

5:39 pm

hi aussie

5:39 pm

hi aussie

5:39 pm

Naw, 20 to midnight.....

5:39 pm

your uncle's name sal??

5:39 pm

hi aussie! Are you up early or late?

5:39 pm

hi aussie

5:39 pm

Lovely to see you all !!!!

5:39 pm

that's late, aussimie... LOL

5:39 pm

hi aussie

5:40 pm

very cute pic of Georgia!

5:40 pm

not late considering I am usually here after midnight :)

5:40 pm

Thank you Mama....

5:40 pm

gun's ablazing here aussie

5:40 pm

ps.... F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S !!

5:40 pm

YAY aussie!!!

5:40 pm

whoo hooo aussie

5:41 pm

YAY, Aussie! WTG!!!!!

5:41 pm

have stayed away from chat until I was done, or I never get done :)

5:41 pm

YAY Aussieme!

5:41 pm

**doing happy dance, and can now clue**

5:41 pm

I druther chat, sometimes, lol!

5:41 pm

down to TEN! listless.

5:41 pm

very sneaky aussie

5:41 pm

woohoo Mama.....

5:42 pm

o look at that I got NBT at some point

5:42 pm

wtg, stid! I'm down to 7, listy ;)

5:42 pm

go stiddie go!

5:42 pm

actually, I am not feeling very well... I think I will go lie down again.

5:42 pm

Not sneaky, just wanted to finish before chatting, so I can pay back some of the clues I usually have to ask for :)

5:42 pm

go jill go!

5:42 pm

go JMC !

5:42 pm

I'll see you-all again soon. *fades out*

5:42 pm

C'mon Jilli, git'r dun !

5:42 pm

bye stiddie

5:42 pm

Loves Mama.... See you soon xoxox

5:43 pm

50 left! lol

5:43 pm

bye stid!

5:43 pm

aw, stiddie!

5:43 pm

lol JMC.... git'r dun !

5:44 pm

anyone want clues ??

5:44 pm

trying to watch football at teh same time

5:45 pm

**apart from JMC who wants 50 clues**

5:45 pm

*sulks*

5:45 pm

lol

5:47 pm

whaddaya need JMC ??

5:47 pm

I have two 7 --ba and ap --- how about the other two?

5:48 pm

pr7

5:48 pm

cu7, plural of cu6... cu + carrier *** (to hold shopping) + 2nd vowel

5:48 pm

ap7

5:49 pm

jmc, what game are you watching?

5:49 pm

pr..name brand stuff

5:49 pm

and hello everyone

5:49 pm

hi annie

5:49 pm

Hey Annie.... Lovely to see you !

5:49 pm

I cannot find the middle po4/6 -- help, please *holding up fishnet*

5:49 pm

Hi Aussie and Joan

5:49 pm

Hi annie

5:49 pm

redskins oakland

5:49 pm

Hi Jilli

5:50 pm

Aussie, How is my little Georgia?

5:50 pm

okay, not teams I know much about

5:50 pm

seed po**

5:50 pm

nite all

5:50 pm

jilli, where peas live

5:50 pm

ty ty I now have all 4 of the 7s

5:50 pm

Georgia is doing beautifully Annie.....

5:50 pm

bye Joanne thanks for the help

5:50 pm

sweet dreams, Joanne

5:51 pm

yw JMC :)

5:51 pm

wtg, jmc

5:51 pm

Night Night Joanne.....

5:51 pm

Oh! didn't see that po combo down there! Thanks, aussie and annie

5:51 pm

Aussie, Is your Mom still visiting with you?

5:51 pm

yw Jilli.... Always nice to be able to pay back clues :)

5:51 pm

1/2 way!

5:52 pm

Go JMC.... Git'r dun !

5:53 pm

brb

5:54 pm

***firewoiks***

5:55 pm

YAY Jilli !!!!!

5:55 pm

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

5:55 pm

Congratulations jillibus on your fireworks! Good for U

5:55 pm

thanks for the help!

5:55 pm

Ok, I am away to my pillows..... Sweet Dreams Babble Family **poof**

5:55 pm

gads

5:56 pm

night aussie -- lovely pic of lovely Georgia!

5:56 pm

ooops! Wrong box again. Sorry

5:56 pm

YAY for Jillibus!!!

5:56 pm

oh, thought you were making a comment, Nef!

5:56 pm

Night, (((Aussie)))

5:57 pm

Must go and gather Xmas wrappings -- back soon to clue if needed

5:58 pm

jilli, I love your description of The Enabler.

6:01 pm

hi all

6:02 pm

ho Boo

6:02 pm

bang

6:02 pm

ho ho to you NEF

6:02 pm

DRAT!!!! Sorry, I need to behave. Off to the PB for me!

6:03 pm

Fireworks

6:03 pm

Congratulations Anniebrook on fireworks! Way to go

6:04 pm

YAY, Annie! WTG!!!!

6:05 pm

anyone like a clue before I head out?

6:06 pm

the lone P please

6:06 pm

ak, small in spanish

6:07 pm

pa 6/24 is golf word + 2 vowels+snake letter aknitter

6:07 pm

woot th Annie

6:07 pm

ty min also - now i have 2 more !

6:08 pm

Go aknitter go!

6:08 pm

how about the 2nd row P? I can't find that one for anything

6:08 pm

aknitter, I am so pr*** of you!!!

6:08 pm

nef that is the spanish small that annie gave me

6:09 pm

That pe 4/6 word is pe plus Russet **tatoes Nef.

6:09 pm

: -D hee hee

6:09 pm

thanks Min and aknitter

6:09 pm

The po 4/6 word is po plus New York and **mpany Nef

6:09 pm

wrong P again

6:09 pm

and another P bites the dust!

6:10 pm

Perfect aknitter!

6:10 pm

THANK YOU Min! <gives Min a big hug and twirls Min around

6:11 pm

Bye bye dear babblers

6:11 pm

BYE ANNIE

6:11 pm

bye, Annie

6:11 pm

bye annie

6:13 pm

any E clues floating about? I managed to find the finish line but thats all

6:14 pm

Hello again. Home now and back for my last 26.

6:14 pm

eg4 + 5 = almost curse

6:14 pm

hi Scrabs

6:15 pm

And en4 = ***gli*h language arts

6:15 pm

gasp! ty scrabs

6:16 pm

Darn, drat, eg4, AK!!

6:16 pm

e's erased

6:16 pm

Yay, AK!

6:18 pm

22 left. I am going to use the list.

6:19 pm

i have 29 holding out still

6:22 pm

43 left for me (thanks to your clues, I'm over half way!

6:22 pm

Go go Babblers!

6:23 pm

And of course the list is already snickering at me..."See, you missed that easy one, and this one...hahaha"

6:23 pm

evil list

6:24 pm

Evil hiding words..twisted, embedded in there.

6:25 pm

I don't get this game???

6:26 pm

bant

6:26 pm

I don't either but I am addicted and visit daily, with a compulsion to find hiding words, many of which are created by evildoers.

6:26 pm

bojazz, this is a combo of boggle and scrabble. there is a Help page right above the chat log ; that will help

6:27 pm

It's like Boggle, bo, we find words.

6:27 pm

but I got all the words I've seen!!!

6:27 pm

But you have to find all possible words that are 4 or more letters in length.

6:28 pm

well good luck to me - I needs help, lots of it

6:28 pm

bojazz, there is a list of helpful sites under the tile stats (which is below the grid). Check out Lickety's Babble clues

6:31 pm

thanx nef - i'm too slow & too old & dumb

6:31 pm

Nope, bo, you just need to practice. We were all rookies.

6:34 pm

Uno. A 7.

6:35 pm

go scrabs -- yeah

6:35 pm

An ap7/40 is ap plus vowel plus co 4/6 word Scrabbler

6:35 pm

hi again, couldn't get to sleep. still snowing. tom took the boys to rehearsal.

6:35 pm

I mean a seven-letter word. Not a7

6:35 pm

hello cousin, great pics of you in the snow!

6:35 pm

Hi Stidcousin!

6:35 pm

downt to 10 earlier.

6:35 pm

Oops! Sorry Scrabbler! Go Scrabbler go!

6:36 pm

I am glad others enjoyed them. It was a great day and I am a bit sore today.

6:36 pm

listening to a silly old radio show "The Life of Riley"

6:36 pm

LADY! ((((hugs)))) how are you?

6:36 pm

scrabs is sore ... *gets hot water bottle and a toddy for cousin*

Squishy hugs back. i am good. Been busy with classes.

6:37 pm

do you hve the pr 7? I just found it

6:37 pm

6 miles of cross-country skiing, with 4 wipe-outs, and then a 1 hr walk later---I should be sore.

6:37 pm

begging for pr 7

6:37 pm

my last class meeting for the quarter was on friday. I foolishly booked myself for something every single day this next week

6:37 pm

All done! TY all for clues today. Anybody need help?

6:37 pm

stidkid #1 turns 17 on wednesday

I had a week off.

6:38 pm

A manufacturing result = pr7

O wow StidKid 1 17 wow

6:38 pm

woohoo, i found 4!

6:38 pm

pr 7 is the total of the multiplicand and the multiplier

6:38 pm

YAY scrabbler!

6:38 pm

go jen go!

6:38 pm

ugh i feel fishy

6:38 pm

pr7 was my last word. prefix + another 4 letter word

6:38 pm

Happy Birthday to Stid Kid #1!

6:39 pm

yep. he is already talking about how close he is to being "an adult" and I told him to NOT rush things! LOL

6:39 pm

go knitter go!

6:39 pm

down to 9

Tell him if he wants to be an adult he has to pay board and do his own washing and such. See how long that lasts

6:39 pm

3 remain

6:40 pm

LOL lady! I have pretty close to done that... he is not ready for independence he thinks!

Well he gets to big for his boots tell him this and see how quick he goes err bad idea

6:41 pm

thanks lady, I will!

6:41 pm

go knitter go!

6:41 pm

scrabs, how are the bunnies?

I used to do my own washing and sometimes cooking that was because I was a brat

6:41 pm

do they get to play in the snow?

6:42 pm

Bunnies are sweet and will get clean litter boxes soon. Miss Bea is hopping into the room now and she says hello to all Babblers.

6:42 pm

done! listless - last word was the oc 6 who'd a thunk it

6:43 pm

*offers yummy carrot top to bea* brb phone

6:43 pm

They are house rabbits only. If I left them in the yard a hawk or falcon would take them for a meal.

6:43 pm

yay knitter!

6:43 pm

Yay AK!

6:44 pm

:) have not finished one in ages

6:44 pm

oops PB for me

6:45 pm

hopping off

6:47 pm

Bye everyone--see you tomorrow.

6:50 pm

wouldn't they be house bunnies?

Bye Scrabbler

6:53 pm

Hi my buddy, Ru! Bunnies, rabbits, furballs, cottontails...my babies!

6:54 pm

rabbits don't do well outside

6:54 pm

except the wild ones

6:55 pm

hi herin..

6:55 pm

I haven't seen you in ages..

I am stellthy

6:57 pm

Rabbits are prey--food for predators. Tough life in nature.

6:57 pm

Ok, I am off to type a letter.

6:58 pm

yeah.. bye bye scrabs

6:58 pm

that you are herin.. have you been okay?

7:01 pm

back. bye cousin!

7:01 pm

hey again ruru

I am ok. Just relazxing

7:01 pm

down to 9.

What about you> I have been distracted by Fall out 3

7:02 pm

now down to 8

7:04 pm

what is fall out 3?

7:04 pm

I think I'll list.

7:04 pm

go stid go.....

7:04 pm

gah. fishes.

Fall Out 3 is a post apocalyptic set game. Set in Post Apocalyptic DC. Think 1950's style with futuristic cars and such

7:05 pm

crossie...are you here????have I got something for you...

7:05 pm

plural, plural, plural

7:06 pm

oh.. never heard of it before this

7:06 pm

Hi, I'm back. 33 left

7:06 pm

firewords on the singular of a plural I had *sigh*

Ru: http://tinyurl.com/ya77xeb Best description here

7:07 pm

i'm still here - 48 words remaining & no clue

7:07 pm

YAYAY stid..

7:07 pm

hey wht! go bo go!

7:07 pm

think I need a quick nap..

7:08 pm

ruru, how is the puppy? will he be home for the new year? not sure how long they take to be ready

7:08 pm

I will get him at the end of Jan stid. ..7 weeks for Goldens

7:08 pm

stat for the 8 please and hello everyone

7:09 pm

su 8,65

7:09 pm

okay, that's not a HUGE time to wait. You can enjoy one last holiday season without worrying about the big happy tail launching your nice drinks into the air...

7:09 pm

hey sue!

Puppies?? If there is puppies I need a piccies

7:09 pm

very true that stid

7:10 pm

how is everyone?

7:10 pm

back

7:10 pm

I had a great weekend, hope you all did

7:10 pm

I will bring up one for you herin..wait a sec

7:10 pm

ruru had the funniest (cute) pic of his little guy up the other day.

7:10 pm

hey again jmc

7:10 pm

got it! thanks zoom

7:10 pm

hi jmc and sue

7:10 pm

yw :-)

7:10 pm

hi again. Got too caught up in Dr Who; finally had to leave the room and go do laundry

7:11 pm

can I have a clue for the 8?

7:11 pm

I really had fun judging the debate tournament yesterday thought health-wise I should have stayed home... actually judged a new event: impromptu. very fun.

7:11 pm

go kje go!

7:11 pm

su* (under) + secret ***** (5 letter word in grid)

7:11 pm

it's a silly word, that SU 8

7:11 pm

bojazz, did you go check out Lickety's Babble Clues? It has a list there

7:11 pm

hi everyone!

7:11 pm

nm ty

7:11 pm

nm

7:11 pm

hi lbd

7:12 pm

how are things at your house nef? quiet, I hope?

7:12 pm

hi lbd! how are you tonight?

7:12 pm

ty stid

7:12 pm

here ya go herin

7:12 pm

LBD!!! yippee!!!!! *runs to make popcorn and hot choclit* it's cold for you, I think? it has been snowing here

7:12 pm

hey lbd

7:12 pm

hi jmc, hi Nef, Hi Stiddy! hi wht, and ruru

7:13 pm

hi Nammy.

7:13 pm

su5?

7:13 pm

nammy? nammy is new?

7:13 pm

LOL, love the photo Ruru..cute.

7:13 pm

it's been snowing! lots and lots of snow, cold is a relative term compared to what it was last week!

7:13 pm

very quiet, stid. I can't get anything done it's that quiet! DH's Aunty is back at her home and my dtr hasn't moved back home yet

7:13 pm

eek! nammy is NOT new! rofl... hey nammy! *confused mama look*

7:13 pm

hi nammy

7:13 pm

dtr is yoyo?

7:13 pm

lol, nope, nammy is old....very old

7:14 pm

hi everyone

7:14 pm

last week was bitter and awful, for sure!

7:14 pm

how do you get these tinyurl sites...I was tring to find out the icon from the site jilli gave me for sprite but I typed that into my search engine and my computer didn't find it so I'm sure I did something wrong...we had work done on our computers (cost $500) and they put on kaspersky, firefox and some other things and they have never worked right since...I can't open any pdf files...firefox inteferes and we don't know what to do...*mumbles husband is also blonde*

7:14 pm

su + most of a front entrance way kje

7:14 pm

it's been a long time, nammy! wb!

7:14 pm

i am generally a lurker and usually in the morn

7:14 pm

morning lurking?

7:15 pm

ty

7:15 pm

yo go to tinyurl.com

7:15 pm

oh MPittore, I never have problems with firefox, but don't know the kapersky thingy.

7:15 pm

huh?

7:15 pm

2 to go

MP time to go to a teenager and get the things you don't want off.

7:15 pm

ah, I have been pretty much busy in the mornings the last couple years...

7:15 pm

go kje!

7:15 pm

but stid you are so more 'puter literate than us two ole goats!

7:15 pm

stid, my dtr. moved to the AUnty's house (with her cat) to take care of Aunty's cat when Aunt Jean broke both wrists. Aunt Jean was here for 2 months; now is back home but not quite able to do everything yet

7:16 pm

damn! both wrists!

7:16 pm

I remember about Aunty -- didn't realize dtr was at home before I guess... thought you were an empty-nester!

Kapestky is a virus protection software like Nortons

7:16 pm

ap7?

7:16 pm

I just have a hubby who's a guru, Mpitt, I let him do all the hard things

7:16 pm

thanks lady

7:17 pm

they talked my dear hubby into it and I was a McAfee devotee....

I just googled it

7:17 pm

virus protector might be blocking the site, MPitt

7:17 pm

an5?

7:17 pm

does he wear orange robes stid?

Flick it off and use MCAfee

7:17 pm

su5?

7:17 pm

ap + vowel + can you **** with the cold? (rhymes with **** Lange)\

7:17 pm

well, the headache is back. I think I will go take some tylenol.

7:17 pm

a great worry or trouble kje

7:17 pm

damn

7:17 pm

teenage an***

7:17 pm

teenage an***, kje

7:17 pm

an5 A feeling of anxiety.

7:17 pm

uno

7:17 pm

gah. silly ruru! it's actually a pretty teal blue color that I want to replace because it's a little worn at the edges

7:18 pm

go kje go! (will wait for your firewords)

7:18 pm

does he shave his head being a guru and all?

7:18 pm

lol lbd I thought teen angel!

7:18 pm

I think so when I tried to reinstall the adobe reader it said just click on the yellow bar at the top...well it wasn't anywhere on my screen...harumph

7:18 pm

su + close the **o*, you're letting the heat out.

7:18 pm

we *were* empty nesters til DTR and her BF broke up. Dtr works in tourism for the state and doesn't have full time hours; so can't afford to live on her own. She does "help" out here occasionally

7:18 pm

not sure i can handle that pressure, stid

7:18 pm

speaking of teen an5... NancyBoy was on for a long time earlier LBD I was so glad to see him

7:18 pm

(weenie)

7:18 pm

ty lbd

7:19 pm

i want apricot

7:19 pm

hi kje!

7:19 pm

Nancyboy is such a hoot. did he tell you about his travels?

I love Nancy. Wish he was about more

7:19 pm

and Tom doesn't need to shave his head... every time I give him a hair cut it takes less and less time! *grin*

7:20 pm

travels, not when I was on, but moving in with his boyfriend tomorrow, and fairly nervous it seemed. His parental doesn't approve.

7:20 pm

well, hopefully he'll be in one place and not gallovanting around the globe for a while.

7:20 pm

I tried apricot at least a dozen times

7:20 pm

I made jam with all the apricots around here

7:20 pm

Not sure he's really ready to settle in one place yet LBD!

7:21 pm

finally

7:21 pm

ahh, moving in...that could be a nervous experience.

7:21 pm

whooooo hoooooo KJE

7:21 pm

YAY kje!!!! *tosses confetti and choclits*

7:21 pm

*whistles* kje yay

7:21 pm

whoo hooo kje

7:21 pm

thanks

7:21 pm

I miss reaching up and picking apricots right off the tree at my mom's house

7:21 pm

YAY, kje! WTG!!!!

7:21 pm

lbd, the an7 clue has me as puzzled as the grid.

7:21 pm

well, settle as much as nancyboy, settles. lol

7:21 pm

yes, I hope he will check in again when I am online at some point... I hope it works out for them

7:22 pm

Probably is karma for my inscrutable clues

7:22 pm

true, LBD! some people just have the wandering gene! I sure don't...

I have this theory. Since I don't have kids. Kids screw up. Its the parents responsibility to say well ok that didn't work and help

7:22 pm

there is no an7

7:22 pm

going upstairs to get some dried apricots, brb

7:22 pm

okay. me to rest a bit. see you-all again soon. nice to see you finally nammy! LOL ((Hugs all)) stay warm! *poof*

7:22 pm

it`s ap7,40

7:22 pm

I mean ap7

7:23 pm

what is the matter with your karma wht

7:23 pm

an+ 5th vowel + 3's **mpany + **as are green

7:23 pm

later, Stiddy

7:23 pm

bye stid, hagn

My mum and dad always so we don't approve of what you are doing but we are there for you

7:23 pm

argh, ap7 and all those clue hints.

7:24 pm

note to self: change apricots to karma on ice cream

7:24 pm

lbd that was a weird clue

7:24 pm

ok, gonna run... I think I am going to call it a very early night and go to bed

7:24 pm

oooh, MP that sounds lovely!

7:24 pm

later gators

7:24 pm

but where do you get dried karma MP?

7:24 pm

ty lbd. That just rolled off my tongue.

7:24 pm

bye kje

7:24 pm

night night, KJE

Thanks everyone I just typed in Apricot a lot

7:25 pm

jmc that is a weird word.

7:25 pm

from the karma, karma, karmameleon store

7:25 pm

LOL

7:26 pm

do they have a webpage MP?

7:26 pm

no only telepathic orders

7:26 pm

got that ruddy tune in my head now.

7:27 pm

could someone please clue that ap7 again? I'm totally lost on that

7:27 pm

ROFL me tooo...why did I do that!

well I am going to go find something to eat and play my video games

7:28 pm

ap7 ap + letter + look through the peri*****

7:28 pm

ap7 = ap + circle letter and co4/6

7:28 pm

great minds zooz

7:29 pm

good luck with fall out 3, did i say i have completed the game :-)

7:29 pm

thank you. what the heck IS that (NM, I'll look it up myself)

7:29 pm

true MP :-)

7:29 pm

new photo just arrived

7:29 pm

oops, looks around is something falling out I didn't notice? *blush*

7:29 pm

oh that is a sweet photo RuRu :-)

7:30 pm

YAY, zoozoom! WTG!!!!

7:30 pm

its the computer game Herin is off to play MP..lol

7:30 pm

think I need to watch the football game.. later guys

7:30 pm

congrats zoozoom

7:31 pm

hope yours it good as mine was ru

7:31 pm

Thanks Nef, i had finished the grid about 8 hours ago :-)

7:31 pm

oh thank goodness zooz...I do try to keep myself altogether *smile*

7:31 pm

a's abolished

7:31 pm

go wht go

7:32 pm

*looks to see If I am falling out*

7:32 pm

bojazz, did you check out Licketys' site? Did it help?

7:32 pm

lol

7:32 pm

WTG, wht!

7:32 pm

ru you just crack me up...I am laughing out loud *giggle*

7:33 pm

ok my eyes are starting to close it is 0133am, time for bed i think, goodnight all, happy babbling,

7:34 pm

ru did you get to meet the baby?

7:34 pm

night night, zooz

7:34 pm

goodnight zooz it was fun...come out and play again tomorrow!

7:35 pm

nite, zooz

7:35 pm

can any1 help me out with fo/5 please

7:35 pm

What you do with a camera

7:35 pm

you need to fo*** your camera

7:36 pm

pa6?

7:36 pm

Rhonda, you need to fo*** on the grid more! ;-)

7:36 pm

fo + swear - one crooked letter

7:37 pm

thank you so much...... I am drawing nothing but blanks!!

7:37 pm

pa 6+ pand then use all the bottom row, rt to left, jmc

7:37 pm

that was p + and

7:38 pm

ty left

7:38 pm

ty, nef.

7:38 pm

er ty nef

7:38 pm

29 left

7:39 pm

go jmc go!

7:39 pm

LOL! jmc, I AM a lefty!

7:41 pm

could I get a clue for the Ap 7 please? and hello everyone

7:42 pm

ap + circle letter + co4/6

7:45 pm

heeeeres crossy! :))))

7:46 pm

hey crossy

7:46 pm

There are two countries in the grid.

7:46 pm

hi crossy!

7:46 pm

howdy jmc;)

7:46 pm

Crossy!!

7:47 pm

ty Nef

7:47 pm

hi Meli!

7:47 pm

yw

7:48 pm

oh crossy I have been waiting for you--I have the best news flash....right up your alley...hope you are sitting down...take a deep breath...they now have a bacon of the month club get it here--http://www.zingermans.com/Produc t.aspx?ProductID=G-BAC-3

7:49 pm

taking a look now mp:))

7:50 pm

cu6 young bear + how many years old you are

7:50 pm

Hello Dawg =)

7:51 pm

bookmarked for future drooling mp:),but im going to bet that since it is a perishable food product,they wont ship to canada;/

7:53 pm

13 to go

7:53 pm

go wht!

7:53 pm

15 left

7:54 pm

go jmc!

hi yalls

7:54 pm

Go wht and jmc! (I have 28 left)

7:54 pm

hi Gwen!

7:54 pm

go nef! Hi book!

7:54 pm

au contraire mon amis...bet they would dry ice it just like other perishables i.e. lobsters, crabcakes, blood and cellular products, etc.

7:55 pm

howdy gwen:)))

7:55 pm

mmm,like i say,this will involve some exploration indeed,ty mp;)

howdee nef, dawg, cross, and elsewhom

7:56 pm

right up my ally it is;))

7:56 pm

alley

7:56 pm

yw it just made me LOL!

7:57 pm

mm,a different specialty bacon every month!:))))

7:57 pm

sounds like a QVC product

7:58 pm

(and I can hear crossy's blood vessels pop shut while he's just drooling about this!)

7:58 pm

12

7:59 pm

i can see Mrs Crossy, shaking her head and saying, drool and dream baby, that's all you get! LOL

7:59 pm

go jmc

7:59 pm

GO, jmc! You can do it!

8:00 pm

only s's left

8:00 pm

go wht!

8:00 pm

go wht go

8:00 pm

Go wht! You can do it!

8:01 pm

10

8:01 pm

brb, time for tea

8:01 pm

my merman loves bacon almost as much as crossy...I tried to switch him to turkey bacon...it was a no go...now I try to limit him to two or three strips but now he has been making it himself and saying oh look sweetie I made some for you...I don't really like bacon...sooooo you know what happens *smile*

8:02 pm

Fireworks

8:02 pm

yipee wht

8:02 pm

YAY, wht!!!!! WTG!!!!

8:02 pm

whoo hoo wht

8:02 pm

Firewords What an interesting little grid =)

8:02 pm

grats Wht!

8:03 pm

This was one nasty small grid.

8:03 pm

wtg melia

8:03 pm

whoo hoo mel

8:03 pm

congrats mel

8:03 pm

YAY, meliae!!! WTG!!!

8:03 pm

some strange words that is for sure

8:03 pm

thank you

8:04 pm

I nominate apricot as phantom of the day.

phantom: eight-legged church leader: octopope

8:04 pm

I second it

8:04 pm

meliae your icon looks delicious

8:04 pm

meliae your icon looks delicious

wtg meliae !!! ~~~ !!!!!

8:04 pm

oh LOL gwen

8:04 pm

whoops

8:06 pm

Gwen -- love your phantom!

8:07 pm

no one would dare mess with an octopope.

8:07 pm

but he might get a tv show

8:07 pm

the octopope give his blessing to octomom?

8:08 pm

7

8:08 pm

a reality show! "Living with the Octopopes"

8:08 pm

6

leslie, you're a genius. now we need to find a network to buy the show! lol

8:10 pm

4

8:10 pm

go jmc

go go JM

8:10 pm

go go go jmc

8:10 pm

go jmc!

8:12 pm

brb

8:14 pm

come on, jmc! you can do it! Finish counting! ;-)

8:14 pm

:-(

8:14 pm

whatcho need?

8:14 pm

jmc, do you need us to confuse you with clues?

so, i went to a2z to look up su8s and there are 380 of them. ack!

8:15 pm

sure how about the co 4/5

soprano sings in the co** (spelled wrong)

8:15 pm

co + i hate to **on anything!

8:15 pm

co + vowel + pirate letter

8:16 pm

Book do you want a clue for the 8?

yes please and ty 8-)

8:16 pm

i would! :)

8:16 pm

ty

8:16 pm

3

8:17 pm

su* (beneath + secret *****, like james bond

8:17 pm

2

8:17 pm

yay thanks lb

TY, goot clue dawg

8:17 pm

go go jmc!

8:17 pm

go jmc

8:17 pm

oc6?

8:18 pm

sea critterswith 8 legs

8:18 pm

1

8:18 pm

Plural of 8 legged sea creature

8:18 pm

i can't stop thinking octopope!

8:18 pm

ah yes thanks. i was amused for a while imagining octopope underwater

8:18 pm

that would be a far reaching vatican official, LA! lol

8:20 pm

co 5/14

8:21 pm

co + ***y for peace (folds hands together...)

co5 is a snake that you can hypnotize with a flute. spelled wrong

8:21 pm

ty ty ty ty

8:23 pm

whoo hoo?

8:23 pm

whooooooo hooooooo JMC!!!

8:23 pm

huzzah!

wtg jm !!! ~~~~ !!!!!

8:23 pm

ty ty ty

8:24 pm

ar 5/14?

8:24 pm

Did ya finish, jmc? YAY!!!! WTG!!!!!!

8:25 pm

ap7 please?

8:25 pm

that and pr7 then i'm done

8:25 pm

ar + you have to pass thru ***toms if you travel abroad

8:25 pm

ap + vowel + co 4/6, tess

8:25 pm

ah thanks lb

8:25 pm

ar 5/14 is ar plus ***tomer service LeslieAnn and hello

8:26 pm

pr7, are you a pr7 of your environment, LA?

8:26 pm

Hi Min! welcome to the grid, how are you this evening?

8:26 pm

thanks Les

8:26 pm

ah used that tape word a lot! hooray fireworks!

8:26 pm

An ap7/40 is ap + a vowel plus co4/6 word tessagram

8:26 pm

whooooo hoooooo LA!!!

8:27 pm

got it thanks

8:27 pm

Congratulations LeslieAnn on fireworks! Good for you

8:28 pm

YAY, LA! WTG!!!!!!! (that didn't work in the other box!)

8:28 pm

Hello lbdawger!I've been here off and on all day today

8:28 pm

lol, nef

8:29 pm

whoo hooo leslie

8:29 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!ad5/14 was my last word

8:30 pm

I will be here off and on to give clues until I go to bed

8:30 pm

YAY, Min!!!! WTG!!!!!!

8:30 pm

whooooo hoooooo MIN!!!

8:31 pm

ba7?

TRES

8:31 pm

GO Gwen!

8:32 pm

ba 7/40 rhymes with Pa*****'s box or clock tessagram

8:32 pm

Go Book Doctor Gwen go!

8:32 pm

ba7 reminds me of actor anthony ba**a**, change the 2nd a to another vowel

ba7, beatles is a ba** + vowel + egyptian sun god

DOS

8:33 pm

sweet got it thanks

UNO

8:35 pm

go book!

8:36 pm

Go Gwen! (waiting on laundry til your fireworks)

hooray for me, woot! and firewords!

8:37 pm

whooooo hooooo BDG!!!

sorry to be holding up your chores, nef LOL

8:37 pm

YAY, GWENN!!!!!! WTG!!!!

8:38 pm

(now laundry beckons for a bit, bbs)

me hungry, go eat now, ugh. Thanks evyone and Bye

8:39 pm

enjoy your meal, book. night night

8:45 pm

whoo hoo book

8:45 pm

hmmm I guess I am gone too

8:45 pm

*poof*

8:46 pm

bye bye, and night night, jmc

8:54 pm

hey there

8:55 pm

I'm back. Switched loads from one to the other machine; why do I wait til 8 PM Sunday night to do laundry?

8:55 pm

Hi Dorens. How are you?

8:55 pm

well at least you do it nef!

8:55 pm

i'm good, and you?

8:56 pm

Down to my last 3 aqnd the brain is mush....ba5/16?

8:56 pm

I'm okay; just a great procrastinator lately

8:57 pm

co4/5?

8:57 pm

ba + a abird at my bird feeder is called a ju***

8:57 pm

and su5/14

8:57 pm

co 4/5 is like a mis-spelling of a church singing group

8:58 pm

co + the **S figures out taxes

8:58 pm

may i have a clue for pa 6/24 please?

8:59 pm

Dorens, it's p + the bottom row of letters, rt to left

8:59 pm

great, thanks nef!

9:00 pm

and the su5/14? Last one !!!

9:01 pm

su + open the **o* and let us in!

9:01 pm

sorry, hshliz, I don't have it yet (but am working on it)

9:02 pm

YAH !!!! Fireworks for me ~~~ Been MONTHS !!!

9:02 pm

wtg hshliz!

9:02 pm

su + close the **o*; it's cold in here

9:02 pm

thanks guys

9:02 pm

and gals

9:03 pm

YAY hshliz!!!! WTG!!!!!

9:03 pm

and all in between....not that that's a bad thing

9:03 pm

ap7?

9:05 pm

ap + vowel + co 4/6, dan2

9:06 pm

ty nef

9:06 pm

and the 8?

9:10 pm

the 8 is a compound word, dan2. su8 /65

9:11 pm

(sorry, was lost in the grid there)

9:11 pm

its the first part of an underwater boat and then Secret ***** Man

9:12 pm

ty nef and all cluers! firewords

9:13 pm

YAY, dan2!!! WTG!!!!!

9:13 pm

13 left for me now

9:13 pm

whooo hoooooo DAN!

9:13 pm

go Nef!

9:15 pm

ty nef

9:16 pm

10

9:19 pm

8

9:22 pm

hello friends! just a handful left....how are you all?

9:22 pm

do 4/6 anyone? Help?

9:22 pm

howdy trif;))

9:22 pm

el do** is a chemical in your brain, I think....

9:22 pm

hi trifi

9:23 pm

That one I got (used to work with it all the time in ICU!)

9:23 pm

NM, I found it

9:23 pm

stupid nonword....

9:24 pm

I know, right????

9:24 pm

im trying to monkey it,tried 10 combos so far;(

9:25 pm

hi trif, hi again crossy

9:25 pm

ahh finally

9:25 pm

howdy ibd;)

9:25 pm

rhymes with a trail mix, crossy.

9:25 pm

ooooh, that's a good clue, nef!!!

9:26 pm

two right columns grey! yay me!!!

9:29 pm

wtg, trifi! keep it up!

9:30 pm

that o on the bottom is giving me a time and a half! not giving up it's second treaser

9:30 pm

treasure, even....

9:33 pm

1 left

9:33 pm

a T

9:33 pm

go, nef, go! you can do it!

9:35 pm

Firewords! :-D

9:35 pm

huzzah for nef!!!

9:36 pm

thanks, trifi. just saw you are still looking for an o word

9:37 pm

here are the O's: oc 6/24; op 4/5 and ou4/6

9:37 pm

does that help or did you already know that?

9:38 pm

rats. I am missing the oc :(

9:38 pm

Congratulations Nef on your fireworks! Good for you

9:38 pm

think of a sea creature

9:38 pm

found it! yay~!

9:38 pm

with a different ending

9:38 pm

an actual fish!!!

9:39 pm

oc 6/24 is plural of sea creature with 8 arms Trifioso

9:39 pm

Yay, Trifi! :-)

9:43 pm

Laundry is calling me. I'm going to say goodnight now.

9:43 pm

Happy Babbleing Everybody! Goodnight

9:43 pm

still missing a seven .....let's see....have ap7, cu7, pr 7 what am I missing please?

9:45 pm

Goodbye Nef! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

9:46 pm

A ba 7/40 rhymes with Pa*****'s box or clock Trifioso.

9:46 pm

thanks min dear! 7 lfet

9:46 pm

left, even!

9:47 pm

Go Trifioso go!

9:49 pm

hello 13 left (back from the church musician vortex...)

9:49 pm

hello harp!

9:49 pm

6

9:51 pm

hi harp, go trif!

9:51 pm

how many cu words today, please?

9:51 pm

4, trif

9:51 pm

4

9:52 pm

and just two cr's?

9:52 pm

yup

9:52 pm

yep!

9:53 pm

ugh - gotta be the cr then....

9:54 pm

cr4/6:poop.Other is what grows in the fields Trifioso

9:54 pm

cr** circles

9:54 pm

sorry, meant co

9:55 pm

7 co's

9:55 pm

7, trif

9:55 pm

have the 2 crs....i am totally getting sleepy, and I am so not wanting to fall asleep with 6 to go!

9:56 pm

6 to go here, too

9:56 pm

go harp, go trif!

9:56 pm

hi all, could i get a clue for the cu6/7 combo?

9:57 pm

and i'm gone. good luck ladies in finishing the grid. my pillows are calling. see everyone tomorrow

9:57 pm

sleep well, lbd!

Why is it so stressful when you get down towards the end instead of being a relief? I have 10 left and I'm exhusted.

9:57 pm

baby bear + rock of **** for the 7

9:57 pm

nm, just got it

9:57 pm

co4/6 is a fish plus vowel. Next co4/6 is plural of the fish. co 4/7 is Laura Cr***: Tomb Raider. co 4/5 is co plus a smallest state abbreviation reversed. co 4/6: sometimes I can't co** with the grids.A co 5/14 is co plus I ***y you finish the grid soon Trifioso. A co 5/12 is co + small river. Those are all of co words Trifioso.

9:57 pm

ty, lbd

9:57 pm

*poof*

9:58 pm

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:58 pm

Hi all - I have one word left and brain has turned to mush. Can anyone clue the co5,14, please?

9:58 pm

min, you are so nice!!! it was the co 5/14. thank you SO MUCH

9:58 pm

babbz, see min's clues below

9:59 pm

I just noticed that, thanks!

9:59 pm

That co 5/14 is co + I ***y when I go to church babbz

9:59 pm

damn, primo forgot to shut off the hall light - I am all toasty in warm in my bed....get up and turn it off, or leave it burn all night?

10:00 pm

I'd turn it off. I don't like to wast electricity Trifioso.

10:00 pm

yes, me either. hang on....

10:00 pm

Congratulations babbz on fireworks! Hooray for you!

10:01 pm

huzzah for babbz!

10:01 pm

oh dear! road rage incident here in Boston today - the victim is a fire fighter....

10:02 pm

Yes, Yes Yes! Thanks so much yay...it's been a while!

10:02 pm

thanks for your clues you wonderful babblers!

10:03 pm

I may have road rage tomorrow if I don't get enough sleep so I must go to bed. Good luck finishing Trifioso

10:03 pm

night min!

10:03 pm

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

10:03 pm

thank you so much for the help. see you tomorrow!

10:13 pm

FIREWORKS!!!! woot woot

10:14 pm

Well done Trif!

10:14 pm

Me too!! And bedtime.

10:14 pm

car my darling! up so late!!!

10:15 pm

Hooray!

10:15 pm

Just got home!

10:15 pm

What are you doing up?

10:15 pm

i am pretty much asleep.....so sleepy! did you have a good night?

10:15 pm

YAY Good!!!

10:15 pm

Yup! Fell at work again though on my way out.

10:16 pm

btw, your icon rocks!

10:16 pm

oh no! you okay?

10:17 pm

I call this icon our "Family Photo"! LOL! I am fine. Will probably hurt like hell tomorrow though!

10:17 pm

Oh dear, car!

10:17 pm

Trif -- what is your icon about?

10:18 pm

jili, it was in honor of a player named Team Edward -- the lovely young lady in my photo is def NOT Team Edward!

10:19 pm

i am falling asleep at the keyboard, so I will say zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:20 pm

Just 2 to go...su 8 and su 5...clues please?

10:20 pm

That's nice, trif -- I've met Team Edward -- But I don't get it. Never mind.

10:20 pm

Good night my love! Will talk to you tomorrow!

10:20 pm

su8 -- underwater boat + CIA *****

10:21 pm

TY Jilli!

10:21 pm

su5 -- a single soap bubble + either **

10:21 pm

Fireworks! TY so much!

10:22 pm

YAY car!!!

10:22 pm

Nighty Night all!

10:22 pm

Night car!

10:23 pm

Anyone here needing clues?

10:29 pm

yes - lots of them

10:34 pm

just ask, bojazz!

10:37 pm

well, I'm going to change icons -- back in a bit

10:40 pm

yes! need clues!

10:41 pm

i need clues - don't have any

10:42 pm

they are ten for a dollar at the dollar store

10:42 pm

i'm broke, flat broke

10:44 pm

abduct

10:44 pm

got that one

10:45 pm

Didn't mean to dend thet!lol

10:45 pm

gotcha

10:46 pm

i must be tired, I can"t even spell! haha

10:46 pm

can't spell when i'm wide awake!

10:47 pm

bojazz, we don't just give words

10:48 pm

it's the Season for giving lol

11:18 pm

evening...

11:23 pm

* whispering * any cluers around?

11:23 pm

Evening

11:23 pm

hi BJ ;)

11:24 pm

hi pini, not sure I'd be much help... still have 32 to go

11:24 pm

I'm down to 8 to finish...

11:24 pm

perhaps I can help you (if I can)

11:24 pm

I just search the log for clues. Just finished

11:25 pm

I'm not racing to finish, just poking around. thanks tho.

11:25 pm

wtg on finishing, BJ :)

11:25 pm

ad5?

11:25 pm

I know what you mean O2...

11:25 pm

if I finish, good; if I don't, no worries!

11:26 pm

=)

11:26 pm

What Brad and angie did to get kids....

11:26 pm

thx BJ :)

11:26 pm

nice clue

11:26 pm

I'll take tarter sauce with my fish, thx! :)

11:27 pm

lemon for me

11:27 pm

an5?

11:27 pm

>++('>

11:28 pm

what you would be feeling if you REALLY wanted to finish but still had 29 left =)

11:28 pm

nm...got it ;)

11:28 pm

an+ all consonants

11:28 pm

I'd feel in a hurry!!!

11:28 pm

people who worry about everything are full of an***

11:28 pm

chog is slow tonight

11:29 pm

thx BJ :)

11:29 pm

that's what I was thinking O2...and this close to flip...it's kinda odd...

11:30 pm

co4/5?

11:30 pm

had a couple in here abuot an hour ago. think those left went into silent mode....

11:30 pm

misspelling of church singing group

11:30 pm

thx ;)

11:31 pm

oh, bridge dwellers, BJ?

11:31 pm

Trolls are smarter.......

11:32 pm

* giggle *

11:32 pm

and meaner

11:32 pm

1 word to go now...a 7

11:32 pm

let me guess, the ap7?

11:32 pm

nope

11:33 pm

based on your assumption, I'm sure now it's gonna be a fish

11:33 pm

heh, not necessarily. I'm missing one 7 too.

11:33 pm

the PR?

11:33 pm

well, the pr7 is too obvious

11:33 pm

nm...fish it was! FIREWORDS!

11:33 pm

apparently, not using lickety

11:34 pm

congrats!!

11:34 pm

thx ;)

11:34 pm

thx for keeping me company! (and the clues)

11:34 pm

the ba is kinda wierd makes me think combo hippy headgear and mexican headgear.....

11:34 pm

yw

11:35 pm

cute, BJ...it does do that, doesn't it? :)

11:36 pm

what letters are you missing, O2?

11:36 pm

i suppose the one you were missing was the plural?

11:36 pm

who me? I was missing the pr7...

11:36 pm

oh, most of them Pini, no worries. =)

11:37 pm

That one is a bit of a gordian knot, even for this game....

11:38 pm

goridan knot?

11:39 pm

exceptionally intricate knot, almost impossible to unravel unless you pull the rigth end the first time. pull anything else and it just tightens like a constrictor....

11:39 pm

yikes!!! was just thinking it must be some evil know :) (almost like a figure 8)

11:40 pm

(the word is almost a figure 8, I mean)

11:40 pm

heh, thx that helped

11:40 pm

the knot sounded "intricate" ;)

11:40 pm

fish indeed

11:46 pm

how are you coming along, O2?

11:47 pm

down to 24, but slowing down, I was actually checking email =)

11:48 pm

oh, no worries...just didn't want you to think we bailed on ya :)

11:48 pm

bail away =)

11:48 pm

there's not too many places to bail to when waiting for grid flip! LOL

11:49 pm

true =)

11:49 pm

ok then, I am missing one c in the upper left

11:49 pm

I have the money one

11:49 pm

add a vowel (sounds spanish)

11:50 pm

indeed it does.

11:50 pm

baflyn -- did I mention before that I have friends in Evergreen?

11:50 pm

I frequently wonder who decides which words are babble-worthy =)

11:50 pm

hi jilli! yes, they have dogs, don't they?

11:51 pm

see my bio, baflyn, for a description (scroll down a bit)

11:51 pm

yes, baflyn -- Great Danes

11:51 pm

they keep telling me about this ENABLE thing...not sure it's real!

11:51 pm

hi jilli ;)

11:52 pm

the description I'm talking about is of Enable

11:52 pm

hi pini

11:52 pm

very nice. =) BIG dogs!

11:52 pm

do you know them?

11:53 pm

Oh, I know it's there, jilli...I still have this feeling that its imaginary!! LOL

11:53 pm

Now have to call Pini a doubting Thomas too

11:53 pm

hmmm... well sometimes it doesn't accept fairly common words and it seems to have interesting ideas about what is or isn't proper and/or foreign

11:53 pm

or Thomette! :)

11:53 pm

just through work, jilli... we have a couple of clients who have them

11:54 pm

work?

11:54 pm

Thomasina

11:54 pm

vet clinic

11:54 pm

* blush *

11:55 pm

of course :)

11:55 pm

anyway, clues available here if needed

11:56 pm

I've thrown in the towel, just waiting now. =)

11:56 pm

450 words in the next grid because I won't be here?

11:56 pm

not that I don't still look at the board, it's just a different sort of looking =)

11:56 pm

where're you going?

11:57 pm

oh jilli!! naughty

11:57 pm

Victoria for the day

11:57 pm

150

11:57 pm

Hi flosey :)

11:57 pm

hope it's a pleasant day jilli

11:57 pm

nm, just read that when I looked at the puppy picture

11:58 pm

225

11:58 pm

a fun day?

11:58 pm

flosey -- snow in the forecast :(

11:58 pm

hello

11:58 pm

yes, wondering if we'll be playing bridge

11:58 pm

hi mlf

11:59 pm

hi flosey

11:59 pm

not fun, flosey -- doctor's appointment made last August -- can't miss it!

11:59 pm

doesnt it always snow in Canada?

11:59 pm

hi mlf

11:59 pm

wow, guess not

11:59 pm

good luck

11:59 pm

hi jill

11:59 pm

hi all

11:59 pm

not on the west coast mlf

11:59 pm

ready for the flip

12:00 am

finished last night and had nothing to do the whole day

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