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12:00 am

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flip

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I typoed "271"

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12:00 am

PE 6

12:01 am

2 greyed! :)

Clues are up

12:02 am

thx lickety

12:02 am

slowest flip ever

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:03 am

Thank you Lickety!

12:04 am

good night all

12:04 am

OT 7

12:04 am

g'night, jmc

evening all

12:05 am

Hi, Barb

12:06 am

he7

12:07 am

Belated TY Lickety!!!

thank you lickety

12:08 am

bo7

12:08 am

mo7

12:08 am

freep BO 6/7 right?

12:08 am

yup

12:08 am

just got it

12:10 am

Mo 6

12:11 am

CO 6

12:11 am

hello and flip

12:11 am

man, it's a biggie.

12:12 am

*sigh* I would have liked to have finished the last one...

12:12 am

hey stid

hi stid

12:12 am

hey mcurl and barb!

12:12 am

wb stid

12:13 am

hi again stid!

co 7

12:13 am

the young man that played "father" to Jordan's "little girl" has been nominated for one of the 5th avenue theater's HS Musical Awards!

12:13 am

woo hoo!

12:14 am

The musical also received a couple honorable mentions and a nomination for musical score (or something on that line)

12:14 am

how's school?

12:15 am

hey jill! I couldn't remember your new address, wanted to be sure you knew that I was able to sort things out for the stidkid

12:16 am

stid, my new address is at the bottom of my profile.

12:17 am

thanks jill. brb

12:17 am

I don't know what you mean, stid, about sorting things out...?

12:18 am

my usual 66 i am out poof

12:19 am

Apparently both copt and ebola are considered proper names

12:19 am

nice finds tho, douglas

12:19 am

back. one more week, mcurl, my teaching at the practicum site went well last week, and the teacher had many good comments for me. I will go again next Thursday for one final PARTY!!! (I get to bring tr6!)

12:19 am

night lmf

12:20 am

* mlf

12:20 am

It will be great.

12:20 am

Good news, stid!

12:20 am

cotto (as in cotto salami) doesn't work either

12:20 am

last time I saw you, jill, stidkid #1 had been completely boneheaded-stupid about an internet thing, risking his gmail account AND potentially setting himself up for identity theft. Got it sorted about 2 am our time...

12:21 am

yeah, stid (although sorry you had to experience the problem)

12:21 am

hs

12:21 am

Oh yes, I remember, stid -- I had come in at the end of that discussion and didn't know what had happened.

12:21 am

Glad you got it sorted.

12:21 am

hi razor

12:22 am

I am sorry, too. Am still more than 8 hours sleep-dep for the week. Will make it through tomorrow, but not overly worried. I think I am "Ready enough" for it.

12:22 am

that's great stid....we are done with school the 15th; head for NM the 17th to see son and other "sons" for a couple weeks.

12:23 am

very good! one kid is done with school on the 17th, the other on the 21st. I start my summer classes on the 22nd... LOL we are like ships passing in the night!

12:23 am

sorry about the sleep issue, but you're good...you'll do well and come out just fine * proud big sis grin *

12:23 am

I bet. know the feeling!!

12:23 am

summer classes, stid? Aren't you ever going to take abreak?

12:24 am

next summer, jill. I will skip graduation and sleep ALL summer long (when not sending out job applications...)

12:24 am

thanks pini! *pleased little sis grin*

12:25 am

I don't know how you can do it, stid.

12:25 am

um... young(er) and dumb(er), Jill?

12:26 am

sounds like a good plan.

12:26 am

Your choice, stid!

12:27 am

and to be honest, this summer it's only two classes for a full load for half the summer, instead of a double load all summer while planning and hosting an international meeting of scientists and putting up the grandson of our dear friend from Tbilisi at the same time....

12:27 am

OH. AND I am caneless now, which speeds everything up so much!

12:27 am

<-- faints at the idea

12:27 am

...and don't forget our babble meet!!!

70 words and I am off to bed...hoping to sleep better tonight after getting hit in the back with one of the other horse's heads

12:28 am

night barb

12:28 am

yes, but our babble meet is FOR FUN. and it's only a couple dozen folks at most... and I don't have to plan lodging for you all!

12:28 am

feel better, barb!!

12:28 am

Night barb -- you take it easy, now!

12:28 am

sweet dreams, barb. feel better!

12:28 am

congrags on no cane; and whew! your summer is going to be busy...

going to try (careful hugs)

12:28 am

night barb

12:28 am

that's right, have tent, will pitch! LOL

12:29 am

I was thinking wottle as in "This here's the wottle, it's the emblem of our land, you can stick it in a bottle you can hold it in your hand" would be a word, but the Python word is spelled wattle

12:29 am

thanks mcurl, still hoping to see you there also! :-D

12:29 am

Stid -- we will need advice on where to stay!

12:29 am

oh oh douglas. *points to PB*

12:29 am

I'm looking forward to the babble meet....don't have to go far!

12:29 am

yes, advice I can give! will contact everyone on the list after next Friday...

12:30 am

Sadly trudges off to PB

12:30 am

Oh, good!

12:30 am

if anyone's interested in doubling/tripling up...I'm game

12:30 am

*wonders how much a portable hot tub would rent for...*

12:31 am

oh, stid...are there any hostels in your area?

12:32 am

here comes the latest version of the paper the stidkid is working on... he is going to share with his father.otts

12:32 am

* waves to stidkid *

12:32 am

I don't see what doug is in the PB for :(

12:33 am

he said a word, jilli

12:33 am

well, yes, but I don't see what word he said.

12:34 am

(begins with B)

12:35 am

oh, ty pini ;)

12:36 am

back. I don't know about hostels.

12:36 am

I'll look, stid...no worries

12:37 am

I know there are people who share housing with travelers using something like craig's list?

12:37 am

The babble meet is helping to keep me sane. It will be my reward for surviving this year, and the coming summer months (don't ask...)

12:37 am

hosters, B&Bs, hostels, etc...I'll do some tinkering around while I'm home tmw

12:37 am

okay pini

12:38 am

well friends....it's been a long week (today is my friday) work was rough so I'm hitting the pillow....night

12:39 am

I need the upper Es and the lower right O for NBT... any help? I am going to have to sleep soon.

12:39 am

night mccurl!

12:39 am

sweet dreams, mcurl. ((hugs)) see you again soon!

12:39 am

yep

12:39 am

ot7, stid

12:39 am

G'night mcurl

12:39 am

is it a common word, pini?

12:39 am

missing the top center 3 and H for nbt

12:39 am

yes, stid

12:40 am

YES. it is. found it!

12:40 am

;)

12:40 am

oh. I need that T too! LOL

12:40 am

Must go, too...Bye all!

12:40 am

Is it ok for me to say I'm not enjoying this grid?

12:41 am

sure, douglas! :)

12:41 am

night jellen

12:41 am

((Jellen)) I didn't see you! (((more hugs))) see you next time maybe? LOL

12:42 am

ah. upper left E is short word for the black wood on piano keys

12:42 am

thx stid

12:42 am

5 greys now!

12:42 am

yw pini

12:43 am

"teopan" is a phantom for me today

12:43 am

go pini go!

12:43 am

upper right E is babblet. E 4/7

12:43 am

I remember reading a Star Wars novel, and the author used lots of synonyms for black when describing Darth Vader

12:44 am

thx again stid

12:44 am

I think one might have to, if trying to avoid redundancy. That is such a good vocab builder! LOL

12:44 am

2 for nbt (but made 1/2-way!!!)

12:44 am

now just that pesky T for NBT

12:44 am

I'm missing the upper right N, bottom right O, and that T up top.

12:44 am

I need the H, too

12:45 am

ne6

12:45 am

ot7

12:45 am

the 8/9 are crazy ones

12:45 am

one H is 4/8, to lift something heavy

12:45 am

looks like a typo almost

12:45 am

8/9? oooh. hadn't even looked at the stats yet! LOL

12:45 am

thx stid

12:46 am

what do they start with, grem?

12:46 am

co

12:46 am

just the lowsy T now

12:46 am

got down to 12 before I went licking

12:46 am

go gremlinn go!

12:46 am

well done, grem...

12:47 am

(but not done yet? you're slowing down!) * evil grin *

12:47 am

I finished a few minutes ago

12:47 am

YAY gremlinn!!!!

12:47 am

wtg on hitting the line ;)

12:48 am

oh! I got that T... hold on.

12:48 am

te 6/21, unusual. want more?

12:48 am

* holding *

12:48 am

* lemme look first *

12:49 am

is the P involved?

12:49 am

no, but the C is.

12:49 am

past halfway, btw

12:50 am

apparently the co8 is a type of skunk - perhaps Mexican or South American - from the ending it does look like that kind of origin

12:50 am

it was a 50/50 shot, stid

12:51 am

true pini *sigh* I am SOOOOO tired!

12:52 am

I GOT THE BIGGIES!!!!! *jumping up and down* grazie bene, Gremlinn!!!!

12:53 am

me, too...so I think I'm going to call it a night...back in the morning for more fun...cya then (take care all)

12:53 am

hehe

12:53 am

* ciao *

12:53 am

night

12:53 am

sweet dreams pini *yawn* (ciao, abbiento)

12:53 am

and me too outta here. andiamo! *poofiamo*

12:57 am

en ol

1:01 am

ASLING FOR YOUR GOOD WISHED AND PRAYERS TONIGHT BABIES. HUBBIE IS IN HOSPITAL WITH DOUBLE PONEUMONIA

1:03 am

sorry -- distracted.

1:06 am

Oh -- best of luck to you and your hubby, s'mom!

1:06 am

thanks jil

1:15 am

aw s'mom, all the best!

1:15 am

morning all

1:21 am

thanks spriter

1:24 am

he should be much better soon, s'mom

1:25 am

we are hoping spriter- he has emphysema and copd so it is a rough go

1:26 am

bad combination :( But he is in good hands.

1:26 am

yup

1:35 am

weird grid, this one. Looks like there cannot be more than half the amount of words.

1:36 am

You got it....sammysmom.

1:37 am

hi peach

1:37 am

Hi there, sprite.

Gorgeous icons, everybody

1:39 am

hi helen, and thnx :)

tows

swot

1:40 am

lol, you need to change the position of the cursor

SORRY - should quit and go to be - as soon as I've entered this word I just found!

1:41 am

it happens. To all of us. Error in the design of the site!

1:50 am

Haven't found a clue word yet, though.

1:51 am

hello jilli

1:51 am

Well, I mean a good one.

1:51 am

Hi sprite :)

1:53 am

I feel kind of blind. There should be a lot more words but I cannot seem to find anymore

1:53 am

There are days like that.

1:58 am

ok, I have an icon clue

2:03 am

Oh, very good, sprite -- thanks!

2:03 am

yvw!

2:09 am

found 2 endings and that gave me a second wind

2:12 am

but can't for the life of me find the last biggies. Still need C8/9, no doubt a co5.

2:12 am

I have no biggies at all -- they'll just have to wait ;)

2:13 am

Well, I do have a 7

2:14 am

lol I'd like to finish. But those Cs are elusive

2:14 am

Cs usually are, I find.

2:15 am

all this grid needs is a couple of k's

2:15 am

Hi ru ;)

2:15 am

lol ruru, go wash your mouth!

2:16 am

GE ladies

2:17 am

vowel words are even harder than C words. but I do have the upholstered stool. Ruru, do you have the C8/9?

2:18 am

no.. but I will look for it

2:18 am

thank you!

2:19 am

c omattows

2:19 am

ouch... am very sorry. And ashamed.

2:20 am

think it is a compount word?

2:21 am

am trying things with the rock, but that doesn't work so far. And with the deep sleep. So far no joy.

2:23 am

hi eeveryone

2:24 am

found a co7

2:24 am

hi Andree :) Terra says hi. Or rather WROOF! He found a new game he likes: hunting a tennis ball when my son hits it as far as he can with a racket. Runs like mad!

2:25 am

maybe it builds on that 7?

2:25 am

Hi Andree.

2:26 am

if only we had a -nce ending

2:26 am

lol ruru... alt. spelling -tenhs?

2:27 am

and hugo says woof back, i have a thing which flings the ball and its great exercise

2:27 am

sprite, I've found the co8 and co9 using morewords. It's a very unusual structure at the end, building on a co4/5.

2:28 am

hi Haz, good morning. Thanks, to a2z for me then, if you call it very unusual I don't think I will be able to find it without extra help.

2:29 am

Good morning/evening all. No problem, sprite.

2:29 am

hi haz

2:30 am

and woof to spangle too

2:30 am

Hello, Andree!

2:30 am

I don't think morewords could save me on this one

2:31 am

oh dear. Found it... must look up def!

2:31 am

me either ruru, will wait for a clue

2:31 am

ruru, the ends sound like the coloured leaves of flowers.

2:31 am

but very very alternate spelling

2:32 am

Do you want a clue, ruru? Follow the pine fruit with start of Ireland's saint, wrap up with an unexpected consonant.

2:32 am

And then plural.

2:32 am

I cheated. I opened a2z on co and looked for an 8 letter word that Haz would call very unusual.

2:33 am

No dictionary definition givem for it either, or at least not dictionary.com.

2:34 am

am trying to find a def

2:34 am

Maybe it's a Mexican volcano like Popocatapetl

2:34 am

thx haz and sprite, that was enough to get it to jump out from morewords

2:34 am

aaargh..

2:34 am

hi jilli

2:34 am

You're welcome, Andree. Hello, jillibus.

2:35 am

hi andree -- I'm really just getting ready for beddy

2:35 am

it means: The Mexican name of a skunk, especially the white-backed skunk

2:35 am

close, jilli!

2:35 am

Hi haz and ty.

2:35 am

well, I got the Mexican bit right ;)

2:36 am

Well, there you are now. When I encounter a Mexican white backed skunk, I'll know what to call it - apart from Stinky.

2:36 am

exactly :) You should get points for that. Haz, well found!

2:36 am

I don't think I will call it. I will run away.

2:37 am

Haha!

2:37 am

skunky fireflies!

2:37 am

Thank you, morewords!

2:37 am

Congrats, sprite!

2:37 am

ahhhhhhhhhh.. got it

2:37 am

tricky grid for me.

2:37 am

Congratulations, sprite!

2:38 am

yayyy ruru, weird ones, huh!

2:38 am

very

2:38 am

I wonder how many times it will be clued today?

2:39 am

in the morning like every 2 minutes

2:39 am

close to uncountable, I'd say. I will try to remember this one. It is crazy enough to be funny.

2:40 am

thanks all. Off to the rest of my day then with me. Have a lovely sleep, jilli and ruru, and a lovely day, Haz. Bye all!

2:40 am

Bye sprite, enjoy your day.

2:40 am

Bye sprite :)

2:40 am

bye sprite

2:40 am

did you finish already sprite?

2:40 am

wow

2:41 am

The rest of us just stand in her slipstream, ruru.

2:41 am

hi angelyne

2:42 am

hello Nikko

2:43 am

helloooo

2:43 am

Hellooooo to you.

2:43 am

hey.. give me some

2:44 am

some what???

2:44 am

some what???

2:44 am

some what???

2:44 am

some what???

2:44 am

some what???

2:44 am

some CRAB for my restaurant city.

2:44 am

uh oh

2:44 am

how are you and La Glitterata?

2:44 am

reap

2:45 am

I'm well and so is Spangletinarina. How are you?

2:45 am

hi ata

2:49 am

Good! Hobbit is looking at me as if I'm mean and cruel. SHe only had M&S premium dog food for breakfast

2:50 am

Not Harrod's?

2:50 am

I would have expected eggs and mashers

2:51 am

ruby makes her dogs' food from scratch. We're bad owners in comparison.

2:51 am

she has a truly awful life

2:51 am

yes, I know! I am shamed!

2:51 am

676 pts. so far.

2:52 am

Feed them nothing, keep them mean. Mmmm - perhaps that is meant to be for husbands

2:52 am

I take it you're not going to be able to get to London to meet ruby?

2:52 am

<< this husband does all the cooking..

2:52 am

hugo likes best whatever we are eating, i have had to cut down his intake when he stopped growing he has become very solid

2:53 am

Who wants a lean, mean husband?

2:53 am

some of us don't even want a husband, lol

2:53 am

no :( physio told me to wander around and walk the dog, but I don't think she meant go up to LOndon for the day!

2:53 am

Of course, there's labrador in Hugo, isn't there?

2:54 am

I think you're wise, Ata, you'd be exhausted lumbering around.

2:54 am

Hobbit is the same, she wants whatever I have. It must be The Best

2:54 am

no poodle and spaniel haz

2:54 am

You got to physio this week Ata?

2:55 am

Sorry, Andree (apologies Hugo). So we can't blame the labrador instinct for hoovering up food....

2:55 am

tart

2:56 am

any ideas on the single n in the corner?

2:56 am

Split pea soup.

2:56 am

but having had spaniels before , they can run to fat if overfed, he is 9 months now and the appetite has slowed thank goodness, he is bigger than i expected

2:57 am

For some, at least (ne6)

2:57 am

yes, went to physio yesterday :)

2:57 am

somebody said n6, ruru, but I don't have it.

2:57 am

ne6, I think

2:57 am

ne6 - delicious tasting. Hence the reference to split pea soup, the subject of a babble vote the other day.

2:57 am

who is this dill giving out words we already have?

2:58 am

funny Haz - got it

2:58 am

thx haz

2:58 am

oh, didn't get the split pea nudge :(

2:58 am

mmmmm split pea soup!!

2:58 am

thank you

2:58 am

yum

2:59 am

ty for the ne6 (split pea soup???)

2:59 am

I don't think you were around at the time, jillibus. It caused fierce divisions of opinion. To my horror, split pea soup lovers won. Ruru was the official in charge of counting.

2:59 am

Ah.

2:59 am

*smirk*

3:00 am

We had postal votes, proxy votes, dogs, cats and dead relatives voting.

3:00 am

though I think most did wish for ham with the split pea

3:01 am

Haz was pulling every trick to pull the vote...

3:01 am

I abstain.

3:01 am

Yes, ham seemed to be the ingredient that swung it for most people.

3:01 am

i have 1 ham bone left from christmas in the freezer[ i collected everyones] must use it soon

3:01 am

using dead people and people down the hallway

good morning all, how many words today please

3:02 am

271

3:02 am

Don't forget, ruru, I know all the Irish tricks for voting. Vote early, vote often etc.

thanks

3:02 am

haz watched that scene in the Exorcist too much to enjoy soup

3:02 am

Haz? The exorcist? LMAO

3:03 am

Exactly! I'm too much of a coward to watch any scary stuff.

3:03 am

i have never actually had pea soup without the ham bone so maybe my vote was invalid [ i thought i was voting for pea and ham soup]

3:04 am

uh.. andree..all split pea soup (if properly made) is made with ham bones.. your vote stays

3:04 am

Andree raises a good point. Maybe the vote should be rerun on the basis of split pea alone, no extras allowed.

3:04 am

I still abstain

3:04 am

(chicken)

3:04 am

It's not like you to sit on the fence, jillibus!

3:05 am

I prefer Potage Mongole <sniff>

3:06 am

We don't get that on many menus here.

3:06 am

no recounting at this stage!

3:06 am

Hehe, it's so easy!

3:07 am

how do you know when potage mongole is ready to serve.. when attila

3:07 am

(groan)

3:08 am

ruru has ruined his own punch line.

3:08 am

?

3:08 am

very pleased that bo7.36 is accepted, good old Aussie slang

3:09 am

Have to start a mental check list of Aussie slang.

3:10 am

all I can see now is botswot (please don't let that bethe right answer)

3:10 am

is that before or after mexican skunks?

3:10 am

mexican skunks?

3:10 am

the bo7/36 I have doesn't look like slang

3:10 am

It's not a boomerang, at least.

3:10 am

co8/9

3:10 am

no ata but you can manage 2 words from that

3:12 am

reckon it will take me about 2 hours to work up to co8/9

3:12 am

One who puts liquid in glass containers? For the bo7?

3:12 am

BBS last tray of Anzacs to take out

3:12 am

Yes Haz, same word, diff meanings

3:12 am

Morewords was pressed into service for co8 and 9. Have I ever mentioned this wonderful resource?

3:13 am

< never heard of morewords

3:13 am

its also a term here for " its good" as in" its a bo7"

3:14 am

what, ruru???

3:14 am

never, haz

3:14 am

Look closely, jillibus. Sarcastic font being employed liberally.

3:14 am

of course, duh.

3:15 am

*giggle*

3:17 am

dylan wants to go to bed..50 left for today (later).. night all...going to check out moresleep

3:17 am

night ruru and dylan -- good idea

3:17 am

Good night, ruru, sleep well! You too, Dylan.

3:18 am

goodnight Ruru

3:18 am

just made a pot of split pea soup - its yummy

3:18 am

bye ruru

3:18 am

hi Sandy

3:18 am

Hello, sandyloo.

3:18 am

and that aussie slang, can't figure that one ?

3:18 am

BINGO~!

3:18 am

LOL

3:18 am

with or without the ham bone sandy?

3:18 am

hi lyn and everyone

3:18 am

ROFL>>>

3:18 am

hi sandy

3:19 am

has to be made with a ham bone or the flavour is not right

3:19 am

nods head

3:19 am

I missed this conversation

3:19 am

All those poor piggies sacrificed for the sake of split pea lovers. Is there not a veggie version?

3:19 am

haz doesn't partake of the split pea liquid nourishment

3:20 am

tofu bone?

3:20 am

Haz stands on the sidelines and makes faces at the thought of the stuff.

3:20 am

Would vegetable stock and half a canister of salt not do the trick?

3:20 am

piggies were sacrificed because they were boared anyway

3:20 am

You can't just throw all those ham bo**s away Haz, did not your Mother teach you thrift?

3:21 am

oooh Ruru, shocking

3:21 am

It was my mother who put me off split pea soup!

3:21 am

lol ruru

3:21 am

go to bed, ruru!

3:21 am

my mother put me off fish soup

3:21 am

She made it, I ate it, but never enjoyed it.

3:22 am

potage de charlotte

3:22 am

oooo ballymena quizzes!

3:22 am

My husband makes a glorious fish soup, lovely and orange with saffron and carrots and sweet potato - delicious

3:23 am

there is a saying here in California though ..haz

3:23 am

no swine before its time....

3:23 am

my mothers was white and glutinous, awful

3:23 am

that sounds *gorgeous* lyn

3:23 am

and the silly part is she was a truly fantastic cook

3:23 am

now I would vote against fish soup

3:24 am

I would have voted along with you Ruru until I had the one my husband makes

3:24 am

well, 114 left -- off to bed! Night all here, g'day all there, g'deve down under!

3:24 am

and I wouldn't flounder on the vote either

3:24 am

fish soup yuck!!!

3:24 am

sheesh

3:25 am

I heard yesterday about a man, left by his with easy to cook food in her absence. He declared that the fish in parsley sauce had been very watery. He'd only put the whole thing in instead of boiling in the bag...

3:25 am

1 for 2 against

3:25 am

nite Jilli

3:25 am

Cod preserve us!

3:25 am

bye jilli

3:25 am

ROFL jilli

3:25 am

Sleep well, jillibus. May you not dream of Mexican skunks or fish soup!

3:25 am

says jilli from her perch

3:26 am

*drifts off*

3:26 am

bye jilli

3:27 am

or as D said yesterday: "we've run out of porridge oats? how do I get some more?"

3:27 am

E-bay!

3:28 am

I didnt dignify it with an answer lol

3:28 am

seriously? still maybe he thought you had some secreted away

3:28 am

lol yes I'm sure, Lyn, it just sounded soooo funny

3:28 am

grow a crop of oats , harvest them and then thrash them on a rock and crush them -Bingo! porridge

3:29 am

Of course, if you were a Sc4, you'd have drawer porridge made for emergency situations like that.

3:30 am

of course! and it's not even as if I can run down to the shops to provide more oats!

3:30 am

ahem - oa** ladies please

3:31 am

oh my cod! I didn't see that one

3:31 am

It's Ata's fault. She started it. Bad Ata!

3:32 am

ooops. I havent started teh grid yet. Blame FM!

3:32 am

no, she's sick, she can't be blamed

3:32 am

FM's sick?

3:33 am

They're going down like ninepins.

3:33 am

Ata. Takes a bit of time to get the message thru from down here

3:33 am

Is there a Brit left standing apart from me?

3:33 am

have to go bbl

3:33 am

me! duh! :D

3:33 am

bye sandy

3:33 am

I'm not sick! just ... a little ... um ...

3:34 am

but you are only half standing ata

3:34 am

Oh, that's a relief. Ata's sick and can't be blamed, FM's fine but isn't to be blamed. Have I got that right?

3:34 am

and since when were there Eurovision semi-finals?

3:34 am

I can stand :D I don't have my brace on any more :D

3:34 am

last year at least

3:34 am

is it the flu, i had my first flu shot ever today

3:34 am

I know! I think they did it last year, but didn't televise it.

3:35 am

it's very odd ...

3:35 am

we are having them over 3 nights

3:35 am

I'll be honest, I know that Britain's song is sung by Josh somebody, but not a notion about what it sounds like.

3:35 am

You don't mean you get inflicted with Eurovision in Australia?

3:35 am

Did it include the swine flu Andree?

3:36 am

Eurovision contest has almost a cult following here

3:37 am

morning all........there has been semi finals in the Eurovision for some years....ever since those eastern European countries split up (& soviot block plit)....too many countries in Europe for straight final!!!!

3:37 am

hi Ishult

3:37 am

yes lynxx, its 3 shots in 1, i also had a pneumonia shot

3:37 am

Dear me. The two reasons I ever watched it was 1. Terry Wogan's commentary and 2. The voting and the attempts by the hosts to be hip and trendy while panicking madly.

3:37 am

hi ishult

3:38 am

I must get it too Andree, thankyou

3:38 am

I haven't watched it since Wogan went either

3:38 am

I think most Britons lost interest when it became clear that we could never win again. It's not that we're sore losers or anything.

3:38 am

oigdf

3:38 am

We have sent 2 comic commentators over for our own coverage

3:39 am

oh oh I read a wonderul description of British attitudes to losing *finds it again*

3:39 am

sorry thats cosmo the cockatiel loves to jump from my shoulder to the keyboard

3:39 am

They should have plenty of material, lynxxx, some of the acts have to be seen to be believed.

3:39 am

cosmo the casanova

3:40 am

i have to ban him during office hours as he whistles so loudly in my ear when the phone rings there is no way i can hear anything

3:41 am

lol

3:42 am

no actually, it was about Britain winning stuff "This proposal from the British delegation was typical of our faux-humble demeanour at this stage in the proceedings: it's easy to be magnanimous when you're clearly winning, especially in a contest in which you are feigning absolute indifference"

3:43 am

PHone.

3:50 am

Back - and will have to take a break. See you later!

3:50 am

bye Haz

3:56 am

bye Haz and La Spanglettina!

4:21 am

BBL going to st5.10 at the fridge and see what I can make for dinner

4:29 am

nice food hopefully!

5:08 am

ouch - Latvia is awful. The girl is badly off key and forgot to put her dress on, is in her little satin bath robe. They won't get through

5:16 am

she going for the "look at my body" rather than "I can sing" route?

5:17 am

I think so, she was pretty. Unfortunately that wasn't enough

5:18 am

awww

5:18 am

Serbia was good. Poland is just strange, very

Good morning Ata and lynxx

what are you watching

5:21 am

hi Nono. Ist semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest. Do you get it in the US?

No at least not on cable

5:23 am

Poland is always strange :D

5:23 am

hi nono!

is it something like the America's got Talent or Britan's got Talent?

5:23 am

It is pretty over the top.

5:23 am

Not at all

5:24 am

Goodlooking guy from Belgium, pleasant song. Bet he wins

5:24 am

Ireland really wants to win

5:25 am

The girl from Malta is only 18, she looks like a 45 year old cabaret singer!

5:27 am

I don't think Ireland is in this round. Who have they entered?

5:27 am

um ... some good looking guy!

5:31 am

Albania is pretty sharp too.

was just reading about it on wikipedia, Ireland is in the second semifinal

5:33 am

Would Australia really love to enter the Eurovision?

5:33 am

nothing to do with the songs really...all political voting..

5:33 am

morning all

5:33 am

hi Kallia

hi Kallia

5:34 am

I don't think it is us Ata

5:35 am

says the country who made Priscilla QUeen of the Desert :P

5:36 am

Yeah, you are right. Don't forget Strictly Ballroom too

5:39 am

***Lori stands in the back of the room sending Nono a great big a** hug or three.*** G'd morning people! I guess.....

5:39 am

gidday Lori, how nice to see you

hi Lori!

5:40 am

Lynx!!! Nono!!! One more pot of coffee and I should be semi functional.

5:40 am

mAta Hari not speaking today? :p

can I share that pot of coffee with you?

being lazy this morning and havent started the coffee yet

5:41 am

Absolutely. You can never have too much coffee can you?

5:41 am

she has probably fallen over in shock and with that contraption on her leg she'll have trouble getting up

never !

5:42 am

got some fresh Anzac biscuits to go with that coffee if you like

5:42 am

Oh dear. I hope I didn't exacerbate her injury......

sounds good lynx

5:43 am

I've no idea what an Anzac biscuit is, but I'll try it, sounds good. :)

5:44 am

Recipe is on my profile actually, along with a 'delicious' rhubarb cake recipe

5:44 am

LORI!!!!

5:44 am

sorry, HObbit was being a brat

5:44 am

Hobbit being a brat? Shirley not.

Hobbit could never be a brat!

5:45 am

never ever :D

saw your rhubarb cake recipe and thinking I ought to give it a try while the rhubarb is still nice

5:48 am

It is beautifully tart Nono, lovely with cream

will have to convert the measurements first

about how much butter is 60g?

5:50 am

I've made up some great words for that stoopid P. Why must my creativity be denied?

same reason mine has been denied Lori. I bet I've tried 40 or 50 variations with the p

resulting in only 6 good ones

5:52 am

Disheartening isn't it. *sigh*

am doing more of a mo4 than a sigh myself

5:53 am

I have 7. Close enough......

5:54 am

Okay 8 but that's my final offer

5:55 am

500 grams is about a pound, so about 1.5 ounces - I think Nono

ok thanks lynx

5:56 am

Have you got P & the german guy?

5:57 am

BRATLING DOG!!

5:58 am

Gah, that p's done now. Stoopid 6 ending in a number. ***ponders teh German guy***

hmmm looking for the german guy

5:58 am

Hobbit in need of a doggy Therapist today?

5:59 am

yes!!

5:59 am

brb I think I'll take her into the garden for 10 minutes

6:00 am

10? You're optimistic.... Laters!

later Ata

6:09 am

tra m

morning Annie

6:09 am

Hello everyone!

6:09 am

Hey Annie, if you'd have added the P, I'd say you were talking to me. :)

6:09 am

Hi Nono! How are you today?

6:09 am

hi AnnieB

6:09 am

and Hi to lynxxxie

6:10 am

LOL, Lori! You lilltle scamp

oh my, thanks Lori for that one but I hardly think it refers to you :)

6:11 am

Lori, Very nice to see you

6:13 am

: ) Good to be seen

6:23 am

lovely Morewords, found me the co8/9

good morning everyone!

6:24 am

hi Red

good morning Red

6:24 am

good morning red!

How is everyone?

6:26 am

Good morning everyone

doing ok here, thanks

Hi Seaspray!

6:26 am

hi Seaspray

Hi SeaSpray

6:26 am

Hi Sea

6:27 am

We finally got some warm weather, in the 90's yesterday....yes!

good news Sea. so far we are at 70.....

we have been in the upper 80's all week. today is supposed to be a bit cooler

6:32 am

It did bring a hard storm last night so it cooled down a bit

6:37 am

Yay Belgium & Serbia & Albania got thru!

6:37 am

I got the ma 9

6:38 am

Hooray for Annie! and thanks for the hint

6:38 am

b

6:38 am

Hi flosey!

hi Flosey

yes! FIREWORKS!

6:41 am

Wow! Congrats, Nono!

6:41 am

Well done Nono!!

thanks, once I got thru those p's it wasnt too bad

6:43 am

BBL better get this dinner st***ed

6:43 am

bye lynxxx, enjoy your dinner

bye bye lynxx

I'm off as well for a shower and some breakfast

6:44 am

bye Nono!

6:45 am

Congrats Nono

6:54 am

So many words when the right-hand side seems so tied up ... lots of dead ends.

6:58 am

Time for my walk; bbl

7:01 am

ab

7:15 am

a

7:27 am

morning all

7:27 am

help with N in right corner pls

7:30 am

something sweet peri

7:31 am

drink of the gods

7:31 am

duh, thank you

7:32 am

are the words from the top T ordinary ones?

7:33 am

only have one so far te 6

7:33 am

ok, will keep looking, not seeing either one

7:33 am

add a cons to that one, dart

7:34 am

found a te6 ty

7:34 am

te--onic plate (geology)+ man's first name

7:35 am

phone

7:38 am

help with the ma9 pls

7:38 am

haven;t listed yet...don't have that one

any clues for the ma9 please

7:39 am

help with co8/9 pls

7:41 am

Good morning Babblers.

7:41 am

hey Scrabs

7:43 am

help with bottom O pls

mans name 4-4

7:44 am

ot-what you put your feet on while seated

7:45 am

ot5--sounds like playful river/sea animal

7:45 am

ty Scrabs

7:45 am

TY, scribekid

7:46 am

ty scribe

7:46 am

yvw-glad to help

7:46 am

I just started so don't know the grid so well yet.

7:47 am

finding it challenging, Scrabs

7:48 am

OK, time to humble myself. Clue for 3rd or possibly 4th st/5 please. It's a word that does not exist

7:49 am

I have st5 = jump up and down, e.g. on someone/something

7:50 am

it may be the abbreviated place where you digest your food Jayk

7:50 am

got that--this has an a

7:50 am

and st4 + vowel

7:50 am

no, lynxxx

7:50 am

TY, Lynxxx = opening

7:50 am

There is to st*** at someone closely, and the one before it has a different fourth letter.

7:50 am

the looking at? got that

7:51 am

st & 3 vowels

7:51 am

thx for all the st words :)

7:51 am

st5..little square that goes on a mailing

7:51 am

st + indef article + vowel

7:52 am

Hi DR--early for you!

7:52 am

TY, phaeton

7:52 am

it's after the little square

7:52 am

stole

7:52 am

oops

7:52 am

sorry

7:52 am

st...diff spelling for making wood darker

7:52 am

yw scrabb

7:52 am

Had it, DR

7:52 am

st + most of the horse m***.

7:53 am

I will try to find one youdont havve next time Scrabs

7:53 am

Got it! Thanks!! Back to the tiresome cos

7:53 am

st5.10 fur around your shoulders or what the thief did

7:53 am

TY, DR, for being thoughtful. Haha.

7:53 am

co 8/9 anyone?

7:53 am

i just clued that Lynxxx :)

7:54 am

Dr's clue was better

7:54 am

clever DR

7:55 am

co8/9 ice-cream co** & on your fathers side is ***erna*

7:55 am

THANK YOU. Was not getting that on my own...

7:55 am

That's a word?

7:55 am

Hi Uni. yw

7:56 am

isn't a word in my book

7:57 am

Isn't 110 words enough? I think so.

7:57 am

"No dictionary results" How did you know Lynxxx?

7:57 am

Yay, Uni! Fireworks for you. 110 IS quite enough.

7:58 am

i cant find that clue for the cl words.

7:58 am

Ruru said co8/9 was a mexican skunk (?) I used morewords co start and likely ends

7:58 am

Excellent! Thanks, Scrabs **dances with her 110 words**

7:58 am

my goal with t hese long grids is half way. i have 130 words but will keep going.

7:58 am

Great work, Uni. Now you can go enjoy your day!

7:58 am

dont know that mexican skunk. why are these words real words? oh well.

7:59 am

Hm, what to do. I already did my job hunt search and the weather is icky. Perhaps to read.

7:59 am

cl words? I don't see how that can be mkg

7:59 am

can anyone clue me the e words for top line of grid>? cant get either one.

8:00 am

At 115/156 I must get ready for a day of kayaking + hiking. Good luck to all.

8:00 am

Enjoy your day, Scrabs!

8:00 am

have fun Scrabs

8:00 am

eb4 is black

8:01 am

ef4.7 is the other

8:01 am

go the black. ty.

8:01 am

ty got both lynxx. good clues.

8:01 am

ef + I'd like to thank the academy, my paren**, etc etc

8:03 am

FW! This took a shockingly long time

8:03 am

Congratulations, Jay!

8:03 am

Congrats Jayk

8:05 am

The C's are done...thanks to lynxxx

8:05 am

did the mexican skunk clue ever work..I can't get it to enter

8:05 am

congrats, Jay

8:06 am

jeff..Ice

8:07 am

Hello Annie!

8:07 am

Jeff, ice cream co**---relatives on your father's side is ***erna*---lynxxx's clue

8:07 am

Uni! How are you, my dear

8:08 am

I'm doing well! Scrabs said 110 words was enough, so I am just getting bonus ones now. Yourself? The family?

8:08 am

We even have your Mom here today, a rare tr5 these days

8:08 am

We are fine.

8:09 am

I'm down to 36 left and it is like pulling teeth.

8:09 am

good morning all

8:09 am

hi jbp

8:09 am

hi jbp

8:10 am

would love a clue for the top T and the top N

8:10 am

and that mexican skunk clue was awesome, by the way

8:11 am

ne6 of the Gods

8:11 am

ne6--drink of the Gods

8:11 am

thanks Annie and Lynxx!

8:12 am

wouldn't say it was a fish sl++ one, but maybe a tadpole cuff. ;-)

8:12 am

and the top T?

8:12 am

*My* mom was here? That is rare, if so!

8:13 am

TE 6 --I think that is a geological plate

8:13 am

Yes, Uni,,she was here earlier

8:13 am

thanks Annie

8:14 am

ok, nbt, and I'm off to another day as a cubicle monkey.

8:14 am

hope to bbl!!

8:14 am

drop the last letter for the te5

8:14 am

bye jbp

8:14 am

bye jbp

8:15 am

Oh Lynxx, thank you. I was trying the most foolish things.

8:15 am

I wonder if I can grey the entire outside...

8:19 am

be back soon

8:26 am

clue for the he7?

8:27 am

he7 is a land measure, pretty old fashioned

8:27 am

ty lynxxx

8:28 am

ty for the co 8 clues. I missed the last letter at the end.

8:30 am

not an acre but a he*****

8:33 am

Goodnight everyone

8:36 am

night lynxxx

8:51 am

anils anima

8:57 am

c

9:00 am

slop

9:03 am

Good Morning Babblers

9:08 am

* rubbing eyes and yawning * morning' all

morning, bo 6 first one

9:09 am

I'm back, but not to finish. That will take all day. My laptop is due to be fixed this morning.

9:09 am

I havent listed yet science so dont know - I have one bo6 but sure you already have that

no I just started mom

9:09 am

hi lbd, lance, MNH, geek, merk, et al

9:09 am

me either

9:09 am

Hi Pini

9:09 am

bo6 is a plural of the bo5 above it

nm got it

9:10 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

I was way off

9:10 am

bo5 is bo + paintings are part of the ar4

9:10 am

the bo I have is what a baby drinks from

9:10 am

good morning all newcomers

ty

9:11 am

morning everyone!

9:12 am

Hi jmb

9:14 am

biggish grid... how is it?

bbl need to do chores

9:14 am

A wee bit tricky in parts, jmb.

9:14 am

bye geek

9:15 am

ty Haz... good to know

9:15 am

its fun - fast finds at first - slows down considerably after 100

9:15 am

well here i go.... *splashes while diving in*

9:16 am

pole

9:16 am

oops pb

helllo haz

9:17 am

Hello, TO! How are you?

i am well since i decided to st5 the holiday today

9:18 am

Do you have a holiday weekend coming up? We have a holiday on Monday.

9:19 am

Or is this a proper holiday?

yes. monday is memorial day. and you?

9:20 am

It's a Bank Holiday on Monday which will be observed by some but not all. It's not a public holiday.

i am recuperating from concert last night.

9:20 am

Why the need for recovery?

late night after working. needed to sleep.

9:22 am

it's the quiz queen!

also was just blown away

9:23 am

Ah, fair enough. I wondered if you had been emotionally overcome or something.

9:23 am

Hello Ata!

close. very very good performance

9:24 am

That's good - what concert was it?

you will laugh.

9:24 am

Laugh? Moi?

9:26 am

I've just found a wonderful title to a paper - "Exploratory co-management interventions in Kuiburi National Park, Central Thailand, including human-elephant conflict mitigation"

Known for blending traditional Jewish themes with Reggae, rock and hip hop sounds, Matisyahu is most recognizable for being a hasidic Jew. http://tinyurl.com/3958gxf

9:27 am

sounds wonderful!

i like reggae

9:28 am

see if you can find any music by a band called Oojami, from over here. I think you'd like

ata it was magical. he came down fromt he stage and removed tha barriers. tones of kids too and no trouble

the power of reggae born of one religion with the themes of another

9:29 am

That's great, no aggression or nastiness there, by the sound of it.

9:29 am

morning looks like a fun grid

ty ata, i will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qtTuv WQSI

so uplifting not nasty liek much hip hop

9:35 am

how many letters in the top row n? and the bottom row o's? please?

9:35 am

ne6

9:36 am

o7 and o5 for the o.

9:36 am

thanks

9:36 am

does anyone have an icon clue?

9:37 am

You're welcome.

9:37 am

I don't, I'm afraid.

9:37 am

what is an icon clue?

9:38 am

SPangle is very pe4!

9:38 am

Traditionally on a Friday, players can find a picture to illustrate a word in the grid.

9:38 am

So, you could have an oyster or something to illustrate pe5.

would love an n clue for that upper right

9:39 am

OK got it - flosey does that quite a bit

9:39 am

sweets for the gods

9:39 am

refresh and you'll see my clue for ot7

9:39 am

ne6 - delicious/food of the gods. Or is that ambrosia, I can never remember.

tis ambrosia. but bees love it and so do hummingbirds

9:40 am

what bees make and hummingbirds eat

9:41 am

ne6 was teh drink I think?

9:41 am

nbt

Hello

9:43 am

Hello, herin.

9:44 am

hi herin

9:44 am

how are your bruises?

9:44 am

Hi Herin

Ouchies. How is your knee?

9:44 am

ouchies!

Waves back too

9:48 am

back for the final round...gm ladies

9:48 am

Good Morning ruru

time to go. i leave yoi with this beautiful sentiment if you are so inclined. peace out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_qiIP mlvY&feature=related

9:49 am

didn't mean to run you off TO

HI Ru and Mom.

you didn't . you can't

9:49 am

Nice to see you, TO. Enjoy your time off work.

9:49 am

bye TO!

9:49 am

Good morning, ruru.

Honestly Ata who the hell runs a red light has their car off the ground on two wheels after being hit by a tram and then driving off

bye ata, hope you like it.

9:50 am

oh that's nice to know.

Bye TO

9:50 am

a very stupid person

I wasn't holding on to anything either. I did go to grab something then realised bugger it I am going to fall I may as well do the drunk fall less damage

9:53 am

definitely!

9:54 am

Time to go - walkies time for <--------------. Bye!

9:54 am

have fun!!

Enjoy.

*pops head in* oojami sounding great ata! hope you like :one day"

9:55 am

*gone*

9:55 am

I will! thought you'd like, TO

9:55 am

they actually used to run a sandwich shop in the building I used to work in. THen got a record contract!

hi and nbt

way cool!

any clue for the c0 8-50 please

btw, love your mascots (see icon) :P

9:57 am

its a very strange word sandra - let me think

9:57 am

at least someoen does!

sarcastic font must be broken :P bye!

9:58 am

a seed from a pine tree+ the begining of an Irish saint + a consonant where you least expect it.is th eco 8

9:58 am

oh! loooool. phew!! :D

9:59 am

ty ruru

ta ru

9:59 am

erasing my clue - plural for the co9

9:59 am

add an s to previous

co words are evil

10:00 am

thats the only real bad one today

10:00 am

a skunk. How nice

10:00 am

colt

10:00 am

oops

10:00 am

I need to get back to work so will save my 37 for later - have fun all

10:00 am

morning everyone

10:01 am

Hi and Bye Crossy

later Momn

10:03 am

Good Morning Fellow Babblers

10:03 am

Herin, are you out of jail already?

10:03 am

howdy nef

10:04 am

oh,you been bad girl herin?

10:04 am

hi crossy

10:09 am

Wow. I broke the chat

Yep.

It was gun

fun

10:09 am

:-(

**don't fall asleep and type)

10:10 am

LOL! Here I thought you were agreeing that I broke the chat! INstead (I hope) you were agreeing that you were out of jail!

I had a good night

I was agreeing that I am at home

10:11 am

have to stop waving guns around herin:)

Crossy I was in lock up for a couple of hours to show what it is like on the inside. Big fund rasing thing

10:12 am

ahh ok lol

10:12 am

are you at Walmart herin?

10:12 am

And I'm proud you did it! If I had ANY $$$ I would pledge you (but my hours were cut and I haven't been working much due to DH being ill

would have been more fun minus a massive bruise on my leg and shoulder from fallen over from a hit run (car vs tram I was on the tram)

10:13 am

OH, MY, herin! What happened?

Nef thank you for your kind gesture. We raised more than enough this time

What happened??? Well I was standing on the tram and this dumbnuts ran a red light hit the tram at the front and drove off. I fell over and bruised my left lower leg and shoulder.

Police issued a warning for the vehicle as it was badly damaged and the paramedics said it was just a nasty bruise. I was not missing out on tonight. Nor was I going to hospital nor was anyone going to cut my tights of (I have had them for 10 years)

10:16 am

Dang! I hope they catch the driver and hang them by their thumbs and put them away for a long time (and make them pay for all of the restitution too)

I just hope they are found and they get in trouble for failing to stop at an accident. At least I am youngish and fairly bouncing (Added padding) and it wasn't someone elderly or pregnant that fell over or the tram was packed

10:20 am

I'm glad that didn't happen too.

10:20 am

But I'm sorry you got hurt

10:20 am

tane

10:21 am

sorry, not a word

That is ok I am springy

I really should have gone to bed. Now the couch is commfy

10:26 am

oh-oh. You're in trouble now, herin. ;-)

Yep. Couch has eaten me

10:27 am

How many words today?

Right lovely talking to you all. i am going to find my bed, 271 words

10:28 am

Thanks

10:28 am

Dang. Just looked at the time. DH should be done with his first 3 therapies; I need to do some stuff before I go over and see him. 55 words in half an hour down. See you later!

Take care and Hugs NEf

10:29 am

you too, herin. Hope you won't hurt too much tomorrow

ill be right

11:09 am

can anyone help with the RA7 please

11:10 am

Hi, Mom. Ra7: incline for handicapped + fishing stick.

11:11 am

thanks Judi - thats FIREWORKS

11:11 am

I have been looking for that one word for SOOOO long

11:11 am

Congrats!!!!

11:12 am

thanks - now I can get back to work and not think about this crazy puzzle

11:12 am

Oh, you'll be back!

11:13 am

you are probably right - have fun and thanks again

11:13 am

pe 4,6 clue please

11:14 am

Pe4/6: chest muscles.

11:14 am

ah, ty so much

11:25 am

Good news ... my laptop has just been repaired ... hopefully for good. It's only a year old, but last winter I needed a new motherboard. Last week they put in a new motherboard, and today a new screen.

11:38 am

Hi Merk, see you laptop is up and running. Technology is great when it works--otherwise it makes good paper weights.

11:39 am

does anyone have an icon clue?

11:40 am

My icon is always idiosynratic at least. It is listed somewhre.

11:41 am

It looks like Rocky the Flying Squirrel's evil twin, stid!

I've been going around and around - anyone got a clue for the co8?

11:42 am

clue for the 8 and 9's please?

11:42 am

(From earlier) have an ice cream co** + family on your father's side is ***erna*. Then plural.

11:43 am

now THERE's a word I have never used in a sentence!

11:43 am

It is a beaver, castor, in honor of Quebec. I know it is unusual, but it is the right number of pixels and doesn't slow the chat down which one of my icons did and that made everyone unhappy.

11:44 am

no def I see

11:45 am

This ea7...does it have a sensible ending?

11:45 am

hm, "the skunk"

Thank you, thank you, thankyou - if I had tried to monkey that, I would neve been here still next week (blindly trying to monkey around in a vanished grid!).

it's the bottom bit of the organ on the side of your head.

11:47 am

*smacks self*. Thanks! I kept trying to work it like a royal or something.

11:48 am

Ah, I thought it was related to the worthy gentleman words surrounding it, too. Uniquity. We are in the same rocky boat.

11:48 am

Thanks helensgirlkid.

11:49 am

Always good to be in good company!

I kept trying todrag the noble gentlement around!

Ny typing probably didn't help! Except it might have gotten bad enough to slip that last consonant in by mistake!

11:51 am

What is a little consonant between freinds?

11:51 am

or frieds if you prefer.

11:52 am

Maybe even friends? :)

11:52 am

Possibly amies.

11:52 am

Perfect!

11:53 am

I'm just being silly. It is raining here as usual and the only way we know it is spring is that the leaves are turning green instead of reds and yellows and dropping off.

11:53 am

We had to go to Canada to get warm.

11:54 am

Oh my. We had a 30 degree weekend but this week has been off and on rainy and blah.

11:55 am

Okay, the ma9 builds off the four before it, add a rock or s5 to complete.

It snowed here overnight. I knew we had to have March sometime!

11:58 am

Are you in Alberta, helens? CBC radio said there was snow there. I snickered quietly. :)

Definitely amies! I had to answer the phone - an arrogant fellow who wanted to give me a cellphone.

Of course!

Help - I think I just typed something inhere - probably wrong, but still.

I guess not - my cursor just went offscreen or something.

12:00 pm

You're good, Helens!

The computer is being very odd to day, though. Quirky doesn't cover it.

12:03 pm

You should threaten to send it to its room without any dinner!

That doesn't even work with the cats!

12:04 pm

Oh cats. The cat in the house we are staying at broke open my kitties treats and ate them all. Big glutton!

12:06 pm

Ty uniquity got the sedimentary stone that is found in parts of Alberta, CA.

This cell phone fellow - when I had informed him I didn't want the cell phone and couldn't afford its service package anyway, I hung up. He phoned back and whined "why did you hang up on me?"! I asked for his supervisor, and all triumphant, he says "i am the supervisor", so I threatened to write to Bell Canada. He said (I'm quoting) "Lady Bell OWNS Canada"!

12:07 pm

Bell does not own Canada! Also, that is incredibly rude and sounds more like a scam then a Bell representative.. Hanging up was a good call, Helens!

12:07 pm

Bell is ubiquitous in Canada. Bell Centre in Montreal is like a huge pilgrimage site.

At least when I hung up the third time, he stayed hung up on. I think maybe I will write Bell and maybe CRTC as well. ALas, more energy-demanding effort, all to not have a cell phone!

12:09 pm

I was always under the impression that Rogers was a strong competitor for bell in central and western Canada. In NS, Rogers stinks though.

I would be very cautious about Rogers. They are strong here, but we had avoided them until suddenly we started getting phone bills from them - they had bought out Sprint. We switched back to Telus. Telus is still very big in the west, adn actually offers fairly sane cell phone plans - my son is on Fido, and it's pretty good.

12:12 pm

I use Telus and enjoy it. They share the Aliant/Bell towers as well as their own, offering really nice coverage.

Have you seen the new TV ads for WIND? A hotdog seller, very swarthy, with a strong accent, is trying to charge more for the bun, the mustard, the napkin, plus a convenience charge - I had been impressed by their print ads, and had put them with fido and Koodo on the list of companies I would consider if I ever did get a cell phone, but this was quite racist. I wrote to them, but either they are baffled, or they only answer mail they like.

12:15 pm

We have ads (I don't remember what they are selling) that have the same line: Do you want to buy everything the same way you buy an automobile? Bargain down every point?

12:15 pm

I believe I have seen those ads. I try to ignore commercials, but it seems familiar.

I think Dr. God's dictionarist took a short trip to Italy and was over-impressed with his mastery of the lnaugage.

12:17 pm

Yes, we are definitely getting lots of Mediterrean style words. Hooray ! or something ol 4, 4.

I had ad first associated the ad with those featuring a man in a suit (looks a lot like Stephen Harper) cheating children in a variety of way - which impinge on my mind just enough to set off disgust - but I got the full force of this one one evening for some reason, and wow, was I unimpressed!

12:18 pm

wind used to sound good to me as well helen with that nice unlimited north america package,BUT i found out that you can only get that rate if you are in one of WIND,S transmission tower "hot spots" and if you are not the pricing is vastly different

12:18 pm

Yes. And what about the ads for VW that has people hitting each other on the arm? Where is this coming from?

12:19 pm

thats a take off of the old punch buggy game we all used to play with the old volkswagon bettles of the 60,s and 70,s stid

Speak for yourself, Crossey - but weren't those beetles nice! (well the 50s and early 60s - they got a bit strange after about 67.

12:22 pm

yes i like the old beetle helen

12:23 pm

i can still hear those 1600 cc engines shifting up into the big gear lol

12:23 pm

My first new car was a 64 VW Beetle. I loved it.

12:23 pm

and that great instrument cluster all on one big central dial:))

12:24 pm

my first new car was a 59 Beetle..those were the days

12:24 pm

and the clutch and 5 gears

12:25 pm

and hello everyone, I 'm back for my last 23

My first new car was a VW van - 64. The year they redesigned the clutch, and it had to be replaced every six months! The first replacement was on warranty, of course, but fortunately we managed to sell it (to someone who knew all about it, from Purdue) just before the warranty ran out.

12:26 pm

lol,miss on the downshift going up hill and the things used to drift back:)..i can still see every interior detail in my mind

Hi Annie.

12:26 pm

hi helen

12:27 pm

our was a 69

12:28 pm

Wouldn't you know it? ... My last word was a word for a woman's sanitary protection ... does it never leave us?

12:28 pm

... and Fireworks!

12:31 pm

I had a 67 Beetle bug - blue, followed by a blue 71 VW sedan (engine blew up), followed by a 69 VW squareback-red, followed by a 72 VW van (cracked engine block). These days, I drive a Saturn :)

12:31 pm

...and congrats, merk!

12:33 pm

Good for you merk! I was off the grid for a little trying to find where the pictures are hidden on my husband's computer (his request to search.) No luck.

12:33 pm

my daughter knows the punch buggy game and she's only 24

12:34 pm

I say only because it makes me feel younger lol

12:38 pm

I have 22 words to find and 11 hours to do it. That means 1 word per half hour. Good odds!

12:43 pm

roofer's here -- bbl

12:44 pm

Hello everyone. I have 3 left and need some help, please. CO 8 and 9?

12:45 pm

PE6 before the fur hide?

12:47 pm

nm on the pe6

12:47 pm

co8 is a mexican skunk

12:47 pm

Really? ty

12:50 pm

When I goggle Mexican skunk, it comes up with marijuana

Congras on the roofer, ch!

12:50 pm

lol@gramma

12:50 pm

lol gramma

Ice cream co** plus your father's family are your ***erna* relatives -plus the plural

12:51 pm

good clue helen

Obviously related to Quetzal coa***

Got it from, I think herinfernalady, who quoted it from someone else earlier!

12:55 pm

Got it! TYVM

12:56 pm

May I offer a clue to any1?

That ne 6 is bugging me

12:58 pm

bees drink it

12:59 pm

eat it or whatever they do with it

Smacking head - thank you!

12:59 pm

Turn it into honey. Its magic.

12:59 pm

that's it!

1:01 pm

Well it appears as if you're in good hands; so, I'll take off. Enjoy the weekend!

Have a good one, grmma!

1:03 pm

bye gramma

1:27 pm

can anyone help me with re 6/18? please

1:28 pm

I got it!!! Never mind.

1:28 pm

I am not fond of re's

1:41 pm

fireworks

1:41 pm

congrats annie

1:42 pm

woohoo annie!!!!

1:42 pm

hello friends

1:42 pm

going to listen to president obama speak about the oil spill. tragic situation.

1:42 pm

Hi Katie, kje, Trif and bye

1:43 pm

I know annie, it's awful isn't it? My brother is an engineer for BP, and this has been a terrible time for them all

1:45 pm

oooh, hometown "name that proper noun" today !!! Famous Number 5, with equally famous athlete wife?

2:07 pm

Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm

2:11 pm

Hi all. Boss said to take the afternoon off before the holiday. Didn't want him to think that I don't take direction well.

2:12 pm

way to go wht!!! thanks for validating me, there....

Fireworks! Thought I had it, discovered I'd just sort of left out the last ma4 and its pl - so a let down, and an easy pick up!

Anybody need clues?

2:23 pm

evening all - any clues for the 2nd nine got the ma

co8 and 9 -ice cream co** plus your father's family are your ****erna* relatives, and plural

It's a mexican skunk, relative of Quetzalco***

2:27 pm

thanx vm

clue for the second O from bottom right? I have ot5

oc5, 5, and 6 - all eight-related

ol4

op4

bottom right corner O, please

ot4

2:29 pm

ot5, ot4, ot7

2:29 pm

ot7 - footstool

must be OT7 that I need then. clue?

Sorry - ot 5 and 7 are lower right corner

thanks!

2:30 pm

oohhh, a hassock! thanks!

That's why it's not a proper noun - it's been bugging me.

off for a bit - back soon.

2:33 pm

pe6,24 please?

2:35 pm

sounds like a glass container

2:35 pm

whoops sorry that's 6-21

2:37 pm

p are guys muscles singular and no. after 9

2:38 pm

ty joanne

2:38 pm

vw

2:39 pm

pe 6,21 is pe + large amount first vowel

2:40 pm

ty

2:46 pm

fireworks

2:48 pm

wtg congrats

2:55 pm

ma9??

2:57 pm

ma4 + rock

2:59 pm

ty

2:59 pm

My guess is that one is only easy for a geologist

3:00 pm

no kidding

3:00 pm

it may be, but I've spent 6 years in a geology uni dept and never heard ma4 called ma9!

3:08 pm

I need to go now. Happy Babbling and for those in the USA, enjoy the long weekend.

3:12 pm

hi jo,,have u seen ang lately

3:12 pm

hope she is just busy

3:14 pm

nansssssssssssssssss hi

3:14 pm

not too long ago nans

3:15 pm

i was just leaving here when she was on

3:15 pm

how are you??

3:16 pm

why do you say that nans??

3:18 pm

ok jo,,i havent seen her

3:18 pm

is she ok??

3:19 pm

i hope so,,i havent seen her in over a week

3:19 pm

not like her

3:19 pm

maybe school is keeping her busy

3:20 pm

maybe

3:20 pm

hows all with you??

3:20 pm

how is the little guy doing

3:20 pm

nans he's too funny

3:20 pm

wish i had your email, i'd send pictures

3:21 pm

arent they funny,,,i love them when they are like that

3:21 pm

nanachichi07@yahoo.com

3:21 pm

let me write that down

3:22 pm

my 3 yr old was in a dance recital the other night,,,need i say more,,,lol,,,too funny

3:22 pm

i have them on computer at work so i will send them Monday k

3:22 pm

np

3:22 pm

7 months and a mouth full of teeth

3:23 pm

wow, God bless him,,that is a lot isnt it

3:24 pm

started at 3 and half months

3:24 pm

he wants steak i think

3:25 pm

oh jo dont give him any yet,,,keep him on the strained meats,,,unless u grind your own

3:26 pm

have to run,,,have a good weekend

3:27 pm

byeee nans

3:27 pm

sorry potty break

3:27 pm

you too

3:28 pm

ra7 please??

3:29 pm

nm got it

3:30 pm

h

3:30 pm

hi inge

3:35 pm

ob14 please

3:35 pm

o and bo4

3:36 pm

ob5

3:37 pm

o and another way to spell a dish for cereal

3:37 pm

obpot

3:38 pm

for cereal?? is that how you eat it??

3:38 pm

sorry

3:52 pm

*taps chog for life movements*

3:54 pm

*fluffs pillows in PB, refreshes ice water, goes off to clean real house*

4:04 pm

The re 6/18 is getting to me.. any clues please?

re - what you get from bank when you make a big purchase

4:07 pm

*smacks head* Thank you!

4:10 pm

pro bono

4:10 pm

pro bono

4:11 pm

oooooops!!! sorry

sa

sorry ...

4:37 pm

Hi, Pinny, and any lurkers out there...

Hi Jellen

Hello Babbelers!

4:38 pm

Hi red!

4:39 pm

Glad someone resurrected the chat!

hi Madi.

4:40 pm

Hi Madi...haven't seen you in a while!

4:40 pm

Hi Jellen, hello red! And, I know.. it's been too long.

suddenly I seem to have stopped finding words, 119 left too!

4:46 pm

Are you out of school for the summer, Madi?

4:46 pm

I am! Since Wednesday.

4:48 pm

Yay for summer...

4:53 pm

hi all

4:54 pm

Hi, jmc

hi jmc how are you?

I've stalled with 107 left

me too pinny, but with 117...

4:59 pm

I'm at 180...

I've just found another 4...

i didn't!

can't believe there are 8 and 9 letter words in here - really hammering away at the 4 and 5s today

5:01 pm

Goodmorning all

5:01 pm

Hi, lynxxx!

Hi Lynxx - how's Saturday shaping up for us?

5:02 pm

hi Jellen

5:02 pm

overcast and wet

Bummer .

5:03 pm

Pinny, you want a clue for the co8/9, it's not a nice one?

Sure thing!

5:03 pm

I'd love a clue!

5:04 pm

croosy lurks over for a look at this co....

5:04 pm

Ice-cream co** & ***erna* is on your fathers side

He he he

That's just a made up word!!!

5:04 pm

of course the very second i decide to babble my staff decides i need to talk to them

(thanks lynxx)

5:05 pm

The other 9 is ma9.60, compound

5:05 pm

fire them all for 30 minutes jmc

5:05 pm

the co8 is pathetic

5:05 pm

Thanks, lynxxx!

5:05 pm

i still cannot get the co8

5:05 pm

lol I an just hoping they will leave me alone in the office!

Literally JMC? Is that what it means?

5:06 pm

literally but that is not what it means! lol

ha ha

5:06 pm

don't forget the *etter on the end Cross

100 left - taking a tv break

5:07 pm

Ruru said it was a Mexican skunk but he may have been joshing

it certainly stinks, that's for sure

5:09 pm

:(

i know - bad joke

5:10 pm

got it..what kind of stoopid un-word is that i ask you!!

5:17 pm

An animal of the weasel kind in America, resembling the pole-cat in form and size, and its fetid stench.

jmc your adopted team is playing again tonight, and I can not believe it but a Boston Sportswriter wrote a piece advocating knocking out one of the Magic players teeth...

5:17 pm

Time for a break...

5:17 pm

I had to change computers because my computer kept freezing

5:18 pm

how rude red!

Rude and odd, I mean, it was a physical game, And Dwight Howard (his nickname is Superman...)but put several players out of commission by comign down on them with an elbow, but they were the dudes standing under him....

these Bostonians dont do well with loss.

5:21 pm

clearly not

5:30 pm

help with the H please?

5:31 pm

Hi back again after working on the grid this morning.

5:31 pm

he7 a land measure not commonly used

5:31 pm

he 7/36 is a land measurement

5:31 pm

hi Stidgmere

5:32 pm

he4.8 & 7 move with some force

5:32 pm

ty lynxxx

hi everybody

5:33 pm

hi beach

5:33 pm

hello all

5:33 pm

Jellen, what news with Tim?

5:33 pm

cold not get connected to the grid for a long time

5:33 pm

hi Beach & Peri

5:33 pm

hi peri

5:33 pm

could even

5:34 pm

No news yet...had an ultrasound done this week...

5:34 pm

Hi, peri

5:34 pm

:-(

5:35 pm

alright I am going to hit the road before it decides to storm again

5:35 pm

bbl

5:36 pm

See you soon jmc

5:36 pm

help with 2nd al5/10

5:36 pm

bye, jmc

5:36 pm

al5.10 by yourself (perhaps)

5:37 pm

uh, ty, lyn

5:38 pm

hi all -- icon clue posted

5:38 pm

Hi lynxxx.

5:38 pm

Hi, jilli

5:39 pm

Hi jillibus. Rainy here and evocative of misty isles.

hi jilli, lynnxxx, peri, stidgmere, and jmc again and all Lurkers.

5:40 pm

When were we going to get some warmth, gmere? I guess the easterners took it all.

Its about to Break open and pour here.

5:41 pm

I suspect our weather is in some little box and Pandora won't let it out.

5:46 pm

we have it..whew

5:46 pm

Just what I thought, joanne!

5:46 pm

hi Jo!

5:47 pm

hot and airconditioning and now a cold

5:47 pm

hi lyn and all

5:47 pm

great minds jill hehe

5:47 pm

Hi, Joanne

5:47 pm

hi jellen, how are you??

5:47 pm

Hi joanne. So you have a virus?

5:48 pm

chilly and damp here, with flowers trying to bloom but too depressed to do so.

5:48 pm

yes stid, it's called heatolitis

5:49 pm

We don't have heatolitis here. We coldingitis.

5:49 pm

and cant hold grandson..

5:49 pm

lol

5:49 pm

well it poured here last night

5:50 pm

More like monsoon at times here than is usual.

5:50 pm

talked to someone 20 mins. away and they said rain??? where lol

5:50 pm

co6/27 pls

5:50 pm

hello, I'm in London AD MY NEPHEW'S SON IS LETTING ME USE HIS COMPUTER

5:50 pm

ohh peri players like to co7 for the title

5:51 pm

oops sorry

5:51 pm

hi Ruby!

5:51 pm

Hi rubyfoo. How nice to have a change of scene. Glad you could borrow a computer and jump into Babble.

hello Ruby.

5:51 pm

hey ruby

5:51 pm

Hi, ruby

5:52 pm

temp is about 13C (48F) -- not right for late May!

thundering here, but no rain yet, but in a few minutes I hope it pours.

5:52 pm

the xco6.27 I have is a plural of co5.16

Jilli, that is In-tolerable!!!!

5:52 pm

Hi Ruby! Nice nephew's son!

5:52 pm

Yes indeed, red!

5:52 pm

whewww i love thunder when i am indoors

5:53 pm

jill out west right??

5:53 pm

ty lynx, was not looking in the right direction

5:53 pm

Hi, its ruby's nephew, Shadow. Can you give me any good hints?

5:53 pm

Oh my Jilli, we finally have warmth here

It should happen each day here if we have a normal summer.

5:53 pm

p

5:53 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

5:53 pm

yes, joanne, near Victoria.

5:53 pm

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

5:54 pm

in the sun it's like 36 here, not sure of the f

thats in the 90's Joanne, warmer than me in Florida right now.

5:54 pm

Hello Minveryork. We are chatting away and working on this kind of large grid.

5:54 pm

hi min!

5:54 pm

Hi, Min

5:54 pm

hi Shadow. Try co8/9 icecream co** and your fathers side is ***erna*

We are at 28 C.

5:54 pm

i melted for the last 2 days before i left for work

5:54 pm

Hi Min

5:54 pm

hi min!!!

5:55 pm

I like 28C (82F, appprox)

5:55 pm

and ty min..finished about 10 mins. ago

its much nicer than earlier.

But, it is summer in Florida, I expect Heat.

5:55 pm

Congratulations Joanne123 on fireworks! Way to go!

5:56 pm

i can't do my do and war paint when it's like this

5:56 pm

ty

5:56 pm

Oh -- missed that, joanne! Congrats!

5:57 pm

ty jill..i didn't tell lol

5:57 pm

Congrats, Joanne!

5:57 pm

i was gonna leave but like the company too much

5:57 pm

ty jellen

5:57 pm

:)

5:57 pm

Well done Jo!

Oh oh fireworks! Congrats to JOANNE!

5:57 pm

BBL

5:57 pm

Fireworks to Joanne! Whoop, whoop.

hello all

5:58 pm

awww ty stid

5:58 pm

hi barb

5:58 pm

byeee lyn

hi barbs!

5:58 pm

Hello Barb's Horses!How are you?Welcome to the grid

5:59 pm

ty red

5:59 pm

and lyn

5:59 pm

Bye lynxxx! I will see you later in the chat log maybe.

Hi Min...and Red and Joanne

raining, but not a nice hard one...

5:59 pm

hi barb

Does anyone know if elephant ear plants bloom?

hi Jill missed you sorry

6:00 pm

maybe Google does, red ;)

6:00 pm

sorry red ours was a good one!

6:00 pm

don't think so red

well, it rained heavily last night, so...

6:01 pm

hows the humidity red??

6:03 pm

pe

6:04 pm

pe guy muscles singular and no. after 9

6:05 pm

pe and lo4

6:05 pm

that's another

our humidity is 75% not too bad for us.

and Yes Jilli, according to google elephant ears do occasionally bloom. It appears mine might be doing that soon...

6:06 pm

love to visit red but don't think i could take living there

6:07 pm

i've only had indoor elephant ear plants ..didn't know you could do the outdoor thing

it is a specific climate Joanne, and I know that I can no longer tolerate all that cold winter weather.

THey do grow outside.

Of course everything grows here...

6:08 pm

Good old Google!

LOL

This year I am watering my plants with the fish tank water and they seem to be growing very very well due to the nutrients in the water.

6:10 pm

Of course, the elephant ears my mother and I delighted in when we were in NYC came from Cushman's and had flours, not flowers. ;)

Oh oh, I love those too!

6:10 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the ra 7/36 word please

sorry min.

6:11 pm

sorry, haven't got there yet, min

6:12 pm

ra is man sheep and flag is on a ....

6:12 pm

ra7 = sheep + fishing ****

6:12 pm

any hints for me and my nephew?

6:12 pm

Thank you for the ra 7/36 clue. I just found the word

6:12 pm

for the long words

6:12 pm

ty joanne -- not quite "Of the Bailey", eh?

6:13 pm

lol

6:13 pm

see my icon clue, ruby :)

6:13 pm

sorry cold and sneezing like crazy

6:13 pm

I wish I was a "she who must be obeyed"...

6:14 pm

have you met our babbler swmbo, joanne?

6:14 pm

She's from NS.

6:14 pm

thank you jillibus from shadow

6:14 pm

no

6:15 pm

YW ruby and shadow :)

6:15 pm

never seen the name either

6:15 pm

any other hints?

6:15 pm

she's not on often, but has been a babbler for a long time.

6:16 pm

that's weird ,don't know the name

6:16 pm

I just heard about Gary Coleman's death on Extra,so sad! I LOVED him on the show Different Strokes. Too bad his adult life wasn't so wonderful. He was only 42!

6:16 pm

from where jill

6:16 pm

swmbo = She Who Must Be Obeyed, in case you didn't realise.

6:17 pm

i knew there was a hidden message jill dang

6:17 pm

not sure, joanne -- I'll see if I can find her profile.

now it is raining properly.

6:18 pm

heard it min and surprised he made it this far

6:18 pm

can anyone give us some hints? its 20 past midnight, ruby is bwi and my bar mitzvah is tomorrow. help us out

6:19 pm

not being mean but they said he would have a short life

6:19 pm

and he did well but i didn't know he was having problems

6:20 pm

Okay, Shadow...I'm doing the sl's right now...

6:21 pm

sl 4/5 is sl** the door hard!

6:21 pm

already got that, thanks though. any others?

6:21 pm

messy person

6:21 pm

sl 4/5, another, is a sl** on the face

6:22 pm

pigs eat sl..

6:22 pm

then the pig thing add a vowel

6:22 pm

ski sl

6:23 pm

got all of those

6:23 pm

Insert tab A into sl** B

hi there

6:23 pm

can you tell us any longer ones?

6:23 pm

we need the 8 letter word

6:23 pm

and the two 9 letter ones

6:23 pm

st7 to scare or st5 and more someone

6:24 pm

got the scare one... can you elaborate on more someone?

6:25 pm

co8 & 9 -- ice cream co** + *** the dog + stick

6:27 pm

ma4 and rock

6:31 pm

does anyone remember how to search the rankings?

6:31 pm

at the top jill

ctrl f?

6:33 pm

Never mind -- swmbo is in Who's Online -- doesn't say where in NS, but I love her writeup :)

6:34 pm

ok all i shall be off!! enjoy the rain or the heat ,which you have, but just enjoy being alive and well

6:35 pm

G'bye, Joanne

night, Joanner

er, Joanne

bye joanne

6:35 pm

Bye, Joanne!

6:35 pm

hello folks, 21 left here

6:36 pm

Hi, TNC

6:36 pm

Hi, peri and Barb

hi, peri, jellen

hi jellen

hi peri too

6:37 pm

ne 6/21?

6:37 pm

hi again everybody

6:38 pm

ne6/21 -- hummingbirds like it

hi, nef

6:38 pm

Hi nef

hi nef

last co 5/12?

6:39 pm

co and what you get when you sit in the sun

6:40 pm

when you wake up you should do this to your hair

thank, peri

6:40 pm

co - when you wake up you should do this to your hair

thank you too, ruby!

?he 7,36??

6:42 pm

fe- that was quite a fe**

Ok, now it really is pouring.

a unit of measurement, barb

ty tean

you are welcome

6:47 pm

ra6/18 pls

sorry peri can't help not there yet

6:50 pm

ty, will keep looking

6:52 pm

Going to sign off. Got a lot, not all but I'm happy.

bye stidgmere

6:54 pm

Goodbye stidgmere!I will see you tomorrow in the log

6:55 pm

ra6/28- my last word

6:56 pm

ra6/18 is what I meant

6:56 pm

nm baby toy

6:57 pm

and fireworks

yeah peri and thanks for the clue too :)

6:57 pm

Congratulations periwinkle on fireworks! Good for U!

good job PeriW!

well I am at 137 words now and we are going to have movie night tonight so I better figure out dinner quickly. bye for now all ( hugs )

7:03 pm

Goodbye Barb's Horses! I'll see you tomorrow maybe.

Hope so :)

95 left here, very very miserable.

7:05 pm

hi all! thought we would be punished after that short one.

7:05 pm

why so miserable?

I have 152 left Red, that should make u feel better

I want to finish. thats all.

7:06 pm

ahh

otherwise I feel fine.

you weedbee?

7:07 pm

i bee good

LOLOL

7:08 pm

is it a nasty one? kje's not here at the moment to torture, nothing else to do (besides clean, that is)

its sort of a regular grid, ever since the monster one a few weeks ago I have had trouble finishing.

7:08 pm

ahh, ok. poor red!

7:09 pm

oh no red! well, i guess if i cared about finishing, i wouldn't be too happy either

7:09 pm

well, i'll be a good girl, clean up the dining room, and then come back and play. maybe by then you'll be all done!

i like to finish I dont know why,

7:14 pm

when i first started babbling years ago i HAD to finish every day

7:14 pm

clue for the re6 please?

7:14 pm

i gave that up tho

I am not that obsessive, but I do like to complete.

7:15 pm

makes sense

7:15 pm

hi everyone

7:15 pm

re6=give money again

7:16 pm

oh duh...ty pk!

7:16 pm

yw

7:17 pm

Hello Babble Friends

7:18 pm

just passing through - anyone need any clues???

hi mom needs how is the quitting?

7:18 pm

hi mom

7:19 pm

quitting is still quitting at 37 days

7:19 pm

hello andree

37 days is awesome. awesome.

one month, one week. lots of cash saved.

7:20 pm

isnt it??? unfortunately craving are just as bad as day 1 - but this woman is fighting the battle and winning......

7:21 pm

Andree - your grandchildren are beautiful - look at all those blondies - how lucky you are

Mom needs the winning is super important.

7:22 pm

yes it is - so where is the prized bathing suit red - hmmm?

7:22 pm

good for you mom, i have stopped too many times to count, this time i haven't had a cigarette since new years day, i had to resort to drugs so no cravings just missing the habit

I swam in it today, it still raises eyebrows.

7:23 pm

wow - good for you andree - I am taking the drugs too - but I must have gotten the placebo but it is not helping with the cravings at all

7:23 pm

champix?

7:24 pm

Im not refilling for the next month - not worth the money -- the US version Chantix

Magic game tongiht, so I need to support, especially after the Boston sportswriter recommends knocking out our centers teeth!

7:24 pm

Its $150 Us a month and not cutting the craving at all so I am on my own after another two weeks

7:25 pm

*Mom being quiet about Boston basketball*

7:26 pm

Hi all, just being nosy, and good for you to quit smoking, just hang in there. Me, after over 50 yrs quit about 7 years ago, with patches and drugs but did it. Worse thing I've ever done but well worth it but still miss it.

I just dont think advocating physical violence is a good idea.

COngratulations Mary!!!!!!!

7:27 pm

so after 5 weeks of not smoking, today was a dress down day at work - went to put my jeans on and they didnt even get close to closing - hmmm - how depressing is that - so going to join something real soon

7:27 pm

agree red. that's taking it too far. the players are people, and i think sometimes that is forgotten.

7:28 pm

it's different for everyone mom, but i have several friends who had success with hypnosis

7:28 pm

If ever, and I hope not, something dreadful happens, going to start up again, one in each hand. Mom, don't worry about the weight, but you just have to exercise regularly, walking is best, but daily and at least 30 minutes

7:29 pm

Yes Mary, I understand all too well - I smoked for 38 years - and it is by far the hardest thing I have ever done to stop.

7:29 pm

I have thought the same Mary - just went for mammo and physical - all was well - but if they found anything - thats it - I am going out happy

7:30 pm

we think alike.

7:30 pm

mom here the 1st 3 months of champix is government funded, so only cost about $50 for the scripts, now I am on my own and paid $220 for present script , then i am on my own, i have ofcourse saved a lot more than that by not buying cigarettes

7:30 pm

I tried hypnosis years ago and it didnt work - I dont think they were able to get me under

7:31 pm

tried the hypnosis and also acupuncture and neither worked.

7:31 pm

its $150 a month for me - insurance does not pay for it. I am going to finish out the 60 days I paid for and stop. I really dont feel it is doing anything for me.

Shame on that insurance Mom needs, really they should cover it...you will be much healthier after you quit.

7:33 pm

I really think when you are ready to quit in your own mind, you will do it no matter what. My husband has not quit and I am angry about that - has made it hard on me. He reminds me it is a individual decision. Well so be it - I am quitting for me and quess what I did it - strong woman - weak man!!!!

My New hospital has all these employee programs, givign you a bunch of quit smoking stuff and also 6 months at the gym free to try to get peoples weights and cholesterols down. It is good...

7:33 pm

that is outrageous mom! my insurance would cover it

7:33 pm

what a shame it hasn't worked for you , i find the champix fantastic, no craving at all, now i am only taking 1 a day so i can stretch it out

7:34 pm

insurance companies are infuriating nutballs

Oh Oh JMC, the game is on (ha ha you poor thing).

7:34 pm

i was just about to ask how we were doing red

7:34 pm

Hey JMC - my company is self - insured but use Cigna as their administrator. Most employees think it is Cigna - I know better being in HO. Small company cant afford the high premiums so they dont cover much but charge lots - hmmm - I understand but dont agree

7:34 pm

hard to argue against that point pk

7:34 pm

my insurance wont cover it , but i will be able to claim it on my tax return

agreed.

mom needs will also claim it on taxes.

hostile crowd.

7:35 pm

i have run a lot of small companies and always thought it made more sense to pay nontaxable things like insurance than taxable salary

7:35 pm

yeah right red....

7:36 pm

what are you watching red

7:36 pm

probably won't be able to take on taxes because of the floor

7:36 pm

so jmc how are ya

the Easern Conference Playoffs.

7:36 pm

hi mom glad you are hanging in there

don't think the Magic can just do another Pick and roll game only.

7:36 pm

basketball andree

7:37 pm

so I was checking out my nieces facebook and she and her friends are just livid - aparently our beloved pres is going on vaca and not visiting arlington on memorial day???? Is that true???

7:37 pm

thx jmc, was just sitting here wondering what pauoffs?

7:38 pm

payoffs too

7:38 pm

aaagh!! playoffs

7:38 pm

lol there are always a few things that need translation

Not starting out well for the magic.

7:39 pm

it is true mom

7:39 pm

he's sending biden in his place

free throws missed.

7:39 pm

grunt - how poor is that!!!

7:39 pm

night all, enjoy the game

I think I may have to stop babbling and pay attention to rondo.

7:39 pm

but he will be at the national cemetery near chicago paying respects

7:40 pm

the president who started the war didn't go to arlington on memorial day either -- but then he is white

Mom, it does not bother me and I come from a family with a very long tradition of Military service. Up until we became QUakers and now have no tradition of military service.

7:41 pm

Her husband and brother just got deployed two weeks ago to Iraq - she was supposed to go but didnt at the last minute. I dont blame her for being livid...

7:41 pm

reagan skipped it twice, and Bush one never went

7:41 pm

ouch...

7:41 pm

also from a military family, and it doesn't bother me either. there is more than one national cemetery in the US

7:42 pm

funny how the predomanantly republican military always forgive the republicans for what they yell at the democrats for

7:42 pm

I guess I never knew - that shouldnt matter - makes me even more mad thinking about it

7:42 pm

i will now shut up *zips mouth*

7:43 pm

lol jmc - its Ok - you are amongst (old fashioned word not in this puzzle) friends

Off topic, Jameer Nelson needs to have some tattoos removed, you can not see his skin.

7:43 pm

lol red

7:43 pm

hiya, about to start grid.

7:43 pm

oh feather - just starting?? good luck!

7:43 pm

ty mom I try not to let my politics show too too much

7:43 pm

hi feather

7:43 pm

yep

7:43 pm

how about I give you a few key clues???

7:43 pm

i got 9 words so r!

7:44 pm

far

7:44 pm

i am finding this very slow going

7:44 pm

oh great, lol

7:44 pm

it is not possible for there to be 109 more words in this grid

7:44 pm

hi feather and jen

7:45 pm

ok, going to hide chat, so i don't get distracted, and focus. will be back in 15 minutes to report in!

7:45 pm

i could use a clue for the top T

7:45 pm

bo5/14 bo + what great paintings are (pl )

7:45 pm

pk, 109 is what i have left too so i agree

7:46 pm

lol

7:46 pm

that make me pretty happy since that means I really only have 71 to go rather than 180

7:46 pm

i like your style jmc

7:47 pm

well i am a native texan

I have 88 left, and am very distracted, they just tied the score.

7:47 pm

that explains it

7:47 pm

but don't tell anyone because we wouldn't want them to be jealous

7:47 pm

what quarter are we in red?

7:47 pm

good thinking

first, Its tense.

7:48 pm

co8 = ice cream **** + *** the bunny childrens book + I *ove you (pl)

7:48 pm

I'd bite my nails but i got a manicure today

hostile crowd.

I think the Celtics are going to win, but, I hope its a good game.

7:48 pm

do you know that old texas joke pk?

you get manicures?

7:48 pm

my grandmother used to tell it to me

7:48 pm

te + how *u*e is that + vowel

7:49 pm

and a pedicure my toes are Nationals red!

7:49 pm

I do it once or twice a year

7:49 pm

I am so jealous

7:49 pm

don't be I do it to make my sister happy

7:49 pm

i am a new texan jmc, so probably don't know the old joke

7:50 pm

I have had a gift certificate to this spa for 2 years and havent found time to use it - could get a massage, facial, mani, pedi - whatever - cant find time.....

I used to love getting manicures simply for the hand massage. but...now the hand massage hurst so...

7:50 pm

whats up with your hands red

7:51 pm

oh well the young woman was going off to college and her grandmother said, "Hun, when you get to college meeting all those new girls, don't tell them you are a texan. . .

7:51 pm

suspense....

I broke one, its actually how I discovered babble, and while it is healed, the fingers dont like massage.

7:51 pm

poor red -- i am partial to the foot massage

waits for it...

7:52 pm

me too red - so where is the punchline....

7:52 pm

. . . . Because the texans will know you are a texan and you and you don't want to shame the girls who aren't

7:52 pm

i have a pedicure once a month in summer and do my own in winter

7:52 pm

i eat my peas with honey i've done it all my life

lol

7:53 pm

it makes them taste quite funny but it keeps them on my knife

7:54 pm

I must have missed something - what do peas/honey have to do with mani/pedi's

7:54 pm

Guten Abend, Babblers, Can someone please clue co 8 and 9 for me?

7:54 pm

hi ing

7:54 pm

ot 7 - what I love to rest my feet on

7:55 pm

sorry that is a song my grandmother sang to me as i was reminded by telling her joke

7:55 pm

I just did at 7:48 inge

7:55 pm

ing, clue at 7.48

7:55 pm

co8=pine co**+***ty cake ***ty cake+letter

7:56 pm

she had one more joke if you are up to it

7:56 pm

go for it..

7:57 pm

the grandfather said "Sister, pass the molasses" and his granddaughter said. . . .

7:57 pm

ra7 - incline for handicapped person with fishing rod

7:58 pm

"Can't pass no mo'lasses You aint had no 'lasses yet"

7:59 pm

ne6 - drink of the gods

7:59 pm

maybe you need to be from the south.....

8:00 pm

try reading it out loud

8:00 pm

my gramma was hiliarous, but none of her jokes are suitable for repeating in this forum

8:00 pm

Thanks for the clue. Fireworks.]\n'

8:00 pm

whooo hooo inge

8:00 pm

yay ing

8:00 pm

woohoo inge

8:01 pm

ta6/24 please

oh we are going down in flames, magic flames, but down we go.

8:01 pm

he7 - unit of measure -

8:01 pm

ah well my grandmother married at 16 to the brother of the man her sister married because they were the only men they had spent any time with --all of which was at church picnics with their parents

8:01 pm

*gets fire extinguisher*

8:01 pm

its okay i have it now

8:02 pm

what women need at that time of month when wearing a bathing suit

8:02 pm

too late

down by 5.

8:02 pm

thats okay mom i needed it

8:02 pm

thx anyway mom

8:02 pm

by 5! ack!

the flames are rising, Oh the economics of this are no good.

by 7 dow.

now

8:03 pm

*gives red fire proof jammies*

thanks.

8:03 pm

it's only the 1st quarter, they will come back!

8:03 pm

thanks for the clue. Seems I cannot get into the chog; It is stuck at 7:55''

they dont have a good recod of coming back well.

8:04 pm

bummer inge

8:04 pm

this will be the exception that proves the rule red!

8:04 pm

*-8-**-8-*

8:04 pm

Back to normal. Gute Nacht, one and all

8:05 pm

bye inge

Well, we shall see, the Bostonians have a right to try to win too and so far they are doing a good try...

down by ten.

8:06 pm

don't be such a good sport this early in the game red! lol

I think we are losing, the Celtics are in a bad mood, but Howard is doing his free throw now.

8:06 pm

hey I am celtics fan

8:07 pm

back, found 155 first pass. now trying for NBT.

jmc doesnt care, but cheers for the Magic bevause I do.

8:07 pm

sorry I already committed to red's te** mom

8:07 pm

awesome feather

8:07 pm

wtg feather

Oh no, Rondo is down, he feel really really hard...

8:08 pm

thats Ok - you are a southern girl too

8:08 pm

*runs out with bandages ready to help*

err fell.

8:08 pm

you are going to force me to find the game arent you red

He looks like he messed up his hip.

8:08 pm

i keep wanting -etch endings. sigh.

Mom needs, I am sure I can give an accurate play by play.

8:08 pm

sixth generation (that we know of) southerner

8:08 pm

and, what sport is this we're talking about?

8:09 pm

basketball

8:09 pm

yeah that is not going to happen feather

8:09 pm

basketball feather

8:09 pm

ah. ok. *turns back to grid*

Rondo is at the free throw line, he has to take the shot and he got it. we are still down by ten.

the Celtics are now in winning range, no need to look at the game Mom needs, its not close anymore.

8:10 pm

red is excruciatingly fair in her play by play

8:10 pm

she is missing her calling jmc

8:11 pm

what? it over til it's over!

8:11 pm

*it aint

8:12 pm

I cant find the game anyway - what network is carrying it?

yes, I am not that fun.

ESPN

8:12 pm

my only zero boxes are from that top row. i have the O, but nothing else. anyone not watching the game mind giving me a nudge?

8:12 pm

that double TT seems woefully under used

but we have totally different cable providers.

8:13 pm

the ne is what humming birds drink

8:13 pm

'evening, babblers

8:13 pm

it's used in the ot8! which i just found.

8:13 pm

ty

true that weed.

8:13 pm

hi welki

8:13 pm

eb4/6

8:13 pm

it's in the mo too feather

8:13 pm

ef4/7

8:13 pm

oooh, missed that mo

8:14 pm

mom, i'm working on getting the last few before i oopen the list. weird thing, i know.

8:14 pm

o+plus misspelled thing you put cereal or soup in

8:15 pm

weird one, tty

8:16 pm

i am looking for the T too

8:16 pm

that's my last one, a te word

8:16 pm

te5/12 = te + up front and *en*er + **l rise!

well ebola is in there...

be careful, wear gloves and a biohazard suit when diving in...

8:16 pm

whew, thanks mom!

8:17 pm

thats a I gave you

8:17 pm

6

8:17 pm

hey so I give you a little at a time

8:17 pm

lol, i ignored the letter/point part anyway! got it first try

8:18 pm

i think i like to torture myself, really

8:18 pm

okay the lower corner O would give me nbt

8:18 pm

110 left, opening list

8:18 pm

footstool jmc

what you put your feet up on.

8:18 pm

what you put your feet on jmc

Oh Rondo looks hurt, but yet the Celtics are plowing.

8:18 pm

ty ty ty

8:18 pm

fireworks a little while ago :)

8:19 pm

ot + use this substance to pave the road

8:19 pm

i put my feet on the coffee table however

8:19 pm

whoo hoo jill!

8:19 pm

can anyone help me wth the h words please?

8:19 pm

congrats jilli

8:19 pm

see if you had shown up I would have had my O jill! lol

8:19 pm

yay jill

8:19 pm

*hugs red*

WHoo Hooo Jilli! Sends up Blue and white flames.

8:20 pm

Good evening everyone.

8:20 pm

he7 is a unit of measure - about an acre or so

8:20 pm

hi scrabs

8:20 pm

LOLOL red!

8:20 pm

hey jm .. nice summer drink (although it's snowing here) .. a gimlet (a real one has gin, some have vodka ... and rose's lime juice)

8:20 pm

oh, nice one mom

8:20 pm

hi jilli and scrabbler

8:20 pm

he4 and 5 - left something heavy

8:20 pm

hi scrabs

8:20 pm

there are trash bags like the he: he**y

its painful to watch loss...

8:20 pm

hi scrabs, jilli, everyone

8:20 pm

gimlets are nice welki

8:21 pm

but I am still partial to margaritas in the summer

8:21 pm

hi scrabs

8:21 pm

ty!

8:21 pm

I like entering to clues. TY

8:21 pm

nbt btw

8:21 pm

vodka with lemonade and throw some fresh fruit in to soak - yum

8:21 pm

my icon is a clue, for those who didn't know.

8:21 pm

one more h!

8:21 pm

plural the 4 jen

8:21 pm

yummm, margaritas ... but real ones, not frozen

8:22 pm

hmmm... are we agreeing on something, mom? lol

8:22 pm

wine coolers are good for supper==> wine, club soda, and squirt of lemon or lime

8:22 pm

i did!

8:22 pm

I don't mind frozen if they are not made with sugary syrup stuff

8:22 pm

Hey scrabbs - does this mean you will give out all the TO clues???

8:22 pm

spritzers!

8:22 pm

there are only 3 he words jen - what are you missing

8:23 pm

speaking of which any one seen TO lately?

8:23 pm

i got the 2 he words

8:23 pm

coolers spritzer all the same

8:23 pm

there is a he7 - unit of measure

8:23 pm

LOL! speaking os sugary stuff and you ask about TO?

8:23 pm

pe 6/24 please?

8:24 pm

she was on earlier this morning

8:24 pm

it's that one mom, can you give me a different clue

8:24 pm

hi kje!

8:24 pm

pe6 - almost what goes in jam to thicken it - different last vowel

8:24 pm

no kje mom commented: Hey scrabbs - does this mean you will give out all the TO clues???

8:24 pm

hi kje

hikje.

8:24 pm

TY, kje

8:24 pm

he + ta4/4

8:25 pm

hello

8:25 pm

What do you mean, jm? Like putting clues into the chat?

8:25 pm

NOT ME NOT ME I DID NOT SAY THAT!

8:26 pm

*goes into corner feeling misunderstood and sulks*

8:26 pm

I was just commenting from scrabbs message - I'm confused

8:26 pm

*slides beer across bar to jmc's corner*

8:26 pm

oh please, jmc... toughen up! ; )

8:26 pm

hi kje

8:26 pm

thank you

8:26 pm

ty feather

8:26 pm

hi ruru

8:27 pm

I finally get it . I had to reread my entry.

8:27 pm

hello jilli

8:27 pm

hi jilli

8:27 pm

yw ru

8:27 pm

hi ru

8:27 pm

so now that we have solved that problem: anyone see TO lately?

8:27 pm

I am ne4-ly in a co4 here.

8:27 pm

i figured weed was over here since she hasn't been taking her scrabble turn

as Mom said, she was on this morning.

8:28 pm

yeah yeah, nag nag!

8:28 pm

poor jmc is feeling beat up lately I think - join Mom in the beat up club....I have nice beverages here to share....

8:28 pm

ah sorry I missed it while I was under attack

8:28 pm

that's me - the nag

8:28 pm

jen, did you get that he7 yet? That clue momneeds gave was missing a consonant...

8:28 pm

evening all

8:28 pm

ty mom

8:28 pm

hi dan

8:28 pm

last pe 6/21?

8:28 pm

hi dan

8:28 pm

hi dan2daddy!

Oh no, the fan got charged and plowed by Both JJRedick and Kevin Garnett.

8:29 pm

hmmm....not getting the he/7

8:29 pm

i'm finding it's going fairly quickly with the list, knock on wood

8:29 pm

french acreage jilli

8:29 pm

Hi Dan

8:29 pm

pe + that's a **** hooey

8:29 pm

pe6 substitute brit thanks for the last letter of the previous word.

8:29 pm

ruru is feeling neglected - pe + I wish I could win th e***ery + vowel

8:30 pm

ruru, I know (I've finished) -- it was jen who wanted a clue.

8:30 pm

!!! just read an acquaintance of mine was arrested today in Rwanda!

Ok,jmc, we are 20 points down essentially, I have switched to NCIS.

8:31 pm

he/7 jilibus

8:31 pm

thank you jilli

8:31 pm

okay even i can't be mary sunshine when we are down 20 points

Oh no jmc, not good news at all. Hopefully he knows someone influential in country to get him out of there.

8:31 pm

jen -- he7 -- it's a he*k of a word so don't s**** at it too long.

8:31 pm

He + *oun* your blessings + last three leters of t4

8:31 pm

bye all time to walk the dog

8:32 pm

got it, thanks,mom!

8:32 pm

good night andree

8:32 pm

so you didn't see my clue, jen?

8:32 pm

oh good jen - sorry missed a letter on the first clue

8:32 pm

(went, kje)

8:32 pm

k

8:33 pm

st 7?

8:33 pm

yeeks. ma9? should i know it?

8:33 pm

lots of cluers here so I'll be off -- bye for now.

8:34 pm

good night jilli

8:34 pm

compound word

8:34 pm

weed... quick... what's the flower

8:34 pm

ma4/5 + st5/10

8:35 pm

st7 - scare unexpectadly

8:35 pm

now that i read the rueters article he was arrested for representing the opposition candidate basically

8:35 pm

oops, didn't look at the tinyurl yet

8:35 pm

starts with twinkler

8:35 pm

i knew that was too fast! LOL

8:35 pm

TY kje. Hello all

8:36 pm

hi lynxx

8:36 pm

says not found

8:36 pm

Hi lynxxx

8:36 pm

hi lynxx

8:36 pm

type it again

8:36 pm

ty, got it

jmc that can be quite serious.

8:37 pm

(sorry, not found was kje's tinyurl)

8:37 pm

yes, especially since the state department says "It is a local Rwandan matter" and they will not get involved

8:37 pm

my toughest word today was the ra7 - I tried for an hour and when I finally asked for a clue and saw the word, I hurt myself

Well, being American (?) he is american? can be a small leverage point.

8:38 pm

and yet I still don't have it mom

me either.

8:39 pm

ra7/36 = incline for the disabled and a fishing implement

8:39 pm

ok, posted it again, weed

8:39 pm

yes he is, but many people cannot understand defending the losing side after a war

8:39 pm

I get the incline it is the fishing implement that leaves me baffled

8:40 pm

found it! ty

8:40 pm

use the last letter of the incline and make a word for the implement

8:40 pm

Hello Everybody!

8:40 pm

yes ty mom that was the mistake i was making! lol

8:40 pm

timer going -gotta fold laundry - brb

8:40 pm

a fishing stick, not the reel, the fishing **** .... a may **** .. a ****cat (skunk)\

8:40 pm

GO CELTICS!!!!!

8:41 pm

hi minsk

8:41 pm

i'm being dumb. ne5/10, last one?

8:41 pm

er ty welki

8:41 pm

hi Minski

8:41 pm

Hi Min - red is unhappy right now - dont rub it in....

8:42 pm

so i was a little late :)

8:42 pm

ne + 3 cons - sort of like dweebs

8:42 pm

ne5.10 Ne** & Ernie from Sesame Street, plural

8:42 pm

ahhh, ty

8:42 pm

he is named ne** down there?

8:43 pm

no kje - but you obviously got it

8:43 pm

and that clue is right up weed's alley

8:43 pm

uh that is Bert lynxx--they were named after the cop and cab driver in "It's a Wonderful Life" Jimmy Stewart Donna Reed and Frank Capra

8:44 pm

just wondered... sometimes things are renamed in other countries

8:44 pm

I know, I know, sheesh

8:44 pm

lol, yep, it was

8:44 pm

didn't mean to be snarky or anything

8:44 pm

you knew about the capra connection? *impressed*

8:44 pm

lol

8:45 pm

50 left!

8:46 pm

go feather go!

8:46 pm

40

8:47 pm

brat

8:47 pm

:D

8:47 pm

*kicks weed in the shins*

8:48 pm

ouch, hey!!! *hops around*

8:48 pm

children! behave!

8:48 pm

she started it. hmpf.

8:48 pm

yeah like that will st** those two!

8:49 pm

who, us??? *picture of innocence*

8:49 pm

lol!

8:50 pm

you could n't look innocent with a halo above your head!

8:50 pm

hmpf. *eyes jmc's shins*

8:50 pm

*quickly dons shin guards*

8:50 pm

curses. foiled again.

8:51 pm

*puts on foil cap for added safety*

8:51 pm

lol!

8:51 pm

now i am foiled again!

8:51 pm

speaking of which, have you watched signs yet?

8:52 pm

i tried kje I really tried but I got too scared for the kids

8:52 pm

po6/21 please?

8:52 pm

me?

8:52 pm

i need to watch it with someone else so i don't get scared for the kids

8:52 pm

if i could save time in a p*****

8:52 pm

lol ty

8:52 pm

it isn't too scary in the end, jmc... ends well

8:53 pm

and that helped me with the ra6 too. a twofer.

8:53 pm

LOL yw

8:53 pm

good clue kje

8:53 pm

i hate movies and tv shows where kids get hurt

8:53 pm

lots end in that... just go around the grid, weed

8:53 pm

no children get hurt

8:53 pm

28

8:54 pm

okay I will try again -- I am a re** wimp with scary movies

8:54 pm

me too jmc. hate them.

8:55 pm

never could watch hitchcock until i was an adult

8:55 pm

i don't watch them either... but there is plenty of humor in this to break the tension... in the end, it is a feel good movie

8:55 pm

14

8:55 pm

i would call is suspenseful, but not scary

8:55 pm

however, i LOVE stephen king books.

8:56 pm

i liked most of the twilight zone though

8:56 pm

i hate stephan king... i don't do horror at all

8:56 pm

lisey's story. not as much horror.

8:56 pm

the early stephen king was awesome and then they got just plain weird

8:57 pm

I will never forget the one where the young man gets coaching to bring in crowds talking about immigrants and it turns out his coach was Hitler

8:57 pm

I love liseys story

8:57 pm

read it for a book group

8:57 pm

well, and he wrote Stand by Me . . .

8:57 pm

i ignore the horror/ick parts. the plot, characters, writing style are what i like.

8:57 pm

hi une! *waves*

8:57 pm

shawshank redemption.

8:57 pm

green mile.

8:58 pm

hey, jmc!

8:58 pm

have you read Duma Key - one of his newest that I really liked

8:58 pm

ok

8:58 pm

no no give me a romance novel any day

shawshank redemption

hi all

8:58 pm

haven't read that one, mom

8:58 pm

duma key kinda scared me! still liked it.

8:58 pm

hey, nonnie :-)

8:58 pm

hi nonnie

8:58 pm

Hiya Nonnie

8:58 pm

lisey's story is my favorite of his newest

8:58 pm

speaking of reading... adios...

8:59 pm

bye kje

8:59 pm

yes ....

8:59 pm

http://www.ask.com/wiki/Lisey's_Story

bye bye kje

8:59 pm

the clown in "It" scared the bejesus outta me

8:59 pm

8 left

8:59 pm

bye, kje

8:59 pm

bye you speak and then say bye

8:59 pm

go featherbee

9:00 pm

many people are afraid of clowns

9:00 pm

i dont particularly like them but not scared of them - many people are

9:00 pm

yeah, i know, and he always says he preys on common fears

9:01 pm

i knew a woman who literally went insane each year when the circus came to town

9:01 pm

and boy does he know what human fears are...

9:02 pm

2

9:02 pm

I dont read many of his anymore - I do like d

9:02 pm

1

9:02 pm

go feather go!

9:02 pm

Dean Koonz and John Saul if I like a good thriller/suspense

9:03 pm

fireworks!

9:03 pm

*drum rolllll*

9:03 pm

she beat me by a split...

9:03 pm

that wasn't bad at all!

9:03 pm

she would keep a knife in her office desk starting a week before the circus came to town until she was locked up and then she would be back at work after the circus left

9:03 pm

whooo hooo feather

9:03 pm

congrats feather - well done

9:03 pm

whoo hooo mom!

9:03 pm

congrats, feather!

9:04 pm

thats scarcy in itself jmc

9:04 pm

yikes

9:04 pm

it was. she worked for a human resources agency

9:04 pm

but when the circus was no where ne** she was fine

9:04 pm

jmc, that's amazing!

9:05 pm

okay -- true life is scarier than stephen king

9:05 pm

ok, off to scrabble and bed

9:05 pm

bye, feather

9:05 pm

half the time I cant figure out which conversation I am responding too - hmmm - oh circus - yes - very strange woman jmc

9:05 pm

I am hitting the hay myself

9:05 pm

133 left works for me

9:05 pm

lol mom!

9:05 pm

bye all *poof*

9:05 pm

nite, jmc :-)

9:05 pm

need help

9:06 pm

noooo - she left - its only 10 on a friday night - ugh

9:07 pm

my sad sorry life - finished puzzle at noon and here I am on a friday night - brb - need to refresh my drink

hi y'all

9:07 pm

hey, autumn!

how's it going?

9:08 pm

slogging thru the grid :-)

I haven't done a grid in months - too busy with farmville :)

9:09 pm

Hi autumn moon!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

9:10 pm

I am stopping at 208 words and 1996 points.Will stay to clue what I have so far though. Anyone need clues

Hi Min, things are good. How are you doing?>

9:11 pm

Hi Autumn - dont know if we have met - I am fairly new to the grid -6 months or so

9:11 pm

Hi Min - how are you

Hi Mom. I don't think we've met. Are you also on facebook?

9:12 pm

Not really - I opened an account to follow my niece in the service but havent done anything with it

There is a bunch of babblers who also play farmville on facebook

9:13 pm

I'm well autumn moon. My husband is also addicted to Farmville. He wants me to do it also,but I am already addicted to enough games as it is(four games that is)

9:13 pm

I have never played any of the games there.

go to the babble page on FB, add a bunch of us as friends. We'll get you started on Farmville.

9:14 pm

I play wordsplay too. Just signed up for lexulous but havent tried it yet

9:14 pm

I didnt know there was a babble page - will have to check it out - thanks

9:14 pm

am 5/12 please?

9:15 pm

4 games I play are Babble,Boggle Helicopter, & Pinball

9:15 pm

a + creepy critter in the ground

a + little rodent

9:15 pm

TY! Was all around it!

9:15 pm

Hello car.eeyore! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

(didn't have it until you asked, so I looked)

9:16 pm

wow you got that as quick as it took me to scroll my list - impressive

not impressive, mom, you should see some of the things I ask for....

9:18 pm

I think I will say goodnight and head to bed (after a couple rounds of wordsplay) - happy babbling everyone - wont see you tomorrow - have a full day of dance recital - ugh - 2 shows

9:18 pm

nite, mom!

nice meeting you mom... see you again

9:19 pm

I will see you agin

9:19 pm

nite une

9:19 pm

pa 6/21?

9:19 pm

nite autumn

9:19 pm

nite mom

9:19 pm

I will see you again Autumn

9:19 pm

<<<wants game to himself

hi ruru

9:19 pm

lol

9:19 pm

ruru, not finished yet -- was telling mom gnite ;-)

9:19 pm

Hi AM ..long time..

9:20 pm

pa6/21 plural of pa5/12

yeah, ruru.... farmville

9:20 pm

you have to tell me if you really liked that wine or not une

9:21 pm

ruru, I told you I loved it and so did Jen and her dad!!

9:21 pm

Goodbye Momneedshelp! I'll see you tomorrow maybe.

9:21 pm

evening all (*said with Minney Mouse voice compliments of head cold*)

9:21 pm

Oh.. you did.. Im sorry

9:21 pm

didn t get it une

9:21 pm

Hi rururocks!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:21 pm

oh, pini, sorry you're under the weather :-(

hi pini

9:21 pm

I am soo glad it hit the spot

9:22 pm

it was really excellent :-)

9:22 pm

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:24 pm

feeds pini some cheese if she's mousey

9:24 pm

brb

9:27 pm

the second ne 5/10 please?

off to do some serious searching...

9:27 pm

ne 5/10:like clean ne 4/4, replace second vowel with the hook letter car.eeyore.

9:27 pm

it's the Babble word that rhymes with a rental car agency

9:28 pm

TY!

9:28 pm

yw

9:28 pm

yw!

9:30 pm

pe6/24 please?

9:30 pm

like the jelly firmer ..with a different last vowell

9:30 pm

that's the pe 6/24

9:30 pm

back

9:31 pm

oh, i was going in the wrong direction -- thanks!

9:31 pm

or the beginning chest muscle + the number after nine

9:32 pm

got it from the jelly firmer clue :-)

9:32 pm

sorry that was the best I could think of

9:34 pm

worked for me, ru

9:34 pm

How about the very next pe 5 and 6?

9:34 pm

bald one in spanish is the pe 5

9:35 pm

pe + small piece of land + a vowell

9:35 pm

is the six

9:35 pm

TY!

9:38 pm

didn't care for this grid...

9:38 pm

too many almost words

9:38 pm

I think I am going to pack it in anyway.

9:38 pm

<<< will shut up now...

9:39 pm

it wraps up fast with the list car.e

9:39 pm

<-- still plugging away in hopes of finishing...

9:39 pm

i agree, ruru -- looking forward to seeing its caboose moseying down the track . . .

9:39 pm

I know, that is what I am doing, but I think I am just done in.

9:39 pm

I missed soo many dumb ones

9:39 pm

me, too

9:39 pm

like ot 7

9:40 pm

Yup...I'm calling it. Pini...I hope you are feeling better. good night my friends!

9:40 pm

nite, car ;-)

9:40 pm

nnite care

9:40 pm

thx sistah, take care

9:40 pm

bbl at the flip.. have to walk the doggies

9:40 pm

Goodbye car.eeyore! I'll see you tomorrow in the log!

9:41 pm

Goodbye rururocks!I will see you tomorrow in the log

9:41 pm

bye, ruru!

9:41 pm

bye minver.. have a great holiday weekend.

9:41 pm

I am thinking of retiring again from babble...

9:42 pm

hmmmm, didn't last long the last time :-)

9:42 pm

..............but I probably won't..........

9:42 pm

no, you can't do it, ru!

9:42 pm

* sigh of relief *

9:42 pm

lol une...no it didn't .. I missed it..

9:43 pm

:-D

9:43 pm

* I swear I entered some of these words before *

9:43 pm

once I get to 3 million points.. I'll reflect on my life at that time...

9:44 pm

3M points?

9:44 pm

my five-year babbleversary's coming up on Monday :-)

9:44 pm

oh..my goodness.. did we start

9:44 pm

oooh, happy anniversary, une!

9:44 pm

(early)

9:45 pm

* points ru to the PB *

9:45 pm

LOL!

9:45 pm

maybe there's a cabana girl in there for you along with some chocolates

9:46 pm

ma9?

9:46 pm

ma9 is not maltomeal

9:46 pm

An ma 9/60 word is ma 4/5 plus st 5/10 word Pinikula

9:47 pm

thx min ;)

9:48 pm

YW

9:48 pm

I am al 5/10 tonight so I can babble in peace. We do not have to co7/40 for computer tonight. My ma4/5 counterpa4/5 is at an early Memorial Day fe4/7 with his pa4/5 probably drinking many bo 6/24s of beer. I am sure that he'll be a mo6/21 and mo 4/5 tomorrow with his hangover.Then hubby will mo4/6 around the house because of his headache. My mo5/12 is "If you wanna play, you gotta pay!" Anyway, he asked me to go with him but I said no4/5, I re4/4ly don't want to go.I did not go because parties with lo 4/4 of people don't appe4/5 to me and I would have been a lo 5/10 there.If he drives home,I will sl4/5 his face and then sl 4/5 the door in his face.Then when he's sober I will re4/5 his arse big time! So I sit here while my dog ea 4/4 his bo 4/6. I wasn't able to le4/4 on my monkeys for help with the grid. Wasn't able to co4/6 with my monkeys today,so I fired them again. I am st5/10ing to get tired so I need to st4/5 babbling.Now I am off to eat an ice cream co 4/5 & then le 4/5 into be and watch the movie The Co 4/5 Miner's Daughter. Adios!

9:49 pm

excellent story min

9:49 pm

Thanks Pinikula

9:50 pm

got 1 fish out of it! :/

good one min!

9:50 pm

and another! :)

9:51 pm

Hello NonnieLight! How are you? Welcome to the grid

9:51 pm

Hello all! Hey Nonnie! ((hugs)) haven't seen you in a while

9:52 pm

howdy, stid!

9:52 pm

Hi stidmama!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:52 pm

hey Min! I am well. you?

9:52 pm

hello 201 to go. Does anyone have an icon clue?

hiya min and stid (hugs). I've been lurking and babbling off and on. How are things with you?

9:53 pm

bonsoir, chere Une! j'ai une semaine de la "hell" --- and then... des vacances!!! *happy mama look*

*waves sheepishly at stid*

9:54 pm

enjoy your vacation, stiddy!

9:54 pm

AUTUMN MOON! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!!!! *stern mama look* (I have missed you) ***many hugs***

many hugs for you too. Playing farmville with FranMag

9:54 pm

I am still worried about whether I will be allowed to continue in the program and student teach next year, but optimistic that my pessimism is misplaced. *wicked mama grin*

9:56 pm

Hi harpjane! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:56 pm

ah, that farmville. It's holding my tom hostage, too.

9:56 pm

that's Firewords for moi and I'm bidding you all a good nite! *poof*

9:56 pm

hi stid! (sorry, was on the phone)

9:56 pm

wtg une ;)

9:57 pm

sleep well

9:57 pm

Youppi! Une! au demain!

9:57 pm

I am well stidmama. Just found out today that I have a summer job. Was so worried that I would be jobless

9:57 pm

s'okay pini. I am proud to announce that I took a nap this afternoon/eve when I got home! LOL

9:57 pm

Congratulations Uneaixoise on fireworks! Way to go!

9:58 pm

Goodbye Uneaxoise!I will see you tomorrow in the log

ni-night Une

9:58 pm

a summer job! that's great news, Min! what will you be teaching? (other than kids, of course... or are you branching out into architecture or such?)

9:58 pm

probably needed it, stid ;)

okay, got down to 54 left. Back in a few minutes

9:58 pm

other than farmville, autumn moon, are you doing anything interesting?

9:58 pm

later autumn

(really - just a few minutes)

9:59 pm

I am not sure what I will be teaching this summer. It is a new program that is funded through a grant.All I know is that it is for students in grades Pre-k to 2nd

10:00 pm

oh! little ones! that will be fun, Min. :-D

10:00 pm

The regular summer school program I usually do isn't running because of budget problems. So was worried that I would not be able to find another summber job

10:01 pm

help with the tr6's please?

10:01 pm

Hope I get 2nd grade. Don't want to spend a summer with Pre-K or K, but beggers can't be chosers, right?

10:03 pm

true, Min. this is my last summer to NOT worry about a job -- as soon as I finish this program, I will have to find employment fast to pay off all the loans. BUT... in the meantime I will use this summer to get the house and yard in better order.

10:04 pm

I don't have those harpjane,but I DO have a story of clues in profile if you want to take a look at harpjane

hi all

10:04 pm

brb stidkid had a question

10:04 pm

I'm off to take a shower. Not sure if I'll be back here.

10:04 pm

i just got ti thanks

10:04 pm

the story i mean, not the tr's

10:04 pm

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

10:05 pm

night min

10:05 pm

hey tea. brb...

night, min

hi, pini

10:05 pm

hi TNC

10:07 pm

back. sweet dreams, Min

10:07 pm

down to 102, will list in two... more... words...

10:07 pm

gees 148 to go....

10:07 pm

oh, gosh, stid...no need to hurry!

10:08 pm

at least not on my account!

10:08 pm

down to 99. list. LOL silly pini -- I babbled some last night while forcing the stidkid to stay awake long enough to run through four last edits on a paper he had three + months to work on... (but didn

10:08 pm

(but didn't take seriously until this past week)

10:09 pm

oy vey, stid...

10:10 pm

hi hi. I'm back

10:10 pm

wb autumn

stid - do you know how to reach scrab in real life?

10:11 pm

yes tea, I do. do you have a trouble?

10:12 pm

I was up (because of him) until 11:30 last night... so was Tom.

10:12 pm

hey again Autumn

no, she gave me some great advice the other day and I wanted to tell her how we were doing - could you pass on my e-mail address to her?

10:12 pm

gosh, stid...sorry to hear (for the both of you, but not so much for the stidkid cuz it was his fault for procrastinating)

10:13 pm

oh gosh, TNC...how is it coming along?!?!?!?!?!

10:13 pm

Is he doing well???

we are on day four of potty training and doing very well, over all. yesterday was kinda bad, and exceptionally awful at the end of the day, but we got back on track today

10:13 pm

great, TNC! good to hear!

10:13 pm

yes, I am pretty upset... with him, with his teacher, with his school for not picking up on the fact that he is doing so very poorly relative to the grades he got before this year. Now that I know more about the laws that compel schools to investigate... *angry mama bear look*

10:13 pm

Stid - things are good. Finally getting stuff unpacked from our move last year. Work has settled down with the closing of the 2010 olympic and paralympic games. Fiscal year end closed with minimal problems.

10:14 pm

good for you tea! potty training can be a trial, for sure.

10:14 pm

I know the feeling, stid

10:14 pm

that does sound good! what explains all the wedding pics in your flickr profile? *nosy mama look*

I truly think it is all about control right now. Plus, with him losing control in this area, it is coming out in other areas, so we are all a bit haggard right now, but today was a better day.

10:14 pm

ah. yes....

10:15 pm

other people's weddings

10:15 pm

it'll get better, TNC!

I'm sorry about stidkid, stiddy

10:15 pm

I didn't "train" my boys much. the younger one especially sort of trained himself when HE was ready.

10:15 pm

oh. okay. *puts rice back...*

10:16 pm

do you want me to have scrabs contact you tea?

10:16 pm

I can give her your email.

I hope so, pini - we were all at wits' end yesterday and we clearly over reacted. But, he got so mad at us that he purposely peed on his dad. Then, when he was on time out for that started crying that he had to do no. 2 and promptly did, in the potty.

that would be great, stiddy!

10:16 pm

CELTICS GO TO THE NBA FINALS!!!!

10:16 pm

woo-hoo Minski!

10:17 pm

okay tea. brb

he has always told us that he couldn't tell if he had to go no. 2, so now, we know better and today was accident free, for both.

10:17 pm

well, kinda sorry to hear about dad, TNC (but maybe he's on board now?); and glad he was able to poop on the pot...see...it's working...he's "aware"

wow, I should blog this somewhere besides here. thanks for listening, all

10:18 pm

he's catching on so it shouldn't be long now before it was yesterday's news!

10:18 pm

anytime, TNC!

10:19 pm

sounds like a breakthrough, tea! LOL

I think daddy is on board now!

10:19 pm

* giggle *

I had a *very* hard time not bursting out in laughter last night when he did that!

10:20 pm

stid - had to go look at the pics to see what was posted. I collected $$ from all the relatives and the pics are of the gift - we outfitted their kitchen, complete with garbage bags and can

10:20 pm

* knowing giggle * would like to have been a fly on the wall myself!

in fact, he wants to wear big boys to bed tonight. we're going to try it. I hope it works, he's sleeping with me. keep your fingers crossed.

10:21 pm

WOW. what a wonderful idea, autumn!

that is awesome, autumn!

10:22 pm

Tea, you could put a towel down between you and the sheets/mattress.

10:22 pm

consider putting an old shower curtain under the sheets for "protection"

10:22 pm

The first thing she unpacked after their honeymoon was the kitchenaid stand mixer - she wanted fluffy omelets :)

10:22 pm

Any clues on the he7? I'm stumped.

10:23 pm

Nevermind! Got it.

I probably will do the towle, we have no old shower curtains. he's been waking up dry for weeks, though, so we should be good.

10:23 pm

he7 = unit of land (old)

a unit of measure, madi

10:23 pm

hi madi...been awhile

10:23 pm

oh, we bought the toys for the kitchen. They actually had to go buy pots and plates

10:23 pm

Thanks TNC and Pini.

10:24 pm

And hello pini, it HAS been quite a long time.

well, he has just informed me that he is going potty and we are going to bed - so, see you on the flip side

thank you all for your help and encouragement.

10:25 pm

Good luck TNC

10:25 pm

g'night TNC (and short one)

10:26 pm

pe6/24?

10:26 pm

sounds like what you use to can jellies

10:27 pm

or beginning of chest muscle + # after nine

10:27 pm

thanks

10:27 pm

pe5 after the oyster souveniers?

10:27 pm

okay tea, sweet dreams. I emailed scrabs

10:28 pm

replace last letter with a cross, pini

10:28 pm

now the big experiment... tom has made pizza and forgot I am not eating tomato things so put tomato sauce on. We'll see if that allergic reaction happens again, I guess.

10:28 pm

thx shirl

10:28 pm

* crossing fingers, stid *

eh, somebody help!

my lip is all swollen.

10:29 pm

hope you enjoy your pizza, stid

10:30 pm

ice it chatter

doesn't help.

10:30 pm

thanks. I think it will be okay -- I have lots of benadryl if I need it. *grin* nothing like a little adventure, eh? *poof*

10:30 pm

;)

10:31 pm

2nd al5/10? fish?

10:32 pm

the last re5?

10:33 pm

pretty much, pini

10:33 pm

another word for solo

10:33 pm

think 'butt' harp

10:33 pm

figures, harp!

10:34 pm

I'd rather not, pini. I had a scary experience today while thinking about a butt....

10:34 pm

oh, sorry, harp...

10:34 pm

anyway i got it, but isn't it more of a kidney word?

10:34 pm

how about re + rohip*** (drug - and I probably spelled it wrong)

10:35 pm

how about the re6?

10:35 pm

nm got it

10:35 pm

don't have it yet

10:35 pm

isn't anyone going to ask about my scary experience involving a butt?

10:36 pm

didn't want to pry, harp...but shoot!!!! (I am curious)

10:36 pm

(you chickens.....)

10:36 pm

I think I'm the only chicken here, but still curious, nonetheless!

10:36 pm

* waits patiently for explanation *

10:37 pm

I SCREAMED in a restaurant tonight. We were having a nice quiet dinner when we started talking about someone we know who got bit in the butt by a r6snake. Then the phone in my rear pocket started to vibrate......

10:37 pm

WHOOO HOOO WHAT A RIDE!

10:37 pm

OMG! TOOO FUNNY!!!!!!

10:38 pm

but that made the other patrons check you out!

10:38 pm

I swear everyone in the entire restaurant stopped eating to see what was wrong.....

10:38 pm

i officially declare the CO8 & 9 unfair words.

10:38 pm

agreed, hurshy

10:38 pm

yup i agree

10:39 pm

it is funny talking to my sister

10:39 pm

co5 after go up against?

10:39 pm

the middle one i mean - i'm the oldest, i have two younger sisters.

10:39 pm

why is taht hursh?

10:39 pm

that

10:40 pm

she's this total optimist/extrovert happy positive person (NOT a fake "i'm a positive person" person)

10:40 pm

I HATE people like that.....

10:41 pm

i try to get her to be able to imagine what it is like to be a depressive anxious shy pessimist, and she tries to get me to imagine i can be more like her

10:41 pm

which i wish i could!

10:42 pm

oh harp, you would love my sister - everyone does - you can't help loving her - she is great, not annoying. she can't help being happy any more than i can help not being happy.

10:42 pm

I wouldn't wish my now disowned sisters on anyone except themselves.

10:42 pm

I know, but I STILL hate (sort of) people like that.....

10:42 pm

these cute children are hers :)

10:44 pm

she said tonight that she can see why second children can turn out optimists like her. hannah's whole world, she said, is watching someone full of energy do lots of things that look really amazing to her. so life seems full of possibilities, exciting and hopeful.

10:46 pm

co6/27?

10:47 pm

plural. use the middle t for the 5, not the upper

10:47 pm

it's a plural pini, ends with four consonants

10:47 pm

thx harp ;)

10:50 pm

I have 3 left: co 8 and 9; re 6/18. Could I please have some help?

10:51 pm

pine co4 + ***-a-cake + L, and pl

10:51 pm

ice cream co** + *** yourself on the back + stick

10:51 pm

or what hursh said

10:51 pm

re6 let borrow money again

10:51 pm

st7?

10:52 pm

po6?

10:52 pm

don't st7 a horse, or he may bo4

10:52 pm

po6 rhymes with a genie's home

10:52 pm

thx hurshy

10:53 pm

Thx guys. Those aren't real words....

10:53 pm

thanks

10:53 pm

I agree, autumn

10:53 pm

off to watch last Monday's CSI Miami

10:54 pm

Thanks for your assistance. First grid in months!

10:55 pm

funny. i consider it an accomplishment if i DON'T do a grid. of willpower and self-control.

10:55 pm

wtg autumn

10:56 pm

the word means the skunk....

10:56 pm

that sounds like a spy code phrase

10:56 pm

see you another day (maybe at flip) ni-night

10:57 pm

i'm off too. night all.

10:58 pm

two left....

10:58 pm

1 to go here...

10:59 pm

* sparklers *

11:01 pm

* holding out to see harp's sparklers *

11:03 pm

getting 'em harp?

11:06 pm

well...just in case...WTG HARP!!! (brb)

11:06 pm

wait wait...2 to go here!

11:07 pm

1

11:09 pm

re 5,10 please if anyones still there. the last one.

11:10 pm

NM. got it. Fireworks!! Am I the last to finish?

11:12 pm

congrats elliott

11:20 pm

i'm still working

11:29 pm

co8/9 pair?

11:30 pm

May I please have a clue for st5-12 the 4th? Thanks

11:32 pm

st+ knock

11:32 pm

back...congrats to finishers!

11:32 pm

anyone with the co8?

11:33 pm

co8 = ice cream holder + *** yourself on the back + stick

11:33 pm

co9 = pl

11:33 pm

what kind of word is that?!

11:33 pm

Thanks much, Shirlockc.

11:33 pm

not sure, shirl

11:34 pm

A Mexican or South American skunk

11:34 pm

hi grem

11:34 pm

hi

11:35 pm

so i went a bit nutty and bought 19 mangoes in chinatown

11:36 pm

mango everything in the next few days, shirl?

11:36 pm

3 for $1, got 9, then on the way to the subway, this other guy was selling a box for $5 (had 10)

11:36 pm

i was lugging > 10 lbs of mangoes home -- the yellow kind -- YUM!

11:38 pm

May I please have a clue for st6-21? Thanks

11:38 pm

small waterway, peach

11:39 pm

Thanks much, Pini.

back for more

11:44 pm

still going ok, tnc?

they are both sleeping, so far so dry! thanks!

11:44 pm

woot woot!

I'm cautiously optimistic!

I have 100 left for this grid, though - not gonna make it!

11:45 pm

I, for one, think you're doing great!

11:46 pm

whatcha need?

thank you - means a lot

11:46 pm

:)

11:46 pm

g'day everyone

I'm just working my way down the list

11:46 pm

hi granny

11:47 pm

well shoot when you need to, tnc

11:47 pm

hey pini, how's things with you?

I will, thanks!

11:47 pm

I habba cold and my nose is stubby

11:48 pm

aaawwww, poor you.

11:48 pm

thx ;)

11:48 pm

don't think anything is worse than having a cold...it seems the whole of you wants to shut down

11:49 pm

I'd almost rather have a stomach ache than a head cold...

11:49 pm

yup, couldn't agree more

11:50 pm

I should find some asprin or something...

11:50 pm

did you hear that my grand-daughter was born 2 weeks ago?

11:51 pm

oh, congratulations!!!!

11:51 pm

11lb 8oz, and lucinda had her naturally...my hat is off to that young woman

11:52 pm

holy cow!!! my hat's off, too!!!

11:52 pm

they have called her Claudia, she has a shock of thick black hair, and is the spit of her brother

11:53 pm

eww

11:53 pm

told son simon to take out a gun licence, he will have to beat the boys off with a barge pole too.

Hello

11:53 pm

* giggle *

11:53 pm

May I please have a clue for pe5-12 the 7th? Thanks

11:53 pm

hi herin

11:53 pm

and grem

11:54 pm

pe*** code

ow ow ow ow ow, just read about cute Claudia!

Hello Rose. Answer your phone or are you too busy snuggling that cute new baby

11:54 pm

hi gran

11:54 pm

lol, tnc

11:54 pm

jail ti,e ga[

11:54 pm

jail time peach

I thought mine were big at 9 lbs 3 oz each

11:54 pm

hey ruru

11:54 pm

* moves ru's fingers over one key *

11:55 pm

ykpr

11:55 pm

move them back pini

11:55 pm

mine were 8.14 and 8.9...

11:55 pm

I was 10 lbs 11 oz

11:55 pm

herin???? you calling me?

11:55 pm

if I move 'me now, ru, I won't be able to read what you're writing again!

11:55 pm

Hmm .. Too late to start?

Tea was 12 days late and 24 hours of labor, Crackers was 4 days early and about 2 hours of labor

11:56 pm

a little tor

go for it, Tor!

11:56 pm

Thanks again, Pini.

11:56 pm

I was 10 lbs 2 oz... which is why my name is not heather

11:56 pm

we'll help tor.. go for it

11:56 pm

torette?

11:56 pm

And thanks to you, ruru.

11:56 pm

yw

11:57 pm

10 lbs girlfriend .. that's a biggun

11:57 pm

sure is, ru!!!

11:57 pm

bet you served yourself at that size

11:57 pm

bet you served yourself at that size

11:57 pm

yep - my mom said i was too big for a heather... irony is that my younger sister, heather, is now 2 inches taller than me

11:58 pm

herin, just checked my phone. powered down because of flat battery, sorry, hun. will call you when i can

11:58 pm

ROFL

Granny I tried yesterday

funny, kje

11:58 pm

<<<< sends Kje high heels

11:59 pm

no need ru, I am 5'8"

11:59 pm

* send platforms *

11:59 pm

I am the second shortest in my family of 7 kids

11:59 pm

I need to have my legs shortened...

11:59 pm

love 6 foot women

11:59 pm

I'm the tallest girl of the 6 kids

11:59 pm

only my 3 bros are taller

11:59 pm

LOL pini... men love long legs, don't shorten 'em!

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