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12:00 am

I really enjoyed (most of) the time I spent the last 6 months on Thursdays... 8th grade language arts.

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flip

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FLIP!

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flip

flip and here we go again

12:00 am

me too .. ooh, a wee one

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LOL it proved I can handle being around that age for extended periods, even with some rather challenging students.

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this is small...

12:00 am

FLO! JILL!!! *mama cup runneth over*

12:01 am

stid -- my granddaughter, facing her first year teaching Grade 8, said she was "filled with a blend of exceitment and pure terror."

12:01 am

yes, that is how I feel, jill!

12:01 am

a little one? ugghhh

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(and she didn't make a typo either)

12:02 am

you will be super, stid.. (-:

12:02 am

hey MLF

12:02 am

I saw that, stid ;)

12:02 am

hairy nosed dolphin fish!!! :-D

12:02 am

rats, only part of the binoculars, but I do see a bird (-:

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*looks for birds*

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thanks ALoyisius

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ty stid

ooo a bird...found it

12:03 am

(-: singers!

12:04 am

I did too, barb :)

Clues are up

12:04 am

what is a hairy nosed dolphin fish?!!?!?

12:04 am

Thanks Lickety!

12:04 am

YAY Lickety!!!!

thanks lickety

12:04 am

thanks lickety

12:04 am

tyvm lickety!

no idea m9

12:04 am

oh, it's a babblet, m. in 4/4 means a hairy-nosed dolphin

12:04 am

m9, it's a common babblet

hi and nbt

12:05 am

hey joshua!

12:05 am

still working on NBT but down to 60

12:05 am

hah, another bird

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gonna be quiet now..

12:06 am

stidkid#1 says good night. brb

12:07 am

Feeling pleased with myself for remember that Aussie word

12:07 am

I have 12 so far

12:07 am

go m go!

12:08 am

15

12:09 am

which aussie word, douglas? fair dinkum?

12:09 am

18

12:10 am

I was wonering too

12:10 am

sleepy, jill?

12:11 am

wondering *glares at stid*

flip; hi all; this looks small, but nasty?

12:11 am

hey dee!

12:11 am

not bad to about halfway dee. up to 38 already

12:11 am

hi dee hi

12:11 am

hi Dee

hi stid! Well done! Hugs jili; aloy; douglas...

12:12 am

stid doesn't speak for slowpokes like me, lol!

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only 24 here

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The word that's a kind of a shout

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halfway

12:12 am

hm. *thinking about hollering*

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allons-y, Une!

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oh, thanks, doug -- my mother used to call that!

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thx Douglas, this Aussie didn't see it.

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:-D

only have one 6... co 6 so far... pretty blind today

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used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.

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hey grannie!

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I have one 6 also

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hi diz -- it is kinda hidden :)

12:14 am

the only one I can think of sounds like a piggy call?

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oh! found it!

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got another

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have one 6: in6

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go m go!

12:14 am

that's it, stid

ty une

there's ae6 and nu6

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yw . . . and found the co6

nu6 is for the right side n

ty josh looking

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tx for the ae6 josh

12:16 am

how fishy is that Nu 6?

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don't have it, stid

it's been here before but it's not a regularly used word

12:16 am

oooh. got the AE!

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thanks joshua *thinking*

12:17 am

I can't believe there's an ae 6! ah well. need to let the little one back on the puter. He graciously let me come to the flip.

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how kind of him, m9!

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cul8r, m9

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see you tomorrow m --

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k. got 56 to go. So I'll be here!LOL

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bye, m9

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phantom inoculate

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just passed halfway, still need that N and the i form the same row for NBT

I am obsessing over the dolphin and can't find the answer...ARGH

ic4 fishy one

12:20 am

good phantom, Douglas

12:20 am

google might help, barb

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in4/4

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it was an icon theme not long ago

12:21 am

jilli to the PB :-)

12:21 am

oh, that IS fishy! LOL thanks joshua

jilli, i put some donuts in the PB for you

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and thanks also jill *puts lovely choclits in the PB*

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*slinks off, head hanging

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:-D

12:22 am

stid to the rescue!

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may I have the count on the nu 6?

I hope that wasn't because you were helping me Jilli

6/24

12:22 am

if i had it . . .

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in 6 if not called

Sending tea into the PB for jilli

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thanks again. *thinking*

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thanks for the in 6 nan

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already called nan :-)

12:23 am

thanks, barb

yw

have any of the 7's or 8's been called yet?

12:24 am

not yet dee, not that I can recall anyway

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Hello...

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hey JELLEN!!!! (((((many many hugs))))))

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hi jellen

ty stid

12:25 am

how are you? did I see there was flooding near you? are you and tim doing okay? (((more hugs)))

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nu6 is an ambassador for the pope

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hey jellen! :-)

12:25 am

GOT IT. a papal delegate, yet?

hi jellen une dee

12:25 am

How is the grid? Short and sweet or small and nasty?

12:25 am

must have been the brain waves, Une! merci!

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hey, barb ;-)

nasty for me

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down to 33 listless already jellen

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got a co 8 by mistake

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oohhh, go, grannie!

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go grannie go!

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ty

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down to 28 listless . . .

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go Une go!

wtg une; ty grannie

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just found a co7/40

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go Une go!

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thanks for the nu6, une

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allez allez?

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yw :-)

12:27 am

une is hot tonight!

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stiddy LOL!

12:28 am

jilli, i was plenty hot this afternoon when I was pruning in the sun! :-)

pi8

baseball term

12:28 am

une our temps are still in the 60s :(

12:29 am

sounds great, jilli!

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tx josh

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thanks, josh, gotcha

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halfway, finally

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pichur isn't long enough, joshua! LOL

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co 6

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go, nan!!

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oooooooh. I GOT IT!

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baseball lets me out

12:29 am

not great in mid-June, une! We want summer!

12:29 am

hey vashon! how are you doing? are you as frustrated with our not-spring as I am?

12:30 am

go nan go!

12:30 am

hi vash!

12:30 am

very, but last saturday was great

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but we're sweltering, jilli (whine whine whine)

12:30 am

It's what they do when they think the runner on first is going to try and steal second

12:30 am

my daughter graduated from high school

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congrats!!!

12:31 am

well done, vashon! bet you're feeling pretty happy!

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got a postcard from my daughter today -- she and her boyfriend have been camping in Quebec

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nice, vash!

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they got to see beluga whales frolicking in the water!

12:31 am

where in Quebec, une?

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happy time, congrats vash

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Mother really enjoyed Quebec in April, Une. how are they doing?

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not a baseball fan doug

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yeah, she's is excited

12:32 am

Sounds like Tadoussac, our family's summer place

12:32 am

woo! that's awesome! (tres brilliant)

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that's it, jilli!!

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how lucky you are!

12:33 am

Oh fantastic! It's gorgeous there. The "cottagers" aren't there yet, though (they are the anglos who summer there when school's out)

12:33 am

can't wait to see their pix!

12:34 am

I'm back!! other son went to bed, leaving a puter open

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I haven't been there since 1995 but my son and my in-laws go every year.

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welcome back, m9

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hey again m

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what a treat, jilli . . .

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re-hi m9 :)

12:34 am

oh! pix! brb. Have a new one. Jill will LOVE This.

12:34 am

vashon..you on vashon island?

12:34 am

now I can look for that ae!

12:34 am

Good evening/morning all

12:35 am

oc 5/7....having fun here with g/dtr rattling odd letters off and me finding words...LOL

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hey, fmitch!

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yes

okay I give up for tonight...night all

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hi FM -- you're early!

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Hello, FMitch

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lovely garden pic!

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night barb!

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nite, barb

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Hi FM!

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night barb!

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urg jilli - been up since 5am :((

12:35 am

fmitch, I cut a couple of lilies and you can smell them all over the house!

12:36 am

mmm how lovely Une! Hi Aloy!!!! and everyone

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aloy, hi!

12:37 am

slugs are a problem .. chewing away at the flowers.. I thought they didn't like marigolds..

12:37 am

sweet dreams barb

12:37 am

25 to go and fading -- wonderful to see everyone -- gnite! *poof*

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co 6 x2

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mind you had a good head start on the day, the birds were surprised to get their breakfast so early. Nighty night Une.

12:37 am

.. wasted a good German beer trying to capture the slugs.. hi Une

12:37 am

FM, what are the blue flowers?

ty josh for pi 8 found it easily!

12:38 am

okay, I think the ic 4 changed...

12:38 am

this is tonight, jill.

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oops, too late.. sweet dreams to Une

12:38 am

I don't know what they are called jilli but the form a lovely carpet and take the full sun.

fireworks

12:38 am

hey FM

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phantom Cthulhu

last word vowelicious co5

12:38 am

Hi stiddy!

12:38 am

congrats, joshua!

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bonne nuit, Une!

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YAY josh!!!

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YAY JOSHUA!!!!!

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I bow to your excellence, joshua!

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ooh -- found the pi8

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wtg nan!

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<-- that should show my menfolk now... *proud mama-partner look*

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congrats, josh

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nice new ic4, stid :)

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thanks jill.

12:40 am

What a handsome group stid.

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:-D they clean up nice, don't they?

12:41 am

nice, stid!

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*grin*

12:41 am

stidkid #2, on the right, gave a WONDERFUL speech. AND got an award for band.

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he's got so tall, stid!

12:41 am

Aloy , will be emailing you later today and boring you silly with pics of the garden :)

12:41 am

FM. I am envious of those lovely nasturtiums!

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*proud* as I grew them from seed :)

12:42 am

me too FM! me too! pics pics pics!

12:42 am

garden pics? never boring! lovely..

12:42 am

FM, it's been so chilly and dull here that greenery is huge but flowers are still waiting for the sun.

12:42 am

wow.. wtg, FM !

12:42 am

but of course they are back fly magnates.

12:43 am

have come to a dead halt

12:43 am

oh, good for you. growing from seed is such a labor of love. And yes, the insects do love them.

12:43 am

my basil doesn't like this weather at all, but my lettuce is doing great

12:43 am

Oh really jilli? Is summer late coming for you this year?

12:43 am

I have a new rose and found aphids there today -- never had them here before.

12:43 am

me too, nan.. maybe I should hit the sack and look at this grid with fresh eyes.. I mean, there is NO pinocle!

12:43 am

i had better check mine, jili, i didn't look recently

12:43 am

we have barely begun spring, FM. COLD. DAMP. DISMAL. *sigh*

12:44 am

would like to find that co 7 first

12:44 am

herin reminded me of a great tip for blackfly - spray the plant with a mild mix of washing up liquid and water.

12:44 am

phew..got the pi8!

12:44 am

it's not familiar to me, nan, that co 7 was one i had to look up

12:44 am

I used insecticidal soap on the rose today.

12:45 am

what is blackfly?

12:45 am

that works well for many pests FM.

12:45 am

back east blackflies are ghastly tinies.

12:46 am

our water is ground fed, so i have to be really careful with the products

12:46 am

there are so many phantoms

12:46 am

we like to use diatomaceous earth (basically ancient sea diatoms)

12:47 am

stid, does that work for earwigs?

12:47 am

same for us, vashon. but detergents in small amounts (phosphorus free of course) should be okay. in moderation.

12:47 am

I don't know if DE works on earwigs, but the soapy water is said to work... have read about it for people who grow peonies. Which I haven't tried.

12:48 am

phantom: convict

12:50 am

I am really slowing down. stuck at 24 for ages.

12:51 am

I'm distracted by TV as usual

12:51 am

co7 1st 3 letters = camp bed + cons + 3 letter word forornamental garden planter.

12:51 am

I am distracted by bored to tears dog

12:52 am

as usual

12:52 am

and for the 8 add a vowel at the end

12:52 am

thanks FM!

12:52 am

aw, poor Lucky

12:52 am

great clues!

12:52 am

wahoo, tyvm FM !

12:53 am

phew, wasn't sure if they would work or not :)

12:53 am

Took me about 5 mins to work out how to clue them LOL

12:53 am

ty FM -- strange one to me

12:54 am

got them both! awesome

12:54 am

am certain I would Not have found those on my own..

12:54 am

I found them by mistake or should I say my monkeys did.

12:55 am

congrats to your monkeys, FM

12:55 am

what great monkeys, FM!

12:55 am

I had better buy them some extra bananas today.

12:56 am

"buskin worn by ancient Roman actors"... duh, what is a buskin? "a shoe"

12:56 am

ty fm

12:56 am

Back in 5, need more tea.

12:56 am

LOL Aloyisius! great vocabulary building exercise! LOL

12:56 am

sort of a tunic? Google will tell...

12:57 am

just found an ho 5/14 and on that note I'm heading off to bed -- lol

12:57 am

(-: thinking, maybe I'll remember if I look it up.. maybe..

12:57 am

there must be a wierd ch word

12:57 am

sweet dreams nan. see you again soon

12:58 am

I have 3 common ch's -- are there 4?

12:58 am

there are a couple weird ch words

12:58 am

g'nite nan.. see you next time

12:58 am

A buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth which laces closed, but is open across the toes. It was worn by Athenian tragic actors, ...

12:58 am

well I have three..and none of them seem wierd to me!

12:58 am

although weird tonight may simply be my migraine talking. I am pretty out of it.

12:58 am

I can see the buskins now.. lots of laces

12:59 am

not again, stid!

12:59 am

ooh, sorry for the migraine, stid.. hope you have some drugs?

12:59 am

yes, took as soon as I got home from the event (LOUD people behind me)

12:59 am

will be okay by morning. Just not really happy at the moment.

12:59 am

down to 20.

1:00 am

gogogo stid!

1:00 am

perhaps I ought to tu4 off the electronics and rest my eyes.

1:00 am

just so nice to be able to spend time with you-all!

1:00 am

school tomorrow, stid?

1:01 am

yup. that last ch was a new one on me!

1:01 am

no Aloyisius, summer classes begin Tuesday for me.

1:01 am

but it's 11 pm and I usually go to sleep no later than 10

1:01 am

ah, enjoy your break..

1:01 am

feelin' ch***! ch***! ch***!!!

1:02 am

it has been nice -- always manage to fill the time with activities that are NOT what I actually hoped to do, but such luxury to be able to say "yes" to opportunities.

1:02 am

I will have about three weeks off in August before I begin student teaching.

1:03 am

that will be the longest time "off" in a couple years.

1:03 am

you must have a lot of energy.. school + kids = hamster on the wheel pace..

1:04 am

well, the house and yard have really suffered this last couple years ALoyisius. I have plans this summer to address both, but we'll see what actually materializes. It might be that my needs will dictate some just sitting around.

1:04 am

And babbling of course... LOL my brain needs downtime

1:04 am

oh! oh!! I'm good at sitting around!

1:05 am

definitely, so.. you do a challenging word puzzle..

1:05 am

Sitting doing nothing is good sometimes stiddy.

1:05 am

then you may join me, m! we'll have a sitting around party... which reminds me to pi5 our get-together in August... Saturday Aug 21. In Olympia. We'll have a big babble get-together and just hang out.

1:05 am

tootie is no good? oh, it is tuti fruitie

1:06 am

laggards!

1:06 am

it's not the puzzle so much anymore, Aloyisius. It's the wonderful people who are here.

1:06 am

ruru!!

1:06 am

(-: I agree, stid..

1:06 am

tutti frutti, I think ;)

1:06 am

hey there ruru

1:06 am

ty jilli, that's it..

1:06 am

hi ruru -- are you rested up today?

1:06 am

jilli has it right

1:06 am

ruru! I'll laggard you... *picks up fisticuff gloves and then decides it's too much work and just sticks out tongue instead*

1:07 am

hmm not really.. got up early again. I fell asleep at my desk last night.

1:07 am

*Puts clothes pin on stid's extended toungue*

1:07 am

I'd play my violin for you ruru but I can't find it :)

1:08 am

owie! you rascally ruru!

1:08 am

okay, down to 19. and ready to sleep. Will head out and see you-all again soon I hope. ((((Hugs and choclits for all))))

1:08 am

*Poof*

1:08 am

night stid. sweet dreams

1:09 am

sleep well, stid.. hope your migraine goes poof too!

1:09 am

((stiddy))

1:09 am

night stid, get rid of that migraine

1:09 am

maybe you should just say "cello" instead FM

1:10 am

*groan*

1:10 am

fireworks

1:10 am

but I have nothing to bass it on

1:10 am

Congrats anike!

1:11 am

I may have to harp on about it tho.

1:11 am

YAY anike!!!

1:11 am

yay for anike!

1:11 am

C'est Voila!

1:11 am

oh gawd, here we go again

1:11 am

Yay anike!

1:11 am

this is viol

1:12 am

jilli are you picolo-ing on me again

1:12 am

LOL jilli..

1:12 am

going to drum you all out of chat

1:12 am

TY. Well it's shopping day again. Must pick up my little mum and take her out.

1:12 am

That was a tad tenuous ruru, even for you.

1:12 am

just trying to drum some sense into you

1:13 am

oops, aloy beat me to it

1:13 am

:)

1:13 am

Happy babbling everyone - 'til tomorrow

1:13 am

we can both beat the drum, jilli (-:

1:13 am

bye anike..

1:14 am

Oboe! this is going to be a tough grid

1:14 am

yes, anike, escape the nonsense!

1:14 am

ROFL

1:14 am

I won't horn in any more

1:14 am

vg ruru..

1:15 am

and jilli.. grid? what grid?

1:15 am

jilli has strumpet confused with trumpet

1:15 am

The thingy that Muslim men get espoused to in heaven is in the grid, and is a word

1:16 am

not sure what you mean doug that isn't clarinet to me

1:16 am

hmmm, no G, doug

1:16 am

I think I peaked too early with the co clues - can't keep up with ruru this morning.

1:17 am

LOL.. hate to leave this merry group, but must.. look forward to the pics, FM.. bye all.. see you next time!

1:17 am

bye aloy!

1:17 am

Bye Aloy!

1:17 am

bye aloy...see tuba-arrow

1:18 am

7 to go but falling asleep, goodnight all

1:18 am

Night flosey

1:18 am

groan.. gonna dream of an orchestra, I'm sure! (-: [ppf

1:18 am

wow, flosey! Pleasant dreams!

1:18 am

* no strings attached aloy *

1:19 am

... aaaaaaaaaaack, that did it! Poof poof poof.. (-:

1:20 am

that was a violin(t) reaction to the joke

1:20 am

*passes ruru a glass of vi4/7 to celebrate his witisism*

1:24 am

co's!!! ACKKKKKK!!!

1:24 am

m9 has a hairball..

1:25 am

gah!

1:25 am

LOL they are a bit of a challenge but are fairly usual to babble.

1:26 am

although I must say did think the co6/30 would work but it did.

1:27 am

co 6/30?!?!?

1:28 am

sorry co6/36

1:28 am

I got all excited as I have fireworks!

1:28 am

"We will espouse them to wide-eyed ho5s" (Sounds a lot funnier that way)

1:29 am

YAY FM!!!

1:29 am

fm!!!! wow~

1:29 am

excellente ! FM

1:29 am

oh, THAT word, doug -- already had it.

1:29 am

oc 5/12?

1:30 am

I stuck on co 6/36

1:30 am

It is a good grid but only if you feed your monkeys well ... or type on the wrong keys :)

1:30 am

a group of 8 sammy

1:30 am

<< FM Monkey Caretaker

1:31 am

:)

1:31 am

*rescued Michael jackson's chimp*

1:31 am

That is a chimp with some serious issues.

1:31 am

it ws the oc 7 htat i needed and i found it .... thanks ru

1:32 am

it was all the propophol that the chimp was taking FM.. not his fault

1:32 am

26 left but still 2 bt -- the lower O and the bottom T -- any clues?

1:33 am

I still have 6 bts!!

1:33 am

lower o = if I pinch you jilli you would go ou**

1:34 am

ou4/7! I should have seen that!

1:34 am

thanks FM.. silly since I had that combo in a lot of words!

1:34 am

how about the co 6/36??

1:35 am

prisoner + something is *** (wonderful)

1:36 am

co6/36 = co + cons + short form of a word that means great, wonderful etc.

1:36 am

GMTA

1:37 am

gmta??

1:37 am

indeed they do ruru :)

1:37 am

Great minds think alike.

1:37 am

ty again FM

1:37 am

,,

1:37 am

,,

1:38 am

yr welcome jilli - see how much help I can do when I get up before the birds and dawn!

1:38 am

<<< jilli hasn't forgiven me yet

1:38 am

:(

1:38 am

wow..can't believe I couldn't get that! thanks!

1:39 am

oh yes I have, ruru, I know you just can't help yourself

1:39 am

ruru - when are you going to update ur ic4 with new pics of Dylan?

1:39 am

any day.. I have a friend sending me some photos she took

1:39 am

he's really beautiful now.. very handsome

1:40 am

oh great!

1:40 am

How is he doing re training etc?

1:40 am

you know.. really well.. he does great for a few weeks and then just gets silly

1:41 am

well he is still a youngster so plenty of time.

1:41 am

yes.. he is changing though..

1:42 am

very chewy still

1:42 am

MRs. Ru calls him "trouble"

1:42 am

here comes Trouble..she says

1:42 am

are you sure she is not referring to you?

1:43 am

ROFL

1:43 am

no.. what she calls me isn't appropriate for this chat

1:43 am

LOL

1:44 am

Oh dear - I have just scared off most of the birds in the garden with my laughter

1:45 am

What a great way to start the day - all those endomophines being released, :)

1:45 am

*looks up endomophines*

1:46 am

wild hearing you talk about starting your day..when I'm jsut ending mine

1:46 am

clue ic4 posted -- ruru might enjoy ;)

1:46 am

ohmy!

1:46 am

lol jilli - good one.

1:47 am

Where are you in the world M9?

1:47 am

oregon

1:47 am

ty FM

1:48 am

Ah yes I forgot that you were in the US.

1:48 am

<< not planning to throw myself at virgins

1:48 am

I'm going to take a break for a little while so shall love and leave you all. Happy Babbling.

1:49 am

ok.. that made me hu 4/6

1:50 am

bye FM.. happy briding

1:50 am

*birding*

1:51 am

that's a good boy, ruru.

1:51 am

freud anyone??

1:51 am

Bfn, FM :)

1:52 am

ok, once through Lickety and 22 left

1:52 am

did you mean to couch that in some way M9?

1:52 am

have a good day FM!

1:52 am

< non-lickety and not doing so well

1:52 am

Bedtime snack time -- back in a bit with fresh eyes (I hope)

1:52 am

ruru's on a roll...

1:52 am

lickety and 20 to go

1:54 am

going to head to bed. Night m9..bye jilli

1:54 am

night ruru\

1:55 am

passed on a really bad pun and spared FM

1:55 am

wow!

1:56 am

was going to tell her I was at the hospital all day helpng a friend recover from a tuba-ligation

1:56 am

*giggle*

1:56 am

grooooaaaaaan

1:57 am

I thought better of it

1:58 am

glad you shared though. ;-)

1:59 am

nite m9.. enjoy the grid..

2:01 am

k.. nite to you!

2:17 am

back after the snack but feeling pangs of indigestion after seeing ruru's latest pun

2:18 am

night m9 :)

2:18 am

nite jilli... don't suppose you have the no 5

2:20 am

yay! just found that bottom T for nbt at last!

2:20 am

that's great!!

2:20 am

no, sorry, no no5

2:20 am

I still have 2 bts

2:21 am

that no5 is a doozie.. i think...

no5 - think gunman in the wild west!

2:22 am

ah -- just got it -- put another no5 in my gun

2:22 am

(didn't see your clue, jenny!)

2:22 am

oh my. why couldn't i see that!?!?!?

2:23 am

cuz it zigs and zags, m9!

2:23 am

looked ALL around it!

2:24 am

19 left now

2:24 am

10 left here

2:24 am

does anyone have a clue for that ae6?

2:24 am

wtg m9!

2:25 am

pertaining to long long long time?

2:26 am

ty m9 -- and I should have seen that too!

2:27 am

but its US spelling doesn't count!

2:28 am

I don't think it's there...

2:30 am

yes it is -- you just take off the a

2:32 am

hmmm...

2:32 am

yer right. but it's not there!LOL

2:33 am

and though the us spelling of the short version is online defined.. the longer isn't really. I guess if you're going to use that form...you're supposed to be educated enough to know there's an a in it!LOL

2:35 am

what do you mean, it's not there?

2:35 am

I mean...it's not allowed...

2:35 am

morning all! jilli, you were so right about the Millennium books. I am reading part 3 now and enjoying it immensely.

2:35 am

not there on the lickety list

2:36 am

morning sprite! hahaha.. "millennium" ...

2:36 am

oh, right -- because it's not in the enable dictionary this puzzle uses.

2:36 am

hi m9, not sure what is funny about millennium, but glad you are having fun ;)

2:37 am

oh... just because of what Jilli and I were just talking about!LOL

2:37 am

the ae words

2:37 am

hi sprite -- you mean the Stieg Larsson ones! I'm still waiting for the third one -- delayed delivery to the bookstore, grrr!

2:38 am

argh, how frustrating! I ordered them with Bol.com, a really amazing online bookstore. But it IS a bit eerie, isn't it, how he writes about an author who dies before his book is published?

2:39 am

Oh yes -- hadn't thought of that!

2:40 am

it hit me when I was reading part 2 (m9: the author himself died before his 3 books were published!).

2:40 am

and i am half and half in love with Salanger. She is amazing.

2:41 am

sprite, I saw the movie last week -- in Swedish with subtitles. The girl playing Salader was fabulous.

2:41 am

wow. eerie

2:42 am

i just watched an NCIS episode kind of like that. but not really.....

2:42 am

oh wonderful, I will go see it too then.

2:42 am

Salader! No, not green -- Salander, isn't it?

2:43 am

Salander, you are right. I keep seeing salamander in my mind's eye.

2:44 am

Are short books discriminated against on the basis of height?

2:44 am

It was interesting to hear the Swedish pronunciations of names and places.

2:44 am

I had a very clear cold finger along my spine when the author in the book was killed. But wow, amazing books, so well written and such good personages... characters?

2:45 am

lol, babrab -- and hi!

2:45 am

characters, yes.

2:45 am

or width? Hi BabbleRabble, glad to see you.

2:46 am

thanks for the hint, jilli, I am enjoying them hugely and will be rereading them a couple of times in my life.

2:48 am

jilli are you still looking for the ae6?

2:48 am

Hi spritey sprite!

2:49 am

I have watched a couple of movies from Astrid Lindgren's books in the original language. So singsongy... very pleasant to listen to.

2:49 am

hiya FM :)

2:49 am

(()) how are you doing today?

2:50 am

is it a good day for you?

2:50 am

fireworks

2:50 am

hi again, FM

2:50 am

pretty good on the inside, more balanced and more energy than in years before. On the outside still black and blue and sore, so taking things slowly today.

2:50 am

wtg m9!

2:50 am

and firewords

2:50 am

Congrats m9!!!!

2:50 am

yayyy jilli!

2:51 am

oh and congrats for jilli too!

2:51 am

YAY m9!!!

2:51 am

and I need to get to bed! anyone want any clues before I go?

2:51 am

and you, BabbleRabble, how are you doing at the moment?

2:51 am

that was cool.. we finished at the samet ime!

2:51 am

same here :)

2:51 am

I like the way you say firewords. ;-)

2:51 am

Arnica (sp) is good for bruising sprite.

2:51 am

go to bed, m9, and jilli, and enjoy a lovely sleep :) Am ok, having fun plodding along through this grid.

2:52 am

it's an oldie, m9, from a typo somebody made ;)

2:52 am

It is an interesting one today sprite with a few real wild cards thrown in.

2:52 am

sprite, why are you black and blue?

2:52 am

am using it, FM, and it does help. But I fell hard on my knees, me not being exactly a fairy, and new black is still coming up from the deep regions ;)

2:53 am

I see -- you fell -- why?

2:53 am

(((sprite)))

2:54 am

She was hanging from the chandelier again!

2:54 am

thought I could carry a bit of old paper out of the house and then made a wrong step, ankle said oops and there I went

2:54 am

lol FM! Making monkey noises, of course... ook ook ook!

2:55 am

oh dear, sprite -- one thing after another!

2:56 am

I still have a graze mark on my knee from when I tripped down the stairs a coule of months ago - incredibe that I didi't break anything!

2:56 am

yeah, I am popular with the gremlins, it seems ;) But this isn't too bad, just black and blue, will be over soon. And the old paper box broke the fall!

2:56 am

so glad you didn't, FM. Must have hurt though :(

2:57 am

no use telling you people to watch your step, I guess!

2:57 am

oh it did!

2:57 am

I am the hanging in there mode, sprite. Thanks for asking.

2:58 am

I watch my steps a lot. Ya just never know what they will do next.

2:58 am

Ever since I have been very cautious going downstairs.

2:58 am

Oh ha ha BR - give them some tap shoes.

2:58 am

not the most comfortable mode, but not the worst you had to handle either. I hope things will get a bit lighter soon, BabbleRabble.

2:59 am

*glaring suspiciously at steps from corner of eye*

2:59 am

So that is you, me and Ata with leg injuries

3:00 am

Well, I must hie myself to bed -- happy babbling all, and take care!!!

3:00 am

eh yeah, but Ata had to wear a brace (torture device really) and I only have black knees.

3:00 am

*poof*

3:00 am

sleep well, jilli!

3:01 am

Bye jilli

3:03 am

good morning everybody and bye, jilli!

3:03 am

morning rubyfoo

3:03 am

Ata is into bondage (grin - starts a rumer*

3:03 am

Morning ruby

3:04 am

*evil grin* that rumour was out very soon after she showed us which brace she had to wear!

3:04 am

LOL sprite.

3:05 am

Talking of Ata - where is she and Haz?

3:05 am

Me voila!

3:05 am

falling is so scary! and it tak3es one second of inattention (or a quiet dog in the way).

3:05 am

voila et bon jour haz!

3:05 am

my guess is that Haz is either walking or preparing for the ordeal. Not sure about Ata. Might be there cheering her on, or just busy doing other stuff.

3:05 am

Just back from looking at e-mails etc.

3:06 am

(((Haz)))

3:06 am

yep or an ankle that folds

3:06 am

I see we're back on the budget grids.

3:06 am

hi Haz!

3:06 am

Great ic4 Haz

3:07 am

Hello! Yes, I thought it was nice and cheerful, FM.

3:07 am

today is the day... wishing you a lovely walk, Haz, and good weather.

3:08 am

Babble is saving itself for you for tomorrow and a double prize.

3:08 am

Thank you, sprite, it's looking good as far as the weather is concerned, so that's a bonus.

good morning all how many words today please

3:09 am

Are you preped and ready? Don't forget your streches and I will shut up now :)

3:09 am

only 84, sandra, morning

3:09 am

84 sand

3:09 am

gm sandra

thanks

3:09 am

first 20 are easy, lol!

3:09 am

They're getting someone along to put us through mass stretches. I'm hoping to grow at least an in4/6.

3:09 am

lol

3:10 am

We will be thinking of you Haz even if we are asleep :)

3:11 am

dreaming about a force march.....

3:11 am

no sleeping for the wicked, FM. We must keep on doing weather dances until Haz has finished. No rain, and no scorging sun either.

3:12 am

I foresee people having disturbed images of a small, sweaty but determined woman pounding along.

3:12 am

Oh heck. OK sprite - but not sure how long I cn stay wake - been up since 5 however will do my best.

3:13 am

ouch that is very early to be up. Ok, FM, I will cover for you.

3:13 am

FM will be good for nothing if she doesn't get her sleep.

3:13 am

*grin*

3:13 am

also true

3:13 am

May have to take a nap this pm.

3:14 am

but will still be wishing you good luck Haz!

3:14 am

sprite, remember when your daughter was away at camp? was it a success?

3:15 am

oh yes Haz, she had a good time. thanks for asking.

3:16 am

I remembered her going, just couldn't remember what the outcome had been. The destination had been a secret, wasn't that right?

3:16 am

husband is being a ch*** this AM so although it's sunny and beautiful, he's already put a pall on the day! :(

3:17 am

mmmm I don't Ruby means champ.

3:17 am

well it always is a secret to the children and the parents. The parents get a letter with the address as soon as the children are on their way. They were relatively close by this time!

3:17 am

morning to you all

3:17 am

morning lyn *hug*

3:17 am

Good evening, lynxxx.

3:17 am

right, Lynxx! "not in the grid"

3:17 am

Good evening lynxxx

3:18 am

I think it is chou. A cabbage.

3:18 am

The hairdresser was in a state of ch5/16 when the client's hair refused to cu4/6.

3:18 am

maybe a chump? or is that just an Australian saying

3:19 am

nice one

3:19 am

chump wd be good, but it's much less nasty.... chou is too much like the pups, who are sweet!

3:19 am

no that works here in the UK too lynxxx.

3:19 am

I'm glad this gives me some escape, otherwise I'd go crazy

3:20 am

The milkmaid had quite a tu4/5 when the blessed machine refused to ch5/16.

3:20 am

Lunch time for me - yes I know it is only 9.20 but having been up for so long I am hungry.

3:20 am

nice, haz, have you published your poetry?

3:20 am

Keep this up, FM and you'll get a full extra day soon.

3:20 am

when your body says it is lunchtime, it is lunchtime, FM. Enjoy!

3:21 am

I think the clientele would be limited, ruby!

3:21 am

I agree, sprite!

3:21 am

eating on demand

3:21 am

I'll subscribe!

3:21 am

lol Haz Back in a bit

3:23 am

looks like I just hit the interesting part of the grid. *stares bog-eyed at the grid*

3:24 am

It's one of those single word grids, no sequences really, are there?

3:24 am

almost half, but I think that will be that!

3:24 am

indeed Haz

3:24 am

thank goodness it's not just me

3:25 am

No, it's a shared experience of tweezing them out.

3:25 am

that lovely female ending gone to waste!

3:26 am

of course I know what that is being a Lynette

3:27 am

my phantom of the day is nocturnal. Imagine the weird jumps my mind tries to take to make words of this.

3:27 am

are you really? did you loave Desperate Housewives?

3:28 am

Now, is that did you have or did you love?

3:28 am

love*

3:28 am

DH loathed it!

3:28 am

or did you loathe

3:29 am

Yes - though I have called myself Lyn ever since I was 12. Quite a common name for 'girls' of my age

3:29 am

hi lady!

3:29 am

I didn't watch it, ruby, but I know the series you mean - lots of trailers.

3:29 am

hi Infernal

I win YAH.

3:29 am

Hello, herin.

3:29 am

gm herin!

HI. I get to go get my game. Haz best wishes for the work

Walk sorry

3:29 am

you win what?

3:30 am

It will be work, but I'll get to walk and talk. Thanks again, herin.

3:31 am

did you win a game or is the prize a game or both?

3:31 am

second phantom: binocular

3:32 am

(Westford - thank you!)

3:32 am

half!

3:32 am

you're very welcome haz

3:32 am

gratz ruby

3:32 am

hiya west!

3:32 am

Hello West!

The battle of win

3:33 am

hello sprite and everyone

wills even

I get my game yah

3:33 am

Oh good, you're here. Good morning, westford.

3:33 am

hello westfor

3:33 am

just lucky I happened to be on and see Haz' icon

3:33 am

early, yes?

3:33 am

or maybe VERY late

3:33 am

hi lyn and ruby too

HAz is your walk tonight

3:34 am

you deserve it, lady, whatever it is. After this year's hard work.

3:34 am

Yes, herin, starting at 10 pm.

Thanks. B.f is going to drive me to the store

3:34 am

the panting breath of all babblers will be the wind in your back, Haz

3:35 am

I know. Imagine my shame if I had to confess that I hadn't made it. I'd have to change my name and pretend to be a new babbler.

3:36 am

but we'd recognize your style! there's no hiding in here, I think

Haz best wishes

3:36 am

if so, Haz, don't forget to cloak your new you with superfluous smileys and abbreviations!

3:36 am

has anybody ever successful changed identities?

3:37 am

You're right, ruby, even when people change their names, you can still know who they are.

3:37 am

babble protection program?

3:37 am

yes but only openly, rubyfoo, when they did not like their nickname.

3:38 am

phantom: nuncio

3:38 am

Some people have changed names but have told us about it. Some haven't said, but I've recognised them.

3:38 am

as soon as somebody starts chatting again, you get a 'feel' for the person behind it... hard to disguise.

3:38 am

whoops, not a phantom!!!

3:38 am

than ks Ruby

3:38 am

thanks rubyfoo, lol

3:38 am

pb for me! any tranquilizers in there?

3:38 am

I'd fool you all if I started talking about the joys of sewing and the evils of George Clooney.

3:38 am

I am still me, though.

3:39 am

hahah haz!

Haz Mr Clooney was on ER last night

3:39 am

nah that would be too transparent, Haz. Besides, I am pretty sure you'd sound sympathetic towards George even then.

3:39 am

Let me just meditate on that thought for a moment...

3:39 am

I even like his commercials!!

3:40 am

the commercial where he dies and goes to Petrus is good

3:40 am

rubyfoo, nobody needs tranquillizers in the PB. There is comfort food, silly.

3:40 am

and John M.'s unctuous voice makes a great St. Peter!

3:40 am

phantom: luncheonette

3:41 am

the chog itself is psychic comfort; thank you all for that!

3:41 am

woweee lyn, you win the prize

3:41 am

Is that half a sandwich, lyn?

3:41 am

great phantom, lynxx

3:41 am

culotte: much smaller....

3:41 am

Lunchoon, music while you eat.

3:42 am

and we also have a jacuzzi in the PB with nice cabana boys... you can get all kinds of cocktails... a massage... any wild or calm party you want to throw...

3:42 am

ty sprite

3:45 am

so how can this grid harbour words over 6 letters? *looks at stats with unbelief*

3:45 am

beats me

3:45 am

*disbelief even

3:46 am

Joins the group of cynics in the corner.

3:47 am

I'm glad it's not just me -- was feeling really dense, there

3:47 am

I'm just about to go through the chat log for hints. Anyone care to bet on who found the long words?

3:48 am

nocturnal

3:48 am

lol no thank you ;)

3:48 am

well it should be there

3:48 am

morning all

3:48 am

hi kallia

3:48 am

it should be, Kallia, I agree

3:48 am

what are the odds on Grem at the moment?

3:48 am

I agreee, Kalia, it should be there.

3:49 am

I'd say that no bets are taken on Gremlinn, if the bookie wants to make any money.

3:49 am

I'll look and report back. I won't spoil the fun by saying the words, only who found them.

3:50 am

this is going to be a hard grid...I'm down to the n already and only have 10 words!

Well no list o well. Like I have finished a grid all week

3:50 am

jillibus nearly gave me heart failure by saying cul8r, but it wasn't a word.

3:52 am

Dizgrannie was the first to declare an 8.

3:52 am

hint for the first 2 letters, pls!

3:52 am

lol Haz

3:53 am

wtg on Dizgrannie

3:53 am

Une found a 7, then josh found an 8. I think gremlinn must have been bound and gagged somewhere.

3:54 am

dont know about 7s and 8s having trouble finding 4s and 5s!

3:54 am

I have tried all I could with the 'not in' prefix, and I give up. The biggies must start with something else.

3:55 am

kallia, it is one of those grids!

3:55 am

I have 49 words, 47 are 4's and 5's lol

3:55 am

well I just have 20 yet

3:55 am

1 6

3:55 am

I have 55 and only 3 x 6. No 7s and no 8s.

3:57 am

that can't be the real sprite! you are always finished by now!!!

3:58 am

if Sprite is struggling no hope for us lesser mortals

3:58 am

can I save a tiny bit of my reputation by telling I just found an 8? And that I did it by thinking that prefix I talked about could actually be a suffix as well?

3:58 am

true, kallia, I think I'll go and make lunch and start dinner, so I can watch the US game at 4PM!

3:59 am

hey I am no gremlinn :P

3:59 am

oh no worries about your reputation Sprite :)

3:59 am

It's a baseball term, apparently, but all I could think of was babies and bathwater.

3:59 am

co7 1st 3 letters = camp bed + cons + 3 letter word forornamental garden planter. Add a vowel atthe end for the 8.

3:59 am

*grins* beyond saving, I know

3:59 am

you twigged hehehe

4:00 am

right with you on that one, Haz

4:00 am

It means an exaggerated form of acting style - a new word to me (the one that FM clued)

Well I am going out. So Haz best wishes and take chare everyone

4:01 am

Bye herin

4:01 am

Have a good evening, herin.

4:01 am

thanks FM for those

4:01 am

have a nice evening, lady, and enjoy your new game

4:02 am

ty FM

4:02 am

bye herein

4:02 am

thank you FM, you're brilliant!

4:02 am

That early lunch has worked well for FM!

i will

4:03 am

lol I have my moments ruby :)

4:03 am

far and few between though.

4:03 am

got the baseball one, was that you, sprite? thank you!

4:04 am

no idea about baseball

4:04 am

no the baseball clue was from Haz

4:04 am

pi8 - where you play hockey, not in.

4:04 am

ty Haz

4:05 am

You're welcome.

4:05 am

aaah, ty haz!

4:06 am

ohhhh rubyfoo I found a 7 with the ending you so longed for

4:06 am

No problem, ruby.

4:06 am

eight women singing

4:06 am

Haz, am going to have nap soon so I will wish you all the best for tonight and will look forward to hearing all about it tomorrow if I don't see you later.

4:07 am

have a good nap, FM, and *hugs*

4:07 am

that's funny, sprite, I had the short form!

4:07 am

That's fine, FM, have a nice sleep and you'll hear all about it tomorrow.

4:07 am

wtg rubyfoo!

4:07 am

bye FM and thanks for the help, as usual

4:07 am

((())) all :)

4:08 am

now cooking and dealing with DH!

4:08 am

bye FM

4:08 am

Bye FM.

4:08 am

bye rubyfoo

4:08 am

good bye all and walk pretty haz

4:09 am

Bye westford, and thanks again.

4:10 am

That low down, no-good, continually hiding Italian word is there again.

4:11 am

thanks. I never seem to be able to spot that one

4:11 am

well with help I managed halfway...going to paint fence back later

4:11 am

thanks for the help

4:11 am

bye Kallia!

4:11 am

See you later, Kallia.

4:12 am

It's one of the sneaky words in babble. They have a gang. Niece, ocean, asea are all members. It's international thanks to that Italian one.

4:13 am

hi guys

4:13 am

and orient

4:13 am

hi sandy *hugs*

4:13 am

Hello, sandy.

4:14 am

Yes, orient skulks about as well.

4:14 am

hi everyone - Sprite why are you black and blue

4:15 am

OMG - i see the horse!

4:15 am

fell flat on my knees. Nothing broken, just bruised.

4:15 am

good job sandy. Good horse too.

4:15 am

oh poor thing (())

4:16 am

that would hurt, can you walk ok?

4:16 am

yeah it hurt, but walking goes better every day. It will all be well and forgotten in a week, no worries :)

4:18 am

oc7/32 - eight little females?

4:19 am

eight little females singing

4:20 am

or little blokes

4:20 am

Ruby didn't think there was a use for the diminutive ending, pity she's gone. Maybe she'll pick up on it later.

4:20 am

I clued it to her earlier, Haz, she found it

4:21 am

Oh, I mustn't have seen that, that's good.

4:21 am

always pleasant when a good ending doesn't go wasted

4:21 am

Absolutely.

4:26 am

finished yet sprite? i've been here for 5 minutes notw

4:26 am

now

4:27 am

*slaps sandy around the room in a friendly way* I still need 11 and am working tile by tile now, feeling pleasantly challenged.

4:27 am

(barring the incidental pulling out of hairs)

4:27 am

i have 48 left and feeling unpleasantly challenged

4:27 am

I'll be a witness for the prosecution or the defence. I can be bought.

4:28 am

lol Haz! And all for the good cause, of course!

4:29 am

I am making sausages and mash for dinner- with lots of gravy- i love that old English standbye and am indulging myself

4:29 am

sounds delicious

4:29 am

some healthy broccoli added

4:30 am

as opposed to un-helthy broccoli??

4:30 am

I hope you made enough, I think I will come over for dinner.

4:30 am

lol, as opposed to unhealthy sausages

4:30 am

hi bojazz

4:31 am

It's a cold night and I love comfort food

4:31 am

Mash seems to have had something of a resurgence. They serve it in restaurants now but talk about 'crushed potatoes'.

4:31 am

good morning to all of you :)

4:31 am

Good morning, bojazz.

4:31 am

back, just found r5 then FMs tu5!

4:31 am

is that you in the pic bojaz

4:31 am

cold night? it's already in the 70's here :(

4:31 am

hi Sandy & Bojazz

4:32 am

hi lynx

4:32 am

who is that masked man!?

4:32 am

the handsome one on the right, of course, with the shiny white coat

4:32 am

Ah yes, the Greek dancing apparel, such fond memories for FM.

4:32 am

very cold here , sunny days and cold nights that is our winter

4:33 am

except for the lovely rainy days we don't get enough of

4:33 am

only Tonto knows

4:33 am

Why don't they make cowboy series any more?

4:33 am

I used to love that show when I was little

4:34 am

the indians won! there are no more cowboys, but lots of indians around ???

4:35 am

Yes, but old-fashioned cowboys with horses being tied to railings and bar-tenders flinging foaming glasses of beers down long bars shouldn't really go out of style.

4:36 am

Bring back Bonanza. Its opening sequence was genius.

4:37 am

wow, finally found a series of words when I tried to grey out the U

4:37 am

those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end ...

4:37 am

we'd sing and dance forever and a day...

4:38 am

We'd live the life we'd choose, we'd fight and never lose.

4:38 am

those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

4:38 am

(All sing together - those were the days, oh yes, those were the days)

4:38 am

or: cause we were young and sure to have our way...

4:38 am

Am I right in remembering that Paul McCartney wrote that?

4:39 am

damn, now that's stuck in my head...

4:39 am

he wrote it for a girl who had a hit with it - cant remember her name

4:39 am

glad i could help, sandy

4:39 am

Mary Hopkin

4:39 am

I'd better go - see you all later. Have fun Haz

4:39 am

mary hopkin... Paul produced it

4:40 am

bye lyn, have a nice evening

4:40 am

bye lynxxx

4:40 am

bye lynxxx

4:40 am

Bye lynxxx.

4:40 am

bye lynx and right on Haz

4:40 am

Ah, so she wrote it. I knew he had some connection with it. She had a lovely voice.

4:40 am

and Sprite

4:41 am

I know that song word for word. Still love it :)

4:41 am

well no doubt I will be singing it for the next few days

4:41 am

wiki says: Those Were the Days" is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put English lyrics to the Russian song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" ("??????? ???????", lit. "By the long road"), written by Boris Fomin (1900-1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

4:42 am

very interesting but wish I would remember those facts to impress visitors with -lol

4:43 am

Although the song was popularized in the early 1960s by The Limeliters, Welsh singer Mary Hopkin did the best known recording. It was released on 30 August 1968, shortly after Hopkin was signed to the Beatles' newly created Apple label. Hopkin's recording was produced by Paul McCartney and became a #1 hit in the UK singles chart, and reached #2 in the US. The tune topped the Billboard Easy Listening survey. Paul McCartney, who produced the session, also recorded Hopkin singing "Those Were The Days" in four other languages for release in their respective countries

4:43 am

so we were all close, but no cigar :)

4:44 am

Thanks for that Sprite- here's a cigar anyway!

4:44 am

Make notes on your arm, sandy, they'll think you're looking at the time, but you'll just be able to get the facts straight.

4:44 am

LOL

4:44 am

:)

4:44 am

lol

4:44 am

Wouldn't it be awful if they thought you were bored and trying to get rid of them?

4:45 am

just tell your visitors nonchalantly you need to go to your naos, because that is where you store the food for your in4.

4:46 am

Word would go round that there are wild times ahead at Sandyloo's place.

4:47 am

Fireflies! Now that was a grid I enjoyed getting my teeth in!

4:47 am

LOL I love showing off, I thought that would give me an opportunity and then I could sing for them

4:47 am

Well done!

4:47 am

hmmm Sprite, I think you took longer than your usual 10 minutes

4:48 am

you can anyway, sandy. Daring to sing in public is impressive

4:48 am

ha, I still have 47 left , no opportunity for showing off here

4:48 am

In Vicuna's case, it's positively foolhardy.

4:48 am

Everybody is used to me singing but not everybody is suitably impressed

4:49 am

maybe they are jealous

4:49 am

I am off. You all have a good night and/or day. And Haz, enjoy your walk and may it be fun and rewarding.

4:49 am

Philistines, sandyloo, Philistines.

4:49 am

Thanks, sprite. Have a good day as well.

4:49 am

absolutely Haz

4:49 am

barbarians, they are

4:49 am

bye sprite

4:49 am

bye sprite

4:50 am

(Makes note to audition sandyloo before allowing her to sing in the babble talent contest)

4:50 am

It wouldn't be fair to the others Haz

4:50 am

Okay, time I was out of here as well. Have a lovely day and I'll see you tomorrow! Byeee!

4:51 am

bye Haz

4:51 am

bye haz

4:51 am

Bye!

5:31 am

bye to sprite's and haz's backs

5:31 am

hello to bojazz and sandy's fronts!

5:31 am

WW# around here again! What's a woman to do?

5:32 am

that;s WW3

5:33 am

poor you, ruby!!

5:34 am

it's rotten; he is able to spoil a whole day and it is so lovely here. All could be perfect!

5:34 am

and it was because of a look on my face (I had just gotten up!)

5:35 am

hi ruby

5:35 am

hello sandy

5:35 am

yay, fireworks unaided

5:35 am

well done grem

5:35 am

no chat, lists, or morewords

5:35 am

congrats gremlin!

5:36 am

hmmmm I want to be as clever as gremlin

5:36 am

Ruby, sorry about the

5:36 am

Ruby, sorry about the

5:36 am

Ruby, sorry about the

5:36 am

Ruby, sorry about the

5:36 am

,WW

5:36 am

lol my typing lately is like someone with parkinsons

5:37 am

I was very lucky to guess one of the 8s

5:37 am

it's hard to know what to do, so, instead, I just whine a lot (in here), wouldn't give him the satisfaction!

5:38 am

what would you like to happen (other than he has a change of personality)

5:38 am

husbnad's been away for a week, utter bliss, but he's back tonight :(

5:38 am

how bad is it?

5:38 am

I guess i am lucky, my husband is very placid

5:39 am

I wish he'd go back to his previous wife (no chance of that, I'm afraid)

5:39 am

heis too old. And I can't kick him out, he's too old for that, too

5:39 am

yes, you are lucky

5:40 am

hmm, join a club where you can get away maybe?

5:41 am

wait til he is senile and put him in a home

5:41 am

frame him for a crime and get him arrested

5:42 am

we're getting close to that point, I think. I can't really go away because of the gdogs!

5:42 am

dig a big hole in the garden and maybe he will fall into it

5:42 am

I don't want to get kicked out of France!

5:42 am

lol

5:43 am

my husband is not chatty he doesn't talk to me much but he is very easy to get on with and it works well

5:46 am

we actually get on better the older we get

5:49 am

that is very lucky! How many years have you been married?

5:49 am

40 LOL

5:50 am

we are both easy going and neither of us are control freaks

5:50 am

wow! we've only been married since' '97 but together since '84. I'm wife #4! That should have told me something

5:51 am

is he your first husband?

5:51 am

that is a long time tho

5:51 am

he is a total control freak but can't really do the little stuff, e.g. answer the phone, open packages, repair little things, etc.

5:51 am

no, my 2nd; I was single for a VERY long time in between and loved it!

5:52 am

I would never get married again if I was financial enough

5:52 am

he is even estranged from his 3 children, so I don't think that I am the problem

5:52 am

and then there's the question of $$! If we had a lot, it would be easier to get rid of him but there isn't enough to run 2 households

5:53 am

sure doesn't sound like it and let's face it , we women are so sensible compared to men and more reasonable too

5:53 am

nad I'm not going anyplace!!!!

5:53 am

you will have to concentrate on his good points - there must be some

5:53 am

sorry to vent, but he has me very upset!

5:53 am

he used to be my best friend....

5:54 am

babble is such a good place to vent

5:54 am

yes

5:54 am

I am really grateful for that!

5:55 am

I'm going to take a Xanax and read the newspaper; hopefully he'll be nice later

5:55 am

I had such a hard time when Nicky was getting her shoulder dislocated all the time and I was grateful for somewhere to talk about it with people who wern't involved but caring

5:55 am

and my watching the World Cup drives him crazy!

5:56 am

it's true. We care but are distant enough and without any baggage, so it can be very helpful

5:56 am

unusual for a man - but my husband doesn't watch sport either- he watches another television lol

5:56 am

And we get some very good advice, e.g. Ata diagnosed my pup's mange!

5:57 am

is the mange cured now?

5:57 am

and the Tour starts onf the 3rd of July!!! The two things actually overlap

5:57 am

yes, but both dogs scratch a lot; maybe dogs just scratch....

5:58 am

we just have brilliant people here :P (mainly Haz!!)

5:58 am

I am so looking forward to the Tour, the Gira D'Italia was fantastic - you can get a vaccine against mange I think

5:58 am

and you, ata!!!!

5:58 am

Lots of brilliant people here At

5:58 am

I just learn from the Master ;)

5:59 am

the vet came, gave him two courses of antibiotics, ivrectin (what ata had mentioned) and he was cured. But he still scratches

5:59 am

any fleas around?

6:00 am

they are both getting the flea and tick drops every month and I think I would either see them or be bitten by them!

6:00 am

Gird morning ... looks like an odd grid today.

6:00 am

I am slowly but slowly going through it - hi mudd

6:01 am

going to take a chill pill and lie down. See you later (((sandy and ata)))

6:01 am

a hug for you, too, mudd!

6:01 am

hugs to you Ruby and keep smiling

6:01 am

how many words, sandy? I have 59

6:01 am

i have 53 31 left

6:02 am

I've hit the wall (better than hitting you-know-who!)

6:02 am

ty ruby

6:02 am

not you, mudd, hahah

6:03 am

I have 84 left :D

6:04 am

that should take you about 10 minutes then at

6:04 am

I wish!!

6:04 am

let's see :)

6:06 am

I can't describe my feelings toward this grid. I say like pulling teeth too often. Perhaps like searching for fleas on that dog ... I've also heard that searching for nits is no fun either.

6:06 am

i guess i have been chatting and watching tv and cooking tea but I don't mind I am just relaxing doing it slowly'

6:07 am

clues for the 8s plz

6:07 am

hehehe mudd

6:08 am

there is a co8/55 which comes from the co 7

6:09 am

co7 clue plz sandy?

6:09 am

trying to think of a clue - i dont have the other one yet

6:11 am

co + a consonant that sounds like our favourite cup of * + a word that rhymes with a medical condition that you get from heavy lifting - but one letter less

6:11 am

LOL I will try and improve on that bad clueing if you dont get it

6:12 am

ty sandy

6:12 am

did you get it?

I got it from your clue, ty, Sandy.

6:12 am

wow , you must be clever!

6:13 am

then add one vowel for the 8

you made it easy to monkey, if not get outright

6:14 am

ty, I was about to start on the co 7,8 and you made it easier. I'm still not sure of that medical condition part, but like City 17, I figured it out.

Lady Biotch's name is in here. But it is not a word.

6:15 am

I'm not sure of anything mudd , but I'm glad you got it

6:16 am

Kaplan I love your icon pic - are you in it?

co + start of fourth weekday + consonant (+ vowel for 8) ... clue for anyone whose monkeys aren't playing today.

6:17 am

it is a hard one to clue

agreed, sandy - and this is an unpleasantly sticky grid, too. Just when I think I've hit a seam of words, it dries up.

6:19 am

And it's a psychological thing with me. If I think it's a hard grid, my brain shuts down. It won't see words that would otherwise be so obvious to me.

6:19 am

I have plenty of time tonite so I am just puzzling along slowly

6:20 am

I agree mudd, I miss a lot of fish when i am in that state of mind

6:20 am

this isn't an easy grid, is it?!

6:20 am

I keep trying words with d in them and there is no d in the grid

shh, ata, you'll make mudd's monkeys shut down!

6:21 am

exactly

lol, sandy

6:22 am

my tapirs have already got on strike!

6:22 am

i cant get the last in 5

6:23 am

how about a clue for that if someone has it?

I only have one in5 - to in*** a fine.

doubt it's your missing one, though

6:23 am

in+ garden planter

ty Kallia :) Now I have two.

6:24 am

thanks Kallia but I cant see a garden planter ...

6:24 am

yw

6:24 am

got it!!!ta

6:24 am

a large vase

6:24 am

thank you

6:28 am

26 left

6:32 am

I'm appreciating the -tch and -nch. My brain loosened up enough to spot some words there.

6:34 am

did you get what fleas can give you?

I'm finding that area a big tease full of phantoms, mudd - I keep wanting crunch and hunch and honcho

flea-bitis?

6:36 am

They will pop out at you, few though they are. I even found one -rch.

6:36 am

There's also some with ch at the end followed by a vowel

6:36 am

done...hard today couldn't see a thing first time round.

6:36 am

Can you tell that I love 'ch'

6:37 am

well done kallia

6:37 am

congrats Kallia

6:37 am

thanks

6:37 am

ch ch ch champion mudd

I have winkled a few out of that ni5 :)

wtg Kallia

6:37 am

any clues before I shoot off?

6:38 am

thanks but i am happy for the moment kallia

6:38 am

ok off for a long weekend. bye

I haven't listed yet; what does the other (non co) 7 start with?

6:38 am

There's an oc 7

6:38 am

o

ty, both

6:42 am

think of music groups

ty, sandy, monkeyed it off the 5 just as you clued it :)

octet

6:43 am

pa herin

straight to the PB for you Herein

6:43 am

pb, I meant

O well

6:43 am

And it's not peanut butter.

hi herin

How you

6:44 am

Can we bring you anything to help you bide your time there?

I already have lollies

6:45 am

OK, well I need some coffee so I'm going to start that.

6:56 am

Herin, where are you? You can come out now, you know.

I know

but I was enjoying it in there

6:58 am

The quiet is soothing, isn't it?

Yes

Considering this is grid is a poo

6:59 am

Yes, it definitely is that.

7:00 am

I have 11 left, but it's going to be bitter to the end.

that and my game is not loading

7:03 am

bummer

I have read there is glitches but this is silly

hi everyone. mudd and herin.

hi red

how goes it?

7:08 am

Good morning/evening everyone!

GOod. Have to try and get this game going. have ot go. Buy

7:09 am

{{herin}} bye

hi mom.

7:10 am

Hi {{Red}} how are things in your neck of the woods?

7:10 am

morning, what do the 8's start with pls

7:10 am

Good Morning Everyone

7:10 am

morning, what do the 8's start with pls

7:11 am

{{River}} good morning! I am guessing you have passed the 8 week mark.

7:11 am

I dont know - just barely starting

fairly good I suppose, weather has improved a lot.

Hi Peri have no eights.

7:11 am

YES - 8 weeks and 2 days

7:11 am

Good morning Peri, just starting here so I don't know about the 8's.

7:12 am

glad you are getting good weather, Red

7:12 am

and even with my emergency this weekend, I did not start again *pats self on back*

7:12 am

58 roses for River, one for each day

7:13 am

I was thinking about you with all of that how you did, but didn't want to ask. That is absolutely wonderful

that is great news riverD.

7:13 am

ohhh - how sweet and they smell soooo good

7:13 am

it came close - had to call a friend and talk me off the wall

7:13 am

it is good to have friends like that

7:15 am

Finished!

7:15 am

congratulations Mudd

7:15 am

wow - congrats mudd

7:16 am

I have 10 words

7:16 am

got 23 now

7:16 am

One is co 8

7:17 am

pi 8

congrats mudd; I'm one behind ya ;)

7:17 am

ty, go, girl, go!

7:17 am

thanks for the 8's Mudd

7:17 am

go City Dweller and hello

7:17 am

yw

7:18 am

go city go

lol, ty, cheer squad :) speaking of which - anyone have a clue for the first co6

7:18 am

the pi is a compound word. The other one builds on the 7.

7:18 am

co 6, we get together for one of these when we have something to discuss.

7:19 am

Business related word for discussing, chattering about a topic.

7:19 am

Gotta to, new day dawning and my grandson is awakening.

7:19 am

bye bye Mudd, thanks for the clues

7:20 am

bye mudd

aha, ty for the firewords mudd ... have a good day :)

7:20 am

nu6/24 anyone????

7:20 am

congrats CIty

7:21 am

Hi lkdubb

7:21 am

yay city

7:21 am

nu ... woman in a convent and labor union

ty all ... nu6/24 is a diplomat of the church (rather a dramatic sounding word)

7:21 am

morning Merk

7:22 am

Morning, Mom and everyone

7:22 am

morning/evening all! yikes... why did i start? looks like a stinker...

7:22 am

Stinker is putting in mildly, but folks are finishing it up.

7:22 am

up to 20 jmb and two have gotten fireworks since I have been here

7:22 am

thanks for the nu, merk and city

7:23 am

tooth

7:23 am

You get brain numb and don't even see the babblets, of which there are many.

7:23 am

off to pb....

7:23 am

pb jmbdobie

7:23 am

thanks you jmb

7:23 am

good morning merk and jmb

7:23 am

Hmmm this looks like a toughie.

7:23 am

Coffee is ready, I'll send some to the pb.

7:23 am

english muffins and juice in the pb this morning

7:24 am

yeah Mom!

Any clues before I go? (I'm leaving orange and ginger marmalade for Mom's english muffins in the PB)

7:24 am

My clue of the day is that there are several -tch, -nch, -rch, -che at the end of words. It gets better as you get into it.

7:24 am

I think that pieto4/4 should be a word. I have one to carry my dessert

7:25 am

oh no scrambled eggs this morning - I better be careful

7:25 am

you want scrambled eggs? I will whip some up for you

I'll leave a random clue, too - build off the oc5 for the oc7, with a french-sounding ending ... bye everyone! have a good day.

7:26 am

thanks Merk, will work on that

7:26 am

bye bye City, thanks

7:27 am

someone said english muffies...

7:28 am

I did Crossy and City Dweller left orange and ginger marmalade for them

7:28 am

and good morning

7:29 am

i cannot wake up today..better get some tea going and gm mom

good morning babblers :)

7:30 am

{{Nono}} good morning

another small stinky grid :(

7:34 am

good morning crossy

7:34 am

and nono

hi River

7:43 am

finally got the pi 8/60

took me a while to see that one too Mom

7:44 am

like pulling hen's teeth

yep, compound words often are like that

7:45 am

I am also halfway but would like to get the co 8 before I start my day

do you have the co7 it works off of that

7:45 am

howdy river,this grid is so nasty i keep popping in and out hoping a new word will jump out at me;(

7:46 am

no I don't Nono but I do have the co 4/5 before the 7

7:46 am

Good morning everyone

7:47 am

howdy scrabby

7:47 am

{{Scrabbler}} how are you?

ok drop the vowel add a head ache can ***t but change the last cons

hi Scrabbs

7:47 am

How is Elegant doing? She + I are comrades today.

7:48 am

getting scoped at noon today...fun, wow

7:48 am

she is miserable and starving,her test is for 11;30 am

7:48 am

thanks Nono

7:48 am

I am focused on a big meal this afternoon

7:48 am

aas is she lool

7:48 am

I wish you, Scrabbler and Elegant good results

they should schedule those tests for first thing in the morning, its so hard to go that long without eating

7:49 am

I lost 4 lbs since yesterday. A clear liquid + laxative diet is an effective wt loss program.

7:49 am

instead of the peglyte we went with this alternative was 2 pouches of powder taken with a glass of water 4 hours apart,followed by many glasses of water

my son took me for a nice big breakfast after I had one done a couple of months ago

7:50 am

here they have you mix miralax with 64 oz. jug of gatorade.

7:50 am

I just finished my 3rd bottle of mag citrate since last evening--mixed with juice.

7:51 am

I forget the size of miralax

7:51 am

the plumbing had a workout lol

7:51 am

time to start my day. {{Hugs}} to all of you.

7:51 am

oh that citro-mag crap.forgot about that 1

bye Mom take care

7:51 am

I am surprised that I slept well--woke up twice for some activities.

7:51 am

Bye Mom

7:52 am

bye bye {{Nono}}

7:52 am

{{Scrab}} bye bye

7:53 am

ill wake her round 9:30 and get her orginized

7:54 am

morning all

7:54 am

made the dr laugh,asked him if they do 8x10 glossies ;)

7:54 am

howdy dan

omg Crossy too funny!

hi Dan

7:55 am

wife was not amused;/

7:55 am

Hi Daddy Dan!

7:56 am

phantoms: urchin, virulent

7:57 am

*rejoices* they brought back the waffle machines in the caf! YAY!

7:57 am

I am not alert enough to see those yet

7:58 am

maggie is having a noisy fidgety morning nap - she is asleep, but very active

7:58 am

Hi Eva

7:59 am

mornin. :)

Hi Eva

7:59 am

"baby noises"--squeaks, groans, moans, grunts...

7:59 am

yep, little sighs & stretches

8:00 am

howdy eva

8:01 am

mornin crossy, whats for breakfast?

8:01 am

proper noun: pitocin

8:01 am

a plain bagel a bowl of bran flakes and an orange;(

8:01 am

phantom: binocular

8:02 am

*offers crossy some waffle with blueberries + strawberries*

8:03 am

good morning everyone

8:03 am

morning annie;)

8:04 am

hi crossy

8:04 am

So healthy, Crossy!

8:04 am

Hi Annie!

8:05 am

Hi Scrabbs

8:05 am

crossy grumbles and look for bacon to put on the bagel...

8:07 am

plain bagel. whats the point?

8:08 am

BBS--going to play turns on FB word games

8:10 am

be back later

scrabs

8:12 am

<-------today is my Babble Anniv. 6years of playing this wonderful addictive game

grats, peri

8:16 am

thanks Owl

8:18 am

my 6-year babble-versary will be 3 days after my wedding. i feel fairly certain i wont be around to celebrate with you all. ;) congrats, peri!

8:19 am

ty Eva, nice to know someone else has been playing as long as I have

8:19 am

there are few people around as long/longer than us!

8:20 am

wonder who they are

8:20 am

yes, would be very interesting to see a listing. :)

8:20 am

my sister has been playing since June 24, 2004

8:21 am

April, 2004

8:21 am

wowie. and i thought *I* was an old-timer. ;)

8:22 am

with age comes wisdom

this is the type of grid that makes one's eyes cross

8:23 am

wow lawyer!

8:25 am

hello again - got called away at work

8:25 am

happy anniversary peri

hi river

8:25 am

hi River and ty

8:26 am

i'm just a newbie with 3 months

8:26 am

when I started, there were no icons or pro level, so I stayed that way

8:26 am

Hello, young lovers! Happy Friday!!!!

8:26 am

hello judi

8:27 am

there were icons and pro level when I started, at least I think there were, but no babble expert

8:28 am

I just double checked....I signed on April 13, 2004.

8:29 am

were there tile stats when you started lawyer, I don't think they were there when I started

8:30 am

that, I do not remember

please could someone clue the o in the middle column, thx

8:31 am

Okay. I officially hate this grid.

8:31 am

The tile stats came in when DrG changed the whole look of the grid, sometime after I started, 2 years after you guys

8:32 am

ty lyn

8:32 am

It willhurt when you say it.

8:32 am

I feel so old

8:32 am

I neer finished a grid then. did not know about morewords

8:32 am

* will hurt*

8:32 am

me too, lawyer

8:32 am

nice clue, TY wht

thank you wht

8:33 am

I remember when Dr_G was beta testing the new layout. and helllo all.

8:33 am

hey FM

8:33 am

hi FM

8:33 am

Hi peri :)

8:34 am

Hi lynxyloo :)

8:34 am

Lovely flowers, FM. Are they yours?

8:34 am

back in the good old days, I devoted too much time to this. I would play games like fill in only 4-letter words or stop when my score reached an even number like 100 words and 1000 points. people did not appreciate those who finished the puzzle

8:34 am

good morning everyone!

8:34 am

yes they are Judi - I am showing my garden off each day so far with different pics.

8:35 am

good morning texan

8:35 am

very pretty, FM

8:35 am

hi texan

8:35 am

lawyer - it was a different type of game back in the 'old days' wasn't tit.

8:35 am

nice garden FM

8:35 am

lovely FM

8:36 am

hi lynxxx and river

8:36 am

those were the days, my friend. we thought they'd never end.

8:36 am

LOL

8:39 am

I used to keep a list of strange words that cropped up in the grid, learnt a lot of them and they dont appear very often now.

8:39 am

help with u words pls

8:40 am

I kept a list of strange people who cropped up here. I learned nothing from them, and, fortunately, they disappeared.

8:40 am

3 start like your mum's brother

8:40 am

lol lawyer

8:40 am

LOL lawyer that is very true!

8:41 am

found the 2nd un4

8:41 am

found the 2nd un4

8:41 am

found the 2nd un4

8:41 am

oh good clue lynxxx and the last un4 is just a vowel change at the end

8:41 am

now, I learn about gardens, pets, diseases and lousy spouses!

8:41 am

I kept a list of strange words too FM :)

8:42 am

what more could you want.....

8:42 am

and you still keep coming back lawyer. :)

8:42 am

thanks! OK all 4 start like your mums brother

8:42 am

it's like being unable to turn away from an accident

8:43 am

my mother did not have a brother...what do I do now?

8:43 am

adopt something? ;)

8:43 am

guess you can't play. sorry

8:44 am

{heavy sigh}

8:45 am

but if you know the shhh agency in the US you could add it to the un

8:45 am

*pretends to play a violin for lawyer*

8:46 am

I know the sh*t agency in the US

8:46 am

in fact, all of the agencies are sh*t agencies

8:47 am

keep playing that violin FM

hello fm!

8:48 am

TO!!!!! Hi there

8:48 am

How are you hun?

8:49 am

lol lynxxx

fine and you?

8:50 am

grand thanks - excited as Haz is doing her moonlight walk this evening for a cancer charity.

ooh is that tonight? too late to donate?

Hi fellow babblers!

8:51 am

never too late to donate :)

seriously, fm. i have no calendar at work, i lose track of time

8:52 am

TO - if you have Outlook, you have a calendar.

8:52 am

you can do it via her profile TO there is a link in there

8:53 am

any clues for u words?

8:53 am

Do you want me to post it here for ease?

8:53 am

Hi beach

hardly ever in outlook these days. nor in babble, i just remembered why.

8:54 am

mkg - all the u words were clued about half an hour ago

time to move on.

8:54 am

ty

8:55 am

Very odd pic in your icon, TO. Strange that they're all on leashes. Even stranger that they are all black cats.

8:55 am

bottom row blackened *sigh*

8:55 am

... and that lands Jdi in the PB :)

8:56 am

Crap. Off I go.

8:56 am

*Judi even!

geee, i forgot to change back from lol cats. how yo liek me now!

8:58 am

Look after the cabana boys Judi as I must head off to the post office and the bank. Happy babbling all.

8:58 am

That's a good one too.

8:58 am

bye FM

8:58 am

*hosing down cabana boys as we speak*

8:58 am

LOL *poof*

very good. reflects my sentiments about babble these days. *poof*

8:59 am

dont get those u clues. ugh.

8:59 am

what did that mean

8:59 am

What's wrong with Babble these days???

8:59 am

the only one I have is un + govt agency

9:00 am

ty got it river.

9:00 am

I hope its not babblers she is referring to

9:01 am

i now have three u words. but not forth. i have two un 4 6s. is there another 4?

9:01 am

put a latin plural on the agency one. The other 2 4s have same start but different vowel ends

9:01 am

River-I think she is pissed at someone in babbleland-i think all of you are great! I'm a lurker but i enjoy the site

9:01 am

2 4's, 1-5 and 1-6

9:02 am

Who might she be pissed at?

9:02 am

Hi Scribe - you come out from time to time - good to see you

9:02 am

missing the six.

9:02 am

is the six from the 5?

9:02 am

i have no idea-she hasn't been on in a while as she said & didn't seem to like what she saw now

9:02 am

latin end mkg

9:02 am

thanks, River

9:03 am

Morning all

9:03 am

Good Morning Mr. Bob

9:03 am

hi Bob

9:03 am

ty got it.

9:03 am

Very strange.

I am a lurker too... I enjoy following the chog, and sometimes jump in.... I feel bad that TO seems upset at something here

9:04 am

Disharmony in Babble land distresses me. {{{{{Love Vibes}}}}}}}

9:04 am

thanks, Judi-that's what I like & am used to!

9:07 am

Hi beachboggle

I am doing quite well today, but can't get a grip on the 8s - stats or clues pleeeeese

9:09 am

pi8

9:09 am

pi8/60 is a compound word

9:10 am

the other is a co8/55 - dont have it yet

9:10 am

co7 co & the prickly part on a rose but change the vwl. Add a vowel for the 8

9:10 am

ok,crossy leaves for 5 mins and i come back and see disharmony:(

9:11 am

dont make me streak the chog...

9:11 am

thanks lynxxx

9:11 am

we dont know why but TO is not happy with babble

9:11 am

nice clue lynxx tyvm;))

9:12 am

got the co. ty. but not the pi. would love a clue.

9:12 am

use the 5 before it

9:12 am

pi8 is a baseball term - add a word to pi5.16

9:14 am

ty! got it. never heard the word but now know it.

9:14 am

still missing two p words.

9:14 am

Pi8 is an intentional walk.

9:14 am

Baseball term.

9:16 am

are you fighting with yourself judi

9:17 am

No, River. I'm just throwing out non-sequitors.

I am very thick today as I still can't get either clues!!

9:17 am

think i shall streak the chog anyways...fwappa..fwappa...FWAPPA!...F WAPPA!..fwappa...appa...ppa.....appa.. .pa...

9:18 am

*covers eyes* Oh, Crossy. That's so 70's.

Got the pi thanx

9:18 am

i was a rebel of the 70,s what can i say?they we very kind to me as it is all a blur;)

9:20 am

went to one party,woke up married,went to another and woke up divorced lol

9:21 am

oh crossy - rofl

9:22 am

phantom "bacon"

9:22 am

and it is indeed a phantom of late;((

9:23 am

*blinks back tears for crossy*

9:23 am

Poor baconless Crossy.

9:23 am

sniff....

9:23 am

next food freedom day is july 6th...;)

9:24 am

but crossy-you look so good streaking! your diet iw working!

9:24 am

*is*

9:24 am

lol,less fwappa and more wappa;)

9:26 am

30 min and we are off for the mrs colonoscpy..she is thrilled to say the least;((

9:27 am

ugh - good luck to mrs crossy

9:28 am

Please do not post those pictures to your ic4, Crossy.

9:29 am

so how many days in a row has the furry dolphin been in the grid?

9:29 am

can someone please clue me for pi/8?

9:30 am

pi 8 = throw a ball + opp of in

9:31 am

how many words

9:31 am

thanks so much River.....just couldnt see it!!

9:31 am

84

9:31 am

yw

9:32 am

k thanks

9:34 am

still cannot see it:( must need more tea

9:35 am

see what crossy

9:35 am

Pi8: What the player on the mound does + opposit of in.

9:35 am

ty judi

9:39 am

7 co's left. Errrgh.

9:40 am

thats what I am working on - got 2 left

9:44 am

Fireworks!!! (With a big salute to Lickety).

9:44 am

how many co's are there all together?

9:44 am

whoooohooooo judi

9:44 am

13 co's

9:45 am

yaa for judi!!

9:46 am

Co6/21: It's a bug and a child's game.

9:46 am

ewww girl clues are full of co6s!!!

9:46 am

;)

9:47 am

had that one - need the other co6

9:48 am

Co6/36: anti (root word) + short for wonderful.

9:51 am

just not getting the short for wonderful

9:52 am

hi everyone, river, it's marvellous, it's ***ulous

9:52 am

*** ulous.

Hi can anyone clue the no5/14 plz? Just can't seem to get it.

9:53 am

Hi Flosey and thank you and Judi - just couldnt see that

9:53 am

yw River

9:53 am

no 5 is a gap, like in a mountain

9:54 am

I went to bed last night with 7 words to go - was falling asleep!

9:54 am

no5 - or every new girlfriend for crossy got him another no5 on his belt

9:54 am

aha, good clue River

9:54 am

I've had nights like that

9:54 am

Fireworks

9:54 am

I'm outta here. See some of you kids tomorrow. *POOF*

Of course it is. Thanks a lot. I think I was babble blind with that one.

9:55 am

bye judi - have a great day

9:55 am

In New Hamphire's White Mountains there is Franconia No***

9:55 am

dont get short for wonderful...........help!

9:55 am

congrats flosey

9:55 am

neither did I until the marvelous, ***ulous clue

9:56 am

yeah flosey!

9:56 am

***ulous is wonderful

9:56 am

ty got it.

9:56 am

i think i have actually see that word.

9:56 am

must get ready for grandson William and his parents coming for the weekend

9:57 am

have a great weekend flosey

9:57 am

be back for flip

9:57 am

i went to dict. and still dont quite know what it means. anyone have a synanym?

9:57 am

thanks River - he turns 1 on July 2

9:57 am

oops spelled wrong

9:57 am

I have 3 words left - need to give eyes a rest - bbl

9:58 am

synonym i mean

9:58 am

ooh - thats a big one - first cake - enjoy

9:59 am

to talk, discuss as in meeting I think

9:59 am

for sure! - actually, they're coming for Father's Day this weekend, we'll be going to Vancouver for the July 1st weekend and big bbq

9:59 am

got to get to work - happy babbling

10:02 am

co 5 other than the pig call?

10:03 am

nm

co 5/16 - having good manners

10:04 am

had that one.. thanks though

10:04 am

but if you have the co 7 that would help

10:05 am

prisoner is an ex-xxx plus not out but xx

10:06 am

co7 1st 3 letters = camp bed + cons + 3 letter word forornamental garden planter.

10:06 am

good morning...thx steve

10:06 am

and then add a vowel at the end for the co8

10:07 am

thank you dear FM

10:07 am

thx fm ;)

10:07 am

yvw :)

10:07 am

did the birds come back?

10:08 am

lol yes and I had a good nap inbetween.

10:09 am

there are wineries out here that would pay you well to laugh birds away during harvest

10:12 am

BRB on the phone.

10:13 am

dean Mum called so I was somewhat sidetracked for a few mins.

10:14 am

ruru you did make me laugh this morning, you are so witty :)

10:14 am

in 6 ? anyone?

10:14 am

in + another word a sect or obsession possibly?

10:15 am

darn.. should have tried that.. thank you FM

10:15 am

:)

10:15 am

just shout if you need any other clues

10:17 am

no 5/14 I can't find either

10:18 am

cut a nor in a piece of wood?

10:19 am

gunfighters put a no888 for everyman they killed

10:19 am

clued a while ago but its what a gunslinger puts into his gun stock

10:19 am

or if you want the other one Make a small opening to dispaly somehting in.

10:20 am

thank you.. I had no problems with the c's mostly.. but some of these n'a are brutal

10:20 am

Gah typing has gone again .

10:20 am

Hi steve

10:23 am

Time for me to head off for a while. Happy babbling all.

10:23 am

thank you FM

10:23 am

have a lovely day

10:23 am

yvw dear :) *poof*

10:25 am

Hi all - does anyone have a clue for the first co6,36? My brain is hurting I've been looking for it for so long! TY

10:27 am

it's 2 words-prisoner + absolutely ***ulous

10:36 am

Thanks scribekd! Would never have found it without you ;-)

10:36 am

yvw-don't clue too well-was afraid you couldn't get it

10:36 am

it was clued earlier so I stole their hint

10:36 am

clue for the last ch?

10:37 am

It was a very good clue!

10:37 am

last ch-child's game ch**s & ladders

10:37 am

beach - when you were a kid you played ch***s and ladders

10:37 am

eke i'm not fast enought!

10:38 am

got that one, babbz..thx

10:38 am

lol

10:38 am

pfft.. I meant the first ch

10:38 am

it's not a race-

10:38 am

dyslexic today

10:38 am

1st ch-sounds like sound of a gun

10:39 am

un 5?

10:40 am

Do y'all ever play Babble as an escape from a list of about a thousand things you have to do....i'm in such major procrastination mode today. I think if I can just finish this puzzle, life as I know it can begin!!!

10:40 am

babbz-we're either at work playing or ignoring house chores!

10:40 am

un5-un + American spy agency

10:41 am

Oh thank God I'm not alone

10:41 am

add another vowel for the un6

10:41 am

thanks figured that

10:41 am

I want a job where I can play this at work!!

10:41 am

no, babbz-it is an addiction that is hard to break

10:42 am

I go for a while without playing, or with the big grids I'll give myself an hour or whatever, but these little ones, I find I compulsively need to finish them rather than quit - but often they are harder than the 300+ word grids!!

10:43 am

so true-i always promise only 30 mins but i play to the end!

10:43 am

I agree, babbz

10:43 am

I do the same thing... finish the small ones

10:44 am

Thank you scribe for the clues..

10:44 am

glad to help i use so many of the clues from others

10:44 am

it's nice to give back

10:45 am

You all build such a nice community chatting with each other - I try to not look at the chat box, because if I did I'd be on here all day. Still, it's good to know when you need advice or a smile, it's there for the lurking!

10:45 am

speaking of which, down to 26, gtg for now...

10:46 am

it is a nice chat grouop & i rely on them when i get stuck!

10:46 am

bbl to finish.... hagd all! *poof*

11:04 am

HELLO ALL!

11:05 am

oh, I did it again -- dumb caps lock. LOL got to 19 last night... hoping to finish.

11:05 am

i just thought you were happy to see us!

11:05 am

well, that too of course, scribe! *hugs*

11:06 am

it's quiet-think some are napping after lunch!

11:07 am

no doubt. I just got up, saw the younger kid off for a day at a water park and decided to eat and babble. I am taking a full, guilt-free day "off" today.

11:07 am

mental health day-best kind!

11:08 am

:-D I knew you would understand! LOL next week I start the two summer classes I signed up for, so figured this was my last chance.

11:08 am

okay, I think I will list. Not seeing anything new.

11:10 am

first CH please?

11:10 am

sounds like noise gun makes

11:11 am

ch5/14

11:11 am

thanks scribe *thinking*

11:12 am

bang, boom, pop, pow, rat-a-tat-tat?

11:12 am

oooh! I got it!!

11:12 am

sorry-think of gun**** wound only with ch

11:13 am

great clue!

11:13 am

thanks-

11:14 am

good morning everyone :)

11:14 am

good morning nan!

11:15 am

is the first CO 6 fishy?

11:16 am

not really stid, however we could have a discussion about it

11:16 am

on second thoughts it probably is a fish

11:17 am

hm. thanks nan *thinking*

11:17 am

oh! I was mis-counting *revises available tiles*

11:18 am

last in 5/12, please?

11:18 am

hi all - first co6 is silly! Combo slang for a meeting

11:19 am

if you ask again you will in*** my wrath! just kidding

11:19 am

when someone is cremated, you place their ashes in _ _____

11:19 am

hey hoot! HOOT HOOT! (you're in the grid)

11:19 am

that's a 5/14 scri and not the last in 5

11:19 am

sorry nan-i gave you wrong clue!

11:19 am

babbz is correct

11:20 am

I know! but couldn't resist. Now everyonr to the PB!

11:20 am

ty babbz

11:20 am

can anyone help me with co/36 please?

11:20 am

ywc

11:20 am

GOT THE conversation word! down to 13

11:20 am

try 11:18

11:20 am

knew you would stid

11:21 am

the "conversation" slang is for the co 6/36, rhonda

11:21 am

fi

11:21 am

oops. sorry

11:22 am

*fuming at the lousy reffing in the USA-Slovenia match that just ended*

11:22 am

aha fireworks!

11:23 am

YAY Babbz!

11:23 am

Anyone need a clue ! Thanks Stid

11:23 am

(((EvaN))) me too. Babble. It will make it better.... *offers choclits*

11:23 am

okay, help on the fishy fi 4/8 please?

11:23 am

did the us beat slovenia?

11:23 am

nothing seems to be working.

11:23 am

Thanks, but just drawing a blank!

11:24 am

no babbz, it was a lousy tie, although there was a fair goal from the U.S. toward the end that got DQ'd. lousy refs.

11:24 am

rhonda -- a house that is pre-built is pre-***; slang for talking with other folks is co*-(house ending)

11:25 am

babbz -- it was a tie, but we were ROBBED of a goal. ref called offsides -- there was NO offsides, and added to that, there were 2 penalties that never got called either.

11:25 am

i don't think the fi 4,8 is a fish

11:25 am

that oc 7 is ridiculous

11:25 am

that's what I thought, nana

11:25 am

change the first letter to f and it sounds more like the racketeering acronym....

11:26 am

Good afternoon all......

11:26 am

ooh that stinks about the soccer game

11:27 am

stid - if you have the fi4/7 just change a cons for the 4/8

11:27 am

hello caitlyn!

11:27 am

cait!!!

11:27 am

Thank you!! finally got it!

11:27 am

FM!!

11:27 am

Hello hun, how ya doing?

11:27 am

hey FM!

11:27 am

USA just really needed to win that one. a draw is ok, but a win would have been amazing.

11:27 am

thanks FM *thinking*

11:28 am

I booked a holiday last night............to Corfu, going next Friday!

11:28 am

ohh how lovely cait :)

11:28 am

GAH. silly word

11:28 am

caitlyn, that is wonderful! what a great idea!

11:28 am

taking anyone else along?

11:28 am

Hello EvaN!

11:29 am

is hte Ni fishy?

11:29 am

yes, we are all going and I will get the babble jet out for its annual party/airtime :)

11:29 am

I felt a bit daring, but it looks perfect, quiet with a pool right by the beach with a bus stop outside to get around , hubby is going too stid

11:30 am

yes, stid

11:30 am

okay, *thinking*

11:30 am

Thats a great idea FM

11:30 am

vinic

11:30 am

a small alcove sitd.

11:30 am

th 5/14, please?

11:30 am

you get the babble jet going and I will bring the portable hot tub and the cabana boys! (and girls)

11:30 am

thanks for the ni

11:31 am

HAve a lovely time cait - you deserve a break and a rest :)

11:31 am

Big time "OPPS"

11:31 am

I think I will leave hubby at home then stid LOL

11:31 am

oh. I thought I had that OC 7... help please?

11:31 am

it's okay Rhonda -- did it work?

11:32 am

oc 7: 8 female singers?

11:32 am

maybe they are french singers

11:33 am

LOL thanks nan!

hi, and thanks for that cybernan

11:33 am

th5 = th + h*** ( to throw something)

11:33 am

hey guernseygirl!

11:33 am

down to 3. then I have to jet. Mother and I have so much fun planned! :-D

11:33 am

thanks..yes it sure did

11:33 am

ty fm

hey stid

11:33 am

Hi guernsey

11:34 am

two... and thanks Rhonda, that was one that I needed! LOL

11:34 am

*restocks penalty box*

11:34 am

yw cnan Glad yo uare having such a good day sittdy.

11:34 am

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

11:34 am

firewords!!!! ((((Hugs everyone))))

11:34 am

Yaya congrats cnon!

11:34 am

YAY Nan!!! again we finish together! LOL

11:34 am

Congrats nan!!

11:35 am

oh and congrats sitddy dear!!!!

11:35 am

Congrats stiddy !!

11:35 am

^5 stid

hi caitlin. congrats nan and stid

11:35 am

A whole guilt-free day to NOT be productive, FM. I am ready! LOL (or will be, once I am dressed and out the door... ) back late tonight to clue. ^5 nan! *poof*

11:35 am

Hi gg

11:36 am

Enjoy stid :)

11:36 am

Bye stid have a great day

11:36 am

I hate waiting around ready to start a trip! -- have everything assembled and ready to pack, but too early for that yet!

11:36 am

bye stid

hi FM. have a lovely time stid

11:36 am

stid deserves a day off - she works so hard all the rest of the time!

11:37 am

anyone want any clues before I go and change my ic4?

11:37 am

T'is such a great ic4 cnan

11:37 am

nan is she a new granddaughter, she is so alert?

11:37 am

2nd ci?

11:38 am

c+ charged particle

11:38 am

ty

11:38 am

yes that is our new granddaughter, Frankie, taken when only a few hours old.

11:39 am

She is lovely nan

11:39 am

Welcome to the world Frankie and welcome to babble :)

11:39 am

We will be heading down to the coast next week to meet her.

babble for babbies

11:40 am

That will be a great trip for you, very exciting

11:41 am

births, deaths and mariages all happen in babble land.

11:41 am

just the beginning, cait -- we are then heading down to Seattle where we will have dinner with Stid and family, then off the next day for an 18 day tour of Shanghai, Beijing and the Yangtze River

11:42 am

Oh wow - that is a trip and a half cnan!

11:42 am

WOW nan what a fantastic trip

sounds great.

11:43 am

hope you will put up some pics when you return cnan.

11:43 am

I probably will, fm -- not on flicker though as I can't remember the password!

11:44 am

lol same here - I was trying to remember it this morning as I wanted to upload some photos.

passwords are the bane of my cyber life

i can never remember which cat i've used for which site

11:46 am

and heaven forbid we write them down somewhere!

11:46 am

I now use the same one for everything except my pc access pw.

11:47 am

so far, I can still remember those 2 -- lol

11:47 am

I panicked last night when I was paying for my hols, they wanted 2nd 4th and 5th letters of password luckily I used the correct one !

11:47 am

and now of course we have the extra layer of security when shooping on line that demands 4 letters of a particular passowrd - which yuou can never remeber or spell incorrectly!

i've tried that, but some want letters and numbers, some want more letters than others, some are case-sensitive, some aren't, etc. etc.

11:48 am

Oh we sound like the people on grumpy old women LOL

11:48 am

lol gg and cait

11:49 am

if nobody wants clues, I will be on my way...

i AM a grumpy old woman

11:49 am

lol gg

11:49 am

TTFN cnan

bye, nan

11:49 am

Im okay nan, see you soon take care

11:49 am

bye all -- a demain :)

11:50 am

Oh I love those grumpy old women TV progs - i so Identify with much of what is said :)

me too, and it's good to know that other people share your irritation.

11:51 am

cait - btw my glass is empty and I am waiting for some olives!!!!!

11:52 am

just cos you are off on your hols soon is no need to neglect your friends!

11:52 am

Sorry FM I was just getting the drinks and snacks ready , I have a selection of olives as you can see tuck in

11:53 am

ooohhh lovely :)

i bet you'll have some lovely olives in Corfu

11:53 am

gg help yourself before we eat all the olives

11:54 am

Did you knowthat Haz is doing a 10 mile walkthis evening to raise £ for breast cancer?

ty caitlyn.

no. that's great.

11:54 am

No I didnt know that, well done to Haz!!

pity it's raining.

11:55 am

yup - I am blowing the trumpet on her behalf - the start at about 10pm this evening.

why so late?

11:55 am

Thats a late start

11:55 am

She has already raised £500+

11:56 am

Fantastic

wow, that's very good.

11:56 am

It's a moonlight walk -which has been done many times in the UK

what a lovely idea. i hope it's not too overcast. it's very cloudy here

11:58 am

Quite often the women walking wear pink bras to emphasise the cancer link - it is a big thing here in England.

11:58 am

I will put a bottle of wine in the pb for her with her name on, no one else is to to5/16 it!

11:59 am

and even men wear pink bras too if they do the walk :)

i wouldn't dream of half-inching it, cait

a friend of mine did one dressed as a pink viking

12:01 pm

~I think she will probably appreciate a good mug of tea cait as Haz is not a drinker. LOL gg what a great image there

12:01 pm

A lot of my friends have done the race for life, we also a a group called Rhondda breast friends that raise a lot of money they had a great calender out at xmas

12:01 pm

In that case gg, help yourself lol

naked, Cait?

12:02 pm

Not quite but it was a fun one

12:02 pm

It is so grat to hear of all the efforts that people are making to raise money for soooooo many causes.

12:03 pm

BRB

12:03 pm

I must go and water the garden,we didnt get the rain that was promised

we have it here. i'll send some over to you if you like

12:03 pm

I will wait for FM though

while you're waiting, do you have the co7 and 8 cait?

12:07 pm

Its hard to clue gg, a babys bed plus the word to throw with a different letter on the end

12:08 pm

The 8 has a vowel on the end

12:08 pm

Im sure that was a rubbish clue sorry

i'll have to think about this.

12:08 pm

Come up from the bottom t

my problem is i can't think of another word for throw

ah, got it. ty cait

now to see what it means

12:10 pm

co7 1st 3 letters = camp bed + cons + 3 letter word forornamental garden planter.

12:11 pm

Okay I knew it was a rubbish clue, but it worked LOL

well i never. ty f mitch as well

12:11 pm

oh sorry see you have it already.

12:12 pm

Pouring another glass for you both, I really must go and do the watering, see you tomorrow, take care bye

must go and get some food. the olives were great, thanks. i'll be back later for the last 12 words, bye all

12:13 pm

Cheers cait!!!

I'll take that glass wtih me and drink it while i'm cooking, thanks. bye cait

12:13 pm

and bye gg.

sorry to lleave you on your own FM but i'm sure someone else will come along. bye RM

FM

Good evening everyone.

12:14 pm

:) np

Been out to looooong lunch and just back.

12:15 pm

Evening Sally wow that was a good lunch then?

12:16 pm

hello, co6/36 pls

Lovely! Sat in garden and drank Pimms, then fab BBq and salads, good friends.

12:19 pm

During the symposium, I thought I would have a COXXXX with some of my colleagues

12:19 pm

co6/36 = shore form for a prisoner + 3 letters that mean great, wonderful.

12:20 pm

Sounds great Sally!

hi all ...hi peri how is your kitty today?

ooh, nice clue. ty FM. Only just started and grid looks good so far.

12:22 pm

It is not too bad today but ther are some strange words hidden in it.

12:22 pm

Hi barb

12:23 pm

Hello...

Must collect eggs, brb

12:24 pm

hi all

hi jellen and FM

hi jmc

see you soon sally

12:24 pm

hi everyone

hi bichon

12:26 pm

I have been in the Bay Area of SF for almost two weeks and this is the first cloudy day

12:27 pm

hi bichon and bye sally

12:27 pm

still trying to understand the co6/36 clue :-(

12:28 pm

the prefix meaning against + a shortening of a word meaning marvelous or wonderful

12:28 pm

got it!

12:28 pm

yay jmc!

12:28 pm

it was the second part that I was running up agaist!

12:28 pm

hi FM

12:29 pm

the co7/40 has been in the grid before

12:29 pm

Hi jmc and bichon

Just thought I would share that when I went out our front door this morning...standing there was a big huge 5 point Buck white tail deer...he was lovely to see...but of course ran away before I could get the camera

12:30 pm

how nice!

12:30 pm

Oh what a sight that must have been Barb!

12:31 pm

hello everybody! Sally, are you still here?

12:31 pm

Evening ruby.

12:31 pm

that's incredible to have a buck in your front yard!

12:32 pm

hello FM and jmc

12:32 pm

Hi, ruby

it really was fm.....we live in a residental area near some fields occasionally we see them but to have it on the door step oh my

12:32 pm

I like your nasturtiums FMitch, they're humongous

hi ruby

12:33 pm

Sally's anti-heron pond nets arrived today, after my spending hours on the phone making arrangements, and guess who had to install them after Mr. Nasty didn't speak to me all day! Except to say "We're finished, not married anymore!"

12:33 pm

lol thanks bichon - I grew them from seed. :)

12:33 pm

hi jellen

ruby glad you got nets now

12:34 pm

Oh no ruby!???

12:34 pm

I just drop seeds in the ground in the spring and they grow, but not always that big

Hi, I'm back. Oh ruby are you serious?

12:34 pm

I am disgusted, but I'll be da**ed if I'll cry!

12:34 pm

(((ruby)))

12:34 pm

he is getting worse and worse

12:35 pm

well, sorry to say but you are going to be best off by yourself.

not sure what to say ruby...so (((hugs))) instead

12:35 pm

that is one of the things i like about DC is the occasional wild life in the middle of the city

12:35 pm

anyway the pond nets are splendid and we still have the bronze heron on the edge, so I think our remaining 20-25 fish will be OK!

you will have more fish in no time if they all mate

12:36 pm

I think so, too, FM.

12:36 pm

hopefully, they're not all girls!

12:36 pm

sorry for the lag *pulls out "How to speak lovingly to your wife" as a gift for Mr Nasty*

I'm glad the nets are OK ruby. And I agree with FM, you might be better on your own. Buy him a one-way ticket back to the US.

12:36 pm

(((ruby)))

well one boy is all it will take :)

12:37 pm

Who's Mr. Nasty?

12:37 pm

Do what has to be done ruby and visit lawers and make sure yo ua re taken care of.

12:37 pm

I wish I could, but it would be like putting an unwanted dog by the side of the road! He's just too old to discard

12:37 pm

hello wildcat

12:37 pm

the house is mine, free and clear. As for the rest, I think it's 50/50, so I'm OK.

12:38 pm

what a sweetheart you are ruby!

12:38 pm

hi sweetie. sorry to hear of your trouble

12:38 pm

*pours ruby a cup of herbal tea*

12:38 pm

got one word left.....can someone help with NU 6/24?

12:39 pm

he is such a jerk sometimes and deaf the rest of the time. But I'm OK. I have my beautiful garden and my wonderful pups. I wouldn't prefer to be any other place!

12:39 pm

it is a Catholic church meeting, nu6

12:39 pm

ruby I will only say this once - yow wnat to spend the next 20 years with someone you don't love anymore? Life is too short.

12:40 pm

he's almost 85; I don't think it will be another 20 years!

12:40 pm

lol OK hun :)

brb

12:40 pm

any help for the non-catholics?

12:41 pm

Ooh got it!

12:41 pm

I just feel very strongly for your position.

Perhaps you should adopt a different strategy ruby. He has heart problems, right? So make him really really mad every day :)

12:41 pm

his previous ex-wife wouldn't want him, his children are estranged, and I don't have enough money of my own to set him up in a separate house. I think I'll have to tough out the next 5 or so years

12:41 pm

lol sally for shame!

12:41 pm

raofl, Sally. You are wicked!!!

12:41 pm

how about a brandy for him each morning so he sleeps through the day

Sedative in morning drink?

12:42 pm

but you cqn't imagine how much I appreciate all your support!!!!

12:42 pm

or a benadryl in his cereal

12:42 pm

LOL who knew there were so many murduring wives out there!!!

12:42 pm

Sound Hitchcockian here

lol, FM!

12:43 pm

what? not me-- just enough to get him to nod off and not be annoying

12:43 pm

like my French girlfriend who used to give her husband rohypnol so he'd leave her be....

I still think wires round the pond would be a good idea. Then, when he is leaning over looking at his fish ..... The perfect murder.

12:43 pm

oh good lord ruby!

12:43 pm

This morning he got mad because he said I made a face! I had been up about 15 minutes!

12:44 pm

I thought rohypnol was what men gave women

12:44 pm

I'm sure I'm no beautify in the morning but please.....

12:44 pm

see that would have gotten me to make a face at him! lol

12:44 pm

beauty, not "ify*

ruby, really, don't be a victim here. If he gets mad because you "made a face", make a really bad one at him to show him what a bad face really looks like.

12:44 pm

she put it in her husband's scotch to make him pass oout

12:45 pm

<==agrees with sally this time

12:45 pm

he said that I am nice to the dogs, to the plumber, to everybody but him!

12:45 pm

OK, I'll practice in front of the mirror!

oh my you go away for a moment and come back to plotting schemes...

Normally I am a peace maker, but I was once married to a husband who destroyed my self-confidence. Never again. Stand up to him. Show him he's being silly, stick your tongue out, say, yes, boo, be silly.

12:46 pm

I thought it was a hoot with the pond nets because he was forced to speak to me as he couldn't understand the directions at all and it was easy for me

aw ruby I am so sorry for your unhappiness

12:46 pm

when my mother got mad when her mind started to go we found that making everything a joke worked pretty well

12:47 pm

pb for ruby!

12:47 pm

thank you barb, but I still look at the bright side of this. After all, I could be elsewqhere and not in this beautiful place if not for him. He did, after all, give me the house as an engagement gift!

12:47 pm

ruby, you're too nice to have to live this way. If it's your house, can't you give him the boot

12:47 pm

uh oh, sorry for the ho**, into the pb I go

12:47 pm

nice gift so he must have been okay once

lol ruby, that's a good gift.

wow that is a large gift to say the least

sending in cookies and tea for ruby

12:48 pm

yes, but he was married to someone else at the time! lol. I should have known better!

12:48 pm

not to mention all the people who have come and gone over lu***!

I've said it before, I just think he is going senile.

12:48 pm

but the gift does not make up for the years of abuse that followed. ruby, you don't have to live this way regardless of what may happen to him when you leave him

12:48 pm

<== agrees with sally again

12:49 pm

((RUBY))

Well I think I lu***ed back from lu***

hi river

12:49 pm

I THINK SO TOO, sALLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS HEART ATTACK. Whoops, sorry for caps. What's the lu***

12:49 pm

Hello everyone - just passing through

gosh I don't want to get old...it is too scary

12:49 pm

has he seen a doctor to back up that diagnosis?

12:49 pm

midday meal ruby

12:49 pm

hello dancer, I was just imploding, as usual!

12:50 pm

oh, I had that. LOL

If you have too much to drink with your lu*** you might lu***

12:50 pm

thats what we are here for rubyfoo

12:50 pm

*supports what wildcat said*

12:50 pm

moi?

12:50 pm

I don't like roller coasters because they lu***!

12:50 pm

he is really charming with his doctors.

12:50 pm

has mr. nasty seen a doctor recently?

I meant me in this case :-) having been out for a very long and boozy lu888

12:51 pm

my mother was too ruby . . .

12:51 pm

but they can still observe symptoms regardless of his behavior

12:51 pm

in 6/24 please

sorry, sb lu***

12:51 pm

sounds like fun, sally, what did you eat/drink?

12:51 pm

*wonders if there is something satanic about 888*

12:51 pm

you best pull that doctor aside and tell him what is really going on

12:51 pm

LOL Sally I can hear you hic uping from here!

12:51 pm

I've tried that, but the MD's here are very macho

12:52 pm

nm...

12:52 pm

it may be something as simple as a urinary tract infection which actually causes dementia in the elderly

12:52 pm

find a woman MD

We sat in their gorgeous garden (6 of us) and started with Pimms, then went onto wine with BBQ and magic salads, then gooseberry fool or chocolate something for dessert, then coffee, then more drinks - then husband drove home. hic!

12:52 pm

wtg jeff

12:52 pm

no symptoms. Even when he had the heart attack, he had no pain. He is one tough guy!

12:52 pm

magic salad???

12:52 pm

hi all. ruby, sit in your beautiful garden and meditate :)

12:52 pm

magic salads?

Magic as in delicious.

12:53 pm

Hi, Dorens

12:53 pm

magic salad? Sounds like something my gardener might mix up with funny-shaped leaves.....

Not as in magic mushrooms ;-)

12:53 pm

hi dorens!

12:53 pm

oh sounds brill Sally :)

12:53 pm

hi all. just stealing a couple of minutes at work

12:54 pm

Hey Dorens!

12:54 pm

hi doren

12:54 pm

next wednesday is the last day of school... then I may be on during the day far more often, and will see all you folks more often

Dementia can take many forms, ruby, suggest you have a good google. It can take the form of aggression, and if he is running scared because of his heart attack, his age, the thought you might dump him, he may well lash out with his tongue. Not standing up for him, you understand, just trying to understand what might be going on.

I'm stuck at 18 words...love the chatter but I better do a few things before school is out. bye for all now and (((((special hugs ))))) for ruby and a -----<--<@ too

12:55 pm

wow you still have school? my kids are both out now

12:55 pm

Must get some dinner - thanks for the chat.

12:55 pm

bye fm.

another week here yet

12:55 pm

Bye, FMitch

bye fm

Bye for now FM.

12:56 pm

bye FM

12:56 pm

bye FM

12:56 pm

that seems late

ruby did you get your flower I sent????

12:56 pm

it is usual for here

12:56 pm

Hello Everybody. {{{{Rubes}}}}}}. I just sent you a message on FB - hope you enjoy it....

hi soodle bye soodle

12:56 pm

what a wonderful group of friends. Sally, yes, I've looked up dementia and it surely fits, but I can't put him out with the trash!

12:56 pm

Hi Soodle

12:57 pm

""soodle}}

12:57 pm

Hi, Soodle

12:57 pm

that was supposed to be hugs.... :(

12:57 pm

no but there may be a underlying medical condition that can be dealt with

12:57 pm

no, you can't ruby, but it can make you feel better to know that it is him and not you, yes?

No I understand that ruby. What you can do is find a way of coping for yourself so his behaviour doesn't distress you.

12:57 pm

Ruby, I consider myself hugged :)

12:58 pm

I think when he had the blocked artery last Sept, it affected the blood flow to his brain and did some damage and made everything go downhill

12:58 pm

or he can be given a sedative or antiphych drugs

12:58 pm

that is entirely plausible

12:58 pm

I know it's not me. LOL

Perhaps ruby needs the sedative :-)

12:58 pm

I've tried giving him my Xanax, but he thinks they're addictive! hahah

12:59 pm

I take Xanax at night and get my 8 hrs sleep, regardless!

12:59 pm

yes i know that... but you know what i mean... something physical makes it easier to deal, i would think. (and yes, xanax can be, but sneak them to him anyway)

12:59 pm

I'll grind them up in his applesauce!

1:00 pm

good idea... well, back to the kids now. see you later

1:00 pm

bye dorens

1:01 pm

thank you all for this supportive chat. I feel buoyed up and much farther from tears!

1:01 pm

Later, Dorens

bye dorens

1:03 pm

<belch> i need a beer i have been licking envelops during most of this chat

1:04 pm

yuck jmc

1:04 pm

use a sponge and then drink the beer anyway!

1:04 pm

i meant to say blech but belch works too lol

1:04 pm

My not so dear, but oh so departed husband skyped me out of the blue yesterday. It was the first time I'd seen him in 3 years. He is bloated, bald and blotchy. And, as luck would have it, I had full make-up on, and my hair was done! Sweet!!!

1:04 pm

whoo hooo soodle!

1:04 pm

Yes

Vengeance is sweet soodle.

1:05 pm

make-up and good hair are the best revenge!

1:06 pm

Hes clearly very conscious of the baldness, and kept rubbing the top of his head, and I saw that he has gotten tattoos. He is 55!!!

1:06 pm

and did you keep that beautiful smile on your face soodle

1:06 pm

yuck!

1:06 pm

ewwww

1:07 pm

and a bright, blue-eyed Irish smile?

1:07 pm

going through another childhood maybe

1:07 pm

River, I could barely talk I was laughing so hard.

1:07 pm

good! sounds perfect. Next, you can sweetly deal with mine!

1:08 pm

Gladly, Rubes :)

1:08 pm

we need to find some happy pills for yours and mine ruby

1:09 pm

sounds like a plane, dancer!

1:09 pm

<==thinking widowhood has its benefits

1:09 pm

we know yours was a horrible situation, jmc, but they are no fun when they get old!!!

1:10 pm

or a plan, maybe

1:10 pm

widowhood *hmmm*

1:10 pm

like a one-way ticket!

1:10 pm

River, are you having man problems as well?

You all realise that if ruby's husband meets a sudden end, we will be veeery suspicious.

1:11 pm

oh yeah

1:11 pm

lol he can't create problems for me at least! (Other than the in-laws)

1:11 pm

poor ruby has heard my venting by way of email

1:11 pm

uh oh!

1:12 pm

or start the party plans sally

1:12 pm

I could start adding butter to his abstemious meals. He might just think they tasted better. Actually, I started tonight!

1:12 pm

It's amazing how much cauliflower one can eat with butter on it

1:12 pm

death by butter....

Lots of cream, foie gras.

lol ruby!

1:13 pm

I am still paying into a life insurance policy on my departed husband. Par-Tay at Soodles when he finally pops his clogs!

1:13 pm

death by butter is how i want to go

i'm sure this has been mentioned in the chog at some stage today, but how is cooth and uncooth NOT in the dictionary???

1:13 pm

unfortunately, I'm the one who likes all that fatty stuff and he eschews it. But I can certainly slip butter into his veggies

1:13 pm

I think there is a different vowel there pinny

1:13 pm

because it's spelled with ou not oo pinny

1:13 pm

change the vowel in cooth

1:14 pm

i assumed it is spelled uncouth

1:14 pm

ruby - your little self needs the extra butter

1:14 pm

oh ty ruby!

really??? has it always had a 'u' in it??? how bizarre!

1:15 pm

I dont know how to un a co5/16

1:15 pm

*dances a little jig on teh way to the pb*

1:15 pm

I eat butter, sour cream sweet cream, potato pancakes, chicken fat, you name it. I'm lucky, I guess

1:15 pm

and do you make piecrust with real lard?

1:15 pm

asks the woman who lives in the country that puts random U's in lots of words like "colour"?

1:15 pm

I inherited the good cholesterol gene from my long-lived dad!

1:16 pm

no, with real butter!

1:16 pm

that is too funny, jmc, about the u's

1:16 pm

but true!!! ruby

1:17 pm

Lol JMC

1:17 pm

husband accumulates plaque without eating any "bad" fats

1:17 pm

if I could just eat white food, I would!

1:17 pm

but you would be so limited on cheese ruby

oh dear what a shame ruby **sobs crocodile tears for husband's plaque**

1:18 pm

sally you are in rare form today!

1:18 pm

yes, but there's ice cream and white vegetables and I would include yellow (for butter, etc)

1:18 pm

evening everyone

1:18 pm

oh well if you include yellow. . .

1:18 pm

hi katie. Do you have any recipes with hidden biutter?

1:19 pm

hi katie

1:19 pm

Hi, Katie

1:19 pm

personally i need meat and tomatoes and spinach and basil and parsley and eggplants and. . . . .

1:19 pm

Hi Katie

1:19 pm

he won't even eat vichysoisse!

1:20 pm

and I make the best potato pancakes!

1:20 pm

can't you just start every meal that needs something fried or browned at the start with butter rather than oil?

1:20 pm

I thought it was a crime in france not to eat vichysoisse

1:20 pm

French meat, at least in this region, really isn't worth eating

1:20 pm

I would have to use some olive oil too, or he might catch on

1:21 pm

I love potatoe pancakes

1:21 pm

are we trying to sneak it in for good or evil?

1:21 pm

*thinks sadly of life without bbq ribs*

OK ruby. Plan B. I once wrote a short story about someone who encouraged her neighbour into an early death. She told him that someone fancied him, and what a good shape he was in. She encouraged him (knowing he had a bad heart) to do lots of exercise, go to the gym, go running.... I merely offer this as a random thought.

1:21 pm

evil katie definitely evil

1:21 pm

but this is certainly giving me some lovely and evil ideas!!!!!

1:21 pm

the French have bad meat? I'm surprised. I thought all the food in France was terrific

1:21 pm

oh good *evil grin*

1:22 pm

Katie - welcome to the chog - loads of handy hints on how to murder your husband....

1:22 pm

ruby has been complaining about the meat there since I met her!

1:22 pm

*taking notes*

1:22 pm

I've gotten him on a "fast-walking" program, 5 times a week

giggle, soodle. Actually I quite like mine :-)

1:22 pm

All suggestions welcome......

1:22 pm

good thing most of the guys are either not here or lurking

1:22 pm

I was used to big American t-bones!

1:22 pm

we dont want to make him healthier ruby

1:22 pm

mmmmm steak!

1:22 pm

Maybe it's only in comparison, but we would find it great

1:23 pm

me too but it doesn't hurt to have a back up plan ;-)

1:23 pm

they are hiding jmc

They are probably also making notes

1:23 pm

maybe I could encourage him into VERY fast walking!

1:23 pm

Sally!!! You have no business on here if you are fond of your husband!!

1:23 pm

you can't blame them if they are lurking lol

1:23 pm

pb sally

1:23 pm

Well, I don't eat t-bones. The only red meat I eat is lamb.

1:23 pm

I miss American meat!

1:23 pm

anyone seen Nancy Boy recently?

1:23 pm

i kinda liked my husband too but it is fun to scheme

Running up hills is definitely recommended for people with heart disease, especially if they are 85.

1:24 pm

funnily, the halaal lamb here is better tahan the lamb I used to get in the US

1:24 pm

saw NB yesterday

Soooor! Does it count if I used the plural?

1:24 pm

he actually walks up hills.....

1:24 pm

well they don't squeeze the death out of lamb like they do beef

NB was moving to a new place.

1:25 pm

oh did they not solve things?

1:25 pm

well yes sally it does count

1:25 pm

the beef here is very lean, they don't use feed lots, I guess

1:25 pm

no they did not - its done

1:25 pm

not much to solve if leo was cheating on him

1:25 pm

America is not known for its lamb. Most of the good lamb comes from down under

1:25 pm

oh big hugs out to him!!!!

1:25 pm

I hope his medical tests were negative!!!!

1:26 pm

Poor NB.

1:26 pm

Ive eaten beef, grass fed, in Argentina. Much more flavorful than American

1:26 pm

from New Zealand and frozen. Here it comes from Lyon and is very fresh and wonderful.

**Finds hidden choclit in PB**

1:26 pm

sometimes couples can move on but if not it's better that it was quick! At least he knows we are here for him

1:26 pm

what medical tests?

1:27 pm

I get my meat at Costco. Best value, best taste. Seafood too

1:27 pm

you cant blame him for not being able to trust if he did this so early in a relationship

1:27 pm

his BF was out and about, I'm afraid

1:27 pm

frozen meat is okay -- frozen seafood not so much

1:28 pm

i'm not sure I would be able to forgive but I do know people who have, let's hope I never have to find out

1:28 pm

the seafoood here is even worse than the meat because we are so far inland except for lake fish

Sneaks out of PB. Sensible of him to have tests if that is what he has done.

1:28 pm

of course, leo was a neophyte and probably was just seeing if it was NB or the real deal for being gay

1:28 pm

But still very worrying.

1:28 pm

but messing about in that situation is just too dangerous

1:28 pm

but there is no reason NB should put up with it

1:28 pm

football is about to kick off, I will try not to swear

1:29 pm

*wear it==>*

1:29 pm

did you watch the game this afternoon and see the bad call by the referee for the US goal?

1:29 pm

who's playing I want to know who to root for

1:29 pm

The refs have been uniformly bad today.

1:29 pm

just looked up what neophyte meant lol

1:30 pm

let's hope they improve tonight lol

1:30 pm

gd night everybody, it's kick off time!!!! terrible refs!

When NB met Leo, Leo was with a girl, Katie.

1:30 pm

bye ruby

1:30 pm

Nite Rubes {{{{}}}}}

1:30 pm

{{soodle}}

1:30 pm

I hope it's 5-1 to us with James dropping a howler for the goal against

1:30 pm

hi all :)

1:30 pm

ahhhh didn't realise

bye ruby. This is a football-free zone in this house.

1:30 pm

bye ruby

1:30 pm

Sheepish grin....I looked up neophyte as well!

1:30 pm

England is playing Algeria. Root for Algeria jmc, but many Babblers will be rooting for England.

1:31 pm

and sally! and jmc! and katie! and hi and bye ata!

1:31 pm

good night ((ruby))

bye ruby.

1:31 pm

too right wht

1:31 pm

{{{dancer}}}

1:31 pm

Bye ruby

1:31 pm

hubby swore in the first 15 seconds lol

1:31 pm

let's see how england can mess things up tonight!

1:31 pm

hi Ata

1:31 pm

if England ties, does the US have a chance?

1:31 pm

I need to get back to work now - bye for now

1:31 pm

Hi, wht

1:31 pm

Hi Ata. Got your vuvuzula at the ready?

1:31 pm

bye jellen

1:32 pm

why should i root for algeria?

And hi Ata. You need to look back in the chog since we have been discussing the best ways of murdering husbands.

1:32 pm

Hi, Ata

1:32 pm

you shouldn't jmc

1:32 pm

Bye River. Keep the chin up. :)

1:32 pm

there were some good tips ata

1:32 pm

lol I saw!!! mine is back tonight after a week away

1:32 pm

I do think ata and ruby ought to get together

1:32 pm

bye river

1:32 pm

murder by butter seems to be the best idea so far!

1:32 pm

Because if they beat England it will be easier for the US to make it out of this round. (It is also an unlikely result. England is the much better team.)

1:33 pm

And me!!!!

Been making, um, written transcripts, have you?

1:33 pm

oh how lucky to have a week off ata - lol

1:33 pm

oh i like underdogs!

1:33 pm

would somebody please invite my DH? He can be very charming!

1:33 pm

don't need transcripts just the archive

1:34 pm

Anyway, I need to get back to work.

1:34 pm

*-8-* go algeria go *-8-*

1:34 pm

Do they really keep all this stuff? HAHAHAH

1:34 pm

lol you were lurking wht?

Would he like to visit here ruby? We have a large pond and a steep drop to the stream.

1:34 pm

have we got wht running scared - its OK wht - we like you...

1:34 pm

and you could ask him to bring his waders to help you muck it out.....

1:34 pm

it's been *lovely*!!

rofl ruby. We can lend him waders.

1:35 pm

wht, it all depends on which team you're supporting!

1:35 pm

I really do need to go back to work - see you all later

They might be a bit greasy on the bottom, though. Can't think how that happened!

1:35 pm

Hay Ata!!!

1:35 pm

bye dance

1:35 pm

yeah the girls are all here except Haz

1:36 pm

FM!

1:36 pm

he almost drowned in our little fishpond once when he slipped and his waders filled up. The gardener dragged him out; I would have just stood there because he's much too big for me!

1:36 pm

Haz is a bit busy ....

1:36 pm

what is she doing

1:36 pm

tonight is her big walk?

You need an ipond with earphones, then you don't hear them screaming.

1:36 pm

Haz is geting ready for her moonlight walk this evening.

1:36 pm

raofl!!!!!

rofl! I mean ipod, not ipond!!!

1:37 pm

maybe we could short-circuit the ipond!

1:37 pm

lmao I like ipond!

1:37 pm

before you know it apple with be bringing an ipond out

1:37 pm

ZAP!

1:37 pm

*will

1:37 pm

I have been building/boosting her up all day in the chog :)

Actually, if he visited, we have an electric fence. Perhaps I could wire it direct into the mains by mistake. Stupid women, never understand electricity.

1:38 pm

lmao at Zap

1:38 pm

can you invite my husband too, Sally?

1:38 pm

mes. handy rubyfoo could help with the re-wiring!

1:38 pm

hi all... back to finish up.. too much hilarity last night! Could not concentrate, still chuckling over the orchestra puns.

You want me to host a murder weekend?

1:38 pm

we could get them all into the pond and then the big ZAP

1:39 pm

Hi, Aloy

1:39 pm

oooooooo what a good idea!

1:39 pm

sounds like a great idea! I'll bring the booze!

1:39 pm

lol Hi Aloy

Sorry, I meant an accidental death by misadventure weekend, of course.

1:39 pm

patting hubby on the knee reasuringly that he's not going to a murder weekend

1:39 pm

absolutely! Hi aloy!

1:39 pm

chat has been so delightful lately! (-:

1:40 pm

don't let him read the chog, Katie, he'll notify the local gendrames!

1:40 pm

gendarmes*

Luckily my husband doesn't play babble or read the chog! He's safe anyway.

1:40 pm

i'm hoping he isn't getting ideas lol

1:40 pm

I'm still harping on about it Alody :)

1:40 pm

he's lucky to have you, sally!

1:40 pm

FM: your flowers are so gorgeous! You must have two green thumbs..

Gendrames must be police with acting abilities.

1:40 pm

hi aloy!

1:41 pm

sorry i missed the fun last night

1:41 pm

can't type for laughing

1:41 pm

thanks Aloy :)

1:41 pm

howdy jmc.. jellen..

1:41 pm

it was a laugh jmc.

1:42 pm

you have such a lovely little garden fm :)

1:42 pm

.. and to think you raised them seeds just amazes me, FM.. you should get a "MaMa Earth" award or something..

1:42 pm

should i go read the archive later? about what time eastern?

1:42 pm

*from seeds

1:42 pm

awe thanks desar! Hows the leg?

1:42 pm

I know it's been a long day, I've driven for 2 1/2 hours to get home and my leg is hurting but seriously how can I not get a 4 letter word when I know the first two letters and the points total

Did I miss a good chog last night? Must go and read the archive later.

1:43 pm

tired!! lol. went for a longg walk earlier. I keep forgetting that leads to sleeping for 5 hours afterwards!

1:43 pm

that kind of a grid, Katie.. don't feel too bad

1:43 pm

*hands katie a hot tody*

1:43 pm

Oh but good that it is healing but do take it easy hun!!!

1:43 pm

ohhh I got it, big smile :-) Thanks jmc

1:44 pm

*feels proud* at Aolys comment :)

1:45 pm

I do try, I just sometimes forget that even 1/2 of noral is still too much!

1:45 pm

well i am definitely getting no where on this grid

1:45 pm

I slept for a couple of hours today too as I woke up at very early o'clock this morning,

1:46 pm

c'mon jmc you can do it!!!

1:46 pm

do you have slugs, FM? I know you can catch them with beer and I read that you could also sprinkle salt, but I'm afraid of killing the flowers with salt.. yet the slugs keep chewing away

1:46 pm

i haven't even gotten close enough to nbt to ask for clues . . . sigh

Copper rings will protect some plants, Aloy

1:47 pm

Nope - no slugs or snails here :)

1:47 pm

in a hotel last night and some drunks came back at about 1 am and woke me up, they were talking for about 20 mins, I couldn't be bothered to put clothes on to go out to shout at them but it was a close run thing

1:47 pm

use salt on the sidewalk/patio and under the rocks where slugs love to stroll for the evening

1:48 pm

hope you have the bailbondsman on speed dial katie

1:48 pm

beer traps do work well.

1:48 pm

*imagines katie running nakid in the hall to yell at drunks*

1:48 pm

someone I knew had beer and thought that it was just encouraging them round for a party there were so many of them

1:48 pm

ty for that suggestion, jmc.. there are indeed rocks near the flowers.. FM, the only beer I had was left over from my "Octoberfest" dinner.. good German beer, gone to the slugs, sigh

1:48 pm

LOL

1:48 pm

that would have scared them away lol

1:49 pm

go buy a six pack of Bud or something equally nasty and use it over the years.

1:49 pm

ooh, finally found vi5

1:50 pm

*looks at aloy waiting*

1:50 pm

I have kept my hostas in pot to avoid any slugs and snails, but al lthe other plants seem to be doing fine.

1:50 pm

vi + I have to think of a ***e clue for jmc because she is a ***e person

1:51 pm

ty aloy

ty aloy

1:51 pm

yw (-:

1:51 pm

hmmm too short for nasty or nutty

1:52 pm

LOL ..

1:52 pm

i once lived down the block from a deli that sold live escargot

1:52 pm

ooh, couldn't try that.. not after my gardening experience.. so slimy!

1:52 pm

some escaped every night and i had so many snails in my backyard and in my house that i had nightmares about them

1:52 pm

i've had them a few times in france, I quite liked them lol

1:53 pm

oh no!!

1:53 pm

used to love to eat them . . . basically a tool to serve garlic butter

1:53 pm

what do they taste like? or do you only taste a sauce/butter?

1:53 pm

lol yep, lovely with enough garlic butter

1:53 pm

ah so..

1:53 pm

where's Ruby?

1:54 pm

Oh it is raining, yay!

1:54 pm

think I prefer garlic bread

1:54 pm

they taste like garlic butter coated rubber

1:54 pm

chewy bit's in garlic butter aloy

1:54 pm

when my 8 year old son and i went to disneyworld and ate at the "french" restaurant there we ordered escargot and the waitress said. . . .

1:54 pm

does happy rain dance for FM

Booby-trapping her pond I think.

1:54 pm

chew? ewwy !

1:54 pm

"you do know those are snails"

1:54 pm

snails could be they way to go lol

1:54 pm

someone please tell me its ok to click the "place order" button on the wedding invitation website..........................

1:54 pm

zap lol

1:55 pm

if cooked properly they are not too chewy -- sorta like clams and calamari

1:55 pm

I've eaten snails on several occasions and you ar right they really are a carrier for the garlic buuter.

1:55 pm

as long as you have double-checked everything, Eva.. go for it!

1:55 pm

*puts on rubber soled shoes*

1:55 pm

have you checked your spelling EvaN?

1:55 pm

just do it eva!

1:56 pm

go go eva!

Especially get the name of the groom right.

1:56 pm

yep that's what I was thinking sally

1:56 pm

especially get the time and date right!

1:56 pm

brb

1:57 pm

or not if you want to keep the numbers down :)

1:57 pm

lol, FM..

1:57 pm

hmmm might not have been the reasurance EvaN was looking for!

1:58 pm

almost have a no5.14 in my Babble Belt..

1:59 pm

whew, alt spelling for the group of 8, oc7 .. didn't know it could be that way

1:59 pm

hope it is not too far away from your pistol Aloy :)

Sounds like a female version, doesn't it.

2:00 pm

BRB

2:00 pm

right FM, so I can blast this grid to the archives!

2:00 pm

yes, Sally.. can't be a small group as 8 means 8, maybe a group of 8 little people

2:02 pm

order is placed! *breathes sigh of relief*

2:02 pm

yeahhh well done EvaN

*Does happy dance for Eva*

2:02 pm

wtg, Eva.. (-:

2:03 pm

i guess theres no changing my mind now!

2:04 pm

*snort* that's not really likely you radiate happiness

2:05 pm

last word un6.24 = latin pl of the un5 before it.. so off I go to finish my laundry.. any clues needed ? (that way I can procrastinate, lol)

2:05 pm

good grief,had to come home and pick the kid up from school,the mrs colonoscopy was for 11:30 am..they just took her in at 2:45!!:((

2:05 pm

medical timekeeping at it's best!

2:06 pm

indeed

2:06 pm

hi crossy! hate it when you have to wait so long.. hope the mrs is feeling fine tho

2:06 pm

kid should be here anytime and back to the hosp i go to see how she is doing

2:06 pm

especially as it is not a nice thing anyway waiting for hours just makes it worse

2:07 pm

last one of these she had hurt her,so i hope all goes better this time

2:07 pm

*returns*

2:07 pm

ooh, I hope so too!

{{hugs}} to crossy and mrs crossy. Now I have fireworks, and must be off to see if other half is OK.

2:08 pm

fingers crossed for her crossy

2:08 pm

bye sally tc

2:08 pm

Congrats Sally!!

2:08 pm

oh and congratulations lol

2:08 pm

yaa for sally!

*gone*

2:08 pm

wb FM.. and congrats to Sally ! Am following her out the Babble door and I have to get some stuff done too.. bye all, see you next grid!

2:08 pm

oh dear - read bvack in the log re Mrs Crossy!

2:09 pm

Byeee Aloy!

2:09 pm

bye aloy enjoy the rest of your day

2:09 pm

she will be fine fm,as long as the dr does not hit that twist in her bowel too hard;(

2:09 pm

(((Mrs crossy)))

hhoul

coul

cOOPS sorry

2:10 pm

almost kaplan

2:10 pm

Give her a good hug from me.

I thought I had moved my cursor

2:10 pm

will do fm,as soon as the spawnage gets here im off again

2:12 pm

Spawnage ROFL

2:12 pm

aka deamon spawn from the seventh circle of hell

2:13 pm

sad thing is he takes after his daddy at that age;)

2:13 pm

I'm sure that doesn't help when you are trying to keep him in line lol

2:14 pm

indeed

2:14 pm

Mother Natures way!! What goes around, comes around. LOL

2:15 pm

a parents biggest gift to their child it letting them live long enough to get to voting age lol

2:15 pm

lol crossy

2:16 pm

Love kds but couldn't eat a whole one.

2:17 pm

rubbish match, present has said that they will use the ad break to try and find something positive to say lol

2:17 pm

well at least they aren't losing lol

2:18 pm

oh dear do I need to go and change channels to see whats happening?

2:18 pm

no, FM. it's VERY boring

2:19 pm

oh good.

2:20 pm

the US match was much more entertaining

2:21 pm

I can't take all this excitement - am going to sigh off for the day and wish you all Happy Babbling and for Haz Happy Walking!!!

2:21 pm

bye FM see you tomorrow

2:21 pm

bye dear!!

2:21 pm

i wouldnt call the US match entertaining. i would call it nail-biting! and unfair -- that last goal was totally good!

2:23 pm

at least something happened in it

2:25 pm

i must be missing something,i sat through the soccer match with u.s and whoever,and it was like watching paint dry:( reminded me of britt dart tourneys..20!! and another 20!..and why we wait for the next throw,i can tell you that sir snidley whiplash is from kent,collects beer taps and likes to collect sheep....lol

2:27 pm

welp, this gal *points thumbs to self* is outta here for the weekend -- taking Ata's spirit to the etsy craft party tonight!

2:27 pm

ooooo have fun!!!!!

2:27 pm

maybe we can equip them all with hockey sticks and make it full contact;)

2:28 pm

no, crossy, that's why it's called sport and not organised thuggery like ice hockey

2:28 pm

lol ata,they keep the thuggery for the stahds

2:29 pm

but each to their own i say

2:29 pm

stands

2:29 pm

Round 1 to Crossy! Seconds out........

2:29 pm

lol

2:31 pm

we don't have thuggery in the stands now thank goodness, happens miles away from the grounds now

2:32 pm

so my rooting for algiers has been for naught?

2:32 pm

algeria haven't been very interestying either ...

2:32 pm

at least David James is back

2:32 pm

I liked the fact that Great Britain refused to let some "known hooligans" get out of the country during the world cup

2:32 pm

not at all jmc they are doing OK

2:33 pm

not some, a lot. They have to go to the Police station with their passport everyday that the world cup is on

2:33 pm

Ata, are you trying to upset me??????????

2:33 pm

well i secretly want the brits to win but I like the idea of rooting for underdogs

2:33 pm

tu

2:34 pm

awwww sorry katie. i presume DJ is not your favourite?

2:34 pm

we are the underdogs at the moment!

2:34 pm

Rob Green is West Ham's keeper, therefore MY keeper, I've taken it all very badly and am very glad we don't all get sacked for one mistake

2:35 pm

ohhhhh. I don't think Rob Green deserved not to play, either, but I'd have rather had David James from the start, so I'm in 2 minds

2:35 pm

*blank look*

2:36 pm

matches the looks on the faces of the england players jmc

2:38 pm

lol katie

2:38 pm

Casty just fell off the sofa - laughing very hard did not go down well

2:38 pm

Hi again...

2:38 pm

hi Jellen

2:38 pm

Hi Jellen

2:38 pm

hello all

2:38 pm

help with co6/36 pls

2:38 pm

hi jell and peri

2:39 pm

ou**, Katied!

2:39 pm

lmao poor Casty!!

2:39 pm

oc 7, please?

2:39 pm

ex-prisoner+ you look ***ulous!

2:39 pm

a

2:39 pm

ty jmc

2:40 pm

hubby is now averaging one f word about every 30 seconds

2:40 pm

wtf Gerrard!

2:41 pm

Mr Beckham is looking well......

2:42 pm

i think mine can beat that ...with a few others in between..what is it with men and football

2:42 pm

does he still play?

2:42 pm

Nope. He is on the sideline, but looking HOT!

2:43 pm

ah well didn't he marry a spice girl?

2:43 pm

(loved the movie bend it like beckham and that is the only reason i know who he is)

2:43 pm

May I have a clue for oc 7, please?

2:44 pm

sorry jell i don't have it

2:44 pm

He did! Victoria aka Posh Spice

2:45 pm

Jellen, extend the OC 5. Repeat the final cons and add a vowel

2:45 pm

Ahh...Thanks Soodle

2:46 pm

Your welcome :)

2:46 pm

ooh could i have a clue for the oc5 then :-D

2:46 pm

Yay, got the pi 8!

2:46 pm

*giggle*

2:46 pm

oc5 = group of eight

2:47 pm

ty jell i am in stupid mode today

2:47 pm

warm office, friday afternoon

2:48 pm

2nd lu5 pls

2:49 pm

Lu*** is to stagger

2:49 pm

pi8? ooo

2:49 pm

Just change middle consonant

2:49 pm

ty Jellen

2:50 pm

pi 5 + not in

2:50 pm

chance of scoring hubby has just stropped off

2:50 pm

oo ty jell!

2:53 pm

is this going to get any more interesting, katie???

2:55 pm

I fear not but it is funny how quickly he has gone from being the best manager in the world to the worst!!

2:55 pm

Oh!! Fireworks, when I wasn't expecting them. Yay!!!

2:55 pm

congrats soodle

2:55 pm

yes lol

2:56 pm

they are now talking about a draw would not be so bad lol

2:56 pm

bi

2:56 pm

yay soodlepoodle!

2:56 pm

whoo hoo soodle

2:56 pm

bye all must keep my car from being towed! bbl

2:57 pm

Thanks Ata-Hari!!

2:57 pm

bye jmc

2:59 pm

ch

3:01 pm

hi

3:02 pm

Hi kje

Hey all. How are "we"?

3:04 pm

we are fine - how are all of you?

All of me is OK. lots of getting wet today, swimming and huge rainstorm...hair not dry yet.

3:05 pm

waiting for the football to be over to go to bed red, how are you

3:05 pm

wet is good in the heat

yes, its ok, the rainstorm wet I did not like. AS I got soaked to the underwear.

3:06 pm

you wet your underwear?

the rain wet it for me!

3:07 pm

either way - you have wet underwear!

3:07 pm

*so she says^

3:07 pm

good afternoon....need help with last six

no not anymore, I put all the wet in the wash!!!!

3:08 pm

i just started, mpit, so likely not much help

hi Mpitt!

3:08 pm

give it a go Mpitt, I might have some of them

I have 49 left. very slowly picking it apart.

3:09 pm

ru 5/14, first to 5/12, to 6/27, tu 5/14, un 6/24 and vi 5/18...my monkeys are on strike and my brain just went blank...

3:09 pm

i have 65 left

3:09 pm

lol

3:09 pm

hi red

3:10 pm

Hi again...was summoned by his majesty...

I want to change my icon...but not sure if I want to do a clue for just change it...

3:10 pm

Hi jellen

3:10 pm

oh, he has gained royal status, has he?

3:10 pm

to 6/27 what would be yelled in a fencing match meaning to equal

3:11 pm

tell him he can not be king of the house until he gets a wedding ring n that finger!

3:11 pm

gin and to5/12, fencers score to6/27, tu5/14 something between a shirt and a dress

3:11 pm

Yes, kje...was sitting in the spa tub and decided he was bored...

3:11 pm

un6/24 add a latin ending to the one above it

3:11 pm

vi5/18 rhymes with a medical place

3:12 pm

the others are the 4 I am missing lol

3:12 pm

Tee hee!

3:13 pm

ah... spa tub... now there is an idea

3:13 pm

8 left and no un's!

3:14 pm

ty dan, 3 to go

3:15 pm

50 left... and likely un's!

3:15 pm

2 left

3:15 pm

ty 3 left the ru5/14, tu 5/14 between shirt and dress???, and the vi 5/18 medical place...thinking...scratching head...eyes are fluttering...

3:15 pm

Woohoo...got the un's!

3:15 pm

3 left...

3:16 pm

longer than a shirt, shorter than a dress, often worn with leggings

3:16 pm

tu5 like gin and to5

3:16 pm

same ending for the vi5

3:16 pm

gin and tu5's are likely a bad idea... could lead to serious flirting

3:16 pm

ru5= ru* (move quickly on foot) + 2/3 frozen water

3:16 pm

got it dan

3:16 pm

also probably the ru5 MP

3:17 pm

gin and tu5 haha

3:17 pm

in5/12 is my last

3:17 pm

isn't that what a toga party is?

3:17 pm

hip hip hurray I have fireworks ty everyone...

3:18 pm

yay mpit!

3:18 pm

Yay, MPitt!!!

3:18 pm

in + what they put your ashes in,,,

3:18 pm

good point, dan2, and we all know how bad those can get

3:18 pm

congrats Mpit

3:18 pm

in 6?

3:18 pm

ty Mpit

3:18 pm

in5 in and what some plants are put in or cremated ashes are put in

3:19 pm

Fireworks :-)

3:19 pm

too late :(

3:19 pm

7 to go

3:19 pm

in + religious fringe

3:19 pm

woohoo katie!!!

3:19 pm

Yay, Katie!!!

3:19 pm

legs hurting, football rubbish, hubby sulking, bed shortly!! anyone want clues before I go?

3:19 pm

Thanks peri and kje!

3:19 pm

un6 pls

3:19 pm

thanks, katie, but I will plod along for a bit

3:20 pm

A tie! Help for USA after they were robbed of 3rd goal against Slovenia

3:20 pm

that really was rather crap!

3:20 pm

it is my babble anniv today, 6 yrs

3:20 pm

!!Fireworks!!

3:20 pm

peri - latin ending to the word above

3:20 pm

congrats peri :-)

3:20 pm

congrats peri!

3:20 pm

clue for the lone N? many happy returns of the day, peri!

3:20 pm

Happy Anniversary, peri!!

3:20 pm

woohooooo jellen!!!

3:21 pm

and you played much better dan

3:21 pm

ty Katie

3:21 pm

*taking a bow*

3:21 pm

we call it a draw over here

3:21 pm

yes and your players wear boots and play on a pitch

3:21 pm

jelen - go sing this to tim... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMo RFvY

3:21 pm

dan - a speciality

3:21 pm

can't believe it has been that long, there were no tile stat or babble expert way back then

3:22 pm

that was a clue not a comment on the footy by the way

3:22 pm

just don't end up in the hot tub after that or it will undo your point ; )

3:22 pm

4 left, bbs

3:23 pm

hurshy used to help me with clues and you had to print a list off and work with a pencil and a book when I started nearly 5 years ago

3:24 pm

speciality isn't from the right-hand N, I don't think

3:24 pm

no - middle one

3:25 pm

oh sorry clueing the wrong one, let me work out which word is from it

3:26 pm

sounds familair, katie!

3:26 pm

OK holy woman + italian goodbye with the second vowel missing

3:27 pm

aha! papal word, thanks Kaite

3:27 pm

er Katie

3:27 pm

Okay, back again...

3:27 pm

ty!

3:28 pm

I am spoiled rotted by Lickety

3:28 pm

yw dan

3:28 pm

Rooney just slagged off the fans, oh dear!

3:29 pm

they are all grumpy!

3:29 pm

slagged off? like flipped off?

3:29 pm

I'm off to bed, see you all tomorrow

3:29 pm

G

3:30 pm

G'night, Katie

3:30 pm

gn, sleep well

3:30 pm

bitched about them

3:31 pm

bad form

bitching????

3:33 pm

is there a pt?

u clues please

I would also take v clues!

3:34 pm

um. that I can't translate into American! Someone American help out pls :D

3:35 pm

bitching does not need to be translated

Ata, I ususally understand GB! I just strolled in

bitching always makes sense

was wondering what/who you were bitching about....

3:36 pm

toit

3:36 pm

sorry

3:37 pm

ah, my last i was that durn dolphin...

3:41 pm

ohhhh lol football. I was trying to work out how someone couldn't understand it :P:P

3:42 pm

wasn't that cat - lost summary hilarious!

Phantoms are couch and conch and crunch--may I have a second c please?

3:44 pm

all u's are unc

3:45 pm

and bionic

3:45 pm

no pt

yes, bionic, and conic

3:47 pm

for v, think wine-ish

3:48 pm

I need the second co5/12 and nu6/24

3:48 pm

Please?

3:49 pm

also, last v sounds like potent word

3:49 pm

co5,12 sounds like former late night host

3:50 pm

I believe I have that one. Thanks!!

this is not an easy grid at all. guess thats the way of the short ones!

3:55 pm

hey all!

3:55 pm

help with the ch 5/14 please

3:56 pm

ch + ***o Preminger

Phantom - Petite

3:57 pm

I don't know who/what that is, jellen

3:57 pm

nu* (church woman) + *hief *nformation *fficer

3:58 pm

ch + vowel + double consonant

3:58 pm

thanks jellen!

3:58 pm

I think he was a director...

3:58 pm

Thanks Jellen.

Cheer up, jellen, I also know who Mr. Preminger is. You are not alone in your geekdom!

3:59 pm

ahh, I tried googling it, but nothing close to that came up

4:00 pm

Love old movies...

MizHoffle -- if you Google "Preminger" he's the first four entries. Apparently he's not as obscure as I thought he was. :)

4:01 pm

Just checking did my new photo upload properly....

4:02 pm

well, I just did it in the IE bar and it listed other Premingers

Oh, you're using Bing. Well, then, all righty, I s'pose.

4:02 pm

it's google

4:03 pm

<------- Buster! Our new rescue doggie. :)

4:03 pm

Adorable, Soodle...

4:04 pm

We're thinking about getting a dog...

I didn't even know that IE had an option to use Google. They're ridiculously exclusionary; when did they give their customers options to go open source/

4:04 pm

I don't know...maybe something to do with Windows 7

4:04 pm

oh Soodle! is he a spaniel??!!

Might be. I haven't even looked at it yet

4:05 pm

Pure Mongrel, Ata-Hari! Spaniel ears, though!

4:05 pm

very spaniel ears!!!

4:06 pm

he's certainly got some cocker / springer in there somewhere!

4:06 pm

how *gorgeous*

4:06 pm

Yay for mongrels!

4:07 pm

Pure bonkers!! Life is one long round of cleaning up pee, pooh, and trying to recover assorted socks, mats, sweeping brushes etc from the jaws of Buster!!

4:07 pm

I need a co5/12 please. I have the one that sounds like a former late show host. Thanks,

4:07 pm

I need that one too, bettyanne

4:07 pm

definitely spaniel in there somewhere then!!! LMAO. how old is he?

He looks like a puppy

4:08 pm

Only 9 weeks old.

4:08 pm

c + double vowell + double vowell

4:08 pm

oooooo! he's going to be big!!

4:09 pm

Thanks Jellen.

Oh, goody, you get to watch him grow up and get quirky!

4:09 pm

every moment of stress is worth it though, soodle :)

4:10 pm

His paws are huge, but his legs are short! I will take more photos tomorrow. (I feel like a doting mom, but you just couldn't help loving this little fella!)

4:11 pm

we want new photos Every Day!!

4:11 pm

you'll always find people quite willing to listen to puppy drivel here for hours!

4:12 pm

Did I miss his name?

4:12 pm

Buster! But a neighbours child has been calling him Budget, which I fear, might stick.....

4:12 pm

Buster!!!

4:13 pm

Hi everyone I'm Izzy I just signed up so I thought Id introduce myself :)

4:13 pm

okay, I completely blind..can't find that co5/12

4:13 pm

did you call him Buster or was that the shelter's name?

4:13 pm

hey Izzy!

4:13 pm

welcome!

4:13 pm

Welcome Izzy!

4:13 pm

Hi Izzy! Welcome to not a very easy grid!

4:13 pm

Thanks guys :) And yeah it doesnt look that easy lol :)

hi everyone, just 6 left, so i might finish before midnight. miz, that word you're looking for is something you call out.

4:15 pm

Hi Guernseygirl :)

hi izkat

4:16 pm

Hi, girl

4:16 pm

:) Not doing too good, only found 8 words so far out of the 76 left...

hi jellen. has anyone got a clue for the pi8 please?

4:16 pm

Ata - we took one look at him, and decided there and then that he was, indeed, a BUSTER! Besides, I used to be a big fan of Enid Blyton's Five Find-outers, and they had a dog called Buster, and if its good enough for the Five-Find-Outers, well, its good enough for me!

4:16 pm

pi 5 + not in

4:17 pm

perfect!!

ty jellen, that sounds like an American word

4:18 pm

watch out for 'ch' endings.... i keep tripping over them.

4:18 pm

all dogs end up with 5 names anyway :)

4:18 pm

I feel really stupid...still can't find the co 5/12

4:18 pm

Hi, jmb

so glad you've got such a lovely neww dog soodle

4:19 pm

I misread the last clue!

it's a word you would call out if you wanted to catch someone's attention

4:19 pm

co* (what doves say) + 2nd vowel, doubled

4:19 pm

hello everybody

4:19 pm

I really am stupid

4:19 pm

Hi, jac q

4:19 pm

Thank you GG.:)

hi jacq

4:19 pm

Hi jacq

4:19 pm

I read double vowel + double consanant

4:19 pm

no wonder I couldn't find it

4:19 pm

hi Izkat

4:20 pm

The one thing I love about this chat is everyone is so nice and friendly. Its quite nice being on here :)

4:20 pm

off to work, but I will finish this puzzle, to redeem myself

4:20 pm

Okay Miz xxx

so many four-letter words i can't find.

4:20 pm

Later, Miz

yes iz, people are very welcoming. where are you based?

4:21 pm

I am in the UK :)

4:21 pm

Tho, you mightn't have thought so earlier, Iz, when the chat revolved around was

4:21 pm

which part? the part that's getting a summer or my part that isn't?

4:21 pm

I'm off to bed I think. Welcome Izzy! Yay for another UK person! *snuggles Buster muchly* :D

4:22 pm

sorry, ways to murder husbands!!

good night, Ata

4:22 pm

:D Goodnight Atalante its been nice talking to you xx

4:22 pm

Nite Ata-Hari.

4:22 pm

G'night, Ata

4:22 pm

And jacq we havent had much sun down her unfortunately

4:22 pm

hi n bye ata

i wouldn't have been able to contribute to that topic - no husband to murder

4:23 pm

it's awful here i had to put the heating on it's about 5 or 6 C

4:23 pm

Wow

4:23 pm

That doesnt sound very summery!

4:23 pm

ohhhhhh i used to do that, i thought of so many elaborate ways, i didn't care about getting caught by the police

4:23 pm

Although we havent had as much sun its been quite hot

4:23 pm

i was more worried i wouldn;t do it right and he'd come get me lol

4:24 pm

story of my life lately - Hi all

4:24 pm

I think its around 34 degrees C here...

4:24 pm

wow too hot, a summer of extremes

lots of other people i'd like to murder, though

4:24 pm

heya river

4:24 pm

Some very ingenious plans were hatched earlier!

4:24 pm

Hi, River

4:24 pm

well with rubys husband being 85 and all - we thought murder by butter would be good

4:24 pm

oh i thought about hairdrier in the bath, electrifying the door handles, poison, food poisoning all sorts

4:25 pm

Hi River - I was just filling the others in on the murder plots.....

i'll have to read through the archives for ideas when the homicidal urge comes over me

4:25 pm

LOL death by butter

4:25 pm

sounds like a desert

lol

4:25 pm

oh wasnt it fun

4:25 pm

and I was taking notes

4:25 pm

not that women are vindictive, but men do drive us insane at times

4:26 pm

**thinking at times? more like all the time**

you just have to remember that they are a different species

4:27 pm

too true

4:27 pm

alien?

4:27 pm

from way beyond mars

4:28 pm

definately animal

4:28 pm

planet x

further, further

4:28 pm

oh definately animal

4:28 pm

Lol

couch potatoes must be vegetable

4:29 pm

mostly pig

4:29 pm

bacon and chips

4:29 pm

cant say either one of those about mine

oh, jacq, now your sounding vindictive

4:29 pm

fries for our american cousins

4:29 pm

he is the opposite - cant sit so doesnt expect anyone else to sit

4:30 pm

i am remembering my ex leaving everything at his feet and refusing to help after my hysterectomy, sorry i guess i did get vindicitve

4:30 pm

couch fries??? does have a ring to it...

quiet reasonably so by the sound of it jacq

4:30 pm

lololol

4:31 pm

time for me to go - anyone need any clues before I am off....

4:31 pm

have just started, but thanks river, have a good weekend

4:32 pm

Bye River

oh yes river, do you have the first to5/12?

4:32 pm

Sorry - had yet another poo to stick Busters nose in. My house now smells of dog-poo and disinfectant, in equal measure.

4:32 pm

you too - but I am sure I will make an appearance tomorrow - may see you then

4:32 pm

another word for soda

4:32 pm

maybe, but we are off out on the bike so may be too tired lol

4:33 pm

to5 = gin and to***

4:33 pm

Gin and to***

4:33 pm

great minds think alike soodle

ty, river, i could have sworn i'd got that.

ooh i'll have one of those too please. i've been on a diet and id lke a treat

4:34 pm

You betcha, River. Speaking of gin...... A nice G&T would go down well now.

4:34 pm

I need a treat too - made it 8 weeks not smoking

congratulations, river, you must be very pleased with yourself

4:35 pm

**patting self on back**

4:35 pm

Good for you, River!

4:35 pm

especially with my sons emergency this past weekend, I made it

4:35 pm

Oooooh, well done River. Not easy, (said Soodle, reaching for one)

4:36 pm

thank you and SooDLE ....

i'm trying to lose a stone, but i'm stuck at six pounds. the gin and t**** won't help

4:37 pm

Slimline to***, GG?

4:37 pm

I dont think there is any calories in gin - if there is then switch to vodka - use diet soda - youre good to go

not the same

4:38 pm

what is a stone?

but yes, the next best thing

14 pounds

4:38 pm

i thought there were calories in all alcohol

4:39 pm

i'm trying to gain 7 lbs and it's hard

i weighed nearly 12 stone and i want to weigh nearly 11 stone

4:39 pm

Dunno, GG. If it meant the difference between a G&T and no G&T, I would go for the slimline!!

4:39 pm

oh, I can help there - make that recipe on my profile

drink more jacq!

4:40 pm

you only need to use one stone guernsey? Lucky you!

that recipe sounds absolutely wonderful, but it's the reason i'm trying to get my weight down now.

4:40 pm

*lose not use

4:41 pm

Soodle sticking fingers in ears and humming La la la very loudly till all this talk losing weight goes away.....

4:41 pm

ahh - I made it last week for my book group - its a hit

i have a very bad back problem and i really need to keep my weight within reasonable limits

4:42 pm

soodle - with quitting, my big clothes are now my small clothes so ...... will deal with that one at some point

changing the subject, has anyone got vi5/18

4:42 pm

sorry to hear that guernsey

4:43 pm

I know. But at least you are dealing with the smoking. I need to lose weight AND quit smoking. :(

4:43 pm

vi + hippie beat ***

oh, its ok, river, i'm used to it now

4:43 pm

vi 5 rhymes with a medical place

4:43 pm

huh?

4:43 pm

same ending as the soda

ty, jell and river

4:44 pm

French word for wine, and eye see.

and soodle

4:45 pm

I do need to run now - have fun and happy friday for some folks and happy saturday for others - either way happy babbling

only need two now, co6/36 and un6/24. help please?

have a good evening Riverdance

4:46 pm

in + secret government agency + latin ending letter

4:46 pm

con + Absolutely ***ulous

4:46 pm

un6 in a Latin plural

oooh. i thought that was slang. and ty for them both Jell. With your help, i've fireworked

4:47 pm

err is a Latin plural

4:47 pm

that was supposed to be un +

4:47 pm

Yay ggirl!!!

4:47 pm

**POOF**

i'm disciplining myself to only try and complete when there are fewer than 100 words. otherwise i never get anything done.

4:48 pm

Woo-hoo GG.

any clues needed by anyone?

4:49 pm

can you reclue the latin thingy please?

4:50 pm

un + US secret agency + 2nd vowel

un+american intelligence agency + vowel

4:50 pm

ty ty ty

4:58 pm

what does the 8 start with?

4:59 pm

there are 2 8's

4:59 pm

pi

4:59 pm

ty

4:59 pm

co8/55 too

5:00 pm

pi 8 is a compound word

5:00 pm

Sorry, was talking on the phone and trying to do this, too...

5:01 pm

ciao

5:01 pm

oooopppps

5:01 pm

off to pb i go

5:04 pm

won't take pitocin

5:04 pm

phantom: pinochio

5:04 pm

hi all

5:05 pm

Hi, Pini

5:05 pm

hiya jellen

5:06 pm

hi

5:07 pm

hey kje

5:08 pm

heya kje and pini

5:09 pm

hiya jacq

5:09 pm

ok, finally found the pi8 - no idea that could be compounded

ok i am returned. i thougt pit was the generic name kje?

5:09 pm

hi

5:10 pm

pit i sthe drug name, oxytocin is the hormone

5:10 pm

wb, red

5:10 pm

didn't think so either, kje (pi8)

have never used that med thankfully kje.

5:14 pm

hey red

5:16 pm

not since training for me, red

5:18 pm

hi all

5:18 pm

hi m9

5:18 pm

hi m9

5:18 pm

when will you lose the gray, m9?

5:18 pm

Hi, m9

5:18 pm

heya m9

5:19 pm

hey..that looks JUST like me!

5:19 pm

me too, that is why i use a painting

5:19 pm

* giggle *

5:19 pm

you're slightly bald, mi?

5:20 pm

m9?

5:20 pm

that's a cool painting too

5:20 pm

no.

5:20 pm

ty

5:20 pm

did you do that painting???

5:22 pm

no! it is a local artists, daniel padilla

5:24 pm

2 left - both c's

5:24 pm

think i will take a breather and see you later

5:24 pm

HI (((Pini)))

5:24 pm

Hello kje and m9

5:24 pm

Later, kje

5:25 pm

hey jellen - you were here when I left - I know it wasnt that long ago

5:25 pm

Yes, I've been playing cards and reading chat...

5:26 pm

hi River

5:27 pm

ok...I just went and did the paypal for the pro account.. but it's not showing up as pro here. must be a lag time...

5:27 pm

did you get the email?

5:27 pm

i remember getting an email

5:28 pm

i think lol

5:28 pm

I cant remember - and it was only 3 months ago - sad but true...

5:28 pm

and welcome to proville

5:28 pm

wtg m9! (have you updated your profile yet?) :)

5:28 pm

did you refresh multiple times

5:29 pm

hey river ;)

5:29 pm

what are we going to do ladies - we wont recognize m9

5:29 pm

lol

5:29 pm

<<< is only a lady sometimes

5:30 pm

shhhh - I wont tell

5:30 pm

<-- only when absolutely necessary

5:30 pm

wow.. it's the painted ladies on the chat today!!LOL

5:30 pm

lol, ty

5:30 pm

<<< not giving away secrets

5:30 pm

I should probably change my ic4 to compliment

5:30 pm

brb

5:30 pm

brb... going to get email...

5:30 pm

me too....

5:34 pm

updated

5:35 pm

Must go now...may be back later...Happy Babbling!

5:35 pm

cya jellen ;)

5:37 pm

nope..no email. and it doesn't see that I have pro here... put I did get email for paypal receipt

5:37 pm

going to meet dau shortly for shopping excersion...need a 15-min power nap before departure...so, will be back later! hagd!

5:37 pm

bye pini

5:37 pm

it might take time for it to be sent

5:38 pm

good evening. Going pro, M9? :)

5:39 pm

trying..LOL..

5:39 pm

otherwise these gals will think I'm gray and bald apparently!

5:40 pm

how's ginge and the other kitty?

5:41 pm

none of you have pics at flickr....

5:41 pm

LOL! The kitties are goooorgeous and so friendly. Ginge and Drake ;) I think I have a flickr...do you?

5:42 pm

yes. but you must not have linked it to here..

5:42 pm

I'm a photo freak. I also have photobucket and snapfish. But now I'm doing picasa.. and soon I'm downloading gimp

5:42 pm

oh...I believe I used to. I can redo it if you're interested in seeing my face ;)

5:43 pm

I just built my first computer! I'm so proud of myself!LOL

5:43 pm

I''d love to see your face!

5:43 pm

built a computer?! how on earth did you manage to do that?

5:43 pm

ordered the parts and put them together.... ;-)

5:44 pm

and I put a universal card reader in it on firewire.

5:44 pm

hello, last word, vi5/18 pls

5:44 pm

you should be proud of yourself, m9

5:44 pm

even though all my cameras use the same type card.. but I thought..what if I have a guest over who wants to download their pics?? and then today that happened!

5:45 pm

Hi NB

5:45 pm

hey NB, how are you doing today?

5:45 pm

vi + in the ***k of time

5:45 pm

ah.. it rhymes with the cl****... the place doctors that you can drop into.

5:46 pm

thanks peri.. every time it powers up I feel satisfaction!LOL

5:46 pm

ty River and m9

5:46 pm

fireworks

5:46 pm

yw

5:46 pm

NB - you got an extra room in that new flat....

5:47 pm

congrats peri

5:47 pm

YAYAYAY!!!! WTG peri!!

5:47 pm

ty

5:47 pm

bye, happy babbling, may be back later to clue

5:48 pm

ooohhh your casserole looks good. I love cabbage

5:48 pm

k cya peri!

5:48 pm

bye peri

5:48 pm

talk about killing the chog

5:50 pm

ok..I gotta go next door with the boys. I promised.

5:50 pm

have a good night M9

5:59 pm

good evening all

6:00 pm

*wakes up* sorry, I got distracted by Jake miaowing ;) M9, that's so cool! and, if you're interested, I'll put my flickr back up...if I can stand the shame ;)

6:00 pm

oh, good evening, Magyk!

6:00 pm

ohh, looks like I missed M9..

6:04 pm

she'll be back soon I'm sure!

6:04 pm

NB:: how are you??

6:06 pm

clue for co 7/40 pls

6:07 pm

sorry ds...I don't have it yet

6:07 pm

I'm doing well, thanks, Magyk :) I've moved out, anyway. How are you?

6:08 pm

co + I would like to **ank you for the gift + a large vase thingy

6:09 pm

I'm doing well...still trying to find a job! Ugh! I hate job searching. Any contact with...him?

6:11 pm

Oh same, Magyk - when I first came to London I was frantic about finding a job! What kind of thing are you looking for? And...not really. There have been several 'incidents' since what happened, so I didn't tell him where I was going. Best he doesn't know!

6:13 pm

Well right now I'm working in an elementary school but because it's summer...nothing! I'm wanting to come back to Europe for a time. I miss it.

6:13 pm

ty riversdance

6:13 pm

yw

6:15 pm

Oh, have you spent a lot of time in Europe? Whereabouts? :)

6:17 pm

South Germany...flew into Frankfurt but spent time at the Alps.

6:19 pm

I just want to see it all now....

6:19 pm

oh, wonderful! well, pop into the UK and we'll make you very welcome ;)

6:20 pm

I plan on it very soon!

6:23 pm

co6?

6:24 pm

little kids think the opposite sex has them--CO6

6:25 pm

Oh I have that one...uh...co6/36?

6:25 pm

ty pug

6:26 pm

sorry dont have the other

6:26 pm

Oh, I hope you do, Magyk - and that you enjoy it! I'm meaning to go back to my home country at some point - after I relearn the language.

6:26 pm

ok ty Pug

6:26 pm

where are you from NB?

hello...any clues for the 7 that is not the c9?

6:27 pm

Oh, South Korea originally - we moved here when I was almost five.

for the o words i have oc5/12 and ou4/7.missing?

6:29 pm

oc7

ty

6:29 pm

that's all for ou

6:29 pm

yw!!

6:30 pm

do you still have family in South Korea?

2 birds with one clue!

6:31 pm

hello dear friends

6:31 pm

Nancy, how goes it with you?

6:31 pm

oh yes Magyk, a great deal of family over there - none of whom I'm in contact with, though. When I was disowned, my family here sent the message across to them that I'd died, and there is the language barrier as well...I suppose one day I'll go and alert them to my existence.

hello trif.

6:32 pm

hello TO

6:32 pm

I just want to hug you...may I?

6:33 pm

Hello, Trif :) I'm well thanks - and yourself?

6:33 pm

LOL, Magyk! It's alright - old news now ;)

6:33 pm

fine thanks, nancy. I have been thinking of you all week, and hoping everything with you is negative rather than positive, if you get my meaning....

6:33 pm

disowned ? Why,homophobia?

6:34 pm

either way *big hug to NB*

ch5/14 pls?

6:36 pm

CH + vowel + double cons

ty

6:37 pm

yw

good night, all

6:38 pm

nite TO

6:38 pm

well, I have to thank all the babblers for their good thoughts and support during this time :) they all have my eternal gratitude!

6:38 pm

night night TO

6:39 pm

Nancy, we all adore you. You have found safe harbor here.

6:40 pm

group hug for nancy !!!!

6:41 pm

NB you still out and about?? jus got here

6:43 pm

ang if you are out there...hi

hey jo

6:43 pm

sent nans some pictures of the baby

ooh nice, you'll have to send them to me

6:44 pm

how are you??

6:44 pm

email? i have to do it from work

6:44 pm

anal u know

really tired, dozing off and on in front of the computer, still have to finish cleaning out the classroom

what's going on with you NB? Any developments?

6:45 pm

or ask nans to forward them to u and awww . is school over now??

6:46 pm

sorry! I keep getting distracted by the kitties :) but thank you, everyone - honestly :)

you used to have my email, if you don't have it anymore will send it to you in facebook

one more day left

6:46 pm

ok good do that

ok will do that now

6:46 pm

woo hoo for ang

speak to me NB ;-]

6:47 pm

ang i am so bad , i lost my dad's phone no

lol

6:48 pm

ohh esprit i wanted to know too

i just sent it to you in facebook

6:48 pm

and it's father's day sunday

6:48 pm

evening, Esprit ;) sorry. and yes, there have been a lot of developments...depending on when I saw you last! Well, I've moved out now

aw jo

6:48 pm

ok now can i send that to my email at work??

no talk of reconciliation? Where are you living?

yes you can

6:49 pm

ang send to joanne.n@extrude-a-trim.com

ok

6:49 pm

I considered it, Esprit, but then I thought - why? I gave up my family to be with him, it's been six months, and he cheats on me? Why would I want to reconcile with someone like that?

6:49 pm

ty

ok, luv, it's your call, certainly.

6:50 pm

today i picked him up and he latched on to me..hands and legs..god what a feeling

where are you living?

6:51 pm

ohhh nancy getting a straight head!! good going

hmmm, jo that email address wouldn't work for me, are you sure you wrote it correctly?

6:52 pm

thank you Joanne ;) well, a lot of friends have talked some good sense into me. I'm now living with a friend whose old flatmate recently got married - nice guy. With two little kitties to play with!

6:52 pm

joanne.n@extrude-a-trim.com

good for you. Pets are good thrapy

therapy even

what else will you do for yourself?

for some reason it says check the email address, it may not be formatted correctly so it won't let me send :(

6:54 pm

well nancy, i had mixed feelings about all the input that u were given and i side with your call

6:54 pm

ok ang, i will get son to help me forward yours

6:55 pm

well thanks, Joanne :) yes, it wasn't an easy choice, but I think it was the right one. somehow!

ok

6:56 pm

the fact that he told you was noble but..what are the chances that it happens again??

6:56 pm

and if it was me.. back of the mind eating away forever

6:56 pm

and yvw nancy

6:58 pm

ok but on funny no4 can i tell a joke??

6:59 pm

go ahead, Joanne ;)

not familiar with the story, but good luck to you NB and whatever is going on with you

yes jo, would like to hear a joke

6:59 pm

ok.. what did the banana say to the vibrator??

7:00 pm

thank you, Angelina :) yes, it's a bit of a long story!

7:00 pm

omg Joanne, what?!

what did it say?

7:00 pm

what are you shaking for??? she's gonna eat me...

7:00 pm

hahahaha

lol

7:00 pm

lol!! oh dear :')

7:01 pm

sorry...i thought it was a ho4

ok, then what did one sperm say to the other sperm?

7:01 pm

good one!

7:01 pm

what??

what did it say?

sperm #1 asks "how long til we get to the ovaries"?

sperm #2 says "going to be quite a while we've only just passed the tonsils"

7:02 pm

lmao

omg, lol

7:02 pm

ok choking now

ty, tyvm I'll be here all weekend. Try the veal

7:02 pm

lol!

7:03 pm

Please don't choke over jokes of that nature; people will get the wrong idea ;)

7:03 pm

hehehehe

7:03 pm

lol nancy

lol

7:03 pm

hehe

7:04 pm

what is green and smells like pork??

7:04 pm

wow, what a conversation to enter the chat with!

7:04 pm

ok this is bad

7:04 pm

oops

hi mom

7:04 pm

hi mom

what?

7:04 pm

Kermit the Frog's tongue?

7:04 pm

Hi Angelina and Joanne

7:05 pm

lol Joey

hi joey

7:05 pm

hi everyone.........

7:05 pm

Hi Joey

7:05 pm

{{NB}} hello

and the answer is?

7:06 pm

waiting patiently for the punch line

7:06 pm

hi, Mom! :)

7:06 pm

Joanne?????

7:06 pm

yesss

7:06 pm

NB, I have been thinking about you all week. Reading back I am glad you made a decision that you are pleased about

7:07 pm

we are waiting for the punch line

7:07 pm

ok what's green and smells like pork... kermit's finger

7:07 pm

sorryyyyy

7:07 pm

I thought Joey's was quite cute

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

7:07 pm

well thank you, Mom :) and yes - so am I. Getting out of there has made me realise how miserable I was - and how distance gives me the opportunity to recover!

7:07 pm

lmao esp

7:07 pm

Joanne, look at Joey's response

7:08 pm

I was close, do I get half a point??

What did God say when he saw Eve bathing in the river?

7:08 pm

i did and it was grosser

7:08 pm

your's was a great answer Joey

"Now I'll NEVER get the smell out of those fish"!

7:08 pm

3 points joey

hehe

7:08 pm

lol Jean

7:08 pm

thanks

7:08 pm

thanks

7:08 pm

lol esp

7:09 pm

ewww!

7:09 pm

I needed a good laugh, thank you all

7:09 pm

lol nancy

the best medicine

7:09 pm

yvw mom

7:09 pm

oh dear, Mom...why? :(

7:09 pm

me too. tough day

7:10 pm

NB, my dearest friend always told me whenever I had a boy break up with me that the bus stops every 15 minutes. :)

7:10 pm

it's been tough week

7:10 pm

nothing bad NB, just haven't gotten to hear jokes for such a long time

7:11 pm

well glad we sparked fire under people then

7:11 pm

wish I had some to share

7:11 pm

mom i am so bad at remembering them all

7:12 pm

bus stops...eh?! I must be unusually dense this evening, Mom - explain please? :)

yeah me too, i can never remember them and when i do i can never tell them right

7:12 pm

co6/36?

hi kje

7:13 pm

meaning that another suitor would come along at some point and no point in rehashing why the relationship didn't work out

7:13 pm

hey angel! long time... is school out?

7:13 pm

co jail bird and to you look ...ulous tonight

7:14 pm

and she was right, the next one was nicer than the one before him and I finally stopped catching "the bus" when my sweetie came along

yes it has been, mostly lurk when i come in; i have one more day left on monday. how are you doing?

7:14 pm

ty!

7:14 pm

one left

7:14 pm

{{{KJE}}} hello

7:14 pm

go go go KJE

7:14 pm

yvw kje and hi

7:15 pm

all my buses lately are a little worse for wear

7:15 pm

oh KJE, I'm sorry

7:15 pm

hi (((mom))) and all

7:15 pm

you need to come to Kentucky

aw

7:17 pm

fireworks!

wtg kje!

7:17 pm

I have written down the jokes to tell my sweetie when he comes in from mowing. That is, if I can tell them without laughing

7:17 pm

you think you have better buses in KY, mom?

7:17 pm

congratulations KJE

7:17 pm

maybe not better but there sure are a lot of them

7:18 pm

although I don't know what kind of baggage they carry

7:18 pm

ohhh, I see, Mom! Well, at least I can hold my head high that I ditched him. Although he might have put it in motion..

7:18 pm

yes, prob racks on the roof!

7:19 pm

but the right bus will come along for you.

7:19 pm

lol KJE

7:19 pm

NB, not being nosy but I hope your testing came out fine

7:20 pm

Hi All

7:20 pm

{{River}} you missed Last Comic Standing :-) you'll have to scroll back

7:20 pm

ok..little girl riding a bike and gets stopped by police on horse and he says"where'd you get that bike little girl, and she says from santa"the police officer says go home and get reflectors put on that bike or u pay this ticket. Then the little girl says"where did u get that horse and he says santa"she says go home and tell santa the pricks supposed to be under in ..not on top

7:20 pm

will do

7:21 pm

OK, must be off - hagn all

hi river

7:21 pm

bye bye {{KJE}}

gn kje, great to see you! :)

7:22 pm

bye kje

lol jo

7:22 pm

:)

7:22 pm

hubby told me that one and i almost fell asleep writing it

lol

7:23 pm

well up to see father in law tomorrow

7:24 pm

we should make Friday night Joke Night

7:24 pm

yaaaa mom

7:24 pm

does he live near you Joanne?

7:24 pm

i have plenty on my email at work

7:24 pm

hour and half mom

7:25 pm

but may be the last so you make the best of it

7:25 pm

that is quite a distance

7:25 pm

how true

7:25 pm

not really

7:26 pm

fresh air will knock u out tho

7:26 pm

I guess not compared to my driving from my house to yours

7:26 pm

heck no

7:27 pm

we can get to Dundas Ontario in about 6 hours from here

7:27 pm

ou4

7:28 pm

the farm is about an hour but they are in town so it's a bit further

7:28 pm

ou** you pinched me and that hurt.

7:28 pm

lol

7:29 pm

sorry

7:29 pm

now where did nancy go????

7:30 pm

and ang, did u finish??

7:30 pm

or are u sleeping??

jo, could i get another clue for that co 6,36, just not seeing it

7:30 pm

didnt realize the comediens we have in our midst

no, i have 18 left

7:30 pm

neither did I River

i was dozing for a bit lol

7:31 pm

did u get first part??

7:31 pm

co = slang for prisoner + arent you just marvelous, oh ***ulous

7:31 pm

ty river

7:31 pm

co 6 = a prisoner + oh ***, we're glad they put lemon freshened borax in you

7:31 pm

gooooo ang

no i can't figure out any part lol

7:32 pm

and by the way ang nans was looking for u last week

7:32 pm

c**vict, angelina

thanks jo, i was talking to her earlier, she's supposed to let me know if she is going to gander

she talked to squrell yesterday

7:32 pm

ok

7:33 pm

hmmm wonder if they still make that detergent, will have to check at the grocery next week

7:33 pm

how about this - go left on the grid

7:33 pm

big storm. gotta run. too much lightning! night all!

ah thanks, finally got it lol

7:33 pm

bye mag

7:33 pm

bye bye Mag, be safe

7:33 pm

wow Mom - havent seen that in years

i really needed a very detailed clue

7:33 pm

night mag

gn mag, take care

7:33 pm

remember that commercial?

7:34 pm

lol ang is tired

7:34 pm

no mom i am 25 i am 25

7:34 pm

sort of Mom

7:34 pm

pros and ***s + ***io the famous male model on romance novel covers

7:34 pm

could be our daughter - yikes

7:34 pm

Hi Gremlinn

7:34 pm

good clue gremlinn

7:34 pm

Hi

hi grem, nice clue

7:35 pm

lots of these babblers could be our children River

7:35 pm

yes I know

7:35 pm

ok anyone who wants to hear good or not so good jokes on Friday's.. say aye

7:36 pm

**hand raised aye**

aye

7:36 pm

Aye

7:36 pm

*yawns* aye! ;)

7:36 pm

we must get Babble Rabble in on it though

7:36 pm

he is always telling riddles

7:36 pm

awww u are there nancy

7:36 pm

Ayes have it

7:36 pm

*making note to look for jokes during week*

7:37 pm

I'm fading in and out, Joanne :) it's about 1:40am here...

7:37 pm

ok then.. look out cus thunder is coming

7:37 pm

well shoot, I have sat here and not washed a dish and my sweetie has mowed the entire yard. Oops

7:37 pm

havent seen much of BR lately

7:37 pm

NB, go to bed!!!!!

7:37 pm

crossy is yawning also,a busy day i had:/

7:37 pm

good night NB - sweet dreams

7:37 pm

lol mom

7:37 pm

{{Crossy}}

7:38 pm

good evening crossy

7:38 pm

((MOM))

7:38 pm

sleep nancy

7:38 pm

howdy riverdance;)

7:38 pm

hi crossy

7:38 pm

howdy joanne

7:38 pm

Singing to NB, Mr. Sandman, give me a dream make him the cutest that I've ever seen,, etc.

7:38 pm

but I don't wanna go to bed! :) a good busy day or a bad one, Crossy?

7:39 pm

just like a child - I dont want too.....

7:39 pm

dr appt and day surgery ended up taking all day;(

7:39 pm

*rubs NB's back*

7:39 pm

how did Elegants scope go?

7:39 pm

how did Mrs Crossy do

7:39 pm

well not surgery exactly,but a procedure for the mrs

7:39 pm

she did much better than last time riverdance

7:40 pm

lol River. But I don't ;)

7:40 pm

hope that is good

7:40 pm

I get that from my 13 year old too...

7:40 pm

Hi Babblers, how's the grid today?

7:40 pm

grunt....

7:41 pm

its OK jilly

7:41 pm

it is,she has what they call a tortous colon

7:41 pm

small so dive in

7:41 pm

what is that crossy

hi jilly

7:41 pm

Hi Jilly

7:41 pm

several twists in a elongated colon

7:42 pm

oh - so not so easy doing the scope - ugh

7:42 pm

Crossy, saw this on the internet this morning and thought of you .... for when you can have your bacon feast" http://www.delish.com/recipes/ cooking-recipes/top-bacon-recipes

7:42 pm

Wow...truly small...hmmm. Hi Mom!

7:42 pm

oh oh, busted, sweetie just came in the house

7:42 pm

but it went well,and thee rx for a twisted elongated colon is,fibre,fibre,FIBRE, and lots of water intake

7:42 pm

but Mom since he is a sweetie, he wont mind

7:42 pm

ok peops out for ride with hubby..he wins

7:43 pm

tc joanne

7:43 pm

hm - that interesting crossy - lots of fibre will straighten it out - hm...

7:43 pm

nite all see ya soon

7:43 pm

bye ang

7:43 pm

good night joanne

7:43 pm

good night Joanne

7:43 pm

it helps mom,not a total cure by any mwans

7:44 pm

what we learn on babble!!!

7:44 pm

means

7:44 pm

i will figure out the email thing

gn jo, hagn and tc :)

7:44 pm

I just told him what I wrote and he is laughing

7:44 pm

I think angel needs some coffee

7:45 pm

its good to now crossy just for ones regular health

fireworks

7:45 pm

better scoot off here, I have some jokes to tell. {{Hugs}} to all of you. This has been such fun.

7:45 pm

congrats Angelina

7:46 pm

so, stopped smoking (done), exercise ( planned), fibre ( on grocery list)

gn mom and thanks

7:46 pm

((Mom)) good night

7:46 pm

Metamucil capsules are wonderful and can get $3 coupons

7:46 pm

good night Angelina

7:46 pm

pleasant dreams {{River}}

7:46 pm

yup make those bm,s go nice and easy and it lessens the chance of tortous colon

gn all and thanks for the laughs

7:47 pm

good night angelina

7:47 pm

cant help but rolf - yesterday we are chatting about peeing and today about bm's - what is this world coming to.....

7:47 pm

good idea mom,capsuses are an easy way to boot your natural fibre intake

7:48 pm

when i start in chat,anything can,and does happen

7:48 pm

boost

7:48 pm

or what is this babble coming to anyway......

7:48 pm

I heard exercise...dancing!! Go to a silent disco ;)

7:49 pm

why do I want silent

7:49 pm

lol nb,i personally killed disco in march of 1979;))

7:49 pm

oh was that you????

7:50 pm

yup,tried to dance to bee gee,s "staying alive" whilst wearing bell bottom cords and big toed 2 tone platform shoes

7:50 pm

Hi NB...any luck with sleeping?

7:51 pm

think I may have seen you - did you have a silky wide collared shirt

7:51 pm

A silent disco River...basically a big room with all the disco stuff apart from the music. Everyone plugs in their ipods or mp3 players and just dances to their own music - it's so much fun!!

7:51 pm

biiiig wide collared shit

7:51 pm

Hi, Jilly :) and it's getting a lot better, thank you :) still not back on track, but at least I'm not dropping down from exhaustion anymore!

7:52 pm

my son plays i-pod russian roulette with his friends

7:52 pm

I must come to NB's town - never heard of such a thing - would love it though

7:53 pm

brb - dryer buzzer sounding

7:53 pm

Great! I went thru sleep issues for about 2 years. New form of torture I think. Anyhow, it is soooo nice to sleep again, only 6 hours but it's straight thru solid sleep.

7:53 pm

lots of music festivals have them now, River ;) strange idea but it works

7:53 pm

what they do is gather around with a single i-pod full of their favorite music and set it to shuffle, and select a single song to be the "bullet" usually a celine dion tune lol

7:53 pm

oh Jilly, you don't realise how important sleep is until you start missing it. EVERYTHING is wrong!

7:54 pm

lol Crossy!

7:54 pm

Ya, really a basic human need. I think I'd rather starve than go thru lack of sleep EVER.

7:55 pm

my apnea told me the import of real sleep,i was sleeping 1.5 hours a night for months before i got the cpap machine

7:55 pm

reminds me of a great deal of inventive drinking games...you put the box onto MTV and drink everytime you see a woman in an outfit that makes you wince.

7:56 pm

we used to do the same with the old bob newhart show nb,everytime someone said "hi bob" you took a sot lol..nothing is really new under the sun kiddo

7:57 pm

shot

7:57 pm

I'd be drinking rather often with that cue!! LOL

7:57 pm

Lol Crossy! Try it with Lord of the Rings. Drink everytime somebody looks meaningfully into the distance - sometimes there just isn't enough alcohol

7:58 pm

or watch antiques roadshow and everytime you hear the word"veneer" lol

7:58 pm

rofl...good one crosshair...

7:58 pm

or the smurfs when you hear "poppa smurf!"

8:00 pm

oh we could do that in babble land - but - oh yeah but after a while we wouldnt be able to tell what everyone was typing....

8:01 pm

Lol Crossy - we used to do that with teletubbies. tubby custard, tubby toast...

8:01 pm

so does anyone need clues before I make my way over to neighbors for bonfire

8:02 pm

OMG - teletubbies - do you know what I went through to find a blue one for christmas how many years ago - fighting other mothers off....it was brutal

8:03 pm

killed the chat again - third time today - guess its time to leave

8:03 pm

what I remember was the big fuss here that the purple one was gay...what idiots people can be....good reason to drink!

8:03 pm

Hello again...

8:04 pm

I remember that - got to run - neighbors are now calling through woods

8:04 pm

Hi jellen :)

8:04 pm

bye riverd

8:05 pm

((group hug)) good night all

8:05 pm

*POOF*

8:05 pm

Bye, River

8:10 pm

I'm liking using Lickety...you can see better progress on the grid!

8:14 pm

Lickety is wonderful...

8:15 pm

Well...going to grab some food, brb

8:15 pm

Later, Jilly

8:19 pm

oh, a lovely size for a late friday evening!

8:21 pm

Hi, feather

8:21 pm

hi jellen

8:21 pm

ouch. not getting love from the grid yet.

8:22 pm

No, it's a bit of a stinker...

8:22 pm

ok, well i'll just see what i get on one pass then

8:22 pm

how are you tonight?

8:23 pm

Okay...

8:23 pm

hanging in?

8:23 pm

Finished earlier, not just monitoring chat while doing other stuff...

8:24 pm

Yes...we go to St. Louis next Wed.

8:24 pm

specialist?

8:24 pm

Yes...going to a research hospital

8:25 pm

very good. hope the trip goes well.

8:25 pm

unrelated: i need to trim my nails. can't type for beans.

8:25 pm

Me too...we might try to get a referral to M.D. Anderson in Houston...it's the top-rated facility...

8:25 pm

(figure you're probably tired of talking about it! just want to let you know i'm thinking of you.)

8:26 pm

that's not kje's is it?

8:26 pm

How do you manage to have nails with Kindergartners?

8:26 pm

No...she's in Dallas...

8:26 pm

lol, i don't for very long.

8:27 pm

have been lucky for some reason, and this one first finger has gotten fairly long, by my standards. we're talking a quarter of an inch here, lol

8:29 pm

ugh, you know the grid is bad when C is your best letter in it

8:29 pm

lol

8:32 pm

in4/6 by in4/6 tonight babblers!

8:32 pm

millimeter by millimeter more like

8:33 pm

yikes. ok, 34 in. i'm done. not even going to go for NBT, don't feel like stressing over it.

8:33 pm

heehee

8:34 pm

have a good night everyone!

8:34 pm

Bye, feather...

8:34 pm

night featherbee!

8:34 pm

nice to meet you jilly, sorry my stay was so brief! jellen, keep on trucking. (((hugs)))0

8:35 pm

same here featherbee!

9:01 pm

FEATHER!!!! wanna race? (i win)

9:01 pm

oh no. I missed her? *bummed out mama look* was babble down for a while?

9:02 pm

I kinda wondered that Stid..how are you this evening?

9:02 pm

nice boys there Stid

9:07 pm

thanks Jilly! :-D

9:07 pm

I am doing SUPERFANTASTICALLY WONDERFUL!!!! how are you?

9:08 pm

stid that's REALLY SPLENDID

9:08 pm

Looong week, maybe I'm too tired, but this grid is giving me a headache! But so happy it is the weekend!

9:08 pm

I am so glad you are doing well tho

9:10 pm

howdy all... has anyone clued the co7,40 and co8,55

9:10 pm

lately?

9:11 pm

or the co6? :-)

9:12 pm

co 6 is a prisoner + wonderful

9:12 pm

I am looking for the first ch5,14

9:12 pm

oh hurrah....just went over to the middle school to collect secondo from her class trip to Washington DC. Was met by a teacher who told us that due to massive traffic tie-ups, the kids will need to be collected at midnight. sigh.

9:13 pm

c + not cold + extra consonant

9:13 pm

co 7 = camp bed + Ben *** (Movie famous for it's chariot race) + consonant

9:13 pm

wonderful?

9:14 pm

co8 adds a vowel to the co7

9:15 pm

co6/36 is the one I meant, I have the 6/21 girl germ

9:15 pm

ty wht...... dan ever see the pre *** HOUSES ON SEMIS?

9:15 pm

aha! got it tx jmb and all cluers - firewords

9:15 pm

***ulous Dan

9:16 pm

sorry for shouting

9:16 pm

sweet dan!

9:16 pm

way to go dan!

9:16 pm

nice dan... i have 8 left

9:16 pm

And ty dan. Once I realized you said consonant and not vowel it came easily.

9:18 pm

vi4,7 please clue?

9:18 pm

little wine, jilly

9:19 pm

The other rhymes with very young woman

9:19 pm

thanks, needed the last one!

9:20 pm

Clue for the nu6?

9:24 pm

wht i feel sick i think i'm goona hu***

9:25 pm

I have no idea wht. I feel like I have tried everything, and nothing

9:25 pm

cjhange first letter

9:25 pm

nu + hu**

9:26 pm

jmb, that is the 4. I need the 6

9:27 pm

the clue i was given which did not help me was catholic church meeting

9:27 pm

Ty jmc. I thought that nu6 was a person

9:28 pm

Starts out rhyming with a fool and has an Italian or Latin ending on it.

9:28 pm

you got me i still dont have it

9:28 pm

omg, I got it! catholic sister, plus first 3 of italian goodbye

9:28 pm

oh man, I am so sorry, I wandered off! Lucky was begging for attention. I was gone all day... *hangs head in sad shame*

9:28 pm

me neither...and I'm Catholic!!

9:28 pm

hey all. (((Hugs and CHOCLIT)))

9:28 pm

Hi Stid

9:28 pm

how are you-all doing?

9:29 pm

oh crap, wait -- italian goodbye minus a

9:29 pm

i am so bummed i missed feather i wanted to tell her about the ty note i got

9:29 pm

Or Catholic Sister + Cheif Information Officer

9:29 pm

oh .... female catholic clergy + italian good goodbye (**a*)

9:29 pm

hi everyone! just a quick pop in to say hi

9:29 pm

I only have one of the u's, how pathetic!

9:29 pm

don't you love it when a dog takes a drink from a muddy puddle and then wanders in and shakes? *sigh*

9:29 pm

hi stiddie!

9:29 pm

hey LBD. I got a response. Not the one I wanted, but at least a response. I'll email you later if you are interested?

9:29 pm

oh I bet they meant catholic greeting! *grin*

9:30 pm

to trifioso go!

9:30 pm

better than rolling in mysterious stinky stuff and wanting to get on your lap.

9:30 pm

and I have to go rinse my top I see before the mud stains it. brb

9:30 pm

oh ya, now i see the catholic meeting...but really more like an official conference

9:30 pm

you bet, stid.

9:30 pm

*wanders around tapping on walls* feather?

9:30 pm

are all the u words un- please?

9:31 pm

yes

9:31 pm

yep according to lickety

9:31 pm

thank you

9:31 pm

2 left

9:31 pm

go jmb go

9:31 pm

go dobie!

9:32 pm

hi jmc

9:32 pm

2 left and I just got nbt. Must be some kind of record

9:32 pm

*jealous* but happy for jmb!

9:32 pm

hi lbd

9:32 pm

lol, wht

9:32 pm

go wht go

9:32 pm

LOL wht, I had 15 left when I hit nbt, so I agree!!!

9:33 pm

1.... ty all for the cheers!

9:33 pm

back

9:33 pm

severe T'storms possible tornados abound... and yet i babble

9:33 pm

rolling out drum for dobie

9:34 pm

all un words have same first three letters, too

9:34 pm

gooooooo dobie!!

9:34 pm

yikes - where do you live again?

9:34 pm

*holding breath waiting to cheer jmb*

9:34 pm

ann arbor mi area

9:34 pm

I saw when I got home and read the news that the Sears Tower had a bunch of windows blow out today.

9:35 pm

Yah, they had a microburst here in montana yesterday that leveled a house and killed a woman...be careful there dobie!

9:35 pm

a sears sail i would love to miss

9:35 pm

ru hoe

9:35 pm

wow, be careful jmb! I went to ohio state, and I well remember those Biblical level thunderstorms!

9:35 pm

strange weather we're having. had tornado watches in eastern montana!

9:35 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

9:35 pm

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

9:35 pm

welcome to the grid, Min!

9:35 pm

struggling with the grid.

9:36 pm

hi Min, how are you this evening, welcome to the grid

9:36 pm

being on a computer or not would not effect you in the case of a microburst

9:36 pm

No story tonight Min?

9:36 pm

we are having strange weather here, too LBD, watch out for low humidity and a strange bright light in the sky...

9:36 pm

hi min

9:36 pm

I am looking for a clue tor the ru5,14 for fireworks.

9:36 pm

(not sure what that means...)

9:36 pm

Just plain struggling ..

9:36 pm

ru 5 like tu 5 garment

9:37 pm

saw that strange bright light in the sky earlier this evening. not sure what it is, but it felt nice!

9:37 pm

it means you are on a railroad track stiddie

9:37 pm

That ru5/14 word rhymes with the tu 5/14 word wht

9:37 pm

tom is home. I finished the smoked oysters just in time! LOL

9:37 pm

oh jmc!!!!!

9:37 pm

snap, min!

9:37 pm

back in a few. going to be spouse-like. ;-)

9:37 pm

finished the u's -- praise GOD!

9:37 pm

ty stid. I should have seen that. And of course, fireworks.

9:38 pm

whoooo hooooo WHT!!!

9:38 pm

huzzah for wht!!!!

9:38 pm

Would love to do a story of clues Jillyjill,but I've been in the kitchen since 6:00 making an appetizer.There has just got to be a better way! I mean really over 4 hours to make an appetizer!! Something is not right!

9:38 pm

that does sound most UNappetizing, min!

9:39 pm

goodness what kind of appetiser, min?

9:39 pm

Congratulations wht on your fireworks! Hooray for U

9:39 pm

So thank you to all the cluers without whom I would never have finished tonight (or any night, for that matter.)

9:39 pm

whoo hooo wht!

9:40 pm

I think that I will make it an earlier night tonight. Night all. Happy Babbling.

9:40 pm

goodness gracious what are you making min!?!

9:40 pm

tor, are you still here???

9:40 pm

It's called cool veggie pizza. First time making it so I knew it would take a bit little longer,but not this long

9:40 pm

Goodbye wht! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

9:40 pm

4 hours for a pizza? did you mill the flour?

9:40 pm

night, wht

9:40 pm

bye wht

9:40 pm

Took me an hour just to chop up all of the vegetables

9:41 pm

LOL jmcnrick!

9:41 pm

i've made cheesecake in less time than that pizza, min

9:41 pm

oooh, please prove it, lbd! I haven't had cheesecake in AGES....could you upload some?

9:41 pm

finally fireworks.

9:41 pm

whoooo hoooooo DOBIE!!!

9:41 pm

fi5,22 and fi5,20 clues anyone?

9:41 pm

huzzah for jmb!!!!!!!

9:42 pm

whoo hooo jmb!

9:42 pm

mmm pizza min, sounds wonderful

9:42 pm

my favorite is chocolate raspberry, Trif, but my raspberries aren't ready yet.

9:42 pm

okay to bed for me cu you all later

9:42 pm

Then I had to let the pizza crust cool before putting on the toppings,plus I am doing 2 pizzas so I have to do everything twice! I am still not done with it yet. I am waiting for the second pizza crust to cool down.

9:42 pm

wtg dobie

9:42 pm

by jmc

9:43 pm

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:43 pm

goodnight, jmc dear. sleep the sleep of the just

9:43 pm

fi5.22 is like a benjamine fi***s tree

9:43 pm

(my favorite cheesecake is ginger noncheese cake)

9:43 pm

off to calm dog done. tomorrow

9:43 pm

Congratulations jmbdobie2 on fireworks! Good for U!

9:43 pm

night night, jmc

9:43 pm

lol trif I will try

9:43 pm

*poof*

9:43 pm

night night, dobie.

9:43 pm

Goodbye jmbdobie2!I will see you tomorrow in the log

9:44 pm

the 2nd fi5.20 is a bird

9:44 pm

how many fa- words are there, please?

9:45 pm

the first fi5.20 is like micro fi***, the condenced film used in libraries to catalog books and stuff

9:45 pm

sheesh...dummy me!

9:45 pm

one, trif

9:45 pm

thanks lbd

9:45 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the oc7/32 word please?

9:46 pm

it's sort of a feminine version of a group of eight, min

9:46 pm

it's like the other oc word but frenchified. extend the diminuative ending

9:47 pm

french-i-fied not to be confused with french fried.

9:48 pm

f's finished -Finally!

9:48 pm

go, trif!

9:48 pm

Fantabulous Trifioso!

9:48 pm

hey there EB! how are ya

9:49 pm

KNITTER!!! How are you my lovely cousin????

9:49 pm

back. YAY dobie (I hope) and hey knitter!!!

9:49 pm

i am delightfully delughtful

9:49 pm

are you working days or nights lately?

9:49 pm

thought of you today, AK. i was shelving knitting books this morning!

9:49 pm

wait. KNITTER is YOUR COUSIN??? how many cousin-folk we got babbling, anyway? LOL

9:50 pm

i love knitting books. covet them actually

9:50 pm

lol stid....just one cousin, for me. Two sisters, one niece, one cousin, my pastor, and an actual friend or two.

9:50 pm

lets see there are the 3 twisted sisters and i am their evil cousin

9:50 pm

knitter! I am KNITTING something for my mother -- a sort of neck-warmer/scarf thingy that has an actual pattern to it -- AND it's on circular needles. :-D

9:51 pm

i was actually growling while shelving them as they weren't alphabetized correctly and it was taking me forever to fix them

9:51 pm

fun!

9:51 pm

whoooo stid! way to go!

9:51 pm

We have tom's cousin (scrabs) and Mother, and riemann (family friend).

9:51 pm

go stid! dawg- any books that do not fit into the alphabet are always welcome here

9:51 pm

And of course all kinds of babble-kin we have acquired over the years. :-D

9:51 pm

our church is knitting up layette item for some charity or another -- my mom is like a factory!

9:52 pm

oh, i thought riemann was a cousin.

9:52 pm

U's Uprooted! 9 left

9:52 pm

I want to adopt Nancyboy, but I understand there is quite a queue to do so in the chog.....

9:52 pm

i have started my mother knitting again too- good for the brain

9:52 pm

i have started my mother knitting again too- good for the brain

9:52 pm

lol, ak. i'll remember that Sunday when i'm shelving again.

9:52 pm

and clearly i am stuttering sorry

9:52 pm

oh, I am glad to hear that knitter!

9:52 pm

well, I knit VERY slowly. it takes me an hour to go four rounds (one pattern, three straight knitting). But I am getting better at it!

9:53 pm

anyway, knitter, are you working days or nights lately?

9:53 pm

practice is a good thing

9:53 pm

yes, trifioso. He is mine, and soodles, and... LOL

9:53 pm

i work days

9:54 pm

hmmmm. I need to get tori down there to meet you. she is in SUCH a quandry about nursing school.....

9:54 pm

LBD, I spent the entire day with Mother -- drove past the school I will be in for the fall, went to a favorite sushi restaurant for lunch, the art museum for a couple hours, and then fabric shopping. I had SUCH a lovely day.

9:54 pm

Thank you for the oc 7/32 word. I just got the word!

9:54 pm

ahhh another nurse, Hi aknitter!

9:54 pm

tell her to forget nursing and run! run straight towards something fun and profitable

9:54 pm

that sounds like a perfect day, stid

9:55 pm

no way! she is a born nurse. she is going to be CRAZY good at it!

9:55 pm

O's Ousted! 8 left

9:55 pm

run, run while you still can-

9:55 pm

hu jillyjill

9:55 pm

go min!

9:55 pm

ugh -- maybe I should NOT introduce you!

9:56 pm

tee hee hee

9:56 pm

not what it used to be. now insurance companies rule the world

9:56 pm

it was great. We talked and talked and talked... (no surprise there)

9:56 pm

I phoned your mom this week to ask her about her meds, bec my mom was having some trouble with hers. she is SO sweet, knitter, she really is

9:57 pm

she is actually doing really well. the med seems to be helping. she is much more in tune with the world now. nice to see

9:58 pm

I bet Stidgmere has a lot to offer with her years of experience, not to mention the passion for teaching.

9:58 pm

I hope the meds help my mom too. she is batty batsh*t most of the time now

9:58 pm

insurance companies and administrators rule the world!

9:58 pm

C's Completed! 6 left

9:59 pm

whoo min!!! stuck in those myself at the mo

9:59 pm

it really has made such a difference. i hope she can continue on the medication. there is a limit set on the prescription by insurance- ugh

9:59 pm

administrators in any organization, at least think they do.

9:59 pm

our facility is rather top heavy

10:00 pm

ho4,6...what am I missing this time?

10:00 pm

co 7/40 is army bed plus heart b*** and co 8/55 adds a vowel Trifioso, in case you did not have those ones

10:00 pm

early whoooo hooooo for all those still working on the grid. i must fade into the sunset...pillows are calling.

10:00 pm

Jilly, 60 minutes

10:00 pm

what time is it Jilly?

10:01 pm

sweet dreams LBD (((hugs))) see you tomorrow

10:01 pm

Ya aknitter, mine too. They have a position open that they don't like anyone who's applied. Meanwhile, we all are being asked last minute to do the job...grrrrrrr...

10:01 pm

night night! see you all tomorrow!

10:01 pm

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:01 pm

that is a nurses lot in life - doing al the jobs that no one else does

10:02 pm

must be miller time...I get all these convoluted words tonight and CANNOT see the simple ones...thanks guys

10:02 pm

did you get that ho 4/6 though?

10:02 pm

if you did, add a vowel to the end for the 5

10:03 pm

I had actually been looking for that one and still couldn't see it!!

10:03 pm

gotta go stick the clothes in the dryer brb

10:04 pm

done with the h's, i's, v's, n's...getting there, but not sure I'll make it...lol

10:05 pm

go Jilly go!

10:05 pm

help with the v's jilly? I have two vi 4s and that is it

10:05 pm

I am going to head out too - want to try to get another ho 4/6 on my knitting! ((hugs and choclits)) see you-all tomorrow! *poof*

10:09 pm

tough to clue, let's see...starts with vin, rhymes with cynic

10:09 pm

got it! thanks!!!!

10:10 pm

yw

10:10 pm

i really want to finish this one, so I guess I am gonna have to list. with five left! I hang my head in SHAME

10:12 pm

you show me yours, I'll show you mine....rofl

10:12 pm

easy there jilly!!! LOL

10:13 pm

been a really hard week, sorry, needing some craziness I guess...

10:15 pm

Go Trifioso go!

10:15 pm

it's all good. I open the list, and whammo, two left! Babble rabble would be SO disgusted with me! LOL

10:15 pm

V's Vindicated! 4 left

10:15 pm

yay min! you are my hero!

10:17 pm

FIREWORKS!!! woot woot

10:17 pm

just in time to pick up her royal self, too!

10:18 pm

nice Trifioso! good job

10:18 pm

I have not seen BabbleRabble here for awhile Trifioso

10:18 pm

Congratulations Trifioso on fireworks! Good for you!

10:18 pm

Yay Trifs!

10:19 pm

thanks all! Off to pick up herself. All you dads on here, very happy father's day to you on sunday, in case I don't see you before then. SMOOCHES

10:19 pm

Goodbye Trifioso! I will see you tomorrow in the chog

10:21 pm

ch5.14 help??

10:22 pm

That ch 5/14 word is ch plus M***s Apple Sauce Jillyjill.

10:22 pm

P's Plucked! 3 left

10:22 pm

thanks, there go my C's!!! woot

10:23 pm

T's Toppled! 1 left

10:23 pm

Cool Jillyjill!

10:24 pm

each day I do better, I think I would have gotten this one IF i hadn't been worked to death today!! excuses, excuses.

10:25 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! in6/24 was my last word

10:25 pm

Yay Min!! WTG

10:26 pm

rockin the p's...

10:26 pm

Jillyjill, do you still want me to post a story of clues?

10:27 pm

Party on Jillyjill!

10:27 pm

Nah Min, take the night off...you deserve it! I'm feeling pretty great about how far I got!

10:28 pm

Hello all my fellow babblers....coming to you "live" from my vacation!

10:29 pm

Thanks Jillyjill because I am SHOT! I'll still clue for you if you ask for what you need. Will be here til midnight

10:29 pm

Hello mcurlschool! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

10:29 pm

Haven't been able to play in a couple days due to the traveling.

10:30 pm

11 MST Min....but both my boys are on the east coast so I do that time zone quite well..

10:30 pm

I just realized that I'm in the puzzle! cu 4/6

10:32 pm

So you are! Congratulations! I'll NEVER be in the grid.

10:33 pm

I think this is the first time I've seen it; my daughter, Laura, shows up quite a bit

10:36 pm

My first name has been in here, but ENABLE does not except it. Yes, I have seen Laura here several times.

10:36 pm

OK min, stuck on the oc 7.32

10:38 pm

o 7/32 word is female version of oc 5/12 word Jillyjill.

10:39 pm

ahh, the oc are MINE!

10:42 pm

well, with more grey areas than white, I think I'm going to call it a night....thanks everyone and see you next grid! Thanks for the help Min!

10:43 pm

hmm pretty good poet too...lol *poof*

10:50 pm

Goodbye Jillyjill! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

10:54 pm

evening all

10:54 pm

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

10:54 pm

hi min ;)

10:56 pm

everyone's finished already?

10:57 pm

not me pini; i just got started!

10:57 pm

git'r dun, mcurl!

10:58 pm

touch

10:58 pm

I have 14 left to find...the monkeys are working hard

10:58 pm

oops, sorry....

10:58 pm

darn, already have that one

10:59 pm

great clue tho! :)

10:59 pm

i'm not all together after an 11 hour drive from Ogden UT, to Albuquerque NM

11:02 pm

wow...that's a long one!

11:03 pm

If it weren't so late & I wasn't so tired, I'd do a story

11:04 pm

My son is stationed at Cannon AFB in Clovis; we are down for a visit/vacation; driving from SW Washington! Yep it was a long one!

11:04 pm

Please thank him for his service for me, mcurl ;)

11:05 pm

sure will.

11:05 pm

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

11:05 pm

<-- comes from military family ;)

11:05 pm

nite min

11:05 pm

night min!

11:05 pm

sleep well!

11:10 pm

how are you coming along, mcurl?

11:10 pm

getting anywhere?

11:10 pm

I'm down to 9 and can help clue a few if you want...not sure there are any other cluers around at the moment...

11:11 pm

How's about a clue for either of the 8s? :-)

11:12 pm

hi words

11:12 pm

good evening... got a late start today!

11:12 pm

co8 = camp bed + chair letter + what you might cremated ashes in

11:13 pm

(that's the co7) add a vowel for the co8

11:13 pm

pi8 = compound word (throw a ball + not in)

11:14 pm

great clues. thanks so much. :-)

11:14 pm

glad they helped!

11:14 pm

in6?

11:14 pm

anyone?

11:15 pm

in + group of like-minded fanatics

11:15 pm

in6/24 is in + cu 4/6 word Pinikula (yes, I'm still here)

11:15 pm

thx min (thought you were going to bed!) (glad you're still about tho)

11:15 pm

thx words, too

11:16 pm

Took dog out for one last round before bed. Bye to all

11:17 pm

ah, the last out for the pup...know it well...night again, min

11:22 pm

ru5/14?

11:24 pm

got it ;)

11:24 pm

anyone have the nu6?

11:28 pm

ok...will keep the monkeys going!

11:31 pm

anyone have the first to5/12?

11:32 pm

nm, got it

11:35 pm

hello everyone :)

11:35 pm

hi nan...

11:35 pm

...never been in this position...

11:35 pm

...1 left will finish the game and give NBT, too!

11:37 pm

nu 6: holy lady + corporate head anacronym -- change vowel

11:37 pm

YEAH!!! thx nan!!!! * sparklers *

11:38 pm

*first vowel in the anachronym

11:38 pm

yea pini *!*

11:39 pm

thx for coming to my monkey's rescue!

11:39 pm

anyone else need clues or is everyone finished now?

11:40 pm

not sure, nan...it's been awfully quiet

11:40 pm

mcurl popped in after a long drive and was just starting...haven't heard from her since...wondering if she fell asleep!

11:40 pm

I hope tonight's grid is at least 150

11:41 pm

poor thing, must be exhausted

11:41 pm

under 100 is sometimes as bad as the biggies...

11:41 pm

I like somewhere between 150-250

11:41 pm

yes -- this was tough wasn't it

11:42 pm

it was and my monkeys worked hard!!!

11:42 pm

I've been painting maple leaves on our luggage -- must go and see if the last coat is dry

11:42 pm

lickety's list helped, too..worked a few out by the word value

11:43 pm

oooh, how fun

11:50 pm

whoo hooo pini

11:55 pm

thx jmc! (sorry, was checking email)

11:55 pm

how's it going?

11:55 pm

i would have thought more would be here waiting for the flip

11:56 pm

its going okay i am only beginning to panic about my trip

11:56 pm

not sure where everyone is...maybe they're enjoying a nice friday night...

11:56 pm

...is everything for your trip in order?

11:57 pm

no i still have a lot to do including one more shot and calling credit companies

11:58 pm

how long before you leave?

11:58 pm

making sure my mortgage is paid, cat is sat and garden is watered

11:58 pm

the 29th so a little more than a week

11:58 pm

ack!

11:58 pm

yikes!

11:59 pm

although you're a bit anxious...I'm sure you're getting excited, too, eh?

12:00 am

hello

12:00 am

i am more anxious than ecited

12:00 am

hi mlf

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