June 24, 2010
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FLIP- Ster
flippity flop!
flip
flip
flip
flop
flip and hi all
flip
hello barb
hi and nbt
hi late niters!
wheeeeeee -- cute icon, flosey
hi and good heavens, josh!
gosh josh!
wash
ween
blllllllaaaaaaahhhhh - sorry
oops dobie...wrong box
pb in three minutes
a record for me.
Clues are up
yes, flosey -- good icon! A little editing might get rid of some of the funny things in the write-up ;)
Thanks, Lickety!
thanks lickety
thanks lickety
I tried that jilli, couldn't make it work
Thank you, Lickety!
You just do it here, flosey.
ty lickety
I mean you go to your My Account and get rid of the weirdos :)
that's where I tried !
that's what I tried jilli
I've never had it fail! Strange!
will try again
goose alert
need to sleep - have fun - see you all later.
I don't see how someone could nbt already!
bye jmd!
halfway
m9, I can't either -- I can't even type that fast
en6/7 for the corner e, ic5 for the corner i, the rest were pretty straightforward
in 6
hello everyone :)
in 5 minutes une!
hi nan
hey, nan :-)
hi nan
Half way!! I'm just about t. Hi everyoneo start
I refuse to make this a speed game, personally
27 left. i'm sure that means grem has 5 or 6 left
enhash
enwash
oops LOL
Don't know what happened there.
40 to go -- too sleepy to go on -- nite, Babble buddies :-) *poof*
nite une
night une :)
nah - think angels
I'm only to 37 words...and feeling stuck
what happened to lickety?
wow I am still at 16...better get my thinking cap out
lickety said the clues were up
all I have is a blank space
ah -- needed to refresh it
hmm I have clues for wed
normally wouldn't go this early, but we are hitting the road pretty early tomorrow
i had to go out and in again refresh didn't work for me
that's what I always have to do now, barb
glad it isn't just me...or I would think there is something wrong with my computer
I am NOT getting a sore throat. I am NOT going to get a cold.
That cough is just imaginary.
me either jilli
oh boy, jilli, am having same feelings
no cough though
Let's fight the damn thing together and maybe it will slink away.
sure hope so
sign my husband up too jilli
Me too.
You like my icon? Really have to click on it...
ok, barb.
too cute jilli
thanks, barb :)
i am stuck at 20 now
almost half way
go m9
good for you, m9 -- I'm beating my brains out over that upper right E
I don't have that e either
ah, got it from morewords. Rather odd.
So that's nbt. How could anyone get nbt in 3 minutes?
exactly..it's unnatural
???more words???
that whole right column is terrible!
www.morewords.com
never heard of it jilli thanks for sharing
it's very useful, barb, and if you get Babble Expert it's one of the links which you can get to appear on the same page as the grid.
I thought we had told you about Expert. It only works with a PC, not a Mac.
fireworks
yeah grem congrats
YAY gremlin!!!
I am using babble expert jilli
solo again, 7 in a row
Well then, barb, go up to Resources and you will see the link to morewords. When it opens, you can drag it a bit, over the chat.
down to 7 that I can't find and have to leave. bye everyone -- back in 3 weeks
wow g rem.. amazing again!
Bye nan -- have a good time! Where are you going?
have a great holiday nan
3 weeks! have fun nan..whatever you're doing!
bunch of weird 4-letter words today
typical for a small grid, grem
ahhh....then I miss some of the chat...but that would be useful...same as when I do the lists of words ie..4 letter words..5 letter words..but only use those as a last resource
china jill -- the yangtze cruise
oh boy nan is it that time already....have a great time
Oh -- say hello to my old home town for me, nan!
that is fabulous nan! take lots of pics@!
which one is that, jill?
Shanghai, nan -- lived there from age 1 to age 12.
ah -- we spend 2 days there
A very different Shanghai from the present one.
I guess!
good night :)
The area now called Pudong (it was Pootung in my day) where all the skyscrapers are was just a flat place full of shacks.
night nan
Godnight, nan, and bon voyage!
Barb, the best way (I find) to use morewords is to type the first 2 letters of the word into the box, followed by hyphens denoting the missing letters -- e.g. ag--- for a 5-letter ag word.
Wow! Check out Wimbledon!
thanks for the clue nan..I shall try it
5th set - tie break in 40's
Isner and mahut
48 all!
al 5 and al 6, anyone?
don't have them dofith
a fruit of ones .....
ooo Jilli I like more words...very helpful
al 5 al+ to gird one's l***s
al6 is plural
Wimbledon match 59-59 in the final set when bad light stopped play. Match has (so far) lasted ten hours and they have to come back again today to finish. Will Wimbledon end before Christmas?
thanks daykat
something obscure to do with pharmacology
. . . . . and good morning all.
hello all - what are the stats for top right E please for nbt
hi all
Great! Thanks!
hi dofith:)
hi tea
en6/21 and plural
ok - must be getting delayed stuff here. Story of our lives in West Aus!
ty flosey
Hi daykat
yw ursh
36 to go
fireworks
anike!!
Hello daykat, frances, ursh, tnc, dofith! You all arrived all of a sudden when I wasn't looking (sending an email).
SWEET!
wtg anike
YAY anike!!!
yeah anike
Jilli I so like the more words....I might even get to finish this one :) thanks for telling me again about it
So glad, barb!
Hi jilli. Was beginning to think that I could have some fun today as I appeared to have become invisible. Lol.
TY. I suppose I should do some work now. Any clues b4 I go?
Couldn't miss that beautiful blue eye, Frances!
Thanks for the offer, anike, but I'm not ready yet.
I am off to bed though...last school field trip tomorrow if it doesn't rain on them see you all tomorrow
Tried to find a Virgo/Libra (well balanced virgin) cusp icon.
night all ((waves)))
Bye Barb. Sleep well.
Well, that's great that you tried, Frances. So few are doing the icon themes these days :(
Night barb!
what are icon themes?
Bye all
m9f9l. sprite has a list in her profile.
bye anike. What state are you?
m9, sprite has a list of themes suggested by various babblers -- there's a new one every day. Click on my icon to see today's -- flosey's too.
sprite isn't on
If you put her in your friends list you can check when she is offline.
fireworks
ah
Well done flosey.
good job flosey!
you can find sprite in the rankings, or here's her url: http://tinyurl.com/6z7unz
WOW flosey!!!
had to use morewords for a few
ok.. i has icon
Frances -- I hadn't realised your eye moved until I clicked on it! (By the way, it's not Christmas for a while yet)
wtg m9
I know but the way that match is going it will last that long. Shame one of them must lose.
can only get one of the an's
i gotta go nite nite... 36 to go
I agree, frances!
night m9 -- did you go to sprite's profile?
an + " ** you like it"
is the un 5/33 easy....I just can't find it! Clues greatly appreciated!
Thanks flosey
oh. no.
anal
oh.. sprite's icon is cool!
no butts about that one dof
Whoops! Sorry!
or maybe I should say hot!
I did give you the link -- did you see it?
un6/33 dd? un + cut
How Freudian was that!!!
uh oh.. pb for potty mouth!
ddb un5/18 should go to the gym.
oh my goodness...thank you!
it was rather cheeky of you dof
yw dd
I didn't mean to, honest injun!
You're welcome ddb.
LOL.. you know why poop is tapered at the end?
No, why?
m9 -- sprite's icon was for yesterday's theme -- "your Chinese zodiac sign." She hasn't posted today's yet, being sound asleep in the Netherlands.
why?
just kidding dof.. we all do it
do tell, m9...
hi ruru
the sum of my chinese zodiac is dim
hi jilli
oh, groan time again
Very good ruru.
don't encourage him, frances!
....and my cookie is very fortunate...
I guess someone has too.
OK - I'm with jilli.
*giggle*
hah, monkeyed the hw4
me too jilli, sounds like a name, but not English
looks Chinese to me.
yes
I thought it looked Chinese too.
takes hw4 to know hw4
I got it too - pure luck (is that what monkeyed means?)
Korean
yep, daykat
yes daykat, just keep trying until you hit it
"a former monetary unit of South Korea. Use hwan in a Sentence See images of hwan Search hwan on the Web lane
sorry..Gage needed me. Ok.. so your a******* doesn't slam shut!
sorry... did I mention I've been with cubscouts all week???
oops, don't know why that happened!
yesterday they talked about poop on a whole 1/2 hour drive...
as one can in the finest circles m9:)
hey... crosswords paid off.. got that porch word
ruru is incorrigible
exactly! LOL
he's just an overgrown cubscout...
m9, did you ever tell us why poop is pointed?
yes.
this isn't a charmin discussion
at 1:15
hmm, missed it
well looky who's here!
what is it with little kids and poop?
oh, I see. Brilliant.
I prolly shouldn't have taught them the diarrhea song......
lol m9!!
I think I'm glad I don't know it.
you should watch the movie "parenthood" LOL
probably runs on and on jill .. best not to know
Did you teach them the one about the nine old ladies locked inthe lavatory?
groan ruru
my dh sings that one!LOL no i didn't
gives a whole new meaning to golden girls I bet
uh oh....
and he's off!!! (and running)
Or "Passengers will please refrain From flushing toilets while the train Is standing in the station, I love you"?
oh! that one sounds good!
to the tune of Dvorak's Humoresque.
when my eldest was taking violin lessons we came up with one for that too....
You can google the lyrics
Pity Linux doesn't work here.
"inky dinky you're so stinky, and I really really think ye ought to go and take a shower noow. Okey dokey artichokey please don't put me in the pokey, I will go and take a shower no-ow!!
Cute, m9! :D
brb (need a throat lozenge, dammit)
<< biding his time.....
fomenting ruru??
*whistles*
you da train in da station??
waiting for what, ru?
my next joke opportunity...
my brain has turned to mush, cant see any words, think I need a break and go and do something in the sun.
see you all later:)
sounds lovely, daykat!
.. that sounds bulgar..to me
m9 -- nice icon!
thanks jilli
ruru must have a miGRAIN
and btw, you need your flag, don't you? Just go to your My Account and check that tiny square, upper right, which says Show Profile.
m9 ... I barley know you..to answer that
wheat?!?!?!?
so farro as I know..
but you LOVE my rye sense of humor!
lol.. I do..
we must tabuli-ate your jokes
These jokes are getting corny!
cous-cous they are funny.
My bran is hurtin trying to come up with another....
I am too polenta to come up with one more
I'm amaized you came up with so many.
My mind is quinoa.
(Yopu have to know how to pronounce that).
they just germinate in my brain...
keenwah
ah, vely vely rice one!
<<< knows everyone is off googling grains!
cuz it sorghum quiet around here
..at least we are off of the poop discussion..lol
no kashi prizes for these efforts
You have to make sure that they are all 'spelt' correctly.
millit ever end??
I hope so!
we have sewn our oats..
sown
sown maybe?
ruru and I are mis spelt!
hmm... is lickety list out of order??
in the ca's?
Ironing to do before I'm off to cricket. Gorgeous weather again today. Have fun boys and girls - whatever you are doing today.
it keeps hop-ening to me
It looks ok to me, m9!
it's middle of night here
You can still have fun!
here too..I can't find the last twenty
huh. cause I have a ca 5/12, ca 4/5, ca 6/21
bye for now frances...hagd
m9, did you see my suggestion that you get your flag?
I have 22 left
yes.
Thank you. See you tomorrow. Bye.
Bye frances, have fun at cricket.
I have 21 left.
there...I have a flag.
two!
mp - i'm an aries - love the icon
hooray for m9!
sorry - m9
thanks. just a quick google image search..
hooray for the red, white and blue!
I thought my icon was pretty cute but you have to click on it to see it properly.
22 left but still two bt's!
m9, I have all the C words and the list looks ok to me.
aries is a good sign! my eldes is also.
well pfpft1
it is very hot and muggy this eve
not here!
Where are you, m9?
oregon
Hmm, maybe your warmth will head north -- we've had very little of it.
i'm further east too though. I bet it's warm in the okenogan
oh probably
if en6/21 is a word, why isn't the un version?
ah.. I remember drinking ogo pogo milk..
cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL
cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL
cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL
cause they need a word for making icons.. but I don't think folks take them off very often??LOL
ok.. now THAT was wierd!
I got it the first time m9.lol
that happens every night at this time -- the midnight hiccup.
OH... even though the game thinks it's 2
well.. I haven't found a word in a while. I should pull the list
ok.. i got all those ca's
go for it ruru
brb -- must put new batteries in TV remore
oh yes. that's important!
as long as you get a charge out of it jilli
Well -- I did, and the thing still doesn't work! Any idea why, you brainy people?
good batteries?
did you put them in ..in the right direction?
spill a coke on it?
(or as my second child did once.. insert it in glass of oj?)
are you pointing correct end at tv??
is tv on???
is tv plugged in?
night all! *poof*
nite m9
Duracells, use before 2016. And yes, I put them in correctly. And foo to you, m9!
darn, she's gone.
I don't know what the problem would be..sometime remotes just stop working and you have to order a new one.. is it a satelite remote?
If you try the old batteries in something else and they work OK then it would prove what Ruru just suggested
no, it's just a very simple one for an old small JVC.
I guess I could take the old ones in to the local electonics store and have them tested?
I can't think what else to try them in here.
I wonder if they still make the remotes for this set.
Maybe you can buy a generic remote. I am sure your electronics store would be able to assist
Yes, thanks. I think I have a generic somewhere but I can't find it.
Anyway, I'll go to the store. Thanks for the advice.
Isn't it great -- ask a question in Babble and get answers from across the ocean or miles away.
7 to go here...
I know. I asked Mom a knitting question the other night and she rang a friend to get the answer. Took 2 minutes tops to get an answer from the other side of the world
really, hu4/7 is a bit thick!
thanks, hadn't remembered that one yet
firewords :)
Congrats Jilli!
Thanks, lyn -- any clues wanted yet?
not for me thanks Jilli, besides sounds like Ken's serving up dinner so I had best be off for a bit
If not, I'll head for bed and fight this sore throat and cough.
Oh, lucky you, having a Ken to serve up dinner!
Well, goodnight anyone, and *poof*
hello all, how is the puzzle going this evening
Hello, nomatter. It seems to be a reasonably civilised grid.
hello Haz and La Glitterata!
Hello Ata! Is Hobbitella beautiful after her trim?
Oh, I'm looking at your profile pic now. She looks so sleek!
she's soooooo sleek! but rather un-spaniel-like!
Has she always had the white patch below or are my eyes playing tricks?
it' sunlight :)
she has a little white blob on her chest, but that's it
Ah, that makes sense. Is she all frolicky and lighthearted now?
so much so! she always bounces more after a trim
though saying that, we are now busy half-heartedly arranging the paws and dozing
What do hairless Mexican dogs do instead of arranging paws? They must find the time long with no grooming to be done.
hmmmm. maybe they - I have no idea! Arrange the nails?
Maybe they're too busy trying to keep warm to think of doing anything.
Hello. Maybe they are like Stew and lick themselves like a cat constantly - drives me nuts
at least Chinese crested dogs could arrange the fringe
Hobbit looks very handsome
Hello, lynxxx. Nice dinner?
she doesnt look as nice as when fluffy, but its so much cooler for her
Very nice
I hear you have a new Prime Minister in Australia?
paw arranging has been abandoned for full-time dozing
We have - a female for the first time. and a red head to boot
That should be interesting!
why the big deal about her being a redhead?
I hadn't realised that there had been any moves to oust Rudd, but then we don't really get detailed accounts of Aus politics - except for big stories, of course.
Nothing really - but she is very red and has made it her trademark
facebook's just gone mad about her being a redhead!
It'll suit the cartoonists as long as they're allowed to use colouring pencils.
Is it because of the whole redhead = volatile idea?
she's Welsh too!
It seems Mr Rudd wasn't very consultative with his cabinet and tended to ride roughshod over the States premiers. With an election looming and Gillard being very popular the outcome was obvious really
Yes, came out when she was 3. 10 pound Poms as they were called
Oh, so there's Celtic stock. Does she know her crwth from her cwms, I wonder?
I should hope so
from Barry
Gillard is not popular Lynx, I cant stand her
Maybe she'll invite Tom Jones, Charlotte Church and Katherine Jenkins to sing at her swearing in or inauguration or whatever they do. Is there a ceremony as such?
she is popular with the Caucas because they hate Rudd
She is very popular over this side Sandy
Labour will not get a show in in WA after the mining tax they propose
However in the long run it might be a good thing for the country
I can't believe anybody likes her - she has a mean face
Oh sandy! You can't dislike someone's politics because of their face. Unless it's John Prescott.
She has announced that the new tax is to be rethought - they have withdrawn the TV ads and requested that the mine owners do the same - which they have
LOL I have great values.....
I don't like Rudd either - He looks like Mr Sheen
I'm going to have to google her to see this lady. I'm prepared for a redhead with a mean face...
JOhn Prescott is different
she is no oil painting however at least she doesn't have a ratface like Tony Abbot
if you want to see Rudd, just google 'mr sheen'
I'm seeing lots of photos of her with hair different lengths.
LOL Lynx
What age is she?
48
They have tried hard to give her a makeover -
she has a good haircut at the moment
She has a terrible accent
She's a young thing, then. What's wrong with her accent. Does she still sound Welsh?
Sandy! we don't care what she looks like - it's what she will do that matters.
it sounds like she's mangling every vowel she pronuounces
no it sounds like a bad aussie accent
exactly ata
I'll have to get to hear her as well.
Well she better change a lot of policies particularly the asylum seekers thing
I thought all the asylum seekers were in England.
we have had loads of boat people here and they keep coming since Rudd (Mr Sheen) has been in
Set Ms Gillard on beach patrol...
Lynx I am very surprised to hear you say she is popular - in fact I am shocked
She grew up in South Australia which has quite an English lilt and now lives in a working class area in Melbourne maybe all that contributes to her way of speaking. However makes her very popular with working class and unions over here at least
She is on the news now
You'll not get a politician who's popular with everyone, unless it's in time of war when political differences are set aside.
At least she has the good taste not to move into the lodge yet - I do think that is a good thing - I will wait and see how she performs
Everyone is thrilled that we have a FEMALE pm
yes, that's fab!
I am neutral on that, I don't care what sex as long as they do the job
the US is at war and no one is setting aside any political differences!
why is that Sandy? should the lodge remain empty?
and good morning
Jayk, I'm thinking of Britain in WW2 when there was a coalition government.
she doesn't want to move in until she has been voted in - I do admire that attitude in her
we are there with you too Jayk
Good morning, Jayk.
Yes, of course, Haz. Also, unlike the US today, that was not a STUPID war
I will give her a chance and will see how she goes before I vote
No, it wasn't a stupid war, I believe it had to be fought.
not to get sidetracked, but could you assure me there ARE actually some words in this grid?
I have got 52 so far
think I need the list now
Absolutely, although I'll concede that some are more used in babble than in the real world.
The man says there are 92 of them. I have 44, but a number of them are babblets
all righty, then! perhaps significantly more coffee is in order
Good morning, Douglas.
I tried to scan a photo for my icon - herin helped me but she tells me I have to crop the pic in 'paint' but I am still trying to figure that one out
Hello, Haz
actually, once you've saved it as a jpeg you can crop it in Word--use "format picture"
I was just about to ask if it was a small and nasty today butI think myquestion has been answered. Morning/evening all.
hmmmmm I have saved it as a jpeg (thanks herin) I will try that later
FM!!
Good morning, FM. It's not that nasty really.
Hi Ata and Haz!
Not for a seasoned and venerable babbler such as yourself.
I am trying to become more computer literate
I am trying to become more computer literate hi mitch
LOL Haz, what are you after?? Hi sandy.
hi FM
FM! I'm shocked! As if I could ever be accused of having ulterior motives!
and hello Lynxxx and anyone else that pops up :)
I shouldn't start today, I only have an hour before setting off to ye cotteswoldes
Three exclamation marks! See how you've affected me!
*giggle* Am feeling smug - have already been out and done shopping and errands before it gets too hot.
What delights and delectations doth await in ye olde Cotteswoldes, oh Fair Ata of Faversham?
are you taking Hobbit Ata?
the joyyes of Cheltenham General Hospitalle mostly!
no, hobbit's staying here for once, cos I'll be spending half my time in hospital with sister
Ah, ye Olde Apothecary of Cheltenham Towne.
probably best, make sure you have some bottled water in the car as it is going to be a hot drive.
Procure ye water for ye carriage ride.
I will! But I'll be staying in Moretonne-in-ye-Marsh so that's nice and Cotteswoldey
I have to ask, how hot is it going to be today FM
and fulle of ye tourists from yon lande America
about 83 I think and then almost 90 at the weekend.
Moreton-in-ye-Marsh - also full of ye Japanese tourist people with ye instant portrait equipment?
absolutely! it becommes 1/3 Japanese, 1/3 American and 1/3 people from ye olde cotteswoldes
and you get stuck behind tour coaches for hours in the small lanes
And do ye olde cotteswoldians welcome ye boat people from other shores and strange oriental cities?
back soon
I got stuck behind a combine harvester this morning - not a phrase I ever thought I would use :)
begrudgingly. they give our taverns and shoppes much incomme, but they are as annoying as a pig without a tail
ick, FM!!
or as anoying as a load of vuvuzelas re your post Ata.
I suppose the Venetians feel the same about the tourists clogging up the ca6/21.
I like vuvuzelas!
everyone complains madly about the tourists, but the whole cotswold economy is based on them
True Haz but imagine what would happen to Venice w/o the revenue they generate.
Oh, absolutely, that's the dilemma.
It's funny, when you visit somewhere touristy, you wish everyone else would disappear so that you can enjoy the place properly.
Ah the joys of travel 20/30 years ago
at least in the Cotsowlds, you can get away from the tourists generally by lurking in the off-the-main-road villages
Midsomer Murders is set in the Cotswolds, isn't it?
Dangerous place to go then!
I don't know!
There could be an episode with villagers getting their revenge on tourists.
apart it was filmed in Oxfordshire
The case of the coachload of missing Japansese - all that was left behind was a pile of camerass.
Can you imagine sitting through an evening of Japanese holiday photos?
aosrry I had a surfit of s's in that last post.
an evening's worth? what's that, one holiday day?
Probably an hour.
I've never seen anything like the enthusiasm with which they photograph everything. It's amazing.
Would we be the same if we went to Japan as the culture and scenery is so different to ours?
I wouldn't take pictures of a concert hall with no lights on.
But it's a valid point. I still think they're more enthusiastic than most.
absolutely
they take phoptos of *everything*
perhaps they hold competitions upon their return to see who took the most pics.
phoptos - excellent Ata *grin*
:P
So far I managed a grand total of zero words in the grid - chatting is way too side tracking but fun.
ditto!
Just remember lots of babblets and you'll manage fine.
por just as well in yr case, do you know how long you will be away?
till monday
I really do hope it all goes well.
Yes, keep us informed of how things are going.
me too! her op is on friday afternoon. probably 8- 10 hours!
Gosh that is a long time :(
As long as that tennis match....
Oh - another op - poor love. Hope everything goes better than they hope it will
That was incredible, they were reeling off the stats this morning!
At least the 2 players don't start again until 3.30.
I kept on updating husband and he kept on insisting that someone should either give up or that they should suddenly change the rules and institute a tie-break.
that's what McEnroe said
I think they should both be allowed to win, somehow
Yes, but you can't change the rule books just instantly.
but when was the last time a match went on that long?
And what happens in the next round - their opponent gets to play the two of them? That would be fun!
It's the longest match ever.
never, fm
there was one in Melbourne that was like that
Exactly - so prob no need to change the rules.
Good morning everyone.
They just can't break each other's serve. It's pretty extraordinary.
Good morning, Sally.
Whoever does win will be knackered in the next round.
Morning Sally
the winner officiallyhas to play their next round match today
One of them was supposed to be playing in a doubles match. At 33 all, a message came that he was expected on another court.
I don't know how they have kept going in that heat yesterday.
So what happened Haz?
I think they quickly realised that the doubles match was a no-go. Poor man, if he has to finish his singles and then try to play a doubles! And there's no guarantee that the singles match won't go on and on.
If the winner officialy has to play the next round today and they are still playing, presumably they will have to bend the rules!
If they haven't broken serve over 118 games in the final set, I don't think either one of them is going to give up without a fight.
I have visions of two old men, still playing away in the old people's home.
LOL yes!
It'll be easy then, they won't be able to see the ball without their glasses.
I hadn't realised that the American (Isner) was so huge. He's 6 foot 9!
yep!
Nearly 10.30 time for a break, enjoyed the chat as always. Have a good drive Ata, will be thinking of you and C. Bye all and Happy Babbling.
bye dear!!
bye FM
Bye FM - hope you don't get too overheated.
I suppose I should go and pack too *sigh*. Am having my normal debate about whether to leave some windows slightly open so that the animals can have some cool air
Bye FM, and good luck, Ata.
What's the argument against the open windows?
it disturbs me that people could get in them!
but I'd only leave the first floor windows open a bit, obviously
Do yo uhave neighbours who could keep an eye on the house?
Leave front ones open, Ata, then anyone trying to get in can be seen.
you - don't know how that space got in there.
Just wack a great nail through the window frame into the wood it fits into...OK you might need a drill
yes, that's true, sally. then they would at least get a bit of air!
Would the alternative be to have a fan going?
I get paranoid that people are going to get in and steal Hobbit :P
I had to laugh the other day when a mobile dog wash came to collect Dougal, the little terrier/collie cross from across the road. He's normally a very happy wee soul, but when he realised that the lady was taking him into a strange van, he dug his heels in and refused to move. It was very funny.
clever boy
clever boy! that's Hobbit's problem - she loves *everyone*
We have a Dougal in the neighbourhood too. A very happy bouncy scottish terrier
This one is bouncy as well - incredibly full of energy.
Okay, I'd better be off and doing something else. I hope your drive goes okay and that all is well at the hospital. Let us know how you get on.
I saw a similar thing today, a ranger trying to see if a dog was 'chipped' - no way was that dog going to let the ranger near him with either the reader or a noose - just barked madly at her and kept his owner between him and the strange lady
Bye for now Haz.
bye Haz
will do!
Bye!
and I should go too! *poof*!
bye Ata
I'm off for the night too. Bye Sally
bye lynxxx, sorry was away from computer for a moment.
And fireworks, so I will be off too. Anyone left here who needs clues?
Ok then, **gone**
an
hints for en 7,32?
en+ what angels have on their heads
thanks marilyn!
good morning/evening babblers!
good morning/evening :)
I just try to cover all bases! Is Annie gone?
red? Hi and good morning to you and everyone.
this was a pretty friendly grid
hi annie! how are you?
it is a nice grid, though I am not quite half yet.
hi red, suffering from acid reflux all week..no coffee for me. sob.
Oh terrible news. I hope it gets better, medications helping?
Zantac not helping at all...think a GI doctor is in the future.
Sounds like it, be careful that it is not something other than just reflux. yikes...
I cant imagine what else it can be other than reflux.
Chewing gum helps somewhat.
If you took yourself to the Emergency room, we would do an entire cardiac workup...
that would be my only concern.
but you know we do overdo things often..
I dont think I can leave Bobby for that length of time w/o making major arrangements. If chewing gum does help then it prob. is not cardiac, I am assuming.
Hard to know. but I wonder if you can make a regular MD appointment?
Peppermint tea susally works for me when Zantac fails
susally?
hello Fish!
my fingers are dyslexic today
I will get in touch with the doctor this afternoon.
peppermint helps me when I have an upset stomach...
greetings and salutations one and all
hi fishfish
Ok Annie, I feel better now!
thanks for your caring, red.
a
Hi Inge!!!!
this really is a friendly grid. goodness.
I must be off.
fireworks
would anyone like a clue before I enter the real world?
no? okay then, bye dear babblers
als
Yes! Don't go! Clue please - last ca/6
fens
ca + double cons + 2 vowels
Ooops! Sorry!
Great - thanks, River!
wh 6, 33?
the bottom i for nbt plz
wh6 = wh4/9 + dont be afraid to **k for a clue
movieman: ic plus a small bug that causes lyme disease
movieman: ic plus a small bug that causes lyme disease
been looking for that i too mm
ty ubgrud
thanks river!
half done
better than being half baked
thanks ubgrud
sh5,12?
reflectivity of light
thanks grant! can't believe i didn't see that. clearly blind.
that's the fun (?) of this puzzle
:)
ugh - I have 6 words left and they are the dreaded vowel words
the vowels always kill me.
clue for the i word from bottom line of grid, right side please.
good luck river.
good morning everyone. Can't stay but wanted to check in and see you all
ic+ facial twitch
{{River}} how are you doing? and your son?
icitc
oops. darn it
Hi Grant, how did I do with your clue?
ty. got it. never heard it before.
Hi Mom - we are hanging in there - tomorrow is his pre-op visit - just found out the procedure he is to have on July 7 will take 8 - 10 hours - very scared
hi Mom, close enough except for Babble
{{River}} I can only imagine. But not until the 7th, ugh
lol Grant
typo - the 6th of July
clue for o word top left of grid?
but for his troubles that seems so far away
its a scheduled procedure - as long as he is stable (on meds) they believe he can wait
stuff going into the gulf= o
what is flowing in the gulf mkg
you all are in my thoughts and prayers
BP stuff
brb
good afternoon all
{{{Sprite}}} how are you?
hi Mom, am good, just tired and a bit overloaded this week. Must take it very easy next week! And you?
oh Sprite! Here I will take some of your overload for you. **snatches away**
aw sweetie! Thanks :)
I am doing just fine, busy day today but had to stop and print off the grid. My mom is have vertoplasty (sp) on her back this morning
Morning, all!
hi Judi
morning Judi
oh Mom I hope it goes well and she will recover speedily and fully
I hope so too, Sprite. Thank you
as 5 clue please?
Judi, great icon
Thanks, Sprite. It is kind of grim, though. I should change it. What's the theme today?
lol Judi
your star sign
pale MKG
as5 is kind of gray
BORRRRING! Okay. I'll change it. BRB.
ty.
the colour of remnants of a fire
hi Riverdance
got it.
Hi sprite
Hi Judi
help with the en6 please
i cant get it either river.
There. Now I'm crabby.
perfect, a fellow crab :)
hey, my fellow Cancerians :)
hi {{Nancyboy}}
Hiya, Nancy Boy!
hiya Nancy Boy, you too? Wonderful *hugs*
I don;t have the en6 but will help you look
and I can't type worth squat today
hello, everyone :) yes, we must have all have birthdays coming up soon, then!
when is yours, Nancy Boy?
en6= en+heavenly circle
thanks - it comes from the top corner e
hiya movie my man
11th July for me - getting too close for comfort, now. I'll no longer be a teenager!
ah thanks Movieman
what is a heavenly circle???????
thanks movieman
ah thanks movie, got it
ha4 mkg
the heavenly circle we all have above our heads
saints have one around their heads
*whispers* Today is my birthday. Shhhhh!
yw everyone
and plural for the 7
screams **ITS JUDI's BIRTHDAY**
oh ty. got it.
Happy Birthday to youuuuuu Happy Birthday to youuuuuu Happy Birthday dear Judi Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!
happy birthday Judi
all together now: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Judi, happy birthday to you
need he 6. have the 5. but cant get the six.
happy b day judi
*squirts Sprite with super soaker* Shut. Up.
Many happy returns, judi!!!!!!
its a plural
Happy birhtday Judi!!!!!!!!!!!! Birthday cake and teats in the PB for you :) and I have changed my icon to match todays theme.
it took me a while for that one mkg because it goes in the other direction
interesting typo, FM
and hi :D :D
ohhh, happy birthday, Judi!!
*treats rather than my typo *blushes*
ty got it now!
FM, sweet Virgo you have
teats for everyone!
lol dan... I was waiting for one of your guys to jump in
*passes on the teats*
tick or teat!
the he5/6 plz
*groan*
I'll take the tick!
never mind
he5 stuff to colour hair red with?
he5 is a hair treatment
He5: type of hair coloring + plural.
hehehe Nancy Boy!
Hey, Movieman! Did you see Toy Story 3 in 3D yet?
help with the un6 please
It's not out til next month over here Judi, so no
time for me to scoot off here, see you all soon. Hugs to all of you, you all are the best!
Seeya, Mom.
bye Mom *huggles*
un+cut wood river
bye ((Mom)) good luck with your Mom today - hope all goes well
Hubby and I saw it this past weekend. It's great!
{{Judi}} have a great day
{{Sprite}} take care and please don't overdo
thanks and that is FIREWORKS
{{River}} thank you so much. I will let you all know
congrats River
yw river
And congrats
please do, we're thinking of both of you
anyone needs any clues before I get to work?
will do, thank you all so much
Congrats River!
gratz River
thanks everyone - clues - going once....
going twice....
not for me thanks River.
have a great day all - happy babbling
Byee
BRB
bye River, have a lovely day
So when is your day coming up, Sprite?
... and Fireworks!
3 days before yours, Nancy Boy
YAY, MERK!!!!
I'll make a note of that ;)
Congrats Merk
:)
ty, Sprite, and ty also for the spinach recipe. I have yet to try it ... when I get back from China, I hope.
I trust you have put your b'day up on the theme list spritey?
yay Merk, wtg! I hope you will enjoy it, it is very tasty.
Have fun finishing the grid everyone. My granddaughter woke up so I have to get her something to eat. See you in the morning.
I did, FM. Just put up Nancy Boy's as well :)
I hope so, too. My whole family loves spinach so I'm sure we will.
Toodle-lee
have fun with your granddaughter
oh no, Sprite, really?! I shudder to think what icons that will produce...!
Don't be such a woos NB, you will get flowers and birthday greetings and cakes - what's to complain about :)
my birthday, that is, not yours - I'm sure yours will be lovely ;)
well...if there's gonna be cake...;)
how do you spell woos/woss -Oh well you know what I mean :)
wuss? I assume you mean wimp, anyway!
I think it's "wuss", FM.
Ah thank you brithday gril :)
*girl *le sigh*
Nancy Boy, you can ask for a theme on your birthday... just tell me what you would like to see.
Perhaps we can get Dr_G to build spell check into the next version of the site.
Anyone have a clue for al5 and al6? Thanks,
imagine how slow the chat would become, FM :D
and how many giggles would be lost too.
Yeah, who would we make fun of ?
I think we should do without spell check. I wouldn't want to miss things like your teats.
al 5 = a + a cut of meat and pl for the 6
thanks FM
of course...thanks again.
yw mac.
thinking about that Sprite..for my birthday...I'd really like to see those cabana boys in the PB *wicked grin*
grinnnnn we need to keep things for all ages...
How about 'who would be our ideal cabana boy@ I can see HAz putting GC in there straight away.
good idea FM! I'll keep the cabana boys where they belong...at my birthday party.
*elbows NB out of the way* I saw them first!!!!
*shoves Judi back* I don't share!!
I will put it up!
Hey hey - I hate to remind you but they are my cabana boys, I employed them after all :)
come on Nancy Boy and Judi, there will be enough for all of us.
*licks all the cabana boys so they have my germs on them*
LOL Judi, how old are you today?
7?
You win Judi, I can't think of a contribution that isn't X-rated :P
Close enough.
I will allow you to take pictures, NB.
hehehe Bad Nancy Boy!
good NB we don't/can't do x-rated here as there are young babblers we have to take into consideration.
Quite, FM, I'll have to restrain myself. Actually, talking on here makes me realise just how much I swear in real life.
amazing, all the things Babble does
:)
ok, themes updated
No sh*t?
no, only sn4
yay sprite - you are doing a sterling job with the themes.
thanks FM!
it reminds me of texting on my iphone - it autocorrects all my swearwords. "For duck sake." It makes all my strong-worded texts sound harmless and adorable.
and so much more powerful as a result, Nancy Boy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDI!!!!!
hiya Une
Even though I don't follow them that often they are always intersting to read. LOL NB
Hi Une!
hey, sprite, fmitch, NB, Judi :-)
it is the sharing that counts, I think. Reading is participating too
On the contrary, Sprite, many an angry rant has lost its impact due to the ducks rearing their heads :P
Hi, Unea!
hehehe I bet, Nancy Boy. Good old ducks taking the heat out of an argument.
NB, I've been in major lurk mode lately but have been following developments in your life -- glad things seem to be looking up :-)
Hello, all. DUcks are the most intrinsically funny creatures in the world, according to the scientist who did the study of jokes.
hey, vic :-)
hiya Vic, is that so! Interesting.
hey there Une!
Vi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as Ata would say, I say (((Vi)))
I love roast dock.
((FM))
Thank you, Unea :) I must say, I'm very relieved - at least I have somewhere to live!
lol FM
But where do you tie up your vote after you roast the dock?
Hiya, Une. I believe the duck is only surpassed by the platypus. Now that's a ridiculous creature.
lol
my cousin used to make fabulous smoked duck sliced paper thin . . .
ok ok I know *le sigh yet again*
and then there's the churkendoose
How are you Vi and ToG?
What's a churkendoose?
(Well, FM, don't feel bad. I said "vote" instead of "boat," so I can't even claim that I hit the wrong letter.)
I think the dodo wins
churkendoose look like one of my typos!
it was one of my favorite stories when I was little
I think cats are the funniest animals, purely because they seem to have evolved the ability to roll their eyes and look condescending
We're all splendid, thanks, FM. Schools out and TOG-boy is narrating his dragon drawings beside me even now. (ANd that's my excuse for any failures to make complete sense.)
it was cross between chicken, duck, and goose :-)
How are you?
cats can go from regal to silly and back in a second
churkendoose? Is it like a Turducken?
it's not a food, it's a bird!! LOL
Our cat once leapt up onto the table and landed right in the middle of a fresh, hot, cheesy pizza...
if it walks like a bird, talks like abird..
lol, Vic! Ouch!
melting slowly in a glow of unexpected high summer heat but everything else is fine :)
awwww Vic! Did she have burns?
She left perfect paw prints in the mozzerella, and didn't go on the table again without looking first for years.
Ouch, burnt paw pitza
Nothing serious, sprite. But it must have hurt enough to sear a lesson into the little walnut she uses for a brain!
hehehe I cannot help but laughing, it must have looked so silly!
hi jmitch
here's the churkendoose! http://tinyurl.com/252gl6w
Hi jmitch
lol! Great Une
I think Garfield dives head first into Lasagna. Maybe that's where you cat got the idea, Vic.
garfield's law: everything you touch, you get to keep
That's a good law, Sprite. Hence my licking of the cabana boys.
happy babbling, all! Must load car and pups for visit with my mom -- byeeee *poof*
Bye, Une!!
bye Une, have a good trip and visit
Bye Une BRB, I need more ice.
Bye, Une.
I see a direct connection there, Judi, true!
How long does a good licking last, though? Only until the go for a dip int he pool?
*they
How's the garden coming, FM?
well I won't be fighting you for them, Judi. It's only 8 days till pride day; sure I'll come across plenty there..
I'll get you a good garden hose, Nancy Boy. You can clean and have fun at the same time.
oh, it'll be awesome this year, Sprite - I live in Soho; that is, the epicentre of the pride street party. this is gonna be fun!
I may have to rent them out for Pride parades. Shame to keep them in the PB. They do need to get some sun.
oh wonderful, Nancy Boy! You go and enjoy yourself. And that is an order ;)
Anyone have a clue for the un6?
they look so well, tanned, Judi. But don't worry, the ones I smuggled out are all sunbathing right now.
un6/33 - not chopped
LOL Sprite. I'll try my bestest...
that will do just fi4, Nancy Boy :)
Ty.
(with a back-and-forth cutting blade, to be specific)
back, and munching on a small bowl of strawberries.
Morning folks
*sneaks in next to FM's elbow and steals a strawberry*
hi MrBob
Morning Mr Bob
Hello, Mr Bob.
*trust you to nick the biggest one* but you are welcome :)
it is lovely!
Yay, me. Fireworks!
fireflies. Must be off too, my girl just comes home. Bye all!
They are English strawberries so are full of summer taste rather than the imports we get the rest of the year.
Goodbye, sprite!
Congrats and bye spritey!
Mmmmm... sounds lovely, FM.
mmm they are Vi, no cream, no sugar just the berries themselves :)
Mmm. Love berries. Our farmers market was selling black raspberries last weekend. My husband wants me to go back this Sunday and buy about 50 pints. I think I'll trim that down to a reasonalbe amount.
Black raspberries, never come across those. How interesting.
Good morning! Any clue for en6?
They are fab.
Gotta jet. Real work to do! Ta ta for now! *POOF*
en + hol;y circle
Bye, Judi.
en + shiny thing found on Saints heads.
*holy*
Bye Judi have a great birthday even if you are working.
Thanks!
Oh, happy birthday, Judi!
FM, In New Orleans, that would be a football helmet.
and l it for the 7 gd
May i please have a clue for the bottom corner i?
LOL wht very true.
Must go administer snack BBS
ic + nervous twitch
TY! I was all around it and couldn't get it to work!
NBT! Off to work I go! Have a great day everyone!
yw. Now I have to go back to work. BBL.
Bye to all those going.
hello all
Hi peri, hows it going?
better today, started my cat on a homeopatich remedy for her UTI and it seems to be working!!
homeopathic even *sigh*
That is good news, fingers crossed then.
Errr, goodbye various folks and hello various other folks...
ty FM, how are you doing?
don't remember which Babbler suggested homeopathy but want to thank them
Am well and enjoying the summer we are having at the moment.
Am about to head out for a while but if you need a clue or two shout now :)
either of the 7's if you have them pls
There is only 1 x 7 and it is a pl of the en6 = en + shiny thing found on Saints heads.
ty FM
yw :)
fireworks
OK gotta run, TTFN and Happy Babbling.
by FM, hagd
yay wv
by FM, hagd
good morning!
mornin babblers! TGIalmostF!
Oh yeah, eva!!! I'm waiting for this week to be over!
me toooooo
im ready to hit the poooool!
i'm just ready to sleep!LOL
so Eva... have you got married? (just looked at profile)
need la 5 please.
it's a porch mkg
see it in crosswords a lot
corner I or corner E for nbt?
what is another porch.?
more like a patio,mkg term often used in Florida
hey dan! to put on a religeous aura!
la5 - hawaiian word for porch or terrace
or hawaii
corner i... ic + nervous ***
ugh,this will end up being my last word:/ morning everyone
fireworks here, happy babbling all
thanks m9! wtg peri!
yay! Peri!!!!
a florida porch of hawaiian origin omg...
hi crossy!
howdy m9
yes crossy.. let's have drinks on the la***
hmmm thinking
got it!
ty
whoo hoo mkg!!
means nothing unfortunatly..porch,patio,laneway,door yard,terrace....
sounding closest at your third guess
si 6 please?
la, whe you get it you'll have ***led it!
I'm working on the si's now!
got the la. ty.
YAY mkg!!
Crossy - the green turf, is that what you are missing?
need in 6 and 5 please.
i have what you mow..it is this hawaiian porch thing
in6 - mad
in5 - stick ashes in a vase
dang there goes the phone - *poof*
insert not in grid
ty got the mad one.
crossy hates the phone,i only bother to answer it every other call,makes people happier when they finally get ahold of me;)
kje what is the vase one? in put not in grid. inset not in grid.
shoot, would have liked to finish. 5 to go... but I'll have to wait til I come home from day camp
infit not in dictionary
enjoy camp m9
dead body vase
ok..4 left. after sticking the ashes in the vase!
bye all! *poof*
huh??????dead body vase ..ashes? not sure where to go with t his.
that is all i have for you mkg... not a hard clue
ok got it.
it is the name of the vase! got it. i was thinking of the flowers in it. or ashes.
ty
yw
clue for si 6 please?
si + another word for street or avenue
ty! got it.
4 to go
1
done
whew.
have a great day everyone.
congrats mkg
anyone need clues before i go??????????
ty
hi all
hi boo
hi
general clue: lots of words with h's in them.
clue for the e in the top right hand corner and the lone i on the bottom?
nm, got the i
lbd, en + what angels wear on head plus the plural
ty fuzzy! nbt!
shen
en + circle of light above a saint's head
yw lbd
newa
neen
oops, sorry
neener neener neener
:-P
hi all
you inspired me fuzzy
hi jmc
ack my home internet sucks
Morning everyone. I watched the flip last night...first time - pretty cool in a babble-nerdy kind of way. Now I'm back to finish the last 44 .
the flip is cool i frequently watch it for a couple of minutes and then go to bed
hi jmb
does anyone have the new apple 4 phone. it just came out today
hi jmc , boo, lb et al.
hi boo and dobie
hi there lbd
Hello Everyone!
kaboom, kabloowie. done with grid patooie
whoo hoo lbd
grats lb
the flip happens at 1am for me. I am rarely awake.
Hi Minski
hi minski
just got here. How is the grid today?
i'm catching z's at flip time
1 am for me too but i am often awake -- just not for long
it's not too bad, minski
me too minski. But with the earthquake yesterday & the tornados last night i was wide awake.
waiting for locusts!
1 am for me too but i am often awake -- just not for long
i'd don't blame you dobie. those are scary things to worry about.
earthquake????!!!!
there was an earthquake in Quebec somewhere
hands jmb a can of Raid
*hands jmb a can of Raid*
the aftershocks were felt in Boston.
yep - here in ann arbor (actually epicenter was near Ottawa I believe... 5.0)
there was a quake yesterday in Ottawa
we felt it here
my office is on the third floor and it swayed
the epicentre was near ottawa and we felt it here,was 5.5 on the richter scale followed by tornados in the evening,all my in-laws trees were wiped out and their roof was damaged"
it was like 30 seconds
*hands jmb a can of Raid*
are your in-laws okay, crossy?
we were advised to take shelter here,but it skipped over us and landed more east in newmarket
wow, hope all are safe...
Is today's theme dogs? Is that why Boo has a picture of Jeter in hers?
they are fine lbd,scratches only
the tornado two miles from me landing in a field - no damage
*hands jmc a can of air to unstick her enter key* lol
lol lb
okay too too frustrated with my computer
to the office where it works
can anyone clue en 6 please
weird weather! tornados in places that don't often get them, earthquakes...scary
en + angel's hat
en plus the angelic headgear...Boo!
ty red
boobear re: apple i-phone 4 we get them in canada next month and i will be getting a pair of them
and plural
brb, mount washmore calls
nice crossy
they have come so far now that i can ditch the land line and tell bell canada to go to hell;0
off topic, but I just got back from the pool, it was crowded and as I was leaving, an actual screaming arguement erupted between the adults, so so bizarre, I feel the need to shre.
but don't worry lb.... global warming is just a myth according to a lot of people - rightttttttttt LOL
i mean i pay 65 dollars a month for that stoopid land line and get nothing
lol crossy
if global warming causes earthquakes,we have a serious problem;))
lots of people are getting rid of their landlines and using cellphones
but i have never felt air as humid as that just before the tornados started
SA crossy...
didn't anyone tell you that Armageddon is due to arrive at any time now Crossy?
lol
maybe there are fewer evangelists in Canada?
if the rapture is coming ,someone hold on to my steering wheel!
we do not get preacher radio up here lol
couldn't get my eyes rolling emoticon to work here.
hmmmm.... {thinking about moving to canada}
do not get me wrong,i love god and his son..it,s the fan club that can be a pain
tee hee Crossy
absolutely agree with you crossy!
yepper
i have this one guy who lays chapter and verse on me every time he gets gas..what im to be impressed that you know where to find it in the book?
but anyways,i digress
and he probably goes home and kicks his dog. People are odd.
i-phone 4 rocks! it is a phone,a camera,a 2 way voice and picture phone,a gps,has a gyroscope,it is a e-book reader..oh yea..getting me one of those babys
alas,i have a long day at work today and must leave you all.tc and happy babbling
I would wait a few months. It seems that the 1st generation of anything Apple puts out has serious issues.
not to worry saving 1000 dollars takes time anyways
tc crossy.
poink
have a great day!!!
brb have to make lunch for child. Might consume some myself. ttfn
later, crossy and minski.
decided to change my icon to match others..
i get customers who want to evangelise all the time. really hard to just stare at them and pretend i'm listening. Most of the time I fake a call on my headset.
need to size that picture, boo.
ok
30 left... back on my nest break.
crossy, ive got a shirt for you: http://tinyurl.com/6k6s25
later, dobie
Hi, everyone. It is SO hot here.
NB!! *runs and leaps into NBs arms*
Eva, you're still around!! :) though if you jump into my arms, I may stick to you. It's just THAT hot!
of course im still around. not even lunchtime here. ;)
I'm trying to think about what to do for dinner, here. But it's too hot to thiiink...
what's hot in temp mean to you NB?>
or rather.. how hot is it there.
it probably means a cool day to you Ruru ;) I don't know, it's about 29C. Hot for us!
salad. fresh, crispy, COLD salad. :)
But Eva, then I won't know whether to eat it or to rub it all over myself ;)
Hi fellow Babblers!
*dreams of a suit made of cucumber*
i am now envisioning you as one of PETAs lettuce ladies. ;)
is that about 60 degrees F?
I'll turn my thoughts to the broccoli boys...
lemme check, Ruru - no maths here..
No, it's about 84F!
83 f ruru
It's 90 here right now NB, calling for 97
wow.. that isn't very hot here
my thermometer is reading 80f in the shade but it has started to cloud over so is getting humid too.
oh.. with humidity.. 84 is another matter
here - 96 f.... sweltering
86 here. but thats not too bad, for NB thats 30 C
and it is very humid...good pool day
broccoli boys... do they actually wear broccoli?? :/
oh... where's that beach?
I know our temps are medeocre compared with a lot of places but we get them this high so rarely!
Eva, you won't get one of those cabbage bras to fit me :P they don't make them in negative sizes...
I am guess shorts and thongs are not in the agenda there huh FM?
Oh man, Beach and Sea...sweltering!
shorts and Tshirt here for sure - just got back in from watering the garden and am melting :)
I don't believe so. I think it's a speedo :P
NB gives a whole new meaning to cabbage patch dolls
however, if barely cabbage-clad breasts can't turn a straight man to vegetarianism, then I don't know what can. PETA have the right idea there...
The forecasters are say in the south of England it will get up to the high 80s this w/end.
We will have to head to the sea NB!
just don't bend over to kiss rabbits NB
Definitely, FM! Though I went just recently and, since the weather was over 20 for once, it was absolutely packed...
thanks to the cooler office temps and my desperate attempts to NOT use my space heater (thanks to my ankle rash and an upcoming biolpsy) i am actually wearing THREE layers today, and it is near 100 degrees outside. *MELTS*
good lord EvaN!!!
LOL, Ruru! I'll keep that in mind...
and people ask me why im planning an october wedding. ::grins::
after a quick conversion - holy hell, Eva. How are you still alive?!
aircon here = opening windows.
LOL FM
good lord, EvaN, why so many layers?
id love to say im wearing anti-melting undies or something, but alas, having lived in this area all my life, im quite used to high temps and serious humidity -- it gets so humid here, you could practically swim to work.
although I do remember when i woked in an office environment I always had a thick cardigan shoved in the closet for those chillier aircon days.
ahh, reread your post...a/c silly how some places try to make it a refrigerator instead of comfort
lbd -- i am a cold-blooded gal by nature, and i find the office a bit chilly with the AC on. i usually have a space heater on under my desk, but i have been advised by the Dr to try not to use it, as i have a questionable rash on my ankles.
Hi lbd
hi FM! hi everyone who popped in whilst i was checking emails
FM -- dear fiance has been imploring me to do away with the heater and instead bring a blanket to work. because THATS professional...hehe
I hate, hate, hate humid weather. Summer holidays in South Korea were awful - monsoon rain sometimes interrupted by sweltering heat and humidity...no thanks
get a snuggie, EvaN.
LOL has image of EvaN trying to get to the water cooler in a snuggie!
ick on the humidity. i start whining at 85°F...don't like hawt
i actually have a knockoff one. two, really! my parents won some gift basket, which they in turn gave to me for christmas (it was all literary-themed, and they knew i would love it) and in the gift basket were 2 fake snuggies!
75 is my ideal heat when not having to work.
75 is lovely!
as much as i have made fun of them, i do use them when curling up on the couch! well, that and dear fiances fleece Newcastle FC blanket. ;)
When I left the last workplace a colleague asked if I was going to take the 'cardigan' with me - I donated it to her as she was a chilly mortal too.
original snuggie was called a slanket. fluffy and very warm!
LOL Eva - funny how easy it is to lay claim to many a possession of your boyfriend/fiance/partner/whatever. Since it'd probably be impolite for me to have stolen one or two of Leo's shirts, I really have nothing to sling on whilst slobbing out around the flat. He was so tall, it was perfect!
missed opportunity there, NB
well, i figure my parents bought the blanket for him, so its ok if i "borrow" it. permanently. ;)
what happened with Leo NB?
Quite, lbd - I'll have to buy my own clothes, now ;)
a guy from his office happened, Ruru...we've broken up.
Hubz has a really comfy cardigan, he's very possessive of it, he KNOWS i'd snatch it up in a heartbeat! lol
OK I am off again need to go and get cool somehow. TTFN.
oh.. I was hoping it would have worked out for you. Hope you are okay.
later, FM! hagd
all of the hoodies that i "own" are really chris's :)
thank you :) I've been better, but feeling a lot brighter than I was. Too much to look forward to, now. Pride day soon, right on my doorstep!
Eva, is it bad etiquette to steal your flatmate's clothes? ;) somehow I think so...
i used to steal my roommates shoes, heh. she was TEENY and there were no other clothes i could borrow, but somehow we had the same size feet. girl was a total shoe-whore, and when she realized she had near-duplicates of a few pairs of shoes, they became mine. and as such, i became a shoe-whore. ;)
lol, Eva - at least she knew about it, I guess ;)
must get going, i'm sure the laundry is probably ready to be fluffed and folded. bbl
lbd -- if you leave it long enough, it will be able to fluff + fold itself. ;)
can anyone clue ca6, the last one?
laundry! that's what I meant to do...
sorry, beach, i dont have it...
ca6.....alternate spelling of astute
or.......tin container + beginning of nephew's sister
Right, must trot down to the launderette. And when I say 'trot', I mean 'heave a monumentally heavy bag containing my entire wardrobe'...I'm not strong enough to live in a flat.
time for me to "trot" down to the caf. (((hugs NB)))
see you, Eva :)
Thanks for the ca6!
Anyone gotin6/18?
You'd be mad if you didn't. (in6/18)
its crazy!
you must be mad dofith! :)
Great minds think alike.
Good evening Haz!
Hello! Just popping in to see if anything's happening.
Sorry, got that one! I mean in6/21
pl of the in5
in6/21 - where burial ashes are kept.
Back shortly....
Ah - plural
Thanks> Dumby me!
lol good clue Haz
The obvious often catches us out dofith.
and I see you have gone pro!
And back.
sn4?
you were right Haz it wasn't too bad a grid in the end.
Backward American cans. Or s plus a louse egg thing.
No, I knew you'd manage okay.
Never heard of it - but it worked, thanks
Remember it for future reference, it appears quite often.
welcome to the strange word of babble words dofith :)
I will, thanks. Just 2 to go - wh words.
Haz how are the homecoming plans getting on?
Is that like "homecoming queen"? What is it, exactly?
The boxes have arrived in daughter's work , so she'll get started packing away stuff. Plus she's managed to cadge some help with exchanging furniture and bits and pieces that were in storage.
I think homecoming queen is American, isn't it?
Yes/. Sorry Haz, didn't check the flag!
very American. dofith one of Haz's daughteris moving from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
I've heard the term, not sure what it means.
Which, I take it, is where you are, Haz.
It is.
Hello everyone.
This must be the first time forever there are no Americans to help!
I live in Co, Antrim, N,I.
Actually neither do I Haz, know of prm queen ... we need a US babbler to explain.
Hello, Becca.
Hi Becca.
homecoming queen is a high school / college event. girls vie for the title, a popularity contest usually associated with football
Ok - need wh6/33 and wh5/20 - 2nd one/
Thanks, bojazz.
According to a quick google search, homecoming is a reunion of alumni/
Ah thanks bojazz and how does that differ from a prom queen?
But I suspect that is the origin rather than the reality now.
you're right Becca - a football game weekend - lots of parties!!
Thanks,bo!Do they still do it? Still p c?
yes - every fall
is there an age difference?
wh6 - add the word used in similes to the time wh4.
prom queen is selected for the prom - sometimes associated with football
wh5/20 - second one is a plural.
probably more a southern/southwestern tradition
ah the intricasies of teen life in the US
Thanks - one to go!
You're welcome.
From over here, it seems as though American schools are just one continual popularity contest.
prom around my neck of the woods, is a formal dance held at the end of the school year for Juniors and Seniors only.....it sort of a last hurrah for the Seniors and a "moving up" for the Juniors. The make it a pretty big deal around here
but like so many things the tradition of proms has now been in the UK for a few years now. *le sigh*
Cue the limos FM
Yes, formal dances of yesteryear have been replaced by the greatest waste of money!
Sorry Haz - can't work out wh6
Thanks for adding more info mcurl, it is always interesting to learn.
and yes Becca, unfortunately, it is exactly that--a popularity contest and if you aren't one of the popular kids you most likely are an outcast or such
Evening all - got on nice and early today and only had one word left for tonight which I have just got - so firewoks for me
I don't mind US having traditions, I do mind UK people imposing them here in order to make money out of teenagers and their gullible parents.
Well done, Kazzer!
I agree,
yay Congrats Kazz
Shades of janice Ian - is that her name?
Makes m toes curl mcurl
Hi Kazzer
and well done
dofith - add a vowel to the wh5. Or think of a simile ** sly ** a fox.
Any help for the second row n please?
worst thing is Becca that they all have to try to out do each other; rent limos, hundreds on dresses and tuxes and even dinner when it can all be just as elegant for very little money
ni4/4 - plural of zero score?
Argh - don't get me started! I could rant all evening.
One year my daughter found the dress of her dreams for $50 and her best friend spent $300...and she didn't even like the dress that much!
ou friends kids are spending a fortune on their prom this year - but it's crazy cos they are only 16
The competition re limos is happening here as well. You can't possibly go anywhere without the full tanning, hair, make-up etc and that's just the boys.
Got that one Haz. Looking for one from the n in the row above that.
I think it is the ne4/7 you are missing
LOL Haz!
a babblet
Got the ne4/7.
or it could be the na4/7 then only a vowel is different
THat's the one FM, thanks,
yw :)
wow I beat Haz to a clue - Haven't done that for months!!!!!!
I held off....
Right, I'm off for dinner out with my husband and no child - Nana has just arrived to do her duty. Hooray! Bye everyone.
I had it typed and didn't send it.
HAve a lovely evening Becca
ok - it was the wh4 to be added to - and it worked! Thanks you! My first fireworks!
Lovely, Becca - enjoy!
Hooray dofith!
Yay Congrats dofith!!
Hopefull the first of many.
*Hopefully.
your spelling is almost getting as bad as mine Haz not to mention the use of !! this morning.
mind you my grmmar leaves a lot to be desired.
I know, I'm so ashamed.
Awe, there there dear, it will all be be better in the morning :)
I hope so, it's a worrying trend.
whoo hooo dofith
Hello, jmc.
OK I am off to make gaspachio. TTFN and happy Babbling. Hi and bye jmc
so how is the crazy tennis match going?
Bye FM!
bye FM
It's done. 70 - 68 to Isner.
Sorry, didn't see your question for a minute.
Right, must be off - enjoy the grid!
still interesting event
i am off too
hello, this is the first minute free I've had all day!
hi ruby
hi jmc
I thought I was alone in here
hash
whoops
not quite
one day, and I'm out of practice1
ty
is it still hot in DC?
so are all your neighbors weeping in their beer over the world cup?
yes likely to make a new high today for this date of 100F
no, they are all embarrassed about France's bad behavior
and they are happy for me!
the US does seem to be doing well
I wqs so excited yesterday that I was yelling at the television
yeah the french team really looked silly
and Algeria was a nasty team, lots of rough and dirty play
no team has ever mutinied like that, refusing to practice
I really didn't understand the issues with the french team
and cannot imagine how bad the facts had to be for there to be a sex scandal in france
1) Domenech is a terrible coach, not respected by the players 2) he and Anelka, the spoiled-brat prima donna striker had an argument and he sent Anelka home 3) the players blamed that for their loss to Mexico
it was disgusting!
And, don't forget that the knocked Ireland out of the running, by a very very obvious hand-ball!!!
how rude of them soodle!
which even I saw!!
Hi everybody :)
the Nationals lost last night because of a bad call by an ump too
how are you soodle? My friends from Dublin are here for two weeks in their house up the road. It is lovely to see them. They are here about 3 or 4 times a year
Do they use instant replay in baseball now?
Bill Clinton was at the game yesterday, sitting with the head of the soccer association
no thank god -- but there was about 10 minutes of loud booing
I am very well Ruby, thank you. I hope the Paddies behave themselves!! Do you know what part of Dublin they hail from? You can tell them that you know somebody (me) from Clontarf!
it was still a good game with lots of firsts
at the World Cup there have been some terrible mistakes in officiating, one of which could have kept the US from advancing
beg to differ, but they do use instant replay to determine whether or not a hit was a homerun
they live on Leeson Park in Ranelagh
true lawyer but rarely even for that
agreed
and I for one want to keep it that way
I miss baseball, but make do with soccer and the TOUR DE FRANCE!!!!
Do you know where that is soodle?
does the tour de france come near you ever ruby?
Oh my, Ruby! The most expensive area on the Irish version of monopoly.
last year it passed the bottom of my garden in the time trial which went around Lake Annecy. I put up all kinds of stuff in the garden and on the hedge, but nothing of my house was on TV.
and it went all the way through the village but it's much better to watch on television
I know where it is, but sadly, my circle of friends does not stretch to the leafy suburbs of Ranelagh. Lol
I would think it would be better to watch on TV! lol
still exciting to have it that close
they are wonderful people, have become close friends in the 12 yrs we've been here.
(hey soodle, maybe ruby can get you an invite to see how the better live)
we know them because Martina saw MY last name, not my husband's (kelley), on the mailbox and thought I might be Irish and therefore rang the bell.
Now your talking, JMC!!!
I'll make sure that when soodle visits me, Martina is here at the same time! How's that?
they have an auction house
Gee-ya Smirra Guth. Thats the phonetic way of saying hello to them in Irish, Ruby. You can surprise them with your language proficiency.
hahah, I am barely managing with French
sounds like a plan ruby
soodle that sounds like something you say to a horse
So, now, all I am waiting for is the invitation from Ruby......... (and 6 numbers in the lotto)
GEE-YA!!!! giddy-up!
Rofl JMC!
*rides her horse smirra guth around the chog*
they have found the cheapest fair from Dublin by flying to Grenoble which is only a little further away thatn Geneva.
LMAO
next dog can be smirra guth
looks turkish
ooh its in the 70s in Kenya. . . must pack a sweater
And of course, the very first expression in Irish is Pog mo thoin (Pogue mahone), roughly translated as kiss my a**!!! A must for all Irish speakers............
You going to Kenya, JMC?
hahah
isn't tragic i will be leaving the hot weather of DC for Africa where it is COOLER!
i know pog
how soon are you leaving, JMC?
I learned to say pog bean in high schoool
forget what it means
tuesday night ruby
What part are you going to? I was in Mombassa a couple of years ago, and did a safari on the Masai Mara.
pog og bean?
Kiss young woman!
I am going to Mombassa for a couple of days and then Kaimosi and then Dar in Tanzania
I hope you have a wonderful time!
Have you been there before?
oh lol that i can remember that after 40 years!
never have been there\
i am looking forward to it
my son is coming over for the safari part and then tanzania
It is an incredible, fascinating place. I felt like Dorothy when she landed in Oz......... You will have a wonderful time, guaranteed!
sounds like a wonderful trip!
oh goody -- but first i have to drive to Ohio tomorrow and give a talk and pick up some books to take to africa
I am not at all clear if I will be able to babble :-(
and I will be gone a month
we will miss you
i will miss babble -- but tomorrow i will be researching my ability to use the internet while I am there
On the advice of friends, we took lots of pens/pencils/crayons etc, and distributed them in the local school. You would think that we had given the kids diamonds.
what a lovely thing to do, soodle
we have been told to give everything to our hosts as giving gifts can create tensions
we can bring them, but leave it up to the locals to distribute appropriately
I used to go to South Africa on biz, but since I was a b-list visitor, I didn't get to see very much
i am al** bringing lots of aspirin for the hospital\
low-end game reserve, stuff like that
My kids were quite young, and the local school requested that they come in and give a little talk to the local kids. of course, my kids were horrified at the thought, but very very glad they did in the end.
I always try to travel where I know someone so they can tell me what to really see
oh that sounds wonderful soodle
Good plan, JMC.
what a great experience for your children!
when my son and I went to rural Hungary he "taught" the English class for a day when he was in 5th grade
what really to see *grrr*
i have been splitting infinitives like nobody's business for the last week
we won't tell!
well it was embarrassing in front of the NY Times reporter
s
Experiences like those are just invaluable. When we went, the kids missed 3 weeks of school-time, and the principal was very displeased. I calmly informed him that I guaranteed they would make up for lost time in school, and that what they would learn in Africa would be so much more beneficial. I won THAT argument!
when I traveled for biz, I spent a lot of time in colleagues' houses which was nice, but I never saw much
hi tceicher
did he quote you word-for-word?
she and don't know yet
hahah
the article is going to run while i am out of country
I wonder if it will be in the Int'l Herald Tribune...what is the subject so I can watch for it?
when my son went to Sidwell Friends (biggest parenting mistake of my life) they absolutely refused to give people a break for travel since so many of the parents were really important and traveled all the time
usually, the only people I know in the IHT are in the obituaries
old boyfriends -- hahah
do know it is suppose to be a profile or an article on the end of Dont Ask Dont Tell the anti gay military policy
ROFL Rubes.
DONT know
some boyfriends ruby!
yes, I was very lucky lol lol
speaking of which how is DH?
aaargh! don't ask, won't tell hahah
he tries to be nice, but it doesn't last long. The veneer has worn quite thin
Lol, Rubes. I also was wondering how things were on the domestic front...
Fortunately, my previous life was very interesting
and I love this place
A kind of a, sort of a, part time boyfriend (query use of the word boyfriend) aged 72, asked me to marry him, last night......
I try to stay away from him as much as possible
sorry rubs I won't ask again!
SOODLE!
what did you say?
no no, I don't mind. Thank you for asking, I was just making a joke about your article. I find this chog to be very supportive and has helped me (already!) through some very rough days
I laughed it off - I was a bit flummoxed!
we are waiting for your answer saoodle.......
oh okay then -- I try to be sensitive to peoples needs
you are terrific, jmc!
it is always odd when someone you are not completely intwined with proposed marraige!
my husband is 17 1/2 years older, keep that in mind.... soodle
*straightens ha** *
You say that as if it happens all the time, JMC, lol. Believe me, it has never happened me before. And, Ruby, your situation flashed before my eyes....
my experience was that in the long period I was single, "real" boyfriends always told me they wanted to marry me when it was winding down
i am glad you thought of Ruby!
when I was young and skinny it happened a bit soodle
and I though DH was my great love! :(
my husband was my lucky 13th marriage proposal
wow
poor ruby! -- really ask for antibiotics for the guy
Good grief, JMC.
how old were you when you got married, jmc?
someday i will have to post the skinny me
32
I was only 19!
I am much skinnier now than I was then
not to DH??!!
I was 25. And I too have photos of a skinny me.....
no no, first husband and I was single for a very long time in between; those were the fun years
I punctuated that like Eats Shoots and Leaves
Ruby, were you widowed, or did you split?
I left him when my son was 7
Have to join in this convo - I was 38 and he was 57 and he proposed after 6 months. I said no, he said oh wel that means it is all over and i said No we can still enjoy life together - we had a great 10 years until he died.
actually, I told him I was leaving when he asked me to spend a summer in DC while he did research at the Folger!
lol That is a great book ruby
Why did you say no, FM?
brb work
are you ready to ghost-write FM? I have great stories, but couldn't possibly write it under my name.....
Cos I had been married once before and he had been twice and frankly I didn't want to go down that route again.
that is very romantic, FM!
DH was married 3X before me
also only 6 months into a relationship was way too fast for me.
Thats fair enough FM. Proof (if needed) that you don't need the marriage certificate!
I can be your ghost writer ruby :)
that makes sense, but knowing somebody for a long time is no guarantee -->ruby
sounds like the last scene in Casablanca
so would you contemplate a yes Soodle? or just see how things go - or was it a way off mark offer on his part?
that is a big age difference!
or should I say proposal rather than offer.
age didn't seem important when DH was in his 50's....
FM, on paper, he is an answer to my prayers. Very very rich, no baggage, very fond of me, but, I don't fancy him, and the thought of conjugal business turns my stomach....
Clarification - conjugal business with him. Not in general.
Ah then unless we are going to turn this into a 'Mills & Boon' I guess the answer is no.
uh uh, soodle
but how great to be asked!
hahah
what is Mills & Boon
Not at all. Its a maybe. He might be driven to buy me expensive gifts and cars and holidays......
yes, you should be flattered. Let him wine you and dine you, just avoid the other part!
uh i think the conjugal business goes with the ring
Romantic paperback novels churned out in their thousands - full of heaving breasts and handsome hunks.
my husband proposed to me on our first date but I turned him down then
One of the worst things is accepting a trip from a man who you do not find physically attractive!!!! Take it from the voice of experience!
And ripped bodices, FM. Don't forget the ripped bodices. (Thats re the books, not Soodles love life...)
we moved in together within a month and got married a 18 months later
good lord that was quick jmc - how long till you accepted him in the end?
<== agrees with ruby about trips\
lol Soodle
DH and I were together for many years before we got married and it was splendid
I made him court me after we were married since it was such a short time before we lived together and married
trips can be deadly!
I have to go now and take youngest daughter to her friends house, where they are having a camp-over. I really enjoyed the chat. JMC, if I don't see you before you go, have a terrific time in East Africa.
but you can't go wrong with lovely dinners
good things since he died on the 11th anniversary of the day we met
gd night, soodle, this was fun
I am happily living alone now and have absolutely no plans to be part of a couple again. One divorce and one death is enough in any life I reckon.
ty soodle *waves*
Bye Soodle!
I can understand your position FM
<-- understands it, too
I will be happily living alone if I can ever get my son out of my house
how old is he?
okay need to pretend to work for a while
LOL! Your trip sounds great btw jmc, hope you can get some internet access whilst you are away.
24 but its not his fault -- school and economy has done us in
if I don't see you before you leave, jmc, have a great time, stay safe, don't drink the water and I'll watch for the article!
I am going to try real hard FM -- need to get my babble friends to advise me what to do
bye ruby and i will bbl
:)
must go now, gd night FM, see you soon and we'll talk about "the book"
and I will wish you good night too ruby as I really should be doing other things too.
anyone have clues?
what do you need
evening back for my last 10
hi Katie
goooooooooooooooooooooo Japan
soodle are you still here?
Hi boo
I could do with a clue for the en6 please
I have clues
en6 en plus what angels wear
ty xxx
wear on their heads
en+ha4
is that it?
hints for the N directly below the W?
opposite of SW twice
oposite of horrible
sorry wrong n
ne + no **s or buts
yep hotspur that was the one
n+ch*** (the boss)
clue the lo's?
gird your
wow how to clue that in a clean way! over here it is a cut of port
good clue hot
insane
tx
sorry wrong box. :)
most of us are cat
I'm taking off. GL
bye hotspur
clue for i in lower right corner?
Katie. I'm back!
Hi all - just dragged my laundry home ;)
Hi Nancy {{{}}}
(((Soodle))) hello! how's the pup?
clue for nu 4
Mad as the proverbial, Nancy. A joy to have around - and he's beginning to get the hang of going outside to do his bizz!
nu 4 female friends of the pope...lol
Boo - many women of the cloth. I went to a convent school, and was taught by the wretches!!
ty
must be a relief, Soodle ;) I miss our old doggy no end - have a great picture I took with him on this computer. Well, not a good picture of me, but he was a very photogenic dog ;)
have 2 wa's and 2 we's --all 4 letter...any other clues?
Sorry Babs. Not that far yet.
(((snoggles NB)))
how about u clues...have ur4
5 x wh words and you are also missing a we5/18 (a pl) Babs
http://i47.tinypic.com/16m63vp.jpg - there he is! forgive my hair. how dreadful :P
Eva! ((((hugs)))) you're still around :)
just. leaving in a few minutes to go get mah hurr did. ;)
wow ..5 wh! monkeys not working well.
Lovely dog, Nancy, and your hairs not too bad!!
cutie pie dog nb!
wasn't he adooorable, Soodle? such a poser! oooh Eva, how lovely! could do with some pampering..
Thanks, Babs! Yeah, he was the best. Real character of a dog
join me! chris never wants to come with me...heh
great photo NB, you have changed your hair a bit!
need some clues for the 6 letter words
that might have been a little semi-toned-down bedhead, Katie ;)
Find some of the 4 letter words first peg and then the 6's will suddenly appear.
Evening Katie
could I have clue for the in5/12 please
are any wh 5 letters?
evening FM, enjoying the sunshine?
loving it Katie, but it is v humid now.
allrighty, im outta here, kids. have a good evening, NB, my dear! see you all tomorrow!
2 are wh5s
enjoy being pampered, Eva - you're worth it ;)
babs - 2 both wh5/20 unrelated
have a good time EvaN
still sunshiny here. Hubby has promised me a trip to the seaside with him driving on Saturday. He really is a lovely man
thanks..got those now
Start with the 1st wh4/9 and add double vowels
the only odd ball is the the wh6/33
and on that note I must away. Happy Babbling and see you tomorrow!
that's the one I'm missing!
bye FM
wh4/9 above + straight ** an arrow
clue for the in5/12 please
nm got it
Fireworks!!!!!!
well done, Katie!
Yay Katie
Nancy, I just changed my profile pic to one taken of Buster this afternoon <--------
LOL! Aw Soodle, that is too cute!!
obviously he's making himself at home...;)
I still cant figure out how he opened the bottle of Stella!!
Oh that's nothing Soodle, if he were a cat he'd have had it opened, poured and served ice-cold with a wedge of lime ;)
Actually, our cat is a tee-totaller. (only non drinker in this den of iniquity I call home...)
lol Soodle! sounds like a fun household indeed...
One long barrel of laughs, Nancy. Lol
My parents didn't drink. They might have been a lot more fun if they did..
hey all. I seem to have lost steam on the grid....35 left... now suddenly cant see anything. How are we.
hello, Red :) just cooing over Soodle's adorable new friend!
Oh, I come from a long line of drinkers. (Pointless statement, really, when I am flying the Irish flag, Lol)
LOL Soodle. I'm mostly if not all irish and a total non drinker.
but in truth, I am pretty run of the mill Americano.
Tongue in cheek, Red. Why destroy a perfectly good stereotype?
true true!
LOL Soodle! I do enjoy my drink, but I can't hold it.
hi my peeps!
hi Pinik!
Ew, ew, I'm watching 10 Years Younger and they're doing the teeth - can't stand watching dental surgery
na 4/7?
Hiya Pini
hello, Pini :)
wh 6?33?
na plus knock three times ** you want me, twice on the pipe if the answer is no...
6/33?
terrible song form maybe the 50's
ugh, they're doing liposuction. must the surgeon be so rough?
am I done yet?
wh6/33?
sorry, peg, I don't have it yet
thanks anyway
will help look
got it!
we6 = wh4 + ** the World Turns (soap)
thanks so much
yvw ;)
clue for un 5 please
sh5/20? si6/18?
hi boo, don't have it, will look
thanks Pini
sh5/20 = boy's name?
thanks
yes sh5 is a boys name
si6/18?
working on it, peg
si plus la4
thx boo
un5 = not suitable
un5 = not healthy for duty
or what wht said!
hi all lone n please
ni4 = zeros
got it ty
yw pini
The other is religious sisters
the other what?
not getting the un5
now i cannot see the other 2 n's!
The other singleton n
the ones on the right side
gotcha ;)
i have the lones and the ones in the middle
ne4 = goose alert
nm...I'm missing the 2 from the upper right N, too
There is one in the 4th column
I dont understand the un clue
4th column N....1 is ne4 = rhymes with word for slave
un + do your pants *** you right?
thanks
The other n is na4 very similar to the ne4
thx wht!!!
N's nixed!
yw
hi everyone! how's it going?
hi lbd
la 5/10?
did you finish last night, Pini?
hello again, lbd :)
wish I could stay, but lunch break is over...back to the grindstone...cya 2nite!
by pini
hawaiian patio=la5.10
hi again, NB
no, lbd...was interrupted...but I GUARANTEE you I'm finishing tonight!!!
later, Pini
thx for the la5, lbd...my gma used to have one of those!
{{hugs}}
ic5/14?
still don't understand the un5 clue
ic + nervous twitch
When the soldier reported drunk he was declared un5 for duty.
ty
yw
un + throw a tantrum or pitch a ***
clue for un 6
fireworks!
that was a breezy one!
whooo hooooo itsonme!!
un + cut through wood pt
en clues please
UN + sa4/8, Boo.
Science, en plus what an angel has on her head, adn plural.
en + angel's hat & plural
Fireworks here!
ty
missing an fi 4/7 have the fish thing
nm FISH! I see it
whoooo hooooo Soodle!
TY Dawg! Can I clue anyone before I take my leave?
fireworks
Yay Boo!!!. Byeee everybody.
bye soodle..
sn 5??
oops sn 4????
nm
I am blind today!!
we 5?
geez ignore me please lol
done lol
ca 6/21 please
food tin + first 3 letters of my sister's daughter
LOL - at first I thought, how the heck am I suppose to know her sister's daughter's name _ LOL
lol, did you get it anyway?
ty chris
yw Jeff
yes - I finished already... just struck me as funny what first popped into my head, then remebered the word
was having a dumb blonde moment ; )
hey jeff - just read your profile,,, cool that you do SLP - what area? I am a geriatrician and worked with SLP as a fellow with our stroke patients in language rehab - fascinating stuff
afternoon.
hi red - have you adjusted to the night shift yet?
sort of.... almost wrecked my car in the parking lot the pther day, but that was due to difficult pt all night long..
red! be careful... you need to sleep during the days!
or take a cab back and forth...
i tried , but I truey think it was the 40 year old back pain that kept screaming for 12 hours straight. he was more than adewuately medicated. but was an ass.
duct tape...
sorry typos. how are you with July coming up? newbies?
yep... I start the wards July 1... I like July wards - they are eager and enthusiastic and a blast to work with
I am glad not to be in a teaching hosp....little less accident prevention this year..
could I have a clue for the I in the right hand corner, the lone one?
Hello...
hi Jellen.
red - think seizure
ic 5/14
thanks kje, that was easy with the clue!
hi jellen! how is tim?
I would only clue it that way for you or scrab
Nauseated and in pain...
oh jellen I am sorry to hear that.
so sorry - is he getting treatment for it? he needs a good palliative care doc that treats his symptoms while the oncologist is doing his thing
The oncologist in St. Louis is 80% sure that Tim also has a tumor in his neck...
holy cow! another melanoma met?
Think its putting pressure on his spine...pain medication nauseates him...
Yes, kje
that is why he would benefit all thge more from a palli specialist - they have lots of tricks up their sleeves
to control the pain wihtout nausea
palliative care specialist?
yes, palliative care specialist
I have a friend who's an anaesthesiologist sp?
most better oncologist will work closely with them as they are better at control of all the symptoms associated with the cancer, or with the treatment the oncologist give...
no, not anesthesia... palliative care, it is its own specialty
they are usually phenomenal docs, great at listening to exactly what he needs and making sure he gets it
I'll see that we get a referral...
please do, there is no need to suffer if symptoms can be treated, and they can almost always be well controlled
how are you guys holding up?
He's just got a scrip for percoset...the doc mentioned vicodin..Tim mentioned naproxen...sigh!!!
The doc tried very hard to be positive...no, "you've got x months"
I have never said "you've got x months" and never will - we are horrible prognosticators
but there is no reason he can not pursue treatment and palliation at the same time.. most better oncologist have no prpblem with that, some of the older fashioned ones aren't always receptive, but you insist on getting what you guys need
He mentioned three possible course of treatments...
information is good... you have some tough decisions and days ahead
I will ask his nurse about it...
definitely KJE is correct...palliative care can help a lot.
the nurses can be wonderful re: getting info -
sorry to miss most of conversation, dog needed a bit of attnetion.
Talking Tim into it may be the biggest challenge...
tell tim real men admit when they need help ; )
but seriously, that is why info is good, he can go and hear what they have to offer and see if it makes sense for him... often times people say no just because they don't understand
He blames his mom's health problems on her taking too many meds...(he may actually have a point there)
{{ hugs to Jellen }} My brother is battling cancer right now too. A rare type (neuroendocrine) that has moved into his neck area from his lungs. Stay hopeful, jellen -- my brother has outlived his original prognosis, and is still fighting.
that may be true... unneeded meds are bad - I hate over-medication, and hate my patients on a lot of meds... a universal geriatrician trait ; )
but there are times when meds are needed, and it sounds like this is one of them
Thanks, ch1212!
I agree, kje!
just go and learn... he never has to do what he doesn't want to
I did some research, and downloaded several "guided imagery" mp3s from various cancer hospital websites, then put them onto an MP3 player for him to use. There are many specific for chemo, radiation, pain management, etc. And they seem to be helpful.
Good to keep in mind...
jellen, my thoughts are with you guys, and you should always feel free to email me if needed
Of course, my brother was very skeptical at first :)
Thanks, both of you!
{{ prayers too, to you both }}
and when you just want to come here and get away and not talk about it - it is always fine to say, I'd rather not talk about it... I sometimes get tired of everyone asking how my mom is even though i know they mean well ; )
Good point, kje! So important.
:-)
my fingers and toes are all painted and pretty and I have no place to go tonight.... durn it
Light the candles, break out the wine, put on the music ... dancing alone is fine!
lol
I have a gift card to a spa...mani/pedi in my future!
What a fab gift idea! I've been looking for something to send to my sis-in-law, who is primary caregiver to bro. She's wheel-chair bound, so it's hard to find stuff. A spa day would be perfect!
just got one today, jellen... I like neutral colors - Bubblebath by Opi
got my eyebrows threaded too...
I often get metallics....
(double take) threaded? What is that?
I have had the oddball occasional gray eyebrow hair over the last year... truly not happy about it
threading is a method of hair removal used in asia, mostly india, used thread to yank 'em out
i like it better than waxing as my skin is sensitive and i break out to waxing
Aaahhh....
with threading, i look fine leaving the salon - no irritation at all
plus threading is more exact than waxing
here are some pics
http://www.google.com/images?q=eyebrow %20threading&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:I E-SearchBox&oe=&rlz=1I7DNUS_en&um=1&ie =UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
I've always just used tweezers to yank them out. My skin isn't very sensitive ... ooh, pics! (brb)
My goodness. That's fascinating. And it doesn't hurt?
threading would be similar to tweezers, just faster
well, it feels like tweezing - LOL
but nah, doesn't hurt much
LOL!
I bet there is somewhere near you doing it, you can start by calling any indian salon in the area... bet anything that they do it
they do other areas too... I have seen them do the sideburn areas or sides of faces where heavier haired indian women have hair... I think that would hurt more
Thanks for the suggestion. I may give that a try!
well-groomed brows are important, glad I could help... banish the unibrow forever - LOL
there are a few men i know who could use a good threading ; )
lol!
ok, must run... hagn all
bye, kje
Bye, kje...thanks!!
Btw, how's the grid?
I went to the list at halfway through. Now I'm a little embarassed at all the easy ones I missed :)
Think I'll give it a try, then...
Well, that's it for me! Time to raid the pantry and be creative with dinner tonight. Bye all!
Bye, ch1212!
I have 28 left. I think I may list and actually finish this one.
Go, red!
Okay...that was delayed...
its ok. I am just sort of piddling.
Hello babblers...6 left for me....
hi Mpitt.
Hi, MP
hello folks!
Hi, TO
Hi TO!
Heyas kids ..
Hi, tor
long time, folks
Hi Tor!
4 to go....
i keep seeing"urticaria"
go mpitt go.
also"fennec"
Just hitting half way meself
go torgone go!
hey, this is a nasty little grid
i though it was pretty nice....oddly.
fie on it, i say! ;)
i dedicate my icon to it
Oopsy...got fireworks by accident...monkeys were just fiddlin' around and boom...fireworks!
yay mpitt!
Yay MP!
congrats to you, MPitt.. hi Babblers
congratulations to MPITT!
hi aloy!
Yay, MPitt!
Hi, Aloy
interesting day yesterday in NE Ohio.. tornado warnings, 70mph winds, trees down, etc.. just got phone service back an hour ago, so I'm a late Babbler..
hi all
ty everyone...this was a fun one...I feel so go I will draw a little for ya'...<*)))><
oh, I didn't mention the earthquake
sitting here with a margarita and waiting for client
*good
i wanted to feel that, it was felt in south jersey
earthquake???
Hi, jmc
you are teh second person to say that!!!
ni** MP
yes, jmc.. centered in Ontario I think.. felt here too
I read about in the newspaper, never felt it
yes from canada. first those damn geese then crossy, now an earthquake! ;)
runs out door to meet jmc for margarita...good in this weather (any weather really!)
came from canada
*pours a margarita for MP*
sorry I am not up to a frozen one
Hi, Jean
*pouts*
hi jellybean
ooh .. love margaritas
*quickly builds a fence on the northern border*
hi jean
WHY are you pouting TO???
no rita for me
hmm an earthquake fence . . . why hans't anyone else thought of that yet?
poor TO
well if they can fence in palistinians and out mexicans. . . . .
*pours snuffy a margarita*
anyone else??
*sniffle sniffle whine*
earthquakes have been known to pack a little more punch then mere humans
count me in, jmc, tx
okay what is the issue with margaritas TO?
pours a little of my rita for TO...sharing ritas is a very good thing!
*looks in liquor cabinet*
that you did not pour me one
:-P esprit
ooooh silly TO
ty m pitt my true babble bud ;)
*pours TO a margarita*
backatcha woman ;-p
helps jmc fix ritas all around....
I thought you were saying you could have one for some reason
slurp, slurp.. mmm, good!
blush blush TO
I am working on my xena[hobia esprit
* sniff*
xenaphobia
after all i am going to africa and will need to be an ugly american
stuck at 34
oh oh...a little brain freeze...
when are you leaving and cani hide in your suitcase?
hmmmm wuold a third rita be too many?
*hic*
how long will you be in Africa, jmc?
oh jmc...you are going to africa?
Judging from your typing...
yes, yes it would * reaches out and takes glass*
I am leaving on Tuesday for Kenya
do they have ritas there????
hey I gave you one you don't have to be greedy!
my first 4 days is at a resort
brb
but je, it's for your own good...
sounds wonderful, (turning green with envy).. have a fantastic African experience! We will be waiting for your reports.. btw, can you Babble from there?
oh..oh..oh..can I go? please, please, please...frantically looks around for suitcase
jmc, I hope you really enjoy.
and I am sure there will be another uglier american around.
red did you take your photo?
not that one.
and iw ould love a clue for the bottom right i please?
ic + facial spasm
hi all! another day of cub scout camp down! whoot!
hello m9
Hi, m9
4 to go!
jmc, your trip to Africa sounds wonderful -- have a delightful trip and tell us all about it!!
congrats on that m9.
Hi, Une
it is an ic5. ic plus some people have a nervous ***
hey, jellen :-)
ty une.
3
did I chase jmc away? oh no. concerned.
ty red.
hmmmm...wondering what I need to pack for Africa??? necklaces for the giraffes, ear muffs for the elephants, horn polish for the rhinos, gorilla glue for the...wait... never mind I can't go...I have to stay and babble-on!
i was a bit late on the uptake.
i am looking forwar dto watching the new medical reality show premiering tonight
fireworks, thank heavens.
I have not fireworked in weeks.
yeah red!
nice red!
yay red!
my ranking went from like 1000 to 550! oh well!
2
well gotta run...later....poofy!
ooh, fox has rocky horror on!
it's just a jump to the left!!!
1 to go
fireworks here, off to watch Glee.. Happy Babbling all..
bye aloy
Yay, aloy!!!
fireworks. last word sh 4/6 sheesh.
Yay, m9!!!
oh yeah! I bet there's a new glee for me to hulu!
yay m9!
back
whoo hooo m9!
whoo hoo snuffy!
*makes third margarita*
my theory is if I can still spell margarita i am not drunk enough
hi red *waves*
did everyone leave while I talked to my client? :-(
making calls about scout camp...but i'm here...kind of....
I'm here...but I don't care for margaritas...
me either
what would you prefer I am an equal opportunity bartender
hmmm...cranberry and vodka sounds good...
with a twist?
*mixes grey goose and cranberry juice*
Lovely...
hello alla, just in time for cocktails. I'd like a gin n tonic pls
*pours in crystal highball glass*
hello all, even
with an olive or a twist peri?
Hi, peri
*shake shake shake*
twist pls
*pours and adds a twist*
I aim to please!
my cat seems to be doing better.. she is taking the homeopathic remedy for UTI!!
thanks, jmc
at least until I am too drunk to do so
good news peri!
brb, cat wants food
help with al 5/10 please
homeopaths...what a great idea!!!LOL]
a + fruit of your ****s
a + cut of meat
hey cranberry and vodka is good for UTI!
and then the plural for al 6
shocking m9!
ty ty
10 left
go go! jmc!
he 5?
indian hair dye or paste for skin decoration
he did??
he 5. getting married in India?? put this on your hands.
ty lynxx
and plural
and plural
are you all happy and proud of the team from down under or does the fact that it is not your country stop that
*suddenly afraid she has gotten teams confused*
me?
check this out:http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/201 0/05/17/hartford-museum-to-recreate-cb gb-bathroom/
oops shout have gotten tiny url
isn't new zealand doing well although australia did not?
are you talking about the soccer/football - sorry not following at all. Soccer isn 't big here, Australian Rules football is more our speed (not that I follow that either)
*gets crow bar to take foot out of mouth*
...but we do have our first female PM!
I saw that! that is what i meant to comment about but too many margaritas!
phew..scout calls all taken care of.
oh, that's good, Lynx! let's hope she won't turn out like ours did..
well don't blame me i tried to help you
lol so you did TO
hi TOwl & NB
hi NB!!!
wtg m9
Hi TO!!
hey babblers of fb ...anyone remember chj?
isn't the british intellengence agency m9????
not of FB but yes
Hello all. Just dipping in and feeling 60 words left may be outside my limit tonight. Lovely day however. Blue water, blue sky, yellow frosting on cupcakes.
*puts on foil cap*
Evening, M9 :) you're an Aries, I see!
get'r dunn stidmere
Jmc...no...MI5 ;)
hi Stidmere, what a picture
i just got him as a friend suggestionh on fb - not a request, a suggestion!
this is more my thing TO http://tinyurl.com/38zdthw
o.O
hey je, how about coming up to the fest this year?
ty NB I gets confusaled
what fest? when?
musikfest? first week in august
No problem Jmc, we have no idea what you have in the USA. FBI? CIA? TB? NRA? one of them.
sorry must make like a quaker that week in frostburg MD
why yes. yes I am.
all of the above NB
hi Lynxx we're being entertained by a song sparrow that loves to accompany the radio--my husband does not believe this.
for 10 days?
I believe it stid -- mocking birds do it all the time
no..that would be all of the below.
August 1 though 8
Thansk jmcnrick. for vote of correct interpretation.
actually, is it really true that the NRA has "guns don't kill people, people do" as its motto? Because I think the gun helps..
lol M9! Picky, picky ;)
Maybe I could wander up on the 9th but I think I should drop into office since am gone from June 29 to Jul y 31 and then August 3 through 8
:-)
yes they really do NB
((((HUGS))))
hey all!
hey stid!!!!
stiddie!!!
hello Mother! did you tell everyone about my birthday present????
I may miss feather in the next few days (as I have been missing her for sometime)
birthday???????
Hi stidmama. Glad to see you were able to tear yourself away from the new toy.
:-D I needed to eat....
thank you Jmc, for making my evening :) and thank you Stid, for arriving and making my evening even...more.
would some one tell feather I got a thank you note from my other school donation that made me cry?
hi Stid
Mother bought me a "cricut" machine -- it's like a die-cutter only it uses a knife-life blade to cute pretty shapes and lettering!
how did I do that NB??
(((Nancy Boy))) I always love to see you! Hope you are eating properly?
oh no..stid...are you a...a...a.. scrap booker?!?!?!?
cuts the shapes in what? dough? cloth?? smal children??
I never believed that it was true, Jmc; I thought it was just a dream stand-up comedians have. Of course guns kill people! Just shouting "bang!" isn't going to do too many in, is it?
paper, vinyl, magnetic stuff... lots of cool things!
she got it for me for TEACHING! :-D and for making cards and stuff.
m9! I am shocked at the suggestion! shocked I tellyou!!!!
Gotta go, bye all
of course, Stiddy ;) I'm English, all we really need is tea
And yes, I have scrap-booked some, but for the obvious reasons -- the ones that would make scrapbooking logical, that is, I rarely have time/energy!
no really really NB
(((Lynxxx))) see you next time!
hi again
bye lynxxx!
*pours tea for Nancy Boy and sneaks in some lovely finger sandwiches*
take care Lynx, good luck with the PM!
hello dawgy dawg
hey LBD! ((((((HUGS))))))
hi/bye lynxxx
bye lyn
(((STIDDY))) (((TO))
hi lbd
hey TO! ((hugs))
ok stid..I've been trying to figure out the logistics of this weekend...yikes..... I'm going by myself on Sat.. so I'm going to go to the 2 o'clock.
Tea and finger sandwiches? You're wasted in the states, Stid ;)
(((JMC)))
(((NB)))
*looks over finger sandwiches for cucumber sandwiches*
mmmm cucumber sandwiches! nummy
cucumber sandwishes? just slices of cucks between bread?
geez lbd we are exuberant tonight!
LBD, I have been wanting to see you and tell you thank you. We met with a non-school professional who does the kinds of evaluations and support the kiddo needs, and are FINALLY moving forward, with testing and more knowledge about the things the schools should have been providing all along
hi again, lbd! :) funny, I've been running into you all day here!
cukes and butter
okay, the 2 o'clock -- we are planning on being there, m!
some do cukes and cream cheese...
YAHOOO!!! Stid!!
very cool and refreshing
c ane
wtg stiddie
oops...
cream cheese! okay, i'll try it
er except that c word
rofl *sits in PB with stack of paper and paper cutting machine*
mmmmmm cukes
It's alright, it wasn't a whole word ;) neither c nor ane will work in the grid..
I need to order dinner brb
<==too hot and tired to cook
i love seeing you NB, and it's nice to catch up with you.
that jmc, she is so DOMESTIC! *wicked mama grin*
i'm actually in with the theme today! check out my icon!
well it's like a bus lbd; I don't see you for ages, and then three times in a row ;) and it's lovely!
i thought the theme was zodiac...
LOL LBD, that is too funny.
maybe lbd is an Aquarius!
oh, i thought someone said dogs.
what is the theme???
depends what day it is - it's tomorrow here. either way, I doubt the theme is going to be "springtime in Seoul", so I'm out.
well it's NOT suggestive topiary!
suggestive topiary??? where?
lol M9! but don't you wish...
those are pretty trees, Nancy Boy -- have you been to Seoul?
well Stid, what can I say, I spent the first five years of my life there ;)
lol m9
no suggestion about it! ;)
stiddy, hb and check out my icon before you refresh to see theme
oh! I didn't know that! very cool. I must have been your age before I realized that Seoul was far enough north to have the kinds of seasons England and the northern U.S. have. *embarassed mama look*
cute, TO!
now you can refresh
lol, Stid! well, there is that, but we also get a monsoon season there. So it's like England but with an even more annoying summer and slightly colder winter. and just like England, everyone in the north hates the south, and vice versa..
oh, monsoons, too??? gee. wonder why you left? *grin*
hey I cook 28 out of 30 days each month
ugh, monsoons.
*smacks stiddie with her apron*
well if I DID wish here's the one I'd have... http://tinyurl.com/nsd9f2
of course you do, jmc! (I don't, but someone has too...)
LOL Stid. It's horrible, I'd be dragged there in the summer to visit family, which was awkward because I didn't know Korean and so couldn't really communicate. And on top of that, shedloads of rain and humidity!
rofl m! that's FUNNY!
I know gomsa hamnidas... but that's the only Korean I can manage to remember.
I try, just the number of times I have to practice are limited.
firewords! evening all
hey all, i found a recipe for Guinness cake, swiped two bottles and lost the recipe :(
YAY dan!!!!
whoooo hooooo DAN!!
google the recipe, TO
wtg daddy dan!
even little Maggie is yahooing her daddy! ;-)
well dawg yo know when you want THE recipe you found not any recipe? so an4!
well you're welcome, Stid ;) my range of Korean stretches to "hello" and "silly b!tch", and only about 50% of that is useful.
wtg Dan!
lol NB
I could use the "hello" if you don't mind... is there a formal version for grandparents and an informal for friends? Not sure of protocols in Korean except bowing seems important at times.
i just learned that a former coworker has a cat named Maggie - I feel we should get a cat and name her Azita, which is my former coworker's daughter's name :=)
that would be funny, dan...
silly bitch seems useful to me
okay, I need help to NBT. the E in the upper right corner and the i in the lower right please? *braces for fishes*
someone has a dd named Azita??
really. gmta
marg azita
en + angel's hat
*hic*
thanks LBD
jm do they have jack in kenya?
ic+facial twitch
that's a third corner grey,..
haha jmc
and that's four grey corners! :-D
go Stid!
NBT and halfway!
BINGO!!!!! stid got four corners!
omg I don't konw TO!
but I will be hanging out with tea-totalling quakers
Oh the bowing, Stid, don't get me started ;) there's all sorts of etiquette concerned with how low you bow to which people, but as a foreigner a nod is fine. As for hello, formally, you'd say 'anyeong haseyo'; informally, just 'anyeong' :)
*sigh*
I will leave the rest for later. I want to study a bit and spend a few moments with the stidkid
hmm, buy a flask ca4
thanks Nancy Boy! anyeong! gomsa hamnidas!
you're welcome, Stid ;) I don't think I've ever imparted wisdom to anyone before. Dangerous!
I think you will need to get used to it, Nancy Boy.
got to start some where NB
TO I have all the ca4 words and have NO idea what you mean
korean monetary unit in grid
yes, all good practise for when I have children, no doubt *rolls eyes* ;)
a walking stick flask
good practice for friends too NB *smacks NB up side the head*
oh very cool TO
wow TO! you're finding great stuff!
LOL Jmc...which just goes to show...you have not met my friends ;)
i am exceedingly bored with this gird
Heyas again ..
all friends need friends NB
hi torg!
7 left
hey tor! sorry I can't stay....
this is how bored i am: na 4 clue pls?
Same here, TO - haven't seen anything new in ages.
I'll be back soonish. *runs off to read* *mini-poof*
bye stiddie
TO... you won't even monkey it??LOL
na "as **!"
'mini-poof'...as a short gay man I find that offensive ;)
rofl!!! NB!
huh?
Heh
huh, what?
hoh!
hah?
hi torgie
why for is NB offended
un5 pls?
un+cut wood pt
ty but that is the 6?
oooh, well I'm not offended at all. but here, 'poof' or 'poofter' is slang for a gay man. along the lines of 'nancy boy', actually.
oops try a CO is un*** for duty
ty
well seems sorta silly when you call yourself nb! lol
well it's alright Jmc, I think everyone sort of knows anyway ;)
<=== easily confusaled
morning all
haha! it's alright, so am I, I think - it's getting on for half past two in the morning now. beyond a joke!
oooh, Daykat, look at you!
hi daykat
congrats on the new pm? pres?
pm - very excited first woman pm
time to boogie, happy babbling all
take good care, TO
very cool!
bye TO
I always assumed we would have a woman before a black person but I was wrong
hi nb - why are you still here at 2.30 am?
do you ever sleep?
4 left
Because I'm a fairly pathetic individual ;) Also, I'm still a little keyed-up from work - need to get the adrenaline out
love your icon nb - beautiful
what work?
thanks, Daykat :) yeah, it's a pretty place, my hometown ;)
where is your hometown?
Seoul, South Korea - very good-looking country until you hit the demilitarized zone ;)
but youre now in uk?
hi guys
oh, definitely, definitely! been in the UK for the past fourteen years or so - this is definitely my home. No city in the world like London!
good evening/afternoon/morning - pick yer time :)
hi lex
hi lex
hey jkc and daykat
well, I'm off to bed - the cats need somewhere to sleep and my prone body is their favourite place. Good night, all
hi lex
hi daykat
Hey dawger
bye NB
night night, NB
nite nb
wash
oops - sorry to the boxfor me
Evening all. May I please have a clue for wh6-33? Thanks
hi peach
Hi there, jmc. Hope you are doing well.
pretty well waiting for supper to be delivered
my dd just came over with her netbook... had to have me watch this: http://tinyurl.com/acbzqb
jellen, are you on?
it's a compound. wh** you go, do ** you please.
mmmmm
Yes, Jilly...just got back
thanks M
Thanks so much, m9.
May I ask how the visit to the specialist went?
yw
2 left
Mostly informational...more tests are coming...
GO jmc Go!
1
Okay, you're all in my prayers!
drum roll......
ta da!
whoooo hoooooo JMC!!!
Congrats, jmc.
and rim shot! wtg jmc
Yay, jmc!!!
*weeeeeeeee*
ok..off to the store with my Tim!
*poof*
bye m9
8 left...
do you think the fact that one of the 1s on my door has fallen is slowing the delivery guy?
41-9
Could be, jmc...
in 5/12?
in + vase you put ashes in
go jellen! and welcome home
bye m9
Thanks, lbd
wouldn't they call to say they can't find you?
si 6/18?
3 left...
si + street or avenue
Thanks, kje
yw
un 5/18?
un + throw a tantrum or pitch a ***
Ooh...fireworks!!
Congrats, Jellen.
whooooo hooooo JELLEN!!
yayayay jellen!
Yay Jellen!
as 5/12 please
got it
as5 - pale
Hello Fellow Babblers!
will be back l8r....*poof*
hi
hey bgh
bye Jilly
Does anyone have the 2 IN6s?
hi minski
first one is crazy
in6 - mad
second one is plural of the 5
in6 - plural of in5
darn - you beat me both times, lbd ; )
thanks lbd and kje
i'll type slower, kje
ic5-14 please.....thanks
ic + facial twitch
That lower right i is shaming me ..
pertains to seizures
Thanks so much, kje.
thanks kje. I needed that one too
yw
Somehow I got your clue, K ..
and I beat lbd... that is all that matters
well, bgh - I didn't think it was a tough clue!
Not if you're a doctor ..
nooooooo! I gave a layman' clue before that one!
but good for you for getting it from the definition! I think that qualifies you as a geek ; )
evening all..... can anyone share a clue for the top corner E please and thank you
Oh .. I didn't see that one .. Now I feel smart and dumb at the same time ..
en6 - put an angel wreath on?
and plural
LOL bgh... then my work is done
no wonder i couldn't find it! i am no angel lol
me either - i found that one from someone else's clue in the chog
i was on another page, kje.
Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?
Fireworks here. Thanks for all the help.
By the way, congratulations to al the finishers! YAY!
woohooooo gap!!!
hi min
whoooo hooooo PEACH!!!
hi min
Yay peach!
Heya Minmin
Has anyone heard from BabbleRabble lately?
Congratulations gapeach1066 on fireworks! Hooray!
i haven't, peach
he was on yesterday, or maybe the day before, but yes, recently
Just hope he's OK.
I's Isolated! 2 left
Well, see y'all at the flip.
I always thought that BabbleRabble was a girl, OOPS!
night, peach
Bye gapeach1066!I will see you tomorrow in the chat
he5&6
helloo
he 5/12 is he + double consonants plus vowel & plural
hi herin
How you?
Hi herinfernallady! How are you? Welcome to the grid
Hi, all...
thanks Min. my brain is shut off tonight.
Hello Jellen! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!
yw
Howdy.
Thank you and Hello
L's Lopped! 1 left
Baby was up for hte day at 4:45 this morning then down for a 3 hour nap at 10:30. by dinnertime both kids were in fine form and Hubby had a dinner meeting so wasn't home for dinner, bath, bed. Mama needs a drink and some chocolate.
but only 14 words left to find.
awww
Thank yuo brain for remembering obscure babblets
And of course you al 4/4 need some Babble and FWs!
11
go min! go Minski!
I am done! I have fireworks! si6/18 was my last word
hi herin
Yay for you, Min!
whoooo hoooooo MIN!!
I'll be here off and on for clues for a little while longer
And an obscure babblet helped me on a cryptic last night
hello all! YAY Min!
Hello stidmama! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle!
STIIIIIIIID
I don't have the discipline to study at the moment, so will babble. mini-migraine is making concentration poor.
down to 30. listing.
Your migraine won't get in the way of grid;very easy
un6,33 is driving me crazy, I can't figure it out
6
Go Minski go!
Stid hun I have taken a week off to have me time. Next 2 weeks are study time
un + cut wood, past tense
Wish I could have me time for a week herinfernallady
(((jellen))) how are you?
good plan, lady
un6/33 is un plus sa 4/8 word bebeangel and hi there
Okay...
thank you :o)
hello bebe
hello friends
yw
hello trifioso!
Heya Trifs
hi stidmama
Hi Everyone that I missed.
2
TRIFFFFFFFFFFIEEEEEEEEES
heyas. sweating buckets hereabouts....how are you all?
Vist to St. Louis was a little frustrating...not all Tim's info arrived before his appointment...and more tests are needed...
Hello Trifioso!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
Hi, Trif
Jellen, I have been thinking of you and your tim.....I do so hope you get good news on this trip.
I guess I can now go and get something to eat....lol
HHHERRRRIIIINNNNNN
that is not good, Jellen. I hope the tests that are needed will be easily taken care of?
AL5&6
May involve another biopsy...
a + cut of meat
Jellen I ahve been sending Tim manhugs mentally for you
thanks jellen
!!!!!FIREWORDS!!!!!
go Minski go!
YAY Minski! LOL
Congratulations Minski on your fireworks! Good for U
Yay, Minski!!!
not a terrible grid
firewords.
It seems I am not a bad person afterall the kitty loves me
Aww...herin...you're a good person!
We all love you Herin
of course the kitty loves you! *protective mama look* and how could you not be a good person!
Yay, stid!!!
yeah stid
If noone needs any hints I'll go change the laundry and hop into bed with a book.
Yay stid!
Anybody...........anybody.......
:-D thanks all.
laundry? what's that? LOL
whooo hoooo Minski!!
whoooo hoooo STID!!
elder stidkid and I are enjoying watching one of the newer Dr. Who episodes... soon we will head out to get the younger stidkid from his friend's house.
Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks! Hooray
Sorry I keep missing people. I don't mean to be a snob
sorry, I fell in the grid there....
easy grid to fall into, trifioso
You must be a west coaster stid. it is 10:30 here. a bit late to pick up a kid from a playdate. LOL.
yes Minski -- and stidkids are teens, so their "playdates" often run quite late! LOL
ahha!
actually, our usual "get home" time from this friend's house is midnight or one...
hold on Minski, I will re-load the icon from a few weeks ago, shows all my stidmen.
Watching hte weather on the news. We had a monsoon for about 5 minutes this late afternoon. A georgous day both before and after. Odd day.
hello people
Hi Jilli
hi Jilli!
Hello jillibus! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
there. that should work...
we had the same thing on the south shore of boston, minski -- BIG raindrops! and rather than cool things off, we are now steaming like bok choi
hey Jill! where have you BEEN????
yes, strange weather indeed!
I am just North of Boston so not so different.
so if you check my profile Minski, you will see my menfolk -- the handsome one in the middle is my tom!
and there and everywhere, stid -- just not when you're here!
and I am more than a little south, so it's all good!
Hi, jilli
((Jill)) happy to see you now. We have had TWO gorgeous days in a ROW!!!
that was "here and there"...
You have a very handsome family Stid.
Is it me or is this full of babblets?
thanks Minski, I think so. *happy smile*
I guess I should find a pic of my girls and post but it won't be tonight. Need sleep.
LOTS of babblets, lady
Yes, stid, but I developed a very sore throat yesterday which rather put a damper on things. I hope I can ight it off.
gotta go all. TTFN.
*POOF*
it's full of babblets, herin.
later Minski, see you again soon!
oh oh jill -- I hope it goes completely away *waves magic mama wand* I have found tea with honey was helpful this month for my sore throats
typonese already -- attribute it to my being a tad under the weather (although the waether's nice)
oh! we are having supper with cybernan tomorrow!
Nothing's worse than being under the weather when the weather's good...
very happy and excited about that...
Hi and Thank yuo Jill
The babblets ahve been appearing in my cryptic crosswords lately
I really need to be well next Wednesday -- a friend is throwing an 80th birthday garden party ("wear a garden party hat -- and men, a vest or wild cravat") and I don't want to miss it!
okay, Dr Who is over. gotta head out.
that would be so much fun, jill!!!
night night, Stiddy. drive safely
Bye, stid...
((((Hugs all)))) *offers GOOD choclits* see you again soon! *Poof*
she's been planning it for months
it sounds like a great time, Jilli
bye stid-who-disappears-quickly
Bye Stid have fun
she's a singing teacher and has some students primed to perform, and musicians, and champagne and strawberries, and goodies, and so on...
I designed the invitation she sent out to about 35 friends and family.
lbd, I love your icon!
and I love minveryork's icon too -- very beautiful!
well, i thought today's icon theme was dogs, and found this one funny.
I hope somebody will click on mine and get the full impact ;)
what made you think that it was dogs, lbd? Just check sprite's profile!
I clicked on your earlier, jilli, and thought it was so cute!!!
I fell for it jilli...lol...rofl
i did, Jilli. it's a great icon, and the information is really interesting! you are the cusp
I'm so sorry hardly anyone follows the themes now.
someone mentioned it earlier, and of course I didn't bother to check.
well, the next theme is a word from the grid which will be a clue -- fun and helpful!
i have no excuse, except i like my maxine funnies, and she doesn't always have anything that goes with the themes
Oh, your Macxines are great fun!
(typo again, sigh)
magic fingers! lol
you're excused, Jilli, being under the weather and all.
also having drowned the germs in vodka and wine (I hope)
oooh, that sounds like a wicked combination
anyne need clues? I finished last night.
Hi LB
well, one vod -on-the-rox before dinner and one glass of pinot grigio
i finished early this morning, and now i must head for the pillows. early shift tomorrow.
Hi/bye Herin
sleep tight, lbd!
brb
you too, Jilli. hope the bug leaves you quickly.
G'night, lbd
Bye, herin
(((jellen))) *poof*
Bye Jellen
okay, mercy -- clue for the lower right i, already????
you leaving, jellen?
ic + nervous twitch
That ic5/14 word is ic plus dog pest Trifioso and hello
bless you min
No, I mistakenly thought herin was leaving...
no blessing for me? I got there first! (sulk)
oh, do forgive me jlli! of course, blessings to you too
forgiven ;)
Triffs Babblet
* tripping into the grid * hi all...how's everyone?!
Hi Pini
hi herin ;)
Hello Pinikula!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
hi min ;)
Hi, Pini
hi pini!
I took an email-check break.
hi jellen, jilli ;)
oh, i see we have a lovely assortment of undefinable, enable-only words today. grumpy!
O triffs
* blink * we do?
typical for a small grid, trif.
sigh. I am trying to keep positive.....
how many, trif?
Hi.
hi grem ;)
Hi grem
hi, grem
jilli: I saw you telling someone how to best use morewords (like "ag---")
it also helps greatly to add after that the letters which aren't in the grid
yes....?
oh! that sounds interesting!
(i.e. to search for an en7 in this grid, you would put "en----- ^bdgjkmpqvyz" to exclude letters which can't be in the word
then if you need to look for a different word, you can keep the same letters after the "^"
clever, grim ;)
no doubt makes for a shorter list
yes
ah, the ^ is important, I guess?
^ means "doesn't include"
thanks, grem!
back in a bit -- have some emails to attend to.
Hi daykat, are you there?
hi dofith...
welcome to prodom!
DOF yuo did it
G'day Pinikula
Where's your flag?
I did, herin!
Prodom and Promorrah!
I lost it... :) [I'm in the USA]
And I got fireworks last night!
congrats, dofith!!!!
Get another, Pin.
but but but
10 days more until the night when "fireworks" becomes ambiguous.
that's all, grem?
I feel no sense of satisfaction - so many of the words I got by trial and error - no idea what they mean and too many to bother finding out.
Weekend after this one.
join the crowd, dofith...we live with that daily!!! :)
dont' sweat it, dofith....half of them don't have definitions anyway
Wot? Gremlinn? Why?
gotta love long weekends, grem! :)
brb
Oh. 4th July, right?
that's the one, dofith
I don't know the definitions of about 1/3 of the words today. Doesn't bother me at all.
BostonTea Party and all tyhat...
;)
We don't have such a story behind Australia day (our equivalent) - 26th Jan. was the date the first settlement for convicts was made. Unwilling migrants they were. And the Aboriginals were invaded, so they don't like that date either. But we have no other, really, so we just celebtate our nation anyway!
wow, didn't know that, dofith
Yeah, you guys and the French and many others too have really significant dates to make into a national day, things to be proud of in themselves. We don't, but we cab be proud to be Aussie and I guess which date we choose doesn't really matter.
that's the spirit!
Well, the word I needed for fireworks sure was crazy...
Taking offschool teacher hat now. Turning into home-maker. Off to do the washing!
Can anyone help with the un 5/18 for firework? please.
un5 = not suitable for duty
trade ya for the un6
* giggle * dofith..hb
un + cut wood, past tense
thx jellen!
un + sa 4/8
un6 - retract the carpentry job you just did ?
y'all are good! great clues
And thank you very much...I lost steam at the end there.
yvw elliott ;)
Good night all!
Go and find your flag, Pin. I expect it to back when I return. (sneaking on school ma'am hat again!)
night elliott...sleep well
egads!!! but that means I have to turn my profile back on...if I do that then I'm purple (not a fan of pink)...
* sniffle *
FIREWORKS. woot woot
wtg Trif!
hmmph Trifs bett me
and a big goodnight to this fecal grid
night trif!
me, too, herin
Trifs I loves you
phantom fecal?
Congratulations Trifioso on fireworks!Hooray for you
that's a stretch, grem
or maybe not
2 phantom words for me today were sinner and whale
I'll go with "sinfonia"
nice phants, min
I am watching a really old interview with Oprah and Michael Jackson. Just gave me a whole new perspective on him
pini, why don't you want your flag?
"Cinnaloins", the tastier meat!
Too late to do a clue story. Oh well, maybe tomorrow
Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow
bye min
it's not that I don't want my flag, I just don't like pink or purple much; and can't be blue (not a boy)
Bye MIn Take cre
night min ;)
Ok who was hidding the S
you can just be neutral -- but for new people it's so interesting to see what country people are in
Yeah, you just have to highlight the blank line in the gender selection.
Oh no, I'm a Gray.
I know...I could do the flag....
wish the "option" was there...
You can be gray (or grey if you're a Brit or Canadian) too, pini -- there's no purple.
anyway, why hide?
well, I'm going to go and do the dishes and stop nagging -- I seem to have broken the chat :(
Fixed it.
any clue on the en6 and en7?
need the same ones too ^_^
en + angel's headwear
ths
Aha! Thanks so much.
1 to go!!! (and it will make NBT, too!)
The O?
(sorry...phone call distracted me)
nope
Bottom-right I?
btw: not trying to hide...kinda like the "clean" look of just the nickname ;)
shhhhh, grem, no peeking! LOL
* sparklers *
that was the one, grem ;)
Ahh.
Pretty much had to be IC, huh?
I don't think there are any II words.
Is there a list up please?
no kidding
Lickety has a list.
yes, lickety is up
Cheers. I didn't want to look and get tempted to use it yet
;)
heading that way though
head desk I just saw that I have missed the whole left side of the screen. I need more sleep
uh oh!
going to check email...brb
la
la
hl
m
Shoo did your cat just walk on the keyboard
c
opps Dog
back (nothing good in email)
Pini Spam?
bunch of junk mail
nothing I couldn't get rid of!
so all's good ;)
I have way too much email to clear
anyone need clues?
I have 43 left
oh my herin...popular!
ask away!!!
* fingers at the ready *
More like crap mail but yes
* putting brain in gear *
It would have helped if my brain actually saw half the grid today
* giggle *
he 5 & 6?
Indian type of dye or fake tattoo
yeah, that one! was trying to remember if it was one or the other, guess it's both! :)
D'oh! Danke!
I just found it. Seems that the second cup of coffee has woken me up
git'r dun, girls!!!
last 3 in's for fireworks?
They start with IN that is all I ahve sorry
in6 = head crazy
in6 = crazy
in5 = in + cremated ash container
Do you have the drinking place?
in + place for ashy remains
then pl
cheers
brb
Yea! Fireworks, for only maybe the second time ever! Thanks!
YAH
whoo hoo hpb!!!!!!
Yay, hpb!!!
wtg hpb!
Hi M9 and WB Jellen
Now just waiting for the flip...
seems my brain has just decided to wake up
back
* fingers still ready *
Pini I need my brain to wake up
* turning herin's brain engine on *
I think a double gallon of coffee may hel
p
Is there any TR words please?
* attempts to make strong pot of coffee *
(beware, I don't drink so I'm not sure how to make it)
no TR
ewww. Step away from the coffee machine
cheers
* giggle *
I think I scared your brain into action with that statement!!! LOL
Stupid itchy foot word I missed again
;)
Pini that reminds me of a convention I was part of one year. The instructions were given as to how to make the coffee (put x amount into urn, leave to sit for x time, push down plunder and pore. She still did it very very wrong.
ii
I'm probably related!!!!! LOL
shoo's pup must be on the keyboard again ;)
But Pini can you follow a recipe?
I can, but I think coffee is just that off putting for me...
n
I make a mean 5-chees lasagna or chicken and mushrooms in white wine
* cheese
If it is a smell thing then I understand. Pork smell makes me want to vomit.
I think itt really is the smell more than anything...about 95% of the time anyway
You know or heard of Stilton cheese?
don't think so
something I should look for?
ll
it is about 10 million times more stinky than parmasan
ooooh, maybe not!
* scratches off pending shopping list *
That I can stand the smell off Pork cooking no.
oh, interesting
I can't ahve cheese
poor thing
I can but I shouldn't have it. Some I can't touch more than a square. Thank gods I can still eat the squishy ones
I live about 2 hours away from a great cheese factory here...absolutely love their "squeaky cheese!"
u
what is that?
Tillamook Cheese
squeaky cheese is like cheese curd
Tillamook is the factory
that does look good
I know it may sound funny, but it's like eating cheese flavored bubblegum (but soooooo much better)
I love is it Brie and Camemberge
i love tillamook cheese
where are you harp?
My dau's name is "Brie" :)
h
Hi Harp
Is it inappropriate to tell the electric meter person to go away
don't think so, herin...go for it
(think they went away)
yeah!!!
or it could ahve been the Avon lady (can't be bothered moving right now)
* giggle *
Don't leave your brie out, or a briefly may come buzzing in.
i
cute, grem LOL
It'll only be there briefly
I'll tell her that!
314
grem...at it again, I see!
O gawd
45
that's a little harsh, harp!
that was cutting it close
* flip *
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