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12:00 am

flip!!!

12:00 am

last er5/10, mdl re6/18, last sh5 (were my missing)

12:00 am

* flip *

12:00 am

186. *feeds gremlinn choclits through the bars of the PB*

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flipl... and grem is done, right?

12:00 am

flip (will change icon in a minute!)

12:00 am

not sure which re 6/18 you needed...

12:01 am

what's icon today?

12:01 am

erose and shrew would be the others...

12:01 am

hey jill.

12:01 am

it's ok...it was a good run!

12:01 am

had erose...missed shrew

12:01 am

but, onto the next one...

12:01 am

I am heading out. I forgot to tell the elder stidkid to get to bed, and so he is still up. I should NOT have to be the only person who takes care of these things!!!!

12:01 am

* vows to finish this grid *

12:01 am

(in a more timely manner, of course)

12:01 am

(((hugs all))) see you-all tomorrow. *poof*

12:02 am

186?

12:02 am

night stid!! :)

12:02 am

g'night stid

12:02 am

G'night, stid

12:03 am

sorry i had to run but i m back now how did the last game finish so fast.....?

Clues are up

12:04 am

night stid!

12:04 am

thx lickety!

12:04 am

Thanks, Lickety!

12:04 am

THANK YOU, Lickety!!!

12:05 am

thanks lickety

12:07 am

RE 6

12:07 am

Lovely, Lickety!

12:07 am

ai5,12 plz..

12:07 am

mi7 ..

12:07 am

how did the last game finish so fast.....?

12:08 am

what do you mean yogo it finished so fast?

12:08 am

It flips at 12:00 mid central time every niught

12:08 am

Mi6

12:08 am

i just went for a sec and when i got back a new game had started.....

12:09 am

x2

12:09 am

bedtime for Bonzo here...night all

12:09 am

once it gets closer to the flip it can move kinda fast asometimes yogo

12:09 am

night pini

12:09 am

ok

12:10 am

still have 3 bts

12:10 am

just getting started now with my bonzai

12:10 am

2 bt

12:11 am

rio6

12:12 am

m9 radical unschooling? what does that mean?

12:12 am

NE6

12:12 am

halfway

12:13 am

a form of homeschooling that also encompasses parenting philosophy.

12:13 am

halfway une!!!!!!

12:13 am

what's today's theme so I can off Borat?

12:13 am

m9 ohhh so you homeschool and have a good philosophy for parenting too?

12:13 am

re7

12:13 am

sounds interesting:)

12:14 am

today's theme is Bonsai

12:14 am

Jill should know what the new theme is

12:14 am

if she is still here

12:14 am

ohh thanks flosey

12:14 am

m9 as I've said before, just check my icon so see what the theme is -- and it's Bonsai

12:14 am

thats what i just said jill :)

12:15 am

ah... bonzai!

12:15 am

I know, mlf

12:16 am

jill i wasnt sure if you were still here or not lol

12:16 am

great write-up jilli

12:18 am

phew.. no more borat

12:18 am

m9, or anyone else, if you find sprite online or in the rankings, put her in your My Friends. She lists all the icon themes. I try to keep up but I don't list them -- maybe I should copy sprite's list for those who are not here when she is. Anyway, please put me in your My Friends and you will be able to see what the day's theme is.

12:19 am

Thanks, flosey -- yours too!

12:20 am

thanks jilli

12:20 am

hehe, m9 -- I'll be glad to see Borat gone!

12:20 am

hello again

12:21 am

bye all.....thanks for everything....see you tomorrow...maybe...bye... :)

12:21 am

bye yogo

12:21 am

bye yogo

12:21 am

bye jilli... :)

12:21 am

see you

12:21 am

*poof*

12:22 am

have we only had 1 seven called so far?

12:22 am

only have the one

12:22 am

I have at 7

12:23 am

AR 6

12:23 am

have re7

12:23 am

thanks diz and une

12:23 am

i have one RE7

12:23 am

yw

12:23 am

lol une

12:24 am

EA 6

12:24 am

une, your icon is very funny (I think!)

12:24 am

:-D

12:24 am

cracks me up LOL

12:24 am

em 7

12:25 am

tx grannie

12:25 am

diz which Em is it?

12:25 am

2nd col top e

12:26 am

thanks diz

12:27 am

er 7

12:28 am

TR6

12:29 am

125 down, 61 to go -- soooo sleepy -- nite, all :-) *poof*

12:33 am

back in a bit -- with new eyes, I hope -- just not seeing words here...

12:37 am

i am just trying to get to my usual ugghh

12:38 am

okay finally i have 120 left i am out poof

12:41 am

Pleased to announce unassisted minimal nbt! Whoo-hoo!

12:41 am

it 7

12:41 am

wtg doug

12:42 am

well done Douglas

12:45 am

And finding the northeast hermit was buttercream icing on the cake!

12:45 am

I cannot get the bottom right a...

12:46 am

at 5

12:47 am

well of course! thank you diz!

12:47 am

NBT!

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yw

12:47 am

!ooh-oohW !tbn laminim detsissanu to desaelP (I didn't have the bottom a)

12:49 am

And no, it's not Atari

12:49 am

tried that lol

12:50 am

oh those british spellings!

12:50 am

halfway!!!!!

12:51 am

wtg m9

12:51 am

em7

12:52 am

thanks Samantha

12:53 am

Sure. I'm one word away from NBT and the frustration is spurring me on to new and greater heights.

12:54 am

Are you missing the Bronte governess?

12:55 am

Nope. It's the single E in the fourth column that's killing me, and the Bronte governess comes from the lower E i nthe fifth column

12:56 am

The Beatles' lovely meter maid is in the grid

12:57 am

You must have been submerged when I talked about the northeast hermit

12:57 am

the 4th column

12:57 am

is a bugger

12:57 am

sam, er 7

12:57 am

ah, ty doug

12:58 am

hmm. jilli, was that a commentary or a clue? Should I be looking for a synonym of "sodomite"?

12:58 am

and I see oreo is here again :-/

12:59 am

nonono, sam!

12:59 am

just a commentary!

12:59 am

northeast hermit?

Got it! Thanks, everyone, for all your help.

1:00 am

Indeed, there's a hermit living in the northeast part of the grid

1:01 am

now I'm baffled by that bottom A in the 4th column (very dense tonight)

1:01 am

In fact it's rather amusing that the hermit starts at a tile with only one word. She really is all alone!

AT 5, ends with a Latin plural, jill

1:02 am

well I've got both the one word tiles.

Douglas, you're right, that's amusing.

There are three one word tiles, m9, sorry

1:03 am

oh yes.. I have them all. only two in the northeast

1:03 am

ty sam -- nbt at last

I'm well over halfway, dead exhausted, and NBT--off to bed. Night all.

1:04 am

only 29 words

1:04 am

i have 98, 88 to go..

1:04 am

gotta go to bed... I'll list tomorrow.

1:05 am

night sam -- well done!

1:05 am

nite all..

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*poof*

1:06 am

nbt, finally

1:06 am

night m9

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g'night, m9

1:07 am

half way and falling asleep

1:13 am

I made it mnbt2! No, really, I mean it! I really did check all the tiles!

1:14 am

wtg flosey -- I'm nowhere near, and ditto!

1:15 am

and wtg dougjete

1:15 am

see how tired I am?

1:17 am

I do indeed, but you still need to pirouette yourself over to the PB! (I hear there's mi4 soup there)

1:18 am

ok, doug, and ty for the soup (slurp)

1:19 am

really falling asleep, goodnight all, be back tomorrow for last 74

1:19 am

night flosey, sleep tght!

1:22 am

fireworks

1:24 am

YAY anike!!!

1:24 am

Hooray for anike!

1:27 am

I still can't get the singletons in north east

1:28 am

i in the corner is a little tiny thing

1:28 am

yore

1:28 am

io4 (very small) is one of them

1:28 am

ooops! Sorry, folks!

1:29 am

anyone have the lone e?

1:29 am

er7 (the hermit) is another

1:29 am

just gave it, ruru

1:32 am

er7 -- er + vowel + little bug

1:33 am

thank you jilli

1:33 am

nbt warp 4...................

1:33 am

yw, ru :)

1:35 am

wtg ru

1:36 am

69 to go.. but need to nurse a bad headache

1:37 am

aw, ruru! *puts warm washcloth on his forehead, massages back of neck

1:38 am

Take care, ruru

1:38 am

why can't you reteat... where do they think milkshakes come from

1:39 am

*giggle*

1:41 am

or retit for that matter.. back to the boob.?

1:41 am

..just ask any baby...

1:41 am

glad you got that off your chest, ruru

1:42 am

you aren't going to bust me for that are you jilli>?

1:43 am

I think rerate is a perfectly good word

1:43 am

me too douglas

1:43 am

douglas is my middle name by the way

1:44 am

too tired, ru :-|

1:44 am

lol jilli...

1:44 am

nice, paul douglas

1:45 am

what a memory you have

1:45 am

you keep abreast of everything

1:45 am

sigh!

1:46 am

jilli says: "cleavage me alone!"

1:46 am

whoopidoodle! NBT!

1:46 am

but you are a bosom friend

1:47 am

trite

1:47 am

whee, dofith!!!

1:47 am

and ty for that tr word

1:48 am

Oh No! Not again. I'd better get out of here!

1:48 am

*having a hard time keeping eyes open...

1:48 am

oh chill out dof..

1:49 am

It's a shame titty has a double t!

1:49 am

well.. they come in pairs.? no?

1:50 am

I can't take any more, ru! Lol!

1:51 am

jilli, you were falling asleep an hour ago! While I enjoy your company immensely, I implore you to get some sleep!

1:52 am

yes jilli before your cup runneth over

1:52 am

just have to get once through Lickety, doug!

1:53 am

almost there -- at the to words now...

1:53 am

I really want titrate to work

1:54 am

that would be nice, ru, yes, but...

1:54 am

I'm so there with you, ru

1:54 am

good morning everybody

1:54 am

You lot should all go to bed! As for me, must venture outside in the freezing cold to do some chores... sleep well, everyone.

1:54 am

Bye dofith

1:55 am

Hi, ruby

1:55 am

brrr, dofith!

1:55 am

'bye jellen - send me some sunshine so my washing will dry.

1:56 am

I'd love to, dofith!

1:56 am

hi ruby

1:56 am

ohantom: eateries

1:57 am

Yes, jilli - but better than heat, in my opinion. Anyway, must away..xx

1:57 am

hi jilli

1:57 am

hello douglas

1:57 am

I must try to settle down for the night...with my flea-bittn cats...sigh!

1:57 am

bye dofith!

1:57 am

*bitten

1:57 am

hello jellen, how are you and Time doing?

1:57 am

Tim*

1:58 am

me too.. conking out.. head hurts...nite all

1:58 am

night ruru -- feel better!

1:58 am

Tim's doing okay, given he stays on top of his pain meds...

1:59 am

so you have to be Nurse Ratchit (or are you too young to know the name?)

1:59 am

Oh dear -- Tim needs pain meds!

2:00 am

Will have to recheck the reference...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

2:01 am

Yes, jilli...tumor in his neck is putting pressure on his spine, apparently...

2:02 am

Oh, Jellen, that's too bad! Has any treatment been decided on yet?

2:02 am

I feel like that all the time with DH; he keeps losing weight, out of vanity, I think. Weighs less now than he did when he got out of the army in '45!

2:03 am

men are very difficult to manage!! I keep saying "I'm not your mother, but...."

2:03 am

Not yet...we're being sent back to Springfield to the oncologist...

2:04 am

rube, better he lose weight than get grossly obese like so many guys

2:04 am

your situation must be terrible, jellen! I can really empathize....

2:04 am

When, Jellen?

2:04 am

Thursday

2:04 am

no, but he's been up and down many times, which is worse, and 145-50 was a great weight, not 134!

2:05 am

and he develops plaque in his arteries no matter what

2:05 am

Fingers and toes crossed that the pain can be relieved and the tumour killed!

2:05 am

I hope the tumor in his neck can be removed surgically...

2:05 am

oh my, ruby -- how tall is he?

2:06 am

about 5'9", definitely too thin!

2:06 am

Jellen, I had a cousin who has surgery done with a gamma knife -- not intrusive.

2:07 am

he loves when people compliment him on his weight!

2:07 am

Oh yes -- that's a bit on the skinny side for a man of that height.

2:07 am

happily, jellen, many of us on here are cancer survivors and we're all rooting for you and are here to support both of you!

2:08 am

ruby's right, jellen -- I'm one of them.

2:08 am

and crossy

2:08 am

Thanks to both of you...

2:08 am

and others unnamed...

2:08 am

Crossy's been great...

2:08 am

care is much better now than when I was young and it is not a taboo subject any more

2:09 am

the other night, not including crossy, I think there were 4 of us on at the same time!

2:09 am

I met someone the other day who was a melanoma survivor, hale and hearty.

2:11 am

That's good to know, jilli...

2:11 am

Ruby, that's so true, and when I was a kid people used to whisper about diabetes too. Not any more, thank goodness!

2:11 am

and breast cancer was a death sentence. Not any more!!!

2:12 am

(as usual, first 50 words are easy!)

2:12 am

I must go now and try to get some sleep...

2:13 am

Remember the jerks who divorced their wives because they could bear a woman who had had a mastectomy?

2:13 am

if the anxiety gets to be too much and you can't sleep, ask your (or Tim's) MD for a prescription for Xanax. It works for me and is very mild and has no side effects

2:13 am

*couldn't bear, I men

2:13 am

my husband married me AFTER I had had surgery!

2:13 am

If anything, I sleep too much, ruby! Just at the wrong hours...

2:13 am

good for him (and you!)

2:14 am

that's another way of handling anxiety....

2:14 am

ruby's advice sounds good, jellen, and might help you sleep at the right hours!

2:14 am

Very true, ruby...it drives Tim nuts...

2:15 am

How is he handling things?

2:15 am

I take mine at 11:30, fall asleep around 12 and sleep until 8AM. If I didn't get those 8 hrs, I'd be a wreck.

2:15 am

actually, I'm a wreck anyway, but not for lack of sleep lol lol

2:16 am

lol, ruby!

2:16 am

hi everyone

2:16 am

hi andree

2:16 am

We haven't really had the big picture discussions, jilli...when he's in pain, he just wants everything to be over...

2:16 am

Hi, Andree

2:16 am

hello andree, nice to see you!

2:17 am

riata

2:17 am

poor guy -- hope the pain meds work well.

2:17 am

whoops

2:18 am

sorry

2:18 am

is there coffee in the pb?

2:18 am

what pain meds are they giving him?

2:18 am

nm, ruby -- had it. And I must go to bed -- 73 left but very little time tomorrow.

2:19 am

Goodnight all.....*poof*

2:19 am

They upset his stomach, but they do relieve the pain..he just takes naproxen and vicodin now...

Hi ruby and all. How nice, just come on and have a word presented to me. ty ruby - haven't even looked at the grid yet except to see the number of words!

2:19 am

{{jilli}}

2:19 am

hello sally! the fish are jumpin' and the tomatoes are high!

2:19 am

I must poof, too...Hugs to all!

2:20 am

does he take them with meals or is he told not to

2:20 am

{{{jellen}}}}

2:20 am

Good morning/evening all. Hello to Andree (long time!) and bye to Jellen.

And does Mr Heron have a puzzled look on his face?

2:20 am

gm haz!

2:21 am

we satill have the Japanese bronze heron on the side of the pond and haven't seen Mr. Heron even once!

2:21 am

Hello!

2:21 am

And the waterlillies are coming up around the nets

2:22 am

and the fish have gotten over their fear and seem to have made babies already, there are tiny black and yellow ones again

Brilliant ruby - and hallo Haz

2:24 am

Hello, Sally - still warm with you?

2:24 am

i have sadly neglected babble, silly games on my i phone have me hooked, mostly solitaire

2:25 am

Oh Andree! How could you forsake us?

Much cooler so far today, but still early. Having a day off today since have been doing major physical things outside in all the heat.

Hi Andree - I can play Babble on my iPhone through Safari!

2:26 am

Enjoy the rest, Sally. Looks like you may be needed to counsel poor, foolish Andree. Show her the right use of an i-phone.

2:26 am

I garden until I can't see for the sweat pouring into my eyes

2:26 am

me too sally but solitaire is easier in minature

lol ruby, I have a sweat band otherwise I can't see through my glasses. I may look stupid but who would know?

2:28 am

i tried a friends new i pad , now thats the way to play babble, am wanting one

2:28 am

Made it to mnbt2, but got stuck trying to reach mnbt3. Good night all!

Yes I want one too. My son has one and I'm longing to visit to see it - oh, and my grandson of course!

2:28 am

I'm not usually attracted to technology, but the adverts for i-pads do make them look appealing.

2:28 am

that's a good idea, sally; I look stupid anyway lol

2:28 am

Goodnight, Douglas, sleep well.

good morning all. how many worsd today please

2:29 am

186, sandra

2:29 am

gn douglas

186

2:29 am

186 and good morning.

thanks rubyfoo

and also haz

It really does help ruby. I also wear it for major housework on a very hot day - stops the sweat dripping onto my clean floor!

2:30 am

You're welcome - have you just started or are you midway through?

2:30 am

it's funny because my husband barely sweats; he looks at me like I'm strange!

2:30 am

I've never seen anybody sweat like Andy Roddick, the tennis player. His baseball cap is soaked, sweat drips off the front, and yet still he runs on.

Perhaps you expend more energy.

2:31 am

I am almost always hot

2:31 am

i am not either haz and got the i phone on a whim but love it and as i was going to get a new laptop which i no longer need as i have moved the office home i think i will spend the money i intended for that on an i pad

2:31 am

my dad was the same way

2:32 am

Do let us know if and when you get the i-pad so that we can share in the experience. They look so attractive but I can't imagine that I would ever be able to use it to its full potential.

2:32 am

I had better get dressed now, see you later -- 71 words!

2:33 am

i don't sweat either, its odd, i walk sometimes with a friend and the sweat drips off her

I already have two iMacs, husband and I both have iPhones, so I can feel this step is not too far!

2:33 am

See you later,ruby.

2:33 am

tore

2:33 am

whoops again! leaving. But it's much more ladylike not sweating; you are lucky andree

2:33 am

Sally, you're much more into technology than I'd have imagined!

2:34 am

sally is brilliant!

Really? I'm very deeply into technology. Absolutely love gadgets and finding out how things work. Son is the same.

2:35 am

Maybe it's because I associate you with the garden.

And I associate you with cooking delicious meals every day!

2:36 am

I have part ownership of a mac, daughters boyfriend gave it to our house at christmas, never used it but it would not take much for daughter to show me, without her i would not even contemplate an i phone

2:36 am

I don't know about every day! I make a special effort on Sundays, that's for sure.

Once you get used to a Mac, you would never go back to a PC I think.

2:37 am

I suppose we all build up mental images of what babblers busy themselves doing when they're not sitting at the computer.

Yes that's true. For all you know I might be a quantum physicist, or even someone really famous incognito (!!)

2:39 am

or a serial killer

I suppose what we all have in common is the love of words.

2:39 am

thats the thing about the internet, who knows

lol Andree. You guessed. I suppose even serial killers might like to play Babble.

2:40 am

I'm now debating what methods a quantum physicist might use to be a serial killer.

2:40 am

hopefully from their cells

Very clever ones Haz.

Are they allowed internet access in their cells I wonder?

2:41 am

I know. But maybe working out all those physics problems might leave them with not enough time to carry out their schemes.

2:42 am

I don't know about the internet access in prison. I imagine they wouldn't have access in their cells, but under supervision, probably.

I was never very good at physics at school, so I am floundering here.

2:42 am

I wasn't even good enough to take physics.

Visiting a prison (or being a resident!) is one of those life experiences that has passed me by.

That's all right then Haz, we can bluff each other.

2:43 am

they seem to be allowed most home comforts, its weird

2:45 am

Any prisoners out there? What's it really like?

2:46 am

lol haz

Do you think they would admit to it, Ambassador?

2:46 am

We'll know if 'Fingers Dave' or 'Al Capone' responds.

lol Haz

2:48 am

Looks like we're prisoner free, or else they're sewing mailbags.

perhaps it's ruby. That's why she has to leave at regular intervals. Not really mixing aperitifs at all.

2:50 am

Perhaps she's the warder and her husband's the prisoner. Gulp.

Thought it was the other way round :-) Unless she's really Rosa Klebb in disguise.

2:51 am

Ruby and Max are the prison dogs, patrolling the property.

2:51 am

perhaps i haven't been around for few weeks because i have been in solitary

2:52 am

That's true, Andree. Maybe you've been spending your time throwing a ball against the wall like in 'The Great Escape'

lol Haz. And the Heron is the code name for either a master criminal or the governor of the prison.

2:52 am

and the pond is really a moat

2:53 am

I like the idea of The Heron being the governor, striking fear and loathing in the heart of prisoner and warder alike.

With a drawbridge?

We must make sure ruby reads back in the chog, unless she is really secretly monitoring us.

2:54 am

I think she usually does read back.

Only joking ruby, honest! Exit screaming to sound of chains dragging on the dungeon floor.

2:56 am

They made me do it, ruby! They trapped me! I AM INNOCENT!

2:56 am

Of course, Andree has nothing to fear since she may already be in prison.

Must get coffee. There will now be a small intermission.

2:57 am

(It's roll-call, I can see through things)

2:58 am

and everyone here claims they are innocent haz so that won't save you

2:59 am

I know. Maybe ruby is a forgiving woman.

3:00 am

Must take a break as well, back shortly. Don't go anywhere, Andree. Oh, that's right, you can't...

3:01 am

(taking ten..)

Back.

3:01 am

later haz

3:01 am

hi again sally

Really enjoying today's grid. Yesterday's was wonderful, though had so many visitors and things happening had no time to chat.

3:03 am

i am finding it slow but nice

3:23 am

back later, dinnertime

bye for now Andree

hello

hi herin

How you

I'm good. Having a quiet day today.

I just dissected 2kilo ofchicken.

*checks chicken enclosure anxiously*

No it was from the butchers your chicks are fine

:-) What are you cooking?

I went to the butchers and the 2k bird was $15 but because the back (not the meaty bit) was broken

Good bargain then?

That's a big bird.

It was $6 so I tossed the broken bit in the stock pot, the two legs into the oven and then the breast is tidied up for tommorrow

I grabbed a very limp and dead like leek from the fridge and the rosemary from the yard and am making a stock

Sounds good herin.

Have to be creative at this time of week

We're eating out in the pub tonight. Usually do on Wednesdays.

Nice himself is held back at work :(

Have to go and do some banking online. Will be back later.

enjoiy

3:52 am

ta

Back later

4:07 am

hello again! is anybody there? So, you are all talking about me! too funny. That's because I'm married to Bluebeard -- wife #4! Definitely a moat around my "castle"

hi ruby, I'm back. Are you still there?

morning all

Hi Fish

Hi everyone

morning PP

4:56 am

an

5:02 am

morning all - not usually here this time of day -due to work but man came and fixed cooker and washing machine - oh joy - i can do even more housework now

No excuses now, then.

5:03 am

unfortunately not - son find something else though

5:16 am

Hello again. My ten minutes away stretched somewhat.

5:18 am

hi haz

Hi Haz. Sorry, was deep in the T words

5:18 am

Hello! I'm hoping fresh eyes will accomplish much.

You would think so :-( Still have 9 to find.

5:21 am

It's amazing what you miss, isn't it?

Yes! She says with feeling, just having slapped herself with a fish.

5:24 am

Kazz on my phone, not easy but possible!

Playing on your iPhone? Have done that.

5:25 am

oooh might have a go - i thought it might be tricky getting things in the right boxes

No, quite easy as soon as you touch Add Word the keyboard comes up. Hammers the battery, though.

5:27 am

Back to work will be back @ lunchtime

5:27 am

Bye, Katie.

bye Katie

5:28 am

re7/48?

Kind of engine, kje

5:30 am

Ends in the type of engine that Elton's Benny might have used. That dates me, doesn't it?

5:31 am

thanks, FW!

5:32 am

must run... want to see if I can catch a few more z's before alarm goes off

5:32 am

Sleep well!

good morning babblers and thanks for those clues on the re7!

Bye for now. FW for me too. Any other clues needed before I vanish?

5:33 am

Good morning, Nono, nice to see you.

5:34 am

Congratulations, Sally and kje. it took me a minute to work out FW. I'm losing it.

Thanks Haz, always good to see you too!

5:35 am

LoriP is around as well, but she's lying low. I think there's going to be a preemptive strike when FM appears.

yes I think I saw Lori lurking somewhere

5:36 am

She thinks she can hide from us,but her lurking skills have diminished.

hard to believe but your right Haz she has gotten rather lax with her skills

5:38 am

dont get the re 7 clue

5:38 am

I know.

5:38 am

re, first letters of a word of apology (two) then a type of engine much used in planes.

5:39 am

ta haz

5:39 am

You're welcome.

5:39 am

anyone know what it means

5:40 am

No dictionary results from dictionary.com

its in reference to some sort of engine i think

5:49 am

Have to nip out to do a quick message. Bye!

bye Haz

5:51 am

byr haz

5:56 am

good morning everyone, I have sneaked in whilst at work lol :)

5:59 am

oh dear better sneak out again catch everyone later Happy Babbling:)

6:59 am

re7 IS a type of plane engine, specifically Elton John's Benny's or what Peter, Paul & Mary were leaving on.

7:01 am

(And one of my musical references is even older than Haz's! LOL)

7:06 am

good morning, how many words today?

7:08 am

morning 1961, there are 186 words today

7:08 am

186 and Good Morning

7:08 am

ty

7:08 am

{{River}} good morning

7:08 am

you're welcome 1961

7:09 am

Good Morning ((Mom))

7:10 am

what's with the clue for re 7. your clue seems to be a five letter clue so i must be missing something with my sleepy mind & eyes.

7:10 am

I have been wanting to tell you how wonderful I think it is that you have still been smoke free with all you have had going on.

7:10 am

btw good morning all!

7:10 am

good morning Jmb, I was thinking the same thing

7:11 am

thanks Mom - I cant believe it either

7:11 am

Hi jmb

7:12 am

ditto what mom said...

7:13 am

Jmb, just scrolled back ..... re + do, re, me, fa, ** la, ti, do + the type of plane

7:13 am

I have had many conversations with myself - had to yell at myself even...lol

7:13 am

thanks Mom - got it now

7:13 am

that makes sense.. ty mom

7:13 am

you're welcome River.

7:14 am

you're welcome jmb

7:14 am

hello everyone

7:14 am

Hi daykat

7:14 am

listening to you chat, you seem to have very nice neighbors where you live River

7:14 am

Hi daykat

7:14 am

river... you rock. your name change reflects your inner strength

7:15 am

hi river - did i see you are an ex-smoker? Well done!!!

7:15 am

I have great neighbors and friends - I am very lucky

7:15 am

hello Mom

7:15 am

you are truly blessed

7:15 am

yes 10 weeks today

7:15 am

most impressed river - I cant sseem to give it up for longer than an hour!

7:16 am

I didnt think I could either - if I can, anyone can

7:18 am

good on you! How did you approach it - ?

7:19 am

ta

7:19 am

Hi tceicher

7:21 am

I guess it was just time but the cost is what really made me think about it. Thowing away $50 a week when I am trying to figure out how to pay for daughters college next year - just didnt make sense. Talked to my Doc during yearly physical. She gave me prescription for Chantix - friends used it and it worked real good for them. I dont think it worked well for me but I had so much support from friends and babbler - thats what did it

7:21 am

YAY faor Riverdance. I am so very proud of you!

7:21 am

hello all

7:21 am

great, Proud of your efforts and your commitment:)

7:21 am

Hi Peri

7:21 am

help with E under the M pls and i next to it for nbt

7:22 am

found the i :)

7:22 am

thank you Peri - see daycat - its these friends that helped me the most

7:22 am

congrats, River for sticking with it.

7:22 am

I dont have that yet Peri but will look

7:22 am

Oy! 36 R words, 59 T words *sigh*

7:22 am

hello everyone!

7:23 am

hi there Annie

7:23 am

sorry Peri I don't have it either

7:23 am

thanks and good morning vlcl

7:23 am

Hi Annie

7:23 am

{{{Annie}}} good morning

7:23 am

hi Annie, Vici, peri

7:23 am

Hi (((River and Mom)))

7:23 am

hi vlcl

7:23 am

and hi to peri, didnt see you down there

7:23 am

hi mom

7:23 am

hi daykat, vici

7:24 am

Hello peri and everyone. The e you are looking for is er7, ending in a little unwanted creature/insect.

7:24 am

morning annie

7:24 am

hi all, feel like wasting 20 minutes :)

7:24 am

Hi Hazel

7:24 am

hey NB:)

7:24 am

oops time to get ready for work.

7:24 am

Hi NB

7:24 am

ty Haz will look

7:24 am

hey NB

7:24 am

Hi Haz, Hi NB

7:24 am

Hello Annie, how are you?

7:24 am

Babble is never a waste, NB

7:25 am

Hi Haz

7:25 am

that was quick vlcl, have a good day

7:25 am

stimulates the mind NB

7:25 am

Haz, I am doing okay..how are you and Spangle? She is as pretty as ever.

7:26 am

Annie, have you noticed any improvement with the medication?

7:26 am

I'm fine, thanks, and Spangle is, as you say, as pretty as ever. I tried changing her for another icon but there was an outcry.

7:26 am

ok, not seeing the er7 but will keep looking

7:26 am

Annie, are yiou ok?

7:26 am

you, even

7:27 am

I try my best not to stimulate my mind. When I start thinking, it's dangerous for all concerned ;)

7:27 am

er + vowel + a bug that is assoicated with dust

7:27 am

Mom, Funny you should ask. My union will not pay for it until I have tried some cheaper ones. Of course, the one that is in dispute was helping. I am now on another one..hope it does the trick.

7:27 am

e plus a doing again prefix, finish off with the unwanted insect (think of dust and what it contains)

7:27 am

thank you Bubba and Haz

7:28 am

Oh geez, Annie, that is just awful

7:28 am

ty dear, Haz, was thinking of the picnic pest, found it

7:28 am

I got it - thanks all

7:28 am

Annie, I hope you get relief, reflux isn't pleasant.

7:28 am

You're welcome, peri and Mom.

7:28 am

me too ty

7:28 am

cat wants to eat, bbs

7:28 am

now Haz and bubba, you should know that babblers have no idea what "dust" is, we all are excellent housekeepers and have our homes in order before we play babble.

7:28 am

rofl

7:28 am

Everyone is welcome! (which is not what you'd put on an open Facebook invitation)

7:29 am

I know - dust was a theoretical image only.

7:29 am

au contraire, Haz; that is how the best parties start ;)

7:31 am

also a way for things to get out of hand :-)

7:32 am

NBT and SBT for me - yay

7:32 am

hooray River

7:32 am

Mom, but everyone has seen it somelse's house

7:33 am

**someone else's**

7:33 am

lol Bubba, yes, non-babblers of course

7:33 am

naturally

7:35 am

Ohhh, people exaggerate. The invites to my housewarming went everywhere; the only problem we had was that not everyone could fit into the flat ;)

7:35 am

:-)

7:39 am

hi herin

7:39 am

Hi Herin

7:39 am

hey herin

HI. River how is your son?

HI Hi HI

7:40 am

{{Herin}} hello

7:40 am

he is good - just waiting for his surgery next week

HI MOOM

Good River

7:56 am

River, how long will Keith have to stay in the hospital?

7:58 am

that will depend on how the procedure goes - minumum 2 days in ICU or step down unit - thats the best case - if he needs a pacing wire or has some other complication - it could be several days or weeks. So we hope all goes well and he comes home Wed or Thurs

7:59 am

It will all depend on what they find when they get in there

8:00 am

He was diagnosed with Wolffe Parkinson White Syndrome - you can google it - the procedure is a radiofrequency ablation

8:01 am

*yawns* mornin babblers!

8:01 am

well with 110 words, I am going to make my breakfast - bbl - WAKE UP EVA and good morning

8:01 am

hi all. er 7 please.

8:02 am

er + vowel + bug that likes dust

8:02 am

back in a bit

8:07 am

thank River for the update. I had left for a minute to say goodbye to sweetie

8:11 am

hey, morning Eva :)

8:15 am

*rubs eyes and wakes up a bit* NB!!!!!

8:20 am

time for me to scoot off here, be back at lunch time

8:20 am

{{Hugs}} to all of you

8:23 am

bye ((Mom))

8:25 am

clue for first re 5/10 please

8:27 am

Good morning all

8:35 am

Matches, re-jog

8:36 am

ty Jee, got it and Fireworks.

8:36 am

yw...:)

8:36 am

congrats matches

8:37 am

Hello Again

8:37 am

gm river

8:38 am

Yay Matches

8:38 am

Good Morning Gamer

8:38 am

good morning

8:38 am

gm m9

8:38 am

Hiya M9

8:45 am

brb

8:45 am

how is everyone doing?

8:46 am

great - how are you

8:46 am

I'm awake....

8:46 am

I'm happy!

8:47 am

early start for you west coasters

8:47 am

yeah...but this is late for me.

8:47 am

I'm usually on about 45 minutes earlier than this.

8:48 am

then get some coffee and get babblin' girlfriend

8:49 am

<<<doesn't drink coffee

8:49 am

but I'll get babblin!

8:50 am

neither do I - tea is good

8:50 am

LOL, that's funny

8:50 am

what kind of tea?

8:51 am

I like Bigelows English Breakfast

8:51 am

or just plain old black pekoe tea

8:52 am

I like peppermint. I don't drink black or green tea

8:52 am

actually, my drink of choice is water.

8:52 am

I never did develop a taste for the mint or fruity flavors.

8:53 am

which I may have to go get and drink from the far side of the glass!

8:53 am

chamomile?

8:53 am

its Ok

8:54 am

can drink that one with milk and sugar:-)

8:58 am

how far are you into the grid?

8:59 am

45 left

8:59 am

just listed

9:00 am

I listed when I got on this am. 76 left

9:00 am

80 left

9:01 am

do you play after the flip

9:01 am

sometimes. it happens at 10 pm for me.

9:02 am

i did last night until I was over halfway.

9:02 am

at 7 clue please.

9:02 am

hi pinecone. I was reared in Seattle

9:02 am

the flip is at 1 am for me - cant do it when I have to get up at 5

9:02 am

well gm to you too mkg!LOL

9:03 am

at + heart rate slows down when at ***t + two vowels

9:03 am

oh hi pinecone - didnt see you sneak in there

9:03 am

and Good Morning mkg

9:04 am

ty got it.

9:04 am

mkg. a t**e as lovely as a poem, anna and the king of ***m

9:04 am

need second ar 5 10 please.

9:04 am

little mermaid.

9:04 am

its the little mermaid

9:05 am

SNAP M9

9:05 am

ty. got it.

9:05 am

river, river, river

9:07 am

er 7 please

9:07 am

er + vowel + dust bug

9:08 am

er t*r****s eat wood

9:09 am

ty got it.

9:09 am

it 7 please.

9:11 am

reutter

9:11 am

say again

9:11 am

spell it out

9:12 am

ty

9:14 am

je 4/9.... I'm not getting that one... not even monkeying!

9:15 am

je - think ballet! it 7?

9:15 am

got it

9:16 am

back - work interruptus

9:16 am

m9: a plane is a je* and another vowel

9:16 am

it 7 to say again but without the re in front.

9:16 am

M9 must have boys

9:17 am

or too young for the ballet

9:17 am

mkg - thanx

9:17 am

I have two girls and two boys. And I thought I had typed that!LOL

9:17 am

girl 22. boy 19, girl 14 (she did ballet) boy 4

9:18 am

god luv ya - 4 kids - yikes

9:18 am

and I have sons but granddaughers! Youngest my icon!

9:18 am

oh my - 10 years difference

9:18 am

she's loading.. that's a big pic!

9:19 am

ahh.. look at those eyes... she's such a cutie!

9:19 am

smaa - you need to shrink your picture - it slows down the game

9:19 am

but she is beautiful

9:20 am

ok.. laundry has been buzzing awhile.. I better go get it..

9:24 am

For me or for all?

9:25 am

for all - at least that is what I have been told - the first photo I put on was huge as well

9:26 am

OK will reject her! She is called Rosie!

9:27 am

she is absolutely beautiful. There are on line sites that will tell you how to shrink the photo

9:27 am

good morning every one;) yes,those jumbo pics slow the whole works down..though she is cute

9:28 am

fireworks, unaided

9:29 am

yaa for gremlinn!

9:29 am

kudos, gremlinn!!

9:30 am

ok, back to Wimbledon :-)

9:30 am

whooo hoooo gremlinn

9:30 am

Good Morning Crossy

9:30 am

lucky I knew the first re7 - would have been a headache to guess

9:31 am

I snatched that clue from someone else *smiling*

9:32 am

still, it comes up so rarely (may have been a year or more) that it took hours of fumbling around to spy it

9:33 am

first time I have seen it in my 4 short months here

9:33 am

yep, probably learned it on Word Racer or Wordsplay long ago.

9:34 am

never did notice it on wordsplay - different words there

9:35 am

Wordsplay has a lot more, so it's unfortunate to learn "words" there that don't work anywhere else

9:35 am

os please?

9:35 am

like "omerta" which would have worked here

9:36 am

ro6, minus the first letter

9:36 am

if you need that ro6 first, it means "redder"

9:37 am

you have to be quite fast to outclue gremlinn here - so I will sit back and relax

9:37 am

TY GOT THEM.

9:37 am

good morning everyone

9:37 am

Good Morning flosey

9:37 am

good morning flosey

9:37 am

gm flosey

9:37 am

hi flosey

9:37 am

I won't be here long

9:38 am

is it today you leave grem?

9:38 am

ra 5 first one please?

9:38 am

I'm not going anywhere

9:38 am

but I need a break from the computer soon

9:38 am

ra + I ***d a break from the computer soon

9:39 am

that was handy

9:39 am

oh, sorry, must be confusing you (just barely got up)

9:39 am

ty

9:41 am

13 straight puzzles now with no chat, Lickety, or morewords

9:41 am

today was the longest it's taken

9:41 am

impressive gremlinn

9:42 am

that's great grem

9:42 am

I couldn't live without any of those

9:42 am

phantom for the day: retiarii

9:43 am

plural of retiarius, a Roman gladiator

9:43 am

you must have an amazing memory, grem, to remember such words

9:44 am

I didn't know the definition, but I just looked it up to see if was related to another word in the puzzle - sure enough, it is.

9:44 am

you must have a great love of words grem

9:45 am

yeah, I got obsessed with Boggle at some point

9:45 am

have never tried Boggle

9:46 am

well, that's the generic name for this sort of game

9:46 am

rather, the original game name

9:46 am

ah, thanks

9:46 am

so I just think of every game of this type as a "Boggle" game

9:47 am

crossy hates unsubscribing and blocking junk e-mails;(

9:47 am

it was Jillibus who introduced me to this game

9:47 am

the king has fallen -- Berdych defeats Federer

9:48 am

I started with "Word Racer" on Yahoo Games in 1998 and it's been pretty much constant since then (several times I took a few months in a row off, and once I quit for a year straight but fell back into it at some point).

9:48 am

ah crossy, we recently unsubscribed to an email "central" sort of thing, sent numerous emails every day -= sometimes 30 and more!

9:48 am

I heard about this from some folks on Wordsplay - could have been vlcl or ormal - cant remember - so thought I would check it out ......

9:48 am

my in-box generates 100 junk mails a week;((

9:49 am

glad you did River, nice knowing you

9:49 am

Riverdance: same here - heard it from someone named Mrs. Kaplan in the chat there

9:49 am

a week!! I was talking a day, it could have been possible to miss an important one because of it all

9:49 am

it's only been about 5 months for me here, so I'm also kind of new

9:49 am

i found babble on stumble upon

9:49 am

I'm glad I did too - same goes for me with all of you

9:50 am

ouch flosey!

9:50 am

wow crossie, glad you did

9:51 am

I still havent checked that out crossy - some day when I have time - cant give up babble or work (gotta eat)

9:52 am

stumbe upon is a a life draining,time sucking vampire

9:52 am

but i love it

9:52 am

it is VERY addictive :-)

9:53 am

and it hunts to you personal preference sheet

9:53 am

speaking of time-sucking sites, check out http://tvtropes.org if you haven't heard of it yet

9:53 am

me 4 5 needed, the second to last plz

9:53 am

it is indeed, Une, when you stop to think of the things that should be done - and are not getting done!

9:54 am

lol,we spend one day a week killing ourselves doing all the things that should of been done throughout the week

9:54 am

m + greek letter, mkg

9:54 am

ty

9:54 am

thanks Une

9:55 am

another phantom: trireme

9:55 am

and seriema

9:55 am

that has become a common babblet

9:55 am

me 6 21 plz?

9:56 am

like the me4, ends with past tense of eat

9:56 am

just monkeyed through the ra words

9:56 am

my last word was the second ra5/10

9:57 am

kind of odd that I'd miss it for so long

9:57 am

easy to miss these words that seldom, if ever, come up in conversation

9:58 am

ty.

10:10 am

re5 10 first one plesae.

10:11 am

re + jog

10:11 am

ty.

10:12 am

re 7 48?

10:12 am

any clues for the second te 6/18 would be greatly appreciated!

10:12 am

te 6/18 goes well with totter after it

10:12 am

seesaw is a te**** totter

10:12 am

te6/18 - one element of a seesaw.

10:13 am

gmta.. gm haz and river

10:13 am

re7/48 - re plus two letters from a distress signal, finish off with a type of powerful engine.

10:13 am

thanks each of you...so sure I had tried that...oh my!

10:13 am

good morning ruru

10:14 am

You're welcome. Hello again.

10:14 am

thank you for the re .. I haven't ever seen that one before

10:14 am

Nor had I, ruru.

10:14 am

Hello! One more then fireworks...I need clues for the tr 6/21 please

10:15 am

tr6/21 - extend the slight hair cut preceding, make it look like the person who does.

10:16 am

I'm missing 2 tr6 words before that one

10:16 am

any clues please?

10:16 am

I'm working on tr's now - have 5 left

10:16 am

One combines a three with the engine (tr6/33)

10:16 am

:( 43 left

10:17 am

Hope this granddaughter doesn't slow you all down!

10:17 am

thanks haz

10:17 am

tr6/18 before that starts with the three, ends with French female born, but letters mixed up.

10:17 am

thanks Haz...now mayb e I can get some work done!

10:17 am

You're welcome. Well done on fireworks, ddb!

10:18 am

congrats ddb

10:18 am

tyvm...couldn't have done it without the great clues!

10:20 am

thanks for both tr6 words Haz

10:20 am

You're welcome, flosey.

10:20 am

I don't see the french tr... or how to get to it..

10:21 am

If you get the first three letters, think of what women put for their maiden names. That gives you the letters, put the consonant between the two vowels and voila!

10:21 am

nor do i,if i were still fluent in french(instead of just ordering booze and hitting on french women) lol

10:23 am

tr + that commed**** was so funny

10:23 am

Or, using the same letters, as k*** as mustard. But mix them up.

10:23 am

my spelling sucks - take out an m

10:24 am

re 7 please, both are needed.

10:24 am

it is a chemical name

10:24 am

what are you looking for ruru and crossy

10:24 am

i'm totally confused with those tr clues

10:24 am

re7 - verb form of re6 to bow out of work

10:24 am

that tr clue is not correct. triane is not in dict.

10:25 am

change that a to a different vowel

10:25 am

It is correct. You're using a wrong vowel, mkg.

10:25 am

got it

10:25 am

use another vowel mkg - it is a chemical name

10:25 am

thank you both for that

10:25 am

haz that is last re word. need first re 7 48. sorry.

10:25 am

re7/36 - starts as with the other, ends in the last letters of the first two months of the year.

10:26 am

got tr word. ty.

10:26 am

re + do re me fa ** la + plane

10:26 am

ty. got it.

10:26 am

I clued the re7/48 before - re plus two letters of a distress signal, follow it with a powerful type of engine.

10:26 am

need third re 6 18 plese.

10:27 am

I didnt see it Haz - chat gets away from me sometimes

hey haz

10:27 am

re6/16 - rip up again, or bring moisture to the eye again.

10:27 am

Hello, TO!

10:27 am

clue for the lone e on the right please

10:27 am

Hi TO

10:27 am

ty!

10:28 am

er7 - ends in the sort of insect that kicks about in dust, apparently.

10:28 am

**FIREWORKS**

10:28 am

Are you enjoying your day off work, TO?

10:28 am

ty got it

10:28 am

yeah river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

10:28 am

Well done, River.

10:28 am

WTG River

well am plagued with housework

10:29 am

whooo hoooo river!!

10:29 am

yaa for riverdance!!

10:29 am

thanks all

10:29 am

I need to finally get to work

10:29 am

Well, you know what they say. Housework is something you do that nobody notices unless you don't do it.

10:30 am

I like that Haz - so true

10:30 am

I'm being very slow today

10:31 am

It IS true.

that is the problem. only me here so can put it off

10:31 am

Change of grandchild! No 1 with us in Berlin

10:32 am

and please dont yell at yourself

10:32 am

need re 7 36.

10:32 am

But think how good you'll feel when you get something accomplished, TO.

10:32 am

your pictures are still huge smaa

10:32 am

re7/36 - first four letters as with the leaving job one, finish with last letters of first two months of the year.

10:33 am

ty jaz. great clue.

10:33 am

se 7 please.

10:34 am

Since Haz has you all well covered, I will get to work but will leave you with one clue At7/18 = at + ***t assured I will be back tomorrow + two vowels

omit

10:35 am

se7 - to arrange something in an order, it ends in past tense of consuming food.

10:35 am

for shame TO - just got here and off to the PB

10:35 am

by river. ty for good clues.

going now. too early for clues for me

later all

10:35 am

Okay, see you later, TO.

i like to try to find the words to the point i am stumped first

10:37 am

Haz - stillcan't get rhe engine at end of re7

10:37 am

No, I understand, it can be off-putting to have them served up on a plate when you're just starting.

10:37 am

It's the sort of engine used in lots of modern planes. The kind that Peter Paul and Mary left on.

10:38 am

Afternoon Haz!

10:38 am

it is a plane engine that makes it go fast.

10:38 am

Or that Elton John's Benny was associated with..

10:38 am

Hello FM!

10:38 am

My sort of clue Haz! Thanx

10:38 am

How many words today?

10:38 am

You're welcome.

10:38 am

186 words.

10:39 am

Hope you have had a good day?

10:39 am

Thanks.

10:39 am

Yes, apart from Federer being put out of Wimbledon. On the plus side, the Williams sisters are out of the doubles.

10:40 am

ty for all the clues. going to rest mushy brain for a while. hagd!

10:40 am

Oh no, really! dear me re Federer that is.

10:40 am

Hoorah for that> Roger should stop sharing a room with the twins!

10:40 am

who knocked out federer?

10:40 am

Thomas Berdych

10:40 am

Hi ruru! and all I haven't greeted.

10:40 am

big shocker, ruru

10:40 am

A Czech who apparently has been improving. He played really well.

10:40 am

boo hoo, I wanted Roger to win.

10:40 am

wow....

10:41 am

berdych was playing fantastic tennis and Rog was waaay off his game

10:41 am

Bye, lbd.

10:41 am

come on mix.. we all want rafa to win

10:41 am

:-D

10:41 am

Given the choice, I'd always want Federer to win. But the big names are tumbling, Roddick out yesterday.

10:42 am

Rafa and Soderling 1 all so far

10:42 am

rafa.. rafa..rafa! !!!!

10:42 am

I really really really dislike Soderling

10:42 am

felt sooo bad for Andy :-(

10:42 am

Andy doesn't work hard enough to win Wimbledon

10:42 am

then the Williams sisters lost their doubles match today -- another shocker

10:43 am

Yes, he seems not to be popular with the players, talked of as being aloof, but then, you can only go on what commentators tell you.

10:43 am

ruru, he should have gone further tho

10:43 am

Andy Roddick - not work hard enough? The man sweats enough for 6.

10:43 am

TRUE!

10:44 am

lol

10:44 am

And you can't say that he didn't give Federer a real match in last year's final.

10:45 am

indeed!!!

10:45 am

(president of the Stand Up For Andy Roddick Society)

10:45 am

ok, back to Wimbledon *poof*

10:45 am

I just created a new Facebook group for Babble. I'll be posting updates on the new site there, so join up! :)

10:45 am

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid= 106468556072681

10:46 am

Hello Dr_God.

10:46 am

What about us non-Facebook people? Any bulletins available for us?

10:46 am

I'm not on facebook.

10:46 am

but thanks anyway.

10:46 am

I am!

10:46 am

Dr god, how come some of us didn't get emails asking for suggestions?

10:47 am

I was just about to type the same thing Haz, and HI Dr_G

10:47 am

just curious

10:47 am

(All non-Facebook people join hands and sing)

10:47 am

HAve you got your up to date email addy in your account setting Une?

10:47 am

Not sure what we'll sing, and now wondering if an open invitation to sing when VI might be around is a good thing.

10:47 am

yep -- hasn't changed since i signed up

10:48 am

strange Une :(

10:48 am

Aloy didn't get one either.

10:48 am

We will be blaming you Haz if Vi does break out into *glorious* song.

10:49 am

I know, everybody get earplugs ready just in case.

10:49 am

*Considers being offended that I didn't get e-mail from Dr_G... decides not to bother.*

10:49 am

Facebook: Tried it once, didn't like it...

LOL haz. earplugs at the ready

10:49 am

*Considers being offended by Haz's constant taunts... decides not to bother.*

ah, er vi, how nice to see you.

10:49 am

((Vi))! talk about perfect timing!

10:49 am

Vicuna! Light of my life!

10:50 am

yep, i knew i wasn't the only one who wasn't contacted . . .

10:50 am

Crossy advised us to get out of Facebook! there had been problems

10:50 am

*Considers being offended at slight against non-Facebook people... decides not to bother.*

10:50 am

*is Vi on Facebook?*

10:50 am

Hey TO Erda I tried it too and didn't like it either.

10:50 am

Oh, let's just all be offended for five minutes to get it over with.

10:50 am

uh oh, so you're primed to create the song for non-facebook folks! LOL

10:50 am

No, Vi is not on Facebook. =D

10:50 am

Hello, all.

best to leave fb alone if you can't keepup withprivacy issues

10:51 am

So, what protest songs do we know? We shall not be moved....

10:51 am

Hi flosey, almost missed you ther.

10:51 am

My Face is like an Open Book, So you don't need a computer to take a look...

hello fm

10:51 am

hi FM and Vi, TO, all who came in within last few minutes

10:52 am

How about We Shall Overcome

10:52 am

Joe Hill is my favorite (but inappropriate in this case)

10:52 am

conciliatory Kumbayah?

10:52 am

*singing* "We shall not be overdrawn..."

10:52 am

hey, judi :-)

10:52 am

lol Judi

10:52 am

lol, Hey Jude!

10:52 am

that's the B of A protest song

10:53 am

Hi, kids. Here's a thought: Let's not sing!

hi judi

10:53 am

*humming quietly at my desk*

10:53 am

We need to get ourselves organised. Someone artistic, like dear VI, should organise the painting of the banners. That leaves those with tolerable singing voices to do the music. She'll not realise she's been sidelined.

10:53 am

Edit Piaf's "I don't regret anything," (much better in French) -- rien de rien

10:54 am

Oh yes! Lots of guttural rrrrrrrrrrrrr. BUt what are we not regrrrrrrrrrrreting?

10:54 am

non, rien de rien . . . non, je ne regrette rien . . .

10:54 am

*still not bothering to be offended... but puts a particularly grotesque charicature of Haz on the banners*

10:54 am

Me hungry. Want lunch.

10:54 am

I've forgotten already what we are protesting about - oh yes Vi's singing *giggle*

10:54 am

:-D

10:55 am

*FM's distorted protrait leers from the second banner*

10:55 am

We're protesting about some people not being asked for opinions and about Dr G onlytelling people on Facebook. We need a snappy slogan otherwise the banners will be a mess.

10:55 am

LOL, anyway it's it all Haz's fault she started it.

10:55 am

Poor Haz & FM. Displayed in effigy.

10:56 am

We don't regret NOT being on Facebook -- that's what...

10:56 am

It's Dr-G's fault! He'll be easy to in caricature with that beard of his.

10:57 am

Banners says, over pic of FM and Haz, "We've kept our faces off Facebook as a public service."

10:57 am

LOL!

10:58 am

That Vicuna. Not a note in her head but she keeps a sense of humour.

10:58 am

"Babble Discriminates Against Prima Donnas!"

10:58 am

been standin here waitin here mr. postman So-o-o patiently for just a card,or a letter

10:58 am

The sooner the better . . .

10:59 am

I don't know about that, Judi. I think we find a welcoming space for quite a few of them here! ;)

10:59 am

2 minutes to lunch. *hunkers into pounce out door mode*

10:59 am

check it and see one more time for me.

10:59 am

Babble discriminates against longstanding valuable and dearly beloved babblers by not sending them e-mails and we're not going to put up with it any more!

10:59 am

Yeah, that's snappy, Haz!

10:59 am

3....2.....1.....*POUNCE*

10:59 am

nearly time for slimming club - not doing very well at the mo - too hot and too much chocci cake

10:59 am

For those of you not on Facebook, I'm currently creating a Twitter account as well. I'm sure most non-Facebook folk are also not using Twitter, but Twitter's not as "icky" as Facebook, and it has a much lower "barrier of entry." http://twitter.com/BabbleOve rlord

11:00 am

Oops. https://twitter.com/BabbleOverlord

11:00 am

(Ducking to avoid Judi in full je4 mode)

11:00 am

:-D

11:00 am

TTFN Judi

11:00 am

*We are here... we are here*

11:00 am

dr god - how do i facebook you?

11:00 am

We thank you, Dr_G. At least it stops Vi from starting to sing. That was enough of a threat to put anyone into action.

11:01 am

If you're concerned about privacy on Facebook, just grow Dr G's ZZ Top beard and all will be concealed.

11:01 am

And if you didn't get an email from me, make sure your email address is up-to-date in the My Account area, that you have "Email Updates" checked, and that your spam filter didn't eat up my emails. :)

11:01 am

*starts twittering like a lark*

11:02 am

*smug* I got an e-mail.

11:02 am

i dont tweet but i am beginning to love facebook

11:02 am

So, is the protest called off?

11:02 am

<<------ haz is special

11:02 am

Kazzer Dr_G posted a link, you will have to scroll back to get it.

11:02 am

Oh, I probably don't have "updates" checked, I suppose. Good thing I didn't bother getting offended.

11:02 am

*smugger*

11:03 am

We'll have to work on your righteous indignation levels, VI.

11:03 am

Err.... actually, the send updates box *is* checked. Starts to seriously reconsider that whole offended thing!

11:04 am

... then again, why bother?

11:05 am

Oh go on, we can't have a protest otherwise. We've got the slogan ready and everything.

11:05 am

No football on TV today at all ... yay!

11:06 am

at 7 ? anyone?

11:06 am

Oh, okay. I'll try to work up some indignation. Here goes... GOSHAMICKLE DICKLE PICKLE BLANG BAM DOG MY CATS AND ROWRBAZZLE!!!!!

11:06 am

fraid not ruru, not babbling today.

11:07 am

at7 - at plus 'with reference to' shortened. first letters of the country visited by Anna, the Governess.

11:07 am

are you protesting FM?

11:07 am

at + a very pretty flower, f***** -

11:07 am

lol no , working.

11:07 am

must go watch more tennis. bbl.

11:07 am

It means the congenital lack of a cavity or opening.

11:07 am

Bye, mixi.

11:08 am

Bye, mixi.

11:08 am

ta haz didnt have that one - hubbys watching tennis - yuck

11:08 am

thank you

don't mention cavities. i've just spent an hour at the dentist for him to crown a tooth. after 10 injections he couldn't numb it and had to fill it instead. hello all

11:08 am

You're welcome, Kazzer.

11:09 am

So, guernsey. What's your view on cavities?

11:09 am

owie gg!

unspeakable

unprintable

11:09 am

10 injections, you will be dribbling for hours!

11:09 am

i would never have got that far - would have had it out and even if it was a front one

11:10 am

And you probably can't say anything anyway without dribbling.

he says the filling may not hold an i may have to go to the dental hospital and be put to sleep

11:10 am

<------ dribbles without injections...

just back from fb. from what i undersand, if you are friends with anyone who joins this group and they make their profiles more available than you do, you will be vulnerable to fb's whims. :(

GG - if you need to see a proper dentist, come to London and see my dad

11:10 am

Don't take a wrong turn and go to the vets instead. Putting you to sleep would have much more final consequences.

like my cat - i hope not

11:11 am

Poor guernsey gorl!

11:11 am

er, girl.

11:11 am

I hope you get it sorted out!

11:12 am

no good going for the list - if its up

thanks pinny. i think its my mouth not my dentist. i've had this problem with this particular tooth before. i'm more frightened of having a tooth out than i am of having it crowned. thanks Haz

11:14 am

Right, I'd better make a move towards the kitchen. Enjoy the grid those of you still playing and see you tomorrow!

11:14 am

eu

bye haz.

11:14 am

Bye Haz!

11:14 am

Goodbye, Haz!

11:14 am

mi 7?..not finding the biggies today

11:15 am

Bye! *gone* (must remember to take out the earplugs otherwise husband will think I'm ignoring him)

11:16 am

Had better go to as I still have work to finish off and then make a start on garden watering.

11:16 am

I guess I'd better get to the kitchen, too.

11:16 am

TTFN and Happy Babbling.

11:16 am

Goodbye, all.

bey haz fm and happy babbling all

by f mitch, vic, etc.

by temple owl

nowhere near the mi's yet ruru

11:17 am

mi7/32 one who mi5/12

11:18 am

thank you flosey

11:18 am

yw ru

bye gg good luck with tooth

ty, temple

think i might be here on my own now

don't like it when i think i've cleared the room

11:26 am

there are 2 me5s I can't find, any clues please

11:26 am

just 1 now

have you got the mean person?

sorry, that's an mi

have you got a reward?

11:27 am

yes thanks gg, there's one before that

11:27 am

worth and more small

something smaller?

11:28 am

there's one between those 2

11:28 am

ah, got it, thanks all, fireworks

11:29 am

was missisng a pl!!

hooooorrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaay for flosey

11:29 am

isn't it maddening to miss a pl!!

11:30 am

thanks gg

i do it all the time

11:30 am

now off for breakfast, and read the news, bfn

11:31 am

se 7?

bye flosey. haven't a clue ruru

se7 is related to se4

it has an extra vowel in the middle

11:35 am

thank you

yw

11:46 am

oa 5/10?

related to a cereal, josh

11:48 am

both of them?

i've only got one, i'm afraid

11:48 am

Change the last letter

11:48 am

one is cereal, one is western movie

11:50 am

ty

11:50 am

yw :-)

11:50 am

back to Wimbledon *poof*

11:57 am

fireworks for me - see you all sometime tomorrow

12:02 pm

can anyone help me please with ea6

well done kazzer

haven't got ea 6 yet myself

12:03 pm

Place to get food

ty nel

12:12 pm

yknow, i was *wondering* why i had a headache + was so hungry... turns out, it is an hour past my usual lunchtime!

12:12 pm

v p0\n atime

12:14 pm

so sorry, crazed parrot on keyboard, while i answered phone

12:14 pm

ahh, we are used to crazed felines...

12:15 pm

cool! parrot! lol

12:15 pm

my feline is too fat to be crazed, the only way she would interact with the keyboard is if i rubbed turkey or catnip on it : )

12:16 pm

last te 7?

12:16 pm

i have had to put a keyboard "skin" over the keys to keep the parrot from pulling them off and laughing like a loon while he runs away

12:17 pm

We have 3 four-leggers of the feline variety, all boys and they drive me nuts!

12:17 pm

Wow Beth, what kind of parrot?!

12:17 pm

time to have an "english" snack ruru

12:18 pm

he is a cape parrot NB

12:18 pm

pb for me ...

12:19 pm

ohh, beautiful! they are such characters...

12:19 pm

he is a lot of fun, dirty, noisy,but fun. definitely not for the neat people

12:21 pm

hello, not really here, doing laundry, just stopped by to say hi

12:21 pm

hi peri

12:21 pm

hi Peri ;) what a coincidence, I'm not really here either. I'm on break at work - six hours down, six hours to go..

12:21 pm

:) NB

12:22 pm

going to check on laundry bbl

12:22 pm

12 hour shift!!!??? poor baby!

12:23 pm

It's grim Beth, but I'm unfortunately skint ;) just had to pay rent for two flats - one of which I don't even live in - grrr...

12:24 pm

not a good thing NB. can you sublet to someone?

12:27 pm

thank you for the te 7

12:27 pm

: )

12:29 pm

Nah, I just had to leave one very quickly and move into the other, so it's just this month :) fingers crossed, anyway..

12:31 pm

sending positive vibes your way. I hope this is just temporary for you

12:34 pm

***snoggles NB half to death***

12:35 pm

hi. how are things going for everyone today?

12:36 pm

does anyone have the te 7./32?

12:36 pm

nm

12:37 pm

I have that.. I need another

12:37 pm

I need another one..lesseee

12:37 pm

done

12:37 pm

whew

12:37 pm

I love the idea of crazed pets on the keyboard!

12:38 pm

maybe we should have a pet icon to the right of the flag?

12:38 pm

not if it has a beak the size of mine ruby :)

12:38 pm

I think many of us have pet icons anyway

It is pet icon day?

I do not have a giraffe as a pet.

12:39 pm

hello red, why n0ot?

12:39 pm

just need high ceilings!

have enough trouble with the puppydog.

12:40 pm

giraffe poop could be a problem, that is a very long way to fall

12:41 pm

splash!!!!

12:41 pm

we are unfortunately obsessed with poop owning a flighted bird

TOo funny beth!!!!! Alot of people at my new job have birds....I am still not convinced...

12:43 pm

for nbt, pls, bottom e and y

try jane Ey**...

12:44 pm

ewww, sorry if anyone said anything, I lost connection. Turns out there's no app for that. *rolling eyes*

and looking back on the olden days of Yo**

12:45 pm

ty for the y, td

12:45 pm

red!

12:45 pm

no worries, dear. i just thought i had snogged you FULLY to death this time...

12:45 pm

ty for both of them

12:46 pm

lol! not yet, Eva...but what a way to go!

12:47 pm

i act6ually read an article about a woman who was erm.... intimate with her boyfriend. apparently her breasts were so large that she nearly suffocated him...

12:47 pm

:/

12:47 pm

eeeew

12:47 pm

that will teach him!

12:48 pm

My friend Tom (straight Tom) constantly claims that when his time comes, he wishes to die in a "naked lady avalanche"

12:48 pm

eeew again!

12:48 pm

i must say, that does NOT sound pleasant...heh

12:49 pm

To me, it sounds both painful and kind of intimidating!

12:50 pm

yay! half

congrats RUby, I am not even there, and I am going to have to nap again soon...

12:51 pm

oh, a nap, sounds like heaven!

12:51 pm

sleep? I've forgotten what that is ;)

sort of, I have to go to work at night, so a nap is needed....

12:55 pm

i need to make sure i get my rest tonight -- dear fiance has talked me into taking off friday to head to the beach for an early 4th of july celebration. we will be back before most of the hordes head out there, but our friends band (our wedding band!) is playing out there tomorrow night and it will be a long day of work, a long evening of driving, and a long night of dancing and drinking!

12:58 pm

sounds amazing, Eva! I forgot about 4th of July...we'll be celebrating here in London about that time too, starting on the 3rd....it's pride fortnight!

12:58 pm

wow sounds like fun - hope you enjoy

12:59 pm

pride fortnight?

12:59 pm

being from london, my dads favorite joke was this: yknow, they celebrate the 4th of july back in england too -- only they call it thanksgiving. ;)

1:01 pm

yeah Ormal, and it's right on my doorstep this year - just have to make up my mind whether to be lazy and go to the street party, or make an effort to see the parade

1:02 pm

LOL Eva!

Hey Everyone! NB - if Straight Tom is cute, I'm sure I can help out with that avalanche :)

1:03 pm

wish they had something like that where I live -

1:04 pm

omg he is, Pinny ;) too cute to be straight. we'll get 'im...

1:04 pm

im pretty sure they just recently had our local pride parade...

No no no! Leave some good ones for me!

1:05 pm

do they not, Ormal? a lot of big cities seem to now...if you feel you're missing out, head down to London next year - we're hosting international pride week. Should be interesting!

1:06 pm

I'd have to move to a city for street parties I think. I wish I could head to London next year. I've not been to England before

1:07 pm

play fair Pinny, you get the remaining 95% of the male population to pick from ;)

1:07 pm

I do a lot of wishing, can't you see?

1:07 pm

well, it's partly luck for me, Ormal - I kind of live in the centre of London's 'gay district', so it makes sense that it'd be right on my doorstep!

1:07 pm

hello all

1:08 pm

clue for the ai12 pleas?

1:09 pm

mire mires

1:09 pm

the one who zeros in on a target

1:09 pm

whoops sorrt

1:09 pm

I live in the suburbs, and they are kind of quiet. One day maybe I'll move to a big city for a year or so, just for a change of pace

1:10 pm

We're having ours in July because the universe is giving me a break, Eva ;) June was a sad month; July has pride and my birthday...party month.

1:10 pm

pinny -- clearly NB doesnt understand that 95% of the GOOD male population ARE gay. ;)

1:10 pm

oh duh

1:10 pm

wasn't looking at the list right

1:10 pm

thanks Babble Rabble

1:11 pm

yw, ma'am

So true EvaN! All the guys I know are short, fat and balding.

But my former gay housemate was a model (from Singapore). So unfair!

1:13 pm

Poor Pinny! I think you need to meet straight Tom.

1:13 pm

s'why i cling for dear life to my fiance. he may not be perfect, but hes perfect for me. ;)

Ha ha. Actually, I've got a date to meet a personal trainer and I've lined up a date with a hot lawyer for when I'm in Boston

So keep your fingers crossed for me

1:14 pm

Eva, that is one of the most romantic things I've ever heard!

1:15 pm

Good for you, Pinny! Knock 'em both dead and have them fight to the death to win your hand.

1:15 pm

Best of luck to you Pinny@!

1:15 pm

ra

1:16 pm

i can be romantic once in a while. ;)

now, can i pleeeease get a clue for the single E and single A in the 4th column for NBT

i'm baffled

1:16 pm

*tuts* there she goes, bringing the grid into it..

1:16 pm

it

1:17 pm

singular A - plural for a valve

hahaah. i assure you that if either of the dates go well, i won't be on here talking about the grid!

1:18 pm

sorry I don't have them yet Pinny

1:18 pm

singular e... hmmm.... it's a 7 letter - old fashioned before a small bug

1:18 pm

well, I'm afraid I can't offer you any clues, but I can try and follow your good example. Dating in London looks completely terrifying, there's not a sane person to be seen.

1:19 pm

Wow - you have high standards if you're looking for sanity NB. ;)

Wait NB - don't want to stir up bad memories, but I've clearly missed the latest stage in the Leo situation :(

1:19 pm

the A is like a courtyard...

1:19 pm

or, for single a, plural Roman enclosed garden thingy

1:19 pm

guess I'd better get back to work, though, and hopefully prince charming will come charging through the doors. It could happen. See you all later ;)

ooh - thanks for all the good clues. wish i could get them!

1:20 pm

Courtyard, that's it! plural

1:20 pm

Ahhh better clues... I always resort to science stuff

OK - got the single A!

1:20 pm

have a good evening NB

1:20 pm

THe A - can sometimes have fibrillation

1:21 pm

Same, really - a chamber of the heart? like a room?

1:21 pm

from speaking with my cousin, who also lives in london, im afraid i may have to agree with you, NB. glad its not a scene i have ever had to date in. ;)

1:22 pm

YEs - I said valve but really chamber.

1:22 pm

pinny -- unfortunately, Lep turned out not to be the lovely prince we had hoped he would be, and NB has left him and moved out.

1:22 pm

LOL love the typo.. Lep....

Wow. I missed that chapter in the story. I knew Leo had already done the bad thing. Where's NB living now? Is he doing ok?

1:24 pm

as it turns out, a friend of his as looking for a flatmate, so things turned out quite well. he seems to be handling it all very well. but of course, we are all worried like the friends and mothers that we babblers are...

OK - thanks for the update Eva. Poor NB. I hope he finds someone worthy very soon

1:26 pm

*sigh* dont we all? we love our wittle NB. ;)

1:37 pm

good evening all

1:42 pm

hi sprite!

1:42 pm

well,must head off for the nasty work thing..tc all and happy babbling.....poink!

1:42 pm

hi sprite, hi all

1:42 pm

hi jmb, bye cross

1:42 pm

hi Aloy

1:42 pm

bye crossy

1:43 pm

bye crossy

1:49 pm

je

1:49 pm

how's the grid today?

1:49 pm

slow for me, sprite..

1:50 pm

thanks

1:51 pm

yesterday's seemed to fly by, by comparison

1:52 pm

bbl to finish... i have 69 left (no chuckles please)

1:53 pm

later, jmb.. no chuckles here!

1:53 pm

no chuckles from me either, I have `105 left

61 left here

And not budging

1:57 pm

70 here

2:00 pm

sounds like a toughie

2:01 pm

am pausing to look up some of the "weirdos" in hopes I will remember them .. n to have some time to do so today

2:02 pm

that is always nice. I like that part of babble.

2:02 pm

example = re7.48, new to me.. it is a pulse j**, fast airplane

2:03 pm

don't have it yet but will remember

2:04 pm

or maybe it refers to the engine of the fast plane, not sure

2:06 pm

hello everybody

2:06 pm

hi jacq

2:06 pm

hi jacq!

2:07 pm

Good Afternoon, Fellow Babblers. I ope you are all well and hearty

2:07 pm

heya sprite and aloy

2:07 pm

hi Nef

2:07 pm

heya nef

2:07 pm

so how is the grid today?

2:07 pm

hi there, Nef !

2:08 pm

might just be me, but it has been a slow go.. on the last lap now tho

2:08 pm

Hi sprite, jacq, and Aloy

2:09 pm

any clue for the at7 ? last one i need

2:09 pm

seems to be the common judgment

2:09 pm

I've been here almost 10 minutes and have 3 tiles til NBT; so it's *starting* out okay

2:10 pm

at + put your mind to ***t, then add two vowels

2:11 pm

thanks aloyisius

2:11 pm

yw, glad you found it

2:12 pm

Aloy, I've put my mind to sleep, or at ease, or to do something; but Can't figure out your clue

2:12 pm

It's mostly an easy grid, but then there are some words that just are difficult to find

2:12 pm

thanks Aloy and Nef

2:12 pm

lol, you are close.. don't ***t on your laurels

2:12 pm

NM, Aloy, I just got it

2:12 pm

yay (-:

2:13 pm

it was Nef's question that made me see what the *** were :)

2:13 pm

now if you would have clued it as a medical term.... ;-)

2:13 pm

my mind is very much at ***t today, lol

2:14 pm

ok, closure of a body passage, or maybe its absence

2:14 pm

or maybe it just wore away

2:14 pm

:-D

2:15 pm

(-: pretty word for something not so pretty

2:16 pm

very true. Aloy. And often not the easiest diseases to work with

2:16 pm

finishing up the t's and thinking of terra.. how is your pooch, sprite?

5 left and cannot see them

2:17 pm

hi there, sgeek

2:17 pm

aw he is terrific, Aloy. Sweetest of all.

2:18 pm

hi geek

last te 7/28 please

2:18 pm

nice scratch behind the ears for him, sprite.. or does he prefer a belly scratch?

2:19 pm

he loves both

2:19 pm

and I will do :)

2:19 pm

better than double, geek,

2:19 pm

Okay, my dtr. just stomped upstairs (she's sick today and didn't go to work) and was angry and yelling at us because I took the phone down to HER to deal with her creditor! It isn't MY fault that she's blown this guy off for several weeks; but WE are getting the calls from the credit company! Sorry, Girl, *I* am not going to take this garbage from you and it isn't my fault you haven't dealt with this call before this!

dont understand aloy

got it

2:20 pm

aw Nef. Well done!

2:20 pm

oh gheez... just looked it up, sorry.. has to do with a fever, not a number

its okay i figured it out

2:21 pm

see, that is why I should look more words up

one a and one r

one r

2:23 pm

phantom: trireme

2:23 pm

#%(&%$#(&^(%!!!!

2:23 pm

hi to you too, hursh

2:23 pm

ah, hurshy is in a good mood today?

done

2:23 pm

work.

2:23 pm

things not going fab today.

clues before I go?

2:23 pm

ugh, the "w" word

2:24 pm

congrats, sgeek.. wtg!!

2:24 pm

gratz sgeek

ty it is not as bad as it looks

2:24 pm

YAY, SG!!! WTG!!!!

okay, I am off.....

2:25 pm

bye sgeek

2:26 pm

bye, sgeek.. see you next time!

2:27 pm

bye SG

2:27 pm

ooh, the fast plane is on the end of tr6.33 too

2:28 pm

ah found the fast plane, thanks Aloy

2:29 pm

done also.. think a "power nap" is in order.. Happy Babbling, all.. till next grid then..

2:29 pm

sleep well, Aloy, and *hugs*

2:32 pm

YAY, Aloy!! WTG!!!

2:34 pm

just past half way time for a coffee

2:34 pm

Please could I have the letter counts for the 2nd row E and I; and something from the the 3rd row O? I can't find anything thus far

2:36 pm

(that was the 2nd row, 4th column E, BTW. The LONE E and I

2:36 pm

or5/10

2:36 pm

os5/10, or4/4

2:37 pm

er7/32

2:37 pm

THANK YOU! Now that I know the count, my mind is saying HOW did you NOT see thaose?

2:37 pm

yep that is the one :)

2:37 pm

and io4/4

2:38 pm

babble blindness. Very common.

2:39 pm

I wish there was a quick remedy for it, sprite!

2:39 pm

asking for a clue usually works for me .. the second I ask, I see

2:39 pm

and i wish there was a quick remedy for depression

2:40 pm

and a quick remedy for hating your job (that didn't involve no longer having an income)

2:41 pm

sounds like someone is having a tough day

2:41 pm

wanna hug, hursh, or wanna beat up something?

2:41 pm

beat up something!

2:41 pm

(((hurshy))) I've always said that if you don't like your job; get out.

2:42 pm

*puts up sturdy puppet that looks like someone you are mad at* Go ahead!

2:42 pm

anything in particular (ducks)?

2:42 pm

i have boxing games on the wii. unfortunately i want to beat something up when i am HERE, but once i get home, i just feel more tired and defeated.

2:43 pm

finding a way to let your anger out would help against the depression. But that is easier said than done, I know.

2:44 pm

if you love your job; it doesn't matter how little you earn; you will get by and do fine. If you hate your job; nothing else matters; it spills into the rest of your life. If it's just 1 person in that job who is making it unbearable; the murder is justifiable. ;-)

2:45 pm

the increased exercise i've been doing for awhile now definitely makes me feel better... but then i come to work and blech. it's hard to know if it counts as depression if, yes, you have underlying tendencies that way but there are things wrong with your life, too.

2:45 pm

of course, my marriage also sucks, so basically all i have going for me on a day-to-day basis is the cats and the wii.

2:46 pm

anyway. i don't want this to become a whole thing in the chog, so, talk of other things.

2:47 pm

cats are good at least

2:47 pm

I think it counts as depression if you feel unable to do something about the problems. Repressed anger can be so very paralysing. Speaking from experience and not at all trying to say the solution is easy!

2:47 pm

cats are great!

2:47 pm

cats are cool

2:48 pm

i wrote a poem when i was six... "cats are nice cats are great but cats don't have a fishing bate" and drew a picture of a sad cat on a shore looking at a happy fish.

2:48 pm

awwww that is so sweet

2:48 pm

hurshy, speaking from experience, you need to get out of one or both bad situations (((((hursh))))) i hope life gets easier hun

2:48 pm

i add those that aggrevate me to the long list titled "people I must outlive so I can pee on their grave"

2:48 pm

it's still on my grandmother's fridge, hehe

2:48 pm

I like cats. They like me.

2:48 pm

lollll jmitch!

2:48 pm

well, i am hopefully going to be making a job change in about 6 months, so, just trying to look forward to that and hope it makes things a little better.

2:49 pm

like your poem hurshy.

2:49 pm

hursh it sounds dr Seuss like, seriously. You must have been one helluva 6 yo.

2:51 pm

fireflies. Good grid, smooth parts and chewy parts.

2:51 pm

congrats sprite

2:51 pm

sounds like a chocolate snack bar

2:51 pm

wtg sprite!!

2:51 pm

hope the new job will be fun and all, hursh. Best to you. I'll donate you the puppet, beat it to smithereens :)

2:51 pm

hi Katie

2:51 pm

cats are great! what? :)

2:52 pm

heya NB

2:52 pm

ty sprite

2:52 pm

jacq, that must be why I like babble so much :) Love chocolate.

2:52 pm

lol

2:52 pm

*hugs to Nancy Boy*

2:52 pm

and off with me. Bye all, have fun.

2:52 pm

can't have chocolate today. boo hoo.

2:53 pm

hi, all :) I also saw some discussion of hated jobs...since I'm at work right now, I'll happily pitch in to that.

2:53 pm

hi NB. How are You?

2:53 pm

I got back at gone 8pm tonight for the third night in the row, good job I like mine!

2:54 pm

7 7 letter words left. ugh.

2:54 pm

((Sprite)) :) and hiya, Nef! I'm alright I suppose, a little fed up. Yourself?

2:57 pm

I'm tired. A member of DH's small family died and I drove up to the funeral Monday and back again yesterday with DH and his 84 yr old Aunt. It's a 7 hour drive each way

2:57 pm

ugh, sounds exhausting

2:57 pm

great picure for your icon, BTW

2:58 pm

oh man, Nef :( last thing you need!

2:58 pm

and I didn't mention that there was road construction everywhere we went!

2:58 pm

thank you :) I haven't had much cause to smile lately, so the picture is there to remind me to do so ;)

3:00 pm

sounds like the journey from hell, Nef!

3:01 pm

NB, go read the bottom sentence of your profile. Thenigs will be better soon

3:02 pm

re 7/48??

3:03 pm

I guess :) it just feels strange to suddenly be on my own. This is such a big planet and I'm drifting around on it entirely unprotected ;) thank you though - a good thing to keep in mind!

3:03 pm

It wasn't too terrible. The weather was nice for traveling. The sad thing was that this was a woman younger than me who didn't let anyone know that she was so sick. It was wonderful to see the whole town turn out for both the visitation and the funeral. It's just going to be hard for many people for a while

3:04 pm

ooh, there's an re7/48?! good to know...

3:04 pm

re + ** there! + plane engine

3:04 pm

oh Nef, how sad! wonderful to know she was so loved and appreciated, though - very touching for those close to her

3:05 pm

well no wonder i hadn't stumbled upon THAT!

3:05 pm

er7,32? help?

3:05 pm

NB, you aren't all alone in this world. That was something that hit home yesterday: we all have so many others we are connected to and it doesn't always show

3:05 pm

phantom - temerity

3:06 pm

er7 = poetic 'before' + tiny bit

3:06 pm

Nothing wrong with being alone....helps you find yourself.

3:06 pm

yeah, guess I have a lot to be grateful for, when I think about it. thanks, Nef! you make a good agony aunt ;)

3:06 pm

thanks

3:08 pm

compound 7 letter word - the hour at which we have our scones and hot beverage...

3:08 pm

what's an agony aunt? I've never heard that te** before

3:08 pm

yet the homonym of what you have when you go golfing doesn't count...

3:09 pm

that's two words hurshy.

3:09 pm

an agony aunt is someone you go to for advice :)

3:09 pm

erk, I'd better get back to work, though..

3:09 pm

why should it be two words if the other one isn't?

3:10 pm

I dunno.

3:10 pm

'cuz it's English?

3:11 pm

back to work then NB. (DH is futzing around; needs attention every so often)

3:12 pm

right you are Nef ;) and thanks. later, all!

3:14 pm

found the tiny bit is a bug.

3:14 pm

yes. tiny bit. bug.

3:14 pm

tiny bug.

3:15 pm

i have 3 j's - je4, jo4 x 2, help with the other two?

3:15 pm

ooh found a third jo4

3:15 pm

help with the other ONE?

3:15 pm

ji4! i'm pullin' peris all over the place.

3:16 pm

ty hursh

3:16 pm

wtg, hurshy! Keep it up and we'll all get done today with you! :-D

3:17 pm

fireworks.

3:17 pm

must go drink more clear liquids.

3:17 pm

poof

3:18 pm

YAY, mixie!!! WTG!!!

Wait- I don't get the ji clue :(

3:27 pm

that's because there wasn't a clue, other than that it's four letters...

3:27 pm

it rhymes with italian hello/goodbye word.

3:27 pm

j + 3 different vowels, Pinny

oh! Ha! that explains it!

Thanks Nef! Just greyed my J

3:28 pm

well i'm done and i'm goin' home, bye all.

3:29 pm

Good night, hurshy. Stop and smeel the flowers on your way home so you can relax a bit.

3:45 pm

Geez! I just re-read my last post and no one commented about the "smeel!" You guys ARE all focused on finishing the grid!!!

3:48 pm

i did see it...was just trying to be kind :)

3:48 pm

it did make me grin though

3:50 pm

LOL! It was an accidental misprint; but I'm glad it made you smile!

3:50 pm

i have typos all the time, so i know how to read it

3:52 pm

we all make typos a lot.

3:54 pm

that is true

3:58 pm

as I play this game, I sometimes think it's my typos that make some of these grids harder than others

4:01 pm

i know the feeling!!

4:02 pm

i have to brag on my son's new car...it's my icon.

4:04 pm

it's a black... miata?

4:05 pm

no Nissan

4:05 pm

2003 nissan 350z

4:05 pm

just got it a week ago...he's very happy!

4:06 pm

did he buy it himself or did you help him?

4:07 pm

it's nice looking. I've always told my kids that red and black are the 2 colors of cars the police pull over the most often.

4:07 pm

i co-signed only because he goes to school part time and only works part time

4:08 pm

hello all

4:08 pm

i know!! but he had his heart set on a black one.

4:08 pm

tired of this grid and 52 left

4:08 pm

How old is he? I did help by co-signing for my kids on their first "newer" cars; we'd always given them our old hand-me-downs at first

4:09 pm

I had a red car for almost 19 years and only got stopped once

4:09 pm

hi peri.

4:09 pm

he's 23. his credit score was good enough, just not enough income on his own.

4:09 pm

it mustn't have been the right shade of "Pull Me Over Red" then, peri! ;-) Or it wasn't a cool car

4:10 pm

his first car he bought outright...paid cash for a junker.

4:10 pm

could I please have a clue for the er7 please

4:11 pm

don't have it yet katie...sorry

4:11 pm

I learned that color from a co-worker. She was a transplant nurse coordinator and bought this cute but fast little red convertible. She was pulled over 4-5 times before she learned to slow down.

er + vowel + dust bug

4:12 pm

thanks luv!!

4:12 pm

ty Luv

4:13 pm

She'd pull up to a stop light next to a motorcyclist not wearing a helmit and she'd hand out donor cards (she was quite good-looking too)

4:14 pm

hello

4:15 pm

hi m9

evening all

4:16 pm

hi m9

4:16 pm

hi good enough

4:17 pm

hi Good Enough

4:18 pm

hey GE

hey nef how did the trip go yesterday?

4:20 pm

that is REALLY funny about the donor cards!

4:20 pm

it was okay, 7 hours driving up and 7 hours back with road construction both ways (it wasn't bad to drive through, just LOTS of short bits of road work); plus too hard on DH

4:21 pm

ew yuckers

is he resting lots today?

4:22 pm

We went up Monday for the visitation and then the funeral was Tues. AM. The whole otwn turned out for both. That church couldn't have held one more person if it had too. It really made me aware of how much one person connects with everyone else. She was avery quiet good person, and it was apparent that everyone loved her

then i guess it was worth the trip

4:23 pm

yep. He wanted to do stuff and I told him NO and that *I* didn't feel up to it (sometimes that works better than saying HE looks tired)

4:24 pm

who died Nef?

4:24 pm

good thinking Nef

4:25 pm

my DH's cousins' wife. DH only has 4 cousins and as a young boy and teen he'd go up to stay at his cousins' and help with the farm work. This is his oly male cousin

4:27 pm

She was younger than me and had cancer; we knew that but no one knew how sick she was. Her middle child went to see her 2 days before she died and she was still talking about getting a second opinion; her son went back home (about 800 miles away and she died and he couldn't get off for the funeral. :-(

4:28 pm

(that should have been "ONLY" not "oly"

4:28 pm

sorry for your loss Nef

that's terrible that he couldn't be there

4:28 pm

thanks, peri.

4:28 pm

37 left bbs

4:29 pm

I agree GE

we got back from vacation on tuesday and i haven't been able to really get into the grids the last few days; just kinda skimming across the top

i think i need a day off to dig into a grid completely

4:32 pm

sometimes that's good enough, GE. this isn't really the type of game where you want to win regardless of anyone else

very true. i just haven't done them to my satisfaction and i don't necessarily mean completing the whole thing

4:36 pm

tr 6/33 please

4:37 pm

well, you're okay with the game unless you wake up in the middle of the night and have to rush out and add words in the middle of your sleep!

LOL

4:38 pm

tr 6/33 is a number and a type of plane

4:40 pm

thanks nef!

4:40 pm

tytyty

4:41 pm

yw :-)

4:46 pm

Hello...

Hi Jellen

4:50 pm

re 7/48 please

4:50 pm

Sorry, I don't have it yet...

4:52 pm

we're watching flash mobs...

4:52 pm

hi Jellen

4:52 pm

Hi, Nef...how did the trip go?

hi all, getting ready for work, pouring wonderful rain here...

4:52 pm

Katie, it ends with that type of plane again

4:53 pm

re + do re mi fa ** + fast plane

4:53 pm

time to eat supper...bbs

4:53 pm

katie, re + i'm **rry you broke your dish + fast plane

4:53 pm

Jellen, I just posted about it in the chog a little bit ago; you can still read it

4:53 pm

ty wild & Nef & Une.....Fireworks

4:54 pm

Will do...

4:54 pm

yw and congrats

4:54 pm

congrats, katie!!

4:54 pm

Wahoo for Katie!!!

4:54 pm

glad you're getting rain, red. We've had too much this past month

4:54 pm

m9, i love watching flashmobs!!

4:54 pm

YAY, Katie!!! WTG!!!!

4:55 pm

yay for red's rain! :-)

We get some every day, but usually onyl for a few minutes, this one is nice and cooling. May knock the temp off..

4:55 pm

what's a flash mob?

4:57 pm

Good evening, babblers -

4:57 pm

here's wikipedia's def edited slightly by moi: a group of people who assemble in a public place, perform an act for a brief time, then disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails

4:58 pm

hi JBV

4:58 pm

Hi, JBV

4:58 pm

Nef, lately there've been some great videos posted on youtube of groups suddenly bursting into song in unlikely places like the grocery store . . . and there was a great Ghost Buster's performance recently at the New York Public Library :-)

4:58 pm

I am in the midst of a strange and wonderful day - first day of retirement but that's not even the best part.....

4:59 pm

yes . . . ??

4:59 pm

thanks, Unea. I guess my age is showing

4:59 pm

had a call from a cousin of mine in Italy who I haven't seen or talked to in 37 years (!!!!) - still can't believe it!

4:59 pm

how exciting!!

4:59 pm

Wow, JBV!

5:00 pm

that is a wonderful surprise!

5:00 pm

WOW, JBV! Congrats on retiring and how wonderful to hear from an old family member like that!

5:00 pm

it's part of a longer drama - I can summarize quickly: I had visited my father's hometown in Sicily in 1973, lived with this family, kept up a correspondence for a few years, then let it evaporate, you know how that is

5:00 pm

I think you have your next vacation

5:00 pm

then this year my brother decided to take his wife and 3 grown kids to the same town to see what's up

5:00 pm

last year my ex-BIL called from New Zealand out of the blue -- talked forever -- hadn't communicated since the '80s

retirement?!! ohhhhh... *sigh*

5:01 pm

JBV that is SO cool! :-)

5:01 pm

they meet my aunt, who's now 91 and exchange addresses, phone numbers, emails, etc. , so voila - this call out of the blue

5:01 pm

serendipitously fabbo!

5:01 pm

WONDERFUL!! Great story, JBV!

5:02 pm

if it was in a movie, people would say it's too far out, could never happen

5:02 pm

now I have to brush up on my Italian - they don't speak a word of English

5:03 pm

oh, wow, so your phone conversation was all in Italian?

5:03 pm

WOW! That's even more interesting! How much Italian do you remember?

5:03 pm

yes, Une - I did pretty good

5:04 pm

impressive -- i think it's sooo much harder when you can't see lips moving!

5:04 pm

Had you been exposed to Italian in the past 37 years?

5:04 pm

yes, I agree, we might try Skype next time but I need my son to help me with that and he said the same, can't do it without his son

5:05 pm

Nef, I speak Spanish very well and I do try to keep the Italian wheels oiled, but no, no one really to talk to here - I go to an online forum which is very helpful, wordreference.com

5:05 pm

LOL!

5:07 pm

back in a mo . . .

5:07 pm

wordreference.com is good for anyone who is trying to get native speakers to help with translations - you can join a forum in Spanish, French, English and I think they have German too

5:08 pm

At least you know some foreign languages. I've never had the chance to learn (other than short medical phrases, such as Cough, pain, turn, etc.)

5:08 pm

LOL:)

5:08 pm

my sister-in-law is a nurse and over the years has become very proficient in Spanish (they live in Santa Fe0

5:10 pm

I used to know how to ask if a person has pain and other short phrases in Russian, Korean, Greek, Hmong, Vietnamese, Ethiopian; but NO Spanish!

5:11 pm

help with either of the at's please

5:11 pm

just so I know which comes from which A

5:11 pm

(I worked on kids with heart defects from around the world once upon a ti**

5:11 pm

at 5/10 - architectural term - open space or lobby

5:11 pm

at*** is the upper chambers of the heart

5:11 pm

(plural form)

5:12 pm

thanks!

5:12 pm

and at 7/28 - at + consonant + memory loss is amn****

5:12 pm

at 7 is another medical te** meaning closure; as in Pulmonary At*****

5:12 pm

that's funny, Nef, we defined the same word 2 ways

5:12 pm

and I had no idea about the meaning of at 7

5:13 pm

thanks again!

5:13 pm

I *know* both of the ways I described them

5:13 pm

and both ways were perfect!

5:13 pm

:-)

5:30 pm

speaking of hearts, have you heard from RIverdance, we were all worried about her son

5:34 pm

Saw her yesterday, but she didn't mention anything about her son's health...

5:35 pm

She went to see her son's team play, and they all signed a mini bat for him...

That phantom neonate is really annoying.

5:46 pm

Hi, Kaplan

I'm just barging in- probably something important is being discussed.

Hi Jell.

5:47 pm

Barge away...I already killed the chat...

5:48 pm

the chat has a life of its own, hi jell, how is the store progressing

Ok. I've been monkeying for 10 minutes with no results in the 4 letter word category

5:48 pm

I need the e in the second row for nbt. I figure it's an er, but I don't know which one.

5:48 pm

The building is coming along...the rest is on hold for now...

5:49 pm

try to b in by end of 3rd quarter, that's the money maker till jan

5:49 pm

er + vowel + tiny bug?

go away, neonate!

5:50 pm

got it! thanks Jell!

5:50 pm

With Tim's health the way it is, we'll just have to see...

Poor Elmo. He is not a word.

5:51 pm

best of luck with health, thats all i have now, still need job though

5:51 pm

sorry, had to go check my email - waiting for a reply from Italy

This is a very quiet chog. Is everyone else rendered comatose by this grid, as I am?

6:51 pm

zzzzzzzzz

It's been an hour since the last post.

6:51 pm

morning all.

6:52 pm

hi day

Morning? How is tomorrow, anyway, those of you who have arrived there?

6:52 pm

its cold here

I think it's really interesting that for some of you it is the next day.

Or that my present is yesterday for you.

Even though we are here at the same time.

6:53 pm

day, since it is already tomorrow where you are could you give me the winning lottery numbers

I mean, really.

6:54 pm

aknitter, sure!!! 5,89,345,,87,21,

6:54 pm

need clue for te 7 32 please.

There we go. If you tell me something you know just happened to you, for me it will not have happened yet!

6:54 pm

running out to buy a ticket ...

6:55 pm

share the winnings ?

Did I wake everybody up?

6:55 pm

kaplan i like the way you think

It's nice to know that there will be a tomorrow, after all.

6:55 pm

kaplan its much too early for such deep thoughts

People try to keep up with my brain but can't quite do it.

It is not early- it is your yesterday.

Can you tell I don't like this grid at all?

6:56 pm

Humming*tomorrow, tomorrow, why wait for tomorrow, its only a daaaaay awaaaaaaaaaaay.*

I was just singing-

6:57 pm

kaplan do you have clues? need te 7 32 clue please.

6:57 pm

not a day away .... it is today

6:57 pm

at what hour do you drink not coffee, mkg? that is te7/32

6:57 pm

dont have that one yet

6:57 pm

may i ihave a clue for re7/48 please?

are you kidding? I have nothing. But if that was an invitation to shut up...

6:58 pm

what about the song.... i love you more today than yesterday..... would that really be today or tomorrow or.... very confusing this time thing

6:58 pm

Hi guys -- just a quick hello -- no idea what time it is in NA. We are about to dock somewhere along the Yangtze for a tour of a world famous porcelain studio -- looking forward to that. Just wanted to check in and say hi -- really enjoying the trip so far. If you see Stidmama on line please thank her for the dinner arrangements on my behalf --we really enjoyed the evening. Back in about 2 weeks. :)

6:59 pm

Sounds fabulous, nan!

6:59 pm

sounds great nan, enjoy

6:59 pm

Hi, all

6:59 pm

ty for fantastic clue. love it.

6:59 pm

kaplan, not an invitation to shut up. an invitation to give clues thats all.

6:59 pm

re 7 - re + do re mi fa ... + speedy airplane

re7/48 re plus do re me fa ** plust the kind of plane Peter Paul and Mary were leaving on.

6:59 pm

hi pam

6:59 pm

what a word! thanks kaplan

7:00 pm

Hi, doresn!

7:00 pm

and ak, thanks to you too

7:00 pm

need se 7 28 plz.

I have not made much progress. Don't have too many clues. I have 66 left.

7:00 pm

didnt get the te7/32 clue - can you try again plse

7:00 pm

dictionary has no such word as that re 7...amazing.

7:01 pm

4:00 in england daykat

7:01 pm

se + ma***, i just met a girl named ma*** = eight, nine, **n

4:00 in Britain is te*****. Compound word.

7:01 pm

at least i think its 4

7:01 pm

at least i think its 4

7:01 pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaah got it

7:01 pm

se 7 please?

7:02 pm

i clued it mkg

7:02 pm

fireworks for me.... any more clues before i leave?

7:02 pm

daykat do you guys do 4:00 ?

Yeah, dorens, like all of 'em.

7:03 pm

137 clues please

7:03 pm

woohoo dorens!!!!

7:03 pm

woo hoo dor!

7:03 pm

aknitter, no not like the Brits, 4.00 is almost wine o'clock:)

7:03 pm

KJE, I dread tomorrow.

7:03 pm

DREAD, DREAD, DREAD

7:03 pm

what is happening tomorrow pam?

7:03 pm

it's pammekins!

7:04 pm

All of the new docs taking the T

7:04 pm

dont get the girls name for the se 7. help???????????

7:04 pm

Love your picture, KJE

7:04 pm

wine o'clock .... good time

7:04 pm

YOU dread tomorrow? I start on the wards post-call tomorrow at 0700

7:04 pm

I know it's so much worse for doctors

7:04 pm

ahah! i've always thought july 1 would be a terrible time to go to the ER

7:04 pm

those docs will already be at work by the time you leave pam

7:04 pm

but you have no idea the hell for the commuters!

7:05 pm

I leave at 0630

7:05 pm

well to all of you dreading tomorrow let me just gloat and say this ..... I AM ON VACATION....starting tomorrow

7:05 pm

The newbies think that's enough time to get to the hospital

7:05 pm

don't you know west side story mk?

7:05 pm

ty got it dorens. wasnt t hinking of the play.

7:06 pm

nah - no more hell than normal... one group comes in, but the exact same number go out... it doesn't change the commute!

7:06 pm

No, it's not the number

7:06 pm

it's the newness

7:06 pm

meanie

7:06 pm

It's the "where do I pay?"

7:06 pm

they are stressed, give them a smile and a helping hand ; )

7:06 pm

Does this bus go this way?

7:07 pm

Oh, i do, kje

7:07 pm

But, still

7:07 pm

and don't resent them for being so young pam, they can't help it

7:07 pm

I would NEVER go to the ER this weekend, though

7:07 pm

It's not the age

7:07 pm

it's the cluelessness

7:07 pm

she doesn't resent it, she is jealous! LOL

7:07 pm

Good norning, all. Hi, daykat.

7:07 pm

these smart docs in the prestigious longwood area...

7:07 pm

OK, i'll stop

7:08 pm

some of my favorite people are docs, after all

7:08 pm

and I might have to see mine next week. GROAN

7:08 pm

Don't get anyone's clues.

7:08 pm

i can laugh at you all cuz i am on vacation. no newbies to deal with for me

7:08 pm

Can't see any ma's on my grid.

7:08 pm

studies have been done... hospitals are noless safe in July - actually, supervision increases by so much that is may be the safest time to be there

7:08 pm

But they're probably there.

7:09 pm

Just can't see 'em. Too early!

7:09 pm

my son was once one of them.. now he's actually teaching there (brigham & women's)

7:09 pm

I believe that, kje

7:09 pm

i am not rational

7:09 pm

where have you gone ak, or are you vacationing at home

7:09 pm

LOL

7:09 pm

mit it

7:09 pm

at least you admit it

7:09 pm

My doc is with Beth Israel

7:09 pm

I WISH it were the brigham

7:10 pm

not really planning to go anywhere just away from the hospital is enough for me

7:10 pm

hi dofith I can't see anything either blind as a bat, me

7:10 pm

I know, kje. It's me. But I am so NICE to the interns who hang with my derm.

7:10 pm

they would have been there at least 3-4 days by now for orientation, pam... i would think they would have taken the trains already

7:11 pm

You would be surprised, KJE

7:11 pm

well , since I've received no specific clue requests, I'm going to read my book (one of those books i just don't ever want to put down)

7:11 pm

You are being so objective.

7:11 pm

I will have stories for you....

7:11 pm

I LOVE attending in July - they are fresh, rested, eager, and fun

7:11 pm

kat, do you still need te7?

7:11 pm

What book?

7:11 pm

what is it, dorens?

7:11 pm

cutting for stone.... have you heard of it?

7:11 pm

no

7:11 pm

no got that one thanks

7:11 pm

author?

7:11 pm

hi all.. I need to write to Dr_God.. anyone know his email?

7:12 pm

i usually access him on FB aloy

7:12 pm

no

7:12 pm

siimply fascinating... medical folks in Ethiopia of all places... abraham verghese, who actually is an MD> but he can write! terrific characters

7:12 pm

Oh, Verghese. ADORE him

7:12 pm

this is also vacation home switch weekend on cape Cod. 10 billion people trying to maneuver thru the rotaries and go get over the bridge. tourists go home

7:12 pm

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE his books.

7:12 pm

cool

7:12 pm

Will read that one

7:12 pm

oh, is he the doctor who wrote about AIDS in Tennessee many years ago?

7:13 pm

aloy... bottom left "become a friend of babble"

7:13 pm

YES, UNE

7:13 pm

yes. that's him une.... isn't he terrific?

7:13 pm

Aloy, go down to the bottom of the screen in the middle and click on Send Them

7:13 pm

oh, he's terrific!!

7:13 pm

That is one of my favorite books

7:13 pm

Guess wot? Was rung at crack of dawn to do relief at old school. Said yes. Then got cancelled because don't have new "working with chidren" permit! Little ol' granny me needs a little card to say I'm ok with kids!

7:14 pm

you will adore cutting for stone... i am almost sad to be finishing... 658 pages and i don't want it to end

7:14 pm

um, kje.. I remember his first name.. is he listed as Dr_God on FB?... oh, ty Dorens, I'll try that as I didn't see a link in HELP.. ty also to peri, but don't see "Send Them" at present

7:14 pm

will check that one out, dorens - thanks

7:15 pm

Thanks, doresn

7:15 pm

let me know how you like it when you get to it... i'm expecting you'll love it

7:15 pm

i think it is babble overlord on FB

7:15 pm

wot a hoot dofith!! you must have been so disappointed that you couldnt do relief teaching

7:15 pm

it is babble overlord

7:16 pm

I am reading Possessed, by Elif Batuman

7:16 pm

hagn, dorens

7:16 pm

looks like I might need to get my notepad out and write down some of the chat suggestions, always looking for a good read

7:16 pm

and the Dostoevski bio still

7:16 pm

bye folks... see you tomorrow

7:16 pm

bye

7:16 pm

I got over it! I imagine the kids would be out of their trees anyway - hols and all.

7:17 pm

i must run - i have to clean house for a dinner party friday and will not have time tomorrow - ugh

7:17 pm

anyone want to help?

7:17 pm

ciao, kje

7:17 pm

Liz is going to be Assoc Princ of the Primary School next term!! What a hoot is that

7:18 pm

we know how she loves ankle biters

7:19 pm

Those littlies do aweful things these days, I believe - tell her to wear shin guards!

7:19 pm

silence... sigh, i suspected as much - LOL

7:20 pm

tosses kje a swiffer and mop

7:20 pm

not the kinda help I want, AK!

7:20 pm

kje - lets doa deal - you come and clean my house and I'll come and clean yours

7:20 pm

aloy, yes, he's Babble Overlord

7:20 pm

ok, I am off - hagn all

7:20 pm

dust pan and brush

7:21 pm

dk - that will not work, unless you can also cover my shifts at with the new docs...

7:21 pm

(not likin' AK much right now)

7:21 pm

kje if you left now you'd be home by tomorrow morning

7:22 pm

http://www.facebook.com/dr.god

7:22 pm

nah kje - not gonna work

7:22 pm

its already tomorrow where daykat is

7:23 pm

ak.. is she picking on you?

7:23 pm

Can't get many tr words - trying everything

7:23 pm

never....

7:23 pm

noooooo! AK is picing on ME

7:23 pm

k

7:23 pm

tr6 prefix for 3 + fast plane

7:23 pm

i do not pick

7:23 pm

dofith you're a real tr***

7:24 pm

tr6 prefix for 3 + french word for sea

7:24 pm

tr6 more tr5/10

7:24 pm

*relaxes from protection pose*

7:25 pm

Can't see yours, kat

7:25 pm

OMG i have had the hiccups for 20 minutes! ahhhhh

7:25 pm

that picture is astounding, ru

7:25 pm

hi pam

7:25 pm

breathe into a paper bag, ak

7:25 pm

you try a lot , you're a tr***

7:25 pm

BOOOOOOOOOO

7:25 pm

poof

7:26 pm

Got that one, kat

7:26 pm

i was thinking more along the lines of a plastic bag tied tight

7:26 pm

oh ty ruru - didn't work though, nice try

7:26 pm

LOL, ak

7:27 pm

bye kje.. whereever you are traveling too

7:27 pm

my daughter is ready to toss me outside

7:27 pm

to

7:27 pm

sets out pillows for ak's landing

7:27 pm

I found a cheap riesling i adore, ru

7:27 pm

all by myself!

7:27 pm

Got 7 of them, Thousands to go...

7:28 pm

so thoughtful

7:28 pm

*dof.. tends to exagerate a bit*

7:28 pm

which one pam

7:28 pm

LOL, ru

7:28 pm

DR Loosen

7:28 pm

what's cheap?

7:28 pm

it's 10.99

7:28 pm

I LOVE it

7:28 pm

Dr. Loosen is good

7:28 pm

not me!

7:29 pm

Albarino didn't strike my mood this week

7:29 pm

I love Fritz Haag

7:29 pm

I forgot what you told me to make sangria with, by the way....

7:29 pm

Oh, I saw that one, too! Thanks

7:29 pm

Not really, ru!

7:29 pm

he's the best

7:29 pm

Loosen is really good though

7:30 pm

thousands?

7:30 pm

I am really liking it.

7:30 pm

Nice, bold flavor. Dry

7:30 pm

especially if it is warm

7:30 pm

I am also in a TOTAL campari

7:30 pm

mood

7:30 pm

outside

7:30 pm

have to shop this weekend, LOL

7:30 pm

dof i've told you a thousand times not to exaggerate

7:30 pm

Yes, it was stultifying and riesling was parfait!

7:31 pm

yum...a negroni does sound tasty

7:31 pm

Well, 4 to go now - feels like thousands.

7:31 pm

That's exactly where I'm at, ru... a negroni

7:31 pm

<<looks up stultifying

7:32 pm

How about first tr4?

7:32 pm

Sorry... one of my fave words...

7:32 pm

tr + alien

7:32 pm

\isn't ET the alien?

7:32 pm

yep

7:33 pm

that's my first tr4 . . .

7:33 pm

oh, one before that?

7:33 pm

Thanks, une - what the hells a tr**??

7:34 pm

it's a word you'll see in the grid a lot :-)

7:34 pm

an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare dof, doesnt everone know that!!!!

7:35 pm

(thinking of ways to bring that tr** into conversation)

7:35 pm

2 words in one fe'n!!

7:36 pm

That was def'n = definition. Too early! Too cold!

7:37 pm

the first tr 6/18?

7:38 pm

Nope - don't have that

7:38 pm

Anyone? Help needed here for 2 frozen sleepy Aussies in July!

7:39 pm

prefix for 3 + actor R*** Auberjonois

7:39 pm

How cold is it?

7:39 pm

or R*** Descartes

7:41 pm

Not really cold by world standards but cold for us in this so-called hot country - near 0c = in 30'sF

7:41 pm

ok that's firewords for moi -- happy babbling, all! *poof*

7:41 pm

That clue's not doing it for me.

7:42 pm

Hi all. Back for my last 31

7:42 pm

That's pretty cold. Where in Aus. do you live, the mountains?

7:42 pm

ok R*** Zellweger

7:42 pm

R*** Russo

7:43 pm

Got it! Thanks, une!

7:43 pm

congrats! LOL

7:43 pm

*poof*

7:44 pm

Now for the tr6/33

7:45 pm

prefix three + a boeing 757 is a big *** airplane

7:45 pm

No, bichon - near the west coast. No mountains here. daykat lives further south and inland, so she's colder than me.

7:46 pm

But she's got better heating!

7:47 pm

Thanks,lbd

7:49 pm

crunchy frost on lawn this morning dof - chilly 'roos!!!

7:50 pm

Phew! Got all the tr's now. Thank you, everyone.

7:50 pm

I never realized Aus. is so cold in the winter, and it's not really full winter yet

7:50 pm

Hi, all...Fireworks!

7:51 pm

Nah, they've got their own fur coats!

7:51 pm

I havent yet - whats the tr 6/21?

7:51 pm

at 7?

7:51 pm

a person who tr 4's

7:52 pm

Hello all.

7:52 pm

Hi bugs

7:52 pm

+

7:52 pm

at 7 is like a fresh water spring well

7:52 pm

-

7:52 pm

You are almost done I see wht

7:52 pm

hi bugs

7:52 pm

HI ruru. Love the icon

7:53 pm

bichon, Aussies don't realize it is so cold in winter, either - that's the problem - we don't construct or outfit our homes for the cold, certainly not this house anyway.

7:53 pm

ruru, like artesian

7:53 pm

Any news I may have missed that you can share Jellen?

7:53 pm

I'm only almost done if my monkeys hold out.

7:53 pm

thanks ruru

7:53 pm

*bows lowly*

7:53 pm

be back later! have a good night, all

7:53 pm

just about bichon

7:53 pm

work with that

7:53 pm

Hi all

7:54 pm

tr6,21 is 3 french seas

7:54 pm

bye pam.. nice you riesled over here

7:54 pm

Going back to the oncologist tomorrow...more tests and, hopefully, a game plan...

7:54 pm

It gets below freezing here in many parts, tho not really where I live. Our capital, Canberra, gets really cold.

7:54 pm

Bye pam

7:54 pm

ruru, more of a hint please for the at 7

7:55 pm

I will hold you both in my heart all day tomorrow then, Jellen. I hope the plan suits you both

7:55 pm

at + most of not work + the end of dof's country

7:55 pm

at + before surgery, you get anaesth****

7:55 pm

got all the tr's now

7:55 pm

a + 3 + 3/4 of the old word for Thailand.

7:55 pm

or a + three in spanish and two vowells

7:56 pm

at + ***t and relaxation + t** mar**

7:56 pm

ty wht and ruru

7:56 pm

atplayia, ru? Can't see that.

7:56 pm

HI M9! I saw you in stidmama's icon the other day. Will you be able to come to the visit on August 21?

7:57 pm

yw bichon

7:57 pm

not sure.

7:59 pm

would be fun to meet you!

8:01 pm

Thanks ru, jellen,lbd and wht.

8:01 pm

help with the at 5 / 10 please

8:02 pm

Multiple courtyards - latin

8:03 pm

or plural chambers in heart

8:04 pm

help with mi 7/32 please??

8:04 pm

One who mi 5/12's

8:04 pm

I thought today's icon was bonzai....

8:05 pm

weird.. I had the british spelling.. but could have SWORN this spelling wasn't on the grid! but now I see it.

8:06 pm

and thank you Jel

8:08 pm

gotta go get ready for meeting...

8:08 pm

*poof*

8:08 pm

Seeya, m9

8:10 pm

bye M9

8:17 pm

re7/36 pls

8:17 pm

My monkeys came through. Fireworks.

8:18 pm

re 5/10 + Meg **an, actress

8:18 pm

Yay, wht!!!

8:18 pm

YAY wht! well done

8:19 pm

re5.10 above + Ma** had a little lamb

8:20 pm

hi lbd

8:21 pm

I take it the re 5,10 is a fish, invisible to me

8:21 pm

re + Spanish aunt

8:21 pm

ty for re7

8:24 pm

ty Jellen. Had to go to a translator for it and then discovered I had that one. LOL

8:24 pm

don't have the first one

8:25 pm

ty for the re7 tho!

8:25 pm

Anyone need clues before I go?

8:26 pm

re 5/10, the first, re + moved quickly on foot

8:27 pm

ty Jellen. It was a fish. I must take a break and will come back for last 35.

8:29 pm

OK Night all. Happy Babbling.

8:30 pm

G

8:30 pm

G'night, wht

8:35 pm

hi everyone, got sidetracked

8:36 pm

wb, lbd...watching Angels and Demons...

8:37 pm

oooh good movie!

we're watching Dave. I will watch it every time its on

8:53 pm

that's a good movie too.

finally halfway. i think that might be it for me

just not seeing the longer words tonite

8:58 pm

Here to help if needed...

9:00 pm

how about a clue for the se 7. please? thanks

9:00 pm

sing out for clues

9:01 pm

se + first four letters of spanish lasso + vowel

9:01 pm

se + **se and shine + consumed

9:02 pm

thanks so much

9:02 pm

i would take the fourth column e and a for nbt

9:03 pm

firewords for me, thanks for the help

9:03 pm

huzzah joey!

9:04 pm

Hurray for joey!

9:04 pm

er + vowel + tiny bug

9:04 pm

That's er 7/32

9:05 pm

you know, that is funny. I kept trying to get the er with an ending with ant. it was driving me nuts.

9:06 pm

that is exactly what i was doing, but just got it joey. also tried misspelled "nat" :)

9:06 pm

see you at the flip......... later

9:06 pm

whoooo hoooo Joey!

9:07 pm

at 5/10

9:08 pm

thank you kindly, nbt. and soon to be 2/3 so i can list

9:09 pm

go LA!

9:09 pm

evening all! or whatever it is where you are!

9:10 pm

Hi, Jilly

9:10 pm

Hi Jellen

9:16 pm

hi Jilly

9:18 pm

Hi lbd! sorry was focusing on grid..lol

9:21 pm

at7?

9:22 pm

at & quit your job or ****gn & vwl

9:22 pm

Hello all

9:23 pm

thanks lynxxx!

9:25 pm

hi lynxxx!

9:27 pm

hi Dawg

9:31 pm

Hi, lynxxx

9:33 pm

Hi Jellen, sorry had my head down grumbling at the grid losing words. How are you?

9:33 pm

hello

9:34 pm

hi Harp

9:34 pm

Watching an exciting movie

9:34 pm

hi again. I have 85 left and am watching Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. I'm really distracted tonight!

9:34 pm

Hi, harp

9:34 pm

Hey Jane!

9:35 pm

hi harp

9:35 pm

nef, are you still headed to Montana?

9:35 pm

Good Nef? not heard of that but he is usually great.

9:35 pm

hi nef

9:35 pm

Hi lbd

9:35 pm

Excellent program (on the Science Channel)

9:36 pm

hey jilly jill the birthday mom

9:36 pm

ge everyone

9:36 pm

ge to you too ru

9:36 pm

Hey, ruru

9:36 pm

hey ru

9:36 pm

hi Ru

9:37 pm

hi ruru

9:37 pm

harp, we won't be able to make it. I thought I let you know; I can't leave DH and he can't travel that far. We just had a family funeral (his cousins' wife) up north and it was tough. It was a 7 hour trip each way

9:38 pm

sorry to hear that, Nef. had she been ill?

9:38 pm

7 hours is like running to the store for groceries in Montana

9:38 pm

I figured nef, but I haven't been on much

9:38 pm

not quite, ru, but close

9:38 pm

ah Nef I'm sorry, I was hoping to see you too, but we understand

9:39 pm

I am going to Big Sky and Bozeman this summer

9:39 pm

you can drive for 7 hours and still be in MT!!

9:39 pm

I know, ruru; but for someone with MS and new to wheelchairs etc. it is a tough drive. The trip to MT from here is 24-6 hours driving; and would not be pleasant (I'd be the only driver)

9:39 pm

go to the museum of the rockies this time, ru

9:39 pm

my point exactly jilly

9:39 pm

(well, they have cars like that in rhode island too!) (old joke!)

9:39 pm

I drove 7 hours and was still in MN, Jilly!

9:40 pm

oh.. i get it nef.. I understand

9:40 pm

what's the occasion ruru?

9:40 pm

OOHH! Do go to the Muzeum of the Rockies, ru!

9:40 pm

visiting some friends in Bozeman.. they own a home in Big Sky too

9:40 pm

Harp, I hope you, Jilly and lbd can still get together in spite of my not coming.

9:40 pm

lol, harp...just got the joke! (doh)

9:40 pm

Yep, it's a two LONG days drive to go across MT from east to west!

9:41 pm

jill, you can do it in one, if you're young and nuts!

9:41 pm

they have three boys so I am giving it second thoughts though

9:41 pm

wow ruru that's a pretty expensive area now. I grew up close to Big Sky, Bozo's home

9:41 pm

they'd love dylan!

9:42 pm

Jilly, it's ONLY 12-14 hours driving straight through across MT. It's another 12 hours across MN and ND or SD

9:42 pm

well, we're about 6 hours west if you need to 'escape'!! lol

9:42 pm

i haven't been back to bozo since 93

9:42 pm

they stopped by here for a few hours and the three kids wore us out

9:42 pm

they have soooo much energy ...

9:42 pm

how old are the kids, ru?

9:42 pm

If you need to escape go to Yellowstone, it's always nice and quiet there in the summer!

9:42 pm

Sheesh Jane, I have never been that young and nuts BTW!

9:43 pm

5, 7 , 10

9:43 pm

OMG

9:43 pm

I don't know how they do it..

9:43 pm

way too much energy! but they'll be in their own environment, so should be able to burn it off without your help

9:44 pm

Jilly, I've made that trip every other year up til 2006. And I'm not a young nuts person anymore

9:44 pm

been way to long for me. my 'baby' turned 24 today...

9:44 pm

whoa.

9:44 pm

non-stop driving Nef?

9:44 pm

...er jilli.. that's not a baby anymore

9:45 pm

A number of times we have done it that way; when there are at least 2 drivers.

9:45 pm

Twin Cities to Montana isn't bad. it's exactly 24 hours of driving from Missoula to St. Paul

9:45 pm

they are always your baby...but I meant my youngest

9:45 pm

oh...

9:45 pm

my mom doesn't call me my baby

9:46 pm

lol

9:46 pm

yep, harp. Have you done it before? (It's longer going through on I-90 than I-94

9:46 pm

maybe next time you can plan on taking the train to whitefish

9:46 pm

I really hate trying that!

9:47 pm

Dawg! Great idea...I love traveling on the train

9:47 pm

lbd, we really tried to find the cheapest way to go. This year it wasn't possible due to medical bills in January (before DH got sick)

9:47 pm

.... I hear that train a comin' ...

9:48 pm

i know, nef. but maybe next year or whenever.

9:48 pm

I love the train; but they didn't have any deals this year

9:48 pm

I WILL come out and meet up with you; I promise!

9:49 pm

I used to take my mother back and forth from MT to cA and used to take the train back in the fall....so much fun!

9:49 pm

i've never taken a train, it would seem like a great way to actually see the country

9:50 pm

It is, I really wish people would be less rushed and take trains, more cost effective than any other travel mode.

9:51 pm

the one problem is that the train now goes through some of the most beautiful country at night and you get to see most of flat North Dakota and eastern MT during the day

hi all -

9:51 pm

Thanks Nef, it would be wonderful to get together!

9:51 pm

I walk a lot now these days..

9:51 pm

walking the dog, ruru?

9:51 pm

yeah.. and myself

9:52 pm

taking time to smell the roses

9:52 pm

that's good, ruru. We all need to do that more often. At least I need to do that more too

9:53 pm

lol...i miss walking my dog, actually got me walking

hi and nbt

9:53 pm

bbs; DH needs some help for a few minutes

9:54 pm

Hi, josh

9:54 pm

hi josh

9:56 pm

te 6/7?

9:57 pm

the first or the last, LA?

9:58 pm

last, please

9:58 pm

was not thinking of the other two as a combo

9:58 pm

the te6 is the one who does the te4 above, the 7 is not related

9:59 pm

need te 6 18 second om

9:59 pm

te7 almost like being from Mars

9:59 pm

seesaw, te**** totter

9:59 pm

got it thanks lb

10:03 pm

gotta go find the pillows, good luck with the grid. see you all tomorrow!

10:04 pm

Missing one of the te5/10's

10:04 pm

te + ask for a ***se at work, dofith?

10:05 pm

3 left, all 5 letters that start with vowels. boooo words that start with vowels

10:05 pm

te 4 4 first one is water that comes from eyes when you cry. then six and seven are who causes them and the 7 is more so.

10:05 pm

That's it, LA - thanks!

10:06 pm

well i will ask for the last since it is unusual. last ey5

how are you la?

10:07 pm

doing well to, yourself?

10:07 pm

dont get the seesaw clue. help!

10:07 pm

a te**** totter?

fine ty.

10:08 pm

i may te**** and totter but i won't fall down

10:08 pm

yes a te**** totter i dont get.

10:08 pm

oh i got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whew. havent heard that phrase in a looooooooooooong time!

10:09 pm

heehee. can't remember the name of the toy. weebles?

10:09 pm

need the te 7 28 last one plesae.

10:09 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

10:09 pm

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

10:09 pm

Hi, Min

10:09 pm

gee i wonder if kids ever use that anymore. the te**** totter.

10:10 pm

hi min

10:10 pm

still looking for the last ey5?

10:10 pm

any clues for that last te 7 28?

10:10 pm

LOVE your page today!!

10:10 pm

ey + **s* and shine!

10:11 pm

phew! fireworks!

10:11 pm

back

10:11 pm

Congratulations LeslieAnn on fireworks! Good for you

10:11 pm

Hooray for LA!!!

10:11 pm

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

10:12 pm

yeah leslie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:12 pm

Jillyjill, you like my page or icon. I did celebrity b-day

10:12 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the it 7/28 word please?

yay, la!

10:13 pm

to say again is to reit*****./ leave off the re.

10:13 pm

Phantom words for me today are itinerary&itinerate

10:14 pm

does anyone have the te 7 28 the last one? pretty please?????????????

10:14 pm

the birthday...he is one of my FAV's

10:14 pm

Thank you for the ir 7/28 clue. I just found the word

10:15 pm

well, it's time I turn in, :( have 48 left, oh well. See all you tomorrow!

10:15 pm

hi Min. Just catching up with the chog so am a little slow

10:15 pm

te + Ma***** (alien from the red planet)

10:15 pm

how bout a clue for te 5 10 the first one please?

10:15 pm

*poof*

10:16 pm

Always get him & Vince Vaughn mixed up,but Vaughn Vaughn is much better looking and much funnier Jilly.

10:16 pm

te + fish*** stockings

10:16 pm

Goodbye Jillyjill! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log.

10:16 pm

ty for the te 7.

10:17 pm

ty for te 7. goth it.

10:17 pm

ty for te 5.

10:17 pm

tr 6 33 please. trying for a looooooooong time to get it.

10:18 pm

tr6/33 is a number and an airplane

10:18 pm

prefix for three + type of airplane

10:18 pm

ty jellen. got it.

10:21 pm

I believe "tartier" should be a word.It means more ta 4/4 as in more sour or it could mean more ta5/14 too

10:21 pm

agreed min

scrambler accepts it

10:23 pm

Think it's in any other dictionary as a superlative too

9 left. do i finish or get the sleep i need?

10:25 pm

Both, TO!

10:26 pm

TO are you falling asleep at the keyboard and/or do you want help?

just knocked ou a quick 32

10:27 pm

Go, TO!

but i need re words :((

10:28 pm

'sok, rattle off the stats

re5/10 after put the check in the mail re5/12

10:29 pm

TO,REmember RE words aRE easily REmoved w/REally good clues.I will REply with any REquests you ask for.

10:29 pm

re + jogged

ty. just got back from shift at chiurch carnival and i am pooped.

re618 after the re 6/18 meaning ripped again

10:32 pm

re 6/18 is re + anagram of te4/4 word 72 Temple Owl

10:32 pm

re + # + vowel

10:32 pm

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

can you perhaps define it?

10:34 pm

re6/18 definition: a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 1 8 H 1 8 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins 72 Temple Owl.

er.. meant the te word. i googled the def of the whole word and came up empty

10:37 pm

re 6/18 - re + number after nine + second vowel

ty. not uncommon word to babble.

hit the wall with 5 lieft.

te7/32 pls?

10:43 pm

brit coffee break, TO

ty .nef

te6/18 after the adolescent?

10:44 pm

Thank you for the te 7/32 clue. I just found the word

10:44 pm

te 6/18 word is te****-totter (seesaw) 72 Temple Owl

10:45 pm

T's Toppled! 7 left

tyvm. *stumbles acroos finish line*

10:46 pm

Go, go Min! You CAN do it TO!

10:46 pm

WTG, TO!!! YAY!!!!

10:46 pm

Congratulations 72 Temple Owl on fireworks! Hooray!

10:46 pm

Yay, TO!!!

10:53 pm

hi all!

10:53 pm

help with the second te5/10, please

now to go to bed and hope i wake up. not sure if bad but the half crab cake i ate tastes sour.

10:54 pm

te + ***n, ***n, go away...

10:54 pm

A te 5/10 is te plus ***se your hand in school to speak

10:54 pm

Hi, m9

10:54 pm

thx all, fireworks

10:54 pm

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:55 pm

Congratulations Locks99 on your fireworks! Hooray!

10:55 pm

G'night TO, sending healthy tummy thoughts your way...

10:55 pm

Yay, Locks!!!

10:55 pm

Hello m9f9l! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

10:57 pm

hi min! 52 to go

11:00 pm

hello friends!

11:01 pm

I am down to 186....

11:01 pm

hi m9 and stid

11:01 pm

hi nef

11:01 pm

it will take you 2-3 minutes, stid

11:01 pm

LOL Nef!

i am down to 35, i figure i will list soon

11:02 pm

I have 60 left

11:03 pm

go Nef go!

11:03 pm

go Joshua!

11:04 pm

hey stid..we came on at just about the same time!

11:04 pm

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

11:04 pm

Hello, stid

11:04 pm

Hello joshuavorbis!How are you? Welcome to the grid

11:04 pm

hello min! good to see you!

hi minveryork. i am exhausted after a whirlwind few days in new orleans and a long day drive today

11:06 pm

well, need the A on the bottom and the E under the M for NBT. any help?

how are you

a on the bottom - at5.10 latin plural of a kind of plaza

11:07 pm

thanks joshua. got it first try

e in 4th column is er7

poetic before *** + tiny bug

11:07 pm

er7 is a hermit

11:07 pm

thanks Jellen! NBT!

11:08 pm

and thanks also joshua (again)

11:09 pm

"elmit" headgear made from a tree?

11:11 pm

down to 105...

11:11 pm

would help if I could see the letters and tiles....

11:12 pm

did you nbt stid?

11:12 pm

not another migraine, stid?

11:13 pm

no Nef, just old eyes and a tired brain

11:13 pm

yes, NBT a little while ago.

11:13 pm

how about you m?

11:14 pm

LOL, stid. Tired brain I understand; but you still have young eyes! (maybe you need a break from school?

11:14 pm

oooh. down to 100!!!!

11:14 pm

definitely need a break from school, Nef, but the official diagnosis last optical visit was in fact "presby"opia = old vision

11:15 pm

LOL! You need bifocals or trifocals?

11:16 pm

bifocals, Nef. I am still technically far-sighted, it's the transitioning between close and far that doesn't happen. And of course it's harder to do the close work these days.

11:16 pm

I went from no glasses to trifocals in about 5-6 years. Now I can't seem to see anything up close

11:16 pm

(without my glasses)

11:16 pm

I think is where I am headed, Nef.

11:17 pm

did they advise you to start with reading glasses while reading?

11:17 pm

and that nudges me just past halfway...

11:17 pm

I've had glasses since I was 7...and my eyes are still changing!

11:18 pm

I have reading glasses that I bought spontaneously (they work) but can never seem to remember where I put them.

11:18 pm

listing at 89

11:18 pm

I need to give up and quit for now, my yes are getting heavier and hevier...

11:18 pm

it's late for you, Nef. ((Hugs)) sweet dreams!

11:19 pm

go stid!

11:19 pm

G'night, Nef...

11:20 pm

my eye doc told me to start with the drug store reading glassrss and then when I needed more than that I should go back to see him

11:20 pm

Niters,

11:20 pm

I am almost to the needing more, I know. I tried bifocals a year ago but it wasn't right for me yet. it will be soon....

11:21 pm

is the AT 7 fishy?

11:21 pm

No, stid

11:21 pm

how many you got so far m?

11:22 pm

clue please Jellen?

11:22 pm

at + consonant + Before surgery, you get anaest****

11:22 pm

Goodbye Nef! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log!

11:24 pm

Oops forgot the h...should be anaesth****

11:24 pm

got it!!!

11:24 pm

thanks Jellen! down to 76!

11:25 pm

LAST ey 5 please?

11:25 pm

brb

11:25 pm

Well, not enough time to finish this thing, but it was a fun day and the garden party went very well.

11:25 pm

hello jill

11:25 pm

phew... done with the re's!

11:25 pm

so glad you made it to the party!

11:26 pm

J i please?

11:26 pm

re7? I have the last one but missing the other two

11:26 pm

I'll put some pix in flickr eventually, when I get them downloaded and fixed up.

j + european goodbye c***

re + not good not bad **-** + 747 airplane

11:27 pm

thanks Joshua. twise

11:27 pm

62 left here

11:28 pm

go jill go!

11:28 pm

66 here

and re7/36 is the re5/10 before it + pastrami bread **e

ty joshua, good clue (hi all)

not pastrami bread, rueben bread

11:29 pm

Hi, Gwen

11:29 pm

i dunno.. pastrami bread sounds kind of good!LOL

and fireworks for me, last word em7 - dubai and abu dhabi are two of the 7 em7's in the U.A.E.

11:29 pm

WTG, josh!!!

11:29 pm

good goin' josh

wtg joshua !!! ~~~ !!!

11:30 pm

YAY joshua!!!!

11:30 pm

thx for the re7!

and ty 4 the em7 clue

np - any other clues before i bolt?

11:31 pm

Safe travels, josh...

11:31 pm

Congratulations joshuavorbis on your fireworks!YAY

11:32 pm

need the first RE 5/10 actually.

11:32 pm

re + moved quickly on foot

past tense of nick at nite

or what jellen said

11:33 pm

That first re 5/10 word is re plus sprinted stidmama.

11:33 pm

re eww.. this milk is ***cid!

11:33 pm

thanks all.

11:33 pm

(y'all can be SO boring!LOL)

11:33 pm

last RE is the RE 6 after the plane 7?

no, stid

11:34 pm

not by a long shot

there are 9 re's after the plane 7

11:35 pm

re6 = place for vacation?

11:35 pm

I meant, the last RE I need is the 6 after the plane 8

11:35 pm

re crossed letter ones

11:35 pm

plane 7

too sleepy to finish, bye now, POINK

11:35 pm

Bye Book Doctor Gwen! I will see you later in the log!

11:35 pm

Bye, Gwen...

11:35 pm

the things we have to re**** to around here...

11:36 pm

sweet dreams gwen

11:36 pm

so 4

11:36 pm

te7 before adolescent?

11:36 pm

thanks m! got it.

11:36 pm

down to 35

4pm is te7 in england, shirlockc

11:36 pm

SE 7 please?

and don't forget the crumpets

11:37 pm

The te7/32 word is the british coffee break Shirlockc

11:37 pm

dang those compound words! thx josh

se7 - if i'm not joking around i'm ****ous + no i don't want lunch, i already ***

11:37 pm

thanks for hte te 7

11:37 pm

se7/28 is se plus ra 4/4 word with extra vowel after hook letter stidmama.

11:38 pm

ra5 the first? I can't see it

11:38 pm

I still did not get that re6/18 after an re7 plane word

11:39 pm

first TE 7 please?

11:39 pm

ra 5/10 word is sprinted plus double vowels Shirlockc

11:39 pm

more of the te4 and 6 before it

11:39 pm

te 7/28 is a superlative: more te 4/4 word stidmama.

11:39 pm

thx min

11:40 pm

got it! thanks!

11:40 pm

now working on the last TE 6/7 combo

11:40 pm

se7'28, anyone?

11:40 pm

*OOPS! Meant to say that te7 word is a comparative.

11:40 pm

se7/28 is se plus ra 4/4 word with extra vowel after hook letter dofith.

11:40 pm

Look back a couple of minutes, dofith

11:40 pm

thanks Min!

11:41 pm

ok - thanks

11:41 pm

te 6/21 is te4/5 plus *mergency *oom and a te7 is te plus anagram of choo choo transportation stidmama.

11:44 pm

thanks Min!

11:44 pm

down to TWO!

11:44 pm

Ok, I protest! Rotater & tartier are both real words!

11:44 pm

Go stidmama go!

11:45 pm

sstid.. how did you DO that!?

11:45 pm

ONE.

11:45 pm

firewords!!!!!

11:45 pm

Yay, stid!!!

11:45 pm

how did I do what, M?

11:46 pm

Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks! Hooray

11:46 pm

btw, you're stuttering.... *innocent little sister look*

11:46 pm

you bypassed me like crazy!

11:46 pm

you should meet sprite... SHE's speedy!

11:47 pm

I got lucky tonight m, my monkeys were happy to play for a few minutes

11:47 pm

where's pini, anyway?

11:47 pm

my brain isn't monkeying so well

11:47 pm

stuck in tr's

11:48 pm

first tr 4

11:48 pm

t + r**urn to sender

11:48 pm

tr 4/4 is tr plus friendly alien who phoned home m9f9l

11:48 pm

tr 4 is like the metal bar on a guitar fr**

11:49 pm

thanks

11:49 pm

I was sure I typed that..

11:49 pm

Oh -- YAY stid!!! I just got back with my new icon.

11:49 pm

Got the se7 - finally! Thanks.

11:49 pm

Hi, jilli

11:50 pm

oh just give me the tr6 right after that... sigh

11:50 pm

yw

11:50 pm

VERY nice, Jill! is it canada day again already? I will put a new icon on just for you. brb

11:50 pm

Thank you, stid!

11:52 pm

okay, there you go,. jill!!!!

11:52 pm

tr 6 is a chemical thingy. tr* (3) + marl*** dietrich

11:53 pm

That's lovely, stid!!! Did you clidk on my icon? It's flosey's birthday too...I pinched her pic from the shot taken at the Treehouse.

11:53 pm

wish I could be up there with you, but I have to be in school tomorrow.

11:53 pm

jthanks stid!

11:53 pm

tr6= prefix for three + *ast *orth*ast

11:54 pm

I did, jill! I love how you put Flosey in the center... she SHOULD be the center of attention!

11:54 pm

Holy Patooties! 6 minutes left and I have 3 words left

11:55 pm

Better ask for some clues)although I hate doing that)

11:55 pm

that was bit of diddling with MSPublisher

11:55 pm

i still have 17 to go

11:55 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the ar 5/10 word please

11:56 pm

Actually, I need the second ar 5/10 word if you have.

11:56 pm

you made good progress, m.

11:56 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the em 7/32 word please

11:56 pm

stidkid#1 says good night all!

11:56 pm

ar 5/10 is babblet: ar + greek island cr***

11:56 pm

2nd ar5/10 is that mountain ridge we see all the time

11:56 pm

Never mind! I just found the ar5/10 word. Thank you

11:56 pm

em 7/32 is the lands an em 4/5 rules

11:56 pm

g'night stidkid #1!

11:57 pm

em 4/5 + consumed

11:57 pm

Thank you for the em7/32 clue.I just found the word

11:57 pm

15

11:58 pm

go m go!!!!

11:58 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!ra6/18 was my last word

11:58 pm

a mere 47 left here, lol!

11:58 pm

oops -- PB!

11:59 pm

WTG Min!

11:59 pm

hello everyone

11:59 pm

I am guessing 115 words for the next grid at fliptime.

11:59 pm

YAY minveryork!!!

11:59 pm

WTG, jilli!

11:59 pm

hi jilli stid flos all

11:59 pm

hi dart :)

11:59 pm

and hi jilli, clever icon, thanks - how was the garden party

11:59 pm

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

11:59 pm

what's the so5 that's not more achy?

11:59 pm

Hello, dart

11:59 pm

hey dart!

11:59 pm

YAY Min!

11:59 pm

in the first two 5's

11:59 pm

Hi, flosey

11:59 pm

hi jell

11:59 pm

Darn! don't have time to change icon before the flip!

12:00 am

hey everyone - a mere 76 left unfound

12:00 am

what'st the new icon theme?

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