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123 total words

12:00 am

flip!

12:00 am

flip, this is more like it!!

12:01 am

Very true, flosey.

12:01 am

flip

12:01 am

how do you see the old boards words?

Clues are up

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:02 am

ty lickety!

12:02 am

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

Thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

oro, go to Archives and click on yesterday's date

12:03 am

oro, above the chat log is a button for "archives" Go there and hit the date you want

12:03 am

k but it is showing the chat archive only

12:05 am

need time I think thanks for all the help and have a good night!!

12:06 am

hello

12:06 am

hi MFL

12:06 am

MLF that is

12:07 am

hi mlf

12:07 am

hi flosey

12:07 am

hi Nfe

12:07 am

MFL is for personalizing her sheets and towels.

12:08 am

i am not liking this grid

12:09 am

No6

12:10 am

Christine were the fires close to you?

12:10 am

allo!

12:11 am

hi Pav

12:11 am

had an amazing steak dinner prepared by my closest friends for my BD...and a single tart for dessert for moi, since they are avoiding sweets...

12:12 am

hiya flosey!

12:12 am

I don't know, Dear - I haven't watched the television for about three weeks, so I know onlyy that they're in the So.Cal area.

12:12 am

lovely, Pav

12:12 am

ohh i heard about them on tv

12:13 am

my son lives only about 20 miles from the fires

12:13 am

wow pc

12:14 am

scarey

12:14 am

Daily occurence, almost year-round, now. Thre was a time that the newscasters spoke of "fire season", but now it's all the time. Too long droughts.

12:14 am

...and it's back to work for me tomorrow, so I'll be back on Friday or thursday. Off to take Joey for his walk...good luck to those babblers working this grid!

12:14 am

pca12, where does he live? I'm in Los Angeles.

12:15 am

can anyone give me the stats on the 2ND COLUM E please?

12:15 am

he lives in San Carlos...maybe we're talking 2 diff fires...I was referring to San Bruno explosion/fires

12:16 am

eo5, eo6

12:16 am

i hadnt realized theirwere two fires

12:16 am

thanksjess

12:16 am

yw

12:17 am

I think there are smaller fires, just north of L.A, but the San Bruno fire sounds brutal - I believe it's been going for some time.

12:18 am

since Thursday I think

12:20 am

Our state is sere and brown, almost year-round - an old man told me, long aga, that that's wht we're the Golden State: because from the air every this has a golden sheen.

12:21 am

*everything*

12:22 am

We lived in Orange County for several years way back when there were still orange groves around Yorba Linda...it was nice.

12:22 am

Actually, I think there's only 36 words in this puzzle.

12:23 am

good...then I'm almost done!

12:23 am

feels like it doesnt it christine lol;

12:24 am

123 unfortunately

12:24 am

When I first came to L.A., many of the homes had orange trees in the grass area, between the sidewalk and the curb. Now, mush of my neighbourhood has changed to apartments, and the orange trees are disappearing.

12:25 am

bloomin' fremlins, can't spell - much, not mush!

12:25 am

no worries on spelling...we get the idea!

12:28 am

I read an article that said, if you typed the first and last letters correctly, and the length of the word was about right, most people would read the sentence and often not notice the error.

12:28 am

it's true...and amazing

12:29 am

egises

12:29 am

Christine, I love the term fremlins! :-) it's perfect for this game!

12:29 am

oops! can't chat and play the grid so I'm off to the PB

12:30 am

Anyone old enough to remember the Playboy magazine? Fremlins were these cute little cartoon-girls, who say in martini glasses.

thanks, pcal - it hand't occurred to me to try for the plural!

12:31 am

here I thought you were trying a purposely mis-spelt word!

12:31 am

Stick around, I need all the help that's going around.

12:31 am

at your service : )

12:32 am

Christine, I remember the magazine, but can't say I ever read one!

12:32 am

elfs

12:33 am

My husband and his friends bought it for the articles!!

12:33 am

sorry, sorry! I really am done with the chat (poof!)

12:34 am

left column grey

12:34 am

hi ru,

12:34 am

Don't worry, you're not the first (or the last) to forget to move the cursor.

12:35 am

I think that in 36 years of marriage my DH only had 2 Playboy magazines; given to him by a friend when he was in the hospital (the friend wanted to "shock" the nurses (and I'm a nurse!)

12:35 am

One day last week, I typed a whole answe in the 'add word' space.

12:36 am

Would it hurt "them" to put a T in this bloomin grid?

12:38 am

Christine, I'm always typing words here or chat in the word box. I'm doing better than usual right now because I have a new keyboard and have to correct all my errors before I hit enter

12:40 am

Wow! I need that! My brain goes faster than my fingers, and I hit enter before I read my post. However, if that's the worst that happens to us, we're blessed.

12:42 am

The new keyboard seems to have a different type of key than the old one had. I'm hitting all the neighboring keys about every 3rd letter.

12:45 am

When I got my first computer, I'd keep hitting the key with ry right pinky -- very odd. At least that's stopped. I use a lapto, lying in bed, so I use two fingers on my right hand ans two on my left -- sort of hunt and peck.

12:50 am

fading fast here, I should give up and go to bed since I work tomorrow.

12:51 am

I have 57 words, and running low on interest in the grid. Time for a cuppa and a book. See y'all tomorrow. Goodnight, all.

hi all

12:52 am

Hi, and bye.

12:52 am

hi dee

hi jessmom

12:53 am

hi all.

this doesn't look like a friendly grid

12:54 am

I"m over 1/2way.. but still no nbt

12:54 am

hello all!

now surprising hugs jili!

12:54 am

hi jilli!

12:54 am

need 1 more for nbt, 19 to finish

12:54 am

smole

12:54 am

4 left, but still nbt

12:55 am

hi dee hi :)

12:55 am

you mean no nbt?

do you have an o for the last column?

12:55 am

nope not that one nef1

12:55 am

and with that; I'm heading to bed. Good night All! Happy Babbling!

12:55 am

no I don't dee

12:55 am

nope

12:55 am

night nef

can't figure that one out ...hmmm

12:57 am

yes, m9

12:57 am

that's my last bt.

do you have the g?

12:58 am

yes i have the g

12:59 am

ge 5/14

12:59 am

I've seen labels on paintings: *** and ge***

stats pretty please

ty!!! looking for the o...

1:00 am

oi7,32 and 8/45

wow ty mix... looking

nbt!!! ty ty

1:02 am

clue for oi7?

1:02 am

yay! got it.

1:02 am

now I just need the left e

2nd column?

1:03 am

yes

en 4/4 and en 5/10

1:03 am

thanks.. looking

1:04 am

eo5 & eo6

1:05 am

yes.. the en's come off the other e, and i think I already have them..

1:06 am

ah. thanks jess! those come up quite a lot.. I should learn them!

pretty sure they are the ne 4 and en 5

1:06 am

yw

1:06 am

en's come from the top e on the right

1:06 am

nope. the eo's.

1:07 am

fireworks.

k

1:07 am

wtg mixi!

1:07 am

so nbt and 1/2way!

1:07 am

YAY mixi!!!

1:08 am

wtg m9!

1:08 am

perfect wife is the icon theme??

missing one 7... I have en 7; fo 7; oi 7... anyone have the last one?

1:09 am

not me.. I only have the oi

1:09 am

yes, m9

1:09 am

hi7

ty mix!!

ugh... don't allow that hi 7 in the U.S.!!

1:12 am

hmm looking...

masculine pronoun.. not herse4... not himse4 but ...hi 7 (not good grammar here!!)

1:16 am

oh.. i already found it. sorry! I'm so stuck in the grid!LOL

1:16 am

thanks, dee -- not good grammar anywhere!

:~)

1:16 am

lol, volley, i was thinking some sort of drug involving hissop? some sort of hilemosis surgical procedure? crimes of the hienios variety?

LOL... yw jili

1:19 am

i know gort!! I thought maybe she was pulling an arizona on us!!!LOL

1:21 am

yup, m9, i think my mind went rolling right next to yours in some sort of geographical gutter

too funny

1:25 am

does the oi7 begin with unction?

hmm I would clue it... oi + opp of yes + man's name (guy on TV who owned the diner)

and its plural

1:27 am

thanks Dee for that clue

1:27 am

I wish I knew who had owned the diner :(

yqw

1:27 am

hi Jilli

1:27 am

hi flosey, cute perfect wife!

1:28 am

I guess I don't watch the right TV programs

1:28 am

great icon theme, I sure don't fit that formula

1:28 am

bugger, if only i hadn't lived under a rock most of my life i would probably know who was on tv and owning a diner...as it is, i guess that it's not noel or les or wes...

1:28 am

think .. "kiss my grits"

man's name... singer... _ _ _ Brooks

1:29 am

did he sing?

1:29 am

gosh I'm glad i don't know what grits are because i don't want some old diner owner to get his lips on em

1:29 am

singer --- torme

is there an author with that name hmmm...

1:29 am

I don't listen to the right singers either :(

1:30 am

light dawning - he's a producer, literally one of The Producers

author Herman ....... (1st 3 letters)

howdy dart

1:30 am

however, I did know about the funny Mr Brooks and Carl Reiner

1:30 am

hi volley all..late flip

1:31 am

it's the funny one, jili

1:31 am

actor --- gibson in the news

1:31 am

I knew Mr Torme too, of the velvet voice

wrote Moby Dick

1:31 am

thanks volley, finally got it

wtg!

1:31 am

does anyone have a clue for is6?

1:31 am

and the infamous Mr Gibson

1:32 am

I got it too, for nbt and halfway :)

1:32 am

is + round vowel + dam you to ***l

think it is a weather term is + shape mouth makes in exclammation + opp of heaven minus last consonant

1:32 am

and one of the waitresses in "alice" tv show that volley mentioned earlier..was named flo lol

1:33 am

ty dee

1:33 am

tyty

ooooh I forgot about her... too bad there aren't any reruns

1:33 am

clue for the fo7 and first 2 ens please?

1:33 am

and ty gort for the is too

1:33 am

yw jili

fo 6 ... add a vowel at the end

en + is 4 and plural

1:34 am

that's crazy, but thanks volley

yw

1:34 am

thanks Dee for fo6

yqw

1:34 am

the ens are also crazy, but once again, thank you

1:35 am

es6?

1:35 am

got it

1:35 am

monkeyed it

wtg

1:36 am

well whaddayaknow, fireworks, which i dedicate to volley

1:36 am

wtg gort

awww ty ty... well done!!!

1:36 am

YAY gotmold!!!

fireworks

1:37 am

thank you all, you're too kind *gort blushes modestly but laps up the praises like a thirsty puppy*

1:37 am

nj gort volley

1:37 am

YAY dee!!!

1:37 am

wtg Dee

1:37 am

well done dee

ty may I help anyone before I poof?

ty all great collaboration

1:38 am

20 to go and I'm off to bed, goodnight all

gn flosey!

1:38 am

nighty night

1:38 am

bye volley

1:38 am

night flosey -- missed you at bridge!

nite with hugs!!!!! bye dart, gort, jili *poof*

1:39 am

kid collecting time, cheerio

1:46 am

tiger's ex is here but doesn't count

1:48 am

ok..i'm still here. kind of.LOL

1:49 am

Hi all. Would anyone mind clueing the es6? It's my last one and I just can't seem to monkey it!

1:50 am

es6 -- old brand of gas + not out

1:50 am

Bless you jilli! Firewords at last!

1:51 am

YAY melissamay!!!

1:51 am

WOOHOO!

1:51 am

Thanks so much -- man that was driving me batty.

1:52 am

stick into your memory bank, melissamay -- it shows up fairly often!

1:53 am

That's why it was making me so mad! I knew I'd seen it before. I'm FILING that bad boy.

How many words today please

1:54 am

can you supply a clue for the first ho5 and 6 please?

1:54 am

WTG melissa!!!!

1:54 am

123 words sandra :)

1:54 am

thank you m9!

Thanks

1:55 am

is it the ones that sound like a soy sauce jilli??

1:55 am

fireworks

1:55 am

sure jilli -- think of the word for winching something up, then replace the T at the end with a vowel

1:55 am

I hope that helps

1:55 am

wtg dart!

1:56 am

Great going dart!

1:56 am

thanks m9 and melissa -- gottem :)

1:57 am

WTG jilli!

1:57 am

still 25 left...

1:58 am

There are a few weird ones in there -- can I clue anything else before I call it a night?

1:58 am

how about the en6 & 7, mel?

1:59 am

EN + the is4, then plural.

2:00 am

and now I deserve a fish -- those show up all the time too

2:03 am

Hee hee -- those were my second to last and they took me forever. I guess tonight's fish night.

2:03 am

Hee hee -- those were my second to last and they took me forever. I guess tonight's fish night.

2:03 am

darn, Tickle Me El** doesn't count

2:04 am

Good night/day all, and thanks again for the help jilli! Happy babbling :D

2:22 am

good morning everybody

2:23 am

hi ruby

2:25 am

hi jilli

2:25 am

just strated. Yesterday's grid was fun, but too long -- ran out of time

2:25 am

started*

2:33 am

I did too -- set my goal at 100 left, had to quit with 98 left.

2:33 am

had to go to bridge and quit with 5 hours to go before the flip

2:34 am

10 left now...back to the grid and then bed.

2:34 am

it is hard to find enough "extra" time

2:38 am

do you have the 8?

2:40 am

morning all

2:41 am

helllooooo :)

2:42 am

hello ata!

2:42 am

Ata :D Hi dear!

2:42 am

good morning sprite!

2:42 am

hello all - ruby i have just found the 8 - it is oi8 and is plural of oi7 and does not come off the grease word

2:42 am

does anyone have the lo 5/10? I bet it's something obvious but I can't see it....

2:42 am

hello ursh!

2:42 am

hi kateq

2:42 am

hi rubyfoo, ursh and Kateq

2:42 am

firewords

2:42 am

there's a lo5/10 plural

2:43 am

gratz jilli

2:43 am

ata, you were in yesterday's ghrid a million times! Did you see it?

2:43 am

noooooo! aww :(

2:43 am

yay, jili!

2:43 am

I think you must be VERY well-connected!

2:43 am

Thanks, Ata--I was trying to put it in the wrong place....

2:44 am

have we ever had atlatl again, spritey?

2:44 am

sprite, your icon is priceless!

2:44 am

:D thanks jilli! I loved your writeup, as usual.

2:45 am

nope Ata! Just rotl.

2:45 am

shame. I love that word

2:45 am

me too. We used to have a player by that name.

2:45 am

rotl and atlatl?? are they mexican lizards?

2:46 am

an atlatl is a throwing spear

2:46 am

Thanks, sprite! And I must be off to bed -- early start--goodnight all, and good babbling. Not too bad, this one.

2:46 am

rotl is a weight

2:46 am

sweet dreams jilli!

2:46 am

all the things we learn from babble!

2:46 am

*poof*

2:47 am

gd night, jilli

2:47 am

weight in what country?

2:47 am

near east I think

2:48 am

in muslim countries

2:48 am

around de Mediterrane

2:48 am

thanks

2:49 am

could be anything between 1 to 5 pounds, depending on the country

2:49 am

and the other one, atlatl?

2:50 am

sprite an atlatl is a throwing spear

2:51 am

a throwing spear thrower, to be precise

2:52 am

thank you, I'll try to remember them

2:52 am

always reminds me of the series of the Earth Children

2:53 am

by Jean Auel

2:54 am

is it cold there, sprite? it is really chilly this AM, prbably around 10C

2:54 am

yeah about the same and very very wet and windy.

2:54 am

and ata? When it's cold, does it make your knees worse?

2:54 am

I'll tell you when it gets cold! :P

2:55 am

hahah

2:55 am

lol no you cannot be the judge of that, Ata. You stayed in Greenland for ages. You have no sense of proportion.

2:56 am

it's not exactly warm here, but not cold either

2:58 am

oh btw Ata, I am going to give GW to my sister for her birthday. Am playing some myself atm and expect to be playing more... so if you wanna join in at any time you are welcome!

2:59 am

what did you do in Greenland, ata?

3:00 am

was on an expedition to look for fishy fossils

3:00 am

ayla's being a brat, she wants me to start playing WoW

3:01 am

GW is way more beautiful and way more fun, tell her

3:01 am

oh boy! We collect fossils without knowing anything about them. Just love them

3:01 am

Ata is the expert on all things marine, rubyfoo.

3:01 am

my best one is a sea fern that is about 15 millions years old, from China

3:02 am

and I have seen previews of GW2. If that gets half as good as it looks, it will be amazing!

3:02 am

she can't get hold of GW over tehre :(

3:02 am

oh wow rubyfoo, that is special.

3:02 am

it is the size and weight of a small tombstone, found in a gallery in Montreux which is not as good as finding it yourself!

3:02 am

my fishies were about 245 million years old, and the ones in Greenladn were about 350 million!

3:03 am

Good morning everyone, well am at work and am having a sneaky look at the grid lol :)

3:03 am

actually, I'm trying to find one for my husband's birthday at the end of this month. The only place I know, online, is The Evolution Store in NY, but their stuff is too sanitized!

3:03 am

Ata, I bet she can simply download it from the site and buy a key online.

3:03 am

hi jean! Multitasking, wtg girrrrl!

3:03 am

if I could photograph our sea fern, I would, but it's black on black and you would have to visit to see it.

3:04 am

lol

3:04 am

(which, BTW, is an invitation!)

3:04 am

grin, thank you rubyfoo!

3:05 am

probably, but the silly girl has started playing WoW now. brat!

3:05 am

I once found an amonite high up in the French alps

3:05 am

well, WoW isn't as much fun and the graphics aren't half as good. Keep telling her.

3:06 am

you will have to find one yourself again, rubyfoo. Hubby will love it.

3:06 am

I found a few at auctions here, but it's not a regular source

3:06 am

oh I will, don't worry

3:07 am

http://www.charmouthfossils.com/#Produ cts_for_sale

3:07 am

are there any stores that sell fossils in the UK, Ata?

3:07 am

thank you

3:07 am

and of course she is very welcome to join our guild, and sport the names of Simi and Ash...

3:08 am

that is a great help, thank you, I'll try them,; maybe I can make his 85th birthday happy enough to make up for this ghastly year!

3:09 am

also: http://www.fossilsdirect.co.uk/

3:09 am

*poo*

3:09 am

he's got you, rubyfoo, he should be happy

how many words today

3:11 am

these guys are very nice too, but expensive: http://www.fossilfarm.co.uk/

3:11 am

hi Boom, 123

ty

3:11 am

hello ChuggaBOOM:)

i have oi8 if anybody needs it

hi sprite jean

3:12 am

already found them, thanks

3:12 am

already got them, ty

3:13 am

phantom: semolina

3:14 am

yeah now that you mention it, lol

3:14 am

I can't stop seeing it

3:14 am

it is very close

3:14 am

Right better look busy, hope to come back later, Happy Babbling everyone:)

3:15 am

bye jean, have a good day at work :)

3:15 am

thank you sprite I will try :)

3:16 am

bye jean!

im finding this one to be significantly harder than yesterday

3:18 am

small ones usually are

3:18 am

I will stay my judgment a little longer. It went very smooth until it did not go at all anymore... now trying to get away from the brick wall. Yesterday's was friendly, except for the As, Ss and Ts :) Well, so4 of them.

3:20 am

but this one is fun so far

3:20 am

we recently had one that was both small and easy and hence it was disappointingly fast over.

think i know which one youre talking about.. literally finished it in less than a minute

3:21 am

yep that one

3:22 am

took me literally 32 seconds

3:22 am

lol

3:23 am

I finished before I started. I'm that good.

3:24 am

hi Haz! Welcome back, how was your holiday?

3:24 am

Hello! It was lovely, relaxing and interesting, all at the same time.

3:24 am

wow haz, I'm impressed!

3:24 am

that is good to hear, Haz.

3:25 am

did spangle help?

3:25 am

My favourite comment came from an American in Oxford. I overheard her saying how they'd managed to use cobbles to make it look really old.

3:25 am

Good morning/evening all!

3:25 am

loooool

3:25 am

FM too! YAY!

3:25 am

hi FM :)

3:25 am

Good morning, FM!

3:25 am

Helloooooo :)

3:26 am

That is classic, Haz.

3:26 am

painful, Haz

3:26 am

How are you Ata?

3:27 am

I know. Nearly as good as the American woman on safari in Kenya who assured other people that they wouldn't let the wild elephants near the camp, only the tame ones.

3:27 am

fed up with knee problems!

3:28 am

ouch, yes, that is as bad.

3:28 am

I'm an awful eavesdropper, but you do hear some classics.

3:28 am

awe poor dear :(

sorry to budge in, but what was the first comment for?

3:28 am

Hi Chugga

3:29 am

first comment/

3:29 am

?

3:29 am

Which first comment?

3:29 am

the one about the cobble stone

@Haz, with the cobble

3:29 am

Haz's one re the cobbles perhaps?

sounded funny

3:30 am

It was because Oxford is really old all by itself. It doesn't need to be made to look old a la Disney.

ooh haha thats cute

3:31 am

BRB, just got to sort out an email.

3:31 am

my favorite ones are the dutch couple in French, who needed potatoes and kept yelling at the sales woman in dutch: Aardappelen! Aardappelen! And then the wife said to her husband: "You must pronounce it more clearly, honey, she can't understand you like this."

3:32 am

The thing that always strikes me about places that have really old buildings is that when they're in towns/cities they're not treated in any precious way but are used - for shops and offices etc. They're not museum pieces but living parts of the city.

3:32 am

and another dutch person in France, wanting 'brie qui se promenne' - meaning runny brie.

3:33 am

What a lovely image - the cheese taking itself for a tour of the town.

3:33 am

running brie! excellent!

3:33 am

LOL!

3:33 am

so true, Haz, and I think it is the best way to enjoy them. Makes me feel so much closer.

3:34 am

its like canterbury

3:35 am

Yes, I think you either decide to make the whole place a theme park or you go with the idea that the buildings have been fit for purpose for hundreds of years and might as well be used.

3:35 am

mm vrey true Ata, streets and building steeped in ancient history.

3:35 am

lol Ata... cantering brie?

3:36 am

I did like that in Stratford, a lovely set of almshouses are still being used for pensioners today.

3:36 am

I love them being used. So much easier to feel connected to the days of yore.

3:37 am

my dentist is i a house from about 1650, most canterbury shops and offices arein old and creaky houses

3:37 am

By the way, check out my profile for the newest idea in babble marketing. We have music that people might have recorded. Further suggestions welcome...

3:38 am

lolllll! Haz, that is priceless. I love Paris by Paris... lol.

3:39 am

LOL, inspired Haz - will def have to think of some to add to that list!

3:39 am

The girl just sets herself up, doesn't she?

3:39 am

absolutely, Haz.

3:41 am

Yes, do get thinking caps on, I had a bit of a giggle doing it.

3:41 am

I will do but I have a house inspection at 10.30 today.

3:42 am

I have one that FM has recorded: Blame it on the Boogie

3:42 am

ROFL!!!!!!!!

3:42 am

Excellent! (for the Blame it)

are these joke titles?

3:42 am

Oh sprite that is great :) Yes Chugga.

3:42 am

Yes, Chugga.

3:43 am

Hello everyone

haz, you're just a ball of laughter. love them.

3:43 am

Hello, lynxxx.

3:43 am

hi lyn :D

3:43 am

Good evening lynxxx.

3:44 am

Glad you enjoyed them Chugga - further suggestions will come from babblers, I'm sure.

3:44 am

feel free to join in Chugga

Natural beauty' -Cher (with a foreword by Joan Rivers)

3:45 am

lol!

3:45 am

Great!

i spat out a mouthful of water on that one

3:45 am

all babblers should be issued with waterproof keyboards.

3:46 am

lol we know the feeling.

3:46 am

Radio Gaga for FM in her old age

im gonna think of one for celebrities. i absolutely love this idea!

3:46 am

I know. Either that or ban people from drinking while babbling.

3:46 am

ouch!

3:47 am

that was a double edge sword Ata as I am only just catching Haz up.

3:47 am

please do, Boom, Haz has given us something new and great to play with :)

3:48 am

I knew it would get you all thinking.

3:48 am

You're so vain by .... well, fill in the blank :)

3:49 am

'Do the Hokey Kokey by Ata (but watch out for the knee) ... *grin*

3:49 am

Celebrities, historical figures can all be used and let's face it, we have no shortage of songs!

3:49 am

I was thinking of you for that one, Ata... Smugalanta :)

3:50 am

*gasp*

3:50 am

'Don't put your bad knee in and shake it all about'

3:50 am

JUmp Around (the sproinging remix) by SPangle

3:51 am

I so hate to do this but I have to tear myself away for about 15 mins :(

3:52 am

awwwww

3:52 am

aw FM, too bad :( But we shall blame it on the...

3:52 am

The House Inspector is coming. Cue foreboding music....

3:53 am

will FM get stars after the visit?

3:54 am

And if it were on TV, the foreboding music would be accompanied by shots of a man approaching. The commentary would be along the lines of 'Will FM manage to get the house into order? Will the House Inspector believe that she has earned the right to stay? Or will FM's idyll be over? Coming up next....'

3:54 am

*sings Jaws theme*

3:54 am

what. Oprah is coming to Australia - and her audience! and Travolta is flying the plane

3:54 am

I should pop off for a bit too. Strange smells are coming from under the table where a certain Hobbit is resting ... her tummy is not very happy today ...

3:55 am

aw poor Hobbit. She must have eaten a fossil that rubyfoo would have loved.

3:55 am

back shortly!

3:55 am

I'm leaving on a jet plane by Oprah Winfrey?

3:56 am

Do they think Australians can't be an audience?

3:56 am

oh, I missed ata! Please tell her that I found the sites and am trying to ordere! Thank her milles fois!!!!

3:56 am

hi haz

3:56 am

Toodle-pip, Ata.

3:56 am

hi Ruby

3:57 am

Hello ruby. She's gone to see to Hobbit (gas mask on) but I'm sure she'll be back later.

3:57 am

wb rubyfoo

there is the biggest spider i have ever seen on the floor right next to me.. i am terrified i dont know what to do

i dont want to startle it.. like wow is it big

3:58 am

it is very tricky ordering online, at least for me, but I found appropriate gifts on two of the sites!

3:58 am

put a rubbish bin/mug/container over the top of it

3:58 am

Two choices - fight or flight.

3:58 am

Haz: I shot the sheriff by Annie Oakley

3:58 am

chugga: do you have a howitzer?

3:58 am

hairspray

3:58 am

Noted, sprite.

i wish!!!

3:58 am

drop a phone book from shoulder height

3:59 am

just let it walk... they do no harm

its abdomen is so large i wouldnt imagine cleaning up the guts

4:00 am

funny - I can imagine Chugga doing his hair and spraying it before tackling the spider

4:00 am

There's something you can do with a piece of card and a glass - get it outside and let it go.

4:00 am

I love spiders, but only outside. In the hoouse, not so much.

i was born a wuss, granted

4:01 am

the problem with spiders out of webs is that their movements are erratic

its about the size of 9 keys in a square formation.. its so large

4:01 am

Well, we all know what to do to divert Chugga's attention from the grid. Have a steady supply of spiders to mince menacingly across his floor. That'll show him down.

im not saving it.. it has to die i just dont know how yet

4:01 am

haz, that's how I save bees, but our big black house spiders jump

keys on a keyboard*

4:02 am

the hairspray will make her hold still long enough to sqush

4:03 am

our housekeeper vacuums them up, but I think that's a bad idea as they might nest inside!

9 keys in a 3x3 formation is exactly its size actually.. but im using a mac so our keys maay be a bit different

4:03 am

haz, I am always rescuing animals that come in the house: a bat last week, a hawk two weeks ago

4:04 am

"again the Jaws theme" Shot of the cupboard where the vacuumer is kept... slowly the door opens...

i tihnk the vacuum would kill them instantly

k im gonna kill this thing wish me luck

4:04 am

and I feed the outside spiders that live in webs

4:04 am

lol Boom, I am thinking piano keys

4:04 am

I don't think the vacuum kills them

4:04 am

just makes them angry

4:05 am

Hope it goes okay, Chugga.

4:06 am

good luck, chugga!

4:06 am

I don't kill spiders unless they have tasted human meat.

4:06 am

hahahah, sprite!

4:07 am

;)

4:07 am

And now I must depart to get things done. I'll check the log later to see if others have been inspired by the music they might have recorded. I'm depending on you, sprite! Bye for now.

4:07 am

fireflies

4:07 am

bye Haz

4:07 am

We have beautiful spiders here, probably the same ones you have sprite: tiny white ones in the garden and multi-colors, striped and spotted ones (large) that make elaborate webs outside

4:07 am

Congrats Sprite

4:08 am

bye Haz, will gladly contribute to your list

4:08 am

(And well done sprite!) *gone*

4:08 am

lynxx have you ever seen one of the dreaded Australian funnel spiders? How common are they?

the remedy of arachnophobia is to rid my house of them and to NOT let the ones inside my home live

4:09 am

I'm only afraid of the poisonous ones and the only ones in Europe are black widows, and they're mostly in Sicily

paranoia has settled in. it will be a miracle if i fall asleep tonight.

4:09 am

where are you chugga?

winnipeg manitoba

4:10 am

I have never seen one Ruby, more common in Syney. We just have the lovely large huntsmen usually

4:10 am

no poisonous ones, there, I think phone

4:11 am

BBL dinner smells like it is ready

4:12 am

bye lyn, enjoy xxx

4:13 am

Haz: Unchained melody / Nelson Mandela

4:18 am

great balls of fire, the space shuttle challenger crew. there, bad taste award of the day!

4:19 am

lollllll

4:21 am

ata: thank you, I think I have found good stuff from two of those sites!!! And I think I was many millions of years off on our sea fan!

4:22 am

I did wonder over the 15 million ...

4:22 am

I think it's more like 150 million but since it's on the wall, I can't read the paperwork attached to the back!

4:23 am

black on black rock does not sound like 15 million years old

4:23 am

it is a magnificent specimen, high relief and in very good condition

4:23 am

hi herin

4:23 am

hello herin

howdy

4:24 am

hey lady

4:24 am

ata gave me websites for fossils for DH's birthday present

4:24 am

it was very expensive, but I was still employed at the time and used to buy him lavish gifts

4:25 am

now, not working, it's very tricky to find him affordable gifts

Gifts shouldn't have to be afforable just thoughtful

4:26 am

I gave it to him one Christmas as a total surprise and had it wrapped and under the tree. He thought it was a tombstone!

4:26 am

yes, I agree, but it's hard to be creative here

4:26 am

and nobody likes my knitting! llol

4:27 am

he'll be 85 on 30 September and is very depressed!

4:28 am

now I have to go and fix him a Campari

4:28 am

*poof*

4:29 am

am poofing too, bye all!

LOves sprite

4:46 am

Hello, All :-)

Hi zoom

5:03 am

Phantom : Sonic

5:28 am

ok, 61 left..time for a tea break :-)

5:39 am

thats better, fresh eyes & i find 6 words straight away.

Hi Zoom

5:53 am

Hi Herin :-)

How you?

5:56 am

I`m ok thanks, how about yourself this evening?

About to go to bed soon

5:59 am

Hope it is nice warm & cosy for you :-)

No but it will be when i nest in it

6:01 am

i use hot water bottles when it is too chilly.

6:03 am

oh nothing beter than a hot water bottle on a wintery night.

6:03 am

Hello, FM :-)

6:04 am

Hi zooz and herin :)

Hi FM

I am watching the Real Hustle. Gawd people are so stupid

6:05 am

weson

6:05 am

I would not thank you for an electric blanket but a hot water bottle just to take the feet up to a nice temp is lovely.

6:05 am

good morning everyone

6:05 am

sorry, monkeying.

Nah don't like either really

HI Eva

6:05 am

Hello, Eva :-)

6:06 am

cats make good foot warmers too until they bite toes

6:06 am

Good morning Eva, haven't seen you for ages! How are you and Merp?

6:06 am

we're okay. how are you?

6:07 am

Doing fine too.

That is good to hear Eva

6:07 am

suddenly it's very much fall here. Which is my favorite time of year despite the impending winter.

6:08 am

Yes feels like autumn here to Eva.

6:09 am

It is a grey and dingy day here but still quite mild but the wind is picking up.

6:09 am

The raain is supposed to be on its way too :-(

6:10 am

Merp had a funny spell a couple of weeks ago-seemed like he had been possessed or had senile dementia. Would be sitting quietly and suddenly begin growling that very low growl as if something were attacking him. Then it would be over. Also attacked my arm during the night and really bit hard. Made an appt with the vet, and of course a few hours before the appt it was clear he was fine. He had killed and eaten something rather large two days before this began.

6:11 am

bcoming a li4 it seems..lol

6:11 am

Is he ok now Eva ??

hey puzzlers

6:11 am

oh poor Merp! Lets hope it was down to whatever he had eaten!

6:11 am

Hello, Jean :-)

6:12 am

Hello, Norma :-)

6:12 am

Hi Esprit and Norma.

6:12 am

Hello zooz and everyone else

6:12 am

seems to be just fine. I keep wondering whether something got stuck-a bone or something, that would create pain. Being attacked by a large cat in the dark who won't let go is rather frightening.

6:12 am

hi norma

6:12 am

Are you back home again Esprit?

6:13 am

Hi Eva and FM

yes, back home saturday night

6:13 am

okay... give up, it seems like the big oi's don't have to do with petroleum?

6:13 am

oh sorry, Eva, i read it wrong...hope he is ok.

will be numb and heartbroken for a long time

6:13 am

are you OK?

6:13 am

Merp!!!!!

6:14 am

wildcat!!!!

6:14 am

I mean relatively speaking of course Esprit.

6:14 am

hi Eva!

6:14 am

Is he ok now?

6:14 am

(((Esprit)))

thank you fm, hugs are good therapy

6:15 am

anytime.

6:15 am

you know your babble buds are always here for you.

every day then :-\

6:16 am

any clues for the oi7/8?

yes, it helps very much to know that people care

6:18 am

Sorry Eva not got that far

6:18 am

oi7 OI + not yes+ you use your nose to s***l

6:18 am

then plural Eva

6:18 am

oi + op of yes + 1st 3 words of what you do to cheese under the grill.

6:19 am

thanks zooz & FM!!!Would never in a million years have monkeyed that!

6:19 am

yw :-)

6:19 am

yw and on that note I am going to go and get some lunch. Back shortly.

6:20 am

there's not dictionary definition What in the name of all thats holy does it mean?

bye fm

6:20 am

bye for now FM

6:20 am

Just gone into Dictionary to check what it means and it says no definition

6:21 am

it means a drink made of wine and honey

an ancient greek beverage of wine and honey

6:21 am

good ole google..lol

6:22 am

alternate spelling of the below

6:22 am

usually oe, not oi

6:22 am

I love the internet

6:23 am

You learn something every day lol

6:24 am

ok, need to go..BBL

6:25 am

bye zooz

6:25 am

bye zooz

6:26 am

yay! NBT and on that note I must leave too

6:27 am

pats Merp on the way out

6:46 am

k'

6:53 am

morning all, help with E under the i pls

6:53 am

nm

6:53 am

nbt

7:00 am

morning....grrrrrrrrrrr....i KNOw bettter then to stay up until 2 am yacking online

good morning Babblers :)

7:07 am

morning nono

I am well over half way with this grid but still way to many blank tiles!

7:08 am

i am liking this grid

7:17 am

hi, all...very quick grid this morning

7:18 am

its a fun one..twisty

you always like the twisty ones Carlee, it says something about you :)

7:20 am

yeap....am a twisty old bat

well wasn't exactly thinking that LOL

7:21 am

:)

7:24 am

good morning all

morning Boo

7:27 am

babble is being bonkers today...lots of word cannot be added

7:28 am

did anyone finish yesterdays grid

7:28 am

didnt even try it...was it big?

I did

7:28 am

yes

7:28 am

gj nono

ty boo

7:29 am

wtg nono :)

7:37 am

hi everyone

Morning Annie

7:39 am

hi Nono

7:39 am

morning Annie

7:39 am

hi boo

7:40 am

I also finished yesterday's grid but I was at it almost all day

yeah it did take a long time Annie

7:41 am

But I did manage to get to the library and shop

7:43 am

yes that was a monster grid. It always takes all day

7:43 am

did you finish boo?

7:44 am

no aNNIE

7:44 am

LOL, I really agree with you

7:44 am

I started too late and had over hundred words to go

7:45 am

then it's a "not finish"...next time I might walk away from a grid that size..it really does take all day for me...I bet gremlinn did it in an hour or two

7:46 am

me too

I can't even imagine doing a grid as quickly as gremlinn

7:48 am

no not me either

7:48 am

Isnt he amazing?

7:48 am

yes he is

7:59 am

how big was yesterday's grid?

was over 300 words carlee

8:00 am

oh..ok ... the way u all were talking i thought one of the over 500 word ones...i finished one of those..once....and stayed away from babble for a month afterwards

FIREWORKS !

8:02 am

CONGRATS

8:02 am

congrats, Nono!!!!!

8:02 am

*~*~*~POMPOM TOSS FOR NONO~*~*~*

8:02 am

Anyone have clues for the sm or sw

8:03 am

dont have it boo

8:03 am

s+ little cat sound for the sm

8:03 am

just found and sc

sm sm4/9

8:03 am

there is no sw

8:03 am

thanks carlee

8:04 am

the film editor might cut a sc5 from original film footage for time

8:04 am

ty carlee

i'm off to do sudoku now, happy babbling everyone

8:04 am

bye Nono

8:04 am

byebye nono

8:05 am

bye Nono

8:05 am

phone

8:15 am

good morning all

8:17 am

hi wvteach

8:26 am

clue for em4

8:27 am

em4 is the abbreviation of the pulse when a nuclear bomb explodes

8:27 am

at least I think it is???

8:31 am

em + I like living in the *a*t lane

8:33 am

ty River and hello

8:33 am

Hi Boo

8:36 am

it sure is quiet in here today

8:38 am

that it is and I just got Fireworks

8:38 am

wtg River

8:39 am

Do you need any other clues before I get back to work

8:39 am

en 6

8:40 am

en + small piece of land in the ocean

8:41 am

and plural it for the 7

8:41 am

hmm

8:42 am

en + is4

8:42 am

ty

8:44 am

I need to go - meeting coming up soon and need to prepare - happy babbling

8:44 am

bye River..Have a good day

9:02 am

hello, help with fo7 pls

9:03 am

add a vowel to the 6

9:03 am

don't have the 6

9:04 am

add fo to ol4

9:04 am

fo6 is pl of fo5...portfo***

9:05 am

ty phae and grant

9:05 am

yw

9:05 am

yw

9:06 am

stats for any of the J words?

9:07 am

3 je4's

9:07 am

ty

9:07 am

babblets all

9:09 am

got the je4/12-je4/9...what is the last one?

9:10 am

4-11

9:11 am

je+ho-**m

9:12 am

ty grant

9:12 am

yw

9:14 am

hey all, anyone got a clue for the top right "L", I have singular and plural of the late night TV host and the one that sounds like the 6th month

9:15 am

@msideb01: it looks like it rhymes with a male anatomical part....

9:22 am

haha... wow, spot on clue, thanks

9:40 am

Hiya, kids. Probably won''t be on long. State is going to shut down our server for a few minutes in the next 1/2 hour or so.

9:49 am

Anybody home here???

9:53 am

seems to be pretty quiet here at the moment

9:55 am

Extremely. Must be most everyone finished already.

9:55 am

I am not...

9:57 am

everyone's too busy monkeying to talk it seems

10:00 am

you lurking lindrick ?

10:01 am

Back to find 44 words :-)

10:01 am

wb

10:02 am

Hello, Demouse, love your icon!

10:02 am

ty

10:03 am

finished? you've got to be kidding.

10:03 am

hi demouse (great name) where is decat?

10:03 am

hi zzoozz

10:03 am

I have 44 left, too

10:03 am

Hello, {{Ruby}}

10:05 am

we could finish together then :-)

10:05 am

not around, you heard they saying when decats away...

10:05 am

how are you zzoozz? Is your weather good? We have sunshine and cool, but whatever you have today, we'll have in 2 or 3 days

10:05 am

hahah mousie!

10:06 am

Windy & trying to rain at the moment, Ruby

10:06 am

I never finish, zzoozz but as long as I pass half, I'm OK with that

10:07 am

thats a good attitude to have Ruby :-)

10:07 am

I don't see the point of listing, I glean what I can from my little brain and the chog.

10:08 am

but I think we all have different goals. The chat is just as important as the game for me and the good fellowship in here is splendid

10:09 am

Yes , i agree, love watching the chat, & chipping in at times..lol

10:09 am

actually, it's often very informative

10:09 am

today ata gave me some online sources for buying fossils for husband's birthday. How great is that?

10:10 am

ooh, whats the address Ruby?

10:11 am

they're in the UK: charmouthfossils.com/#products_for_sal e, fossilsdirect.co.uk/ and fossilfarm.co.uk -- all of course stating with http etc

10:11 am

thanks, *looking*

10:12 am

I've been having a little trouble ordering as I'm in France, but will get it done somehow

10:12 am

good morning everyone;))

10:12 am

{{crossy}}

10:13 am

((RUBY))

10:14 am

Damn vowels. Damn them to hell!

10:14 am

wish you guys were here ruby,we have a area in a small villiage on the bay near here called craigleith and they have this massive shale bed.hubby would be down there all day if i showed him.many people go fossil hunting there

10:14 am

I have to go make dinner but will be back after

10:14 am

me, too,m judi still nothing for top i or bottom o!

10:15 am

he wouldn't, but I would. I just buy them for him. He likes to look at them, but would never dig....hahah

10:15 am

lazy sod! grmble grumble!!!

10:16 am

"what we do is pull up a big chunk of shale,then what you do is use a small screwdriver and a rubber mallet and seperate the leaves in it.the museums near here have a standing offer for full shrub and fish fossils

10:17 am

I'll be on the next plane, crossy!

10:17 am

see you later!

10:17 am

a full fish can get you 7 grand;)

10:17 am

tc

10:17 am

any clues for the 2S to the left?

10:17 am

wow

10:18 am

sm4/9 I think it's a kind of duck?

10:21 am

ty ruby

10:21 am

sc5

10:22 am

if i spend too much money,the wife will make a sc*** and be angry

10:27 am

Fireworks!!

10:28 am

yaa for judi!!

10:29 am

Gotta poof off . Must go make list of who to vote for in the primaries. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*

10:47 am

lo 5/12= musician lo*** armstrong

10:59 am

thought for the day....

10:59 am

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him. Moral of the story: 1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy 2. Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend 3. And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

11:00 am

How true Crossy :-)

11:09 am

dr_g is bouncing from tiny grids with big teeth to jumbo monster grids..gonna have to have a chat with that boy:/

11:10 am

i must admit, i enjoy the larger grids :-)

11:12 am

i like them best from 150-250

11:14 am

And fireworks for me.

11:14 am

And fireworks for me.

11:14 am

hiccups :-)

11:14 am

yaa for zooz!

Congrats, zooz!

I must say, the hi7 has left me gape-mouthed - it will be hard for anything to astonish me more today!

11:16 am

can you toss me a small clue for the hi 7?

11:17 am

male & you

11:17 am

lol

he did it hi* own s***

11:17 am

not a very good clue really

11:17 am

Nice clue Helen :-)

Take out the own and pull the two ends together, and gape!

11:17 am

ty zooz

11:18 am

and helen

My icon is yesterday's gape: this logo actually appeared on the recruiting website for Drake University, which is, or at least was, actually pretty good!

11:20 am

I see George Michael has been sent to jail for driving whilst taken drugs.

11:21 am

Universities really astound me.it is like somewhere there is a world where people can afford that or go 50 grand in debt and spend the first 10 years of their adult working carear paying it off.my brother got a b.a or m.b.a in english,and now 20 years later i do not think he has ever used it in a real life application lol

11:23 am

the fee for universities here in the UK, are around £7000 so i here.

11:23 am

now a college degree i can understand.spend 2 years learn a job skill,get out and work

11:23 am

and it is what zooz? 4 years? five?

11:24 am

depends on what they wnat to do, i am sure it is on average of five years

11:24 am

so,thirty thousand pounds,almost 50 grand cad

11:25 am

and like you say, wouldtake a long time to pay off, with interest too.

11:26 am

took my brother 8 years with him and the wife working full time

11:27 am

Did he think it was worth the investment?

11:27 am

not at all,it never came into practical use,his wifes degree on the other hand was in nursing...

11:28 am

priceless

11:29 am

the U.S hospitals were fighting over her when she got her degree

11:29 am

I must confess, although people here would already know, i am not very bright..i left school , got a low paid job..but saved very hard, paid for my house& now have savings..always wondered , what if i had went to university.

11:30 am

good for her Crossy, it is nice when it all works out.

11:30 am

i did not have the attention span for being a professional student

11:31 am

LOL, same here, i would say..they just did not make teaching exciting when i went.

11:31 am

and sadly it seems to be who you know that opens doors and not what you know in many cases

11:32 am

is that so?...not in the know..thats shocking really.

11:33 am

ok time to make lunch, take care Crossy :-)

11:34 am

i have lost several openings in govt run jobs,simply because they placed it in the paper(usually the topeka times or some other obscure rag to satisfy thoer legal obligatin,then give the job to a family member lol

11:34 am

tc zooz

11:34 am

Lunch? You're on a late timetable today!

11:34 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

11:34 am

howdy haz

11:34 am

Hello, Haz, yes was at the hospital again today, so meal times are well behind.

11:35 am

That is sad Crossy.

11:35 am

Ah, that explains it. Are you making progress with your leg?

11:35 am

Hello crossy.

11:35 am

what,s wrong with the leg zooz?is that the one you over extended?

11:36 am

or am i thinking of another babbler

11:36 am

keep having blood checks, have to inject myself & take walferin tabs.

11:36 am

I think he had a clot in it if I remember correctly.

11:36 am

i have a blood clot Crossy.

11:36 am

clots can be very dangerous

11:37 am

Jacula fell, Ata slipped, don't remember who over-extended. I've failed in my medical knowledge of all babblers.

11:37 am

still do, Haz..yes Crossy they can be if they travel to the lungs :-(

11:37 am

you must be getting very regular monitoring

11:37 am

thats right Crossy, thats why i have to keep going to the hospital, such a bind, but must me done.

11:38 am

LOL,Haz..we are accident prone, us babblers

11:38 am

Yes, do as you're bid! You know it makes sense....

11:38 am

indeed,that thing also has been happening to long haul flyers.i now here they have exercise programs onboard for some long flights

11:39 am

I don't think anybody should put babble down on any form for health insurance, you'd be denied cover for sure.

11:39 am

I do Haz, i still remember all the kind messages Babblers gave me,will not let you people down. :-)

11:39 am

ok hungry, thanks for the chat, Haz & Crossy :-)

11:40 am

I'm pleased, zooz.

11:40 am

Good to speak to you, zooz, take care.

afternoon babblers.

11:57 am

Hello, red.

12:00 pm

Evening Haz and HI red.

12:00 pm

Hello, everyone!

12:00 pm

Vi!!!!!!!!!!!

12:00 pm

Hello FM and VIcuna!!

12:01 pm

How are you all?

12:01 pm

(Two exclamation marks, that proves I'm pleased)

12:01 pm

What a surprise :)

12:01 pm

I'm really well, thanks. How are you and yours?

12:01 pm

I will treasure that extra exclamation mark, Haz.

12:01 pm

ditto what Haz said.

12:02 pm

Yes, because with the way some people dole them out, they may just become extinct.

12:02 pm

Splendid, splendid. TOG are back in school, so I am once again a woman of leisure.

12:02 pm

oh shush Haz, the odd bit of exuberance is allowed.

12:02 pm

Excellent. You can take up artistic adventures and bestow your presence upon us more often.

12:03 pm

I know. I'll save one of FM's too, and start a captive breeding program.

12:03 pm

You won't know what to do with yourself Vi :)

12:03 pm

But FM - I did show exuberance. TWO exclamation marks.

12:03 pm

lol yes that was quite over the top for you dear :)

12:04 pm

I've been lurking more and more of late, but when I came on and saw HAZ AND FM... well, I couldn't possibly stay silent.

12:04 pm

and we are v glad to see you too.

12:04 pm

We'd have been offended if you had, Vi.

12:04 pm

I know exactly what to do with myself, FM! =D I just started carving an overly ambitious block that ought to keep me plenty busy for a while.

12:05 pm

A lot more people seem to lurk these days. Oh what is the subject of the new creation?

12:06 pm

Sometimes it just gets overwhelming and I want the soothing concentration of finding words and not the sometimes stressful pressures of the chog.

12:06 pm

Have you checked out my latest music releases (in profile, Vi)? I'm pleased with the topical nature of the George Michael offering.

Fireworks!! Thought I'd never find the oi7,8, trying kept me out of chat. Hello all!

12:07 pm

It's an idea from TOG-girl: a fairy castle growing out of a tree. The biggest block I've ever done and chock full of details like tiny fairies and stuff. Probably will be a failure, but it's always funt o try.

12:07 pm

Checking, Haz...

And have just looked at the time - Bye all! See you tomorrow.

12:07 pm

Hello, helensgirl - congratulations!

12:07 pm

Congrats helen

12:09 pm

lol - you had way too much fun with that, Haz. (But Annie Oakley's song is "I shot the sheriff," by the way.)

12:09 pm

You have added quite a few Haz. I haven't had a chance to enjoy thinking of any today apart from 'Go Now' by the Babble Collective, dedicated to all trolls.

12:09 pm

Hello, yay, and bye to helens!

12:09 pm

What have I put? Let me check...

12:10 pm

Changing....

12:10 pm

You wouldn't want to make Annie Oakley angry.

12:10 pm

Definitely not!

12:10 pm

not with her toting a gun and all.

12:10 pm

gd evening everybody

12:11 pm

Hello, ruby.

12:11 pm

41 words to go -- sure! hahah

12:11 pm

Evening ruby!

12:11 pm

Hello, ruby!

12:12 pm

I am going to have to put some light on soon, v autumnal today :(

12:12 pm

It always troubled me that Annie (as played by Doris) was still going to talk about varmints, even when she was dressed up and ladylike.

12:12 pm

We've had wind and rain and sunshine all in the past half hour, and yes, it's definitely getting colder.

12:13 pm

I've never seen Doris play Annie. IS it like Audrey Hepburn screaming "Move yer bloomin' a****"?

12:13 pm

It is worse actually Vi.

12:13 pm

hello FM and Vicuna!

12:13 pm

Yes, it doesn't quite work.

12:14 pm

that's a funny idea about Doris Day

12:14 pm

Ah, like that only not on purpose. Sounds bad.

12:15 pm

btw Vi, the concept for the block sounds wonderful, I hope it works out.

12:16 pm

Thanks for the encouragement, FM. The kids really liked the sketch, but I'm dubious about my ability to carve and print it well. But I'll report back when it's done.

12:16 pm

oh do, would love to whatever the outcome is.

12:17 pm

FYI, I still have the bracket yr daughter made me, hanging off a peg on the noticeboard on my desk :)

12:17 pm

The thing is, you're the only one (okay the twins as well) who knows what you want it to be. Where you see faults, we would only see wonderment and creativity.

12:18 pm

vi, the idea for your block sounds wonderful, but how do you make the tiny fairies? Isn't it really difficult to carve that finely?

12:18 pm

Awww... =) She doesn't make bracelets much any more, but she still gets on a little kick again every once in a while.

12:18 pm

Exactly Haz. An artist is his/her own worst critic.

12:20 pm

It's why I so often cast my embroidery from me.

12:20 pm

Yep, ruby, it'll be tough. I'm not sure I'll be able to. But it'll be an interesting challenge. I still want to see your stuff, ruby!

12:20 pm

ROFL

12:20 pm

I am totally overwhelmed at the moment, vi, drowning in paperwork!

12:21 pm

That's true to a certain extent, Haz, but there are also times when everyone else can tell what it's meant to be... and that it doesn't look quite right! Yeah, you're way too hard on yourself with your embroidery talent, i know, Haz.

12:21 pm

Im just gearing myself up to start doing my embroidery again, esp as I have the space to do the dying and leaving things to dry now.

12:22 pm

you do your own dyeing FM? That is amazing

12:22 pm

Oh, that's great, FM! Do you have an idea for the first thing you want to work on?

12:22 pm

Haz's hemmings skills still need to be worked on though.

12:22 pm

Don't forget to ask me when you come to difficult bits, FM. Or you could consult my masterpiece 'Advanced embroidery'

12:23 pm

Haz's embroidery is so advanced that it's become conceptual.

12:23 pm

mmm been toying with ideas of Wisteria on and off for ages. Did a great bit of work a few years back on the trunk and branches so may use that as a starting point.

12:23 pm

Who needs to hem when there are alternatives? Sellotape, safety pins and seamstresses spring to mind.

12:23 pm

lol Vi!

12:23 pm

Don't forget the stapler Haz, very useful for hem emergencies.

12:23 pm

Sounds lovely, FM!

12:24 pm

I wonder if they still sew mail bags in prison?

12:24 pm

If they do you'd better stay on the straight and narrow, Haz.

12:25 pm

It's a deterrent like no other.

12:25 pm

mail bags in prison, hahahah

12:25 pm

Straight and narrow do not apply to Haz's sewing skills thats for sure.

12:25 pm

lol

12:25 pm

Big wonky stitches - that's me!

12:26 pm

My head knows what it wants to accomplish but my fingers won't cooperate.

12:27 pm

but in the kitchen the co-ordination is excellent!

12:27 pm

And they're making needles smaller than ever - trying to get them threaded demands a lot of light, glasses on and tongue out in concentration.

12:27 pm

Yeah, I'd happily do all your hemming if you'd do all my cooking.

12:28 pm

Not a fair bargain!

12:28 pm

get in the queue Vi.

12:28 pm

Sigh.

12:29 pm

I'd throw in laundry, too.

12:29 pm

Im going to go as I need to shut windows as it is getting v window and a tad chillly. Lovely chatting if you are not here when I get back.

12:30 pm

I'd like cooking just fine if I were a chef with sous-chefs to get all the ingredients and have them ready to go.

12:30 pm

You too, FM.

12:30 pm

Good to see you, FM, dear. Take care!

12:30 pm

for nbt, pls, the top i and the bottom right e... I'm stuck

12:30 pm

bye FM

12:30 pm

in4/7 - what you need to know, and pl

12:31 pm

aah, I got an e

12:31 pm

(it's an abbreviation)

Hi all.

12:31 pm

in4 and in5 - shortened version and plural of something that tells you what you need to know.

12:31 pm

bottom e-lots of conceit

12:31 pm

es4/4 - lots of letters before t.

12:31 pm

thank you both

12:31 pm

Hello, Sally.

12:31 pm

hello sally

12:32 pm

all the corner e's are eg's.

12:32 pm

Hello, Sally.

12:32 pm

So they are. Scrub my advice, the talk of sewing has upset me!

Haven't had time to chat lately. Is everyone well? Did you have a nice holiday Haz? and how is Mr Ruby?

12:32 pm

ty, most e's vanquished and nbt

12:33 pm

Mr. Ruby is the same, slowly recovering

12:33 pm

ty for asking

12:33 pm

Poor Haz. No one mention se4/8.

12:33 pm

Lovely holiday, thanks.

Where did you go?

12:33 pm

our court date is 5 Nov and the dog is back at home!

12:34 pm

We stayed in the Cotswolds, but visited Stratford and Oxford as well.

12:35 pm

gd night everybody

Oh lovely Haz. Love the Cotswolds, and also Stratford.

12:35 pm

Bye, ruby.

12:35 pm

Goodnight, Ruby.

Ruby, good night. Will keep my fingers crossed for your court date.

12:35 pm

hi all. I'm back to to finish my last 50

12:35 pm

We really enjoyed it - interesting and relaxing at the same time.

12:36 pm

Hello, Boobear.

12:36 pm

Hello, Boo.

12:36 pm

Sounds wonderful, Haz.

12:36 pm

*poof*

Laughed at your sewing needle comment Haz. My mother had bad eyesight and only ever used a darning needle to sew. When I started "domestic science" at school I had to take in a needle from home, and the needlework teacher was horrified when I produced this enormous darning needle.

12:38 pm

Your mother was a wise woman - why strain your eyes?

12:38 pm

lol, Sally.

Hi everyone. I love it Sally!!!

I belong to the Haz school of sewing.

12:38 pm

Domestic science teachers were a different breed.

12:38 pm

Hello, again, redturtle.

12:39 pm

My daughter's domestic science teacher objected to the way I had sewn on a label to her apron.

I recall that microwaves came out during my Home economics classes, the teacher would start the thing and then tell us all to "Move back"! to the far corner of the room...

Cheek!

rofl red

I remember hiding behind the door the first time I used a pressure cooker.

12:40 pm

I got my own back. I was to attend an evening at the school shortly afterwards. I introduced myself to her as the mother who couldn't sew.

12:40 pm

Hi all! Red, I remember the same from my dad when we got our first one. it was HUGE!

nice one Haz. I am sure it was on correctly!

12:41 pm

Hello, ChampFit.

champ how is the foot?

12:41 pm

It was on. It wasn't pretty, but it was on.

12:41 pm

Hi Champ

12:43 pm

Right, must go and get the family fed. Bye for now!

12:43 pm

bye!

It itsn't a good idea to use orange thread on a white label, I've found.

Bye Haz.

12:43 pm

Goodbye, Haz. Good to see you.

12:44 pm

Well, that depends, Sally. It's a great idea if the main object is to be able to tell where you've already sewn. ;)

Good point Vicuna, but I don't usually have a problem. It's the dirty bit with lots of holes.

12:45 pm

lol

12:45 pm

I guess I'd better wander off and get back to work for a bit. Goodbye, all.

12:45 pm

bye Vicuna. Have a good day at work.

I've been toying with the idea of learning to make quilts. I will need a sewing machine though. I have a few pregnant friends, and baby quilts luckily do not have to be big!!!

I think if I made a quilt it would have to be a very long pregnancy.

12:56 pm

rth!!!!..i am same but i want to do mine by hand

12:57 pm

Would it be easier to crochet or knit? No sewing machine...

12:57 pm

i just tried trapunto....and i loved the results

12:58 pm

was just reading back>has a court date been set for the guy whos dog bit ruby,s hubby?

She said (I think) 5th November.

Phone, brb

12:59 pm

he should at least be liable for medical bills

12:59 pm

how many words today?

123 tret.

sorry guys I got distracted, I am now off to get my flu shot, of which I am afraid.

1:00 pm

I have one of the el/4 words that means a kind of tree, anyone have the other?

1:00 pm

I don't get them...good luck!

1:00 pm

el 4/5

1:01 pm

Sadly lacking in E's today trentsnana...

I have not for 3 years but I got so sick last year, that this year I am biting the bullet. see you all!

1:01 pm

el + greeting

1:01 pm

ahhh, thanks

1:04 pm

red do not worry over flu shit

1:04 pm

shot even

1:04 pm

wtg crossy! ;)

1:04 pm

<snort> crossy we need to wash ur mouth out with soap

1:05 pm

or fingertips at the very least

1:05 pm

PB for Crossy?

1:05 pm

lol,i messed that up proper

oi7 & 8 pls

1:05 pm

pretty much..glad i wasnt drinking anything..i'd be washing down my monitor

1:06 pm

hard one to clue cosmo...thinking.....

1:06 pm

greek beverage? sometimes spell oe instead?

1:07 pm

o+ someone who drinks too much alcohol is a w***+ ***'s diner from alice

1:07 pm

lol carlee

1:08 pm

crossy just wont speak anymore..sniff

1:08 pm

but it was funny crossy

tx carlee .. trying to figure put the clue..

figure out

1:10 pm

ok... o+ L***leum flooring + *** gibson

1:10 pm

GOOD ONE!!!

1:11 pm

ok....glad could help out <nudging crossy with a poke int he ribs>

tx carlee.. got it.. and the plural.. tx..

1:13 pm

there we go ..bobs ur uncle

1:13 pm

oh i love the hi7

1:14 pm

that one ticked me off!

1:14 pm

i am a diana gabaldon nutcase

1:15 pm

ME TOO!!! Reading the latest one now...'bout halfway through.

1:15 pm

a graphic novel coming out the 21st...is outlander from jamie's perspective

1:16 pm

I don't know if I'll do a graphic novel. I'm reading An Echo in the Bone.

1:16 pm

oh..the ending will KILL u

1:17 pm

CRUD!

1:17 pm

I wasn't going to chat because I have to leave in a few minutes, but I loved those books. I didn't know there were new ones. do tell me more

1:17 pm

echo in the bone was latest..it cameout in spring

1:17 pm

I read the original trilogy at least 2x

1:17 pm

I think I have to reread them now.

1:17 pm

Big book...I'd put it away for a while and just picked it up again this weekend.

1:18 pm

and exile...is a graphic novel... coming out the 21st..and is "outlander" but from jamie as first person

1:18 pm

oh..since then there has been firery cross, breath of snow and ashes and echo in the bone

1:18 pm

da** . gotta go pick up the kid at school now. I'll come back and read the chog when I get home. ttfn.

1:19 pm

and now exile...plus a few sir john books as well.

1:20 pm

Carlee, I started one of the sir john books but couldn't get into it.

1:20 pm

if u read in order is ok...

1:20 pm

difffernt writing style completely

1:21 pm

I don't know what it was, but just put it down. That doesn't happen very often for me!

1:21 pm

moue l

1:21 pm

one of them i did the same

1:22 pm

already had that stan! ;)

1:23 pm

ty stan :)

es6 pls

1:25 pm

es+ I am ** **to you baby,...ur hot!!!!

1:25 pm

don't have it Cosmo. gtg...back later for last 24. have a great afternoon all!

1:27 pm

el 5/10 please

1:28 pm

e+ that child is the fruit of your ****s

1:28 pm

thanks

1:30 pm

and fireflies..am done

wtg carlee

1:31 pm

yaa for carlee!

1:31 pm

thanks cosmo

1:32 pm

and crossy

1:32 pm

anyone need any more clues?

ge5 pls

1:35 pm

g...school l****ns are reading writing and rithmetic

tx carlee.. you hleped me today a lot..

1:36 pm

cool...did u finish?

no.. 40 more to go.. started late..

you cant wait to help me.. it willtake a while.. :) you carry on..

1:38 pm

okie dokie smokie... i will pop back later

1:39 pm

j,s are jumped upon;)

help on the eo pls..

1:47 pm

oe plus the **** , tangent and secant etc

1:48 pm

and the 5...take off the end vowel

tx again carlee

1:50 pm

e

1:51 pm

np cosmo

is6 also pls carlee.. anyway you are here.. as well help me :)

1:52 pm

i sucked at trig..another clue please

1:53 pm

is + o* bloody ***l i locked my keys in my car

1:53 pm

oe+ 7 deadly ***s, sloth, gluttony etc

1:54 pm

crap *h bloody h***

cross, carlee, it is eo +, not oe..

1:54 pm

ty cosom and carlee

tx for the is6 carlee

1:55 pm

crossy and I are dyslexic today... but we know what we mean..right corssy???

:)

1:55 pm

lol,indeed

1:56 pm

are there really 3 J words in here?

1:56 pm

dont u mean idneed?

1:56 pm

im not under the affluence of incohol,its just that thinkle peep i are....

1:56 pm

LOL crosshair

1:56 pm

nor is calree of the purple feet

hahaha

1:57 pm

clues on j words, anyone?

1:57 pm

all babblets mama

1:57 pm

not one makes sense

1:58 pm

yeap..they are mama...monkeys....

1:58 pm

Hi Crossy

1:58 pm

how many letters?

1:58 pm

i just jkept mixing letter

1:58 pm

all 4,s

j + a long time

all j words are 4 letters

1:58 pm

all 4 ; je4,12; 4,11; 4,9

1:58 pm

got it

1:58 pm

ok will keep trying thanks

je + chemical symbol of iron - the first one

1:59 pm

what on earth are the oi7 & 8 supposed to mean?! I got the words, but have never heard them before.

1:59 pm

ok just need the 4/11 now

2:00 pm

got it... good Lord....

je + give me a **g

2:00 pm

is wine mixed with honey

2:01 pm

haven't been in here for a long time - what a grid I came back to! LOL

2:01 pm

it was a fun one..i love this type of grid..twisty with fun words

2:01 pm

clue for is6/21 please

2:02 pm

this one is better than yestrdays,which was a monster and the day before was a ugly tiny one with big teeth

2:02 pm

is + *h bloody ***l i locked my keys in the car again

2:03 pm

i liked that bitty one too...i hate the monsters that are marathons

2:03 pm

how about the 3 E's from bottom right corner?

2:03 pm

thanks carlee. :D

2:04 pm

eg+ ** that channel u are wearing?

2:04 pm

I don't know what you mean carlee

2:04 pm

and plural for the 6

2:04 pm

got em, one more, thanks carlee

2:04 pm

and plural of id's buddy

2:05 pm

for a carp

2:05 pm

could it be any simpler? slap me with the fish - thanks!

2:05 pm

no problem :o)

2:07 pm

anymore whilst i am here?

2:08 pm

yes, 52 more! LOL

2:09 pm

ummmm...welll.. okay ????

2:09 pm

was kidding.... thanks for all your help!!! don't know what else to ask for specifically.

le6/18 -first one , not what we learn in school...

nm.. got it..

2:11 pm

a skin mark

2 more left..

2:11 pm

crossy is slow

2:11 pm

a scab..or cut or abrasion

2:12 pm

carleee is slower;))

1 more to go

2:12 pm

ok - the S from bottom right??

2:12 pm

i was reading about lady gagas meat outit from the vmas

2:12 pm

go cosmo...go cosmo

fireworks..

2:13 pm

actually carlee,you have been stellar in your cluing today:))

ty all for the clues.. special tx to carlee...

2:13 pm

yaa for cosmo!

2:13 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWIRL*~*~* for cosmo..woot woot

2:13 pm

yea Cosmo!!

2:13 pm

now, back to the S in the bottom right? LOL

2:14 pm

no problem..and thanks crossy and mama...i suck at figuring out where the word came from

2:14 pm

clue for the first le 4

2:15 pm

jay **** from late nite

2:15 pm

second el 4/5 please

2:15 pm

ty

2:15 pm

oh..is plural of the first se4

2:15 pm

el4 a tree

it is se5 - s + self esteem (sort of) plural

2:16 pm

or what cosmo said

2:17 pm

ty boo..fish me...

2:17 pm

yw

2:17 pm

thank you!!

2:17 pm

smacking scrossy upside of head with a carp

2:17 pm

hi all

2:17 pm

yw

2:17 pm

crossy even

2:17 pm

gotta wrap up my last 3

2:18 pm

dyslexia again

2:18 pm

holding breath for harry

2:18 pm

any clue for the hi6/5 at the end?

2:19 pm

ho u mean?

2:19 pm

there the ho4...to put out a fire with...or water a garden with

2:20 pm

oh...so I'm missing the ho5/6...I'll check . ty

2:20 pm

then... u add a he*p i have fallen adn I cant get up

2:20 pm

then plural

2:20 pm

got it ty

2:20 pm

then plural the thing u water the garden with

2:20 pm

now just missing the first le5/12

2:21 pm

for the 4,5,6,and 5

le 5/12 is a fruit..

2:21 pm

le5 or lime

2:21 pm

clue for li 5/10 please

2:21 pm

a drink le***ade

when life gives you le***, make ....

2:21 pm

plural the li4 that short for plastic flooring

2:21 pm

hah...missed that, huh.

2:21 pm

ty all

2:22 pm

something that makes you pucker up

2:22 pm

le 5 is another carpy word

2:23 pm

have a nice day! gotta savor 5 minutes with the kids napping :)

2:24 pm

culater harry

2:24 pm

i want to nap myself but i had to much coffee...my eyes are so darn tired tho

2:27 pm

ok..gone to assemble some banana cream tarts....

2:27 pm

mmmmmmm.... yummy - thanks for the clues clarlee!!

2:28 pm

love banana cream pie

2:28 pm

hi Babblers.. back to wrap this us, hopefully

2:28 pm

hi Aloy

2:29 pm

hi Boo..

2:30 pm

uuuggghhhhh I am home from work with a migraine and TODAY they decide to power trim the hedges outside my apartment......

2:30 pm

AND I can't find the 2 EM words!!

2:30 pm

ooh, sorry mamabear - hope you feel better asap

2:30 pm

thanks Aloyisius!

em 5/14 - master of ceremony

2:31 pm

thanks cosmo - and the 4/8 I will see what my monkey can do

2:32 pm

well, slap me with a fish and the le5.12 you put on top of it, lol

4/8 sounds similar to santa's helpers

2:33 pm

got it... ty

2:33 pm

en 6 and 7?

2:34 pm

and it has an acronym! me5.12, neato

do you have is4? add en to that..

2:35 pm

no is 4

2:35 pm

to enclose by water

2:35 pm

have it now

2:35 pm

thanks

2:35 pm

should have said to surround

2:36 pm

clue for ni 5

ni 5 not nephew

2:36 pm

ty

2:37 pm

ty Luv, missed that one too

yw Aloy and Boo

2:37 pm

fo 7?

if you have the fo 6/27 add a vowel to the end

2:38 pm

extend the fo6, the last three letters are the "sugar" ending

2:39 pm

thank you!

does the hi 7/44 build off the hi 4/5?

2:39 pm

yes, just add Santa

2:40 pm

Santa's helper

2:40 pm

hi aloy

2:40 pm

hi carlee!

thanks Aloy

2:40 pm

first ho 5 and 6 combo?

2:40 pm

tarts assembled... in another 40 mins i can make my pizzas

2:41 pm

yes mama

2:41 pm

wht time is dinner carlee?

2:41 pm

5:30

2:41 pm

ho5 sounds like no5

ho 5/12 rhymes with what you hear or add a vowel in the middle of what firemen use to put out a fire

2:41 pm

H + get the ear plugs to block the n****

2:42 pm

thank you thank you!!

2:42 pm

( or 4:30 babble time )

2:42 pm

yw

2:42 pm

why oh why did i have the extra 2 coffees today....2 nites of 4 hours sleep and i WANT to sleep and i cant...grrrrrrrrrrrr

2:43 pm

carlee, I empathize..

2:44 pm

my coffee tasted So good tho :)

2:44 pm

I do too - have the hardest time falling asleep even though dead tired - too much stress and can't turn mind off

2:44 pm

clue for the last no 5 please

2:44 pm

and I don't even drink coffee!!

2:44 pm

fireworks.. clue to follow

2:45 pm

lol, pl Boo.. tosses fish

2:45 pm

plain as the **** on your face!!! plural

2:45 pm

ty

2:46 pm

clear as the no5 on our faces, yup

2:46 pm

off to kitchen work, unless anyone needs a clue?

2:46 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWIRL*~*~* for aloy!!!!!

2:46 pm

wow 20 more. I think I might do this!!! With help from you wondreful peeps

2:47 pm

ok...so..i am looking for interesting trapunto patterns...hard to find

2:47 pm

I must have been brain dead this morning, mamabear because I couldn't see so many of the words in the grid

2:47 pm

ty for the twirl, carlee!

is 6/21 please?

2:48 pm

i get wicked insomnia carlee,but i do not worry about it.i have babble for the rough nights and i find that nature will let you sleep when you can..on escalators,in that big meeting..places like that;))

2:48 pm

start with the "single" prefix and end with Dante's description of **L

2:49 pm

is + *h bloody ***l i locked the keys in my car again

2:49 pm

oops.. tmi

thanks Aloy

2:49 pm

LOL crosshair - sounds like me!

2:49 pm

should be ***L, sorry

2:49 pm

lo 5/12 please?

2:49 pm

i dont crossy... i was silly and stayed up late 2 nights in a row talking to grilfriends on mine on chat

2:50 pm

king lo*** the whatever roman numeral

2:50 pm

hi there crossy! am also one that is up in the wee hours

2:50 pm

howdy aloy!

2:50 pm

there is many a night i end up in babble with the aussies:)

2:50 pm

ty carlee

2:51 pm

me too .. but I usually lurk

2:51 pm

i like sleep..i enjoy sleep i embrace sleep...i am on caffeinne overdrive atm...

2:52 pm

i thinki am going to have to make up my own trapunto pattern... blasted all... i cant find any...and the quilting stores i have been in SUCK

2:52 pm

second me 5/12 please, if I haven't gone over my limit of clues for a 24 hour period...

2:52 pm

the chat at the flip goes by so fast with so many throwing out word counts that I can't keep up and concentrate on the grid

2:52 pm

i as well aloy..it is depressing watching gremlinn do any grid in under half an hour

2:52 pm

what is trapunto?

2:53 pm

what is trapunto?

2:54 pm

its...quilting... but u make it so the design is raised by slitting the fabric in behind and stuffing it..then sewing it back up

2:54 pm

yay.. trapunto is in the Scrabble Word List, so I will remember it , tyvm carlee

2:54 pm

sounds lovely

2:54 pm

a puffy quilt sounds comforting and warm too

2:54 pm

me5 12 rhymes with the type of jar u use for canning

2:55 pm

its lovely white on white... google trapunto images

2:55 pm

well, guess I'd better hie me to the kitchen.. nice chatting with you all, see you next grid. byeeeee

2:55 pm

byebye aloy

2:56 pm

bye aloy!

2:56 pm

I will google that - love to learn new things like that

2:56 pm

mo 6/21?

2:57 pm

nm

2:57 pm

mo and dont cross the **** in the sand

2:57 pm

monkey got it

2:58 pm

Hello my fellow insomniacs..:-)

2:59 pm

howdy!

2:59 pm

5 more words!!

2:59 pm

hi soodle

2:59 pm

howdy soodles;)

3:00 pm

Hello soodle and all others!! I'm just starting and it is just after lunch.

3:00 pm

clue for the last sl4

3:00 pm

hey grammastid

3:00 pm

my monkey is really going to need a nap after this grid

3:00 pm

Hi Gmere.

3:00 pm

sounds like opp of fast

3:00 pm

ty

3:01 pm

Mamabear - I just love the poem in your profile. I want to head off to bed right now, but its only 9.00pm!

3:01 pm

I carlee, I love the pompoms you give to fireworks people. I don't need them yet, I have 116 left!

3:02 pm

ok grammaS...i will set here patiently and wait until u do...

3:02 pm

thank you snoodle!!

3:02 pm

firewords!!!!!!

3:02 pm

<crossing legs> but i need to pee

3:03 pm

*~*~*~POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for mama!!!

3:03 pm

couldn't have done it without your excellent clues carlee!!!! ty ty

3:03 pm

Hooray for mama! Well done!

3:03 pm

good luck with your trapunto hunt

3:03 pm

no problem..i blame the coffee for those...i usually cant clue wirth beans

3:04 pm

thanks mama... i think tho i will just make up my own

3:04 pm

Hello...

3:04 pm

worth * even

3:04 pm

hi jells

3:04 pm

fireworks

3:04 pm

LOL..... better run for now... ta ta

3:04 pm

hi jellen, bye jellen!

3:04 pm

*~*~*~POMPOM TWIRL~*~*~* for boo!!!!

3:05 pm

ok..i have gone to roll out my pizza dough

3:05 pm

Yay, Boo!!!

3:05 pm

Carlee - try some of the coloring books for real young kids. Usually simple and modified easily. Used them when I needed some patchwork pics.

3:05 pm

back in a bit for gramma stiddy

3:05 pm

hi everyone

3:05 pm

Hi hootowl.

3:05 pm

Hi, hootowl

3:05 pm

ty Carlee and Jellen. I like pompom twirls

3:05 pm

good idea hoot..i may

3:05 pm

hi hoot

3:06 pm

one more thing before I go - I have to make it a priority to come back and do babble more regularly - I miss so much the chat and friendship...

3:06 pm

nothing better than babblers!!!!

3:07 pm

Yes, the chat is worth the annoying grid, mamabear.

3:07 pm

LOL absolutely stidgmere!!!

3:07 pm

now going for real - bye all!! *bear hugs*

3:07 pm

next time if you are good mamabear,ill even talk about my famous bacn weaves

3:07 pm

bacon

3:08 pm

bacon weaves???? will have to come back for THAT!

hi all... how is everyone?

3:08 pm

101 things crossy can do with bacon. Some of it is okay for family viewing.

3:09 pm

I have meringues in the oven which I think will go well with strawberries and cream as our tea today. Stidgrandboys coming over after school.

lol

3:10 pm

Hi, red!

yum!!

lots of nothing in this grid!

3:16 pm

ok..pizza dough rolled and rising...and banana cream tarts in the fridge

Everyone having yummy meals.

semolina is almost in the grid...

3:18 pm

i made the pizza dough yesterday..and then i had no kids for dinner...looks like same for tonight..but we will see

3:19 pm

but the dough would not keep another day

3:20 pm

Lots of things are not in this grid, red. I almost see great words. but ****ed again!

3:20 pm

i did not have that problem...i almost never have phantoms

3:21 pm

so..my one cat has trained me well...

3:22 pm

if u have a water glass near the bed..she always drinks from it....she now has her OWN mug of water by the bed and she leaves mine alone...

3:22 pm

lol, carlee...

3:22 pm

pathetic isnt it...

3:22 pm

Sounds like a good kitty, carlee :)

3:22 pm

Hi, dc!

3:23 pm

hey dc....

3:23 pm

hi, jellen and carlee :)

3:23 pm

ah, and hi, stidgmere

3:23 pm

she is a good kitty... and she just drank up all the olive juice left in the container of olives...no wonder she is so thirsty

3:24 pm

she must've needed the salt

Hi Sean.

3:24 pm

apparently....she did...or she thought she did

3:24 pm

afternoon, red :)

shalom y'all

3:25 pm

Hi, Gwen!

3:25 pm

shalom, gwen :)

3:25 pm

hi bdg

and my phantom is: fossil

3:26 pm

Bob fo5 :)

the grid could benefit from an R.

got that, ty dc

3:27 pm

ok..so do we have any diana gabaldon fans here now???

3:27 pm

i dc and jellen and book dr. concentrating on the grid.

3:27 pm

rth..i liked this grid....so..warning warning

3:28 pm

I've read Outlander...

3:28 pm

never heard of her, carlee

did you know that bob fo5 and gwen verdun were married, but she (silly thing) did not take his last name, but if she had, *I* would have a famous sounding name!

3:28 pm

LOL gwen :)

3:28 pm

hi all

3:28 pm

life's like that

3:28 pm

Hi, jmc!

Its ok Carlee, I have 51 left just been kind of staring at it.. busy day...

3:28 pm

hi jmc

*and* people used to think i was gwen frostic, but she and i are nothing alike (and she's dead)

3:29 pm

ok..nevermind on the gabaldon thing

and my next phantom: scenic

3:29 pm

What, what?

3:30 pm

hi, jmc :)

3:30 pm

Re: Gabaldon

3:30 pm

( they are coming ot with a graphic novel..written by gabaldon... is outlander told from jamie's perspective)

3:30 pm

There is a Le5 Road school near me. It used to be on Le5 Road, though today it faces a road other than its namesake.

3:30 pm

Cool!

3:31 pm

oh, neat, carlee :)

3:31 pm

i need to order that book..i can hardly wait... so different to do that

3:33 pm

i love her books

3:34 pm

I've only read the first, but liked it...

dc, could you give a different type of clue?

3:37 pm

i've read them all a few times...

3:38 pm

Time for me to go...my car is in the shop, and I must rely on our form of public transportation to get to a meeting...

or is it the yellow fruit?

good luck with that, jellen!!

3:39 pm

i am down to 34,there may be hope

3:39 pm

le 5 is like a lime; l+ wh** ** it time to open presents; many jay's of late nite tv

3:39 pm

((hugs)) to all!

3:39 pm

thos ehte 3 le 5s

3:39 pm

<hugs> back jells

thanks carlee..

3:40 pm

thos the* even....damn dyslexia again...crossy i blame u....its ur fault i cant spell today

3:40 pm

le 5/12 please

3:41 pm

i clued all the le's crossy

3:41 pm

all the le 5's anyway

3:41 pm

le 5/12 is yellow fruit?

3:41 pm

that is correct cos

3:42 pm

when life gives u le's u make le5ade

3:42 pm

wow my first correct clue lol

3:42 pm

gone to assemble pizzas now..back in a few

good job Cosd.

3:43 pm

ty cosdem

3:45 pm

indeed so cosdem

3:46 pm

oh, red, sorry i was musing rather than intending clue, but yellow fruit is correct :)

3:48 pm

l,s lambasted!

31 to go, gotta teak a brake POINK

3:55 pm

mmmm.. basted lamb

3:55 pm

I shall also say au revoir for now. The e's still have lots of blanks. Argh.

3:56 pm

be well, stidgmere :)

3:58 pm

byebye gramma stiddy

3:59 pm

yummy yummy lamb....

3:59 pm

( yummy banana cream tarts..they turned out yummy)

4:00 pm

though i've not eaten them in decades, lamb and goat were always favourites of mine

4:00 pm

what type/style of banana creeme?

4:00 pm

ohhh..goat... yummmmm screw the pizza i want goat curry

4:01 pm

the easiest style as my chillins will inhale all 2 dozen in under 24 hours

4:01 pm

ah, so a custardy one :)

4:01 pm

just tart shells ( no name sweetened pastry shells frozen..un baked - i bake them)... cooked vanilla pudding from a box..add milk and simmer...and over ripe but not black ripe banans..sliced up

4:02 pm

yummy

4:02 pm

if they are just going to inhale them... i am NOt going to the trouble to be fussy

4:03 pm

reasonable :)

4:03 pm

i had my one...likely the only one i will get to have

4:04 pm

hide yourse4 one?

4:04 pm

have to stay chilled....hard to hide... its ok...not like they are hard..i can make again and again

4:04 pm

:)

4:05 pm

its funny the things kids like.....like my kids hate banoffee pie....i love it..and i get requests from their friends for it... but they hate it

4:06 pm

silly chillins... not like banoffee pie... i mean how can ANYONE not like banoffee pie????

4:06 pm

oooh, that sounds delicious! Somehow i've gone thus far w/out encountering one

4:07 pm

oh my gawd seain..u cook..u love to cook..its sooo simple

4:07 pm

yes, i just googled

4:07 pm

so this Winter, after we move, i will have to make one

4:07 pm

u wont "encounter' anywhere here in NA unless u go to a british pub

4:08 pm

we have Irish, but not British, pubs around here

4:09 pm

or a marks and spencer????

4:10 pm

but not likely...

4:10 pm

they are bloody marvelous

4:11 pm

i am thinking i am so going to make one for thanksgiving dinner... and...some other pie..not sure what kind tho

4:13 pm

SOMEONE SAID NANER CREAM TARTS....

4:13 pm

Fireworks!

4:13 pm

I believe my thanksgiving this year will feature apple, pecan, and pumpkin pies

4:13 pm

congrats, redshoes

4:13 pm

yaa for redshoes!!

4:14 pm

I have friends that bring a box of marks & spencer chocolates each october when they visit from England

4:14 pm

anyone need clues before I wander back to work?

4:14 pm

Lo5 XIV

4:19 pm

down to 24:)

4:29 pm

back

4:29 pm

[darn hotline]

4:33 pm

Back for a few...got ready faster than I thought I would...

4:33 pm

hi again jell

4:37 pm

Hmmm...killed the chat...

4:37 pm

goodmorning Jellen & jmc

4:38 pm

Hi, lynxxx!

4:38 pm

howdy jellen

4:38 pm

Hi, crossy!

4:38 pm

howdy lynxx

4:38 pm

hi Cross

4:39 pm

Getting ready to go to a grief support group...a bit anxious...

4:41 pm

who is running it Jellen? your church?

4:42 pm

you will do fine jellen,there is nothing better than being with other who can relate to you in this

4:42 pm

Another church in town...it's a national non-denominational program, though...

4:43 pm

There will be a facilitator, and we'll watch a video...

4:45 pm

Guess I'd best go now...need to get to the trolley stop, and they're not on a regular schedule...

4:45 pm

Sounds like a great idea. I don't think we have anything like that here - but we are not as religious as the US it seems to me

4:46 pm

Bye Jellen

4:46 pm

Bye all!

4:54 pm

bye jell

4:55 pm

my son went to grief support group for 2 years

4:55 pm

i went 3 times

4:56 pm

it does help to hear others' stories

4:56 pm

we all grieve in our own ways

4:58 pm

okay i am heading out

4:58 pm

catch you all later probably

4:59 pm

is this grid hard? 40 left and not seeing anything - wondering if I should list?

4:59 pm

bye jmc

4:59 pm

better than the last 2,but still a toughie

4:59 pm

i listed with 45 left

5:02 pm

hi all

5:02 pm

hi m9

5:02 pm

i listed at nbt and a ways past 1/2way..

5:03 pm

howdy m9

5:03 pm

hi crossy

5:04 pm

i have 2 left.

5:06 pm

fireworks.

5:06 pm

last two were alaskan..

5:07 pm

lol,i just got those also

5:07 pm

congrats m9!

5:07 pm

sweet. you done?

5:07 pm

yaa for m9!

5:07 pm

still 18 to go for crossy

5:07 pm

aw thanks.

5:08 pm

I just surfaced from getting totally sucked into geneology stuff up here at the library... thought I'd finish the grid before jetting out of here!

5:08 pm

Stayed up way too late again.. so hopefully will get a nap when I get home. Tim took the kids out to the woods so I can do that.

5:08 pm

18. go GO crossy!!!

5:08 pm

17;)

No fossil :(

5:09 pm

nope. sorry kap

5:09 pm

but dancer bob is in there!

5:10 pm

16;)

5:10 pm

wtg crossy!!

Is Bob fe a verb?

fo I mean

5:13 pm

14;).....gonna kick this grids butt!

5:13 pm

no.

5:14 pm

at least I don't think so.

5:14 pm

but he's very "hand"y.LOL

5:14 pm

*looking for 'butt' in the grid*

I was thinking how grids don't have butts to kick.

The great thoughts that occupy my mind.

5:15 pm

"mmm,missing a few fo,s i see...

5:16 pm

got the fo7?

5:16 pm

S words done!

5:16 pm

wtg cos!

5:16 pm

nope,need the fo7

5:17 pm

yeah.. it's just more than the 6

5:17 pm

it's botanic

5:17 pm

seeing a lot of fishes now

5:17 pm

ty m9

5:17 pm

yw

5:18 pm

hurry up crossy! cause now I can't leave cause I wanna see you fw!LOL

5:18 pm

13 left..

5:19 pm

oh I know... I'll drive home and see you finish there..LOL

Go Cross!

5:19 pm

12

5:19 pm

We can race!LOL

5:19 pm

hewwo?

5:19 pm

11

5:19 pm

cwossy?

5:19 pm

uh oh i better get going...crossy is on fire!!!

5:20 pm

kk off you go m9:)

5:20 pm

howdy lilmonkey

5:20 pm

howdy cwossy

5:20 pm

30 left

5:21 pm

10

5:21 pm

li 5/10?

5:22 pm

li5 plural of the floorcovering

5:22 pm

ah ty!

5:22 pm

hi lynxxxxie

5:23 pm

linos

5:23 pm

hi Lil

5:26 pm

m,s munched!

5:26 pm

8

5:27 pm

i have 88 left

5:27 pm

poor lil m

5:27 pm

waaaaaaah

5:27 pm

i ended up list at about 60% in

5:27 pm

waah waaah waaah

5:28 pm

are the J words fishy?

5:29 pm

they werent for me

5:29 pm

one maybe

5:29 pm

all 4,s and all fishy

5:29 pm

i found one

5:29 pm

for me anyways

5:30 pm

are they all je?

5:30 pm

yup

5:30 pm

tank u

5:30 pm

you done crossy???

5:30 pm

8 to go

5:31 pm

ah. it's a quick drive home from church.

5:31 pm

i guess so!

5:31 pm

m9 what is the definition of a "radical unschooling mom"

5:33 pm

Hello :)

5:33 pm

7

5:33 pm

howdy sadie

5:35 pm

ah lil.. it a parenting/education philosophy based personal respect, love of learning, personal learning styles..etc.

5:35 pm

go crossy!

5:35 pm

hiya crosshair

5:35 pm

but what does it mean?

5:35 pm

Bye all

5:36 pm

tc lynxx

5:36 pm

lol... my 4 yo just told me "I'm going to relax at the dinner, but I'm not going to eat the dinner though."

5:37 pm

14 left

5:37 pm

hi all

5:37 pm

go cos!

5:38 pm

just popping in to say that i'm flying tomorrow so you might not hear from me for a little bit...happy babbling all

5:38 pm

:)

5:38 pm

hi & bye armadilla

5:38 pm

where are u flying?

5:38 pm

happy jetting ardilla

5:40 pm

mmm 4 left in lickety and 7 left showing on the grid..this should be interesting

5:40 pm

hawaii, colorado, new hampshire, virginia, georgia, then finally spain...will be traveling for the next 30 days

5:40 pm

thx crossy

5:41 pm

where in Virginia, Ardilla? I live in Virginia

5:42 pm

roanoke

5:42 pm

oh that is a long way from lil*monkey

5:43 pm

:(

5:43 pm

ardilla i will wave at your jet when you buzz over

5:43 pm

roanoke, tidewater, and NoVa. We have all the corners of the triangle that is the VA mainland covered :)

5:44 pm

hi, lil*, ardilla, crossy, et al

5:44 pm

hi seain , long time no see

5:44 pm

hope your travels are uneventful, ardilla

5:44 pm

how was the pihlly get together

5:44 pm

Spain is lovely

5:44 pm

howdy dc

5:44 pm

well, after spain, i'm moving to MD/DC area

5:44 pm

lil*monkey!!!!

5:44 pm

Philly was much fun :)

5:45 pm

hi and thx dc

5:45 pm

jellen!

5:45 pm

i rode with JMC, and chatted a lot with pamfrad and nrkii and hego

5:45 pm

hi, jellen :)

5:45 pm

cool dcseain

5:45 pm

Got a package in the mail!

5:45 pm

jelly poo, how was your trip?

5:45 pm

ardilla, let me know when you're in the area :) i'll be in Arlington by the time you move here.

5:45 pm

did you like your fudge, jelly?

5:45 pm

It was good...

5:46 pm

Haven't had any yet...

5:46 pm

dcseain are u and tom moving?

5:46 pm

yes, on Nov 1 :)

5:46 pm

well i hope you likie the fugie, jelly

5:46 pm

we've had enough of Reston and want to be closer in

5:46 pm

I'm sure I will...

5:46 pm

Oh, how exciting, dc!

5:47 pm

that's great seain... i will call next time i'm up for the weekend

5:47 pm

it'll be nice to be back in the urban core, i've missed liiving there

5:47 pm

wonderful, lil* :)

5:47 pm

second ho 5/12 please

5:47 pm

OK i must wash dishes now, ew!

5:47 pm

BBL

5:47 pm

add a consonant to the panty ho4, crossy

5:47 pm

njoy, lil*

5:48 pm

ty dc

5:48 pm

crossy.. i had words not showing today.. I had to reload the site.

5:49 pm

had the h words all messed up in lickety and had to clear them off;/

5:49 pm

that happens from time to time, m9

5:49 pm

i had the first ho 5/12 in there twice;9

5:49 pm

Hi, m9!

5:51 pm

hi jell!!!

5:52 pm

grr,have to go through everything.have a 2 word discrepency tween the grid and licketys

5:52 pm

em 4/8 is easy if you're a fan of 'supernatural" tv show

5:52 pm

Well, I showed up for my grief workshop exactly on time, but the facilitator moved it to next week! pffft....Some nonsense about a new grandbaby or the like, lol...

5:53 pm

a call to you telling you that would of been nice

5:53 pm

crossy... which tiles not greyed??

5:53 pm

Well, there wasn't a formal sign-up or anything...so no way to contact me...

5:53 pm

oh.. how rude!

5:54 pm

ahh ty m9,i was doing it the hard way

5:55 pm

oh you silly.

5:57 pm

there is one a so 4/4 lol

6:00 pm

another mess up in the s,s somewhere...omg

6:00 pm

second fo 4/7 please

6:01 pm

fo + not out

6:01 pm

rhymes with lo4 cloth

6:01 pm

oi 7/32, please?

6:01 pm

ty jellen,thought i had that 1 already

6:02 pm

oi + negative word + *** Brooks, comedy writer

6:02 pm

and plural that for the oi8

6:02 pm

Thanks, Annie!

6:03 pm

and hi everyone

6:03 pm

ty annie :)

6:03 pm

hiya Annie

6:04 pm

Hi, sadie! ((Annie))

6:04 pm

ty annie

6:04 pm

whew! ok,list and grid now match...4 left;0

6:05 pm

i love seeing the oi8 at the zoo ;)

6:05 pm

hiya Jellen

6:05 pm

go crossy go!

6:05 pm

hi, sadie

6:05 pm

hey crossy... when that happens, don't try and find and fix.. just reload a blank lickety and bulk paste everything you have into it.

6:05 pm

gee all i have left is 81...sigh lol

6:05 pm

hiya dc

6:05 pm

Whew! I borrowed my ni5's car for the evening...glad I did mention it sooner...just found the word...

6:06 pm

gee Jellen thanks now i got 80 hehe

6:06 pm

*didn't

6:06 pm

my niece is at least 16 years from driving. Probably longer, since there's great public transit where she lives

6:07 pm

ty, jellen and oopsie :)

6:08 pm

i know jell! I had to keep catching myself from saying the oi8 today! crazy when those common words are in the grid!

6:08 pm

lol, m9!

I'm not feelin' this grid at all.

6:09 pm

Hi, Kaplan!

Hi.

6:09 pm

6 to go

6:09 pm

go cos!!!

6:09 pm

how much you got left kap?

6:10 pm

Go, cosdem!

I'm not getting anyone's clues or easy words. How is oi8 a common word? Why can't I see anything today? I have 44 left- very halfhearted. No list yet.

6:10 pm

i listed at 51 words left

6:10 pm

i'm about to list with 46 to go

Hm.

6:11 pm

grids have been tougher of late. Or is that just me?

Well, that's some perspective anyway. I am not that enthusiastic.

6:11 pm

oh kap.. I was being facetious!

I think it must be you dc because grids are random.

6:12 pm

today's grid started with about as many words as i had left when i quit yesterday's

6:12 pm

the oi8 is a wacky weird word!

What did you say that is facetious? I am very dull today>

6:12 pm

there is no def. for the oi word, anyone know what it means?

Ohhhhh.

6:13 pm

oi7/8 is a variant on an oe word

6:13 pm

ancient greek honey wine apparently

whatever.

6:13 pm

sounds good to me, dc

6:13 pm

i dont know what it means and im real glad it was asked about here cause id have never found that one

6:14 pm

it's oi4 with the alaskan 4/5 thrown in the middle!

6:15 pm

Now it's time for me to go to a charity men vs. women basketball game...the women are favored...

I just caught the clue at the bottom of the chog before it fell off...

6:15 pm

have fun Jellen

6:16 pm

hi 7/44 ?

6:16 pm

((hugs)) to all, and happy hunting!

6:16 pm

you have fun jell!

6:17 pm

what a nurse might call the little man of the nursery cos!

6:18 pm

ah, he reached it all by hi7. ty

6:19 pm

bad grammar in that there clue

6:19 pm

fireworks

6:19 pm

ty

6:19 pm

congrats cosdem

6:19 pm

i'm going to walk over to the Harris Teeter, be back in a bit.

6:20 pm

have fun, (((Jellen)))

6:20 pm

congrats, cosdem

6:20 pm

going to watch the Yankee game, bye bye

6:22 pm

enjoy annie

6:22 pm

congrats cosdem

6:22 pm

whoo hoo cos!

6:24 pm

when did crossy go? did he finish??

6:26 pm

sorry got called away.....4 left

6:26 pm

3

6:28 pm

woo hoo .. go crossy!

hi youse

6:30 pm

howdy jean

hey crossy

hey crossy

an echo

6:34 pm

;)

6:36 pm

ok,i surrender en 6/18 please

6:37 pm

do a gilligan on it.

6:37 pm

and pl

6:38 pm

crossy?

6:38 pm

lol..a gilligan??

6:39 pm

yeah! that not doing it for you??

6:40 pm

only gilligan i know is off a old 70,s sit com

6:40 pm

yes! and it was on an.....

6:40 pm

thats what i was thinkin also cross lol

6:40 pm

tyvm m9:)

6:40 pm

yw.

6:41 pm

1

6:41 pm

ohhhhhhhhh duh i get it

6:42 pm

yea i already had the word and it took me that long...brain on vaca what can i say

6:42 pm

drum rolll......

6:42 pm

drum rolll......

6:44 pm

FIREWERKS!

6:44 pm

congrats cross

6:44 pm

CROSSY DOES HIS HAPPY DANCE....

6:44 pm

whooh oooooooo!!!! crossy!

6:47 pm

hehe,i am only about 18,000 points from the dead last place on the elders list now;)

6:47 pm

wow!!! you go cross!!

6:48 pm

ohh,just checked 1000 away actually

6:48 pm

do not normally look at the lists but when i catuall manage to get on one of them ,i stop to look

WTG Crossy

mels

smon

slos

OOOps

Sorry

I'm still missing around 15 four letter words, you see.

6:59 pm

i'm on the lists? i think?

6:59 pm

everyone is M9

6:59 pm

soms

7:00 pm

oops. sorry

It's catching.

7:12 pm

if everyone is on the lists.. then crossie's comment makes no sense. ?

7:13 pm

good evening everyone

7:14 pm

Maybe he wants to be at the top of the list

7:14 pm

may I please beg 2 clues for NBT?

7:14 pm

fire away, mom! LOL

7:14 pm

Hi {{Une}}

7:15 pm

:-D

7:15 pm

the S from the bottom row and either of the E in the second column

7:15 pm

he said : "do not normally look at the lists but when i catuall [sic] manage to get on one of them ,i stop to look"

7:15 pm

hee hee.. I"ve always wanted to [sic] someone!LOL

7:16 pm

I took it to mean that when he completes a grid he looks to see where he stands

7:16 pm

pl of the lilies mom

7:16 pm

mom, i can never tell where a word starts but do you have what a seamstress does

7:16 pm

yes I have that one

7:16 pm

nope une.. she's gotta use both snakes to get that tile.

7:17 pm

yep, lily sing and plural

7:17 pm

which one is the lilies M9?

7:17 pm

and french "salts"

7:17 pm

the sing is off the other..

7:17 pm

and so is the salt

7:17 pm

must be the S word

7:17 pm

desert lily

7:17 pm

lily is se4/6

7:17 pm

yes

7:17 pm

lol,sorry for the confusion ladies,what i meant was i never look at them unless i actualy make it onto them,sometime within the next thousand points or so,i will be in dead last place on the elder list lol

7:17 pm

the lonely s is a plural of another s word

7:18 pm

killed sing and plural . . .

7:18 pm

have those Une

7:18 pm

do you have sl** gin?

7:19 pm

yes

7:19 pm

and I have myse** and pl

7:19 pm

LOL that was gonna be my next question

7:19 pm

:)

7:20 pm

do you have se4/6 that rhymes with what chickens lay?

7:20 pm

anyways,ill be back in a bit to clue if needed..semi poof

7:20 pm

bye bye {{Crossy}}

7:20 pm

yes

7:20 pm

gotta go turn off the heat under the veggies -- BRB

7:21 pm

okay

7:21 pm

BACK! LOL

7:21 pm

mom, plural what the chickens sit on one

7:22 pm

that was quick

7:22 pm

:-D

7:22 pm

did your tennis player win the open Une?

7:22 pm

afternoon all

7:22 pm

Hi Pini

7:22 pm

didn't even trip over dogs throwing themselves under my feet LOL

7:22 pm

yes he did, mom!!!

7:22 pm

hey, pini :-)

7:22 pm

have that one Bug, and hello

7:23 pm

I am happy for you

7:23 pm

I am sorry to be such a bother

7:23 pm

tx :-)

7:23 pm

been piddling on this on and off all day

7:23 pm

that was the lone s word for me Mom

7:24 pm

s + first two letters of what a hen lays + plural Bug?

7:25 pm

nudges for the J's?

7:25 pm

s+ first 2 hen letters + vowel + snake letter

7:25 pm

je + not off

7:25 pm

je + **rrah (a cheer)

7:25 pm

je + 2/3 of an embrace

7:25 pm

dank :)

7:26 pm

+e

7:26 pm

bitte

7:26 pm

{{{BUG}}} .... thank you, didn't have the vowel

7:26 pm

with the vowel you now have another 4 letter word

7:26 pm

je4 the big kahuna in Mexican movies

7:27 pm

thanks Bug

7:28 pm

une i had to type that a lot doing the puerto rican census!

7:29 pm

really, what does it mean in that context, head of household?

7:29 pm

Gracias for the kahuna!!! 28 to go

7:29 pm

go, zo!!

7:30 pm

I'm still in the infantile stage with this

7:30 pm

go go go Zolily

7:30 pm

I've been here awhile and still feel like that, zo!

7:30 pm

nudge for the upper I?

7:30 pm

This is humbling

7:31 pm

if you call 411 you want in** and plural

7:31 pm

but addictive (resistance is futile) and a great place for new friends! :)

7:31 pm

a fish Pini for hearing more than you need to know

7:31 pm

oy vey, thx mom!

7:31 pm

upper lu** think moon over miami

7:31 pm

and bugs!

7:31 pm

see...gads, I'm tired!!!

7:31 pm

you're welcome Pini

7:32 pm

eo 5/10 please

7:32 pm

Sorry i thought you wanted l

7:33 pm

no worries, zo

7:33 pm

eo + do a bad deed LOL

7:33 pm

add vowel for the 6

7:33 pm

thanks Une will look

7:34 pm

thx for those :)

7:34 pm

top E?

7:34 pm

go forth and *** no more, mom! LOL

7:35 pm

LOL {{{UNE}}} thank you so much

7:35 pm

en6 and 7: make into a land mass surrounded by water

7:35 pm

:-D

7:35 pm

thx une ;)

7:35 pm

I should have known that word ... especially the *** no more part

7:35 pm

just the first right O for nbt ;)

7:36 pm

oi7: oi + city in alaska + consonant

7:36 pm

and plural

7:36 pm

got it! thx!!!

7:36 pm

yw :-)

7:36 pm

NBT! :)

7:37 pm

go, pini!!

7:37 pm

Off I go, my grid is blurring (I know it couldn't be my eyes). Good night dear ones, thanks for the help. {{Hugs}} to all of you

7:37 pm

night mom ;)

7:38 pm

good night Pini, good luck

7:38 pm

Nite MOm

7:38 pm

nite, mom :-)

7:38 pm

night Bugs, thanks for the help

7:38 pm

{{Une}} good night, thanks for helping

7:38 pm

bugs, novak played some amazing tennis in the Open, eh?!!

7:39 pm

yw mom

7:39 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

7:39 pm

fireworks here

7:39 pm

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

7:39 pm

wtg wv

7:39 pm

congrats, teach!

7:39 pm

hey, min

7:39 pm

well done wvteach

7:40 pm

Congratulations wvteach on fireworks! Good for you

7:40 pm

and FW for moi as well! off to vacuum one more room LOL! *poof*

7:40 pm

oops...gotta fly for a few...BBS

7:40 pm

wtg une! :) (bbs)

7:41 pm

Hello Minveryork. I am late with my icon but I liked the ladies in the First Wives Club

7:41 pm

Congratulations Uneaixoise on fireworks! Way to go

I am too addicted to my damn computer.

7:42 pm

Hello Kaplan the Magne!How are you?Welcome to grid

7:42 pm

how long have you been here Kaplan?

7:42 pm

It is not this computer I am addicted to, it is Babble!

7:43 pm

I liked the ladies in the First Wives Club also Bugsaw.

7:53 pm

can i get a clue for the hi7/44

7:53 pm

please

7:54 pm

it is very bad grammar shorty.

7:54 pm

working on more of a clue.......

7:54 pm

Hi everyone. Just coming on to work on the grid. See lots of dear friends.

7:55 pm

hi7 compound pronoun

7:55 pm

hi everyone!

7:55 pm

hi gmere!!

7:55 pm

not hers but hi8 + me, my**** and I

7:55 pm

Hi stidgmere and lbd

7:55 pm

Hi m9 and all.

7:56 pm

hi bugs, stidgemere, m9

7:56 pm

thank u bugs awesome clue

7:56 pm

I am too slow for most shorty, thanks

7:57 pm

it was great

7:57 pm

i'm just here to visit. brain too fried to be much help with cluing

7:57 pm

long day lbd?

7:58 pm

working graves again. taking a toll on the ol' body

7:58 pm

poor lbd. Take care of your health

7:59 pm

hopefully this will be the last night. two days off and then back to day shift. of course i start teaching next week too, so there has to be some balance soon.

7:59 pm

wow. yikes lbd

8:00 pm

hello all

8:00 pm

Now I totally confused. First I thot you were a teacher, then when we talked about the Babble meet I thot you worked at a big box store, but now you are doing both????

8:00 pm

what do you do that you work the graveyard shift lbd?

8:00 pm

the teaching is easy. basic computers and its a lot of hand holding. nothing strenous (sp)

8:01 pm

I work at Borders books and i teach part time

8:02 pm

I loved it when I worked at a bookstore but I gave them back all my paycheques buying the merchandise

8:02 pm

Borders is open 24/7?

8:02 pm

still, it sounds like a full plate

8:02 pm

we dont' do graves that often, but we're so behind in getting stock out, that we have to do some overnights, while there are fewer distractions.

8:03 pm

I get it. I used to work in a book warehouse and was responsible just for logging and putting away 9-5 m-f.

8:03 pm

no 24/7! yikes, i'd be homocidal! just short handed, and poor time management.

8:04 pm

25 to go for me.....

8:04 pm

go MP!

8:04 pm

brb, need some water

8:11 pm

hi all...how is everyone tonight?

8:12 pm

H's Heaved! 8 left

8:12 pm

Still here. But need to rescue steak.

8:13 pm

go minver...go minver <primping pompoms in preparation>

8:13 pm

gramma stiddy!!!!

8:13 pm

Gotta go eat dinner. Be back later

8:13 pm

hi min and carlee

8:13 pm

hey there dawg

8:14 pm

so..any good books coming out soon???

8:14 pm

i have 8 left also min

8:14 pm

depends on what you like to read

8:14 pm

9 left now....

8:14 pm

go shorty!

8:14 pm

i am waiting patiently for the dianan gabaldon graphic novel

8:15 pm

Janet Evanovich has a new one out wicked something

8:15 pm

there just has not been anything that really... grabs me for a long long time

8:16 pm

so i have been reading my daughters stuff before she does ( all those vampire series...)

8:16 pm

have you read the 13th tale by diane setterfield?

8:16 pm

nope...

8:17 pm

good mystery, i really enjoyed it.

8:17 pm

i am funny...i like some mystery..i like some forensic...i like some kathy reichs and others I hate...

8:18 pm

I am like that with movies too..just b.c i like one moive in a gendre even with same actor...does not mean i like all those movies by that actor in same gendre

8:18 pm

any help for fo7/40

8:18 pm

i like some historical romance adventure

8:18 pm

add a vowel to the end of the fo6

8:19 pm

sim start as the fo 6 sounds like those ugly veins u get in your legs when you get older

8:19 pm

Ted Bell's Hawke is a good adventure, mystery. historical mystery, Steve Berry or James Rollins

8:19 pm

ta da!

8:20 pm

finished zolily?

8:20 pm

do you have fireworks, zolily?

8:20 pm

i loved ella minnow pea

8:20 pm

getting there hi 7/44 only 13 left and I'm getting dizzy

8:20 pm

fireworks...

8:20 pm

whoooo hooooo MP!!

8:20 pm

and the history of everything

8:20 pm

and the history of everything

8:20 pm

nice mp

8:21 pm

not familiar with ella minnow pea

8:21 pm

*~*~* pompom toss for mpittore *~*~*

8:21 pm

ty...

8:21 pm

was a fun book

8:21 pm

reaches up and catches the pom pom...gives a little cheer and a little kick...

8:21 pm

will have to look it up. always on the look out for a good read

8:22 pm

i've been reading sarah dunant lately

8:22 pm

and ugh..PC cast ( my daughter's )

8:22 pm

ugh, i'm so sick of vampires

8:22 pm

its short... and told through correspondence...

8:22 pm

re read deathly hallows

8:23 pm

and some yacky dimestore romance thingy... called beachhouse... ( brain candy)

8:23 pm

you might like fablehaven or percy jackson and the lightning thief...the whole series is really well done

8:23 pm

bodice rippers! lol

8:23 pm

hate to babble and run but I need to get a few things done tonight...so...niters and poofy!

8:24 pm

night night, MP

8:24 pm

no bodice ripping..it was more... just a story about a nantucket beachhouse

8:24 pm

waves nite to ldb

8:24 pm

and the people staying in it...

8:24 pm

byebye mpittore

8:25 pm

waves nite to carleekat

8:25 pm

Nice to meet you, I give up tonite. Try City of Thieves, or The Help or The Book Thief. Great books. night all

8:25 pm

ahh, beach reads. i crack up at the bodice rippers, the covers are so..."heated" with hot bods!

8:25 pm

going to write these title down tho....<toddles to get pen and paper>

8:25 pm

night zolily! those are great books!

8:25 pm

nite

8:26 pm

Try Shantaram. Amazing story.

8:27 pm

did you get the hi7, lily?

8:28 pm

hi4 (cat sound) + santa helper

8:28 pm

ok..all written down

8:29 pm

i know the next book i buy is the Exile

8:29 pm

comes out on the 21st

8:30 pm

who's the author?

8:30 pm

that the diana gabaldon graphic novel.. is outlander told from jamie's perspective

8:32 pm

oh! she's a prolific writer! i love the variety of colors her book covers come in

8:32 pm

and we get to SEE how she visualixes jamie

8:32 pm

visualises*

8:33 pm

i'll keep that one on my list of books to watch for. i'm sure we'll get a few customers wanting it.

8:33 pm

i am so preordering tomorrow am... i am thinking of geting the outlandish companion as well

8:33 pm

hello friends. can I please have a hint for the right column o?

8:34 pm

oi + opp of yes+ *** gibson

8:34 pm

then..plural

8:35 pm

carlee is way faster at cluing than i am, tonight.

8:35 pm

is wine with honey

8:35 pm

BLESS you carlee! would not have monkeyed that with 100 years to do so

8:35 pm

i clued all these earlier today

8:36 pm

it is a greek drink, fermented honey and grape juice. much like a meade

8:36 pm

or....wine with honey :)

8:36 pm

the oi is usually spelled with an oe :)

8:36 pm

ooh..reminds me i still have a bottle of cyser

8:37 pm

hi dc

8:37 pm

I am finding this grid quite tricky. I only have 48 to go, but have yet to hit nbt....have nbs, however

8:37 pm

cider would be nice, i'll go grab one now, ty for the reminder carlee

8:37 pm

oh shit..reminds me i have a bottle of hard cider open...

8:37 pm

hi, dawg

8:37 pm

I might break with tradition and go fetch the list, even though I am not at nbt yet

8:38 pm

to heck with tradition, trif! lol

8:39 pm

cheers dc

8:39 pm

LOL...which reminds me -- saw a brilliant post on Failbook today - someone wrote "My mom thinks LOL means "loads of love" -- she sent me a text that said 'Honey, grandma just passed away. LOL'"

8:39 pm

i have my hard sparkling cider...

8:39 pm

*raises glass* Cheers, peace, and here's to moving on!

8:39 pm

oh dear... i can see that tho

8:39 pm

amen to THAT, DC!

8:40 pm

LOL trif, easy to see though

8:40 pm

oh..yes...moving on <glass clink>

8:40 pm

bless her heart, for trying tho.

8:40 pm

exactly... she is trying which is more then can be said for most

8:41 pm

yay and done!!!!!

8:41 pm

so..yes... if u google the book dawg...there are some pics up from the book...

8:41 pm

my mom, grandmother, sister and i were in tears we were joking laughing so hard coming back from my father's burial. The poor driver didn't know what to make of us. Heh

8:41 pm

congrats shorty

8:41 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for shorty

8:41 pm

ty

8:41 pm

whoooo hoooooo shorty

8:42 pm

:)

8:42 pm

well...that is usually the way..one extreme o the other

8:43 pm

damn..now i want munchies with my cider... hmmm..what to have????

8:43 pm

for us, it was such a relief he'd finally passed that it was a huge pressure release :)

8:43 pm

what i want i dont have... typical... and yes..it can be like that dc... my uncles funueral was a bit like that last month

8:43 pm

huh. the sm4 is a type of duck

8:44 pm

i'm sorry to hear of your loss, carlee

8:44 pm

my monkeys found that one

8:45 pm

oh..its ok... really dc... blessing..long battle with cancer...very painful..long full life with 13 grandchildren and over 30 great grandchildren

8:45 pm

but thank you none the less

8:45 pm

so, a good life despite the cancer :)

8:45 pm

The Ss are greyed out!

8:45 pm

soen

8:45 pm

a very good life... loved ballroom dancing...did lots of cruises later in life...

8:46 pm

reverse those last 2 letter there dc :)

8:46 pm

ty :)

8:47 pm

what kind of cider do u have there dc|?

8:47 pm

I'm drinking Strongbow, as i didn't want to open the bottle from the local ciderworks yet

8:48 pm

geesh! nbt, 12 hours later....haven't been babbling all that time, but man -- that was a trudge!

8:48 pm

yes, this grid has been...tricky

8:48 pm

oh..dear i liked todays grid... i like these twisty ones with the fun words...

8:48 pm

these are my fav's i hate the long ones that are just a test of endurance...

8:49 pm

goodness, that's okay, carlee! I am glad you enjoyed solving today. my brain is rusty and cluttered today....

8:49 pm

this is a cider from a local winery...

8:50 pm

its called russet scrumpy

8:50 pm

Distillery Lane Ciderworks opened up near here two weeks ago, i.e. got their license to sell the hard stuff. Russet Scrumpy sounds yummy.

8:51 pm

it is...its a little sweeter ...as in maybe .5 on the sugar scale..they make cyser and ice cider as well and a drier hard cider...oh..they jst started making a pear cider too...they call it "peary"

8:52 pm

this is twin pines apple orchard/ winery

8:52 pm

I love peary -- pears are a fav fruit of mine

8:52 pm

in Thedford?

8:52 pm

oh my gawd if there was a way to mail u a bottle i would... but need to be kept refridgerated and is carbonated...

8:53 pm

the bouquet on this stuff is to die for if y ou like pear

8:53 pm

yeap..thedford

8:53 pm

is but a 40 min drive for me

8:53 pm

2 brothers who are teachers and their winve run this place

8:54 pm

wives*

8:54 pm

Hi, does anyone have the em 4, 8? It is eluding me.

8:54 pm

em + * off pluralled

8:55 pm

elocro-magnetic forces, stidgmere

8:55 pm

not to be rude or anything gramma stiddy

8:55 pm

falling sleep. goonight all.....

8:55 pm

or..what dc said :)

8:55 pm

nite nite trifs

8:55 pm

g'night trif

8:56 pm

ni5/12?

8:56 pm

your sibling's daughter

8:56 pm

night trifs, i have to go get ready for work. see you all tomorrow

8:57 pm

nitenite dawg...

8:57 pm

nitenite dawg...

8:57 pm

ur sibling's daughter

8:57 pm

oh..good it did post..sorry for the dble post...my puter burped

8:57 pm

Thansk to carleekat and others I now have friedworks!!!!

8:58 pm

I had no idea that the em had anything to do with electricity and if it did, I wouldn't have known that word.

8:58 pm

Congratulations stidgmere on fireworks! Good for U!

8:58 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWISTY TWIRL *~*~* for gramma Stiddy :)) woot woot

8:58 pm

I am actually stidmama's mother. She is MY daughter.

8:59 pm

ni 5/12 word is not you nephew but your ni*** Minski.

8:59 pm

Well, that is the best woot woot I've had in some time dear carleekat.

8:59 pm

i know that gramma stiddy :)

8:59 pm

congrats, stidgmere

8:59 pm

but u are gramma to the stidkids :)

8:59 pm

g'night dawg

9:00 pm

( stiddy and i talk on fb all time ...ask her about carlee )

9:00 pm

With all this in mind and your good wishes, I shall bid adieu and watch the television to see what mischief our world has been up to while I have been doing my ironing and working on the grid. Who had the better day? Yes, carlee, I'll ask mama about your visits, she cherishes your friendship.

9:00 pm

thanks min. couldn't see what was right in front of my eyes.

9:01 pm

bon soiree, stidgmere

9:02 pm

nite nite g stiddy :)

9:03 pm

O's Ousted! 6 left

9:03 pm

been away from babble for a long time. needed a game tonight

9:04 pm

Hello all!

9:04 pm

hi, pbr :)

9:04 pm

go minver... go minver

9:04 pm

hi pbr...

9:04 pm

evening, minver

9:04 pm

Jells ~~~~<-- waving hi

9:05 pm

wb, jellen

9:05 pm

~~~~<-waving back

9:06 pm

Hi dcseain! How are you? I am engrossed in grid now.

9:06 pm

M's Mashed! 3 left

9:06 pm

fo 7/40? anyone HI all

9:06 pm

hi 7/44, please?

9:06 pm

add a vowel to the fo6 of shakespeare

9:07 pm

and ty for the fo7 ru

9:07 pm

hey ruru

9:07 pm

hi7 is a male who does things alone

9:07 pm

thank you dc

9:07 pm

does it all by hi7 -- bad grammar

9:08 pm

Thanks, dc

9:08 pm

I's Isolated! 2 left

9:09 pm

holding breath for minver!!!

9:09 pm

<pompoms poised>

9:09 pm

is 6?

9:09 pm

Hi, ruru!

9:09 pm

is+ *h bloody ***l i locked my keys int he car again

9:10 pm

Does anyone have a clue for lo5,12?

9:10 pm

thank you carlee

9:10 pm

is 6/21 is is + vowel plus if you goto ***l after you die if you have been very bad rururocks.

9:10 pm

king lo5 of france

9:10 pm

lo 5/12 is a man's name: Lo*** Armstrong kipas and hi.

9:11 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!es6/18 was my last word

9:11 pm

Yay, Min!!!

9:11 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWIRL *~*~* for MINVER..YEEHAW!!!!!!!

9:11 pm

congrats, min

9:11 pm

Thank you all, that was my last clue. YIPPEE!

9:11 pm

Yay for kipas!!!

9:12 pm

I am taking a break. I'll be back later on to help clue.

9:12 pm

<BREATHING> pant pant pant...

9:12 pm

<BREATHING> pant pant pant...

9:12 pm

en 6/18, please?

9:12 pm

congrats, kipas

9:12 pm

put on an island, jellen

9:13 pm

lovely pics minver... \

9:13 pm

Thanks, dc!

9:14 pm

*~*~* POMPOM TOSS FOR KIPAS*~*~*

9:14 pm

sorry i had to catch my breath

9:14 pm

em 5/14?

9:15 pm

the master of ceremonies jells

9:15 pm

Thanks, carlee...

9:15 pm

mo6?

9:16 pm

found it :)

9:16 pm

mo + point A to point B

9:16 pm

mo + draw a straight li4

9:16 pm

ty jellen, good clue

9:16 pm

mo+ draw a **** in the sand

9:16 pm

Hello - just passing through on my way to bed - anyone need clues

9:16 pm

hi there river

9:17 pm

Hi, River!

9:17 pm

Hiya carlee, jellen, dcs, minski and you all lurkers

9:18 pm

anyone want some sparkling hard cider as i am headed for a refill?

9:18 pm

pulls head out of sand? *perk* me? lurk?

9:18 pm

dcs - you have gone crooked......

9:19 pm

thanks anyway - nursing my chardonnay - need to get to bed

9:19 pm

what, moi?

9:19 pm

I need a J

9:19 pm

u are a bit cockeyed there seain...

9:19 pm

or I need to give up the wine - NOT

9:20 pm

oi 7 would be great river

9:20 pm

I would love a hard cider...

9:20 pm

oh! Yes, i liked that picture best of that lot of them

9:20 pm

the j words are all 4 letters and they are all babblets

9:20 pm

ok..1 hard cider coming up for jells

9:20 pm

oi + not yes + mr gibson

9:20 pm

k thx

9:20 pm

oi+ just say ** + the sitcom that took off after Alice

9:21 pm

thank you wild and river

9:21 pm

wildcat sure has fast fingers

9:21 pm

7 s's to go

9:21 pm

:)

9:21 pm

sm4/9 = s + cat sound

9:22 pm

passing jells her glass of cider * cheers hun*

9:22 pm

se + opp of stop

9:22 pm

!!!Fireworks!!!

9:22 pm

whoohooo Jellen

9:22 pm

Cheers!

9:22 pm

yay jellen!!!

9:23 pm

so7/40 please

9:23 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWIRLY TWIST *~*~* for Jells WOOHOO!!!!!

9:23 pm

opps fo

9:23 pm

gj jellen

9:23 pm

fo6 + vowel

9:23 pm

add a vowel to the fo6 before it oro

9:23 pm

**wish I could be like carlee**

9:23 pm

is there an E7?

9:23 pm

congrats, jellen

9:24 pm

**carlee's had too much cider

9:24 pm

plural of en + small land mass in ocean/lake

9:24 pm

ty

9:24 pm

ty

9:24 pm

Thanks...would not have done it without you all!

9:25 pm

yes..is plural for the en + little ocean surrounding land mass..pluralled

9:25 pm

hey carlee - you drinking wine too....

9:25 pm

dc and jells can attest i have not...i always do this..dont i ?

9:25 pm

cheers girlfriend.......

9:26 pm

no..just on my 2nd glass of cider river

9:26 pm

*gasp* Richmond is letting us vote to change the Constitution of the Commonwealth to allow local governments to determine their own tax exemptions for those 65 and older!

9:26 pm

some cider you got there...

9:26 pm

that'd be one of precious few weakenings of our unitary government.

9:27 pm

( dc... a bit of help here..i think river is getting wrong opinion of me here )

9:27 pm

i think i'll follow carlee's lead and go get me another, too

9:27 pm

sounds.....do you get to vote on our own tax exemptions over 65?

9:27 pm

carlee is VERY much not the babble drunkard

9:27 pm

hmmm ross perot would have fun with that one

9:27 pm

river, in VA we vote on all constitutional changes after the change has passed the legislature twice.

9:28 pm

actual question: Shall Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to authorize legislation that will permit localities to establish their own income or financial worth limitations for purposes of granting property tax relief for homeowners not less than 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled?

9:28 pm

thank you dc ..river i will quite honestly tell u when i have had too much to drink..that... has happened all of 3 times in the last 15 years

9:28 pm

hmmm, interesting.....

9:28 pm

carlee - you need to let your hair down more sweetheart

9:29 pm

is6?

9:29 pm

ugh need an e4

9:29 pm

i think i'll vote yes on that, as where i live things are MUCH more expensive than in the rest of the state.

9:29 pm

authorizes legislation.....but MUSt be a property owner

9:30 pm

yes, those of us who rent do not directly pay real estate taxes.

9:30 pm

so..all those property owners will make a killing off those senetors and congressmen/woomen who rent

9:30 pm

so..all those property owners will make a killing off those senetors and congressmen/woomen who rent

9:31 pm

plural of the letter s

9:31 pm

got it firewords

9:31 pm

if they can also adjust their taxes

9:31 pm

and good night to all

9:31 pm

electro-magnetic forces

9:31 pm

congrats, wild

9:31 pm

Hooray for wildcat!!!

9:31 pm

and river... life does not let me often..but that will soon change i hope

9:31 pm

does anyone have the is6?

9:31 pm

congrats wildcat

9:31 pm

:)

9:31 pm

mo6/12 ples

9:31 pm

*~*~*POMPOMTWIRL *~*~* for wild

9:31 pm

minski, ends with chemical alcohol ending

9:31 pm

eefo

9:32 pm

es6/18?

9:32 pm

is+ *h Bloody *** i locked my keys in the car again

9:33 pm

es+ i am ** ** doggy doodoo for smashingup dads car

9:33 pm

cheers to you carlee - I am with you girlfriend

9:33 pm

* glass clink* with river

9:34 pm

ty

9:34 pm

oh, that was a tough clue, ty :)

9:34 pm

hi, kje

9:34 pm

thats a funky word minski

9:34 pm

hiws the soccer team doing river?

9:34 pm

hows* even

9:34 pm

thanks. finally found it.

9:35 pm

undefeated.........yeeeehawwwww

9:35 pm

hey kje... ( and BTw kje..i loves today's grd )

9:35 pm

nice... good to hear!!!!

9:35 pm

hi

9:35 pm

Hi, kje!

9:35 pm

game yesterday got cancelled but we have the next game on Thursday - cant wait.....

9:36 pm

loved* even..sheesh...typing in the dark..i shold have gotten myself a laptop with light up keyboard

9:36 pm

very cool...

9:36 pm

i can hardly wait until rugby season and that is not until next spring

9:37 pm

I need to get to bed - unless anyone needs any clues - I am off for dreamland

9:37 pm

g'night river

9:37 pm

good night and hugs to all

9:38 pm

nite nite river

9:38 pm

le6?

9:39 pm

16

9:39 pm

le6 -- abrasion

9:39 pm

le6 - what you learn when you make a mistake

9:39 pm

ty

9:40 pm

G'night, River

9:40 pm

firewords

9:40 pm

and i'm sleepy

9:40 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TWISTY TWIRL FOR SEAIN*~*~*

9:40 pm

so, i think i'll off to bed

9:41 pm

Hooray for dc!!!!

9:41 pm

the cider is putting u to sleep dc

9:41 pm

nitenite

9:41 pm

G'night, dc...

9:41 pm

thank you and good night/day and happy babbling, yall! Mayhap, carlee, though i've been dozing off all day :)

9:41 pm

i will be to bed once i finish this glass of cider

9:42 pm

sweet dreams {poof}

9:43 pm

take care dear... likely cu tomorrow

9:44 pm

9

9:45 pm

es6?

9:45 pm

es + ** what? + not out

9:45 pm

oi7?

9:46 pm

oi + opp of yes + *** Torme

9:46 pm

oi+ opp of yes + *** gibson

9:46 pm

OR *** Blanc

9:46 pm

phant oenomel

9:46 pm

thanks Jellen

9:46 pm

Hi, grem

9:46 pm

ty

9:46 pm

FW

9:47 pm

Hey Jellen

9:47 pm

Whoo Hooo kje!!!

9:47 pm

gremlin... is alternate spelling of that

9:47 pm

I know, both are good to know

9:47 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS *~*~* for kje

9:47 pm

thanks for all the help, must run - past my bedtime

9:48 pm

Bye, kje

9:48 pm

They are easier to find when you learn to associate them with le5 contained in the reverse

9:48 pm

If le5 is in the grid, VERY good chance for oi7 and oe7

9:49 pm

*glimpses into the mind of grem*

9:49 pm

3

9:49 pm

Go, Minski!

9:50 pm

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!!

9:50 pm

holding breath

9:51 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS~*~*~ for minski~~~~

9:51 pm

Hooray for Minski!!!

9:51 pm

Thanks.

9:52 pm

On that note, going to concentrate on the news to learn how the voting went.

9:52 pm

goodnight all.

9:52 pm

*POOF*

9:52 pm

I think I shall read a chapter in my serious book, then move on to my fun book...bbl...

9:53 pm

nite minski

9:53 pm

take care jells {hugs}

10:00 pm

Came back to clue, but looks like peeps got FWs&left

10:02 pm

Hi Everyone.

10:02 pm

I just got here min and you could do me a great favor

10:02 pm

hi nef

10:03 pm

stats for either o on the right

10:03 pm

driving me up a wall

10:03 pm

I just got here too; but won't stay up to finish sine I need to get up early tomorrow

10:04 pm

well it's nice to see you for a little while nef

10:04 pm

west, the only O I have is for the middle one; oi4/4

10:05 pm

oi 4/4 oi 7/32 oi 8/45

10:05 pm

thank you both

10:06 pm

do they all start with that stuff in the Gulf?

10:07 pm

Just oi 4/4 word has to do with petroleum westford.

10:07 pm

oh well lol

10:08 pm

evening fellow babblers - back for the final 4.

10:08 pm

wow; now I'm really stumped!

10:08 pm

hi jin

10:08 pm

hi Jin

10:08 pm

more words to the rescue nef

10:09 pm

start with pig sound add a vowel and end with Gibson

10:09 pm

and plural

10:09 pm

Got it! Thanks

10:10 pm

you gotta love these words

10:10 pm

and that means I can finally list

10:10 pm

could i get a clue for the big H please?

10:10 pm

the hi 7/44?

10:11 pm

yes please!

10:11 pm

compound word pronoun but slangy

10:11 pm

An hi 7/44 is hi+double consonants plus santa's helper

10:12 pm

thank you!

10:12 pm

Thaks

10:12 pm

self

10:12 pm

sorry.

10:12 pm

diving in

10:13 pm

checking to see if I had that lol

10:13 pm

yep I did really diving now

10:13 pm

I think I'm too tired to chat and find words tonight

10:16 pm

I need a clue for IS 6 please?

10:16 pm

Could someone clue that left S for me? I'd like one column black if possible tonight! ;-)

10:17 pm

Looking, Jin; not finding it yet

10:17 pm

there are severl sc***'s in a play or movie

10:17 pm

Thanks!

10:18 pm

the IS is is + vowel + upper rt corner of grid

10:18 pm

yw

10:19 pm

is 6/21 is is plus vowel plus not heaven but ***l where the devile lives Jindigo.

10:20 pm

Thanks Min and Nef

10:20 pm

1 to go

10:20 pm

Go JindiGO GO!

10:22 pm

got it!

10:22 pm

you can do it, Jindigo!!!!

10:22 pm

YAY, Jindigo!!! WTG!!!

10:22 pm

you can do it!

10:23 pm

Im going Min - going to bed! night everyone. *poof*

10:23 pm

Congratulations Jindigo on fireworks!Hooray for you

10:23 pm

Nite, Jin!

10:23 pm

Goodbye Jindigo! I will see you tomorrow in the chog!

10:25 pm

I am taking Jindigo's lead and going to bed too.Bye all

10:25 pm

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

10:26 pm

me too in 5 minutes

10:28 pm

Evening all.

10:28 pm

May I please have a clue for eo5-10? Thanks

10:28 pm

hi Ga

10:28 pm

Hello again...taking a break between books...

10:29 pm

Hi there, Nef.

10:29 pm

eo + transgression

10:29 pm

eo5/10 is a white blood cell; eo + a mortal ***

10:30 pm

Thanks much, Jellen and Nef.

10:30 pm

hi Jellen; how are you doing tonight?

10:30 pm

yw, Ga

10:32 pm

I'm fine, Nef...went to a charity basketball game...had fun...

10:32 pm

Good!

10:33 pm

eo5/10 is related to white blood cells, but it's actually a dye. eo5/10 + "ophil" is the white blood cell, named because it stains well with eo5/10.

10:34 pm

(Didn't have to look any of that up! Read about blood cell types just a couple days ago, fresh in memory.)

10:37 pm

I'm so used to a WBC diff that I forgot that, gremlin! I was thinking of eo***ophils

10:37 pm

hehe

10:38 pm

And with that, I need to go to bed (10 minutes after I said I would! 5:30 AM comes early in the AM

10:39 pm

g'night!

10:39 pm

good night all!

10:39 pm

G'night, Nef...sweet dreams!

10:41 pm

I believe I will head out, too...bye!

10:47 pm

May I please have a clue for le5-10 the 1st? Thanks

10:48 pm

A fruit or a junky car.

10:48 pm

rhymes with a male sex organ Peach

10:48 pm

Sorry, wrong one.

10:49 pm

evening all...here to finish before crashing...

10:49 pm

MEL! :) LTNS!

10:49 pm

Hiyas Pini, yeah been nutso around here

10:50 pm

How are you doing otherwise? ;)

10:50 pm

sorry I missed the meet up but I was in too much pain

10:50 pm

ni5?

10:51 pm

Oh, gosh, sorry to hear...feeling better?

10:51 pm

well i am cancer free it is a fibroadema

10:51 pm

* sigh of relief * but still...doing ok?

10:51 pm

2nd me5/12?

10:51 pm

ni5= sister's daughter

10:52 pm

yep now just going to get it cut out because it is too painful, tender etc. well we are giving it another few weeks to see if it calms down

10:52 pm

me + boy child

10:52 pm

thx jell!

10:52 pm

thx ga

10:52 pm

Hi, mel and Pini!

10:52 pm

yvw

10:52 pm

(((mel)))

10:53 pm

Jell =) ((HUGS))

10:53 pm

how ya doin', jellen?

10:53 pm

not so sure if I am going to finish this one, late start and it looks a bit sneaky

10:53 pm

Pretty good...getting my car fixed tomorrow!

10:53 pm

Thanks much, meliae.

10:53 pm

you back home, Jellen; how was your trip?

10:54 pm

you are welcome peach

10:54 pm

It was a very nice visit...also went to see Tim's family...

10:55 pm

on a lighter note it looks like I will be moving back to Eugene/sprgfield

10:55 pm

How's everyone doing, Jellen?

10:55 pm

oh good Jell, I am glad

10:55 pm

Really, Mel? We'll have to meet up when you get here!

10:55 pm

They're fine, I think...

10:55 pm

es6?

10:56 pm

es + ** what? + not out

10:56 pm

danke :)

10:56 pm

bitte

10:56 pm

well i am working on getting a job probably through the same people I worked for before, mentor Oregon so we will see how it all plays out

10:57 pm

Do keep me posted, eh?

10:57 pm

yep, will do

10:57 pm

2nd fo5?

10:58 pm

fo5 adds a vowel to the fo4

10:58 pm

Oh, sorry!

10:58 pm

fo + Leo the ***n

10:59 pm

;)

10:59 pm

use those every day, jellen! shoulda known!

11:00 pm

just 1 to go now...

11:00 pm

afk a few need to tuck in g-babies =)

11:00 pm

;)

11:00 pm

Grats ahead of time pini since I prolly wont be back before you head to bed =)

11:00 pm

:)

11:01 pm

thx...mel...good to see you!

11:01 pm

Bye, mel...

11:01 pm

* sparklers *

11:02 pm

Hooray for Pini!!!

11:02 pm

thx jellen! ;)

11:03 pm

I think I'm gonna try and call it a night...if it doesn't work, I may be back for flip...cya l8r!

11:03 pm

Later, Pini...me, too!

11:09 pm

hello everyone I'm back with Sparklies

11:09 pm

hi and bye pini and jellen

11:09 pm

aww I'm too late

11:10 pm

may be back at the flip

11:18 pm

bye west

11:18 pm

hey all. I am here for a few minutes' respite. my eyes hurt, but I really need some "me" time so I have the monitor set almost as big as it gets. is the grid easy, or?

11:32 pm

Couldn't tell ya ..

11:34 pm

hey tor I have decided it is hard... I am at halfway and still have three blank tiles.

11:34 pm

oh well...

11:35 pm

May I please have a clue for el5-10? Thanks

11:35 pm

how are you tor?

11:36 pm

wish I could help, peach.

11:36 pm

Thanks anyway, stidmama.

11:37 pm

I just realized what time it is. have to be up in seven hours, and it takes an hour to get to sleep. *sigh* see you-all another time. *poof*

11:37 pm

Sweet dreams, stid.

11:40 pm

el5 = e + lo4, or tenderlo**

11:41 pm

Thanks much, rbud.

11:42 pm

yw. :)

11:44 pm

mo5-12 the 3rd please.....thanks

11:44 pm

mo5 cash, alternate spelling

11:45 pm

Thanks, flosey......2 left.

11:45 pm

yw

11:46 pm

Hello everyone!!

11:46 pm

hi JilliJ

11:47 pm

Fireworks......thanks for all the help. Back in a few.

11:48 pm

wtg Peach, see you at flip

11:48 pm

Good job GA....this is the first time I've had time to be on for two days!!

11:50 pm

Off work tomorrow so can flip and start the grid. How is everyone?

11:51 pm

great thanks JJ, glad you can join us tonight

11:55 pm

I would post my hubby's pix for best spouse, but my Padres have had a bad spell and it started when I pulled my icon off...lol

11:55 pm

oh oh! well hope this turns their luck then JJ

11:56 pm

hello all. here for flip

11:56 pm

hi m9

11:56 pm

Thanks flosey...\

11:57 pm

Hi M9!!

11:57 pm

I am determined NOT to stay up as late as usual tonight!

11:57 pm

hello

11:58 pm

Got a little addicted to Design Star on Hulu.com there for a bit..... was staying up really late watching it!LOL

11:58 pm

hi mlf

11:58 pm

Hi MLF

11:58 pm

123 to go .. Think I can do it?

11:59 pm

shower implement?

11:59 pm

lol

11:59 pm

any guesses on grid size?

11:59 pm

go tor!!!!

11:59 pm

306

272

11:59 pm

256

11:59 pm

Ummm .. probably not ..

11:59 pm

well, could take anything 150 or under

hi all!!! I made it early for a change :~)

11:59 pm

busy day tomorrow

hugs flosey; hi mlf

11:59 pm

Hi Dee

12:00 am

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