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Total score 0 pts.
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60 2,805
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62 2,805
63 2,805
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78 2,805
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81 2,805
82 2,805
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88 2,805
89 2,805
90 2,805
91 2,805
92 2,805
93 2,805
94 2,805
95 2,805
96 2,805
97 2,805
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100 2,805
101 2,805
102 2,805
103 2,805
104 2,805
105 2,805
106 2,805
107 2,805
108 2,805
109 2,805
110 2,805
111 2,805
112 2,805
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115 2,805
116 2,805
117 2,805
118 2,805
119 2,805
120 2,805
121 2,805
122 2,805
123 2,805
124 2,805
125 2,805
126 2,805
127 2,805
128 2,805
129 2,805
130 2,805
131 2,805
132 2,805
133 2,805
134 2,805
135 2,805
136 2,805
137 2,805
138 2,805
139 2,805
140 2,805
141 2,805
142 2,805
143 2,805
144 2,805
145 2,805
146 2,805
147 2,805
148 2,805
149 2,805
150 2,805
151 2,805
152 2,805
153 2,805
154 2,805
155 2,805
156 2,805
157 2,805
158 2,805
159 2,805
160 2,805
161 2,805
162 2,805
163 2,805
164 2,805
165 2,805
166 2,805
167 2,805
168 2,805
169 2,805
170 2,805
171 2,805
172 2,805
173 2,805
174 2,805
175 2,805
176 2,805
177 2,805
178 2,805
179 2,805
180 2,805
181 2,805
182 2,805
183 2,805
184 2,805
185 2,805
186 2,805
187 2,805
188 2,805
189 2,805
190 2,805
191 2,805
192 2,805
193 2,805
194 2,800
195 2,772
196 2,767
197 2,720
198 2,713
199 2,710
200 2,701
201 2,666
202 2,601
203 2,598
204 2,592
205 2,586
206 2,565
207 2,559
208 2,552
209 2,548
210 2,445
211 2,420
212 2,408
213 2,401
214 2,399
215 2,392
216 2,350
217 2,295
218 2,294
219 2,283
220 2,282
221 2,246
222 2,243
223 2,242
224 2,230
225 2,223
226 2,216
227 2,212
228 2,208
229 2,206
230 2,192
231 2,182
232 2,174
233 2,166
234 2,159
235 2,146
236 2,144
237 2,107
238 2,095
239 2,092
240 2,090
241 2,087
242 2,083
243 2,063
244 2,058
245 2,049
246 2,044
247 2,039
248 2,035
249 2,033
250 2,020
251 2,010
252 2,002
253 2,002
254 1,995
255 1,995
256 1,993
257 1,990
258 1,989
259 1,975
260 1,958
261 1,958
262 1,952
263 1,928
264 1,927
265 1,924
266 1,907
267 1,906
268 1,902
269 1,894
270 1,887
271 1,887
272 1,884
273 1,878
274 1,864
275 1,862
276 1,848
277 1,848
278 1,845
279 1,844
280 1,839
281 1,838
282 1,833
283 1,817
284 1,814
285 1,813
286 1,813
287 1,813
288 1,811
289 1,809
290 1,809
291 1,796
292 1,788
293 1,784
294 1,783
295 1,774
296 1,760
297 1,759
298 1,756
299 1,756
300 1,753
301 1,741
302 1,728
303 1,725
304 1,723
305 1,717
306 1,715
307 1,711
308 1,702
309 1,699
310 1,691
311 1,688
312 1,684
313 1,679
314 1,679
315 1,671
316 1,655
317 1,652
318 1,652
319 1,651
320 1,647
321 1,639
322 1,618
323 1,614
324 1,614
325 1,610
326 1,606
327 1,601
328 1,591
329 1,588
330 1,584
331 1,578
332 1,577
333 1,574
334 1,572
335 1,571
336 1,569
337 1,563
338 1,561
339 1,554
340 1,552
341 1,551
342 1,541
343 1,540
344 1,539
345 1,537
346 1,532
347 1,528
348 1,519
349 1,517
350 1,507
351 1,505
352 1,501
353 1,496
354 1,494
355 1,493
356 1,490
357 1,485
358 1,482
359 1,481
360 1,478
361 1,477
362 1,476
363 1,474
364 1,469
365 1,468
366 1,459
367 1,459
368 1,458
369 1,457
370 1,450
371 1,445
372 1,443
373 1,442
374 1,437
375 1,435
376 1,435
377 1,432
378 1,428
379 1,427
380 1,423
381 1,422
382 1,421
383 1,419
384 1,417
385 1,414
386 1,413
387 1,409
388 1,408
389 1,407
390 1,387
391 1,385
392 1,385
393 1,385
394 1,380
395 1,377
396 1,371
397 1,371
398 1,368
399 1,357
400 1,355
401 1,341
402 1,337
403 1,334
404 1,333
405 1,325
406 1,324
407 1,321
408 1,321
409 1,321
410 1,320
411 1,320
412 1,314
413 1,313
414 1,303
415 1,303
416 1,294
417 1,294
418 1,285
419 1,283
420 1,283
421 1,280
422 1,280
423 1,278
424 1,277
425 1,276
426 1,274
427 1,274
428 1,272
429 1,272
430 1,270
431 1,270
432 1,268
433 1,267
434 1,266
435 1,263
436 1,253
437 1,251
438 1,250
439 1,249
440 1,241
441 1,238
442 1,236
443 1,234
444 1,216
445 1,214
446 1,212
447 1,212
448 1,206
449 1,204
450 1,204
451 1,202
452 1,193
453 1,191
454 1,190
455 1,183
456 1,181
457 1,179
458 1,178
459 1,176
460 1,175
461 1,171
462 1,170
463 1,169
464 1,166
465 1,160
466 1,155
467 1,154
468 1,153
469 1,149
470 1,147
471 1,147
472 1,147
473 1,145
474 1,135
475 1,132
476 1,126
477 1,122
478 1,121
479 1,114
480 1,114
481 1,111
482 1,099
483 1,095
484 1,095
485 1,094
486 1,093
487 1,093
488 1,092
489 1,088
490 1,088
491 1,085
492 1,085
493 1,083
494 1,080
495 1,075
496 1,070
497 1,069
498 1,063
499 1,048
500 1,046
501 1,046
502 1,045
503 1,043
504 1,039
505 1,036
506 1,036
507 1,034
508 1,029
509 1,026
510 1,025
511 1,024
512 1,023
513 1,021
514 1,016
515 1,015
516 1,011
517 1,009
518 1,006
519 1,001
520 996
521 993
522 991
523 981
524 968
525 964
526 963
527 961
528 960
529 959
530 956
531 940
532 936
533 924
534 921
535 919
536 913
537 912
538 909
539 909
540 907
541 906
542 903
543 890
544 887
545 886
546 885
547 884
548 884
549 883
550 881
551 871
552 855
553 850
554 850
555 848
556 848
557 848
558 844
559 843
560 840
561 836
562 835
563 834
564 829
565 829
566 823
567 821
568 817
569 817
570 813
571 806
572 806
573 803
574 803
575 803
576 794
577 794
578 792
579 791
580 791
581 778
582 777
583 768
584 766
585 755
586 755
587 754
588 753
589 743
590 743
591 740
592 738
593 737
594 736
595 726
596 721
597 719
598 718
599 716
600 708
601 706
602 702
603 699
604 699
605 689
606 688
607 686
608 679
609 678
610 675
611 675
612 675
613 672
614 669
615 668
616 663
617 658
618 657
619 655
620 647
621 642
622 639
623 637
624 635
625 631
626 630
627 626
628 621
629 620
630 618
631 614
632 613
633 612
634 611
635 610
636 609
637 609
638 601
639 599
640 597
641 595
642 593
643 590
644 590
645 589
646 587
647 576
648 574
649 569
650 567
651 558
652 556
653 549
654 545
655 536
656 531
657 524
658 523
659 521
660 519
661 512
662 511
663 511
664 508
665 507
666 503
667 503
668 503
669 503
670 499
671 498
672 497
673 496
674 494
675 487
676 487
677 486
678 481
679 478
680 469
681 465
682 463
683 460
684 458
685 457
686 453
687 450
688 444
689 443
690 443
691 440
692 440
693 435
694 433
695 432
696 430
697 426
698 424
699 423
700 415
701 415
702 403
703 400
704 396
705 394
706 386
707 372
708 371
709 363
710 363
711 359
712 351
713 348
714 348
715 338
716 335
717 325
718 323
719 323
720 321
721 314
722 309
723 309
724 305
725 302
726 287
727 284
728 281
729 261
730 261
731 255
732 251
733 250
734 246
735 245
736 233
737 229
738 215
739 210
740 210
741 209
742 206
743 204
744 204
745 202
746 199
747 193
748 193
749 189
750 187
751 182
752 178
753 176
754 173
755 172
756 171
757 170
758 170
759 170
760 168
761 167
762 160
763 158
764 154
765 146
766 144
767 144
768 143
769 135
770 125
771 125
772 121
773 118
774 115
775 112
776 109
777 101
778 92
779 90
780 89
781 86
782 85
783 80
784 73
785 59
786 51
787 48
788 45
789 44
790 35
791 30
792 29
793 17

199 total words

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

ok, flup

12:00 am

flippity flop

12:00 am

* flip flop *

12:00 am

ahhh thats what this is

12:00 am

Hmm, I wasn't too off...210 was guess

12:01 am

so close jilly

flip; hi all; hugs jili

12:01 am

hiya dee

12:01 am

hi volley

hi nonnie; hi dart

12:02 am

hi volley

12:02 am

where's my Q, X, Y, Z???

12:02 am

hello

12:02 am

I see the c-o-s and r-e-s are present!

12:03 am

lol

12:03 am

wait till JC find the di words

st 7

12:03 am

* snicker *

Clues are up

12:03 am

thx dee

12:03 am

thx lickety

yw ty lickety

12:03 am

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

Thank you Lickety!

12:03 am

thank you lickety!! we <3 you!

12:03 am

ST 7 X 2

12:04 am

TA 6

12:04 am

Ti 6

12:04 am

thanks lickety

12:04 am

ty Lickety

12:04 am

at last I see that <3 is a heart

12:04 am

TI8

12:04 am

SA6

ti 7

12:05 am

thanks lickety

ty ru

hi flosey

12:05 am

thanks ruru and it has a 6

12:06 am

RE 6

12:06 am

x2

re 6 x 2

lol

12:06 am

lol Dee

12:10 am

nbt

12:10 am

good evening :)

hi nan wtg flosey

12:10 am

hi Dee, sorry, was deep in the grid

12:11 am

NBT

si 6 x 2 no prob flosey!

wtg jili

12:11 am

st 7 x2

12:11 am

hi dee hi, hi flosey, hi all I've missed

12:11 am

hi nan

12:11 am

re6 x 3

12:12 am

nbt and nbs! I sort of like this grid :o)

12:12 am

re6 x 4

12:12 am

wtg Nonnie

12:12 am

wtg nonnie -- no nbs here

12:12 am

hi Jilli

12:13 am

fo7

12:13 am

ty flosey and jilli and wgt backatcha jilli!

12:13 am

just spotted it ruru

12:14 am

halfway

nbt

12:14 am

wtg Une

12:14 am

150 here

12:14 am

nbt finally with 149 in the bag

12:14 am

go une go!

wtg dart ty une

12:14 am

impressive, ruru!

12:15 am

go dart and ruru!

12:15 am

wow you two are quick!

12:15 am

wtg dee!

12:15 am

*3

12:15 am

I am impressed people....

12:15 am

ruru and dart are fab

12:17 am

ti 7

re 8/70

12:17 am

nbs now :)

12:17 am

ti8

12:18 am

ty une & dee!

yw

12:18 am

nbt and 100 down

12:18 am

yes, une, that's the one which gave me nbs :)

12:18 am

go, nan!

12:18 am

go nan go

12:18 am

wtg nan

12:20 am

re 8 if not called

12:20 am

ik 4/ & 5

12:20 am

heading to bed...night all and hope to see you good people later

12:20 am

ty une

12:21 am

night nonnie.. we know you are just going to lurk for a while..lol

re 7/36

12:21 am

130

12:21 am

lol ruru, no really I am *poofing* right now

po 6 x 3

po 7/36

12:23 am

ki6

12:24 am

*whispers--since eveyone beat me...nbt

12:25 am

I have 170 and still NBT

12:25 am

wtg jj ;)

12:25 am

140

150

12:26 am

go, dee and ru!

12:26 am

a mere 72 here

12:26 am

but nbt and nbs

lol... slowing... but you got nbt before me jili :~)

12:27 am

wtg jilli

12:27 am

Nice Jilli...how is my sis tonight?

12:28 am

(the nb things were a while ago)

12:28 am

tired, sis -- how are you?

12:29 am

Feeling like I have a lONG way to go to beat my sis!

12:29 am

eyes drooping, will have to quit here soon...

12:29 am

150

12:29 am

but I only have 73 words and a big case of the yawns

12:30 am

Jill, can you log into MSN for a minute please?

hi JC

12:30 am

Hi, Dee.

12:31 am

Hey there JC!!

12:31 am

ok JC -- hi

12:32 am

well, niters all...will take on the grid tomorrow!!

12:32 am

nite jilly

12:32 am

goodnight Jillijill

12:32 am

ty all *poof*

12:32 am

night jj

12:32 am

nite jillli

12:34 am

right column grey

12:35 am

160

floop! (that's a very late flip)

12:36 am

lol melon

di 6/24

12:37 am

fireworks

di 7/36

12:38 am

di 7/32

di 7 x 2

lol nan

12:39 am

well done dart -- listless?

12:40 am

congrats, dart!!!

12:40 am

list for last 18

wtg dart

NBT

12:40 am

which means that I will be listing any time now!

12:41 am

not listing yet.. damn it

12:42 am

di7 x 3

lol ru

12:42 am

same here ruru

12:43 am

sheesh -- just got back and I see dart finished! Amazing.

12:43 am

140 down and crashing -- good night, all )

12:44 am

165 and pooped as well -- nite, all *poof*

ty une for other di 7

too tired, bedbeckins -buona notte, tutti!

di 7 x 4

12:46 am

And I haven't even started yet...

lol nite melon

12:48 am

hi JC

12:49 am

wiating for JC to find his first word..

12:50 am

I've found 37 now, ruru - which would you like?

12:50 am

Hi, flosey! :)

12:51 am

Including a French expletive...

fireworks

12:52 am

55 now...

12:53 am

wow, dee!!!

ty jili

12:57 am

nj volley...gotta run nite all

12:58 am

bye dart.

nite dart... ty... me too... *poofing*

12:58 am

g'night dart

12:58 am

and Dee

12:58 am

bye jilli volley pooof

12:58 am

and flosey

12:58 am

night dee too

12:59 am

oh shoot and i was happy to have 91 left lol

nite flosey, jili....

1:12 am

I think I need the di 7..that beigins with dis?

1:13 am

ixnay ruru

1:14 am

ruru, di + one who chooses

1:15 am

di + the rose had * thorn on its ****

1:15 am

I have that one aloy.. need a later one I think

1:16 am

oh, the di + the pretty purple fall flower?

1:16 am

Oh, think catastrophe minus the s

1:16 am

aloyisius is better at clues than I am!

1:16 am

I have that one too.. it is later I think

1:16 am

hey, yours was fine, melissa!

1:18 am

I need the last di 7/36 actually

1:18 am

Ok, think di + o/5 ending in a different letter. I hope that helps! It's to do with eyesight measurements.

1:18 am

di + the lobbyist was talking to * "***", not to a "rep" , trying to sway the legislation

1:18 am

thank you aloyisius!

1:19 am

oh... the last one is di + the blades on the helic***** came close to his head

1:19 am

thank you..

1:19 am

yvw, glad you found it

1:19 am

the one I couldn't find

1:19 am

no, you are officially the better clue giver Al!

1:19 am

hey aloy and mel, been lurnking and hoovering up clues, thanks heaps

1:19 am

thanks Aloy

1:20 am

nite all

1:20 am

yay, glad it helped somebody!

1:20 am

Night, ruru...

1:20 am

night ruru!

1:20 am

nite, ruru.. pleasant dreams

1:21 am

fireworks here and I'm off to slumberland.. g'nite all

1:21 am

jolly well done aloy

1:21 am

big congrats Aloy!

1:22 am

wd aloy and thx for the clues!

1:22 am

wtg Aloy

1:23 am

I'm amazed at those finished already. Wow.

1:24 am

hello gort

1:24 am

ok mel, the weight of cluing descends on your slim young noble shoulders...

1:24 am

hey there jili

1:24 am

oh my

1:24 am

clue for the 2 to7s please?

1:25 am

actually I am still making my way thru the ts, but when I'm there I'll clue!

1:25 am

lol, poor mel, rest easy, my cluing friend, you have already gone beyond the call of cluing duty

1:26 am

:D

1:28 am

Sigh. I think it may be time to list...

1:28 am

good idea, JC

1:29 am

I have one once in a blue moon, Jilli.

1:29 am

well whaddayaknow, those to7s are fried mexican tortillas!

1:30 am

haha JC

1:30 am

They are, gortmold? Hmmm. Ah!!!

1:30 am

thanks gort

1:30 am

yup and yw

1:31 am

Oh. I can sort of think of the word - only it isn't working for me. :/ Not even my monkeys are managing it. Bananas may be needed.

1:32 am

while i'm spewing forth random clues - the iks are not idogs, but i****

1:32 am

Thank you, gortmold! :)

1:33 am

jc, to7s sorta almost rhyme with those american twister whirligig things

1:34 am

no scrap that, the more i say it in my noggin the more i realise it really doesn't sound like them

1:34 am

twister whirligig things..????

1:34 am

Ah thank you, gortmold - that got me one to7!

1:34 am

As for the other, no idea?

1:34 am

Yes, Jill - weather?

1:34 am

Funnel cloud?

1:34 am

you know, they rip up houses and launch cows into the atmosphere

1:34 am

oh, I think I know -- weather things...

1:34 am

and helen hunt snogs you in the middle of them

1:35 am

Thank you for the mexican clues gort, that's fireworks for me!

1:35 am

doesn't snog ME

1:35 am

well done melissa

1:35 am

She does, gortmold? Glad we don't have them. :P

1:35 am

I don't want to be snogged by any women. :P

1:35 am

Can I help with anything before I flee? :D

1:35 am

yay melissa!!!

1:35 am

No offense to any of you females here. ;)

1:35 am

don't tell me i've been misinformed by hollywood again?!

1:35 am

thanks flosey and jilli!

1:36 am

Oh gosh, gortmold. Bet that would be a first. :P

1:36 am

xx JC (giggle)

1:36 am

Now for the other to7?

1:36 am

Pretty please?

1:37 am

It's a fem and masc ending.

1:37 am

if it's a choice between that or have my house land in a distant tree, i'll take the snogging

1:37 am

otherwise the exact same word

1:37 am

Ah yes - thank you!

1:37 am

Got it - thanks, melissamay! :)

1:37 am

yw!

1:38 am

all righty, over and out

1:38 am

bye gort, and thanks

1:38 am

take care gort, and thanks again. Good night/day everyone!

1:38 am

Being a former rower, how silly I only just now saw the oa5,12. :/

1:38 am

need st5 after the meat

1:39 am

change the last vowel, flo

1:39 am

ty mel

1:40 am

yw :D

1:41 am

I keep thinking there must be some words that end in 'asm' and/or 'ism' in this grid?

1:41 am

haven't found one JC

hi and nbt

1:43 am

hi josh

1:43 am

what a wate of a perfectly good ism

1:43 am

Hi, Josh...

1:43 am

I think so too, Jill.

1:44 am

wtg josh and hi

not finding a lot of weird ones yet

1:58 am

fireworks

1:58 am

Congrats, flosey - you must be so much smarter than me to have finished already! :/

1:58 am

lol, funny JC, I just started much earlier

1:59 am

and probably listed earlier too

1:59 am

Not really, flosey. I was in here at half 6, I think?

wd flosey

1:59 am

Hmmm. I don't know - I only just listed, though.

1:59 am

yay flosey!!!

2:00 am

With 155 found, 44 left.

2:00 am

ok, had half hour start

2:00 am

but thanks JC and jilli

2:00 am

135/44 and too tired to go on

2:00 am

of course, everyone probably has my icon word

2:03 am

156/43

2:03 am

any clues needed?

2:03 am

oh flosey -- didn't know you'd posted a clue icon, dammit!

2:04 am

We do, flosey?

2:04 am

Ah yes. So I do. :P

2:04 am

what would you like?

2:05 am

I'm not good at clues but will gladly try

2:06 am

hi...out the door in 10 minutes, but I couldn't resist popping in when I saw who was here.

2:07 am

hi there NB, always good to see you

2:07 am

Jesse?

2:07 am

Hi NB -- what do you mean, out the door?

2:07 am

You're not logging in for a few? :/

2:07 am

He has an appointment, Jill.

2:07 am

Just trying to get the comp to co-operate, Julian ;) and morning, everyone - you too, Flosey! :)

2:08 am

Nice to see you, Jesse! :)

2:08 am

and a pleasure as ever, Julian ;)

2:08 am

As always. ;)

2:13 am

ok, if no clues needed, I better get to bed - early Dr. appt. tomorrow

2:13 am

goodnight my friends

2:13 am

night, Flosey :)

2:14 am

Good night and sweet dreams, flosey. x

2:14 am

ty, and have a great day jc and nb

2:15 am

and sweet dreams jilli, if you're still here

2:16 am

Night flosey, and I'm off too -- goodnight everyo9ne else and *poof*

2:19 am

Good night, Jilli - sweet dreams to you too. x

3:21 am

Good morning/evening all.

3:32 am

Morning Haz if you are still there.

3:32 am

I am.

3:32 am

Hello :)

3:33 am

Hello! The tumbleweed is rolling by.

3:33 am

Indeed, the log has been v quiet. 'Tis another v grey morning but everso mild.

3:34 am

I know, the temperatures are varying so much it's hard to know what to wear.

3:35 am

Did you see the bit in the paper yesterday where a young couple are petitioning to have the church bells stopped during the night?

3:36 am

Oh? really. Ours don't count the hours during the night but do strike the quarters.

3:37 am

They should get some decent double glazing.

3:37 am

They're getting no support from the rest of the village who have never had a problem sleeping through. They strike the hour through the night.

3:38 am

I must say the bells never bother me during the night. I doubt they will win their case then.

3:40 am

They've brought forward some evidence to show that their sleep pattern is disturbed. However, theirs is the only complaint and it's apparently a very complicated process to undo the night time sounding. There was the standard press photograph of unhappy couple gazing towards the church.

3:40 am

Hows the grid today, I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.

3:40 am

It's nice so far, there seems to be plenty of opportunity for add-ons.

3:42 am

I may have to pass on it till later as I have quite a lot on today.

3:42 am

I don't think it will take you too long, not a slog, I don't think.

3:43 am

oh now you are tempting me to get it done first :)

3:43 am

Now when have I ever tried to tempt you to procrastinate?

3:44 am

*grin*

morning all how many words today please

3:45 am

199 sandra, good morning.

3:46 am

199 sandra

thanks

3:49 am

Phone - biab :(

4:06 am

Good evening

4:06 am

Hello, lynxx.

4:07 am

this looks better than yesterdays

4:07 am

It's so much better.

4:17 am

Taking a quick break for a tidy up. I'll be back shortly.

4:18 am

do mine too will you

4:27 am

good morning

4:27 am

hi Ruby

4:29 am

hello lynxx

4:36 am

I only have a few minutes before lunch. How are you lynxx?

4:38 am

tired and sore actually - think I might take a hot shower shortly - otherwise very well. More importantly how are you, trial prep is going OK?

4:39 am

why are you sore? Yes, the trial prep is going well. I am only missing the statement from the "attending physician" who has been promising it for 3 weeks!

4:39 am

I am overwhelmed by all this paper, but I think the lawyer is good, thank God!

4:40 am

hunched over and on my knees scraping skirting boards for a few hours

4:40 am

that is very hard work!

4:41 am

I hope the trial goes very smoothly with all this preparation. Your husband needs to attend? Is he OK with that?

4:41 am

he doesn't want to go, but he must! He is in terrible shape with his back injury, severe pain, too much meds, but the court has to see that

4:42 am

wow, I just found ki6/33, on my own! now I can go make lunch

4:42 am

{{lynxx}}

4:42 am

Is the intention to claim some sort of compensation for him as well?

4:43 am

see you later Ruby

4:43 am

yes, the first hearing is for reimbursement for all expenses (lawyer, hospital, nurses, doctors and meds) and for the criminal case against the dog owner.

4:44 am

Then, he has to be evaluated by a court-appointed MD for damages.

4:44 am

You had best be off - TY for the ki6

4:44 am

the law yer said "It's not like in America, but you should be able to get 20K at least!

4:45 am

I am sure you would have both been happier without the money if it had n ot happened though!

4:55 am

And I'm back.

4:58 am

Nobody else is here so I'll say a quick hello to BR.

4:58 am

I'm here Haz, good morning.

4:58 am

Hello, Molly, good morning.

4:59 am

Although it's probably mid-day where you are, right? I don't usually remember the time differences all that well.

5:00 am

It's 11 o'clock.

5:00 am

Our clocks will go back an hour on Sunday morning.

5:01 am

Ours go back next Sunday. I'm not a big fan of "dark at 5PM".

5:02 am

I know, it's not pleasant but it's all part of the winter experience, I suppose.

5:05 am

I'm hoping for a mild winter this year. Last year's was brutal.

5:06 am

Yes, ours was much colder than usual although the blessing was that there was less rain. It's hard to be cheerful when you're soggy.

5:08 am

Speaking of soggy - We are completely water-logged here today. Hi Haz, Hi Molly.

5:09 am

Hello, Soodle. It's a bit drippy here, have you had more dramatic downpours

5:09 am

Deluges. And high winds to boot. Its miserable.

5:10 am

Any flooding?

5:12 am

I strongly suspect so, but I haven't heard anything official yet. If this weather continues, it will put a damper on the Hallowe'en festivities.

5:13 am

LIterally a damp squib.

5:13 am

Indeed!

5:15 am

Hi Soodle. I'm on an off this time of morning, getting ready for work. Soodle, how is your pub vote going? I voted for your place.

5:16 am

Oh thanks so much, Molly. We are in the lead! (All the transatlantic votes I have solicited - I reckon I shouldn't have to pay for a drink till 2020).

5:17 am

Great news!

5:18 am

And, of course, if you were ever in this part of the world - a free drink or two would await you as well!

5:20 am

Slainte!

5:20 am

:-)

5:21 am

I better go and do another bit of work.. :-(. Thanks again, Molly. You have a good day :-)

5:21 am

See ya Soodle.

5:21 am

Bye, Soodle.

5:22 am

Okay Haz, I'm off as well. Be back later.

5:22 am

Bye, Molly.

5:26 am

hi

5:27 am

Hello, kje.

5:36 am

Back. Hi kje!!

5:37 am

hi - another early morning here

5:37 am

early for work or you just can't sleep?

5:38 am

woke up... not going to work today

5:39 am

nice - so make yourself breakfast and go back to bed

5:45 am

Hello hello, I'm back again. Hopefully for a bit longer than last time.

5:46 am

hi

5:46 am

Hello, FM. Did you make any headway at all with the grid?

5:47 am

Morning kje No Haz, got sidetracked with flipping work again - I ask you!

5:47 am

hi FM

5:47 am

Priorities, FM.

5:47 am

Evening lynxxx!

5:48 am

I'm trying my best honestly.

5:49 am

Yumm sounds like dinner is ready BBS

5:50 am

Oh Haz I was watching Flog It yesterday and it was filmed at Castle Lissanoure, itsn't that where you went to a wedding this year? The gatehouse/arch/view looked v familiar.

5:50 am

Yes, you're right.

5:51 am

Yay there is hope for me yet!

5:51 am

I've just found it on i-player.

5:52 am

Well, a clip rather than the whole programme.

5:52 am

The beginning of the prog is where all the exterior shots are and they used the big barn for the show.

5:52 am

They seem to be using another hall in the grounds rather than the house itself.

5:53 am

And I see he headed up to the Causeway as well.

5:54 am

thought you would be interested :)

5:56 am

Just remembered that Ata is KWT today - hope it is not too inclement for her rock pool splashings.

5:56 am

It was a nice place, quite remote but very pretty.

5:56 am

She'll be in her element.

5:57 am

True but just as long as she remeber that knee!

5:58 am

I know, her surgeon wouldn't be too pleased with her if she undid his good work.

5:59 am

I do hope she will be sensible otherwise it could carry on into later life.

6:00 am

I sound like my Mother!

6:01 am

You've arrived at that point where you realise that she might have been right about a lot of things!

6:01 am

Noooooooooo!

6:01 am

:)

6:02 am

I have realised that my mother's assurances that eating crusts would make my hair grow curly and that eating carrots would help me to see in the dark really were wishful thinking.

6:03 am

Straight hair and deteriorating eyesight in spite of YEARS eating the things just proves it.

6:03 am

I suspect that kje is either a) zzzz'ing again or b) working industriously on the grid.

6:04 am

She might be sleep babbling.

6:04 am

I had curly hair anyway so that one didn't work but I did fall for the eat your carrots story.

6:05 am

I think it was Soodle that was babbling early yesterday without her glasses so could hardly see the screen and maanged to finish listless. What does that say?

6:05 am

Generations of dupes.

6:06 am

If she finished yesterday's listless and blind... I'm jealous.

6:06 am

Why carrots btw, why not brussel sprouts or spinach?

6:07 am

I don't know. I liked carrots anyway so it was no chore.

6:08 am

back...the chicken in spices and yoghurt was delicious

6:09 am

oh now that does sound good lynxxx.

6:09 am

Any carrots in there for sustained eyesight?

6:10 am

no, just had asparagus for green p**. In season and very cheap at the moment

6:10 am

mmmmm asparagus

6:12 am

The season for English asparagus is so short and it pains me to by imported stuff.

6:13 am

Well, I have to go, I'm afraid, but do enjoy the grid. See you later!

6:13 am

Bye Haz and all this talk of food is making me think of munch.

6:14 am

Cheerio!

6:14 am

or lunch even ... I think I will exit too.

6:14 am

Bye Haz

6:14 am

bye FM too

6:15 am

Bye lynxxx, I blame you for mentioning your scrummy dinner :)

6:16 am

ha!

6:19 am

hi Infernal

HOw you? There is storms on the way not before teh humidity hits

6:22 am

I know, taken washing off the line!

Dogs are barking in my neighbour hood and my cat is starting to be impossible

6:23 am

maybe the approaching storms are unsettling them

The thing is there is nothing on the radar. Lucius thinks he is a dog

I am also in the current process of deconstructing a jacket to upcycle it

6:30 am

hi all

herro

6:30 am

hi Carlee

6:32 am

hey lynxxx

6:32 am

do we like this grid?

6:32 am

hi herrin:)

6:33 am

this grid is very nice

6:34 am

morning all

6:34 am

i am trying to get to nbt with as few words as possible...missing some still

6:34 am

Hello, All :-)...first sweep done, down to 45.

6:34 am

help with right corner e pls

6:34 am

hi peri

6:34 am

hi Peri

6:34 am

ep4.5

6:35 am

ty

6:35 am

nbt

Hi Peri

6:39 am

nbt in 23 words

6:40 am

Mornin' y'all

6:41 am

hi Bichon

Hi Bichon

6:42 am

hi bichon

6:43 am

what is English asparagus? Is it green or white?

6:44 am

green, bichon.

Both

6:44 am

hi Zooz

6:45 am

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

6:45 am

I love white asparagus, but you can't get the good stuff in the US. We've spent time in Northern Germany where it is heavenly

White in France and all that

6:46 am

do they put a collar or something on it to shield from the sun?

6:46 am

No they hill up the sandy soil

It is a species thing not a light thin

6:46 am

OK

6:47 am

http://tinyurl.com/39ytghq

6:48 am

Think i got a cold coming :-(

6:48 am

NBT in 23 words too

6:49 am

Morning everyone. *Passing the chicken soup to Zoom*

6:49 am

nice grid today :-)

Hi Molly. ZOom dont get sick :(

6:49 am

hi Molly

6:49 am

hi zooz...molls

6:49 am

*shines my spoon with a smile* thanks, molly.

6:50 am

nbs in 26 words

6:50 am

I did say hello to , All at 6:34 but i think it was missed, but Hello, All :-)

6:50 am

Zooz - you will know - what is the seaweed or sea plant that looks a bit like very thin asparagus - I see it used in english cooking shows and always forget the name

6:51 am

Carlee shows the grid who's boss.

Nori?

6:51 am

no

6:51 am

Samphire lynxxx

6:52 am

That's it - thankyou

Hi FM.

6:53 am

Sorry, Lynxxx, did not have time to answer..but would of taken me time to get the name anyway..lol

6:53 am

ok....diving in **sploosh**

6:53 am

and hello all but not really here, month end and all that means I am buried in spreadsheets.

6:54 am

Spreadsheets, Yuk, i am no good at those at all, good luck with those, FM :-)

6:55 am

oooh...we have a brit dessert...too bad the 2 words not together... sp4di4 throw in the past tense from below

6:55 am

very clever Carlee

6:55 am

with custard, Yum Yum :-)

6:56 am

okie kokie.its the same as bread and butter pudding yes?

6:57 am

well it is steamed, b&b pudding usually isn't

Ewwwwwwwww FM you have that all to yourself (I hate Spread sheets)

6:58 am

no, Carlee, the one you just mentioned is made with suet.

6:58 am

lol no. it is a sponge pudding with raisins/currants.

6:58 am

oh is it suet zooz, thought it was sponge.

6:59 am

i've heard of..but as none of those are a pop desert here..i just do bandb with whiskey sauce

6:59 am

Dang I am getting drawn back in to the chat - I must be strong. TTFN.

6:59 am

laters fm

6:59 am

http://tinyurl.com/36cykfr

7:00 am

LOL, FM

7:00 am

what exactly is...suet???

7:01 am

suet is basically fat carlee

7:01 am

ok....from what animal?

7:02 am

it is a fat from beef or mutton.

7:02 am

cow i think

7:02 am

ok..good...not the piglet kind of animal...

7:03 am

now..as i was accused yesterday of talking too much about food...i will dive in...for good

7:04 am

steamed suet puddings with golden syrup ...lovely

7:04 am

sorry, Carlee, was not looking then, not from piglets.

7:05 am

Sounds wonderful, Lynxxx :-)

7:05 am

steak and kidney pie with suet crust pastry,cant beat it

7:05 am

pleeeease stop..i am getting very hungry now..lol

7:06 am

mmm I usually make my own pastry but have never tried using suet. I noticed they had grated suet in the baking section at the supermarket....Thanks Sandr

7:08 am

...and suet in mincemeat and christmas puddings of course

7:09 am

I'm obsessing - must be the diet!

7:10 am

yes the good thing about suet is, there is hardly any flavor so can be used for savoury or sweet pastry

7:11 am

sweet as well? like an apple pie or it need to be something stronger? would be nice for quiche too I imagine

7:13 am

http://www.cookitsimply.com/suet.html

7:13 am

savs me typing all the different ones..lol

7:13 am

saves*

7:16 am

oh my goodness - what wonderful food. Thankyou Zooz

7:16 am

Good morning all! May i please have a clue for the C?

7:17 am

ce4/6

7:17 am

Morning, Car :-)

7:17 am

TY! Got it! NBT for me and now I am off to work!

7:18 am

Bye for now, Car.

7:18 am

Your more than welcome , Lynxxx.

Bye Car

Damn now I want proper custard :(

7:20 am

true, do not mind powdered custard, but nothing beats the real thing.

I can't have milk :(

7:24 am

could you not use soya milk?

It isn't the same

7:26 am

thencustard powder is the only option i fell :-(

7:26 am

my typing then, was awful.

Yep. And it isn't the same.

7:27 am

i agree, try not to thinnk about it...has the storms arrived where you are yet?

Not till tommorrow but it doesn't stop the cats having a mental

7:28 am

A very good morning / afternoon to all of you

7:28 am

hello again everybody

7:28 am

Hello (((MoM)))

7:28 am

75 words this am

7:28 am

Hello (((Ruby)))

7:28 am

{{zzoozz}}

7:28 am

((Zoozzoom)) hello, so good to se you

MOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

HI Ruby

7:28 am

[[[MOM}}}

7:29 am

((Ruby)), hello, it has been a few days. Hope you are well.

7:29 am

((Herin)) hello

7:29 am

herin, hello

7:29 am

Hi there, ruby

7:29 am

it amazes me how animals can sense things way before us mortal humans can, Herin.

7:29 am

Hello (((Peach)))

7:29 am

((Gapeach)) good morning

I can smell the change.

Hi GA

7:31 am

HI Zooz and herin.

7:31 am

why can't you have milk, herin?

7:31 am

hi peach!

It just makes me feel yuky

I am getting better with cheeses but not processed milk

7:32 am

getting close to the court date and the case is almost ready

7:32 am

even when it's cooked into a custard?

7:32 am

I do hope it goes well for you Ruby

Yep

That is good Ruby

7:32 am

but husband is not doing well at all

7:33 am

I feel really sorry for him, but there's nothing I can do. He gets angry at me if I try to help him

7:33 am

oh Ruby, I am so sorry to hear that

7:33 am

ou might be Lactose intolerant, Herin

7:33 am

7:33 am

7:33 am

7:33 am

7:33 am

7:33 am

:( Ruby

7:33 am

Ruby, I'm sorry to hear your husband is not doing well. Prayers out.

7:33 am

wow, hiccups, sorry about that.

Yep Zoo I am slightly. I drink soy milk and can still have my fav cheeses thank gods

7:33 am

uh oh, zzoozz's cat must have walked across the keyboard!

7:34 am

((molly)) hello

7:34 am

thank you molly

7:34 am

Hi Mom, Happy Friday.

7:34 am

and to you as well

7:36 am

hi Mom and GAPeach

7:36 am

maybe we can have a "Friday party" in the PB!

7:36 am

mmmm..oatmeal with lots of brown sugar and 1/2 and 1/2

7:36 am

well, i am sure i should be in the PB..lol

7:36 am

and butter, carlee!

Yum Carlee

7:37 am

real oatmeal that is

7:37 am

ok time for some chocolate, after all this food talk.

7:37 am

I prefer cream of wheat, but I can't find it here

7:37 am

hello everyone!

I am trying to fight my way through 100 odd requests on FB (never ends)

Hi Annie

7:37 am

i like cream of wheat too...

7:37 am

{{annie}}

7:37 am

hi AnnieB

7:37 am

((Annie)) good morning. How are you?

7:37 am

Mornin' Annie.

7:37 am

Hello, Annie :-)

7:37 am

(((ruby))))

7:37 am

Ruby, I would gladly send you some Cream of Wheat

7:37 am

we're having an oatmeal and margueritas party in the PB which takes into account all the time zones

7:37 am

love cream of wheat

7:38 am

((Mom)) still complaining but I think my backside is easing

7:38 am

ty, mom, I'll ask our next US visitor

7:38 am

hello bichon

7:38 am

Hi molly, bichon

7:38 am

okay

7:38 am

steak and kidney pie was mentioned as was sp4ped di4

7:38 am

Annie, has the donut arrived?

7:38 am

but that is a very kind offer!!!!

7:38 am

sp4ted di4 i mean

7:38 am

Ruby, you are so welcome.

7:39 am

yes, it has it is as hard as stone. am returning it..I think I ordered the wrong thing

7:39 am

oh my goodness Annie. Head down to the drugstore

7:39 am

carlee, that is the worst dish name! hahah

7:39 am

you need soft soft pillows!

7:39 am

see if a pool shop is still open ( spas..whirlpool) and get a floaty they use for the kids

7:39 am

I will, Mom

7:40 am

good idea, carlee

7:40 am

oh god its been too long since i had real oatmeal... my mouth loves me right now

7:40 am

oh Annie, I was hoping that would be an answer to your prayers

7:41 am

Mom, no answered prayers yet

7:41 am

anyone read Answered Prayers by Truman Capote?

7:41 am

I have not, Annie

7:41 am

I needed something like that one time and paid for one of the cushions - it was awful and I never used it

7:42 am

what is it about, annie?

7:42 am

I just use an extra pillow from the bed when my back acts up and I can't sit

7:42 am

ruby, gay, gossipy, good

7:43 am

funny you should mention Truman Capote -- found my mom's copy of his "Christmas Story" at her house yesterday -- i remember her reading it, sitting in a rocking chair on stage, at her annual book club Xmas party :-)

7:43 am

ruby, not my back by (blush) bottom

7:43 am

love gossipy

7:43 am

I'll try to order it

7:43 am

love gay, gossipy and good! LOL

7:43 am

Hi Une!

7:43 am

(((Une))) good morning!

7:43 am

no, I know, Annie, but my old coccyx injury acts up (often) and sitting on a soft pillow helps a lot

7:43 am

hi Une

7:43 am

bonjour, une

7:43 am

her arse..to be babbly blunt

7:43 am

morning, ladies :-)

7:44 am

hi une

7:44 am

ruby, Im glad you can get some relief.

7:44 am

carlee LOL!

7:44 am

carlee, blunt? never!

7:44 am

Carlee, you got it right!

7:44 am

( hmm...tummy full of warm oatmeal on this cold grey morning...)

7:45 am

( well..i NEVER EVER see that word in the grid..maybe if i use it... i will start to see it :p )

7:45 am

ruby, my ex brought me a wonderful stack of French CDs this week -- guess he's cleaning out a closet -- and moi is delighted to have them!

7:45 am

Ooooohhh, it is checked in at our library. Must make a trip out today

7:45 am

how nice of him! my ex would never do anything nice for me, even 40 years later!

I have added the book to wish list

7:46 am

bah, on ex!

7:46 am

my ex thinks he is being nice...

7:46 am

it took us a long time to get to this point, Ruby!

7:46 am

hi herin

7:46 am

Goodnight all

7:46 am

fie on them!

7:46 am

pleasant dreams Lynxxx

7:46 am

nite, lynxxx :-)

7:46 am

Sweet dreams, Lynxxx

7:47 am

Hello, Une :-)

7:47 am

hey, zoom!

7:47 am

nitenite lyxxx...sleep well dear

7:47 am

{{lynxx}}

Night Lynxx

Hi Une

7:48 am

hey, herin :-)

7:49 am

favorite word in this grid is ki6/33, what brought me to this lovely place!

7:49 am

sweet dreams, lynxxxxie

7:50 am

nice word, ruby

7:51 am

any clues for the corner e?

7:51 am

ep 4/5

7:51 am

ep 4/5

7:52 am

ty ladies

Thanks for that K Ruby

7:52 am

it was ki^!

7:52 am

finally got nbt but not half!

7:53 am

oh, ruby, I love that word too!

7:53 am

yay, ruby

7:53 am

along with "serendipity" :-)

Ack our tv is going :(

7:53 am

:D

7:53 am

i knew a bellydancer whose stage name was ki6

7:53 am

must run -- food reclamation pickup day -- BBL! good to see all of you :-) *poof*

7:54 am

Une, do your good work, bye and later

7:54 am

later une

7:54 am

bye une!!

7:54 am

Morning all

Later une

7:54 am

hi bob

7:55 am

hello mr bob

Hi bob

7:55 am

I just realized, my icon looks like a black ghost

7:55 am

i dont like this grid

7:56 am

it looks easy but isn't, at least for me

That is your Chow, Ruby?

7:56 am

It does look like a black ghost Ruby. It goes with Mr. Bob's white ghost. : )

7:56 am

yes, that is our autistic boy, Max

7:57 am

that's what made me think of it

awwwww

7:57 am

maybe someday I'll change my icon back to Ruby

My friend has a brain damaged cat. Every time he sleeps then wakes up he does the whole ''huh what huh' He is also blind. He was left for dead on the side of the road after a run in with a car

7:58 am

oh dear poor kitty

7:59 am

right column grey

7:59 am

max was like that when he arrived. he wouldn't recognize us from one hour to the next but, thanks to Temple Grandin's book, I recognized his symptoms and put him on Prozac and he's much better

My friend syringe feed him as his jaw was wired shut. He is a lovely cat. She also thinks he is lacking his sense of taste.

8:00 am

that is a lucky cat!

Doggy Prozac :D We have been told there is a kitty hormone thing that is like an air freshener and it mimics mummy cat smell and mellows the kitty out

8:00 am

my dork kitten is currently grooming my 18 year old son... she has all 12 front toes dug in clasping his head...

8:00 am

he gets the human meds as they never heard of an autistic animal here. The vet wrote it down!

8:01 am

that is so cute, carlee

8:01 am

yes..there is herin..my vet uses on cats that come to her office to chill them out

Awww Carlee. You sure the cat isn't turning Zombi?

good morning Babblers :)

Carlee get a picture of that

Any idea on what it is called?

8:01 am

hello hello no no

Hi Nono

8:02 am

she grooms him..he has a brush cut...i think she likes the texture of his hair on her tongue...does it during night when he sleeps..he wakes up with a wet head..or..when he comes out of shower

8:02 am

perhaps one day... not now...

8:02 am

that is so cute!

too cute

8:02 am

max licks my hair during his dinner (when I am hand-feeding him)

8:02 am

the dorkiest cat ever i swear

8:03 am

half! yay

8:03 am

i had a cat that would decide my face needed loofah'ing....dug the claws in..and would do the t-zone of ur face....man..talk about exfoilation

8:03 am

cat's name?

aww. Is this the Polydactal kitty?

8:04 am

the one grooming my son..her name is "boo"...yeap shes the poly

awwwww

carlee mine digs claws into shoulder and nibbles on my ear

8:04 am

all black oriental poly kitty

8:04 am

I wish I could have a cat

Was this the one that found you Carlee?

8:05 am

time to start my day (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:05 am

she was the "bitty kitty" cus she was sooo teeny....then she became bitty boo...now that she is full grown and the biggest cat...she is just boo

bye bye ((Mom))

Nono my kitty sits on my chair arm close to my head.

8:05 am

that was the one that found us...

Bye Mom

8:05 am

big boo

8:05 am

((nono)) have a great day

8:05 am

{{{mom}}} have a great day

8:05 am

((Mom)) have a wonderful day

8:05 am

{{mom}}

8:05 am

((Herin)) pleasant dreams

8:05 am

I hear stomping around, see you later

8:05 am

((Annie)) thanks, take care of yourself

8:06 am

*poof*

8:06 am

just..."boo" she's a character

8:06 am

((carlee & Ruby)) take care

bye bye ruby

8:06 am

hi all i have 6 cats!!!! help ya selves lol xxx keep saying no morexxxxx last edition brain damaged 16 wk old called pops xx

Bye Ruby

8:06 am

maybe it's boo, come to haunt the dogs

Hi Lucy

8:06 am

hi lucy

hi Lucy

Wow Lucy. I have 2 and one is nutso and the other thinks he is a dog

8:06 am

hi and bye lucy!

8:07 am

oh good grief..i was bad at4...when boo found us... she was so darn cute...ooof...now she is lying on my arse... ( am on my bed laying on my stomach...)

8:08 am

anyone here currently folding?

8:08 am

they go nicely with the 2 dogs 11 chickens 3 ducks 2 hamsters a husband and 3 kids( not the 4 legged variety xxxlol

I am carlee

did you finally get thru your tiny one

Lucy you must have space

I would foster more if we didn't have Pandora and a yard

8:09 am

yes...took 4 days..then did 2- 250's in 24 hours..and now am on a 6666..almost 1/2 way through the 6666...should be done tonight

8:10 am

i've been on the 6666 one for about 15 hours or so?

8:10 am

garden is about 100ft, house only a 3 bed terrace, just think i am bonkers!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:10 am

am at 3000/ 6666

i had a small one yesterday that took most of the day so I guess the smaller they are the slower

8:11 am

i think so... they are awful...

right now 197/250

8:12 am

so done by noonish

Or love the fur brats

8:12 am

i am on 5888/6666

very good zooz

8:13 am

nice zooz..when did it start do you know?

8:14 am

yes i started it about 17 hours ago, but i only have a laptop, so will take a while i think.

8:14 am

that is all i have zooz

8:14 am

and my son..and my daughter ( who forgets to turn on)

8:15 am

i normally turn it of when i goto sleep, but left it this time, as thought it would take ages, was surprised at how quick it has gone..lol

8:17 am

same here...

8:17 am

mine would never do 2x250 in 24 hours, yours must be a pokey laptop :-)

8:18 am

its kkinda new zooz...

8:18 am

only 6 mos

8:19 am

same here, Carlee, it has a i7 processor which is supposed to be good..lol

8:23 am

i dont know what processor this haas...no idea...how does one find out?

Carlee is there a little computer icon on desktop? if so left click on it and click properties

8:24 am

nope..i run win 7

8:25 am

its a II dualcore m-320 2.1 GHz

8:26 am

if THAT means anything to anyone

8:26 am

dual core, are very good, Carlee.

8:26 am

<puffs up> who KNEW????

8:27 am

lol

8:27 am

i have no idea what that means....but...whatever

mine is a desktop running vista. Pentium Dual-core E5300 2.6 GHz

8:29 am

so..nono...u should be breezing through these folds as well??

pretty much so Carlee

8:30 am

ooo we have a different mexican food in the grid today.... 2 ways

8:30 am

yes, thats another good one, my laptop is feeling inadequate now..lol

8:31 am

laptop envy zooz?

8:31 am

nah, not bothered really, i like my little lappie :-)

8:32 am

i like mine too..i wish i spent more and got the light up keyboard

i am sure it's probably very adequate zooz

8:33 am

ok..i gotta start making my caramel corn

8:33 am

enough for 30 people

i wish i had waited and gotten a windows 7 machine

8:33 am

i love win 7

mmmm, make that enough for 31 carlee I love carmel corn

8:33 am

i have no idea how to tap into all it can do

8:34 am

hi folks

8:34 am

but what i have used i like

8:34 am

one day perhaps i will explore

8:34 am

ttfn *poof*

byeeee carlee

8:34 am

hi welki

8:35 am

and bye carlee

hi Welki

8:35 am

Hello, Welki :-)

8:35 am

Bye, Carlee.

Bye Carlee. hi Welki

8:41 am

ca**ed isn't a word?

8:41 am

hi bichon ... try it again

8:42 am

ooh, i see. no, it's not accepted

8:43 am

if you ca** a fishing line, pt is the same. if you belong to a ca** of a play, pt is the same.

8:43 am

(that said, ca**ed is used all the time, isn't it)

8:44 am

my broken arm was ca**ed at the hospital

8:44 am

ca 6/21 one who does

8:45 am

hehe, mine was, too :)

8:52 am

I think the "ed" is redundant. If you select people for a play,you are said to have ca4/5 the show.

8:54 am

how many cups in 7 quarts?

8:54 am

28

8:55 am

ok..how many bags of popped microwave popcorn would that be?

8:56 am

( i am so a child of the metric system)

good question carlee. how much does one bag pop?

8:56 am

six cups per bag

8:57 am

be back later

8:57 am

Approximately 14 bags. There are about two cups of popcorn in a bag of micro corn, I think. I make my popcorn on the stove.

oh they make much more than that molly

8:57 am

Welki you must have HUGE bags of micro corn.

i would say 5 or 6 cups

8:58 am

the measurement is confusing .. looking at a box and it says 'per 1/2 bag, about 6 cups popped,' but a bag certainly doesn't hold 12 cups

8:58 am

Popped corn Nono? Really?

8:58 am

nope .. good ol' orville

yes molly i just popped one last nite

8:58 am

ok... I think 1 more frying pan of popcorn adn i have my 7 quarts of popcorn popped

it nearly filled my large mixing bowl

8:58 am

Oh well Carlee, I guess you should measure the popcorn once it's popped. What are you making? Popcorn balls?

8:59 am

and..am out of corn syrup..i thought i had another bottle..but no..so i have to wait for my son to come home with the car at lunch before i can go get my corn syrup

8:59 am

<-- likes the old dutch popcorn twists made into caramel corn

9:00 am

And fireworks for me.

woohooo zooz wtg!

9:00 am

wtg zooz!

9:00 am

*~*~*GOLDEN TOUQUES*~*~*for zooz

9:01 am

Many thanks my Babble friends, although it did take just over 5 hours..lol

9:01 am

any clues needed before i go?

9:01 am

carlee, you live in lake country?

i think i'm good for now zooz but thanks

9:02 am

ok, take care, All, happy Babbling.

9:03 am

i live on a great lake...

9:03 am

we're considering retirement options and looking for potential places we can afford (lakefront) ... any use looking in your neck of the woods for a not-too-expensive property?

9:03 am

not that we'll ever be able to retire .. big toy addictions :)

9:03 am

do mls search for sarnia

9:03 am

this a BIg retirement area

9:04 am

thanks, will do

9:04 am

as i dont know what u can afford and not afford... i cant afford...but...that me

9:05 am

there places between sarnia and grand bed that are cheaper....too out fo way for me b/c of school for kids

9:05 am

it's that fishing thing .. would love to be able to roll down the pathway to the dock and into the boat

9:08 am

ok..2 gimongous chip bowls full of freshly popped porcorn....son hom in an hour...can do rest later....still need to buy black and white spray paint

9:08 am

not much into fishing...sorry

9:10 am

I should know, but what country are you in? Which flag is that?

9:10 am

but sailing is big down here...and we have a fishery and the fish is fab...perch, pickeral and whitefish

9:10 am

canada

9:10 am

ur neighbour to the great white north

9:11 am

my far, far neighbor. I'm in Texas

9:11 am

( or as i like to call us..that invisible grey mass u see on your weather reports )

9:12 am

well....we know what the lone star state flag is :p way down yonder

9:12 am

Um, Carlee...you're going to spray paint your popcorn balls? : o

9:12 am

http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/pr ojects/terrarium-halloween-crafts-1009

9:12 am

black and white popcorn balls?

9:13 am

the girls are making these tonight for a craft

9:13 am

then we are goign to watch nanny mcphee and eat caramel corn and lord knows whatever hallowe'en treats they bring....hopefully get some sleep about 2 or 3 am

** FIREWORKS **

9:14 am

*~*~*GOLDEN TOUQUES*~*~*for nono

carlee what a cool craft idea for the holiday at hand

9:16 am

that is what i thought..not too hard... a little creepy..and something they MAY acually keep cus is kinda interesting

9:17 am

i can imagine a kid leaving it on a window sill by her desk..just ..there

9:17 am

sunlight can play on the jar....she made it...interesting

9:18 am

hopefully ic an find some fake birds....oooh..i just thought...fake mice at pet store...hmmmmmm

ohhhh good one

9:19 am

i willhit dollar store..see what i can come up with

9:19 am

dollar store or michael's crafts might have the birds/mice

9:19 am

and next door to one is a pet food store

9:19 am

no michaels in town..i have to drive over 100 km to get to a michaels

9:20 am

not doing that for a 2.00 craft

dollar store if they have Christmas stuff out might have some birds

9:20 am

too bad we're not closer .. i have the day off and could use a road trip :)

9:20 am

i hope...

9:21 am

ur in brampton yes???

9:21 am

how about a fishing tackle shop? lots of lures look like insects, frogs .. plastics

9:21 am

me? noooo, calgary

9:22 am

worms!

9:22 am

oooh..yes...hmmmm fishing tackle shop...

9:22 am

Carlee, the ghosts made out of tissue paper bells on that site are adorable.

9:22 am

not sure we have one of those here

9:23 am

googled and found the outdoorsman, 174 Mitton St N

9:23 am

oh..yes...them... ok

9:24 am

i know where he is...will stop there:)

9:24 am

and cdn tire might have some too

9:24 am

but outdoorsman might...i forget about mitton village

9:25 am

guess i should take advantage of this time to (ugh) clean. later, folks!

9:25 am

they are molly..but... i have a rule about crafts....

9:25 am

byebye welki

9:25 am

i hate making stuff they turn around and throw out...

bye welki

9:26 am

its a big nono for me

9:26 am

Yeah, but those wedding bells are collapsible. You can fold those ghosts up and use them year after year for decorations. I have a Thanksgiving turkey like that.

9:27 am

i like having them make stuff that becomes a momento of an evening...or activity...that years from now..if they happen to hold onto it...the craft will bring back a bunch of fun memories

9:28 am

once we had a task to fulfill for a badge..it was the "design your own space"..and litterallyin the handbook it suggests that kids ask their parents if they can paint a wall using a paint technique WTF????????

9:29 am

i went to dollar store...bought little wodden boxes with lids... primed them... i got sample bottles of paint....in 3 colours

9:29 am

and i got glaze

9:29 am

i painted the bottoms of the boxes in the 3 diff colours...so 8 of each colour

9:30 am

made the glaze from remaining paint... in each bottle... took the glaze and the boxes in...and got little dollar store scrapbook dolls to tak on once done

9:31 am

the smooshed, ragged/ sponged ( had to choose one)...and now..they had themselves a little "time capsule" box...( and the time capsule was a challenge for another badge they were working on)

9:31 am

i still have mine..i have 2...they were leftovers

9:31 am

and i use them

9:32 am

to hold guide...thingies

9:34 am

id

9:34 am

hi norma

9:40 am

Good morning kids!

9:41 am

scrabs....how are u???

9:41 am

Wicked migraine. 8-(

9:41 am

How are YOU?

9:41 am

umm...i'm ok... thanks:)

9:42 am

sorry about the head..again :(

9:42 am

This started Wed afternoon when I waited too long for lunch--> hypoglycemia---> migraine.

9:43 am

When will I learn that I MUST eat every 2-3 hrs??

9:43 am

u should learn to carry a caramel or something in your labcoat pocket

9:43 am

a just in case to tide u over until u get food

9:44 am

hi sc, i sympathize - having trouble sleeping lately - and for awhile that was giving me basically a perpetual headache.

9:44 am

hiya hurshy

9:44 am

We don't wear white coats in pediatrics, haha. But I always have an energy bar with me and I shopped first then went home for lunch.

9:44 am

Hi Hurshy!

9:44 am

*phone*

9:44 am

hi

9:44 am

silly rabbit.... treats are for docs too

9:46 am

*appreciates the triple fittingness of carlee's remark*

9:47 am

i've had my coffee and a gimongous bowl of real oatmeal....i am good to go hursh :)

9:47 am

clearly.

9:47 am

acid

9:47 am

how's u???i havent seen u in a long long time

9:47 am

tic k

9:48 am

Yikes, sorry!

9:48 am

sc...

9:48 am

thanks scrabs but i has those

9:48 am

Free Clue Friday!

9:49 am

caramel corn in the pb....still warm...the oatemal might be a bit dodgy by now tho

9:49 am

oh, i'm having a rough time right now, trying to find a med that works, seeing if i can find a new job - i want a new job, but am frightened of change, in general, so it's a lose-lose period while i'm looking.

9:49 am

oatmeal* even

9:49 am

Med as in antidepressant?

9:49 am

yes

9:49 am

right...i just quit mine...i love the job..hate working for the person i was working for ( love her as a friend..but its hard to mix the friend/ work relationship thing)

9:50 am

I do not like change either. I like routines + plans.\

9:50 am

and i love change...funny... am forever rearranging furniture and stuff....

9:50 am

i just watched a family ties issue about that very problem, carlee :)

9:50 am

hate routine

9:51 am

H, are you still on Z?

9:51 am

ooh..family ties...i remember that show...i was in hs when it was out..HUGE rage here

9:51 am

i like rearranging furniture - i just don't like big changes where i feel like i don't know what the new thing will be like and that i will have no control over it and stuff. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, i sometimes feel.

9:51 am

i hear u there too... it is scary...but...once done...the weight is gone :)

9:51 am

With Michael J Fox?

9:52 am

yeap..that the one scrabs...alex P keaton

9:52 am

fo 5/16 second time this week! what a great word.

9:53 am

yeap....it is a nice word....

9:53 am

*looking for fo5*

9:54 am

fo5 as in lift up?

9:54 am

rhymes with how one likes a cake or muffin

9:55 am

OK, that's the one I found.

9:56 am

fo 5 rhymes with to lift up. means to force upon. past tense for the 7/44

9:56 am

Silly me, I was thinking that the fo5 was the lift up word starting with H. I am brain dead this morning.

9:58 am

:)

9:59 am

silly scrabs. *passes coffee*

10:01 am

blarg..am missing 1 p word to have the 2 right hand columns grey

10:02 am

I have just 2 of those.

10:03 am

oh..the spanish hotel.....

hey all....

10:04 am

hi rth

10:04 am

hello red!

10:04 am

Hi Red

10:04 am

and on this note..gotta get dressed...son home...so i can get my groceries insects...spray paint etc

10:04 am

Bye, Kat

Bye and Hi Carlee.

10:05 am

gotta go, too. later all!

10:05 am

stupid S's

10:05 am

Bye redshoes

bye red..

10:07 am

H, there are lots of meds to try--Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta...trials + waiting is not fun but that's the only way to see what works best.

10:08 am

is anyone seeing their economy getting any better wherever you live

10:08 am

it truly sucks here vddd....

10:08 am

i know - zoloft hadn't done much for me in the past, so i was just trying wellbutrin, but it made it very hard to sleep, so, i'm going to try something else next.

10:08 am

howdy everyone

10:08 am

here too

Well, Several of my friends across the country who were out of work have found work in the last 3 months, so yes.

10:08 am

Nope, New York state could easily be bankrupt soon. Taxes are HIGH!

10:09 am

Hi Crossy

10:09 am

we are now paying 4!!! taxes on our gasoline with the new HST taxation setup

10:09 am

scwabby!

people I know though who don't have degreesand some specialized skills are having a hard time.

10:10 am

My attorney sister has been unemployed since late March!

10:10 am

$1.03 a litre just times it by 4.11 to get our imperial gallon;(

10:11 am

Yep, Crossy, our hard-earned money gets taken away.

10:11 am

vdd here we have white collar office and factory workers getting downsized after 20 25 years,doing 3 mc,jobs just to keep things level

Florida has always had a bad economy, given that we don't actually pay any state taxes...

10:12 am

you can only hold out for so long for a job that fits your qualifications

10:12 am

it just seems like it will never get better, although i've seen people on tv say it always will get better

10:12 am

then its flip burgers,deliver papers,pump gas or go on welfare after your ei dries up

10:13 am

30 year carrear men and women are fighting university grads for part time jobs!

It will get better. It's just difficult to see it because it gets better slowly, whereas it got bad it seems rather quickly.

10:14 am

it saddens me that everyone has to live with so much nervousness about all of it.

10:15 am

the the jobs you do get are under staffed,and you are doing the work of 2 or 3,but on a work sharing 3 day week,so you need 2 or 3 jobs just like it

10:15 am

So many people have lost homes, cleared out IRAs + 401k's...

10:16 am

thank god for our health care or many would go down like the titanic...

I do wish we had healthcare like yours cross, but at the same time, i wonder if I could get the medication I use under the Canadian program, since there are supposedly cheaper medicines that treat the problem...

10:17 am

i don't think the country will ever ultimately get lots better. americans are too stupid and easily swayed by the equally stupid media, and congress is a mess. the normal cycles in past history seem to me to be likely permanently altered by the fact of 24/7 cable news, and there is nothing to un-entrench the power of the extremely wealthy.

10:17 am

they are thinking of bumping retirement qualifications to 68..hell why bother saving for retirement,we are all going to drop in the traces

Scrabbler, I did go to taking the singulair before running, HUGE difference in my life. Apparently it is quite expensive...

10:18 am

Sadly, I think you are correct, H.

10:18 am

some custom meds cannot be had red,i am talking bout basic broken bones and hospital stays..meds are another ting entirely

10:18 am

Good for you, Red. You could try an inhaled steroid--topical, not systemic, and less expensive.

On that I agree Cross. We treated a pt from the UK yesterday for a heart attack. they will have another when they see the American bill....

10:19 am

did you see the recent survey that showed that americans want the rich to get a larger share of the wealth than other people - so that there are incentives - but what they THINK the current wealth distribution is, is WAY less skewed toward the rich than it actually is, and what they want it to be is as well. we WANT a bit more socialism and we don't even know it.

I love the SIngulair, because I apparently can not really inhale things properly.

10:20 am

i never EVER travel without blue cross travel health insurance for that very reason red

Things like Medicaid/Medicare and Social security are not exactly capitalist programs.

10:20 am

In my practice we care for so many people in poverty--not working, on public assistance, and no incentive or push to work.

yes that frustrates me,

10:20 am

Red, you could use a spacer with mask. We have all of our kids do that. Or use a dry powder inhaler such as Pulmicort, Flovent Diskus, etc

10:22 am

i mean the U.S gov is stuck,either health care for all,or insurance for those who can,and free clinics for the rest,other wise without,you can just start shovelling the people who cannot afford it into the ground

10:22 am

our insurance at work went up 42% because my son had to have pins, screws and plates put is his ankle. It was because it was our first year on this particular plan with our carrier we've been with for 5 years (but using other plans). Our company shopped around and found other carriers at about the same premium we are currently paying.

10:23 am

I am concerned about the attitude of "the government should take care of me because I can't/won't/don't want to."

10:23 am

we ran into that issue years ago during the last years we were running the O.H.I.P plan,was costing a family of 3 amlost 300 a month for health insurance...

I think I'll stick with the singulair, as it also helps with nasal allergy symptoms. I dont take it every day, so I can stretch the 30 day rx out for almost 6 weeks. It really is a fabulous medication.

I feel pretty lucky with the insurance I have now, it is much better than what I had before.

10:24 am

it is easy for those with money to say that scrabs,but 300 a month for just in case is beyond many

10:24 am

and we pay for it believe me,at tax time,we just changes things so it was billed elsewhere

10:25 am

300/month? our family premium our employer pays is $1180/month, plus we have $1000 deductible

10:25 am

that way everyone is covered one way or another

I think I would feel better about the government health care programs if they weren't so abused by the people participating in them. They show up at the ER for just anything, all sorts of things that really should be done at a Primary care MD office...

10:25 am

an employer paid health plan..lol good luck with that here

10:25 am

It's just that I see so many passive people that do not make an effort to learn a trade, be educated, have ambition, be a hard-working citizen. I realize there are the elderly, the chronically ill, etc.

10:26 am

Yes, red, you and I see the abuse of services.

10:26 am

that is part of what they are running into down there with obamas new ideas,you have those that are comfotable saying"i pay my health plan" why should i mpay it on my taxes for the rest?"

exactly Scrabbs. I have a friend who has been out of work for 2 years now. She graduated High school. In the 2 years of unemployment, she has not taken a class or tried to learn a new skill..by now she could easily be working as a Nurse's aide.

Parrt of the problem Cross is that people don't realize their taxes pay for all those stupid and costly emergency visits. I mean...do you bring your kid to the ED for a cough? or "ant bites" or lets see, "Crying a lot" I have seen all of those this week alone.

10:28 am

Yes, no ambition, goals, self-respect really, and then what do their kids learn? That you will always be taken care of by the govt.

10:29 am

People that do not wait until they can financially afford to raise a child, just make babies.

10:29 am

the idea is not to abuse it red,and we are getting ready to implement a at the door user fee of 25 bucks or whatever,just to prevent the old ant bit 3 times a day thing

10:30 am

if you abouse it,you lose it

We tried to do that and people said the 3.00 copay they wanted to impose on medicaid recipients was somehow infringing on their rights...

Oooh Scrabbs and I could go on and on!

10:30 am

good lord

10:30 am

Sorry, I am getting riled up. I do not mind paying taxes to help those that are chronically ill, elderly, etc but when people CAN be a useful member of the work force and they have no interest or incentive--big problem.

10:30 am

so i take it that you do not agree with a govt heath plan scrabbs?

I know, and they say this while texting away ont hier phones and smoking!

10:31 am

The Medicaid Rx program is the best available.

it is indeedy.

10:31 am

so i hear waitresses make 3 dollars an hour there..bet she cannot afford a fancy health plan....

10:32 am

Not for everyone, Crossy. Why mess up the 85% of people that are happy with their health ins in order to care for the 15% of people that need help? A govt plan will be awful, substandard, dictatorial, ...

10:32 am

but maybe we should let this topic rest a bit

10:32 am

so,we bury the 15%?..thats a lot of people...

Health care plans are already dictatorial and many of them are awful.

10:33 am

Yes, texting away on a Blackberry and purse has a pack of cigarettes and then they want a free Rx for Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, diapers, Nix, condoms.

I would prefer everyone to have access to primary care, regular care for management of regular health problems.

10:34 am

lol,the only way you get a free med ride here is if your on the welfare,and that is not pretty

10:34 am

I just don't want the govt involved with everyone's health ins.

10:34 am

yes red,that is our though,get things taken care of before they become huge

It's a great idea Cross.

10:35 am

i have heard of this for an example,a man breaks a rib or 2 at work,cannot afford a fancy plan,ignores it till there are so many complications that his care will now cost 20 times as much at a "free clinic' than if he had got proper care at the time

10:36 am

Oops, my front door blew open because my nephew did not lock it on the way out to classes. And I must get ready to go meet friend for lunch.

10:36 am

get it fixed timely and at a nominal cost

this is true, but everyone is able to come to the ED and for broken ribs, thats appropriate to come to emergency for it...

10:36 am

k tc scwaabu..blows a kiss;))

10:37 am

Bye, Crossy + Red!

have a great Day Scrabbs, good to see you here!

10:37 am

ok...so..jumping in..crossy..i have the monster 6666

what?

10:37 am

but already at 3333 of 6666

10:37 am

feel better scrabs

10:37 am

the idea of hospitals for people with big insurance plans and one for all the rest is so bizzare to us now

Ooooh carlee is floding proteins!

10:37 am

yaa for carlee!

10:38 am

yes carlee time to move to a diff topic

We actually dont have that here cross.

10:38 am

so how is elegant with her 100?

10:38 am

she is now on the list and going at her second one now carlee

10:38 am

( am here for but a moment...but been trying to catch crossy to let him know of the 6666...zooz has one too )

hospitals are for all people. if they need to be admitted they are admitted regardless of ability to pay.

10:39 am

that is as it should be

10:39 am

but are they treated then billed into oblivion?

10:40 am

most hospitals I know of have financial services that can be applied for if the patient needs assistance...

10:40 am

i am working on yet another 250 carlee..

10:40 am

but it's the patient's responsibility to follow up with them.

10:40 am

if they have any money, yeah, crossy

10:40 am

anyway...dashing out to get my corn syrup, foil roasting pans... spanish moss... black and white spray paint..plastic bugs, fake birds and maybe a fake mouse or 2 )

10:40 am

so they are on a plan to pay for the next 20 years?

10:41 am

sometimes...

10:41 am

no, some services are written off completely or only a percentage is required, depending on the income

10:41 am

cripes..i think of what would have cost us with my ex husband and what happened to him.....cripes he had 5 ct scans in under 1 week

10:41 am

boggling,let the taxes of all pay for health care then everyone regarless of wealty,status,income,etc can get timely care when needed

10:42 am

one of my college friends happened to have a major medical incident right in a small window in which she had no health insurance - it became a huge problem for her.

10:42 am

hi all

10:42 am

but..my dad was 4 months waiting for chemo and radiation....

10:42 am

i can imagine

10:42 am

i like that idea, crossy

10:42 am

we have +'s and -'s

10:42 am

ok..poofing ttfn

10:42 am

see/ that should not be,now when he does get in,he will need more costy care and may still lose his life

10:43 am

ustilize the money when timely care can have the biggest benefit.then you may not have them back again and again and again

10:43 am

americans are too easily fooled, however, into thinking that a system anything like canada or britain's will mean the government is getting involved in every little decision and not letting you choose your own doctor and stupid stuff like that that isn't true at all.

10:44 am

i agree hurshy

10:44 am

that's why so many people want to repeal the health care bill that we did get.

10:44 am

the rich people who can afford the plans are now fixated on taxes to the excusion of all else

10:44 am

i agree hurshy; that's why I prefer to live abroad

10:44 am

which however certainly did not do all that it needed to do since it contains very little mechanism for controlling costs in the system.

10:45 am

now our system is far from perfect

10:45 am

but i got the care for my 3 cancers right away..i think i would of beed dead meat elsewhere

10:46 am

some of the immune system injections that i needed were 500 dollars a shot..every day!!

10:47 am

part of the problem with health care - as with the animal agriculture system - is that people would rather not think about the unpleasant truths of the existing system. with health care, people are horrified if you start talking about rationing care on any basis, without recognizing that we currently ration care on the basis of whether you have money. with animal agriculture, most people haven't any idea how terrible the suffering resulting from factory farming is. and if you try to tell them things like that, it produces so much cognitive dissonance that they just forget it as quickly as possible.

10:47 am

here,any who want care will get it,and not lose their house

10:48 am

what i find a bit humorous is people saying socialized medicine doesn't work for americans, when if you think about it, the military has socialized medicine

10:48 am

it does ardillia

10:48 am

and it seems to work well eh?

10:48 am

yes, the VA system is very efficient and good in a lot of ways

10:48 am

should have put a but before the when

10:49 am

i think it does

10:49 am

paid for 2 surgeries and lots of physical therapy

10:49 am

that is the key,get the treatment,when it is needed,where it is needed,and know that everyone chips into the pot to pay for it at tax time

we have payment plans, and in the US as long as you pay on a medical bill, something, like even 5.00, they can not send you to collections. but it is a very difficult thing, and we do a great deal of charity care.

10:50 am

if you do not need it,fine,if you do,it is always there

10:50 am

but no system is or will be perfect, but money shouldn't dictate when you can get care

10:50 am

but see/ that should not even be a thought,get treated and move on

10:51 am

snap

10:51 am

RTH!!!

10:51 am

:)

hi Ardilla.

And bye, I think I need a nap. as always.

10:53 am

have a nice nap red

10:53 am

yeah, I gotta scoot and go buy a clothes line thingie to hang up clothes to dry

10:53 am

think i will retire this topic for a bit lol

10:53 am

bye rth

10:54 am

lets talk about bacon....

10:54 am

trying to keep my utility bills low

10:54 am

BAAAACCCCCOOOOONNNNN!!!

10:54 am

tell me bout it ardillia

10:55 am

i just consolodated my cable,phone and net to one company just to save a measly 30 bocks a month!

10:55 am

have to love a girl who loves bacon like that

10:55 am

so far, no restaurant i visited here can make good bacon

10:56 am

for me, what money not used from my utility allowance I get to keep and use for whatever

10:56 am

i wish i could send you some ardilla,we have som hickory ssmoked maple kissed bacon that is almost too good to eat;)

10:56 am

I hear there is no beer over there either Ardilla. I would not last very long.

10:57 am

*drools

10:57 am

there's beer, but i don't drink any beer

10:57 am

no bozze/ where are you ardilla?

10:57 am

No Cross, no beer. They are winos in Spain.

10:58 am

there's plenty of alcohol here in spain

10:58 am

wherever i go in like,there had better be vodka!

10:58 am

lofe

10:58 am

good had me worried there for a min

10:58 am

That's weird. One of the guys I used to work with just went to the University in Navarre (sp?) and he says there is no beer.

10:58 am

damn,damn typos

10:59 am

muchas cervezas aqui

11:00 am

and scrabbs should think of this as a doctor when regarding govt heath plans,here a doc will always,always get payed,no chasing insurance companies lol

11:00 am

should of thought of that while she was here

11:00 am

Bueno!

11:00 am

the liquor selection is great

11:01 am

as a family doc she would get 200 per visit no matter what lol

11:02 am

and whatever extras on top of that

11:02 am

anyways i digress,back to this booze we are speaking of!

11:06 am

good morning, everyone - still discussing food and drink?

11:06 am

just drink,not ready for brunch yet;0

11:06 am

lol

11:07 am

there even a word for a beer pub, but i can't find it

11:07 am

No, we're praying. Everyone turn to page 14 in your Nanism prayer book. Hi Nan.

11:07 am

hi nan

11:07 am

nanism???

11:07 am

i was pray for cheese and there it is fe 4/7

11:07 am

It was a word in a grid this week Ardilla.

11:08 am

indeed,i wish to remember that one; nanism= the cult of evil grandmothers;)

11:08 am

oh

11:09 am

really?!?!?

11:10 am

it is how i shall clue it next time it hits the grid

11:10 am

lol

11:10 am

I wish it to be known that I am not, nor ever have been, a member of such a cult ;) - do I have to change my name?

11:10 am

well, i better get going to the store...might be going to a fair in Seville tonight

11:11 am

might be back on later...

11:11 am

happy babbling, all!

11:11 am

bye ardilla

11:11 am

*poof

11:13 am

well, i feel like a ninny...just looked outside in the back to see what size to get and there are TWO clothes lines already set up

11:14 am

*smacks self in the head

11:14 am

still have to get clothespins...better look up the word first

11:14 am

lol

11:14 am

*poofs again

11:22 am

hi all. clues for the 8s plz?

11:23 am

like deep fried tortilla chips

11:23 am

re 8/70, ti 8/70

11:23 am

oops, my mistake, those are 7s

11:26 am

good morning, welki :)

11:27 am

any clues for the o on top line please?

11:27 am

ot 4 babblet, mkg

11:28 am

visual

11:28 am

chooses

11:31 am

o...chooses

11:31 am

ty got visual but not chooses. hmmmmm

11:31 am

uses 1st 3 of the visual

11:31 am

got chooses! ty. more clues please! you are great. also need A words bottom line middle A.

11:32 am

holding weapons

11:33 am

dont get weapons clue. sorry.

11:33 am

ar 5/10

11:34 am

ok got it. sorry. was still on o words.

11:35 am

well one word off of half way. any clues out there? how about the 8s???????

11:36 am

re 8/70, ti 8/70

11:36 am

ty..not sure i can get them without a clue but will try.

11:38 am

got the re 8. ty.

11:38 am

ti 8 is a pt of ti 6/33

11:39 am

dont have ti 6 33. sorry.

11:40 am

what you buy to go into the theatre

11:40 am

or the gift you get when you drive too fast?

11:40 am

got it! ty.

11:41 am

by for now. must go cook and shop and swim.

11:41 am

ty for super great clues. and nice to meet you amelu.

11:41 am

some gift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:41 am

LOL!

first me 5/14

first me 5/14?

11:42 am

haven't listed... think it's a french exclaimation?

11:43 am

me 5: french shit

11:43 am

*pardon me for being so blunt, but it is the translation!

11:44 am

Good Morning Fellow Babblers. NBT in 23 word in 15 minutes; should be a fun grid. Right?

11:47 am

mostly nef -- a few sticklers I'm still working on

11:48 am

thank, nan. I thought I'd broken the chog for a minute there!

11:48 am

we just have our eyes glued to the grid, nef

11:50 am

lots of phantoms already for me

11:51 am

yes, and the k sees heavy use

ty

11:52 am

so I've noticed

11:55 am

Anyone have Clues for the 8's?

11:57 am

re 8/70, ti 8/70

11:58 am

thanks, nan

11:58 am

* a do again and a pt

11:59 am

I suppose by the points that you realize that the letter of the day is used ;)

11:59 am

I got the ti 8 already! Thanks! :-)

12:01 pm

And the re8! Yay for great clues, CyberNan! :-D

woo hoo only 165 left - ha ha

12:02 pm

You can do it, lady! Just keep plugging away!

12:02 pm

hello, re-hi, and whew ... these days off are hard work! (bathrooms done, kitchen done....)

12:03 pm

<-- is procrastinating

12:04 pm

hi welki. Doesn't sound like you are procrastinating to me; that's more than I've done today

12:05 pm

Speaking of which, I just saw the time and I need to getg moving!

12:05 pm

still a lot to do, but thanks for the pat on the back :)

12:09 pm

we all need them at times, welki. Sometimes no one else ever recognizes that the kitchen and bathroom are clean; so blow your horm here and I'll cheer you on any day

12:10 pm

stuck on the de 6/36 -- any clues?

12:10 pm

and i'll try to remember to do the same ... so you get moving and get your back ready for a pat later on :)

12:10 pm

nm -- found it

12:10 pm

pick a blood sucking horrible little creature from your skin

12:11 pm

got it welki -- ty

12:11 pm

i was a little late, but yw *lol*

12:11 pm

Whew! Glad you found it, cyber! Otherwise I'd have to stay and help you find it! ;-) Anyway I DO need to get going BBL! Happy Babbling All!

12:13 pm

*!* ta da *!* - the last 4 had me going for a while :)

12:14 pm

anyone want clues before I leave?

12:15 pm

guess not -- back at the flip :)

12:16 pm

Good job, Nan!!

12:17 pm

How do you do it??

12:19 pm

How many words today?

12:20 pm

199

12:23 pm

Thank you.

12:31 pm

Agggrrrrhhhh...all I can see in this grid are "fedora" and "harem".

12:32 pm

ty molly,now all i can see is fedora as well.:/

12:32 pm

lol

12:33 pm

You're very welcome cross. I see Carlees hated t4 is back today.

12:35 pm

mm rice wine is in da grid

12:36 pm

back, hello everybody

12:36 pm

mmm...back with mc donalds :)

12:37 pm

need a big mac fix..happens 2ce a year

12:40 pm

yes my ti4 is back molls

12:40 pm

3rd day in a row

12:40 pm

((ruby))

12:41 pm

'lo everyone.

12:41 pm

hey nb...

12:41 pm

howdy nb

12:41 pm

Makes you wonder about he puzzle creator Carlee

12:41 pm

makes u wonder...

12:41 pm

oh, I've eaten too much but would love a Big Mac!!!!

12:42 pm

{{crossy}}

12:42 pm

<elbowing crossy in ribs>...hi there everyone!!!!

12:42 pm

I didn't understand clues for the 8's. Can anyone clue them a different way?

12:42 pm

and then you have st5/20 and st7/52 hmmm

12:43 pm

Ooh Trent, aren't you colourful now!

12:43 pm

issued another passage for re8

12:43 pm

Yes!

12:43 pm

if you all look at the bottom of this screen you will notice that our folding at home team is now in the friends of babble list so you can all watch our progress as we do cancer research.if any of you wish to join this team please see my profile for info;))))

12:43 pm

no no, sorry, that's for ti8

12:43 pm

re8 is reconnected

12:43 pm

Is eating something so high in calories worth the crushing feeling of guilt afterwards? I wonder...

12:44 pm

st 5/20 and st 7/52 - small pieces broke off a tree or bush

12:44 pm

Yes, it is Nancy!! Hahaha....

12:44 pm

nb,in 100 years we are a worm feast,live life and enjoy!

12:44 pm

single and plural

12:44 pm

nice analogy, crossy

12:45 pm

nancy...i have a night of babysitting 23 8-11 year old girls....i will be up likely until 2 or 3 with them....damn straight i can eat it with so many calories...and damn straight no freaking guilt

12:45 pm

obsessing about your weight is worse than anything, NB

12:45 pm

how can you feel guilt about eating?

12:45 pm

Ah, I've always been an obsessor.

12:45 pm

i have been close to death many times now and the last thing i want to do,is die with a bellt full of tofu and bean sprouts

12:46 pm

belly

12:46 pm

but it's not worth it about food, NB

12:46 pm

but it's not worth it about food, NB

12:46 pm

dont like tofu..but i rather like bean sprouts

12:46 pm

go the re 8, but not the ti

12:46 pm

crossy did dr god join the team?

12:46 pm

ty

12:46 pm

it's like dying and thinking, "Gee, I left stuff in my in-basket at work" NOT!

12:47 pm

i have asked him carlee,we shall see

12:47 pm

reissued right of passage

12:47 pm

hmmmm

12:47 pm

okay, got it, thanks

12:48 pm

yw

12:48 pm

i plan on going out of this wirld with a belly foll of food i love,my wife beside me and some cute honey massaging my feet;0

12:48 pm

damn typos

12:48 pm

Hmmm, but I think eating well and healthily improves the quality of life by a long way...

12:48 pm

note to crossy the new maple blueberry pie at mc d's is rather tasty

12:49 pm

NB, I have declared it "Guilt Free Friday". No worries dear.

12:49 pm

it's possible to eat healthily without feeling guilty and the occasional pudding isn't going to hurt

12:49 pm

i have almost been taken out by randon things nb..no good diet would of prevented them lol

12:49 pm

(Crossy, are you still on that diet? ...And are you feeling any benefits?)

12:49 pm

nancy...i do this but 1 or 2 times a year....everything in moderation..and with what i have tonight to deal with....i thought...i am having a treat for myself...

12:49 pm

that's how I feel, crossy, and that's beside the big C

12:50 pm

i ended up losing 15 pounds and that was it,still 35 to go,but i am happy for the moment

12:50 pm

I weigh about 96 lbs

12:50 pm

i too nb...2ce have been mins away from death...if it were not for immediate medical attention ( surgery in under an hour of feeling ill )..i would be worm dirt years ago...

12:51 pm

I'm not judging, Carlee, just speculating ;)

12:51 pm

but I'm short, so it's no big accomplishment... hahah

12:51 pm

Crossy, that's fantastic! Good for you...

12:51 pm

sometimes my sisters in law say the word healthy so many times it's a turnoff to my other sister in law and me. they are so obsessed with what they eat and other people eat, but their marriages are not "healthy". The one sister in law even has her 20 year old daughter talking about black beans and fat free hot dogs for our cookouts!

12:52 pm

lol,i mean cancer blindsided me 3 times,no amount of diet planning would of altered that,i almost drowned twice,fee through the ice into 100 feet of water,got run over by a car..etc..etc..not one bit of dietary management would of changed this

12:52 pm

it kinda changes ur perspective on living...i realise...but obcessing about food...when tomorrow u could be gone b/c of some random thing...be it quirky health issue... or a accident beyond control...

12:52 pm

amen, carlee!!!!

12:53 pm

i had an ectopic pregnancy rupture ( did not know was pregnant) and a ruptured appendix....neither could have been prevented by dietrary changes either...

12:53 pm

i mean on the way to work,i could be run ove by a bus,was my diet worry worth it? no

12:53 pm

if they exercise and eat healthy they make sure everyone knows about it. I go to a gym and eat healthy when i can, but i keep it to myself.

12:53 pm

exactly vddd!

12:54 pm

i mean worrying about tomorrow is like trying to empty the ocean with a tea spoon,the past is done,the future can be a thousand things with a thousand door leading to them,you can only worry about the now and be content

12:54 pm

food is least of my worries...so much so i forget to eat......anyway....nuff

12:55 pm

Ah see, I'm missing out. I can't boast about my good health because I'm not healthy at the moment :P I need to eat more. Putting on weight is tough for me, so it'll be hard.

12:55 pm

what did dr god say when u wrote him cross about the folding?

12:56 pm

nancy boy,you honesty look like you have just got out of hospital after a long illness, i say this cause i care

12:56 pm

Hi everybody. Oh (((NB))), How I wish I could share my capacity for gaining weight with you......

12:56 pm

he needs to go to Ireland to eat some decent food!! {{soodle}}

12:56 pm

he was non commital on the actual joining,but we shall see,sometimes it take days for a person to fold their first

12:56 pm

Hey (((Rubes))). Its not the food..... its just the capacity to get fat by looking at the stuff.....

12:57 pm

Well I wouldn't go that far, Crossy!

12:57 pm

Hello, Soodles :) how are you??

12:57 pm

but it's much better there than here!

12:58 pm

I'm good, NB. Hope your perky?

12:58 pm

ok..off to finish making my caramel corn..and make a couple demo terrariums for tonight

12:58 pm

i'll be lurking

12:58 pm

ok,i must lurk as well,real life calls for a bit...

12:58 pm

send some caramel corn over here, please!

12:58 pm

this isn't real life?

12:59 pm

NB, it's all about loving yourself. Vdd, black beans and fat free hot dogs at a cookout? BLASPHEMY!

12:59 pm

totally perky today, Soodles, thanks :) though I should be stirring and getting something to eat right now, sigh

12:59 pm

how about blackened hot dogs and baked beans?

12:59 pm

they can suck the life out of everything.

1:00 pm

i purposely make things that aren't so healthy just so i can see their faces get all pinched!

1:00 pm

Good man, Nancy. But EAT!!!!

1:00 pm

my son's wife is a severe vegetarian

1:01 pm

she is nice about it, but it drives me crazy and it has made my son fat!

1:01 pm

Why on earth should it drive you crazy, Ruby? I'm a vegan..

1:01 pm

I believe you can do whatever makes you feel good, but don't go around preaching about it just to bring attention to yourself.

1:02 pm

Aye aye, cap'n Soodle ;) just debating WHAT to eat, now!

1:02 pm

having to arrange everything in advance at restaurants etc

1:02 pm

How come, Ruby - I would have thought John would have lost weght on a vegan diet?

1:02 pm

after a while, people don't want to hear about it and they don't care

1:03 pm

Phone...brb

1:03 pm

John, when he's not at home, eats whatever. And, at home, he overloads on carbs. He's a chub like his dad and I worry about his health (like his dad)

1:04 pm

I agree with you, vdd.

1:04 pm

Veganism can't be blamed for him overloading on carbs...we do eat carbs, you know :P

1:05 pm

it's just that when he's at home, he doesn't eat properly

1:05 pm

m motic

1:05 pm

hello bethn

1:05 pm

i'm glad you agree. sometimes i think it's just me. my one sister in law have to vent to each other all the time about the other in laws!

1:05 pm

I don't think you can really blame veganism for that one, Rubes...

1:06 pm

no, you missed my point, she doesn't help him eat properly and he needs some guidance in that area

1:06 pm

he makes up for what's missing with overloading on carbs instead of eating a piece of meat or an egg or whatever

1:07 pm

damn parrot

1:07 pm

hi all

1:07 pm

vdd: everybody is an expert and it gets really irritating. I know exactly what you mean!

1:07 pm

what is your parrot doing, bethn?

1:08 pm

I hope it knows some good words

1:08 pm

Well, it's good he isn't eating eggs or meat. From that respect, he's probably healthier than you think! You are right though, carbs should not be substitutes for everything.

1:08 pm

what's wrong with eggs?

1:08 pm

all i want them to do is just shut up about it. My son likes to eat healthy and work out, but he doesn't shove it in peoples faces.

1:08 pm

right now he is eating pomegranites and pistachios, before he jumped on keyboard while i was typing, hence the ubntimely entry in chog :)

1:09 pm

give him a hug for me, vdd!

1:09 pm

i can't right now, he's in college

1:10 pm

does the parrot make a mess with the pomegranate?

1:10 pm

we are trying to avoid bad words ruby, but with no babies in the house our vocabulary has become colorful again

1:10 pm

yo ho ho and a patch on my eye!

1:11 pm

Egg production is always cruel. Plus, eggs contain the highest concentration of cholesterol in any common food.

1:11 pm

but if you could pick only one food to sustain you for the rest of your days, healthily, NB, it would be eggs or liver!

1:12 pm

Plus, about 70% of the calories in an egg is from fat, lots of which is saturated.

1:12 pm

yes, but i have him on a granite table right now so it is easy clean, and HE is supposed to have lots of fresh fruits and veggies. He eats much better than i do

1:12 pm

around here, the eggs are produced in free-range farms

1:12 pm

hello

1:13 pm

hi sadie

1:13 pm

It's still immensely cruel, Ruby. All egg production involves ritualised culling of male offspring.

1:13 pm

Hi beth

1:14 pm

so...anyone know where i put my gluegun?

1:14 pm

i know not where it is

1:14 pm

in the hall closet unter the hats and mittens carlee

1:14 pm

hi sadie

1:14 pm

lol Beth!

1:14 pm

in my studio, probably, with my missing boots

1:15 pm

Hi ruby

1:15 pm

Hi NB!

1:15 pm

i have 35 left, and am completely babble blind

1:16 pm

I give up with 79 left! good night everybody

1:16 pm

so eggs = dramatically unhealthy. so think what he's avoiding, Ruby! lecture over, though.

1:16 pm

nite ruby, sweet dreams

1:20 pm

how is egg production cruel?

1:21 pm

Two main ways, Trent - a) as it only makes use of hens, it encourages the culling of thousands of male chickens. b) the majority of eggs still come from battery hens, which says it all, really.

1:24 pm

It's not my intention to lecture anyone...those are just the facts.

1:26 pm

Carlee, did you sit on your glue gun again?

1:27 pm

weeell, I'd better go eat. Bye!

1:28 pm

see you later NB

Afternoon Babblers.

1:32 pm

hey red, hello all

hello peri, how are you>

1:33 pm

so many of my kids friend are vegetarian/vegan when we had my son's graduation party i had a separate menu for them with a new grill never used with animal products before. I got the" best mother ever" award..

1:33 pm

hi red! hi peri!

Hi Beth!

1:34 pm

26 left here, think i must list

1:34 pm

doijng ok, today, red and you?

1:34 pm

doing even

I'm well. sleepy. 85 eft here and getting tougher.

1:35 pm

reading back,i must head to work,but i will tell you right now,the only way you will take my eggs from me is if you pry the carton from my cold dead hands...

1:35 pm

Honestly, I don't know how Moms of young kids do parties these days with all the allergies and special diets.

1:35 pm

we eat Egglands Best eggs

with you on that Cross.

1:35 pm

and i am off,tc all and happy babbling...poof!

1:36 pm

lol, me too crossy, but everybody makes their own choices

1:36 pm

I would be very bored with my diet if I couldn't eat eggs.

1:36 pm

my godson is gluten free, i made him a rice crispy cake

My cousins are gluten free, I have no idea how she does it.

1:37 pm

doesn't it seem like their a a bazillion times more allergies than ever before? I think it must be food additive related

1:37 pm

as5 pls

1:37 pm

Do you all know there is gluten free beer? I was amazed by that.

I have an As 5 that is a flower...

1:38 pm

don't have it yet will look

1:38 pm

thats it red! tks

1:38 pm

ty, red

1:38 pm

yup - flower

1:38 pm

unless there is more than one as/5

liek trents icon1

1:39 pm

lol - yup - but not that kind

1:39 pm

TNana, you caught onto this game like a pro. Good for you.

Ok, I have finally changed my icon.

oh but it still says it is a clue. Well, it is not a clue.

1:44 pm

popping in to say to beth... i love pionus parrots!

Hello Welki, I have not seen you in a bit, how are you. beth has a great Parrot.

1:45 pm

i've been zigging while you zag, red .. doing well, thanks. starting to hunker down for winter, but just heard that it's supposed to be close to 80 next week! (after we've had snow!)

1:45 pm

so much for the lakes getting a head start freezing for ice fishing *lol*

1:46 pm

thank you, Molly

1:46 pm

red, i had bax groomed professionally last weekend .. what a HUGE difference in what a groomer can do vs. what i can do!

1:46 pm

must've been my experience with Tangle and Serpentine - ha

1:46 pm

Although I'm not that good on Serpentine.

1:46 pm

ah, that's how i recognize you, trents!! another tangle/serp refugee! (my ip just crashes every time i try to play)

1:48 pm

it amazes me how, in this cyberworld of millions and millions of people, how we can 'run into' someone we 'know'

1:50 pm

... and how i can enter a room and immediately slaughter the chat

1:51 pm

what is serpintine?

1:51 pm

it's a timed game, a little like boggle

1:52 pm

ok I play wordsplay which is like boggle

1:52 pm

http://games.cobradragon.com/

1:52 pm

did you ever play Tangle, peri?

1:52 pm

really nice folks there, peri

1:54 pm

no, but it is not around anymore is it, welki?

1:54 pm

tangle shut down, but serpentine is active

1:54 pm

meant trentsnana

1:55 pm

I am very pleased with myself, remembered how to cut and paste something to my web brower

1:55 pm

there are only short breaks between rounds, so if you like to chat, you squeeze a lot in a small amount of time or sit out some rounds

1:55 pm

which has nothing at all to do with the current chat :)

1:55 pm

rather copy and paste

1:55 pm

sure it does, if you cut and past the serpentine site :)

1:56 pm

:)

1:56 pm

brb

1:56 pm

going to iron for a while, what joy, not. bbl

you have had SNOW Welki. nuts. We had a high of 91 F yesterday, thank heavens today is cooler.

2:03 pm

hi

hello kje, how are you?

2:06 pm

dist

2:06 pm

doing well.... sitting in bed with my leg up and RICE-ing

oh what a bummer.

nap time here , be back...

2:09 pm

better than being at work

2:09 pm

with the bum ankle... have to walk too far

2:09 pm

Look at Peri getting all high tech on us. : D

true true kje. lately anything is better than work. The snowbirds are arriving. I wish they would get a local doc.

clue for the E in the upper right hand corner please?

phantom is metastatic.

2:19 pm

sheesh I got busy with the grid and totaly forgot I'm doing wash

2:20 pm

demo terrariums done...and caramel corn done

2:21 pm

debating on if wearing a costume tonighT AS I DONT want anything to get spray paint on ...and is windy out...

2:22 pm

ep4 - drug given to raise hematocrit in ESRD, plural

2:24 pm

ep3 injection

2:24 pm

stands for erythropoeitin

2:24 pm

that is't what it is, but I am unsure of the real definition and too lazy to look

2:27 pm

ki6?

2:28 pm

ki6 is fate, kje

2:29 pm

Im back...hopefully to finish

2:29 pm

ah, ty!

2:29 pm

can I get a clue for the second di 7/36?

2:30 pm

di + vowel + rose branch

2:30 pm

oh, the 2d

2:30 pm

it is how eye glasses are measured

2:31 pm

di + chooser?

2:31 pm

ooh, I got it, thanks, kje

2:31 pm

yw

2:31 pm

from your first clue.

2:32 pm

kje, what happened to your ankle?

2:32 pm

sprained

2:32 pm

sorry to hear that

2:34 pm

stuff happes... it isn't a bad sprain

Advice time, for holiday gifts....

I want to give my nephews a set of 2 way radios....

I hsould just give the set to one right? and let them play together with it...

and thanks kje for the clue!

2:37 pm

Ooh, what a cute gift, Red! If I were you I'd just address it to both of them.

2:37 pm

why dont you put both their names on the gift tag

2:37 pm

snap, NB

I just worry if one wants to take the pair to school to use with a pal...

2:38 pm

great minds ;)

they are less than a year apart so very friendly...

2:39 pm

I see your point, Red...are they at an age where you can reasonably expect them to share?

2:39 pm

I would put both their names... we often got joint gifts, no big deal

2:40 pm

Ditto, Kje.

They are 6 and 7. soon to be 7 and 8, I was thinking of making a gift for the 8 yr old and getting the 7 yr old something else that was just his...like a lego set. They do share, but...I would hate for Matthew to want to take them on a sleepover and Andrew to get pouty.

2:42 pm

either is fine

Ok I think I will actually confer with the parents, and go with the parental preference...

My sister and I also often got sharing gifts, and was not that big a deal...

2:43 pm

Good plan, Red :) when in doubt..

thanks and how are you NB.

2:46 pm

Oh, very well, thank you! Just thinking about the sharing gifts thing..I think it's a really nice idea. My sister and I never really did that, because our gift-giving holiday was Korean new year. The gifts for that are more specific..how are you, Red? :)

2:46 pm

Red, my older two are 18 months apart. They got a set of walkie-talkies given to both of them and they were just fine with that.

that helps. They are on sale for 39.00 from REI so it's not that expensive of a gift. Did they use them?

2:47 pm

This was many years ago, but yes, they used them and had fun with them.

oh good!

2:49 pm

FW!

2:49 pm

any clues needed before I run?

2:50 pm

YAY for kje!!!

2:50 pm

ar 6/21 please & ty

oh congratulations kje! hope the ankle feels better. Sends soothing Lavendar scented fireworks to texas.

2:52 pm

hello babble friends. Getting PAID to babble today!!! wheeee

2:53 pm

hope you are really up and running very soon, kje

2:53 pm

hi Trif

2:53 pm

hello annie!

2:54 pm

Well that is very nice, trif...having fun and getting paid too

2:55 pm

It does not happen often - they needed someone to cover phones for two hours during a parent meeting, so here I am!

2:55 pm

ar + name of NY baseball team

2:55 pm

good for you, trif

2:55 pm

cool, thanks Trent

2:56 pm

I am done.

2:56 pm

ty Trent

2:56 pm

ohhh, well done Annie :)

2:56 pm

cada

2:56 pm

huzzah for annie!

2:56 pm

yw

2:59 pm

gosh, babbling at work does nothing to improve the monkeys. How disappointing!

3:02 pm

57 to go....

3:02 pm

I must run, bye dear babblers

3:02 pm

bye annie

3:02 pm

will probably have to resort to Lickety

3:02 pm

have a great weekend annie

3:02 pm

take care, Annie :)

3:03 pm

nancy boy, what are you up to this fine friday night?

3:10 pm

kiss your kids, parents ... there's an amber alert on right now, suspect i believe, is either mom or grandmother - kidnapped from sherwood park, alberta .. maybe on the way to british columbia .. terrible that things get that far :(

3:11 pm

emergency broadcast nearly popped me out of my chair

3:13 pm

de 4/9, anyone?

d + e** out a living

I have to go turn on the TV.... I live in Sherwood Park

brb

3:17 pm

was thinking of you when i heard it, diane

3:17 pm

deak

3:17 pm

deke

3:17 pm

oops - sorry

3:18 pm

in the wrong spot

3:18 pm

uhm, trents :)

3:18 pm

can anyone offer a helping hand for any of the de7s? I only have the headgear.

3:18 pm

got my cursor in the wrong spot

3:18 pm

don't hang me, please!!

3:18 pm

not me

3:18 pm

de 7 or di 7?

3:19 pm

oh DUH. yeah sorry, that'd be di7!

3:19 pm

no de7s .. di7s ... di + sounds like not eve, but garden of eden guy

3:19 pm

(that's a six .. plural for the 7)

3:19 pm

di + not a branch, but * long ****med rose

3:19 pm

think that's the one I have Welki, but thanks anyway :) it is headgear...some kind of tiara, I think?!

3:20 pm

sweet. thank you!

3:20 pm

thnx, welki

3rd re 4/5?

3:20 pm

di + not a chrysanthamum, but an ***** (sounds like a giant horrible tragedy without an s in the middle)

can't seem to find it

3:21 pm

re + ** as i say, not as i **

thns

thnx

3:21 pm

ta Welki, will mull that one over ;)

3:22 pm

brill! thank you :) (need to know my flowers better...)

3:22 pm

ok, how about the last di/7?

3:23 pm

my pleasure

3:23 pm

clued at 3:20

3:23 pm

oh .. wait, di + a whirly helic*****

3:24 pm

thnx

there is a de headgear?

headgear for a queen

3:27 pm

I meant di, Red! Sorry for the confusion...

3:30 pm

hi again all

3:31 pm

46 left..time to list

3:31 pm

welcome back, Carlee :) that's a long way to go without listing! I gave up at 99 to go.

3:32 pm

i have this sleepover tonight...so i have to get this thing done

3:33 pm

t's trounced

139 left

3:35 pm

hi lady

3:36 pm

Hello...

3:36 pm

hi jells

3:36 pm

well, I need to get in a quick catnap before tonight. good bye and good luck, all..

3:36 pm

(oh, hi and bye, Jellen! :))

3:37 pm

byebye nb {{hugs}}

3:37 pm

Bye, NB!

3:37 pm

Carlee how are things?

3:37 pm

things are ok i guess...

3:37 pm

just keep adjusting :)

3:37 pm

and u hun?

3:38 pm

No change in the daughter situation?

3:38 pm

I'm okay...looking forward to a concert tonight with friends...

3:38 pm

she and i are in negotiation....i need to get the ratio down to below 40% of her time there

3:39 pm

Negotiation is good!

3:42 pm

yeap..it is...she and i had a movie night last night..watched chick flicks all evening

3:42 pm

Good for you two!

3:43 pm

Well I'm not doing the grid, but I'll change my icon to a clue...brb

3:44 pm

a's c's and d's left

3:47 pm

Back...

3:47 pm

2nd ca 5/14, please!!

3:50 pm

not up to c's yet..i dont have that one trent

need help with both op 5/14

3:51 pm

Sorry, not doing the grid!

3:52 pm

think eye lady

3:52 pm

Jellen op5/14 out of today's grid

never mind

3:52 pm

jells op*** to not do the grid maybe b/c her Op*** nerves are bothering her and her vision is just not up to finding words :p

3:52 pm

hi all

3:52 pm

snap cad

3:53 pm

Hi, Joanne

127 to go

3:53 pm

Lol, carlee...

hard today

3:53 pm

hi jell, how is you??

3:54 pm

I am good! Should be decluttering, but stopped by to say hi first...

3:54 pm

st louis ,what is their baseball team. does anyone know??

3:54 pm

aww nice of you jell

3:54 pm

up to the c's hold on

3:54 pm

grandbaby coming soon for the night

3:55 pm

cardinals, joanne?

3:55 pm

:)

3:55 pm

St. Louis Cardinals...

3:56 pm

which are the pa chair cushions pluralled

3:56 pm

what c word was asked for?

3:57 pm

the second ca 5/14

3:57 pm

i can't clue it car but ca 5/14 second one

3:57 pm

hi welk

3:58 pm

i need the second di 7/36

3:58 pm

sounds like the ( oh man i hope i get this team right ) the san diego pa***s

3:58 pm

help please??

3:58 pm

father in spanish

3:58 pm

thanks!

3:58 pm

i thought mexican welk lol

3:58 pm

de 6/36, anyone?

3:58 pm

then i went for the baseball team

3:58 pm

di+ jells ***ed out of the grid...cus h** eyes are bothering her :p

3:59 pm

de and dog bugs

3:59 pm

fleas and ....s

4:00 pm

trent u were not around to hear about my camp where i removed lots of this particular insect that burrows into ur skin and sucks out blood... deer and wood are varieties...i de****ed lots of kids

4:00 pm

got it, thanks!

4:00 pm

I know - they get in our dogs, too

4:01 pm

ok..a's done...so am I

4:02 pm

ki6 please

4:02 pm

I don't have that one, either, Joanne

4:02 pm

I don't have that one, either, Joanne sorry

4:02 pm

gg carlee

4:03 pm

ty anyway

4:03 pm

wtg carlee congrats

4:03 pm

carlee?

4:03 pm

Yay for carlee!!!

4:03 pm

can you clue ac 5/20?

4:04 pm

ki6 is another word for fate

4:04 pm

ac+ soundslike what u unlock ur door with

4:05 pm

ty!

4:05 pm

carlee another clue for ki6 please

4:06 pm

Okay, I'm off to do battle against clutter! I may pop in later...my battles tend to be short-lived...

4:06 pm

hmmm... ki*s ** ka*te

4:06 pm

byeee jell!!! go get em

4:06 pm

27 fling boogie jells

4:06 pm

one of my favorite movies when i was younger

4:06 pm

crap..ki*s ** ka*e

4:06 pm

bye jell but i think you should surrender

4:07 pm

Hi, jmc

4:07 pm

hey jmc

4:07 pm

actually I like the word you were cluing as a movie too

4:07 pm

hi all

4:07 pm

ok..gone to fnd my air matress..and pj's and clothes i dont care about should they get spray paint on them

4:07 pm

back in a few

4:07 pm

No, I vow to make a dent, jmc!

4:08 pm

wow brain fried, ty carlee

4:08 pm

byeee carlee

4:08 pm

*poof*

4:09 pm

i give for now, have to child proof the house now...byee

4:09 pm

helloooo babblers

4:10 pm

well i support a person's right to vote

4:10 pm

hi varum

4:11 pm

hi jmc, started to think i was invisible... ;)

4:12 pm

no i was just going back to re** the chog. I forget to do that before I say hello mostly

4:13 pm

wonder what carlee is spray painting -- hope it isn't my car!

4:13 pm

no idea what re** the chog means..... is it just you here then?

4:13 pm

very quiet room!

4:14 pm

peruse then since re4/5 is in the grid

4:14 pm

yep i think folks are off being productive

4:14 pm

me i am tired of being productive

4:15 pm

ooooh, i get it... dudn't know that word peruse either.... know it now ;)

4:15 pm

got 5 left.... hard too, but resisting more words :)

4:15 pm

hmmm scan; browse

4:16 pm

what are you looking for varum maybe i can help

4:16 pm

yes, i googled it, know it now

4:16 pm

it actually defines it as reading throrougly

4:17 pm

having a hard time on the di.... down to 2 though there: di7/36 and the di5/14 after

4:17 pm

also ki6/33

4:18 pm

hmmm let me look

4:18 pm

tx!

4:19 pm

ki6...ki*s ** Ka*e

4:19 pm

there is a di7 that is a pl of a 6 that means crown

4:19 pm

wb car

4:19 pm

no i got that 1

4:19 pm

got my crap together:)

4:19 pm

mine is di 7/36

4:19 pm

hey carlee!

4:20 pm

di+* long **** rose

4:20 pm

var...when drawing still lifes...often u have a di*gram of a flower on a ****

4:20 pm

I've got it. di + helic*****

4:20 pm

tx car!!! just saw your clue, and got it... this chat is so weird, i got messages appearing between others afterwords

4:21 pm

tx ch!! got it....

4:21 pm

now the di5/14 that comes just after?

4:21 pm

hi ch1212

4:21 pm

hows the book doing?

4:21 pm

di + snake ltr + you & **

4:22 pm

blarg...i dont want to do this sleepover

4:22 pm

aaaaaaaaaaah tx a bunch ch

4:22 pm

who is coming to it?

4:22 pm

tx jmc for looking

4:22 pm

Book is selling, jmc. You know that Angelsong's book is now published too?

4:22 pm

yes she said so

4:22 pm

just 2 more now.... off i go to the RE's!

4:22 pm

you're a writer ch?

4:22 pm

we will see if i ever manage to sell a book!

4:23 pm

Yes, Varumba. I'm blessed/cursed to be a writer :)

4:23 pm

what genre?

4:24 pm

i would love to be a writer....alas..no imagination for it

4:25 pm

Professionally, I've been paid to write mundane things like advertising copy for radio, tv, print... and speeches. Mostly ad work and non-fiction. I have a book published about living on less -- gained from experience, of course :)

4:25 pm

oh i see

4:25 pm

jmc, I would love to read a book from you -- I know you are full of wisdom and stories.

4:26 pm

funny how i hadn't even taken into account that kind of writing, needed by people who are int he public eye.... i forget that they really are a product, surrounded by a hell of a team!

4:26 pm

so i take it you are writing too jmc?

4:26 pm

lol i hope to publish a book of my letters in my newletter and short lived blog

second di 7/36?

4:27 pm

i write mainly to raise money and explain legal and political matters related to the military

4:27 pm

hi lady

4:27 pm

clued at 4:20, lady :)

hi

4:28 pm

di+* long **** rose

4:28 pm

di+helic*****

4:28 pm

I like to write too.... was given as an advice to just write what went through my head as a starting point, without worrying about finishing that particular "story" ... i haven't done it for a while now because i already ahve like 6 or so started stories... andn they're not leaving my head!! I can't stop feeling like what comes next

ty

4:29 pm

oh i just got your clue jmc... i did forget to mention it was the second 7/36 i was looking for sry...

4:29 pm

Varumba, that's a sign the words need to come out. Go with it.

4:29 pm

Ooh, ooh, writers here there and everywhere. We can have a Babble book convention. Hah.

4:29 pm

fireworks!!

4:29 pm

Hello, all.

4:29 pm

Woooooo wooooo var!

4:29 pm

hi vic :)

4:29 pm

Yay for varumba!

4:29 pm

*~*~*GOLDEN TOUQUES*~*~*for varumba

4:29 pm

awwwwwwww thanks carlee (((((())))))

99 left

4:30 pm

BBL -- phone!

4:30 pm

u'll get there lady

4:30 pm

i think i'm a bit afraid to become overwhelmed with them ch.... but i know it's in my head anyway, keep on thinking about it...

4:30 pm

syl!

4:30 pm

so..jmc...am up to 4400/ 6666 already..and it started last evening...

4:30 pm

any1 wants a clue before i go?

4:31 pm

and ty all for the congrats :)

4:31 pm

sorry boy just called someone knocked over his motorbike with their car

4:31 pm

congrats varum

4:31 pm

oh no!!! is he ok?

4:32 pm

he's ok yes???

4:32 pm

Was he on it??

4:32 pm

hi vic

4:32 pm

he must be or else you have scooted off!

4:32 pm

no he was in at the bank and they left a phone number but he is steaming mad

4:32 pm

you would have*

4:33 pm

lol not even i would come on babble to say i was running to the emergency room for my boy!

4:33 pm

well at least they left a phone number... hope it leads to something!

4:33 pm

Ah well, at least they left a number and didn't just skedaddle, and at least he isn't hurt.

4:34 pm

ok, well i better go then....

4:34 pm

hf every1, gl with the grid, and am glad your boy is ok jmc

4:34 pm

sy tomorrow guys

4:34 pm

byeeeeeeeee

4:34 pm

bye varumba

4:34 pm

Goodbye, varumba! Let us know when your book's done! ;)

4:35 pm

that is what I was telling him vic -- they were clearing doing the right thing leaving a phone number.

4:35 pm

but he had just gotten new handlebars

4:35 pm

Well, it's understandable he should be upset.

hi all

4:36 pm

yeah i would be blowing steam right now too if it were my car

4:36 pm

hi tean

4:36 pm

Hello, TeaNCrackers.

4:41 pm

been lurking....only have a few minutes to try and get atleast 1/2...lol...shouldn't have stayed up for flip last night! Hi TnC....how are you? (hugs))...Hi to jmc and vicuna too!

4:41 pm

what are the stats for the e in the top corner

4:41 pm

hi jilly

4:41 pm

Hello, Jillyjill.

4:41 pm

ep4

doing well, jillyj, thanks

4/5 jmc

4:42 pm

so my plan jilly is to go to a halloween party dress as the mad hatter and holding a teapot and asking people if they want to join the tea party

4:42 pm

ty all

4:42 pm

That's a great one, jmc.

4:42 pm

LOL!!! actually ROFL!!!

4:43 pm

but neither my sister or son think it is funny! :-(

hello friends!

4:43 pm

well i a glad you all do I almost changed my mind

4:43 pm

hi good

4:43 pm

Must be "wrong side of the fence" or no sense of humor!!

4:43 pm

They don't? Well, then tell them it's meant to be a scary costume! ;)

4:43 pm

Hi good

4:44 pm

no trust me, my sister is a yellow dog democrat like me

4:44 pm

Hello, Good Enough.

4:44 pm

it is meant to be scary! lol last year i dressed up like the grim reaper and held a tombstone made of washington post front pages

4:45 pm

We are going to see a production of "Hair" tonight....can't believe the number of people who have told me "You know there's nudity in that play?"....lol...look...I AM 52!!!

4:45 pm

the party is mainly newspaper reporters or former newspaper reporters

we had a fun Halloween parade today...my last one as my youngest is in 5th grade!

4:45 pm

i guess they are afraid you will be shocked!

4:45 pm

Well, then sis must really be taking our current wave of fanaticsm seriously...

4:45 pm

always loved the halloween parade

4:46 pm

lol, Jillyjill. They just want to protect your tender sensibilities.

lol jilly

4:46 pm

the district is already filling up with people for the sanity rally

4:46 pm

LOL...at my age and married for 29 years...hell a little youthful male nudity will be good for my soul!!

4:46 pm

Nice, Good Enough. My kids were supposed to dress as vocab words for school today.

4:46 pm

what they don't realize that if you are 52 you have probably seen someone nakid before

4:46 pm

re 6/33?

4:46 pm

Cute idea, although I was pretty peeved to learn I'd have to help them put together two costumes each - one for school and one for trick-or-treating.

my daughter dressed as Flo the Progressive girl

4:47 pm

re6/33 - stick up on the bulletin board again

4:47 pm

ty Vi

4:47 pm

lol good enough

oh yeah, two costumes not fun

4:48 pm

Daughter was "blizzard" and son was "unequal." Actually they were very easy and low-key so it was fine.

i wanted her best friend ( a boy) to dress as allstate mayhem

4:48 pm

lol

4:49 pm

I used to give my kids a 2 week minimun date for my making a costume!

4:49 pm

why two costumes each?

4:50 pm

i made all my nieces costumes which were very complicated and required sewing

we had some yummy spiked hot chocolate to keep us warm during ( and after) the parade. they walk right by my house so my friends always gather here.

4:51 pm

my boy always wanted to be something like a pirate (using his daddy's eye patch and a scarf) that was so easy i was disappointed

4:51 pm

mmmm spiked hot chocolate

no sewing! i can cut, glue, trace, paint but NO sewing!

4:51 pm

Oh yeah, JillyJill. They have to have decided and no changing their mind by the beginning of OCtober if they want me to make it! Son will be a phoenix and daughter a Hogwarts-type witch. But then school just last Friday announced that kids should wear a costume representing a vocab word, so we had to put something else together, too. But they were fine in the end.

4:52 pm

i can sew i worked my way through college patching jeans (patches on jeans were all the rage back in the vi ctorian years in which i went to college)

4:52 pm

oh i see vic but that is very clever of the school

4:53 pm

I always sew something or other for my kids, although they're getting old enough now I may soon have to tell them they have to make their own.

4:54 pm

Best ones I ever made was when they were 2 and a half and they were Salt and Pepper. They were adorable!

4:54 pm

my favorite of my nieces was when she was a bat but the skunk was cute too

4:55 pm

my favorite of my boy was when he was paparazzi!

4:55 pm

gave him a fedora and lots of cameras and camera bags

4:55 pm

lol

4:56 pm

stats for any word off the upper O please

4:56 pm

op5/14 (two of those)

4:57 pm

ty

4:57 pm

nbt and time to go home

4:57 pm

bbl

4:57 pm

Yay for jmc, and goodbye!

4:58 pm

I liked my boy's Flying Purple People-eater -- based on his dad's old purple school sweater and some coat-hangers...

4:58 pm

That's a fun one, jillibus.

4:59 pm

Well, I must be off and satisfied with 92 and nbt...must redo makeup..need to look good for those naked young men tonight in Hair!! LOL...happily babbling!!

4:59 pm

It was so long ago nobody made the fancy costumes they do now.

4:59 pm

lol, Jillyjill! I'm sure you'll be ravishing.

4:59 pm

bye jj -- hmmmm, Hair.....

5:00 pm

lol, sorry sis..going to return to my youth!!

5:00 pm

Well, I'm just happy to see any homemade costumes at all, these days.

5:00 pm

speaking of hair -- I have to go and wash mine -- ttfn (22 left)

5:00 pm

*poof*

5:00 pm

Anyway, I'm off, too. Farewell, all!

5:02 pm

clue for the 2nd ca 5/14?

5:03 pm

never mind :) got it

5:03 pm

ki 6/33 please & thank you

5:05 pm

ki6 means destiny

5:05 pm

Ki6= Ki*s ** Kate

5:05 pm

Hi, muse! Haven't seen you in ages!

5:05 pm

hi Jellen

5:06 pm

lol lately have been lurking ... here on and off

5:06 pm

how are you doing?

5:06 pm

Ahh...whereas I can't resist the urge to chat...lol

5:07 pm

TY - think I need a dictionary lol

5:07 pm

I am doing pretty well...

5:08 pm

At the moment, avoiding stuff that needs to be done...

5:08 pm

good to hear Jellen

5:08 pm

hmm you'll get no help from me on that end ... story of my life lol!

5:09 pm

did you get the word whisk?

first po 6/24?

5:09 pm

Oh well...

5:10 pm

got it - thanks!! couldn't get my mind past karma lol

5:10 pm

po6/24 the one I have is past tense of the 4/5

5:10 pm

what do you need to get done Jell ... now you got me curious!

5:11 pm

Oh, just decluttering...

5:11 pm

oh.. I've told myself that several times .. and then promptly forget to do it.

5:13 pm

I've let things go for several months (except for paying bills)...the paper stacks are quite overwhelming!

5:13 pm

but I did make a start :) I donated 15 videotapes to pediatric ER. I will be letting go of some more soon

5:13 pm

Good for you!

5:13 pm

clue for the de6 please?

5:14 pm

de6 is currently amiss in my list -- diving to find

5:15 pm

lol ok :)

5:15 pm

found it!

5:15 pm

me too!

5:15 pm

de + ti4/9

5:15 pm

lol must have been the combined force ;)

5:15 pm

ah ok lol

5:16 pm

i think so yes! so thank you :)

5:16 pm

If I stick around here I'll start the grid, which I don't have time to do! Bye, all!

5:17 pm

bye Jellen, hope to cya soon again

5:17 pm

arete

5:17 pm

oops pb for me

5:21 pm

hello everybody :-)

5:21 pm

29 to go....

5:21 pm

hi soodles, go trent!

5:22 pm

Hello Mymuse. Nice to see you.

5:22 pm

likewise :)

5:23 pm

It is a dark and stormy night here in Ireland. Very festive, with Hallowe'en approaching....

5:24 pm

ahah great atmosphere for the adults. Your words to live by has me smiling.

5:25 pm

LOL, Mymuse..... I swear by them! Every TV station I tune into has weirdy, scary items...I am afraid to go to bed....

5:25 pm

MUSE!! Musify me!

5:26 pm

oooh dawg! how the heck are ya!

5:26 pm

LOL Dawg! I got fireworks a while ago, can I help in the musification?

5:26 pm

well soodles, I'd turn the TV off and put on the music box with "they're coming to take me away ...lol

5:27 pm

i'm freezing! but otherwise okay. how the heck are you?

5:27 pm

The men in white coats are banging on the door as I type....

5:27 pm

whoooo hoooo SOODLE!!

5:27 pm

bobbing up and down from my black hole ... feeling more social today lol

5:27 pm

hello all

5:27 pm

hi peri!

5:28 pm

Gracious Bows all round....accepting bouquets.... more bows....

5:28 pm

2nd di7/36 pls

5:28 pm

Hi Peri :-)

5:28 pm

hi there, muse, how are you, not seen you here in a while. do you still play scramble?

5:28 pm

have note seen you...

5:28 pm

geez, can't type for sh**

5:28 pm

Hmmm... Your usually a lurker, Mymuse, aren't you?

5:29 pm

yes, peri and I'm so glad I haven't scared you off.

5:30 pm

for the past year soodles ...

5:30 pm

Speaking of lurkers......hi

5:30 pm

I have now turned off the TV. I don't know which is scarier.... the ghost stories, or the state of the Irish economy.....

5:30 pm

although I'm a little more chatty on FB, but not much more.

5:30 pm

hi gramma!

5:31 pm

howdy 8)

5:31 pm

Well, Mymuse, its lovely to see you. And you, Gramma...

5:31 pm

lbd you still resisting FB?

5:31 pm

ty, Soodle

5:32 pm

Soodle clues are available, should they be required....

5:32 pm

yes, still have my barriers up against fb

5:32 pm

ok husband just finished watching voodoo zombie movie, now watching another B&W special.

5:33 pm

Mymuse, if he really wants to be shittified, he should tune into Irish TV - some economy programme....

5:34 pm

I prefer when the movies are not so realistic.

5:34 pm

clue for the first di6?

5:34 pm

Must say I do like the fashions of the 40s.

5:35 pm

cos, my first di6 is a crown

5:35 pm

cos, add what you put on a broken leg

5:35 pm

cos, past tense of slang for penis (not sure if that is the first di6)

5:35 pm

monkey doodle!!

5:36 pm

hi muse!

second st 5/20?

second st 5/20?

5:36 pm

st5 branch

5:36 pm

St plus Lemon*** is lovely on a warm day...

5:37 pm

that's 5/12 soodle :-)

5:37 pm

hi Une! another familiar :)

5:37 pm

Ooops, sorry...

5:37 pm

hey, mymuse :-)

5:37 pm

And Hi Uni

5:38 pm

howdy, soodle :-)

5:38 pm

1st po6/24 pls

5:38 pm

Soodle, hubby luvs all gross icky slash and crash films

5:39 pm

po6 spanish inn

5:39 pm

fortunately he also likes a lot of the old classics too

5:39 pm

23 left, bbl tonight to finish. (((MUSE)))

2nd st 5/20?

5:39 pm

is that what that is? a spanish inn?

5:39 pm

PO plus curly cons plus final three letters of country directly over the USA

5:39 pm

(((dawg))) good to see ya again

5:40 pm

piece off a bush or tree

5:40 pm

thanks Une! didn't have yet

5:40 pm

just clued it, lady

only 31 left

5:41 pm

whoops i forgot i asked for a clue lol if someone clued di 6/27 (not the male bodypart)

5:41 pm

or just think Jorge Po6 catcher for Yankees

5:41 pm

clued it, cos -- royal crown

5:41 pm

add the 4 letter word to mend a broken bone you put it in one

5:42 pm

thanks!

5:43 pm

yw :-)

5:43 pm

26 to go and heading for the list . . .

5:43 pm

me5,14,,, there are 2, i need the first one please clue

5:43 pm

ty Soodle

5:43 pm

only halfway *sigh*

5:43 pm

I better log off and go to bed... gotta go & collect the son & heir from airport in approx 6 hours... Nite all, Happy babbling

5:43 pm

52 and not much time left before I leave for bowling

5:44 pm

night soodles ... good to see ya again!

5:44 pm

me5 french curse word meaning poop

5:44 pm

nite, soodles :-)

5:45 pm

((((((hugs))))) all round. Poof

hey all... 65 left here, getting hairy.

5:46 pm

2nd di7/36 pls

5:46 pm

hi red

5:46 pm

hi again red

5:46 pm

sorry uneaixoise,,i dont get it,,,

5:46 pm

are you done, red? 17 left here

5:46 pm

you are not done :)

I am not done.

5:47 pm

what don't you get, nana? the french curse word?

5:47 pm

got it un,,,,thanks

still can't get these two - they are next to each other on the list

st5,20 st7,52

st5,20 st7,52

5:48 pm

think game pick up st***s then past tense it

5:48 pm

1950s actor Robert St*** and past tense

5:49 pm

OR st*** the boxes on top of one another

Lady bug, you and your dog may use a St*** to fetch. and past tense it.

5:49 pm

blank and stones will break my bones

TY TY TY

5:49 pm

sorry skipped to the 2nd one

5:49 pm

but names will never hurt me

5:49 pm

yw :-)

yes, me too My Mue!!!

now last ST 5/12

5:51 pm

archaic form of halt

5:51 pm

st5/12 someone with a stiff upper lip

5:52 pm

pick THIS inst5 of THAT

got it

thank you my muse! I needed that!

27 left

why oh why do I do this to myself

5:52 pm

oh, last one: pt of word just before

5:52 pm

st5 didn't go

5:53 pm

my last word, 2nd di7/36 pls

5:53 pm

cause you're hooked lady ;)

5:53 pm

spanish day + you hold the flower by the st**

5:54 pm

thanks Une!

5:54 pm

yw :-)

5:54 pm

ty Une, but that is the first di7/36

5:54 pm

was missing the vowel

5:54 pm

oh, sorry peri

I needed it, wow its like clue central! down to 58...

22 now

5:56 pm

I am using morewords and can't see it on there

5:56 pm

di7 di + helic*****

I'm about to get the list.

I just want to get 4-10 more without.

5:57 pm

di + one who chooses

5:57 pm

thanks Une!

5:57 pm

yw :-)

5:59 pm

trying Une, but it is not working

6:00 pm

di + one who chooses . . .

6:00 pm

ty Une, it was not accepted the first few times, very annoying, fireworks!!

6:01 pm

clue for the first di7/32?

6:01 pm

congrats, peri!

6:01 pm

di7 di + fall flower

congratulations Peri!!!! great job!

6:01 pm

new word for me

15

6:02 pm

ty now off to play scramble or read, bye for now

left

6:02 pm

bye peri

6:02 pm

36 here

6:02 pm

bye peri

6:06 pm

Clue please for the 1st po6/24?

6:07 pm

Jorge Po6, yankee catcher

6:07 pm

spanish inn, gramma

6:07 pm

ty

6:08 pm

could have sworn I've also he*** it used as a Spanish religious procession . . .

8 more

this has taken forever

good vocab lesson

6:11 pm

last 20 will have to wait .. need to get ready for bowling ... catch you all at the flip :)

have fun My muse!

6:11 pm

later, mymuse :-)

6:13 pm

clue for M word from lower right corner for NBT?

it is a 4 letter one that is sort of like the fall plants, but with a different vowel Monkey.

fall flowers that sound like your Mother.

6:14 pm

thanks red, i just found it

FREEEK! I am DUN!

How are you Monkey?

And congrats Ladybug!!!!

6:15 pm

WTG ladeeeebug

TY TY TY

well down to 46. I believe it is time that Licketys list and I met each other.

6:17 pm

yah go for it red

6:20 pm

*sigh* 83 left

6:20 pm

199 left ..

6:20 pm

haha TOR

6:20 pm

clue for the other 8 pls? I have re8

Hi Torg! Welcome to the grid.

6:25 pm

What a policeman gives you when you are speeding and then past tense.

6:25 pm

did the chog break?

6:26 pm

ah thanks grammagun

6:26 pm

FISH ME

6:26 pm

yw

6:26 pm

78 left

oooh Gramma thanks! down to 37 left...

6:30 pm

clue for the fo6/27?

6:30 pm

never mind

6:30 pm

lol fishhh

cos, your icon is rather frightening.

6:31 pm

thank you :)

6:32 pm

i smell bacon

Well I am now done with the C.

6:33 pm

cops?

for halloween?

6:33 pm

oh i need 4 more c's

6:33 pm

no, tor, i mean someone is cooking bacon, one of my neighbors i guess

6:34 pm

need ac5 to finish the As

6:35 pm

why isn't is ACKED

uses the high point tile and a double vowel.

so close monkey!

6:35 pm

OK got it, thank u red

D's done... what a slog.

6:38 pm

looking for 2 more Cs

6:38 pm

Halfway ..

6:38 pm

wow Tor, you are flying

no one loves a showoff torg!!!!

but we do love you!

6:39 pm

My mind is fresh .. Only work half a day today ..

6:39 pm

*worked

6:40 pm

Cs are conquered

6:40 pm

need 2 Ds now

6:40 pm

Go lil

good going Monkey!

6:42 pm

afternoon/evening all

6:42 pm

how embarrassing, i can't find the first da4

6:42 pm

sheesh

hi pinik!

its that thing that people sometimes lecture from I thnk.

6:43 pm

oh thanks red

6:46 pm

clue for the 2nd me 4/6 :(

6:46 pm

hello everyone. Hi Pini. long time no see

6:46 pm

hiya bugs ;)

hello bugs

6:46 pm

like mo** and dads, but change the first vowel

6:47 pm

Heyas bugs & pini

6:47 pm

Hey red! nice to see you today

6:47 pm

hey tor ;)

6:47 pm

and torgone and lil monkey too

6:47 pm

oh i didnt look at that M

6:47 pm

thank you

6:47 pm

yo *lil

6:47 pm

yo pini poo

6:47 pm

yvw cos

6:47 pm

clue for last de6 pls?

6:48 pm

don't have that one yet

6:48 pm

haven't listed yet, just got her

6:48 pm

how about first di6

6:48 pm

that one either

6:49 pm

<-- not a real big help here, huh!

6:49 pm

Jeweled crown?

6:49 pm

yeah thanks a million pini, haha

6:49 pm

di + first vowel + short for non-Republicans

6:50 pm

no prob at all, *lil!

6:50 pm

And the plural of that, yep.

6:50 pm

thx molly :)

6:50 pm

thank uuuuuuuuuuuu MollyL

6:51 pm

62 left

6:51 pm

67 ..

11

6:51 pm

40

the list made my life easier.

6:52 pm

59

6:52 pm

di7?

6:53 pm

I will list once I can't see any more words but searching is fun

6:53 pm

Which di 7?

6:53 pm

any Molly (in my case)

I listed with about 46 left,

6:53 pm

oh sorry ... the last one on the list

6:54 pm

7/36?

6:54 pm

the one immediately after past tense of what the boy stuck his finger in

6:55 pm

di + another word for chooser

6:56 pm

picker?

6:56 pm

di + see the ***cian for your eyes + er

6:57 pm

oooooh, THAT picker! :)

6:57 pm

OK thank u!

6:58 pm

ty

6:59 pm

priceless icon, bugs! made me smile! :)

OK. I am now relieved to have fireworks.

7:00 pm

wtg red!

hot bath time.

7:00 pm

Hi Babblers

Sorry to not hang about for cluing.

7:00 pm

wtg red

7:00 pm

hi wht

7:00 pm

YAY red!!! well done

7:00 pm

WTG Red! woo hooooooooooo!

7:00 pm

night red

7:00 pm

Hi wht

7:00 pm

Hi wht

7:00 pm

Did I miss a clue for the first di7?

7:01 pm

barely...can probably still see it ;)

7:02 pm

did ya find it, wht?

7:03 pm

No, I just found the clue for the second di7,36

7:03 pm

I am looking for the one after the bejewelled crown.

7:03 pm

the first di7 is a pl of the di6

7:03 pm

di 7 day in spanish + not republilcan

7:03 pm

I mean the di 7,36 after that one.

7:04 pm

day in spanish and what holds up a rose

7:04 pm

you seem to be on a roll, ru...how about the di6 following those?

7:05 pm

di + group of actors

7:05 pm

ty ruru. That has been baffling me all day.

7:05 pm

or a **** of thousands

7:05 pm

thx ru ;)

7:07 pm

last de5?

7:07 pm

ty ru

7:07 pm

hi all

7:08 pm

hi hoot

7:08 pm

nm, got it

7:08 pm

last one I have id to stop someone from doing something

7:08 pm

(was going the wrong way)

7:09 pm

that's the one, hoot! :)

7:10 pm

good

7:11 pm

hmm - I need the 6

7:12 pm

working on that one now

7:12 pm

de + not a flea

7:12 pm

thx ru ;)

7:13 pm

ty ru!

7:13 pm

clue for os5?

os + liquer * * * maria

7:14 pm

os + aunt in spanish

7:14 pm

os+*** maria coffee liquer cos

7:14 pm

danke ;)

7:15 pm

i keep trying that word it wont let me

7:15 pm

ok now it does.. weird.. thanks!

7:16 pm

enable is worse than a woman for fickle!!!!

7:16 pm

lol

7:16 pm

di5/14?

7:17 pm

old 10 cent piece

7:17 pm

di+ gorgonzola is a ***lly cheese

7:18 pm

thx bethn :)

7:18 pm

and hoot

7:18 pm

D's done!

7:18 pm

y vw

7:18 pm

good clue bethn

7:19 pm

: )

7:19 pm

The constant reference to old coins in these grids is truly disturbing.

7:20 pm

is anyone elses' chog very slow?

7:20 pm

morning/evening all :)

7:20 pm

Ditto...

7:21 pm

The chog doesn't seem to be as slow as I am tonight.

7:21 pm

Hi NB

7:21 pm

Lazy Julian. Type your own greeting :P

7:21 pm

hi JC & NB!

7:21 pm

HEllo JC and NB!

7:21 pm

hi NB / JC

7:21 pm

Well :P to you too, Jesse!

7:21 pm

nice greeting everyone, thanks!

7:21 pm

Hello bethn, Bugsaw and Pinikula! :)

7:22 pm

So can I have a clue for the first po6,24 for fireworks?

7:22 pm

ugh. clue for the first po6/24 before i shoot myself

7:22 pm

:)

7:22 pm

Yes...

7:22 pm

if I had it, wht

7:22 pm

spanish flower?

7:22 pm

Let me think how to clue this...

7:22 pm

po + ****m Hussein.

7:22 pm

I would po5 that cosdem is a little frustrated.

7:23 pm

would help if I could, Cos, but there's only so many times I can frustratedly enter "poised" ;)

7:23 pm

spanish for in

7:23 pm

room in spanish to rent

7:23 pm

Is it, ruru? Then I'm bad. :/

7:23 pm

spanish for inn

7:23 pm

thanks :)

7:23 pm

Best clue for that word all day, JC.

7:23 pm

ah, thanks Julian!

7:23 pm

thanks JC

7:23 pm

Awww. Why thank you, MollyL. :)

7:23 pm

You're welcome...

7:23 pm

sorry sticky keys pomegranite juice from parrot is now alllllllll over everything

7:23 pm

thx! :)

7:23 pm

Each of you...

7:23 pm

but there are 2 d's in that name not 1 :)

7:23 pm

shouldn't that be dead Saddam Hussein?

7:24 pm

The Spanish inn clue flew over more than a few heads. We are not all bilingual here.

7:24 pm

yet i was able to get it so yes.. thank you good clue :)

7:24 pm

Oh dear. I forgot there are two Ds in the name. :/

7:24 pm

I really must be overtired. :/

7:24 pm

If you had said Yankee's catcher, however....

7:24 pm

sorry, many mexican vacations :)

7:24 pm

well, if we all got it off that clue, then we're all poor spellers!

7:24 pm

he's playing footsies with hitler now so who cares lol

7:24 pm

I need a better clue for that...

7:24 pm

ty, fireworks.

7:24 pm

they play fast and loose with consonants over there JC ..don't worry about it

7:25 pm

Well I like to think I'm ordinarily a very good speller thank you, Pini. :/

7:25 pm

wtg wht

7:25 pm

woo hoo wht

7:25 pm

me, too!!!

7:25 pm

Thank you for trying to make me feel better, ruru dahhhling. *Mwah!*

7:25 pm

Ruru's right, it's like Korean. Consonant here, consonant there, why have a K when you could make it a G...

7:26 pm

Thank goodness for editors though. That's all I can add to that. :P

7:27 pm

bbiab

7:27 pm

brb - koda beckons...

7:28 pm

NB, that is why I have never tried to learn a second lanugage. English is weird enough with it's "deer" and "dear" and "bear" and "bare".

7:28 pm

Right, Molly! It frustrates me on the basis that my parents chose to transliterate our last name as 'Kae'. It could have been 'Gay'. What a wasted opportunity!

7:28 pm

And 'bomb', 'comb', 'tomb'...

7:29 pm

'Though', 'through', 'trough'...

7:29 pm

gnome. gnarled. just, why.

7:29 pm

(PS: JC, it's your turn on the lex game)

7:29 pm

brb(a)

7:29 pm

Oh is it, Pini? I haven't had any notice of that?!

7:29 pm

i learned russian starting in 3rd grade, whole 'nother alphabet. But at least i had a better idea of what the swear words my baba was yelling at my uncle meant :)

7:29 pm

I wonder why I'm not receiving them? :/

7:29 pm

lol Beth...regardless of the language, the swears ALWAYS come first.

7:30 pm

yup, my uncle (by marriage) was italian so i was a multi cultural curser

7:30 pm

Ah, Pini - if you go to the link at the end of my bio you'll notice I've added the 'Enable' word list as a link.

7:30 pm

yes! Mine were Italain!

7:32 pm

35 left. this is going very slowly for me :S

7:32 pm

it is better to swear in a foreign language not recognized by your family. I learned that the hard way

7:33 pm

need help NB?

7:33 pm

nah - they can tell by the tone anyway!

7:33 pm

Jesse, just ask if you want clues...

7:33 pm

hi all... bethn i didn't know you studied russian. so did i, back in high school, and there is a little boy in our school who is new to the country... it is so exciting for him to correct my pronunciation!

7:33 pm

Haha, bethn - too true. :P

7:34 pm

thanks, but now it's personal. I'm going to do it, I'm not going to enjoy it, and I'm going to get angry with it :P

7:34 pm

hope you end up enjoying it nb, that's the point, isn't it?

7:35 pm

i grew up in a small russian community dorens. my baba and her family were 100% russian. because of our location our elementary school offered russian rather than french or spanish. i continued in HS.

7:35 pm

not always, Hoot ;) not if you smile sweetly...

7:35 pm

what town beth?

7:36 pm

I can still read it pretty well, but my speech recognition is only good if someone is speaking slowly. MY baba told me she couldn't understand me what i learned was too high class :)

7:36 pm

hard to do when you are really, really angry :D

7:36 pm

Maplewood, NY. suburb of albany

7:37 pm

When I was in Kenya I saw Arabs greeting each other and it took me a while before I realized that they were really friends and a fight wasn't about to break out.

7:37 pm

hah... my grandparents were in albany, it's where my dad grew up

7:37 pm

and you live less than ten miles from me now, right?

7:38 pm

what did they do wht?

7:38 pm

one of these days....... right now i'm down in DC for the rally to restore saniity, which i am sorely in need of

7:38 pm

maplewood is acroos the river from Troy up the river from albany. It was a stop on the erie canal. we used to play in one of the abandoned locks and walk to school on the towpath.

7:38 pm

It is just that Arabic is such a gutteral language that it sounded angry to my ears, even when it wasn't.

7:38 pm

i sound like one of the pioneers sheeesh

7:39 pm

you do indeed...... and i agree about arabic, wht

7:39 pm

yes dorens i live in rockaway

7:39 pm

I see, wht. Some languages are like that.

7:39 pm

ah, like French sound soft and romantic

7:39 pm

i am jealous dorens, i would love to have attended the rally

7:40 pm

my favorite is portugese... so soft that it's squishy. one of the reasons i adore brazilian music

7:40 pm

Yes, Bugsaw.

7:40 pm

Okay, I concede defeat. Any clues for the de6? It's just not happening.

7:40 pm

me to!

7:40 pm

i know beth, thought of asking if you were going... at one point it seemed like my buddy wasn't coming and i was going to ask you

7:40 pm

To rid a dog or cat of a certain type of pest...

7:40 pm

to quote ru 0de+ not a flea

7:41 pm

de6, remove blood sucking insects from a dog (or person, for that matter)

7:41 pm

one of my sons best friends is portugese

7:41 pm

To de-****.

7:41 pm

oooh, thanks Julian! Don't know why I didn't see that. Siiiigh.

7:41 pm

oh, and Hoot and Wht...my keen army of helpers this evening ;)

7:41 pm

You're very welcome, Jesse. :)

7:41 pm

yw

7:42 pm

hello all.

7:42 pm

Hello, m9! :)

7:43 pm

Hi m9

7:43 pm

hi m

7:43 pm

hi m9

7:43 pm

hi J.C.! wht! Dorens!

7:43 pm

Bug!

7:43 pm

ha ha ha...I almost used that for my icon today!

7:43 pm

Hi, M9 :)

7:43 pm

Jesse~!

7:44 pm

not standing up too quickly I hope!

7:44 pm

Ohh, is the theme cupids today? Well. Some would say I'm angelic enough already. ;)

7:44 pm

oh yes.. that's what we ALWAYS say when talking about you. "oh, that Jesse?? He's such an ANGEL!"

7:45 pm

sometimes Cupid can be an annoying little guy

7:45 pm

Well I'm good at that too, Bugs ;)

7:45 pm

Ah. Well some certainly seem to have that impression of him, m9...

7:45 pm

but we would never stab you in the back NB

7:45 pm

Which is about as accurate as perceiving me as one. :P

7:46 pm

Actually, my own personal cupid is right here in the chat. He can be my mascot for today - it was Julian that brought me together with my current boyfriend!

7:46 pm

or shoot you in the back either.

7:46 pm

that's right!!

7:46 pm

some of you wouldn't Bugs, no!

7:46 pm

we should all have pics of J.C. as our icons!! Bwaahaahaa

7:46 pm

Julian! I'm shocked.

7:46 pm

You are a matchmaker too then JC! What diverse talents you have

7:47 pm

I could photoshop some wings onto Tarzan.....'\

7:47 pm

no. no. that would be too much.

7:47 pm

photoshop some on JC

7:47 pm

We should, M9! Or I should, at least...I get tired of staring at myself sometimes. Not often. But sometimes ;)

7:50 pm

yes.. it would be appropriate for you to have J.C. as your icon today ;-)

7:51 pm

I love yours though, very renaissance!

7:53 pm

ah.. at first I had the Raphael little cupid.. but then I remembered that when Elina was a baby, Aiden used to tell people "my little sister looks like a Botticelli angel"

7:53 pm

back, giving dh directions on how to hang tjaps sp? in dining room

7:56 pm

awww, M9, that's the cutest story!

7:59 pm

my kids said their little brother looked like the Michelin man, and he was so fat, he did!

7:59 pm

LOL.. funny! not the stay puft?

7:59 pm

bugs, m, nancy boy *checks for signs of nourishment*, beth *scatters choclits to all*

7:59 pm

We don't have that brand in Canada

8:00 pm

STID!!!!! thanks for the choclits!

8:00 pm

clue for ti5/10?

8:00 pm

rofl bugs!

8:00 pm

have you finished teaching yet? I was out of touch for a week there

8:00 pm

Hm, I couldn't tell you what I looked like as a baby! My little sister was adorable, though. When my parents showed her to me for the first time, I was overjoyed!

8:00 pm

another week as lead teacher, then two days just hanging around.

8:01 pm

then a quarter as a grad student (hopefully the last one), then student teaching in the spring... really looking forward to that one.

8:01 pm

ti5 means to adjust the potency of a drug. (or something like that)

8:01 pm

you are too sweet NB. I was mad that my parents called her Sara instead my favourite name at the time --- Jim

8:01 pm

Opp of looser

8:01 pm

nancy boy, you're barely out of knee-pants anyway! *picturing adorable little boy toddling around the yard with a toy dinosaur in one hand and a purple and pink parasol in the other*

8:02 pm

oooh ok.. another fish

8:02 pm

omg Bugs, that's hilarious!!

8:02 pm

thanks

8:03 pm

stid!

8:05 pm

hey m

8:06 pm

Stid...I am a man now!

8:06 pm

Jesse? you still here?

8:07 pm

apparently so! Quick! I'm only putting there for a moment.. and it's a pretty poor job.. but go get my new icon!LOL

8:07 pm

Anyone need more clues before I go?

8:07 pm

hmph. so you keep saying... *wishes our kids could always be sweet and cuddly*

8:07 pm

oh! wht! (((hugs)))

8:08 pm

sorry M9, just having a natter with JC on the phone!

8:08 pm

that's ok. I'll keep the icon 'til you can look at it.

8:08 pm

Other peoples kids are always more sweet and cuddly

8:09 pm

Anyway, happy babbling. Catch you tomorrow.

8:09 pm

thanks for the offer wht

8:09 pm

wait... is that a pic of YOU Nancy Boy? when did you grow up???

8:09 pm

see you another time wht

8:10 pm

hi stid! and hilarious m9!

8:10 pm

hey hoot!

8:11 pm

how's it going?

8:11 pm

hi hoot.

8:11 pm

I guess it was around the time I left home, started an adult relationship and began supporting myself, just like everyone else here. But don't quote me on that.

8:11 pm

same'ol nonsense. HATE management co's and the home owners whohire them to do the dirty work!

8:12 pm

clue for both to7/32?

8:12 pm

oh, gee hoot. sorry to learn that. *offers candy corn*

8:12 pm

Glad you're enjoying teaching

8:12 pm

hello, babblers - can clue if needed *wearing sandwich sign, "Will Clue For Nothing"*

8:12 pm

I love it m9. I had to close and come back to see it..

8:12 pm

like fried tortillas, cos

8:12 pm

gobbles corn

8:12 pm

more more

8:12 pm

mexican food cos

8:13 pm

different endings

8:13 pm

ugfh i keep trying that word.. wont let me

8:13 pm

my downfall is halloween and easter- sugar!

8:13 pm

firworks

8:13 pm

Julian.. please forgive me.LOL

8:13 pm

YAY cos!

8:14 pm

YAY cosdem!!

8:14 pm

haven't seen you in a long time, owl .. nice to have you back

8:14 pm

id think christmas was the must sugary of them all

8:14 pm

mmmm. sounds like din-din!

8:14 pm

But it was Jesse's idea!

8:14 pm

thanks for the TOs

8:14 pm

waytogo cos

8:14 pm

hi welki

8:14 pm

hey welki!

8:14 pm

woo hoo cos!

8:15 pm

M9!! That is ACE!

8:15 pm

oh! NBT and past halfway! I am going to rest my eyes a bit. Happy to have seen you-all for a bit. Back later. to finish if I can wake up.

8:15 pm

see you stid

8:15 pm

bye stid

8:15 pm

rest well stid

8:16 pm

oh goody.. you saw it. you can copy and make it your icon! LOL!!!!

8:17 pm

Erm...very funny, m9. :P

8:18 pm

I'd be glad to, M9! Would you mind emailing it to me so I can have the original size though, please? I wanna save that :P

8:18 pm

Love you J.C.!

8:18 pm

<--- was wondering when j.c. would appear for comment *lol*

8:18 pm

When I took a break in a conversation. :P

8:18 pm

going back to my original programming now.... eep!

8:18 pm

we were all little angels ... once

de 5/12 please ?

8:19 pm

I'm still an angel, of course. ;)

8:19 pm

*Cough!*

8:20 pm

to stop from happening, de+ a mind is a ***r8ble thing to waste

8:20 pm

back

8:20 pm

No joke Julian, but I genuinely choked on my tea when I read that :P

8:20 pm

would hate to de*** you from completing this grid, but there's a new cabana boy in the pb

8:20 pm

firewords for me. that second to last st 5,12 took forever to monkey. By all. Happy Babbling

8:20 pm

Hmmm. Now why would that be, Jesse?

8:20 pm

wtg bugs ;)

8:21 pm

(M9...would you mind emailing that to me, so I can have the full size version? Pretty please? :))

8:21 pm

A new cabana boy?!

8:21 pm

yay bugs!

oh my... thanks Bethn.... I was totally going the wrong way... working off the wrong first e

8:21 pm

get in line JC :)

8:22 pm

Jesse.. I'm bringing up yahoo...

8:22 pm

Because angels are terrifically boring. And you are certainly not that :P

8:22 pm

Oh, thanks M9! :)

8:22 pm

yes yes yes .. spartacus theme!

such an easy word too :-(

8:22 pm

Tut, Julian. What would Ian say? :P

(Can we use NB as a new Cabana boy? I am sure he can mix a mean cocktail)

8:22 pm

its always the easy ones diane

8:23 pm

hi herin!

8:23 pm

hey, nb...NICE icon! :)

one last one ts

8:24 pm

m9's is pretty cute, too :)

8:24 pm

hi herin

8:24 pm

Hi Pini, and thanks! :) don't you think it looks like I'm trying a little too hard to be Jim Morrison? :P

8:24 pm

ts lemon***

thanks welki and fireworks !

8:25 pm

i loved jim morrison. he was the sound track of my teens

8:25 pm

i hope you're nothing like jim morrison, in image or reality

8:25 pm

(yes he was beautiful .. but you don't need the tragedy)

8:26 pm

diane, did you get that amber alert? taken by his mom

no welki... never did see it on the TV... didn't know which channel to watch!! ( too many darn channels, and I watch very little TV, so am not familiar with them )

Um Missing kid?

we just switched to satellite TV not long ago .. takes me ages to find things some times.

I'm sure he'll be okay... just hope the mom is stable... it's sad :-(

8:30 pm

yes, herin ... taken by his mom from his home in our province (she lives in the next province over)

8:30 pm

Jesse.. You've got mail..

8:31 pm

aah -firewords and off to Jogzone

8:31 pm

diane, i heard it on the radio .. reminded me of the early 60s .. sirens, get under the desk

8:32 pm

jigzone:(

8:32 pm

yay hoot - what is jigzone?

8:33 pm

jigsaw puzzles on-line

8:33 pm

oh.. thought you said jugzone

8:33 pm

ahhh- never been

8:33 pm

Ah. Well he's asleep, Jesse - so probably nothing. ;)

8:33 pm

that would be a whol different site ruru

RURu tsk tsk

8:34 pm

actually said jog - jigzone.com

8:34 pm

*giggle.. just kidding*

8:34 pm

hi ruru!

8:34 pm

remarkable how ru suddenly "pops up"

8:34 pm

thanks, M9! And LOL, Julian. Maybe he'll sleep talk his reprimand ;)

8:34 pm

yw

8:34 pm

for a second I thought hootowl was hooters

Ru you can't even got a dodgy site of that

8:35 pm

ru is a man with breasts on his mind

8:35 pm

nah

8:35 pm

I heard that! No clues for you for a week!

8:35 pm

LOL

8:36 pm

bbl

8:36 pm

thanks for that mental picture welki

8:36 pm

well they ARE in the grid!

8:36 pm

exactly M9

8:36 pm

i said 'breasts on his mind." not anywhere else, beth :)

8:36 pm

i will be so glad when election day is gone - these ads are driving me nuts

8:37 pm

me too beth

8:37 pm

they are so nasty her in California

8:37 pm

so beth, is your little guy there a pionus?

8:37 pm

here

8:37 pm

(and where in jersey are you?)

8:37 pm

have a vision of ruru with large..erm boobs on head like mickey mouse ears

Right have to back later

8:38 pm

wouldn't that be Prince Charles Bethn?

8:38 pm

no, welki, he is a cape. I am in northern NJ @ 40 miles from NYC

8:38 pm

do charles' ears have nipples?

8:38 pm

http://tinyurl.com/2648bnf

8:39 pm

he should have those looked at..

8:39 pm

i moved here, to alberta, from sussex county, beth .. i have a couple of kids still in jersey, eatontown and somerset (and one in albany)

8:39 pm

wow.. ru I'm sensing a theme.. wasn't I just saying you should check with a doctor recently?

8:40 pm

i live in rockaway, welki

8:40 pm

i grew up near albany

8:40 pm

(and have owned african grey and double yellow head amazon parrots .. and tons of smaller birds)

8:40 pm

no kidding!

8:41 pm

when i lived in jersey, rockaway mall was the biggest mall within reasonable driving distance ... might still be

8:41 pm

we had a timneh for 11 yrs, he died of cancer. then we got Jazz

8:42 pm

theme? wha?

8:42 pm

the mall is still the largest in the immediate area, willowbrook is bigger in wayne, and shorthills is probably larger too but is very high end

8:43 pm

short hills, bridgewater .. la di da

8:43 pm

wish i still lived back east ... no babblers in calgary, so many in ny/nj/pa!

8:44 pm

what prompted your move welki?

8:44 pm

i married a canuck

8:44 pm

that'll do it

8:45 pm

but why why why couldn't he have lived on the shore somewhere? i miss the ocean!

8:46 pm

i remember going to the bus stop in dover about a gazillion years ago ... it was flooded. like FLOODED ... cars were full of water

8:46 pm

you should have written it into your prenup ;)

8:46 pm

20/20 hindsight

8:47 pm

howdy everyone,back for a few more words:)

8:47 pm

it still floods in dover when it rains heavily. I work there and several times a year it is very bad

8:47 pm

hi all

8:47 pm

hey crossy!

8:47 pm

jm! crossy!

8:47 pm

hi jmc!

8:47 pm

:)

8:47 pm

howdy jmc;)

8:49 pm

hows the team going? we make 25 yet?

8:49 pm

groannnn, more political ads. It is just not fair, we have to suffer thru new york, new jersey and connecticut, every once in a while a stray pennsylvania one gets on ther too :(

8:49 pm

i have more new ones,but not quite at 25

8:50 pm

between halloween and the elections i turn the tv off after jeopardy

8:50 pm

<--- voted already.. leave me alone

8:50 pm

voting tomorrow after my shift at the voter protection hotline

8:51 pm

beth, i've just been googling cape parrots (new to me) .. nice birds, seem to be a great size, good temperament. i think if i ever got another, i'd like a senegal

8:51 pm

funny group I have at least 30 years on the rest of the volunteers

8:51 pm

i have also asked dr g of he would join us;)

8:51 pm

my two other ones haven't shown up yet, still grinding out 250s, my daughter said she will sign up

8:51 pm

he already put us on the friends of babble

8:52 pm

all i have ever had so far is 250,s i hope for a nice big 6666 next round

8:52 pm

yes he is a good fella..for a guy who puts the word cwms in a grid that is!!

8:52 pm

what are you talking about crossy?

8:52 pm

(wow, only 50 breeding pairs of capes in the states!?! very rare!)

8:52 pm

im only grinding out 250 on my two working computers. my third one is in the shop

8:53 pm

senegals are so funny! this guy is larger than a timneh, slightly smaller than a congo grey. he is much more mellow than our grey, but very territorial. I don't think he would do well with other birds, as it is he wants to eat the cat

8:53 pm

about our folding at home group9see my profile) i have asked dr g to join us

8:53 pm

crossy and i are searching for a cure for cancer ru

8:53 pm

oh

8:53 pm

look at crossy's profile

8:53 pm

oh

8:53 pm

i am working on a 6666 on this one even as we speak, at the rate i am going it should be another day and a half

8:53 pm

good luck there

8:53 pm

you can help ru

8:53 pm

read my profile ruru

8:54 pm

i think i did a pretty fine job tapping it out;)

8:55 pm

bbl

8:55 pm

k

8:55 pm

sorry did not mean to drive you off with my shameless plug;((

8:55 pm

there are probably more than that now welki they are becoming more popular, but so many people are adding them to large flocks there could be problems, they (anecdotally) seem to be better off as singles

8:56 pm

bye ru hb

8:56 pm

crossy will shut up now

8:56 pm

see you ruru

8:56 pm

no need to shut up crossy

8:57 pm

crossy i am sure you did not drive ru off he is a not that thin skinned

8:57 pm

i have drunk the koolaid and am sharing with my neighbors :)

8:58 pm

i think once we get 100 babblers on board jmc,it will be self sustaining

8:58 pm

*makes a new batch of koolaid*

8:58 pm

mmm lime Koolaid and vodka....

8:58 pm

hard to find a reputable breeder up here ... i'm always looking at our parrot rescue sites, but at this point, would probably only consider an older bird (as am i)

8:58 pm

can we have red? can we please ? can we?

8:59 pm

of course red is the best koolaid

8:59 pm

which reminds me -- my halloween costume i need some help

8:59 pm

clue for the me 5 / 14 (first one) please

8:59 pm

if you are interested check out either birdboard.com or aviannation.com they both have canadian members who might help you find either a breeder or a rescue

9:00 pm

oh - just found it

9:00 pm

what is your costume jmc

9:00 pm

share pls wvt

9:00 pm

french poop jmc

9:01 pm

i am going as the mad hatter with a tea pot and (i hope) a little grey elephant in the tea pot saying "want to join the tea party"

9:01 pm

ty bethn

9:01 pm

pages bookmarked, thanks! first one i see is a sun conure! gorgeous, but so noisy!

9:01 pm

lolol what help do you need? i dont know any miniature elephant breeders

9:02 pm

conures have the lungs of much larger birds

9:02 pm

so i am going to the grocery to buy some jello to dye my hair and i can't decide between orange and red

9:02 pm

they're such clowns, but really obnoxious if they're needy

9:03 pm

does that wash out easily? maybe you should get the spray from the halloween store?

9:03 pm

the mad hatter had white hair .. why not white?

9:03 pm

very easy -- learned it from teenagers

9:03 pm

shoe polish then

9:03 pm

jazz is very quiet, very verbal and lots of noises, but at a very low decibel

9:03 pm

hmmm i guess johny depp influenced me

9:04 pm

ohhhh, i didn't see the new movie

9:04 pm

"new" movie :)

9:04 pm

i thought about getting a hair cut but don't have time

9:04 pm

hated it welki i was SOOOOO disappointed

9:04 pm

do you have any gel or spray .. so you can make your hair all crazy sticking out?

9:04 pm

i knew it worked did'nt know its lifespan, plus you will smell like fruity goodness :)

9:05 pm

'i'm late, i'm late .. for a very important date...'

9:05 pm

tim burton and johnny depp should have been a match made in heaven with Alice in Wonderland

9:05 pm

yes still have some gel from my boy's spike hair days

9:05 pm

no need to say hello goodbye, i'm late , i'm late

9:05 pm

all together now

9:05 pm

i would have thought so, too, the depp/burton thing

9:05 pm

I can get posterboard and cover it with cloth for the hat

9:06 pm

hehehe, we're showing our age

9:06 pm

well unfortuntaely they decide to f*** with the story line

9:06 pm

mm i thought postee was a word,guess not

9:06 pm

what do you think it means crossy

9:07 pm

thanks for the company/conversation ... time for me to go. g'night everyone!

9:07 pm

si4ee is a word tho

9:07 pm

night welki!

9:07 pm

bye welki

9:08 pm

but it is hindu, no?

9:09 pm

if you are referring to the si, there is no def but enable likes it

9:10 pm

and god knows enable doesn't like half of what we think it should

9:10 pm

too true too true

9:15 pm

i can remember growing up doing crosswords with my gram, her teaching me esne as a word that meant slave or laborer. I have used it for years in word puzzles, but not babble, but cwms, enable loves cwms

9:15 pm

i once went to a halloween party all dressed in white and covered with paper carnations

9:16 pm

as a seasoned babbler i now have cwms emblazoned in my mind forever

9:16 pm

people would ask me what I was and I would say I am an incarnation

9:16 pm

lolol

9:16 pm

then they would laugh and say why aren't you a re-incarnation and i would say. . .

9:17 pm

you could dress on glow in the dark plastic carnations and you could be a reincarnation

9:17 pm

snap

9:17 pm

because i couldn't figure out how to dress up as an australian sand piper (crossword clue for re)

9:17 pm

then they would move away from me

9:18 pm

people move away from me for various reasons,i used to question it,now i just enjoy the elbow room;))

9:20 pm

hmm.. like when I put a little cone nose on Tim and two cardboard circles and some rope on me.. and when they asked what we were I'd say "ratman and bobbin!"

9:20 pm

lol

9:20 pm

I'm used to a lot of elbow room too.

9:21 pm

my husband and i went as acrossword puzzle (me ) & a pencil (him) . when we got to the party we parked on a hill and he got out almost the felt tube that was the pencil did not allow for much stride, the emergency brake failed and the car started rolling backward. I was stuck in the seat because my puzzle a sancwich board with a crossword was on both sides of the seat. we rolled down the hill, bob rolled free , the car went over a 4 ft retaining wall and landed in a neighbors yard. at least i didnt drop the brownies... Needless to say it was our last costume party

9:22 pm

goodness less drastic measure would be not to park on hills

9:22 pm

sorry, not much punctuation there

9:22 pm

very good that you did not drop the brownies i am impressed

9:22 pm

rockaway is one big hill. bob pales at the word costume now

9:23 pm

i walk to my halloween party although sometimes i weave home

9:23 pm

"I didn't drop the brownies" priceless.

9:23 pm

i make excellent brownies m9....

9:23 pm

poor bob -- there are less drastic costumes

9:24 pm

he is 6'5" it was a good look for him, plus he refused to wear the green tights so we could go as the jolly green giant and the little green sprout

9:24 pm

whew..had me worried about the browines for a bit there....

9:25 pm

next time he will not think twice about tights then!

9:25 pm

one year my husband and i went to an academy award party where the invite said come as a character from a film or in anything that cher would wear

9:25 pm

nowadays we would be the rotund green giant and the pudgy green elf

9:26 pm

so I went as Malcom ex (without black face) and he wore something Cher would wear

9:26 pm

getting old sucks

9:26 pm

did he shave?

9:26 pm

or wax?

9:27 pm

fishnet, a orange leopard print mini, a peacock feather over his navel and a bandeau

9:27 pm

were you recognizable as malcolm x

9:27 pm

no full beard and hairy legs

9:27 pm

omg there is a real man for you

9:27 pm

yes, but only because it was one of the movies that year

9:28 pm

did you happen to catch "the middle" on tv last nite?

9:28 pm

there is this odd little boy who is smart

9:28 pm

no, i didn't -- well may two seconds

9:29 pm

i didnt catch who he was suppose to be but that no one got it and then i changed the channel

9:29 pm

beyond his years and very sociall awkward, he went as a wwII hero who was bayoneted no one knew who he was but for one old veteran

9:30 pm

he4/7 please

9:30 pm

it is sad when no one knows who your costume is

9:30 pm

rope or dope jmc

9:31 pm

ty

9:31 pm

i am a child of the 70s

9:31 pm

did you see my white dress and flowers costume story earlier

9:32 pm

i would say more a young adult of the 70s and thank god

9:32 pm

yes i loved it :)

9:32 pm

me too actually, i married in 74, but child of the 60s makes us sound realllllly old

9:33 pm

i sent my lesbian roommate to a party that year in a hideous pink bridesmaid dress and delliboppers and a wand

9:33 pm

a fairy !!!!!!!

9:33 pm

it was a gay and lesbian party and she won a prize

9:33 pm

exactly!

9:34 pm

two years ago i went as sarah palin carrying a toy moose

9:34 pm

there will be a special chair in heaven for that one jmc, in a corner facing the wall

9:34 pm

as long as the wall isn't green

9:35 pm

a girls gotta have a sense of humor

9:35 pm

what is the signifigance of pain carrying a moose?

9:35 pm

palin

9:36 pm

part of her campaign was that she could field dress a moose

9:36 pm

just what you want in a vice precident

9:36 pm

lol,i have done that,and would love to see her have a go at it

9:36 pm

of course teddy roosevelt could too

9:37 pm

i always hope god does, my son was just in a play that was very satirical re the catholic church. all my friends looked at me and said " travis is going to hell"

9:37 pm

i can field dress a fish or a duck and that's it

9:37 pm

she is going to have a reality show sarah palinns alaska. you might get a chance to see her do just that

9:37 pm

i can dress a wriggly 2 yr old

9:38 pm

i cant wait to see her crawl up into the carcass and cut the jugular...

9:38 pm

i wouldn't want to give her the ratings even if i wouldn't throw up at her just being there

Hi.

9:39 pm

howdy herin

9:39 pm

there is a great video from the campaign where she was in a turkey processing plant and they shove a live turkey in a grinding machine right behind her he**

9:39 pm

hi herin

How you?

9:39 pm

i will not watch it either jmc. i just hope it further erodes whatever little credibility she has left in some peoples eyes

9:39 pm

there will always be some people who admire her

9:39 pm

hi herin, you're back

I am watching http://tinyurl.com/35nfvcc fantastic movie

9:40 pm

i saw it it is quite good

9:40 pm

i guess i can accept someone admiring her, but voting her into high office??

9:41 pm

i have not folled her exploits,when did her star crash,last i saw everyone was following her round and wearing her type of glasses....

9:41 pm

followed

9:41 pm

she was falling even during the campaign but she still has a following

Um You talking about Pallin?

9:42 pm

pretty soon after she said that she can see russia from her back yard, and could not name a newspaper that she read except for the wasilla news

9:42 pm

yes herin, she is going to have a reality show now

9:42 pm

yeah because i said two years ago i went to a halloween party as her carrying a toy moose

Good lord. I really think that she is a little bit sheltered from the real world

Awww JM

9:43 pm

she has no in depth knowledge of the world, or our country for that matter. she does have a huge amount of catch phrases and down home pithy sayings that seems to endear her to some people

9:44 pm

i would hold it by its little legs and say *I can field dress a moose*

9:45 pm

and while she might be a perfectly nice woman, that does not qualify her to be pres. or vp or senator, or anything higher than mayor of wasilla

9:45 pm

lol,thats funny..she looks like the type to go into a panic if she breaks a nail

9:45 pm

no, she is pretty earthy crossy. they really polished her up for the campaign

9:46 pm

ahh

9:46 pm

and bought her hubby silk boxers with taxpayer money

9:47 pm

one of our electorates spent 12 grand of our money on his own retirement party lol

9:47 pm

she is very outdoorsy and active. a woman i know on another forum knows her and likes her well enough as a person

9:48 pm

so a pair of boxers would not bother us overmuch

I am getting a bit over fixing FB stuff

9:48 pm

i enjoyed the british $$ scandal

9:49 pm

whats up with FB herin?

9:49 pm

oh thats right they changed things again which probably means i need to go rest my privacy stuff

9:50 pm

i am always happy when the scandal isn't New Jersey based it seems to be so very often

I ahve toooooo many request

9:50 pm

popular girlie eh?

9:51 pm

although i claim to be a new yorker, thats where i grew up - upstate. but things haven't been going well ther either

No. No internet for 3 days

9:51 pm

when you get old and grumpy, herin noone will friend you and you won't have to bother with it

9:52 pm

why not? computer down?

9:52 pm

herin is already grumpy she only needs to be old ;-P

9:52 pm

i only have it because my daughter set it up last year after my surgery. she said i should play some of the games on it while i recuperated

9:53 pm

nah, when your young your feisty, its us oldie but goodies that are grumpy

Yep :D

9:54 pm

oh okay then herin is feisty

9:54 pm

i want to be crusty

9:54 pm

i used to be feisty....

9:55 pm

ti6/33?

9:55 pm

now i am grumpy, edging into cranky, heading for nasty

9:55 pm

i do not want to be crusty,i wanna be a dirty ole man so i can hit on younger women all day

I am watching this movie and it is so me

9:55 pm

i have my baba's genes and she was not your sweet little old lady

9:56 pm

elegant might have something to say about that

9:56 pm

and how will that be a change crossy?

9:56 pm

lol!

9:56 pm

the cheerleader part or the chubby part?

9:56 pm

if i try it now they mace me jmc,if i do it when i am old and decrepid,they will pat my head and laugh

the fatty that everyone picked on and declared sub human. I guess in my own way I eat bad food to rebel against my mother that doesn't like fat people

9:57 pm

mm,she may indeed bethn

9:58 pm

have almost hit the halfway point on my6666

9:58 pm

i am fluffy and eat food,cause i love food!!!!

9:58 pm

the pic i saw of you was not fat

9:58 pm

go bethn go!

9:58 pm

yaa for bethn!

9:58 pm

i love gabriel iglesias he is the original "fluffy guy"

9:58 pm

have to feed this machine of mass and muscle;)))

9:59 pm

enjoy crossy!

9:59 pm

ts?

9:59 pm

i am going to unload the dishwasher and go to bed

9:59 pm

nite all

9:59 pm

bye bethn

9:59 pm

ts + lemon ***

10:00 pm

poof

10:00 pm

ty bethn

JM I weigh about 50pounds out of my scale

10:00 pm

71 left

10:00 pm

you look good to me

10:01 pm

so you must wear it well

Awww JM thank you. I am trying to change.

10:01 pm

well looking good is a start

I am eating better. Taking the challenge of eating a new food a week kind of thing

10:02 pm

to7?

10:02 pm

oo fun! what did you eat new this week?

Baby Spinach salad and green beans

10:03 pm

that was new? goodness so much to experiment with then!

I made a Pork Chow Mien and Baby Spinach salad

O yer. I made a Baby Spinach leaves, salted ricotta and walnut salad

10:04 pm

yum!

Candy walnuts are greet

10:05 pm

*whispers to herin so crossy won't he** * (i would have added a little crushed bacon to that)

10:05 pm

two sweet for me but i can see the appeal

No. That was last nights dinner it was great

10:05 pm

to7???

10:06 pm

i made a fresh tomato onion and garlic sauce for noodles last night

Nice

10:07 pm

to + mexican food, with first a femine vowel ending, then gain with the masculine vowel ending. (Spanish).

10:07 pm

my tomatoes were about to give up the ghost

Dinner was gnocchi and prosciutto and green bean and mushrooms it was great

10:07 pm

that sounds good too herin

O and enough garlic to revist me for the evening

10:08 pm

Or rather, the to7 = a Mexican food.

10:08 pm

hmmm that clue may be too hard for me JC because I make so much mexican food -- tacos, enchiladas, burritas nachos

10:08 pm

good one, Julian! I couldn't think how to clue it...

10:09 pm

oh okay got it!

10:10 pm

Too hard?

10:10 pm

Ah, see what you mean. Tired.

10:10 pm

so were you guys lurking when i talked about the halloween costume i made for my lesbian roomie some years ago?

10:10 pm

Well there are probably only so many starting with 'to' and having 7 letters?

10:10 pm

No, sorry?

Think I need to raid the fridge left overs on the menu

Back later enjoy

10:11 pm

i dressed her in a hideous pink bridesmaid dress of mine with delliboppers and a star ended wand

10:11 pm

bye herin

hello all, would love a couple of clues

10:12 pm

she went to a gay and lesbian halloween party like that

10:12 pm

what do you need TO?

di7/38 # 2 pls?

10:13 pm

di6 is a crown

10:13 pm

alas the only di7 i don't have

10:14 pm

wait there is no di7/38

and po6/24

10:14 pm

there is the pl of the crown

10:14 pm

then di+ * long **** rose

po6/24 #1

10:14 pm

the di7/32 is like the titannic

10:15 pm

put up on a wedpage

10:15 pm

po6 is a pt

di7/36

10:15 pm

Ah. Funny, jmc - sorry, busy talking with Jesse.

10:15 pm

sorry not the first po6/24

10:16 pm

di7/36=di+* long **** rose

po 6/24 #1 is a p ot?

10:16 pm

she won the prie

10:16 pm

no sorry TO dont have the first one

10:17 pm

*prize

10:17 pm

let me look a bit TO

*scratchijng head in confusion*

di7/36 after the past tense of levee

10:18 pm

sorry TO shall we begin again?

po6/24 after french peas

10:18 pm

di+helic*****

10:18 pm

po is a spanish inn

10:20 pm

ty hoot

10:20 pm

yw - was my last word

hmm o yankee fans present i see

10:20 pm

po+blue or unhappy+first vowell

ty and good nigth all!

10:21 pm

bye TO

10:21 pm

I'm originally from NY but a Mets fan

10:21 pm

TO knows I am a Nationals fan

10:21 pm

nite TO

10:22 pm

ar5/10??

10:22 pm

of course you are jmc

10:22 pm

if the cub fans can do it so can i

10:22 pm

babblet a+r4/4

mountain ridge and a fish

10:23 pm

what?

hoot how is woulf?

10:24 pm

ty ty TO and hoot

10:24 pm

far as I know - fine. Haven't been in touch in a while due to problems here.

10:24 pm

yw

ok, night

10:25 pm

been a crazy year for me - bad at staying in touch

10:25 pm

sorry to he** that hoot

10:26 pm

I'll survive. Just want to settle and relax and renting around here is deadly

10:27 pm

first ca5/14?

10:27 pm

And that's it. Not talking about it again

10:27 pm

a group

10:27 pm

okay no need just know people in babbleland care

10:28 pm

ty hoot

10:28 pm

I do but not willing to air out in public

10:28 pm

no, no need

10:28 pm

did you get the ca - lousy clue

10:29 pm

perfect clue got it right away

10:29 pm

good

10:29 pm

my favorite kind of clue because then I have to actually think of the word

10:29 pm

how many do you need to finish?

10:30 pm

i always want to pretend that I am actually dong this myself ;-)

10:30 pm

I see. I have a weird brain that either pulls them out of thin air or gears up and digs it out of my subconcious

10:31 pm

64 but I will give in soon since I have a 8 to 10 volunteer time at voter protection hotlines in the a.m. and will be dodging the crowds all day tomorrow

10:31 pm

ok - but I'll help if I can

10:31 pm

sometimes that works for me hoot and other times i cannot see a word that is in a straight line from left to right!

10:31 pm

thanks

10:32 pm

You going to the rally?

10:32 pm

how about the ca 6/24 then?

10:32 pm

It do depend on how tired I am!

10:32 pm

it's a plural

10:33 pm

the 2nd ca 5/14 pls

10:33 pm

no, i had my nose broken by an agent provocateur many years ago so i am skittish in crowds without friends with me

10:33 pm

isit latin plural?

10:33 pm

the first is tom corbett-space ca*** = second is the group

10:34 pm

hi big red

10:34 pm

oooooh

10:34 pm

hello jmc

10:34 pm

no

10:34 pm

got them all then

10:34 pm

good!

10:35 pm

did you git it big red?

10:35 pm

no, can you dumb it down for me pls

10:36 pm

the second ca5/14 is a group of like minded people

10:36 pm

ca+i seldom wear a ***ss, i mostly wear pants

10:38 pm

get it?

10:38 pm

got it, thanis jmc

10:38 pm

thanks

10:38 pm

wtg big red

10:38 pm

I should have thought of that!

10:39 pm

i I don't wear them either

10:39 pm

lol

10:39 pm

de6?

10:40 pm

remove bugs from furry friendss

10:40 pm

blood-suckers

10:41 pm

ty ty

10:41 pm

yw

10:41 pm

yw

10:42 pm

55 left I best leave it there

10:42 pm

ty for the help hoot

10:42 pm

ki6?

10:42 pm

to bed for me

10:42 pm

anytime jmc - have a good rest

10:42 pm

you too hoot

10:42 pm

word for fate

10:43 pm

bye jmc

10:43 pm

got it, thx hoot

10:43 pm

getting a drink -brb

10:43 pm

yw

10:45 pm

do I want morgans rum & coke or a johnny red & soda????

10:46 pm

red & soda! enough sweet tonite!

10:48 pm

first po6?

10:49 pm

spanish in po+sa4/5 w/dif vowel at end

10:49 pm

spanish inn!

10:49 pm

thx hoot

10:49 pm

yw

10:50 pm

Are you going to the rally?

11:08 pm

hey all, wandering in again, no hope of finishing. Too tired to focus.

11:10 pm

Hi again stid - wandered thru the house deciding what to put in storage. Making room!

11:11 pm

making room???

11:11 pm

How far along were yoi?

11:11 pm

for more craft supplies? books? fancy choclits?

11:11 pm

down to 55. quite satisfied, just staying awake for a little.

11:12 pm

tom and the boys are at the football game.

11:12 pm

We are packrats and he does woodworking and I do crafts. all of them!

11:12 pm

I decided we should switch rooms and my stuff went into the living room.

11:13 pm

where did your living room go???

11:13 pm

Trick or treaters need to be accessible from front room - so lots of stuff going to storage.

11:13 pm

we are packrats too, a bit -- and between me, him, the boys, the dog... *sigh* no energy to go through anything just now.

11:14 pm

Into the family room where it always was really. But that's in back of the house so front has to be neater.

11:14 pm

ah. I see. we don't get trick or treaters, don't really "do" halloween

11:14 pm

LOL

11:15 pm

In our last place we got ONE. Here we've been told it's usually about 30. But it's also on sunday so who knows???

11:16 pm

true. hard to judge. when our boys were little we had several families on the street with kids their age. No one now, and since we are rural and no driveway lights we just turn off all the lights and hide...

11:16 pm

At least I have not seen any sign of people coming in from outside the area so it should be fun.

11:17 pm

I think you'll enjoy it.

11:17 pm

I also figure it's a good way to meet the neighbors.

11:17 pm

Oh and after you left I finished off our candy corn!

11:18 pm

actually there is another bag... but no! I'm not gonna touch it tonight. Have to be able to sleep!!!

11:19 pm

that's the best part of halloween, I think. I love candy corn. Or used to. not sure I can still eat that -- have to check the label again.

11:19 pm

What are you allergic to?

11:20 pm

Now, is it wortwhile to start a grid at 40 minutes to ...?

11:20 pm

I just went to find the last bag...and I think Clint hid it! Can't find it.

11:21 pm

here's something you might enjoy seeing hoot... http://www.candywarehouse.com/candycor n.html

11:21 pm

you may get 40 words if you type fast. Maybe more. Up to you.

11:21 pm

I am allergic to anything bovine -- cow, goat or sheep; wheat, eggplant, hibiscus... there's something else. Things like gelatin, etc can be deadly.

11:21 pm

ok - brb

11:21 pm

go christine go!!

11:22 pm

I doubt I know 10 K words

11:23 pm

Oh that is great! Never would have thought of covering the pumpkin with them.

11:23 pm

try!

11:23 pm

I need two more K words. there is a funny ke combo that is a short form for "budgie"

11:24 pm

gelatin is made from hooves so yeah. Good lord what can you eat???

11:25 pm

and plural. got the fate one ? ki6

11:25 pm

apples, potatoes, cucumbers, chicken, limited pig products, oatmeal, rice...

11:25 pm

lots of veggies.

11:25 pm

ka is mispelling of felines

11:25 pm

still okay with sugar... trying to not use it to make up for the loss of other things.

11:25 pm

I eat a lot of cheerios for breakfast.

11:25 pm

ke -I think is a bird and another bird

11:26 pm

Hey, I have 39 words, so perhaps I can finish this grid ???

11:26 pm

go christine go!!!!

11:26 pm

only ki that's strange is weird spelling of a smooch

11:26 pm

and drink a lot of soy and almond milk

11:26 pm

try!!!

11:26 pm

the ki 6 makes me think of karma

11:27 pm

How do they taste? Not like milk I assume

11:27 pm

right

11:27 pm

remember the ed and er and I think there was an ism

11:28 pm

it has been so long since I was able to taste cow's milk. some of the newer soy milks (like Silk) are not very beany to me. I like almond milk for baking too.

11:28 pm

well for baking it's just added flavor

11:29 pm

yep. for things like biscuits and "savory" foods I use unflavored soy milk. for other things almond milk or vanilla-flavored soy.

11:29 pm

Is this something that has a;ways been a problem or something that developed over time?

11:31 pm

probably was always there -- I tended to have all kinds of skin, digestive and respiratory problems as a child. When pregnant with our elder surviving child couldn't tolerate cow things, and once off them the allergy got worse and worse. the eggplant one has always been really bad -- skin bleeds on contact.

11:31 pm

hi there stid

11:31 pm

the others are getting worse over time. newest problem has been with "something" in sunscreen -- they turn my skin and clothes orange now and leave me feeling raw somehow.

11:32 pm

hey MCURL!!!!! ((((hugs and hugs)))) how's the littlest one? how are you?

11:32 pm

I should discuss this with you. We go to visit Clint's bro & sis in Idaho every other year. Next year is next. I already tiold him I want a meet up with you. We will be in Boise. Only an hour from the border so Portland or wherever is a snap. Opinion?

11:32 pm

get to see her sunday....am doing fine

11:32 pm

Tri-cities would be a reasonable half-way for you and me. Tom's folks are there sometimes (have a house there)

11:33 pm

woo-hoo! hoot - do you know mcurl? she has a new grand!

11:33 pm

STIDDIE!!!!!

11:33 pm

*faint*

11:33 pm

the second to 7/32 pls

11:33 pm

jai??? *peeks out from behind figners*

11:34 pm

<LMAO>

11:34 pm

congrats on the grand! And only from seeing her in here. I am not a great chatterer!

11:34 pm

Yes, It's me....

11:34 pm

no worries hoot, I'm more of a "lurker" myself!

11:34 pm

Hi mcurlschool

11:34 pm

Been busy with college...sound familiar?

11:34 pm

hoot, mcurl and I met at the babble thingy this last summer. you and she would get along GREAT!

11:35 pm

*shudder* for a few minutes I had managed to forget, thanks SO MUCH jai! *scowly mama look*

11:35 pm

howdy hoot, nice to meet you!

11:35 pm

Gonna graduate in May...thank God...then on for my<sigh> Master's...

11:36 pm

+Well gathering the group will be up to you. It's usually in august but I have to check his scedual and nail it down.

11:36 pm

mcurl, I have "known" hoot for years, her son woulf and a group of us used to have "babble parties" in a virtual hot tub with cabana boys and drinks and... *drifts away into virtual vacation mode*

11:36 pm

just let me know, hoot. my log in at gmail dot com works.

11:36 pm

I invented the Virtual Hot Tub!!!!

11:36 pm

if we did tri-cities, firefly and her crew might want to meet up too.

11:37 pm

sounds like my kind of place!

11:37 pm

ok - I have mine in my profile but I do have a google acct too. Same name

11:37 pm

oh yes! I forgot you were part of those bacchanalia... *wicked mama grin* too many virtual margaritas, no doubt!

11:38 pm

Oh, yeah! Those were THE days!!! LOL!

11:38 pm

I recommend thinking carefully about master's programs... they are NOT all equal!

11:38 pm

okay hoot. :-D

11:38 pm

oboy - this is gonna be fun! The more the merrier. And is you want to meet at a certain bookstore that's acceptable too!

11:38 pm

Knutmeg's Liv is going to be <gasp> five....<sigh>

11:38 pm

I had to give up on yahoo. too much spam

11:39 pm

ah. the powell's experience.... rofl. we'll talk about it

11:39 pm

IF!

11:39 pm

NO WAY! *feeling VERY old*

11:39 pm

ok

11:39 pm

Yeah...And I have another that is three already...

11:39 pm

five already. and woulf's are what -- seven? and four? or is he also five now?

11:40 pm

Knutter is going to school for her degree in El. Ed.

11:40 pm

I haven't had a big problem w/spam on yahoo. Check your whatevers!

11:40 pm

waddayaknow? Suddenly got firewords!

11:40 pm

Actaully, all my daughters are in college, thank Goodness!

11:41 pm

I've lost track - but I do know that is it for them!

11:41 pm

Hello all -- and specially stid cos I don't see her very much these days

11:41 pm

Obviously, college has not improved my typing skills at all...

11:41 pm

hi jilli

11:41 pm

Hiya, Jilli!

11:42 pm

well Jill! all we have to do is start talking margaritas and meet-ups! ((((many hugs))))

11:42 pm

My scotch and soda hasn't helped either! Time for another one....

11:42 pm

wow, hai jai -- don't see youmuch either!

11:42 pm

Had surgery on Wednesday...Got two discs fused in my neck...

11:42 pm

I just sent you a quick note hoot

11:42 pm

YAY jill!

11:42 pm

owie. feeling better jai?

11:42 pm

Hai! I had forgetten that one!

11:42 pm

ouch, jai -- does it help?

11:43 pm

ok - I'll check

11:43 pm

Yes, but they went thru the FRONT...ick...I feel like I have a very bad case of strep throat

11:43 pm

this was Happy Hour at my house, with my great new neighbours, so I'm slightly flying.

11:44 pm

oh my, jai!!!

11:44 pm

ewww. poor jai. another margarita dear?

11:44 pm

I wish I was flying...

11:44 pm

a good time then, jill?

11:44 pm

are these the same neighbors who have been coming over before?

11:44 pm

No, marg's don't mix with morphine!!! hahahah

11:44 pm

several margaritas coming up for jai to numb her throat

11:45 pm

TY, Jilli! Will accept virtual marg's anyday!

11:45 pm

*shudder* sounds pretty awful, jai. *puts choclits aside for later*

11:46 pm

Yes..I am glad the doc did not tell me until the day before the surgery...

11:46 pm

stid -- this si the Irish author of "An Irish Country Doctor" and the following series I think you would all love. He is a retired doctor and an absolute delight. As is his partmer, Dorothy Tinam, also Irish and an artist.

11:46 pm

oh yes, you have mentioned him a couple times.

11:47 pm

But the results have been awesome..already, my hands have dropped a ring size and I can wear bracelets again!!!

11:47 pm

Perhaps when I come to see you again you'll introduce us?

11:47 pm

oh that is GOOD news, jai! I love good news!

11:47 pm

oops -- tiddly typos -- Dorothy Tinman. He is Patrick Taylor, and they both have websites.

11:48 pm

I will indeed introduce you -- if they're here -- they travel a lot.

11:48 pm

Yep! I am hoping to resume piano, too!

11:48 pm

Jai, that's GREAT!

11:48 pm

Had to stop because I could not maintain the stamina in my hands

11:49 pm

she has some nice art, jill (of course)

11:49 pm

Hooray for modern medicine.

11:49 pm

I can't help thinking wizard of oz with that name, though...

11:49 pm

But I looked at where I was when I stopped- Beethovan Piano Sonata #14...No way can I play that...to rusty!

11:49 pm

Hehe -- not in Kansas, right!

11:49 pm

*too

11:50 pm

I wish I could swallow solid food...I am getting tired of smoothies and ice cream

11:50 pm

I can do a few of the etudes I used to, but nothing more. hope to get the piano tuned again before the new year. then will play more.

11:51 pm

Yes, do get it tuned..makes all the difference! Great incentive!

11:51 pm

jai -- try Beethoven's (?) Farewell to the Piano -- my mother's favourite, which I taught myself decades ago. Googleable. Now apparently only "attributed" to him. Supposedly his last composition, and ok for fairly new piano students.

11:52 pm

I have a very old upright with gigantic sound..I love it

11:52 pm

Thanks, Jilli, will look it up!

11:52 pm

I've never had a piano -- would have loved one. Too late now.

11:53 pm

I know it makes a difference... just haven't had money when I had time. you know... one of the children has perfect pitch, I have very excellent relative pitch (tinnitus makes things a little askew), so an out of tune instrument is like walking on glass shards for us.

11:53 pm

NEVER too late, jill!

11:53 pm

NO! NEVER TOO LATE!!!! I love teaching adults!

11:53 pm

snap, jai!

11:53 pm

I'd play piano but I get too keyed up..

11:53 pm

No, I mean I have no room for a piano and no time either. I just enjoy.

11:53 pm

Yes, I am cursed with that pitch thing...hate the "clinker" keys!

11:54 pm

RURU!!!! (((((many many hugs))))) haven't seen you in a while again. are you well?

11:54 pm

Hahaha, ruru

11:54 pm

oh groan, ruru.

11:54 pm

What is this, old home week????

11:54 pm

I am doing great stid.. nice to see you

11:54 pm

ah yes, you busy retired folks... always rushing off somewhere, no time to sit and enjoy life

11:55 pm

Oops -- tiem to change icons to pre-Halloween SKELETONS -- bbs

11:55 pm

mcurl and hoot relurked, methinks...

11:55 pm

<--- wishes he could retire

11:55 pm

Let;s Play the old game...guesses for the new grid???

11:55 pm

ok stid - got it and answered. Now BF is home so I'll be on the side.

11:55 pm

cool! thanks hoot.

11:55 pm

223

11:55 pm

I think about 300 since I have to start a major paper due Nov 9...

11:55 pm

203

11:56 pm

it's always really really big when I don't have time

11:56 pm

and no S at all

11:56 pm

I have one due Sunday <sigh>

11:56 pm

58 re words

11:56 pm

No, no, not re words....Icky, icky, ick!

11:56 pm

no way ruru! bite your tongue -- or figners -- or ... *mind boggles at the idea*

11:57 pm

*giggle*

11:57 pm

oucTh shthid

11:57 pm

what about a Z a Q and a W, no S, only one E and one other vowel?

11:57 pm

rofl

11:57 pm

I have 98 words in 40 minutes -- might've finished if I started sooner.

11:57 pm

we haven't had a q in a while

11:57 pm

Sounds like a grid from hell, Stiddie!

11:58 pm

well done Christine! you were zipping right along!

11:58 pm

any other guesses???

11:58 pm

Oh clever clever sister. I have been doing it on and off for a couple of hours and only have 77

11:58 pm

A very nice grid, today.

11:58 pm

hey jhb!

11:58 pm

Man, I used to have to write them all down...those were the days

11:58 pm

Hello, Luv.

11:58 pm

hi guys see you after the flip.

11:59 pm

di 7/32?

11:59 pm

Less than a minute to guess

11:59 pm

di + flower

11:59 pm

Marianne sa4/5 she played last week.

11:59 pm

Hey Christine - is that your Jaguar?

11:59 pm

add an s and it would be tourble

11:59 pm

trouble that is

11:59 pm

di + flower that sounds like mary a****

12:00 am

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