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12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip!!!

12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

flip!

12:00 am

small....

12:00 am

I am diving into the grid. I will be back half way finished.

12:01 am

Bigger than yesterdays :-)

Clues are up

12:02 am

YAY lickety!

12:02 am

thanks Lickety

12:03 am

flip

12:03 am

Thank you, Lickety!

12:04 am

flip and woohoo, Lickety!!!

'ello!

12:05 am

Mmmm, what a divine thing to do -- extra dark chocolate + shiraz...

12:06 am

not liking this grid that much

12:07 am

yep. my tom LOVES me! LOL

12:07 am

of5 ick!

12:08 am

he worked from home today, and we even took a short walk at noon

12:08 am

yay found a at7

12:08 am

just wish he worked from home more often...

12:08 am

at6

12:08 am

working from home is good

12:09 am

halfway

12:09 am

babs and a 7

12:09 am

thanks zooz

12:09 am

go une go!

12:09 am

yw :-)

12:09 am

omg une!!!

12:09 am

unfortunately... the boys were home too ----- schools closed! LOL

12:10 am

I have 2 words!

12:10 am

tx for the at's!

12:10 am

si6

12:10 am

can anyone give me the stats for the first column O please?

12:11 am

oc 5/12

12:11 am

thanks babs

12:12 am

of5/22

12:12 am

got it

12:12 am

thanks for the literary term ruru!

12:12 am

Well, I'm going to take my sweet time about this. My back is aching after spending about 3 hours making goodies* for a Grey Cup party on Sunday.

12:13 am

grey cup party?

12:13 am

*those little cheesy things with Rice Crispies.

12:13 am

si 7

12:13 am

No clue jill but i love rice crispies treats

12:14 am

You Americans wouldn't know -- Canadian football climax.

12:14 am

tx zooz

12:14 am

jilli, would that be Joan's recipe?

12:14 am

si 6/21

12:14 am

thanks again zooz

12:14 am

thanks again zooz

12:14 am

Same thing, flosey, with a bit of extra Keen's mustard.

12:15 am

sounds yummy

12:15 am

he6

12:15 am

I'd like the extra Keens

12:15 am

's

12:15 am

They are, but I'm not as young as I used to be, lol!

12:16 am

love your icon Jilli

12:17 am

hey gadget and flo... didn't know you were so into football, jill!

12:17 am

phantom: zealot

12:17 am

I am stopping at 60 words and 391 points. Goodnight!

12:17 am

i still need 6 more for nbt

12:17 am

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

12:17 am

70/41 -- nite, all :-) *poof*

12:18 am

sweet dreams min and une!

12:18 am

Neighbours are having a pot luck -- my part is appetizers -- do you think they will do? I'll also take lots of pork rinds for the guys -- if I can get out of here. I hear there's more snow coming Wed --> Thurs, when G and I have another AH at her place.

12:18 am

am just past halfway.

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agh. I don't want more snow...

12:18 am

I talk too much, getting nowhere with the grid.

12:19 am

grid? grid? LOL

12:20 am

I think they're perfect for appetizers, jilli

12:20 am

Anyone enjoying my icon?

12:20 am

thanks, flosey. What a relief!

12:22 am

yes, I commented Jilli

12:22 am

nbt

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Oh, sorry -- didn't see

12:22 am

wtg flosey!!!

12:22 am

go flo go!

12:23 am

better not use that word jilli

12:24 am

help on the Z please? second letter?

12:24 am

jill all i have to say is WOW

12:24 am

hmmm -- wondering which word...

12:25 am

ic 4

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za4/12

12:25 am

ah -- ty ruru, gotcha

12:26 am

thanks flo *thinking*

12:27 am

well, I know"zaftig" is a word somewhere, and "zaft" has the right count, but no go :-(

12:28 am

hm. strange word. thanks flo

12:28 am

those were my first thoughts jill -- the first is german I think

12:28 am

and that is NBT with 40 to go.

12:29 am

will leave the rest for tomorrow. assuming power is on again.

12:29 am

yep, stid -- I guess you found the right one but I haven't so far. Too much dark choclit, I guess ;-)

12:29 am

yw stid, monkeyed it

12:29 am

wow, stid!

12:30 am

thanks for the help, friends! see you-all again soon! *poof*

12:30 am

Take care, Stid.

12:30 am

night stid!

12:31 am

G'night, stid

12:31 am

Hi zooz

12:31 am

Stats for the 3rd column I, please?

12:32 am

iz4/9

12:32 am

Hello, Jilli :-)

12:32 am

wow. 1 Jan tolls go up to $1 at exits and $1.75 at the main toll plaza. When i moved here 7 years ago it was $0.25 at exits and $0.50 at the main toll plaza.

12:32 am

hey, yall

12:32 am

Hello, DC :-)

12:32 am

Thanks, zooz

12:33 am

Hi, dc

12:33 am

hello dc. Inflation is hell.

12:33 am

hi, jilli, jellen, zooz

12:33 am

yw :-)

12:33 am

well, this increase and the one prior are paying Virginia's share of building the new Silver Line for the Metro

12:33 am

oh, I do love the sm5/14!

12:35 am

lol jilli

12:35 am

Well, as long as some good comes out of it, dc

12:35 am

thanks for the sm5/14 Jilli :-)

12:35 am

their building the line now, so it seems that that shall be the case :)

12:35 am

nbt

12:36 am

wtg jellen!

12:36 am

er. they're building...

12:36 am

go, go jellen

12:36 am

wtg jellen

12:36 am

Good going, Jellen..i need one more for nbt.

12:36 am

that's better, dc ;-)

12:41 am

Hope you all don't mind my asking-- but what is nbt?

12:41 am

no blank tiles

12:42 am

ah- thanks1

12:42 am

fireworks

12:42 am

no blank tiles = got a word from each tile stat, Snowygal.

12:42 am

yikes, ruru -- wd!!!

12:42 am

Hooray for ruru!!!

12:42 am

Good god, Ruru...WTG!

12:42 am

Congrats ruru - 10 to go for me

12:43 am

I can't be the first one?

12:43 am

Congrats ruru!

12:43 am

I am begining to feel like a tortoise here..lol

12:43 am

I just finished by a hare zooz

12:44 am

wtg ru

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LOL

12:44 am

congrats, ruru

12:45 am

*hopes zooz isn't shell-shocked*

12:45 am

well at least i have just got NBT :-)

12:45 am

You wouldn't believe my last word.. I am soo dumb

12:45 am

I only have 19 words and it's all stid's fault, talking about choclit and shiraz

12:46 am

Is the Z word real?

12:46 am

I've never heard it before

12:46 am

I guess.. jilli.. I've never seen it before

12:47 am

z + dog sounds

12:47 am

yes.. jilli, my dog does it when he stutters

12:47 am

or sneezes

12:47 am

stutters or mutters?

12:48 am

ty ruru -- you should know

12:48 am

I have one for my hot drinks in a glass.

12:48 am

and ty aeb, lol!

12:48 am

fireworks

12:48 am

wtg anike

12:48 am

whee for anike!

12:48 am

WTG Anike!

12:49 am

well done anike

12:49 am

okay.. I am off to read.. anyone need anything before I poof?

12:49 am

Yay for anike!

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TY

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si7?

12:49 am

Take care, Ruru :-)

12:50 am

oh yes, ruru, hehe xx

12:50 am

very much the same si7

12:50 am

si7 - alike

12:50 am

just got it, thanks ru

12:50 am

lol jilli

12:50 am

which also gave me the 6

12:51 am

and a five flosey

12:51 am

I'm off - happy babbling

12:51 am

ty anike & ru

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have all the si now thanks

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Has lickety opened up yet?

12:51 am

Bye, ruru and anike

12:51 am

Take care, Anike ;-)

12:51 am

POOF!!!!

12:52 am

yes, ru

12:54 am

(that was yes, Lickety has arrived)

12:55 am

brb -- kitchen jobs to do

12:56 am

fireworks!

12:56 am

WTG Snowygal!

12:56 am

Congrats, snowygal!!!

12:57 am

wtg snowygal

1:01 am

flosey -- just heard Boodie's mother died.

1:02 am

oh dear, sad, but really a blessing?

1:02 am

I suppose so, flosey.

1:03 am

always hard to lose one's mother

1:03 am

Thank goodness her brother is here to help with arrangements etc.

1:03 am

oh good, glad to here he's still with her

1:05 am

she's had so much to bear alone

1:06 am

for sure, she still has her hands full

1:07 am

Hard enough when you're not even close, but she was visiting her mother at least twice a day recently, helping her so much.

1:07 am

puts such a strain on someone already stressed

1:08 am

Sorry, babblers, to be talking about a friend you don't know, but she's a very special person we love and admire.

1:08 am

No problems, Jilli :-)

1:09 am

thanks, zooz

1:11 am

now -- back to the kitchen!

1:11 am

And off to bed for me...

1:12 am

Happy hunting!

1:12 am

goodnight Jellen

1:12 am

have 27 to go!

1:14 am

Take care, Jellen.

1:17 am

And fireworks for me.

1:17 am

wtg zooz

1:17 am

I should do the grid this early more often, i seem to do alot better..LOL

1:17 am

some of these words I've just found by monkeying around, and it's such a surprise when they're accepted

1:19 am

What on earth do i do for the rest of the day now?

1:19 am

read?

1:20 am

how big is Isle of Wight?

1:20 am

Good idea, Flosey..well i`m of then, take care, All.

1:21 am

ok, enjoy your day

1:27 am

just got back to see zoozoom finished and left -- good going, but for soemthing else to do, I'll again suggest a visit to www.jigzone.com

1:30 am

good morning! gloomy November and getting colder each day (and darker, aarghh!)

1:30 am

hello ruby

1:31 am

hi ruby -- we're having horrible weather here too

1:32 am

fireworks!

1:32 am

November is the worst! At least Christmas is cheerier and there's less rain and more snow in Dec.

1:32 am

Shouldn't complain, though, Seattle had all that snow!!!

1:33 am

So did we, ruby -- we're just north of Seattle

1:33 am

YAY flosey!!!

1:33 am

we had a lot of power outages here, ruby

1:33 am

on the dog front, if anybody still wants to hear about it, we received (and not yet, at that), less than half of what the lawyer asked for and they didn't included her fees AND we have to pay the court-appointed doctor 450 euros, in advance, to evaluate Burt's condition.

1:34 am

very depressing....

1:34 am

wow, turned out to be quite expensive ruby

1:34 am

oh dear, ruby!

1:34 am

just another kick in the head!

1:35 am

the dog owner was found guilty, but only had to pay a fine of 450 euros and the dog has not been put down.

1:35 am

flosey, I'm not even halfway, lol -- and guess what, I don't care.

1:35 am

and poor husband is still suffering.....

1:35 am

so sorry ruby

1:36 am

not bldy fair, ruby!

1:36 am

ty flosey and jilli for being there to listen to this endless saga

1:37 am

wish I couls help, ruby!

1:37 am

we all need to vent at some time or other, ruby

1:38 am

it's great to have this chat line here

1:38 am

sure is

1:38 am

I'm surprised about the outcome, however, as the lawyer seemed so optimistic. After the evaluation, we have a court date for JUNE, which I find unbelievable.

1:38 am

ruby! :oD jilli! flosey!

1:39 am

and Jilli, always there with good advice

1:39 am

hi dfm

1:39 am

ruby I didn't get to use the flag and noisemakers yesterday, did I Do:

1:39 am

hello dfm!

1:39 am

<-- fell asleep through flip :o(

1:40 am

who, me??? advice???

1:40 am

yes, you jilli

1:40 am

and words of comfort

1:40 am

bad ruby didn't finish

1:40 am

wel, you're awake now, dfm ;-)

1:40 am

so... to which archive do I have to go back in order to understand this conversaion? :o/

1:41 am

ruby can elucidate

1:41 am

just that we got a bad deal from the court on my husband's dogbite case

1:41 am

it's not like he bit the dog!

1:41 am

ah, I finally remembered the el4/5 babblet

1:43 am

just checked the meaning - odd word

1:43 am

Do: and the dog owner only gets fined 450 EUR?

1:43 am

initials

1:44 am

twas not a mere dog bite though, was an attack!

1:44 am

and can you imagine that the dog is still up there? My husband is afraid to go for a wal

1:45 am

totally unfair, ruby

1:45 am

Do you even get anything out of it? PTSD sucks too Do:

1:46 am

walk*

1:46 am

which he needs for his bad heart

1:46 am

must get to bed, have a lot to do in the morning and a bridge game in the afternoon

1:46 am

Ontario has a stupid dog law at the other extreme

1:47 am

have a lovely sleep, flosey, and a great bridge game!

1:47 am

what's PTSD?

1:47 am

yeah we do...

1:47 am

really jilli, what is that?

1:47 am

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

1:47 am

in this case, public safety should surely be an issue

1:48 am

definitely, ruby

1:48 am

night flosey, and good luck. Our Thursday AH game may be cancelled because of the S word.

1:48 am

I think the dog owners are very well-connected in Annecy, old family name, etc. And we are only relative newcomers and not French

1:49 am

well, we're off to Vancouver on Thursday - weather permitting! Hubby coming back Friday night, I'll stay on until Tuesday

1:49 am

Vancouver sounds like a wonderful place -- beautiful plus great food!

1:50 am

the Ontario law is breed-specific banning -- pit bulls or anything similar (and that can cover a lot of breeds) are banned. Should be irresponsible dog owners who are banned, not the poor dogs.

1:50 am

and milder weather than the rest of Canada, I think

1:50 am

usually, ruby!

1:50 am

I think that guard/attach dogs shouldn't be allowed to live in residential areas where there are a lot of children and older people

1:50 am

oh yes Ruby, usually,

1:51 am

am off now, for real, poof

1:51 am

bye flosey :o)

1:52 am

What are guard-attack dogs? Only perfectly normal dogs who have been trained by jerks.

1:52 am

Don't get me started!

1:52 am

and also innately territorial-aggressive dogs which haven't been trained...

1:52 am

beaucerons are bred for guarding sheep and the Nazis and the Vichy government used them for guarding concentration camps

1:52 am

Night flosey -- have a good day and so on, weather [ermitting!

1:53 am

they are very scary, bigger than German shepherds and evidently hard to socialize. And these people adopted one that was 5 yrs old and abandoned.

1:53 am

okay, ruby, and some people wamt that sort of thing and encourage it.

1:54 am

It's the people who are at fault.

1:55 am

anyway, it's sad for my husband, who was doing quite well for his age (85) and is now very much changed

1:55 am

That's terrible, ruby

1:56 am

ruby, give your husband a chaste kiss from an 83-yr-old babblaholic

1:58 am

and don't bite any beaucerons, jilli!!!

1:58 am

and thank you for your endless kindness to me!!

1:58 am

Never would, ruby!

1:59 am

you deserve nothing less, rube ;-)

2:03 am

how are you doing with this grid? I'm not even halfway, duh!

2:03 am

:oO I didn't even ask for a word count yet!

2:03 am

39 words to far, pretty hard one for me

2:03 am

only 111 dfm

2:04 am

another small grid? :o) Ruby! I might be able to use the flag and noisemakers (and pompoms!) for you today! :oD

2:05 am

about 3 people have finished but I'm not even close. Very tired.

2:05 am

no chance, dfm. I was close yesterday, today is much harder

2:06 am

:o( don't give up!

2:06 am

helo

2:06 am

dfm, what do all your letters stand for? Are you really Chinese?

2:06 am

sorry, pb for me. Maybe there's some coffee.....

2:07 am

my name is from a project I did on encryption in a third-grade project... forgot what the original word was... and yeah, I was born in Hong Kong :o)

2:07 am

absolutely, ruby, anything you want is in the PB

2:07 am

so you know about great food!

2:08 am

I was born in Peking of Brit parents, lived in Shanghai until age 12 -- scroll down my profile if you haven't already.

2:09 am

Spent about a month in HK in 1939, where my dad was -- he was interned there during WW2.

2:10 am

My mother and I were on our way to England.

2:11 am

what a very interesting background, jilli! Is the whole story written down anyplace?

2:11 am

Where I was supposed to be left at a boarding school, typical overseas Brit stuff.

2:12 am

Not really, ruby.

2:12 am

it would make a great movie!

2:12 am

Just a summary here in my bio.

2:13 am

Oh, there's a lot more -- my parents' stories, and their parents' too!

2:13 am

I feel like a stick-in-the-mud compared to them.

2:14 am

my husband really regrets not having the story of his family written down and it is a lot less interesting than yours!

2:14 am

well, he can still write it, n'est-ce-pas, ruby?

2:15 am

By comparison neither me nor anyone in my family has a history as interesting XoD

2:15 am

he has too many gaps in his information; his mother was unwilling to shart stuff with him and now she's long gone

2:16 am

and then, sadly, he figures that his children and his grandchildren (whom he doesn't even know) wouldn't be interested....sad sad sad

2:16 am

dfm, I bet your family has much to tell. Have you read The Soong Dynasty?

2:16 am

my background is like bichon's - parallel stories, similar ages, etc

2:16 am

dfm, you sound VERY interesting!!!

2:17 am

no, haven't read it...

2:17 am

very common for New Yorkers

2:17 am

Oh, my grandkids (ages 31 and 25) are still not interested but some day they will be. He should at least write what he knows.

2:17 am

he barely knows their names.....

2:18 am

and only has contact with one of his children and that contact is tenuous, at best

2:19 am

Well, dfm, try and get it. Are your ancestors strictly from Hong Kong?

2:20 am

I don't know bichon's background.

2:21 am

eastern Europeans forebears (like mine), left Europe in the early 20th, settled in the Northeast, educated in the NYC schools, etc.

2:21 am

Not sure about my mother's side, father's side I know my grandmother was not, and my grandfather was at most second-generation...

2:21 am

My mother's brothers, sisters, etc became New Yorkers but were very close to their families. So was I.

2:22 am

So where di they originate, dfm?

2:22 am

Hello Jilli, Ruby and dfm

2:22 am

I know more about my 1st husbvand's family (early midwestern settlers from Ireland, Sweden and England, fought in the Civil War, etc.) than I do about my current husband's

2:22 am

hi lyn :o)

2:22 am

{{lynxx}}

2:22 am

hi lyn.

2:23 am

not sure -- grandmother has roots in hakka region and mother's side from chiuchou, but that's as specific as I know

2:23 am

I'm just such a WASP, althoug not so usre about the Anglo-Saxon part -- mostly Pict and Scot.

2:24 am

Ah -- I thought maybe Hakka...

2:24 am

do you know all the family names, dfm?

2:24 am

Very tough people, I hear.

2:25 am

my only connection to China, besides loving the food, is having chow chows!!! llol

2:26 am

Chow = food, lol!

2:26 am

I know my father's-side grandfather to 4 generations, mother's-side grandmother to 2 and everyone else to 3 (myself being 0)... quite hard to trace further back now.

2:26 am

Better not get into that...

2:26 am

they are supposedly guard dogs, but maybe that's only if you have a palace. Around here they just cuddle

2:27 am

Well, that's pretty far, dfm!

2:28 am

How long have you been in Canada, dfm? And why are you in Ottawa just now instead of at Waterloo and Univesity?

2:28 am

I'm impressed, dfm.

2:29 am

I've been here since five (14 years now...) and I'm on a co-op work term

2:29 am

working at what? (Scuse my nosiness!)

2:29 am

it is nice to have such a young person in with us old ladies!!!

2:30 am

IBM Labs :o)

2:30 am

This is a very bright young person indeed

2:30 am

kudos to dfm!!!

2:31 am

late fip!

2:31 am

the Babble demography seems to be mostly female... o.o also mostly in the upper years...

2:31 am

hi m9 :)

2:31 am

must go now. hi and bye m9!

2:31 am

{{jilli and dfm}}

2:31 am

but you like to hang with females.. so that's ok!LOL

2:31 am

yes, mostly female, I'd say middle aged.

2:31 am

bye ruby!

2:31 am

who else has time, dfm?

2:32 am

hi m9!

2:32 am

middle-aged? that suits! lol

2:32 am

bye ruby -- don't for get a hug for your hubby from me

2:32 am

hi dfm!

2:32 am

you betcha

2:33 am

I'm amazed at all the working people and professionals who find time to babble.

2:33 am

it seems some babble WHILE at work!!!

2:33 am

i am not middle aged

2:33 am

everyone else from my generation spends all their time playing WoW or Warcraft or those silly games...

2:33 am

I know, crys -- a mere babe of 27

2:33 am

<== Babbles at work... *innocent whistle*

2:34 am

hi crys!

2:34 am

well.. I spend a lot of time playing lego batman!LOL

2:34 am

I hardly know anyone of your generation now, dfm!

2:36 am

XoD just monkeyed a Z... silly-sounding word!

2:36 am

good for you -- I had to ask for a clue for it

2:37 am

not A z... THE z...

2:37 am

I suspect there are several silly-sounding words in this grid

2:37 am

(which I don't have yet)

2:40 am

well well well -- nbt

2:40 am

I have *got* to use that word in conversation tomorrow...

2:40 am

nbt is gonna be hard.. I can tell..

2:41 am

I thought so, m9, but flosey didn't

2:42 am

which tiles come pre-blanked?

2:42 am

the u's

2:42 am

up center L

2:42 am

and bottom corner H

2:43 am

good, no need to try silly-sounding words like "uzot" any more...

2:43 am

top row L, second row U, Bottom row U and H

2:43 am

I still have 4 bt's

2:44 am

And there are several one-word tiles.

2:45 am

and a tz4

2:46 am

the tz4, oh4, co4 are standard babblets...

2:46 am

And I'm over halfway, so will head for bed.

2:47 am

night jilli :o)

2:47 am

do you want the one-word tiles before I go, dfm?

2:47 am

stats for the bottom o please??

2:47 am

I think I'm fine for now... :o)

2:48 am

os5/14

2:48 am

os5/14, m9

2:48 am

thanks... looking..

2:48 am

missing the Is for nbt

2:48 am

that an L?

2:49 am

or an I?

2:49 am

phantom imidaz5 >.> the is in row 4

2:49 am

they each have only one word -- ic4/5 and iz4/9

2:49 am

it's an i. m9

2:49 am

yay nbt ^.^ thanks :oD

2:50 am

wtg dfm :)

2:50 am

wd dfm!@

2:50 am

36 to go... and ruby was right, this IS a hard grid...

2:51 am

and now goodnight all :-) ...*poof*

2:51 am

night jilli!

2:51 am

night jii!

2:53 am

This grid totally needs to be a French Babble grid.

2:54 am

nbt!

2:54 am

yay m9!

2:56 am

now i just need a 6 and a 7 for nbs!!LOL

2:56 am

a4+5+6+7

2:57 am

hmmm...

3:00 am

s7 sort-of-related s6

3:03 am

nbs!

3:04 am

18, and I really want to list early today XoD <-- hasn't listed for two days :o(

3:04 am

thanks dfm!

3:04 am

yay! Which one did you find?

3:04 am

a4,5,6,7! or rather a4,6,7,5 LOL

3:10 am

1/2 way

3:12 am

and I am going to list!

3:13 am

you people and your dependence on lists... ;oP

3:14 am

well... pfpft to you! ;-P We can't all be young genius...

3:16 am

<-- just trained his monkeys well... except, they need a bit of help when monkeying R, S and T words

3:17 am

hmm... so full fo6 nudity wouldn't be rated "R".. LOL

3:20 am

uhh... okay, we'll go with that.

3:20 am

lol.. the grid has me fr6ed!!

3:20 am

How many 6+ are there?

3:20 am

6

3:21 am

o.0 woah I found them all already

3:21 am

wow! good going!

3:23 am

wait, did you include 7s in that count? o.0

3:23 am

no. 6 6's. 2 7's

3:23 am

oh XoD then I'm missing two -- now one -- 6 >.>

3:24 am

si6?

3:24 am

have that, and si7 too

3:26 am

fo6

3:26 am

did you need a clue?

3:26 am

fr

3:26 am

he

3:26 am

at6 fo6 fr6 si6 sm6

3:27 am

oh don't have the he6

3:27 am

found it :o)

3:27 am

amazing.

3:31 am

yay, down to single digit left :oD

3:31 am

whoo hoo!

3:31 am

left pinkie toe??

3:32 am

no, then I wouldn't be able to type! Do:

3:32 am

monkey!

3:33 am

I replaced them with automated typewriters yesterday... saves the costs of the bananas.

3:34 am

but it's hard on the keyboard to keep dropping it! :-)

3:34 am

oohhh... I coud go to the pb for that emoticon!

3:34 am

oh no.. and for that too! :-0

3:34 am

and then add an I to compare it with something!

3:35 am

ok... uh... 'like' I get that!

3:36 am

woah, si4/4 and si4/5 right next to each other...

3:39 am

3 left! Automated typewriters are just as good as monkeys!

3:39 am

wow. you... like this grid... are specific!

3:39 am

oh.. and measurable..

3:40 am

not to mention attainable, realistic and timely!

3:42 am

Do: speaking of which I have to finish my work report (i.e. start writing it...) by this Friday... spent too long on the intro, which is now four thousand words over the word limit of 500 o.o wish they had told us the word limit EARLIER :o(

3:43 am

chog isn't helpful for words today

3:43 am

four THOUSAND!?!?!?!?!?!??!???

3:44 am

did you read the whole chog? I haven't

3:44 am

yeah, four thousand... -.-

3:44 am

I usually read the entire early chog up to 0500h Babble Time.

3:46 am

wow. sounds like you have some editing to do my friend.

3:46 am

and I must leave you now. it's very late!

3:47 am

it's almost bed for me too... night m9!

3:47 am

night!

4:05 am

la

4:07 am

"la"? o.0

4:24 am

and la to you marigold

4:26 am

up to 67 words, no single digits for me! see you after lunch!

5:01 am

*Tiptoes through the chog. Checks PB to see if anyone is sleeping in there*

5:03 am

hello everybody

5:03 am

The only noise is the tumbleweed blowing through.

5:03 am

heya haz, long time no see

5:03 am

Hiya Haz and Jaq

5:04 am

Hello, jacq, Molly.

5:04 am

the only sound here is the hailstones battering the windows

5:04 am

heya molly

5:04 am

Ooo Jaq, nasty weather.

5:05 am

it's november in the north east of scotland, can't expect anything else lol

5:05 am

how is the weather with you?

5:05 am

We had hailstones yesterday, today is dry but very frosty.

5:06 am

it has been hail on and off since about 11 last night

5:06 am

Gorgeous for November. In the high 50's. Almost like Spring. I love it. Seems like it's chilly across the pond though. Bundle up ladies.

5:06 am

weather from siberia

5:07 am

Today is a short day at work for me. Then home to continue the Thanksgiving preparations.

5:08 am

it's tomorrow isn't it?

5:08 am

Yep. Nice holiday. Good food and family around.

5:08 am

morning....

5:09 am

i hope you have a good one, since i wont see you tomorrow then xx

5:09 am

Morning Carlee, how are you feeling?

5:09 am

heya carlee

5:09 am

cruddy...full of crud...but alive...:)

5:09 am

alive is good (((carlee)))

5:09 am

i got that technocolour crud thing happening...yippee...

5:09 am

Sending warm, steamy, healing vibes to Carlee

5:10 am

thanks molls

Hi and Carlee I am sharing your pain.

5:11 am

the post get all ur crap done over tired stressed etc let down herin?

Just Hayfever from hell. You know the sneeze till you can't sneeze no more

5:15 am

yeap..that was me mon/tues..went thru a whole box of kleenex in 24 hours

yuck

5:18 am

yeap..yeuck...that'll teach me to play "mommy" at camp...we had sick girls...and couldnt realistically send one of them home...

opps

5:19 am

needed some hugs....oh well...

5:20 am

Warm, steamy, healing thoughts out for Herin as well. *Puts warm broth in the PB*

5:20 am

yay for molls

5:20 am

(((((Carlee))))) there you go.

Molly mine is just inside time. Stupid weather

5:21 am

Meanwhile, I am finding more words that are "almost" in this grid than words that are actually in it.

5:21 am

hahaha..thanks molls..but was the sick kids who needed the hugs..and i played mom....and now i am sick ...but hugs always welcome :)

5:21 am

Ah, I misunderstood. Good for you for dispensing much needed hugs.

I just need a shower again and a book read

5:31 am

can anyone help i am just stuck on one last word and driving me mad the second he5,12

5:32 am

add consonant to previous he4

no idea sorry

5:32 am

he+ a used car ***

5:32 am

deletes my longwinded clue, great clue carlee

5:32 am

and wtg dodge!!!

5:33 am

thanks :)

5:33 am

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for dodge

worse movie ever on tv

5:38 am

fireworks!!!

5:38 am

and phone, brb

5:40 am

my pompom days are well over i give up bit thanks

5:43 am

dodge, he and this persons wife was turned into a pillar of salt

5:43 am

ohhh forgot to check that was the right one lol

5:44 am

yes it was

5:44 am

i got that one but thanks its the other i need

5:45 am

the one that ends the same as the thing the wife was tuened into?

5:46 am

or the greek island?

5:46 am

he or hi?

5:47 am

he

5:47 am

he5,12

5:47 am

he consonant and one of saturns? moons ** (two vowels)

5:48 am

maybe you need - he & the king of the jungle ***n

5:48 am

hi Jacq and all

5:48 am

much better clue lynxxx

5:48 am

heya too

5:48 am

brb

Hey

5:49 am

hi Infernal

5:49 am

hi lynxxx

5:49 am

hi Carlee!

sigh

5:51 am

what?

Lynxx have you seen the new La Trob Uni Advert for the guy going there being a lawyer

5:52 am

nope

Ok this advert is for their Law Course. Complete wank. If you have top TER score you get in as an older student you have to do a piddly arts course for a year. Techniqually you pay them $$$$ for a year for nothing

5:55 am

Is the 'arts' year common accross all degrees - or just for mature age?

To get into law you have to have a high TER score or do a course first. They also refuse to take TAFE students that have Dux of the school too.

5:57 am

That does sound sensible, pity the TAFE gets no credit - they do in some subjects though don't they? maybe just not law

I guess it just irritates me that the advert makes it seem so easy when it isn't/

5:58 am

has anyone got a clue for fr6 please?

5:59 am

BBS need to check the oven

5:59 am

it sounds like a nut

5:59 am

change the first letter

5:59 am

ty very much

6:00 am

yw

6:01 am

time to go start cooking

6:01 am

take care everyone, happy thanksgiving to those i won't see tomorrow, have fun and fireworks

Going to go climb into the shower then bed

6:01 am

byebye jaqs

6:02 am

later herin..feel better

You too

6:03 am

bye Jacq & Infernal

6:19 am

bye Carlee

6:19 am

oh..ok..byebye lynxxx

6:38 am

By the looks of traffic, I am one of about ten people who actually went to work today.

6:58 am

what's the z?

7:04 am

mornin babblers!

7:04 am

quiet mornin, eva :)

7:05 am

i bet all the US babblers are off to visit relatives for the holiday tomorrow.

7:05 am

hello friends. here for a quick few, not having much luck with the grid though

7:05 am

this us babbler should be cleaning....dread

7:05 am

i'm not.

7:06 am

za 4/12

7:06 am

i'm not off to visit relatives, i mean. they are coming to me. but on friday. plenty of time to clean.

7:06 am

hurshy, all apologies, but I have no idea what the z is. zero. zilch.

7:06 am

thank you molly!!

7:06 am

we are going to chris's parents house, which, thankfully, is less than an hour from us. :)

7:07 am

i have at7... anyone got the other 7 ?

7:07 am

yes, hurshy, it's si7

7:07 am

talking to yourself again, dear?

7:08 am

Good morning everyone!

7:08 am

good morning car my love

7:08 am

Trif...can I help with the cleaning?

7:08 am

well, it's really one of the few options you have to recover yourself when you pull a peri.

7:08 am

nope, it is all good.

7:09 am

but if you need someplace to just hang out today, you are very welcome

7:09 am

I got slammed with work yesterday...one dr. alone 20 reports!!!! I'm here for the day! Mom is going to do the errands for me.

7:09 am

primo and espgeorgia are taking tertiare to see megamind, which I know your fry have already seen, but you could turf them off

7:09 am

car, youre welcome to come over and help US clean -- our house hasnt been truly clean + tidy since before the wedding!!

7:11 am

Good that you don't have a long drive Eva. That makes the day nicer.

7:11 am

Ooooh....maybe....they are still asleep...I will ask them.

7:11 am

dont they have school???

7:11 am

Eva, my dear, you know i would if I were closer...keep the house messy...tell everyone you are still on your honeymoon and are "busy" with other things!!!!

7:12 am

D does not have school and I kept Z home.

7:12 am

oh no, is he sick?

7:12 am

yesterday was our one-month-iversary! hehe

7:12 am

Not really...just tired and its only a 1/2 day.

7:13 am

I got the Z...what a funny word...I think I will use it more often as I like the sound of it!

7:13 am

oh. okay. I wish they would only count it as a half day absence. It used to chap me that if the kids were sick on a half day, it still got counted as a whole day absent

7:14 am

LOLOL click on the def of the z, and see what is listed first under related searches....wth?

7:14 am

LOL! Just read the slang definition of the Z word....can DEFINITELY use that one more often!!!!

7:14 am

Help with the i's please?

7:14 am

Happy Anniversary Eva!

7:16 am

Trif, the z word is like fatoosh. It just has a cool sound.

7:16 am

got it! thanks molly

7:16 am

If it is a holder for a hot cup of coffee...how does one pick up the cup without burning one's hands?

7:17 am

al

7:17 am

Sorry, I was referring to Car Ee's comment about using the z word more.

7:17 am

heh, thanks car. :)

7:17 am

using the z, carole....duh

7:18 am

I like the second definition for the z word better.

7:18 am

Me too!!!

7:19 am

Managed to find the ic 4...what is the other i?

7:22 am

whoa. anyone else's babble just have a stroke?

7:24 am

bbl

7:29 am

Don't know, I was logged out for a while. Just logged back in.

7:32 am

Good Wednesday morning!!!!!

7:34 am

mornin mom!

7:35 am

i have put my dads roasted potato recipe in my profile for you. :)

7:35 am

Good morning Eva, thank you for the recipe. I can't wait to try it

7:35 am

im going to try it for the first time tomorrow! going to put some parsnips in there too. :)

7:35 am

it sounds delicious

7:36 am

that will add some color and make them pretty

7:36 am

yes, they get just a little bit brown and nice + crispy on the outside. they are my favorite. :)

7:37 am

maybe I will do that this weekend

7:37 am

im making turkey loaf for dinner tonight, so maybe i will try to few tonight as a trial run...

7:38 am

I am sure you will do the recipe proud

7:39 am

hopefully! my dad was the cook in our family, and im afraid its a trait that was passed onto my brother, not me. i do a fair hand at baking, but when it comes to regular cooking, i need to follow a recipe. dear husband is much better at throwing stuff in a pan + producing something edible...heh

7:40 am

:-) I have to follow a recipe as well and I have been married 27 years

7:40 am

we FINALLY went grocery shopping last night. we havent done that for like 3 months! with all the wedding stuff, we were far too busy, and FAR too poor...heh

7:41 am

that probably cost you a pretty penny

7:41 am

yeah, like $300 worth of pretty pennies. *ouch*

7:42 am

for sure

7:42 am

do you clip coupons?

7:43 am

i try, but im really bad at remembering to use them

7:43 am

lol

7:44 am

i always remember that i have a coupon at home when the item is in my hand at the store...

7:44 am

You need an envelope to stick them in and paper clip it to your list

7:45 am

I carry all my coupons with me not just the ones I need for that trip

7:46 am

i dont have room to always carry them with me. and i often will swing by the store on my way home for just one or two thing...

7:47 am

you will get into a routine

7:48 am

and find a way that works for you

7:48 am

yeah. still working on getting into those kinds of routines. :)

7:48 am

it is early yet

7:49 am

at least i clip them. using them is the next step, right? hehe

7:49 am

clipping them is half the battle

7:49 am

and by far the most time consuming

7:52 am

good morning babble land

7:52 am

good morning DR

7:53 am

Hi Mom- good to see you

7:53 am

so good to see you as well.

7:53 am

thank you

7:54 am

Happy Thanksgiving all

7:55 am

((Boo)) and to you as well, good morning

7:55 am

good morning

7:55 am

Haappy Thanksgving to you too Boo

8:02 am

hmm tricky grid today

8:03 am

yes, not liking it very much at all

8:03 am

me either

8:05 am

that Z word is stupid

8:05 am

dont have it yet

8:06 am

want a clue?

8:06 am

sure thanks

8:06 am

z + what a dog says

8:07 am

that sounds like a Romulan

8:07 am

good morning JMC

8:07 am

hi all

8:07 am

hi DR long time no see

8:07 am

Mom, look at definition number two for the z word. I'm adding it to my vocabulary. : D

8:08 am

i have actually seen one once in my life

8:09 am

Sorry, definition number three.

8:09 am

ty Mom and Hi JMC- Had to take a phone call... looks like my MIL either has a bladder infection that is affecting her brain or has senility set in

8:10 am

oh in that case i have seen hundreds!! lol

8:10 am

lol Molly

8:10 am

I love that definition

8:11 am

oh DR

8:11 am

I love that definition too!

8:11 am

they don't tell you but beyond a bladder infection, hallucinations are common in the elderly along with paranoia -- try to get her screened by a geriatric psych asap

8:12 am

i went through this with my mother and i was amazed to find out this well kept but wide spread secret

8:12 am

she called the police to tell them the people who were visiting her husband robbed her... her husband has been dead for 8 years

8:12 am

we have had issues with her before with bipolar but this is new

8:12 am

we have had issues with her before with bipolar but this is new

8:12 am

we have had issues with her before with bipolar but this is new

8:13 am

hubby is on his way over there

8:13 am

my point exactly -- she probably actually saw the "people" and her husband -- my mother kept seeing two legged rats

8:13 am

sorry to hear it DR -- hang in there and give yourself and hubby lots of hugs

8:13 am

yes, I am hoping the police take her to the hospital

8:14 am

thanks

8:14 am

thanks

8:14 am

thanks

8:14 am

sorry - keyboard is sticking

8:14 am

*hic*

8:17 am

oh ((DR)) I am so sorry

8:17 am

*dives into Babble at work... again* We have no z4s at work :oO

8:17 am

hi Mom, jmc, DR

8:17 am

Dfmchfhf, good morning

8:17 am

Dfmchfhf is certainly not a za**

8:18 am

not much elegant coffee drinking at your job dfm?

8:18 am

how do you know mom?

8:18 am

;-)

8:18 am

venturing a guess

8:18 am

we just have normal coffee cups with handles :o

8:18 am

* :o\

8:19 am

Hi DFM

8:19 am

he doesn't type like a za** lol

8:19 am

lol

8:19 am

DR, sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. I went through Alzheimer's with my Dad. It's tough.

8:20 am

thank you Molly.

8:20 am

help with the R in the corner

8:20 am

ru5 countrylike

8:21 am

wish I could help JMC, got sidetracked by the za** word

8:21 am

*smack* ty dfm

8:21 am

hi Molly! :o)

8:21 am

thanks dfm

8:22 am

well the za4 is entertaining

8:23 am

woohoo found the si 7

8:23 am

DR I'd like to express sentiment in agreement with what everyone has said here... never known anyone with Alzheimer's myself, even when I volunteered at the Geriatric centre, though, so I don't have personal experience to which I can relate...

8:23 am

thanks DR, got it

8:23 am

wtg DR

8:24 am

thank you Dfm

8:24 am

*thinks dfm is a full member of babbleland now*

8:24 am

for sure!

8:24 am

DR, will you let us know when your husband gets home how she is

8:24 am

yes I will

8:25 am

thanks

8:25 am

laff is a word :-(

8:26 am

got an si6 not the 7 yet

8:27 am

if they are alike they are si 7

8:27 am

they are almost the same JMC

8:27 am

ty mom hadn't curled up yet

8:27 am

nbs

8:27 am

trade you the 7 for the 6

8:28 am

congrats jmc

8:28 am

good job JMC

8:28 am

it is a comparison word

8:28 am

almost the same as the 7

8:28 am

total/tile word counts for M,R,S,T?

8:29 am

Morning folks

8:29 am

*wonders if nbt is possible in the two remaining minutes*

8:29 am

m4 for the top m11 for the bottom

8:29 am

hi bob

8:29 am

r 1 in the corner r 8

8:29 am

s13

8:30 am

t8 on the left and t7 on the right

8:30 am

and that takes me to the end of the time i have now

8:30 am

bye all! *poof*

8:30 am

bye JMC

8:30 am

have a good day JMC

8:31 am

bye jmc! and thanks :o)

8:31 am

and thanks JMC for the 6

8:32 am

halfway for me, gotta go though, sweetie has a doctor's appt. (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:33 am

bye Mom

8:33 am

bye Mom! :o)

8:33 am

hmph, I already have all the MRSTs. :o<

8:33 am

bye bye ((DR)) I hope everything goes okay

8:33 am

You all had me confused there for a minute. I was like "An s13 word??? Where???" Time for more coffee. Bye Mom.

8:33 am

((Dfmch)) have a good day, bye for now

Morning Everyone, and Mom if you are still here have a nice appt.

8:33 am

((Molly)) bye bye

DR are you here???

8:34 am

Mornin' Ms. Sauna Pants.

8:34 am

HI RED

8:34 am

HI RED

8:34 am

((Red)) I hope so.

Oh I missed everyone, except those that are still here.

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!

DR how are you?????????

Bye Mom, have a nice day!!!!

8:34 am

hi red :o)

8:34 am

you as well Red, I'll be back this afternoon

hi dfm!!!!!!

8:35 am

I personally am ok. MIL having some issues. you can read in the chog- How are YOU?

I am good. sort of finding my life controlled by the pesky Marathon training schedule. MIL....big hugs. two of my Grandparents have sufferred with forms of dementia, not fun....

how is Jacob doing this year?

8:38 am

thanks..Jacob is doing well. He has made some new friends which is key and has gotten into exercise and working out... has his own little routine

Sounds great!

soon he will be all pumped for the ladies of the is it 7th grade?

8:38 am

6th grade is hard with all the hormones raging

8:39 am

That is his plan! : )

:D

very nice.

dfm....how are you?

8:41 am

fine :o) <-- is horrible at answering the "how are you" question

I fear my sauna hot pants may have chased everyone off...

8:41 am

I am off to start my day- may be back later depending- thank you everyone for your supportive words. I appreciate it

fine is a nice answer.

it is the one the boss always wants to hear.

8:42 am

:o/ mine likes it more when I complain about how early in the morning it is... for some reason...

Will be thinking of MIL DR. Very glad to hear Jacob is having a good year.

8:43 am

bye DR :o)

really dfm? Mine would not like to hear that at all.

8:45 am

I think it's because then he's not the only one complaining...

8:45 am

Not me Red. I'm stylin' in my sauna pants and neon orange Crocs. Woot!

ahhh. molly you look hawt!!

and now i must go and attend to the fish tank and crock pot.....

be back in a bit.

8:51 am

Just don't put what's in the fish tank in the crock pot, okay Red? : o

8:52 am

And don't put what's meant for the crock pot in the fish tank!

9:01 am

XoD this grid totally needs to be in French.

9:05 am

fr

9:05 am

fr is for french?

9:06 am

hi Dorens :o)

9:09 am

back again...

9:09 am

i cant believe how tired i am...its 10 am and i already had a nap

9:11 am

hi carlee :o)

9:11 am

hi dmf

9:11 am

<-- woke at 0713h and thought it was 1435h >.<

9:12 am

i woke up at 5 from my head cold...was up to 8....napped until now....10 am

9:13 am

ooh, head colds suck... so does waking up so early... :o(

9:14 am

not so much in the head now...its moved down...where i prefer

9:19 am

Good Morning Babblers..

9:22 am

not so much good morning but good afternoon for me, i am in England. Been playing for a few days and am absolutely hooked! not very good though, will keep trying

9:23 am

Hi Xe, welcome.

9:23 am

that's the spirit .. xeiluj

9:23 am

hi and welcome(ish), xeiluj :o)

9:25 am

don't worry, you'll get better at it... there are a lot of words that are common in Babble you'll learn! (warning: said words are rarely, if ever, usable in conversation. Do not attempt to incorporate them into everyday speech, unless you don't mind being thought of as crazy.)

9:25 am

also, morning Christa :o)

9:26 am

i used to love boggle and my sister told me there was a game that included boggle and scrabble. Tried to buy it online and thats how i found this place. Absolutley brilliant. Thanks for the welcome and i quite like the thought of being crazy, seems quite natural to me ;)

9:27 am

Try asking your boss whether they have any za4s in the office, then!

9:27 am

hi all

9:27 am

how's the grid?

9:27 am

hi ardilla :o)

9:27 am

good morning all

9:28 am

hi teach :o)

9:29 am

grid isn't so fun today, but a number of amusing words (za4, anyone?) and amusing non-words (at which to laff)

9:32 am

being a newbie i am allowed to ask what is a za4, i think os anyway!!!

9:32 am

good morning everyone:)

9:32 am

thanks for the clue (za) df....

9:32 am

za 4 = a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.

9:33 am

russian tea glasses

9:33 am

always wanted a few of those

9:33 am

at least that's what the dictionary said - never heard of it

9:33 am

hi there crossy and teach

9:34 am

brb gps is yelling at me

9:34 am

xei we avoid using words found in the Grid here, instead writing them as the first two letters + number of letters, and then possibly a slash and the number of points the word scores so for example "curare" would be cu6 or cu6/32.

9:35 am

hi crossy :o)

9:36 am

`

9:36 am

(9annie)) howdy dmf and ardillia

9:36 am

hello everyone

9:37 am

hi ((crossy))

9:37 am

that makes sense dfn, thank you

9:37 am

hi annie :o)

9:37 am

hi dfm :)

9:38 am

hi annie

9:38 am

yay, someone can spell ;oP (I don't mind though, my name is sort of unspellable...)

9:39 am

hi ardilla, how is the new car?

9:39 am

wonderful!

9:39 am

great, you can go see all the sights

9:41 am

bbs...need a power nap and take antibiotics

9:42 am

lol dmf..spelling and babble have very little in common sometimes;)

9:44 am

well our new player xeiluj is juliex backwards so what is in a name?

9:44 am

FM!!

9:44 am

*decloaks*

9:44 am

Good afternoon Ata and hello all.

9:45 am

www.youtube.com/?v=C-PkQRh3QXA

9:45 am

tee hee hee

9:45 am

hi FM, ata, mixi! :o)

9:45 am

((FM))

9:45 am

*springs unbidden into the chat log*

9:45 am

Did Spangle push you?

9:46 am

Hi haz, dfmchfhf

9:46 am

((crossy)

9:46 am

<-- feels like a greet machine hi haz! :o)

9:46 am

Not quite!

9:46 am

I love it when Haz is unbidden. : D

9:46 am

hello Ata, FM, Haz!

9:47 am

and to Molly, hello

9:47 am

found the z word, feel very proud of myself!! Ah, bet you get fed up of newbies ;)

9:47 am

Hello everyone.

9:47 am

<--------------- greets Spanglettinella

9:47 am

Sorry to have missed Ardilla. Hi Molly .... and the flying nun :)

9:47 am

we always welcome newbies.

9:48 am

We hate the newbies, we form petitions to have them thrown out so we can keep babble for the purists and oldies.

9:48 am

Quite windy here today...good for flying

9:48 am

<-------- bids hello to the next 20 people that come in.

9:48 am

Now let's see if the newbies can decipher sarcastic/tonuge in cheek font.

9:48 am

newbies are a form of amusement until they go pro. :oD

9:48 am

<-------- looks disapproving at haz

9:48 am

mm..one of our adhd kitties just ran through the livingroom at abot 1,000 miles an hour,tried to swing left into the hallway,lost traction and careened into the hall closet and crash landed into the footwear....

9:49 am

that would be puss-in-boots

9:49 am

the newbie got it and giggled :0)

9:49 am

I'm only joking. We get commission from the newbies who go pro.

9:49 am

Pro-membership interest anywhere?

9:49 am

LOL crossy

9:49 am

Also advice given on resources for success and the use of Paypal for all your virtual payment needs.

9:50 am

dont forget morewords

9:50 am

I'm working up to that.

9:50 am

It's filed under resources for success.

9:51 am

take everything that Haz says with a pinch of sal apart from her excellent clues.

9:51 am

I'm shocked!

9:51 am

a pinch of sal? does sallycat know about this?

9:52 am

When have I ever led anyone astray? Spread false rumours? When?

9:52 am

ok ok I still can't type - why are you surprised?

9:52 am

now xeiluj , you may hear some thing about me, many have been highly embellished and most are from an evil crosshair that we had in here,which i killed....

9:52 am

Good Morning Fellow Babblers

9:53 am

I'm not surprised you can't type, I'm surprised that you suggest my words are to be taken lightly.

9:53 am

<------------ is not surprised

9:53 am

howdy riverdance

9:53 am

Good morning, River.

9:53 am

Hello Riverdance

9:54 am

hi River :o) <-- feels more like a greet-bot XoD

9:54 am

and a wonderful job you are doing

9:54 am

liking the fact that there a lot of nutters out there, makwes me feel at home :0)

9:54 am

I'm afraid Minver has that job sewn up

9:55 am

but in her absense dfmchfhf is doing wonderfully

9:55 am

The meeting and greeting? She's been practising for so long, I don't think anyone could be more efficient.

9:55 am

So, julie, which part of England are you from?

9:55 am

Now this grid appears to have a bit of a bite to it today

9:56 am

Midlands

9:56 am

It has a bite in its ta4 but is very doable.

9:56 am

hey, you use a circular nose too! :o0

9:57 am

Ah, we have some other Midlands babblers. Welcome to babble, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

9:57 am

ahh yes xeiluj ,nutters gave your locale away welcome to the grid;)

9:58 am

welcome aboard xeiluj

9:58 am

ta very much, but not doing too much on the grid, enjoying it on the chat bit too much;0)

9:59 am

any hints on the "i"s....or the "e", for that matter?

9:59 am

there's a grid? :oO

9:59 am

left I ic4 right I iz4

9:59 am

E el4

9:59 am

el + short greeting

9:59 am

i like your style ))))))

9:59 am

tyvm

10:00 am

*checks chog* nope, didn't greet yet...

10:00 am

hi trents :o)

10:01 am

by the way......hello everyone!! So intent on this grid this morning - I was being rude...

10:01 am

poor MAFF. not allowed

10:01 am

(morning all...sneaking a minute or two while waiting for my gson's arrival)

10:01 am

Hello, trents and Pini.

10:02 am

love the turkey, pini

10:02 am

howdy pini

10:02 am

<-- usually tumbles into chat without greeting anyone, then greets all the people who come in *after*...

10:02 am

pini! :o)

10:02 am

Morning Pini

10:03 am

phantom: camelot and matelot

10:04 am

halfway there - ahhhhh

10:04 am

<-- still stuck at one word left, has been there for two hours...

10:04 am

good morning everyone, clue for the o in the 5th row pls?

10:05 am

oh 4/ like a state in the U.S.

10:05 am

Our old friend oh4.

10:05 am

Hi dawg, pini, nana, dfm etal

10:05 am

Bottom O os5

10:05 am

(learned that one yesterday and remembered it)

10:05 am

and Smilodon

10:05 am

Or ol4 and its plural, looks like someone swooning in front of Mr DiCaprio.

10:06 am

os5...ty, thinking and monkeying

10:06 am

os5 ===os and ***cy Mouse

10:06 am

thnx, annie

10:06 am

****ky Mouse, I mean

10:06 am

NBT

10:07 am

ty annie! nbt for me too!

10:07 am

nana, you got it even with my typo

10:07 am

lol - yup

10:07 am

I knew what you meant

10:07 am

years of chat....lol

10:10 am

Counts on the C, Fs, L, N please?

10:10 am

is a normal greetings card 6x4 or 7x5?

10:11 am

I think either can be normal.

10:11 am

hang on a sec Ata will check

10:12 am

someone#s commissioned me to make a "card-sized" thing!

10:12 am

4 c words

10:12 am

10 f words

10:12 am

8 l words

10:12 am

4 n words

10:13 am

thanks haz, know what I'm missing now :o)

10:13 am

6x4 was the standard but you can go up to A5 envelope size w/o incurring extra postage.

10:13 am

aha! ty!

10:14 am

A bigger card would give you more scope, wouldn't it?

10:14 am

So long as you are not over 150gms Ata

10:14 am

yes, but more painting for the price!

10:15 am

yay, imaginary fireworks! ^.^

10:15 am

You're getting very mercenary, Ata!

10:15 am

double check on the royal mail site if postage is a factor for you.

10:15 am

Congratulations, dfm.

10:15 am

congrats, dfm

10:15 am

I am! Being professional! Does £30 = 6x4 or 7x5 LOL

10:15 am

Congrats dfm

10:16 am

congrats on the fireworks of the finishers! (arrival here, just as I pressed enter on my initial greeting)...have a great day, cya tonight!

10:16 am

bye pini!

10:16 am

At for heavens sake, how many colours, what weight of card, how complex the design ...!?

10:16 am

bye pini

10:16 am

Bye, Pini!

10:16 am

yay dfm on the fireworks

10:16 am

I always type Pink and have to correct it.

10:16 am

"whatever I want" !!!!

10:16 am

Hi and bye Pini!

10:17 am

whooo hooooo dfm!!

10:17 am

hi/bye pini

10:17 am

Is it a one off Ata? Hey lbd!

10:17 am

hello lbd

10:17 am

hmm, weird, I don't think greet-bot greeted lbd, did I?

10:18 am

(belated hello, lbd :o) )

10:19 am

one off, yep

10:19 am

howdy dfm! hi River!

10:20 am

then I would go 6x4 that is more than enough rom for a design, limit your colours and poss a tiny touch of gold or silver.

10:20 am

finito. now what can i do to procrastinate cleaning?

10:20 am

yes, I think that is a very wise decision

10:20 am

phone brb

10:20 am

YAY for dawg!!!

10:21 am

congrats lbd

10:21 am

congrats lbd! :o)

10:21 am

Well done, lbd.

10:22 am

ty ty ty. only two words gave me a fit, can't believe the 4's i missed either! must be the weather...yup, that's my story and i'm sticking with it! lol

10:23 am

Oh, the weather is a well known handicap.

10:23 am

the weather will get you everytime

10:23 am

It's always the weather's fault.

10:24 am

Except when FM is to blame

10:24 am

mayhaps FM is to blame for the weather.

10:25 am

of corurse she is!

10:25 am

monkeys deserve an extra banana today - FIREWORKS for me

10:25 am

*course

10:26 am

Well done, River!

10:26 am

hello Eva

10:26 am

Excellent, River

10:26 am

congrats, river! :o)

10:26 am

hi EvaN! :o)

10:26 am

thank you haz - and did it without a clue from you - that is quite a feat...

10:27 am

thanks everyone - must get to work now - have a great day and Happy Thanksgiving everyone

10:29 am

Have a good day tomorrow, River!

10:29 am

hello, hello!

10:29 am

for anyone who may be interested, i finally uploaded a photo of the new hairdo to my flickr...

10:30 am

Gosh, it's really short!

10:30 am

yup! chop-chop-chop!

10:31 am

What's it like at the back?

10:31 am

buzzed

10:31 am

Does that mean done with a buzzy thing?

10:32 am

there are some other photos on my FB

10:32 am

Evan, I like it, has a nice shape. It will be easy to keep just mess it around with your fingers and that should do it. What made you decide to cut it all off?

10:32 am

(We're great on the technical names)

10:32 am

yes. the back was done with clippers. shorn nice + close.

10:32 am

I like the bits at the front coming onto your face, kind of pixieish.

10:33 am

Anyone need a techie name ask me

10:33 am

Love the look EvaN but we are all stil waiting for a pic of the famous shoes.

10:34 am

i have had it pretty darn short before, though not quite THIS short. it is SO easy to take care of so far! just want to play with it so i can manage a few different looks from it... i had grown my hair a little longer than i really prefer for the wedding and by the wedding day, it was just driving me nuts. i was kinda itching for a change anyway, so i just decided to lop it all off! my hair grows very quickly anyway, so i figured if i really hate it, it wont take too long to grow back out...

10:34 am

FM -- *im* still waiting for a photo of the shoes! i shall have to don them at home and take a piccie, just for you all. :)

10:34 am

crossy liked your wedding hair:(

10:35 am

I'm always amazed at how quickly stidmama's hair grows. She has pictures only months apart and her hair is so different.

10:35 am

ta EvaN :)

10:36 am

i liked the wedding hair too, just had that style for a while. i used to change my hairstyle or hair color every other month, so i was feeling a wee bit stagnant. im sure that style will make its way back into the rotation, but for now, im just excited to have a style thats so easy.

10:36 am

I still have 30 more to find but I must at least do some *starting of the Thanksgiving Day) prep. I will be back later. Happy TD to you all on both sides of the pond. We all have something to be grateful for.

10:37 am

And Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, Annie. Hope the preparations go smoothly.

10:37 am

and to you Annie dear!

10:38 am

seems the perfect time to share my dads favorite joke (which i share every year)...

10:38 am

They also celebrate Thanksgiving over in England...

10:38 am

go for it EvaN

10:38 am

But Americans call it "Independence Day."

10:39 am

We still weep to think you'd want to leave us....

10:39 am

oh ha ha :)

10:41 am

Cute hair Eva. Your stylist did an excellent job.

10:42 am

those photos were actually taken an my hairdressers house, immediately after she finished my hair -- she was like "gimme your phone, im taking pictures!" then she made me upload then to FB before i left... hehe

10:44 am

Eva!! It looks awesome. Hope you're having fun messing around with it ;)

10:47 am

you change your hair colour once a month?!!! lol

10:48 am

i should buy stock in those hair colour kits;)

hello all....your hair is cute. I am going to have to go get some highlights done soon for Xmas. Must appear the total Florida woman you know.

10:50 am

hi NB :o) welcome back red

10:50 am

Hey, Dfm :) thought I was invisible then ;)

dishes are done, dog walked again, trash removed, and fish tank water changed, will see if all fish survive in 24 hours...

Now all I have to do is digest the chicken breast that was not so nice, and go running in the 80 degree heat.

10:51 am

<-- is being very greet-bot-like

10:52 am

Or friendly. Friendly is another word for that ;)

10:52 am

I'll swap you, Red. Frrrrreezing over here.

friendly is fine. Hello NB and cross and eva and and and

I should have just gone this morning but I felt so bad. no more eating out for me.

10:54 am

howdy red;)

10:56 am

store run brb..semi-poof

10:59 am

JESSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

evening all

11:01 am

hello pixie! it looks great :)

11:01 am

Hey, Julie :)

11:01 am

thanky dear. :)

hi nb, long time no see how are you?

11:02 am

*sneaks in*

hi jmc

11:03 am

hi julie :o)

11:03 am

have you been having fun experimenting? ;)

11:03 am

ohhh, bit of a mixed bag right now, Julie! Long story ;) how about you?

about the same but happy enough thanks

11:04 am

i havent really had much opportunity yet to play with it, but darling hubby set out all the different hair products last night, so i think hes hoping i will be sporting a faux-hawk or spikes of some sort tomorrow for thanksgiving...hehe

blooming kids helping bless lol

11:05 am

hi garyandjullie

11:05 am

sounds so odd to me evan i have been wearing my hair more or less the same since 9th grade

11:06 am

my wedding pic was as wild as i got

11:06 am

hi all

11:06 am

jmc -- i had LONG hair all through my childhood up until the end of HS, when a haircut-gone-awry left me with (what seemed to me at the time) frighteningly short hair. (keeping in mind, it was still shoulder-length)

11:07 am

LOL! well I hope he gets his wish ;) I love changing my hair...will have to wait a bit before I next get to, though. Currently in the stage of begging scissor-happy friends to trim it ;)

11:07 am

ever since then, i have played with the cut, style, length, color... now i get bored with it very quickly!

11:07 am

i just hate people messing with my hair -- think i was a cat in an earlier life ;-)

11:08 am

it gives me goosebumps just to think of it

11:09 am

im actually the same way -- if i see someone reach for my hair, i swat their hand away. but i deal with it for a good haircut. :)

Just nipped in briefly to share this funny link with you all: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIgdnl OSlps>. Will mean more to facebook users :-)

11:09 am

I loooove people playing with my hair...

11:10 am

*shivers*

11:10 am

hi sally! :o)

11:11 am

jesse, if ever you make it to this side of the pond, i will have to take you to my hairdresser, dottie. she would LURVE you. :)

Hi dfm. Pretending I'm not here.

11:13 am

well actually, I kind of had to cut it shorter recently. Not short short, but a definite case of gathering up the ponytail and lopping it off. Broke my heart, but I had to do it.

11:14 am

good pretending sally and cute video

11:16 am

stats for either i?

11:17 am

Left I ic4/5 Right I iz4/9

11:17 am

oh man, coworkers walked many blocks away to fetch us lunch from a korean food truck. i am SO hungry, and my mouth is watering!! i hope this is as good as the restaurant we used to go to every year for my brothers birthday... cant wait for them to get back!

11:17 am

ty dfm

thank dfm I am also going to have to go off, time to prepare for me misery run.

11:20 am

:-(

well, if I had not stayed up late and ate bad food, the run would be done, so its my own fault.

and now, see you all later...

11:21 am

be well red

11:23 am

so hunglee...

11:24 am

bye red, have a "fun" run ;o)

11:24 am

ugh, appointment time. gotta go, not looking forward to this! later :)

11:24 am

(((huggles))) be well, hon. :)

11:25 am

bye NB :o)

11:35 am

maize is not in the grid, maize is not in the grid, maize is not in the grid

11:36 am

Hiyas, kids!

11:36 am

equally, mais and maiis are French...

11:36 am

hi Judi! :o)

11:38 am

hi Babblers, just popping in to say hi from Paris.. enjoying this city so much!

11:39 am

a word being french has never stopped dr g before lol

11:39 am

howdy aloy

11:40 am

glad to be here before I get too decrepit.. lots of walking! howdy, crossy.. (-:

11:41 am

feeling a tad fr 5/16 today aloy?

Hola!

11:42 am

yay!! coworkers have returned bearing FOOD!

11:42 am

lol, must have put about six miles on the pedometer today.. and it is cold! But.. the sights were wonderful (-:

11:42 am

howdy hannah

wat up?

11:43 am

speaking of food, going on 7pm here.. time to go find a nice cafe! bye for now.. Happy Babbling!

11:43 am

¡¡¡spɹoʍǝɹıɟ

11:43 am

i walk for a living aloy,i put an average of 8-12 miles on per day and wear out 2 pairs of running shoes and 2 pairs of winter boots per year..i can kick open steel doors but the rest of the body is shot;)

11:44 am

i am now flat footed like donald duck as well

11:44 am

holy cow, crossy! and you never get plantar fasciitis? Must have some good walking shoes!

11:45 am

i have destroyed my feet aloy,i have been opened up twice for bone spurs and when my arches dropped i was in agony for quite a while

11:46 am

ooch.. sorry about that, I empathize.. orthotics?

11:46 am

i just noticed the soles on my current pair ar paper thin again..will have to get a new pair this week...sigh

11:46 am

have very high arches myself, difficult to find shoes that feel "right"

11:47 am

insets are hard for me aloy, the arches are gone,but they no longer hurt..i think i can live with flat feet now

11:48 am

ok.. but wish there was some help for you.. supportive socks?

11:48 am

i generally use skateboarder shoes for 9 months or so,and rock climbing boots for winter

11:48 am

hi Aloy :o)

11:48 am

You two are making my feet hurt.

11:48 am

cushy cushy soles?

11:48 am

lol, Molly.. mine are beginning to ache too!

11:49 am

Skateboarder shoes????

11:49 am

indeed and no arch in them,they are flat as a pancake

11:49 am

hi dfmch!

11:49 am

Poor, Crossy. Rollerblades? Snowboard?

11:49 am

yeah, mine too :o\

11:49 am

i walk for a living,when i am on my own time,i do not walk much

11:49 am

o.o is it almost 1300h already?! I should go eat some time <.<

11:50 am

10-12 miles is enough for one day,once i wore a pedometer to work...just made myself more tired looking at it lol

11:50 am

aack.. gotta scoot.. see "y'all" tomorrow.. hope my feet hold out for the Louvre!

11:50 am

tc aloy

11:50 am

bye aloy :o)

11:51 am

Say hi to Mona for us Aloy.

11:51 am

is not "mizo" that japaneese soup?

11:51 am

or is that mitzo

11:52 am

the japanese soup is in the grid

11:52 am

not a z, crossy

11:52 am

Yes, Mitzo, it's Japanese Kosher soup. : P

11:52 am

try a different consonant in the middle

11:52 am

(actually it's not a soup, it's the soybean *in* the soup that gives it its name)

11:52 am

ahh there it is..was being inscruitable

11:55 am

Last la-5? I listed and still can't get it!

11:55 am

<-- is off to lunch, see everyone later! :o)

11:56 am

la + yo ho ho and a bottle of....

11:56 am

NM, finally monkeyed it. Anyone need anything?

11:59 am

i need a clue for everything but ta 4/4

11:59 am

lol

11:59 am

Hey. :D

12:00 pm

Well here's a clue for one I didn't know: the sm/6 is the word for tiny pieces of colored glass used in mosaics. Think of all the time you'll save by having a one word way of saying that.

12:03 pm

Yes Jan, mosaics comes up in my everyday conversation so many, many times. : P

12:04 pm

Isn't that a tessera? :oO

12:05 pm

hi cgw :o)

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:D

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erm... I mean... *pretends cgw is invisibible*

12:05 pm

here is another name for it... cabochons

12:06 pm

D:< I'm not invisibible!

12:07 pm

isn't a cabochon a rounded gem?

12:10 pm

<-- too busy eating to check >.>

12:10 pm

Eating sounds good. I'm starving. D:

12:11 pm

*waiting for Eva to report on the Korean take-away*

12:12 pm

judi -- it was actually quite good!

12:12 pm

crossy has never had Korean take out food

12:12 pm

definitely ate too much, though

12:12 pm

this wasnt even really take-away... it was from a truck! hehe

12:13 pm

we have indian food,thai,we even have a martini and sushi place but no korean take out

12:13 pm

Well, you had to take it away from the truck, so it counts!

12:13 pm

<-- hasn't had Korean take-out... has been over at Koreans' places for lunch/dinner, and also to Korean restaurants...

12:13 pm

i had bulgogi -- half regular, half spicy. it comes over rice, and a salad (just lettuce and dressing, but tasty!) and kimchi -- i skip the kimchi. :)

12:14 pm

<--------- loves bulgogi :)

12:14 pm

food trucks are becoming very popular in the DC area. there is a website where you can see where all the food trucks are at any given time and what they are serving that day...

12:15 pm

<-- failed at making bulgogi last time he tried :o(

12:17 pm

im not normally a beef gal, but im making turkey loaf for dinner, and of course we will have turkey tomorrow (and probably the next day or two also!)

12:17 pm

Turkey loaf! *shudders*

12:18 pm

turkey loaf?

12:18 pm

meatloaf made outta turkey. its really quite good! my husband loves it, so thats saying something. :)

12:19 pm

<-- has never had meatloaf before :o/

12:20 pm

i loved my dads meatloaf growing up

12:20 pm

I'm staunchly traditional about my Thanksgiving. Gotta have the whole bird and nothing but the whole bird.

12:22 pm

oh, we are having the bird for thanksgiving! turkey loaf is just tonights dinner.

12:22 pm

Oh, okay then. You're off the turkey hook then.

12:24 pm

evening all - missed the chat for the z

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spelt with an s

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- soup that is

12:25 pm

hi kazz :o)

12:25 pm

My father made a processed turkey loaf for T'Giving one year (my mother was too sick to get out of bed). It was shaped like a a football. I was appalled that we weren't going to cook a real turkey. He put that thing on the cutting board and put it in the middle of the table. I was at least glad that I wasn't the only one looking so crestfallen. It was awful. When we sliced it, it looked like a yin/yang symbol - half white/half dark. Tasted like salt.

12:26 pm

hi

12:27 pm

how long is the z please

12:27 pm

Isn't that what most processed food is anyway? -- salt (and MSG), I mean...

12:27 pm

z4

12:27 pm

oh dear, judi! i promise, my turkey loaf (1) is quite tasty, and (2) will NEVER make it to the thanksgiving table!

12:28 pm

dfm come over to my house -- you have not eaten too many things

12:28 pm

hi all i slipped out to deal with one or two crisis

12:28 pm

is it thanksgiving this week?

12:28 pm

In retrospect, I think my father was just too intimidated to attempt to cook a real turkey. I eventually forgave him.

12:28 pm

very generous of you judi

12:29 pm

*smacks Kazzer upside the head* Like, yeah!

12:29 pm

but you're more than ten hours away (by bus/car)... :o(

12:29 pm

i broke my foot on christmas eve one year and my husband was stuck making the very labor intensive goose for dinner

12:29 pm

i'm english - we dont have it

12:29 pm

don't worry, kaz, you're not alone in not knowing (until about the beginning of this week!)

12:29 pm

uh oh, meeting, be back later XoD

12:30 pm

cya

12:30 pm

you can stay over dfm and probably would have to so i could catch you up on your food experiences

12:30 pm

Nonsense, Kazzer! You are welcome to give thanks with the rest of us? (Just like "Festivus")

12:30 pm

we cleebrate getting rid of th Americans :P

12:30 pm

*delete ?*

12:31 pm

Oh, ouch, Ata.

12:31 pm

christmas is enough turkey for me - next month starts the rounds of xmas lunches with work, friends etc etc - i shall be gobbling before christmas

12:31 pm

christmas is goose or ham

12:31 pm

:P

12:32 pm

you just wish you still had all our natural resources

12:32 pm

Hubby and I are going to a brunch tomorrow. I had back surgery six days ago and it will just be the two of us - so, no slinging casserole dishes for me.

12:32 pm

oh well we usually have turkey and beef and pork and ham with cold cuts on boxing day and then curry for the rest of the year

12:33 pm

ah boxing day -- the day when the lords taken care of the peons who had to work christmas

12:33 pm

my dad does a mean deboned turkey with lovely sausage meat and sage and onion stuffing

12:33 pm

is it time to yet again repeat my dads favorite joke? the English DO celebrate Thanksgiving... it's just that the Americans call it "Independence Day"

12:33 pm

cant get the z4- i feel like I monkeyed every combo

12:34 pm

my favorite thanksgiving dinner is cold pizza by myself

12:34 pm

za4/12

12:34 pm

i like cold pizza for breakfast

12:34 pm

Chiro, think of the noise a dog makes.

12:34 pm

Oh, jmc - that's just sad.

12:34 pm

no it is loverly judi!

12:35 pm

Za4: sounds like a slang word for vomit.

12:35 pm

thx!

12:36 pm

i got it at last - nearly tea time - will be back in a bit - stil got 64 to find - cant seem to get going tonight

12:36 pm

instead i go to a hotel for 3 days for the hubby's immediate family gathering of 60 (and I don't even have the hubby anymore!)

12:36 pm

have a nice tea kazz

12:36 pm

i will i will see youi in a bit

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E?

12:37 pm

hey all

12:38 pm

hi peri

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nm

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El4, jmc.

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ty judi

12:39 pm

the bottom O?

12:39 pm

got a 50% off coupon via e-mail from Borders so Off I went. bought Love Soup for 1/2 off and then bought MOllie Katzens Updatee Moosedwood cookbook and flashcars for my great nephew and wonderful watercolor paints for my great niece.

12:39 pm

Updated even

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and flashcards

12:39 pm

gee, cant even type

12:40 pm

we gave out over 40 boxes of food plus a coupon for a turkey today at the food pantry. and I dorve a man hom who lived several blocks away and had a brace on one leg

12:40 pm

drove even *sigh*

12:40 pm

have not had my nap today :)

12:40 pm

good for you. Next time go to borders.com or amazon.com through goodshop.com and $$ will go to your favorite charity on their list as well!

12:41 pm

big day peri

12:41 pm

I will jmc

12:42 pm

did you dceide on your interview outfit, jmc?

12:42 pm

:-) my center is *ahem* one of the listed charities. *Ahem* Just so you know. ;-)

12:42 pm

ahem, which cener would taht be, jmc?

12:42 pm

it is down to three and I am showing them to some quakers this weekend for the final match

12:43 pm

center on conscience & war :-D

12:43 pm

I am hopeing Juvenile Diabetes and American Diabetes Foundation are listed as well

12:43 pm

0:-)

12:44 pm

they probably are. Kathy Whitmire, former mayor of Houston, used to be the board chair of the Juvenile Diabetes Association

12:44 pm

random fact

12:45 pm

stats for the bottom O?

12:45 pm

Fireworks!!!

12:45 pm

hi peri, chiro! :o)

12:45 pm

Bottom O: os5/14

12:45 pm

whooo hooo judi

12:45 pm

congrats judi! :o)

12:45 pm

ty dfm

12:46 pm

Popping out for a bit of fresh air. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! *POOF*

12:47 pm

bye Judi

12:48 pm

bye judi

1:00 pm

i am back tea was not that great

1:04 pm

i thought tea was longer than that

1:05 pm

not when it grotty pie and a choco mousse

1:05 pm

left hand O stats please?

1:06 pm

os 5/14

1:06 pm

i'm back

1:07 pm

power nap turned into 2.5 hr nap :(

1:07 pm

Im also back, hello everyone

1:07 pm

can I get a clue for co 5/14 please?

1:08 pm

os5/14 is the bottom O

1:08 pm

add a letter to the 4/6 word before it annie

1:08 pm

of 5 animal insides

1:08 pm

hi annie and ard

1:09 pm

a nap that long would make me groggy ard

1:09 pm

ty kazz

1:09 pm

ah, thanks, jmc

1:10 pm

nbt and back to stomping out fires in the office *grabs shovel and fire hat and runs out of chog*

1:11 pm

other one oc 5 - 8 sided sort of

1:11 pm

still need middle i for nbt

1:11 pm

fireworks

1:12 pm

Right I: iz4

1:12 pm

congrats annie

1:12 pm

congrats Annie :o)

1:12 pm

iz 4/9----Jpw **e you today?

1:12 pm

*How* dumb typos

1:13 pm

thanks annie and all

1:14 pm

Im going back to the kitchen...anyone like a clue before I leave?

1:14 pm

nbt

1:15 pm

good luck with the thanks giving dinner

1:15 pm

thanks Kazzer

1:15 pm

bye dear babblers

1:18 pm

it did and hungry

1:18 pm

wd and bye annie

1:23 pm

man, SOOOOO bored!! i really thought/hoped they would send us home early today, but alas, no luck. :/

1:32 pm

we sometimes get let home early for xmas on christmas eve

1:35 pm

mict

1:41 pm

oh dear - i have just seen that i typed that in the wrong place

hi all clue for the z please

1:51 pm

za4/12

1:51 pm

no worries kaz it wasn't even a "real" word :oP

dont see it

got it what is that?

1:56 pm

i have 13 left - its gettng tough even with the list

1:57 pm

Psst...Eva...I'm already home. : D

2:23 pm

hoorah - fireworks for me - anyone about

2:25 pm

happy thanksgiving see you tomorrow

2:25 pm

I'm in and out Kazz as I am tending to Thanksgiving prep. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.

2:30 pm

I'd like to wish everyone in Babbleland a happy T'day. And if you don't celebrate it, have fun anyway

2:51 pm

ally ally oxen free!

2:52 pm

are you OK Dawg?

2:53 pm

Hi Lynxxx, just checking in to see who was here

2:53 pm

just us chickens

2:54 pm

hi lyn :o)

2:54 pm

wish the grid had been a bit bigger. now that i've finished all my kitchen stuff, i'm at a loss.

2:55 pm

hi dfm

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hi dfm

2:57 pm

think I had better list or I won't get anything done this morning. down to 18 but can't find anything

3:00 pm

the list helps.

3:00 pm

lol lbd... im starting to bake... im avoiding grid til im done.. im on #1 of 3 desserts

3:01 pm

hi cos! :o)

3:01 pm

hey dfm :)

3:01 pm

hi cos. what kind of desserts?

3:02 pm

right now a variation of the apple walnut squares recipie that molly gave me. i revised it, then cherry slices and then the one and only pumpkin pie from stratch

3:03 pm

wow, i'm impressed! i made two cran/raspberry gelatin salads and some cowboy caviar.

3:04 pm

cowboy caviar? whats in it?

3:04 pm

black and white beans, chilis, onions, celery, tomatoes, corn, and a homemade dressing

3:05 pm

oh sounds good

3:05 pm

Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today

3:05 pm

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

3:05 pm

That sounds good, cut up really fine?

3:05 pm

hi Min

3:05 pm

hi min! welcome to the grid. how are you today? I'm bored.

3:06 pm

I am bored as well. Accidentally entered last word for fireworks.I wanted to save my last word for later on.

3:07 pm

yes, dice all veggies finely. rinse beans and mix it all up nicely. let it marinate add any other spices you might like. i added some cumin for more of a mexican flavour

3:07 pm

Guess I'll work on a story of clues,not that it's needed

3:07 pm

and what do you mix up for the dressing?

3:08 pm

ewww forecast calls for -20 degrees

3:08 pm

uh oh. now i have to really think of what i tossed into the bowl! lol

3:08 pm

50 mph wind

3:08 pm

I will be here off & on to clue for the rest of this day.

3:09 pm

hi minv!

3:09 pm

olive oil, vinegar (i used balsalmic), grated garlic, pepper, salt, some italian seasonings and a touch of wasabe paste

3:09 pm

Hello dfmchfhf! How are you doing? Did you finish grid

3:09 pm

fine, and yep finished :o)

3:10 pm

OK thanks, I'll try that

3:10 pm

brrr, cos. we're in the minus degrees right now. i don't want to know what the windchill factor is.

3:10 pm

Congratulations dfmchfhf on finishing early! Hooray!

3:10 pm

i don't envy the parade people tomorrow at all

3:11 pm

ugh, no way would i go out to watch a parade in these temps

3:12 pm

lbd, minus Fahrenheit or Celsius?

3:12 pm

we're in the US so we use F lol

3:12 pm

minus fahrenheit, dfm

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3:13 pm

get your elbow off the keyboard Cos!

3:13 pm

cos is enter-happy! (Or maybe it's just his keyboard... ;oP)

3:13 pm

pet?

3:15 pm

0 degrees F is 460 R!

3:16 pm

R?

3:16 pm

stip[id cat!

3:17 pm

striped cat? You have a tiger? :oO

3:17 pm

R = Rankine ;o) the Fahrenheit-equivalent of Kelvins

3:17 pm

That's me done. We are having some nice drizzly rain after a few days of heat so it is cooling down the house nicely. Bye all...hope the baking goes well and you have a good Thanksgiving US people

3:18 pm

bye lyn!

3:18 pm

Congratulations lynxx on your fireworks! Way to go!

3:18 pm

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

3:19 pm

thats what i get for leaving the keyboard

3:20 pm

whoooo hoooooo LYNXXX!!

3:20 pm

bye, lynxxx hagd

3:21 pm

YAY lynxxx!!!!

3:21 pm

hey all

3:21 pm

no work LBD?

3:21 pm

hi stid!

3:21 pm

hi stiddy! nope off today and tomorrow

3:21 pm

I am writing my second "scold" letter to the college for remaining open yesterday (and today)

3:21 pm

Hi stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

3:21 pm

off is good! :-D

3:22 pm

no travel days for the college? community colleges rarely give students travel days

3:23 pm

actually the whole week was off for my college, son's college goes through today (usually) but yesterday and today has been closed because of the dangerous roads.

3:23 pm

dessert 1 in oven! someone remind me in 40 mins lol

3:24 pm

i can only think of one time the cc was closed, and it was the highway patrol that closed everything down for several hours

3:24 pm

However, my school was "open" for non-class activities and some of us grad students had meetings on campus scheduled. By remaining open, the college endangered both faculty and staff as well as students who are unfamiliar with local road hazards during icy weather

3:24 pm

I am NOT pleased with their decision to remain open.

3:25 pm

ahh, but the college isn't in loco parentis if it is for non academics. they assume that the students will have enough sense to make the right decisions.

3:26 pm

trying to think of another "nice" way to call them idiots without actually calling them idiots... more concerned for staff actually. roads were VERY dangerous yesterday.

3:26 pm

is jmc here?

3:27 pm

hey cos! haven't seen her yet, and she usually speaks up when I talk about my school.

3:27 pm

ah ok she sent me an email on FB asking which one I was on here

3:27 pm

a lot of "vacations" are decided by union contracts. they trade off days for longer vacations during winter and spring

3:29 pm

yes, I am aware of that LBD -- but are there no provisions for closing a school (essential personnel only) when conditions are dangerous? A week before, the school closed because of a power outtage. So why not close when it's physically dangerous to be on campus?

3:30 pm

schools up here close due to dangerous weather...

3:30 pm

thanks dfm! even a lot of state and county and city agencies closed yesterday due to the dangers of driving.

3:30 pm

those decisions are "delicate" often the president has to contact a board of regent member to get the okay. some are allowed to make reasonable calls.

3:31 pm

so it often comes down to who has the cajones to make a reasonable call for closure.

3:32 pm

ah. I see. *wonders if it is PC to use cajones when responding to the dean's response to me*

3:32 pm

when i worked at university, we often were told that at least one person per office had to be there.

3:33 pm

of course we thought it was stupid to have to "man" an office that wasn't going to have any business due to the weather.

3:33 pm

okay... I still think they were wrong. and since this school prides itself on having politically active students, maybe this IS a battle I wish to wage.

3:33 pm

I will think about this further.

3:33 pm

whether they close or not, they are bound to receive complaints -- keep that in mind.

3:35 pm

true.

3:35 pm

I can recall there was outrage at the school's decision to bring recess and lunchtime break indoors when the temperature outside was -55C including windchill when I was in middle school... :oS

3:36 pm

a humane dean would have told everyone to stay home and left a message on the phones saying due to the weather the college was closed. and the hell with the president. of course a kind and humane president would have done the same.

3:36 pm

well, this is a college I am talking about. ALL the K-12 schools closed in Western Washington north of Lewis county yesterday.

3:37 pm

well, yes, but that was the first example that came to mind XoD

3:37 pm

most public schools have built in "snow days" at least in areas that get snow.

3:37 pm

exactly, LBD. and that is what I am concerned about. In recent years, this school that I have loved and been a part of for more than 25 years has really gone downhill imho as far as becoming more bureaucratic and unconcerned

3:38 pm

at this point, my boys have used up their built in days and with the coming winter I expect they will be going long (again)

3:38 pm

politics stiddy. always politics. where the money comes from is where the policies are made and enforced.

3:39 pm

9 more to go..still getting back in the swing of playing the game after a long hiatus.

3:39 pm

Missoula closed their schools yesterday, and told the families that the day would have to be made up. I'm assuming that the superintendent is anticipating some other snow days.

3:39 pm

hi pbr!

3:39 pm

hi pbr!

3:39 pm

go pbr go!

3:40 pm

it's a nasty storm coming across, for sure

3:40 pm

brb, need some tea

3:40 pm

good seeing stidmama and lbdawger

3:40 pm

az5

3:40 pm

<-- is recently back from a hiatus too!

3:41 pm

really pbr??? *looks*

3:41 pm

I think I have been gone about a year..busyness, etc

3:41 pm

oh man the apple walnut squares in the oven smells incredible

3:41 pm

got it! :-D

3:41 pm

*packs up for visit to cos*

3:42 pm

it's nice to see you now! hope you are well?

3:42 pm

1.5 years here, pbr :o) Babbley words still not all back... :o(

3:43 pm

very well, just traveling a lot for business and have not had time. Right now I am on a weeks worth of holiday!

3:44 pm

woo-hoo!!! *cheering for holidays*

3:44 pm

Woohoo! Rafa just took the first set against Novak! :-)

3:45 pm

youppi! ole! go get 'im Rafa!!!!

3:45 pm

:-D

3:45 pm

Hi Une :o)

3:46 pm

hey, dfmchfhf :-)

3:46 pm

hi unea!

3:46 pm

how about fr6

3:46 pm

howdy, dawg!

3:47 pm

fr + good coffee comes from br****

3:47 pm

thx --out of touch with monkeying!

3:47 pm

ok, back to the match -- later, all! *poof*

3:49 pm

later, unea

3:55 pm

later!

3:55 pm

sorry, tom had a question

3:55 pm

good coffee comes from brussels????

3:55 pm

brewing?

3:56 pm

OH!!!!! got it! LOL

3:57 pm

hmm, I wonder what the capital of Fr6 would be... Parilia?

3:57 pm

Hi all, trying to finish up before my sister comes over for some pre-Thanksgiving pizza.

3:57 pm

rofl dfm!

3:58 pm

hey wht!

3:58 pm

hi wht :o)

3:58 pm

The capitol would be fr6ia, of course.

4:00 pm

Perfect. Good smells in Cos's house. Hey wht! We're having pre-Thanksgiving pizza too.

4:00 pm

hi, wht

4:00 pm

hi molly. we're having standing rib roast

4:00 pm

hey cos, it has now been 37 minutes 30 seconds since you wanted us to remind you about the 40 minutes thing!

4:01 pm

Clue for the first ol5?

4:01 pm

spanish cheer + 2/3 frozen water

4:01 pm

ol5/12 acid

4:01 pm

ty lbd

4:01 pm

oliaic

4:02 pm

still stuck on az5 and si6

4:02 pm

Crap, sorry

4:02 pm

Hi, you all!

4:02 pm

az + spanish cheer, pbr

4:02 pm

hi all

4:02 pm

az5 = nitrogen ring of 5

4:02 pm

hello Mother! was just wondering what you were up to!

4:03 pm

si6 is si7 to si5

4:03 pm

Hello stidmama. Just starting the grid and have only 111 left.

4:03 pm

go Mother go!

4:03 pm

az done...thx and only the si6 to go, then fireworks

Fireworks !! What a grid

4:03 pm

I am down to 18, taking it a little bit at a time

4:03 pm

Pie made, butter horn rolls rising, drinking mulled cider.

4:03 pm

go pbr go!

4:03 pm

hi and congrats diane! :o)

4:04 pm

woot diane

4:04 pm

I thought the az5 was an alternate spelling of a synonym for the za4.

4:04 pm

go pbr go go go

4:04 pm

got it....thanks -- fireworks,

4:04 pm

Congrats to diane@

4:04 pm

YAY diane!!!

4:04 pm

hello stidgmere, ardilla

4:04 pm

Cheers Gran Mere!

4:04 pm

32 left here

4:04 pm

wtg pbr

4:04 pm

hello ardilla -- chicken in the pot making more soup *stern mama look* are you feeling any better?

4:04 pm

whoooo hooooo PBR!!!

4:04 pm

yay pbr! :o)

4:04 pm

Hi Molly and dawger.

4:05 pm

yah for soup...not really

4:05 pm

thx, hopefully will see you all tomorrow!

4:05 pm

but no work for 4 days should do some good

4:05 pm

YAY pbr!

thanks !! and a Wednesday hello to dfm, ardilla, stidmama and mere... :-) Molly, lbdawger, pbr....

4:06 pm

*not really feeling better

4:06 pm

definitely yah for soup

4:06 pm

yes. and you will, of course, stay in your jammies all cuddled up in blankies and drinking LOTS of clear fluids to help your body get better!

4:06 pm

hi diane

4:06 pm

woot pbr

romper , bomper , stomper boo.... I see................ everyone !

4:06 pm

LOL diane!

4:07 pm

and what is diane drinking?

I think it was an American show too, wasn't it ?? Many looooong years ago

4:08 pm

Romper Room!!! Hi all...

just coffee :-) Was just scrolling down, and looking through my "romper room" mirror :-)

4:08 pm

hi champ

Hi champ

4:08 pm

hi champ

4:08 pm

hi champ :o)

4:08 pm

need to start on pies for tomorrow

my kids are all in their 40's, ( one almost 50 ) so I've covered a lot of children's shows in my time

4:09 pm

making sweet potato pies from scratch for the first time

4:09 pm

PIES??? *exasperated mama look* you should be resting, young lady!

4:09 pm

oooh, sweet tater pie! yummm

4:10 pm

although sweet potato pies are very yummy...

4:10 pm

clue for the co5 pls?

sweet potato pie, and I shut my mouth lol

4:11 pm

co + what ***ady do you have?

4:12 pm

the co 4/6 + cons

4:13 pm

ty

not drinking... just quoting a few lines from a song by Alabama. :-)

4:14 pm

Can I have a clue for the si6 for fireworks, please?

4:14 pm

si + 5280 feet

a word used in english grammar classes

4:15 pm

Not a metaphor...

4:15 pm

nm. Just got it

4:15 pm

Good one, lbd!

4:15 pm

thanks anyway.

4:15 pm

is there such a thing as unsweetened condensed milk?

4:15 pm

Liked the clues though. Fireworks.

4:15 pm

woot wht

and fireworks for wht ??? way to go !

4:16 pm

woohoo!

4:16 pm

congrats wht! :o)

4:16 pm

whoooo hooooooo WHT!!

4:16 pm

whoooo hooooooo WHT!!

4:16 pm

YAY wht!

4:16 pm

don't think so, ardilla. at least i've never heard or seen unsweetened condensed milk

4:16 pm

I think that would be regular evaporated milk, ardilla.

4:17 pm

But I don't know that much about cooking.

4:17 pm

looks like i'm calling mom again for clarification on her recipe

4:17 pm

Google it ardilla.

lb is right.... just another way of saying evaporated

I mean wht.... was right

4:19 pm

Good for wht--I'm just late in noticing. Whoot, whoot, and yeah.

4:21 pm

well, stuck at 12. taking a short break. Mother, where did you get the gingered pear recipe?

4:22 pm

Mmmm. I think it was in my American Family series. I'll look it up now. I only have 77 left, a good number.

4:22 pm

thanks.

4:22 pm

phone at the ready! LOL

4:22 pm

*hands out choclits for everyone*

4:22 pm

see you-all again soon! *poof*

4:23 pm

later, stiddy

4:24 pm

she said that there is regular condensed milk but it's not evaporated and if i use the sweetened stuff, to cut back on the regular sugar

4:24 pm

ooh choclits!

4:24 pm

bye stid *hugs

4:25 pm

So there you have it ardilla. ty.

4:26 pm

Now I need to go. Happy Babbling.

4:26 pm

bbs

4:28 pm

bye wht. i need to go too. bbl

4:33 pm

Hi. :D

4:35 pm

Whew! Mashed potatoes done and in the fridge, awaiting re-heat tomorrow. Rolls in the oven, man I love the smell of fresh dough baking. Next up? Green bean casserole. Then the turkey gets dumped in the bucket of well seasoned brine.

4:36 pm

Sounds like your thanksgiving is gonna be delicious :D

4:37 pm

I'm ready too. Been at it all day. Tomorrow should be not too crazy!

4:37 pm

It's times like these that I'm so glad I'm not held responsible for the thanksgiving meal, yet. xD

4:38 pm

This is my first. Bound and determined to enjoy and not be too freaked out!

4:38 pm

Haha, good luck. It always looks so hectic, to me. xD

4:38 pm

Ah, I can't remember what it's like to just "show up for dinner". But I do enjoy preparing the feast. And Friday? That is an entire day of relaxation as payback.

4:38 pm

The thing that worries me is not having something someone is expecting...other than that, it's all good!

4:39 pm

Haha, I'm never gonna end up being responsible for the thanksgiving meal. I can't cook, I'm disorganized, I'm forgetful. Last year I completely forgot that it was gonna be thanksgiving until the day before. xD

4:40 pm

Does that work? Geez...coulda faked that!!! ;)

4:40 pm

xD

4:40 pm

Oh, and be right back, eating. :D

4:41 pm

PUNK!

4:43 pm

Champ, I always take a small poll before Thanksgiving, asking what my guests consider "must haves" at the meal. If it's do-able, I include them all. Mostly, I just have family and our favorites are all the same. And very standard. Mashed potatoes, a sweet potato concoction, ho-made rolls, stuffing, gravy, green bean casserole and corn.

4:45 pm

I did ask, but didn't get much of a response. Am cooking for hubby's family. So, did the usual...mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, Turkey, asparagus, and lasagna. My mom always does a lasagna! And dressing, rolls, cranberries, salad...hope they'll be so full it'll be ok!

4:45 pm

and WINE!!! Get 'em drunk and hope for the best! :)

4:47 pm

Hahaha

4:50 pm

hi

4:50 pm

Hi. :)

4:51 pm

Hey, does anyone have a hint for the z word? :|

4:51 pm

magandang gab-i

4:51 pm

i don't have it yet...

4:51 pm

D:

4:51 pm

hi molls

how many letters does the z have?

4:52 pm

I dunno. D:

4:52 pm

its a 4 letter word kaz

4:52 pm

let me know should u wish a clue

4:53 pm

I would love a clue, please. D:

just found the z. not a common word, but popular in my family anyway

4:53 pm

rhymes with a word for vomit

there should be a tz word

amused that frazle is in the grid

4:53 pm

Got it, but what the heck does it mean?

4:54 pm

:oO Ot

4:54 pm

* it's the invisibible person!

What kind of a word is that?

4:54 pm

ummmm...change that a bit bdg and it is

Tzimis.

4:54 pm

also hi Kaplan, carlee, Gwen :o)

4:54 pm

Who's an invisibible person? And why "invisibible"

4:54 pm

D:

is that a smily or a snow person? lol

Invisibible?

za is a middle eartern word ( i think) for a coffee cup holder. also used in US for those plastic cup holders you hang inside car doors

4:56 pm

That is so bizarre. I've never heard it before. xD

middle eastern (OY)

great word for boggle, yes?

4:57 pm

Lol yeah.

4:57 pm

Oh look, there's Sneezy. How are you feeling Carlee?

focs

4:58 pm

carlee is croaky now...and sooo sleepy

I didn't mean that

4:58 pm

Kap, watch yer mouth. : D

4:58 pm

Didn't mean what? Huh?

Focs. I didn't mean focs.

4:59 pm

Carlee needs a hot steamy shower, warm jammies and a good sleep.

4:59 pm

Oh...

4:59 pm

carlee just had her 3rd nap of the day

4:59 pm

You're sick? :(

5:00 pm

Good. Your body needs rest. I had a horrible cold back in October. I slept almost as much as when I had mono. No choice. The body said NOW!

5:00 pm

fart

5:00 pm

Ahahahahahaha! Hi Lil!

5:00 pm

body said now for sleep here too...

5:00 pm

and i beg ur pardon lil

5:00 pm

oops

Can you please repress that fa4?

5:01 pm

lol monkey!!!!!!!111

5:01 pm

xD

5:01 pm

hehe

5:01 pm

hi peeps

Sometimes you just can't help it

i am corn holio !

5:01 pm

First Kap goes focs and then Lil goes fa4. Hilarious.

5:02 pm

littlebit what are you doing for T'giving

5:02 pm

Okay, I need to put down the beverage now, or I am going to be wearing it. Cornholio! Ahahahahaha!

Irrepressible.

5:03 pm

what the h - e - hockey stix is the Z word

5:03 pm

eating!

5:03 pm

are you cooking at home, littlebit? is phil homne?

5:03 pm

we're having a get together at church...then we will have ours on friday

5:03 pm

never mind, I got the Z

5:03 pm

no phil has duty

5:04 pm

are you cooking for you & your sons?

5:04 pm

yes i am!

5:04 pm

I'm really not doing well on this grid. :|

5:04 pm

lots of stuff!

5:04 pm

sounds good, littlebit.... i'm going to NC

5:05 pm

Where in NC Lil? My sister is in Black Mountain.

bye bye for now, buddies POINK

5:06 pm

Bye. :)

5:06 pm

I'm going to Avon... it's on the Outer Banks, the beach

5:06 pm

byeeeeeee Book Doctor Corn Holio

5:06 pm

nice! i have a sopapilla cheescake cooking right now!

5:06 pm

Oh, what a pretty place to celebrate Thanksgiving. Safe travels to you Lil.

5:06 pm

thanks Molly

5:07 pm

hey gimme some sopapilla!

5:07 pm

wave at me when you come through monkey!!

5:07 pm

it'll be at 6 or 7 tomorrow AM

My daughter is watching the season of Boardwalk Empire so I am listening to all the gross torture scenes from the next room and cringing

hi all

5:08 pm

i'll be awake..not moving too fast...but awake

5:08 pm

Well, I'm out. Good luck on the grid, everyone, and happy thanksgiving. :)

5:08 pm

Happy Turkey, cg..... Hi Owl

5:08 pm

you too cgw8

5:08 pm

hey owl

5:09 pm

Oh Kap! How festive! : D

5:09 pm

hi folks

5:09 pm

hi folks

(UGH)

5:09 pm

Hiya Peri.

hey monk hey peri

5:10 pm

hi pewi

5:10 pm

hey peri

5:10 pm

hi Owl

well after last two days before thanksgiving, i am thinking of skipping this holiday

5:11 pm

Why TO? What did I miss?

two years in a row car accident

5:11 pm

Oh crap, are you okay?

not sure

hope so

5:12 pm

What got hurt?

both hit and run. but i caught this one

my rear bumper, i was thiknign of getting it fixed anyway

OK, I have returned.

Hi TO, so sorry you have had an accident, but it sounds good that you caught your hitter and runner?

5:16 pm

Sorry to hear about it TO. Glad you are physically okay.

5:17 pm

Was your car parked when it was hit?

I am going to change my icon for T day but I will miss my sauna pants.

red what in the world?

5:19 pm

hello

My icon was of "Sauna Pants" but now it is changed for gratefulness.

was there a sauna pants day that i missed? :(

No indeed there was not. I just found the image and loved it sooo much.

i shoudl chang efor thanksgiving,brb

but you know there should be a sauna pant icon day....

hi sadie

Hi Sadie!

5:25 pm

LONG LIVE SAUNA PANTS!!!!

heck, sleet tomorrow

5:27 pm

Below Zero weather here tonight.

5:28 pm

I know that sauna pants are wore to a suana but what do they look like. I missed your icon, red

5:28 pm

Bundle up you two. I would be really sad if it was that cold and/or sleety/snowy here on Thanksgiving. It's bad enough that crap interferes with Christmas some years.

5:28 pm

sleet. yuck

you ae in colorado. wouldnt you expect that due to elevation?

5:29 pm

Molly - I used your apple pecan square recipe as a template and I revised it a little. Turned out great!

5:29 pm

TO - didn't say I was surprised lol.

5:30 pm

molly - ur recipe called for one egg but it was way too dry so I added another egg and it worked.

what is the rsult? bar cookie or cake?

5:31 pm

bar

5:31 pm

i just finished the cherry slice bars and it looks great

5:32 pm

next is pumpkin pie.. im taking a break for now

5:32 pm

i have si7, what is the other 7 ?

5:32 pm

pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie are si7

5:32 pm

I have at 7/36

5:33 pm

Ty for the si 7!

5:33 pm

OK tank u

5:33 pm

ty for the si7

5:33 pm

Just took pumpkin cheesecake out of the oven...looks delicious!!!!1

5:33 pm

As I recall, it's the almost stick of butter that gives that recipe it's moisture. Glad it turned out well Cos.

5:33 pm

i added more apples and walnuts and cinnamon than called for..

5:33 pm

look out for that at6 bomb! and then plural it

wow, so much cooking baking going on in the chog. I have to work, so no cooking going on here. I am bringing beans in a crock pot.

5:34 pm

I usually improvise when I bake. Good call Cos. Extra fruit, nuts and spice never hurts.

ty monkey

5:34 pm

pumpkin cheesecake, im comin to your house yum

5:34 pm

but i appreciate the help molly!

5:34 pm

too bad i cant give u a sample

so red after sccident my arm feels weird and my leg and also had pain on the sole of my foot

5:35 pm

It is a new recipe that is actually "healthified"! I usually wouldn't try it, but it got incredible reviews and I was intrigued....from the taste of the batter I think it will be fabulous! I will let you know tomorrow!

start taking motrin now to!!

5:36 pm

I have pumpkin cheesecake here too. There is nothing at all healthy about mine.

5:36 pm

TO...I am sorry about your accident, but I am thankful that you are OK>

bt wht those place? very weird

5:36 pm

car... im so on my way

5:36 pm

Mine is a layer of cheesecake on the bottom and a layer of pumpkin pie on the top.

ty, i am going to eat now and figure out my pie recipe

5:36 pm

Interesting twist on the crust...graham cracker crumbs and apple jelly!

5:36 pm

i like it like that, Molly

i have no idea TO, accidents are odd...

molly i saw something like that -sandra lee?

5:37 pm

Yummmers!

5:37 pm

I'm almost done. I need to finish up the green bean casserole and put the turkey in to brine. Then I get a nice hot bath.

do you put any aromatics into brine? we only used salt water

5:38 pm

I got my recipe from my aunt, years ago. It's very simple. It's like putting a half a cheesecake and a half a pumpkin pie together.

5:38 pm

Ryan is making the green bean casserole from scratch. Fresh green beans, homemade mushroom soup, fried onions

sounds ogood somehow i think i have to bake, but i can buy something cant I?

I think you can buy something TO, indeed, if you want to.

5:39 pm

TO...if I were closer I would give you my cheesecake to take...

the grid gets sort of difficult after half way now doesnt it?

ty - stor is much closer, but the guilt

5:41 pm

the last fa4/7 has been pretty much in every grid lately

5:41 pm

clue for R word from top right?

5:41 pm

Ryan has outdone me. I use fresh beans, but canned soup and canned onions. For the brine, it's salt, maple syrup, brown sugar, garlic, onion, bay leaves and a combination of herbs. Think parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

5:41 pm

TO - buy something store made. put it on your own platter dish and tell everyone you made it lol

5:41 pm

Out in the country is consider a RU*** area

5:42 pm

ouch! tank u, car.... fish me

5:42 pm

I'm with Cosdem. TO...make it easy on yourself. You have had a tough day!

5:42 pm

It's a safe bet when you first bring up the grid to type in fa 4, tits or shit.

pie is easy but someone requested my pound cake

5:43 pm

i made mine with half fresh and half canned beans and canned golden mushroom soup and took it to my work luncheon

5:43 pm

I bet it was delicious Ardilla. Are you feeling any better?

5:43 pm

still working on the sweet potato pies

5:43 pm

not really

5:44 pm

everyone liked it so i'm happy

5:44 pm

Every time someone says "sweet potato pie" James Taylor and Ray Charles start singing in my head.

5:45 pm

fo6?

omg i love them and have been promised some on Monday - leftovers

5:46 pm

fo 4/7 + ** gore

5:46 pm

I think it's a lobe in your skull Cos.

5:46 pm

brb lemme run to the ER and ask them :)

golden mushroom soup rocks. that is my recipe for pot roast

5:47 pm

not a lobe in your brain or head... it's a word that means pertaining to a spring or fountain

5:47 pm

razfart

5:47 pm

ha! razfart

5:47 pm

Har dee har. Times New Roman is a fo** + **l My Children is a soap.

5:49 pm

well, had to call mom again cuz i think my batter is too thick

i am the only one who likes it around here

5:49 pm

Clue for OL 5/12 please?

5:50 pm

My bad. I was thinking of a membrane in a babies skull that has two more letters in it.

5:50 pm

Or a baby's skull.

5:51 pm

MollyL , that word is fo4 + inel

5:51 pm

what are you making ard?

5:51 pm

kje, you are a medical doc, right?

5:51 pm

yes

5:52 pm

geriatrician

5:52 pm

i was forced to take a flu shot today at work even though i said i was allergic to eggs

5:52 pm

they said i need a paper from a doc, but they didn't give me any time to get said paper

5:52 pm

do you want me to shoot them for you?

did you get the preservative free one?

5:52 pm

hey car the ol 5/12 is the an acid

5:53 pm

yes i do, i'm pretty upset, thinking about quitting my job now

5:53 pm

oleic

5:53 pm

good grief....

5:53 pm

I am really surprised they would take the rsik, how can they force you?

5:53 pm

haha, yes car that's it

what did your comapny have to say about that? we have to sign saying we are NOT allergic or cannot get

5:53 pm

because they are the army

5:53 pm

epic Babble fail.

that is strange, Monkey, I did not think they could force it. usually they give us a form that says we are refusing it and we sign it.

5:53 pm

Hello Knitter! How are you dahling?

5:54 pm

why yes that would be it LOL

Ah, the army....not like a regular employer.

5:54 pm

i am doing fine ty

5:54 pm

we cannot sign the declination form without medical documentation that supports it

hi knot

I will say this years flu shot has been effective for me. last year I was so sick so many times, this year...only a few days once in a while.

5:54 pm

there are some recent studies showing (at least in kids) that the flu shot is safe in most with egg allergies

5:54 pm

when i could not produce the documentation, they called me a liar and siad it was grounds for dismissal

5:54 pm

stop talking

5:54 pm

depends on severity of the allergy

ours is voluntary but must fill out a form stating we are NOT allergic to eggs

5:55 pm

but either way, they cannot force you - that is called assault

wai tmonkey, you are a ktr- doesnt yor company coatar have any input?

5:55 pm

Fireworks!

5:55 pm

not a happy start to my T'giving weekend... and my arm is killing me and my stomach feels nausaue

cotar

5:55 pm

hello eathlings

5:55 pm

I would go to your HR and file a formal complaint - at minimum they need a clearer policy

5:55 pm

what is a cotar

yay car!

congratulations to Care!!!!!

5:56 pm

my contract company was no help, they jsut said i had to do it if my NCO said so

contract technical rep but sorry that would be the army liasion with your company

5:56 pm

yippeee for you car

5:56 pm

Ty, ty, ty!

5:56 pm

monkey - go take some tylenol and benadryl - you will still be mad but should help the pain and nausea

5:56 pm

yes i have one of those TO, but she just sides with the army

of course. it's not as if you could sue them or anything. damned smug bastards

5:56 pm

i think i am going to quit

5:57 pm

ah, you are a civilian employee of the army?

NO dontlet them force you out, jobs are hard to come by

5:57 pm

OK...I am off to play DVD bingo with the kids. Wishing you all a VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

5:57 pm

i cannot take benadryl

5:57 pm

u too

ty car, same to you

5:57 pm

any antihistamine?

quitting now after getting the vax....

5:58 pm

if it has "speed" in it to avoid drowsiness, i cannot take

a nurse at children's hospital here was fired for refusing h1n1 and it was upheld

5:58 pm

it is an antihistamine - no speed

5:58 pm

yes red, what is your point? i'm upset at the way they treated me. I got a formal written warning and got yelled at by two different unfiorms

I was not vaccinated last year, no problem.

monkey say and make their life miserable and be prepared for next year

sTay

Well, I guess it might have been better to wuit before getting the injection that you did not want.

5:59 pm

I agree that you cannot just refuse in healthcare - but allergies are a different matter - the shot is not to protect you in that setting, it is to protect spread to vulnerable patients

but I did get really really sick.

i skipeed it since my arm already felt as if i had one - possible pinched nerve i am afraid

6:01 pm

sounds like someone not understanding policies or making a power ploy - I would still file a formal complaint, if not with your company, the military has chains to go through

6:01 pm

call OSHA - LOL

6:01 pm

Good evening!

6:01 pm

i'm going to contact the ACLU

hi brookie

hello Brookie.

6:02 pm

Hi TO!

6:02 pm

Hi red!

6:02 pm

i'm going to lie down, have a happy T'giving everyone

6:03 pm

Happy Thanksgiving, lil!

6:03 pm

feel better monkey

6:03 pm

Hello Brookie

I hope you feel better Monkey. and I do hope you have a good TUrkey day...

6:03 pm

you too monkey! hope you feel better soon!

6:03 pm

hi brook

6:03 pm

Hi sadie!

monkey i hope you wake up tomorrow and are well

6:03 pm

Hi kje!

ok time to make the pie bbl

6:04 pm

Have fun, TO!

6:04 pm

hello babblers

6:05 pm

Hello welki!

b4 i go what is the other 7 - have at7

6:06 pm

someone said earlier it ws si7

ty, lil!

6:07 pm

all done baking. phew.

found it!

6:07 pm

welcome!!

6:07 pm

Hi cos!

6:08 pm

happy early thanksgiving to all

6:08 pm

fr6?

6:09 pm

hey cos .. busy baking today! how'd everything come out?

6:09 pm

Sorry, cos, just started the grid.

6:09 pm

sounds like what you might be if you were all kerfuffled

6:10 pm

... or the muppet spin-off

perfect, welk, ty!

6:11 pm

ty welk

6:11 pm

my pleasure :)

middle i is drving me mad

and oh hell i did not buy enough cream for pie :( :( :(

6:12 pm

think reptiles .. without beginning or end

kje, holy cow I just played "Cobwebby" in lexulous and scored 220 points on one word....

6:13 pm

woowoo red! excellent play!

wow!

I am stunned, kje will tell you all that I am not exactly the most formibiable player.

It is against DCseain.... I feel a bit silly now, its like 230 to 40....

I was able to hit two triple word scores.

wow

6:15 pm

I've never played lexulous but have heard lots about it. Is it more fun than babble?

i did have two blank tiles, making things easy.

its scrabble brookie.

6:15 pm

Gotcha. Scrabble is fun.

6:16 pm

yayay red!!!

6:16 pm

good word - funny

6:16 pm

you are a fine player.... I am just awesome - LOL

6:16 pm

ok back to the grid

6:16 pm

no, kidding

6:16 pm

i used to play scrabble on line at case's ladder

6:17 pm

muppet spin off? theres no G in the grid

6:18 pm

OH ok it sounds like that

6:18 pm

got it ty

6:18 pm

great...just got called into work :(

6:18 pm

:)

6:18 pm

upper r?

6:18 pm

oooo - that sucks ard - but make it a party!

6:18 pm

Think the opposite of urban

6:18 pm

not urban

6:18 pm

kje -- not urban

6:19 pm

^5 brookie

6:19 pm

it's 1am here :(

6:19 pm

*slaps forehead*

6:19 pm

thanks

6:19 pm

(Great minds think alike)

6:19 pm

yvw

6:21 pm

Ooo, a 17 pound bird in a bucket o'brine is a heavy lift into the fridge. I miss my strong husband. However, I am done for the night, and have earned myself a shot of Jameson's. Woot!

6:22 pm

Yeah, Molly!

6:24 pm

Any clues for the Z word please?

6:24 pm

z + dog noise

6:24 pm

z + what a dog says

6:25 pm

Y'all sing along with Ray and James. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpD2L5J 4CW4&NR=1

6:25 pm

cheers

kje is awesome!

Well that sounds like my coffee cups

mmmm coffee...

My mug is sans handle it broke

41 left here, i think the list is in order.

I haven't even loooked right

6:29 pm

la 5/14?

6:30 pm

la + pirate's grog

hello BR.

6:31 pm

ah ty!

mmmm alcohol

6:33 pm

Hello everyone. Babblerabble I have missed you!!!

6:33 pm

hello all

BabRab Were have you been hiding

Hi Redshoes

6:37 pm

I tried to be nice to Babrab herein and he left again. I won't do that anymore

No no Bugs BabRab is there some here

6:37 pm

perhaps I have bad breath..... :(

Well it wouldn 't be you I haven't had a shower yet :D

Babrab is here and there. I hope he knows we enjoy seeing him.

ok, must concentrate on the game heat vs magic....

oh no vince carter is out and, oh no oh no

slinks out to watch hoops.

You really should see my Pandora. Flat out sleeping

6:46 pm

si6?

Right I am going have to go get dressed ans go out and stuff

6:48 pm

comparison cos

6:48 pm

thanks

6:49 pm

hello everyone -- just starting and it looks tough

6:50 pm

it does. until you list

6:50 pm

no list and I'm doing fine

6:50 pm

down to 15 listless nan - it is challeging but not impossible

6:50 pm

a lot of twists

6:50 pm

hey cybernan. me too

6:50 pm

what are the 7's?

6:50 pm

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans on board

6:50 pm

si and at

6:50 pm

ty

6:54 pm

fireworks

6:54 pm

yay cos

6:54 pm

Hello all...WooT WooT Cos!!

6:56 pm

yay cos

6:57 pm

si 7

6:58 pm

first 65 wasn't bad, but think I need to list now

6:59 pm

Well, supper ready...had 20, bbl for the other 91

7:00 pm

evening!

7:00 pm

fw

7:00 pm

hi weedio

7:00 pm

i need one more for the "N", i have no 4/5, no4/5, and no4/4

7:00 pm

weedyo

7:00 pm

weedlio

7:00 pm

was wondering how one would pronounce that

7:01 pm

trying for something like daddy-o?

7:01 pm

is Molly here?

7:01 pm

Crazy People with dudley moore is on cable now. we were talking about it a few days ago

7:01 pm

trying for something annoying

7:02 pm

hee hee, i'm pretty mellow tonight, you're not going to annoy me

7:02 pm

have you been doing weed again?

7:02 pm

JenMo you need a no5,10

7:02 pm

actually....you NEVER annoy me, despite your trying!

7:02 pm

hey all

7:02 pm

hi stid!

7:02 pm

Congrats cos!!!!!

7:02 pm

hi stidder!

7:03 pm

and they call me mellow yellooooooooooow

7:03 pm

bugsaw, you have a hint for the no5, 10?

7:03 pm

a-yup

7:03 pm

YAY cos!

7:04 pm

down to 12 earlier, do I see a mention that BR was here? *looks around wisfully*

7:04 pm

or wistfully

7:04 pm

he was, but left quickly

7:04 pm

just add another letter to the last no 4,5

7:04 pm

oh, bummer. I keep hoping to see him.

7:04 pm

glad to see him pop in, I was worried about his eyes

7:05 pm

thanks bugsaw!

7:05 pm

what was wrong with his eyes?

7:05 pm

hi stid. BR popped up to offer a clue and vanished again when I greeted him by name. I am feeling responsible. I am not sure what for; I am just feeling like I intimidated him

7:05 pm

does he have bad eyes?

7:06 pm

yes, he is losing his vision... thought when we didn't see him for a bit that it got too bad, but he clued well so clearly was seeing well enough to do that which is good

7:06 pm

no, BR has been lurking more than chatting for several months. I miss him.

7:06 pm

oh no, that's terrible

7:07 pm

there are several who used to play regularly who no longer chat. *sad mama look* health problems and such.

7:07 pm

how many f6?

7:07 pm

Hello, hello, hello! What a wonderful word Hello!

7:07 pm

ol 5/12 please?

7:08 pm

evening all

7:08 pm

hello molly!

7:08 pm

ol5 acid - a chemical

7:08 pm

hey pini

7:08 pm

fo6 and fr6

7:08 pm

spanish cheer + frocen water

7:08 pm

does he know how to enlarge the screen, and stuff like that? i'm thinking of my mom's partner who is blind, and she has a catalog from a place called lighthouse i believe it is, where you can get things to help with low vision

7:08 pm

it makes me sad too stid. I feel like a friend is gone

7:08 pm

ty

7:08 pm

I just spent the day with Camo Boy! :)

7:08 pm

ty -- monkeyed it

7:08 pm

lighthouse for the blind

7:08 pm

okay, time for me to go be in the kitchen some more. So much to do.

7:08 pm

interesting word

7:08 pm

gosh, I'm sorry to hear about my buddy, BR!!! :(

7:08 pm

what fun, pini! I'll wait to hear how that went before I leave...

7:08 pm

i lurk more than chat these days

7:08 pm

i suspect br knows how to work a computer fine... just may be tiring

7:09 pm

Stid, I want to go over the river and through the woods to Grand Mere's house. Sounds like she puts on a fine Thanksgiving feast.

7:09 pm

t6?

7:09 pm

no t6

7:09 pm

I think she does, Molly. We don't "do" thanksgiving ourselves.

7:09 pm

there is no t6

7:09 pm

ty

7:09 pm

why featherbee? You were so nice to me when I first began.

7:10 pm

HI PIni. May I ask who CamoBoy is?

7:10 pm

lol, cause i suddenly turned into the wicked witch of the west? nahhh, more laziness really. i don't have time for the big grids now that school is in session again, so only come on for small easy ones like tonight. but i still peek in at least once a night.

7:10 pm

ok, I am off - take your trun weed

7:11 pm

k, soon kje

7:11 pm

Camo Boy is my grandson! :) He's 15 months old now and walking up a storm!

7:11 pm

no feather -- _i_ am the wicked witch of the west. you are the wicked witch of the east. *mental note to teach compass directions to the kindergartners*

7:11 pm

(or their teacher)

7:12 pm

lol stid

7:12 pm

fireflies

7:12 pm

so does that mean i should be watching out for falling houses soon?

7:12 pm

rofl

7:12 pm

YAY wildcat!

7:12 pm

perhaps I am the wicked witch of the north. that is the second time I greeted BR and he left.

7:12 pm

yay wild!

7:12 pm

did Koda play nicely with camo boy?

7:12 pm

no just munchkins

7:12 pm

YAY wildcat

7:13 pm

I think that makes me the good witch of the south

7:13 pm

tyvm and the best part was that I had ALL day to enjoy it

7:13 pm

he sure did ;) Camo Boy thru the ball several times for Koda...and he complied by bringing it back to him :)

7:13 pm

* proud Nonna *

7:13 pm

I think maybe BR is just being shy -- OR could be there is weather in his part of the world. *concerned witch look* maybe a house fell on him???

7:13 pm

I'm grabbing Wicked Witch of The South before someone else takes it. SURRENDER DOROTHY!!!

7:13 pm

excellent! Koda is training him well then!

7:13 pm

*grins at molly*

7:13 pm

I thot Glinda the Good was from the east too kje so you all are safe and practically perfect in every way, like Mary Poppins

7:13 pm

hold everything there, kje, "good" witch? nahhhhhhh!

7:14 pm

If all the other directions are taken, I'll snag Glinda...Good Witch of the North! :)

7:14 pm

owch

7:14 pm

*Not so stern Mama look back at Stid*

7:14 pm

*!* ta da *!*

7:14 pm

* note: practice high-pitched voice *

7:14 pm

yay nan!

7:14 pm

wtg nan :)

7:14 pm

no... good witches were north and south, wicked were east and west

7:14 pm

yay cyber!

7:14 pm

YAY nan!

7:14 pm

sorry -- have to run -- time to get supper in the oven.

7:14 pm

*~*~*~*~*~NAN!!!~*~*~*~*~*

7:15 pm

weed... Iam practically perfect in every way

7:15 pm

back to baking ... nite nite everybody

7:15 pm

hagd nan

7:15 pm

bye Nan

7:15 pm

and happy thanksgiving to all

7:15 pm

ah, me too. dinner should be worked on more. back as soon as I can. *temporary poof*

7:15 pm

ty everyone :)

7:15 pm

hmpf. fine then. you may be the "good" witch of the north, but you're still a brat!

7:15 pm

Okay, Wicked Witch of the Northwest then. *Lets out loud Witch cackle*

7:15 pm

COUGH COUGH COUGH SPUTTER SPUTTER

7:15 pm

* gasp * MOI??? * giggle *

7:16 pm

wow, stid is right, you need a geography course.... SOUTH, sweety, SOUTH

7:16 pm

yeah yeah yeah! whatev!

7:16 pm

cute turkey pini

7:16 pm

thx weed! :)

7:17 pm

i still like pam's. holding a sign that says "you only like us for our breasts" or something like that

7:17 pm

Hoping to get a little turkey tomorrow...(not cooking myself)

7:17 pm

ROFL!!! good one!

7:23 pm

* gads, did I kill the chog? *

7:24 pm

lol, i was just thinking "ha ha, pini killed the chog!" but didn't want to type it and jump start the chog again! LOL!!!

7:24 pm

gee, thx, weed!! LOL

7:24 pm

*snicker snicker*

7:24 pm

I was beginning to wonder if I stunned everyone into silence by saying I wasn't cooking...

7:25 pm

nahh, they probably just didn't know what to say after i made the boobies comment

7:25 pm

I'm here Pini and I have cooked and baked enough for the two of us.

7:25 pm

Molly you still here?

7:25 pm

Hello Cos, hello. How are you doing, hello.

7:25 pm

* giggle * Well, you can tell it didn't affect me! LOL

7:25 pm

hi cos...

7:26 pm

speaking of baking, gotta go work on my peanut butter pies. bbs!

7:26 pm

hi pini.. HT!

7:26 pm

Really, Molly? What time are you serving?

7:26 pm

Oh, and WHERE are you?

7:26 pm

have fun, weed!

7:26 pm

same to you, cos ;)

7:26 pm

lol molly.. its on the reelz network its hilarious

7:28 pm

Metamucil: It helps you go to the toilet. If you don't use it, you'll get cancer and die.

7:28 pm

LOL i was justt yping that

7:28 pm

this movie wont scare you. it wll F**k you up for life

7:29 pm

must be a very strong movie!

7:32 pm

Wow...I think I'm going to take a break...I seem to keep killing the chog...so, will be back later...toodles

7:37 pm

Hello. Buy a porsche.

7:40 pm

hello folks

7:40 pm

Yes, but I don't have the problems normally associated with prettiness... because, when I was a child, I looked like Ed McMahon.

7:41 pm

Hello. Do you mind? Hello. We're working. Hello.

7:41 pm

Darryl Hannah was exceptional in that movie. And I don't normally care for her.

7:42 pm

Agreed.

7:43 pm

david whatshisname is a very underrated actor.

7:45 pm

Paymer, David Paymer. I love him. AT&T - were tired of taking your crap!

7:45 pm

Yes I want a hand ***. Buy a Jaguar.

7:48 pm

Hi Xcelle!

7:48 pm

I am not enjoying this grid...must be too tired...

7:50 pm

Hi Jilly. Me + tired = Not enjoying much of anything.

7:51 pm

Kinda have a headache as well....life is starting to drag me down..

7:52 pm

Sending good karma and warm thoughts to Jilly

7:52 pm

thanks (((hugs))

7:54 pm

This time of year, with the dark and the cold and the holiday hoo-hah can drag you down.

7:54 pm

HEY ALL

7:54 pm

(((JILLY)))

7:54 pm

chicken pot pie in the oven, ginger simmering on stove for dessert

7:55 pm

I need another C word. I have 2 co 4 and 1 co 5 what do I need?

7:55 pm

Stid returns. Dinner and dessert sound great.

7:55 pm

another co4

7:55 pm

we'll set an extra place for you molly!

7:55 pm

thanks dfm

7:55 pm

Thanks stiddy!

7:56 pm

I'm guessing it's the co4/8 you need. That one is tricksy.

7:56 pm

got it! thanks molly

7:56 pm

it's like a to 4 that shows up occasionally

7:57 pm

No problem. I had to earn my place at the table for the chicken pot pie.

7:57 pm

I think I may have to look up the list today.

7:58 pm

brb

if i type matzo one more time...

7:59 pm

or femur

7:59 pm

back, pies made!

7:59 pm

come do mine!!

8:00 pm

TO, it was maize for me. Maize, all day long.

8:00 pm

go TO to!

8:00 pm

these were so easy it was laughable! melt 16 peanut butter cups in the microwave. stir in 8 oz cool whip. top with 8 oz cool whip.

8:01 pm

so many phantoms for me today too

8:01 pm

*Making coffee to have with Feather's pies*

8:02 pm

Feather, crust for those pies? If so, what kind?

8:02 pm

oh yeah, graham cracker crust!

8:02 pm

Off to add that to my recipe file. My kids LOVE Reese's. My son and girlie-in-law named their cat Reese.

8:03 pm

hi everyone! just saw a picture of a chocolate pecan pie...good thing i don't have all the ingredients!

8:03 pm

this pie is SO incredibly yummy too. sinfully yummy, you'd think i slaved over it.

8:03 pm

guys, I couldn't find a word tonight if my life depended on it!!

8:04 pm

those are the best kind, weed

8:04 pm

Jilly, make yourself a cuppa something hot and thaw your brain. they'll come to you.

8:04 pm

my classroom aide gave me the recipe. i'd been having it for years when she'd bring it to events for school, and always loved it.

8:04 pm

mmmm. maybe tom and the boys will do the choc pecan pie again tomorrow...

8:04 pm

I will be making a french silk pie....we potluck with a friend of mine, so no one person has to shoulder it all...will do turkey and rosemary yams tomorrow!

8:05 pm

thanks dawg...temps sure dropped as soon as sun went down..

8:05 pm

Feather, full sized Reese's cups, or the minis?

8:06 pm

should i know the z word?

8:06 pm

full sized

8:06 pm

nope. za 4/12

8:06 pm

didn't know there were minis.

8:06 pm

Thank you ma'am.

soi am tired its late and my sil wants a pound cake. do i make it?

8:06 pm

well that's a stupid word

8:07 pm

ty, btw

8:07 pm

Not unless your heart is in in TO.

8:07 pm

yw feather

8:07 pm

down to 2 now

az clue pls?

8:08 pm

*Preparing Pom Poms for Stid*

8:08 pm

firewords

8:08 pm

there have been SO MANY shootings and killings the last few days *sad mama look* I think the bad weather is making people cranky

8:08 pm

yay stid!

8:09 pm

whooo hooooo stiddy!!

8:09 pm

Ooo, ooo, I have a great clue for the az. What you call someone (nasty word) in a drunk voice.

8:09 pm

az + spanish cheer?

8:09 pm

back in a moment

8:09 pm

az5/20 nitrogen heterocyclic 5-ring

8:09 pm

if you're tired TO, i wouldn't bother.

8:09 pm

~*~*~*~*~*~ YAY STID!!!~*~*~*~*~*~*

8:09 pm

congrats stid! :o)

8:09 pm

ty df

ty stid.

crap i am breain dead - yay stid!

8:10 pm

Stid, I try to steer clear of the news. It can be a real downer most days. I'm better off trying to channel positive energy into the world.

not to mention the war

8:16 pm

Ya TO...I'm in the same boat...I should not have started the grid... *sigh*

8:18 pm

do you have to work tomorrow, Jilly?

night all, happy thanksiving to those celebrating

8:24 pm

os5-14 please....thanks

8:25 pm

os5/14 of element #76 with valence 4

8:27 pm

I had a tooth extracted today and I'm in a lot of pain right now.....need os5-14 and el4-5 to finish.....thanks

8:28 pm

el + greeting, peach

8:28 pm

oh peach... (((hugs)))

8:28 pm

Sorry dawg, missed your post...nope, no scheduled work until Monday...unless an emergency comes in...

8:28 pm

*offers oragel*

8:28 pm

Thanks so much, LeslieAnn.

8:29 pm

well, taking a break...bbs...

8:29 pm

and the planets and starts are cos*** entities...

8:29 pm

hey LA!

8:29 pm

*stars

8:29 pm

hello there stiddy

8:29 pm

I will hang out for about three minutes, then watching TV with the fellows

8:29 pm

Thanks, stidmama.

8:31 pm

Thanks again, LeslieAnn. That was the last one. Don't think I'll stay up for the new grid. So I'll wish all HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!.

8:32 pm

you're welcome. happy thanksgiving, peach!

8:32 pm

YAY peach! feel better soon.

8:32 pm

enter in simile you get 21 points for the word

8:33 pm

I will head out then. See you-all again soon. *poof*

8:33 pm

evening all!

8:33 pm

need a fr6 clue, if you please

8:33 pm

whooo hoooo PEACH, sorry about the sore mouth

8:34 pm

hi Dan fr + coffee comes from br****

8:35 pm

night, stiddy

8:36 pm

thanks lbd and all cluers - firewords. I never would have found that last one

8:36 pm

helo

8:36 pm

whoooo hooooo DAN!!

8:37 pm

hi Johannah

8:37 pm

words for puzzle:

8:38 pm

smile, hilt,fart, trail, rams, mart, mile, male, turf

8:38 pm

johannah, it's considered bad form to type clues into the chat log

8:38 pm

most people want to find the words themselves

8:38 pm

sorry just trying to be helpful

8:39 pm

understandable. we try to give clues instead of entering the whole word

8:40 pm

ok

8:42 pm

back again for a few...

8:42 pm

hi all ;)

8:42 pm

hey pini

8:42 pm

hi LA ;)

8:44 pm

everyone having a good evening?

8:44 pm

(afternoon or morning)

8:45 pm

anyone need clues?

8:45 pm

hi pini and la

8:45 pm

hi lbd ;)

8:45 pm

Hello all.

8:45 pm

hi jac

8:45 pm

hi jac

8:46 pm

Pini, I've just been having a giggle, reading the things in your bio.

8:46 pm

they're fun, eh? * wink *

8:46 pm

did ya wince? LOL

8:46 pm

Happy Thanksgiving to you lot over The Pond, btw.

8:46 pm

Pini - re the wax one? Yes!

8:47 pm

too funny...I think everyone has!

8:47 pm

Hi lbd. How are you?

8:50 pm

back to try to finish

8:50 pm

Hi feather.

8:50 pm

i'm doing well, Jac. and you?

8:50 pm

wb weed ;)

8:50 pm

trying to get NBT

8:51 pm

whatcha need?

8:51 pm

4 of em. top right R/

8:51 pm

?

8:51 pm

ru5 (not in the city)

8:52 pm

I didn't have the best of days, lbd - cat had thrown up when I got up and I almost trod in it, treemen were cutting down my favourite weeping willow in a neighbour's garden and I had a letter from the bank to say I was overdrawn. Other than that, I'm fine! LOL

8:52 pm

ahhhhh! and just got the iz on my own. two left.

8:52 pm

lower row O or E?

8:52 pm

os5

8:52 pm

el4

8:53 pm

got the E

8:53 pm

os5 - I think there was once a band called os5 tentacles.

8:53 pm

os + ***rophone

8:53 pm

ty, was having a hard time with that one!

8:53 pm

have nbt!

8:54 pm

Well done, feather.

8:54 pm

yeah! well done, weed ;)

8:56 pm

ok, 40 left, getting list

8:56 pm

you can do it!

8:57 pm

feather - just yell if you need any clues.

8:58 pm

k

9:01 pm

how about the fr6?

9:02 pm

fr6 = rhymes with South American country

9:02 pm

thanks!

9:02 pm

yvw ;)

9:02 pm

fr6/42 is like a South American country or a type of nut but with a different first letter.

9:03 pm

GMTA Jac ;)

9:04 pm

down to 22

9:04 pm

Yes, Pini. That word comes originally from the Latin 'fax', which means 'torch'. I'm so glad I did Latin at school. The classics (Latin and Greek) have been mostly dropped now in UK schools. There's a campaign to bring them back.

9:05 pm

I don't think Latin is taught here anymore...if it is, it's rare!

9:06 pm

I was watching a discussion about it on TV the night before last. The one who didn't want classics brought back was saying that Bengali and Mandarin would be more useful in schools these days. I disagree!

9:06 pm

my gdau is learning Mandarin and Spanish...

9:06 pm

si7 please?

9:07 pm

Even a basic knowledge of Latin and Greek helps you to understand word roots from many languages.

9:07 pm

si7 = like another

9:07 pm

si7...alike

9:07 pm

feather - si7 - is 'like' something else.

9:07 pm

good point, jac...since many have roots in those languages

9:07 pm

hi mbg

9:07 pm

ty

9:07 pm

* mgb

9:08 pm

hi

9:08 pm

hey, and so is the si6, sort of!

9:08 pm

new around these parts?

9:08 pm

you got it, weed ;)

9:08 pm

yes...just started the other day.

9:09 pm

well, welcome aboard!

9:09 pm

click on my blue B icon for a beginner's guide, if you haven't already figured out the basics

9:09 pm

Welcome mgb. Be warned - this game is very addictive.

9:09 pm

* resistance is futile! *

9:09 pm

thanks. i have found that to be true already.

9:10 pm

and fireworks

9:10 pm

wtg weed!! :)

9:10 pm

Oh dear, mgb! Hooked already? *evil cackle*

9:10 pm

whooo hoooooo weed!!

9:10 pm

Well done, Feather!*~*~*~*~*

9:10 pm

welcome mgb!

9:10 pm

I am afraid so. Weird words though?

9:11 pm

playing babble definitely increases one's vocabulary!

9:11 pm

mgb - you get used to them. So much so that you miss normal words in the end, 'cos you find the weird ones more easily.

9:11 pm

IF you know what the mean or take the time to look them up

9:12 pm

Well, looking them up helps use them in conversation...which I don't do much, but there do tend to be a lot of repeats!

9:12 pm

Pini - I thought Readers' Digest was the place to 'increae your vocab.' LOL

9:13 pm

*increaSe

9:13 pm

I love RD!!!!

9:13 pm

I do wish this chog would include an edit button! I don't think we're getting on in the new version either, are we?

9:14 pm

*onE* SIGH! See what I mean? LOL

9:14 pm

The new version is getting a lot of really cool (and helpful) bells and whistles...not sure when Dr. G will unveil it tho

9:14 pm

maybe it'll be our Xmas pressie!

9:15 pm

Pini - I was in his latest pic of it on FB twice! *Jumps and twirls like an over-excited prom queen.*

9:15 pm

I think Dr_G will roll it out for 2011.

9:15 pm

* sigh * I noted many...missed me! :)

9:16 pm

LOL, Pini. Maybe next time?

9:16 pm

* perk * maybe!

9:16 pm

ack - I think dinner's burning...brb

9:17 pm

*Collapses back into chair after prom queen activity.* I'm not made for all that twirling and bouncing. LOL

9:17 pm

OOPS!

9:17 pm

* sigh of relief * nope...it's ok!

9:18 pm

how's the chair???

9:18 pm

What is it, Pini?

9:18 pm

Chair's fine, you cheeky madam. I'm not that fat! LOL

9:18 pm

Chicken Alfredo...

9:18 pm

...just the noodles and sauce are finishing...took the chicken out...will mix together when all are ready to go...and then down the hatch with all of it!

9:19 pm

I was wondering how you left a chicken and pasta dish to do on its own...

9:20 pm

well...unfortunately, it's not from scratch...noodles/sauce are frozen together and I cooked some frozen chicken to add to it...

9:21 pm

I don't cook from 'scratch' much anymore now that the kids are gone and I'm here one my own...

9:21 pm

Oh!:-((( I thought I'd found another 'proper cook'. LOL

9:21 pm

...it tends to be too much trouble cooking for just one.

9:21 pm

Not a chance here, jac!

9:21 pm

howdy all:) back from the bi-monthly grocery shopping...ouch! :((

9:22 pm

hi crossy

9:22 pm

Pini - then don't cook for one. Cook for 2, 4 or 6 and freeze the leftovers.

9:22 pm

Hiya Crossy. Why the ouch?

9:22 pm

even that's a lot!

9:22 pm

I do do that for spaghetti tho

9:23 pm

Pini - half an hour or 20 mins spent cooking meals that will freeze will save you lots of time and effort in the end.

9:23 pm

expensive,but i have the makings for a nice chicken cordon bleu, a veal parm dinner and a roast of beef that will do a few meals including a nice home made beef and barley soup;)

9:23 pm

Oh, I don't cook everything frozen...I do actually some things...just not a lot all the time...

9:24 pm

nice, crossy!

9:24 pm

Crossy - did all the old ladies looking for a bargain jab you with their walking sticks and zimmer frames? Or did they stamp on your toes with their heavy old lady shoes?

9:25 pm

lol,it is ten pm here jackula,all the old laides have done their shopping ,washed their doilies and have been in bed for hours;)

9:25 pm

See, Pini - Crosst knows how to shop cheaply and to cook.

9:26 pm

crossy, you cook for one???

9:26 pm

So, Crossy, the students came out of their i-pod induced comas and whacked you with their cell phones?

9:26 pm

all the men in my family take cooking classes early on in life..i cook for 3

9:27 pm

care to add one more? * puppy eyes *

9:27 pm

Crossy cooks for two, methinks. But I was talking about getting meat and vegs at a good price and knowing how best to cook them, and make meals that freeze well.

9:28 pm

I'll to do more research, jac...

9:28 pm

you have to shop smart and get more than a single night out of what you cook,or go broke buying food

9:28 pm

Pini - anything you want to know, just ask.

9:28 pm

crossy - that's true!

9:29 pm

One big chicken, or two small ones, if that comes cheaper, is a good start.

9:29 pm

Perhaps we need to have a Babble Recipe Exchange blog somewhere...

9:29 pm

or when beef is on sale,we can get a roast in around the 8 dollar range and get 3 meals for 3 out of it

9:30 pm

Don't buy pre-cooked, pre-prepared or pre-chopped stuff. And NEVER buy convenience meals - which are full of salt, sugar, preservatives.

9:31 pm

I don't like fast food...it makes me nauseous...and never tastes very good at all...

9:31 pm

Crossy is right - a big piece of beef brisket, cooked slowly can do 3 meals for a family of 4.

9:31 pm

...besides...I know I can make a healthier meal or two for the cost of one fastfood meal

9:32 pm

Pini - MrP did start one of those, but it didn't go anywhere. However, if you look on BabAnon - there are lots of recipes.

9:32 pm

i do a full dinner with taters and veggies and yorkie pudding on night 1,then hot roast beef sandwiches with gravy on night 2 and make a soup or stew on night 3

9:32 pm

I make my pulled pork in the crock pot...

9:32 pm

I'll check 'em out, jac

9:32 pm

hi Everybody.

9:32 pm

howdy nef

9:32 pm

hi nef

9:33 pm

very resourceful, crossy ;)

9:33 pm

Hey crossy, I'm finally folding! :-)

9:33 pm

What the hell is 'pulled pork'? Clueless Brit asking here.

9:33 pm

Hi Nef.

9:33 pm

yaa for nef!!!!!

9:33 pm

welcome to the front line of research for hunting for a cure for cancer!!!

9:34 pm

pulled pork is a boneless spareribs cooked for a few hours in the crock pot; when finished, "pulled" apart using 2 forks and then covered in BBQ sauce...great for sandwiches!!!

9:34 pm

(especially if you add a little coleslaw, too)

9:35 pm

Interesting! If there's no bone they're not spare RIBS. LOL

9:35 pm

It took a while; but now there's a Mac on board too. (I had the worst time finding the download; 1st 2-3 times I tried, nothing happened when I hit the download button

9:35 pm

Rib meat them.

9:35 pm

* giggle *

9:35 pm

*theN

9:35 pm

Pork shoulder is good for pulled pork too

9:35 pm

hi tabby

9:36 pm

Hi tabby. Now I DO understand the term pork shoulder. LOL

9:36 pm

Hi

9:36 pm

i also have pork schnitzel for 3 on one night:)

9:36 pm

tabbycat? I know a nurse on a private nursing bard with that name.

9:36 pm

I'm going to make a pot of Pumpkin Soup on Friday ... it will last the weekend and 1-2 next week for lunches at work ;)

9:37 pm

I work in the medical field..in coding though

9:37 pm

a nurse named tabbycat?

9:37 pm

that was supposed to be BOARD; not bard

9:38 pm

Nef - I kinda guessed that.

9:38 pm

Pini - I wish I liked pumpkin, since it's so cheap, but I don't. Can't stand yams (sweet potatoes) either.

9:39 pm

Crossy - obviously it's not Taby's real name! LOL

9:39 pm

that was her online name.

9:39 pm

You'd be surpised with this soup, jac...can't really tell it's actually pumpkin...it's served over rice, too ;)

9:40 pm

it's very creamy and rich and is Mmmmmm...good

9:40 pm

Tabby might like to know why you're named after a gun sight, Crossy. And don't mention shooting bunny wabbits!

9:41 pm

heading for the pillows, happy thanksgiving everyone.

9:41 pm

Pini - put your recipe in my thread on BabAnon.

9:41 pm

night lbd...you, too!!!

9:41 pm

'Nigh lbd. Sleep well!

9:41 pm

okey dokey

9:42 pm

Thanks, Pini. Will check it out later.

9:42 pm

if you try it, let me know what you think...

9:42 pm

Will do.

9:43 pm

Doubt I'll see a pumpkin here in UK until next October, though.

9:43 pm

it actually used pumpkin puree (and that can be purchased in a can like for pumpkin pies)

9:44 pm

(found in the baking aisle)

9:44 pm

It can in USAm Pini, but probably not in UK.

9:45 pm

oh, gotcha

9:46 pm

I'm trying to think what aisle the (men) that mostly control where food goes in UK supermarkets would put pumpkin puree. Not in the baking aisle, I would guess. More likely in the tiny bit at the back that only TESCO does for 'foreign goods'.

9:46 pm

I do wish UK supermarkets would use women to do the logic of what goes where in the aisles.

9:46 pm

interesting...I would have thought they'd put it with the other pie fillings...

9:47 pm

but that makes too much sense, jac, putting things in the store logicallyh

9:47 pm

Pumpkin isn't a pie filling here in UK. It's something you carve a face in for Halloween.

9:47 pm

-h

9:48 pm

you mean pumpkin pies aren't as common as apple, cherry, peach, etc???

9:48 pm

wow...will wonders never cease

9:49 pm

Supermarkets making sense of any kind, would be a first. Once, we had the Co-Op ( a farmers' co-operative) and then we had ASDA (another farmers' co-operative) and both worked really well. However, the Co-Op has blended with some cheapo supermarket chain or other and ASDA got taken over by WALMart.

9:50 pm

Pini - No. Now stop being sarcastic. LOL

9:50 pm

Sorry, Jac ;)

9:51 pm

the babanon page isn't loading ;(

9:51 pm

Consider yourself reprimanded, Pini, and go and stand in the naughty corner for 2 mins. LOL

9:51 pm

* sulking * yes, ma'am

9:52 pm

Oh. is BabAnon going slow again? It was doing that day bbefore yesterday.

9:52 pm

Lol, Pini.

9:53 pm

I don't know who's paying for BabAnon now or if it will continue once the new form of Babble comes along. I have saved all my recipe thread just in case.

9:53 pm

SWMBO - who first began BabAnon hasn't been seen on here in years.

9:54 pm

I'm a moderator on there, as is Stidmama. Maybe she knows more than me about it.

9:54 pm

Error Message: The connection has timed out. The server at p105.ezboard.com is taking too long to respond.

9:55 pm

I didn't realize it was a paid-for site...

9:55 pm

...thought it was more like a free blog

9:55 pm

Yes, Pini. Babblers have kept it going for 5 years now.

9:55 pm

back..i am not named after a gun sight,i am named after a angry rabbit lol

9:55 pm

didn't know that!

9:55 pm

pretty impressive

9:55 pm

swmbo has popped up off and on in the last year

9:56 pm

Crossy - if I believe that, I'll believe anything!

9:56 pm

wb crossy; hi jilli

9:56 pm

lol

9:56 pm

Hello all

9:56 pm

jillibus - Hello. Are you telling me she's died?

9:56 pm

No way, jac, lol!

9:57 pm

popped UP, not OFF

9:57 pm

Koda's needing "a moment" outside...brb!

9:57 pm

So nice to see you again jillibus. Sorry I annoy you so much a lot of the time. xx

9:58 pm

jilli - phew! I'm glad she's not gone, but I must have missed her popping up.

9:58 pm

Pini - okay.

hello all - Happy T Day eve

9:58 pm

Hi TNC.

9:59 pm

It's the time zone problem with swmbo, who is in Nova Scotia.

9:59 pm

oh yea,happy turkey day to those down south:)

9:59 pm

jilli - Ah! I see now.

10:00 pm

Will BabAnon continue when the new form of Babble comes out? I do hope it will.

10:00 pm

I'm confused about this Thanksgiving thing. Who celebrates it and when?

10:01 pm

ours is in october

US celebrates on the 4th THursday of November

10:02 pm

In Canada, 2nd monday in Oct, in US 4th thursday in Nov

10:02 pm

hey, yall!

10:03 pm

howdy dc

10:03 pm

back

10:03 pm

wb pini

10:03 pm

It's the same as our Harvest Festival, I imagine - anywhere between October and November, depending on the region?

10:03 pm

The US Thanksgiving celebrates the friendship between the pilgrims and the indians...

10:03 pm

(originally)

10:03 pm

hi, crossy, pini, jac tea, et al

10:03 pm

yes, it's a harvest festival, jac

10:03 pm

hi dc ;)

10:03 pm

brb..semi-poof

10:04 pm

Pini - there wasn't much evidence of the friendship between the pilgrims and the native Red Indians when I studied the history.

10:05 pm

well, it went away, too

yeah, we celebrate it that way, but most likely it didn't really happen that way

10:05 pm

Having said that, what governments do and what real people do are quite different.

10:05 pm

I think it was related more to a small group...

10:05 pm

true that, jac

10:06 pm

Thank you, dcs.

10:07 pm

in wartime (WW2) there was "Franksgiving" -- FDR's idea. Before the year 1939 Thanksgiving was on the last Thursday of November. Sometimes this meant it landed on the 29th or 30th of November, which was actually the 5th Thursday. See http://www.associatedcontent.com/artic le/435676/thanksgiving_or_franksgiving .html?cat=37

10:07 pm

jilli - thanks for that info.

10:07 pm

never heard of Franksgiving...interesting

10:08 pm

Pini - teddy Roosevelt.

10:09 pm

I remember it well -- was living in NY at the time. Lots of scorn, as for much of what FDR did. (Are you listening, Barack?)

10:09 pm

interesting, jilli, ty for that

10:09 pm

Glad to supply a bit of American history to Americans, lol!

10:09 pm

he seems not to listen well, jilli :/

10:10 pm

In wartime tea was rationed. AARGH! Imagine that in our house. No wonder my Gran dried her teabags out in the 70s and served tead that tasted like 'gnat's p*ss'!

10:10 pm

Oh, I remember the president (from history class), but haven't heard the franksgiving term before

10:10 pm

I think he listens better than people give him credit for.

10:10 pm

mayhap, jilli

10:11 pm

Let's hope, dc.

10:11 pm

He listens, but can he, or will he be allowed, to respond as he might like to?

10:11 pm

Right on, Jac.

10:12 pm

The world of politics is a shark-filled tank that even those with the best of intentions might get sucked up, chewed up and spat out in.

10:13 pm

There was an intersting article i a local paper today, about how hard it is for someone to get through the political tangle.

10:13 pm

Link to it please?

10:14 pm

Oh, I'll try...

10:15 pm

What I would like to know is who is it that runs the secret services in both our great countries? It's not the President, Prime Minister or Queen.

10:16 pm

So, who are these people who do what they do and commit murder etc., for 'our good'?

10:16 pm

The US Secret Service was under the Dept of Treasury, but is now under the Dept of Homeland Security.

10:16 pm

my dad was Secret Service

10:16 pm

Jilli, did you ever see Art Buchwald's essay explaining Le Jour de Merci Donnant? LOL

10:16 pm

dcs - see - they change so you can never find out.

10:17 pm

http://digital.timescolonist.com/epape r/viewer.aspx

10:17 pm

here's a link: http://www.paris-savannah.com/

10:17 pm

my mother, who gets Dad's retirement benes since he died, is a retiree of the District of Columbia, so it's quite confusing indeed, jac

10:17 pm

dcs - I think 'they', whomever they are, intend it to be confusing.

10:18 pm

I hoope that link was the right one. An MLA is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (I think)

10:19 pm

Une, I don't think so -- loved Art Buchwald (he lived in Forest Hills, as I did long ago -- never met him though)

10:20 pm

did you see the link I just posted?

10:20 pm

I was living in paris when I first read it -- one of the funniest things EVER

10:21 pm

Kilometres Deboutish LOL!!

10:21 pm

Yes, that was very funny une, ty for the link

10:21 pm

Jilli - I got the link from Une, but what an interesting story.

10:21 pm

:-D

10:23 pm

Anyone need any grid clues, btw?

10:23 pm

UNE -- that's hilarious!

10:23 pm

JAC -- my link, before une's is NOT THE SAME

10:24 pm

I agree!!

10:24 pm

gonna put out the trash and check the ma4. bbs

10:25 pm

later, seain

10:25 pm

I'm only just over halfway in this grid -- didn't have time today.

10:25 pm

ttfn dc

10:25 pm

Jilli - I know, but I can't make your link work.

10:26 pm

Clues anyone?

10:26 pm

I wondered, jac. Oh well. I'll try another way.

10:26 pm

fr6? my last one.

10:26 pm

(sorry...was on the phone with dau)

10:27 pm

Incidentally, Jilli, try tinyurl.com for your links in future. Once you've got it, get it in your'view toolbars'.

10:28 pm

LeslieAnn - fr6 rhymes with a South African contry and a type of nut. Change first letter.

10:28 pm

*Country, I meant.

10:29 pm

oh, south american. thank you jac, fireworks!

10:29 pm

y/w LA and well done! *~*~*~*~*~*

10:29 pm

Why did I say South African??

10:30 pm

*About to Google a South African country that begins with BR.*

10:30 pm

Jac, I know about tinyurl and already have it on my toolbar. Try this: http://tinyurl.com/6as3wu It still may not work -- it links to the Victoria Times-Colonist digtal edition, to which I subscribe.

10:30 pm

There probably is one1

10:31 pm

Jilli - you need to put the tiny url on a line of its own in the chog.

10:32 pm

http://tinyurl.com/6as3wu

10:32 pm

That just takes me to a pag where I have to work out where to find what I want to read.

10:32 pm

I still think it won't work

10:32 pm

*pagE

10:33 pm

The article at the top about MLAs

10:33 pm

Sorry, Jilli.

10:35 pm

You have to click on the magnifying glass down below to enlarge it, and then manoevre to the right spot.

10:35 pm

Never mind.

10:35 pm

Okay, I'll try that. This is like one of those hidden object games. LOL.

10:36 pm

top of the right-hand page.

10:36 pm

No, it won't let me click on the magnifying glass.

10:37 pm

Try e-mailing it to me, Jilli.

10:39 pm

I wil have to go soon; Other Half will be up for work and then my daughter's arriving for breakfast about 11am , just back from Poland before she has to go off to Amsterdam at about 2pm. Then we have her graduation ceremony and then she's off to Norway.

10:40 pm

She is doing a year's travelling, but in bits and coming home for mummy hugs in between. I dread to think what her carbon footprint for the year will be. Having said that, she's not in her own home using gas, electricty etc., so I guess it evens out.

10:44 pm

Many thanks to the kind Polish lady, probably a Mumm my daughter told me,since she looked about my age and cuddly, who even though she didn't have a word of English, realised that my daughter hadn't got a clue what was being said, nor could read anything re train station in Warsaw. She took her to the right platform for her ticket, then came back to get her when the tannoy announcement said the train was arriving at a different platform. Don't know who you were kidn Polish lady, but many thanks.

10:45 pm

*Kind Polish lady, I meant.

10:46 pm

As for my daughter's description of recognising 'A Mum' - not sure whether to laugh or cry. :-( or :-).

10:47 pm

trash out, cat fed, cocktail made. Life is good

10:47 pm

And a Polish immigrant to Canada with no English was bewidlered and kept waiting at the airport for hours, frstrated and looking for help, then eventually tasered by the RCMP and killed. While his mother waited for him.

10:48 pm

Sounds great, dc :)

10:48 pm

how awful, jilli :(

10:48 pm

sounds like she's having fun, jac

10:49 pm

jilli - I know. That's why I was so happy to see my daughter being looked after by a Polish Mum when last week she'd been in Auschwitz-Birkenau seeing and feeling all the horror. See her photos on Facebook.

10:50 pm

It was awful, dc, and there are suitable (?) repercussions.

10:50 pm

dcs - sometimes fun, but mostly following her history and politics stuff from Uni. She wants to see, rather than just read about it.

10:51 pm

way cool, jac

10:51 pm

I'm going to change my icon -- see y'all later

10:51 pm

be well, jilli

10:52 pm

Amsterdam is fun - meeting up with 2 Aussie blokes who nearly destroyed her liver for more drinking + seeing museums. Art (since she was once an art student) and The Jewish History Museum and the Ann Frank Museum (if she can get up early enough to be early in the queue).

10:53 pm

I knwo 'Dam and so have told her where to stay and where to go etc.

10:53 pm

if she listens...

10:53 pm

*know

10:53 pm

yes, if :)

10:54 pm

this cocktail was improved with shaking rather than stirring.

10:54 pm

no shaker was available when i created it, but happily i have one here at hoe

10:54 pm

home

10:55 pm

'Bye jillibus.

10:56 pm

'm wondering what Jili's link is about. It must be modern times, since the boy was 'tasered'.

10:57 pm

When I said 'I know' to her post, I hadn't read it properly. I thought she was talking back in WWII. I see now that she wasn't.

10:58 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

10:58 pm

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

10:59 pm

East Europeans, Poles included, haven't always conducted themselves well lately either in their own country or in other countries. Drugs, pimping and murder are too easy earners for some. But let's not tar all with the same brush.

10:59 pm

Hi Min.

10:59 pm

ty for the BR south america clue

10:59 pm

hi, minver

11:00 pm

Has it been a quiet evening here in Babbleland Jacula?

11:00 pm

Fairly quiet, Min. Don't think I've upset anyone yet! LOL

11:03 pm

rather quiet tonight.

11:03 pm

i noticed that about a third of my neighbors appear to be travelling for the holiday already.

11:04 pm

Well then I guess my story of clues is not needed here

11:04 pm

My sis-inlaw, or rather ex, since I am now divorced, but she is bro-inlaw's 2nd wife who he married after I was divorced, so is she still current to me? is Romanian. She absolutely hates Roma Gypsies, but is adopted and, by her physical appearance, is a Roma Gypsy by birth.

11:05 pm

So, what's that all about?

11:05 pm

back...have 43 left...oh dear

11:06 pm

She once worked as a translator over here in UK and actively turned them away. I don't agree with that.

11:06 pm

Romani and Romanians are not the same

11:06 pm

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

11:06 pm

when people are of, or descended of, a disliked minority, they oft turn against said minority

11:06 pm

hi, JJ

11:06 pm

I'm here if you need any clues to get fireworks Jilllyjill

11:07 pm

dcs - she is from Transylvania. She is A Romany Gypsy.

11:07 pm

ah, spelled in English with a Y. Ty, never seen the word in English before

11:07 pm

She even has 'the sight', though she denies it. But she can't help herself showing it sometimes.

11:08 pm

that's rather sad

11:08 pm

I have the sight, so I can see it in her.

11:09 pm

Well, she was adopted as a 3-year-old, so we don't know what went before, dcs.

11:09 pm

dcsean, did you find work???

11:12 pm

I have an idea what went on before, but given my age and experience, I don't know if it's instinct or my imagination.

11:12 pm

Hello weiik! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

11:12 pm

not yet, weiik, ty for asking

11:13 pm

ru5/12 please?

11:13 pm

dcs - Oh! Out of work? I didn't know. Sorry, I stealth Babble a lot of the time now.

11:14 pm

Jillyjill - in the country.

11:14 pm

An ru5/12 word describes a place that is urban Jillyjill

11:14 pm

Jillyjill - 'in the country'.

11:14 pm

i've been out of work since lat Aug 09

11:14 pm

ahhh...gotta watch those curves...slap

11:14 pm

ru 5/12 word describes a place that is in the country

11:15 pm

Min - you meant not urban, methinks?

11:15 pm

My husband has been out of work since November '09

11:15 pm

Bloody Hell, dcs. I am out of touch.

11:15 pm

Me thinks you are right Jacula,hence the clue change

11:15 pm

the economy sucks, and the gov't numbers -- new unemployment filings -- does not at all reflect the reality on teh street

11:15 pm

Incredible that someone with as much talent as dc is out of work

11:16 pm

my he find something soon, minver

11:16 pm

ty, jilli.

11:16 pm

what are his skills, min?

11:16 pm

I think my step daughter just realised what 'recession' means when she held her Chrristmas lisst aloft before us earlier.

11:17 pm

Thanks dcseain and you too! It's a tough job market!

11:17 pm

Farmville jillibus

11:18 pm

i've been focusing on the federeal sector. Thus far, one interview, for which i was one of twenty-five, out of seven thousand applicants, selected for round one.

11:18 pm

He's a farmer, min? (I haven't played that FB game)

11:19 pm

LOL jac

11:20 pm

She even went so far as to suggest that my ex-husband might buy what she desired, "'Cos he's made of money and owns a business and drives a flash car'. Actually, he cut my income (I work for him still) by half, he cut off our son's allowance, he no longer owns a car but drives his 2nd wife's car. I could say more, but won't.

11:20 pm

He used to inspect oil tanks for insurance companies.

11:21 pm

My d-i-l doesn't understand Xmas -- I asked her for some ideas for odds & ends to unwrap on Xmas morning -- she came up with gift certificates for yoga clothing, magazine subscriptions, etc, all expensive.

11:21 pm

He is looking into taking a class to learn a trade. It is all about the money now. I'm hoping he gets some aid.

11:22 pm

Stepdaughter finally got the picture and then asked , 'How ling will the recession thingey go on?'

11:22 pm

For years, probably, said I.

11:22 pm

*LOng

11:22 pm

yes, years yet as it seems :/

11:22 pm

sigh, jilli

11:23 pm

glad you understand, dc ;-)

11:24 pm

i need to find some reasonable, inexpensive, things for my nephews.

11:24 pm

How old, dc?

11:24 pm

4 and 11

11:25 pm

Toys are still good then, no?

11:25 pm

Jilli - I understand that, too. Only token gifts this Christmas, I said. But I've still got people asking for things costing about £30.

11:25 pm

likely a well-chosen Wii game :)

11:26 pm

But something for a 31-yr-old grandson...???

11:26 pm

No Wii games for a fiver. When I said token gifts, I did mean cheap.

11:27 pm

jilli - buy him a bar of his favourite chocolate.

11:27 pm

Oh, I was thinking really small, dc, like a wooden train set for a 4-yr-old, or even Dinky toys, but then maybe those are too out-of-date.

11:28 pm

More like a case of beer, Jac.

11:28 pm

they have all the wooden, and HO trains anyone could ever need, and a large room to use them in at their grandparents' home

11:29 pm

the elder one especially is big into the trains

11:29 pm

That might cost a bit more than a fiver, Jilly. Just get him something you can afford that you know he will use or appreciate.

11:29 pm

hint for si7, pls?

11:29 pm

extra cars or accessories for the trains?

11:29 pm

dcs - si7 is 'like another'.

11:29 pm

ty. i even had the 6 :)

11:30 pm

si7/32:the grid is si***** to yesterday's grid in that it is small dcseain.

11:30 pm

I have a story of clues in my profile if anyone needs it

11:31 pm

I'm off now. Other Half is up for work, so I need to sleep before my daughter arrives.

11:31 pm

See you all next grid.

11:31 pm

I can't be bothered with this grid -- have learned to say phooey.

11:31 pm

Bye jac.

11:31 pm

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

11:32 pm

g'night jac

11:33 pm

It is SO easy with the list.Got 60 on my own and then I finished with the list.In fact,this was so easy that I accidentally entered last word before I could save it.

11:33 pm

I should have some time tomorrow -- bridge game cancelled because of the horrible weather we've been having, with more to come.

11:33 pm

i've stopped finishing most.

11:33 pm

i'm using list, and thing i'll find the last 18 tonight, though

11:34 pm

You definitely will.Hoping tomorrow's grid is also small

11:34 pm

I have 53 to go -- didn't have time today -- lots of errands to do before getting snowed in again -- just got dug out today.

11:34 pm

Hello...

11:34 pm

I'm supposed to have hail here in New York tomorrow

11:34 pm

evening, jellen

11:34 pm

back again...can help clue, if needed

11:35 pm

Hello Jellen! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

11:35 pm

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:35 pm

3 left...whew...I CAN DO THIS!!

11:35 pm

hi pini and jellen :-)

11:35 pm

Go Jillyjill go!

11:35 pm

gogogo jj!!!

11:36 pm

Hi, Pini

11:36 pm

Go, Jilly

11:37 pm

hi min, dc, jilly, jilli, jellen, et al

11:38 pm

hi guys

11:38 pm

hi omg

11:38 pm

Hello OMG69! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:38 pm

hello omg

11:38 pm

what is that co4/11?

11:39 pm

hi pinikula and min and all i'm well thank you and you?????

11:39 pm

rail

11:39 pm

nm, monkey got it

11:39 pm

oops wrong box

11:39 pm

The co 4/11 word is co plus double consonants jillibus

11:39 pm

co4/11 = sounds like *cough*

11:39 pm

huh. cat that doesn't like most people food likes sour cream

11:40 pm

bottom row e?

11:40 pm

ty anyway min and pini

11:40 pm

el4 = el + hello

11:40 pm

el 4/5 is combinations of primary & secondary school.

11:40 pm

Hi chiromom! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:40 pm

el + not lo

11:40 pm

hey guys do you remember yogo1???

11:41 pm

hi min!

11:41 pm

I do...vaguely

11:41 pm

Yes, I do OMG

11:41 pm

liked your story- got a couple clues- tx!

11:41 pm

cool

11:41 pm

yes -- are you the same person, omg?

11:41 pm

yw

11:41 pm

yeah.....

11:42 pm

i made a new account...

11:42 pm

what a pity

11:42 pm

last word and I can't seem to monkey it...SAVE THE MONKEYS...clue me la5/14????

11:42 pm

omg = yogo?

11:42 pm

sorry about the things i said in my last account...it wasn't actually me...it was my freind who had come over for a play...

11:42 pm

la + dark or light *** (liquor)

11:42 pm

so it seems , pini

11:43 pm

what does that mean pinikula

11:43 pm

it's a clue for Jilly

11:43 pm

tyvm...fq

11:43 pm

ty pini

11:43 pm

i'm having gin tonight

11:43 pm

*fw

11:43 pm

The la 5/14 is la plus I like to drink *** and coke Jillyjill

11:43 pm

yvw ;)

11:43 pm

wtg jilly

11:43 pm

ME TOO dc...G&T...how bout you?

11:44 pm

oh yes, dc -- what is the cocktail you shook?

11:44 pm

YAY jillyjill!

11:44 pm

firewords

11:44 pm

Congratulations Jillyjill on your fireworks! Good for U!

11:44 pm

YAY dc!!!

11:44 pm

wtg dc ;)

11:44 pm

Congratulations dcseain on your fireworks!Way to go

11:45 pm

yes, jilli, one part gin, 1.5 parts domaine de canton, and two droppersfull of xocolatl mole bitters. Mountain Ginger Sin it's called.

11:45 pm

hi everyone how are you all?????:)

11:45 pm

I was really tired tonight and this one, despite being easy, was a trial for me...*sighs*

11:45 pm

thanks, yall :)

11:45 pm

Yay for dc!!!

11:45 pm

Hi alic!!

11:45 pm

hi alice

11:45 pm

congrats, jilly

11:45 pm

Wow, sounds good dc

11:45 pm

hi alice

11:45 pm

what is domaine de canton?

11:45 pm

I don't even remember what yogo1 said, so I guess it was not all that bad OMG69. Your apology's accpeted

11:46 pm

hi pini

11:46 pm

hi pini

11:46 pm

cool

11:46 pm

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

11:46 pm

hi OMG69

11:46 pm

hello alice

11:46 pm

thankyou minveryork

11:46 pm

Hi there sis!!

11:46 pm

Domaine de Canton is a ginger cognac-based liquor

11:46 pm

hi jilli

11:47 pm

Hello alice and OMG

11:47 pm

:) alice...

11:47 pm

sounds good, dc!

11:47 pm

hi jellen

11:47 pm

Jillyjill, you got your sis hooked on Babble? Good for U

11:47 pm

what omg69

11:47 pm

don't you love my name alice...

11:47 pm

:0

11:47 pm

YES WERE ARE YOU FROM omg

11:48 pm

i mean :)

11:48 pm

not tellin' you

11:48 pm

rb...

11:48 pm

no, just something that jilli and I (well, me mostly) started doing...no real sister in my life..

11:48 pm

i mean brb

11:48 pm

nor in mine

11:48 pm

My sisters would NEVER get hooked on babbling at all

11:49 pm

i'm back

11:49 pm

hi OMG

11:49 pm

Oh,I thought you were referring to alice Jillyjill,sorry

11:49 pm

so what do you do as a living alice...?

11:50 pm

It's okay minv....totally confusing sometimes on grid as to whom is talking to who

11:50 pm

OMG69, why should alice answer your question if you won't answer her question? I am just curious.

11:51 pm

well omg i work in a office and write articals for my boss

11:51 pm

oh wow sounds interesting alice...

11:51 pm

does your boss correct your spelling?

11:51 pm

how about you???

11:52 pm

* cough *

11:52 pm

i'm a dry cleaner...

11:52 pm

Hi there pini...(((hugs)))

11:52 pm

hello

11:53 pm

hi Jilly

11:53 pm

hi mlf

11:53 pm

hi mlf

11:53 pm

no

11:53 pm

hi

11:53 pm

hi pinik

11:53 pm

hi jill

11:53 pm

also very interesting omg

11:53 pm

hi all! sorry to have missed the past few days..baking and all...ready for the morrow fer sher!

11:53 pm

Hi MLFAN17! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:53 pm

hi pav

11:53 pm

so what sort of articles do you write alice???

11:54 pm

hi pav

11:54 pm

HI mlf!!

11:54 pm

Hello PAV3!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

11:54 pm

Congratulations MLFAN17 on going pro! Hooray for U!

11:54 pm

well like health and excersise

11:54 pm

Any guesses on next grid size? My guess is 303 words.

11:55 pm

374

11:55 pm

oh....wow i love it

11:55 pm

I HOPE about 175 real words

11:55 pm

how old are you omg

11:55 pm

However,I do hope that it's a small grid for tomorrow

11:55 pm

where do your articles go after they're all written..?

11:56 pm

Hi, PAV and mlf

11:56 pm

the newspaper

11:56 pm

let's see...um I guess 287

11:56 pm

oh

11:56 pm

Hi there Jellen!

11:56 pm

can someone give me a clue for the O in the second column please?

11:56 pm

i think i might have seen one of them last week it was so great i have used the tips you gave..

11:56 pm

how old are you omg??

11:57 pm

oh4 (like the state)

11:57 pm

os 5/14 is os plus speak into a ***rophone to be louder

11:57 pm

os5/14

11:57 pm

wow thankyou omg!

11:57 pm

oops...disregard my clue

11:58 pm

got it thanks min

11:58 pm

do you work at any other places omg???

11:58 pm

:) my pleasure

11:58 pm

yw

11:58 pm

hello all

11:58 pm

third column i clue please?

11:58 pm

hi cos

11:58 pm

hi cos

11:58 pm

iz4

11:59 pm

iz + **e you going to finish?

11:59 pm

so how long have you been writing articles for the news alice??

11:59 pm

Hello cosdem!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:59 pm

Hi, cos

11:59 pm

im starving :(

11:59 pm

Hi cos....((hugs))

11:59 pm

oh about 5 years

11:59 pm

waiting for turkey, cos?

11:59 pm

iz4/9 is iz plus **e you almost done with grid MLFAN17

11:59 pm

well no wonder your so good at it..

11:59 pm

thanks pnik

12:00 am

yah.. i get full easily so i ate very little today

12:00 am

thankyou very much

12:00 am

I'm stuffed....finished my french silk pie and G&T to go to bed

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