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Total score 0 pts.
1 4,544
2 4,544
3 4,544
4 4,544
5 4,544
6 4,544
7 4,544
8 4,544
9 4,544
10 4,544
11 4,544
12 4,544
13 4,544
14 4,544
15 4,544
16 4,544
17 4,544
18 4,544
19 4,544
20 4,544
21 4,544
22 4,544
23 4,544
24 4,544
25 4,544
26 4,544
27 4,544
28 4,544
29 4,544
30 4,544
31 4,544
32 4,544
33 4,544
34 4,544
35 4,544
36 4,544
37 4,544
38 4,544
39 4,544
40 4,544
41 4,544
42 4,544
43 4,544
44 4,544
45 4,544
46 4,544
47 4,544
48 4,544
49 4,544
50 4,544
51 4,544
52 4,544
53 4,544
54 4,544
55 4,544
56 4,544
57 4,544
58 4,544
59 4,544
60 4,544
61 4,544
62 4,544
63 4,544
64 4,544
65 4,544
66 4,544
67 4,544
68 4,544
69 4,544
70 4,544
71 4,544
72 4,544
73 4,544
74 4,544
75 4,544
76 4,544
77 4,544
78 4,544
79 4,544
80 4,544
81 4,544
82 4,544
83 4,544
84 4,544
85 4,544
86 4,544
87 4,544
88 4,544
89 4,544
90 4,544
91 4,544
92 4,544
93 4,544
94 4,544
95 4,544
96 4,544
97 4,544
98 4,544
99 4,544
100 4,544
101 4,544
102 4,544
103 4,544
104 4,544
105 4,544
106 4,544
107 4,544
108 4,544
109 4,544
110 4,544
111 4,544
112 4,544
113 4,544
114 4,544
115 4,544
116 4,544
117 4,544
118 4,544
119 4,544
120 4,544
121 4,544
122 4,544
123 4,544
124 4,544
125 4,544
126 4,544
127 4,544
128 4,544
129 4,544
130 4,544
131 4,544
132 4,544
133 4,544
134 4,544
135 4,544
136 4,544
137 4,544
138 4,544
139 4,544
140 4,526
141 4,498
142 4,490
143 4,431
144 4,431
145 4,367
146 4,319
147 4,316
148 4,261
149 4,103
150 4,026
151 3,951
152 3,873
153 3,760
154 3,716
155 3,675
156 3,663
157 3,610
158 3,600
159 3,584
160 3,556
161 3,555
162 3,550
163 3,495
164 3,423
165 3,406
166 3,398
167 3,252
168 3,237
169 3,138
170 3,135
171 3,118
172 3,103
173 3,092
174 3,016
175 3,016
176 2,910
177 2,902
178 2,888
179 2,835
180 2,811
181 2,750
182 2,698
183 2,674
184 2,673
185 2,656
186 2,650
187 2,639
188 2,636
189 2,624
190 2,615
191 2,612
192 2,590
193 2,590
194 2,564
195 2,563
196 2,540
197 2,525
198 2,506
199 2,505
200 2,499
201 2,482
202 2,462
203 2,453
204 2,444
205 2,426
206 2,421
207 2,406
208 2,374
209 2,370
210 2,369
211 2,358
212 2,351
213 2,350
214 2,337
215 2,335
216 2,326
217 2,311
218 2,303
219 2,302
220 2,293
221 2,290
222 2,285
223 2,279
224 2,265
225 2,251
226 2,233
227 2,229
228 2,215
229 2,196
230 2,195
231 2,189
232 2,181
233 2,165
234 2,164
235 2,141
236 2,118
237 2,104
238 2,103
239 2,100
240 2,089
241 2,072
242 2,069
243 2,067
244 2,065
245 2,057
246 2,050
247 2,049
248 2,047
249 2,030
250 2,029
251 2,018
252 2,017
253 2,017
254 2,017
255 1,989
256 1,975
257 1,959
258 1,954
259 1,950
260 1,945
261 1,928
262 1,925
263 1,922
264 1,918
265 1,916
266 1,914
267 1,912
268 1,882
269 1,875
270 1,871
271 1,844
272 1,843
273 1,839
274 1,833
275 1,816
276 1,801
277 1,799
278 1,782
279 1,779
280 1,779
281 1,771
282 1,767
283 1,763
284 1,761
285 1,759
286 1,758
287 1,748
288 1,739
289 1,735
290 1,734
291 1,728
292 1,719
293 1,715
294 1,709
295 1,708
296 1,705
297 1,702
298 1,695
299 1,692
300 1,692
301 1,690
302 1,669
303 1,667
304 1,660
305 1,655
306 1,646
307 1,641
308 1,625
309 1,611
310 1,605
311 1,600
312 1,597
313 1,596
314 1,594
315 1,580
316 1,566
317 1,554
318 1,548
319 1,545
320 1,544
321 1,542
322 1,541
323 1,536
324 1,531
325 1,526
326 1,498
327 1,495
328 1,492
329 1,490
330 1,488
331 1,487
332 1,483
333 1,483
334 1,479
335 1,469
336 1,466
337 1,454
338 1,452
339 1,445
340 1,440
341 1,433
342 1,433
343 1,432
344 1,430
345 1,424
346 1,412
347 1,407
348 1,407
349 1,406
350 1,405
351 1,398
352 1,395
353 1,389
354 1,389
355 1,381
356 1,379
357 1,355
358 1,354
359 1,354
360 1,350
361 1,349
362 1,347
363 1,344
364 1,343
365 1,342
366 1,323
367 1,322
368 1,322
369 1,321
370 1,319
371 1,318
372 1,317
373 1,316
374 1,315
375 1,293
376 1,273
377 1,272
378 1,272
379 1,272
380 1,270
381 1,268
382 1,266
383 1,264
384 1,264
385 1,262
386 1,257
387 1,248
388 1,241
389 1,240
390 1,233
391 1,228
392 1,228
393 1,228
394 1,211
395 1,210
396 1,210
397 1,207
398 1,204
399 1,203
400 1,191
401 1,186
402 1,184
403 1,183
404 1,181
405 1,180
406 1,177
407 1,177
408 1,177
409 1,172
410 1,170
411 1,169
412 1,162
413 1,162
414 1,143
415 1,132
416 1,129
417 1,126
418 1,123
419 1,122
420 1,121
421 1,119
422 1,117
423 1,115
424 1,114
425 1,104
426 1,101
427 1,094
428 1,088
429 1,079
430 1,078
431 1,077
432 1,071
433 1,071
434 1,069
435 1,068
436 1,067
437 1,065
438 1,064
439 1,054
440 1,054
441 1,051
442 1,051
443 1,050
444 1,047
445 1,045
446 1,044
447 1,044
448 1,034
449 1,031
450 1,031
451 1,023
452 1,022
453 1,020
454 1,019
455 1,015
456 1,014
457 1,012
458 1,007
459 1,006
460 992
461 989
462 986
463 985
464 982
465 976
466 975
467 971
468 970
469 966
470 957
471 951
472 948
473 947
474 944
475 944
476 936
477 930
478 929
479 923
480 914
481 911
482 910
483 907
484 907
485 905
486 894
487 889
488 887
489 886
490 880
491 879
492 866
493 865
494 859
495 852
496 849
497 849
498 845
499 845
500 843
501 836
502 832
503 823
504 821
505 819
506 819
507 811
508 811
509 808
510 807
511 803
512 798
513 795
514 793
515 788
516 786
517 783
518 782
519 781
520 780
521 772
522 769
523 767
524 767
525 765
526 764
527 759
528 757
529 756
530 754
531 751
532 747
533 744
534 740
535 735
536 735
537 735
538 732
539 731
540 720
541 717
542 715
543 710
544 704
545 702
546 699
547 699
548 698
549 693
550 687
551 678
552 676
553 676
554 672
555 669
556 668
557 667
558 664
559 662
560 655
561 654
562 649
563 648
564 648
565 644
566 644
567 642
568 634
569 633
570 631
571 631
572 628
573 627
574 622
575 618
576 613
577 608
578 604
579 602
580 595
581 593
582 593
583 591
584 589
585 588
586 584
587 584
588 580
589 577
590 576
591 572
592 570
593 569
594 568
595 565
596 558
597 558
598 557
599 551
600 547
601 546
602 546
603 545
604 543
605 529
606 529
607 527
608 526
609 526
610 515
611 510
612 508
613 506
614 495
615 493
616 490
617 487
618 486
619 485
620 484
621 482
622 481
623 481
624 477
625 477
626 476
627 473
628 470
629 469
630 467
631 467
632 465
633 460
634 457
635 453
636 450
637 450
638 450
639 446
640 443
641 433
642 425
643 424
644 424
645 424
646 423
647 417
648 417
649 417
650 408
651 408
652 406
653 397
654 389
655 379
656 378
657 376
658 376
659 374
660 373
661 371
662 364
663 359
664 346
665 344
666 337
667 337
668 337
669 335
670 335
671 333
672 332
673 331
674 318
675 310
676 306
677 305
678 305
679 300
680 297
681 296
682 293
683 292
684 290
685 289
686 286
687 284
688 280
689 276
690 270
691 267
692 265
693 264
694 262
695 258
696 254
697 247
698 245
699 238
700 238
701 237
702 237
703 235
704 219
705 215
706 212
707 209
708 208
709 207
710 203
711 202
712 189
713 176
714 167
715 162
716 162
717 160
718 157
719 156
720 153
721 152
722 143
723 142
724 141
725 141
726 140
727 140
728 136
729 134
730 129
731 125
732 118
733 112
734 111
735 104
736 99
737 77
738 65
739 64
740 63
741 60
742 57
743 54
744 48
745 45
746 42
747 38
748 27
749 26
750 24
751 24
752 22
753 22
754 18
755 17
756 5

284 total words

12:00 am

*flip*

12:00 am

flipout

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flop

12:00 am

flip! hi everybody!

12:00 am

hello again eveybody lol

12:01 am

ta7

12:01 am

hi renfield!

12:01 am

RE 4 6 7

12:01 am

re7x2

12:01 am

ta6

12:02 am

MLF and re 5 at the end

12:02 am

qu7

12:02 am

re/7x3

Clues are up

12:02 am

re7x3

12:02 am

doesnt work for mine id ont think diz

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:02 am

x4...

12:02 am

thanks, lickety :-) Hope yall had a merry christmas and a good boxing day

12:03 am

RE 6 7 X 2

12:03 am

EN7

12:03 am

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:04 am

en7

12:04 am

thanks Lickety

12:04 am

ma7

12:04 am

en7*2

12:04 am

is that times 2 dc?

flip and hi all!

12:04 am

yes, mlf

12:04 am

qu7

12:05 am

thanks dc

12:05 am

called it dc

12:05 am

qu8

12:06 am

AT6/7

12:07 am

ca7

12:07 am

MA 6/7

12:07 am

qu8/55

12:08 am

EN 6 7

12:08 am

ra8

12:09 am

are you aware satan is not found in the dictionary ??

12:09 am

TA6

12:10 am

cl7

12:10 am

odd isn't it christine

12:10 am

Elvis be praised, Christine ;)

12:10 am

te8

12:10 am

Nevertheless, I think we should all be on our guard, at all times, right?

12:10 am

that comes, i think, to confusion as to whether that's a title or a name.

12:10 am

thanks ruru got it

12:11 am

ta9

12:11 am

no 6/9

12:12 am

thanks diz

12:14 am

Si6

12:15 am

nbt

12:15 am

wtg flosey!

12:15 am

TA6

12:15 am

ty jmc

12:15 am

ce8

12:16 am

flosey what are the stats for the E on the 2nd column?

12:16 am

re9

12:16 am

just monkeyed qu8, never heard it!

12:17 am

phantom: cattails

12:17 am

my phantom: quatrain

12:18 am

2 qu8?

12:18 am

could be en7/28 - there are 2 of them

12:19 am

nope thats the other E

12:19 am

how many words

12:19 am

are there

12:19 am

284

12:19 am

thanks

12:20 am

yw

12:20 am

ra8

12:20 am

missing one qu

12:21 am

I have two qu7's

12:21 am

do you have all three qu8s flosey?

12:22 am

thanks ru, have them - only 2 qu8s ,

12:22 am

stats for the O

12:22 am

looking dfm

12:22 am

please

12:22 am

os4/4

12:23 am

O@(4,5) os4/4

12:23 am

os 5

re 7 x 4

12:23 am

os4 + os 5

12:23 am

Hi all -- just got back :-)

12:23 am

babblets

12:23 am

hi jilli!

12:23 am

thanks diz + ruru

12:23 am

ty ru

12:23 am

hi jilli, good to see you back

12:23 am

do the b.. nova the dance of love

12:23 am

hi jilli hope your christmas was good

12:23 am

ty diz

12:24 am

Had a lovely Christmas, thanks

12:24 am

phantom short so6 (music piece)

12:24 am

I hope you all did too

12:24 am

hi jilli..welcome back

12:24 am

mine was lovely too

12:25 am

we'll have all Vanc. based family here tomorrow, jilli

12:25 am

any help with the second column e?

12:25 am

Alley and bf here today

12:25 am

ec 7

12:25 am

how nive flosey

12:25 am

*nice

12:26 am

so, flosey, your Christmas continues...!

12:26 am

ty diz

12:26 am

yes, hubby and I worked like crazy on the 25th

12:26 am

thanks diz

12:27 am

also et4/4 and et7/28 for E@(2,1)

12:28 am

and today was great too -- Grandson's b'day this morning, son drove me to the ferry in Van, which was slow and I made the small ferry to SSI by the skin of my teeth, then other neighbours were on the same ferry and drove me home, and next-door neighbours had us all over for dinner!

12:29 am

nbt!

12:29 am

ty dfm

12:29 am

wtg jmc :-)

12:29 am

sound like a nice trip all together jilli

12:29 am

okay bed for me i have work tomorrow . . .er today

12:30 am

*poof*

12:30 am

I've been cooking for a friend for days.

12:30 am

the only snag is that everyone had colds and I hope I didn't get an extra Xmas present.

12:30 am

okay i have 4 i cant find for nbt i am out of here poof

12:30 am

nighters jmc

12:30 am

how lovely, jilli, to arrive home and have a nice dinner made for you

12:31 am

poor you, jmc -- you don't get a Boxing Day holiday in the USA.

12:31 am

bye mlf

12:31 am

g'night mlf

qu 8 x 2

12:33 am

apparently there's a third one too Dee, not finding it though

12:33 am

I'm very lucky to have such good neighbours

qu 8 x 3

12:33 am

you are indeed

12:38 am

phantoms quatrain, ecclesiastic and canticle

12:39 am

just changed my icon

12:40 am

I don't think I will manage to complete this listless today :o(

12:41 am

late flip on a biggie! Yikes

12:41 am

sl8

12:41 am

Woo. greyed the Q

12:42 am

wtg dc

12:42 am

good for you dc, still not finding the third qu8

12:42 am

and hi freep

12:42 am

i have 200 and only greyed two tiles..way to go DC

12:42 am

I don't have 100 and I greyed 7 o.0

12:42 am

i have 87, but concentrated on the Q

help with the te 8 please

12:43 am

octopi have eight

12:43 am

very nice doves, flosey :-)

12:43 am

ty jilli

ty ty!!

12:43 am

hi pini

12:44 am

and hi dee hi

12:44 am

hi jilli ;)

hugs jili

12:44 am

great clue pini

hi pini; flosey... ru... dc.. all I missed

12:44 am

do octopi have octicles instead of testicles?

12:44 am

thx ;)

12:45 am

what is "octopi", pini? :oP

12:45 am

I'll leave that to your imagination, ru ;)

lol

12:45 am

<---has a vivid imagination

12:45 am

was afraid of that, ru!

12:45 am

WOW Q's Quashed!!

12:46 am

sigh, ruru

12:46 am

evening, dee

12:46 am

We'll leave you to your imagination, ruru...

hugs dc!

12:46 am

oooh, found a class of Knight in the grid

12:47 am

if ma7 is a word, why isn't a similar glucosoidal salt ta7? :o(

12:49 am

dfm, I wonder who created your brain sometimes! :)

12:49 am

:o( turns out only 3/8 of the glucosoidal stereoisomers are words according to Enable...

help with ce 8 please?

12:51 am

don't have it, dee

12:51 am

( allose altrose glucose mannose gulose idose galactose talose )

ty pini looking

12:52 am

Plural of a small coin

ce 7 / 8 money... Chili... ty

12:53 am

thx got 'em

12:53 am

Chile, Mexico, and many other Latin American places. ty, dee

yw and ty jan

yw

12:53 am

nbt

12:54 am

thanks jan + dee

wtg jili

yw df

12:54 am

that's a lot of beans dee

lol

nbt

12:55 am

wtg dee

12:56 am

oh, what an odd CA7 i just found. never seen spelled like that. Ah, it's a card game.

ty

12:56 am

o.0 miniate isn't in Enable?

12:57 am

re9

12:57 am

la6 and la7 are boys that might use the ce7 and ce8 ;)

12:57 am

at least in this grid, no

qu 7 x 2; qu 8 x 3

12:57 am

ENABLE lacks much, dfm. you should read the apt description of it in Jillibus' profile

12:58 am

what does o.0 mean?

12:58 am

"miniate" was not found in the dictionary :o( 'tis an old word, too

ty pini

12:58 am

0.o are two eyes and a nose giving an odd look :)

12:58 am

yeah, thing is that Enable *claims* to be THE complete English dictionary ;o)

12:58 am

miniate is mickey's girlfriend digesting

12:58 am

o.0 or o_0 means surprise, with a hint of confusion, must usually.

12:59 am

np dee ;)

12:59 am

oh dear. thanks to all

1:00 am

nope, not in ENABLE Millenium Edition either :o(

1:00 am

ruru, you make my head hurt more. :oP

1:01 am

*giggle*

1:01 am

LOL ruru

1:01 am

100 left for tomorrow. So off to bed for me...

1:01 am

g'night jan

1:02 am

night jan

1:02 am

Nite all!

1:02 am

g'night jan

1:03 am

how many words?

1:03 am

regardless of "miniate"'s in-Enable status... phantom miniate, intonate

1:03 am

284

1:03 am

really it is 240 and 44 non words

1:04 am

well, ruru, that's the usual ratio...

1:04 am

that's a bit generous, ruru, isn't it?

1:04 am

that's what I was thinking, dfm

1:05 am

one man's generous is another man's stingy

1:05 am

so true that, Erda

1:06 am

ugh, really can't Babble tonight... :o( guess I'll try again tomorrow and possibly not finish...

1:06 am

deep thoughts of little people -- or vice versa

1:06 am

Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, as....

1:07 am

well then I'll be busy tomorrow in between shoveling out of the 2+ feet of snow...

1:07 am

nite all...

1:07 am

g'night chiro, sleep well, and may your power stay on

1:07 am

that old song always goes through my mind when I see the word seain

1:07 am

night chiro!

1:08 am

for me, too, flosey :)

all this time and I am still missing 7 eights yuk...

1:09 am

I'm missing 6

1:09 am

going to bed before my head fully explodes... night all

1:09 am

btw, thanks for that last clue...tho now i'll have the song in my head as i try to sleep! ;-)

1:09 am

and all of the 9's

1:09 am

I have 7 8's and one 9

1:09 am

re9

1:09 am

I'm missing 11 8s

9's are: no 9/54; re 9/54; ta 9/54

1:11 am

all normal, dee?

ma 8

1:11 am

thanks Dee, now have no9

wtg

if I try martian one more time I am screaming

1:12 am

my 8's are ce, er, ma, qu, qu, ra, ra, sa, te (so far)

qu 8 x 3

1:14 am

thx dee

1:14 am

ET.... phone home.. ETTTTTTTTT...phone home

yw

1:14 am

must be one of the 2 q's I'm missing

1:14 am

wow, the cat hit Return at a useful point or a change

1:14 am

those are the 3 8s I have, thanks Dee

1:15 am

the wind is fierce tonight.

1:15 am

hey, ru, you might put that er8 thought with the octopi clue! LOL

1:16 am

q's quashed now! :)

1:16 am

ty, pini, found it :)

1:17 am

* snicker *

1:17 am

I am guessing I'll get that joke sometime tomorrow..lol

wtg

1:18 am

no doubt, ru...

1:18 am

handy tip: auto detailing brushes are terrific for dusting off your laptop or desktop keyboard

1:18 am

lol, got the er8

1:18 am

* giggle *

1:18 am

I should find one, dc...thx for the idea!

1:18 am

wow.. I have stiff competition for that clue

1:19 am

<-- best be hittin' the pillows for now...

1:19 am

kmart, walmart, or an auto store will have them

1:19 am

LOL...I see you got it, ru! LOL

1:19 am

quite so, ruru

1:19 am

g'night pini, sleep well.

1:19 am

i should sleep too. stupid drugs keeping me up.

1:19 am

take care all...cya tmw ;)

1:19 am

thank god dysfunction isn't in the grid too

1:19 am

can't stay awake. 118/166 -- back tomorrow and *poof*

1:19 am

g'nite Pini

1:20 am

g'night jilli, sweet dreams

1:20 am

g'night jilli

1:20 am

nighters you two

1:20 am

think I better head that way too, busy day tomorrow

1:20 am

and may all the babblers in the NE US and Maritimes Canada keep power through the horrible snow storm.

1:20 am

...err three

night!

1:20 am

130 down, 154 to find

1:21 am

rest well, flosey

so true dc... but not a flake here...

1:21 am

lots of flakes out here in California dee

1:21 am

dee, you're in NY somewhere?

1:21 am

thanks ru, got the 3 errs

Indiana

1:22 am

...but not snow I'm talking about...

1:22 am

152 tp go

1:22 am

go COLTS!!!!!!

yep

1:22 am

I really ought to listen to my own advice... I think my head has exploded. 155/129, 8+s done, and my head REALLY hurts.

1:22 am

Peyton Manning is my hero.

1:23 am

here, Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore got hit hard. Baltimore/DC and W barely got a dusting, and not more than in inch.

1:23 am

I have 240.. but they aren't coming to me now

1:23 am

wtg ru

1:26 am

sons

1:26 am

ok, 145 for tomorrow (if there's time) poof!

1:26 am

oopsy.

lol

1:29 am

night .. 30 to go.. I can't see them.

nite ru

ac 8

1:33 am

24 M's seems like it must be a lie!

agreed

1:34 am

The cake is a lie, the Ms are true.

lol

1:39 am

would someone clue the as 8 so that I can go to bed

1:39 am

Hm. If the cake is a lie, does that mean the only real choice is death. I wonder of cake or death inspired that.

1:39 am

Well then, DC, I guess the M's are still alive

1:39 am

sonorous, ruru

1:39 am

hi

1:39 am

an as8 consonant

1:40 am

evening, kje

mule + shape mouth makes in exclammation + cyber...+ cross

1:40 am

good point, freep, and good evening

1:40 am

thank you DC

1:42 am

hiya kje

1:42 am

more late espresso?

1:42 am

no

1:43 am

diet coke

1:44 am

i took excedrin, which is why i'm still up

1:45 am

sorry dc

1:46 am

eh, no migraine, so less sleep is a fair trade

1:50 am

Hello everyone

1:51 am

morning, lyn, hope you had a great holiday weekend

1:52 am

I did. And you DC - sounds like you are suffering a bit - or not related?

1:53 am

had a mild migraine tonight at Tom's Parents'. Don't know what triggered it, but meds helped. Other than that nice time. Though i need to go Wed and retrieve my gloves rom my aunt's house in Dumfries, Virginia.

1:54 am

i accidentally left them there on Saturday.

1:54 am

Dumfries - what a glorious name

1:55 am

Morning, lynxxx. Hope your holiday was great.

1:56 am

named for the one in Scotland by the first settlers, and continuously chartered as a town since 1612

1:56 am

hiya, peach

1:56 am

Hi there, dcseain.

1:56 am

hi Peach, xmas was lovely

1:56 am

Great, lynxxx.

1:58 am

It's cold here in Georgia but not as bad as New England....blizzard conditons there.

2:00 am

conditions

2:03 am

wow. i'd forgotten how long the 2AM blip can be

2:05 am

OK got a map of the States up - now where is New England?

2:05 am

New England is the NE -- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut

2:06 am

Maine, Mass., Conn, New York, Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont....that's all I can think of right now.

2:06 am

the storm is bad enough that all airports from Washington DC up through main along coast are closed, all trains are shut down, and all buses are cancelled. Tuesday is when they expect things to start moving again.

2:06 am

good morning everybody

2:06 am

OK thanks

2:06 am

Delaware is mid-atlantic, a short drive from me.

2:07 am

morning, ruby

2:07 am

hi Ruby, did you have a pleasant Xmas

2:07 am

Good morning to you, rubyfoo. Trust your Christmas was wonderful.

2:08 am

Are all of you Amer8icans in the throes of the predicted blizzard?

2:09 am

read back and see that you are

2:10 am

My connections isn't very good but no new snow here, just extremely cold, very weird December, this has been

2:10 am

been weird here, too, ruby. Colder than usual, and for where i am with weird December snows. Usually, we don't get snow til Jan

2:11 am

it was a lovely, quiet Christmas, Lynxx -- husband was happy with more fossils and the food was great. I haven't been out of the house in days!

2:11 am

Did the snow reach Georgia, peach

2:12 am

Just a wee bit today.....already melted now.

2:13 am

in the many years I lived in Miami, we had snow one Christmas day and it was gbeautiful

2:14 am

I can't see what I'm typing or enter words!

2:14 am

turn the light on Ruby!

2:15 am

BBS

2:15 am

hahah lynxx, no it's the computer

2:15 am

Tom bought a zhuzhu pet to see what the cat does with it.

2:16 am

egads it makes horrible noises

2:16 am

though the squeaks are kinda cute

2:16 am

the cat or the toy?

2:17 am

the toy :)

2:17 am

the cat is vocal in the 'siamese-if-you-don't-please' way

2:19 am

one of our two kitties (the declawed one - we didn't do it, he came to us that way) caught a little mouse in the back room today, he was so proud of himself.

2:20 am

oh, how wonderful, rbud :)

2:20 am

that is so cute!

2:20 am

poor cats are stir-crazy with too much snow outside to go out.

2:21 am

quite fascinated with the bird feeder scene outside the kitchen window, too, haha.

2:21 am

well, i'm going to endeavour to sleep.

2:21 am

AAWWW, poor kitties. My dogs refuse to go outside if the ground is wet at all. Their bladders better be darned good.

2:21 am

so, good day/night, and happy babbling, yall! {poof}

2:21 am

Sweet dreams, dcseain.

2:22 am

good night, then, seain, hope the headache stays at bay

2:22 am

I have to tamp dowwn the snow for my big spoiled dogs or else they won't go out when it's deep

2:23 am

phantoms: martini and cattails

2:24 am

haha, I got our little dog a new pink parka, she looks silly in it, trying to bound through the snow to all her usual spots

2:24 am

first official coat I've bought her

2:24 am

Tried the drink too Ruby but almost the PB for the second one

2:24 am

hi Rosebud

2:25 am

my dogs are too big for my clothes, but they would look so silly -- chows in hoods!!!

2:25 am

Well, some of my Ms are still alive, but I still must call it a night.

2:25 am

good luck, y'all!

2:25 am

night Freep

2:25 am

hello! and g'nite, freep

2:26 am

hi and bye freep

2:27 am

oh, I made our dog a little blanket cape thingie a couple of years ago, but the pink parka was on clearance, thought I'd try it. not usually much for dressing our animals, but she gets sooo cold.

2:27 am

I love the image and wish I could dress up the dogs; it would be so cute

2:31 am

I'll have to get a pic of her in her parka, and put it up in here sometime - is Monday still pet day?

2:34 am

seasons greetings and other pleasant inanities, postyule bogglers

2:35 am

merry merry gort!

2:35 am

back at ya, gort!

2:35 am

lol ruby and thanks rbu

2:36 am

didn't need to dream of a white christmas - had one in pea soup fog in the height of summer - awesome!

2:37 am

oops, spa bath filling, scuse me a sec

2:38 am

there, averted a flood

2:38 am

Nite all. Fingers are too cold to type. See you all later.

2:38 am

all right babblers, your noggins are revved on all that eggnog, so it should be easy as mince pie to give me a clue for the ta9 pls?

2:38 am

bye peach!

2:38 am

Hello Gort, thought there was enough natural floods up there without you adding to it

2:39 am

too right lyn

2:39 am

nite, peach! :)

2:39 am

pals of ours is flood blocked from coming in to hang with us

2:40 am

what i'm trying to say in my inarticulate ozzie way is that some dear friends had to change their plans to visit us because their property is surrounded by floodwater

2:41 am

I got it

2:41 am

do snakes wind up in the water?

2:41 am

how was yr xmas lyn?

2:41 am

i guess they either wind up or curl up or stretch out, whatever floats their boat, ruby

2:42 am

as long as they don't come in the house

2:42 am

ta*** came down the chimney(!) and not heavy

2:43 am

??

2:43 am

clue for ta9

2:43 am

thanks lyn, would never have gotten that on my own, no matter how many candy canes i gave the monkeys

2:44 am

you are too smart for me!!!

2:44 am

no idea and no 9's, either!

2:45 am

yeah but you're cute, ruby

2:45 am

looking for big hairy spiders NOT+NOT! (still can't see what I'm typing)

2:45 am

who came down the chimney Ruby - only T start - add word for not heavy but misspelled

2:46 am

raofl! can't be cute at my age!!!

2:46 am

do you mean you're literally looking for heavy spiders, or you're looking for them in the grid?

2:46 am

in the grid, ta9???

2:47 am

Yes - along with Al Martino!

2:47 am

got it, thank you

2:47 am

i think the entity that came down the chimney is the corpulent, merry-making ruddy chap, that rhymes with ta***

2:47 am

al martino?

2:48 am

is al the the one-drink martini?

2:48 am

You must be too young Gort

2:49 am

he'd definitely get stuck in our twisty chimney

2:49 am

50s lounge type singer

2:49 am

do you have a clue for the 2nd ac6 pls lyn? (i'm 37 and eleven twelfths)

2:49 am

a little kid, you are gort, younger than my son!!!!

2:50 am

not even one ac yet but I will look with you PS waaay too young

2:50 am

bless your heart ruby, in my world of uni students, i am at a level of decrepitude they can barely comprehend

2:51 am

I found an ac5/12 like what you do on stage but without the ending

2:51 am

and plural for the 6!

2:51 am

now stick not off on the end of it ruby and plural

2:52 am

nice - thanks Gort

2:53 am

this is a nice grid; if I had an extra 10 hrs, I might reach half!

2:53 am

do you have the foreign lilt for the ac6/24?

2:54 am

ooh, thank you, gort

2:54 am

my pleasure

2:54 am

would you like to know what i learned this xmas?

2:54 am

why not

2:55 am

though doesn't sound like it is going to be good

2:56 am

Aunty Gort's Yuletide Kitchen Hint: just because you made vast oceans of tofu chocolate mousse in your new xmas thermomix, doesn't mean your carnivorous family is going to eat it!:)

2:57 am

mmm can't say I blame them actually (tofu = yuk)

2:57 am

my mother who is more elegant than the queen, crossed her eyes, made gagging noises and pretended to puke!

2:57 am

lol

2:58 am

i agree lyn, can't stand the stuff myself, but i thought chocolate covers a multitude of sins...

2:58 am

now i know that there are sins against the tastebuds so heinous no chocolate can cover

2:59 am

chocolate and the right amount of vodka, however...

2:59 am

what did you learn this xmas?

3:00 am

remind me not to come to dinner at your place

3:00 am

grape and goat cheese salad is simply delicious

3:01 am

that does sound good, bit nigella-watermelon-feta-salad-esque

3:02 am

the sweet juxtaposed with the salty, the crisp and the creamy

3:03 am

(new year's resolution #2351 achieved: use juxtaposed in a sentence)

3:04 am

#2351! did anyone ever tell you are a bit hard on yourself

3:04 am

actually i don't make them at all, but i do like bringing words down off the shelf and dropping them into conversations

3:04 am

gotta go and cook up something ghastly and nutritious for the kiddies

3:04 am

cheerio for now

3:05 am

byee

3:07 am

Think I need to walk Stew and stretch out my back BBL

3:34 am

I think it is very strange that 'satan' is not accepted but 'satanist' is!

3:35 am

It is Satan, proper noun Sara so, like Scrabble, not accepted

3:36 am

thanks lynxxx, but it still irks

is this the All Oz Babble Day?

5:59 am

*Looked for Wizard Of Oz words in the grid until I noticed all the Australian flags*

:-)

I didn't realize their posts were hours ago

6:12 am

Mornin' Jean

gm Molly :-)

6:13 am

How are things with you these days?

not complaining

hoping for a good new year

and you?

6:14 am

That's good. I've read that the less complaining we do, the more blessings we allow for. I'm hoping for a good new year too. For all of us.

amen sistah

hello all! quite a winter wonderland this morning!

in florida?

I am in RI for the holidays. we had the 55 MPH winds and snow yesterday...very exciting!

oooooooooooooh, right in the midst of big storm

is everything shut down?

Does not seem to be, the New Englanders are pretty sturdy. If it was Florida we would be paralyzed.

6:23 am

Hi Red, glad to hear you're enjoying the snow. It totally missed us. YAY

We plan on sledding today.

that is awesome Molly!!! safe driving and no shveling for you!!!

ahh I hear the pitter patter ofsmall nephew feet, must go and entertain.

6:32 am

good AM to all from a white covered NC

6:34 am

hello from snowed in PA\

6:34 am

50 mile an hour winds!!

6:36 am

We've got some wind going on around here today too. I don't know if it's that severe though. We do have high wind warnings.

6:36 am

Morning Sue

6:44 am

hello everybody

6:44 am

no additional snow since Saturday but glacially cold at night

6:45 am

Are you in the NC mountains, sue?

6:45 am

{{molly}}

bonjour ruby and anyone else just joining

6:46 am

there is still terrible lag and I can't esee what I'm typing....sorry for typos!

6:46 am

bonjour et bonne fete, jean

6:47 am

is a qu***ini a little cocktail?

ruby, I have OD'd on bonne fete!

6:47 am

me, TOO!

Macy's has already signed me on as a parade float for next year

6:54 am

Hello from the Winter Wonderland

got your winter all in one big smash eh?

7:03 am

And the fool I was thinking we'd be snow free

7:06 am

hi all

7:06 am

very little snow here--just winds

7:07 am

but my boy is driving to connecticut today to pick up girl friend

7:07 am

I wish him luck. It's really bad. Blowing snow and more of it

7:09 am

oh, hello, and jmc did you say your son is driving up 95? good luck in New Jersey - it's mostly REALLY BAD driving conditions - i'm just watching it on TV, not going anywhere

7:15 am

thanks for passing that on jbv I am lending him my car so i am hoping for the best

7:15 am

he is a good driver and it is possible he will not go

7:15 am

they are recommending people pack their cars with supplies and provisions in case they get stuck!

7:15 am

water, blankets, food, etc

7:16 am

and I think connecticut got more than NJ

7:17 am

yikes!

7:17 am

i will pack my car with that stuff and maybe a sleeping bag

7:17 am

NJ Is in a state of emergency - only essential travel recommended

7:18 am

okay i will tell him that--he should just forget this imho but he will do what he will do

7:18 am

I think northern nj got the most. NOt that it really makes a difference. Just our driveway will be daunting

7:18 am

?

7:18 am

Does he have 4 wheel drive jmc?

7:18 am

of course - my son is planning to drive to Philadelphia tomorrow for a concert - I'm hoping it's cancelled

7:18 am

*goes in** worried mother mode*

7:19 am

hi razor

7:19 am

that's two of us

7:26 am

rtins

7:26 am

hi snuffy

hello babblers

7:26 am

hi TO

7:26 am

oops.. hi all

7:27 am

hi TO, hi ALoy

7:27 am

wondered where those letters disappeared, lol

7:28 am

is there really an rt word? *shudders at thought*

7:29 am

(((((TO))))) morning, and I am so sorry

7:29 am

no, was thinking of the birds and started with ma but somehow the rest of it .... jumped boxes!

7:29 am

TO? your dad?

yes

7:36 am

oh TO I am sorry!

7:36 am

hi mom

7:37 am

adding my sincere condolences, TO..

7:37 am

hello jmc, hope your son has a safe trip, if he goes

7:37 am

(((TO)))

good morning babblers

7:37 am

ty mom

7:37 am

Hi Eva

7:37 am

hi evan and nono

7:37 am

((Nono)) good morninng

((((TO))) so sorry for your loss

7:38 am

mornin all

7:39 am

sorry i have to go to work bbl

7:39 am

bye bye jmc

7:39 am

hagd, jmc

bye jmc have a good day

7:40 am

greetings from a blizzardly winder wonderland

7:40 am

Good morning everyone. Eva and JMC, it's a blustery day 'round these parts. So glad we missed the snow.

7:41 am

(((Annie))), good morning. Got hit, did you?

7:41 am

Good morning Molly

7:41 am

i wouldnt have minded the snow. im at work. :/

we got a bit more snow than expected here but not bad

7:41 am

((M0m)) Really really hit

7:42 am

TO, I am very sorry to hear about your Dad. You and your family are in my prayers.

7:42 am

I hope you will be able to stay in until they can get the roads cleared

ty

7:43 am

love to you and your family, TO -- so very sorry

7:43 am

Owl, my sincere condolences to you and your family, so sorry about your Dad

7:43 am

((Une)) good morning. Did you get snow for Christmas

7:46 am

yes, mom but roads were ok for drive home Xmas nite -- until 5 minutes from my house -- took 30min to get over a very frozen overpass -- but made it and dogs slept thru the whole thing :-)

7:46 am

So Sorry TO my deepest Sympathys,Your Dad is IN a better Place,,My Prayers to you and Famely.

7:46 am

bet you had lots, eh?

7:47 am

Hi Yvo

7:47 am

hello Mom

7:47 am

Oh Une, so glad you made it safely. Us snow? just a dusting

7:47 am

my blessing to you TO

7:48 am

Hi Sue

ty all. i must go shovel.

7:48 am

hello sue

7:48 am

hi Annie.. hope you are snuggled down with supplies and that your power stays on

7:49 am

Hi Aloy

7:49 am

don't overdo, TO.. take care

7:49 am

good morning, folks .. temple, i am so sorry

7:49 am

((Welki)) good morning

7:49 am

hi Mom

7:49 am

hi welki

7:49 am

Hi Aloy , I have the essentials and the house is warm, so all is good but the wind is fierce out

7:49 am

sorry, TO, I stepped away - I am so very sorry to hear about your Dad - my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

7:50 am

hello welki and JBV

7:50 am

hi Annie

7:50 am

annie, your power's out?

7:50 am

welki, No, I have power. Quite a storm here.

7:51 am

*whew* worried about my daughter and son-in-law .. they're on the road today (paramedics in nj)

how much?

7:51 am

HOw goes it in New York Annie? It's brutal here

7:54 am

We have 18" of snow so far and the wind is so fierce it is dangerous.

7:55 am

18" ... WOW

7:55 am

did we all get what we wanted for christmas?

7:55 am

I don't think we have quite that much snow, but the thought of going out to shovel is scary

i got lay and did not shovel last night, now regretting

7:55 am

There are cars stranded on Ocean Parkway which is a major road. My car is almost completely covered.

7:56 am

TO, how much snow have you gotten?

7:56 am

bichon, be careful about shoveling today

7"

7:56 am

TO, if I lived near you, I would come shovel. I love to shovel snow

7:57 am

Bichon, take your time and maybe do it in sections

the wind is howling and the house is shaking

7:57 am

My daughter is in CT...going to call her now, bbs

7:57 am

bye Annie

7:57 am

Eva, my kids totally surprised me by pitching in and buying me a Kindle.

7:57 am

oh dear TO

7:57 am

maybe there'll be some ambitious kids coming by later with shovels .. worth a few bucks

7:58 am

Eva, I did. Did you?

How nice Molly! I also got a kindle and a wireless router from my boys

8:07 am

so many phantoms in this grid

8:07 am

molly -- i got one last year for christmas, and i LOVE it!

8:08 am

mom. we had a lovely christmas. didnt get *everything* i wanted, but i made out quite nicely. :)

8:13 am

oh Eva, sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas

8:14 am

Good morning snowbunnies! How are our US east coast friends surviving?

8:14 am

who said they like to shovel snow? we've got plenty here - I may one of the few people who have to shovel their backyard, so afraid of flooding when the snow melts, so we clear it away from the house

8:14 am

Good morning Scrabbler

8:14 am

Barely. Too scared to think about shoveling.

8:14 am

hi scrabbler, fine, at home safe and sound, not going anywhere

8:14 am

JBV, I was the one who said that

wind howling

8:15 am

JBV, NJ is getting hit the hardest, so far--23 in of snow per news reports.

good morning Scrabs

8:15 am

Hi Mom :)

8:15 am

Bichon, how much snow for you? Owl, I heard that Philly got somewhat spared.

8:15 am

TO, don't know if you saw my belated post before - I am so sorry to hear about your dad - thoughts and prayers are with you and family

7" but with the drifting hard to say. ty jbv

8:16 am

good morning all

8:16 am

yes. scrab, NJ Is in a state of emergency - there are people stranded in cars, buses, horrible

8:16 am

we have at least 21 inches - haven't been outside to measure

morning boo

8:16 am

Good morning Boo

8:17 am

My sister is in norther NJ. Her hubby escaped to Houston on last flight out of Newark yest afternoon.

8:17 am

How was everyone's holiday.

8:17 am

oh good for him - air travel is at a standstill today

8:17 am

Hi Boo--I saw that you are starring in a movie now. You and Yogi save Jellystone!

our local high school band is supposed to fly to England today, their plans may get delayed

i can't imagine if we had waited to do our business. i was so upset but we were counseled well

8:18 am

lol Scrabbler

8:18 am

Owl, I also do not know if you saw my previous post but I am very very sorry about your Dad

8:18 am

Great work, Boobear!

8:18 am

have you had the funeral, TO?

8:18 am

hi Scrabbs.. hi Boo.. brb, have been daydreaming, need caffeine

yes, we did it wed/thrus and i am so glad

8:19 am

Hi Aloy.

ty annie

8:19 am

Annie, how did your daughter fair with the snow?

hey jbv i never did get your email

8:19 am

yes, the snow would have been a complication you don't need

8:19 am

Mom, I dont know. Voice mail came on and I left a message.

8:20 am

ok, TO, you can email me at: jbv909@gmail.com

8:20 am

ok Annie

ty

8:21 am

bbs

8:21 am

son is upstairs playing happy synth music - nice sound in the morning

8:21 am

Phantom = transit

8:21 am

bye Annie

8:21 am

I had better go as well. Lots to do today. ((Hugs)) to all of you. PLEASE be careful, those who are going out to shovel.

8:21 am

Phantom = recreational

8:21 am

Bye, Mom

8:22 am

Have a good day (((Mom)))

8:22 am

bye bye Scrabbler

8:22 am

((Molly)), you as well

8:22 am

BRB, next patient has arrived.

8:22 am

have a good day,Mom and you be careful out there to

8:22 am

TO, just saw your profile - that's a beautiful hymn - do they sing it in Italian in your church?

8:23 am

bye bye Boo, thanks

8:25 am

i see more phantoms than words in the grid .. quatrain, sonatina, ce**ral, elastic, elastin, ma**ian

yes. but not at the early mass i went to, i was just not up to midnight and the packed house.

8:26 am

I love that song

8:26 am

thanks for the link to Andrea Bocelli

welk, there is one close to the last you posted

8:27 am

wooo, love his voice (for more contemporary tenor, josh groban)

8:27 am

wonder what the record is for grid words found while on hold with tech support for a software company?...:((((

yes but i love the kids singing. i did not realize till i researched for carol icon theme that it was written by st, alphonsus liguori

8:27 am

depends if it's with apple or hp

with this grid, about 10

8:28 am

people still use allpe?

8:28 am

Kids singing always gets to me.

8:28 am

lol

8:28 am

clue for the second ac 7

jbv you have heard it before? it is the national carol of italy

8:28 am

wish my phone had a plug in for a headphone mic..:((

8:29 am

Plural of the 5 before it. Sounds like what people do on stage, minus the g.

8:29 am

high playing card + metal alloy

8:29 am

(plural)

8:30 am

oops, i haven't listed yet .. don't even have a five!

do you not have speaker phone crossy?

8:30 am

ty welki.. back in time to see your clue

8:30 am

hi crossy.. sorry you are having tech troubles

8:31 am

hellooooo :)

8:31 am

yes, TO, I know the song - we used to sing it when I was in choirs (HS, college, etc)

hi NB!

8:31 am

hi NB!

8:31 am

hey, NB - how's everything?

8:31 am

NB! Are you home?

8:31 am

morning all...

8:31 am

nope and mt arm is in serious danger of developing a blood clot lol

8:32 am

ohhh, fantastic, thank you!! got back home midday yesterday, saw a few friends, have the cats snuggled around me...:)

8:32 am

Heya, Mary :)

8:32 am

wonderful, NB - so glad for you

8:32 am

So happy to hear that NB.

8:32 am

hi m9.. good news, NB!

8:32 am

Cross, can't you put the phone down close to you? You'll hear when they pick up.

>>>passes crossy my cordless speaker phone

8:33 am

thank you :)

8:33 am

how about put the phone on speaker, crossy?

8:33 am

Cross, I thought you had an iphone...you can take calls through the headphones.

8:33 am

OMG A REAL PERSON...SEC.....

8:34 am

I take it crossy has been on hold?

8:34 am

news from brooklyn heard this minute in calgary: more than 400 people stuck on an elevated train for 6 hours (no heat, no bathrooms)

8:34 am

all of Babble Land waits with bated breath.. crossing fingers for crossy

8:35 am

oh that's horrid.

8:35 am

hehehe ... i think we all know how crossy's plight will play out

8:35 am

the stories from the storm are going to be legendary

8:35 am

ugh! what a nightmare

8:36 am

he could probably run to the store and pick up a speakerphone while he waits for the next tech to speak with him

8:36 am

i'm watching (listening to) ABC news on TV, they just talked to a guy stuck in his car since last night who needs heart medication

8:36 am

ok.. I am stuck.. one tile as usual. stats for that 2nd e please??

8:36 am

and a guy back from Afghanistan stuck in his car with his 3-month old baby

8:36 am

can't EMS get his meds to him?

8:36 am

And I'd rather be stuck on an 'e' than on an 'L'.. that's for sure!

8:36 am

on hold again...i hope they realize i am just peing polite here.if they bug me enough i can just as easily torrent(pirate) their software if they do not stop running me round ...

8:36 am

have one of them that is a greek letter, pl

et4/4, m9

8:37 am

they're working on it, welki, but nothing can get through - streets are snowed in solid, cars abandoned, it's a mess

8:37 am

thanks Nan

8:37 am

I'd have torrented already. Boy's gotta eat!

many on jersey tpke for hours

8:37 am

yep, poor crossy. i figured they'd put you on hold again :(

8:37 am

nbt and nbs

8:37 am

i am sorry i have not had tome for new(on hold) where is this storm centered?

8:38 am

the entire east coast, crossy!

8:38 am

snow and hurricane strength winds not helping

8:38 am

sheesh, jbv .. you'd think someone nearby would hear it and hike over with a diovan or whatever he needs

from the carolinas north to boston, its a huge mess

8:39 am

I'll call my friend in NY in a bit. She should be ok though....

8:39 am

the tv station says they are making calls for him, waiting for an update

8:39 am

and down south..hopefully it does not work its way up here,we are just getting a handle on the 7 feet we got from our last storm:/

8:40 am

More like Georgia to Maine. I'm in central NJ. Took our daughter to Newark Airport yesterday for her flight to Rome. Barely made it home before the storm got heavy. She's still in the airport.

state troopers took food to a bus that was stranded. they needed to commandeer a front end loader, the road is gridlocked

8:40 am

oh, too bad for her, Sam -

8:42 am

The DC area was spared this awful storm. I think the Snow Gods know we heard from them enough last year.

8:42 am

I'm near you Sam - East Brunswick

8:43 am

it looks like about two feet of snow here but I haven't been outside to measure - don't intend to

8:43 am

JBV: Plainsboro!

8:43 am

Gosh, I feel for you all. Rather lovely and bright in my little corner of London today..

8:43 am

might as well be the other side of the moon today - :)

8:44 am

well, London was hit last week - the airport story was incredible

8:44 am

I could get around in my 4WD truck if I wanted to, but I don't.

8:44 am

Hello everybody. TO, I am very sorry for your loss.

8:44 am

Hey Soodle

8:44 am

yesterday morning was sunny and warm here... very odd. I haven't looked outside today.. but pretty sure no snow. Just little piles here and there from a while back

NB we will be watching your New Years parade here early new years day morning. Our local highschool band will be in it

8:45 am

hi Soodle

8:45 am

oh, exciting, Nono! - anyone you know in the band?

8:45 am

oooh, cool, Nono! Long way to come just to play for us Brits.

yes we know several of the kids

8:46 am

what a great experience for them

ty soodle. i really must go out to shovel, won't last long in this wind but a little at the time

it is exciting. They worked so hard to raise money for the trip

8:46 am

sigh so JFK closed until 4, i was supposed to fly in today

8:46 am

take care, TO

8:46 am

(((((((JESSE)))))))

8:46 am

The high winds are just an insult to you all after all that snow.

8:46 am

fight is at 2:30 so possible that i can still squeak into the airport

8:47 am

well I would, no place on earth like London! :)

8:47 am

where are you flying from shirl?

its a large band to the cost is enormous but the community came together and they exceeded their goal

8:47 am

(((Eva))) hello! :)

8:47 am

Good luck Shirl

8:47 am

have you been released, hon? are you home??

8:47 am

a pain as i have to go to the airport to find out if they fly and the airport is an hour away from my parents

8:47 am

Ohhh, I'm home alright :) cuddled up with the cats as we speak!

8:48 am

Good morning

8:48 am

Shirl, you can't call ahead to find out.

8:48 am

Hi Mr. Bob

8:48 am

oh yay! (((gentle hugs)))

8:48 am

i did, check web site too, both said flight still scheduled to go, instead of 2:20, it's 2:30

8:48 am

bet the cats went crazy when you got home

8:48 am

which just says to me they're hoping jfk reopens on time

8:49 am

who knows if they will -- jfk that is

8:49 am

but if JFK Is closed, they may have to redirect you - that's a real hassle

8:49 am

Mmm, it's brilliant! Just sleeping in our bed again was lovely...

8:49 am

I heard airlines were waiving the fees to change tickets -

8:49 am

both jfk and laguardia closed

port authority says 4PM or 4:30 pm for the three

8:50 am

so happy to hear good news, NB - are you moving about OK, need any special care?

8:50 am

Crazy ain't a strong enough word, Mary ;) our little kitten especially; he did the full-on ankle attack

nice

8:50 am

awwww.. cute!

8:51 am

99 words and I am reduced to monkeying like crazy....

8:51 am

Ohhh, I'm quite fine, thanks JBV :) just moving slowly and trying not to feel disgusted with myself when I get out of breath moving across the room ;)

8:52 am

take it easy, NB, each day will be better

my doctor said two days in hospital equates to a week of recovery

8:54 am

Baby steps NB, baby steps. Each day you will see improvement.

8:55 am

so glad you are home and recovering, love. :)

8:55 am

I just spoke to my son in law in CT...a power line fell across the lawn and hence, they lost their power in the house.

8:55 am

was thinking of you over the weekend/holiday.

8:56 am

NB, so happy you are home and in your own bed, I wish you a speedy recovery

8:56 am

oh, that's not good, Annie

8:56 am

yikes

8:56 am

thanks, JBV, Molly :) just got to get used to sitting around 'taking it easy'...not something I'm good at!

8:56 am

thanks, JBV, Molly :) just got to get used to sitting around 'taking it easy'...not something I'm good at!

8:56 am

thanks goodness for cell phones

8:57 am

ooh, hiccup. and thanks, Eva :) got to admit, christmas in the hospital was especially grim. but all done now!

interesting poem. seems you are at a crossroads in all ways nb

some day you will realize that what you make of yourself is entirely up to you. *poof*

8:59 am

brb.. fed ex just delivered our daughter's gift to us.. Apple TV (for netflix?).. am clueless, need to check it out..

8:59 am

NB, you are a young man who has faced a lifetime of challenges already, but I know you are strong and will be fine in every way - I have total confidence in you, just from knowing you here

9:00 am

wow, TO, way to stick THAT knife in and twist it. guess I'll be going.

9:00 am

Well said, JBV.

9:00 am

you can use the apple tv to hook up your internet streams to you TV

9:00 am

no, no NB stay with us

9:00 am

so yes, you can stream netflix to your TV now

9:01 am

i'm sure she didn't mean it the way it was read

9:01 am

being strong also means knowing what to listen to and what not

9:01 am

It was meant as encouragement not as criticism. We ALL need to be reminded of what she said.

9:01 am

more like, with time, you'll forge your own way, regardless of the past

9:01 am

ty Shirlock... cooooooooool, no mail box thingy

9:02 am

if you have a good internet connection, mine flakes out all the time

9:02 am

Nah, I think I'll go, JBV. If somebody's going to take the trouble to upset me I might as well make it worth their while. I think I'm gonna start cooking...*poof*

9:03 am

(((JESSE)))

9:03 am

hmmm... what did I miss?

9:03 am

oh dear

9:04 am

(reading back... one doesn't usually end an encouragement by leaving? )

9:05 am

m9, TO was leaving anyway to go start shoveling her driveway

9:05 am

ah. Just odd altogether.

9:05 am

im sure TO is a but out of it herself, as her father just passed...

9:05 am

Some statements can be intereted in different ways depending on where one is at.

9:06 am

huh..interesting..

9:06 am

TO buried her dad this week, i think nb's poem struck a nerve

9:06 am

Another quote with the same sentiment...You are the only one who creates in your experience—no one else. Everything that comes to you comes by the power of your thought. If there are changes you would like to make, it will be of great value to begin telling a different story—not only about your body, but about all subjects that have been troubling to you. As you begin to positively focus, getting to feel so good about so many subjects, you will begin to feel the power that creates worlds flowing through you. ~ Abraham/Hicks

9:06 am

Hi Crossy.

9:06 am

Yes. Following on the heels of the "interisting poem".. it did come across as censure.

9:06 am

howdy scrabbs;)

9:07 am

Hi all!

9:07 am

Hi Beth

9:07 am

Hi Beth

9:07 am

howdy bethn:))

9:07 am

some families are like NB's poem. Then it is up to the individual to either continue on or to break the cycle.

9:07 am

Hope everyone had a great christmas, and all of us east coasters made it thru the storm ok

9:08 am

i thought this grid used to accept the aussie airline...:(

9:08 am

Coming from a background of depression.. to have someone tell you that what you are is entirely in just your hands .. is not encouraging. :-(

9:08 am

it takes the singular crossy

9:08 am

well said mom

9:08 am

Hm, I just noted the QU ti4. Amazing how I can block out certain ti4s while I focus on others.

9:08 am

but i dont believe there are 9 q words

9:09 am

the airline minus final s is in the grid

9:09 am

QU ti4?

9:09 am

I don't believe there are 12 words off the 2nd column r!!

9:09 am

my father is severly racist and homophobic to the extreme,i could of continued this or enjoy people for who they are..i chose the latter and as a result my son knows no racisim

9:10 am

Amen, Crossy

9:11 am

does the airline start with qu?

9:11 am

good for you crossy -- my father is the same, i try very hard to be xenophillic

9:11 am

some of us try to do better than our parents could, others cannot break the shackles of their upbringing especially when it is harsh

9:11 am

yes mom

9:11 am

Ah, yes, actually I think it does.

9:11 am

children reject their parents, that's life and to be expected, but none of us (I hope) can really understand what it means when a parent rejects a child

9:11 am

or at least recognize my behavior for what it is

9:11 am

thanks Beth and Scrabbler

9:11 am

I mean QA not QU

9:12 am

acck! my list just lost all the words i have entered so far!! brb try a restart

9:12 am

exactly JBV. It's very traumatic.

9:12 am

whew! they are back

9:12 am

my heart is broken for what NB has been going through

9:12 am

what is QA?

9:13 am

are you still on the phone crossy?

9:13 am

excellent Crossy

9:13 am

he has had a very rough row to hoe. I wish he lived somewhere closer, the babble community is very supportive, he would find many parent figures here who would love him as he is

9:13 am

Qantas airlines

9:14 am

Yes, I, like many of us here, see NB as our son.

9:14 am

He doesn't need a slew of "parent figures" .. he's said so. In fact I think that's kind of a scary thought!LOL

9:14 am

yes, a little scary, m9 :)

9:14 am

Being rejected by parents is a hurt that many people never get over. It takes amazing resiliency and a sturdy sense of self-worth.

9:15 am

sorry m9, didnt mean to intrude

9:15 am

there would be many parent figures but he could have his pick

9:15 am

Yes. My naturopath a few years ago asked if I'd been in a major accident or had a major trauma when I was little... I couldn't think of any...

9:15 am

i gave up jbv..2 hours on hold,i will just torrent the crap out of their software..they are lucky i do not plan on making 100 bootleg copies and handing them out to friends..:/

9:15 am

he wouldn't have to have them all

9:16 am

oh crossy... you were a trooper to hang on for that long!

9:17 am

but ,lol,software woes pale to people woes.i am sure NB will prevail

9:17 am

M9, I have never heard of a naturopath until just now. Had to google it

9:17 am

me too crossy

9:17 am

eoe

9:17 am

I think resilience is a fascinating quality - so mysterious, yet so essential

9:17 am

oops... hand shifted.. that should have been "wow"

9:18 am

ca6/21?

9:18 am

((KJE)) hello

9:18 am

think Las Vegas, kje

9:18 am

where you gamble, or small mexican house

9:19 am

Then my naturopath asked me if I had to choose someone to raise my children.. if I were gone.. would I want them to go to my mother (if she were alive).. and my first response was "no!"

9:19 am

that whick does not defeat you or kill you,makes you stronger as iron is forged and tempered for strength..a untested blade will remain unknown..i love people who have been kicked around by life and kick it right back;)

9:19 am

the last one

9:19 am

A great book on resilience that I read a long time ago = The Resilient Self by Steven (?Stephen) Wolin. Fascinating.

9:20 am

have not listed yet, the house is the last one i have so far

9:20 am

I don't think that's necessarily true.

9:20 am

lol,i do not need it scrabbs...life want to play rough?..bring it on.... lol

9:20 am

Hi kje

9:20 am

ty

9:21 am

yes, but the question is why, crossy? why do you have such a perspective and others do not? I find it very interesting

9:21 am

The book helped me learn how I turned out ok whereas 2 sibs struggle

9:21 am

A snowy hellow to all. Hubby is out shovel and I'm babbling and feeling guilty. I will slowly get out there

9:21 am

exactly JBV...

9:21 am

Don't let him work too hard, bichon.

9:21 am

I used to see it in children and families I worked with - some would strive and thrive, others in the same family just be overwhelmed

9:22 am

I find that question interesting too JBV. Why are some able to find resiliency and others seem to always cave in?

9:22 am

I'm the youngest of 9......

9:22 am

I am a person who tends to get overwhelmed.

9:22 am

my husband had it - he was one of 13 - the only one (until a few years ago) who ever went to college and had a professional career

9:22 am

I could discuss birth order for hours M9.

9:22 am

You would like that book, especially the diagram showing the elements that create resilience...sense of humor, etc

9:23 am

people are wondering about me right now - I'm not overwhelmed, I'm just drawing on all my resources to deal with a very difficult situation

9:23 am

there's a lot of grey area between resiliency and "caving in"

9:23 am

Hi everyone, nice to see you all here, however this is the fourth day in a row I have come into chat and NB is either conducting the conversation or is the subject of it. Now while I do have sympathy for him and his "condition" surely there is a limit to how much and for how long we must be expected to give him........and it sticks in my throat when I hear how ungrateful he is about all the nurses turning in for work to nurse him over the festive period.......am sorry folks but I don't do self-pity......nor do I accept it from others!

9:23 am

i think,and this is just my thoughts jbv,i have faced death many times and in many ways,have been dragged right down without a dime and back up again,i have almost lost my family and i have saved them...and with that experience,standard run of the mill stuff does not agitate me or make me afraid as it would of done in the past

9:24 am

You taking sabbatical from family JBV?

9:24 am

sabbatical? no, m9, I recently lost my husband

same here. children with good parents were horribly troubled, w hile those with the worst parents were just the sweetest. i worked with juvenile criminals in a residential setting. and my snow is still in the driveway.

9:24 am

exactly, crossy, you know what is important

9:24 am

Wow Flask. I'm not seeing self pity in NB's posts at all. And it moves me to see this community rally around him in his time of need.

9:24 am

WOW. This conversation has moved on actually..

9:24 am

rule #1 jbv..do not sweat the small stuff

fortunately i looked back to see the thread

9:25 am

Yes, adversity makes many people much stronger and be able to not sweat the small stuff

9:25 am

OH! JBV... I was thinking of something else.. sorry!

9:25 am

(and I knew that too!)

9:26 am

oh, I see - you meant the family tree :)

9:26 am

actually that is moving along very nicely, too, m9

9:26 am

ahh.. I'm glad.

9:26 am

I found out my grandfather (who came to NYC in 1901) actually had a brother and sister already living here and I found their marriage certificates - 1890 and 1894 in NYC

9:26 am

Mine is stuck, stuck, stuck.

9:27 am

did he declare who he was 'receiving' him in America?

9:27 am

<-- not interested in family tree

9:27 am

that's exciting.

9:27 am

I found out that my grandfather, born in the old country was a "bastard" cause his parents only had a religious wedding ceremony

i never actually meant to publicly air my grief since i know that in babble as in life there are those who wish you well and those who delight in your misery. so i do apologize - i mean it is th eholidays and all.

9:28 am

I'm extracting instead now... since I'm stuck on my own.

9:28 am

that's a good question, m9, I'll have to go back to the documents and look -

9:28 am

I would think that would go the other way.. a "bastard" for only a civil...

9:28 am

clue for the second ac 7/32 please

9:28 am

TO, I wish you well, holidays or not. :-)

9:28 am

No not in Bukovina.

9:28 am

ac5 + opp of off

9:29 am

extend the ac 5 before it

9:29 am

ah.. I thought maybe that's how you 'found' them...

9:29 am

owl, you obviously didn't publicly air your grief ... i didn't even know until this morning. no apologies. the kerfuffle was because of what i think was a misinterpretation of your posts.

9:29 am

ty

9:29 am

yw

9:30 am

ooohhh, I like that word ... kerfuffle

9:30 am

you know, I think you're right m9 - you're amazing, you remember more than I do!! (I guess I did take a minor mental sabbatical) :)

well welk - let's say i am glad in this case i looked back. but ty 0 because i truly did not mean to do so

9:30 am

I've been doing census for Oaxaca, Mexico.. and I found it interesting that they noted whether someone had civil marriage, church marriage or both.

9:30 am

so, ho ho ho .. i have the next two days off and my own variety of storm cluttering up my house :)

9:30 am

lol,i have a tenant,on mothers allowance,through a paperwork snafu they were going to delay her cheque a month and she has a nursing baby.As it so happens i was on the construction crew that renovated our local administration building where all the cheques originate.i tossed mom and baby into my truck,drove down to the admin building went right down the hall to their board room,waltzed right in while a meeting was going on and said"excuse me,you guys have delayed this womans cheque,i will need 20 dollars from each of you so she can get food and formulae" lol what great fun! they cut her an emergency cheque right there dated for that day ..lol that is what i mean by not sweating.just doing what is right and what must be done and riding out the storm.worrying is like trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon,you will be miserable and it will not affect the outcome one bit lool

9:30 am

but i digress,i should look at this grid a bit lol

9:31 am

Crossy, you are a true hero

great sotry cross

9:31 am

Bukovina [now in Ukraine] had a civil ceremony as well as a religious one. It didn't really matter to my grandfather as he moved to America

9:31 am

Good for you, Crossy!

9:31 am

fascinating what is noted on census and what isn't... wish they all noted what town the parents were from!LOL

9:31 am

Hi Crossy

9:31 am

hi m9

9:31 am

excellent Crossy

9:32 am

howdy boo

9:32 am

people known as professional 'advocates' could learn a thing or two from you, crossy

9:33 am

great story crossy

Hola

9:33 am

hi boo.. geek

9:33 am

lol welki,i think not,i am just a fella who has been 'tempered" a tad is all

9:34 am

la geek!

I am playing on new phone lol

hello!

9:34 am

howdy red!

9:34 am

yeah well, we were tempered in similar fires ... i say it's so.

9:34 am

I'm struggling for 1/2 way

I just actually went out and shoveled snow Cross!!! It was neat!

9:34 am

rrrred

9:34 am

then i bow to your wisdom welki;))

9:34 am

Hi SG + Red

9:35 am

nite

my father was ever so good at that kind of stuff. the stories i have heard over the last few days were amazing. it is sad to see someone experiencing the opposite not yet being able to move beyond it. the idea that i would comment on that just to comment and upset is quite telling

9:35 am

neat? neat!..omg!

9:35 am

I'm with you m9. For a big grid and s s's this ain't easy

It was neat!

great workout!

9:35 am

just found a couple more!LOL (always works if I say I'm stuck)

9:35 am

news report .. people with larger amygdalas have more friends. *getting out the amygdalameter*

and red can come to do my driveway, just two car lengths

9:35 am

TO, none of us can control what someone else feels or thinks or does.

9:35 am

come over here red,i have 5 feet snow banks you can shovel for me...

lol you couldn't even FIND mine welk:D

9:36 am

psst, i'm a little short, too *lol*

9:36 am

does it matter if the friend's are named amy?

9:36 am

update from Channel 7 - a viewer went out to rescue the soldier in his car with the 3-month-old, all are safe, car is still stuck on the LIE

9:37 am

another hero, so far anonymous

9:37 am

ahh.. nice holiday story.

9:37 am

why didn't the folks who first found him do something?

good news! adversity really brings out the best in us, things we forget.

9:37 am

ma7/32 before the blue ma6 bird?

9:37 am

taking a break - see you later, and careful in the snow, everyone

9:38 am

probably a "triage" sort of thing, m ... no "emergency," so they move on in case someone is in serious distress

9:38 am

asian physical arts I think

9:38 am

we are all being tested this winter it seems..think ill wake the kid up,toss a hot brekkie into us and take him outside and teach him how to make a honest to goodness old fashioned igloo;)) bbl...poof!

kje i loved your mother teresea quote. i had actually never seen it.

9:38 am

ty m9

9:38 am

karate is a ma7 art

9:38 am

just saw it on x-mas to - love it

9:38 am

no, they didn't "find" him, m9 - he called in to the TV show

9:38 am

*thinking of blue ma6 bird...+ searching*

9:39 am

ah! ok then

9:39 am

Scrabs I think of it as a purple ma****

9:39 am

I think of it as purple ma6--found it

9:39 am

yes, bicho is right - i was wrong - oops

it really hit home. very apropos to our recent chat here

my niece is still shaking her head in wonder at your sorbet :D

9:43 am

mine?

yes!

9:44 am

it is very cool - makes a perfect drink for the holiday

you used it in a drink?

9:44 am

yes - google alpine martini

9:44 am

a drink I had in seattle

ty. those crazy swedes - all they were drinking was glugg - home made swedish moonshine!

9:45 am

yuck

it smelled like robitussin

9:49 am

13 left - all t

9:49 am

need food, bbiam

9:52 am

Hi Kje

9:53 am

ac 7/32 plz

9:53 am

i have one already

DLR

NBT and NBS

9:56 am

IABDITN

9:56 am

anyone have the last ca 7

but 140 left

9:57 am

ac7 - ac5 + not on

9:57 am

nope, sorry

9:57 am

ca7 - double the consonant in the fancy betting place.

9:57 am

ca 7 - gamblig place with a double letter

9:57 am

Hello Kaplan, Greyhound, ivsey+ Ruru. I am missing those words too.

9:57 am

thanks you two

9:57 am

Hi Haz

9:58 am

I haven't found that ac5 yet.

9:58 am

fancy?.. haz has obviously not been to Reno..ugh

9:58 am

Okay, "not on" means off to me. And that's not in the grid.

9:58 am

not on = in also

9:59 am

ac5 - play a role + ot out

9:59 am

oops - ot off

9:59 am

I have that one already

9:59 am

Yeah, but the clue should have read ac5 + not off, I thinnk.

9:59 am

LOL

10:00 am

you ot to stop now kje

10:00 am

ought...lol

10:00 am

you mea ow, ru

10:00 am

OK, I got confused between ac5 clue (not out) + ac7 (not off)

10:00 am

Silly Ruru

10:00 am

yes, molly - already corrected

10:01 am

I'm pretty literal. Not on, is off. Not in, is out. Must be my simple mind.

10:01 am

well i just kept putting letters in and go it lol

10:02 am

It doesn't matter. I don't know what most of these words mean anyway.

10:02 am

*getting disclaimer ready* ...shall not be responsible for typographical or unintentional errors when giving clues...

Careful for embedded words Molly!

10:02 am

Embedded words?

10:02 am

....or for woky keyboards that do 't have certai letters workig

*gently leads molly to pb*

Your 10:01 had a grid word in it.

10:04 am

Well then hell Kap, just kick my ass to the PB. : D

I have been accused of rigidity for that.

10:05 am

*now kicking Molly's ass to the PB*

10:05 am

can't win, kap

10:05 am

Not by me. *Throws stale Christmas cookies from the PB*

10:05 am

uno

no, we are still in the christmas spirit, we will be gentle and feed you goodies during your penalty

10:05 am

FW!

10:06 am

Oh TO, that's so sweet. I prefer that to the stale bread and water suggested by others.

yay!

10:06 am

Way to go Ruru! Now THAT is literal.

take advantage , christmas comes but once a year

10:06 am

beat ru again - how sweet it is

10:07 am

you did?

10:07 am

now must get out of bed and get to work

10:07 am

dam, are you done???

10:07 am

cogratulatios kje

10:08 am

well you are a few hours ahead of me

10:09 am

ok i give up. i have no 8s or 9s yet. any clues out there?

http://www.ehow.com/how_2135004_swedis h-glgg-glogg-glug-etc.html

10:10 am

on to more woreds

i am putting some in the pb, it is good for colds.

10:12 am

.. back, slo go on this grid for me

10:13 am

I will add oj to the pb..

10:13 am

1/2way! finally!

10:13 am

mkg, there is a type of comb that begins with a rodent; the pl is an 8

10:14 am

ty Aloy

lol i tired that with the feline!

10:15 am

I did too TO, several times

10:15 am

LOL TO

10:16 am

truly a phantom!

i guess it is two words. or maybe just enable/

10:16 am

re9 - one who just keeps coming in.

10:16 am

I should have known when re6/21 was my first word that this would be an odd grid.

haz! ;)

10:17 am

you mean like my MIL haz?

10:17 am

hi Haz! hope you had a lovely Christmas

10:17 am

Or re9 - one of the astronauts when they come back into the earth's atmosphere.

10:17 am

Hello, TO and Aloy!

i guess that 7 letter word was the first for all of us

10:18 am

ce7 - the coin plus Miss Gardner, but change the final vowel, and then plural for the 8.

10:18 am

hey hazel .. i found an israeli organization for mich, similar to your rda

10:19 am

sl8: from Thomas Wolfe, "Our lives are haunted by a Georgia sl8 because a London cutthroat went unhung"

10:19 am

Good to know, welki, I hope Michnick finds out if there's anything suitable close by.

i love that that word is here and also the podium

10:20 am

i think there might be .. and there's also the possibility of financial aid, if needed

10:20 am

h'mm. the podium...

10:20 am

That's great, welki, although RDA here never charges for riding, it's maybe different in Israel.

10:21 am

ra8 - looks like a comparative for ra6 (combine a rodent with a number)

10:21 am

here's the link for you, hazel: http://tinyurl.com/2cqscmh

i still nedd 113. and food.

10:21 am

TY, Haz

10:22 am

Thanks, welki.

10:22 am

ooh, ty Haz

10:23 am

A Georgia sl8, huh?

10:23 am

hi all

10:23 am

qu8/55, combine a liquid measure with a seabird, also qu8/55 combine a liquid measure with what you might use to decorate the bathroom floor or wall.

hi je

10:23 am

You're welcome, Aloy.

10:23 am

Hello, jmc.

10:23 am

TY, Haz

10:23 am

Hi JM

10:24 am

how many words today?

10:24 am

hmmm i don't decorate bathrooms

10:24 am

284

10:24 am

hi jmc

10:24 am

ty

10:24 am

JMC, what is the material on your bathroom wall?

10:24 am

Hi Ouw

10:24 am

hi scrabbler

10:24 am

OOOOhhh! ty

10:24 am

hi Ouw

hi ouwa

10:25 am

i was thinking of pictures and shells

10:25 am

i think ratass should be a word

i think the bathroom is the most fun to decorate.

10:25 am

Haha, welki!

10:25 am

Haha, welki!

10:25 am

lol, welki

well now THAT'S a good clue

10:26 am

I agree Welki : D

10:26 am

law firm that provides legal counsel just sent me a calendar

10:26 am

i knew a rattass once

10:26 am

no9 - when the aspiring Picasso just doesn't measure up.

i need to get to the mall for half price calendars

10:27 am

you could have this one its a *ahem* a tad too "patriotic" for me

hell i need to get to the mall to go christmas shopping

10:27 am

morning all

10:27 am

hi Dorens

10:27 am

Good morning, Dorens.

anyone here shop yahoo?

10:27 am

hi dorens

10:28 am

hi Dorens and Haz

hi doren

10:28 am

.. and ty again, Haz.. for the no9

10:28 am

i'm an amazon.com shopper

10:28 am

me too welki.. love amazon

10:28 am

back to say hi - sign of how this christmas is different - I have NO calendar for 2011 yet - usually get so many more than we need

10:28 am

You're welcome, Aloy.

i wanted to shop there but it says i have an account and yet won't give me password hint

10:28 am

well, according to lickety...all I need is a in5/16 ? any clue?

10:29 am

qu9 - Combine mini-skirt Mary with that bathroom material for wall and floor.

10:29 am

welki use goodshop to go amazon.com and then a portion of your $$ can go to a charity--like me!

do they add charges?

10:29 am

in5/16 in plus the start of what is the spice of life.

10:29 am

In + beginning of what is "the spice of life"

10:29 am

haz thank you. nice clue there

10:29 am

lol Haz (-:

10:29 am

oh that's weird you two

10:29 am

will do, jmc. i like shopping for the kids (in the states) there .. free shipping :)

10:30 am

You're welcome, Dorens.

10:30 am

i thought spice of life was sex...no x in the puzzle...LOL

do not have in5

10:30 am

Aloy and I are on the same wavelength with that clue.

10:30 am

Hi all......hope you all had a nice xmas!

10:30 am

hi Flask

10:30 am

goodness jmc, i have spent thousands at amazon... never knew about that goodshop

10:30 am

Hello, Flask. We finally started to thaw yesterday.

10:31 am

i have been trying to get the word out about it but am a little shy about promoting the center on babble land

10:31 am

One minute we had icicles, the next they started dripping. It was like someone had turned up the thermostat.

10:31 am

Same here today....so exciting!!!

10:31 am

but you can do it for other charities

10:31 am

will check out goodshop, never heard of it, ty jmc

10:31 am

thaw? what does that mean haz?

a clue pls?

10:32 am

ty haz for all the clues

10:32 am

We still have snow on the ground, but it's definitely on the wane.

10:32 am

wow! at the site now ... THOUSANDS of causes to choose from!

10:32 am

for me the problem will be trying to remember it. clue for what owl?

in5?

10:32 am

You're welcome, jmc.

doren are you in boston?

10:32 am

you can drag it to the top of your thingie at the top of your browser

10:32 am

yep here too.......long may it last!

10:32 am

i have about 20 inches here.. in Mountain lakes owl

10:32 am

no harm in a little promo, jmc .. folks self-promote here all the time :)

10:33 am

<===go with computer technical terms

10:33 am

Alexander go his stitches out today!

10:33 am

*good

10:33 am

in5/16 - in plus first letters of 'the spice of life'

10:33 am

*dragging her thingie*

10:33 am

wtg alexander!

i have 7 but it but with wind who knows i keep hoping it blows out of driveway

10:33 am

Good boy - is he doing okay, Flask?

10:33 am

we got almost nothing here

DOH! i thought that you were adding to that word to get an 8

10:34 am

Great thanks!.....they were for both days over xmas.....and he never stopped smiling!

that is good news flask.

10:34 am

Thanx TO...

10:34 am

That's great. Children are so resilient. Are you able to breathe again?

10:34 am

clue for the first ca 7/33

10:34 am

okay i got 200 left and a ton of work bbl

10:35 am

oops ,meant ca 7/32

10:35 am

6 day old baby just arrived--I love seeing newborns.

bye je and i think i will break now also.

10:35 am

Oh yes....am a happy Nana again!!

10:35 am

found a package of sealed brita filters that are who-knows-how-many-years-old ... if sealed, they're probably still good, don't you think? no expiry date

10:35 am

she won't be able to breath until he is 30 and then only intermittedly! lol

10:35 am

over hill over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, and the ca7's go rolling along

10:35 am

That's great, Flask, hope he makes a complete recovery.

10:35 am

Trump Taj Mahal = a ca6. Double the middle consonant for ca7.

boo: ww i song , when the ca7 go rolling along

10:35 am

nona

10:35 am

s

10:35 am

oooh sorry

10:35 am

I would agree with you, Welki.

10:36 am

ty Scrabbs, missed that ca7, clued another

10:36 am

thanks .. just charcoal, can't see how it could "spoil" if still sealed

you should be. EVERYBODY has that one already. ;)

10:37 am

thanks Haz.....

10:38 am

It is taking me a lot of restraint to not buy the Nook Color e-reader.

10:39 am

what is the spice of life?

10:39 am

Do you want us to persuade you not to?

doren do you hate it when you are already home and have a snow day?

10:39 am

***iety is the spice of life.

10:39 am

bichon, it is not hum drum and boring, there is a mix of things

10:39 am

lots of choices bichon

10:40 am

no, not at all... actually snow days bother me cause it takes away time from all the stuff i have to do anyway

10:40 am

Yes, Haz. If I wait several months the price will decrease and improvements will be made. I must not be impulsive. But I love gadgets.

10:40 am

scrab,, why the nook color? i was eying the new kindle,,, smaller and cheaper (and now I know I can donate to charity as well)

i am heading back up tomorrow or Wednesday

10:41 am

Nook Color can do so much more--WiFi, internet, etc

10:41 am

ty Aloy for in 5

10:41 am

brb.. mini break time

10:41 am

oh, yvw bichon

i heard tv s are a good buy toward the end of januray as models change

10:42 am

But don't you have a laptop already, Scrabbler? Does this do something different?

10:43 am

Scrabbs, the deciding factor for me would be which has the biggest e-book store linked to it?

now haz don't go getting all practical. its new! it's task specific! it's flashy!

10:43 am

I have a netbook, but NookColor has touchcontrol and Nook has more e-access than Kindle.

10:43 am

a il

scrabs, in that case you should definitely get one

10:43 am

Haz, silly girl. I don't NEED a Nook, I WANT a Nook.

10:44 am

I love the HP mini-notebooks

dawg!

10:44 am

Sorry! It's the practical side of me that refuses to die. The other thing is that I don't know what half these things are.

10:44 am

lol

10:44 am

you can load the nook app on it

10:44 am

Must go see 6 day old. BBS.

later scrabbler.

10:44 am

bye scrab

10:45 am

Bye, Scrabbler. Be strong.

10:45 am

I have a Kindle, and I love it.....

10:45 am

loving husband bought me a Sony Dash for christmas. i dont really have any need for it, but i just dont have the heart to tell him to take it back...

10:46 am

I'm such a dinosaur.

10:46 am

Hi EvaN...whats a Sony Dash?

10:46 am

the Sony Galaxy is great

10:46 am

Thank you for asking, Flask. I was wondering the same thing.

sounds nice though i don't know what it is

10:47 am

sa8?

10:47 am

its a "personal internet viewer" basically, you can load a bunch of different apps, so it will tell you all about the weather, the traffic, the news -- whatever you load into it.

10:47 am

Oh am clueless about things like that.....never heard of them!

10:47 am

as 8?

10:47 am

sa8 - a devil worshipper?

10:48 am

sa8, believes in saten

10:48 am

satan

10:48 am

weird it won't take satan then.. thanks haz

10:48 am

as8 - think of a donkey squashing a picnic pest.

10:48 am

You're welcome, ruru.

10:49 am

he is more of the techie, so he thinks those are the greatest gifts ever. as for me, i have my cellphone, which has internet access. i have a computer. i dont really see the point for another gadget, just for gadgets sake. but i think he would be really disappointed if i admitted that i dont really want it.

10:49 am

thanx EvaN...

10:49 am

ah.. but that's a proper name ru!

and babble!

10:50 am

well Eva.. you can set it to tell you the weather every day.. and just leave it by your bedside.. at least you'll know how to dress in the morning!LOL

10:50 am

lol....

OMG i just gor haz's clue lol

10:50 am

im sure i can find uses for it -- i know you can get recipes on it, so maybe i will leave it in the kitchen!

10:51 am

can you play games on it?

10:51 am

Well done, TO. Poor wee pest.

10:51 am

can you use it like an ebook?

10:51 am

ty Haz for the as8

10:51 am

no, i dont think so.

10:51 am

Hey NB!! You home??

10:51 am

ca 5/14 plz

took long enough :/

10:52 am

ca5/14 - prickly desert plants

hello michnick, it's been ages!

10:52 am

I should have given the definition, TO, but it wasn't nearly as interesting an image.

10:52 am

I know I disappeared off the face of the earth when my daughter got engaged, wedding was 2 1/2 wks ago. I just resurfaced.

really.

10:53 am

oh tyvm haz

a great reason. congrats.

10:53 am

You're welcome, ivesy.

10:53 am

Haz, not getting the sa8, devil worshipper. It's not satan...

10:53 am

Thanks!

10:54 am

Less than 3 months to my daughter's wedding now... I'm sure I'll drop off here at some point...LOL

10:54 am

Yes, bichon, add three letters to the end of satan.

10:54 am

congrats mich. :)

10:54 am

ad a beautiful drive today and saw many, many ca5 with fruit ready for picking! I WISH we had some winter weather!

10:54 am

ty again haz

10:54 am

m9 -- you havent torn all your hair out just yet, i presume? ;)

10:55 am

It is so exciting m9191, is this your first child to get married? It was an amazing experience, & still is!!

10:55 am

how was the wedding Mich?

10:55 am

You're welcome, bichon.

eva it is your first christmas, did you get a speial ornament?

10:55 am

yes.. first.. and no Eva.. she's a very together girl and she's doing most of it

10:55 am

OH! It was gorgeous and my daughter looked just like a princess.

10:55 am

awww... sweet!

10:56 am

we bought ourselves a special ornament. surprisingly, neither of our mothers gave us one! but his mother had hand-embroidered stockings for everyone in his family, so now i have my very own. :)

10:56 am

That is nice Eva, every first should be special.

very nice.

10:56 am

that's special! sounds lovely Eva

10:57 am

Did you get lots of pics Mich?

10:58 am

A good friend and her son took around 500 pics, but we haven't gotten the professional pictures or the video yet.

10:59 am

oh good... those non-professional ones are sometimes the best!

10:59 am

But then I'm a big fan of candids

just found the octopus arm

11:00 am

She kind of made some people annoyed but she got some gorgeous shots. She came and hung out at the house while we were all dressing, getting made up, etc. I love those pics the best!!

11:00 am

ty TO ! back to hunt some more

11:00 am

did everyone get just what they wanted for christmas? or hanukkah?

11:00 am

octopus arm?

11:01 am

I didn't get anything, which is what I expected, so I am happy

11:01 am

For me it's not so much about the presents... it's the food!LOL

11:01 am

yes, Annie.. it starts with the camp home

11:01 am

One of eight, Annie.

11:01 am

My Chanuka present was a new son-in-law and his wonderful family. I couldn't be happier (oh, and the pearls I just HAD to have to match my wedding outfit.....)

11:01 am

Tim and Gage got me an indoor remote control helicopter! ROFL

11:01 am

ah, thanks!

11:01 am

My kids chipped in and bought me a Kindle Eva. I was totally surprised.

11:01 am

Hi can anyone clue nme the no9 plz? Completely stuck

11:02 am

(and a tripod.. which I really wanted)

11:02 am

no9 - negative prefix and then one who paints pictures.

11:02 am

TY for ca5 and te8 clues, but I missed as8.

11:02 am

I have one MollyL......and love it!

11:02 am

Sandie...not a Picasso

11:02 am

as8 - relatiing to the sound of words. Or think of a donkey sitting on top of a picnic pest.

11:02 am

i didnt get the #1 thing on my list (a particular pair of booth, that apparently have a 6-8 week wait on them) but i did get many things i love. including a kitchenaid mixer! YAY!

11:03 am

as 8 donkey + squished picnic pest

11:03 am

Wow! thanks for that one.

11:03 am

oohhh.. a kitchenaid! what color?

11:03 am

Ooo, a Kitchenaid Mixer. Very cool.

thinkof SITTING on top of a picnic pest. but haz i too ladylike to say ;)

11:03 am

Molly, I am not getting it. (looking for Pablo)

11:03 am

tilt-top or bowl lift?

11:03 am

red. :D

11:03 am

You know me so well, TO.

11:03 am

Haha, got it

haz IS

11:03 am

Thanks!!

11:03 am

yknow, i didnt even look. i believe it is a tilt-top.

11:04 am

ma8 - looks like a cross between a spider and one of those Spanish headgear things.

11:04 am

When Aiden gets married... she'll be taking her kitchenaid with her. I shall miss it

11:04 am

hers is red too

11:05 am

dear husband thought it was insane to ask for a $300 mixer, but i had to explain about all the possible attachments, and that it can be more than just a mixer, and that it will last a lifetime!

11:05 am

oh, how many more christmas cookie i shall be able to bake next year. :D

absolutely, start with good stuff.

11:05 am

What kind of boots Eva?

11:05 am

TY for no8 and as8

11:05 am

My mother has her KitchenAid that she got as engagement present in 1949. She doesn't use it much anymore, but it works!

11:05 am

you'll use it more than the dash probably!

11:06 am

I've had my Kenwood Mixer for 28 years and it's still going strong.

11:06 am

They're great for bread...

11:06 am

most definitely more than the Dash...heh

11:06 am

You're welcome, Scrabbler.

11:06 am

i was already flipping through the recipes, and the first thing i said is "i wanna bake some bread!"

11:07 am

I killed a Kenwood in less than 14 years (I make whole wheat Challah a lot, but still...) I now have an Electrolux/Magic Mill. I am buying my daughter a BOsch.

11:07 am

oh yeah! I found a few good recipes for this year!

11:07 am

Molly: these boots http://tinyurl.com/25fnzwo

yes the cookie aspect is the most compelling for me

11:07 am

Last year's Christmas present was a Magimix processor and it has more than earned its keep already. I can relate to THOSE gadgets.

11:07 am

those are cute Eva!

11:08 am

I love my Magimix. Daughter is getting a Braun, but it's a gift so I cannot say a word.

11:08 am

I want a bosch

11:08 am

Those are very nice Eva. You don't often see a cushioned insole in a pair of boots.

11:08 am

hello all

great conversation going on... just had to add something. I've had my Kenwood Chef for 45 years, and all I've had to replace is the plug end !!

11:08 am

Hooray for Kenwoods!

11:08 am

Hello, peri.

11:08 am

i have a tough time with boots because i have a wider-than-wide calf. theyre expensive, but i see them as an investment piece that would be in my closet for YEARS.

11:09 am

a very nice man stopped his truck and asked if we needed help shoveling. I had already done the front walk. He is doing the driveweay and in front of the garage for only $0!

11:09 am

oh great... Gage wants me to drive him to his work. He's convinced that he has a workplace that really exists... it's next to the star ingredients store...

11:09 am

Do you bake heavy doughs Diane? If it's mostly cakes the Kenwood is the best, but I've replaced the motor, the gears, and it just wasn't worth it anymore.

11:09 am

may buy them for myself, but hubby thinks that i will lose some weight + not need such a wide shaft in the boot soon.

it has the heavier stainless steel bowl... I wish things lasted like that nowadays !!

11:09 am

ta9?

11:09 am

nice Peri!!

11:09 am

Gotta go check on meatloaf, BRB

yes... I have the bread hook, meat grinder, juicer, etc. I admit that for bread now, I just do my dough in the breadmaker, and form my own.

11:10 am

ta9 - same structure as a word that means to tempt, to place something attractive within reach, but change the final consonant for another.

11:10 am

hi peri

11:10 am

The word ends with badly spelled opposite of dark.

hi all! happy holidays

11:10 am

Hello, Pinny.

My girls have always borrowed it for Christmas cookies, but now 2 of them have Kitchenaids.... I'll bet my Kenwood outlasts them !!

Hi Haz!

11:11 am

hi Pinny

11:11 am

thank you haz

11:11 am

Or, t plus a picnic pest combined with the Wonderland Girl, one letter different at the end.

11:11 am

You're welcome, ruru, I see you 've got it.

forgot... have the blender on it too.

11:12 am

Thank you, Hazel, Major Cluegiver!

Hi Aloyisius

11:12 am

Major Cluegiver sounds like a rank in the army!

11:13 am

It's better than General Dogsbody, all the same.

ok, must attack plow leavings before they solidify. oh right, i've been saying that for hours now :)

11:13 am

LOL, No army stint for you, you are needed here at the front of Babble

11:13 am

ce 7/44 plz

11:14 am

Owl, Stay here and relax...you can always shovel

11:14 am

ok, off to forage for some food. coworkers went out for some Pho, which i want SO badly, but that place only accepts cash, of which i have NONE.

one word you will never see here: an4/4 plus sa4/4. we are very pro sa4/4

i can't believe your colleagues wouldn't shout you some pho!

11:14 am

ce7/44 - start with the coin, then add Miss Gardner (Sinatra fame) but change the final vowel.

11:15 am

oh, im sure they would if i asked, but i dont like asking or help with that... i can charge lunch on my card here in the office.

11:15 am

tyvm haz, glad im old enough to know her name lol

11:15 am

going to check on baking potatoes

ok - fair enough eva :)

11:15 am

I am as well, ivesy - some of the younger ones would be wondering what I was on about.

11:17 am

TY for ta9

11:17 am

i have just been CRAVING pho with this weather, but hubby doesnt like it and this place near work only just opened up. will have to go next time!

11:18 am

You're welcome, Scrabbler.

11:18 am

Younger ones who have not been educated in the beauty of the on-screen Ms. Gardener have lost out on something special.

11:18 am

She was rather beautiful, wasn't she?

has everyone had a decent holiday?

11:18 am

Holiday? I'm like a wet rag.

porquoi, Haz?

11:19 am

I drove to work today practically singing that the TO-DO list was TO-DONE!!!

11:20 am

It just takes quite a bit of energy to cater/look after people.

11:20 am

BBS, must start filling in new schedule book with Jan-Mar work schedule + appts.

11:20 am

LOL Haz... your choice of words is very appropriate here. To date - 3 burst pipes, resulting in 3 separate floods. My whole house is awash with wet rags!

i guess you need a holiday to get over this one...

11:20 am

And you've to try to make it look effortless as well.

11:21 am

Oh, Soodle, horrible to have to deal with that. I will complain no more!

11:21 am

lol....yer right Haz.....

11:22 am

Am not able to run after folk now, however I just get tired thinking about it and planning who should be doing what!!!

11:22 am

It's my own fault. I hate offers of help in the kitchen so family know to leave me to it and I end up wondering how people who run hotels/bed and breakfast places cope.

11:23 am

Having said all that, the house is tidy again, washing is done and ironed, nobody got poisoned and we had no floods.

11:23 am

Hello all. Happy Christmas etc. I am stuck on the last qu8 word. I have 4 quan and 4 quar what is next>

haha - good result

11:24 am

The last qu8 word combines a liquid measure with the sort of thing you'd have on bathroom/kitchen floor and wall.

11:25 am

Aha! thanks - statistics strikes again !

11:25 am

You're welcome, scouser.

11:26 am

Hi Scouser!

11:30 am

am overwhelmed by all the choices on "apple tv" gift from our daughter.. like an apple to EVE? amazing..

11:30 am

Oh poor Soodle! Floods are the worst. Especially when it's cold.

11:30 am

Hi fellow Babblers!

11:31 am

hi beach

11:31 am

hi Beach!

11:31 am

Hello, beach.

11:31 am

Hi Flask - I am anchored to this comfy chair and trying not to think about cooking, but I will have to get up and do some soon. Perhaps just another word or two? ......

11:33 am

hi beach

11:33 am

finally whittled it down to 30, break time.. bbs

11:34 am

Back again. I didn't get the satan clue earlier. Any help?

11:35 am

Just add three letters to satan to make it a person with allegiance to him.

11:36 am

I don't see satan.

11:36 am

Devil, lucifer...

11:36 am

Aye Scouser I still have a long way to go here.....so I better not move yet!

11:36 am

Scrabbler, literally, the name you're quoting plus three letters.

11:37 am

Haz could you clue the first 2 qu8 for me please?

11:37 am

Aha, I guess I have been well-trained to avoid Satan!

11:37 am

clue for ce 7/44

11:38 am

penny + It's ***n calling. <----cosmetics company

11:38 am

The first qu8/55 - remember Mary who invented the mini-skirt - use her name and run it into what you use to cover bathroom/kitchen floors and walls.

11:38 am

ty

11:38 am

The second qu8 = Start with a liquid measure and add a seabird.

11:39 am

Or, add a consonant to the end of the piece divided into four (qu7)

11:39 am

thanx Haz!

11:39 am

You're welcome, Flask.

11:39 am

so, i may have missed out on getting Pho today, but at least i still got soup on a cold day -- old fashioned tomato soup + grilled cheese sammich! YAY!

11:40 am

grilled cheese--yummy

11:40 am

I have to ask, what is Pho?

11:40 am

Pho is a vietnamese noodle soup. you can select what type of meat, if any, you want in it. then it comes with bean sprouts, lime wedges, hot sauce + stuff on the side that you can add in... SO TASTY.

11:41 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BB% 9F

11:41 am

That makes sense now, EvaN. No potatoes? You can't call it a proper meal...

11:42 am

dont noodles usually take the place of potatoes?

11:42 am

It seems to me that noodles are to Asian food as potatoes are to European/American food.

11:42 am

144/140 now. Enough til tonight when I am home from work.

11:42 am

clue for cl 7 please

11:42 am

Yes, for poor souls who can't grow potatoes.

11:42 am

Nah not really, not in my house anyway!

11:43 am

cl7 - the noise that's made when you fall down the stairs or something.

11:43 am

I had to laugh when I asked Soodle what constituted a proper Irish Christmas dinner and she listed three kinds of potatoes!

11:43 am

i cant think of many (or any!) dishes that would have noodles AND potatoes. the closest i can think of is gnocchi, which really is a "noodle" made out of potato!

11:44 am

ty HAZ

11:44 am

You're welcome, Boo.

11:46 am

Okay, the talk of potatoes reminds me that I'll need to think about food again. I'll head towards the kitchen and wish you all the best with the grid. Bye for now!

11:46 am

"When out on the lawn there arose such a CL7, I sprang from the bed to see what was the MA6."

11:50 am

thnx eva

11:50 am

bye Haz....

11:50 am

Which also gives you Church Of The La6/18 Day Saints.

11:51 am

and your clothes are in TA6s

11:51 am

but lets not NA6 on about it...

11:51 am

They are not!!! : P

11:52 am

are you sure the pests didnt get into them? you may have to call yourself a RA6!

11:52 am

clue for el 7

11:52 am

oops meant ec 7

11:53 am

Well Eva, you and I could Na6/18 about that all day, I guess.

which might make us women a "SL 8/40 NOT !

11:55 am

ec 7 - the distension or dilation of a duct, vessel, or hollow viscus

11:55 am

who want to bemy friend on here

11:57 am

ec7...N****rines are like oranges + opposite of brother (bro)

a young one.... Hi Hailey

11:59 am

hi

12:00 pm

hints for the O?

12:00 pm

morning all...

12:00 pm

os4

12:01 pm

os5

12:02 pm

TY pini. :)

12:02 pm

morning hailey, teach, molly, di, eva, et al ;)

12:02 pm

good morning pini

12:03 pm

os 4 - O + double consonant + vowel

12:03 pm

os 5 - add another vowel before the end vowel of the 4

12:05 pm

hrmph. tummy suddenly not feeling so fabulous...

12:07 pm

dry toast and 7-up, eva

12:13 pm

i was ok, so i dunno if its what i just ate or something else. thankfully i dont feel SO terrible, just not quite right.

12:13 pm

I know what you mean, eva...I was that was xmas morning...

12:13 pm

* way

12:14 pm

Hi Pini

12:14 pm

hi boo

12:17 pm

Hallelujah! I have made it to Babble Land!

12:17 pm

hi sistah

12:19 pm

Hello Dahling!

12:20 pm

hi car

12:21 pm

Hi Boo!

12:21 pm

how was your xmas car

12:22 pm

Very nice, Boo! And yours?

12:22 pm

halfway - NBT and NBS - time to take a break

12:22 pm

very nice

12:22 pm

Well done WV!

back! looks like a blizzard with sunshine out there, it is bitterly cold

12:33 pm

Hi TO!

12:34 pm

I just reviewed info at www.weather.com.

hi car! i wimped out. neighbor did drive with snowblower but township plowed it back in, too heavy for blower so shovel i must

ooh, i love stats, whatcha got scrabs?

12:35 pm

Eliabeth, NJ with over 20 in of snow, Central Park with 20, Boston is getting pounded now.

how are you cand trif doing, car?

12:36 pm

.. back also.. wow.. and it sounds like heavy snow from what TO said.. igloos, snowmen, no fun to shovel

weather.com has some fab photos. va beach got snow!

12:43 pm

Hope you feel better Eva. Sending warm thoughts to all those with heavy snow. I'm feeling blessed that we were missed. I don't think I could take another winter like last year.

12:45 pm

"tanrec" is NOT in the grid, but I tried it anyway.. another phantom

ny daily news has a lovely photo montage. my brother says the drifts were 4 feet high and there is no where to putt all of the snow.

or put it :/

12:48 pm

done.. any clues needed before I go?

12:50 pm

Congrats, Aloy! 134 to go for me.

12:50 pm

ma8?

wtg aloy!

12:51 pm

got NO9 and TA9 -- what am i missing?

12:51 pm

I second that request, phaeton.

12:51 pm

not female + *** the season to be jolly , because **nta Clause is coming/came

12:51 pm

back, the handyman did the driveay and in front of the garages. I did the sidewalk and the path up to the house. not too bad since the snow was pretty soft\

12:51 pm

my b-i-law gave me $20 gift card to Barnes and Noble :)

12:51 pm

Odd word.

12:51 pm

ty aloy

12:52 pm

re9, Eva

12:52 pm

no9?

12:52 pm

no + ar7 <---Picasson, van Gogh

12:52 pm

I don't have any of the 9's

12:53 pm

Thanks Aloy. I had the bug, but not that one

12:53 pm

a person who doesn't do or appreciate painting, music, sculpture, etc

12:53 pm

is the RE9 an actual re-word?

12:53 pm

ty for the no9

12:53 pm

ty aloy and scrabbler

12:54 pm

It's a do again word Eva

12:54 pm

ta9 = being in the sun makes one *** + ta4 (plural of foot bone) + Babbler wv**ach.

12:54 pm

OK, off to see another patient.

12:54 pm

I suppose so, Eva.. so you get your hand stamped at an amusement park

12:54 pm

TY aloy

12:55 pm

thats NBT and NBS for me -- and chugging right along to the halfway mark!

12:55 pm

not getting the ta9 clue

12:56 pm

TA9 = when you lay out in the sun you get a TA* + short british thanks + not heavy or dark but ****

12:56 pm

ta9....the jolly man who comes at Christmas with a different first letter + Miller **** Beer (less calories)

12:56 pm

got the ta9, ty, Scrabs and Eva

12:56 pm

(-: yvw.. have to scoot now though; Happy Babbling all, see you next grid.... peri, the first five letters rhyme with St. Nick's nickname and then add what eva said

12:56 pm

and Molly

12:56 pm

clue for re9, please

12:57 pm

oops too late, lol.. ok.. Annie, it is a person who goes in but then comes out and then goes back in

12:57 pm

thanks, Aloy...you can poof now and have a great day

12:57 pm

ty Aloy for the re9

12:58 pm

real poof.. being paged (-:

bye aloy. wow can't keep up with comings and goings

i wanted to try this pandoro for dessert but i can't figure out how to open it. :/

12:59 pm

okay! got the re9 finally

12:59 pm

hello everybody

12:59 pm

{{annie}}

12:59 pm

hi (((ruby)))

1:00 pm

ty for the 9's.

1:00 pm

share Annie. Hi Ruby

hi ruby

1:01 pm

hi {{ruby}}! :o)

1:01 pm

one who goes in is en 7/28 put the to do again 2 letters in front

i thought terrata was a word?

1:01 pm

hi dfm :)

hello dfm

1:02 pm

ty Annie. And, driveway almost done

1:02 pm

hi annie, TO :o)

1:03 pm

bichon, good for you.. is the wind howling there..my daughter has no power, tree hit the power line

1:03 pm

I don't think I'm gonna finish today :o( unless I li4, away from which I want to stay...

1:03 pm

oh boy, it's lovely to see all these friends : {{bichon}}

1:03 pm

dfm: how did the move go?

1:03 pm

hi there ruby

1:03 pm

hello peri!

1:04 pm

hi peri

1:04 pm

hi peri!

1:04 pm

phone, be back soon

1:04 pm

hi dfm and Annie

1:04 pm

hello TO

1:04 pm

hurry back!

1:04 pm

move went fine, I'm at home now... but what I got for Christmas was sick :o(

1:04 pm

halfway, YAY!

let's hope it's good news from daughter, annie

1:04 pm

oh, :(

1:05 pm

well, i updated the password for me netscape.net account for the 1st time since 1996

1:05 pm

hi, everyone :)

1:05 pm

hi dc! :o)

1:05 pm

hi dc

hello seain. want some snow?

1:06 pm

sorry you are sick dfm

1:06 pm

I have some snow, TO

sorry dfm feel better soon

1:06 pm

hi dc

1:07 pm

it's not too bad... just too many blankets now that I'm back home, headachey from it but that's about all

1:07 pm

hello boo

1:07 pm

can't really Babble too well in this state though... yesterday's grid was easy but not this one :o(

this one is keeping me from chores. i love it.

1:08 pm

hi ruby

1:08 pm

i WAS actually making progress on work today, but then i hit a wall that i needed help with, and the person i need help from only just got in a little while ago... babble in the meantime, it is!

1:09 pm

I can't concentrate on this

the grid or the chat?

1:10 pm

hi Eva

1:10 pm

the grid, mostly, hahah

1:11 pm

it's such a nice grid, too

1:11 pm

it's a nice grid, but a difficult one

1:12 pm

I'm getting words one at a time

i love being home. if not for snow would be rushing around, nice not to

1:12 pm

clue for in 5/16 please

1:14 pm

I don't have it yet Boo.

1:14 pm

Words tried: 11,729 o.0

1:14 pm

favorite word: la6/18 kind of sail

1:15 pm

uh oh, slinking off to pb

no1 no, don't go until you spill hte la6/18

1:15 pm

TO similar to the ra6/18

1:16 pm

la + not 12

that is a 5

1:16 pm

ruby how many words do you have?

nm it was a twofer

1:16 pm

la + ****ager

1:17 pm

122 blushing!

actually got THREE!

1:17 pm

hahah TO

1:18 pm

I had the others, just liked that I remembered that word

la 5, 6 and sa6

1:18 pm

boo the in5/16 is a Babblet if something does not change it is ?????iate

oh four, did not have the adolescent

1:19 pm

I have no idea dfm

in + beginning of the spie of life

SPICE of life

1:20 pm

TY!

1:20 pm

is that someone who watches?

1:21 pm

I still need the E in the second column for NBT please?

1:21 pm

more than one Greek E, ruby

1:21 pm

er, eeyore rather

1:21 pm

E@(2,2) et4/4, et7/28

1:21 pm

slap me with a flounder!

1:21 pm

ah, baby's up. bbl

1:22 pm

ec7/32

1:22 pm

but being hit with a flounder would hurt :o(

1:23 pm

Uh. Slap. TY.

1:24 pm

hey all!

1:24 pm

hi there stidmama!!

hi stid

1:24 pm

oh, it's a big grid!

1:24 pm

Stid!

1:24 pm

Must sneak away...be back soon, hopefully!

1:24 pm

hello stidmama

ec 7/32 the abbr. for "and so forth" + words in a for sale ad.... ** **

1:25 pm

later ((car))

ty, great clue diane

1:25 pm

hey ruby! how are you? still snowed in?

bye car

mix up the abbr. for and so forth ec*

lol TO... but I was misleading on the first 3 letters !!

1:26 pm

I think we were just early with the snow, but the US seems to have it much worse now

1:26 pm

wow. Amazing clue, diane!!!

1:26 pm

we just have a lovely frosting now, the 4 ft melted

typed them but them i remembered the actual word

hi stid :-)

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/ga lleries/boxing_day_blizzard_the_great_ snowstorm_of_2010_rocks_new_yorkand_be yond/boxing_day_blizzard_the_great_sno wstorm_of_2010_rocks_new_yorkand_beyon d.html

OOPS SORRY!

1:27 pm

my sister is in NY; I had better call her.....

there is a reason for tiny url :(

1:27 pm

glad to hear your snow is manageable now ruby

1:27 pm

LOL TO!

1:27 pm

it's so beautiful here!

1:28 pm

she might appreciate that, ruby!

1:28 pm

I'm just afraid to leave the house....

1:28 pm

it is icy

1:28 pm

yes, icy is not fun to play with.

the italian word for christmas is in the grid

1:28 pm

ruby, do you have "yak traks"?

1:29 pm

are those the things you put on your shoes?

1:29 pm

I'm really afraid of falling

1:29 pm

oh oh, I accidentally bumped myself off babble *sigh*

1:30 pm

Yes, ruby and they are wonderful

1:30 pm

I'll look for them online

1:31 pm

there's lots of different kinds. Hubby just got himself a super duper pair at REI

bichon you are the second babbler to recommend them

1:32 pm

we must be getting old, TO, hahah

1:32 pm

okay, the boys and I are going to play "Pandemic" back later. down to 243 already! (((hugs))) stay warm, all. And that article is really amazing, TO. thanks for sharing. *poof*

1:32 pm

hi stid!

1:32 pm

does anyone know how to work the morewords

1:32 pm

wait, pandemic? :oO

bye stid

1:32 pm

I wanna join! :oO

really, conjured up all sorts of images for that one

1:33 pm

dfm, just for you. http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/305 49/pandemic *repoof*

1:33 pm

I have a copy :oP

1:34 pm

*semi-poofs to DM some D&D*

1:38 pm

morewords...you put in the first two letters, then use dashes---...it's really easy

1:38 pm

it has directions on the home page, boo

1:39 pm

ty phaeton

1:40 pm

yw

1:43 pm

my sister is snowed in with an invalid husband and none of the caregivers can get to her house!!!

1:43 pm

what a tale of woe

oh no, ruby. can she manage for a day?

1:44 pm

Snow clearers in NYC are just not up to snuff

1:44 pm

she's going crazy!

1:44 pm

she hired somebody to clear the sidewalk, but the aides all come from distances

1:45 pm

are the busses and subway running ruby

1:45 pm

and her husband won't talk to her! she said it's like having a 170 lb dog that you hate which got us both laughing our heads off!

1:46 pm

she's been managing since Saturday

1:46 pm

we may read about it in the Daily News! Poor thing

1:48 pm

yay, half, and off to bed

1:49 pm

see you tomorrow

bye ruby

1:57 pm

I am back, awaiting 3pm patient.

1:58 pm

hi everyone, clue for the as8?

1:59 pm

as + not daughter + picnic pest

1:59 pm

ty, scrabs

2:00 pm

how's the 6 day old baby doing?

2:00 pm

I am missing 12 Mwords still, and 15 L's and have Babble Blindness Syndrome.

2:01 pm

So cute, like REALLY adorable! These Native American babies/kids are adorable. Babies are born with abundant black hair.

2:01 pm

amazing how much hair they have!

2:02 pm

I had two baldies

2:02 pm

More than my father has.

2:02 pm

My friend's 2 1/2 yr old still has hardly any hair.

2:03 pm

im told i was born with a full head of hair. :)

2:03 pm

I have seen my baby pics--full head of black hair.

2:03 pm

Happy Birthday LBD!!!

2:04 pm

hi shoo!

2:04 pm

ty

2:04 pm

It's your birthday, dawg? Happy Birthday! It's my cousin's b-day too.

2:04 pm

Hi shoo

2:04 pm

I ws a baldie too.

2:04 pm

Son in laws birthday too Happy Birthday Dawg!

2:04 pm

Hi SS

2:04 pm

hi

2:05 pm

Hi scrabbs...any snow for you? we were spared with only a dusting

2:05 pm

ty, scrabs and sea

2:05 pm

A dusting, but my sister in northern NJ got almost 2 ft

2:06 pm

oh my, thats a reminder of last winter

2:06 pm

need in5,16

2:07 pm

its 50 here today

2:07 pm

in + ***iety is the spice of life.

2:07 pm

suppose to drop to tweens for new years

2:07 pm

11 this AM, I don't know what it is now.

2:08 pm

Next patient is here, screaming like a banshee.

2:08 pm

thank

2:09 pm

fireworks!

2:09 pm

s

2:09 pm

it's about 35 here

2:09 pm

yahoo

2:09 pm

congrats dawg and good luck scrabbs lol

2:09 pm

not for me

2:09 pm

congrats ibdawger

2:09 pm

still have a ways to go

2:10 pm

how many, shoo?

2:10 pm

138

2:11 pm

138

2:11 pm

hi shoo

2:11 pm

HI

2:11 pm

WANNA SKYPE?

2:11 pm

hi boo, ty, wv

2:12 pm

sure, i'm on the laptop

2:12 pm

k u call me

2:13 pm

you have to sign in first

2:17 pm

hi lbd

2:22 pm

I survived examining that toddler. Sometimes I get beat up. When they are mad +/or scared they get strong + nasty.

hi scrabs

evening all...

2:30 pm

Hello Babble Friends

ocht...I hate E words

2:31 pm

hate is such a strong word... : )

2:31 pm

hate is such a strong word... : )

2:31 pm

oops- hiccups- sorry

ocht....I'm rubbish at E words

2:32 pm

me too

2:32 pm

I have 2 of them so far

4 - hoo-yah!

2:33 pm

see.. you are better than I am

hi dr

2:34 pm

Hi Red !

2:34 pm

et7?

2:35 pm

How are you Red?

2:36 pm

dont have it yet Bichon

2:36 pm

et* greek letter & everyone hates going to the den****

2:36 pm

ty lynxxx

2:36 pm

good clue- Thanks Lynxxx

thanks lynxx.... glad I noticed that pop up in the chog .

2:41 pm

hello all my peeps, I need the top N word for NBT... any help?

2:42 pm

hi LilM - not gross profit but ne**

2:42 pm

hi

2:42 pm

oh wow, thanks lynxxxx! Got any large FISH?

2:42 pm

hi Hailey

2:43 pm

hello

2:43 pm

hi, hailey

2:43 pm

come on

2:43 pm

monkey!!!

2:43 pm

bittie!

2:43 pm

ew I had to shovel

2:43 pm

glad ya got home okay

2:44 pm

me too!

2:44 pm

thanks lb

wow scrabbler

do they ever bite?

hey monk hey bit and all joiners, i was boggling

2:49 pm

hi TOwl

2:49 pm

hey TO

2:50 pm

hi TO

2:50 pm

Hi everyone

2:50 pm

i'm eating snow ice cream! mmmmmmmmm!!!

2:50 pm

hi Reader

2:50 pm

hey reader

2:50 pm

oh delsih! what flavor, littlebit?

2:51 pm

french vanilla!!

2:51 pm

yum!

2:51 pm

hi littlebit and lilmonkey

2:52 pm

hi booboo!

2:52 pm

hey boo

2:52 pm

Hi Lynxxx and little bit

hi lyn!

2:52 pm

hi readerboo

2:53 pm

Hi lil monkey

2:54 pm

i just found that kooky word, ce6, it's a type of disease where you can't eat gluten

2:55 pm

na 6/18 plz

2:55 pm

thanks monkey!

thanks monk. get much snow?

2:55 pm

ivey, it rhymes with ma6,21

2:55 pm

clue for the to 7 / 28 please

2:55 pm

na6 talks a lot - rhymes with Alice's mad Ha****

2:55 pm

about 5-6 inches here TO, but littlebit had A FOOT

2:56 pm

tyvm... added some gray hair on that one !

2:56 pm

yup

2:56 pm

to7.28 plural of throat thing sometimes taken out

hiya ((((( ivesy )))))

NO WAY! i thoguht you were close together. we got 7 inches but it's still blowing around

2:57 pm

hey lady di((((((()))))))

2:57 pm

we got buried!

I am stir crazy. Hiding from snow and 21 year old daughter who is home on break and being miserable.

2:57 pm

hi guys, i am taking the prize right now with about 20

2:57 pm

we live about 35ish miles apart

2:57 pm

thnx lynnx

How was your Christmas ? You'll see by my pics on Facebook that ours was busy but oh so nice !!

When do they get to the age of forgiving their parents?

2:57 pm

in 6/21

I put a bunch onto my Picasa site too

2:58 pm

diane who are you on FB?

2:58 pm

back to helping my guy install the new kitchen faucet... oh so fun!

2:58 pm

oh dorens! you can keep that prize! :)

2:58 pm

in6 still in one piece

2:58 pm

ours was great.. sat around talked, ate, ate. lol..no snow,

my real name Diane Henes

2:58 pm

ty lynxxx

ty i got two words from one clue

2:59 pm

OK I will friend request! I am Laurie Jones, same monkey pic as on here

I have a horrible cold... bronchitis I think... it spoied it a little for me.

okay lil*monkey ... that would be nice :-)

2:59 pm

love the last name laurie, lol same as mine

sorry. some of the glugg my bro's onlaws brewed would fix you right up. holiday robitussin, that.

good name ;-)

3:00 pm

well ivesy, it is not my real last name tho

lol @ TO :-)

3:01 pm

no 4/4

seriously. what a year to be unable to drink.

3:01 pm

LOL @ ivesy's icon pic! hahahahha, it must be my cousin

3:01 pm

no4.4 variation on grandmother

3:01 pm

just got the no 4/4

swedish moonshine.

good... was just going to clue it, but I knew you'd get it

3:01 pm

what is your problem with driking, TO, you mention it every single time I'm in the chog

3:02 pm

wel, i got one of them lol

oh i apologize, how boring!

Ivesy is a very pretty lady... but VERY few see her picture !! She may be shy ? NOT !

3:02 pm

well you must want people to ask, you always talk about it

3:03 pm

ty diane!

i do apologie to all. time to shovel.

3:04 pm

aplogy not necessry... just explain what th eproblem is

3:04 pm

np to

after auto accident i developed bleeding ulcer from meds and went to icu because hemoglobin was too low.

3:05 pm

i'm sorry to hear that TO

bye all, shovel i must

3:06 pm

don't overdo it TOwl

it has been a couple of weeks, better now

3:07 pm

take care TO

bye!

am thinking of all kinds of funny words that end with "ist"

3:07 pm

i need a break, but im not going to shovel lol

Like re6ist- a colonoscopy doctor.

3:08 pm

me too Kap... why isn't tannist a word (someone who has too much bronze)

3:08 pm

haha @ the colon thing

Tantalist- tempter

3:09 pm

drop n Lil

Cabin fever.

see you later, ivesy .... I think I'll have a nap

3:09 pm

OK thanks lynxxxx.... yikes i almost had to go tot he PB

3:10 pm

cattist --- old lady with 72 cats

3:17 pm

hello? *echo Hello hello hello*

3:17 pm

OK i gues i will go unpack now

3:18 pm

sorry was lost in the Ls

3:18 pm

m's are greyed out

3:18 pm

oh good job Booboo!

3:18 pm

thanks monkey

3:18 pm

hmmmmm just noticing there are 35 Ls .... arrgh!

3:18 pm

yes there are

3:19 pm

i have 19

3:19 pm

i've got 16 of them

3:19 pm

got 28 so far

3:20 pm

i swear i cannot find any more Ls

3:20 pm

oops

3:21 pm

now i have 22 haha

3:21 pm

haha works every time!

3:21 pm

24

3:21 pm

haha

3:22 pm

how many doyou have now, lb?

3:22 pm

i have the n nine and r nine can sum1 help me with other one please?

3:22 pm

only 17

3:22 pm

i have zero 9s, so i feel like a loser now, froggy

3:23 pm

ta9.54

3:23 pm

ta 9

3:23 pm

ty lyn and diz

3:23 pm

hello all

3:23 pm

118 left and stuck

3:23 pm

hi Peri & DizG

3:24 pm

62 left but still finding them

3:24 pm

hi peri!

3:24 pm

hi grannie

3:24 pm

Hi all!!

3:25 pm

grannie are u enjoying some hot weather there in Australia, while we are digging out from lots of snow?

3:26 pm

Hi. I hope everyone has enjoyed their celebrations

3:26 pm

monkey, not le

3:26 pm

monkey, not le

3:26 pm

peri are u snowed in?

3:26 pm

sorry, not these past few days - have had rain nearly everday this month

3:26 pm

Lil, you got snow? Nothing up here THANK GOD

3:27 pm

oh sorry you are getting rain grannie

3:27 pm

MOLLY! hi! I was in northern Va, just flurries there, then I drove home today, snow here ranges from 5 inches to 12-14 inches... I think Va Beach is about the worst

3:27 pm

well I think rain is better than being in snow LOL

3:28 pm

yes you are right grannie :)

3:28 pm

ok i'm up to 25 L words

3:28 pm

26

3:31 pm

27

3:31 pm

29

3:31 pm

go monkey go!

3:32 pm

i swear if i type LATRINE one more time....

3:34 pm

i keep typing elitist

3:34 pm

OK i just tried it froggy :) hehe

3:34 pm

lol

3:34 pm

i think i will work on S words now

3:35 pm

i think i will give up and go for a smoke!

3:35 pm

laiss

3:35 pm

oo sorry

3:35 pm

haha njot a word!

3:35 pm

stay here and keep trying! no smoking!

3:36 pm

please!

3:36 pm

i cant!!!! the q's are driving me up the wall

3:37 pm

Qs are horrible!

3:38 pm

last 9 letter word please - 3rd letter after ta

3:38 pm

N

3:38 pm

what you get from the sun

3:38 pm

i don't have that

3:38 pm

k thanx

3:39 pm

lynxx, is it double consonant?

3:39 pm

is it a word i will know lol

3:39 pm

nope - but has a rock ending

3:39 pm

been in before

3:40 pm

hmmm rock ending... you mean like the floor?

3:40 pm

am new to game so wont have seen it, but thanks for the (cryptic) clue lol

3:41 pm

t & picnic pest & vwl & not heavy (sort of)

3:41 pm

u mean like a stone lynxxx plz

3:42 pm

OK got it!

3:42 pm

yay!!! got it!!! many thanks

3:42 pm

i kept trying to make it end with sl5 in stead of li4

3:43 pm

OK i'm going to take a break, unpack and have some chai tea la5

3:43 pm

BBL

3:43 pm

BBL think I'll take a walk

hello.

chog to myself!

3:45 pm

hello turtle - not stopping just going for a smoke bbl

hello frog.

3:46 pm

hi rth! merry belated christmas

hi Beth, happy holidays to you. Did you have a pleasant one?

3:47 pm

it was a great weekend. I was sick as a dog, but my kids were home and everyone was happy to be together. How about you?

3:48 pm

Hi Red, enjoying the snow? Hi Beth.

sounds good. We are all snowed in in New England at my sisters house, and I think I have just come down with a sore throat, but fun all the same! I got to shovel!

3:48 pm

hi molly!

Hi Molly. I am, Indeed. THough I do want to go home on the 29th.

3:49 pm

we got @ 14 inches here in northern nj. thank god for snowblowers (and husbands)

3:50 pm

hi all....can I have a clue please for la5/15 with 6/18 following....immediately after the South Americans please??

wowee! The stuff we got was 1-2 feet but it has blown round so much its hard to tell!

3:50 pm

coffee drink la5

3:50 pm

add a cons for la6

3:51 pm

thanx bethn!

3:52 pm

yvw :)

3:52 pm

why can u not enter the "devil" word, but you can enter the extension word?

3:52 pm

my family is dragging me into the 21st century. they got me an ipad. i am bemused

3:53 pm

first one is capitalized, frog, second one is not, plus enable (our dictionary) is a quirky thing of wonder

3:54 pm

makes me wonder!!!

An Ipad is a great gift. Oh how I wish. I recieved some nice shirts and torrone, food item.

3:54 pm

you will be amazed at what is acceptable, and what is not. some foreign words work, some english ones dont

3:55 pm

yummy torrone :)

3:55 pm

yes, ive noticed quite a few english (non american english) words are not accepted. oh well!!!

3:55 pm

bbl sys xxx

3:56 pm

always look for both brit and yank spelings they usually both work

3:56 pm

I am encouraging my family to make use of Amazon's wish list. You don't have to purchase the items there, but it gives family and friends an idea of what you might REALLY like for Christmas or your birthday.

3:56 pm

bye frog

3:57 pm

i always feel funny asking. I asked for one of the first things ever this year, and i have been married forever

3:57 pm

i am always happy when someone tells me what they would like though...

3:59 pm

somehow i expect them to just "know" me after all this time. pretty silly seeing as they dont get that i would like the dirty dishes in the dishwasher

4:00 pm

I hear you Beth. I think I'm the easiest person in the world to buy for. But somehow, my Sister is the only one who hits the mark every time.

I'm also very happy with the shirts and torrone. You can not get good torrone in Florida.

My sister is pretty stressed, so being hosted for 5 days is plenty!

We have had several 4 star meals. Beef wellington, Ham, stuffed flounder. tonight is homemade pizza.

4:02 pm

Wow Red, excellent food.

My brother in law. and portabello Mushroom soup which was heavenly.

Oh and I forgot the Christmas Eve spread...

4:03 pm

sounds yummy, red. everyone ate well here too. i had to contend with dietary issues, so we had a roast tenderloin, pecan crusted bourbon chicken, and veal francais. I am not cooking for a week

the pecan crusten chicken sounds excellent!

4:03 pm

love mushroom soup :)

4:03 pm

And what was on the Christmas Eve spread?

4:04 pm

Hi all, how is Babbleland

4:04 pm

it was really good. my sons gf is lactose intolerant and doesnt eat red meat so it is always an adventure

4:04 pm

I just finished 3 hours of pushing the snow blower around.

4:04 pm

portobello mushroom soup sounds delish, red. is there a recipe?

4:04 pm

did you do the italian fish feast for christmas eve?

Brie en croute, (spelling?), eels in a variety of sauce, mozzerella and sun dried tomato balls,

4:05 pm

hi wht

They seem to have skipped many of the fish dishes in favor of a buffet of things.

PLus cheese cake to die for!

4:05 pm

Poor wht! You must be exhausted.

but there were fishes.

4:05 pm

love cheesecake

4:05 pm

oh red, you will be running and running when you get home i bet. did you kennel the pup or bring him with you?

4:05 pm

Not exhausted but I know I will be stiff in the morning.

kennel.

4:06 pm

whelp, just came back from the toronto airport, not flying to NYC today, not going until thurs

4:06 pm

take a hot shower wht maybe it will help

wht have you been shoveling out?

4:07 pm

@*#$!&! american airlines, checked internet, phoned, had them text me and they all said flight was going

4:07 pm

help with sa8 pls

4:07 pm

If I think I'm going to be sore in the morning, I take a hot bath and then some aspirin before bedtime. It usually takes the edge off the next day.

unpleasant.

4:07 pm

I already took a hot shower, and it did feel good.

shirl, I am sorry.

4:07 pm

nyc is still a mess shirl only one or two flights out per airport

4:07 pm

One who worships the devil Peri

4:07 pm

I get to airport (1+hr trip) and it's cancel

I am hoping to make it out of Providence on the 29th...

4:07 pm

i expect problems but why not say so EARLIER? save me the trip?!

4:08 pm

oh shirl, bummer

4:08 pm

ty Molly

4:08 pm

79 left, bbl

the hour trip is terrible, I am so sorry!

4:08 pm

and i find out the plane is EMPTY and sitting at Toronto waiting for the nyc airports to reopen

4:08 pm

Yes, we cleaned out our two driveways and a neighbors. And no matter which way the wind blew, the snow blew in my face.

4:08 pm

bye peri

4:09 pm

clue please for li5/10....its the 4th 5/10 down

4:09 pm

we all know it's going to reopen today, so there's an empty plane doing nothing with 2 days worth of passenger backlog

Oh WHT. I did my sister and BILs driveway as a Holiday gift. I found it a novelty but it was not an easy one.

4:09 pm

Shirl, that sounds so unfair.

4:09 pm

Red, yes the novelty does wear off after a while.

4:09 pm

i understand if the plane had to come from JFK to pick up peeps but it was already HERE!!!

I can imagine.

4:10 pm

Before we got the snow blower I figured I never needed to go to the gym in the winter.

4:10 pm

li+ ***manian devil

4:10 pm

Of course, I never go to the gym in the summer either. :^)

4:11 pm

thanx again bethn

4:11 pm

:)

the gym is a nice place, but only if you enjoy it.

4:15 pm

re5/14 please

I must go and socialize with the family. I love them, but when one is feeling cold and flu-ish it becomes less fun.

4:17 pm

re + double consonant + vowel

4:18 pm

Bye red. You can stop by my house anytime you crave shovelling snow.

4:21 pm

thanx bethn and bichon for clue, FIREWORKS for FLASK......goodnight to you all..X

Cabin fever bigtime.

4:21 pm

woot flask see you tomorrow

4:21 pm

hi kap

4:21 pm

Hi Kap

Hiding from snow and from 21 year old home on a break and in bitchy mood

4:22 pm

hard to have them gone harder to have them back

When does the age of resentments stop?

You betcha, as said by you-know-who

4:22 pm

When they have kids and the kids drive them crazy

4:23 pm

when they move out for good usually

PAYYYYYYBACK!

4:23 pm

Then they call you up for advice

4:23 pm

news for you bethn, still doesn't stop

4:23 pm

my son will have monsters if there is justice

4:23 pm

i've moved out, still have issues with parents

She calls for advice when she's not here, then criticizes everything we have ever done for her...

Capped off by her belief that her younger sister gets everything she was deprived of.

Capped off by her belief that her younger sister gets everything she was deprived of.

4:24 pm

mine are both gone now, and are very lovely people. when they are home, they revert to kids, clothes on floor etc, but still lovely

Lovely for 3 days at home, after that it gets old.

4:25 pm

we all have issues of one type or another

4:25 pm

my issues with my mother stem from sandwich generation problems. family to deal with and aging mother in poor health

I don't have living parents.

4:26 pm

that is sad kap. I lost my dad last year, still very painful

4:27 pm

Now that my children are married with children of their own, they think we're geniuses

So my mother never got to say to me "payback's a bitch, isn't it?" She died well before I had a family.

But somewhere she is laughing at me.

4:28 pm

i am waiting for that bichon. at the rate we are going, both grands and i will be in diapers at the same time...

4:29 pm

it happens beth. My grandchildren are total joys. The kids do the work and we get the enjoyment

I may not live that long.

4:30 pm

It will happen. Even after you have given up hope.

4:31 pm

thats how i feel kap. son and his gf are too poor, son just gave notice at his software co that he is quitting in8 weeks to devote time to a career in performance. : /. Daughter is currently unattached

4:32 pm

Both my children have turned out to be great parents, which warms our hearts greatly

I have a sort of separate studio and I have been in it for 3 days straight. At one point she came in and said "It's not fair- you can just escape in here."

If she hadn't been screaming all over the house, I wouldn't have to hide.

She thinks we're pigs.

We are, but it's not nice to mention.

The maid quit.

What can you do?

4:33 pm

Just hold your breath and break will be over

4:34 pm

that's rather rude, pointing out hostess' housekeeping efforts

Fun as a re6 exam.

4:35 pm

dinner back later

Into the PB with you Bethany.

4:40 pm

need one for fireworks. Clue for te8/45

4:40 pm

Can't help matches. still have 63 to go.

4:41 pm

te 8 / 45 = arms of octopus

4:41 pm

ty wvteach

4:41 pm

squid and octopus have them

4:42 pm

ty wvt and shirl. Got it and FIREWORKS

4:42 pm

ty

4:47 pm

back! for some more searching... just found 2 more Qs yay!

4:48 pm

wooo hoooooo matches!

4:49 pm

congrats matches.

4:49 pm

clue for na 5 please

4:50 pm

boo, if you are preggers, take your pre-na5 vitamins

4:50 pm

of birth boo

4:50 pm

hi froggle :)

4:50 pm

ty

4:51 pm

hi monkey

4:51 pm

yw booboo

4:51 pm

froggle, are you new? I see you haven't "gone Pro" yet

4:51 pm

yeah i'm new...ish

4:51 pm

just stayed quiet for a bit

4:51 pm

where are you, froggle?

4:52 pm

liverpool england monkey

4:53 pm

was looking at going pro, am considering it

4:53 pm

lots of snow there, froggie?

4:53 pm

go for it froggle a bargain!

4:53 pm

there was monkey, it's raining and quite mild today, so it's thawing

4:53 pm

lol i probably will jm

4:53 pm

it is well worth the $$$, froggle!

4:54 pm

ok i'll deffo consider it lol

4:54 pm

hi je!

4:57 pm

Tootie is NOT pregnant! LOL

4:57 pm

sorry, I got caught up in the "Maury" drama

4:58 pm

howdy everyone,howdy froggle,go pro froggle best 14 bux i ever spent;)

4:58 pm

that's wight, cwossy

4:59 pm

howdy lilm:))

4:59 pm

lmao, hi crosshair, i'm definitely considering it

4:59 pm

cwossy do you have snow?

4:59 pm

though i must warn you,babble may be a tad addictive...

4:59 pm

i have lots ty lilM lol

5:00 pm

i've realised that after only a few days crosshair

5:00 pm

me too, we got about 6 inches

5:00 pm

i think i went pro on the 3rd or 4th day lol

5:00 pm

2 feet here!

5:00 pm

many people catch on quickly that pro is the way to go

5:00 pm

lol lilm..we have about 6 feet as we had a bit of a thaw and lost a foot or so lol

5:01 pm

several inches.

5:01 pm

check out my new icon

5:01 pm

woo hooooooo repartena!

5:01 pm

ooh thought that was a word then monkey lol

5:01 pm

got excited

5:01 pm

first time it snowed on christmas since 1947.

5:01 pm

i have entitled it: every where but DC

5:01 pm

LOL love it, je! I was in McLean over the weekend and just drove back to my home today, just flurries there and anywhere from 6-14 inches here

5:02 pm

we just take note on days when there is no snow mix..it is easier that way:/

5:02 pm

LOL froggle!

5:02 pm

i just love our little green spot

5:02 pm

well, you are a bit further north crossy.

5:02 pm

is the green spot the "new" G-spot? lol

5:02 pm

no P in the grid froggle! ;-)

5:03 pm

hi folks, back to find more woreds, 79 left

5:03 pm

okay must away -- would have chatted more but stupid hotline rang

5:03 pm

howdy peri

5:03 pm

hi peri :)

5:03 pm

42 left.

5:03 pm

words even

5:03 pm

hi peri, how's florida?

5:03 pm

help with ac words pl, only have first one

5:03 pm

ooooh thought i was being called a green g spot then, i thought these people know me already lol

5:03 pm

sorry

5:03 pm

*trudges out of chog muttering "stupid hotline"*

5:03 pm

*poof*

5:04 pm

i have ac + metal (ac5, then plural for 6)

5:04 pm

eek, jm not happy?

5:04 pm

florida? I am in PA with 8-12 inches of snow

5:04 pm

sowwy jmc... stupid hotline

5:04 pm

wish I was in Floria or someplace without snow

5:04 pm

who said Florida?

5:04 pm

oh i see mixi said Florida

5:05 pm

mixi

5:05 pm

spots, and way of speaking peri

5:05 pm

my mistake.

5:05 pm

peri, jmc said everywhere got snow except DC

5:05 pm

my missteak.

5:05 pm

re 5/14 plz

5:05 pm

no prb, mixi

5:05 pm

yummmmm craving a big steak now, mixi

5:06 pm

dont' have one in the house, or I'd offer to cook it for you monkey

5:06 pm

re, two cons, and a vowel ivesy

5:06 pm

now,froggle,you may hears some stories about crossy,unbelievable things.they are from another croosy ,an evil crossy and i killed him;))

5:06 pm

ta9?

5:06 pm

trying to figure out the ac8 clue, got the first part

5:06 pm

re + double cons + vowel

5:06 pm

steak? where?!

5:06 pm

ac + metal + not off

5:07 pm

haha cwossy, mixi said "my missteak"

5:07 pm

ty monkey

5:07 pm

won't even have steak for my birthday tomorrow. boo hoo.

5:07 pm

then plural that ac7 to get the ac8, peri

5:07 pm

waaa, just ate the last of my strawberry licorice

5:07 pm

oh,was excited there for a minutes..;(

5:07 pm

mixi! OMG! my bday is Thursday, we are almost twins

5:07 pm

ty monkey

5:08 pm

ta9 is sunburn, short thanks in english, and not heavy

5:08 pm

tyvm!

5:08 pm

my sister's is Wednesday.

5:08 pm

WOW we are triplets

5:08 pm

yup

5:08 pm

Thank you

5:08 pm

interesting icon, ivesy

5:09 pm

yay for the Capricornics!

5:09 pm

oh peri, that icon pic is lil*monkey's cousin

5:09 pm

lol..not what i really look like, well except for the glasses mb

5:09 pm

did not know that, monkey :)

5:09 pm

mixi, wish we lived closer so we could all party together on OUR bday

5:11 pm

oh! just found the plural of the prickly desert plant

5:11 pm

hubby said not to go out tonight. idiots on road see snow then... slam on brakes.

5:12 pm

ty lilm

5:12 pm

yes mixi, avoid the morons!

5:12 pm

yw xwossy

5:14 pm

bbs

5:16 pm

hi babblers

5:16 pm

hi welki!

5:18 pm

i keep typing RECITAL over and over and over

5:19 pm

must go practice for recital bbl.

5:20 pm

really mixi? what do you play?

5:20 pm

piano. piano solo and piano 4 hands.

5:21 pm

WOW that's wonderful mixi :)

5:21 pm

solo: debussy, rachmaninoff, brahms, and liszt

5:22 pm

oh it will be beautiful

5:22 pm

when my kids were small, i was fortunate enough to have room for two pianos, one a grand and one baby grand. all three played, sometimes four hands .. and if they had a friend over, we were sometimes gifted with four hands x2

5:22 pm

4 hands: faure, brahms, rossini, shubert

5:23 pm

when is the recital, mixi???

ooooh.... do you play the Golliwog's cakewalk ?

5:23 pm

July

5:23 pm

would love it if you would post a video for us

5:23 pm

hi again diane! I was drooling over your trifle

5:23 pm

yes, doing the entire childrens corner suite.

5:23 pm

mixi, wish i could be there :)

there's a serving or two left, but eldest daughter has dibs on it !!

5:24 pm

will have to improve computer and recording skills to put it on the web.

5:24 pm

would be wonderful, mixi

I had 2 sisters who played the piano as well, and all three of us on one piano was a blast. The one in the middle always got poked in the ribs from both sides !

5:25 pm

hehe dianed

I still play often... mainly at the nursing homes, and sometimes at church or for a funeral.

5:26 pm

we have so many talented Babblers!

We three sisters are now 70, 69, and 67 ! I think the youngest one got the most rib pokes !

5:26 pm

lots of musicians .. a babble orchestra :)

My dad was a pianist and organist ..I've got quite a few of his piano pieces on my computer. I could not live without my music.

5:27 pm

i play bass guitar

5:27 pm

i liked that video of the youtube symphony orchestra .. brilliant idea

5:28 pm

my oldest daughter works as a paramedic, but has her music ed. degree

5:28 pm

I have a B. Mus., but did computer programming for 30 years.

all the best with the concert, mixi ! I used to love to play the golliwog's cakewalk.... great fun.

5:29 pm

it's a hard business, teaching music

5:29 pm

and harder if you're a performance musician

The piano is also great exercise for arthritic fingers.... so is babble.... that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!

5:32 pm

Well off to dinner. 94 left. BBL

5:32 pm

sheesh, some of these words are ***WORDS FROM MARS***

enjoy wht..... I was thinking I should be doing the same thing... I'm down to 81

5:34 pm

Mmmm dinner sounds good

5:34 pm

darn i have no food here, i think i need to go out and get something... maybe sushi!

good evening babblers. i'm enjoying a glass of cab sauv so cheers!

5:36 pm

cheers Goodie!

5:37 pm

AS8? please.

oh a big grid. that might require a couple glasses of wine.

5:38 pm

howdy GE:)

5:38 pm

gramma, it's as + not your daughter + picnic pest

5:38 pm

*passing Goodie another bottle of Cab*

hi crossy! been out of the house this month?

5:38 pm

ty

snow past your eyeballs?

5:39 pm

5 left. I've gone babble-blind

5:40 pm

yup been good the week leading up to christmas,we have been fairly mobile,though there has been a bit of melt here and there we are still pushing 6 feet of snow around

5:41 pm

c'mon gramma! you can do it!

5:42 pm

10 here and i've got the same affliction, gramma

5:42 pm

i still have 91 left, but i' d be happy to clue if it's a word i have

5:43 pm

i cant believe all these ac words. i have only 1 :(

5:43 pm

make that 2

that's good crossy. wouldn't want that crazy cabin fever to overtake your family.

5:43 pm

i have 5 AC words... how many are there???

5:43 pm

8

5:43 pm

8

oh soups on. hubby made chicken noodle tonight. yum yum. bbl

5:44 pm

me too cosdem. and I can't believe that the machine can find 13 ra words.

5:44 pm

dangit! i need 3 more

5:44 pm

hi bugsaw!

5:45 pm

hi monkey and everyone here. I didn't intend to spend all day on this. Was I dumb or what?

5:48 pm

*looking furiously for 2 more ACs*

5:48 pm

ac7/8 build on the ac5.12

5:49 pm

found em all whew

5:49 pm

yes i have those, thanks lynxx

5:49 pm

crikey .. done! my last word was boobs on a tirade!

5:49 pm

make that boob on a tirade :)

5:50 pm

is that like dolly parton jogging?

5:50 pm

good clue welki

5:50 pm

boobs on a tirade?

5:50 pm

Congrats Welki!

5:50 pm

welki, please give the first 2 letters of that one please

5:50 pm

on one side only, cos

5:50 pm

ti

5:50 pm

found it

5:51 pm

well i just tried TITRAN and that's not it :(

5:51 pm

ti 7/28, monkey

5:52 pm

hmmm

5:52 pm

you are almost there monkey, one more letter on the end.

5:52 pm

HA!

5:52 pm

it is not an escaping boob

5:53 pm

i got mixed up with the Dolly Parton jogging clue, haha

5:53 pm

at my age, they don't run anymore, just sort of get dragged along

5:53 pm

how come i got ti 7/28 right away? cause it is a common ocurance lol

5:53 pm

better start ducking crossy!!

5:53 pm

lol

5:54 pm

geeze, i don't know, crossy *eyeroll*

5:54 pm

hehe

5:54 pm

my bad

5:54 pm

alright, back to looking for AC words

5:55 pm

*calls out to Elegant ... yoooohoooo, someone needs a spanking* (yeah, i know, don't say it)

i hate a words

5:55 pm

i'm with you, TO, i have trouble with ALL vowel words

5:55 pm

not getting the ac7 word

5:55 pm

li5? before He's checking his li** to see who's naughty or nice.

i am deciding between babble and organizing my paper work, it is in shambles

welk don't start him up

5:56 pm

ac5 + not off

5:56 pm

ac7 1st part of a play 1st person vowel and writer of many poems minus the a

5:57 pm

owl, don't use double entendres *lol*

5:57 pm

gramma, it is the plural of stuff on your sweaters

5:57 pm

geez, thx for the ac7

5:57 pm

not an actual word, in other words

5:57 pm

gramma, the li5 i have is the plural of the stuff in your bellybutton

wait, what'd i say? seriously?

5:57 pm

ty. I told you I was babble-blind

5:58 pm

could have been a very, very subtle one, owl. made me laugh anyway :)

oh heck, i need a third option. perhaps a phone call.

not sur ewho that writer of many poems is

5:59 pm

TO, try ac5 + not off

ty.

now i see

6:00 pm

hmmm in7.28 is the archaic version of the (beauty contest) en7.28

6:01 pm

have the word now (thanks) but still don't recognize the poet

6:01 pm

the unknown a***ymous

6:01 pm

i think it was a joke about the poet, because many poems are wrtieen by a***ymous

6:01 pm

oh. he is in there too

6:01 pm

Sorry to be so vague

6:01 pm

gramma, i thought it was a cute clue :)

6:02 pm

OK i'm going to the grocery store now... BBL my peeps

6:02 pm

How about MA8, anyone?

6:02 pm

ty lil*monkey

6:03 pm

ma8 add South Africa to the ma6.21

6:03 pm

it's a math term, part of a logarithm

safe trip monkey

6:03 pm

I'll try ty

6:04 pm

got it

vh1 is playing teena marie videos. i never think of her as a soul singer, she always was more disco to me

6:04 pm

South Africa?

6:04 pm

brb

6:05 pm

You just need 2 letters Car

6:05 pm

and which ma 6/21?

6:05 pm

the praying ma6.21

6:06 pm

TY! Got it!

6:06 pm

yw

6:07 pm

i think of teena marie and i think of prince

she was rick james' girlfriend i think?

6:09 pm

she was .. after she was with prince, i think

maybe, the timing is right.

she could sing, for sure

6:10 pm

hang on .. will google

6:15 pm

Hey, my name is here!

6:16 pm

not under godthaab it's not! welcome

6:16 pm

No, my real name.

6:16 pm

Thanks.

6:17 pm

Bye everyone

6:17 pm

bye lynxx

bye lyn

6:30 pm

owl .. i think you're right, she and prince were just friends and worked together. rick james thought there was more going on (and prince egged him on), so there was tension. she had an incredible voice

i want to be your lover girl was disco but the other stuff was more soul

i just know that song more than her others because it's a dance hit

6:35 pm

i remember :)

6:35 pm

on another musical note, I am listening to "Hark! Classic Christmas Songs as Perfomed in a Beatles Style" by the Fab Four.....kinda like a Beatles Chritmas mashup

6:36 pm

hi jeff .. where on the island are you?

6:37 pm

out in patchogue

6:37 pm

under 16-20 inches of snow

6:37 pm

25 shoveling trips

6:37 pm

had to shovel each time i took the dogs out

take it easy with that

6:38 pm

today would have been a good day to put those victorian collars on them and let them shovel themselves a path

6:38 pm

my great pyrenees was fine

6:38 pm

the pomeranian and little papillon not so fine

6:40 pm

the pyrenees can plow through just about anything, i'd bet .. but your wee dogs must have a rough time in bad weather

6:42 pm

i used to have basset hounds .. was fun to watch them track in the snow.

6:42 pm

I need to invent a combination shovel and leash for just such an occasion

6:42 pm

or get yourself a teenager

6:42 pm

Hi all

6:43 pm

hello, diem

6:43 pm

luckily my son is in from college so he helped a lot

6:43 pm

clue for the second ra 6/18

hello diem

6:45 pm

ra + alt spelling for not loose

6:45 pm

ra 6 / 18 - rodent + chemical ending

6:46 pm

rodent + eight, nine, ***

6:46 pm

ty

6:47 pm

ac6,21?

6:48 pm

got a high card up your metal alloy

6:49 pm

1st qu8 please?

6:49 pm

great clue gramma

6:50 pm

qu8 qu5 plus what you put on your floor

6:50 pm

that is the last one boobear

6:50 pm

ty

6:51 pm

1 left! yikes

6:51 pm

qu5 + mr. gore

6:51 pm

sorry that was the 7

6:52 pm

Yahoo! Clues any1?

6:52 pm

yahooooooo gramma

ma 7/32 the 2nd one please?

6:53 pm

A guy + after evening

6:53 pm

WTG gramma

thanks gramma!

6:54 pm

yw. Anything elese?

re 9/54 please?

6:55 pm

someone who goes into a contest again

6:55 pm

re9 to sign up again

wow-odd word-thanks Kate!

6:55 pm

Kateq's is better

6:55 pm

yw

both good and appreciated gramma

6:56 pm

I think I'll run along. You seem to be in good hands. See you all tomorrow

6:56 pm

hi all

6:56 pm

as8?

nite gramma

6:57 pm

bye gramma

don't have it yet Shirlock

so bored with this grid

6:59 pm

still for 47 left

as 8: think of sitting on a picnic pest

6:59 pm

kill someone shirlock

7:01 pm

very disparate clues for the as word, and neither seem to work in my head

as 8/40 donkey + not off + picnic pest

7:02 pm

donkey sitting atop picnic test

7:02 pm

clue for re 5/14

7:02 pm

ty for as clues

7:02 pm

as 8 - donkey + not off + picnic pest

7:02 pm

yes, thx for the as clues, finally got it

7:03 pm

as 8 sounds alot like astronaunt

7:03 pm

re+a***nt is how you say things... dialect?

7:04 pm

huh

7:05 pm

arnold schwarznegger speaks english with an a***nt

7:06 pm

.

7:07 pm

first re5/10 pls

hello fellow babblers.

7:07 pm

hi red

7:07 pm

hello all

peri, I can get you the soup recipe, it is apparently quite simple but butter laden.

re 5/10 add a vowel to the re 4/4 to let an appartment

7:08 pm

add a letter to the first four letters of the 3 words preceeding it peri

7:08 pm

sheesh, ty, thought I had that one

7:08 pm

15 t words left

I am not even half way yet.

still loving shoveling?

7:10 pm

i love the man who came with a plow today!

I am still liking the shoveling, but it is so temporary for me...it is a novelty.

7:12 pm

.

7:12 pm

hey all!

7:13 pm

hi stiddy

7:13 pm

hi stid

hello Stid!

7:14 pm

clue for re 9 please

re 9 someone who goes into a contest again

7:16 pm

ty LWG

7:16 pm

te8 pls

yw Dorens-to give credit where credit is due, I copied from the clue Kate gave me

i have beem eating all day. not good.

7:17 pm

octapus has it peri

7:17 pm

but what have you been eating owl? carrots or cookies?

7:17 pm

re 9 can u clue it differently

7:17 pm

ty Doren

7:18 pm

re and en7

7:18 pm

re 9 - to go into something again

7:18 pm

re + er 6/18

re 9/54 re + another word for guts is *****ils + picnic pest is an *nt

7:19 pm

sorry make that re + en 6/18

7:19 pm

how about re + en7/28?

freshout of carrots. and cookies.

7:20 pm

yes - that's the right one re + en 7/28 - sorry

7:21 pm

ty got it

7:22 pm

finally...fireworks

wtg peri!

7:22 pm

Hi all, back to try to finish up

7:22 pm

ty, now off to play scramble

7:23 pm

YAY peri!

7:23 pm

hey wht

7:23 pm

wtg peri

7:24 pm

whats scramble

congrat Peri!! I can not seem to quite master this grid,

7:25 pm

help on the T in the fourth row down so I can get NBT?

7:27 pm

one who crochets finely

hi stid. I'm not the greatest at telling which letter the words originate from but I think a ta 4/4 starts there not sweet

7:27 pm

fish sauce

7:27 pm

thanks wild!

7:28 pm

got them!

7:28 pm

ta9 starts from there

7:28 pm

and thanks also LUV! ((hugs of gratitude)) wasn't sure I was going to get NBT at all today

7:28 pm

ta9 brown + Brit farewell + not dark

7:28 pm

wassup stiddy poo

7:29 pm

ooh! thanks wht!

7:29 pm

Hello...

ty whtmuch appreciated.

7:29 pm

hey monkey! snowed in again, I guess?

hi jellen.

7:29 pm

JELLEN!! *hugs, cookies, eggnog, choclits, cake*

7:29 pm

ty wht

7:29 pm

no, the roads are cleared off here

7:29 pm

jelly!

7:30 pm

is kje here? she made mini-Bundts and I want one

7:30 pm

clue for re 5/14

7:31 pm

Thanks for the goodies, but I'm stuffed right now...just had the last of my SIL's manicotti for dinner...

7:31 pm

re + double consonant + vowel

7:31 pm

LOL okay Jellen --- this will keep for another time.

7:32 pm

We are watching the news -- HUGE snow back east... didja know? LOL SO glad we are merely wet

7:32 pm

re + *ho*olat*

7:32 pm

monkey! they just said "newport news, virginia!" on TV!!!

7:32 pm

yes i know! it snowed about a foot

7:32 pm

brrrr. too much!

7:33 pm

do you remember that year the chesapeake froze over?

i noted it stid, once I was covered in it in Rhode Island! I was allowed to shovel today!

7:33 pm

i think Virginia Beach got hit worse, it was 5 inches here where I am in Yorktown

7:33 pm

i shoveled today

it was a bit fun!

7:33 pm

very cool red! (not) that's a LOT of work!

7:33 pm

booboo, did you get the re word?

7:33 pm

oh, 5 inches is more manageable.

we did the driveway, and since it keeps blowing its hard to tell how much we got.

7:34 pm

oh my, scituate mass is flooded! that must have been some kind of storm.

I think it hit a lot of the eastern Seaboard! Phila and NYC got 20 inches.!

7:35 pm

no monkey

7:35 pm

It was only about a foot and a half of snow but there was a major storm surge that flooded Scituate.

7:35 pm

i opened my email today and dr god informed me that a fellow babbler gave me the gift of pro membership!

i am bored with this grid. somebody do something- sing, dance, tell jokes :/

I am also bored with the grid TO...you can start a new scrabble game with me if you like.

7:36 pm

evenin babblers!

oh crystalle, how nice!

7:36 pm

boo, re + double consonant (the 2-point letter) + 2nd vowel

evening evaN

very ncie! Hello EvaN.

7:36 pm

i thought so temple

7:36 pm

that's great, crystalle!

7:36 pm

i am done and going out into the hot tub.. wish me luck

7:36 pm

very cool crystall!!! welcome to the club!

7:36 pm

hey TO! hey EvaN!

7:37 pm

YAY and enjoy, doren!

7:37 pm

Yay, crystalle!

7:37 pm

Hi, EvaN

i saw time lapse ot the storm, it was a nor'easter. had an eye. pressure was equivalent to cat 3 hurricane.

7:37 pm

Congrats, Dorens

don't freeze doren

7:37 pm

it was a nice thing for someone to do and i thank them

7:38 pm

ty monkey

7:38 pm

just finished addressing *most* of our wedding thankyou card envelopes... now just need to actually WRITE the cards!

7:38 pm

yw Booboo!

7:38 pm

that was hard

7:38 pm

so you're a down-underer too, crystalle! some of the nicest babblers come from there...

7:38 pm

brb pot is boiling on the stove...

7:38 pm

clue for the re 6/18 (3rd one from the end, just above the part of the eye) please

7:39 pm

the problem when it's this cold is that the robes get icy cold... hard to put on... even though the house is just a few feet away..

7:40 pm

re + open the cur****s and let in the light

7:40 pm

but i will manage... night everyone and happy babbles i had a hard time with that too wv... re + juries sit in on *r***s

7:40 pm

oh thanks dorens! i didn't have that...

7:41 pm

and poof.

7:41 pm

nbt!

7:41 pm

woo hooo jelly poo

you are lucky if your feet don't stick to the patio

7:41 pm

monkey - that is the 3rd one from the top - i need the 3rd one up from the bottom - too many re's

7:42 pm

teach, did u see doren's clue?

7:43 pm

ugh. hubby + his 18-year-old cousin have decided to play soccer in our kitchen. how this seems like a good idea to them, i dont know. despite having birthed no children, i feel the mother voice about to burst forth...

7:43 pm

couldn't get Dorens clue - sorry - mind is not awake i guess

7:44 pm

teach, add a consonant to the re5 above

7:46 pm

re6,18 - put ceramic on the floor again, wv.

7:47 pm

OMG i greyed out the R19 box

7:47 pm

yippee

7:47 pm

thnx wht - that's what i needed

7:47 pm

finally fireworks here

7:47 pm

yay teachie! woo hooooo

7:48 pm

Can I get a clue for the last re18. The one after the eye part?

7:48 pm

wtg wv

7:48 pm

Hooray for wvteach!

7:48 pm

wht, to dye again

7:48 pm

re + ti4

7:49 pm

ty monkey.

7:49 pm

yw whittles

anyone else need mor ethan 50 words?

7:51 pm

i have 73 left to find

7:51 pm

56

7:52 pm

wassup wildie?

7:52 pm

I need 199 :-)

7:52 pm

cold but not snowed under

7:52 pm

woo hooo jelly :)

7:53 pm

I want cattail

hey cat

7:54 pm

hi hi

OMG if the township plowed me in again..... i hear them out there!

7:54 pm

wildcat you horney devil you

7:55 pm

lol phantom

7:55 pm

what is the 2nd ac6 please

7:56 pm

like the stuff in nail polish

high card plus metal

7:57 pm

ahhhhh thank u owl

i still ned 58 to finish

7:58 pm

woohoo greyed out another tile

* breaks out the champers*

7:59 pm

crap i just listed and see that i don't have ANY of the AT words.... CR*P

lol

8:02 pm

just need the at5 now

8:02 pm

the one like the ot5?

the basis of perfumes

i only have at 5 how many are there? at 5 = essence

8:02 pm

at5 -- bablet that is a base perfume ingredient

8:03 pm

does it have the double consonant, dcseain?

8:03 pm

yep

***** of roses

8:04 pm

tank yoooooooooooou

8:04 pm

hello, TO, wild, diane, monkey, et al

8:05 pm

hi seain

8:05 pm

Hi, dc

hi seain :-)

8:05 pm

whew i need a break

I'm so glad you use commas ;-)

8:05 pm

yeesh I still need 2 more Qs

8:05 pm

howdy, jellen

hi Jellen :-)

8:06 pm

last 5 Qs all have same first 5 letters

8:06 pm

1st 4 Qs share other first 5 letters

8:07 pm

ty

hi seain

8:08 pm

hope everyone had a pleasant holiday, and is not buried under too much snow

we had our big snowfall before Christmas... sunny weather since, although cold.

8:10 pm

no snow

8:10 pm

Only a few flakes here...

8:11 pm

Of snow, that is...

LOL

8:11 pm

we had a very, very, light dusting here. it's melted or blown away now

8:12 pm

well, i'm at a friend's place, so i'm going to hit store on way home.

8:12 pm

catch some of yall later :-)

8:12 pm

bbye be careful

8:13 pm

Bye, dc

8:13 pm

how r u doing jell?

8:14 pm

I'm doing well, thanks...getting ready to go to Florida with my family for a few days...

8:14 pm

good have a great time

8:14 pm

where in fl?

8:15 pm

Coconut Grove

8:15 pm

clue for the final qu please

8:15 pm

Near Miami...

8:15 pm

ends with floor covering

8:16 pm

ty

8:22 pm

Clue for the second en7,28 please.

8:22 pm

one who gets into a content

8:22 pm

contest

8:23 pm

or a race

8:23 pm

need an N from lower right one please

8:24 pm

that is the third one, wild. I am looking for the one after what follows from something else.

8:25 pm

the only other one I have is what's involved in something

8:26 pm

We're missing the same one, wild.

8:27 pm

same 1st 4 letters as the first one + not your bro

8:28 pm

Just monkeyed it. en7. Tolkein's tree person + an o**** in the desert

8:29 pm

The only one I have from the lower right N is no + My **me is Jellen

8:32 pm

ni4 and ni5 are the other 2

8:32 pm

evening all...

8:32 pm

Hi, Pini

8:33 pm

hi jellen

hi pini

8:33 pm

hi TO

8:33 pm

ty pini

8:34 pm

np, hi wild

8:34 pm

hi all

8:34 pm

Hi, jilli

8:34 pm

hi jilli

8:34 pm

only 166 words to go...

8:35 pm

151 here, jilli :-)

hi jili

8:37 pm

oh good, jellen -- I won't feel quite so inadequate -- but I'm still unwinding from Xmas

8:37 pm

Hi TO

8:37 pm

clue for the ma8 please.

8:37 pm

Hi jilli and jellen

8:37 pm

I spent a lot of the day registering and upgrading my GPS

8:38 pm

Jilli, so are you where you thought you were?

8:38 pm

add **ndman (sleep) to the praying ma6

8:38 pm

I think so, wht!

8:39 pm

ty Pini. I should have paid more attention in math class.

8:39 pm

:)

8:39 pm

Good to hear, jilli.

8:39 pm

ty pini -- another useless word (to me)

8:40 pm

Woohoo! Half way!

8:40 pm

hooray for Jellen!

8:41 pm

am I really blind asking for a clue for the ac5/12 after the pimples?

8:41 pm

ma8 usually doesn't come from math cl5 but from data structures (computer science) ;o) also, hi all :o) feeling marginally better tonight, hope I can finish x.x

8:42 pm

ac + the ***man from the Wizard of Oz

8:42 pm

ac5/12 and myosin (muscles)

hi Jilli :-) Hi Pini :-)

8:42 pm

Hi, dfm

welcome back, dfm

8:42 pm

hi di, dfm, others I may have missed

8:42 pm

hi diane! :o)

8:42 pm

ty pini

8:43 pm

were you ill, dfm?

8:44 pm

Taking a short break...

8:44 pm

headachey from too many blankets compared to Ottawa, I think

8:45 pm

where are you now, dfm?

8:45 pm

home (Mississauga)

8:46 pm

Oh well ;-)

8:46 pm

why "oh well"?

sort of as in "you win some, you lose some" :-)

8:49 pm

Can someone clue the ra7 after the rodent appendage?

8:50 pm

big mouse + pre-adult

8:50 pm

HEY ALL

8:51 pm

hi stid!

8:51 pm

ty Pini. I was going in the wrong direction. Maybe I need to borrow Jilli's gps.

8:51 pm

hi stid

8:51 pm

;)

8:51 pm

Hi stid

8:53 pm

Fireworks!!

8:53 pm

YAY wht!

8:53 pm

wtg wht

8:53 pm

Hi again, stid!

8:53 pm

are you home jill?

8:53 pm

Hooray for wht!

8:54 pm

how's it going for everyone tonight?

8:54 pm

re9, wht?

8:55 pm

I made hot potato salad, AND rotkohl (red cabbage) tonight! feeling very domestic...

hi stid :-) You're making me hungry and I just ate an hour ago !!

8:56 pm

re9 Someone who signs up for something again.

I can't get the re9 either :-(

8:56 pm

danke :)

8:56 pm

:-D well it's so rare that I have both energy and tim to cook coinciding, just wanted to crow about it a little...

8:56 pm

Or, where I know it from, a computer routine that can be executed by multiple tasks at once.

thanks wht !

8:57 pm

and the ta9?

I like red cabbage and roladen !

8:57 pm

ta9, brown + Brit farewell + not dark

8:58 pm

danke (again) :)

thanks again.... I was missing that one too.

8:58 pm

re + en7 person who does contests

this has been a fun grid, but seems to have taken a lot of time

9:00 pm

down to my last 5 and struggling horribly

9:00 pm

hope you don't mind the querries

9:00 pm

hello my dear babble friends

9:00 pm

hi trif

9:00 pm

How can I complain with all the clues I asked for???

9:01 pm

hey trifioso!!!

I still have 36 ! I'll just coast in your wake, pini. I'm sure I'm missing the same ones ;-)

9:01 pm

Hi trif

9:01 pm

na 5/6 combo please

9:01 pm

I am up to 150 words

9:01 pm

in that case, ta6/18 after a fairystory?

hello Trifioso

9:01 pm

neo-na***

9:01 pm

hi trif! :o)

9:01 pm

haha i thought i was doing well till i saw i had 215 words left!

9:02 pm

keep going!

9:02 pm

ty

9:02 pm

clue for sa 8/40

used in wine making, Pini.

9:03 pm

sa8 = one who worships the devil?

9:03 pm

Pini Someone who browns themselves professionally???

9:03 pm

thx, di...looking

9:03 pm

danke :)

sun bronzed + number before ten, ***e

9:04 pm

thanks for that SA 8

9:04 pm

tx pini

9:04 pm

ta5 before small pie?

9:05 pm

Dancers practice at the ba***

9:06 pm

* thinking *

9:06 pm

Er, with a t instead of the b...

9:07 pm

whew! I just made it to halfway....

9:07 pm

go trifioso go!

9:07 pm

got it ;)

9:09 pm

time lapse photography of our blizzard here: http://vimeo.com/18203827

9:09 pm

down to 2 now

9:10 pm

if i only didn't have to shovel....

9:10 pm

Go pini

9:11 pm

1

9:11 pm

that is so cool, jeff!

9:11 pm

go pini go!!! *rooting for big sis*

hi all

9:12 pm

hey tea! ((hugs))

9:12 pm

we're watching pini streak to the finish *wicked little sister look*

9:12 pm

Hi TNC! :o)

9:12 pm

Hi, TNC

9:12 pm

first ce6?

9:12 pm

streak, stid? :oO

9:12 pm

is that the gluten disease, shirlock?

9:12 pm

ha!

9:13 pm

clue for the second si 5/10

9:13 pm

*grin*

9:13 pm

sibling + mr gore

9:13 pm

si5 - a fiber used in making rope

9:13 pm

si5/10 agave fibre

did everyone have a good holiday?

9:14 pm

what I got for Christmas was sick, so I won't say yes :oP but I also got back home, too...

I got sick, too - sorry to hear that

9:14 pm

*drive by hello on the way to bed!*

9:14 pm

* sparkers *

9:14 pm

congrats pini!

9:14 pm

YAY pini!!!!

9:15 pm

thx

9:15 pm

I was sick all last week, but much improved today!

9:15 pm

Hi, feather!

I woke up with a headache, fever, stuffy nose and what felt like razor blades in my throat.

9:15 pm

Hooray for pini!

yay pinin

hi feather

9:15 pm

oh oh tea... *gentle hugs* so glad you are better now!

9:15 pm

hi all! hope everyone had a nice christmas. jellen, love the icon. simon's cat rocks.

9:16 pm

hi feather

way to go, Pini !!

9:16 pm

anyway, am not staying, just wanted to say hello on my nightly babble-check. ruru's making me feel guilty for not coming in more often!

9:17 pm

wtg pini

9:17 pm

huzzah for pini!!!

9:17 pm

I am off to bed. Happy babbling

9:17 pm

sorry, was off checking out jeff's video. Brilliant!

9:18 pm

miss you feather!

9:18 pm

sweet dreams, wht!

9:18 pm

Bye wht

good night, wht

9:18 pm

bon dormi, wht

9:18 pm

now that the holidays are settling down, and i'm starting to get back to my normal routine, i'll try to come back in more often. nighty-night!!!

9:19 pm

(((feathery))) see you again soon

9:19 pm

POOF

9:19 pm

aww... poor TNC... I only had the headache :o(

9:19 pm

bye feather!

9:19 pm

night wht!

9:20 pm

153 left now, and time for supper -- sorry about mistakes, but using the laptop I'm not used to.

9:20 pm

okay, my eyes are tired. I am going to sign off with 115 to go.

9:21 pm

(((JILL))) will you be home soon?

9:21 pm

G'night, stid...

night stidmama.... I hope you sleep well.

9:22 pm

I am home stid -- got here last night -- had a lovely Xmas and ty for the greetings!

9:22 pm

oh good! I'll be on again tomorrow evening, jill -- for now, very very tired. sweet dreams all! *poof*

9:24 pm

I updated the maps on my GPS and didn't realise it would take hours, so am using the laptop while the desktop takes in the info and sends it to the GPS.

9:24 pm

G'night, stid :-)

9:25 pm

and supper's ready so ttfn, all!

9:25 pm

all those viagra ads finally paid off in the grid lol er8

9:25 pm

night stid, bye jilli!

9:25 pm

Evening all. May I please have a clue for te8-45? Thanks

an octopus has eight of them

9:26 pm

A squid has 10.

9:26 pm

te8 = octopi have eight

lol..... :-)

9:26 pm

* snap *

9:26 pm

(on that note...going to check emails)...back later :)

9:26 pm

pini, "octopi"? :oP

9:26 pm

(you mean, "octopodes"...)

9:27 pm

ty for te clue

9:27 pm

Thanks much, Pini.

9:27 pm

(something like that, dfm!) LOL

whatever,.... dfm

9:27 pm

hi crys! :o)

9:28 pm

hi all

three accepted plurals of octopus...

9:29 pm

one original Greek, one anglicised, one mis-Latinised.

9:29 pm

wow, seriously falling asleep here...all the cleaning and shovellnig is catchting uo....nite all'

9:29 pm

stuck in the ca......... need a ca 6/21 and ca 7/32 but not sure which set

9:31 pm

this morning i had an email from Dr God informing me that a fellow babbler gave me the gift of pro. If that someone is in here Thankyou

9:31 pm

help ?? anyone??

9:31 pm

sorry sammys don't have any ca6s :o(

copper coin + et **

there are two sets... you're correct.... the other is where you lose your money, most of the time :-)

9:33 pm

thanks di :o)

where you gamble.... and there is another 7/32 double up on the snaky consonant

you're welcome, dfm :-)

9:35 pm

found it.. fireworks

9:35 pm

yay.................

way to go, sammysmom !

9:35 pm

wtg sammy

9:35 pm

Hooray for sammysmom!

9:35 pm

congrats sammys!

9:36 pm

ty. i get frustrated ubntil i remember that we can use lots of words that are not ameerican..lol

9:37 pm

I need to remember _to _ try American words! :oO

9:37 pm

hey jellen. hoow are you?? haven- t seen you for a while

9:37 pm

thanks, dian and dm. this was a tuff one foe me'

9:37 pm

I'm well, thanks...been busy!

9:38 pm

good.. busy is good

9:38 pm

tough for me today too, not sure whether it's the aftereffects of headache or grid toughness though

9:38 pm

still have 41 to go

the words aren't really weird today... it's just a long playing grid, at least to me it was.

9:39 pm

also crys welcome to Pro-hood/Pro-dom/Pro-ness/Pro-whatever -you-want-to-call-it! :o)

9:39 pm

clue for to 7

9:39 pm

thanks

9:40 pm

right dian. will try to stick around a clue for a few minutes......... even tho i am a lousy cluer'

9:40 pm

sammys probably not as bad or esoteric as I am at cluing ;o)

to 7 those tissues in the throat, that some children have removed.

9:41 pm

to/7............ things in you throat the get sore

I had mine removed 60 years ago, at age 10 ;-)

9:43 pm

I had mine snipped at age 3, removed properly at age 9, 74 years ago ;-)

9:44 pm

my dr wanted me to have mine removed 40 years ago and i refused.. had an infection every year for 5 years, then it stopped and i have had only 2 colds in the last 30 years.. kinda makes you say hmmmmmmmmmmmmm huh??

:-)) aren't we so lucky Jilli, that we can still add !

9:45 pm

tonsils

9:45 pm

oh crap

9:46 pm

I'd had several other surgeries and dreaded the smell of ether. They told me they would use 4711 colgone this time, hahaha. It was still ether and I woke up half way through too. Never could stand 4711 after that.

9:46 pm

lol...........

same with my younger brother... he was to have his out at the same time as me... got a cold... missed the surgery, and still has them at age 65

you know how you say lalalalalalal so you pretend you don't hear something. what can you say to pretend you don't see something?

9:46 pm

When I get colds they are real stinkers.

good clue, boo ;-)

i'm lalalaling boobear

9:47 pm

Well, I must go and get that supper...back later

9:47 pm

sorry all

I have a bad cold right now... I fear it may be bronchitis....so sore from coughing. This is very rare for me

9:50 pm

we are fanatics on handwashing in our house.. and even guests are asked to wash thier hands on entering..... we feel that it has helped... we are so careful because my hubby has emphysema and is on oxygen 24/7 and don,t want him to get sick

it is very important.

9:52 pm

also- we do not drink tap water unless it has been boiled or filtered

9:53 pm

also, we use some homeopathics for prevention and treating symptons

9:54 pm

i never used to drink tea... now i have about 30 kinds it the stuff and love most of them

I guess that when there is an affliction such as your husband has, you take every precaution available to you.

9:56 pm

yes....... fear is a great motivating factor..lol

9:56 pm

clue for ti 7

I'm missing that one too, boobear... sorry

9:57 pm

he is 84 and though he knows he has a serious condition, he has no idea of how serious... but he is amenable to what my son and i want to do for him and he is doing quite well in spite of his condition... his drs seem to be pleased with his progression

me neither boo

just redoing my T's and I'm still missing 2 , that being one of them.

9:57 pm

ti 7 = boob + **** and rave

9:58 pm

i have not been called suoerbitch for 40 years for no reason...lol

good clue Jellen.... thanks !!

9:58 pm

thx jell

9:58 pm

ty Jellen

thanks jell!

9:59 pm

39 left and getting tired...

9:59 pm

you can do it jellen

9:59 pm

21 left here

wow, you've done good girl

I'm down to 6... will try to hurry and then help if I can

10:00 pm

come on boo... step it up a little

10:00 pm

i have 134 left!! can not be bothered doing any more see u all at flip

10:00 pm

i'm not even halfway and will be going to bed soon

10:00 pm

Bye, crystalle

later, Crystalle

10:06 pm

am playing poker on another screen. my kids get a kick out of their old mom playing poker...lol

10:07 pm

Where do you play, sammysmom?

10:07 pm

I play on Pokerstars...

10:07 pm

on pokerstars

10:08 pm

my name there is nobull

10:08 pm

I'm jellen311

10:09 pm

i'm in a nl 2-7 right now... like the horse games

10:09 pm

i will watch for you'

10:10 pm

Don't know how to play the horse games...

10:11 pm

just a tourney with 8 different games.... lots of fun and sincde it s free, what the heck... give it a shot.. you will learn the games

10:11 pm

i like razz and omaha hi/lo

10:11 pm

Good point!

10:13 pm

havewon several tourneys and got tickets to the money games but they are tough ,,, did win 65 cents once tho...lol

10:14 pm

I play in the money games usually...low stakes, though...

10:14 pm

i stick to the freerolls

finally.... Fireworks !

10:16 pm

Hooray for diane!

10:16 pm

great diane

thanks, babble friends !

10:18 pm

just signed up for an 8 game free roll.. starts in 4 minutes

10:28 pm

clue for the third ta 6/18

10:33 pm

ta + double consonant + comparative ending

10:33 pm

sorry Boobear

10:37 pm

not working jellen

10:37 pm

did the time change for the end of the puzzle?

10:38 pm

Double the middle consonant of the ta 5/10 above it

10:42 pm

halfway... and that's it for me.

10:43 pm

nite all

10:43 pm

G'night, jmb

10:44 pm

clue for ta 7/28

10:45 pm

It's a plural

10:50 pm

clue for any of the 9 's pls and hi babble land

10:50 pm

clue for any of the 9 's pls and hi babble land

10:50 pm

ec7?

10:50 pm

109 and i don't care if i finish

10:51 pm

Hi, MaMa

10:51 pm

shirl, rather like ec**oplasm and a state of constancy

10:52 pm

hi Jellen ! Long time no chog for me : )

10:52 pm

mamawa, re9 -- one who enters again, like an astronaut

10:52 pm

or, one who enters a contest again

10:53 pm

no9,54?

10:53 pm

katiesue, someone who does not sing nor paint, etc

10:53 pm

ty DC

10:54 pm

Thanks lol

10:56 pm

glad to help, and i'm glad my sometimes obscure clues were clear :-)

10:57 pm

I feel like they help me more than clearer clues lol

10:58 pm

i mostly try to avoid spelling things out.

10:58 pm

omg, that no 9 is so silly! But thanks, dc.

10:58 pm

don't think i'll finish tonight

10:58 pm

yvw, jilli, hope you're well this evening. How was bridge?

10:59 pm

I like clues that give me a definition instead of a letter run down : )

10:59 pm

I won't finish and I don't care. And hi again, all. Supper was nice.

10:59 pm

i dont get the no but will try.

11:00 pm

No bridge tonight, dc -- time out for Boxing Day -- but how sweet of you to remember my usual Mondays :-)

11:00 pm

hello jilli, seain and others. I would like a clue for the sa8 please.

11:01 pm

Hi bugs!

11:01 pm

you seem to be having a very social Christmas season jilli!

11:02 pm

i cqanat get half done. ugh. and not getting clues. oh well.

11:02 pm

ta 9 pls

11:02 pm

I just went to the list

11:03 pm

even with the list I have 88 left!!! this is miserable

11:03 pm

Hi, Bugs

11:03 pm

It seems so, bugs -- but it's about to calm down ;-)

11:03 pm

i got the no 9 but not the ta 9. was it clued?

11:03 pm

133/151 here.

11:03 pm

HI Jellen. I thot of you this season too. How was it for you?

11:04 pm

I started without looking at stats about 20 minutes ago so ..... I have no hope of finishing LOL

11:04 pm

oh dear.....

11:04 pm

I'm watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to catch up on my education. It was totally past my time.

11:06 pm

Fireworks!

11:06 pm

Jellen, you are a champion!!!

11:06 pm

congrats, jellen

11:07 pm

WOO HOO Jellen!!

11:07 pm

Can you clue the ta 8 and 9 so it makes sense to MKG and me please?

11:07 pm

Charlie and the Chocolate factory movie is nearly as good as the book. Don't bother with Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator movie though, read the book for that one.

11:08 pm

Who is the actor doing Qilly Wonka, dc?

11:08 pm

ta9 = sun kissed + brit g'bye + not dark

11:08 pm

ta9 = sounds like to tempt with another consonant in place of the z

11:08 pm

hi all...back for a bit

11:09 pm

last qu8?

11:09 pm

there is no ta8

11:09 pm

great clue, pini -- ty!

11:09 pm

May I please have a clue for ta6-18 the 2nd? Thanks

11:09 pm

was it the 1971 or the 2005 one you saw?

11:10 pm

ta6 = the most sunkissed?

11:10 pm

ty all. got that 9. one left.

11:10 pm

qu8 = qu*** of milk + t*** (bathroom flooring)

11:10 pm

Willy Wonk and the... or Charlie and the...?

11:10 pm

Thanks much, Pini.

11:11 pm

i know the one with Gene Wilder well. Never seen the newer on with Johnny Depp in that role, though.

11:11 pm

have that qu, need the last qu8

11:11 pm

same first five, and what goes on floor or bathroom walls

11:11 pm

qu8-55 the 1st please.....thanks

11:12 pm

that was the last qu8, the one before it adds a single hump letter to the qu7 before it

11:12 pm

I don't know, dc -- just a mo -- just checked the TVWeek -- it's Charlie, and it's Johnny Depp, the chameleon.

11:12 pm

peach, same clue as for other

11:12 pm

got distracted by the movie. It is Johnny Depp jilli

11:12 pm

ty for the ta9!

11:13 pm

Ty, bugs -- we get the same channels.

11:13 pm

it's COLD tonight. Popped a six pack of cider out, and it was chilled through in about 30 min.

11:13 pm

Thanks much, dc.

11:13 pm

we do just on different numbers

11:13 pm

thx pini, got it

11:14 pm

Hi PIni!! Have you had a good holiday?

11:14 pm

Oh, new census number came out. Fairfax County, Virginia is now home to 1 in 8 Virginians.

11:14 pm

hi bugs ;) still working on it...one more thing to accomplish, then it will be a good holiday :)

11:14 pm

Bugs -- I demonstrated my GPS to my son and grandson over Xmas and they are now in love too. I spent today downloading the latest maps, which I should have done sooner to save some $$.

11:15 pm

We should do that too jilli. I have never downloaded any and ours is a couple of years older than yours. oops

11:16 pm

It's NOT cheap, bugs!

11:17 pm

any clues for ac 7s?

11:17 pm

ac7 (1) = pl, (2) add not off to the ac5 before it

11:17 pm

ac7 -- if you have ac5/12, add "not off" and pl.

11:18 pm

money is involved?! that is disgusting!

11:18 pm

in7?

11:19 pm

dont have the ac 5. sorry

11:19 pm

ac5 = role play + not out

11:19 pm

in7 rhymes with en7

11:19 pm

also dont have the six right before the 7. sorry. only have ac 6 first one and ac 4 and last ac 6.

11:20 pm

got the ac 5 and the 7! ty!

11:20 pm

huh, didn't know that was a word, pini, thx

11:20 pm

and the 8! ty ty ty

11:20 pm

almost half way done. 134 words

11:22 pm

Thanks and good night all. : )

11:22 pm

this is cutting it close :o( 25 left...

11:22 pm

g'night mamawa -- sorry -- distracted...

11:23 pm

what do you need, dfm?

11:23 pm

cant get the qu 8s. have all the rest. darn. any clues?

11:24 pm

3Cs, 7Ts, 9Rs, and 6Ts... 3 4s, 10 5s, 8 6s and 4 7s

11:24 pm

oh just got one of them. hmmm.

11:24 pm

they both end with what hangs on shower walls , mkg, starting with the 1st 5 as the others

11:24 pm

ach, never mind this -- going to look for a new icon for the third day of Christmas (see my profile)

11:24 pm

sa8.40, pls?

11:24 pm

qu8 (1) qu5 + whistle wh*** you work (2) 2nd qu5 + whistle wh*** you work

11:24 pm

enjoy, jilli

11:25 pm

that doesn't narrow it down for cluing, dfm...

11:25 pm

well 143, so more than half way. whew.

11:26 pm

well, got the three Cs, if that helps any ;o)

11:26 pm

ty! got another qu 8. what is third one?

the first 4 qu's start with qu + picnic pest ... The last 5 start with liquid measurment

11:26 pm

qu8s are two stats terms and one British variant.

11:26 pm

whatever gets you to the finish line, dfm

11:26 pm

*of a word

11:27 pm

qu7 + hump letter

11:27 pm

tempted to go to Lickety's today :o(

11:28 pm

been cheating forever dfmch

11:28 pm

ty got it.

11:28 pm

need last 9.

11:29 pm

sa8.40, pls?

11:29 pm

sa8 = one who worships the devil?

devil worshipper ?? perhaps

11:29 pm

no clue dc, sorry

although grid doesn't accept the root of the 8

11:30 pm

oh, i just entered it, duh. ty

11:31 pm

ty diane!!!

11:32 pm

i cant find third 9 on lickety. what is is please? i have no and ta ..what am i missing?

11:32 pm

re9

11:32 pm

ty i see it.

11:32 pm

re9 -- somonone who enters a contest again

11:33 pm

ty dc. got it.

11:35 pm

boy are there a lot of big words here. wow.

11:36 pm

well at 157 i am going to sleep. night all. ty for great clues.

11:37 pm

g'night mkg

11:38 pm

bye mkg

11:38 pm

hi all

11:39 pm

hi jmc! :o)

11:39 pm

re9

11:39 pm

evening, jmc, and hi, dfm

11:39 pm

re9/54

11:39 pm

hi jmc

11:39 pm

re9 = sign up for a contest again

11:39 pm

<-- is frantically monkeying away... 19...

11:39 pm

one who enters a contest again, jmc

11:39 pm

like my new icon dc--I call it every where but DC

11:39 pm

PINI!!!!

11:40 pm

;)

11:41 pm

go dfm go!

11:41 pm

199 left!

11:41 pm

you can do it *cough*

11:41 pm

lol

11:42 pm

15 (one T down... R,R,T!)

11:42 pm

rofl

11:42 pm

just offering a little encouragement, jmc

11:42 pm

*kicks floor and laughs loudly*

11:42 pm

thats only one every three seconds jm.. go fer it

11:42 pm

go go jmc!

11:42 pm

*wipes tears from eyes*

11:43 pm

Hi guys! Hope everyone had a nice holiday!

11:43 pm

sure why not

11:43 pm

hi kim

11:43 pm

bbiab.. have to walk the doggies..woof

11:47 pm

<jm is down to 177

11:47 pm

as8?

11:47 pm

188 but close ru

11:48 pm

as8 -- sonorous

11:48 pm

an as8 consonant

11:54 pm

or as8 a donkey on an insect?

11:55 pm

warm cat and warm computer makes for sleepy seain

11:55 pm

hmmm

11:55 pm

ty DFM

11:56 pm

rather, *atop.

11:57 pm

*breathes out in relief* THAT was too close <.<

11:57 pm

YEah for you Dfm!

11:57 pm

ty dfm and dc

11:57 pm

whoo hooo dfm!

11:58 pm

I end with 119

11:58 pm

169 left

11:58 pm

Last word added: "4.re6/18" at 11:55 pm not doing it that close again... <.< yay still li4-less! ^.^

11:59 pm

no snow here jmc ;-)

11:59 pm

wd dfm

11:59 pm

:-) I exagerate

11:59 pm

don't think we had any either ;o)

12:00 am

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