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January 10, 2011

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355 1,054
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362 1,031
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142 total words

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip flip

flip & hi all!

12:01 am

hi dee hi :-)

Clues are up

12:02 am

op8!

12:02 am

YAY Lickety!!!

12:02 am

thanks Lickety

hugs jili

12:03 am

ty freep

12:03 am

*flip*

12:03 am

sw7

12:03 am

op8 too (third word found)

12:03 am

tx freep!

12:04 am

thanks freep

12:04 am

freep iSW 5 and 7 i believe

12:05 am

AC6

12:05 am

sw5 6 7

12:05 am

* flip *

12:05 am

oh youare right thanks pinik

12:06 am

4,5,6,7

12:06 am

thx flosey :)

12:07 am

yw Pini

12:07 am

ad7

12:07 am

mo 5/6

12:09 am

Was OP 8 called?

12:10 am

yes, mlf

12:10 am

has now

12:10 am

it has a 6 with it ias welll

12:10 am

nice ad7, dfm -- ty

12:11 am

de7

12:11 am

2 de7

12:12 am

HE6

ta 7

12:12 am

dee 7/32?

12:13 am

one bt -- the U

12:13 am

hello everyone :)

yes mlf

12:13 am

don't have it either, jilli

12:14 am

hi nan

12:14 am

thanks dee i found it

yw

12:14 am

up6

12:15 am

well, yes, pini, but...

12:15 am

tx pini

12:16 am

2ND E stats please?

12:16 am

huh?

12:16 am

2 up6 for U@(5,4)

12:16 am

was au7 called?

12:16 am

got it, dfm ;)

12:16 am

en5

12:17 am

nbt

ty une

12:18 am

wtg flosey! That U has me buffaloed.

12:18 am

late flip hi volley flos jilli all

12:18 am

hi dart

12:18 am

hi dart

12:18 am

hey, dart :-)

12:18 am

think 'ripped' jilli

12:18 am

hi une

12:18 am

hi dart

hi dart; wtg flosey

help with o in the second column please

12:19 am

ty pini -- an unword I didn't try, grrrr -- NBT

12:19 am

great icon Pini but I like it still better!

12:19 am

or 5

12:19 am

easier on the eyes when it's not moving, eh, flosey :)

ty dart looking

12:20 am

yes

12:20 am

thx dart

nbt

12:20 am

tx dart

12:20 am

e @ 3,1 for nbt, plz

12:21 am

ca7

12:21 am

en5/12, pini

12:22 am

wtg Jilli, sorry had to read back, knew you must have it

12:22 am

thx jilli...looking

12:22 am

thx jilli

12:22 am

yw

12:22 am

NBT, NBS, and 1/2-way

12:22 am

nbt

12:23 am

ch7

12:23 am

wtg nan

12:23 am

one last 7 missing

12:23 am

wtg nan

12:23 am

<-- can go dry (newly colored coif) and go to bed with clear conscience! (sp)

12:23 am

oh -- nbs too

12:23 am

thanks dfm, for ch7

12:23 am

pinik i shtat EN 5 something we should know?

12:23 am

stats for the Q please?

12:24 am

qu5/18

12:24 am

qu5/18

12:24 am

en5 is endless hugeness

12:24 am

thanks

12:25 am

not a word I would use everyday, mlf...but the latter 4-ltrs are semi-'common'

12:25 am

or I should say endessly huge

12:26 am

thanks pink i havent found it yet

12:26 am

tootles ... cya tmw ;)

12:26 am

g'night Pini

12:26 am

because the "ity" ending doesn't mean size but dreadfulness, often misused.

12:26 am

ditto *poof*

12:26 am

bye pini and une

12:27 am

i finally found a U word sheesh

12:28 am

ap7 and that's 7+s done

12:28 am

wtg dfm

12:29 am

the U words are stupid

12:30 am

i cant find the E or the Q

12:31 am

can't get the second one

12:31 am

second u

12:31 am

last column flosey?

12:32 am

that's the one I've been cluing -- think huge

12:32 am

I don't have the first U

12:32 am

the grid only has one U and a QU?

12:32 am

I do have the second one jilli, thought you had both

12:33 am

nm -- I'm tired -- was talking about the en words, duh

12:33 am

you might en6 a cheque, too.

12:33 am

mlf, there are 2 x u words

12:33 am

Morning all. The two u words are very poetic

12:33 am

I have both U words.

12:33 am

ty dfm -- another weirdo

12:34 am

I misunderstood sorry flosey lol

12:34 am

np mlf

12:34 am

hi scouse -- I think they're silly

12:36 am

does anybody have the stats for both of the E words?

12:36 am

Hi jillibus. The second w is reversely related to them too. Two words become one

12:36 am

en6/24 and en5/12, mlf

12:37 am

thanks dfm

12:37 am

yes, mlf -- both have been clued -- en6/24 and en 5/12

12:37 am

YES I got one fo them

12:38 am

missing one 6...

12:38 am

okay i cant find the qu i am out of here poof

12:38 am

crashing here -- see you tomorrow :)

12:38 am

g'night nan

12:38 am

bye mlf

12:38 am

bye nan

12:38 am

night mlf

12:39 am

night mlf, nan!

12:42 am

Second en- has to do with banks

12:46 am

over halfway -- taking a kitchen break -- back soon

fireworks

12:48 am

wtg Dee, good for you

12:48 am

wtg volley

ty

may I help anyone before I leave?

12:54 am

1/2 way, gn all.

12:54 am

qu?

12:55 am

fireworks

qu 5/18....

wtg anike

12:55 am

wow, anike

12:55 am

clue volley?

yellow vegie minus its first letter for the qu 5

12:55 am

do I have to wait 5 min

particularly popular in the fall... acorn... spaghetti ....

12:56 am

ty

yqw

12:56 am

i was using the c instead of the s. time for bed

12:56 am

nbt, gn all

12:57 am

qu5 - to put down a revolution

congrats

12:57 am

ugh, Internet broke for a few (about 13) minutes :o(

12:57 am

wtg sue, g'night now

have a nice day / eve all.... hate when that happens

*poofing with hugs*

12:58 am

Bit late with the clue wasn't I? I must try and do some work. 35 degrees C here today so not conducive to housework

12:59 am

Happy babbling everone - catch you tomorrow

1:00 am

just got back -- bye all who are leaving!

1:03 am

does anyone have a clue for ca7 please?

1:04 am

not me :-(

1:04 am

guess all the finishers have left!

1:05 am

oh, I always try aptid - a street in Toronto

1:06 am

or, it may even be apted, the street

1:06 am

I don't remember that street

1:06 am

dil's parents live there - only reason I'd ever have known of it

1:06 am

small street in west end

1:07 am

no wonder I never heard of it

1:07 am

way west

1:08 am

Jillibus - CA7 - a beam to which an anchor is attached

1:09 am

ty Christine...pondering...

1:10 am

...not being a sailor

1:10 am

how about not the tail end of a feline

1:10 am

also a type of biscuit in southern US

1:11 am

ty dart :-)

1:11 am

ah, thanks dart

1:12 am

never would have found it without that clue

1:12 am

awww, wouldn't want to eat one

1:12 am

would you whisk that biscuit mix or whisker it?

1:12 am

kept trying the money start....ca4pit ca4pin ca4tin lol'

1:13 am

hi ruru

1:13 am

I wanted capstan or something

1:13 am

hi jilli

1:13 am

keep seeing periodontic and periodic lol

1:13 am

I actually got that one right away

1:19 am

I think torpeda should be allowed a missle fired by women sailors

1:22 am

but it had to ask directions

1:22 am

what does teh 8 start with?

1:22 am

op

1:22 am

op8/50

1:22 am

thanks

1:23 am

lol jilli

1:23 am

do you know how to tell a male torpedo from a female torpeda?

1:24 am

look for the t and "a"

1:24 am

no...

1:24 am

.. the lipstick..

1:25 am

huh???

1:26 am

*bad sarah palin joke jilli..sorry*

1:26 am

that's all I could think of, ru

1:29 am

16 left and time for bed -- night all...*poof*

1:29 am

g'night jilli, see you tomorrow?

1:30 am

bye jilli

1:33 am

nite jilli

1:37 am

stuck at 108.. Not seeing much else

1:38 am

124 here listless...but watching hockey mostly

1:39 am

you aren't pucked up are you dart?

1:39 am

you betcha lol

1:41 am

140 here listless... missing a t@(3,4) and O@(2,5). missing a 5 and a 6.

1:41 am

i will have nhl center ice package when we move

1:41 am

or 5

1:42 am

ti 4 ? for dfm

1:43 am

missing a 5 and a 6...the or is a five... so must be a t 6

1:44 am

ti 6,24?

1:45 am

dart...metal + 2nd vowel.

1:45 am

need a clue for ad7 please?

1:46 am

Sorry, that was for diz.

1:46 am

dont have it flos

1:46 am

Close to your tonsils.

1:46 am

nasal stuff flosey..

1:46 am

For flosey.

1:46 am

at least the ad 7 I have there may be more

1:46 am

yes, thanks gapeach

1:47 am

and ru

1:47 am

yw

1:47 am

ty

1:47 am

thanks dart, found both :o)

1:47 am

yw

1:48 am

ap5-12 please....thanks

1:48 am

yw

1:48 am

fireworks - last words ap5 and 7

1:48 am

kitchen wear ga

1:48 am

you wear it while cooking

1:48 am

nj flos

1:49 am

Thanks much, dart

1:49 am

ty dart

1:49 am

Thanks to you as well, ruru.

1:50 am

and goodnight all

1:50 am

de7-36 please....thanks

1:50 am

nite flos

1:50 am

night flosey

1:50 am

thanks for clues

1:50 am

de sounds like something to do with teeth and robots

1:51 am

Sweet dreams, flosey.

1:52 am

Thanks so much, dart.

hi and nbt

1:53 am

oh derr, finally NBT, last one was WA 6...honestly thought it was TWO words...LOL

1:54 am

the noun is one, diz

1:55 am

yea dfm, but not in Aus...lol

1:55 am

ca7?

1:56 am

not dog butt cost

1:57 am

lol weird word.. ty

2:04 am

dart can you clue a ti 6 if there is one?

2:05 am

nm

2:05 am

found it

2:06 am

I am missing a e 6 or d 6 or e 7 or d 7 ? any ideas.. i have one d 7 so far

2:07 am

got it

2:07 am

thanks

ruru i am going to start charging shrink rates

i really think you had a breakthrough this session

2:08 am

peri and I are like this *crossed fingers*..lol

2:11 am

night all

2:12 am

mo5-14 the 1st please...thanks

january

2:13 am

Thanks much, josh.

2:14 am

I should he4 to bed too... night all :o)

2:15 am

just getting here, night all who are leaving... :)

2:15 am

Sweet dreams, dfmc.

2:16 am

Morning, rbud.

2:17 am

hi, peach, any snow where you are?

2:20 am

Yep, about an inch or two. Terribly cold too.

2:20 am

Where are you rbud?

2:21 am

We're in Illinois, used to snow here, but friends in Texas and other parts south are surprised to have snow! such a strange winter this year.

2:22 am

I agree. I was born in Alton, IL but brought up in KY.

2:23 am

I have half bros and sis's around Pittsfield, IL

2:23 am

and yet right now we have none on the ground! just frozen melt from last week.

2:24 am

we are about 45 mi. N. of Peoria

2:24 am

Oh, my. Did they clear the roads?

2:25 am

Yep, roads are fine, and only a slight chance of snow for tomorrow, not sure about the next day.

2:26 am

I guess it's no worse than in years past, it just seems colder now because I'm older...HA HA

2:27 am

know just what you mean!

2:29 am

I have 10 left and I think I'll get them later. Good luck y'all. Nice chatting with you rbud.

2:30 am

good job! and nice chatting with you, too, night! :)

2:38 am

Hi all. Anyone want any clues before I begin housework?

2:40 am

think I'm rolling along okay, thanks! :)

2:40 am

(with help from chog history, lol!)

2:40 am

good morning babblers

2:40 am

OK rbud I keep expecting Snoopy to sit up

2:40 am

good morning frogface

2:41 am

heehee!

2:41 am

hiya scouser xxx

2:41 am

howdy, frog! :)

2:42 am

good morning bud xx

2:44 am

good morning everybody

2:44 am

hi, ruby!

2:44 am

good morning ruby xxx

2:45 am

hiya froggie!

2:45 am

hello rbud

2:45 am

I quit last night with 3 to go, what a dope!

2:47 am

hm, need U and bottom O for nbt, can't see a U!

2:53 am

or5/12 - o plus what you do to a book.

2:54 am

up6 (twice) - the result of a ripping session

2:57 am

haha, thanks, Haz, good hints! had tried so many "up" words, including "upchat" - seemed reasonable, but nooo

2:57 am

You're welcome, rbud.

3:02 am

groceries!

3:10 am

yay, have all the 7's now, thanks to earlier chat hints

3:13 am

hey guys/gals hope the snow has abated for those who were snowbound...please spare a thought for those in Queensland, Australia who are devastated with floods ruining their homes and livelihoods...xxx

3:18 am

that is sad, diz, wasn't it only last year there were so many fires, too? if not one thing it's another, awful.

3:21 am

rbud...as the world turns, sorry for the cliche, but thats the way life is....(and it sux)....LOL

3:34 am

29 left, back tomorrow to list for the rest, night all! :)

3:44 am

hello dizgrannie! I've been following the story of the floods. I have a friend in Hervey Bay who has a daughter in Bundaberg. It is really a shocking catastrophe!

3:45 am

And the idea of poisonous snakes swimming to higher ground -- shudder shudder

Hi.

5:12 am

herin!!!!! good morning girl! where have you been?

morning all. how many words today please

5:17 am

142

thanks

6:37 am

morning all

6:38 am

great vid trifs...

6:38 am

rent

6:38 am

and sorryyyy

6:38 am

<toddles off to pb to make a pot of coffee>

6:42 am

Hello all. I am waiting for carl to share her coffee with me.

6:42 am

passing mich a cuppa

6:42 am

my eyes are SOOO sore this am...feel gritty

6:42 am

Ahhh. Thanks, I needed that.

6:42 am

I am passed AM here and hitting mid-day slump.

6:43 am

ahhhh i will nap then..i was stupid and stayed up WAY too late

6:43 am

As I do nearly every night. Far too much excitement in my life.

6:44 am

Hello babblers! How are you today?

6:44 am

i just stayed up talking with a girlfriend online... one miin was 10:30..next 1 am...girls..yacking..you know the drill

6:44 am

morning mark...

6:45 am

I know, my sister found me during the 10 seconds I popped in to FB to check on a friend's status.

6:45 am

there u go

6:46 am

oh lookie there...the beckhams are preggers again

6:47 am

Can someone please clue the E in the middle of the left column, only one I need for NBT

6:47 am

i am stuck on that one too mich

6:47 am

I have e+n**** regular

6:48 am

as in "it the NO** around her.

6:48 am

Huh>?

6:48 am

or if you remember CHEERS, the fat guy with curley hair

6:48 am

Ahhh

6:49 am

ahhhh..cheers got it for me too

6:49 am

Cheers, the tv show, google it. Mr. Patterson

6:49 am

oh good

6:49 am

e+mr. Patterson

6:49 am

I'm TV-free for 25 yrs, can\t believe I dug that out of the recesses of my memory. Thanks sue.

6:49 am

regular AB ****al

6:50 am

if u a young frankestien fan

6:50 am

stein*

6:51 am

Anyone who hasn't seen Young Frankenstein has missed out on one of the finer (and funnier) things in life.

6:52 am

I love Abby ****al

6:52 am

molls..are we like twins separated at birth or something?

6:52 am

great movie

6:52 am

Indeed Carlee.

6:53 am

Not me; I like better British Comedy; aka Monty Python

6:53 am

love monty python too

6:53 am

ok..need one of the u words..then i have nbt

6:54 am

nevermind

6:54 am

nbt...1 for nbs...just a sec

6:54 am

and nbs in 25 words...

6:55 am

phantom..nachos..blarg.. i hate that

6:56 am

What? That nachos is a phantom, or you hate nachos?

6:57 am

i hate phantoms...sorry..really really tired..stayed up way too late yacking with a gf online...was 10:30...then was 1 am

6:58 am

back in a few..taking dear daughter to school

7:15 am

ok.. frost is super heavy today

7:20 am

Did you scrape or warm up the car?

7:22 am

scrape

7:23 am

I found the 8

7:23 am

and hello everyone

7:23 am

i am liking the way the words are twisting today..i wish i wasnt so tired

7:23 am

hit here annie :)

7:23 am

hi even...sheesh

7:24 am

op8---made a choice

7:24 am

Morning Annie

7:24 am

mornin babblers!

7:24 am

Hi all....clue please for ca7/40?

7:24 am

morning eva

7:24 am

afternoooooooooon babblers xxxxxxxxxx

7:24 am

carlee, thought you were asking for a clue

7:24 am

Hail, hail, the gang's all here.

7:24 am

Hi flask, Evan, Molly, frog

7:25 am

nope..i have the 8..but thanks :)

7:25 am

cooooeeeyyyy annie lol xxx

7:25 am

Hi Annie et al....

7:26 am

just back from the caf. grabbed an omelette with spinach, onions, tomatoes, cheese, and a tiny but of snausages... mmmmm......

7:26 am

one heck of a cafeteria

7:27 am

I never had that at work...lucky Evan...Evan, do you pay for your brekkie?

7:27 am

ca7/40 anyone??

7:27 am

dont have it yet flask..sorry

7:28 am

sometimes its great. othertimes, not so much... oh yes, we pay for it. a little overpriced, but generally healthier than the fast food options...

7:28 am

feline bonce, Flask.

7:28 am

sorry, flask, dont have it

7:28 am

Hello all, btw.:-)

7:29 am

Evan, off you go>>>>>>>tea in the PB to go with brekkie or a hot chocolate

7:29 am

hi jacs

7:29 am

thanx Jac.....what a peculiar word!!!

7:29 am

Hi Jacula

7:29 am

EvaN - are snausages veggie sausages? I like that name, if so.

7:29 am

Flask, y/w.

7:29 am

PB, me? ::looks back to see what i said:: just started grid... snausages are just what hubby + i call sausages...heh

7:30 am

The ca7/40 is the thing sticking out on a ship that they secure the anchor to.

7:30 am

:-)

7:30 am

Mmmm.....interesting!!

7:30 am

jac -- there used to be a brand of dog treats called snausages that purported to taste like sausage. "dogs dont know its not sausage!"

7:30 am

Thanks for a new word, EvaN. I shall call my daughter's meatless sausages 'snausages' from now on.:-)

7:31 am

Oops! I used in grid word in my clue post. PB for me!

7:34 am

I'm sure everyone will be in the PB today for th 4/5. Make sure the place is stocked up.

7:34 am

i thought we had a few commonly-used everyday words that were freebies? course, if the PB is fully stocked, i dont mind a visit. ;)

7:35 am

I'm off to make some mince pies (the Christmas ones have all been eaten) and I thought I might also make some mini lemon meringues, too.

7:35 am

mini lemon meringues...divine

7:36 am

Just using up leftover holiday stuff really.

7:38 am

In case you're not all up on ship parts, the ca7 is a compound word and it's what sits on a feline's shoulders

7:38 am

Good Morning Everyone

7:39 am

Hi River!

7:39 am

Morning everyone

7:39 am

morning river

7:39 am

hi mom

7:40 am

Hello river and mom.

7:40 am

((Carlee)) good morning

7:40 am

Hi ((Mom)) How are you and your hubby?

7:40 am

hi river

7:40 am

Hi Mom

7:40 am

Hi Jacula

7:40 am

((River)) good morning

7:41 am

((Annie)) good morning, we have all recovered, thank you for asking

7:47 am

I'm off to the kitchen now. Have left myself 20 words for late. Happy Babbling all!x

7:47 am

bye Jacula

7:47 am

good to see you again, Jacula. Have a good day

7:49 am

morning all, may I have a clue for the u pls

7:49 am

morning Peri, I don't have it, but will help you look

7:50 am

and bottom o pls

7:50 am

up---ripped

7:50 am

ty Annie

7:50 am

uo+ rip...or tear

7:50 am

up* even

7:50 am

youre welcome

7:50 am

too late carelee, but ty

7:50 am

I cant get en 6...any clues please

7:51 am

I only have an en5 Annie

7:51 am

me tt

7:51 am

lol, me too

7:52 am

I don't have it Annie, sorry but will help

7:52 am

thanks, Mom

7:52 am

En6 - get money from investment.

7:52 am

o+ what u to with a book

7:52 am

en+ca4/6

7:52 am

supoosed to get more snow here tomorrow :(

7:53 am

ty sandy

7:53 am

we are too, Peri, 3 to 5 inches

7:53 am

yw

7:53 am

ty carlee, nbt and off to get ready to go to the market

7:53 am

ty carlee, nbt and off to get ready to go to the market

7:53 am

thanks Sue and Sandy

7:53 am

sandy, thank you, didnt think that was a word

7:53 am

bye Peri

7:53 am

3-6 inches here, hope is it closer to 3, makes it easier to shovel

7:54 am

i want another blizzard

7:54 am

and thank you, Sue

7:54 am

hello friends. Anyone have a clue for the o in the bottom row?

7:54 am

Hi Trif :)

7:54 am

I was thinking the same thing, Peri

7:54 am

i love having my kids home with spares during a blizzard.....bust out the games...yesterday we had chess, cribbage, scattergories... and citidels all happening

7:55 am

Hi Trif, just clued as o + you **** a book

7:55 am

O and what you do with a book

7:55 am

i just clued it hun

7:55 am

I agree, it's better with more snow.

7:57 am

hi all

7:57 am

nbt

7:57 am

hi JMC

7:57 am

you can have the snow trif

7:57 am

hi jmc

7:58 am

morning jmc...and i dont really like the snow..i like the storm and the hunker down together to ride it out "mood" a storm brings...

8:00 am

there is an element of comradery

8:00 am

if i get snowed in an the electric works i could get work done

8:02 am

i love it... its a little party :) i am ready for the next storm :)

8:03 am

i am afraid i don't love anything today--just as cranky as i was yesterday

8:04 am

bbl

8:09 am

anyone have a clue for ad7?

8:09 am

things up yer nose Annie....

8:10 am

Flask, thanks! LOL, great clue

8:10 am

or there abouts!

8:10 am

yvw!

8:11 am

You know about ten dozen people just typed "booger".

8:11 am

LOL

8:12 am

probably!

8:12 am

And that word is tricky because the third letter is not pronounced, so many people won't get the correct spelling.

8:13 am

If the say it properly, then they should get it!

8:13 am

ooh...thanks molls....just came back with fresh coffee..and no..didnt type boogers :p

8:15 am

flask..any luck finding me that tall black haired man that looks stunning in a kilt...clear blue eyes.....

8:15 am

Hell noooooooooooooo.....am still looking Carlee....lolol

8:16 am

damnit..get busy would u please

8:16 am

ok....will try much harder....lolol

8:17 am

thank you kindly :)

8:17 am

why oh why did i let that one go...<sigh>

8:18 am

{Flask is shrugging, shaking her head}......

8:18 am

Perhaps the idiocy of youth, Carlee. Hindsight is so much clearer.

8:19 am

likely the case..yes

8:22 am

ok..shower..and the cleaning...i cant stand my floors..any of them... off i go..if not now...never....back later for last 30

8:25 am

Morning folks

8:39 am

sc

8:40 am

Hi Mr. Bob.

8:45 am

Hi Bob....how are you?

9:07 am

Quiet in here. Is everyone in the PB for using th4/5?

9:08 am

Actually we are probably in the PB for using ch 4/6!

9:11 am

I'm just fine Flask. Thank you.

9:17 am

Good day Babble buddies. I am at work and will pop in here whenever I have a chance.

9:21 am

Where are my peeps?

9:22 am

Hi Scrabbs - I am in and out as well

9:22 am

Hi

9:22 am

crabs and everyone else

9:22 am

How are you, RD? And hi bichon. I do not have crabs.

9:22 am

peep

9:22 am

Doh, sorry, keys on laptop don't work very well

9:23 am

I am well - busy at work but trying to take a break now and then

9:23 am

Hi kje. How are you feeling?

9:23 am

tired

9:23 am

restig at home ad will go in this afteroon - have mtgs this afternoon but can rest this morning

9:23 am

How is your respiratory status?

9:25 am

snotty

9:25 am

my daughter was sick last week - alot of nasty stuff going around

9:26 am

today is day 4 ad a half

9:26 am

kje, do you hve a bad cold, or something more toxic?

9:26 am

i am doe to 1 and canot find it

9:27 am

prob a cold

9:28 am

You'll be over it in a week or so

9:29 am

that sounds about right

9:30 am

I am suppose to give grand rounds wednesday - think I need to fid a replacement - doubt I can talk that long without coughing every minute or two

9:30 am

You already know that. But the first wk of a cold sucks even though it is a mild illness. It sure makes us feel lousy.

9:30 am

talkig makes me cough... plus, my voice is barely there

9:30 am

Oh, yuck. How do you cope with public speaking? I could never do it.

9:30 am

THEN, I am suppose to fly to DC on Thursday for a conference Fri-Sunday

9:30 am

I hate flyig congested

9:31 am

you need some rest kje

9:31 am

public speaking isn't so bad once you get use to it - I use to hate it but it is easy now

9:31 am

Use a nasal decongestant spray before the flight.

9:31 am

yep

9:31 am

I'll do both oral and spray

9:33 am

I CAN'T FIND IT!!!

9:34 am

anyone have ti6?

9:34 am

I have been looking for that too

9:35 am

if it is a fish, i am goig back to bed

9:36 am

Plural fungus?

9:36 am

found it

9:36 am

Oops, that isn't a word.

9:36 am

now must look it up

9:37 am

ti6 - to push a feline onto its side?

9:37 am

Silly word!

9:38 am

hints for the U words?

9:38 am

a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.

9:38 am

Ah, yes, I do see a U over there.

9:38 am

what kind of word is that - thanks kje

9:38 am

rip something to shreds, eva?

9:39 am

No clue about the game.

9:39 am

apparently it is a word from the late 1600s

9:40 am

however, words from the 20th century are not allowed... like spam

9:40 am

im still clueless. mayhaps i should take a nap...

9:41 am

Okay, see clue at 9:37

9:41 am

up + ripped paper, say

9:42 am

TY for U clues

9:42 am

yw

9:42 am

OHHHH.... didnt even have the base-word. lol.

9:42 am

yep - figured when you could't fid it - LOL

9:42 am

can you be clueless once given clues???

9:42 am

its a monday kinda morning.

9:43 am

sure you can. i am much of the time. ;)

9:43 am

ha

9:43 am

i can be given a clue, but it doesnt mean i HAVE a clue...

good Morning Babblers.

9:44 am

hows about the E?

9:45 am

if I give you a cheque will you go en**** it?

9:45 am

hello all

9:45 am

en5 - HUGE abbr

9:45 am

If they are Hot In Cleveland, can we be Clueless In Clearwater? : P

9:45 am

hi red

thanks for that clue. and hi kje, how goes it? are you back on the wards?

9:46 am

Now see, I would have thought that clue was for the word endorse. I've never heard of the en6 in the grid.

9:46 am

thanks kallia

9:46 am

heh, good clue kje. :)

9:46 am

yw

9:47 am

finally, how about that bottom O?

9:47 am

o _ what books are for

9:47 am

o**** me a bedtime story Eva

9:47 am

o + baltimore: the city that ****s

9:47 am

Another dumb word.

9:47 am

that motto always cracked me up

9:48 am

wow, really? thats the bmore city motto? ok hon!

that is the motto? Rather amazes me...

9:48 am

seriously, red... we use to change it to bleeds

9:48 am

molly, i still didnt get the EN6 -- all i can think of is endorse!

9:48 am

more in keeping with the wire ad homicide motifs

well, maybe it's one of those mottos designed to inspire, a hopeful motto...

9:49 am

en + money

9:49 am

En + **** check or charge?

9:49 am

en + you must **** your paycheck to get money

thanks river. and molly and kje.

9:51 am

Snap, snap and snap. And no one mentioned Johnny.

9:51 am

Ty for en6. What happens in Blatimore?

9:52 am

*Baltimore

9:52 am

the city that re4s

9:52 am

scrabs -- apparently they like books

9:52 am

"Baltimore, the city that r****" cracks me up. I know they can read crab house menus, and Natty Bo prices.

9:52 am

that is the motto that was painted on all the beches when I was there

9:53 am

Oh, that O. I was starting from the right O.

9:53 am

i think it has to do with being one of the 1st (if not the 1st) city with a free library system - started with the Eoch Pratt Free Library which is still there

9:54 am

::points molly to PB::

9:54 am

Enoch

9:54 am

add n's as needed

Molly, you are in the PB, darling.

9:55 am

n January 1882 construction began of an imposing white marble structure on Baltimore's Mulberry Street that opened five years later as the Enoch Pratt Free Circulating Library. The main branch of the library is now located on Cathedral Street in downtown Baltimore. After building a free central library and four branch libraries, he granted the city $833,333.31 to assure that the library that he gave the city would always be free to all citizens. Today twenty-three branches of the library serve patrons throughout Baltimore

9:56 am

clue for either U? and hi everyone

9:57 am

up + ripped

9:57 am

ty, kje

9:57 am

BBS, must go see a critter

9:57 am

nbt! and must run errands, bbl to finish

9:58 am

*Gets out the hummus and pita bread in the PB*

9:58 am

FIREWORKS

9:59 am

must get back to work folks - have a great day

10:00 am

yay river

10:07 am

reading back on baltimore libray system,did you know that up here near the turn or the century or just after,we had the Carnigie family set up these beautiful libraries in several small communities,many of which still stand today

10:08 am

and did i not hear that philly list their entire public libray system due to a funding screw up?

10:08 am

lost

10:09 am

mm,we better keep the pb full of supplies today ch 4/6 is in da grid

10:09 am

crossy, i think we get a free pass or two. otherwise, you would already be in the PB for TH4

10:10 am

anybody out there?? good morning...crossy is scared

10:10 am

lol

10:10 am

as for me, NBT, NBS, and halfway! YAY!

10:10 am

howdy eva;)

10:10 am

howdy, hola, hello, and hi!

10:15 am

well golly, did i over-welcome you?

10:19 am

::checks if crossy is breathing::

10:19 am

barely..lol

10:21 am

lol and so 4/4 is in there,we better just not open the pb today

10:23 am

maybe there is some SO4 in the PB today...

10:24 am

yes i have a nice bee barley in mind

10:24 am

beef

10:25 am

I think it's funny people keep mentioning ch4/6. Almost everyone here says chog instead of using that word. The th word, forget it. We might as well all just live in the PB today.

10:26 am

lol molly

10:26 am

Rats, I thought Cross was being exotic and making bee soup.

10:26 am

nope,we musy care for our bees,seems they are in short supply up here

10:26 am

must

10:27 am

Helo, All, the CA7 is a new one to me.

10:28 am

howdy zooz

10:28 am

heel zooz how you doing?

10:28 am

heel???? sole? hello! lol

10:28 am

Not bad thanks, how about you, Kallia?

10:29 am

good thanks

10:30 am

Just ate a pizza, Drinking cola & now having chocolates..and i don`t care..i am enjoying a good pig out..lol

10:30 am

Both feline words are off my radar screen.

10:31 am

well if you are gonna do it better enjoy it zoo!

10:31 am

lol...to right, Kallia :-)

10:31 am

I think I have one of them Molly, clue for the other?

10:32 am

well I do if it's a t6

10:34 am

I have a CA7 thats starts with the feline word, Kallia, can clue that one if needed?

10:34 am

yep it could wll be...

10:35 am

CA7 not the tail end of a feline

10:35 am

compound word.

10:35 am

I just got it Zooz....stupid word!

10:36 am

To do with an anchor beam so the DEF describes.

10:36 am

lik

10:36 am

ah ok...thought it was a bit like dick ****

10:37 am

my typing is crap today

10:37 am

LOL

10:37 am

how do you get words like that lol?

10:38 am

are you using the list?

10:38 am

No not yet..still need 58 more.

10:38 am

bizarre word indeed. thanks for the clue, Zooz :)

10:39 am

Your welcome, NB :-)

10:39 am

I'm down to 39

10:39 am

hey there NB...how are you?

10:39 am

Good going , Kallia.

10:39 am

I love how NB's icon goes with the conversation. : D

10:39 am

Oh yes ..so it does...lol

10:39 am

lol yes it does...lovely kitty NB

10:39 am

And Kallias too :-)

10:40 am

I don't have mine any more

10:40 am

HAHA. Yes, please see my icon for a quick visual clue ;) and I'm well enough thanks Kallia, shouldn't complain anyway :) just waiting to be able to get out of bed!

10:40 am

and thanks! he's my baaaby..

10:40 am

I can't make out Kallia's icon. It's very small.

10:41 am

yes I know, really should change it

10:41 am

it's my kitty that I lost last year

10:41 am

Sorry to hear that, Kallia, hope it was nothing horrible.

10:41 am

Oh NB...you are reminding me of a joke that I cannot tell on this PG13 rated board.

10:41 am

awww, what a shame :( sorry to hear about that, Kallia

10:41 am

oh very horrible zooz ;(

10:41 am

Aw, sorry to hear that Kallia.

10:41 am

she was only 7

10:42 am

Mollllyyy, you can't just dangle it in front of me and then not tell me!! I wanna know now.

10:42 am

Really..who rated this a PG13.

10:42 am

anyway I do have a lucky black kitty now

10:42 am

You could put your black kitty as your new icon, Kallia :-)

10:43 am

yes when I can figure out how to get it a reasonable sizer

10:43 am

i have a black kitty also;)

10:43 am

Kallia, that is so sad :( when I was a teenager our family dog got hit by a car, right in front of me - would have dived out to save him if my dad hadn't been yanking me back - it's always terrible when pets die.

10:43 am

his name of course is serrius black

10:44 am

Quite, Zooz ;) we're all above 18 today, I believe.

10:44 am

mystery, dark as the night

10:44 am

LOL, Crossy..did not know you were a potter fan.

10:44 am

i am sorry you lost your kitty kallia

10:44 am

Okay NB...I was sitting at the kitchen table with my significant other at the time. We were reading the Sunday paper. There was a picture of Sigfried, Roy and the tiger. I said to said SO, "Oh look, there is Sigfried and Roy and the only ______ they will ever be interested in." SO laughed coffee right out his nose.

10:44 am

wife is,i have not read the books yet

10:45 am

OMG Molly! I've still got stitches in and laughing really hurts - how dare you :D

10:45 am

you asked for it, NB..lol

10:45 am

lol

10:45 am

OOOPS...*offers warm compress to NB*

10:45 am

yep you did NB :)

10:45 am

that's too funny...I'm gonna tell Frank that.

10:46 am

true Zooz ;) I'm my own worst enemy.

10:46 am

I better go and decide what we're going to eat tonight

10:47 am

pasta of some thought I think

10:47 am

Take care, Kallia.

10:47 am

sort thought? I'm losing the plot...or maybe I already did lose it!

10:48 am

WA 6 is not a compound word..weird.

10:50 am

I want 'pimp' in this grid.

10:51 am

i was reading in yesterdays paper how some idiotic publisher got it into his head to homogonize mark twain books and reprint them in a small run for schools but removing the 'nigger" word every time it appears and replacing it with the word "slave"...idiotic! these books and others like them are a small window to history and yes,they may be politically incorrect,racist and full of other remarks and thoughts not used today,but seems some deem books like this not suitable for our modern world..what trash. it is exactly in the way they use the language that makes us see into the world of that time and makes many victorian and earlier works the great books that they are!...lol ,sorry,crossy gets off of his soapbox now.....

10:51 am

*Rolls eyes* thought you would, NB...lol

10:52 am

I object to wa6. That is NOT one word. Cross, I am on that same soapbox with you. Books are a reflection of the times.

10:52 am

and yet a presidential candidate is allowed to publicly refer to me and my people as 'dirty gooks'...interesting.

10:52 am

LOL Zooz.

10:53 am

hiya babblers!

10:53 am

lol nb,i do not walk around calling african americans nigger

10:53 am

Hello, Beach :-)

10:54 am

but historical books should not be changed or the meaning is lost

10:54 am

does anyone have a clue for de5/16 plz?

10:54 am

howdy beach

10:54 am

I agree - on that basis, they should ban "To Kill a Mockingbird", most of Shakespeare's works, bits of the Bible etc etc

10:55 am

dangerous to swim out of this!

10:55 am

indeed ray

10:55 am

de 5/16 clue

10:55 am

just some funny double standards ;) but I agree as well.

10:55 am

with you on that one

10:56 am

we grow as a people,but that does not mean we hide the past nb,that is all

10:56 am

always double standards NB

10:56 am

we cannot hide it just because it embarrases us now

10:56 am

Anyone read a book called The Help?

10:56 am

we do not know where we are going if we do not know where we have been sort of thing

10:56 am

i did! loved it

10:56 am

I would imagine the "g-word" appears in films or writing about the Vietnam era. Just like the "n-word" appears in the writing of Mark Twain. Who are we to edit another person's writing?

10:56 am

plus, think of the can of worms that opens...if you take out 'the n word' then why should any other racial slur be acceptable? or anti-anything for that matter. they wouldn't be so quick to take 'faggot' out of books, I'll tell you that for nothing.

10:56 am

cant wait for the movie

10:57 am

about 3/4 way through it, very enlightening

10:57 am

we do not molly,it is the historical past and must be preserved as such

10:58 am

arte they making it into a movie hoy?

10:58 am

oh, crossy! as an english major, i was SOOOOO enraged when i read about that!!

10:58 am

I do have that book, Kallia..not got round to reading it yet.

10:58 am

can anyone helpwith a clue for de5/16 plz?

10:58 am

if we continue that train of thought nb,soon we will be burning books in the town square like in bradburys tale 'farenheit 415" which was also on the banned list for a time because he dared to burn a bible in it

10:58 am

PC gone completely bonkers!

10:58 am

i am glad you agree eva

10:59 am

I gave a clue////dangerous to get out of this

10:59 am

Oh Ok thanks I'll think about it.

11:00 am

de5/16 if you get in too deep you are out of your de***

11:00 am

I mean political correctness not personal computer lol

11:00 am

we grow,we learn,but we do not change written history just because it offend us now.we grow beyond it

11:00 am

anyways that is all i have to say about that

11:00 am

true...plus, there's more than enough racism in the world TODAY, maybe they should get started on doing something about that.

11:00 am

de5/16 if you get in too deep you are out of your de***

11:00 am

hubby home...dinner to get lol bye all

11:01 am

Thanks a lot. I have it now.

11:01 am

my brother was in the same situation in costa rica nb,simply because he was a rich with man from away,it happens to everyone

11:01 am

white

11:01 am

white

11:02 am

mmm hiccups

11:03 am

he was held up 4 times in 5 years and was transferred from the main office because he "did not fit in"

11:04 am

but the head office knowing his worth,has just moved him to las vegas

11:04 am

I didn't get the de6 clue. Still Clueless In Clearwater I guess.

11:05 am

clearwater FLA molly?

11:05 am

Hi everyone

11:05 am

my in-laws used to winter hear you for many years

11:05 am

ad 7?

11:05 am

molly, another word for very deep

11:05 am

howdy bichon

11:05 am

(No, just using a CL city name)

11:05 am

Hello, Bichon.

11:06 am

you use a de*** finder when you fish

11:06 am

Thanks Sue.

11:06 am

And TNana.

11:06 am

ty trentsnana

11:06 am

as everyone has said, history is history. whether we wish it didnt happen or not, it is our job to preserve it, remember it, and learn from it. for authors, the whole POINT of using such language is to point out that yes, that is our history, but also to make us feel uncomfortable about it so we dont repeat those same mistakes.

11:07 am

((eva))

11:07 am

well said, Eva

11:08 am

Really, what is the point of historical fiction if it does not reflect the language of the time?

11:08 am

and words like quadroon etc would of been lost to time if this were to continue

11:08 am

to remove that word from twains works is to deny that part of our history and to deny us the ability to learn from it.

11:09 am

and next darkie would be gone

11:09 am

people seem to think that using a word is to approve and glorify its use. when in fact, the opposite is true.

11:09 am

soon the entire books is re-written

11:10 am

but it is the window to history and even if a word was a insult to me,i would not have it removed

11:11 am

hint on the O in the bottom row?

11:11 am

in the bible it says for us to kill our wife if she cheats..do we burn the book? no we do not and that is as it should be.it is also a historical book

11:11 am

i remember when my dad worked at the air + space museum. they had just opened the Enola Gay exhibit and for several days in a row, protesters threw paint on the exhibit. they thought the smithsonian was trying to glorify the war, which couldnt be further from the truth. in reality, they had an amazing piece of history, albeit a piece of our darker history, and they felt responsible to share it with the world.

11:11 am

as they should

11:12 am

O+ look at book

11:12 am

ty

11:12 am

and we learn,that in that type of war,there can be no such thing as 'acceptable losses" that north korean crackpot can learn something from that exibit

11:12 am

finally - NBT

11:13 am

yw :-)

11:13 am

how about the 8?

11:13 am

then I can have NBS, too

11:13 am

i was amazed in my years working there, just how many exhibits were defaced because someone didnt agree with the politics behind the history. i couldnt IMAGINE going into a museum and doing the things people did there, and removing that word from twains works is the exact same thing.

11:13 am

op8

11:13 am

a 7?

11:13 am

ty

11:13 am

op 8 choices

11:13 am

did i ever tell you eva that you are my favorite?:)))

11:13 am

got it - thnx

11:14 am

ad7 ad + letter + robotic ending.

11:14 am

I suppose some people just can't deal with some aspects of history, really. It's really difficult to accept that you belong to a species that has those kind of capabilities

11:15 am

ty zooz

11:15 am

we must shoulder our failures as well as out victories

11:15 am

ca 7.40?

11:15 am

we are human, we screw up. it is our design. but it also our design to learn from our past -- so dont erase it just because you dont like it. instead focus on it and learn from it.

11:15 am

ca7 not the tail of a feline...compound word.

11:15 am

remember a mistake is just our way of practicing perfection;))

11:16 am

great clue, zooz

11:16 am

that reminds me,the autobiography of twain is now out:)

11:16 am

does the ca 7 add to the word before it?

11:17 am

he said to wait 100 years and it was 100 years this march just past

11:17 am

should be interesting reading

11:17 am

nm, got it. tyvm zooz

11:18 am

oh golly. just realized the time what with the interesting discussion! mayhaps i should go get myself some lunch. ;)

11:18 am

it is to be in 3 volumes as i understand

11:18 am

lol,sorry i got the chog going ;) was just astounded when i read what they are planning

11:18 am

19 left but help with the he6, 27 pls

11:19 am

As a species, I don't think we do learn from our mistakes at all. There's currently an estimated 2.5 million people who have been trafficked into forced labour and sexual exploitation...modern-day slavery. We only learn how to get sneakier at doing it.

11:20 am

HE6/27 to he**** spoons of sugar please.

11:20 am

some people learn,last i checked,we had no more slaves in the U.S or canada no more house boys hobbled so they cannot run,but it is defianatly a work in progress nb

11:20 am

HE6/27 two he**** spoons of sugar please.

11:20 am

well, let me re-word. we are not designed to automatically learn, but we are designed to have the ability to learn. :)

11:21 am

How thick am I? Thanks - thought I'd tried that several times!!!

11:21 am

yw :-)

11:21 am

we no longer carry handguns around our waists and have shoot outs in the street for justice..so we learned there as well

11:22 am

I believe we do have slaves in the U.S. There are stories of people being brought here to the U.S. who are housekeepers and not paid well or treated well.

11:22 am

it is smal steps to the next thing

11:22 am

Actually, there's still thousands of slaves in the US

11:22 am

Children, no less.

11:23 am

you know what i am trying to get across nb

11:23 am

It's definitely better than before, but not totally fixed, I'm afraid.

11:23 am

you are smart and can understand what i am saying

11:24 am

there is no such thing as a glabl quick fix

11:24 am

global

11:24 am

global

11:24 am

damn hiccup

11:25 am

things will change like they always have..one person at a time

11:26 am

I really like GLABL -- lol

11:26 am

yeah, I know what you're saying, I just think people tend to underestimate the modern issue a great deal

11:27 am

would it suprise you to learn nb,that my dad was so racist and phobic ,that he would of thrown both you and your friends down the nearest incinerator chute,but i grew to adulthood and chose not to follow his views.i had a son and taught him my views,and he has no hatred of anyone because of race ,creed,colour or orientation..i have changed myself and my son...one person at a time

11:28 am

<-- stands up and applauds Crossy!

11:28 am

:))

11:28 am

was just getting my point across

11:28 am

lol

11:29 am

small drops of water a might river make..and all that zen crap lol

11:30 am

mighty

11:32 am

lol,if we in north america were to fix "the modern issue" we would all have to get on ships and go back overseas and give the u.s back to the indians and canada back to the first nations and the inuit.some things can be changed,some can be,but take time and some cannot

11:32 am

but i digress and stand down from my soap box once again;)

11:35 am

this is a place for fun and light banter,if i am making anyone uncomfortable just tell crossy to pipe down;)

11:35 am

Hello again, Babble buddies! Lunch break--woo hoo!

11:35 am

scrabbs!

11:36 am

I was confused by the he6 clue, so I will offer up "he he**** sugar into his tea."

11:36 am

lunch for me too! doing charts at the same time....

11:36 am

How are you, Bacon Boy?

11:36 am

I just finished typing all of my notes.

11:36 am

I agree, Molly--past tense not a plural.

11:37 am

gotta do preops for tomorrow

11:37 am

I actually read that as a gerund ending.

11:37 am

i am fine ,just venting my spleen there for a bit ,but now word sniping very well;)

11:37 am

Anesthesia, I just remembered. Are you at Georgetown or are you a grad?

11:37 am

grad

11:38 am

good evening babblers xxx

11:38 am

Sorry, that's what I meant, Molly. I am getting my word forms mixed up.

11:38 am

howdy frog

11:38 am

Which year, hoya? A friend graduated from there in 1986.

11:38 am

Hi frogface

11:38 am

howdy cross xxx

11:38 am

undergrad 96, med 2000

11:38 am

hi scrabbler

11:39 am

Oh, you are a baby then. Med school '85 for me.

11:39 am

just had 10-yr reunion. we's all growns up!

11:40 am

We had our 25 yr reunion last spring. We mostly look the same but this decade (50's) is when we will change a lot.

11:41 am

all downhill from here, eh? ;)

11:42 am

Not really. Life + professional experience are incredibly helpful. I felt like a real grown-up at about 42, and being older than the parents of my patients helps me command more respect and authority. It's tough to be a young doc.

11:43 am

what bothers me scrabbs are the doctors who now look so young that they appear to only need to shave once a week lol

11:44 am

The older we get, the younger the new doctors look, too - ha!!

11:44 am

Long time, no see.

11:44 am

i always joke, "i'll be your anesthesiologist...i know, i know, you're thinking how on earth can she be old enough...she must be a genius!" ha if only they saw me play babble...

11:44 am

I am so glad to be past those years of studying + training. Practicing medicine is much easier with experience under one's belt.

11:44 am

i have a question - why does babbled dictionary not allow actioned?

11:45 am

I TEACH those kids/medical students. I think, "How can they be close to being a doctor? They are so young!"

11:45 am

Hi nana + cgw

11:46 am

I tried that word too, frogface

11:46 am

it is a legitimate word in both the UK and US dictionary, and also in the Canadian Collins dictionary and in Australia so ???

11:47 am

enable is like a benevolent dictator.it makes its own rules and we must follow

11:47 am

oh, fairy nuff

11:52 am

ok, i really need to do my charts now. see y'all tonight

11:52 am

Bye.

11:52 am

tc cgw

11:52 am

bye cg xxx

11:53 am

bye hoy xxx

11:53 am

Bye Hoyadoc

11:54 am

last time i wnet to the doc,i made him laugh.at the end of the exam i reached into my jacket pocket and gave HIM a lolly

11:54 am

That's sweet, Crossy.

11:55 am

well he was a good boy and did not hurt ole crossy:)

11:55 am

Our 15 yr old patient with metastatic testicular cancer is not doing well. :-(

11:55 am

:(( i am sorry to hear that scrabby

11:57 am

He was diagnosed last August so has a ways to go with chemo

11:57 am

reminded me to check my protein folding was on.may seem trivial and bound to fail,but the only failures are things that are never attempted

12:00 pm

like most good breakthrough moments it will not be 'eureka!" that marks an important discovery you will hear "thats funny...."

12:00 pm

True.

12:00 pm

and for those that are well read,yes,i stole that from "Isaac Azimov"

12:01 pm

Silly Crossy.

12:01 pm

:)

12:01 pm

remember scrabbs,there are only 7 original ideas,everything else is plagerism

12:02 pm

So what are the 7?

12:02 pm

'lo all. crossy, I am in re-reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy right now. Love his work.

12:02 pm

i thinks they are along the same line as the 7 deadly sins

12:03 pm

asimov rocks!

12:03 pm

i am reading or will be reading his 'early years" collection nect

12:03 pm

Hi ch

12:04 pm

next

12:04 pm

I have no plans to re4 Asimov's books.

12:04 pm

poor scrabbs,you are missing an amazing mind at work

12:06 pm

He published over 400 books in just about every genre, including religion, science, science-fiction, mystery, poetry, ... let's see ...

12:06 pm

there is a collection that he edited called "space mail" that is a terrific intoduction to him and some of his works and others in that genre

12:06 pm

and his non fiction stuff is just wild

12:07 pm

But I have dozens of other books on my shelves and list.

12:07 pm

and mostly above crossy:/

12:07 pm

I read one of his books when I was in high school

12:07 pm

lol scrabbs,my to read list is so long,i will never finish

12:07 pm

Oh, and even a book about witches and warlocks. I have his Bible reference set, among most of his sci-fi and several of his science books on space and earth.

12:08 pm

I am bracing myself because I just discovered that I have to see 2 14 yr old girls this afternoon. The ultimate worst patient = adolescent girl. Aaaaahhh, the drama!

12:08 pm

i think i once worked out that if you manage 2 books a week you are limited to an average lifetime total of just 10,000 books;((

12:08 pm

lol@ drama queens

12:09 pm

LOL scrabbler! And so true!

12:09 pm

They are brutal for everyone in their path, just like an F-5 tornado.

12:10 pm

haha scrabs.. i just had 2 almost 14 year olds in here... used to be bf's, now not... no fun at all!!!

12:11 pm

((Doren)). Brutal! There are a few mature, polite adolescent girls out there, but they are the exception.

12:12 pm

hi folks!

12:12 pm

howdy feathers

12:12 pm

one of these was the mature polite one (pres. of student council, NJHS, etc) the other polite but IMmature!

12:12 pm

what are the 14 year old boys like, in comparison?

12:13 pm

hi feather... enjoy your little ones... see what they turn into in six or seven years... boys are a dream!!'

12:13 pm

lol, that's why i was asking!

12:13 pm

when i said that, was referring to your students, not sons!

12:13 pm

ahhhh, LOL!

12:13 pm

i have 16 year old son,he lays around and grunts monosylables unless it is about the car or money,then he is quite vocal

12:14 pm

17 this feb actually

12:14 pm

lol, ok, i could handle that

12:14 pm

sounds normal, crossy

12:15 pm

starting the grid, playing hooky

12:16 pm

The 7 basic writing premises are: 1. Overcoming the Monster 2. Rags to Riches 3. The Quest 4. Voyage and Return 5. Comedy 6. Tragedy 7. Rebirth

12:16 pm

is that what you call it? i call it lunch

12:17 pm

i had a dentist appt this morning, and am off the rest of the day. laundry's doing it's thing, i'm on the couch planning to babble till i fall asleep.

12:17 pm

oh i see... how nice!

12:17 pm

Hi featherbee!

12:18 pm

TY, Molly! I learned something new today!

12:18 pm

yeah, so if i suddenly stop responding....well, zzzzzzzzzzzz!

12:18 pm

interesting molly!

12:18 pm

Featherbee, adolescent boys are way easier to raise than girls, but they go rather brain dead at 13 or so--dopey, clueless.

12:19 pm

much prefer dopey and clueless to vicious and miserable

12:19 pm

lol, ah well. dopey is better than drama.

12:20 pm

Scrabs, adolescent boys go dopey at 12 or 13 because their blood flow becomes re-directed to...ahem...another area of their body.

12:20 pm

Just kidding!

12:21 pm

Yes, that blood is redirected to 3 other organs.

12:21 pm

no molly, i think you actually have something there

12:22 pm

I have three sons. As soon as the hormones kicked in, they reached that dopey, clueless thing Scrabs mentioned.

12:23 pm

i'm assuming they emerge from the fog at some point, right?

12:23 pm

ty for the list molly i knew there was but 7

12:23 pm

well, you married one.. and you're still married... what do you think?

12:23 pm

hmmm......

12:24 pm

he mostly emerged. there are days though.....

12:24 pm

I have 3 nephews that I have helped to raise, due to significant family issues, so I have witnessed the changes. They are now almost 23, 21 and 17. The oldest has lived with me since age 16.

12:25 pm

my son is 31 nearly 32 and he still a dopey thing at times

12:25 pm

lol, poppers at 6:30 am anyone???

12:25 pm

we snap out of it at 60,when we remarry and get 25 year old trophy wives lol

12:26 pm

lol crossy

12:26 pm

ok, nappy nap time i think

12:27 pm

happy nappy feathers

12:27 pm

sweet dreams

12:27 pm

clue for the ca7, plz?

12:27 pm

I am off on Quote Puzzler, screwing up those games.

12:28 pm

Sleep well, featherbee!

12:28 pm

Hi dawg

12:28 pm

feline noggin

12:28 pm

hi scrabs!

12:28 pm

hi.. don't have it yet, no list yet

12:28 pm

hi dorens

12:29 pm

see crossy,s clue

12:29 pm

ahah. see it. ty crossy

12:29 pm

:)

12:30 pm

crossy, i forgot... was surfing web yesterday at various foodie websites........have you heard of the bacon board game? (i swear i'm not making this up)

12:30 pm

nm got it, ooooh, thanks for the clue tho

12:31 pm

LOL! no,i have not,but anything bacon must be good

12:31 pm

somedays i feel like the invisible crossy lbd

12:31 pm

finito!

12:31 pm

yaa for lbd!

12:32 pm

i'll see if i can find the link when i'm home this evening... my kids would love it (they're very silly and bacon freaks.. have the bacon cookbook, etc.. it was my daughter who gave us all bacon marmalade for christmas... it was good too) yay lbd!

12:32 pm

was entrenched in the grid as the monkeys were furiously pounding the keys so missed your clue

12:32 pm

lol

12:32 pm

crossy discovered the free rice site yesterday everyone check it out when you get a chance

12:34 pm

www.freerice.com

12:37 pm

Don't miss the "Change Subjects" at freerice.com. It's not just about vocabulary.

12:39 pm

I must go see a critter now. BBS.

12:41 pm

Hello :)

12:41 pm

I forgot about the freerice site, ty crossy

12:41 pm

howdy sadie

12:41 pm

np peri;)

12:41 pm

hiya crosshair

12:42 pm

i am using it along with my son so he(and i) can expand our word base and do some good at the same time

12:43 pm

must go make something for hubz lunch. hope to bbl,

12:43 pm

this is a tough grid

12:44 pm

i am 57 in,have not yet hit my first wall but am going slow and cautious lol

12:44 pm

I only have 48 :(

12:44 pm

going to the list shortly

12:46 pm

good evening all

12:46 pm

howdy sprite

12:46 pm

hey there sprite

12:47 pm

hi sprite

12:47 pm

any fun today?

12:47 pm

torn

12:47 pm

morn

12:47 pm

oops

12:48 pm

off you go sadie;))

12:48 pm

oops is not valid

12:48 pm

hehehe

12:48 pm

no list as yet, 82 left

12:48 pm

;)

12:48 pm

81 left for me:)

12:48 pm

not even 1/2 way but plodding along

12:49 pm

111 left here

12:49 pm

50 for me

12:49 pm

go spritey!!

12:49 pm

in 4/6=2.5 cm

12:49 pm

Terra is a cutie, sprite

12:49 pm

yeah it is amazing :P

12:50 pm

isn't he just :)

12:53 pm

1/2 way, yay for me!

12:53 pm

gratz

12:54 pm

:)

12:54 pm

go peri

12:58 pm

over half. Friendly so far.

12:58 pm

back in a bit off for dinner

12:59 pm

lol sprite you are kicking my butt,i have been here around 2 hours and am just approaching half now

12:59 pm

enjoy dinner Kazz!

12:59 pm

Hi. :)

12:59 pm

awwww crossy!

12:59 pm

hello cgw8

12:59 pm

hi cgw :)

1:00 pm

How many words are in today's grid?

1:00 pm

142 in total

1:00 pm

142

1:00 pm

Ugh, I'm never gonna find them all. D:

1:00 pm

oh yea what sprite said

1:00 pm

Thanks. :)

1:00 pm

no need to find them all, just as many as you like :)

1:00 pm

lol sadie

1:01 pm

ap 5/12= a kitchen wearable and pt it for a real twisty ap 7/36

1:01 pm

Yeah, but I get so proud of myself when I finish. xD

1:01 pm

ty crossy

1:01 pm

true :)

1:01 pm

:)

1:01 pm

how many left sprite?

1:02 pm

sw4/8 is the name flies call us

thank cross and hello everyone.

1:02 pm

np red and howdy

1:02 pm

Hi. :)

1:02 pm

hey there red

1:02 pm

hi red

hi everyone!

1:04 pm

hiya red

1:05 pm

lol,just got to half way and hit my first wall;))

1:05 pm

*scrapes crossy off of wall*

1:05 pm

ti 6/24 plz

1:05 pm

I did some errands and came back and doing ok at the moment.

1:06 pm

don't have it yet ivesy

1:07 pm

ok thks anyway

1:07 pm

ti6= compound word = nib of pen + feline

1:07 pm

me neither ivesy

1:07 pm

ty Scrabs, funny word

1:07 pm

hiya Scrabs, and thanks

1:08 pm

new word for me

1:08 pm

lol ty scrabbs,ties in nicely with ca 7/40

1:09 pm

feline noggin

1:09 pm

does that mean tipcow is also a word? lol

1:09 pm

It is a silly word.

1:10 pm

I've heard of tipping cows.

1:10 pm

so have i;)

1:10 pm

it is a game

apparently it is a game.

1:11 pm

have to have something to do on the farm when there is no cable,besides growing weed in amongst the snap peas lol

1:12 pm

Does anyone know aa4/5?

1:12 pm

50 left, break, bbs

1:12 pm

nvm

1:12 pm

50 left here as well, lol. no break though.

1:13 pm

aa 4/5 is the plural of what you say when you feel relaxed.

1:13 pm

yes a sound of discovery made suddenly

1:13 pm

(((spritely!)))

1:13 pm

hey all

1:13 pm

hiya stiddie! *huggles*

1:13 pm

well sort of,mollys is better

1:13 pm

hi Molly

1:13 pm

how's the grid? should I take a few minutes to play before I start on the writing assignments due tomorrow?

1:13 pm

((stidmama))

1:13 pm

Hello Sprite, hi Stidders.

1:13 pm

it is fun, stid. And not hard.

1:14 pm

can't believe how gorgeous you dog is now sprite!

1:14 pm

it is not bad stidmama half way is not too bad at all

1:14 pm

fun + not hard = good to start i <3 Babble...

1:14 pm

he is so beautiful :D

1:17 pm

I need the first ac5/12. :|

1:17 pm

play on a stage + not out

1:17 pm

Thanks, Sprite. :)

1:18 pm

how are you-all today? It is snowing off and on here, sort of sticking on the trees and lawn, but the temp is going both sides of freezing. I don't think there will be enough to cancel school tomorrow.

raining.

1:18 pm

not too great, but getting there.

hate to ask, but could I have a clue for the Q? I assume its like a fish.

1:19 pm

squish something like a rebellion, red

1:20 pm

and I think it's fishy...

1:20 pm

rhymes with cleaning your face

1:20 pm

I hope by the end of the week you are much closer to "great" sprite

thanks for the halibut. and Sprite...I hope you are doing alright?

1:20 pm

ad7/36? I feel like I should be able to get this. :|

1:21 pm

for ad7 you need to have your tonsils taken out

1:21 pm

hi all!

some kids get a surgery to remove tonsils and ad7

1:21 pm

yeah am alright, or will be anyway, no worries

1:21 pm

Singular of, if they are swollen, you talk nasally

1:21 pm

hiya nrkii! How are you and how is sandy?

1:21 pm

hey nrk!!!

1:21 pm

*gentle hugs and fresh cup of tea for sprite*

1:21 pm

Thanks. :)

1:21 pm

Sandy?

1:22 pm

guess I am mistaken, sorry. Mixing you up with Nicki

1:23 pm

:) no problem, I thought maybe you mistook my icon pic for Little Orphan Annie

1:23 pm

and I'm nowhere near that nice :)

1:23 pm

grinnnn nah, not red enough ;)

1:23 pm

rofl... of course you are that nice! (you just hide it well)

1:24 pm

in real life I am all sweetness and light, of course

1:24 pm

of course

1:25 pm

but in babble, I am Nellie

1:25 pm

did you know nrk's real-life name is pollyanna??? *wicked mama grin* (joke)

1:25 pm

hints for the CH7?

1:25 pm

now you did it, stid... got me singing a Doris Day song again!

1:25 pm

No it's not. It's Nelly. Nelly Olsen.

1:26 pm

hi EvaN, the wife of a famous composer?

1:26 pm

I was singing Que Sera Sera the other night...

1:26 pm

add a vowel to the piano composer EvaN

1:26 pm

it's a kind of shoe, like a high-healed mule I think

1:27 pm

thanky! :)

1:27 pm

"a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn esp. by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey. "

1:27 pm

everybody.... loves a lover... I'm a lover... everybody loves me ....call me Pollyanna...

1:27 pm

glad to help! are you doing well today? Monday being nice to you? *stern mama look at Monday*

1:27 pm

ooh, down to 8 now

1:27 pm

LOL sprite! that's actually one I don't know (yet)

1:27 pm

go nrk go!

1:28 pm

wow :)

1:28 pm

Ugh, ap7/36? D:

1:28 pm

ap7 = wearing an ap5

1:28 pm

for NBT, the O on the bottom and a U please?

1:28 pm

pt

1:28 pm

thanks for that nrk

1:28 pm

LOL thanks nrkii.

1:29 pm

o + look at a book

1:29 pm

golly gee whiz! thanks nrk

1:29 pm

u + ripped (that works for both Us)

1:29 pm

stiddie: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_xBHnm66y64

1:29 pm

thanks again! NBT!!!!

1:30 pm

sorry, "not down" + ripped

1:30 pm

oh, I LOVE that movie! thanks sprite!

1:30 pm

yvw :)

1:31 pm

lollllll! "Bedroom problems. At least I can solve mine in one bedrooms. You couldn't solve yours in a thousand!"

1:32 pm

I have no idea for the aq's. :|

1:32 pm

*grin*

1:32 pm

think water, cgw8

1:32 pm

only one aq. means water in latin

1:32 pm

OH WAIT NVM

1:32 pm

too late *smug and evil grin*

1:33 pm

Lol thanks, I got it right after I said I had not idea. xD

1:33 pm

*hands fish to cgw*

1:33 pm

I have 2. Plural as well.

1:33 pm

pulling a peri on us, cgw8!

1:33 pm

xD Lol sorry.

1:35 pm

okie dokie, that's enough for me time-wise. exactly halfway, and ready to get to writing. ((sprite)) feel better and better! *puts cookies and fudge in PB just in case* see you-all again soon. *poof*

1:35 pm

Bye, Stid.

1:35 pm

well done, hun! *hugs* and good luck.

1:38 pm

fireflies. Very smooth grid. Bye all, have fun!

1:38 pm

For some reason I can't get ca4/5 :|

1:38 pm

spanish house

1:39 pm

Oh, got it.

1:39 pm

lol. Ok, really poofing now.

1:39 pm

Thanks sprite. :)

1:43 pm

testing, 1,2,3.. just finished a factory installation "restore".. 'puter is born again!

1:44 pm

ok, back to chores.. see y'all next grid! poof

1:47 pm

he 6/27 plz

1:49 pm

Hints for the two en's?

1:51 pm

got it!

1:51 pm

en5 - "huge", truncated

1:52 pm

Thanks, mside

1:58 pm

Noswaith dda pawb - evening all

hi glant! I'm semi lurking.

2:00 pm

hi red

love the snow angel pic!

2:01 pm

ty - it was my frst snow angel - and i'm 54 LOL

ahh! I thught it was one of your grandkids!!!

2:02 pm

Does anyone know no5/14? D:

2:03 pm

Oh wait.

2:03 pm

I already had it. xD

2:03 pm

it's what some people put on their bedposts LOL

you can put a no*** in your belt...

oops hope some needed it.

2:03 pm

xD

2:14 pm

I'm gonna go now, bye. :)

2:14 pm

Hi all!

2:16 pm

Hi Champ

2:16 pm

Bye cgw

2:17 pm

orned

2:17 pm

hmmmm...didn't work! ;)

2:17 pm

oops, monkeying in wrong box again

2:19 pm

o and u do this with a book

2:31 pm

Look at Glant, talking about people putting no5/14's in their bedpost. : D

2:32 pm

LOL - well I should know, my ex has got enough of them recently!

2:32 pm

Pat Benetar puts them in her lipstick case.

2:33 pm

;-)

2:34 pm

i'm struggling with today's grid

2:34 pm

not even half way yet

2:48 pm

I'm doing pretty well, but that o on the right hand side is not being cooperative.

2:50 pm

only have OA 4 from there

2:51 pm

me too

2:51 pm

give people a choice or an op6

2:51 pm

ou4/5 sounds like someone punched you in the guts

2:51 pm

if you tell someone what you think, you op5, and past tense

2:52 pm

past tense the first 6 i clued for the 8.

2:52 pm

oh for goodness sake! thanks hurshy

2:52 pm

anyone got the U's or the lower E's?

2:53 pm

which are the only e's... lol

2:53 pm

the Es are both en ..6 & 5

2:54 pm

e's are en+money, and e+ the usual

2:54 pm

ok, got the 5

2:54 pm

thanks champ

2:54 pm

lynxxx...took me a bit, got 'em!

2:54 pm

oh and what about that bottom O?

2:54 pm

o+ what you do to a book

2:55 pm

fish me!

2:55 pm

could someone clue me the ad7 pls?

2:56 pm

ad7 sometimes taken out when they do tonsils

2:56 pm

you have these somewhere near your sinuses i think

2:56 pm

ty lyn xx

2:56 pm

i vamoose, ttfn

2:57 pm

bye Hursh

2:58 pm

by hursh

3:01 pm

and could sum1 clue me the ch6 please?

3:02 pm

ch6 the classical composer

3:03 pm

ooo ty

3:03 pm

really? thx lynxxx

3:03 pm

I know !

3:05 pm

wondering why a classical composer is in the dictionary when a famous frnch fashion house isn't....

3:05 pm

Me too!

3:05 pm

It will have another meaning Glant

3:06 pm

Yep - old scottish woird - again!

3:06 pm

aaah

3:06 pm

amazing...about a quart...liquid measure.

3:09 pm

hi all...

3:09 pm

hi carlee

3:09 pm

hi carlee

3:09 pm

hi froggie

3:09 pm

hi carlee

3:09 pm

hi Carlee

3:09 pm

and hello champ

3:09 pm

Trix!!!!!!!!!!! how are you:)

3:09 pm

de7,36 pls

3:10 pm

a bit sweaty but otherwise very well!

3:10 pm

sweaty..and here i am with a beanbag that been nuked to warm my toes

3:10 pm

don't have it yet...

3:10 pm

furry nuff

3:11 pm

de7.36 t do with teeth, add robot end to the de4.5

3:11 pm

ty lyn xxx

3:11 pm

ty lynxxx

3:12 pm

lovely...thx

3:12 pm

ca7 please!

3:12 pm

and while I am about it...de7.40 to do with skin(?), add robot end to the de4.6.

3:13 pm

ca7 compound, top of the feline

3:13 pm

tx again lynxxx

3:13 pm

WHY is that a word?

3:13 pm

thanks lynxxx

3:14 pm

NVM...nautical. I have no clue about nautical stuff!

3:14 pm

its the mount for an anchor support on a ship..or something like that champ

3:14 pm

joy. ;)

3:15 pm

a new one for me was ti6.24, compound, feline that lives at the rubbish dump? but really a game

3:15 pm

Now I must go, not raining at the moment and Stew needs to walk. Bye all

3:15 pm

bye lynxxx

3:16 pm

take care lynxxx... stay cool :)

3:28 pm

en6?

3:29 pm

en+ money

3:29 pm

what kind of money? feeling dense

3:29 pm

ty

3:30 pm

another name for money, Glan

3:30 pm

ty - got it

3:30 pm

money in general...c***

3:30 pm

or as my teenager constantly says, "do you have any c***?"

3:31 pm

my teenagers used to ask for dosh!

3:32 pm

:) my kids are spread out, so it's only one at a time asking, thank goodness!

3:32 pm

hi all, in5 pls

3:33 pm

not good at doing things...

3:33 pm

without skill or aptitude for a specific task

3:34 pm

thanks Champ

3:34 pm

yw

3:34 pm

i just got the opposite, ad5,14

3:34 pm

exactly!

3:37 pm

the first mo 5/14 ?

3:38 pm

there are 12 in a year?

3:38 pm

oh wow.. haha thank you

3:38 pm

the other is like a butterfly

3:45 pm

n's nuked

3:45 pm

wtg!

3:45 pm

just found the 8... nbs now :P

3:46 pm

clue for the 8?

3:46 pm

past tense of the 6 before it.... failure is not an op6 .. then past tense

3:46 pm

jut got it!

3:46 pm

wtg

3:52 pm

guessing the aa4,5 is a babblet, can't find it by monkey

3:52 pm

a sound u make?

3:53 pm

hiooh -- hi all :)

3:53 pm

...when you're relaxing...

3:53 pm

hi nan

3:53 pm

monkey missed it but got it this time - ty

3:53 pm

hi cybernan

3:54 pm

u's are usurped

3:54 pm

ti6 clue?

3:55 pm

ad 7, please?

3:55 pm

dont have it yet

3:55 pm

the things that they take out of kids these days, along with tonsils...

3:55 pm

ad 7.... tonsil thing

3:56 pm

sw 6?

3:56 pm

ty cos

3:56 pm

and champ

3:56 pm

and a vowel to the end of sw5

3:56 pm

you cut a sw6 through the grass

3:57 pm

ty champ/glan

3:58 pm

ch7?

3:58 pm

not dog.. not butt

3:58 pm

same as ch6...add a vowel

3:59 pm

oh sorry.. thought i read ca7....

3:59 pm

ch6?

4:00 pm

u can play it on the piano?

4:00 pm

famous composer

4:00 pm

ch6 is the composer, and ch7 is the same add a vowel

4:00 pm

confused but got the ch7 now

4:01 pm

sorry!

4:02 pm

2 left.. both U's

4:02 pm

fireworks!

4:02 pm

wtg!

4:03 pm

you can do it cos...

4:03 pm

fireworks!

4:04 pm

yayaaaaaa!

4:05 pm

ty all for ur help!

4:05 pm

anyone need clues b4 i go?

4:06 pm

congrats cos

4:06 pm

us please

4:06 pm

both are similar... just different last letters...

4:07 pm

up + another word for rip

4:07 pm

de 5

4:07 pm

ta cos

4:07 pm

de 5.... measurement of how far down something is

4:08 pm

duh -- ty cos

4:08 pm

yw!

4:10 pm

can anyone help with the ti6-24 please

4:11 pm

the edge of a pen + not a dog

4:11 pm

or.. what you give a waiter after your pay your check + not a dog

4:11 pm

ty cos, would never have got that, that's fireworks for me

4:11 pm

wtg! :)

4:12 pm

ok im out of here.... see ya all later :)

4:12 pm

bye cos

4:14 pm

well done froggie

4:16 pm

he6, please?

4:17 pm

opposite of footer

4:18 pm

got that one, glan

4:18 pm

the 27 pointer is what I am missing.

4:18 pm

i'm missing that too

4:19 pm

he6, piled

4:20 pm

ty, froggle, got it!

4:20 pm

would you believe I had the he4 but missed that?

4:20 pm

yw

4:21 pm

the laundry was he6 in a pile to be sorted

4:21 pm

hi dcs

4:21 pm

oh, too late.

4:21 pm

hi!

4:22 pm

clue for the ti6?

4:22 pm

what you leabe for the waiter + feline

4:22 pm

leave, even

4:23 pm

ty!

4:23 pm

en6, please?

4:24 pm

en + general term for money

4:24 pm

anybody help with the de6,27?

4:25 pm

thx, Glan, got it.

4:25 pm

glan, de5 pl

4:26 pm

doh! ty kbckc

4:26 pm

yw, glan

4:26 pm

6 to go, been a slog!

4:27 pm

well, i'm 2/3 through and don't think i'm likely to get fireworks tonight, so i'm off to bed

4:27 pm

a's are awful today...

4:28 pm

that double a is tough

4:28 pm

in 5 please?

4:28 pm

down to final 10

4:28 pm

got the double, but only 7 of the 20 a's

4:29 pm

well done kazzer

4:29 pm

in5 = uselss

4:29 pm

the ad5 is the opposite

4:29 pm

ty glan

4:29 pm

got all the a's except aa

4:30 pm

*!* ta da *!*

4:30 pm

Plural of what you say when you are relaxed

4:30 pm

well, off to bed, busy mtomorrow, may see you later in the week

4:30 pm

woo hoo cybernan

4:30 pm

*poof*

4:30 pm

sleep well glan

4:30 pm

Way to go Nan!!

4:32 pm

anyone want clues before I leave?

4:33 pm

aa, please, cyberman?

4:33 pm

nan, i mean

4:33 pm

Kb, when you are relaxed, you say aa*. Plural that.

4:34 pm

hey, that relaxed me, thx molly

4:34 pm

sorry -- was called away for a moment

4:35 pm

three left, ca7, ch5 and de7

4:36 pm

ca 7: household pet + your noggin

4:36 pm

ch 5: utter confusion

4:36 pm

or ch 5: chomps on

4:37 pm

de 7: give the tooth a robotic ending

4:38 pm

or give the skin a robotic ending

4:38 pm

fireworks for me - off to feed fish

4:38 pm

good clues, cybernan! thx

4:39 pm

congrats, kazzer

4:39 pm

di6 for farwerks

4:39 pm

di 6: add a vowel to the eater to make money

4:40 pm

Fireworks, cybernan! Thx to all, never would have happened without you!

4:41 pm

congrats, kbc

4:42 pm

bye all :)

clue for the De 7? Please?

5:09 pm

Nan clued it below. Give the tooth a robot ending.

Oh for heavens sakes. I have it!

5:10 pm

Also, give the skin a robot ending.

5:10 pm

I've done that Red. I think we all may have. : D

but there is another de & on licketys list.

5:11 pm

That's the skin one.

there are de 7's listed. is there only one de 7?

errr rats 2 of them.

5:12 pm

The other one is give the skin a robot ending.

ahhh, found it. thought I had that one too. Goodness....not a fan of the D's.

5:14 pm

May I please have a clue for the E on the left?

5:14 pm

add money to the en car

5:15 pm

stupid word

5:15 pm

hi all

5:15 pm

Ty JMC!

5:15 pm

And hello to you and all!

5:15 pm

yw

5:16 pm

I agree about the en6. Stupid word.

5:17 pm

hey molly did you see the nice sunset tonight?

5:18 pm

I'm not too crazy about the U's tonight either!

5:19 pm

they are silly words too

5:19 pm

it took me forty forevers to understand the clues for them too!

Oye vey. Just got some odd news from work. Sometimes, I just wish I could work in a bubble.

5:30 pm

what?

Someone I know (being very generic here) took an overdose in December. She had some treatment and came back to work this week...

5:31 pm

poor thing! hope she is still in treatment

but apparently she is still pretty upset, and several of the patients complained that she was scaring them a bit and they felt "she needed to get it together" so she I think was let go today.

Or placed on a very long suspension.

5:32 pm

oh dear no good outcome no matter what--couldn't keep her if she is scaring patients

And because she lives very close to me, my boss wants me to go and check on her. but she is a bit manipulative and can drag a person into a long discussion...

SHe actually in my opinion was not ready to go back to work.

5:33 pm

clearly not but sounds like suspension if boss is still checking

And I can not solve her problems, arrrrgh.

Well, you know, Nurses always want to be sure people are OK, fired or suspension.

5:33 pm

can you have a friend drive you over and stay in the car and honk after 10 minutes? *oops sorry have to go little goergie is impatient"

5:34 pm

i will have to take your word on how nurses are

5:34 pm

hi folks (red, why would your boss put you into the middle of this drama ... she should go check herself, no matter how far, if she wants to see how she is)

5:34 pm

hi welki and good point

I could try that. True, she should Welki, that is one reason I am a bit annoyed.

5:35 pm

heck, if things go sideways, eyes are on red

SHe was a patient I cared for when it happened, and I did not want that then. So...

5:35 pm

wow what lousy advise i gave today red

5:35 pm

don't listen to me listen to welki

I think I shall find a way to ambulate the dog round, and not stay.

5:36 pm

listen to both of us and then decide what's right for YOU (jm is compassionate, i'm all about c.y.a.)

5:36 pm

another good strategy

5:36 pm

gee generally i have the cya role and not the compassionate one! lol

5:37 pm

:)

With her, because of the way she handled the problem I have been trying to distance myself. She has some issues that I am uncomfortable with and sooo....

So getting that call was an unpleasant moment.

5:38 pm

the call was from the boss?

5:40 pm

so nice that your supervisor put you between the rock and the hard place ... she's a swell gal. so now, even if you feel uncomfortable with issues the 'patient' has, you now have the dubious honor of being uncomfortable with a most inappropriate request from a superior. blech. agh. ptui.

5:40 pm

something to be said about being independently wealthy ... and i sure wish i was *lol*

well, one of my supervisors. She felt that since she only knew of this in an administrative way and not directly from the person she could not contact her, but thought I could just call her as a friend.

5:41 pm

so i guessing you are not in the position to say to supervisor, I really can't do this? or how is it my job?

But... I am not actually her friend.

5:41 pm

oh i c

I told her I'd swing by and see if things looked ok from the outside, which I will do.

5:41 pm

but you're not her friend and surely she'd suspect you were put up to the call/visit .. how many other patients do you visit after discharge?

5:41 pm

so say to supervisor . ..I am not actually that close

she is also my co-worker welki.

5:41 pm

it's a fellow nurse not patient

5:42 pm

which makes it much, much worse

5:42 pm

it's a fellow nurse who was a patient, correct?

lets just that it was sort of hypothetical for the chat purpose yes?

5:42 pm

brrrr they turned the heat off in the office

jmc, that is soooo rude!

I will swing round and see how things look and then move on. thanks. I did feel in a rough spot.

thanks!

5:43 pm

well i would hypothetically tell the super. . . that you are not really that close but if you should happen to run in** her on a dog walk you will report back

5:44 pm

i am sorry what did i do that was rude??

5:44 pm

that makes sense

Oh No JMC! rude of them to turn off heat!!!!!

5:44 pm

oh well the church is a bit on the broke side

5:45 pm

i hate scrounging around for supper when i don't feel like cooking a meal

That I can understand. button up your overcoat!

Are you doing your volunteer hours?

5:45 pm

i just wish they would repair the front door so i don't have to explain how to get in from the alley!

5:45 pm

volunteer! ha!

5:45 pm

this is where i work red

5:45 pm

so off i go, scrounging. later, kids

5:46 pm

bye welki

Oh Oops. I know you do some volunteer hours at one of the meeting houses...thought you might be there. Are you getting the storm?

5:47 pm

it is suppose to hit tomorrow although they are currently saying no too bad here

and do you have bread and Milk....which is exactly what any sane person wants to eat when they can not get out.

5:48 pm

ha! i just caught myself from entering a word in the chog

5:48 pm

lol don't drink milk but have cabinet shelf cartons of it for making pudding

5:48 pm

i do have bread but what i need is coffee

indeed. coffee is probably more essential than milk.

5:49 pm

i have enough brandy that if it gets crazy i can drink coffee with brandy all day

5:49 pm

but they are only saying 1 to 4 inches

that sounds warming.

Here we would all have to stop walking til it got melted!

5:50 pm

well that was true when i was growing up in Houston so I am sympathetic

5:51 pm

not like anyone there has a snow shovel

hi all

5:51 pm

oh totally amazed this morning to find out my neighbors adopted a baby girl in July!

5:51 pm

hi TO

hello TO! and how are you faring in the storm situation, we are of course politely discussing weather.

5:52 pm

lol we are soooo polite

JMC! 7 months before you noticed! must be a quiet baby, or you probably work and are very busy out of the home!

5:52 pm

did your trip to the courts work out alright TO?

5:52 pm

they are across the street and it did arrive while i was in Kenya

yes, very easy, and fairly reasonable cost

5:53 pm

but they walked out today with a baby carrier and I thought it was a niece or nephew!

5:53 pm

good TO probate is not as bad as it used to be

i hear we are n for more snow :(

Well, Babies are always happy news it seems.

DO not have a heart attack shoveling it TO.

i am jus tun usch a bad mood. i am guessing i am in the anger stage of grief

5:54 pm

oh i am so sorry TO it is tough to work through

I'm sorry TO. It's hard to lift spirits once you are in that sort of mood...with good reason.

5:55 pm

I know that most of you disagree but I am wishing for a lot of snow and wind!!! I sure could use a snow day or at least a delay.

No problem with me Luwanda.

Have you all seen the news on the flooding in Australia. It really is terrible!

5:56 pm

i want either enough snow to close the government so i can stay home or not enough to frighten the tourists in** wrecking their cars

?? help for the He 6 27???

i was to meet car retnal agent at 5 but they did not show up until 10 after, because folks often sand them up. meanhwile i was waiting and could have unladed my car at home, 7 minutes away. now i find i have forgotten something. car was dirty,too

hello luwanda

5:57 pm

*makes TO a cup of cocoa with a kick*

thats enough to make anyone angry.

5:57 pm

he6 pt of the pile

*sigh* must pass, still enforced sobrieity

5:58 pm

ty jess

5:58 pm

yw

5:58 pm

oh so sorry that makes everything worse

5:59 pm

well i am taking my frozen fingers to the grocery to buy some coffee beans and then go home

5:59 pm

bbl

thanks Jess. darn it, I thought I had entered it.

Good luck with your weather JMC.

5:59 pm

yw red

be careful, it is so cold today and not a break in next 10 days

whoo hoo 9 left.

go red!

oh dang the young pig got me again.

what?

the sh 5. the young piggie.

why so i always want to type in st? is that a word also?

i thought the pig was st 5

no the pig is an sh 5.

I think it is a different word.

6:08 pm

st5 is an animal, but more like an ermine, not a piggie

helllloooooo Monkey.

ty and hello monk

and fireworks. I did not find this grid fun. any clues?

6:09 pm

hello... just popped in for a sec, and now i'm off again :)

wtg red!

I almost never finish these days!

i stilll need 53, too many for clues ty!

well, if you want one or more. I cn give.

ty red. i am pretty exhaused, may be giving up oon

I have to go to bed. I have this horrid 22 mile run tomorrow morning.

well there is a Po 5, something people do to eggs.

an abbreviation en5, for HUUUUGE.

a race? i met a guy who runs races, he just promoted a new years day run

no just a training run.

wow, i did not know any races req'd a training run that long

Marathons....they are 26.2 miles. so some people even train over and do 30 milers, but I dont even want to do the 22...

wow, i admire you

it is going to be very painful. My only bright spot is that my old trainer is back in town on a vacation and she is going to try to come out and pace the last 6 or so which are the worst. do nto envy me. it is just stupid.

not stupid. is it cold there?

not very. WIll be about 45 tomorrow morning. then getting to 70 in the day. I think the rest of the week will get colder...

is there a group running the practice?

6:24 pm

Hi redturtle and TO. Sounds very disciplined, running marathons.

hello stidge

Because of my work schedule its hard to run with others, as much of the world is on a 9-5 schedule... so it will be alone, but I will be looking for Sarah at the end...yipee!

Hi Stidgmere!

oh my, what a lovely cake!

6:26 pm

Nice to see you, two. I'm just starting the grid after finishing doing the loads of washing, folding, and putting clothes away. A little dusting and going through file drawers getting rid of old tax forms for the 1990s.

we did a very little bit of cleaning up, though it will be a chore. house is neat, i cannot imagine what it would be like for some old folks who hoard

6:28 pm

You probably know how horrible I am changing pictures. Jillibus coaches me but I am not a good learner about this. Right, I don't think of myself as a hoarder but . . ..

things build up if you stay in one place for a long time....

heck, i am. not cats, though! :)

OK, running a hot bath! Good Night. I hope your snow TO is minimal!!!

exactly, red. so i must clean to have room for any of dad's stuff i may want

btw, can you clue the o word pls/

6:30 pm

o + what you do to a book

6:31 pm

and hello ((TO))

ty and hi mom!

6:31 pm

you're welcome, TO. How much snow are you expecting?

clue for the w not wa4/9?

6:31 pm

wa 4/9 + not down

ty

6:32 pm

we will be under a winter storm warning tomorrow, 3-5 inches expected

6:32 pm

you're welcome

we are , also.

6:32 pm

I am ready for this to be over

6:33 pm

Mom, I'm from Indy and am hoping for enough to call off school.

i am bone tired. drove up from nj

down, rather.

6:34 pm

Not all the other hassle, just no school

6:34 pm

oh TO, that must be a long drive

6:34 pm

I am sure the schools will be closed tomorrow

no, but tiring. i don't think my blooed has gone nack to normal yet.

6:35 pm

that is good news TO, so glad to hear that

6:35 pm

We don't call easy like southern IN. Suburban schools with little hills

6:35 pm

oh they will cancel school here for a flurry

6:36 pm

don't want to lose those tax dollars for hour delays

they sent kids home friday in the worst of the storm, at 1300, because that constitutes a full day of school. if they had waited until 3, the roads would have been cleared.

6:37 pm

that is so dangerous to do that

i have 5n 6 huge;mwhat is the other e?

6:37 pm

i cant find he 6 27 in more words. any clues?

6:37 pm

en + money

ty

6:37 pm

past tense of the he 4/6 before it MKG

6:38 pm

ty

6:38 pm

ty! got it. now why isnt that in more words?

6:38 pm

I am still trying to figure out the en huge word. I am really slow today

6:38 pm

oh it is in more words. so sorry.

i don't have ONE 7 letter word :/

e + no4/5

6:39 pm

ap 7/36

6:39 pm

past tense of what you wear around your waist to keep food off your clothes while cooking

now i remember why i hate a words so much

6:39 pm

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!!

6:39 pm

au 7/36, person who goes over your books during an au 5/14

6:39 pm

TO, I guess I should ask if you want clues or not

6:40 pm

congrats Godthaab

wtg godhaab

6:41 pm

ca 7/40 a feline + what sits on your shoulders

what the hell is THAT?!

6:42 pm

beats me

where is stidgmere?

6:44 pm

sw 7/52 past tense of the sw 5/20 .... a passing of the lawn mower cut a sw this wide

6:45 pm

then there is a ta 7/32, de 7/40, ch 7/40 none of which I have

6:45 pm

she was here just a few minutes ago

6:46 pm

oh and a ad 7/36 what is inside your nasal cavity

lol

6:46 pm

thanks TO for the EN word

6:47 pm

then that clue was given this morning, people were saying that booger wasn't in the grid :-)

yes

6:48 pm

ch 7/40 is musical composer with a vowel on the end

ty

6:49 pm

oh just saw a de 7/36 as well

6:49 pm

hello :D how many words today please?

de as prefix?

6:50 pm

Hi Same 142

6:50 pm

don't have either of the de words

6:50 pm

working on them now

6:50 pm

thanks

6:50 pm

you're welcome

6:50 pm

oops, Sami*

6:51 pm

hi everyone

6:51 pm

Hi Jen

6:52 pm

ca 7?

6:52 pm

Both the de/7's end with the robot ending

6:53 pm

feline + what sits on your shoulders MKG

got one de7/40 ty

6:53 pm

thanks Jan got the de 7/40

and got the de 7/3 ty

6:53 pm

d

6:54 pm

and the 7/36, thanks

6:54 pm

Hi Stidgmere

what kind of cake id that, gmere?

6:54 pm

that leaves the ta 7/32 for me for the 7 letter words

6:54 pm

got it. ty

6:55 pm

got it ....

6:55 pm

t + a6/21

me too1

6:55 pm

you're welcome mkg

6:55 pm

TO, you have all the 7's now?

yes ty

i still need 18

6:59 pm

sure thing

7:00 pm

I am throwing in the towel with 30 left. Good night everyone. Hope to see all of you tomorrow. ((Hugs))

good night, mom. hope your snow is not too bad

7:01 pm

good night TO, I wish you the same. I certainly won't be going out in it. I hope you can stay at home also

7:02 pm

de 7 clue please??

7:02 pm

the ti 6/24 was dumb ... the ti* of your finger can get cut if you are not careful with a knife +feline. UGH

no, i must go to work, hope it starts after i am home

need u clues

7:03 pm

lots of weird feline words

7:03 pm

ours is suppose to start slowly after midnight but pick up steadily after 6 am

up + two of the to 4 words

7:03 pm

yes very dumb. i can see top+ feline but who ever heard of that word?

7:04 pm

de 7 cxlue please?

7:04 pm

mkg, take the de 4/5 and add the robot ending and the de 4/6 with the same ending

7:04 pm

the feline + on your shoulders? sounds like a playground taunt

7:05 pm

TO, hopefully it will take some time to get to you all from here

7:05 pm

got it. ty

7:05 pm

you're welcome.

7:05 pm

Now, off I go. Good night

tomorrow evening rush hour

7:05 pm

but i need the other de 7. sorry mom. do you have it?

7:05 pm

ooohhh, be safe then

7:06 pm

which one did you get mkg?

7:07 pm

they both have the robot ending, MKG and they both build off the 4 letter de words

7:07 pm

ty

7:07 pm

sure thing

7:07 pm

amazing. ty mom

7:07 pm

my pleasure, mkg

mom, do you have the ni word?

7:09 pm

mkg - just realized that they accept the ca7/40 word, but not if you change the c to an h! ha

i guess she is gone... happy babbling, everyone

7:12 pm

TO, wait.,

7:12 pm

just got it

7:12 pm

ni* and Tuck + vowel

7:13 pm

I was on the phone and hadn't signed out yet when I saw your question

7:13 pm

HI everybody; how are you all tonight?

7:15 pm

nef!

7:15 pm

how are you tonight, hoya? I got home from work about an hour ago, ate supper and am ready to play

7:16 pm

i have 41 left and am relying on mom and lickety

7:17 pm

mom and lickety sound very reliable! :-)

7:18 pm

LOL! my DH just asked if I wanted dessert, I heard "apple" and asked for some peanut butter for it. He just gave me a bowl of applesauce with a sppon of peanut butter in it! :-D

7:21 pm

funny

7:21 pm

i just found a medical word that has been eluding me all day - surprise surprise!

7:21 pm

guess I should have listened closer to what he said

7:21 pm

gotta take a break....

7:22 pm

a de word?

7:22 pm

applesauce and PB actually sounds pretty good.

7:22 pm

well, those and another ... and another. but i wasnt trying v hard earlier...

7:23 pm

ok, i gotta go do some work, back later...

7:24 pm

okay, so I gotta keep on my toes for a while. The PB and applesauce tastes good, the texture isn't perfect though

7:24 pm

See you later!

7:26 pm

fireworks here

7:26 pm

WTG, wv!!!! YAY!!!!

7:27 pm

YAY teach!

7:27 pm

thanks

7:27 pm

hey all... loading babble so it's ready when I am... about 20 minutes from finishing one paper for tomorrow. Then a little more reading. Then some random "concept mapping" (I guess...) then ... *sigh*

7:27 pm

*fades to dull periwinkle-grey*

7:28 pm

hi stid. YOu need a break

7:34 pm

anyone out there with a clue for that 8 letter word?

7:35 pm

it is op 8 Nef

7:35 pm

the past tense of a op 6,21

7:35 pm

need more?

7:36 pm

thanks Bugs. How are you tonight?

7:36 pm

had a cranky day at worksoI am just being quiet here. I need silence sometimes

7:36 pm

got it! (I had the op 6 already) :-)

7:37 pm

I thot you might

7:38 pm

I had a long day at work; cleaned out some of the extra stuff in my office and then had to clean up the mess so it would make my partner happy (I job-share the work; but I'm supposed to be the manager

7:41 pm

I work with 13/14 year olds who just love to argue and debate everything in the world!!!!! some days I just want to duct tape their mouths shut and tell them to get over it. Instead I tell them how it was in the "old days" whenI went to sschool and teachers were allowed to clobber you or chuck chalk at you. They just laugh

7:41 pm

pn

7:42 pm

sorry, I have a new keyboard and it is stickky

7:44 pm

ooh. I was raised by an old-fashioned school teacher (think 1 room schoolhouse). She became County Supt. of Schools and could strike terror in both students and teachers. She said you start out witchy and then ease up and it worked out that she could manage students much bigger than her

7:45 pm

i remember teachers throwing chalk at students

7:46 pm

I can manage to most obnoxious of kids as long as they don't have an audience to play to. Today, other students joined in and egged them on.

7:46 pm

Geez; our teachers used to hit us with a ruler!

7:46 pm

really mean ones would throw the whole board eraser t Seain

7:47 pm

erasers hurt less than chalk -- much softer

7:47 pm

our senior prank was stealing all the whiteboard erasers -- we didn't have chalkboards in our HS

7:48 pm

We were hit with rulers, yardsticks, paddles and the strap. No you can't even ask a boy if he will lift his shirt to check for measles without risking being charged with indecent behaviour!

7:48 pm

once my sister mouthed off at her 6th grade teacher and got her hands hit with a ruller. She told the teacher "I'm going to tell my Aunt!" (the teacher who raised us) and the teacher said "go right ahead!" My sister got a whipping when our Aunt found out

7:50 pm

Exactly my point NEf! in those days we were responsible for our behaviour and just got in more trouble for being disrespectful at school.

7:51 pm

troubel at school meant LOTS more trouble at home!

7:51 pm

is is right and proper

7:51 pm

Now the parents call in lawyers if you talk to a kid in private about their behaviour and it is embarassing to get spoken to in public so what do you do....

7:52 pm

not all parents are that protective of course, but it can be frustrating to have the kids take responsibility for their own behaviour

7:53 pm

how can a kid learn to be responsible for their own behavior if that's how things are done these days?

7:54 pm

as I say, what can you do? I listen to a lot of whining and excuses all day

7:54 pm

okay, paper done and printing.

7:55 pm

well done, stid :)

7:55 pm

*Fluttering around Stid with pre-warmed slippers, a cozy warm blanket, and choclits*

7:55 pm

HEy stid!!

7:55 pm

hi stid

7:56 pm

Molly you a such a dear

7:56 pm

thanks Molly -- and Tom is getting supper ready.

7:56 pm

Bugs (((hugs))) hard day, I see. *offers cup of hot fresh tea*

7:57 pm

I played with 6th graders' minds today... LOL poor kids!

7:57 pm

thanks stid. Today I was ready to take vitamin B by the handfull to help me maintain calm

7:57 pm

thanks for the OP 8 btw

7:58 pm

I found it myself and I have trouble with long ones

7:58 pm

good for you bugs!

7:58 pm

how are the 6th graders? 7 and 8 did me in today

7:59 pm

I am looking forward to a bit of community-building tomorrow before class starts, have set up a potluck. We'll see who shows up! LOL

7:59 pm

food is always a good idea! lol

7:59 pm

oh, they are nice kids. still very much in the concrete thinking mode, which is unusual at this point in the year (last three classes had only one or two kids at that point by this time)

8:00 pm

it is the biggest jump I have noticed between 6 and 7th grade

8:00 pm

i'm back - i miss anything?

8:00 pm

I hollered (LOUDLY) at some 8th graders who were goofing around in a space I was trying to work with a small group. Impressed my kids a LOT. And it was a chore then to get them back on task *sigh*

8:01 pm

good for you, stid.

8:01 pm

But I don't think these 6th graders had heard my official "teacher voice" yet... LOL nice to know it works at my "home" school as well as when student teaching!

8:01 pm

just me whining about being cranky today hoyadoc

8:01 pm

hey hoya

8:02 pm

hey stid

8:02 pm

whine away

8:02 pm

ah, cranky is just a sign that you are noticing something that needs fixing.

8:03 pm

true, and know what I need to do about it --- stop working with so many kids at once

8:03 pm

I got medicine from the doc today... have had itching (for many months) in a place that one simply cannot scratch in front of children! *deliberately leaving the rest to the imagination* -- so had to rule out possibilities of skin infection or cancer. No known cause, will try hydroxyzine for a few weeks and see how it goes.

8:04 pm

I am really relieved that I went to see someone, but just wish I hadn't had to do it while in school (I should have gone during my vacation).

8:04 pm

boy i sure picked a good time to walk in

8:04 pm

well, you work with some more challenging students I think bugs...

8:05 pm

LOL hey welki! at least it's not contagious!!! **extra hugs for welki**

8:05 pm

we had a teacher in high school who didnt speak to us for a whole lesson. When we walked into class there was a message on board saying what we had to do and under that it said |"seeing as you are all so smart already whatever the issue is I am sure you can work it out on your own"

8:05 pm

I get the worst ones usually but they always turn out to be great when they don't have an audience

8:05 pm

that is an interesting approach crystalle -- how did that work out?

8:05 pm

whenever we tried to speak to him he pointed to the message

8:06 pm

crystalle what a great idea! I bet you were all chagrined for an hour or so

8:06 pm

ah. smart teacher!

8:07 pm

kind of sounds like the approach i take with my kids sometimes. "you want to be in charge? ok, good luck fixing dinner and finishing and folding the laundry."

8:07 pm

I keep having difficulty catching kids talking (side conversations) when they are supposed to be working independently.... I have a lot of awareness to develop.

8:08 pm

the next day the message read "seeing as not one of you got yesterdays work 100% correct I assume you are not smart enough to teach yourselves therefore if u are ready for me to teach you BEHAVE AND LISTEN!!" not sure if those where the exact words but something like that

8:08 pm

okay, I have had my 15 minute break. Time to start the next task...

8:08 pm

LOL crystalle!

8:08 pm

did it work?

8:08 pm

poor stid. are you even playing Babble tonight?

8:08 pm

We behaved and listened

8:09 pm

thanks for being here friends! (((Hugs and choclits))) ***GOLD stars for Bugs*** will be back soonish (down to 61 bugs... it's my break from work) *poof*

8:09 pm

I like that he didn't single any kid out with this technique and it certainly had an impact on you

8:10 pm

it sure did

8:10 pm

i use the very same technique on my kids and hubby. and it gets results from them too

8:11 pm

I am putting that one into my bag of tricks. Thanks crystalle

8:13 pm

wa6/39 pls?

8:14 pm

wa 4,9 + not down

8:14 pm

wa + opposite of down

8:15 pm

ty Bugs & Peach

8:16 pm

May I please have a clue for ti6-24? Thanks

8:17 pm

that teacher then instigated weekly award a movie or small choc if as a class we made certain goals

8:17 pm

*** of the iceberg + felinw

8:17 pm

feline

8:18 pm

it is a stupid word gapeach and hoya doc's clue is great!

8:18 pm

Thanks much hoyadoc.

8:18 pm

what the heck is it supposed to be anyway? Some of these words are STUPID!

8:18 pm

sure thing

8:20 pm

looking back on highschool which i only graduated in 2000 I had pretty good teachers

8:21 pm

crystalle, what part of Australia are you in? A nurse friend of mine is in Queensland and dealing with the flooding. I hope you are high and dry

8:22 pm

I remember the most abusive teachers were in my elementary years.

8:22 pm

One of them even came to my house on saturdays and after school to help me finish year 12 after i got pregnant

8:22 pm

Luckily i am in western australia. ON the other side of aus to the floods

8:22 pm

YAY for terrific teachers!! I am always inspired by them.

8:23 pm

firewords for me

8:23 pm

anyone need a clue before I go for food?

8:23 pm

Congrats, Bugsaw!!!!!

8:23 pm

yay bugs!

8:24 pm

YAY, Bugs!!!! WTG!!!!

8:24 pm

Yes, please, so4-6 the 1st.....thanks

8:24 pm

That should make your day! :-)

8:24 pm

She was a godsend!! without her i wouldnt have graduated and not only that she gave a very frightened young girl support through a tough time . To top it all off she bought me heaps of things for my baby

8:24 pm

bows all round but stomache grumbles. any slow motion clues needed?

8:25 pm

she sounds like someone who really cared about you, crystalle

8:25 pm

you were so lucky to have such a supportive person in your life when you needed it crystalle. So was your baby!

8:25 pm

(and showed me how to use most of the things lol)

8:25 pm

kiss the not so little one for us and I am poofed

8:26 pm

it tells me i already entered a word but it's not showing up on my list

8:26 pm

yes i was. She inspired me to help and that is why i volunteer at a youth centre helping teenage mothers

8:26 pm

Bugs, I'm over half way (thanks to your lovely company) but am not aware of what clues I need yet as I haven't listed yet

8:27 pm

crystalle, that is a wonderful thing you are doing.

8:27 pm

hoyadoc; sometimes it hiccups. refresh

8:27 pm

i better go and start baking. We are having a morning tea to raise money for the flood victims. The most recent report we had there where 8 confirmed deaths and 72 people missing

8:27 pm

i entered it like an hour ago

8:28 pm

maybe in chat?

8:28 pm

no - refreshing worked - thx!

8:29 pm

I hope your friend is ok Nef. The news reports are horrifying. Cars and houses are being swept away.

8:31 pm

hi folks... i am shamelessly asking for one word and then leaving... exhausted... ti 6/24 please?

8:31 pm

People are huddled on rooftops waiting to be rescued. I know that there have been bad floods in other countries recently but this seeems so much worse because its happening in MY country

8:32 pm

dorens....ti* the waiter + feline

8:32 pm

its kinda hard to believe though because where i am in australia it is VERY VERY dry and VERY VERY hot!

8:34 pm

(sorry, on phone call)

8:34 pm

ti 6 ends with the animal that says me0w]

8:34 pm

Dorens did you get it?

8:34 pm

thanks inge!

8:34 pm

and ga peach

8:34 pm

yw

8:35 pm

and that is my firewords... now to sleep!

8:35 pm

see u all later. Have a good day!

8:35 pm

Mine too, Dorens, Gute Nacht to all'+

8:35 pm

Congrats, Dorens!!!!!

8:36 pm

de5-16 please.....thanks

8:37 pm

not breadth but de5

8:37 pm

de 5 is a measurement term, not width or length but de---

8:38 pm

Thanks much, inge.

8:38 pm

Thanks to you too, dan.

8:38 pm

np - evening all

8:38 pm

I am off to dream land. Pooof

8:39 pm

Evening, dan.

8:39 pm

Sweet dreams, inge.

hi everyone!

8:42 pm

May I please have a clue for en6-24? Thanks.

en + money money money!

does anyone have the ti6? I'm stuck.

8:44 pm

Ti* the waiter + feline

thanks!

i would have never found that one...

8:48 pm

Thanks, ballet, I'm working on the 'Money".

it's a four letter word you probably already have :)

9:01 pm

hello all for a bit

9:01 pm

Just filling in while supper starts.

9:02 pm

I need an mo 5 and what I see is "Moida She Wrote"

9:02 pm

OOps, timer going...

hi jilli :)

9:03 pm

back in a while...

let us know if you need a clue for that mo5

9:03 pm

silly me

9:03 pm

OMG, thanks, ballet.....can't believe I didn't see that one.

9:03 pm

Hi there, jilli.

haha it happens sometimes, ga

do either of you happen to have the ca7?

9:04 pm

I do need a clue plz

9:04 pm

*wanders in whistling "tricky mama with ulterior motives "who me" tune"*.... hey all!

9:04 pm

you need only one clue jill?? *innocent mama look*

9:04 pm

ca7 -- feline noggin

9:04 pm

guess what I just did!!! *giggle giggle*

9:04 pm

ballet....feline + top of your body.

9:05 pm

need ;lopts but must cook supper, stid -- back later!

hi stid :)

ah goodness! thanks jilli and ga. That's fireworks for me.

9:05 pm

what, stid?

9:05 pm

I played a youtube video of a virtuosos tuba player for the stidkid, and he is now SPONTANEOUSLY practicing his trombone!

9:05 pm

see you later jill! *hugs*

9:05 pm

terrif, stid!

haha that's exciting stid

9:06 pm

back asap

9:06 pm

Congrats, balletslippers.

9:06 pm

:-D usually I am more transparent, but this worked!

thanks :)

9:06 pm

YAY ballet!!

it's all in how you bring it up, i would imagine, stid. If you act nonchalant, you're more likely to get the results you want than if you come on too strong.

9:07 pm

okay, back to my studies. *hugs all wistfully* I think I am getting close to "done" for today.

bye stid!

9:08 pm

back later . *poof-lite*

i think i'll take my leave as well because I've got a chocolate pie that has finally cooled and just installed Adobe Design Suite (my birthday/christmas present) so I would like to play around some. :) night ga and jilli!

9:10 pm

Sweet dreams, balletslippers.

9:10 pm

I'm down to one...so4-6 the 1st....please...thanks

9:14 pm

NM....got it.....fireworks here....thanks for all the help

9:19 pm

not your 1st year

9:23 pm

clue for di6/21 pls

9:25 pm

nm got it

9:42 pm

need help with in5/12 for fireworks

9:43 pm

in5 - not competent

9:43 pm

of course a super-easy word! ty!

9:44 pm

funny i got ad5/14 but not that one!

9:45 pm

congrats hoya

9:45 pm

ty

9:49 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:49 pm

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

9:49 pm

fine Min, and you?

9:51 pm

I am well, thank you. I am not babbling tonight. I am just stopping here briefly to say hello to babble gang.

9:51 pm

hello again. I've been on the phone with my aunt for the past 1 1/2 hours; My Gosh! Myy family sure talks a lot!

hi all

9:52 pm

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

9:52 pm

Hello TeaNCrackers!How are you?Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

hi Min. How come you're doing the grid tonight?

9:56 pm

No Nef, I am NOT doing the puzzle. Just getting here now & it's too late. Hope that I can babble tomorrow.

9:56 pm

I need a hint for that di 6/21 now please

9:57 pm

foreign money, add a vowel to the word before

9:57 pm

Sorry, Min. I'm really tired tonight myself I know what I meant but it didn't come out correct

9:57 pm

Sorry I cannot help you Nef, hopefully tomorrow I will.

9:57 pm

thanks, joey

9:58 pm

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

9:58 pm

yqw, glad to help

9:58 pm

gnight min

9:58 pm

nite, Min!

9:59 pm

ti6 anybody?

10:00 pm

ti* your hat +feline, dan2

10:01 pm

the feline compound words very annoying in this grd - ty Nef

10:01 pm

they really are, aren't they?

10:02 pm

55 left and I can't see anymore words even after a long break. Time to list I guess

10:04 pm

wireforks! tx again Nef and all cluers - the de7 robot words were my last

10:05 pm

YAY< dan2!!! WTG!!!

10:10 pm

Wow! Just got an email from Amazon giving me a refund on items I bought because of an "export fee reduced"!!!

10:11 pm

Hello again after dinner.

10:11 pm

6 left.

10:13 pm

hi jilli.

10:20 pm

2 now. It's been a hard day.

10:21 pm

Any clues for ta7?

10:21 pm

The feline compound words really aren't that bad. One is what is on top of a feline's body and the other is what is at the very end of its tail, but reverse the compound.

10:21 pm

Hi all.

10:22 pm

Hello jac

10:22 pm

The most annoying word of the day, for anyone who respects the structure of the English language is wa6/39.

10:24 pm

how about those up6 words? Ugh.

10:24 pm

Re the feline words, one is a thing that sticks out on a ship that they tie the anchor to and the other is an old game.

10:24 pm

jilli - they;re not too bad, since I have heard/seen them used.

10:25 pm

No clues forthcoming for ta7? well, off to morewords then.

10:25 pm

*they're not what I typed, LOL

10:25 pm

I've never heard the up6 words and never hope to.

10:25 pm

ta7 has to do with touching, jilli.

10:26 pm

T + the opposite of not doing anything/something.

10:26 pm

ty jac -- and that's a word?

10:27 pm

add a postive charge to the end of the very discreet and polite ta4/5 before it.

10:27 pm

jilli - it is, but not one I've ever heard used.

10:27 pm

got it, thks, jac

10:28 pm

I did pick up a lovely word from EvaNadine earlier. 'Snausages'. Apparently it was a dog treat brand name in USA and is now what she and her hubby call sausages. However, I thought it the perfect word for the vegetarian 'sausages' my daughter eats.

10:28 pm

and fwks

10:29 pm

Well done, Jilli! *~*~*~*~*~*~*

10:30 pm

ty jac -- I'm SO tired.

10:31 pm

Lots of stress lately -- too many things to describe. I shall overcome.

10:31 pm

Now to get the next icon.

10:32 pm

Just read your thing about Joy Adamson, jilli. My first interest in Africa was fuelled by reading Michaela Denis's book 'Leopard In My Lap'.

10:32 pm

Hope everything is okay, Jilli?xxx

10:33 pm

My pet icon is my cat not quite fitting into his bed.

10:33 pm

nothing serious, jac -- just an accumulation of things

10:34 pm

It's lovely, jac.

10:34 pm

hey all!

10:34 pm

jilli - glad its nothign serious, but take time out for youself anyway.xx

10:34 pm

Hi Stid.

10:35 pm

*puts jill's feet up and brings her a cocktail*

10:37 pm

My fridge conked out and I now have a new one nothing like as good as the 22-year-old one. My desktop computer conked out but at least I have this laptop. Thje htechie I hired is too busy with another job just now to help out much. Tomorrow I switch from satellite to cable and hope the 2 misbehaving TVs will shape up. My bridge partner was in a foul mood today and I lost my temper with her. There's more, but phooey.

10:37 pm

Michaela played Debbie Kerr's double in 'King Solomon's Mines'. Some of her outer beauty was lost, if I recall after a car accident which resulted in her needed facial surgery. She then met her husband to be, Armand Denis and they embarked on their adventures. I do hope my Mum still has those books! I read them when I was 8 or 9.

10:38 pm

Jilli - sounds like crapola, as the youngsters say. It will get better!

10:39 pm

Thanks for the cocktail, stid, and Tom's copm[puter advice, which, combined with pini's, i shall follow as soon as I can gather my scattered wits.

10:40 pm

ow I need a tylenol for the backache which just arrived -- back soon!

10:40 pm

*now

10:41 pm

tylenol is called paracetamol in UK.

10:42 pm

I think I read King Solomon's Mines about 3 times as a kid.

10:42 pm

I think 'ow' was prabably more apt, jilli!

10:42 pm

Or even prObably more apt. LOL

10:42 pm

I figured that out a while ago, jac. And here I'm not really using it, but a generic acetominophen.

10:43 pm

Yes, today has been an "ow".

10:43 pm

I've just looked Michaela Denis up on Wikipee. There's no mention of her car accident and scarring etc. I must ask my Mum if she's still got the books later.

10:43 pm

brb...

10:47 pm

If a drug is a drug, I wonder why it gets different names in UK and USA? What are the roots that the names come from? I'm intrigued.

10:50 pm

dunno -- there's an azntihistamine here called chlortripolon, called chlortrimeton (I think) in the USA. Something to do with patents and money?

10:50 pm

And why do some forms of the drug work better for some people than others? Paracetamol used to work fine for me, but now I need the Plus version. Beloved, however, swear by 'Anadin', which is a combination of aspirin and paracetamol.

10:51 pm

jilli - I was just wondering about the scientific/chemistry terms that make up the words. Who makes them up, I wonder?

10:52 pm

Whatever. The next icon theme is Dragonflies, and googling them sounds pleasant so that's where I'm going just now for a bit.

10:52 pm

The names? The pharmaceutical companies, I'm sure.

10:52 pm

Jac, I think that they are given different names just for the heck of it to confuse the public

10:53 pm

Hi Nef.

10:53 pm

hi jilli

10:54 pm

I've noticed that 'Anadin' (a brand name) is now being advertised in one ad in 4 different forms, one's for joint pain, one's for headaches etc. What a load a crap! As every child learns, after they ask, 'How does the pill know where it hurts?', all the nerve endings in the body are dulled. So, it's yet another money-making exercise from a drug company who will get away with it because people are fooled by placebo names. And the price for the tablets varies depending on hw big the pain is.

10:55 pm

Hi Nef.

10:55 pm

I once went to a pharmacy continuing ed class that discussed how drug names are chosen. Basically, the brand names had to be catchy, couldn't sound like anything already on the market, and pronouncable by the general public. I can't remember the rules for the generic names though

10:55 pm

Jilli - don't talk to my Beloved about dragonflies. He thinks they are sent to not sit still and to torment him when he has camera in hand. LOL

10:56 pm

There are little clues -- ParACETamol and ACETominophen, for instance.

10:57 pm

backson. bisy backson.

10:57 pm

Yes, and most of the brand names contain a little Latin or Greek.

10:58 pm

Nef - I'd have been interested to be at that talk.

11:00 pm

It was years ago, Jac. Well over 15, if I remember right.

11:01 pm

Re my Beloved wis his fancy camera... the birds make fun of him, too. They sit there and pose, and then watch him prepare his camera and bugger off while he's in mid-shot.

11:01 pm

He gets good shots sometimes, though.

11:02 pm

he should be ready all the time; Jac. Not just when he decides to take a picture

11:03 pm

We came over all nerdy during our Christmas holiday together just as a couple, and went out walking and bird-watching for many of the days. It was lovely. Really enjoyed it.

11:04 pm

Nef- if he was a wildlife cameraman for a living, he would be. However, he's a trucker, and they're pretty on the mark for photo-taking, too, most of the time.

11:05 pm

They have to be, given some of the things that happen on the road.

11:07 pm

I got some pretty good pictures back when I was younger and really IN to photography. I just haven't got the time or energy these days

11:07 pm

But he's not on the road much of the time now and I know he misses it. He's mostly office-based with all the stress the 'phones bring. So, when he has free time, he likes to get out and walk in the woods, spotting birds and flora and fauna on Sunday mornings before I'm up. And, when we get chance to be together on holiday, I join him.

11:08 pm

that sounds lovely

11:08 pm

DE 7s clues

11:09 pm

bleu, one has to do with the skin and one with the teeth sort of; both have robotic endings

11:09 pm

de7 has to do with the skin. You can get a de7 cyst anywhere in your body and it can contain teeth and hair. Very yucky.

11:09 pm

AD 7

11:09 pm

Nef - it is.

11:10 pm

ad7 is the thing up your nose, not a bogey. Think tubes that can get painfully blocked.

11:10 pm

tonsils and ad7

11:12 pm

Here's my dragonfly and writeup courtesy of Wikipedia.

11:12 pm

fot the AD. still not sure on the DEs

11:13 pm

I suppose I should start looking for words again if I'm going to finish the grid! I'd lost track of time for a bit!

11:13 pm

back. work for tomorrow is complete. time to PLAY!

11:13 pm

jilli - breathing through the rectum is the thing that stayed with me. LOL

11:13 pm

ok got one DE, did you clue both?

11:14 pm

jill, I ADORE the red ones! we don't actually get the big blue ones very much at our place.

11:14 pm

b;eugirl - not, I clued the 2nd de7.

11:14 pm

hehe, jac :-D

11:14 pm

The first de7 is toothlike.

11:14 pm

bleu, the words start with de and end with the robotic ending. that's 5 letters; just fill in the middle letters

11:14 pm

I don't get dragonflies up here on the rock :-(

11:15 pm

thanks for the de 7 words

11:15 pm

it's too windy for them there.

11:15 pm

i got it. monkeyed!

11:15 pm

but you get sasquatches! LOL

11:15 pm

Fireworxxxx

11:15 pm

too dry too, stid

11:15 pm

Hooray for bleu!

11:16 pm

YAY, Bleu!!! WTG!!!

11:16 pm

No sasquatches HERE, stid!

11:17 pm

YAY bleu!

11:17 pm

sure there is! I took a pic of a teenage one just a few years ago ;-)

11:17 pm

Speaking of windy, which it has been here earlier, a pair of magpies have built a nest atop the only remaining tall branch of a birch tree in my neighbour's garden. It's whacking about like hell in the wind and they're both still sitting in it. They'vde both checked me out as a neighbour, due to me having a bird feeder, and they know I have a cat, hence the high nest.

11:18 pm

LOL stid!

11:18 pm

Magpies are smart. They don't live here either. We have clever crows and ravens.

11:20 pm

we don't have magpies here, not sure why. LOTS of crows and some ravens. And eagles and herons and oh! JILL!!! I SAW A REAL-LIVE COUGAR LAST WEEK!!!!!! Just a few miles from our house!

11:21 pm

(man, those are BIG cats!)

11:21 pm

it was hunting (not me) and I wasn't sure at first what I had seen.... they are FAST as well as big (long, tall, and lean)

11:21 pm

Yikes, stid!

11:22 pm

Just before Christmas, I was sitting here at the front of the house in the office when I heard a strange noise and turned around to see a magpie clinging to my top open window and tapping on it to get my attention. That freaked me out a bit, since a single magpie, especially one tapping on your window is a portent of death. Most of my family were travelling, flying or whatever over the Christmas period. I had to tell myself not to be silly and to stop thinking about it in the end. After Christmas, I was starkers in the bathroom having a wash at the basin when I heard a magpie squeak (that's the trilling sound they do, rather than the machine gun noise they make). A magpie had alighted on the sill of the bathroom window and was peering at me through the frosted glass.

11:22 pm

rofl... a peeping tompie!

11:22 pm

PBS has been showing a very interesting programme about crows

11:23 pm

I'd not got to the point of putting out bread, crushed biscuits and bird seed at that point, that day, so maybe it was just telling me it was hungry. I think I was being checked out re nest site.

11:23 pm

I will probably put extra seed out again tomorrow, certainly on Weds if it snows as predicted.

11:23 pm

Jill -- we have ROBINS already... they're early for here by a mo5

11:24 pm

birdbrains are cleverer than they're given credit for

11:24 pm

The robins are here too, stid and have been for a while!

11:25 pm

And we're promised snow on Wednesday too

11:25 pm

I saw something else the other day that is also an early spring bird. Wondering if the weather guys have it wrong and we are not going to have such a harsh winter after all.... or we will and the poor wee critters won't make it.

11:25 pm

Stid, I said a peeping Tompie or pervy Magpie, too! LOL

11:25 pm

I have lots of suet out for the birds, and seed bells

11:26 pm

snap, Jac!

11:26 pm

We have wintering Anna's Hummingbirds here now too.

11:27 pm

i have lots of cardinals -- so beautiful against the pristine snow

11:27 pm

Well, it's only January and the magpies are already making nests. There are fat buds on both mine and my neighbours' lilac trees. But the heron is hungry, is haunting gardens without ponds, or with water but no fish like ours is.

11:27 pm

bonsoir, chere une! comment ca va?

11:27 pm

No cardinals here, une :-(

11:28 pm

oh Une... ***many many hugs*** I hadn't heard yet. I am so sorry

11:28 pm

The starlings can't get enough of the suet.

11:28 pm

sa mere was tres belle!

11:28 pm

hey, stiddy -- it's been a rocky week but Mother's visitation and funeral were beautiful and attended by several hundred friends and family -- quite a tribute to an extraordinary woman

11:29 pm

Une - so sorry to hear about your Mum.xxxxxxxx

11:29 pm

I am glad so many people were there for her. And for you.

11:29 pm

thanks so much . . .

11:29 pm

No starlings here just now either. A flock passes by once in a while but they don't stay.

11:30 pm

Oh, une I hope that was a bit of comfort to you.

11:30 pm

yes it definitely was

11:31 pm

there. reached 100. I am SO tired. My eyes are giving out, too. so I will make the text really big and just chat a while...

11:32 pm

brb again

11:32 pm

I don't know what advice to give about losing a parent. Life goes on and you must, too. The pain gets less sharp, most of the time, but you can still be taken unawares when you least expect it by a tune or a smell, a song or a view. That's life.

11:32 pm

une, I am sorry for your loss. It is hard to lose your mother, no matter what the circumstances.

11:33 pm

so true, Jac . . . we were very close and I have soooo many wonderful memories

11:33 pm

tx so much kimm

11:33 pm

Une; I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. My deepest sympathy to you. (((Uneaixoise)))

11:34 pm

I still have my Mum, thank God, but I miss my Dad almost every day, even 7 years on.

11:34 pm

tx nef . . . she will be missed terribly

11:34 pm

I don't care how old or young you are; in my experience, the loss of a mother is something you never get over.

11:37 pm

I lost my mom when I was 8; a friend who was 81 lost her mom (who was 104) and there is a hole in each of our lives. My Dad's death and the deaths of the Aunt and Uncle who raised me wasn't nearly as hard

11:37 pm

My Dad was lovelyy and my Mum annoys the hell out of me most of the time by finding every opportunity she can to belittle or make a fool of me in public, whilst doing her best for me in the background. I'm not sure what thats about and I'll probably never know, but I will miss her when she's gone. I've tried to be very different with my own daughter, showing how much I love her, whilst also leaving her free to lead her life as she wants to, but being there to hug etc., when she needs to touch 'Mumbase' or 'Motherplanet', as she's called me.

11:38 pm

oh, nef, 8 . . . I can't imagine -- I was very lucky to have my wonderful mom for 84 years

11:40 pm

My Mum's not a bad person, but very fragile re her ego. Sometimes that erupts in mild violence but mostly, she confines herself to trying to be funny by making fun of me.

11:40 pm

must go but will be back after the flip *poof*

11:41 pm

I have a feeling that she resented me when I was born, because she saw my Dad fall in love with his baby daughter.

11:41 pm

Her Dad was a bit of a swine who beat both is wife and his children, in the Victorian fashion.

11:42 pm

My Mum left home at 15 to live with her then boyfriend's older sister and her husband. (My Dad's sister, Joan.)

11:42 pm

Dad was doing National Service at the time.

11:43 pm

so not a happy life for her

11:44 pm

au revoir, Une **hugs**

11:44 pm

what is national service? military?

11:44 pm

Jac, I just looked at your profile. Those cakes are fabulous!

11:45 pm

Thanks Kimm.

11:45 pm

Do you just do that for fun? Or do you get paid to bake?

11:46 pm

stid - National Serive was being called up for the Military services.

11:46 pm

Not exactly for fun, Kimm - but to feed the family, yes.

11:46 pm

tipa

11:47 pm

there I go again! Good thing this grid is almost up!

11:48 pm

thanks Jac. Like our draft.

11:48 pm

Stid - I think it was called National 'Draft' re Vietnam etc., in USA.

11:48 pm

okay, I am toast. which is what kimm always makes me think of with her name -- I think she is "kim-n-toast" if I don't look carefully enough!

11:48 pm

AND I am rambling, which is never a good sign.

11:49 pm

*hugs and choclits for everyone!* be well, be safe, be warm, be happy. *poof*

11:49 pm

I'm off to bed now. Happy Babbling for those of you still gridding.x

11:49 pm

bye stid -- take care!

11:52 pm

and I see it's nearly 6 am in the UK...

11:53 pm

have a good sleep, jac!

11:58 pm

hello

11:59 pm

well, I won't finish again. Good night all; Happy Babbling!

11:59 pm

hi everyone, I hope we have another small one

11:59 pm

tomorrow's busy

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