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Total score 0 pts.
1 1,607
2 1,607
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162 1,607
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165 1,607
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167 1,607
168 1,607
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171 1,607
172 1,607
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174 1,607
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176 1,607
177 1,607
178 1,607
179 1,607
180 1,607
181 1,607
182 1,607
183 1,607
184 1,607
185 1,607
186 1,607
187 1,607
188 1,607
189 1,607
190 1,607
191 1,607
192 1,607
193 1,607
194 1,607
195 1,607
196 1,607
197 1,607
198 1,607
199 1,607
200 1,607
201 1,607
202 1,607
203 1,607
204 1,552
205 1,547
206 1,497
207 1,475
208 1,465
209 1,457
210 1,456
211 1,452
212 1,443
213 1,429
214 1,426
215 1,399
216 1,394
217 1,381
218 1,357
219 1,350
220 1,311
221 1,297
222 1,292
223 1,281
224 1,246
225 1,235
226 1,225
227 1,221
228 1,220
229 1,188
230 1,184
231 1,178
232 1,172
233 1,170
234 1,151
235 1,151
236 1,143
237 1,132
238 1,127
239 1,126
240 1,122
241 1,116
242 1,114
243 1,106
244 1,094
245 1,090
246 1,087
247 1,087
248 1,087
249 1,084
250 1,079
251 1,068
252 1,067
253 1,064
254 1,054
255 1,051
256 1,039
257 1,036
258 1,027
259 1,014
260 1,006
261 1,006
262 1,005
263 1,003
264 1,003
265 997
266 987
267 987
268 980
269 976
270 972
271 963
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802 34
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804 21
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159 total words

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:01 am

hello

12:01 am

di 6

12:01 am

CO6

Clues are up

12:02 am

Thank you, thank you, Lickety!!

12:02 am

Thanks so much Lickety!

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:02 am

how was your game today jilli?

12:03 am

We got good cards, flosey

12:03 am

no slams though.

12:03 am

but good overall score?

12:05 am

3250

12:05 am

sounds good

12:06 am

who did you play?

12:06 am

it was fun for us

12:07 am

that's the main thing

12:08 am

OU 6

12:08 am

Ann Barber and Mona Coulter, subbing for Joan Calderhead who is away

12:09 am

x3

12:09 am

have never met Mona

12:09 am

u beat me to it mlf

12:09 am

knew her from years ago -- very nice.

12:09 am

oops x 2 isnt it cos?

12:09 am

ou7

12:09 am

yeah x 2... and ou 7

12:09 am

thats what i have anyway

12:10 am

halfway

12:10 am

same three letters cos ?.

12:11 am

yes

12:11 am

we played with Jennifer and Lynn today

12:11 am

i monkeyed the ou7 but yeah same first 3 letters.. the last 4 is also a word

12:11 am

ye gods, une!

12:12 am

the E and U in 4th column is whats stopping me from nbt

12:13 am

my tired brain is what's stopping me!

12:13 am

that ou7 strange

12:13 am

:-)

12:13 am

clue helped me

12:13 am

got the U

12:13 am

i've heard it as a football term, I think, flosey . . .

12:14 am

ah, guess I could imagine it there

12:14 am

does anyone have that E in 4th column?

12:14 am

nope, sorry

12:14 am

not me

12:14 am

i dont

12:15 am

not I

late flip and hi all!

12:15 am

nor I

12:15 am

Hi Dee

12:15 am

hi dee hi

12:15 am

hey, dee

12:15 am

E stats first column?

12:15 am

ur all no help! :P

hi une hugs jili flosey

12:16 am

en 5/12 MLF

12:16 am

similar to an in 5/12

12:16 am

thanks cos

12:17 am

got it

12:17 am

yay :)

12:18 am

i need 4 more for nbt

12:18 am

i need that drat E.. wheres josh or dfm when you need them

12:19 am

ec 4

12:19 am

ty!

12:19 am

think that one is en5/12 ?

12:19 am

thanks arb

12:19 am

ohhhh hi seee it now

12:19 am

tx arb

12:19 am

oh, sorry cos, wrong one anyway

12:19 am

nbt!

12:20 am

now i need the 8 for nbs

12:20 am

can't get the j

12:20 am

me either flosey

12:20 am

neither can I, flosery

12:20 am

je 4/9

12:20 am

just go down.

12:21 am

hmm, flosery sounds ni4

12:21 am

ty cos, gotcha

12:21 am

i got a j

12:21 am

and ji4/9

anyone find the e in the 4th column

12:21 am

yeah.. ec 4/5 dee

12:21 am

sorry.. ec 4/6

12:21 am

ec4 french money

12:21 am

no, dee

12:22 am

U 4th column stats please?

12:22 am

merci, une!

ty une!

12:22 am

:-D

12:22 am

ut 4/5

nbt

12:22 am

wtg Dee

12:22 am

got it nbt

aura

12:22 am

yikes! monkeyed that ut4!

ooops ty

12:23 am

5 tiles blacked out!

12:23 am

wtg dee and mlf

12:23 am

106 and gnite *poof*

12:23 am

wtg mlf

12:23 am

(107 LOL)

12:24 am

g'night une

12:26 am

st 7

12:27 am

nbt

12:27 am

wtg flosey

wtg

12:27 am

tr 7/8

12:27 am

ty jilli, 2 heads tonight

12:28 am

actually its tr 5/7/8

12:28 am

only half a head here, flosey

12:28 am

I know that feeling all too well, Jilli

12:29 am

lol!

12:29 am

did find ne6, though

12:30 am

hmmm, must look

ou 7

12:33 am

aha, got it, thanks jilli

12:34 am

yw flosey

how many ou 6's have been called?

12:35 am

the 7's are... di7, ou7, st7, and tr7

12:35 am

got 2 ou 6's

ty diz

12:35 am

pnly two ou6

12:35 am

i have all the Os....

thx

12:36 am

ou 4x2, ou5x1, ou6x2 and ou7x1

12:37 am

nbt at last

12:38 am

yawn

wtg jili

12:38 am

wtg jilli

12:38 am

ty you guys

12:44 am

I see more than one buffalo here

ne 6/21

12:47 am

all I see is buffalo poop

ge 6 lol ru hi!

12:47 am

mentioned it a while ago, dee, thanks

12:48 am

tr 8

12:48 am

hi ru

12:48 am

hi jilli

ty jili missed it

12:50 am

dee, I seldom find such goodies this early, lol!

12:50 am

finally got the tr8

:~)

wtg flosey

12:51 am

lovely.. someone came out and said she had an affair with todd palin

12:51 am

wd flosey

12:52 am

st7? called I am su4

12:52 am

ruru all the 7's and 8 has been called :P

12:52 am

st7/28

12:52 am

di7 btw

12:53 am

have been called you mean?

12:53 am

yes

12:53 am

its late. :P

ae 6

12:53 am

*takes off Jilli hat now*

12:53 am

lol

12:54 am

yes, late indeed *reyawn*

12:54 am

poo on ru

12:54 am

LOL

ao 6 x 2

12:55 am

ty dee

12:56 am

ao 5/6 right for one of the ao right?

yw

12:56 am

that ao ca be pluralled twice

12:57 am

3 aos

12:57 am

i have ao5,6,6 is that right?

12:57 am

it ca kje?

12:57 am

:P

3 ae's; 3 an's; 3 ao's; 3 ar's; 5 au's

12:58 am

hi kje

12:58 am

dee, we have Lickety

12:58 am

thank god lickety doesn't have a N

was just trying to help cos jili, but ty

12:59 am

hi jilli

12:59 am

ty dee :)

odd dj 4/10... didn't know that word

12:59 am

dee, you didn't read enough fairy tales

12:59 am

oh its another word for genie

yw

12:59 am

we've had it before dee

12:59 am

thanks Dee, strange!

do tell, jili!

1:00 am

not so odd to me but i suppose i watch too much supernatural :)

yw

1:00 am

hi hi all, first babble on my new PC, whee!

hi rb!! cool!

1:00 am

dee thought it was the new DJ at her local disco

1:01 am

lol

su4 did

1:02 am

strange keyboard, hard to get used to, pardon any future typos, lol!

I never have gotten used to the mousepad on my laptop

1:07 am

just monkeyed the di7!

wtg flosey

1:08 am

i don't see that one

1:09 am

well, have 50 to go and have to be out of here tomorrow morning, be back sometime later

1:09 am

goodnight all

1:10 am

nite mrs. f

start with the 1st 3 letters of a jewel that is a girl's best friend + tr 5 minus the last letter

1:10 am

well ru, this dictionary doesn't have it either!!

nite flosey

1:10 am

ends in a man's name

1:11 am

thanks

yw

1:11 am

yw ru

1:12 am

yeah... NBT

fireworks

1:12 am

wtg Dee

1:12 am

whoa dee.. good going

ty may I help anyone before I poof? wtg ru!

1:14 am

yes..

1:14 am

I have ur 4,5 and ut 4 missing?

1:15 am

only have ur4 and ut

1:15 am

and the g's.. I only have ge6, gu 4,4,4

ur 5/12 and ur 5/14

ge 5/16 gu 5/16

1:17 am

took a break -- now I see dee finihsed -- yay dee!

1:17 am

can't get that ge5

1:18 am

mm

1:18 am

ge + vowell + mr freud's thesis

1:18 am

st

1:18 am

thanks ru

1:20 am

need a clue for ae6, please

1:22 am

not the faintest idea here flosey

1:22 am

tks ru

ty jili

ae + abbreviation for direction opp of southwest + pronoun for we...

1:24 am

tyty Dee, great clue

1:25 am

good nite.. I can't find any more words

1:25 am

I agree, dee -- tyvm

1:26 am

g'night ruru

1:26 am

I just posted my clue icon but you all have it, I think.

yqw

1:27 am

yes, have it, thanks jilli

well, I must get going... need to check emails before bed. Hugs to you and have a great day / eve!

1:28 am

but now I have an idea what it is?

1:28 am

g'night Dee

*poofing with hugs*

1:29 am

a nerve cell, flosey

1:29 am

thanks jilli

1:30 am

yes, ty, jilli, I didn't have it yet. :)

1:31 am

ugh expert isnt working

1:31 am

yw rbud and hi!

1:32 am

almost left 20 minutes ago!!

1:33 am

lickety is down.

1:33 am

ah cos, that's nasty

1:34 am

oh well. ill try without :) i did manage to get halfway

1:34 am

still working here...

1:34 am

ok i closed enable.. it works with out enable

1:35 am

closed enable?

1:36 am

or is it expert?

1:36 am

dunno, cos -- expert is working for me

1:37 am

idk then it must be my comp

1:37 am

working here

1:37 am

sad days

1:37 am

with Lickety

1:37 am

lemme try to load it again

1:38 am

need a clue for ur5 please?

1:38 am

now it works. weird

1:38 am

no idea, flosey

1:38 am

wtg cos

1:38 am

ok, tks jilli

1:39 am

oh good, cos. Sometimes computers seem to need a rest.

1:40 am

yes. which is why man will always beat machine :)

1:41 am

i need a clue for the ar 5.. been trying for 30 mins

1:41 am

my mac hung and needed a hard boot this afternoon

1:41 am

ah, found the European Currency Units for those old enough to remember them.

1:41 am

macs aren't supposed to hang!

1:41 am

ar5 same first 3 as ar4/4 and part of frozen water

1:42 am

ty flosey

1:42 am

morning all..

1:42 am

ty! i kept trying artic lol

1:42 am

yw jilli

1:42 am

hi carlee

1:42 am

Hah! Yes, so their propaganda says

1:42 am

yw cos

1:42 am

I remember, of course, dc

1:42 am

it is rare, to be fair

1:42 am

Hi carlee

1:43 am

do we like this grid?

1:43 am

are you really in Tunisia, carlee?

hi and nbt

1:43 am

hi josh

1:43 am

hi and wtg josh

1:43 am

no..is my silent show of support jilli

1:44 am

where were you when we needed you josh :P

1:44 am

ok carlee ;-)

trouble with a tile earlier, cos?

1:44 am

yes but got it all worked out :)

good to hear

1:45 am

darn these E's!

phant guano

also guarani

1:52 am

down to 23, and really off to bed now - goodnight all

1:52 am

22

night flosey

1:52 am

and poof

1:52 am

well done, flosey (and mr flosey?)

1:53 am

the last di5?

1:53 am

present tense of eat, cos

1:53 am

Morning all: I just found a new useful word: geocide.

1:53 am

fish being on the menu

1:54 am

hi scouser -- good one!

1:54 am

oh wow how did i miss that one

1:54 am

I have two di5 one about seeds and one chemical

1:54 am

ty!

1:55 am

the chemical goes plural for di6

1:59 am

hmm -- I wanted the di5/14 with yledon on the end -- didn't know it could be left off

1:59 am

even botanists can abbreviate

1:59 am

pshaw

2:00 am

with permission from Kew

2:00 am

hmf

2:00 am

humbug ?

2:04 am

I always hated that poem "...Go down to Kew in lilac time..."

2:07 am

Well, bedtime for moi -- 41 left for the morrow -- goodnight all and *poof*

2:07 am

40 left... hmm to finish or not

2:09 am

morning all. Sure, cosdem, finish... and keep me company for a while, lol.

2:09 am

lol i think i will

2:09 am

:D

2:10 am

wow... together our icons really light up the chat

2:10 am

makes it look all spring-like

2:11 am

only a few more months...

2:11 am

not soon enough!

2:12 am

I agree, am sooo ready for gentler temps, more colours and lots of sun.

2:12 am

hello all - am looking for ae and found a e i o u - pity not a word

2:13 am

i just want my heat off :)

2:13 am

lol ursh..

2:13 am

which ae?

2:13 am

hi ursh, LOL

2:13 am

ae6

2:13 am

ae + opposite of southwest + another 2 letter word for we

2:14 am

tsk, silly ursh. for a 6 you should have tried a e i o u y, of course.

2:14 am

tx cosdem - nice clue

morning all how many words today please

2:14 am

stole it from someone i forget who :)

2:14 am

hi sandra, 159 today

2:14 am

159, sandra

thanks

2:15 am

30 left.

2:15 am

thanks cosdem

105 left!!!!!

2:16 am

almost there then :)

2:16 am

well ive been at this for 2 hours :P

2:18 am

satan isnt accepted

2:18 am

must look up that word... thought it was a mythological name. Ae6 and Dido... had to read that for my finals. The man with the epitheton ornans 'pius' (devout, godfearing). Beautifully explained by my classic teacher as: even if Ae6 curses, he can still be called pius.

2:18 am

nor is saran

2:19 am

Satan seems to need a capital. Funny, considering, grin.

2:21 am

the last sa6 is my friend's name :P

2:22 am

ah, I see, it can also mean bronze, mostly in combination with botanical names.

2:22 am

makes sense. her parents were hippies

2:23 am

groovy, man

2:23 am

could be worse

2:23 am

could be named something like sunstarblossom

2:23 am

any clues for the di7?

2:24 am

or Petra Oil

2:25 am

(no kidding, a neighbour of mine actually called his daughter after himself, in dutch, Peter Olie and Petra Olie.)

2:26 am

theres a former u.s. senator whose name is roland and he named his son roland and his daughter rolanda

2:26 am

what an an4 cavity.

2:27 am

lol i know

2:27 am

15 left.. all 4's and 5's

2:28 am

time to bring out your monkeys then. I still need 98.

2:28 am

but its not 130am there right?

2:29 am

heck no, it is 9.28 am. Whole day left!

2:29 am

i still need to read my book.,... but thats ok i have nothng to do tomorrow

2:29 am

study book?

2:30 am

no.. i cant sleep without reading a book first

2:30 am

ah, a going to sleep routine. Also very important. I use sudokus for that.

2:30 am

funny cosdem - book is my sleeping pill - will read even if get to bed very late

2:30 am

i used to do that...

2:31 am

if I start reading a book, I want to finish it... one more chapter... just one more chapter... just one more...

2:31 am

amen to that ursh :)

2:32 am

lol i have to be careful sprite because i do that too.. lasdt night i ended up going to bed at 5am lol

2:32 am

grin, sounds familiar

2:33 am

but reading's important so i dont mind

2:35 am

so is doing sudokus... oh no, it isn't. Ah well it is fun.

2:35 am

i should download sudoku for my kindle

2:36 am

I am someone who always worries too much. Doing a sudoku seems to put my mind in a different gear, works very well!

2:37 am

fireworks!

2:37 am

wtg cosdem!

2:38 am

clues b4 i go?

2:38 am

not for me yet, thank you.

2:38 am

ok have a good day :)

2:38 am

you too, and sleep well :)

2:44 am

well! there goes my plan to lurk.....NOT going to lurk when there is a sprite in the chog!!!!

2:44 am

Trifffff!

2:44 am

*hugs* to my soul matey!

2:44 am

are you there insomnia? It's me, ElizaBeth....

2:45 am

HUGS back, but mind, I am still in my jammies, so all apologies

2:45 am

hmmmm you look cute in your jammies :)

2:45 am

Hello - any clues please for di7 ?

2:45 am

don't have it yet

2:45 am

not as cute as Indy does in my new profile pic....my daughter took that yesterday, and it's so stinking cute I can't stand it! those eyes!!!

2:46 am

oh my god that is soooo sweet :D

2:47 am

secondo is really developing a keen eye for photography, isn't she?

2:48 am

it is an amazing shot, actually. Could be a poster or card or book illustration/cover without any problem.

2:49 am

I did try to see about her becoming one of those people who sells images online to stock photo companies, but we havent had much luck there. she sent some stuff in, things I certainly thought would have sufficed, but they were all rejected. idiots.

2:49 am

keep on trying, I'd say. Someone should have a grain of sense some day.

2:50 am

di7 = di+2/3 of feline+plus reagan's first name

2:50 am

di7,1st 4 letters of something you go on to loose weight but different spelling and shortened mans name

2:51 am

its one of those things, I guess. we went to one site where the man who writes the blog makes BANK selling his photos, so of course she thought she was in the money

2:52 am

just don't let her give up. She will get there in the end, all she needs is that first foothold.

2:52 am

wow, nice job ursh and lilliann....enable is at it again, I see -- no defnition

2:52 am

thanks sprite. will do.

2:53 am

thanks, good clue

2:54 am

so, in other news....I am thinking the house needs a bit of a spruce up. Now that mr hate, and lots of the furniture, are gone, the house, particularly the downstairs, looks so....I don't know, empty? I am thinking of doing one of those redos like on HGTV, where you redecorate with things you already own

2:54 am

trifs ur up early

2:55 am

that is fun! And very empowering. Once you are on one of those creative surfs, I bet there is no stopping you.

2:55 am

I was at a book club meeting last week, at a home I hadn't been in before, and it was so homey! not fancy, but so so so lovely. little touches from their travels, comfortable seating arrangements, etc. I would love to emulate that sort of aesthetic

2:55 am

you too carlee!

2:55 am

sick with a flu

2:56 am

homey is so much more important than fancy.

2:56 am

hmmm. Not sure, sprite. I am creative enough, but decorating does me in. I am just not confident with it

2:56 am

woke up coughing and barking...

2:56 am

LOL sprite, it's my only option, at this point!

2:56 am

seems to go around

2:56 am

oh, carlee, poor you! I hope you get better really soon, but flu is one of those things you just have to wait out, isn't it

2:56 am

u add YOUr stufff to the mix trifs

2:57 am

yeap you do..this a chest version of flu

2:57 am

lol Trif, go for it. Make it totally yours. After this project, you will be fully confident

2:57 am

are you on antibiotics?

2:57 am

i want to do some kind of textile wall hanging something or other in my living room..not sure what yet...i have started a felted throw for family room

2:57 am

flu takes about 14 days without seeing a doctor and about 2 weeks with.

2:58 am

I am worried about pneumonia starting up

2:58 am

LOL sprite!

2:58 am

for the flu????? antibiotics work on bacterial..not viral..flu is viral

2:58 am

OMG carlee, I swear to god I am not making this up....in the ten minutes I was asleep tonight, I had a dream about felting rugs

2:59 am

for chest flu I recommend rest, sleep, warmth, a good coughing syrop to help bring up the bad stuff, tea with honey (plenty to drink) and about a shipload of patience.

2:59 am

i just bought up a crap load of mens wool sweaters yeterday and felted them all...cut them up..today..i start piecing

3:00 am

got the cough med's the cough woke me from my sleep and now am here

3:00 am

please post photos of your progress! how do you piece them?

3:01 am

will sew together...but you have diff widths..i have to cut to squares/ rectangles and and..ok..will take pics this am ( like when sun up) of my stack of pieces

3:01 am

wow, sounds really cool

3:01 am

cus sleeves more a trapzoid...not sure if i want everything square or if i want to accomadate the odd shapes

3:02 am

i got greys/ blacks/ browns and i found a couple patterned purples that had either black or beige and a couple beige ( one an argyle with purple in it)

3:02 am

i love argyle anything....

3:03 am

so i started with mens extra large..and now they would all have fit a 3 year old

3:03 am

but for 50.00 i will have a 100% wool one of a kind throw :)

3:04 am

do you put a backing on it as well?

3:04 am

no... just a wool throw...no need for backing is SOO thick...

3:05 am

i keep house temp set low....in family room its cold...so you need a blanket just to sit

3:06 am

i do the same, around 60 degrees, but I am thinking I need to bump it up a little, as I have had at least one sick kid around here for about a month now, and realize they might be a bit chilly

3:06 am

oh dear

3:07 am

its ok..when you are gaming the kids dont notice..but if i watch a movie..i do :)

3:08 am

god forbid my kids should, you know, put on a sweater if their cold....

3:08 am

mine do

3:09 am

to be fair, I need a chimney sweep to come and do the chimney, and I can't seem to get one to answer my calls, so the house has been extra chilly due to not having the fire going

3:10 am

my next house WILL have a fireplace..and if it doesnt..i am putting in a stupid electric one in my bedroom

3:13 am

sorry, popped away to google more chimney sweeps....back

3:13 am

wb Trif

3:14 am

Hello everyone - nice crowd

3:14 am

hello lynxxx

3:14 am

hi lyn :) xxx Did the little dog statue arrive yet?

3:14 am

hi trixxx

3:15 am

hi Sprite - yeah, bleeding awful, lol

3:15 am

am glad :)

3:16 am

a new puppy Trif! how lovely

3:16 am

this grid is bleeding awful

3:16 am

thanks lyxxxx. he is GAWGEOUS, isn't he?

3:16 am

He is! a lab?

3:17 am

ummm. mutt, with lab overtones.

stree

3:17 am

meth lab

*snorts*, sorry

3:17 am

nope, not valid. Try again :)

It's *always* not valid... you'd think if I used it enough times it'd become 'a word constantly entered into babble' and therefore defined as a word.

3:19 am

if only, City. If that were the case, 'oreo' would have become a babble word a lonnnng time ago.

I came up to the chog box to say I like Trif's pup. Not to 'stree' all over the place.

3:19 am

and reet

3:19 am

thank you city!

3:19 am

very kind

3:20 am

he is a pretty boy trifs

lol @ oreo - I do that one too. Thank you for the new one, 'reet' Trif ;)

3:20 am

OMG city 17, your cs lewis quote is SO GOOD. I may steal that....

3:21 am

I agree, Trif. Great quote!

3:21 am

I have stolen that.

I liked it, and the Franz Kafka one --- 'a book should be an ice-axe to break the frozen sea within us'.

3:21 am

that is a great quote...i agree..i'll let trifs nic it tho

3:22 am

I have always liked groucho marx: 'Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.'

3:23 am

lollllll

Hah, Trif, I'd forgotten that one - they used to have it printed on Waterstones' (chain book store) bags here in the UK.

3:24 am

I know waterstones! used to haunt one in Dublin

They have a knack of choosing really nice buildings (de-commish'ed banks etc) and always have a lovely atmosphere, beyond that of just 'a shop with books in'

There's one in Birmingham that feels like a tiny book-cathedral.

3:26 am

oof, this grid is hard. 73 words in, and still not nbt

3:27 am

wow, city, sounds like my idea of heaven!

3:27 am

98 words in and nbt either, trif

92, and trying 'oreo', thanks Sprite.

3:28 am

grin, so sorry, City

3:29 am

oh man, thank you city!!!! reading about the book sellers made me think of a library a couple of towns over that has AMAZING book sales twice a year, which I had forgotten about....looked it up, and the sale is saturday! so thanks for that city!!!

3:29 am

45 and nbt

3:29 am

now I am jealous. Wish I could come, Trif!

3:29 am

all right then, smartycarleepants, clues for the u's please????

3:29 am

and no nbt..sorry

3:30 am

actually you DO wish sprite! every time I go I end up with a push cart full of books for about ten quid

3:30 am

am flipping between here and a live cam of owls

yay, I hope you make out like a lucky library leprechaun :)

3:30 am

i have ut4 ut = ** the world turns

3:30 am

all I have is ur5/14, having to do with pee. Ur + mixed up frozen water.

3:31 am

they see me coming and go get a rolling cart....it's so funny! Primo and his GF got their photos in the paper at it last year....it's your basic word nerd orgy

3:31 am

oh my.... really jealous now!

3:31 am

thanks sprite. I have one ut4, and that was it, until your clue

3:32 am

yvw :)

3:33 am

the best part is buying a) big coffee table type art books for primo (for .50 cents) and b) buying silly chick lit pink books that I normally would not be caught dead reading, but for a dime? bring em on!

3:34 am

sounds fun...our library here sells rubbish

I would be all over the large art books, what a find!

3:35 am

next time bring me a cart load of fantasy and thrillers, lol

3:35 am

the people who organize it deserve fully marks - they Dewey decimal each and every book donated for the sale, and it takes over the entire bottom floor of the library - with stacks - so we are talking thousands of volumes

3:35 am

*full marks, sorry

3:35 am

wow!

Wow, Triff, my envy levels are spiking... we only have a small library in town, their sales tend towards Barbara Cartland novels and books whose dust-jackets have been dipped in ketchup.

3:36 am

back in a sec

3:36 am

ok..51 and nbt

3:36 am

carlee, have mercy on me and throw me a bone for the top row e, please?

can you clue the top 'e' for me, Carlee? I've 93 words, and it's still AWOL.

3:37 am

(((secretly hoping sprite checked out to google flights to boston for the weekend....))))

3:38 am

old french coins

3:38 am

e+ not a sister or a brother...a 1 removed relative of sim age...spelled incorrectly

3:39 am

bless you, dear one

Thanks Kateq & Carlee.

3:39 am

nbt!

3:39 am

there u go trifs

3:40 am

nbs too!

3:40 am

i dont have that..not seriously looking..watchng owls

Well, I've ignored the fact that the day is getting ahead of me quite long enough ... bye everyone, enjoy the owls, Carlee, and the books, Trif.

3:41 am

later city

3:41 am

city, I am forever in your debt, thanks so much!

3:42 am

back. Just hate it when nature is a phantom and still it calls.

3:43 am

bye City

3:43 am

were you able to book a flight to boston for this weekend then, sprite?

3:43 am

ok..1 more for nbs

3:44 am

LOL Trif! I sooooo wish. And not just for the books.

3:44 am

me too....

3:45 am

ok..nbt/nbs in 61

3:45 am

one day.

3:45 am

just realized I have to work at ten this weekend, and the sale runs from 9 - 4. wondering if it's better to go first thing and get the "good stuff" or wait until after work, when I can loaf and linger, but the first pass will have happened already

3:46 am

good morning everybody! Welcome back sprite!

3:46 am

morning ruby!

3:46 am

I'd say why not do both, Trif

3:46 am

morning rubyfoo

3:46 am

hi ruby

3:47 am

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlceans ide

3:48 am

both owls in right now...

3:48 am

SO cool carlee!!! thanks for sharing!

3:48 am

with 4 eggs another egg expected later today

3:49 am

which kind of owls, carlee?

3:49 am

hello trif

3:49 am

there another one that has 8 eggs..and everyone is kinda shocked at the sizes of clutches...normally 4 or 5 eggs...but loads of 7-9 clutches this spring

3:49 am

barn

3:50 am

carlee, is that the noise they are making? can't tell where it's coming from

3:50 am

mel ( the male ) in front... sydney in back with her eggs

3:50 am

they hiss they dont hoot

3:50 am

when I was productive (in the olden days haha), I made many drawings of owls, all but one of which I sold, much to my (now) regret. But I needed the $$ at the time

3:50 am

so yes..that is the noise that they make..unless you are hearing crickets

3:51 am

mummy is eating a rat now

3:51 am

ty for the word, carlee!

3:52 am

these 2 cuddle alot... lots of birdy kissing and he is still covering her all time ( which of course means lots more eggs on way)

3:52 am

welcome ruby

3:53 am

omg, she just stepped on her eggs and I almost had a stroke

3:54 am

she woulndt put weight down

3:54 am

how many sq ft of sweater did you end up with, carlee?

3:54 am

once the eggs hatch these sites are fun...3 days from now we have babies

3:55 am

i dont rightly know ruby..enough for a nice lap blanket..its bloody heavy

3:55 am

30* days from now

3:58 am

heavy is good!

3:59 am

I am going to try to get a little sleep before the alarm goes off....love to all

3:59 am

i started with 9 men's extra large and ended with 9 toddler sized sweaters..ut once i cut the sleeves up too

3:59 am

{{trif}}

3:59 am

byebye trifs

3:59 am

bye Trif, *hugs* :)

4:00 am

did u get your squares out ruby?

4:01 am

:( not yet....

4:02 am

you will when you are ready :)

4:02 am

terrible stasis for me

4:04 am

it'll happen :)

4:04 am

maybe you need to thinnk of a way to "finish" it..perhaps you are not happy with what u envisage and u need some cretive little "thing" to finish it in your mid to make it work

4:05 am

that happens to me

4:05 am

I hope you're right, carlee

4:05 am

but you sound very active!!!

4:05 am

and your sweater project is brilliant!

4:05 am

do i have u on fb?

4:07 am

cus was going to say..get out the squares...and take some pics..post..sometimes you yourself will see somehing in apic that you didnt before..jsut the way is framed.or i could look and maybe with fresh eyes see something

4:14 am

I just looked for them and discovered that when my son was here, "organizing" my studio, he put them some place else....now, to search

4:14 am

hahaha..i thought perhaps u were looking

4:15 am

he meant well, I'm sure, has been looking at those squares for ages!

4:15 am

ok..i have 60 words left...going to turn on morning tv and hope to fall asleep

4:16 am

bye carlee

4:16 am

have 1 more guzzle of buckley's and drift away..i hope

4:16 am

sleep well, carlee, you can give me more inspritation later! lhahah

4:18 am

trying to reach half before lunch

4:19 am

need left-hand e and 4th colum u for nbt

4:19 am

sutra

4:19 am

am on my last 10, not the easiest of grids

4:19 am

good one

4:19 am

sorry, pb for me

4:19 am

bad nel!

4:19 am

ur + mixed up frozen water

4:20 am

no, I have that, but thanks

4:20 am

en 5/12 - similar to an in 5/12

4:20 am

oh I misread that. Left hand E and the other U

4:20 am

Ut + ** the world turns

4:21 am

ut4

4:21 am

ty for the e, rbud

4:21 am

hello rbud

4:21 am

yw! :)

4:21 am

ty for the ut

4:22 am

yvw

4:23 am

hi, back awake after sleeping a bit, got a new pc and it's so much fun, can't stay away, lol

4:23 am

fun can do more good than sleep, sometimes :)

4:24 am

actually one of the cats woke me up, he got a mouse... but now it got away from him, darn!

4:24 am

yay, half!

4:24 am

we have a mouse family living under the bird feeder, sparky 1 and 2 and rusty

4:25 am

they appear to be building a nest, very cute

4:25 am

awwww!

4:25 am

3 left

4:25 am

rusty (obviously) has a bright brown chest

4:26 am

ur + first 3 vowels in order

4:26 am

see yu later

4:27 am

bye rubyfoo, enjoy lunch and tell your hb hello from me

4:27 am

I love mice. Well, not inside the house, of course. But those cute little hands...

4:30 am

yes, I always feel kinda bad when the cats get one... thought this one was already gone, really, but then it sprang back to life and got away, cat and I were both surprised!

4:31 am

smart mouse :) Yeah, it is sad, but also just nature.

4:32 am

fireflies at last. Anything you'd like a clue for, rbud, before I go?

4:32 am

congrats! no - I'm in good shape, thanks. :)

4:32 am

ok :) Have a good day/night then and see you soon. Have fun!

5:28 am

i keep typing "custard"

5:32 am

yay i found the tr8 all by myself

5:34 am

yahoo monkey

5:34 am

TY

5:36 am

off to sub a 3rd grade class

5:36 am

bbl

5:36 am

blessed day to all

clue for e in top row please

nm I'v got it

5:45 am

off to work... be back this evening, have a good day all

6:54 am

*Dusts and vacuums the PB. Stocks it up with chocolate, cupcakes and cheesecake. Brews a pot of coffee and steeps a pot of tea*

6:55 am

hi mollyl, yum, thanks!

6:56 am

morning all, we got snow but not very much, YAY, looks lilke our neighbor did the sidewalk and walkway in fron of house, she is lovely. I just need to shvel in front of the two car garage.

6:57 am

All we got was a dusting. I'm happy about that.

6:57 am

we got 10 inches! and more coming tomorrow!

6:58 am

be back after work!

6:59 am

nbt but need the 8 and at least one 7 pls

7:00 am

nm found the 8 by myself

7:00 am

and one of the 7's nbs too

7:00 am

going to be a good day!!

7:01 am

dines

7:01 am

*toddling off to the PB*

7:01 am

Now see, that's why I stocked up the PB.

7:01 am

:)

7:04 am

I think people who enjoy a "normally challenging" grid will be happy that the longest word is fairly easy to find.

7:10 am

it was Molly

7:10 am

mornin babblers!

7:10 am

hi Eva

7:21 am

how are we today?

http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2011/ 01/6ga0120matloszmurray.html

my nephew

7:37 am

Good Morning everyone - another miserable ride into work but got here safely

Morning!

Have to shovel. Yuck. I will procrastinate as long as I can.

did NJ get the big snow predicted?

Don't know about NJ, but MA is getting it

7:46 am

snowing heavily here in NH

top e for nbt?

7:50 am

sorry dont have it yet GE

oh where is the chat? i feel so lonely :(

7:50 am

ec4/6

no chat after 2:00? broken?

7:51 am

thanks amelu

7:52 am

:o)

7:52 am

my chat didnt work the other night - had to shut down and reboot - do you see this Good Enough?

NBT. Still not shoveling...

7:53 am

it will still be there Kap - dont worry

ec+ another word for we

You mean someone else won't beat me to it and spoil my fun?

If only!

8:00 am

time for breakfast - bbl

8:06 am

clue for st 6/18 please

8:06 am

Oh, that's what we need. Elves who shovel. Bring them on.

8:07 am

put something through a sieve, matches

8:08 am

Or...you feel stress and st.... when you are under pressure.

8:08 am

got iy welki and molly ty.

8:10 am

~~~****** Tumbles into chog, delighted that its Friday~~~~**** Hi everybody :-)

good morning babblers :)

29 words left not using list yet and didn't even realize it. I even got the 8

8:12 am

same here, nono!! too funny! :-)

Molly I agree about the shoveling elves!!

8:12 am

Good morning everyone!

8:12 am

off to pick up food donations for soup kitchen . . . will be driving veerrryyy slowly over the ice!

8:12 am

hey, mom!

8:12 am

Hi Nono, Une & Mom.

Morning ((Mom)))

8:13 am

howdy, soodle :-)

8:13 am

((Une)) good moring, please be careful

be careful une!

8:13 am

((Nono)) good morning

8:13 am

((Soodle)) hello

8:13 am

byeee :-)

8:13 am

bye Une

8:29 am

half way. See you all at lunch time. ((Hugs)) to all of you

bye bye ((Mom)) have a good morning

8:30 am

((nono)) you as well

8:35 am

good morning all

morning wvteach

8:43 am

*Soodle has made my mind start singing "I'll Tumble For Ya"*

8:50 am

good morning everyone :)

8:51 am

Hey Nan, Happy Friday

8:57 am

hey all

8:58 am

Morning folks

8:58 am

morning bob

8:59 am

hi dorens bob

9:02 am

Dorens, how is your weather? More importantly, how are your roads?

9:04 am

well it looks like only about four inches or so... my buddy is shoveling the driveway now. I think I'm more concerned about the roads up in CT and Mass... but I'll find out later... Not planning to leave until after noon. how about you?

9:04 am

bbbbbbbbbooooooooooooooooobbbbbbbbbbbb b

9:07 am

i should belooking at weather channel, news, etc.but would rather try to do the majority of the grid first... just passed halfway so i might go be productive in other ways now.. particularly since chog is messed up

9:08 am

what is wrong with the chog?

9:08 am

just watching the weather channel -- Boston looks dreadful!

9:08 am

What do you mean Peri?

9:09 am

Dorens said chog is messed up

9:09 am

Ah sorry. Dorens, why do you think the chog is messed up?

how?

9:09 am

have no idea

9:11 am

what is chog?

This chat box is chog

9:11 am

The chat log mkg

9:11 am

maybe it's just me...when there are long ones like bbbbb from invictus, the size changes

9:12 am

so why call it chog ? just call it the chat box. and i dont see that anything is wrong.

9:12 am

i'm hoping that by four o'clock or so Boston will be all plowed out! and the highways clear and dry!

9:12 am

could be your computer dorens.

9:13 am

i see that the sizxe has changed and i have a slide bar at the bottom that has never been there before (i think)

9:13 am

Kap are you in MA?

9:14 am

what i ifind (and others have reported it before too) is that more text is entered than can fit horizontally, so you need to slide back and forth to read it all. that may not be with everyone... no biggie

9:14 am

my right hand side of the chog is cut off today

9:15 am

exactly my point, thanks wvt

I am in MA, yes

9:17 am

has snow stopped yet? how bad is it? (i'm driving up there in a few hours from nj)

No, still coming down

9:19 am

Hello folks - still snowing heavy in NH - supposed to stop early afternoon.

9:20 am

must you go today, Doren?

9:20 am

that is why i'm planning on waiting and leaving later

9:21 am

61 left, bbl

9:21 am

peri, this is my monthly visit to my grandkids, and Phoebe really wants me to be at her swimming lesson tomorrow morning at 9:30... she is now swimming unaided and wants to show off

9:22 am

i am a fool for her and will do anything just about

9:22 am

i love being a grandma nad know what you are saying

9:23 am

yup... and they live about four hours away, so this trip is sacred... one time when she was six months old i actually drove in a raging blizzard.. will never forget that drive, but the prize at the end wass worth it

9:24 am

i'm sure it was - mine are right here, but when the 4 year old was born they were down in Tennessee and we made that drive

9:25 am

lucky you

9:25 am

We fly out to CA about 4 times a year

9:26 am

that makes the four hour drive seem like nothing... everything is relative

9:27 am

well now i'm 2/3 done.. probably ought to go pack up and get ready... bbl

9:27 am

have a safe trip Dorens

9:28 am

i have the toy basket in the living room, a booster seat in the car and her "Princess" cot in the bedroom. We have sleepovers most Saturday evenings. My daughter-in-law goes back to work next week and I will have the 2 1/2 month old on some days

9:29 am

i am so jealous.....

9:33 am

Good morning kids!

9:34 am

morning scrabs

9:35 am

I just ventured outside to find my newspaper. Ours are in an orange plastic bag and tossed at the end of the driveway. So it is a treasure hunt in the winter to locate that bag.

9:35 am

How is the snow your way, RD?

9:35 am

snowing heavily now - are you getting it in NY

9:35 am

3rd storm this week - my kids have had 1 1/2 days school this week

9:37 am

We got another foot overnight but fluffy, powdery snow. XC-skiing will be great this weekend. I am giving my legs a rest today, I think.

This is kind of a slow grid. 61 left but it's been draggy.

9:38 am

I agree Kap - got 36 left here

9:39 am

124 to go but I have not put much effort in yet.

9:42 am

I don't understand why the chat box is off for some and not others.

9:44 am

It is?

9:45 am

How dod you mean Molly?

9:45 am

BRB, changing laundry in basement.

9:46 am

mine is fine today

9:47 am

good morning everyone:)

9:47 am

hello crossy

9:47 am

hi crossy

9:50 am

ae 6, please?

9:50 am

Hi Bichon, Crossy and Nan.

9:51 am

Good morning all. Glumly returning from sunny CA

9:51 am

finally got NBT and NBS

9:51 am

Go wv.

9:51 am

hi scrabs

9:51 am

where were you bichon?

9:51 am

ae 6 is like butt with a couple of e's thrown in NAN

9:51 am

With Marco and Polo?

9:51 am

our snow advisory was just issued,not much to come,just 5 inches or so,it is the lake effect of blowing and drifting that will be a pain

9:52 am

iN the Bay Area for 2 weeks. Visiting kids and grands

9:52 am

I did see Marco/Polo, but am awaiting news of their flight

9:52 am

lovely :)

9:53 am

I need the 4th colum u for NBT

9:53 am

ut4

9:53 am

ty ruru

9:53 am

hints for the J?

9:54 am

Hi Ruru!

9:54 am

hi scrabs.. good morning

9:54 am

I have one j two vowels + plural letter

9:54 am

I have only je4 = je + nylon poly**ter

9:54 am

should be up here with me scrabbs,our snowshoe and x-country trails are golden today.perfect conditions

9:55 am

hows about the E in the same column?

9:55 am

en5

9:56 am

en + are you s*** of that fact

9:57 am

though i am sadly out of shape,no x-country for crossy,but i am getting in 2 km of snowshoeing

9:57 am

stats for first row e, please?

9:57 am

I need help making a decision. A group of us are considering doing a hiking trip in June to Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion Ntl Park--total cost will be about $3000 (guided hikes, airfare, lodging...) and I am so frugal yet this would be a special adventure.

9:57 am

e + **tting teeth + pl letter

Do it scrabbler.

9:58 am

life is made of great memories and loved ones and friends...do it

It is in June, you could easily save the money for that trip by June....

9:58 am

Go for it Scrabs. But it is hot there in the summer

9:58 am

you will kick yourself if you do not

9:58 am

ty bichon

9:58 am

what are you saving it for,you cannot take the money with you..do it

9:58 am

bryce canyon is incredible

9:58 am

Crossy, we got a foot of fluffy snow overnight so skiing will be great here. I was going to rest my legs today and go the next 2 days, but I might get out today anyway.

9:58 am

ty bichon

9:59 am

yvw nan

9:59 am

go scrabs -- life is too short not to do the things that appeal to you!

agree with ruru bryce is beautiful.

9:59 am

Zion is okay

9:59 am

do it scrabby..enjoy..and take a ton of pictures

9:59 am

I'm going to be shoveling. That is a snow activity, right?

9:59 am

you m ust go - life is too short to not take advantage of these times

9:59 am

HIking the Grand Canyon is arduous

what else were you going to do this summer?

9:59 am

there..the vote is in..order the tickets

9:59 am

Another area around there is Arches National Park in Moab, UT

10:00 am

you must be in really good hiking shape for that one

10:00 am

TY for the push, friends. I am so frugal, so NOT self-indulgent, so afraid of flying, but this would be special--my youngest sister, 1-3 friends...we are thinking about this.

Arches is wonderful.

10:00 am

Go for it scrabbler! tho hiking in those places are pretty hot in the summer!

10:00 am

we enjoyed bryce and zion even more than the grand - enjoyed rafting trips on the snake river - canyons are beautiful

Scrabbler, Self indulgent would be a years worht of chocolate and a HUge TV...

10:00 am

Take lots of water on hikes. I usually take a personal hydration device plus two water bottles per day

10:01 am

I will do 2 other trips to the Adirondack Mtns, once in July, once in August, for kayaking + hiking. Those will cost $500 or less.

10:01 am

The heat will be an issue. I have a 3 liter hydration pack.

10:02 am

grand canyon is really hot in june

10:02 am

But, yes, why say "Not now, but someday I'll do it."

10:02 am

Last summer we were hiking in Maine during a massive heat wave. We took along water purification pills. Very smart move

10:02 am

I'd do BRyce again in a heartbeat

10:03 am

maybe one of the top 5 most beautiful places I've been

10:03 am

My sister discovered www.theworldoutdoors.com

10:06 am

think I need to list for my last twenty five

10:07 am

well done, ruru

10:08 am

impressive - I had to list long before that

10:08 am

Go Ruru go!

10:13 am

my wife and i years ago(around our 7th year) were in a rut scrabby,and i had a once in a lifetime opertunity for a afternoon ride and picnic in a hot air balloon.it was expensive 200 for the afternoon,i had never been in one before and the wife was afraid of heights.at that time 200 was all the spare cash we had in our savings.so i packed a nice lunch of salad, french stick,southern style pan fried chicken i had cooked the night before and a good bottle of wine that i also could not afford. but then again i could not afford not to lol. snuck the picnic basket into the trunk of the car,told the wife to grab out coat and that we were going for a dive and had to talk(she had no idea) got 2 min from the launch area and told her to put a bandana over her eyes that i had stuffed in my pocket.we rounded the corner and the owner of the balloon had it already filled and the flame going and it was tethered and ready to go.all this time the wife is saying "whats going on? where are you taking me?" i parked the car,grabbed her still blindfolded and the picnic basket and got her right in the thing before she demanded the blindfold be removed(she was actually getting angry by now) and i nodded my head to the pilot and pulled the blindfold off at the instant he let go the last tether and hit the flames....lol! she could not speak at all for 2 minutes,she was just clutching me and was all eyes and watching the land roll out below her after a while we landed in a nice meadow and the pilot make himself scarce for 45 min while we munched on chicken and french stick and sipped wine in the shade of a nice big tree and talked,really talked to each other again.200 dollar!! lol if i had it,i would of spent 2000 for that day..lol guess the moral of that story is scrabby that life is the journey and the experiences along the way,not who gets to be 80 and still have the most baubles in the bank.we cherish that day and i would not trade it for any money...lol...just go on that trip

10:15 am

Scrabs, I say go for it. Being "frugal" often = "regrets later".

10:17 am

sorry for rambling...need a tea i suppose

10:18 am

crossy - that's a great story...made me cry

Lovely story

10:18 am

Nice story Cross. Glad that worked out for you. I too, am afraid of heights and that story would have had a different ending had I been a part of it.

10:19 am

last sa 6, please?

10:20 am

Ty, Crossy and Molly!

10:21 am

Nan...sa + Scarlett O'Hara's home

10:22 am

ty molly

10:22 am

lol,sorry jafro,did not mean to get you teary:/

10:23 am

what was Scarlet's house?

10:24 am

hello everybody

10:24 am

Does anyone here use Turbo Tax? I have used a CPA for the last 10 yrs or so.

10:24 am

*hands out kleenex for everyone *

10:24 am

Hi Ruby

10:24 am

Pssst, Ruru, the house = Tara.

10:25 am

crossy uses H&R block without fail.cash the same day and they back up their work if the gov makes an error

10:25 am

Scrabs, I have used Tax act for six years, no problem.

10:25 am

Morning, all. Turbo Tax rocks, Scrabbler. We've used it for the past five years. No problems whatsoever.

10:26 am

Crossy - love the hot air balloon story.

10:26 am

Should I use the free version of Turbo Tax or is there a big advantage to upgrading and paying more?

10:26 am

I never get that Gone with the wind clue ever..am I just dumb or forgetful

10:27 am

Depends on how complicated your financial life is. If it's relatively simple, I would stick with the free stuff.

10:27 am

If you only use the short form, the freebie version is fine.

10:27 am

lovely story, crossy. I missed the beginning of this but scrabs, I lived in the US all my life until I came here and now will NEVER get to see Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite! What a mistake

10:27 am

With the Deluxe version, you can file state and Fed online. Easy peezy.

10:30 am

The only thing I don't like about Turbo Tax is you have to buy the full shot every year. They don't just have an upgrade. I suppose the

10:30 am

Federal government is to blame for constantly changing the tax codes.

10:31 am

I see, Judi.

10:31 am

Tax Act gives you Federal for free, Sate you pay $12.95 for. Which is a lot cheaper than the upgrade or paying H&R Block.

10:31 am

ur 5/12, please?

10:31 am

So true, Ruby.

10:31 am

hi gang, logging in to finish up

10:31 am

nm - monkeyed it

10:31 am

hi aloy

10:32 am

fun grid today

10:32 am

compared to what, aloy? hahah

10:33 am

only have 86 words

10:33 am

hi ruby.. compared to some hair pullers I guess (-:

10:33 am

ae 6, please?

10:33 am

Hi Aloy

10:34 am

hi scrabbs, nan et al

10:34 am

lol,i better stop telling life stories and look at this grid,or i shall never get it done:)

10:34 am

we love your stories, crossy {{big hug for you}}

10:34 am

ae + we **ed to brush our teeth + or else cavities will plague **

10:34 am

((ruby))

10:35 am

ty aloy

10:35 am

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

10:35 am

yvw, glad you got it.. and congrats to you, cybernan!!!

10:36 am

yaa for cybernana!

10:36 am

brb as soon as I get a cup of tea

10:36 am

ty aloy, I can always count on you for a clue

10:37 am

That is a nasty little ae word to clue too.

10:37 am

glad it worked

10:37 am

sometimes they don't

10:37 am

this is a hard, but interesting, grid

10:37 am

i agree, Molly

10:38 am

congrats nan

10:38 am

and with my dreads, why isn't rasta a word? hahah

10:38 am

ra 5 anyone

10:39 am

do you really have dreads, ruby?

10:39 am

ra + what your skin gets in the sun

10:39 am

only kidding.....

10:39 am

thank you river

10:39 am

ty River, needed that one

10:39 am

the idea is so funny

10:39 am

lol, I am very gullible

10:39 am

rasta is a proper name with a cap,so do not get your dreads in a twist ruby:)

10:40 am

no, you are very nice and I am a joker

10:40 am

Ya mon. Ruby has da dreads mon. Pass the ganga.

10:40 am

sounds good to me, molly !

10:40 am

picturing ruby's dreads

10:41 am

I would look better than this!

10:41 am

*cranks up Bob Marley*

10:41 am

do you have long hair to braid, ruby?

10:41 am

must take forever to do dreads

10:41 am

Hi everybody!

10:41 am

but then you don't have to do them every day

10:41 am

I have little hair to do anything with.... :( just a little old lady

10:41 am

Hiya, Car!

10:41 am

hi car!

10:42 am

yes, but once they have dreads, they never have to shampoo or do anything again! yuch

10:42 am

I'd start singing Bob Marley right now, but somehow, I don't think people on this board are into his music.

10:42 am

I love Bob Marley

10:42 am

actually, I love his music!

10:42 am

scratching head at the thought

10:42 am

sing, molly!

10:42 am

Who dares not love Bob Marley???!

10:43 am

and anybody can dance to his music!

10:43 am

His greatest hits CD is a MUST HAVE.

10:44 am

His music be spiritual, mon. You don't even need da ganga or da rum drinks to dig it.

10:45 am

but, then again, why not?

10:45 am

anyone want clues before I leave?

10:45 am

(confessions of a wild youth!)

10:46 am

down to 10, so I'll chug on, but thanks nan

10:46 am

4 left here

10:46 am

down to 67 hahah

10:46 am

ur 5/12 please

10:46 am

too much ganga 100 years ago

10:47 am

Uh oh. How much is too much?

10:47 am

ur + 3 vowels

10:47 am

thank you

10:47 am

hi car

10:47 am

ur + first 3 vowels

10:48 am

always miss that weirdo, ty nan and River

10:48 am

ty river

10:48 am

fireworks

10:48 am

hahah judi

10:48 am

YAY, RIVER!!!!!

10:48 am

haven't heard much lately about your dog ruru - does he have you tr5ed yet?

10:48 am

congrats river!!!

10:48 am

congrats river

10:49 am

snap nan

10:49 am

the other ur5 is ur + mixed up letters for a frozen cube

10:49 am

Congrats!

10:49 am

yay for River, wtg!!!

10:49 am

Personally, Ruby. I don't think I had enough of the stuff. It was rather scarce in our neck of the woods. Either that, or I just didn't know the right people.

10:49 am

thank you all

10:49 am

yay nan

10:49 am

you should have visited Binghamton, judi

10:50 am

and yay river

10:50 am

10:50 am

10:50 am

10:50 am

what was that about?

10:50 am

anyone need any other clues before I get back to work?

10:50 am

LOL. Bingo was only 80 miles across the thruway from where I was. You'd think some of it would have trickled by. Pffth.

10:50 am

no, thanks

10:50 am

dinner, see you later

10:51 am

bye ((Ruby))

10:51 am

on my way -- see you tomorrow :)

10:51 am

bye ruby

10:51 am

and think of my commute to school, judi!

10:51 am

Seeya, Ruby.

10:51 am

{{river}}

10:51 am

bye, nan.. hagd

10:51 am

well off I go - have a great day everyone and as always happy babbling

10:51 am

bye to ruby too

10:51 am

and bye to River.. mass exodus

10:52 am

bye aloy!

10:53 am

i am here, typing with one hand while i eat lunch

10:54 am

Ruby and Judi are getting stoned in the PB. : P

10:55 am

Very economical of you, Scrabbler.

10:55 am

and listening to bob marley

10:55 am

fireworks to push me out the door too.. have to go grocery shopping today.. so off I go - happy Friday babbling, see you all late tomorrow. Excited about my first hike in the Fakahatchee swamp tomorrow

10:55 am

yay aloy

10:55 am

Well done Aloy!

10:55 am

Nah. Totally sober here. I'm still sipping my morning coffee.

10:55 am

watch out for gators

10:55 am

Watch out for gators Aloy. : )

10:56 am

jinx, molly

10:56 am

Snap Scrabs

10:57 am

saw a HUGE one yesteday on a Peace River excursion.. will try to avoid them tomorrow

10:57 am

.. poof

10:57 am

please aloy

10:59 am

Yay, I am past halfway, so it's time for a break.

11:01 am

Clue for the upper U please?

11:02 am

Clue for Di7, please?

11:02 am

I don't have it yet, Judi.

11:03 am

Nm. Just found it. Di + vowel + remake of Jeff Bridges movie that's out now (not True Grit).

11:04 am

Great clue! TY!

11:07 am

Time to pee out the first cup of coffee and refill with 2nd cup. BRB.

11:07 am

Bye Judi1

11:11 am

does anyone have a clue for the last su?

11:13 am

Second word in sex book that starts Kama

11:14 am

GREAT!

11:14 am

thanks :)

11:24 am

Hi. :)

11:25 am

Hello :)

11:46 am

It's really quiet in here today. :|

11:50 am

Got fireworks, not to collect praise but as proof that i fnished. Lost another point from hesterday, even though I finished. You all ae my wtinesses now.

11:50 am

Er...ok.

11:54 am

hints for the E in the left-hand column?

11:55 am

Er...en5/12 I think is for that E. I'll try and come up with a hint...

11:55 am

It's like the word that means when you last through something, but take out the d

11:55 am

en5/12 like in5

eu 4/5

no,the eu's not for that one I don't think

11:56 am

Nope, the eu comes from another e.

11:57 am

evening all - if you followed mollyl's clue and had done it then you would become the en to it (but present tense)

12:02 pm

Hi fellow babblers

12:03 pm

Hi, beach.

12:04 pm

hi beach

12:04 pm

tsar

12:04 pm

sorry about that

12:06 pm

ec4 from top E

12:12 pm

Why can't I find the second co5/12??

12:14 pm

Oh, I got it. :DD

12:15 pm

hooray - fireworks for me

12:16 pm

Congrats!

12:16 pm

!!!!!!!! YAY KAZ !!!!!!!!!

12:16 pm

thx all - quite a grid today

12:18 pm

http://www.oddee.com/item_97184.aspx

12:18 pm

better late than never -- TY for the side-E clue!

12:19 pm

yay kaz and I'm back to try to get a couple more

12:19 pm

Oh man! Those are the grossest, dirtiest feet. ICK!

12:20 pm

nevermind the feet,just the tatoos

12:20 pm

lol

12:28 pm

Can I have some help with the do5/16?

12:28 pm

soft in French

12:29 pm

Hi ruby. Back in CT and not loving it

12:29 pm

are you having a new storm {{bichon}}

12:29 pm

are the new pups there yet?

12:30 pm

Ah, got it.

12:30 pm

We got 3 more inches, but the wind is fierce. This, after two weeks in mild CA

12:30 pm

our false Spring has passed, but there still isn't more snow yet

12:30 pm

No. Marco/Polo still in CA. They are trying to set u a fly date. Snow hindering it.

12:30 pm

Thanks for the do5/16, Ruby....hello, All..starting late today :-)

12:31 pm

{{zzoozz}}

12:31 pm

will they be in the same kennel on the plane? we've had lots of different experiences flying our dogs around

12:31 pm

I thought the do 5/16 meant sweet in French, like Irma LaDo**

12:32 pm

yes, sweet, too, I just thought of the other one first.....

12:33 pm

my French has become increasingly vernacular.....I think I hang out in the wrong circles

12:34 pm

Okay, gotta gird myself up to deal with the snow in the driveway. Lord, make me strong

12:34 pm

wishing you strength and energy!!!

12:35 pm

and good night everybody

12:35 pm

Night.

12:35 pm

Bye, Bichon & Ruby :-)

12:42 pm

French is so confusing. I thought doux was soft in French.

12:42 pm

Well, it led me in the right direction, so it definitely helped. xD

12:47 pm

that's the plural, Molly

12:48 pm

There is a plural of soft? Softs???

12:49 pm

Can I have some help on the ou6's? :|

12:50 pm

ou6 not in + faster than walking.

12:50 pm

Thanks, now I just need the other one. :|

12:50 pm

And I got it.

12:51 pm

:-)

12:51 pm

:DD

12:51 pm

the ou7 is not in + in a hurry

12:51 pm

Thanks. :DDD

12:52 pm

les mouchons plus doux, yes as adjectives much match nouns in number and gender

1:03 pm

e dois vous offrir tout le beau jour mes amis de rumeur pendant que le travail appelle. take care everyone and happy babbling...poink!

1:03 pm

Bye, Crossy :-)

1:12 pm

30 left, back later.

1:19 pm

morning, all

1:21 pm

hey jes

1:25 pm

how goes?

1:39 pm

does anyone have a clue for ge6?

1:43 pm

am i here??

1:44 pm

sorry, jazz, i'm way behind!

1:44 pm

it won t add words

you're here sammys.... try refreshing, or logging out and back in again

1:46 pm

Thanks Helena - that's okay :)

1:48 pm

you are here, sammy

Jazzy, like a rock that has a crystal in it.

1:52 pm

ha, i'd been trying to make that noun forever

1:56 pm

Thanks Queen!!

You're welcome.

2:02 pm

HI everybody. Nice to meet you, Queen & Jazz :-). I don't think I hae met either of you before.

Hi Soodlebum. Nice to meet you too. I haven't been here for quite awhile. Hope to be back more often.

2:05 pm

So, you managed to get over the babble addiction for a while, Queen? I reckon I will have to have therapy to get over my addiction!

More like I managed to get over the computer addiction. :) I love anything to do with words. But I was away from a computer for quite awhile.

2:07 pm

hi, nice to meet you too - I need to get away from the computer more!!

2:08 pm

:-)

2:13 pm

So, where in the world are you guys?

2:13 pm

hi all

2:13 pm

hey soods

2:13 pm

((((Carlee))). How are you doing?

2:13 pm

i have the flu...but otherwise..am ok

2:13 pm

how are u hun?

2:14 pm

Flu-less, thank goodness! You poor thing... you feeling rotten?

2:15 pm

pretty much...just had a long soak in tub with epsom salt and eucalyptus...felt great..then dXh called

2:15 pm

but..whatever...took some drugs...going to babble until I cant see straight then fall asleep again

Sorry, Soodlebum, having trouble with the connection. I'm in California - USA

2:16 pm

Oooh, I love CA! Carlee, hugs across the atlantic!!

2:17 pm

thanks soods...best type..u cant catch it

2:17 pm

LOL

2:20 pm

Carlee, sounds like everything was going great until the phone rang. *Passing some warm ginger tea to Carlee*

2:21 pm

Hey Moll. I LOVED your FB message. Still smirking about it!

2:21 pm

hmmm..tumm thanks molls...

2:22 pm

molls?... do i have u on fb?...i keep forgetting who is who

2:24 pm

Ditto, Carlee. People add me as a friend, and I see we have heaps of mutual Babble friends, but I have no idea who they are. (I know you, Moll, and Carlee..)

2:26 pm

oh man..i dont have brain strength to go to ur page soods and find molls...

2:27 pm

When your up to it, Carlee, you'll have no problem finding Moll amongst my friends. She is the only Molly there.

2:29 pm

soods...msg me on fb pls :)

2:30 pm

can anyoen clue the second do4,5? I know it's pathetic that i can't see a 4. :-(

2:30 pm

one who does is a do4,5

2:31 pm

oh sheesh

2:31 pm

Carlee, go to Soodles page, you'll see me as a friend. I looked for you there, but I don't know who youare there.

2:31 pm

thanks

2:32 pm

Sent u an IM on facebook, Carlee

2:33 pm

no soods..u didnt

2:33 pm

am nt seeing u

2:35 pm

found u soods..and requested u molls

2:38 pm

Gotcha Carlee. We are buds.

2:40 pm

and u went offline :(

2:43 pm

Had to, I'm about ready to leave the office. I'll check FB when I get home.

2:44 pm

okie kokie molls :)

2:48 pm

i dont like this grid..just in case anyone is curious to know

2:48 pm

haha, carlee

2:49 pm

Hi carlee, some grids are like that. What flag are you flying?

2:52 pm

tunisian gramma stiddy

2:52 pm

Never saw the tunisian flag before. thanks for the info.

2:53 pm

given what is going on over there..its my silent means of support

2:54 pm

Stid!!! Conas atá tú?

2:54 pm

Yes, and have you figured out Haiti yet? All the former dictators are coming back or wanting to go back and it is just weird, by my uninformed notions.

2:55 pm

my guess....halliburton is likely gotten its fingers in the rebuilding contracts...and the old dictators are likely scheming to get a pieceof the $ pie....as the back room politics will be a tangled web that the US gov't will need aid in detangling

2:56 pm

I am fine. Back from a train trip to Portland, Oregon.

2:56 pm

has* even

2:56 pm

Oh, rebuilding. Hope they remember to tie the rebar to something sturdy.

2:57 pm

knowing halliburton....they wont IF my assumptions are correct

2:59 pm

i am going cross eyed...going to lay down

2:59 pm

later all

2:59 pm

Bye for now carlee.

3:18 pm

Gah. Internet connection very dodgy this evening.

3:19 pm

hi all

3:20 pm

Hey Boo :-)

3:20 pm

How are you Soodle

3:21 pm

I am good, thank you Boo. All the better for it being Friday! And you?

Hello. Is anyone else finding this grid to be really challenging?

3:29 pm

Well, full of words that are obscure even for Babblers.

3:29 pm

Its not the easiest, Red!

well, now I am at least 84/75 so over half way...dog is harassing me!

3:32 pm

I'm back. :3

3:36 pm

Hey cgw :-)

3:37 pm

Hi.

3:39 pm

Phew. Phireworks. Last word....su5/12. That erstwhile tome the Karma Su***.

3:40 pm

Hello. Back from shovelling 8 inches of fluff from the driveway and walks.

3:41 pm

Hiya wht. Is it still snowing there?

3:44 pm

No, it stopped around 1:00.

3:45 pm

But we have two elderly neighbors so we had a lot to shovel.

3:45 pm

Hello my Babblish friends! How is everyone today?

3:46 pm

Pretty good. How're you? :)

3:46 pm

No problems here that a few Motrin won't cure.

3:47 pm

I am fine! I am going to my town's televised basketball game tonight!

3:47 pm

Sounds like fun!

3:48 pm

It will be. I am doing the scorebook for my favorite hometown team! I am the manager;

3:48 pm

pretty well, bored at work. How're you, MJ? did you have an icon last time I saw you?

3:49 pm

have fun!

3:49 pm

I am fine, jes. When did I see you last? I got the icon about 5 weeks ago.

3:50 pm

probably about that time... i've not been on a lot. someone was accusing you of trolling...

3:50 pm

Trolling? Who?

3:51 pm

or maybe it was someone else and i'm just confused.

3:52 pm

anyway... i was more aiming for grats on the icon than anything else :)

3:52 pm

i have never said a word in the chog before. Thanks!

3:52 pm

must have been someone else then

I'm sure it was someone else. mark is an excellent Babbler. No cursing or trolling.

3:53 pm

My record is un****ished!

I'm not su** mine is...

3:53 pm

Thanks, red. You are too!

3:54 pm

yeah; whoever it was was being, as far as i could tell, perfectly civil. it was very odd that someone else kept making troll comments.

3:54 pm

anyway, now that i've embarrassed myself with my total confusion of others, i'll off to an appointment...back in a bit

3:55 pm

See ya Jes. I do know who you are talking about. A babbler named Johannah. They are one of my illicit friends.

3:55 pm

They live near me;

you have illicit friends? I need some of those...

3:58 pm

Can I have a clue fore the ae6 please.

4:00 pm

ae + I read the paper for the *ws + you + me =

4:00 pm

Thanks bichon! I got that one too.

4:00 pm

yvw

4:01 pm

The second odd ae6 in two days.

4:01 pm

ty bichon

4:02 pm

lol. I was going to say: similar to an4 (porthole), but add two e's. Simplify. Always simplify.

4:02 pm

See everyone later. Violin lesson! Bye!

4:02 pm

Bye.

enjoy mark.

4:02 pm

ge 6?

4:03 pm

Can I have some help with the first three st5's? :|

4:04 pm

Very proper and upright.

4:04 pm

St5/12: boring. St5/10: collection of steps. St5/10: gaze at rudely.

4:05 pm

Thanks, Judi. :)

4:06 pm

also st5.10 mark from dirt/oil

4:07 pm

back again

4:09 pm

Thanks, lynx.

4:10 pm

I still can't seem to get that first st5/12 D:

4:10 pm

A clue for the last di5,12, please

4:10 pm

cgw8, put the last letter you typed at the end.

4:11 pm

AH got it. Lol thanks.

4:12 pm

di5.12 (not listing yet) but is that the eats out one?

4:13 pm

No, it comes after that and the Spanish money.

4:13 pm

eatS out

4:13 pm

i.e. plural

4:14 pm

ty lynxx. Total blindness

4:14 pm

yw this grid is a bit like that

4:14 pm

on 6?

4:15 pm

It is a compound word, bichon.

4:15 pm

TY wht

4:15 pm

hi wht and lynxxx

4:15 pm

hiya Boo

4:16 pm

Not under + in a hurry

4:16 pm

Hi boo

4:16 pm

ty wht, got it

4:18 pm

ge5,16 please

4:19 pm

ge & robot end

4:19 pm

howdy folks - how many today?

4:19 pm

159 Hoya

4:19 pm

ty lynxx

4:19 pm

ty

4:19 pm

159, hoya

4:19 pm

hey there hoya!

4:19 pm

hi DC

4:21 pm

ae6?

4:21 pm

clue for ao 5 please

4:21 pm

large blood vessel

4:22 pm

ae6 ae + direction + you and I

4:22 pm

ty!

4:23 pm

The last sa6,18, afer the Indian dresses, please.

4:23 pm

ty kje

4:23 pm

don't have it

4:24 pm

sa & the house in Gone with the Wind (I think!)

4:24 pm

hello, lyn

4:24 pm

Sa6: Sa + where Scarlette O'Hara lived.

4:24 pm

sorry, i'm babysitting and prepping to head out the door shortly -- bit distracted

4:24 pm

ty lynxx That is the right house

4:25 pm

we know DC, men can't multi-task (ducks)

4:25 pm

heh

4:26 pm

i changed diaper, emptied oven and prepped dinner for baby's grandmother while i was gone

4:26 pm

not a bad effort!

4:26 pm

down to 25 - BBL

4:27 pm

I notice that in the su's we have religious writings from Islam and Buddhism

4:28 pm

I also notice fireworks.

4:29 pm

Fireworks for me tooooo!

4:29 pm

yayayayayay!!!

4:29 pm

wtg Judi

4:29 pm

ge?

4:30 pm

Ge5 & 6: both related to rock with a sparkly inside.

4:30 pm

ty

COngrats to all Firwrokers! I am finding this grid very difficult...

4:32 pm

26 left here, and def slower... eed to fiish so i can shower and get going

4:34 pm

Fireworks.

4:34 pm

wtg cgw

4:35 pm

yayayay

4:35 pm

:3

kje are you smelling up the chog?

4:36 pm

yes... I smell like chicken sausage... just cooked about 60 pieces

wow. i made mushroom barley soup...very tasty and simple.

4:37 pm

mmmmm

sheera is not accepted. :(

4:37 pm

st 6/18 plz

4:38 pm

jeesh. why not?

4:38 pm

(jeesh isn't accepted either.)

4:38 pm

struggle, or push thru a sieve

4:38 pm

that one?

4:38 pm

When you are under pressure, you feel stress and st6

4:39 pm

It is what I did to my back shovelling snow today.

4:39 pm

ty molly and wht!

Oh No wht. hope it gets better...

that shovelling is a constant.

4:39 pm

Jeesh, wht. It should be. : )

4:40 pm

Oh, and tylenol and a hot shower for you young man. Mayhap the heating pad as well.

4:40 pm

I heard the Boston has already had as much snow as it does in an average winter. And that was before today's 8 inches.

4:41 pm

Molly, already had the hot shower and some Motrin. And it really isn't a st6. It is just a little stiff.

It seems to be a ton of snow for you alll....

4:41 pm

i think boston prob hit that mark a while ago! i 'm just glad DC isn't getting slammed again this year (knock on wood)

4:42 pm

I have one of those back belts and I wear it when I do anything that might st6 my lower back, as I can have issues there. Hope your back feels better Wht.

No snow here, of course, but its raining cats and dogs, runing my normal daily plans. pool and such.

4:42 pm

FW!!!!

4:43 pm

Well, I have time to rest. They aren't predicting any more snow until Tuesday. :^)

4:43 pm

wtg kje

COngratualions! kje! Yipee! Kai!!! Yay!!!!

4:43 pm

hate to climax and run... but some days are like that... see y'all later!

bye kj

4:47 pm

Does anyone need any clues before I go?

4:49 pm

In that case, Happy Babbling. Catch you later.

4:56 pm

co 5/12 not the garment one plz

4:59 pm

co + bronzed skin

5:00 pm

ty! for fireworks!

5:00 pm

WOW! congrats!

5:01 pm

tyvm

5:01 pm

2nd di5/ pls

5:02 pm

yvw-glad to help

5:04 pm

don't have that yet, peri

5:04 pm

ok, will keep looking, ty

5:06 pm

just monkeyed it-di + small sleeping place sometimes in a tent

5:06 pm

today is apparently National Hug Day. so group hug. (((((((((all babblers))))))))

5:06 pm

back atcha!

5:07 pm

I have that. I need the 2nd di5/12 pls

5:08 pm

sheesh, got it. eats = di5

5:08 pm

sorry-i missed which one

5:09 pm

glad you got it!

5:09 pm

np

5:18 pm

(((((((Peri))))))) Back at ya.

5:19 pm

:)

5:19 pm

are you finished Molly?

5:21 pm

Almost

5:21 pm

stuck on last three re words

5:22 pm

they are my last words, the re5/10. re6/18 and re5/12

5:24 pm

just need first two re word for fireworks

5:24 pm

same as the ri5 & 6

5:25 pm

duh, so they are, ty hoot

5:25 pm

fireworks

5:25 pm

yw - I need 5 - including the re5/12

5:25 pm

congrats

5:26 pm

re5/12 utilize again

5:26 pm

and the ji

5:26 pm

oh fishy, fishy, fishy!!!

5:26 pm

ji is like the first ci4/5

5:26 pm

what would you like, we have salmon and floiunder

5:27 pm

flounder, even

5:27 pm

salmon please & thaks for the ji

5:27 pm

*tossing salmon to hootowl*

5:28 pm

I monkeyed every thing and find it hard to believe I missed that!

5:28 pm

how are greywould et al?

5:28 pm

ty - cooked?

5:28 pm

broiled with a little lemon and butter

5:28 pm

all fine & dandy. We don't talk alot thou so are behind now

5:28 pm

greywoulf *sigh*

5:29 pm

yumyum

5:29 pm

i understood

5:29 pm

freshh asparagus and a tossed green salad as well

5:30 pm

oboy! You will spoil me!

5:30 pm

:)

5:30 pm

ok, now off to play scramble?

5:30 pm

:D

5:30 pm

bye for now

5:30 pm

ok - bye and ty again

5:39 pm

firebirds

5:40 pm

bbl

5:41 pm

congrats, hoot!

6:07 pm

ae 6 anyone?

6:08 pm

ae & worried or fretful - **rvo**

6:11 pm

what about anxious - ie a **rvo** nelly

6:23 pm

Bye. Sorry I was no help Jeff

6:30 pm

Hi all briefly again.

6:30 pm

My icon is a clue if anyone needs it.

6:31 pm

I saw the ji clue but don't have the first ci 4/5 either -- any help?

6:32 pm

Jili, the ci is Italian goodbye

6:33 pm

sheesh, I ALWAYS mis that! What's Italian for fish? Thks, Molly

6:34 pm

ty for the ae lynx

6:34 pm

Something like pesce. I always think it's peace.

6:46 pm

Good evening!

6:46 pm

Hello Car, it's quiet in here tonight.

6:47 pm

I will type softly then!

6:48 pm

Oh hell no, this is not a library. : P

6:48 pm

HELLO!

6:50 pm

Would you happen to have a clue for ar 5?

6:53 pm

ar 5...you a** here + a blood sucking insect is a t**

6:54 pm

TY. I always miss that one!

6:57 pm

How about the third AU 5/12?

6:59 pm

The last five letters of a nickname for Lauren, with the last two letters flip flopped.

7:00 pm

Got it! TY!

7:07 pm

I thought a blood sucking insect was a flea or a mosquito ???

7:08 pm

the one that sticks to you

7:09 pm

Yeah, those too!

7:09 pm

think Lyme diseas

7:09 pm

a leech?

7:09 pm

*e

7:09 pm

a tick? hi all :o)

7:09 pm

w/out the k

7:10 pm

alrighty then

7:11 pm

Clue for the first di 5/12 please?

7:11 pm

out to eat

7:12 pm

or a the place where you eat

7:12 pm

Before that one.

7:12 pm

having two leaves as a shoot?

7:12 pm

please elaborate?

7:13 pm

oh, sorry, that's a 5/14.

7:13 pm

Have it then.

7:13 pm

umm... maybe it's a hydrocarbon having two C=C double bonds?

7:13 pm

di5/12 like woman's name with diff vowel in middle

7:13 pm

Got it. NM>

7:14 pm

(just started, barely have any words yet, so I'm not sure)

7:14 pm

Ty anyway scribe!

7:14 pm

sure-

7:15 pm

o.o "jato" is a word? Thought it was an acronym (Jet-Assisted TakeOff)... Enable is silly...

7:20 pm

hi dmf and scribe

7:21 pm

good evening- Boo

7:21 pm

What on earth is the last in 5/12? I can't figure it out to save my life!!!!

7:22 pm

car-I finally monkeyed it-in + canister for ashes

7:22 pm

TY so much Scribe! I was getting so frustrated!

7:23 pm

me, too-glad my monkeys stuck it out!

i only have onur word and no prospects :(

7:26 pm

ur 5/12; ur 4/5; ur 5/14 and ut 4/5

ah, i lack an one ur4 and one u45 ty

7:27 pm

I need help with the SA's please?

oops, make that two ur 5

7:28 pm

sa+ scarlet o'hara's home

7:29 pm

TY dawg!

7:29 pm

yw

7:29 pm

Got the others too! I think it is an Indian wrap.

7:29 pm

clue for co 6/21 please

7:30 pm

co 4/5 + one who does ending

7:30 pm

one who makes round co4's

may i pls have clues for the ur 5 words? ty

7:33 pm

one is adjectival of the ur4

7:33 pm

ur + first 3 vowels

just got ur 5/14

ty ar. i am fallling asleep here.

7:35 pm

ST 6/18?

a muscle injury

7:36 pm

a st6 of bacteria

7:36 pm

Ty TO!

or to pass though a sieve

7:38 pm

clue for di 7 please

7:39 pm

di + first vowel + Jeff Bridges movie currently in its second coming

7:41 pm

I don't know the movie he is staring in

7:41 pm

a king sits on a *h***e

liket the matrix

7:43 pm

Clue for the last TR 5/10 please?

7:47 pm

hmm not getting the di 7

7:47 pm

di + first vowel + **ade stocks and bonds + not off

7:49 pm

ty finally got it

7:50 pm

tr5/10...t + R*** Barrett

7:50 pm

TY again Molly!

7:51 pm

Oh good Boo!

7:52 pm

that was a hard one

7:54 pm

My last 2 words I need help with...too tired and just not seeing them....the GE's?

7:54 pm

i have one -- ge + end of what

7:55 pm

ge + end of what Data was

7:55 pm

One is like a crystalline rock, the other is similar to that with a partial robot ending

7:56 pm

TY!!!! Fireworks!

yay ar!

7:56 pm

!!!!!!!! Car !!!!!!!!!!

7:56 pm

congrats car! :o)

7:57 pm

OK....my head is bobbing! Good night all!

do the tr7 and 8 ome from the tr 5 above them?

nm

8:01 pm

don't understand why satan is not acceptable

8:01 pm

I believe it's considered a proper noun Shirl.

8:02 pm

sure, but also = devil

8:03 pm

hello from snowy cambridge ma

8:05 pm

I know Shirl, Enable is very fickle like that. It doesn't seem fair.

8:05 pm

Hi Dorens, glad to see you made it there safely.

8:06 pm

funny molly... left at 1:00 and made it in record time... roads were clean and dry and no traffic!

8:06 pm

hi Dorens..are you wearing your snowshoes to get around

8:06 pm

so the sa6 that isn't the devil's name?

8:06 pm

boots from costco are working just fine here.. in and out day care, ramen noodle shop, supermarket and home

8:07 pm

scarlett o hara's home

8:07 pm

ty dorens

8:07 pm

clue for ge 6

8:08 pm

being like a sparkly stone, Boobear

8:08 pm

how many ge are there?

8:08 pm

ae6?

8:08 pm

2

8:09 pm

ae6 like the roman epic hero

8:10 pm

ae + sounds like Greek God that starts with Z

8:10 pm

sparkly stone is a gem

8:11 pm

got it, thx!

8:12 pm

di7?

8:12 pm

Sparkly rock

8:12 pm

ty Molly and dan

8:17 pm

also need a clue for ur5/12

8:20 pm

ur plus first three vowels

8:24 pm

wireforks - tx Molly & dorens & all cluers

8:25 pm

Congrats Dan.

8:25 pm

congrats dan. I think wireforks are used for marshmallows but perhaps it also means you completed the grid(dlel).

8:26 pm

good job dan! down to ten and enjoying it

8:27 pm

Good evening Gran Mere. What good things are cooking in your kitchen tonight?

8:28 pm

We had a roast chicken with broccoli, salad, and French bread. Now my husband is cleaning up. I baked Spritz cookies this afternoon for the grandboys.

8:28 pm

Have you had your dinner? We are thinking of chicken soup for tomorrow.

8:29 pm

mmmmm spritz cookies... i remember them fondly

8:29 pm

I like the almond flavour and the crispiness.

8:30 pm

i liked the crispiness, but most of all the buttery flavor

8:31 pm

We had macaroni and cheese with ham and broccoli in it. *Holds out plate for spritz cookies*

8:32 pm

we went to a ramen noodle place cause that's what the grandkids like the most. it was ok, but not my idea of a real dinner... you folks have what i want!

8:35 pm

fireworks

8:35 pm

yay, dorens!!

8:35 pm

congrats dorens!

8:38 pm

thanks... any clues needed before i'm out?

8:40 pm

ne5 and 6 the last two?

the 6 is an electrically charged cell

I'm missing the ne 5 just beforeit :-(

8:43 pm

pl of the one before, diane

8:44 pm

hello friends! (((Hugs all))) YAY doren!

8:44 pm

hiya stiddy, hi everyone!

8:44 pm

Hoory for Dorens. Spritz cookies and tea being served immediately.

8:45 pm

*snags ALL the cookies and runs away*

8:45 pm

hey LBD

8:45 pm

Mama, we'll make more.

8:46 pm

*blush* i first read that as *spits cookies...*

8:46 pm

*munch munch mumble munch*

8:46 pm

Ib, don't want that recipe.

8:47 pm

well, i couldn't think of why you'd be spitting cookies and tea, stidgmere. you're way too proper to do that

got that one thanks,Shirloc... it's the second 5/10 I don't have

8:49 pm

yep, looking for that too

8:49 pm

Image not quite the right one ibdawger. We served cookies, coffee, and tea.

:-)) We'll look together

8:49 pm

rhymes with the car rental agency, diane

8:50 pm

thx! lbd

Yes!! Thanks lbdawger :-)

8:50 pm

yw

I think I'd better get rid of Inspector Clouseau.... He's not doing his job !! ;-))

I think I'd better get rid of Inspector Clouseau.... He's not doing his job !! ;-))

8:53 pm

E on the far left please? my last for NBT

8:55 pm

en + are you s*** you want this clue?

8:55 pm

thanks LBD! NBT@

8:55 pm

yay, stiddy

8:57 pm

ooooh. found the 8!

hi Stidmama :-)

9:00 pm

and past halfway. Okay, taking an eyeball break.

9:00 pm

how are you this evening diane?

9:00 pm

After our trip to Portland, I found the tr 7 and 8.

9:01 pm

i'm sorry i asked if anyone needed clues and then got distracted... forgive me. and hi stid

9:02 pm

hi stid! :o)

9:02 pm

oh, i see i shouldn't be saying hi to stid, since she snagged all the cookies. But here we have granola cookies with dark chocolate... a specialty that my d-i-l always keeps on hand and they are soooo good

9:02 pm

hi wildcat

9:03 pm

good night for cookies I think.

9:07 pm

good night for cookies, good night for a fire.. and at this point good night all. see you tomorrow

9:08 pm

night night, Dorens

9:19 pm

and night night everyone! see you all tomorrow

9:19 pm

night lbd!

9:23 pm

Good night all. Enjoy yourselves.

9:26 pm

night stidg!

night night, stidgmere

9:26 pm

sweet dreams Mother

9:27 pm

hey again.

9:35 pm

bye again... *wanders off*

9:50 pm

st 5/10? before cool-faced

9:51 pm

nm

9:51 pm

bablet

9:51 pm

:o/ I'm missing all /2 and /1 words but have everything else

last word for FW.... I'm too tired to monkey it... or else they've gone to bed before me. ..... sa 6/18 ( second one )

9:55 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:55 pm

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

hi Minver :-))

9:57 pm

ello Min

9:57 pm

Oh bummer! No icon clues in the chat log at this time!

9:59 pm

di, seems to be an unword

10:00 pm

diane - 2nnd sa6 = sa + actress **** Reid from Scrubs.

10:01 pm

sa6/18 (cryptic): Indian town as reversed around endless videogame publisher

10:01 pm

Or UK 'celebrity''s name - *** Palmer-Thompkinson.

10:01 pm

clues for ANY of the /1 and /2 tiles?

10:02 pm

It (the whole word) is also a place in S. Africa as well as in India.

10:02 pm

found an e5, rest are all 4s now

10:03 pm

dfm - I don't quite get your question.

10:03 pm

I'm missing for nbt and fw J@(1,2) (0/2), E@(4,1) (0/1), U@(4,2) (0/1), E@(5,5) (0/1)

10:04 pm

Whoa! What was that post with all the circled a's in it, dfm?

thanks jacula.... and dfm.... :-))) I got the word from jacula's clue and then figured out how dfm's worked.... clever !! good old game before intellevision and nintendo !!!

10:05 pm

I'll try giving you e words - ea4.4 - you do this when you work; they give you money.

10:05 pm

ea4/4 - opposite of West.

game system... we had one

10:05 pm

ea4/4 - if someone gives her food, she ea4/4 it.

10:06 pm

ec4/6 - Euopean money.

10:06 pm

er4/4 - historical pasages of time.

10:06 pm

Lot of NON-words in the puzzle today. It's kinda hard

10:07 pm

eu4/5 - European money unit.

10:08 pm

D's Demolished! 5 left

10:09 pm

G's Gone! 4 left

10:09 pm

The grid's big word, tr8/40, is easy to find.

10:10 pm

Sorry for any typing errors, it's very late/early here. Can't sleep, am keeping an eye on the cat, who seems to be ill.

10:12 pm

thanks jac :o)

10:12 pm

O's Obliterated! 2 left

10:12 pm

y/w dfm.

10:12 pm

Keep going, Min!

10:13 pm

C's Completed! 1 left

10:13 pm

missing j4 and u4 now, last two

10:13 pm

All the ao words are heart vein words.

10:15 pm

ji4 is Chinese money, as I recall and u4 is wee-related or (2nd one) sounds like the Mormon state plural.

10:16 pm

Mormon state?

10:16 pm

Salt Lake City, dfm.

10:17 pm

ooh, guessed it :o) yay nbt+fireworks! :oD

10:17 pm

<-- doesn't know his U.S. geography...

10:17 pm

Well done, dfm.

10:17 pm

Good job this Brit does then, eh? LOL dfm.

10:18 pm

in fact he knows his Canadian, Chinese, French, and English geographies better :o\

10:18 pm

Congratulations dfmchfhf on fireworks! Good for you!

10:18 pm

(operative word being "better", not that he claims to know French and/or English geography well at all!)

10:19 pm

LOL

10:21 pm

I don't know! There I am, trying to give clues that friends on the other side of The Pond will get quickly, and I find a fail.

10:22 pm

it's just me I guess ;o)

10:22 pm

*Drums fingers on chog in a ladylike but slightly impatient Lady of the Manor type way.*

10:23 pm

dfm - it's okay.

10:23 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! au5/12 was my last word

10:23 pm

I'll quit with the irony now! LOL

10:23 pm

Well done, Min.*~*~*~*~*~*~*

10:24 pm

congrats minv! :o)

10:24 pm

I will be here off and on to help give if anybody needs.

10:24 pm

Thanks guys!

10:24 pm

Min - normal plural or Latin plural?

10:25 pm

Or was it the Roman money?

10:25 pm

What do you mean Jacula? Which ending do I prefer?

10:26 pm

Min - I meant was it au1,2 or 3 you ended with.

10:26 pm

My last word was au 5/12 with the latin plural Jacula.

10:27 pm

Oh no, not the latin plural one, it was the last au5/12

10:27 pm

I'm always interested to know which word someone ends on. Often, for me, it's a silly plural like 'wantS' or something.

10:28 pm

Thanks Min. My last word was a description of stockings or a rock face - sh5/12 (2nd).

sometimes that happens to me too, Jacula.... then one feels sooooooo stoooooooooopid !!

10:28 pm

Congratulations Jacula on finishing early! Good for U!

10:29 pm

diane - sometimes, I'm sure I've already typed the word in, so not looking for it again.

my last word was the sa word you helped me with, Jacula

10:29 pm

Sausage fingers syndrome affects many of us in haste.

10:30 pm

Congratulations dianedecoder on finishing early!YAY!

and sometimes I'll type in a word, not thinking it IS one, and lo and behold....it is accepted and I don't realize it.... and keep looking !

10:30 pm

diane - that's a word you can be proud to finish on, since it is not a silly normal word.

10:31 pm

diane - I do that, too. Not so much on here but often on Scrabble on Facebook.

thanks Minver... we are sort of on vacation in Arizona, so not spending much time on Babble. We'll be here for another 2 1/2 months and I'll soon settle into a routine

I haven't played Scrabble on Facebook.... I did play with my girls a bit, but I hate keeping people waiting and I often get long interruptions !!

We are golfing tomorrow and then out for dinner with son and wife, so probably won't start the grid.... we'll see ;-))

10:33 pm

I need to spend much less time on Babble and on the computer in general, if I am to get this house sorted out. However, my daughter's travelling, doing a gap year between degree and Masters degree, and I need the PC to keep in touch with her.

of course you do :-))

10:34 pm

She needs Mummy hugs and I need Daughter hugs on a weekly, if not daily basis.

our son and wife are down here visiting US in THEIR home... ( They live in Canada too, but built this lovely home about 5 years ago.

10:35 pm

I've got to get my Skype sorted out before she goes to Australia, Tasmania and Canada in March for 3 months or more. She's just back from Slovenia and is off to neighbouring Hungary on Monday.

I love Facebook for that reason.... I've been in touch with all my daughters and many of the grandkids since we left home.

Wow.... what a trip !

I need a new web cam.... then I would love to Skype....would be such fun to see online friends as we chat!

I used to chat in windows live messenger, but old webcam was not compatable with my new computers.

10:39 pm

We've been keeping in touch re Facebook and 'phone and texts up to now, as she's travelled the world, but this trip needs more. When she gets to Canada, she will be staying with my bro and sis in law first in Calgary, then she will be off the Ontario to stay with my aunt and uncle, and then on the the conservation island my cousin lives on. She may also be visiting friends she's met on her world trip.

10:40 pm

I used to do Messenger, too. Haven't been there for years and have no idea id my new webcam is up to the job.

10:40 pm

evening all

10:40 pm

Hi Pini.

10:40 pm

hi jac, di, et al ;)

10:41 pm

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

10:41 pm

hi min ;)

hiya Pini :-) I'm a temporary Arizonan ( Arizonian?? )

10:41 pm

doing well...glad the week is over and I told the bosses I was NOT going to work this weekend...so, I'm here to 'relax' :)

10:42 pm

Arizonian! Nice...how's the weather?

10:43 pm

how's it going, jac?

It's lovely... was 72 yesterday :-) We left temperatures of -27 C ( 17 below in F ) It's such a nice change, because we've been having a bad winter

10:43 pm

Read back, Pini. My daughter's travelling the world and my cat is not well. That's about it really. How are you?

10:44 pm

hi pini! :o)

10:44 pm

Congrats for your dau, jac...I'm sure she's have a grand time; sorry to hear about your cat...hope s/he recovers quickly!

10:44 pm

hi dfm ;)

10:45 pm

I can only imagine, di!!!!

10:45 pm

:o( about your cat, jac... any idea what's wrong?

10:46 pm

Speaking of my daughter and my cat, I need to try to get some sleep. Daughter might visit me later, but not just to use my hair straighteners, and the cat might need to visit the vet.

10:47 pm

take care, jac!!! sleep well!

10:47 pm

dfm - re the cat, not sure if it's his age, or if he's depressed from the death of our old cat and the long winter. I fear he's starting with kidney failure like she (our old cat) did.

10:47 pm

I heard that a lot of cats go through kidney failure :o(

and I'm going to call it a day too... we are golfing early tomorrow morning, and 11:00 - midnight bedtime just won't cut it LOL.... Night night everyone... see you all tomorrow sometime !! z z z z z z

10:47 pm

I'm off now. Will let you know how things go. Happy babbling!

10:48 pm

enjoy the sun, di!!!

10:48 pm

night di, jac!

night, friends.... dfm, pini, jacula, minver.... and gone !!!

10:50 pm

Adios dianedecoder! Just about to enter a clue story.

10:52 pm

down to 15...should make if I stay awake...

10:52 pm

Took me ae4/4s to finish grid,but I finally did so here is a story of clues.My au4/5mobile broke down in the ra4/4 while I was on my way to the ci4/5ma.Tried to restart it,but it just sat on the road in 5/10. My car didn't care one io4/4 that I was going to miss a film I really wanted to see. I flipped a co 4/5 to decide if I wanted get it towed or not. The flip told me to get it towed.So I walked to a ne 4/4by di 5/12 to call a tow company. Then I had to stand outside in my co4/5 to wait for a tow. The tow cost me mucho di 5/12. Now my wallet is even dr 5/12 than it was before.Money I ea4/4 in my last paycheck went toward fixing car. It Seems like my car ea 4/4 up my paycheck every time I have a problem. Car has hu 4/6 my savings account many times.Think car has ou6/24 it's life expectancy I am su4/5 not in a ru4/6 to get another car though. That would really put a st6/18 on my bank account. I will take a tr 5/10 to work if I have to. Ra4/4! Hubby is not being so ni 4/5 right now. In fact,he's being an an4/5 and wants to take over my office ar4/4.If I do not give him computer,he'll cause a ri 4/4. He causes ri 5/10 everytime he doesn't get his way. I hope you have se 4/4 some more words with this story. By the way, this story is not tr4/5.I'm going to go ne 4/4en the kitchen and goto bed. Ci4/5! See you tomorrow.

10:53 pm

nice, min!...going to look thru to see what I can get!!!

10:53 pm

1 so far!!! (the car of all things)

10:53 pm

LOL Pinikula!

10:54 pm

2 now!!!!

10:55 pm

st5 was the 2nd (get the water off the noodles)

10:55 pm

well, that was productive even it was only 2 words :)

10:56 pm

ar5/12?

10:57 pm

ar 5/12 is a plus anagram of actor **** Bana or Stoltz.

10:57 pm

got it! :)

10:57 pm

thx min ;)

10:58 pm

ou6/24?

10:58 pm

(compound?)

Tx Min.. got 12 words from your story..

10:59 pm

hi cosmo

10:59 pm

yw

10:59 pm

yw cosmo

10:59 pm

min's stories are great ;)

ou6/24 - compound.. not IN + faster than walk

hi Pini, Min

11:00 pm

have that one...need the next one ;)

11:00 pm

An ou 6/24 is not in + sprint at a rapid speed Pinikula.

11:01 pm

ooooooh, I get it now!! very similar to the other ou6

11:01 pm

Hello Cosmo Kramer!How are you?Welcome to the grid

11:01 pm

thx cosmo and min ;)

11:01 pm

yw

i have only one Ou6/24.. i have a 7/40 though... not IN + Min is not ru***ing to get a new car..

11:02 pm

thx cosmo!

11:03 pm

6 now ;)

11:03 pm

Go Pinikula go!

11:03 pm

*sits back in chair to wait for Pini's FWs before going to bed*

11:03 pm

ru5/14?

11:04 pm

Hi All...

11:04 pm

hi gingentle

11:04 pm

Min...I am speechless at that cluestory! Thx.

11:05 pm

ru 5/14 rhymes w/coat worn as part of a military or other uniform Pinikula.

11:05 pm

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

ru5/14 -- speed walk + David copperfield is a mag**ian

11:05 pm

* thinking * (should probably know this being a military brat and everything)

11:06 pm

got it!! :)

11:06 pm

Thanks gingentle. I do them pretty often. Is that the first story of clues of mine that you have read so far?

11:06 pm

that ru5 also rhymes with "long shirt" ;)

11:07 pm

I was going to say a kind of shirt but I thought other definition would be bit more challenging to figure out.

11:07 pm

oh, it was, min! thx!!! * grin *

11:08 pm

This grid has a challenging wealth of vowels!

11:08 pm

ge5/16?

11:09 pm

nm, monkeyed it ;)

11:09 pm

That ge 5/16 word is ge plus the od 4/6 word Pinikula

11:09 pm

1 to go!!!

11:09 pm

thx min ;)

11:09 pm

go go pini!

11:10 pm

clue for ou 7 please. it is two words?

11:10 pm

without giving it away...is the last sa6 common?

11:10 pm

no pini

11:10 pm

ou7 = not in + not slow

11:10 pm

no Pinikula

11:11 pm

ok, dfm...that narrows it down! giving extra bananas to the monkeys

11:11 pm

sa6/18 (cryptic) Indian town as reversed around videogame publisher

11:11 pm

An ou7/40 word is opposite of in plus ru4/6 word mkg

11:11 pm

yep, that's pretty cryptic, dfm!! * thinking extra hard! *

11:12 pm

ty got it.

11:12 pm

(loving the challenge)

11:13 pm

Just let me know if U need for a dummy clue Pinikula.

11:13 pm

yw mkg

11:13 pm

will do :)

11:14 pm

Wish I could give cryptic clues as well as I tell stories.

11:15 pm

if I tell you what I think the game is, will it hurt my chances?

11:15 pm

I love how cryptics when done well are so obvious only after you get the word :o)

11:15 pm

oh, think I missed a word...

11:16 pm

gee thx, dfm!! LOL

11:16 pm

sa6/18 (cryptic) Indian town as reversed around endless videogame publisher

11:16 pm

OMG. I still have 77 more to go. I doubt i will finish before flip!

11:16 pm

GOT IT!!!! * sparklers *

11:16 pm

there we go sorry :o(

11:16 pm

you can do it, gingentle...we're here!!

11:16 pm

The sa6/18 word is sa Scarlett O'Hara's home Pinikula

11:16 pm

yay pini! go gin!

11:17 pm

* patting self on back for getting the game publisher and figuring out the cryptic! *

11:17 pm

Oops!I'm so sorry Pinikula! I entered that by mistake!

11:17 pm

Yeah, I appreciate that, but i think i need toothpicks for the eyelids!

11:17 pm

it's OK, min!! You're forgiven!! * giggle *

11:17 pm

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks!Hooray for you

11:17 pm

whereabouts in the world are you, gingentle?

11:17 pm

thx min and dfm for the clues

11:17 pm

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

11:17 pm

yay pini! :o)

11:18 pm

Kansas City

11:18 pm

MO or KS? (not that they're that far apart!)

11:18 pm

I leave you with a story of clues in my profile. *POOF*

11:18 pm

thx again, min!

11:18 pm

They border each other. I am in the metro, in a suburb on the Kansas side

11:19 pm

gotcha...I used to live in Leavenworth...

11:19 pm

Ooooh. The prison-town!

11:20 pm

Several years ago, I saw Phantom of the Opera in the, what I think was called, Royal Theatre?

11:20 pm

yeah, that one, gingentle :)

11:21 pm

"Gin" is fin, Pin. Was this theatre downtown?

11:21 pm

Trivia: Prisoners used to bag our groceries at the commissary

11:21 pm

I think so, gin...

11:21 pm

(ps, nice to meet cha)

11:21 pm

I don't think i amfamiliar w/ the Royal

11:21 pm

I'm probably wrong on the name...may have to look it up...

11:22 pm

...it was a gorgeous theatre tho!

11:22 pm

I was in Leavenworth a month ago, antique shopping

11:22 pm

I haven't been there in, well let's just say, a "few years"....LOL

11:23 pm

(well, lived there in that long, that is)

11:23 pm

I am originally from Illinois

11:23 pm

Been here for 8 years

11:24 pm

<-- military brat (former)

11:24 pm

Lotsa military in and around the metro!

11:25 pm

hi all. clue for sa 6 the second one please?

11:25 pm

sa + Gone with the Wind plantation

11:25 pm

that's for sure, gin

11:26 pm

Where are you now, Pin?

11:26 pm

got it. ty pini. not in more words.

11:26 pm

West Coast (OR)

11:27 pm

Lovely. I lived in SF for a time. Love the coast!

11:27 pm

I love the PNW...out of all the places I've lived in the US...it's my favorite...

11:28 pm

...here's a pic of the interior of the theatre I saw POTO in: http://tinyurl.com/4zw4np6

11:29 pm

Lovely theatre. Is it on the Plaza??

11:30 pm

I know I have been in it at some point

11:30 pm

well, not exactly sure yet...I googled KC theatres...saw the interior...now just have to find the name of it

11:31 pm

Is it the Lyric?

11:31 pm

still looking...

11:32 pm

<-- is lost with all these abbreviations @.@

11:32 pm

POTO = phantom of the opera :)

11:33 pm

ah... :o)

11:37 pm

Pin...I think the royal is at UMKC on their campus.

11:37 pm

Well, I give up looking...it was a beautiful theatre with an incredible performance...

11:38 pm

...we didn't go to a campus, gin, so that's probably not it...

11:38 pm

oh well...

11:38 pm

I can't find any history on when POTO played in KC...perhaps I'll try again another time...

11:39 pm

KC is lucky to still have several fabulous old theatre spaces. So many have been razed over the last few decades all over the country.

11:39 pm

...we should be concentrating on your 'words'! :)

11:39 pm

(We don't have any that old here in town...not sure if there are any left in Portland)

11:40 pm

Oh well, I rarely finish a grid these days. Get to about 100 words and get distracted or involved in convos. i must say, that is as much fun as working the grid!

11:41 pm

but now we'll feel guilty for preventing you from finishing! Do:

11:42 pm

maybe The Majestic Theatre???

11:42 pm

I absolve thee!

11:42 pm

(I'm the one who should feel guilty, dfm...I've hogged the chog!)

11:42 pm

OOOH! YES. The Magestic!!! Lovely place!

11:43 pm

That's the one!!! (Finding more and more pictures now) :)

11:43 pm

"Hogging the chog" sounds almost obscene!

11:43 pm

...and it "fit" the POTO soooo well!

11:43 pm

* giggle *

11:44 pm

I can hear my pillow whispering in a susserant manner. Must go to dreamland! Catch ya later in the grids! *Poof!*

11:44 pm

no wait....it's called The Midland Theatre...

11:45 pm

take care, gin...thx for the chat :)

11:45 pm

(it "looks" Royal and/or Majestic)

11:46 pm

The MIDLAND!!! Of Course. It, too is another lovely theatre. See...we have many here. Which is unusual for this area...they usually love to tear down old buildings rather than rehab them. But don't get me started. Must go. *Poof*

11:47 pm

ok, dfm...we've pinpointed it so you don't have to worry about us talking about it anymore!! LOL

11:50 pm

hehe, susserant... love that word :oD

11:51 pm

can't say I've heard that one

11:53 pm

maybe because I spelt it wrong? susurrant

11:54 pm

nope...still don't know it ;)

11:54 pm

susurrare = Latin for "whisper"

11:55 pm

ahhhhh

11:59 pm

hi all

11:59 pm

hi cos

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