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133 total words

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

* flip *

12:00 am

flip\

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

oh neat

12:00 am

(was referring to your ability to see weed lurking)

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

kje can see weed everywhere. it's a gift.

12:00 am

I know not of what the weedy one speaks

12:01 am

ar 6

12:01 am

* snicker *

Clues are up

12:02 am

ty lickety!!!

12:02 am

merci LKickety!

12:02 am

Yay Lickety -- thank you!!!

12:02 am

thx lickety ;)

12:02 am

hello volcano

12:02 am

pock face

12:03 am

holy crap! 4 n's!

12:03 am

no name calling girls!

12:03 am

co 6

12:03 am

sorry weed * giggle *

12:03 am

happy flip :)

12:03 am

LOL weed - that is actually what I thought at first

12:03 am

thus why we get along

12:04 am

I thought, wow, pini has gotten mean!

12:04 am

* blink * MOI???

12:05 am

as exciting as being here at flip is, i REALLY need to get to bed. *somebody* kept me playing scrabble too late!

12:05 am

could be more of a symptom that we spend too much time together

12:05 am

* wasn't me! *

12:05 am

true

12:05 am

i hate this sticky n - I am always behind on the conversation

12:05 am

sleep well, feather :)

12:05 am

phantom: placenta

12:05 am

nu7

12:05 am

slows your typing down?

12:06 am

yep

12:06 am

niters feather!

12:06 am

night weed ;)

12:06 am

i'd love to see the day that someone named bananarama comes to the chog and you have to type to them!

12:06 am

gn weed - sleep well... dream of toto ad the wicked witch of the east

12:06 am

thankfully we're all pretty fluent in typonese, kje! :)

12:06 am

I would call them rama

12:06 am

lol

12:07 am

night! *flies away on the wind*

12:07 am

pini - weed has gotten really good at fillig in n's

12:07 am

co7 x2 ( sorry if they have already been called and hi )

12:07 am

i need 2 more for nbt but they're both single tiles :(

12:07 am

nu7

12:07 am

(hi all :o) )

12:08 am

nu6

12:08 am

halfway +1

12:08 am

cos that last a is ac5

12:08 am

en8

12:08 am

no its not sorry

12:08 am

yeah i thought it was an ac5 too :(

12:11 am

an8

12:11 am

have a lovely evening, ya'll, i'm outtie.

12:11 am

night jes ;)

12:11 am

an7

12:11 am

phantom anteater

12:11 am

Sweet dreams jes

12:11 am

an7

12:12 am

beat you to it crys ;o)

12:13 am

finally got the U

12:13 am

now i need that A in last column

12:13 am

lol yes u did

12:14 am

hello buffalo

12:14 am

ar 6 for the corner a

12:14 am

ty dart

12:15 am

nbt

12:15 am

nbt ;)

12:16 am

wtg dart and pini

12:16 am

hi jilli

12:16 am

Hi sis

12:16 am

thx jilli ;)

12:17 am

nbt

12:17 am

wtg cos and hi all

12:17 am

1/2-way

12:18 am

I have an ar6 but not from the corner A :-(

12:18 am

change a last letter maybe

12:18 am

Jilli, change the last letter

12:18 am

still looking for that myself

12:18 am

thx diz

12:18 am

there are 3 ar6s...

12:18 am

(at least)

12:19 am

oh tytyty diz!

12:19 am

cant

12:19 am

damn!!!

12:19 am

and ty dart too (missed that hint, sorry)

12:20 am

at lwast it wasn't the cu4, diz

12:20 am

everyoens favorite word :P

12:20 am

LOL Jilli missed that one

12:20 am

co6 x 3

12:20 am

oops ...

12:21 am

i have de 6 x 2 anything more?

12:21 am

co7

12:21 am

make that x 5 (so far)

12:21 am

make that de x 3

12:21 am

hi ru

12:21 am

nbt

12:21 am

CA6

12:21 am

hi pini.

12:21 am

wtg jilly

12:22 am

hi ruru

12:22 am

wtg sis

12:22 am

hello jilli

12:22 am

and jilly too

12:23 am

finally got a 7... nu 6/7

12:23 am

i dont like this grid very much

12:23 am

i get no hi... EVERY one else gets a hi... but ot me?

12:23 am

i need an 8.. its en8 and ??

12:23 am

been there, done that, cos :)

12:23 am

hi mlf

12:23 am

hi kje :)

12:24 am

* ducks out of kje's way *

12:24 am

hi cos

12:24 am

I say hi to you, kje... :o( but then, everyone ignores me ;o)

12:24 am

hi jill

12:24 am

cos, yes the other 8 is a en7+8

12:24 am

OH HI KJE

12:24 am

that is such horrible english kje

12:24 am

hi dfm

12:24 am

en8 and ??

12:24 am

you missed weed's first flip, ru

12:24 am

oh two en8?

12:24 am

stats for the N on the 5th column please?

12:24 am

an8

12:24 am

huh?

12:25 am

Well, started 19 hours ago, b4 my head hits the keyboard...I'm going to bed..niters all!

12:25 am

ok ty

12:25 am

nu6+7 mlf

12:25 am

night jj

12:25 am

ruru, what's this about tennis match?

12:25 am

also na 5/12 i think MLF

12:25 am

night JJ

12:25 am

oh.. I am soooooo excited

12:25 am

thanks dfm words we have had before kind of just popped in my head thank yhou

12:25 am

hanging on for ruru...

12:25 am

gn jj

12:26 am

and how about that U on the 5th column/

12:26 am

un4

12:26 am

un 4/6

12:26 am

25 yes, 3 no and 2 ****cided

12:26 am

go on, rur!

12:26 am

are either 8 words words we shld know?

12:26 am

got it thanks

12:26 am

and not an dfm word? :)

12:27 am

probably called but CU7

12:27 am

Hello all from a very hot and steamy Durban

12:27 am

I use the en8... the an8, don't think so?

12:27 am

spill ruru, spill...I am aging here....

12:27 am

hi pug

12:27 am

I (once I recover) get to play tennis this fall with a super star

12:27 am

hi ursh

12:27 am

hi ursh

12:27 am

cool, ru!!!

12:27 am

hi ursh!

12:28 am

ty pug

12:28 am

wow....TV?

12:28 am

oh wow, ruru -- who?

12:28 am

2 ca6

12:28 am

3 ca6

12:28 am

and I promise not to trip over the net

12:28 am

is it nadal? cuz that is the only superstar that counts

12:28 am

Andre Agassi jilli

12:28 am

lol

12:28 am

INDEED!!

12:28 am

First column E?

12:28 am

5 ca6

12:28 am

make that 4, dfm

12:28 am

really? how cool!!!

12:28 am

no kidding, ru!?!?!?!

12:28 am

well, if you refrain from trying to jump it, you likely will not trip over it... likely

12:29 am

no kidding

12:29 am

Too COOL....congrats ruru

12:29 am

wow! fun!

12:29 am

WOW ruru!!!!!!!

12:29 am

he's coming to our Pro-Am this fall

12:29 am

6 ca6 o.0 have to stop calling so many in a row...

12:29 am

et4

12:29 am

guess who is the pro and who is the AM

12:29 am

wow ... impressive ... how'd you score that one?

12:29 am

Our tennis coach lined it up.. Agassi is one of my tennis heros

12:29 am

ok, now must really go...*poof*

12:29 am

ru = pro; agassi = am * giggle *

12:30 am

how exciting, ru ;)

12:30 am

Pretty great Am, I suspect.

12:30 am

no.. pini.. not quite

12:30 am

just monkeyed the en8 and it is defintely not a word i should know

12:30 am

very fun, ru...

12:30 am

but if u added a d to the beginning...

12:30 am

congrats, ru ;)

12:30 am

THIRD COLUMN E stats please?

12:30 am

I am soooo excited I can't even think about it

12:31 am

en5

12:31 am

en 5/12

12:31 am

I got to play with Jose Igeras last fall and that was a blast

12:31 am

you should be.... that is cool

12:31 am

and en 7/8

12:31 am

got it never mind

12:31 am

kudos, ruru -- VERY exciting :-)

12:31 am

I know.. it's not nadal but it's pretty great

12:32 am

singles? doubles, ruru?

12:32 am

I've offered to take him out to dinner.

12:32 am

doubles

12:32 am

still impressive ... regardless

12:32 am

what a treat for both of you

12:32 am

*pinches himself*

12:32 am

steffi's pretty cool as well

12:33 am

maybe tiebreaker will go to 112-110...and ruru will miss a grid

12:33 am

THIRD COLUMN A stats please?

12:33 am

I got to play with Isner a few years ago

12:33 am

ac5

12:33 am

ca7

12:33 am

NEVER MIND

12:33 am

he was INCREDIBLe

12:33 am

wow . . .

12:33 am

quite the popular guy, ru !

12:33 am

dream on dart..lol

12:34 am

oh oooops thanks pink wrong a i got a word for

12:34 am

you need another cruise withotu wifi Dart

12:34 am

without

12:35 am

guess i'll just have to settle for the 2000+ le4 that i have now for a year or two :)

12:35 am

not seeing the nu 7

12:35 am

pt

12:35 am

does anyone know which where the AC 5/12 coms from it didnt come from the A in the 5th column?

12:35 am

yeah.. right

hi and nbt

12:36 am

*hopes for power outages in dart's neighborhood*

12:36 am

ac5/12 comes from 3rd col

12:36 am

hi and wtg josh

12:36 am

the ac5 I have comes from the A@(4,3)

5th column a is ar6

uses 3 a's

12:37 am

cu7

12:37 am

good luck with that...all the power lines are buried...hard to hit with cars/lightning etc

12:38 am

ah, finally got the nu7

12:38 am

well done, jilli

12:39 am

just need the U for nbt

12:39 am

un4

12:39 am

4/6

un4

12:40 am

i am stuck on two As for nbt

phant ennead

12:40 am

<-- looking, thks pini and josh

12:40 am

My kids bought me a new office chair for my b/day. It is so comfortable - I have nodded off in it twice so far - sign of age!!

12:40 am

got it -- NBT

12:41 am

well done, again, jilli ;)

12:41 am

phantom coerced

12:41 am

nice, ursh ;)

12:41 am

happy b'day, ursh -- I love my office chair too

12:43 am

3 co7

12:43 am

<-- tired and fading...will save the last couple dozen for tmw ;) ... night all ;)

12:43 am

phant neonatal

12:43 am

okay i cant find the last two words i am looking for i am out poof

12:44 am

night pini -- me pooped too

12:44 am

night mlf

lots of 5 and 6 letter phants in this one

12:46 am

de7, 7+s done, 85.

12:49 am

back again...NBT and NBS

12:49 am

wtg diz

12:50 am

ty Jilli

12:54 am

yawnosis is overcoming me

12:55 am

100... must be up early tomorrow... night all :o)

12:55 am

night dfm

phant enunciate

12:59 am

100 down , brain dead & tired of being haunted by the phantom placenta...

12:59 am

over halfway

12:59 am

happy babbling all , POOF

1:00 am

wd and bye pugs

1:03 am

phant connect account announce coalesce cattle

1:08 am

Enable does not permit "analect" what-ho Confucius?

1:08 am

hi everyone

1:08 am

hi flos

1:08 am

just in for a bit, very tired

1:09 am

hello all. complain first, greet afterwards.

1:09 am

hi scouser

add a vowel, scouser

1:12 am

thanks scouser and josh

1:13 am

thanks joshua. now I got phantom antecedent too

1:15 am

hi flosey -- William ran you ragged?

1:16 am

oh my how he is changing jilli

1:16 am

what a little bou

1:16 am

boy

1:17 am

no the trip over was tough - ferry to Van was full of students, obviously on a school trip

1:18 am

waiting room to board ferry was wall to wall people and stood there for at least half hour

1:19 am

standing for any time is hard but that was tough - spent the trip in the diningroom quite relaxing because was practically empty

1:19 am

have never seen such a crowd as that

1:20 am

I wonder what the occasion was

1:21 am

well, I remember trips with hubby and students - to Greece, Spain, etc, etc, the airport was always like that on spring break which is when the student trips were planned

1:21 am

!!

1:22 am

oops, lost my comment - I was much younger then

1:22 am

well, it's not spring break yet -- some team sport or something?

1:22 am

not familiar with sil's laptop

1:24 am

was mixed group, hs age kids

1:25 am

could easily be at least 100 of them

1:25 am

hmmmm -- a puzzlement

1:25 am

yes

1:28 am

What are the stats for the bottom right A please

1:29 am

ar 6

1:29 am

ty looking for nbt

1:30 am

hint...since you can get to the r from both a's...you have to use the left one in the word also

1:31 am

52 left and I've had it. Going off-island tmw for a play so won't have much time

1:31 am

nite jilli

1:31 am

hope it's a fun trip jilli

1:32 am

it will be, flosey -- the usual Chemainus matinee with yummy buffet lunch

1:32 am

oh lovely jilli, enjoy

1:34 am

and so goodnight all and *poof*

1:52 am

May I plwAW Hw

1:53 am

May I please have a clue for any of the en's? Thanks

1:54 am

en5 americas most wanted re***** the crimes on the show

1:57 am

fireworks. Clues anyone?

1:57 am

Congrats, crystalle!!!!

1:58 am

ty

1:59 am

ok bye all. happy babbling.

2:00 am

Thanks much, crystalle.

3:17 am

ursh - you still want stats on the A?

3:18 am

no got it tx scouser

3:19 am

Happy Babbling all - and there is at least one babblet in this grid.

4:31 am

good morning everybody

4:33 am

anybody?

4:34 am

Hi Ruby. Just getting the dust out of my eyes

4:34 am

sleepy dust?

4:34 am

Yup. Cat woke me up

4:35 am

naughty cat!

4:35 am

it's 5:30 on a SATURDAY and I'm awake. How fair is that?

4:36 am

I believe he will find his kibbles allotment severely restricted!

4:36 am

husband woke me at 5:30 today, too, just with his restlessness. Then the dogs woke up and I had to let them out but was able to catch another our of ZZZZ's anyway

4:36 am

hour*

4:36 am

no sleepy dust, just tired

4:37 am

I can never go back to sleep once I've moved around on my feet

4:37 am

well, how else, of course?

4:37 am

I took a pill because I was so annoyed

4:38 am

Ah! that makes sense. But you only slept an hour?

4:38 am

I feel like the walking dead

4:38 am

lend

4:39 am

lent

4:39 am

leant

4:39 am

aced

4:39 am

oooh, so sorry

4:39 am

once i have a couple of cups of coffee in me, i'll be alert. I think.

4:40 am

it hasn't helped me so far, see below. Blushing. At least they were the easy, obvious words

4:40 am

i was afraid i was going to do that!

4:41 am

morning all

4:41 am

Hi Sprite

4:41 am

hello, sprite! how are you feeling. I've already muddied my copy book but, fortunately, jayk is very tolerant! she didn't yell

4:42 am

am ok, bit of a broken night because I had to pick up my son from school party at 3 am. How is your husband?

4:43 am

he makes me very tired. he is nice to the nurse and the housekeeper, but when I say something to him, he rolls his eyes. I've invited his daughter to come from California, because I'm not sure he's going to get better.

4:43 am

does no one here get to sleep through the night?

4:44 am

babble seems to be a haven for the insomniacs, lol.

4:45 am

and while the housekeeper is on her one-month vacation (I haven't had a vacation that long since I was a child) his daughter can help me with housework and carrying stuff

4:45 am

and I need 8 hours!!

4:45 am

haven't had 8 since husband got sick!

4:45 am

I guess you are the only thing he is certain of at this moment, rubyfoo. He must be feeling pretty much out of control of his situation and maybe he takes it out on the one person he is certain will stand by him.

4:46 am

That sounds right Sprite

4:46 am

he's pushing his luck (only kidding) but this is certainly a welcome respite

4:47 am

I almost just typed a nasty (but, weirdly) acceptable word into the chat.....

4:48 am

I think it is very wise. Call in the cavalry and try to take a couple of hours for yourself every day. It is the only way to survive.

4:49 am

these c words are much fun!

4:50 am

it always amuses me that we type in words for the grid that we wouldn't dream of typing in chog.

4:50 am

or saying, for that matter!

4:51 am

and that one is particularly nasty

4:51 am

yeah it is.

4:52 am

how are you, Jayck? Except for up wayyyy too early?

4:52 am

I have to go make lucnh, see you later

4:52 am

{{sprite and jayk}}

4:53 am

or even lunch.....

4:54 am

bye rubyfoo, take it easy

4:54 am

Doing well, thanks. Signs of spring very encouraging

4:54 am

oh I fully agree! Makes all the difference, seeing how Spring is starting.

4:55 am

when i put the wretched cat out this morning the air felt SOFT!

4:57 am

day before yesterday, it was positively soft outside. Yesterday was suddenly very cold, but now I think we have another early spring day :)

4:57 am

i know spring can't really be here yet, but the hints are still welcome. although eventually i'll have to face the shambles of the garden

4:59 am

I guess we will see some more cold days, but we are getting close now. Another month and it is officially Spring.

5:12 am

how can there be anything over 6 in this grid? Either part of my brain died or the grids are a bit tough lately, I am having trouble.

5:14 am

I will give your brain a little push then, Spritey...co7 co + letter + canvas cover

5:15 am

definitely my brain being faulty then...thanks zooz, and hi :)

5:16 am

change last letter for another..and hello :-)

5:16 am

thanks zooz, consider my brain kicked into next gear :)

5:17 am

lol..bless

5:20 am

Good morning .....

5:21 am

Hello, Flask :-)

5:22 am

Zooz can u clue me the 1st co7/36 please?

5:23 am

hey Flask :)

5:23 am

these 7's are killing me....been looking for them for almost an hour now...

5:23 am

Hiya Sprite!

5:24 am

how you doin'??

5:24 am

If I try a capella one more time, please kick me

5:24 am

am good! And you?

5:24 am

yep!...am good too!

5:25 am

who is your icon?

5:26 am

sebastion co* + letter + people in films are ***ing it is not real.

5:27 am

my icon is Copernicus

5:27 am

aah, ok!

5:28 am

it is his birthday today.

5:28 am

thanks for that 5 word!

5:29 am

I was wondering!

5:30 am

it is a projection based on his skull/dna.

5:31 am

thanks for that 7, zooz

5:32 am

Yw :-)

5:32 am

what 7???

5:32 am

the one zooz just clued?

5:33 am

it was a five was it not??

could I please have a clue for both the 'a's in the bottom row

5:34 am

no... it is like being in touch... to make co7. Also a scifi book.

5:34 am

al4

5:34 am

al4 like a boys name.

5:35 am

got it....sorry zooz!...and thanx You too Sprite!

5:35 am

the middle A words I have start AR. A + not square and ar + first 2 letters of business partner

5:35 am

np, Flask.

5:35 am

yvw Flask :) And thank you for the 5.

lovely, thanks

5:38 am

one is hidden, jenny

5:39 am

the lone `A` on the bottom is ar6/21

5:40 am

ar+tin+ letter

5:40 am

if that is the hidden one, it is not from the corner

5:41 am

that is from the middle A, sorry zooz

5:41 am

same word but ends with diff. vowel

5:41 am

ah great, thanks rbud

5:42 am

and zooz too, of course

5:42 am

:-)

5:42 am

arrgh, up too early, can't sleep.

5:43 am

poor rbud. Welcome to this party of the sleepless

5:44 am

was tired all day yesterday, fell asleep too early, woke up too early... might be in a vicious circle, lol!

5:44 am

sounds like it. Always tough to break.

5:46 am

I say: Nanu Nanu!

5:47 am

heehee! :D

5:47 am

:D Babble is a great place. Where else will I find people who know that series?

5:48 am

I used to love that program..lol

5:49 am

me too :)

hello everyone!

5:50 am

Mork & Mindy..Nanu Nanu..lol...i am sure he used to do a funny hand sign when saying that.

5:50 am

yep he did :D

5:50 am

Hello, Red :-)

5:50 am

He did!....I loved Mork & Mindy!!!

5:51 am

hi red

5:52 am

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ FIREWORKS ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

5:52 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0xFMCW DpYg

congrats Zoooz!

cane

5:53 am

wtg zooz, and it is still beautiful!

Slinks off ot make everyone breakfast int he PB.

and adds in that the volcano is here for anyone who missed it.... darn it all.

5:56 am

thanks for the volcano. Jeez! *kicks brain again*

5:56 am

lol am watching Mork meets the Fonz now :)

5:57 am

please clue the en7/8 - getting frustrated

6:01 am

en+ imperial weight

6:04 am

ty soooo much zoozz - was getting really uptight

6:04 am

ok thanks zooz

6:04 am

yw :-)

6:06 am

zooz, could you please give me the first letter of the other 8?

6:06 am

A

6:06 am

thank you :)

6:08 am

you need to start from the `A` next to the `U`

6:10 am

Ok time for me to depart, happy babbling, All :-)

6:11 am

bye dear zooz *hugs*

6:24 am

hi all

6:25 am

hi carlee :)

6:25 am

hi sprite :)

6:25 am

Good morning

6:25 am

hi gail

6:26 am

morning Gail

6:31 am

don't you love it when you put something in that you are SURE will not work, and then it does?

6:32 am

I do. Also enjoyed recent grid bearing your name, btw.

6:33 am

thanks :)

6:46 am

i'm in there today too - as au4 :)

6:49 am

lol indeed!

6:50 am

Morning all. I get a bit afraid when an a/8 is so weird. If the words are that strange early in the grid, what am I letting myself in for? Spooky.

6:50 am

a8? do te4.

6:54 am

hiya Molly, I am not finding this one easy. An + boy's name that is also a valid word in this grid + british short for thank you.

6:55 am

def is: selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors

6:55 am

Thanks Sprite. I had the word. I just think it's weird as hell.

6:55 am

isn't that usually an anthology?

6:56 am

hello, bqck

6:56 am

hmmm looking for boy's name....

6:56 am

me too

6:56 am

Oh look. A sleepy Lil Monkey.

6:56 am

not sleepy at all :)

6:56 am

more common ending in X, I think, that name.

6:56 am

about to go jogging...

6:57 am

hi lil*monkey

6:57 am

hi rubyfoo, wb

6:57 am

hi sprite!

6:57 am

ah thanks, got it

6:57 am

Molly: yes I knew you had it, was clueing it for hursh.

6:57 am

i need the slow learner clue

6:58 am

*Gets more coffee so as to be able to properly pay attention*

6:58 am

Lil, it starts with a phase you get stuck in if you are improperly potty trained.

6:59 am

OK got it now

6:59 am

The boys name is one of the Baldwins.

6:59 am

let me think... To split things into parts to understand them better = to An**yse. + What appears in a seance = ***oplasm. + vowel.

6:59 am

an + **** Baldwin + British goodbye

6:59 am

great minds think alike molly :)

6:59 am

*hopes Molly brings extra coffee!*

7:00 am

on that note, it's time for me to jog now

7:00 am

BBL

7:00 am

*Puts a large Dunkin Donuts coffee urn and doughnuts, bagels and croissants on the coffeetable*

7:00 am

I never knew Copernicus had such a big schnoz.

7:01 am

what a word! but ty for all those clues for it

7:01 am

Oh, lovely! I showed up just in time for breakfast. Haha, morning all.

7:02 am

hi mside

7:02 am

oh, I miss dunkin donuts!

7:02 am

Molly, did you read my profile text? It is a projection of his skull/DNA and resembles portraits of him very closely.

7:03 am

I love that DNA projection stuff. It's like what Angela does on "Bones".

7:03 am

Haha, some days I live or die by Dunks, ruby... dunno what I'll do when I move out west

7:03 am

*grabs a coffee and decides that doughnuts are too good to miss, so 2nd breakfast is in order*

7:03 am

don't they have them in the West?

7:03 am

Ruby, there is plenty left, help yourself. And hey, in honor of you, I bought Pepperidge Farm bread yesterday.

7:04 am

(smiling)

7:04 am

I actually bought myself a jelly donut for my lunch (beignet confiture framboise)

7:04 am

nope they don't

7:04 am

I've decided that since it's only 70 calories a slice, it's diet food. : P

7:05 am

everything is diet food. We only need to slice it thin enough. Am sorry, but must be away for a little bit, my love needs me.

7:06 am

it's the butter and jam that'll get you!

7:06 am

{{sprite}}

7:06 am

drat c words

7:13 am

Dirty word alert!!

7:13 am

it's always surprising, since it's something we wouldn't say or write in the chog

7:14 am

naturally, it was one of the first words I saw hahah

7:14 am

Watch, one of these days, someone will slip up and type that one in the chat box. : P

7:14 am

oh no! probably me

7:15 am

+hereafter referred to as the c word!

7:16 am

afternoon all - i really hate that word

7:16 am

back. Let's all boycot the bad word and not type it in. Oh... too late!

7:17 am

I must confess, I used that word once, called a bad guy I worked with that. He was dumbstruck, but deserved it and knew it!

7:17 am

hello friends!

7:17 am

{{trif}}

7:17 am

Triffles! *hugggggs* How are you today?

7:17 am

having a blessed lie in, sprite -- how's you?

7:18 am

am good, dear friend. Working like a fiend in therapy but really seeing results atm. So dog tired but very good.

7:19 am

what kind of therapy are you doing?

7:20 am

we had the MOST amazing storm here last night! lightning, HUGE thunder, high winds, and apparently some hail, though I didn't see any....very rare for a T storm in February!

7:21 am

seeing a psychiatrist to fix my mental state, a physical therapist to fix my body and a creative therapist to fix my emotional state. I am the one in the middle, integrating everything until it fits.

7:21 am

wow! I hope you were inside and there was no damage. Must have been impressive to watch.

7:21 am

wow, good for YOU!!!! I am so glad to hear that you are having success, and I can't wait to hear all about the positive changes you are experiencing!

7:22 am

I have been doing a lot of reading on compassion v. resentment -- quite eye opening

7:23 am

it is darn hard work and has been for some years. But am getting there :) Will email you more, if you like. Oh yes, compassion is a miracle cure. Compassion leads to freedom, resentment shackles you to the resentmentee ;)

7:24 am

My sister sent me a great quote on "crazymakers" this morning. And how, by attending to them, we neglect our own creativity.

7:24 am

half and time to lie down

7:24 am

{{everybody}}

7:25 am

I want to hear more about crazymakers, molly

7:25 am

I agree sprite, it does. or at least gets you to look at WHY someone might act the way they do. I feel like resentment is internally focused - "why are they doing this to ME?" whereas compassion just stops at the "why are they doing this?" and it helps me not buy into the whole pity party

7:25 am

if you have time could you send me the quote?

7:25 am

Ruby, I'll put it in my profile.

7:25 am

also, in terms of Mr. Hate, it helped me to realize that he might have ended up with the money, and his new life and all, but he paid a HELL of a price (his children, his integrity, his friends, the respect of everyone who loved him) and I would not trade with him for a million dollars.

7:26 am

there was a breast cancer organization called "Why Me?" Why not you, was my feeling, or anybody

7:26 am

ty molly

7:28 am

Hi Sprite. If hego agrees, maybe Flower Monday could be flowers for Nancy Boy?

7:28 am

excellent, ruby! I once heard a famous football player, who had been paralyzed in a game accident, when asked by an interviewer "do you ever ask 'why me'?" respond with best answer EVER == "Look around you. I had a million dollar contract, a gorgeous home, beautiful family, everything! I didn't ask 'why me?' then, so I am not asking it now."

7:29 am

I heard once that the answer to "why me?" is "because you have a lesson to learn from this".

7:29 am

very good, Trif! That is it. And even the whole question of why someone is doing what they do isn't necessary. If you can accept the fact that you cannot know what lives inside people and what made them become like that, you can be compassionate without even knowing the why.

7:29 am

that is good, molly!

7:30 am

good insight sprite! I think you are very right.

7:30 am

And to get even further into Sprite's comment...do we REALLY want to "understand" these people? REALLY?

7:30 am

I just read your profile Molly, you are a hero!!!!

he's in the grid today.

7:30 am

I saw that Kap, and waved at him.

7:30 am

hi jmbdobie, not sure... Let me ponder that for a little while, ok? We all miss him, but I am not sure that for the ones closest to him a reminder of the pain every 2 weeks is a good idea...

7:31 am

Ruby, I'm not a hero. I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. : P

7:31 am

hello kaplan, I was going, but this chat is too interesting

7:31 am

one of my teachers answered to the question of "Why me?" : and what if you were excluded from the suffering of the human race? Where would that place you?

i'm trying to follow it.

7:32 am

For me, molly, it's not so much the understanding of why they are doing it, as the step away from projecting some sort of malice into their actions. I admit, I am a person who feels resentful a lot, and I am working hard to reduce that. So for me, looking at someone's destructive behavior from another angle takes it off me, in a way

7:32 am

How are you feeling this morning Kap? Headache gone?

7:32 am

morning, all!

7:32 am

chat is flying. Hi Kaplan. Thanks Molly, copied it.

7:32 am

Morning Sue.

7:33 am

uusue, this is a big change from our usual "food talk"

7:33 am

hi suee

7:33 am

I mean hi uusue

7:33 am

Trif, focusing on compassion instead of resentment is very healthy. It reminds me of some of the things Mother Teresa said.

7:33 am

I see that :-) but a useful discussion nonetheless, and relevant to my current situation...

7:33 am

Hi, molly, ruby, and sprite!

7:33 am

what I mean is, rather than thinking "why is this happening to me?" I can think things like "wow, this person must be really unhappy to be acting in this way. How can I make this interaction less stressful?"

7:34 am

and trif!

I think headache is fading. Will try to get to the gym later

7:34 am

Hello uusue!

7:34 am

Yes, I'm trying to have that attitude towards my stepmother; it's hard (and my dad is pretty much just plain mad).

good morning kids

7:35 am

glad to hear you are feeling better, kap!

7:35 am

I keep meaning to tell you, we have a lovely UU church right up the street from us, in a gorgeous, very old NE church building....I wish you could see it, I know you would love it

7:35 am

bonjour jean

i got uo at 3 am to eat saltines, take sleep med and babble

7:35 am

hi dJean

7:35 am

Some very good advice I got once was..."don't neglect your anger, but don't let it consume you either."

7:35 am

sounds lovely, trif!

7:35 am

and hi, jean!

It's all about emotional regulation.

7:35 am

that is very apt, Molly.

7:36 am

Oh DUH. I didn't realize the UU stood for that.

hi sprite, ruby, uu

7:36 am

I have difficulty expressing anger; it wasn't allowed in our house

7:36 am

and that is the crux of where I am at with this whole thing, molly - I agree with the basic idea of living in a more compassionate way, but I struggle with the idea that there must be a line drawn somewhere

7:36 am

Ruby needs a Dammit Doll.

7:36 am

what's that?

or a RX for DamnitALL

7:37 am

hahah

7:37 am

let's see - how do I explain this? Take a battered woman for example. I would not want her to spend a lot of time ruminating over why her batterer was like he was - I would want her to RUN.

7:37 am

the line must be drawn where accepting and adapting to behaviour isn't good for you anymore.

compassion with common sense

7:38 am

I really do think some people are just toxic, and should be avoided whenever possible. but how to dovetail that with the ideal of a more compassionate outlook?

7:38 am

and what about compassion for self? some days I am just legitimately tired, and perhaps in those moments compassion is just too far away for me. Can I be compassionate to myself then, and just disengage? I think yes.

7:38 am

I think here you maybe confusing action with feeling, Trif? Of course she must leave. If she can. The time to challenge the resentment and admit compassion comes later, when she is safe from him and can start to heal.

you can be compassionate and still have good judgement

7:39 am

yes, and you can be compassionate from a distance.

7:39 am

ah, yes sprite, I think you hit it right on the head there

7:40 am

first, be compassionate to yourself! Absolutely. And being compassionate isn't the same as accepting everything thrown at you. On the contrary. It is saying: I have no right or reason to judge you. I do, however, have the obligation to myself to judge how much and what I will accept.

7:41 am

I think for me the biggest challenge is compassion with boundaries. I need to practice saying things like "I understand you are upset and I do want to hear what the problem is. However, right now you are speaking to me in a very disrespectful way, so I am ending this conversation until we can speak to each other calmly." and then walk away.

7:41 am

hi all

7:41 am

hello boo!

7:41 am

Boundaries. They are very important. Many of us discover that we are boundary-less.

7:41 am

hi, boo!

7:41 am

hi Boo

7:41 am

BOO!!

7:42 am

*poof*

7:42 am

I also need to develop a MUCH better ability to say "or maybe you are just a big ol' cu 4/6, LATER"

7:42 am

lol, trif!

7:42 am

ha ha ah

7:42 am

And I firmly believe that you cannot be good to, or love someone else fully, unless you are good to and love yourself.

7:43 am

absolutely, molly!

7:43 am

I think that sounds very good, Trif. I think it would also be ok to just say: "Right now this isn't healthy for me, and I take my distance for now." We tend to be boundary-less, as Moly said, and also we often think we need to explain ourselves.

L- is for the way you Look at me

7:43 am

amen, Molly

O is for the Only One i see

7:45 am

that is good sprite! But I must admit, I also resent (ugh, there is that word again!) people (and by this I mean "he who must not be named") who ALWAYS respond with "we need to talk about this later" but later NEVER comes. They just can't deal with anything, so they retreat and avoid. drives me batty

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVis Very Very

Extra-ordinary...

7:45 am

EXTRAORDINARY

7:45 am

also true, trif!

E is even more than

?????????????????????????

7:47 am

Love! Was Made for you and me! (Sorry, I was cleaning the juicer)

7:48 am

A former friend of mine always said: "Thank you for sharing this with me." He used that as a way to keep every discussion far away from him. I finally decided our relation wasn't friendship.

7:48 am

(is even more than anyone that you adore)

And there we have it. The answer.

7:48 am

anyone that you adore can

An Love is all that i can give to you

7:48 am

hello all

Love is more than just a game for two

7:48 am

hello periwinkle

7:49 am

kaplan, now let's do this one----> A you're adorable....

TWO in love can makei\ it, take my heart and please don't break it

7:49 am

hi, peri!

7:49 am

Love makes the world go a6/24

7:49 am

where is the cake and ice cream, it is my birthday today!

Love is all you need.

7:49 am

Love! Was made...for you and me! (Must go get a martini glass and my rat pack shades)

7:49 am

that would have chapped me wicked, sprite, I must admit....oh, of course it would have! If it bothers you, it bothers me....

7:49 am

Peri!!! ha5 bi8, dear one!

7:50 am

happy birthday periwinkle. *puts loads of cake and candles in the PB*

Hppy Birthday! I can't give you anything but Love, Peri

7:50 am

!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Peri !!!!!! *Gets cake with sparklers on it*

7:50 am

:-)

7:50 am

same here, Trif, lol. There have been moments I'd gladly have slapped the guy.

I'ts the only thing I've plenty of, Peri

7:51 am

thank you, it is my cat's birthday too, she is 15 years old!!

7:51 am

oh one last thing... even with all the insight on compassion... let's not forget we are human, there is nothing wrong with temporal anger and we are very much allowed to make mistakes!

7:51 am

If anyone starts singing "I Honestly Love You" or "Muskrat Love" I will hose down the chog.

7:51 am

what have you been drinking Kap :)

7:51 am

happy birthday, cattiwinkle

Coffee, dear

7:52 am

Yes Sprite. Which is why I think we all need a punching bag. Literally. It would be very theraputic.

7:52 am

Love is a many splendoured thing...

7:52 am

Happy birthday, peri, and to your cat!!

7:52 am

so true, Molly!

7:52 am

wait, according to some poll, today is also Temporary Insanity Day, really. We are supposed to do supoosed crazy and/or silly

7:53 am

Mornin' to all babblers!How is everybody doing today?

7:53 am

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

7:53 am

supposed to do something crazy/silly even

7:53 am

I think we already took care of that, peri!

7:53 am

well periwinkle, at long last something I don't have to try at :) Doing what comes naturally...

7:53 am

hi Minver

"I'm always a flop at a top-notch affair-but I still got my health so what do I care."

7:53 am

hi Min

7:53 am

LOL you folks are funny

7:54 am

I like to throw ice in the bathtub when I am REALLY angry - you get that nice glass breaking sound, but nothing actually gets broken. try it, it is SO satisfying!

7:54 am

hotdog, Kap is on a roll!!

7:54 am

oh good idea, Trif!

7:54 am

I like that idea Trif

7:54 am

right now I have decided I am over my overeating binge (my usual response to stress) and am breakfasting on shredded wheat (with chocolate milk - hey, it's my dad's house, and the selection is limited!)

How about this chestnut-

7:55 am

wow uusue, good for you! And nothing wrong with chocolate milk. You are eating a breakfast, that is the great thing.

"glorify 5th avenue/and put bathrooms in the zoo/but please, don't monkey with Broadway."

7:56 am

Love is in the air..... Ohohoh baby love.... Love me or leave me...

Clean up those old honky tonks/suppress cheering in the Bronx/ but please don't monkey with Brooooadway

(Fred Astaire and George Murphy)

7:57 am

now I am singing the Lullaby of Broadway... darn Kap :P

Though its tawdry andplain it's a lovely old lane/full of landmarks galore and memories gay/

So move Grant's tomb to Union Square/and put Brooklyn anywhere...

But please, please, I beg on my knees

Don't Monkey with Old -Broad-WAAAAy.

7:59 am

Oh Trif!!! Ice in the bathtub! I wish I had known about that in my angrier days.

You are the ice in my bathtub....

You freeze the world with your smile

8:01 am

tee hee

8:01 am

that's why I call you my ex-hub No I am not in denial.

And every time that he sees you, my Came starts walking a mile...

8:01 am

So in honor of Copernicus, my icon today is heliocentric (although I just now changed it, so if you care you'll have to refresh :-))

Camel

8:02 am

just checking

8:02 am

Very nice, uusue!

8:03 am

agai

Did you ever wonder abut the word "Jewish?" -It seems a funny way to describe a person of a religion.

8:04 am

ah yes, the camel - the bu** of my favorite Yiddish joke -

8:04 am

check out my icon for today, may need to refresh

I mean I wouldn't say you are "unitarianish" or Islamish or presbyterianish...

8:04 am

uu, your profile is very interesting! love the list of babblets....

Ok what's the joke. Save me from my own line of thought

Is the Pope Catholicish?

8:05 am

actually, kaplan, you remind me -- I am not Cath, and I have always wondered -- they call the Pope a "pontif" right/

8:06 am

I think we do say it just like that in dutch, Kaplan.

Yeah?...........

8:06 am

so what does that say about "pontificate?"

Yeah, Sprite?

8:06 am

So this guy goes and buys a camel, and is riding it down Broadway. One of his friends asks him whether the camel is male or female; he assures him that it's male. How do you know, the friend asked. Well, he says, I was riding the camel down Broadway and I heard someone say, "Look at the schmuck on that camel!"

8:07 am

bbl

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAA!

8:07 am

:-)

8:08 am

yep. Hij is Joods = he is Jewish. Hij is katholiek = he is catholic Hij is protestant = he is Reformed. No lack of logic in dutch. Though there is in English, as you said.

8:08 am

lol uusue!

"ish" usually means sort of like. A pinkish tinge.

8:09 am

clue for an 8 please

You working the grid, Boo?

8:09 am

My son, whose father is Jewish (although I am not) has a T-shirt that says "I'm not really a Jew - I'm Jew-ish"

8:09 am

yes

There you go. That's what I'm talking about.

8:09 am

an + **** Baldwin + brits thank you

8:10 am

I think you can say it is pink, or it is pinkish. Latter is less pink. But there are several words ending in ish that don't have that 'less' aspect of meaning.

8:10 am

got two words out of that one, sprite! ty!

Knish.

8:11 am

lol, kaplan!

8:12 am

Spanish

8:12 am

yvw :)

8:12 am

not getting your clue sprite

8:12 am

coquettish. Vinegarish. Admonish. Fish.

8:12 am

for that matter, Polish, Flemish, Danish, etc....

8:13 am

The other 8 is an en. The 7 has the small measure (less than a pound) at the end. And it's past tense is the 8.

8:13 am

Trif, do you know that polish is the only British word that changes pronunciation when you write it with a capital?

Some of those ishes are the same as Jew-ish. Poish- sort of a Pole.

Shoe Polish.

8:13 am

we were speaking of that very thing at work the other day, sprite!

8:14 am

got three from that one, Molly! THX!

Prague and the Hague don't rhyme.

8:14 am

Another clue for the an 8. A stage you go through when you are not properly potty trained + A cult is also called a s*** + first vowel

8:14 am

not sort of a Pole. It means fully 'a Pole'. You cannot say: that Dutchman is Polish.

8:15 am

but he could certainly be polished

8:15 am

I love random facts, Trif :)

You could if he was acting like a Pole, but I think I am not going to win this debate.

The facts are interfering with my logic. I shoud go into politics.\

8:15 am

I give up on the a in the bottom corner, which I am sure is completely fishy. clue please?

8:16 am

I mean, pinkish means a bit pink. But Polish does not mean a bit from Poland. There is nothing diminishing about the -ish ending in the last word.

8:16 am

Trif: the 2 kinds of cards in the Tarot.

8:16 am

ok, I should go visit my dad. bbl!

That's only if you are speaking from reality, Sprite. I am not.

8:17 am

major and minor ar6

Thanks for the camel joke, uu.

8:17 am

yw, kap!

8:17 am

uusue, all the best. Try and take care of yourself too... *hug*

8:17 am

bye sue

8:17 am

good morning everyone and ty for the tart card clue sprite

8:17 am

in that case, I won'

8:18 am

in that case, I won't put any more energy in an interesting discussion, Kap

8:18 am

hi crossy, yvw

8:18 am

crossy!!!! haven't seen you in ages, how wonderful to see you!

Morning all....

8:18 am

howdy trif;))\

8:18 am

howdy red

8:18 am

wb red

8:19 am

gm morning red

8:19 am

i'm surprised peta isnt allowed

Now I guess we'll return to real conversation.

8:19 am

as in peta byte

hi trif, how goes it up in the northern world?

8:19 am

Tart cards! That's what I have read for me.

8:19 am

oh bodz, the enable dictionary Babble uses is way behind time. It doesn't know internet. So it doesn't know peta byte :(

8:20 am

tart cards must be a Freudian slip ;)

8:20 am

No, it's perfect. I have a t-shirt that says TART on it.

8:20 am

ok sprite.. thanks for the heads up on that one :)

8:21 am

we had a huge thunder storm last night, red, very unusual for february, and it was a right ol' cracker!

8:21 am

yvw :)

8:21 am

my son has a T-shirt that says: Good news! The lab called: your brain is ready.

Tart cards? There was a great slip on a clinicians listserve yesterday when someone asked for someone specializing in POLY(amorous) "life styes, but typed "PLOY"

8:22 am

gm

8:22 am

morning kje

8:22 am

i bought my sister in law (a dr) one that said "thank you for calling urology. Can you hold?"

8:22 am

roflol Trif!

8:22 am

morning kje!

8:23 am

hi sprite ad trif et al

8:23 am

fireflies at last. Lost hours here but enjoyed the conversation so very much :)

8:24 am

huzzah for sprite!!!

8:24 am

reminds me of when i had some kidney stones going,i was in agony and bent over going into the emreg.they register me,take my vitals,then hand me a pee sample cup and say"would you mind filling this?" i said "if i could fill the damn thing,i would not be here!!!"

8:24 am

woohoo sprite!!!!

I'm uploading my Seaworld photos to Facebook...

8:25 am

must love and leave you, RL is calling. *hugs* to you.

Off topic, I realize.

8:26 am

big hug for sprite!

8:26 am

hagd sprite

8:26 am

gm red

bye sprite, good to see you earlier and now.

Hi kje.

how is everyone this morning...

oh sorry to kill chat, and run. bye!

8:41 am

hi all

8:42 am

howdy jmc

8:44 am

so did the person who signed on as DR God ever admit to being Dr God?

8:44 am

dr god said it was a error

8:45 am

me thinks dr has been visiting us incognito

8:45 am

whoever signed o had registered ad somehow eded up with #1 - his number

8:45 am

really no wonder the poor person was confused

8:45 am

as is his right of course

8:45 am

i used to ghost gamespy for years as admin;)

8:46 am

i fear they will never come back with the odd greeting they got

8:46 am

but dr g is ot dumb - if he wanted to drop in anonymously, he would just make a different log in

8:46 am

me thinks he has been:)

8:47 am

well yes that is what i thought so i was so very confused by the person

8:47 am

i hope he adds my idea about a 10x10 ,5000 word monthly grid to the new build;))

8:48 am

did you email him that idea crossy? i think it is a good one

8:48 am

i have and one other idea as well,but i cannot remember what it was;/

8:49 am

i would never ever do it - that would be a colossal time suck

8:49 am

just a little something to amuse you between regular grid flips

8:49 am

Dr_God has been watching several times this week.

8:49 am

well i think the idea is for those days when the grid is 34 moderately easy words

8:50 am

yes,when the grids are puny,it will be a life saver

8:50 am

hi kids

8:50 am

hi welk

8:50 am

howdy welki

8:50 am

hi welki

8:50 am

and when the grids are tiny,people leave early,and when they leave early the are nit looking at adverts

8:50 am

welki did i piss you off some how the other night? your last comment was something to the effect of "staring at jmcnrick*

8:51 am

there are adverts?

8:51 am

*lifts up the carpet to find them*

8:51 am

nooooo ... it was something that someone else said, so i just looked at you :)

8:51 am

i hear there may be in the new build

8:51 am

oh okay that was the other interpretation i had

8:52 am

heck womink, by now if you ticked me off i'd just say, 'hey, you ticked me off!'

8:52 am

so i thought and that is why i was mystified! lol

8:52 am

(probably a little more colorfully, though)

8:52 am

lol

8:52 am

<==totally shocked

8:53 am

phantom "nacelle"

8:53 am

what does nacelle mean?

8:53 am

first co7?

8:53 am

engine covering on a plane engine

8:54 am

ah

8:54 am

(where's owl? nacelle is a term right up her alley)

8:54 am

sorry kje i just started

8:54 am

(pb crossy)

8:54 am

The nacelle is a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—the most notable one being the World War II .

8:54 am

what i said

8:54 am

hi BR!

8:55 am

co + make into law

8:55 am

twice in one week you are getting to be a regular around here ;-)

8:55 am

ty br

8:56 am

ty BR

8:56 am

I got banned

8:56 am

what?!?!

8:57 am

well i am glad you are unbanned then!

8:57 am

at another site

8:57 am

oh! too bad if you enjoyed that site

8:58 am

you and your jokes were missed here

8:58 am

What did you do BR

8:58 am

although crossy tried to fill in the gap

8:58 am

Morning all

8:58 am

hi norma and bob

8:58 am

Morning Mr Bob

8:58 am

Hi jmc

8:58 am

My hebetude is catching up with me

Pops back in to greet BR.

8:59 am

Hello, HT

good to see ya.

8:59 am

well i am glad you geared up enough to come by BR

8:59 am

I told the owner of the site a few things he would rather not have said.

9:00 am

en7?

9:00 am

en + 16 to a pound

9:00 am

ty

9:01 am

you can past tense that too

9:02 am

hi lil

9:02 am

Did he take exception BR lol

9:02 am

hello jmc! and all my other peeps!

9:02 am

Yes

9:03 am

what site was that, BR?

9:04 am

A health site with forums

9:04 am

if you can have uneaten why cant you have uneat? how else does it get uneaten?

9:04 am

oh

9:05 am

when you share an appetizer, isn't that co-eat? that should be a word

9:05 am

lol

9:06 am

5

9:06 am

go kje go

9:07 am

help with the U please?

9:07 am

un4/6 - most of beneath

9:07 am

ty kje

9:08 am

uo

9:09 am

there is the most amazing wind storm here

9:09 am

*wonders what language kje is typing in*

9:09 am

very windy here too.. i jogged two miles which i think is great considering that wind

9:09 am

hello all

9:10 am

i would be afraid of being blown away and i am not light

9:10 am

very windy here too

9:10 am

hi peri

9:10 am

hi peri!

9:10 am

you are SO the birday girl!!!!! Happy day Periwinkle!!!!

9:10 am

*throws confetti at Peri*

9:11 am

happy birthday peri!

9:11 am

*sweeps up the confetti*

9:11 am

FW!

9:11 am

thank you. I love the icon

9:11 am

oh the wind will blow it away, jmc :)

9:11 am

whoo hoo kje

9:11 am

happy birthday peri!

9:11 am

ty kje

9:13 am

must ru - hagd all!

9:13 am

run

9:13 am

have a wonderful birthday!

9:13 am

help with the A in the lower right corner please

9:14 am

but if the wind blows it away it will be littering :-P

9:14 am

ar6/21. there are two but only one comes from that corner

9:14 am

it might be ar + ca4 , jmc

9:14 am

bbl

9:15 am

Look in your emails Peri, i have sent you a singing email ... have a lovely birthday xxxx

9:16 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PERI!! :-)

9:16 am

ty Une and Norma. Norma, ty I will look in a bit.

hello all and hb peri

9:16 am

ty Owl

9:18 am

bbiab

pops back in to say Happy Birthday Peri!!!!

9:24 am

any clue for the first co7 ?

9:26 am

co + prefix + what you do on the stage

9:26 am

thanks norma

9:26 am

Nornma, thank you so much. What a great e-mail. Elvis is singing to me now!!

9:26 am

thanks Red

9:27 am

I am so glad you enjoyed it ... there are many more songs at the end

9:27 am

Norma, even

9:27 am

I am listening to Amazing Grace

9:27 am

My Favourite is Angel he is to die for ...

9:28 am

I wll be listening for quite a while. :)

9:28 am

clue for an 8

9:29 am

an + Baldwin brother on 30 Rock + brit thanks

9:30 am

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have ... Have a super Birthday

9:30 am

I will, thanks again. that was very sweet of you.

......... has 729 Elvis songs on her computer.... I "might" be a fan ?? :-)

9:31 am

you would love this e-mail then, diane

I think I might know the link you are speaking of :-)

I fell in love with hubby, dancing to Love Me Tender in early 1957... :-)

9:33 am

bbl, need to get ready for lunch with my niece, it is a surprise!!

9:33 am

He can melt brown sugar with that voice, especially when he is singing gospel

9:33 am

i fell in love while dancing with the mrs to unchained melody

9:33 am

agreed, Diane

9:33 am

bye for now

the righteous brothers ??

9:34 am

hello all - happy birthday peri and tata!

9:34 am

Another real classic cross ... who was singing it ?? There has been so many covers

9:34 am

thasts the one

which artist, crossy.... several did it

9:35 am

the movie ghost was new and when they got to that part i held out my hand and asked for a dance

9:35 am

Hello everyone. Peri, are you having a nice birthday?

I have about 60,000 songs on my computer, everything from classical, to semi modern... some of my dad's piano and a couple of folders of stuff my choir has taped. ... That is my "other" addiction !!!

awwwww, crossy.... sweet

Happy Birthday Peri !

9:37 am

wiw diane! i hope you have that all backed up

9:37 am

happy b-day peri!!

I have the earliest recording of "my Diane".... done in 1928

9:38 am

And since y'all mentioned Elvis...here is a quote of his...Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do.

Yes Crossy, I do. Most of it is tagged properly andneatly in folders.... a lot of work!!

nice quote, Molly :-)

9:38 am

Hello my peeps!

hi Mark

9:39 am

Hi Mark

9:39 am

very sweet crossy

9:39 am

hey mark!

9:39 am

lol our town hosts the international elvis festival every year.us local do not listen to elvis much for the rest of the year

9:39 am

There's an international Elvis festival?? In canada?

9:40 am

there is,they come from all over the world

There's a great Elvis tribute artist show every year in B.C. , Canada ...It is rated very highly and there too, the artists come from all over.

9:40 am

Can i have the a in the bottom right corner?

9:40 am

huh. learn something new every day... :)

changing the subject for a quick moment.... trying to identify the object in my icon picture.... if anyone knows a little about old containers etc.... have a look. ??

9:42 am

that may be a old wig storage container from the early 1800,s..not quite sure yet...

It is of a religious nature, there are fishes and crosses, etc.

I'm leaning toward a burial urn of sorts. I'm tryng to find this out for a friend.

9:44 am

court and church personnel often wore official wigs when doing their duties,but a history on where you got it may help lock it down

I have other pictures of it, enlarged, and showing an inscription in another language.....

That's a great idea to follow crossy.... will pursue it!!

9:45 am

without provenance,it is hard sometimes

9:45 am

Great talk show host

9:45 am

Great talk show host's first name is in the puzzle!

It was given to friend by her dentist who has collected boxes and containers for years, but he had no idea either.

I found a last name, mark :-)

9:46 am

I was thinkin' Conan, but okay;

ooops.... sorry.... :-) and I was thinking "jay"

9:47 am

funny that they are both in there though...

and when you say Conan.... I think of "barbarian" lol

9:47 am

Oooh, his last name is a word.

9:49 am

Funny, funny. :)

9:49 am

diane,can you show me the other photos?

9:49 am

Can i have a hint for the bottom right a?

9:50 am

i dealt in antique glass for years,and stuff like this is right up my alley

9:50 am

I'd help you but I don't have it yet...

9:53 am

ar+not square

I could send you all that I have.....is your email in your profile ??

9:54 am

Hmmm... still don't have it.

9:55 am

tx Mr. bob

9:55 am

Sorry , wrong a

9:55 am

use this one diane chipdip33@hotmail.com

I love old stuff crossy... you'll see a few pics in my Flickr site.

9:56 am

it is my catch-all addy for random stuff

9:56 am

aran

yummy.... I'll take french onion !!

9:56 am

i was born 8o years too early diane

9:57 am

too late i mean

9:57 am

How old are you, crossy?

mine will come from bluejay.... as Cox won't let me send through outlook down here.

Be back in a bit :-)

9:57 am

See ya diane.

9:58 am

i am a spring chicken mark 50 and i are on chatting terms very shortly

9:58 am

hey crossy ....I am just figuring out how to do the folding....is there a team name or something I should use

Mark.... you are younger than 7 of my 10 grandkids :-) .... well, maybe same age as a couple of them.

9:58 am

Does anyone have the bottom right a?

9:58 am

just use the team number and it will do the rest

BRB

9:58 am

our babble team number is 173981 just go here http://folding.stanford.edu/ for the program client after you load the client,select run or open and it will place a icon in the bottom right of the task bar.right click on this and select configure select a user name and put our team number in the space provided and hit enter:)

10:00 am

to avoid confusion,you should picj a user name that is the same or close to your babble name

10:00 am

Diane, that's funny, because I meant to ask you yesterday what that was in your icon picture.

Good morning, I need a clue for an8 please?

10:11 am

an+baldwin brother+british thank you - stolen from earlier in the chog...can't remember who from :)

Thanks got it

10:13 am

yw

10:13 am

I just downloaded but now showing an icon to select

10:14 am

what is it supposed to look like

10:19 am

I think I got it - need to restart- brb

10:24 am

crossy are you still there

10:26 am

i am back

10:26 am

I have downloaded, I have enterred my name and team number...dont know if it is working...wont let me back on yet

10:27 am

just find it in your all programs menu and pin it to your start menu

10:27 am

it is in my start menu

10:27 am

and when you turn it on,you will see what looks like baloons in your bottom right task bar

10:28 am

you just mouse over it to see your folding progress and right click it for team stats

10:31 am

i found it - the icon was hidden - this is cool crossy - this is for my friend Cathy that fought long and hard

10:32 am

when my daughter returns my laptop I will set it up on there too

10:32 am

and you can be happy that you are now doing actual front line research9assisting anyways) and not just soving money at them

10:32 am

shoving

there... sent you some pics Crossy

10:33 am

good to know it is safe too - my Norton antivirus told me so.....

10:33 am

i would never suggest anything that was not safe

10:34 am

I know that crossy

10:37 am

ty diane,lookin now...

10:38 am

have not shown up yet

hmmmmm.... I will check the address again

10:40 am

we may have to send it to my "real life" addy

I need a clue for en7 please?

10:40 am

so you will have to promise not to send me naughty pictures lool

10:41 am

oh crap there is an en7? sorry Marc dont have it yet

10:42 am

if you broadcast a speech but with a e instred of an a at the beginning and pt for the 8

10:43 am

attn everyone! i have a e******ment to make!

Thanks got it

10:43 am

en + 16 to the pound

10:43 am

that should spoon feed it to ya;))

10:43 am

thanks crossy

10:44 am

np

10:44 am

Good Morning Fellow Babblers! My 21 month old grandson is visiting today so I may not finish. How are all of you today?

10:44 am

Hello Nef

10:44 am

hello Nef - how fun for you

10:44 am

howdy nef;))

I never abuse the wonders of emailing.... I forward VERY little, unless it's awesome and I always send individually . Send your email address to bluejaydi@msn.com ( that's my alternate email )

10:45 am

half way - need to get something productive done today....bbl

10:45 am

i love how ladies use months to set the age of the kids till they are 6 or so;)))))

10:45 am

p.a.melbourne@gmail.com

are you on facebook Crossy ?

10:46 am

crossy does not do FB but this is my real world addy diane,you should have no probs

are the last row n words obscure? i have only found one so far

10:47 am

Not really, crossy. It's just that before 2 years a toddler is changing so much each week that each month is a milestone

thanks .... will try that one :-) And did you say you were coming 50 soon? Our eldest daughter will be 50 on April 1, ..... I could be your Mom !! Yikes !

10:47 am

mm,well,that is true enough nef;)

10:48 am

lol,diane,i lost my mum in 91 and would be honored

10:49 am

if you can make a really good home made corn bread that is....;))

10:49 am

nu6/7 to .. havent' found them though

10:50 am

I think TO they are very obscure

ty

nu + 16 to a pound

i am falling asleep here

nu's are the subtleties- people with bad social skills have trouble picking up the nu***** in conversation.

I am a very good cook and baker.... you're adopted :-)

sorry bad clue

Some people hit you over the head with a sledgehammer. I prefer an argument that is a bit more nu*****

ty.mkap, you left me ith a clue last night, now you greet me with one.

great clue Kap.... thankyou

10:52 am

thank you both.. I wasn't looking that way

Was it helpful at least?

so ru - they are not obscure. they are subtle. lol

10:52 am

I guessed they were obscure..wrongo!

10:53 am

k,diane,got the pics

uu told me a yiddishy joke this morning and I repeated it to five people at the gym and cracked them up

and Kap most likely enjoys double entendre conversations too :-)

the camel joke

10:53 am

I'd love to hear it

you do not grasp subtlesties then. no do i.

10:53 am

that's true TO .. I don't

great, Crossy.. See what you come up with and THANKS !!

10:53 am

usually

10:54 am

just got back, kaplan, glad to hear I am spreading mirth :-)

How about this- the opposite of old uncles is new aunts?

Should I have said that out loud?

10:54 am

yup,the age is right where i thought it would be,i am gussing a judicial wig or church official wig container

UU- they totally cracked up

10:54 am

you can from the PB Kaplan

10:55 am

but i will try and get a match with a tad of research

Does that PB me? I'm never quite sure, but will happily go there.

What is the fare?

hmmmm...but the fish and cross design is definitely religion related.

there may be leftover cherry pie

10:55 am

I'd love to hear the joke though

10:56 am

yes,i am thinking a bishops wig..but it is still speculation for now

UU, you wanna tell it, or should I?

10:56 am

Go ahead - I'm multitasking :-)

10:56 am

are there any hallmarks on the bottom of it diane?

I'll do some delving along that line too, Crossy... it's not really very big though, if you can see the comparison to the pencil container in the background. She never sent me any of the bottom I don't think .... I can ask her.

a guy was riding a camel down Broadway. Someone asked him is that camel male or female

It's a male

"How do you know"

"Didn't you hear that guy say 'look at the schmuck on the camel?'"

10:58 am

hard for me to tell size,what are its dimesions/

10:58 am

LOL

oy

Crossy, your comment is inapporpriately timed!

I'll get that info too, as it just was in chat in our game site and I don't recall what she said.

ROFL

LOL..... roaring.... how funny!!

10:59 am

:)

time for breakfast.... be back later

11:00 am

what can i say? chaos and me often coincide;)

i am watching paula deen and wondering why i am suddenly starving

11:00 am

that's okay crossie .. most boys worry about size

11:00 am

lol

If you're having a bad day, just think about the schmuck on the camel, and smile.

11:01 am

Schmuck also means jewelry. In German, that is.

The family jewels.

is that the origin of the expression "family jewels"?

11:02 am

groan

Must be.

i have to stop watching these cooking shows

Calling William Safire.

11:04 am

Meanwhile, how about a clue for en7,36 -- my "brain" refuses to cooperate.

11:04 am

I'm going to have to brag ... I am eating the most wonderful sugar creation on the planet for breakfast

11:08 am

en7,36 please??

11:09 am

i have an e******ment to make!

Like what the mc does on the radio, but with an e.

11:10 am

Gee -- NO WONDER I couldn't get that one. Thank you!!

11:11 am

crossy is sorry for vague clooze

Stats for u on the right?

11:14 am

u 4/6

11:14 am

un4/6

what are you having, cat?

11:15 am

they're donuts but they're not regular donuts. and one batch was warm right out of the oven

i am atching anne burrell making birsket with balsamic vinegar and bacon and potato pancakes hel together with mashed potatoes instead of flour.

11:16 am

sounds wonderful

11:17 am

drool

i really like her. i have never ea5 brisket though

11:17 am

it's yummy if it's done right. otherwise it's tough and nasty

Finaly got the damn u.

You like HER? Are you eating someone you know?

low and slow

11:18 am

and not too done

no, kap. that would be rude. :/

stats on the bottom right a for nbt?

11:18 am

um like watching her kap?

Yes it would

Watching who? I thought we were talking about brisket.

11:19 am

the lady who's making the brisket

as usual, i started the day with good intentions but they ahave fallen by the babble wayside.

11:20 am

I totally understand

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

11:20 am

I'll trade you the bottom right a for the e on the left, kap!

Lower right a stats?

11:20 am

you have the a sue?

11:20 am

Bottom right a is ar6/21, very similar to the one just after it

which e?

11:20 am

et4/4

ok she boiled three potatoes with garlic and salt and is using that as a binder for grated potatoes to make the pancakes

11:21 am

leftmost column, middle letter

with egg

11:21 am

would someone clue the an8 please

11:21 am

interesting never tried it that way

11:21 am

see my clue sue

i have not treid to make them for 30 years easily

11:21 am

my last attempt was fairly successful if the rate at which they were eaten is any indication

11:21 am

thx, all - now nbt and nbs!

11:22 am

yay sue

my au4 makes them ith grated carrots and zucchini added

I still don't have that bottom right a.

11:23 am

AN /8: An plus one of the Baldwin brothers, and british Thank you. (Clue plagarised from earlier in the chog)

11:23 am

omg that took forever! nbs and nbt

so cat tell us about the donuts please! kap i think it is the oil company

11:23 am

kap, bottom right a is the tarot clue from earlier with a different vowel ending

11:23 am

you can google them - round rock donuts

11:23 am

thank you soodle.. that sounds like a really dirty word

11:23 am

BTW Hi everybody :-)

11:23 am

they are made with some secret recipe but they are truly the most wonderful on earth

Thank you. NBT NBS.

Hello.

11:24 am

yay, kaplan!!

11:24 am

Hows the hand, Ruru?

11:24 am

they cover them in chocolate as well - either way is heavenly

11:24 am

torn tendon

11:25 am

btw - I am in NJ now for the next two weeks, and would be happy to get together with anybody who is interested (dad is coming home Tuesday but I am sure we will need breaks from each other!)

11:25 am

I'm out for a while

omg they are HUGE

where is jersey usue?

11:25 am

they have one they make that is, but most are regular sized

11:25 am

I thought it was a ganglion?

11:25 am

ouch, ruru! Take care of yourself!

11:25 am

1st na5

11:26 am

TO, I am in Millington, near the intersection of I78 and I287

so did you make them or buy them cat?

11:26 am

buy them definitely

11:26 am

stood in line for at least 10 minutes too

well i take 287 to go home...you are near clinton?

11:27 am

the place is packed on weekends

11:27 am

Tommie - shortened version of Ronald Reagan's wife.

11:27 am

1st na5 clue anybody?

11:27 am

haha thanx soodlebum

11:27 am

NP :-)

11:28 am

someone said latkes?(sp)

11:28 am

not that far north, TO, I am south of Morristown

then you are near doren

11:28 am

ugh these c's are murder

i don't know millington itself.

11:29 am

that someone was TO

11:29 am

not that far west, I mean. Doren and I plan to get together but she is busy this weekend and next.

11:30 am

Millington itself is pretty tiny.

will you be there long?

11:30 am

how is your dad doing sue?

11:32 am

I'll be here until March 5 (two weeks from today). Wildcat, my dad is doing quite well, and REALLY wants to get home. Looks like Tuesday is the day. His wife left Wednesday, taking most of her stuff, so there are a number of adjustments for him to make (more details in my profile)

Just got smacked with a big ro fish

oh my

which gave me an ar fish

11:34 am

ah thanks now I'm all caught up. glad he's doing so well, sorry all that has to happen in his life and yours. it's hard to know what is best for aging parents isn't it

11:35 am

It is indeed. My next task will be convincing him he shouldn't drive until his doc gives the OK (this may be tough).

11:35 am

ca7?

can he get r

a

around the house?

damn

11:35 am

yup it might. does he have a support system in NJ?

11:36 am

PB for TO..lol

11:36 am

points to pb for TO

11:36 am

He should be able to; he's walking now with a walker, longer distances than he needs to at home, and much of his house is on one level,

is there brisket and latkes in there?

11:37 am

sure TO

11:37 am

*makes some sweet potato latkes for TO*

11:37 am

ca7...kinda like the italian dessert

11:37 am

Wildcat, he has a lot of friends, so I think he'll be ok as far as support goes (as long as he is willing to ask; he likes to be left alone, so the 5 weeks he's spent in hospital and rehab have been very tough on him)

11:37 am

ooh - sweet potato latkes? Let me type in a word!

11:37 am

thank you

I'm close with the It. dessert but not getting it

11:38 am

well I thought my dad was the independent type but in his 80s he's been very willing to reach out to friends nearby and ask for help. I think he realized how much he needed it

yum

11:38 am

Good to hear, wildcat; I hope my dad does the same.

It's hard to lose one's parent's but it's also hard to see them decline.

11:39 am

it's a conversation worth having. I hope he agrees

11:39 am

I'm not sure which is harder kap

Why can't we all just go quietly, with dignity, when we feel like we're done.

Neither am I. Both hard.

11:39 am

and quickly (at least that's the way I want to go!)

need a break, bye all

Best is to have parents who are like John Kenneth Galbraith.

11:40 am

Really tall?

11:40 am

if only the world worked the way we wished it would

11:40 am

bye TO

98, active, intellectual to the end. Tall.

11:41 am

1st co 7?

11:41 am

My dad is still intellectually active, and his body is in pretty good shape too except for the broken leg - he may very well go another 10 years (he's 89 now)

11:42 am

also, kap, if you don't have the ca word yet, it is the same as the French word for cinnamon except with a different last letter

11:43 am

the one I have ru is a co7 lens

11:43 am

before that one

11:44 am

haha, wildcat - I am too much a physicist! was trying to find concave and convex (for the lens)

11:44 am

hehe

11:47 am

first co 7 is when 2 legislaters join together to pass a law

11:47 am

howdy peeps

11:47 am

hi hoot and thanks

11:47 am

hi, hoot!

11:47 am

yw

11:48 am

thank you hoot

11:48 am

yw

11:48 am

lol cohorts hoot? lol

11:48 am

Helloooo everyone! Happy Saturday.

11:48 am

I freely admit to using Morewords for my last 4 words!

11:49 am

co-conspiritors?

11:49 am

howdy jilly

11:49 am

How is my favorite tennis star today ru?

11:49 am

yay done the puzzle!

11:49 am

hey there crossy...

11:49 am

yay tommie

11:49 am

hi jill

11:49 am

fine..sleepy though

11:49 am

I see nothing wrong with that hoot

11:49 am

trying to be a babble star currently

11:49 am

have a good day ya'll

11:49 am

no crossy - actually working together

11:49 am

Hiya wildcat

11:50 am

sorry bout the tendon ruru

11:50 am

hi, jill and crossy, and congrats, tommie!

11:50 am

Thanks tommie!

11:50 am

you going to be well enough by andre time?

11:50 am

oh sure

11:50 am

I have to rest until tax time..

11:50 am

well I usually try not to but need to use the time for other things today!

11:50 am

I'm starting Physical therapy next week

11:51 am

need my A game for that time

11:51 am

oh no! she just admitted she has a life outside of babble

11:52 am

hehehe

11:55 am

there's life besides babble??

11:55 am

yep - and he's sleeping in the bedroom and working the nightshift

11:56 am

*lowers voice to avoid waking sleeping nightshift worker*

11:57 am

Nah - I think he could sleep thru a tornado.

11:57 am

And he's all the way on the other side of the house anyway

11:58 am

anyhoo - I can clue for a while

12:01 pm

thanks hoot, can't seem to monkey the last ac5 and ac4

12:01 pm

well I'm taking off then - bbl

12:01 pm

ac 5 is nut of oak tree

12:02 pm

how are you all today? I have just walked another 7.5 miles - that makes 22 miles in the last 3 days

12:02 pm

ty

12:02 pm

cu7?

12:02 pm

ac4 is whats done on stage w/vowel at end

12:02 pm

hi kazzer...awesome! not motivated here...too cold

12:02 pm

wow, kazz! I am always so impressed with your walking!

12:02 pm

its quite pleasant here temps about 8 or 9 celsius

12:03 pm

cu = when everything is in place + vowel

12:03 pm

We have to do something - I have to lose at least 20 lbs before 24th March

12:03 pm

cu+

12:03 pm

what does that translate to kaz 35 degrees?

everything in place

12:04 pm

closer to 45, ruru

12:04 pm

50 is 10 so a little bit less than that and the sun was out and we had some marvellous views over the countryside

12:04 pm

ok - cu+ne4+vowel

12:04 pm

i have 11 left and most of them are ps

12:05 pm

just noticed I am over halfway!

12:05 pm

ps are easy except for 6/24

12:06 pm

think constelations and drop last letters

12:07 pm

wtg sue

12:07 pm

constellations beginning with p? somehow I am stuck at pisces...

12:08 pm

pl6 - like pl5 beg, with extra vowel

12:08 pm

think bigger and closer to us

12:08 pm

pl

12:09 pm

so far you have asked for all the words I had to look up!

12:09 pm

ok, got it, thx!

12:10 pm

clue for ar 6/24

12:10 pm

trivia: said constellation is Subaru in Japanese, and that is the reason for the stars on the car's symbol

12:11 pm

look ar6, boobear, you'll find it

12:12 pm

ok - my love is up! bbl

12:12 pm

uusue2 - neat!

12:12 pm

more trivia - technically it is not a constellation but rather an open star cluster

12:12 pm

bye hoot

12:12 pm

bye, hoot!

12:14 pm

HI dan2...not getting your clue on the ar6/24...

12:14 pm

ca are killing me

12:15 pm

turn ar6, look ar6, spin ar6, wrap ar6

12:15 pm

hi jilly

12:15 pm

ty

12:16 pm

*slap*...thanks dan2

12:16 pm

signed up! again.. sorted :)

is anyone here who knows about computers? i got a pop up that mine is infected but i think sometimes websites do that to make themselves look official

12:17 pm

if i remember correctly.. wasnt there a list of words put up somewhere that helped with this game?

12:18 pm

or what the words started with and how many letters each contained?

12:18 pm

Excellent - fireworks for me - just in time to go out for dinner - off to friends for cottage pie and somerset apple cake

12:18 pm

Bodz...Lickety is what you are looking for I believe..

12:18 pm

right, bodz, there's a link below the grid

12:19 pm

Woot Kazzer..have a great evening..

12:19 pm

nitey nite all see you tomorrow

12:19 pm

yay, kazz!

12:19 pm

thanks :)

12:22 pm

Losts of bowel words today....

12:22 pm

Howdy peeps!

12:22 pm

hi, pav!

12:23 pm

morning pav

12:25 pm

just opened lickety and realized there is a j in the grid (completely unused, I think)

12:26 pm

yep...one of my vavorite letters too...lol

Bowel words?

Hmm

12:28 pm

Hi Pav3

oh, that.

12:29 pm

a4/4, ca5/14...nm me, I'm a nurse...

Yeah, I can tell. You're one of those people who talks about colors of sputum at the lunch table.

I love nurses :)

12:30 pm

just missing the right N, U and bottom corner A for NBT

12:30 pm

Not so much Kap...I work in Surgery Center, mostly in endoscopy...very close to home...lol

12:31 pm

And color in your sputum means???? INFECTION!

12:31 pm

I had an endoscopy done once...

Good Lord, are you a nurse too?

12:31 pm

there's a ca4/6, too

12:31 pm

Ahahahahahahaha! No but my girlie in law is.

12:31 pm

red frothy=heart failure, pulmonary edema....

12:32 pm

yep usue :)

12:32 pm

could i have a clue for en7 and 8?

12:32 pm

Okay then. Let's all never have red frothy sputum, okay?

12:32 pm

or two clues, if they aren't related!

12:33 pm

Hursh, those two words contain a unit of measure for weight.

12:33 pm

thanks!

12:35 pm

ok, time to go back and visit with my dad some more - bbl!

12:37 pm

Incidentally (she says, not actually having left) - I am reminded of a story my (Hungarian) dissertation advisor once told be about the difference between French and Hungarians - he said that the French leave without saying goodbye, while Hungarians say goodbye without leaving :-) - right now I am more Hungarian than French...

12:37 pm

lol

12:39 pm

hi Jilly and Hurshy

12:40 pm

oh the c's.....*heavy sigh*

12:40 pm

hi boobear!

Hello Babblers, good afternoon....

12:46 pm

Hi Red!! ((hugs))

Hello Jilly and maybe Hungarian uusue? and Boo and Hursh...

12:47 pm

Hi everyone

12:48 pm

TO, are you still here?

12:48 pm

Hi Mom, thanks for the support yesterday. How are you?

12:49 pm

Hi ((Jilly Jill)). You are so welcome. I am fine and you?

Hello Mom!

12:52 pm

((Red)) hello. How is the house purchasing coming?

very slow. The bank asked the seller for one more form and seller provided, but no word. So I of course have tome t think do I really want to do this!

12:53 pm

which way are you le**ing?

If it goes through I will purchase it. If not...I will probably not go househunting again until next year. prices are going to continue to drop...

12:54 pm

that is a good way to feel about it

12:54 pm

Red...I'm a realtor...need any help?

12:54 pm

Hi Champ!

12:55 pm

hi Mom..clue for the third ca 6/21 please

It's a short sale, so I think all I can do is to sort of wait. I email my agent once a week and get an update....

12:55 pm

Hi Mom! And everyone!

Part of it just dreading all that moving again.

And Hello Champ!!!!

12:55 pm

Hi Champ

12:55 pm

((Boo)) hello

12:55 pm

Oh honey...you're going to wait and wait and wait. If you aren't in a hurry, it can be a good thing. the waiting scares a lot of people off.

12:55 pm

Will have to be co7/32 with 52 left and c's are conquered....bye for now bbl

12:55 pm

sigh...well it is off to work in the freezing cold for crossy...whine.....

12:56 pm

tc everyone and happy babbling!:)

12:56 pm

If it is within your means, I highly recommend a moving company

12:56 pm

poof!

12:56 pm

*bundles up crossy*

12:56 pm

((Crossy)) not the freezing cold! take care

I think a maving company may do it, though I will probably change a ton of furniture. so a throwing out company will work.

12:56 pm

take care crossy!

12:56 pm

*poof*

12:56 pm

estate sale!

Yes, here in Fl Champ, and I guess in some other places, there is almost nothing to buy but short sales....but the deal is good and it is a nice townhome!

12:57 pm

1-800-GOT-JUNK :-)

LOL!

12:57 pm

(not that your furniture is junk, mind you)

Bye Jilly!

12:58 pm

bye Jilly

A lot of it is very old and sort of junkish mom!

12:58 pm

The banks are in no rush, and the left had doesn't know what the other hand is doing. It can take a very long time. But in the end, a great deal is a great deal!

I have been waiting abotu 3 weeks. I gave them 60 days, so after 60 days....

12:59 pm

Red, that is not junkish, that is antique

oh not that old! most was from target!

12:59 pm

It'll be longer than that...

12:59 pm

lol

and is everyone starting to see some spring weather???

1:00 pm

It's hot and icky here!

1:00 pm

chilly here today Red, but the last two were wonderful

1:00 pm

how about you?

1:00 pm

hi folks - and red, that very special old furniture is not junk, it's junque!

1:00 pm

yesterday it was 71 degrees here = today we have some kind of weird wind storm going on

1:00 pm

good one JBV!

1:00 pm

((JBV)) hello

1:00 pm

cold and very blustery

1:00 pm

we had sprinkles earlier, and now it's partly cloudy

1:01 pm

Hi Pav

1:01 pm

terribly windy here - had the chimney cap blow off and land on the roof - cat and I were none too pleased :)

1:01 pm

Hiya Mom!

1:01 pm

Babble is great - I sign on and get medical advice, real estate advice - can anyone answer a relatively EASY estate tax question??

1:01 pm

Hi Angela, I bet not

1:02 pm

only if it's not too hard!

1:02 pm

where

1:02 pm

Define "relatively easy".

1:02 pm

where's jmc when you need her?

1:02 pm

Southwest NH

1:02 pm

oh! lol champ - thought you meant me :)

1:02 pm

:)

1:02 pm

she's 19 and does not like loud noises :)

1:03 pm

NJ - I will not be subject to federal or state tax, I already know that, but do I need to set up an estate bank account to accept transfer of funds from one account that is giving me a major headache - offices are closed til Tuesday, of course, so I have to wait to ask anyone "official"

1:03 pm

19! wow!

1:03 pm

It's very windy here too. Stuff is blowing all over the place. And there was a bad fire about a mile from here.

1:04 pm

I know, right?

1:04 pm

She's a pistol.

1:04 pm

JBV, just be sure that before you go to the bank, there will be someone there who knows how to set up an estate account. Apparently all bank employees are not trained to do that.

1:04 pm

And, you are going to need a tax ID number from the Feds.

1:05 pm

setting up a bank account s/b easier if you have the docs in order...

1:05 pm

I always ask for the branch mgr or asst

1:06 pm

believe me, Molly, I have learned about the different levels of skill and competence of bank employees - this is not a bank, though, it's a mutual fund - my question is whether I really need the estate tax account though, can't it just go into my own account with my own tax ID

1:07 pm

for tax purposes at the end of the year it might be easier to have the estate tax account

1:07 pm

keep it separate

1:07 pm

not if the funds are be paid to an estate...you'll have to have POA or other doc giving you permission

1:10 pm

ac5?

1:11 pm

jbv I wonder if you could call the irs helpline and if they could answer this question

grows on an oak tree, angela

1:11 pm

sorry - first ac5

1:12 pm

high card plus british thank you

1:12 pm

ty wildcat!

1:12 pm

yes, I'm sure I can get the answer on Tuesday - not today :)

1:12 pm

yw

1:13 pm

you could always check irs.gov

1:14 pm

check back periodically to see if jmcrick comes on.

1:14 pm

yes, thanks PAV - they tell you HOW To do it - which is relatively easy but my question is whether I really need to do it -

1:14 pm

I can call my local surrogate court offic e- they have been very helpful so far

1:15 pm

I would think it would make accounting easier at the end of the year - what is taxable for you personally and what is not per the estate

1:15 pm

thanks, everybody - I will let you know when I finally find the answer!

1:18 pm

and I am off to the CU to deposit a check...bbl

jbv we just set up such an account in nj

JBV that sounds complex.

1:19 pm

Sorry to interrupt. Just a quick question, please. What happened to Babblers Anonymous?

1:22 pm

it got eaten by Yuku

1:22 pm

What does that mean?

1:23 pm

first the wind...now apparently the snow is here...crazy day!

1:23 pm

apparently they bought the server/app it was running from. you have to join yuku (for free) and then you can get to babblers anonymous and a billion other things

1:23 pm

Oh, ty.

1:24 pm

off to watch a movie - back later - have fun everyone!

1:24 pm

See you all later

1:27 pm

hi all, just back from a lovely lunch with my god dtr and her boyfriend. Indian Food, yummm

1:27 pm

hi all, just back from a lovely lunch with my god dtr and her boyfriend. Indian Food, yummm

happy Birthday PeriW!

1:28 pm

bye Angela

1:28 pm

Happy birthday Peri

1:28 pm

bye Gramma

1:28 pm

hi TO, can you email me about the tax thing??

1:28 pm

Happy Birthday Peri!

1:28 pm

((TO))

1:28 pm

thaks for the BD wishes

1:28 pm

happy birthday peri!

1:29 pm

I won't ask any personal questions, promise - just general - jbv909@gmail.com

1:33 pm

hi all

1:33 pm

Happy Birthday Peri

1:33 pm

ty Boo

1:34 pm

JBV i be a tax lawyer in my spare time

1:34 pm

done 30 years of probate work

1:34 pm

hi JMC

1:34 pm

email me at yahoo.com with the same name in from

1:34 pm

*front

1:35 pm

hi mom

1:35 pm

hi jmc!

1:35 pm

hi champ

1:36 pm

thanks, jmc !

1:36 pm

yw

1:36 pm

clue for ce 5 please

1:37 pm

add a vowel to the word above it, Boo

1:38 pm

ty

1:38 pm

lol hate those clues when i am not listing!

1:39 pm

thats what i get for freeloading

1:42 pm

I emailed you jmc - whenever you have a chance - can I offer some clues in exchange??

1:45 pm

Pork chops in the crock pot with onion soup, chopped carrots, chopped celery, sage, parsley and black pepper makes your place smell very, very good.

1:45 pm

Oooh...sounds yummy.

1:46 pm

I have never used a crock pot - and no I do not live under a rock -

1:47 pm

LOVE the crock pot! Feel like I'm cheating, but so be it!

1:48 pm

I can see the advantages - but now that I'm retired, I don't really have the need

1:49 pm

bbl

1:49 pm

I haven't tried pork or chicken in the crock pot. only roast

1:49 pm

bye Peri

1:50 pm

Molly, you made me hungry - haven't had lunch - i'll be back later - have fun

1:50 pm

If you have a busy day running errands or something, it's nice to put it all in the crock before you leave, then have it ready when you get home.

1:50 pm

bye bye JBV

1:50 pm

clue for the first co7/36 please

1:52 pm

enter a message...happy

1:52 pm

whoops

boo.... an important part of the eye

oops..... that

that's the 21

1:53 pm

ty

sorry.... don't have the 36 yet

1:56 pm

to be in touch with someone, co 7/36

1:57 pm

oops thats not the first one sorry

hiya ivesy..... I think that's the second one ?

LOL.... let's get that pesky "first" one !! ...don't have it either

1:58 pm

lol... me either im looking

1:59 pm

I don't put chicken in the crock pot. Chicken is tender and doesn't need slow cooking to tenderize it. I use the crock pot for tougher cuts of beef and pork.

1:59 pm

is the an8 a word i should know? does it build off the an4 before it?

1:59 pm

yes

2:00 pm

65 left.. didnt get out of bed till 12:30pm

builds from it cos, but no relationship at all

an4 + bees like n****r from flowers

2:01 pm

ok for the an8 thanks :)

2:02 pm

help.... there are 2 ca 6/21 words together.. i ammissing one... havethe one that sounds like a semi-precious stone

2:02 pm

change the last vowel?

2:03 pm

got it.. thanks

2:03 pm

yw

2:04 pm

omg and i dont even have a ca6 word lol

2:04 pm

i was thinking about the de6s...

2:06 pm

test..

2:06 pm

sorted

2:07 pm

an7?

2:07 pm

that co 7/36 is killing me.. does anyone have it

2:07 pm

co 7/36 co + en 5/12

2:07 pm

i just have th first one

2:08 pm

co7 type of paper you put on shelves

2:08 pm

ty

2:08 pm

thanks ivesy3

2:08 pm

yw

great one Ivesy... that's #1 of 3

2:09 pm

Bless you ivesy

2:09 pm

co7 some books have a 'table of co7's ' in the beginning

2:09 pm

ty boo.. i need it lol

2:09 pm

i have them all do u need clues the co 7 i mean

2:09 pm

and ... " I coulda been a co*****er!"

yay.... thanks bubba.... that's third one !!

2:10 pm

rah rah rahhhhh lady di lol

ty champ

:-)) ivesy

2:10 pm

ar 6 ??

2:11 pm

which one?

2:11 pm

ar and a candy u hang on tree

2:11 pm

ar + stick to help you walk

there are 2, cos

2:11 pm

the last one sorry

2:11 pm

ar 6\24

2:11 pm

there are 3 ar 6 diane

2:11 pm

ar6 a + shape of ball

2:11 pm

bubba clued it!

2:11 pm

hi again

yes, you're correct....

2:11 pm

no thatsthe ar 6\21

2:12 pm

what bubba said then

2:12 pm

hi all

2:12 pm

thanks bubba.. thinking now

2:12 pm

yw

2:12 pm

ohh that was a fish.. thanks :)

2:13 pm

what goes ar.... comes ar6

2:13 pm

and i already had the ro5

2:13 pm

goooooooooooood evening fellow babblers xxx

2:15 pm

ttfn

2:17 pm

May I please have a clue for ar6-21 the 1st? Thanks

2:18 pm

dunno if its right one but i got ar6/21 with ar plus something you hold up a plant with (bamboo ****)

2:21 pm

forthe first ar 6/21 just change the last vowel

2:22 pm

Thanks much, frogface and Anniebrook.

2:22 pm

yw xxx

2:30 pm

i have to say im finding this grid deceptively difficult today

2:31 pm

Me too.

2:31 pm

uh oh i am only 44 in. wheresabout does it get difficult?

2:31 pm

ive got 54 and now im stuck lmao

2:32 pm

ok so SOON haha

2:32 pm

I was about to say exactly the same...54 words and struggling. :)

2:32 pm

Early on for me but most words are "normal" words. I started this morning and back again...3/4's done

2:32 pm

(hello all)

2:32 pm

I have 40 left and its been like pulling teeth.

2:32 pm

Hi Krista

2:32 pm

back!

2:32 pm

my computer decided i had babbled enough so i was waiting it out

2:33 pm

It has been AGES, Annie. Hope you are well. Hi JMC

2:33 pm

welcome back, jmc

2:33 pm

hi krista

2:33 pm

the ca words are killing me

2:34 pm

yep

2:34 pm

Yes, Im fine and hope you are the same.

2:34 pm

cosdem, remember the movie Ca**** Knowledge?

2:34 pm

hi to everyone coming in xxx

2:35 pm

Yes, doing very well, thanks. Hooked on Babble again. I am an all-or-nothing type, lol.

2:36 pm

i have that :) thanks though!

2:36 pm

its the small ca words that are killing me

2:37 pm

You must be like me...the four letter ones are the hardest to find.

2:37 pm

yep!

2:37 pm

I always feel so silly asking for clues for them, but that's always what I'm left with.

2:37 pm

ca and repeat

2:38 pm

Oh, good one, thanks, Annie.

2:39 pm

ineed the 3rd ca 5/14?

2:39 pm

youre welcome....add a vowel at the end

2:39 pm

cos, put a vwe

2:40 pm

cos, put a vowel in the middle of the ca repeat

2:40 pm

ty!

2:40 pm

May I please have a clue for ca5-14 the 1st? Thanks

2:41 pm

choc bean?

2:41 pm

ty again :) phantom: plateau

2:41 pm

gap. the first ca 5/14 are the prickly plants

2:41 pm

ca7?

2:41 pm

Oh, thanks much robwhy.

2:41 pm

gap that is the second one, sorry

2:42 pm

hello babblers

afternoon again babblers.

2:42 pm

Hi red!!

2:42 pm

hey Welki and Red

Annie!, Krista! Welki! How is all!

2:42 pm

Hi welki!

2:43 pm

here's my clue for the afternoon: an8 = if hannibal married ms. karenina, her name would sound something like this

like the finger krista.

2:43 pm

nice clue welki lol

2:43 pm

welki, that is great, lol

2:43 pm

*curtsies*

2:44 pm

anyone have a clue for the first co 7/36?

sorry...no co7 at all.

2:44 pm

co + bring a law into force

2:44 pm

Thanks...it's from a tombstone in a very old graveyard!

2:44 pm

co + en5

You are kidding Cos!

laughing here too, although I had it.... at first my mind went to the historic hannibal !

2:45 pm

Thanks much, Anniebrook.

neat Krista.

nad off I got to the PB.

2:46 pm

Diane, I was lurking earlier..did you find out what the item is in your pic? I did some looking around on Worthpoint, to no avail.

You're are in the PB too, Krista!

ar6- an easy one to get caught on

2:47 pm

**oops** as long as there is food there, I'm cool with it

Always food.

2:48 pm

i need the 2nd ca 6/21

2:48 pm

please

no I didn't Krista.... I've had it on my computer for over a year, but thought the babble world would be great exposure !

Diane, I just looked at the object, no idea what it is for exactly, but I am thinking it is a church object due to the crosses and fishese.

fishes.

2:48 pm

never mind got it

but you prob already deduced that...

2:48 pm

Ca's done. phew.

2:49 pm

I think i understand the hannibal/karinina clue, but can't find the right combo of letters

2:49 pm

rob just get rid of the last letter and change the vowel

I agree, redturtle.... and the date appears to be 1810.... I sent more detailed pictures to Crosshair

2:50 pm

I love a good challenge. I'm always researching things for my antique booth, so if you want to email me the rest of the pics, I'll keep my eyes peeled. (email on my profile).

2:50 pm

welki u put bring a law into force - can u tell me whether thats a british law term or canadian cos im stuck on that one lol

asesome, Krista.... a curator of sorts, are you ?? ;-)

I've just messaged the owner of it ( lives in Louisiana ) do get some more detailed measurements.

*to get *

2:51 pm

both, frog. co + that's **tertainment + anthony perkins is an ***or

2:51 pm

Ha, yes, I guess you could say that.

2:52 pm

ty welki xxx

2:52 pm

now I'm even more confused!

2:52 pm

use alternate spellings for the an8 clue .. 'sounds like'

2:53 pm

Not sure if this is ok to ask...oh well...are there any -teau words?

2:53 pm

not that i know of

2:54 pm

oh you mean ends in?

Krista.... those pictures on Flickr actually show quite good detail. I would be interested to know from what language those inscription letters come.

2:54 pm

yes

2:54 pm

cos, I need that ca6-21 the 2nd also please.....thanks

2:54 pm

finally got the an8. Whew!

I'll wait until friend sends me the dimensions, etc.

2:55 pm

Oh, didn't know you posted them there, thanks.

2:55 pm

yes to bodz..ends in

2:55 pm

its looks like what is on top of a fireplace.. just change the first letter to a C

2:55 pm

Thanks so much, cosdem.

2:55 pm

yw

2:57 pm

Diane, it looks like a Slavic language to me. Will have a closer look.

i wanted to say cyrillic but....

2:57 pm

Hello Babblers. :-)

it doesnt really look it...

2:58 pm

Hi Soodle!

soodle! welcome

2:58 pm

But related somehow, Red, I'd bet.

2:58 pm

Hey (((Annie))) (((Gapeach)))),(((RTH)))) and (((()))))'s to everybody.

I think you are more right krista one of the "soviet bloc" countries...

Krista,... if you click on view choices, you can see it very clearly

3:00 pm

the last co 5/14?

3:00 pm

Found some of the characters in Bulgarian, so it has to be a Slavic language.

3:00 pm

Diane - I was curious about your 'vessel' and had a look at your flickr..... wonderful photos, and didn't you look smashing at your anniversary? Really great looking grand-kids as well!

1 2 3 4

3:00 pm

Someone of royal lineage.

3:00 pm

Cos.... Dracula's title....

that was for cos ....

3:01 pm

Cos, Soodle's clue is better.

3:01 pm

lol wow.. i need a nap i think.. im missing easy words thanks

3:01 pm

Shucks....

3:01 pm

Oh, yes, Diane, that is a good one too.

thanks so much soodle.... Love my family and am missing them a little right now... I really am a "home-body" !

3:02 pm

((((Diane))))

3:02 pm

C's done!!!!!!

3:03 pm

hey all

3:03 pm

haha almost as good as finishing, eh?

3:03 pm

yes they were a pain

3:04 pm

hi Stid !!

3:04 pm

Hello Stid :-)

that was our 50th anniversary soodle..... and with the roses.... my 70th birthday !

good afternoon, stid :-)

3:05 pm

Hey, Mary, I think I sent you some funnies....

3:06 pm

I got them, Carol. and am still laughing!!! Your funnies are the best!!!

3:06 pm

hey soodle! thanks for the add ;-)

3:07 pm

AAAW, thanks.

3:07 pm

Diane - I am WELL impressed that you married aged 20, (I'm sure you were advised to wait till you were older...) and yourself and Wally celebrated 50 years. Thats good going!

3:07 pm

sorry phone rang as I logged in (((hugs all))) failte, soodles mo chara (hope I spelled that right)

3:08 pm

happy bday diane -- you don't look a day over 15 to me!

3:08 pm

Thanks for accepting me Cos!!!

3:08 pm

how's the grid? should I start with only 5 minutes to play right now?

3:08 pm

wow diane! thats impressive... sonice to see a marriage last forever :)

3:08 pm

we should all be so lucky

LOL.... no advice to wait...things were different in those days, and if you wanted to be together, you got married!

3:09 pm

Spot on, Stid! Maith an cailín! (good girl!)

3:09 pm

I agree, cos.

3:09 pm

cent ea

3:09 pm

cent ea

3:09 pm

:-D I learn slowly, but I DO learn!

3:09 pm

ryans step mother told us it was too early for us (even tho we were together 5 years)... she said if u last a year.. she wld buy us dinner.. well its been nearly 2 years now and she hasnt boguht us dinner

3:09 pm

guten tag, inge! wie geht's?

hello inge!

3:10 pm

hello everyone :)

3:10 pm

hello inge

3:10 pm

sounds like 2 dinners are in order

that was last May, stid....and sending you some new eye glasses !!! thanks :-))

3:10 pm

sounds like an "evil" stepmother. *stern mama look at persons who make sad predictions*

3:10 pm

LOL diane!

3:10 pm

yes if she lived close by anyway we mvoed out of state to live closer to his mom.

3:10 pm

hey nan!

3:10 pm

lol shes not evil.. shes a drunk and pill popper

3:11 pm

i cant figure out the le5/12 help please!

3:11 pm

Diane, I'm only 20 yrs younger than you, and married at the tender (!) age of 28, but it still went pear-shaped! Well done!!!

3:12 pm

Cos, add the first vowel to the word above it.

3:12 pm

another word for jumped + vowel, cos

3:12 pm

thanks!!

LOL.... I'm a little "pearish" myself !!

it's a gravity thing soodle.... ;-)

Ok, this is bizarre, "Riverdance On Ice"

3:13 pm

LOL.... you sound fruity to me...... as long as its not sour grapes, your fine!!!!

3:13 pm

i saw something odd on tv the other day.. people were doing riverdance but with their hands

also odd!

3:14 pm

they were on rachel ray.. and they also did a mcdonalds commercial

3:14 pm

okay, I think my time is up... (((hugs and slainte to all))) and may the road rise to meet you (in a good way) all the days of your lives.

3:14 pm

OMG - Michael Flattley's been frozen?????

3:14 pm

*Poof*

3:14 pm

Right back atcha, Stid!

what and who?

and really, why?

soodle... you are close in age to our eldest daughter....she'll be 50 on April 1 st !

3:15 pm

Soodle, Michael been frozen....like literly

3:16 pm

Diane - I turned 50 in Sept last (according to my birth cert). However, I got my Dad to admit that he was drunk the day he registered my birth.. so its all been a horrible mistake. I am actually 25......

3:16 pm

Hello friends! How are y'all?

you are TOoooooooo funny..... nice try !

3:16 pm

lol soodle... congrats :)

hi mark.

3:17 pm

Soodle...I knew it....: P

3:17 pm

my birth cert. is sealed by order of the governor :)

hi Mark

3:17 pm

(((Moll))))) How are you?

3:17 pm

Can i have a hint for the bottom right a?

3:18 pm

Hi Molly!

3:18 pm

AR plus walking stick, Mark...

3:19 pm

Thanks, but wrong a;

3:19 pm

Ooops, sorry. Frantically looking through A's........

3:19 pm

almost the same, mark .. change the last vowel

3:20 pm

Thanks welki! and hi

3:21 pm

10 left!

3:21 pm

WTG cos!

3:21 pm

Go Cos Go.....

3:24 pm

FW

3:24 pm

Can i have a hint for the an8?

3:25 pm

I'm going to copy a clue I saw earlier for the AN 8/45.... AN plus one of the Baldwin Brothers, and British thank you....

3:26 pm

Whoo=hoo Cos.... Well done!!!!!

3:26 pm

i liked welki's clue better but i cant remember how to spell her last name :(

3:26 pm

but soodle's clue is good too

3:27 pm

I don't watch 30 Rock;

3:27 pm

i dont either

3:28 pm

Can you hint it then, cos?

3:28 pm

Emmm, AN plus if somebody is being too big for their boots, they could be called a Smart **** (boy's name) and brit thank you......

3:29 pm

hi again, all!

3:29 pm

butt + something lolummmm

3:29 pm

ROFL Cos....

3:29 pm

butt + dr. hannibal l______ change the last few letters idk

3:29 pm

im thinking... lol

3:29 pm

No, still don't get it...

3:29 pm

Hi UUsue... How is your Dad today?

3:30 pm

an + "you're a smart **** + british thank you

3:30 pm

Hi, soodle! He's doing great, and really looking forward to coming home on Tuesday!

3:30 pm

OK. AN plus shortened version of Alexander (but change to singular) and brit thank you...

3:31 pm

back for a bit...hi all ((soodle)) hi cos, ussue, mark...

3:31 pm

hi, jill!

3:31 pm

hi jilly and sue!

3:31 pm

Sue, thats wonderful. I'm sure he is over the moon at the thought of coming home?

3:31 pm

<-- excited. tonight my club is doing mardi gras :) beads and hurricanes.. ill be in heaven

3:31 pm

Absolutely. He cannot WAIT to get out of there!

3:31 pm

Hello Jilly. Hope your feeling less blue today?

3:32 pm

THANKS EVERYONE!

3:32 pm

Hey jilly!

3:32 pm

okay, I give..need clues for last le4 and le5 pleeezzzee...

3:32 pm

whew u got it :)

3:32 pm

Wasn't so much blue as worn out..hard day..hugs helped

3:32 pm

past tense of jump plus first vowel jilly

3:33 pm

Hugs always help!!

3:33 pm

thats for the le5... for the le4.. take off the first vowel fro the le5

3:33 pm

*slap*...sure have a few of those from today..

3:33 pm

ty

3:34 pm

Ditto what Cos said re the AN word!!! I was running out of clooze......

3:34 pm

Two talk show host's names! One word, one not... One first name, one last.

3:34 pm

Soodle knows.

3:34 pm

Diane still here?

3:35 pm

Wise old, ahem, Young Soodle

3:35 pm

I think?

yes, Krista :-)

3:36 pm

Mr. O'brien and Jay Le**

my hubby jokiingly said, maybe it's an ancient chamber pot :-)

3:37 pm

ah nice catch mark!

3:37 pm

Sue, have you come across Rubyfoo on Babble? Her husband was in hospital, and in her words, she 'sprung' him. He is doing well since he came home. I hope the same goes for your Dad!

3:38 pm

Thanks cos! Anyway, i must leave. I have a scrapbook to make!

3:38 pm

Hi, soodle! Yes, Ruby and I have chatted (she lives in a part of France of which I am quite fond). Thanks for thinking of me!

3:38 pm

Bye Mark :-)

3:38 pm

I'm almost certain it's Slavic language, but there are so many. I emailed Belarussian and Ukrainian friends to see if they recognize which one it is.

I'm leaning more to something related to burial, or ashes, or a warming pot of sorts. ( the first "slow cooker" ??? )

awww thanks Krista.... this is getting interesting !

3:40 pm

Sure, this is fun. I have all kinds of nerd fun, lol.

It would be awesome if this artifact was worth something !!!!... this friend is wheel chair bound and life has been tough for her at times.

3:41 pm

That would be wonderful for her.

I've never met her, but she is a favourite of us all in other chat rooms we've been together.

3:43 pm

Funny how our virtual friends are so very real to us. I count so many Babblers as true friends.

3:43 pm

I think we need Indiana Jones on the case of the Artifact. He would know!!!

3:44 pm

(Humming theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark as I type).....

3:45 pm

I think it's a priest's lunchbox. :)

LOL..... Crossy thought a wig container, but I think it's only about 8 or 9 inches high.... ( just waiting to hear from my friend )

3:46 pm

just walked in mid conversation - a priests lunchbox?

3:46 pm

brb...son needs a cuppa

Maybe it contained the fishes and the bread that fed thousands ! The symbols have some relationship to that, or at least to religion.

3:47 pm

I can't believe something that ornate, with obvious religious symbols on it, would be a wig container.

3:47 pm

What is it made out of, Diane? Is it pewter, or some other metal?

too small too...

3:48 pm

Does it have holes in the top? Could it have been an incense burner for Mass?

It is a metal, and the craftmanship looks rather rough....hand hewed for certain

3:48 pm

*singing Happy Birthday to Diane*

doesn't appear to have holes. .... I've never seen it,... just the pictures

3:49 pm

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting it doesn't belong to you.

that is so nice Jillyjill.... but birthday was last May.... :-))) I'm not quite ready for another one !

3:49 pm

'Raiders of the Lost Ark' theme tune reaches a crescendo in Soodles head..............

This has been the most response I've had from anyone, regarding the artifact. I just knew that there would be a Babble friend or two, who would know something. I've even thought of sending a picture to a museum curator, but where ??

3:54 pm

first na 5/12 plz

it is a surname of someone I know.... rhymes with what fred astaire did ;-)

3:55 pm

great clue ty diane!!

all I could think of .... I must go see what it DOES mean !

okay, now I know

3:57 pm

My youngest daughter won a 'Meet and Greet' with Taylor Swift at her Dublin concert in March. She is ecstatic!!

3:57 pm

wow, they are calling for 3- 5 inches of snow and ice here 2morrow nite . and i thought it was over!

how wonderful !

that was directed to soodlebum.... and sorry about your weather, ivesy :-(

3:58 pm

i thought it was diane lollol

3:59 pm

Understood, Diane!! :-).

3:59 pm

I thought it was a censer at first, too, but don't see any holes.

3:59 pm

Just told my daughter about your girl's meet/greet prize with Taylor Swift. She is very impressed, SB!

we have overcast and high winds right now in Arizona.... the poor little Mommy hummingbird is getting quite a ride on her nest.... I think the eggs have hatched.

4:00 pm

diane are there ashes in that thing?

4:01 pm

maybe it was the carrier for the holy grail? :)

4:01 pm

Yikes, Ivesey - More snow? This sure has been one tough winter. I think (dare I say it?) Spring has arrived here. The daffodils are just about to bloom, and today was ... (in Irish speak) A grand soft day!

4:02 pm

it's 60 here but i'm afraid it'll be like snowing again next week.. like it always does a week after high temps

I'm sure it's empty Cosdem... just waiting for friend to appear on Facebook and then I have a bunch of questions for her.

4:03 pm

well, it will do this till end of march.. fool us with spring for a few day then kill us with snow and ice. been a long winter

4:04 pm

we have had snow in may at times ahhh western ny lol

you've had a worse winter than we have had on the Alberta prairies Ivesy.... we've got tons of snow, but no ice etc. We just talked to neighbors back home who are taking care of clearing our walks and driveway, and they been busy !!!

4:06 pm

i need some nice warm weather, with sun. getting the winter blues

it will come, my friend :-)

4:07 pm

Its been the coldest winter since records began here in Ireland. Temperatures dropped to an all time low in December/January. Roll on the Spring, I say!

4:09 pm

Daffodils are poking up here. We have been spared this winter, not much snow. We had our winter from hell last year. I'm ready for warm air and planting.

4:12 pm

Diane, if you're comfortable with it, will you please email me a way to get in touch with you? Email, Facebook, etc.?

4:12 pm

meeee tooo!

4:13 pm

done! sparklers

4:13 pm

yay, jill!

4:13 pm

Molls - just had a look at your updated profile...... and I echo every single sentiment there. Well said!!!

4:13 pm

te 6/21 plz

4:14 pm

count to ***+ *** in the hole

4:14 pm

~~~~~~~Pom Pom Toss for Jilly~~~~~~~~~

4:14 pm

ah ty jilly!

4:15 pm

ty ty ty...

facebook is diane henes .... then I'll give you an email :-) Right now, I can only use hotmail, as my window's outlook won't let me send things.... does not agree with the local ISP here

4:15 pm

yw ivesy

4:18 pm

how is your weather soodle?

4:19 pm

Soodle, we were having a very interesting discussion here this morning about compassion vs resentment and dealing with what bugs us. That is when I added that quote to my profile.

4:19 pm

that works..i think it's a reliquary box now...I think you said that before...bye for now, all...my publuc calls

4:19 pm

bye krista...have a great day

4:20 pm

public, that is, lol...bye Jillyjill

4:20 pm

Just got a little taste of Spring today, Jilly - Clear blue skies, a touch of warmth in the sun - a very beautiful Spring day. Needless to say - rain is forecast for tomorrow!!

4:21 pm

A little cold here...29 (F) and snowing...ah well, it is only February...seed catalogs to look at and dream..

4:21 pm

Thanks Moll - What you say is all true. Sometimes it is useful to see it written down to reaffirm it!

4:22 pm

down to last 11. two A and 9 C :-(

4:22 pm

Go uusue Go!!!

4:22 pm

I can't take credit for those words. The author is quoted at the bottom of the passage.

4:23 pm

elfin elope

4:23 pm

the c's were daunting today!

4:24 pm

Well, must toddle off to finish housework. bbl for flip. Take care babble buddies!

4:24 pm

hello babbler friends - returning to see if I can find the second half

4:24 pm

oh I missed Jillyjill

4:24 pm

((((River))))

4:24 pm

heehee

4:25 pm

((((Jilly)))) how are you

4:26 pm

you make me smile Jilly - Ok you can go off now to your chores

4:26 pm

I saw that Molls. And, whoever wrote it....I agree! Jill - we are more than half way through February.... we are heading in the right direction!!!

4:26 pm

Doing good, hanging on pretty well, how about you? How is your son?

4:26 pm

Hello River :-)

4:26 pm

housework....babble chat...hmmm let me think...

4:27 pm

My son is Awesome - back to playing competitive soccer - game tonight actually - he is a non-stop kid - I am so lucky

4:27 pm

(((Soodle)))

4:27 pm

Yay for Keith!!!!!

4:27 pm

That's so good to hear River.

4:27 pm

YAY *sends fireworks up*....well, now I must go...

4:27 pm

*poof*

4:28 pm

I scream more than that at his games

4:28 pm

(((Jilly)))) see you soon.

4:28 pm

bye ((Jilly))

4:29 pm

hello Molly - we are on the same babble time zone lately

I read your profile last week, River.... what a wonderful story... and so positive. Your heart must just swell when you watch him enjoy life !!

4:30 pm

you can even imagine - what Keith went through keeping his positive attitude and moving on...he is an incredible kid

4:30 pm

and an incredible athlete....

4:30 pm

someone upstairs is certainly watching over him...

4:31 pm

the 2nd co 5/12 plz

well River,..... the stamina and mindset had to come from somewhere/someone.... give yourself credit too :-)

4:31 pm

***proud mama smile*** as stiddie would say

4:32 pm

havent listed yet so sorry cant help ivesy

the material of which reefs are made ? That one ??

4:32 pm

np river

4:32 pm

thank you diane - I can only hope I have been a positive influence

4:33 pm

its after the last 7/32

4:33 pm

(((Herin)))

4:33 pm

the friends over the pond and yonder are waking up and joining us

that's the one ivesy.... reef material

Yes it is early for me. Hugs back.

4:34 pm

great clue diane

Watching another cartoon movie this morning

hi herin :-)

4:34 pm

13 to go and I can list

Hey

LICKETYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

4:35 pm

hello lickety

4:35 pm

ty diane finally got it

We are watching Despicable Me. Last night we watched Madagascar 2

4:36 pm

you are funny...watching madagascar and no kids yet...they are great movies

4:36 pm

I dont know about you but I still cry at all Disney movies...kids laugh at me

Well it is funny when they make adult reference

4:38 pm

not laughing at you herin....laughing with you...I watch them too

No I know you are not laughing at me

4:40 pm

Hello Herin, Lickety. I don't get to see either of you very often. Hope you are both well and content?

Hi Soodle. I am busy with work in the week now.

4:41 pm

6/21 right after the one relating to the eye plz

4:42 pm

Change the final letter Ivesy... try the letter between K and M in the alphabet.....

4:42 pm

How is the job going, Herin? Are you enjoying it?

4:43 pm

ty soodle.. very nice clue!

4:43 pm

Hey Lickety. Just want to say thanks for all your hard work here. Your lists are very much appreciated.

4:43 pm

Probably will be sent to the PB for that clue....... but theres nice goodies there today...

I am loving the job

4:44 pm

*looking at Soodles clue for words*

4:44 pm

Oh, I am delighted to hear that, Herin. Good for you!

Thanks. It has been busy

4:45 pm

Herin that is wonderful

4:45 pm

River..... here to clue (graphically) if necessary....

4:45 pm

River, Soodle meant that "between K and M" clue. Soodle, I left a box of Godiva in the PB. Go crazy.

Busy week.

4:46 pm

still looking and havent listed yet - need 11 more to list - my own rule

4:46 pm

oh isnt Molly the best...I may have to say something like....corn....ooops.... off to the PB for me

4:46 pm

...faint mumblinhg sounds from PM..Om nom nom.....

4:47 pm

Em..PB!

4:47 pm

i liked the clue lol

River I love the new kids movies how they have more adult references. Like Madagascar

4:48 pm

they always have but kids dont see them.....but us newer age parents watch them unlike my folks so we catch the references. Hard to explain when the kids ask why we are laughing at certain parts....we laugh harder

O Yes River. My cousin was trying to figure out why I was laughing.

4:49 pm

corne t

4:49 pm

Herin, start checking out other Disney movies, they are a scream

4:49 pm

corne t

4:49 pm

thanks inge

What movies River?

Hi Inge

4:51 pm

The Shrek movies seem to have more for the adults than the kids...loads of double entendres and wink wink nudge nudge comments.

4:51 pm

Soodle, any reason you know of that Tullamore Dew has doubled in price over here all of a sudden?

O gosh Shrek is so funny.

4:52 pm

Shrek is the best - get the first one

4:52 pm

I love the Shrek movies.

4:53 pm

I also love Ice Age even though there isnt as much adult stuff in it

4:53 pm

same with Monsters Inc

4:53 pm

Sheesh, Moll....I have no idea, but I would guess its (somehow) recession related....

4:54 pm

Supper is ready so must go...have fun kiddies...bbl

4:54 pm

My absolute favourite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast... Angela Lansbury is magical as Mrs Potts!

4:54 pm

I don't know, Jemmy and Bushmills are about the same. Tullamore Dew is my choice, but not when it's ten dollars a bottle more than the other two.

I haven't seen Beauty and teh beast in ages

4:55 pm

corr ade

4:56 pm

In my dream house, by the lake, there will be a library. It will have books and DVD's. And there will be a whole section of Disney classics.

We have a library.

4:57 pm

Molly - avert your eyes - I don't drink whiskey! I have no idea how much the stuff costs. But, on your behalf, I will go on a fact finding mission tomorrow, and will report back to you, OK?

4:58 pm

**THUD**

4:58 pm

..............sorry..............

Molly. What do you need to know about the whiskey

Glenfiddich is good

5:00 pm

Hey Herin. I was just wondering why the price of one certain brand of Irish whiskey here has doubled. I wondered if there were labor issues or something in Ireland.

No idea. Maybe taxes and all that stuff

5:02 pm

I havent heard of any labour related issues Moll, but, I guess they will blame it on the recession. Everything here is recession related!

5:03 pm

*Wonders when Soodle entered the convent and why I didn't get the memo*

Soodle I heard that there is massive issues with horses needing new homes because no one can afford them

5:05 pm

Herin.... this country is in meltdown! 4 years ago, we were awash with money. All of a sudden, BANG - we are broke. Its bewldering.

It is sad though. No one ever thinks in the future

5:06 pm

ca 6/21 after the ca 7/32 plz

5:07 pm

And Moll - I tried and tried and tried.... No convent would take me!!! A failed wannabe nun! Cripes... how bad can things get?

5:07 pm

got it for fire works!

5:08 pm

~~~~~********PomPom Toss for Ivesey***********~~~~~~~~~

5:09 pm

yay, ivesy!

Yah Ivesy

5:09 pm

There is a NEED NOT APPLY poster of me in every convent in the US. I'm sure the nuns that taught me are still praying for my heathen soul.

Molly did you get taught by penguins?

5:10 pm

clues for the first ac5 (not the nut)?

5:10 pm

Whenever someone asks me "What's wrong with you?" I reply...12 years of Catholic schooling.

5:11 pm

Molly..... I saw those posters!!! Every convent I applied to had them on the front door!

5:11 pm

Damn. Even in Ireland. I am internationally shunned.

5:12 pm

Your reputation precedes you Moll!

5:12 pm

ty ty.. time for wine !

My b.f has two great Aunts that are Catholic Nuns and one cousin that is a Buddhist nun.

5:13 pm

Guys, its 11. 15 PM here. Time for Soodle to retire. Goodnight everybody, and thanks for cheering me up. (((((((((((((((Hugs all round)))))))))))))))) Poof

5:13 pm

The nun I had in 8th grade was the best. Full on nun regalia from the 1940's. Handkerchiefs up her sleeve, rosary beads around her waste. And she insisted on calling everyone by their given name. Jimmy was James. Bobby was Robert and Molly was Marie.

5:14 pm

Night Soodle, sweet dreams.

Molly did you call them Penguins behind their backs?

5:14 pm

Her waste? Waist.

Night Soddle

5:14 pm

nm, got the ac. Now to the first an5...

5:15 pm

Brief re-poof... Molly - I think that old witch taught me as well........ could she have been bi-locating back in the sixties????

5:15 pm

Soodle, if they can levitate (The Blues Brothers) they can bi-locate.

5:19 pm

ROFL Moll - Levitation of nuns round these here parts usually was as a result of the application of footwear to the nether regions of nuns... (otherwise known as a kick in the a*se)...

My friend has worked out the best way to get me to call right back

5:21 pm

Whats that, Herin?

Ok so he left me a normal message followed by a O MY GOD WHAT IS THAT. very convincing

He really is a ratbag

5:23 pm

He he! And of course, you are going to call him back! Very clever!

I called him right back. Freaked me out at 830am

5:24 pm

OK, Real poof this time. Goodnight Babblers. ((((Hugs all round))))

I have to get him back. Have to think about it though

Night SOodle

I am ogg to do a few things

5:31 pm

help with the pl6/24 please

5:32 pm

hi and bye Heirn

5:34 pm

pl6/24 is pl, 3 vowels, and a 2-point letter.

5:35 pm

The plural of the pl6/24 is a star cluster that looks kind of like a very tiny "dipper".

5:36 pm

ty Uusue2-

5:38 pm

down to my last 5: first an5/10, 3rd ca5/14, first two ca6/21's, and first co7/36. Will accept any hints :-)

5:40 pm

ca6/21 body of water: English Ch***** minus "h"

5:40 pm

thanks, une!

5:40 pm

co + en5/12

5:40 pm

yw :-)

5:40 pm

and thanks again!!

5:41 pm

an5= an+ ***mentary school

5:41 pm

my first an5/10 is an + after kindergarten you go to ***mentary school

5:41 pm

snap DR! LOL

5:41 pm

thanks, dr - I think I tried every possible combination but that one! (Thanks to une too!!)

5:41 pm

: ) Une

5:42 pm

sue, remember it -- it appears in the grid pretty often

5:42 pm

will do :-)

liking all the new icons today

sue sorry to hear about your dad. guess i

have been out of the loop this week

5:48 pm

ty, GE - he's actually doing pretty well right now; I'm hoping he doesn't melt down psychologically when he gets home (would be out of character for him but who knows?)

that's a lot of change for 89

5:49 pm

It is, although he is very tough (both physically and mentally), and very stubborn.

5:50 pm

Sue, he's fortunate to have you there. You are a good daughter. And you get extra good daughter points for eating shredded wheat with chocolate milk. : D

5:50 pm

tee hee, molly!

5:52 pm

Do you think his wife bolted because she wants to be the "cared for" instead of the "care taker"?

5:52 pm

Yes, I think so; she is really physically unable to be the caretaker, and I think she was scared.

5:53 pm

an 8, please?

5:53 pm

an + 30 Rock Baldwin brother + brit thanks

5:53 pm

That's why the perfect solution for them would be assisted living where they were. It's too bad she took off. He has to feel abandoned.

5:54 pm

hae no idea about rock baldwin!

5:55 pm

Nan, how about Sir **** Guiness?

5:55 pm

Well, she always wanted to live near her children for the last part of her life; he knew that but was unwilling to consider it (he doesn't like her children). But it was awfully sudden.

5:55 pm

ty molly

5:56 pm

tx molly, was wracking my brain!

5:56 pm

It sounds like they had some things to work out before all this happened. Maybe they can still reach some sort of compromise.

5:57 pm

I am hoping so, Molly, but am not optimistic. But we'll see.

5:59 pm

Fireworks!!!!! (I have been monkeying my last word for what seems like HOURS!!!)

6:00 pm

OK, going to do a little online tutoring...

6:02 pm

is it just me, or is this one really tough?

6:11 pm

I had a pretty hard time with it, nan (and have decided not to tutor after all, I am tired)

6:13 pm

en 7, please?

6:13 pm

en + 16 of these to a pound

6:14 pm

ty sue

6:22 pm

te 6/21, please?

6:23 pm

nm -- found it

6:24 pm

pl 6/24, please?

6:25 pm

pl6/24 is pl, 3 vowels, and a 2-point letter

6:26 pm

like the pl5/14, but stick with a additional vowel in the middle

6:26 pm

ty sue and kje

6:26 pm

The plural of the pl6/24 is a star cluster that looks kind of like a very tiny "dipper".

6:27 pm

trivia (repeated from earlier): the Japanese name for that star cluster is "Subaru"; a stylized version of it is on the front of the cars.

6:27 pm

pl + number after 7 **ght + lemon**e

6:28 pm

ok - back to the c's -- think I need a glass of wine to tackle those!

6:28 pm

the c's were a bear in this one!!!

6:29 pm

cu 7?

6:30 pm

cu + **on lights + I just *** dinner

6:30 pm

ty sue

3rd CA,5/14 and CA, 6/24 HELP PLEASE

6:32 pm

and the co 7?

6:33 pm

there are several co7's; I'll bet you want co + en5/12

6:33 pm

you bet correctly - ty!

6:33 pm

3rd ca = ca + high card spelled backwards

6:34 pm

ca 6/24 is if you don't want a magazine any more you ca**** the subscription

6:34 pm

ca 5: two cannucks with a vowel in the middle

6:35 pm

2nd ca 5, please?

got them......thanks

6:36 pm

ca5 - desert plant... prickly pear, say

6:36 pm

ty -- couldn't see that :(

6:36 pm

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

last one needed EN 5/10 HELP on that too please

6:37 pm

yay, nan!

6:37 pm

en + spanish au 4

6:37 pm

en + Spanish for au4/5

6:38 pm

snap sue!

6:38 pm

lol, nan!

thanks for the help....

6:41 pm

yw!

6:44 pm

Hi again. My grandson is back home (or at least on his way); so I can work on the grid again. 41 down; 92 to go; I hope it isn't too difficult to finish!

6:44 pm

hi, nef! It gets pretty tricky towards the end but there are a lot of hints in the chog :-)

6:45 pm

lol, hi all, joining the fray

6:45 pm

Thanks, uusue. How's your Dad doing?

6:45 pm

hi Aloy!

6:46 pm

He's doing really well, thanks! He's coming home on Tuesday and can hardly wait.

6:46 pm

Hi, Aloy!

6:46 pm

Do you think you will have trouble caring for him, uusue?

6:47 pm

No, I don't think so. He doesn't need help with much at this point (maybe a little with dressing).

6:47 pm

ooh boy, had to refresh, seems I joined a morning chat! didn't realize the chat leaves off where you left it

6:47 pm

We'll have to figure out how to get him in and out of the shower but I am sure that is doable.

6:48 pm

lol, aloy - I've noticed that too!

6:48 pm

there was a fray this AM? What was going on?

6:49 pm

so glad your dad is coming home.. just some fast and furious chat, Nef.. need to pay attention to the "time" from now on.. anyway, glad to be with you all

6:49 pm

uusue, he should be able to get a home health aide to come and help with that a couple of times a week til he's stronger

6:50 pm

bbl -- called away

6:50 pm

Well, I'll be here for two more weeks, so that should cover most of it. We're meeting with the social worker at the rehab center on Monday so will find out what is available at that time. I think they're planning to have physical therapists come, anyway.

6:51 pm

If he still can't drive by the time I leave, we'll need to make some arrangements, but he has quite a few friends in the area as well.

6:51 pm

ask for an Occupational Therapist to visit the home too. They are very helpful in finding ways to modify or change how things are done so he can be more independent

6:52 pm

excellent suggestion, Nef

6:52 pm

yes, I wasn't sure what they were called, thanks! We'll probably need that to help with the transition.

6:52 pm

He really is remarkably strong (and stubborn!!!)

6:52 pm

my son is an O.T.

6:53 pm

nice, aloy!

6:53 pm

DH had a physical therapist, speech therapist and occupational therapist at different times and for specific problems this past summer. Plus the visiting nurse and the home health aide

6:54 pm

yes.. he had two degrees in international business and finance, was a market funds analyst, hated it.. went back to school, loves working with people.. am proud of him

6:54 pm

good for him, aloy! and thanks for the info, nef! By Monday or Tuesday I may have more questions :-)

6:55 pm

Each of the therapistshave very different things they do. Aloy, you must be very proud of him; especially since he's found his nitch!

6:56 pm

had no idea how broad the OT field is.. so many choices! for now he is specializing in neurology, working with children who have brain injuries

6:56 pm

oh, aloy, that must be intense! I would have trouble working with children...

6:57 pm

me too.. used to do some work with severely impaired children, became depressed. Most of them were born "normal".. accidents, etc.. so sad

6:58 pm

oh yum, Reuben sandwiches for supper (hubby cooked tonight)

6:59 pm

sounds good, aloy!

6:59 pm

Aloy, my DH has M.S. and that's why he needed the intensive therapy. Everything went to hell this summer with relapses. A year ago his Au4/5 fell and broke both wrists and lived with us for 4 months while she recovered. She had an O.T. and her therapy was very different from anything they gave DH to do

7:00 pm

coar sen

7:01 pm

Nef, you have had it tuff.. wow.. hope both are doing much better now?

7:02 pm

Yes, nef, I saw your DH's story in your profile - hope he continues to do well!

7:04 pm

they are, Aloy. I happen to love his au**; she's never married and helped raise him; so that wasn't hard at all having her live with us. I'd really like her to move in with us; but she's too independent. DH was told this summer that his "new normal" would be a wheel chair; but he's back to using a ca** and "wall-walking" (using the walls for balance when necessary in the house).

7:06 pm

good to hear, Nef. cybercheers of support for them .. and kudos to you for all the help you gave them (-:

7:08 pm

thanks, Aloy. I did what I could for people I love. You'd do the same; just as uusue is doing for her Dad

7:11 pm

whoopsie doopsie, just "qualified" to hit the list.. ty to volleymomdee, saw no Lickety

7:12 pm

lickety's been up all day, aloy...

7:12 pm

no Lickety? I'll have to *work* harder then when I list

7:12 pm

brb, think this calls for a glass of Chenin blanc

7:12 pm

h'mm.. maybe I'll try to access it again, ty uusue

7:12 pm

Yes, lickety's up - I just checked again (couldn't have finished without him!)

7:12 pm

Whew! I hope you're right, uusue!

7:13 pm

going to log off and get back on.. dee's list is 170.. nope, not even the same grid.. am discombobulated.. pre-wine! brb

7:16 pm

Aloy, I just peaked and Lickety is up and current for me too (I won't use it yet; too early for me to do so)

7:19 pm

ok.. back and all is well. ty, Nef.

7:19 pm

now to see what fishies I missed

hello all.

7:26 pm

hi red! How are you?

7:27 pm

Aloy, did you miss any big fish?

I'm Ok. I am irritated as I was stung by an inknown creature this evening and I can not get the stinger thing out of my finger.

but I am an adult, and I think I shall live.

7:27 pm

h'mm, just found an8, not so fishy!

7:28 pm

did you try the credit card trick? where you use the edge of the credit card to slide the stinger out?

7:28 pm

and no s's in this grid, so no worry about overlooking a plural, lol

Ahhhh, no I went for actual alligator clamp Nef.

7:29 pm

ouch, red..

7:29 pm

and you still didn't get itout? Geez, what stung you?

it is better now, I am just still irritated. today was grouchy day. but I am really about to go to bed, wanted to say hi and complain.

How are all of your lovely babblers?

7:30 pm

grouch away, red ! .. and tomorrow will be a better day, I'm sure

7:30 pm

I'm fine, red. We had our grandson overnight; but he's gone again

:) Aloy and Nef are you participating in the Great Backyard Birdwatch?

7:31 pm

remember that black stinky ointment we used to put on boils to draw out all the yucky? ichthymol, something like that.. wonder if it would work on a stinger

grandson overnight must be challenging at times...

7:31 pm

I didn't know about it, red. What is it?

7:32 pm

yes, red.. I hope to do just that (-:

7:32 pm

saw a bald eagle today

7:32 pm

in your yard?!!??!

7:32 pm

no, I saw two bald eagles today

7:33 pm

we have a cell tower at the end of the road that goes by our place; eagles have nested in it the past three years, yay.. one was perched as I went by this morning on my way to a meeting.. saw the other fly over just south of Ft. Pierce on my way to Lakeland

google the Great Backyard Birdwatch. you just birdwatch for 15 mins this week and record which birds you see. then they tally it up. there are some free giveaways and photo contests. My Mom is cleaning up though. her cardinal was on the front page and her sparrow was featured in "which sparrow: is it.

Aloy, you are eerily close to me!

7:34 pm

just today, red.. usually am in the Punta Gorda area

Ahhhh. Well welcome to Central Florida.

7:35 pm

funny thing happened.. hubby programmed Garmin, so my trip there was perfect.. but on the way home, it tried to send me back to Ohio when I punched "home".. lol.. was lost for quite a while

And with that, I must get on with sleep. as I must go back to work!

7:35 pm

red, our grandson is 21 months and he can be very busy. Luckily, our house is a rambler stye and he can run ar6/24 in circles from the kitchen to dining room to living room, etc. and when he gets too busy, we have him chase the dog ar 6/24 with him.

good night all! And the dog is a good idea nef!!!!

Oh Aloy! that is terrible!!!!!!! going to Ohio!!!!

7:36 pm

lol, that should help him run off some steam, Nef.. nite, red.. sweet dreams

And now I really have got to go!!!

7:37 pm

niters red!

7:40 pm

sweet dreams red

7:40 pm

hey all! I am taking FIVE MINUTES (while I am actually making progress on the paper, I can tell I am not breathing, so I need a break).

7:42 pm

yay, stid.. glad to see you.. good luck on that paper

7:42 pm

We just had to cut down our 40 foot red maple tree about 2 weeks ago. It must have been hit by lightening in our first bad winter storm; the whole top was losing bark and rotted. Our house was just 20 feet from the tree in 2 directions. I hated to lose it; and we aren't getting many birds right now

7:42 pm

Hi stid. (I forgot to enter my previous post)

7:42 pm

thanks aloyisius ((hugs)) good to see you!

7:43 pm

oh how sad, Nef. I love my bigleaf maples in the backyard.

7:43 pm

rats.. red maples are so pretty, RIP, red maple

7:44 pm

well, I missed the pl of the prickly desert plant, sigh

7:44 pm

thanks for that one aloyisius!

7:44 pm

heads over to Nef's house for syrup

7:45 pm

(-: my pleasure, stid

7:45 pm

I hadn't even known it was damaged til our tree guy came around. It would have hit the house for sure in a high wind

7:45 pm

ruru.. howdy

7:45 pm

hi, stid!

7:45 pm

ruru, syrup is from sugar maples, not red ones

7:45 pm

hiya aloy

7:45 pm

and very sad about the tree, nef!

7:45 pm

damn

7:45 pm

hey sue! I caught just a glimpse earlier of why you had to go back to your dad's place... hope all is going well?

7:45 pm

hey rru!

7:46 pm

heysssstid

7:46 pm

yes, stid, he's doing really well and will be coming home Tuesday.

7:46 pm

I think you could technically make syrup ruru, but I suspect you would do a LOT of work for very little return with red maples.

7:46 pm

the sap of the bigleaf maples is sweet, but doesn't flow very fast ever.

7:46 pm

we had a sugar maple that was hit by lightening years ago. My kids still talkabout going out and "sucking the sap" in the spring! :-)

7:47 pm

I am so pleased, sue! I bet he is happy about that. People like to be "home"

7:47 pm

So I will be here for about 10 days after he gets home, which should help a lot with the transition. (Can't help as much with the psychological aftereffects of his wife leaving, of course!)

7:47 pm

not going to touch that one nef..lol

7:47 pm

we made syrup from our maples in Ohio.. peeled the kitchen wallpaper.. the following year, we changed venues, lol

7:47 pm

oh, stid, you have no idea! He hates it in that place and is SO looking forward to coming home!

7:47 pm

no, but hopefully he will have enough support from friends and neighbors?

7:48 pm

yes, he has lots of friends in the area

7:48 pm

LOL that much humidity, nef?

7:48 pm

did I say something off-color? My kids would actually go out and cut the small twigs and suck on them

7:49 pm

.. with three kids, I got distracted as it boiled down.. black smoke did a number on the lace curtains too.. oh what fun, making homemade maple syrup

7:49 pm

that was Aloy, stid. :-)

hello babblers

7:49 pm

I need the first co7/36 please?

7:49 pm

not to mention the ants and the mud..

7:50 pm

hey TO!

7:50 pm

co + and what two senators do betty

7:50 pm

hi TO. BettyAnne, I don't have it (but will look)

7:50 pm

oops. sorry, you both have blue icons and it is confusing me! LOL

7:51 pm

hey bettyanne

and the other co 7 Pls?

7:51 pm

co 7 eye lens

7:51 pm

the other co7 is what ET did

7:51 pm

Hello all and thanks.

7:51 pm

three tiles for NBT -- the U, the central E and the A in the lower right corner please?

7:51 pm

co 7 co + what you do to the garden

7:52 pm

actually co(prisoner) + what you do in a garden

i am drawing a complete blank

7:52 pm

co (prisoner) camping equipment

ty

i shopped at three food stores today and sitll have not made dinner

7:53 pm

u = un4/6

7:53 pm

hm. maybe you are just not hungry?

7:53 pm

I do that all the time TO

7:53 pm

thanks sue. *eating fish

are there more than three co 7 ords?

7:54 pm

I seem to eat on the late side

7:54 pm

4 of them, TO

7:54 pm

I need the third co please.

7:54 pm

past halfway...

7:54 pm

lower right A is a tarot word - lesser ar6/21

i have three now

7:54 pm

thanks sue!

7:55 pm

go TO go!!!

7:55 pm

there is an ar6/21 just after it that is identical except for the final vowel

i think it may be the garden one

7:55 pm

I made the mistake of eating popcorn and some choclit when I got in from shopping for stidkid's bday present... got him a stand for his trombone that fits inside the trombone bell so it is easy to transport.

7:55 pm

prisoner + you need to **** to dinner

7:56 pm

yep. got it!

7:56 pm

the 4 co 7's: to legislate with someone else; to touch; to vie; and what's inside

contest

7:56 pm

concook? *grin*

7:56 pm

prisoner + the number after nine + a consonant

7:56 pm

almost, TO - change the penultimate consonant

ty. i think i will go find something

7:57 pm

oooh! and the first CO 7 gave me the E in the center for NBT!!!!

7:57 pm

yay, stid!

thanks sue for the ar6. finally nbt!

7:58 pm

I need the senator one but haven't found it yet. Thanks all for your help.

7:58 pm

Yay, GE!

7:58 pm

Got it. Thanks.

7:58 pm

so, I think my five minutes are way over the limit. back to the paper. I decided to go through it once today, and then hit it really hard tomorrow.

7:59 pm

hope you get an A+++++, stid!

7:59 pm

ok, I am packing it in, all - see you tomorrow!!

7:59 pm

go everyone go!!! *scatters choclits on the way out* *poof*

good luck stid!

7:59 pm

bye, uusue2, take care.. (-:

bye sue (hugs)

bye usue

8:03 pm

I'm late; but bye to stid and uusue anyway

8:11 pm

hello there, volcano .. completely missed you

8:13 pm

Last one. third ca5/14 please

8:14 pm

ca + bushel and a p**k + beg of the alphabet

8:14 pm

Thanks Aloy. Nite all.

8:14 pm

congrats, BettyAnne!! pleasant dreams

8:20 pm

.. following Betty out the Babble door.. see you all next grid!

8:35 pm

anybody still around? looking for de7 and a couple ca words

8:37 pm

hi dan just got here..de plus Erie

8:39 pm

dan?

8:40 pm

bye then

8:42 pm

sorry baby called

8:42 pm

er, screamed

8:46 pm

firewords - te6 blackjack hand was my last. thanks westford and all cluers

8:49 pm

Congrats dan!

8:54 pm

hi all

8:55 pm

Hi boobear.

9:02 pm

hi again. My friend called and we've chatted for almost an hour. I still have 67 left to find

9:03 pm

hi Nef

ty dan and wtg

9:04 pm

hullos

9:04 pm

Hello TO and jes.

hello stidge and all

9:05 pm

hi TO

9:06 pm

hi TO and jes

9:06 pm

hello Mother! hey all!

9:06 pm

I figured 7 pm was a good enough time to stop for the day.

9:06 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

9:06 pm

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

9:06 pm

and stidg and Boo and stid and Min!

9:07 pm

hello Min! welcome to the grid!

9:07 pm

hi min. does that mean you're leaving us, stid?

hi boo hi ned hi min

9:08 pm

LOL no, but it does mean my eyes are pretty tired and I won't get these last 55 today.

9:08 pm

ah. well, i'm unlikely to finish... i'm home for only a couple hours before i have to go back to work again...

9:08 pm

and i've got 90 left to find

9:09 pm

May I please have a clue for te6-21? Thanks

9:09 pm

gee whiz -- why back again? you pulled the short straw?

9:09 pm

I thought bosses got to make their own hours!

9:09 pm

i have the only straw, stid

9:10 pm

are you working 16 hour shifts or what, jes?

an7 clue pls? ty

9:10 pm

really? you are the only vet? gee, that's rough.

9:10 pm

is it calving time where you live?

9:10 pm

i am the only one on-call until such time as the new doc is comfortable enough taking emergencies on her own, which will probably be a month or so more

9:10 pm

have been since the end of january

9:10 pm

oh, I see -- so you have some day-time relief at least. That good.

9:11 pm

was there from 8-4 today, came home for all of 15 minutes and headed back in, and have now a hospitalized case that needs meds every 4 hours.

9:11 pm

it is starting calving, nef. haven't had many yet though. be more of them the end of feb-april

9:11 pm

yowch. so you have a cot in the kennel?

9:12 pm

my sister and her hubby do ridiculous hours during calving season (they're both vets); but that doesn't start til the end of March or beginning of April

9:12 pm

there is an air mattress. i will come home to sleep between. newdoc will do the 1:30 check, but i'll have to go back in about 5:30

9:13 pm

you make parenting sound easy, jes!

9:13 pm

how big is your clinic?

9:13 pm

clue for the last en 5

9:13 pm

2 1/2 doctors, nef. currently the other full time doc is a new grad.

9:14 pm

*worried mama look* I hope you are taking really good care of yourself jes... I understand the workload, just hope you are getting to take bubble baths and eating right and such (I love bubble baths...)

9:14 pm

heh. no bubble baths. bruce is making sure that i eat though. he made enchiladas tonight.

9:14 pm

en5/10 word is en plus spanish word for aunt Boobear

9:15 pm

ty

9:15 pm

good bruce. *pats bruce on head* I gave tom the link to the vinaigrette recipe with many stern looks and wistful sighs...

9:15 pm

yw

9:16 pm

but not sure what will come with the salad this evening. the younger stidkid is making supper today.

9:16 pm

ra5-12 please.....thanks

can anyone pls clue an7?

one vowel shy of a masked animal

9:17 pm

ra 5/12: masked critter variant

9:17 pm

racon

9:17 pm

nice clue, ga! ;-)

9:17 pm

excellent peach! on the nose!!!

9:17 pm

*puts BIG pile of choclits in PB*

9:17 pm

Thanks much, stidmama.....I'm going.

9:18 pm

man, I needed that today peach! thanks! :-D

hi all

9:18 pm

hey tea!

9:19 pm

how's the weekend going?

does anyone want a cute little 5 year old that thinks he is a kitten, thus making kitten noises?

9:19 pm

yvw

going well, thanks!

9:19 pm

HOWDY T&C AND HOWDY EVERYONE ELSE..opps ,sorry caps crossy is back for a few more words

9:19 pm

oh... *melty mama look* what a sweetie pie!

9:19 pm

Oooh!! Pet the kitty, TNC! ;-)

hi cross

melty until he drive you batsh*t crazy with the noise

de7 clue pls?

9:20 pm

hey cross! how is the lovely mrs cross today? and the little cross?

9:20 pm

Howdy. crosshair.

9:20 pm

howdy t.O

9:20 pm

the mrs cross and the crosslet are just fine:)

9:20 pm

rofl tea... now now dear, it doesn't really last that long in the grand scheme of things. and it is a necessary part of development (it is WRITTEN that children shall drive their parents crazy at every age)

9:21 pm

howdy gapeach

9:21 pm

and yourself then cross? fit as a fiddle and feeling fine?

I just wish he would SHUT UP!

9:21 pm

upright and taking fluids ((stidmama))

9:22 pm

well that's not bad then, cross ((hugs))

ok, he jsut went to bug his sister - whew!

9:22 pm

*gives tea official stid earplugs -- guaranteed to work with everything except fire alarms and electric guitars*

9:22 pm

sorry, phone

9:23 pm

*waits for sounds of sibling-whacking*

9:23 pm

"TNC, kittens *have* to purr when petted. which might be better than meows" was not found in the dictionary

9:23 pm

te6-21 please......thanks

awesome, nef

9:23 pm

LOL nef!

9:23 pm

yeah. wrong box . again.

and he's back . . .

9:24 pm

well, I am down to 40. which is a good number for a grid of this size and complexity. I think I will bid you-all adieu. See you soonish, I hope! *poof*

but now he is playing on the computer, so the mewling may have stopped

night stiddles

9:25 pm

niters, stid!

9:25 pm

g'night, stid

ngith stid

9:25 pm

can you stay home for a bit, jes? or have you been called out again?

9:26 pm

Hi all!!

9:26 pm

poor jes,been busy with the emergency calls?

9:26 pm

hi jilly

9:26 pm

Hi jes

9:27 pm

hi Jilly. How are you?

9:27 pm

Hi nef...good, how about you?

9:27 pm

howdy jilly

9:27 pm

HI crossy...brrrrr here now

9:28 pm

brrrr here also

9:28 pm

Guess that's winter huh!

would it be possbile to get a couple of clues?

9:28 pm

yes, crossy. had, uhm... 3 cats not eating/listless, 2 dogs same, 1 dog with chronic pyometra (very long story, not good), 1 dog acutely not using back legs

9:28 pm

today

9:28 pm

doing fine; but supposedly we are going to have 7-12 inches of snow again tonight. (I'm very tired of snow now)

9:29 pm

so far

9:29 pm

Me too..snowing now *blowing hard to send storm south*

9:29 pm

i do not like the sound of the dog not using his back legs...

9:29 pm

Sure TO..fire away

9:30 pm

plus the regularly scheduled appointments, which were mostly vaccines. oh, right, there was the dog that hurt her leg too.

9:30 pm

jess be busy

9:30 pm

those last 2 don't sound so good, jes

ac5/12 #2?

and de7?

9:30 pm

oat tree seed

9:31 pm

*oak..oops

ok smack me

ty

9:32 pm

de+tooth root *****

9:32 pm

yw..i missed that one too...teehee

ty jill

9:32 pm

the chronic pyometra ended up being a euthanasia already. we'll see how the paralyzed dog goes; with any luck she'll feel better by the end of the weekend, since the owner did NOT eff around, got her in to the clinic within half an hour of the incident

9:32 pm

again, just returning the favor

9:33 pm

that's tough, jes.

9:34 pm

jess ,i do not envy you..though here every time you go to a vet it is at LEAST $400.per visit minimum:((

9:34 pm

good news is we made enough money today to buy a new washing machine to replace the 2 that are broken...

9:34 pm

sigh.

9:35 pm

that is one big carumba of a bill for an x-ray and blood work

9:35 pm

clue for ou5 please

9:36 pm

i think most of mine were in the $200 range, except the 2 that are hospitalized for the night

9:36 pm

6pounds 5 ou*** baby boyt

9:36 pm

boy

9:36 pm

ty

9:36 pm

here it is crazy..250 just to cremate a pat

9:37 pm

and low ph food for cats..almost 2 dollars a tin

9:37 pm

depends on the size of the dog, crossy. private cremation runs $140-$300 here.

9:37 pm

though group cremation (no ashes returned) is only about $50.

9:37 pm

sorryn to rant..i shall stop

9:37 pm

can't blame the vet for the cost of the cat food, we pay out the ear for that stuff, and the company keeps raising the cost on us.

9:38 pm

sorry, back now. Our youngest just called.

9:38 pm

call Hill's/Science Diet and tell them to stop jacking prices up. we keep telling them, but no luck.

9:39 pm

Sorry jes...sure know about that...have had several on kidney science diet and one on the diabetic diet.

9:40 pm

I'd be happy to charge less for food, but kinda stuck on that.

9:40 pm

I love Science Diet for my pets.. My sister told me to use it and it's made all of the difference in our dogs and cats. But it is expensive

9:40 pm

Whoops...brb

9:41 pm

you could drive down here instead of going locally, Crossy. Sounds like we charge less...though not sure that's gonna be a win for you with travel time and all...

9:42 pm

not finding many words now; 55 left but I'll have to list

9:43 pm

lol,jess,i would spend 2 days and 300 dollars in gas

9:43 pm

but we'd only charge $200 for blood and rads! :D

9:44 pm

gas here now is $1.15 per litre or $4.60 per gallon

9:44 pm

hi everyone, just a quick pop in to see how everyone is doing

9:44 pm

hey dawg :)

9:44 pm

hi jes

9:44 pm

ouch. you should buy gas while you're down here too then.

9:44 pm

hi lbd

9:44 pm

hi nef

9:44 pm

just bitching about gasoline and how much vets charge lbd;)

9:44 pm

it's only $3.20/gallon

9:45 pm

i'd rather go to a vet than a human doc. way less in charges

9:46 pm

yeah, but you need all kinds of special licenses to work on primates, dawg :P

9:46 pm

just med me like a horse jes..bring on that pcp!! lol

9:47 pm

lol, jes, but i know some real jackasses that should get a break!

9:47 pm

right... i know just enough human med to know that the most common sedatives we use in horses give humans death.

9:48 pm

my min pin and i had to take predisone, his cost me 1/4th the cost of mine, and they were the same pills!

9:48 pm

pred should be dirt cheap, dawg.

9:48 pm

mm,ill shall pass on death and the shoulder glove up my poop chute..;/

9:48 pm

though there are some other steroids that have fewer side effects and (of course) cost 5-10 times as much

9:49 pm

and on that note it is beddy bye time for crossy

9:49 pm

niters crossy!

9:49 pm

tc all and happy babbling

9:49 pm

nah. i don't do rectal exams on non-livestock very often, crossy.

9:49 pm

poof!

9:49 pm

it wasn't that expensive, just thought it odd, that his was cheaper than mine.

9:49 pm

sleep sweet, crossy. well-wishes to the missus and kitties.

9:49 pm

nite nite crossy!

9:49 pm

bye crossy

9:49 pm

might have been name brand vs generic?

9:49 pm

ty jess..super poof!...

9:50 pm

prednisone is cheap, lbd.

9:50 pm

nope, both generic, got them from the same pharmacy too.

9:50 pm

well that's just weird then. i have no explanation.

9:50 pm

*Someone* was making money then!

9:50 pm

usually it's the other way 'round, as they are supposed to charge tax (at least in WA) on animal meds but not human.

9:51 pm

Don't get me started on our pharmacuetical companies!

9:51 pm

the pharmacist said it was insurance, i said then just fill it for the dog and we'll share! lol

9:51 pm

huh. nice to know your insurance co is jacking prices up.

9:52 pm

yeah, don't have either now, the dog or the insurance!

9:52 pm

My other soapbox..insurance companies!

9:52 pm

no more dog? :(

9:53 pm

right now I'm really P.O.'d at insurance companies that I could just Spit!

9:53 pm

i'm with you there, jilly

9:53 pm

had to put him to sleep almost 12 years now. i still miss the little brat

9:53 pm

Those of us in the medical field know the system is BROKEN!!

9:53 pm

sadness

9:54 pm

((dawg))

9:54 pm

i think the only ones who don't think it's broken are the politicians and the insurance companies, jilly

9:54 pm

so very true

9:54 pm

oh, nad the pharmacuetical companies

9:54 pm

oh, i'm sure they know it's broken, they just don't care because it's broken in the ins co's favor

9:55 pm

*and

9:55 pm

funny how we all know what the problem is...but no one listening!

9:55 pm

that was a tough year, had to euthanize the poopster and then 6 months later, my mom died. but ya know, we all survive a little stronger if not a little sadder.

9:56 pm

that's cus they have us over the barrel. what are we going to do without insurance or the pharm companies?

9:56 pm

insurance companies have been making money hand over fist for the past 10 years by denying care to the insured. I'm so tired of them being "gate keepers" and saying that we can't have care

9:56 pm

We had to put both our cat and dog down a year ago...it's really rough

9:57 pm

yup

9:57 pm

had a client in about a month ago on emergency and had to euthanize her cat. they'd just gotten home from a memorial for her cousin, and his mom had died like 3 days prior. she had a total break down in the office. :(

9:57 pm

sucks when things go in waves likes that.

9:58 pm

so much sadness

9:58 pm

i think the politicians in DC need to take a cut in pay, that certainly would lower some of the deficit, then they can pay for their own healthcare too

9:58 pm

it really does suck. But it really seems like things DO happen in threes

9:58 pm

I'd like their healthcare plan!

9:59 pm

geez, i bet the woman wanted you to euthanize her while you were at it. so much pain for her.

9:59 pm

te6-21 please....thanks

9:59 pm

talk about socialize medicine. We pay for their medical care at the BEST medical facilities!

10:00 pm

number + high card, peach

10:00 pm

count to *** + highest card value

10:00 pm

yeah. she wasn't happy. (understatement much?)

10:00 pm

Thanks so much, lbdawger and Jillyjill.

10:00 pm

thanks, jilly

10:01 pm

yw

10:01 pm

well, my sister in MT wrote to Seator Baucus and told him to take a pay cut and get rid of the special insurance and he responded by saying that they hadn't had a COLA raise or any raise on pay or benies for 2 years.

10:01 pm

bull pucky! that's the first thing they vote on each september!

10:01 pm

Baucus is a waste!

10:02 pm

I looked up the pay rates for the state folks here a bit ago, and was surprised by how low most of them were, actually.

10:02 pm

i was expecting to be outraged, and just couldn't.

10:03 pm

They're doing better than I am...retirement for life??!!

10:03 pm

our state legislature only meets biannually, for 90 days. should they be paid a monthly salary and insurance for the full two years?

10:03 pm

yeah; it didn't list benes, just base salary. but the salaries were not outrageous

10:03 pm

Where does your sister live Nef?

10:04 pm

well, enough of the spleen venting, i must head for my pillows. see you all tomorrow. good luck with the grid!

10:05 pm

sleep sweet, dawg. and let me know when you need a new dog, i'll hook you up :)

10:05 pm

we had a foster daughter about 10 years ago; friend of our dtr's who needed a "safe" home away from both parents who'd had a bitter divorce.... ANYWAY; she now works for the state of MN and her job was going to be cut; but they offered her a $4/hr cut in pay and no benefits. She took their offer (because she loves her job; plus is making headway in the job.

10:05 pm

Niters dawg

10:05 pm

thanks Jes, i'll keep you in mind.

10:06 pm

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

10:06 pm

poof

10:06 pm

JIlly, that's my sister in Missoula

10:06 pm

niters, lbd

10:06 pm

(or one of the 2 in Msla, that is)

10:07 pm

ahhh, I do recall that now..

10:08 pm

I have a full bro, a full sister, a half bro and a half sister all in Msla. I also have a sister and bro in Helena

10:09 pm

Wow, no wonder you come out here!

10:09 pm

And my sister/cousin in NW MN (I was raised by her mother, I've lievd with her longer than my "real" siblings; so I call her my sister too even though she's my cousin)

10:10 pm

lived, that is; not lieved

10:12 pm

I was born in Helena

10:13 pm

interesting town. My sister has only lived there for about 10 years, max; my bro for the last 2 years

10:15 pm

I've only visited there about 3 times but find it very intriguing

10:15 pm

Come on out again!!

10:17 pm

we were going to this past summer for a nephew's wedding and lbd and harpjane and I were talking about a get together; but DH got sick. :-(

10:18 pm

I remember some discussion on that with harpjane. You should try agian this year, summers are wonderful here.

10:19 pm

ah, must toddle off for a couple of tasks...bbl

10:19 pm

Nice chatting with you Nef...

10:19 pm

have a nice evening, jilly

10:20 pm

bye, Jilly. We will talk about this again

10:24 pm

May I please have a clue for ca7-32? Thanks

10:25 pm

add double consonant and vowel to ca4 just above

10:27 pm

Thanks so much, Unea.

10:28 pm

yw and gnite *poof*

10:28 pm

Sweet dreams, Unea.

10:30 pm

nite unea

10:37 pm

P's Popped! 5 left

10:39 pm

C's Completed! 3 left

10:45 pm

GO, GO, Min!!!

10:46 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the an 7/28 word please?

10:47 pm

Never mind!

10:47 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! an7/28 was my last word

10:47 pm

YAY, Min!!! WTG!!!

10:48 pm

Seems pretty quiet here,but does anyone need a clue

10:48 pm

Thanks Nef!

10:50 pm

I'm struggling and trying to watch Ghost Stories at the same time as I work the grid.

10:52 pm

In that case, I am off to bed then unless U want clues

10:53 pm

nope, I'll do okay. You get to bed. Thanks for the offer.

11:43 pm

evening all

11:44 pm

* echo *

11:45 pm

hi Pini

11:45 pm

hiya Nef ;)

11:45 pm

Was beginning to wonder if anyone was about...

11:46 pm

it is lonely here tonight. Of course, it doesn't help that I haven't been very entertainng either

11:46 pm

quiet on the western front?

11:46 pm

You ok?

11:47 pm

it says there are 92 online; but I often leave my grid on and open without being here....

I'm about- hopefully will be back in bed by the flip.

11:47 pm

I do that, too, Nef...

11:47 pm

Hi Kappy

11:48 pm

I'm okay; just tired NS NOT CONCENTRATING

11:48 pm

and hitting the worng keys a lot (sorry about yelling)

let me have another sip of wine

11:49 pm

it's OK...understandable...

11:49 pm

* pours another glass for Kappy *

11:49 pm

* pours one for herself while at it *

11:49 pm

* and one for Nef, too *

11:49 pm

Hello Pinikula. :)

11:49 pm

If I keep pouring, the flip could get interesting!

11:49 pm

Hey Faux!

I suppose I would finish if I listed but I rely don't care at this point

really

11:50 pm

(can help if needed/wanted)

11:50 pm

how's it going, faux?

11:50 pm

and if we drink it -- fast (since the flip is in 10 minutes!)

11:51 pm

* drink fast and I'll pour you another, Nef *

11:51 pm

* grin *

11:51 pm

Getting sleepy kinda early!

11:51 pm

I was getting there until I got a phone call...

11:51 pm

How about you? That's an interesting avatar you have there.

mix it with an ambien and you will be OK

for the night...

and the next day

11:52 pm

Hello all

11:52 pm

Hi Jilli. :)

11:52 pm

It's about how I've been feeling this week...we're right in the middle of admissions and faculty reviewers are driving me crazy!

11:52 pm

hi jilli

11:52 pm

Oh argh!

Drugs- just say yes.

11:53 pm

hi faux and jilli

11:53 pm

and Kaplan

11:53 pm

Hi Nef. :)

11:53 pm

Hi faux, pini, kap and anyone else here. I still have 18 left but gave up -- too tired already!

11:54 pm

Hi Nef

11:54 pm

Aw.

11:54 pm

same here, jilli

11:54 pm

I managed to finish this a bit ago. Still watching the fireworks. :P

11:55 pm

I knew about 1/2 hour ago I wasn't going to finish and with 20 left I really don't care

11:55 pm

congrats on finishing ;)

11:55 pm

Thank you. :)

11:55 pm

I was at the theatre today -- matinee of "ACloser Walk with Patsy Cline".

11:55 pm

* momma said there

11:56 pm

oops...

11:56 pm

Oh I love Patsy Cline.

11:56 pm

Well done, faux!

11:56 pm

* momma said their be days like this, there's be days like this, my momma said *

11:56 pm

The woman who played heree was amazing.

11:56 pm

Thanks Jill. :)

11:56 pm

a nice event, jilli?

"3 Cigarettes in the Ashtray"

11:57 pm

*played her*

and the Shirelles! Anyone want a wine refill>

11:57 pm

my typing goes kaflooie when I'm tired

"Crazy."

11:57 pm

* passing the bottle *

11:58 pm

It's a great day -- a fabulous buffet lunch before the play.

I saw the Mike Leigh film- Another Year. Did anyone see it and what do you think?

11:58 pm

too tired. I'll have a virtual hang over in the AM

One minute to go here!

11:58 pm

Not me

11:58 pm

I'd fall asleep if I swigged from that bottle

Just a little one.

the longest minute...

11:59 pm

A wee drop?

11:59 pm

Icon theme today is Sidney Poitier as you may have noticed

12:00 am

nice, jilli

don't see your icon but I just saw him in that awesome movie with Tony Curtis- about escaping the chain gang...

12:00 am

Nary a wee dram

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