August 31, 2011
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flip!
Flip flip hooray!
flip
closest I win
Sprite is in "My Friends" so it is easy for me to see what the icon themes are every day.Anyway,I'm diving in now
flip and hi all
flip
hello when i first looked at this grid i thought we were lacking in vowels lol
Min, I list the icon themes too
jillibus,I almost chose african elephants as my icon today
Ni6
UN6
Clues are up
st 7 hi mlf jili minve
ty lickety
hi dee
interesting icon and writeup Jilli
Thank you, Lickety!!!!
Thanks Lickety -- and isn't it great that mrp got great news!
Thanks Lickety!
thanks, Lickety
ty flosey
thanks lickety
oooh, jili do tell I hadn't heard yet!!
we 7
wh 7
להעיף
hi neil
jili what is mrp's news?
dee is the wh 7 something we should know?
It's good news, Volleymom... read her bio.
Thanks Lickety.
yes
Hi All!! NBT
thanks dee
Mrp just has multiple Compounded Micro Fractures, cause by too much stress. See her profile for more.
flosey and min -- glad you picked such interesting icons
ty jili
un 6 x 2; un 7
hi flosey diz gapeach
And hi, Volleymom.
flop. hey yall
EI6
thanks Jilli
nbt
ne 7/32
nbt
wtg Dee and Flask
ty wtg flask
hi dc
ci6, ci7, ci8, ci7
Morning all....and thankyou...
tw 7
YE6
st7
thanks diz
And another st7.
hi and nbt
I am stopping at 105 words and 1256 points.Bye to all
ne7
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
hi josh wtg
ee7
nell one of the st 7s i have is 7/28 i assume you do as well?
nbs!
nbt, nbs
ee5 babblet
Yes, an st7,28 and an st7,36.
EE7
or 5 6 7 ee
we7
can i have the stats for the H in the corner please?
wh7, th7 -- similar
he6 pl of he5/20
ei8
he7,36
got it thanks
nbt but still going
un 4; un 6, 7, 6, 5, 5... same root
un5, un6, un7 trio.
add another un 6 at the end Neil
only 1 WE 7?
I only have one so far mlf
i knew one had been called but wasnt sure if its hte one i just found .. thanks dee:)
nbt & nbs
yw wtg flosey
nbs
ty Dee
and you!
yw! ty! u's finished hip hip hooray!
ty for the ci's neil
half way -- good night, all :)
wtg nan nite
don't miss the 2 wy words :)
thanks dee
okay i have nbt and my usual 66 i am out poof
yw nite mlf
back -- had to take a break and vacuum pack some local strawberries I froze
wb
wtg those who got nbt, nbs, etc -- and bye mlf
sounds yummy
ty
anyone have any other 8's besides the ci 8?
se 8
ei8/40
ty and hi mrp!!!! How are you? Hugs!
ei 8
hi dee :) doing ok thanks! ((hugs))
hi mrp, good to see you here
Welcome back mrp!
Ty for you write-up... what a pleasure it was to read!
Yes, best news!
great news mrp
hi mrp :-)
There are words in this grid ruru would like.
fireworks unaided
wow grem, wtg
wd grem
Wasn't ruru to see his surgeon today?
I've seen ei8 a lot at work - it's a counting unit of photons
whyer should be a word -- I remember when my little boy was about 3 and he was one.
good one jili...
Per the National Hurricane Center: Katja is expected to be a category 4-5 when it makes landfall in the Northeast over the weekend of the 10th.
I am surprised the ei 8 is not a proper noun... have never seen it not capitaliized...
oh, my dc... had not heard that... where is supposed to "land"
4 left... also unaided. Was chatting with Laura until she just signed off to go to bed too, though.
Dee: lowercase, it's a rare unit: 1 ei8 = 1 mole of photons (I think it has another use too, but I can't remember)
wtg neil
good going neil
3
Ah, as a unit of work, it equals 25 gigawatt hours
ty interesting
That's...kind of a lot.
2
gogogo neil
That's your best bet on getting into the dictionary - become a famous scientist and have a unit named after you.
And that's a wrap.
lol no chance of that he4
I think I'd rather stay out of the dictionary, if it's all the same.
YAY neil!!!
As in, not appear in there.
Thanks, jilli!
I'd rather have stayed out of the online "urban dictionary" too, but alas, too late.
not seeing the he 7 yet...
oh? under your name, neil?
I'm not seeing much of anything, dee
Certainly not the mystery ei8
ooops found it.. he 7/36 nonconformist... several oddballs so far...
ty for the he7 dee
phantom ei7 - eirenic
and eiswein
yw...what is the last 8 grem... other than ei and ci
se7, the most common of them
*se8
ty looking
is there a non-vowel c word today?
dee, too soon to say, but it's on a similar track so far to Irene
sorry, i've been in and out
that's scary about Katja
yes Dee, cr5/22
I am gonna pray it fizzles out
ty flosey thot it was here...always have to check morewords for spelling
ah, I monkeyed it after your question
nope, the middle letter is the vowel :)
wtg ty I found it... I need to write that one down
it is indeed, Jilli. Happily, i live at the top of a hill.
Under my full real name jilli, yes.
dc did your job lead pan out?
Which of course you know.
must be Welsh?
I believe it's a Welsh instrument, yeah
thanks grem
And it's not big deal and nothing flattering... just some morons being morons.
i'll know tomorrow, dee
It seems anyone can post an entry in that thing.
oooo fingers crossed
Oh good luck Seain!
I still have to peek, neil, lol!
And you can't delete those of others, right? Just rate them down?
oh, all the best of luck to you, dc!
thx :)
and dc, great choice of icon!
Exactly, gremlinn... unfortunately.
Not very reliable, but I've used the urban dictionary for a quick answer now and then.
And jilli, it's just some stupid, totally made up shit.
Someone making up a bizarre story about me and some other people. Why, I couldn't tell you. I was very surprised when a friend of ours found it!
ok, neil
Wikipedia is probably a little more reliable.
At least!
phew finally found the se 8...
ye 6 and ye 7.... like the cowboy movie genre with a y
couldn't find you, neil
haven't seen cos lately... what is he up to?
im here now :P
lol i just got in the chog as u said that dee
LOL good to see you!! was wondering about you
funny timing
i was taking a break from babble for a few days
glad you're back
ty :)
*shocked look
you can help me find my missing 7 LOL
8
lol ok let's see....:)
i found an un7
hi ru
Hi ruru -- did you see the doc today?
hiya dee
nope
found it cos wr 7/44
hm ok thanks
i was in bed all day
When , then ru?
oh dear, ru!
oooh sorry to hear ru
Oh hi, ruru... and sorry to hear that! What's wrong? :(
mrs. louise jefferson's in the grid :)
I wrenched my knee and agrivated everything..and fell
crap
OH MY Ruru!
good clue cos
You fell today?
my left leg is so sore I can't walk
ouch ruru :(
yep
I have no idea who Mrs louise jefferson is
Ummm hi, cosdem?
did you get an xray of your leg?
I am so sorry to hear that Ruru
oh, ruru!
I'm so sorry to hear that, ruru. :(
I feel like such an invalid.. it's awful
Geez, are you going to see your doctor about that soon?
I bet. :(
I really feel for you... I would hate that.
I bet... hurt, sore, in pain, AND frustrated... not a good combination
Was today when you were supposed to see the doc?
No it sure isn't, Volleymom.
no.. I tried to get an appointment... they are booked for months
I have a Doctor friend trying to pull some strings
Oh my god... MONTHS?!
Your family doctor?
then I fell.
Oh no?!
Call everyday to see if they have a cancellation
been a bad day
So sorry to hear this! :(
((( RURU)))
that's what they said.. DR.. so I'll try again tomorrow.
sometimes if you go to the hospital's er, they will see you right away
Tell them it's an emergency, ru.
Sometimes it actually works
Yes VM... and it sounds like the pain's bad enough for that too,.
yes, dee has a good suggestion.
It IS an emergency, if the pain is severe enough.
brb forgot my medicine... I think so, too, neil... pain and perhaps something torn or cracked...
Yes, Volleymom. Pain is usually an indication of injury like that.
That kind of pain, anyway.
I've seen people in the ER for back pain... so why not for severe knee pain?
Any pain that severe is an emergency.
If you can't walk, it's urgent
Exactly.
I'd go.
nbt finally
ru, you need to get to emergency department if you can't walk on it, that's serious.
that's a major change that needs to be looked at ASAP
No.. it's okay dc.. I've been icing it.. it's improved.. was just terrible earlier.. I crawled here to my computer to babble.. am I an addict or what?
:)
still, do you know why it's swelling?
back... not an addict...you needed a pain diversion
wtg jili
what's a pain diversion dee?
and nbs
when I hurt... babble is often the highlight of my day... thinking with brain and chatting seems to take my mind off some of my pain
wtg jilli
wtg jil
something one does to take one's mind off of the pain is a pain diversion
ty flosey and all
oh
yw
go, go jilli
I could think of better things I guess.
ruru, I still think you should go to the ER
wouldn't hurt to have an xray
I second that jli
I can't sit in a waiting room jilli.. I just need rest..if it's still bad tomorrow. I'll see the orthopedic doctor again
and flosey
but in the meantime, I think it was neil who said there were some words in the grid that you would like
and ED could give you an anti-inflammatory depending on xray results.
let them know you can't sit comfortably, they'll take you in to lie down at least
if you can get into the orthopedist, that works
I haven't found them yet neil
well, I thought you couldn't get to see the orthopedist
there's a fun cr5.22
no.. i can see the one in town jilli.. i'm just trying to get a second opinion in SF from a top doctor there
oh the Cab driver cr 5
good idea, if hard to do, ru
cab driver?
all consonants Dc...lol
it's obviously been a while since you've been in a NYC Cab...lol
lol
your driver is CRwtH
OOOPS
oh, I see, ruru -- so I hope you go tomorrow -- don't be a hero.
my excuse is the drugs.
are the drugs
afternoon all... nice meaty one :)
lol
hey mr. p
hi ruuster! :))
I read your icon.. what great news.. I hope it continues
you and ru should be sharing an infirmary
it better! better and better
I don't pray ever.. but I'
mrp -- ruru has a sore leg too!
but I'm praying for you
awwww, poor ruuster!
we could get a double room and share our drugs
I know, mrp. :(
now you're talking, mrp!
you probably have better drugs than me mr p
I hope you get better ones, ruru... until something can be done to fix the problem!
just ask for them ruuster
Yes, surely there's something stronger you can have?
what have they given you??
but you shouldn't get so numb that you do further damage, ruru!
Oh, yes. That's a thought too.
I don't think any prescription drugs totally numb pain like that though?
I can't be numb and dumb at the same time jilli..lol
But I think they can dull it appreciably... enough to let you rest and sleep more comfortably.
I'm sure you're never dumb, ruru.
it does neil... pain can be dulled very well with proper meds
Oh yes, mrp?
Oh.. I can be plenty dumb neil.. believe me
dumb if he doesn't get medical attention :)
hear hear dee
I don't believe you, ruru... I can see how smart you are, sorry. Unless you're talking about the real definition of "dumb". I'm silent sometimes too. ;)
Well Volleymom, I'd s ay "unwise" in that case.
say, even.
will they give you a narcotic for short term until you get treatment?
gotta go do kitchen stuff -- back soon I hope
or is your pain responding to regular pain medication (ie, non narcotic)
see ya soon jilli
i don't have to be in the kitchen for at least a week!! yippee!!
they will have to give me some to take more xrays. I can't bend my leg.
well, these are the words you use.... Doctor, my pain is so severe, it isn't responding to non narcotic pain medication
I guess I'm lucky I didn't hit my head..or break something else
and then they have to give it to you
fireworks
on ya dee :)
wtg Dee
ty
volleymomdee.. babble savant
not even close... that goes to grem and neil..
lickety saved me for the last 20 :)
neil and gremlinn are babble geniouses
and chuggaboom.
Dart's pretty up there too..
ruuster... get rid of the pain with those words ok??
geniuses..that is
I'm just a major word nerd, ruru.
haven't seen chuggaboom for a while, has he been in?
ok mr P I'll try it
dart is very fast! haven't seen him for a while though :(
I saw dart just the other night, mrp.
I agree dart and chugga... haven't seen chug for a long time
Last night, or the night before.
narcotics only help you if you have severe pain... otherwise, they just make you plain stupid!
well, tell him hello from me neil! i haven't seen him around flip for a while
dart lurks nowadays mostly
MR P - Great news in your profile!
I come for the chat..
hi DR! isn't it? very very pleased... i got the God pass on the bone!
I will do when I see him next, mrp.
really mr p. bone cancer is nothing to sneeze at..
and a well deserved PASS it was !
thank you god..
Oh you have family who Babble too, DR?
I have one family member who joined here a while ago and has done one grid. Gets no time for this!
My dad would enjoy this I think. I've told him about it... maybe he'll actually join one day.
not at all ruru... been there, done that... kicked its ass and don't want to go through any more.
missing half my humerus and humour because of it!
My brothers got me hooked but dont Babble much anymore
I think I still have my humerus
well all, I am off til the flip... ru and mrp take care of yourselves... my partinng word... get medical attn ru ru....*poofing with hugs*
I see, DR. Good night and take care, Volleymom.
Listen to her, ruru!
going back to bed.. good nite all.. have fun.. you've been the best news of the day mr p.. that's great new
g'night ru, hope you can sleep
Morning all.
night night ruru -- feel better!
hi peach
May I please have a clue for ye6-24? Thanks
day before today without the last letter
don't have it yet peach
letterS
thanks diz
Thanks much, diz.
the ye 7 you add a cons...like in cowboys
Thanks anyway flosey.
oops, my stalker Prick just got in trouble from the Federal Police!
down to 30, off to bed, goodnight all
what a shame :))
oh good, mrp! What happened?
Ooh did he, mrp? Great news! Do tell?
Swet dreams, flosey.
wtg flosey -- i still have 139 to go, lol!
Sweet....dang it.
thanks peach, just waiting now for mrp's report on the prick
it is against the law to not disclose information pertaining to an alleged crime... and he told the magistrate in court 2 weeks ago that he knew the Aust Federal Police officer that threatened me.
Wow.
oh my, he really is a piece of work, isn't he!
I'm on IM now, mrp... just logged in.
Sure is.. unreal.
ok, be back tomorrow, poof
i am about to pass out... my daughter is giving me the lowdown on what happened at school today... how friggin draining...
gnight flosey
i am pretending i am working on the puter and listening to her at the same time... make me look like a good mummy
what happened?
Aww, ok mrp. You should get all the rest you can.
it is in my bio... he set someone on me at my work... and i reported it to the Australian Federal Police... cause his 'mate' that threatened me called himself a Federal Police officer
you don't even want to know what his posse did to me on Saturday!!
Oh my god! His 'mate' shouldl be in some serious trouble over that.
I meant what happened at school, lol!
Just disgusting... my lawyer is having a field day with this idiot
Oh mrp! :(
exactly... hang on, the federal police have just emailed me back...bbs
I hope your lawyer roasts that bastard... and all of his accomplices.
Oh cool.
great!
oh good, they are progressing the case... excellent!!
Great!
his 'mates' have made several huge mistakes over the weekend... but that is another story. People using their power of position in the Sports Club to discredit me... amazing really! for example... did you know that there are law suits against me from several members of the sports club?? really?? lying bastard
Geez!
what's the matter with these people?
He's really digging himself in deeper and deeper all the time, isn't he?
Insanity, jilli. Serious psychoses would be my guess.
they have bought into his gross obsession of me... he has lied and lied about me and my husband so much, that we are hardened criminals in their minds
He has to be at the very least a sociopath. I'd say he's a psychopath though.
his best friend is fuelling this too... but kept out of it until Saturday... now he and the sports club will be getting notice from my lawyer.
sociopaths enjoy the torture and seeing the fear of their work....
Unbelievable... all because he's obsessed with you?
Of course they do... until they reap what they sow. And he will, if your lawyer's any good.
psychopaths tend to just torture with little regard for the outcome
yep, he is neil
I'd say he's probably both, actually.
He has the tendencies of both.
yeah, who will he turn on when I am gone??
daughter time... brb
bye mrp, neil and all -- pillow calling -- zzzzzzzzzz -- *poof
Good night, jilli. Take care!
Could I have the stats for a word from the bottom right H, please?
he6/33
i think that it is 6/33
he
Thanks, joey...*looking*
and Haz, too...
No problem.
yqw
NBT...
My little accomplishment for the night...
good morning
Hi, ruby
Good morning, ruby.
hello, jellen, what are you doing up so early (or so late)?
good morning peach
I have no idea, ruby! Must have had too much caffeine today...
oh my! warm milk, maybe?
Just had a small snack of rice pudding...I am starting to fade...
rice pudding sounds perfect
with sweet cream
back... hello everyone that came in :))
hello mrp! how are you feeling?
feeling ok thanks ruby!!! probably pass out though... general anesthetic takes it out of me for a couple of weeks
but you don't like going under?
i hate it!
I even like MRI's....
the anesthetist knows to drug me happy when I wake up... or I freak out
they shot me up with 100mg of pethadine!! holy moly!! that is a shirtload of drugs! but my body is used to high doses of narcotics
I could hear the other nurses gasping when they were reading out how much they were injecting me with
I don't know that med
it made me very woozy!!
100mg of anything is extremely massive dose
let's just say, most people only need 10mg
and as I am not most people :)) they took care of me
Wow...
wow again!
you guys have heard of oxytontin??
oxycontin ??
it's true long term use of narcotic pain meds gives you a huge tolerence & they become rather ineffectual
after my bone operations in my arm, they sent me home on 240mg per day!! that is enough to kill a horse and the walrus riding it!
hi pugmam
a
hi all
hi pug :)
hi dear
I know most run of the mill pain meds ae like candy to me
sorry for you too pug... it is amazing the resistance the body builds to it.
no need to be sorry I'd have no quality of life if not for being aa medical morphine addict
see you later. half now
laughing at the idea of a walrus riding a horse!! sorry!!! LOL!!
that does paint a rich image
indeed pug... and pain needs to be put behind you so you can live well
if you read back, it paints the image i needed to explain
never without it just keeps the "volume" turned down to a tolerable level
Hi, pugmama...mind wandering...
my often wanders & forgets to come home...
oops mine often...
i just want to be repaired so i don't need it... it doesn't help me move forward, but that is just my issue
I certianly hope you reach a point that you won't need it
different issues for me... on it for life
i'd rather not be half numb in the brain if I had a choice
too right pug
got my recreactional jollies back in the 70's
guess that's why I don't recall so much of them... Tee-Hee
it's so messed up when your young & don't need them you want them for the fuzzy brain & when you're older & need them it's the last thing you want any more !
I seem to have silenced the chog..... sorry , shutting up now
sorry pug... just saw my daughter off to jenolan caves for 3 days
Not your doing, I'm just starting to drift off...
brb...
i agree pug... I have never done recreational drugs, and thought people were nuts to want to feel that way after they gave me mass doses of morphine
felt like the guy who farts in a crowded elevator & everyone bails at the next floor
I believe you are much younger than I , being a teenager in the 70's .... well it was the times and rathe ubiquitous
Hi
hi herin
How you all
fading fast here
how are you?
Good just watching a tiny little kitty video of Kona and Jupie
awww sounds cute
I was a teen in the 80's... it was all about big padded shoulders and house music!
hi infern :)
and sky high hair dos UGH !!!
hi
I was a preppy wannabe in the 80s...
This is the videoshttp://tinyurl.com/44n9sql
I was 3 in 1980
Hi, herin
must wish you all a good nite now my dears.... can't stop yawning
Pretty funny video...Edgar used to walk up and sit on Merlin...no grooming, though...
happy Babbling all & feel better soon MRP
G'night, pugmama
Night Pug
hugs all around & Poof !
Kona and Jupey are the most cutest pair of kitties. Pandora was that size when she was found
I'm going to follow suit...have stuff to do tomorrow, er, today...
Bye...
Well I am going to be boring and go too
good morning all. Lovely picture, Jellen!
any clues for the tw7,64 please
Good morning, sprite. A very nice grid, isn't it?
rhymes with a popular alcoholic drink for teenagers. Something to pick up tiny things with.
tw7 - instrument used to remove unwanted hair, perhaps?
Hey Haz :) Yes, very.
I did some earlier on and have just come back to it.
welcome back
thanks, any clues for the CI8,50 please
worrisome development... I see CT in the grid and seriously ask myself: are there any ct words today?
ci8 is a plural for ci7/36. Build on ci6/24 - first letters of what might describe fruit like lemons and limes and then a possessive for a woman.
No ct, but our old Welsh friend cr5 is there.
I love those words. They always make me realise things can be very different from what I call normal and still be valid.
I know. By far the majority of the words today are 'normal' so it's nice to have a few more unusual ones thrown in.
I agree
morning, all! can't sleep...
hi uusue, sorry you can't sleep, but glad to see you.
hi, sprite!
any clues for the ei8,40 please
ei8/40 - Albert, the genius.
Hello, uusue.
hi, haz!
Or, how a German would order a beer, perhaps.
lol Haz
thanks, any clues for the se8,50 please
se8/50 - a pleasant state, not a State.
eh any easier clues
se8 - when all around is calm
or maybe give yourself some time to think, Aaron?
ty haz..
hi ivesy
going to tim hortons.. for coffee..any takers..good morning
oh yes please, I could do with another cuppa
Good morning, ivesy.
hi, ivesy, I could use some!
tell any mother or father that 'rewhy' isn't a valid word.
ok then lol... bbs
whats the 3rd letter
r, aaron
3rd letter is the hesitation sound
Aaronitor, do you have any words before the se8 or are you just trying to get the big words first?
get the big words
Sometimes it's worthwhile getting some of the smaller ones and then the bigger ones build from them. In this case, the se8 describes a state where all is calm, somewhere where there is no stress might be said to be a place of se8.
But if you don't know the word, and if you haven't others either side of it, it's hard to clue.
got it
Good, well done!
Good morning everyone:) having a quick look at grid while at work see what today is bringing us.
good morning jean :)
Hello, jean. It's a nice grid.
Which lands me in the PB.
lol yes it does. You can keep ivesy company th5.
sorry, gtg. Bye for now :)
Bye, sprite, have a good day.
*Puts light and fluffy scones and jam in the PB for Haz*
Thank you!
ok coffee in the pb..... ni** and hot
Morning Ivesy, thanks for the coffee.
morning molly..by the way my son got the job..thank you for all your prayers!
Oh yay Ivesy! I love starting the day with good news. I'm so happy for both of you.
ty really helped his confidence. and very grateful for the man who said he would take a chance on him
Bless that man who was willing to give your son a second chance.
yes. i do everyday. we need people like that to help those who have found them selves in difficult situations..look beyond the problem.
Those people make the world a better place Ivesy. I'm glad one of them found their way into your son's life.
I hope all works out well, ivesy. Time for me to get some chores done. Enjoy the grid!
Have a good day Haz.
ty haz.hagd
Bye!
guess i better get some things done b4 work too.hagd molly
Only just got back in bye Haz have a good day:)
right am off again better concentrate on work here, happy babbling everyone:)
hello everybody
hello ruby and bye as am off to do some work:)
Hi Ruby
hello molly!
I feel guilty about out great weather: cool, sunny and still fruit and flowers!
Nothing to feel guilty about Ruby, breathe deeply and enjoy it.
it is wonderful here
We get so few days of "perfect" weather. All the more reason to savor every moment of them.
we are lucky with this little corner of France although the long-range forecast is for loadsa of rain starting Thursday
have you found all the w's?
Are you kidding? I'm not a brainiac flip person.
you're better than I am, that's for sure! I have 123 words
I've never played right after the flip but from what I've read in the chog, it must be crazy
I don't play then. I have read back and it seems very competitive.
it is hard to imagine as what I've found here is a lot of cooperation
competitive in a fun way :-)
bonjour une
Hi Une
salut, ruby!
howdy, molly :-)
my best word (without help)is he7/36
Good for you Ruby!
but there's still a long way to go.....
hmm . . . looking for ruby's word . . .
this is a ni** grid
ok . . . taking pups out to pee -- BRB *poof*
if you would like a clue, for once, I can provide one
I guess wait til she comes back Ruby. I have that one.
you always do
I keep trying wheeze....
Me too!
or sneeze
Weezer is the name of a band. I guess that would be a good one for "Name that proper noun!" although most people probably don't know of them.
what kind of music?
Hope that cold gets better Ruby!!!!
hello deeha!
Alternative rock. Not my thing, but I'm up on the music world since I have a lot of musician friends.
Hi Deeha.
my son is a musician
Hello Ruby and the rest of you!!
in a blues band and in a Thin Lizzie tribute band
I think it's just me and molly
Now blues, and blues rock and roll, THAT is my thing. What does your son play?
he plays all kinds of guitar and bass. He's playing with Orange Jefferson, an old-time Texas blues musician
if you go into my FB page, I think you'll find his bands. His name is John Reed Kelley
I've heard of Orange Jefferson. That is very cool Ruby.
that is amazing!
John plays with him every couple of weeks
John "JR Mushroom" Kelley. Love the nickname.
that's what happens when youo bring your kid up on blue, jazz and rock and roll!
that's it!! smiling
Yay! Welsh word!
he's in Austin, a great place to be for a musician
I love this Jefferson quote (harp being a nickname for harmonica) "The harp will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no harp."
hello Kaplan!!!!
where did you find that, molly?
Not Llanfairpg Kaplan!!!!
good morning everyone:)
Hello Ruby and everyone.
You raised that boy right Ruby. Nothing like a man who knows how to play the blues.
{{crossy}}
proud ma!
that quote is often seen with the word book in it as well molly
ty for the welsh suggestion, kaplan
One of the web pages about Jefferson.
((RUBY))
there may still be some of John's music from his CD.....
it must be halloween as there are so many great phantoms in this grid!
Lets not rush things Ruby. They already have pumpkins out at the grocery stores around here.
you are kidding!
i saw christmas advertising at our local wally-mart!
I always make a pumpkin with a candle here, but they don't celebrate Halloween, just put flowers on all the graves for Nov 1st
We had christmas cards in one shop on 1st August!!
Christmas does come after Labor Day...
and one christmas comes after another kaplan..soon they will just leave it up all the time
I always do a jack-o-lantern too.
it is less commercial here but I still miss American Christmas lights. My father used to drive around Bayside so that I could see the lights
ohhh...buttered roasted punkin seedes...
We have a joke - because the Brits are reputed to overcook their veg- its November 1st time to put the brussel sprouts on for Christmas
our neighborhood was less fancy and had fewer ni** displays
hahah
I wonder if parents still do that, drive their kids around to see the Christmas lights. I did with my kids, as it was a treat for me when I was little.
Where I live they do an annual trolley tour of the lights...
Oh gross, I can't stand over cooked vegetables.
deeha, that's how I got my husband to eat brussels sprouts, by overcooking them first, then sauteing them with garlic
I bet that is pretty Kap.
they get all mushy and sweet
...and then taking out the brussels sprouts.
I like the idea of a trolley tour....
mmmm.brussel snouts...
hmmm..brussel sprouts...yummmm
cooked in butter and dripping in butter
there we go,time to put my flag back in it,s place
rine
how did we get on to hallowe'en and xmas? ( just curious)
Ow. Sorry.
Ruby said it was like Halloween because of all the phantoms.
thanks for reminding me..i would have lived in aussie land for the next 6 months
oh...ok... as i only found one word so far...
lol,you were in egypt for the last year or so
i know.... i always forget ( since jan 25
our digressions are part of the fun! with the occasional word thrown in
I never digress in front of strangers.
138 words so far but I think that's it for me
better than transgressing
there are 2 spellings for the number after 2
how odd I have 138 too Ruby and good for me too without a list
yup!
haha deha!
crossy has a long way to go to catch ruby
i have 2 words now!
but when I come back after dinner, your afternoon, I'm sure you will be ahead of me, crossy
Keep going you will get there!!
yaa for carlee!
this grid has some really nifty words (besides the welsh babblet)
only one i can think of atm is cwms
the Welsh babblet is a rare treat...I like it on rye bread.
cr5/22
It's the other one Crossy.
( up to 5 words woohoo!!! )
yay carlee
ahh ty kap
ce se
hello inge
we have a th 5/12 but do not forget it in its legaleze form of th 7/32
howdy inge
it's time to read the paper and lie down. See you all later
and that goes for he6 and wh7, too, crossy
tc ruby
ty ruby
ok, I can't find anything from the h in the lower right :-(
he5 - to cut
or one who cuts
pl of that bzzn
sounds like an achoo sue
he6 -- ones who cut
and hello
dc, how are you? Irene do any damage?
no, Irene total non-event where i live, not even 2 inches of rain, and moderate winds.
dc, good to hear that
Ruby, as a dog nut, I love my new French expression: avoir du chien = to have a certain kind of charm :-)
Dog nut.
(from "French Word a Day")
Hi Une...my favorite dog nut
the Connecticut River Valley, Vermont and North Central MA, parts of ME took most of the damage.
yes, my daughter (CT) still has no water or power
pix and videos from those areas are just horrific :-(
hi, annie, une, kaplan, Ruby, et al
hey, Annie :-)
Clue for the lower R, please.
howdy, seain :-)
NM, got it.
NBT
so sorry about your daughter's situation, Annie
Annie did your daughter find a hotel room?
School was supposed to start last Monday, now the next opening day is the day after Labor Day
Hi Molly, the game the room to my sil"s partner who also lost water and power and they have 4 children...Liz and family are staying with her MIL.
*they gave
because of earthquake and hurricane, to school systems in Southern Maryland are starting school again next week.
that sucks the lack of water and power. I had that in 2003 after Isabel.
( we start up here next week...its always been after labour day here )
morning, carlee. in Virginia, to start before labor day, a school system must show an average of 9 snowdays in the previous 5 years. Stupid law that one.
ours has always been so...goes back to the old farming community... the kids were needed on the farm for harvesting..our grow season is shorter...
and morning seain :)
good morning everyone - school starts today for my son
Hi River :)
morning river
and the classes for grade 8 and up boys would be empty for 2 weeks in november
hi, river, how goes?
I am doing well...daughter off to college and son starting high school today....what could be better than that
( i hate back to school... always have )
hi river. how did the drop off at college go?
it went great...she was so excited... got her room set up in record breaking time.
i could remember eating so much deer meat in the winter,that come spring our first beef dinner would taste funny to us
They had a nice dinner for all parents and students
Good morning everyone
her roommate is a bit odd - but it is an art school after all.
howdy mom
sounds great. no tears?
{{mom}}
good morning ((Mom))
Morning, ((Mom))
art school kinda presumes...odd
no tears surprisingly
((((Crossy, Carlee, River and Annie)))))
morning, mom
My son graduated from an arts college. We always tried to use "different" instead of "odd" : )
good mornign Seain, how are you doing? Seems I read somewhere that you have found work?
lol,remember your first dorm room?,the excitement.YOUR SPACE away from home lol
i have a friend whos daughter is going to an art school in columbus and the roommate like snakes, real and tattoos...
lots of different color hair and styles, tattoos, funky clothing..etc. she is rather plain compared to some of those kids
I didnt have that privilege crossy - worked full time and went to school nights. Took longer but got my degree.
microwaves were new then,i think i ate frozen pizza for a week
it is such an exciting time, i kinda envy her....but i need my sleep now. lol!
thing was almost as large as a bar fridge
Art students are very bright kids. Lots of fun to be around.
Yes they are Molly - very creative - She will graduate with a BA and BFA. They are very big into creative writing too. Very small school but will be great for her.
problem is they can use the blank space on the back of the art diploma as a resume at Mcdonalds these days
now nurses on the other hand can write thier own ticket
her major is photography and media - hopefully she will find something in her field....can always go into marketing
yeap..i am kinda scared about investing $ in teaching as there is a glut of them... but...i feel it is the path i need to take....sooo... i will trust that in the end...there will be a job for me
good luck to you carlee - any education is a good investment in my opinion
no job yet, but some promising leads.
I'm just too lazy and old to go any further
oh I sure hope so, Seain.
c ense
fingers crossed for you DCS
well carlee,they say do what you love and you will never regret it
thanks river...
oops, sorry
bless you, Annie. thanks
thank you Annie
good luck to you, dc and carlee
thanks annie ( I have 17 words now)
LOL, youre welcome
I have 122 words, NBT but need an 8 for NBS
no 8's he**, sorry
ei8 - brainiac
of course....thanks Bea
good morning Bzzz, thank you
ci8 is a plural
ty bzz
Unfortunately, most college majors can use that blank space on the back of their diploma for a McDonald's resume these days. College graduates are either not finding jobs at all, or finding jobs with crappy pay.
ooh thanks, bzz
guess I need the 7 to get that one Annie..lol
yw all.
ci7 a stringed insturment
ci7---first three letters of a metropolis and then old fashioned way of saying "ghosts", southern style
Bzz made it so much easier
up here molly they are fighting us white collar types who have been "downsized" after 20 years.everyone is trying to string together 2 or 3 "mcjobs" to pay the mortgage
I'll shut up now. My brain is firing way too fast this am.
Bzz, please dont "shut up"...you are giving great clues
you don't need to do that, Bzzz.
esp. the brainiac
yep, the super-rich continue their pattern of at least the last 30 years, of trying to squeeze every last little bit of wealth for themselves, no matter how many other people may suffer as a result.
finally got it...thanks
i know one guy who gets up at 4 am and gets a load of papers for the delivery kids,then off as a mcd manager from 9 am to 3 pm,then to macs milk from 3 to 9 pm
and that is nbt/nbs in 31
indeed hurshy
wtg, carlee
that poor guy is not going to live a long life at that rate crossy
well done carlee
he only has to do it for the next year,to get the CC bill down
that is the reality right now river...i will be doing school full time and commuting 2 hours every day for school and working full time..just to pay the rent...
for the next 2 years
That is a tough one, carlee.
then..i will have 50g in school loan to pay off
took my brother ten years to pay it off carlee
his was 60g as i recall
Carlee, that is a huge undertaking
i refuse to take that long... i will continue to live as minimally as i have to to get that loan paid off asap
I did it too for a while...Worked full time days, part time at a store nights and went to school 2 nights a week - couldnt do that now though - but you are young and we all need to do what we can to survive
I did a two hour commute for a full college load with two babies. I would have died if I had to work too.
( and its only 2 years crossy... could u imagine if i was just starting... would be 100 G in 4 years)
as i recall,you get low interest for 2 years on it?
indeed carlee
dxh is making sure i have to... only getting 1/3 of my rent from him/ month
exes are a joy forever..:(
2 hours in the car each day, 8 hours at work and what, six hours for school? Plus a 50 grand load of debt? That is an immense undertaking.
and i LOVE mine!!!!!!!
he has left me no choice... i COULD string together 3 full time Mc Donalds jobs... but that is merely existing to pay the govt
thats a 16 hour day,plus household stuff and sleeping
you will be lucky to get 7 hours a night
( and my course load.. is 12 hours/ week lecture i have 3.5 credit/ semester ...so between my lectures i can do my homework )
more like 6
you will have to..will not be time at home to do it
and.. weekend i will get in 20 hours of work load ... so that leaves me 4 hours/ day work
( suffice to say... u wont see me much on babble)
i can see that
*sniffles* will miss carlee
but...some days will only have 2 or 3 hours lecture... so i will have time...
you will be missed, Carlee
i'll be around... just not daily
i can tell you right now you will spend one weedend day just catching up on sleep
weekend*
there wireless at school...i will take a coffee break..and log on from whatever type of netbookie thingy i decide to get
cant crossy...got kiddoes
i am depending on coffee :)
how old are your children carlee
hi carlee, reading back, you have a big challenge ahead of you but with positive energy, and the Babble vibe behind you, you will be FINE! (learn to take power naps at school between classes) :)
19 and 15
good morning jbv
they are old enough to help out - chores and such and should as you are supporting them
good the 19 year old can cook thye meals and keep clean clothes on your back for the next 2 years
i will JBV... i used to live on an 8 hour schedule... work 6 sleep 2 work 6 sleep 2
hi Mom
yes river but i want to spend TIME with them
it's amazing what we can accomplish when we have the will power
I understand
Be careful Carlee. Over extending yourself can have ill effects on your physical and emotional health.
thank god that crap is done for me now,i do not think i could take it at this stage in my life
imagine when we did all this WITHOUT cellphones, internet, etc. I had a similar schedule, carlee, when my son was a baby and we were not as "connected" in those days - now at least you can talk and text
as molly says take care.if you do not have your health,you have nothing
i've been through worse... my scedule was just as crazy when dxh was in the hospital ( not sure how many of you here right now were with me then..i know annie, mom and hurshy were) ...
the clock says it is 9:00, I had better scoot off here. I am take my mom out to visit her brother and his wife today.
time for my breakfast - be back in a while - happy babbling folks
I remember that Carlee.
Exactly, that that took it's toll on you.
have a great day mom!!!
bye bye ((River))
*and that
hi again all, running late this morning, carlee, you have your work cut out for you! but at least this time you are doing it for yourself.
you as well, Carlee ((hugs))
((hugs)) to all of you
I remember that time, carlee. AND you were stomping on grapes then, so to speak
but molls... that was all about taking care of OTHERS... doing for others and sacrificing myself..this is about ME
exactly, carlee
there is a difference
lol,i remember carlees purple feet
:) sue
now i have a purple hoof on my arse :p
my first couple of years in graduate school were like that - they expected us to spend 100 hours per week on class work - no time for anything else - plus I had to study for my candidacy exams - would not care to do that again!!!
its just another marathon... been there..done that...i know i am capable of it..so..just hunker down and do it
but you will do it, carlee, and at the end you will have your degree - it will have been worth it!
i plan on a cheap getaway during reading week to a warm climate meeting a couple friends somewhere and splitting cost
so i have 2 weeks at xmas...a week in feb..by may i have my BA and I wait to see if i get into teachers college
so is everything now in order for you to begin carlee? what date do you start?
summer i can work and save some money
the 8th
i have to pay my tuition today...( putting that visa charge off atm )
then i will go school supply shopping ( more on visa)
and check out netbooks etc
( paper, binder, pens...HIGHLIGHTERS!)
ask visa,they sometime have low interest 0.9% CC cheques
decent calculator for my physics classes
so a week from tomorrow! coming right up!!!
yeap... 1 week tomorrow...
carlee,you can download a science calc onto the netbook
( taking physics 20 years after doing any physics quite frankly scares the crao out of me
crap !
remember you can take you netbook into the classes,not like days gone by when you could not even bring a calcualtor into math class lol
( i can see some fb conferences in my future with sue
that is why am getting a netbook..doing all my notes on keyboard.. i type faster that i type...
lol,somewhere in the closet i still have my old slide-rule!
never used one of those
once you got the hang of it,they were great,but a steep learning curve they had
Good Morning Everybody!
you could almost pass math class just by learning to use one!
howdy nef
crossy, I still have my slide rule and can still do some basic functions with it (I use it at time to balance my checkbook; just to stay sharp)
lol
I have a slide rule app on my phone - do I win the geek award? :-)
<--- Major nerd both back then and now!
now that wins it..a slide rule app for i-phones lool
I also have an actual slide rule...
android, actually, but it's much the same thing
thats like a free flint and steel for each lighter purchace lol
I once saw an abacus for sale in Japan that included a calculator - very sorry I didn't buy it
i wish i knew how to use one...
good one crossy
i do have my moments:)
I've never learned how to use an abacus. I thinkk that would be a very handy tool to have (always thought so; never found one with dirctions though. :-(
me either, nef, and I haven't used my slide rule in years either (got the app for laughs)
well,nothing surprises me.we have a cable channel here that does nothing but show a log burning in a fireplace
anyway I am off, class in 45 minutes and I have grades to record first
tc suze
dont forget teh chicken cooking in the swiss chalet rotisserie
I'll bet there are directions for using both old fashioned "calculators" online and that would help
cu later sue {{hugs}}
lol carlee,i have heard of that one
and the aquarium chanel
bye sue! HAGD!
i have turned on the log at parties tho... when i didnt have a fireplace
seriously crossy and carlee? They have cable channels showing that?
they do indeed nef
oh, MY!
yes...we do...
cheap programming costs
lol,they are cheap cause we have to pay in blood for data packs
yeap... is why am not folding right now..cant afford it
i mean 2 gig of data for 80 dollars??!
i KNOW and we go over al time
i mean data on smart phone 3g etc
i have 60 gig for my reg internet pack and it seems enough
i forget what i get on my internet...i have largest package...we go over every month
Good morning from Mr. Bob
me being at school...heck..i can access my netflix there if i want and watch a show for a break at school
netflix will kill you every time carlee
I have to leave for a while, bye dear babblers
that's crazy, carlee. How do you go over? The teens do too much music downloads?
yeap... every time..although i have pretty much exhausrted what i like to watch for the time being... i hate b movies... i like british series...
netflix... and teenaged son...
bye Annie!
2 movies a day... 30 days a week
I'm glad we don't have Netflix
indeed carlee,just checked my internet data usage so far.i have used 16 of 60 gig and it clears on the 11 th of sept
throw in music downloads 9 and I have 2 kids..that is 4 movies a day
( not 9
i would love netflix,but i know it would kill me in data
i have basic cable..so....it is nice...
4 movies a day?? no wonder you go over
how can you watch 2 or 4 movies a day? (Just asking; NOT a movie lover myself)
now that my son is working
carlee,our american friends must be laughing,i saw an ad for them 59 bux unlimited everything
2 on one laptop..2 on another...
is cus our internet/ data companies are CROOKS
they are indeed!
ugh..crossy wish u were closer...i hate the idea of netbook shopping by syself
thats why i am not getting an i-phone yet what good is 2 gig of data for 100 a month?
not here, crossy. I pay $100 for unlimited phone and internet and $60 for Direct TV. However, Aunty wanted Comcast for TV, so that will up my internet/phone/cabel pkg now
carlee,the acer or asus brands are a good buy
or a nice HP
you want at least 2 gig of cpy and a added gpu card if possible,2 gig of ram or better
cpu*
and make sure the optical drive is 7200 rpm or better
stay away from those 5500 rpm drives
data transfer will be too slow,and it must have usb 2.0 or 3.0 is even better
ok..getting paper to write all this chinese down
a 4 or 500 gig onboard hard drive is ok,you can grab an external usb hard drive of 500 gig for other storage
but the main thing carlee is 2 gig or better on the cpu chip...the stores are flooded with 1.6,s
nef, I have comcast and pay $100 for internet, cable, and unlimited phone (local and long distance); I only have very basic cable (12 channels) but they have promotions if you are a first-time customer
wish i was there to help you shop for one carlee
crossy loves his asus transformer tab/netbook
but you should be able to get a good regular netbook for in the 300 dollar range
oh! and a 6 or 9 cell battery..DO NOT GET A 3 CELL
Babblers might find this article of interest: Scrabble Secrets from a Pro: http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-i n/scrabble-secrets-pro-182335431.html
not unless you like 1.5 hour of usage time
i know u do crossy... not sure i want "pieces"... i know i will be hoofing across campus in winter.. 2+ miles from brescia to kings...
no..i dont like 1 hour of battery..pretty much useless
so for me..lightweight is key
i am assuming 600 for a transformer is out of your budget and am thinking on the all in ones carlee
i am getting raked over coals by a gf who thinks my getting a netbook for school is idiotic
we have had so much trouble with squirrels eating the cable lines here that our cable was out more than in several years ago. We dropped the cable back then and got the Direct tv and have had only rare trouble getting tv channels; and we get 150+ channels too. We will see how Aunty's cable works now. And Comcast is charging us $35 MORE per month (according to what I was told over the phone) for "adding" it! It took 3 days, 5 hours on the phone and 3 tech visits to get it installed last week! :-( Oh. and Dtr lost her Direct TV connection when they did that too (which will be another $53 charge for Direct TV to come and fix)
carlle,you combine a good netbook with a speech to type program and you will save TONS of time
use my laptop...she says...
oh..never thought of that crossy
( my laptop is my principle computer.. if it breaks..am toast )
indeed carlee,my sons speech to type program can do up to 160 wpm
ugh..i need a good printer too
x
i use it to dictate letters
( where do I find that?)
a good printer is a MUST
i will get you link carlee
save for now crossy...
am on circuit overload atm
www.nuance.com
get the home edition
you will never regret it
best 80 dollars you will ever spend
ok.. bookmarked
get it sooner than later,it has to be trained to your voice..you actually read to it so it learns any accent and nuances you have in yer speech patterns
but i bet you can rap off the home work in no time with it
ok crossy
i rad mine the entire alice in wonderland lol
read
ok... so..teh 2 gig cpu and gpu? that 2 gig each?
( no idea what a gpu is )
do not read it the great gatsby though lol!
video card
graphic processing unit lol
2 gig for it?
no,2 gig for ram,and the best vid card you can get that is not onboard the mb
Oooh. Crossy's speaking Geek. *pant pant*
nvidia offer good lappy vid cards and are available for many acer and asus products
lol judi
what is mb?
sorry mb=motherboard
carlee is NOT geek
i forget myself sometimes
Good morning, Babblers!
i will go look at somet oday crossy...
i will shop one out for you later at tigerdirect.com and see what you think
Tigerdirect rocks!
i can build a vutual one that shows all parts and costs
ok crossy...thanks... take a look at what is being offered at staples right now
give me your max budget for it carlee
what the heck is tiger direct..and i am not paying for us shipping and handling and getting stuck at the border crap
it is .ca not .com carlee
lol
it ships within canada
and i shipped 2 full tower rigs for 12 buxs
crossy will not steer you wrong..what is you max budget?
nothing 600...i will go 500 ish if i have to..i would prefer cheaper tho
( how long to ship? i start in 1 week )
ok,,will work at 450 as your max including S+H
i got my last one in 3 days
tax??? dont gfoeget HST
i will not forget
forget*
ok,ill bbl this afternoon and will have something for you to look at ccarlee
if am not here... ibox me on fb
inbox me
i will show you the best i can find from staples and the best i can find from tiger direct
kk,,poink!
wel..we certainly killed the chat..sorry folks
S'okay, Carlee. I was obsessing over the last Y.
i went and got ready to go out..came back and still nothing :(
That happens sometimes. I did find the last Y, by the way.
yay for y
unite uni
Penalty box for Mari.
Hi everybody
Hello, bichon!
Haven't played for a while but now that we are over Irene, I'm back
*jump jump jump jump*
i have internet access in bumblef**k VA!
hi bichon
hi all
hi jmc
anyone else here suffer the arrows of Irene?
Well, hooray, jmc! lol
Do you still have to rub two possums together to create electricy?
yes but don't tell the animal rights people
looks up bumble***k VA on googlemaps
i suffers a whole quillful bichon
Must be in Appalachia.
at least you are sloth to tell us jmc
no it is in ft. valley
Just look for a water tower in the shape of a giant banjo.
ru you are such a crab
hi everyone, sorry for not having been sociable but I have been struggling over my lasy word and I'm bushed its wh6/33 and nothing works please...
hi vanilla
last
its a plural
cat got you tongue ru?
Plural of wh5/20.
no.. I'm feline fine jm
It's plural for wh5/20 on earth is that final word?
well well how easy was that for fireworks
Haz, you're here again. Were you gone from Babble for a while?
that's what we are here for nilla
whoo hooo vanilla
Hi, Haz!
ty all
Hello, bichon. No, I've been babbling, not chatting much or as much as I used to.
Ei8 is SUCH a proper noun.
glad to hear from you
Thank you, bichon.
hint for ei8, please
ei8 - Albert the genius.
Or a German beer order.
so I can go rest in peace now have a good day all I'm off to the fairies
lol cute clue
funny, but ty
Bye, vanilla.
ei8 always makes me think of Ata, we used to kid that he was her grandfather.
fairies?
i trust going to the fairies is not some euphemism for offing yourself1
Yep. Old grandad crazy Al.
have we heard from ata lately haz? i know her not so new now job was taking up a lot of time
*wonder if you have to wear ruby slippers to go to the fairies*?
I've not heard a lot except that she is really enjoying her new job.
those were witches and munckins ru
Clue for he5/22, please?
he5/22 - to rhyme with what you do when you have a cold, apart from coughing.
no definition of course
Ty, Haz. That's a wonky one.
You're welcome.
ty haz (sorry i was slow to the draw)
**looks up wonky*
You don't know wonky?
Scrabble dictionary defines that one as "to hoist"
really ru?
ty erda
nope.. I've never heard wonky
funny word
wikitionary defines he5 as to hoist
Wonky = askew
on that note, {poof}
I was talking about the he5 word...
i learn wonky as a word as a child and the dictionary claims it is british
hi and by dc
that would figure
*learned
haha what would figure ru? that i know wonky when i see it?
Yes, rely on the British for descriptive words.
I love those british words like higgledy-piggledy
or is that one word?
No, it's two words.
WHAT? that is british too?
yup
*begins to wonder if brought up in texas after all*
We use a word 'coggelty' to mean the same as wonky, but I can't find a proper spelling for it.
*whew* never heard of coggelty
I like the way we have disdainful double barrelled names like riff-raff and hoi-polloi.
I'm starting to wonder if it's just a Co Antrim expression (coggelty)
lord i must have been a brit in an earlier life
how about catty-corner?
stats for the bottom R please
ri4/4 and variations
Also re6/30
The top 10 cities are: 1) Melbourne, Australia 2) Vienna, Austria 3) Vancouver, Canada 4) Toronto, Canada 5) Calgary, Canada 6) Sydney, Australia 7) Helsinki, Finland 8) Perth, Australia 9) Adelaide, Australia 10) Auckland, New Zealand
ty haz nbt
You're welcome, jmc.
top ten cities for what bichon?
two right columns grayed...
i got fixated on finding an re- word and was blind to the i!
for livability, infrastructure, culture
No U.S. cities...
Who did the voting?
NO, and Austrailia must be a great place to live
http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/ 31/the-worlds-most-livable-city-is/
gee, I thought Geneva was really nice (no opera, though)
i have only been to calgary of those cities and i can't say that i agree
hi uu!
the professor got back to me and posted the reading this morning, but i just got internet service in my sister's place so was happy to get a jump on the reading
The thing is, no one person will have lived in all of those cities, so how can you compare them? I'm suspicious of so many Australian and Canadian cities featuring - 7 out of 10?
damn some one else just came here
brb
dinner is cooking and I have a half hour to myself
i swear for a place in the middle of nowh*** i am getting a lot of company today
hi ruby
hello jmc
are you at home yet?
sorta ruby
hmmmm...sorta?
i am spending 3 out of 7 nights in the middle of bumblef**k virginia to be close to the school wh*** i am theoretically getting a masters degree in conflict transformation
so i am in bumblef**k for one more night this week
I think it's not bumble.....
no?
wonder if people drop things a lot in Bumble?
no, it's bum, much worse! My sister worked in a place where people were using that expression UNTIL she told them what it meant!
Hello my friends!
*drops computer on toe*
hello car.
hi car!
oh no, jmc!
hello ruru
hi all....HEY I can't believe it the grid finally has a word that is almost unknown to all and has no vowels...its a Welsh musical instrument (bowed) starting with cr(5)!
bum means butt. how bad is that?
hello aeb, love those babblets!!!
Hi! We still don't have power at our house, but Trif is being kind enough to let us hang here on her side of town that has power!
how is everyone?
hi aeb
I only know that cr5 word because it appeared ages ago in babble.
well if it is welsh of course it has no vowels
of course!
ty aeb i would have eventually remembered that -- maybe! but it was good to have a reminded
*reminder
Re: the top 10 cities list- I'm not surprised London doesn't figure, what with the recent riots and all....
hi movie
yrvw jmcnrick
greetings
personally i am surprised that atlanta is not on the list
hi movie; maybe it's because London is so expensive vis-a-vis quality of life. It's a great place if you're wealthy.....
atlanta? for world wide data?
hi kje
oh yes... gm!
it is a lovely city, fairly cheap to live, generally good weather and lots of culture
hi kje
but top 10 in the world???
houston has lots and lots of culture but a crumbling infrastructure if you ask me
houston has horrid traffic and smells
i like atlanta a lot more than calgary
and Chicago? If not for its climate, I think it would be the best place of all!
LOVE chicago
<-- loves Chicago
chicago is expensive to live and the schools suck
but i love going there
damn
great restaurants, museums, beach
*goes to pb to contemplate stuck enter key
jmc...you oK?
bringing you a martini
where is this "top 10" list?
for some reason this damn computer's enter key runs amok from time to time
seemed like your head hit the keyboard
ty for the martini
no i just hit the enter key
yw
Erda, if you scroll back a bit, bichon posted it.
At 9.50 am
is bichon still here?
my top 10 US (in no particular order) - SF, Boston, NYC, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Denver, DC, Ann Arbor, Philly
I don't know Denver or Ann Arbor but the rest are fine. If Austin had a decent climate, I think it would be great but the climate is horrible
Austin is fun... but not the cultural aspects of the others
Found it -- thank you, Haz. Utterly weird...
it is quite hurting right now from the drought
Ann Arbor is very nice. College town...lots of diversity.
hahah, depends what you mean by culture....great library (one of the best, I think) and great (young) music scene
No problem, Erda, I can't quite get my head around it either.
seth
eths
husband went to university there
sorry
60 days over 100F?
yes, love the music scene.... but no decent symphony, ballet, performing arts, minimal museums, etc
It's a kind of a "sez who?" list...
hmm my top 10 are dc, boston, san antonio, chicago, brooklyn, kaimosi-kenya, stone town-zansibar, prague and brussells
ty gurl
oops that is only 9
Stone Town?
you are very exotic, jmc!
of i forgot atlanta1
well, outside the US, paris pretty much tops my list
i never tire of going there
stone town was the only town i remembered on zanzibar
I liked the Cathedral in Stone Town but not much else.
<--loves Paris
i really like the south end of the island better
lived for a while in the deuxieme and another stretch in Boulogne-Billancourt
paris is alright but i like nyc better--and brooklyn is such a great place to live
I have a friend whose mom still has her apt (lives in spain now) in boulogne-bilancourt area... love it
it's funny about Brooklyn; when I lived there, it was still a dangerous wasteland but now, from all that I read, it is wonderful!
i have never been to spain--now that i think about it florence was wonderful too
there, meaning, NYC
it is the place to be now ruby
copenhagen is pretty and always fun too
we lived one block from the Bois and my son was only 4, so it was perfect
wonder what happened to the young babbler (redshoes?) from florida that was moving to brooklyn
that's what everyone says, jmc
have to get to scandinavia some day
never been in Copenhagen but I would love the food, I'm sure
okay i need to go do my reading for my class tomorrow bbl
I've only been in Oslo, but it wasn't a happy trip
I love food everywhere, ruby....
great food, but husband got sick
27 words left, but no 8s yet.....
not here, unfortunately, but everywhere else!
have 2 8's, movie, do you want stats on mine?
You will achieve a feeling of calm, peace and se8 when you find the first 8.
Annecy has the worst food
plz ruby
ty haz
Then you'll begin to feel like that genius ei8.
ci8/50 plural of ci7/36, place to store water I think
how can that not be capitalized, haz?
ci8 aremusical instrument
all 8s done - ty... not bad for just starting ; )
61 left and had better turn off the stove!
Oh, it's also a unit of energy or something. Physics, eyes glazed over before the end of the dictionary definition.
no thats the musical instrument - hi all
I remembered the word, aeb, but thought it meant something else hahah
hi and bye hoot, dinner time
that's ok ruby
Hello, hoot.
thought it was water container with a lisp
Welll...our town selectman & Chief of the fire department are on the news touting the lack of response from the folks at National Grid...maybe we will have power back today...however they are saying MAYBE Sunday. UGH>
bye ruby
Gads Car, how long have you been without power?
10:30 Sunday morning it went out.
Hello Molly!
Where are yoy car?
I take it you have a generator.
you
nope.
Okay then, I take it you are somewhere else.
We are South of Boston. Part of the town got the power back last night (here at Trifioso's) but the rest of us are still waiting.
We came over here to catch up on the news, take showers, etc.
So you lost all the food in your fridge and freezer. That is a huge loss.
aah - I see.
my friends in Long Island have been out of power since Sunday
whereabuts ru?
syossett
aah - nice town
We lost some. We had not done a big shop in a while, so the fridge /freezer was pretty bare. I then decided NOT to buy too much so we wouldn't have a big loss. I have a cooler packed with ice and some food. I grilled most of the meats, frozen dinners, etc on the grill on Monday so they would keep a bit longer. Brought other stuff over here to put in Trif's fridge today. all in all, we have been managing.
I lived with them for several months while our dog was in treatment at AMC
there is minimal damage in town, but for some reason, National Grid is having a hell of a time getting us back on line.
AMC?
that's such a drag loosing all that food
sorry care
Glad to hear it wasn't a total loss Car. How are the kids doing with no power?
Power outage is such a pain...lost mine for 6 days during an ice storm a couple of years ago...
They are doing OK. The first day was tough, but enough people we know have power so they are getting a "fix" each day!
Hi all!
<---has a generator now
Hello Jellen!
I used to deliver newspapers up there a loooooooooong time ago!
oooh...lol hoot
We also bring our portable DVD players and Nintendos and charge them up for the night so we have stuff to do.
It was kind of cool last night though...we were kickin' it old school....listening to the Red Sox vs. Yankess on AM radio!!!!
And I am enjoying seeing lots of stars at night for a change without all the interference from the malls and such in the sky!
I here Gary Jeter is up for grabs now Car..
That is a def plus car! When we ere without power in the spring we still couldn't see the stars because the sir is so bad here!
hear
were without
I need more coffee
air!
Who is Gary Jeter?
he's a Yankee
Ohhhh! Derek Jeter.
oops
Derek
I hope your power comes back on soon Car. I'm glad you have resources to tap in the mean time.
Told ya I need coffee
I am sure they will resign him...they would be stoopid to let him go!
bbl - have to hit store before noon and mayhem starts!
We have no power which is a pain in the buttinski...but a lot of other people suffered actual damage, so we need to be thankful and just get through it. It certainly does help having places to go and charge up during the day. The nights are just long.
Bye hoot!
Parts of Vermont look devastated. I had no idea that New England would take the brunt of this storm.
It is amazing...the storm was so much weaker here, but what was left did a number on some areas. Heaven help us all if Hurricane Katia heads this way next week.
Ix-nay to Atia-kay. Enough is enough.
LOL! TY Molly!
Trif is now home. I must get off the 'puter. Hopefully I will be able to come back again tomorrow! Miss you all so much!
hi babblers and bye car!
just got back from a walk around the neighborhood, found out some streets are still without power here, makes me realize how lucky we were to get it back on Monday!
I was wondering if anyone has researched whether there was ever a hurricane that touched from Puerto to Vermont (and north!)
*Puerto Rico
ast 7/36 ??
st that is
st7/36 - descriptive word - st plus a bird, finish off with most of frozen water
jbv, i remember a hurricane in maine in 1954 ( i think) i lived in portland and it was terrible as we had never had anything like it before
No research JBV, but it's certainly the most widespread one I remember.
thanks haz
You're welcome.
Taking a break. Bye for now!
I thought of it, since I was calling my sister-in-law in Puerto Rico after Irene passed through and this week she's calling me - same storm!
hi again all, next class in 1/2 hour, making coffee...
hi sue, nice word for your list here today
oh, the ei6/40?
8/40, that is
*Puts out cinnamon sugar cookies for Sue to have with her coffee*
thx, molly!
yes, that's the one!
(sorry, was looking up and then trying to understand the ei8/40 as the name of a unit of measurement)
ok, it is in the physics babblets list (although as a unit it is used more by chemists and biologists)
I'm in and out here - trying to compose an email in Italian with my online buddies - sorry if there's a delay, I pop back and forth
hello evryone :)
Hi Nan
right, and I am as usual trying to do 6 things at once
off to class, bbl
I'm back!well up until 2004 I lived on Long Island and this is the first hurricane I can remember that was actually supposed to hit Manhatten! They all went thru the Island. Never seen one to cover so much territory! or do so much damage!
bye sue
cr 5, please?
The pictures from Vermont are amazing! Water took out homes, roads, bridges - everything. And the water hadden't crested yet the last time I checked!
the welch babblet nan
all consonants
ty hoot
yw
ei 8? -- saw that sue says it has something to do with math (not my strong suit)
nm -- just found the nobel laureate!
proper name
ok
Is anyone besides me constantly losing words?? getting to be a real PIMA!
Is anyone still here?
not so far hoot
Amazing how fast they can disappear....
i see mr E=Mc2 is in da grid:)
hi hoot
and crossy
yep1
howdy jbv
morning Crossy
hi JBV
howdy hoots
*YAWN* work is so dulllllllllll
there are still a lot of places in New Jersey where the rivers are still rising
fortunately, not around me
aaawwwwwwww!
It's the same in Vermont = One becaue it's flat the other because it isn't
at least you are not swinging a 9 pound hammer turning big rocks into little rocks for a living eva:)
good - wereabouts are you?
i'm in central NJ - east brunswick
ni 6/21, please?
this is true, crossy.
aah
superlative ending, nan
the most of the 4 nan
sweetest, nan
but we DID have a huge deadline moved WAY up on us. and it is actually creeping even closer. unfortunately, some work just takes a certain amount of time to get done, regardless of your deadlines...
lunch break - see you later, have fun
ty hoot
Oh that's always fun Eva. They used to pull stuff like that on me when I was working.
yw
ni 6/27?
little extras to make something more pleasant
use same 4
singular, tho.
oh duh -- ty again
using my netbook until my new computer is ready -- having trouble with the small screen and keyboard!
unfortunately, we cant really get mad at them for this one... the whole process of work was already underway with a schedule set in place. then they found out either a license was expiring or something wasnt being supported any longer (cant remember which, both are common occurrences) so they had to bump up the schedule to accommodate.
Management says...DO MORE WORK IN LESS AMOUNT OF TIME AND QUIT YER BITCHIN'
BF keeps trying to get me to use his but I have enough problems with my eyes!
Small screen + small keyboard = why I will never get a netbook. The laptop is small enough for me.
it may be annoying at times molly,but there is nothing like babbling with a tablet while stuck in an endless wait for an appt
or popping in the headphones and streaming a movie
I usually read a book or do crostics
I'm fine with reading while I'm waiting. I'm sure it's nice to have a netbook at those times for those who like to pass the time on the computer.
or reading an e-book:))
lol,seems we all pas time on a computer;))
unless dr_g wishes to hire me as a consultant:)
I spend enough time here! But I am getting hooked on commenting on the news stories on Yahoo. What stupidity
just put 30 or so books on the tablet for the mrs.she is enjoying some jack london tales atm
someone has to do it hoots:)
It is totally fascinating what some people believe!
or don't
my da once said to believe nothing of what you hear,and only half of what you see
Oh Hoot, be careful. There are some very dim people who comment on those Yahoo news stories.
and hoots..to the pb with ye
There are people who really believe that the Bachman has been continually misquoted! Even after they've seen the video! In their pig-head they say that's been setup to hurt her.
hi all..I have amazing NEWS!
tell it carlee!
power?
i was awarded a $1000.00 scholarship!!!
I don't think I have ever un5/20ed a seam -- I have picked one apart, however. Talk about idiotic words!
Hoot, the people of Washington DC had video footage of Marion Barry smoking crack and they STILL believed he was "set up". It's pathetic.
yaaa! yaaaa for carlee!
oh - ok - what have we got in th
and why do whe care if this barry person is smoking crack? lol
wow!!! - congrats, carlee :)
He was the mayor of DC at the time.
( he was mayor of washing DC crossy )
oboy - thats great carlee - congrats!
thats wonderful carlee
thanks :) i am afraid to believe that things are ACTUALLY turning for me...( Promp for Molls to tell me )
Congratulations Carlee, ride the wave.
that would explain the WAS then lol
he remained mayor for a while crossy..this was back in the 80's
i think he's dead now...
thanks molls...
I'm not sure what scare me most, that they vote, or that they don't and are just trying to convince people that they are right and everyone else is wrong.
definitely NOT dead now. he is still quite active in DC politics.
He was re-elected twice after that. He's alive, his wife that stood by him passed though.
for some reason the international keyboard option just kicked in - now I have to figure out how to get rid of it!
i seriously think both canad anad US should adopt the aussie way of voting..if you dont...u are fined 5.00
i agree carlee
make it $500.00
think of the instant "tax" grab that wuld be in the US
i dunno. is an uneducated vote better than no vote at all?
no...5.00 would do it... think of the cart and the the quarter crossy..people put their cart back for a meesly quarter
not so sure about that -- just think of all the idiots that would be voting without taking any notice or interest in the issues!
I plan on taxiing people to the polls next election here. Trying to convince them to vote for someone new! They don't pay attention and vote the name instead of the results - felons in high places!
hello again
60 left and have a little while
hello ruby
Nan - that is endemic here and everyplace else!
cart & quarter????
hoot, you do crostics? I don't get them here and miss them
hi WV
shopping carts... they have these locks on them....so instead of peeps leaving them all over parking lot...u take them back and put back to get your quarter back
here, the shopping carts cost one euro, $1.35 or more!
carlee here is my netbook reccomendation based on your price point,reviews and product durability and ease of use....
http://www.msimobile.com/level3_produc tpage.aspx?cid=3&id=258
congrats, carlee!!
Aldi is the store that uses locks that need a quarter to get a cart here,
hello, everyone
hello seain
howdy dc
Eva, I think an uneducated vote is far worse than no vote at all. *Keeps mouth shut about recent Presidential election*
hi, ruby, molly, carlee, crossy, et al
the nice maintenance people are repairing the broken upper cabinet now.
:)
well I have the Aldi bag so never use a cart. Some people will trade a quarter for their cart. And one brushed off the quarter. We do have some nice people here!
that netbook can be ordered with a 6 cell battery carlee
people take one euro seriously here
aldis here are all in poorish areas, so no one turns down a quarter.
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
congrats, nan
yay nan
how many words left, crossy (now that you've had time to catch up -- hahah)
leaving before I go cross-eyed -- Friday can't come soon enough!
well this is not posh either, just nice people
we go one better instead of fancy locking carts,we pay a local guy a wage to drive around and grab all the carts,one more job for those who need it;)
You are lucky Seain. "Nice" maintenance people are few and far between.
i am not even close ruby,you win the race today
like to "pass on" the cart when we go to Aldis
here is not perfect, but ive had good experiences in my cumulative 5 years here
Hmm, must tell my son who lives in Frederick that he lives in a poorish area.
Ruby - Try pennypress. com. They have all kinds of puzzle books. don't know if they'll mail them to france though.
i'm sure there are exceptions, but i've yet to see an aldi in an area that is above the median income
ty hoot. My sister used to send me the ones from the NYT, but she stopped
we must also live in one of those areas - is one of the closest stores to us
how did you learn to do crostics, hoot?
what is an aldi?
I doubt you live in a poorish area Teach. That is in the eye of the beholder.
i wish there were one near me.
Been doing them so long I don't even remember.
aldi is a low-price grocery store, crossy.
I learned to do them in '68-'69 in old Atlantic Monthly's
nm,googled it lol
it took me 3 years to learn how
Aldi is a german supermarket. They have a lot of their own brand which I think tend to be bland but reasonable replacements for stuff I cannot get here
here we have those,they are called food basics,the dry goods and all that are ok,but you best keep a sharp eye on the veggies and meat
you always know when there is a veggie delivery,just follow the cloud of fruit flies..
we use aldis for basics - milk, bread, etc. I like their produce but not much choice of meats
I'm wondering what it would cost to send you a copy....hmm - BF has to go to PO tomorrow I'll try to remember to tell him to ask. One of those flat rate boxes might work too!
produce at the one i go to most often is very hit-or-miss in terms of what they'll have, but what they do have is usually decent quality.
you are very sweet, hoot! I will try to find them in amazon.fr
yes indeed hoots,you have a flat rate 7 or 8 dollar box as i recall you could send her a pile of em
our post like to bleed us dry and has no such thing
$5.00 - but sending to France may be more. We'll know tomorrow!
many items are hit-or-miss - right now we can not get gravy or molasses - those are "winter" items
i priced out sending some maple syrup to mrp and the cost was insane
Well here they are desperate. E-mail, tweets, skype, etc have all cut into their business
hi again - ruby didn't you tell me you subscribed to the NYTIMES online? THey have a SUnday crostic every week
we can actually get real Canadian maple syrup here -- go figure!
i've heard nothing good about Canada Post from anyone in Canada.
cool
it is a dying entity anyways dc..we will not miss it when it goes
no, I get the Int'l Herald Tribune and they just have the crosswords, not the crostics. How could you remember that, JBV?
I don't know - I don't even remember what we were talking about or why we mentioned the Times :)
oh man... i have sent all of the harry potters ( hardcover) as they have coem out to egypt....
I love this chog!!! It helps keep me grounded
Boo.
( the book over there...each one is about 100.00 cdn )
I will check, though, jbv, maybe I have access.....
hi ya nn
boo to you, neil
anyway... to mail was more than the book cdn...
Atlantic Monthly no longer has a puzzle, but Harper's has a crostic every month - a tough one!
hi, neil
when i send parcels,they go fed-ex or..what the heck is the one with the brown trucks...darn...mind is a sieve sometimes...
Hi ck and rubyfoo. And Seain.
did I say crostic? never mind - I Meant cryptic -
my sister used to send me books in M-bags which cost about $8 for 8 or 9 books, but the US postal service discontinued
ups!
ups
mailing things in US is reasonably cheap, even sending overseas compared to what my friends in UK, ES, and Austria pay.
I don't even like crostics :)
brown trucks here are UPS (United Parcel Service)
UPS -- or as I call it, "Oops".
ruby, this site has a daily crostic--some of them by Mel Taub who sued to do puzzles for the Times. http://doublecrostic.com/
I don't like English cryptic crosswords; I don't get them
M.I.A.S. here too crossy
did you bookmark that noetbook carlee?
hello all - could some kind body please clue the st7/36
wow, kateq! thank you. that is great
netbook*
does anyone know of a good iphone app that would be similar to babble? all the ones i found are timed (like text twist)
what notebook crossy?
http://www.msimobile.com/level3_produc tpage.aspx?cid=3&id=258
i was off spider killing
that is the one i reccomend carlee
Not me, Good Enough... I use an Android.
hi ursh, I only have a lesser st7
yw--I love double crostics and so was very happy to find that site
nothign cheaper????
and...is that the site u used before to order?
sorry GE i use a tablet and it runs android and babble:))
what kind of spiders, carlee?
there is one cheaper version...
oh well thanks anyway
BIG ruby..in my daughter's bed
http://www.msimobile.com/level3_produc tpage.aspx?cid=3&id=259
but yer on a wait list for it
I like spiders, but not in the house!
st7,36 -- st + female chicken + vowel plus consonant. Rhymes with a word meaning beautiful environment. Tough word to clue!
there are 3 or 4 under 300 but as a friend i cannot reccomend then,they are crap
Ruby - there is also Dell but I just looked and they are from same publisher.
ok... now.. is htis the site u mentioned before where u build it urself?
great clue, neil, thank you
I think you two have put me on the right track
And the st7,36 means sturdy, strongly built.
tx neil got it
Oh good, rubyfoo and ursh!
n o,this is pre-build,i did not want you farting around with a box of parts
pre-built
oh heck is THAT how they come?
good night, everybody, with 54 to go
what you see in the pic is how they come
did u happen to look at what was available at staples?
and what software comes with it?
all made and polished and bubble wrapped just for you
I am definitely not st7!
wait..that only has 4 hours battery life
win 7,and the usual pile of bill gates bloatware i imagine
You like spiders, rubyfoo? You should see the one Laura [Fauxmage] just photographed in her garage!
you have to ask for the 6 cell batt whn ordering
Evening all
howdy jen
Hi Jen.
so that is more $?
Ugh, only 25 words down
any chance u could find the cheaper one...elsewhere?
and no one i know ever keeps the software that comes with a new lappy..first thing you do is get rid of ie and run chrome,get rid of norton and run avg,get rid of media player and run vlc,etc
i need word
( i run mozilla )
sorry carlle,anything under 300 is dell and other things that are not up to par
open office is fully compatable
Laura just gave me the links to her spider photos on Flickr... both of the same spider she found in her garage. Feast your eyes, rubyfoo: http://farm7.static.flickr.c om/6066/6098374395_5776d8ff7d_z.jpg h ttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/609 8372203_31a7465e8b_z.jpg
i will not reccomend garbage to you
your would be better of with a legal pad and tape recorder lol
Nice photography but I wouldn't want to find one of those in my garage... if I had one.
i am thinking in the 3- 4 range///not the under 3 range...that other one..when i get the better battery...tax and s+H..is putting me close to the 550 range and right now i cant justify that mush
much* even
sorry carlee,but then we enter the dell and refurbished range
( i am not even sure if i can pu ttogether rent this month crossy )
or OEM stock
i dont need cadillac...i need honda...or upper end ford
no matter what you do,other than oem or refurb,you are gonna be looking at a 400 dollar bill by the time yer done..sorry
I asked this earlier but no one was here! Have you been losing a lot of words? Sometimes 5-10 min after it is accepted?
yes,but you do not need a yugo
400 is fine
but that one u showed me is 475.00 then with larger battery... sh&h and tax... ur up to 550
one sec carlee,there may be one...back in sec...
Why do I bother?
I guess not
found you a ford carlee lol...
oh my goodness neil - had a look - surely that is an 8 leg barn rat
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications /SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=25 4123&CatId=3988
Hey Hoot, I'm not losing any words. Sorry you are. Are you using Expert?
but it does have a 6 cell batt
Haha, ursh... just about!
see what you think of that carlee,you can get some extras and still be under 300
hahaha...ok..those are all bookmarked :)
thanks crossy :)
just this last one then..
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications /SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=25 4123&CatId=3988
not a lot of chrome and spinner hub caps but will get you from a to b lol
hello all... one more reason to love libraries... they have electricity and wireless, and I do not!!
yaa for libraries!
Hi Dorens. Glad you found a place to grab some bandwidth.
hi, doren. Any clue when you might have power again?
hi all
glad you're safe
hi, peri
damn, Doren, how much longer will it be?
Hi Peri
maybe sunday??
huge swaths of Richmond, VA are still dark from the storm, and NJ got hit even harder.
Car.Eeyore was on this morning (from Trif's) She hasn't had power since Sunday and they are saying she won't until this Sunday.
hi doren - what about driving around up there? roads still closed?
what's actually worse are the roads around here. Spent an hour and a half yesterday on what should have been 25 minutes.... large areas of interstates are closed... flooded or washed out
hi all new babbler any clues for ci8/5o please
welcome, pearl
Plural of ci7,36 Pearl.
we had a major highway (Route 18) flooded here, but it's finally open today
Not looking forward to the trip to work tomorrow. My usual route will be gravely compromised... The shoulder of Route 287 was washed out by rampaging overflow at reservoir. they are repairing it now.
Lots of folks here in the Annapolis area out since Saturday and not expected to be back on line before Friday
Which is like the ci6,24 only with a consonant on the end.
ci7 like we7, more or less.
Another consonant, I should say.
Same ending, yes, Seain.
i think i'd be happy with friday!
Katie, I had no idea there was that much outage in Annapolis.
Many huge old trees down, taking power lines down with them
ok..gone netbook hunting...
thanks crossy :)
It won't let me have strewth!
I've seen some very sad pictures of old trees down from this storm.
good luck carlee.. hope you can find a bargain
it is so sad--and then the pictures of the old covered bridge in Vermont
Is that actually a word, helensgirlkid? A British friend of ours uses that exclammation, but I have doubts it's a legitimate word?
Short for "God's truth!" he says... so probably not.
I tried it twice!
shakesperean contraction
Hard to say what Enable will accept. Strewth is British/Aussie slang. However, so is arvo, and Enable accepts that.
bf home bbl
Katie I'm hoping the well to do Vermont people will chip in to restore that covered bridge.
Arvo?
it is safe to say that enable is unpredictable, and fortunately we lose no points for trying (thankfully)
Oh, with you.
Aussie slang for afternoon. Don't ask, I don't get their slang at all.
Sorry, I initially misread that.
Yes.
I just misread your post at first... got it now.
Lots of bridges destroyed in VT
50 left. off to send our first care package to college.
where is college ge?
dayton OH
hey, did you read the most recent ann patchett? i think you'll like it! state of wonder. really enjoyed it myself
5 shoeboxes of stuff. wonder how much this will cost
no i haven't but it is on my list. i do like her.
you're a good mom. 5 shoeboxes? i don't remember sending off packages.. tho my last two were still in nj and it seemed unnecessary
i think it is my second favoirte of hers to bel canto (nothing can touch bel canto)
haha.. just found an amusing re5/12 (had a colonoscopy this morning)
Ah GE, they appreciate those boxes. I know mine did.
dorens LOL!
GE, everyone in my dorm got excited when I got boxes from my mom -- always homemade goodies!! :-)
hi une
hey, dorens -- good luck getting power restored SOON!
first he 5/22 plz
Dorens, no power plus a colonoscopy in one week is NO FAIR
Sounds like achoo! Ivesy
tx molly :-)
well.. it did make it more interesting.. funny thing is tht the power went off in the hospital this morning in the midst of my procedure.... so they finished me (by generator) and then I was the last. All those folks who prepped for nothing... i am indeed lucky
ty molly now i can go back to work in peace lol
ooohhh, man, those poor people indeed!!
I'm sorry, but I just have to ask. How did they get the generator into your colon?????
i think i'd have been crazed. to come home to no power and have to go back. (lol judi)
judi LOL!!!!!!!!
Sorry - off to the phone. If it's good enough for Shakespeare, it ought to be good enough for Enable!
Finished by generator...uck...what a descriptive.
how romantic . . . colon cleanse by candlelight . . .
You were wide open for that one, Dorens. (oh, make me stop).
actually, i have a nice little battery operated lamp that i kept on in the bathroom... it almost did look romantic!
stop judi, stop!!!
Oh, this is starting to sound like a Weird Al ballad.
*so thankful that ruru isn't here*
*chuckle . . . snort*
I was chanelling Ruru when I blurted that out.
yes you must have been judi... it really did seem more ruruish than judiish
See how Babble corrupts the mind?
no ma'am, babble is good for the mind!
Keeps the mind working!
Exercises the gray matter.
indeed
It makes sense...I always preferred things that were bad for me!
cith
oops
that's ok krysten you get to go to the penalty box which is probably filled with wonderful things
OOOH...more things that are bad for me??? Can I get donuts??
My eyes are going buggy. I have to throw in the towel for the day. *Poof", y'all.
whtever is your favorite
bye judi. see ya
I ate all the cherry ones!
I'm baack!
that glazed cruller is mine!
ok
I can't remember the last time I had doughnuts. And ice cream! Hmmmm...I love the PB!
same here... virtual calories are the greatest!
LOL...I can feel the virtual calories going virtually to my butt!
they can't do that Krysten... they're virtual, and I don't know about you but my butt is very, very real!!
well thats firewords and I am off to see what I can make for dinner! Have fun all.
yay hootowl! maybe tomorrow
My butt is so big it sits in multiple dimensions!
you haven't seen mine!!
Oh it'll be tonight after BF goes to bed. His sched this week starts at 4am - yuk!
byebye - poof
well . tonight i'll be home where there's no power
bbl
morning all :)
from Irene to wildfires? The US is copping a lot lately! be safe friends
hey mr p... i hear good news is in order?
indeed dorens! :)
ahah! just read... that is better than anyone could have hoped... glad to see your luck has turned. Now time for you to plan a trip to visit us all
well, i mean i'm sorry about microfractures, but it does seem a dam sight better than bone ca
i think that is in order... hopefully lickety hears about his job in the next week... it would mean time in the US for us
keeping all fingers and toes crossed... as are the rest of us. you two do have a huge fanclub, and well deserved
Dorens, I can happily deal with micro fractures... am off my leg for 3 weeks, so that is the only thing keeping me down, everything else is very positive!
remember you have plenty of room here to stay, easy to get into nyc, and relatively centrally located so we could get a bunch of babblers here for a rollicking party
afternoon, all
hi jes
now you are talking! a rollicking party would be just the ticket!
hi jes :)
the best kind!
it is 5.30am... am hankering for a cuppa tea, and can't get up for one!! darn it!
don't think I should wake lickety for such a little desire... or should I? hmmm
I'll bring you one, mrp. but... it'll take me about 30 hours to get there...
jes, I would wait for a cuppa from you :))
hah! :)
yeah, lemme explain to my staff that i'm gonna go to australia to deliver a cuppa tea, see what they say. :)
go on!! see what they say. LOL!!
cute picture, by the way :)
thanks jes... i actually really like this pic... my face suits the heart too!
i didn't realize it was actually you :)
i think lickety would be thrilled to wake up and make you a cuppa
you're pretty
hahaha dorens! yeah, let me give it a try and will let you know how it goes!
thank you jes :)) you are sweet!
who wouldn't be happy to wake up to a face that cute?
OMG! he is getting up and getting me tea AND toast!
yay!
it is still dark outside and about 8 degrees! he is an angel
nbt
sounds like he's a keeper, mrp :)
and he thought to bring me an icepack?? oh yeah, keeping him for sure!
yay for lickety!
jes, how is the family darling?
other than the elderly cat with breast cancer, all are doing well. And even she's hanging in there, just getting mighty thin. Still makes it up onto the bed for pettings though.
and I luv the treerat... that is just gorgeous!
treerats moved out; they still come back to the feeder but i haven't seen them up close in a couple weeks.
pack rat was released a couple weeks back; he split and hasn't been seen since.
oh how beautiful! my old puss is 15 going on 16 and can make it onto the bed, but begs to be picked up instead! LOL :)) Mind you, when she was a young spritely thing, she would have ripped your arm off if you tried to lift her onto the bed... very independant cat!
Anika is 13, I think. She's the cat that convinced me I wasn't just a dog person.
help with re6/21 please?
haven't got it, dorens, sorry
is great to look after wildlife... we have a volunteer service here called 'Wires'... and they are everywhere ... every block has a Wires volunteer
re + se4/5
... medical term ... to remove a part of an internal organ ... ...
oops, PB for me
hello?
hello dorens?
thanks, champ
and doseffing
... yw ..
np!
has dorens refreshed??
fireworks here
on ya teach!
... well done ...
and another OMG! I got fresh bottle of water too! Angel!!
yay teach!
thnx all - see you again tomorrow
he is now fast asleep again... see ya teach
... I almost missed the Welsh harp with no vowels which I found in the Scrabble Dictionary 30 years ago and have never had a chance to use ... ... oh happy day ...
hi all....clue pe
hehe. must be nice to be able to fall asleep so fast! :)
lease for se6/18
clue please?
evening all - and it's more like a lute than a harp - there are still one or two people who play the welsh instrument even today
i am just half way through and grinding to a bit of a halt
hope you're all OK post-Irene
se + ****deer?
ty mr p
thanx Mrp...
lickety and luke are identical sleepers... as soon as their head hits the pillow, they are gone!!
yw :)
Hi mrp!
How are you now?
Better and better, I hope?
hi neil... bloody sore! the leg woke me up at 5am, but hubby took care of getting me all my stuff to help me back to feeling better
Aww. :( I hope that improves soon!
I'm glad he's taking such good care of you!
if I try and bend my knee, it makes squelching sounds!! eeeeewwww LOL!
for him to get up before dawn is like bringing the Mountain to Mohammad
Oh no!
That doesn't sound good at all! Was the surgery on the knee?
hi all!!! again
Hi carlee!
hi nn :)
hi carlee
( nn i am beginning to think u are my lucky charm..siince meeting u on here....things for the first time in 4 years are falling into place)
hi ya glan
is MRP still here???
hi carlee ((hugs))!
yes she is..ok..I have MORE good news!!!!
yes neil... i had damage in there so they took the op and got it sorted
more?? what happened carlee??
what good n ews carlee
I am, carlee? You can just call me Neil, btw.
Oh I see, mrp. Ouch! Your knee will be sore for a while then. :(
i got my package from school in the mail today.... I was awarded a $1000.00 scholarship!
ok neil :)
I hope you'll have very good meds to help with that.
that is great carlee!!
well done carlee
congratulations hunny!!
Excellent, carlee!
That must've put a huge smile on your face! :)
and!!!!!!!!!!
Yes?
( there is MORE)
[waits for it]
a scholarship is just the tip?? and?????
( neil...i want to put u on a little string and hand u around my neck hunny )
my aunt... is giving me the $ for a new car :)
oh brilliant!
Ummm, I'm not too compact at just over 6' tall and you know, I'm probably just a little too heavy for that besides, carlee. :P
wonderful news carlee
ok..neil i will print off ur pic...get it laminateed...and hang u around my neck :p
Wow, congrats!
Oh geez. :P
that way u will be water proof to boot
she could get essence of neil, no?? in a vial :)
I'm not even going to ask, mrp!
[what you mean by that]
<snort>
new car smell .... mmmmmm!
and...on this cheerful note..i have to scoot down to the lawyer's office and sign papers for the sale of the house
back in thirty
Did you get my Flickr message mrp?
ok :)
I wrote and sent it while you were in surgery, I think.
MWAH to u all!!! <carlee skips outof the chog>
Ok, carlee.
i will go look neil
Ok. It's probably in your Yahoo mail I guess? Or on Flickr in your "Flickrmail".
There's the contact request there too.
i didn't even realise flickr had messages! will go look around the site now :)
my new littlevintage sports car has been checked over in the garage and has the all clear and a new battery
Oh, ok!
so i am happy to drive er for the winter
Well it sure does. ;)
You're good to go then, Glantarell.
and tomorrow i am off out of the office for a meeting on the roof of chepstow castle - so i will have to climb a scaffolding tower
Wow! Better you than me... I could't do that!
Couldn't, even.
Don't like heights... unless I'm in a plane or helicopter. I love flying in either!
it won't e the first time \lol - and to think i was scared of heights when i started this job 4 years ago LOL
Helicopters are more fun.
i like helicopters too
Oh, and I did a sky-dive a couple of years ago on my birthday, would you believe? Yet I don't like heights. Go figure?
but not little 2 or 4 seater planes
i couldn't do the sky dive or a bungee jump - hate rollercoasters too
Heights only really bother me when I'm climbing up a ladder or something similar, though.
Oh I love little 2-4 seater planes!
i used to get a compulsion to throw myself off...
I could never, ever bungee jump! Out of the question!
ladders used to be a complete nonno but i am fine on them now - climb enough castle towers and it stops being and issue
I think sky-diving is much safer than bungee jumping.
no-no, even
why would you jump out of a perfectly good plane??
Well that's kind of what you have to do, when you're sky-diving, mrp.
Unless someone pushes you out.
no thank you! I like piloting planes!
would only use the shoot if absolutely necessary!
Well aren't you clever?!
I have no idea how to do that.
oh neil... so much to learn about me!!
Apparently. Not me though, I'm pretty boring... just a dork.
And a word nerd. A major one.
yeah, dork... luv the elephant pic btw!
you can't beat my hubby and son in nerdism!
I bet I can at least equal them, mrp.
((((((mrp)))))) hi there was just thinking of you. how are you?
Aww thanks, mrp! I loved that elephant! I wanted to keep him, haha!
hi peri! **hugs**!! doing well darling! good to see you sweetie!
great new about your health, mrp. I was so happy to read about it!
hey all. clue for re 6/21 please?
what is the job siutaqtion with lickety?
thanks darling... got the pass I was hoping for!!
and st7/36.. time to leave the library and go home to no power
a well deserved pass at that, mrp!
don't have either one Doren
re + religious se**
thanks, darling
st + girl chicken + cold as **e
ty mrp
he is waiting on the US to approve him for a new position... the position he went for was ok, but he has been asked to take on a high management role, that hasn't been advertised or created yet.
ty again (and believe it or not i thought i had tried that one)
still have fingers crossed on that one, mrP and now time to go back home.. maybe i'll babble from school tomorrow!
ok,hopr he hears something soon, mrp
the company likes him for the managing director for Australasia in January
I hope so too! He is really wanting to hear back from them very soon!
will you still be coming to the US theb?
then, even
if he comes over, I am coming with him
Oh hey, you might be moving over here?
That would be good... get you far away from that stalker and all that stress!
mrp, my sister sent me a copy of babble expert but it is no longer working. when you get a chance would you please ask lickety to send it to me again. thanks
ok peri, will send it to your email
ok
no neil, not moving to the US, just coming over for a few weeks (lickety will be there for training)
Oh I see.
You stalker should be forced to move away.
clue please for re6/21?
he is making it very difficult for me... he won't back off me... is now going to cost me over $3,500
Your, even.
re + a religious group
but, I can prove to the court he is out to get me financially too... so when he loses his frivolous case, he will be paying my lawyer
Oh my god. He should have to pay all those costs, mrp. He's causing you all this trouble!
Oh, yes!
thanks!
i hope the courts make him go to a psychiatrist and get help!
At the very least, yes.
He should be locked up in an institution.
yeah, a correctional institution!
I was thinking a mental institution... but that too.
Boot camp!
are there any wy words?
clue for the th4,7 that my monkeys can't find, please?
wy4 and wy5
2 x wy words wy4 & pl
ty will look
found them, ty
glant! don't ask for that fish!! I am, we are, th** are
.
i thougt i'd tried tha mrp - and i still can't see it \LOL
one column gray!
too many t's and y's in the puzzle glant!
brb, cat cuddle time :))
What are you stuck on, Glantarell?
i have one word to get
fireflies
Oh you're finished? Way to go!
a half brewed beer mixture but spelt slightly differently was the one
Oh yes.
and it's time for bed - late night last night and very early morning this morning
anybody want a clue before i go/
Sleep well then, Glant.
howdy again everyone:) babbling on the tablet so excuse the typos
nos da pawb - g'night all
Hi crossy.
hi & bye crossy - by the way, your cheese laf came out well and was lovely
Good night, Glant!
*loaf
i am glad:)
sharing good food with friends is the staff of life:)
st7/36 pls?
pretty pls?
st + female chicken + first part of frozen water
ty
that one always gets me
ok...am back again..took longer than expected..had to rescue daughter
Welcome back careleekat.
Can you see the new posts on G+ btw?
her bff's dad started drinking this afternoon and he gets scary....told lawyer about it..he sped me through then dashed off and rescued daughter and her bff
am not using it neil
Well there is a post you should read.
Should clarify things.
i use facebook cus i have all my guides and pathfinders ( like girl scouts )
as I have about 50 girls.....they use it to stay in contact with me
I see.
The girl lives with her alcoholic dad?
my daughters friend...
Yes, that's who I was referring to.
The girl being her friend.
And where, may I ask, was her "custodial parent" during all this?
her parents are married...
work i imagine...
Doesn't sound like a good situation.
she knows to run to me ( we are BBM'ing she and I atm )
they have been friends since kindergarten
BBMing?
blackberry messenger
Bulletin board messaging?
Blackberry messaging?
Oh, ok!
I had a Blackberry... now using a 'droid'.
Motorolla 'droid phone.
i have alot of friends overseas... we bbm...no charge for international txting
Yes, that's good.
back for a few
how goes?
Hi jes!
Just writing and checking this now and then, to see if clues are needed.
will be in and out as work demands
and apparently i killed the chat
Ah, dead chat.
shall we mourn it? or throw a wake?
it has nine lives.... it will be okay
i seem to be stuck... perhaps getting time to list.
Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
hi Minver.... I still have 90 to go... no playing time today, but this evening looks somewhat free for me !
I ahve 61 left and I am about to give up on the puzzle
*have
39. So near and yet so far.
hi min. doing well, just having fun explaining to the nice lady on the phone that the drugs her dog takes for heart failure are FOREVER, not just for a week.
heh
Hi all. Could someone please clue the st7/36?
I am giving up at 145 words and 1999 points. Time to do a story of clues.I'll also be here to give some clues.
Have a feeling that my dog might have to take those drugs. Cavaliers are common to have heart problems.
st7/36 word is s + indefinite article plus ***ole Kidman
st + female chicken + first part of frozen water
Hello pigeonman! How are you doing? Welcome to grid
Thank you. That's fireworks. I'm doing fine. Been gone from the grid for about 6 months. Thought it was time to exercise my brain again.
thanks Min & Molly... that was a bit of a weird word.
Congratulations pigeonman on fireworks! Good for U!
yw
aha.... a word with no vowels ! It looked Welsh to me, and it was :-)
yeah, heart failure is pretty common in little dogs in genera.
general
The Welsh don't seem to like vowels in their words.
nope :-) ... although they use Y quite a bit. One of my favourite names is Bronwyn.
That is a pretty name.
I like Raelynn
That is pretty too.
W is technically a vowel.
Hello boatierra! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.
Hola :)
How is W technically a vowel boatierra? I have never heard of that before. I know Y is sometimes a vowel.
It's something I learned in school eons ago. I'll look it up. Just a sec...
After debating to ei 6/21 start grid, knowing I would not finish,or not do the grid at all, I decided to do at least half of it. Now he4/5 is a story. Tomorrow, I go back to work. Yonkers is wh 5/20 I work, so my daily commute th 5/12 begins tomorrow. I'll see my cr 4/9 of colleagues. It will be ni 4/5 to see everyone again. I look forward to being un5/12d with them tomorrow Not looking forward to seeing my Principal.She's such a sh5/20 with her tempers.Things always get te5/10 wh4/9ever she is around.She gives you st 5/10 looks all the time. My Assistant Principal is worse!She gives you even st 6/28 looks and things are te6/18 around her. Th 4/7 are so mean and th 5/12 demeanor is not so welcoming.Husband just walked in the room with a glass of wi 4/8 and wants the computer. It ir 4/4 me wh 4/9 he wants to use the computer.I'm going to go watch the ne 4/8. Th 4/5 I'm going to go read a book for the re 4/4 of the ni4/4. I'll return sometime after th 5/12 tomorrow when I return from work. Ni 6/18!
a, e, i, o, u, sometimes y, and rarely w. Or so I was told in school.
Wow! I am a teacher and I have NEVER heard of that!
good story, min, i got several fishy little words that i hadn't noticed yet :)
Here is an explanation of the W as a vowel from one of my favorite sites Grammar Girl: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/w hen-is-w-a-vowel.aspx
I'm with Jes. It's a sometimes vowel and rarely one in the English language.
It's a great bit of trivia to know, about W. I never get into the whole dipthong thing. My eyes begin to glaze over when I start reading that section ;)
Thank you for posting that website boatierra. I just read it. I cannot wait to tell other teachers about it.
hi again, all! Long faculty senate meeting today, but it was the first one of the year. May the rest of them be shorter.
Yes and this is what gets me excited in life: grammar trivia or English language trivia; and of course Babble
Hello uusue2! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
I am good, min, how are you?
I'm well, thank you. I just gave up on the grid and did story of clues. Now I have to mentally prepare myself for going back to work.So another school year begins
I saw your story, min, and it was very helpful. My school year began last week, already.
Wow,you start early. You must get out earlier as well
Final exams are the first week in December.
That is a cool icon picture you have uusue2! I should post a picture of Hurricane Irene approaching NYC.I found an awesome picture of the approaching cloud.
Are you actually in the city, Min?
I'm about 2 hours away from the city thank goodness
Sorry, I was off answering emails. My pleasure :)
ok, I am tired so even though it is hot outside (it will be much hotter tomorrow, sad to say) I am going to walk home. See you all later!
bye, uusue
cr5?
All consonants...Welsh word...sounds like the edge of bread
With a lisp
sheesh
got it - ty
have got to love the welsh words:)
no I don't gotta - lol
well cwms to you;P
hello all, have the cfi8 and ei8.help with last 8 pls
se8
ty will look
ahh found the se 8,now i have se****** in my mind
or as george costanza,s dad would say "se****** now!"
good clue, cross!
lolty
st7/36?
st+ female chicken + first part of frozen water
ty!
: )
hi again, all, I am home and very hot
FW!!!
yay, kje!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations kje on your fireworks! Good for you!
hey min!
Hello periwinkle! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.
I need to think of dinner before the munchies hit and i eat everythig in sight
don't really want to cook though
maybe sushi... they deliver
have not had any good sushi lately:(
this place is pretty good...
do you think they would deliver to PA:)
that would be a very expensive delivery fee
bbl
Goodbye kje! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.
ok, I am hungry and bored (and don't want to do actual work). Going to see if there is anything to eat in the kitchen that takes no effort.
I just took out left over London Broil & nuked it. Talk about no effort!I am eating w/fingers so no effort in cutting London Broil as well. I love this kind of dinner.
<-- ordered pizza online. not the best nutrition-wise, but i made a drink while waiting, so that balances everything out :)
and .. hi, everyone!
se 8/50 ? please
hi ru .. calm, peaceful .. or like george constanza's dad says, "SE****** now!"
Hello welki!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle
Hello rururocks! How are you doing? Welcome to grid.
Sorry, I do not have se 8/50. Gave up on this puzzle.
I have no idea who george constanza is?
... seinfeld show ... jason alexander's character
George Castanza is a character that is on Seinfeld.
ok ... if i'm seeking a peaceful existence with calm all around me, i'm seeking se*******
Hi doseffing! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
thank you
got it finally
... good to see you again min
ohhhhh ... g-d grand me the se******* to ....
Thanks doseffing, you too. Did you finish the grid yet
... no no ... 18 left ... ... working up the list
Grant me the serenity to not kick my hubby's arse to the moon and beyond!
hi hi
64 left, and I'm at a big wall
you won't have to worry ... doubt his boot will reach into the PB, min :)
I have a story of clues in profile if you need doseffing
Hello HarryHood! How are you doing? Welcome to grid
(or your boot, from the PB .. oops)
hi, harry
Oops, sorry!
hah
... your stories are entertaining but I leave them for the end ... ...
hi welki , min, all
just got power back last evening
did the kids think it was a grand adventure? (i know you didn't ... horrible being without power for so long!)
I actually was fine with it. we had hot water, and a stove with gas, and no television
wh 5/20 in Connecticut do you live HarryHood.Sister lives in Goshen, CT but she never lost her electricity.
walking down the quiet street at night was great, seeing the stars with no streetlights
However,other people in Goshen DID lose their power
until my down-the-street neighbor fired up his generator....ugh
new haven, min
then, not so bad, harry. could cook and keep clean ... the rest is easy (and boyhowdy, oh-so-ever-nice without the television!)
So many people have commented on how nice it was to see more stars with less lights on.
I hear generators going by me too. I did not lose any power,but others around on next street over did lose
MollyL, it would be ni4/5 if you could join me in the PB
holy cow I missed that ni4
Yes, but we can't see the stars in there.
and a sweet ni6 to boot
and another ni6!
<-- voluntarily joins min in the PB because of a hyphenated faux pas that was just noticed
Th 5/12 are lots of goodies in the Penalty Box MollyL.
heh
56 to go!
Hyphenated faux pas sounds like a double-jointed ballet move
heh? i may not be pretty, but i'm honest *lol*
Yes & welki will be joining the re 4/4 of us too MollyL.
I can see lots of stars out behind my place when my neighbors annoying, way too bright motion sensor light isn't on.
uhm, molly? get in he** now :)
ok...54...listing
I brought some great tasting wi 4/8 w/me for the PB.
*Relaxes in hammock, star gazing and ignores the PB*
I think we have th5/12 people in the Penalty Box now
MollyL,am I going to have to pull you into Penalty Box by your nose hairs with my tw 7/64s?
done .. can clue for a couple of minutes if anyone needs a hand
Congratulations welki on your fireworks! Good for U!
oh! nice tw!
ack! pb :(
thanks ... and welcome in, harry
Damn, don't mess with Min.
she has powers, molly
cr5?
Watch your nose hairs Harry
If I REALLY had powers,I'd have the cr5 word already\
oh harry, it's a horrible word to clue, all consonants .. sounds like plural of cr 4/9 with a lisp
cr5...Welsh...all consonants...sounds like what surrounds a piece of bread, with a lisp
(don't forget to leave out the vowel)
... cr5 is a word without vowels
sounds like an old peter and gordon song, a world without love :)
got it
ugh
gotta go ... bye!
Unless it has a letter W. As we we 4/8 told before by someone(I forget who),letter W is a vowel sometimes
... hey ... I've been waiting 30 years to use that word ... ... saw it in the Scrabble dictionary
Still can't get over that fact though. I never knew it.
... W is occasionally a vowel in Welsh ... ... it's only three letters but if you play Scrabble ... cwm ... is acceptable too
Hello Babblers, how are folks tonight?
Hello wht! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.
Well it's also occassionally a vowel in English doseffing
The old saying wh4 I was in school was "vowels are a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y and w". That is why people here clue with "sometimes vowel" for y and w.
c's crushed. 40 left.
Okay, what is an English word where W is a vowel?
I have never seen sometimes vowel clued for letter W
... never heard of "sometimes w" but I'll take your word for it
Congrats wht!
ye7?
I remember,it was boetierra (sp) who told us about W
Sounds like a cowboy movie
... sounds like a type of movie that would have had John Wayne in it
I remember them saying that w could be a vowel when I was in school, but I can't remember them ever giving any examples of when it was.
W is sometimes a vowel when it is used in a dipthong.
weird.. thanks Molly
This is the site she posted that explains W as a vowel
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/w hen-is-w-a-vowel.aspx
No offense Min, but I think the whole dipthong thing is loopy. Someone would say a word like FEW has two consonants and a vowel.
My kids would find it strange that they didn't have any examples because they we4 convinced we must have spoken Middle English when I was a kid.
Not grunts and gestures Wht?
I so agree MollyL,but I still like learning fun trivia like the one boeterra posted. I still do not think of it as a vowel.But I can see why letter Y is sometimes a vowel
They did ask me once if I knew Julius Ceasar.
heehee just got the ei8
I think Y got nominated as a sometimes vowel because certain countries insist on spelling words like TIRE, TYRE.
I am off to take a shower and watch my soaps. Bye all
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
night min
And yet HIRE is not HYRE and DIRE is not DYRE. So just go and ponder on that.
whats wrong with tyre molls :p
tell us how u really feel molls :p
rest of us just wonder why the us is the last one measuring in cubits? lol...have a good night all..poink
Night crossy
night crossy
I remember seeing one of the corallaries to Murphy's law: Specifications will always be in the least useful units. For instance velocity will be expressed in furlongs per fortnight.
hehehe that funny wht
ok..i am off to read
night all
Night carlle
h's handled
Oops, I guess I annoyed the lurking Canadians. I shall shuteth upeth now.
I just found the in6, no wonder this grid was making me buggy.
*crickets*
hi all
Hi jmc
they are chirping away he4... hi all
hi TO
molly come back you always intertain me
ahem *entertain
hi je
itch is my phantom today
wh4 does school start? hmm, i can see converation will be difficult tonight
depends TO mine already started
The school my wife works at started on Monday for the teachers and the kids started yesterday.
Some schools around here were supposed to start this week but have been delayed for lack of things like electricity.
so you are iat your sister's?
Can I get a clue for the se8?
not from me ;(
se8 = peaceful
yes i am in Ft Valley VA
hmmm
ty bojazz
ty bojazz
more peacefulness
ty
is it beautiful th5?
yes it is even though i do not sleep well in the country
st7,36? for fireworks.
she lives on a hill side with a view into the Ft Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains
That sounds lovely, jmc
st+ female chicken + first part of frozen water
Just kind of rolls off your tongue, jmc. ty
Fireworks
that is the word i should have used in my fb description of standing on the second floor of the missing back of my house with the hurricane blowing rain through my hair and dress
whoooo hoooo wht!
all hail the king
grats wht
jmc, I hadn't realized that your house had been so badly damaged. Was it wind, flood or a tree?
it was construction
unfortunately the hurricane did not get the memo
so instead of sleeping happily in my bed knowing it was only a category 1 hurricane (having lived through several 3,4 and 5 growing up) i was trying to mitigate the damage of only having a plastic tarp between me and the elements
fun fun fun
ei 8 pls?
They are notorious for not following instructions. They seemed to have missed the memo about Vermont being landlocked and not a place for hurricane damage.
that is just astounding to me
a very very smart person is called this genius's name
well it is the habit of those silly people living in valleys that got them
ty ridiculous it should be accepted by enable
And why would you run the roads through the valleys rather than just right over the mountains?
Hey all, waiting for Tom's plane to land. How's the grid?
Oh my fav welsh instrument is here!!!
Hello peoples!
Hey mark
How are you stid?
hi stiddie and mark
Unemployed, but still optimistic. How are you Mark?
Hey jmc
There are a few oddities in the grid but it is not too bad, stid.
Hi jmc, I am doing quite well. Having fun around here.
sorry
Thanks wht, I have 3 words so far but too frustrating to enter when on my phone.
ye7 pls/
Rhymes with a cowboy movie, TO
wh*** is he** mark? we** you affected but the hurricane (I will listen to you even while you are in the pb)
hi again, all!
hi uu
ty,since i just got the we, i did not thinkof that
and i bid you good night, and happy babbling.
The Midwest area. I travel a lot, so there is nothing THAT permanent for me.
Hi uu!
Bye TO!
TO, the ei8 word turns out to be (besides the obvious) a unit used in chemistry and biology; I put it in the physics babblets (since it is named for a physicist)
st7?
bye!
well, tom should be landing soon. back this evening or tomorrow.. (scatters choclits and hugs liberally) *poof*
LAter stid.
There are two st7's. One is more st5,10
The other is st + chicken + most of frozen water
I need the other one.
Night TO and stid
I am off myself. Night all.
ok, well, that was fun. I am still tired and am going to go back to rotting my brain in front of the TV with trashy novels.
See you later uu and wht.
bye wht
bye uu
ni6/27?
ni+ third letter than fifth letter+ thank you in text language.
huh?
thx mark
oh
You are quite welcome.
OK, I am going too. TIme to listen to my Pandora account and watch the Cubs game. Later!
The second se5/10?
Got it.
re6/21 and re6/18?
Got them both and that is fireworks. MNight all.
whoo hooo bzzn
sorry you were neglected i was doing homework
*crickets*
hey, could I get clues for the right-side E and W? I need them for NBT.
just a minute
ey4/6
aha. thx.
and I got a we4
we4/8 a word that sounds like an antiquated to be word
wtg!
it's been a while since I babbled. I'm rusty!
there is a welsh babblet today too
cr5
hmm, too bad i don't know any welsh.
it uses the second sometimes vowel and no real vowel and is a stringed instrument
there has to be a w in there somewhere, right?
yep
but it's not crwyr. hmmm
i used google to find it
ah, the mighty google. thanks!
nope only one sometimes vowel not both!
I didn't realize w could be a vowel! the things you learn in babbleland...
aeiou and sometimes y and w is what i learned
I'm off to lickety. thanks for your help!
yw and i can still clue if you need
of course i have 121 left haha
go jmc, go!
haha lbd i am down to 98
wtg!
here to clue if needed
okay i am sure i will need it but puttering through right now
okay, just holler when you're ready
:-)
i am surprised it is so quiet tonight
me too, i thought there'd be a bunch of folks chatting. must be storming
well and some still without electricity
so true. i hope all the east coasters are faring well.
the valley in va in which i am staying (notice how i avoided grid words) was untouched by the hurricane
friend in connecticut said he's out of power, had to go to work to get coffee! lol
haha
thank goodness for being in a safe place, jmc
i am now i wasn't during the hurricane--i was trying to keep the tarp on the back of my house to little success
i just looked at your profile. holy buckets! how's the renovation coming?
well the hurricane set it back a bit but i finally got the permit so i am hoping when i go home thursday night i will see some progress
good planning eh?
sans the hurricane, how long was the job suppose to take?
sans hold up on the permit due to the permit approver's wife dieing it was suppose to take 8 to 10 weeks
the permit was originally filed in late may
*sigh*
sorry to hear about the permit approver's wife. how sad. geez, it takes 3 months to get a buidling permit?
so barring any other natural disasters, you might be back into your kitchen just in time for thanksgiving!
well summer is a busy season for permits and this summer saw a miniboom of home improvements since no one could buy a new house and then the staff was cut in half so. . .
the earthquake didn't set me back at all! haha
does matches not play anymore?
Oivay!
matches?
i am counting on enough progress before katia comes north that i won't have to try to nail the plastic tarp in the hurricane
she has a pink icon -- haven't seen her for a while
i'm hoping katia decides to peter out before coming close to the US
lots of people seem to have fallen away--never see pini anymore either
*wanders to empty pb*
now that schools are starting i bet a lot of folks are getting less babble time
last ce5/12 please
ce + ***ck it in your ear (not really)
*takes raspberry chocolate cheesecake to PB*
ty for both!
mmmm fresh raspberries
had a bumper crop of raspberries this year. hubz forgot to pick them when i was in Denver. had a lot of dried berries!
dried on the cane or you dried them?
dried on the cane.
picked them and tossed them to the birds.
oh too bad--can you save them
more like raisins, not very tasty
ci6/24?
rhymes with what a snake does...sl*****s thru the grass
ty
is the second ci7 related to the 6/7/8?
yup, plural
ah ty c crushed!
go jmc!
i can't believe ei8 is allowed. sheesh!
er 5/12 please
that boy is a real ei8
actually uu says it is a physic term
first er5 is to build
you know i thought that but didn't see it
someday i will just type a word i think of
that's how i get a lot of my words. i guess my brain sees them but the eyeballs go wonky
e erased
well my dear, i need to hit the pillows, just yawned hard enough to pop my jaw! owie
sometimes i am about to type in the chog a word is a phantom but i have learned to always try it first!
well go to bed dear i will muddle through or not as the case may be
go to lickety and more words. see you tomorrow!
bye
poof
65 left
55 left
goes pretty quickly today
good to know grem
lots of words concentrated in a small area
you do it this morning
yeah, right after midnight, stayed up late
usually I do it at my lunch break at work then finish in the evening at home
my schedule is so fluid now i am not getting things done like babbling
it was better doing at work :-)
i would love clues for the 8 letter words plesae.
hi mkg
ei8 is a genius in physics we all know
se8 is peacefulness
ei6 -> change first letter to a ci6, then extend by a letter at the end twice to reach ci8
ci8 is a pl of the word before it kinda like what some people have if they are not hooked up to a water company
45 left
ty all. got ei genius. didnt get se or ci 8s. darn. trying but not getting them.
on the moon one of the craters is called the sea of se8
se8 to accept the things you cannot change
got the ci 8. ty
in AA they have the se8 prayer
ah good one grem
hi rbud
like grem said, lol!
i was thinking of serene but not in grid.
hi, jmc!
lengthen it out, mkg
trying
not getting it at all.
drop last vowel, add big town New York C***
it's very twisty in the grid
ty got it. super clue rbud.
god grant me the se8 to accept the things i cannot change, the strength to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference
does the ci8 build on the ci6 and 7?
yes dr
ok ty JMC
but not the plural ci7
pl the 7
there's another ci7 off the same ci6
Heyas kids ..
next pl the 6 :-)
ty got them
my fave is: "God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference."
hey torgie long time no see
yw dr
help with the it5 please
just like the ci6 only with no C
I'm a blit***ing idiot ..
good one, torg! :)
ty rb and don't be so hard on yourself torg
i should remember that babblet
last ni5?
like metre is to meter
ty grem
35 left
15 here ..
wtg torg
25 left
Go go jmc!
i am catching up
15 left
7 ..
10
4 ..
8
uno ..
go torg go!
It's a torgone conclusion...
haha grem
6
5
Evening everyone.
3 -- i am not down until i am out! haha
hi peach
Don't know if I can finish this one....will try. May I please have a clue for ne7-32? Thanks
ne7 this nor that
Thanks much, grem.
2
Hi again. Looks like I won't finish again; 140 words left to find!
hi nef
hi jmc. What happened with your water situation the other night? Did you get flooded?
Tom and I are home: I did NOT get my dream job at the local school so will be available to sub in the south Puget Sound region this school year. LOL it's just as well. Some of the kids would have freaked out if they had me for a teacher again!
my tarp ripped off so i nailed it down the best i could, dammed up the wall with towels, picked up the stuff on the floor and went to bed
YAY tor???
my bedroom had water half way across it in the morning and my first floor brand new ceiling is damaged but that is all
i was wondering myself stiddie
you were brave, going to bed with all that going on!
Oh, jmc. But you are alive....bless you.
hi stid and gapeach!
nothing left to do after i did that so might as well nef
but please feel free to have an image of me with my long hair and pioneer dress drenched and blowing in the wind as i pounded nails protecting what is mine from the unforgiving elements
I cannot imagine how awful that would be; I'd be a puddle of tears myself
jmc has nerves of steel...
especially since i was standing on an open second floor
*admiring mama look*
WOW! What a sight!
Ugh, jmc... how are things now?
haha i was in a puddle of tears--i called the boy at 2 am and sobbed into my phone
You are a woman among women.
Oh no!
me, I just need a small wind and I fall apart. Anyway, sweet dreams all. *poof*
(((Jmc)))
things are well neil the umbrella worked for quite while until the tarp blew off
bye stiddie
Oh did it? I wondered about that!
i found it after having given its all the next morning--it died for its home
Tarp blew right off? Oh geez! So you had all the water just coming in? Must've been flooded in there?
last se5/10 please
such a faithful umbrella!
Aww. What a heroic umbrella.
i went out on the landing and nailed it to the scaffolding so that it didn't blow completely away but yes i did have a good bit of flooding onthe second floor
Last se5,10 -- drier.
umbrellievable!
Oh man.
i thought so too--i can't quite decide what to do with the poor little thing
Sorry, that's not the last one.
The last se5,10 -- se + not out.
oh good because i wasn't able to make it work
Didn't look closely enough there, sorry!
bronze it and hang it up as a chandelire
ty neil
haha that is a thought nef
Haha, Nef... that would be so attractive.
okay for fw first re word
torg are you around???
a square is a ****angle, plus vowel
Just think of the tales you could tell that way....!
i don't want to just throw it out but i probably will
oops, thought you were asking for a hint...well, there it is
Yep - Got fws a few minutes ago ..
i was i was grem
i thought so torg
fw for me too now
Yes, Nef. That would be a real conversation piece, if nothing else.
haha nef like i need any prodding to tell tales
YAY, YAY, torg and jmc!!! WTG!!!
whoo hoo torgie
if icons could roll eyes. . .
Icons?
You mean like an avatar picture? I have photos of me rolling my eyes [I do that a lot] but nothing animated though.
i was just making a joke about my telling stories all the time
We call these pictures icons, not avatars, neil. Hello all!
Well they are either.
And hi!
I'll call them minipics, just to be different.
jilli does my house count as an endangered species ;
Sure, why not?
;-)
I think it might, jmc.
i am excited to go home tomorrow night and see the progress!
Oh, you have people there working on it ?
not endangered any more, jmc!
Just changed my ICON to the next theme -- Delftware.
(Neil, we have daily icon themes for those who enjoy doing that. They'r listed in my profile. Sprite, in the Netherlands, collects them from those who suggest them)
i do them sometimes but right now my theme is the progress on my house
And I'm tired so it's typo time ;-)
not enough typos to even notice!
just you wait!
Evening, Babblers.
and it will be fascinating to watch the progress, jmc!
Hi faux
I have 77 to go -- no hope. Busy day.
Hi Jill.
It was actually rather a lucky day. I took some things to the local Thrift Shop and on my way out spotted a suede jacket which said " You gotta have me". It's very stylish and a gorgeous shade of red wine, and it fit perfectly and is in perfect condition. It cost all of $10! Probably originally about $200! Wow!
Hi Laura!
I realize that jilli [about icon themes].
Hi Neil. :o)
I'm laughing at this one:
10 Sep - Crazy Hairdos
I can just use an old photo of me with my hair growing in... it's very coarse, curly and unruly. I look like a mad scientist or someone who just stepped out of a 70's discotheque when it's growing in any longer than a very short haircut.
i went to a thrift store today too to buy a sweater ($5) but found a cute jacket and found out at the register it was 50 cents
I don't have any funny hairdo pictures.
You'll have to work on that, Laura. ;)
same as me faux -- could use a pic of someone else though
I love finding bargains like that!
Oh wait, I do! A friend photoshopped me in a beehive sorta thing.
help with the second st , the 7/36 please
i was very happy
Made me bald too.
Haha, Laura. You've got some funny morphed photos of yourself too.
Bald might work? Although isn't that a hair un-do?
st+chicken+most of frozen water
wow, jmc, you did even better than I did.
Ugh. A hair un-do.
huh? how jilli? oh you mean the jacket--yes i was pleased
Hell yeah, getting a jacket for only 50 cents? I love thrift shops.
i should go to sleep as i have an early class but i am too close to flip to leave
hello
thanks, jmcnrick. firewords
i was hoping for a book on tape
a jacket for 50¢, wow!
whoo hoo joey!
wtg joey
hi mlf
hi jmc
thankns
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