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115 total words

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flop

12:00 am

ma 7

12:00 am

hello

12:01 am

yeah cos i cd use one of those too

12:01 am

ma 7 x 2

12:01 am

QU6

12:01 am

TA6

12:01 am

cos MA 7/32?

12:02 am

ma 7 /32 x 2

12:02 am

got em! thanks

12:02 am

MA6

12:02 am

Clues are up

12:02 am

qu8

12:02 am

thanks cos got them

12:02 am

thx mrp!

12:04 am

QU7

12:05 am

hi everyone :)

12:06 am

hi nan

12:08 am

one short from nbt...

12:09 am

nbt/nbs

12:09 am

flip

12:09 am

hi everyone, late flip

12:10 am

wonderful, mrp!

12:11 am

oh, clues are up, super, thanks mrp

12:12 am

looking at this grid all I can say is aaarrrr

12:12 am

lol, agree jilli

12:12 am

clues are up, not on my screen

12:12 am

my thought exactly jill

12:13 am

stats for the A's on the 3rd column please>>

12:13 am

?

12:13 am

which A

12:13 am

both

12:13 am

ma7

12:14 am

aq 4

12:14 am

an4 or an5 for the other.. cant remember which one

12:14 am

ra7, lol!

12:14 am

wtg jilli

12:15 am

Thanks, mrp.

12:15 am

the chat isn't working

12:15 am

i got it jill lol

12:15 am

working for me, ruru -- i!

12:15 am

(hi, that is)

12:16 am

cos aq is the 2nd column not third i have it

12:16 am

it's also the thirdif you use latin plural

12:16 am

3rd column a, lower one is ad 4/5

12:17 am

ohh thanks bichon

12:17 am

yvw

12:17 am

thansk mag i meant aq5 yeah

12:17 am

now i need the 3rd A third column and the i on the same colum

12:18 am

in 4/4 babblet

12:18 am

does anyone have the clues list. MrP said she posted it, but I can't get it

12:18 am

just checked. its working

12:18 am

got the i

12:19 am

I have it, bichon -- did you try going out and back in?

12:19 am

that's weird. Can't get them

12:19 am

bichon, get out and come back; that often works

12:19 am

Yes, I rebooted Babble

12:19 am

bichon try refresh

12:20 am

SE6

12:21 am

I even rebooted my lap top, still no clues

12:21 am

thanks mag!

12:21 am

yw

12:22 am

thats odd bich

12:22 am

the dolphin is here

Have you tried Firefox, Bichon?

12:22 am

it's weird

12:22 am

I have Beta V12, it's not on a server

12:23 am

stats for middle column top a please?

12:24 am

aq 5 im sure

12:24 am

a4/4

12:24 am

aq 5/16

12:24 am

i alwasys forget which one is the dolphin :(

12:24 am

pl for the latin color blue

12:25 am

as 4/4

12:25 am

pl for Latin water

12:25 am

ty arb - fishy smell around here

12:25 am

nbt, nbs

12:26 am

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

12:26 am

the dolphin is in4/4

12:26 am

ah ok thats what i suspected.t hank you.

12:26 am

wtg nan

12:26 am

bichon, would you like me to put the list in my profile for you?

12:26 am

wish you guys would stop Flipper-ing around with that in 4

12:27 am

I am beginning to think you're doing it on porpoise cos

12:27 am

that's okay rbud, I'll wait til tomorrow

12:27 am

lol :P

12:28 am

darn-- Gilbert and Sullivan don't rate with their tarantara

12:28 am

Q's done.

12:29 am

wtg cos

12:30 am

crashing at 70/45 -- see you tomorrow :)

12:30 am

ty.. not having much luck with the others tho lol

12:30 am

wtg nan

12:30 am

halfway, nbt/nbs... off to dream

12:31 am

wtg mag too

12:31 am

ty jilli

ra7

12:34 am

I don't see that ra 7 damn it

12:34 am

think machine gun, ruru

12:35 am

oh god. come on1

boom boom thx

12:35 am

It's very onomatopeic

12:35 am

heh

12:37 am

now there's a word I'd like to see someone clue

12:37 am

LOL flosey

12:37 am

hi flosey -- bridge over?

12:38 am

sounds like chiropractic equipment

12:38 am

yes jilli, we were finished very early tonight

12:38 am

4 tables

late flip; hi all!!! Hi jili, erda, flosey, van, ru, rast, cos, nan, mag....

12:38 am

how many tables?

12:38 am

r7 - I always thought there was a double-t in it somewhere

12:38 am

went quietly and smoothly!

12:38 am

hi dee..

12:38 am

any goof-ups?

hello dee gl

12:39 am

i need to get up early.. night all

12:39 am

hi dee hi

12:39 am

hi Dee, didn't see you come in

12:39 am

oh, I see -- all went well

12:39 am

yes, had the scoring done before leaving too

12:39 am

we had a bad night

12:39 am

wow!

just arrived flosey

12:40 am

new player out, good player

12:40 am

oh, too bad, flosey -- you'd been doing so well!

12:40 am

oh well jilli, that's the way it goes

12:40 am

who did the new player play with?

12:41 am

played with Charles

have the other 8s been called, besides the q?

12:42 am

Hmmm!

ma qu ta are 8's

12:43 am

ma and ta -- don't have them yet

ma 7/8

12:44 am

ah, got the qu8 for nbs

so is ta 7/8

one old flame was called sa6 I did think she was fruity

but she had some bad spots so she had to be discarded

probably didnt see my own

12:50 am

*thinking

never knew it was a maple fruit

as of the elm or maple it says

and with that I depart the scene hagd all

12:53 am

got it, thanks vanilla, monkeyed it

12:53 am

van, you are a tease!

12:53 am

flosey's monkeys are geniuses

still can't find the ma or ta 8 ... yipes... gonna be a long grid for me :(

12:54 am

oh heck, and also have nbt and nbs

wtg flosey

12:55 am

ta7/8 is rather like r7

ty scous looking

12:55 am

think of sounds

12:57 am

monkeys not finding that one

k, found the ra 7, ma 7, ma 8... now looking for ta 7/8

think of drum....for ra 7...

12:57 am

and trumpet for ta

great clue scouse... have one for the ta?

12:58 am

but the ma8 am stuck on

12:58 am

got the ta7 -- I had previously mentioned a similar ta9 which wasn't accepted

will check chat then ty jili

phew finally found the 8's... still need 3 for nbt though

1:03 am

not even halfway but out of steam so goodnight all...*poof

1:03 am

any clue for the ma8

1:03 am

please

ma 7/32 and its plural...tropical plant species, including arrowroot

starts like puppet and looks similar to ta with letters rearranged lol

1:05 am

ty Dee botany to the rescue

ma + to put on a tirade + Australian good bye (then plural)

wtg!!!

ty for help on others, just wasn't seeing them

1:06 am

and while we are on that side of the board, for q7/40 think Shakespeare and fevers

I found all the q's ty

help with e in the first column please

1:10 am

ea4 - money you work for

yipes big fish ty vm nbt

1:11 am

i thought the 5 would be the same with a T at the end but enable says no

ea 5 is planet

1:12 am

ty - another big fish LOL - glad we could help each other out

1:12 am

I just need the lower center A for nbt now

1:13 am

ad4 - babblet

me too glan!!!

1:13 am

yay, thanks! :)

odd one to me sq 7/44

1:14 am

phantom intarsia

good phant

sq 6/30 goes with the 7

1:17 am

ad4 not babblet perfectly acceptable mining term

isn't it a mining entrance?

1:18 am

ty for correction scouser

1:19 am

sq6/7 type of human cell

1:19 am

or cell condition

1:19 am

yes Dee

oh... cancer cell I guess I have seen that word before...

1:20 am

there were two babblets at least yesterday

at 6/21

at least two

1:21 am

at6/21 think Cossacks

ty

1:22 am

today's phantom: tamarind

1:27 am

mine is dharma. Good afternoon all

hey lyn!

1:28 am

aw, ain't no varmint in the grid

1:29 am

ooh, but a qu8

1:29 am

but My Uncle Ma***** is

1:29 am

evening dee, lyn, scouser, et al :)

hi dc!

1:29 am

lovely birds those ma6s. I like to drink Sapphire Ma7 a lot too

1:30 am

hello dc

1:30 am

ma5 morning bells :)

1:30 am

TY for that last one.

1:31 am

yes I tried the phantom varmint too

1:32 am

pas de marquis de lafayette

1:32 am

hi lynxx

1:33 am

hi Scouser

1:33 am

it's cold and ra4y here this evening

1:35 am

we are the opposite down here though coolchange coming

1:36 am

back and ready for bed (so I don't disturb hubby while stumbling around in the dark)

lol sounds like me flosey

1:36 am

hi Flosey

1:37 am

evening, flosey

1:37 am

lol Dee, hi Lyn

1:37 am

hi dc, thans for the clue, reading back ma5

down to 8 thinking I need the list :)

1:37 am

:)

so I can see all the obvious ones I missed

1:39 am

wow Dee, I'd never get that far on my own, without list

lots of help in chat... some grids I can... usually I have about 20

am 6

and then da4 helps me lol

1:40 am

don't have the am6 yet Dee

1:40 am

phantom: intarsia

1:41 am

was he in tonight?

not sure I came late tonight

in 7/28

1:42 am

don't have that one either Dee

1:42 am

and in5.12

1:43 am

just the dolphin

1:43 am

TY Flosey

1:43 am

yw lyn

in 7 a person who enters college...

diff spelling than in US

1:43 am

thanks Dee

yw

1:44 am

ty, never seen that spelling

neither had I dc

ta 6 and pl ta 7 no def ta + old armies used a battering _ _ _ to break down a door + opp of pa

fireworks

1:47 am

Congrats Dee! and TY

ty and yw

may I help anyone else before i poof?

1:49 am

not for me than ks, having fun finding them

1:49 am

thanks Dee, 25 to go here, I'll keep plodding on

1:49 am

but Well done - missed your fireworks

great; wtg flosey... sleep well; ty flosey! CYa the flip!

1:50 am

bye Dee

1:50 am

for sure Dee, sweet sleep

1:58 am

BBL

2:18 am

think I'll just go to bed and pick up the rest of the words in the morning, goodnight if anyone is around

3:10 am

finding this one tough...how many words ?

115, red

evening all :)

i am going away again tomorrow, so clues may not be up for a few days... i will take my puter and try to get it working this time. I am planning to take several holidays this month.

3:24 am

Hi Mrp ... where are you going :o)

hey norma! back to the beach house... need a tan! :) how are you?

3:26 am

Sounds wonderful, I am fine a bit cold it is freezing here lol

I heard that the weather turned nasty! we are having a cold summer here too!

3:26 am

How cold??

it is only in the mid 20's celcius for January... that is just not right

3:28 am

That is cold for you guys, it is your summer ??

we are usually in mid 30's at this time... and in Feb, high 30's to low 40's

yes, we are in high summer

September was hotter

3:28 am

The weather all around the world is upside down, you can't guarantee nice weather anywhere now

not much we can do about it but it is just so odd~!

3:30 am

Are the family keeping well??

we are Norma... thank you for asking~! how you going?

3:32 am

We are keeping well ...

I like hearing that all is well! I have Jilli coming here in less than 2 months and am worried about her break.

I had so much planned for her, and don't know what to expect now for her.

3:34 am

That will be a nice holiday for her, the break sounds very nasty .. she seems to be quite upbeat about it

she always has been an upbeat girl!

3:35 am

Give her a hug from me

I will thanks Norma! :))

3:42 am

t

3:42 am

mannar\

5:23 am

anyone awake besides me?

5:30 am

hello everybody

5:30 am

anybody?

5:32 am

hi ruby

5:33 am

i think we are the only two awake

5:33 am

hello button

5:34 am

it is midday for me, just finished (early) lunch

5:34 am

where are you?

5:34 am

how are you ruby?

5:34 am

I've been cooking all morning, so am ready for a rest

5:35 am

what is the weather like in france?

5:35 am

just freezing but sunny and beautiful

5:36 am

but we're in the mountains

5:36 am

it is 75 this morning in Texas

5:36 am

and snow is only higher up

5:36 am

Hey I am in the grid!

5:36 am

hello god!!

5:36 am

morning thaab

5:36 am

yesterday we were talking about godbread and I thought of you

5:37 am

anyone found the ea5 yet?

5:37 am

Hi (I meant my real name)

5:37 am

What's godbread?

5:37 am

somebody mispelled good bread and then we were talking about bread and religion

5:38 am

you know how digressive (but interesting) the chog can be

5:38 am

Ah........

5:38 am

Ok, have to go to earn some now. Bye

5:38 am

not me, button, but I just started

5:38 am

and don't have much

5:40 am

Have you found the ea yet buttonman ... if not it is mother ea*** where we all exist

5:40 am

Good morning all

5:41 am

need a fish for that one, norma, and good morning

5:41 am

Hi ruby

5:45 am

thanks norma and good morning

5:45 am

hi buttonman

5:46 am

how are things in merry old england today

5:46 am

Very cold ....

5:46 am

how cold?

5:47 am

its 75 this morning in texas

5:47 am

where in TX?

5:47 am

son is in Austin

5:47 am

Minus 4 degrees Celcius

5:47 am

great, we are in college station

5:47 am

{{norma}}

5:48 am

<-- loves TX!

5:48 am

rata

5:48 am

((( ruby )))

5:48 am

whoops

5:48 am

Needs hugs ruby to get warm lol

5:48 am

we love it too ruby. what is your son doing in austin

5:48 am

if you're minus 4, we will be in 2 days....

5:49 am

gig em

5:49 am

It is 0 degrees in the sun lol

5:49 am

he plays in 3 bands: mysteriousways, Blind Orange Jefferson and Think Lizzie and is a data-base administrator

5:50 am

you could get a sunburn!

5:50 am

LOL

5:52 am

does anybody know if you can get vitamin D from even cold sunshine?

5:52 am

Time for dinner bbl

5:52 am

bye norma

5:53 am

bye ruby

5:54 am

... yes ... because it's your body that uses the light to manufacture the vitamimn D ... you just don't get enough light in winter to make nearly as much as you get in summer

5:55 am

but every little bit helps, n'est-ce pas?

5:55 am

and hello dose

5:55 am

... and you don't get as much of the food components that you use in to make the vitamin D

5:55 am

... g'morning

5:56 am

which foods help that?

5:56 am

my nutrition book isn't helpful

5:58 am

... sorry ... I'm remember this from mother's knee ... milk and dairy was one ... but I'll bet the usual vegetable suspects are in there too

5:58 am

well, I'm the dairy queen! only like white and yellow foods

5:58 am

eggs!!! milk!!! pudding!!

6:01 am

... sorry ... a quick webcheck ... it's fat soluable acid based ... ... thus milk and dairy ... and fatty fish like salmon and tuna ... ...

6:02 am

thank you, I appreciate that. So I'm on the right track

6:02 am

... and then in winter there is less sunlight and you cover up all your skin ... it's manufactured in the skin

6:03 am

because the air is so clear here, it is possible to get quite a lot of sun on skin, even in winter

6:03 am

<-- going outside the studio to sit in the sun

6:03 am

{{dose}}

6:04 am

... stay warm ...

6:05 am

phantom: Italian designer ar7

6:23 am

Earth

6:37 am

... halfway ... and it was hard work ... other things to do ... ... 'til next time ....

phantom Martian Samaritan.

6:45 am

sorry Kap, into the PB with you

It wasn't a phantom? I thought I was taking a chance on this one>

6:46 am

the second half is a phantom

(Oh0

6:47 am

With all these a's I wonder if there are any Dutch words.....not that I speak Dutch.

no but there's a lot of hebrew.

6:50 am

Really??? Let me look again

they aren't words though. sorry.

6:50 am

Huh?

6:51 am

Taranta is a slang Hebrew word for a jalopy

I mean not acceptable words.

I think I need my coffee.

6:52 am

Enjoy. There is also the mountain that Noah's Ark landed on, also not acceptable

7:23 am

good morning. my phantom today is "amaranth" ...no h in the grid, of course, but that doesn't really stop my monkey mind....

7:24 am

gm, trif. there is an H, but not in a convenient place.

7:24 am

oh duh - yes, of course....sorry

7:24 am

good morning everyone

7:24 am

good morning all

7:25 am

good morning wvteach

7:25 am

good morning, (((mom)))

7:25 am

gm, wv

7:25 am

(((LBD))) good morning

There's the Boston word for the evening meal. And the word for when the pats are the victors.

7:26 am

this is a hard grid!

Good morning babblers

7:28 am

good morning nono

7:28 am

gm, nono

gm nn.

main

Yup.

7:30 am

thanks nono :-)

maa

Nope.

oh crap sorry, off to the PB I go

I'll pour you some coffee.

7:32 am

morning all,help with a under the qu pls

7:33 am

on the high se4, peri

don't have it.

7:33 am

hello everyone

7:34 am

hi peri, hi annie!

7:34 am

((Peri)) and ((Annie)) good morning

7:34 am

ty Annie, I never see that word

7:34 am

hi dawg

me neither

7:34 am

hi there Mom!!

7:34 am

(((Mom))) how are you today?

7:34 am

bbl lots to do today

7:34 am

just fine, Annie and you?

7:35 am

fine too, thanks

7:35 am

so glad to hear

7:35 am

me too, LOL

7:35 am

I bet!

hi Annie

7:41 am

Hi Nono :)

7:42 am

wow,this grid is a bear! i have hit nbt, but fear I will go no further

7:43 am

tada!! finito!!

7:44 am

wow!!! huzzah for lbd!

7:44 am

hard grid, just let the monkeys roam you'll be surprised what is accepted.

7:45 am

and the list helps a lot!

dames

7:47 am

YAY for lbdawger!!!

7:48 am

theres nothing like one, nono!

7:48 am

ty, ty, must get hubz off to work bbl.

crap why is that doing that, I'm using expert

7:57 am

morning all!

morning sue

7:58 am

hi nono!

8:08 am

ok, gotta go get day started, new semester starts today!

bye sue hope its a good semster for you

8:10 am

me too - may very well be my last if my retirement plans hold...

8:14 am

hi uusue and congrats LBD

8:14 am

time for me to start my day as well. (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:14 am

*Now singing ♪ ♫ South Pacific sound track

hi Molly, you have a lovely voice

8:24 am

Hi Nono, how are you today?

8:49 am

back with breakfast

8:55 am

mmm breakfast..good morning everyone:)

8:57 am

hi crossy, you wouldn't like my breakfast - no bacon

8:58 am

i never eat bacon at all

8:58 am

this is a hard grid

8:58 am

come now,i do not ALWAYS have bacon with my breakfast:)

8:58 am

hi hurshy! I am striking out on the middle column.

8:59 am

striking out as in NO words??

8:59 am

although with your excellent cholesterol you probably could have bacon every morning...

8:59 am

no, I have q's and r's but that's it.

9:00 am

out on the ocean

9:00 am

ha, thanks!

9:00 am

in4/4

9:00 am

ad4/4

9:00 am

i mean 4/5

9:00 am

got the a, thanks again!

9:01 am

and the i - now nbt! you are my hero, hurshy! :-)

9:02 am

(had to try inti and inro before I got the right in4/4 babblet, I am sorry to say)

9:03 am

i know inti looks like it should be there

9:04 am

in5/12

9:04 am

huh, monkeys got that one, thanks!

9:06 am

i'm fairly stuckish and only 70% done!

9:07 am

well, I am just starting so you are way ahead of me!

9:08 am

one of the 8's is qu. let me know if you find any others. :)

9:08 am

will do (don't hold your breath, though!!)

9:09 am

yes..crossy colesterol is 96 ladies and gents:))) bring on the bacon and eggs!

9:09 am

cereal and yogurt for me...

9:10 am

actually i like the activia vanillia yogurt..i eat it while i am figuring out what i want for breakfast:)

9:10 am

what's for "dinna"? Hi Babblers

9:10 am

hi, aloy!

9:11 am

dinna is 4 cheese sweet itallian sausage lasagne

9:11 am

<--- packs bag and heads for crossy's

9:11 am

oh yum

9:11 am

ill toast a nice crusty itallian garlic loaf and add a simple greek salad

9:12 am

might have to go get a bottle of ouzo...:)

9:13 am

lol, of course.. to go with the salad

9:13 am

of course

9:13 am

:)

9:14 am

flaming zambuca,s also go with it well:)

9:14 am

mm..ill need a handfull of coffee beans...

9:15 am

ohh! just found a qu 8/55

9:16 am

i hate grids with so many of the same letters so many times.

9:16 am

well, I have hit a wall with 31 still left.. taking a little break to come back with "fresh" eyes.. have that one crossy, wtg, a fun one to find (-: bbs..

9:17 am

bye, aloy!

9:17 am

lol.. see, my eyes flew off my face

9:17 am

tc aloy

9:17 am

finished the middle R!

9:18 am

got the qu - thought it was a phantom for a while, didn't realize the vowels lined up like that

9:18 am

yaaa for hurshy

9:21 am

na4 that proper noun! mrs. gorbachev

9:21 am

Raisa!

9:21 am

ding ding ding!

9:23 am

one more R would give me a grey diagonal. anyone have the fourth top R? i have: wicker like material, lecture angrily, and brit sp of knock down building

9:24 am

ooh i found it!!!!

9:24 am

a knocking sound

9:24 am

ooh, and a 7 to boot! That gives me nbs!

9:24 am

you really are my hero, hurshy :-)

9:25 am

anyone have the third N besides the na4 and pl that i mentioned in my na4 that proper noun?

9:25 am

:)

9:26 am

na6 - swimming Frenchy style

9:27 am

ah ty!

9:27 am

how are you today haz?

9:27 am

You're welcome.

9:27 am

I'm well, quite excited by an interesting letter I've received.

9:28 am

oh? anything you can share?

9:28 am

hi, haz!

9:28 am

Yes, a bit of a long story....

9:28 am

what is babble chat for if not long stories?

9:29 am

ok clues, but, long stories too.

9:29 am

I'm secretary for the speech and drama section of our local festival. Today, one of the poets whose poem is in the syllabus, contacted me to say that he would be in NI at the time and could he visit the festival. My dream would be to get him along to listen to the 10 year old boys saying his poem and then announce to them - here's who wrote it.

9:30 am

oh how nice!

9:30 am

that is really exciting, haz!

9:30 am

I just think it would be so fun if we can get it to work.

9:32 am

well if he already has indicated that he wants to come then i should think you would be able to

9:32 am

... off the walls suggestion ... ... maybe he could read something they wrote

9:33 am

ok, off to work, bbl!

9:33 am

It's just that I haven't drawn up the programme yet so it may or may not be convenient for him to visit at that exact time. We'll see.

9:33 am

have struggled my way to 80%... what have we got in the way of a list today?

9:33 am

well why don't you see when he can be there and schedule that part of the programme accordingly?

9:33 am

... lickety

9:34 am

ty dos

9:34 am

I'l definitely try to tailor it to suit him, I've e-mailed him and we'll keep fingers crossed it can work out.

9:35 am

Thank goodness there are quite a few entries for his class - major egg on face if nobody had wanted to say the poem.

9:37 am

that would put a bee in his sonnet I guess

9:37 am

lol

9:38 am

Hello, ruru.

9:38 am

good afternoon Haz.. great to see you here

9:39 am

I bet you say that to all the girls.

9:39 am

yes.. sure.. but only the ones I like a lot

9:40 am

*preening* How are you?

9:40 am

i'm fine.. i've scheduled my surgery for early Feb.. and will hopefully be back on my feet by March or april

9:41 am

I'm pleased to hear it. You'll not know yourself when you're free of pain.

9:41 am

tip: take consonants and alternate with A's, you will get several sixes and some pl for sevens that way.

9:41 am

How long will you be in hospital?

9:41 am

that'd be nice

9:42 am

3 days they are saying

9:42 am

That's not too long and it will be so worth it in the end.

9:43 am

yes.. I think so too..just scary for me.. all new experience

9:44 am

I'm sure it will be fine.

9:44 am

Is it the anaesthetic that scares you or just the feeling of being under someone else's control?

9:45 am

this is sure a confusing grid

9:45 am

It's the sort of grid where even though you know you haven't been drinking, it would nearly make you think you had.

9:45 am

being knocked out and under someone's control.. my uncle died on the operating table a year ago

9:46 am

I can sympathise - my aunt died at the end of November, but she was having major heart surgery.

9:47 am

((((ruru))))

9:47 am

he was having minor surgery.. jeez

9:47 am

it is indeed scary, but the vast majority of these things are very successful - I am sure you will be fine

9:47 am

But you're younger than him.

9:47 am

are you having a total knee replacement?

9:47 am

yes...that's true...

9:48 am

this is where I don't want to be in the 1% Sue..LOL

9:49 am

it's more like 0.0001%, I suspect...

9:49 am

complications do happen (I've had some myself) but fatal ones are rare

9:50 am

who would carry on the sick puns here if I was gone.. we have things to consider

9:50 am

And the chances are that you'll sail through. I put off having gall bladder surgery for ages and afterwards wondered why I'd delayed - it was a breeze compared to what I'd built it up to in my mind.

9:50 am

really, ruru!! You perform an essential function here and cannot be replaced!

9:51 am

Maybe the anaesthetic will have the effect of wiping all desire for punnery from your brain.

9:51 am

oh..wouldn't that make a few people happy here..lol

9:51 am

well, I've had my gall bladder removed and also had my knees replaced - the knees are a lot worse, no fun at all. But after the rehab it is a LOT better (that is, I can walk now)

9:52 am

Tell them none of the laughing gas in case it makes you worse (at the punning).

9:52 am

lol

9:52 am

does anyone have a clue for the last ta 5/10...the one right after the fish sauce?

9:53 am

*Makes a note to send volumes of Valentines to recuperating Ru

9:53 am

Buttonman, just take one consonant away from the sauce.

9:53 am

... looks just like the fish sauce but only one r

9:54 am

thanks haz, got it...i looked and looked and could not find it...thanks again

9:54 am

No problem, you're welcome.

9:56 am

it is the anaesthetic that always bugs me ru.i ALWAYS stop breathing while on it and wake up with a tube jammed down my throat,i suppose my reflux,apnea and asthma do not help,but my throat is raw for days

9:57 am

*holds Head*

9:58 am

Sticks fingers in ruru's ears.

9:58 am

sorry,do not mean to give you the heebie-jeebies

9:58 am

what are you going in for anyways?

9:58 am

LALALALALALALAL

9:58 am

*Sings LALALA so Ru won't hear*

9:59 am

crossy is bad..hangs head in shame...

9:59 am

hi and good morning everyone - let's all join in the chorus, LALALALALA

9:59 am

You'll be grand, ruru. Never listen to men from Canada. They wear checked shirts.

9:59 am

lol

9:59 am

rofl

9:59 am

and hip waders Haz

10:00 am

I rest my case.

10:00 am

Haz! Hilarious!

10:00 am

so,what is the operation for?

10:00 am

... and overalls with suspenders ... and bow ties

10:00 am

i wear a string tie thank you very much

10:00 am

suspenders as well as a belt

10:00 am

... and a white cowboy hat from Calgary?

10:00 am

and do not forget the snappy bright red suspenders

10:01 am

oh, of course crossy

10:01 am

... Red and Green suspenders

10:01 am

and the sharp axe..so watch it:0

10:01 am

and don't forget, we have to wear snowshoes all year long

10:02 am

... oh fersure, eh!

10:02 am

indeed,and the whale oil lamps and flosey can chew me up a pair of moccasins

10:02 am

lol, for sure crossy, they do have to be well chewed before being wearable

10:03 am

i catually have 6 sled dogs running on a treadmill,with a old alternator from a pick up truck wired to it..so my computer runs on dog power

10:03 am

ah, good one crossy

10:03 am

... and is held together with duct tape

10:04 am

yup costs me 6 frozen fish a day(for the dogs)

10:04 am

I want a computer that runs on gerbils rowing, like Ozzie Davis on that GEICO commercial. : )

10:04 am

good morning everyone

10:04 am

Hi West

10:04 am

Good morning, westford.

10:04 am

hi west

10:04 am

trying to find a good time to jump in

10:04 am

howdy westford

10:04 am

hello haz and crossy

10:04 am

hi flosey too

10:05 am

lol just put on the beach wear and dive in

10:05 am

don't forget Canada gave us Gordon Lightfoot

10:05 am

through the ice, of course

10:05 am

that is the polar bear dip eh?

10:05 am

no thanks lol

10:05 am

... and Captain Kirk

10:05 am

... and Ben Cartwright

10:06 am

it is good for the pores

10:06 am

... and Perry Mason

10:06 am

... and Glenn Ford

10:06 am

Brian Adams

10:06 am

and half decent bacon ,and beer that is not 50% water

10:06 am

but they couldn't write songs like Gordon

10:06 am

I sense a swelling of Canadian pride.

10:06 am

.........and Anne Murray

10:07 am

... certainly not Bill Shatner

10:07 am

oh yes Haz, we are that

10:07 am

lots of good people especially our Canada babblers

10:07 am

... hey ... the curling is back on television

10:07 am

i like him ok,but i wish he would stop grinding out stoopid shows and just retire already

10:07 am

you can keep your Canada geese though..

10:08 am

<--Notices they never mention Celine : P

10:08 am

unfortunately yes, afraid so west

10:08 am

... they're actually American ... they just migrate north in the summer

10:08 am

she's good

10:08 am

ahh celiene...aka the screamer

10:08 am

WHO! Molly

10:08 am

not Celine~!!!!!

10:08 am

the ones we have in the park across from us don't go home

10:09 am

she's the anti-christ

10:09 am

celiene does not need to go to different venues,she can just start hollaring from wherever she happens to be at the time:)

10:10 am

really ruru? I like some of her songs

10:10 am

hi ruru

10:10 am

if only someone else would sing them west

10:10 am

*hands back to ears *...lalalalalalala

10:10 am

*hugs Flosey*

10:11 am

... yes ... some are quite nice ... but when the CRTC starts pushing the Canadian content rules on the radio and every third song you hear is Celine ... she wears really quickly

10:11 am

sending ruru celiene and some geese

10:11 am

ahhhh, thanks ru, hugs back

10:11 am

true flosey come to think of it I haven't heard her sing anything for a long time

10:11 am

and shania is still having problems and as far as i know is not singing at this time

10:12 am

back to Gordon..love his songs

10:12 am

gordon is da man!

10:13 am

I got the drum roll

10:13 am

all I can say crossy is nono and nene

10:13 am

and lets not forget ole stomping tom when we are 3 sheets to the wind and need something lively

10:13 am

heard it from here west

10:13 am

in 7 please?

10:14 am

I am as loud as 'lalalala'

10:14 am

... but he's getting really old and can't sing any more ... ... went to hear him at Massey hall with my daughter two years ago ... and it was sad ... his voice is quite weak and shakey ... ... but the standing ovations were all about the entire audience (even me) hearing the songs from te perspective of 1969

10:14 am

in7 - an archaic form for one who enters

10:14 am

... in 7 ... someone who goes into a competition ... usually spelt with an e

10:14 am

indeed dose,my mind hears him in his prime as well

10:15 am

thank you both

10:15 am

You're welcome, ruru.

10:15 am

he is aging at that dos but he'll never get old as long as we can listen to our CD's

10:15 am

ty for in7

10:15 am

Sundown

10:15 am

... yeah ... I go to Massey Hall to hear him every 10 years ... with someone new each time ... ... I'll probably buy a ticket in 2016 too

10:16 am

silly i word

10:16 am

thank you

10:16 am

all our good singers are getting old:(

10:16 am

I must head off to post some letters. Enjoy the rest of the grid - bye for now!

10:16 am

tc haz

10:16 am

bye haz

10:16 am

bye Haz

10:17 am

Bye!

10:17 am

good bye Haz

10:22 am

help please with the 2nd a in the 3rd column for nbt

10:22 am

will someone please put me out of my misery and clue qu6, don't see how monkeys have missed it

10:23 am

... a4.4 ... on the ocean

10:23 am

... latin plural of watery blue colour

10:24 am

no, ad4/5 I think

10:24 am

I have that one dos but that's not it

10:24 am

thanks flosey that be the one

10:25 am

qu+vowel+indian ladies wear a ***i (dress)

10:25 am

ye olde mine entrance

10:25 am

... qu6 ... a star rotating at a really high rate of speed and given off great quantiies of energy ... ... and I believe its a brand name for a type of television

10:25 am

thanks ursh

10:25 am

and dose

10:25 am

thank you for the qu6 as well

10:26 am

oh and nbt and nbs

10:26 am

... sorry my a's were the second a in the second row ... ... in the 3rd column it is ad4/5 ... sorry

10:26 am

yw west

10:27 am

thanks dos can always use a few more

10:30 am

half way..back later babble on dear ones

10:30 am

ta 6/21 anyone?

10:30 am

hi everyone clues 4 the 8s please

10:31 am

think scotswear

10:31 am

ta6 = black stuff+almost all of an indian nanny

10:31 am

man oh man, the monkeys really having a hay day here - I'd never guess a good many of these words

10:32 am

clans kilts are made of this

10:32 am

... and its plural for 7

10:32 am

indian nanny?

10:32 am

... qu8/55 ... the type of poem that appears in the RUbiyat ... it has four lines

10:33 am

ta8/40 ... is plural of 7/28 ... compund ... what you do in the sun plus where Scarlet O'Hara is from

10:34 am

got it

10:34 am

thanks

10:35 am

thanks dos, needed that one

10:36 am

the 2, should say

10:37 am

... who counts?

10:37 am

... yw

10:37 am

sorry dont get either clue

10:38 am

that clue helped me finish off the ta words, thanks dos

10:38 am

qu8...qu + vowel + locomotive

10:38 am

... ah ya beat me to it

10:39 am

ty clue 4 the other 2

10:39 am

ta7...color the sun makes your skin + black goo that paves roads + vowel...then plural for the 8

10:39 am

... perhaps the other one is easier if I make the compound .... what you do in the sun ... and ... a romantic name of Ireland (I believe)

10:40 am

got that thanks its the other 8 i dont have

10:41 am

... it's ma 8/45 ... but I haven't monkeyed it

10:41 am

ma8...not pa + **** and rave + vowel, plural

10:42 am

*Wonders if anyone has read The Rubaiyat

10:42 am

... yes ... another one that would take an infinite number of monkeys ... thanks

10:43 am

hubby memorized much of that Molly - when he was a kid he read everything he could get his hands on

10:44 am

ty

10:45 am

... Was looking at in the book store just the other week ... ... I teach math ... and Omar Khaiyam was a great mathematician ...

10:45 am

He must have, if he made it all the way to The Rubaiyat

10:45 am

still has the book

10:46 am

... maybe he'll bring you a loaf of bread and a jug of wine for afternoon tea ...

10:47 am

lol, afternoon tea anyway dos (can no longer have wine, sigh

10:47 am

... maybe just a sip

10:48 am

... for old times ...

10:48 am

oh yes, just to appear sociable, I do have a few drops in a glass

10:49 am

about an inch

10:49 am

... oh well ... anything can happen with that much ...

10:49 am

feel like an idiot but cannot find the first ra5/10, any help please

10:50 am

... to lift up

10:50 am

tytyty dos, how could I miss it

10:51 am

Morning, all. Just popping in for a few minutes before lunch. My husband laundered his cell phone yesterday. *insert eye roll here*

10:51 am

... it's too easy ... so of course you miss it

10:52 am

morning Judi, expensive mistake!

10:53 am

too bad it didn't ring in time to save him

10:54 am

good morning, all :)

10:54 am

good morning nan

10:55 am

It's april fresh and downy soft, but no longer functions. Fortunately, we have a back-up that he's going to get programmed today. It was a cell provided by his work.

10:56 am

fireworks, whew, some really strange words here today

10:57 am

I swear, I'm going to post a neon sign in the laundry room that says, "EMPTY ALL POCKETS".

10:57 am

Off to lunch. BBL. *POOF*

10:58 am

... already been done ... I never did read the sign ...

11:01 am

ooh -- when you find one of those signs, please let me know where I can get one!

11:04 am

am 6, please?

11:07 am

hi all, ty for the 8's

11:10 am

... am6.21 ... "a" ... plus a contraction of mother ... plus a type of genetic chemical compound

11:10 am

judi,if you have not turned the washed phone on yet,take it and put it in a tupperware container with a inch or 2 of rice in it and remove the battery

11:13 am

contraction of mother? genetic compound? --- ty, but can't make head or tails of it

11:13 am

then leave it sealed for a week or so

11:13 am

lots of really odd ones today, so hard to clue

11:14 am

nan, a and first 3 letters of to wed and tales of **rnia

11:14 am

dose,that clue hurt my head:/

11:14 am

... I know but it's a tough word to monkey ..

11:15 am

amarna

11:15 am

oops -- sorry

11:15 am

ty lil

11:15 am

wtg nan

11:15 am

pb for me

11:15 am

... "a" ... plus to scratch or deface some surface ... ... or you could just type it

11:15 am

that's the one!! alot better than my clue!! lol

11:15 am

yes,cybernan clues the best:)))

11:15 am

yw crossy

11:16 am

Like the fridge with an extra consonant

11:16 am

ty lilli -- just what we needed - someone to interpret dos' clue

11:17 am

... like a magic trick ... clue makes wonderful sense ... once someone thinks of it ...

11:17 am

anyone have a clue for the at 6?

11:18 am

yw nan. i had the word but couldn't think how to clue it and i'm sorry dos, but i didn't get the compound :(

11:18 am

... rna ... a receptor version of dna ... ma for mother

11:19 am

... I think the firdge clue would have worked better

11:20 am

well, thanks for teaching me something new dos :)

11:20 am

at6, at,vowel and male

11:23 am

ty lilli

11:23 am

hey all -- no school today. stuck at home with kids. *sigh*

11:24 am

thanks for the most excellent am clue nan...

11:24 am

wasn't the holiday yesterday stid?

11:24 am

yw nan

11:24 am

*shares fresh banana bread with everyone*

11:24 am

hi stid

11:24 am

didn't they have a holiday yesterday too, stid?

11:25 am

... I can use the potassium

11:25 am

... thanks

11:25 am

MLK was yesterday. "Snowmageddon" today -- or what passes for it out here. we have had about 6 inches over the last 24 hours, of which 3 inches are still slowly melting. A major storm expected tonight, so likely no school tomorrow either. And then back to normal, with rain.

11:26 am

well, we had a bunch of bananas from costco and I did my best, but there were too many for me to eat so we used the extras. I love banana bread. We make ours with applesauce, so it's really double-yummy

11:26 am

oh well -- melting is better than -14C -- the temp at home

11:27 am

lol..we get 6 inches of snow just to liven up the morning drive:)

11:27 am

yes, I heard you were having an arctic blast up there, nan.

11:28 am

it when the lake effect stuff is howling of georgian bay that things get nasty

11:28 am

LOVE BANANA BREAD. Thx Stid.

11:29 am

I'm in Palm Desert, STid -- avoiding all that!

11:29 am

as long as that bay is not frozen over,we will continue to have it as a snow making machine

11:29 am

levage?

11:29 am

this side of the mountains often does not get much snow. Accumulations of more than a couple inches are hard because we don't have sufficient plows and sanders to get all the non-city areas. Our road has had neither plow nor sand in the 12 years we've been here. We are often the last people to get out after a major storm (this one really isn't major)

11:30 am

na 6, please?

11:30 am

good for you nan!

11:30 am

LOL ((((Judy)))) wondered if we would see you today! hope all is well with you.

11:31 am

fine, thx, Stid. Right now we have no snow on the ground although I think that's gonna change on Thursday. Did have sleet last night. HATE ICE!

11:31 am

great winter so far; warm temps; no snow. my kind of winter.

11:31 am

na6, na and first 4 letters of some one who is throwing their toys out of the pram or having a hissy fit

11:32 am

good clue lil

11:32 am

ty judy

11:32 am

we had sleet Saturday night -- stidkid #2 got stranded at a friend's house because I could get him there, but wasn't able to get back out to fetch him. Then it snowed... LOL he walked a mile from where his friend's parent left him off at the top of the other side of the gully to our house.

11:32 am

Now that I've said that, I probably cursed the weather and we'll be bombarded with 6 feet of snow

11:33 am

... all the snow is gone here too ... it's in the 40's fahrenheit ... and it's raining ... and we're getting a flash freeze after dinner ... ... there'll be cars into the guardrails over the highways tomorrow morning

11:33 am

ah, a swimmer word -- thanks lilliann!

11:33 am

I hope you don't get any more sleet, Judy, and may the snow be pretty and short-lived

11:33 am

yw stid

11:35 am

I've fled from the NE and am the Bay Area. It's mighty chilly here too.

11:36 am

ty lilli and stid

11:36 am

40 degrees today and then back into a deep freeze. weather has been absolutely crazy this year.

11:37 am

we have had such a mild winter so far -- I don't mind some warm wet snow -- just hope things don't decide to have a hard freeze again before spring. My plants were starting to come out of dormancy already. *sigh* peculiar weather.

11:38 am

ar 6, please

11:38 am

nm

11:38 am

first ra 5, please?

11:40 am

sorry, don't have it nan

11:40 am

... half of the diameters of two circles

11:40 am

thanks dose

11:40 am

ty dos

11:41 am

hi everyone! i'm procrastinating doing an application.

11:42 am

LBD. Have some banana bread, recharge, and then we can sit together and stop procrastinating. I have been working on a homework and grading statement -- now that it's in teacher-talk I have to translate it into student language. Hence my being here...

11:43 am

hi lbd

11:43 am

for NBT, could I have the A in the middle column, second row down?

11:44 am

... on the ocean

11:44 am

First The Rubaiyat and now Geometry. : O

11:44 am

or a + most important sail

11:44 am

... and the latin pluarl ending on a watery blue

11:45 am

*Makes cupcakes to celebrate Lilliann's return* : )

11:45 am

thanks nan and dose and hey molly

11:45 am

ar + to **** and rave

11:45 am

hi stiddy, Lilliann, Molly, dose, bichon, nan!

11:45 am

hi molly

11:46 am

sa 6/18 clue? Please....

11:46 am

((molly)) thank you i will save it for after my stir fry that hubby is cooking. i have him well trained! :)

11:46 am

... and done ... ... must go and see if I figure out a way to teach math to kids who don't wanna go to school ... 'til next time

11:46 am

yum! I love stir fries

11:46 am

sa + home of Scarlett O'Hara

11:46 am

Husbands who make stir fry are keepers

11:46 am

YAY dose! and later!

11:47 am

bye dos, tc

11:47 am

whoooo hooooo DOS!!

11:47 am

wtg dos

11:47 am

Dose...cooking...recipes...

11:47 am

Thank you!!! I just couldn't see it. :)

11:47 am

shopping, buying, anything that has to do with everyday matters.

11:48 am

yw, rem

11:48 am

in 7?

11:48 am

he can cook most things and i must say a very good cook.

11:48 am

I did an education observation on a special ed class where there was a kid who learned to read because of his desire to learn how to cook. Nothing else motivated him.

11:49 am

one would think IN7 should be EN7 as to go into something.

11:49 am

thanks for that in

11:49 am

in7...in...lost in ****slation...consonant

11:49 am

good for him molly

11:50 am

bbl,going to stuff my face and come back for my last 20.this grid is very slow going :(

11:50 am

Enjoy your stir fry Lilliann

11:50 am

yes, often kids start to put things together only when they are immediately, and personally, relevant

11:50 am

later lilliann

11:50 am

hi all

11:51 am

enjoy dinner, Lilliann!

11:51 am

hi carlee!

11:51 am

tossing cholits about the room

11:51 am

choclits*s even

11:51 am

will do :) hi and bfn carlee

11:52 am

hi lill bye lil hi dawg hi stiddy :)

11:52 am

*triple quadruple twisting handspring off the vault* hey carlee! no school for you too?

11:52 am

tyvm Molly

11:52 am

think i'll make chicken cacciatore for dinner. i have half a baked chicken left over...

11:52 am

i am in the library...been slogging on my alice in wonderland essay

11:52 am

what a great idea, LBD! I could make something like that tomorrow, we are on leftovers today

11:53 am

i THINK...i am just about done..just comeup with a great conclusion and intro.....then polish it up

11:53 am

you go there, carlee!

11:53 am

good for you carlee!

11:54 am

i had to prove the importance of tenniel's illustrations as our anthology did not have the pics in it

11:54 am

sa 6, please?

11:54 am

its been a slog...i have been living alice for 2 weeks now

11:55 am

sa + war planet + vowel, Nan

11:55 am

I used to know someone with that name! LOL thanks LBD

11:56 am

pictures are worth a thousand words...right?

11:56 am

anyway..just popped in for a quick hello..i have to now slog my way over to my lecture which is almost clear across campus

11:56 am

pretty much dawg..pretty m uch ;)

11:56 am

one of my first psych instructors was ms sa6.

11:56 am

I liked alice a bit when I was a kid, but other books caught my imagination more.

11:56 am

hi dawger -- ty -- have that one, looking for the sa 6/18

11:56 am

toodles all..hugs round the room

11:57 am

sa + Scarlett O'Hara's home

11:57 am

same word only different second consonant

11:57 am

The 6/18 put a T where the M was in that one

11:57 am

bye, carlee.

11:57 am

later carlee! (((hugs)))

11:57 am

ty molly

11:58 am

Clues scatter all over Nan : )

11:58 am

a lot of words, I've never heard of today and monkeys are very stressed out!

11:58 am

I could have done without sq7...seriously?

11:59 am

want to share Molly? since you don't need it... *wicked mama grin*

12:00 pm

sq7?

12:00 pm

it's rather like a male name that starts with KW, stid

12:00 pm

latin plural for the 7

12:01 pm

okay, thanks seain ((hugs))

12:01 pm

i'm getting the cooking bug...made chinese steamed buns yesterday. yummm

12:01 pm

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

12:01 pm

sounds tasty, lbd

12:01 pm

congrats, nan

12:01 pm

snowing again...

12:01 pm

YAY nan!

12:03 pm

got it!

12:04 pm

:)

12:04 pm

down to 46, I think I will go work on the homework/grading thing. see you-all later! *poof*

12:04 pm

njoy, stid

12:05 pm

Never heard of Chinese steamed buns. Had to look them up.

12:05 pm

anyone want clues before I move on?

12:05 pm

whoooo hooooo NAN!!

12:05 pm

hi dc!

12:05 pm

ty for the sq

12:06 pm

i put bbq pulled pork in the steamed buns. came out quite tasty. i need to work on the bun part tho. it was okay, but i may have over worked the dough.

12:07 pm

The ne'er do well Mr. Kilpatrick made that KW name famous.

12:07 pm

<----impressed that lbd can make her own chinese steamed buns (used to know what they were called in chinese)

12:07 pm

off to tune in to the view...

12:07 pm

<---Will not make off color remark about pulled pork and steamy buns

12:08 pm

course not molly, only ru would do that

12:08 pm

Baozi!!

12:09 pm

mm..steamed buns...

12:09 pm

bao or shu mai

12:10 pm

thanks... bao. but there was another word that i think meant pork? not sure

12:11 pm

Can't help you there. I only know what Google tells me when it comes to this king of thing.

12:12 pm

ahah! google, what did we used to do before it?

12:12 pm

Well, mostly the encyclopedia, but there is so much more information on the cyber highway.

12:13 pm

i know. could spend all day playing on it.

12:13 pm

i found several recipes with different names, kinda depends on what country the recipe is from. Siopao, filipino dumplings, Baozi= Chinese, Mantou, aslo chinese...

12:13 pm

thanks dawg. am eating at the computer here, don't dare do anything else but babble or my computer breaks down

12:14 pm

lol, eating and babbling! good digestive.

12:14 pm

and now for crossy,s tidbit of the day!!

12:14 pm

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/54PFZi/e n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto/

12:15 pm

it's the only way i can survive these days. eat lunch at my desk and babble, so don't have too much to do in the evening

12:15 pm

I learned more than I need to know about internet research helping my husband with his web design business.

12:17 pm

so all those who use wiki,it will be off for 24 hours:((

12:20 pm

say no to bill 3261!

12:23 pm

now back to our regularly scheduled bacon:)

12:23 pm

okay, must go make something for lunch. bbl

12:24 pm

I'm not against a Bill that would combat on line piracy

12:25 pm

remeber,the fbi will then be able to go to your isp and review every single site you have visited

12:27 pm

for instance,i just bought a book from kobo books,it is in e pub format for every reader but kindle,if this new law passes,i will not be able to share that book with you

12:27 pm

i can share a paperback i bought last week,but i will nor be able to share this file

12:28 pm

is sharing that file with you any worse or better than handing you the same thing in hardcover to read?

12:30 pm

The problem is, the number of people you can "share" with multiplies significantly when you "share" via the internet. Same goes with music file sharing.

12:30 pm

therin lies the problem,all those cassette tapes of songs i recorded off the radio in the 80,s are also illegal then

12:30 pm

Technically they are, if you try and sell them.

12:30 pm

of course it does,if you read my hardcover in one day,you might let your friend sally read it before returning it also

12:31 pm

ahh,but what if i sell none of it?

12:31 pm

what number is too many then,myself,you and sally,or more? or less?

12:32 pm

I don't think personal use is an issue here. This is reminiscent of people who copy and "share" movies.

12:32 pm

then that division must be made clear

12:33 pm

for acrchival and personal would be fine,not so for running off 100 copies and selling them at the flea market

12:33 pm

(which is huge in china btw)

12:42 pm

as an author or singer,you will have to embrace the new formats,offer your book free for example in a basic text format for free,then also offer it in e pub with full illistrations and a leather bound hardcover both for a fee.and the potential audience is now global as you say,so instead of gutting the customer at 30 dollars for each hardcover and selling 500,000,do micro payments and sell 6 million copies.the way we write,publish,collect payment and read is going to change

12:42 pm

lol..crossy gets off the soap box

12:44 pm

good afternoon all back for a few more

12:45 pm

it is how radio has run for over a century,they play songs to you for free and can stay on the air from ad revenue,but what the singer gets is you wishing to go out and buy the cd or see the singer live.it is a little nibble for free

12:45 pm

hi all back with a full belly and fw!!

12:45 pm

howdy westford,welcome to the crossy soap box minute:)

12:46 pm

always good to hear crossy

12:46 pm

wb lil

12:46 pm

hi lil nice to see you

12:46 pm

rant starts at 12:14 lol

12:46 pm

i thought it was illegal here to record songs of the radio crossy, but we all did it in the 80's when we use to record the top 20

12:46 pm

we did indeed

12:47 pm

hi west, nice to see you too

12:47 pm

how's the bairn? bigger than you now?

12:47 pm

do you think we could get a babble discount on a Costa cruise?

12:47 pm

(((ruby)))

12:47 pm

and hello

12:48 pm

Hi All

12:48 pm

costa? as in costa rica?

12:48 pm

hi ruby what a shame huh?

12:48 pm

hi hego

12:48 pm

howdy hego

12:48 pm

Ruby, you didn't go there.

12:48 pm

I never did like cruising, anyway.

12:49 pm

oh you talking bout that cpt who grounded his cruise liner?

12:49 pm

yes

12:50 pm

and as you say if you've bought a book whether it be for an ebook or paperback, why can't you share it, but i suppose if it's a paperback you only have it for a while(unless you don't give it back) but an ebook you get to keep for good so authors don't get their royalties & the book companies lose out

12:50 pm

I am shocked about the whole thing which is getting a lot of coverage here

12:51 pm

can anyone help me with the ma7,32 which isnt an alien, drink or possibly a mans name

12:51 pm

the small alaska cruises are great hego,20 couples and 1 crew member for each 2 couples and all cabins are topside ocean view:)

12:51 pm

here too Ruby

12:51 pm

((ruby)) lovely to see you. how are you and hubby doing?

12:51 pm

happily, the captain is in jail

12:51 pm

true lillian,but i have had some paperbacks for over 30 years and have shared them wityh hundreds

12:51 pm

hello lilliann! we are "weathering" the winter, sort of....

12:52 pm

good evening everybody

12:52 pm

Crossy, I think it's the lack of control that bothers me.

12:52 pm

sorry aron but thanks for the other ma7's

12:52 pm

many years ago, we went transat on the old France and there were about as many crew members as passengers and plenty of lifeboats!

12:52 pm

hello glan

12:52 pm

I can't just get up and walk away. Kind of feel captive.

12:52 pm

it is a tough thing to make fair to all that is for sure

12:52 pm

ma7, ma **** and rave and vowel, pl for 8

12:52 pm

Hi Glant

12:52 pm

I agree with Twitter's CEO about the Web blackout. "Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish."

12:53 pm

hi glant

12:53 pm

pl of the ma7? how? i'm blind...

12:54 pm

on the basis of this sweeping bill,i could not print screen what i am currently looking at unless i asked dr_g permission first

12:54 pm

hi glant , our friends from Wales are coming tomorrow. He's a scouser, however

12:54 pm

hi west, hego, lilliann

12:54 pm

ty Lill

12:54 pm

hi ruby - where i wales are they from?

12:54 pm

near to denby

12:54 pm

but they've been living in Shanghai for a year or two

12:55 pm

or is it Denbeigh, I don't remember

12:55 pm

glant if you go the right way there is a plural. tricky

12:55 pm

i love you molly,you are my official opposition...to everything:)..keeps me in line:)

12:55 pm

is it cold there ruby. it's got very cold this week and alot of frost, definitely not jamaica weather which we had last week :(9as in, we were in jamaica, not having it here...mores the shame!! lol

12:55 pm

ah, i go to denbigh sometimes - the castle there is getting a new visitor centre

12:55 pm

they are in a tiny village, not so nice, but Denbigh was lovely

12:55 pm

Glan I've been meaning to tell you we had a mayor named Goodenough

12:56 pm

you were in Jamaica, lilliann? How nice

12:56 pm

well, i didn;t find the ma7 pl but monkeys did LOL

12:56 pm

the local Italian restaurant named a dish after him..Scampi con Fungi ala Goodenough

12:56 pm

Welsh monkeys?

12:56 pm

wow, anyh idea where his/her ancestors were form west?

12:56 pm

glant, ma, **** and rave, vowel and pl

12:56 pm

that's goodenough for me....

12:56 pm

yay! for the monkeys

12:56 pm

lol Rube

12:57 pm

yay!

12:57 pm

my husbands family were all from berkshire in england

12:57 pm

don't know glan he was there and gone before we moved there

12:57 pm

can't even get to half of this hard grid :(

12:57 pm

that was in Coronado, CA

12:57 pm

Glant's monkeys

12:57 pm

it's tricky

12:58 pm

well, it won;t be long before i am not goodenough any more, divorce is nearly finalised - all paperwork in order, just have to apply for the absolute

12:58 pm

yes, we went on boxing day and came back on the 10th of jan. we love jamaica, it's just a shame it is expensive to go, otherwise we'd go every year:)

12:58 pm

yay glan !!

12:58 pm

I've been to Coronado!!! Gorgeous wooden hotel

12:58 pm

very traumatic

12:58 pm

I've never been there but it must be glorious in winter

12:58 pm

divorce, not Jamaica

12:58 pm

it's a beautiful place

12:58 pm

and spendy as all get out

12:59 pm

i gathereed, hego

12:59 pm

my divorce was better than my mariage.....

12:59 pm

even with 2 r's

12:59 pm

funny today, Rube

12:59 pm

funnily enough i went to coronado on my honeymoon LOL

12:59 pm

back in 2000

12:59 pm

so was mine ruby :)

1:00 pm

I have no idea on the ar's

1:00 pm

hahah lilliann

1:00 pm

so..before the bill passes,i have a PURCHASED copy of 11/22/63 and will share with those who request it..since i am hell bound anyways,may as well go with a good book:)

1:00 pm

we lived there from 76 to 79

1:01 pm

I have two, hego, ar6/18 ar + yelling and ar5/10 the tapestry

1:01 pm

i have no idea on the ARs either

1:01 pm

ty Ruby hmm...

1:01 pm

yes, it was very warm and humid, and a few days of really windy,cloudy weather but lovely the other days. i just love the people there, everything is laid back and "irie"!

1:01 pm

irie?

1:02 pm

it means "good"

1:02 pm

tapestry?

1:02 pm

got the ar5 - french placename

1:02 pm

a knight "ar6.18"

1:03 pm

a town in France where they make them

1:03 pm

Hmm...

1:03 pm

hello seain

1:03 pm

Hi Seain

1:03 pm

ar6 - ar + ra4

1:03 pm

got that ty

1:03 pm

half, finally

1:04 pm

hi, west, hego, ruby, glantarelle, lilliann et al

1:04 pm

go Ruby!

1:04 pm

hi dcs

1:04 pm

{{seain}}

1:04 pm

for nbt, does anybody have the upper middle a?

1:04 pm

any clues needed before i go, not promising that they will be helpful!!

1:04 pm

hi dc

1:05 pm

on the ocean?

1:05 pm

am 5 and am 4

1:05 pm

west beat me to it :)

1:05 pm

as4

1:06 pm

am5 - a + ma4

1:06 pm

hit me with an ocean fish

1:06 pm

am4 - am + first vowel + cons

1:06 pm

lol rubes

1:07 pm

there are three aq words , 4, 5, 5

1:07 pm

one comes from that top center A

1:07 pm

thank you seain

1:07 pm

ty seain

1:08 pm

only have one v really wanted varmint

1:08 pm

God, I hate a words!

1:08 pm

i have a va4 and its plural

1:08 pm

aww, bless.my female cat is lying on my hubby's belly and watching the meercat advert with very wide eyes..lol

1:08 pm

Varmint was the first word I thought I saw

1:09 pm

Vs are all odd except the last - a flower container

1:09 pm

fireworks, thanks to everyone who gave me clues

1:09 pm

that is so cute

1:09 pm

i hated most of these words today!!lol

1:09 pm

i hate a words too but only have 2 to find now

1:09 pm

congrats, aaron

1:09 pm

have that flower container

1:09 pm

wtg aaron

1:09 pm

woo hoo aaron

1:09 pm

yay aaron !!

1:09 pm

yay aaron!

1:09 pm

ty

1:10 pm

hego - at6 - sounds like ottoman

1:10 pm

there is also an alt spelling of the flower container

1:10 pm

ty Glant

1:10 pm

thanks lil

1:11 pm

yw west

1:11 pm

As complete - 23 left...

1:12 pm

and the 2nd va5/16 is the first 4 letters of to stain wood and vowel

1:12 pm

good night everybody

1:12 pm

nigh noght ruby

1:12 pm

nitey nite, Ruby love.

1:12 pm

nite ruby.sleep well and tc.x

1:12 pm

thanks again lil and good night ruby

1:12 pm

{{everybody}}

1:13 pm

yw west

1:13 pm

g'night ruby

1:15 pm

i'm heading off if no more clues needed

1:16 pm

bye Lill

1:16 pm

night lilliann

1:16 pm

bye lilliann hope to see you again soon

1:16 pm

nite all. tc.x

1:22 pm

8 left - bbl

1:23 pm

gj glant

1:35 pm

I just got a phone call asking me to take part in a survey on the debt crisis..I declined. They offered a 2 day cruise for participating.

1:36 pm

lolol

1:36 pm

in debt? stop spending what you do not have..end of survey..lol.i best have a power nap,catch you all later

1:36 pm

poink

1:37 pm

happy nap crossy

1:39 pm

qu 8 anyone?

1:40 pm

four line poem

1:40 pm

ends with a choo choo

1:40 pm

it's on the tip of my keyboard. lol

1:40 pm

ty Wes!

1:41 pm

yw hego

1:42 pm

Hmm, I see Westford has read The Rubaiyat too.

1:42 pm

about a hundred years ago molly

1:42 pm

me too. 150 maybe

1:44 pm

I am the official Rube Of Babble

1:47 pm

still missing a q word have 4 5 5 6 5 help please

1:47 pm

7

1:47 pm

after the 5's

1:47 pm

thanks

1:47 pm

yw

1:49 pm

q words quitted

1:49 pm

yay!

1:49 pm

that was pretty bad

1:50 pm

agreed

1:50 pm

i'm beginning to think I made a big mistake by beginning this grid

1:51 pm

I can see that Harry.

1:51 pm

hi harry lots of little mean ones lately

1:54 pm

found 40 words and i'm already feeling stuck

1:54 pm

I have monkeyed till my fingers hurt

1:55 pm

And the r, t, and a's are making me dizzy.

1:55 pm

♪ Hego's dizzy, her head is spinning ♪ Like a whirlpool it never ends ♫

1:56 pm

catchy tune. : )

1:56 pm

qu 6/27 plz

1:57 pm

think stars or tv brand ivesy

1:57 pm

I think astronomical term

1:59 pm

ty ty

2:00 pm

yw yw

2:00 pm

:)

2:01 pm

woohoo found a 7

2:01 pm

good harry which one?

2:01 pm

ma7/32

2:02 pm

still missing 3 for nbt :) and only 49 words found

2:02 pm

there are 2

2:02 pm

have 3 of those

2:02 pm

yes

2:02 pm

atually - at least 4 ma7.32

2:02 pm

wow...ok got my work cut out :)

2:03 pm

ma 7/32, the second one [after the Hindu chants].

2:03 pm

I prefer the alcoholic one : )

2:03 pm

morning all

2:03 pm

i have the chants

2:03 pm

hi lyn

2:03 pm

the jug of wine, Molly?

2:03 pm

Alcoholic drink with an olive Bich

2:04 pm

oh, that one.

2:04 pm

tyvm Molly

2:04 pm

ok got em. ty

2:05 pm

ty molly

2:05 pm

remember old TV show...My Favorite Ma*****

2:05 pm

ray walston

2:05 pm

wait, that's not the second ma 7/32. It's the 4th. Anyone have the 2nd?

2:05 pm

there are 4!?!?

2:05 pm

correct

2:05 pm

lynxxx, that's the 3rd

2:06 pm

gaaah

2:06 pm

ma & **** and rave & vwl

2:06 pm

gaaah is right

2:06 pm

poor Harry

2:06 pm

ty lynx

2:06 pm

get 8 from that as well

2:06 pm

finally, ty lynxxx

2:06 pm

whew ty lyn

2:06 pm

ohhh. arrowroot - of course

2:08 pm

t's are just as bad

2:09 pm

halfway!

2:10 pm

Excellent Harry!!

2:10 pm

I have arrowroot in my cupboard. It was here when we moved in.

2:10 pm

lol West!

2:10 pm

still missing the second row middle A for nbt

2:11 pm

ar + **** and rave

2:11 pm

a & ocean

2:12 pm

ocean?

2:12 pm

or a shade of blue - aq4.7 with 2 kinds of plural

2:12 pm

ty lynx, but that's a different a :)

2:12 pm

bichon rather :)

2:13 pm

aah that did it :) ty

2:13 pm

yw

2:13 pm

hadn't done the latin pl

2:13 pm

gj harry!

2:13 pm

when I hit a normal word, I doon't recognize it.

2:14 pm

same here hego

2:14 pm

: )

2:14 pm

yeah - I just found tw4.8 with 17 left

2:15 pm

mee too

2:15 pm

the dolphin is here

2:18 pm

ooh just found another 7/8

2:18 pm

it's like that sound from pirates of penzance

2:19 pm

aaargh?

2:20 pm

we have pirates and sailors and words for ocean..I think there is a theme here

2:20 pm

I need a break. bbl

2:20 pm

heh

2:20 pm

lol amelu

2:20 pm

aaargh is the monty python word :)

2:21 pm

BBL

2:22 pm

bye hego and lyn

2:22 pm

woo found the last 8!

2:23 pm

harry's on a roll

2:23 pm

ta 7/28 plz

2:24 pm

trumpet sound pl for the 8

2:24 pm

ivesy - t + picnic pest + t*** home of scarlett ohara

2:25 pm

sounds like the chanting word & pl

2:25 pm

ty

2:30 pm

50 left...bbl for a fresh look

2:31 pm

bye harry out soon too

2:47 pm

Pirates Of Penzance reference is flying right over my head. And I have the words.

2:50 pm

similar word in the chorus molly

2:50 pm

I think

3:27 pm

clue for ea5/12 please

3:27 pm

I can't find it all, even with 2 other website's help

3rd rock from the sun

also hi and nbt

3:28 pm

OMG...I completely ignored that H

3:28 pm

and hello all!

3:30 pm

thanks joshua!

my pleasure

nice onomatopoeia in a ra7

3:33 pm

I have 58 more to go...and these words are starting to sound made up lol

somebody had to make them up, i suppose

3:34 pm

I only have one q word :(

3:34 pm

now two :)

3:34 pm

ha ha

3:35 pm

same here, Lisa

if you studied shakespeare or romantic poetry, then you should be able to wrangle a qu8

3:35 pm

and I agree about the made up words

3:35 pm

one is the measurement and the other is a type of star

3:35 pm

Thanks joshua!

3:36 pm

there is a qu8? ummm...ok...lol

qu + vowel + little boy's dream toy

3:57 pm

I would just like to say that Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Froyo is the bomb. :)

3:58 pm

yum : 9

3:59 pm

yes...froyo is a dieters dream come true

4:00 pm

i have never heard of this. Where have I been?

4:00 pm

I thought he was a Hobbit.

4:00 pm

do you know ben & jerrys ice cream?

4:01 pm

It is their version of frozen yogurt

4:01 pm

yes, I do Lisa.

4:01 pm

hence...froyo lol

4:01 pm

AHA!!

4:01 pm

Knowing the titles they give their ice cream concoctions, it probably was named after the hobbit!!

4:02 pm

Babble is so educational.

4:02 pm

ha ha :) ice cream education

4:02 pm

the hobbit was Frodo

4:02 pm

: D

4:02 pm

Close enough!!

4:03 pm

hi all :)

4:03 pm

hi jes

4:03 pm

well I am eating Cherry Garcia (named after Jerry Garcia)

4:03 pm

only here for a few, as the farrier should be arriving shortly

4:03 pm

we all agree on that one, I think.

4:04 pm

how's everyone? other than enjoying the yummies :)

4:04 pm

Is he the shoe guy. Jes?

4:04 pm

the horse shoe guy :)

4:04 pm

trying to battle this puzzle lol...i am over half way through, but its a tough one for me

4:04 pm

right

4:05 pm

it is a terrible grid Lisa

4:05 pm

not doing shoes though, just rechecking abcesses in Smarty's feet

4:05 pm

not serious, I hope.

4:05 pm

they are all hard for me lol...i dont think I have ever finished

4:06 pm

This one is really bad. ugh!!

4:07 pm

not sure, he's pretty lame in the right front. remains to be seen if he'll end up sound

4:07 pm

hope so.

4:08 pm

me too, he's a darling guy, so it'd be nice if he was rideable :)

4:08 pm

have to now.. G'nite All

4:08 pm

good night hego, nice meeting you!

4:09 pm

Good luck to Smarty. poof

4:09 pm

g'night hego, have a good one :)

4:10 pm

hot dog! only 45 left lol

4:10 pm

heheh..75 left here :)

4:11 pm

down to my last 5...the M's really suck

4:11 pm

i only have 9 of those bad boys lol

4:11 pm

havent really tackled them much yet

4:12 pm

I am still missing an 8....I have the qu and ta plural

4:12 pm

the ma is the other one

4:13 pm

is it related to the e.t. ma that I found? the 7?

4:13 pm

or the cocktail ma7?

4:13 pm

possibly, still looking for 2 of the 7's

4:14 pm

one is an e.t. and the other is a cocktail

4:14 pm

okay, only one more 7

4:14 pm

how many ma 7's are there?

4:14 pm

4

4:15 pm

ooh..i have three...time to go back in

4:16 pm

seem to've hit a big wall at 44 found

4:16 pm

am5 please?

4:16 pm

gonna go do some chores, back to try for more later. good luck, all

4:16 pm

fireworks!

4:16 pm

i dont have that one yet cosdem

4:16 pm

yay miz!

4:16 pm

congrats mizhoffle!!!!

4:16 pm

a + common street

4:16 pm

never mind found it

4:16 pm

thanks Lisa!

4:17 pm

any clues before I head out?

4:17 pm

yes, 40 clues :)

4:17 pm

lol

4:17 pm

ha!

4:17 pm

am 6 please

4:18 pm

trying to find a way to clue that....

4:19 pm

am + you knit with y*** + vowel

4:19 pm

there you go...

4:19 pm

hi all- just signed on again- clue for the na 6 please??

4:19 pm

Thanks Molly

4:20 pm

na + cross letter + picnic pest

4:20 pm

: )

4:20 pm

ar 5 please?

4:20 pm

oh brother, lol- ty Miz Hoffle! :-)

4:21 pm

welcome, wolvie!

4:21 pm

ar + Little ***cal's

4:22 pm

thanks miz

4:22 pm

yvw, cos!

4:22 pm

adios!

4:25 pm

howdy everyone:) back for a few more..i hope:)

4:25 pm

i still have no i words at all...

4:25 pm

in4 babblet

4:26 pm

and it is now time for crossy,s quote of the day!

4:26 pm

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. - Voltaire

4:26 pm

thanks cosdem...as soon as you clued it, i knew what it was. that stupid little word pops up every day it seems

4:27 pm

anyone have in7?

4:27 pm

yw :) its a stupid word i agree

4:27 pm

in7 ends in **** and rave

4:29 pm

hmmm

4:29 pm

thanks found ti

4:30 pm

Does anyone have second ma7/32?

4:31 pm

red planet, minus last letter + ra4 + vowel

4:31 pm

Green person who comes from another planet.

4:31 pm

thatst he 3rd ma7/32 molly

4:32 pm

ma + ra4 + vowel is a better clue, ignore my last one

4:32 pm

thanks got it

4:35 pm

Cos, did you watch Alcatraz?

4:35 pm

Daggone it, I missed it Molly. When was it on?

4:35 pm

no. i recorded it though. iw atched betty whites special instead

4:36 pm

ill watch tonight.

Hi people.

4:37 pm

Hi neil

4:37 pm

I'm going to watch it on Hulu. We can compare notes later.

4:37 pm

sounds good!

4:37 pm

ar5 pls

Hi SeaSpray. How's it going?

4:38 pm

hi neil

4:38 pm

Sea it was on last night. You can catch it on Hulu or probably the ABC web site.

4:38 pm

saw the clue for ar5 ty

Hi cos. :)

4:39 pm

hola

4:39 pm

I just searched it Molly...it comes again this Saturday (the pilot) so I will record. Thank you

4:39 pm

just checked hulu. it is on for sure. but the first half isnt captioned. the 2nd half is thouh lol. its good i dvr'ed it.

4:40 pm

the first ma6 please

4:40 pm

Builds

4:41 pm

Builds on previous ma5. Add another of the double consonant to end of word

4:41 pm

thanks!

4:45 pm

Ar 6 please

4:45 pm

Ms done

4:45 pm

first ma5/12 pls

4:47 pm

Food from heaven

4:47 pm

not woman + 1/2 of grandma

4:47 pm

sheesh, ty cos

4:47 pm

yw

4:47 pm

ty Jax,thought I had tried that one

4:48 pm

first ra5/10 please?

4:48 pm

Part of a circle

4:49 pm

isnt that the ra5/12 though?

4:50 pm

I wonder why Hulu is not consistent with it's closed captioning. Considering the ADA, it would seem everything that is broadcast should be captioned.

4:50 pm

Sorry yes it is. Ra 5/10 lift up

4:50 pm

ra + sun skin color

4:50 pm

oops - or ra5 - to lift up

4:51 pm

ok lemme think.. thanks....

4:51 pm

Molly -- Captions is not under ADA

4:52 pm

but congress passed a new law last year.. the telecommunications captioning act... which requires services like cnn, netflix etc. to provide captions. it takes effect later this year

4:52 pm

The ra5/12 is half the measure of a circle, plural

4:53 pm

netflix is in the process of inserting subtiles in their streaming movies.. right now there are 74 pages worth of movies on netflix. i was able to watch all 3 seasons of Merlin on it.

4:53 pm

duh that ra5/10 was a fish.. thanks kje and jax

4:53 pm

I thought Merlin had a lot of potential but seemed to lack in the writing department.

4:53 pm

bbl

4:54 pm

it's fun to watch though.

4:54 pm

a fun drinking game would be to have a shot every time gaius says "indeed" or when uther says "this is the work of magic"

4:57 pm

wow i totally monkeyed the sa6/21 on my first try

5:00 pm

evening all - this grid is really hard tonight

5:00 pm

yes it is kaz

5:01 pm

Merlin was a real stretch on Camelot legend too. Kind of a re-write.

5:01 pm

sq6 please?

5:01 pm

yeah molly i see a lot of inconsitenties but it's still fun.

5:03 pm

Well, considering Merlin raised Aurthur, I would say there are inconsistencies. : P

5:03 pm

never mind found it

5:03 pm

lol yes.. the starz series camelot is also... eh... merlin didn't raise arthur in that series either

5:05 pm

Oh rats, I was hoping the Starz series was better. I'll just have to keep watching "Mists Of Avalon" : )

5:05 pm

starz series was cancelled.

5:06 pm

i just bought the mists of avalon book... i have the movie so i'm looking firward to reading it

5:08 pm

hello..back again and hoping to finish

5:09 pm

4 left!

5:10 pm

good for you cos 25 here

5:11 pm

fireworks

5:12 pm

yay cos !! didn't mean to stop your conversation.

5:13 pm

will hide chat

5:14 pm

YAY cos! hey all

5:14 pm

anyone need clues?

5:15 pm

not yet cos, only down to 45 so far

5:15 pm

we have actual snow here, btw! *sparkly mama look* it's even sticking on the ground, too!

5:20 pm

Oh good grief West, you don't need to hide chat. Jump on in.

5:21 pm

hey molly

5:21 pm

<---Does not get sparkly looks when it snows. Hi Stid.

5:23 pm

molly just read a review of alcatraz.. wow they hate it lol but it did better in the ratings than terra nova did in its pilot episode

5:24 pm

Hi all. Just starting and finding a few words. right now we see some blue skies and clouds and that snow.

5:24 pm

Din din for Murphy now.

5:25 pm

hello Mother

5:26 pm

Hi mama. Murphy and Dad are having a pre din din game of ball. Murphy is winning.

5:26 pm

(Murphy always wins) LOL

5:27 pm

Yes. It makes calling the game simple. Game, set, match, Murphy.

5:27 pm

LOL

5:28 pm

I am about to look at this tetris game, stidkid #2 said my computer was running slow, but it seems okay to me. Tom is going to look it over, though.

5:30 pm

well, down to 31 and stuck. back later to finish. *poof*

5:40 pm

Finished. Last word was a Hindu one for "class". I did not enjoy this grid and wonder why I bothered. Used morewords a lot. Don't like doing that. Sulk.

5:40 pm

And I missed stid again!

5:40 pm

Hi Jilli, how is your ankle healing?

5:41 pm

hi Molly -- it's hard to tell! I get x-rays on Feb 2.

5:41 pm

Hi gmere!

5:42 pm

I hope it's healing up well and that you have lots of people to help you out while it does.

5:42 pm

or has she left too?

5:43 pm

Yes, thanks, Molly -- I have Home Support and Home Nurse visits and a great neighbour who does shopping.

5:47 pm

Well, I have other things to do so I think Ièll go and do them. And my keyboard is acting up again. That è was supposed to be an apostrophe. Anyone know how to fix itÉ

5:48 pm

That É was supposed to me a question mark.

5:48 pm

*to be

5:48 pm

Got back and saw your message, Jilli. Good to see you were back on Babble!

5:49 pm

Hi gmere! Glad to see youère obeying Murphyès Law. Sorry about my keyboard antics.

5:49 pm

Glad to hear you are healing and have some help coming to you now. What a bore, ankles. Who needs them? apparently us.

5:50 pm

We find we're at wits end much of the time but Murphy knows what to do.

5:51 pm

I must have hit a wrong key somehow -- wish I knew which one.

5:56 pm

Well, goodbye to anyone here, although I seem to be alone...*poof

6:01 pm

Got in a rut looking for words. Neglecting my northern friend. Sorry.

6:03 pm

It's okay Gran Mere. And I don't believe you would ever intentionally neglect anyone. Too good hearted.

6:04 pm

TY Molly. You are a good chogger and a dear Babbler. Making something like chobbler? Perhaps. Words are excapting left and right. I shall be reduced to resources ere long.

6:14 pm

Chobbler...I love it...that would make our GAPeach a Peach Chobbler. : )

6:22 pm

clue for the ar

6:26 pm

the 5 or the 6? I have both so far, might be more, don't know, haven't listed yet

6:26 pm

yes please the 5 &6

6:26 pm

ar6 = ar + ra4 and rave

6:27 pm

ty

6:28 pm

ar5 = ar + the little ***cals (the ones with the pit bull named Petey with the black circle around his eye?)

6:28 pm

ty for both of the rbud

6:29 pm

Yesterday AM i became the proud grandma of 7 rat pups

6:29 pm

or shall I say "snake food"

6:39 pm

Not finished, but done. Good night all.

6:57 pm

*Gets a little queasy at the idea of breeding rats to feed snakes*

7:42 pm

sweet dreams Mothr

Good evening is there a list anywhere?

7:44 pm

evening all

7:45 pm

Marc, lickety is up.

7:46 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today

7:46 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers

7:46 pm

hey marc and jes and sue and molly and rbud and jill -- and welcome to the grid, Min!

7:46 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

7:47 pm

I am only partly here, doing an online development thingy -- recorded "webinar" will be here periodically and gone as I watch the video stream

7:48 pm

N's Neutralized! 7 left

7:49 pm

Niceynice, min :)

7:51 pm

nbt

7:52 pm

hi

7:53 pm

bottom i, jes?

7:57 pm

in4/4

7:58 pm

the durn dolphin - ty

7:58 pm

welcome :)

8:02 pm

Really? 3+ hours to go and I'm almost dead? ..

8:02 pm

don't die tor!

8:04 pm

am6?

8:05 pm

I probably won't die, but I will crash shortly without finishing today's work or play ..

8:05 pm

so sorry tor

8:06 pm

add b***um and bailey + vowel

8:06 pm

ty HH

8:06 pm

yw

8:08 pm

good evening, all

8:08 pm

hi

8:08 pm

hi pickles

8:08 pm

9 to go

8:09 pm

Ancient Egyptian stuff .. Yeah I carry that around with me ..

8:09 pm

hi, harry, torgone

8:09 pm

oh oh, power flickered... I should probably go start supper. *puts choclits on sideboard for snacks and wanders off*

8:09 pm

hagn stidder

8:09 pm

at6?

8:10 pm

Be well, stiddy ..

8:10 pm

sounds like what you put your feet up on

8:11 pm

ty hh

8:13 pm

I put my feet up on the backs of low-paid day laborers ..

8:13 pm

phew. done

8:14 pm

clues? o/w I'm going to eat a veggieburger

8:14 pm

Yay Harry!

8:14 pm

whT ABOUT THAT AT6

8:15 pm

yeah! what about that at6?

8:15 pm

pickles: to a kid, you'd say ataboy...but if he's grown up, what would you say?

8:16 pm

ty, harry

8:16 pm

very cool avatar, kje

8:17 pm

din din calls

8:17 pm

thanks hh

8:17 pm

Naturally, because kje is very cool ..

8:18 pm

yes kje very lovely

8:19 pm

.. and lovely ..

8:19 pm

ea5?

8:19 pm

lol tor

8:21 pm

kje: it's our planet

8:21 pm

hangs head in shame

8:21 pm

ty, tur

8:21 pm

it may be too late for me to try and do this grid! I've been up since 0430

8:21 pm

yw, y'all

8:26 pm

this is not one of the funner grids I have ever done

8:28 pm

Salutes Sgt. KJE at 21:27

8:30 pm

?

8:31 pm

ah, the 24 hour clock, or military time

8:31 pm

??

8:31 pm

would be 2127 ; )

8:31 pm

hi all

8:31 pm

Yeah, well I was always a half assed Coast Guard brat.

8:31 pm

Hi JMC

8:32 pm

hiya jmc!

8:32 pm

*gives molls a falsie ass*

8:35 pm

i have enough ass without a falsie...

8:36 pm

ma6 after ma6 om's

8:37 pm

kje: songbird, or the original lutheran

8:37 pm

me too i would share but it would be too painful

8:37 pm

nm, I may have screwed up my count... ignore that request and let me redo this

8:37 pm

*Returns falsie ass, I don't need any more padding there thank you very much*

8:37 pm

hi turqaz! newbie?

8:38 pm

well you said you were half-assed and my heart went out to you

8:38 pm

ty turq... i amscrewed up

8:38 pm

*Snatches falsie ass back so I can give it to the no ass at all guy in my office*

8:38 pm

i could give you half of mine

8:38 pm

yw, kje

8:38 pm

hi pickles

8:39 pm

jmc: i'm a returnee & occasional lurker

8:39 pm

ah well nice to meet you

8:40 pm

i had an assistant coach once we called no ass

8:40 pm

i was reading today about how telegraph operators had voices from the way they tapped the dots and dashes and that you could learn to recognize them

8:40 pm

the assistant coach i new we call a big ass

8:41 pm

same here, jmc

8:41 pm

*knew

8:41 pm

interesting

8:41 pm

ma7 after the ma7 om's

8:41 pm

T's Towed! 3 left

8:41 pm

What TV show: buffalo butt

8:41 pm

om's?

8:41 pm

haha

8:42 pm

hi min!

8:42 pm

kje: from the next planet out

8:42 pm

ah

8:42 pm

ooooohhhhhhmmmmmmmmm

8:42 pm

are you looking for the one from another planet?

8:42 pm

Hello jmcnrick!

8:42 pm

no, there is one before that, turq

8:43 pm

Min!!!

8:43 pm

and one after it, too

8:44 pm

a stat from the v please

8:44 pm

I have the one after... shaken... but not the one before

8:44 pm

va4 - stick a flower in it

8:44 pm

duh!

8:44 pm

ty kje

8:45 pm

that's ok, jmc... I missed the 3rd rock from the sun

8:46 pm

haha well i guess that makes me feel better!

8:46 pm

*quietly types in the third rock from the sun*

8:47 pm

what's third rock from the sun?

8:47 pm

hello ruru

8:47 pm

The M Planet

8:47 pm

lol jmc

8:47 pm

own home planet ru--did you never watch that show?

8:47 pm

no, it is the ea5

8:47 pm

thx for the shaken one, kje

8:47 pm

yw

8:48 pm

and I gave you 3 olives with it turq

8:48 pm

... not a TV person generally jm

8:48 pm

*Puts on dunce cap and head for the stockade*

8:48 pm

haha i was so looking for another shaken!

8:48 pm

A's Awarded! 2 left

8:48 pm

still, you should be able to count out 3 planets, ru

8:48 pm

yummy; thx

8:49 pm

molly.. you've not finished yet?

8:49 pm

well you should still know where ea5 is

8:49 pm

and.... I am not a TV person, don't even have one... so stop making excuses muchacho

8:49 pm

Yes, I'm finished, why?

8:49 pm

why molls?

8:49 pm

oh.. just wondering why the dunce cap

8:49 pm

dunce cap i can understand. . .but the stockade?

8:49 pm

...wanna race kje?

8:50 pm

Because I can't count planets

8:50 pm

she thought the red planet was the 3rd rock from the sun

8:50 pm

so you are done ru?

8:50 pm

I don't trust you ru... you cheat

8:50 pm

you'd still have a finger left over molly?

8:51 pm

I have one left.. I'm savoring it like Minver does..lol

8:51 pm

<---Does not get the "saving one for later" thing

8:51 pm

would you like a glass of wine with that ru?

8:51 pm

lol

8:51 pm

i may apply for a job in SF btw

8:51 pm

well, can you clue me the ma7/8 combo?

8:52 pm

you save it, cuz it's more fun to finish with someone...

8:52 pm

a hindu prayer for dyslexics is ma 7/8

8:52 pm

R's Revised! 1 left

8:52 pm

omg.. great news jm

8:53 pm

there ya go.... min and ru!

8:53 pm

what?

8:53 pm

applying for a job in SF

8:53 pm

ma 7/32 is plus hook letter plus an 4/4 word and plural it.

8:53 pm

haha well applying is a long way from getting

8:53 pm

If I time it right you and KJe can take care of me in the hospital

8:54 pm

haha are you sure you want kje and me double teaming you?

8:54 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! sa 6/21 was my last word.

8:54 pm

*thinking*

8:54 pm

I would love to ru.... it is what I wait for - you having to do what I tell yu

8:54 pm

whoo hoooo min!

8:54 pm

yeah minver.. well done.. a cranky little grid this one

8:55 pm

ru - i am very sleepy, can you give me the dumb people clue?

8:55 pm

back for a while, splashed hot oil on my face a little, and sitting until I get my equilibrium back *sigh* do NOT flip burgers TOWARD you!

8:55 pm

is mrs ru sure she wants kje and me double teaming you?

8:55 pm

Oh dear Lord Ru, be careful what you wish for

8:55 pm

yayayayayay min!!!

8:55 pm

cool, what is sa6/21

8:55 pm

oh no stiddy

8:55 pm

ouch, stid

8:55 pm

ma7 sea in spanish + picnic pest + vowell

8:55 pm

I will be here off and on to help out with clues if needed. I think this grid is too obscure to do a story of clues though.

8:56 pm

I will be okay, but it smarts a bit!

8:56 pm

*Applies burn salve to Stid's hot oil facial burns*

8:56 pm

ty ru

8:56 pm

An sa 6/21 follows same pattern as a famous desert Pickles

8:56 pm

ty

8:56 pm

nbs

8:56 pm

thanks molly (aloe and cold water were my first steps)

8:56 pm

for stooping to my level

8:56 pm

go jmc go!

8:57 pm

actually i think he was down to my level but you are welcome to share teh stool

8:57 pm

were you doing a peel stid?

8:57 pm

thx ruru; i thot i had tried everything

8:57 pm

evening all

8:57 pm

hey.. Hi Doren

8:57 pm

brbphone

8:57 pm

hi dorens!

8:58 pm

stool ? minver?

8:58 pm

Apparently Stid needs to go to Remedial Burger flipping 101

8:58 pm

ah, they have pre-canceled the stidkid's school tomorrow! he is appropriately devastated (NOT)

8:58 pm

hey doren!

8:58 pm

so the other night i found out my dyslexic friend decided to write the directions to my back woods house instead of printing the email

8:59 pm

13 to go... i am starting to hate this thing

8:59 pm

it took her 3 hours to come 45 minutes away

8:59 pm

Oh Dog!

8:59 pm

dunce stool

8:59 pm

folks aren't often devastated when school is precancelled.. kids OR teachrs (unless they're eager new beavers like you stid)

8:59 pm

dorens!

8:59 pm

stats for the second row third column A please

9:00 pm

JMC, what did I miss? When did you buy a back woods house?

9:00 pm

at 4?

9:00 pm

well, I was sad today, because I had a good position lined up -- I am in the ranks of if I don't work I don't get paid... was looking forward to seeing the 5th graders again, actually. They are neat kiddos.

9:00 pm

I think that's it jm

9:00 pm

at + not pa

9:01 pm

kj! i am completely healthy. except for a nasty sty in the eye now... a hurty one. what on earth is wrong with me?

9:01 pm

no that is my sisters "weekend" place in virginia where i stay during school at harrisonburg va molls

9:01 pm

thanks ruru, a lovely pair of words

9:01 pm

hot compress dorens

9:01 pm

dorens, i hate sty in the eye

9:01 pm

ty ru

9:01 pm

you are falling apart... ask for a refund from the manufacturer

9:01 pm

alas that was not it

9:01 pm

did you ever get your soup?

9:01 pm

why do you hate sty in the eye?

9:02 pm

*looks up consumer law for dorens*

9:02 pm

yup, been doing it on and off all day. in fact i am due now. haven't figured out how to keep it hot more than a few minutes.. have to keep reheating

9:02 pm

I couldn't try to think why I'd hate sty in the eye

9:02 pm

1st ta7?

9:02 pm

one of the manufacturers wet out of business

9:02 pm

cause it hurts and is also unattractive, ru!

9:02 pm

another phone call

9:02 pm

that sucks... I guess you are stuck having to make due best you can

9:02 pm

if you use a damp wash rag you can place it and then when it cools fold it another way

9:02 pm

t+ picnic pest + gone with the wind house

9:03 pm

sty hurts in that persistant annoying way

9:03 pm

things with your eyes are hard to ignore

9:03 pm

I was just rhyming there doren

9:03 pm

ty again

9:03 pm

down to 8

9:03 pm

ulling teeth from a tiger

9:03 pm

go kje go!

9:04 pm

*hands kje a p*

9:04 pm

no k, never got the soup. unfortunately, his neuropathy has turned really bad and it wasn't fair to expect him to do anything at that point

9:04 pm

see if that helps

9:04 pm

that f is giving out now too kje?

9:04 pm

or p I mean

9:04 pm

anyone have the ra7?

9:05 pm

a machine gun sound doren

9:05 pm

ty

9:05 pm

anyone else have a thought about the second row third column A?

9:05 pm

so sorry, dorens... I wanted it fr you

9:06 pm

I clued that already jm

9:06 pm

no, ru.... everything works except the loose screw between the keyboard and the headboard

9:06 pm

water?

9:06 pm

funny thing is that once i felt better i didn't care anymore - but boy was i craving it at one point. So, i still have the dill and think i will try it when things are quieter next week.. this week is crazily busy and going to cambridge for the weekend

9:07 pm

aq4/ & 2 5s blue color and 2 types of plural

9:07 pm

doren -- opinion on whole brain teaching? chris biffle out of california. It seems to make sense to me, but haven't actually talked to anyone who has used it or seen it working.

9:07 pm

that was, for kje

9:07 pm

hey saanich!!!! *tosses choclits at saanich* are you snowed in too?

9:07 pm

sorry stid.. i don't really know anything either

9:08 pm

*Watches chat spiral out into 8 different directions*

9:08 pm

at+not pa was the lower A ru

9:08 pm

?

9:08 pm

ooohhhh yes! We have walking around house parties. Power still on, thank heavens but our only road in was closed. How about you?

9:08 pm

that's okay, have been watching the online tutorials and think I would like to use many of the techniques. I liked (and needed the reminder) when he said that going easy on kids for neatness/legibility doesn't help them in the long run: don't accept sloppy work.

9:08 pm

at 6?

9:08 pm

jmc: a + ocean

9:09 pm

ty lynxxx that is the first a on the second row

9:09 pm

uno

9:09 pm

roads were passable today in the afternoon, but slushy. In town they were fine, though.

9:09 pm

at & vwl & guy

9:09 pm

cinquo

9:09 pm

go kje go!

9:09 pm

the plural did it lynxxx ty

9:09 pm

go kje go!

9:09 pm

FW!!!!

9:09 pm

go dorens go!

9:09 pm

jmc - what about the 2 plurals?

9:09 pm

we are restocked now and ready for tomorrow. I am glad they just "called" the schools closed ahead of time. Now we can turn off all our alarms and have a real late start.

9:10 pm

YAY kje!!!

9:10 pm

yay kj!

9:10 pm

sesenta y obcho

9:10 pm

did I win????

9:10 pm

whoo hoooo kje!

9:10 pm

Hooray for kje!

9:10 pm

yes that is what did it ty lynxxx

9:10 pm

the gold ring!

9:10 pm

who doesn't love a snow day?

9:10 pm

68, jmc? *confused mama look*

9:10 pm

*throws confetti at kje*

9:11 pm

okay, dinner is ready. Tom finished the cooking for me. back in a few.

9:11 pm

good job kje

9:11 pm

evenone else was saying how many were left in spanish so i did too stid

9:11 pm

later stid!

9:11 pm

did i mean sequenta?

9:12 pm

enjoy your meal stid

9:12 pm

stats for the i please

9:12 pm

I don't want snow right now... on the wards which means I would have to get stuck at the hospital until it cleared.... I want a snow week in February though! last half!

9:12 pm

in4 dolphin

9:13 pm

damn dolphin

9:13 pm

ty kje

9:13 pm

in5 - buy weapons

9:13 pm

nbt

9:13 pm

you can have it then kj. but i'm going to fl feb 18 so i don't want to come home to snow

9:13 pm

in7 - ends in picnic pest

9:14 pm

I will be in FL at start of march, how long are you there, dorens

9:15 pm

thanks kje!

9:15 pm

fw!

9:15 pm

yw

9:15 pm

I always love your icon, saan - ampersand adam

9:15 pm

yayayay dorens!!!

9:15 pm

hi saan!

9:15 pm

Congrats Dorens!

9:16 pm

thank you. And wtg dorens

9:16 pm

only a long weekend kj. my friend has a condo in south beach of all places...on the beach a block from yog on the beach. she and i do NOTHING but walk, yoga, eat and read. (of course i must babble)

9:16 pm

whoo hooo dorens

9:16 pm

*claps for doren*

9:16 pm

Hiya jmc!

9:16 pm

YAY doren!!!

9:16 pm

*throws confetti at dorens*

9:16 pm

*takes a bow*

9:16 pm

yog?

9:16 pm

did i beat your ru... did I win, did I win???

9:17 pm

did you sneak through?

9:17 pm

i thought you were going to fla in march kje

9:17 pm

ok, we will not see each other then, dorens

9:17 pm

I am, like march 4-5 or something in there... suppose to do a half marathon

9:17 pm

so eoxcited i left out an A. i never bother correcting typos, ru. figure you are all good enough with words to ascertain my intent!

9:17 pm

I BEAT HIM! now I can go to bed

9:18 pm

lol....

9:18 pm

LOL kje!

9:18 pm

kj, don't you ever come to ny? and yes, i saw about that marathon and seriously considered joining you folks... but can't leave school then

9:18 pm

and sweet dreams *fluffs pillow for kje*

9:18 pm

i thought it was a cross between yoga and jogging

9:18 pm

*takes kje's stick away*

9:18 pm

haven't been up that way in a couple years now, dorens... but maybe soon, we shall see

9:19 pm

damn, he took my stick

9:19 pm

hard to imagine yoga and jogging at the same time

9:19 pm

seriously sleepy - hagn all.... happy babbling

9:19 pm

nitie kj

9:19 pm

tata mon amie

9:20 pm

Bye all...going to make me do stuff

9:20 pm

oh okay because red told me about it and i am hoping to come down and cheer all you on!

9:20 pm

bye lynxxx! i hardly knew ye!

9:20 pm

bye kje

9:20 pm

by,ru, by lynxx

9:21 pm

bye lynxxx!

9:22 pm

Eat, Read, Pray...Walk, Yoga, Eat, Read

9:22 pm

ry did it snow in SF??

9:22 pm

i'm off to soak my poor little eye. g'nite all. see you tomorrow

9:22 pm

bye dorens

9:22 pm

sweet dreams, doren. hope your eye feels better

9:22 pm

you forgot jog molly

9:22 pm

I Spy, With My Little Styed Eye...while jogging

9:23 pm

15 shy of the end but feeling guilty for having too much fun and not doing something more productive. 'night, all, & thx for all the great clues. >poof<

9:23 pm

Oh MY!

9:23 pm

<---Girl weekends are much different than that

9:23 pm

good night turqaz

9:23 pm

bye turq

9:23 pm

bye turq--try to work on getting rid of that guilt thing

9:23 pm

Food is involved though

9:24 pm

yep.. no guilt allowed here

9:24 pm

well if food is involved i am in

9:24 pm

as long as turqad worries about being productive, there is no hope for true babblitis...

9:25 pm

oops. turqaz *sigh* can't type worth beans today

9:25 pm

Ha! I'm hip to that. "Must go be productive". Then stops chatting and keeps Babbling. : P

9:26 pm

well no guilt but i do have a paper due tomorrow and i have read the 200 page book yet. . . suppose i should go read it

9:26 pm

hahaha molls

9:26 pm

i do sneak back from time to time

9:27 pm

*poof*

9:27 pm

oh, just get the online notes jmc... LOL

9:27 pm

spoken like a good teacher

9:28 pm

Ah yes, the "I'm here, but not really here" thing

9:28 pm

the middle aq5/16?

9:28 pm

blue + vowel, pickles

9:28 pm

LA swoops in out of lurkdom. Hi LA!

9:29 pm

*waves* hiya molly

9:29 pm

The aq 5/16 is an aq 4/7 word plus a vowel Picklnesny

9:29 pm

*peaks in* are there online notes to waking the tiger a book about healing trauma?

9:29 pm

hi leslie

9:29 pm

ty

9:29 pm

*poof*

9:30 pm

how about a bedtime story Min?

9:31 pm

Oh my, not good bedtime reading

9:31 pm

I am not doing a story tonight,but ask away for clues

9:31 pm

But of course since you asked,I will see what I can do

9:32 pm

how about am6?

9:32 pm

am6...am + y***, what you knit with + vowel

9:33 pm

thanks molly

9:34 pm

Min, I can see why conjuring a story with these weird words seems daunting.

9:35 pm

evening all! I so wanted quarantine to be in this grid

9:37 pm

*Hands 2Bit a consolation beer*

9:37 pm

phantom; aquamarine

9:37 pm

and amaranth

9:37 pm

For want of INE a kingdom was lost

9:39 pm

this is a tough grid

9:43 pm

agreed shirl

9:45 pm

i third it shirl

9:46 pm

is all done now... *smug look*

9:47 pm

i thought it would be *easy* given it's small grid so i started

9:47 pm

either of the sa6s?

9:49 pm

sa6 - like the big desert, but with a different middle cons

9:50 pm

nite all

9:51 pm

I don't have the other one

9:51 pm

thanks dan

9:54 pm

both have diff middle cons..one is like the helpful traveler other ends in Scarlett's home

Shirlock secret is don't think just stick in words

9:55 pm

hey herin

Howdy

9:56 pm

the helpful traveler?

9:57 pm

Bible story

9:57 pm

he was 'good'

9:58 pm

yayy fireworks

How you all going

9:58 pm

yay Leslie !!

9:59 pm

not bad herin how are you?

10:00 pm

this grid is getting to me though

Hot. I stayed up till 6am because it was cooler on the couch

(that is my excuse not that I was playing Skyrim at all and testing new shiny weapons)

10:01 pm

cool shower ?

10:01 pm

any clues needed before i go?

Nah Aircon

I am right Leslie

10:01 pm

thanks Leslie I wouldn't know what to ask for

10:02 pm

i know right? just try adding an a to the end of every word

10:02 pm

I'll try that, thanks.

West stop thinking That is helping me

10:03 pm

I'm coming up with a lot of weird words ..that don't work

10:03 pm

herin what do your kitties do when it's so hot?

Well I think one is sleeping in the window at the moment and I think the other is asleep in the bedroom either in the chest of drawers or on it

10:05 pm

poor things can't take their coats off

No they cant. Madam is allowed in the window for a few hours but not when the sun shifts around 4pm

West last fortnight when it was stupid hot Lucius took to sleeping on the dinning table. Lets just say they got banned from the kitchen

10:08 pm

I am sorry Picklnesny, but I did not do a story. Sorry to disappoint, but hard to do a story this late at nite w/this kind of grid. Must goto bed.Good luck finishing

10:08 pm

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

10:09 pm

good night min sleep well

10:09 pm

aw herin must have felt cool to him

10:12 pm

I need to find a list

It did but my dinning table is not a sitting objects

10:13 pm

I hear you

Kitchen surfaces are off limits. Besides there is a nice cool glass top coffee table they can sit on

10:15 pm

they always want to be where they aren't supposed to

True

Well it has been awesome chatting but I have to away

10:17 pm

bye herin stay cool

have a good nights slep

10:18 pm

na6?

10:21 pm

na cons and small insect

10:24 pm

thx west

10:24 pm

first ma6 please

10:25 pm

yw shirl

10:25 pm

add a consonant to the 5 above, west

10:25 pm

thank you

10:26 pm

kept trying vowels

10:27 pm

so did i

10:40 pm

I win !!

10:40 pm

I mean fireworks.

10:41 pm

a shallow victory for moi

10:42 pm

but I'll take it

11:04 pm

hey all and YAY west!

11:05 pm

oh, I am alone... *looks around*

11:05 pm

I guess I'll list...

11:10 pm

nope, I just snuck in!

11:12 pm

hey mcurl! guess we're off the hook for tomorrow, too! :-D

11:12 pm

yiippppeee

11:13 pm

I hope it's a nice big, snowstorm -- without power loss.

11:13 pm

and no road accidents.

11:13 pm

oh, and LOTS of time to sleep in!!!

11:13 pm

I agree; just dump it all and go away

11:13 pm

I am stuck on the ea 5, any ideas?

11:14 pm

no

11:14 pm

the planet you live on :-)

11:14 pm

oh well. I am listing so can come back to it later. *sigh* I listed at 29, was SO stuck.

11:14 pm

well that was a fish!

11:15 pm

no, my planet starts with JU... *wicked mama grin* *facepalm* (and thank you)

11:15 pm

:-D

11:15 pm

hey, stiddy . . . yw :-)

11:16 pm

down to 20 now!

11:16 pm

is the AT 6 also fishy?

11:16 pm

go, stiddy!!

11:16 pm

at + vowel + not female

11:17 pm

ack. babblet. thanks again!

11:17 pm

yw and firewords for moi!!!

11:18 pm

youppi Une!!!!

11:18 pm

*breaks out fire extinguisher*

11:18 pm

brb, have to look at how to tune a dulcimer again

11:18 pm

hey, ruru :-)

11:18 pm

Hi une

11:19 pm

hi all

11:19 pm

hey m

11:20 pm

hi m9

11:20 pm

got 55 to find

11:20 pm

*oh boy*

11:22 pm

I will tune the dulcimer myself... brb

11:22 pm

hmm.. is that a euphamism??LOL

11:25 pm

you okie dokie ruru?

11:29 pm

the ma words are killing me tonight.

11:30 pm

anyone want to help clue

11:30 pm

I have some of them

11:30 pm

but not all

11:31 pm

manra

11:31 pm

and that's not one!LOL

11:31 pm

that's not one of them, m,

11:32 pm

rofl

11:33 pm

i have all but two now

11:33 pm

brb

11:46 pm

what do you need?

11:54 pm

fw

11:56 pm

back. never going to finish now, stidkid was tuning an old home-built mountain dulcimer. *happy mama smile* and then we watched a bunch of you tube videos about mountain dulcimers

11:56 pm

YAY m!

11:58 pm

down to 14 though...

11:59 pm

11...

11:59 pm

go stid!

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