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292 1,832
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299 1,783
300 1,768
301 1,766
302 1,758
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304 1,738
305 1,733
306 1,715
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309 1,702
310 1,702
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225 total words

12:00 am

Flip

12:00 am

whee

12:00 am

225 words, big one!

12:00 am

hi stid!

12:00 am

*hugs muse*

12:01 am

hi stid!

12:01 am

flip & howdy! :)

12:01 am

be 7

12:01 am

lag on my end

12:01 am

mine too, hi rbud

12:01 am

hello

12:02 am

FR6

12:02 am

Show off, cos! LOL

12:02 am

Flipsterville ..

12:02 am

lol :

12:02 am

*splashes in to grid*

12:02 am

BE 6/7

12:03 am

ne7

12:03 am

Olympic flip!

12:03 am

Mi6

12:03 am

re7

12:04 am

fe7

12:05 am

ty mymus

12:05 am

FE6/7

12:06 am

s

12:06 am

nbt

12:06 am

nbt

12:07 am

m7

12:07 am

yay, us!

12:07 am

NE 6/7

12:08 am

in 9

12:08 am

in 8.. NBT/NBS

12:08 am

in 6 8 9 combo

12:08 am

in 7 to go with.

12:09 am

Go cos go! Ipad babbling is slow...

12:10 am

NBT, NBS

12:10 am

stats for 2nd column E please?

12:10 am

so 7

12:10 am

er 4

12:10 am

Nbt. Hey dizgrannie!

12:10 am

never mind got it

12:11 am

And time to sleep sweet dreams/happy days all! *poof*

12:11 am

night stid

12:11 am

third column R stats please?

12:12 am

ro 4 5 6 6 for that R so far

12:12 am

ty cos

12:13 am

O stats?

12:13 am

of 5

12:13 am

ty

12:15 am

don't forget the sr4

12:15 am

8 and 9 begin with IN?

12:16 am

yes

12:16 am

in 6 8 9 7

12:17 am

free

12:17 am

oops

12:19 am

In6

12:20 am

Was PR 6/7 called?

12:20 am

PR 7 X2

12:24 am

pr7/8

12:27 am

nbt

12:29 am

i don't see any of cos's in words. i expect i'll find them eventually, but am presently bewildered.

12:29 am

ull slap ur self silly mab (not a club)

12:29 am

*not a clue i mean

12:30 am

*in6 witty clue here*

12:30 am

there ya go :)

12:30 am

ok. no clues is good for me now. i want to find them myself.

12:31 am

ohhhhh

12:31 am

it's twisty

nbs before I got NBT. Oh, hi, everyone!

12:31 am

Clues are up

12:31 am

yay for the clues!

12:32 am

thank you

12:32 am

hi melon

12:33 am

yay indeed

12:34 am

hi jilli, torgone, cos, mrp, mel, erda. where is everybody?

12:34 am

hi mab

nbt

12:34 am

maybe watching Olympics, mab? I have them on here in the computer room.

12:34 am

wtg mab

12:35 am

I'm watching the Olympics ;)

12:36 am

no, but i'd like to. i think one can get them on the computer - bbc or something.

off to the clues,

12:38 am

i do love the beeb

12:39 am

I'm watching CTV

12:41 am

i don't have tv, so listen to tons of non-commercial radio. i'm a news junky.

12:42 am

cant really watch them here.all time delayed

12:42 am

stupid nbc

12:44 am

somewhere on line one can watch in real time. it's without commentary though. each entity that broadcasts it puts in its own chatter.

12:50 am

it's time delayed here too -- we get NBC as well as CTV plus a bunch of others but it's been a busy day for me so I'm just sticking with the Canadian channel that's easiest.

12:50 am

real time would be almost in the middle of the night here.

12:51 am

miner miners

12:51 am

nbs, btw. Nobody notice my nbt earlier :-(

12:51 am

oops

12:53 am

I have those ones Jilli ;)

12:53 am

hi bugs :-)

12:55 am

I watched a lot today. I am not athletic but love to watch

12:56 am

I had bridge here this afternoon -- no chance to watch but am catching up now

12:57 am

i'm extremely non athletic. do yoga though.

12:58 am

I used to swim competitively -- long, long ago

1:01 am

hi, all. my daughter's surgery went well. she is sore, but healing, and she is home.

1:01 am

oh that's interesting. swimming is a great sport.

1:02 am

What kind of surgery Angel?

1:02 am

well that's good news, angel.

1:02 am

hi angel -- didn't know about your daughter's surgery -- what was it for?

1:02 am

Jillibus, that's neat you used to swim competively!

1:04 am

jilli has the most interesting life.

1:05 am

I was just a child and would have loved to continue, but did too much moving around. Did race in the late 1960s ater years of not doing so, and almost beat an Olympic swimmer.

1:06 am

Had a great coach in Shanghai!

1:08 am

i'm reading a book about an englishman who was orphaned while living in shanghai, was returned to england, and now is wondering what happened really to his parents.

1:09 am

Kazuo Ishiguro's 'When We Were Orphans'

1:09 am

one of my favorite authors

1:09 am

What time period was that boook set in?

1:11 am

oh, i forgot to say. let's see... he is fresh from cambridge and it's about 1930.

1:12 am

Fresh from Cambridge? But wasn't he orphaned as a chile? I'm confused.

1:13 am

*child

1:13 am

he was sent back to england as a child to live with an aunt.

1:14 am

Angel, what kind of surgery did your daughter have?

1:14 am

after his parents vanish

1:14 am

Well, I was there in 1930 (age 3). There was a war between the Chinese and Japanese in 1933ish.

1:15 am

hello, and peach? angel's daughter had an appendicectomy last night

1:15 am

oh, I see ow. Is this a true story?

1:15 am

*now (I'm tired!)

1:16 am

Hi there, Rose. Thanks for the info....will put her on prayer list.

1:16 am

I'm sorry, not being clear. He is a young adult in the 1930s in London.

1:16 am

no, a novel.

1:16 am

thanks, granny -- glad angel's daughter is okay now. Appendectomies are rare these days, aren't they? And much safter than they used to be before antibiotics.

1:17 am

he is reflecting back on when he was a child in shanghai.

1:17 am

she's already on mine, lol. and how are all my babble friends. i'm sorry for not paying a lot of attention to the chog....but this grid is fantastic, flowing so well

1:17 am

I should get that book, mab!

1:17 am

he's a very interesting writer.

1:18 am

jilli, they are as numerous as usual, at least where i work. and as you say, with the AB's available nowadays, so much safer

1:19 am

i have no appendix. it's a mystery.

1:19 am

I'll google him, mab.

1:20 am

Wow, mab -- you're unique.

1:20 am

he was born in japan, but has been in england most of his life.

1:21 am

Interesting, mab!

1:21 am

a freak of nature.

1:21 am

he wrote Remains of the Day, which was made into a movie.

1:21 am

over halfway with nbt and nbs so I can go to bed.

1:22 am

That title sounds familiar -- I think I saw the movie.

1:22 am

daniel day lewis was in it i think

1:23 am

and anthony hopkins as the butler

1:24 am

one of my favourite actors, and one of the best films he made, mab

1:24 am

and the actress who used to be married to kenneth branaugh (sp)

1:24 am

fw's here

1:24 am

I remember -- a Merchant Ivory movie

1:24 am

he's brilliant

1:25 am

yes.

1:25 am

wow Granny. well done

1:25 am

Emma Thompson

1:25 am

wow! well done gran.

1:25 am

Congrats, Rose!

1:25 am

lol, thanx bugs, as i said an easy grid

1:25 am

yes, thank you.

1:25 am

Yowser, granny!!!

1:26 am

and thanx to mab, peach, jilli

1:26 am

Not so easy for this tired kid, granny.

1:26 am

are there any ce6 words?

1:26 am

if so help please

1:27 am

jilli, lots of plurals for some reason....something to do with s x 3, do you think?

1:27 am

did you do it listless? Usually I only get to half way before wantng the list to see obvious word beginnings

1:27 am

found one ce6!

1:28 am

cos, the list is up

1:28 am

ce... filled with ince--- at church

1:28 am

dont wanna look at the list tho. thanks anyway

1:28 am

bugs, had less than 20 before i hit the list. and as i said plenty of plurals

1:28 am

i just found one too.

1:29 am

thanks jbp that wa smyt last C

1:29 am

good for you. you are definately a Babble wizard

1:29 am

glad to help

1:30 am

clue on the 2nd column E please?

1:30 am

er 4/4 jbp

1:30 am

yay, cos, and guys and gals, will bbl, something/someone just turned up.

1:30 am

the church ce6 isn't spelt that way

1:30 am

think love, jbp

1:30 am

a the er cupid. thanks cos

1:30 am

er4, god of love??? and i'm outta here

1:31 am

bye granny -- and I'm off -- goodnight all...*poof

1:31 am

nite!

1:31 am

bye gran, jilli

1:34 am

with nbt i'm off to sleep as well. g'nite all. *poof*

1:37 am

I am out now too. Happy Babbling

1:55 am

FWs....pretty easy grid. Bye all!!

1:58 am

good morning

2:02 am

Good morning, ruby.

2:03 am

hello carola

2:13 am

back.....{{{{{ruby}}}}}}}

2:13 am

back

2:14 am

{{rose}} did you get my note?

2:15 am

hi cos!

2:15 am

just saw it in my in box, sweetheart.

2:15 am

it is lovely and cool, so I'm hiding out for a while

2:16 am

(large) Sunday breakfast is all cleaned up, so I have a little time to myself

2:17 am

mari are you there?

2:17 am

lol, at your email, but poor burt. is he ok? Don fell over the new drain for the handbasin, on friday. getting the results of xray tuesday.

2:17 am

hello katie

2:17 am

Burt refuses medical care -- except mine!

2:17 am

morning all hi Katie

2:17 am

hey katie

2:17 am

cerf

2:18 am

sorry, French deer

2:18 am

hey mari

2:18 am

hi mari

2:18 am

sires

2:18 am

siren

2:18 am

sirens

2:18 am

ruby, change the first letter

2:18 am

I've got Ikea coming today so I'm going to give Church a miss this morning. Bry still asleep. I'm going to work out how to build the corner unit :)

2:18 am

RUBY!~!!!!! LOOK UP!!!!!!

2:19 am

uh oh, bad nel!!! shamefa**dly slinking to PB for more coffee

2:19 am

LOL, not so bad, dear

2:19 am

what time do you want us

2:20 am

any time you want I'm about to get up now

2:20 am

will be about 9ish ok

2:21 am

if something is broken (re Don and Burt), can't you tell right away? I figured if B. could make it up the st***, nothing was broken.

2:22 am

fantastic, I'll put the kettle on :)

2:23 am

well, when i st6 fractured my ankle years ago, although it was painful, the xrays didn't show anything. Dr thinks Don may have fractured his tibial plateau, and may need to wear a splint for about 6 weeks.

2:24 am

aaarghh, that's bad timing!

2:24 am

but the bathroom is starting to look fantastic. the new floor tiling is done. and the af5 mentioned handbasin is installed.

2:25 am

besides looking good, is it usable?

2:25 am

fors

2:26 am

hey, mother mac will just have to pull her horns in, won't she? and her daughter might just have to take over her care for a few weeks....and in the process find out what Don and i go through everyday, 24/7

2:26 am

that sounds sensible and fa**!

2:26 am

oh, yes, ruby. the shower is a dream. with the new plumbing we have great water-pressure

2:28 am

just a bit of sanding to walls and ceiling, paint, and plumb the new toilet and bath in. and we are done. been a long 2 years. but worth it.

2:30 am

great grid but no 8's or 9's

2:32 am

in6 8 9 7

2:32 am

ty for the challenge, tor, don't have a single in!

2:33 am

shall it list them for you, ruby? they are quite obvious once you get the first 2 letters

2:33 am

no no, not yet, I'll put the sleepy monkeys to work

2:33 am

okay, just holler

2:34 am

hah, even got an in5! now eworking on the biggies

2:35 am

gooooo ruby!

2:35 am

yay, got 7 of 8

2:40 am

have been challenging the new knee this weekend. walking around the house with a walking-stick or nothing. doing ok too. also started to reduce pain meds. RULE #1 do not reduce pain meds when challenging new knee. lesson learnt last night, will not repeat that mistake.

2:40 am

I know about THAT one!

2:41 am

* giggle * thought you might

2:42 am

is refat when you go off a diet?

2:43 am

refs

2:43 am

refs

2:44 am

refs

2:44 am

twice and I had better get some real coffee

2:44 am

Didn't want to feel alone ..

2:44 am

see you later and TC Mmme. Rose! You are recovering amazingly fast, but don't push too hard!

2:45 am

and ty Tor, for making me feel better about it!

2:45 am

Didn't want *you* to feel alone ..

2:45 am

thought so.....

2:45 am

Laters ruby ..

2:47 am

one last thing: my fave drink is Smirnoff (our of the freezer) with Evian and a Tuscan pepper, hanging over the side of the glas. I call it a "ne**ie because it looks like the monster

2:47 am

out*

2:48 am

Sounds good ..

2:48 am

Shall have to find Tuscan peppers ..

2:49 am

they're the pale green mildish long ones. Progresso sells them in jars

2:51 am

just read your profile, Tor, look up "Blind Orange Jefferson", if you like blues. My son is the chubby white guy in the band photos

2:53 am

ruby???? still here?

2:55 am

oh, well, will catch via email. night fellow babblers. hope you all have a great morning/ arvo/ evening/night. see you at the flip

2:59 am

I am the blues ..

3:10 am

May I please have a clue for pr6-36? Thanks

3:13 am

pr6/36 - constructed already, like houses put together in kit form.

3:13 am

Thanks so much, Haz.

3:13 am

You're welcome.

please could someone clue the 9s

3:14 am

in7 - people who put things into something

3:14 am

*sneaks out of lurkdom* pr9 - like ro8 with a p in front

3:14 am

pr9 - the quality of not being poetry

got the pr9 but not the in9

3:17 am

extension of in6/18

3:17 am

Build on in6/18 - to put in (like a slot, or a dvd into the machine)

3:17 am

to put into, then the person who does, then pl

thans Glan using wrong R so couldn't pl

3:24 am

pr7-36 the 1st please.....thanks

3:24 am

a house which comes in kit form

3:25 am

Thanks, hon, I believe I have that one for pr6-36....perhaps there is another spelling of it? Thanks

3:26 am

or, pr* meaning before + a 60s word for soemthing groovy

3:26 am

there is pr6 - the first part of a book

3:26 am

and pr6 - the make soemthing look pretty before you start

3:26 am

It is next one I need, Glant. Thanks for helping.

3:29 am

fireworks

3:29 am

Congrats, Glantarell!

3:29 am

off to do some arty farty stuff - anybody want a clue before I go?

3:30 am

I'm still on that darned pr7-36 the first one (right before the 8).

3:31 am

I guess I should say the 1st 8.

3:31 am

pr* + tr4

3:32 am

to make something look finished or pretty

3:32 am

Got it. Thanks so much, Glantarell.

3:33 am

no problem - have fun babbling

3:33 am

*poof*

3:35 am

Does anyone else have a glitch today? It says I have the 225 words, but it's not giving me fireworks, it says I'm still missing an fa6 word, but I'm positive I entered all of them....help anyone?

3:36 am

It is working ok for me so far. I have

3:37 am

the 2nd fa6-27. Oh, that wouldn't help, would it?

3:38 am

tij filghty Victorian creature archaic spelling

3:39 am

2nd fa6-27 is blonder or better looking first is the flying thing

3:39 am

flighty not filghty

3:45 am

Well, it is almost 5:00AM here, think I will try to finish this later in the day. Good night all.

4:19 am

hello, back for a few (optimistically)

Hello all. I am quite happy to see a slightly larger grid today!

5:09 am

hello, all! hooray for the 9's!

5:35 am

hi

5:37 am

i just woke up from nightmares.

5:41 am

luckily my nightmare wasn't that everyone disappeared. :)

6:07 am

lol hursh!

6:07 am

gm

6:08 am

morning

6:14 am

hello again

6:14 am

{{hurshy}}

6:14 am

hi ruby

6:15 am

hello kje

6:19 am

just the kind of grid i like - medium size and easy. i'm done, have a good day all!

6:21 am

congrats, hursh!

6:21 am

hagd

6:23 am

160 words and naptime

6:24 am

sleep well, ruby

6:33 am

pr 7/36 -- non-amateur ownership; pl

6:34 am

thinking...

6:34 am

ty

6:35 am

wouldn't have found that

6:35 am

pr 9 -- non-amateurs who incorporated and started a bus*****

6:36 am

weird, ty

6:36 am

how's life, br?

6:37 am

Well, I think I will always be a nutter .... but no acute distress

6:38 am

how is your vision doing?

6:38 am

My vision is good

6:39 am

that is good to hear

6:39 am

I always wondered when you aren't seen for a long time if your vision got too bad

6:40 am

I have glasses for use with the computer. Has made a big difference

6:41 am

very good to hear

6:42 am

Are you pretty much done packing and ready to go?

6:43 am

done packing at home - need to finish up at work. movers arrive at the house in the morning, then will need to clean the place tomorrow night. I will check out with HR Tuesday and wrap final stuff up. Pick up my check Wednesday then hit the road, I hope, if all goes without incident

6:44 am

moving is stressful - I must remember not to do this again

6:44 am

or at least, to take more time off next time if I do

6:44 am

I have moved many times .... not fun

6:45 am

indeed

6:46 am

You are working with people that really need you.

6:46 am

I hope the house in SF ends up being reasonable for a long time, this mgmt company here ended up being nuts. First time I'v rented from a mgmt company and will not do that again

6:50 am

1750 miles or so is a long ride.

6:50 am

indeed

7:09 am

1st pr6?

7:09 am

nm

ionlyhave pr6/36,made aheadof time as in housing

7:18 am

ty to, got it

7:19 am

fw!

7:28 am

whooo hooooo KJE!!

7:31 am

good morning everyone

7:31 am

(((MOM)))

7:32 am

(((LBD)))

7:32 am

hello everyone

7:32 am

Hi (((MOM))) and dawg

7:32 am

(((Annie)))

7:32 am

((((Annine))))

7:32 am

Mom, I answered your email and I think it is floating somewhere in cyberspace. Did you receive it?

7:33 am

Hugs to you, dawg

7:33 am

Annie, if it is the one from the 27th I did receive it

7:34 am

Okay, good. I clicked on Send and poof strange things started happening. You know what a computer maven I am.

7:34 am

Happy Sunday to all, and to all a good breakfast. Scrambled eggs, sage sausage and croissants on the sideboard.

7:35 am

I have also answered the email, Annie

7:35 am

good morning Molly

7:35 am

hi molly

7:35 am

thanks for the breakfast, Molly

7:35 am

Hi Molly, That breakfast sounds fabulouus. *takes a plate and helps myself* Thanks

7:39 am

any coffee?

7:39 am

morning JMC

7:39 am

hi all

7:40 am

Hi jmc, I just place coffee, sugar and cream on the sideboard

7:40 am

d

7:40 am

Adds coffee, tea, fresh OJ and some fresh blueberries and home made waffles.

7:41 am

I will add the bacon, toast and butter

7:41 am

morning, jmc

7:41 am

It's an official feast!

7:41 am

oh and the syrup

7:42 am

Or, as we call it in my house, breakfeast. : P

*adds ptichers of mimosas and bloody marys*

7:42 am

yum

7:42 am

HI Owl!

7:42 am

((TO))) two days in a row, what a treat. Good morning

7:42 am

hi TO

7:42 am

Yay TO! Great addition.

but i must run. nice grid,need24

7:43 am

woo hoo ... have an 8 ro 8/40. Add a P to that for pr 9/60

7:43 am

have a great day, TO

7:43 am

bye Owl, have a good one

7:43 am

bye TO have a great day!

7:47 am

nbt and almost all real words

7:47 am

hooray for JMC

7:48 am

NBT and NBS

7:49 am

i still need an 8 *looking*

7:49 am

wtg mom

7:50 am

Good morning Babblers!

7:50 am

thanks jmc

7:50 am

nbs

7:50 am

good morning Scrabbler

7:50 am

hey scrabs!

7:50 am

stats for O in bottom row please

7:50 am

good morning scrabs -= good morning all

7:51 am

of 5 16

7:51 am

of 5/16

7:51 am

How is this grid? It's big so should be easy for a while.

7:51 am

of5/26

7:51 am

Hi Scrabbs :)

7:51 am

JMC, take the p off the pr 9/60 if you have that one It will give you an 8

7:51 am

hi xeiluj and annie

7:51 am

hello wvteach and xeiluj

7:52 am

Hi guys, nice grid today

7:52 am

hi wv

7:52 am

Annie, I am reading another NYC-based book: The Gods of Gotham. 1845 NYC, NYPD is formed.

7:52 am

there are 3 pr7's in a row, can I get a clue for one of them?

7:53 am

I have a pr 7/52 .... houses that come put together ..... it is a plural of the pr 6/36

7:53 am

one i suppose is a plural of the 6 before it to make most of a house before it goes on the lot

7:53 am

Scrabbs, Right now I am reading The Stand by Stephen King, 1135 pages. I will be reading this book forever.

7:53 am

I'm not looking at the list, but one of them is the pr* (meaning before) + what is on your head.

7:53 am

old style of housing

7:53 am

My youngest sister reads all of King's books.

7:53 am

that sounds interesting scrabs

7:53 am

seen

7:53 am

morning Brookie

7:53 am

Free Clue!

7:54 am

Morning, mom, and thanks for the clue, Scrabbler!

7:54 am

thanks Brookie and Mom and jmc

7:54 am

i am reading an elizabeth peters mystery the laughter of dead kings

7:54 am

:-)

7:54 am

sure clue an easy one. . . :-P

7:54 am

PR 7/48 - beginning of a book

Hi Jmc, I just read that one!

7:54 am

I am usually not a King fan but this book started out very good

7:54 am

hi red

I have to run out though because dog is whining... But I wanted to jump in on that one ...

7:55 am

Morning Red

7:55 am

hurry back

I shal be right back..

7:55 am

have a nice walk red

7:55 am

The stand is one of his best in my opinion

7:55 am

Hi Red

7:56 am

I just typed prologue.

7:56 am

Hi xei :)

7:56 am

later,red

7:56 am

i am not into having the bejeavers scared out of me

7:56 am

the other beginning of a book scrabs

Jmc kudos for the nats...we are in ny going to yankee games...exciting times in baseball

7:57 am

Hi Annie, i have read it three times, might even go for a fourth!

7:57 am

the Ss are nicely placed for many plurals today

7:57 am

Yep, I found it. I am just getting to know the grid.

7:58 am

Other pr 7 is something you have before you get your hair cut

7:58 am

i have been enjoying the season joans. . . have fun at the game. . .

7:58 am

i am going to be away for our next home stand :-(

7:58 am

xei, did you read the version that has 1135 pages?

7:58 am

i think we are even with the yankess still

7:58 am

go Yankees go !!

7:58 am

wash your hair?

Long rain delay last night and we lost a nailbiter

7:59 am

2 hour rain delay

7:59 am

oh! i haven't looked at the stats this morning

Hi annie

7:59 am

not prerinse

7:59 am

jmc, what you do between haircuts you tr** it

8:00 am

we once had a 6 hours rain delay with the phillies because the phillies needed the win to get a wild card slot

8:00 am

haha ty mom

8:00 am

:-)

8:00 am

*runs to look at baseball stats*

Annie, read the stand. My edition had added material that seemed to hold the story together better great read and not tooooo s. king

8:01 am

Not sure Annie, read it years and years ago

8:01 am

Thanks Mom for the pr7 and 8

8:02 am

nope we are still tied

8:02 am

:-)

8:02 am

Well, so far I really am enjoying the book, snot and all. LOL

8:02 am

hi joansiebone

Yea go nats and yanks

8:02 am

pr9 is about bad writing

8:02 am

indeed joansie!

8:03 am

have pr 9 - stats for other 9 please

Hi to all others. I seldom chat, but this is almost the anniv of jmc and my visit at borders!! Where did the year go????

8:04 am

hi joansie

8:04 am

so it is! happy anniversary to joansie and me!

8:04 am

Time flies, Joansie, especially as we get older.

8:04 am

in 9/54

8:04 am

The Stand is a great book, Annie. Enjoy it.

8:04 am

in 9/54

8:04 am

I am Molly. Thanks

8:04 am

you know that uu is going on the babble meetup trip of a lifetime joansie--you should check out the fb babble list for info

Scrabbler, you got that right

8:05 am

And the miniseries was very well cast (except for Molly Ringwold)

8:05 am

ty annie

8:05 am

Ringwald

8:05 am

got the 2nd 9 - thnx all

8:05 am

well if i am going to survive picking vegetables in my garden in the national park (your tax dollars at work) I need to wander off before it gets to hot bbl

Will do. I have been reading about the need for a current passport

8:06 am

bye jm, have fun

8:07 am

and really good to see you joansie. . . come again. . . especially in the playoffs!

8:07 am

bye all *poof*

Enjoyed the chat...back to lurking after breaky...bye all

8:08 am

bye joansie :(

8:09 am

I am flipping between US and Canadian TV Olympic coverage. The Canadian station always outperforms the US--more live events, less hype/drama/BS

8:09 am

*Wonders which national park has a community garden*

8:16 am

bye joansies

8:16 am

tadone, finito, off to work. hagd everyone

8:16 am

amen, Scrabbler. hopefully less commercials too

8:16 am

congrats dawger

8:17 am

wish we had Canadian coverage

8:17 am

bye (((LBD))) congratulations

8:17 am

I had better scoot off here and start my day. (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:18 am

halfway - NBT and NBS - time for breakfast - BBL

Ok, I have returned. I do need to renew passport.

And wow, I am all alone!

8:40 am

Nope, I am here and I have fireworks

8:40 am

I was concentrating on the grid

congrats Annie, I am 100 away from fireworks!

8:41 am

It's a pretty logical grid

8:42 am

red, are you planning a trip where a passport is needed

I am enjoying it better than yesterdays.

8:42 am

well done Annie!!

I am not, but I let my passport expire...and I feel so funny knowing I can't even gp to canada!

8:42 am

Time to renew, I agree

8:43 am

anyone like a clue before I head out?

maybe for the lonely E in the second column...above the P?

oooh I found it.

8:44 am

glad you found it, couldnt find the beginning E

Have a great day Annie!

8:45 am

you too, bye everyone

8:47 am

good morning, all :)

8:47 am

good morning my babble friends:)

8:47 am

hody cybernan

8:47 am

howdy*

Hi Cross, are we going to race again today?

Hi Cybernan!

8:50 am

sure,why not red:)

8:50 am

i stopped with 5 to go yesterday

8:54 am

morning all

8:55 am

howdy peri

Oh Cross. I finished. I felt the need. I have 81 left today. hi Peri.

8:58 am

87 left here

8:59 am

116 left here red

Go Crossy, Go Peri Go!

8:59 am

nbt, nbs -- now to get my morning tea :)

8:59 am

:)

I am thinking of taking a nappy though.

9:01 am

mi 7/32 and mi 8/45= a man of the cloth but missing the second i

9:01 am

ty crossy

9:01 am

np:)

9:02 am

new words for me

9:03 am

good morning everyone!

9:04 am

howdy christa

9:05 am

morning all!

9:05 am

howdy suze!:)

9:05 am

hi sue

9:08 am

nbt

9:12 am

ok, I really need a day of rest but it isn't going to be today. Must run - see you all later!

9:12 am

nbt in 23 words!!!! hope it stays this way! nice chubby grid for a rainy sunday :). good morning all!

9:12 am

tc suze:)

9:13 am

howdy trif..send us rain please!

9:13 am

will try, but we need ours too!

9:13 am

and yes,my fave size grid tween 200-300

9:14 am

was getting tired of those small evil grids

9:14 am

i agree, crossy, though I have never really thought of it.....you are completely right

9:15 am

anything more that that and it turns into an endurance race of adding every ending you can think of to a word

9:15 am

speaking of rain - watching the olympic womens bicycle race in absolutely pounding rain. poor ladies!

9:16 am

i bet they prefer it to searing heat

9:16 am

i suppose, but it is lashing into their eyes - that can't be good

9:16 am

no,a good manager would of had goggles for them

9:17 am

yes, of course, but trust me, they look MISERABLE

I think they would prefer the heat, those wet roads are sooo dangerous.

9:18 am

i have been perusing the highlights on cnn.com but we really do not turn the tv on much here anymore

9:18 am

a canadian just ate it, crossy....

9:18 am

ouch

9:18 am

... they've trained in it

9:18 am

as red said, her tires lost their gription and down she went

I have to admit, I am a little bit..interested in the Olympic events.

9:19 am

mm,yes,i see your point

9:19 am

we do not want any injuries

The wet is very dangerous, for cyclists, I bet the runners will love it, if it still is raining.

ther marathon runners, that is, not the sprinters.

9:19 am

remember that poor guy on the luge last winter olymics..horrifying

9:20 am

sprite and I decided the other day that we would absolutely get the gold medal in "women's snarky comments"

9:20 am

yes,the runners will indeed

9:20 am

I would also medal in "over analyzing" and "worrying over stuff that will never happen"

This weekend I am getting a medal in Napping.

9:20 am

lol,go for it ladies i will keep track and award points

9:21 am

I might do okay in "sitting on fat ass reading" but I know I would have a LOT of competition. I have training in procrastination and loafing also

9:21 am

my mrs(her indian name is shops with a fist) gets a gold in emptying my wallet:)

9:22 am

"shops with a fist" full of cash, I assume....

9:23 am

she is the olny person who can go in for one item and spend over 100 dollars but she can also have a full weekly list and spend less that she did on the one item outing the day before...crossy is puzzled

9:23 am

humpf. if you can rip something, why can't you rerip it?

9:25 am

hello everybody {{crossy}} {{trif}} and {{red}} if you get the gold in napping, I get the silver!

9:25 am

phantom: essence

9:25 am

morning ruby!

9:25 am

she says shopping with me is like trying to hunt deer with the game warden hanging over your shoulder.i said "well i do not see the need to bag your limit every time"

9:25 am

((ruby))

9:25 am

what about gold in computer gaming? that would be me

9:26 am

singing like a nine year old: I found a nine! I found a niiiiiine

go shirloc go!

9:26 am

they predicted cool and rainy today NOT! But I just took mr. crazy (no, not DH) for his walk. He is a wild man

9:26 am

go shilock!

9:27 am

ohh no shirlock,i was gaming back before com 64 on the xerox company mainframe in toronto in the early 70,s..my dads boos would of had a fit to see this kid playing tic-tac-toe in a 50,000 dollar main frame

9:27 am

which one trif? -- have the in and looking for the other

9:27 am

boss

9:27 am

the in

9:28 am

little tiny green screens:)

9:28 am

The other one is pr 9 60

9:28 am

what a great memory of you and your dad, though, crossy!

9:28 am

it is,he was with xerox when they made their first copier..

9:28 am

pr9, you say? you're kidding, right?

9:29 am

nope, not kiding

9:29 am

kidding even!!!

9:29 am

pr9= the art of putting too much flowery B.S into your story

9:30 am

ty crossy - not sure it is a real word, however!

9:31 am

lol,as long as it get you the 9:)

9:31 am

aah, got it but I don't think it's a word... :(

9:31 am

true -- didn't have the monster either

9:31 am

ty crossy, got it!

9:31 am

think of it as tolstoy taking 74 pages to describe a dress in was and peace

9:32 am

i'm with crossy, too verbose = pr9

9:32 am

monster?

9:32 am

clue for the pe9 please

9:32 am

there is no pe9 and i just clued the pr9

9:33 am

the other 9 is in9/54

9:33 am

ty

9:34 am

off to the list -- kids will be up soon

9:36 am

olympics --> 3.5 hours on a bike, i don't think i've ever been on a bike that long, never mind as fast as they're going

9:37 am

no kidding, huh? to ride that far and lose to a sprinter. fe

9:37 am

feh

9:37 am

... did it a couple of times .... it hurts ... the last thing you want to do after is walk ...

9:38 am

when are the mens' cycling races? and is it true that Vinokurov won something?

9:38 am

... road race was yesterday

9:39 am

a day late and many dollars short!

9:39 am

need food....won't be as good as one of crosshairs brekkies....

9:39 am

who won?

9:39 am

first ce 5, please?

I;ve never cycled that long, but sadly I have run that long...

9:40 am

sadly, I think that's wonderful. My longest was one hour, 10 mins

9:41 am

meant "sadly?" I think it's great that you could run that long, red

My butt is sore today as I got the bright idea to do my long run on hills....

9:41 am

netherlands, brit, russian

9:41 am

(eats shoots and leaves)

9:42 am

yeah, that's awesome red

I found the road race interesting, as there were so many leaders at so many different points.

I guess. I think it also means I am a little boring. Every week the office girls ask what I did on the weekend...its always the same answert..

9:43 am

there's nothing boring about running!

9:43 am

I'll bet you look a lot better than they do!

there is when you use a treadmill...but even that is not so bad..

9:43 am

... as long as you do ... and enjoy doing it ... and especially if you do it well ... .. who cares what they think?

9:44 am

my husband took a header off his treadmill this week, I think it's safer in the street!

Oh I dont care, I kind of feel funny though trying to explain it to them. Better than the movies..

Oooh RUby, I have a video for you!

9:45 am

cam you send a link to my e-mail?

9:45 am

and I can send a photo of Wonder Dog

9:46 am

still looking for that first ce 5 -- any help out there?

9:47 am

I ony have 2 ce5/12's (not those?)

I still have to download wonder dog since he got his haircut.

I almost fell off the TM this week too ruby, trying to rest during speed work. Found it easier to just walk rather than hop on and off the edge of the mill.

9:49 am

the first one, ruby - there are only 2

9:49 am

he evidently missed the "deadman's switch" -- says there isn't one -- or else it was a power surge?

9:49 am

he's lucky he's not a deadman!

9:49 am

i'll prolly have a fall off treadmill accident soon, i'm such a klutz

9:50 am

I'd be afraid to get on it

9:50 am

mmmmm..fresh tea..hot and sweet like crossy:))..slurrrrp

9:50 am

or is not those a clue for the ce 5/12?

9:51 am

be careful, shirl!

http://tinyurl.com/cxut9yx here is a link to a blog post, but it is for the video....

9:51 am

ce5/12 is what they do in church to make it smell good

Treadmills are not for hte faint of heart!

9:52 am

ty ruby - haven't seen that without the in before

9:52 am

I was afraid I was giving you one you already had.....

9:52 am

i don't run fast so it's a slow run but faster than a walk then i lower the speed so the timing and controls is tricky

9:52 am

ty ruby

9:53 am

DH says it just kept speeding up until it threw him off

9:53 am

hi, folks

9:53 am

hi welki

9:53 am

howdy welki

I've not had that hppen. Hellp Welki!

9:54 am

st6? i can't seem to monkey it

9:54 am

he won't go for walks in the road because of the old dog incident (unless hs has a dog with him, but that's not exercise for him).

9:54 am

oh to have usable knees and feet for running for pleasure.after 30 years of pounding asphalt in all seasons,i do walking/hiking now as running is not an option:/

9:55 am

st6/18 what you get when you can't finish the grid

Ok, checking with my racing buddy, I have 55 left, where are you Cross???

9:56 am

since God didn't do it, I have to go and water the tomatoes!

9:56 am

i am i9n central ontario on the shores of gerogian bay

inthe grid...yo uknow...

9:57 am

lol

9:57 am

is that the Armenian center of Canada lol

9:57 am

97 left

9:57 am

had to go do dishes:9

9:57 am

i finally got your clue ruby, thx!

9:57 am

lol ruby

9:59 am

help for pr7,36 -- right after the book introduction PLEASE

10:00 am

I think if I shlep the hose down to the potager and go up and down the steps 3 times, it will probably start raining.....

10:00 am

"magical thinking"

10:01 am

pr9/60 going on and on in your writing

10:01 am

it is so dry here,that if i got down to the garden and it started raining,i would water the tomatos anyways ;)

10:01 am

crossy nailed that one, I gave him a gold

10:01 am

the grass crunches

10:01 am

we have a total campfire ban..again

10:02 am

and wonderdog bites the water coming out of the hose

10:02 am

our dogs used to lose theri minds over the sprinklers

10:02 am

Hi Folks

10:02 am

howdy hego

10:02 am

Rufe is the first to show any interest

10:03 am

{{hego}}

10:03 am

Again: help for pr7,36 -- right after the book introduction PLEASE

10:03 am

pr9 writing flowery non-poetry

10:03 am

you have house made in two parts for delivery erda?

10:04 am

pr* built houses

10:04 am

add tr4/5 and then plural erda for pr8

10:04 am

yes cross I have that

10:04 am

pr = before adding the lace

10:04 am

mm ill need a different clue

10:05 am

TY Shirl -- got it!!

10:05 am

seems i am missing that one as well

10:05 am

nice clue, ty shirl

10:05 am

and the lace does not help crossy

10:06 am

montreal's clue works!!!

10:06 am

how about before a small haircut

10:06 am

merci montreal

10:07 am

how are you, hego?

10:07 am

oh well,96 more words till have have to worry bout it i guess

10:07 am

doing good Ruby and you?

10:07 am

keeping on keeping on!

10:08 am

lol me too.

10:08 am

crossy, to have a haircut prior to having a haircut...

10:08 am

how are the pups

10:08 am

yay, bashed the b's

10:08 am

ty amelu

10:08 am

and the c's

10:08 am

go Rubes!

10:08 am

Rufie is wonderful; Ruby is, sadly, winding down

10:09 am

Awww...

10:09 am

you can probably hear her heavy breathing from there.....

10:09 am

red,you never told me your total

10:10 am

Poor old thing, I can sympathize

10:10 am

sore

10:10 am

oops

10:10 am

sorry

10:10 am

she is such a sweet and lovely old girl and she is breaking my heart

10:10 am

crossy to the rescue again!

10:10 am

very sad Ruby

10:11 am

bye for now

10:11 am

again? again?? that is my first faux pas today

10:12 am

well, collectively, you know

10:12 am

well,collectivly,i have already solved this grid for you lol

10:13 am

why ty, sir

10:13 am

np at all m.lady

10:13 am

oops, almost

10:18 am

I can't find the pr9 for the life of me. I think I have it, and then I don't. I get the writer clue, but just can't get it. sigh

10:19 am

oif your story is very overblown and full od decriptives

10:19 am

if

10:19 am

Hmmm.......

10:19 am

I know, I know, I get the clue, I just can't get the damn word.

10:19 am

prost

10:19 am

I think I am starting to panic....

10:19 am

yikes! lol

10:19 am

break it down pr5 is a story and attach the loch monster

10:20 am

don't panic Trif!

10:20 am

oh for the love of god....thanks crossy

10:20 am

I was stuck on the superlative ending, and thus totally off

10:20 am

:)

10:20 am

damn that monster!

10:20 am

he always sneaks upon me too

10:21 am

lol hego - I usually say that about the hairy nosed dolphin, volcano, and that cursed goose.

10:21 am

those too

10:21 am

i always miss the dolphin

10:21 am

esp the volcano

10:22 am

the duck usually eludes me too

10:22 am

even now i cannot think of the dolphin word

10:22 am

inia

10:22 am

ahh yes..now i will prmptly forget it again

10:22 am

though I usually think of it as "that stupid piece of s*** fish"

10:22 am

what is the other nine, stats?

10:23 am

me too Crossy

10:23 am

in9/54

10:23 am

in 9.54

10:23 am

ty

10:23 am

so in + a 7, right

10:24 am

in 6/18 8/40 9/54 and 7/28

10:24 am

all varriants of same word

10:24 am

ty again

10:24 am

now,i better get going or red is gonna kick my arse...again

10:25 am

uh oh

10:28 am

btw, what do you all think of the next olympics being held in rio? I am picturing QUITE the scene at the opening ceremonies! first topless parade of nations, for a start....

10:30 am

ugh,the bug russian women,all those hormones,they have more chest hait than i do....

10:30 am

hair

10:30 am

lol

10:30 am

I thought the same thing Trif

10:31 am

I can just see the samba event now.

10:31 am

primo is PSYCHED, typical

10:31 am

though i will escort the sweedish ladies:)

10:32 am

ouch!..err everyone say good morning to my beloved..who reads over my shoulder....

10:32 am

good for you Elegant!

10:32 am

morning beloved. We were hoping you would agree to escort the male swimmers in their thongs. your husband said its fine with him

10:32 am

gm mrs. crossy

10:33 am

Hi Nan

10:33 am

she says she will take the swimmers

10:33 am

ooh -- must tune into the olympics swimming

10:33 am

they have thongs? really?

10:34 am

Good morning all!

10:34 am

I am assuming they will in Rio, hego....a girl can dream, anyway

10:34 am

Hi Jilly

10:34 am

lol Trif

10:34 am

anyway, I need to go add value. I have been on fire for cleaning the house lately, and want to keep the momentum going. LATE night for me tonight, so need to pace carefully. love to all

10:35 am

bye Trif

10:35 am

*!* ta da *!* - kids are up -- see you tomorrow :)

10:36 am

bye cyber!

10:36 am

bye trif!

10:44 am

Finally, nbt...

10:45 am

need only bottom o

10:45 am

happens more, hego

10:46 am

ty amu

10:46 am

of5/16 hego...

10:46 am

was almost there

10:46 am

and Jill ty

10:46 am

thanks i needed that too

10:47 am

hi GE

10:47 am

I struggled with the e's..trying to figure out which came from where...

10:47 am

~:o)

10:47 am

HI GE

10:49 am

good morning

10:51 am

nbs now, a few more and I'll need to go be productive

10:52 am

what's that?

10:52 am

no blank spaces

10:52 am

no, productive

10:52 am

word stats..number of letters

10:53 am

i'm waiting for my teenage son to get ready to go to breakfast. breakfast for him, lunch for me by the time hes up.

10:53 am

LOL, know what you mean...how old?

10:53 am

teens are such a pain

10:54 am

17 but at least he still wants to be with me (because i'll pay)

10:54 am

: )

10:54 am

studies now show that they really do need all that sleep.

10:55 am

:D We have two sons, the oldest sounds like yours GE, but he's about to turn 30...still sleeps late on days off

10:55 am

well sure, esp when you go to bed af5 2 am.

10:55 am

hahaha

10:56 am

sounds like y'all are talking about my teen son

10:56 am

this is a realtivly new development. always asked to be woken by 10 but been working a new job this summer adn has changed his pattern

10:57 am

right Onyx

10:57 am

We are planning to attend the state Celtic festival in a few weeks...gonna be fun to enjoy some time with him before he heads back to Virginia...

10:57 am

well enjoy!

10:57 am

celtic fest sounds fun

10:59 am

It will be! Some really great Celtic groups will be there. Solas, The Elders, Makem and Spain Brothers

11:02 am

aye and the toes will be tapping, for sure

11:02 am

And Cathie Ryan is again presenting workshops...going to take the one on Irish Traditional singing!

11:02 am

And a few beers hego!

11:03 am

lol

11:04 am

firewords - mi8 religious leaders short on vowels was my last - tx all cluers

11:04 am

The best part is that after the concerts, many of the performers gather at a local pub..the festivities continue to the wee hours...

11:04 am

congrats Dan

11:04 am

WooT WooT WooT dan2!!

11:04 am

You're welcome 2Bit, for the telepathic clues. : D

11:06 am

Jilly, the Celtic fest sounds like lots of fun.

11:06 am

lots of words building off of tr4/5 haircut - before the haircut, haircut again, +plurals

11:07 am

Hiya Molly...that it is, and this is the first time to go with my oldest...just the two of us (not my hubby's thing)...AND my oldest wears kilts!!

11:07 am

halfway bbl

11:07 am

the tr sound like the in's

11:07 am

Oh he sounds like a party boy!

11:08 am

bye hego

11:08 am

Mellowed somewhat with age..he doesn't know, but I am throwing him a surprise 30th BD party before he leaves...teehee...

11:09 am

The party sounds like fun too. I wanted to do that for my middle son, who recently turned 30, but he and his wife went to Cancun instead.

11:10 am

And they didn't take you!!??

11:10 am

I know, I know.

11:13 am

Well, mine is still in college (late start after military), divorced, working in Yellowstone for the summer. Birthday isn't til September, but a few friends around and such, so it'll be fun. Especially since he is rubbing it in about me being old having a 30 year old son..payback!

11:13 am

well, must be satisfied with 1/3 done...bbl *poof*

11:23 am

hi, all. clues for the 9s?

11:24 am

IN 6, 8, 9, 7 combo

11:25 am

PR 9/60 - wierd word

11:27 am

PR clued earlier as "not amateurs + i opened my own bus*****

11:27 am

my son when he was little used to love putting things into other things, i once found my keys in the vcr and coins in the tape player

11:28 am

hey all

11:29 am

my son (now grown) used to like to carry my keys around and put them in things - would have to find them at night before he would go to sleep - his son now likes to carry my cell phone but at least i can call it to find it

11:29 am

and he doensnt stick in something else

11:30 am

hey stid

11:30 am

off to go be with the grandkinds for the afternoon - will guard my phone - BBL

11:30 am

I once found one of tom's slippers, a fork and a spoon in the outer part of the firebox for the oil stove... the slipper was quite crispy by the time I found it! We have a long talk with both boys about where it is appropriate to put things

11:30 am

later teach

11:30 am

just do not seen the pr9

11:31 am

and what goes round come round. i hope to see the day that my son gets back some of what he has given me

11:31 am

hey angelsong

11:31 am

more of a poem angel

11:31 am

hey stid

11:32 am

think about the opposite of poetry: pr**e -- if there is a lot of it (like the books by Joyce) it is pr** + personal pronoun + loch **** monster

11:32 am

*drops lurker shield*

11:32 am

hey ruru

11:32 am

*waves to stid*

11:35 am

thanks, Stid. that gave me the pr9 and another word.

11:36 am

go anglesong go!

11:36 am

just found an elementary teacher's favorite subject for halfway!

11:39 am

down to 96. This grid is sometimes hard, sometimes it is easy

11:57 am

sounds like life stid?

11:57 am

Hi, just starting. Talked to my sister who called. All is well down south.

11:58 am

Lurker shield, is that like a Babble condom?

11:58 am

hmmm mebbe

11:59 am

I was thinking more like star trek.. but its best to let your imagination run wild. LOL

12:00 pm

the grid has just gotten tougher for me

12:00 pm

that p is making me crazy

12:04 pm

Onyx at insane asylum: " that P.. got me here"

12:05 pm

And the aranoia that came after it.

12:06 pm

funny.

12:06 pm

but i only have a few of them left now

12:07 pm

I have 6 p's to go.. wonder which one will push me over the edge

12:09 pm

it was the 7& 8 combo of a fake word that had me

12:10 pm

Those fake combos will get you every time.

12:12 pm

got them all

12:12 pm

if you are "profat" does that mean you like ice cream?

12:13 pm

I don't know but I have definitely refatted before.

12:13 pm

and i have quit eating ice cream so i am defatting

12:14 pm

me too

12:14 pm

I"m on the hagen-daz free diet now

12:14 pm

ben and herry's fish food is my downfall

12:14 pm

I notice you didn't say Ben & Jerry free. : D

12:15 pm

hagen -daz looks better for the joke

12:15 pm

sadly i am ben and jerry free too

12:17 pm

<---this is getting depressing. I have almost all the 4's and I have 43 to go

12:18 pm

hi all, stuck with 72 left

12:19 pm

a's down on to the c's

12:19 pm

Hi Peri

12:19 pm

hey Molls

12:21 pm

c's done

12:24 pm

down to 58 left,monkeys up from their nap and are helping :)

12:27 pm

I didn't know monkeys napped

12:28 pm

unless they are just trying to be aping cats?

12:28 pm

mine are old and fat and need to nap periodically :)

12:29 pm

they are slacking off now tho

12:30 pm

missing 3 of the 8's. I have in,min and ro

12:30 pm

i'm missing one 8

12:30 pm

2 mi8's

12:30 pm

pr8/50

12:30 pm

1 pr8

12:31 pm

Another pr8/50

12:31 pm

mi8/45

12:31 pm

thanks, will look

12:31 pm

the echo in here is deafening

12:31 pm

I have the pr9

12:32 pm

12:32 pm

Sorry, should have said 2 pr 8's

12:32 pm

overcast and cool here today

12:33 pm

are there two pr 8's?

12:33 pm

ahh

12:33 pm

that's my missing 8

12:33 pm

not seeing either of the pr8 and the other mi8

12:34 pm

I have the mi8 that is like the church person

12:34 pm

The other mi8 is the other woman

12:34 pm

ty Molls

12:35 pm

monkeyed one of the pr8!

12:35 pm

for and not yours

12:36 pm

help with the last pr8 pls

12:36 pm

well, once again enable doesn't understand life. The first 50 years or so of my life were prefat

12:36 pm

Which one do you have Peri?

12:36 pm

hi doren

12:36 pm

pr8...not against + where coal workers work

12:37 pm

hi ru I have a date tonite, someone from my high school, a year older ... we'll see if he knows which wine to order, right?

12:37 pm

oh nice

12:37 pm

ty molly, good clue and right on time

12:37 pm

Woo hoo! Dorens has a date!

12:38 pm

why don't you order the wine.. or is that some sort of initiation rite of passage?

12:38 pm

that is the one I have Molls

12:39 pm

pr8...before short hair cut, plural

12:39 pm

wish I had a date

12:39 pm

we'll see... if he is smart and doesn't know much about it, he will defer to me. If he is a fool, then he will order badly (but this place has nice wines... even a decent $25 and under list) I don't really even know all that much, I just know what i like

12:39 pm

Don't ask me how that is done.

12:39 pm

thanks Molls, dumb word

12:39 pm

<--Has no desire to ever date again

12:39 pm

I hope you have fun.. that sounds great doren

12:40 pm

peri, if you want a date.... get out there and make yourself known. join eharmony or match or some such. you might not find prince charming, but you can find at least one date

12:40 pm

did not have any luck with match, thinking of trying eharmony

12:40 pm

yes it does... we'll see. have enjoyed him on the phone but i know he really isn't "my type"... we'll see

12:41 pm

Type - smype

12:41 pm

bbl

12:41 pm

it's always worth a try

12:41 pm

he's more "jewish" than I... but can find out more in person

12:41 pm

mrs ru tried to get rid of me for years

12:42 pm

i will at least have a nice dinner at a place I've missed lately. male company is good for me... even tho i don't seem to be able to stand any one person for long term

12:42 pm

(don't think she tried very hard, did she?)

12:43 pm

she did.. she kept pawning me off on her friends trying to dump me...:)

12:43 pm

lol, ru

12:43 pm

I, however, am a terrific salesperson.. and won out in the end

12:44 pm

Too bad I'm not allowed to make a "dropped her nail file" comment.

12:45 pm

well, i have only five minutes left here, then please kick me out. I need to straighten up in case he comes back here after dinner. I have a lightbulb in the bedroom that needs changing and i can't do it myself... (HONEST) I don't really want him in my bedroom at all. + the bedroom is a mess of piles of books, magazines, bills, cataloges, clothes and not at all neat. so this is my motivation to straighten up

12:45 pm

you will never forget that joke, will you molls? (me neither... )

12:46 pm

oh.. how many therapists does it take to replace a lightbulb?

12:46 pm

Ha! What a line. "Can you help me change a light bulb in my bedroom?" Eyelash bat, eyelash bat.

12:46 pm

please tell me, and if you remember the one about the kids with ADHD I've been trying to remember that one for years now

12:47 pm

4 ... one to do it and three to discuss its ramifications

12:47 pm

ok, so i will continue to have a dimly lit bedroom, and try to ask the cleaning lady to help me when she comes, I really cannot do it myself

12:48 pm

really?

12:48 pm

ok that is good.. the ADHD kids one was better (but of course i don't remember the answer!!!)]

12:48 pm

I'm the chief lightbulb changer around these parts

12:49 pm

it is a three bulb one, and taking down the cover from the ceiling is very tricky. i am sure i'll screw it up, it is far easier to open one or two of the clips and hold it while changing the bulbs..

12:49 pm

The punch line to that joke is...lets ride bikes.

12:49 pm

of course you are ru, that is one of the things men are good for.

12:49 pm

that would be a good one molly, but there was one that was really hilarious, and i can't remember ..

12:49 pm

I don't know the ADHD jokes

12:51 pm

Did I just ask about them?

12:51 pm

i don't know, did you? (presinility joke here)

12:51 pm

sEnility

12:52 pm

mmmmm - the peaches are ripe!

12:52 pm

early dinner? or late one?

12:53 pm

early -- 5:00

12:53 pm

whoa

12:53 pm

that is early

12:53 pm

i've been feasting on peaches daily... juicy, the kind that you need to eat over the sink

12:53 pm

does he have to watch 60 minutes or something

12:53 pm

i called it.... at first it was going to be lunch, but since he told me to pick the place, i picked one that no longer has sunday brunch.. it opens at 4 -- i figured it would be ok

12:54 pm

These are quite juicy and nice, from my own tree

12:54 pm

and good luck on your date, dorens!

12:55 pm

so i asked him if dinner would be okay, after all it is a first date and i prefer coffee rather than a meal, but since we know lots of folks in common (the wrong ones, unfortunately), and enjoyed a few phone conversations, i figure i can handle him for more than an hour. hope i'm right. thanks sue

12:55 pm

*wonders if he'll be able to screw in a lightbulb*

12:55 pm

i'm not sure i will ask him at this point!

12:56 pm

lol.. probably best not too

12:56 pm

ok ru, come one over and help me out then.

12:56 pm

Can't you just imagine the SCORE look on his face? Invited into the bedroom on a first date.

12:58 pm

haha, we've spoken enough that i think he would know that i mean it's a light bulb and nothing more. Plus, i am known for being kind of blunt... i didn't think it would be a problem, but i'm glad we discussed it here so I know not to do it,

12:59 pm

good plan

12:59 pm

thanks ru. some day maybe i will tell him about it for a good laugh

12:59 pm

meanwhile, i'll suffer in darkness

1:00 pm

ROFL

1:01 pm

*wipes coffee off computer screen*

1:01 pm

all right, so i used to be NONFAT and now i'm MOREFAT and neither of these words are acceptable.

1:02 pm

ru, if you're on when i come back tonite i'll fill you in on the grim details

1:02 pm

what about prefat

1:02 pm

it will take nonfat, it's just not in the grid

1:02 pm

<--Was going to offer to send Dorens a lamp, but the suffer in darkness line was too good.

1:02 pm

no not NONfat.. i mean PREFAT

1:02 pm

oh okay.. But I do hope you have fun.

1:02 pm

remember, I am jewish... even if i don't feel or act like it

1:03 pm

true about the prefat though (a condition I was in only to about age 38 when I got pregnant for the first time)

1:03 pm

thanks ru. i will have fun, no question about it. i am in such an UP mood. good harbinger

1:03 pm

oh i was prefat till post menopause (don't count pregnant as fat)

1:03 pm

good for you, dorens!

1:04 pm

pregnant isn't fat

1:04 pm

pregnant is fat if you gain 80 pounds and never lose it

1:04 pm

What is it with menopause? We get rid of one problem and gain (excuse the pun) another one.

1:05 pm

I don't think I could survive another round of menopause over here

1:05 pm

that's the post pregnant fat then, sue. i gained 50. but lost it (and believe it or not, i had wanted to keep ten or so... i was underweight until my thirties)

1:05 pm

I felt like I had a starring role in the exorcist

1:05 pm

i didn't have much trouble with it... it is the POST menopause weight gain that bothers me, and that is NOT temporary

1:05 pm

well, whatever you want to call it, it's been with me since about age 38, and it has overstayed its welcome.

1:06 pm

i haven't found one word in ten minutes

1:06 pm

but meanwhile I found a 9 all by myself and have nbs.

1:06 pm

did Mrs RU have lots of PMS too? my theory is that they go together... i didn't pms and didn't have a lot of trouble with menopause (a few hotflashes, not a lot, and no huge mood swings)

1:06 pm

same here, dorens

1:07 pm

yes

1:07 pm

ok... some hormonal thing. my sister got all those hormones in our family and i got none. but i did manage to reproduce (and she didn't)

1:08 pm

crossy is back..hot and clod enough for you kadies..hehe

1:08 pm

instep ires

1:08 pm

ladeis*

1:08 pm

nice, crossy, I like my clods hot :-)

1:09 pm

and hi arb!

1:09 pm

Sorrry. Cursor jumped to the wrong place.

1:09 pm

ok. down to 70 -- time to straighten up (guess I can just throw more junk into the bedroom) bye all

1:09 pm

that's ok, I was missing the i word

1:09 pm

bye, dorens!

1:10 pm

hope to hear about this later doren.. good luck

1:10 pm

my mrs had a full radical hysterectomy 5 years ago and it was tough.they put her on all kinds of hormone pills,that they found out the pills were more dangerous thatn leaving her alone

1:11 pm

ah - when I had the same surgery they put me on nothing due to a family history of breast and ovarian cancer

1:12 pm

however I will not go into further details as I must go get some work done (will spend all next week visiting with our ill friend, so today is the day to edit files)

1:13 pm

back again, being totally nonproductive...*sigh*

1:13 pm

see you all later...

1:13 pm

hi and bye, jilly!

1:14 pm

bye uusue

1:14 pm

listing with 43 left

1:15 pm

clue please for re 6/21... 7/323 ??

1:16 pm

re6/21=re+tr4/5 (to cut off excess)

1:17 pm

thanks jilly

1:17 pm

yvw

1:34 pm

clues for r in middle row bottom. plz

1:35 pm

also have no 8s or 9s.

1:37 pm

all ro words I believe, ro7/28, 4/5, 5/10, 8/40, and 2 6/18's

1:39 pm

ty got three. but we willese.

1:39 pm

in9/54 and pr 9/60

1:40 pm

ty.

1:41 pm

need further clues for the 9s plesae.

1:43 pm

in9 is plural of the 8/40, which builds off the 6/18 (To put something in)

1:43 pm

ty got it.

1:43 pm

any clue for the pr ?

1:46 pm

pr4/5 + ain't none of your bus*****

1:47 pm

dang it... the st6/18 has me boggled....

1:48 pm

don't st6/18 about it

1:48 pm

ROFL..figures...ty ruru that's FW for me!

1:49 pm

ah a biggie today

1:49 pm

hi fill

1:49 pm

i mean hi jill

1:49 pm

gee, thanks harpjanc

1:50 pm

saw your note on Mass music...ty

1:51 pm

very nice last nite, but sometimes your pretty harp couldn't be heard....

1:51 pm

thanks, i always feel like I'm too loud, so that's good information

1:52 pm

When singers and piano are playing...pluck well my dear!!

1:53 pm

k

1:56 pm

nb and nbt in 7 minutes woo hoo

1:57 pm

nbs and nbt, i can't type today...

Hello harp and Jilly. I still have 55 left...

2:00 pm

tell me what nb and nbt mean agan?

2:01 pm

nbt= no blank tiles, one word from each of the tiles stats. nbs= no blank stats. One word from each of the word stats. I have never understood why it is a milestone.

2:01 pm

You beat me harpjane...took me 1/2 hour...

2:02 pm

Molly, we gotta get our jollies where we can...

2:02 pm

ah, probably because some of us who never see fireworks can have a reachable goal?

2:03 pm

and hello red

2:04 pm

I prefer a different kind of jolly myself

2:04 pm

and there's ruru....btw...remember the menopause comments earlier today...

2:05 pm

How is Afro not a word

2:05 pm

have oft wondered that myself...

2:05 pm

those days are etched in my brain jilli

2:05 pm

how is smore not a word?

2:05 pm

It is considered a proper noun apparently

2:20 pm

Ai?

2:21 pm

someone who likes oxygen?

2:23 pm

Got it

2:23 pm

what a crappy word fe5/18 is ... lol

2:24 pm

clue for the fe 5 18 plz.

2:24 pm

mkg...i just gave it

2:25 pm

OUWACHITA!!! (((hugs))) how are you?

2:25 pm

hey all

2:26 pm

hi sid

2:26 pm

doing good stid...how are you?

2:26 pm

ty for pr 9 clue. got it.

2:26 pm

I am well. Just came in from spending two hours weeding one garden bed. It hasn't been done in about five years and goes slowly.

2:27 pm

AND it looks like we might get actual sunshine before the sun goes down today!

2:27 pm

come and do my weeding if you like it so much

2:28 pm

LOL I don't -- and needed Tom to help me get back into the house when I was done, but it needs doing.

2:28 pm

who said stid likes eweding? she said she did it but not tht she liked it.

2:29 pm

actually, it is quite meditative usually, but with my hip I can't do it unless some is home to help me up when I am done.

2:29 pm

she must like it if she did it every 5 years...i only do mine every 10 years

2:30 pm

even then I hire it done

2:30 pm

i understand stid

2:31 pm

Be7?

2:31 pm

plural the word that means person who hits

2:31 pm

Oh wait I have that

2:32 pm

i use a garden bench and my cane... walter was horrified the first time he saw me flat on the ground so that i could weed , but it was the only position i could get into and do it.. a few neighbors even stopped to see if i was ok, but now thery are all used to it-lol.......... i WILL NOT give up or give in

2:32 pm

LOL bleu -- anything else then?

2:32 pm

I am down to 73

2:33 pm

:-) I have a little weeding bench/stool Mother gave me that if I turn it upside down for kneeling the legs become a handle I can use to get up with. But I overdid today and needed extra help. I forgot to bring my cane with me. *sigh*

2:33 pm

yup

2:34 pm

But at least we have strategies, right? :-)

2:35 pm

know how that is- have actually rolled over and over on the lawn to get to the front stone steps to get up-lol.......... older lady ( also moves with difficulty) watched me from across the street and applauded and said she might try that-lol

2:35 pm

ro 7 anyone

2:36 pm

you ROCK, sammysmom!

2:36 pm

Like mo7 with an r

2:36 pm

ruru: like where nuns live cl*****

2:36 pm

my daddy used to sat " there's more'n one way to skin a cat.... you start with saying heere kitty kitty.............."

2:36 pm

thank you stid

2:37 pm

oh. I hate that saying

2:37 pm

Ah well, invisible clues again. Tally ho.

2:37 pm

rofl... not that cat skins are that great.

2:37 pm

hey molly

2:38 pm

you have inspired me stid................ off to the garden............... poof

2:38 pm

oh crap.. I missed it molly sorry

2:38 pm

thank you

2:38 pm

later sammysmom

2:40 pm

stuck at 66 for a while. going to take a break and come back later

2:42 pm

howdy all

2:49 pm

Ce5/6

2:51 pm

ce5/12 is smelly smoke, and 6 is plural

2:51 pm

perfumed smoke, i guess, as opposed to foul smelling

2:55 pm

half way. going to go lay in the sun for a while.

3:05 pm

Got it. What's the other ce6

3:18 pm

2 ce 6/21 what you burn in ___ in and the peson who doesn't allow certain speech

3:22 pm

hello everyone, back to finish up, hopefully

3:24 pm

e

3:39 pm

hi all

3:40 pm

hi jmc

3:42 pm

Got ot

3:42 pm

Got it

3:43 pm

Ce 5/12 the second one

3:44 pm

same first 4, and it's either **

3:45 pm

ty flosey

3:45 pm

yw mixi

3:47 pm

Ce 512 2nd one

3:48 pm

just clued the second one bleu, could it be the third you need? sounds like a little nap (mexican perhaps)

3:49 pm

second is same first four letters as previous word, and either/**

3:49 pm

Yep thx flosey

3:49 pm

yw bleu

3:50 pm

ty flosey

3:50 pm

yw jmc

3:50 pm

There are only two 5/12s but the Mexican nap was it

3:50 pm

oh yes, sorry, was cluing a 6 there

3:51 pm

fireworks - will stay and (try to) clue if needed

3:52 pm

whoo hoo flosey!!

3:52 pm

ty jmc

4:00 pm

i am going to wander off and find food bbl

4:00 pm

guess no clues needed now, I'll be off too, bb for flip

4:22 pm

So much wandering goes on in here.

4:22 pm

<--wanders by

4:23 pm

<----wanders back out

4:24 pm

It's wanderful ..

4:24 pm

hello babblies

4:25 pm

*Leaves little trails of breadcrumbs for the wanderers*

4:26 pm

Hi Cos, Hi Tor

4:26 pm

hi molly

4:30 pm

wanders in, following a weird trail of crumbs.

4:30 pm

how is everyone

4:33 pm

hey all

4:33 pm

oooh goodie, crumbs!

4:35 pm

not seeing anything new. going to list.

4:36 pm

I need help with the in. Hi folks. Just started

4:36 pm

hey bichon

4:36 pm

Hi stid. I have what's blown into a magazine

4:36 pm

in6 - put the tab into the slot

4:37 pm

does anyone have fe 5/18

4:37 pm

I think that's the one I have jes, but ty

4:38 pm

fe 5/18=poop

4:38 pm

ah thanks

4:38 pm

fe5/18 is poo

4:38 pm

a hint for the in 9, pls

4:38 pm

people who in6

4:38 pm

the people who put tab a into slot b

4:39 pm

do you have the one who does the tab into slot?

4:39 pm

the 8 is a person who does

4:39 pm

and plural

4:39 pm

ty crossy, cos and jes

4:40 pm

crossy, have you seen this? http://verydemotivational.memebase.com /2012/07/29/demotivational-posters-gre asy-night/

4:40 pm

looking jes....

4:41 pm

lol jes,when the mood is upon us bacon lovers,magic can happen

4:42 pm

our greasy inner spirits cry our for release that mere canvas cannot fufill

4:43 pm

heheheh

4:44 pm

need

4:44 pm

the last re 5 and im done

4:45 pm

go onyx go!

4:46 pm

Cant believe i didnt have that one

4:46 pm

now i can re4. the 5 was the plural. how appropriate it was my last word!

4:47 pm

wow i cannot believe i did not have the public school mid morning break

4:47 pm

thanks crossy

4:47 pm

Bye

4:47 pm

neither did I crossy, ty

4:47 pm

LOL well done onyx!

4:48 pm

yaa for onyx!

4:48 pm

yay onyx!

4:49 pm

nbt

4:49 pm

ro8 please?

4:49 pm

hi all, back to find my last 50

4:50 pm

hi cos, pinkish-red for the ro8

4:51 pm

ahh thanks!

4:51 pm

ty peri

4:51 pm

you are both welcome

4:53 pm

i am slow, but finally found the ro8. thanks :)

4:54 pm

the first se6?

4:55 pm

plural of se5?

4:55 pm

only se6 i have....

4:55 pm

theres a se6 at the very start. ty anyway

4:56 pm

before se4/5?

4:56 pm

found it.

4:56 pm

se + thank u for your con****

4:57 pm

thanks, that and plural finished that s for me :)

4:57 pm

12 left!

4:57 pm

Popping in to chat for a break from studies....I can clue if needed...hello all

4:57 pm

hi jilly

4:57 pm

howdy jilly

4:57 pm

hi jill

4:58 pm

I think this is about the easiest grid ever

4:59 pm

really,I don't

4:59 pm

it is a nice grid tho

4:59 pm

st6 ?

5:00 pm

don't let work st6 you out, cos. just relax

5:00 pm

st 6/28: My Principal st 6/18es me out sometimes with her demands cosdem.

5:00 pm

thanks.. FW

5:01 pm

fa 6/27, the first one

5:01 pm

LOL Cosdem, that's the word that stuck me to the bitter end...

5:01 pm

yay cos!

5:01 pm

yay cos

5:01 pm

WooT WooT WooT cos!!

5:01 pm

Fa6/27=english spelling of Tinkerbell

5:02 pm

ty jill

5:02 pm

time for dinner bye

5:02 pm

bye, bichon

5:03 pm

yw bichon...

5:03 pm

bye bichon

5:04 pm

absinthe aka= the green fa6/27:)

5:05 pm

nice crossy

I'm back...what number are you at Crossy?

5:06 pm

53 to go and you?

47 but kind of stuck.

5:06 pm

Do I sense a race starting?

watching the table tennis on TV.

we raced yesterday, when we could barely find words,

5:07 pm

lol jilly we have been tag teaming grids for 2 days

so today you know why not. I never get to finish on work days!

5:08 pm

what channel are you watching red?

i just learned that the USA won a gold medal in Skeet shooting. I feel a little sad that the woman who won was not celebrated more. She is...of course, not young or photogenic.

NBC sports.

5:08 pm

kind of nice having a partner to help drag each other to the finish some days:)

5:08 pm

So in in Olympic spirit..is there a medal to be won? ;)

5:08 pm

canada also got a gold:)) in swimming i think

5:08 pm

ok

Go crossy go.

Canada did, I htink in the Breastroke, or was it Aus?

5:09 pm

was womens div i think

i took a lot of nap today. I am getting very ancient, and need lots of naps. I think it is the heat, so I missed some events.

5:10 pm

lol red,i am a young 49 and holding and the best sleep i get in a 24 hour period is the hour and a half afternoon power nap

I hope it is the heat, because I ran today and then felt like all I could do was sleep...

5:12 pm

lol@ running.these days i enter the "zone" if i comb my hair too fast lol

5:12 pm

3 more strokes..feel the burn!

my grid is out of words!!!!

5:13 pm

i also am at temporary stall with 52 to go

cross, you have a more positive spin on it...Temporary stall.

5:14 pm

must always find the bright side

5:14 pm

Here to clue...if wanted...

Well.

I could use a clue for the O. the one O word.

5:15 pm

http://verydemotivational.memebase.com /2012/07/29/demotivational-posters-gr e asy-night/

5:15 pm

oops nm that one

5:15 pm

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rcm 0_monty-python-always-look-on-the-bri_ shortfilms

5:15 pm

thats the one

LOL!

5:16 pm

O= occurring repeatedly

Ahh I found the O.

Thanks Jilly!!!!

5:17 pm

lousy clue....glad you beat me...

twas a nice clue and I would have used it. Been staring at the 0 since I started the grid.

5:18 pm

mm,i need one more f....

I need 7 F's I am not so good on F. Crossy Rocks the F!

5:19 pm

crossy, you should be glad ruru isn't here to take advantage of THAT one..

5:19 pm

lol.it is ok red,seems i really am lousy with r,s

5:21 pm

Hello all!

5:21 pm

skeet shooting is an olympic sport?

5:21 pm

hey nrkii

5:21 pm

And baseball is no longer....grrr

5:22 pm

hiya nrkii!!

5:22 pm

4 left to go here

5:22 pm

21 here

5:22 pm

could someone tell me the first 2 letters of the 9-letter words? I have an in9... what is the other?

5:23 pm

go peri!!

5:23 pm

pr nrkii

5:23 pm

pr9/60

5:24 pm

pr5/12 pls

5:24 pm

thanks... diving in to find it...

5:24 pm

NM

5:25 pm

clue stalled peri...LOL

pr 5/12 thinking of a post

or if it is the earlier pr 5/12, think of a similiarword

skeet shooting is apparently an olympic sport.

5:28 pm

who determines what is an olympic sport?

pr 9/60 think of the nose, with a u...

5:28 pm

so i am told

5:29 pm

found it! I had the ro8, so really annoyed it took that long to find the pr9

I assume, but I do not know, that it would be the IOC, the international olympic committee?

5:29 pm

now if we had a live moving target ,grated,it would be more thrilling:)

5:29 pm

granted

5:29 pm

I will save face by not mentioning that I got stuck on st6/18....

nrkii, can you clue??

5:30 pm

red, ho-hum quality

5:30 pm

thats what i have always said about those ironman things.you want thrilling??? put the swim LAST:)

5:30 pm

ro8 is quality of being pink

I would agree on that Cross!!!

5:30 pm

and add sharks?

5:30 pm

throw a P on the beginning for pr9

well, they have alligators in Florida..

and I guess some of the ocean swims already have sharks!

5:31 pm

nope,nice easy bike ride first,then limber up those muscles with a 26 mile run and finish with a leasurly 7 mile swim:))

5:32 pm

Well, have a paper to write...any last clues needed before I buckle back down?

or just run throu Death Valley and ignore the swim

5:32 pm

did anyone see that 50 something father doing the ironman carrying his disable child all the way?? my god!

5:33 pm

no crossy

5:33 pm

he towed him in a raft for the swin,had a special 2 person bike and had a cart for the run

they do have the Ultra Marathon there in Death Valley, Bad Water.

thats a special Dad.

5:34 pm

and he finished

5:34 pm

things like that make me cry,crossy

5:34 pm

good for him

would it be wimpy to hit the list a little..I have 46 left.

5:34 pm

if you google it,there is a video..wait ill find it...

5:35 pm

go ahead red, it will go much faster

5:35 pm

I actually listed at 46 myself today....

5:35 pm

1 to go

5:35 pm

r7

5:35 pm

Now...must *poof*

5:35 pm

Using the list is not wimpy.

I just want to get a few more... go Nrkii go Nrkiii goooo

5:35 pm

r7 from bottom r

5:36 pm

fireworks!!

5:36 pm

here it is peri and whoever else wants to see a specoal father and son team.....

5:36 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7w8hV 90SI

5:36 pm

yay peri!!!

5:36 pm

ty crossy

5:36 pm

ty nrkii

5:36 pm

go nrkii!!

r7 --something you may have to do to curtains or clothes

CONGRATs Peri!!!!! and Nkrii!!!!!

5:36 pm

*Passes Peri a gin & tonic*

5:36 pm

not for me yet

5:37 pm

thanks Molls

5:38 pm

nirkki, the ro7 rhymes with an edible mollusk

5:38 pm

sorry vid quality is not best,but you can find others from that

5:38 pm

yes, peri!

5:38 pm

thanks!

5:38 pm

yvw

5:39 pm

"Edible mollusk" sounds so much nicer than they taste. : )

5:39 pm

they taste good fried, but most anything tastes good fried

they taste good!

5:40 pm

and they are good smoked with a gin and tonic :)

5:40 pm

did you get fireworks, nrkii?

5:40 pm

how you making out red?

but peri...they are difficult to hold and smoke with a drink

5:40 pm

yes, peri, that was my last word ... tyvm

5:41 pm

YAY for nrkii!!

5:41 pm

I was thinking on the half shell at a raw bar. Blech.

5:41 pm

going to read for a while

5:41 pm

bye for now

5:41 pm

yaaa for nrkii!

5:42 pm

see you peri!

5:50 pm

38 to go red:)

5:50 pm

i may have lost her to the olympics..:(

5:50 pm

go Crossy!

5:50 pm

I may have lost her with my pr9 clue :)

5:51 pm

ahh the pr 9 is easy= overdoing your writing with too much flowery B.S :))

5:51 pm

eg: tolstoy taking 74 pages to describe a dress

5:52 pm

oh, I went the ho-hum route

5:53 pm

okay, I'm off to watch a movie

5:53 pm

have a great evening everyone!

5:55 pm

tc nrkii

I am back.

5:56 pm

wb

still not able to find that stupid Pr9.

5:56 pm

clued below by me just now

5:57 pm

do you have the ro8?

Yes I know its prosaic writing, but...

5:57 pm

if so,dump a p in front of it

I dont have either one.

5:58 pm

ok,lets start with ro9..if a flower my wife loves has a vague pinkish hue it would have ro8

ahh I found it! I got them!

5:58 pm

yaaa

44 left.

5:58 pm

i am at 36 red

May need to hit up the list.

Womens gymnastics tonight. the men were really great.

5:59 pm

remember nadia cominici(sp)?

Barely. but yes.

6:00 pm

i watched that year just spellbound

Ok, I admit it...I just LOVE that opening shot of the white cliffs of Dover.

I don't think I was quite old enough.

She is an astounding person..

Oooh good stuff tonight, I'm going to have to stay up!

6:03 pm

i watch very little t.v last year or 2.there are just way too many good books waiting for me to pick up

I admit, I am very excited about the Olympics. I'm also reading though. need to hit the library tomorrow.

6:04 pm

i have been watching WAY too much Olympics but I always do. I like watching excelence

Its so great bugs! I learnso many things.

6:05 pm

I have always been a good spectator. I love to cheer them on to bigger and better things

6:06 pm

though the mrs and i have made plans to see the new movie with tommy lee jones at the cinema.it is called "hope springs"

oooh date nite!

6:07 pm

LOL crossy. Which one of you suggested you go see that one?

6:07 pm

something to make her happy,she will tear through a box of kleenex and be at peace

6:07 pm

i toss her a chick flick now and then

6:07 pm

OK. I thought if I suggested it, he wud think I was complaining

6:08 pm

it does look funny tho

6:08 pm

fair is fair,she watches my "guy movies"\

6:10 pm

watched a dirk pitt movie called sahara,based on clive cussler novel.now if you know him,anything that is not heaving bosoms and explosions is tossed merrily on the cutting room floor lol

6:11 pm

don't know that one

6:11 pm

i did not think you would;))

6:12 pm

he writes books where lead character "dirk pitt" save old wrecks,finds sunken treasure,and foils villian out to poisdon the world and in the process ends up with some female secretary or state or v.p in his lap:)

6:12 pm

poison

6:13 pm

sounds corny

6:13 pm

good rip roaring manly,man,testoserone charged stuff;)

6:14 pm

inagine the total reverse of daniele steele and you have it

Oh My.

I'm not a Danielle Steele fan at all.

6:15 pm

but anyways my beloved wishes to see hope springs,and she will cry,and i will buy her a popcorn and she can lean on my shoulder and i will smile and all will be well

6:15 pm

daniele steele= stephen king with estrogen:)

6:15 pm

daniele steele= stephen king with estrogen:)

6:15 pm

you are a good man crossy. shud be more like you

6:15 pm

opps hiccups

6:15 pm

lol bugsaw

6:16 pm

i have taken her to see several richard gere movies,so the next one is mine

6:16 pm

what is it with richard gere anyways lol

6:16 pm

ugh

6:16 pm

RIchard Gere can't act his way out of a box

6:17 pm

well,what can i tell you ru,the ladies seem to like him

6:18 pm

shall we dance,my best friends wedding,that one with the spelling bee,they go on and on and on

6:18 pm

sure.. he's handsome.. but can't act to save his life

6:18 pm

my husband is quite deaf so he just watches and makes up his own story line. He finds it entertaining but I like movies with a storyline and good characters so when he starts talking about the movie he thinks he is watching, I can't hear what is going on. We each have a TV that we are in charge of which solves it.

I would like to see "The world of Timothy green or something like that.

6:18 pm

i liked the japanese film about dancing better

Wow Bugs, your HUbby is created.

6:19 pm

hi jmc

creative.

I Saw Mao's Last Dancer a few years back, it was magical.

6:19 pm

like frankenstein Red?

6:19 pm

or too lazy to put his ears in

creative I am a typo genius.

6:20 pm

just happen to be walking by. Gere was good in shall we dance, although the Japanese version was better.

6:20 pm

my granpa was like that,says it turned my grannys nattering into a nice background drone

and hello jmc and mab!

6:21 pm

hi.

6:22 pm

i am not much of a gere fan. . . now george clooney. . . . .

6:22 pm

well,we will watch hope springs and i am sure i will be asked many loaded questions after,so i best study for that test;)

6:22 pm

i used to feel richard gere was a limited actor, but i think he has improved. and that scene with him and jennifer lopez alone, dancing? oh my goodness.

6:23 pm

i actually want to see hope springs since i like both streep and jones

6:23 pm

it was hot indeed,too bad she is such a biatch in real life

6:23 pm

i like george clooney too. i never see movies, so i don't really know what i'm talking about.

6:23 pm

comes out on the 8th jmc

6:23 pm

i'll wait for netflix

6:23 pm

she is?

6:24 pm

she seems fairly normal to me

6:24 pm

go rent o brother where art thou. . . great movie and clooney is a hoot

6:24 pm

our netflix is still throttled by our CRTC,so i cannot wait for that,i would perish first

6:24 pm

i like the politics of both actors.

6:24 pm

i saw that. yes, agree.

I rarely go to the movies, but every time I do it is enjoyable.

6:25 pm

and the other cohen brother film, burn before reading

6:25 pm

anyways,i must go make some egg salad and i will be back for these last 36 words..i hope..poink

6:25 pm

i think gere's best film was chicago

6:25 pm

I love the Coen Brothers

6:25 pm

genuises

6:25 pm

i didn't like fargo

6:26 pm

me too. agree.

6:26 pm

you know what I mean..:D

6:26 pm

yes ru we know

6:26 pm

what?

6:26 pm

geniuses

6:26 pm

Fargo was fabulous

6:27 pm

liked fargo

6:27 pm

Blood Simple was incredible too

6:27 pm

too gruesome

6:27 pm

they are from minnesota and so know the midwest.

6:28 pm

boooo

6:28 pm

what boo?

6:28 pm

it's a funny kind of gruesome

6:28 pm

???

6:28 pm

boo that it's gruesome

6:28 pm

fine it was still too gruesome for me

6:29 pm

..(mutters) .... weenie

6:29 pm

they put a body in a wood chipper, but we don't see that do we?

6:29 pm

yep...completely

help with the first in 5?

6:29 pm

it was just a leg

6:29 pm

my hubby covered my eyes when we watched silence of the lambs together

6:30 pm

in 5 is a gas word

6:30 pm

like nitrogen

6:30 pm

i have a vivid imagination and have seen more than enough real life gore

6:30 pm

never admit to being a weenie, jmc. it makes you look weak. )kiddig)

6:30 pm

motionless mab

oh fish me. really. I missed that!

6:31 pm

<:))3))))><

6:31 pm

sorry i apparently meant red

6:31 pm

salmon?

6:31 pm

I am with you jmc. I can read gruesome stuff but can't see it without after effects

6:31 pm

Sturgeon

6:31 pm

how much time did it take you to learn to make a punctuation mark fish, ru?

6:32 pm

i have trouble reading it but in a book it is easy to skim over

6:32 pm

that is probably what i do too

thanks...for the fish and the clue. I have 25 left. How is my rial Cross doing?

6:32 pm

oh a little while.. i get lots of practice here

6:32 pm

i don't usually see or read gruesome.

6:33 pm

120 left

6:33 pm

rial cross?

6:33 pm

yeah, I thought so

rival. I cant type.

6:34 pm

ah then the sentence makes sense haha

6:34 pm

i agree, jmc, real life is gruesome enough

in 6, 21? I'm kind of well, using the list.

6:35 pm

fine with me i will just follow you red

6:35 pm

a feature on a shoe red

and fish me as well..

again.

I will be eating fish all week, good for me.

6:36 pm

hmmm

6:37 pm

be careful red. methyl mercury.

6:37 pm

ah! ty

indeed.

6:38 pm

that is only in sea food, no?

thermometers from back in the day too I guess.

6:38 pm

yes. the big ones that have lived long enough to accumulate toxins.

6:39 pm

can't find them. . . but i remember playing with the mercury when they broke

6:39 pm

swordfish, tuna, are the highest in mercury

6:40 pm

i have a little mercury related brain damage. long story.

6:40 pm

i eat tuna, talapia, and salmon

6:40 pm

Pesticides on produce, mercury in fish, steroids in poultry and beef, it's a wonder any of us are alive.

6:40 pm

really? do tell mab

6:40 pm

not to mention all those years without seat belts

6:40 pm

tuna is terrible. the stuff in tins as well

6:41 pm

my doctor said i had the highest level of methyl mercury he'd ever seen in a person still walking around.

6:41 pm

no helmets riding bicycles; running loose in the neighborhood

6:42 pm

wow!

6:42 pm

wow.. how did that happen mab?

6:42 pm

fish

6:42 pm

every day. fish

6:42 pm

wow

6:42 pm

I believe in guardian angels simply due to the fact that I ventured way far from home as a young child, completely unsupervised.

6:42 pm

for years

6:42 pm

wow

6:43 pm

I don't eat fish that often

6:43 pm

I couldn't eat fish every day.

6:43 pm

i never liked fish. . . so i force myself to eat it once a week

6:43 pm

forced to leave grad school because, unbeknownst to me, I was wacky.

6:43 pm

how old were you molly?

I do eat Salmon, it is trying to heal my cholesterol. I love fish, but not tuna. I am working on learning to eat chicken. It is yukky.

6:44 pm

Six and up.

6:44 pm

maybe that's why I didn't go to grad school?

6:44 pm

no doubt ru

6:44 pm

wow.. a wanderer

6:44 pm

<==in grad school

6:44 pm

if you don't like fish, jmc, take fish oil pills.

i need to go to grad school...

6:44 pm

or suck on a thermometer for all it's worth jmc

6:45 pm

no i eat it to avoid eating too much meat

6:45 pm

haha they have alcohol in them now ru

6:45 pm

it rather turned my whole life upside down.

6:45 pm

i bet Mab

US just won silver in Sync diving, and the Canadians took the bronse!!!!

6:45 pm

i bet

I can imagine it was awful Mab!

6:45 pm

how long ago was this mab?

6:46 pm

who took the gold?

6:46 pm

can people tell the temperature by touching you mab?

6:46 pm

*smacks ru on the nose*

6:46 pm

*ouch*

6:46 pm

that's the sad part. I have no super powers.

6:46 pm

damn

6:47 pm

darn mab you'd think you'd at least get superpowers

not fa** at all.

6:47 pm

*Thinks Mab is holding out on us*

6:47 pm

or you could find mercury dimes or something

6:47 pm

lifes unfa**

6:47 pm

and i'm jewish. like superman, spiderman, and all those mans.

6:47 pm

superman is jewish?

6:48 pm

they're jewish???

6:48 pm

scrunch the words together super and man. he's jewish.

6:48 pm

*waiting for the other shoe to drop*

6:49 pm

like goldman or akerman, etc.

6:49 pm

he came from Krypton.. not Long Island

6:49 pm

haha!

6:49 pm

terry gross pointed out the jewish thing on fresh air.

6:49 pm

its a town on longuyland

6:50 pm

Oy.. Lex Luther.. you are going to get it now...

6:50 pm

<---Unable to make Jewish jokes, as instructed by Dorens

6:51 pm

"superman that building is burning".. superman: not now I"m setting chiva

6:51 pm

*waits for ru to run out*

so Krypton is Plum Island???

6:51 pm

shiva. and you don't do that until after someone's dead.

6:52 pm

lots of dead people around superman

6:52 pm

but your way, ru, would save time.

6:52 pm

I wonder if Lois Lane would drop her nail file?

6:52 pm

i thought you meant shabbat

6:53 pm

in the old superman tv show, bullets bounce off superman's chest, but then someone throws a gun at him and he ducks.

6:54 pm

Chiva is a little ceramic rabbi head that grows plant peyos.

6:54 pm

I remember that

6:54 pm

that's a chiva pet molly

6:54 pm

that's a ch-ch-ch-chia

6:54 pm

chia rabbi!:)) cool

may I have clue for re 6, 21 the very first one? 10 left. How are you hanging crossing?

6:55 pm

hey all

6:55 pm

hi stid

6:55 pm

hi, stid.

6:55 pm

we're discussing jewish super-heroes

6:56 pm

hi stid

6:56 pm

so I see...

6:56 pm

I am down to 27, have been listing since 66.

6:56 pm

ru, you could spread that chia gooop on your head and then just water.

6:56 pm

how many you have left red?

6:56 pm

Break time at school, red

6:57 pm

ty torg and hi

6:57 pm

the 'hair' would be green at first, but when it dies, you'd be blond.

6:57 pm

too many golfers in the neighborhood mab

6:57 pm

ooh.

6:57 pm

dangerous.

6:58 pm

Chiva goop

6:58 pm

the tees are the worst part

6:58 pm

and divots

fish me, I have 9 left now thanks to that clue.

I have also gone nuts, I am setting up my air bed, so I can watch ALL the olympic coverage, but fall asleep if I have to...

7:01 pm

uh don't you have to work tomorrow?

I do. at 8 am. If I dont do any running in the am....

7:01 pm

<---hasn't watched any Olympic coverage

ruru there is so much to see!

7:02 pm

me either ru

7:02 pm

<---Hasn't watched any either

7:02 pm

me three

7:02 pm

i can see it in 4 years

7:02 pm

or four

7:02 pm

you are an athlete red..it's different for you

7:02 pm

Sounds like Red is watching enough for all of us.

7:02 pm

i'd like to see the dressage and the gymnasts

7:03 pm

Tom took the next two weeks off... he wanted to watch as much coverage as possible. I, of course, have plans for washing the outside of the house, building a gate for the garden and "little things" like getting the major areas of the house mucked out.

7:03 pm

wow.

7:03 pm

mucked?

7:03 pm

rucked?

7:03 pm

one mucks out a horse stall.

7:04 pm

Two weeks vacation to watch the Olympics? Yeah wow.

7:04 pm

yes mucked. I have been doing it all summer

7:04 pm

7 left

7:04 pm

you live in a stable, stid?

7:04 pm

or a stye?

7:04 pm

well -- this is the first actual vacation time he has taken since 2003 or so.

7:04 pm

99 left i think i will go read a book

7:04 pm

not kosher

7:04 pm

and no, at the moment it's more like a pigsty

Nah, I mean there are just so many interesting stories and things that come out.

7:05 pm

wait. . .wait. . . no vacation since 2003 and he is watching TV?

i have 9 left...

7:05 pm

well.. stid .. he has you... everyday is a vacation with you :D

7:05 pm

a bientot jmc

7:05 pm

Oy

7:05 pm

three

7:05 pm

at the moment he is mowing part of the yard

gooo stidmama!

7:05 pm

*gasp* ruru!! *blush* *giggle*

7:05 pm

hurray stid!

7:05 pm

later jmc

7:05 pm

*shakes head and leaves*

7:06 pm

2

Holds breath carefully for Stidmama!

7:07 pm

no fair red.. you can suck on the air matress

7:08 pm

FW!!!!!

7:08 pm

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhh stid

7:08 pm

*scatters choclits happily*

7:08 pm

yaaa for stidmama!!!

7:08 pm

ta da! hurray

7:08 pm

congrats, stiddie!

Congrats!!!!!

i can suck the air out of the mattress, but what is the dig about fair?

7:10 pm

the rest of us.. just had to hold our breaths

7:10 pm

thanks peach and mab and ruru and red and all!! :-)

ahhhh. the dog has already overtaken the mattress...he loves it. he thinks rightly that it is a big doggie bed.

7:11 pm

gppd thing he's not a cat.

7:11 pm

happy dog!

I guess, I think my next dog will be a cat. Teulu is such a lunk...hunk o lunk.

7:12 pm

My dog is upset with me, because for over an hour I had him locked in the house so I could do more yard work without him bumping into me. I am sad I missed the big canoe welcome in Olympia, but glad I got so much work done in the yard. I hope there will be some pictures and videos posted somewhere soon.

SE 6, 18?

Glad you go work done Stid. tell more about the canoes please?

7:14 pm

telu just likes the olympics

7:14 pm

se 6 not junior

he has to.

but hes laying there staring at me. He does like me.

Darn I am missing all the easy ones today, real words!

7:15 pm

slow going here red and 31 left

2 left.

not so fun.

7:16 pm

epp!

7:16 pm

eep!*

7:16 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone today

7:17 pm

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

7:17 pm

howdy min and welcome to the grid

7:17 pm

hi min

7:17 pm

go red go!

hi minver.

7:17 pm

hi minver

7:17 pm

Thanks crosshair

Cross, having the list makes me faster. I just want to get it done. Missing an F and an S.

7:17 pm

do you have a story for today min?

7:17 pm

and hi everyone :)

7:17 pm

i am listing now

7:17 pm

wb jes

7:17 pm

i'd like to hear about the canoes too. stiiid?

1

Hi jes and Minver!

7:18 pm

Go redturtlehead go!

7:18 pm

I de4/6d starting grid because I knew I wouldn't finish. I quit af 5/16 finding 176 words. Here is a story fr4/8 me to you. Sometimes driving to work st6/18es me out. I'm fa4/8d with rush hour traffic everyday.Now matter how I try to be4/6 rush hour traffic,I always get stuck in it. A day doesn't pass where I don't be 4/7 horn at somebody else. Since this is the chat log, I will ce6/21 some of the expletives I use when cursing out other drivers. It is just not fa4/7 the way others think they can drive recklessly with no regard to other drivers.It also ir4/4 me when se 6/18 citizens think they can drive slowly in the fast lane It is also rude when cops put on their si6/18 just so they can get through the traffic. By the time I get to work, I feel drained and defe4/7ed from the drive. I feel like I need to drink a be 4/6. Instead, I drink my coffee I buy at a ca 4/8 every day on the way to work. I do admi4/5 other people who can drive pe5/14fully without getting str5/10ed. I wish I could do that. I must confe4/77 that my commute is not really that bad.I embellished a little for story purposes.My hubby of mi4/5 wants the laptop. I fr4/7 what he will do if I don't give him the computer. I am going to go sit on the so 4/7 and watch the Emilio Estevez film Fr4/7jack. I hope you have se 4/4 mo 4/5 words with this story. I'll re 6/30 the chat log befo4/7 I retire for the re 4/4 of the night. Bye for now babblers!

7:19 pm

ty min,ill see if that can whittle things down

And fireworks, the list was good to me.

7:19 pm

yay red!

7:20 pm

Congratulations redturtlehead on fireworks!Hooray for you

7:20 pm

Min, thank you for your story. You have me chuckling!

7:20 pm

Hello jesdraggon! How are you doing?Welcome to the chog

7:20 pm

well done red!!

7:20 pm

You are welcome. Glad it gave you a chuckle.I hope it also helped you find words.

7:20 pm

pero

7:21 pm

It does..........

7:21 pm

not a word but sorry anyway

7:21 pm

thanks min, got several words.

7:21 pm

yw

7:22 pm

and i admit defeat to red with 31 left for me.so what is the favor for m,lady, a nice hand fan or a flower for your hair perhaps

I'm good. Do you want to go do my job for a day? that would be the best.

7:27 pm

what do you do?

7:28 pm

thnx Min - always get some words

7:28 pm

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

I am the lone infection prevetion Nurse for my hospital.

And I have a load of stuff to do tomorrow...

7:29 pm

big big job these days

7:29 pm

congrats, red!

so I gotta go get a nap! see you all, good luck finishing cross!!!!

7:30 pm

bye red

7:30 pm

Goodbye redturtlehead! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

7:30 pm

Hello carolmaya! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

7:32 pm

Hi there, Min. I'm ok....just wish I could get the gapeach back.

7:32 pm

Hi Peach (am I blowing your cover calling you that?)

7:32 pm

we know already

7:33 pm

i didn't. hi peach.

7:33 pm

Ah thanks Peach. You still haven't heard back from Dr. God?

7:33 pm

Oh, I did not know that you are gapeach. What happened?

7:33 pm

No, hon. I guess I'm just used to seeing the peach picture....oh well.

7:34 pm

So you are NOT gapeach1066? Okay, now I am confuzzled!

7:35 pm

he'll surely get back to you this week if he's not on vacation or something.

7:35 pm

Peach, maybe you are using a different email address to log in?

7:36 pm

Min, my computer has been hacked over and over again. I think I know who's doing it but I can't prove it....I bought a new one thinking that would help. No, I had to pay$240.00 to a company (for one year) to keep it safe....we'll see. They erased my entire email list......I'm starting over.

7:37 pm

That's awful Peach.

7:37 pm

how awful. and mysterious

7:37 pm

gapeach ,it often originates from email contacts/lists

7:38 pm

I am so sorry to hear that carolamaya!I cannot believe that buying a new computer didn't help! I hope you get it fixed!

7:38 pm

Yes, I heard from him and he told me to log out and then log back in and it would show the gapeach....I guess I'm doing it incorrectly.....maybe I'll try to contact him this week.

7:40 pm

I hope you get it straightened out Peach. And shame on anyone who would cause you that much trouble.

7:40 pm

i quite agree.

7:41 pm

Thanks Molly. I am so grateful to have you all to talk to.

7:41 pm

we know you will sort it all out gapeach:)

7:42 pm

What kind of sicko gets their jollies repeatedly hacking someone's computer?

7:42 pm

back -- sorry I disappeared... there is a website for the canoe journey http://paddletosquaxin2012.org/

7:42 pm

oh good. i want to see that.

7:42 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome back to grid

7:43 pm

hello Min!

7:43 pm

Molly, it's probably the same one who abuses elderly people, emotionally and physically.

7:44 pm

I'm sorry Peach. I had no idea that was still a problem.

7:45 pm

Thanks, hon.

7:45 pm

peach, do you keep a backup of your data on a flash drive or something just in case this sort of thing happens again?

7:47 pm

No, hon, I don't know how to do that. I am ashamed that I don't get around to taking a class or something to learn more about computers.

7:51 pm

I just spent HOURS making a PowerPoint presentation. It is something I've never done before, so I had to teach myself

7:51 pm

Are you done Min? Good for you.

7:53 pm

Yes, finally. I wanted to be able to add background sound, but couldn't figure it out & don't have time to figure it out.

7:53 pm

I worked on it all weekend (with Babble breaks of course).

7:54 pm

pr9/60 please?

7:54 pm

Good job Min. You should be proud of yourself.

7:55 pm

stid - the boats are amazing and the setting so beautiful. the canoes sit so low in the water and yet are so stable in the rough water. interesting.

7:55 pm

pr 9/60:pr 4/5 word + my parents own a furniture bu******.

7:56 pm

Great clue, Min!

7:56 pm

ah, thank you

7:56 pm

Thanks MollyL. Can't be proud until I know if it is a success tomorrow. I hope that there are no technical difficulties.

7:56 pm

yw jesdraggon

7:56 pm

Thanks carolamaya!

7:59 pm

mab, yes. These are the ocean-going canoes. They are called ʔəʔutx̌s and are made of a single cedar tree. They are HUGE.

8:00 pm

i saw one being carried by lots of people - it looked heavy. that's just amazing, from a single tree.

8:04 pm

mi8-45 the2nd please.....thanks

8:05 pm

MI8= like a reverend but less vowels

8:05 pm

hello all

8:05 pm

the lady on the side

8:05 pm

Yes, very heavy. :-)

8:06 pm

Hi Jilly

8:06 pm

LOL great clue jess -- I was thinking the term that developed into the Mrs. term

8:06 pm

welcome :)

8:06 pm

ro7 please?

8:07 pm

the quality of being pink/red

8:07 pm

nevermind, found it.

8:07 pm

that's the 8, stid :)

8:07 pm

ro 7/28 word rhymes with mo 7/32 (more wet) jesdraggon

8:08 pm

oh, sorry jes

8:08 pm

Thanks so much, Jilly and jes.

8:09 pm

first af please?

8:10 pm

not before

8:10 pm

af5/16: I will be going to bed af*** I take my shower tonite

8:11 pm

tom is being a silly-billy... I think I will head out and add a couple pics to my blog. Made really good progress where the heather plants are today. ((Hugs and choclits)) *poof*

8:12 pm

phone...bbl

8:12 pm

And now I'll be cluing fr 4/8 the Penalty Box. Shame on me

8:12 pm

Verging on PB Jilly : P

8:12 pm

The 1st af5 is towards the front of a ship

8:14 pm

Min, you are going to have a shower in bed?

8:14 pm

i have that one. there should be one .... thanks torg!

8:14 pm

Oh never mind, Min clued the other one. Duh.

8:15 pm

Sometimes I wish that I could shower in bed.Too damn lazy to get out of bed to take a shower when I am watching TV.

8:17 pm

fireworks :)

8:17 pm

Congrats, jes!

8:18 pm

Yay jes!

8:19 pm

Congratulations jesdraggon on your fireworks! Way to go!

8:19 pm

Hello torgone! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.

8:20 pm

Heya Min

8:20 pm

I hear you Min. Once you are in bed and comfortable, it's hard to get motivated to get up and be productive.

8:44 pm

Molly killed the cha-at .. Molly killed the cha-at ..

8:44 pm

<--Chat killer. Stone me now.

8:45 pm

At least I didn't bore it to death.

8:46 pm

I can't cast the first stone .. I've done both ..

8:49 pm

Well, I have never found you boring Tor. Just for the record. : D

8:50 pm

Thank you, my dear .. :^D

8:51 pm

May I please have a clue for so6-18? Thanks

8:52 pm

A party, usually in the evening ..

8:52 pm

so 6/18 is an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose carolamaya.

8:53 pm

Thanks a bunch, tor and Min.

8:54 pm

yw

8:57 pm

Does anyone actually invite people over for a so6?

8:58 pm

I just had one last night!

8:58 pm

Oh good for you Min. I bet you looked ravishing in your gown. : )

8:58 pm

No...just kidding!

8:59 pm

And Min is in the grid today. Let's all have ice cream!

8:59 pm

Was way too busy working on the PowerPoint and babbling

9:02 pm

back

9:03 pm

Front

9:03 pm

Which version of power point are you working on minv?

9:03 pm

93 left and i don't care; 93 left and i don't care; 93 left and i don't care my masters gone away

9:03 pm

I can clue if needed.

9:03 pm

i read about that min--well done.. . it is harder than it looks

9:03 pm

i suppose i could list

9:04 pm

ooooooh, yeah! mo5-12 the 2nd please.....thanks

9:04 pm

Does make it easier after all jmc!

9:04 pm

oh look there are ae words!

9:04 pm

I don't know what version it is.I never used a PP until now.

9:04 pm

mo5/12= not dry

9:05 pm

the fun part is the transitions

9:05 pm

Thanks so very much, Jillyjill.

9:06 pm

yw carolamaya!

9:06 pm

I have to say I did not have any fun doing this. Hope I don't ever have to do another PowerPoint presentation again!

9:07 pm

i have had some fun with power points but then mine are mainly pictures and not lists that i read

9:07 pm

I don't blame you Min. I find Power Point very tedious. To work with, and to watch.

9:07 pm

I do PP presentations every week during the school year.

9:08 pm

everyone laughs all the way through my powerpoints

9:08 pm

Do you do the PowerPoints for the students or staff Jillyjill?

9:09 pm

I have learned to jazz mine up. Teenagers are brutal!

9:09 pm

I've heard some great jokes about meetings with power point presentations. Most of them having to do with napping.

9:09 pm

That means U must have extremly interesting PP jmcnrick.

9:09 pm

PP can be fun - even if i didn't show them during a presentation i would use the printed handouts - also enjoyed teaching kids how to use them in creating "choose your own adventure" kinds of stories

9:09 pm

'evening folks!

9:10 pm

the way to do a power point is using it to illustrate your talk. . . not substitute for it

9:10 pm

Hi there, welki.

9:10 pm

Were you looking to add sound to a specific slide or throughout presentation?

9:10 pm

Hello welki! How are you doing today? Welcome to the log

9:10 pm

welki! bubabla!

9:10 pm

hi there welki

9:10 pm

So true jmc

9:11 pm

That is an excellent point, JMC. I wish more people would do that. Still, I'm not big on visual aids or hand outs.

9:11 pm

I wanted background music to play throughout slideshow.

9:11 pm

Well, I deal with the generation of 2 minute sound bites...

9:11 pm

well different people learn different ways and i use jokes sound bites and pictures to help people remember

9:12 pm

being a visual learner - not an auditory learner - i remember best when visuals are provided - so i also teach that way

9:12 pm

Sorry minv, I usually have mine just on one slide...but let me look...

9:12 pm

That's good Jilly. It's also the generation of 2 minute attention spans.

9:12 pm

fa6?

9:12 pm

i adapt to the audience - for instance if i see that they're not looking at the pp, i go anecdota

9:12 pm

and anecdotal, too

9:13 pm

like a sprite

9:13 pm

That is really the way to go Welki. I bet you get a lot of attention that way.

9:13 pm

fa 6 x 2 - which one

9:13 pm

I don't always have the ability to pick and choose since i often speak before fa**ly large groups

9:14 pm

first one

9:14 pm

My PowerPoint is to show the work the students did this summer. The intended audience will be administrators, Fordham University consultants who worked with us,the parents, students, and teachers.It's just a slideshow,not an oral presentation. I am so glad I do not have to talk.

9:14 pm

I think a lot depends on whether your audience is voluntary or forced.

9:14 pm

depends, molly - if it's training, i have certain things i have to cover - but always, always, i try to keep things light, even icky things - i think folks remember more if the speaker is able to connect through humor

9:14 pm

oh cool min!

9:15 pm

I will come to one of your presentations any day, Welki. : )

9:15 pm

one time i spoke as part of a jazz performance and i skatted with my information. . .there were a lot of surprised people. . .

9:16 pm

i'd bet that jmc and i have similar public speaking styles - if a classroom-type setting, i'd bet she round-tables, instead of standing and 'presenting'

9:16 pm

Ella would be proud, JMC.

9:16 pm

*puts on ella*

9:16 pm

^5 molly

9:16 pm

That fa 6/27 word sounds like what Tinker Bell is jmcnrick

9:17 pm

no no i lean more in the direction of presenting. . .but i have activities too

9:17 pm

actually it is what tinkerbell is

9:18 pm

I was at a meeting last week where we had to get into groups, name our group and solve a problem that was on a hand out. I wanted to barf.

9:19 pm

yeah i have limited patience for the group method. . . interestingly the international students don't like it either

9:19 pm

Minv, for the future, it would be much easier to use a movie maker program, music easily is entered. In power point you will have to use custom animation.

9:19 pm

As slideshow, how much time should I allow for each slide before it goes to the next slide? Any suggestions?

9:19 pm

how long do you have, how many slides and how complicated is what the audience is looking at?

9:20 pm

5 seconds should do it...

9:20 pm

(mother forgive me for my dangling participle)

9:20 pm

Shoot!I did 15 seconds. Some slides they have to read stuff

9:20 pm

LOL...chat logs don't count jmc...

9:21 pm

*Waits for Ru to make a comment about the dangling participle*

9:21 pm

if they have to read then it should be longer. . . time yourself reading it

9:21 pm

you don't know my mother. . .she had a masters in english

9:21 pm

With reading it's a different story minv...watching the show yourself will tell...you can individually time each slide if you need to...time consuming..

9:22 pm

but 15 seconds is pretty long

9:22 pm

So did my mom jmc...

9:22 pm

31 slides in all. Some slides are just pictures so 15 seconds seems long and other slides they have to read. Didn't know how to set the time for individual slides. Is that possible?

9:23 pm

yes that is possible min

9:23 pm

yes but must be done under custom animation...a little tedious with 31 slides, but do-able

9:23 pm

your audience will thank you for making it individual

9:25 pm

Well, it's almost 10:30 & don't feel like customizing timing

9:26 pm

I'm sure you did a great job, Min. I hope it goes well tomorrow.

9:26 pm

Just played around PP, you can cut and paste time in slot, really wouldn't take too much time..

9:26 pm

well you can manually click the pictures forward so you sit there and read it then count to 4 for slow readers and click and for pictures wait 5 second and click

9:26 pm

It'll be fine minv either way...

9:26 pm

no need to redo

9:27 pm

I just went to custom animation and all the boxes are gray

9:27 pm

good advice jmc

9:27 pm

just take a minute tonight to practice clicking and then go to bed and don't worry about it

9:28 pm

hmm...then I would select the option like JMC mentioned and do it manually..

9:28 pm

Just reading all this, I would want to run screaming into the night if I had to do a Power Point.

9:28 pm

anyone have the first pr 5/12, please?

9:28 pm

I am assuming this is a one time show and not something that is played continuously

9:29 pm

Someone who snoops, Welki.

9:29 pm

sorry welki

9:29 pm

pr+making the m*** out of life

9:29 pm

whoops, wrong one...mea culpa

9:29 pm

Have it running as a loop since showcases will be set up like a science fa4/6.Everyone will be walking around fr 4/8 table to table. So some might not see the whole PP or some people may come in the middle of PowerPoint.

9:29 pm

oh fer pete's sake - was looking in wrong direction .. thanks, molly

9:29 pm

and jilly

9:30 pm

Then manual clicking won't work... :(

9:30 pm

oh well in that case don't worry about it

9:30 pm

if you can easily shorten it to 10 seconds as a compromise do it and then forgidaboutit

9:31 pm

Manual clicking, dangling participles...so many jokes to be made. : X

9:31 pm

Welki, the one I struggled with was st6/18...so don't feel bad...

9:31 pm

Thank you for your advice everybody. We can move onto a mo4/5 interesting topic. I don't want to hog the chog with such a boring and mundane topic.

9:31 pm

well done molls! hahah

9:32 pm

Besides minv, most of your audience will be impressed you even did the presentation

9:32 pm

hey we are all here to help each other min

9:32 pm

I don't think so. They do not know I had to teach myself to do PowerPoint or that it was my first PP I have ever done.

9:33 pm

and they don't need to know either....lol

9:33 pm

That's right Jillyjill!

9:33 pm

if it is 31 slides they will be impressed no matter what

9:34 pm

And when someone complains in my group I just say.."good point, I'm sure I can learn a lot when you volunteer to do the next one.."

9:34 pm

All district cares about putting on a good show for big wigs

9:34 pm

g'night, good people - long week ahead of me and things to do before it starts

9:34 pm

haha jilly

9:34 pm

niters welki..sweet dreams

9:34 pm

bye welki

9:34 pm

G'night Welki.

9:34 pm

Goodbye welki! I will see you tomorrow in the chog maybe

9:35 pm

then they will be fine with it min

9:35 pm

Let us know how your presentation goes, Min.

9:35 pm

Being 54 has given me the opportunity NOT to be put off by anyone!

9:35 pm

just wait till you hit 62!!!

9:35 pm

I will, thanks again! Wish you guys could see it and critique

9:36 pm

Hello Dorens! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log

9:36 pm

i am doing well, thanks min. how are YOU doing?

9:36 pm

i am sure it is great min!

9:36 pm

hi dorens

9:36 pm

tuesday i will be 61

9:36 pm

hi je

9:36 pm

Af5 you get to a certain age, your "who gives a shit" meter goes full throttle.

9:37 pm

Me too minv, would love to see all your hard work...you did great. I think my first one took me about 30 hours with learning the program...

9:37 pm

Well, congrats jmc

9:37 pm

"letting it all hang out" at this point

9:37 pm

I'm well Dorens. I'll be better once my summer job is done.

9:37 pm

Oh so true molly

9:37 pm

*Prepares massive birthday celebration for JMC*

9:37 pm

happy birthday (in case i don't see you then)

9:38 pm

Dorens made another comment I would love to see ruru deal with! :)

9:38 pm

*tries to help dorens get it back in*

9:38 pm

ach, just don't care at this point. let it hang (easy to say when you were "tiny" at an earlier age)

9:38 pm

Ruru is hiding behind his magic, lurker sheild.

9:38 pm

i should set up a microsoft page for babblers to share files. . .

9:38 pm

I have been 61 only once.

9:39 pm

when is the summer page done, min?

9:39 pm

once is enough BR

9:39 pm

Hello BabbleRabble! How are you doing? Welcome to chog.

9:39 pm

Once is enough for any age...

9:39 pm

and once is enough

9:39 pm

good to see you so often again af*** so long away

9:40 pm

My last day of summer school is on Tuesday thank goodness

9:40 pm

70 left and i suspect that is enough

9:40 pm

Hello, Min .. I am randomly ambivalent

9:40 pm

well, i don't know, jilly. 40 was pretty cool for me, i wouldn't mind doing thatone again

9:41 pm

better than constantly ambivalent

9:41 pm

Do you get a break before school starts, Min?

9:41 pm

yes i think except for hubby dying the 40s were the best

9:42 pm

*looks in rear view mirror*.... mine actually might be in my mid 20's...newly married, having kids...life full of possibillity

9:42 pm

For me, hell would be having to live my life over.

9:42 pm

40s you are still strong and old enough to know what you are doing

9:42 pm

ah, but if you lived it over, knowing what you do know..?

9:43 pm

hmm sorry to hear that BR there are parts that would be hell. . .teen years come to mind

9:43 pm

I am not sure I have learned anything

9:43 pm

Doing it over...maybe only thing would be to slow down...

9:43 pm

of course you have... you are a wise man at this point

9:44 pm

maybe BR was always wise

9:44 pm

I would rather change my future...and hubby's....

9:44 pm

hate to admit it, but i think wisdom often does come with age and experience

9:44 pm

hey.. doren.. how'd it go?

9:44 pm

I have the first two weeks of August fr 4/7. Then I go back to work mid-August for some teacher workshops & to start planning the upcoming school year. But those are half days

9:44 pm

i tend to agree dorens

9:44 pm

That it does dorens

9:45 pm

Well, I would enter the world with the same genetics and live the same childhood over

9:45 pm

Hello rururocks!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

9:45 pm

my childhood was hell too. . . nothing worth enjoying until i was 18

9:46 pm

hi min

9:46 pm

<---left the friggin' lurker shield up too longh

9:46 pm

JMC, we are of the same mind. following high school I left home and could be who I really was, not held by labels.

9:46 pm

Boy did you ruru...

9:47 pm

My childhood was great! It's my adult life that has not been so wonderful. However, I wouldn't do anything over again.

9:47 pm

but the 12 years with my hubby and mo** of the time with my boy i hold dearly

9:47 pm

that is what you get for lurking

9:47 pm

:-P to ru

9:47 pm

OKay, we can all agree on this...live in the moment!

9:47 pm

hi ru... he told me to order the wine. very nice. i had fun, i ate well, i sparkled and laughed and all that

9:47 pm

nice

9:48 pm

ooo dorens had a date?

9:48 pm

is he a nice guy?

9:48 pm

do tell dorens!

9:48 pm

*sits down with a glass of wine waiting*

9:48 pm

clue for ae 5 plz.

9:49 pm

I prefer figs to dates

9:49 pm

very nice guy. maybe not exactly my type (and I might be far too opinionated to be his type) but we had fun. that's what counts

9:49 pm

I just have one question doren

9:49 pm

understandable babrab

9:49 pm

ae5/10 word has to do with a bird's nest I think mkg and hi

9:49 pm

ok. ??? (scared to ask)

9:49 pm

you had a good time so. . .type smype

9:49 pm

DId he change your lightbulb?

9:50 pm

*Glad I waited around for that question*

9:50 pm

*holds breath*

9:50 pm

lightbulb?

9:50 pm

*ducks*

9:50 pm

I hope he did not think you were dim

9:50 pm

Watt's so funny about that Molly?

9:50 pm

hahaha! no... we stayed at the restaurant for far too long, and there was no question that he was NOT coming back to my house. but my house is in far better order than it would have been if I hadn't considered the possibility, and I'm glad for that

9:51 pm

LOL

9:51 pm

<==electrified

9:51 pm

The socket remains unchanged.

9:51 pm

hey doren and al

9:51 pm

no babrab, but my bedroom is and i can't change the lightbulb myself without possibly breaking the light fixture, so there was discussion previously that i might have him change light bulb (he did work in construction many many years ago)

9:51 pm

hi stid

9:51 pm

Gotta love the chog tonight!

9:51 pm

socket?

9:51 pm

hi stid

9:52 pm

her date was au current?

9:52 pm

how many dates does it take to change a light bulb?

9:52 pm

and i am lit up like a christmas tree ... been far too long since i shared a bottle of fumé blanc with a nice guy

9:52 pm

depends on how you screw it in JMC

9:52 pm

More than one in this case.

9:52 pm

je, only one, if it's the right one

9:53 pm

would anyone happen to have a clue fore the fe5/18 that is eluding me at this moment

9:53 pm

*sigh* that is so true dorens

9:53 pm

oh that's lovely dorens

9:53 pm

hello also BR (I see you there in the background, now).... *offers choclits to everyone*

9:53 pm

ruru's answer was the best!! of course

9:53 pm

no shit dorens?

9:53 pm

stid i have always wondered this.. why are they choclits? and not chocolates

9:54 pm

well, it was the funniest... and i have decided that laughter is uber important

9:54 pm

that was a clue

9:54 pm

ruru, great clue...

9:54 pm

oh!! stid and ru at the same time! ru, stid thinks that i am elegant. would you please straighten her out

9:54 pm

and an elegant clue it was.

9:54 pm

Thank you Dorens. Why ARE they choclits?

9:54 pm

i agree dorens

9:55 pm

you are..

9:55 pm

<likes to cut to the chase on clues

9:55 pm

they are choclits because they are guilt free and always available. Unlike the other ones that make me fat(ter) and run out too quickly. Also, I never have to read the label on choclits to be sure they are safe for me...

9:56 pm

clearly. too funny.

9:56 pm

constipated is not in the grid

9:56 pm

rofl BR!

9:56 pm

(big belly laugh here!!!!) y'all should have seen me today at the lake trying to figure out how to take the kayak paddle apart (forgot there is a button to push). Not elegant AT all

9:56 pm

well thank you babrab, just what i was about to say

9:57 pm

ah, but you see, an elegant woman isn't expected to know the ins and outs of breaking down kayak paddles. ;-)

9:57 pm

still cant get ae 5. welcome new clues.

9:57 pm

ok.. was looking from the wrong f!! thanks ru good clue

9:57 pm

I just hope you didn't lose any of your diamonds or pearls in the lake...

9:57 pm

mkg: like the FA 6 without the F

9:57 pm

well.. stid.. if you go up the creek....well..

9:57 pm

fa6/27 minus the f

9:57 pm

an eagle's ne** mkg

9:57 pm

LOL ruru

9:58 pm

that is the whole point stid... NOt elegant. But I did wear pearls tonight. long string knotted, vamp style... along with black flipflops (just to make sure we know I'm not elegant)

9:58 pm

i disagree stiddie an elegant woman can do anything elegantly

9:58 pm

i never remember thta word for eagles nest. darn.

9:58 pm

Black flip flops and pearls.. nice

9:58 pm

agreed je

9:58 pm

shabby chic, doren?

9:59 pm

green linen sleeveless top and black slightly short pants. No, not shabby. They were leather tops (crocs tho)

9:59 pm

what you breathe with a diminutive ending

9:59 pm

*Still contemplating flip flops and pearls*

9:59 pm

sounds nice dorens

9:59 pm

i should take a picture

9:59 pm

ae5/10 word is the fa 6/27 word minus the first letter mkg

9:59 pm

still no luck with ae word. the 5. clues most welcome.

9:59 pm

so i have a problem i need to share. . .

10:00 pm

got it! ty for clues.

10:00 pm

this is like playing tennis with Stevie wonder

10:00 pm

sure jmc...

10:00 pm

substitute the last vowel of the ae4 with ie

10:00 pm

*problem solver hat on*

10:00 pm

Spill JMC

10:00 pm

ae + **c* is a grain,

10:00 pm

hey grannyrose!

10:00 pm

my sister wants to give me a week at a hilton head fat spa for my birthday. . .

10:01 pm

*Still contemplating flip-flop crocs and pearls*

10:01 pm

Hello grannyrose!How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

10:01 pm

GO FOR IT!!!

10:01 pm

and hello all, * cover broken * have to come out sometime, don't i?

10:01 pm

And how do you feel about that?

10:01 pm

Hi grannyrose

10:01 pm

emphasize SPA....

10:01 pm

ca 5 18 needed.

10:01 pm

jmc is quite trim. do you want to go jmc?

10:01 pm

when i got past the issue of her thinking i am obese. . . i actually hate group activities

10:02 pm

pl mkg of the one before it

10:02 pm

ca5/18, plural of place to have coffee

10:02 pm

*wishing my sister would like to send me to hilton head*

10:02 pm

i am over weight but not like HUGE

10:02 pm

Never mind me. I got so jazzed when I saw SPA I didn't see FAT

10:03 pm

Believe me, I know what you mean jmc...

10:03 pm

my feeling is that once i was there i would join (or more significantly NOT join) activities as I see fit

10:03 pm

i hate massages and i hate people messing with my hair and i hate manicures and pedicures

10:03 pm

it's not a gift one dreams of.

10:03 pm

I agree with dorens...

10:03 pm

Well then, spas are NOT your thing...

10:03 pm

they do have cooking classes

10:03 pm

Maybe truck driving school jm?

10:03 pm

have decided my physio is a sadist. he made me do one of my exercises( in the pool) with 2 foam noodles under my foot. all i can say is OUCH!!!!

10:04 pm

and i am shy. . .so doing all this with people i don't know

10:04 pm

ty i tried it before but didnt take. now it did. ty.

10:04 pm

I suggest a polite decline.

10:04 pm

but it's weird, because af5 3 or 4 the pain goes and i can go on and do 10 reps.

10:04 pm

oh dear granny! no it is really not sadism

10:04 pm

or gently suggest an alternative?

10:04 pm

jmc, are group activities and such all required if you go there?

10:05 pm

after all, it's your birthday, not your sister's

10:05 pm

Would she be amenable to an ocean front room at Hilton Head, minus the spa?

10:05 pm

there ya go, mol

10:05 pm

it is mainly group things. . .i don't even take the classes at the gym where we go together

10:05 pm

I was thinking that it might be really nice to have someone else prepare healthy meals, to have quiet and peace, and maybe a hot tub or sauna.

10:05 pm

if that is all i had to do stiddie it might not be so bad

10:06 pm

I like the idea of a different location, a different vacation, though.

10:06 pm

The more I think about "I'd like to send you to a fat spa for your birthday" the more I don't like it.

10:06 pm

hey jmc, you and i are very alike. i too cannot stand someone fussing around with any part of me,. have to steel myself to sit and have my hair cut. it just drives me nuts.

10:06 pm

haha she opened it with. . .please take this in the spirit in which it is being offered

10:07 pm

bless her . . .it is what she would do if she were fat (which she is not)

10:07 pm

i would always be happy to lose a couple of pounds.. if they do the cooking and provide swimming pool, exercise equipment, hot tub and pleasant atmosphere.

10:07 pm

To which my response would be, "and exactly what spirit is it being offered in?"

10:07 pm

maybe send her to an etiquette spa for her birthday

10:07 pm

rofl

10:07 pm

DING! Rue has the best idea.

10:07 pm

my response was "should i run away because that is not a good opening line?"

10:07 pm

Only those of us who have fought the battle should have an opinion...no one else understands

10:08 pm

i am overweight i will not lie. . .but i am not horribly overweight

10:08 pm

oh ru aren't you sweet

10:09 pm

Let's just cut to the chase. It was rude. My opinion.

10:09 pm

she has made it clear it is my choice

10:09 pm

so what would you like as a birthday gift, jmc? if you could have whatever your heart desired.

10:09 pm

jmc, you are not obese! Me -- I am not obese either, though I could stand to lose about 30 pounds to save my joints...

10:09 pm

hmmm good question granny

10:09 pm

*thinking*

10:09 pm

what happened to the nice birthday card and book thing

10:10 pm

Would there be something else you can do that would be FUN for you that she would be willing to pay for?

10:10 pm

a maid

10:10 pm

ask for the cash instead.

10:10 pm

ha!!!! beat you all hands down. i openly admit i am morbidly obese. my BMI is/was off the scale

10:10 pm

kidding

10:10 pm

a book and a card would be good too

10:11 pm

oh dear granny!

10:11 pm

maybe a gift certificate to a restaurant you really like so you could get healthy food at times you are not up to cooking it for yourself?

10:11 pm

I'd go for a French Maid

10:11 pm

besides, having been through the weight loss thing, what the hell is one week going to do? She should give you something for relaxation...

10:11 pm

oh gee grannyrose... is that why you needed the surgery?

10:11 pm

no thanks for that ru! haha

10:11 pm

...little feather duster...

10:11 pm

well there you are, jmc, quietly say to your sister, you know i would love a copy of whatever.

10:12 pm

well ru, we all know what you would like

10:12 pm

skimpy little maid outfit...

10:12 pm

...stilettos...

10:12 pm

(dont forget the stilletoes ru)

10:12 pm

hahahahah

10:12 pm

we all are familiar with the general idea, ru

10:12 pm

ROFL

10:12 pm

stiddy, i needed the surgery on my knee because i had no cartilage left, in any facet. my weight probably helped with it's degeneration

10:13 pm

rofl... I think a cabana boy would be nice instead

10:13 pm

i think the real problem is she is not working and therefore she is focused on me

10:13 pm

yes, stid. perfect!

10:13 pm

I have to run for a bit.. thanks for the laughs.

10:13 pm

hmmm i wonder how much a cabana boy would cost

10:13 pm

I am glad you could at least get the surgery, but so sorry that you needed it.

10:13 pm

bye ru

10:13 pm

(ruru has the runs for a bit????) *wicked mama look*

10:13 pm

If it's your choice, then make YOUR choice. And I don't care what she is or isn't doing. That is still an AWFUL suggestion for a birthday present.

10:14 pm

later ruru

10:14 pm

by ru

10:14 pm

ROFL...good one stiddy!

10:14 pm

I agree with molly

10:14 pm

interesting that he left immediately after the french maid idea.

10:15 pm

I know! For her birthday, you can offer (in the spirit in which it is intended) a consultation with a local plastic surgeon... *VERY wicked mama look* I would not, of course, ever have the nerve to do something like that myself.

10:15 pm

yeah i keep trying to find a way to say "thank you for your thoughtful gift" and keep thinking. . . "really? you think that is a nice gift?"

10:15 pm

No, after the cabana boy

10:15 pm

oh mab!!!

10:15 pm

another one for stiddy!!

10:15 pm

hahaha BR

10:15 pm

BR... roflmao (if only butt reduction were really that simple)

10:15 pm

stiddy, it's been an amazing journey. i have actually lost over 18kgs ( about 39.6lbs) now. as ruru said, the pain diet works.

10:16 pm

no stiddie i love my sister and she does really mean the best for me

10:16 pm

wtg granny!

10:16 pm

ro 7 please

10:16 pm

that's wonderful about the weight loss, because I know that your heart and everything else is going to feel so much better. But as a fellow chronic pain card holder, I wish it were from a different cause.

10:17 pm

Well, I spent years heavy..but it was MY choice to change that, no one could do it for me, nor can I do it for anyone else...

10:17 pm

same as the mo7 mkg

10:17 pm

this mutual friend of outs went. . .but she likes group activities

10:17 pm

I'm going to bow out of this conversation, because I don't think that gift was loving or meaning the best. I think it was mean.

10:17 pm

I know, jmc - maybe this is an alternative? You could ask instead for her to spend a weekend with you somewhere nice so you can visit? Would probably cost about the same, and it would be a lot nicer.

10:18 pm

ro7/28 word rhymes with an mo7/32 word(more wet) mkg

10:18 pm

well trust me molls it was. . .she is just not always clear that i do not like what she likes

10:18 pm

hello Min! (((hugs))) was thinking about you this weekend.

10:18 pm

what jilly said, i had to have the wake-up call i did get to give up the smokes and start losing the weight.

10:18 pm

ty got it.

10:19 pm

we live about 10 blocks apart stiddie but i will think about what the alternative could be

10:19 pm

Hello stidmama! (((Hugs))) back to you!Welcome to puzzle

10:19 pm

YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY granny gave up smokes!

10:19 pm

okay thanks for helping me think about this. . . i will figure something out

10:20 pm

lol, yes, jmc. next month marks my 1st anniversary

10:20 pm

leaving to read a book . . . 68 left. . . c u all tomorrow

10:20 pm

And you'll do it granny...I took my bmi from 36 to 21..feel so much better

10:20 pm

grannyrose -- I know your situation is different, but for me every day that I get a little bit more progress I am stronger and it feels good. Today, I overdid it. Spent three and a half hours weeding (two separate shifts) and made really good progress. BUT now my hip really hurts. On the other hand, in a week, I will maybe be strong enough to do four hours in a single day and not need the crutches when I am done. I hope you will experience similar progress.

10:20 pm

Jm, you gave us the reasons you are averse .... tell your sister to try to understand in the spirit the declination is given .... you would prefer a gift that is fun and not onerous

10:20 pm

okay, jmc. enjoy.

10:20 pm

*leaves mints on granny's pillow for later tonight*

10:20 pm

st six plz

10:20 pm

niters jmc

10:20 pm

later jmc (((hugs))) OH! maybe she could fly you out here for the babble meet next month!!!!!!!!

10:21 pm

night jmc

10:21 pm

st6= don;t st**** over it....

10:21 pm

thanx stiddy

10:21 pm

good advice BR ty

10:21 pm

no mints, jmc. but you could peel me a grape, please

10:22 pm

beulah peel me a grape!

10:22 pm

(sugar free mints?)

10:22 pm

We'll send grapes and a cabana boy to peel them granny

10:22 pm

bye all *poof*

10:22 pm

stll not getting st 6 jilly

10:22 pm

bye jmc

10:22 pm

rofl, you peeps really make my day. it's not the grid i'm addicted to, it's you lot.

10:23 pm

there's a great song called peal me a grape

10:23 pm

st 6: when you have too much to do in too little time and it is important life-or-death you experience st6

10:23 pm

mkg, s + lock of hair

10:23 pm

ty got it.

10:23 pm

nice clue grannyrose

10:23 pm

st+you have to d**** properly for a wedding

10:23 pm

thanx stiddy, as is yours

10:23 pm

and jilly! you ladies are on fire tonight!

10:24 pm

or is it morning for you grannyrose?

10:24 pm

It's the chog, it's the chog!!

10:24 pm

af5noon, 1:30pm here

10:24 pm

It's blue sky here... but evening. It will be cloudy again by morning. *sigh*

10:24 pm

i am embarrassed. my husband is one of the worlds authorities on st****. his first book was St****, catecholamines and cardiovascular disease.

10:25 pm

oh, dear, mkg. but it's ok....we won't tell, right gals?

10:25 pm

mkg..that was the word I finished with...and I had to ask for a clue....

10:25 pm

ty

10:25 pm

sounds like a hefty tome, mkg!

10:25 pm

i have 52 left. but time for sleep. night all.

10:26 pm

Well, sadly I must head to pillows...another work week starting early....niters babbleworld

10:26 pm

sweet dreams mkg

10:26 pm

and jilly

10:26 pm

night, mkg. sleep well, hun. see you tomorrow

10:26 pm

he is an m.d. and ph d. all his books are hefty. go google him. david s. goldstein, works at nih.

10:26 pm

and night to our jilly. sleep well

10:27 pm

I will mkg -- thanks

10:27 pm

oooh he's HANDSOME, too!

10:27 pm

lucky lucky mkg!

10:27 pm

stid you have the wrong guy then.

10:28 pm

try david s goldstein, nih. then you see the photo.

10:28 pm

i love the guy and love is blind. but i dont think he is good looking. after all we are sixty four.

10:28 pm

I see him -- did an internship/residency at university of washington, yes?

10:29 pm

WOW!!!!! but sorry mkg, my Don beats the face fungus. don't you just love it?

10:29 pm

yeah, we'll i'm 62 and very picky and I think he's cute (and I'm single!!) so watch out

10:29 pm

Age is no barrier to being good looking, you know!

10:29 pm

ooh. handsome and brilliant. i love that kind of man.

10:29 pm

just had my 16th grandkid..........a boy. two more are cooking in the ovens. one daughter and one daughter in law.

10:29 pm

clue for in 7 as long as we are here.

10:29 pm

and i'm off to bed.. night all

10:29 pm

that's marvelous, mkg -- what a great family you must have. They are lucky to have you as a grandmother

10:30 pm

plural of in6

10:30 pm

sweet dreams doren

10:30 pm

Be well, Dorens

10:30 pm

ty stid. spent 11 days helping my daughter. she has four others ages 1, 3, 5, 7.

10:30 pm

plural the "to put in" word

10:30 pm

ty for in 6 got it.

10:30 pm

sleep well dorens.

10:30 pm

night, dorens, sleep well, hun

10:30 pm

that's a big family...

10:31 pm

but nice spacing, I think -- so glad you were able to spend time helping her.

10:31 pm

I only had the two, and they were exhausting enough.

10:31 pm

i have 5 kids and a foster son i consider mine.

10:32 pm

all the kids loved the big family and wanted to have a lot of kids. my daughter has an ill son and had terrible issues this pregnancy so this may be it.

10:32 pm

Tom is the 4th of 5. I am the elder of two... but his parents came from even larger families

10:32 pm

that is certainly a big family, mkg. they probably keep you young. at least that's what my parents used to say

10:32 pm

Oh, I am sorry for the health issues -- that is such a worry

10:33 pm

Goodbye Dorens! I'll see you tomorrow in the chog maybe.

10:33 pm

that is zakkai who i wrote about before.

10:33 pm

anyway must go to sleep. night all.

10:33 pm

mkg, can you share re daughter's son, or would you rather not.

10:34 pm

but loving the big family is a gift. I always feel lost when Tom's family gets together

10:34 pm

laila tov, mkg

10:34 pm

sweet dreams mkg be well -- and thinking good thoughts for your grandson

10:34 pm

night, mkg. sleep well, hun.may you awake refreshed

10:36 pm

okay, i'm off to do second of my 3 walks for the day. going to try for 6 house frontages. wish me luck.

10:37 pm

good luck grannyrose, I will walk with you virtually *picks up walking stick*

10:37 pm

Good luck, grannyrose

10:37 pm

okay, I will head out too -- since no one seems to need clues and there are plenty of great cluers in the chog. See you-all tomorrow!

10:38 pm

be well, stid

10:38 pm

Phantom: zenzizenzizenzic

10:39 pm

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

10:39 pm

I have a big day tomorrow so I am out of here too. Bye all!

10:40 pm

Be well, Minveryork

10:41 pm

night min, stid, granny.

10:58 pm

back. 6 house frontages out and, obviously 6 back home. no pain, either in knee or hips. i think i'm on a winner here.

11:06 pm

well done, granny

11:07 pm

why thank-you, kind sir.

11:10 pm

* sigh * still 52 minutes to go. think i will meander off and play solitaire or mahjong. see you later on.

11:18 pm

Hi babblers, i hope everyone is well tonight!

11:18 pm

hey, stranger!

11:19 pm

hi une ! *hug* how have you been?

11:19 pm

i'm ok, thanks -- looking for last 29 words :-)

11:20 pm

good (that you're ok), can't help with the 29, just walked in

11:20 pm

:-D

11:20 pm

meanders back in, well hello une and shdy

11:21 pm

hi granny

11:21 pm

may i help, une?

11:22 pm

ce6 please?

11:22 pm

hey, granny :-)

11:23 pm

found one . . .

11:23 pm

there's a ce6, plural of ce5, do you have that one?

11:23 pm

the other ce6, is the critic

11:23 pm

have the critic

11:24 pm

need first ce5

11:24 pm

ok, fragrant smoke minus the in beginning

11:24 pm

ty granny, got 3 from those

11:24 pm

got 'em! thanks

11:25 pm

yay, you 2 rock!!

11:25 pm

201 to go, hehe

11:26 pm

* gasp * hate to tell you, shdy, don't think you're gonna make it....but, hey, have fun on the way

11:27 pm

s'ok, literally just walked in when i said hi, had no hope, but figured i'd take a peek before the flip

11:27 pm

193 to go

11:27 pm

lots of fun words, all over the place. this was one of the easiest grids i have played for ages.

11:27 pm

fr6?

11:28 pm

fr6, fr + wind direction spelt with a double e

11:28 pm

fr6, fr + wind direction spelt with a double e

11:28 pm

found it!

11:29 pm

tx again, 181 to go, lol

11:29 pm

and i went to the trouble of repeating myself, just for you. lol

11:30 pm

wow, shdy, well done. you're slaying them

11:30 pm

ty, but i'm just picking up the first ones, plus your clues for une!

11:30 pm

pr5 and 6 after pr8?

11:31 pm

someone who snoops, plus plural

11:32 pm

tx!

11:33 pm

10 . . .

11:33 pm

phantom = don't break a pr7

11:33 pm

yay, une, this is doable

11:33 pm

go une, go une, 168 here!

11:34 pm

pr7 and 8 after teachers?

11:34 pm

skilled caves maybe?

11:34 pm

pr7, pr*s and cons + gold ****

11:34 pm

pr + vowel + not your but ****, plural (or where the 7 dwarves work)

11:35 pm

hey cos

11:35 pm

hey gr

11:35 pm

hi cos

11:35 pm

skilled caves??

11:35 pm

ty for pr's

11:36 pm

hey shdy and une

11:36 pm

pr*, not amateur

11:36 pm

not amateur ones

11:36 pm

snap shdy

11:37 pm

aacckk don't get it!

11:37 pm

snap? what?

11:38 pm

pr*fessional, + gold/iron/silver/opal/diamond ****

11:38 pm

pr + vowel + tunnels

11:38 pm

re7/28?

11:38 pm

shdy, we said almost the same thing

11:38 pm

plural re6 before it

11:39 pm

don't have the re6

11:39 pm

oh, sorry granny, missed the lingo, thought you were telling me to hush *grin*

11:39 pm

a person who sleeps, plural

11:39 pm

re4, take a break + ** um, i don't know

11:39 pm

a person who cuts, plural

11:39 pm

got the p's!!

11:40 pm

tx!

11:40 pm

3 . . .

11:40 pm

go une!

11:40 pm

149, lol

11:41 pm

ro7/28?

11:41 pm

yay, shdy, you are amazing

11:41 pm

mo7, change first letter

11:42 pm

firewords!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks, everyone!!!

11:42 pm

yayyyyyy! hugs une!

11:42 pm

WTG UNE!!!!!

11:43 pm

sheesh, what a mad dash! LOL

11:44 pm

great job, une! with tons of time to spare

11:45 pm

off to take pups out to pee -- *poof*

11:47 pm

139, think i'll step outside for a sec

Whew. Finished with 5 minutes left.

11:55 pm

good grief, set the keyboard on the cat, in the lap, typing, kitty still purring and rubbing head on keyboard

11:55 pm

wtg neil

Rose!!! Are you still here?

Haha shdybr8... usually cats get on keyboards.

And try to "type".

Thanks. :)

11:57 pm

tony's a weird one, i'm surprised you can't hear the purr (roar) from wherever you are!

Haha!

Well you're in Louisiana and I'm in California. So that would have to be one LOUD purr.

11:58 pm

he "reads" the paper too, of course all cats do that,

11:59 pm

still wouldn't surprise me, he makes us laugh every day. does the kneading paws in the fuzzy rig thing, and you can hear him over a tv or radio

Ha. Yep.. they "read" anything that has your attention. Or sit on and block your view of it anyway. My stepmom has cats... they do that.

12:00 am

the dogs are better blockers, no remotes work near them

"Fuzzy rig"?

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