March 5, 2013
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flip - nice size for a busy day
Clues are up
dead in here
Thank you, Lickety!!!
oh hi cos - i thought there was something wrong with the chog
lol prob was part of it :) hi
nbt
iz 4
flip; hi all; hi cos, ursh, erda ty lickety
Hi Dee
hi dee
moss
nbt .. thanks cos!
raze
team
phantom masseuse . yw tor
did it again --- sorry!!!
we 8
we 7
nbt
hi nan
ma 7/52
we 7 x 2
hi all!! NBT/NBS
sorry...just NBT, os 9
nbs ..thanks diz!
nbt nbs ty
iz 4
yw
nbt nbs
H's done.
nbs
phantom aromatize
definately NBT/NBS
wtg diz
re 6
sm 5/22
wh7
hey... i'm in the grid.. heh heh
ty cray for the wh7
wh 7 x2
thx nan
do you have to have your tighties on to get the wh7?
LOL
re 6 x 2
don't forget the needlecase and plural
ty diz missed the pl grrr
lol
I do that so often, you would think I would learn.
don't think this is going to be easy
derr just got hu 4 for my last H
wtg diz... I tend to agree with you, nan
100 down - enough for tonight
nite nan
mi 6-7 is back
am7
never seem to have any problem finding that one ;)
ty nan ty ru
lol they are so yummy
my development was detained by the ar 6
os9
ma 6 and ma 7 (not the plural, but the most "state of" being"
re 6 x 3 so far
fireforks
wtg ru!!!
Congrats ru, and hi all :)
hi liz
<---heading to bed.. have an early day.
night all
hi everyone
hi flosey!
Hi flosey :)
hi Dee and Liz
zi 5 and zi 6 plural
Thanks Dee .. Z zapped ..
wtg!!! down to 10 and hopelessly stuck... gonna have to list I think
has the 9 been called?
os 9/60
and, has anyone clued it?
os 9
long extension of an os 4/4...
Containers for the burial of human bones ..
thanks Dee and diz, looking
yw ty tor didn't know what they were
thanks, found it, googled it
have never heard the word
neither had I
te 7 more weepy
fireworks
good luck all; lickety's list is up, flosey, in case you didn't see. See you at the flip!!!
thanks Dee, and WTG
sweet sleep
ty vm, same to you :)
ty
Hello -- very late!
hi jilli
and congratulations, again
thanks, flosey -- what a surprise!
yay dee and hi
scrolling bac I see ruru got lit up too -- wtg
ach, typo time again -- bedtime too but I'll try a bit more.
it's going quite smoothly
darn, I just had to say that, now am stuck
how many eads tonight, flosey?
*heads
heads?
oh, sorry, very sleepy, only one tonight
has been only one for a while now
how many heads working tonight, flosey? Or has Mr flosey crashed?
I see you're on your own
he crashed very quickly tonight
just tea and off to bed
I won't be staying long -- just trying for nbt
guess I've had it for a while, I forget to watch
but that doesn't look easy
do you want a clue for the 9?
sure!
it's a container for burial of bones
I googled it
what does it start with?
oh, sorry, os
continuation of the os4 before it
absolutely no idea what that might be (very sleepy)
just google the clue I gave, it comes up there
ty
got it eventually, but didn't realise you meant the plural
oh, sorry, don't remember if that was mentioned
no, just read back
yes, said containers
very sleepy too
in fact I think I fell asleep while playing a few hands tonight
Just a quick hi, flosey and jill - just popping in for a few minutes :)
hi Liz
it's a container for burial of bones is what I saw at 1:51
hi liz -- I'll be popping out when I get the iz4/9
the clue that was given to me, a bit earlier
izar
Have you got the we 4, 7, 7 and 8, Jilli - it describes the way you are feeling!
oops
you got it
Well, the we 4 doesn't but the others build from that!
wow -- nbt/nbs! Thanks flosey and liz!
yw jilli
yw jilli :)
OK I'm off again - see you soon :)
all that with a mere 29 words, and I'm heading for bed -- goodnight/evening all...*poof
Sleep well - pleasant dreams :) - to you too flosey :)
just took my cup to the kitchen, goodnight jilli, I'll be following soon
g00d morning
good morning to you ruby
nice to see you
hello flosey, have been in the game less because my computer was dying
2 to go, then I'm off to bed
now i have a ew one, but can't find the punctuation
(or type properly) but it's nice to see flosey the whiz kid
lol, once in a while, perhaps
a new computer, how nice ruby
you mean the keyboard isn't same as the old one?
mine was old and increasingly sluggish, was driving me crazy
that would be frustrating
this is a Fr keyboard and even tho he put qwerty underneath, I can't find most of the marks like arrows, et
ah, but you'll get use to it soon
qwerty?
I shouldn't complain and new puppy is coing next week
lovely
standard keyboard is caled qwerty
oh, have not heard the word before
it's even accepted as a scrabble word
and my french/english dictionary is so old - pre computer agae
probably 30 years before computers
I learned to type in 1956 on a royal manual typewriter with no letters on the keys
yes, all school typewriters had blank keys - you should have seen what I learned on, they were really old - took typing in grade 9, that would be just after WW11
WW2
the keys had little metal rims around them
it was a blessing to have been forced to take typing as I worked my way through college taking typing jobs
yes, one son took advantage of a mother who could type his essays
I knew boys like that haha
Good morning! :)
my so taught himself to type, tho not very well, by taking a course on his computer
the other son took typing and did his own - that was when computers just came in and he knew right away what he wanted to - and did it
hi jommie
good morning Jommie
how old are your sons (no question mark)
Hi Ruby, hi Flosey :).
maze
whoops, sorry
one will be 50 this year, the second one just turned 48
mine will be 50 also
we wanted 4, so had them close, 1963, 65, 67 and 68
I just have one
2 of ours don't have children, the other 2 have one each
I saw that you were talking about typing and keyboards. My boyfriend works in the computer business and a few weeks ago he had to give a new computer and a new keyboard to a man from Spain. The man totally freaked out because he couldn't find the ñ-key. He kept on repeating: where's the ñ? Where's the ñ? LOL
wow, that would be very frustrating
Yes, especially because my boyfriend didn't understand what the man was talking about initially :).
oh, wow, hubby and I took a year of spanish when we were travelling there - nothing remains!
if you don't use it, you lose it
and while there, they wanted to learn English
I know what you mean. I took French classes when I was at school, but I don't remember much of it either.
well folks, just got fireworks, last word sa6/21
I'm from the Netherlands and it's easier to learn English, because that language is all around you.
Good job, flosey! Did you also manage to finish the large grid on sunday? It took me several hours to complete it.
yqy. the plumber just arrived
oh, interesting, have you met Sprite? (babbler)
my kitchen sink is like a fountain at the moment
no, gave up on it but I did finish the 744 - several months ago now
yes, now we have two nedrelandaises
oh ruby, hope it isn't filling your kitchen? Drains working ok?
Yes, I've met Sprite once, but must of the time I'm playing babble without chatting.
I can't imagine finishing those huge ones, but at least they're fun for the tyros ike me
it's been increasingly broken over the past couple of weeks. sometimes it squirts me in the face
I was just determined with that one, and we were helping each other, was fun - don't think I'd try another one like that though
fortunately the kitche floor is all tile and I try to keep upp with the water
well Jommie, nice to meet you, hope to see you again
and now I must be off to bed
just after 1: am
goodnight all
Unfortunately I wasn't here yet during the 744 grid. I managed to finish it because there was a list in someones profile. Otherwise it would have been impossible.
sweet dreams, flosey
thanks ruby, hugs
Nice to have met you too, flosey, and good night!
how many languages do you hae, jommie
Oh no, ruby, it's not a nice thing to have water all over the place. I hope you can fix it soon!
I have no puctuation to speak of
hae
I speak Dutch, English and a bit of German. And you?
plumber is working and I', hiding in the studio
just English and French
my typing is awful on my new keyboard, so forgive the typos
Oh, that's ok, if you forgive me my grammatical mistakes :).
the plumber just cut off the water and keeps yelling for me
husband is useless
he refuses to speak French
That sounds like a lot of stress! Why does he refuse to speak French?
because he doesn't want to make mistakes (we're american) My feeling is that I'd rather communicate and mistakes be damned
I agree with you completely! In my experience people really appreciate it when you are trying to speak their language. And they will forgive you your mistakes.
exactlyenglish, so they are very helpful and we live in small village and nobody speaks
English was supposed to come at the end, but if I touch the wrong key, my sentences get rearranged
It would be a lot easier for your hubby if he would speak French, because now he has to rely on you all the time to do the talking.
unfortunately, he likes having me do the talking
Oops, new keyboards can be quite frustrating sometimes. But I never realised that there are so many different keyboards. Do you also have a key for the ç?
it's a french keyboard but with English underneath
very weird to type
But what if you're not around to do the talking?
That sounds very weird indeed :). I can imagine your confusion and I hope you will get used to your new keyboard soon!
he just sits there. won\t even answer the phone.
When sprite visited us, he spoke with her in English, of course, one of the rare occasions
Oh no, that's very frustrating!
half and must make husband his apero
very nice to meet you, jommie
Oh, how nice that Sprite visited you.
It's very nice to meet you too, Ruby! Good luck with the sink and I hope to speak to you soon.
Did you meet Sprite on babble or did you already know each other?
hi all
Hi Medusa!
hey jommie
How is the weather at your place? Spring is in the air in the Netherlands and the sun is shining :).
it is very sunny here today. :)
Nice! I like the spring, because the flowers in our garden start to grow again (unfortunately, so do the weeds ;)).
lol. i love winter.
I think that every season has it's charms, because I love snow as well :).
this is true. i dont lie the heat though
hello all - back for 43
Oh no, me neither! Last summer, we had a heat wave and it was approximately 26 degrees celsius in our bedroom and 30 degrees in our living room...
lol Jommie 26 to 35 C is a normal summer day for us
ugh!!!!!!!!
Hi ursh! Wow, 26 to 35 C on a normal summer day...!
When it's 35c in the Netherlands, the air is so thick that you can hardly breathe.
35 is often on a very hot day - but 26 - 28 is quite normal for summer
But do you have a cool spot where you can sit down on a hot day?
Jommie - you either get in the pool or go to an air conditioned room
we have just started another run of 30+ days, looks like another record.
I like a nice dive in the pool on a hot day :). We
We've only got a small, inflatable 'swimming pool', LOL
nbs nbt
Wow Lynxxx, that's very hot as well :(. What do the forecasts look like? Is it going to be cooler anytime soon?
Lol, there's a Greek god in the grid today ;).
not for about 8 days but at least it looks like it will cool down at night so that makes it bearable
I understand completely! When it's hot at night, you can't sleep and when you're tired, it's even harder to cope with the heat.
...and we have water in the dams so no restrictions which makes life easier.
Sometimes, when it's very warm, I sleep in a wet t-shirt and that cools me off a little bit.
I'm glad to hear that. We've hardly ever had restrictions in the Netherlands when it comes to water usage, but I can imagine that it makes life a little less easier.
100 down - enough for tonight - bye all
ttfn lyn. sleep well
Bye lyn, sleep well!
fireworks
Good job, medusa!!
thanks jommie.
any help needed before i go?
good afternoon all
Yes, have you got a hint for ae 4? I can't find it.
Hi sprite, goedemorgen ;). How are you
?
jommie, go left, then diagonal right, down, then sideways
hi Jommie, niet verkeerd, kat in het bakkie hier. En jij?
use a in 4th row, 2nd column
hi rose *hugs*
hey spritey
Sprite: hier is alles ook goed. Het zonnetje schijnt heerlijk! (translation for those who don't speak Dutch: everything is ok and the sun is shining ;)).
Thanks grannyrose!
Lovely weather here today as well.
I kept staring at the a in the top row :).
Sprite: spring has finally arrived :). Where do you live?
where in holland do you live, Jommie?
ditto here, jommie, was very confused for a bit
Lol, we asked each other the same question at the same time :). I live in Zwolle, and you?
I am in Zaanstad, near Amsterdam
Grannyrose: yes, the grid can be very confusing sometimes :).
sorry jommie. i seem to be a magnet for my cats and did not see! they are all over me at the mo!
I've never been to Zaanstad. Is it a nice place to live?
yes, it is nice here. Zaansche Schans om de hoek.
Lol medusa. My cats do that all the time. How many cats do you own? I have 3: 1 male and 2 females. And they're all very hairy and cuddly :).
I've never been to the Zaansche Schans as well, but I'd like to go there one day. My boyfriend got 2 free tickets for the Rijksmuseum as a Christmas present from his boss, so we may combine the Rijksmuseum and a visit to the Zaansche Schans :).
it is worth it.
Thanks Sprite, I will remember it :). My grandparents used to live in Beverwijk, but they passed away years ago, so I hardly ever go there anymore.
We may even pay a visit to the beach. It is so far away now.
nothing is far away in the netherlands
sprite. my local doctor decided that taking NSAIDS ad/or inflammatory drugs was contra-indicated with my cardiac history. so she refused to give me a script for them. that was 2 weeks ago. since then have been slowly going backwards. at the moment can barely walk due to the pain in my hips and lower back.
damn rose! That is awful. Any chance your specialist can help out?
have an appointment with my cardiologist on tuesday. will ask him why i cannot have these drugs,\.if he says no reason, well i'm just gonna demand a script then and there.
good for you. As for your local doctor: she should be looking into other meds if she thinks these are not good for you. Just refusing is stupid.
Oh no rose, that's very awful. I hope you and your cardiologist can work something out.
Local doctors don't always see 'the whole picture'.
Sprite: you're right; everything in the Netherlands is nearby (at least: compared to other countries ;)).
*giggle* ni9ce to see you both so indignant on my behalf. maybe i should "walk" into to see her, the way i am. she was so sure that extra strength paracetamol was the answer. could have told her that was not the case.
no way paracetamol will do the trick for you. Your pain is deeper than paracetamol will reach. Yes, by all means, go to her and let her see what she is creating. Tell her to find an alternative.
Rose, that's not such a bad idea ;). That way she can see for herself that you're not doing well without your medication.
and work has decided to start me on 9 hour shifts...needless to say by about 7 hours i am pretty much hobbling around, with my butt stuck out at a strange angle. and i do have to increase my hours in order to keep my job.
What kind of job do you do, Rose?
*sob* i was cruising on the anti-inflammatories. jommie, i am a recovery room nurse. not much of an opportunity to sit down.
don't accept the decision, rose. Seriously. You cannot work with that much pain, you will ruin everything you gained with the operations.
Well, I should definitely make a new appointment with your local doctor then, when your health and your job are at stake.
kind of between a rock and a hard place, aren't you, rose? 9-hour shifts are killing.
i know, spritey. it's so unfair. i was doing so well until the anti-inflams were taken away. in tasmania i was rock climbing for goodness sake!!
you need them back and pronto
not mention 2 hour hikes and 3-4 hours walfs
I totally agree with sprite.
*walks*
wells the course i just did last week on clinical pharmicology, did indicate that anti-inflamms and NSAIDS are contra-indicated in a patient with cardiac failure...which i do not have.
Rose, is there any way you can contact your cardiologist a bit sooner and ask him if it can do any harm to take those meds? That way, you may not have to wait untill tuesday. And it may make it easier to get your meds back.
looks lilke the lady needs to check her facts
you know, jommie...i can...i have his direct phone number. i promise to do it tomorrow, thanx for reminding me.
good idea. If your cardiologist does not object, why should the local doctor.
true sprite, and over here, if it is an usual medication, the pharmacists will dispense it with a script owing.
Your welcome, Rose. And if the local doctor still refuses, maybe your cardiologist can give you your prescription.
even better. Take good care of yourself.
jommie, that's what i had planned
they can fax a prescription as well
sorry to interrupt your day/night, you two. i do appreciate your input.
you didn't interrupt anything. Silly rose.
oh, yeah, sprite. must grab the pharmacists fax before i ring the cardiologist.
That's ok Rose, you're not interrupting my day. I'm glad I can help out.
loves ya spritey. and jommie? do so hope we can become friends.
there. With a bit of luck you will have your meds back tomorrow. *hugs* And please interrupt my day or night whenever you want. ;)
on a side note: th4 is a decidedly unfriendly grid.
Rose, I hope we can become friends too!
oh, okay...just when is your 1am? will do my best to wake you up then...*giggle*
Lol :)
spritey, thought it waqs me....some words are quite obscure. may i help you?
let's see... 12 hours and 20 minutes from now, rose :D
still need 58, rose... thanks for the offer though.
2 of the 3 th words are actually very common, but they are not so easy to spot.
it is too vowelly by half
Words with lots of consonants are also very hard to spot.
ambivalence... singing lesson got just cancelled, teacher is ill... which I hate because I really love the lessons... but am ill myself... so it is a bit of a blessing in disguise
I am good with consonants. Well, except the darn K.
A few weeks ago, there was a grid that contained the word 'shhh' :).
Yeah, the k is not an easy one. I love the q :).
brrr, psst, oink :)
and, of course, crwth and cwns
Oh no, too bad your singing lesson got cancelled. Have you got a cold or something? Lots of people are ill in my environment as well.
lol, can tell you both a combination of bourbon and valium(daizepam) is a great analgesiac......and before you both panic, don is here with me.
seems to be a weird flu. My son had it last week. Makes you intensely sleepy. Not much of a fever though.
Lol, yeah, those are very weird words :).
*diazepam*
hehehe rose :) Good girl. Be nice to yourself. Don can carry you to bed.
Wow, diazepam can be very heavy stuff ;). I'm glad Don is with you :).
yeah, spritey. please get well soon, don't like the thought of my spritey not well. :(
jommie, only 2mgs....not too heavy
you are so sweet :) Thanks, and don't worry, this is minor. Couple of days and I'll be good as new.
That sounds like a weird flu indeed. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrom a few months ago, so I know what it's like to feel tired all the time. I hope you will recover soon!
I will, thanks
ah ha!!! jommie, look up the symptoms of fibromyalgia. then go and see an endocrinologist to have it confirmed. i had a terrible shock when i was diagnosed. but also very relieved.
Rose, 2 mgs is ok I guess :).
Thanks Rose, I will!
They diagnosed me so quickly! They did a few blood tests and my internist said that my blood patterns were normal and that it had to be chronic fatigue syndrom. Very weird...
When were you diagnosed with fibromyalgia?
once you have it confirmed, email me. i have found a marvellous preparation from USA which has changed my life, mostly.
Oh, that's so nice of you, thanks! I will email you as soon as I have it confirmed.
i was diagnosed, formally 5 yeears ago...until then my doctor thought i was a manic depressive.
My vitamin B12 levels were also a bit low, but not low enough, according to the medical standards.
Hi Rose, Jommie and Sprite - and anyone else :)
yeah, and so will your vitD levels be low.
rose, were you the one who told me about a high amount of blood iron?
Wow, that sounds very frustrating! My doctors told me over and over again that my fatigue was mental and not fysical.
{{{liz}}}
hiya Liz :)
Yep, my vit d levels were very low. I started taking supplements a few months ago and my levels have risen to just above 60, which is high enough according to Dutch standards, but not according to international standards.
jommie, i am so with you. it's so difficult...until you find a physician who understands what you are experiencing. i really encourage you to find an endocrinologist.
(before I took the supplements, my vit d level was 29)
yes, sptitey
oh, dear. *spritey*
rose, how was it called again? I forgot and cannot find it. (had it bookmarked but lost it in the crash)
I'm so glad that you understand, Rose. It is so frustrating when people don't believe you. I even got into therapy and I kept saying that I was so tired, but they said: just hang on, things will get better, you just have to 'kick yourself in the butt'. Well, that didn't work at all, but I guess I don't have to tell you that ;).
gaisbok syndrome....a familial form of polycythemia
Hi Liz!
thanks :)
jommie, my email is in my profile...talk to me.
Hi - seeing you talking like this - hope you're all OK!
Thanks Rose, I will send you an email :).
Thanks Liz :).
ahhh, liz.....we will survive....you know that. LOL
Glad to hear it :)
no worries, Liz :)
jommie, because of the time difference, it may be not immediately. but i will answer. :)
Rose, when do your clocks change?
liz, usually the last weekend of march....
those sm words are odd
OK - helpful to know, cos ours don't!
Don't have any sm words yet!
Thanks Rose. And don't worry about answering immediately ;).
Missing 2 x z as well! Amongst many others!
you will, Liz. And you will agree... especially the last one ;)
Do you need any hints on the sm-words?
Lied! Have an sm word now! Just took a stab in the dark and found one!
I found them. It was was a lucky shot :).
No thanks, I'm fine for the moment! Still have 61 words to find!
fireflies. Tsk. Tricky little grid today.
Have 2nd one now = also guessed but would normally have ended that word with a y!
Congrats sprite :)
Good job, Sprite!
How many sm words are there?
WTG SPRITE!!!!
there are 2 sm words
ty - so you promoted me to find both!!!
prompted!
You're welcome ;).
I'm so glad to have Lickety as a backup :).
guess I better go back to bed. Sleep some more :)
And a good dictionary for those last, difficult words ;).
darn!!! lured into a false sense of security. just got up to get a drink....yelped rather loudly...
Sleep well sprite - feel better :)
Just opened lickety - adding new words but not really using the list just yet!
night, my friend. sleep well, and awake refreshed
Think I'll use the list very soon though!
Sleep well sprite. Maybe you can lie in the sun (although it is not so warm outside).
How did your presentation go, Rose?
ahhhh, great liz. i even taught the nurse educator a couple of new things. * grin*
Oh no Rose! Maybe Don can get you your drink, so that you don't have to stand up. It is terrible to be in pain :(.
Grin, indeed. Glad it went well - I know you were concerned!
Liz, I try to get 50 % of the words before I use the list, but sometimes I just don't see it anymore :).
Oh Rose! In pain again?!
let's just say i know my onions....
jommie, bed-time looms....
Me too, Jommie - I put off listing as long as possible - but also try for at least 50 % first.
Hope you also feel better in the morning Rose :)
liz, my local doctor thought it wise to cease all my NSAIDS and anti-inflammatories....hips and lower back complaining.
Hmmm! As a nurse, what was your feeling about this? Then next as a patient - though perhaps it should be patient first!
like liz....i try to get thriugh the grid by achieving at least 50% on all tiles
I always think of you as one of the fast finishers, Rose.
Lol, I had to look op 'I know my onions'. I didn't know the saying. But now I know :).
I've 3 more to find to reach 100 - I'd like to do that before I give up for the night!
liz. * love the way you think" as a nurse...doctor's thoughts weere of some concern....i do have a cardiac history, but not of failure....as a nurse...well to be truthful...i was going wtf....pain is pain....and paracetamol doesn't cut it.
I always start off with the grid in a rather chaotic way, finding whatever word I can find. After that, I'm approaching the grid a bit more systematic and after that, I will open lickety's clues. And when all else fails, I will use a dictionary ;).
Get it sorted is my opinion! You don't need to live in pain!
jommie, can you find the 'enable' list. this is what dr god uses
Rose, as a nurse, you have more knowledge about paid and medication than any other patient. That must be so frustrating.
I also use a dictionary in the end but it still feels a bit like cheating to me! I used it a lot in the 506 grid this week and felt unsatisfied at the end even though I finished the grid.
I've never seen an enable list - do you just google it?
yup, i did, liz
Good
I've never seen an enable list either. I use 'morewords.com' as a dictionary. I agree that it feels a bit like cheating, but it helps me finishing the grid :).
then i created a short cut. and when i need it, i just load it up.
Me too Jommie - Jilli introduced me to morewords
jommie, just 'google' it...or whichever search engine you use.
OK - found it and it's now in my downloads! Thanks!
Lol, I found a link to a forum called 'babblers anonymous' ;).
jommie...even so....what my cardiologist recommends is the way i go...
yay, liz...may your babbling be smooth sailing from now on
OK - that's my 100 down - giving up for tonight. 55 for tomorrow - sleep well Rose and enjoy your day Jommie. As ever, nice chatting. Hugs to you both :)
night, liz. you too, hun. see you tomorrow
I used morewords for another word game that I play. It is called 'word bubbles' and the aim is to make as many words as possible in 2 minutes, using the same 3 letters at the beginning of the word. I use morewords to study on the more difficult combinations ;).
Good night liz, and hugs to you too!
good for you, jommie. i really need to say goodnight....see tomorrow, maybe.have a good day.
Good night Rose, and I hope you will have your meds back tomorrow!
*poof*
Hopefully you can catch some sleep.
hello!
Hi hokie carla!
good morning my babble friends:)) my first 2 words are a pair of we 7/44,s;) hope that bodes well for the rest of this nice looking grid;))
Good morning crosshair!
That's a good way to get started :).
howdy jommie
first ma 5/12 plz
hello hello
nvm just got it ty
morning annie
Hi ives, Hi Annie
Hi Jommie :)
There are some tricky words in this grid :)
morning, crossy
I just started and when I read crossy's post I saw the we8
That gave me one of the we7's
good morning all..
It's always so rewarding to find long words :).
made me tired finding those three we words;)))
It sure is.
Lol, crosshair :).
Thanks! crossy
There is also a 9 letter word in the grid.
I managed to find the 8 all by myself. ;-)
wtg, hokie
yaaa for hokie!
Good job, hokie!
the nine is a os word
does it have to do with a burial box
like in old jewish burials?
It has something to do with bones :).
thought so,now just to figure out the elongated version of it
yes crossy it does
I think oarist should be a word. One who uses oars.
sounds good to me, hokie
ty ivesy.got it
watched a show once on where they though they found the one that contained the bones of jesus and they said that word about a million times and i never forgot it after that
Thank you for the os9
yw
Crosshair: yeah, repeating words several times is a good way to remember them. It also works with commercials, LOL.
I'm not seeing it. Can anyone spare another clue?
Wish I had the ingredients for a mi6
or mi7 for all of us
ty bzz
We can put those in the pb.
and ty hokie
Lol, hokie, I just learned something new. I thought mi7 was only a type of flower :).
the peanut butter? what is pb?
Penalty box
You go to the penalty box when you use a word that is in the grid
mi7 are almost a version of what we used to call shanties where we used to mix beer and gingerale
oh, what was the penalty? we didn't actually use it.
Beer and gingerale? I've mixed beer and lemonade for a shandy.
BZZ was speaking about puttting mi7 in the penalty box. We have the box well stocked with good food and drink. It is a place of wonder.
ah, so we weren't going, just putting those in. ;-)
That's right. Only the offender goes to the box.
And do all those food and drinks have nice ar 6/21? :)
why should the offender get such benefits?
thanks, jommie
You're welcome Annie ;).
Because Babblers are good nice folks
:-)
gm, everyone! clue for the om5?
hi dawg, dont have it, still working on the top
You can also put an s 4 word in the penalty box :).
sorry, don't have it either.
I want to make roam so bad, I just keep trying it.
I haven't got it either.
Om - use the two little words in a similie.
Hokie, maybe we can rearrange the tiles in the grid a little bit, so that you can make 'roam' :)
Jommie, are you new to Babble?
ty, bzzz. found it.
Annie: I have been around for a little while (a month or so), but I don't chat very often.
well then, Welcome to Babbleland, Jommie
Thanks, Annie :).
hmm, I just discovered both spellings of the t4 ruler. not that they were hard, they were just hiding from me.
So have you been a babbler for long, Annie?
Time for me to bzz...pfft!
jommie, for ages
bye Bzzn
Bye bzzn.
It's a great nice game and the people are very nice here.
"ok,back form feeding my bosses aka the kitties
Jommie, you fit right in. welcome
bye bzz, hagd
apparently I have been here since Aug. '06, though it's been off & on.
babble is unique on the net jommie and well worth the 11 bux for a lifetime subscription
And it is a big advantage to have enough time to find all the words. All those 2 minute games can be a bit stressful at times :).
Thanks lbdawger!
yes,babble can be done at your own pace
Wow, I've only been a member since the 28th of january (i just looked it up)
Crosshair, my kitties are asleep at the moment :).
I haven't subscribed just yet, Crosshair, but it will be my birthday in a few months, so it would be a nice present ;).
my kitties MUST have breakfast then they fight for a hour or so then sleep the morning and part of the afternoon away,then it is playtime till bed.in summer 2 of the are harnessed and go for walkies twice a day as well
it is well worth it jommie
hi folks, stats for the first s in the last column, pls
am7?
su4/5, bichon
ty dawg
am 7/32= a french person good at the art of love
though missing a u imho
ty crossy for the am
more like a maker of wearable sheilding for knights
Lol, our kitties love breakfast as well. We tried to take them for a walk when they were smaller, but they freaked out every time and eventually we gave up. They like to go into the garden every now and then, but when they hear a loud noise, they come running back inside :).
ty, crossy.
our 5 year old male bombay cat loves to scratch at trees when on walkies
Crosshair: do you know the television program 'Must love cats'? A while ago, I saw an episode that featured a kitty that purred as loud as a vacuum cleaner!
we do.wife loves the show
tadone! finito! ty for the clues
yaaa for lbd!!
YAY for dawg !!!!
Lol, when he scratches at trees, it's less likely that he scratches your furniture :).
woot dawg
Good job lbd!
indeed,jommie,though we have a cat "tree" inside as well with pillars wrapped in coarse rope and 3 or 4 platforms.if you do not give then toys they will make themselves toys out of your stuff;)
name that proper noun---one of the Gods
zeuss
ding ding ding!
I also love to watch 'my cat from hell'. And I always hope that it won't give my cats any ideas, lol.
that lightening bolt fella
We also have several cat trees and platforms. And lots of toy mouses to play with. They love it! And we also have a pen with a laser light in it. They love to chase it, lol.
There is also an anachram of Zeus's wife in the grid ;).
phantom "armories"
crossy hates vowel words:((
must be off for a bit. hagd/n, everyone!
tc lbd
hits
bye dawg, have a very good day
oops
Good morning/evening everyone :)
I hate vowel words, too. Can't find that i.
Bye lbd!
Good morning smores!
hi and bye dawg...enjoy your day :)
me too
Your name is in the grid today!
hi smores :)
howdy smores
good morning to you, too, smores
hokie: it starts with iz.
iz4
I saw that Jommie :) But alas, Enable doesn't recognize me :(
TY both
That's too bad, smores. I typed it in to see if it was a word or not :).
You're welcome hokie.
because your name is in the grid today,sm6,you get all day immunity from penalty box offenses:))))
WooHoo :) thanks crossy
That's a nice reward, crossy! :)
once,only once,i had my name in a grid .it was funny however because not only was it in the grd,it was in the same grid with 3 different varriations,cross,crossy and crosshair
I think I've seen Carla once, not sure about Hokie.
lol..cool crossy
Lol, that's very cool, crossy!
I've never seen Jommie in the grid.
rose,erda and peri are in it quite frequently
give it time,jommie.i have been here 5 years to see mine
5 years this june:)))
good morning everyone
Lol, I'll be a bit more patient then :).
nbt/nbs :)
good morning, mom!
ok,off to reset the eyes and see how many people i can irritate in fb.biab
Hi ((Mom)) How is your hubby?
((mom))..poink!
Hi Mom :)
it will be 8 years for me come August.
Bye for now crossy :)
Jommie, good morning
bye Crossy
I went to My Account, do not see when I started
((Annie)) he is doing pretty good this morning. This afternoon we go and he gets his stitches out
you have to click on your icon in the chat, Annie
Mom, That should be a relief for him
thanks, Mom, will go look
Wow, 8 years is also a very long time. When was babble created?
April 8th 2006 for you, Annie.
Mom, did your hubby have some kind of surgery?
wow....long time
I just started last September
28th sorry.
woohoo 6mo. coming up in a couple weeks LOL
7 years, wow...it doesnt seem that long, must be having fun
hi ((Zoozzoom))
well, mine says '05. I think I've seen someone with '04, but maybe not. I thought I got in pretty early, but maybe that was just the Babble Pro.
Hi zooz :)
Jommie, he had back surgery on the 20th of February
You are all babble addicts...i could give this up right now if i wanted :-)
Hi zooz.
I think it was in 04 or late 03 when babble arrived
hi hokie
Hiyas, kiddos!
Zooz, but you don't want to :-)
lol...keep telling yourself that zooz :)
Hi, Mom.
Mom, did his surgery go well?
and Judi
hahaha, zooz
hi Judi
Wow, so babble has been around for almost 10 years.
Hi Judi.
it did Jommie, thanks
30th september 2003 babble started.
zooz, I actually did become so addicted several years ago that I had to just stop cold turkey because it was crazy.
that zooz, is just a wealth of information
I stop playing all the time....
Ah, we can all stop any time we want to. *twitch twitch*
So we can have a party in september and use all the food and drinks from the penalty box ;).
just as soon as I finish the grid :)
Lol smores.
me too Hokie, I was getting obsessed with having to finish them. That was before Lickety
I am a babble addict and i am proud :-)
I was obsessed with maintaining my ranking by finishing every grid every single night.
*stands next to zooz*
*stands next to Annie*
Hello, my name is smores...and I too am a Babble addict
I have to finish them too :). Even the 500+-grid from last sunday :).
Some addictions have 12 step programs. I think we'll just have a 12 year anniversary party.
yeah Mom, I quit just a little after Lickety list. before then, I would print out a list and cross them out, trying to put them in alphabetical order. used to have printouts all over the place.
I did quit on that one Jommie...stopped with 80something left
hear hear
Before licketey, Mom..wow..now that must take some doing.
<----loves lickety
I like the sound of that, Judi!
<-----loves Lickety too
we all would help each other and the conversations just evolved from there to where we were all part of each others lives.
I think I could quit babble but I couldn't quit stopping in to chat with all the wonderful people I have met here.
(((Mom))))
So true, Mom. And we'd all discuss where the next meet-up would take place so we can eat and drink wine.
so true Mom :)
and there were so many trolls back then, it was a lot of fun messing with them
I do often go onto todays archive chat from flip if i need clues i may of missed and use lickety as a last resort.
lol...me too zooz
I remember one day back when a lady got really upset that cu** was in the grid. She said that her daughter plays this game and that is totally unacceptable to have that word in the grid and she swore she would never play again.
Messing with poor little trolls, Mom I'm shocked :)
((Annie))
Fortunately, as intilectuals, we bore trolls.
and she never did. I remember that, Mom
I have a question. And this is an honest to God question, not a judgment call or anything like that, because everyone plays differently. Why is using clues okay but Lickety is a "last resort"?
me? oh not me, Smores. I would never!! :-)
I always figured asking for a clue was more of a last resort. Especially "clues for dummies" such as I frequently require.
:D
Well although a vulgar word..it is still a word none the less...although i am not keen when i see those words either.
Hi Molly, for me it is about trying to find as many by myself as I can. Clues if someone ask I am more than happy to add those to my list of words
To me, a last resort is throwing my computer out the window//// lol
exactly, Zooz
hahaha Annie
Thats good then, Judi as they are the only type of clues i can give..lol
Lol Annie.
Annie! : D
Molly, it isn't for me. I just see how far I can go by myself before hitting the list. Like right now I am stuck on 91, so will hit the list when I get back from an appt. If I see clues in the box, I'll use them, but I almost consider clues more last resort than the list.
Clues are very handy, especially when lickety's clues are not available ;).
Hi Molly, I don't really think of it as a last resort. Morewords and AtoZ are last resort for me.
Jommie, how long have you been a babbler?
Mom: since the 28th of january.
And I would argue that Morewords and A2Z are often no. help. at. all.
welcome!
(I just looked it up :))
Thanks everyone. I see, as I thought, we all have different strategies.
Molly for me a clue is just for one word..if i see the list..i see all the two letter beginnings of the word..when i don't want to see them.
Judi: I find morewords very helpful, but you can get overwhelmed at some times (like with re words).
strategy? I just pluck down and let my fingers do the walking
lol, Mom.,
I always start with chat off so I don't see any clues. Then come on chat and visit and try to find as many as I can before looking at list.
I admire those with a strategy
and here I am in the grid (if there were more than one of me)
(thankfully that isn't so) lol
:D
I do the same, Mom. I just sit down and start bashing away. When I'm feeling smug, I then look down and see how many words are in the grid. And then my ego is crushed into smithereens.
Sometimes one word can lead to several others, e.g. when -ing and -ic are in the grid.
when I use to play in the evening I loved to read the stories Minveryork would create
LOL...judi
moms
great clue, Annie :D
okay, off I go -------->
She still does that...as far as i am aware.
Yes, I also enjoy Min's stories.
now that it is just me and sweetie I babble in the mornings
"Places some banana muffins in PB for Annie"
Good day to all.
I will add cinnamon rolls and juice to Smores muffins
Hi scrabbler
smores, thanks! goes well with my coffee
:)
good morning Lady Scrabbler
and cinnamon rolls are a treat
Morning Scrabbler :)
Chocolate chips muffins, please.
Hello, Scrabbler.
you all notice Scrabbler didn't appear until there was food in the PB
Hi Scrabbler
I will take some stroopwafels with me for the penalty box (they are a Dutch delicacy ;)).
LOL
lol..yep, that's what I'm having right now Annie :)
Do you live in the Netherlands, Jommie?
What a beautiful sunny mild day it is here today.
Lol mom :)
Jommie, where do you live?
Mom, I live in the Netherlands.
ah! Sprite is from there as well
(and Scrabbler)
I know mom, I talked to her this morning :).
We even exchanged some Dutch words, lol :).
it is neat when you meet someone from your neck of the woods
I just watched this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e\nE_IUPInEuc&list=SPqs5ohhass_QZtSkX06Dm\nWOaEaadwmw_D&index=4
I tried to learn Dutch..gave that up quickly.
alright, I'm off to get out of my pajamas and head to physical therapy. BBL to finish, I'm sure.
uh oh, the chat is too wide again
scrabbler messed up the chatterbox!
Bye for now hokie...enjoy your day :)
Too wide?
Uh, oh. It didn't change for me. I should have used a tinyurl, I guess.
I admit that Dutch is not so easy to learn. And most of us speak English anyway, so when you go to the Netherlands for a holiday, you don't have to learn it :).
yes, the words go off the grid. I think you have to use a tiny url.
Oh well, we chat enough it won't take long to get back to normal :)
I was lazy and now feel bad.
Name that proper noun: Greek God.
*pats scrabbs* there, there
np scrabbler, we've all done it
This grid is overloaded with vowels.
zeus
True, Jommie..but i wanted to, and i found it too hard..lol
Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
I was looking for Thor in the grid.
bye bye Smores
Lol Zoozzoom :).
He was a Norse God, Scrabbs.
Bye Mom :)
Wheres , Smores going.
Zoozzoom: was there a special reason that you wanted to learn Dutch?
Roman, Greek, Norse, Bulgarian..I can't keep all of the Gods straight.
oops, it was Hokie who was leaving. Bye Hokie
lol..I thought Mom was leaving
I don't know how the Pagans do it.
I do need to scoot but .....
Being a pagan is easy.
hehe
when i was younger i fancied this dutch girl in my area..and i wanted to impress her.
okay I am going. ((Hugs)) to all of you.
Bye Mom
bye Scrabble
bye ((Mom)) take care
Bye for real this time Mom...enjoy your day :)
*Scrabbler
((Annie)) bye for now
Did you succeed in impressing her, Zoozzoom? :)
lol...zooz
Bye, Mom.
Bye mom!
bye Smores, ((Zooz)) and Jommie
No..she did not like me really..it was me who liked her..oh well..thats the way it goes.
My boyfriend had a Russian colleague and he had to laugh everytime he heard the word 'goeiemorgen' (good morning). It turned out that 'goeie' is a rather vulgar word in Russian. LOL
hehe..i can imagine the cross over of peoples language can be funny.
Yeah, love can be a difficult thing.
BRB
Yeah, words can have an entirily different meaning in another language :).
In Dutch, the word 'bellen' means 'to ring'. But in German, it means 'to bark'. So this can be confusing when you ask a German to use his phone :).
Im leaving for a while, be back soon
Even the same language can have the same effect..American word :Pants are for here UK: Trousers.
Bye smores, bye Annie.
Bye Annie
And pants here are briefs or underwear.
Yeah, I saw an episode of Gordon Ramsey's 'Hell's Kitchen' about a week ago and he helped out two brothers who had a restaurant in New Orleans. Well, you know Gordon Ramsey... He offended one of the guys. And in order to calm his brother down, the other brother said: "No, he didn't offend you, he complimented you! His words have another meaning in Britain". LOL
(ofcourse his words didn't have another meaning, but the guy just wanted to calm his brother down. The funny thing is that his brother believed him :))
Typical of Gordon Ramsey..he can be a bit over the top .
Scrub the 'bit'..he IS over the top..lol
Yeah, you are totally right! *LOL*
In this episode, the cook of the restaurant threw a big tantrum at Gordon. It was hilarious to watch! :)
Still here. I am reading the morning newspaper.
I love it when someone t
t's off on Gordon. When they stop yelling, he says, "Go on."
Sorry my battries died in my controler..just changed them.
Lol, yeah. But sometimes even Gordon doesn't know what to do. There was this episode with two twin brothers that owned a restaurant. And one of them started to cry and scream like a little boy and Gordon was like: "What just happened?"
Is something wrong with the batteries then, zoozzoom?
No..i am using the xbox 360..and to type it uses battery power..the battries i had in then went empty of power..i have put new ones in.
There are so many weird things on the television these days :).
Ah, I understand. I thought that you just put new ones in and that they were empty in no time.
That would have been annoying for you.
No i have also been playing Assasins creed 3..for many hours yesterday..so that depleted most of the battry life..lol
My spelling today is rubbish...trying to type to fast..lol
Lol, it's a good thing that the batteries didn't die during your game then :).
Hello again :)
Oh it's ok, my spelling isn't perfect either :). As long as we understand each other, lol.
It's pretty easy to read typos.
It does not make a big difference to be honest...all it will say is..reconnect your controller....so you just put the recharged battry or new ones in and away you go.
Hello, Smores, Welcome back.
So the game doesn't go on without you? :)
:)
so true Scrabbler :)
No it goes into pause mode.
Scrabbler: i agree. It appears that you can read words that are totally scrambled, as long as the first and the last letter are in the right place.
Welcome back, smores!
Zoozzoom: that's a good thing :). I play ruzzle and when you recieve a phone call, the game also pauses. I guess that hasn't always been the case, lol.
I'm considering an x-box zon as I need a new dvd player, didn't know you could play babble on it too :)
Ok i am going to get a bite to eat..bye for now.
Talk to you later, zoozzoom. Enjoy your meal!
Enjoy zooz..see ya later :)
I am struggling with seeing words in this grid, so it's time for a break. Bye, kids.
Bye scrabbler, talk to you later!
Yes you can go on the internet...play dvds...watch films with netflix etc..play games..amazing bit of kit really..bye..*poof*
I've got only a few words left.
Me too, bye for now Scrabbler
lol...I'm still not 1/2 way yet
Do you need any clues?
nah...I'm okay :)
Okay :). You've still got 15 hours left to finish the grid, so everything will be allright :).
Three more words to go...
lol, yep :)
wtg Jommie :)
Thanks smores :).
hello, and sigh
Hi hursh. Why the big sigh?
oh it is just weird how you can get stressed out by things that aren't even anything to do with you!
i was present for part of a difficult conversation between two other people here at work, just cause i happen to share an office with one of them. after a bit i left, cause i felt so awkward. but i feel for my officemate and it's left me feeling a bit stressed on her behalf.
Sorry...hurshy
it's ok, just one of those things
It's because you are compassionate. Which is wonderful, just try not to stress about it though
yeah
Oh no, sorry to hear that, hurshy! I understand completely. It's a good thing you walked away. It would have been better for them to go to another office, where they could talk in private.
I agree, smores. Being compassionate is a blessing, but it can also be a burden.
Agree Jommie, shouldn't have stuck you in the middle of it hurshy
crossy is back! and it is now time for crossy's tidbit of the day!! now,i did this once a while ago as a tidbit but have had requests to post it again so here it is!! http://tinyurl.com/4tnx3ru
Yahoo, I just typed in the last word! Fireworks!!
Welcome back, crosshair!
yaaa for jommie!!
Thanks, crossy :).
Let's take a look at your link :).
WTG Jommie !!! WooHoo :)
think I'll pass crossy...lol
why,smores?
Thanks smores!
just joking...the title " Date a girl who reads"
i post tidbits here for fun,for interesting info,or just to stimulate conversation,there is never any harm in them,smores
ahh ok
and what is wrong with dating a girl who reads? i did and now our 20th aniversary is coming up this october;))
lol...I know crossy..I love your tidbits :)
smores might not be interested in GIRLS, crossy
I was just being silly...
funny thing is,once we moved in together we found we had doubbles on many of the books:)
my beloved is still my girl
:)
My boyfriend dated a girl that writes (see the last sentence of the text) and we're also celebrating our anniversary in october :). But for us it's the 15th anniversary :).
so who wants to help me with z's? i only have acne.
i have a book on the shelf right now.was bought in chrsitmas of 1993 by my unborn son(my mrs helped:)) he was born feb of 1994 but gave me a nice book with a lovely inscription:))
there is another zi4/9 and plural
ahh, yummy!
The other zi 4/9 has the 3 first letters in common with the acne and zi 5/20 is the plural of the zi 4.
awww...that's sweet crossy :)
Oh, that's nice crossy! Books with inscriptions are always nice!
now he is a lazy 19 year old that sleeps 14 hours a day and eats enough food for three people:/
Lol, sounds like a typical adolescent to me ;).
lol
just found the other 2 z's zi5/22 and plural
Crossy, does he also has his cellphone grown into the palm of his hand? Lol
Way to go, smores!
ty smores!
he does indeed.but on his own plan.mommy and daddy do NOT pay his way with the cell phone
name that proper noun! big greek god
yw
zues
zeus
ding ding ding!
that lightning bolt fella
name that proper noun! cowboys quarterback
mm,telly is never on anymore.have no idea
cutting the cable end of this month actually.waste of money
yes, did that a couple months ago crossy
going to go unlimited internet data and run video streaming/crackle and netflix
lol...that's what I'm doing
hmm, the m's seem to be a bit of a struggle
Romo
i think it is much better,smores.no more idiotic reality shows,no more shows with parents sexualizing thier 6 year old daughter to win prizes and no more honey boo boo and whatever language she and her brood are trying to use and no more talk shows that play dna roulette for the masses
And good morning!!
howdy trents nana!
Hiya trents :)
How is everyone? It's a beautiful day here in Montana.
ding ding ding!
Yes, and most networks have shows available online anyway
yup,so pick what you wish and discard the rest;))
Stats for the "i" please?
iz4/9
ty,hurshy
Thanks
I bought a $30 antenna and get my local networks just fine
bright and sunny and minus 6 c here in central ontario,trentsnana
i always remember iz4/9 because in one star trek ep there was a character called garth of iz4/9... but i suppose that doesn't help many people for cluing.
bought a HDMI cable and connect the laptop and good to go
that is what we are planning,smores.
it also works with our tablets
well, i have most of the 7's and the 8, but what does the 9 start with?
os9/60
os 9/60
snap
Here in the Netherlands, it is sunny and it's 4 degrees celsius.
Hurshy, are you a Star Trek fan? ;)
It's only 16F here, but a beautiful, sunny day. The snow-capped mountains look awesome this morning.
yes, i am.
thanks for the os9.
36F and cloudy here in IN
yw
hint for the os 9, pls
burial container
Hursy, I also like Star Trek :).
sorry...make that containers
sounds a lot like an es9 that is river feeders
^5 jommie
ty
lol...just found tidie wh*****
Most of the time, people find it very strange that a girl loves Star Trek, lol.
yeah people come over and see ST stuff and ask my husband if he's a fan. it's kind of offensive.
Thanks, Hurshy - that helped me find it
Yeah, I can imagine! Why can't a girl be a Star Trek fan? We named one of our cats Neelix *lol*.
nice :)
(our Neelix is a female, though :)).
my dad introduced me to it when i was 7. my first episode was "amok time" so it took me a while to understand that spock was good.
Lol, is that the mirror episode in which Spock is bad?
no it's where he's in pon farr and has to try to kill kirk
(and has a beard)
Ah, I don't know if I've seen that one. I haven't seen many of the TOS episodes.
Stats for the 8?
good morning everyone. i named a cat of mine tiberius ;)
i think that one is called "mirror, mirror"
stats for 2nd column i please?
we8/60
we8/60
iz 4/9
iz4/9
Good morning Kate. Tiberius is also a great name for a cat! :)
Hi TK, MLF :)
TY
hi smores
ty
yeah not bad
Our cats are name Gizmo, Smo-smo(smoky} and Snarf
Oh yeah, I think you are right, Hurshy. And there is also a mirror, mirror episode in the Voyager series, called 'Author, author'. Lieutenant Paris's name is Marseille in that episode :).
the boyfriend wanted to nam3e him jim, but i put my foot down and gave him the alternative ... of course the next one had to have a cool name too, so he was dubbed claudius
lol
Lol Kate :)
snarf???? is that a sound that the cat makes?
stats for the O first column please?
lol...good for you TK
oa 4/4
Snarf was the "pet" on Thundercats
thank you for clearing that up smores :)
my daughter named him :)
My mother-in-law was not so happy that we gave such unusual names to our cats, lol. She kept forgetting them :).
clue please?
oa 4 roasting oven
"our three cats are named , sirrius black,aberkadabera and amos
Or or4/4
Our other two cats are called Koosy (actually Koosalagoopagoop, a character from 'Dexter's laboratory') and Kangoo (because she ran away when she was just with us and we found her back near a Renault Kangoo).
ty i got another word from it
:)
:)
well nice to meet you jommie, i'm off for now, see you all later
good names jommie!
Nice to meet you too, hurshy! Talk to you later!
Thanks Kate :).
one more for nbt 2nd S 5th column please?
ttfn hursh
I like your cat names as well :).
If I had a cat I would name is bowser
Bye for now hurshy....enjoy your day :)
so 4/5 so 5/12
our next cat will be a russian blue as i wish to name it smirnoff
ty got it
lol...crossy
Hi babblerabble :). Bowser... like the Nintendo character?
<smirk> @ crossy
Hi BR :)
like fido
Lol crossy. Our next cats will be 2 Egyptian ones and we want to call them Ramses and Cleopatra ;).
A friend of mine in high school had a cat named "Dog"
ahh the egyptian maus.nice cats
and the dog would be name feline
:)
Lol, babblerabble and smores. That's so funny.
Or just call your cat, cat.
have to give the vet shrinks something to do
Yeah,some people think those egyptian cats are scary, but I think they're very nice!
want to have fun? name your next cat kitty treats
of course I celebrate thanksgiving on july fourth
Lol crosshair.
Another friend had a solid black cat named Snowball and a solid white persian named Midnight.
How many words total today? Anyone?
155
155 richard
Great! Thanks, crosshair. Snow day in Chicago today, so this will be fun!
my sister once had 2 black cats named green and orange
And thanks, smokes!
now cough up the 11 bux,richard,and go pro
you must be basking in the glory of being in the grid, smores
lol
I live on Yellow Yellow Circle
bbl -- off to do my morning before school supervision stint!
Ahhh, yes BR...now if only Enable would recognize me :)
I had a friend once who had a dog with a strange name. One day, the mailman came at the door and the dog escaped, so her mother called the dog... And the mailman was offended, because he thought she was talking to him... LOL
bye for now mccurl :)
mcurlschool: when I hear the name 'orange', it always reminds me of 'the annoying orange' :)
Yellow Yellow Circle is between Yellow Green St. and Yellow Orange Circle
pull the other one bichon ;)
Bichon, that sounds rather confusing ;).
lol...bichon
It is and there's a Red Orance and a Red Yellow
*Orange
hmpf...no purple?
and now it is time for crossy's quote of the day!!!
It must be hard to live there when you are colourblind, lol :).
“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.†― C.S. Lewis
It's hard to live there, period. Try giving that info and people don't believe you
Nice quote, crossy!
lol..I bet bichon...
I can understand, bichon! It makes me wonder whoever came up with the idea for those names...
so true crossy :)
just re-read 20,000 leagues under the sea my Mr verne the other day and it came to mind
Bichon...what's with the crossword puzzle?
I re-read sooo many classics a few years back when they were "new" for my girls
ta da! got the we 8/60 all by myself ! <smug satisfaction oozing from my pores>
here is a terrible thought.if you can manage 2 books a week for the rest of your life,the most you can hope for is around 10,000 books.so be careful of what you re-read!:)
WTG TK :)
yaaa for kate!!
that's a depressing thought crossy
old song... putting on the cracker
it is indeed
<---passes TK a towel :)
Crossy: unless you take a course in speed reading, but that leaves you no time to enjoy the book...
i actually had to untrain myself from speed reading when schooling was done.it made leisure reading very unenjoyable
took years to get rid of it
which brings us to the new eternal debate - e-reader vs. actual hard copy book. i prefer to turn the pages of the real thing, i must be very tactile :0
at one time i was readin entire books in a single afternoon
both have a place in my workd ,kate
it does sound like it would take the fun out of it crosssy
my wife would be unable to read without her e reader
My daughter does that crossy, self-trained speed reader
I prefer actual books too, Kate. Crossy: I can imagine that it is not very enjoyable when you finish a book in no time.
I prefer the actual book, but also like readers...especially for on the go
though i am ok now.i can make a average book last 3-5 days
the ebooks coming out was my wifes saviour.with her vision at 20/400 she had been ten years without being able to read before they came out
When you're at school, speed reading comes in very handy, though. When I think back to all the books I had to read at school...
wow... so glad she can enjoy reading again
Crossy, how very nice that she can read again!
as am i.i bought one of the very first side lit readers for her(the sony prs 700) at the time it cost 450 dollars!!
how terrible for her crossy. glad they came along for her sake and others in her position
now a nook glow can be had for 100:)
Yeah, they are pretty common nowadays. And you don't have to bring all your books with you when you're on a holiday :).
has anyone here ever seen any large print hardcovers of the hogwarts books?
i'll keep my eye out for them crossy
I haven't, but they must be there somewhere.
my beloved adores the series(i was lucky to find ebook versions) but if i can find it in a nice collector set hardcover large print,it would be a nice gift
is granny rose still here?
I just got back from the movies (yay) and saw that she is in terrible pain
((mom, annie, smores, cerossy)
who is here
I only have a minute
Hi ruby
((sprite)) are you here
hi ruby :)
Grannyrose went offline several hours ago, to catch some sleep.
hello kate
I think I found the question mark, now need to find the exclamation so I can drive molly crazy
Crossy: I just did a quick google seach and there are hard cover large print Harry Potter books available at amazon.ca and booksamillion.com.
nice to see you ruby, why the babble and dash?
I feel guilty, having left DH alone all afternoon
I'll come back after dinner xx everybody
{{Ruby}} HI :)
well, hurry back ruby... no guilt ;)
((smores)) can't find the fancy parentheses
:)
Ruby, she said that she has the cardiologist's direct number and that she is going to call him tomorrow.
ty,jommie
You'll figure it all out soon ruby :)
You're welcome, Crossy. When you search for 'Harry Potter large print hardcover' you will find more websites.
to the right of the "p" on my keyboard
I had lunch and a moie, MOBIUS, with my friend who will take me to pick up puppy girl next week
How lovely ruby :)
it's a funny name for a film, I did a series of watercolors of Mobius strips many years ago
i see her new one,casual vacancy in hardcover large print but not the potter series.do you have a link for it,jommie?
and Catherine recognized the one in the movie because she had seen one of my paintings, but didn't know what it was called
morning all!
*woof*
(hi and bye sue)
I've got two links for you, but they are only to individual books and not the whole series. But you may be able to find the rest of the series on those web sites.
hi and bye, ruby!
suze!! ((ruby))
http://www.amazon.ca/Harry-Potter-Phil\nosophers-Stone-Large/dp/0747554560 and http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Harry-P\notter-Sorcerers-Stone/J-K-Rowling/9780\n786222728
hi crossy!
ty,jommie
Sorry, I messed up the first link. It is: http://www.amazon.ca/Harry-Potter-Phil\nosophers-Stone-Large/dp/0747554560
k,got it
Hi Sue :)
Strange... the link looks different, but it works :).
gonna take 5 bbs hi sue :)
You're welcome!
bye for now TK :)
there are 7 books,right? seems like i can get 5 from there in large print
Yes, I believe there are seven books. Hopefully you can also find the other two.
6* missing only one now
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?aref=\n1520&dref=1%2C6%2C1768
All seven are present here, but they are more expensive than on the Amazon website.
there we go,found all 7!
brb
but $$$$ they range fro 21 ot 47 follars per book
Oh ofcourse :). I didn't see that. Sorry :).
dollars
Way to go, Crossy!
we'll take up a collection for literary enlightenment ;)
Good idea, Kate :).
I have to go now. It's almost dinner time. It was nice talking to you all and I'm wishing all of you a wonderful day!
sorry, stepped away for a bit. Back now.
bye jommie, see you tomorrow
See you tomorrow! Bye bye!
I'm back...just made a wonderful scrambled egg sandwich
now you've done it smores! i will probably have to go forage soon...
hi smores and kate!
hey there sue!
Eggs were 1/2 done, was getting ready to add some shredded cheese when I spotted the left over queso dip. Added a heaping spoonful...quite tasty
ooh, sounds yummy, smores!
neighbors are shoveling my driveway!
Never thought to do that before...very good
aww...how nice Sue
ithink Frank may be out trying to help, I should get him back in. he needs to take care of his feet and hands.
Sue, you have the best friends and neighbors ever.
I do indeed, molly!
:)
i can't even do much right now, had a cortisone shot in my thumb yesterday and it hurts like crazy.
eek...
ouch!
apparently it takes a few dats for the shot to kick in, if it's going to work at all
*days. Typing with left hand.
brb...
wow...sm5/22 is a word but smores isn't...just not right
not sure what the sm is, but s'mores is a contraction therefore not accepted though all babblers names should be allowed methinks ;)
that is pretty sm5/22ing, isn't it?
lol..Sue
I agree TK
— n ( US ) a smoky haze, less damp than fog
US, huh? Never heard it...
yep...that be the one
It's a made up word, like smog
100 down; 55 to go woot! brb
LOL...that's funny TK...just entered my 100th word :)
okay...50 left for later, gotta go get some things done
bye smores
good morning, everyone :)
morninng nan
the world's most finicky cat is in here! must have been all the ca chat earlier ;)
hello I just got a call from Spain, my puppy girl is coming to Lyon on Tuesday.
YAY
Amore, whoa oh oh oh.....
ooooh! you're getting her sooner than ezpected?
om 5, please?
amour would be accepted though....
hi all
Need that O for nbt nan
don't have it yet nan. hi jmc and chrissie
Just felt the urge to sing Kate
i got the cat clue! haha
ruby, that's exciting news
bring on the meow mix :)
good news ruby
we'll make chex mix with meow mix and have a kitty party!
I am very happy as missing Ruby has been a huge weight and Raffie will surely help
uh. . . i think i will pass on the mix ty
looking for cat clue
old ads for cat food, starred mo 6/21 - the world's most finicky cat
the worlds most finicky cat. . . a commercial from yesteryear
I remember, ty
also mo 6/21 mo**** dancers
or mo6 chairs
leaving on a jet plane.....
ah . . . i remember having morris dancers dance on our table in shepardstown wv and my mil bought them a beer. . .
yay welki. . . get her before the snow. . .
may I have the stats for the 8 pls? hah, found the question mark
now everyone's singing... and jmc is making her way to the PB
we can serenade her
duh! and i never make that mistake. . . hahahaha
what's the forecast now?
we8/60
what's the question mark? the 8 is we 8/60
that's not a bad earworm for a change
rain tonight and snow in the morning. . . are you flying directly or transfering in chicago?
one of my missing pièces of punctuation
direct (because i've gotten stuck in chicago before)
oh, you're on a french keyboard ?
good choice! if you were going through chitown i would have had my doubts. . .already snowing hard there
it's Fr on the outside, but its heart is English
hahaha ruby!
i board in an hour, not too much of a wait
which O were you missing and are you still missing it?
i accidentally changed my keyboard last week, to get it to revert from french to englih, i had to hit alt + shift on the left side i think....
i didnt know you could do that!
this keyboard came with my new computer
welki you will have to fix my chrome on friday night. . .deleting and reenstalling dod not solve the problem
can't believe the private things people talk about on the phone, and business issues!
don't take my word for it, but to confirm - google french to english keyboard and see what yu get
okay, cando
haha i know what you mean welki. .
that's funny, welki
I just read an article in the New Yorker about a playwright who teaches and has her students transcribe overheard conversations
some guybis on the vergem
kate - don't you have a keyboard icon on the bottom task bar?
dcist has an entire section on overheard conversations. . .I suspect so does gothemist, etc
sheesh (ipad). some guy is on the verge of losing a client. i'd turf him, he just said, "you dont' get to talk out of both sides of your mouth!"
*trying to decide what vergem is*
no i don't nan, i'm at an internet cafe working with windows 7 and office 2010 here i think
he said that to his client? fire his a**
guybis on the vergem - sounds like jabberwocky!
some people speak so loudly on their cells that I think they must have had two cans and a string when they ere kids
I'm running win 7 - funny there is a keyboard icon on the right had side of the lower task bar that I can use to change the settings
i thought it was an allusion to the family jewels (a term i hate)
lots of different kinds of keyboards
gonna take a walk, later, all
bye welki
you can add/delete icons down there. no biggie anyway
i gues whoever needed the O no longer does
ouch - just reached the z's ----- heeeeeelp
it's better than junk
a type of pasta and pl
pimples - or the title of a comic strip
found the last 3 - just need the first 2 now
you and me both...
stats for the i please
zi + male sheep
ty molly
ooo molls is a bert lahr fan!
ty molls
thank you, molly
and pl :0
i love that movie, just watched it on tv for probably the hundreth time
but the roman (?) top god is not a word :-(
om 5, please?
i am interested to see if Oz will track the book better
Jmc, away for a bit, I need the O in the right column please
my monkey gave up on that one nan
the Roman god works, jmc
os$ chrissie
chrissie - do you have the 9? word for burial container (bones)
sorry that was os4
I can't find the we8
sorry - plural
most tired
ty Kate, looking....
ty jmc, looking too....
ty kate, was dancing around it
we 8: most tired
uh. . no, Zeus doesnt work. . .
ao 6, please?
lots of singing and dancing in here today - must be 'caause the sun is shining -FINALLY!!!!!
ty nan
stats for the i please
nm - found it
iz 4/9
ty trader
last word is that om 5 and I am stumped
will you share the ao 6 please?
still looking for the ao6. . . but nbt
i'lll take another crack at looking for it nan
Good Morning Everyone!
ao + homonym for joint between hand and forearm
o6 almost like someone who paints
hello nef
hi nef
hi nef
thanks fo the ao word, hi nef!
bbs
We've had at least 10 inches of snow overnight; the dog can't even get off the steps to pee because the snow is so deep (I'll need to go out and make paths for him again)
poor puppy!
poor nef!
Have you left him with his legs crossed while you babble Nef :D
om5=o+m*** harina makes tortillas
I took him out twice before I went to bed; got up once to beat a short path for him during the night and got him out (when he peed on the steps at 7 AM; but he still went on the carpet twice during the night. I'm upset with him.
not getting the tortilla clue
how old is he?
mmmm o+ol' m*** done freed me!
A Love Story, by EvaNadine: Dear Lunch, I Love You!
Oh dear, not a good start to the day
i was just thinking about lunch evan! haha
He's now asleep in the lazy boy chair. I'm not going to go outside and clear a path til he wants to go out again since the snow continues
ty jmc
*!* ta da *!* - finally - ty for the help :)
i liked the m*** harina clue better! hahaha
whoo hoo cyber!
what does the 9 start with?
a brand of tortillas in the US?
YAY, cybernan!!! WTG!!!
no that is the corn meal cyber. . .
the 9 starts we
os 9
ares
m*** is dried corn that is ground into meal
want a clue jmc?
the 8 is we8. . . and the nine os9?
we have tortillas in the markets up here, but they aren't as big a deal as in the states
let me at least look for it for a minute. . . stranger things have happened than me seeing a word. . .
yes os 9
not as many mexicans in canada. . .
sorry; just noticed I'm in the PB
we have mexican seasonal workers -- they come up here to pick fruit - mainly the grape harvest
i think the coffee should be done in the pb by now from my earlier trip. . .
sorry for steering you wrong the we is an 8 - listen to nan i'm an idiot today
You don't have to go Nef, I give you immunity for snow patrol
okay i give up. . .clue for the os9 please
it is, jmc. And thanks! I love the chocolate brownies someone left here too
bone repository
still not getting the tortilla thing for the om 5....
not me. . .no one wants to eat my baked goods even in cyberland
hmmmm okay. . .
trader did you see my mildly racist clue for om5?
ii'll gladly eat yur baking jmc!
want a more specific clue for the os?
TK, think about Catholic services, change last letter to a vowel
yes, but must be blind today
hi again all!
om + light ** * feather
hi Sue!
yes please cyber. . .
got the 8 and the 9, thanks all!
finally! hit me over the head with a really big fish!
The os/9 is a chapel for bones. There's one in the Czech Republic that's amazing--chandeliers and sculptures made entirely of human bones. Weird but striking
os + boy with the girls name - last letter + ram zodiac sign
hi uu
saw it jmc and was surprised, it made me chuckle
Good clue nan
I'm rther sick of being PC
ty chrissie
*whew* ty cyber
yw jmc
i was using the wrong variation of bone
nbs
yay jmc!
there is a kind of owl that I thought was in here, but I must be spelling it wrong starts with sa
ok, time for a bite of lunch, bbl
well i think i am going to go find something for lunch. . . bbl
116 left. . . *poof*
good afternoon all
hello teach
yes - sawhet - but for some reason enable doesn't have that one
hello ruby
Afternon to you teach...
may I have a clue for the lone I in the 3rd row please?
ty, nan, that's what I thought
hi wv
hello nef
iz 4/9 hi teach
iz4, part of the small cute reptile
thanks TK
on my way - hagd everyone - back at the flip :)
How are you feeling, Teach?
hello kate
bye nan, thanks for the clues!
bye nan
Bye nan!
better - getting my strength back - went out this morning for the first time - so now really tired out
new word for me (the iz 4)
I didn't know yoj'd been ill but I'm glad you're on the mend
this has been a long, hard winter
bad complications from the stomach flu
lots of flu here, too, but we've been lucky
Did you have a flu shot?
Sorry to hear that teach; I hope you're feeling better soon
hi ruby, teach, Nef
sa 5/12 pls
hi bichon
nm
((bichon)) Raffie is coming on Tuesday!
Wishing you well wvteach
no - but this waqs the brand of flu not covered in the vaccine - caught it from my son and daughterin law who had both had the vaccine
That's today or next Tues?
next, today is amost over
I've heard of people getting flu from the shot
What do you have to do to prepare. She's pretty young, rght?
We have a little bed for her, Purina puppy chow and have instructed Rufie to show her the ropes
Sorry to correct you, ruby, but people don't get the flu from the shot; they were probably exposed to the flu before getting the shot.
I think she'll be 9 weeks
aaah, I didn't know that
you can't get the flu from the flu shot - it is 100% killled vaccine - you could however already be infected with it but not symptomatic yet. you could also get a different strain than what is in the shot
Is she house broken? I don't even know how to house break a femal
or the shot just doesn't work, as in 91% of the elderly
The elderly [me] have a lower immune system
My Doctor told me the same thing nef when I got my flu shot. There is no live virus in the vaccine so it is impossible to get the flu from the shot. It doesn't mean you wont get the flu because it does not cover every type of flu out there.
we've had 6 chows and they have all been totally housebroken on arrival, even the ones who made the very long trip from Canada didn't mess their cages
wyrd? why is that immune systems too depressed? theyalways say that the yung and old should specially get the shot
hello river
i dont know kate, i don't think the shots are as effective as they let on
Hello everyone
my last doctor told me the only shot she would get was polio, and she wasn't so sure about the effectiveness of it
hi river
the flu shots made from dead viruses; but they are mainly the upper respiratory flu viruses. The stomach flu is from a different type of virus such as the noro virus (from what I've read). I don't know if they've been able to make a vaccine for that yet.
remember, vaccines are the corner stone to big pharma money
I guess Chows and Bichons don't have that in common. Bichons, especially males are very difficult to totally housebreak
It's true that older people have weaker immune systems, but they still can derive at least partial immunity from the serum. And given that tens of thousands die from flu every year, mainly the elderly, it's important that older people give themselves the best possible chances.
getting off her soapbox now!
our Rufus once went 26 hours without goig out because he didn't like the rain
Mine won't poop if it's raining out. They'll go for a day.
That's me, the elderly. But, I've never had the flu.
Wyrd, if it wasn't for vaccines we'd see polio, diphtheria, measles and mumps killing so many people today. I can name about 10 of my grade school classmates who had handicaps from childhood diseases.
Count yourself lucky. A neighbor down the street from us died of flu two years ago. She was in her early seventies. I still miss her.
they hide when they poop, never saw Ruby poop in 10 years
i know plenty of children who have suffered from those vaccines, not sure the cost always pans out
i prefer a naturally developed immune system.. i won't ever get a flu or shingles shot
When we first got M&P, they would run down into the basement to do their business. Had to learn to make sure the door was always shut. Now, they're okay
And the flu vaccines for this year are effective for about 70% of the elderly.
I've had Shingles and deifinitely never want to get it again. So, got the shot.
Raffie is pretty Young, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed
I didn't know you could get shingles twice
Since I have asthma, my doctor insists that I get a shot
Speaking of which, time for walkies. BBL
bye bichon
It's a never ending debate about flu shots. I know so many people who have gotten the flu after getting the shot. I'm not a big believer in flu shots, so I stay away from them.
ruby, my younger sister had it twice (the second time in her eye) before she was 60 and her doctor still wouldn't give her the shot til she was 60.
bye bichon can anyone point me in the right direction for the sa 5/12, sa 6/21 (cjombo?)
so true molly.. here is an article that says 60% and thats in the regular population
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/\n27/flu-shot-only-59-percent-effective_\nn_1032916.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/\n27/flu-shot-only-59-percent-effective_\nn_1032916.html
trying to find the one i was reading about the lower percentage among the elderly, haven't yet
http://current.com/community/94059856_\nshock-cdc-study-flu-vaccine-ineffectiv\ne-in-91-of-seniors.htm
well there are many actually
that is terrible about your sister, nef. My father had shingles once and it's the only time anyone ever saw him cry
but it was before there was a vaccine
good night everybody
nite ruby!
gn ruby, sweet dreams
hi all, back from my 2nd collage class. the instructor is very good and she is funny as well. I am starting to get the hang of it. there are so many things that can incorporated into a collage.
hi peri, sounds like you had fun!
I had a mild case of shingles many years ago. did not know you could get it again. not sure if I want the vaccine tho
I am very critical of any work I do but the instructor and others students were very supportive and encouraging
peri you can even get chicken pox repeatedly, even with the vaccine
i have the kid to prove it
the shingles can "hide out" for years in your system, then re-emerge.... related to shicken pox
i had chicken pox when i was 6 months old. the doctors have told me many times i could get it again, as i was too young for my immune system to build up against it.
i had only a polio vaccine as a child, the only childhood illness i ever had was a mild case of chicken pox
one of my kids had minimal shots and no diseases, the other one had all the shots and caught everything, a compromised immune system
as a child I had chicken pox, german measles, and whopping cough
the whooping cough cases we have in oregon are mostly from immunized children
imagine how many more cases you'd have if nobody immunized, though.
3 to go, but they are elusive, i will take 5 to clear my befuddled brain...
I don't believe that winding
i think that our medical system is basically run rampant and frankly I don't buy their self made statistics
its like they make things up then they force them on you.. i just hate it
I can see you don't. I do though--some immunizations going wrong enough to lead to sickness, versus most kids catching most things. Thank you, but no.
and you most certainly have the right to decide for yourself
I do. May I ask that we move on, though? This is frankly a ragemaking subject for me.
i only get mad about differences of opinion when my government tries to decide for me whats best
it is a touchy subject. of which there are many
thank you.
Thanks for your input Wyrd, it is appreciated.
aww.. thanks Molly
can anyone point me in the right direction for the sa 5/12, sa 6/21 (combo?)
it must use the u or the m, but i don't see it
the 5/12 i have is like old english, biblical
so sa*** the lord
sa 5/12 very old fashioned version of "speaks"; sa 6/21 closely related spelling - archaic word for a fish, however! No "u" involved
i was trying to spell it with an e rather than an i :( thanks for that one wordz!
and ty for the other one helens
*wyrd*, sorry
:) lol
thank you wyrd and helen, got them. i thought i had monkeyed everything. did try the h but wasn't getting asnywhere with it.... now for my very last word- which i have also hunted in vaain for!
When in doubt, stick an "e" on the end, just in case! Admittedly it doesn't work very often, but when it does, makes me feel very puffed.
finally monkeyed the last word!!!! fireworks for the first time in ages :)) thank yu all for your excellent clues
At last thought of the card game for my last "wh". Good luck, all!
i will remember that helen, there are so many little tricks that help with this game
i know helen, i should have noticed that e
Sorry, Had to go out and move my car (after uncovering it from the foot of snow; then; once I got in, the dog had to go out and I had to shovel a path for him.
poor nef, now she has no energy for babbling...
Are you kidding? Nef is the Energizer Bunny.
my apologies, no insult was intended lol
I'm tired! Just now catching my breath!
<passes nef a cuppa of whatever turns her crank>
And while I was outside; I just found DH in the garage messing with power tools!
thanks for the tea, TK.
first he's trying to shovel, now he wants to build things? goodness!
I have no idea what he's thinking! He doesn't TOUCH my circular saw!
crumpets dripping with melted butter and homemade strawberry preserves....would you like some clotted cream as well? (canyou tell i'm hungry?)
(He's not safe with power tools anymore; we gave away "HIS" power tools, all we have left are "My" powere drill, and small circular saw.
hehehe keep your manly paws off my tools...
what's he up to? just bored?
Yeah. Back when he had his tools he used to joke about my smaller set of tools. My circular saw has a 6 or 7 inch blad; so it looked puny next to his.
We redid the kitchen and he thinks he can put in an extra shelf on the one lower cabinet.
Nef, he is like a little kid, you always have to see what he's up to.
TK, I just re-read your post about the clotted cream and crumpets. I have no idea what they are; but it's time for lunch here too! So they sound good! :-)
good heavens! man out of control!!! stop him before he hurts the new kitchen!!!!
you don't know what a crumpet is?
I know, Molly. I try to keep a tight rein on him most of the time. But who knew he was just waiting for me to go out and shovel a path for the dog?
I don't know what a crumpet is. :-(
http://tinyurl.com/bc94u7u
so they are similar to what we call English Muffins?
http://tinyurl.com/avt5fol
Oh My! And you expect me to Babble while drooling all over the keyboard? ;-)
not at all like an english muffin texture is totally different. i must go run an errand, a friend has come to give me a ride. i will return...and technically clotted cream goes with scones - for the purists out there. be back in a bit!
*poof*
BYE, Kate!
My soup is hot, BBS
Scones are nothing like English muffins, and clotted cream is nothing like cream cheese.
Oh, and beg your pardon, crumpets are nothing like English muffins either.
back. I guess I haven't ever tried much English food; so I really don't know, Molly.
what are crumpets like Molly?
I've never had english food either
Oh, maybe a cross between a pancake and an English muffin. They aren't crispy like English muffins, more spongy.
hmmm.. interesting, and ty
I've just read back in the archives; and if Wryd is still on; I'd like to say that my son and daughter-in-law are WAY off in left field about their son (my precious almost 4 year old grandson). My DIL doesn't believe in most of the run of the mill normal medicines; but when Ronnie was 9 months old he got very ill and they ended up in the ER with IV's and antibiotics, etc. and the whole topic of vaccines is a touchy subject for us. I apologize if I got too forceful; and I did read your 1 article but not the 2nd one (that's when I had to go move my car). I was trying to find a more current atricle for you when I got called away.
My experiences with my children have been just the opposite Nef, we all speak from what we think we know, nothing wrong with being passionate and sharing information
really, Molly? I'll have to go find someplace that serves them then. There is a place that does and English high tea; would they be served there? (I'd never get DH to go, however.)
One of my children had seizures as a reaction to the DPT shots, the medications they forced on him turned him into a drooling zombie
instead of checking him out to see if he was suffering a reaction, they continued another one later and induced seizures again, plus many auto immune troubles
Crumpets are like bland sponge like chewy bread
but you put butter or sweet syrups on them, they're great
i was young and they threatened to take my child if i did not continue on the course they prescribed, later several other doctors confirmed that it was the vaccines
some of the US grocery stores carry them in frozen or fresh bread section
so since then its been a big issue for me, i have several friends who are doctors as well, I am not without information on this subject
interesting, wryd. I'm allergic to a number of odd things; it makes me mad that the doc wouldn't listen to you.
we have basically put our own vaccine schedule together for our little one
well doctors are taught a certain way, for them to err is to possibly lose their license
And thanks for that information, mooling. I'll have to look when we go shopping.
seemed like the vaccine schedule was partly concocted for convenience, so didn't hurt us to go in more often
its for money
we dumped our midwife a couple of days before delivery...that was harrowing
look into who performs these trials, who regulates the vaccines, and how much money is involved
Mooling, my son and DIL and I have chosen to use the Danish vaccine schedule. Here, the US vaccine schedule now says something like 32-36 doses of vaccines before the age of 3. The Danish system spreads them out over 5 years so the child is vaccinated before they enter Kindergarten
familiar with it
we did a lot of reviewing ourselves
here is one hard core conspiracy site, yet it has some good info
http://polioforever.wordpress.com/
someday they will invent a vaccine for being a smart alec and the government will force me to take it :(
And the world will be a far less interesting place.
hehehe
I feel the whole autism caused by vaccines crowd really set back reasonable discussion on vaccines
i welcome them mooling
ams
with that said, there are a lot of arrogant scientists and doctors
it's okay to be confident, but you need to remain humble
why? lol
i think we need to be open to whats possibly the truth
that's my point
personally i think autism is the result of many forms of poisoning, vaccines are one possibility
Wyrd, I'll agree to disagree with you on this topic. I have learned (from dealing with my DIL) that I need to read ALL sides of an argument because she uses some bizarre sources to support her ideas. I look at information based on research and evidence-based outcomes.
but we need to be pragmatic rather than emotional about it
the whole idea of scientific method is that anything can be challenged, but you have to come up with a way to challenge it
simply saying "I believe" this, or "it could be this" doesn't further understanding unless you can test it
otherwise it comes down to an unprovable faith discussion
I agree with you on both the autism/vaccine crowd and the arrogant docs, mooling
me too Nef, but i also question who is doing the research
Well chances are the research on vaccines is published somewhere
I think that evidence-based outcomes is becoming more common and that is helping with the research. If someone says that they conducted research in this area and got these results, then others should also get the same results.
Or perhaps you can request it of the FDA
well sure, but many times, its research done by the very company who will profit from the solution to the problem, and they aren't very well regulated
kind of like.. a monsanto employee hired by the government to regulate.. gmo foods
Then find the gaps in regulation and petition your government
not alot of trust there ya know?
or go to universities with your thesis and have them investigate it
well its been 100 years since the invention of modern medicine, that hasn't worked so far
Wryd, I understand your point. My daughter is against most vaccines, and is not getting them for her boys. The 1st grader just has an exemption in his file, so he's fine to attend class without them.
the problem for me is they invent a problem, come up with a solution, and force it upon us
I disagree Wyrd
there's a lot of examples where medicine has helped
the guy who said that vaccines cause autism was really a strange "researcher" who wasn't supposed to touch the children. He preformed all sorts of (what I call) medical terrorism on subjects he hand picked who already had some symptoms of autism.
susan, they are trying to pass laws to stop people from exempting their children from vaccines for any reason
There are risks on both sides of the equation
What you need to prove to legislators is that one risk is greater than the otehr
switch the subject from vaccines, replace it with mental illness... same sh** .. different day
there are indeed.
If vaccine exemptions aren't allowed in the future, for kids in class, I know my daughter will home school. She will not give in.
Wyrd, my DIL is bipolar and just spent the better part of the last 2 weeks in the psych hospital for that. Let's not even go there please.
My wife and I made an educated decision based on the information we had before us...that's the best any of us can do who are not intimately involved with every step of these things
you are your best advocate mooling
We're considering home schooling for other reasons than vaccines...primarily concern over quality of education available. It's a sad state of affairs...
im with you on that
seems like schools take a very oppositional stance to parents these days
I'm an RN, mooling. And that is the best anyone can do. You take the information; examine it and then decide.
There's an interesting article that you might find interesting: http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/26/a-schoo\nl-in-the-cloud-sugata-mitra-accepts-th\ne-ted-prize-at-ted2013/ A school in the cloud: Sugata Mitra accepted the TED Prize at TED2013
And Wyrd, you've decided to do what you've done based on your experiences too. I don't fault you for that.
I work in the education system and I completely agree that the state of our educational systems is poor, poor, poor.
Well my wife is a math teacher, and so we have that angle as well
thank you Nef
School is being driven by too many metrics, and our way of learning isn't consistent between individuals nor is it easily quantifiable
i don't want school deciding how to raise my children, that's my job
politicians, who in many cases are not well informed are driving education policy which is then shaped by academics who aren't really held accountable for their viewpoints
mooling, the site won't open, can you use tiny url.com to make it open (for some reason, babble adds extra letters and symbols to long urls these days)
our state has pushed the schools into focusing stricting on reading and math; our students get writing, social studies and science IF a teacher wants to squeeze it in the 30 left over minutes of the pre-scheduled subjects
sure
they tried to back door home schooling in oregon.. making kids do it on the computer, and they end up watching the same drivel for 8 hours on a computer
http://tinyurl.com/a9ad584
Nef, i googled the headline and got the right link
If my children were in school now, I would seriously consider home schooling.
its an interesting article
Definitely a de-emphasis on the arts, crafts and physical side mcurl
It's a philosophy that I've been gravitating towards, an interesting sound bite of a broader thinking
it just seems to me that government institutions .. committees.. whatever, were created for a function, that they no longer deliver, but instead of have turned into another long arm of the law
big money making scam
Well...I somewhat disagree
If you read history, I think you'll find that government has been influenced by money for all time
well right, you kind of make my point there
in many ways you could argue that we're becoming less influenced over time as more of these scandals are unearthed, and checks and balances are put in place
i guess i don't see that this has happened
If you've got the patience, there's a book written by an English historian, called A History of the American people
i love to read, ty
that's because you have a small window you're looking at
if you look at it over a longer period of time you can see improvements
it's just not a linear progression
same for medicine
i don't believe i do have a small window, i just think they play a magic game with us and pretend to fix problems
Well there is certainly some of that going on right now
i believe who ever has the money makes the rules
There was a mayor in Philadelphia who actually seemed to manufacture his own crises and then solve them
and we should always be suspicious of those in power, its what will keep them humble
Well there's plenty of government examples where it's not money so much as the "system" that keeps some in power
I agree Moolimg
I don't disagree with you on that point Wyrd
I'm not sure i see the difference
i pretty much agree with everything you say as well mooling
Well for instance take a monarchy
like Saudi Arabia
or Jordan
they are born into their position...others use religion to manipulate, like Iran
yes, but they are also not only influenced, but also hold their position due to a bigger, richer country who can back them up or take them out
The ultimate commonality I think you can say, the ones in power get to make the rules
right
one of my fav books that i have read in the last few years was "Confessions of an Economic Hitman"
Gerrymandering is a great example in many democratic countries
and yet, most Iranians aren't that religious (at least according to my dear friend who is Iranian). When you are forced to study Islam or be beaten and possibly killed; you study Islam.
but the US also has the way Federeal Judges get appointed
thats exactly right Nef
I would tend to agree to an extent...Religion is the subtext that got them in power though...organizing against the Shah, who was none too popular
Iran in some ways is like Venezeula...they pander to the poor to keep the middle class and wealthy under their control
well mooling, I have a friend who's father worked for the shah, they said things got much worse after he was gone
in Iran it's more religiously motivated, in Venezeula they use almost a communist line of the "rich foreigners and their lackeys"
the new regime made it a crime to even sing happy birthday for instance
I think it's all a matter of perspective Wyrd
You could argue the same in Iraq after the US overthrew Hussein
well it might be a matter of media as well
he was put inpower by the US. They wanted him out, and Iatollah Kolmani (sp?) was the person to put in bythe people. But pwoer corrupts; and absolute power absolutely corrupts.
hard to find the real truth sometimes
There's a trade off
and mooling, since we were once buddies with Hussein, its not an invalid arguement
A totalitarian regime provides stability, but limits personal freedoms
right
democracy in many ways is chaotic, especially if you don't have the institutions and the respect for law
it's a hard transition that takes many decades in most instances
i don't see our so called democracy working so well.. i wonder about mob rule too
The US has had plenty of challenges, and had to basically set up from scratch
i guess im more of a very small government type of person
I feel like too small of government is chaotic; too large of a government is dangerous.
We have a lot of checks and balances in our system; but I think that big money is making some changes in the system
and they are changes no one can predict yet.
well i agree on the dangerous part
and i think in the US that is what we are dealing with right now
probably the world but that's my judgement from what i hear, I see mostly what goes on in my neck of the woods
I don't. I think that the media is manipulating a lot of people who don't get their information anywhere except from the media and they believe what the talking heads on TV say. I don't; I go back and read the law; I talk to my representatives (that's what they are there for: to represent us!) etc.
well that's very true for me as well
When you look at our media; it's very divisive right now: you have CNN for the very liberal and FOX for the conservatives. It drives me crazy when people believe everything that is said on those channels
I hate to be a party pooper but, Could I have clues for the O's, I am drawing a very big blank.
lol
om5/12 - om + two little words found in a simile.
(And that's coming from someone who lives in a country that can't even get its act together to HAVE a government!!)
hi Mich. I only have 4 so far (chatting too much!) om 5/12 = O + m*** hirina and or 4/4 ; the os 4/4 and os 9/60
os 9 = chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains
oh you have that one
Yikes, I don't have any O's and I am not getting any?!
oa4.4 a type of old round house in the UK
os 4/4 means bones; os 9 builds from the 1st 3 letters of the os 4
another os4.4 is a mountain range
or5.10 like Mo**** dancing - traditional and somewhat odd costumed dancing of the UK
Gosh, i am feeling dumber and dumber, can someone either dumb down or Americanize these clues?
oa4.4 anagram of the grain they make porridge with
I need to take DH to his Physical Therapy appt. now. BBL. Happy Babbling, Everyone! :-)
thanks lynxx
bye Nef
or5 - or + morning light is sun***e
When the sun comes up
or5 do you know Van M*****on?
One more, thanks lynxx
os9 - os + **mmer follows spring + the zodiac ram
or 5 is a root you get at the health food store
Yeah, bzz, I would never have gotten that without your great hint!!
yw
i guess I am just too tired, time to turn in, g'night all!
goodnight Mich
Bye everyone
bye lynxxx
hi all
it's been quite a day for serious discussion today... what did you guys put in your corn flakes?
hi jmc
Serious discussion is good, it makes you think. Nice break from fluffy discussion.
does anyone need any clues? i have to go in about 20 minutes - closing time very true molly, i usually enjoy the give and take of the chats here. i sepecially like that people are respectful of others' points of view :)
but i just fluffed my brain. . .
i like serious chats when people can be respectful. . .
i should fluff my brain too, sounds comfy
Well then, what would you like to discuss? The Kardashians or handbags?
who are the kardashians anyway??????
*gag*
i said fluffy not stupid. . .
i would like to discuss choclits
oooo lets discuss choclits. . . i like dark with sea salt. . .
<tk whumps kardashians with said handbag>
i am missing 2 Os
mmmmmmm i love turtles......
would you like o word clues?
good plan trader. . . if i was not such a pure little quaker i would help you thump
i have oa4 om5 or 4 or 5 os 4 and os9
i used to like turtles but they is too sweet for me now
os 4/4 the odd couple - felix and **c**
ty ty
os 4/4 root of the os 9/60
have that one only need one from the other O
or 4/4 what you find in a mine
keep going. . . .
or 4/4 or + egyptian sun god, sorry can't see a good clue for it
that was it! ty ty
i think that should cover what you're missing
boths Os are grey
you're most welcome jmc :))
i don't know why i care but sometimes it feels like such a victory. . .
brb must let cat in before the storm hits
any other clues needed? i have about 10 minutes left i also love choclit caramels and choclit covered nuts and all things choclit... except choclit covered turkish taffy
I thought you were refusing to believe in snow before Wednesday.
it is a victory jmc, some of the babble battles are very hard-won!
Chocolate is good, chocolate is great, we all love chocolate.
it's one of the 4 major food grouups!
its rain that i am protecting my cat from
i like mole sauce
clue for the om 5/12..... bin laden's name with the consonants switched!
mmmmm mole :))
exactly
are you finished jmc?
hi all, I tried the clue for the os9 but it did not work
nah i have 97 left. . . i work a while. . .babble a while. . . repeat. . . .
kahlua and hot fudge over french vanilla ice cream with pralined pecans sprinkled liberally on top.....
help with the 8 pls and would someone be kind enough to reclue the 9
os+choclit ***ce over ice cream is good+TK t**** to make me hungary sometimes
hi peri, root of the os 4/4 then left and diagonally down will get you most of it it is a plural
Hello all!
the 8 is we8=the most tired
hi jilly
the 8 is most tired
ty for the we8
the os 9 is a repository for human bones (pl)
yes...ty!!
I gets we**y and tired of trying. . . tired of living but scared of dieing . . . .
yw
*sigh* I am not getting the 2nd part of your clue for the os jmc
and ol'man river he just keeps rollin along. . ..
TK what?
when she cuts onions she c****
i must go now. see you all tomorrow. happy babbling! os +basket ball position- point g***d then add a pl ending
you have to switch the vowels in the choclit ***ce
bye trader and thanks for the help
yeah, I just figure that out
got it ty
oh dear sorry my bad spelling messed it up
hi starry
hi jmc
it had me totally confused jmc
*hangs head*
it is ok, I figure out
Not quite as easy as yesterday...but nbt/nbs
wd jilly
I'm guessing you make molay from choclit and mole from chocolate. : P
haha maybe so
Ah, Pepco is making their pre-recorded "sorry if your power goes out" rounds.
yes they called me about an hour ago. . .
you'd think they would start out where the storm is going to hit first and work their way in . . . .
but if they were smart they wouldn't need to make these stupid calls. . .
I agree. And I hate it when the forecast is for heavy, wet snow because it doubles your chances for losing power.
Yipes, certainly hope you both will NOT lose power!!
probably not
but heavy wet snow does increase the likelyhood
Hello everyone
but i figure with all the storms in the last few years there aren't as many dangling limbs...they already broke
Hello seaspray!
hi sea
BGE making their calls as well
brb
no one wants to look worse than pepco
this is a tough grid for me
bbl
Seems like a waste of time to me...common sense
bye peri
. . . is not common. . . ;-)
besides i don't think the computers mind taking the time
lol you are sooo right jmc
probably not
hmm looks like they are predicting the snow earlier than before
now it is predicted at 10 pm. . .
still sunny here
The grocery stores must be packed. I'm so glad I'm all done with that.
Aw Sea, what a cute picture.
clouding up here in DC. . . yeah I did my weekly run. . .don't need to go buy anything
sitz is too a word....
When I was at the grocery store yesterday, I heard this woman say to her son "Get the big cart, not the little one. We're snow shopping." What a laugh.
Thank you Molly...the little one turned a year old in February..my daughter is so proud and such a good Mom
haha she will get snow for free tomorrow!
She must have had a good example for a mother seaspray!
Sitz is German.
and there are never foreign words in the grid. . . .
Only the ones the nit pickety Enablers like.
I tried my best Jilly...my son in law says she does everything like I do..I wasn't sure how to take that lol
Well, there are certainly a lot of foreign words that appear in grids... ;)
i would take as the compliment it is!
My favorite is that Enable will take merde (French for shit) but not merci (French for thank you)
That is a good one molly!
it takes english shit doesn
oops...doesn't it
and all the fecal et als!
so I guess french is ok
Okay, just ran across mo5/12...spanish for hill...
and anything fairly vulgar. . .
It takes English shit
Like female and male anatomical terms...
I like "fecal et als" : D
okay i am off to do some work. . . bbl. . . 84 left
LOL...it's my life!
See you later jmc!
Well, better than half way, I too shall stop for awhile..happy babbling all!
bye to those leaving
bye
Hi again
Hi everyone
Crud...missed jmc?
hi Champ (if you're still here)
Ni Nef! wandering around, but still here too...
Just got back from a bunch of running around with DH: his P.T. appt., put gas in car, stopped at bank and grocery store. Now trying to figure out what to do for supper.
When I'm late, it's easy to do breakfast for dinner. Hubs likes that!
Any ideas? (I really am not in much of a cooking mood; I should go "forage" in the freezer and see what looks good.)
Cheerios? ;-)
Heck yeah! With a nice merlot! (ugh....that sounds ick!)
Egg dishes, pancakes...always good for dinner! Hello nef and champfit!
It does sound bad! I have some stella pasta I was going to fix, a nice seafood salad and a fresh fruit salad for dessert. It's the "something warm" part of the meal I'm missing
Hmmmmm...sounds yum! Is it cold there?
Hi Jilly.
Good hearty vegie omlet?
I love eggs for dinner. Hi Jilly!
Yeah; it's not unbearable; but with a foot of fresh snow it's always nice to have something warm in the tummy for supper.
I'm going to Boston to visit my sis-in-law next week, and looking forward to seeing "real" winter.
an omelet is quick and easy; that might do.
Yum!
down to 59 and feeling like there are no more to find. gahhhhhhhhhh!
We have over 2 feet of snow on the ground right now. I had to go out and shovel paths for the dog today. We had a guy come and clear the ice dams forming in front of the roof (the house faces north) and then the plowman came and cleared the driveway. Snow is nice; but by March these big storms get tiresome.
grinding thru the s's is not fun...
I live in Houston. You are speaking Chinese to me. :)
We seem to be running out of winter here nef...saw my first robin this afternoon
Yesterday I said I liked grids with R's and T's in them (there weren't any in that one. Now I should complain about all of the hidden words! ;-)
We have the light yellow dust of pollen on everything already from the pine trees. There's a yellow line around the waterline of my pool. And on the cars.
I've got 3 bird feeders in my yard and a suet holder. They are all empty because I can't open the shed door where we store the bird seed. SO this AM a cardinal came and tapped at the window where I was sitting in the Lazy Boy. I think he wanted me to come out and feed him!
Jilly, I never thought MSLA had nearly as much winter as we have here in MN.
Spoiled! That's awesome.
pollen? From pine trees? Our pine trees don't have pollen.....
Well, used to last a lot longer 30 years ago, plus the problem of lengthy cold spring-summer
now that part is true, Jilly. I'm not as fond of your cool evenings as my family seems to be.
Yep. It's just a yellow dust. It literally flies through the air in the wind. Allergic people have a very hard time of it.
(in the summer time, I mean) And your nights happen faster than ours here (because of the mountains, I guess.
what type of pine trees are they, Champ? Jilly, do you have pollen from pine trees there?
We do, but much later for pollen
I have no clue. So thankful I don't have any, but those around me do.
It's all a lie...there are no more words...I'm convinced!
The serial crazy gluer has been caught! The town can sleep again.
RATS! "maybe we have pollen too, then but there is so much pollen from everything else i didnt know it was fromthe pine trees " was not found in the dictionary I was chatting in the Word box again.
Hmmm, inform us cos...haven't heard of him
Ha! What on earth, cos?
What, cos??? A serial crazy gluer?
LOL nef...you would know as it's a thick nasty yellow substance...here it is the lodgpole pine
there was a guy crazy glueing business locks downtown
Nail polish remover will fix that, btw. Speaking of the glue.
the county democratic HQ was vandalized 4 times in a week.
with the glue lol
What is wrong with people?
Did the moron glue himself to the lock?
lol no. survillance cameras.
Hi again :)
Hello smores...
lol...where there other places besides the democratic HG?
the library, a couple of falafel places, the independent living center
Ah..sounds random then
Thought it was a rogue Republican...lol
That's almost like kids. Was it spring break there or something?
He was. These aren't your typical Repub places
No. It was an man in his 50's. Crazy look in his eyes. Unclean beard.
Police suspect meth.
It's a wonder he didn't glue himself!
That happened many years ago at my church.
What benefit would he gain by doing that though?
We'll never know :/
so he hasn't gone into some wild rant about why he did it?
Or why he picked those places?
Off to pick up a kid. Have fun all!
Bye Champ...enjoy your evening :)
see you later champ
I need to go cook my pasta, Be back shortly (really curious about the super gluer criminal)
:)
<----!!FW!!
LOL...just got mo6/21...typed it in as a joke
WTG Jilly !! WooHoo :)
Wanted one as soon as I found it!
ah the one who spends tuesdays with an author?
:D must be thinking of a different word Jilly
ah jilly means mi6 maybe?
No, I think she means the one that sounds like a donkey and then some
LOL
Unless Jill is looking to widen her caboose.
LOL, yes, the mi6/7...now must head out and forage for dinner...
hehe
I'm trying for less myself
enjoy your dinner Jilly :)
..interesting icon molly?
Hiya ruru
hi smores
*looks down to see if Molly is wearing ruby slippers*
Nope, just lining up with all the other cowards.
??
back. Yay, Jilly!!! WTG!!!
chat is running too fast.there is a glue terrorist??
ROFL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
yes, crossy, I was waiting for cosdem to tell more about it
if crossy was a glue terroristhe would use the hilti 2 part epoxy.stuff was hard as iron.we used to hold lintel stones up with the stuff.no nail polish remover ever made will break that stuff:)
now,what are we gluing?? butts to pews? evil signs to posts.shoes to floors?
lol t hats all I know. Was just informed that it was the Dem HQ that caught him and called the cops. ill let u know when i get more info
lol
apparently super gluing door locks crossy
ahh politics..glue them all to the bottom of the ocean
sad note: my political hero, the reason I got in politics, the one who shaped my views has died today (not hugo chavez) http://alturl.com/dvo8o
thanks for that clarification, cos.
I'm sorry cos
when we as Canadians can look back on MR Trudeau with fondness,you know we have pilitical issues!
Tough old broad, one of the best.
never forget when he flipped the queen the bird:)
Great lady to be around. She would take time out to write notes back and forth with me and I was only 15 at that time
People like that make lasting impressions.
link not working cos
She marchd in gay pride parades every year after her defeat til like 3 years ago.. just to show her support. not ask for their support.
try this TO http://alturl.com/wyy4s
the link worked for me; she sounds like a fascinating woman!
she came out in favor of gay marriage in her campaign in 1994.
did she come out in favour while still in office?
She was the democratic nominee for Governor when she said it.
good
exactly.
i hate those who play it safe and wait till it ican have no potential impact on a carrear.thing is a non issue here.i just find it facinating
brb gotta check laundry
Wow, cos just read the link, sounds like an awesome woman
we marry those who are in love.period.why should the government even intercede?
So true
nope.no dice.
could I please have a clue for the si 5/10?
s'ok, sorry you lost your mentor cos
Whether I or anyone, espesially the government, agrees or disagree shouldn't matter
though,there was this one woman we had,she wanted to marry her horse.of course she was refused,not because of sexual discrimination but because the horse in question was a male under the current age of consent in this province;)
LOL
I agree also.
it is true!! was a gentle way to deny her and still retain her dignity
wow, crossy. are you teasing?
the horse was under 16 and had no living parents to sign off
no,i am not
there are ways to refuse,but gently
she of course had issues,but understood that the horse was undar age
Hi kyleteresa...sorry, don't have that one....looking
ick. I found it! I always forget that word! :)
I'm looking too.
so,in the end you avoid having to fight with her over the absurdity of a human marrying a horse
did she apply after the horse was "of age?"
no,in later years she got religion and thought it would be a bad idea
seems by that time the horse was not a virgin:))
oh. my. goodness....
lol..got it, but see you did as well
er, that snuk up on me...nye all
I found a few other si 5s along the way; just now found the si5/10
*wonders how that went over in the Neigh-borhood
hehe
all the ladies wanted to see the "stud" that was for sure
talk about a roll in the hay!
omg ru
Okay guys...enough horsing around
she loved him for his whinny
I wonder if he was pasture-ized?
the grass *is* always greener
the engagement ring would be a set of horseshoes
hey im trying to eat crackers here you guys
lol
what i wonder is after the bessed day,which side of the bed is the salt lick on?
blessed
he'll do anything for a sugar cube
that and a nice carrot.he is easy
but not cheap
right
BRB
friend to woman (married to horse): how's the relationship going? Married woman: great actually.. i'm back in the saddle again
back
wb, cos.
i wonder who wears the bridle in the family
65 degrees tomorrow!
I wonder if she spurs him on?
LOL. You guys certainly don't need any spurring on!
*points at ruru and crossy*
it's their fault
hi all, nbt
oh, no, pony puns!
hi Gwen.
they've been off and running with this for a while now.
let's not be canterankerous
thats cute
really... we've been around that track
I wonder just one thing though
(too scared to ask)
(good thinking)
well.. if they had sex.. I wonder if she was thorough-ly bred?
*ducks*
UGG, ruru!
*throws soft balls of cotton at ruru*
got him! (evil laugh)
hey, Gwen, may I ask your professional opinion on a10 volume set of Shakespeare I want rebound?
sure. can you tell me the publisher name?
help with MA 5/12 (first one) please
i have ma5, African American dialect for the head of the house
what the slaves called their boss
ty ru
or an italian calls a service at the catholic church
got that one - thats the 2nd MA 5
sorry, that's my 1st one too. (and I'd typed the publisher in the wrong spot and hit enter before realizing it
I found two words in the puzzle that don't show in the answers.
the first one is ava Ma5
okay, i just found ma5, a girl's name, or a big plastic basin used in a kitchen
ma 5/12 is also a play in billards
Gwen; the publishe is Swan Sonnenchein & Co. It's a 4th Edition published in 1880
jzw, we are stuck with a kind of crappy dictionary that doesn't allow a lot of perfectly good words
thnx ruru - thats the one
okay, nef, let me look 'em up
I found it in my scrabble dictionary. What do they use?
enable
enable is a riddle wrapped in an enigma coddled in a conundrum
Gwen, It's titled "the Complete works of William Shakespeare" edited by the Rev. Alexander Dyce and is labeled "the Stratford-on-Avon Edition"
i have collected about one gajillion words this website won't take, but should. i just keep it for laughs.
okay, nef, i should tell you some "in general" things. in general, rebinding lowers the value of a collectible book. also, in general, shakespeare is not all that collectible because he is one of those authors that is reprinted constantly. (more)
and don't even think about using most common medical terms (such as cath or meds) because Enable doesn't know them
if the books are really far gone it is a waste of money to rebind them. much cheaper to simply buy a new edition.
Cath and meds are abbreviations. Which the rules say are not allowed, but they are because it takes "some". Like mayo.
rebinding one volume could cost aboutr $50-$100 easily (i'm estimating, of course) so the whole set could cost a goodly amount
mayo is a truncation, not an abbreviation. (yes, i know picky picky)
am7 please?
wow!! 100 for a rebinding of a large hardcover??
am7, love (in french) + ending meaning "one who does"
rebinding by a professional, using quality material, $100 easily, yes
ahh tyvm
Well then cath and meds are truncations too.
good to know
Some of the books are really far gone; the leather bindings and covers are turning to dust. The thing I like about the series is that it has all these wonderful old 19th century actors in costumes with a tissue sheet facing it saying things like "Mr. Sidney Herbert in 'Two Gentlemen of Verona"'
well,if i am rebinding at all then it must be best materials
now, having said all that, if your set has anything remarkable about it (example: hand-colored plates) then it might be worth rebinding, but my guess is, it's not
sa6 please?
aha, you have what is known as "red rot" which is what old leather gets. it flakes, then disintegrates.
does not the rice paper sheets indicate hand coloured plates? were they not used to prevent transfer stains to the ajoining pages?
no hand-colored plates, unfortunately. :-(
They are B & W photos/ lithographs.
ah
tissue guards are common and don't indicate the type of plate, no. they are there to help prevent offset, which can occur with a lot of types of printing
ahh,i see
*ten thousand men in SF panicked at BDG 's comment
red rot. oh Pooh
Har dee har, Ru. : D
your books may well be above "common" due to the photos. the best thing to do would be to take one volume to your nearest used bookdealer and have them evaluate them
cowards!!!!!!!!!!
that is exactly what is happening. Now maybe I should consider just saving the pictures?
what surprises me is how much extra value can be added to some books with a nice clean dust jacket still intact
** finito ** haven't finished for quite a while now
in general, photos are not that exciting, but lithographs would be. (look up lithograph on wikipedia if you don't know diff a litho from a photo)
I laugh in your general direction.
yaaa for teach!!
okay. Now that I'm sort of, kind of, almost retired I'll try and find a used book dealer here.
crosshair, a serious collector wants a perfect jacket, so yes, the value goes way up
wtg wvteach !!!!!!! @ < @ !!!!!!
lol,thats the situation i am in.kind of,amost,sort of maybe retired
sa6 please?
YAY, wvteach!!! WTG!!!
sa 5 + a vowell
add a vowel to end of sa5 before it
be sure to phone the bookstore first and ask if they have someone who can look it over. not every used bookstore can give appraisals
I thought you are still a working man, crossy?
thnx - good to be back again
thank you very much for the info, Gwen
I wish I could retire
i collect songbooks (and a few other topics) and like most collectors i value Fine condition over Good condition (Good is actually pretty bad, call it about a 5 out of 10)
ty Ruru
just part time nef.i train agents to run stations now instead of running them myself.cannot tell you how glad i am to be out of the fuel/hydrocarbon business after 30 years!
no prob, nef 8-)
abd Ty Cos
And ty Cos
Songbooks? How about Swedish language ones (if DH's cousin doesn't want it)
i prefer folklore, and language doesn't matter so much. is it folklore? and are there tunes?
We have a bunch of Swedish language books and don't know what to do with those either. Maybe check at the used book store I guess
i will be happy to buy the songbook, if it has tunes
(and if it's not falling apart. no missing pages or serious damage)
oh, i found a word!
ruru, it was sort of forced on me by my hip replacement and sick relatives (DH and his Aunt). Now that I've finally got some stuff done; I may have time to enjoy "retirement"
oh.. fireworks . didnt know I was almost done lol
We are supposed to have a big snowstorm tomorrow and then it's going to be 60 degrees on Saturday. Nice to know the snow won't be around long.
wtg cosdem !!!!!! @ ^ @ !!!!!!
WTG, cos!!! YAY!!!
It snowed yesterday. 65 tomorrow. Can't wait. Have errands to do I psushed off til tomorrow :)
Molly, we've had over a foot of snow in the last 24 hours, so .... have fun!
I can handle one day of being snowed in if I have that kind of weekend to look forward to.
We have no weather in Phoenix---boring.
We have two seasons---heaven and hell. Now we're in heaven but soon we'll be in hell.
The weather dudes are pumped. They have had nothing to report all winter long. They will have a marathon tomorrow.
My monkeys are sleeping so have no chance to find more words. Good luck all. Poof.
Molly, where are you? I'm assuming the East coast?
Yep
hi all. clue for the 8 and 9 please and i wouldnt mind some clues for the 7s. i only have 59 words
I figured it was at lest east of the great Lakes, anyway; since this storm was supposedly hitting Chicago today
mkg, the 8 is we 8/60, meaning most tired; the 9 is os 9/60; a place for the bones of the dead (according to Enable
Mi6 and mi7 can be a tree or a drink
i know the 9 os word but must be spelling it wrong.
got os 9/. ty.
yw
minosa
oops. glad i spelled it wrong.
Close mkg
ty got mi words
it was a lucky typo so i dont go to pb.
still missing eight 7 words.
ahh.much better:) eco showers for two are a sacrifice i am willing to make for this fine planet of ours;)
Te7 cry baby
cry baby?????????????hmmmmm
ty jeewhiz
Boo hoo....more than
Ye crossy
Yw
Yw
dont get it. tried te 5, water coming from eyes, and then ending of two vowels and plural and wont take it.
Water coming from eyes than suffix comparing
got it! whew. tough one.
Rhymes with we6 which can be superlative for we7
send more super great clues. i love them!
BBL; I need some tea.
need z clues. have one: pimples.
I am about out....am7 one who loves
Zi4/5 pasta
ty and got plural as well.
ty got am 7
i also need the i word clued plesae
Zi5 and zi6 si plus animal
Zi not si....autocorrect makes me misspelled.
i just got the i word": never saw it before. i 4: i and high point letter and two more letters.
animal in grid? hmmmm
Goat
ty got it.
time for sleep. ty all.
hi all
hi jmc. how have you been lately?
i have been up and down. . .pretty up today after a rough morning. . .
i woke up to a truck driving through my yard and ramming my fence. . .
how are you bugs
I just started getting the red boxes of doom after I came in and said hello. I hope they are not permanent
I am enjoying life. Spending lots of time on projects that interest me even tho I am volunteering and am broke.
i was getting them all week but messed with my computer and now that part works fine. . . unfortunately screwed up my browser somehow. . .its always something
broke is not all that bad if you have enough to eat. . .
oh crap. How bad is your fence?
fortunately (as I planned) the huge concrete base stopped his truck so the wooden fence is untouched. . .
Broke is a choice because I chose retirement and mental health over salary. We are always good for food.
he had to jump my 2 1/2 high curb to get in the yard!
holy smokes! how fast was he going?
i am broke too but not quite ready to completely retire. . .i keep hoping my organization will get going. . .
not that fast. . .huge truck with big wheels backing up the alley. . . me screaming out the window at him. . .good times. . .
I hope so too. You have a much better chance of it than you would in Canada. We are not so passionate about our politics
well if i were canadian i am sure i would have focused on something else. . .
you watching and screaming helplessly brought back a memory of watching a huge truck almost run over a toddler on a tiny bike thing. He was down so low the driver had no idea he was there
not that scary to worry about my fence. . .just pissed me off. . .
some of us are passionate about politics but not as many
well it is good to have passionate people in a democracy
I agree. and your cause is a good one
ty
I think passionate needs to stay in the bedroom
sheesh my cat is sniffing these papers this woman brought over today. . .i am guessing the smell of her dozens of cats must be on the papers. . .
or the stairway.. or the kitchen. or the closet.. or the ..
not me ru! haha
i would think you would want people out of the closet
maybe that is why Canadians are not so passionate about politics --- we know where it belongs
I have to look for words again.
haha too cold to get out of bed. . .
you have the idea jm
:-D
hi again. I was getting a headache there for a bit.
My tea has helped.
hope you feel better nef
Hi Nef. Hunger headache or eyestrain from looking for words?
what kind of tea
jmc, I've been to your site several times, I like what you've posted there; but am wondering if there is some sort of solution to the problem of money in politics?
eyestrain; and it's Good Earth tea
i actually support a constitutional amendment that has been introduce by Cong. Schiff
i am meeting with his staff next tuesday so even though i don't have money i am making some headway. . .
Ooh! What is the number?
i had the amendment posted on my website but i am in the middle of changing the site and it seems to have dropped off. . . HJRes 21. . .
i think it has a minor flaw that could be fixed and hope to discuss that with them. . .
it doesn't solve everything but it is a good start and it doesn't make things worse. . .
hey hey - made it!
YAY!
i got my brand new car cover in time to keep the rain out of the footwell so I am pretty happy too welki
baby is gorgeous, older grand-daughter divine - kids are tired, but happy
MPR had a program about how the White House is using the petition process to "allow" the White House to communicate with people who sign petitions about subjects they are passionate about. Maybe you could start a petition?
lovely!
sounds like a good time for you to visit then, welki. How was your trip?
I may do that nef. . .it is an idea with some merit. . .of course i had to find the right constitutional amendment first. . .
trip was long, nef - and the hotel, well - hahaha, you get what you pay for! it's not that bad, just past its glory days
when was the baby born welki?
feb 19
oh dear. I hope IT DOESN'T HAVE BED BUGS!
thank you for that, nef *itching now*
Oops! Sorry about the caps.
NEF I am at home and I am feeling itchy now
hmmm should i bring clean sheets?
how's the mommy doing? (Is she your daughter or DIL?)
it's actually pretty clean - the room is on a floor that they're doing heavy maintenance on, smells bleachy, but better than *something else*
nah - if i see that there's an 'issue,' will let you know where i've moved to :)
mom's fine, exhausted - same with dad. with a little luck, i can help them with the housework and the almost 4 year old
clue for the second ar5/10 please
baby snuggles are the best.
that would be nice of you and much appreciated i am sure. . .
awake, ar***!
good morning sun
duh!
ty both and slap me with a fish
I had a client last year that the house was infested with bed bugs; she had bites all over (like mosquito bites). Turned out she was allergic to them and she lost her baby at 4 months (I don't know if it was due to the bed bug bites or not though)
i'm getting itchier and itchier :)
how sad
well that is a sad story. . .
Sorry; I forgot your not nurses here.. No more medical talking; I promise
i find a shot of jack to help with itching. . .
trust me nef the stories lawyers tell are tough too!
use some nice soothing lotions, welki.
I lost babies Nef and it was a student nurse who was the most comforting.
nah, it'll be fine
oh, Bugs. I'm so sorry.
i actually picked hotels based on bedbug ratings (because that's the way i am)
tough broad!
they have bedbug ratings now!!!!!!!!!!
and i've already made friends with andres, the bartender
WTG, welki! I think I'd do that too
if you search in the right places, you can find out just about anything about any thing
no remember you are a married lady welki. . .
(err, I was referring to the hotel ratings
i on the other hand. . . .
are you changing your name to Shirley Valentine too?
friends in the, if you serve me well, i'll tip you well sense of friends
and by serve, i mean drinks *lol*
ah. . . a friend indeed. . .
firewords thanks to Morewords. anyone want a clue?
or a poor clue I shoud say
whoo hoo bugs
YAY, Bugsaw!!! WTG!!!
(and with elvin, the maintenance guy)
as5 please
always good to know the maintenance guy
accepts applause with deep bow
a + **** the pot, **** the soup
don't forget the maids either!
wtg bugs!
what welki said.... ;)
dang. . . ty both. . .great clue bugs! haha
I take too long thinking about a clue others might understand. You got my best kind of clue
every time i check the weather they delay the start of the snow. . . at this rate it will start next tuesday
oh! and they gave me coupons for free breakfasts, so we eat for free saturday morning!
i am great at copying other peoples clues i saw earlier
yum welki you know how to treat a girl. . .
how long to you get to stay welki?
(and i asked the son in law to take me to a liquor store tomorrow - can it get much better? LOLOL)
i fly back on the 14th
<-- will have a bottle of jack waiting for my friend, jmc
My problem with cluing is no one understands what I mean. *I* understand it; but I also type too slow
poofing now. need a cup of tea. Happy Babbling
i think friday night will be a good night if we don't get too smashed and drown in the hottub! haha
i type pretty fast. . .probably not as fast as min. . .but fairly fast. . .
bye bugs and thanks have a nice night
i checked the pool and jacuzzi out - clean.
niters, Bugs!
g'night bugs
and there's a lifesaver ring hanging on the wall - maybe we'll just take it into the water with us
So are you 2 going to be roommates or just a good long night visiting?
haha. . .
roommates. . .friends don't let friend drive tipsy
LOL! So true!
just one night to see if we really were twins separated at birth. . .
we'll take a cab. i won't get into a car with someone who's been drinking
but i can't take a cab back to DC!
you'll be sober or you'll stay another night :)
trust me i don't start drinking in the morning. . .
BRB, I forgot to "shoot" DH! (he needs his shot!
i can't stand drinks at breakfast. . . maybe a beer or a glass of wine for lunch. . .i saves my jack for evenings
on the weekends at home, i usually have a virgin caesar in the mornings - can't imagine trying to start the day with a buzz
me either. . . and its not like I am a teetotaler
what time does the grid flip?
one am
you have 2 hours
could happen, i'm two hours behind and wide awake
its fun to be around for the flip. . . i do it once a week or so
woo - just looked at the forecast. hopefully, the temps will be high enough that the snow will be gone by friday
it is suppose to be all gone by friday afternoon
someone's looking out for us :)
it is 40 here. . . it is going to have to work hard to get as cold as they claim. . .
know what i thought about on the plane? that there are three babblers from connecticut - they could carpool!
last mo5/12 please
haha i think that will not happen welki. . .
little orphan annie sings it to*****
dang i thought of that word but couldn't see it. . . it is time to hang up my spurs for the night
had a great seat partner, a lawyer from buffalo who is also a ski instructor. has a pretty big personal injury law practice
g'night, jmc. sweet dreams, buckerette
nice. . . good to have someone interesting to talk to . . .
50 left. . . bye all. . . *poof*
Darn. I jst get back from shooting DH and jmc left already.
need help?
Seems a bit drastic ..
hi, tor
I have 32 left and will plug away and finish. You don't have to stay (I ended up opening Lickety)
what's a bit drastic, tor
hehe - not like i have anywhere to go
Shooting your DH. What did he do?
it's his weekly shot for his MS, tor. He's afraid to give it to himself; so I get to.
Ah. I see.
i sometimes might WISH it was something else; but it's just an IM shot. ;-)
I'm finding the R's to be a pain right now.
They really are rather rambunctious ..
I'm stuck im the M's now (filling in my missing words in reverse)
But I have ra4/9ed them all
WTG, tor! :-)
1 M left
(17 words left now)
Go Nef! 23 here ..
we'll finish about the same time!
can someone clue the si 7 please?
M's Mashed!
it's a pl of the mountains, MLF
ty got it
:-)
clue for the Os 9 please?
it's a place wher you keep the bones of the dead, MLF. Not sure how to clue it.
1st 3 letters of the preceding os4/4; then trib*t***** of a river
os9, os + **e, female name + zodiac sign of the ram
Like river mouths, but swap out est
(both of those are better clues than mine!
double cons?
grr
??? what's wrong MLF?
yes double cons
not getting it
o + dble snake letter + a modern way to spell you+ zodiac sign
i really like that clue nef
thanks for some reason i tried it the way it is and it just worked
nbt and nbs
thanks cos. :-)
WTG, MLF!
I have 7 left; all A's now
ty nef
A's werent too bad
I don't know, cos; I'm fighting sleep here.
2 left
hello nef cos and ML
finally! Fireworks!!!
hi westford
yay nef me too
Yay Nef!
YAY, westford!!! WTG!!
Yay west!
how about you torgone? How many left?
thanks nef and tor
I'll hang out til you get FW, tor.
cos I need to ask you about Vermont when you get a minute
Thanks, Nef. Did already ..
belated yay tor
YAY, tor! WTG!!! (and now good night all!) Happy Babbling!
good night nef happy dreams
hey yeah
going to Waterbury in April any good breweries?
Ive never been there. I can ask a friend or two?
going to Stowe too..
wait.. i have a friend who lives in waterbury lol lemme ask him.. ill have to wait til tmw for an answ tho
plenty of time thanks
where did you live?
Burlington
that near St Alban's?
1/2 hour south of st albans yeah
i dated a guy who lived there..
ended well I hope
were "Facebook friends"
that's good
have you finished the grid ?
Yeah hours ago.. just waiting for flip
me too..I am going to go play laundry see you at the flip
see you soon :)
hello everyone :)
Hello all -- I'm so sad for my son and d-i-l. Not only did her brother die of lung cancer a couple of weeks ago, but today they had to have their beloved Lab mix put to a final sleep.
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