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Total score 0 pts.
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135 4,541
136 4,541
137 4,541
138 4,541
139 4,541
140 4,541
141 4,363
142 4,117
143 4,097
144 4,021
145 3,956
146 3,916
147 3,805
148 3,771
149 3,689
150 3,598
151 3,532
152 3,493
153 3,443
154 3,366
155 3,350
156 3,349
157 3,336
158 3,280
159 3,256
160 3,252
161 3,250
162 3,249
163 3,223
164 3,154
165 3,150
166 3,149
167 3,131
168 3,114
169 3,110
170 3,062
171 3,031
172 3,019
173 3,013
174 3,010
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176 2,959
177 2,907
178 2,893
179 2,885
180 2,880
181 2,853
182 2,842
183 2,777
184 2,773
185 2,749
186 2,740
187 2,724
188 2,718
189 2,707
190 2,702
191 2,699
192 2,649
193 2,640
194 2,640
195 2,639
196 2,636
197 2,621
198 2,613
199 2,602
200 2,590
201 2,546
202 2,544
203 2,530
204 2,515
205 2,514
206 2,506
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209 2,485
210 2,478
211 2,459
212 2,445
213 2,444
214 2,431
215 2,405
216 2,402
217 2,400
218 2,398
219 2,393
220 2,390
221 2,380
222 2,367
223 2,361
224 2,342
225 2,341
226 2,336
227 2,331
228 2,326
229 2,310
230 2,294
231 2,291
232 2,290
233 2,286
234 2,285
235 2,277
236 2,272
237 2,266
238 2,265
239 2,260
240 2,242
241 2,227
242 2,217
243 2,216
244 2,214
245 2,201
246 2,195
247 2,194
248 2,187
249 2,187
250 2,181
251 2,144
252 2,142
253 2,136
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255 2,132
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257 2,107
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259 2,093
260 2,089
261 2,083
262 2,080
263 2,075
264 2,067
265 2,033
266 2,031
267 2,029
268 2,022
269 2,018
270 2,006
271 2,006
272 1,996
273 1,976
274 1,971
275 1,970
276 1,968
277 1,966
278 1,956
279 1,956
280 1,941
281 1,932
282 1,930
283 1,929
284 1,921
285 1,897
286 1,888
287 1,887
288 1,879
289 1,879
290 1,860
291 1,859
292 1,853
293 1,852
294 1,849
295 1,838
296 1,831
297 1,822
298 1,812
299 1,812
300 1,806
301 1,802
302 1,798
303 1,798
304 1,795
305 1,791
306 1,787
307 1,785
308 1,777
309 1,776
310 1,773
311 1,773
312 1,771
313 1,766
314 1,764
315 1,761
316 1,760
317 1,759
318 1,749
319 1,749
320 1,742
321 1,734
322 1,732
323 1,730
324 1,721
325 1,719
326 1,703
327 1,700
328 1,685
329 1,676
330 1,674
331 1,672
332 1,664
333 1,657
334 1,656
335 1,654
336 1,652
337 1,652
338 1,636
339 1,632
340 1,626
341 1,623
342 1,619
343 1,613
344 1,612
345 1,610
346 1,607
347 1,590
348 1,580
349 1,578
350 1,573
351 1,572
352 1,566
353 1,559
354 1,558
355 1,555
356 1,547
357 1,539
358 1,535
359 1,532
360 1,523
361 1,506
362 1,500
363 1,499
364 1,496
365 1,493
366 1,486
367 1,483
368 1,477
369 1,476
370 1,476
371 1,440
372 1,437
373 1,432
374 1,428
375 1,427
376 1,416
377 1,410
378 1,408
379 1,399
380 1,395
381 1,389
382 1,376
383 1,371
384 1,370
385 1,368
386 1,366
387 1,359
388 1,350
389 1,349
390 1,348
391 1,339
392 1,329
393 1,325
394 1,324
395 1,321
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397 1,316
398 1,304
399 1,292
400 1,285
401 1,280
402 1,279
403 1,275
404 1,273
405 1,259
406 1,259
407 1,256
408 1,249
409 1,249
410 1,246
411 1,243
412 1,231
413 1,224
414 1,222
415 1,222
416 1,220
417 1,214
418 1,207
419 1,187
420 1,187
421 1,186
422 1,180
423 1,179
424 1,176
425 1,172
426 1,169
427 1,163
428 1,161
429 1,156
430 1,135
431 1,134
432 1,133
433 1,131
434 1,128
435 1,117
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437 1,111
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439 1,103
440 1,101
441 1,091
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443 1,088
444 1,079
445 1,070
446 1,065
447 1,055
448 1,045
449 1,041
450 1,036
451 1,035
452 1,031
453 1,030
454 1,029
455 1,027
456 1,022
457 1,020
458 1,020
459 1,019
460 1,018
461 1,017
462 1,009
463 1,007
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467 985
468 982
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471 970
472 961
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474 939
475 937
476 931
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478 915
479 915
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484 890
485 879
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490 857
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522 715
523 706
524 695
525 689
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527 684
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529 669
530 663
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542 593
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544 589
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547 552
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554 527
555 525
556 519
557 506
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559 499
560 488
561 480
562 479
563 479
564 473
565 453
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567 438
568 429
569 418
570 414
571 408
572 398
573 397
574 389
575 386
576 373
577 357
578 354
579 338
580 337
581 335
582 320
583 318
584 305
585 296
586 295
587 285
588 281
589 272
590 271
591 258
592 253
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594 246
595 246
596 222
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598 215
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601 202
602 199
603 186
604 183
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606 172
607 167
608 155
609 144
610 136
611 126
612 122
613 117
614 109
615 108
616 104
617 94
618 71
619 65
620 63
621 45
622 31
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624 18
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286 total words

12:00 am

readysetgo!!!! FLIP!

12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

Flippage ..

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

oh, it's a biggie, 286....

12:00 am

morning all

12:00 am

nice one for a saturday night.

12:00 am

I am diving into the grid. I will return when I am halfway done

12:00 am

ix4

12:01 am

Oh, Lord, I do hope we have Lickety.

12:01 am

see you-all again later.... and happy my icon is a clue today. :-)

12:01 am

the one that tor just "called" LOL

12:01 am

vi8

12:02 am

***hugs for grannyrose on the way out*** nice to see you all! *poof*

12:02 am

ta stiddy

12:02 am

Mi 6 7 7

12:03 am

al7

Clues are up

12:03 am

YAY Lickety!!! Thank you!

12:04 am

thanx lickety. ax7

12:04 am

Thanks much, Lickety.

12:04 am

Hello all! My daughter's name is in the grid, neat! And Thank you, Lickety!

flip; hi all

12:07 am

de7

12:07 am

hi Volley

hi mc!

12:08 am

third column i does anyone have it?

in 4

12:10 am

tunisia! wow

12:11 am

li7 x 2

12:11 am

dee cant find it

12:12 am

go west, mlf

12:12 am

ty une

12:13 am

yw :-)

12:13 am

nbt, we only have the one 8 (that I can't see) found so far, right?

12:14 am

nope, that was a 7. nvm

12:15 am

4th column 2nd E stats please?

12:15 am

es4

12:15 am

more than one s

12:16 am

nbt/nbs....ca 9

12:16 am

hey grannie :-)

12:17 am

ty knut

12:17 am

mlf, also glasses case/cases

12:17 am

yw!

12:17 am

sa7

12:18 am

i just need that i on the third column for nbt

we detu4 skis all the time. grr

12:20 am

in6 and in4

12:20 am

I am stopping at 143 words and 1598 points.Goodnight all!

12:20 am

one is a crazy word, the other is a word for crazy

12:20 am

gnite min

12:22 am

va7

12:23 am

de7 x2

12:24 am

se 9

ax 7 x 2

12:24 am

sa7 x2

12:26 am

halfway

wtg une

nbt nbs

12:29 am

go dee!

ty!

12:30 am

Hi all :)

12:30 am

insane

12:30 am

sorry!]

hi liz!

12:31 am

What a way to come back after 4 days!!!!

12:31 am

:-)

12:31 am

de7 x3

12:31 am

go mcleach!!

12:32 am

crap, just noticed there are 39 V words

ca 7

12:32 am

you too, une

12:33 am

tx . . . only have de7 x 2 so far . . . hmmm

12:34 am

I've got 30 Vs so far...

12:34 am

no 9s, though

wtg mc... only have 25 here, and I thought I was doing great

12:35 am

20 v's here so far . . .

12:35 am

But there are no RE words and we should all be grateful !!!

ca 9 and se 9

12:35 am

Us done

12:35 am

thx Volley - and you always do great!

12:35 am

detune is a word .. :(

12:35 am

i agree tor!!

12:35 am

tried it LOL

yqw mc... ty

12:37 am

oohhh just found vi7/8 :-)

wtg!

12:40 am

175 and signing off -- byeee *poof*

12:41 am

g'night Une

12:41 am

cialis is in the grid..it's not hard to find

12:41 am

Night Une :)

hi ru

12:42 am

hi dee

12:44 am

hello -- here after Happy Hour (and hours and hours) not toally blasted

hi jili

wow finally found my 3rd de 7... took me forever

12:45 am

happy to hear the Boston bomber was captured

12:45 am

Hi Jilli and also belatedly Ru :)

12:46 am

hi liz

12:46 am

hi jilli

12:46 am

gonna call it quits, 'night all

12:46 am

Night McLeach.

night, mc

12:47 am

hi ru -- your icon is not a happy memory!

12:47 am

gnight McL

12:48 am

Hello all...

12:48 am

it's the words that go with it, Jilly ...

12:48 am

ugh...I agree with you jilli! Not a happy memory

12:48 am

Hi Jilly :)

12:49 am

185 and really poofing :-)

12:49 am

Hi sis!

12:49 am

hi jjj sis!

12:50 am

OOps -- just jj

12:50 am

LOL...pass me one of those jilli!

12:50 am

une! go to bed

12:51 am

have to take pups out to pee first LOL!!

12:51 am

are they weener dogs?

12:51 am

100 to go but it is getting hard now

totally agree anike

mi 7 x 3 so far

12:52 am

nary a one . . . oh, and have to get up shortly to watch Rafa in Monte Carlo :-)

12:53 am

heading for the leashes *poof*

mi 7 x 5...

12:56 am

Why doesn't enable like mi 7 - a past tense of subtracted????

12:56 am

My pupils always said that!

:)

12:59 am

Halfway through; will do the rest mañana!

sleep well

12:59 am

Sleep well Erda

1:00 am

You too -- when you get there, Dee...

1:00 am

Ty Lizlin

ty!

1:02 am

Diva really should be in this grid....

1:02 am

is celine in the grid?

1:04 am

LOL...

1:05 am

found the ix's

1:05 am

stats?

1:05 am

ix 4 and ix 5

1:06 am

TY...for some reason I cannot get Lickety to refresh...

1:06 am

Jilly, try control and F5

1:07 am

Ahh....TY ARB!!

1:08 am

put the cursor anywhere on the white of the clue section and then press the control key and F5 key at the same time.

I have al 8 and vi 8.... any others?

1:12 am

strange li6/24, sounds like what could spur you to do something, latin plural ending

ty looking

1:13 am

Hi Rose :)

1:13 am

hey liz, dee, ruru, jilly, arb

1:14 am

I have no 8's

hi rose!

1:14 am

Hi granny

1:14 am

lol, ruru...gotta love your profile

1:14 am

I have no 8's or 9's :(

1:15 am

:D

1:15 am

dee, today was a good day, actually spent the better part of 3 hours out in my garden. first time in nearly 4 years.

1:15 am

Fantastic, Rose :)

amazing

1:16 am

Good for you rose!!

1:16 am

were you rooting around granny?

1:16 am

ruru.....you have won the wooden spoon award, for stirring above and beyond the call of....nature

1:17 am

not following you on that.. what do you mean?

1:17 am

lol, ruru, funny you should say that...as himself was working right there along side of me....*grin*

1:17 am

ruru, for your profile.....

1:17 am

oh

1:17 am

oh

1:18 am

*wonders what himself is "working" on*

1:18 am

Well, eyes drooping...nbt/nbs 100 words and 4 tiles grayed....off to bed for me!

1:18 am

or do you consider it your 'duty' to be chief stirrer?

1:18 am

*waves to Don*

1:18 am

Night Jilly :)

1:18 am

not chief granny .. but sh** stirrer :D

1:19 am

dearest mate....there are some questions best left unasked. *giggle*

1:19 am

And we'd miss you if you weren't!

1:20 am

*turns on Skype at granny's house*

1:20 am

naughty, naughty ruru. you are waa-aay too early. action starts much later.

1:21 am

BBL - enjoy your evenings / nights :)

1:22 am

cy, liz

1:22 am

I always like the be-fore play

1:23 am

night liz

si 7

1:23 am

oh, so do i....dee close your eyes. you never saw this conversation.

1:23 am

that si 7 is nothing to sneeze at dee

good one!

lol wasn't even watching chat :)

1:24 am

man.. I don't see the 8's or the 9's

1:24 am

for goodness sake, how did i miss that one?

1:24 am

did jilli leave or conk out?

1:24 am

50 to go - slowly but getting there

1:25 am

go anike.. wow

nice, anike... do you have more 8's?

1:25 am

Have started to list now

1:26 am

My 8's are al, mi and vi

ty vm ... missing the mi

1:29 am

i'm done for the night.. I don't see anything else right now

1:29 am

only have 1 9, ca9, plural

nite, ru

add se 9/66 rose

1:29 am

okay, ruru. sleep well, mate

1:30 am

ah, thanx dee

yw

1:42 am

not seeing much tonight, be back some time tomorrow

night, flosey; rest well

1:44 am

night flosey, hope you rest and sleep well, hun

1:45 am

19 v's to go

nice, anike!!

1:46 am

gulp, anike...how daunting!

1:46 am

I don't know that many v words

totally agree!

1:47 am

anike, the Vs aren't too bad....better than what I thought

1:47 am

Thanks diz - here we go

1:49 am

race ya anike!!

1:55 am

I keep getting interruptions but will have a go rose

1:55 am

okay, anike....i am well and truly stuck.

1:59 am

okay, just became un stuck....

2:00 am

1 v always seems to lead to others

2:01 am

agreed, anike. lots of multiples from 1 v4 word

2:01 am

fireworks

2:01 am

dee, have you found all the 8's?

2:01 am

WTG ANIKE!!!!

nope

congrats, anike!!

2:02 am

TY

2:03 am

8's...al, mi, se, ut, vi

2:03 am

I work hard to get my player ranking back to 1030 then I go away again so have decided to take no notice any more

ty, rose!

2:04 am

*grin* right with you anike...decided to do the same here. not worth the angst!

2:05 am

Hubby is sitting here acting as if I am ignoring him so had better go and pay him some attention. Back tomorrow - happy babbling

2:06 am

anike, try a pat on the head, and chuck him under the chin *giggle*

have fun, anike!

2:06 am

Good idea rose. Bye for now

2:07 am

bye, hun. hope you have a great evening.

fireworks

and I am off til the flip: hugs!!

2:30 am

WTG DEE!!! sorry dear, distracted. hope you rest and sleep well, hun

2:35 am

Hello Rose and all

2:38 am

hey lyn

2:39 am

i think 'and all' may have gone, hun

2:39 am

Hey there, lynxxx.

2:39 am

hi, decent size grid for a change. Lovely day

2:40 am

yay!!! peach is still here. helloooo hun

2:40 am

hi Peach

2:42 am

Hi there, rose. Wasn't ignoring you.....just rarely looked up from the grid. Hope all is well with you.

2:42 am

lain

2:42 am

Sorry.

2:43 am

lol, peach...you are never rude, hun. realised you were deep in the grid....and a great one it is, too

2:45 am

brb....laundry has been brought in by himself....bed ne5 to be re-made with clean linen. be back in about 10 mi7

2:53 am

yay got a 9

2:54 am

this is a very giving grid

2:54 am

Good, you go girl!

3:01 am

baaaaa-aack...and yay lyn

3:02 am

9's are ca and se

3:03 am

goos morning!

3:04 am

or even good

3:04 am

{{rose}}

3:04 am

{{PEACH}}

3:04 am

goo' morning to you, too, hun. {{hugs}}} in abundance. how was your birthday? did himself behave ALL day?

3:05 am

WE WENT FROM 3 DAYS OF 80f TO SOW AND WIND LAST NIGHT, HORRIBLE

3:05 am

ughhhh!!! sounds horrible...and, yes, i know, you didn't mean to shout.

3:06 am

HE WS A GOOD BOY, DID ALL HE COULD TO MAKE THE BIRTHDAY LEASANT. oN tHRUSDAY, i WENT PANT SHOPPING AD WORKED LIKE A SLAVE PUTTING ALL THE ANNUAL AND SEEDS IN THE GROUND AND THEN IT GO VERY COLD AND i FEAR IT WILL ALL HAVE BEEN FOR AUGHT!

3:06 am

Oh, so sorry

3:06 am

I am shiverig and ny typing is even worse than usuAL

3:06 am

((((((((RUBY)))))))))

3:07 am

All the kicals say "Don't pant until 1 May", I was smarter :(

3:07 am

hi Ruby, I think you should warm up over a cup of hot coffee

3:07 am

plant*

3:08 am

{{lynxx}}

3:08 am

it was a nice birthday, but I don't believe I'm 70! It's not possible. I wnt a "do-over" or a mulligan

3:09 am

a mulligan?

3:09 am

opposite over here, himself and i were out weeding and pruning for the better part of 3 hours today. was lovely to feel i could do it.

3:09 am

lynx is right, ruby.....you do need to get something hot in a cup and wrap your hands around it too.

3:10 am

70 is the new 55, haven't you heard?

3:10 am

do you have a little garden stool for weeding, rosem so that you don't have to get all the way down?

3:10 am

ruby, you are a VERY young 70....the pics do not lie, hun

3:10 am

I'm so glad you could get out and do what you love to do, rose.

3:11 am

yes, my friend, i do....but today was mostly pruning...particularly the ginger plants...they have gone ballistic!!!!

3:11 am

we had such a miserable winter but the weeds loved it I did many hours of weeding last week preparatory to getting all those plants in the ground. I won't know what survived until it warms up again

3:11 am

awww, thanx, peach. first time in nearly 4 years. with don beside me, i can achieve miracles.

3:12 am

it woud be interesting to compare our gardens, rose, you with your sub-tropial and exotic plants and me with my English garden (via Martha Stewart)

3:13 am

lol, have found my cacti and succulent rockery again. *sigh* have lost a lot, but have many to put in the ground.

3:13 am

you are so fortunate to have a husband who knows his way around a garden and who is willing to help

3:13 am

mine just throws money at the problem

3:14 am

this looks like a delicious grid but he is waiting for his apero upstairs, so I'll have to come back.

3:14 am

It was lovely to see my friends, if only for a minute!

3:15 am

who says he knows his way around a garden? his idea of gardening is to let fly with the slasher, roses, geraniums, buttercups, onion weed...it doesn't matter...they all get cut to ground level.

3:15 am

Enable doesn't li** in Victoria - never heard of the desal plant

3:15 am

Bless you, ruby!

3:15 am

bye Ruby

3:16 am

*giggle* lyn....no, enable doesn't acknowledge desal

3:25 am

HELLO ALL YOU WONDERFUL BABBLERS!!

3:26 am

hi Pug

3:30 am

Hi everyone! Hope you day is starting as beautifully as ours, beautiful sunshine and cool temps!

3:31 am

hi Marmar - describes our day perfectly

3:32 am

Dear peeps, I must head for my pillows as it is 4:30AM and I can no longer make sense of these letters. Good luck with the grid and I will be back later in the day. Bless you all.

3:32 am

hey puglet and marmar

3:32 am

Yea! We have a rare Weekend with few obligations, a big and welcome treat.

3:33 am

sleep well Peach

3:33 am

peach, have agreat rest and awake refreshed, my dear

3:33 am

bye <Peach, hi grannyrose, puglet, everyone!

3:34 am

Hi Marmar

3:35 am

I'm not crazy about this grid but willing to overlook that fact.

3:36 am

I really enjoy the people more so then the grids I think. Everyone here seem so kind and freindly

3:37 am

good morning all :)

3:37 am

Good Morning Sprite

3:37 am

good morning ((Sprite))

3:38 am

good morning everyone :)

3:38 am

hi lyn :) xxx Hi puglet! Yeah, Babble is a good community.

3:38 am

hi Smores

3:38 am

hiya smores :)

3:38 am

and as car would say.... wheeeee

3:38 am

Morning Smores

3:38 am

hey to sprite and smores

3:39 am

hiya rose :)

3:39 am

You hit the nail on the head puglet! I usually Limit my time and concentrate on the grid for 30 minutes a morning and what I get, I get (never fireworks) but today I have a few extra minutes and I LOVE These People!

3:39 am

hiya Marmar :)

3:39 am

Hi Sweety!

3:40 am

spritey, actually got out into my garden today. did the better of 3 hours there. looo-ooved it

3:41 am

oh rose, what a milestone! Am so happy for you. Wtg girrrrrl!

3:41 am

LOLOL, SPRITEY. YOU BETCHA!!!!

3:42 am

oops, sorry, didn't mean to shout...but then again....

3:42 am

I usually hit the grid before chatting as well...was going for nbt/nbs before entering chog...didn't quite make it...lol

3:42 am

shouting works fine on that li4

3:42 am

wonderful rose :)

3:42 am

sorry, line is just a phantom

3:42 am

:)

3:43 am

awww thanx spritey and smores. has been such a struggle.

3:43 am

so... cavia is not an english word??

3:43 am

my phantom is aluminum

3:43 am

no, smores, apparently not

3:43 am

so close

3:43 am

sure has been, rose, and it is still not free of dedication... but this, you made it and wow.

3:44 am

ummm, sprite...and so agree smores, nearly went crazy trying to find aluminium

3:44 am

cavia = guinny pig, I guess.

3:45 am

guinea pig even

3:45 am

cavy is the common spelling here

3:45 am

that would be cavies?? sprite

3:46 am

alas...non are there

3:46 am

ah! indeed. Cavia in dutch. As a little boy here once proudly stated: "Boys have a penis and girls have a cavia." He was close, but not close enough, lol.

3:47 am

lol

3:47 am

*none even

3:47 am

lol

3:47 am

*shame-faced grin* i went out and bought myself a new pair of shoes for work...didn't get much change from $150, and that was with my 'loyalty' discount. but they are worth it.

3:48 am

put away that shame, rose. If anyone needs something like that, it is you. Both as a reward, and because you NEED it. Being on those feet for such long shifts. Good for you!

3:48 am

good for you rose, as much as you are on your feet, they are well worth it :)

3:48 am

see? :D (Snap, smores!)

3:49 am

lol ... sprite and me agree :)

3:49 am

teehee ... double snap

3:49 am

:)

3:49 am

thanx, dear friend...both of you. they have a special 'dot' in the heel which absorbs vibrations and impact from the hard fllors.

3:50 am

that is priceless, rose

3:50 am

that would be 'floors'

3:50 am

sounds like just what you need :)

3:51 am

Bye for now - lovely grid

3:51 am

hey... we are graduating today! First time I see those words in babble.

3:51 am

Bye lynxxx...enjoy the rest of your evening :)

3:51 am

yeah, and i am taking an extra magnesium tablet in the morning, before going to work...it really does seem that this particular form of magnesium is the answer.

3:51 am

bye lyn, have a grand evening and sleep well!

3:52 am

lyn????FW's?

3:52 am

lol...I found those to sprite...right after my phantom

3:52 am

rose, not giving up pays. And you are the living example. Am so glad to hear this.

3:53 am

(on a side note: anyone else who thinks she doesn't even KNOW 39 V words?)

3:53 am

yay, sprite. you rock!!! just keep at it, hun.

3:54 am

lolol, spritey....too true, hun. was soo-ooo stuck with the v words.

3:54 am

I will, I will. Won't give up either. And now, when I feel like it, I can think of you and realise not giving up really works. *hug*

3:55 am

{sprite}

3:55 am

{{{hug}}} to one of my absolute fave friends.

3:55 am

*hugs rose and smores... and other joiners.,... group hug!*

3:56 am

lol..."raises hand" on the V words

3:56 am

oh, yeah...love group hugs...{{group hug}}

3:56 am

"joins in extra big group hug" :D

3:56 am

*high 5*

3:57 am

okay, dinner ready....cyl8r

3:57 am

enjoy, rose! *hug*

3:58 am

Bye rose....enjoy your meal dear :)

3:59 am

hmmm...valium isn't recognized

3:59 am

that is because it is a proper name. It is actually diazepam.

4:00 am

lol...oops...isn't there, but still not recognized

4:00 am

ahhh...duh

4:00 am

*giggles* a not valid phantom.

4:01 am

:P

4:01 am

teehee... meant :)

4:01 am

I always find lots of those :D

4:02 am

woohoo...finally found the stupid top left i

4:02 am

good :D

4:06 am

need the 3rd row E for nbt...stats please

4:07 am

es4/4 I think

4:08 am

back for my last 30...all S's, grrrr

4:08 am

hi dizgrannie :)

4:08 am

hi Sprite

4:09 am

Thanks sprite...always forget that word

4:09 am

Hi diz :)

4:09 am

yeah... too easy for us babblers, grin

4:09 am

:)

4:09 am

hi Smores

4:17 am

for all that it is big and looks so very open, I have the feeling this is a tight grid.

4:19 am

These Vs are something else...

4:20 am

hi EmaMaria, indeed. Stuck at 26 of 'm.

4:20 am

Hi me too exactly 26

4:21 am

:D

4:21 am

{{sprite}}

4:21 am

another stolen minute.

4:21 am

Did I telll you I had a "sympathy fall" the same day, after I heard about yours?

4:21 am

hi ruby *hug* How are you all doing overthere?

4:22 am

Hi all - I am stuck at 34 of those v words - ugh !

4:22 am

hi Dianne, good job though!

4:22 am

aw sweetie, don't do that. Did you hurt yourself badly?

4:23 am

{{ruby}}

4:23 am

{{smores}}

4:24 am

I always feel so stupid after. Was gardening and was admiring what I had just planted and fell over backwards. How stupid is that?

4:24 am

husband just went to the drugstore to get me some codeine

4:24 am

not stupid at all. Just bad luck.

4:25 am

lol...not stupid ruby...we all have our moments

4:25 am

the good luck part, was my head missed a large rock by about 3 inches or I'd probably still be lying out there

4:25 am

pfff too close for comfort.

4:25 am

are you okay...when you mentioned it the other day I didn't think you were hurt

4:26 am

I'm OK, just tired and sore

4:26 am

"gives ruby another hug"

4:26 am

and the temp dropped about 30 degrees (f) during the night, snow on the mountains this am. I hope all my gardening wasn't for nothing

4:26 am

pain is a huge energy eater

4:27 am

ugh...same here ruby...Thursday it got up in 70's...yesterdays in the 40's and snow flurries

4:28 am

crazy weather

4:28 am

snap for what i was about to write smores

4:29 am

:)

4:31 am

yuck...just looked at the weather...34F at least the sun is suppose to be out today

4:31 am

it looks pretty friendly here. Even the wind seems to have settled down a bit.

4:31 am

IIT IS A WAN SUN HERE

4:32 am

THE WIND SETTLED DOWN BUT IT WAS SO BAD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A TORNDO DURING THE NIGHT AND OUR HUGE BARBEQUE + ITS TANK "WALKED" DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE DECK

4:32 am

sorry for the aps

4:32 am

caps*

4:33 am

np ruby...lol...bbq blowing away is worthy of shouting

4:33 am

abd it's a very big oe; I can't even move it 6 inches

4:34 am

wow...that wind must of been strong

4:34 am

next time you want to move it, ruby, the answer, my friend, is....

4:34 am

I thought it was just a small grill

4:34 am

LOL...sprite

4:35 am

uh oh, hee's back

4:35 am

;) I miss GroovyKiwi here... we always had an appropriate song ready.

4:35 am

tell him hi from me, ruby

4:37 am

but that's good ruby, he has your codeine :)

4:37 am

39 v words is too many!

4:37 am

what is GroovyKiwi sprite?

4:37 am

hi hursh, indeed

4:37 am

agree hurshy about 30 too many

4:38 am

smores: that is another Babbler. Hardly on anymore though.

4:38 am

FWs

4:38 am

well i've found 31 and i think that oughta be enough

4:38 am

WTG Diz!! Woohoo :)

4:38 am

ty

4:39 am

the Vs are pretty straight forward

4:39 am

lol...I've only 18 and I too think that oughta be enough

4:39 am

wooooot dizgrannie!!!!

4:40 am

name that male anti-impotence drug!

4:41 am

viagra?

4:41 am

that's not in the grid

4:41 am

is the only one I know, lol

4:42 am

hmm do you not get five zillion commercials for those things over there?

4:42 am

thank god not. Never seen one.

4:42 am

and back...just had a delightful phone call from middle son.

4:42 am

you are so lucky

4:43 am

oh rose, sounds good! Sharable news?

4:43 am

hurshy!!! and hello, hun

4:43 am

nobody in america has the least idea why it would be romantic to take simultaneous but separate baths in outdoor tubs.

4:44 am

???hurshy ... just popped back in

4:44 am

welcome back rose :)

4:44 am

nor would I, actually. Care to explain, hursh?

4:45 am

spritey, just him catching up on family news. my mum has decided to go into full-time care...huge relief for me...as you know, i am already prime carer for mother mac.

4:45 am

indeed, rose. Very wise decision. *hugs*

4:45 am

my mum will be only 15mins away from me...so i hope to be able to call in every week.

4:46 am

oh that would be grand!

4:46 am

that will be nice rose...how is MIL doing?

4:47 am

read back hurshy....cialis

4:47 am

Vs done!

4:47 am

still don't get the bathtub comment

4:47 am

she will be home in about 10 days, spritey and smores..

4:47 am

WTG Dianne

4:48 am

wtg Dianne!

4:48 am

Thanks

4:48 am

I hope she is doing ok, rose

4:49 am

Speaking of songs... don't step on my blue shoes today :D

4:49 am

sprite, have read a book called...children of the self-absorbed. a grownups guide to getting over narcissistic parents..... very close to how to deal with domestic violence....so i'm more than over half-way there.

4:50 am

glad she is doing better rose

4:50 am

oh wow! I need to read that. Thanks for the pointer, will try and find it.

4:50 am

wow...rose

4:52 am

ding ding ding smores!

4:52 am

BRB

4:52 am

sprite, written by Nina W Brown. absolutely spot on.

4:52 am

the cialis commercial has these older people in tubs. if you haven't seen it naturally it makes no sense.

4:53 am

thanks rose

4:53 am

if you can't find it, email me. i will see what i can do.

4:54 am

dianne...you done???

4:54 am

thanks :) Am gonna hunt for it later today. Will keep you in mind for if I don't succeed :)

4:55 am

Damn if there was an O in the grid ..i could of had 'illuminous'

4:55 am

ah, now I get it, hursh. It is a commercial for stiffen up meds. Weird image indeed.

4:55 am

Hello, All :-)

4:56 am

no you couldn't have as it ain't a word

4:56 am

luminous, though.

4:57 am

hey zooz

4:57 am

lol reminds me of a dutch comedian... she has this act about commercials...that she never gets them. "So they show us a man on a tandem, alone... to show us he lost his wife... not just now from the bike... but really lost... and all I think is... who is so stupid to go ride a tandem all by himself??"

4:57 am

hiya zooz :D

4:57 am

brb

4:57 am

well, i suppose if you were really depressed...

4:58 am

That explains why i am crap at this game then hahaha

4:59 am

this may be a hard grid. or perhaps i am just stupid today.

5:02 am

hurshy, you are certainly not stupid. there are many extensions from a base word.

5:03 am

... test

5:03 am

ok... my messages got eaten. Back... and I feel the same, hursh. Large grid, but tight nonetheless.

5:05 am

back with coffee and a bite

5:05 am

I have to go for a bit. Back later. *hugs*

5:05 am

Ouch..who bit you :-)

5:06 am

Bye, Spritey.

5:06 am

lol...Hi zooz

5:06 am

Bye for now sprite {hugs}

5:07 am

I am eating strawberries filled with dark chocolate ganache....mmmm

5:08 am

Sounds nice.

5:08 am

yummy, sprite

5:09 am

wonderful...not the healthiest breakfast...but yummy

5:10 am

for breakfast smores??? SOunds delic...

5:10 am

I am just starting with coffee

5:10 am

lol...yep

5:11 am

Morning mama :)

5:11 am

I just went in there for coffee, but....

5:17 am

Ok it is a beautiful sunny day here temp is climbing close to 19c..i am going to go and tackle the garden..or maybe just potter around in the garden..take care, All ..have a great day where ever you are :-)

5:18 am

*giggle* zooz....you are going to do what i did today...have a lovely day.

5:19 am

Bye for now zooz...enjoy the weather :)

5:20 am

I still have a bit before the sun wakes up

5:21 am

it's starting to get light out...surprisingly there are birds chirping outside my window

5:23 am

I got birds singing too but its a cool morning.--It was so warm afew days ago and now its in the thirties

5:24 am

ooohhhh, do any of you remember a few weeks back? when i shared about a baby magpie imitating all sorts of noises?

5:24 am

I know it was beautiful the other day...then cold and rainy...still cold but at least it's suppose to be sunny.

5:24 am

Yes, rose..is it back?

5:26 am

apart from at least 4 other bird calls, the sound of a fire-engine, and the postman's bike, it has now mastered the sound of squeaky car brakes( our garbage truck). it's driving hubby nuts!

5:26 am

particularly when it makes the sound at 2am...

5:26 am

The bird usually don't hang around my house much...my one cat is a major deterrent

5:27 am

awww...sounds lovely

5:27 am

lol...2am...wow

5:28 am

apparently, the australian magpie is a terrific mimicker.

5:28 am

If no one minds I would like to share something weird that happen to me this morning about 3:30 this morning---I was here at my desk and all at once I heard music!Couldnt firgure out where it was coming from and it was from a music box on my shelf. Its been there for ages and just out of the blue it plays. It a little bit creepy let me say.

5:29 am

wow puglet...how odd

5:29 am

yeah I know

5:29 am

and of course we don't mind :)

5:29 am

oooh! absolutely weird! puglet, that is so....weird!

5:30 am

so you were at your desk? wow I thought I got up early

5:30 am

Its a little unnerving

5:30 am

I bet...nothing that could have jarred it

5:30 am

Iam most always up in the wee hours

5:30 am

hmmmm, temperature dropped???

5:32 am

we are at 35 with wind chill at 29

5:32 am

*giggle* i am usually up in the small hours to wee...is that the same???

5:32 am

lol...my killer cat has been at the window checking out the birds and now wants me to let him out.

5:32 am

nope it was as still as a mouse and just out of the bllue it plays

5:34 am

was it a lullaby...maybe someones trying to tell you to go to sleep :)

5:36 am

wow...Gizmo is being very persistant...didn't like me telling him to wait

5:36 am

dont really know if it is or not but it gave me a chill--never had anything like that to happen before---and dont care to agin==lol

5:36 am

I can imagine...that is very weird...sorry I was being silly about it

5:37 am

Im not doing so hot today on this grid--not even half way

5:37 am

oh no Smore=didnt take it that way at all

5:38 am

me either...but I've been chatting, eating and tormenting my cat soooo

5:39 am

I'm glad puglet...not all get my sometimes weird humor :)

5:42 am

My dogs are all under their covers snoozing.Sounds like a cave of bears

5:42 am

lol...my dog snores also..it's funny

5:42 am

yawning my head off, love, hugs and happy babbling.

5:43 am

when my pug and hubby gets going I cant tell wich is which

5:43 am

G'night Rose...sleep well dear {hugs}

5:43 am

night Rose

5:43 am

teehee puglet

5:44 am

I think Iam going too--Have a wonderful day Smore and anyone else thats here

5:44 am

Pug...I just clicked on your profile...I'm in Indiana also :)

5:45 am

wow

5:45 am

I am in the mid west

5:46 am

What part of Indiana...I'm in Danville

5:46 am

near a small town called Milroy

5:46 am

not familar...what is it near

5:47 am

in between Rushville-Greensburge and Shelbyville

5:48 am

ah...so about an hour from me I think

5:48 am

something like that

5:49 am

that's funny...we chat with folks on here from all over the world and here we are that close :)

5:49 am

I live in the country and we have alot of amish arround

5:49 am

yeah I know--

5:49 am

so smores you had strawberries for breakfast and I had zucchini

5:50 am

nice...would like to live in the country...

5:50 am

lol..that's funny mama

5:50 am

good day all--God Bless

5:51 am

you too puglet

5:51 am

I visited an Amish area a while back...very interesting

5:51 am

Bye Pug....enjoy your day and God Bless you as well :)

5:52 am

Don't think I've ever had zucchini for breakfast mama :)

5:57 am

well it was left over and easy. I am all about easy in the morning and I don't really like the "typical" breakfast foods

5:57 am

minutes

5:57 am

aagh sorry!!!!

5:58 am

When will I ever learn!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????

6:02 am

lol...I still do it too

6:03 am

I never see it....

6:03 am

I ususally eat yogurt or fruit early in the morning, then fix a regular breakfast once my girls are up

6:04 am

ah. I have no children left at home :(

6:04 am

Only one today..my oldest stayed at a friends last night

6:04 am

please remind me how old

6:05 am

15 and 13

6:05 am

I still have about an hour or so before she wakes up

6:06 am

oh yes the tricky years, but they go so fast

6:06 am

Yes...to both

6:07 am

Their pretty good for the most part

6:07 am

my baby will be 20 and her sister is 25

6:08 am

ah...do they live close

6:08 am

THey were pretty good but it is amazing how they change when they leave home. I got so much smarter once they left LOL

6:08 am

LOL

6:08 am

Well my 20 year old is still in college a couple of hours away and she will be home for the summer

6:08 am

so there's hope for me still heh?

6:09 am

my older daughter lives down in DC but is going to head to law school at Wake Forest in NC in August, so even further away

6:09 am

Will she be staying with you for the summer?

6:09 am

you will become the smartest women they know eventually LOL

6:10 am

:) I remember calling my mom when I was 18 and apologizing

6:11 am

My older daughter is gainfully employed in DC. She and her boyfirend will try to visit for Memorial Day. and I empahsize TRY

6:11 am

Well. NC is a great place to visit in the winter :)

6:12 am

that is the positive way to look at it... :)

6:13 am

so now that the kids are gone I have filled the void with the puppies who this morning are ready to send me over the deep end

6:14 am

lol..just like the kids :)

6:14 am

You are right about that

6:15 am

what kind of puppies do you have?

6:15 am

Well expecting my hubby's son to visit today so guess I should get busy around this house.

6:15 am

Mutts

6:15 am

love the mutts :_

6:15 am

oops :)

6:16 am

beagle mix 11 months old and heinz 57 4 months old

6:16 am

me too, I have not had good luck with purebreds

6:16 am

ahh...vaguely remember 4mo old puppy problems

6:16 am

the beagle mix is very smart but very needy. They are both rescues

6:17 am

my dog turned 13 in Feb...so it's been awhile

6:17 am

yeah my last dog I remember coming home and finding my couch in the middle ot the living room floor!!!! THe puppy won that game of tug of war

6:17 am

My ex had a beagle when I met him...he was an annoying little thing

6:18 am

teehee... the dog and my ex

6:19 am

I hear you. We put our dog down a year and one half ago. Tried freedom for a while but then...

6:20 am

missed the four legged baby too much so...

6:20 am

too funny smores

6:20 am

He was a barker and very very hyper.

6:21 am

the ex or the puppy???

6:21 am

:)

6:21 am

lol...his dog

6:22 am

snoopy barks at other dogs but isn't horrible and she does not tend to be hypeer but can't get enough attention

6:22 am

He got it too train for hunting...ugh

6:22 am

Does she have the beagle bark?

6:23 am

i see, we are just in the pet business here

6:23 am

yeah...me too..not a fan of hunting

6:23 am

yes, the old howl when she gets going

6:24 am

lol...yep

6:24 am

Mamacita, you have landed in the right place. When I first started playing this game, I thought it was a word game for pet owners. People talk about their pets here a LOT.

6:25 am

well smores have a good day. I need to get productive.

6:25 am

Hey Molly :)

6:25 am

Excellent Molly, I can certainly entertain with some pet stories

6:25 am

Have a good day molly

6:26 am

Bye for now mama...enjoy your day :)

6:26 am

I have been talking so much I am only at 132 words

6:26 am

lol...I only have 131

6:26 am

I will, maybe catch you later

6:26 am

Good day to all

6:30 am

Guess I could be nice and go make some muffins, daughter will be waking up soon. Back in a bit.

6:39 am

Can't take any more v words. Am about to commit Babblecide!

6:41 am

Too bad Valium is only a phantom : D

6:43 am

It's calming effect might aid in the search for all the V words.

hello babblers

morning babblers :)

6:54 am

Hi Nono and TO

molly I agree a valium would help if only it were there

6:56 am

39 V words is rather startling : O

when i saw that I thought no way! amazingly i have 22 of them but....

hello molly, nono, hydra

7:03 am

multitasking LOL -- men's tennis semifinal in monte carlo on tv + babble + cornell great blue heron cam!

hi une

hi une

7:03 am

howdy TO

7:04 am

morning nono

7:04 am

She's here! She's there! She's everywhere!

7:04 am

:-)

7:05 am

back in a bit . . .

7:27 am

hello again :)

7:28 am

Hi, everyone!

7:29 am

Hey Mimi :)

hi Smores and Mimi

7:29 am

{smores}

hi smore hi mimi

7:29 am

Hi, Nan!!

7:30 am

{mimi}

7:31 am

It's only 5:30 here...got up early because I fell asleep last night and didn't eat dinner and woke up famished. Having hot tea and bagels....yum.

7:31 am

Hi, TO!!

7:31 am

woohoo ... finally 1/2 way

many people slept better last night. i know i did

7:32 am

much more peacefully for sure

7:33 am

It was a stressful week in many ways. Just wanted it to go away.

wtg smores

7:33 am

still woke up at 3am though

7:33 am

I can't say enough about the Boston and surrounding area police departments. Well done.

7:34 am

{Molly} Yes, we do have some amazing law enforcement.

7:34 am

Molly, I couldn't agree with you more. That did a fantastic job. Hello everyone

7:34 am

yes..the crowd cheering them on as they departed was very touching

7:34 am

They

7:35 am

{Annie}

7:35 am

Hi Annie :)

Hi Annie

7:35 am

Hi Mimi and smores...Mimi, enjoy your bagel

I sat there praying the whole time that they would capture him without anyone else getting hurt

7:36 am

and hi nono, how is your shoulder?

They did a fantastic job of it

doing better Annie, I can drive now which is a big plus

7:36 am

They have what is all too often a thankless job. I know they were touched by the obvious show of appreciatin.

7:36 am

good morning all.

hello annie.

7:36 am

me too Nono

7:36 am

I have 28/39 of the V words!!

morning peri

7:37 am

good morning all

7:37 am

{peri}

your one ahead of me peri :)

7:37 am

{teach}

7:37 am

Morning peri, teach

hi wv

7:37 am

Is he still alive? The word on TV was he lost a significant amount of blood. I want to know why. I hope he lives.

7:37 am

but i need help with the lower i pls

7:37 am

Hi Owl and peri

7:38 am

serious but stable

7:38 am

thanks Une and hi

in6 is crazy peri

7:38 am

in6/18 peri

7:38 am

hi :-)

7:38 am

ty NoNo

7:38 am

and smores

7:39 am

Yes, I hope he survives too Annie

7:39 am

ditto

for sure on that we need to know what was behind the whole thing. If he dies we will never know

7:41 am

It just baffles me what any of these people think they're going to accomplish through this kind of thing. All this one accomplished was throwing his life away. Not to mention all the people who either died or whose lives will never be the same. Has crazy become contagious?!!

7:42 am

They have so much hatred that senseless acts seem logical to them

7:42 am

"Crazy" thinks it is smarter than everyone else and that it's agenda supersedes the needs and rights of others.

7:43 am

This how the people in Israel love

7:43 am

Live* ---I better wake up

7:43 am

Tell me about it----I live in an apt. complex!

7:43 am

And you two can go wake up in the PB : P

7:44 am

*shuffles off

7:44 am

With me : D

7:44 am

*puts up a large pot of coffee*

7:44 am

I do not know how people can live in places like Israel. It is always a life surrounded by hate. We have our problems for sure but I'm thankful I live here.

7:44 am

Breakfast party in the PB!

7:44 am

lol..".puts fresh blueberry muffins in PB"

7:45 am

:)

7:45 am

BRB...killer kitty wants back in

7:49 am

He went straight to his food so I guess the birds got away :)

7:50 am

grrr...forgot Venus wasn't accepted

7:50 am

: O

7:52 am

why the :O Molly?

7:53 am

Cats killing birds. It's one of the reasons I am not a cat lover.

7:53 am

New made-up word: deslim -- to get fat.

7:53 am

Which will probably get me sent to the stockade here.

7:53 am

ahh...yeah I'm not fond of that part of their make-up either

7:54 am

Molly, I had two cats when I also had two lovebirds (grossly misnamed birds) and the cats would run away from them!

7:55 am

lol...nah Molly, you are more that entitled to your opinion about cat

my ats never brought me any birds. they did bring mice and voles.

7:55 am

of anything else for that matter

7:55 am

The stories about stepping in hairballs in the middle of the night is a close second. : O

never had a mouse until i was catless. they do do that

7:55 am

We used to have lovebirds Mimi...agree about the misname

but i think there have been studies esp in UK about cats catching birds

7:57 am

:) definately never have a problem with mice

7:57 am

I'm glad to have cats here because if a scorpion ever gets in the house the cats kill it immediately. They instinctively know to lob off the tail first even though cats are immune to scorpion venom.

7:58 am

hehe..I don't have to worry about them, but happy you don't either :)

7:58 am

They study cats catching birds...really

8:00 am

Totally off the subject---has anyone else in the "older" age category tried to find a job? Employers are getting around the law against asking age/birth date by asking what year you graduated from high school and that's legal...I called the EOC.

8:00 am

When applying online, any company that asks that question on the application never gets back to me.

8:01 am

Yes, I've had that too

8:01 am

*heard

8:01 am

can't type this moning

8:02 am

* morning ...lol....see

8:03 am

I have so many skills and so much experience plus can no longer get pregnant, have PMS, have to care for small children who get sick...my time is my own and am willing to work weekends, stay late....seems like a bargain to me....wake up employers!!

8:03 am

I know what ya mean

8:04 am

This is the first year in quite a long time I'm actually glad to be getting older....I get my first early retirement check on July 3....I really need it!

8:05 am

Oh, you took early retirement?

8:05 am

I didn't know...good for you

8:06 am

Yep---no choice--need the money. Besides, you don't actually lose any money by doing so, you just get less on a monthly basis. The amount you've accrued is still the same. Then when my ex turns 62 in another year and a half I can switch over to his rate which will at least double mine.

8:07 am

nice...so are you still wanting to find a job?

8:09 am

Oh, yes, still trying. I won't be getting much retirement money until I can switch over. But they only allow you to make $15,500 per year in addition to retirement money until age 65 and then you can earn as much as you want. Stupid, arbitrary rules.

8:09 am

Oh cool...I thought it was a lot less...that was why I asked

8:10 am

I decided a long time ago I was going to take early retirement money because no one knows how long they'll live so might as well get what you can while you can. Of course, if you live a really long time you just may run out---that's the difficulty.

8:11 am

so true

8:12 am

I've nearly died 3 times already and am a bit concerned God is going to leave me down here a really long time because he doesn't want me up there criticizing the way He's doing things....it's like he's saying "Leave her down there, I don't need the grief!"

8:12 am

silly :0

8:13 am

LOL

8:14 am

And with hot flashes, pregnancy, the monthly curse, etc...this is how I'm convinced God is NOT a woman!

8:15 am

phantom---avenue

8:15 am

I've always considered it a wondrous thing to be the sex that gets to bear the children.

8:16 am

Me, too, Molly but the wonder wear off really quickly when "the change" puts us through hormone hell.

8:17 am

Phantom: simulate.

8:17 am

good one

8:19 am

Am loving the double "l's" today also!

8:21 am

Speaking of cats, there's a type of cat in the grid today!

8:23 am

Okay, so I listed and found most the V's, still missing 4 ... va6,33 va6,27 va7,40 and ve 6/30

8:23 am

And also a bird reference! We're just on point today!

8:24 am

any clues?

8:24 am

Smores--ve6/30 - a way to get hot air away from your dryer.

8:25 am

Past tense

8:25 am

thanks Mimi just got the bird one

8:25 am

va6/27 dance plural

va6/27 suitcase then pl

8:26 am

tx good!

8:26 am

I have that ve6/30 there is another one after it

8:26 am

I only have 23 V;s...grrr

8:27 am

se/9 help?

8:27 am

driveby babbling -- off to transport 4 rescue dogs to KY -- Phoenix, Lucy, Yogi, and JohnBoy *poof*

8:27 am

Thanks GE :)

8:28 am

woohoo Une :)

8:28 am

Une, have a safe trip....there is a plaque honoring you in Dog Heaven

8:29 am

se9 is the latin singular of se8/40

8:30 am

ty...got it smores

8:31 am

yw :)

8:31 am

done looking for V's ... still need 2

8:32 am

just can't look anymore

8:32 am

39 V words? Really?

8:32 am

Morning all.

8:32 am

Yep...crazy huh?

8:32 am

Hi, Bea!

8:32 am

morning, bea

8:33 am

Glad I'm not a "hardcore" Babbler---I'm happy just to get the ones I can and leave it at that...such a Babble underachiever! Keeps it fun, though, for me.

8:34 am

:)

8:35 am

love it when I type in something stupid and it's acutally a word :D

8:36 am

hmm....*actually

8:36 am

I just did that, too, smores!

8:36 am

Those monkeys are really smart!

8:37 am

:D

8:39 am

Stats for I in upper corner?

8:40 am

ix4/9 and plural

8:40 am

ix 4/9 and pl.

8:40 am

:)

8:40 am

ty both

8:41 am

Done for this morning. Have a good Saturday, everyone. Hugs all around.

8:42 am

Every time I say goodbye I see another word...I should say goodbye several times a day!

8:43 am

hugs back, Mimi, have a great Sat.

8:43 am

Bye Mimi...take care {hugs}

8:46 am

Be back in a bit....need a break :)

8:53 am

can someone clue the 9 please?

8:56 am

Which one?

8:56 am

ca and How Green Grows my ( plural of the next word)

8:56 am

that's the only one I have

8:56 am

Sorry meant the C

8:56 am

just clued it fan

8:57 am

ve t

8:57 am

OOps so sorry

8:58 am

umm

8:58 am

ty annie

8:59 am

ca + lily of the ****** (make that word a plural)

8:59 am

perfect clue molly

8:59 am

and thank you annie

Hi all and thanks forvthe 9 Annie. Does anyone have the other 9 please

And ty Molly

9:00 am

ut 8 clue please?

9:01 am

think forks and spoons mlfan

9:01 am

se9...almost all of common ***** (street smarts) + three letter word for sick + Doublemint is chewing g**

9:01 am

thanks, crayola

9:01 am

ty crayola

9:02 am

yw

9:02 am

yw annie

9:02 am

Thanks!! Molly

9:02 am

thanks mollie got it

9:02 am

nbt and nbs

9:02 am

i might be back

9:02 am

ooh. ty molly

ty Molly, great clue

9:03 am

se9...need to read up on my Zoology. Right. : D

9:03 am

thanks guys for the 9 letter clues they were great and got it right away, Thank you

9:04 am

Molly..what if you don't have double mint :-)

9:04 am

Hi shorty, How are you?

9:04 am

Hi zooz :)

9:04 am

Hello, Annie & all :-)

9:05 am

good how r u Annie?

9:05 am

fine, thanks

Hi zooz

9:07 am

Hi, Chrissie :-)..it is a beautiful day today.

It certainly is zooz, just back from 2 nights in the Lake District with batteries recharged :). How are you?

9:10 am

Feeling good..done lots of garden work..glad you had a great time at the lake district..love it there.

Think you're keeping the sunshine a little longer down there, we're forecast rain for tomorrow. Still, it should be goodcfor the London marathon (not that I'll be there!)

9:12 am

Morning. Happy weekend All.

Hi hego, same to you:)

9:13 am

: )

9:14 am

Hello, Hego :-)

9:14 am

good morning - a monster, I see :)

9:15 am

Hi Nan

9:15 am

I used to run for charities.but not any more..good luck to all the runners..will watch a bit on the TV.

9:15 am

Hello, Nan :-)

...lookong for nessie in the grid now nan....

Well done zooz

Going cross eyed with this grid. Time for a power nap, bbl

9:41 am

Bye for now, Chrissie.

9:43 am

Has anyone seen Mom here the last few days?

9:44 am

Yes Mom was on a few days ago.

9:44 am

thanks, zooz, was wondering about her.

9:44 am

I have seen her on FB Annie.

9:44 am

In fact it might of been two days ago..she seemed cheery :-)

9:45 am

thanks, you two

9:45 am

yw

9:45 am

have nbt, but still looking for an 8 for nbs

9:47 am

al8 compound word ..three letter word for the lot + pips that grow in soil

9:47 am

plural for the al8 sory.

9:47 am

ty zoom - nbs

9:47 am

ty zoom. never would have got that.

9:47 am

Good morning!

9:48 am

yw

9:48 am

((Car))

9:48 am

Hello, Car :-)

9:48 am

{{hegp}}

9:48 am

Hello Zooz!!!

9:49 am

car., How are you? What an ordeal you went through.

9:49 am

and the needle case makes an appearance!

9:49 am

plural also

9:49 am

I am hesitantly optimistic this morning.

9:49 am

so does the volcano

9:50 am

ah! ty Annie.

9:50 am

Car, keep your chin up, Baby!1

9:50 am

I always miss that bloody needlecase..thanks, Hego.

9:51 am

There are many questions....

9:51 am

yw Zooz

9:51 am

But I slept better last night than I have all week.

9:51 am

that's life Car.

9:52 am

hi all

9:52 am

hi Peri

9:52 am

help with a 9 pls

9:52 am

Not a nice thing for anyone to have to go through..glad they have been caught.

9:52 am

ty for al8

9:52 am

Hello, Peri :-)

9:52 am

Hi Peri!

9:53 am

don't have one yet, Peri.

9:54 am

not liking this grid -- stuck already with 119 to go

9:54 am

CA9 ca + 4 point tile + friends in battle.

9:55 am

ty again Zooz

9:55 am

Ty Zooz! Go with a single for the ca 7/52

9:55 am

ty zooz, new word for me

9:56 am

just found a vi 7-8

9:57 am

nan, please clue it

9:57 am

Got it! TY!

9:57 am

I did too

9:57 am

never mind, I got it

9:57 am

Clue please for that AL8?

9:58 am

clued at 9:47

9:58 am

see zooz 9:47

9:58 am

al8----not short but t*** and you plant these to get veggies and flowers

9:58 am

entire what you sow in spring

9:59 am

according to early chat there is an se9 but I do not see it

9:59 am

Don't know what a pip that grows in soil is.

9:59 am

Oh crap. Yes I do. Sorry. Got it.

9:59 am

lol

9:59 am

took me a minute to figure out what a pip was

10:00 am

se 9 has to start from the middle s

10:00 am

I think I ne4 a break, be back later

10:01 am

me too. hagd All

10:01 am

Good by Annie and Hego! PPhugs}}

10:01 am

*{{hugs}}

10:03 am

SE9 almost all of the common (street smart) + three letter word for sick + doublemint is chewing g**

10:03 am

se9...almost all of common ***** (street smarts) + three letter word for sick + Doublemint is chewing g**

10:04 am

That was MollyLs clue

10:04 am

Eek, Zoom beat me to my own clue : O

10:04 am

ty molly

10:04 am

Cool word. TY!

10:04 am

talking of which hahaha

10:04 am

thanks molls

10:04 am

ty Molls

10:04 am

just wrestling with the S tile there and look over and get a lovely clue

10:05 am

mully is a word -- it is what you take when you hit a really bad shot in a friendly game of golf

10:05 am

It is a simple sense organ

10:05 am

street smarts?

10:05 am

120 left, bll

10:05 am

I am struggling with 56 more to find.

10:05 am

It didn't make any SE**E to me at first, Ruru, but then I got it.

10:05 am

why do you have that picture for an icon, ruru?

10:06 am

thanks

10:06 am

just trying to get down to 100, then listing

10:06 am

was going the wrong direction as usual

10:06 am

bbl with g&t after laundry is done

10:07 am

It is really sad what the bombing suspect's parents are saying. The FBI told him they were afraid of him? Right.

10:07 am

ooh - and a ut 7-8

10:07 am

Bye Peri!

10:08 am

who was afraid of who? the FBI was afraid of the suspect?

10:08 am

but the uncle couldn't believe the charges .."he is such a hard working nice boy"

10:09 am

Yes, the parents are claiming the FBI told the suspect that they were afraid of him. I understand not wanting to think the worst about your kid, but come on.

10:09 am

the FBI told him his own parents were afraid of him you mean?

10:10 am

cause i can't see what would be objectionable about the FBI saying the FBI was afraid of him.

10:10 am

I don't find it objectionable. I find it far fetched.

10:11 am

oh. i mean, i think anybody would be afraid of someone who might or might not have more bombs that might kill more people. not that they felt that visceral personal fear but that they were afraid of what he would do.

10:12 am

I haven't seen th news. Did the take him al***?

10:12 am

yes ruby, but it sounds like he'd been bleeding from gunshot wounds all day, so he's currently in hospital in serious condition.

10:13 am

"get your news first o Basbble!"

10:14 am

I just find it a stretch that the FBI goes around telling people "We are afraid of you".

10:14 am

clue for li 6/24

10:15 am

ah - finally - 100

10:16 am

li6/24 rhymes with plural of st------/response

10:16 am

ty hurshy got it

10:17 am

The FBI was "afraid" of him because of the damage that he could potentially cause other people.

10:17 am

yes, that's what i was trying to suggest car

10:18 am

I give up

10:18 am

it's really too bad the second one wasn't killed in the shootout saving Boston a lengthy trial..

10:18 am

There is so much rumor and speculation still flying around. It is driving me nuts.

10:19 am

disagree, ruru - then they wouldn't be able to find out why they did it, whether anyone else was involved...

10:19 am

No! We need him al5! We need answers to why and if there are any more out there.

10:19 am

There could be other bombs that they planted "just in case" and others to set them off.

10:19 am

That is why I am not totally relaxed yet.

10:20 am

I could understand that Mass. has been through a lot this year already

10:20 am

I also really want to know why this kid turned. His brother seems to be the one who had the hatred, but nothing about his younger brother fits.

10:21 am

i dont think anyone will ever get the answer as to why the pos did this. just my opinion

10:21 am

My hubby had a picture last night showing the kid (and he really does just look like a kid) lying on the ground, handcuffed with the agents all around him.

10:21 am

shouldn't their issues be with Russia.. ? Why harm innocent people here after they've been living here

10:21 am

That is entirely possible Ivesy.

10:22 am

OK...I am off to the library. I ask that you all pray for Texas today and the tragedy that their community is going through. {{hugs}} to you all.

10:22 am

so molly did you just mean you didn't think the FBI SHOULD say they are afraid of a 19 year old, or that you doubt the parents' account that they DID so?

10:23 am

have fun at the libarry, one of my fave places

10:23 am

I think the father of the boys is a macho jerk.. that's just my opinion

10:23 am

me too ruru.

10:23 am

I meant that I don't believe FBI agents, or police officers, go around saying "We are afraid of you" to possible terrorists.

10:24 am

aha

10:24 am

i agree molly. i dont think they do either.

10:25 am

if they do, then they are in the wrong line of work

10:25 am

Exactly

10:25 am

...maybe sensitive FBI agents ?

10:26 am

:D

10:26 am

The parents are obviously lashing out, claiming their kids were framed, blah, blah, blah. It's the mean ole USA's fault.

10:27 am

yeah.. that scholarship made him a bad person

10:27 am

Molly I agree, good coverage right now on CNN

10:27 am

when they are getting all the perks of living here, then everyhing is ok.. but now its the usa's fault

10:28 am

on a different note - this is a tough grid.

10:29 am

am so sick of people coming to this country , getting all the freaking help they want and citizens are struggling to eat, and pay their bills. something is seriously wrong

10:29 am

very tough i just passed the half way mark and am thinking of listing

10:29 am

and yes it is a tough grid lol

10:31 am

i don't think that a parent not wanting to believe their child would commit an atrocity is so strange.

10:31 am

it's this little human thing called "denial"

10:31 am

was playing a word game on fb.. going great. then i hit the wrong button.... ahhhhhh.. chit

10:31 am

i dont know hursy, i dont deny what my son did/does, even though it hurts

10:32 am

many people do, though. esp if it's NOT in character.

10:32 am

prob. afraid they will be blamed

10:32 am

yeah but forgetting to call and killing 4 people are pretty different animals

10:33 am

I never said I thought what the parents were doing was strange. I just took issue with the idea that FBI agents would tell someone they are afraid of him. Loved ones are often in denial about such things.

10:33 am

can someone clue the 2 i words first column?

10:33 am

I'm stuck so I might as well add my mi-- worth: This is the parents reporting? And the media interpreting? Don't trust either. Like the old whispering game: when the phrase gets round, it's lost its meaning. Say, in talking about why they have to use certain tactics, need information, must prepare to kill the bomber, it's a fake-polite formality: "We're afraid we have to ...." or more directly. "Yes, we're afraid of what he could do if he's not caught quickly; he's out of control."

10:33 am

ix4 and 5

10:34 am

ix 4 9 and ix 5 20

10:34 am

flowers, i think mary. was surprised when i found some babblets at lowe's the other day!

10:34 am

good point jwr

10:34 am

good point jwr

10:34 am

Well, it was a direct quote from the mother...In her interview with Russia Today, Tsarnaeva suggested FBI officers had visited her home when she still lived in the United States and told her that Tamerlan "was really an extremist leader and that they were afraid of him."

10:35 am

does she speak english

10:35 am

ty jmb & leslie

10:35 am

I can't vouch for the reporting source.

10:35 am

not really direct, the mother quoting the fbi agents, and are ivesy points out, possibly through a translator

10:35 am

The mother is a convicted shoplifter. So they said on TV.

10:35 am

It really sounds like a second-language misuse of words.

10:36 am

start putting hammer down on who gets in this country.. is it easy to get in other countries. i dont know bcuz i have never left state. .

10:36 am

She is said to have stolen $1600. worth of clothing from Lord and Taylor in Boston

10:37 am

well at least she picked a nice store lol

10:37 am

Well, at least we know he's too young to have been that Other guy on the "grassy knoll."

10:37 am

yes, she sure did.

10:38 am

ivesy, these boys came to the u.s. when they were children. and it's not just "outsiders" who kill people

10:39 am

Whoo, sorry I brought this up. Three cheers for the Mom! Everything she said is A-okay.

10:39 am

The family entered this country as political asylum refugees. They get all benefits immediately, they were getting an education but the hatred is so strong they really don't give a damn about people in this country even tho the younger brother was a citizen.

10:39 am

Off to sleep -- it's been a long worknight. Things like terrorist attacks tend to overexcite the kind of people who call crisis lines. Bye, all.

10:39 am

this grid is beginning to drive me in6 (maybe that's a putt) - bbl

10:39 am

Yes Annie. I agree with you and Ivesy.

10:40 am

oh my jwr you are working crisis lines?

10:40 am

16 years

10:40 am

like 911 or suicide lines or what?

10:40 am

not saying that it is all outsiders. but at this time , with all the terrorist from other countries. mb its time to concentrate on us and stop giving them a free ride.

10:40 am

no you don't, and neither do i. his uncle is the same kind of immigrant and said he's ashamed of him. adam lanza was a "regular" american and in my mind what he did was worse. these sweeping characterizations...

10:40 am

ty for that point annie, i didnt know that.

10:41 am

(that "no you don't" was to molly)

10:41 am

hi all

10:41 am

shutting up now.

10:41 am

hi jmc, we are solving the world's problems today

10:42 am

hi jmc enter at your own risk!

10:42 am

Yeah, actually I do agree with Annie and Ivesy. (Joining Ivesy in the shut up corner)

10:42 am

*zips lips*

10:42 am

tough grid and tough chog.

10:42 am

one more thing.. i will never accept the fact that people come into this country and get a free ride. while seniors and such struggle to survive. now i am shutting up

10:42 am

*carefully hides cape*

10:42 am

I am also joining Molly and ives in the "shut up" corner

10:42 am

:) molly

10:43 am

well i don't. but i believe people SHOULD be able to discuss these things civilly and still get along, so i am not a fan of this "shut up" corner.

10:43 am

:) annie

10:43 am

Last comment -- Ivesy, don't get carried away with the plurals. If you do that, you have to generalize about all the others, Americans included, Southerners, Republicans, Democrats, the "quiet" kids ... it's a slippery slope.

10:43 am

*thumbs up to jwr*

10:44 am

i gets into trouble all the time hursh in my noncyber life. . .i tries to keep it to a minimum here

10:44 am

indeed, hursh... this is the only place i've discussed any of this with since it is a group of smart, caring people. wouldn't even try to venture into discussions on fb etc.

10:44 am

I have seen peoples using up their savings and going on welfare to take care of their medical ne4s but the political aslyum refugees get every single benefit denied to people who paid taxes almost all their lives. Now I will shut up.

10:44 am

ty - and I agree there should never be a shut-up corner, except maybe when your mouth is stuffed with Linzer torte in the PB.

10:44 am

if we never discuss the things we disagree on, how will we ever get anywhere as a society?

10:45 am

Really, poof.

10:45 am

*people (No ess)

10:45 am

:) annie

10:45 am

Good morning all!!

10:45 am

*Applauds Annie's comment from the corner*

10:45 am

I think there is a "I wish he'd shut up corner somewhere here"

10:45 am

well you do have a point there hursh and that is part of the point of my organization. . .to help us get out of the silos of information and misinformation

10:45 am

so does ivesy

10:45 am

hey jilly

10:45 am

annie - i can understand that that might be unfair and frustrating - but the solution seems to me to be to rethink our policies about who gets what benefits, not to blame the foreign immigrants themselves.

10:46 am

on applauding annies comment

10:46 am

I have seen citizens exploit the system everywhich way from sunday too. . .

10:46 am

amen

10:46 am

are you taking nominations, ru? ;)

10:46 am

I am NOT blaming the immigrants. I am saying the system is unfair.

10:47 am

and i have seen immigrants who have worked their butts off with 3 or 4 jobs at below minimum wage. . .

10:47 am

well.. likely it would first be me. :D

10:47 am

yes, jmc, that is true

10:47 am

i agree the system is unfair. . . immigrants are required to pay taxes too and get fewer and fewer benefits. . .

10:47 am

Several of my FB friend posted quaisi anti-muslim posts. Like "All muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim." We seem to forget history...

10:47 am

I got that point Annie.

10:48 am

im not an immigrant and i work my ass off at a minimum wage job to survive..

10:48 am

Agree with your comments Annie, but there are a lot of "Americans" who abuse the system for freebies that we workers pay for.

10:48 am

i wouldn't qualify that with quasi, jilly

10:48 am

not to mention my friend who was a citizen trying to get a green card for her son who was on a 15 year waiting list. . . he died before it was over

10:49 am

uh. . . so the guys in oklahoma were muslims? I didn't know that. . . ;-)

10:49 am

nobody abuses our money like the government and banks do

10:49 am

thats the real issue

10:49 am

and Wall Street

10:49 am

seems to me anyways

10:49 am

the increase in economic inequality has more to do with tax and regulation policies skewed toward the super-wealthy than with immigrants.

10:49 am

well it is very cold here today. .....how about where you are mollie, annie?

10:49 am

Not to mention the Crusades jmc!

10:50 am

everybody working minimum wage jobs, immigrant or native, is a victim of that.

10:50 am

there was an interesting discussion before the bombers were ID'd on word choice in "terror/terrorism." what constitutes a terrorist?

10:50 am

oops mollyl

10:50 am

well you are all welcome to help me resolve the issue of campaign finance reform so I can move on to other issues of process!

10:50 am

extremely windy here, in the fifties

10:50 am

do they have to be foreign? do they have to hate america? or do they just have to kill?

10:50 am

same here Annie

10:50 am

only in 30 here and windy

10:50 am

jmc, you haven't fixed that yet?

10:50 am

onlevel.org *shameless self-promotion*

10:50 am

indeed, leslie - esp with people suggesting that they shouldn't read him his rights yesterday. seems to me you could easily qualify adam lanza as a terrorist - only nobody did.

10:51 am

Wait a minute. NO ONE here said McVeigh was a muslim.

10:51 am

thursday it was in the 80's

10:51 am

any help on the al 6.24 last one

10:51 am

45 here and partly cloudy

10:51 am

see jilly at 10:47 molls. . . she was quoting

10:51 am

it5 snowed here for an hour :( extremely windy and cold :(( tornado in newmarket (ontario) crossy's in the middle of a very high water watch...

10:52 am

hi trader. doesnt sound fun

10:52 am

never mind

10:52 am

so i got stranded without my cell phone for 2 days in rural VA this week. . .

10:53 am

hi ivesy :) not very pleasant for april 20th (or even march 20th , for that matter)

10:53 am

Oh, Facebook stuff, missed it.

10:53 am

jmc, did you have withdrawl symptoms?

10:53 am

LOL...

10:54 am

ok, need to get food.. bbl have fun

10:54 am

np molls. . .

10:54 am

bye ivesy

10:54 am

bye ivesy

10:55 am

well it was a pain because i had gone down early to get the bumper fixed on my car and they couldn't tell me that it was going to take a second day until i showed up to pick it up

10:55 am

bye ivesy

10:55 am

Bye ivesy

10:55 am

pardon my french, but that sucks jmc. what a waste of time!

10:55 am

so good thing i always pack an extra pair of panties and lots of work when i drive more than 75 miles from home

10:56 am

haha

10:56 am

F1 is about to start..back later.

10:56 am

good afternoon everyone:))

10:56 am

have you quite recovered from april 15th panic attack (by proxy)?

10:56 am

hi crossy

10:56 am

heyo crossy

10:57 am

crossy!! are you warm and dry?

10:57 am

so i gave them the phone at my sisters "cabin" where i was staying and waited for them to cal but then the storm started moving in and i didn't want to get stuck up a dirt road on a mountain. . .the same one i nearly got stuck on with ice on news years eve

10:57 am

lunch beckons, bye

10:57 am

not warm.is 22 degrees colder than yesterday and snowing lol

10:57 am

april16 is always fun too with panicked clients calling about extensions a day too late

10:58 am

so i call them and they said we called and called and you never answered so something else to deal with. . .

10:58 am

Hmmm stuck on the au5...what am I not seeing?

10:58 am

some high water advisories from all that rain and mild weather before that

10:58 am

we are getting a mixed bag weather wise

10:58 am

bye annie :) pooor jmc, you've had a very rough week. i will see if there's anything good in the PB to munch on

10:58 am

nm

10:58 am

i drove home finally with the news bulletins about boston getting interuppted by the news bulletins about violent storms and tonardo watches. . .fun drive

10:59 am

i have to go there anyway from earlier things i said trader. . .

10:59 am

bye annie

10:59 am

the weather network showed some raging rivers your way with dire warnings about staying away ..

10:59 am

if you don't mind language, there was a very appropriate story in the onion this week... hold please

10:59 am

we're more than 22 degrees colder. It's now 54.

11:00 am

http://tinyurl.com/cpv7jf2

11:00 am

we were plus 18c and now it has slipped 2 more notches to minus 4

11:00 am

-6*

Who are my fellow Bostonians?

11:02 am

howdy,kaplan i hear the caught the guy

11:02 am

breaking news from crossy

11:02 am

i do not rivit myself the the news non stop ,leslie

11:02 am

how are you doing, kap?

I have major PTSD. They did, he was a kid that was known to various peers.

11:03 am

i have close bostonian ties as my hubby's mother grew up on beacon hill, his greatgrandfather was the youngest governor of mass. and we spent a month on beacon hill while hubby was at mass general

I am doing sucky, thank you.

11:03 am

oh geez kap

11:03 am

it was riviting news yesterday for sure

I was on shelter-in-place restriction.

11:03 am

i confess it all brought back washington dc on 9/11 and the anthrax and the sniper to me. . .

11:04 am

anyways,aside the jokers,i am glad they caught him,kaplan

11:04 am

is it a nice day outside today kap?

I did go for a walk eventually an the bars were full.

11:04 am

i bet everyone had cabin fever by then

No, it's cloudy. Yesterday was warm and windy.

11:04 am

sorry crossy i thought that you were joking. here it is all i've heard about for days from all forms of communication

11:05 am

Help for last Li7,28 please???

11:05 am

Well, I admit to being glued to TV yesterday. Comes from having family and friends in the shelter area.

11:05 am

ty for the link leslieann. i needed that .love the closing ;)

11:05 am

i would go see a lighthearted movie myself kap

11:06 am

i watch the news once a day,leslie,i do not wade in it.it is bad for the soul.:)) (((to boston)) ((kaplan))

the whole thing sucks and I am sick of all the hatred. I feel sorry for this generation of young men. When gertrude stein told Hemingway "you are all a lost generation" she hadn't seen nothing yet.

11:06 am

it is not linseed erda, lol

11:06 am

or maybe 42. . .about overcoming the hatred. . .

11:06 am

you are probably right, crossy

My daughter was watching Astaire and ROgers movies and that was probably the heathiest thing to do last night.

11:07 am

sick of all the hatred... that is a very good way to put it kap

Offto the PB, Kate.

11:08 am

really?

11:08 am

duck soup or animal crackers would have been my choice. . .or maybe the princess bride. . . you can't go wrong with the princess bride

11:08 am

votes for the princess bride :)

11:08 am

sounds like your daughter chose the perfect way to cope and deal with it all.kap

Lins**d. Sorry. Anything good in the PB?

11:08 am

yeah! princess bride!

It was nice to see Astaire and Rogers dance the Picolino.

11:09 am

i wowed and amazed a 20 something know all about andre the giant has a possee

11:09 am

sorry , i will see if there are any crumbs left over from yesterday... though i didn't realize lin**** was going to get me in trouble ;)

11:10 am

i started reading regency romance novels when i was dealing with my hubby. . . almost always have happy endings. . .

11:10 am

I think many people followed the news closely yesterday. It was unprecedented stuff for this country.

11:10 am

who you calling a 20-something?

11:10 am

i don't get it. . . .trader. . . i can't get that to work

11:10 am

indeed, molly. it seemed more like a movie set than real life

The written law says you can't use a word inside of a word.

11:10 am

haha leslie!. . .he was just amazed that an old lady like me knew all about andre the giant. . .

11:11 am

ah. . .thank you for that clarification kap

11:11 am

i am not dissing anyone who did of course,molly,i find is do not miss anything anyways,it is all still there for me to read/watch and mostly with all the second by second guesswork removed by then

11:11 am

jmc - it is not in the grid... i was being cheeky

People keep saying that about movies and real life, but it wasn;t at all like Astaire and Rogers dancing.

11:11 am

ohh i see, i read your comment wrong. princess bride is a classic!

11:12 am

any votes for the only "chick moveis" i like? bridget jones 1&2) and notting hill?

11:12 am

a cheeky lot. . . my hubby used to say i had chipmunk cheeks. . .

11:13 am

notting hill is okay . . . i was not wowed by bridget jones

By the Adriatic waters Venetian sons and daughters Are strumming a new tune upon their guitars. It was written by a Latin, a gondolier who sat in His home out in Brooklyn and gazed at the stars. He sent his melody across the sea to Italy, And we know they wrote some words to fit that catchy bit And christened it the Piccolino. And we know that it's the reason why Ev'ryone this season is strumming and humming a new melody. Come to the Casino and hear them play the Piccolino. Dance with your bambino to the strains of the catchy Piccolino. Drink your glass of Vino, and when you've had your plate of Scallopino, Make them play the Piccolino, the catchy Piccolino. And dance to the strains of that new melody, the Piccolino.

11:13 am

I don't get it. 20 somethings were babies when Andre the Giant was in his prime.

11:14 am

four weddings and a funeral is better. . .

11:14 am

i was thinking that. if anything, jmc should have been surprised the young one knew of it

11:14 am

i remember watching andre when him and hogan were in the top of their game

11:14 am

I've never understood the popularity of the Bridget Jones movies.

11:14 am

because of the graffiti molls. . . and shepard fairy

11:15 am

and the further graffiti of Obey and the Obama. . .very in. . .

11:16 am

<---Has no clue what JMC is on about

11:16 am

well you just proved my point molls. . . most 20 somethings would know what i was talking about! hahaha

11:17 am

okay i am off to eat lunch and to figure out why my sister is not answering her phone.. .bbl

11:17 am

And what does that have to do with 20 somethings who were babies when Andre was popular??

11:19 am

i think she was on bridget jones this time

11:20 am

Oy

11:21 am

oh wait no i figured it out. i speak fluent jmc now. http://tinyurl.com/3uog9j

11:23 am

thanks leslie!

11:23 am

i will add it to my linkedin

11:23 am

languages: English, JMC

11:25 am

ty for the translation leslieann :)

11:29 am

anyone have the first Mi 6/24?

11:29 am

LA, you are amazing. How you got from Point A to Point B eludes me.

11:30 am

the one that is not a waltz but a mi

11:30 am

must be because i am not TOO far out of my 20s :)

11:31 am

thank you

11:32 am

welcome

11:32 am

That is the FIRST mi6/24?

11:33 am

i am still missing a few "m"s but it is my first

11:33 am

My first one is mi + most of McCartney's first name, plural

11:34 am

<---so far out of her 20's .....

11:34 am

thanks molly

11:35 am

very twisty!

11:36 am

does anyone have the mi 7/40 (2nd one) ? it follows 3 words to do with time...

11:36 am

118 left - back later

11:37 am

past tense

11:37 am

bye

11:37 am

anyone help on the mi8/60?

11:38 am

i have the mi 7 past tense, the one i'm trying to find follows the plural..

11:39 am

mi8 - take with the wrong side

11:39 am

mi7 is mi and a ladies name

11:39 am

sorry that the mi7,40

11:40 am

Hello again :)

11:40 am

ty liliann and mixi

11:40 am

yw kate and hi all

11:40 am

Ladies name = Charlie Brown's little sister

11:40 am

Third note, plural + *****ual

11:41 am

mi8 -wrong sporting *****

11:41 am

ty smores

11:42 am

you guys lost me

11:42 am

mi + plural ltr + ev5

11:42 am

me too :(

11:43 am

do re mi fa etcetera?

11:43 am

Never knew Charlie Browns sisters name..

11:43 am

thanks everyone.. that m was killing me

11:44 am

got it, ty everyone... i was trying to tack on a version of al 5

11:44 am

<---With the lost

11:44 am

i didn't know that molly. i was thinking of the lady from worzel gummidge, but i didn't know if you've ever seen that tv programme in the U.S

11:45 am

ca9"

11:46 am

The only other Sa*** I could think of is the one Robert Palmer sneaks around with : D

11:46 am

oh aye. i love that song :)

11:47 am

fireworks.

11:47 am

wtg mixi!

11:47 am

sa 5 mae, as in loans maybe for the (us folks)

11:47 am

WTG mixi...well done :)

11:47 am

Or the one Clapton lays down with (should have used that for Ru)

11:47 am

lol

11:47 am

lol molly :) congratulations mixi!

11:48 am

hi al, back to find more words

11:48 am

cheers, Molls

11:48 am

*Clinks glasses with Peri*

11:48 am

:-)

11:49 am

did not have my G&T yesterday, hence the cheers today

11:49 am

altho I could have some on both days if I wanted too

11:49 am

Hey peri :)

11:49 am

hey smores

11:49 am

missing 3 of the 8's

11:50 am

It's a nice tonic and lime kind of day. If I had some to add to my Vodka, I would think about it.

11:50 am

OK, a-l done, 100 left...bbl *poof*

11:50 am

not getting the mi8 clue, take with the wrong side

11:50 am

:D molly

11:50 am

bye for now Jilly

11:51 am

i have plenty of tonic and limes but no vodka molly.we should swap :)

11:51 am

mi (wrong) prefix + a wedding planner is also an ***** planner

11:51 am

the take the wrng side is for the mi7

11:51 am

No, we should drink together L, but that could be dangerous. : D

11:51 am

ty Molls, did not have the correct ev5

11:51 am

that is the mi 7 peri, the mi 8 is at 11:40 - 11:42

11:52 am

am missing one 8, have al8, mi8 & vi8 what is the other?

11:52 am

lol...dangerous...but funny

11:52 am

mmmm, you could be right there molly :D

11:52 am

There are five 8 words

11:52 am

there are 5 8's Mary I have what you have

11:53 am

se8 mary

11:53 am

there is a ut 8/45

11:53 am

ty I did have the ut8, just missed it. now to work on the se thanx

11:54 am

ty for ut8. not seeing the se8 tho

11:55 am

I have 31/39 of the V words. not bad

11:55 am

vacs

11:55 am

is the se8 a compound word?

11:55 am

se8 is common ****e and the end of the big scary gorilla in the film

11:55 am

sorry pb for me

11:55 am

no

11:55 am

se 8/40 is like a singular of the se 9

11:56 am

ty Kate, did not think of doing that

11:56 am

ends like a popular ice cream flavour

11:56 am

*Laughing at L's clue*

11:56 am

latin singular of the 9

11:56 am

bb in a minute

11:56 am

oh bottoms,i've just given you the ending :)

11:57 am

lol....lilli

11:57 am

Also, Godz**** is not a giant ape : D

11:57 am

oh, no, he isn't is he...lol

11:58 am

i must go now, thank you all for the lovely clues. have a good weekend, see you monday :)

11:58 am

*Pours L more vodka*

11:58 am

that's what made it so funny :)

11:58 am

ah well, any clue is helpful even if it isn't right. well i think so anyway :D

11:58 am

Well yeah, that and giving the ending to the word : D

11:59 am

Bye TK...have good onee :)

11:59 am

the s's are horrible

11:59 am

:D

11:59 am

more vodka...i haven't even had one yet....i never did like that film anyway

11:59 am

bye TK.have a lovely weekend and tc

12:00 pm

Ru, you're not rejoicing that you're learning new words? : D

12:01 pm

hello friends

12:01 pm

Hello friend

12:02 pm

hi trif

12:02 pm

bored out of my head at work...student never showed up, but I have to be the other human in the office during a student testing being done by another clinician...been sitting here since 9am

12:03 pm

well, atleast you have babble trif :)

12:04 pm

and thank god! But oh, what I could have done in these hours!!!

12:06 pm

fireworks!!

12:06 pm

huzzah for lilliann!

12:06 pm

WooHoo Lilli!!! WTG :)

12:07 pm

must go and cook my pork loin steak as my veg are nearly steamed.so hopefully back later to clue.bye all and tc(poof)

12:07 pm

Hi Trif :)

12:07 pm

Nice to get paid for being bored.

12:07 pm

hi smores. nice icon

12:07 pm

it is molly, but the sheen wore off after about hour 3....

12:07 pm

its beautiful and sunny out, and there is gardening to be done! and laundry and such, before the girls come home tomorrow

12:08 pm

trying to find "ong"n the grid....

12:08 pm

no, I found the word

12:08 pm

Ah yes, one must get the love nest straightened out before the children arrive. : D

12:08 pm

there are some very cool words in today's grid!

12:09 pm

{{trif}}

12:09 pm

How much longer do you have to stay?

12:10 pm

cool words? hmmm. Can't even get to half

12:10 pm

"ong"? This must be Grappa talk. : )

12:11 pm

sause

12:11 pm

no, I was refering to the pe in the movie, I came in late

12:11 pm

sorry...damn

12:11 pm

ape* I keep missing the a on this keyboard

12:11 pm

I have to stay until the other test finishes....boo. at least another hour

12:12 pm

phone

12:12 pm

the grappa wore off hours ago, unfortunately

12:13 pm

L was trying to mislead you with her clue Ruby. She is evil that way. : P

12:15 pm

I'll meet you in the PB, molly. I'll supply the guacamole

12:16 pm

I've been in the PB since breakfast time. Come on down!

12:17 pm

on my way.....

12:17 pm

il

12:17 pm

were you naughty?

12:17 pm

hi peri

12:17 pm

No, just dropping grid words left and right.

12:19 pm

axis

12:19 pm

oops, there I go

12:19 pm

No worries. The hot tub is on and the bar is open.

12:20 pm

that sounds too good

12:21 pm

And grumpy husbands are NOT ALLOWED

cool words indeed

12:22 pm

sounds like heaven to me

12:28 pm

last ve the ve 6/30 please

12:29 pm

can't be that you ve**** your anger?

12:30 pm

that has to be a fish if I had it

12:30 pm

i have that one.. need the other ve 6/30

12:31 pm

it must be one of the 13 v's I'm missing

12:35 pm

got it

12:35 pm

done

12:35 pm

clue, pls?

12:36 pm

I'm back...had to grab a bite

12:36 pm

ve + consonant + ends in usa

12:36 pm

WTG ruru...well done :)

12:36 pm

or another name for the USA ruby

12:37 pm

got to run.. later taters

12:37 pm

thanks ruru...1 more V left

12:37 pm

puzzled bye, ru

12:38 pm

why puzzled ruby ?

12:38 pm

I don't get that clue -- hopeless tonight

12:38 pm

bye smores

12:39 pm

last 3 letters are the ending of the A in USA

12:40 pm

aaah, I thought he was giving me the ending...duh

12:40 pm

ty smsores

12:41 pm

lol..I did too...tried vetusa

12:41 pm

lol

12:42 pm

i must be just as hopeless as you today ,ruby

12:42 pm

do not see it

12:44 pm

that states or america or usa bit is just not happening for me

12:44 pm

{{crossy}}

12:44 pm

((ruby))

12:44 pm

ve+ im not well im ***k *vowel

12:44 pm

Hi need n stats..playing

12:44 pm

on phone

12:45 pm

hello ivesy

12:45 pm

playing on phone or playing, on phone

12:45 pm

hi ya ruby! crossy, smores, all

12:45 pm

ty,ivesy

12:45 pm

Playing, on phone..lol

12:46 pm

na6/18 science geek

12:46 pm

yw

12:46 pm

i cannot open clues on the phone

12:46 pm

And hello again all

12:46 pm

we went from about 75F to a horrible windstorm with sleet in one day

12:46 pm

howdy jilly

12:46 pm

we had hail this morning now its only35dgrees

12:46 pm

happily, I don't think the things I planted the day before were damaged, but time will tell

12:46 pm

we are minus 6 c atm,ruby and was snowing a bit ago.yesterday was plus 18 ,warm and rain

12:47 pm

hi crossy, ivesy science Jilly...wow

12:47 pm

this is why we never plant here til queen lizzies b-day

12:47 pm

just grabbed a drink and the chat filled up

12:47 pm

loal wisdom is don't plant 'til 1 May but I was too smart for my own good (or the good of the plants.

12:48 pm

here it is may 24th

12:48 pm

we usually say after memorial day here.

12:48 pm

isn't her birthday in April?

12:48 pm

nope..let me verify....

12:48 pm

Mémorial Day is what they said in Binghamton, but it's much milder here

12:48 pm

any clue for the va6/33...my last one

12:49 pm

sorry smores, not that far yet

12:49 pm

you are correct,april 21st

12:49 pm

but we cannot plant that early

12:50 pm

crossy, May 24th is Queen Victoria's birthday. I know this because it is my birthday as well.

12:50 pm

ty for clarification,nancy

12:50 pm

that is where it much originate from

12:51 pm

My mother was born in Saskatoon (sp) and she was always loyal to the british monarchy

12:51 pm

good night everybody, 179 words will have to do, but this was a fun grid, at least for a while

12:51 pm

my ancestors dabbled in it:)

12:51 pm

nite ruby

12:52 pm

gn,ruby

12:52 pm

Good night ruby...rest well {hugs}

12:52 pm

{{group hug}}

12:52 pm

Niters rubyfoo...sweet sleeps!

12:53 pm

well,my ancestor most likely did more than dabble,but she was but a princess and but 18 at the time and he was in his 50,s.quite the scandal!

12:54 pm

all,my ancestors of note are rogues or black sheep...funny how that is

12:54 pm

crossy however is a good boy:))

12:54 pm

lol...yes, I'm shocked crossy :)

12:55 pm

aaa...yeah..okay

12:55 pm

now the palace never writes..sniff;)

12:55 pm

lol

12:55 pm

smores, i found the va6/33. did you still need it?

12:55 pm

hehe

12:55 pm

No invites to the ball?

12:56 pm

yes please crayola

12:56 pm

I'll take it crayola...

12:56 pm

no invites,name is probably still oh their hot sheet

12:56 pm

va4/7 adverb

12:57 pm

or doing something with high self-importance

12:59 pm

ah...thank you..V's are finally done

12:59 pm

ty crayola

12:59 pm

yw

1:00 pm

as are 8's :)

1:01 pm

Greetings! I had to work this morning, now I can be here.

1:01 pm

Hi, Im back

1:01 pm

Hey Scrabbler :)

1:01 pm

Welcome back Annie :)

1:01 pm

Morning scrabbler and annie!

1:02 pm

hi, folks

1:02 pm

Hello welki!! How are you ((hugs))

1:03 pm

hi welki

1:03 pm

doing okay, jilly - how're things on your side of the screen?

1:03 pm

hi annie :)

1:03 pm

Nice, pretty sunny and I am on vacation til Wednesday...

1:04 pm

gmorning everyone.....what a grid....132 to go and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........lol

1:04 pm

we're expecting *gag* more snow - i'm on my way to your house!

1:04 pm

It was snowing here this morning. Very cold day.

1:05 pm

it started out nice, but temp has gone down hard and fast and you can just about feel the snow getting ready to fall

1:05 pm

Hey welki,cgypsy :)

1:05 pm

we had flurries yesterday and 70's on Thursday..weird

1:06 pm

woohoo...99 left

1:06 pm

Yes, it was 82 here (a record high temp for the date) and then was snowing this morning.

1:06 pm

going to see Jersey boys in a couple of hours anyone seen or heard...

1:06 pm

WTG smores!!

1:06 pm

lol

1:06 pm

218 to go

1:07 pm

good job smores....don't know if I'll even get there

1:07 pm

howdy scrabby

1:07 pm

Hi Crossy. I was thinking of you when talking about Lake SImcoe with someone yesterday.

1:07 pm

supposed to be a good show, gypsy - have fun!

1:08 pm

thanks welki

1:08 pm

cgypsy, I saw Jersey Boys in Chicago and loved it. It is fabulous and you will rock with music long after

1:08 pm

:) nancy....sounds great, just what I need

1:09 pm

wish I was going with you.....

1:10 pm

cg, I saw Jetrsey Boys in NY and it was great, you will love it

1:11 pm

good to know so many enjoyed the show, and that I am in for a fun day1

1:11 pm

absolutely

1:11 pm

BRB

1:12 pm

keep wanting to put in sunset

1:12 pm

that would be fidder on the roof :)

1:13 pm

i used to fish simcoe all the time in winter.now it is all whitefish and "junk fish" have not been down there in an age however

1:13 pm

lol

1:13 pm

*singing, 'sunrise, sunset ...'*

1:13 pm

mmmmmm - smoked whitefish

1:14 pm

we used to toss whitefish and cat fish back

1:14 pm

And fireworks for me..phew

Smoked salmon

1:14 pm

Whitefish are good for smoking...that's about all...

1:14 pm

Yay, zooz. Now enjoy the day.

1:14 pm

WooT WooT WooT zoozzoom!!

1:14 pm

don't think i've ever had northern catfish, but from the south - fried up in some cornmeal and served with blackberry/cayenne sauce - oooh yeah!

1:14 pm

way to go zooo!!!!!

1:14 pm

we get some nice salmon here in the notawasaga on georgian bay

1:15 pm

Hi SG. I haven't seen you in a while. Doing ok?

1:15 pm

Okay, bbs...have handwash to finish...

1:15 pm

always considered them a garbage fish welki and have never had any

1:15 pm

congrats, zooz

1:16 pm

I have been, Scrabs..been a beautiful warm day..done lots of gardening :-)

1:16 pm

but you'll eat lobster :) (cow's tongue! no way! i ain't eating anything that comes out of a cow's mouth - gimme a couple of scrambled eggs!) LOL)

1:16 pm

now,i can do you a speckled trout shore lunch that will bring a tear of joy to yer eye

1:17 pm

I am so sleepy, but am not a napper. Whenever I nap I awake with a migraine.

1:17 pm

loves lobster.no i do not care for cow tongues

1:17 pm

*pulls up a log and waits for crossy's shore lunch*

1:17 pm

scrabs? have you ever been tested for sleep apnea? just a thought

1:17 pm

No meat, fish or seafood for me. I cannot eat animals.

1:18 pm

I did not sleep enough last night. I was revved up from watching the Boston manhunt, and I was on call. I am on call til MOnday at 8am.

1:19 pm

was wondering if the napping/migraines might be associated with apnea

1:19 pm

I was tested for sleep apnea 6 yrs ago--mild issues only.

1:20 pm

would have been an easy fix

1:21 pm

I sleep well typically, if given enough time.

1:21 pm

if you can get your hands on a cpap machine and mask, maybe give it a shot during naptime - could be you have more serious apnea during daytime sleep

1:21 pm

(especially if your sleep position is different than your nighttime posture)

1:22 pm

I do have a CPAP machine but haven't us4 it since last summer. Laziness, I guess, and I am not sure I really need it.

1:23 pm

haul it out and give it a try when napping - you might wake up happy and pain free

1:23 pm

I need to get new tubing and mask.

1:24 pm

uhm - yeah, so? LOL

1:24 pm

I plan to go to the shop for new equipment.

1:25 pm

i have apnea/no migraines

1:25 pm

crossy needs new tubing and mask also

1:25 pm

but you're also on cpap

1:25 pm

I started having migraines after a head injury 32 yrs ago.

1:25 pm

i also do not care for the machine

1:25 pm

And I continued to have migraines when using CPAP.

1:26 pm

i'm not saying that there's a correlation between scrab's apnea and her daytime nap-related migraines, just that it's worth a shot to try the cpap when napping

1:26 pm

i can't sleep without mine - or won't. haven't missed a night since i started, even while in hospital and camping

1:27 pm

it is.i know we are better for using the machines,but heck they are so hard to wear!

1:27 pm

then you need to find a better machine and/or mask - takes some time, patience and variety to find the right match

1:28 pm

My brain is exquisitely sensitive to altered sleep patterns. I cannot stay up late and sleep in late. I awake with a migraine. I also must eat every 3 hrs or so. Low blood sugar triggers a migraine.

1:28 pm

my husband was a snorer, too - ohhh, how he snored. now we look like mr. and mrs. snuffleupagus at bedtime :)

1:28 pm

Hahaha

1:28 pm

i have a 1000 dollar machine.my proble arises because i cannot use the nasal insert due to nose/sinus issues but have to use a full mask

1:29 pm

and ole crossy can snore the paint off the bedroom walls hehe

1:29 pm

how about just a nasal mask that covers only your nose? (like the resmed ultra mirage)

1:29 pm

cannot use nasal mask see below

1:30 pm

I like the nasal pads best.

1:30 pm

wish i could

1:30 pm

of course if i lost 50 pounds the apnea would ease a bit i am sure

1:31 pm

you said 'nasal insert' which i translated to nasal pillows (like i use) - i'm talking about something that doesn't go into your nares at all, but covers your nose - you can breathe out of one or two nostrils with nothing in there to bother you

1:31 pm

unless what you're saying is that your nose is completely and totally stuffed up - then yeah, i guess you need either a full face or mouth mask

1:32 pm

yup,total stufface whn sleeping

1:32 pm

You just need to be intubated and sedated, crossy. Haha.

1:32 pm

lol,scrabby wife says same

1:33 pm

you know, there's a mask called liberty hybrid that someone's modified for mouth only breathers - let me find the link

1:33 pm

sadly i react badly to anastetic as well,stopped breathing last operation and woke up in the revoery room with o2/sat alarms going off and the nurse telling me to breathe

1:33 pm

and i'd bet that there are mouth/only masks somewhere

1:33 pm

Crossy, you need a personal anesthesiologist.

1:34 pm

there we go:)

1:34 pm

sadly i do not think my provincial health care card will cover that

1:34 pm

aha! fisher paykel makes a mask called oracle - mouth only, no nasal involvement! http://tinyurl.com/cg7m6d3

1:35 pm

would be nice though.knock me out at 11 pm,sit there all night watching the gauges and wake me up right at 8 am the next day

1:35 pm

will look,welki.paykel is the brand of my machine also

1:36 pm

the oracle mask is about $80 on cpap.com

1:37 pm

that linbk is for nasal mask

1:37 pm

i think they charge about fifteen bucks to ship to canada - but there's an ontario online cpap provider too you can order from, just google or if you can't find it, you know how to find me :)

1:37 pm

Clue for i, 3rd column?

1:38 pm

but ty for site link.i will explore the options

1:38 pm

here's the direct link, crossy - looking at it, i see a mouthpiece mask only - here's hoping i don't screw up the chat: http://www.fphcare.ca/products/\noracle-oral-mask/

1:38 pm

in6 crazy

1:38 pm

And clues for 8's and 9's?

1:38 pm

take out the \n

1:38 pm

TY, K. And I already had sa4.

1:39 pm

ca + plural of one of the jersey boys, frankie ****ee

1:40 pm

heros vs vi8

1:40 pm

se8/9...starts with what we have 5 of - a vowel, then ends in an itallian house - a v

1:40 pm

That is my only 8, Dan. TY.

1:40 pm

ty,welki.see the mask now.it is a good option for me i think

1:40 pm

se9 = common se**e + short word for sick + intestine, ile**

1:40 pm

gotta love the internet, cross :)

1:40 pm

sense

1:41 pm

just never occured to me that there may be a oral only mask option

1:41 pm

now we can return the chog to it originally schedualled programming

1:42 pm

From those clues I figured out se8 only.

1:42 pm

Crossy....there are so very many options these days and sleep apnea can be so deadly...you gotta check into it!

1:42 pm

plural, scrab

1:42 pm

oops, not plural

1:43 pm

se9, change ending to latin singular

1:43 pm

oh,i know it,jilly.my apnea i stop breathing 40-80 times a nigh and my rist of heart attack or stroke is 505 higher than the norm

1:43 pm

risk

1:44 pm

http://tinyurl.com/btwwoa5

1:44 pm

50%

1:45 pm

2nd av5?

1:46 pm

av+baking in an o***

1:46 pm

Different clue for ca8, please? Frankie Valli isn't doing it for me.

1:47 pm

did you see mine, scrab?

1:48 pm

I did get se9, but if there is a ca8 or 9 I need a different clue.

1:48 pm

the se8 is the latin plural

1:48 pm

oh, nm... ca... sorry

1:49 pm

scrabbler- to take a ca******R attitude.then change r to another consonant

1:49 pm

it's a nine

1:49 pm

ca + opposite of mountains, misspelled

1:49 pm

this se 9 is a total mystery to me:( must have concentration issues today.too much blood in my alcohol system this month

ca + lily of the ******* (Plural)

1:50 pm

Well, none of these are working for me yet...

1:51 pm

ty for that one GE.first one i have gotten in ten minutes

1:51 pm

crossy, it starts off like the se5/10, drop the end vowel then add King Kong go*****

1:53 pm

fw

1:53 pm

I missed lots of a's before listing

1:53 pm

I finally got it. Frankie's last name is Valli, plural of valley is valleys, and cavalier has one L.

1:54 pm

thus the misspelled portion, scrab

1:54 pm

WooT WooT WooT kje

1:54 pm

So your clue made sense finally.

1:54 pm

Hi All

1:55 pm

this grid is nsaty:(((

1:55 pm

nasty even

1:55 pm

howdy hego

1:55 pm

uh huh

1:56 pm

hi hego

1:56 pm

hi hego :)

1:56 pm

can I have stats for the lone E?

1:56 pm

Welki!

1:56 pm

4/4 dan

1:56 pm

hi Dan

1:56 pm

dan... think volcano

1:57 pm

Dan it's the curvy letters

1:57 pm

oops - sorry - I take it back that's wrong, sorry

1:57 pm

will just put the 9,s on the back burner and hunt for another 100 words and come back to them i think

1:57 pm

on that note.. lunch break is over...

1:57 pm

good odea Crossy

1:57 pm

Hello dan2

1:57 pm

it's a tricky grid, cross... def helped by stepping away for a bit

1:57 pm

idea

2:00 pm

there we go,found 25 others already and feel so much better:))

2:01 pm

ahhhh.......

2:02 pm

*pats crossy on back and gives him bacon reward*

2:03 pm

yaaa for crossy!..wags his tail

2:03 pm

lol

2:03 pm

Good wolf, good wolf!!

2:03 pm

aroooo!

2:05 pm

Crossy has a sexy new wolf for his FB icon.

2:05 pm

Who's that I see walking in these woods? Why it's Little Red Riding Hood. Hey there Little Red Riding Hood. You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big bad wolf could want. Listen to me! Little Red Riding Hood, I don't think little big girls should. Go walking' in these spooky old woods alone. What big eyes you have, The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad. So just to see that you don't get chased, I think I ought to walk with you for a way. What full lips you have. They're sure to lure someone bad. So until you get to Gramma's place, I think you ought to walk with me and be safe. I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on, 'Til I'm sure you've been shown, That I cam be trusted walkin' with you alone. (Howl!) Little Red Riding Hood, I'd like to hold you if I could. But you might think I'm a big bad wolf, so I won't. What a big heart I have, The Better to love you with. Little Red Riding Hood, Even big bad wolves can be good. I'll try to keep satisfied, Just to walk by you're side. Maybe you'll see things my way, Before we get to Gramma's place. Hey there Little Red Riding Hood. You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big bad wolf could want. Little Red Riding Hood. You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big bad wolf could want. Little Red Riding Hood. You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big bad wolf could want.

2:06 pm

bad wolf. bad wolf.

2:06 pm

ROFL!!

and NOW I'll have that song on my mind for the rest of the day !!! Hi everyone :-)

2:06 pm

crossy set an ear worm!

2:07 pm

Hello DD :)

2:07 pm

hi diane

2:08 pm

*sees light at end of grid tunnel* 10 left

2:08 pm

WOW!!!!

2:09 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM8_v4A\nwltM

HI Jilly, hego, crossy, :-)

Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs ??

2:09 pm

howdy dianne:)

2:09 pm

yup

2:09 pm

you can google a fuller version

2:10 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_K5b-J\nNc7E

2:10 pm

there is a better one

I have 10 of his songs on my computer....Wooly Bully being one of the well known ones :-)

2:10 pm

remove the n

2:11 pm

4

2:11 pm

go Jilly!!

2:11 pm

Little Red Riding Hood You sure are looking good You're everything that a big bad wolf could want. Owoooooooo! I mean baaaaaa! Baaa?

I am exactly half way.... 143 done, and to go !!

2:12 pm

hehe:)

2:12 pm

<----!FW!! Whew! glad to put this one in my rear view mirror...

2:12 pm

crossy is a good wolf..

2:13 pm

Whoooooo Hoooot!!!

2:13 pm

I loved that song. I have not thought about it for a long while but now I will be singing it for several days!!

2:13 pm

Besides crossy, Red Riding Hood has LOTS of bacon on her to distract

2:14 pm

congrats Jilly

2:14 pm

And GO DD!!

2:14 pm

as you may or may not know we have once again lost on of my wifes family members to cancer,so i invite you all to visit my icon info that has remained unchanged for years.it will show you a good way to help with the fight

2:15 pm

sharing music is a delight,smdnjv:)

2:15 pm

thanks crossy and sorry for your loss.

2:16 pm

ty smdnjv

2:17 pm

i have been bugging babblers for 5 years about it now with folding at home,but i have no choice in the matter:)

2:17 pm

i try to only get on my soapbox about it once a month or so however

2:18 pm

re: little red riding hood song.Volvo does a real nice commercial with that very song if you look for it

2:19 pm

crossy just read your profile will join folding team when I return from theatre....gotta love that Stanford fellow

2:19 pm

indeed

2:19 pm

*pulls out soapbox* We have a local education group (Media Arts in the Public School) MAPS is an amazing after school program that teens can join that have media interest.

2:20 pm

yaa for media arts

2:20 pm

hi all - back for another stab at this

2:20 pm

MAPS is up for a State FArm grant. If any of you can go vote for them, I'd appreciate it :http://tinyurl.com/c8apblo

2:20 pm

jil, what is maps

2:20 pm

and as my son found out,many cable companies offer co-op placements in the local studios for high school kids whith a interest and aptitude

2:21 pm

Sammy, see my post at 2;19..

2:21 pm

li 6/24, please?

2:24 pm

li+too much sti**** is bad for you.

2:24 pm

brb

2:25 pm

have no idea what st**** is

2:25 pm

me neither

2:25 pm

li + stubborn as a ***e + vowel

2:26 pm

hi Une!

2:26 pm

Good clue Une!

2:26 pm

ty une

2:26 pm

:-D

2:26 pm

li 7, please?

2:27 pm

li6 hook up, connect -- li7 pt and plural

2:28 pm

sorry - have that one -- looking for the last li 7/28

2:30 pm

don't have it -- sorry

2:30 pm

li+ i **** u an email +vowel

2:30 pm

tx!!

2:30 pm

yw :)

2:31 pm

100 left - new miss2bit formal portrait in my profile :-)

2:31 pm

ty ivesy

2:31 pm

Adorable, 2Bit.

2:31 pm

yw cyber!

2:32 pm

beautiful 2bit

2:32 pm

wow, 2bit's glam shot! :-)

2:32 pm

ty Ivesy

2:32 pm

yw

2:32 pm

yep - we visited the inlaws last weekend and all traipsed over to a portrait studio

2:33 pm

Oh really? Where is your glamour shot? (Hopes it involves a boa)

2:34 pm

only miss2bit got solos - the grownups all in groups :-)

2:35 pm

The 2Bit Family needs to go visit one of those Old Time Photo places at the beach. : D

2:36 pm

bbl

2:37 pm

last vi6?

2:38 pm

first mi 7, please?

2:38 pm

vi + pellet you plant in the ground

2:38 pm

scratch that - first mi 7/40 - following time segments, please?

2:39 pm

thx molly

2:40 pm

mi + Female astronaut Ride

2:40 pm

Or mi + actress Field (The Flying Nun)

2:41 pm

ty molly

2:53 pm

great pic of littlemiss2bit,dan

2:55 pm

sun! omg the sun is actually shining!..wait,it is gone again...

2:57 pm

makes me wonder how in the heck i ever managed to get melanoma..lol

3:00 pm

oh!..it almost came out again!

3:19 pm

*channeling clouds to part for Crossy*

at last , we get satan...

3:31 pm

He's been around for a few days in Boston

3:34 pm

No lack of sunshine here. It's been a great outside day. Fresh air is a good thing.

3:38 pm

Heading out again...bb tonight...happy babbling all! By molly! ((hugs))

3:39 pm

Fresh air is great if you aren't allergic to EVEERYTHING. I am taking refuge for the next couple of months

3:41 pm

I count my blessings that I don't have allergies. I am a much happier person when I am outside more than inside.

i am really suffering them today. and i really have to mow the lawn.

i don't dare open the windows

3:43 pm

I think that is probably true for everyone, but even with all the meds i can take it doesn't eliminate all the symtoms. just makes them a little easier to tolerate.

3:44 pm

Me either temple

sorry to hear. it saps all of one's energy.

li 7 clue pls?

3:48 pm

Havent got it

later, all

3:53 pm

That li 7/28 word is li plus an se 5/10 word 72 Temple Owl

3:53 pm

hi there - back again after an interruption to get the taxes done

3:54 pm

*Smacking myself for Min* : D

3:54 pm

is the last ne a 4/7 pr a 6/27 ??

3:55 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

3:55 pm

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

3:55 pm

LOL MollyL

3:55 pm

hey min

3:55 pm

The last ne is a 4/7

3:56 pm

There is no ne 6/27. There is an ni6/27 though.

3:57 pm

mi 8, please?

3:57 pm

thanks... ggetting punchy

3:57 pm

and ssstuttering too

3:58 pm

mi + in the ***** of an emergency, please be prepared

3:59 pm

Sorry, three letter mi not prefix + that.

3:59 pm

ty molly - got it anyway :)

4:09 pm

te 6, please?

4:11 pm

Number + Lo*** The 14th

4:12 pm

ty molly

4:14 pm

ve den

4:17 pm

voir dire

4:20 pm

stuck on that first ve 5

4:20 pm

ah - there it is!

4:22 pm

last ve 6, please?

4:23 pm

is that like we ve6 the house after burning the fish?

4:24 pm

no - right after that

4:25 pm

ve6 -- not unlike ve4 cava, but misspellt

4:26 pm

oh, wait, ater that duh.

4:26 pm

not my day :)

4:26 pm

ve + The King And I is a mu****l

4:26 pm

Play with songs

4:26 pm

oy. ta, Molly :)

4:27 pm

ty molly

4:27 pm

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

4:27 pm

brb

4:28 pm

No oy necessary. Not a word most people know unless they are a Latin scholar.

4:28 pm

well done, nan :)

4:30 pm

de6 after the shrimp cleaning?

4:31 pm

de + the **** squad busts sex crimes

4:31 pm

electronic de6

4:31 pm

thx guys

4:32 pm

are you going to be around for a while molly?

4:34 pm

on my way unless anyone wants a clue?

4:36 pm

*poof*

4:55 pm

I started babbling at se5/16 this morning.I have made a large de /5 in this grid, but I won't sa 4/7 the last word since I will never finish grid. Now here is a story of clues for those who ne 4/5 it. It ai4/4 me when people come to the U.S. to take advantage of our freedom and then terrorize us because of our freedoms. I was completely shocked to learn about what happened when I tu 5/14 into the news on Monday. Two in 6/18 people de 6/30d a plan to ruin Boston. They weren't succe 4/5ful in their terrorist plot.Then they tried to escape to no av5/16.Ev 4/7 though one of them tried to hide away in a boat,he was found by the cops.How can people do something so ev4/7?I hope they goto hell for their si4/4!The ev5/16s in Boston have us fearing for our li5/16. However, I will not be a sl5/16 to terrorists.I refuse to li4/7 in fear. So far, I have li 5/18 this long without fear,I am not about to start now. The U.S. does not have very many al6/18. Many countries don't like us. But I hope there will be no more eve4/7s like this one. Husband ne 5/12 to use the computer. I'm going to go sa 5/12 some vegetables for dinner. I've sa5/18 my story in my profile for later use.I hope you've us4/6 this story and se4/4 more words with this story. I'll be back in 45 more mi 6/24 to clue more.

4:59 pm

still cannot monkey the ca 9/678

5:05 pm

I'm sorry sammysmom,but I do not have any of those words

5:07 pm

if sammysmom is here, ca9 = ca + plural of big depressions in the ground, like the shenandoah v***ey

5:09 pm

hello all

5:09 pm

how's this grid?

5:09 pm

a bit of a stinker, but not too, too bad

5:10 pm

thanks welkie. got it.

5:10 pm

hi stid....

5:10 pm

I'll give it a try then...

5:11 pm

hi stid, hi all

5:11 pm

help with last two mi7's pls

5:11 pm

hey peri

5:12 pm

hey peri

5:13 pm

Plural and past tense of the 6 before it

5:13 pm

do you have the mi 6/24? to utilize something in a way not intended

5:13 pm

I don't have the 6 before it

5:13 pm

thanks for those molly

5:13 pm

I do now

5:13 pm

and welki also

5:13 pm

ty welki and Molls

5:14 pm

Hello. Thanks to Minver's list, I've only 211 words left!

5:14 pm

go stiddy!!

5:14 pm

hi, stidg

5:15 pm

go Mother go!

5:15 pm

how was the visit with the grand-dog?

5:16 pm

meant, go stidgmere!

5:16 pm

Granddog is well named. He is getting bigger by the minute.

5:16 pm

so glad! I know the fellas were really pleased with how well he is settling in to his new routines.

5:17 pm

how's the murph?

5:17 pm

ty peri, going greatly and finding more non-words than usual so the creativity scale is soring.

5:17 pm

good

5:17 pm

The Murphy is well-fed and wants to be outside but Dad is moving the grass and it isn't safe.

5:19 pm

good that he feels up to that. Have to head out it seems. You will love how your guitar sounds!

5:19 pm

see you-all later! *poof*

5:20 pm

bye stid

5:20 pm

help with sc6 and sc7 pls

5:21 pm

rhymes with Muhamed alis fight in the philipines

5:21 pm

rhymes with Muhamed alis fight in the philipines

5:22 pm

ty but that does not help

5:23 pm

the thriller in Manilla?

5:23 pm

no

5:23 pm

sc + sick + vowel

5:23 pm

that helped me. ty

5:25 pm

go it, ty ruru. it is not in morewords

5:25 pm

ty,welki.finally got one of the 9,s after 6 hours lol

5:27 pm

ruru,i recognise that icon from somewhere but for the life of me i cannot place it.who is it?

5:29 pm

and ty for sc 6 and 7

5:30 pm

TY from me too. Morning everyone

5:36 pm

it's the old fake nancy boy crossie

5:36 pm

hi all!

5:36 pm

hi Sue

5:37 pm

hi lynxxx, ruru, crossy!

5:37 pm

Hi sue, crossy, ru, lynxxx and all.

5:38 pm

hi bea!

5:38 pm

hi Bzzn

5:39 pm

Been in the yard all day. Tired.

5:39 pm

too hot here to work in the yard

5:39 pm

Beautiful day here.

5:40 pm

sunny here but cold, there was a dusting of snow on the ground this morning

5:41 pm

I wore a long sleeve shirt most of the day. Took it off mid afternoon.

5:43 pm

Ru, what is your temperature?

5:45 pm

85

5:45 pm

my personal temperature is 101.9.. i tend to run a little hot :D

mi 8 pls?

5:47 pm

And mine runs a little lower than normal.

5:47 pm

And mine runs a little lower than normal.

5:47 pm

And I am stuttering.

5:47 pm

mi 8 skip an important party

5:48 pm

what's normal temperature? any nurses here?

5:48 pm

Just watching videos of grandson's first t-ball game.

5:48 pm

98.7

5:48 pm

37 C, I think

98.6

5:48 pm

TY Book

5:49 pm

yw

5:49 pm

wow

5:49 pm

Grandson asked his mom if there were television cameras there so his game would be on television.

does the mi 8 use the prefix before a grid word?i so pls give stats for that word. ty

5:50 pm

most of not mrs + the main ....at the circus

is that a yes? if it is a no, perhaps a definition:?

5:51 pm

Yes, TO.

may i then have the stats for the word to whih the prefix is attached?

5:52 pm

mi 5/12

5:52 pm

ev5/16

huh???? i have been struck stupid

5:53 pm

that is a strange word (the mi8, that is)

5:53 pm

or mi & a number & consonanT

5:53 pm

I've heard of nonev5

ty bea. what does mi5 have to do with it?

5:54 pm

YW

and ty lyn

5:55 pm

al7 and 8 are weird as well.

si5/si7 after the transgressionspls?

way past those bea

5:56 pm

Okay then.

5:57 pm

si5 passages are near the nose

ty

5:58 pm

al7 & 8 are weird.

5:59 pm

at least the al7/8 have been here a few times - don't remember the mi8 before

5:59 pm

Hi, Molly.

two lousy words to go. then time to get ready or the evening

6:00 pm

hello again

6:00 pm

gettimng yr dancing shoes out?

6:00 pm

Hey, smores.

6:00 pm

hi Smores

yes. reluctantly. not zydeco that is tomorrow

6:01 pm

I see my ex is in the grid...an4/5.

6:01 pm

: D

6:01 pm

lol - thanks didn't have that!

6:01 pm

lol...I didn't know we shared an ex

6:02 pm

he reared up in this grid bzz?

6:02 pm

I sure hope not, smores...Shared him with a lot of others though...

6:02 pm

LOL

ve6/30 clue pls?

6:02 pm

He sure did, ru.

6:02 pm

Oh, you think there is just one like that? Sadly no.

6:02 pm

ve6 past tense

6:02 pm

oh I see there is more than one in the grid

6:03 pm

how many points would Philanderer be?

ty rushing will do that to you

and now i am missing one s5 and have tno idea which

6:04 pm

0 points in my book.

6:04 pm

I think you lose points actually

is this a real holiday you are celebraintg, ru? seems a bit odd to dredge up old history.

6:05 pm

may lose more than points :)

6:05 pm

LOL

6:05 pm

Yes, Bobbit comes to mind.

6:06 pm

smores' middle name Lorena

6:06 pm

:D

6:07 pm

I'm not dredging up anything.. I'm just making a comment

6:07 pm

any clues for either of the 9's?

6:08 pm

teehee..Mr Bobbit isn't either

6:08 pm

HA!

6:09 pm

he is.. but he is just careful

6:09 pm

he is.. but

6:09 pm

Sorry, Sue, don't have them.

6:09 pm

se9 if you can make se**e of an *****inated manuscript

6:10 pm

se8/9 combo

6:10 pm

nice clue, lynxxx! Thanks!

6:10 pm

latin endings

6:11 pm

got them, thanks!

6:11 pm

yw Sue

6:12 pm

ca9 the start of King Charles dogs & finish with falsehoods

6:12 pm

just once there should be latin beginnings

6:13 pm

or an easier one ca & cons & countries that fight with you in Wars

6:15 pm

TY for the ('s

6:15 pm

9

6:15 pm

by the way ruru...why the pic?

6:16 pm

I think just to remind us all not to be so gullible - good warning nowadays - unfortunately

6:16 pm

Funny, no one ever asks about the goat : D

6:17 pm

What goat?

Isn;t that nancyboy?

6:17 pm

HA!!!!!!!!

6:17 pm

The goat with the braces

6:17 pm

actually some-one did 2/3 days ago

6:17 pm

hi Kap

6:18 pm

really who?

6:18 pm

Oh, that goat. Thought it was a llama.

Greetings from Boston.

You've heard of Boston?

6:18 pm

Hey Kap :)

6:19 pm

is that where you live kaplan?

6:19 pm

just occasionally Kap - what an ordeal for you all

6:19 pm

axally...I think that is a word.

Yep- I was shelter-in-place yesterday.

6:20 pm

who asked about the goat lynx?

PTSD land.

6:20 pm

So sorry for all that has gone on there, Kap. Such a tragedy.

6:20 pm

can't remember Ru - think when kje was around - you didn't answer (obviously)

I border on Cambridge.

6:21 pm

I hope Boston slept a little better last night

On one hand, it was a local tragedy, on the other, well, i's one world weshare.

6:21 pm

ah..

There was a lot ofalcohol sold yesterday.

again, is that Nancyboy in your avatar?

6:22 pm

It can happen anywhere now - and does. Sad

6:22 pm

2nd te5 oks

6:22 pm

Kap, turns out Nancyboy was a fake poster...hence the comment about fakes.

6:22 pm

it is the fake nancyboy, kap

6:22 pm

nancyboy is not a real person

Are you kidding me?

6:23 pm

or was not a real person

6:23 pm

not really kaplan.. it's the avatar the phony used creating nancyboy

Whaaat?

6:23 pm

Not so much NancyBoy as a popular japanese actor

6:23 pm

guess you missed the discussion about this earlier this year.

Was there a real Nancyboy?

6:24 pm

no

6:24 pm

nope

WE ALL MOTHERED AND GRIEVED A TROLL?

6:24 pm

Nor JC

AYFKM?????????

Whaaaaat???????

6:24 pm

Turns out Nancyboy was a fake persona developed by someone or a group of people who like to cause trouble here.

Can you decode AYFKM?

6:25 pm

Yep

Soon you will be telling me I am a fake.

They must have been laughing thei butts off at us!

Candles!

6:26 pm

Yes Kaplan, I can translatge most text language...LOL

6:26 pm

yes I can decode it

I made that one up.

6:26 pm

hi Kap! haven't seen you in a long time

6:26 pm

FW bye for now.

6:26 pm

Are those people still around, Molly?

6:26 pm

yay peri!

6:26 pm

congrats Peri!

Ihave to go have dinner but that is too much! Do we know who the troll was?

6:27 pm

hi to Jill too!

6:27 pm

Well done peri :)

6:27 pm

It's an actual IM language Kap

6:27 pm

Good for you, Peri!

6:27 pm

Hello uusue, headache gone?

6:27 pm

Lurking perhaps Bea. Haven't seen them logged in for a while.

That came from me. Ishould have copyrighted it.

6:27 pm

mostly, Jill, I still feel a little fragile

6:27 pm

But they aren't the ones that cause trouble for you?

6:28 pm

neg

6:28 pm

LOL...yep kaplan..you should have!

6:28 pm

sorry

6:28 pm

hi saanich!

6:29 pm

Uusue, I think you need to try and take a break, your are really doing too much!!

6:29 pm

hello there uusue!

6:29 pm

Hello saanichcat!

6:29 pm

that would be nice, Jill...

6:29 pm

and Jilly! and Everyone!

6:29 pm

unfortunately I have a very nasty situation to deal with at work, on top of everything else

6:30 pm

Sorry to hear thar, sue.

6:30 pm

hope it is resolved quickly Sue - for your sake

6:31 pm

So do I!!

6:31 pm

those are the types of things that follow you home uusue, take care

6:31 pm

probably won't be resolved until after my term is over (June 30) unless I can't hire another chair, which is also happening now

6:32 pm

haven't heard that expression before Saanichcat - very wise

6:32 pm

can you just hire a stool instead sue?

6:32 pm

LOL!

6:33 pm

ha, ruru, that would be good :-)

6:33 pm

I just made it up now and thank you lynxx

6:34 pm

After 7:30 here and I am wineless...Must remedy that!

6:34 pm

Well...popping out again to fix dinner...bbl...

6:35 pm

BBL too - lovely Autumn day again and walkies time

6:35 pm

I've been wineless for days

6:35 pm

Good Evening Everyone. My sister is visiting from Missoula, MT and leaving early tomorrow AM. I haven't been on much this past week. How is everyone doing?

6:35 pm

hi nef!

6:36 pm

ruru; why do you have NB's icon picture up?

6:36 pm

(((suze))

6:36 pm

hi nef

6:36 pm

what's going on, sue?

6:36 pm

No sugar, no wine...are you getting in shape for your double date next week? : D

6:36 pm

hi ruru

6:37 pm

LOL

6:37 pm

we're plodding along, nef, the chemo is starting to get to Frank, and I'm a little stressed out about everything

6:37 pm

I'm trying to be svelte

Nef, if you ask that question, you better sit down for the answer.

6:37 pm

I'm sure rumors will start that you're getting a hair weave. : P

I can't believe someone did that. Hi Sue, I am so sorry about the stress.

I am finally going to Israel in May.

6:38 pm

LOL

6:39 pm

awesome, kap! Where are you going?

First we are going to Italy t use my inlaws frequent flyer miles that they can' use, and then Ihave to finally go see them in Nof Yam. But I hope to visit other places, or it will be just like visiting my inlaws. Only.

There are old family friends in Haifa. I havent been there since 1978.

How did we find out aout Nancyboy?

6:41 pm

how can there POSSIBLY be 26 MORE S words to find?

6:42 pm

(((Sue))) I'm sorry. Remember to take time to care for yourself too. Nothing is as important as taking care of yourself.

6:42 pm

hi, dan :-)

6:42 pm

hi uu! how's by you?

6:42 pm

ok, dan. Miss2bit is looking very cute!

6:43 pm

ty!

After all we have just been through in Boston, the NB scandal puts me over the edge.

6:44 pm

That is a long story Kap. Several people suspected he was fake for a long time. Then I did a search on his picture and found out it was really a Japanese singer, Jun Matsumoto.

6:44 pm

he(they) fooled us all for a while

MollyL, Girl Detective.

6:44 pm

Sadly, people fake it on the internet a lot.

Ok, I must tell you. I am a fake.

6:45 pm

Yeah, I'm a French model...

I am Cher.

6:46 pm

good.i want some nice 8x10 glossies please;)

6:46 pm

not cher,the french model

6:46 pm

It's not the first time I have seen people develop a fake persona on the internet.

6:46 pm

if cher has one more faclift her chin is going to be in the middle of her forehead lol

6:47 pm

Hi Crossy. I made the miracle custard pie and we're down to the last slice. My husband wants another one right away but I'm going to wait awhile and try the coconut variety. Thank you for the recipe.

I am really not who I say I am. NB thought I was a guy, and we had the same sense of humor. Now I find that the person with whom I had rapport was not a person.

What does that say about me?

6:47 pm

I have enough of a problem running my one life. Can't do multiple personas.

6:47 pm

sounds good, gmere!

6:47 pm

lol.glad you all enjoyed it,stidmewre

6:47 pm

LOL mere

This is true. This is the first time I have laughed in weeks.

6:48 pm

Well, the football player who thought he was going with a really pretty girl and found it was all a fake.

6:48 pm

uh.. probably the same people :D

6:49 pm

I don't know what everyone is talking about NB for. When fur first posted he was a fraud; I looked up NB's "member since" date because I still have him listed in "My Friends" list. He joined Babble back in April of 2007, and I've chatted with him for many years. I find that ruru joined August 4th, 2007. I do think it's interesting that NB's profile picture has changed since the last time we spoke of this though.....

6:49 pm

UU sounds like the days are ganging up on you and not letting you take each day at a time. This last week was pretty much like that for the whole nation.

6:49 pm

ok that's the 4th time I've typed asylum

6:49 pm

I am two dogs and a cat on that "other" site... but I'm not the only one being a dog or cat, sooooo - I don't feel too bad.

Huh, Nef. Interesting.

6:50 pm

you are right, gmere

6:50 pm

Nef, are you saying that you still believe Nancyboy was a real person?

Orginally?

6:50 pm

anyway I am going to go lie down again for a while, see you all later!

6:51 pm

Oh. I think I'm going to warm up left-overs for dinner. Yesterday I had a big bottle of Dr. Pepper and the caffeine did not allow for good rest last night so I'm not in top form (my form is never really exemplary.)

6:51 pm

i'm not following that nef?

I am so confused. Time for an ambien.

6:51 pm

vi6/30?

6:51 pm

nor am i

Was it an actor that NB liked?

6:52 pm

LOL kaplan

6:52 pm

crossy is just a wolf in wolf's clothing whatever the iste

Perhaps?

6:52 pm

I definitely think that NB was "originally" a real person. I think that I noticed some changes along the line when he broke up (supposedly) with his partner "Leo."

6:53 pm

This is why it is interesting to meet Babblers in real life. I'm bringing a pound of bacon for Crossy and one for the wolf.

6:53 pm

brings some of those good drugs my way as well ,kaplan.no booze in my place at the moment,cupboard is dryer than a popcorn fart;((

Like his bf was writing for him?

6:53 pm

I have a bridge I'd like you to look at Nef to consider buying it

6:53 pm

you are welcome anytime stidmere

6:53 pm

No Kap, all those pictures of Matsumoto were pictures NB claimed were him. As well as some drawings of Matsumoto that were supposedly drawn by a friend of his. I don't think he was ever real. I'm not sure why Nef does.

Who lives near me in Boston?

6:53 pm

And then when that guy who was (supposedly) Boy George came along; I definitely wasn't chatting with the same NB that I'd known for so long

Huh.

6:55 pm

Car and Trif live about 30 miles out. Wht lives closer than that.

6:55 pm

i am too far from you kaplan or i would bring some vodka over

Ambien works better for me. But Ithink the liquor stores in Boston are all old out.

6:56 pm

(What was that guys' name here? It was some initials I think.....

Sold out. Someting stuck in my keyboad.

its not snflowr seds agan I hpe.

6:57 pm

JC

I havnt eatn thos in a lng tme.

Theyr hell on ons kybrd.

Mst be th ppcorn.

6:59 pm

ve6/30?

6:59 pm

wish i had an excuse,i am just a crappy typist:0

dmn it.

I hve to go to bed. it' been a loooooong week.

7:00 pm

ve + The King And I is a mu****l (play with songs)

7:00 pm

take care, Kaplin. I hope you can sleep well tonight.

7:01 pm

TY, Molly.

7:01 pm

tc kaplan

(((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))\nthose are real.

7:01 pm

And I think that's the person I was thinking about Molly. What do you think of him? I thought He was a fake.

7:01 pm

i tried reality last week.did not work for me:)

7:01 pm

Nef, I'm not sure how much of the Nancyboy conversation you were around for, but it was made pretty clear that he was a fake. Always a fake. It's likely that the person claiming to be Julian Clary was a fake as well.

7:02 pm

REality isn't all it is cracked up to be.

7:02 pm

Good night all. Be the best you can be. Whoever you are. It isn't nice to try to fool people.

7:03 pm

There are a lot of telltale signs of internet imposters. People think they are "getting away with it" but once you know what to look for, it's fairly easy to spot them.

7:03 pm

Husspuppies for dinner!

7:03 pm

i am the real me,stidmere so bring lots of bacon when you come

7:03 pm

hush

7:04 pm

detective molly:)

7:05 pm

Nope, I just hang out with someone who does computer forensics and he's taught me a lot.

7:05 pm

cool.am i real?

7:05 pm

like I said; I find it interesting that NB's icon picture is different now than it was in the past. I don't know what NB conversation you're talking about, Molly; but I do know that things changed along the way.

7:06 pm

LOL! Am I real too, then?

7:06 pm

If I'm not real, my husband is going to be sorely disappointed.

7:07 pm

All it takes to change the icon is for the person faking it to log in and change it.

7:07 pm

Good morning / evening everyone :)

7:07 pm

howdy liz

7:07 pm

It's the hostess with the mostess!

7:07 pm

my wife will be overjoyed,she will not have me snoring beside her

7:08 pm

Hi liz!

7:08 pm

Nothing else planned for a LONG time I hope!!!!

7:08 pm

It's lovely having guests but it's lovely to have time to ourselves again!

7:10 pm

My daughter just sent a text. They are eating at Red Lobster. Five year old grandson, who is just learning to read said, "Seafood spelled backwards is doofus.:

7:11 pm

LOL!!!

7:11 pm

hehe

7:11 pm

heeheehee! that's so cute!

7:11 pm

My sister leaves tomorrow AM (I need to get her to the airport by 5:30 AM!); and though I love having her visit; I'm glad she's leaving too.

7:12 pm

Adoreable, Bzzn! :-)

7:12 pm

it is good to get your own household back

7:12 pm

I know, nef. My daughter from KS was visiting last week. Loved the time with her but love my "normal" life.

7:12 pm

very true

7:13 pm

And I miss my daughters terribly.

7:13 pm

Sure is. This last guest was a lifelong friend - she met my mum, when they were 18! She's 88 and is as sharp as she was when when I knew her in London 30 or so years ago!

7:15 pm

love the ole gaffers and gammers when they are sharp as a tack like that

7:15 pm

Last night my sister went to bed by 8 AM. I got up at 6 AM; stumbeld around doing my "usual" AM chores: feeding cat and dog; giving them fresh water, etc. and I looked at the family rm chairs (which were empty) so went and got dressed thinking I'd gotten up before her. Came back out and was thoroughly startled to find her curled up on the love seat laughing at me!

7:15 pm

These V's are murder!

7:16 pm

I have 5 more to find. Just listed with 75 words left!

7:16 pm

LOL...gotta love sisters...hello nef et all

7:16 pm

(She'd been up for an hour already she said; playing on her iPad)

7:17 pm

lol,nef,she was down load 300 gig of her favorite shows using your wifi:)) i know my brother would hehe

7:17 pm

hi Jilly. This is one of my younger sisters from MSLA. She's heading to Lafayette LA.

7:17 pm

matters not now however,the internet monopoly here is finally offerning unlimited data

7:18 pm

who knows, cross? I just know it's not nice to laugh at the hostess when she'

7:18 pm

s not fully awake

7:20 pm

True dat!

7:20 pm

V grey!

7:20 pm

make her do the dishes

7:21 pm

Yay bzznBea!!

7:24 pm

Also greyed v!

7:25 pm

^5^, liz

7:25 pm

Yay Lizlin!

7:26 pm

Lots of v's - but not as bad as I'd thought!

7:26 pm

Thanks for inspiring me to finish the last few v's, Bea :)

7:27 pm

Aw..our welcome.

7:27 pm

your

7:27 pm

I had been avoiding them!

7:33 pm

*waves to doren*

7:35 pm

Where is Doren? Are you seeing things, ru?

7:38 pm

Ru peeks in at Lurkerville

7:39 pm

Ah...

7:40 pm

Then he will see I am always "lurking" as I never log out.

7:41 pm

Sickened by the number of scammers "raising money" for Boston!

7:42 pm

I expected that. It happened after September 11th too.

7:42 pm

Me too - it always happens - but sickened again and every time!

7:43 pm

wow. just came online (was doing other stuff with amazon, etc) and see this. so now we know that one might be doing something else and appear to be online. ... hello everyone

7:43 pm

Hi Dorens :)

Hey.

7:44 pm

Hi herin :)

7:44 pm

<---not really here either

7:44 pm

My son in cambridge called this afternoon. he is disgusted and fed up with the news and refuses to turn on the tv or look at a newspaper for the next two days.

7:45 pm

oh, nice icon ru

I went out and got happy last night. One of our guests is from DC. He was wearing his Boston cap and Boston Umass Top

7:47 pm

did everyone try cialis ? no double entendre intended

7:51 pm

hey all

7:51 pm

hi stid.... how goes it?

7:51 pm

it goes, doren -- you?

7:52 pm

your family all okay

7:52 pm

same here...

7:52 pm

Hi stid :)

7:53 pm

hey liz. :-)

Pounce on Stid

7:53 pm

yes they are, thankfully. just tired of the stress. it was tough.

7:53 pm

*sprays water on lady* *grin*

How you all going?

7:53 pm

glad they weren't hurt. It must have been very trying.

7:54 pm

david went out walking the other night cause he was stir crazy and he and a friend ended up on the block where a controlled detonation was happening, cause they thought there may have been explosives there.

Dorens is this to do with Mondays horrible event?

7:55 pm

yah. one of my sons wasn't far from where these brothers lived.

7:55 pm

I got my guitars back today -- one of them still smells pretty bad, but it's playable and I can continue to work on it to get it less stinky. The other was my mother's as a young woman and it was well protected (not hanging on the wall like my main guitar) so it's a good one to have bac.

7:55 pm

C's clobbered & D's downed

7:55 pm

go dan go!

7:55 pm

and i heard it was on norfolk st. which is the cross street from where jeremy and family lived. i'm glad you have them stid. the smell will dissipate, yes?

7:56 pm

Love the pic of the no-longer-baby 2bit!

7:56 pm

BBL - enjoy your evenings (day for herin!) :)

7:56 pm

yes, she is just adorable dan

Liz have to go shopping

7:57 pm

Lovely pic, Dan :)

7:58 pm

later liz -- have a wonderful rest of the weekend

7:59 pm

Hello ((stiddy))

7:59 pm

nite liz

7:59 pm

the smell will dissipate a little more over time, but it's not likely to get completely better unless I have it put in the ozone machine, and I don't think I can afford a second run.

7:59 pm

hello jilly

7:59 pm

can you rub it with a nice smelling oil?

8:00 pm

Hi there y'all.

8:00 pm

hi peach

8:01 pm

hey peach

8:01 pm

Hello ga!

Stid depending on the wood you could rub it with Bees Wax.

8:01 pm

no doren, not a musical instrument. oil would oxidize and be nasty in very short time

8:02 pm

ewww, not one of my better ideas then

8:02 pm

and wax wouldn't fix the smell, either, I am afraid. The toxins from the house pretty well saturated any exposed wood.

O poo

8:03 pm

May I please have a clue for al7-32? Thanks

8:03 pm

the choices I have are to continue to air it out (which I am doing) or pay to have ozone treatment, which right now I am trying to save as much of the money for contents replacement as I can for the things we will need when we have a home again.

8:03 pm

everything+what you sow in the garden

8:03 pm

then pl for 8

8:04 pm

ty jilly. wouldn't have guessed those

wow I just put on my glasses and suddenly no longer blurry screen

8:04 pm

LOL....good thought herin...when all else fails...

8:04 pm

Thanks so much, Jillyjill.

8:04 pm

wow. nice clue hilly!

8:04 pm

dumb spellcheck... J illy!!!

I don't like this this means I am getting old. The screen is 50"

8:05 pm

hey babblers

8:05 pm

hey there welki

8:05 pm

Oh stiddy, I've been called worse. BTW, have a few guitar experts; I will ask them if they have any advice...

Hi Welki

8:05 pm

108 left...This may be the first grid Ihave not finished in a long time.

8:05 pm

Hi welki

8:05 pm

Hi there, welki.

8:07 pm

Well, have some tasks to get done before we head out tomorrow...better get 'em done...

8:07 pm

sitd? did they refinish the glaze on the outside of the guitar?

8:07 pm

I had it in to an expert for fixing up, jilly --- thanks. His best advice is to air it out, keep it where it doesn't get wet and play it. :-) I can spray febreeze occasionally if I need to temporarily keep the odor down, but it's "in there" now

I saw my sister yesterday for the first time in 2 years and it was awesome

8:07 pm

no, we didn't refinish the guitar, it's not worth that amount of work. It's only a $600 instrument, but more than I can afford to replace right now.

8:07 pm

nice, lady!!! :-D

8:07 pm

Nice, lady.

8:08 pm

Hello everyone

8:08 pm

hey lynxxx!

8:08 pm

hi lyn

8:08 pm

Hey there, lynxxx!

8:08 pm

maybe try some odor sponges on the inside (they'll shrivel up when they're spent) and a nice polish on the outside - and for sure keep airing it out

The last time I saw her she was playing football for the Army and then she was deployed to Afghanistan and then left the army.

Stid - Bi carb of soda in a stocking in the well of the guitar

8:09 pm

a couple squirts of febreeze won't hurt if the smell is bothering you a lot on any given day

8:09 pm

Have you seen this site Stid http://www.woodmenders.com/removing-sm\noke-smell-furniture

8:09 pm

baking soda's a good idea, too - but hard to shake out

8:09 pm

there's a thought. I have to get the soda, and a stocking...

8:10 pm

even charcoal briquets will absorb odor

8:10 pm

less the \n of course!

Put it in a stocking like a knee high one and tie it off. I would maybe do a couple of them depending on the size of the guitar

8:10 pm

herin - good news on your reunion with your sister :)

8:11 pm

unfortunatly the inside of the guitar is unfinished and will have absorbed a lot of the smell. it will just take time

8:11 pm

wow. that is very good news herin.

8:11 pm

here, i have to put humidifying sponges in mine

And then to top it off I got to see a very old friend last night for the first time in 8 years

8:12 pm

the dry air has played havoc on them over the years :(

8:12 pm

I'll see what I can do -- it's a sentimental thing as well as practical. Anyway... I am almost to halfway on this grid.... *sigh* I won't have time or energy to finish today

8:12 pm

LOL welki, the opposite is true here -- and Tom and I are discussing how to make the new house a lot dryer when it's built!

8:13 pm

si5/16?

8:13 pm

dry/humid - solutions always boil down to air flow and wicking measures

8:13 pm

a colander, bez

8:13 pm

bea

8:14 pm

TY!

8:14 pm

thanks for that one welki

Thanks

8:15 pm

and normal humidity. around here I rarely drink actual water except in the summer -- 50-70+% humidity is normal. We dealt with mold problems within a year of moving in to our home, just from the normal moisture in the air, not from bad ventilation per se.

8:16 pm

we bought a couple of nice rockers and tables for the front porch today - and then the snow began to fall. husband pulled a portable heater out of the garage and it worked, but the snow started blowing sideways - and here i am *lol*

snow now?

8:16 pm

Did you use a deumidifier, stid?

8:16 pm

snow? again??? or still? *sigh* you-all need fair Spring to make an appearance.

8:17 pm

55% here in the summer and 45% in the winter

8:17 pm

dehumidifier

8:17 pm

we used what we could, Bea, but the only de-humidifiers we could find were prohibitively expensive. The issue is, of course, no longer an issue for us.

8:17 pm

sitd, when i moved here, i was AMAZED that a loaf of bread could stay out on the counter for a week without getting moldy! potato chips/cookies - stay fresh for a long time

8:18 pm

alberta, i think, is the hand cream capital of the world - and everyone drinks water all the time, you have to

8:18 pm

Can you have a dehumidifier installed with your heating/cooling system?

8:19 pm

one day, sometimes, welki... Tom's bread didn't last even a few days in the bread box even. We had to refrigerate or freeze any open starchy foods.

8:19 pm

bea's onto something - i'll bet they're the norm now

8:19 pm

you are like my mrs,stidmama.she also does not care for water.i on the other hand drink about 4- 6 sports bottles of it a day

8:19 pm

if we can afford it, will be radiant floor heating... I will NEVER have forced-air heat again in any home I own.

8:20 pm

radiant floor heating rocks!

8:20 pm

I'd look into a household dehumidifiying system.

Stid floor heating is awesome

howddddeeeeeee

8:21 pm

i'm always the odd one - i don't like warm floors

8:21 pm

hey gwen

Hydronic heating.

Hi Book

8:22 pm

I am going to be working on the engineering for airflow, but we are not "flush" enough to consider a house-sized de-humidifying system unless we were to do it in conjunction with forced-air heat. Which I refuse to do. My allergies were not well served with air blowing contaminants around.

8:22 pm

Hey, Gwen.

8:22 pm

tenses

8:22 pm

hey gwen! ((((hugs))))

8:22 pm

sorry.

8:22 pm

hi peach

8:22 pm

in a old home we had,i rather enjoyed the old radiator style of heat

eek! i mean, hi stid!

8:22 pm

i like them, too, crossy - growing up in apartments in nyc, the clang and hiss of them was comforting

8:23 pm

weused to bleed out air bubbles to kill the clang

convection, it's the only way to go

8:23 pm

cats love them

8:23 pm

I didn't mind the radiators in our house. It was great heat. But they are all gone now.

8:24 pm

I loved radiators in the old apartments I lived in for college. Bonus was that the boiler also meant plenty of hot water for lovely long baths while I read!

8:24 pm

i could do that in our house, but not in the apartment buildings - way too many floors for one open valve to make much of a difference

8:24 pm

My best preference for drying the air in a house is a wood stove, but again my allergies prevent our enjoying such a thing.

8:24 pm

yes,you had to have the boiler anyways,so no shortage of bath water for the ladies

8:24 pm

how about a propane or natural gas fireplace?

8:25 pm

no dust, nice adjustable heat

8:25 pm

and they're quite pretty if you pick out a good one

8:25 pm

my in laws had one of those,welki

8:25 pm

was nice

8:26 pm

we are thinking about a propane one, welki - our neighbors have one and like it

8:26 pm

(we have a built in one in our living room and a portable one we picked up years ago that looks like a tiny wood stove - takes the chill out of the bedroom nicely - and we even have a nice built in one in the RV)

8:26 pm

i prefer a real fire, but really like not having to clean out the ashes and de-soot/creosote the chimney

8:27 pm

i have seem a home set up with a small one of those in each room(other than the bathroom for main source of heat

Stid - B says Gas heaters are the way to get de-humidifications, also if you are looking most of the split system units have dehumidifies in them these days. So you may be able to look at getting a split system units when rebuilding

8:27 pm

although to be honest I am considering not allowing anything with an open flame to exist in my home. Except for my cooktop... I love cooking over gas.

8:27 pm

crossy, they even have them in restaurants now - not only in the main dining areas, but in the ladies' lounges

8:27 pm

the bathroom had a waterproof,vertically mounted electric heater in corner with towel warmer rack

8:28 pm

crossy misses cooking on a flame..sniff

Stid I will message you over on FB

8:29 pm

oh, towel-warmer... *sigh*

8:29 pm

okay lady

8:29 pm

yup,is quite the rig.toasty warm towels

What sort of thing are you looking for Stid?

And how many squares is the house going to be rebuilt (if you know)

8:32 pm

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/europe\nan-towel-warmers-heaters-74341

8:34 pm

square? aussie term?

8:35 pm

nice to see everyone

8:35 pm

sq ft i imagine

8:35 pm

square metres - the overall floor measurement

8:35 pm

howdy dr 1965

8:36 pm

(metric for a long time now Crossy)

8:36 pm

Hi Crossy

8:36 pm

hi DR

8:36 pm

Hi Lynxxx

8:36 pm

cool,lynxx,we switched over in 1976-78

8:36 pm

oh, likely a little under 2000 square feet -- 550 or so square meters, but also most likely two stories this time instead of one.

nbt yea

8:37 pm

go gwen go!

now to find 25 more Vs

8:38 pm

2000 sq feet would be 185 sq metres

8:38 pm

gwen,you mentioned having a contraption to remove that old books smell from books you buy? could this be used inexpensivly on smoke damaged items?

8:38 pm

it's probably an ozone box, gwen?

crossy, sure. it's not a contraption, it's a simple wooden box with a lid. you put the book in there (or whatever) and put some deodorizer in there. you can use kitty litter (the odor-eliminating kind)

8:39 pm

hi again :)

8:39 pm

oh, okay, lynxxx, I am in three different websites, talking to Tom and watching TV... slightly distracted!

i don't mess around with ozone! 8-)

8:39 pm

ahh,ok.i thought there was something else out there

8:39 pm

hey smores

8:39 pm

oh, that does sound simple, gwen.

8:39 pm

Hiya stid :)

8:40 pm

just don't let the cat in stid

8:40 pm

<--- Feeling left out ... no greeting from Stid : (

8:40 pm

does the box need to be wooden Gwen - would palstic do?

i buy a product specifically for deodorizing books. it's made by a tiny business, like me. < book deodorizer dot com >

8:40 pm

Hi Ruru and Smores

8:41 pm

oops. DR!!!!! *scatters choclits and glitter* how's our actor doing?

8:41 pm

Hey DR :)

8:41 pm

hiya DR

Hi DR. And Stid I sent you a message. It is really handy living with someone that works in the Aircon industry

8:41 pm

Hi Stid- He is doing great thank you... Marius is sounding better every day

8:42 pm

Hi Herin!! Nice to see so many : old timers "

8:42 pm

I'm impatiently waiting on my ganache to chill

8:42 pm

:-D glad he's enjoying himself.

8:43 pm

daughter wants to make truffles

8:43 pm

ganache - we are having cake!?

8:43 pm

Why do I get the feeling that there's always a lot of chocolate around smores house?

8:44 pm

" non- recovering chocoholic"

8:44 pm

because it's a smores house

8:44 pm

nom nom nom

8:46 pm

especially dark chocolate :)

8:46 pm

just found sa6.27 - good timing

8:46 pm

LA!!!

8:46 pm

ganache... *wiping drool off keyboard*

8:47 pm

hallo!

8:47 pm

hi Leslie

8:47 pm

"place bowl of dark chocolate on side board"

8:48 pm

Hey Leslie :)

8:49 pm

Is a Smores House like a gingerbread house? Does anyone know of the whereabouts of a couple of kids named Hansel and Gretel?

8:50 pm

lol

8:50 pm

S's finally finished

8:51 pm

okay, this is getting really tough. taking a break and back later. ***more choclits*** *Poof*

Hi Dr. Sorry was on FB helping Stid

8:54 pm

Stupendous smores!

8:55 pm

:) Hi Min

Hi Mini

Hi Smores

8:55 pm

BRB

8:57 pm

its ok Herin- I stepped away

Sharing heating/cooling knowledge with Stid for the rebuild

8:58 pm

hi everyone, clue for the first al7?

8:59 pm

my new word for the day - a bladder - ve6.30

8:59 pm

al7 entire & pip

8:59 pm

nm, found the al7/8

9:01 pm

and my last word vi6 must be a relation of the al7 . Bye everyone

9:01 pm

May I please have a clue for ca9-78? Thanks

9:01 pm

ty anyway, Lynxxx

ty lynxxxxxx

was hunting for Vs but now i'm working on the ca9

9:03 pm

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

I am beyond done with this grid. Have a great night or day

9:04 pm

Goodbye herinfernallady!I will see you tomorrow in the log

9:04 pm

I also gave up on this grid at 3:37 today. Just here to clue.

9:04 pm

ca + I live in a place surrounded by mountains, the word is misspelled

9:05 pm

ca + alternate spelling of the old western show Death Va6 Days, plural

9:05 pm

and hi everyone, back for last 100 ugh

ty flosey! new word on me

ca + lily of the ****** (but plural)

9:05 pm

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

9:05 pm

okay...ganache is in the fridge...cats are in the house...time to finish this thing

9:06 pm

like that one goodenough - one of my favourite flowers

9:06 pm

And of course anytime I hear lily of the va6, I hear Ethel Mertz singing that song : D

9:06 pm

Thanks so much, flosey, Molly and Good.

9:06 pm

I have a story of clues posted in profile for anyone to read.

9:07 pm

thanks Min...checking it now

9:07 pm

hi Min, and thanks

9:08 pm

Never knew the flower was poisonous until "Breaking Bad"

Vs are Verklemt!

well, 109 to go, and i needs me some dinner. bye for now *poink*

9:13 pm

Vunderbar Book Doctor Gwen!

9:13 pm

need a clue for va5 following the small carrying case, please

9:16 pm

rhymes with true or f****

9:17 pm

thanks smores, great clue

9:17 pm

May I iplease have a clue for va6-33? Thanks

9:18 pm

a very proud person sometimes speaks quite va4 +

9:18 pm

yw

9:18 pm

Thanks so much, flosey.

9:19 pm

yw peach

9:19 pm

tadone!! finito!! tough but fun grid

9:19 pm

WTG dawg .... WooHoo :)

9:20 pm

Congrats, lbdawger!!!!!

9:20 pm

wtg lbd

9:20 pm

help with SE 5/10 (second one) please

9:21 pm

add a vowel to the 4 before it

9:21 pm

thnx smores - thought i tried that

9:22 pm

Congratulations lbdawger on your fireworks! Good for you!

9:22 pm

np teach...I'm finding a few now I thought I entered :)

9:30 pm

May I please have a clue for se5-10 the 1st? Thanks

9:31 pm

se 5/10 word is s plus anagram of actor Mr. Penn gapeach.

9:31 pm

GA, it's the new diet sprinkle...

9:31 pm

hello all

9:32 pm

or we all have 5 se***s, change the last vowel

9:32 pm

Oh, gosh, Jilly, don't know about diet sprinkle....thanks anyway.

9:37 pm

need a clue for sa7/32 please?

9:38 pm

add 3 letter ending to the 4/4 (pt)

9:38 pm

flosey, sal + tell an untruth.

9:38 pm

thanks jilli and peach

9:38 pm

That sa 7/32 word is past tense of actress Sa*** Field flosey

9:38 pm

and Min

9:39 pm

D's done

9:39 pm

se8-40 please....thanks....I hope it doesn't work off of the se5-10.

9:40 pm

same first 3, and act foolish change last letter

9:40 pm

yw

9:40 pm

Delightful smores!

9:42 pm

or, same first 4 and food flavouring van****

9:43 pm

Thanks so much, flosey.

9:43 pm

and for the 9, drop last letter and add, when you stop to think of something, you often say **

9:45 pm

Thanks so very much, flosey

9:45 pm

yw peach

10:01 pm

hi all. any clues for the 9s or 8s?

10:03 pm

se8 and 9 were just clued mkg, 9:40 - 43

10:04 pm

Hello mkg! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid.

10:06 pm

hi min.

10:07 pm

flosey i am not able to get those clues. darn. i tried. i have no se words. i get the endings but not the beginning.

10:10 pm

i get the endings from the van**** flavor. i see it. but the se first three or four letter i am missing. tried most possibliites

10:12 pm

ok, se5 - come to your se5 (minus the pl there) and change last vowel

10:12 pm

mkg - use your common se--- but change last vowel then add your ending.

10:12 pm

i just got it. from the one and only se 5 i got. ty. need other 9 now please.

10:12 pm

ty for good clues.

10:13 pm

yw, looking for the other 9

10:13 pm

TY ALL FOR GOOD CLUES.

10:15 pm

ca9 ca + I live in an area surrounded by mountains, plural

10:15 pm

clue for the i word for top right corner i please.

10:15 pm

ty got other 9. super clue flosey

10:15 pm

any more 8s out there to clue?

10:16 pm

ix4/9 and pl

10:16 pm

ix? whoa.........................

10:16 pm

al8 - compound word pl

10:17 pm

ix 2 vowels

10:17 pm

got the ix. ty.

10:17 pm

al3 + what you plant

10:17 pm

looking. ty.

10:18 pm

as in trees and flowers? dont know the al 3.............

10:18 pm

I need a clue for ut7 and 8 please?

10:19 pm

what you eat with or cook with.

10:19 pm

thanks Dianne - was trying to make it difficult

10:19 pm

got ut words. ty.

10:19 pm

glad you got them

10:19 pm

dont have al yet. any further clues?

10:21 pm

mkg, al7/8, every one of us + what birds like to eat

10:21 pm

al - everything + the black things in watermelon

10:21 pm

got the al words. ty ty ty

10:21 pm

ty super clues.

10:21 pm

hey dianne, flosey, mkg

10:21 pm

is there only one al word?

10:22 pm

hi rose

10:22 pm

i got both al words the seven and eight. ty.

10:22 pm

mkg, how about ET, and plural

10:22 pm

sorry that was for al5/6

10:23 pm

finally got my girls settled down...12 left

10:23 pm

need te6/21 please?

10:23 pm

ty got it. great words granny. ty.

10:23 pm

te6, number after nine + vowel + part of the verb to be

10:24 pm

mkg, al5, not dead

10:24 pm

al6, al + told a fib

10:24 pm

got it. ty.

10:25 pm

thanks for the te rose

10:25 pm

al6, al + tell fibs

10:25 pm

al4, plural of everyone

10:25 pm

got all those granny. ty.

10:25 pm

al4, not an enemy

10:26 pm

thanks rose

10:26 pm

al4, type of metal, al + er, **, i don't know

10:27 pm

and FW at last, and supper's ready

10:27 pm

be back at flip

10:28 pm

congrats flosey

10:28 pm

WTG FLOSEY!!!!!

10:28 pm

granny what is that al plus er. is that for the al four? confused

10:28 pm

yeah flosey>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>!

10:28 pm

YAY flosey!!!!

10:28 pm

hey all

10:29 pm

down to 90, still trying to get NBT. this is a bit trickier than I expected.

10:29 pm

okay, try al + **brella, keeps the rain off you

10:29 pm

hey up stiddy

10:30 pm

have it granny. ty. looking for clues for the other 8s.

10:31 pm

had to resort to A to Z but finally finished

10:31 pm

se8, se + single hump + window **** + vowel

10:31 pm

YAY smores!

10:32 pm

WTG SMORES!!!!

10:32 pm

wd smores. I'm doing that too...have 34 left...all S's.

10:32 pm

thanks for the se 8

10:32 pm

mkg, do you have ut8?

10:32 pm

vises

10:32 pm

oops sorry all. thought curser was elsewhere.

10:32 pm

pm.

10:33 pm

have ut 8

10:33 pm

vi8?

10:33 pm

dont have vi 8

10:33 pm

bad guys, I think grannyrose

10:34 pm

the hero's antithesis...

10:34 pm

falling asleep so I guess I ought to go to bed :)

10:34 pm

yes stiddy, mkg opposite of hero

10:34 pm

lol, stiddy, great minds...

10:34 pm

ty got it. got them.

10:34 pm

super clues.

10:34 pm

one more 8 to go.

10:34 pm

sweet dream, smores

10:34 pm

Good night everyone...Happy Babbling :)

10:35 pm

also need clues for the second e in row three, column four. one word.

10:35 pm

Goodbye smores! I'll see you tomorrow in the chog maybe.

10:35 pm

mi8, mi + number after six + consonant

10:36 pm

hello Min! welcome to the grid!

10:36 pm

mkg, es4/4

10:36 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you doing? I gave up on this one.

10:37 pm

LOL thanks grannyrose, was looking for that for ages, thought I had already entered it!

10:37 pm

I am down to 83, and now that I FINALLY have NBT I am content with this grid

10:38 pm

how are you min?

10:42 pm

I was tired. Very busy week at school. I slept 'til 1:00 today

10:44 pm

wow. Tired, indeed!

10:44 pm

I only worked Monday, but was so busy the rest of the week anyway that I could have slept a lot longer. Could have... didn't.

10:45 pm

was going to take a nap earlier, didn't manage that, either!

10:46 pm

We are in the midst of extreme testing for the next month

10:47 pm

I've been getting to work early & taking 10 minute lunches

10:53 pm

oh dear, that is horrible. Testing is so awful nowadays.

10:58 pm

ty granny got the mi 8.

10:59 pm

ty granny also got the es word. ty ty t y and night all.

11:00 pm

sweet dreams mkg

11:02 pm

I am heading out, also. Down to 82 and no energy to finish. Good night all! *poof*

11:04 pm

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

11:05 pm

I'm following stidmama out the exit door.Goodnight to all!

11:11 pm

hello

11:12 pm

hello mlf, and bye to stiddy, mkg, and min

11:12 pm

only 186 left

11:12 pm

hi granny

11:13 pm

lol, that's only 4 per mi6, mlf....you can do it

11:14 pm

granny i started it last night hadnt worked on it much today at all

11:15 pm

granny do you have the mi8?

11:15 pm

it's hard to play when one is expected to work as well.....i try and finish just after the flip, as i work all day, and flip usually happens while i am at work. :(

11:16 pm

mi8, mi + number after six + consonant

11:16 pm

ty granny

11:17 pm

np's, ask away, hun

11:17 pm

i have to wait until 1am if i want to be here for flip but recently we have been going to be earlier so i havent been able to

11:20 pm

is the al 8 a plural/

11:20 pm

?

11:21 pm

yes, mlf

11:22 pm

i have al 7/40 but that doesnt plural

11:22 pm

al7/8, everyone + what birds eat

11:23 pm

ty got both

11:29 pm

granny do you have all the 8s?

11:30 pm

i have al ut and mi what are teh other two ?

11:32 pm

te5/10 please?

11:34 pm

une i dont have it but am looking since you are asking about it

11:35 pm

tx . . . last one -- after te6

11:36 pm

got it!

11:37 pm

une did you get the un5/10?

11:37 pm

there's no un5

11:38 pm

i mean te 5 sorry dont know what i was thiking lol

11:38 pm

have all but 2 v's :-)

11:39 pm

1

11:39 pm

FW!!

11:40 pm

gnite *poof*

11:40 pm

gj une

11:57 pm

hello everyone :)

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