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217 1,660
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219 1,609
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316 1,106
317 1,106
318 1,102
319 1,100
320 1,097
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323 1,085
324 1,085
325 1,085
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327 1,080
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331 1,071
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336 1,060
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338 1,042
339 1,040
340 1,038
341 1,036
342 1,035
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344 1,031
345 1,027
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349 1,016
350 1,010
351 1,009
352 1,009
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354 1,006
355 1,006
356 996
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150 total words

12:00 am

did she do it?

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

didn't make it

12:00 am

oh well....

12:00 am

brb, have to know what I missed!

12:00 am

awwww, so close

12:02 am

Hello all

12:02 am

flip

flip; hi all; hi jo, m9, rose, stid

12:03 am

g'day from me, dee, joso, m9

12:03 am

oh well... not a common word, but should have been able to monkey it. LOL already down to 140 on this one, though, so it's good.

12:03 am

sorry you're not feeling well though GR.

((rose))

Clues are up

12:03 am

YAY lickety!

12:04 am

Hi all; TY Lickety!!

re 7

12:05 am

ch7

12:05 am

4 minutes past the flip, hello

hi jili!

12:05 am

hey jilli :-)

12:05 am

ty Lickety

12:06 am

Thanks lickety.

nbt, but still need an 8

hi peach

12:08 am

of8

thx, une nbt nbs

12:09 am

yw ;-)

12:09 am

Hi there, Dee.

sh 7

12:10 am

NBT/NBS

12:11 am

wtg diz

12:11 am

i don't see the of 8

12:11 am

andnbt dee (sorry , was in the grid and didn't notice)

12:11 am

wow diz!

12:11 am

out to sea, ru

12:12 am

thank you miss une

ty, jili wtg jili

12:12 am

:-D

hi ru

12:12 am

nbs!

12:12 am

I have nothing to brag abaout yet, dee!

12:12 am

i'm guessing offshit won't work though

12:13 am

wtg m9

12:13 am

nah

12:13 am

still need that center R and I for nbt

12:13 am

rire

12:13 am

reed

12:14 am

ty une for the of8

12:14 am

takes m9's second clue

12:14 am

yw jilli :-)

12:15 am

haha, m9, I tried the French laugh too -- didn't work

12:16 am

oops. My husband was asking where his phone was and distracted me!!

12:17 am

Ha ha.. was it a fish ru? ("Reed Fish")

12:18 am

ok..the i was easy

12:18 am

down to 55 and outta here for tonight. have a wonderful Wednesday, all! *poof*

st 7

12:18 am

wd stid. sleep well!

12:18 am

sleep and rest well, stiddy

rest well, stid

12:19 am

ch 7

12:20 am

Shite is a word and appears repeatedly in my friend Patrick Taylor's Irish Country Doctor series of delightful best-sellers.

12:20 am

gnight stid

12:20 am

evening all

ch 7 x 2

hi moon

12:20 am

on 7...opp of the 8

12:21 am

Am I going to totally slap myself when I find that middle R??

ty diz

re 7 x 2

12:22 am

ty diz

12:22 am

m9...leave work

12:22 am

hi woof

12:22 am

ty for that R too, diz

12:23 am

Thanks diz. *slaps self*

12:23 am

yw Jilli

12:23 am

ogre

12:23 am

nbt and 1/2 way

12:24 am

wtg m9

wtg m

12:24 am

just plain nbt here

12:24 am

nbt, nbs

12:24 am

wtg nan

wtg nan

12:25 am

oh! didn't realise I also have nbs!

nice, jili

12:27 am

ty dee

12:28 am

have come to a crashing halt, so will say good night :)

yqw

12:29 am

gnight nan

12:29 am

nn nan. sleep well

12:31 am

*waves to moonie*

12:31 am

I have all the H's but one...

12:31 am

{{ ru }}

I am missing one h, too :(

12:32 am

<-- jealous. Ruru didn't wave to me :-(

12:32 am

50 left

12:33 am

hi jilli.. I didn't see you

12:33 am

sorry.. I'm spacy tonight

12:33 am

*waves to jilli, even tho that can never make up for a lack of ru*

12:33 am

<-- hugs woof

12:33 am

{{ jilli }}

found my h... it was a plural :(

12:34 am

's okay, ruru -- I'm so skinny I'm invisible, hah.

12:34 am

grats dee! I did that a ton the other day

12:35 am

hah

12:35 am

I am not all here today

ty moon... not sure why I miss those

12:35 am

got my H too... it was warmer...:-)

12:35 am

where are you partly, ru?

12:35 am

not sure

12:36 am

here, there and everywhere?

12:36 am

maybe you should see a shrink, ru!

12:36 am

lol I am

12:36 am

He's secretly a ninja space monkey, on assignment to this galaxy... stealth space travel has confuzzled his sensory organs

12:37 am

He likely just needs to reboot ^^

12:37 am

ty woof, for that lucid explanation

12:38 am

np! I'd say Im here to help, but mostly it made me chuckle, and that's good enuf for me, tonight ^^

12:38 am

have all D's but one...

12:39 am

Cause now Im not the only one secretly picturing him in a fez and a little vest

4 de's; 6 di's; 2 dr's

12:39 am

Wait a minute.. you mean he doesn't really wear that?

12:40 am

it's a de then.

12:40 am

thanks.. looking

yw

12:40 am

I believe he does... however photographic documentation hasnt, yet, appeared where I can print it

12:40 am

why can't I see the ei words?

12:40 am

jilli, think duck

12:40 am

think ducks, Jilli

12:41 am

because you are not a duck

down

12:41 am

use the other i

12:41 am

Ugh, ducking the fish -- was looking the wrong way -- yes, arb!

12:42 am

oh duh. thought I had that de.

12:43 am

you're not looking down enough for the ei jilli

12:44 am

oh ru.. you quack me up

12:44 am

Keep this up, Im sending someone a bill...

12:44 am

double groan

12:44 am

i was just trying to goose the chog

not seeing o's from the 4th col except for the og 4...

12:45 am

triple triple

12:45 am

fireforks

12:45 am

I was thinking "waddle" Ru come up with for this thread?

ooo found the or 6 hmmm wonder what is missing

wtg ru!!

12:45 am

wtg ru!!!

12:46 am

yay ruru!

12:46 am

grats ru!

12:46 am

dee, ox5 ?

12:46 am

8waves to dart*

12:46 am

WTG RURU!!!

ty rose!!! looking

12:47 am

ox 5 is a b short of my new car dee :D

12:47 am

Heya dart!

12:47 am

And pluck you, ru!

lol means armpit... don't remember that one

12:47 am

don't ruffle his feathers!

lol ru

12:48 am

I hope dee.. doesn't dee or derant the armpit

12:48 am

I can't help myself! He's got me groused!

12:48 am

I'm trying my best to be pheasant

pheasant under glass?

12:49 am

And yet you broke the cardinal rules =(

12:49 am

but instead you're just a loon.

12:49 am

a loonwoof

12:49 am

bingo! first column

12:50 am

=D

12:50 am

and a ruruster ^^

12:50 am

couple funny c's

12:51 am

anyone need help? I'm on my way to read soon

12:51 am

I'm four c's short. Hey..you wanna loan me four c's?? LOL

What are you reading, ru?

12:52 am

a book jilli recommended. Merle's Door

12:52 am

it's very sad and sweet

Nice, I'll have to check it out.

12:52 am

hi everyone

12:53 am

heya flosey

12:53 am

oh I loved that book

12:53 am

hi flosey

12:53 am

we're all done flosey.. but we've been waiting for you to show up

12:53 am

glad you're finally reading it, ruru

12:53 am

hi flosey!

12:53 am

ah, you're sweet ru

12:54 am

I'm not all done, as usual

12:54 am

FWs

12:54 am

*turns up temp on Jilli*

12:54 am

I have 3 to go....

12:54 am

yay diz!

12:54 am

actually, have been here but rushing through as quickly as I can

12:54 am

grats diz!

wtg diz

12:55 am

family still with you, flosey?

8 left here

12:55 am

I'm having a hard time finding any now

12:55 am

WTG DIZ!!!!

12:55 am

but fading fast, yes jilli, just came yesterday, here until 13th - the girls coming over at the weekend

down to 6

12:56 am

granny is having delayed reactions

12:56 am

Down to 37! :-P

12:56 am

I thought they came last week, flosey -- or is this a second batch?

12:56 am

*wonder if it is Don's fault * :D

12:56 am

hey, i'm not well, remember?

12:57 am

what ails thee now, granny?

12:57 am

sometimes delayed reactions are good granny :D

12:57 am

no, this is the first, jilli, last week was a muddle of stuff,

12:57 am

not likely...if he comes near me i'll poke his eyes out....

12:57 am

x

ooh, sorry to hear that, rose... didn't realize you are under the weather...

12:57 am

hi cg

12:57 am

jilli, got the stomach flu from himself...i need this like a hole in the head.

12:58 am

as I recall, flosey, you were getting ready for the arrivals -- ???

12:58 am

uh oh

poor gal ... hope it doesn't last long

12:58 am

Is that what was wrong with himself, yesterday?

12:58 am

*looks at Don's gold star list .. empty*

12:58 am

If so, I hope yours isnt nearly so bad.

12:58 am

yes jilli - was a hectic week

12:59 am

oh ick, granny! May this pass quickly -- oops, I guess that's what's happening.

12:59 am

g'night now

12:59 am

nn flosey

12:59 am

yes, woof. apparently so...which is why he continued to vomit even after the injections.

12:59 am

yes.. I hope you give it the old heave ho granny

12:59 am

gnight flosey -- have fun with your gang

12:59 am

lol, jilli....you got it in one

12:59 am

=(

1:00 am

night flosey, hope you all have a lovely visit

1:01 am

oh, how I love my new keyboard!

1:01 am

*starts packing up his sick humor*

1:01 am

*already misses ru humor*

1:01 am

yer just spewing charm

1:02 am

Lol

1:02 am

fortunately, or un fortunately, i have a cast-iron stomach. i just feel gisgustingly ill. i usually throw this sort of thing within 24 hours. look out ruru!!

1:02 am

Hurling foward

1:03 am

over halfway, nbs/nbt/nbg, so that's it for tonight, Earlyish start tomorrow so off to bed I go...*poof

1:03 am

I feel sorry for you Granny..and Ralph too

1:03 am

okay, potty stop....ruru tie those fingers up..lol

1:03 am

nbg?

1:03 am

I have a brother named Ralph

1:03 am

uh oh

1:03 am

nn {jilli}

1:04 am

no blank groups in Lickety's list -- another goal for me.

1:04 am

what is NBG jilli?

1:04 am

groups? Oh.. I think I get it...

1:04 am

wow

1:04 am

New goals

1:05 am

well, so many don't use Lickety but I do.

1:05 am

Think I'll just keep slacking on my normal ones :-)

1:05 am

lol <3 mini games

1:05 am

need 4 c's for a bingo....

1:06 am

*repoof :-)

1:06 am

6 s's for a double bingo.. column and row

1:08 am

phew..made it. and now it's time to take the mother to her doctor's appointment. have to get her medication charts written up when she goes into respite next monday.

1:09 am

gl! feel better soon!

how many s 7's please?

1:10 am

in case you are all finished before i come back...i'll say good-bye, have a wonderful sleep and rest. xxxxxx

you, too, rose

1:10 am

9 - 7 letter words

1:10 am

dee, only 3 x s7

ty

1:11 am

oh s 7's... that looked funny, sorry I misunderstood

1:11 am

totally saves me from wondering what werid version you have that doesnt show the totals tho ^^

no prob :)

1:17 am

I have one s7, and can't for the life of me see any others

sh 7/36 (past tense of sh5) st 7/32 (more of st 5); st 7 (past tense of st 4) to combine or mix something with a spoon

finally... fireworks sans list...well, I am off til the flip

1:20 am

grats dee! have a good night

1:20 am

wd Dee

ty vm have fun finishing all :)

1:21 am

the x is making my eyes start to cross

1:21 am

I suspect I should also resume this tomorrow

1:22 am

have a good night all

1:22 am

Thank you Dee..

late hello. I was watching a DVD earlier.

hewwo?

anybody?

1:44 am

Ah. hello

1:45 am

hi melonhead - whatcha watching?

1:46 am

ooops - didn't mean to start a conversation. Calls and chats coming in; it's going to be a busy night. Ten to go. Finish tomorrow. Bye all.

"Warm Bodies" It was really very good. 6 word review: George Romero does Wings of Desire. nite, jwr!

hiya, m9.

1:48 am

Hello. working on my last 19.. finally had to list

1:49 am

OOhh.. a zombie movie!

It was sweet. My son fell asleep before he could watch it with me. I think he'll like it. It's a story a shy guy could relate to.

1:54 am

I'm now watching the trailers.

It reminds me of the Boris Karloof "Frankenstien", too. There's an element of pathos. And it is funny.

OK. Mediocrity achieved. nbt nbs > halfway and all ≥ 7s. I must say I thought the ti7 was just bad English!

Karloff. bad tpying.

typing!

1:59 am

whoah.. I only have 19 left and still don't have all the 7's.LOL

2:50 am

How is it today?

2:51 am

not too itchy, and the rash seems to have gone down a bit, thanks for asking.

2:51 am

lol

2:52 am

grids ok tho. Not too tricksy so far.

please may i have a clue for the of8

2:58 am

not on the beach

2:58 am

of8: somewhere in the sea. opp of on then beach.

thanks

thanks

3:29 am

re 5/14 any hints?

3:33 am

re5/14 reset the sails?

3:45 am

tyvm

4:01 am

good morning

4:07 am

hiya, ruby! (((hugs))) how goes it?

4:09 am

{{rbud}}

4:09 am

hello!we had a huge thunderstorm last night but it's beautifulthis AM and smells so sweet

4:10 am

but I had to sit and cuddle both dogs until the thunder stopped

4:10 am

how is your weather?

4:10 am

and, more important, how are you?

4:10 am

awww, poor puppies! they do hate the noises, don't they.

4:11 am

oh, it's hot, (and so am I, haha) hard to sleep. time to put in the air conditioner, I guess.

4:12 am

we have aircon, but only in the bedroom, but it's hard to isolate the dogs, so we don't use it much

4:12 am

BTW, I agree with you about small town life. I can't imagine ever living in a big city again

4:14 am

I had a sad moment or two on the 4th of July, remembering how my little doggie would cower under my chair when the bangs and booms would start up. She died in late Jan, thought I was kind of over it by now, but...

4:14 am

I felt the same way as my Ruby died in Feb and she used to cower in my closet when there were fireworks

4:15 am

I thought these two dogs weren't such "fraidy cats" lol

4:16 am

I don't those feelings ever go away

4:16 am

think*

4:17 am

that's how grief is, you grieve less often, but it never goes away entirely.

4:18 am

when a beloved pet dies, it leaves a big hole in your heart

4:18 am

yep, the oddest little thing will bring back something or other to remind me. She was at least 18 or so, a lot of years.

4:18 am

I grieve more for my lost dogs than for anybody else

4:18 am

that is a long life for a dog, but I guess small ones live longer than big ones

4:19 am

Ruby just made it past 10, the oldest of all my chows

4:19 am

It's my dad for me, but not looking forward to shadow going

4:19 am

folks bug me now and then to get another one, but I figure she just fell into our life, and the next one will, too, when it's time. :)

4:19 am

but we immediately got a new puppy and the junior dog in Ruby's life has "stepped up" and become realy close to me, sensing, I think, my sadness

4:20 am

oh, cute dog, joso, what kind?

4:20 am

since we've had such bad luck with some of our chows, we always have two now as it makes it a little bit easier when the time comes

4:20 am

my London family just lost their dog whose name was Shadow, too

4:22 am

yes, it's odd with dogs, the larger they are the shorter the lifespan. for the rest of the animal kingdom the reverse is true, whales 100+ gnats a few days

4:22 am

exactly

4:22 am

Do either of yoouknow a book called Zoobiquity? It compares human and animal illnesses and is fascinating

4:23 am

shadow is 10 now, and starting to grey around the muzzle, sleeps a lot too.

4:23 am

a little bit technical, but very good at providing insights

4:24 am

never heard of it, sounds interesting. is it french?

4:24 am

have to go to lunch but will be back later

4:24 am

No, it's American, written by a cardilogist and a vet.

4:24 am

ta ta ruby

4:25 am

I can't read French for pleasure, just newspapers and menus

4:25 am

lol

4:25 am

*woof*

4:25 am

gird

4:25 am

girder

4:25 am

ooh, sorry

4:26 am

ok by me, I didn't have those yet, haha! ;)

4:28 am

just dropped in to clue but there seems to be no demand, so g'nite all.

4:28 am

nite, joso

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4:42 am

good morning all :) Just in time for the hiccup...

4:49 am

hi Sprite

4:50 am

hiya lyn :) xxx

5:08 am

nice biggies today

5:08 am

seems challenging though not concentrating very well here

5:09 am

that right bottom corner is a veritable black hole today. So far a fun grid.

5:16 am

one is 4 letters, the other builds on that to be the 8

5:16 am

sorry, I meant that so many words I am trying are disappearing into that corner and come to nothing :)

5:17 am

ty lynx

5:17 am

hi crayola

5:17 am

ah - OK

5:17 am

hi crayola - yw

5:17 am

hi :)

5:18 am

was just wondering where the 8 was...you read my mind

5:18 am

funny that the opposite is in today's grid as well

5:22 am

yes, fun little corner

5:22 am

:)

5:22 am

I haven't had to turn to lickety's list yet, but i'm getting there...slowing down at 66 left.

5:23 am

good job!

5:31 am

and that's fireflies. A really fun grid. *hugs* to you all, have a peaceful evening and a lovely day.

5:32 am

wtg sprite! have a nice evening/day

5:32 am

congrats Sprite - have a lovely day - xx

5:33 am

Clue please for re 5/14

5:34 am

don't have it gran, sorry

5:34 am

to string or rope up again?

5:35 am

rhymes with very very small branches on a tree

5:35 am

Thanks

5:37 am

BBL

5:39 am

ty lynx

5:51 am

Good day to all.

5:52 am

hi scrabbler

5:52 am

Hi Crayola. I don't remember where you live.

5:53 am

out west. I should be asleep. :)

5:53 am

So not quite 4am for you. Yes, go to sleep.

5:54 am

Went to bed at 9 because I was so tired...then woke up at 2. Not a good sleep pattern.

5:54 am

Sometimes it happens.

6:00 am

I've passed halfway and am not seeing much more, so I will get ready for work. Enjoy the day, Crayola, and lurkers.

6:00 am

have a good day, scrabbler

6:02 am

good morning everyone:))

6:02 am

hi crosshair

6:03 am

howdy,crayola:)

6:03 am

{{crossy}}

6:03 am

hello crayolA

6:03 am

((ruby))

6:03 am

iS LYNXX STILL HERE?

6:04 am

whoops, errant pinkie strikes again

6:04 am

hi ruby

6:05 am

hah, half!

6:06 am

well done

6:07 am

the queen's dogs keep showing up....what's that about?

6:08 am

hah. yeah I wasn't sure if it was a proper noun.

6:08 am

yaaa for the barkless dogs!!

6:09 am

It was my 2 am fuzzy musing.

6:09 am

I didn't know that about co's. I like it when my dogs bark; it's a kind of early warning system for the gate and parking

6:09 am

and if I say OK, they stop immediately.

6:10 am

then you get those nasty little ankle biters that bark at every shadow and squirrel fart

6:10 am

<--doesn't like little dogs

6:11 am

chored

6:11 am

sorry, was too excited at seeing crossy to even bark....

6:11 am

Me either. I prefer labs. My daughter/son-in-law have a mastiff. That's a little too big!

6:12 am

but mastiffs are so sweet!

6:12 am

He is such a sweetie pie, yes.

6:12 am

Doesn't realize how big he is. Wants to sit on me.

6:12 am

when my male dog, Rufie, wants to cuddle, I have to brace myself against an immovable object or else I fall over

6:12 am

lol

6:13 am

and he' a lot smaller than a mSTIFF, ONLY ABOUT 80 LBS (OF MUSCLE)

6:13 am

my brother has a mastiff now ruby!!

6:13 am

I keep hitting capitals by mistake, sorry

6:14 am

what's its name crossy Thor or Buster?

6:15 am

i actually forget the name but it is something huge and impressive.got a picture of the family and the new dog in front of the christmas tree and looks like the sitting dog is half the height of the tree

6:15 am

hahah

6:16 am

I have a pic of me with the two pups but can't figure out how to post it in FB

6:16 am

I look like I have a Mohawk as Rfuie's tail is behind my little head

6:16 am

i have a scanner.if i can get it to work,i will scan the picture for you later

6:17 am

I have a new scanner, but can't figure out how to use it

6:18 am

makes great copies, though

6:18 am

i have gotten lazy of late and use my iphone for all pictures since it is so eary to transfer pictures off the thing

6:18 am

easy

6:18 am

eery sometimes, lol

6:19 am

and now, the Tour beckons

6:19 am

See you later, kids

6:22 am

lol,still watching the parade of spandex tushies,ruby?

6:22 am

you betcha

6:23 am

some of the packaging is impressive

6:35 am

clue for ch6/30 please?

6:37 am

just foiund a ch 7/40 but will look for the 6

6:37 am

found it...weird word

6:47 am

fireworks!

6:49 am

hi all

6:49 am

there are 2 ch 7/40 that I have. is there another?

6:49 am

and good for you, crayola!!

6:50 am

hi jbp, only 2 ch7's

6:50 am

congrats, crayola!!!

6:51 am

thanks Annie!

6:59 am

clue on the top middle R??

6:59 am

gm, everyone!

6:59 am

gm, dawg :)

7:00 am

Hi lbd!

7:00 am

hi, annie! hi jbp!

7:00 am

re + wanted, **ad or alive.

7:01 am

rthanks O-O!

7:01 am

re + ***monds are a girl's best friend

7:01 am

hi o-o

7:01 am

now , nbt, and off to work I go-o

7:01 am

hello

7:01 am

hagd, jbp

7:01 am

back atcha

7:02 am

morning, o-o

7:02 am

Hello

7:06 am

clue for the or6 plz?

7:08 am

or6----iron *** and beware of the ***s of March

7:08 am

ty, annie. just couldn't get the eyes and monkeys to get that one.

7:11 am

it was a twisty one

7:12 am

this was a nice grid, have a great day, babblers

7:13 am

hagd, annie!

7:13 am

and whoo hooo, annie!

7:14 am

tadone!! finito!! yes it was a fun grid, a little twisty.

7:14 am

Mornin' everyone.

7:26 am

stats for the center r, pls

7:31 am

re6.18, bichon. and good morning

7:39 am

hi dawg

7:44 am

gotta take hubz to work. bbl. fun grid, enjoy!

7:56 am

Hello all (or anyone?). Wow, just put my feet in 10 minutes ago and already nbt/nbs and more than half done!

7:56 am

howdy,jilly

7:57 am

good morning crossy!

7:59 am

LOL...second day in a row that the queens pups have been in the grid

7:59 am

yaa for the barkless dogs!!

8:00 am

LOL

8:01 am

reminds of the story of herriots dog who only had one woof;)) i must read him again soon

8:02 am

Loved his series....it's been years!

8:02 am

they are great.when you are feeling blah or just need a dose of the warm fuzzies,that is the series to read

8:03 am

Well, I too must head off to work...58 left ...hagd dear crossy!

8:03 am

tc,jilly:))

8:15 am

I am stumped on the re 6/18. Help, pls

8:15 am

I have stop working at age 65

8:22 am

2/3 done. bbl

8:25 am

Stuck with 67 left. Dunno how you guys do it...

8:25 am

re 6/18 for NBT

8:26 am

bichon - to stop working when you get older

8:26 am

Oh, Harry, and Marjetta, ty

8:27 am

bbl

8:32 am

Hi All

8:36 am

hi all...clue for the go6/24..first one please

8:36 am

phew - it was only a dream (that there were only 25 words today).

8:36 am

just started Phae

8:37 am

found it

8:38 am

and it is.....

8:38 am

that was a werry werry bad dweam

8:38 am

growth in the throat

8:38 am

OH! ty

8:39 am

yw

8:39 am

morning all!

8:39 am

done...clues needed?

8:39 am

Hiya Sue

8:39 am

not now. ty

8:39 am

hi hego, hurshy, and phae!

8:39 am

hi sue

8:39 am

me either, just starting

8:40 am

HAGD!

8:40 am

hmm the two right R's are eluding me

8:40 am

Bye Phae

8:41 am

Hurshy....both R

8:41 am

well... obviously.

8:42 am

Just go round in circles Hursh. : D

8:42 am

Hurshy...both R's are used. Just dance around them a little bit for both.

8:42 am

re6/18 its a normal word just twisty

8:42 am

I think she means use both

8:42 am

aha, got them. thanks

8:42 am

hi River

8:42 am

hi molly, smd, and river!

8:43 am

actually hit enter before finished. Stroke caused me to have little twitches. Sorry.

8:43 am

Hi sue

8:43 am

hello everyone

8:43 am

that's ok, of course - humourous. although now i feel guilty for the humour at the expense of a stroke victim.

8:44 am

Don't feel bad Hurshy. I am ok!!!!!!!

8:44 am

Oh that's so cute! You even use the extra vowels like a British person!

8:44 am

diti

8:44 am

*grin*

8:45 am

oops sorry

8:45 am

got the re, thanks! A word close to my heart at the moment :-)

8:45 am

i try, when i remember - and the other day at sudoku i said "oh sod it"!

8:46 am

A bare spot on the lawn?

8:47 am

dext

8:47 am

har har har

8:47 am

I am stuck with 34 to go - maybe should give the eyes a break

8:49 am

But British people spell that word as humorous, humourous is incorrect whichever side of the Atlantic you're on.

8:49 am

rats.

8:49 am

Hello Haz!!

8:49 am

colour, but not humour. ok.

8:49 am

Sorry!

8:49 am

:D

8:49 am

You can be humourless, however.

8:50 am

well how does THAT work

8:50 am

True, true

8:50 am

Ah, now you're asking difficult questions.

8:51 am

And hello, hego.

8:51 am

:D

8:51 am

so is it just with the -ous, or what about plain, is it humour or humor

8:52 am

On its own, it's humour.

8:53 am

It's the same with odour, gone bad it becomes malodorous.

8:53 am

There'll be a rule for the whole thing but with so many qualifications and let out clauses it's best just to accept that English is quirky.

8:54 am

Get out clauses, rather than let out clauses..

8:55 am

"malodorous" would apply to the peeping tom caught in a septic tank.

8:55 am

A real life filthy looker.

8:55 am

And all this time I thought O'Dour was a grumpy Irishman. : D

8:57 am

must go. bbl

8:57 am

ok so it's like, it just looks funny to have two ou in a row, so you don't do it.

8:58 am

so i wasn't wrong about the root.

8:58 am

The root was correct, yes.

8:59 am

thank you for the guidance :)

9:00 am

I'm looking up my Oxford Language reference book to see if it can be extra helpful.

9:02 am

left col grey!

9:02 am

Nouns ending in -our change this to -or before the suffixes -ation, iferous, ific, ise and ous.

9:02 am

The exception is colourise/colourize.

9:03 am

*dutifully copies and pastes to notepad*

9:03 am

-our keeps the u before other suffixes but exceptions include humorist and rigorist.

9:04 am

And commit it to memory, of course.

9:04 am

name that proper noun! mysterious top gear driver

9:04 am

Stig!

9:04 am

arbour and arboredun

9:04 am

i have to have it written and see it and read it over and over before it will stay in memory.

9:04 am

ding ding ding!

9:04 am

arboredum

9:04 am

:)

9:05 am

yaaa for the letter u!!

9:05 am

arboretum.

9:05 am

i think.

9:05 am

my sense of spelling is suddenly undermined.

9:05 am

hi crossy and haz!

9:05 am

like someone said english and my typing are quirky

9:06 am

suze!!

9:07 am

phantom: seash5

9:07 am

ty hursh

9:08 am

Hello, uusue.

9:08 am

hey! that wasn't supposed to be a CLUE!

9:08 am

worked for me:))

9:09 am

got me two words:))

9:09 am

*silently fumes*

9:09 am

;)

9:09 am

:P

9:09 am

did it get you on7 and of8?

9:10 am

did now;)))

9:10 am

14 to go!

9:10 am

life's a beach hursh...

9:10 am

Okay, time for me to go. Toodle-oo.

9:11 am

so grab a partner and get sand in odd places!!

9:11 am

bye haz. thanks again.

9:11 am

bye haz!

9:11 am

and hi ruru!

9:12 am

good morning sue

9:13 am

finally broke down and fired up the a/c for the first time today:))

9:13 am

ch6 ... toddlin' town minus "ca" plus extra vowel

9:13 am

exit

9:13 am

gm.... and sorry

9:14 am

hi kje! Had that one :-)

9:14 am

ty hursh,no way i would of found that one

9:14 am

coming and going kje?

9:14 am

ty hursh

9:14 am

oh, maybe you would have, crossy

9:14 am

That is some crazy toddlin'

9:15 am

always, ru

9:15 am

anyway I must be off - getting a lump removed from my back (cyst), wish me luck! (very minor procedure)

9:15 am

bye for now, sue! bye forever, cyst!

9:16 am

good luck suze.i will have a blt waiting for you when you get back;)

9:16 am

sounds good, crossy!

9:18 am

I had that procedure done last January sue

9:18 am

i'm off too, all done. ttfn!

9:18 am

It left a little bit of a hole

9:21 am

It sounds painful

9:24 am

Good morning, all!

9:24 am

Not really, it was all done under anaesthetic

9:27 am

Ah, I see the topic of conversation is medical procedures.

9:28 am

lower right o... have the of4 and of8.... other?

9:28 am

We could talk about Andy Murray's Wimbledon triumph if anybody is interested....

9:28 am

on7 kje

9:29 am

ah - lol - ty

9:32 am

The Queen's canines are in the grid again.

9:34 am

hocus,pocus,co**** pie,mumbo jumbo,pigs can fly

9:34 am

Ptui! Furry pie.

9:36 am

I would be happy to talk about Murray's win.. it was really great that he beat Novak.. he earned it and worked hard for it

9:40 am

Nice segue way to dog pie and tennis.

hi all

9:41 am

Hope no one steps in a dog pie while playing tennis.

9:41 am

would liven things up at least

hmm kje, now looking for that of7

9:43 am

stats for the third column R please?

9:43 am

With the tempers on some of them, there might be some flinging involved.

9:44 am

ru - time to stock up on some white - any recs that are great deals?

9:44 am

doing the Mcenroe

9:45 am

re6 - quit work and then PT

9:45 am

Is the Of7 a compound word?

9:45 am

TO - of8 and on7 - related words

9:45 am

no of7

9:45 am

ty kje

9:45 am

yw

got them, ty! i just watched someone on tv making a potato chip frittata.

9:46 am

Phooey.

9:46 am

potato chip sare used for a shortcut for the spanish tortilla often seen in tapas bars

9:46 am

Gottem both. I would call those both compound words.

yes. i love my potato and egg frittata, greatest quick dinner. But i can never make them like mom did. never took to others, though, like pepper and egg and squash and egg

9:48 am

4th column O and f stats please?

9:49 am

Mmm. Frittataaaaaaah.

9:49 am

og4 - monster

had a pasta one but too heavy

9:49 am

fo4 - alpine winds

judi, are you a pepper and egg gal?

9:49 am

or 6/21

9:49 am

ty for the f

9:49 am

and fo 4/7

9:50 am

cross can you clue that or 6 please?

9:50 am

Pepper and egg gal, is that like a buffalo gal?

9:50 am

As a matter of fact, I had peppers & eggs for breakfast today. I did make a potato & egg frittata for dinner the other night. Also threw in some cheese and herbs. Yumsy.

9:50 am

best i can do is it is almost like a french fry and tater tot manufacturer in the states

oh, the cheese is a must. add parmesan until you can smell it. that is the tip

9:51 am

they deal in potato products

9:51 am

Ooh. A tater tot base for frittata would be nice.

9:51 am

just change vowel at the end

9:51 am

or + most of goose down

9:51 am

there we go,use kje,s clue

i now cheat and use potatoes o'brien. defrost then saute them

9:52 am

Funniest recipe I have ever seen was tater tot casserole. Calls for a "buttload of tater tots". : D

9:52 am

i was thinking of the name brand for fries\

lol kje, i almost typed the potato brand and you nearly clued it! :)

9:53 am

You know you're a redneck when you measure in "buttloads".

9:53 am

Everyone should have a salad shooter. It shreds potato and onion up in seconds and you can make your own hash browns.

9:53 am

cannot stand tater tots myself.they have a odd taste

:D i had tater tot casserole. not for those who count cholesterol.

9:53 am

i love any kidn of french fry

9:53 am

Tater tots are made of pressed potato sweepings. : D

9:53 am

was going to say "buttload" must be on the list right after inches and cubits:))

9:53 am

Unfortunately, Tater Tots taste best when deep fried. Although, if you leave them in the oven long enough, they will get really crispy.

9:54 am

The armpit word is back again.

judi, try a pinch of basil next time.

9:54 am

Thanks, TO. I love basil, so I tend to use a "buttload" of it.

a little goes a long way for me. but no cooking today, i am fighting ants. and also had a click beetle!

9:55 am

so a pinch,a dash,a squirt,a shot a fistfull and a buttload

9:55 am

Judi you should watch Chef Fabio. He puts a buttload of basil in everything.

no. it is very strong. the only time to use a lot is when making caprese salad, deconstucted

9:56 am

I have not seen Chef Fabio, Molly. Is he on the Food Network?

9:56 am

i have an idea what it is but its not working in the grid

9:57 am

http://fabioviviani.com/

i've seen several cooking shows where folks made their own tots. tots are hot in the restaurant world right now.

9:57 am

or6 - mineral deposit + 15th of march

9:57 am

Ty. I'll check him out. He doesn't have long blonde hair and pose for romance novel covers, does he?

9:57 am

*swears off basil now ... *

9:57 am

No, that is the "other" Fabio.

9:58 am

hey ru, did you see my question?

9:58 am

that Fabio doesn't cook goose either Molly :D

9:58 am

e tu ,youric,oh mighty caeser,i knew him well

9:58 am

stats for the 8?

9:58 am

nope.. missed it kje .. what?

9:58 am

I'm with TO, a little fresh basil goes a long way. Sheets of it on pizza does not appeal to me.

basil is so strong that when i water my plant it gives off its aroma

9:59 am

recs for some good value whites - need to restock

9:59 am

can email me if easier

9:59 am

ah.. okay

9:59 am

LOVE BASIL. Use tons of it on salad, pizza, frittata, etc etc.

9:59 am

think a bit ; )

9:59 am

will do.. lots of good new things out.. what's the pricing parameters?

9:59 am

crossy loves basil and oregano

now fresh oregano is lovely on pizza. it is my favorite herb.

10:00 am

mostly daily dinner fare, ru... good house whites

10:00 am

Mmm. Oregano good too!

10:00 am

like the menetou last year

chicken vesuvio. best winter comfort food.

10:01 am

half way,NBT,NBS :))

*waiting for recommendations*

10:04 am

I asked him to email me TO, so may not list here... I'll send it on to you

10:04 am

prob via FB

ty. at risk of being a choghog, judi, giada made a basil smoothie yesterday.

10:06 am

I don't think I could handle a basil smoothie.

i could hardly watch, but judi may like it. basil, yogurt, simple syrup

10:08 am

Help with my last word please, brain has melted and run out of my ears! ri5 ?

10:09 am

ri5 mortis... stiffening after death

10:09 am

ty kje :)

10:10 am

yw

10:10 am

woohoo on FW!

10:10 am

must run... hagd all

yay, chrissie!

10:10 am

ty again

i am going to try to mow the lawn before the storm hits. happy babbling, all.

10:11 am

Ta done!

10:11 am

Congrats to Judi

10:12 am

Ugh. I hate yogurt. My husband eats it, but I refuse to even look at it.

10:14 am

The City just announced who our new City Administrator is going to be. He starts Aug. 1. I Googled him. He sounds very qualified. Hopefully he's not a total a-hole like the last CA.

10:16 am

How is he on Basil?

10:18 am

Ha! The jury is still out on that one. I'll be sure to ask him when I meet him.

10:20 am

My friend on yogurt: I will not eat anything with the consistency of snot.

10:21 am

LOL. Well, I wouldn't compare it to snot, but I do have issues with the texture. Same goes for Jello and pudding. Yeech.

10:21 am

I'm not big on yogurt as a rule either

10:22 am

Shut up, Ruru. I know what your dirty mind is thinking.

10:22 am

*blinks*

10:22 am

Don't look all innocent!

10:24 am

Okay, kids. I'm outta here. Y'all have a groovy day. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*

10:24 am

I am truly lost on this one Judi

10:26 am

unless she thinks I'm having sex with Bill Cosby?

10:27 am

Man Ru, you don't even have to say anything anymore. Your mind is being read.

10:28 am

And I wasn't even thinking that, but now I am because she mentioned it.

10:28 am

it's too early to have dirty thoughts

10:30 am

Go back to sunshine and butterfly kisses then.

10:31 am

mmmm,deep fried butterfly frittes

10:31 am

fireworks!

10:34 am

Do you know what Judi meant Molly? I'm lost?

10:35 am

It's too dirty to expound upon here.

10:36 am

okay.. I will let it go.. I didn't understand what the hell she was talking about.

10:38 am

All I can say is that the "lowering the tone" badge of honor is all Judi's now. : D

10:39 am

lol,crossy hands the crown to judi..:)

10:39 am

mabye we can make her a nice tiara

10:40 am

I have to head out to work.. bye guys.. have a good day

10:40 am

tc,ru

11:04 am

hi all :)

11:10 am

hi all too

11:11 am

I'm so warm I have a wet towel around my neck

11:14 am

It's called "the absorber". It dries stiff as a board. When soaked in cold water it gives cool relief for quiet a while

11:19 am

happy birthday Nikola Tesla !!!

11:20 am

i gave up and turned the a/c on for the first time this hear

11:20 am

year

11:28 am

Sitting in front of the fan with "the absorber" around my neck. Am cool.

11:28 am

hi all, help with right corner E pl

11:29 am

do a redneck air conditioner...get a turkey tray and buy a block of ice,put the block of ice in the tray and place it behind the fan so the air is sucked over it and passes out the front of the fan

11:29 am

howdy,peri..peri,eri,eri,ri,ri

11:30 am

good clue if i do say so myself..and i do:)

11:30 am

great clue and a word I should have found, ty

11:31 am

:)

11:31 am

and help pls with the R in the middle of the top row pls

11:37 am

I re****d at age 62

11:56 am

woohoo found the 8

11:59 am

37. listing

12:01 pm

I'm going up to make Molly a bowl of tapioca pudding

12:01 pm

hello everybody

12:01 pm

also just found the 8 - NBT and NBS

12:01 pm

hello ruby

12:01 pm

I'll bet she doesn't ike the skin on boiled milk.either

12:01 pm

hello teach

12:02 pm

stats for the 8, pls

12:02 pm

of

12:02 pm

compound

12:02 pm

OF 8/75

12:03 pm

aaaah, thank you

12:17 pm

clue for the ox?

12:18 pm

OX + a president can only serve 2 ***ms

12:19 pm

ty evanadine

12:19 pm

done.

12:20 pm

congrats harry

12:27 pm

Who boils their milk? I'm waiting for the Iceman to drive by so I can get a block of ice. : D

12:42 pm

duh, ty bichon

12:43 pm

I am looking for the of8 and not seeing it. is it a compound?

12:44 pm

OMG, I remember the ice truck

12:44 pm

it is a compound

12:44 pm

ok, I will keep looking

12:45 pm

of/8 - not on + 'where the ocean meets the ...'

12:45 pm

got it right as you clued. ty boat and wv

12:45 pm

:)

12:48 pm

<---- remembers tooth powder instead of tooth paste hi everyone :)

12:48 pm

also remembers tooth powder

12:49 pm

Kate is older than she looks...

12:49 pm

I do too and mascara that came in a small box that you had to add water to so that you could it

12:49 pm

use it

12:49 pm

Hi All

12:50 pm

hi hego

12:50 pm

yes! cake mascara. i could still buy it up to about 1990.... maybelline used to put it out

12:50 pm

hello all

12:50 pm

yep Maybelline.

12:50 pm

hi hego :) 1961 was a vintage year!

12:51 pm

: )

12:51 pm

You're just a baby to me...

12:51 pm

I am stuck with 65 left, bbs

12:52 pm

that's me...baby kate ;)

12:54 pm

Ah memories...the ice truck, the milk man, the knife sharpener guy, the ice cream man who rang bells instead of playing that annoying music.

12:54 pm

good morning/afternoon everyone :0

12:54 pm

that made my kids crazy

12:57 pm

hi nan :)

12:57 pm

and Pappy Abernathy nextdoor who took us neighborhood kids for rides in the sidecar to his blue motorcycle :-)

12:58 pm

nice, Une

12:58 pm

there was still a milkman in this little town when i was in grade 2... they waited until he retired to get rid of the position. we still have knife sharpening trucks that come around - even in toronto :)

12:59 pm

hi une :) that sounds like fun, bet you kids were lined up around the block waiting your turn!

12:59 pm

he didn't do it often, kate, but it was soooo fun when he did!

12:59 pm

Soda Fountains. Which were a combination ice cream store/grill. The guys behind the counter wore white paper hats. And they made your milkshake right in front of you.

1:00 pm

Pappy was one tough dude -- he had an accident at work -- 2 pipes swung together on his finger and cut it of . . . he picked it up, tossed it in a cup of ice, and drove himself to the hospital!!

1:01 pm

I used to be a soda jerk.

1:01 pm

*cut it off*

1:01 pm

But I wasn't a guy and didn't have a paper hat.

1:01 pm

hego LOL

1:01 pm

:D

1:01 pm

the kresge's downtown niagara falls had one of those molly! lunch counter and booths (with table juke boxes) the waitresses also did the cooking, such as it was - hamburgers, grilled cheese etc... hego... there's a lne-liner in there somewhere.

1:02 pm

one liner

1:02 pm

I used to work in Kresge's too!

1:03 pm

I used to be the ticket taker at the Princess Theater :-)

1:03 pm

I had all those jobs as a teenager.

1:03 pm

free popcorn LOL

1:03 pm

made 70 cents an hour

1:03 pm

yup, worked in a movie theater.lol

1:04 pm

my boss was Buford Hamms . . . he kept trying to get me into his office for a beer . . . yikes!!

1:04 pm

(I was 15!)

1:04 pm

Eewwww......

1:05 pm

eewww indeed!!

1:05 pm

The Princess Theater with a boss named Buford. It doesn't get much more southern than that. : D

1:05 pm

you have no idea!! LOL

1:06 pm

and only one screen . . . "Dr. Zhivago" ran for a month! :-)

1:06 pm

The drive-in on the other hand was EXCITING! :-)

1:06 pm

You got to know the movie by heart.

1:07 pm

we were in a dry county so you drove around behind the Red Ace station to buy a pint of bourbon, then used the drive-in concession stand cokes for setups! LOL

1:08 pm

occasionally the owner would let us in for the 'price' of a paper bag full of bottle caps :-)

1:08 pm

niagara falls had a princess theatre too... first movie date i ever had was for a matinee of jaws.... 75 cents admission....

1:09 pm

we have all the seaside breezes in the grid today. on and of+.

1:09 pm

:-D

1:09 pm

ch 6/30, please?

1:09 pm

naughty une ;) bourbon and coke at the drive in!

1:09 pm

admission in my little town was 50 cents for adults, 35 for children

1:09 pm

Very romantic Kate....not.

1:09 pm

thanks for the breeeze hego :)

1:10 pm

hego, my first real date was to a rodeo LOLOL!!

1:10 pm

I paid 25 as a kid.

1:10 pm

yw

1:10 pm

yeeeha! ride 'em cowboy!

1:10 pm

looking nan...

1:10 pm

funny Une

1:11 pm

*Hands Une The Southern Belle award*

1:11 pm

definitely, Molly.

1:11 pm

i remember my dad telling us about going downtown in Nashville to the Sat. Morning movie (always a serial) -- paid 10 cents and the organist was raised up out of the floor in front :-)

1:12 pm

oh I can beat that for Southern Belleness . . .

1:12 pm

Now that's before my time!

1:12 pm

in Louisiana my grandmother was dear friends with a very wealthy lady

1:13 pm

who had a large garden with a big fountain at one end and speakers in the trees

1:13 pm

on 7, pls

1:13 pm

I once danced in my tutu while they watched -- as Claire de Lune played thru the leaves :-)

1:13 pm

sea breeze Bichon

1:14 pm

on7 not out to sea

1:14 pm

tyvm hego

1:14 pm

yw

1:14 pm

<---imagines Une in a tutu.

1:16 pm

got it nan...

1:16 pm

<---Wants a garden like Une's grandmother's friend

1:16 pm

me too

1:16 pm

ch 6/30 chi' town...***ca** + another vowel

1:17 pm

ty Kate

1:17 pm

ty Kate, new one.

1:17 pm

Emy Lou Beidenharn -- her dad was the first to bottle Coke . . .and she was an opera singer

1:17 pm

sweet sweet lady

1:17 pm

wow

1:17 pm

almost broke the monkey on that one... good thing they weren't all 1 point tiles, or i never would havre gotten it!

1:18 pm

ty kate

1:18 pm

she sounds like she probably led a fascinating life une

1:18 pm

yw nan

1:19 pm

she always smelled like cologne and face powder . . . and embraced me in her ample bosom with "Daahhhling, tell me what you've been doing"

1:20 pm

she led an amazing life . . . her home and gardens are now a museum . . . folks have weddings and parties and concerts in the garden :-)

1:20 pm

Crossy would have liked that.

1:20 pm

brb

1:20 pm

that was in nashville une?

1:21 pm

no, Monroe, Louisiana -- we visited my grandmother every summer

1:21 pm

did you find the on 7, une?

1:21 pm

i clued it nan -- not at sea

1:22 pm

I have it -- thought you were looking for it

1:22 pm

no . . . found it last nite :-)

1:24 pm

the bird(s) form yesterday's grid escaped and popped up here!

1:25 pm

th eg bird

1:25 pm

the

1:26 pm

*!* ta da *!*

1:26 pm

yes'm :)

1:26 pm

congratulations nan!!!

1:26 pm

WTG Nan

1:26 pm

woohoo nan!!!!!

1:27 pm

brought the duck with him

1:27 pm

lol

1:28 pm

:)) Quack!!!

1:28 pm

on my way - back at the flip if I'm still awake

1:28 pm

:-D

1:28 pm

Bye Nan

1:28 pm

bye nan :)

1:29 pm

back in a bit *poof*

1:47 pm

re 5,14 anyone?

1:48 pm

looking hego

1:49 pm

I cannot see it. grrrr...

1:50 pm

re*** - to reset sails on a boat?

1:50 pm

hmmmm............

1:50 pm

ty bo

1:50 pm

yw

1:50 pm

thinking....

1:51 pm

OH! ty

1:51 pm

truck - big ***

1:51 pm

hi bojazz, and ty :)

1:51 pm

yes, ty Kate. got it

2:05 pm

take 5... down to 46, but seem to have ground to a halt....lickety here i come ;)

Urg.... need this game as an app on my kindle!!!!

2:41 pm

i think you can play on i phone toad, hi :)

Playing on the web via my kindle. I just like babble expert better since I rely pretty heavily on snickety. Don't have an iphone.

2:44 pm

if you can "open 2 pages" you can still use lickety.. babble grid, stats, and word list on one put lickety on the other... you can still transfer your words from the gid list to lickety using the bulk add/grab box... just copy your list and paste it into lickety

2:45 pm

...you don't have to worrry about the word points, lickety takes care of that for you

Yah.. just so much easier on expert. Its ok. I'll survive.

2:47 pm

But if you get Expert, Lickety will be on the same page

2:47 pm

It's the Beta V12

2:49 pm

FW, anyone need a clue?

2:50 pm

hagd all

2:50 pm

cjongratulations bichon!!!! hint for the re 6/21, re 7/32 (combo?) please?

2:53 pm

to correct a book again :)

2:53 pm

hi mael, thanks :)

2:54 pm

down to 2, but i think i must immerse myself in morewords to fish them out ;)

2:54 pm

hey kate

2:54 pm

I have 49 left, but I've been in and out all day :)

2:55 pm

Snickety?

2:55 pm

popping in whilst waiting for a call.

2:55 pm

gonna take 5 to clear out the peepers..brb i started to bog down about there, listed at about 30... missed a lot of plurals...

2:56 pm

hi dawg :)

2:56 pm

hiya, TK

Phantom -- choice

Phantom -- choice

3:03 pm

fireflies :)

3:09 pm

yay, kate!

3:10 pm

hi all! I notice that chog is not accepted :-)

3:11 pm

Enable only accepts it's own made up words.

3:11 pm

Evidently.

3:11 pm

I always wondered about chog. It's not a chat log it's a chatterbox. So why not chox? : D

3:12 pm

or chax?

3:13 pm

anyway I think I am going to go lie down again - had a moderately large cyst taken off my back this morning and it is kind of sore

3:14 pm

ouch, I hope you feel better sue

3:14 pm

it should be fine in a day or two

3:14 pm

bbl, maybe...

3:15 pm

Bye Sue, hope they gave you good drugs.

Why isn't offsh5,10 accepted

Sorry offsh5,12

3:26 pm

it should accept it, try again. does your sh5-12 feature a beach?

Yes

Ok it took it that time

3:27 pm

also try landing for th on9

3:29 pm

ooops, on7 I mean

Ty!!

3:55 pm

D

3:57 pm

My daughter is trying to update to the Pro version. Should she get an email with files attached, or a link to get them? It was so long ago when I got the Pro version, I don't remember any more. Do any of you happen to know?

4:00 pm

aslindy, are you talking about Babble Pro?

4:00 pm

or Babble Expert?

4:00 pm

and hello all -- babbling from the comfort of the new sofa and nothing to do now until someone is home to help me put my bed together...

4:02 pm

ok, she said pro

4:04 pm

I think it happens automatically -- the login should just lead into the full babble screen with all the stats

4:04 pm

what's the difference between pro and expert?

4:05 pm

ok, thanks. I thought she meant Babble Expert at first.

4:05 pm

pro is what Dr God put together and it costs money (about $15 for a lifetime subscription), expert is what Lickety put together and it is free

4:06 pm

and what is expert?...how is that different from the regular lickety page?

4:07 pm

expert is a nifty, windows-only application that has lickety's list integrated with the grid. As you enter things into expert, the list is populated automatically and sent to babble for official counting. ;-) It's nifty. but I have a mac

4:07 pm

Babble Expert gets you a special browser that is only used for Babble, with separate panes for the Lickety list

4:08 pm

ah...ok...

4:08 pm

plus it has a special window for entering words, and if you enter more than one word it goes to chat instead

4:09 pm

all we need is 500 more new subscriptions for babble pro and maybe drg will remove babble from legacy software and be able to afford to give us the updates promised long ago

4:10 pm

maybe 499 now that my daughter subscribed? =D

4:10 pm

i did sign up for babble pro, since I do like this site and wanted to support it....

4:10 pm

maybe:)) what name is your daughter going to use so we can keep an eye out for her?

4:12 pm

Kiani - and my other daughter is FirkinUrchin.

4:13 pm

cute names, as lindy

4:13 pm

dumb spellcheck strikes again.

4:13 pm

very nice.a babbling family:)) my beloved has a pro account but can no longer see the words well enough to babble in comfort

4:13 pm

I think I will go take a nap. see you-all again soon! *poof*

4:14 pm

my husband doesn't play, unfortunately. it's not his type of game.

4:14 pm

tc ,stidmama

4:14 pm

thanks for the hlep!

4:15 pm

i need several of these types of games.keeps my mind from turning to mush

4:20 pm

no one wants mushy brains

4:22 pm

Hi again :)

4:24 pm

hi everyone

4:26 pm

howdy,andree

4:38 pm

any geo starts?

4:39 pm

No

4:39 pm

ty

4:42 pm

can anyone clue re5/14 please

4:43 pm

to hang the sails and tackles on a boat again

4:43 pm

to hang the sails and tackles on a boat again

4:43 pm

i have no re words yet

4:43 pm

ty

4:43 pm

yw

4:43 pm

re+ not ***ht but left

4:44 pm

good afternoon all

4:44 pm

hey teach :)

4:44 pm

hey wv

4:44 pm

hi teach

4:53 pm

must go...go to 100 at least... hope to stop in tomorrow

4:54 pm

take care everyone :)

4:54 pm

good to see you smores - take care

5:04 pm

can anyone clue my last 1? 2nd column bottom sh5/12

5:06 pm

ok got it fireworks

5:06 pm

well, um....there is a naughty word there....third person singular version....

5:08 pm

clue for ist ch6 please

5:09 pm

ch + personal pronoun + not stay + most common vowel

5:10 pm

thx pen

5:11 pm

can someone clue the or 6/21 please?

5:14 pm

10 left and or 6 is one of them, looking now

5:14 pm

or6, o and anagram of to sit on a horse and vowel

5:15 pm

chunk of metal rock + ***s of march

5:15 pm

thx lindy

5:15 pm

hia ll and ty pen for your ch clue

5:15 pm

good clue aslindy

5:16 pm

9 left all re's will come back to those later

5:16 pm

thank you

5:16 pm

ty lindy

5:16 pm

i have six left and three are re words....

5:16 pm

i'm going back to lurk

5:18 pm

see you later, lilliann....

5:21 pm

i now have all the re words pen if you want a clue?

5:22 pm

hi all.any words for the o bottom corner? have opp of on as one of them and no more.

5:22 pm

i am missing the second, third and fourth re words...

5:23 pm

a long word starts with "not on".....

5:23 pm

Hello all....back to finish this!

5:23 pm

that's for the bottom o

5:23 pm

i have 0f4 opposite of on

5:23 pm

hi jill :)

5:24 pm

also....on + beach area....last part works for the "not on" word as well....

5:25 pm

ty pen

5:26 pm

i had the ending of the word but not the on7

5:26 pm

ty got them all!

5:26 pm

yw...gotta go....will probably be back later for the last 5...

5:26 pm

ty for the of8 too pen

5:27 pm

penquis. the re words you are missing are all based upon the color, then add vowels, plus one plural...hope that helps

5:27 pm

Good evening lurking but not lurking L.

5:28 pm

any clues for bottom corner e?????

5:28 pm

sorry pen, i missed you asking

5:29 pm

nm got them all. wow not hard.

5:29 pm

sorry

5:30 pm

lillian...clue for the re5/14?

5:30 pm

hi all, back to find more words

5:30 pm

hi molly,well you know me, i say one thing and do another.i'm going to lurkdom now as i'm tires and want to finish.nice to see you molly as usual :)

5:30 pm

hi and bye peri as i'm diving in :)

5:30 pm

<---is glad lillian is not in lurk....oops, oh well

5:31 pm

i'm not biting...splash :)

5:32 pm

re5/14...re + word for a semi

5:33 pm

ahhh....TY molly

5:34 pm

You're welcome. L is not chatty these days.

5:34 pm

spluttering!! sorry jill, i missed you asking for a clue.if i'd seen it i would have clued

5:34 pm

and found another word with seeing that one!

5:36 pm

the problem is i chat too much and then end up finishing grids early hours and i want to go to bed and read and chill.plus i talk too much and drive people away!! :(

5:36 pm

a semi what? conductor?????

5:36 pm

Oh please, you don't drive people away. Who said that?

5:36 pm

Semi = truck

5:36 pm

i have four words for the s that has 12 and 16 for the one withh 24. i cant believe there are so many i dont see.

5:36 pm

re and a lorry/truck

5:36 pm

18 wheeler mkg

5:38 pm

me, as i do, i see it everytime i start yabbering on. the problem with me, is as i'm in the house alot i don't have a lot of contact with people and especially adult conversation, so when i do i chat and chat and chat and bore people to death

5:38 pm

really? dont see it in grid. truck, or ???another word...hmmmm

5:38 pm

or an oil one mkg

5:39 pm

re5, an oil platform in the sea mkg

5:40 pm

ty got it. right that is a truck. sorry

5:40 pm

No need to apologize mkg....I had to think a bit myself!

5:41 pm

yw and no apologies needed. we all know different meanings and words

5:41 pm

i only know that because my husband use to drive them mkg

hiya folks

5:42 pm

saying that, here we don't call them rigs, the lorry part is a unit and the back end is a trailer

5:43 pm

hi TO. lovely to see you:)

5:44 pm

i am out of words........64 to go but i am done. off to swim.

5:44 pm

sounds lovely mkg. enjoy and tc :)

about to go make dinner. steak tonight, a treat!

5:44 pm

Have fun mkg!!

5:46 pm

sounds great TO. i cooked myself a rump steak the other night as a treat as i don't eat alot of red meat anymore but occassionally it's nice to have

5:46 pm

I made a zesty fish stew for dinner. it turned out quite well.

5:47 pm

you never bore me lillian.chat away.heck my beloved says my tongue is hinged in the middle so it can flap on both ends;)

5:48 pm

i'm not a fish person peri but i will admit to having plaice with a light dusting for tea tonight, but that's only as i need to defrost one of my freezers which has lots of different fish in for the bairn as she loves it.she had tuna steak for hers

5:48 pm

<-------Agrees with lilliann...I love chatting with you!!

5:48 pm

i'm not a fishy fish person.the bairn is having salmon tomorrow

5:49 pm

he

5:49 pm

L, I would rather have you in here chatting than most of what I read here.

5:50 pm

brb

5:50 pm

i could make a roman cheese herb and spice coating for some specked trout fillets fried in creamery butter that would bring a tear to yer eye,lillian:))

5:50 pm

romano

5:50 pm

L. your chatting does not bother me either. if it bothers some people they do not have to read it or they can change to Whos online or my friends.

5:51 pm

I eat mainly veggies but I do eat seafood sometime and this was easy to make.

5:51 pm

yup the chat does have a on/off button as it were:))

5:52 pm

aww, ty crossy molly and peri, it's more my opinion probably but i think i do put people off...so now i will bore you all for hours LOL :D

5:52 pm

Hello all just starting. Yesterday was so hot (80 plus degrees) that I just melted. Oh my. Today is 10 degrees cooler and I can function again. Glad to see you all.

5:53 pm

Glad you've cooled off, Gran Mere.

5:53 pm

hi stidgmere

5:53 pm

lol,i spend my life putting people off:))

5:54 pm

i don't like spice crossy, i can put up with a little, the same as the bairn but not too much and trout is full of bones isn't it? is that fishy? tinned salmon with loads of malt vinegar and that great(i know, i'm a he4en)

5:55 pm

wife says the only tine i am not a royal pain in the caboose is when my nose is in a book:)

5:55 pm

i bone the fillats

5:55 pm

fw now off to have some of that fish stew

5:55 pm

fillets

5:55 pm

hi ((gmere)) glad you are cooler today.

5:55 pm

when my fish hits your plate it is bone free and amazing

5:56 pm

Yay!!Wtg peri!! :) tc hin and enjoy your fish stew

5:59 pm

as long as it's not fishy crossy, i'll be there, so put a plate out ready :)

6:00 pm

are you coming over to england and ireland this year crossy?

6:00 pm

i know the last time i asked, you weren't sure

6:00 pm

mm,not fishy,they it is haddock or that Tilapia for you,lillian

6:01 pm

looks like the layers dragged it out too long,lillian.i still need some international id,so now it has to be bumped till next year

6:01 pm

lawyers

6:01 pm

I didn't used to be so wimpy but there is no use pretending when the stuffing is knocked out by heat. I am going to orchestra tonight. I've practiced my pieces and the big news is that I've been helping out on percussion, too.

6:02 pm

i can get out with the id i have(Uk passport) but i may have a pita getting back in:))

6:02 pm

i've seen tilapia in the shop and was going to buy some as it was fresh and on sale but i didn't know if it had loads of bones in or fishy so i didn't and it was about £1.20

6:02 pm

Good for you Gran Mere!

6:02 pm

you playing tonight ,stidmere?

6:02 pm

Yay for you stidgmere

6:02 pm

if it is alreays skinned and in fillets,it will have no bones,lillian

6:03 pm

and it is a very delicate non-fishy fish

6:03 pm

Just rehearsing, crossy. But you know, there are some aspects of piano playing that seem to be improving for me. I'll never be a child prodigy but I hope to be solid.

6:03 pm

good for you gmere, that is brilliant :)

6:04 pm

and that is not a bad price for them

6:04 pm

<------------------!!FW!!

6:04 pm

You are my support group for performer wanna bes.

6:04 pm

Congrats jilly! I have only 1/3 of the words.

6:05 pm

play like no one is watching:)

6:05 pm

that's a shame crossy, but then you might have a better holiday next year as in be able to go to more places.

6:05 pm

yaa for jilly!!!

6:05 pm

Pretty easy quick grid stidge...you'll be done before you know it

6:05 pm

and ty all

6:05 pm

Yay!!Wtg jill!! :D

6:05 pm

Ty crossy, I need to try that. Maybe a little soft shoe, too.

6:06 pm

it is sad,lillian they left us no time,since the rail/sail tickets fron london to the ferry on the coast and across the irish sea to dublin only run till the end of sept and we would be pusing it

6:06 pm

we'll be behind you anytime gmere:)

6:06 pm

pushing

6:07 pm

I shall be looking forward to crossy and wife crossing the oceans and seas arriving in Ireland next year.

6:08 pm

we have the itinerary,just not the time now for this year

6:08 pm

:((

6:08 pm

well, you never know, it might be cheaper next year and if you have the moeny, you can book it earlier which is normally cheaper for some things, and i may then spoil your holiday and appear :))

6:09 pm

hey all!

6:09 pm

Hi stiddy!!

6:09 pm

you can crash my party anytime.since i will be travelling most of the way across the UK,i will be keeping all UK babblers fully up to date as i may come close to a few of you

6:10 pm

Matthew is here, Mother, and we are having fun talking about "stuff"

6:10 pm

Good, Hi Matthew. I'm just sitting here quietly improving my mind.

6:11 pm

the tilapia i saw was in a big supermarket off their fresh fish counter but int he sale bit in the shop and it was in a bag that we couldn't see the fish, so i don't know if it wsa filleted or not.but it was a canny length. i only like plain haddock, i can't stand smoked fish.the bairn loves...ahh, i've forgotten what they are called the yellow fish foe breakfast

6:11 pm

hi stid :D

6:13 pm

:-D any improvement helps, eh? *wicked daughter grin*

6:13 pm

i do not care for smoked fish either.i like them just the way they come out of the water

6:13 pm

i doubt you'll come up north croosy, but if you ever do you and Elegant are always welcome to stay

6:13 pm

*crossy

6:14 pm

lillian... there was a really cool BBC article this past week about a "Geordie" Roman god -- they found a statue up north. I thought of you, of course...

6:14 pm

kippers, i had to google.. they smell the house out for days!!

6:15 pm

*giggle* I thought "croosy" was northern for crossy...

6:15 pm

call me anything you like,just do not call me late for dinner:))

6:15 pm

I used to love kippers when I was a kid, Mother would make scrambled eggs and kippers, and buttermilk biscuits... *drool*

6:16 pm

crossy does not eat fish for breakfast;(

6:16 pm

it could be stid , lol oh wow, i've never seen that programme stid. where was it found and what was he called?

6:16 pm

why not, cross? a bit of salmon on toast, with a good cup of coffee... *sigh* it's heavenly

6:16 pm

I will find the link lilliann, hold on.

6:16 pm

the smell put's me off and then they are full of bones

6:17 pm

nope,a few rashers of bacon,eggs,hash brown,english muffins fresh preserves and i am a happy crossy

6:17 pm

found in a place called Bincester http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-t\nees-23164533

6:18 pm

crumbs -- forgot to tiny it. sorry all

6:19 pm

did not seem to derail the chog that time

6:19 pm

I think the hyphens in the BBC links "saved" me this time

6:20 pm

oh wow stid, it's in County Durham where i live, i'll have to look into it more, ty hin

6:20 pm

neat! :-D

6:20 pm

Heading out for dinner....probably won't be on again tonight, so hagn all and see you tomorrow!

6:21 pm

have a lovely evening jilly! see you again soon I hope.

6:21 pm

was it a Roman fort?

6:22 pm

it might not be as it is coming up bincester

6:22 pm

I am not sure, they seem to think it was at least associated with a Roman encampment of some kind

6:22 pm

sorry, i meant binchester

6:23 pm

I think there was a Roman presence all over the place. They were sort of like fleas, or bedbugs...

6:23 pm

we had roman placements all over this country

6:24 pm

I bet it's fun to grow up in a place with so much family history -- although I grew up (mostly) here on the Salish Sea my own family is not part of the landscape the way it was back East when I lived there (only we didn't know part of our family was from there at the time!)

6:26 pm

bye jill and tc :)

6:28 pm

i didn't grow up in the north even though alot of my family live or wer from up here. i lived down south for a lot of years.that was where i was brought up

6:29 pm

oh! so you speak with a southern drawl? I did, for a few weeks after we moved out here, then I decided to conform to the local patterns (which are pretty much standard American with a mid-West origin)

6:29 pm

my husbands family are all from here.mine are from here, wales,england and scotland

6:29 pm

ah, you have a diversified portfolio!

6:30 pm

southern english anyway :) but more northern now, but when i'm angry with my daughter the southern comes out

6:31 pm

alot of my family are welsh and i'm related to Howard Hughes

6:31 pm

Mother said that when she visited England (in the south, near Winchester and Chard) that each little village seemed to have its own language, though I am sure there are some commonalities between locations in districts

6:31 pm

me to lil + ireland, call myself british mongrel

6:32 pm

lol joso, me too, apparently, i think there is a bit of irish in our family too

6:33 pm

we all have different accents and dialects, the same as any country

6:33 pm

that's interesting, lilliann -- he is pretty famous around here because of his spruce goose -- there is a big museum south of portland (I want to go there some time)

6:34 pm

though my mom's side comes via the west indies

6:34 pm

I wonder if you are seeing an erosion of local variations like we are? Seems that the media uses a plain vanilla speech pattern and vocabulary and so people copy that instead of using their local language

6:34 pm

he was my great grandmothers nephew and he ended up un the US.he ended iup going mad and had his home in the dessert covered in sheets and would go around naked all the time

6:35 pm

that's interesting joso. where abouts?

6:37 pm

Well, that is an interesting person to have in the family tree!

6:38 pm

all over, granddad worked for lloyds bank in their colonial program, three years at a colony and one year leave back in england. mom born in trinidad, got aunts from jamaica, tobago, cuba

6:38 pm

my grandmother had papers to testify that he was a relation when he died but her nephew's wife got hold of all the paperwork and just burnt it thinking it was rubbish and plus he had money in loads of businesses that the lawyers told them it would be hard for them to get any money.but he got his money from my great grandad to start with who was wealthy in wales

6:39 pm

H H was a fascinating guy, too bad he fell apart

6:40 pm

i didn't believe my mam and dad when they told me that i was related to the famous Howard Hughes but they have told me loads of things and shown me what they have and they aren't the type of people to lie about family, so there we are.i never knew him, only what i've read and heard from the family that are still alive

6:41 pm

wow joso. have you ever been to any of those countries and do you have family members there?

6:42 pm

L, have you seen the movie "The Aviator"?

6:43 pm

that's the thing about family histories, lilliann -- someone told Matthew we are related to French royalty (a common fancy it seems) but I explained it was unlikely - and why, and a little digging revealed some family long ago might have been workers in a town the kings of France owned... LOL

6:43 pm

about every 3-4 years my brothers and I would be sent to jamaica for the summer.

6:44 pm

that's a strange time of year to head there, joso -- would have been more fun in winter, I suppose?

6:45 pm

summer school vacation, would have liked to skip school but mom was not having it

6:45 pm

no, we actually are related stid, no lies.i'm going to have ot do more digging whilst my dad is alive and able to tell me everything so i can get all teh paper work

6:47 pm

I didn't mean you aren't, I meant it's so easy to dismiss stories of fabled relatives because of the all-too-common wishful thinking tales. After all, who wants to be descended from a drunken, lazy innkeeper?

6:47 pm

i don't want any money, but it would be great to have him in my family tree book.i've written everything down that my dad ha told me so far and there is alot that's alike but things that aren't in the news, as they say he is american, well, he was but not by birth

6:48 pm

I understand! :-)

6:49 pm

well, who wants to be known as a relative who went mad but he did alot of good things when he was alive and was a very intelligent man.

6:49 pm

well, down to 21 I think I am going to list

6:49 pm

i've seen bits of it molly but not the whole film

6:50 pm

exactly stid and who wants to be related to hitler!! :(

6:50 pm

he was, indeed -- I think if he had lived a little longer he might have been "ironman" like in the movies.

6:50 pm

grandma used to lay on a tortuous 'tea' for us, full of cakes, tarts, all sorts of sweet baked good, of which we could pick only 2, gave me a completely distorted idea of an english tea untill i grew up

6:51 pm

i need to look into it more myself and get all the paperwork.i would be proud to call him a great great uncle

6:52 pm

I feel so sorry for people who feel their entire family name has been ruined by a single individual. I bet there were many lovely people over countless generations who did good things. But I have experienced discrimination based on my name by people who knew someone with the same last name -- and it's hard to overcome their prejudices.

6:52 pm

jamaica for the summer sounds great joso

6:52 pm

oh joso -- what a mean thing to do to a child. *disapproving mama look*

6:53 pm

have to head out to take the kiddo to his college. Back soonish. *poof*

6:53 pm

ah, that's bad joso, only two sweets!! :(

6:53 pm

I wouldn't feel ruined to be related to H H

6:53 pm

bye stid, tc hin

6:54 pm

eventually we figure out what was not taken one day would be there the next with one or 2 new choices

6:54 pm

i don't feel ruined and i don't want anything, i just want to prove that i'm rel;ated to him whilst my dad is alive to tell me everything he knows

6:55 pm

be great to have such a fascinating relative

6:57 pm

Hi, everyone! Lil, when I met my birth mother I found out I am related to an American President, Rutherford Hayes, and a French painter, Millet. Kind of interesting.

6:57 pm

such an interesting guy, makes you wonder what his latter life would have been like with modern mental health care

6:57 pm

i know some things from my dad and what i've read, but what i've read is all in America.everything i know is from the welsh side and that is where he is from.i need to write everything down and record what i'm told by my dad as i forget certain things

6:58 pm

hi ((mimi)) so we both have famous family members

6:59 pm

((lilliann)) And my own personal claim to fame is that I once went out with Burt Reynolds.

7:00 pm

my granddad could look at a long list of multi digit numbers and instantly give you total, kind of cool, and usful to a banker, but no spruce goose.

7:00 pm

i know joso, i worked in mental health for alot of years and it has changed over the years but with what my dad told me, i don't know whether he would ever have accepted help. he didn't like people going into the house as the sheets covering it were to keep all teh germ out

7:01 pm

the good thing is, is that i can get copies of birth certificates and other things now

7:01 pm

lucky bitch mimi, how old were you and him then?

7:01 pm

yea, he had enough power to refuse help very efectively, but a bit of lithium might have made a huge difference to his latter life

7:01 pm

s

7:02 pm

i wish i could be as good at maths like that.are you like him in that way joso?

7:03 pm

good at them, and enjoy higher maths, but not that good at pure arithmetic

7:04 pm

It was a small date one time...met him at the TV station where I worked...long story. I was 21 and he was filming Deliverance but don't know how old he was. Very nice and funny man.

7:05 pm

joso, i think any relative is interesting if you look into their history.we all have interesting family members whether they are heroes and fought in any wars, down to being doctors,nurses, famous people, it doesn't matter, as they are our family, aslong as they're not killers but alot of mine were coal miners in wales and up north

7:06 pm

thats far better than my only near brush with fame mimi, almost saw the beatles really doesn't rate

7:07 pm

nearly's good enough joso :)

7:07 pm

I sometimes feel like a female Forrest Gump since I moved around a lot and met several famous people at different times...met Pres. Jimmy Carter twice!

7:07 pm

once was enough mimi?

7:08 pm

Looked up Burt's bio---he would have been about 36 then, lil. He was going with Dinah Shore at the time and was actually a perfect gentleman...DARN IT!

7:08 pm

my mam did backing singing on Cliff Richard's a coupl eof times

7:08 pm

*records

7:09 pm

I caught a glimpse of Nixon once and his wife came to an Air Force base where we were and I likewise caught a view of her briefly.

7:09 pm

did you get a pic gmere?

7:09 pm

Saving all the really juicy stories for the book, lil.....

7:09 pm

lol

7:10 pm

No. In those days cameras were pretty clunky and I had little children in tow.

7:10 pm

'dirty old man' mimi :) lol

7:10 pm

Just dropped by for a minute and need to go get some paperwork done. Bye and hugs all around.

7:10 pm

i'm waiting for this book mimi with baited breath!:)

7:12 pm

bye mimi, great to see youa s normal and the bairn wanted me to tell you she will email you this week...i wouldn't couldn't on it, she's a teenager!!(she says she's looking forward to your animal stories)

7:12 pm

Good night all. Need to put dinner on the table now. Best good wishes to all.

7:12 pm

that's a shame gmere

7:12 pm

goodnight gmere, enjoy your meal, sweet dreams and tc :D

7:16 pm

I'll look forward to her email, lill, whenever she gets around to it...no hurry...the stories will still be here! Goodnight.

7:17 pm

night hin:0

7:19 pm

8 left and brain tired :(

7:20 pm

help with the re 5/14 please

7:20 pm

re + semi

7:20 pm

re and truck or oil platform

7:21 pm

ty!

7:23 pm

** finito ** last word AS 6/21

7:24 pm

Yay Wtg teach!! :D

7:26 pm

can i have a clue please for the first go6/24?

7:27 pm

go6, neck growth

7:28 pm

sorry joso, i'm thinking glands?

7:29 pm

May I please have a clue for as6-21? Thanks

7:29 pm

yes, swelling of lymph glands or voice box

7:29 pm

more of what is at the end of a cigarette peach

7:29 pm

AS 6 - more sooty

7:29 pm

as6 more soot

7:30 pm

first sh 5/112?

7:30 pm

Thanks much, Lilliann , teach and joso.

7:30 pm

nm

7:30 pm

112 must be xxxxx

7:30 pm

SH 5 - pl of previous SH 4

7:31 pm

i meant glands joso, not what type? i can't think of a go gland?

7:31 pm

sh5 plural

7:31 pm

yw peach

7:32 pm

ok lil try go + e**** meaning one or the other

7:33 pm

oopt, that's e**h**

7:33 pm

first st 7/32?

7:34 pm

all i can think off and this is lowering the tone..gonads are glands :)

7:34 pm

got it ty joso

7:34 pm

not gland name, growth name

7:35 pm

st7 more st5

7:38 pm

ty

7:38 pm

st5 strait, responsible, dull, repressed.

7:41 pm

May I please have a clue for eg5-14? Thanks

7:42 pm

small eagle

7:43 pm

actually another bird but sounds like it should be a baby eagle

7:43 pm

I'm pathetic, joso....I just typed eglet. LOL

7:44 pm

i did too peach :)

7:44 pm

Great Jeff. Misery does, indeed, love company.

7:45 pm

no no, the other baby eagle, thats harry

7:45 pm

hello dear friends

7:45 pm

my last word is st 5/12 after the 7 and i'm going around in circles

7:46 pm

people with dope have them

7:46 pm

hiey hole

7:46 pm

Could be something hidden....like cash.

7:46 pm

hidey hole

7:47 pm

Did those help lilliann?

7:47 pm

thank you very much joso and peach, it suddenly registered in my tired brain!! lol :)

7:48 pm

hmm might not be brit slang,

7:48 pm

hi trif

7:48 pm

yvw

7:48 pm

fw!!

7:48 pm

yw lil

7:48 pm

aye, it's the same joso :)

7:48 pm

congrats too

7:48 pm

Congrats, lilliann!!!!!

7:49 pm

Oh, I forgot about the eg5....

7:49 pm

ty both :)

7:49 pm

eg is a baby bird for herons i think

7:50 pm

i've had to go around alot of bird parks with my f.i.l :)

7:51 pm

would anyone like any clues?

7:51 pm

i know joso and peach are great cluers and will be better than me

7:52 pm

nobody wants our business lil

7:52 pm

i must away to make the bairn's packed lunch again!!

7:53 pm

well, i've very grateful for your help joso.tyvm :)

7:54 pm

bye all, and and take care one and all :D(gone)

7:54 pm

bye lil

7:54 pm

Jeff, did you get the eg? I have it now if you need it.

bye, lil

7:55 pm

bye lill

7:55 pm

Bye, lillian.

7:55 pm

Thanks for all of the great clues, lilliann.

7:56 pm

ch6-30 please....thanks

7:57 pm

Hi Trif! How's life in love land?

7:57 pm

very well thank you molly. hows it with you?

7:58 pm

you are always so encouraging and upbeat, molly...always so glad to see you here

7:58 pm

All good here, thanks. : )

7:58 pm

Nah, I'm just a sucker for a good love story.

7:58 pm

ch6 great city ***ca** + vwl

7:59 pm

its a good story. I will give it that.

8:00 pm

Thanks so much, joso.

8:02 pm

np peach

8:05 pm

hello all...

8:06 pm

hey pen

8:06 pm

hi joso

8:06 pm

down to two...

8:07 pm

go penquis go!!!

8:08 pm

i am done!!

8:08 pm

Congrats, pen!!!!!

8:09 pm

ty!

8:09 pm

congrats pen

8:09 pm

:oD

8:09 pm

huzzah for penquis

8:10 pm

*blushing*

8:16 pm

or6-21 please.....thanks

8:18 pm

or6 mine production *** + ocean t***s

8:18 pm

Thanks so much, joso.

8:25 pm

hey again, YAY penquis!

hi stiddy

8:25 pm

hey TO

8:25 pm

funny baby icon...

8:27 pm

stuck at 20 and listing

8:28 pm

ox5-20 please....thankns

8:28 pm

thanks - even

8:29 pm

ox + roos***, male bird

8:30 pm

Thanks once again, joso.

8:31 pm

joso is one of the better cluers I know... :-)

8:32 pm

He is, indeed, stiddie

8:33 pm

yall are good for the ego

8:34 pm

Just telling it like it is, joso.

8:34 pm

I have 4 left and need to do an errand....back later to finish,

8:34 pm

yep. what peach sa4

8:35 pm

re 5/14 please

8:35 pm

??

8:35 pm

but you should check with pen. yesterday I think the first clue for every she asked for was for the wrong word, was really off my game

8:36 pm

oh, I have done that -- usually when I forget to enlarge the font on my computer.

8:36 pm

re5 set the sails, again

8:37 pm

thanks joso 8 now

8:38 pm

I am CERTAIN I typed a lot of these in earlier. Probably typing too fast for the net...

joso, my bable won't accept that ox word

8:39 pm

must be nice to have a good typing speed, most of the time...

8:39 pm

ox + number after nine, change last letter

the word that means someone in charge of the bullocks. won't accept

8:40 pm

what have you done to babble temple

8:40 pm

ox + wa*** buffalo...

8:41 pm

no problem here, joso....always appreciate help you give me...

what kind of dog is that?

8:42 pm

word actually means armpit, but no help there

8:42 pm

bovie

gotta love the english language

bouvier des flanders?

8:43 pm

yes, his name is shadow

8:43 pm

he's fuzzy, joso... :-) does this model come with eyes, or do they cost extra?

8:43 pm

I will bore you to tears if you get me talking about shadow

8:43 pm

*innocent mama look*

8:44 pm

help on the very first CH word please? I am down to 3

oh heck. all day it threatened to rain but never did. my flowers are shot.

8:44 pm

and now it's my last one

8:44 pm

yes stid, bright brown eyes that only occasionally peep out

8:45 pm

I did that the other day, TO -- and should have watered what's left of the garden at the house this morning, but was waiting for the furniture delivery people at the apartment. Whatever is still alive will make it until tomorrow morning...

8:45 pm

ch + personal pronoun + not stay + most common vowel

8:45 pm

ch6 great central american city ***ca** + vwl

i think that is the breed of dog that would not let me out ot the bathroom at a friend's house.

8:46 pm

ah, a mop-top critter, then. What fun! All of my dogs have always had short hair, except Buffy, and I trimmed her regularly so we could see her eyes and so it didn't get all yucky from eye goo.

8:46 pm

hm. thanks joso *thinking*

but i am sure they are not all like that

8:46 pm

could be, very teritoial, alway watching ove his heard, 7 cats

8:47 pm

got it. I think that is the family name of a nasty pesty thing. Fireworks. *runs off to look up word*

everyone else was outside playing softball. i had to wait until someone came in. not pleasant

8:47 pm

yep. call 'em "chiggers" on the East Coast, we don't have them out here.

oooh, chiggers are nasty

8:48 pm

well, Tom and I have a bed to put together. I fear it will be a multi-hour project and we only have a little time before I turn into a pumpkin.

actually, i was on the staircase and could neither go up or down.

8:49 pm

Joso, thanks for the assist! Nice to see you TO *waves at lurkers* I will try to come back later to help clue before flip. *poof*

ditto, stid.

8:50 pm

stranger in the house, shadow might do that, if not previously introduced. once introduced you'd fall into the possible petter category

my firend was house sitting, a large group of strangers at party

i am very small so it was no contest

8:52 pm

they are big dogs, strange history. pulled ambulances on the battlefield in ww I, almost died out.

how big is your dog?

8:53 pm

on a diet now, down to 120 pounds

and how tall?

lol he weighs more than i do :)

8:53 pm

can do a vertical leap of 6 feet, strangest thing you've ever seen.

i am barely 5'2"

and i am an above average jumper but not that good :)

8:56 pm

northern french herding dog, herd cattle by running along side, jumping, and bodychecking them. go THAT way

8:57 pm

then this dog could clear you and have almost a food TO :D

8:58 pm

very bright, but doesn't understand fetch, throw a ball, he gets it, now it's his

yes ru, i was afraid i WOULD be his FOOD

8:58 pm

foot

8:58 pm

Bouviers look bigger than they are because they have so much coat

but i was much better with the intact male pit bull last Thursday. show no fear

8:59 pm

yes, very thick gnarly coat

and his owner was way cute.

8:59 pm

you're better than me TO.. pit bulls scare the daylights out of me

9:00 pm

cute owner or not

well, ru, if it was gong to bite me it was going to bite me. no fear was the only way to get to talk to his owner

i did not attempt to approach it

9:01 pm

well.. I would think twice about staying over at his house .. you might be breakfast.

9:02 pm

shadow is curiously gentle, never hurt any of the cats, when afraid of a person he grabs the wrist, holds it, looks at them in the eye, as if to say I could take this, then lets go.

not much chance of either. he let it wander though, folks wre complaining it lifted its leg on their tents

9:02 pm

jeezus

i am sure your dog is lovely, joso. my situation was just bad.

but he was a great dancer. the owner, not the dog

9:04 pm

shadow is also terrified of scissors

9:05 pm

I sometimes wonder why people choose to bring their dogs to events like that.

oh my, that is odd. my friend rescued a newf/lab mix who wauld go for you if you lit a match

9:05 pm

they might as well tote loaded guns as a loose pit bull

9:05 pm

hope the owner wasn't a smoker :D

9:07 pm

I have a theory, the breeder told me 2 of his siblings died when they cropped their ears (I didn't get shadows done), I think shadow may have seen this.

ru, i was thrilled to find new boots at flea market last weekend and was sitting on the grass to try them when i noticed a loose pit. the owners invited me to sit in their car to try them, told me the bodg was friendly. may have been, but in 90+ heat and when there are strangers and lots of other dogs around? I passed. really wanted those boots but they chose their dog over my $40

joso, that may be so. lots of vets will not crop anymore.

9:09 pm

Flea markets, another place not really the best to bring along your dog.

9:11 pm

I never let shadow of his leed, mostly because of little kids, he loves them, but just too big to romp freely with them.

yes. most dogs owners are very responsible.

9:14 pm

TO, I thought of you today when someone sent me a recipe for peanut butter cheesecake brownies. : D

oop, time to gete th emicro brownis bbs

9:16 pm

are those like ecigarettes.?

9:16 pm

I know he would never intentionally hurt one, but could so easily knock one down, and if in protective mode would prevent the parents from getting close.

9:17 pm

*waves to Doren*

molly, if you really were, did you ship them us mail or ups? :P

9:25 pm

*waves to Pugmama too *

9:26 pm

ccaught me lurking eh ruru?

9:26 pm

:D

9:26 pm

how ya been pugsie

9:26 pm

eh, what's the point of griping?

9:26 pm

survivable

9:27 pm

oh.. sorry to hear that.. glad you're surviving though

9:27 pm

how are ru?

9:28 pm

okay.. lots going on in my life right now.. trying to get things sorted out and right the ship.. etc

9:28 pm

did you move or something?

9:29 pm

no.. but I will be soon

9:29 pm

moving is always a nightmare

9:29 pm

I know..I'm really dreading it

9:30 pm

Moving to San Francisco Ru? I hear there is a doctor there who is anxious to scrub in on your knee surgery. : P

9:30 pm

I moved here 20 years ago..and that move is still etched in my memory

9:31 pm

AHHHHHGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

9:31 pm

I dread moving so much I only do it I must or if I really hate where I am

9:31 pm

I understand that Pugs

is doren here?

9:32 pm

always such a big damned expense too

moving far, pug?

9:34 pm

oh I just moved recently

9:34 pm

doren is lurking

9:34 pm

about an hour from where I was

9:36 pm

Voyeur Le Babble!

ah. then i can tell her we have a new contract. fingers crossed

9:36 pm

even though I love the location the place is a dump

9:38 pm

I always found that if you liked where you lived. you'd spend less trying to get away from it.

9:38 pm

I always found that if you liked where you lived. you'd spend less trying to get away from it.

9:38 pm

ah..there's an echo in the corner

9:38 pm

I can see the wisdom in that

9:39 pm

to the PB with you

9:39 pm

You have to love who you live with too. : )

well, i am going now, finished a while ago. happy babbling, all

9:39 pm

I rented this apartment once that was horrible.. but I wanted to save money.. but then I went out everynight and spent a fortune staying out of it

9:39 pm

LOL

9:40 pm

night TO

9:40 pm

I can't afford that but I understand the impulse

9:41 pm

..very true molly.. very true

9:41 pm

I used to know people who were literally only home to sleep, shower and change clothes. They were "out" all the time.

9:41 pm

I adore who I live with they just shed a lot

9:42 pm

pugs shed a lot?

9:43 pm

all year round

9:43 pm

that was me molly

9:43 pm

and so does the Japanese Chin & my cat

9:43 pm

profusely

9:43 pm

wow.. try golden retrievers pugs. .they shed a pug daily

9:44 pm

wow.. i din't know

9:44 pm

used to be a groomer decades ago but I haven't forgotten

9:45 pm

the pug I have now is worse than my previous ones. He was bred with a "double show coat"

9:45 pm

I could stuff a king size pillow when I shed him in summer

9:45 pm

They are such characters.. I love the breed.. they get along great with Goldens.. our show Dog Lily used to hang out with the # 1 pug in the country

9:46 pm

I don't know how you folks do it. All that animal hair would make me nuts.

9:46 pm

not to mention the animal butts on the bed :D

9:46 pm

they have a wonderful temperament. Pugs love everyone

9:47 pm

that's true for sure

9:47 pm

Yeah, then there is the animal butts on the bed thing. Ick.

9:47 pm

he would greet Jack the Ripper like a long lost friend

9:48 pm

I have a friend who has a dog and he never bathes it. That dog smells SO bad. So does the whole house.

9:49 pm

I bathe Dylan every week

9:49 pm

that's the owners fault, my babies are clean

9:49 pm

that's cruel too

9:50 pm

but I can smell the dog of the last slob that lived here

9:50 pm

yes ruru it is

9:50 pm

I agree that it's cruel. Dogs deserve good hygiene just like people do.

9:52 pm

have a great night folks, I'm ready to fall over. woke up very early last couple of days....

9:54 pm

night pug.. thanks for saying hi

10:02 pm

Pug, I hope you sleep much better tonight.

10:04 pm

May I please have a clue for ti7-32? Thanks

10:05 pm

More fatigued Peach. It's a word any English teacher would faint over.

10:05 pm

more pooped...

10:07 pm

Thanks, Molly and pen.

10:07 pm

Did you ever wonder why pooped means fatigued and the other thing? I wonder about stuff like that. : O

10:10 pm

it's an interesting thought....English is a funny language...

10:13 pm

ri5-14 please....thanks

10:13 pm

Just imagine the thoughts in the mind of a 3 year old who is potty training when someone says "I'm pooped".

10:14 pm

That would be terribly confusing, no doubt.

10:15 pm

ri + not stay + the three *s....as in reading, writing, and math...

10:16 pm

Thanks so much, pen.

10:17 pm

yw...it was one of my last words...

10:19 pm

FW Thanks for all of the help. See you all at the flip.

10:19 pm

congrats!

10:37 pm

bedtime...g'nite all.....

10:55 pm

Odd comment for the day-- Wouldn't it be nice if 'asshog' was an accepted word, just because it's in today's puzzle? :)

11:48 pm

Not odd at all ..

11:55 pm

Thanks :)

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