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Clues are up

12:03 am

flip and thanks lickety

flip; hi all; ty lickety

12:04 am

hello all and thanks lickety

12:04 am

Thank you

12:04 am

hi Dee

hi flosey, ursh, bf

12:04 am

un8

12:04 am

hello everyone :)

12:04 am

Gee -- all this and Lickety too....

hi nan, hoot

hi erdea

12:06 am

Hi Dee!

12:10 am

un 7

12:14 am

fireworks

12:15 am

wow Mitch, well done, 14 minutes!

very nice, Mitch!!

12:18 am

nbt, nbs

snap wtg nan! nbt nbs

12:19 am

hi, all

hi jb

12:25 am

kh 6

12:26 am

thanks ru

hi ru

12:26 am

stalled at 85 - enough for tonight - see you tomorrow :)

12:27 am

that word is kind of a trunk show

12:27 am

i learn something new here every time

12:28 am

just got it... hee

12:30 am

jilli would appreciate that joke

12:30 am

:D

12:32 am

are there any rh words?

12:32 am

one rh word

I have de 7 and un 7... anyone have the third 7?

12:35 am

po 7

ty diz

12:35 am

greetings, fellow babblers

12:35 am

hi rb

12:35 am

Hi all :)

hi liz

12:36 am

not sure why, but I am beat. perhaps I will see y'all tomorrow

12:36 am

Sleep well jbp

12:39 am

Greetings Friends :)

12:39 am

maybe you're a drumset in real life JB?

hi pug

12:39 am

HI Pugs - how are you?

12:39 am

hi pug

12:39 am

Hi Dee, how did the dinner go

12:40 am

Hi Mr Ruru

12:40 am

And Hi Liz

chaotic before, then perfect... then a mess to clean up LOL. Everyone said they had a great time.

12:41 am

Iam okay Liz and you

12:41 am

So glad about the perfect! It's great that everyone enjoyed themselves - hope you did too!

Ended up with about 8 inches of snow, but it stopped before everyone had to travel.

12:41 am

Fine thanks, Pugs.

12:41 am

Glad it went well and its over for you

I did, Liz, but I am sooo exhausted... it is going to take me some time to get rested again.

12:42 am

Are you entertaining or being entertained over Xmas?

Only one bratty kid; all the rest were really well behaved. We will be alone Christmas day, and then our daughter and son-in-law will be here the weekend after.

12:43 am

That's good, so you've got a bit of a break. Did the dog behave?

12:43 am

any pissy moments dee :D

12:44 am

Turning Chassidic, Ru?

12:44 am

yes.. for a bit

The biggest part of our entertaining should be over... a few small dinners out planned, but no more major cooking for me :). Yeah, a couple, ru.. passed pretty quickly - I took a few time outs. Ellie was great, even when the bratty boy got into her face... she didn't even nip at him, and our son-in-law was so great - monitored Ellie closely just to be sure there were no issues.

12:45 am

Enjoy, Ru!

12:45 am

although in my case it is more like assidic :D

LOL

12:45 am

Shame! Ellie should've nipped the brat!

12:45 am

LOL!

So true... I do get sick of people referring to kids as ADHD, when they just need a good crack on the hiney.

A brat is a brat.

12:46 am

Couldn't agree more, Dee. Bad behaviour is not ADHD.

Hubby did really well corralling the kids; he even managed to find some of our daughter's old toys in the unpacked basement - Barbies, Leggos, Lincoln Logs. He also cajoled them into picking up by offering the opening of presents, so I didn't have to pick up one toy... I truly appreciated that!

12:48 am

Good for your hubby! Great that you got the support you needed.

12:49 am

How many kids did you have there

I did have to chuckle though... several pre - menopausal ladies... opened a few windows and doors for "flash" moments... really laughed about that. One age 13; 4 under the age of 5.

12:50 am

LOL!

3 girls and 1 boy under 5.

12:50 am

Yikes!

12:50 am

Very brave of you!

We discovered our basement is perfect for kids... not much to hurt down there and several very large open spaces; one carpeted area where they played, but still could be monitored...

12:52 am

And you can lock them there until it's time to go home and it's soundproofed!!!

12:52 am

I like kids really!

Worked out better than I imagined, but I did discover I have become more of an introvert ... they were here from about 10:45 AM until 9 PM, and I truly could not wait for everyone to leave... much too long of a day for me.

LOL liz

12:53 am

I like toddlers and those up to age five the best

12:53 am

That's a very long day to be entertaining! Wow! No wonder you're exhausted!

12:53 am

*doesn't believe liz for a second*

12:53 am

You know me too well!

I totally agree, pug... from 8 to 12 seems to be more difficult.

12:54 am

speaking of dogs and brats - I recall once my sister was visiting with her then-about-5-yr-old son, (her only child). He cornered our little dog and tried to take a bone from her (she'd just gotten it). She nipped him (very minor), major tears, sis got all indignant demanding the "vicious animal" needed to be put down... I laughed at her.

12:54 am

Actually 8 - 12 were probably the ages I most enjoyed teaching!

12:54 am

I find they are more difficult at 80

Again, our son-in-law made huge brownie points and washed every single crock pot and serving dish...

12:54 am

Lovely hubby :)

Teaching, but entertaining for that long is tough... plus kids do not go outside to play like we always did.

12:54 am

BBL!

12:55 am

later Liz

rbud that is EXACTLY what I thought would happen... especially with the little boy who was tormenting Ellie. Jason was great about anticipating issues... he put Ellie in the bedroom for a bit, just to protect her.

LOL, ru... not if you have appropriate chairs for them to nod off!

I have come to the conclusion that a lot of kids' bad behavior is because parents are just plain lazy and don't want to be bothered with discipline. The little boy actually stomped a foot, screamed at his mum and got away with it. I had to find work to do in the kitchen, so I didn't say something stern to the mom... it is craziness.

He would have been smacked and put in a corner so fast his head would be spinning, if he were mine.

12:58 am

yes.. i've seen that too

12:59 am

Ive seen that too many times

1:00 am

I agree, Dee, so many younger people I know have the kids and dote during the baby years, then reality hits and they lose interest in parenting.

I remember one day our daughter was mouthing off to me in my bathroom, and I threw water in her face... shocked her so much, she shut up. I only did that once, but she discovered I could get pretty creative with punishments. Exactly, rb.

I never liked spanking, so I found other ways to get her attention, but I never let her get away with being disrespectful.

1:01 am

ah ha.. two un 8's

ty ru, was wondering what the other 8 was... looking

1:02 am

that was my last word

wtg!!!

1:02 am

this was an easy grid for once

1:03 am

woohoo ru

1:03 am

congrats Ru

1:03 am

our son has a friend whose sister often comes over with him, she has a little boy nearly 3 who she ignores, he does whatever he wants to our living room and runs off every chance he gets. Town cop brought him back once from down the block. She didn't even notice he was gone.

1:03 am

My mom threw water in my face too dee.. by knocking over all my aquariums

1:04 am

hey doc

Yikes...accidentally or on purpose?

1:05 am

no.. on purpose

1:05 am

she was pissed

I could never do that... I would realize what a huge mess there would be to clean up.

1:05 am

bad ru, what had you done?

1:05 am

she had a little bit of a temper issue :D

1:06 am

speaking of ADHD/OCD kiddos.....10 yr old g/son is one, his Mum is slowly weaning him off medication cos he has improved so much. BUT his little sister cops a lot of time out cos she has been imitating her brother, and has found out the consequences.

1:06 am

Long story rbud.. not enough to deserve that

good for the mum in dishing out appropriate consequences.

Sounds like it, ru... did her temper ever improve?

1:07 am

I hear ya, ru, my mom was sorta the same way.

1:07 am

I drew the line at her trying to hit me in the head with a lamp

So sorry, ru... that had to be a tough childhood.

1:09 am

It was.. but I'm not alone.. lots of people had the same upbringing I did. ..it's old stuff now.. some of it is actually comical now to me

Did she ever apologize?

1:09 am

like my 102 pound mom trying to knock over a 450 pound 55 gallon aquarium

1:10 am

no.. she didn't.. and I moved out that day

How old were you?

1:10 am

16

Where did you go?

1:11 am

a friends for a while and then we got an apt together ..his mom cosigned the rental agreement

Wow, you certainly had to grow up quickly.

1:12 am

some people here would say I haven't grown up yet :D

1:12 am

.. the good news is...

LOL. I'd say you have done a pretty good job...sounds like you did a lot of self-teaching.

fireworks

1:14 am

yay dee

1:14 am

congrats Dee

1:14 am

nice going

ty.... I am waiting to hear the good news, ru....drum roll

1:14 am

Do you have to do more holiday entertaining dee?

1:15 am

oh.. the good news is that there's still some time left for me to grow up. :D

Kids will be here the weekend after Christmas, but they don't count as entertaining. We will be with several couples on New Year's, but I think we are going to country club in Plymouth and then coming back here for cards... that will be no big deal.

LOL, ru... don't grow up too much.

1:16 am

planning on living a couple of hundred years Ru? lol

I anticipate one more issue might arise... I think MIL will tell us she is coming over when the kids are here... but we'll see.

1:17 am

oh.. nothing like wrapping up the year with a bang huh dee :D

LOL... something like that... I have my bailey's ready.

1:18 am

.. start early dee ... lol

mimosas? Actually, I don't drink much alcohol... makes my joints hurt more.

1:20 am

would that be a hundred years pugs or a pundred :D

1:21 am

oh.. i didn't know that dee

1:22 am

it tends to lubricate mine :D.. but then I'm a professional..

1:22 am

I was thinking it might take that long for you to grow up is all--:)

1:22 am

could I get a hint for the first-column E for nbt?

1:22 am

lol pugs.. I'm sure that isn't enough time

1:23 am

if you had a t on the front of the en5 you'd be set as a teacher

I think it was en 6/12..

1:23 am

en 5/12

1:24 am

ty ru, got it! :)

1:24 am

ten wprds to go but too tired tonight, they'll have to wait for morning

1:24 am

goodnight all

I think alcohol dehydrates and may even counteract RA meds... not sure, but I learned the hard way. It just isn't worth how I feel.

Rest well, flosey!!

1:24 am

Hi and bye flosey

1:24 am

yes.. I bet you're right dee

Are your parents still alive, ru?

1:25 am

I don't know enough about RA.. my wife has RA a bit..

1:25 am

didn't see you pugs, hi and bye

1:25 am

my mom is .. i haven't spoken to her in 40 years though

It plays havoc with joints and the immune system.

1:26 am

oh.. the immune system too wow

I think that was probably wise on your part... tough, but smart.

1:26 am

my dad passed away a few years back..

1:27 am

do you have any family Ru that you are close to? Like aunts or uncles

1:27 am

It was tough.. but I think it helped mold me in a different way

1:27 am

no pugs.. just my brother.. a lot of my aunts and uncles believe the lies of my folks..

1:28 am

thats a shame Ruru

1:29 am

it is what it is pug. I'm okay with it now

I am sure it did. Supposedly, one is predisposed genetically to the arthritises. RA is often triggered then by a virus, which they think I encountered in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1995. Once triggered the disease takes off. That is really too bad, ru. Is your brother older or younger?

1:29 am

he's older.. he doesn't talk to my mom either

I am sure he experienced much of what you did, too. Did he leave home at a young age, too?

1:30 am

no.. he didn't leave home early.. he put up with it until he was too big for her to beat on

1:31 am

he's a much bigger guy than me

1:31 am

did your mother have a bad upbringing too

1:32 am

I think somewhat pugs.. she is a little psychotic and probably should have been hospitalized.. but that's my opinion and my wife's

Definitely medication might have helped her... plus support group for anger management. Too bad those helps weren't available in the 50's and 60's.

1:34 am

what is the message of your new Icon Ru

1:35 am

yes.. but she faked things well.. on the outside it was "Leave it to Beaver" on the inside it was hell

1:35 am

it's just a little joke pugs.. just for me

Too true many times in that same situation. Have several friends with similar issues with their fathers.

Really funny expression.

1:36 am

my father was a verbal abuser.. he didn't hit us much.. my mom was the terror

odd that 2 people with such volatile tempers would marry... usually one is submissive.

1:37 am

thats the way my father was too Ru--pushed us girls away from home

1:38 am

greetings all

1:38 am

oh sorry pugs.. i'm not sure which one hurt more.. but I always disliked my father

Was your dad the same age as Ru's? What do you think caused their anger?

1:38 am

hi pink

Hi pink!

1:38 am

Hi Pink

1:38 am

hey pug keeping warm? how is granny rose?

1:39 am

yeah.. i have heard that said before too dee.. but it wasn't true for my household

1:39 am

howdy dee

1:39 am

greetings ru

1:39 am

it is on the cool side Pink and you?

1:39 am

frozen lol

1:40 am

I think they weren't meant to be parents dee.. they really never wanted kids.. they just did it .. because everyone after the war had families

1:40 am

Rose isnt feeling very well

Could be, ru. What is going on with Rose??

1:40 am

ru I have a friend who says the same about her folks, on the other hand I had it good with mine

1:41 am

aww so sorry to hear pug is she on the mend?

1:41 am

they would leave us every chance they got dee

1:41 am

that's good pink..it's nice when it's right for people

1:41 am

.. enough of my crap.. .. what's wrong with rose?

1:42 am

I think all thats shes been through its catching up to her. Her nervers are on edge and shes feeling low and soppy

1:43 am

sounds like she put off grieving to me

Her pain meds are probably contributing to that, too, on top of grief.

1:43 am

yep.. bet that's part of it too dee

The last 6 months have certainly been a handful.

1:43 am

we can only bury our emotions for so long

Can't do without them, but they mess with emotions, hormones, and your head.

1:44 am

she would like to just take some time to get herself under control mentaly

I hope her docs are smart enough to help her.

1:45 am

granny rose sounds like the pillar to her bunch

Maybe Don could take her on another getaway trip.

1:45 am

dee where do u live

Indiana, and you?

1:46 am

that's what I thought me too

1:46 am

since all things are over now, she wont have to put on a false face and can deal with herself now in private(just my oppion)

I do think she has tried to be the pillar, pink. I think that is a solid observation.

Where in Indiana are you?

I hope she gives herself permission to do that, pug :)

1:46 am

I am just se of Chicago very nw Indiana and yyou

Not too far from you, then. We are in Warsaw / Winona Lake area.

1:47 am

ok ben to warsaw and out thata way

1:47 am

ru and the hoosier chicks

1:48 am

down rt 30

Wow, what a small world! You'll have to hollar next time you are in the area...

Exactly.

1:48 am

did you two get in that snow storm

1:48 am

sometimes I have to go to fort Wayne

1:48 am

yes we sure did about 5 inches

We had 8 to 9 inches, and it has been super cold, but weatherman said it is supposed to be 40 and rainy Friday.

We are on the east side of Warsaw, so we are only 45 min from Ft. Wayne.

1:49 am

we got it last week end and then we got the rain and now we got ice covered roads

1:49 am

very small wrold

1:50 am

ok gnite friends and be safe

I hate ice more than snow.

I can see a coffee meeting in our futures, pug.

I meant, pink...

Rest well!

1:50 am

yeah I cant wait for friday! We are to get to 45 and rain

1:50 am

night Pink

1:51 am

me too Dee--I much rather have the snow over the ice

I don't understand these huge temperature and barometric pressure changes. It is winter; it should get cold and stay cold.

I don't drive very well on ice, and walking on it is terrifying to me after having fallen before :(

1:52 am

I know Dee--one week you can go out in a sweater and the next wintercoats and snowboots

1:52 am

same here for me Dee with the ice

Exactly. Plus, I don't think Indiana has had as much money for sanding and salting the roads, which makes them even worse.

I tend to hibernate when it gets nasty.

1:54 am

I live in the country and if it werent for the school bus having to come down our roads we wouldnt see a plow

True in our rural areas here. If you want out, you better have a truck with a plow or know someone to hire.

1:54 am

not that the plow helps much on icy roads

We loved being snowed in when I was a kid LOL

1:55 am

we are pretty lucky, a neighbor farmer comes by if snow is very much and plows our drive ways

Super nice!

1:56 am

but with ice not much that he can do with a tractor

Pretty dangerous, too. I hope we continue to have snow and not a lot of ice.

1:57 am

He wont take money but when we have extra eggs from the hens I take them over to them

Very nice way to thank him!

You all ready for Christmas?

1:58 am

as ready as Iam going to be--lol

I did all my shopping this year online, except for stockings. Hoping everything gets here in time.

1:59 am

that seems to be the easiest way any more

2:00 am

I hate having to fight the crowds and people are so rude at this time of the year in the stores

Shopping kills my back and knees, so I try to find out what everyone wants, and then I spend a day or two online. Too true!

We just don't buy as many presents any more.

2:02 am

I dont either for I cant ----brb

My hubby has a really bad habit of buying what he wants when he wants or needs it... makes gift giving really tough.

I, too, need to get going... hope everyone has a great eve / day!

2:03 am

Hello all -- had to watch the re-runs of Downton so I'm even later than usual here.

Poofing with hugs!

2:03 am

bye Dee--enjoy your day

2:04 am

i have the un vacant house what is the other un8 please

Hi, jili!!! Glad you got to see them!

2:04 am

Hi Jill and Ursh

ty, pug, you, too! not te 6/21

hi / bye...ttfn

2:05 am

ty ursh for that un8!

2:06 am

something you camp in is in the middle of the other un8 ursh

2:06 am

ty pug got it

2:07 am

ty pu too

2:07 am

yw

2:07 am

*pug -- sorry!

2:07 am

np Jilli

2:20 am

Gooooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xx My guess for today is 117 xx

2:21 am

Morning Wor 133 2-8s and 3-7s

2:21 am

ty pug and good morning to you xx I have the 2 8's already but other than that I don't really like this grid! How are you? x

2:22 am

Iam okay and you?

2:22 am

hello worzel

2:22 am

I'm good ty xx Good morning jili xx

2:24 am

brb need to small room xx

2:38 am

de 7/36 - Poligrip might be considered an accoutrement if you use this.

2:39 am

Hi OO, how are you

2:40 am

do all the k words start with kh

2:40 am

Yes

2:40 am

yes, pug

2:41 am

thanks

2:41 am

hi o-o

2:41 am

Hello

2:41 am

nbt/nbs and over halfway -- bedtime too so goodnight/day all...*poof

2:42 am

night Jilli

2:52 am

brb

3:01 am

thats about the truth of it OO--I think we are all a prisoner in one way or another. If not by our nation then with-in ourselves

3:11 am

I do not know what truth is anymore. The article greatly saddens me. Disparate treatment does not bring outrage in the US. Constituents are tools for the very rich. Governance is a burlesque show and the governed keep on reelecting the comedians.

3:18 am

our nation is sad OO and to read and see the news and hear the same speaches over and over filled with lies and things that can never be, I have to look about for the tiniest things to break through the dreariness of it all until I reach a place of peace when it becomes my time to do so

3:20 am

I am glad you are able to find a place of peace.

3:22 am

Its not that it really is but I make myself find it and its not a everyday thing. But the book says one day there will be and thats the real peace to come or so I have to believe

3:22 am

I wish you could find peace too OO

3:29 am

I have been asking theologians if someone in hell can have Alzheimers. They do not take the question seriously.

3:31 am

LOL---I would think if one is at that place the brain would be pretty burned out

3:32 am

I suppose they are concerned one with dementia might stray from his designated hotspot.

3:33 am

lol--that might be true

3:40 am

Don't you think someone that has Alzheimers is already in their own hell?

3:42 am

No. Someone with Alzheimers is incapable of beating him/herself up.

3:42 am

I dont really know Dianne--I feel its more harder on the families and loved ones.

3:43 am

pug - that is so true.

3:43 am

People that have been in comas dont feel that coma when they awake

3:44 am

my sister I care for has mental issues and she isnt bothered by alot that goes on in the real world

3:45 am

Perhaps it is the onset of Alzheimers that is the hellish part - when you know what is to come.

3:45 am

I think thats more true

3:46 am

I worked in nursing homes and its more the love ones that I seen suffer more so

3:47 am

do you have someone with this Di

3:48 am

fortunately I don't.

3:52 am

The weather here is terrible - cold and rainy.

3:53 am

we have about 6 inches of snow on the ground, icy roads and temps of 11fh

3:53 am

friday we are to get a heat wave! 45 and rain

3:54 am

OO- I bet you've got quite abit of snow there, dont you?

3:55 am

Well it is 49 - 50 F here which doesn't sound too cold to you but most of the apartments here are not heated, including ours.

3:56 am

We don't get snow here.

3:56 am

No. Very little. The wind chill temps have been consistently well below zero.

3:56 am

I bet you are cold! Why dont they have heat in them--is this a weird thing to have those temps there

3:57 am

Most of the year it is very hot & humid here so air conditioning is the big thing here.

3:58 am

thats pretty cold OO--cant believe you dont have snow--you must of lucked out on all the snowstorms thats been passing through the states

3:59 am

The snow is all around me .... I expect we will get our share.

3:59 am

o-o I bet you have good heat :)

4:00 am

I am wearing a t-shirt ...

4:01 am

you got a special shield around you OO? LOL

4:01 am

And I am wearing layers.

4:02 am

LOL Di---cant you get a spaceheater or a electric blanket

4:02 am

When I walk outside, I try to meditate by focusing on the coldest part of my body .... the idea is to warm it up.

4:03 am

and does that help

4:04 am

If I can focus, I am not thinking of cold.

4:04 am

We have space heaters but am trying to hold off using them as long as I can. Electricity is very expensive here. Around $250.00 US dollars per month.

4:05 am

we have gas heat but either one is costly

4:07 am

not much that isnt costly now a days

4:07 am

And the $250.00 was for October and November - it is even more in the summer months.

4:07 am

pug - do you have a clue for the one H?

4:08 am

*lone H

4:08 am

myself I would rather have it cool than hot---I dont like the heat

4:08 am

its a 4-8

4:08 am

he 4/6

4:09 am

Hi all - he 4 / 6 - letter of Hebrew alphabet. He + sounds like a lisp.

4:09 am

Just here for a few mins!

4:10 am

Hey Liz

4:10 am

Thanks liz - don't know why I didn't see that.

4:10 am

Hey Pugs - won't be around much over the next week - expecting guests, so will just be in and out of the grid!

4:10 am

yw Dianne.

4:11 am

sad to hear but I hope you enjoy your company though

4:11 am

Will do - having 6 to stay!

4:11 am

Crowded house!

4:11 am

sorry Di, I gave the wrong stats on that

4:12 am

wow, you wont be on at all, you will be too tired and busy

4:13 am

how about the lone E?

4:13 am

But it'll be fun - my b'day and also on the same day, another member of the family, who'll be staying with us.

4:14 am

you having a big b-day party

4:14 am

en 5 / 12 - I'm pretty s*** about that!

4:14 am

Liz - I hope they will all pitch in with all that needs doing.

4:14 am

Not a big party - Melbourne family joining us and going out for lunch, then a barbecue in the evening.

4:14 am

I'm sure if I need help, it'll be there!

4:15 am

But we're pretty organised.

4:15 am

er 4/4

4:15 am

Aha! 2 x lone e!

4:15 am

Sorry - I mean the middle E.

4:15 am

ths OO

4:15 am

And hi o-o

4:16 am

sea bird

4:16 am

thanks o-o

4:17 am

incase you are not on here for your b-day Liz, Happy Birthday

4:17 am

Thanks, Pugs.

4:20 am

BBL :)

4:21 am

later then Liz

4:23 am

could I please have a clue for the kh6

4:38 am

ke + ** McMahon (Carson's side kick) and sign of relief

4:38 am

*sigh of relief

4:42 am

or the first part of a laugh

4:42 am

ty

4:46 am

e + she speaks f***** (insert language)

4:47 am

got it, ths guys

4:50 am

po + not as hard: s*****

4:50 am

could I please have a clue for po7

4:51 am

I just clued it

4:53 am

thanks o-o

5:23 am

good morning eveyone

5:24 am

greetings Crossy

6:04 am

tis a balmy minus 16 or 3f here today and again I am happy to report there are no mosquitos:))

6:06 am

its a balmy 11 fh and sleet ontop of 6 inches of snow and icy roads

6:07 am

and no buzzing insects here either

6:08 am

though I am getting a rodent now and then--lol

6:12 am

:)

6:28 am

taking a break from this--bye Crossy, have a good day and take care all

6:37 am

gm, everyone!

6:38 am

hello

6:38 am

hi ruby!

6:38 am

I was lurking, figuring everybody was long gone

6:38 am

nope, still working on this grid. 24 remaining.

6:39 am

I just started, 33 so far

6:40 am

good morning all - hello ruby and dawger

6:40 am

gm, WV

6:41 am

hello teach

6:41 am

good morning

6:41 am

doft

6:41 am

doff

6:41 am

hi Rows!

6:41 am

tithe

6:41 am

sorry

6:41 am

hello rows

6:41 am

I'll slink away to the pb

6:43 am

the second un 8 50 plz

6:44 am

((ruby))

6:44 am

hi ivesy, don't have it.

6:44 am

sorry don't have it - but will look

6:44 am

{{crossy}} hello ivesy

6:45 am

hi crossy

6:45 am

howdy,lbd

Un & canvas home & pt

6:46 am

hiya Lindy!!

6:46 am

and ty lindy for the un8

6:46 am

sorry i know i wasn't the one asking for the clue... but canvas home? that just makes me think of easel, which isn't in the puzzle

6:46 am

thnx lindrick - helped give me many words there

hi Dawg & everyone, just popped in to give a clue! Now on my way to work!

6:47 am

canvas home for camping

yvw

6:47 am

ty for the 8 have a good day all!

catch you all next time xx

6:48 am

bye, lindy and ivesy! hagd

6:56 am

*woof*

6:59 am

crossy, CNN news on line has a piece "10 things Canadians Excel at"

7:00 am

lol,i must see this:)

7:02 am

very nice.all things to be proud of:) eh?

7:03 am

You betcha

7:03 am

I like the apologizing one

7:04 am

well, the way we look at it, it is better than telling people to f*** off or watch it!

7:04 am

it costs nothing to be nice

7:04 am

It's nice to hear that. They left out one I love. Canadians at a figure skating event are *the* uber fans ever.

7:05 am

tell you a secret..shhh.. when the skating is for the big money in the Olympics ,even us guys will watch it

7:06 am

What???

7:06 am

add a puck and a stick and it would be perfect,but what ya gonna do?

7:06 am

Canadians will do well in the Men's and the Ice Dance

7:06 am

Hockey is a waste of an ice sheet

7:07 am

gasp!

7:07 am

our womens olymic hockey team kicks arse worldwide

7:07 am

olympic

7:07 am

po7/44?

7:07 am

No doubt. Maybe US women second

7:08 am

sorry,lbd..I am still reeling from hockey being a waste of ice surface....

7:08 am

po + more frequently

7:08 am

That's how us figure skating crazies see it

7:09 am

Hockey only exists to provide the money to support ice rinks for figure skating

7:09 am

need a K

7:09 am

there, hugging a hockey stick .i feel better now.

7:09 am

kh + talking horse + vowel

7:09 am

kh4 kh + alien

7:10 am

60 minutes sports just had a great segment on paraplegic ice hockey

7:10 am

thnx une

7:10 am

khet

7:10 am

sorry!

7:10 am

ty une

7:10 am

:-)

7:10 am

can't multitask here lol

7:11 am

thnx dawger

7:11 am

I used to try multitasking but I would fall out of my computer chair

7:12 am

kh5 kh + vowel + not ma

7:12 am

:)

7:12 am

crossy LOL!!

7:12 am

not finding the po7 ;(

7:13 am

nor i

7:13 am

add a 2 point tile to the end of both those kh's

7:14 am

ooh thanks lb

7:14 am

PO 4/8 (what babblers say when they leave) + first part of sea bird

7:15 am

ty,teach

7:15 am

ty, wv! didn't think to use the po4

7:15 am

thnx dawger - that greyed out the K

7:15 am

i'm still missing the sea bird, so i can't get that one yet

7:15 am

tadone! finito!

7:16 am

congrsats dawger

7:16 am

ty, wv!

7:17 am

do u have OF 5/16 - happens more frequently - then PO + OF 5/16

7:17 am

congrats dawg!!

7:18 am

ooh cool, thanks wv

7:19 am

time for me to go to work!

7:19 am

see you guys later

7:23 am

time to head to class. later my friends. poink!

7:30 am

Good day to all.

7:31 am

Morning, Scrabs.

7:31 am

bye crossy, hagd. Hi Scrabs!

7:31 am

Hi Bea

7:31 am

Hi dawg

7:32 am

hi, bzzz

7:32 am

Hi Scrabs

7:32 am

Stats for the I in last column, please?

7:32 am

Bichon--are you feeling more comfortable with the QP games yet?

7:33 am

IT 5/12

7:33 am

Thanks, zooz.

7:34 am

Yw :-)

7:35 am

My right column is grey. Woop-di-doo.

7:35 am

Yes, Scrabs. I'll never be on the Leaderboard, but at least I'm not totally in the cellar

7:36 am

What is QP?

7:37 am

It's a word game [actually a series of word games} QP is one of the games. I just started playing

7:37 am

Quote Puzzler--10 daily word games, each of which challenge the brain. Lots of fun and frustration.

7:38 am

Is there an app for tha?

7:38 am

that

7:38 am

Bichon, I continue to improve, but it takes time. Look at the solutions to the puzzles and study those for the last 3 games

7:38 am

http://quotepuzzler.com/default.asp

7:39 am

I don't think I will ever get good at HoneyComb--my eyes and brain struggle with it so much.

7:39 am

The one game I am having trouble with is the one which resembles Scrabble

7:39 am

nrkii introduced me to the website 4 yrs ago.

7:39 am

I've never done Honeycomb

7:40 am

It is absolutely maddening, bichon. Like Scrabble but with hexagons and palindromic words are worth more, so it is very tough.

7:41 am

I do it every day just to practice, but I wing it.

7:41 am

Looks to daunting

7:41 am

Thinking in 6 directions is very challenging.

7:42 am

I have to go see a baby.

8:01 am

Just joined QP...looks like fun.

8:01 am

Yay, MimiCat! Be patient.

8:02 am

Since I'm an underachiever in this area, it probably won't frustrate me as much as it does those with true ambition!

8:02 am

I still learn ways to improve.

8:03 am

Improvement is always good. Hey, my ex came over and helped me get my patio started...yay! He's good for doing the heavy lifting.

8:03 am

That is kind of him.

8:05 am

We're much better at being divorced than we were at being married. At least the divorce is a success! Heck, we were married 23 years and have 3 kids so we will always be in each other's lives. We're like brother and sister now...it is nice.

8:05 am

So excited to get this project done and make the (actually balcony, not patio) an extension of my living room instead of wasted space....and the cats will love it.

8:06 am

Very nice.

8:06 am

You know how it is with our pet babies...want to make their lives as happy as possible.

8:07 am

Yes, I pamper my 4 bunnies.

8:08 am

This is a real project since I have to block the wall they could jump up on as my one cat has seizures and could fall off. I'm using lattice panels and palm trees with one bamboo tree...the trees are silk.

8:08 am

What board game is in the grid today?

8:08 am

Safety is always crucial with pets.

8:09 am

Maybe it is a UK game. I don't see one yet.

8:10 am

My little female got scolded this morning and now is up on the back of the couch rubbing against my head and queak-meowing....she is forgiven...

8:11 am

Haha

8:12 am

It is also Latin for 'I play'

8:14 am

The game in question is called Ludo..you may be right, Scrabs, when you say it is a UK game. I must admit i have not played it since i was a child.

8:14 am

I looked it up on Google. Ludo. Not a game I have ever heard of.

8:15 am

I'm going to the PB for this one, but saying it anyway. Zooz, you may know this word better than us here. I thought I'd be clever and enter the word "punnet" as a tiny, slightly funny pun...but it's actually a word meaning small container for collection and sale of berries and such...learning.

8:15 am

I already have that word, Mimi. My monkey tried it.

8:16 am

Yes we use it when collecting strawberries and alike at farms.

8:16 am

thanks for the little pun...You have won a 'get out of the PB" card

8:16 am

The cats keep chasing my monkeys away so I remain hopelessly confused most of the time!

8:16 am

Hi Annie

8:16 am

((Annie))

8:16 am

Hello, Annie :-)

8:16 am

Hi Scrabbls and ((Mimi))

hello babblers

8:16 am

and hello to zooz :)

8:17 am

Good Morning Everyone

8:17 am

good morning, Owl

8:17 am

Oh, and hello everyone! I must adjust my icon...crossy told me how huge it is...whoa---had no idea.

8:17 am

and River

8:17 am

HelloTO & River :-)

8:17 am

Hi Owl and River

8:17 am

Hi, TO and River!

8:18 am

It is a nice icon, Mimi..but yes rather large.

hello annie, zooz, scrabs, mimi, river

8:19 am

looks like the gang is all here....

8:20 am

And i have finished my Christmas shopping for presents. And written out and sent my christmas cards...First time i have done all of it nice and early .

8:20 am

I havn't started shopping yet.....ugh!

8:21 am

I know how you feel, River, I normally did mine on christmas eve..lol

diito, river.

8:22 am

I got my kids big gift through amazon and that is it.....must get out there this week. Just dont feel like it!

8:22 am

Is Christmas on the twenty-fi5/24 again this year?

8:23 am

Not sure if it is a male thing or not..but i hate shopping so much.

8:23 am

I believe so o-o

8:23 am

It sure is o-o

8:23 am

I am not a shopper myself

8:26 am

I dislike spending my hard-earned money.

8:26 am

Glad it is not just me then :-)

8:27 am

The U words are doing very well at hiding from me today.

8:28 am

they sure are

8:28 am

I have just 3: un4, up4, and ur4.

8:28 am

I just hate going to the mall.....

8:28 am

I have un4,un4,un6

8:28 am

not let

8:28 am

I do all of my shopping on-line--so much easier.

8:29 am

not canvas sheltered

8:29 am

un4/6 un 6/24 un4/5 un7/36 un6/24 up 4/7 ur4/5

8:29 am

Thanks,o-o

8:29 am

TY, o-o

8:30 am

not walked on

8:30 am

not believable

8:30 am

TY, o-o, that is the one I was looking for.

8:31 am

not scanned

8:31 am

wow amazing how easy they are to find with a little clue nudge.

8:34 am

I have them all now.Many thanks, o-o

8:35 am

with 25 left, I must get to work now - have a great ay everyone

8:35 am

You too, River :-)

8:43 am

Think i will take abreak myself and have a choccie bar & a cup of tea.

9:03 am

tx for the clues, river!

9:17 am

Anybody have a K word?

9:18 am

KH 4/9

9:18 am

Good morning, all!

9:19 am

Hello, Judi :-)

9:21 am

Or KH 5/22

9:22 am

All the ks start with Kh.

9:23 am

any clue for the po7 ?

9:24 am

Antiquated term for effeminate man.

9:25 am

Extend the PO 4/8

9:26 am

I have a kh4/9 now.

9:26 am

Add another letter on the end for a KH 5/22

9:28 am

From the top tile.

9:30 am

hello all

9:30 am

ty for un8. there is another un8 but I do not see it

9:30 am

help with the H under the A pls

9:31 am

nm

9:31 am

it is similar to the other un8 except for one letter

9:32 am

HE 4/6 Peri.

9:33 am

I have two he4/6 from the other H. will look

9:33 am

got it, ty zooz

9:33 am

yw :-)

9:34 am

ruru said this was an easy grid. I do not think it is

9:34 am

Well i am struggling with 6 more to find.

9:34 am

33 here

9:40 am

I know the po7 has been in grids before but I do not see it

9:41 am

Nasty slang word for homosexuals, Peri.

9:42 am

I now but I can't figure out how to spell it

9:42 am

Double 4th vowel

9:42 am

and I do not see the de7 either

9:42 am

De7: fake teeth.

9:43 am

ty Judi

9:43 am

ty Judi

9:45 am

The PO7 ends with harry pot***

9:45 am

ty found it

9:47 am

bl

9:49 am

good morning :)

9:49 am

khiled the k's

9:49 am

Hello, Nan :-)

9:49 am

Hello, Ruby :-)

9:49 am

Hi All

9:49 am

hah, I thought you meant me, zzoozz (another nancy)

9:49 am

{{hego}}

9:50 am

ruby, love!!

9:50 am

Hello, Hego :-)

9:50 am

((Ruby))

9:50 am

Hi zooz

9:50 am

how cold is it there, zzoozz

9:50 am

we have 28F

9:50 am

Here, it hovers around 0C but at least it's sunny

9:51 am

It got to 14c today, Ruby..lots of rain though.

9:51 am

I guess we're around the same then.

9:51 am

hmm, I wonder if that's headed our way

9:51 am

as Ruby

9:51 am

but if it rains where zzoozz izz then it snows here

9:52 am

I think it is going towards, Sprite, Ruby.

9:52 am

did you get snow, hego?

9:52 am

Sprite's weather is wetter and cloudier than ours, but mostly warmer, I think

9:53 am

yes, we did and more tonite

9:53 am

How is your finger, Ruby?

9:53 am

how much?

9:53 am

Scrabs got almost 3 feet!

9:54 am

here, by the ocean it melts pretty fast.

9:54 am

3 feet..wow..that is some snow fall..yikes!

9:54 am

you are so nice to remember that, zzoozz. The cuts won't close because I can't immobilize it, but it's no biggie

9:54 am

3 inches, I think.

9:54 am

But then scrabs loves the snow.lol

9:54 am

snow? I have seen any.

9:54 am

NYState is very tough especially where scrabs is!

9:54 am

hi mixi

9:55 am

true ruby

9:55 am

Fireworks!

9:55 am

hi mixi, does that mean your BIL is a dear?

9:55 am

wow!! Judi!!

9:55 am

yay judi

9:55 am

Congrats, Judi!

9:55 am

I only have 54 left hahah

9:56 am

3 left here.

9:56 am

Yes Scrabs was delighted with her snow.

9:56 am

I just started

9:56 am

I thought she might be..lol

9:56 am

right hand f anyone?

9:57 am

fi4/10 - flute like instrument

9:57 am

got one!

9:57 am

we used to get a lot in Binghamton, but what was worse was the "black ice" from Dec'til April

9:57 am

BIL? ruby not sure what it means.

9:57 am

ty kje

9:57 am

yw

9:57 am

add a ltter on the end, Hego.

9:58 am

didn't you say your brother in law was in your profile pic? and I thought I saw a deer lurking behind the sundial/fountain

9:58 am

I'd never make it up there.

9:58 am

el 6/21, please?

9:58 am

Also a fraction from that tile.

9:58 am

plus - the person who plays it, and 0.20

9:58 am

ty both

9:58 am

I can't find that one cyber - I feel like I've monkeyed every possible combo!

9:58 am

brother in law in is the video link, not my icon. lol

9:59 am

I thought I saw a deer in the background, too funny

9:59 am

me too, kje

9:59 am

there is a baby deer in the icon. I took the picture out my window this spring.

10:00 am

slayed the 7 's, but still no nbt

10:00 am

got it

10:00 am

EL + 2 piont tile + canvass roof t***

10:00 am

also need help with the kh's - only have the 4

10:00 am

... what zoo said

10:00 am

was just thinking of how to clue

10:00 am

ty zoom

10:01 am

Add a letter to the end of the kh4

10:01 am

oh and the last 5

10:01 am

add a consonant to that 4 for a kh5

10:02 am

another kh5 - k + anagram of what sits on your neck

10:02 am

must cook dinner

10:02 am

then kh6 - add a consonant to that 5

10:02 am

*woof*

10:02 am

hagn ruby!

10:02 am

Bye, Ruby.

10:02 am

ty kje

10:03 am

yw

10:03 am

anyone find the et?

10:04 am

There is no ET??

10:04 am

there is no et

10:04 am

oh! sorry

10:05 am

el en er

10:05 am

probably why i can't find it.

10:05 am

lol bless you.

10:06 am

:D

10:06 am

ne 5 ?

10:07 am

ne + opp of bottom

10:08 am

didn't see that coming

10:08 am

ty - always miss that one!

10:09 am

yw

10:14 am

hello

10:15 am

hi fan

10:15 am

ty kje that is my first word

10:15 am

hi

10:18 am

stats for the lone h and the lone i?

10:18 am

it 5/12

10:18 am

He 4/6 & it 5/12

10:19 am

harp i are you talking about the 2nd column H?

10:20 am

FW

10:20 am

Congrats, Kje!

10:20 am

WTG!! kje!

10:21 am

I need one more.

10:22 am

grats, kje

10:25 am

bye...bbl

10:26 am

Bye, Hego.

10:26 am

Help on po 7 please?

10:26 am

Slang word for homosexual, Erda.

10:27 am

Nast word i should say.

10:27 am

nasty*

10:27 am

2nd un 8, please?

10:28 am

un & PT of canvas roof.

10:28 am

ty zoom

10:28 am

ty zooz

10:28 am

nbs

10:29 am

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

10:29 am

Both welcome :-)

10:29 am

Congrats, Nan!

10:29 am

ti 6/27 tat

10:29 am

kids are arriving today so have to run - can't wait to give those little ones a squeeze!

10:30 am

Have a pleasant time, Nan :-)

10:31 am

I guess I never heard that PO7 word -- help?

10:31 am

p + double 4th vowel + letter + harry po***

10:32 am

Harry pot***

10:32 am

That did it -- thanks!

10:32 am

Yes, I never heard the word...

10:32 am

yw Erda :-)

10:36 am

Time for me to do other things..bye all and happy babbling everyone.

10:39 am

first column E ?

10:40 am

en 5/12

10:42 am

clue please?

10:43 am

sounds like cowpies

10:43 am

en + salk found a c*** for polio

10:43 am

or fertilizer

10:43 am

ty

10:45 am

third column e?

10:46 am

sea eagle

10:51 am

got it

10:53 am

un7?

10:55 am

or any un stats please?

10:55 am

all I have are un4 words

10:56 am

ty harp

10:59 am

un6 describes a book not opened

10:59 am

un7 describes the path not taken

11:00 am

hi ch1212

11:00 am

hi harp. Joy to you this 3rd week of Advent :)

11:01 am

thank you! and to you as well

11:02 am

un8 - canvas camping item + pt

11:02 am

un8 - lease payment + pt

11:03 am

Thanks, ciocia!

11:03 am

woo hoo nbs now

11:21 am

Any clues for the fo6 would be most appreciated :)

11:22 am

frue

11:22 am

oops...need to pay more attention

11:28 am

ciociaJudy are you here?

11:30 am

i need stats for the third column U please?

12:02 pm

Up4/7

12:03 pm

Un6/24

12:11 pm

GMO, fo6 is not a header

12:12 pm

hi all, stopping in to finish up, fell asleep @ the flip

12:12 pm

Thanks Aloyisius!

12:13 pm

yw

12:22 pm

no pothead and I can't find po7

12:26 pm

hello all....can i get STATS for a few of the K words please?

12:26 pm

kh5.22, kh6.39, kh4.9, kh5.22

12:27 pm

ty

12:29 pm

found that po7, very strange; add ***rarium, not aquarium, to the po4 before it.. fw and I'm off to other grand adventures.. ciao

12:33 pm

afternoon all- late start today :-)

12:41 pm

Can I get stats for the lower left corner E please?

12:42 pm

nm....just found two of them...

12:46 pm

I am missing the last kh5

12:46 pm

and 24 other words

12:47 pm

the only kh 5 i have takes the kh 4 before it and adds a consonant.

12:47 pm

I don't like this grid

12:48 pm

ty Wolvie

12:48 pm

bbl

12:50 pm

those are the kh words i have, too...

12:51 pm

i just monkeyed the other 2 lol

12:51 pm

kh 5- k plus word for top part of your body- rearranged a bit

12:51 pm

kh 6 add a letter to that kh 5

12:51 pm

hi all!

12:52 pm

hi Sue :-)

12:52 pm

bb in a bit- going to stroll with the doggie

12:52 pm

ty....

12:56 pm

I am still missing the lone e in the center of the leftmost column...

12:56 pm

en + you get your car ins***d against accidents

12:57 pm

ah, thanks, pen!

12:57 pm

yw

12:57 pm

i am heading out....bbl tonight....bye all!

12:58 pm

bye pen!

12:58 pm

bye!

2:10 pm

Thanks everyone...out!

are there two po4?

2:11 pm

i have de 4/5 de 4/5 and de 7/36 from the first column D i need one more can anyone tell me what it is?

2:12 pm

owl i have po4/8

2:12 pm

and po 4/6

2:12 pm

which i just found

i cannot make a word of that = the begging of the plants under glass...

2:13 pm

for what word owl?

po7

clued below

po4/8 + 3 more letters af*** that

2:14 pm

the aquarium clue?

2:15 pm

lol ty chrissi

ty chrissie..there was another po word

i must go. thanks again

2:15 pm

owl po4/6 ends in a diff cons

2:16 pm

chrissie?

Guess I need to list

MIL I HAVE IT FROM CHRISSIES CLUE READ THE CHAT

2:16 pm

you have what from chrissie's clue?

2:23 pm

hello?????

2:31 pm

clue for the el 6/21?

2:34 pm

good afternoon my friends:)

2:37 pm

hey crossy

2:39 pm

Hello, everyone! Taking a break from working on getting my balcony all pretty...happy, happy. Making replacement chicken paprikash for my daughter tomorrow as well...the boyfriend is NOT allowed to TOUCH it!

2:40 pm

Don't have the icon thing changed yet, crossy...been too busy. It wouldn't let me change it from the original site so am hunting for a new one

2:40 pm

hi mimi :)

2:41 pm

((Rows))

2:42 pm

:) how are you?

2:43 pm

Fabulous, thanks. My ex brought over the Christmas stuff that had been in storage for nearly a decade and I'm wading through it all...but it's fun. Going to start giving the ornaments to my grown children to use for their homes.

2:43 pm

nice :)

2:44 pm

ever get the feeling you should of paid attention to some advice given to you, only to deeply regret not doing so later on? yup. we have all been there done that. So with this in mind, i give you crossy's new "if only I had listened" tidbit of the day!!!!

2:44 pm

http://tinyurl.com/mvxdj7o

2:44 pm

My Dodger cat just gave me a love bite that really hurt---hey, cat, love me a little less!

2:45 pm

((mimi))

2:45 pm

((crossy))

2:45 pm

howdy,rows

2:46 pm

aww

2:51 pm

im

2:51 pm

nbt!

2:52 pm

un

2:56 pm

t

2:56 pm

oh shucks. sorry

2:59 pm

Gotta go unwrap the trees and set up the lattice on the balcony. I'm tired but happy!! Later, folks. Hugs all around.

2:59 pm

tc ((mimi))

3:03 pm

stuck on he 4 /8......?

3:04 pm

think trash bag brand

3:05 pm

thanks

3:05 pm

yw

3:14 pm

off to wrap................ later folks.. have a great day

3:48 pm

tc sammysmom

3:52 pm

mmm...obviously no cup RUNNETH over in here

3:53 pm

lol...hi Lyn

3:53 pm

hi Hego and all

3:55 pm

howdy, lynxx

3:56 pm

unhead isn't a word? Like decapitate

3:56 pm

not here.

3:56 pm

hi Cross ... any update on the spine and teeth

3:56 pm

you might be thinking behead.

3:57 pm

Crossy's teeth are famous.

3:57 pm

or deadhead if you are a rose

3:58 pm

its nice for him to get something out of it for all the pain and cost though

3:58 pm

right...lol

3:58 pm

teeth are ok for now.i go back on the 23rd at 6 pm to get the retaining band taken off and see it it all holds.the neck is another matter.so many things going on in there my family doc wants me to see a neurosurgeon and discuss tactics

3:58 pm

if

3:59 pm

Oh, my.

3:59 pm

and when do you see the specialist?

4:00 pm

oy crossy, you really have had a bad spell of health news

4:00 pm

the neurosurgeon appt is to be announced.my doc has to make some calls

4:01 pm

And this was one of his good years.

4:01 pm

lol:)

4:01 pm

:)

4:01 pm

i cam clean of cancer on my oncology appt on friday so anything alse falls under the "nucance" catagory;))

4:01 pm

good luck with that Crossy.

4:02 pm

hi all, help with my last word pls

4:02 pm

else

4:02 pm

hi Peri

4:02 pm

ditto what hego said crossy.

4:02 pm

un5/12 pls

4:02 pm

hi Peri

4:03 pm

un + allow

4:03 pm

sheesh, ty hego. FW

4:03 pm

Congrats Peri

4:03 pm

as long as my head does not topple from my shoulders,it is all good my friends

4:03 pm

YAY!! for Peri!!

4:04 pm

yaaa for peri!

4:20 pm

Hallelujah, crossy!! My surgery went well -- they took out about 1.5 inch chunk long by .5 inch wide, and pretty sure they got it all. YEAHHHH for you!!!

4:21 pm

Happy news ch1212!

4:22 pm

Thanks, lynxxx -- it was more than I was expecting, for such a tiny little dot to start with, but that's okay. It's all good.

4:22 pm

melanoma?

4:23 pm

No, squamous cell carcinoma, which apparently spread a bit more than they thought. Crossy, just finished reading the REST of your comments -- sorry about the nuisance stuff, and keeping you in light and uplift!

4:27 pm

happy that it was found and dealt with - will be a relief for you now I bet

4:27 pm

Indeed. Sunscreen has always been my mantra, but even more so now :).

4:28 pm

yaaa for ch1212!!!

4:28 pm

WEAR SUNSCREEN!

4:29 pm

they caught my 3rd cancer(melanoma) early as well, ch1212 and things are good after they cut it out.just keep those 6 month oncology appts!

4:30 pm

crossy you must be a medical legend in Canada

4:30 pm

I do! And I never go out without long pants, long sleeves, hat, sunglasses. My skin cancer was from childhood sunburns in Hawaii in the days before sunscreen. (And bichon, crossy is a legend everywhere! :)

4:31 pm

un 6/24 pls

4:32 pm

The book you missed, bichon.

4:32 pm

tyvm ch

4:33 pm

good evening all - need help with bottom row U please

4:33 pm

up4/7

4:34 pm

thnx bea

4:34 pm

Also ur4/5

4:34 pm

yw

4:34 pm

No, forget that last one. Sorry.

4:35 pm

de 7, pls

4:35 pm

false teeth

4:35 pm

ty Bea

4:40 pm

not really,bichon.i met a lady in the cnacer lodge in Toronto. She had 6 different cancers in the space of 2 years

4:40 pm

I'm off for the day...Any clues needed before I go?

4:40 pm

cancer*

4:40 pm

pfft

4:40 pm

first column E please

4:40 pm

last one sadly was brain cancer and it was terminal

4:42 pm

mine was just a grasin of sand on the beach compared to some i saw

4:42 pm

grain

4:45 pm

I feel very lucky, crossy, that mine was nowhere near the cancers my family has passed from, including brain cancer, neuroendocrine cancer, and MDS/leukemias. In fact, I don't mean to minimize any cancer, but I feel like a wimp even putting myself into the same category.

4:45 pm

6 different cancers in such a short time. Maybe it was an immune system disorder

4:47 pm

en5.12 ends like horses dung

4:47 pm

bye all

4:47 pm

good clue! bye lynxxx

4:54 pm

po7 ??

4:57 pm

we are blessed indeed, ch 1212. we are survivors.

4:58 pm

every victory is like being given a clean slate in life and a chance to do it all over again.many do not get that chance.we are fortunate in a way

4:58 pm

po 7, take word before it and add first three leters of the sea eagle

5:12 pm

rn

5:15 pm

thank you, that word is WACK

7:14 pm

MONKEY!!!!! *tosses bananas around chog*

7:15 pm

and CH!!!! (((hugs))) so glad they think they got "it" all. *waves at cross-bichon-Bea-teach-et al

7:16 pm

oops... that was a long time ago. *sigh* *sings: "All by myself..."* *poof*

aw, stiddy...

7:18 pm

oooh! TO!!! *happy mama smile* is this grid worth trying?

7:18 pm

How was your day?

it was fine and yours?

7:22 pm

el? help please

7:26 pm

Flow of water

7:28 pm

not getting it, sorry

7:28 pm

is that what a Dabootian looks like, ru?

7:29 pm

Yes we all have long necks

7:30 pm

and cool hairdos...

7:30 pm

and are orthodox jews?

7:30 pm

Yeah

7:31 pm

e + ancient stringed instrument

7:31 pm

e + he/she speaks f l**** (insert language)

7:31 pm

one el word is el + a piccolo is like a small fl***...

7:33 pm

peyutim

7:33 pm

got one of the el5

7:34 pm

one is pt....the other is o-o's clue....that's 3 in all

7:34 pm

now make it past tense sue

7:34 pm

Don't forget the past tense

7:34 pm

Ooh jinx

7:36 pm

Unherd

7:36 pm

Oops

7:37 pm

Sorry I disappeared, needed to take care of things and now have to head out. Have a great grid, all! *poof*

7:37 pm

What do the 8's start with?

7:39 pm

un

7:39 pm

un8,50 x2

7:39 pm

Thanks

7:40 pm

Got 'em

7:40 pm

...let the cows be free ... :D

7:48 pm

can't find my last word....grrrrrrrr....

7:48 pm

which is?

7:48 pm

ru 6...

7:49 pm

I'm the expert on ru

7:49 pm

just found it!...i am done!

7:49 pm

lol....

7:49 pm

:D good going

7:49 pm

i should have just "let" you clue it.... ;o)

7:49 pm

ty

7:50 pm

I wouldn't have let you "walk" through it

7:51 pm

I am getting hungry.. thinking about making dinner soon

7:51 pm

.. been delaying heading to the store....

7:52 pm

heh heh....i had some chick pea chili tonight....it included some squash...

7:52 pm

hi all. clues for the 8 letter words please?

7:53 pm

still waiting to be leased....;o)

7:53 pm

un 8 nothing for cub scouts and boy scouts

7:53 pm

and still waiting to have a camp sleeping "house" erected....

7:54 pm

ru what is the story behind your photo?

7:54 pm

funny choice of words :D

7:54 pm

dont get the clue either rururocks.

7:54 pm

they are both UN words, mkg....

7:54 pm

no story.. just a private joke for myself

7:55 pm

are you jewish?

7:55 pm

no.. but my wife is

7:55 pm

trying to think of un words that have to do with scouts. i assume that was a clue right?

7:55 pm

oh

7:55 pm

my closest and dearest friends are

7:56 pm

yes that was a really good clue mkg

7:56 pm

think of what scouts sleep in mkg

7:56 pm

besides scout masters :D

7:56 pm

fe6? (hi)

7:56 pm

ok

7:57 pm

fe + what kings and queens do

7:57 pm

got the thing they sleep in so one 8 is found. now what is second one ruru?

7:57 pm

fe + as a ****, i like to clue....

7:57 pm

kings and queens like to sleep in te4? lol

7:57 pm

un 8 .. an empty apartment is un8

7:57 pm

thanks

7:58 pm

ty got the. ty ty

7:59 pm

ty got the fe as well.

7:59 pm

ok so any clues for the k words? monkeys not working

8:00 pm

all kh's

8:00 pm

all kh words...

8:00 pm

Kh 6 is kind of a trunk sale

8:00 pm

:D

8:00 pm

pu6/27?

8:00 pm

:oD

8:00 pm

what I do all the time harp

8:01 pm

pu 6

8:01 pm

played on words, harp...

8:01 pm

ah, ty

8:01 pm

yw

8:02 pm

I'm going to stop asking for clues for awhile, I;m asking for easy ones....

8:02 pm

why isnt nerf a word????????

8:02 pm

ty for clues ruru

8:03 pm

you're welcome

8:03 pm

po7 ?

8:03 pm

brand name

8:03 pm

ok.

8:03 pm

English bad slang on a gay person

8:03 pm

po 4/8 + harry pot***....

8:03 pm

is the po 7

8:03 pm

so still dont have any k words but one: kh 4 9. ugh

8:04 pm

the k's are tough

8:04 pm

add a consonant and you have another, mkg

8:05 pm

ty .

8:05 pm

yw

8:07 pm

dinner calls.. I have to go shopping.

8:07 pm

good luck all

8:09 pm

The only thing that matters is whether a word is in the dictionary ... even purported exceptions.

8:09 pm

bye ru...

8:12 pm

hey everyone

8:12 pm

can anyone do me a favor and clue the el 6/21?

8:12 pm

been trying to figure it out all day

8:14 pm

no one has it?

8:14 pm

If someone speaks a language well, they are considered f*****. Replace the f with an e.

8:14 pm

aaah thank you!

8:14 pm

Yvw

8:20 pm

ti 6/27 tat, sort of ...

8:21 pm

tat?

8:22 pm

to 6/18 .. vapor evacuator

8:25 pm

what do you mean by tat?

8:25 pm

expression *** for tat.....but change vowel in second word...

8:26 pm

hmm not getting it...

8:26 pm

i got the *** for tat part

8:27 pm

small bird is a ti*....alternate spelling of the preposition ....

8:27 pm

but not getting how that makes a 6 letter word with just a vowel change... :/

8:27 pm

vowel change in the preposition...

8:28 pm

aah got it :)

8:28 pm

thank you!

8:28 pm

as for the to word...i am in a recorder group (wind instrument)....we to**....we are therefore to****s....

8:29 pm

i had that one already :)

8:29 pm

but thanks

8:31 pm

I am missing a 7. I have the de and the po.... What am I missing?

8:32 pm

tu 6/24 - having put ale, wine or beer (liquids) in a cask

8:33 pm

un 7/36

9:10 pm

have un7 -- help w/ un8 please?

9:11 pm

not tenanted

9:11 pm

A un8/50 word is un plus te 4/4 plus past tense Uneaixoise

9:12 pm

tx both!!!

9:18 pm

May I please have a clue for un7-36? Thanks

9:20 pm

un7/36 word is un plus tr 5/12 word gapeach and hi there!

9:20 pm

un plus step upon, peach?

9:20 pm

U's Uplifted! 3 left

9:20 pm

oh hi min. better clue.

9:21 pm

Thanks so much, Min and mab.

9:21 pm

Good clue also , mab.

9:21 pm

Hey there, Min. I am OK tonight. Hope you are well.

9:21 pm

F's Flipped! 2 left

9:22 pm

H's Huddled! 1 left

9:24 pm

hi peach, min, mab

9:24 pm

kh5-22 please....thannks

9:24 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! tu 6/27 was my final word.

9:24 pm

congrats!

9:25 pm

Hi there, o-o. Hope you are well tonight.

9:25 pm

A kh 5/22 word is kh plus talking horse plus vowel gapeach

9:25 pm

kh + ***m, a soft Dutch cheese

9:25 pm

hurray min!

9:25 pm

Congrats, Min!

9:25 pm

I will be here to clue for a few more minutes if still needed

9:25 pm

Thanks so much, pen.

9:26 pm

yw

9:26 pm

add a consonant for another

9:26 pm

fe 6/30 please?

9:26 pm

fe + what kings and queens do....

9:26 pm

Yes, thanks, pen.

9:27 pm

yw

9:27 pm

That fe 6/30 word is fe plus the kings and queens do mab.

9:27 pm

thank you pen! and thanks min!

9:27 pm

yw

9:28 pm

back for my last 32

9:29 pm

wb

9:29 pm

greetings harp

9:29 pm

Hey there, harp.

9:45 pm

May I please have a clue for tu6-27? Thanks

9:46 pm

If you don't find the word from this clue,don't worry, it will eventually tu**** gapeach.

9:46 pm

Great clue, Min. Thanks much.

9:47 pm

yw

9:50 pm

phantom potato

9:51 pm

3 to go

9:52 pm

1....

9:53 pm

Go, go, harp!

9:53 pm

monkey monkey monkey....

9:54 pm

ah.....got it!

9:54 pm

does anyone need anything?

9:54 pm

Congrats, harp!

9:55 pm

th5-18 please.....thanks

9:55 pm

hurray harp

9:55 pm

who call monkey

9:55 pm

th 5/18 word describes an incident where someone steals.

9:55 pm

NM found it.

9:56 pm

Do need ru6-21 please....thnks

9:56 pm

Thanks for that th5-18, Min.

9:56 pm

I made a de4/5 in this grid at work and came home and finished the rest.Now I will write a story of clues for you to re 4/5 as I of5/16 do. I am a teacher and got te6/21 my fi5/24 year of teaching in NY.It took me a long time to get it because I had a few very bad observations. I dr 5/14ed it every single time Principal came to my room. With every bad observation, I had to defe 4/8 myself to keep my job.Principal te 4/5ed to look for the negative instead of the positive when she came into my room. Th 4/5 one year,I got a different Principal and I finally got my te6/21. Hubby is fr5/24ing out because I have been on computer too long. He wants to have a tu4/5 on the computer.I fr4/7 what husband will do if I do not give it to him.Eit5/12 I surre4/5er it to husband and avoid a ti 4/10 or face his wrath. I am going to he4/6 on into the bedroom and go watch "Revenge of the Ne4/5s". By the way, this story isn't tr4/5. It is un6/24. Bye all! *PO4/8*

9:57 pm

The ru 6/21 word is sprint plus to permit or allow gapeach.

9:57 pm

ru 6, my last word...

9:58 pm

or a teeny tear in your nylon stocking?

9:58 pm

I just clued ru 6/21 word for gapeach. Need another clue?

9:59 pm

Thanks so much, Min.

9:59 pm

yw

9:59 pm

po6-21 please.....thanks......down to 4.

10:00 pm

yay pen!

10:00 pm

That po 6/21 word is po plus that te 4/4 word gapeach.

10:00 pm

if you don't need viagra you are po6

10:01 pm

Congratulations penquis on your fireworks display! Hooray!

10:01 pm

ty...

10:01 pm

Thanks once more, Min.

10:01 pm

I'll wait for gapeach's fireworks before I go to bed for nite.

10:01 pm

yw

10:01 pm

i actually finished earlier tonight...

10:01 pm

That is even BETTER penquis! Congrats on finishing earlier!

10:02 pm

ne5-12 please....thanks

10:02 pm

ty!

10:02 pm

add not bottom

10:02 pm

An ne5/12 word is ne plus the opposite of bottom gapeach

10:02 pm

oh. when you wrote that ru6 was your last word, i thought you meant right now.

10:03 pm

Oh, good for you, pen!

10:03 pm

Me too!

10:03 pm

no....just multi=tasking right now...

10:03 pm

Thanks so much, Min.

10:03 pm

ty

10:04 pm

Two phantom words for me today were thunder and tunnel

10:04 pm

yw gapeach

10:04 pm

I need to multi-task my way into the bedroom very soon!

10:05 pm

te4-5 the 2nd please.....thannks......it is the last one for this grid.

10:06 pm

un8 please? have the un leased word.

10:06 pm

hebrew letter, ga

10:06 pm

A te 4/5 word is te plus **is is my last clue for the evening.

10:06 pm

the other un8 is to camped without a roof?

10:06 pm

Thanks so very much, Min.

10:06 pm

un 8/50 word is un plus te 4/4 word plus past tense ending

10:07 pm

Congratulations gapeach on your fireworls! Hooray for you

10:07 pm

I really did not think I would finish this one....thanks for all the help.

10:07 pm

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.

10:07 pm

ohhhh. thanks min.

10:07 pm

Sweet dreams, Min.

10:08 pm

night dear min

10:09 pm

See y'all at the flip.

10:09 pm

g'nite

10:28 pm

de7,36 anyone? Six left, was hoping to monkey them, but it's getting late!

10:30 pm

never mind, got that one!

10:31 pm

el6,21 anyone?

10:32 pm

i have 30 left... close this time, but i need sleep and some of these words just stump me

10:32 pm

goodnight all!

10:36 pm

Monkeyed them all! And a very satisfying fireworks :)

10:37 pm

well done wickd, I was no help to you

11:11 pm

wick, el 6/21 is: a speaker of a foreign language might be considered fl****, change the f to an e

11:11 pm

oh i see you got it

11:24 pm

everyone done?

11:32 pm

100 words.....how many left?

11:33 pm

ne5 please?

11:33 pm

ne + not bottom

11:34 pm

33 more jerry

11:34 pm

thought so but couldn't find it -- jeez -- tx

11:34 pm

thanx

11:43 pm

ru6 please?

11:44 pm

not walk + to lease an apartment

11:45 pm

tx ru!

11:45 pm

yw une

11:45 pm

how many more?

11:46 pm

8

11:46 pm

oh good.

11:46 pm

I'm here if you need me

11:46 pm

almost one every two minutes une

11:47 pm

....not to put pressure on you or something .. :D

11:47 pm

:-D

11:47 pm

*plays jeopardy theme*

11:48 pm

*orders marching band for finish line*

11:49 pm

*puts up ribbon* ...loads up skyscrapers with tickertape confetti*

11:49 pm

tu6/27?

11:49 pm

hmm

11:49 pm

sounds like not a rutabaga

11:49 pm

not flip down?

11:50 pm

tx

11:50 pm

:-D

11:50 pm

:D

11:50 pm

*smarty pants*

11:51 pm

un6/24?

11:51 pm

yes i be tired :-)

11:52 pm

un + what you do with a book

11:52 pm

tx again!

11:52 pm

un 6 false

11:52 pm

not learned

11:52 pm

hi diz

11:52 pm

hey Ru

11:53 pm

*breaks out walker for une.. jeez this is taking too long une :D*

11:54 pm

(just teasing)

11:54 pm

te6/21? have camping one

11:54 pm

une? you need more still?

11:55 pm

what teachers desire the most te 6

11:55 pm

after many years

11:55 pm

tx

11:55 pm

:D

11:55 pm

closing in on the finish!

11:56 pm

*puts jeopardy theme back on*

11:56 pm

OMG tx ru -- done!!

11:56 pm

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA une

11:56 pm

just in time

11:57 pm

LOLOLOL!

11:58 pm

*Alex Tribeck comes in to congratulate une*

11:59 pm

:-D

11:59 pm

I'll take Babblets for a thousand Alex

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