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Clues are up

12:02 am

flip

12:02 am

flip and thank you Lickety

12:02 am

flip!

12:02 am

YAY lickety (that was fast!)

12:02 am

thanks lickety!!

12:04 am

okay I am outta here until tomorrow. Have a lovely weekend, all! *poof*

12:04 am

flip and tyu lickety!

12:06 am

flip and wow, lickety, that was fast!

12:07 am

ac7

12:07 am

Hi all :)

12:07 am

Thanks Lickety

12:08 am

Good to see you in the grid, Ru ;)

12:08 am

hey

12:09 am

how bout that?

12:09 am

tht was really quick of lickety

12:10 am

nbt

12:10 am

WTG Sue :)

12:11 am

nbt right back at cha

12:12 am

NBT/NBS

12:12 am

Howdy Friends :)

12:12 am

WTG Diz :)

12:12 am

nbt - the 8, diz?

12:12 am

ty

12:12 am

Hi Pugs :)

12:12 am

wow, uusue and grannie, you are quick!

12:13 am

hey there pugs!

12:13 am

de 8/65.....compound

12:13 am

ty Diz

12:15 am

not seeing it - but not seeing muxh of anything!

12:15 am

thanks Diz

12:15 am

half a desire, nan

12:16 am

sounds like anything kardashian

12:16 am

ru would you give a clue for the ac7?

12:16 am

to buy or get

12:16 am

nbs - ty, jpb - that's a weird one

12:17 am

Thanks jbp

12:17 am

ty ruru. i kept trying 'acrue' and it, um didn't work

12:17 am

nbs, thanks all!

12:18 am

Hey Pugs - hope you're feeling better today.

12:18 am

oh so much so--thanks

12:19 am

Good. Really happy to hear that :)

12:19 am

and how are you today

12:20 am

I'm fine thanks - finished Crossy's puzzle and have started the pugs :)

12:21 am

do you mean jigsaws, Liz?

12:21 am

Yes, jbp :)

12:21 am

I done those too

12:21 am

I hope you're happy; I'm totally addicted

12:22 am

That beautiful but evil river / woodland pic took me nearly 5 hours!!!!! Not all at once!

12:22 am

Yes, I'm addicted too!

12:22 am

gr7

12:22 am

I can't do more than 150 pcs or my eyes cross

12:22 am

I havent done that one yet

12:23 am

I done the ship and the old farm

12:23 am

does that gr 7 build off anything?

12:23 am

yes

12:23 am

I blow the pieces up quite large and then move the screen around at times. For the woodland scene, I had to sort by shape or wouldn't have stood a chance!

12:24 am

that must be a hardy

12:24 am

I bet Crossy just loves that too--lol

12:24 am

Very difficult - evil but beautiful is what I told crossy!

12:25 am

Crossy prolly digs that designation

12:26 am

lol!

12:27 am

ruru, does it build off the not perky word?

12:28 am

Love the way you've put that, jbp :)

12:28 am

yes

12:28 am

thx, liz. i've got my bestest monkeys working on it, ruru

12:28 am

I'll have to set mine to it, too.

12:28 am

hu 6-7

12:30 am

I have some puzzles on jigidi too, my username there is uusue

12:30 am

just put up a new one of my dogs

12:30 am

will def check it out, uusue

12:31 am

thanks sue, will look for yours

12:31 am

They're cute Sue, and bookmarked!

12:31 am

i'm there as jbp.

12:31 am

(consistency's sake)

12:31 am

Have you put puzzles up, jbp?

12:32 am

oh, yes

12:32 am

daily

12:32 am

I'm thinking of doing a composite of some of the whales we've seen.

12:32 am

and will be putting another up shortly

12:32 am

have you put up new ones jbp

12:32 am

daily

12:32 am

Ooooh! I like them!

12:33 am

unemployment let's me have time to play

12:33 am

anyway bedtime for me, see you all tomorrow!

12:33 am

nite uusue.

12:33 am

night sue

12:33 am

thanks Lizlin.

12:33 am

Sleep well, Sue and if I don't see you before, have a great 2014 :)

12:33 am

I don't know any hu words!!!!!!!

12:34 am

Well, I do but I can't find any/1

12:34 am

well gr++moire is not in the puzzle. and I am just not finding

12:34 am

Liz you have a good sense of hu.....

12:34 am

at least you laugh at my jokes.

12:34 am

Duh!!!! Thanks!

12:34 am

And it's a UK spelling!

12:34 am

;-)

12:35 am

New word for sprite - gr4 ade - a really nasty tasting fizzy drink!

12:35 am

i am just not getting stuff... i think i need to go make some puzzles. c y'all later, I hope.

12:36 am

Thanks nan for that hu 6 / 7

12:36 am

See you later :)

12:36 am

bye jbp

12:36 am

finito

12:36 am

nice grid

12:36 am

Congrats Ru :) A bit better than yesterday's 20 mins!

12:36 am

congrats Ruru

12:39 am

*waves to dart*

12:40 am

BBL

12:40 am

also ru 6-7

12:41 am

could you handle 6 or 7 ru's?

12:42 am

ok - going to have to list

12:43 am

that sounds like some kind of nightmare Ruru :)

12:44 am

imagine all those pits

12:45 am

the punning and the bad jokes would be never-ending

12:45 am

I bet you would just love that image

12:46 am

why isnt our Mrs Rose on here

12:46 am

it'd be like Mordor in LOTR

12:46 am

she doesn't come on until she's done pugs

12:47 am

or needs help with the bigger grids.

12:47 am

that's just her way

12:48 am

I know but shes pretty quick too --she must of gotten a late start

12:49 am

there's a couple of doozies in this one

12:49 am

did you get to catch the colt game last week Ru? No one thought they would win that game

12:49 am

I did watch it.. I told you he's good

12:49 am

*!* ta da *!*

12:50 am

yeah nan.. good job

12:50 am

congrats Nan

12:50 am

ty - good night all - see you tomorrow :)

12:50 am

Luck is going to win several Superbowls.. once they get some receivers..

12:50 am

night nan

12:51 am

I just wish they could get him some back up players-----And if Payton keeps going I think he just might make the SB

12:51 am

Denver doesn't have a good enough defense to get to the Superbowl.

12:52 am

Ru, what is going on with RG3? I just got a bit of it

12:52 am

they'll get knocked out (Denver that is)

12:52 am

RG3 has regressed and is becoming a bit of a prima dona

12:53 am

He's not doing the work necessary to get better... and he isn't fully recovered from his injury I think

12:53 am

I really liked him last year

12:54 am

oh. yeah.. he was great last year

12:54 am

a great class of quarterbacks

12:55 am

I like Russell Wilson a lot, and of course Kaepernick, and i really like Luck.. and C. Newton has matured a lot too

12:55 am

and wilson too---but havent heard much on him this year

12:55 am

Wilson is the one likely to be in the Superbowl

12:55 am

Seattle is loaded with talent.. LOADED

12:56 am

I know alot of people like TB, but I just am not crazy about him

12:56 am

Wilson is a winner.. he just doesn't give up no matter what

12:57 am

TB?

12:57 am

brady

12:57 am

oh.. well.. he's a great one too

12:58 am

another guy you can never count out

12:58 am

yes he is but I think he has a stinky att

12:58 am

that could be.. he just wants to win

12:59 am

if Denver has to go through New England.. it isn't this year for Peyton

12:59 am

he needs some anger man. classes--lol

12:59 am

that could be too lol

1:00 am

Iam not getting Payton---hes hot and cold

1:00 am

* yaawwwnn * you guys talking sport, may as well sing me a lullaby...sAME

1:00 am

* yaawwwnn * you guys talking sport, may as well sing me a lullaby...sAME

1:00 am

He's not my favorite. I really like Peyton a lot.. and Drew Brees, and Russell Wilson.. lots of class

1:00 am

aagghh, same effect

1:00 am

lol Rose

1:00 am

oh.. you'd rather talk about ?

1:01 am

hello pugs, ruru

1:01 am

congrats Rose

1:01 am

<---I could take or leave football

1:01 am

Iam surprise you dont like watching those men in their tight outfits Rose

1:01 am

<----(lying like a rug)

1:01 am

well the first word which springs to mind....starting with s....nah....with all these drugs on board...completely numb...lolol

1:02 am

granny only likes the tight ends

1:02 am

s'okay my friends...you can gab all you like about sport..just don't expect me to join in.

1:03 am

I can talk about anything you want to Rose, just pick a subject

1:04 am

pugs, it's clear you have never watched australian rules footy. omg...those butts...to die for...

1:04 am

morning all. Hello ru have you coined a new phrase for fibbing? ... lying like a goatskin rug?

1:04 am

no I havent

1:04 am

lol scouser

1:04 am

morning Scouser

1:04 am

and all those gorgeous knees and biceps, and torsos....oh i could go on and on.

1:05 am

it's a variation of being naked on a bear skin rug :D

1:05 am

hey ya scouser

1:05 am

Rose, you missed the question Ruru asked earlier. He asked how we would like 7 Rurus

1:05 am

have been fighting off advances all day...this man has become soooo sexy

1:06 am

I have photo of grandparent's house with tiger- and bear- and polar-bear-skins on the floors.

1:06 am

7 ruru's??? i have trouble dealing with the 2 i know...my goodness...

1:06 am

have you slipped something in his eats or drinks ?

1:06 am

hi grannyrose.

1:07 am

two?

1:07 am

nope, pugs...his inhibitions are gone..no more MIL in the house...

1:07 am

..sounds like granny slipped some to herself first :D

1:07 am

were they hunters Scouser

1:07 am

yes, ruru. two punsters...you and don.

1:07 am

two ru's onomatopoeia strikes again?

1:07 am

oh.

1:08 am

well.. I have inhibitions though

1:08 am

and paronomasia(?) while we are at it

1:08 am

make sure your blinds are drawn Rose, is all I can say

1:08 am

i always have said..the two of you in the same room...i will need 911 on speed dial.

1:09 am

make sure the plates are off the dinner table

1:09 am

why ru?

1:09 am

draws diagram for scouser

1:09 am

ROFLOL....ruru...you will never know how close you are to the truth...

1:09 am

!!

1:09 am

Oh Ru, they got a new bed! One that has different positions

1:10 am

no cramping of style then?

1:11 am

oh no...i'm in paroxysms of laughter here...and don is giving me THAT look. he always knows when i am talking to you two.

1:11 am

hey.. they're aussies.. anything goes

1:11 am

even thongs....

1:12 am

invention of the devil those are

1:12 am

butt floss I call them

1:12 am

Ive seen that they have eatible ones too

1:13 am

oh my goodness

1:13 am

I must remember that definition ru

1:14 am

:D

1:14 am

so long as they aren't apple...don allergic to apples.

1:15 am

I dont know about that

1:15 am

so ... no core shaking?

1:15 am

hey...*changing topic rapidly* we have finally almost cleared out MIL's wardrobe. have started moving in our things.

1:15 am

nice!

1:15 am

*waves to Don*

1:16 am

*don is waving back*

1:16 am

guess you cant play as snowwhite :(

1:16 am

I have some advice granny for you

1:17 am

and what is wrong with rose red???

1:17 am

waiting, ruru....

1:17 am

me too

1:18 am

if you drop anything.. ask Don to pick it up.. don't bend over in front of him... :D

1:18 am

oh, no...you're too late...did that this morning...was pleasantly surprised.

1:19 am

HA HA

1:19 am

a chip off the old ru

Lolol have vision of rose's pleasantly surprised face

1:20 am

the fact i still had on my pjamas was no deterrant...

Hi all

1:20 am

*bets the glasses came off*

1:20 am

THATS WHATS wrong with you Rose! not the meds, its too much of Don

1:20 am

LOLOL chrissie

1:20 am

Morning Chrissie

1:21 am

poor don, he's trying to focus on his new 'person of interest' dvd. my laughing has put paid to that.

1:23 am

ruru, they fell off....well you try bending over and holding your ankles...without letting the glasses fall off.

Watch out rose, he'll be looking for something else to amuse him

1:23 am

later, chrissie, later.

1:24 am

sounds like you are recovering very nicely Rose

1:24 am

...now I'm laughing

1:25 am

eek...i have just been smooched...

1:27 am

if a lot of funny words pop in the chat I know what's up

1:27 am

bnuatbeuqptq ...darn cat.. bnetpqtyebnqwbotyeq

Lol

1:28 am

shes too busy to talk

1:28 am

HA

1:29 am

hiopa ah... hioare[at aah... buaoetpatyea[nt aaaaaah

1:30 am

probably best not to skype them right now

1:30 am

prabably not!

1:31 am

lol, you lot are so naughty...

1:31 am

and here shes told us all along she can multi task

1:31 am

well....i had to smooch him back, didn't i?

1:32 am

anyone who can hold their ankles and their glasses... well..

1:32 am

for that long?!!!! can he still breath?

1:32 am

noo, i didn't say that..don said that. * btw, laptop balances nicely on don's shoulders*

1:33 am

*using toes* i hope my typing is okay

1:34 am

i have very long big toes...

Impressive skills rose!,,

1:34 am

there is a song playing right now with the words---I want you out of my head and back into my bed---kind of fit the time dosent it

1:37 am

* gurgle * yes pugs

1:38 am

thanx chrissie. i sort of thought so too. don has no id4 of what is going on with the laptop. all good...as far as his male ego goes, right?

Of course :)

1:42 am

What does Don type with?

Now that would be a skill!

To type with one's nose :)

1:43 am

I wouldn't put it past him

1:44 am

hmmm, rur, just checking. nope, roger very well covered by the shorts...guess he's using his fingers...oh...were you talking about his 'touch' typing...

1:44 am

he is a very accomplished man..lolol

1:47 am

naughty, naughty, naughty peeps. now when you have quite recovered yourselves...

1:48 am

where's flosey, jilli, and sprite when you need them?

1:48 am

I think recovering would be more your and Don's problem then o4

1:49 am

Is there a show "Australia's got talent? "

1:49 am

lol, pugs...*pant, pant, pant* just what do you mean?

...hands rose her glasses.....

1:50 am

but Ru, they would never show that here!

1:50 am

oh, yes, ruru. and just where are you going with that?

1:50 am

Lol roll

1:52 am

Some jokes need to just be rose

1:52 am

well Ruru?

1:52 am

now...i must really put on my 'going to church ' hat...

1:53 am

you going to mid-night mass Rose

1:53 am

wait a minute!!! its all legal...don and i are married...

Oh no, the dressing up's starting

1:54 am

Lol

1:54 am

nah, pugs. usual sunday service, then on to a friend's birthday party.

1:55 am

Anticipating the mechanic and the customer routine

1:55 am

she's a fellow bikie...should be good.

1:55 am

would that be Roger's party?

1:55 am

naughty pugs...LOLOL

...do you want a screwdriver?.....

1:56 am

Oh my all these tools! !!

1:56 am

CHRISSIE!!!! ....yes please...

1:56 am

dinner...see you later. xoxox

1:57 am

Chicken. ..

Bye rose

1:57 am

yeah right! :)----but what ever enjoy

lol pug

1:59 am

Chrissie, got to ask, did you give geese a chance?

2:00 am

I am not going to type the joke I am thinking

2:00 am

why not? too black

No pug, turkey,for me :)

2:01 am

have you got big plans for NY

2:01 am

All we are saying. Is give geese a chance...

...al together now...

just wandered in. Up to what fresh nonsense is ruru now?

2:03 am

Moi?

phantom: cursive

2:03 am

Hi melon, you know Ruru too well--lol

yeah, toi.

2:05 am

Chrissie..was having a few laughs at rose's expense...pugs and I were just playing a long

Gawd, I just realized ruru owns this grid.

2:05 am

I do...

...indignant look to ruru....

2:05 am

Lol

Yep, any way up

Can I get the stats for the 8 please?

2:09 am

De.8.65

ty, looking

heh, nbt wasn't too hard. Now for teh biggies...

Nbt, nbs, over half way, can face the day now. TC all x

wtg ChrissieDee

2:12 am

night Chrissie

Not to mention starting the day with a chuckle :)

2:13 am

De 8 a sea bird Ashton kushner...wouldn't want to see

2:13 am

Thanks the the laughs chrissie...

Chrissie, I call my benchmark "mediocrity attained": nbt, nbs,≥ halfway, and all the 7+ words. It's all I aspire to (;

2:14 am

I am off too..night all

2:14 am

night Ruru

...feels so alone...

nite, ruru!

Then I aspire to match your aspiration melon

Night ruru

...really going now

nite, Chrissie!

2:27 am

phantom: ept

aha! Mediocrity attained! anyone need a clue for anything?

2:28 am

good morning OO

and goodnight puglet and o-O (:

[pouf!]

2:29 am

something good to carry into the NY--OO

2:29 am

night Melon

2:32 am

and i am back, cold chicken salad, and plum pudding.

2:32 am

wb!

2:33 am

and goognoght to ruru and melon

2:34 am

oh, dear..too much brandy in the plum pud. *goodnight*...

2:34 am

hugs and good night Rose

2:35 am

xoxox to all who follow. babble well, and enjoy

2:36 am

how are you today OO, if you feel like talking

3:50 am

be back later

3:56 am

good morning all

3:57 am

hey, ruru is in the grid!

3:59 am

Hi sprite. How are you? Did you have a nice Christmas?

4:00 am

hi Dianne :) I am good. Our Xmas was very quiet and relaxed and we all enjoyed it. We will have a 'Xmas' dinner tomorrow, because Tim's girlfriend had to work until now.

4:01 am

What will you make for dinner?

4:02 am

not sure I know the english phrase for it... we will be gourmetting... using a table grill and tiny pans while sitting at the table together.

4:04 am

I don

4:05 am

Sorry - I don't know the English phrase for it either but it sounds very nice and cozy.

4:06 am

it is. We will be preparing a lot of stuff fit for using in the tiny pans beforehand, but not much cooking to do.

4:07 am

We have a "feast"; roast turkey, sausage stiffing, green bean casserole, sweet potato pie and corn bread with carrot cake for dessert.

4:08 am

and we've been eating leftovers since then :)

4:08 am

wow awesome, sounds so good! Here is a pic of gourmetten: http://tinyurl.com/p37kfrj

4:09 am

lol @ the leftovers! Another nice thing of good Xmas dinners, isn't it... not having to cook for days after ;)

4:10 am

the handles you see at the bottom of the grill are the handles of the tiny pans.

4:10 am

o.k. i'm going to look now, thanks.

4:14 am

It looks great - a little like hibachi cooking.

4:15 am

it is a lot of fun. Makes for lonnnng dinners, but that is all good at some days. Lots of time for family fun and bonding.

4:15 am

your dinner sounds delicious too. Very healthy too!

4:18 am

will you be cooking seafood and meats?

4:19 am

yes, and tiny pancakes and veggies

4:20 am

sounds yummy.

4:21 am

it will be fun, and tasty. Just the thing for a dinner with someone who hasn't shared dinner with us until now.

4:22 am

good morning Sprite and Dianne

4:22 am

Is this the forst time the girlfriend will be eating with you all? HI pug.

4:23 am

hiya pug *hug* cute icon!

Just passing through at the right time for some education. Googled it sprite and. Love a description as "an exercise in hungry patience" it looks like a fun, sociable way to dine.

4:24 am

thanks Sprite--I had a party one but it wouldnt show up very well

4:24 am

yes Dianne. She and Tim hooked up around the time we were having such huge issues with him. As a result she seems to think we are very nasty parents, lol. And Tim kept her away from us in that time too, because he didn't want us to set her straight about what was happening. So tomorrow is going to be kind of a new thing. We'll see...

4:25 am

hiya Chrissie :) Lol! Too true!

4:25 am

Well that being the case this is a perfect sort of dinner to have - very casual and friendly atmosphere.

4:26 am

yes, and lots of things to occupy your hands and eyes with when you feel uncomfortable. We talked it through, my love and I, and decided it was perfect for teenagers as well.

She's in for a shock when she realises you are a happy family who had a "normal" hiccup :)

4:26 am

I think so too!

4:27 am

you ok, pug? You seem quiet?

4:27 am

Iam just enjoying the talk

4:28 am

oh and Iam okay too :)

4:28 am

ok :) I saw you had seen the pugs puzzle. Cute little faces they have... it was such fun compiling it.

Passing back out... bbl

4:28 am

bye Chrissie, have a lovely day!

4:28 am

I already worked it too----ths

4:29 am

yvw, glad you liked it. You had other requests too, I believe... cowboys and horses? Anything else?

4:29 am

no one was here to talk to so I went and worked one already

4:30 am

ah barns(crossy likes them too) you know me --a country girl

4:30 am

poor pug, all alone. I went to bed early, had a rather restless night and then slept in still!

4:31 am

Are you both having cold weather?

4:31 am

barns! Ok, will write it down and see if google cooperates. Awesome themes.

4:31 am

right now we are having a couple mild days before the cold hits us again

4:32 am

it has been incredibly wet and rather cold, but today I see a bit of blue sky and even sun. Probably cold then, but with a wintery sun :)

4:32 am

For Hong Kong it is really cold - 9C , about 48F.

4:32 am

I seen on tv where the east had snow for the first time in 112 years

4:33 am

pug, cowboys & horses combined or one for each?

4:33 am

is that where you are Di

4:33 am

ouch Dianne, that is truly cold for there.

4:33 am

Yes pug.

4:33 am

can I pick all three? lol

4:33 am

wow, first snow in so long, that must have been a lot of fun.

4:34 am

yes of course, lol, that is what I meant. One for each, so 3 in total. Will do.

4:34 am

I bet it was a big surprise thats for sure

4:34 am

brb, potty break

4:34 am

The thing is most flats here don't have heat - ours included. So today I have both space heaters gong. I think it feels colder becasue we are surrounded by water.

4:35 am

have you always lived there Di

4:35 am

We don't get any snow here - occasional frost.

4:36 am

I have lived here about 20 years. Moved here from the USA.

4:36 am

I didnt know that----I thought it snowed there

4:37 am

do you like it there

4:37 am

Snow in northern China, parts of Japan and Korea.

4:38 am

I am use to living here. We live right in the city with nearly everything in close walking distance. We are here because of business.

4:39 am

do you plan on returning to the states at sometime in the future

4:39 am

Sure do :) We will be going to the state at the last

4:40 am

sorry - at the last week of January for at least 4 weeks.

4:40 am

Was you scared when you made that move there---I would of been

4:42 am

We had been coming out for quite a while so we were familiar with things so it wasn't such a shcok to the system.

4:42 am

*shock

4:42 am

*shock

4:43 am

sorry, back now

4:44 am

what is your time there? its 5:44 am here

4:44 am

I thought you fell in--LOL

4:44 am

It is 6:45 pm on Saturday.

4:45 am

lol, nah, just the usual... it takes time.

4:45 am

you are simular to Rose's time then

4:46 am

do you guys know where Canada fits in?

4:47 am

I dont

4:47 am

I know that Joso and I were about the same

4:47 am

I dont know about crossy

4:48 am

I see. Vancouver is 9 hours behind us here. That makes canada the last one, I think... so we have Aussie, Azia, Europe, US, Canada.

4:49 am

Is zoom from there too

4:49 am

zooz is from the Isle of Wright, he is in my timezone.

4:49 am

10:49Am here in the UK

4:49 am

It's 10.48am in England and 2.28am in Vancouver if that's any help

4:49 am

Just lurking :-)

4:50 am

hiya mari, yes that helps, thank you

4:50 am

hiya zooz! *hug*

4:50 am

isle of *Wight

4:50 am

*hugs back*

4:51 am

Hi Zoom and Mari

4:51 am

Not keen onj all these vowels in the grid.

4:51 am

Hello, Puglet :-)

4:52 am

One of the easier grids

4:52 am

hi o-o *hugs* Good to see you.

4:52 am

Maybe i need another cup of tea then.

4:53 am

I better go and get the shopping done... am making a stew today and it has to simmer for hours. Back later. *hugs* to you all.

4:53 am

more emphasis on brit spelling

4:54 am

Sprite, hugs, byes and enjoy your outing

4:54 am

Sounds nice, Spritey, Enjoy your day :-)

4:56 am

Iam missing one 7 and the 8---can I have a clue please---on the 7's I have a ac-hu-and a ru

4:59 am

de 8/65 - add, do, re ** + to remove a harmful substance: p****

5:04 am

thanks you OO, got it

5:05 am

The other 7 you need, Puglet, is the GR7/48

5:06 am

gr + 5th vowel + most of the rodent that is smaller than a rat.

5:06 am

g + pirate drink: r** + small rodent: m***e

5:06 am

I like o-os clue better lol

5:07 am

thank you both very much--got it

5:07 am

yw :-)

5:11 am

bbl

5:11 am

bye zoom

5:12 am

Got to go and get dinner together - bye all.

5:13 am

good bye Di

5:19 am

OO, if you are still here and you dont mind could you please clue me the sa6-27

5:20 am

sa + a bread ****b

5:22 am

ty o-o

5:22 am

thank you--I really try hard to finish these grids and I hate bothering anyone...

5:22 am

You do not bother me

5:23 am

Hello Bojazz

5:23 am

hi pug

5:23 am

I often am off surfing somewhere

5:23 am

grim

5:23 am

ooooops

5:24 am

ps ignore that clue

5:24 am

I didnt know you lived closed to the ocean OO---just jokin

5:24 am

I surf on Lake Michigan

5:25 am

I had a gum card Bo with that exact picture--came from ny dad's youth

5:26 am

at age 6 he was the hero of many...

5:27 am

I dont know if you watch the news OO, but they were saying the east had snow---it has been 112 years since they had any

5:28 am

My dad was into the old cowboys and had many of the comic books of them and the cards too

5:29 am

Lone Ranger & Tonto corrected many errors in society...

5:29 am

clayton moore and jay silverheels

5:30 am

and silver and scout(of course the horses were my favorites)

5:31 am

and I liked Champ and Trigger and Zorro and buttermilk and so on

5:32 am

Lash LaRue, Whip Wilson, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, etc....

5:34 am

maybe you guys could answer a question for me---years ago I heard a song and I think it was Rex and Gene that sung it--but they both were on a horse and one was trying to get off---do either of you know this?

5:34 am

sorry, no

5:36 am

thanks--I would like to get it but I dont remember the title

5:37 am

good morning everone:)

5:37 am

everyone

5:37 am

good morning Crossy

5:37 am

yeah, them too

5:45 am

A broken dream means a broken heart...maybe?

could I get a clue for em6, please?

5:46 am

someone departed the country?

5:47 am

tx bojazz -- and morning, all :-)

5:47 am

Hello, Une :-)

5:47 am

morning Une and Marc

5:47 am

hi Une - how's the dog business?

5:47 am

EM + 3rd vowel + ***en with envy.

thanks

5:48 am

thanks zoom

5:48 am

good, bo -- FYI today I'm helping transport Bella, a 120lb Cane Corso, to her forever family in Delaware! :-)

5:49 am

Hi all :)

5:49 am

yw :-)

5:49 am

Hello, Liz :-)

5:49 am

wb Liz

5:49 am

Cane Corso?

5:50 am

new to me, too

5:50 am

that is a big girl Une

5:50 am

indeed! :-)

5:50 am

Ahh. you still cheering Rafa?

5:50 am

and you hired a truck to transport her?

5:50 am

Weighs more tham me..lol

5:50 am

they are getting a bad rap too

gr7, please?

5:50 am

of course! can't wait for the Australian Open . . . right around the corner!

5:50 am

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

5:51 am

morning lyn

5:51 am

Marc - look back for clue from o-o. he nailed it.

5:51 am

hey, lynxx -- she'll be stretched out in my back seat :-)

5:51 am

hi Zooz!

5:51 am

GR + 5th vowel + most of rodent smaller than a rat.

5:51 am

Wow! As everyone said, big dog :)

5:52 am

he's my fave, but the joker just seems to get better and better and better - Orger who?

5:52 am

met a pair once - huge!

5:52 am

*Roger

5:52 am

A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger! ... With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States! Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!

5:52 am

cool, lynxxx :-)

5:53 am

How did Stew react? lol!

5:53 am

cool OO

5:54 am

well before Stews time. And way back then I think the guy had paid $5,000+ for the female

5:54 am

o-o, please tell me listened to an old broadcast and did not recite that from memory

got it thanks

5:56 am

o-o very good at cluing

5:56 am

yw :-)

5:56 am

robert boyd; chuckles; yancy derringer; have gone will travel rifleman

5:56 am

gabby hayes

5:57 am

smiley burnette?

5:57 am

no relation to ira hayes of iwo jima fame

5:58 am

sons of the pioneers ... cool, clear water ... w a t e r

de8, please?

5:58 am

are you quoting from Johnny Cash now OO

5:58 am

<<<<<< here be Bella :-)

gemi

sorry

5:59 am

I like all those old songs

5:59 am

Bella be lookin' cool...

5:59 am

ghost riders in the sky rawhide battle of new orleans

6:00 am

mule train - Frankie lane

6:01 am

big, bad john, mule skinner blues

6:01 am

16 tons

de8?

6:02 am

a white sports coat---pop a top

6:03 am

de 8 - half + a strong need

6:03 am

tx liz!

6:03 am

and a pink carnation

6:03 am

yw :)

6:04 am

TY Liz.

6:04 am

marty robbins

Is the de8 a compound word?

6:04 am

*yawn* Morning, all.

6:04 am

drivin nails in my coffin

6:04 am

Ring of Fire

6:04 am

Morning Bea

I know is starts with de4 but what are the stats for the other word?

6:05 am

out behind the barn

6:05 am

howdy bea

6:05 am

ur4/7

6:05 am

not quite ...de** moore

6:06 am

Weird - I thought me 5 / 14 was already a Latin plural!

6:07 am

safe travels today, Une

6:08 am

sigh.. I can see this grid is going to be evil:(

thanks got it

6:09 am

Hi Crossy :) Talking of evil ...... I finished the puzzle! Loved it and it's beautiful!

6:09 am

howdy liz! . glad you enjoyed it:))

6:09 am

different word, but still a plural of the me 5: 1. the middle layer of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel 2. one of the main veins in the wing of an insect

6:09 am

Took me just under 5 hours! Not all in one sitting though!

6:10 am

good time indeed!:))

6:10 am

Right, thanks o-o.

6:11 am

Had to sort by shape and had the picture by me on the laptop! Then often increased the size to see the details. Probably one of the hardest jigsaws I've ever done.

6:12 am

You should try to complete the jigsaw, crossy!

6:12 am

a clue for the he6-27 please

6:13 am

I will give it a go once I am done one of uusue's puzzles

ac7, please?

6:13 am

Sorry pugs - don't have it yet.

6:13 am

ac 7 - to obtain

6:13 am

should of told me ,liz.i could of e-mailed you a nice full size copy of the original picture

6:15 am

hu 6/30 please

6:15 am

Perhaps next time!

6:15 am

hu 6 / 30 - make me laugh!

6:15 am

UK spelling

6:16 am

anybody remember this one: http://tinyurl.com/oxroem5

got it

6:18 am

hello

6:18 am

got it liz ty

6:18 am

Hi Ruby. Hugs :)

6:18 am

yw

6:19 am

If anybody "sees" Molly, pls tell her that grappa girl says "hello"

6:19 am

{{lizlin}}

6:19 am

thats a really oldie OO-------------Hi Ruby

6:19 am

he 6/27 --what is stitched at the bottom of a skirt + anabolic ster***

6:19 am

ty o-o

6:20 am

{{little pugs}}

6:22 am

pug, alternate ending: null and v***

6:23 am

OO, how did you know I wasent getting the ending--lol

6:23 am

Enjoy your days, everyone. Back tomorrow for the final 18 words. Hugs to all :)

6:24 am

bye Liz

6:26 am

GOT IT!

6:26 am

oh and ty OO

6:37 am

hi all, am back

6:37 am

and Iam still here

6:38 am

how wonderful :) Glad to see you.

6:38 am

{{sprite}} I'm sort of here

6:38 am

hi ruby, am glad to see you too... not sort of, lol

6:39 am

idn't mean sort of glad to see you, just sort of here

6:39 am

I should get off and do something but I would like to finish this or at least not leave on a badluck number

6:39 am

had a full-blown panic attack in the grocery store. Pfff and then I still had to put the stew stewing. Am shaking all over still.

6:40 am

what brought that on

6:40 am

*giggles* I know, ruby. Just my quirky mind doing word jokes.

6:40 am

what is a bad luck number? 13 or 666 or what?

6:40 am

lolol @ 666

6:40 am

both but thank goodness this isnt a huge grid the 13 is it

6:40 am

are you settling down, sprite? Panic attacks are horrible!!! {{sprite}}

6:41 am

just being in the store... with lots and lots of people... who were arguing and being irritated... doesn't take much to drive me into a panic attack.

6:41 am

THAT'S WHY I DON'T ever GO INTO CROWDS

6:41 am

yeah, now it is me-time. Asked my love to watch the stew, that it won't go too hard. And told him I won't be available for a bit.

6:41 am

ahh poor Sprite---was you able to get your items

6:41 am

whoops, sorry for caps

6:42 am

are you calming now

mo5/16, please

6:42 am

am forcing myself to, ruby. If I start staying away from everything that triggers a panic attack, I will become homebound and totally dependant again. I don't want that.

6:42 am

sorry Marc, don't have it yet

6:43 am

I truly understand, sprite, and know you're doing the right thing. Does Xanax help?

6:43 am

Mo+ Ben the chariot driver

6:43 am

((sprite))

thanks got it

6:44 am

((ruby))

6:44 am

twas on the tip of my keyboard, bzz, lol

6:44 am

yes, I got everything on my list, glad I had a list, lol. Forgot my love's request for a paper cause it wasn't on the list. But he is ok with it. And was kinda rude to my neighbour, so I went by to say sorry and she was so nice. Told me there was no need to say sorry, that she understood I was in panic, had wondered if she should stay in the store and help me but had reasoned I would ask if I wanted that, and she thought it best to not distract me.

6:44 am

an hello

6:44 am

hi Bea and crossy *hugs*

6:44 am

{{crossy}}

6:45 am

Hello, sprite. Glad you are home safe and sound.

6:45 am

ah, kind of like the wool. Weird spelling though.

6:45 am

1. Remember, feelings of panic are just exaggerations of normal bodily stress reactions. 2. Sensations are neither harmful nor dangerous - just unpleasant. Nothing worse will happen. 3. Anxiety is temporary. Instead of fighting it, relax into it. Just let it be.* 4. Focus on facing the fear rather than trying to avoid it or escape from it. 5. Stop adding to the panic with frightening thoughts of where panic will lead. 6. Stay in the present. Be aware of what is happening to you rather than concern yourself with how much worse it might get. 7. Notice that when you stop adding to panic with frightening thoughts, the fear begins to fade. 8. Wait and give the fear time to pass. 9. Look around you. Plan what you will do next as the panic subsides. 10. When you are ready to go on, do so in an easy, relaxed manner. There is no hurry. 11. Think about the progress made so far despite all the difficulties. *Breathe

6:45 am

well that was nice of her to notice butwhy was she afraid to help? did you have your claws out or something

6:45 am

that's BS ooo. Panic attacks don't lead to rational thought

6:46 am

thank you, o-o. I actually put those rules into practice. Since you have given them to me, I read them very often. They truly help.

6:46 am

works for me

6:46 am

they work for me as well

6:46 am

ecept when it's happening!

6:46 am

no then too

6:47 am

Iam going to list those myself---havent had one in a long long time

6:47 am

pug, no she wasn't afraid, just wondering which would be best for me. Not having experience with panic attacks, she thought I would ask for help if I wanted it, and thought I would rather be left in peace so I could focus on my control.

6:47 am

I think those are helpful for any stressful situation.

6:48 am

hALf and bye for now

6:48 am

hALf and bye for now

6:48 am

are you feeling better now

6:48 am

then as well for me. I usually start with the last bit: breathe. Then I focus on the breathing. And then I get back enough rational thought to remember bits of the rest.

6:48 am

bye Ruby

6:48 am

bye ruby

6:49 am

slowly getting there, pug. Ugly thing with ptsd is that once the panic hormones go up like this, it takes a long time for them to settle down again. My body and emotions are still in fight-or-flight mode, even though my mind knows there is no need.

6:50 am

I use to have panic attacks when I had to drive on snowy or icy roads. So much so that my legs would shake so bad and I would have to talk to myself to get over each hill and up each valley

6:51 am

oh pug, how awful. is it still that way for you?

6:51 am

I wouldnt even touch the gas pedal but coast most of the way--lol

6:52 am

lol... burned my fingers twice and almost a full body front burn with the hot fat while doing the stew. Shaked so badly. So I know what you mean.

6:52 am

since I dont have to go to work I a5 it as much as I can

6:52 am

need to loan you my jeep,puglet, then you can attack and OWN that nasty,snowy road.kick its arse

6:53 am

and you take care sprite.no injuries in the kitchen.the stew can wait

6:53 am

you think that would cure it Crassy

6:53 am

o-o, I lost your email addy in a computer crash :( Would you mind giving it to me again? My own addy is in my profile, almost at the bottom. I would appreciate it :)

6:53 am

crossy--sorry

6:54 am

that would surely cure it for you, pug! You are a survivor and a winner at core.

6:54 am

I am sure it would go a long way to helping,puglet.get you in some vehicle that negates the peril in your mind of snowy roads

6:55 am

I want devour and requiem today.

6:55 am

but then you would have to buy yourself one:))

6:55 am

crossy, well, normally it could have waited. But this stew needs many hours to stew.

6:55 am

I have a fear of my car sliding off into a pond too but I dont panic over it---but I might if I seen the pond getting close--LOL

6:56 am

yes,well,try and keep clear of lakes,ponds and other large bodies of water

6:56 am

but that is healthy panic, pug. Panic certainly has a purpose for us humans. It is when it goes haywire when it doesn't have to, then it becomes troublesome :)

6:57 am

can't keep clear of my own though, crossy

6:57 am

I understand,sprite,i do. my beloved is prone to anxiety attacks

6:58 am

lol I meant my own large body of water ;)

6:58 am

what brings on her attacks

6:58 am

pjt2000@outlook.com

6:58 am

so crossy tossed her in the jeep the other day,found a road going up that mountain that is closed at the half way mark for the winter season,rammed the jeep into 4wd and roared all the way to the top of that incline and blased out the snow mound on the other end:))

6:59 am

crowds do it,puglet as well as her own restless thoughts at night

6:59 am

thank you, o-o

6:59 am

I thought you were leading to your driving--lol

7:00 am

is that on tinyurl OO

7:00 am

funny enough,she has no anxiety when I am off roading,just sheer terror lol

7:00 am

no

7:00 am

did she hit you, crossy? I would have :)

7:00 am

pug, just email addy

7:01 am

lol,no,sprite,i gave her fair warning and she was game

7:01 am

ah ok, then it is allright, lol. I thought you forced it on her.

7:02 am

I would never force anything on my beloved

7:02 am

what? like a deer in front of the jeep

7:02 am

lol what puglet?? no deer! the jeep is brand new! no dents please!

7:03 am

well how did you know what was on the other side? could of been a huge drop off

7:03 am

how did a deer make it into this tale anyways? bad,deer,bad

7:03 am

lol,i know the rod well

7:03 am

road

7:04 am

you said she was game

7:04 am

ahh ok,i get you now

7:04 am

hm, interesting typo there. You didn't spare the rod, making your beloved sit through this ordeal...

7:04 am

hehe,puglet did a funny:)))

7:04 am

lolol pug

7:05 am

an o-o-worthy pun, pug! (Which is a big compliment)

7:05 am

back in a few.the cats are demanding breakfast

7:05 am

may I please have a clue for the ac7? I just don't see how it can be there at all.

7:05 am

thank you :)

7:05 am

cats are such high-maintenance pets, lol

7:06 am

to obtain, sprite

7:06 am

to get something

7:06 am

obtain

7:06 am

My kittens are using my plants as a litter box...

7:06 am

argh of course. Thank you, Bea! Never thought of that high tile.

7:06 am

thanks o-o

7:06 am

you got to have the taste for liver

7:06 am

Lots of British spellings today.

7:07 am

hope we are making you feel better now Sprite

7:07 am

lol Bea, indeed

7:07 am

you always do, pug.

7:07 am

And I'm off to do other things. Have a great day all. pfft!

7:07 am

have a wonderful day, Bea

7:08 am

bye Bea

7:09 am

am going to do this babble, pug, and then I will start one of your other jigsaws. A bit of browsing the internet, a bit of resizing, just the right thing for me to settle down.

7:11 am

well down to 12 and I must get off to tidy up the house a bit. Carol and her hubby are coming later on today------------------okay Sprite, hugs and have a good day and you too OO and all others here--------you want me to wait until you are done Sprite

7:11 am

no sweetie, you go and take care of business. *hugs* and have a lovely day. Enjoy the company :)

7:13 am

alright then Sprite---bye friend --see you tomorrow then

7:13 am

see you tomorrow, dear pug *hugs*

7:15 am

be well, pug

7:17 am

GM all... need a U word for NBT pls

7:17 am

NM haha

7:18 am

hiya lil*monkey! I have the ur4 to give you a clue :)

7:18 am

lolol pulling a peri on us?

7:18 am

got it, sprite... I was doing a Peri impersonation

7:18 am

always nice :)

7:18 am

uv 4/8

7:18 am

thanks o-o

7:19 am

thanks for the uv clue

7:19 am

hello everyone

7:20 am

hiya Annie! *hug*

7:20 am

((sprite))

7:21 am

sprite, I saw your picture in jigidi, you are pretty

7:21 am

aw thanks, Annie *blush* Am a little older and fatter nowadays, though.

7:22 am

Aren't we all?

7:22 am

crossy is back.cats are appeased

7:22 am

:) I guess. Thanks for the lovely compliment.

7:22 am

phantom: gobemouche

7:22 am

good job, crossy

7:23 am

sprite, I was just joshing

7:24 am

oh Annie, I meant the first one, lol. We were both having fun later on. Sorry to be so unclear.

7:24 am

((sprite))

7:24 am

lol o-o. You know I just HAVE to go google it now, don't you?

7:25 am

yep

7:25 am

curiosity killed the cat:))

7:25 am

satisfaction brought him back

7:25 am

which leads me to this fun quote: "as words here cost nothing, the gulping gobemouche is plentifully supplied" — Richard Ford

7:26 am

a bit of alliteration too

7:27 am

back in a bit. this grid is a bit of a pain so I think I shall work on uusue's puzzle for a while and sip my tea

7:27 am

oh yes. And those Ls in the last two words don't hurt either.

7:27 am

have done 2 of yours so far ,sprite:)

7:27 am

the owls and the windmills

7:27 am

I really enjoyed your wood puzzle, crossy. Have fun and enjoy your day!

7:27 am

oh nice, crossy!

7:27 am

I will be in and out throughout the day I am sure

7:28 am

good! I am gonna finish this nasty little grid in about 15 mins, I hope.

7:30 am

your cats are in the grid, crossy, btw

7:36 am

fireflies. A challenging grid for its size. Bye o-o, *hugs* and I hope you will have an ok day. Bye all, see you soon.

7:36 am

be well

7:37 am

bye, sprite, have a peaceful day (hugs)

8:14 am

Afternoon all ... Or no-one?

8:15 am

good morning all - hello alleyn

8:25 am

This is tricky!

8:25 am

slow going

8:26 am

Indeed

8:28 am

we're both retired teachers

8:30 am

I've gone back two days a week to teach ESL

8:31 am

enjoying being retired - take care of grands and teach music two days

8:36 am

Found the 8

8:37 am

Hi All

8:37 am

just found it also - and it gave me the U - halfway, NBT and NBS

8:37 am

hello hego

8:37 am

Scary looking grid. :P

8:38 am

It's tough

8:39 am

not an easy grid for sure

8:40 am

ruru is in the grid

8:43 am

i looked at it trying to determine how many words we would have ot look for. I thought it was more then 200 this time

8:47 am

No. Only 102 but feels at least double!

8:47 am

lol alley yeah tht can happen

8:47 am

first column A?

8:48 am

the phantoms make it 2oo. lol

8:48 am

hego makes it more fun doesnt it?:)

8:49 am

or more confusing.. :}

8:49 am

Good day to all.

8:49 am

good morning scrabs

8:49 am

Hi there

8:49 am

hego thats true or just hoping the words would be in the grid

8:49 am

hi scrabs

8:50 am

hi Scrabs!

8:50 am

first column a, I have ad 5

8:50 am

How is everybody?

8:51 am

Good Scrabs

8:51 am

How is my favorite snow bunny?

8:51 am

AM 4/5 is also for 1st column A

8:51 am

ty got it

8:51 am

and ai 4

8:51 am

Exxcited to snowshoe in 40 degree weather.

8:52 am

nice!

8:52 am

we're supposed to be in the mid 50s today

8:52 am

My local sister will join me and she has never snowshoed before.

8:52 am

nope, ai 4,5 is from the middle a

8:52 am

Third colum U?

8:53 am

NEVER MIND

8:53 am

uv 4?

8:54 am

Eye part, Hego.

8:54 am

4th column R and i promise to shut up lol

8:54 am

i donthave any 6 7 or 8 letter words

8:55 am

ty scrabs, I got it.

8:55 am

gr6 = dirtied up

8:55 am

ac 7

8:55 am

ty scrabs

8:55 am

I heard a ru6 that some longer words start from the 4th column R

8:55 am

ty hego got it

8:56 am

TY for clue, Dan.

8:56 am

Hi Dan! ty

8:57 am

ru that you heard would be a ru 5

8:57 am

Ac7 - to get

8:57 am

spell it the English way Fan.

8:57 am

not in canada, MLF

8:57 am

got that alley ty

8:58 am

Same spelling variation with hu6 and 7

8:58 am

ty Scrabs

8:58 am

stats for the 8 please

8:58 am

nbt

8:59 am

de8

8:59 am

DE 8/65

9:00 am

hint for that?

9:00 am

me too

9:00 am

I don't have it. I just saw it on the list.

9:01 am

rats!

9:01 am

agreed hego

9:01 am

:)

9:01 am

compound word - half + to encourage

9:01 am

de8 - half an impulse

9:01 am

ty Teach

9:02 am

and Dan

9:02 am

silly word

9:02 am

Daft

9:03 am

I am thinking about encourage and impulse

9:03 am

yen maybe?

9:04 am

he6 anybody?

9:05 am

when you encourage runners to finish the race

9:05 am

Got it now.

9:06 am

blood-like--ending for robot

9:07 am

ty Scrabbs got it

9:07 am

thnx scrabs

9:07 am

tyscrabs, was driving me crazy

9:08 am

knew the blood thing had to go somewhere.

9:08 am

I often use the Enable list of resources on Babble Expert.

9:09 am

where is that?

9:11 am

Click on Resource.

9:11 am

hi all

9:11 am

ty

9:11 am

HELLO JMC

9:11 am

glad to see littlemiss2bit here

9:11 am

JMC!!

9:12 am

Hi jmc

9:12 am

well i am glad you are excited to see me wvteach

9:12 am

(smile)

9:13 am

always

9:13 am

apologizes for the shout - smaller keyboard and keep hitting wrong keys (like csaps lock)

9:14 am

i realized this morning i missed the babbleland touch of the day

9:14 am

haha no problem teach i just assumed you were expressing joy!

9:14 am

Mornin' Balleonials all

9:14 am

always happy to see so many friends here in babble

9:14 am

hi bichon

9:14 am

Hi Bichon

9:15 am

Good Day, may I ask where to find Babble Expert?

9:15 am

Hello new entrants

9:15 am

hello all

9:15 am

Babble expert is a separate program glitz

9:15 am

hi scrabs and glittzy

9:16 am

It's a download, Glittzy. Hm, let me see if I can find the link.

9:16 am

Oh, and how can I access? Hi, jmcnrick!

9:17 am

wow this grid is a bear!

9:17 am

I seem to remember that what I had a few years ago is different from what I have now and haven't been able to find it. Thanks.

9:17 am

Glitz, the url is http//r46me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip

9:17 am

someone has the link on their profile. . . let me think who.. . .

9:17 am

wd hego

9:18 am

Thanks very much hego!

9:18 am

TY, Hego

9:20 am

what this grid needs is a well placed N

9:21 am

Or a T, an R...

9:21 am

Oops i left out the colon.

9:21 am

haha those too

9:21 am

Not a colectomy, Hego!

9:22 am

*hands hego a plastic bag*

9:22 am

firewords! tx all cluers mo5 & 6 were my last - ending like Ben the charioteer

9:23 am

whooo hooo dan2bit!

9:23 am

Yay, Dan. Now go play with Littlebit.

9:23 am

ty Dan

9:24 am

Fireworks!

9:24 am

I will try again

9:24 am

baby2bit is sooo cute

9:24 am

Yay, Alleyn

9:24 am

whoo hoo alleyn

9:24 am

Hi everyone! Speaking of BabbleExpert, Santa brought me an Ipad, but alas I'm unable to download it

9:24 am

Woot to all finishers

9:24 am

hi snuffy

9:24 am

Congrats, Alleyn!

9:24 am

thank you all - littlebit is currently entranced with Curious George, but we're on tap for a trip up to Grandma's this afternoon

9:25 am

Thx

9:25 am

I think Expert just works on windows, no?

9:25 am

Congrats to you too, dan2 !

9:25 am

the tv show? not as good as the book. . . . it was ever thus

9:25 am

Hi Aloy. I tried to play Babble on a tablet and had no success, so I gave my tablet to a nephew and got a touchscreen laptop.

9:26 am

must be, dan.. just got an error message

9:26 am

http://r46.me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip

9:26 am

Hi Aloy!

9:27 am

well, I will use the Ipad when we travel and do as much as I can, then finish up with Expert on the laptop.. howdy jmc and hego (-:

9:27 am

Has anyone here played the "3-D Word Hunt" puzzle from last Sunday's NY Times Magazine. Lots of fun

9:28 am

sounds like a plan

9:28 am

also learned that you can't download Adobe Flash on to the IPad, sigh

9:28 am

no bichon. . . is it online?

9:28 am

so.. no FB Scrabble on the road

9:29 am

bummer there must be a workaround for the adobe issue. . . .

9:29 am

You have to either subscribe or pay for puzzles on the site, but well worth it. It's on line at the NY Times site

9:29 am

yes, I read that you can buy a program that will work around that, don't know how much it costs

9:30 am

I hate this grid!!

9:31 am

I just asked my son. Will have an answer soon

9:32 am

need to ac7 a taste for this grid

9:32 am

:)

9:32 am

But you can still finish this, Hego. I have 17 to go.

9:32 am

ty snuffy

9:32 am

ty bichon i will look into it

9:32 am

slogging thru, scrabs

9:33 am

i have only one word from the entire fourth column!

9:34 am

vi5 = germ, e.g. Influenza

9:34 am

fourth column is hell

9:34 am

is it a dirty sc4 bag?

9:34 am

oh, that is the 5th , sorry

9:34 am

vo4/8 = what you do with a check when you write it wrong

9:34 am

ty scrabs!

9:34 am

the latin bear is there too

9:35 am

Scrabs, have you ever played the 3-D word game on the NY Times puzzle site?

9:35 am

uv4 = eye part

9:35 am

the c's are not too terrible

9:35 am

and ty snuffy. . .

9:35 am

i am feeling better now

9:35 am

(-: go, jmc, go

9:35 am

good jmc

9:35 am

No, but I do the NYT crossword puzzle in our Saturday paper.

9:35 am

crossy is back.have to rest my eyes from jigidi for a minute!

9:35 am

the bear comes from the third column though. . .:-)

9:36 am

hi Crossy

9:36 am

gheez, wrong again.. ok, uv4 then

9:36 am

howdy, hego

9:36 am

hi crossy

9:36 am

howdy,jmc

9:36 am

hi crossy

9:36 am

Hi Crossy bear

9:36 am

scwabby:))

hello babblers

9:36 am

haha no problemo snuffy. . . all clues welcome

9:36 am

hi TO

9:37 am

must take a break. bbl

9:37 am

Hi Owl

9:37 am

hi TO

9:37 am

stats for top e, pls

9:37 am

howdy T.O

9:38 am

ea4

9:38 am

ty

9:38 am

stats for the fourth column R please for nbt

hello je, scrabs, aloy, cross. have a for you

9:39 am

Hi everybody! Happy Holidays to all

9:39 am

ru6 = spread ru6 with gossip but spelling variation that Crossy would use

9:39 am

hi gramma

9:39 am

Hi gramma

9:40 am

oh a canadian spelling? haha okay ty scrabs

how many liht bulbs does one have to buy before being considered a hoarder? where is the line? iactually got up at 7 am to get them when the store opened.

9:40 am

ar6 anyone?

9:40 am

ty for the alt sp of that word

9:41 am

The incandescent bulbs?

9:41 am

get to your destination, Scrabbs

yes

9:41 am

nbt

9:41 am

hu6 = funny stuff, also with variant spelling

9:42 am

and the pl for both. . .

9:42 am

gr7?

9:42 am

TY, Aloy

9:42 am

help with the 8 pls

9:42 am

well if you have dedicated an entire room to storage you may have a problem TO

9:42 am

hi peri!

9:42 am

prefix for half + a yen = de8

9:42 am

hi jmc, hi all

9:42 am

Hi Peri

9:42 am

Hi, peri. Have you been here all along?

9:42 am

sore throat today and feeling kind of crappy

9:43 am

no I took a break for a while

9:43 am

peri, it starts with a movie star's first name and ends with an impulsive feeling

9:43 am

'morning folks

9:43 am

Hi welki

9:44 am

*makes peri a warm brandy with lemon and honey* try this!

9:44 am

hi welki

9:44 am

that sounds lovely jmc, ty

9:44 am

that was a clue for de8

9:44 am

I feel fine but I'll take one of those too

9:44 am

I am drinking hot tea

hello,welk

9:44 am

lol, hi gramma

9:45 am

GR 7? please.

9:45 am

I can't get the last part of the de8

9:45 am

haha! my peruvian next door neighbor made on these for me once when i was sick. . . *hands one to gramma*

9:45 am

ur4 peri

9:45 am

a desire, a sudden ****

9:45 am

ur4/7

9:46 am

ty all, odd words

9:46 am

she added milk but i found that milk had little to do with it

9:46 am

peri, a strong sudden desire to have or do something

9:46 am

got it gramma

9:46 am

nbs ty all

peru is a very civilized country...

9:47 am

TY for the nice warm toddy

9:47 am

Uno

9:47 am

well she was the domestica next door but our sons were the same age. . .

9:47 am

just found the cat cries

9:48 am

Aloy, ty

9:48 am

so many variations of that,it can be a pain to find

9:48 am

agree crossy

9:48 am

well i must get some work done. . . i am so seldom at ho** during the day i am behind behind behind. . . .

oh there are so many cat cries* looking*

9:48 am

hagd jmc!

9:49 am

bye, jmc

bye je

9:49 am

am planning some hard work for later too

9:49 am

bye all! *waves and leaves the brandy in the pb larder*

9:49 am

a dozen variation on meow as you know

is this one 4 letters

9:49 am

waiting for Scrabb's fws

9:50 am

Last word was em6 = person that left a country

9:50 am

common scwabby!

9:50 am

yaaa!

scrabs, are you done?

9:50 am

yay, congrats!

9:51 am

Time for breakfast.

9:51 am

I have no 7's help pls

9:51 am

still snow there?

9:51 am

I guess I should offer to give some clues.

9:51 am

ad5/14 = a + de4/6

9:52 am

am5 = French love, then pluralize

9:52 am

cu5/14 = Madame Marie Cu5

9:52 am

ty scrabby

9:52 am

bbl

9:52 am

gr7 = gr + vowel + wee rodent ****e

9:53 am

mo5/16 = mo + charioteer Ben ***; then pluralize

9:53 am

ty again:)

9:53 am

re5/16 = rules and re*ulations + Pa & **

9:54 am

rh4/6 = another name for poison ivy plant

9:54 am

sc5 = a fight amongst hockey players

9:55 am

ri6 = ri _ itty rodent ****e

9:55 am

you get a nice healthy crossy breakfast. soft boiled eggs and English muffins with fresh jam and a bowl of fruit on da side

9:55 am

joining Scrabbs in the fws.. this grid is uglier than its bite, must scoot - enjoyed chatting with you all.. poof

9:55 am

tc aloy

9:55 am

TY, Crossy! OK, off to eat, then vacuum 2 rooms, then snowshoe

9:55 am

Bye, Aloy

9:56 am

have fun, tc !

9:56 am

my beloved want me to buy her snoeshoes so she can join me!! yaa!

9:56 am

snowshoes

9:56 am

Great, rigorous workout

9:57 am

2 k and I am cooked these days

our snow is gone

cross what is your opinion of lenovo brand?

10:07 am

have no experience with that brand

10:07 am

:(

10:08 am

they make the budged think pads as I recall

10:08 am

budget

10:09 am

what is your tablet/laptop budget? I can advise better before you shop if I know your allowance

10:10 am

lenovo is the chinese company that bought IBMs computer hardware unit ... ... it's the old ThinkPad laptop line ... they're okay .. I use one but they're not spectacular

10:10 am

haven't used the tablet

10:10 am

don't imagine it's much different from the laptop in terms of reliability and usefulness

10:11 am

http://tinyurl.com/k6t59c3 Info about Ipad and Adobe Flash Player

10:11 am

ahh,so that is why think pad rang a bell

10:11 am

http://tinyurl.com/mfs3qpt More info

10:12 am

putting flash on android machines is not the issue it once was, so shop what brand you wish

10:13 am

though I would avoid the new windows tablet my Microsoft.still pretty buggy

10:14 am

my top two picks would be thenexus 7 or nexus 10 or the asus transformer infinity tablet

10:17 am

the newest I-pad is very close,but it is to "big brotherish" for my liking. I prefer my hardware more open source

hello

i dont think a na ta tablet; the yoga series interested me, it is both

10:59 am

... and done ... all praise be to lickety ... any particular clue for anyone? ...

11:00 am

... ah well ... happy trails ...

11:08 am

Hello, all! I see Ruru is in the grid today.

11:10 am

Yes, I ordered up a curvaceous, accommodating Cabana girl for him. : D

11:10 am

Lol. Well, I'm sure he'll appreciate your effort... not that he's worthy.

11:10 am

Lol. Well, I'm sure he'll appreciate your effort... not that he

11:11 am

is worthy. Stupid Babble red boxes.

11:11 am

Ah, but I consider him very worthy. : D

11:18 am

morning

11:24 am

morning harp

11:38 am

I am soooo worthy

11:40 am

help with the hu words?\

11:41 am

alternate british spelling - you have a good sense of HU

11:42 am

thanks. I have a feeling that british spelling is going to come up again in this puzzle?

11:43 am

two other times

11:44 am

** finito ** last word AR 6/27 - to get somewhere

11:45 am

good for you wv--two to go here!

11:51 am

my desktop is a Lenovo and it's fine

11:52 am

go harp go

11:52 am

hello ruby

11:53 am

I don't know why i said two to go. I have 19. hm. what sort of brain fart did i have?

11:54 am

wishful thinking

11:54 am

*looks to see if Harp's shoes are still on * :D

11:54 am

That's funny ruru, because my new year's resolution is to learn how to tie my shoes.

11:55 am

I don't like the person who taught me how to tie my shoes, so every time I do it, I think of her and I hate to tie them the way she taught me.

11:58 am

which way do you tie them - the two bunny ears or one ear and wrap it around

11:59 am

i just hire a small boy to tie my shoes,so no more unexpected naps/blackouts mid-tie

11:59 am

NO NO YOU ARE MAKING ME THINK OF HER.....

12:02 pm

sorry - will pretend that i never brought it up - re-edit the chog

12:02 pm

that's much better.....

12:04 pm

only 7 left but i still have a blank stat

12:09 pm

there's always loafers to consider :D

12:09 pm

i know ruru, but I just need to learn how to do it.....so they stay tied!

12:10 pm

one left,

12:11 pm

done! see you all at the flip!

12:21 pm

congrats harp

12:27 pm

ties your shoes as normal but before you head off,put 3 drops of clear acrylic nail polish where the knot is and it will all stay together till your day is done:))

12:28 pm

*wonders what Crossy is doing with nail acrylic polish other than shoes*

12:30 pm

ac7 pls

12:31 pm

nm

12:32 pm

hi all!

12:33 pm

gm sue

12:33 pm

I saw the good news about Frank.. that's really good news.. I bet you're relieved

12:34 pm

we are indeed! Thanks, ruru!

12:39 pm

I have to run.. to a vet appointment ..but have fun. send my best to Frank.

12:39 pm

will do, thanks! And good luck with the vet...

12:45 pm

ed

12:45 pm

and hello! How is everyone?

12:47 pm

Happy news, sue! So glad to have read that!

12:50 pm

thanks, phand!

12:51 pm

How wonderful to receive that news at this time of year too!

12:51 pm

Well, it sure beats last year!!!

1:00 pm

my goodness, there really are a lot of ways to spell the cat sound, aren't there?

1:06 pm

Fireworks! My last word was a winter-appropriate vi5/18

1:06 pm

and with that I am off although will be sticking my head in from time to time to clue and chat

1:19 pm

I think I have vi5 :(

1:49 pm

hello all....can i get STATS for the fourth column R, please?

1:52 pm

ru6/27, ru7/40, penq

1:53 pm

tyvm!

1:53 pm

also rh4/5 and rh4/6

1:54 pm

ty....

there's no such thing as an emuu?

2:11 pm

hi all

2:11 pm

hi

2:11 pm

houra

2:12 pm

sorry

2:12 pm

I am so frustrated now!

2:12 pm

with the grid?

2:12 pm

no, with my laptop!

2:12 pm

ah...

2:23 pm

how many de words are there?

2:24 pm

i dk....i have 6 so far....haven't listed....

2:25 pm

gotta go....bbl....

2:25 pm

all alone

2:25 pm

all alone

2:31 pm

Good afternoon Babbleonianists

2:32 pm

hi bichon

2:32 pm

hi Jen, are you new to Babble

2:33 pm

oh no, since 2009

2:33 pm

sorry, just haven't seen you around the chog, my bad

2:34 pm

well, I was away for a while but have since come back

2:35 pm

welcome back

2:35 pm

thanks

this is a mean little grid.

2:40 pm

yes it is

2:40 pm

hi temple

hi jen. is there a ea4?

2:40 pm

yes

2:41 pm

ea4/7

ty damned if i can see it...taling a break to go out for bananas, fresh out.:)\

got it ty

bbl

2:42 pm

ok

2:46 pm

hu 6/7, pls, a hint

2:47 pm

don't have that one

hu 6 comedy spelled brit way

lot of brit spellings today

2:49 pm

tyvm Luv

yw bich

any other clues needed?

2:51 pm

not right now, but hagd

ty you too

3:57 pm

wow, no one has been in the chat log for over an hour!

4:10 pm

good afternoon my babble friends:)

4:11 pm

crossy!

4:11 pm

hi!

4:11 pm

howdy,jen:))

4:12 pm

I'm the only one in here talking!

4:12 pm

hi jen. just got here. hi everyone

4:12 pm

smallis evil grid.many have finised early and are doing real life stuff(yuck) or some i know are in jigidi play with jig-saw puzzles

4:12 pm

hi ibd!

4:13 pm

howdy lbd

4:13 pm

let's party!

4:13 pm

i will bring the vodka

4:13 pm

hi crossy

4:13 pm

yes!

4:14 pm

let's see... some jumbo martini glass,some olive,some pearl onions,some sterling silver cocktail swods..

4:22 pm

a lemon,a orange,some bitters perhaps

4:23 pm

better bring some gibleys gin for the gin crowd as well

4:24 pm

I just won a fight with the phone company even tho it really wasn't a fight

4:24 pm

and let me check my conversion tables...where is it?...mm...ah! yes! here it is!..and 1/2 oz of vermouth per 100 people!:)

4:24 pm

you take it to them jen!

4:25 pm

my check had not been deposited and I finally found out today

4:25 pm

my check had not been deposited and I finally found out today

4:26 pm

it had been torn in half by a post office machine! They returned it to me!

4:27 pm

I won because they took off the $6.26 late fee!

4:27 pm

I won because they took off the $6.26 late fee!

4:27 pm

sorry

4:27 pm

yaaa!

4:28 pm

been long and long since i have used a post office.pay all my bills online now

4:29 pm

packages come ups

4:29 pm

don't trust online pay, compromise my info!

4:32 pm

lol,give me your address ,jen and i can almost zoom into your kitchen window and see what yer eating for dinner.no privacy anymore.heck.cannot even go to a target store without getting your infor compromised

4:33 pm

what was it? 1.3 million credit cards compromised at target stores..but only those who waled in!

4:33 pm

l

4:33 pm

walked

4:33 pm

my windows are covered!

4:33 pm

lol

4:34 pm

heh, I got the 8 word, do you?

4:34 pm

nope

4:34 pm

hehe

4:35 pm

this grid to be honest is not thrilling me at all.small,sharp teeth,lots of exotic mostly unused words

4:35 pm

yes

4:36 pm

if,jigidi had a chat,i would hardly be in here unless the grid was a perfect size(150-250)

4:37 pm

ac7?

4:37 pm

to get something

4:37 pm

is that another hidden word site?

4:37 pm

is that another hidden word site?

4:38 pm

proper spelling

4:38 pm

no,it is a jig-saw puzzle site

4:38 pm

ty, crossy

4:39 pm

ic

4:39 pm

ic

4:40 pm

it is quite addictive,jen:)

4:40 pm

I will write it down and check it out

4:40 pm

babblers,myself included have submitted pictres to be made into puzzles

4:40 pm

many babblers*

4:41 pm

awesome

4:42 pm

tadone!! finito!! yup lots of obscure words. and I must go finish the ham and bean soup for dinner. see ya! and thanks for the clue.

4:43 pm

ham and bean? I'm coming over!

4:44 pm

when i do that kind of soup,i make French Canadian split pea with ham and bits of onion:)))

4:46 pm

think I will go check out that site crossy, this puzzle is boring now!

4:48 pm

ok,well i have several puzzles in there and sprite has some and uses the name spritelet there and uusue has some puzzles as well

4:49 pm

just click on puzzle and search by user

4:49 pm

May I please have a clue for mo5-16? Thanks

4:53 pm

mo + Ben ___ , chariot racer in film (Charlton Heston)

4:53 pm

Thanks much, Molly.

4:54 pm

You're welcome

5:08 pm

that was fun crossy

5:13 pm

clue for hu6/7 ?

5:16 pm

Funny sense, British style

5:17 pm

Ahhh! thanks molly

5:27 pm

hi all. clue for the 8?

5:27 pm

de8/65

5:28 pm

compound word... de** Moore & I have the ur** to eat a cheeseburger

5:37 pm

ty got it lil monkey

5:38 pm

any clues for the 7s other than the hu british joking sense?

5:38 pm

Brits have a good sense of hu****

5:39 pm

ru7 rhymes with that

5:40 pm

ty got it. need two more 7s still

5:41 pm

wow. seven g words? ugh. have one.

5:43 pm

well i need help here. have no A words for the A first column. and need other V word. have vo 4, null and ****.

5:44 pm

vi

5:44 pm

vi5/18 flu

5:44 pm

vi what mary? 4? 5?

5:44 pm

ty got it.

5:45 pm

eger

5:45 pm

sorry hit the enter key, that's what you get when you type in the dark

5:45 pm

ty. sorry for that e word. darn. sorry

5:45 pm

pb for me.

5:46 pm

still no words for the A in first column, second line. darn.

5:46 pm

ty mkg didn

5:46 pm

didn't have the eg

5:47 pm

ok mary.

5:48 pm

am + time unit in a day: h***; pl

5:49 pm

ai4/5 helper, am4/5 x 2

5:53 pm

hi everyone

6:12 pm

May I please have a clue for he6-27? Thanks

shorten a skirt.... + robot ending

I just got that one 30 seconds ago :-)

6:15 pm

Thanks much, diane

You're welcome peach. :-)

I have 9 to go, then won't be playing for about 4 days... we are leaving for Arizona tomorrow , very early, and hoping for decent roads along the way.

6:19 pm

Hope you have a wonderful trip, diane.

We've had snow, freezing rain, drifting the past 2 days but supposed to improve by tomorrow.... at least we are heading in the right direction !! SOUTH !!

6:24 pm

And that is a good thing.

Thanks peach :-)

6:25 pm

We are haveing some cold rain today. Rather strange weather.....don't know what to plan on wearing.

6:26 pm

hello all....gr 7/48?

6:26 pm

scaru

6:26 pm

sorry

6:27 pm

Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing.....may I please have a clue for sc5-16? Thanks

6:28 pm

GR7 ...first 3 letters of the word above + small critter minus the last letter.

6:29 pm

Did that help, pen?

6:30 pm

still working on it...

6:30 pm

sc + jamaican alcohol...

6:30 pm

sc5/16 sc + pirate's drink

6:31 pm

OK, first 3 letters + small critter that we set traps for - minus the last letter.

6:31 pm

got it...ty

6:31 pm

Thanks so much, pen and Mary.

6:32 pm

Sa6-27 please....thanks

don't have it yet peach... I think we all struggle a bit with the same words !

6:33 pm

It seems so....thanks anyway, diane.

got it..... a small pouch and the jamaican booze that penquis mentioned below

6:35 pm

i am done!

good job.... I have 5 left and had to stop for a phone call!

6:36 pm

Thanks so much, diane. That was the last one for this grid.

yayyy, you :-)

6:36 pm

Congrats, pen.!!!!!!

6:37 pm

ty!

6:37 pm

Need to nurse a headache.....see y'all at the flip.

bye for now peach.... see you from sunny Az, in a few days !

6:39 pm

Bye!

hello babblers

6:58 pm

Babble doesn't like slang....

7:44 pm

evening all

7:45 pm

hi

7:46 pm

how goes the battle, penquis?

7:47 pm

fine, thanks...and you?

7:47 pm

not bad. spent the afternoon interviewing to fill a position. now staring blindly at the grid hoping words fall out of it :)

7:48 pm

heh heh....it's not too bad a grid....

7:52 pm

half way (cuz i did some this morning)

8:01 pm

i am actually knitting with the tv on...

8:02 pm

watching anything fun?

8:03 pm

no...nothing much on...

8:16 pm

this grid is a weird mix of really easy words and bizarre things i've never seen

8:17 pm

yes, there are a few weird words....and a few British spellings...

8:48 pm

I went to my Vet today and supported the Veterarian cause3

8:49 pm

Did you get your rabies shot ruru? ;P

8:49 pm

no.. but I shudda

8:52 pm

I am such a slacker today.. LAAAAZY

8:52 pm

good evening!

8:52 pm

I just saw some vet talk.

8:53 pm

hi phan

8:53 pm

yep

8:53 pm

remember how last month one of my cats was found with a wound on his head that was bleeding?

8:53 pm

yes

8:53 pm

Well now he has a lump in this throat and we are waiting to hear what it is...

8:53 pm

A good cause to support, ruru :)

8:53 pm

oh boy

8:54 pm

hopefully a nothing noma

8:54 pm

my vets LOVE me

8:54 pm

Yeah. He seems fine as far as he is eating and acting normal. A nothingoma would be great!

8:55 pm

if he's eating I'm guessing that's a very good sign

8:55 pm

I agree.

8:55 pm

hi all

8:55 pm

I hope it's nothing phan

8:56 pm

hello jmc!

8:56 pm

hi jmc (Hippy in DC)

8:56 pm

*looks down* i could lose a little weight i guess

8:56 pm

not that kind of HIPpy

8:56 pm

no, hips are good, jmc!

8:57 pm

:-D

8:57 pm

they do help hold up babies. . .

8:57 pm

Thanks

8:57 pm

Yes, Hips are great for holding babies!

8:57 pm

that's a new one

8:57 pm

hope your cat is okay phand

8:58 pm

is there more than one cat sound in the grid?

8:58 pm

He's nearly 15 years old and he has had a good life, rescued off of death row...

8:59 pm

15 is wonderful.. that's an accomplishment

8:59 pm

nice. . . still it is hard . . . .

8:59 pm

two jm.. one is a plural

8:59 pm

ty ru

8:59 pm

our cats lived to only 12 and 13

9:00 pm

My last cat lived to be about 20. It is hard.

9:00 pm

i miss the lil puddies

9:01 pm

It's never easy to loose our furry friends.

9:01 pm

my last cat lived to 22 or so (not entirely clear about her age) and my current one is 15 as well. . .

9:01 pm

no.. it's the worst..

9:01 pm

mmmm not the worst. . . but very bad. . .

9:01 pm

maybe losing your child would be worse

9:02 pm

not good to lose your spouse or a parent when you are younger. . .

9:02 pm

Losing your MIL is way lower than cats though :D

9:02 pm

Yeah, probably losing a child would be worse...

9:03 pm

haha i actually miss my mil. . .

9:03 pm

we are one a morbid topic of discussion...

9:03 pm

on, not one...

9:03 pm

LOL.. ya never know around here

9:03 pm

We have had 10 cats in our married life. Varied from a few years (an abused rescue that had injuries that ended up in his death) to 20 years. Most between 17 and 20 years

9:03 pm

well then lets talk about my proposed trip to china. . .

9:04 pm

or a clue for ar6?

9:04 pm

my word stats

9:04 pm

to come to a place jilly

9:04 pm

i went to China in 1981...

9:04 pm

ar6/27 is to reach your destination

9:04 pm

better clue Doc

9:04 pm

my plan is to go in mid may. . . but i need to decide if i will take a side trip to myanmar. . .

9:04 pm

my word stats say i have three words left, but my tile stats show only two missing....

9:05 pm

That's wonderful, Jilly.

9:05 pm

*thunk...out of practice I guess...ty jes and ruru

9:05 pm

i have some friends in beijing right now. . . the only way to travel

9:05 pm

that's exciting jm

9:05 pm

me too jilly i was glad you asked

9:05 pm

9 left

9:05 pm

China wouldn't be high on my list

9:05 pm

i am using up some of my frequent flyer miles. . .

9:06 pm

Wow...China! too cool

9:06 pm

I would go to China.

9:06 pm

i was a chinese history major in college

9:06 pm

these friends are less timid than my friends in india were. . .

9:06 pm

nice...

9:07 pm

but i do have a couple of friends in myanmar as well and it looks like it might work for a return trip. . . but maybe that would be doing too much. . .

9:08 pm

tell me about your trip penq

9:08 pm

i went as a co-chaperone with a group of college students in the days when you had to be invited to go...

9:09 pm

7

9:09 pm

i was there 12 days....visited 5 cities....got to speak unsupervised with English speaking college students at three universities...eye opener...

9:09 pm

go jes!!

9:10 pm

5

9:10 pm

go jes go

9:11 pm

re5/16 please?

9:11 pm

re 5/16 ends in not dad

9:12 pm

ty jes

9:13 pm

he 6/27 please?

9:13 pm

you're welcome, jmc :)

9:13 pm

thanks jes

9:13 pm

where in china did you go?

9:13 pm

Beijing, Xian, Suzhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai...

9:14 pm

jes he5/27 is most of the dreaded anal ailment

9:15 pm

i know i will go to beijing. . . and we are talking about going out west to szechuan. . .

9:15 pm

or sewed bottom edge of garment plus most of robot ending

9:15 pm

thanks

9:16 pm

ty jilly

9:17 pm

when i went, westerners were rare in some places, like Xian (home of the Chin Dig, which had recently been unearthed)....our group drew large crowds in the street....no one had seen a redhead, for example...

9:17 pm

3

9:17 pm

i can imagine since i ended up in a part of Tazania where they guessed i was chinese

9:18 pm

go jes go!!

9:18 pm

to anyone going to burma, suggest memoir called From the Land of Green Ghosts

9:18 pm

i hope to go to xian. . .

9:18 pm

what is it about mab?

9:18 pm

it was the days of Mao jackets (all green, gray or navy blue)....Chinese women were fascinated with the jewelry the girls wore...

9:18 pm

. . . besides burma

9:19 pm

by pascal khoo thwe. one the my favorite books.

9:21 pm

mr. thwe was of a rural tribe in burma, escaped after much travail.

9:21 pm

de8 please?

9:21 pm

i will put it on my reading list even if i don't go. . .i have a friend from burma who is from one of the lesser tribes. . . he is an amazing artist

9:21 pm

went to oxford eventually.

9:22 pm

a tiny desire jes

9:22 pm

very moving - lost culture, lost homeland, etc.

9:22 pm

de is part of a craving

9:23 pm

thanks jmc. no idea that was a word

9:23 pm

half of a desire

9:23 pm

me either jes. . . was clued when i came earlier today. . .

9:24 pm

1 left

9:24 pm

have 24 left here...

9:24 pm

firewords! last one was ri6 (full of cracks)

9:25 pm

48 left

9:25 pm

WooT WooT WooT jes!!

9:25 pm

whoo hoo jes!

9:25 pm

congrats@

9:26 pm

*curtseys*

9:27 pm

well back to updating my software for the tax season. . . see you all later

9:27 pm

bye all . . . ."poof"

9:27 pm

have a lovely evening, jmc!

9:28 pm

bye jes, take care!

9:34 pm

I got 20 words left, but am too tired to figure any more out, so, I guess, I quit.

9:35 pm

I have 8, so will stick it out...

9:35 pm

But niters and sweet sleeps phand

9:36 pm

thanks, Jilly, good luck in finding your last 8...

9:37 pm

sleep sweet, phand

9:37 pm

ty phan

9:37 pm

holler if you need clues, jill

9:37 pm

thanks jmc....have 5 now

9:41 pm

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

9:42 pm

congrats!

9:43 pm

yay jilly!

9:45 pm

Well, going to head out to read for awhile. Have a good evening all!

9:45 pm

have a good one, Jilly

9:46 pm

bye

10:04 pm

*kitchen clean.. laundry done... living large*

10:08 pm

cool!....

10:10 pm

clue for the 8 please?

10:11 pm

half + impulse to do something...

10:11 pm

de8 is half of an impulse

10:12 pm

and wow, that was some serious lag time! my internet connection is crap tonight.

10:12 pm

i got hacked a few days ago or so so my computer hasnt been completely fixed yet

10:13 pm

i dont know what have of an impulse even means

10:13 pm

you get the **** to do something....

10:13 pm

or you **** someone to do something....

10:14 pm

got it ty

10:14 pm

nbs

10:14 pm

and nbt

10:14 pm

yw

10:35 pm

<---knows what an impulse is :D

10:36 pm

only too well, i am sure... ;o)

10:36 pm

you betcha

10:40 pm

...well...

10:40 pm

someone needs to...

10:44 pm

speak up? well, I see Nef and Rasta are both online, but no sign of them, and I've worked all day so am heading to bed with only 37 words. I'm slow. Goodnight, ruru. I always enjoy you.

10:44 pm

g'nite...

10:45 pm

Daem

11:37 pm

what time is it?

11:37 pm

wow.. I took a short nap

11:38 pm

apparently it's way past your bedtime...;o)

11:38 pm

ruru - what"s your guess for the next one?

11:38 pm

I guess so. :D.. I am tired at the end of the xmas season

11:38 pm

oh 231

11:39 pm

i'd love another 744

11:39 pm

Did we have a 744? When was that?

11:39 pm

hmm couple years back maybe

11:40 pm

it was insane

11:40 pm

i'd never seen so many re and co words in my life

11:40 pm

what country is your flag DIanne?

11:40 pm

I must have played it - I haven't missed too many since I started playing.

11:41 pm

i bet..

11:41 pm

i only remember one over 500 words...

11:41 pm

Hong Kong

11:41 pm

oh

11:41 pm

how cool is that/

11:42 pm

people were really cranky with the 744 :D

11:42 pm

Well, it is cool now - about 48F with a "frost alert" issued.

11:43 pm

wow.. shouldn't it be warm there now?

11:43 pm

19 here...

11:43 pm

we

11:43 pm

we are having unseasonably warm weather here

11:44 pm

65 here today

11:44 pm

It is our winter but this is unusually cold for now. The really cold weather usually comes towards the end of January.

11:44 pm

oh.. very interesting dianne

11:45 pm

The thing is most flats do not have heat. So we have our little space heaters running.

11:45 pm

I just shipped a bunch of wine to Hong Kong

11:46 pm

why no heat?

11:47 pm

Wine is really big here especially since the gov reduced the tariffs.

11:48 pm

It is usually hot here - normally for 8-9 months. Air con is the big thing here. Some folks have air cons that also heat.

11:48 pm

I'll say.. I just sent over a parcel that was worth a lot of dough

11:48 pm

ah.. then that makes some sense

11:48 pm

Wine auctions are alos big here. Many of the mainland visitors buy lots of wine when they are here.

11:49 pm

yep... the Asian markets are booming for high ticket wine right now.

11:50 pm

Can someone list the four 7's please? I have yet to find them. Thanks.

11:50 pm

one of my customers has a honk kong client that's buying $100 K per month of fine wine

11:50 pm

he's been going strong for 7 months and hasn't stopped.

11:50 pm

Tragedy about the mainland fellow who died in the helicopter crash in France.

11:50 pm

Watson"s?

11:51 pm

ac7, gr7, hu7

11:51 pm

ru7

11:51 pm

Thanks ruru :)

11:51 pm

I don't know about that Dianne

11:53 pm

He had just purchased a vineyard in France and the guy who sold it to him took him in a helicopter to view the whole property and they crashed. All on board were killed.

11:53 pm

wow.

11:54 pm

Ah, got the ac7 :)

11:54 pm

The owner before these two also died in a plane crash - jinxed vineyard?

11:54 pm

wow

11:55 pm

what's the name of the vineyard?

11:55 pm

Got the gr7 :)

11:55 pm

it'll probably be a tougher sale next time :D

11:56 pm

ru is very similar boat

11:56 pm

I'll check.

11:56 pm

501

11:57 pm

Working on it, thanks for the clue :)

11:57 pm

*adjusts Harp's medications*

11:58 pm

Chateau de La Riviere

11:58 pm

hello everyone:)

11:58 pm

it's english boat.. old english like Haz would speak

11:58 pm

hmm.

11:58 pm

i'll look it up Dianne

11:59 pm

I still say 239

11:59 pm

hi nan

11:59 pm

At least I got two of them :)

11:59 pm

nice

12:00 am

rumours and humours

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