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12:00 am

flip nice size!\

12:00 am

finally a good size

12:00 am

fliiiiiiip!

12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

flip; hi all hi harp

12:00 am

ch 8

12:01 am

I had to refresh to flip and I was pretty damn close. I said 231.

12:01 am

ch 7

Clues are up

12:02 am

thanks you lickety! have a great day!

12:02 am

yes you nailed it minver

12:03 am

dolphin

12:04 am

sn 7

12:05 am

ar 7

12:06 am

jn5 nbt nbs

ty cos for jn... forgot that word

12:07 am

yw :)

12:08 am

Hi all :)

12:08 am

hi liz

12:08 am

tx cos

12:08 am

could I get a clue on the dolphin word?

12:08 am

dare

12:08 am

oops - what i meant to say was I don't know any jn words - number stat please!

12:09 am

ja 5/20

12:09 am

it sounds like bananas

12:09 am

jbp, in 4

12:09 am

Thanks jbp and cos!

12:09 am

thanks diz!

12:10 am

ai 8/7...NBS

in 7 in 8 x 2

12:10 am

oops meant 7/8

12:11 am

searching, ditz.

an 7

12:11 am

got it; thanks!

12:11 am

dont forget the ch7/8 easy words

12:12 am

thanks for the ai7/8

12:15 am

thanks for the in7/8/8

yw

12:17 am

hi everyone, just barely started and red boxes

12:17 am

hi everyone, just barely started and red boxes

here, too

12:19 am

ugh, darn red boxes

12:21 am

have 5 ts words so far

ty diz ts 7

12:24 am

And I thought I was doing well with 4 x ts!

12:25 am

okay we alive again?

took me a minute to find the ts 7... my last one:)

12:25 am

NBT/NBS

12:26 am

WTG Diz

12:27 am

nbt

12:28 am

huh. passed half way and didn't notice it. nbs but not nbt yet.

12:31 am

lol 195 to go here

12:32 am

nbt

12:32 am

nbs

12:35 am

L's done! :P

12:36 am

Narnia and Narnians are in the grid :)

wtg

ca 7

12:38 am

halfway

12:38 am

thanks dee

yw wtg

12:40 am

silly red boxes!

12:40 am

annoying, had them earlier jb

12:41 am

I'm agin' 'em

as 7

12:44 am

hi Flosey, how's the wind your way? Lights flickering here

12:45 am

computer super slow too

12:45 am

yes saanich, lights have flickered occasionally for a while - don't think it has affected the computer

12:45 am

st7/28, if no one has called it

12:46 am

Thanks Dee for as 7! Gold st4 for you!

12:46 am

dardinia

ty jb

12:46 am

oops sorry

ty saan

12:46 am

thanks saan for that clue and ty dee

12:46 am

I think the computer is slow because it verging on the Red Box

12:47 am

YW Cos and hello!

12:47 am

I did have them earlier - seems to happen this time of night

12:47 am

would love a suggestion for the lone U...

12:47 am

nm

12:47 am

it's a bone

12:47 am

just found it

12:47 am

elbow

12:47 am

ul 4 bone in the arm, I think

ul 4/5 bone in the body

12:47 am

arm bone

12:47 am

ulna

12:48 am

whhops

12:48 am

but thanks ;-)

12:48 am

that's the one, sannichcat :)

12:48 am

stats for the lone e in left column please?

12:48 am

sorry

12:48 am

LOL

12:48 am

type of school, abbr

12:49 am

el4/5

st 8

12:49 am

thanks, no blank tiles now :)

12:50 am

and i think off to bed now. back tomorrow for the last 75

12:50 am

a kind of school?

12:50 am

nm, got it

12:50 am

it's like what Radar used to drink on MASH

12:51 am

hi

12:52 am

clue for I on bottom?

12:52 am

Greetings Friends

12:52 am

howdy, flos and pug

12:53 am

nm

12:53 am

it's a bay word

12:53 am

Hi jbp and flosey

12:53 am

I apparently can only find them if I ask

12:53 am

hi jb and pugs

hi pug

12:54 am

Hi Dee

12:55 am

nbt, nbs, and it's about time! ;)

as 7/36

12:58 am

did someone already call in7/8/8?

da 7 da 8

1:00 am

ar 7 if not called.

1:01 am

and I'm just over halfway, so I shall bid all good night. ;-)

gn jb

1:02 am

well done jb, sweet sleep now

1:02 am

night jbp

1:03 am

just monkeyed the da7 and 8

1:03 am

no idea what it is

new words for me, too ... def - a preacher or teacher of Aggadah or Halakhah in a synagogue.

fireworks

1:05 am

congrats Dee

1:05 am

wow Dee, wtg

ty... thot this one was friendlier than yesterday's

1:08 am

WTG DEE!! and cooee babble friends

1:09 am

I agree Dee, much larger but seems friendlier

1:09 am

Hugs and Hi Rose

hi rose!!

1:09 am

hi there rose

1:10 am

{{hugs}} to miz pugs, dee, flosey. i agree dee, this grid is much nicer than yesterday's.

1:11 am

oops, lights flickering again

uh oh, flosey... rain, snow??

1:11 am

have my tiny flashlight in pocket

1:12 am

in case I don't get to say goodnight (power outage looming, light flickering etc, goodnight til tomorrow - nice chattting to you all

smart woman... are you in the middle of a storm?

stay safe and warm, saani

1:13 am

Fireworks

1:13 am

it's been raining but doesn't seem stormy

1:13 am

btw, friends, we have had some really decent rain yesterday and today. i am hoping it is heading for the fires.

1:13 am

well done anike

1:14 am

WTG ANIKE!!!!

1:14 am

take care saanich

1:14 am

TY

1:14 am

Flosey & I live in the same area where a major windstorm is happening - we are expecting 100kph and damage

wtg anike; hope you keep your power, flosey; yay, rose!!

1:14 am

you take care too Flosey

crap on the wind... hate windy nights...

1:15 am

Hi Rose. How are the weather conditions over your way. No roads closed for fires, floods or anything?

1:15 am

yes, just looked out, mild winds, but oddly, the cat decided he wanted to come in - seldom happens, he has decided he is an outdoor cat and wishes to be fed at the office door

1:16 am

we have had some pretty bad fires, but lots of rain in the last 24 hours. praying that it is heading to the fire areas. we did have a lot of smoke for nearly a week.

1:16 am

maybe he senses a storm???

sure could be

1:17 am

and you anike? how is it for you? did i read you were packing? for where?

1:18 am

I noticed that there were fires around Bendigo and the Calder Hwy so I'm hoping the rain has put them out but not created floods. Packing for Phillip Island...again!!

1:19 am

*giggle* you poor thing! haven't heard of any floods over here. adelaide was the worst hit with the rain.

1:21 am

Thanks for the giggle. I giggle too - with hysteria. Less drives this year I think.

1:22 am

Hi all and thanks Dee for the definition of da 7 / 8 - new word for me too!

1:23 am

HI liz

1:23 am

Glad you've had rain, Rose.

1:23 am

Hi Pugs.

1:23 am

thanx liz, and hi

yw, liz! Well, all, I must move my laundry :) Have a great eve / day!!

1:25 am

Sleep well Dee

1:25 am

Gotta go - that packing won't wait. Happy babbling everyone

1:25 am

bye Dee, take care

1:25 am

Safe trip anike

1:25 am

bye Anike

1:27 am

night dee and anike. hope you rest well, dee. and you too anike, when you have finished the packing...

1:29 am

Rose, how did your outing and service go

1:30 am

service was lovely, lunch sooo good. full carvery and seafood buffet. came home and crashed on the bed for 2 hours. had to sleep off all that food.

1:30 am

Sounds like a satisfying day :)

1:31 am

*giggle* a full one, anyway you look at it.

1:31 am

Happy for you! And sounds like your eating is getting better

1:31 am

Sounds the same to me!

1:31 am

Rose, what do you mean by carvery?

1:32 am

just about every type of meat...chicken, lamb, beef, pork, with all the gravies, sauces etc

1:33 am

oh, wondered if that was it, sounds like quite a meal

1:33 am

was it a outing just for you and Don? Or did others from church go too

1:34 am

oh, meant to say, roasted meat. roast vegies, and the cold buffet is to die for. cold bbq chicken, ham, shelled prawns, king prawns(you shell those yourself) salads, hard-boiled egsgs

1:36 am

just don and i went. i am thinking of holding his 60th birthday there in april. oh and the desserts, there was a range of 10 different desserts to choose from. everything was in small portions, and you could go back again and again

1:36 am

sounds like a very nice place Rose

1:36 am

lol, until you explode!

1:36 am

Sounds great - especially if like my hubby, you're a biiiiig carnivore!

1:37 am

yes, sounds great

1:37 am

lolol, liz....i only had the roast pork, as i don't have it here at home. it makes don very sick, nauseated for some reason.

1:38 am

oh, my, the crackling was so yummy. i very nearly cried with happiness.

1:39 am

It's good to hear you enthusiastic about food!

1:39 am

you might be able to google it. alfred's homest5. it's in warrandyte, i think

1:40 am

Iam with Liz :)

1:40 am

Anything for a non meat / shellfish eater?

1:40 am

yeah, it's been a while. but today i just wanted it for once. i didn't have to shop for it, decide what to cook, or cook any of it. it all tasted so much better.

1:41 am

liz, prawn, oysters, and heaps of vegies and 4 different salads to choose from.

1:41 am

Omg - lovely desserts!

1:42 am

uh oh, liz is in google. stop drooling liz!!!

1:42 am

what are prawns?

1:42 am

Good thing I just had something to eat - what you call shrimp, pugs.

1:43 am

ah, thanks Liz

1:43 am

pugs, when i get there i am gonna feed you up like you won't believe. prawns a smallish crustaceans.

1:44 am

sounds delightful Rose

1:44 am

the head waiter is the owner, has been there since for ever. and, yes, they are his whiskers.

1:45 am

A character, then!?

1:45 am

liz, next time you are down, why don't we all meet up there and eat the day away.

1:46 am

yes, liz. and so quietly spoken, a real gentleman.

1:46 am

Sounds good, though not sure when we'll next be down! You might be up here first!

1:47 am

was this the first time you went there Rose

1:48 am

oh, oh, oh, and probate is through on both mothers' wills. sometime in the next few weeks, don and i are going to be considerably much better off. don has said the first thing is the kitchen....praise the Lord and pass the biscuits.

1:48 am

Fantastic!

1:49 am

no, pugs, this would be , i think, the 4th time. and the quality never varies. it is always top notch.

1:49 am

Oh wow Rose! thats great news(both)

1:50 am

could I please have the stats for the j

1:50 am

i still have a teensy problem...how do i tell him he is not going to do it? i really think it is way too much for him.

1:50 am

jn5, pugs

1:50 am

thanks

1:51 am

if you can't monkey it, let me know

1:51 am

Just be straight Rose.

1:51 am

Just had a call from Jillibus, her power is off so will not be babbling tonight - unfortunately won't see tonight's olympics either

1:51 am

for one dont say you cant, but talk it over and give your sugestion

1:51 am

Porr Jilli :(

1:51 am

well how long was it for the bathroom? 3...4...years?

1:52 am

poor jilli.hope she's okay.

1:53 am

two good id5 , thanx friends

1:53 am

I think Peach got caught in that storm over her way.Alot of people with out power and shes not been on since it hit

1:53 am

Tell him the truth - it will stress you too much if he does it.

1:54 am

i could always come and live with you liz, and come home on weekends...lol

1:55 am

Sounds fun!

1:55 am

I'm taking a break. Too hot in front of a computer right now. Hugs to all.

1:55 am

got the j

1:55 am

bye Liz

1:56 am

yay you, pugs

1:56 am

later liz.

1:57 am

hi all

1:57 am

Hi sir joso

1:57 am

{{ sir joso }} g'day mate.

1:58 am

hi joso

1:58 am

just watched 2 exelent ausy mystery movies, t y down under

1:58 am

hi pug, rose, flosey

1:59 am

what happened to the new healthier life-style, where you aren't up at 4am?

1:59 am

Saanichcat closed her computer because lights were flickering and high winds. Just hasn't hit the valley yet (where we are) but lights have flickered, no high winds

1:59 am

it's only 3, and a weekend momms

2:00 am

I keep getting red boxes off and on

2:00 am

lolol....and??

2:00 am

I did earlier pugs but went out and came back in, has been ok since

2:00 am

sorry, pugs not laughing at you, hun

2:01 am

is it stormy around you pug?

2:01 am

I knew Rose---Ive done that three times Flosey

2:02 am

we are suppose to get snow and Ive not looked out

2:03 am

we pass the mark to having the most snow ever! Are we not lucky? lol

2:04 am

it's good to know the polar bears will have a place to move too

2:04 am

I sure hope not!

2:05 am

but they are so cute pug

2:05 am

cute when they're tiny perhaps, joso

2:06 am

yeah until you become their meal! lol---I wouldnt mind having some elks and moose here

2:06 am

and i understand that if you give them a coke they are happy for days

2:06 am

lol, are they ever tiny. i mean they're the size of a small dog, new-born

2:06 am

morning all. Polar bears cute? top-of-food-chain = rivals to humans

2:07 am

morning scouser

2:07 am

gday scouser. how are you hun? {{ hugs }}

2:07 am

morning puglet.

2:08 am

morning grannyrose. All three grandchildren here so I can sit back while they giggle away

2:08 am

i don't think getting killed of indecently so we can have cars is top of the food chain

2:08 am

lucky scouser

2:08 am

we do have an occasional bear on the island here - hubby wondered what was upsetting the dog, he was making strange noises, he was just up the hill behind our house - in 20 years, that's the only one we've known of nearby

2:08 am

three girls 15 13 4

2:09 am

a black bear Flosey?

2:09 am

sounds like a great weekend scrouser

2:09 am

yes pugs

2:09 am

egad, scouser. * hands scouser a bracing glass of whatever braces her *

2:09 am

how nice for you scouser

2:10 am

yes joso they are eating everything in sight and from the cupboards.

2:10 am

hope the teens can help with the 4 year old.

2:10 am

enjoy, scouser

2:11 am

thats worse than mice, time to send them back scrouser

2:11 am

tea please GR cant do alcohol since I started bone medicine. Two glasses gives instant hangover without any pleasant interlude!

2:12 am

okay, scouser, english breakfast, earl grey...???

2:12 am

teens are great with Eva as they don't see her all that often

2:12 am

and is that with one aspirin or two?

2:13 am

definitely not earl gray . I have v weak "gnat's pee" tea plain.

2:14 am

already doing the tiny-aspirin-daily but don't need it otherwise.

2:14 am

scouser, that is so good. my sons are 33 and 28. their youngest cousin is 2. it is quite amusing watching these big burly men sorting their young cousins out.

2:14 am

Are there some weird words in this grid cos I got half-way and stuck?

2:14 am

do you have the jn5?

2:14 am

I sympathize scrouser, mine not as immediate but since diabeaties or an older age or the combination hangovers have become a full body experience for me so severe I don't drink at all any more.

2:15 am

Yes are there are chn words?

2:15 am

ai7 and it's plural ai8

2:15 am

ch words x 5. none chn

2:16 am

At last joso to find someone who has same! I not diabetic though. High cholesterol though I only weigh around 105 lb.

2:17 am

da7/8, teacher or preacher of aggadah or halkhah in synagogue

2:17 am

in7/8/8

2:18 am

wish that was my weight, might shake the diabetes if it were

2:18 am

ts words x 5

2:20 am

isn't it weird, scouser? i admit i am way over that weight, but have been mostly on fat-free diet for nearly 12 months. only a little weight lost, and cholesterol stays the same. go figure!

2:22 am

well I'm off to bed, granny will scold me if I'm still up at 4(5 babble time). night all and I hope you are all well

2:22 am

makes one wonder whether the tests need refining in some way beyond the LDL and HDL? I don't know what my two readings are. Not due for retake yet.

2:22 am

cheers joso all calm here in Liverpool and no floods

2:23 am

lolol....joso i have to catch you first, right? hope you can catch some zzzz's, mate.

2:26 am

night Joso

2:26 am

goodnight Joso, sweet sleep

2:35 am

i think i to will go. hope you have a beautiful rest or a great day free of worries. please choose for yourself...lol xoxox

2:36 am

night Rose. Have a good rest and behave tomorrow--lol hugs

2:36 am

enjoy the rest of yur day rose, see you tomorrow night (day for you)

2:37 am

thanx my dearest. tomorrow is physio. and ditto flosey.

2:57 am

I had better get to bed, turn off the computer here just in case - goodnight all, have 97 words to go, should be able to do them tomorrow

2:58 am

goodnight Flosey--stay safe and take care

3:30 am

good morning all :)

3:31 am

good morning Sprite--hugs and smiles

3:31 am

hi my darling pug :) How are you today? And how is your sister?

3:32 am

sister is fine and besides my mouth, Iam fine and how about you

3:33 am

again a little bit better, I think. Still low on energy and a bit downish, but otherwise fine. Anything you can do about your mouth?

3:34 am

OO gave me some help yesterday and tomorrow Iam making some calls

3:34 am

awesome. Our o-o is a good one.

3:35 am

if my roof wasent so sore and swollen it wouldnt be so bad--it hurts to eat oatmeal-lol

3:36 am

oh that is horrible :( Gentle hugs for you... hope you will get help soonest.

3:36 am

is there a reason for the downish or its just there

3:36 am

just there, and mostly because of being low on energy, I think. It seems it is not unusual after a flu.

3:37 am

that flu once someone gets it, it just seems to linger forever

3:37 am

are you going to make group tomorrow

3:38 am

yes, will go. I think I only have about 6 days left, will make the most of it.

3:39 am

and then what?

3:40 am

Rose says she has phy. tomorrow too

3:40 am

just heard that my psychiatrist will stop her practice starting 1-1-2015. Because of the insane new rules that the insurance companies insist upon. So I guess it will be very hard work to get myself ready to do without as soon as group is over.

3:41 am

lovely. She is getting there, babystep by babystep.

3:41 am

you cant find another one

3:42 am

pug, it took me ages and ages to find her... she is specialised in ptsd and thinks outside the box and is a great person too. Am not positive I can find another one like her. And I have had my fill of bad therapists, to be honest.

3:43 am

can she help you to find a replacement---or do you think you can handle things on your own

3:45 am

will contact her this week and talk things through with her. I think I am almost ready to go out on my own. We could probably manage to wrap it up this calender year. And I want to know what she is going to do... seems she will go work together with the psychiatrist who does the family constellations... so maybe I can do something there.

3:45 am

or can you pay her for personal help if no other way then online help

3:46 am

good morning

3:46 am

{{little pugs}}

3:46 am

Iam sure you would feel better just knowing you can get her if need be

3:46 am

I don't know. She can't live from the wind so she will have to charge for her time one way or the other. Anyway, will talk things through with her later this week.

3:46 am

{{little sprite}} I hope your flu is a thing of the past/////////////////1

3:46 am

Morning Ruby, hugs

3:46 am

hi ruby :)

3:47 am

it is, ruby! Just the aftermath... not fully getting over it and being dead tired and downish.

3:49 am

And I'm sure this grey and poopy weather doesn't hep

3:50 am

no it doesn't, lol. Ah well, it is just a matter of time. For me to feel better and for the weather to clear up and become Springy!

3:51 am

did you find the french duck, ruby?

3:51 am

I think the whole world would like some nice weather for a change

3:52 am

always think of you when there are french words in the grid, lol

3:53 am

no, I hDN'T SEEN IT BUT THNKS. aND I HAD IT FOR LUNCH YESTERDAY

3:53 am

whoops sorry for shouting

3:53 am

nice :)

3:53 am

my pinkie is acting up

3:54 am

loud pinky :)

3:54 am

phantom: Obdiplostemonous

3:54 am

true, pug, quite a few places that long for other weather

3:55 am

I keep missing the a's and htting the caps key

3:55 am

indeed, o-o, that one jumped at me straight at the beginning :D

3:55 am

Morning OO--you got your bigger grid today

3:55 am

found it: Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; - said of flowers

3:56 am

More, I wanted more

3:56 am

lol don't push it, o-o... we might end up with a 700+ grid on a week day and that would frustrated me big time :)

3:57 am

no satifaction for you--lol

3:57 am

frustrate* even. No indeed, pug, lol.

3:58 am

just what would be your ideal size OO

3:59 am

okay, I am gone

3:59 am

already? have a good day then OO--take care

3:59 am

why, o-o? Please stay!

4:01 am

Ruby leave too

4:01 am

no, Ruby still here lol but not for long

4:01 am

how odd. Don't see a thing in chat that could have caused it...

4:01 am

We're going to Sprite's resto for lunch

4:02 am

Just a quick hi - as I said before it's too hot and humid to stay by the computer for too long.

4:02 am

It might be pictures online, pugs, it's called L'Amandier or Bistro de l'Amandier and ight be unter retaurants in Veyrier du Lac

4:02 am

I wanna come, ruby :)

4:02 am

hello there lislin

4:02 am

maybe he has things to do Sprite

4:03 am

or even liZlin*

4:03 am

okay Ruby

4:03 am

hi Liz! You should visit rose and hide in her airconditioned bedroom :)

4:03 am

yes pug, could very well be.

4:04 am

it has an awesome view over the lake, pug, and very tasty food.

4:04 am

sounds lovely

4:04 am

We've also got air con but we're using the fans at the moment! Will use the air con to cool the bedroom later tonight though.

4:04 am

Just googled it - saw the lake. Looks lovely.

4:04 am

can you sit outdoors

4:05 am

I guess you have to be selective... or you'd go broke on power. Is there always enough power where you live, Liz?

4:05 am

yes, huge terrace

4:05 am

Could do but probably won't this evening. Usually enough power, though it goes out in storms sometimes. The worst was for 48 hours last January after Cyclone Oswald!

4:06 am

Ah! Outdoors at the restaurant. Silly me!

4:06 am

argh, 48 hours, that is nasty

4:07 am

It's not often as hot and humid here as it is today and probably tomorrow.

4:07 am

lol yes Liz, not outdoors where you are, I think. Too da4 hot.

4:07 am

have you got a storm coming in Liz

4:07 am

it was nasty! Thank goodness for the barbecue, so we could cook and make coffee etc! Cooked up a load of meat from the freezer, so didn't lose too much of that!

4:08 am

smart. Would really be bad to lose so much meat from your storage too.

4:08 am

Worst thing was that even in summer it gets dark about 6.30 - 7.00 here, so the nights were really long!

4:09 am

oh, how strange! That is so different from here!

4:09 am

Especially as we buy meat in bulk.

4:10 am

did you get your car problem fixed Liz

4:10 am

I miss long summer evenings - it's one of the things I enjoyed about our holiday in Canada last year and will look forward to visiting the UK later in the year.

4:10 am

Should get it back tomorrow. They're replacing the gear box.

4:10 am

did you hear anything back from your niece, Liz?

4:10 am

ouch... expensive repair

4:11 am

New car, sprite - had only had it 3 days but it's completely guaranteed.

4:11 am

that is what is nice about here. Although it's dark before 5 in Dec, it uickly lightens up and by June,there is still some light at 11PM

4:11 am

are they covering that Liz

4:11 am

good for you Liz

4:11 am

oh, great, am glad. Well, not that it needed repairs, but that you won't suffer from it.

4:11 am

You mean my friend? Either way, no, not yet, which is a bit strange but she can be a bit scatty at times!

4:12 am

yes, it is really nice where you live, ruby. I like your place a lot.

4:12 am

brb

4:12 am

In the winter it gets dark about 5.30 - so not a lot of difference between winter and summer.

4:12 am

I never noticed it in the US although I lived all over, but here it is very dramatic

4:13 am

Sprite - I'll chase her again in a few days - possibly on Skype.

4:13 am

oh sorry, your friend. Ok, I am a little bit worried that she feels bad about it. She really needs to let me know her costs so I can repay her, Liz... I so hope she doesn't feel taken advantage of.

4:13 am

No, I'm sure she doesn't and as i said, if she doesn't want to send it, we'll sort it later in the year.

4:14 am

no hurry at all, Liz, later in the year would be just as fine :)

4:14 am

I actually would prefer it, lolollll.... if it means I get to meet you in person!

4:14 am

We're pretty definitely visiting my nephew in Paris then and if it's not too expensive, we'd love to do a quick day in Amsterdam!

4:15 am

Hey guys I got a notice from Amazon that Kenyon has a new book out

4:15 am

oh wooot pugs! In which series?

4:15 am

Me too - would be great and if we can manage it, we will.

4:15 am

I'm zooming through the DH books!

4:15 am

awesome, Liz. Am gonna hope and pray for it.

4:15 am

I dont know Sprite

4:16 am

Though took a break and read something else in between to slow it down!! LOL!

4:16 am

how wonderful, Liz! Lovely story line, isn't it :)

4:16 am

B is stomping around See you later, kids

4:16 am

Yes loving it. OK time to go - hugs to you all :)

4:16 am

bye Ruby enjoy your day

4:17 am

Iam on book 12 now

4:17 am

bye Liz--hope it cools off for you soon

4:17 am

I'm almost finished with Zarek - book 7 I think. Hubby calling - bye all.

4:18 am

bye Liz! Oh I love Zarek.

4:18 am

pug, is the new book called Son of No-one?

4:18 am

Sprite I will find out on the new book and write you on it

4:19 am

and who are the characters in book 7?

4:19 am

Iam on #12

4:20 am

sorry, in book 12

4:20 am

on the list you gave me 7 is dance with the devil

4:20 am

yes, 7 is zarek and astrid. And 12?

4:21 am

its about Tabitha

4:22 am

and Valerius--just started it

4:22 am

ah! Tabitha and Valerius?

4:22 am

right! He is wonderful. So is she. And her house mate is wonderful too.

4:22 am

yes

4:23 am

I like knowing where you guys are in the series... kind of enjoying it second hand too :D

4:23 am

I dont think we said anything to hurt OO, do you

4:24 am

how did you find these small stories in those books(like has 4 stories)

4:24 am

not that I am aware, no. Though sometimes things touch him in a wrong way that I didn't see coming. Anyway, I hope and trust that he knows we would never intentionally hurt him in any way.

4:25 am

do you mean how did I like them or how did I discover them?

4:25 am

and that one little book about the tapistry

4:26 am

how did you discover them

4:27 am

through the reading list. Atalante (she is a babbler too) pointed me to the series and gave me a reading order list. The short stories were on it and I bought the anthologies.

4:27 am

oh, cause those are not on list thats online

4:28 am

no indeed. But the reading list I sent you should be complete, up to Styxx. I just saw that Son of No-one is the next one in the DH series.

4:29 am

Is she not on here any more? I dont think Ive ever seen her on here

4:29 am

and there is another short story, House of the Rising Son. That has not yet appeared online, I think. Once I have it, I will make sure you get it too.

4:29 am

is that after styxx

4:29 am

okay thanks

4:30 am

no, she doesn't play much anymore and never chats. She is living a whole other life now, got divorced, moved, got a new job.

4:30 am

yes, it comes after Styxx.

4:31 am

sometimes I can pick up books at the secondhand stores at a tiny price---Ive been on the look out for styxx

4:32 am

but I still have several before I come to that book anyways

4:32 am

awesome! Styxx is beautiful.

4:32 am

you have already read it

4:33 am

yes I have

4:33 am

and it goes with the DH series

4:33 am

yes it does. You will meet Styxx earlier in the series.

4:33 am

okay

4:34 am

oh pug, did someone tell you there is a jn5/20 in today's grid?

4:35 am

Yes, I asked Rose for the stats and I got it on my own

4:35 am

I dont know what it means yet though--will look it up later

4:36 am

good, wonderful! A very uncommon letter combination, that is why I asked.

4:36 am

I know--it is

4:37 am

Iam down to 99---dont have any 7 or 8 's but I got all day off and on to get what I can---I got over half so Iam pleased

4:38 am

good job!

4:38 am

Iam suprise that ca8 isnt a word--like people like joso and crossy

4:39 am

I keep wanting sardines to be a word--lol

4:39 am

the def of the jn is: knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman

4:39 am

it is a word, but it is capitalised and therefore not valid in this game

4:39 am

lollll yes that is a lovely phantom

4:40 am

is brahman a god

4:40 am

no, brahman is a state of enlightenment, I think

4:41 am

oh, and it is also a god, yes! Brahma, or Brahmin, or Brahman.

4:41 am

and I thought what you sit on in a auto would be a word but its not

4:42 am

pug, do you know that you can also click the question mark next to the work in your word list to go to the definition?

4:42 am

i say this as a compliment, pug you have come so far in playing this game!

4:42 am

a God to what group of people--if you know and dont go to any trouble finding out

4:42 am

the auto word is probably two words

4:42 am

good morning all

4:42 am

hi ivesy! So true. I keep telling pug she is such a quick study!

4:43 am

why thank you Ivesy---and hello

4:43 am

in Hinduism, pug

4:43 am

how are you today, ivesy?

4:43 am

thanks Sprite

4:44 am

sprite, being a diabetic i think you will understand when i say i am just not feeling right and i dont know what it is

4:44 am

hairy-nosed dolphin babblet and school babblet alert

4:44 am

i know i am not eating right, but i cant seem to get a handle on it and it makes me mad

4:44 am

I know what you mean, ivesy. Can you check your BSL?

4:44 am

Ivesy, could it be your new meds?

4:45 am

oh god, I know that feeling, yes. Almost like standing next to yourself and watching yourself do the wrong things, and not caring either way.

4:46 am

oh it def is the new meds pug. make me feel , for lack of a better word. fuzzy. it also kills appetite which is not good for a diabetic... so do i want headaches, or control over diabeties..

4:46 am

i think its def helping headaches.

4:47 am

that is awesome, ivesy. And give the new meds a little more time. Side effects are usually worst at the start. In a few months, see where you are standing then.

4:47 am

throw in trying to quit smoking and i am just one big mess lol

4:47 am

maybe you should tell your doctor Ivesy--not trying to boss or get into your buiness

4:47 am

lol ok... I am all for quitting smoking as it is unhealthy and filthy. But are you sure this is the right moment?

4:47 am

.

4:47 am

hello marigold

4:48 am

Sprites right,, it might just be too much all at once Ivesy

4:48 am

i dont think its the right time sprite.and pug. dont worry about being bossy you are just expressing an opinion..

4:48 am

Hi marigold

4:48 am

hi everyone

4:48 am

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4:48 am

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4:49 am

maybe you can make a deal with yourself, ivesy? Give yourself time to get used to the new meds, give your body a chance to settle. And then quit smoking. Perhaps at Lent?

4:49 am

i feel like one big bundle of nerves lol...but so happy the headaches have eased up

4:49 am

thats a good idea sprite.. oh pugs. i tried the ecigs.. i dont like them lol. awufl taste

4:49 am

too much stress is bad for the sugar levels too, grin. Maybe you need a smoke now and then at this moment.

4:50 am

like Sprite said things may become better as your body adjustes to the new meds

4:51 am

i know not eating right plays a big part...:( i am not a good diabetic..but at least the side effects from the shots have stopped.

4:51 am

perhaps allow yourself a set number of ciggies a day? That way you are preparing for quitting, you are already doing good things for your body and you can still handle the stress better.

4:51 am

that was a really bad sentence, I believe, but you get my drift

4:52 am

good idea sprite..exactly what dr. said.. not cold turkey as that will trigger headaches..permssion to smoke sir!!

4:52 am

do you have to take shots Ivesy( for your sugar)

4:52 am

good :) Should have become a doctor, lolol. Oh, did I tell you guys? My daughter seriously considers studying medicine.

4:53 am

yes pug, once a week.. relatively new med..side effects were awful..

4:53 am

aawesome sprite!

4:53 am

wow Sprite--that would be great

4:54 am

my sister takes 4 shots aday

4:54 am

she is incredibly smart, so that part will work out. But it is also a very long and hard study with lots of pressure and competition... I am a little worried she will suffer.

4:54 am

wow pug, that is a lot

4:54 am

omg pug... is she type 1

4:55 am

no, I think shes type 2

4:55 am

it is a very hard disease to control.. and takes a lot of discipline.. which i dont have lol

4:56 am

pugs is telling me to eat more regularly too, ivesy... I am not so good at that either.

4:56 am

she wouldnt either Ivesy if I didnt help her

4:56 am

so pug. its 9 degrees here today

4:57 am

its improtant Sprite and have a set time---my sister's doctor says live with a army schedule

4:58 am

oh god, pug, and we are such a relaxed family in that respect... we have meals at all times, depending on the schedule of the children

4:58 am

Iam not sure of the temps here but its cold and we are to have 1-3 iches of more snow today--and then we break the record of having the most snow ever

4:58 am

pfew, not a record you wanted to break

4:58 am

yes pug, i take my shot the same time, same day once a week..and have to set up the new med the same way.

4:59 am

we havent had snow really for a few days

4:59 am

I know Sprite its hard but we try the best we can

4:59 am

*hugs pugs*

4:59 am

we had snow yesterday too--about 2 inches

5:00 am

sounds like you do a very good job with her pugs..!

5:05 am

fireflies

5:05 am

fireflies

5:05 am

can I help with anything before I go?

5:05 am

its a everyday battle Ivesy--but I want her as long as I can have her

5:06 am

reset

5:06 am

done already Sprite

5:06 am

congrats

5:07 am

have a enjoyable day Sprite and guess I will see you tuesday--hugs and love

5:07 am

ok.. i need a break from this monster.. bbs. have a good day all

5:07 am

bye Ivesy and the same to you

5:08 am

Iam breaking too---bye

5:27 am

hello

6:04 am

good morning everyone:)

6:06 am

gm cross

6:06 am

i dont even know who is he here and who isnt

6:11 am

cross?

6:13 am

I am back. was making tea

6:13 am

Happy Family Day Cross

6:14 am

ty, mlfan but is that not tomorrow, Monday?

6:14 am

we have a holiday tomorrow here in the US

6:15 am

ahh, I see

6:15 am

Thats what my husband told me lol

6:15 am

well, however it comes about, it got me a three day weekend to catch up with my classwork:)

6:16 am

Lucky You:)

6:19 am

cross do you have the E on the first column?

6:19 am

lone e first column please?

6:19 am

snap lol

6:19 am

that is funny

6:19 am

LOL

6:19 am

gmta lol

6:20 am

What about the FIRST H 2nd column?

el 4/5

6:20 am

ty lady

6:21 am

cross clue please?

yvw

6:22 am

sorry mlf.just getting going myself. that e was just bugging me so I wanted to get it out of the way

6:22 am

rotfl cross i just started this AM on the puzzle too

6:23 am

help please?

6:24 am

"i am looking along with you now

think schools - the one for youngsters and the one for upper classes

6:24 am

:)

6:25 am

have no idea:(

6:25 am

lady for which one?

the el

6:25 am

oh thought you were cluing the h

6:26 am

no idea lady

6:26 am

I seem to need more tea..

6:26 am

cross yeah i was confused for a minute myself

ha5/12 - first 4 of gretel's brother and a vowel

6:27 am

ty again lady

6:28 am

ty lady for the h

6:28 am

all nonsense words. hope there are a few real ones in this grid

6:28 am

lady i need the e for nbt can you help me by breaking it down please?

6:29 am

i will be back

6:35 am

lots of birds in the grid today. we have our friend the hairy nosed dolphin and we also have the French duck

ah, thanks for the dolphin!

6:38 am

np:))

6:39 am

there is also a nice ra 6 and 7 which is that nice in floor style of heating minus last letter and pl

6:44 am

sl? any hints?

6:44 am

((crossy)) I have a couple new puzzles on Jigidi and also on TheJigsawPuzzles.com. I tried to create the wolf one for you on Jigidi but it wouldn't let me...said it was too small.

6:44 am

((mimi))

6:45 am

I will be sure to check them out

6:45 am

I was able to make a puzzle out of it on MyJigsawPuzzles.com, though. Try the spiral cut...I really like it.

6:45 am

And hello to everyone else!!!

6:46 am

The icon I am using now is also a puzzle there.

6:46 am

sadly, my schoolwork has eaten into my jigsaw puzzle time: it is all i can do to squeeze in a couple of hours for babble

6:47 am

mm, that icon works for me:))

6:47 am

Well, at least my puzzles don't take much time---they're short! When is school over for awhile?

6:48 am

Glad you like it---I'm going to consider it a self-portrait of sorts! I like the feel of it...the dreamy quality.

6:48 am

actually I am in the middle of a three day weekend ,so will have a bit more time

6:50 am

Don't you just love having some extra time? I had 3 days off work last week...missed the money but loved the time. I have so many projects to get into!

6:50 am

I won't have a day off now until around the 27th.

6:51 am

still doing dictation for the Drs.?

6:52 am

Yep...just one doc...not alien chipmunk...YAY!!

6:53 am

yes, you said you were able to dump the alien chipmunk:))

6:53 am

I don

6:54 am

I don't have to work a full day but I do work every day usually. Really loving the flexibility of this.

6:55 am

After so many years at jobs watching the clock, it's nice being able to make my own hours and take off whenever I want.

7:05 am

I have a question for anyone who wants to answer. Has anyone ever had a close friend start asking for money on a continuing basis?

7:08 am

Yes don't start.

7:09 am

If you do start lending consider it a gift that you'll never get back.

7:10 am

A polite no up front is the best way.

7:10 am

yes, nip it in the bud now

7:10 am

or as Maggie says, think of it as a gift and never assume it will be returned

7:11 am

I already did...have sent several hundred over the past 6 months. The thing is, we are having a falling out and I'm not really speaking with her except to be cordial and she sent me an em asking for $150 in a tone that just assumed I would send it. I just told her "Sorry, I don't have it right now" which is actually true since I won't get paid until Tues.

7:11 am

in that case a firm e mail saying that due to your budget you will not be lending ANYONE any more monry for the foreseeable future

7:12 am

good morning all

7:12 am

Another really good friend of mine helped me out during the bad times I had last year and when my lawsuit settles, I'll be paying him back every penny. In the meantime, I've taken him and his wife out to dinner and given some little gifts.

7:12 am

because the way you worded it , she will be all over you again on tuesday

7:12 am

E in th first column can someon clue it please?

7:12 am

gm peri

7:12 am

Hi, peri!

7:12 am

someone sorry

7:12 am

el + not bye

7:13 am

what happened to the chipmunk doctor, Mimi?

7:13 am

ty cross

7:13 am

help with J and U pls

7:13 am

Sorry, I just told her I didn't have it...not that I'd get paid on Tues. But I'm done with this...I really can't spare it.

7:14 am

yes, it becomes a bad habit

7:14 am

jn plus girl's name

7:14 am

Don't waiver.

7:14 am

Peri, don't have to do that doc anymore...thanking God right now!

7:14 am

ul 4/5

7:14 am

ty mlf

7:14 am

yw peri

7:14 am

that is great news, Mimi

7:14 am

can someone clue the ai 8 please?

7:14 am

duh, ty crossy

7:15 am

it snowd a little yesterday and I told the others I am done with shoveling.

7:15 am

ty for jn mlf

7:15 am

yw cross

7:15 am

no 8's here

7:15 am

plural of ai 7

7:15 am

ok then, clue for ai 7

7:15 am

what we breate and when you go out to dinner with someone for the ai7

7:15 am

maggi dont have it

7:16 am

clue please?

7:16 am

I'm loving life right now, peri. I make my own hours, work at home, take off when I want and have time to do other things and some money to spend on them. What a difference from last year. I was able to send my son money for his 33rd birthday on Thurs. That really felt good.

7:16 am

that is great, Mimi.

7:16 am

NEVER MIND

7:16 am

got it

7:16 am

ty peri

7:16 am

I am glad you are in a good place with life now, mimi:)))

7:16 am

phantom: Leiotrichous

7:16 am

clue for other 7's and 8's would be nice

7:17 am

postage mark for overseas mail detailing the time & day?

7:17 am

ty peri

7:17 am

Thanks, crossy....it has been a very long, difficult journey. Since one never knows how long good times will last, I'm enjoying every minute of it while it does.

7:17 am

yes, live for today and celebrate the small victories

7:18 am

i have ha 5/12 ha plus cons plus s and first vowel i need the other ha 5/12 please?

7:18 am

Still planning a visit to see you in the late spring!

7:19 am

Mimi, how are you getting to crossy?

7:19 am

1st 3 of 6/18 plus da 4/5

7:19 am

hi 7 is a plural of a 6

7:19 am

do you still want to go to Niagra Falls?

7:20 am

maggie what is that a clue for?

7:20 am

Yep...when the time gets closer we'll make plans. If no one out here wants to do a road trip, I'll fly to the east.

7:20 am

ok

7:20 am

ai 7

7:20 am

ohh ty i found it

7:21 am

any clues for the sl word?

7:21 am

NBT and NBS - time to get on with the day - BBL this afternoon

7:21 am

then crossy will have two visitors :)

7:21 am

Hope we can get a good group together, peri...but even if it's just us and crossy, it will be great.

7:21 am

it will be fun

7:21 am

niagra falls would be fun. have not been in well over 20 years

7:22 am

Am trying really hard to lose weight by then. If my rear gets any bigger, I'll have to start beeping when I back up!

7:22 am

lol

7:22 am

peri did you get that?

7:22 am

I feel the same way

7:23 am

no mlf

7:23 am

hi 7 is a plural of a 6

7:23 am

I've always wanted to see Niagara...looking forward to it. And your area looks gorgeous, crossy. Other people can have the cities...I love nature.

7:24 am

I saw that mlf but I do not have the hi6

7:24 am

well, the falls IS in a big city. will have to park your car somewhere and toss you in my jeep and take you up on Blue Mountain

7:25 am

it will probably be my car, crossy

7:25 am

means doesnt allow or let someone do something they want to .. you HI**** them

7:25 am

well, you car will not travel where I will be taking you. so you get a ride in the jeep:)

7:25 am

ok

7:26 am

Sounds great to me! Gotta get to work so I can do other things the rest of the day. Have a great Sunday, everyone, and hugs all around.

7:26 am

ty mlf, got them

7:26 am

tc ((mimi))

7:26 am

yw pei

7:26 am

bye mimi

7:27 am

Don't forget to check out my puzzles, crossy! Bye!

7:27 am

can anyone tell me the stats for the two words for the i on the THIRD column please?

7:28 am

one of them is in5/10

7:29 am

have that one need the other one please?

7:29 am

the hairy nosed dolphin is also in that corner somewhere

7:30 am

I don't see that in5

7:30 am

and hello lil monkey long time no see?:)

7:30 am

other is in 5/12

7:30 am

clue please?

7:30 am

in plus to allow l** peri

7:31 am

the other one please

7:31 am

ty mlf, I was looking in the wrong direction

7:31 am

cross i need that one too

7:31 am

lol peri so easy to do

7:33 am

bbl

7:33 am

BOTTOM T i have th 4 and th 5 and te 4/4 does anyone know what one i am missing?

7:34 am

I am missing the same one

7:34 am

te5/10

7:35 am

monkey can you clue it please?

7:35 am

te + ***m Neeson (actor)

7:35 am

thank you money

7:35 am

ty lilm..as I figures another unword

7:35 am

monkey

7:36 am

figured

7:41 am

L 5 the first one clue please?

7:42 am

li

7:42 am

sorry

7:42 am

hilw

7:43 am

rhymes with former (deceased) Princess of Wales

7:44 am

ty monkey

7:47 am

just got to 100 words

7:47 am

ty lilm

7:47 am

good morning friends

7:51 am

howdy trif

7:51 am

howdy crossy

7:52 am

another foot of snow last night....it's pretty, but I am SO OVER IT

7:54 am

poor trif:((

7:54 am

oh, please, canada....im sure you have twice that

7:56 am

no, I was being nice. Everyone is getting nailed with it this year.. except for our U.K friends who are getting flooded out and our California friends are are running out of water:(

7:57 am

have not followed the going ons down under,but they should have a few bushfires going by now as well

7:57 am

you are nice

7:58 am

so, even though I have to get out of the car at intersections to see around the snow banks, I count my blessings

7:58 am

pitchers and catchers reported tomorrow, first report from the ranks today...there is hope.

7:58 am

pitchers and catchers? for what?

7:58 am

I was thinking of you yesterday, oddly enough. I have sand in my hot water, and I found myself thinking "WWCD" :)

7:58 am

baseball, silly

7:59 am

oh another game that is not hockey:)) do not follow it

7:59 am

thats "what would crossy do" by the way

7:59 am

sand coming out of your hot water taps??

8:00 am

yup. according to what I have googled, I need to bleed the water heater.

8:00 am

obv you have a sandpoint well and the mesh filter is rotted through and it is drawing up sand into your water system

8:00 am

ONce I am able to discern which of the scary mechanical looking things in my terrifying crawl space is the water heater, I will give it a go

8:01 am

make sure you turn off the power before you drain the hot water tank or you will burn out the elements

8:01 am

I just got a new well put in about 7 months ago, so I am rather hoping thats not it

8:01 am

okay, thanks!

8:01 am

is it a sandpoint well?

8:02 am

I have no idea.

8:02 am

I am so useless at this stuff. Its a miracle the place is still standing, frankly

8:02 am

it sounds like it, and if it is only 7 months old,they buggered up the installation

8:02 am

I know NAUGHT about infrastructure of a home

8:03 am

call them(they who did the installation) it is less than a year

8:03 am

im thinking at best I will have to wait until spring.

8:03 am

because draining the tank is temporary. will not fix the underlying issue

8:03 am

in as much as the ground is frozen solid, and the well is under two feet of icy snow

8:04 am

but report it now

8:04 am

get your name in their books

8:04 am

see - WWCD

8:04 am

lol

8:05 am

call them now.. I will wait lol

8:05 am

because a proper fix is$$$ and they have some liability here on a 7 month well

8:05 am

its 9am on a sunday.....Ill wait til tomorrow, thanks

8:06 am

and Im unable to move until I get nbt

8:06 am

lol. ok then but get on their arse now so when things thaw, you are first in line

8:06 am

l

8:06 am

k

8:07 am

Hello!

8:07 am

what will happen is sooner or later you will start getting blockages in your plumbing

8:07 am

car!

8:07 am

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!

8:07 am

Crossy!

8:07 am

hi all. any clues for the 8s? perhaps that is crossys tidbit?

8:07 am

acck! I lost my tidbit!! wait one moment..

8:08 am

*Imagines Trif in the crawl space with her head lamp and hip boots*

8:09 am

hahahaa hi car!

8:09 am

thats actually about right, molly....its HORRID down there. oh feminist me....I swear, its a man's job

8:10 am

here it is...

8:10 am

Crayola means "oily chalk." The name is derived from the French words craie, or "chalk," and ola, an abbreviation for "oleaginous," or "oily."

8:10 am

Well, then put Valentine to work.

8:10 am

Oh cool!!!!! TY!

8:10 am

sure.. toss the guys down the hole when things get nasty and icky...

8:11 am

Oh...so many things to say....not going to say a single one!

8:11 am

yes, ahem, well - send a pair of pants with one in the pocket through the dryer and you will find out EXACTLY how true that is....says the voice of experience

8:11 am

be a good girl, car lol

8:11 am

I am!

8:11 am

car? have you met? hahahaha

8:12 am

count for the j please?

8:14 am

jn5/20

8:14 am

I don't have it

8:15 am

thank you molly

8:16 am

name that proper noun! crossy, for one

8:16 am

candaian

8:16 am

Canadian!

8:17 am

ding ding ding!

8:17 am

and nbt, thank GOD. can get up now

8:17 am

:) we are in the grid..nice:))

8:17 am

and pl

8:17 am

ooh, that helped me get the ra6, thanks!

8:18 am

i just wish it would help me get more C's.

8:18 am

pl it for the 7

8:20 am

Ooooh! Just found ch 8!!!!

8:21 am

yaaa for car!!

8:21 am

clue for the n in the fourth column please

8:22 am

I need that too....

8:23 am

sounds like the r4 just above it

8:23 am

clues for the 3rd column n....

8:23 am

Upper or lower Babs?

8:24 am

TY Babs1!!! Got it!

8:24 am

both!

8:24 am

have 2 of the lowers

8:24 am

the things you put in the wall

8:24 am

ni4/5 and pl is the 4th col

8:24 am

Upper is na 5/10 x 2

8:24 am

better try again for crossy with that n in fourth column. none of that made sense to me:((

8:25 am

One is the real name for nostrils

8:25 am

take a ri4 in the car....change first letter to N and then plural!

8:25 am

ty car

8:26 am

that is NBT and NBS for crossy

8:26 am

nostrils? hmm

8:27 am

hello...lone E and U stats please

8:27 am

el4/5

8:28 am

ul4/5

8:28 am

both babblets

8:28 am

ty

8:28 am

well... i think ul4 you would be likely to know from the real world...

8:29 am

ty

8:29 am

The nostrils word is spelled like the H word for rabbits

8:29 am

lol,use it all the time..not

8:29 am

i'm not saying you would USE it a lot, just, know it!

8:30 am

thanks for nostrils...new one for me

8:30 am

gee, big proper noun day - sardinia is here too

8:30 am

mm, perhaps. does not pop up in day to day conversation that often though

8:30 am

yes, lots of jumbo ones

8:31 am

clues for jn?

8:31 am

jn 5/20

8:31 am

jn+ a girls name

8:32 am

J + end of a Cavendish fruit

8:32 am

thanks all!

8:33 am

:)

8:33 am

should know that one from my trips to India

8:34 am

stats for the 8's please

8:35 am

ch8/55

8:35 am

st8/40

8:36 am

ty nbs/nbt

8:37 am

clues for upper h's

8:38 am

when a man is good looking... use the beginning of that but with no d, then vary the last letter for 2 fives

8:38 am

I wouldn't consider the ul4 a word only seen in Babble. Maybe that's just me.

8:39 am

it is not just you, that's what i said!

8:39 am

agreed molly

8:40 am

thanks hursh..got the 2

8:41 am

the third is latin pl, babs

8:41 am

no sorry regular pl

8:42 am

tried both, forgot which worked, lol

8:42 am

thanks!

8:42 am

name that proper noun! fictional land in the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe

8:43 am

narnia

8:43 am

ding ding ding!

8:43 am

think my kid read it when he was younger

8:44 am

is st 8 a compound word?

8:44 am

no

8:44 am

unusual word? clue?

8:45 am

sounds like... the thing on the car you use to direct where it goes, the st_____ wheel

8:46 am

thanks..one of those chemical ones...monkey material

8:48 am

got it ty

8:56 am

Hi everybody!

8:57 am

hi, gramma!

8:58 am

What is the car thing? It's a chemical? help, please

8:58 am

hello gramma

8:59 am

I haven't been here for a bit. So, it's nice to be back on

8:59 am

howdy gramma:)

9:00 am

I've missed you all

9:00 am

s+ to rip+ not out

9:00 am

ty

9:01 am

and pl

9:01 am

ta

9:38 am

hi all. any other 8s out there you can clue? i have ch and st. bot plurals.

9:38 am

inia

9:38 am

I only have those 2 too

9:39 am

Good morning, all. I have no 8s yet.

9:39 am

still missing 4 t iles for nbt

9:39 am

I though I had it with "julian" but no

9:39 am

harry i a issing three.

9:40 am

any clues for the j word????????????? and the u word??????

good morning, judi. hello, all.

9:41 am

No J or U yet either. Harrumph.

9:41 am

ah! got the E. missing 3 now

9:42 am

got the U

9:42 am

it's a bone in your arm

9:43 am

j+another word for grandma

9:43 am

ty grant

9:43 am

new one for me

9:43 am

Stats for J please?

9:44 am

looks as if it's missing a vowel

9:44 am

5/20

9:44 am

missing H now

9:44 am

nbt

9:44 am

naan

9:45 am

oops

9:45 am

First two of J word please?

9:46 am

jn 5/20

9:46 am

Ty. Oy. Never heard that one either.

9:47 am

narnia - I guess it's imaginary

9:47 am

halfway!

9:47 am

Fictional and imaginary!

9:47 am

and proper noun :)

9:48 am

Triple whammy.

9:48 am

greetings 131 to go

9:48 am

so you'd figure it would be in enable :)

9:48 am

hi harp

9:49 am

Ha! Only if it was Greek, or Celtic or from Middle Earth or some such weirdness.

9:50 am

If narnia were yiddish, we'd be in great shape. But Frodo would have to really like herring.

9:50 am

And have a mother who says "You never call, you never write!" : D

9:51 am

Sounds like a 90s pop song..."frodo's mom"

hi molly!

9:52 am

100 left !

9:52 am

Both Narnia and Middle Earth could've used a Golem.

9:52 am

Mornin'

9:52 am

I can see a new children's book about the Golem taking on Aslan

9:52 am

Can I get a clue for any of the 8s, please?

mornin', bich.

9:53 am

LOL Harry

9:53 am

hi bichon

9:54 am

Another round of snow Harry. Plus, our street's water main broke last night. We had no water for a while

I always want "snar " to be a word.

9:54 am

wouldn't canarian be what they speak in the canary islands? oh - yet another proper noun

oh no, bich, that is an awful side effect of this weather.

9:55 am

yikes bichon. I'm getting lots of upper body workout from all the shoveling this winter

9:55 am

Sorry, no canarian. But Sardinia is in the grid. I think that's an island.

9:55 am

Sure, belongs to Italy

9:56 am

is sardinia the thing that the boot is kicking?

9:57 am

I thought that was Sicily.

not, thats sicily.

9:57 am

yes - you're correct

9:57 am

get confused with sicilian pizza or sardine pizza

9:57 am

ugh

9:58 am

I wouldn't eat sardine pizza or anchovy

9:58 am

In any case.... HOLD THE ANCHOVIES!

9:58 am

Judi?

9:58 am

bichon neither would i

9:58 am

Yes, MLF?

9:58 am

did you get any 8s?

9:58 am

I don't eat fish at all, but certainly not on pizza

9:59 am

Negative. No 8s yet.

9:59 am

ai 7/8

9:59 am

I like certain fish, but not sardines.

9:59 am

mmm, fresh bagels from the bakery with creamery butter and Lactancia herbed cream cheese;))

10:00 am

compound what we breathe and numbers on a calender are called what?

10:00 am

i am not big on seafood but i love cod

10:00 am

Do they have bagels up your way crossy?

10:00 am

ty mlf

10:00 am

and salmon patties

10:00 am

yw harry

10:00 am

ty MLF

10:00 am

Ty, MLF!

10:00 am

they do, bichon. they bring them in by sled dog:)

10:00 am

yw bichon

10:01 am

yw judi

10:01 am

my father used to bring a can of sardines into his office for lunch, and got lots of complaints from his coworkers

10:01 am

I can't believe that crossy

10:01 am

i still need the other in 5 word please?

10:01 am

Sardines are rather pungent. I like them. But can only eat them whilst alone.

10:01 am

in plus to allow is the one i have

10:02 am

Crossy has to summon the Bagel Golem to get bagels.

10:02 am

Judi, are you British. You said whilst

10:02 am

Harry eww

10:03 am

88

10:03 am

No, I'm American. I just like useful words like "whilst" and "y'all", etc.

10:03 am

anybody?

10:03 am

i use ya ll sometimes

10:04 am

I've been trying to incorporate "nerts" into my everyday lexicon

10:04 am

All y'all should use y'all. It's, as Judi said, very useful. : D

10:04 am

If I said wilst, nobody would know what I meant. But, y'all they would

10:05 am

LOL, Harry.

10:05 am

i know the word whilst

10:05 am

Always be alert to nerts.

10:05 am

The reason I know nerts is I Love Lucy. There was an episode where Lucy and Ricky made a sign that said NERTS TO MERTZ

10:05 am

heh molly - I don't remember that

10:05 am

fred was my favorite on that show

10:05 am

i ermember that

10:05 am

I have scary, intricate knowledge of I Love Lucy.

10:05 am

Molly youo really know your Lucy

10:06 am

remember

10:06 am

I have that with the honeymooners

10:06 am

Cat demanding attention. Sitting in front of my screen right now. Aspires to be a "laptop".

10:07 am

lol judi my female cat was just in front of me

10:07 am

There are good reasons I am not a pet owner. One of them is what I would do if one of them tried to crawl all over my computer.

10:08 am

done with the Ts!

10:09 am

Aw, Molls. Ya gotta love the little fur balls. Cat hair - we don't leave home without it.

10:09 am

hello all....can i get stats for the J and for the E in the first column please?

10:10 am

jn 5/20

10:10 am

el 4/5

10:10 am

Macey - my ginger midget - now sits and purrs upon my lap.

10:10 am

ty...

10:10 am

ahh yes, I also get the joy of stepping on a still warm yarked up hairball while feeling my way to the bathroom at 3 am. have to love my cats

10:10 am

i need the an 4/4 before or after the an plural girl's name please?

10:10 am

ugh crossy. our first cat did that - skeeved me out to no end

10:11 am

pen when you find the el 5 can you clue it for me please?

10:11 am

there's no el5 - I have all the Es

10:11 am

Sigh. Been there, done that. I firmly believe that cats barf where they know we're most likely to step in it.

10:11 am

think of schools...ELementary and **gh school

10:12 am

it's el four....

10:12 am

oh yeah i have it never mind

10:12 am

does anyone know the an word i asked for?

10:13 am

An4. Common Babblet.

10:14 am

an + **l gotten gains...

10:14 am

or just as bad, you are nice and comfy in your bed and you are awakened to the sound of one of your cats working up a really big one on the far side of the house

10:14 am

pen huh?

10:14 am

Huh. Or right on the bed where you

10:14 am

you're trying to sleep. Yuck.

10:14 am

ugh

10:14 am

oh that's gross judi

10:15 am

our current cat comes and licks our hair in the middle of the night

10:15 am

no, gross is waking up to one congealed on your keyboard

10:15 am

an + you are sick, you are **l....

10:15 am

My Polo is a barfer. Once he ate a article of clothing [soft] and barfed it up on the bed. I rolled over on it

10:15 am

my cat grooms my beard to wake me up

10:15 am

gotta stop using tuna flavored shampoo

10:15 am

Oh ick. That would be horrible. Goodbye keyboard.

10:15 am

lucky you cross lol

10:16 am

bbl

10:16 am

not the right a but i got it pen

10:16 am

an that is

10:17 am

have to train him better as he does not part it correctly:)

10:17 am

61 left. bbl after laundry

10:20 am

Found another 8! Ch7/8.

10:21 am

pen?

10:22 am

i found that one by accident judi:)

10:24 am

I have a very interesting tidbit of the day to share with all of you. We all know of hobbyists who create ships in bottles right? well I would like to introduce you to Harry Eng bottles! http://tinyurl.com/7dapju

Good morning all.

10:24 am

howdy helen

10:24 am

morning helen

Thank you crossy - I have sent that to everyone I know

Everyone I know. My fingers are not at their best!

10:28 am

This is how I know you people love your cats. Because I can't think of any other reason people would tolerate such disgusting stuff.

10:30 am

it is quite interesting how he did them, Helen:)

10:31 am

*shrugs* We are who we are, Molly. Then again, I can't think of many things more disgusting than changing a baby's poopy diaper.

Assembling a padlock inside a bottle is the one that boggles me.

Also screwing on a nut with dental floss!

10:32 am

I would not mind one myself, Helen, but it seens most of the 600 or so that he made in his life are in a puzzle museum somewhere

The contents are so amazing that it takes a while to notice how nice and how interesting the bottles are.

10:33 am

and building a miniature vise inside the bottle to straighten out bent metal parts!

10:34 am

82 left. Off to do laundry. *POOF*

I must pass on this wonderful video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p\nlayer_embedded&v=6m_nRe3i7pc

10:38 am

yes, I have seen this one before. shows that there is some hope for the human race after all

10:57 am

Help please: in5,12

10:58 am

a small island like feature on waterways

10:58 am

right....*consulting a geographer*,,,,

10:58 am

or in + not wets

10:59 am

THANKS !!!

10:59 am

ty ru...

11:00 am

...also a short-tailed lemur...

11:02 am

my first clue was for the in 5/10.. I didn't see you asking for the 12 at first

11:02 am

You have them all, Ruru!

11:03 am

nope.. still missing thirty

11:03 am

may have to list if I don't find a lot more

11:04 am

*Gives Pen the geography book, gets out a lemur book*

11:05 am

the best book on Lemur's is "Lemur the Merrier" BY Dr. BRill

11:05 am

lol....

11:05 am

what we need is a Russian ruler who wrote a book on lemurs:)

11:05 am

That A.A., man he sure does get around.

11:07 am

yeah Molly.. he's a know it all kind of Doctor

11:08 am

I wonder if he stalked the punners to collect his data.

11:08 am

that we'll never know I guess

11:11 am

man some of these words are really well hidden

11:24 am

yes, just the ones I cannot find;)

11:26 am

I am missing two d's and haven't a clue as to what it could be

I wish I could remember to check for plurals before I spend 10 minutes staring at the grid hunting for a 5-letter word.

Have you got the ones that recall the old days of coal furnaces, ru?

11:28 am

no.they were the indian word for Peace I think

Those always elude me for a rediculous amount of time.

11:28 am

or church

Oh yess - 7-letter bablets.

11:29 am

this puzzle has taken me way too long

11:29 am

someone get me a person who speaks hindi fast!

11:29 am

can you clue it?

11:30 am

the beginning of to challenge someone+ the beginning of a small wooden hut

Try googling Thoogudeep

11:31 am

indain film actor. sadly I have never seen his movies

It seemed easier to draw attention to his first name than to clue the word on its own merits

11:34 am

sorry now I am totally lost with indain actors and something that may be darhu but is not

11:35 am

try my clue crossy

11:35 am

that is how I got darhu lol

Try googling sanskrit for auspicious viewing

11:36 am

sh5 town

11:36 am

i will worry about it later when it is my last word:)

That's a good one, ru

11:39 am

i will google Sanskrit for annoying indian words;)

Google can be very strange - I still don't get Darhu for Thoogudeep!

Fireworks! I'm off for a while, but I'll drop back in for confusing clues. Good luck everyone.

11:42 am

sigh.. i will worry about it later

11:42 am

ty anyways helen

11:44 am

not tracking well today i suppose. should just hit me over the head and say the word is some vague indian actors first name:)) ..fish me with bad indian films with subtitles

11:45 am

any of you remember which babbler had a hubby who was in emerg with heart problems the other day?

11:46 am

no

11:47 am

might have been Ivesy?

11:47 am

maybe Dizgranny

11:47 am

i was thinking that as well,but i am not sure now

11:52 am

morning

11:52 am

dizgranny said something yesterday about her hubby having heart issues. I didn't hear anything specifically about ER though

11:53 am

you missed my retort yesterday jes :D

11:54 am

uh oh. Sorry, I got distracted

11:54 am

what was it?

11:55 am

it'd be out of context now.. and not as funny

11:55 am

hmm. was it about sending you a kitty?

11:56 am

because the offer still stands :)

11:56 am

yeah..you'd have to read back

11:57 am

I do love cats.. but am allergic to them. We had three for a long time.. they were wonderful creatures

11:57 am

aww. allergies suck. I can't have gerbils or rats anymore because of stupid asthma attacks. :(

11:58 am

me too.. my asthma went away when the cats did

12:00 pm

well, glad your asthma improved, even if it does mean a lack of kitty

12:03 pm

they lived to 13, 14, and 15.. it was great while it lasted

12:03 pm

I hate losing pets from old age

12:04 pm

not really a better reason to lose them though. I've got an 18 year old diabetic cat that i'll probably have to put down soon; he's not regulating well anymore.

12:04 pm

7 years on insulin though, so guess we did okay with it...

12:05 pm

that's great.

12:05 pm

our dog sophie had a melanoma at 4 and is going to be 14 now

12:06 pm

we did Dr. Bergman's melanoma Vaccine.. we were in the initial clinical trials

12:06 pm

and the Wisconsin vaccine too

12:06 pm

how lucky for her! :)

12:06 pm

I had to live in New York for a while . .so she could get all the shots

12:07 pm

she is a lucky dog.. but a very great dog and worth every penny

12:10 pm

what breed is she?

12:10 pm

golden retriever

12:10 pm

from our litter

12:10 pm

14 is doing good for that breed

12:11 pm

we have a pair of goldies that come to the clinic named copper and penny

12:11 pm

yes.. she gets the best of everything.. Mrs Ru sees to that.. she's done an incredible job with that dog

12:11 pm

that's cute names

12:11 pm

I'm going to be a foster home I think once I buy a new house

12:12 pm

a good thing to be and do :)

12:13 pm

yeah.. I won't be up to handling any more puppies after my current beast

12:14 pm

I generally avoid pups - so much work! I'd rather a young adult that is through the peeing on your carpet and chewing on your furniture phases :)

12:15 pm

I hear that loud and clear

12:15 pm

I always enjoyed puppies.. but now it is too much for me

12:15 pm

chows don't pee in the house, even as pups, but they never stop chewing on the walls

12:15 pm

(eavesdropping)

12:15 pm

hi rubes

12:16 pm

afternoon all!

12:16 pm

hello dan

12:16 pm

hi ruby and dan

12:16 pm

goldens are wonderful I met one in our road today, he wanted to visit my dogs

12:16 pm

hi folks

12:16 pm

hi welki

12:16 pm

hi dan and ru and welki and jes

12:17 pm

good stuff ruru! we have many famlies in town that are foster parents for our shelter, since we have a no kill policy. it works well all around

12:17 pm

((ruby))

12:17 pm

wow lots of place names in this grid - sardinia, india, narnia

12:17 pm

{{crossy}}

12:18 pm

I think it would be great to do.. i'm looking forward to it

12:18 pm

and where crossy lives, dan

12:18 pm

which makes sardine a phantom

12:18 pm

or what crossy is rather

12:18 pm

ca6 duck you mean, cross? ;-)

12:18 pm

lol

12:19 pm

isn't a ca6 a clever jibe?

12:19 pm

that is on the menu for our Quebec friends

12:19 pm

or is it a lie?

12:20 pm

it is a duck..quack

12:20 pm

ca6 is a red herring, no?

12:20 pm

do not care for duck, too greasy

12:20 pm

it isn't if you cook it right crossy

12:21 pm

if you know what to do, it should never be greasy, crossy

12:21 pm

mmmmmm ... ammaretto and orange glaze :)

12:21 pm

<---cooks duck and does a great job

12:21 pm

give me cow anytime. just cut the horns off, wipe the bum and slide it on the plate:)

12:21 pm

<---duck with huckleberry sauterne glaze

12:22 pm

nice - tart and light

12:22 pm

amaretto and orange sounds good too though

12:22 pm

I just looked it up and it's an unfounded or false story from the Fr for half-sold duck

12:23 pm

quack!

12:23 pm

we had some nice bison steaks last week, crossy - they were great. and i made my first batches of jerky - they came out good, too

12:23 pm

I cook uck with soy sauce and plum jam

12:23 pm

hence "quackery"

12:23 pm

mmm,home made jerky...

12:23 pm

what's wrong with grease, just deep fry the sucker and be done with it

12:23 pm

lol,joso

12:24 pm

i made two kinds - "regular" and vietnamese- style (got tips from some friends who make it)

12:24 pm

bye kids, I've een summoned

12:24 pm

bye, ruby

12:24 pm

tell his nibs to wait

12:25 pm

then, i brought samples to my vietnamese friends and got rave reviews - just a couple of tweaks for future batches

12:25 pm

bye, ruby

12:25 pm

i prefer a more mesquite finish with my jerky

12:25 pm

didn't do it in a smoker, but in a dehydrator

12:26 pm

nothing like a few sticks of home made jerky when hiking:))

12:28 pm

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

12:28 pm

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

12:28 pm

jerky, dried banana chips, raisins, cup-a-soups- oatmeal. bullion cubes ramen noodles, peanuts and M&M's and yer good to go

12:29 pm

hello

12:29 pm

howdy mlfan

12:29 pm

howdy min

12:30 pm

still need the other an 5/10 for the 2nd column A if anyone has clues for both as i do have one of them?

12:30 pm

howdy cross

12:30 pm

Hello MLFAN17!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

12:31 pm

hi min

12:31 pm

hi min, mlfan

12:31 pm

hi welki

12:32 pm

an 5/10 word might be an 4/4 word plus a vowel MLFAN17

12:33 pm

min i have the girl's name

12:33 pm

and that would be the wrong a lol

12:34 pm

I did not have the girl's name yet so thank you MLFAN17!

12:34 pm

got an 5 from a different a i need the 2nd column A i have 5 out fo the 6 words i need

12:34 pm

you are welcome min:)

12:34 pm

hi mlf, min

12:35 pm

hi jes

12:36 pm

Hello MLFAN17!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

12:36 pm

hello, 130 to go

12:37 pm

Hello harpjane! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

12:37 pm

I'm good minver, and you?

12:38 pm

i have an plus queen of the ****

12:41 pm

CA 7 clue please?

12:41 pm

plural of ca6

12:42 pm

the one ca 6 i have doesnt plural

12:42 pm

can you clue that 6 you are talking about please?

12:43 pm

measure of gold

12:43 pm

there are 2 spellings in the grid today, and both have plurals.

12:44 pm

still need the an 5?....it's a latin plural of the previous word....

12:44 pm

i have that its a ca 5/6

12:44 pm

2 spellings, there's a 6/7 of it too.

12:45 pm

da7?

12:45 pm

js ending in an e?

12:45 pm

jes

12:45 pm

only one j, it's a jn5

12:45 pm

hi all!

12:46 pm

doesn't end in an e...ends in an a....

12:46 pm

oh, sorry, yes, mlf

12:46 pm

MLH...did you see my clue for an 5/10?

12:46 pm

thank you pen a on 2 column is finally greyed

12:47 pm

hi uusue

12:47 pm

yw...

12:47 pm

the higher 'h'... I have 2xha..what am I missing pls?

12:47 pm

another ha - should have ha5,6,5

12:48 pm

hmm..thx jes

12:48 pm

rolin they are kinda similar

12:49 pm

got it...ty mlf

12:49 pm

yw rolin

12:50 pm

ca 5 the one after the 4 please>

12:50 pm

old english cannot

12:51 pm

or plural of the second ca4

12:52 pm

or add a vowel to the third ca4

12:52 pm

ty jes i think i got it

12:54 pm

last ca 5 and i need a ca 5 /12that is right on top of or below another one?

12:54 pm

old english cannot is right above gold measure

12:56 pm

my tv has started describing scenes like for a blind person watching tv....annoying....can't figure out how to fix it...

12:56 pm

hi all, I have ai8, help with other 8's pls

12:56 pm

it's actually a third person singular present tense of the c word...not a negative....

12:56 pm

hi...

12:57 pm

ch8 is plural of ch7, a game

12:57 pm

peri....parlor game...where you act out stuff....

12:58 pm

in 8....pt and plural letter add on to word meaning to entrap...

12:59 pm

thanks for the i's penquis :)

12:59 pm

yw...

12:59 pm

ty jess

12:59 pm

and pen

12:59 pm

I hate that ch game

12:59 pm

yt

12:59 pm

<---is getting frustrated

12:59 pm

sorry...yw

12:59 pm

lol peri

1:00 pm

ty pen for in7/8

1:00 pm

yw

1:02 pm

there is also a da 8 but i don't have that....and an st 8... st + what you hear with + not out....plural

1:02 pm

thanks for the s's, penquis :)

1:02 pm

just got the da 7/8, good grief!

1:02 pm

yw

1:03 pm

hello folks help with the J please

1:03 pm

can someone clue the as 6/ 24 please?

1:03 pm

jn5, sounds like yellow-peeled fruit

1:04 pm

thanks jes - great clue - that gave me NBT and NBS

1:04 pm

that is a first for me

1:04 pm

the jn word I mean

1:04 pm

yeah, it's a weird one

1:04 pm

sorry, penquis, i don't have it.

1:04 pm

i dont have as6

1:06 pm

i had to use morewords for the jn word

1:12 pm

can someone clue the da 7 please?

1:12 pm

I dont have it yet

1:13 pm

rach

1:13 pm

phew - not a real word

1:14 pm

disappointed in your river lol

1:14 pm

lol

1:16 pm

pen i keep thinking it should be da 4/5 something?

1:16 pm

sounds a little like keeping up with the k********** but change the k to d

1:16 pm

i will look again...

1:17 pm

and leave out a few vowels

1:17 pm

sorry, that's the best i can do

1:18 pm

ty for st8

1:18 pm

help with da8 pls

1:18 pm

does the k refer to someone's name?....i don't know much about celebs or reality shows...

1:19 pm

peri do you have da 7?

1:19 pm

d + keeping up with the K**da**i***

1:19 pm

we are talking about it, peri...

1:19 pm

yes pen its their last name

1:19 pm

got it...ty!

1:19 pm

got it too - thanks

1:19 pm

pen help please??????????

1:19 pm

I don't know who they are either pen, but even I know their name!

1:19 pm

thankee for the d's

1:19 pm

so the da 7 and 8 are related?

1:19 pm

crazy family

1:20 pm

one is a plural

1:20 pm

ty

1:20 pm

lol river putting it mildly

1:21 pm

harp do you know who bruce jenner is?

1:22 pm

no

1:22 pm

never mind then lol

1:22 pm

no one has the as 6/24?

1:23 pm

can someone help with the da words please???????

1:23 pm

pen i sure dont wish i did though

1:23 pm

as6/24?

1:23 pm

6/7

1:24 pm

as6 is what you might dump your cigarette butts into

1:24 pm

take the da 4 before it, and inert the persian leader, ***h

1:24 pm

d + keeping up with the K**da**i***, mlf

1:24 pm

thanks, nrkii

1:24 pm

or the rock group ***na na

1:25 pm

thanks nrk

1:25 pm

ty jes

1:26 pm

credit to harpjane, i stole the clue from her

1:27 pm

ty nrkii...i am done!

1:28 pm

yay penquis!

1:28 pm

hi all. at JFK airport w/delay flight.

1:28 pm

stats for the J please?

1:28 pm

ai7 clue please?

1:28 pm

so any clues for the 8s other than ch and st? have no otghers

1:29 pm

ai7 is the calendar time when something is on TV

1:29 pm

look down and you will find them

1:29 pm

I don't like to spell words out, but that was necessary, I think! Couldn't find another way

1:29 pm

thanks, nrkii, that's firewords :)

1:29 pm

i dont see as***** in grid for where you dump the ashes.

1:29 pm

it's there mkg

1:30 pm

sn7?

1:30 pm

i dont get da 8 at all.

1:30 pm

I have one sn7, which is most sn5

1:30 pm

i see as* but the tray is not in grid.

1:31 pm

mkg, not try

1:31 pm

thanks, that was it

1:31 pm

not tray... the bucket thing... like a *** of soup

1:31 pm

think where you put wood coals

1:31 pm

mkg, I'd give you more information but I wouldn't want to open a *** of worms

1:32 pm

da8... DA*th Vader + ****ia Twain (country singer) + plural

1:32 pm

anyone have the J stats?

1:32 pm

i got the word...havent heard that word since i was a kid. this was a barrel in the backyard, the very back where you put the garbage and burned it after weeks of sitting. and what was left was as*es.

1:32 pm

Nice to know someone doesn't know the K family show.

1:32 pm

hi and re-hi :)

1:32 pm

jn 5/10

1:32 pm

jn+girls name

1:33 pm

jn? Wow, now I don't feel bad for missing it. :)

1:33 pm

girl's

1:33 pm

country singer twain? dont know her.

1:33 pm

thanks!

1:33 pm

ty for j word. wow. never saw or heard of it before.

1:34 pm

: D Mkg is not up on pop culture

1:34 pm

google it?

1:34 pm

Yes, a Google search is always helpful

1:34 pm

I love google - that helps me alot with clues

1:34 pm

too old for pop culture. sorry.

1:34 pm

mkg, try google, it's your friend... that DA word is hard to clue other than what you see below

1:35 pm

no you are not - I believe you are younger than most of us....

1:35 pm

And "country singer twain" gives the right result first time : D

1:36 pm

6 left

1:36 pm

73 left here - happy with that

1:36 pm

ty

1:36 pm

I pretty much gave up on pop culture after the Village People.

1:37 pm

tough act to follow :)

1:37 pm

lol harp.....Ms. Twain has a great voice in the country music world

1:37 pm

nope not younger. did it and came up with name that doesnt add to da to make a word.

1:37 pm

If it's around longer than ten years, I'll find out about it.

1:37 pm

ok everyone - YMCA

1:37 pm

I know who she is because I was asked to play one of her songs at a wedding.

1:37 pm

GET THOSE HANDS IN THE AIR

1:38 pm

bet it wasn't 'whose bed have your boots been under"

1:38 pm

sorry didnt mean to yell.....

1:38 pm

A Google search on Keeping Up With gives you what you need to solve the clue given

1:38 pm

good morning, all -- don't see anything for the lone e, j nor for an 8

1:39 pm

el4/5

1:39 pm

lone e is el4, babblet

1:39 pm

el4/5

1:39 pm

and hi!

1:39 pm

jn 5/20

1:39 pm

just got the da 8. ty for clues.

1:40 pm

ch8/55 - crappy parlor game with the pl

1:40 pm

duh - ty mrkii

1:40 pm

and river and harp

1:40 pm

done!

1:40 pm

see you all at the flip!

1:40 pm

group statting......

1:41 pm

I like ch8, it's fun to play

1:41 pm

yay harpjane

1:41 pm

maybe I didn't drink enough......

1:41 pm

ch8 is awesome!

1:41 pm

ch8 is wonderful.

1:41 pm

ty everyone ... nbt, nbs

1:41 pm

ok I guess I played with the wrong group.....

1:41 pm

go nan

1:41 pm

that jn is a new one

1:42 pm

so i have 3 of 6 8s. have da, ch, st. what am i missing?

1:42 pm

for me too nan

1:42 pm

a few drinks before playing ch 8 helps

1:42 pm

got to fold laundry - be back in a bit

1:42 pm

river, we play men against women. and we have a ball.

1:42 pm

ai8, plural of the calendar time when something will be on TV

1:42 pm

A few drinks before anything helps : P

1:43 pm

I don't have the other 2 8's, so can't help past that one

1:43 pm

ah - the truth from molly

1:44 pm

isnt that with the word time in it? as part of it? dont see time in grid.

1:45 pm

Isn't it a bit early to be drinking?

1:45 pm

No, it is calendar time. Like today's is February 16.

1:46 pm

well nbt now but still need three 8s. i dont get the ai 8 cue. sorry nrkii.

1:46 pm

only in PST, ruru - and it is almost noon!

1:47 pm

got the ai 8. ty for clues.

1:47 pm

OK ..glad I have the parameters nan .lol

1:47 pm

ty nrkii for ai 8 clues.

1:48 pm

*by the time lunch is served, the wine can be poured ;)

1:48 pm

Don't care what time it is now, I'm pouring a martini...just basically ended a 44-year friendship...cheers!

1:49 pm

Glad you guys live a lush life..lol

1:50 pm

Is that the friend always hitting you up for money mimi?

1:50 pm

I'm actually just trying to calm myself down---this woman keeps asking me for money and if I say no she tries to get me into guilt...I'm DONE!

1:50 pm

since when did a glass of wine with lunch become described as a lush?

1:51 pm

No argument from me on that one nan. I have wine at lunch all the time

1:51 pm

At least yours is just wine.....

1:52 pm

Wrong friend to have mimic

1:52 pm

Mimi...

1:53 pm

Somehow I get no credit for the $400 I've sent her in the past 3 months....OK--where's the vodka......

1:53 pm

Mimic is how auto correct spells mimi...

1:53 pm

not seeing that da 8

1:54 pm

It's totally crazy, ruru. She and her mother draw retirement and disability, live together in a house where they have NO mortgage, have no car payment and she cries to me that she has no money....I won't either if I keep sending it to her!

1:54 pm

Da8...is what you get from and Indian church

1:55 pm

Time to stop it now mimi...

1:55 pm

MIMI... THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING A FRIEND AND AN ATM............... sorry shouldn't but in but.............

1:56 pm

Yep. After all I've been through in the past couple of years, I just want peace now. Anyone or anything that jeopardizes that peace on a regular basis must GO.

1:56 pm

Right on sammy...

1:56 pm

one wonders who else is she getting money from??

1:56 pm

That is okay, SMom. That one is worth putting in caps so it will be noticed.

1:58 pm

People can get in trouble when they start supplying "friends" with money.

1:58 pm

You're right, sam...she helped me in a minimal way last year with small bills so I did feel I owed her...but this is too much and I'm done. When she asked for more today, luckily I honestly didn't have it to give but when I told her I didn't have it, she responded in an em with, in caps..I NEVER SAID THAT TO YOU.

1:58 pm

I know that one too too well

1:58 pm

Well, I was going to mention that, but I didn't want to rub salt in the wound.

1:59 pm

indian church? na 4/4 for communion?

1:59 pm

She also tried to tell me she was "in a hole" now because of the expense of fixing the car...I PAID FOR THAT REPAIR! Does she really think I forgot that?

1:59 pm

never too early for a nicely chilled chardonnay ruru.....

1:59 pm

Fooled me once, shame on you....fooled me twice, shame on me...fooled me three times, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE!!

1:59 pm

.. closes can o worms I opened. ..

2:00 pm

Sorry--I just needed to vent a little today.

2:01 pm

At least I know wildcat was able to go out and have a really nice dinner on me molly...

2:02 pm

120 -- off for lunch :)

2:02 pm

its OK Mimi - we all need to vent a time or two or more in the chat.....we are here for you....you have been a good friend...remember that and now let them get on with their lives and you yours!

2:03 pm

ruru - was wildcat the one that took all our money when we donated for MrP?

2:03 pm

Yep

2:03 pm

I can't concentrate on the grid, so going to make lunch...with a martini. Thanks for the support. Hugs all around.

2:04 pm

that makes me angry - so many of us did a good thing and one took advantage and sucked us all in!

2:04 pm

any clues for the other 2 8s? have ai, as, ch, and st. need two more.

2:04 pm

Wildcat a very slick and evil person

2:04 pm

((MiniCat))

2:04 pm

venting is good mimi.... my kids come around every few days just to hear me rant... i am relieved to get things off my chest and they are relieved to go home to their oen houses after i do.... heh heh

2:04 pm

da 8/50 in 8/40

2:05 pm

still looking for that ai myself

2:05 pm

On top of being a thief

2:05 pm

I saw the clues...not seeing it but give me time

2:06 pm

got it...whooohoooooo - 8's are done

2:06 pm

It's a mystery to me why Jellen got the money Wildcat collected for her and the other person claims they did not.

2:06 pm

thief, scammer etc etc

2:06 pm

More money molly...

2:07 pm

was it wildcat that collected for Jellen? I dont remember that

2:07 pm

Maybe Tim s death made it go through

2:07 pm

Wow, I never considered it was the amount of money donated that made the difference.

2:08 pm

for some reason I dont remember that being wildcat

2:08 pm

Significant money

2:08 pm

It was Wildcat that collected for Jellen. She made mention of that when she started the next donation drive. And Jellen chimed in and said that she got the money when the scam was mentioned.

2:08 pm

well, if any of you have a few bucks that ain't nailed down,. i am acccepting donations to the sammy fund heh heh

2:09 pm

it was alot of money I remember

2:09 pm

I dont remember who....just remember paypal.....

2:09 pm

Lol Sammy

2:10 pm

I think the difference in the two was, all money donated to Jellen went through PayPal. Which goes directly to the recipient. People sent checks the next time. That is the money in question.

2:11 pm

Maybe

2:12 pm

trying to get my son enthused to help me with some chores.....he is a tired boy....snowboarding thursday, friday, saturday as no school because of snow and today early morning soccer game......

2:12 pm

shall I pour ice on him?

2:12 pm

I only know what I read here Ru. And what I read was that the money donated through PayPal was received, but the money sent via checks directly to Wildcat was not.

2:13 pm

I dont do checks anymore.....only pay online and if I cant do that you dont get paid....hehehe!

2:15 pm

You can send money to someone in another country via Western Union and some other money transfer places. That is the safest way to do it.

2:18 pm

oh....I see movement....YES he is getting up....praying it is for my chores......YES IT IS! bbl and happy babbling!

2:23 pm

I had a lovely lunch with marigold and we both had a huge chocolate chip cookie for dessert. it was good but too much for one person. but we each finished the one we had.

2:23 pm

next time we will split one cookie or have none at all

2:24 pm

I really do have to go back to my exercise class. I have been shoveling and that does count for something.

2:24 pm

I remember wildcat :(

2:27 pm

well molly.. you know you can ALWAYS believe what you read here in the chat

2:28 pm

Oh of course, it's gospel. *Blesses self*

2:28 pm

Peri, having the cookie was okay and shoveling is strenuous exercise. Which is why people with heart conditions are cautioned not to do it.

2:29 pm

I am definitely building up my shoulder muscles :)

2:29 pm

it snowed a little yesterday but I did not do any shoveling today and no one else did either. I am tired of doing it.

2:29 pm

rumor has it that more snow is due here this week.

2:30 pm

as6/24?

2:31 pm

where you might put cigarette residue, hurshy

2:31 pm

ugh, thanks

2:31 pm

compound word

2:31 pm

yw

2:32 pm

missing an 8 and lots of 7's

2:32 pm

94 left

2:32 pm

<--- missed out on the joys of shoveling snow this winter

2:33 pm

I feel really sorry for you ruru, not.

2:33 pm

If I never see snow again I will be happy

2:34 pm

da7/8 combo: bats navigate with ra*** + let's sing sea ****ties

2:34 pm

ty hurshy, I have those but maybe others need it

2:34 pm

thanks hurshy!

2:34 pm

good clue tho

2:34 pm

hi cos

2:35 pm

I have been using ugly, sailor-like curse words for snow lately.

2:35 pm

hi peri, hurshy, ru and molly

2:35 pm

Cos, just so you know, I'm making meatloaf for dinner. : P

2:35 pm

we only got about 6 inches, so it was not too bad...but it's supposed to snow again on Tues...

2:36 pm

i love meatloaf!

2:36 pm

i didn't ru, i watched walter 11 shovel, and don, the guy next door who used a shovel and a snowbloweer, and jim across the street who plowed with his truck , and camille, who did it with a hoe and a broom and applauded them all and came thropugh with hot chocolated, cinnamon tea and beer.. everybody was happy

2:36 pm

yummy.. my 5 lb meat loaf ran out within a hour lol

2:37 pm

I would rather be the beverage supplier than the shoveler any day.

2:37 pm

yay cos.. and i thought i was the only one who made five pound meat loaves.....

2:37 pm

me too

2:37 pm

yup molly.. it worked for me

2:38 pm

anyone up for a real horror story??

2:38 pm

:) of course

2:38 pm

I did supply a sainted snow plow driver with a beer once when he offered to plow out my parking spot. Bless the man's soul forever.

2:41 pm

a few days ago, walter and i were speculating about the new people next door... the rented the house 6 weeks ago but only moived in a smal couch and a chair. they never slept there but did leave a 50 thousand $$ truck int he driveway.... they came around and shoveled snow a few times and picked up several packages that had been mailed there........ we just thought the whole setup was strange....... and i was talking to my daughter about it on the phone. she of course said, oh ma, you have such an imagination, don t worry about it haha and we hung up

2:44 pm

hurshy, I didn't understand your da 7/8 clue. I did what you wrote, but it's not a word

2:44 pm

This story does not bode well.

2:44 pm

phantom: gutterance

2:45 pm

3 ( yes, 3 minutes ) after this conversatkon, i was walking thru my dining room to water my plants, when i saw a car pull in my drive all the way to the back to the garage and then left... walter sayd hmmmmmmmmmmmm . he got in the car and went to check the neighborhood to see if he coukld see the car and did, parked a block and a haklf away.....asked the guy hould he help him find something since he didn t find it in lur yard? the guy saide " this has nothing to do with you and pulled a badge with a government seal on it and walt saied ok.. have a good day and came home to recover.

2:46 pm

uh oh

2:49 pm

bichon, bats use sound, not radio. other than that, the clue works. sort of....

2:49 pm

two minute4s later , there were 7, vehicles in front of the house next dfoor adn cops all over the place, city cops county sherrif and plain cars that we find were fbi and postal inspectors.... walter went intl ourdriveway with his coffee to see what the hell was going on ... they asked him if anyone was home next door and he saide i dlnt think so since noone licves there... they approached the house with guns drawn and knocked once, then used a battering ram adn broke down the front door

2:51 pm

after searching the place and hanging around for an hour they left.. they did close the door though and we got no explanation except their id s.

2:51 pm

they left a card with a number for us to call if anylne came back to the house

2:52 pm

which they did later on that evening

2:53 pm

i called the police station and walter called the postal guy who did not answer his phone.. the police NEVER came

2:54 pm

TY Brandyjack. I was spelling the second half of the clue with a c

2:54 pm

The police were probably told not to interfere with a federal investigation. Creepy stuff SMom.

2:54 pm

that is scary, samsmom

2:54 pm

i called to speak to a detective that i have talked to before the operator put me on a loop line with all the detective phones and there was noone there.

2:54 pm

i called the chief of police,, he was not there

2:54 pm

i was trying to put the da in twice.... never thought of the c trick....

2:55 pm

Geez, weird things like that never happen to us. The excitement last night was that the water main broke and we had to fill up the bathtub

2:55 pm

If the second half of the clue was not speeled with a c it would mean something totally different

2:55 pm

i asked to talk to whow was in charge and he told me that the detectives do not work on the weekends , only monday thru friday 8 am to 4 and 4 to midnight only

2:57 pm

you're right. I didn't clue into that. i guess this is where two wrongs DO make a right....

2:57 pm

it seems that our police protection is damned near nil adn we pay more taxes than the posh communities east of us.

2:58 pm

i am now scared to live here after 4o years and realise that our services have been decling faster thatn the rate of tax increases and that THERE IS NOBODY IN CHARGE !!!!! WAHHHHH

3:00 pm

Call your local TV station, or newspaper and give them your story!

3:00 pm

If the feds were involved, they should work 23/7!

3:01 pm

24

3:02 pm

IT WOULD NOT BE PUBLISHED....... the local newspaper has a police blotter telling of the local matters...... we read stuff about several of the surrounding communitites, but rarely a blurb obout our town and nothing in the last 4 weeks from our town NT A WORD!!!

3:02 pm

Maybe this is a part of the filming of "Homeland" for next season.

3:03 pm

They don't have to publish it, but should have someone with an FBI number

3:03 pm

If the news reported undercover federal investigations they wouldn't be very undercover, would they?

3:04 pm

And if they were serious, why didn't they leave someone there?

3:05 pm

If no one can reach them, they are so far underground, they don't exist!

3:05 pm

the sad thing is we picked this community 40 years ago to raise our 4 kids because of the school system and the very low crime rate and the tax base and several other factors......... and things have changed so dramatically.. none of our kids will live here they all have moved to other burbs.. we feel like we are hanging naked in the wind and THAT , nmy friends, is a lonesome scary feeling

3:07 pm

It's amazing how fast things change!

3:07 pm

Good Afternoon Everyone.

3:08 pm

sammysmom, if this makes you feel better (probably not), it sounds like the investigation isn't over yet. so why would they tell anyone what they are doing? for all they know you have your neighbors on speed dial and can let them know everything the police tell you

3:08 pm

Smom, is your neighborhood dangerous, or do you just feel that way since this happened?

3:09 pm

it is in deed... i am going to go and sit with my men for a while.. being together seems to ease our minds a little

3:10 pm

Here in my city, we can go online and check for police reports down to a 4 block area. There are rarely any police reports in my suburb in the paper, but all police reports are now on the computer site.

3:11 pm

crossy feels sad for babblers who are stuck living in dangerous cities;((

3:11 pm

les, i feel that the invstigation is not over yet.. the sad thing is that the law seems not to work on weekends.. that is the most upsetting factor in this so far, but i am sure that some other horror will emerge to make me, sadder, angrier and more afraid that i already am

3:12 pm

that is a nice service to have, nef

3:12 pm

yeah that is worrisome. hugs to you sammysmom. keep us updated!

3:13 pm

thanks for listening people ... later all.

3:13 pm

(((Smom)))

3:24 pm

47 left, and I'm stuck. Never mind the fact that carseat doesn't work

3:24 pm

time to list this baby.

3:25 pm

ra 6/7 first ones

3:26 pm

please

3:26 pm

an alternate measure of an angle

3:26 pm

and plural

3:27 pm

ty Harry

3:27 pm

thanks Harry

3:27 pm

yw

3:30 pm

crossy tidbit. we take care of our athletes over at the Olympics. we even sent along a beer fridge:)) http://tinyurl.com/msd8hrp

3:35 pm

The US tried to send Chobani yoghurt and the Russians refused to let it into the country. So they donated it to food banks

3:38 pm

next time bring booze. i am sure we have to share with the organizers;)

3:44 pm

5

3:45 pm

da7/8?

3:46 pm

First three of what you throw at the bullseye in the pub+ first three of Irish dilapidated house

3:46 pm

how long is the J? not seeing it

3:47 pm

Ugh, first four of Irish delapidated house

3:47 pm

5

3:47 pm

sorry, the 5 was in response to fnurt's question

3:48 pm

ty moll

3:49 pm

I'm missing the last de5/6 - my last two, and I'm afraid it's a big old fish....like a halibut

3:49 pm

an halibut, rather

3:50 pm

get rid of rodents, HH

3:50 pm

ty dan. done!

3:50 pm

sorry, Harry I don't have them, but am now looking

3:51 pm

yvw

3:51 pm

thanks, dan2

3:52 pm

later all!

3:53 pm

YAY, Harry!!! WTG!!!

4:16 pm

Really puzzled by references to Irish dilapidated house????

4:17 pm

In the US, Irish people from poor town were referred to as sh**** Irish. Their houses were referred to as sh******. The word actually means sea song.

4:17 pm

Chezsoodle does not feature in this grid. Cc

4:18 pm

Aha! Thanks Molly. Now I understand.

4:21 pm

Probably an ignorant term used to refer to people of the sea. Lots of Irish prejudice here when the Irish first immigrated.

hi all

4:22 pm

How is the weather for you people today. After weeks of storms, we had quite a nice Spring day here today. :-)

4:24 pm

Hello all. Hee we are in a light mist grey skies, grey seas, Northwest afternoon.

4:24 pm

Hello all! I am close to giving up on this grid.My goal is 200

hi gmere

hi min

shanty as in sea shanty comes from chant

4:25 pm

Hi 72 Temple Owl!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

4:25 pm

Hi TO.

is dan still here?

4:28 pm

Hi, TO, GMere, Minver et al

4:28 pm

Hi Soods

hello, soodle.

4:35 pm

Hi Soodle! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid.

4:35 pm

Cute icon Min. I hope your way is more than playing Babble. I'm sure it is.

hmm, i think i will go start dinner. i did not realize the time, it's staying light longer. later, gators.

4:37 pm

someone is having a birthday!

happy birthday....jen?

4:38 pm

thank you owl!

4:38 pm

Happy Birthday, Jen

4:39 pm

ty peri!

i hope your day has been nice so far.

4:39 pm

lots of babblers have birthdays in Feb.

4:39 pm

Hello JenMO16! How are you doing today? Happy Birthday!

4:39 pm

had lunch with my parents

4:39 pm

hi min! and ty!

very nice.

4:39 pm

Aw. I hope you are having a wonderful birthday Jen. 🎉🎂🎶🍻🎈🎵🍸🍷

4:40 pm

Thanks MollyL! Did not babble all day. Life got in the way.

4:40 pm

how did you do that, Soodle?

4:40 pm

it has been ok soodle

4:40 pm

Hi periwinkle! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

4:40 pm

hi Min

4:40 pm

hi all

4:41 pm

they do peri?

molly do you know anything about the kennedy center?

4:41 pm

yep, dc scain, jellen, marigold, me and I know there are others too

that is why i was looking for dan who was here earlier

4:42 pm

I've been to The Kennedy Center. What do you want to know?

i was asked about going to the ballet there on wed and have nto responded. i am wondering how dressy that is, with the soiriee and all

sorrry,poor typing. there is a reception to meet the dancers

4:44 pm

I always dress nice for The Kennedy Center. It is one of the premiere theater spots in DC.

how nicely is nicely is what i am wondering.

i know and i am excited, if i can swing it to go.

4:45 pm

Well, not formal but not casual either. What you would wear to a nice dinner party.

molly: the last dinner party i had was at applebees. serious anxiety enough to make me decline.

now we can add fashion advice to the babble repetoire lol

4:47 pm

Don't decline. It's a beautiful place. How about what you would wear on a job interview?

i will look. i have not heard back since invite, logistics need to be made

4:47 pm

A cute dress, a nice pants outfit, I'm sure you have something that would work.

thank you, molly. i really want to go. i hope it works out. it is a reschedule and i hace a workman coming out so have to know soon to reschedule him

4:49 pm

I hope you get to go and I hope you get some extra time to wander around. Especially the roof. It is a really pretty place.

and i want to look appropriate, first real date and all.

the reception is on the roof.

4:51 pm

Is it a night time thing, or a day time thing?

4:51 pm

Peri, I Babble from an iPad. Loads of cute icons available. But, wow!!! Look at my felliw babblers going all posh & attending scary events! All I say id, take cameras , girls!! :-)

4:52 pm

ah, ok, soodle

4:52 pm

Typing like a three year old. Apologies.

night time. bowen mccauley dance troupe

4:53 pm

Okay, night time is dressier there than day time.

4:54 pm

Sparkles, TO.

well i will ask him if he ever lets me know, probabaly changed his mind or could not get another ticket.

4:55 pm

First date to The Kennedy Center? Damn. Nice.

4:55 pm

hI ALL

exACTLY!

well he just happened to be going last week when it was snpwed out.

4:56 pm

Hey Cos:-)

4:56 pm

hey cos!

hi cos! oops, must go heat the oven and start dinner...didnt i say that half an hour ago?

4:58 pm

Hi again. I wish the laundry would do itself one of these days

4:58 pm

hi nef!

4:58 pm

Cos, I saw your FB posts about House of Cards. I'm guessing Season 2 starts with a bang?

4:58 pm

Cos! Where the hell have you been and what have you been doing? You didn't even say "bbl" when you left last time. What is a person to do? : O

4:59 pm

lol went to target.. .then went to pay for my stuff .. my card not in wallet.. had to go home, get card and go to another target cause was too embarrassed to go back lol

5:00 pm

You have wallet issues.

5:00 pm

I know it! Target had Sims 3 on sale.. buy 1 get 1 expansion pack free..

5:01 pm

so I got the 80s expansion :P

5:01 pm

Oh my God, you are still living in Sims world?

5:03 pm

Havent played it in years.. and they didnt have zoo tycoon so I got this instead

5:05 pm

I'm surprised it is even still for sale. All the hip game addicts are doing the Candy Crush or Angry Birds thing. Not that I understand any of that.

5:06 pm

Sims 4 coming out soon so they're putting Sims 3 on sale

5:07 pm

I had no idea. You will have to excuse me, I live under a rock.

5:07 pm

Thats okay. I forgive you.

5:08 pm

Pardon me, I have to take a call on my flip phone. : P

5:09 pm

with T9 texting!

5:10 pm

yay first two column gray sans list

5:14 pm

Nope, I don't text.

5:15 pm

Nef, when you get the automated laundry thing going, sign me up!! Why do we have to do repetious things all the time?

5:15 pm

So , Cos..... House of Cards??? Yea or nay?

5:16 pm

Molly, I do have a flip phone. It works just fine and when I wear my aluminum foil hat, I am invisible.

5:16 pm

Im up to episode 3 of season 2.. episode 1 of season 2 was unbelievable

5:17 pm

Hello cosdem! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

5:17 pm

Monday night earmarked for it, Cos. Can't wait

5:18 pm

I am switching back and forth with HOC and Queer As Folk

5:18 pm

Gran Mere, I really do have a flip phone. I'm not one of those people who goes around suck face to my phone. Just use it for phone calls. I know, what a novel idea.

5:19 pm

Flip phones are awesome but since I can't have an actual conversation I need a smart phone for video phones and faster texting.. but I use a pre paid plan = no contracts for me. 45/month unlimited texting and web

5:19 pm

It seems as though as soon as I get every piece of dirty laundry done, my DH throws something else down the clothes chute- it's like he thinks it's his duty in life

5:19 pm

Good. That makes two of us with flip phones. Mine is like "army" tough but it is pink so it is a nice balance of strength and sweetness. Sort of like what I want to be like when I grow up.

5:20 pm

Molly did you notice Narnia and Narnians are in the grid :)

5:20 pm

And who decides when a garment really needs to be washed? We probably are the cleanest people in the universe. Can't see Martians wasting precious water on dirty clothes.

5:21 pm

Of course I did. But I didn't dare use it for "name that proper noun" since this group doesn't read books like that.

5:21 pm

Laundry... Ugh! Food shopping... Worse again! You trundle around a supermarket & pay heaps of money you don't have, buying a lot of stuff you don't really need, then come home, put it all away, then you must cook it, eat it & cleam

5:22 pm

Ahh. Soodle, another of those never-ending story tasks. My husband does the shopping but since he has a cell phone it is as if I am also in the store making selections. (Not my idea of a really good time.)

5:22 pm

Great series. I found the BBC miniseries for the first two for 1.00 each a few months ago

5:23 pm

clean up afterwards. Talk about ever decreasing circles....

5:23 pm

No one has ever been allowed to put clothes in the hamper in my house unless they have been worn all day. Part of the day? Hang it back up. Unless you got gross and sweaty in it.

5:23 pm

Same here Molly. If like today I put on a shirt to run to Target, get home. hang shirt back up. no need to wash it it worn a hour or 2

5:23 pm

Oh, I know, stidg. I'm not too fussy and will use towels and washcloths and even some pants more than 1 time; but it's the fact that I specifically ask him if he has any more dirty clothes and he says NO and then 2 hours later (after I've put in the last load) he throws down something....

5:24 pm

Good rules Molly, I'm ready to do a little crossstitch with modern rules for Babblers.

5:24 pm

Oh Gran Mere, it defeats the whole purpose of someone doing the grocery shopping for you if they have to call you 8 times while they are doing it. : (

5:25 pm

That's what I think, too Molly. Hang up the cell phone sweetie.

5:25 pm

Thats why I don't let Ryan do the grocery. He always texts and asks this or that? Ugh

5:27 pm

That makes no sense. No one gets clothes dirty enough to be laundered in 2 hours.

5:28 pm

I blame their mothers!

5:28 pm

We have a refrigerator and 2 freezers plumb full of food (it's actually 1 small upright freezer + a narrow little skinny freezer on our side-by-side frog); and what does our son do? Goes out and buys pizzas for supper again! (And yes, we have nearly the same pizzas in the freezer!)

5:28 pm

Hello jaxx7!How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

5:29 pm

I'm fine, thank you. We have had that rare commodity today - sunshine.

5:30 pm

Yes, sun and calm.

5:31 pm

Exactly. Wonderful after all those weeks of storms and rain

5:31 pm

When we were kids, we had 2 sets of clothes for the week: one set for school, and when we got home from school we put on the everyday clothes for the rest of the day. But we also wore bib-like aprons at mealtime and never got food on either set of clothes (and I'm not the only one who spills on our shirts here)

5:31 pm

As the person who does the grocery shopping, I am constantly dodging the lost looking individuals who are on their phones saying "Hey, do we need Cap'n Crunch? Okay, Crunch Berries or regular?"

5:32 pm

Yes, Molly. Too many choices about things that don't need the variety.

5:34 pm

I hate any kind of shopping. If I go; I get in and out of the grocery store as fast as possible: I have a list, use coupons if they are cheaper, and will buy extras only if I know we need them and the price is better than usual. DH will always take 2-3 hours; but if the 2 of us go together; it's about 3- 3 1/2 hrs and the bill is humungous!

5:34 pm

My husband had five brothers and a mother who didn't have time to run after him. As a result he now does all the housework except the ironing and we go shopping together at the weekend. We have never had mobile phones so we don't have that problem. We write notes and talk to each other. Not bad after 44 years together.

5:36 pm

I neither take nor make calls whilst grocery shopping. I know what the weekly requirements are & I know whats running low. As I'm the one who is paying, the buck stops with me!

5:37 pm

Good for you, jaxx

5:37 pm

I am stopping at 191 words and 1988 points. Might do story

5:37 pm

WTG, jaxx! We've been married 39 years now; we talk also; but I try to make him remember to take his cell phone when we go shopping together because I always lose him in the store. I have no idea how someone who uses a handicapped scooter or cane can disappear so fast in a store!

5:37 pm

I will be here off and on to clue whatever I can for awhile.

5:38 pm

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.

5:39 pm

Mind you, it wasn't always like that. he arrived on honeymoon with a huge bag of dirty socks. He never put them in the wash as his brothers would pinch them. he bought a new pair each time he needed clean ones! We are still working our way through the last few pairs.

5:39 pm

Hi Min. You are so close to completing the grid...

5:41 pm

My husband is the same. He is disabled with a wonky knee but once he gets in the store with the trolley and he senses bargains his feet twinkle and he's off. I spend many minutes searching for him.

5:41 pm

Hi all - back to search for the final 38 words.

5:42 pm

And I'm so close to falling asleep Nef. I know it is early, but I did not get much sleep and I am tired!Been doing a lot of shoveling the past few days and I am wiped!Tired of snow.

5:42 pm

Hello Lizlin!How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

5:42 pm

Hi all - still only 1/2 way -- too busy watching olympics today!

5:43 pm

Hello cybernan! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

5:43 pm

Hi Min - sorry that you're so tired :(

5:43 pm

You couldn't make it up. Somerset imported 8 huge pumps from Holland to try and get the area drier quicker. They have now had to stop them working as the bank they are on is being eroded by them.

5:44 pm

any clues for an 6/7 pls?

5:44 pm

Hello nan and liz. We are here in the misty northwest today. Cooling off again here, nan.

5:44 pm

The floods in the UK look absolutely awful. A friend posted 27 before / after pics on Facebook.

5:44 pm

Hi stidg

5:45 pm

It seems like the days that I can sleep in I don't & the days I have to get up for week I feel like I could sleep entire day!

5:45 pm

Hello stidgmere! How are you? Welcome back to the chog.

5:46 pm

There is a lot of talk about Vitamin D and special lights for this dark weather, Minver.

5:46 pm

an + surfeit; pt

5:46 pm

It turns out that the floods in Surrey were caused by the flood defences built to prevent the homes of millionaires from flooding. They did but the water had to go somewhere so it flowed down the valley and inundated those who aren't millionaires.

5:46 pm

Thanks and hi o-o

5:46 pm

I think I am also tired from all of the shoveling I have done

5:47 pm

Sorry, I had a phone call again and I'm not good at multi-tasking anymore. jaxx, doesn't it drive you bonkers when they do that? Min, if there's any way to do it; go to bed right now!

5:47 pm

Poor Min. You should not have had to do all that shoveling on your own.

5:47 pm

OH. Water water everywhere but not in the millionaire's club. Sounds like an old refrain.

5:47 pm

That's outrageous, jaxx!

5:47 pm

no shoveling for crossy, just drove overtop of it all and am back from a nice sunset drive on the mountain:))

5:48 pm

Husband is outside now trying to get the damn SB to work.

5:48 pm

Hi Crossy

5:48 pm

howdy, liz:)

5:48 pm

I would LOVE to go to bed, but I am about to go get dinner

5:48 pm

ar 7, pelase?

5:48 pm

*please, that is

5:49 pm

That ar 7/32 word is the most ar 4/5 word cybernan.

5:49 pm

Driest, nan

5:49 pm

The men struggling to repair the sea wall here in Teignmouth have had to start wearing goggles to prevent infection from the spit of those who can no longer take a walk alongside the railway line on the sea wall.

5:49 pm

ty min

5:49 pm

I am off to go get dinner. I will be back here again shortly.

5:49 pm

Thanks again o-o. Found it.

5:49 pm

ty liz for the ar word.

5:51 pm

put a sign up "men at work, no spitting"

5:52 pm

I think they should let these folk go along the sea wall. With a bit of luck they will be washed away. It is what they deserve.

5:52 pm

Someone suggested that this year's Comic Relief money go to helping the flood victims at home - sounds sensible to me!

5:53 pm

as 6/24, please?

5:53 pm

Oxfam has refused to give any money to the flood victims here at home because 'we are too rich'

5:53 pm

Place you might put the remains of a cigarette, nan.

5:54 pm

ty liz

5:55 pm

So the UK may not be 3rd world but there are now a lot of people in need. How stupid!

5:55 pm

yw

5:56 pm

jaxx, I've seen some really bad pictures of those floods. I feel bad for the people there. I've lived in both Fargo North Dakota and Grand Forks, ND, and know how awful those floods can get. (That area used to flood 8 out of 10 years because the Red River of the North ran north into Canada and when the mouth of the river is frozen, the water has no where to go but out

5:56 pm

They pay their CE more per year than our Prime Minister earns for running the country - if you can call it running. I think we should stop supporting Oxfam and get the money to Somerset and Surrey instead.

5:58 pm

They should actually start a flood relief appeal on UK TV. They do this in Aus - with outlets at banks and supermarkets, so everyone who can contribute, does.

6:00 pm

I saw that a couple of those areas have flooded a bit in the past; but nothing like this before, right?

6:00 pm

Does the UK have anything like The Red Cross, in terms of national disaster?

6:01 pm

One of the newspapers here has started a petition so the money (£11 billion) spent on overseas relief to countries like China and India who spend it on journeys into space and bombs, should be diverted to the people affected in this country. The government has so far refused to do this.

6:02 pm

I bet that won't happen (it doesn't happen here, anyway)

6:04 pm

As far as I know the Red Cross has been singularly silent on the subject. Ironically the RSPB had persuaded the Environment agency to remove sea defences in Somerset so they could see whether the land could be made fit for wading birds etc. They have the waders but not the ones they expected.

6:05 pm

No, I was wondering if the UK funds it's own disaster relief organization.

6:07 pm

They have flooded in the past but the problem has been compounded by idiots like the RSPB and the last Labour Government which allowed building on flood plains. The water has nowhere to go. It cannot soak into concrete and the trees that would have soaked up some of the water have been cut down.

6:07 pm

what's the RSPB? In Grand Forks, after the terrible floods and then fire back in 1997, the states (ND and MN and the feds all condemned the homes near the river and they built levis there now

6:08 pm

Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds

6:08 pm

levees not levis

6:08 pm

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, most of whom are bird brains themselves.

6:09 pm

That's okay Nef. We didn't think you meant they built jeans. : D

6:09 pm

I rather suspect that Levis wouldn't help in flooded areas.

6:10 pm

Sounds like they need a Royal Society for the Protection of homes, jaxx

6:10 pm

I agree Nef.

6:11 pm

Levis might help --if filled with sand and used as sandbag dikes! ;-)

6:11 pm

6:11 pm

you are right :)

6:11 pm

Nef, the ever resourceful one. : D

6:12 pm

Talking of sand bags there are a group of rotters going around selling sand bags to the elderly and saying they will deliver them tomorrow but don't.

6:14 pm

usually we start hearing about March what the projected flooding of the Red River Valley (of the north) and then they start sending out calls for "X" number of sandbags needed to protect both Fargo/Moorhead and Grand Forks/East Grand Forks. Because this happens so often up here, lots of people even here in the Twin Cities (200-300 miles away) will go and help fill sandbags.

6:15 pm

A heroic effort was made to save Grand Forks ...

6:15 pm

how terrible, jaxx!

6:15 pm

firewords! tx all cluers - as6/7 butt receptacles was my last.

6:15 pm

Sadly, there are always nasty people who will take advantage of such situations.

6:16 pm

Filling sandbags is not an unknown activity

6:16 pm

The folk in Somerset have been forced to sit on their sandbags to prevent other victims from pinching them. The army is out in the Thames valley now doing their bit but it is too late for the people of Somerset.

6:16 pm

yes it was, o-o. I was up there 4-5 months later and there were still people working at cleaning up that mess.

6:17 pm

Well done 2Bit

6:17 pm

YAY, dan2!!! WTG!!!

6:17 pm

We need a bit of the wartime spirit here with folk doing their best to help, not to profit from other's misfortune.

6:17 pm

I will always remember the smell.

6:18 pm

Yes, I used to do it too, o-o. It's hard and seems unending at times; but a good bunch of friends can have some fun doing it

6:18 pm

because of the amount of rain that has fallen drains and sewers are full to overflowing and it comes up through the floorboards.

6:19 pm

Yes, it was an important task and people took it to heart.

6:19 pm

yep. And you are right, o-o. The smell lingers for a long time

6:20 pm

because there is no wind howling around the building, I am off to my bed. See you all tomorrow.

6:21 pm

I think that that is 1 thing that's really been good about living here. Most people DO help others in these situations

6:22 pm

Good night, jaxx. Take care and sleep well

6:23 pm

hello

6:24 pm

hi MLFAN

6:24 pm

hi nef

6:25 pm

in the CA wsrds the list has 2 CA 5/12 one on top of the other i have but no idea what the other one is?

6:26 pm

forsooth, ca5/12 thou not guess how many ca5s her engagement ring containeth?

6:26 pm

dan i have that one its the other one i need

6:27 pm

thanks, dan2

6:27 pm

MLF I clued both :-)

6:27 pm

he gave clues for both, MLF

6:28 pm

forsooth?

6:30 pm

ca5/12 is shakespearean, it ends with 3 consonants

6:30 pm

got it

6:31 pm

now i need one more word from that corner c just have to figure out what one i am missing

6:34 pm

da 7, please?

6:35 pm

nm - found it

6:36 pm

good evening all - trying to find some more words while watchinhg Olympics

6:36 pm

sorry, nan, I'm too slow at cluing tonight. :-(

6:37 pm

hi wv. That's why I'm slow at cluing

6:37 pm

in 5/12?

6:38 pm

between the word refering to gold and the English spelling of cannot is it another ca?

6:39 pm

do you have the martial art with a c instead of a k?

6:39 pm

sorry, nan, I don't have that 1 yet

6:39 pm

yes

6:39 pm

babblet of sorts, nan - in + not wet

6:39 pm

and hello leslie

6:39 pm

after autos there is a ca5/12 that ends like a brit bottom

6:39 pm

right - ty leslie

6:40 pm

also need help with the last 3 in's

6:40 pm

dan is that ending in a vowel?

6:40 pm

yes mlf

6:40 pm

have that as well dan

6:40 pm

in + drum type, pt and pl

6:41 pm

ty dan2 ... *!* ta da *!*

6:41 pm

YAY, cybernan!!!! WTG!!!

6:42 pm

yvw & congrats

6:42 pm

mlf, the ca's start with ca 6/24 (french duck) do you have that one?

6:43 pm

if its the first word in the ca words then yes i do:)

6:45 pm

i am out bye guys

6:45 pm

ok, that is followed by tins, then the shakespearean able to, diamond weight, marial art(s) with a c, plural diamond weight, stone marker(s) without the i, autos, c+tush

6:46 pm

Congratulations cybernan on your fireworks! Good for you!

hello, all

6:47 pm

I got back from getting dinner & it's friggin snowing again!

6:47 pm

hi TO

6:47 pm

Hi 72 Temple Owl!How are you? Welcome back to the chog

6:47 pm

any other clues wanted before I leave?

6:48 pm

I am NOT shoveling again tomorrow!I absolutely REFUSE to

hi nan, grats.

LOL min! I know, i KNOW

6:49 pm

been watching the snow news from back east --- soooo glad we don't live there any more!

6:51 pm

on my way, then -- have a good evening, all -- see you tomorrow :)

se 5/12 pls?

6:52 pm

car type, TO

6:52 pm

bye, nan. Enjoy your evening

ty, dan

6:53 pm

Goodbye cybernan! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

6:55 pm

good evening!

hey phan!

6:58 pm

how are you doing, TO?

6:59 pm

SE 5/12, a type of car

im fine, and you?

7:01 pm

good. We went out refridgerator shopping, now enjoying bobsledding and babbling

and did you make it to dinner friday?

7:02 pm

oh, yes. No problems at all. Dinner was very nice. Did you do anything?

i went to a dance.

7:03 pm

fun! I hope you had a great time

7:03 pm

my husband doesn't like to dance.

it was ok. the one i wanted to dance with was not there. the weather is a killer.

7:03 pm

that's a shame.

we texted happy v-day. such is modern life!

7:04 pm

haha, yes, thanks modern technology!

7:05 pm

do you have a clue for the ai 7/8 pair?

yes. check your local station for ai7 compound

7:06 pm

Hi phand.

hi nef

7:06 pm

thanks, TO. Hi Nef

glad that worked.

7:08 pm

hi TO. (I was outside watching my son's fire. Stupid guy decided to burn a cardboard box! Out fire pit is 3 feet tall and it doesn't even come up to his ankles right now!

hahhaha

as6/7 pls?

7:11 pm

combo word, TO. Where you put your trash in Great Britain

ty

don to 2

7:13 pm

Go TO, GO!!! You can do it!

and they are well hidden. :/

7:14 pm

crossy tidbit of the day. seems on Monday we are going to get a ringside seat to a asteroid "near miss" as one of our sat-cams is in a position to capture the event. this site will tell you how to see it live as it happens... http://tinyurl.com/p3337jg

phan, when do you begin your job?

7:14 pm

thing is 885 feet long and will saunter by at 27,000 mph;)

7:17 pm

just a saunter, cross :-)

7:17 pm

well, tomorrow I go to have a drug test done. Hope to know more then.

nef, do you have the de56?

well things are moving along then

7:18 pm

It's a babbler, TO. De +rodent

7:18 pm

Good Luck, phand.

ty ty ty!

7:19 pm

YAY. TO!!! WTG!!!!

now i have to nake some thing,. craving cookies

7:20 pm

Thanks, Nef.

i keep lookin for a recipe for ny bakery chinese cookies.

7:21 pm

Sounds good, TO. (I swear, I can't type tonight! You are lucky I looked before posting!

i want something crumbly

7:22 pm

ny bakery chinese cookies? Sounds ... interesting I think. (I can only bake chocolate chip cookies myself)

hahaha now you have me wondering, i have typed some doozies myself

they are big marbled cookies with a drop of fudge icing in the middle. they have a soft crumbly tecture.

7:24 pm

OOOH! That sounds good! If you find the recipe, can you put it in your profile?

i only ofund 1 and did not like the sound. they probabaly use shortening to get that texture, so if you don't eat crisco, they're out

we should ask annie when we see her - she will know.

happy babbling, all

7:27 pm

Bye, TO! Enjoy your evening!

7:28 pm

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

7:30 pm

Hey all sorry i missed you, TO

nef, here you go, at least you can see what they look like.http://tinyurl.com/pw56b8l

7:30 pm

thanks, TO!

now if you make them you must tell me how they turn out.

they are not hard to make from what i saw

7:32 pm

I'll make DH bake them, TO He's the better baker

:) hi stiddy

7:33 pm

The cookie recipe looks divine

7:33 pm

Hi stid! (I missed your entrance)

7:33 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

7:33 pm

Hm. Must practice making entrances, methinks.

7:33 pm

On my ipad, btw, lots of tyops likely. *fair warning*

7:34 pm

howdy stimama

7:34 pm

Well, you should be blowing trumpets and such so we notice, stid! :-)

7:35 pm

Bacon!!! *winks at cross*

7:36 pm

Nef i M glad you like the looks of the house with drywall. I am really hoping they will be there taping and such tomorrow.

7:37 pm

Oh, stir; it's so exciting to see what you're plans are and how they are coming along!

7:38 pm

DRAT! stid! Why does spell check allow it sometimes (like earlier) and not now?

7:38 pm

The mysteries of spellcheck evade me...

7:38 pm

PB NEF!

7:38 pm

(Or maybe it's my bad typing? NM, I'm blaming spellcheck!)

7:39 pm

Oh Dr 4/5s Nef! Now you have to go to that Penalty Box!

7:39 pm

oh-oh Sorry, Min. Off to PB I go.... Thank goodness there are goodies here!

7:40 pm

Rofl

7:40 pm

There but for the grace of typos go i.

7:40 pm

AND I bet there is NO snow to shovel in the Penalty Box Nef

7:40 pm

I was so proud of myself for not saying the da 4/5 too.

7:40 pm

I might just put myself in there if it is nice and cozy warm!

7:41 pm

hot chocolate and choclit chip cookies! YUM!!

7:41 pm

fireplace has a huge fire in it, Min!

7:41 pm

Is there peppermint to put int he hot chocolate?

7:41 pm

If not, I will get some.

7:41 pm

Well in THAT case gosh DARN it, now I'll join you in the PB!

7:42 pm

Hello phandmd! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

7:42 pm

I haven't found the peppermint yet, phand

7:42 pm

Hi, Min. OK, I'll be right back with some and go promptly to the PB

7:43 pm

Lol hey phand

7:43 pm

Min, hope you are well and not too snowed in?

7:43 pm

I am back, with peppermint! Love me some peppermint chot chocolate.

7:44 pm

:-D we need to all stay warm and comfy tonight (I guess they are predicting another 4-7 inches here tonight through midmorning now. Just what we don't need

7:44 pm

On th e left please, the u, j and e tiles? My last blanks

7:44 pm

we are supposed to get some snow too, but not that much

7:44 pm

Oh no nef! That is way too much.

7:44 pm

If it is like this next winter you should come stay with us...

7:46 pm

I am sorry we have not had more snow this year. We are way behind normal precip totals since october... But at least we havent had weather delays on the house since last september

7:46 pm

stid, jn5/20, el4/5, ul4/5

7:46 pm

hm. Thanks nef. *thinking and monkeying*

7:47 pm

Got the j babblet!

7:47 pm

j + grandmother, el + greeting; ul = bone

7:48 pm

Ans el

7:48 pm

And ul bone

7:48 pm

Nbt and down to 158

7:48 pm

Time to do lesson plans. Wish I could stay and play.

7:49 pm

Thanks for the help. Back soon. Ish. *poof*

7:49 pm

I just noticed I still don't have anything for the 2nd row H and N

7:50 pm

nostrils

7:51 pm

I am looking at the H myself.

7:51 pm

thanks phand

7:56 pm

no idea on that H

7:56 pm

there is na 5/10 that is a plural but has no singular

7:57 pm

(also empty on that h)

7:59 pm

First 4 of Gretel's brother + vowel, then plural, then plus another vowel

8:00 pm

thx molly

8:00 pm

thanks, Molly

8:00 pm

how are yo this evening>

8:01 pm

sorry for my typing...

8:01 pm

thanks, Molly

8:06 pm

Molly, I still can't get that H word; even with more words.

8:06 pm

she is cluing for all three, nef

8:07 pm

1. gretel's brother + vowel 2. gretel's brother + vowel 3. gretel's brother + vowel + plural

8:07 pm

1st 4 ltrs of Gretels Brother that is

8:08 pm

LOL! Here I am, looking for an Ha 7! Maybe I should give up and concentrate on the Olympics; or give up on the Olympisc and concentrate on Babbl;e

8:09 pm

right-o, phan

8:10 pm

Now I got it! THANKS!

8:10 pm

Thank you LA, I thought the commas worked for that. Guess not.

8:12 pm

what's on, nef?

8:12 pm

Molly, normally I would have noticed them but I'm watching Boddy Miller ski

8:13 pm

Bodie

8:14 pm

Mens downhill skiing (I think)

8:16 pm

giant slalom, or however you spell it.

8:17 pm

I thought his last name was Bags

8:17 pm

thanks. I get so wrapped up in either Babble or the Olympics I can't get either right

8:17 pm

you're looking creepy today ru

8:18 pm

hi ruru.

8:18 pm

I feel creepy

8:18 pm

Hi nef...

8:21 pm

you still feel creepy, ruru?

8:22 pm

bbl

8:24 pm

Still?

8:24 pm

this is such a close race so far!

8:29 pm

it's weird. I'm not caring about the Olympics at all this go round.. must be Russia and all that

8:29 pm

halfway (finally!) Time to list since I can't see anything

8:30 pm

ruru, I really miss watching them give out the medals

8:31 pm

*Not an Olympics fan*

8:35 pm

Bodie got silver.

8:38 pm

I think the Olympics were different when the athletes weren't professional; but then for a while some countries were using their pros and others weren't; so in a way this evens the playing fields

8:38 pm

oh. Maybe it's not over?

8:38 pm

(this race I mean)

8:40 pm

I'll shut up now; Canada's Hudac is now tied with Miller

9:19 pm

any clues for the J?

9:19 pm

hi all. looking for two of the 8s still:

9:20 pm

Hello mkg! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid.

9:20 pm

i have ai, ch, da, and st. please clue me the two i am missing.

9:20 pm

hi min.

9:20 pm

the j is a weird word.

9:20 pm

j + word for grandma.

9:20 pm

jn 5.

9:20 pm

jn 5/20 is j plus word for grandmother, to some

9:21 pm

thanks mab. nice clue.

9:23 pm

Hello pigeonman! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:23 pm

in 8 is in plus animal trap

9:24 pm

2 x in8: plural, past tense

9:27 pm

animal trap? hmmm cant think of a synonym.

9:27 pm

but got them both. ty ty ty.

10:17 pm

Hello again.

10:21 pm

Hello phandmd! How are you? Welcome back to the chog.

10:23 pm

trying to see how many of the last 46 I can find clues for in the chog...

10:25 pm

Chog has been very quiet. Not too many clues here I think.

10:25 pm

However,I am here to help clue whatever I can if you need

10:28 pm

thank you, Min.

10:28 pm

yw

10:30 pm

AS 7/28 and teh as 6/18?

10:35 pm

actually, I need to get up early tomorrow, so off to bed with me.

10:44 pm

as 7/28 word is as 5/10 word plus 2 more vowels phandmd

10:46 pm

as 6/18 word is as 5/10 + single hump and other is as 5/10 plus a snake letter phandmd.I do hope you see these clues.

10:47 pm

Oh shoot! I clued too slowly. Phandmd signed off already.

10:50 pm

hello Min

10:50 pm

I am down to 73. Not trying to finish, just enjoying the search while I watch recorded Dr Who (original series)

10:51 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you? Welcome back to the chog.

10:51 pm

I am well, Min. The wind and rain we were "promised" have finally arrived. Two nights in a row it will be hard to sleep, I think.

10:52 pm

How is the evening going for you?

10:53 pm

I had a nice quiet evening. I am on winter break this week

10:55 pm

good. We have a four-day weekend for our break, so I managed to finish most of the "work" this evening and have two more days to play now! Looking forward to sleeping in again tomorrow.

11:03 pm

Wanted to sleep in, hoeever, woke up at 7:30 this morning

11:03 pm

oh, I hate it when I do that! I managed to sleep until 9 today, which is nice because I had a migraine yesterday and was pretty tired by the time I went to sleep.

11:04 pm

I have another migraine today. I know that as soon as the weather settles down they will go away again.

11:07 pm

just glad I don't live where it's snowing... I don't do well in extreme cold.

11:07 pm

You seem to be prone to migraines stidmama. Have U seen a doctor about it? My college roommate used to get them.

11:08 pm

I shoveled snow for 4.5 hours in the cold Friday stidmama.

11:08 pm

ugh. too much work, min!

11:09 pm

I have seen docs, not a lot they can do I am afraid. I survive them.

11:12 pm

I love that "narnia" is in the grid today

11:17 pm

okay, down to 48 and tired. I think I will head out. Hope the rest of your break is lovely, Min -- see you tomorrow probably! *poof*

11:22 pm

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

11:25 pm

crap i forgot i didnt finish

11:29 pm

and hello to you too, cos. how many to go?

11:31 pm

25 now. Think I can do it!

11:31 pm

i'm sure you can.

11:32 pm

need any help, cos

11:33 pm

sh 5/14? :)

11:33 pm

sh + ***a, bone in forearm.

11:33 pm

shwrist

11:33 pm

thanks!

11:34 pm

dammit

11:34 pm

12 left.

11:35 pm

*giggle* ruru. how are you, mate? lots of driving today?

11:35 pm

*speeds up clock for more Cos drama*\

11:35 pm

hi granny.. i'm fine

11:35 pm

had to work on a sunday

11:36 pm

how's Don feeling now?

11:36 pm

5! are you quivering with anticipation yet?

11:37 pm

I just upgraded and I'm checking to see what i look like over here.

11:37 pm

ugh, ruru...do you get a week day off in lieu? yeah, he's okay. we narrowly missed a full-blown migraine...i.e. no vomiting this time. and still functioning fairly well.

11:37 pm

Gots me some work to do.

11:37 pm

<---quivering and shaking

11:37 pm

watching the bob-sledding

11:37 pm

I don't get days off granny. I work all the time mostly

11:37 pm

*bows*

11:38 pm

jeezus cos.. all that can I finish drama

11:38 pm

:D

11:38 pm

congrats.. and narrowly in time I might add

11:39 pm

lol... holy hell?

11:39 pm

yo, cos, you finished?

11:39 pm

my cat just walkld up to me, stared at me and pissed on the floor

11:39 pm

brb

11:39 pm

*bad kitty*

11:39 pm

ROFLOLOL

11:40 pm

even don is laughing

11:40 pm

a pissy pussie?

11:41 pm

must be a pee-kin..ease

11:42 pm

*snort* pfft on behalf of cos

11:42 pm

OK making Ryan clean it up since he didn't change the shitbox today

11:42 pm

that's one protesting kitty

11:42 pm

nah hes a stupid fat orange tabby

11:43 pm

sweet as hell though. loves to cuddle nonstop

11:43 pm

smart enough to get you off the computer :D

11:43 pm

his purring is like an old washing machine ..

11:44 pm

love cats like that.. so cute

11:45 pm

it is cute until ur trying to sleep and a 15 lb fat cat s purring like hell on ur chest

11:48 pm

Ja. Ja. Watching Fargo. You betcha. Ja.

11:49 pm

love fargo

11:50 pm

me too :-)

11:50 pm

149

11:50 pm

Hello cosdem! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

11:51 pm

Hello grannyrose!How are you doing today?Welcome to log

11:51 pm

there is a new cable series coming out based on the movie. it will star billy bob thornton

11:51 pm

"Oh, the three-cent stamp, that's a good one. You know, when they raise the rates..."

11:51 pm

Hello dizgrannie! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

11:51 pm

Hello rururocks! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

11:51 pm

hey ya min, not too bad. yourself, hun? and cooee jane!

11:52 pm

Hello funhs! How are you doing today? Welcome to puzzle.

11:52 pm

hi minver

11:52 pm

Hello harpjane! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

11:58 pm

Any guesses for the next puzzle size? My guess is 198 words

11:59 pm

Was only off by one after last night's flip.How will I do now

12:00 am

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