October 19, 2014
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that was fast, tyvm lickety!
Hi and thanks Lickety
Hi all :)
so 8
eq 8
flip; hi all. Hi aloy, flosey, liz, diz
Hi Dee :)
hi everyone! go 8
Hi Saani :)
an 8
liz!
no 7
NBT/NBS
wi 7
WTG Dee
is 7
nbt nbs ty liz
wtg diz
WTG Diz
thanks Dee for the is 7
go8
go8
yqw hi saan
one of my favorite words
Thanks for the is 7
yw
missing the top o and the corner i, but crashing - see you tomorrow :-)
os 4
is 5/10
ty .... nbt, nbs and good night
ty dee. nbt/nbs
Sleep well, Nan
is6, is7
so is 7 x 2
yw cray, wtg!
the se6/36 will make you plug your nose
thanks ruru
so8.60
st 7
thanks and hi ru!
*thinks noogies should be allowed*
i got an ag6 from that thought, ruru
no7
hint for the so8?
not the driest
te 7
an 8
ah, finally got it. ty ruru
anxious to find that one saanich?
My phantom antagonist
kept trying to go down.
boy.. is that something I'm not going to comment on :D
ha ha ru
ty saanich and ruru
Lmao
oh. blush.
if it were anyone but you Crayola.. I'd have jumped on that :D
oh my. lol
I have some kind of protective shield it seems.
gu 6 to drive you batty
Thanks Ru
the st7/36 will take the cigar though
st 7 x 2
lot of smelly words in tonight's puzzle
g'nite all, down to 60 so .. some for tomorrow
night aloy
I have 50 left good going
ge 7
thanks dee. I always miss that one
yw
anyone have any gy words?
no gys dee
I need just one g
ty, ru!
I need 3 from the bottom g ..
gu x3
ge 6 & 7 silly words
whoops make that gU 6 & 7
must be my missing 2 g's ty diz looking
bloody hell I was right in the first place.....back off from the chog...lol
fw unaided
Dee gE
terrific grem!
wtg grem
lol, diz!!
wtg Grem
Congrats, Grem
ty
as7/52.. no butts about it
ty, ru... that is a new one to me
seequoias :(
en 7/28
entwists
any sy gremlin?
nope
great..
missing six s's
st x 24
st 8/40
that was one of them dee.. thank you
sta** and plural on the 4th column S?
yw
these plurals are killing me
fireworks
yay dee
grats
nice work
great Dee!
ty! Was glad to have lickety for my last 30
no lickety yet for me.. but maybe soon huh?
bet you won't need lickety!
not a good bet dee :D
i'm pretty stuck
what letter is left?
i'm struggling with a's and t's and w's
do you have wi 7/44 opp of stupid + butt
wa x 12
no.. but if there was one word I should have gotten :D
we x 3 wi x 7 wo x 5
I was proud of myself for finding it LOL
I think i'll stop with twenty to go..
have a nice sleep then... see you tomorrow; Night all!
whichever ru, it's still great!
'night Dee
thanks dee. good night
grrrrr
wi7 was my second-to-last, kind of hard to see it :)
i thoguht noogie would work
I tried it too.
cooee and g'day from me
good morning all
hey rose *hugs* :) How was your day?
oops....i nearly missed her. {{hugs}} my dearest sprite. was just about to make a dash away. xxxx
lol if you have to go, you have to go, sweetie.
whew!! the dash became imperative. lovely day. church this morning, then a afternoon in front of the tv watching the motorcycle racing on phillip island.
ah, sounds like the perfect day for you
i was screaming at the tv, and don said, i don't think he can hear you, dear.
awwww LOL, and you said, not for lack of trying on my part.
i said i'm sure he can FEEL what i am saying. most of the crowd was probably saying the same thing....lol
lol
and your yesterday and night? how were they hun?
struggling, rose. Pain, pain, pain. Tired as hell from the pain. And trouble sleeping, of course. But otherwise ok :)
oh, before i forget. i am pretty certain i will be home tomorrow when you log in. we are going out all day with a group of people from church. we are visiting a zoo on the other side of town, about 2 1/2 hours drive. it is an open ranges zoo, attached to an historic mansion and rose garden.
sounds lovely! Looking forward to it?
*gentle cuddle* kisses away the bad thoughts. and sternly instructs sprite's body to BEHAVE....right now, missus, right now.
and you listen to our rose, you hear! Or else!
yes we are. don and i don't usually participate in the sort of excursion. but we thought, what the heck? why not?
exactly, why not? You already know the company will be good, and open ranges zooz are fun (the only ones I will ever visit) and doing something new is healthy.
oh, dear, don has just nuked a jar of crystallised honey...it is now bubbling. do i have anything to worry about?....roflol
lol, men... a few secs will do!
sprite, has your doctor ever given you endone or oxycodone for your pain?
yes sweetie. I have been on oxycodone for years and years. Neurosurgeon put me on gabapentine instead, but it isn't cutting it. Gonna try this Lyrica now.
aaahhh! good!! how much lyrica are you up to now?
150mg 2 times a day now. Must stay at this dose for at least a week now.
well, i'm pleased you have an alternative. have you told your doctor how my doctor is going to treat my pain? i.e. with a ketamine infusion, with an hospital admission of a week?
still happy as a clam that I don't have to take the oxycodone anymore, to be honest. I could feel deep inside it wasn't good for me. Even though it numbed most of my pain, it numbed everything else too.
no, not yet, will do that next time I see her. I'll ask her to check it out. Could you please send me the link to your doctor again?
oh, i didn't do that....did i? dumb, dumb, dodo, diddly dodo, dumb, dumb.
you are not dumb at all. And it is not like you don't have anything else on your mind, lol.
www.doctorscarenetwork.com.au/html/the\n_specialists.html
ugh, take out the\n
* \n *
i don't think that link is much help. i will ring his rooms on tuesday and ask his receptionist for his direct professional email.
that would be so great, yes please rose
lol that rose, messing up the whole chog
it did?? not at my end...
yeah, lol. You will have to scroll to see my whole message now, because your link is too long and the chog makes something funny out of it.
oh, dear. let me see if i can fix it.
hello
hello
roflol no you can't. Don't worry. Once it has disappeared from view, the chog will be back to normal
hello
hello
hello
hahahaha oh yes, that will help
hello rose
hello
hello my darling friend
hello... still laughing here
and now???
getting there.
about 14 more messages, I think
so if we speak in half sentences
we should get there soon enough
Strange.It never messed it up on the chog I am looking at?
the scroll box at the bottom of the chog will disappear
Trying to fix chat?
roflolol
hi zooz! You can read our whole messages without having to scroll inside the chog?
Little willy with a taste for gore
nailed his sister to the door
mother said with humour quaint
Willy, dear, you'll spoil the paint
g'day zooz
lol matty, and hi :)
I read all of it with out having to do anything.Yep
{{hugs}} matty
Did that help? Hi all.
Hello, Rose :-)
strange, zooz!
yeah, almost there
Weep for little Willy
Little Willy is no more
What he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4
roflol matty! Funny rhyme!
It typed out to html then went underneath www. with the rest of the address.No mess up here.Maybe my computer is a clever one :-)
and I have bookmarked the site anyway, rose. Will give the doctor the whole of the info so she can contact him.
could be, zooz. Here, I have to scroll sideways to read the messages now.
annnnnd we are back to normal
so, how are you, matty and zooz?
Meh - stressful times, but I'll cope! Nothing that time won't help with
I am well thank you, Sprite.typing fast and furious here trying to get as many words before I goto the carboot sales!
*hugs matty* One day at a time, and keep breathing...
you are a wonderful son, zooz. *hug*
And you are a wonderful mother, Sprite Bigger (((Hug))) :-)
awwww thanks :)
Ooh the sun has come out!
Oh no forget that...it has gone again :-(
that is lovely. It is very dreary here today. A bit of sun is much nicer for bootsales!
well, once it has peeped through, it might do more often
Yes we do enjoy the bootsales.Even if there is nothing much to buy.Just rummaging through the items is sort of fun..lol
and back....son simon just called...or to be absolutely correct, grandson deacon called to as his granny to sponsor him for his fund-raising walk. bless him!
Happy booting zooz. Hope you find a gem :)
so true, zooz. Every item a story!
And hi to all
Hello, Chrissie.Hope so! And thanks!
how nice, rose :)
hi Chrissie :)
How far is the walk, Rose?
g'day chrissie. how are you, granny chrissie?
probably around the school grounds a couple of times. he is only 6 years old.
Sad rose. Son left for China yesterday. My heart breaks for him, wife and baby can't join him for about a month
she is a sweetie, Chrissie!
Bless.Hope he enjoys it!
But they are all well so that is good
must be so hard to leave without them. And for them to let him go.
awww, chrissie. here hun, look two shoulders, no waiting...lean on them or cry on them. whatever, you are welcome.
Thanks rose. They came here last week so I brought Di up to meet Amelia. We had a lovely day
i bet you did. did di go all clucky?
Yes sprite, quite a few tears!
it will be a happy reunion in a month. And yes, thank God for skype!
It is very hard when the ones you love move away or for what ever reason.It does make you very weepy at first..But over time you do cope with it.Hard to see that now..but it does get easier, ((Chrissie)) And I am speaking from experience here :-)
Poor Di was puked on :(
And like we said before, you have the skype,telephone,emails,face-time etc to rely on!
poor diane!! tell her welcome to great auntyhood....lol
Eeww..puke..yukky smelly puke.
lol
hey, from a tiny baby that is a badge of honour.
LOL
not that i am there yet...but it is a matter of time.
And she wore it proudly, lol
good girl, di
roflol, chrissie
and the manary is up on his sleeping perch...peeping because no-one has covered him, and closed the sliding-door.
poor manary, such neglect and mistreatment
dear don has got up from his chair, from which he was watching the latest episode of dr who to do it...* sigh * what a man!
Sounds like he has you well trained rose, you know what,he is asking for
good don! :D
sad isn't it, chrissie?
And Don is even better trained, lol
the manary trained rose, and rose trained don. Works like a charm.
Bloody typical..leave it for the husband to do it..Tsk tsk
oh dear...explosive laughter here, chrissie
good morning everybody
{{hugs}} my dearest ruby
lol zooz
good morning ruby
hello, Ruby :-)
and your point is??? zooz???
my housekeeper's son is out there raking leaves in the sunshine. I love having trees, but.....
Hi ruby
hugs for all you friends!!!
You don,t want to know, Rose..You don,t want to know..lol
ROFLOL...zooz
we are so Lucky with this weather! It's in the 50'sF at night but up to 80 in the afternoons. Fabulous. I guess we deserve it after the cold, wet, gey summer
we just know that our men feel happiest when they can do things for us, zooz, is all.
But..you like having the housekeeper,s son raking the leaves..more?..lol
lol
*smacks zooz on the back of his wrist* ZOOZ !!!
We all thought it zooz, haha
:D
i wish i could put !!! in capitals.
OUCH! I have a red mark on my hand now.
yeah, yeah...in your dreams...
no no My husband can't do that stuff any more, so I need all the help I cn get! He is increasingly confused
That is hand abuse, Rose!
I don't want to be a wi7 but wth is an as7?
ruby, you take on all the help you need and can afford, dear
is that alt spelling for the ua variety?
Very hard for you ruby (((hugs)))
sprite....a few weird ass words.
indeed
Sorry to leave you all.But my lift has arrived.Nice chating to you all.Will be back later.Hugs to you all!
bye zooz, have a good day at the sales
as, a donkey + what is earned for work
Bye zooz
xoxox zooz
rose, yes, I found that one, that is why I was asking
I had neither, ty both
I wish I could go to China! the food!!!!
yvw Chrissie :)
i think it is a variation of assuage
lol I give up
I need to plan a visit ruby
Long trip, but it would certainly be Worth it!
fireflies. Bye all! *hugs*
ruby, did i tell you we found the most amazing sushi and noodle had opened just around the corner from us. food is to die for!!
Congrats sprite. Have a good day
WTG SPRITE!!
I'm jealous, rose. There is only one half-way-decent sushi place here and the selection is very limited
yay sprite
hope you have a great day, sprite
and 5 awful Chinese restos
Don't know you do it so fast and chat too. I have 35 words!
*thinks no chinese food when we visit ruby*
Also leaving, tc all x
there is basically no Oriental population here
later, chrissie. xoxox
really, ruby?? no asians over there?
lots of Arabs and a few Africas, but not much else besides the FR
we have chinese, japanese, vietnamese, indian...
I think we're the only Americans in our village (no Aras or Africans, either)
i do have a problem with the hot spices like chili...most curries are okay..
over here french food is nouveau cuisine...which in my opinion is not worth pulling up a chair to eat.
I used to do a lot of Indian cooking, but it's too much work now. While you're here, thugh, I'll make a couscous royale
for you, i will make the exception, darling...
If you don't like couscous (veggies lamb, merguez, chicken, etc.) I can make other things.
xoxox ruby...i am willing to try anything new...
the last couscous i tried was, to my palate, yuck. but like i said, i am willing to try anything.
I'll send you an e-mail with all the ingredients and you can judge from that
Uh oh, dog is going crazy
good idea, ruby
* pats dog * which one am i patting?
okay, dinner is about to be served. xxx to you all.
Rufie is barking (protecting his um) and Burt is pacing (after all, it's almost 12 and he had his huge breakfast at 9, so he's starving 00 lol)
mum*
poor ruby....check out rufie...and tell burt to suck on a lemon...lol
lolool...no don't do that. i am sending him a little gift.it will be there in about 5-6 weeks.
good morning everyone:)
mate....g'day dear
((rose))
apologies...i was out getting meds ready. {{crossy}}
i have had the most lovely day. was your night good?
it was fine:) I am a very light sleeper these days. I find that the best sleep I get in a 24 hour period is the hour and a half power nap on the couch mid-day. (when I can get it)
I am glad you had an enjoyable day:)
lol, I just found the mexican power nap in the grid;)
i know what you mean. i get a power nap after being awake from about 3am. i take my pain meds about 6am....then sleep for about 2 hours. it is enough to get me up and motivated for the day.
*yawning in a major way * xoxox to you all. enjoy the grid, and i hope your day/night is kind to you all..
Hi all
hello?
}} hello
Hi Ruby
How are you feeling, Sukee, is it getting cold there yet?
((ruby)) howdy sukee.
Well, this morning the temperature is 1 C.
Hi crossy
{[crossy}}
was minus 2C here and frst last night
we are holding steady at 15-18C at night and 25C or so in the afternoons. It's wonderful
I don't like winter.
we have at most 1 more week of the beautiful autumn leaves thing then it is bare trees till next may:(
I don't even like Autumn but, so far, Sept and Oct were better than our whole summer
Our was almost the same
Ours
Well this grid should take more than the hour that yesterdays did.
gm, everyone! stats for the I fourth column 2nd row?
don't have it but hello, IBD
hiya, Ruby!
just at half and nbs but no nbt
Hi all :)
neat
neats
reats
50 left here - can I help you to nbt, Ruby?
Hi lbd and Liz
hiya, Liz! over half and have nbs, that I is alluding me. Hi sukee
hello Liz!
too many oooo's
'sorry, not sure how this happens when one hasn't been here already
stats for that, I under the O in the fourth column Liz?
It happens :)
morning, grant
Think that's is 7/6
hello grant
hello folks
is 6/24; is 7/36 and is 7/28
ty Liz!! nbt nbs!
WTG!
got the 7, tym liz
WTG, Ruby
and a 6!
Should get the other 7 then!
no, time to lie down
*woof*
Rest well and enjoy the rest of the day, Ruby - hugs
clue for an 8
so 8/60 - very wet
or the most wet
rest well, ruby
ty liz
don't have an8 matches
yw
now i need an 8 starting with the letter a
an 8 - the most of an 4/4 - fidgety
Sorry - misunderstood the use of an!
ty, Liz.
yw
actually that clue gave me the so 8
:)
got the an good clue
Happy to be able to help
Thank you for those clues and the better ending :)
30 left for tomorrow. Enjoy your days :)
can't believe smart donkey is in the grid.
sweet dreams, Liz. thanks for the clues
Ty for that lbd :)
yw, sukee
First column E?
et4. our favorite volcano, mlf
volcano & plural, en4/8 & plural
thanks dan
tadone!! finito!! monkeys are fatiqued. lots of letting them run amuk to find words. LOL
wtg
and the alt spelling of the needlecase mlf. woo hoo lbd
congrats ibd
will hang around for a bit to clue if wanted or needed
4th column E?
I have an8, go8, so8 - are the other 2 8's also superlative?
dan i only have so8 which is
et4/4, et4/5, es5/14 school paper
eq8, not superlative
thanks dan
st8, also not superlative but it is a plural
thanks lbd will hunt
ibd clue for the eq 8 please?
equ+ vowel + game, ***, match + vowel = eq8
nbs
ibd your clue lost me
Ah, got it. Ty lbd
tough one, even with the clue
hi pipping
Beginning of being the same, what a group of like items is called, plus first vowel. If that helps.
eq + anagram of double-room at a hotel + vowel
hi mlfan
equ + vowel, + not sunrise but sun***, + vowel
i admit, i had to monkey which vowels worked, but after some trial and error i got it
thank you ibd i got it
there's only 2 options on either end
yay!
sorry for the confusing clue.
it's just a particularly odd word, certainly one i've never seen before
clue for any qu word please?
Maybe try a word once in a while on your own?
all the qu words are normal words
i got one mlf, perhaps how one might describe how you feel when you need to take some pepto bismol
i just found that one before i saw your clue pipping:)
the ga5/18 could aslo fit the same clue
which is do either of the 7's come from?
one is no7
wait, what?
pipping 2 is 7's which i do they come from or is it both??
ah, that i cannot say
i have one is 7 which came from the 4th column
i am still quite early into the grid
i have 71 words and am trying to get nbt. i wont be here much to do this big grid today as i have a few NFL games i am watching
both I's are eye esses, the I under the O is Is6, is7, is7. the bottom I has to do with japanese immigrants
ibd what do you mean by has to do with japenese immigrants? i know the word is an IN word . what they are called i think a 5 ro 6 letter word?
two words to do with japanese immigrants, one is ni5, one is is5, both go plural
both end with same 3 letters
is5/6, first generation japanese immigrant for the lower I
the one in this grid is is5 and 6
nbt and nbs
time to jump into the shower and get ready for the day ahead. have a great day everyone!
i forget about those is words
yay!
bye ibd
ty pipping
i should be studying, but i like a grid with lots of options
and a nice fall morning with a sweatshirt and a warm cuppa tea
me too pipping trying to get a much of it done as i can before we eat and then watch football
I should also be doing some homework now, but babble calls.
what homework do you have, crossy?
i thought you were done cross?
I have a sort story to read. then i get to tear it apart, analyze it then answer a bunch of questions about it all.
nope, another 6 weeks or so, mlf
i can't decide if that sounds fun or not
depends on the quality of the story
I decided to take one more english course
pipping i just read your profile .. wonderful things you are doing in your life:)
i haven't looked at my profile in a million years, i have no idea what it even says in there
cross did you get back to finishing the story you were working on originally?
pipping are you still in ny?
no, mlf. That had to be put on hold until I am finished with this class
aww cross... bummer
oh, yeah, all of that is still true, ok good
I was shooting for 90% plus in all these English classes and must not be distracted by other books for now:(
in fact, i have an interview for a PA school program in Chicago on November 7th!
PA School program?
cross true
so thanks MLFAN, been working my butt off the past few years, and i hope it's about to pay off
physician assistant, what ive been doing all my studying for
pipping that would be good:) do you like four seasons is that why you left florida?
that is awesoeme..oh yeah like it says in your profile lol
hello...stats for the top O pls
hi phae
os 4/4 i think ?
Wow pippin, great results, well done. Hope you achieve your dreams
I think it is os 4
ty
was that it then?
ask phae lol
ys
yes
good !
okay, profile updated somewhat, that feels better
now i just have to hope that the hairdresser who butchered me won't reflect badly on me in the interview
pipping uh oh
i would get it fixed, but it's so bloody short i don't think it can be recuperated without 3 months of growing out
pipping i had my haircut once so short i cried for abut a week
i've shed some tears already
GO 5/22?
when i had it really short everyone loved it on me but me
and the worst part is i walked in with 6 photos of me with the exact haircut i wanted (which i've had multiple times in the past) and told her exactly how to cut it, but she did something else entirely
My beloved once had hair down to the backs of her knees, but it took over her life; half a bottle of shampoo and conditioner each time, a full day to dry, and it was giving her neck pain. Now she keeps it shoulder length and is content;)
go and I ***t to go to the movies
okay how does that happen???
thanks phae:)
and it was an expensive name salon so i trusted their skills
yw
thanks phae
i am furious
and sometimes with really short haircuts its the in between that is hard to do with
that's why i wanted to cut off 6 inches - but i didn't want to cut off 9!
and it's true, all my friends say i look great, but it's so, so not what i wanted or asked for
pip...did you complain to the owner? I had that happen to me because the stylist didn't want to cut my hair the way i wanted it, so she butchered it.
my hair had gotten so long that i was able to donate it.. 12 inches:)
yeah, and he and i are gonna consult in a couple days
talk about possible ways to fix it
phae what did they do to resolve your issue?
i'm not sure how to fix the fact that she cut off one sideburn and left the other tho
pipping free hair extension?ol
probably the only thing you can do for now is let it grow
she should have her license revoked
just tilt your head pipping no one will notice
hahahahah
i was in a hair dresser's for 2 hrs once it was mostly a chatting session and my haircut at that time was awful.
brb
ga6/36?
phae i even tried morewords to find that and i still have no idea
ga6/36 ....ga + anagram of wi4/8
ga6 ga+ not men but *omen + Dustin Hoffman played a femalein Toot***
ty bubba
ty bubba great clue..
yw
hi ivesy
hi bubb
hi dc
thanks bubba
i refuse to believe that is a word
it means a cheerful scot! (isn't that an oxymoron?) (just kidding)
hi mlfan..and hello to all
some dont have definitions
i dated a cheerful scot once, he was lovely, inside and out
i kind of miss him
ty dc
and bubb
bubba
scots are generally great people, and also generous
NO 6/36?
my parents went to scotland and seemed to love it. it is where the discovered a music group called the Red Hot Chili Piper's via a radio on a bus ride
that is adorable
i dont have any of their cds but have their webpage in my favorites i love their music
'morning, babblefolks
yay, i broke 100!
hi welki
hi welki!
me too pipping:)
good morning :)
hi annie
hi fan
hi annie!
are either of the st7's anyting i might know?
hi pipping, sorry about your lousy haircut..I know th feeling
But it wont be forever
it'll grow eventually, I just hope it doesn't ruin my interview
yep - one is plural of cigar
ty welki
It wont ruin your interview. Dont worry
The other is wshat you call stuff you put away on a boat
welki do you mean a brand or a type of cigar?
slang, mlfan
i mean a generic, but expensive cigar *he pulled a cuban st7 out of his pocket*
cigars in general, sounds like the "three St*****"
ah that got me st 7/36
and the 6 to go with it
The other st7 is toput something away in a nautical sense + how old you are.
and thanks for the other bubba, took me a minute to get past the root
thanks buba
bubba
yw
hi6?
snake talk plural
duh ty pipping
good morning everyone
hi flosey
morning, flosey
hi flosey!
oh wow, i passed halfway and didn't even notice, i was so deep in the grid
time to warm up my tea
congrats pipping
NO 5/22?
Morning Dudes.....
Good morning, Babble buddies.
morning hego
hi Hego
morning scrab
and Scrabbler
no + show me the *** to go home, Im fatigued and I wanna go to bed.....
hi hego and scrabbler!
thanks annie
hi scrabbler and hego
howdy, scrabby:)
hi crossy
howdy, hego
how is flosey this fine morning?
Happy Sunday!
crossy, you have me programmed, i see your name and i crave bacon
thanks Annie for the no5 and 6
'morning to everyone who came in while i was starting breakfast :)
lol, pippin
howdy welki
hiya Welki
I is hard sometimes being the king of bacon:)
good thanks Crossy
Such a burden you bear, Crossy.
Heavy lies the head that wears the crown.
NO 6/30?
with great power comes great responsibility:)
we're on a roll!
mlf, similar to the no6/36, but with the beginning of the smart donkey
Hahaha
:)
bacon on a roll? yes please
http://tinyurl.com/o39mrw5
mmm.. bacons rolls...
lol geek
pipping 3 letter word begining with a?
A bacon crown for our Bacon King, welki.
no, the smart part of the smart donkey that is in the puzzle, a 7 letter word
like the three **** men, magi....
indeed, pen!
ohhh thanks pen that made sense
ty pipping
yw...
hi scrabbs :) yep, a crown for King Bacon
i am bad at letter clues, only definition type clues, they only get me so far
pipping you are doing fine i am the idiot on that one
Well, I have no idea what you are cluing.
NO 6/30 scrab
I want noogie to be a word!
i would play it
In another dictionary, Hego.
maybe
holy cow that's a lot of st words
are both ea 5/10 words plural?
lol geek
did you already have that NO word scrab?
I still don't have it, MLFAN. I just started so am getting familiar with the grid.
oh ok
:)
Morewords helped me find it just now, MLFAN.
congrats scrab::)
never mind
I am confused about a donkey part though. I think I got some clues mixed up.
it was confusing
pens clued helped me with that word
i have to go eat now blehh poof
the donkey part was part of a wi 7 word....
it was the first word i found because as i opened the grid someone was commenting that it contained the smart donkey
enjoy the football
Aaah, now I have the smart donkey.
yay
Ruru is Babble's wi7.
oh, yes
oof, had so much good breakfast yesterday that I can't even wrap my head around what to make today
I am thinking about what to do for breakfast, too.
when in doubt, lazy pip chooses cottage cheese
Hey, I bought some yesterday. BRB.
anyone have an8. I have the first half.
Most fidgety
ty Molly
didn't see it.
Yes it would have been odd if you had seen it but asked for a clue anyway : D
right
ty molly
I feel like ruru is babble's patron saint
Maybe in that outfit...
well it's good that at least one person feels that way 0 :)
:D
hi ruru!
Oh poor you. The adoring masses can be such a bother. : P
I said maybe
*smiles beaitifically* waves to the throngs
We can see that.
*hands out french fries*
lol
hahahaha
i could definitely have some french fries
*snatching french fries*
geek needs food!
you have found the way to my heart, i shall follow wherever you lead, ruru
hiya Doren
There is a french saying like that pippin
geek comes cheap.
hey, i'm recovering from haircut heartbreak, i must feed my sorrow
should have held out for steak.
hi hego. and all. am getting hungry and after a week of being pampered I'm quite put out that I have to make my own breakfast!
ruru will give me steak, i have faith
I feel your pain Geek.
Hego can be bought at a Sizzler
(get it, faith?)
Back from Bermuda, Doren?
Aw poor doren
No, Ruths Chris, please!
*cue collective groan*
really? i'd have thought hego would need bistec florentine
Even better Doren.
Morning, everyone! What does it mean when you have plenty of food that you actually like in the house but don't want ANY of it?
yup. i'm here. and hungry. heading into the kitchen for something a little less caloric than eggs benedict with crabmeat and caviar
Wow, tough life
Are you ick, Mimi?
hi mimicat!
Or even sick?
Mimi, my mom would have said that you're not hungry.
Nope...just indifferent somehow.
generally it means i am lazy. or sometimes depressed.
You are a member of the carpenters?
Probably true, hego...I should be, though. Haven't eaten since 1:00 yesterday afternoon. Oh, well....who cares?!!
Maybe I'm just now responding to the shock of my daughter getting married on Wednesday.
i eat far more than that, but yes, i am treated for depression
Really Mimi, I thought you were good with that.
even good stress can throw your system off
Eggs benedict with crab meat sounds pretty good to me
very rich
Yes, I'm basically good with it. I guess it's just my own personal feeling that often marriage is so difficult. Mine was a nightmare. But she's not me and I realize that.
Yum, ruru!! Sounds great to me, too....don't have that option, though...sigh.
Crab meat crepes, if made well, are divine.
marriage is easy. I've done it lots of times.
I think there are holidays in northern europe for eggs benedict
i cracked open over 5 lbs. of rock crab claws on Friday....
there should be holidays for every kind of food
someone gave them to my brother...
The are called Holland days*
and then what Penq?
yuk, yuk!!!
Bah-dum-ching
in fact just the other week i celebrated national pierogi day. that was good
LOL, hego...I'm always amazed people ever do it a second time, much less more!
good one Ru.
oh ru.....
they were cooked....he made a dish with tofu noodles, corn, artichoke hearts, and zucchini with the crab...
My set up person is missing her cues
three here Mimi.
yum, pen!
and we are going to freeze the rest for another day....
Slow learner, hego?
they were scrumptious....nice and sweet...
Yes, Ru, I did miss that one, sorry.
the lobsterman inadvertently catch them and can't sell them...
No Mimi, I was widowed the 2nd time.
You missed 2
Unforseen circumstance.
Slacker
two? I am bad today.
Kidding, hego....if you're willing to take the chance and are happy with it, that's all that's important. I'm not that brave.
Wait! they can't sell crab?
Widowed twice?
they don't have a license for that...
No divorced, then widowed.
Whew. Was a bit worried for Bill :D
stupid regulations again.
I have been married to Bill for 6 years.
Bill is safe. lol
It's never too late Ru.
I have Addams Family Values on the TV atm...seem appropriate for my mood.
I am not planning to get married again
mimi have you seen the recent color photos of the addams family sets that show how delightfully colorful and pastel they were?
Some things, you don't plan, they just happen.
it's really quite charming and so counterintuitive from what we all would have imagined
When I was first divorced I only dated men who lived out of town because I knew they had to leave.
I may put on some trainer wheels though
sounds good.
Pip, I adore Raul Julia and Angelica Huston...this was the best of the recent Addams Family movies, I think. So funny. Too bad Raul is gone.
Mimi fishes only catch and release
i am talking to a fellow right now through an online service (we haven't met yet) but if this doesn't pan out, i'm giving up until i move to chicago, it is too damn hard to date in new york
eq 8...hmmm.....
oh hego, it is the worst unword ever
geek wants a change of venue.
Ruru, to me people ruin a really good relationship by getting married. Why not just live separately and come together on a monogamous basis and keep all the fun with none of the headaches?
Uh, oh
eq - vowel -- game, ***, match -- vowel
non word warning
ty
Maybe mimi..that sounds smarter..not sure about the monogamus part :D
bad ruru!
It would have to be monogamous for me in order to have trust and real intimacy.
Thank you for the EQ8!
hello again.. are both ea 5/10's plurals?
....otherwise, you're just dating.
hi zoom
oh geez forget i asked that again
hi zooz
Maybe he wants just dating Mimi
one is a pl...the other ends with a pl letter....
yes fan
i mean, you pick the rules you want in your relationship, but you both have to agree on what those rules are and stick to them
or what pen said
Was hoping dating and sex would be fulfilling :D
Of course, it's all academic for me since the chances of me entering into another relationship are slim to none.
Hey, if that's what you want at this point, ruru, go for it! It's probably better to keep things simple and not involved for awhile after a divorce.
could be
Hey you know what Mimi? You can lead a very happy life without a man in it.
ea 4/5?
Good morning, young lovers!
also true molly!
Absolutely, Molly..and I am.
hi judi!
never worked for me Molly.
Or non-lovers, Judi!
found it
<---never had a romantic boyfriend. Well, I freed up Goerge Clooney because the paparazzi bothered me.
Hi Judi
Read back in chat. I thought Ruru was only having a relationship with his car right now.
That's why you flag is at half mast scrabs?
hi judi
My problem is that I never lived alone in my life and I find it too lonely.
Even though my marriage was awful, I feel lucky to have had many truly wonderful men in my life.
I LOVE living alone, hego...really thrive on it.
Can't do it.
Mimi is sounding like jennifer lopez now
I think about finding a boyfriend, but I don't want my wonderful life to get messed up.
she's very liberated.
Me too, Mimi. I require much solitude.
You don't even know the half of it, ruru....you'll have to read the book...if I ever get it finished!
Scrabbler you are perfect as you are.
that's my one sadness about moving to chicago if i get into this school -
I also require solitude, but that can happen in a relationship.
there's really only one neighborhood with one bedroom apartments, and it's 40 minutes away from school, and i love living alone
People with independent natures often have a hard time sharing living space with someone.
I have a wonderful life without a man.
You're right there, hego....I was never more alone than when I was married...probably not what you mean.
We both have our own interests and separate things we like todo.
You do Scrabs, I know that.
ET 5/18?
Good for you, Hego. Many people have co-dependent relationships.
mimi i know the feeling
the weirdly spelled needle case from yesterday
TY, pip
Right now he's playing golf, and I'm here with you.
ty Pip
What are you driving at hego?
not driving.
She doesn't sound teed off.
thanks
I certainly don't miss living with a man but I often miss the company of a man.
lol
To each his/her own. We each have our journey.
We were 2 lonely people and a little lost when we met and now we're both good.
Hego, are you just puttering around here?
No one right way to live, true Scrabs.
At least Bill is up to par
No, I'm playing.
lol Ru.
And no one can drive a wedge between them
Hego, do you realize we are using golf terms.
he's starting.
How long are you going to keep these jokes up fore?
yes, lol
Hate wedgies...
Lol
Are you using an iron while you are here, Hego?
good one zoom!
It is the only fairway to discuss this
no, iron
Lazy day today....have no drive.
Probably got a sandwich though!
you folks are too good for me.
She knows what we're joking about. She's just being caddy.
well, we have to take the rough with the smooth
lol
Ooooh, ruru...didn't know you like it rough...
She's fond of Bill's 9 iron if you know what i mean
Sorry for working blue this morning!
aha, landed right in my trap!
I just passed halfway so it is time for me to go rake leaves outside.
you peeked!
*covers eyes*
bye Scrabs
i thought she preferred his wood
Hahaha, TY for the laughs.
Later, Scrab!
have fun in the weeds
and hello, people
Rake in solitude scrabs
Welki!!
LOL Welki!
...and I thought I was working blue!!!!
hego! you know it's true
Welki! Long time, no see!
Watch out for Welki!
Of course.
:)
I think I need a vacation.
mee tooo
Been thinking about driving up Pacific Coast Hwy. to Carmel. Hey, ruru...if I stop in Napa, will you spring for dinner?!
if i get accepted ( i mean WHEN -- positive thinking is important and all) to PA school, my mom and I are gonna take a trip together and go hiking around somewhere fun
!!
when is the interview, pip?
.....scared ruru...
*whispers* I think Mimi is asking you out on a date, Ruru.
Napa is a long way from Carmel
november 7. which will also be the weekend after my 40th birthday, so it's a momentous weekend all around
Pip PA school is a great idea!
Keep trying, you'll get accepted
i agree hego! now i just have to convince them that i will kick butt at it and that they should accept me to their school
I know....just thinking of doing a type of circular trip. There are so many places there I love and so long since I've been there.
best of luck, pip - a great opportunity you've worked long and hard to realize
May I ask what the PA stands for please?
are you good at sciences?
not that they 'should,' but that they will :)
Phycician's assistant.
physician assistant
Pennsylvania, Zooz.
And physician assistant, too.
Ahh thank you!
:)
Feeling a bit peckish...going to try to find a nibble...maybe some food, too....bye and hugs all around!
Adds more blonde to judi's hair
it's pretty much my worst subject, but i've been getting A's, so i'll think I'll do fine
Ha ha. Let's play "Confuse the Brits"!
good one!
Fries!
Not hard with me, Judi. I can assure you :-)
*flips hair* What. Ev. Er.
that'll do it.
Know how you can tell if someone has a blonde secretary? The white out on the computer screen.
zoozzoom, it's a US think that's somewhere between a supervisory nurse and a doctor, so you work mainly autonomously, but there is still an attending physician who technically signs off on your work at the end of the day or week or what have you
thing, not think
Lol mimi
also, i totally missed the bit where someone mentioned fries. hungry again, dammit
I have many really good blonde jokes....
Sounds like a good rewarding job to have then, Pippingeek!
I am not brainy enough for that type of work..lol
It is a good job and in high demand.
it's pretty great, zooz, plus the pay is excellent and the program only takes 2.5 years to complete once you get in. lots of bang for your buck
Me neither zooz
<--thinks zooz is plenty brainy.
and Ru too.
i have no blonde jokes, but lots of ADD jokes and nerd jokes
Practice up on your dissection skills, pippin!
((Hego)) Trust me I am not..But I do not mind me saying so..lol
They don't need brains...we're just using them for their sex appeal.
i got to dissect a female frog with massive oviducts and tons of eggs and the other students were afraid to open her stomach which was hard and engorged
so they asked me to do it and it had three intact crayfish claws in it!
OH yuk!!
Ooh. Frog caviar!
The heat in Arizona is making mimi delusional
OK---no longer want breakfast...
LOL, Judi!
Never had to do that in nursing school.
i also do a lot of cooking so every time i work with meat i am thinking about the layers and types of tissue and how they work and connect and stuff, it's pretty awesome
ROFL, ruru....now I'm gone...really...honestly...
Must take a break. Getting dizzy. HAGD All.
Wow. I didn't think a frog could eat a crayfish. I thought they only ate bugs.
my bio teacher was very impressed with my dissection skills
these were excessively large frogs, especially the females
sorry hego
Eating frog caviar? I would rather croak
Good job, you! Every class needs a good cut-up.
No, dizzy from staring at this grid. NP pip.
Frog will eat just about anything...including other frogs.
poof!
frog caviar does not look tasty at all, at least not after the preserving chemicals
oh judi, well played
poink!
You have me in stitches judi
I could dissect a frog between two brick.But I am not sure that would be helpful :-)
That would be a mortar sin zooz
LOL
Pennsylvania
Oops - that must seem random - from a bit of chat before it refreshed
spotted that
Just a tad, Matty :-)
No good I need a cup of tea.bbl
good morning :-)
hi nan!
bah, nothing worse than trying to break in a new pair of shoes
hi, matty (can't help but sing along to your name every time i see you :)
(and i see from your profile that you're from the island - where? i'm originally from ny, too)
...and suddenly, the room went still
I am here, Welki. Just slurping on my tea :-)
EN7?
Welki, that's why i chose it - great song!
en + shoots with a stun gun
sandy denny - the best
thanks weiki
te 5/16?....driving me nuts!
te + avocado dip, ***camole
ty!
pen dont forget the plural
i have ow4/4 ending in an s i need the other ow 4 please?
ends in a vowel...
ty mlf....got the plural
yw pen
Swap the last two letters around, Mlf.
ty pen
yw...
can't find my last word....as 6/30?
oof, got sucked into reading an article
A+ to faint; lose consciousness.
I don't have it - I'm struggling with the AS words in general
i dont have it either
ty zooz!
ty zooz....i am done!
Welcome :-)
Congrats, Pen!
matty and mlf, if you can find the as5/14, there is an alternate spelling 5/6 combo directly before it
think of a college writing assignment and change the first letter
gotta go to Freeport to meet friends for dinner...i want to go early so I can go to the LL Bean discount store....
i dont have the as 5/14
I haven't got the 5/14 yet - I have both 4s, the butt 5/10, the good butt 5/10 and now the 6/30
Enjoy your day, Pen.
the 5/14 means to have ore assessed....
ty zooz...
bye all!
bye penquis
Ciao
ah i got teh as 5/16
Oooh - give us a clue please?
now just change the last letter but keep the pronunciation
AS 5/16?? There is no AS 5/16
5/14
14
pipping i am lost on what you are saying
i change the last letter which is a high point tile?
there is an as5/10, exactly the same but with a different last letter
as 5/14: to evaluate something -- possibly gold?
ES 5/14 writie a short story
it also has a plural
just change the E to an A
I'm confused - I have the as5/14 now
as 7, please?
which is not the same as what zoozzoom is saying
AS 7 donkey + to earn money.
Eesh. I was interrupted by laundry.
i have the as 5/14
ty zoom
Welcome.
I'm missing something with the earn money bit
if you have the as5/14, it is the same word as the as5/10 except the last letter is different
same here
certainly a different spelling! -- or should I say creative?
i have the as 5/10s
When you earn maoney you get it in your **** packet.
Wa4: an honest hourly pay.
Money*
I'm missing something with the earn money bit --- it is not earn money. it is 'salary'
I have 200 words, can't believe there are still 20 S words to find
What a word!
afternoon all!
WI7 made me laugh out loud..lol
Yeah. Use that sucker in a sentence. I dare ya!
Or to make war with your butt
LOL
Thanks judi that was a good clue
is that what a chippendale's dancer makes?
Yvw.
TE7?
hahaha pippin
Exam + tom & jerry type movies, Films etc
thanks zooz
ty zooz
Earn money is the same as WA4 not sure why that is so confusing.
Actually, I'd say the WA word is more the money earnt, rather than to earn it...?
i think we think of earn money as a verb and wa4 as a noun
as 6/30 please?
Hi zooz :) Did you pick up anything interesting at the boot sale?
wa4 is he earnED money
No, Chrissie. nothing but junk there again :-(
as6/30 - somebody clued a while ago. a+to faint
Never mind, we live in hope :)
et on
cyber did you get it?
TV
Just did a boring asda shop here. The weather has been awful
*sticks tongue out at Zooz* I bought a pair of leather boots at a consignment shop yesterday. $8.00 (((smug)))
Love a bargain Judi!
Nice one, Judi!
Brand new condition. Fit like a dream. (((((chuffed)))))
ty cosmo
Weather has held out here, Chrissie.There was even glimpses of the sun!
Damned north south divide, lol
Another lovely icon, Chrissie :-)
TO 6/36?
TO + Salary :-)
Thanks zooz. I am besottedðŸ˜
oh that word again .. salary:)
There is also a to6/30.
i have that one judi:)
Waiting for a face time soon
Good job my sister does not see the icon.She would only want another baby..lol
:)
eq 8 please?
cyber ends in estimated time of arrival(shotened/abbr)
i just typed sa 5/14 word and it is in the grid/list:)
EQ 8 eq - vowel -- game, ***, match -- vowel
ty mlf and zoom
More household chores to do. See you kids tomorrow! *POOF*
Don't forget to add the third letter which is part of the Q tile.
toodle pips, Judi.
yw cyber
bye
Do any of the IS words appear in common parlance?
for some the first 3 letters are the same
matty, the 7 is a common glove/slipper brand minus the last letter
otherwise no
Is 6 is a polygon having all angles equal.
pipping i didnt know that
ty zooz. That i had me stumped
help with the gu words please?
I am not familiar with glove or slipper brands
MLF - they are all variations on bird or bat poo
IS 6/18 any Japanese immigrant to the U.S.
that's the only one i know, because they used to advertise heavily in the 80s
lol thanks matty
yes zooz, singular and plural
That was the plural.
i dont recognize the name pipping
OK, have both 6s and the 5s, just the IS7s...then on to the Ns...
and the gu4?
add a vowel to one of the 6's
the Is 7/28 used to be a sports drink a while back.But it ended with 'ic'
thanks got the gu 5/6
Thank you!
Should have the GU4 then, Mlf.
interesting zooz - that's the gloc brand but they ended with an R
glove, ech
that was strange another word i tried and at first it ddint go in
I think it must be an American brad
brand
they've just started advertising on Fr TV, really annoying ad, too
that just means the concentration of salt/sugar/whatever is the same inside versus outside the cell, meaning it's got the right balance of electrolytes
it is here, pip..http://tinyurl.com/mbb53y5
ihave aw 4 ending in s .. help with the other aw 4 please?
aw4 - change last letter
mlf, the person who receives the expoerience
thanks and hello cosmo. did it to me again hmm
morning all
HI Pinik ltns?
hi pinikula!
hi pippin :)
hi mlf...yep, that's me "LTNS"
where have you been??
3 more, gotta finish this so i can eat, and study
Oh, I've been here and there...been checking in more often nowadays... ;)
...excited to share some new news! :)
pipping i am trying to get as far as i can as i will be watching tv for pretty much the rest of the day
Pinik news about what?
news, news!
GC number 3 is on the way! :)
huzzah!
hooray!
Congrats!
<-- pretty excited...
too bad I have to wait until spring!
good things come to those who wait, and all that
pinik how old are the other two?
I know...but...well...you know how it goes...just can't wait!!! :)
My GD is 14 and GS is 5 (this new one will be the younger of the GS)
oh that is so cool
wonderful
*happy Nonna* :)
i have 71 left i am going to watch football now bye..pinik dont be a strange
poof
any hints for those high point no's?
Absolutely not, nan (that's a hint)
oh - got the 5-6 combo
QU 6/33
ty anyway, matty
nauseous, matty
1 more, gonna heat up some food and savor my last word
Arrgh. Tried that but spelled it wrong
and hope it doesn't make my stomach feel qu6
got them all
fireworks!
wtg pippin! :)
clue for the no6 after the absolutely nots?
Congrats pippin
dan, it's another absolutely not
woo hoo pippin
think magi
got it pip, thanks! that's firewords
except now that I am finished this means I have to go study my medical terminology
Procrastinate no more!
but good for the babble and vice versa - like my st8 was a medical term, a plural for hardening
wtg dan2!
but i WANNA procrastinate!
and yes, well played dan!
Congrats dan
congrats all - I'm not doing terribly well - 56 left
just think matty, that's still as many words as you normally get in an average grid
True!
:)
I've had a bad week and a bad weekend - I think that's why I'm missing words I'm sure I should be finding
sorry to hear, matty...hope it turns around for you!
honey you can't let babble be a place that makes you feel bad, some days it just doesn't work for you, but it's a game we play to unwind and exercise the brain and chat with people who love you, so if you remember that part you always walk away feeling good
good people and bad jokes are always welcome
babble skills not required
Definitely the latter, not sure of the former at the moment
Ruru in a nutshell :)
He has great babble skills too though
LOL
Ru is one of the Pun-Kings :)
agourding to pinik, anyway
gotta admit...he, among a few others, can be pretty quick-witted...
Can anyone give me a wee starter for 10 on the longer tos (6/36, 5/18 and 6/30?
as7/52
= butt + salary
got the 5
and the related 6
So just the 6/36 (TO) anyone?
to6/36 = to + salary
to + salary
Thank you!
ST8? I thought it might be a weird plural of the 6 before, but no....
it is a weird plural of the six before it
hi ru :)
Isn't the six before it already a plural?
butt + salary is a proctologist isn't it Pini?
apparently not matty
Ahh - thanks!
or something like that, ru :-/
Dr. Ben Dover
lol
And his assistant Ann Coff
ROFL
*!* ta da *!*
hagd everyone :-)
Two left - the gu6/27
sorry - go 6/27
Nope, I'm lying - it's the go5/22 I need
go + pale
is that your final answer matty?
:)
Yep - and thank you Pin - got it!
Done! Whew
wtg matty! :)
...and that's *sparklers* for me...cya l8r!
PINIKULA!!!!!!!
Oh no! i missed her :(
i missed her as well.
help with an8 pls
most superlative of picnic pests;)
I don't have it peri
Ty crossy
ty crossy
:)
I am missing one 8: I have an, eq, go and so
st Peri
ty looking
and it is a pl of an st6?
Word to the transcriber, it's a medical term
ty
I got it ty Molly. my many years of working in a hospital do come in handy
bbl
Help with that fourth column i please?
Think gloves Car
Got it! great clue ty
clue for the eq8?
Sounds like a Spanish play about horses : D
I'm looking for it too
hello, back again
I get the horse part...not the spanish play part :(
Hi Annie
or a Spanish horse tennis match
Ole!
I got it! TY!
eq +vowel + game ***, and match + vowel
Love your poem ruru. Wish I could have seen the work your writing is based on:)
thanks crossy.. just a response to another cranky player
ty
well done:)
very good.
ru, just read your poem...well done
Wave to the masses Ru : P
*waves*
applause, applause!!!
bbs
S's smashed
Congrats
That's a big deal here today.
75 s's wow
75 of them..we have had smaller grids
lol true
no hit
??
I left the S out
very diplomatic of you.
<---being a nice and clean ruru today
ssorry to hear that.
*Laughs hysterically*
a ge4leman
*offers molly holy fries*
Vati-fries
Yes Annie, he has people fooled into believing he is one of those
spoken by someone who has never met me in person :D
yes, the truthis, he really is a ge4leman.
*sticks tongue out at Molly*
*Whistles nonchalantly*
and all round sweety pie.
Sorry Ru, you're outed.
aw..
Sweetie pie, oh, that's a keeper
<---teflon
:D
ah, but he is!
♫♪She's got a crush on you♫♪sweetie pie♫♪
I knew you'd vote with me, Doren.
:D.. reinforcements!!! YAY
the ru-ettes are here in force.
Oh now there's a visual, The Ru-ettes
lol
it's a question of who actually knows him. Multifaceted personality.
In person you see a different side of him. Both are real
*hides the dark side*
hah! that is what we see here, are you kidding?
I'll defer to the all-knowing then
right!
oh.. forgot about that
Interesting chog today:)
lol Hi Crossy (another sweetie pie)
aww.. howdy hego:))
what the hell crossy we're bored
Not about omniscience... just about more input, that's all. Someday, Molly, when he cooks chicken soup for you or whatever, you'll see the other side.
I think I'd do better than chicken soup :D
Go Ruru!!
But if Molly were an old jewish grandmother with a cold.. then it would be soup
i thought you once said you'd cook for her when she was sick cause the winter looked ominous. or something.
otherwise i know you'd do better than chicken soup!
Gotta love a guy who can cook.
chicken soup would be fine by me :)
me too Welks
back home, dorens?
hint for so8?
leave a cracker in that soup for an hour and it would be the so8 thing in the bowl
lol ty Welki
yup. back home. for a while. later this month Sedona and Grand Canyon (and visiting my OTHER 92 year old aunt in Scottsdale )
ty also welki
Our gal gets around.
first month of retirement... have to start it big (and have lots of frequent flier miles unused)
whoo-hoo fun!
wonder if they do crab benedict with caviar in the Grand Canyon?
also my best buddy wants to celebrate the end of her chemotherapy with hiking in GC. She had already booked her flight and was going to do it alone... couldn't allow that
good for you!
hah! eggs benedict Maybe (but Annie is not a princess.. would be camping and making oatmeal over the woodfire if the weather would be better)
*unpacks the caviar from box*
lol
*starts drinking the champagne*
coultier?
no.. my new fave
Ru, just got an email from CIA in Napa. They are having a dinner featuring Schrumberg wines.
(sorry... Coutier). and what is the new fave?
Schramsberg wines
I don't know if you remember but you sent me there.
picked up domaine solitude cote du rhone at jeremy's local supermarket last week. didn't you recommend that a few years ago?
NV Agrapart Terroirs Blanc de Blancs
yes, that's it, thanks
yes.. what vintage is it>?
hego, he remembers EVERYthing
it's a great tour they give hego
I learn something everytime I take someone there
ok. will try it my next trip.
Yes, very good, I had never been to a sparkling wine tasting before.
just don't take bubbles there, ru!
who's Bubbles?
I did already
she was well-behaved
oooooh?
bubbles is my best friend's wife
hmmm...interesting.
we went out to dinner with Doren in NY and she got shit-faced on champagne.. so hereafter she is now known as bubbles
sooo funny.
not at the time.. but it is now
I get it
could have happened to anyone.
Not you, Red, you got all together.
not me
Now, me, it could have happened to me.
well.. that one is possible
oh no, never say never!
:P
never
always say always
I don't like the feeling of being drunk
I like that.
me neither, but I do like tipsy
a nice little buzz.
tipsy.. is good for me when i'm having fun and not driving
or the wine is really, really, really good
And with the right person.
I have never been drunk
right
Wish I could say that.
I really doubt that KJE
Too much blood in my aclohol system as we speak:)
seriously. I didn't even start drinking until I was 29. Never saw the attraction in college of all that puking and hang over crap
but have been tipsy after 3 drinks... then stop bc I don't like that feeling
No kje, that's awful.
yeah.. and I never had sex until I was 50
Now if you believe that....
tipsy is fun. problem is when you don't know enough to stop, and want the feeling to continue, and don't realize that drinking more will actually be problematic.
haven't made that mistake in a very very long time
<---um hego.. check out the costume
I was always the DD in college... had to pull over once so a girl could puke... what is the appeal in that?
i can believe that kj didn't drink before 29, but ru?????come on now!
:)
well.. party till ya puke is never fun kje
gross
Need a real-time blood/alcohol meter we can wear on our wrist. That way we can hold things at "tipsy" with pin-point accuracy:)
med school drove me to drink
LOL
good idea Crossy
lol kje
I bet it did Doc
I was once out with some friends in Florida and the last thing I remember is, I think I'll have a cosmo...
I didn't disgrace myself though.
They put me on the elvator and sent me to my room.
actually Doren.. I started on the young side :D
you have not lived till awaken the next morning in a town you do not know with no recollection of how you got there--stark neeked.
I have done that crossy in Mexico.. naked in a shower whining for Jesus :D
Oh, my
lol. Jebus will not help you:)
but I was young and impressionable then
No, Crossy, he won't.
I don't call that living!
me neither nowadays
bet you're real cute when you're tipsy, hego
war stories kje, war stories
Doren, my hubby thinks so.
stoogiest should be a word
why not
i tried that
whoop whoop whoop
well Iggy is almost in the grid
ah.. almost foot ball time :D
have a gi4 off the second g - other clues?
nm
okay Peri
have been looking off and on for awhile... then pow
:)
Late ..good day All!
to6/36?
to pull something + and how old you are
ty
yw
jokeage
'Confession of Babblers'! I loved reading back over the chog!! Lol
damnit
Ru, may I add myself to the Ru's Poetry Fan Club, please?
sure soodle
:-)
howdy soodles:)
Ru will be reading a collection of his poetry at the Beatnik Coffee Shop next Thursday.
It is 5:35 PM and I am just starting. Had a crazy day. I got a Bichon foster and he ran out the front door and took off. Luckily he was found
last ga6?
sounds like gauzie
Mostly it will be haiku molly :D
ty
Well, it was just a guess Ru. Being as I don't "know" you and all that. : P
fw
finally
now to get my slides for tomorrow finalized - tata
hello
howdy, Bichon
thanks crossy, thought I made everyone leave
hello
np, Bichon. I am around but am bouncing from babble to some homework i am doing for class.
And I'm just bouncing:-/
Just follow the bouncing soodle:)
Boing, boing!!
And the wonderful thing about Soodle, is Soodle's a wonderful thing....
or is that just tigger?
lol
Nope Chrissie... Soodle's pretty wonderful! Well usually.... :-)
I thought so ;)
Had a (probably 2 gazillion calorie) KFC earlier. Feeling full and guilty!
There is something about Kentucky Fried Chicken in Ireland that makes me laugh.
And quit food shaming yourself.
I didn't laugh, Molls. I slobbered. I drooled. I enjoyed every morsel.
Good. You are supposed to enjoy your food. Not feel guilty about eating it.
I even finger-licked!!!!
KFC has fallen in quality from what it used to be here years ago. the cost is also astronomical when feeding 4 people. for the cost of it now you could fill your fridge with a weeks groceries!
That's too bad. Here, KFC is still the best fried chicken there is. I agree about the cost though.
I think they try to use the grease too often and are not careful in letting it get up to the proper temperature:(
Fingers in ears, singing 'ya ya ya'. Sometimes , Crossy, it's nice to say 'To heck with the cost'. Sometimes a calorie laden, greasy, fast-food meal is what a person needs!
We had roast chicken for dinner tonight. There is something about a chicken roasting in the oven that is very homey.
I agree with you soddles. I am not dissin you. Last month we had a big bath of take-out fish and chips:))
soodles*
Our KFC is not quite that expensive. No way I could buy a weeks worth of groceries for what I pay at KFC.
batch*
for 4 people, to have a good feed of KFC with all the trimming here, it would be $50.00, easy
Oh my God
howdy all
Indeed.
Howdy jes
Chinese food for 4 is a better value in that there is usually more than enough for all to have a dinner of it the next day as well.
Wonderful image of mr & mrs crossy sitting in a bath full of fish and chips, lol
mmm. fried chicken.
lol, chrissie
I much prefer a home cooked meal. I even more prefer a home cooked meal that somebody else has prepared, cooked, served & cleaned up after. When all of the above is not available.. There's KFC.
brb dog walk
Fried chicken is my go to, favorite thing to get in terms of fast food. Alas, we only do it about once a year since fried food is something I try to avoid.
I admire your will power Molly. I really should improve my diet
Oh my will power is nothing to admire. I will cave at the slightest provocation.
want to see crossy cave? Just show be a flame broiled 1/4 pound bacon burger with cheese from harvey's
me*
Babblers know everything!!Can anybody explain why I have woken myself up the past 5 nights, by biting down, fairly heavily, on my tongue? It's (my tongue) pretty mangled...
Do you grind your teeth at night?
lol. Obviously you need more iron in your diet. Try eating more liver;))
back again
I do, Molly. Aggressively.
I grind my teeth:(( dentist is trying to get me to wear a mouth guard:(
I'm on a paleo diet
I do that sometimes. My lower jaw drops when i sleep (yes, very attractive) and something makes my jaw snap shut on tongue or cheek :(
Chrissie - thats EXACTLY what happens me! (GLORY BE!! I AM NOT ALONE!!!)
lol
Is it an 'Old Lady' thing?
I'm afraid it may be
I gring my teeth at night also.And I HATE it when i suddenly slam my teeth together.I have many times had blood coming out of my mouth at 3am..lol
Everything else is getting slack!
Grind*
I mean what the hell is all that about?
Btw, Chrissie. I feel your pain at your son's departure. It's very tough.
((((Zoooz)))). Hiya Zooz. ðŸ˜
Yeah, you need a bite guard Soodle. You will be amazed at how much better you will sleep with it in.
(((Sodle))) :-)
Thanks Soodle
Soodle* Sorry typing is worse when tired..lol
Any treasures at the boot sales today, Zooz?
No, Soodle, it was all junk again :-(
All the US people think Zoom went shopping for boots today.
My dentist say they will make me a teeth gaurd for me.But it will be £230 for one.
Bite guard = dentist = phobia, Molls. I'll take me chances without it.
Hahaha I did notice that, Molly. I did not say anything though..LOL Glad you knew :-)
They are expensive Zoom, but well worth the money. Otherwise you are going to end up grinding your teeth to little nubs.
Soodle, getting fitted for a bite guard does not involve drills or needles. You just have to bite down into a mold so they can fit it to your teeth.
Yes I think the next time i go.I will ask them to make me one. Better than grinding my teeth and biting the inside of my mouth to bits.
Ah, that explains Judi's comment earlier about buying some lovely leather boots. I thought she was just sharing a bargain purchase
My sister, ( my money no object sister) got porcelain crowns. They look fantastic. I'm extraordinarily jealous.
LOL bless her.Although she did get a bargain :-)
Yes now you are talking serious money there, Soodle!
Do the clocks go back next week?
I want to be a money no object person.
Just checked they do go back next week.
Ours don't go back until November 2. I really struggle with the "dark part of the year".
I am not keen on it either. Dark by 4pm yuk!
I struggle with not being the 'money no object person' :-/
Yeah, that too Soodle.
I find ice cream helps. And wine. Both help.
Chocolate for me :-)
Ben n Jerry Cookie Dough icecream....hoo-hah!
lol
Coldstone chocolate devotion ice cream :)
hah, soodle is here
Wow you are up late, Ruby!
Cold Stone is the best ice cream EVER
Oh my..I just googled the coldstone icecream. Now I want some..lol
I just binged on quail eggs and lumpfish caviar. I'll probably be sick.
Oh my, I'm sick just thinking about it
and then I had a chocolate pastry,. My eating habits are awful
Zooz, you should see the blisters! I am going to the doc tomorrow as I think, despite Acriflex, it might be infected. Perhaps Fruit Shoot wasn't as good as water would have been.
Was you entertaining, Ruby?
I was entrtaining moi
lol, Ruby.As long as you had a good time :-)
((Jaxx) that does not sound nice. Did you manage to get any sleep?
came down to give the dogs treats and then succumbed. I skipped dinner because husbad eats too early
Oh hush Ruby. I thought it was your son's job to give you grief about your eating habits. : D
Must admit, i can not eat too late at night otherwise I get nasty indigestion.
BTW, Molly, he's been sending me friendly e-mails like nothing happened.....I guess he has his own problems
*Passes around the bicarbonate of soda in Oldsterville*
lol
Passive-aggressive behavior at it's finest, Ruby.
Some. I covered the blisters up with sterile gauze. To be honest, it is really hurting today. the two blisters have joined up into one long one (about 3in x 1in and about 3/4 ins high).
you still there, Jaxx?
I'm surrounded by it
Oh yes. typing a little slow with hand out of action.
stash
Yes that sounds fine, Jaxx. I doubt it is infected. But I would still go to the quacks to get it seen to though.
sorry
sleepy woof
eath
Come back Rubes....
I know you are still there, Ruby..secretly typing away grid words you find :-)
yesr no on the e-mi cookie?
My husband will make sure of that. i cannot go near anything hot as it smarts so he is head cook and bottle washer.
((soodle))
or we''ll talk about it latr
Yes it will if you go near any heat. but it will take a while to heal. Do not pop the blister if you can help it.
This grid is full of words I've gotten over the years fro |Molly
I will leave you to chat with Ruby as I interrupted - very rude of me. Sorry Ruby
no no, don't worry jaxx, I'm fading fast
good old Xanax is kicking in
What is Xanax?
Sleeping product by the sounds of it.
What have you done jaxx?
Ahem ahem!!! I need everybody's attention. Today is an auspices (sp?). It is the anniversary of the arrival of one MollyL on this planet. I would like to raise my glass, and call on all here present to do likewise, and toast your friend, and mine....MOLLY!!! Hurrah! Happy Birthday, Molls!!!!
Every country has the same products but with different names. Confusing
Many happy returns to Molly
YaY..Happy Birthday, Molly!
Many happy returns, molly
Hi, Chrissie. How are things?
21 today, 21 today...
Thanks everyone
Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you....Haaapppyy Biirrtthhdaayy Dear Molly..Happy birthday toooo yoooouuuuuu!
Very tuneful, zooz.
OK thanks jaxx, but what have you done?
My kids took me out to lunch today. The waiter wished me a happy sweet sixteen. : D
Who trod on a cat, teehee
*Clink* Cheers!
Nice family day Molly
aww how sweet of him. Did you tip him :-)
You know i had vertigo? It is still lingering. i am also not safe to be let out. I do tend to forget I am now elderly and act as if I am 21.
The kids paid for lunch. One of my sons manages a restaurant and he tips BIG.
I'd have taken that waiter, & brought him home with me! Clearly a man with exceptional taste !
Well, I could have done that. But he looked young enough that it might have involved felony charges.
Tsk..
LOL
Also, I find the whole "cougar" thing in really bad taste.
On Thursday I decided to scale the bed and get something on the top of a wardrobe. On grabbing said item - a Hannah Montane back stage pass book - I decided to jump off the bed, landed with a bang and tipped forward into another wardrobe head first. I grabbed a stepladder to break my fall - yes I do know this stupid cow should have used that before climbing on the bed. In the process i tore the muscle in the right arm and then hit the wardrobe with the whole top of my head.
Really sorry but my eyes are drooping here.Am calling it a night..Molly, Hope the rest of the day and evening is a happy one for you. Toodle pips for now.
ouch!! poor jaxx!
Good night Zoom, sweet dreams to you.
Night night zooz
Jaxx, jut had a hunt and found how you got the blisters too. You really are not safe to leave alone just now! ((Hugs))
Night Zooz, and Jaxx, seriously, your nocturnal activities resulting in personal injuries are hilarious!
My head survived but my arm is still hurting. Then Friday after shopping for some fireworks I was toting the two cups of tea back to the car. I can't recall what happened but the lid came off the tea and scalded my left hand and wrist. the pain was awful so i dropped the milk and the other cup so scalding my left leg. There I was in the centre of a superstore carpark trying to get my husband to notice that his wife was standing 20 yards behind him, dripping tea and crying. he got me some water from the nearby garage and it wasn't until I had run one bottle over the hand and wrist that I noticed it was fruit shoot hydro backcurrant flavour so I was now sticky as well as blistered. the blisters have grown and I am going to the doc's tomorrow as I think it might be the vertigo thing as I feel so off centre. The blister is huge and very painful and the back of my left hand is a bright red.
As you say I am not safe to be let out. Night soodle sleep well.
MollyL, may I wish you all you wish yourself for a Happy birthday. Just remember... The past is gone, you cannot change it. The future is beyond your control. Forget it. As for the present... Forget that too. I didn't buy you one!!!
LOL, soodle.
lolol
Must try to remember that
love that, soodles:)
It's a good one
Hi, crossy
You still bouncing in and out crossy?
You make mim sound like a rubber ball as sung by Bobby Vee
still bouncing;)
him
It has gone midnight so I off to tend to the blister and then off to bed. Night all and, molly, behave yourself in what is left of your birthday
am off even and I don't mean I smell. Night all
Night night jaxx
I'm calling it a day shortly too. Enjoy the rest of your day Molly. Take care all
All done my homework:))
happy birthday, molly!!! :-)
Thank you Une. : )
Happy Birthday, Molly!!
Thanks Peri : D
Good morning all and Happy Birthday, Molly 🎶
Thanks Liz, champagne for all
With smoked salmon for brekky - sounds good to me :)
hello, peeps
Hi TO
help with en7 pls
en 7/28 - en + most of donkeys (just found that!)
Leave out a consonant
hiya liz. trying to get some in before simpsons treehouse of horrors.
Last 12 to finish before heading off to the beach ;)
ty for en7
yw
brr, may have first frost here.
Brrr! Beautiful spring day here - blue skies and temps of 27 C predicted. About 24 C now at nearly 10am
we were at a home coming yesterday, i wore light sweter and carried jacket. the weather went from short weather to winter coat and back all afternoon!
My hubby (and many others) say Melbourne can have 4 seasons in one day! Thankfully, that's not where I live!
we had a great weekend, you should have seen tose 50th peop;edance! it was so cute
Sounds like fun
... ten hours from now ask crossy if he had any lake effect snow overnight ...
Fireworks!
reception friday night for all ex cadets, then football, campus tour and museum, and then dinner dance. got to see SO's yearookk photo he was a heartbreaker!
Crossy said earlier that he was seeing the last of the autumn colours! I've seen photos of the snow he gets on jigidi.
yay liz!
Thanks!
blue mt lakke in ny had snow
That sounds like a really lovely weekend, TO.
Is snow this early usual?
Any clues before I head out?
gtg, simpsons is on. happy babbling. well it is a touch, and in the adirondacks I think a tad
Enjoy your evening
... where crossy is yes ... it'll melt during the day ... but there is a special wind condition that he's subject to which will get him a lot of snow ...
Couldn't live there! Snow in London was bad enough to bring the place to a grinding halt! That was enough for me. Will avoid going back to London in the winter if I can help it!!!
Time for me to go - enjoy your evenings all :)
... if it's cold enough the wind will blow across the warm lake all seventy miles of it then when it hits the cold land, i.e. in Collingwood where crossy live, it will dump it as snow if the temperature is right
... heavens ... most Canadians wouldn't bother putting on boots for all the snow in London ... ... but I know just a bit can mess up the roads completely
LOL! I couldn't get my car up my road on occasions - and it wasn't a very steep hill at all. On the good side, the London Underground was outside where I lived, so the trains didn't run either. Couldn't get into work!!! OK Really am going now!
... may you have another snow day real soon
Wow, you people up north really get off on snow, don't you?
... I probably won't see more than a few flurries until Janauary
until January ... ... but Crossy's town survives by selling ski hill time ... ... they need snow by December or people have small Christmas dinners
I HATE snow!
and ice too
actually not crazy about winter
Amen Peri. If I never saw snow again I would be a happy person.
me too
... snow can be very lovely especially when it's falling on someone else's driveway ... ...
wish I could live somewhere warm. I do not think I would miss the season changes and I would have family back here if I did miss it
indeed dose or on TV or in the movies
I'm so over the "snow is pretty" thing
God evening to my fellow babblers! How's everyone doing
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
... and done ... 20% of the praise be to lickety ... ... may I offer a clue for anyone?
... then a good night for everyone
Happy Birthday to MollyL! I hope your day was very swell!
an
Congratulations doseffing on your fireworks!Hooray for U
sorry
Goodbye doseffing! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log.
Hello lexi! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid
hi, been popping in an out while baby has been napping :)
I have been popping in and out while planning my lessons
I am using your narrative for clues Minvery!!
Oh good! I hope that it helps you out.I gave up on puzzle.
Very cute :)
Thanks!
ttyl, princess is awake :)
Goodbye lexi! I will see you later tonite the chog maybe.
evening all :)
Hello jesdraggon!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
Holding it together so far, minver, and yourself?
You're holding it together?Something happen jesdraggon?
crazy week. co-worker died unexpectedly on Thursday, and just put my cat down today. Got a new foster dog, and my associate is off for 6 weeks because she had a baby friday night.
so, sorry to hear of your friend Jes. prayers for you and your coworkers
So sorry about your co-worker and your cat.Losing people and animals in your life is a very tough thing! Hugs to you
Hello mcurlschool! How are you doing? Welcome to chog.
thanks
(((jes)))
hey all
hi stiddy
any clue for the ge6/24 and ge7/36 which I assume is its plural?
nm...got them
Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the log.
Hello Ouwachita! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
hi all. need those 8s please. all 5 missing from my grid.
oops just got one of them the go 8
Hello mkg! How are you doing today? Welcome to the log
but still need the other 8s please. and hi min
an8/40 word is person who might be the most bored mkg
bored? hmmm dont know word.
It's the the only eight letter word I have so far mkg, sorry
bored? gee. is the person against? is that first part? and are there G's in it? ty.
min i have go 8/50. the animals that you can have for xmas dinner, which fly and are water creatures. and the plural is the most form of the word. so go 5 is the animal. the 6 is plural and then the 8 is the most of it.
an8 builds off of the an4 before it. more restless than bored.
i got that one! i am often an****.
i have an so8/60: corn flakes can become the so8 type of cereal when sitting in milk too long.
good. that words. to have them in your pants is the expression.
anyone have the st8?
ty. great clue corps. got it.
so now i have 3 of them.
st 8 still missing for me.
yw
don't have st8 yet. :(
does the 8 come after the st 7? which is cigars?
or st 7 is also old people with an st instead of an f.
old fo****.........just put st instead of f.
got the st7. thanks. :)
no, it's between old-style note pads and soup. Thanks for the 7.
ok. trying to find it.
Got the st8! it builds off the word before it. hard to clue.
try to clue a bit for me please hpb
ok. plural note pads, plus not-no-but-y**.
i have the st 5, pad word. is it after that of the plural, the six?
yes.
thanks hpb!
you're welcome. so glad I found it!
i got the 8. it is a disease. in the spine. it is a bad horrible disease.
ty. one more to go. what is it.......anyone out there have the stats for it?
yikes.
si
si 8?
I have all the 8s. tell me again which ones you have.
i have so, st, go and an. missing ????
oops...sorry, I didn't mean to type that.
do you have eq8/55?
missing eq 8.
clues please?
working on it
i am missing a lot of words. have zeros still.
e + "shhh... q**et" + "please *** the table for dinner" + vowel
ty hpb
got it. super clue hpb.
never saw that word before.
thanks! just looked it up--it's the genus of the horsetail plant species.
kind of.
any clues for the O in top row?
I believe that's the one that's like the plural of the thing you smell with, minus the first letter.
yup that was it. ty. clue was great.
yw
well i need I words. i dont have any. hmmmm. i tried itsy.......i thought that was how it was spelled.
there aren't any i4s. 6-7-7-5-6. I got the first three from a2z wordfinder. they sound scientific. for the 2nd 7, think of those stretchy slippers and gloves that were popular a while ago, and leave off the "r"
the first three come from the I in the second row. Haven't found any for the corner yet.
leave off the R?
at the end of the name of the gloves/slippers.
oh. hmmmm.
is5/10 & is6/18 for the corner ..
trying to think.
can you clue, tor?
i got one is 7 from the slippers.
Japanese immigrants
thanks, torg
ty. got the two japanese immigrant words.
wow. never heard those words. thanks, tor (and google...)
i am done for today. night all. and ty for all the super clues.
night, mkg!
Goodbye mkg! I will see you tomorrow in the chog maybe
Hello hpb! How are you doing today? Welcome to the log.
cute groot, hpb
Thanks, jes. Wish I could say I made it.
Hi Minveryork. :)
And jesdraggon... LTNS. :)
Hi min! I'm getting ready for bed. Just have to get a few more words...
94 left and my brain is not cooperating
Ok?
hi neil
i haven't been on much, too much work
Hey. :) How are you?
I know that feeling... that was me for the past couple of years. Having a break now.
exhausted.
Ugh. You need a break then.
took one. can't take another because my associate is off for the next 6 weeks
hi all, looks like interesting grid
Ohh, I see.
I'm having a month off before starting a 3-month course in web development. I was really burnt out and needed this break... to rest and get some things done that I haven't had time for.
hi gwen
hi jes, hi neil
Hey Gwen. :)
Hello Neil!How are you doing today? Nice to see you here
Hello Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to chog.
howdee min
so, noogie is still not a word :(
i was disappointed too, gwen
nor is oogie, which is a great hallowee word
Noogie! That should totally be accepted.
oops, halloween that is
And hey Min... I'm very well thanks. :) And how are you doing these days?
and of course loogie, or lugie
I am hanging in there. Busy at work so don't babble much
Speaking of work,I have to goto bed.Early rise tomorrow.
Goodnite to my fellow babblers.Story in profile if needed
sleep well, minver
night min, night all, i'm signing off, too
Take care jesdraggon! {{{HUGS}}}
sleep well, gwen
Good night, Min... take care!
If I haven't missed you. And even if I have!
has the en 7 been clued recently?
no
hello everyone :-)
hi TO, ruru, nan
hi nan
ge5 please!
To is gone jes
the first
town in Italy doren
Hi Dorens.
ge5 italy
or cake! thanks
ge + most of mr ark
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