Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, May 31, 2009

12:00 am

DR1965

FLIP !

12:00 am

Minveryork

Fip flip hooray!

12:00 am

angelinaxox

flip

12:01 am

kittychan

flip

12:01 am

rbud

hiya, flippers!

12:01 am

jesdraggon

ended at 7. thanks all :)

12:01 am

Pinikula

close, jes ;)

12:01 am

DR1965

to 7

12:02 am

cybernan

to 7

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip & hi all!

12:02 am

jesdraggon

so petfinders is running a contest to give money to rescues; the rescue that gets the most votes each week gets $1000.

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

fa 6

12:03 am

jesdraggon

votes don't cost anything, just take a couple minutes... i'd love you all if you went and voted for my rescue :)

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

cl 6 x 2

12:03 am

DR1965

where do we go Jes?

12:04 am

jesdraggon

theanimalrescuesite.com, click on the purple donate button, and then on the next page clear down at the bottom is a big button that says "shelter + challenge"

12:04 am

dcseain

to7

12:04 am

jesdraggon

if you click there, it'll give you a search thing, Wayward Creatures Relief Agency in Chewelah, WA

12:05 am

jesdraggon

thanks :)

12:05 am

DR1965

ok .. thanks Dee

12:05 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:05 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:06 am

jesdraggon

you're fast tonight, lickety!

12:06 am

dcseain

ty, lickety

12:06 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:06 am

Pinikula

I don't see the donate button, jes

12:06 am

jillibus

wow, the flip snuck up on me!

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety; hugs jili; hi pini

12:07 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:07 am

jesdraggon

where are you, pini?

12:07 am

jillibus

Thanks, lickety!

12:07 am

cybernan

hi to all who came in while I had my nose in the grid

12:08 am

Pinikula

nm...found it, jes ;)

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:08 am

jesdraggon

alrighty :)

12:08 am

dcseain

evening, jill, dee, pini, nan, jes et al :)

12:09 am

jillibus

dc, ty for the happy birthday, lol!

12:09 am

jesdraggon

hi, dc :)

12:09 am

Jadeomoan

howdy ya'll

12:09 am

Pinikula

I voted! :)

12:09 am

Angelsong

hi, all.

12:09 am

dcseain

hiya, jade :)

12:09 am

dcseain

yvw, jilli :)

12:09 am

Jadeomoan

Hiya seain!

12:09 am

dcseain

evening, angel

12:09 am

Sudokuaddict

b ooot

12:10 am

DR1965

ok Jes- I voted

12:11 am

dcseain

well, the top A was easy to grey

12:11 am

PAV3

hi all! DC!

12:11 am

jesdraggon

thanks, dr! :)

12:11 am

dcseain

evening, pav :)

12:11 am

dcseain

hi, DR!

12:12 am

DR1965

Hi Dc

12:12 am

PAV3

ooh, a biggie with all tiles represented/./

12:12 am

Angelsong

the bottom A was a breeze

12:12 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 90 words and 877 points. Bye to all!

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:12 am

dcseain

hi, and bye, minver, g'night!

12:12 am

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

12:12 am

jesdraggon

g'night, min :)

12:12 am

dcseain

go, dee, go!

12:12 am

Pinikula

wtg dee

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty not many words yet though :)

12:13 am

DR1965

good Job Dee

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty dr

12:15 am

rbud

nbt for me, too, yay Dee!

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rb

12:16 am

Pinikula

NBT

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

this is not looking like an easy one to me

12:16 am

Pinikula

...and time for bed...nytol!!! :)

12:16 am

rbud

nite, Pini

12:16 am

DR1965

GNight Pini

12:16 am

jesdraggon

g'ngite, pini

12:17 am

dcseain

interesting be6

12:17 am

dcseain

g'night, pini :)

12:17 am

jillibus

night pini

12:17 am

Angelsong

Volley, it's not as bad as it looks once you get in to it.

12:17 am

jillibus

and wtg for nbt

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty angel

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty dc for the be 6

12:19 am

jesdraggon

half way.

12:20 am

cybernan

ad 7 if not called

12:20 am

jesdraggon

it is an interesting word, isn't it? usually see it with a diferent spelling :)

12:20 am

dcseain

ty, nan :)

12:21 am

MLFAN17

How many this time?

12:21 am

dcseain

174, mlf

12:21 am

Angelsong

174

12:21 am

PAV3

i have 24/24 tiles covered and + one...needing the centre O for NBT...

12:22 am

MLFAN17

oh thanks dc the list is up didnt reallize it sorry

12:22 am

dcseain

ty for center O word, pav - ot5

12:22 am

jesdraggon

alrighty. sleep calls. good hunting all, enjoy the grid :)

12:22 am

dcseain

rest well, jes :)

12:22 am

rbud

at 5/6

12:22 am

jesdraggon

thanks, dc

12:23 am

PAV3

26 words and NBT! thanks DC!

12:23 am

jesdraggon

thanks, rbud

12:23 am

PAV3

now to find the rest...

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

di 5 and di 6/21

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

di 7/36

12:24 am

lynxxx

di7 too Volley

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

lol lyn

12:25 am

PAV3

I'm certain a to7 called by now...

12:25 am

dcseain

thanks, lyn, how are you today

12:25 am

jillibus

NBT

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili

12:25 am

dcseain

i called one a while ago, there may be another

12:26 am

cybernan

first 7 called, pav

12:26 am

rbud

yay, jilli!!

12:26 am

lynxxx

well if cold DC. Hello everyone from chilly Melbourne

12:26 am

dcseain

go, jilli, go!

12:26 am

MLFAN17

i found hte AD 7 but i assumed it was already called

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

dh 6 and dh 7/36

12:26 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx -- see my icon writeup!

12:26 am

rbud

ri 7

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

dh 6 x 2

12:27 am

jillibus

just want to try something...back soon

12:27 am

MaMaWA

gnite to all you babble ad7, im goin to go to ab4

12:28 am

lynxxx

Nice Jilli. I suppose I should find some pictures of rain

12:28 am

dcseain

g'night mamawa

12:28 am

lynxxx

bye MaMa

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty rb for the ri 7

12:29 am

lynxxx

a lovely be6.36

12:29 am

rbud

ty for the dh's! :)

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:31 am

MLFAN17

Dee is the Ri 7 common?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

yes think food

12:32 am

rbud

tried to pl the ri 7, no luck, darnit!

12:32 am

cybernan

ty dee -- that gave mee 124 down and nbt -- enough for tonight --

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

lol me, too rbud

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

even tried to make it past tense LOL

12:32 am

MLFAN17

LE 6

12:33 am

cybernan

see you tomorrow everyone :)

12:33 am

dcseain

g'night, nan :)

12:33 am

rbud

nite, nan

12:33 am

MLFAN17

Well i am glad you all found it because i havent yet lol

12:35 am

cybernan

just had a look at jill's icon -- didn't know this was "grateful" day, but as I am grateful for the warm weather, my icon fits anyway!

12:35 am

dcseain

here, we're grateful for the cool weather, as it means we don't have to have the AC on all the time :)

12:36 am

cybernan

we had the air on today as well dc

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

ed 6

12:36 am

dcseain

i've opened the windows tonight, hoping to only have it kick on in the afternoon tomorrow :) I guess that means it's toasty up there, nan

12:37 am

herinfernallady

hey

12:37 am

dcseain

hi, herin!

12:37 am

herinfernallady

waves

12:37 am

cybernan

yes -- it was up to 88F today

12:38 am

jillibus

tried to fix my icon, which is supposed to have a white background as a .png, but it didn't work :(

12:38 am

herinfernallady

hi osgma

12:39 am

jillibus

but never mind -- don't need AC here, so balmy

12:39 am

jillibus

hi osgd :)

12:39 am

cybernan

we've gone from cold and moring frost to summer within 10 days -- as you will see by my icons over the next week everything is blooming!

12:40 am

rbud

fo 6

12:41 am

herinfernallady

i really should get off mgy butt

12:42 am

cybernan

le 7 -- really going to bed this time!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

fo 6/27 and fo 7/40 too

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

so fo 6 x 3 so far

12:44 am

lynxxx

is that fo6.27 from fo5.16 Volley?

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

no another one

12:44 am

rbud

mine was fo 6/30

12:44 am

lynxxx

TY

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

I have fo 6/27 and its pl; fo 6/27 a pl of fo 5/16; and fo 6/30

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

le 4/7; le 7/40 and le 8/55 all related

12:46 am

lynxxx

got the fo6.27 thanks Volley

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:48 am

jillibus

Have you ever watched To the Manor Born? I want Bedric

12:49 am

herinfernallady

Yes

12:50 am

lynxxx

TY for the le's too Volley

12:50 am

jillibus

course it's a proper name but that doesn't seem to matter much

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:51 am

dcseain

i need to sleep; 67 for the morrow.

12:51 am

dcseain

Happy babbling, yall! :)

12:52 am

jillibus

night dc -- hope to see you then

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

co 6/27

12:53 am

herinfernallady

night dc

12:53 am

dcseain

thank you, jilli, and to you. {quietly wanders off}

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

nite dc

12:54 am

herinfernallady

later gators

12:54 am

lynxxx

bye DC

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

bye herin

12:55 am

rururocks

dh 5 & 6

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

co 6/24 and co 7/36 as well as the co 6/27 (1st 2 related; last not)

12:55 am

lynxxx

BBL

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru!

12:56 am

rururocks

hello dee

12:56 am

rururocks

one grey tile so far for me

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:58 am

pugmama763

ugh finally NBT

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

good job pug

12:59 am

joshuavorbis

hi hi hi hi hi

12:59 am

rbud

hiya, josh!

12:59 am

rururocks

ho 6

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

hi josh

1:00 am

rbud

and yay, pug!

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

we 6/30 sounds like elmer fudd goofing up a word

1:03 am

joshuavorbis

NBT

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh

1:04 am

rbud

ty for the we 6, got it

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:05 am

rururocks

anyone found the 8

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

I did

1:05 am

rururocks

what does it begin with?

1:05 am

rbud

still need 1 more 7...

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

le 8/55

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

I am short 1 7, too

1:06 am

rururocks

compound?

1:06 am

rururocks

I am short 8 7's..lol

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

no part of le 4/7; le 7/40 and then le 8/55

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

ho 6/30 compound

1:08 am

rururocks

found it... shudda known

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:09 am

rururocks

my old weather underground days...lol

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:10 am

joshuavorbis

don't worry, ruru - i bought a che guevara shirt and poster and i'm going to put it up in my dorm room and totally keep up the cause

1:11 am

rururocks

top row grey

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:15 am

rururocks

50 left

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

13 here, but think I am going to need lickety

1:16 am

rbud

still no last 7, Dee?

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

just found it cr 6/21 and cr 7/32

1:17 am

rbud

ty! looking...

1:18 am

rururocks

got them thanks dee

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:19 am

pugmama763

night all ! saving 22 for the morning, too bloody tired....YAWN/POOF!

1:19 am

rbud

nite, pug! darn, now I'm yawning, too! lol

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

missing one o from the last column... any id4s?

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

never mind... it was on 4

1:21 am

rururocks

I have ot 4 & 5 from that o

1:23 am

PAV3

66 for the morrow...ciao peeps!

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

ta!

1:24 am

rbud

nite, PAV

1:26 am

jillibus

night pav

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I poof?

1:27 am

rbud

woohoo, Dee!!!

1:27 am

jillibus

YAY dee!

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty had to use lickety for the last 8

1:28 am

jillibus

I'll be using Lickety for about the last 80!

1:28 am

jillibus

(and more)

1:29 am

rbud

well, ty, Dee, for all your helpful hints :)

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

not if you take your time jili... not as many unfamiliar words as some of the other grids this side

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

yw rb... may I help with any others before I leave?

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

lol size

1:29 am

jillibus

so I see, dee :)

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

okey dokey.... have a great day /eve all hugs & cya the flip

1:30 am

rbud

meh, I'm okay, got 67 left, but have all the biggies.

1:30 am

jillibus

night dee

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

1:31 am

rbud

oops, off to the PB for the le4 - g'nite, Dee!

1:41 am

rbud

pretty quiet, think I'll dust the PB, maybe sweep up a little... ;)

1:42 am

Christine

I have the Fudd word (we6/30) but can't find a definition ... ain't no such word.

1:43 am

rbud

lot of that going on in Babbleland, I've noticed, lol

1:44 am

jillibus

well, 56 to go and falling alseep -- night all

1:44 am

rbud

night, jilli!

1:46 am

jillibus

55 to go -- just found the we6 -- and now *poof*

1:48 am

joshuavorbis

what are the stats on the we6?

1:49 am

rbud

we 6/30

1:50 am

joshuavorbis

ty, got it

1:50 am

BabbleRabble

we 6: Noun
1. (obsolete) we 6
* From the opera "Mr Purcell his ground" the line is as follows. " no pressure should be placed on the bum or the we6".

1:51 am

BabbleRabble

a non-definition definition

1:52 am

rbud

lovely bit of wisdom in your bio today, BR, I like it.

1:52 am

BabbleRabble

hello, Rose

1:54 am

BabbleRabble

ah, the obsolete is "weasand," the throat in general

1:55 am

rbud

well, one wouldn't want pressure placed there, that's for sure...

1:55 am

BabbleRabble

yes, good friends are treasures

1:55 am

rbud

or your bum, either, lol

1:56 am

rbud

don't have many good friends, myself, kind of picky

2:03 am

rbud

well, 50 le4, taking a break...

2:05 am

Lindrickway

oh that sounds like a challenge rbud!

2:37 am

Lindrickway

night everyone xxx

2:51 am

millsbooks

morning all, de4/6 pls

2:52 am

joshuavorbis

owing money, mills

2:52 am

joshuavorbis

oops that is 4/7

2:52 am

joshuavorbis

de4/6 is not alive

2:53 am

millsbooks

ty cant see for looking

4:00 am

redturtlehead

morning people....work time almost and i am oddly halfway.

4:01 am

redturtlehead

sots

4:01 am

redturtlehead

and in pb....

4:01 am

lynxxx

morning Red

4:01 am

redturtlehead

hi lynxx....

4:40 am

herinfernallady

howdy. i thought i would have a half our break before my brain exploded

4:40 am

lynxxx

hi Infernal

4:41 am

herinfernallady

wow there is some one here. Hi lynxx how are you nd stewrt?

4:42 am

lynxxx

OK but chilly

4:43 am

herinfernallady

IT is isnt I am watching Master Chef and really peeved at the formate aus has adopted

4:48 am

herinfernallady

off again bye

4:49 am

lynxxx

me too. Seeya

5:48 am

periwinkle

hello nall

5:48 am

periwinkle

*all*

5:49 am

periwinkle

hey red, got your message re Scramble. I will delete the current game and start another one

6:09 am

Merk

Good morning

6:13 am

dinok

hi all. why isnt a small wafer a wafet then?

6:13 am

dinok

feels like a nice grid today :)

6:42 am

periwinkle

any help for the 8?

6:48 am

Merk

Good morning

6:48 am

hurshy

liberals, radicals, commies perhaps

6:49 am

periwinkle

thanks hursh, I found it

6:49 am

periwinkle

how are you hurshy?

6:49 am

EspritdJean

good clue hursh

6:49 am

Merk

Is anyone else here today? I've said good morning twice, half an hour apart, and no response

6:50 am

EspritdJean

gm merk

6:50 am

periwinkle

no one responded to me either, I know there are always people out there but it doesn't bother me anymore if people don't respond

6:50 am

Merk

Is everyone buried in the grid, or something?

6:50 am

periwinkle

no one responded to me either, I know there are always people out there but it doesn't bother me anymore if people don't respond

6:50 am

periwinkle

no one responded to me either, I know there are always people out there but it doesn't bother me anymore if people don't respond

6:51 am

EspritdJean

still in the post-wakeup daze

6:52 am

Merk

Our vacation has started so my nose has been in the grid, too, trying to finish before others wake up.

6:53 am

EspritdJean

where are yuo vacationing?

6:54 am

hurshy

i went to get some cheerios and also have been in and out reading about maximizing my laptop's battery life.

6:54 am

Merk

The Black Hills of So. Dak.

6:55 am

EspritdJean

nice

6:55 am

EspritdJean

have heard it's beautiful

6:56 am

Merk

It's a beautiful time of year. A sensory vacation, the sights, the smell of the pines, delicious food.

6:56 am

EspritdJean

sounds all good. any wildlife?

6:58 am

kim m

morning all...fo 6/27 clue pls?

6:58 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone

6:58 am

EspritdJean

to force something on another

6:59 am

hurshy

she always fo6/27 her responsibilities off on me

6:59 am

Merk

Rhymes with something that kills you in a mystery

6:59 am

EspritdJean

plural

6:59 am

kim m

got that one...its the 1st one I need

6:59 am

hurshy

revolver, lead pipe, candlestick, rope, knife...

7:00 am

hurshy

what's the other one?

7:00 am

Merk

The first one is the one I clued for rhyming with what kills you.

7:00 am

Merk

6 kills you rhyme, 7 is plural

7:01 am

kim m

thanks...got it

7:01 am

torgone

*yawn. ..

7:02 am

hurshy

what's the sixth clue weapon? and which one kills you in this mystery?

7:02 am

hurshy

ohhh

7:02 am

hurshy

i get it!!

7:02 am

kim m

it may be put in your drink,hursh

7:02 am

EspritdJean

I ond't

7:03 am

EspritdJean

*don't

7:03 am

hurshy

do you prefer arsenic or strychnine?

7:03 am

EspritdJean

ok got it, never heard that word

7:03 am

BabbleRabble

hemlock

7:04 am

kim m

arsenic

7:04 am

EspritdJean

antifreeze

7:04 am

hurshy

your fingers say hemlock, but your icon says knife.

7:04 am

BabbleRabble

the old saw, steal her jammies if you want to see anti-freeze

7:05 am

EspritdJean

lol cute

7:06 am

Merk

Fireworks

7:07 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, Merk

7:07 am

Merk

Now I can dress and go down to the lobby to find some coffee.

7:08 am

BabbleRabble

was there extensive damage from flooding in your area, Merk?

7:08 am

Merk

See you earlier tomorrow

7:08 am

Merk

No, the flooding was east and north of us. It still is flooded, in fact.

7:08 am

BabbleRabble

no good

7:09 am

BabbleRabble

glad you escaped it

7:10 am

Merk

I should not say no to our flooding. It just wasn't a river. During one torrential downpour, our eaves and spouts couldn't keep up. I got water in one room in our lower level and had to pull up the carpet and replace the drywall.

7:10 am

Merk

But that is miniscule compared to elsewhere. I hardly think of it anymore.

7:10 am

BabbleRabble

sorry about that

7:10 am

Merk

See you tomorrow.

7:11 am

periwinkle

help with ho6/30 pls

7:12 am

BabbleRabble

trivia: What is the name of the rooster on boxes of Kellogg's Corn Flakes?

7:13 am

hurshy

norman

7:13 am

BabbleRabble

ho 6 -- warm cot

7:13 am

torgone

Bill?

7:13 am

periwinkle

thanks BR, I was looking in the wrong direction. great clue

7:13 am

periwinkle

heya tor

7:13 am

BabbleRabble

Cornelius Rooster, the ubiquitous green rooster designed by Rena Ames Harding

7:14 am

torgone

Morning ..

7:14 am

hurshy

ah, well, tor, we were close.

7:18 am

BabbleRabble

what grid word (s) is associated with this description: Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others.

7:18 am

hurshy

ho5 on your own petard?

7:18 am

torgone

ho5/12ed by one's own petard ..

7:18 am

BabbleRabble

yea, hurshy!

7:19 am

hurshy

clearly we are better at grid words than kellogg roosters :)

7:19 am

periwinkle

I know that phrase but what does petard actually mean

7:19 am

BabbleRabble

yea, torgone!

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all -- today's my 4-year Babble-versary!

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

peri, one meaning is "firecracker"

7:20 am

BabbleRabble

A petard is, or rather was, as they have long since fallen out of use, a small engine of war used to blow breaches in gates or walls

7:20 am

robbie09

morning babblers

7:20 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends - I usually don't chat until NBT, but I can't help it today -- TOR!!! you are back!!!! hooray!

7:21 am

robbie09

congrats une!

7:21 am

BabbleRabble

hello, folks

7:21 am

periwinkle

thanks BR and Une

7:21 am

torgone

TRIFS!! .. I'm not home yet, but I'm back on Babble ..

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

peri, your kitty looks VERY regal! :-)

7:22 am

Trifioso

oh, don't ever "go away" again! It was so lonely

7:23 am

evanonut

torg is back on babble!

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

if i should go away, on a summer's day . . .

7:24 am

periwinkle

thanks so much, that is Zoe-Anne

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:24 am

hurshy

rhotic is so a word!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:24 am

periwinkle

back soon, 25 left

7:26 am

torgone

You're rhight it is ..

7:26 am

robbie09

wow i just got started

7:26 am

BabbleRabble

misquote: Beam me up, Scotty. The closest that Captain Kirk ever got to this was "Beam us up, Mr Scott", in the 'Gamesters of Triskelion' episode.

7:27 am

Trifioso

grids with no 0/0 tiles are really intimidating

7:28 am

torgone

Don't back down, Trifs ..

7:28 am

Trifioso

oh, ta, Tor. Now I will have that Tom Petty song stuck in my head all morning.

7:29 am

torgone

You're welcome ..

7:30 am

BabbleRabble

hurshy, any residuals from the car thing?

7:31 am

hurshy

no, i'm fine

7:33 am

BabbleRabble

"s'awright" is associated with what entertainer?

7:33 am

robbie09

the cat is hungry..brb

7:33 am

Trifioso

topo gigio?

7:34 am

torgone

Fats Waller?

7:34 am

BabbleRabble

Señor Wences died just three days after his 103rd birthday.

7:35 am

Trifioso

might have spelled it wrong, but that is my guess

7:35 am

hurshy

did brabble just trick tor into the penalty box?

7:35 am

torgone

Oops .. PB for me. ..

7:35 am

Trifioso

damn....I think that is who i meant.

7:36 am

BabbleRabble

He was a ventriloquist who appeared on the ed sullivan show many times

7:36 am

Trifioso

he talked with his hand, right?

7:36 am

zoozzoom

whats the points for the `o` in the middle & the one on the right please?

7:36 am

BabbleRabble

yes, as the head on top of a dummy

7:36 am

torgone

My impertinence landed me here ..

7:37 am

hurshy

ot5/10 middle

7:37 am

hurshy

ot4/4, 4/5, and on4/4 right.

7:38 am

zoozzoom

thank you hurshy :-)

7:40 am

torgone

Rats ..

7:40 am

Trifioso

bummer. the man who was coming today to look at the kittens isn't coming. sigh.

7:40 am

harpjane

hello

7:40 am

hurshy

gerbils ...

7:41 am

hurshy

kittens!

7:41 am

zoozzoom

NBT time for lunch..back later

7:41 am

BabbleRabble

hello

7:41 am

Trifioso

I could upload you one, hurshy

7:41 am

torgone

Heya hj

7:42 am

hurshy

my three would just beat up on it :(

7:42 am

hurshy

it's weird how adult cats can be more tolerant of dogs than of new cats.

7:42 am

Trifioso

NBT

7:43 am

harpjane

how do you spell lefsa?

7:43 am

harpjane

oooh kittnes

7:43 am

BabbleRabble

lefse

7:43 am

hurshy

you don't, you get lefsa off a duck

7:43 am

harpjane

ahh, now i'm hungry,,,

7:43 am

KatieMcG

Thank goodness you are in America Trif, hubby want's one of the kittens and I pointed out it would be too complicated!! They are wonderful though

7:44 am

harpjane

i haven't even had breakfast and you guys are making me laugh

7:44 am

Trifioso

at this point I would fly them over....they have GOT to find homes!

7:44 am

KatieMcG

our cats are traumatised over the party last night and will no doubt be sulking for the rest of the day

7:45 am

hurshy

i think if you can believe impossible things before breakfast, it is ok to laugh before breakfast.

7:45 am

KatieMcG

they are lovely, hopefully you will find them homes soon

7:46 am

Trifioso

the thing I most feared is coming true - the fry are getting majorly attached, and have given them names, against my strict instructions to do so. the worst part? *I* started using their names. Not only the fry are getting attached!

7:46 am

KatieMcG

oh trif, 5 would be WAY too many to keep

7:47 am

Trifioso

did I mention I am allergic to cats?

7:47 am

KatieMcG

hey you can take tablets for that :-)

7:47 am

Trifioso

that is how I made is this far!

7:48 am

FMitch

Oh Trif , just looked at your pics, they are adorable!!
Hi Katie and hurshy :)

7:48 am

KatieMcG

Hi FM

7:48 am

BabbleRabble

trivia: what does "Handbags at ten paces" mean?

7:48 am

KatieMcG

a fight

7:49 am

Trifioso

((((grumping))) figures all the brits would take cats. Come on, come on, there must be some babblers in NE that would like a cat....

7:49 am

FMitch

How was the holiday Katie?

7:49 am

KatieMcG

like pistols draw but usually means that it was a silly fright

7:49 am

harpjane

what are the stats for the lone O please?

7:49 am

BabbleRabble

yea, Katie

7:49 am

BabbleRabble

A confrontation which is histrionic but which doesn't involve physical violence. Such confrontations are also called handbag situations.

7:50 am

KatieMcG

Not too good FM, weather wasn't great and all the alcohol was watered down, but it was nice to be with just the two of us for the fortnight

7:50 am

Trifioso

I think it ot 5/10 harp

7:50 am

FMitch

I think its the o5/10 pl of a 4

7:51 am

harpjane

otto

7:51 am

FMitch

Oh shame Katie, but to be away and relaxing recharges the batteries :)

7:51 am

harpjane

yup that was it

7:51 am

harpjane

now everyone knows....

7:51 am

harpjane

sorry

7:51 am

harpjane

i could blame it on my computer....

7:51 am

Trifioso

great clue harp!

7:51 am

KatieMcG

I'm about to catch some sun in the garden as I didn't get to bed until 4am so will sleep on a sunbed

7:51 am

FMitch

LOL, thats the fun of todays grid, a singe word will come from one tile and it's pural will come from another.

7:52 am

KatieMcG

thanks harp I was needing that one

7:52 am

torgone

Come on into the PB .. there are waffles ..

7:52 am

FMitch

You party animal you Katie!!!

7:52 am

Trifioso

I am more stuck on the tiles that won't give up their words at all, FM

7:52 am

FMitch

Hey Torg!
You can do it Trif :)

7:53 am

KatieMcG

right now I'm remembering why I'm not a party animal lol, it was only Mari and I at the end and I have phoned to point out that she is supposed to be a good influence

7:53 am

FMitch

LOL

7:54 am

Trifioso

phantom: footie. As in the dream lingerie of every Bostonian woman: something provocative, with feet

7:55 am

torgone

socks?

7:55 am

jmcnrick

no torg a pj with feet

7:55 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:55 am

KatieMcG

right i'm off to grab some sun. See you all later :-)

7:55 am

jmcnrick

this seems a very kinky grid

7:55 am

jmcnrick

bye katie

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

cannot imagine why anyone would delight with jammies having dangling feet

7:56 am

FMitch

Just watch the UV Katie, it is incredibly warm today.
Hi jmc.

7:56 am

hurshy

isn't it used sometimes for soccer in england? or is only footer allowed?

7:56 am

Trifioso

okay, I need to get ready for church now. Think good thoughts for me, please please please. Secondo is being confirmed today, and I will have to stand up with her in front of everyone. With her dad. Ugh. I know she comes first, and I am trying really, really hard. But it is hard to do.

7:56 am

torgone

That's what I meant .. provocative lingerie with feet = socks ..

7:56 am

KatieMcG

football is often shortened to footie

7:56 am

FMitch

No Hurshy you are correct.

7:56 am

hurshy

yay me!

7:57 am

jmcnrick

obviously you are a fo4 man

7:57 am

KatieMcG

hope it goes well Trif, stay strong

7:57 am

welki

just keep chanting, "it's for the kids, it's for the kids..."

7:57 am

FMitch

TEchnically everyone that said the f4 word should be off to the PB *grin*

7:57 am

torgone

Stand your ground Trifs

7:57 am

Trifioso

thanks welki, katie. I will

7:57 am

hurshy

it's not that he's fo4 man, it's just that if a woman is wearing nothing but socks, i think most men would find that OK by them.

7:57 am

Trifioso

In my socks, tor!!!

7:58 am

KatieMcG

dashes out before getting sent to the pb *poof*

7:58 am

FMitch

Good luck and be well Trif.

7:58 am

torgone

Yea!

7:58 am

jmcnrick

Gods all Trif -- hang in there

7:58 am

jmcnrick

God sees all I mean

7:59 am

Trifioso

thanks you guys. you all rock! I will smile and think of you all behind me....I treasure you all, I really do.

7:59 am

jmcnrick

hurshy you do have a point

7:59 am

Trifioso

Now to find a church appropriate dress that somehow also conveys "see what you are missing, jerk?" Ha ha ha

8:00 am

jmcnrick

except I think with my saggying belly I better wear something more than socks!

8:00 am

welki

just let a small length of black ribbon hang from under a very conservative dress ;)

8:00 am

Trifioso

oh, wait, quick before I go - English people, is there much reaction to Britain's got talent today?

8:00 am

jmcnrick

so glad there is no such thing as Meeting appropriate dress (other than covering up basic body parts)

8:01 am

FMitch

YAY Diversity!!!!!

8:01 am

jmcnrick

wear something that shows that cute figure

8:01 am

Trifioso

really FM? I liked Flawless better...

8:01 am

FMitch

Aparently at least 15 million watched the show.

8:01 am

jmcnrick

to what do you refer FM?

8:01 am

Trifioso

how many voted, do you know?

8:02 am

jmcnrick

I C

8:02 am

FMitch

The dance act that won Britians Got Talent jmc.

8:02 am

welki

*nudges jm* think someone is procrastinating?

8:02 am

FMitch

No Trif

8:02 am

Trifioso

I know, I know...I am going welki! Just remembered about BGT and wanted to ask before I left

8:02 am

hurshy

i would have admired susan boyle more if she'd just gone home after her initial performance.

8:02 am

Trifioso

since most of the brits are sleeping when I am on in the evening here....

8:03 am

FMitch

Now off with you Trif, go make yourself even more pretty ;)

8:03 am

jmcnrick

looks that way: Trif go get ready so you don't have to rush! *wearing stidmama's stern mama face*

8:03 am

Trifioso

giggles

8:03 am

hurshy

like, hey, stop judging people by their appearances.
then, ok, now leave me alone.

8:04 am

jmcnrick

but she said she wanted a career so . . . going home would not have accomplished that

8:05 am

FMitch

The papers were reporting that Simon Cowell has said he will make £8 million for her.

8:05 am

jmcnrick

that's some career . . . .good for her

8:06 am

jmcnrick

I'd buy her CD

8:06 am

torgone

Ack .. The hotel lobby music is driving me bonklers ..

8:06 am

FMitch

It was a great show to watch especially in the early stateges where you get the real mixed bag. ANd last night was just such great entertainment.

8:06 am

torgone

I'm going to get some breakfast ..bbl peeps ..

8:06 am

jmcnrick

get out of the lobby then

8:07 am

jmcnrick

buy torg

8:07 am

jmcnrick

bye torg

8:07 am

BabbleRabble

just so she keeps her sanity and does not sell her soul to the company store

8:07 am

FMitch

Bye Torg

8:07 am

torgone

That's where the computer is ..

8:07 am

jmcnrick

bummer

8:07 am

jmcnrick

that's why i travel with my own computer and my own connection

8:07 am

hurshy

i heard yesterday that the british accent only developed in the late 18th and early 19th century, and that before then, people would have basically sounded more like americans. which would at least partly explain why we don't have it, if the first people to come here from there did not.

8:08 am

kje

amen to that hursh

8:08 am

FMitch

Well that is a new one on me hurshy!

8:09 am

jmcnrick

I have read that the people in the hills of virginia sound more like the original british than anyplace else since their accent hasn't changed

8:09 am

kje

that doesn't explain australia, new zealand, south africa, etc - places with closer to brit accents than us

8:09 am

jmcnrick

there are lots of british accents as near as I can tell

8:09 am

kje

i think it is wv specifically jmc

8:10 am

FMitch

Hey kje :)

8:10 am

hurshy

well, it could be wrong. heard it from my husband.

8:10 am

jmcnrick

if you talked to the hill people of VA you would know that they have a strange accent too kje

8:10 am

kje

gm everyone

8:11 am

jmcnrick

I suspect the article was refering to the more homogenized accents we think of today as "british"

8:11 am

hurshy

hill people, sand people, merpeople... i'm drowsing off...

8:11 am

jmcnrick

hi kje

8:11 am

jmcnrick

mole people. . . strange dreams coming

8:12 am

welki

mole people - makes me think of thumbelina. that mole guy gave me creepy nightmares when I was a girl

8:13 am

jmcnrick

my sister used to live in Calgary welki and I got to see Banff in august -- you anywhere near there?

8:13 am

FMitch

much as I hate to leave I must go and get lunch before it is so late I have to call it dinner! TTFN

8:13 am

jmcnrick

bye FM

8:14 am

Dorens

hi and bye fM

8:14 am

Trifioso

off to a bad start - hair is non compliant....

8:14 am

jmcnrick

I also saw banf in march but it was pretty much a big snow pile then

8:14 am

jmcnrick

hi dorens

8:14 am

welki

i live in calgary, too :)

8:14 am

Dorens

i'm only here for a couple of minutes.. see what i can pick up. tri (was reading chat) have a great day. you will look beautiful, and don't need to try to have any mpression on the x. it is all about the daughter!

8:14 am

FMitch

*waves at Dorens, catch you next time :)*

8:14 am

BabbleRabble

a google search quickly discloses a large number of opinions about what some say is the loss of the british accent by americans

8:15 am

Dorens

indeed FM nice to see you've been here, at least!

8:15 am

jmcnrick

trif put a hair band on it and declare it done -- you have nice hair

8:15 am

Dorens

babrab to the rescue.... knew he'd find out the real deal

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

which imlies americans at one time had one

8:15 am

jmcnrick

I can't say I am surprised BR

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

implies

8:16 am

Dorens

indeed, it does make most sense, considering australia, s. africa, etc

8:16 am

jmcnrick

we were british at one time so by definition. . . .

8:17 am

kje

i was never british

8:17 am

jmcnrick

lol kje

8:18 am

kje

they don't want to claim me either

8:18 am

welki

<--- thinks kje's icon is beautiful

8:18 am

Dorens

breakfast date is here... see you later (kje, are you working on meeting up in austin on the 20th somehow?

8:18 am

jmcnrick

the people who declared themselves independent (which we will be celebrating soon) were british

8:18 am

jmcnrick

have fun dorens

8:18 am

kje

ty welki - i got it off pings' blog "big window"

8:18 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Dorens

8:19 am

kje

dorens - lets chat - email me

8:21 am

BabbleRabble

joan rivers

8:21 am

jmcnrick

howard cosell

8:21 am

kje

www.bigwindow.org

8:21 am

kje

she has a great blog!

8:21 am

kje

punkie brewster (are we playing a game?)

8:22 am

welki

yep, she does. i've shared her link with friends of mine

8:22 am

jmcnrick

lol that's what I thought kje but apparently not lol

8:22 am

welki

carol burnett

8:22 am

welki

well heck, i wanted into the game!

8:22 am

jmcnrick

okay got to go get snacks for my munchkins

8:23 am

kje

bye jmc

8:23 am

jmcnrick

I have an autograph pic of carol burnett a fellow texan

8:23 am

kje

jerry lewis

8:23 am

jmcnrick

keep the game alive welki!

8:23 am

jmcnrick

Dan Blocker

8:23 am

welki

george burns

8:23 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

8:24 am

kje

gracie allen

8:24 am

welki

ohhh, dan blocker, that was a goodie

8:24 am

HollyF

di7?

8:24 am

welki

imogene coca

8:24 am

BabbleRabble

hoss has been gone for many years already

8:25 am

BabbleRabble

di 7 -- past tense of limbaugh's gang, sort of

8:25 am

kje

eeeewwwww

8:26 am

kje

I am so confused, btw

8:27 am

HollyF

I'm not familiar with limbaugh's gang

8:27 am

kje

no loss holly

8:27 am

HollyF

got it!

8:28 am

HollyF

thank you

8:29 am

BabbleRabble

be 6 - add a horse's tootsie

8:29 am

BabbleRabble

bo 5 -- add what ears help you do: ***r

8:29 am

kje

horse's tootsie? hmmm

8:30 am

BabbleRabble

where the shoes go

8:30 am

kje

footsie?

8:30 am

kje

good clue

8:31 am

BabbleRabble

no wonder, tootsie is not tootsy

8:33 am

BabbleRabble

someone who ingests yeast and pledge may rise and shine?

8:34 am

kje

or die in their sleep...

8:34 am

BabbleRabble

could be worse

8:35 am

kje

yes, could die in their wake

8:36 am

BabbleRabble

we 6 -- what the alien and sedition act was partly about: w + tr*****

8:36 am

BabbleRabble

for some worse is living

8:36 am

kje

aaahhh fudd has returned i see

8:37 am

kje

and you, BR?

8:37 am

zoozzoom

Thank you BR :-)

8:38 am

BabbleRabble

when I am particularly unwell ...

8:38 am

kje

i wondered that at times

8:42 am

HollyF

ho6?

8:43 am

featherbee

(your turn kje) *sneaking back to chores*

8:44 am

Aloyisius

pt of what the owl did, Holly

8:46 am

HollyF

thank you aloyisius, I should have been clearer, ho6/30

8:48 am

Aloyisius

hi folks.. am trying to zip through this grid, going to see my granddaughter today and am excited.. don't have that one yet, Holly, will look

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day to all of my Babble buddies.

8:48 am

Aloyisius

howdy Scrabbler

8:48 am

Scrabbler

That will be fun, Aloy. How old is she?

8:49 am

periwinkle

hello, help with ri7 pls

8:49 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:49 am

Aloyisius

20 months now, Scrabbs

8:49 am

BzznBea

RI7 is a pasta

8:50 am

Scrabbler

A fun age--language skills exploding. I love observing language acquisition in toddlers.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri & Hazel

8:50 am

Scrabbler

TY Bea

8:50 am

kje

ri7 is a rice dish actually

8:50 am

Haz1558

ri7 - made with arborio rice

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi kje

8:51 am

kje

hi scrab

8:51 am

Aloyisius

ty Haz, got it

8:51 am

periwinkle

thanks all got the ri7

8:51 am

BzznBea

TY for the clrification.

8:51 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

8:51 am

BzznBea

clarification

8:51 am

periwinkle

I love ri7

8:51 am

Haz1558

Hello Aloy - nice grid for zipping through.

8:51 am

BzznBea

Iget RI7 and orzo mixed up.

8:52 am

kje

aaahhh - can see that

8:52 am

Aloyisius

so far so good, Haz.. 37 left, may hit the list for expediency

8:52 am

periwinkle

Haz, what type of vacuum cleaner do you have?

8:52 am

kje

orzo is often cooked in a similar way

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Bottom i is grey. First baby step is done.

8:53 am

crosshair

crossy checks his deoderant...:((

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Hi cwossy! How are you today?

8:54 am

Haz1558

I have a Miele, peri. I used to have a Dyson, the Miele is definitely quieter and more manoeuvrable.

8:54 am

Aloyisius

you here crossy? hi .. see you now

8:54 am

crosshair

there we go! howdy scwabby!!:)

8:54 am

periwinkle

does the Miele cost as much as a Dyson? do they sell Miele in the US

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Sunshine again today but high of about 60, perfect for gardening.

8:55 am

Aloyisius

ah, found the be 5 nut

8:55 am

periwinkle

I have a Bissell, not one of the high end ones. it is bagless and it is just not doing the job. no sense buying a new one now. I am moving in with friends who have a better vacuum

8:55 am

Scrabbler

TY Aloy

8:55 am

Haz1558

I've no idea if they're sold in the US - they're a German company. Apparently the early Dysons are better than the newer models, or so the vacuum salesman told me. If anything the Miele was cheaper.

8:55 am

periwinkle

thanks, Haz

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I buy a $30 vacuum every 4 yrs or so.

8:55 am

kje

thanks for the nut

8:56 am

periwinkle

what brand do you buy Scrabs

8:56 am

kje

I have a hoover wind tunnel - sucks up everything

8:56 am

Aloyisius

just bought a shop vac.. heavy duty cleaning

8:56 am

periwinkle

oh, hoover wind tunnel, hmm

8:56 am

kje

i had a cheap throw rug for awhile - sucked the yarn right out of it - LOL

8:56 am

Haz1558

No problem, peri. I've had 4 vacuums in 27 years and do tend to spend a bit on them, but not a fortune.

8:57 am

crosshair

i dont buy the high hype vacuums like the dyson etc.remember when the phantom fury was the big thing of the year? well i bought on only to discover that a critical key componnant that holds the beater bar into the main head of the machine is made entirely of plastic and gets brittle and breaks off about 1 week after the warranty ecpires.so now i just buy a 80 dollar vacuum every 3 years and call it good

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Whatever is the le5 expensive--Eureka, Bissell, Dirtdevil, and for my needs they work fine. Maybe I should just buy a long-lasting top model

8:57 am

Haz1558

I like the Miele because I have two different heads, one for hard floors, the other for carpets.

8:58 am

Haz1558

And the carpet head has a revolving turbo-drive thing.

8:58 am

featherbee

i do love my dyson, it's well constructed. with long hair, i kept burning through the plastic parts that held the brush bars on the cheapies.

8:58 am

crosshair

no more 500-1000 dollar vacuums for crossy

8:59 am

featherbee

dyson is made so that if hair clogs it, you know before you burn through any rubber or plastic. plus it's made of metal in key parts.

8:59 am

Scrabbler

I will leave the best vacuum for my bridal registry. When George and I finalize our future together I will get everything on my wish list.

8:59 am

crosshair

her a dyson is 700 dollars

8:59 am

featherbee

heck, scrabs, you'll have a maid by then, so no need to worry over which vacuum!

8:59 am

Haz1558

Yes, Scrabbler. You've not forgotten to take your pills today?

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Oh, of course, Feather. Silly me.

9:00 am

kje

did you take your turn, weed?

9:00 am

featherbee

i did earlier, did you just go?

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Correct, Hazel, I have not taken my medication yet. And it is my last one so I have to get to the drug store tomorrow.

9:00 am

kje

no - will go look

9:01 am

Haz1558

I knew it. Those wee delusions about George just gave the game away.

9:01 am

Scrabbler

I prefer my fantasy world to reality, so much more fun and less stressful.

9:02 am

crosshair

i hold off on my meds for just a bit to stoke the insanity a tad;))

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Good idea, Cwossy. Just to remember what is on the other side of the ledge.

9:03 am

crosshair

:)

9:04 am

periwinkle

and done, not a bad grid. NOw off to look for an outfit for my nephews wedding, the end of June

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo Peri. Enjoy your day.

9:04 am

Aloyisius

congrats, peri!!!

9:04 am

periwinkle

ty and byyyyeeee

9:04 am

Haz1558

Enjoy shopping, peri. And congratulations on finishing.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

21 C's! Grrrr

9:06 am

crosshair

you had to tell me,didnt you?:(((

9:06 am

Scrabbler

I just noticed, Cwoss.

9:07 am

featherbee

hey scrabs, short of sedation, any tips or tricks for trimming toddler toenails? the job i hate most!

9:07 am

Scrabbler

You know my favorite discipline tools: bungee cords + duct tape.

9:07 am

crosshair

lol you could try that pett-paws thing they sell for cats and dogs;)

9:07 am

featherbee

oh, right! let's see, where did i leave that last?

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Or use some wrestling techniques.

9:08 am

KatieMcG

phew back in from the heat. afternoon everyone

9:08 am

crosshair

petti-paws*

9:08 am

Haz1558

You mean you don't keep duct tape constantly to hand?

9:08 am

featherbee

yeah, that's more what it ends up looking like. i do a sort of football hold on him, lock a leg down, and go as fast as i can.

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kitt. How hot is it?

9:08 am

Haz1558

Hello Katie - it's warm out there, isn't it?

9:08 am

crosshair

duct tape was my friend with my son

9:08 am

KatieMcG

not sure in your temps about 25 in ours

9:09 am

HollyF

o6/30?

9:09 am

hootowl

morning all. Napping is a good time to do it feather

9:09 am

KatieMcG

it's lovely Haz but it was either put on suncream or come in for a while!

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi hootowl, long time, no see. How are you?

9:09 am

featherbee

yeah, i'm always afraid i'll wake him up though! lol

9:09 am

HollyF

sorry, I meant ho6/30

9:09 am

crosshair

we are cool here today its about 10c

9:09 am

featherbee

ok, off to start some pasta salad, then will tackle the boy

9:09 am

featherbee

so to speak

9:09 am

hootowl

well gentle helps and it works

9:09 am

Scrabbler

And when he gets out of the bathtub the nails will be softer.

9:10 am

Haz1558

You should have your suncream on anyway, Katie!

9:10 am

crosshair

i still think a bench grinder is best:)

9:10 am

hootowl

hi Scrabs. Been busy. Try to NOT come on when I'm in the grid:D

9:10 am

Haz1558

ho6/30 - descriptive of a place of slumber when the air-conditioning is broken

9:10 am

kje

i say let him grow claws....

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Lots of tools would help

9:10 am

KatieMcG

didn't put any on because we are just back from holiday so have a good tan and won't burn, but may well have to go with it

9:10 am

Aloyisius

ooh, of course.. tyvm, Haz!

9:11 am

crosshair

yes katie!!..im sitting here as we speak with 2 bloody holes in my belly cause the removed a couple of spspect leisons!! wear sun screen!

9:11 am

KatieMcG

OK I'll wear it, we did on holiday honestly

9:11 am

Haz1558

Tut tut, Katie. Protect your skin!

9:11 am

Haz1558

Not that I'm a bullying mother or anything.

9:12 am

Scrabbler

I have had basal cell carcinoma and sevreal other dysplastic moles removed, because when I was a kid/teen we did not have sunblock. Protect your skin.

9:12 am

crosshair

im the bully..wear sunscreen

9:12 am

Scrabbler

*concerned mama look*

9:12 am

HollyF

Thank you Haz for taking pity on me, that gave me fireworks

9:12 am

Haz1558

Well done Holly!

9:12 am

Aloyisius

yay, HollyF.. congrats!!!

9:12 am

crosshair

dont make me come over there.....

9:12 am

KatieMcG

I usually go with the recommended factor 15 and everything

9:12 am

KatieMcG

congrats holly

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo Holly. I am trying to figure out the last 3 letters of that ho6

9:13 am

crosshair

spf 35

9:13 am

Aloyisius

sleep on it Scrabs, lol

9:13 am

HollyF

You might have left it recently

9:13 am

Haz1558

Factor 15? I rarely go below factor 25 and that's over here! (I'm a wimp but I hate the feeling of skin being burnt)

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Aha, I was making h-o-t towards the northeast

9:14 am

JBV

joining in the sunscreen chat - i'm a 45 spf - my famiy think I'm a vampire - can't be in the sun at all

9:14 am

HollyF

that's exactly what I was doing for hours

9:14 am

KatieMcG

I start on 30, down to 20 and finish on 15, haven't been burnt for years, too sore

9:14 am

JBV

(1 melanoma and 2 dysplastic moles removed)

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi JBV

9:14 am

JBV

good morning everyone

9:14 am

crosshair

its ok,dont li
sten to ole crossy and his 15 stitches in his great ole gut....

9:15 am

KatieMcG

there were a lot of topless women on holiday and I kept thinking how sore it would be to burn 'the girls'

9:15 am

Aloyisius

hi JBV

9:15 am

Haz1558

Hello JBV.

9:15 am

Scrabbler

It's not avoidance of sunburn that is the focus, it is protection from harmful UVA + UVB rays.

9:15 am

KatieMcG

I'm listening, will put some on before I go out again

9:15 am

JBV

it's not just the immediate sunburn, katie, it's the aftermath many years later

9:15 am

Haz1558

You've relieved my mind, Katie.

9:15 am

Scrabbler

Ouch, thinking of burned girls.

9:15 am

crosshair

think of digging leisons out of the top arch of your boobies....

9:15 am

Scrabbler

It's just that we care about you, Kitt.

9:15 am

Haz1558

So many of these makeover shows feature women whose skin is like leather because they've overdone the tanning.

9:16 am

crosshair

we call the the saddle ladies

9:16 am

KatieMcG

I know scrabbler, that's why I'm listening

9:16 am

Haz1558

We don't really care, Katie, we just like to bully and give advice!

9:16 am

KatieMcG

Lol Haz

9:16 am

Scrabbler

LOL, Hazel

9:16 am

JBV

my last bad sunburn was when i was about 19 (40 years ago) but I'm just seeing the consequences now

9:16 am

crosshair

like tooled leather need a hole punch every day just to put the ear rings in;)

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Do you really have earrings, Cwossy?

9:18 am

crosshair

no,i use clip ons..

9:18 am

JBV

i feel like i'm going nowhere with this grid - have 93 words but no grey boxes!

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Cwossy. I have virgin ear lobes.

9:18 am

Scrabbler

I have 94 and 4 grey boxes.

9:19 am

KatieMcG

i'm waiting for the result show of Britain's Got Talent. taped the show yesterday but forgot to tape the results dohhhhh!

9:19 am

Scrabbler

I know the results.

9:19 am

Aloyisius

ok, done.. so off I go. Taking laptop, so I'll see you all next grid. Thanks for the great clues, Haz.. ttfn

9:19 am

KatieMcG

i have 71 and 1 grey box lol

9:19 am

JBV

it was in the paper this morning

9:19 am

KatieMcG

so do I scrabbler it has been running on the news all day

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Aloy. Enjoy being with your granddaughter.

9:19 am

Haz1558

Bye Aloy!

9:20 am

JBV

bye Aloy!

9:20 am

KatieMcG

bye aloy

9:20 am

KatieMcG

the winners were fantastic

9:20 am

Haz1558

I managed to miss seeing the final - for some reason I thought it was on later. However, I've seen bits on the website so it's all okay.

9:20 am

Haz1558

I agree, Katie, I've loved them from the start.

9:20 am

Scrabbler

Any sc words?

9:21 am

Haz1558

No sc words

9:21 am

KatieMcG

They were why I started to watch it, normally wouldn't bother so very glad they did so well

9:21 am

Scrabbler

TY Hazel. I shall stop typing away with sc words then. None have worked, now I know why.

9:22 am

Haz1558

They're so entertaining and young and enthusiastic.

9:22 am

KatieMcG

thought everyone was great except the dancer on his own and the two grand

9:22 am

Scrabbler

Time for a second cup of coffee. anybody want some?

9:22 am

Haz1558

Not for me, thanks, Scrabbler, just finished one.

9:22 am

KatieMcG

Isn't it nice to see something so positive with young males, all we ever get is bad news normally

9:22 am

KatieMcG

i'm on decaf thanks scrabbler

9:23 am

Haz1558

Exactly, Katie, and there was such great camaraderie between them.

9:23 am

KatieMcG

I had a tear in my eye when they had finished

9:24 am

JBV

katie, i agree, I don't know if you saw my post friday night - we had an event at school that was planned and carried out by the students - everyone was bursting with pride at the way they took charge - it was awesome

9:25 am

Scrabbler

Isn't it great to witness/know great kids?

9:25 am

Haz1558

I saw it, JBV. It's wonderful when young people fulfil their potential.

9:26 am

JBV

it was an awards assembly- they're usually boring and dry, when run by the school administrators, but this one we turned over to the students (with a faculty advisor) and it was all theirs - fantastic! - they put some performances in amid the award certificates - we would have never thought of that - and of course the parents loved it

9:26 am

KatieMcG

That's fantastic JBV, there are so many fanastic young ones out there but all you hear about is the bad ones

9:27 am

JBV

forgive me for going on - but I just have to say one more thing - these were our bilingual students, so the whole thing was done in two languages (everybody in the audience understands Spanish except the top VIPs in the school administration) and these kids don't usually have a chance to star in the spotlight

9:27 am

Haz1558

Did anyone record it so that it can be seen again, JBV?

9:28 am

JBV

yes, we have a district cable TV channel so it will be there

9:28 am

KatieMcG

I went to a homeless hostel on Friday and met with some recovering heroine addicts, they had done so much to get themselves into a better place (with a lot of great people supporting them) I think the glow will stay with me for a long time

9:28 am

Haz1558

That's good - even for the young people who took part to be able to see how it went.

9:28 am

Haz1558

And Katie trots off to the PB with a glow...

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Good for them, Kitt. That is very tough work, to recover from serious addictions.

9:29 am

JBV

and I also have created a Ning for our staff so we can post it there too

9:29 am

JBV

that's a good word, Katie - glow - exactly

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Which word, Hazel?

9:29 am

Haz1558

Scrabbler narrowly missing joining her. ad7

9:29 am

KatieMcG

shuffling to pb whilst trying to work out which work it is

9:30 am

Haz1558

It was a good one, Katie! ad7/40

9:30 am

Scrabbler

As an ad6 to words I can overlook my own problem.

9:30 am

KatieMcG

would have been better if I had known it was in the grid lol

9:30 am

Haz1558

Ah well, two free words!

9:32 am

JBV

just got to 100 words, so I'll take a break - good luck and see you later

9:32 am

Haz1558

Bye JBV

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Bye JBV. Say hello to hubby

9:32 am

KatieMcG

popping he** out of pb to say goodbye, see you later.

9:33 am

Scrabbler

Are you in the spa, Kitt? Someone installed one in the PB.

9:33 am

Haz1558

Bye Katie.

9:36 am

featherbee

fingernails and toenails done! sedation via Dora the Explorer!

9:36 am

Haz1558

Well, time for me to head off - happy babbling to all (and Scrabbler, delighted to know that a new work opportunity has arrived) Bye for now!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Yippee for you, feather! No injuries is always a good outcome.

9:36 am

featherbee

and pasta just beeped for the salad, so brb

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Bye Hazel

9:37 am

Haz1558

BYe!

9:41 am

Scrabbler

*phone call*

9:59 am

dan2bit

hi everyone! long time no internets...

10:05 am

harpjane

hello dan and all

10:18 am

harpjane

ad7?

10:18 am

harpjane

or ad6?

10:18 am

Scrabbler

Hi Dan & Jane

10:18 am

Scrabbler

drug ad6

10:18 am

harpjane

thanks

10:18 am

Nebelungenlied

or babbler

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Phone call is over.

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Yes, we are word ad7

10:19 am

harpjane

is le7 a compound word?

10:19 am

harpjane

we can all quit any time....

10:20 am

Scrabbler

I don't have le7

10:20 am

Scrabbler

I cannot quit, Jane. Babble sustains me and fends off dementia.

10:20 am

Nebelungenlied

le 7 -- a politico that is not a conservative

10:21 am

Scrabbler

TY, Neb

10:21 am

harpjane

thanks

10:22 am

Scrabbler

64 to go, time for breakfast.

10:40 am

sadie52

Hello everyone :)

10:41 am

Nebelungenlied

good day, sadie

10:42 am

sadie52

hiya Nebel

10:46 am

Rushie

Any help on the very first TH4,5?

10:47 am

rururocks

not that but th4

10:47 am

rururocks

or th+**ate (very angry)

10:47 am

sadie52

ty :)

10:47 am

Rushie

I have that one I think

10:47 am

Rushie

Got that one

10:47 am

phaeton

that's the last th4

10:48 am

Rushie

I need the very very first th4,5

10:48 am

phaeton

th...vowel, vowel

10:48 am

Nebelungenlied

th + a greek letter or very small amount: **ta

10:48 am

rururocks

blood test th + two vowells

10:48 am

Rushie

Got it thanks

10:49 am

phaeton

clue for the cr6?

10:49 am

rururocks

woman's name is cr 6

10:49 am

rururocks

kind of like a chandelier piece

10:50 am

Rushie

Got it thanks

10:50 am

Nebelungenlied

cr + a panoramic view: v****

10:50 am

phaeton

ty ruru and Neb

10:51 am

phaeton

help with any dh word, pleas?

10:52 am

LuvWordGames

dh 5/14 d + not cold + vowel and plural for 6/24

10:53 am

Rushie

TA4,4 - ta + **ton

10:54 am

Nebelungenlied

another one to the archives and to all a good day

10:55 am

sadie52

have a good day nebel

10:55 am

Rushie

AD6,27 - One who is hooked, add plural for AD7,40

11:00 am

Sudokuaddict

clues for first 4 fo's plz

11:03 am

htbois440

weft

11:03 am

Rushie

Why thank you there

11:04 am

phaeton

clue for the first co6/24?

11:05 am

LuvWordGames

to assist in correcting text

11:06 am

phaeton

th Luv

11:06 am

rururocks

i need the other bo 5/16 that isn't past tense of ghost-speak?

11:06 am

Rushie

Hmm, didn't pick up on that clue

11:06 am

Rushie

*guzzles more coffee*

11:08 am

LuvWordGames

bo + ***d and shoulders above the rest

11:08 am

phaeton

be6/24?

11:08 am

rururocks

thanks a lot luv

11:08 am

phaeton

nm

11:09 am

LuvWordGames

co 6/27 please?

11:09 am

Sudokuaddict

be5/14?

11:10 am

rururocks

co + two ****s are better than one

11:10 am

phaeton

pretty much what you clued for the bo Luv

11:10 am

LuvWordGames

thanks ruru!

11:10 am

Scrabbler

TY for these clues!

11:10 am

rururocks

yw

11:10 am

LuvWordGames

thanks phae

11:11 am

phaeton

yw

11:11 am

sadie52

and i thank you all too hehe

11:11 am

Scrabbler

I am back after treating myself to french toast for breakfast

11:11 am

Rushie

Anyone need a clue for the ad6 an ad7?

11:11 am

sadie52

oh that sounds good Scrabbler

11:11 am

phaeton

pancakes here

11:12 am

Scrabbler

Yummy, phaeton.

11:12 am

LuvWordGames

I could use a clue for the 1st fo6/27

11:12 am

Scrabbler

LOL, I just found fa5 and fa6--appropriate after my lipid laden breakfast
'

11:13 am

sadie52

abed

11:13 am

sadie52

ohhhh whoops sorry

11:13 am

Scrabbler

pl of fo5, rhymes with ho5 and ho6

11:13 am

Rushie

It's alright, happens to everyone

11:13 am

Scrabbler

Good clue, Sadie, but I have that word

11:13 am

Sudokuaddict

clues for fo6/27?

11:14 am

LuvWordGames

I think there's another fo 6/27 before that one Scrabbler.

11:14 am

Rushie

TBH any word that's 4 letters that someone goofs up and says in here isn't that big of a deal

11:14 am

sadie52

lol scrabbler i try

11:15 am

BerniceQ

FO 6/27 to force something on someone (pluralized)

11:15 am

rururocks

I can't find it either luv..been looking for it

11:16 am

phaeton

thanks Bernice, but that's not the first fo6/27

11:16 am

rururocks

that is the second fo 6/27 bernice

11:16 am

BerniceQ

oh, sorry, i don't use the list.

11:17 am

Rushie

This might be the first grid I'll make it over halfway finished in a while.

11:18 am

LuvWordGames

found it! rhymes with what a jar with a skull and crossbones on it would contain

11:18 am

phaeton

ty Luv

11:18 am

BerniceQ

well done luv

11:18 am

Rushie

Wow, that's an odd word

11:18 am

LuvWordGames

ty

11:18 am

phaeton

first ho5/12?

11:18 am

Rushie

*thinks of Alice Cooper*

11:18 am

phaeton

nm

11:18 am

Scrabbler

TY, Luv!

11:19 am

rururocks

to lift something

11:19 am

Scrabbler

Go Rushie!

11:19 am

LuvWordGames

does anyone have the 1st dh 6/24 please?

11:20 am

Rushie

fa5,16 - what you call the fat kid, think of Truffle Shuffle

11:20 am

rururocks

d + owl sounds + vowell

11:20 am

Rushie

Thanks ruru, got both of them

11:20 am

LuvWordGames

thanks ruru!

11:21 am

Scrabbler

YT, Rudy Boy!

11:22 am

Scrabbler

45 to go, NBT, time to be productive in ways other than finding words. BBL

11:23 am

Rushie

87 words and 87 left, w00t exactly halfway

11:23 am

kje

ty for that dh

11:23 am

rururocks

oo 5/12?

11:23 am

rururocks

gm

11:24 am

kje

gm sunshine

11:24 am

kje

LOL

11:24 am

rururocks

:)

11:24 am

kje

I have a oo5/14, not a 12 though

11:24 am

Rushie

Aww, tried to get the Canadian outside - ootside

11:24 am

Sudokuaddict

ho

11:25 am

Sudokuaddict

clue for ho6/30 plz

11:25 am

Rushie

Got the 5,14 - they oo*** over the kid

11:26 am

LuvWordGames

the oo 5/12 and the ho 6/30 are the last two I need lol

11:26 am

rururocks

ho 6/30 is a compound not cold + where you sleep

11:27 am

rururocks

I need the ri7?

11:27 am

rururocks

or kje & nadals love nest...

11:27 am

kje

ri7 - italian rice dish

11:27 am

LuvWordGames

ri 7/28 is a rice dish

11:27 am

rururocks

thanks you two

11:28 am

LuvWordGames

thanks for the ho ruru

11:28 am

Sudokuaddict

thank you

11:29 am

kje

oo5/12 - oo + abbreviation for three times/day on an Rx

11:30 am

Sudokuaddict

thanks kje

11:30 am

kje

yw

11:30 am

rururocks

medical elusive term?

11:30 am

kje

yes, sorry

11:30 am

LuvWordGames

thanks, kje I'm checking google now

11:31 am

califcelt

thanks, kje. i knew i'd need those sigs some day.

11:31 am

rururocks

I don't get it unfortunately

11:31 am

Sudokuaddict

oo + another word for surf minus last vowel

11:32 am

kje

how about.... hmmm... I am not ***y I am messy?

11:32 am

LuvWordGames

fireworks, thanks for the clues everyone!

11:32 am

kje

yay luv

11:33 am

kje

or the ***e comes in and out twice daily on the shore?

11:33 am

rururocks

that did it thanks

11:33 am

kje

yw

11:35 am

LuvWordGames

any other clues needed before I go?

11:35 am

kje

down to 40, must run, bbl

11:38 am

rururocks

bye kje

11:39 am

rururocks

me too have to run.. thanks for the oo 5 help

11:40 am

harpjane

hello 62 to go

11:43 am

Sudokuaddict

clue for we6/30

11:43 am

harpjane

there would be no we6 for elmer fudd to say that word

11:44 am

Sudokuaddict

thank you

11:44 am

harpjane

(i love that word!)

11:45 am

Judi

Happy Sunday, Babblers1

11:50 am

dcseain

Peace is the 'we6' for the se*****

11:50 am

Sudokuaddict

a clue for be5/14?

11:51 am

dcseain

be5 - plural fo4wear

11:53 am

Sudokuaddict

be

11:59 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone :)

12:04 pm

dcseain

good morning, nan

12:04 pm

Judi

*pops up for air* Hi, kids.

12:04 pm

dcseain

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-0
5-31/
Dilmom is my hero!

12:04 pm

dcseain

hi, judi

12:09 pm

cybernan

totally stalled -- off for the list

12:14 pm

cybernan

first bo 5/16, please?

12:14 pm

stidmama

hello all, here to dabble a bit.

12:14 pm

Dorens

same here... dabbling before owl comes by

12:15 pm

stidmama

hello dorens -- are you seeing TO today? JOY!

12:16 pm

Dorens

she's visiting her dad, and on her way home she passes about five miles from me, so the plan is today she will swing by.

12:16 pm

Dorens

beautiful weather here to sit outside and try to babble in the sun... the sun does make it difficult to see the screen, however

12:16 pm

stidmama

I hope you have a good time... is the weather cooperating? It is HOT here again.

12:17 pm

stidmama

LOL as I was sayin'...

12:17 pm

Dorens

how hot is hot? it's about 80 or so, and there is a delightful breeze rustling through the trees

12:17 pm

stidmama

seems to be a fairly cooperative grid so far, up to 39 already

12:18 pm

stidmama

well, around here this time of year 65 is respectable and short-sleeve weather... we are in the low 80s for the past three days.

12:18 pm

Dorens

i've 80 left and sseriously thinking of the grid... not seeing them easily now, but i'm blaming the sun on the screen

12:19 pm

rururocks

that was my problem too.. too sunny here...lol

12:19 pm

cybernan

first bo 5 please?

12:19 pm

stidmama

hello ruru!!! sure, blame the sun. why not?

12:19 pm

stidmama

I think you want the funny spelling for what soda and fancy water and wine come in.

12:19 pm

rururocks

bo + most of the top of your body

12:20 pm

stidmama

bo + beginning of long word for phone

12:20 pm

Judi

The sun must be in my eyes, because I've missed some really stupid 4-letter words.

12:20 pm

Dorens

low 80's works for me,,. when iat's hot here it is in the 90's with high humidity... today is nice and dry, ken just got a convertible and it was a great day to drive out for breakfast

12:20 pm

stidmama

LOL Judi!

12:20 pm

dcseain

lol judi

12:20 pm

stidmama

we don't often get much humidity in the summer, but yesterday was a bit muggy...

12:20 pm

rururocks

**** passes Judi some shades ***

12:20 pm

dcseain

hi, stid and dorens

12:20 pm

rururocks

hey DC long time!@

12:20 pm

cybernan

I think that is the last one stid

12:21 pm

dcseain

howdy, ruru :)

12:21 pm

stidmama

how you doin' seain?

12:21 pm

dcseain

Summer is ALL about the humidity here. Been dryish the last few days

12:21 pm

Dorens

hi dcd.. been a while?

12:21 pm

cybernan

ty ruru

12:21 pm

dcseain

i'm alright, stid. bit stressed about the concert next sunday.

12:21 pm

Judi

Thanks, Ruru. I look cooler, but I'm no smarter. Alas.

12:21 pm

dcseain

you?

12:22 pm

Dorens

oh yes, dc in the summer is to be avoided

12:22 pm

stidmama

I think you'll do fine, seain. Where are you playing? what pieces?

12:22 pm

rururocks

what is stressing about a concert?

12:22 pm

stidmama

yes, esp when dc forgets his BO juice... *wicked mama look*

12:22 pm

Dorens

oh no, my neighbor just fire up the chain saw... it was so peaceful a minute ago!!!

12:22 pm

stidmama

bummer, dorens.

12:23 pm

dcseain

playing @ Gar-Field Senior High School in Dale City, VA, and we're performing Brandenburg Concerto No3, Abridge, and Hoedown

12:23 pm

rururocks

***passes some extra brains to Judi too with the cool Ray Bans ***

12:23 pm

Judi

LOL, Dorens. More power!!!!

12:23 pm

featherbee

hiya friends!

12:23 pm

Dorens

goodness, the sun is affecting my typing too, just read all my typos... sorry

12:23 pm

dcseain

Abridged that should read :">

12:23 pm

stidmama

that sounds like a lovely program! You'll have fun, I just know it.

12:23 pm

rururocks

hey weedy

12:23 pm

dcseain

Ruru, i've not played in an orchestral environment in 23 years

12:24 pm

stidmama

HEY FEATHER! how's you? NO -- you don't want another. Not even a little. remember that last month before hand? and then think: a minimum of 18 years with it. *shudder*

12:24 pm

rururocks

hoedown?

12:24 pm

dcseain

hi, Feather

12:24 pm

dcseain

Copland's Hoedown

12:24 pm

Dorens

aren't you suupposed to be doing this for fun, dc? so, have fun

12:24 pm

robbie09

cr7 please?

12:24 pm

featherbee

lol, keep talkin stid, this is what i need!

12:24 pm

dcseain

the "beef, it's what's for dinner' music

12:24 pm

rururocks

plural robbie

12:24 pm

Judi

I'm taking a break with 33 left. Going to make some nice chilly smoothies, eat the other half of my bagel and shave my sasquatch legs. Later, mon amis!

12:25 pm

featherbee

i truly don't want another, but i do yearn for a little girl. going to be a long wait for a granddaughter!

12:25 pm

Dorens

copland!! my dad was his lawyer and good friend!

12:25 pm

Dorens

what;s wrong with nieces feather?

12:25 pm

rururocks

LOL judi (very yeti)

12:25 pm

dcseain

Neato, dorens :)

12:25 pm

featherbee

lol, bye judi

12:25 pm

stidmama

okay, then let's think about it. How old are you now? calculate your age when that one hits K, and middle school, and high school. Also, let's talk about the whole putting on a wedding deal.

12:25 pm

robbie09

ty ruru

12:25 pm

stidmama

later Judi!

12:25 pm

harpjane

hello 46 to go

12:25 pm

Dorens

you don't want to be one of those women with four or five boys, do you? i know several...and it is so sad

12:25 pm

rururocks

yw

12:26 pm

cybernan

first dh 6?

12:26 pm

featherbee

i have one dorens, but she's in NJ and we don't see her much

12:26 pm

rururocks

d+ owl sounds + vowell

12:26 pm

stidmama

true what dorens said: you could always adopt, but then ... *shrug*

12:26 pm

Dorens

yes, dc, very neato... have some nice pictures of when they went down to dc for aaron to be given the congressional medal of honor or some such thing... pictures in his biography with my dad in it, actually

12:26 pm

featherbee

plus, my biggest obstacle, is we only have 3 bedrooms. i really don't want anyone to have to share a room!

12:26 pm

Dorens

folks across the street from me just adopted an adorable 4 year old girl from china

12:27 pm

cybernan

thanks again ruru

12:27 pm

featherbee

aww

12:27 pm

rururocks

yw

12:27 pm

dcseain

that's way nifte, dorens

12:27 pm

stidmama

no, you don't want to move. Bigger house means more cleaning.

12:27 pm

Dorens

oh then feather the answer is obvious. borrow frineds' daughters and nieces and such until you get a granddaughter.... and you know from teaching that boys are so much easier than girls, don't you?

12:27 pm

featherbee

never moving. love this house.

12:27 pm

rururocks

tell me about it stid

12:28 pm

featherbee

yes, exactly dorens!

12:28 pm

stidmama

yes, borrow. That is my plan. Only flaw of course is that my kids' friends are all boys -- from families of boys... *sigh*

12:28 pm

Dorens

i was very happy with my two boys, then i had to go and have a daughter, and it bore out completely what i said.. she was the most obsitnate of them all, not nearly as compliant, no matter what anyone says

12:28 pm

featherbee

yeah, we have a real boy glut here too it seems. not that it's bad, just kind of funny!

12:28 pm

harpjane

cr6 clue anyone?

12:29 pm

rururocks

that's a girl for ya.. boys are so much more well-mannered..don't you think DC?

12:29 pm

stidmama

sorry harp, no idea..

12:29 pm

Dorens

stid, you will find some to borrow. if you need them, but no one really needs girls, do they? (that's what the chinese seem to think)

12:29 pm

stidmama

*pokes ruru hard in the ribs* sit down and eat your brussels sprouts!

12:29 pm

rururocks

woman's name harp sounds like a chandelier piece

12:29 pm

featherbee

there's a lot less drama with the boys, that's for sure. if they fight, once they apologize, they're done with it and ready for the next game. no grudges!

12:29 pm

rururocks

ouch!

12:30 pm

stidmama

thanks for the cr 6

12:30 pm

rururocks

so true feather...girls carry grudges

12:30 pm

stidmama

I enjoy being a girl... makeup and pretty dresses and high heels... and a nice hairstyle. *sigh* Haven't needed any of that in 20 years though.

12:30 pm

Dorens

i love brussels sprouts! (cause i'm a girl?)

12:31 pm

stidmama

I'll remember that, ruru!

12:31 pm

harpjane

thanks

12:31 pm

featherbee

lol, i was never a girly girl like that. my luck, i'd have a girl and she'd be like me, eschewing all things pink!

12:31 pm

rururocks

there are a lot of guys that enjoy being girls too stid...come to SF

12:31 pm

harpjane

evebody sing now....WHEN MEN SAY I'M CUTE AND... FUN...NY, AND MY TEETH AREN'T TEETH BUT PEARL.....

12:31 pm

dcseain

Ruru, studies have found that women in the workplace do not work cooperatively, but rather always competitively, where as men usually will cooperate with each other.

12:32 pm

harpjane

I JUST LAP IT UP LIKE...HON...NEY

12:32 pm

stidmama

I JUST LAP IT UP LIKE HONEY!

I ENJOY BEING

A

GIRL!

12:32 pm

dcseain

L-O-L-A Lola! Lo-lo-lo-lo-lola!

12:32 pm

harpjane

I ENJOY BEING A GIRL.....

12:32 pm

harpjane

I FLIP WHEN A FELLA SENDS ME FLOWERS

12:32 pm

featherbee

lol, competing songs, ack!

12:32 pm

Dorens

enjoy being , enjoy being, enjoy being a girl

12:32 pm

stidmama

which studies, where, seain? *innocent look* I challenge you to support that assertion!

12:33 pm

stidmama

I DROOL OVER DRESSES MADE OF LACE

12:33 pm

harpjane

I DROOL OVER DRESSES MADE OF LACE.....

12:33 pm

stidmama

rofl...

12:33 pm

rururocks

me too

12:33 pm

harpjane

I TALK ON THE TELEPHONE FOR HOURS.....

12:33 pm

dcseain

i'll have tom find them and send them to me, stid, and i'll forward them.

12:33 pm

Dorens

i really don't and never did

12:33 pm

Dorens

oh well, the telephone part, well....... (owl and i were on for one and a half last nite!)

12:34 pm

stidmama

except the telephone thing. I really don't like talking on the phone. It creeps me out.

12:34 pm

rururocks

** maybe some therapy is needed stid?**

12:34 pm

featherbee

nope, phones are annoying.

12:35 pm

harpjane

WITH A POUND AND A HALF OF CREAM UPON MY FAC.....

12:35 pm

stidmama

I was never happier than when email was invented...

12:35 pm

harpjane

ok , that's out of my system, let's move on....

12:35 pm

rururocks

I get hundreds of calls a day.. just used to it I guess

12:35 pm

stidmama

rofl... *singing harmony for harpjane*

12:35 pm

Dorens

it certainly did improve communication - i do less phone these days for sure

12:35 pm

featherbee

hundreds of calls a day???? ack!

12:35 pm

stidmama

I am past halfway but still need the center O and the E in the fourth row down to have NBT. any help?

12:36 pm

Dorens

he must be one popular dude!!!

12:36 pm

dcseain

I answer a hundred or so calls a day at work

12:36 pm

rururocks

men are such great task masters huh DC?

12:36 pm

stidmama

that's work, though. That's not enjoying the task

12:36 pm

Dorens

do you have ot4 man's name stid?

12:37 pm

dcseain

i've had precious few male superisors through the years.

12:37 pm

featherbee

i feel like i haven't done much of anything today, i should go find something constructive to do

12:37 pm

stidmama

no dorens, I didn't. do now!

12:37 pm

harpjane

i always wanted to be in a feminist theater group that sang that song while showing the absurd things women do to look beautiful....

12:37 pm

Dorens

is that the one? i'm not much good at figuring which is which, but i do have the center o

12:38 pm

featherbee

think i'll go check and see if our beans or carrots have sprouted yet. bbl.

12:38 pm

Dorens

sounds like a good show harp, do it!

12:38 pm

dcseain

sigrular of the center o, dorens

12:38 pm

harpjane

the plural is the center one

12:38 pm

rururocks

lol weed.. you must be bored

12:38 pm

stidmama

one of the things that kept me out of the workforce for so many years (aside from feeling the kids benefitted more from my presence than more money) was that I HATED the competitive, back-stabbing, brown-nosing, ruthlessness of office life.

12:38 pm

Marc Freeman

Good afternoon, could I get a clue for the 8 letter word?

12:39 pm

stidmama

later feather... (no, you don't want a girl!)

12:39 pm

dcseain

hasta, feather.

12:39 pm

EspritdJean

people who are not on the right marc

12:39 pm

stidmama

there's an 8??? *sigh* teach me to play before I look

12:39 pm

dcseain

hi, marc, i don't have it yet

12:39 pm

stidmama

hey marc!

12:39 pm

featherbee

yes, bored, yet don't feel like doing anything officially constructive. so will go wander around outside for a little bit. thanks stid, no, i don't! well....yes, i do, but no, I don't want a third child!

12:39 pm

stidmama

you were in the grid yesterday...

12:39 pm

rururocks

A politcal person marc revolutionary

12:39 pm

Dorens

good feather, glad we've settled that

12:39 pm

rururocks

like Jerry Rubin

12:40 pm

Dorens

as you are today , sti**

12:40 pm

stidmama

what is a jerry rubin? *runs off to look it up*

12:40 pm

featherbee

poof

12:40 pm

stidmama

yep, dorens, again. so hard to be famous! LOL

12:40 pm

Dorens

hmm. anarchist isn't here is it?

12:40 pm

EspritdJean

one of thie chicago 7 stid

12:40 pm

rururocks

marc a person who doesn't lean to the conservative side of things

12:40 pm

EspritdJean

from the democractic national convention riots

12:41 pm

Dorens

cowrote "steal this book" with abby hoffman ( i think)

12:41 pm

Dorens

ok, thanks ruru i got it

12:41 pm

rururocks

I heard him speak once..

12:41 pm

Marc Freeman

What does it start with/

12:41 pm

EspritdJean

le

12:41 pm

harpjane

he wrote "do it"

12:41 pm

dcseain

not right, marc

12:42 pm

stidmama

"socialist" and "communist" are not in the grid.

12:42 pm

Dorens

i heard tom haydn... 1965 i was secretary of our high school sds!

12:42 pm

rururocks

not rightist

12:42 pm

harpjane

i don't think he wrote Steal this book

12:42 pm

stidmama

OH! thanks everyone!

12:42 pm

harpjane

lol dorens

12:42 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

12:42 pm

rururocks

Abby HOffman wrote that

12:42 pm

cybernan

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

12:42 pm

harpjane

i was just thinking about those years....

12:42 pm

dcseain

congrats, Nan!

12:43 pm

stidmama

you grew up in an interesting age, dorens. We just have reagan and MTV and inflation.

12:43 pm

stidmama

YAY nan!

12:43 pm

Marc Freeman

Heard those guys a lot when I was going to Berkeley in the early 70's

12:43 pm

rururocks

I was always too stoned to remember those years..

12:43 pm

harpjane

if someone told me i'd be in a gym, exercising to "wooly bully", I would have not believed them....

12:43 pm

harpjane

and yet, here I am

12:43 pm

stidmama

so I still need an E from the fourth row down. any help?

12:43 pm

Dorens

it sure was interesting... lots of fun, actually

12:43 pm

harpjane

being a kid in the sixties was something else all right....

12:43 pm

rururocks

newpaper stuff and pronouncements stid

12:44 pm

stidmama

thanks ruru. at 100 words and NBT.

12:44 pm

rururocks

how old are you harp?

12:44 pm

stidmama

will go collate more data and then ...

12:44 pm

stidmama

RURU! you DID NOT! just ask a lady her AGE????!!!! *faints and falls off grid*

12:45 pm

Rushie

*picks her up* *whispers "lie"*

12:45 pm

rururocks

I did...ooops

12:45 pm

cybernan

I don't know how today's teenagers deal with everything that is thrown at them -- life was a lot simpler in the 50's!

12:45 pm

dcseain

ed5 are issues unilaterally

12:45 pm

stidmama

*looking around in a daze* what just happened? how did I fall?

12:45 pm

dcseain

issued

12:45 pm

stidmama

rofl

12:45 pm

harpjane

57 ruru

12:45 pm

rururocks

gets stid some vapors

12:45 pm

stidmama

aha. thanks for the unilaterals, seain!

12:45 pm

Dorens

we were upset about vietnam and government in general, and we did something about it... it was nice to see kids finally get involved again last election, with obama.

12:46 pm

stidmama

I already have vapors, ruru, need a brandy!!!

12:46 pm

rururocks

oh.. we are about the same age.. I was in the thick of the 60;s too

12:46 pm

harpjane

it's allowed to ask that, it's in my profile after all

12:46 pm

cybernan

we should turn the tables -- how old are you ruru?

12:46 pm

Dorens

too early in the day for brandy stid! *stern stidmama look*

12:46 pm

rururocks

** hands aa booklet to stid to read **

12:46 pm

Rushie

Eh, not if it's past 12:00 PM

12:46 pm

stidmama

LOL dorens! true, what about a mint julep? it's aleady in the mid-70s...

12:46 pm

Rushie

Then it's okay to drink anything

12:46 pm

rururocks

I will be 55 this year

12:46 pm

Dorens

yah, ruru, harp is open and upfront bout her age... lady or not

12:47 pm

stidmama

dorens knows where I live rushie... unfortunately she is right.

12:47 pm

Dorens

ruru still a veritable babe. (i have six months before 60)

12:47 pm

rururocks

But I am much wiser than my years...lol

12:47 pm

Dorens

yes, you actually are, and i am so very not!!!

12:47 pm

rururocks

where's kje when this discussion is going on?

12:47 pm

harpjane

i'm finally old enough to drink without showin gmy id!

12:47 pm

stidmama

I will NOT be 55 this year... I will be TEN again. *determined mama look* I shall NEVER grow old. Me'n'Peter (Pan) LIKE living in Neverland.

12:47 pm

cybernan

lol -- so are you, dorens -- I just turned 66

12:47 pm

Lindrickway

Very imature for his years I think!

12:47 pm

Dorens

off playing at being a doctor?

12:48 pm

harpjane

get a grip stid, you start getting discounts when you turn 55!

12:48 pm

stidmama

LINDY! hey there!

12:48 pm

rururocks

** concerned RURU look at stid **

12:48 pm

stidmama

I really need to go, but the conversations are so great. *sigh*

12:48 pm

Lindrickway

hi Stid & all

12:48 pm

Dorens

discounts where/???

12:48 pm

dcseain

hi, lindy

12:48 pm

Dorens

hi nan and lind

12:48 pm

stidmama

how about when the year comes around that senior discounts kick in I'll buy a red hat and print my age on it?

12:49 pm

cybernan

just wait until you turn 65 -- the government starts paying you!

12:49 pm

rururocks

who is immature for his years lindy?

12:49 pm

stidmama

okay, me out for now. back late tonight. to finish. ((hugs all)) *poof*

12:49 pm

Lindrickway

if the cap fits ruru! lol

12:49 pm

Dorens

when i turn 65 i am retiring with pension and medical benefits. and these days i think it can't come soon enough

12:49 pm

dcseain

be well, stid!

12:49 pm

rururocks

oooh now you are in BIG trouble

12:49 pm

Lindrickway

later stid (0:

12:50 pm

Dorens

later stidders... watch that brandy!

12:50 pm

Lindrickway

LOL ruru

12:50 pm

Lindrickway

Dorens I plan on retiring next year, but with no pension )0:

12:50 pm

cybernan

We are both thoroughly enjoying retirement -- every day is a holiday. Besides, the alternative is not too swift!

12:50 pm

Dorens

doesn't canada take care of you though, lind?

12:51 pm

rururocks

I am semi-retiring in 5 years

12:51 pm

Lindrickway

not at 44 Dorens! lol

12:51 pm

Dorens

oh no, not at 44, i woudln't think. so why are you retiring, or is that too personal?

12:51 pm

rururocks

that is not retiring lindy that is called being a bum...lol

12:51 pm

cybernan

leave your cpp in, though lindrick -- it will pay big time when you turn 60

12:52 pm

Lindrickway

Just fed up with working such long hours Dorens, want to have fun and be a BUM!!

12:52 pm

Lindrickway

will do nan if I stay here

12:52 pm

Marc Freeman

I am back, had to make lunch for the wife.

12:53 pm

Lindrickway

hi Marc

12:53 pm

Marc Freeman

hi

12:53 pm

Dorens

my sister stopped working about ten years ago, lind, now i think she regrets it financially and it is harder to get a job after not working when you're in the 50's

12:53 pm

rururocks

** pats Marc on the head... good hubby **

12:53 pm

Lindrickway

well I'll consider that when the time comes (0:

12:54 pm

Marc Freeman

I am a better cook, she is a great cook when she wants to but she rarely wants to.

12:55 pm

Dorens

if you're a better cook, why would she?

12:57 pm

Marc Freeman

It works. I don't always cook. Only for myself usually. She does cook mostly for herself. She loves her cooking and my cooking. Unfortunately, I usually only like my cooking.

12:57 pm

Marc Freeman

A clue for ad6 please?

12:58 pm

rururocks

druggie marc

12:58 pm

dcseain

drug ad6 ?

12:58 pm

cybernan

ad 6: druggie

12:58 pm

cybernan

and we are all babble ad 7

12:58 pm

rururocks

sex ad6?

12:59 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it now have to go see to her lunch.

12:59 pm

Lindrickway

LOL ruru!

1:00 pm

cybernan

Off to plant some more veggies -- see you at the flip :)

1:00 pm

Lindrickway

bye nan

1:10 pm

Marc Freeman

cr6/21, please

1:12 pm

dcseain

woman's name, marc

1:13 pm

JBV

oh! stopped in just in time to get that clue, thanks seain! hi everyone

1:13 pm

Lindrickway

hi JBV, how are you?

1:14 pm

JBV

hi, Lindy!

1:15 pm

EspritdJean

I must be blind, I am not seeing a woman's name

1:15 pm

JBV

McAuliffe

1:16 pm

dcseain

it's usually with an H

1:16 pm

dcseain

McAuliffe is running for dem nomination for governer here in VA

1:16 pm

dcseain

hi, jbv

1:17 pm

Marc Freeman

I know it starts with a woman's name but I can't figure out the ending

1:17 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

1:17 pm

Lindrickway

Marc - top middle!

1:17 pm

Lindrickway

hi jes

1:17 pm

dcseain

cr6 chandelier

1:18 pm

EspritdJean

tyvm, cerebral flatulence here

1:19 pm

JBV

I have all the e's from the top, and ZERO from the bottom e - help please?

1:20 pm

EspritdJean

decree/s jbv

1:20 pm

jesdraggon

how goes?

1:21 pm

Lindrickway

ED 5 & 6 - similar to ad 6 & 7

1:21 pm

JBV

thanks Jean!

1:21 pm

EspritdJean

also checking manuscripts for errors

1:21 pm

JBV

have them all now, thanks

1:22 pm

Lindrickway

laundry to do & dog to walk! BBL

1:22 pm

sprite

evening all

1:22 pm

jesdraggon

bye, lind

1:23 pm

jesdraggon

hi sprite

1:24 pm

sprite

hi jes!

1:25 pm

Marc Freeman

Still stuck on cr6/21

1:25 pm

dcseain

evening, sprite :)

1:25 pm

sprite

hey seain!

1:26 pm

Marc Freeman

Got it finally

1:26 pm

EspritdJean

jesus cr*** but end in a and no h

1:27 pm

dcseain

go, marc, go!

1:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again Babble buddies

1:27 pm

dcseain

hi scrabbs!

1:27 pm

EspritdJean

hi scrabs

1:28 pm

Scrabbler

How are you doing, Seain?

1:28 pm

sprite

hey Scrabs! Has your job application been successful?

1:28 pm

dcseain

scrabbs, my bunny doing better now that i've gone back to the food i used to feed him, now that it's available again. :)

1:28 pm

Scrabbler

Geez, I am typing all of the phantoms that I typed in this morning. Silly Scrabbler.

1:29 pm

Scrabbler

Seain, I have used Oxbow Bunny Basic T for years, and the 15/23 when they are babies, for the first year. And I have a variety of Oxbow hays.

1:30 pm

dcseain

never heard of nor seen that one

1:30 pm

EspritdJean

changing jobs scrabb?

1:30 pm

Scrabbler

Sprite...I was offered a job at the nearby local practice! Meeting tomorrow 7am. I have to type a resignation letter later and face Richard tomorrow afternoon.

1:30 pm

dcseain

Nutriphase Gold is what he's had most of his life.

1:30 pm

dcseain

hope it all goes well, scrabbs!

1:30 pm

jesdraggon

oxbow is one of the better brands, but really, rabbits should be on hay or grass, not pelleted anything--the pellets are bad for their teeth.

1:31 pm

sprite

yes yes yessssssssss! You face mr D. He4 down tomorrow, wonderful. Congratulations, dear Scrabs.

1:31 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, Jean, I am lucky to escape.

1:31 pm

EspritdJean

good on ya

1:31 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Jess, they get very little volume of pellets, but unlimited hay, and 2 salads daily.

1:31 pm

EspritdJean

power to the people

1:31 pm

jesdraggon

good, scrabs :)

1:32 pm

EspritdJean

death to the di**he***

1:32 pm

Scrabbler

I am still in shock that I will be free in 121 days.

1:32 pm

Scrabbler

Sebastian refuses to eat hay but he eats lots of greens.

1:33 pm

EspritdJean

my sister finally went over the wall after 20 years of wording for The Supreme Allied Commander of the World's A**holes

1:33 pm

sprite

that long? Whoh, that is very long. Still, it is finite.

1:33 pm

EspritdJean

she's a new person

1:33 pm

Scrabbler

Richard is likely to make thinks difficult during the transition, so I must be cautious.

1:33 pm

jesdraggon

have you had his teeth checked? most rabbits take really well to hay.

1:33 pm

EspritdJean

*working

1:33 pm

Scrabbler

I bet that Richard is a member of that group, Jean.

1:34 pm

EspritdJean

sounds like

1:34 pm

Scrabbler

He is 7, Jess, and eats well, just doesn't like hay of any type---oat, timothy, brome, orchard grass.

1:34 pm

jesdraggon

did you quit, scrab? or is richard leaving?

1:34 pm

sprite

if he gives you trouble, Scrabs, tell him the Babblers will attack.

1:34 pm

jesdraggon

i ust have missed something; last i heard he was being a jerk and you were stressed?

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

I am switching to the local, rural practice where I worked when out of residency. I got burned out due to the hospital demands but the OB dept shut down and the ER docs take care of kids, so it is a different place to work now.

1:35 pm

dcseain

Bun-bun loves his clover

1:35 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the center O please?

1:36 pm

dcseain

plural man's name, car :)

1:36 pm

jesdraggon

good for you! hopefully things will be much more reasonable there :)

1:36 pm

car.eeyore

Bless you! It was driving me nuts!

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

He is a narcissist, control freak, micromanager---good for him and his business, but morale is low for all and he demeans us daily.

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

Fresh or dried clover, Seain?

1:37 pm

sprite

he will kill the business that way, slowly. WTG for you for leaving and making sure you'll enjoy working again.

1:37 pm

Scrabbler

It will be nice to be with relaxed, kind, trustworthy colleagues that don't play the parent-pleasing games.

1:38 pm

EspritdJean

my sister's boss (attorney) still hasn't learned his lesson and he's had more people leave than you can count

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

Sprite, we have had an exodus of nurses due to abuse.

1:39 pm

dcseain

Fresh, scrabbs, i can easily grab some just by taking a walk.

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

Sad, isn't it, Jean, when difficult people don't see that they repel everyone around them.

1:39 pm

sprite

that's what I mean. Am so glad for you. You deserve no less than a good place to work.

1:39 pm

jesdraggon

worked at a clinic once where i was the senior receptionist when i'd been there 2 months :(

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

I have some in my yard too, Seain, but I never tried it.

1:39 pm

jesdraggon

grab dandilions too, if you're picking fresh; they love 'em

1:40 pm

Scrabbler

The 2 charge nurses are bullies, which he doesn't see, and we cannot keep nurses for long.

1:40 pm

dcseain

very few around, but i'll do that, jes :) dandelions are yummy

1:40 pm

Scrabbler

I give them romaine, red & green le4 lettuce, endive, escarole, parsley, dandelions, and occ kale.

1:40 pm

jesdraggon

you're in a big enough place, you may be able to find dandilions at a co-op or store. not around here though; but i can just pick them in the yard, so it's all good :)

1:41 pm

sprite

in a couple of months you'll be able to say 'them' and not 'us' about the madhouse, Scrabs.

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

Also broccoli crowns

1:41 pm

jesdraggon

thanks for the le scrabs! I managed to miss that :)

1:41 pm

dcseain

he doesn't like kale, i've tried. hm maybe broccoli

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

I forget his name, Seain.

1:41 pm

jesdraggon

mine loves cilantro too

1:42 pm

dcseain

mine is Bun-bun, named by a 2 year old :)

1:42 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, I have given them cilantro. I don't like the odor but it doesn't bother them.

1:42 pm

sprite

perfect name for a bunny

1:42 pm

Scrabbler

My sister in NJ, also a bunny lover, has a 10 yr old bunny.

1:43 pm

jesdraggon

you don't like it? I love cilantro! (hence why i have it around to share with hitchiker)

1:43 pm

Scrabbler

Soemthing about the smell turns me off.

1:43 pm

dcseain

i like cilantro, but Tom hates it.

1:43 pm

Scrabbler

It's ok cooked, but fresh gets to me.

1:44 pm

jesdraggon

ah. well, at least you can still enjoy salsa and stuff then; just have to cook it first

1:44 pm

sprite

jes to the sin bin

1:45 pm

jesdraggon

i did what now? oh! crap. sorry all.

1:45 pm

sprite

lol

1:45 pm

jesdraggon

/me shuffles away in shame

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

Toss out some goodies, Jes

1:46 pm

sprite

never shame. Sin bin is the best place in babble!

1:46 pm

jesdraggon

*digs around to see what's been left in the box....

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

Yesterday I went geocaching with my sistre and cousin but we couldn't find either cache at the locations. We were so disappointed.

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

geocaching?

1:47 pm

sprite

what on earth is geocaching?

1:47 pm

dcseain

I went geocaching wit ha friend @ the National Arboretum, but there was a fence between us and the coordinate, and the gate was locked.

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

Check out www.geocaching.com. It is so much fun. Your kids would love doing it, Sprite!

1:48 pm

sprite

ok, will take a look!

1:48 pm

Scrabbler

anywhere you travel you can find caches

1:51 pm

sprite

looks like fun

1:51 pm

Scrabbler

It is a great family activity

1:52 pm

Scrabbler

You can get travel bugs that can go all over the globe

1:53 pm

Scrabbler

FYI, "footon" is not an accepted variation of futon

1:54 pm

sprite

omg there are locations very close here!

1:54 pm

sprite

lol scrabs, no it is not. But I tried anyway.

1:54 pm

dcseain

and a day trip to Hilversum will find you many more

1:54 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, everywhere, Sprite. Do you have a handheld GPS?

1:56 pm

sprite

no, I don't think so. But I think I actually go to therapy on one of the locations.

1:57 pm

sprite

lol and the clues are in dutch

1:57 pm

Scrabbler

geocaching is a world-wide activity

1:58 pm

sprite

thanks for the hint, I will check this out, my kids WOULD love this indeed.

1:58 pm

dcseain

It's much fun, sprite :)

1:58 pm

Scrabbler

We had a great hike deep in the forest yesterday.

1:58 pm

sprite

:)

1:59 pm

Scrabbler

Seain, it is neat that you enjoy it too. Most people have never heard about it.

1:59 pm

dcseain

a lot of my friends geocache, as do many of my coworkers

2:00 pm

Atalante

husband loves geocaching. and hi!

2:00 pm

sprite

hiya Ata

2:00 pm

dcseain

hi ata!

2:00 pm

sprite

gorgeous Sily pic, ata

2:01 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ata!

2:01 pm

Atalante

getting the brat back tomorrow :)

2:02 pm

sprite

ah good!

2:02 pm

sprite

must remember to upload my own new terra pics to the internet.

2:04 pm

sprite

Sherlock's si4kick is not valid.

2:05 pm

Atalante

I've got so many pics of Oscar adn Hobbit to upload

2:05 pm

sprite

will check them out as soon as you have!

2:06 pm

Scrabbler

How was Sark, Ata? It seems like such a magical place.

2:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Good afternoon all.

2:07 pm

sprite

did you have fun, Ata?

2:07 pm

sprite

hi peach

2:07 pm

jesdraggon

hi peach

2:09 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

It is a beautiful, sunny day here. I do hope it is nice where ever you are.

2:09 pm

jesdraggon

i'm going to wander away a bit. back later for the last 19. have a good afternoon all, and congrats again on the new job Scrab!

2:09 pm

sprite

bye jes

2:09 pm

sprite

it was amazing here today, lovely weather

2:10 pm

Mom

HI all ... {{Scrabbler}}} you got a new job?

2:10 pm

sprite

hi Mom

2:10 pm

Mom

{{Sprite}} hello

2:11 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Jes

2:12 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Mom! Yes, I get to escape Richard.

2:12 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May Ii please have clues for any of the first 4 fo's
Thanks

2:12 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ga Peach!

2:12 pm

pam

Thought I'd stop in and say hi

2:12 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Pam!

2:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hey there, Scrabbler.

2:13 pm

sprite

peach: think arsenic and such, but start F

2:13 pm

pam

Hi, scrabs

2:13 pm

Scrabbler

I have fo6 = rhymes with a toxin, then pl for a 7

2:13 pm

sprite

pammmmmmmm! *hugs*

2:13 pm

Mom

that is wonderful Scrabbler, where will you be working?

2:13 pm

Scrabbler

The fo5 rhymes with ho5 <----to lift something very heavy

2:13 pm

sprite

next 2: a little bit wet = m****. Start F. Plural.

2:13 pm

Scrabbler

A rural practice much closer to home.

2:14 pm

Mom

congratulations! When do you start?

2:15 pm

sprite

fireworks. Anything I can help with before I split?

2:15 pm

Mom

congratulations Sprite

2:15 pm

pam

congrats, sprite!!!

2:16 pm

sprite

thanks :)

2:16 pm

pam

Did I see that Ata's back?

2:16 pm

sprite

how've you been, pam?

2:16 pm

pam

well. and you, sprite?

2:17 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Sprite!

2:17 pm

Atalante

ata's back!

2:17 pm

sprite

steadily upwards, pam.

2:17 pm

sprite

interesting grid today, some real stinkers among them!

2:17 pm

Atalante

sorry. I keep going off into half a snooze lol

2:17 pm

Scrabbler

Mom, there is a 120 day notice, so I will submit my letter tomorrow and 120 days completed means my last day is Sept 28

2:18 pm

pam

welcome back, ata!

2:18 pm

sprite

lol Ata

2:18 pm

pam

Glad to hear it, sprite.

2:18 pm

Atalante

got back at 3:30am this morning

2:19 pm

pam

you must be exhausted...

2:19 pm

Mom

I wish you well Scrabbler, maybe Richard will let you go early

2:19 pm

Atalante

had a *wonderful* time. relaly wonderful. Liz is so lovely, and the whole of her family is too. We just walked and walked and walked most of the days and let the dogs bounce madly

2:19 pm

pam

Sounds wonderful!

2:19 pm

sprite

must love and leave you guys, bedtime for me. Welcome home, Ata. Glad to see you again, pam. Good luck during the notice time, Scrabs, and hold on to Sep 28. Bye Mom and peach and seain. *hugs to you all*

2:19 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, y'all. Haqve all except the first and second fo's.

2:20 pm

pam

Scrabs, if he lets you go sooner, will you leave sooner?

2:20 pm

pam

Ciao, sprite. Sleep well.

2:20 pm

Mom

pleasant dreams Sprite

2:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sweet dreams, sprite.

2:23 pm

Scrabbler

I do not foresee being let go sooner as my presence is needed badly

2:24 pm

Mom

you will be in my prayers Scrabbler that the time will go smoothly

2:24 pm

Scrabbler

And I could agree to stay on longterm in a very part-time capacity, in order to continue seeing beloved families, but I want to be done with him.

2:25 pm

Mom

he must be a real piece of work, Scrabbler

2:25 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

I am sending positive energy to you, Scrabbs.

2:25 pm

Scrabbler

He sure is. he should be a politician.

2:26 pm

Scrabbler

TY all.

2:26 pm

Mom

oh dear

2:26 pm

pam

I don't blame you, scrabs. Will you still be part-time? Or is the new job full-time? I didn't see your answer yesterday.

2:26 pm

Scrabbler

Smooth-talker, defensive, manipulative

2:26 pm

pam

Also, what about the non-compete? Is there one?

2:26 pm

Bugsaw

Scrabbler you could leave the door open to leaving early by saying you will work until a suitable replacement has been found. or for 120 days.

2:27 pm

Scrabbler

I will remain part-time but will increase hours when the youngest doc has a baby in Oct

2:27 pm

Atalante

casn't you take your loved clients with you to the new practice?

2:27 pm

pam

I can't wait until you are done with him for your sake!

2:27 pm

Mom

people like that make me sick to my stomach

2:27 pm

pam

Oh, that's great, Scrabs!!!!

2:28 pm

Scrabbler

The non-compete clause is tricky so I must be cautious.....he does make me sick, Mom. I start getting anxious Sunday evenings and then always sleep poorly Monday nights after a day with him.

2:29 pm

Mom

that is no way to live. Do you work with him every day?

2:29 pm

pam

I am sure you will be cautious. I am so sorry he is so pervasive.... Glad you will be done with him at the end of Sept.

2:29 pm

Scrabbler

38 to go and I need to return to yad work/gardening. There is a freeze advisory tonight so I will not plant stuff today, but I am preparing the soli.

2:29 pm

Mom

Take care Scrabbler, it was good to see you

2:30 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, everyday, Mom, and then there are the notes in our office mail boxes and the e-mails.

2:30 pm

Bugsaw

good thoughts and prayers coming your way, Scrabbler

2:30 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Bugsaw

2:30 pm

Mom

oh gosh

2:30 pm

Bugsaw

clue for hi 5,12 please

2:32 pm

Mom

I have one Bugsaw .... anti hi**amines and plural

2:32 pm

Bugsaw

that was it! thanks Mom

2:32 pm

Mom

you're welcome Bugsaw

2:43 pm

Mom

time to go and finish the laundry. See you all soon. {{Hugs}}

3:06 pm

stidmama

hello all, bye Mom and down to 70 listless. Should I list now or later?

3:07 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for fo6-27? Thanks

3:07 pm

ch1212

hi stid, and all -- just siting down again. Beloved and I just made an offer on our first home.... Little scarey!

3:08 pm

ch1212

peach, it's the plural of fo 5/16

3:09 pm

stidmama

hey chch!

3:10 pm

ch1212

stid, I hear good things about you -- finishing up school. Yeah for you!

3:12 pm

stidmama

thanks ch!

3:12 pm

stidmama

brb phone

3:12 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, I am sorry ch1212. I should have said fo627 the 1st. Thanks.

3:13 pm

ch1212

I don't have it yet, peace :(

3:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks anyway, ch1212.

3:14 pm

ChrissieDee

f + arsenic is a p*****

3:14 pm

ch1212

got it -- think of ... okay, nevermind - thanks, chrissie

3:15 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks ChrissieDee.

3:15 pm

ChrissieDee

yw peach

3:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Are y'all finding these more difficult to find than usual? Maybe it's just me.

3:17 pm

ch1212

oh no, it's not you peach :)

3:18 pm

rururocks

I found it super easy and a breeze...

3:18 pm

rururocks

NOT!@

3:18 pm

ch1212

LOL ruru

3:19 pm

ch1212

I have 51 left and am ready to go to the list, I think

3:19 pm

rururocks

good idea

3:21 pm

stidmama

sorry, classmate wanted to talk. Yes, ch, I have been accepted to the Master's program I applied for, so am frantically doing a last push in post-bac work to be ready for it.

3:22 pm

stidmama

It's not a blisteringly easy grid, that's for sure.

3:22 pm

ch1212

We're all so proud of you!

3:22 pm

stidmama

*blush* aw, shucks!

3:22 pm

stidmama

down to 65 and list is looking better and better.

3:23 pm

stidmama

60... and listing. my time is so short this afternoon.

3:24 pm

stidmama

*mumbling to self: plural plural plural*

3:24 pm

stidmama

BE 6 please? and don't say plural!

3:25 pm

ch1212

sorry, don't have yet

3:25 pm

rururocks

be and horse's foot

3:25 pm

stidmama

monkeyed the first bo 5!

3:26 pm

ch1212

thanks ruru

3:26 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks ruru, I need that one also.

3:26 pm

stidmama

thanks ruru, you know, you look surprisingly young for your extremely advanced years... *wicked grin*

3:26 pm

ch1212

can't believe how many plurals I missed! (seeing the list and realizing...)

3:26 pm

rururocks

hope your phone rings all day stid.. evil grin

3:28 pm

stidmama

*turning phone ringer off and sticking tongue out at ruru*

3:28 pm

stidmama

first CO 6 please?

3:28 pm

rururocks

co + the top of your body

3:28 pm

ch1212

my first co6 is to help reword something

3:28 pm

stidmama

AHA! thanks ch and ruru!

3:29 pm

stidmama

(and plural) *sigh*

3:29 pm

stidmama

Cs complete

3:30 pm

stidmama

so what are you up to these days, ch?

3:30 pm

stidmama

Es eliminated

3:30 pm

Kazozz

hi all...internet finally back up..nice to get back to the game :)

3:30 pm

stidmama

hey kazozz!

3:31 pm

ch1212

Beloved and I put in an offer on our first home today -- bit nervous but excited. Published new book - on amazon - and let's see... loving, loving life here in Washington!

3:31 pm

stidmama

FO 6 #1 please?

3:31 pm

ch1212

arsenic with an f

3:32 pm

stidmama

CH! that is WONDERFUL news! so pleased! a big house? with a garden perhaps?

3:32 pm

rururocks

F + most of what is on a jar with skulls and crossbones

3:32 pm

stidmama

thanks, got that FO

3:32 pm

ch1212

small home - 3 bd / 2ba, huge yard, covered patio, storage shed, double garage. Fireplace. Just right for the two of us. Plenty of room for my office and a library :)

3:33 pm

stidmama

down to 25 now. really like having lickety's list. I would never finish otherwise.

3:33 pm

stidmama

LOL seems big to me!

3:33 pm

ch1212

It's under 1100 square feet. The garage makes it seem larger, I think.
19 left.

3:35 pm

stidmama

Yes, that is manageable then. Our home is about 1600 and seems small for four people, a dog, a turtle and a bird. Hard even to have friends over.

3:35 pm

ch1212

OH! True! We're planning to adopt a dog now that we'll have a yard. Maybe a cat too.

3:35 pm

stidmama

how about the LE 6?

3:36 pm

ch1212

plural, stid.

3:36 pm

stidmama

NO!!!!!...... *sigh* thanks.

3:36 pm

lynxxx

goodmorning all

3:36 pm

stidmama

*eating vast quantities of fish*

3:37 pm

stidmama

oo 5/12? the one after "amazed" sound.

3:37 pm

stidmama

hey lynxxx!! how does Monday look to you?

3:37 pm

ch1212

no, I finished all the fish earlier :)

3:37 pm

lynxxx

ii & S*** is that you?

3:37 pm

rururocks

did you bake it or fry it ch?

3:37 pm

stidmama

LOL fun clue, lunxxx!

3:37 pm

zoozzoom

any clue for de4,6 please

3:37 pm

stidmama

ri 7?

3:37 pm

ch1212

baked of course!

3:38 pm

ch1212

are you de** or alive?

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

NM got it..sorry

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

thanks ch1212

3:38 pm

stidmama

hey zoom!

3:38 pm

ch1212

dh 6/24 please?

3:38 pm

lynxxx

My husband cooked a nice Ri**** the other night with eggplant and goats cheese

3:39 pm

stidmama

like the dh 5 only double vowel

3:40 pm

stidmama

sounds yummy, lynxxx

3:40 pm

stidmama

three to go, now.

3:41 pm

ch1212

bye stidmama. Thanks for the clue

3:41 pm

stidmama

now one, and it's the ri 7 that I can't find. *sigh*

3:41 pm

stidmama

back later. *poof*

3:41 pm

ch1212

oops -- sorry stid, thought you said "time to go" ... I seriously need new glasses

3:41 pm

stidmama

LOL I really do have to go... needed elsewhere at the moment. *repoof*

3:41 pm

ch1212

well then (laughing) okay ...

3:42 pm

lynxxx

ri7 rice dish cooked very slowly

3:45 pm

rururocks

ri7 rice dish that takes forever to make

3:49 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Babblers. Greetings from Ireland, where the sun has been shining for THREE WHOLE DAYS. The country has OD'd on vitamin D!!

3:50 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle. Wow!

3:51 pm

Soodlebum

I know - we are all drunk on sunshine - AND its a holiday weekend to boot. Our cups runneth over!!

3:52 pm

stidmama

*wanders by, sees ruru and lynx's clues and finishes with a fluorish*

3:52 pm

zoozzoom

yes soodle many people here on the isle of wight are looking like cooked lobster skins..lol

3:52 pm

lynxxx

congrats Stid!

3:52 pm

stidmama

thanks!!! now, I have enlisted stidkid#2's help for the project and must head out for real. back tonight to help clue if I can. *repoof*

3:52 pm

Soodlebum

Hey Zoo - I'm one of those lobsters!!

3:53 pm

zoozzoom

hahaha..oh no

3:53 pm

lynxxx

Slip slop slap people

3:53 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Down to 15....must check blood sugar....back in a few.

3:58 pm

Soodlebum

I take it the weather is recession-busting on the Isle of wight as well, Zoo?

4:02 pm

Soodlebum

Looking at the country flags of the babblers tonite...ye have no idea how good a little bit of sunshine does for a recession-laden country. Pardon my euphoria!

4:04 pm

lynxxx

Not many things you can get for free. Enjoy

4:08 pm

mo

hi everyone ...... just thought i'd see how things are going with you all, while I'm trying to cool down!!!!

4:08 pm

lynxxx

hi Mo

4:09 pm

mo

lyn hi.

4:09 pm

mo

I suppose you are sweltering too!!

4:10 pm

Soodlebum

Hey Mo. Sun shining where you are too?

4:11 pm

redshoes

just got back from the pool! mmmmmm

4:11 pm

zoozzoom

yes it is soodle...makes everyone feel so much better :-)

4:11 pm

Soodlebum

2 Hot-Air balloons just flew over my house. Breathtaking!!

4:11 pm

lynxxx

Mo, sorry to see the pup passed away. My previous dog died with diabetic complications too, not a happy anding so I am glad the end was quick for yr little friend. Is the picture of him? it is very good

4:11 pm

redshoes

yay for vitamin D!

4:12 pm

lynxxx

hi Redshoes

4:12 pm

redshoes

hi hi hi

4:12 pm

saanichcat

hello everyone! Can anyone please( pretty please) help with the first ho 5/12? My eyes are glazed over fom looking...thanks!

4:12 pm

phaeton

to lift something heavy saan

4:13 pm

rururocks

lift above your he4 saan

4:13 pm

lynxxx

hi Saan

4:13 pm

rururocks

ho 5 a piano to the top floor

4:13 pm

mo

thank you lyn, that isnt a picture of him but it looks very like him.

4:14 pm

saanichcat

Now THAT was a fish!!! Hi Lynx nd everyone! And FW too! Thanks!

4:14 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Saan!

4:14 pm

pam

hi again, all!

4:14 pm

mo

hi saan.

4:14 pm

redshoes

I couldn't see it either saan

4:15 pm

lynxxx

hi Pam

4:15 pm

redshoes

hi pam

4:15 pm

mo

and hi pam.

4:15 pm

saanichcat

hi mo, how's it going?

4:15 pm

jbp

would love a clue for the not corner i

4:15 pm

rururocks

hi pam... love you

4:15 pm

jbp

and howdy all

4:15 pm

saanichcat

and hi Pam too!

4:15 pm

pam

LOL, ruru

4:16 pm

rolin

hey lynxxx..i had to laugh i saw you offered the slip slop slap advice

4:16 pm

mo

fine saan ... and you?

4:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, jbp.

4:16 pm

pam

Hi, lyn, saan, mo, and redshoes

4:16 pm

Soodlebum

Yeah - what was the slip slop slap thing? I'm confused...

4:17 pm

lynxxx

hi Rolin. and strangly no-one asked what I was talking about!

4:17 pm

saanichcat

very well. weather mild and humid here and SO green!

4:17 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Oh, Hi there Pam. I was away for a few minutes...guess that was when you came on.

4:17 pm

rolin

silp on a shirt....slop on some sun cream and slap on a hat...it is the aussie mantra...

4:17 pm

rolin

it was a campaign sarted...erm..in the 80's???

4:18 pm

lynxxx

Slip on a Tshirt - Slop on some sunscreen - SSlap on a hat. We have a VERY high incidence of melanoma in Australia

4:18 pm

pam

hi, ga!!!

4:18 pm

phaeton

the corner I is a flower

4:18 pm

rolin

help me here lynxxx...was it then?

4:18 pm

pam

That campaign got a lot of press here when Aussie started it...

4:18 pm

BabbleRabble

sis the effect of slipping on a shirt akin to slipping on a banana peel?

4:18 pm

Soodlebum

Well, if you lived here, and the sun shone once every 2½ years, you'd forget slip slap slop, and get out and bake!!

4:19 pm

rolin

its still going pam....

4:19 pm

jbp

yes it is a pretty flower, but I would like the NON corner i

4:19 pm

redshoes

also the corner i is part of the eye

4:19 pm

phaeton

me too

4:19 pm

rururocks

slip slap slop sounds like mud wrestling to me

4:19 pm

rolin

soodle..thats why the incidence of melanoma is exploding in the uk now

4:19 pm

phaeton

io4 and 5

4:19 pm

lynxxx

change the last letter jbp for ir4.5

4:19 pm

pam

LOL, ru, it does!

4:19 pm

redshoes

ahhh...hehehe. whoops.

4:19 pm

mo

ir4 ... alter the last letter of the flower.

4:20 pm

redshoes

rolin...because of mud wrestling?

4:20 pm

jbp

i have the flower and the one ending in past tense letter...i would like a clue for the OTHER i. ;-)

4:20 pm

jbp

det

4:20 pm

phaeton

ed5/14?

4:20 pm

phaeton

jbp...io4 and 5

4:20 pm

jbp

i just had an id__ of it

4:20 pm

jbp

never mind

4:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

io ...VERY small bit and plural.

4:21 pm

mo

the other i is a notion.

4:21 pm

jbp

thanks for the i words

4:21 pm

phaeton

oo5/12?

4:21 pm

redshoes

ed 5/14...an order of the king

4:22 pm

phaeton

ty redshoes

4:22 pm

jbp

how come "eddic" isn't a word? it's a type of poetry among other things

4:22 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ho5-30? Thanks

4:22 pm

redshoes

my pleasure!

4:22 pm

rururocks

oo 5 relates to ovum phae

4:22 pm

lynxxx

oo5.12 oo & S***mama from Babble

4:22 pm

mo

oo5 ... oo + neat minus last letter.

4:22 pm

phaeton

ho6/30 is where you sleep and it's not cold

4:23 pm

rururocks

or have hot sex

4:23 pm

phaeton

ty ruru and mo

4:23 pm

rururocks

lol

4:23 pm

mo

great clue phaeton.

4:23 pm

jbp

in my car?

4:23 pm

phaeton

ty

4:23 pm

Soodlebum

Ruru - your cracking me up!!

4:24 pm

redshoes

I read that as to NOT have ho* sex & got confused, ru

4:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks y'all.

4:24 pm

redshoes

or rather, to not have sex

4:24 pm

rururocks

you must alway have ho* sex.. otherwise it isn't worth the trouble...

4:25 pm

mo

LOL!!!

4:25 pm

Soodlebum

I bow to the man who knows..........

4:25 pm

jbp

any clues on the not middle column D?

4:26 pm

DR1965

interesting convo to log on to...

4:26 pm

phaeton

fireworks

4:26 pm

rururocks

a amount of money owed jbp

4:26 pm

jbp

hooray for Phae!

4:26 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Phae!

4:26 pm

rururocks

hello DR...

4:26 pm

mo

bravo phaeton!!!

4:26 pm

kje

truly is DR, I must catch up

4:26 pm

DR1965

wtg Phae

4:26 pm

rururocks

uh oh

4:26 pm

jbp

mackerel slap for me!

4:26 pm

lynxxx

di4.6 &5.14 round flat objestcs

4:26 pm

DR1965

Hi Ruru and Kje and Lynxxx and Phae

4:26 pm

kje

yay phae!

4:27 pm

jbp

and for nbt, the middle o?

4:27 pm

lynxxx

hi DR

4:27 pm

DR1965

and Mo

4:27 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, phaeton

4:27 pm

rururocks

mr. premingers' frist name

4:27 pm

DR1965

and everyone else

4:27 pm

jbp

nm, it's the plural of beginning of hassocks

4:27 pm

rururocks

first name that is

4:27 pm

mo

hi DR.

4:28 pm

phaeton

thanks all! On to more mundane chores! Enjoy

4:28 pm

jbp

off now to deal with din, hope to bbl. thanks for the clues, everyone!!

4:29 pm

lynxxx

I'm away too. Bye everyone

4:29 pm

mo

bye jbp ... enjoy!!

4:29 pm

mo

bye lyn.

4:29 pm

redshoes

bye phae! congrats!

4:29 pm

mo

and phaeton.

4:29 pm

redshoes

bye jbp & lynxxx

4:30 pm

mo

everyone seems to be abandoning ship!!!!

4:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

di7-36 please. Thanks

4:30 pm

DR1965

I am still here Mo

4:30 pm

kje

co6 before salmon type?

4:30 pm

mo

hello redshoes.

4:30 pm

kje

I'm here - i have 30 to go

4:31 pm

rururocks

co + the top of your body

4:31 pm

mo

hello kje.

4:31 pm

DR1965

dont have it KJE- just started

4:31 pm

kje

ty ru

4:31 pm

kje

hi mo

4:31 pm

pam

KJEEEEEE

4:31 pm

DR1965

ty ruru

4:32 pm

Soodlebum

Could anyone tell me how many words in tonites grid, Please

4:32 pm

mo

174.

4:33 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

nm...found it.

4:33 pm

Soodlebum

Thanks Mo

4:33 pm

kje

pamster!

4:33 pm

mo

yw.

4:34 pm

kje

1st fo6?

4:35 pm

redshoes

man, I'm flighty.

4:35 pm

Soodlebum

Mo - just looked @ ur profile. So sorry about the dog. U must be still a bit raw.

4:35 pm

redshoes

either have to think about grid or chat. not good at doing both. =) sorreeeeee

4:35 pm

redshoes

di 5/12 on the pupster mo. =(

4:35 pm

BabbleRabble

if it started with a p--- hemlock

4:36 pm

MaMaWA

Hi fellow Babblers! How is everyone?

4:36 pm

kje

TY BR - goodd clue

4:36 pm

mo

ty Soodle ... yes it takes a while to get over, even though he wasnt ours ... he was a sweet little thing.

4:37 pm

mo

thanks too redshoes.

4:37 pm

Soodlebum

| have 2 elderly rotties, and dreading the inevitable. :(

4:38 pm

mo

are they old Soodle?

4:39 pm

mo

sorry you said they were elderly, but are they healthy?

4:40 pm

kje

5

4:41 pm

redshoes

ok. off to bathe & get ready for the evening! enjoy all!

4:41 pm

kje

and done

4:41 pm

kje

will clue for about 5 minutes if anyone needs it

4:41 pm

mo

bye redshoes ... enjoy your evening.

4:42 pm

gramma

19 left! Time to open the chat and see what you all have for me or what I can help you with.

4:42 pm

mo

congrats kje.

4:42 pm

mo

hi gramma.

4:42 pm

gramma

1st 2 dh's would be good.Please?

4:42 pm

MaMaWA

Hi kje, and wtg

4:43 pm

kje

hi mama

4:43 pm

kje

d + owl sound + vowel... and plural

4:43 pm

mo

dh6 and 7 ... d + horn noise + vowel and plural

4:44 pm

mo

hello MaMa.

4:44 pm

MaMaWA

Hi mo

4:44 pm

Soodlebum

Mo - they are healthy, but King is 14 & Hollie is 16. the evil day is approaching. Cant bear to think about it

4:44 pm

MaMaWA

brb gotta watch the end of the race

4:45 pm

DR1965

cr6? please

4:46 pm

zoozzoom

cr6 lord jesus ****** +a

4:46 pm

gramma

TY for the dh's.

4:47 pm

mo

that seems a great age. Glad they are healthy, but that is one of the drawbacks of having animals .... we usually oulive them!

4:47 pm

zoozzoom

and without the `h` :-)

4:47 pm

DR1965

ty Zoom

4:47 pm

MaMaWA

Back for my last 43

4:47 pm

kje

pretty much always, mo

4:47 pm

zoozzoom

yw

4:47 pm

DR1965

cristas

4:47 pm

DR1965

oops!

4:47 pm

rururocks

good clue DR..

4:47 pm

zoozzoom

yes thats it..hahaha

4:47 pm

kje

OK, must run, will maybe catch you all later

4:48 pm

rururocks

you give the very best clues..

4:48 pm

mo

what race was it MaMa?

4:48 pm

DR1965

sorry!
yes Ruru- the best

4:48 pm

DR1965

Bye Kje

4:48 pm

zoozzoom

bye kje

4:48 pm

kje

LOL DR!!! way to go!!! (i did that...ummm.... maybe 20 times yesterday : )

4:48 pm

rururocks

so easy to read and understand..

4:48 pm

rururocks

later kje... hagd'

4:48 pm

kje

poof

4:48 pm

rururocks

21 actuall

4:48 pm

rururocks

actually

4:49 pm

kje

and... I did it with arrogance! LOL

4:49 pm

kje

now poof

4:49 pm

rururocks

OOOOO LOLOLOL

4:49 pm

mo

bye kje.

4:49 pm

zoozzoom

rids

4:49 pm

MaMaWA

Sorry mo, it was Nascar

4:49 pm

rururocks

attaway doc...lol

4:50 pm

mo

aah motor racing!

4:51 pm

MaMaWA

Yes husband was yelling so I figured I better not miss the finish LOL

4:52 pm

mo

I understand!!!

4:52 pm

mo

what is it with men and machines????

4:52 pm

rururocks

what is it with women and shoes?

4:53 pm

MaMaWA

Alll that power ; )

4:53 pm

MaMaWA

All that power LOL ; ) ?

4:53 pm

mo

I hate shoes ... wish I could live without them!

4:54 pm

DR1965

me too Mo

4:54 pm

MaMaWA

Personally I prefer a race to new shoes myself

4:54 pm

rururocks

move to Bolinas.. you will never have to wear them again

4:54 pm

MaMaWA

I mostly do live without them as much as possible

4:54 pm

mo

get out of that ruru!!! lol.

4:55 pm

MaMaWA

My podiatrist says I should just wear the boxes LOL

4:55 pm

mo

me too MaMa.

4:55 pm

MaMaWA

I have fred flintstone feet

4:56 pm

mo

Bolinas?

4:56 pm

rururocks

A hippy commune area near SF

4:56 pm

rururocks

very le7 too

4:57 pm

califcelt

mamawa - my mom always referred to them as salt-of-the-earth feet. They run in our family . . . no pun intended.

4:57 pm

pam

le7, ru? not seeing what I think it sould be by your clue...

4:57 pm

mo

SF?

4:57 pm

pam

*should

4:58 pm

MaMaWA

Love that califcelt, I like salt-of-the-earth

4:58 pm

MaMaWA

I got them from my daddy

4:58 pm

Nef

hello Fellow Babblers. I started out quickly, but now can't find anymore C words! How is everyone else doin today?

4:58 pm

MaMaWA

hi Nef

4:58 pm

califcelt

yes, me too. Mom had a way with words.

4:59 pm

MaMaWA

good here : )

4:59 pm

mo

hi nef

4:59 pm

Nef

When my daughter was little, she was very proud of her "fat Feet" because it meant she got cute shoes that no one else ever had

4:59 pm

pam

hi, nef

5:00 pm

pam

SF is San Francisco, in California, mo

5:00 pm

Nef

Hi MaMa, Mo, Pam and all

5:00 pm

mo

ty Pam.

5:02 pm

MaMaWA

Does anyone know if all the bo words have the same 3rd letter?

5:03 pm

gramma

MaMa no they don't

5:03 pm

Kazozz

no the dont

5:03 pm

MaMaWA

ty gramma

5:03 pm

gramma

1st and last are diff.

5:03 pm

mo

all but two MaMA.

5:03 pm

MaMaWA

and Kaz

5:04 pm

MaMaWA

those are the 2 i must be missing lol

5:04 pm

MaMaWA

will go back to look ty all

5:04 pm

mo

one sounds like a place you might stay on holiday.

5:04 pm

pam

one rhymes with the place ruru was refering to earlier... for overnight stays

5:05 pm

MaMaWA

ty guys all I got them

5:05 pm

mo

great MaMa!

5:06 pm

rururocks

???

5:06 pm

pam

yes, ruru?

5:06 pm

rururocks

what did I refer to?..

5:06 pm

rururocks

oh.. and love you pam..lol

5:07 pm

pam

roflmao, ruru

5:07 pm

pam

places for *** sex, ruru

5:07 pm

rururocks

ahhh

5:07 pm

pam

and, where is my clue for the le7 oh loved one?

5:07 pm

rururocks

that can be a lot of places though if you are creative..wink wink

5:07 pm

pam

I haven't had any wine lately, been enjoying a laphroaig 15 that was a (wonderful) gift

5:07 pm

rururocks

jerry rubin was a le7

5:07 pm

pam

LOL, ruru

5:08 pm

rururocks

abby hoffman was a le 7

5:08 pm

mo

well it has gone 11, so must get some shuteye. Goodnight all ... happy Babbling.

5:08 pm

rururocks

lthat is a really peaty scotch...

5:08 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for bo5-16 the 1st? Thanks

5:08 pm

pam

Can't get the word even though I think I know what you are saying, ruru!

5:09 pm

pam

It is VERY peaty. I love it....

5:09 pm

pam

Ciao, mo

5:09 pm

rururocks

not a rightist pam..

5:09 pm

Nef

toed

5:09 pm

rururocks

good clue nef

5:10 pm

Nef

OOPS! Sorry

5:10 pm

rururocks

you and DR outta clue for all of us all day...lol

5:11 pm

rururocks

pam is wandering again

5:11 pm

Nef

If a person can have 2 l*** feet; why can't they be L*** t**d?

5:11 pm

pam

Sorry, ruru

5:11 pm

pam

got it, thanks!!!!!!!!!!

5:12 pm

pam

LOL, nef, I wondered the same thing.

5:12 pm

MaMaWA

bo5/16 is what casper said

5:12 pm

rururocks

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:12 pm

pam

I am an le7, why couldn't I see that?

5:12 pm

MaMaWA

for you gapeach

5:12 pm

rururocks

hmm...

5:12 pm

pam

And, since the world is going to hell in a handbasket, I will have some more peaty scotch tonight.....

5:13 pm

rururocks

ooh be careful...

5:13 pm

MaMaWA

I Love peaty scotch

5:13 pm

pam

careful?

5:13 pm

rururocks

I love McCallans

5:13 pm

MaMaWA

Macallans is a fav

5:13 pm

pam

I don't drink too much, it's just that tonight, I will be grousing over the news

5:13 pm

MaMaWA

LOL ruu

5:13 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks,MaMaWA, I have that one (i think) need the very first bo5-16.

5:13 pm

MaMaWA

oops sorry gapeach

5:14 pm

pam

I like Balvenie, too. (SOmeone has given me great gifts!) What's the MCCallans like?

5:14 pm

gramma

oo5/12? please.

5:14 pm

rururocks

I love balvenie.. I have a 15 year old of that ..yummy

5:14 pm

MaMaWA

Its nice and smokey, earthy

5:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

It's OK, MaMaWA, thanks.

5:14 pm

rururocks

McCallans is the best...

5:15 pm

Kazozz

i dont like these dh words!

5:15 pm

pam

I have a 15 waiting to be corked, ruru--of the Balvenie. I gave a friend one of the other gifts I had been given....

5:15 pm

pam

So, less peaty than the laphroaig?

5:15 pm

rururocks

dhon't do them.. dhthen

5:15 pm

MaMaWA

dern my pc is fritzing brb

5:16 pm

rururocks

oh yes less peaty.. more smoky though.

5:16 pm

Kazozz

funny ruru :p~

5:17 pm

pam

And, how would you classify the balvenie? compared to the macallan?

5:17 pm

pam

LOL, ruru.... SOrry, kaz, haven't started dhthose yet...

5:17 pm

rururocks

balvenie is woodier and more smooth

5:18 pm

rururocks

mccallan is caramelly and lush and very precise on the palate.

5:18 pm

pam

Thanks, ruru. I know I like them, but can't figure out the "real" terms.

5:18 pm

Kazozz

i found them using morewords...too tired to keep monkeying them!!!!

5:18 pm

pam

Though, one whiff of laphroaig and peat does come to mind!

5:19 pm

pam

I should look for a macallan .... not in the near future, but still, LOL

5:19 pm

rururocks

I like Laphroaig though..got to be in the mood.

5:19 pm

gramma

BO + male + vowel

5:19 pm

pam

That is REALLY true, ruru. The coolish rainy evenings we had recently motivated me....

5:19 pm

rururocks

I should send you some mccallans

5:20 pm

pam

I think I need to get a cheap red -- cheaper than even I usually drink--for some sangria. I LOVE sangria--no added sugar, just some fruit...

5:20 pm

pam

Cyber macallans is great, ruru!

5:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks so much, gramma.

5:21 pm

gramma

My last word is oo5/12; any clues would be appreciated.

5:21 pm

rururocks

get a cheap beaujolais for sangria

5:21 pm

rururocks

oo5 relates to ovum gramma

5:21 pm

MaMaWA

finally, for some reason the virus scan is going on and I cant have that in the midst of babblingh

5:21 pm

pam

And, thanks for the scotch thoughts, ruru!

5:22 pm

pam

beaujolais? really? good to know

5:22 pm

pam

OY, mAmA

5:24 pm

rururocks

tastes better with a light chill.. better for sangria

5:24 pm

gramma

I'm sooo not getting it. This talk of drinking has me quite distracted. I can hardly swallow my vodka!

5:24 pm

pam

I never, ever would have known that, ruru! Thanks, so much! And, I can find it really cheap!

5:24 pm

MaMaWA

Whew, it stopped

5:24 pm

MaMaWA

LOL gramma

5:24 pm

rururocks

you can buy mcCallans in a little bottle to try it.. the big bottles are really pricey now..

5:24 pm

pam

oo + s***dly winks, gramma

5:24 pm

rururocks

oh yes.. $6.99 pam

5:25 pm

MaMaWA

bo + not she + vowel

5:25 pm

pam

I was thinking the little bottle, ruru--for the macallans

5:25 pm

gramma

Got it! ty

5:25 pm

pam

I won't cork the balvenie for a while--have the laphroaig going. But, I might be tempted to try the macallans as an interlude!

5:25 pm

pam

great and congrats on fireworks, gram

5:26 pm

MaMaWA

oops sorry I got behind in the chog lol

5:26 pm

rururocks

prepare for heaven

5:26 pm

gramma

Talk about little bottles...my husband brought home a fifth of vodka and I told him it was a nip. They serve bigger bottles on airplanes.

5:26 pm

pam

It's thundering so here, for a minute I thought you were referring to the end of the world, ruru! Must be the scotch!

5:26 pm

pam

LOL, gram.

5:27 pm

MaMaWA

I enjoy the occasional rusty nail, but would not use a premo, single malt for that

5:27 pm

pam

I like sangria in the summer.

5:27 pm

gramma

Back to the grandbabies and bottle. ( It seems appropriate together.) Before I run (or stumble) any1 need a clue?

5:28 pm

pam

I don't like mixed drinks--except mararitas.

5:28 pm

zoozzoom

and Fireworks for me.

5:28 pm

pam

LOL, gram. Have fun!

5:28 pm

pam

Congrats, zooz

5:28 pm

Kazozz

wtg zooz, me too

5:28 pm

MaMaWA

Rusty nail is my winter drink, scotch ( chivas) and Drambuie

5:28 pm

gramma

WTG zoozzoom!

5:28 pm

zoozzoom

well done Kazozz

5:28 pm

gramma

Adios!

5:29 pm

Nef

with all this talk of booze, why isn't "hics" a word?

5:29 pm

pam

I drink wine year round. Beer, too. But sangria in the summer....

5:29 pm

zoozzoom

thank you pam & gramma :-)

5:29 pm

MaMaWA

by grammma

5:29 pm

rururocks

I don't care for beer

5:29 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Yes, please, I need a clue for we6-30. Thanks

5:30 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Congrats, zoozzoom

5:30 pm

pam

I like stout and porter, ruru. And the occasional lager. I don't drink nearly as often as I talk about it, though, LOL!

5:30 pm

MaMaWA

It sounds like tweety bird wold give an excuse

5:30 pm

zoozzoom

thanks Gapeach

5:30 pm

rururocks

thank god.. you were starting to sound like a boozer pam...lol

5:31 pm

MaMaWA

we6, or tweety bird drunk lol

5:31 pm

rururocks

no room in the fridge for food..lol

5:31 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again. I used up all of my mulch doing the backyard garden. My body is seizing up.

5:32 pm

zoozzoom

we6-30 think of summer spring winter these are called ****** but with the `we`

5:32 pm

MaMaWA

OH no muscle spasms, Scrab?

5:32 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

HAHA! Good one Ma...am still looking.

5:32 pm

rururocks

*** breaks out ice pack and motrin for scrabs

5:32 pm

Scrabbler

Just sore, nothing terribly injured.

5:32 pm

MaMaWA

and maybe a sip of good scotch ...

5:32 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Zoom

5:32 pm

zoozzoom

you will ache even more tommorow scrabs

5:33 pm

rururocks

have to run later guys...love ya pam...

5:33 pm

Nef

Scrabbler, I do a bit of gardening, then play Babble to relax (or til Dear Hubby makes me come back out and work some more!)

5:33 pm

MaMaWA

just for medicinal purposes mind you

5:33 pm

Scrabbler

No alcohol for me

5:33 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Ru

5:33 pm

MaMaWA

Late ruru

5:33 pm

pam

LOl, ruru! My fellow lush

5:33 pm

MaMaWA

ok then just a good rub down , hot soak

5:33 pm

rururocks

two hics

5:33 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Nef, I have taken breaks. And it was a cool day so not much sweating. That helped.

5:34 pm

pam

Ouch, scrabs, sorry! I cleaned off my deck. Such a nice urban space, but really worked too fast/too hard. Should have slowed down

5:34 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks zoozzoom and MaMaWA....that was fireworks. Couldn't have done it without you. See you after the flip.

5:34 pm

Scrabbler

I am creating a new garden plot too--sunnier spot for tomatoes.

5:34 pm

pam

Sounds great, though, scrabs! Bet it looks great, too!

5:35 pm

zoozzoom

yw bye gapeach

5:35 pm

Scrabbler

This was my first weekend off in 4 wks so I have a lot to catch up on. Then guess what? We have a freeze advisory tonight, so I didn't plant the tomatoes, peppers, etc and will bring in my containers.

5:35 pm

MaMaWA

Woohoo ga see ya in the chog

5:35 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Georgia!

5:36 pm

MaMaWA

These past few nights have been very cool here also, Scrab. Woke up with a sore throat this am

5:36 pm

pam

YAY, ga!

5:37 pm

Nef

betel

5:37 pm

Scrabbler

It has been a cool but sunny last 3 days.

5:37 pm

zoozzoom

to7,36 you brush them twice a day :-)

5:37 pm

Nef

SHOOT Sorry. Off to the PB I go now

5:37 pm

Scrabbler

I didn't see many beetles today, Nef, LOL

5:37 pm

MaMaWA

I still have 40 to go here and must see hubby off to take care of his mom. bbl : )

5:37 pm

pam