Noodling loved witticisms and XI / Golf balls

High-scoring words of the night:

ODAHS (168 points) - against Rebecca C. [3W, 5W, hook off STAY to make TO / AD / YA]
NOODLED (2748 points) - against Kathy H. [3W, two 2W, two 5W, hook off YES to make DYES]
WITTIER (102 points) - against Milka S. [4W, hook off POP to make POPE]
LOVED (100 points; 2W, 5W), JOEY (125 points; 2W, 3W, hook off FROSH to make JO / OS / EH; a good deficit-erasing word!) - against Rachel G.
AVOWS (500 points) - against Angela V. [two 5W]
XI (116 points) - against Julie F. [hook off ZA to make ZAX, 5L used twice]
XIS (144 points) - against Lynn T. [3W, 4W]
IMPROVE (312 points) - against Sandra B. [2W, 4W, 3W]


[00:56:26] Flami: so how did the cake and flowers go?
[01:06:22] Corey: mu qin jie kwai le! (happy Mother's Day!)
[01:06:33] Corey: they liked them, of course :P
[01:06:44] Flami: haha... we did the same in Cantonese
[01:07:16] Flami: well, to Grandma anyway... she seemed to like the lunch we treated her to, and was MOST impressed when I chipped in $10 :P
[01:07:49] Corey: mu qin is good for pretending I forgot how to say it, since Jane starts saying "mooooo.... moooo..... moooooo..."
[01:07:55] Corey: oh, you're a cow? :P
[01:08:57] Flami: none of that in Cantonese... it's mo chun jeet
[01:09:10] Flami: hahahaha... crazy times
[01:21:45] Corey: sounds similar... "qin" sounds like "chin" :P
[01:22:31] Flami: hey, my friend's ex-girlfriend has the last name Qin! :P
[01:23:47] Corey: moo
[01:24:26] Flami: not moo
[01:25:28] Corey: Taiwanese high-speed train driver caught asleep at the wheel
AFP - ‎1 hour ago‎
TAIPEI - A high-speed train driver in Taiwan has lost his job after being caught dozing off while travelling at nearly 300 kilometres (190 miles) an hour,
[01:25:35] Corey: well, that's good...
[01:25:41] Corey: mu qin! mother!
[01:26:24] Flami: YIKES
[01:26:36] Flami: do I look like a mother to you?!
[01:29:12] Corey: a mother something
[01:36:01] Flami: and do you know the Mandarin for THAT? :P
[01:36:18] Corey: no...
[01:38:00] Flami: well, I am not a Mofo, although to hear a friend tell it, I am related to one ;P
[01:40:26] Corey: oh yeah?
[01:47:04] Flami: yeah, my brother was a holy Mofo last August, apparently :P


Trivia fact for Monday, May 10: Which U.S. president once quipped, "I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk, and a moose"? Gerald Ford, who was known to accidentally hit spectators with wayward golf balls.