Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, May 11, 2024

12:01 am

hokie carla

Saw the aurora here in SC. Staying up to go look again in a little while. Very exciting for us southerners

12:02 am

justafreep

That's amazing. I wish I coulda seen it.

12:04 am

hokie carla

It was so wild.

12:08 am

justafreep

ou8

12:09 am

hokie carla

12

12:10 am

jeanne314

ou7

12:10 am

hokie carla

Wondering how there are 10 v

12:11 am

justafreep

I am wondering how there are 8 more than I've found

12:11 am

justafreep

okay. fine. 6 more.

12:13 am

hokie carla

I only found 2

12:14 am

penquis

hello all...

12:14 am

justafreep

howdy, pen

12:15 am

penquis

hi freep....

12:15 am

hokie carla

Pen!

12:15 am

penquis

carla!

12:15 am

hokie carla

I have phantom trauma

12:17 am

justafreep

you can get over it in my phantom tropic vacation

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

penquis

my phantom is also a prince.... ;o)

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

penquis

VI 7....

12:23 am

justafreep

thanks, pen

12:23 am

penquis

yw...

12:23 am

penquis

i hate grids like this...

12:24 am

hokie carla

To the phantom victor goes the phantom spoils

12:24 am

hokie carla

Me too pen

12:26 am

justafreep

vi7 x 2

12:26 am

penquis

oouuu...

12:27 am

hokie carla

Finally found one and now freep is saying there’s another

12:27 am

justafreep

there is. both are real words and everything

12:27 am

penquis

yup...and i was just starting to feel ok about my 7 V words...lol....

12:29 am

justafreep

Always glad to pump up the anxiety :-)

12:30 am

penquis

hah!

12:30 am

hokie carla

Phantom aalii. Yes, that is a word I know.

12:33 am

penquis

does anyone have stats for the i word?

12:34 am

hokie carla

Nope

12:34 am

aebmusica

Ia6

12:35 am

hokie carla

Ah, thx

12:38 am

lynxxx

ia6

12:39 am

penquis

are there two?

12:39 am

lynxxx

don't know Pen

12:39 am

penquis

sorry, no glasses.... it's an I and not an L....

12:41 am

penquis

got it...ty, lyn....

12:42 am

hokie carla

Ooh top row gray. Can give a clue for i if you want. We’ve had it before

12:42 am

hokie carla

Nm

1:04 am

penquis

well i am stalled at 18....goodnight all....

1:08 am

penquis

ooouuu....found two Vs....done now....really.... ;o)

1:42 am

NonoNanette

clue please for the ou8?

1:54 am

sprite

to be more successful or impressive

2:13 am

sprite

fireflies

2:33 am

phaeton

any help with the tr7?

3:25 am

Kamanjah

ah, paheton, just got it - three things to wear.

3:28 am

Kamanjah

Oh, I misread the time, hope this helps someone.

6:17 am

MollyL

Oh no, Hurshy will be sadsies

6:43 am

Bremen

I'm just not getting the ou8. Can someone clue it again, please?

6:43 am

bichon

me too

6:49 am

Bremen

ah, got it. 'out' with ri5...

6:50 am

Bremen

or 'out' with your competition.

6:53 am

bichon

tyvm Bremen

7:12 am

Detour

Took 2 brains to get it in our household. Wish I'd seen your clue Bremen it would have saved time. Lol

7:20 am

bichon

al 5/10, second one pls

7:30 am

Bremen

where you say your vows

7:35 am

bichon

tyvm Bremen

7:59 am

dan2bit

morning all! can I have stats for the i ?

8:21 am

MollyL

ia6/21

8:23 am

dan2bit

ty Molly will hunt

8:24 am

dan2bit

got it

9:08 am

hurshy

phantom: vicarious

9:09 am

hurshy

*notes with satisfaction the etymological relationship between vicar and vicarious*

9:12 am

hurshy

woohoo, found the 8!

9:12 am

hokie carla

hmm, wondering what thing to wear I am missing that I need 3 of

9:13 am

hurshy

it's not so much a THING to wear as

9:13 am

ChampFit

not the thing, "wear".

9:13 am

BzznBea

think three and adorned

9:14 am

hurshy

the verb, i'm **** in a uniform today

9:14 am

hokie carla

I can only see trivial, which has nothing to do with that

9:15 am

hurshy

you're dressed in something, you're **** in it

9:15 am

bichon

ou 7/36, pls

9:15 am

hurshy

there is a show called Ou7er

9:15 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

9:17 am

hokie carla

still 21 left and i hate this grid. so probably won't finish. can't even get HOET thanks to the V and C.

9:17 am

ChampFit

That V is a pain in the butt! Still need 2.

9:18 am

hurshy

you can get HOET, you just have to believe you can

9:18 am

hokie carla

I still need one of the vi7 that I was told was a regular word. but it was freep, so I take that with a grain of salt.

9:18 am

hurshy

it IS a regular word

9:18 am

ChampFit

The one I have is a regular word.

9:19 am

hokie carla

I have the one that precedes reality sometimes

9:19 am

hurshy

and there's also a guy called Sid Vi7

9:19 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

9:19 am

ChampFit

ooooh...now I need 1 V

9:19 am

ChampFit

Thx!

9:20 am

hurshy

WAS a guy, rather. he is not alive now, i see.

9:20 am

welki

ahhh, the elusive sid - thanks, hurshy

9:20 am

hokie carla

still have 5 v's left!

9:20 am

ChampFit

It was a 4...

9:20 am

hokie carla

finally found my nemesis c for HOET

9:21 am

ChampFit

wooHOO!

9:21 am

hurshy

see?

9:21 am

hokie carla

I still hate it

9:22 am

hurshy

you can hate it, but the point is, you could get HOET

9:22 am

hokie carla

how can there be another N??

9:23 am

hurshy

na5/10 babblet

9:23 am

hokie carla

thanks

9:24 am

hurshy

i can't find a second F

9:24 am

hokie carla

phantom auto and virtuous

9:25 am

hokie carla

f4/13

9:25 am

hurshy

ah thanks

9:26 am

hokie carla

which is what I do every day with this game

9:26 am

hurshy

the P is really hard too

9:26 am

hokie carla

yes

9:26 am

hokie carla

need 4 P. but now just need 2 V.

9:27 am

ChampFit

There's a pr5/6 combo that has no definition and is very annoying.

9:27 am

hokie carla

just found that. dutch?

9:28 am

ChampFit

I got nothing.

9:28 am

hurshy

thanks

9:28 am

hokie carla

missed a plural. now just need 1 P

9:29 am

hurshy

yeah google says it's a variant spelling of the baby carriage

9:29 am

bichon

ou 7/36, pls

9:29 am

hokie carla

hurshy clued it below. I think you watch that show/read the series. ou7er

9:29 am

hurshy

did you not see my clue, or did you see it but not get it?

9:30 am

ChampFit

FW! Last word was la 6/18.

9:30 am

hokie carla

ooh, my missing L. well done.

9:31 am

hurshy

thanks for that one champ, that was my missing L :)

9:31 am

hurshy

snap hokie

9:31 am

ChampFit

I was blind to it for some reason. Guess it was contagious! ;) Have a gread day all!

9:31 am

hokie carla

of course I still haven't seen it

9:32 am

bichon

of course I've seen it, ty

9:32 am

hurshy

any AA or AU or AF words?

9:32 am

hokie carla

not any that I've seen. still need one 2nd row A and one 3rd row A

9:33 am

hokie carla

finally found that L. no, I'm not catholic!

9:35 am

hurshy

it's kind of weird that anyone still is... but then i suppose if it's a big part of your heritage

9:35 am

hokie carla

just saying I don't think I've ever seen that word

9:36 am

hurshy

we have it not too infrequently here in babble

9:36 am

hokie carla

guess I just don't pay attention

9:37 am

hokie carla

do you have the R finished?

9:37 am

hurshy

no, still need one

9:37 am

hokie carla

why did I think rialta is a word?

9:38 am

hurshy

riata is

9:38 am

hurshy

oh and it's here! lol

9:38 am

hokie carla

ah, that's my missing one

9:38 am

hokie carla

definitely could not see that

9:39 am

hokie carla

down to A T A VV CC P
2-5-1

9:40 am

hurshy

2-8-1 for me lol

9:44 am

hokie carla

well, I am quitting for now. peace out.

9:48 am

hurshy

ooh found a vi5/6 combo

9:48 am

hurshy

so that's 6s done

9:51 am

hurshy

top 2 rows grey!

10:11 am

bichon

pi 5/14, pls

10:34 am

aebmusica

Ou8……..clue please

10:36 am

BzznBea

better than the team you are playing ou8

10:38 am

MollyL

Wait, am I understanding chat? It's kind of weird that anyone is still Catholic?

10:41 am

aebmusica

If catholic still means universal and all - inclusive …… then yes

10:42 am

aebmusica

Tyvm Bzzn

10:44 am

MollyL

Well I am no longer a practicing Catholic, but

10:44 am

MollyL

i can see how those who are would find that offensive.

10:51 am

aebmusica

Why. …. It also means” free from provincial predjudices or attachments as in “catholic in one’s tastes” according to the dictionary…….

10:56 am

MollyL

Do you understand that Catholocism is a religion and way of faith that means a lot to some people?

10:58 am

aebmusica

Yes …….as I am one

11:00 am

MollyL

But you think it's weird that "anyone still is one"?

11:01 am

cybernan

good morning :)

11:03 am

aebmusica

In the ecumenical sense , no

11:17 am

cybernan

stats for the i please?

11:18 am

BzznBea

ia6.21

11:19 am

cybernan

no hope of finding that!

11:20 am

BzznBea

ends with most of Halloween saying first word

11:20 am

Gillie

This is where word-search sites come in handy. For instance, search for "ia----" on www.morewords.com, and you find that there are only 3 possibilities

11:21 am

cybernan

got it - ty - sounds like part of a word to me

11:23 am

Gillie

(just trying to teach a new trick to an old dog - but the old trick works just as well, I guess)

11:35 am

Christa

Good Morning

11:38 am

bichon

pi 5/14, pls

11:39 am

ch1212

Gillie, I've never used morewords before until just now, and it says I can only use A-Z and ? for blank tiles, but it only accepts 2 of the ? instead of 4. What am I missing?

11:40 am

MollyL

pi5/14 dutiful spirit of reverence for God

11:40 am

MollyL

pi5/14 dutiful spirit of reverence for God

11:41 am

bichon

ty Molly

11:41 am

MollyL

morewords...use - for blanks not ?

11:41 am

cybernan

down to 25 - back after breakfast

11:42 am

MollyL

aand use Chrome as a browser not Edge

11:42 am

ch1212

is there more than one 'morewords' site? The one I'm on restricts blank tiles to only a ?, with a limit of 2. So, I put in ia???? and it won't take it. I tried dashes, underscores, etc. and the same message pops up -- only letters A-Z and only a ? for a blank tile.

11:43 am

cybernan

what difference does chrome make?

11:44 am

bichon

I always use Chrome. Better service

11:46 am

cybernan

guess ssit is what one is used to -- started with whatever ms browser we had in the 80's and never switched

11:47 am

cybernan

stomach is growlig - ye

11:47 am

ch1212

Okay ... I just switched to chrome and tried that ... this time, it allowed me to use 4 of the ? but when I clicked enter, there were no results. I think maybe I'm on a different 'morewords' site than you all speak of. I'll research some more.

11:48 am

MollyL

morewords.com

11:49 am

ch1212

Thanks. I'll check that out.

11:50 am

MollyL

Oh God< Nan is still using Internet Exploder

11:51 am

MollyL

I have used Edge and it's total crap

11:55 am

hurshy

the reason i said that was just because the whole pedophilia scandal has been so huge and it's quite a turnoff

11:56 am

MollyL

That has nothing to do with people's faith in the religion

11:57 am

hurshy

it might make one question whether it's a church worth being associated with, that's all

11:57 am

hurshy

since there are other flavors of Christianity, one might think of switching to one of them

11:59 am

hurshy

but i really admire people who stick with it even when they are negatively affected by official Catholic teaching - like gay Catholics, for instance (and I don't mean celibate ones)

12:00 pm

MollyL

Oh, you would have to understand what Catolics believe to know how "switching flavors" wouldn't work

12:00 pm

hurshy

it shows they're not just Catholic out of habit/path of least resistance

12:01 pm

hurshy

well, molly, my impression is that the actual beliefs of individuals often differ markedly from the official beliefs and teachings. for instance most american catholics do not agree with the teaching against birth control.

12:03 pm

hurshy

so i would think that would make "switching flavors" more plausible in some cases perhaps than in others

12:03 pm

MollyL

Of course. And no Catholic I know endorses pedohilia. It is about the faith, not the deviations from the faith.

12:04 pm

hurshy

and actually, i personally have known a ton of ex-catholics who went evangelical, and now i know some who've gone UU

12:04 pm

hurshy

and probably the largest group is those who just become agnostic or atheist

12:06 pm

MollyL

Catholics leave the church all the time. I just questioned why it was necessary to question why some still retain their faith.

12:07 pm

hurshy

well, like i said, the pedophilia thing was huge. if it were one priest, i'd call that a deviation. but the breadth of it - plus then more came out about the raping of nuns, and forced abortions when they got pregnant - it's a really massive "deviation" that turns one's stomach

12:08 pm

MollyL

Awful things have been done in the name of Allah, but I would never say that I wonder why anyone is still Muslim.

12:09 pm

hurshy

ah but most muslims might not be living as much in a "cancel culture" environment

12:11 pm

ch1212

At one point in time, there was an argument that if the Church just lifted the celibate rule, there would be little or no pedaephilia going on. But of course, we know that there are just as many child molesters in the general population as are in specialized positions, i.e. pastors, priests, scoutmasters, teachers, etc. Statistically, the vast majority of known child molesters are men with wives/girlfriends.

12:11 pm

MollyL

I'm done. This conversation is pointless.

12:11 pm

hurshy

but i mean, if someone finds out that they know a person in real life who has pedophilic desires - even if they haven't acted on them at all - most people are so revolted that they want to have nothing more to do with that person (which i think is a mistake on behalf of society)

12:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Religion- let's not go there. Secrecy and isolation breed unspeakable acts in any family, religious group. We all grew up with particular mythologies that may be beneficent- or quite the opposite. Good things and evil things have been done in the name of religion.

12:12 pm

hurshy

that's all true too, ch1212

12:13 pm

Gillie

From a Guardian article about Lawrence Hecker, reviewing his trial testimony: "One of the more stunning exchanges in Hecker’s deposition saw him look over a list of 50 archdiocesan priests who were retired and still living. Most of the names were in blue – except 11, which were in red. Trahant established that the names of those in red were living, retired priests with abuse allegations that the archdiocese itself deemed credible.

“That would [mean] 22% of the retired, incardinated priests in the archdiocese of New Orleans have credible claims of sexual abuse against them,” Trahant said. “That’s a lot, isn’t it? That’s over one in five.” "

12:13 pm

hurshy

i guess it's just when it gets to the point where, when you mention an organization, for a significant amount of people, pedophilia is the first idea that springs to mind... well...

12:13 pm

ch1212

Molly, I understand the point you are making, which seems to question in a manner intended to shame, why someone would wonder about other people's beliefs and adherence to them. It's okay that we don't understand why people believe or think a certain way.

12:14 pm

Gillie

And 22% of living retired archdiocesan priests with credible abuse allegations against them is a *lot*.

12:14 pm

hurshy

i didn't actually mean people SHOULDN'T continue to be catholic, more that it surprises my instincts, that they do

12:15 pm

hurshy

just as it surprised me to learn that a caterpillar actually dissolves into liquid goo before turning into a butterfly

12:17 pm

hurshy

it makes me go, "whoa, weird" but not in a judgmental way, just, hey, i wouldn't have expected that

12:17 pm

hurshy

if that makes any sense...

12:18 pm

Gillie

More from the article: "In both his 1999 confession and a summer 2023 interview with WWL and the Guardian, Hecker attributed his serial molestation of children to the libertine attitudes of the 1960s and 1970s. But molesting children was as illegal back then as it is now, Trahant pointed out during the deposition.

Hecker then offered up an alternative explanation: he said the church taught him that priests could honor their promise of celibacy simply by ensuring they were never “alone with a woman in private”."

12:18 pm

ch1212

Gillie, there is some truth in that, I think. I attended seminary and have a multitude of monks and priests who are friends. The sheer number of ones who are gay (celibate or not) at first amazed me. Then I realized, if you are a person who wants to serve God but whose church doesn't allow you to act out sexually, then joining a ministry where celibacy is a rule, kind of makes sense.

12:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I would like to venture that a chat log for a word game is an inappropriate place to bring up this issue. It seems to be on a continuum of "why would anyone be Moslem given the events of 9/11, or why would anyone remain Jewish given whatever is attributed to us. Hursh, thou hast entered troubled waters. I understand your sentiment, but it's quite risky for a chat log.

12:19 pm

ch1212

In my forthcoming book, I have a section that talks about the history of child sexual abuse around the world, going back a couple thousand years.

12:19 pm

hurshy

wow, how do you manage to write that book without getting seriously depressed, ch1212?

12:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

On another note, I bought a very nice mood ring in a local bookstore for about 5 dollars. Then I bought one for the other hand. Right now the one on my right hand is aqua and the one on my left hand is yellow. Why does my left hand not know what my right hand is feeling?

12:21 pm

hurshy

i think those things are temperature based, kap? and i know at night i often have one foot fine and one foot freezing cold

12:21 pm

ch1212

Kaplan, you make a good point. This is why I so wish I could go visit with Hurshy and Hazel and some of our other insightful babblers. It would be so much fun to just ... discuss.

Hurshy, I say this with great humor: It's easy when you suffer from depression in the first place. :D No, the book is about my journey through a very traumatic and abusive childhood, but along the way I examine current and historical perspectives into child abuse, the science of memory, etc.

12:22 pm

hurshy

would you say it's been cathartic to work on the book then?

12:24 pm

ch1212

Absolutely. I had never looked back over the entirety of 45+ years of healing, using various therapeutic modalities, the progress I've made, etc. So to see it all in my book felt humbling and gratifying. I hope it reaches the people who might benefit from it.

12:25 pm

ch1212

Lovely chatting, but Fed Ex is pulling up with packages! bbl.

12:30 pm

hurshy

anyway, sorry for my original not-really-thinking comment

12:49 pm

BzznBea

namaste

12:51 pm

cybernan

hi agai

12:56 pm

cybernan

vi 7/48 please?

1:01 pm

cybernan

nm - found

1:01 pm

cybernan

hagd everyoe :)

1:02 pm

aebmusica

Clue cyber an, please

1:10 pm

aebmusica

Anyone with the vi7/48 clue? Please

1:15 pm

welki

aspiring to be ethical, ae

1:23 pm

hurshy

uhhhh i think you really misread that word welki

1:24 pm

hurshy

or you smushed the 7/44 and the 7/48 together in your head to make the word you are talking about

1:24 pm

hurshy

Sid Vi7 was a rocker

1:29 pm

aebmusica

I have all the other Vi’s but I still can’t get vi7/48…?…

1:32 pm

welki

you're 100% correct, hurshy. i really messed up!

vi7 - like a dog (or person) who attacks for no reason

1:32 pm

aebmusica

Nvm finally got it ……thanks all

1:43 pm

swmbo

rival outrival'

2:19 pm

scatterbrain

Clue for st7 pls

2:49 pm

MollyL

No st7

2:54 pm

scatterbrain

Sorry MOLLYL tr 7

3:30 pm

MollyL

tr7 prefix for 3 and a word for wearing clothes

4:32 pm

Foxy62

Yay, finally the Fireworks go off

5:54 pm

periwinkle

pi5 please. last word

6:00 pm

periwinkle

nm

6:05 pm

mkg

Hi all. Need a clue for a six. Ty

6:08 pm

mkg

Not getting the clothed word. Any further clue for that tr 7?

6:08 pm

mkg

Ooops got it. Sorry.

6:08 pm

mkg

Cant believe i have no sixes. Clues welcome

6:12 pm

mkg

Trying to get ia six but no luck.

6:17 pm

mkg

Any cluews for ia six? Ty

6:27 pm

penquis

still here, mkg?

6:37 pm

hokie carla

I'm back with still 8

6:37 pm

penquis

13 here...

6:38 pm

hokie carla

pen!

6:39 pm

penquis

carla!...

6:42 pm

hokie carla

I don't expect to find any

6:42 pm

hokie carla

prob should list

6:42 pm

penquis

found one....

6:48 pm

penquis

down to 9....three are fours....

6:51 pm

hokie carla

watching soccer, so my listing is going slow. definitely should have found my T.

6:51 pm

penquis

8 here...

6:56 pm

penquis

the Ps have been very difficult today....

6:56 pm

penquis

oouuu....found an odd one....

6:57 pm

hokie carla

I just need 1 P5 but struggling with it

6:57 pm

penquis

double vowel in the middle....

6:58 pm

penquis

(same vowel)...

6:58 pm

hokie carla

duh, regular word

7:00 pm

penquis

well i am stuck at 6....one is a four....

7:02 pm

Shellbell_o-well

Hi y'all, stoppin' in for my last 10

7:03 pm

hokie carla

I had 2 4's left. both were regular words or babblets we have a lot

7:03 pm

penquis

hi shell....

7:03 pm

hokie carla

howdy

7:04 pm

hokie carla

2 c's left here

7:05 pm

penquis

listing for my last 6....

7:06 pm

hokie carla

of course my last one was spanish. must have a different meaning because there are a lot more spanish words not allowed.

7:07 pm

hokie carla

LOL, yes. means light colored in cigars

7:08 pm

penquis

done...two were plurals and one I thought I had entered...

7:09 pm

penquis

i had that spanish word, but not the next word (for which there is no definition)....

7:10 pm

penquis

i could never be on most of these game shows....i don't scream well....

7:10 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that one was just easier for me to find after listing due to the points

7:11 pm

penquis

had no trouble finding my last six....with the list, lol....

7:12 pm

penquis

well i am heading out...bye, carla....goodnight to everyone....

7:19 pm

hokie carla

good night pen!

7:28 pm

Shellbell_o-well

when you thought you entered that word: you prob did, but inadvertantly added a blank space at the end of the word-- Babble will say "nope!" to that

7:41 pm

Shellbell_o-well

FW! G'nite all

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