Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, May 25, 2025

12:05 am

dizgrannie

ch 7

12:07 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:13 am

rururocks

Ca7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:26 am

dizgrannie

an 7

12:57 am

sprite

thanks Lickety. Morning babblers.

1:38 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

1:43 am

saanichcat

hance

5:04 am

crosshair

Good morniing, Babblers. :)

5:37 am

MollyL

Wow, this grid is full of weird ones

6:15 am

bichon

When did Babble come back

6:22 am

MollyL

Last night

8:03 am

hokie carla

Yay

8:12 am

moule

Glad to have Babble back this morning :-)

8:28 am

hokie carla

good to know he has not given up on us :D

8:33 am

MollyL

I'm still not sure why some emails were bouncing back and others went through

8:33 am

hokie carla

yeah, that doesn't make sense

8:35 am

rururocks

I was hoping Dart would give up for a day or so

8:36 am

hokie carla

huh?

8:38 am

MollyL

I know dozens of people emailed Dr. God and one person got thanked

8:38 am

hokie carla

yeah, I saw that, but my huh was to ruru

8:38 am

rururocks

I emailed him from both my emails and they both bounced back to me

8:40 am

montreal13

i emailed him using the bottom of the page link - for some reasons, it loaded up Windows live Mail - that email bounced - i then used Gmail and it worked

8:40 am

rururocks

maybe some people have his personal email?

8:40 am

rururocks

gmail didn't work for me

8:40 am

rururocks

hi monty

8:40 am

hokie carla

well the address on here ends in @playbabble.com, so you'd think if the site was down the emails would bounce back. but I don't know enough about computers to know.

8:40 am

montreal13

strange indeed !

8:41 am

montreal13

hi there ru...and gm everyone

8:41 am

hokie carla

hey monty

8:41 am

Atalante

hi everyone!

8:41 am

hokie carla

hey ata

8:41 am

rururocks

hey ata

8:41 am

hokie carla

I'm still trying to figure out who Dart is

8:41 am

rururocks

BTW I found a new scotch you HAVE to try ata

8:41 am

Atalante

ooooo whats that

8:42 am

rururocks

well.. we went out to Mull and Tobermorry has a 21 year old in Muscat casks that is perfect... all of us thought it was the best scotch of the trip

8:43 am

rururocks

better than anything we had at Macallan, and the others

8:44 am

Atalante

I will look for it! ALl the small distilleries are better than the big ones that just cater to American tourists (sorry!)

8:44 am

rururocks

when we were there it was mostly German tourists

8:45 am

rururocks

we were really well behaved american tourists I'll have you know

8:45 am

Atalante

interesting! I was about to add Cinese tourists too

8:46 am

rururocks

tons of germans.. the locals seemed to be bothered by them... they were impressed that we were there for two and a half weeks going everywhere

8:46 am

Atalante

Mull is just such a gorgeous place

8:46 am

rururocks

no kidding... and the islands just off of Mull

8:47 am

hokie carla

I always read people in other countries complaining that american tourists are so loud! but last time we went to disney the brits seemed really loud. so I have this theory that someone with a very different accent just sticks out above all the others you're hearing.

8:47 am

rururocks

the green islands and the deep blue water so gorgeous

8:47 am

rururocks

no.. the germans were rowdy and loud :D

8:47 am

montreal13

bbl - have a great day all

8:47 am

Atalante

and Ulva with its completely turquoise water

8:47 am

hokie carla

fits my theory though

8:48 am

rururocks

good to see you monty

8:48 am

hokie carla

bye monty

8:48 am

montreal13

same here ru - bye for now

8:48 am

MollyL

So let me get this straight. There is dr.god@playbabble.com and dr.god@gmail.com?

8:48 am

hokie carla

no, that's not what monty said

8:48 am

montreal13

no, only the 1st address as far as i know

8:49 am

montreal13

the 2nd time, i used my GMAIL email program

8:49 am

montreal13

sorry, have to go - poof

8:49 am

hokie carla

he clicked the link below, which is the playbabble one, and it pulled up his windows email (when I do it on mac it pulls up my mac mail which I don't use)

8:50 am

hokie carla

so then he used the address below from his gmail and it worked.

8:50 am

MollyL

Okay, I never use the link when I email him. It still doesn't explain why some went through and some didn't. Emails don't depend on the sending email they depend on the receiving end.

8:52 am

hokie carla

the only thing I can think of is the server was intermittently working, so some emails went through then. some people complained of red boxes before it went out completely, so maybe it was just hit or miss.

8:55 am

phaeton

does lo6 start with the Scottish lake?

8:55 am

Atalante

yes, phae

8:55 am

Atalante

its a small version of the lake :D

8:56 am

phaeton

ty

8:56 am

hokie carla

ooh, found the hawaiian word today before listing.

8:57 am

MollyL

*Dishes up some poi for Carla

8:59 am

hokie carla

oh, there's another hawaiian word

9:00 am

hokie carla

almost missed that one and I usually see it but miss the other

9:03 am

hokie carla

4th col gray! (forgot to make that hawaiian A plural)

9:08 am

hurshy

phantom: scholar

9:11 am

Atalante

phantome: cholera and cholamine

9:11 am

hurshy

i'm always glad for cholera to be a mere phantom lol

9:12 am

welki

'morning, folks. thought this game was a goner - so glad it's not

9:13 am

welki

so, a BIG thank you to dr. god!

9:15 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:19 am

welki

carla!

9:20 am

Atalante

wow I didn't foresee that se6/21 :D

9:21 am

welki

:D

9:23 am

hokie carla

my ouija board told me about it

9:24 am

hokie carla

but not seeing 35 others. BBL. TTFN.

9:35 am

hurshy

oh no

9:46 am

welki

what's wrong, hurshy?

10:23 am

hurshy

i had gotten a red box

10:23 am

hurshy

was afraid the site was going to go down again

10:23 am

hurshy

but i guess it was just a minor blip

10:27 am

BzznBea

I was just reading yesterday's chat. Good grief! We all need to get a life.

10:31 am

swmbo

Glad its back

10:39 am

MollyL

There is a whole big life out there beyond Babble.

10:42 am

swmbo

oh indeed there is. But when you are old and have a routine, little things can annoy lol

10:47 am

MollyL

That's why it's a good idea to always have options.

10:48 am

swmbo

Oh I have lots of options. I just like Babble.

10:49 am

rururocks

What was out of the ordinary bea?

10:50 am

MollyL

I am constantly amazed that Dr. God has kept this going free of charge for all these years for all the work he has to do on it.

10:50 am

swmbo

I agree

10:51 am

MollyL

Lickety as well.

10:51 am

rururocks

Not to mention the free drinks and snacks in the PB

10:52 am

MollyL

Every board I was involved in or working on 20 years ago has shut down or sold to a higher bidder.

10:58 am

BzznBea

Not out of the ordinary, but the player that told Dr.God he must come to the chat once every 24 hours. Not out of ordinary for that player.

11:01 am

MollyL

Some people live lives steeped in drama.

11:01 am

rururocks

Well consider the source bea

11:01 am

swmbo

drama is tiring

11:02 am

MollyL

I agree and yet some people seem to thrive on it. Unfortunately, a lot of them play Babble.

11:02 am

BzznBea

In this case it seems like entitlement.

11:02 am

rururocks

Oh yeah. There is that every day

11:03 am

MollyL

Entitlement seems to be prevalent amongst people who live in 5 million dollar homes.

11:07 am

cybernan

hi eveyone -- wonder what happened yesterday

11:08 am

swmbo

Well, I don't know who any of the Babble players are in real life and don't read the chog often enough to really see any drama. I just go along to get along.

11:09 am

swmbo

Maybe it is surprising Babble isn't down more often than it is. Lots of things seem to be off kilter these days

11:14 am

hurshy

well idk about you guys but i am having a heck of a time with C words today

11:15 am

hurshy

i suppose there must be some C7s

11:15 am

hurshy

but i only have one of them

11:16 am

BzznBea

I have two ca6/7 combos from the top C.

11:16 am

BzznBea

Only have 5 on the lower C

11:16 am

hurshy

that can't be, i only need two words from the top C and my 7 is a ch

11:17 am

BzznBea

Your Right.

11:17 am

BzznBea

Just one set from the top

11:17 am

MollyL

Nan, the server went down yesterday and Dr. God wasn't around to get it going again.

11:18 am

hurshy

are they weird? if so may i have clues? thanks :)

11:18 am

MollyL

There are several weird C words

11:18 am

hurshy

oHO i monkeyed that set from the top C

11:19 am

cybernan

thanks molly. Saanich sent an email asking if had quit, so though I would ask

11:19 am

hurshy

it says it is a court for playing jai alai, but i would rather think of it as when you start off doing one double-name dance and halfway through you switch to another double-name dance

11:21 am

MollyL

Nan, you posted something once that sounded like you were quitting.

11:22 am

cybernan

no she was asking if the game had been stopped.

11:22 am

hurshy

bea could you clue the OTHER ca6/7 set, from the lower C?

11:23 am

MollyL

Well with no Babble and Dr. God unavailable it did seem like the end of the game.

11:24 am

hurshy

there was one time where it was down for more than 24 hours. so i wasn't worried about that.

11:24 am

BzznBea

Starts like the West Coast state and ends with do, re, __ for the 6

11:24 am

hurshy

oh haha i got that 6 but dopily failed to think of that 7

11:24 am

hurshy

thanks!

11:25 am

hurshy

oh oh oh oh

11:25 am

hurshy

phantom: menace

11:25 am

hurshy

:D

11:25 am

MollyL

Well, internet boards do not last indefinitely so it is better not to become too attached to them.

11:25 am

swmbo

hurshy brilliant clue

11:25 am

hurshy

well hopefully doc will come up with some kind of a succession plan :D lol

11:26 am

hurshy

do you mean my dance comment swmbo or are you really thanking bea for her ca6 clue?

11:28 am

MollyL

Succession plan?

11:28 am

hurshy

someone in the next generation to run the site when he is no longer able to

11:29 am

MollyL

He has had offers to buy it, he hasn't taken any up so far.

11:29 am

hurshy

well then we probably WOULD pay through the nose

11:30 am

MollyL

Not necessarily. Just a reasonable yearly fee like most sites charge to generate a profit. Not many people do that kind of work for free.

11:31 am

hurshy

i told him years ago that we would not mind having an annual fee instead of one-time but he was against it. but if a large corporation buys it, there's no telling if they'd be "reasonable" or bloodsucking.

11:31 am

swmbo

hurshy the dance comment. brilliant

11:31 am

MollyL

And from what I can tell, most people here can afford a yearly fee and then some.

11:32 am

MollyL

A large corporation isn't going to buy this site. Someone smaller would and has make/made an offer.

11:32 am

hurshy

oh good, i'm glad you liked it swmbo. :)

11:33 am

cybernan

I remember paying for a membership, but I think it was only $10

11:34 am

swmbo

I have never paid. Not that I wouldn't if asked, but I never was asked.

11:34 am

swmbo

Member since August 8, 2005 my profile says.

11:35 am

MollyL

With a reasonable fee and the right search engine optimization this site could generate a nice profit.

11:36 am

swmbo

Well, Dr God obviously isn't in it for the money.

11:36 am

MollyL

I remember when people used to "sponsor" other members. I had to wonder about that. Dr. God never charged so much that the average person couldn't afford to pay the membership.

11:36 am

clg47

I also gladly made a willing donation to the cause. It was a small amount. I only played Iron Sudoku in the beginning and there was a link to pay a small fee.

11:36 am

hurshy

some players were seniors on very small fixed incomes though, i think

11:37 am

MollyL

Not the ones I am thinking of.

11:37 am

swmbo

Well, I have reached my goal, so I am out of here! TTFN

11:37 am

MollyL

I think Dr. God makes enough on his other internet ventures to do this one pro bono.

11:38 am

clg47

Oh MollyL, you have done some research? What are his other internet ventures?

11:42 am

MollyL

Most people like Dr. God and Lickety who have internet board savvy find a way to make a living by doing that.

11:50 am

MollyL

Back in the late 90's it was all the rage. Bigger entities like Facebook have killed the smaller internet guys for the most part. (I still miss Television Without Pity, what a great site)

11:59 am

BzznBea

Namaste

12:08 pm

rururocks

it'd also be nice if this were a secure site..

12:09 pm

MollyL

I thought it was now. That was part of the switch to the new server that Lickety had trouble with.

12:09 pm

rururocks

oh maybe.. you are right

12:10 pm

rururocks

after all our user names and passwords have been stolen a dozen times and plastered all over the black web

12:10 pm

MollyL

Yeah, pretty much.

12:11 pm

rururocks

facebook is kind of dying these days isn't it?

12:11 pm

MollyL

I can't believe people still post their email addresses in their profiles. Then they wonder why their emails get hacked.

12:12 pm

MollyL

Facebook isn't dying enough unfortunately.

12:12 pm

rururocks

I think an annual fee of $10 wouldn't lose many players.

12:12 pm

rururocks

It might stop some new ones from signing up though.

12:13 pm

rururocks

Millennials don't like to pay for games and like them free

12:24 pm

MollyL

Most people who play here can afford a lot more than ten dollars. And since the population here is less than 100 most days, ten dollars a year wouldn't generate much income.

12:27 pm

rururocks

we could add lurker fees

12:27 pm

MollyL

Now THAT would generate some income.

12:28 pm

rururocks

:D

12:37 pm

rururocks

gotta go meeting friends for brunch

12:37 pm

rururocks

:D

3:20 pm

MollyL

Funny tidbit of the day for the dead chat...I heard Inna Gadda Da Vida twice today so I thought it was worth looking up. Apparently it is supposed to be a love song from Adam to Eve. But Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly was so drunk when he wrote it that when he sung it to his band mate Ron Bushy, the words "in the garden of Eden" came out (slurred) "inna gadda da vida".

3:32 pm

bichon

Inna Gadda Da Vida goes on forabout 18 minutes but only has 2 or 3 linles of actual lyrics, as well.

3:40 pm

MollyL

Yep, it's mostly drum solo

3:56 pm

Nef

That was my hubby’s favorite album when hewas in college &/or under stress. Until we had our daughter, that is.

4:07 pm

MollyL

I'm stunned. I never would have thought Nef or Bichon even knew who Iron Butterfly was.

4:08 pm

MollyL

Next thing you know, Nan will be saying she likes Metallica.

4:11 pm

Nef

Molly, we’re “ women of a certain age” & have a lot of surprises up our sleeves.

4:25 pm

bichon

somepost from below is atributed to me was not made by me

4:28 pm

MollyL

Wait...Bichon...someone is posting as you?

4:30 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with an7 please

4:32 pm

periwinkle

I have the ca6/7 that hurshy clued. ty. help with other ca6/7 please

4:32 pm

periwinkle

not doing well with this grid but have not spent much time on it either

4:53 pm

rbud

clued at 11:24 AM by BzznBea:
"Starts like the West Coast state and ends with do, re, __ for the 6"

4:57 pm

rbud

then change to the collective pronoun for you and me on the end to get the 7 (not "we" but **)

5:00 pm

rbud

seems like it should be a word relating to squid, but turns out it's some sort of tropical Asian palm

5:02 pm

rbud

really only the first 3 of the western state, diff vowel after

5:03 pm

MollyL

It is weird to have someone say that post was not me and then not clarify

5:12 pm

rbud

I tend to agree, must be more to that story. Perhaps someone walked by her open Babble page, saw mention of "in a gadda da vida" and felt moved to expound? Or was it the only other comment from her, about Babble being back? Maybe an elaborate hack for no real reason?

5:12 pm

rbud

*shrug*

5:15 pm

MollyL

Shrug?

5:16 pm

rbud

yes, I did.

5:33 pm

rbud

all done, yay. Laters!

6:08 pm

hokie carla

so bichon didn't post about inna godda da vida? weird

6:14 pm

hokie carla

geez, 33% of my remaining words are c

6:14 pm

MollyL

Don't know since she never responded to my question. And I am not shrugging because someone posting with someone else's sign in information is pretty serious.

6:15 pm

hokie carla

I think rbud was shrugging that she didn't know the answer

6:16 pm

hokie carla

is mr. bichon there or traveling? maybe he did it.

6:16 pm

hokie carla

this website is a secure connection now

6:16 pm

MollyL

Okay. To me a shrug has always been dismissive.

6:17 pm

hokie carla

people shrug all the time when they say I don't know

6:18 pm

MollyL

Yes it is a secure connection. So why the comment about how that wasn't her. And why no response to my question.

6:19 pm

MollyL

Sorry. That kind of stuff bothers me. I guess I just shouldn't care.

6:22 pm

penquis

hello again....can someone clue the ch 6/24?

6:23 pm

hokie carla

pen!

6:23 pm

penquis

carla!

6:23 pm

hokie carla

wish I could but I still need 6 c's there

6:23 pm

penquis

i am down to two....ch 6/7...assuming it's a combo...

6:24 pm

hokie carla

hmm

6:25 pm

penquis

i tried Best Word List but didn't see it....i will go back and check again....

6:25 pm

hokie carla

is it before or after the ch6/27?

6:26 pm

penquis

way later....they are after the weird way to say goodbye in Italian....

6:28 pm

hokie carla

just found it in bestwordlist - rhymes with disney animated movie set in polynesia with the rock, dewayne johnson

6:29 pm

penquis

thanks....i am done...

6:30 pm

penquis

need anything before i go?

6:32 pm

hokie carla

still 22 left, so will probably list, thanks

6:33 pm

penquis

no problem...goodnight....

6:33 pm

hokie carla

good night!

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