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Difficulty: Medium Saturday, April 8, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Saturday, April 8, 2006

12:13 am
MotiveForce

Hello
12:14 am
santa1563

seems kinda dead tonight
12:15 am
raggedyandy3478

just engrossed
12:15 am
santa1563

apparently youre supposed to go out on friday nights
12:15 am
santa1563

lol
12:15 am
santa1563

but sudoku is just so dern fascinating
12:15 am
MotiveForce

haha we're all here, just too ashamed to talk
12:17 am
Debs40ish

I'm here.. sorry was buzy texting....lol
12:17 am
jdog

late nite sudoku.
12:17 am
Debs40ish

Early morning sudoku for me..
12:17 am
Debs40ish

Well 6:15...kinda early
12:17 am
raggedyandy3478

late night here, 1:20 in the morn
12:17 am
santa1563

the 1s are easy
12:17 am
jdog

europe?
12:18 am
santa1563

12:17 am
12:18 am
Debs40ish

England
12:18 am
LeslieAnn

geez debs, what are you doing up so early?
12:18 am
Debs40ish

Always wake up early...
12:19 am
LeslieAnn

eek!
12:19 am
Debs40ish

Nothing worth staying in bed for....lol
12:19 am
santa1563

how many times do we have this discussion here? lol
12:20 am
Debs40ish

Ermmmmm.....lol
12:20 am
santa1563

pretty much every day lol
12:20 am
raggedyandy3478

1st time ive paid enough attention to see that we have had this conversation at all
12:20 am
santa1563

lol
12:20 am
Debs40ish

lol
12:31 am
caderoux

had to go back to checkpoint AGAIN, like yesterday after some kind of marking error... but finished!
12:31 am
LeslieAnn

you're a quick one, cad
12:31 am
Debs40ish

well done Cad
12:31 am
Debs40ish

She means at sudoku....lol
12:32 am
LeslieAnn

goodness debs, you're naughty in the morning
12:32 am
Debs40ish

Just a wierd sense of humour....
12:32 am
Debs40ish

Well just wierd really!
12:34 am
zneil

phew finally broke the last wall
12:35 am
zneil

(new here, hi all)
12:35 am
levi.b

done... welcome zneil
12:35 am
Debs40ish

Hi neil
12:36 am
zneil

off to babble! :)
12:36 am
Debs40ish

good lluck,have fun
12:39 am
raggedyandy3478

stuck....
12:39 am
raggedyandy3478

my life story
12:39 am
MotiveForce

LOL
12:39 am
MotiveForce

OOPS... yelling.
12:42 am
raggedyandy3478

ne suggestions from you guys?
12:43 am
MotiveForce

1s were easy
12:44 am
MotiveForce

:/ other than that not really
12:44 am
NJL

Hi all
12:44 am
Debs40ish

8's are easy
12:44 am
raggedyandy3478

all of them or just most?
12:44 am
Debs40ish

all of em
12:44 am
MotiveForce

all 1s were easy
12:44 am
Debs40ish

and 5's
12:45 am
raggedyandy3478

ok, there are a few 8s and 5s that i dont have
12:49 am
raggedyandy3478

still not getting anywhere
12:49 am
Debs40ish

Maybe you've gone wrong somewhere...
12:49 am
raggedyandy3478

i sure hope not
12:50 am
peternl

hi all
12:50 am
Debs40ish

Cant really give any clues... not sure how without telling you where the numbers are...lol
12:50 am
Debs40ish

Hiya Peter
12:50 am
LeslieAnn

i'm stuck, too, andy, and i don't have all the 5s and 8s either
12:50 am
MotiveForce

same here
12:51 am
raggedyandy3478

debs, did u get the 5s and 8s while just going through the 1s to 9s
12:51 am
raggedyandy3478

(the initial stuff)
12:51 am
Debs40ish

Just did it logically... see what can go where then eliminate..
12:52 am
Debs40ish

Put the little green markers up.. what numbers are possible..then might see
12:52 am
raggedyandy3478

i do it w/ red numbers, being what each one cant be, and still stuck
12:53 am
Debs40ish

didnt know could have red numbers!
12:53 am
raggedyandy3478

lol
12:53 am
MotiveForce

hold alt
12:53 am
Debs40ish

Oh yeah...lol
12:53 am
LeslieAnn

there's a lot of elimination to be done in the second row, but now i just have most of them done to two numbers
12:56 am
Debs40ish

I'm done...
12:56 am
LeslieAnn

congrats debs!
12:57 am
Debs40ish

Ty :)
12:57 am
Debs40ish

I need a cuppa.. anyone else want one?...
12:57 am
NJL

love a coffee
12:57 am
peternl

well run and get one...
12:57 am
Debs40ish

I aint running!
12:58 am
Debs40ish

Whats that a pic of Peter?
12:58 am
raggedyandy3478

lets take a poll, who says i should just start over?
12:58 am
peternl

Sungroper (my solar car)
12:59 am
Debs40ish

Eco friendly.... nice one
12:59 am
peternl

not really, it requires a lead and follow car ;-)
12:59 am
Debs40ish

lol
1:00 am
Debs40ish

I'm so gullible...
1:00 am
Debs40ish

Well thick!
1:00 am
raggedyandy3478

no its just apparently early morn for ya
1:01 am
Debs40ish

Tis.... 7am now.. Suns shining so hopefully be a great day for Grand National
1:01 am
raggedyandy3478

nice
1:01 am
raggedyandy3478

so you said i should have all 1s 5s and 8s right away?
1:02 am
Debs40ish

Sorry Grand Nationals a famous horse race..
1:02 am
LeslieAnn

i might have found a break with lots of elimination in the very middle row
1:02 am
Debs40ish

No... I just found em along the way..
1:02 am
NJL

done
1:02 am
Debs40ish

Congrats
1:02 am
NJL

NOw I can go and get my coffee
1:02 am
peternl

grin
1:03 am
Debs40ish

Think I'll go get mine now...unless you wanna make me one!...lol
1:03 am
Debs40ish

Take that as a no then!....lol
1:04 am
NJL

I'll meet you at the coffe shop!
1:05 am
NJL

my daughter is asking me to be a driver, though I don't think she wants the coffee
1:06 am
LeslieAnn

yup, that did it for me, once i figured out the middle row it all fell into place
1:06 am
raggedyandy3478

interesting
1:06 am
NJL

see you all...I have to go and be a pilot
1:07 am
LeslieAnn

of course, that only works if you have the exact same numbers in as me :)
1:07 am
Debs40ish

Pilot as in airline?
1:08 am
NJL

well yes.....but it is a pretend plane...no where near as exciting!
1:08 am
Debs40ish

Cya NJL... have fun... lol
1:09 am
Debs40ish

Well I guess I should stop rabbiting and let you all get on with your game.... Have fun and good luck everyone
1:09 am
raggedyandy3478

ty, cya
1:09 am
hurkle

that was fun... is there a schedule as to when the hard ones come out?
1:10 am
Debs40ish

Cya Andy..tc
1:10 am
peternl

when you least expect it
1:10 am
hurkle

lol
1:10 am
MotiveForce

hurkle: seems random
1:10 am
raggedyandy3478

u2 debs, haha peter
1:12 am
BARBARAL56

HI ROOM
1:12 am
raggedyandy3478

hello
1:18 am
peternl

done
1:18 am
peternl

that was fun
1:18 am
shiroro

part of me doesn't believe this is a medium.
1:18 am
raggedyandy3478

haha
1:18 am
raggedyandy3478

cant blame you
1:20 am
peternl

have fun all
1:23 am
shiroro

yeah, I think this is the part where I give up
1:24 am
raggedyandy3478

best advice, start over, thats what i just did, and its already looking better than it did before
1:24 am
shiroro

this is the third time I've started over
1:24 am
raggedyandy3478

oh, then idk
1:25 am
Krys10

shiriro, I was able to place all the 1's right away...
1:25 am
shiroro

1s went easily enough
1:25 am
raggedyandy3478

8s werent bad either
1:25 am
Krys10

next I was going to work on teh clue from below about the middle row
1:25 am
shiroro

I probably need to be doing easier puzzles, I just started with these a week ago and am still pretty terrible with them
1:26 am
Krys10

there's lots of good strategy sites out there to learn from - just google "sudoku strategy"
1:29 am
raggedyandy3478

we all started out that way
1:29 am
raggedyandy3478

it took me 2 or 3 days just to get my first one
1:30 am
shiroro

it took me 4 months before the rules finally registered and I could solve an easy, so I probably win (hooray for not realizing that easy box can only contain 1-9 without any repeating numbers)
1:31 am
shiroro

(I read good)
1:31 am
Krys10

It definitely gets easier after that point :)
1:33 am
raggedyandy3478

and done!
1:33 am
raggedyandy3478

i swear its like doing the same exact thing twice but the 2nd time it just turns out better
1:35 am
raggedyandy3478

did anyone else buy the mysteryZOT that comes out in 30 min?
1:57 am
mallika sen

doneeeeeeee
6:55 am
sprite

Hello there :)
7:03 am
wth

Morning, sprite.
7:51 am
sprite

Done :)
8:21 am
Twinkie

wth, are you still there?
8:22 am
Twinkie

(wth is my hubby!)
8:22 am
Twinkie

good morning, all! love those 1's!
8:36 am
David Mitchell

Good morning, folks
8:40 am
Twinkie

good morning, david! (i must be the only one online b/c no one else said good morning back to me :-)
8:41 am
caffeinatedelf

lol twinkie! i'm trying to play while my kids are cartooning and the baby crawls around the floor. ;-)
8:42 am
David Mitchell

Good morning, Twinkie and elf :)
8:42 am
Twinkie

i love your name, elf! is that your baby?
8:42 am
artlady

here, just concentrating on the grid. Good morning, :-)
8:42 am
caffeinatedelf

yah it is :) and thanks!
8:42 am
Twinkie

it's a brilliant name.
8:42 am
caffeinatedelf

your icon makes me hungry, twinkie.
8:42 am
Twinkie

lol!
8:42 am
Twinkie

i am full of chemicals. you don't want me.
8:42 am
caffeinatedelf

darn you!! i am on a diet. ;-)
8:43 am
Twinkie

artlady, did you do that drawing? it's cute.
8:43 am
caffeinatedelf

brb, baby fussing
8:45 am
artlady

Yes, I did, Twinkie, thanks. BTW, does anyone else have a problem with the chat log not refreshing automatically?
8:46 am
caffeinatedelf

artlady, it could be that your browser needs to be restarted. you're using firefox, right?
8:47 am
Twinkie

i have firefox but not having a prob w/ refresh. artlady, i am assuming that's your self-portrait? :-)
8:47 am
artlady

(after another manual refresh)...no, Opera. It works fine in Babble, so I didn't think I'd have a problem here.
8:47 am
artlady

yes, it's me. It's the picture I made for my classroom door. Guess what I teach.... ;-)
8:47 am
caffeinatedelf

opera is way cool, but doesn't always run things the way firefox will. :)
8:47 am
Twinkie

what grade do you teach?
8:48 am
Twinkie

i am a teacher, too
8:48 am
artlady

2-5
8:48 am
artlady

what do you teach?
8:49 am
Twinkie

i am currently a 4th-grade TA, but I used to be an English professor. I'm transitioning into K-12. I am still also adjuncting at Duke (teaching academic writing). I love 4th graders!
8:49 am
Twinkie

but i really would like to teach english 8-12
8:50 am
Twinkie

and be an advisor for college
8:50 am
caffeinatedelf

ooh, english professor. *drools* that sounds like a lovely job. :)
8:50 am
Twinkie

i loved it, except for the research/writing parts. hence my leaving!
8:50 am
caffeinatedelf

LOL!!
8:50 am
artlady

4th graders are great. Right now I also have an exceptional group of 5th graders. They're adventerous, creative and very bright (in terms of their ability to "see" things). It's been a great year.
8:50 am
Twinkie

i also didn't really like my school where i was tenure-track.
8:51 am
Twinkie

we have a fantastic art teacher at our school. i love that we have that in the curriculum. i'm so jealous--i didn't have all these opportunities when i was a kid.
8:53 am
Twinkie

ok, back to the puzzle!
8:53 am
caffeinatedelf

that is great, twinkie. most kids have a fantastic creative streak!
8:54 am
Twinkie

how old are yours, elf?
8:54 am
caffeinatedelf

6, almost 5, and 8 months
8:55 am
Twinkie

i want some kids.... have a lovely 10-year-old stepdaughter, but want some more.
8:55 am
caffeinatedelf

my oldest boy (the almost 5 year old) is starting to make really detailed pictures. it's so neat when they move into something new like that. very exciting. :)
8:55 am
caffeinatedelf

aww! ten is a fun age, if i remember right
8:56 am
artlady

encourage him. Too many children have the creative, expressive side of them stifled.
8:57 am
caffeinatedelf

thanks, artlady. i do - i love seeing what he makes. he and my eldest (my girl) compete with each other drawing and coloring more and more fantastic people and settings and 'scary faces'
8:57 am
caffeinatedelf

their stepdaddy is a super creative, sensitive type, so he gets good encouragement from him too :)
8:58 am
Twinkie

my daughter and i also love using those little plastic things to make drawings on a grid that you then iron on and they stick together (i can't think of what they are called, lol). we like using the "stained glass" ones. it's awesome to have kids try all the different arts
8:58 am
artlady

I have parents ask me how to h elp their children draw better (that seems to be the #1 thing for them, drawing) and I say "give them materials and encourage them." Especially at a young age.
8:58 am
Twinkie

it's also good for us older folks (create new synaptic connections to keep alzheimers and dementia at bay)
8:59 am
artlady

I can't picture what plastic things you're talking about?
8:59 am
caffeinatedelf

yah, artlady. they learn well on their own, really. my son has made big strides in his techniqe because he likes to imitate his sister, i think
8:59 am
artlady

You bet! my synapses need all the help they can get after 30 years of teaching!
8:59 am
Twinkie

they are kind of little tubes that you put on a grid and then iron them on
9:00 am
caffeinatedelf

ah twinkie, i remember those! they're like little plastic beads almost, aren't they? soft tube-y beads?
9:00 am
artlady

Oh yeah, Perler beads.
9:00 am
artlady

My kids loved them too.
9:00 am
Twinkie

excellent--had no idea what they were called!
9:01 am
Twinkie

my daughter has also made gifts with them--makes little picture frames and gives them to teachers with her picture in them, etc.
9:02 am
caffeinatedelf

the glass-type ones that you do in the stove are fun too - the ones that look like stained glass (i think you already said something about them, twinkie?)
9:03 am
Twinkie

no, i haven't seen the ones that you use in an oven? what are those called?
9:03 am
Twinkie

the ones i was talking about are also Perler beads, but there are some that ac moore sells that give a stained glass effect
9:04 am
caffeinatedelf

good to know what they're called, now when i go to the craft store i know what to look for. ;-)
9:04 am
caffeinatedelf

i think my oldest two would love doing those
9:05 am
Twinkie

they are pretty fun--they would love them!
9:05 am
Twinkie

the only pain is that you have to sort them first, then protect your projects-in-progress by putting them on a high shelf or something
9:05 am
caffeinatedelf

any other ideas for things i can do with them on the weekends and evenings? i work full time, which i started only a few weeks ago (it's a great job, i work for my mom), and i want more ideas for what i can do with them when i'm home
9:06 am
Twinkie

we got one of those covered plastic bins that have different compartments to sort them and keep them sorted
9:06 am
caffeinatedelf

lol, twinkie, that's true. i'd forgotten about that (it's been since i was a kid, the last time i did those)
9:07 am
Twinkie

elf, one thing we like to do is play board games.
9:08 am
caffeinatedelf

true - we have memory and hi ho cherry-o and candyland
9:08 am
caffeinatedelf

they like playing 'war' with playing cards too
9:08 am
artlady

All done. It's been nice chatting, but i'm off to play Babble for a while. Ciao!
9:08 am
Twinkie

the cranium games are really good--they have you use all 4 sides of your brain (art, math, knowledge, and performance)--you answer questions by molding clay, performing, drawing, or having the answer
9:08 am
Twinkie

bye art lady! may see you on babble later!
9:09 am
Twinkie

and they have cranium games for kids your age
9:09 am
caffeinatedelf

bye artlady!
9:09 am
caffeinatedelf

they do, twinkie? cool! i'll have to look at those.
9:14 am
Twinkie

off to have breakfast, be back later. nice chatting w/ you, elf!
9:17 am
caffeinatedelf

you too, twinkie! :)
9:55 am
David Mitchell

That fell out pretty nicely..
10:01 am
David Mitchell

Took a while, but wasn't frustrating at all
10:13 am
british16chica

good morning!
10:24 am
british16chica

done.
10:41 am
wezzie.j.w

hi everyone :o)
11:01 am
macuser

Done! That wasn't so bad
11:26 am
Limer

hey, everyone!
11:34 am
acheekymonkey

that one seemed pretty easy to me
11:35 am
Limer

So far, yes.
11:41 am
Twinkie

hi macuser! this is twinkie (i was once on as wth, my hubby). i have my grey 6-thumbed kitty napping next to me! :-)
11:55 am
lola

Hi Anj : )
11:55 am
Anj

Hi Lo : ) xx
11:56 am
evanonut

lola, anj, greetings
11:56 am
Anj

Hey 'nut : )
11:56 am
evanonut

hows things going?
11:57 am
lola

hi nut : )
11:58 am
Anj

Not bad thanks, how about you?
11:58 am
Sencer

hello there, does anyone know when people start to show up in the ranking on the left side?
11:59 am
Sencer

Formula: average(total points earned ÷ total puzzles completed x 100) + (total puzzles completed)
12:00 pm
Sencer

What would that mean with 3 puzzles completed, each with 3 points?
12:01 pm
Twinkie

hi anj, i like your icon (very psychedelic). what is it?
12:01 pm
Anj

303? I'm not entirely sure how it works : /
12:01 pm
Twinkie

sencer, i'm not sure re: the math, but you increase if you do the harder ones and skip easier ones
12:02 pm
Anj

Hi Twinkie : ) It's a fractal
12:02 pm
Twinkie

thanks! (my hubby will tell me what a fractal is--i know it has something to do w/ math?)
12:02 pm
Atalante

hi everybody, thought I'll try this before returning to babble
12:03 pm
lola

Anj, you'd better get sudokuing if you want to be finished before kath gets there!
12:03 pm
lola

Hi ata! : )
12:03 pm
Anj

I'm on the case : )
12:04 pm
lola

Anj, which track wouldn't upload, btw?
12:05 pm
Anj

I think it was a Prime Circle track. It was a .wmv file : /
12:06 pm
lola

Oh yes, it didn't want to burn that one. I'll do it through iTunes and bring it with on my next visit.
12:06 pm
Anj

Cheers babe : )
12:07 pm
lola

have you listened to much of the stuff I sent?
12:08 pm
Anj

Yes, apart from the Ezio. Just ran out of time on that...
12:09 pm
lola

okay, then my last post in your shoutbox won't mean much : )
12:19 pm
lola

Just had to clean the kitchen. Toddler dropped a tomato sauce bottle and the bottom of it burst! : D
12:21 pm
Anj

At least she has an artistic leaning : )
12:25 pm
evanadine

*runs into the room and tackles anj into a headlock*
12:26 pm
Anj

*ducks, spins and breaks tackle*
12:27 pm
evanadine

go easy on me -- they made me get up early to teach the itty-bitties today!
ballet for 6 year olds at 9am.
*UGH*
12:29 pm
Anj

Ha! karma in reverse : )
12:30 pm
Linda

managed to finish a medium one for the first time. had to guess at one point but for a change it worked out!
12:31 pm
Limer

Nailed that Puppy!
12:31 pm
Limer

Rank me, baby!
12:31 pm
mandi

don't guess...it is the badness
12:32 pm
evanadine

no worries anj -- came home, took a shower, got back in bed. :-D
12:33 pm
Anj

Good plan : )
12:33 pm
Anj

Right, I gotta go : ) laters
12:34 pm
lola

later babe : )
12:34 pm
evanadine

awww....L8R!
1:36 pm
chebuctonian

hi all
1:36 pm
dplass

hi
1:40 pm
Mafia Boss

this one is hard
1:41 pm
dplass

yah
1:41 pm
EasternBlue

oh no! I just started...not what you want to hear!!
1:41 pm
EasternBlue

Hi!!
1:41 pm
Mafia Boss

Hi!!
1:41 pm
mandi

it was easy... to a point
1:42 pm
Mafia Boss

the 1's are easy
1:46 pm
chebuctonian

bye all ;)
1:46 pm
EasternBlue

bye cheb...
1:47 pm
Mafia Boss

that was fast
2:13 pm
dplass

aaaaaahhhhhh
2:13 pm
dplass

starting over
2:21 pm
EasternBlue

yeah!! done...
2:21 pm
Mafia Boss

*clap*
2:21 pm
EasternBlue

*bows* thank you! thank you!
2:22 pm
EasternBlue

hang in there dp!!!
2:22 pm
dplass

Grr
2:25 pm
EasternBlue

off to see what the babble grid is like...catch you later!!! (good luck dp...)....bye Mafia Boss!
2:25 pm
hokie carla

207 today in Babble. I think I'll pass.
2:25 pm
EasternBlue

hmmm...I may pass on it to...thanks hokie!!
2:30 pm
dplass

hopeless. later
3:43 pm
hurshy

10 words to go... need to clear my head with some sudoku
3:57 pm
mandi

this puzzle sucked
3:57 pm
mandi

finally solved it
4:02 pm
morgan

done. was easy ging today, even though i'm quite tired and a little blind today (can't wear my contact lenses, and my glasses sucK)
4:04 pm
larrypalmer

half filled in, the other boxes pretty well restricted. I feel like if I pick any remaining square it will either completely solve it or fail and the opposite guess will completely solve it. I hate to do that though.
4:05 pm
hurshy

don't do it larry
4:05 pm
hurshy

you just need to look more carefully for something that has to be true
4:05 pm
larrypalmer

well i'm still holding out lol
4:06 pm
hurshy

good, you can do it!
4:22 pm
hurshy

larry?
4:22 pm
hurshy

i think i know where you might be stuck?
4:23 pm
larrypalmer

still working...
4:24 pm
hurshy

did you look at the issue of the 7's in rows 5 and 6? that might help
4:25 pm
larrypalmer

hmm ok i'll concentrate there, they're still undetermined
4:25 pm
hurshy

TA-DA
4:34 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

Excuss Me Y'aLL bUt HoW Do YoU PlaY thIs GamE
4:35 pm
nina

wat sudoku?
4:35 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

Yeah
4:35 pm
nina

east
4:35 pm
nina

easy*
4:35 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

UH
4:35 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh
4:36 pm
euph

hint: Try the link "How to Play"
4:36 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

can you explain it for me that would help me very much and i would be greatful
4:36 pm
kittybat

Nat, click on the How to Play link.
4:37 pm
kittybat

It takes a lot of explaining. The how to play is very clear and much more helpful than we could be.
4:40 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

okay i think i get it but yeah
4:46 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

so you need to fill the boxes with the numbers but not have the same number in a row column or box right?
4:47 pm
kittybat

Yep, sounds easier than it is...
4:47 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh jeeze this game is more for smart people isnt it
4:48 pm
kittybat

no, but you do have to excersize your logic skills
4:48 pm
kittybat

exercise*
4:48 pm
Niela

to practice is the best way to get better
4:48 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh
4:48 pm
kittybat

good for the brain, keeps you from going senile LOL
4:49 pm
Niela

you will find tricks but you need to pratice your patience too
4:50 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i dont really want to go senile lol
4:53 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

how long have you guys been playing this game today and how close are you to finishing
4:54 pm
kittybat

I've been playing today for about two hours, but I'm switching back and forth between this and other things. I'm maybe two thirds of the way done.
4:55 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh so it takes a while to play have you everb finished one?
4:56 pm
kittybat

Me? just one. I'm still learning the logic patterns. I tend to be too impatient to be really good at this.
4:56 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh well this is kinda getting on my nerves not being able to get it and to be able to finsih i guess i am inpatient too lol
4:58 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i have 2 of the big boxes done now i am so happy
5:51 pm
Cloclo1800

i had 2 big boxes, but i had 2 start over :(
6:26 pm
tginsberg

Finally had a breakthrough! Whew.
7:27 pm
Goldthang

ever tov l'coolum
7:28 pm
Goldthang

erev
8:24 pm
BariSaxPat

not too bad
8:34 pm
scribble

the only thing i have done are the 1s....any suggestions on where to start now?
8:42 pm
larrypalmer

hmm, realized I made a mistake on my first attempt - second try went a lot smoother
8:43 pm
scribble

can you help me please?
8:44 pm
bookwyrmish

sorry, scribble, I just started too...
8:45 pm
scribble

i used to be so good at these.....
8:46 pm
bookwyrmish

two seems pretty prominent, so I'm checking out where two cant happen...For What Its worth
8:51 pm
bookwyrmish

scribble, check out the top left corner, I think it can only be one number...
8:51 pm
tweaqslug

I had some luck hitting the 3s next
8:52 pm
bookwyrmish

that make the 3rd spot in the first row clear...
8:53 pm
scribble

thank you bookwyrm!!!
9:04 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

I ThInK i Am GeTtInG ThE HaNg Of ThIs
9:09 pm
scribble

wHy dO YoU tYpE LyKe ThIs??????????????
9:09 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

becuz i can
9:09 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

why do you care?
9:10 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

at least i can spell LIKE right
9:11 pm
scribble

i dunno...i dont really...its just that when i type like that it takes a long time. and sorry i cant spell. but i wasn't trying to be mean.
9:12 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh i am sorry i thought you were i wasnt trying to be mean if you werent trying to be mean i am sorry it takes a lot of practice to type LiKe ThIs i am pretty good but my best friend is really good
9:13 pm
bookwyrmish

NaTaShAMuCh
9:13 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

what about it
9:14 pm
bookwyrmish

Maybe you should expect people who ask why you type that way to know that it takes a lot of time, and wonder...rather than assume they are being mean.
9:14 pm
scribble

again, not being mean, but you told me i cant spell like but you cant spell "because".
9:15 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

no i can spell because i was just shortening it that is what i do when i am talking online
9:15 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

okay sorry
9:15 pm
bookwyrmish

scribble, just fyi--there are people on social lists like this who are considered "trolls"--
9:16 pm
bookwyrmish

scribble--
9:16 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

are you calling me a name
9:16 pm
scribble

have you finished yet? i am so stuck.
9:16 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

that is a little on the mean side and you dont even know me
9:16 pm
scribble

whats a troll?
9:17 pm
bookwyrmish

NaTash--I was not assuming you were a troll, but attacking people on the list who are having first encounters with you makes me wonder
9:17 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

okay lets get this straight before i go over the edge thinking the world is against me
9:17 pm
scribble

hey people its ok. JUST DONT START YELLING!!
9:17 pm
bookwyrmish

Scribble--a troll is someone "trolling" the list trying to get a reaction by being inappropriate, and taking offense, or making slurs against groups, etc... to get a kick out of things.
9:18 pm
bookwyrmish

I hope NaTash isn't a troll, but the best way to deal with trolls is not to get sidetracked into defending innocent remarks, or reacting to off color or off content remarks
9:19 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

my name is Natasha you guys can call me Tasha and i was not trying to get any reasction because i type like that and i dont want any reactions my life is full of crap that is basically yelling with my mom we fought so muched that i had to move with my aunt
9:19 pm
bookwyrmish

Natash
9:19 pm
bookwyrmish

hat sounds no fun. Do you enjouy doing sudoku?
9:20 pm
tweaqslug

yay, I finished. I have 14 pts now.
9:20 pm
scribble

im stuck can u guys help?
9:20 pm
bookwyrmish

I have to get used to the darn thing sending messages when I hit the "enter" key, that's why messages from me are being sent in parts
9:21 pm
bookwyrmish

does anyone have a 3 in the 3rd or 6th square?
9:21 pm
scribble

no
9:23 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

well about a month ago there was this weird dude on my myspace saying he is my dad and so yeah i met my dad on myspace and now when ever i am online i'm being bombarded with Questions from him about my life my main question for him though is why did he decide now to find me and mes with me when my life is a living hell now my mom is haveing trouble with my little sisters dad and he wants full custody of her and she is only 7 i have gone to my 9th new school and i dont see my family anymore i now live in georgia i have lived here for about 6 months its a big change because ny whole life i have lived in wisconsin
9:23 pm
bookwyrmish

scrubble, I noticed that a 3 can only happen in two places in the 6th "square"--which meant it can't happen in the 8th column in the 3st square, which meant I could find the 4 in the 3d square
9:24 pm
bookwyrmish

Tasha--
9:24 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

yeah
9:24 pm
bookwyrmish

Are you sure it is your real dad? I would wonder if you were the one to find him...
9:25 pm
HatesTheInternet

hey natasha i'm your dad
9:25 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

he is my real dad he has baby pics of me and in one of then is my moms great grandma he knows when i was born he has a pic of the first house i lived in and yeah i know he is my dad and yeah
9:26 pm
bookwyrmish

Why don't you get a new myspace spot, and only deal with questions from him if you feel like it. He can't find you, can he...I see Hates the internet is here, I recognize that name from trolls the other nite on another site
9:27 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

hey person saying your my dad if you are my dad then what is your name??? huh
9:27 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

hey bookwyrmish where are you from your really nice thats cool your talking to me and you dont even know me
9:28 pm
bookwyrmish

Tasha, I'm gonna suggest you need someone who'se been through this sort of thing to help you--there are some good sites that have kids with this experience. My nephew had a similar late in the teens sudden reappearance of his dad, who he eventually decided to love but not to trust...
9:28 pm
HatesTheInternet

I'm just joking around, lighten up bookwyrmish. And what site did you see me onn because I have this name on no other site
9:28 pm
bookwyrmish

Babble?
9:29 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh i have told my grandma and my aunt they know it is my dad they have talked to him i just am not telling my mom yet
9:29 pm
bookwyrmish

Not a light subject going on, Hates...though taking things too seriously is a problem with me...;(
9:29 pm
scribble

hey guys i gotta go so c ya
9:29 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

bye have a good night
9:29 pm
HatesTheInternet

I don't do Babble. You must be confusing me with someone else. I actually play on this site legitimately.
9:29 pm
bookwyrmish

scribble, better luck next puzzle! Do you babble?
9:29 pm
scribble

yes i do babble. same name.
9:30 pm
bookwyrmish

Nite Natash
9:30 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i am not going i was saying good be to scribble
9:30 pm
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NaTaShAMuCh




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9:31 pm
HatesTheInternet

Uh
9:31 pm
scribble

what is that?
9:31 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

sorry guys i accidently pressed the enter button i am so sorry
9:31 pm
scribble

it looks cool
9:31 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

DONT PRESS THE ENTER BUTTON lol it will go pycho on ya
9:31 pm
bookwyrmish

Hates, sorry, it was a similar name I guess.
9:31 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i babble too i use the same name
9:32 pm
bookwyrmish

Maybe I'll see you on my rare occasions having social internet time!
9:32 pm
scribble

ive never finished a babble puzzle
9:32 pm
scribble

or a sudoku
9:33 pm
scribble

:(
9:33 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i never finished a babble either i only have about 5 more open squares on the sudoku
9:33 pm
bookwyrmish

Well, it take TIME and lots of HINTS for me, but I've done both 2 times so far.
9:33 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

how do you get hints
9:33 pm
bookwyrmish

Chatting here in a chatterbox--just ask if anyone has "such and such"
9:33 pm
bookwyrmish

Although it seems to work for babble much better.
9:34 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

bookwyrmish did you finish this puzzel
9:34 pm
scribble

yeah but the babble clues are hard to understand sumtimes
9:34 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

*puzzle
9:34 pm
scribble

haha we cant spell
9:35 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i am so SP-ED its not funny lol
9:35 pm
scribble

then why are you laughing?
9:36 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i dont know see that is my Sp-ED coming out
9:36 pm
bookwyrmish

I haven't finished this puzzle, but the babble clues I use babbler's anonymous to get a list of words by first two letters and point value, and then there's the OneLook Dictionary which lets you search by letter pattern ...
9:37 pm
scribble

like that song by weezer....we are all on drugs
9:37 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

WOW i am so confizzled
9:37 pm
scribble

me too
9:37 pm
bookwyrmish

Sp-Ed is so wierd--I laugh at thinking about my own shortcomings, why should that mean I am Sp-Ed instead of unconfortable?
9:38 pm
bookwyrmish

oops, uncomfortable
9:38 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

uh okay i am now offically CONFIZZLED
9:38 pm
scribble

me too whatever that is
9:38 pm
bookwyrmish

Anyhow, I congratulate the officially confizzled and say goodnite, Ferris Buehler's Day off is on...
9:38 pm
bookwyrmish

Nite!
9:39 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i made up the word CONFIZZLED for the word confussed
9:39 pm
scribble

bye!
9:39 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

nite bookwyrmish
9:39 pm
scribble

its confused
9:39 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

when i was 3 i made up the word CONFUZZLED but now every one is using it so i switched to CONFIZZLED
9:39 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

thanks for the spell check lol
9:40 pm
scribble

my best friend says discombobulated
9:40 pm
:muffin:goddess:

i like using the word confuzzled... or confoozaladized, if i feel like using lots of syllables...
9:40 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i dont even know how to say that last on you said lol
9:41 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

OMGEE i have 4 more open boxes then i am done yeah
9:41 pm
scribble

dis-com-bob-u-lated does that felp?
9:41 pm
:muffin:goddess:

hehehe.. It's fun trying to say if you're sleep deprived or drunk... Or both... doesn't work so great...
9:42 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

lol nice hey do any of you peoples here like the band FROM FIRST TO LAST???????????
9:42 pm
scribble

yes!
9:42 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

scribble nice way of spelling HELP lol
9:42 pm
:muffin:goddess:

i think i've heard of it before but i haven't heard their music yet/
9:42 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

is that a yes to FROM FIRST TO LAST?
9:43 pm
scribble

yes. to FFTL. i am missing41 boxes
9:43 pm
scribble

bye
9:44 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i love the bands: From First To Last, Armor For Sleep, The All American Rejects( i touched Tyson Ritter the lead singer and Nick wheeler the hott guitar player), PANIC! at the Disco and Good Charlotte
9:45 pm
scribble

i like green day, avenged sevenfold, and fall out boy
9:45 pm
:muffin:goddess:

I love a7x. Green Day's pretty good too.
9:45 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i like AX7 but FOB is getting to over played for me anymore
9:46 pm
dplass

asdhgalsdgihaeflin
9:46 pm
:muffin:goddess:

haven't heard much fob, but i liek what i've heard so far.
9:46 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i like Papa Roach and The Used and Taking Back Sunday
9:46 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh and i like Say Anything
9:46 pm
:muffin:goddess:

>.< i don't like papa roach too much. they were... alright... at first... but then they got way overplayed on the station i listened to.
9:47 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

oh i like the songs getting away with murder and scars
9:48 pm
:muffin:goddess:

those are the two i can't stand any more. XD lol. Well, getting away with murder isn't too bad. like the music, the lyrics could be better. scars makes me want to throw the radio across the room.
9:48 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

lol
9:48 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i am addicated to PANIC! at the DIsco
9:49 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

GOSH i am so stuck
9:50 pm
:muffin:goddess:

my fave bands are probably nine inch nails, cell dweller, slipknot(kinda), Shakira, manson, shania twain, lacuna coil, an static-x... there's many on the list, but i think that's most of the top ones..
9:50 pm
:muffin:goddess:

eh, same here, and i just barely started
9:50 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i have 5 spaces left
9:51 pm
:muffin:goddess:

lol... nice.
9:51 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

this is my first time playing too lol
9:51 pm
:muffin:goddess:

I don't do well on these, i'm better with paper and pencil.
9:52 pm
NaTaShAMuCh

i gtg cya later
9:53 pm
:muffin:goddess:

byee
10:00 pm
dplass

i'm stuck at the same exxact place as i got stuck 2x before
10:14 pm
dplass

ok, i give up. gn
11:06 pm
Thuryn

Yeah, same here. I can't see another move that doesn't involve guessing. (and I refuse to guess. there's no place for guessing in a logic puzzle)
11:06 pm
Thuryn

dammit. as soon as i hit enter... i see the next move. typical.
11:17 pm
Thuryn

Crap. i have a conflict now. probably too late to start over...
11:27 pm
David Mitchell

It wasn't that bad today..
11:28 pm
David Mitchell

I copied the screen before putting in the last number, but I didn't at the beginning, so I don't know if I can help or not
11:28 pm
David Mitchell

but I will try if you want
11:35 pm
Thuryn

Nah, I got it.
11:35 pm
Thuryn

Took me all day. Weird.
11:55 pm
moe492

ha! got it
11:55 pm
moe492

i didnt think i could get it in the last 12 minutes, but im glad i tried
11:59 pm
Debs40ish

Morning all