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Difficulty: Expert Saturday, September 8, 2007

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CHAT LOG for Saturday, September 8, 2007

12:52 am
Marzipan

Took me about 18 minutes using greens.
2:19 am
FranMag

go
2:49 am
FranMag

done
4:37 am
spreadeagle

18 filled, going green..
4:53 am
sprite

almost same here, 19 filled and stuck
4:54 am
Stef

17 done, greening.
4:55 am
spreadeagle

Greens didn't help at all.
4:56 am
sprite

greens don't clear up a thing here
4:57 am
Stef

Fudgers :(
5:00 am
spreadeagle

I'm not quite sure what "fudgers" means, but I think I agree :)
5:01 am
sprite

me too :)
5:04 am
sprite

when you think ahead and see that a certain position for a number is impossible, is that the same as guessing?
5:06 am
spreadeagle

Definitely not.
5:06 am
sprite

in that case: it is easy to see which solution for the pair in the 3rd column is wrong. That opens it up a little bit, though not much.
5:07 am
spreadeagle

But why was there a green there if it was impossible?
5:08 am
sprite

I can often remove more greens by thinking ahead a few steps. Perhaps that is the case here?
5:18 am
eyeman

An easy Expert, but a tough Easy.
5:18 am
sprite

I don't find it easy at all, actually :)
Well done eyeman.
5:20 am
eyeman

Thanks, sprite. One lucky green, then one unlucky one. When that didn't work out, I switched squares, and all ended well.
5:21 am
sprite

I have done so much thinking ahead on this one, it feels like guessing. But at least it is done.
5:21 am
eyeman

You did it, and that
5:22 am
eyeman

oops. You did it, and that's what counts!
5:22 am
spreadeagle

Fudgers!
5:23 am
eyeman

Well, off to work. Have a great weekend. See ya tomorrow.
5:24 am
sprite

have a great weekend too, eyeman.
5:24 am
sprite

the dreaded pink, spreadeagle? :(
5:24 am
eyeman

Thanks, Sprite. You as well.
5:25 am
spreadeagle

I'll figure this out if it kills me :)
5:26 am
spreadeagle

I thought I had a "swordfish", but it didn't work out..
5:26 am
sprite

lol, I know that feeling! And so you will. (figure it out, I mean).
Bye, till tomorrow!
5:26 am
spreadeagle

Bye, have a great day!
5:34 am
spreadeagle

Done, but not easy. No guessing.
5:44 am
yul

hello. i have to be fast :)
5:48 am
NonoNanette

19 filled and at a standstill
7:43 am
angieplumptit

not responding well to the Berger-Meinhoff split
8:39 am
kixx

done with two guesses :(
9:05 am
UnikeTheHunter

Go.
9:34 am
UnikeTheHunter

18. Going green.
9:35 am
UnikeTheHunter

Oh! A loner. I hate when I miss one of those!
10:13 am
spellacked

hmm 19 and going green
10:14 am
UnikeTheHunter

Done. Guessed. :(
10:18 am
spellacked

Post-green scans only yielded one green eliminated -- no new set nmbers. That means it's time to guess.
10:23 am
spellacked

darn - first guess only yielded a few results
10:29 am
spellacked

done - second guess run filled out everything
10:30 am
smooth_pappa

start
10:35 am
dan2bit

done. had to guess twice
10:39 am
Krys10

eh, this is what happens when I start sudoku before caffiene - I get lazy and tempted to go green way too early. Just found a whole bunch of cross-hatching stuff.
10:45 am
smooth_pappa

done! no greens, but I did guess once
10:45 am
Krys10

nice one, pappa
10:45 am
smooth_pappa

thanks... my guess was swrong, so I went down a wrong path for a while, but once i figured that out, i flew
10:53 am
bgmadden

done no greens and no guesses
10:53 am
Krys10

very nice! I just finished; I guesed once.
10:54 am
bgmadden

thanks, I call it the mommy migraine method. (Put your brain on autopilot and go)
11:59 am
ypsigirl

26 filled and 25 empty. frustrating...
12:07 pm
ypsigirl

well I finished several guesses..
12:17 pm
drwho

Difficulty score 73. After going green it wasn't that hard, except that I did my best to make it hard.
2:07 pm
hurshy

such odd proclivities.
2:07 pm
raerae7133

huh?
2:08 pm
hurshy

drwho, doing his best to make it hard
2:08 pm
raerae7133

I just close one eye if I want to make it harder ;)
2:11 pm
hurshy

the thing i love about experts is you can get so many of the boxes full real easy
2:12 pm
hurshy

this is too many though
2:12 pm
hurshy

i am worried i have messed up
2:12 pm
hurshy

we'll soon find out i guess
2:14 pm
hurshy

indeed, i have messed up
2:14 pm
hurshy

pother
2:14 pm
raerae7133

here come the greens
2:14 pm
hurshy

fool, fool, back to the beginning is the rule
2:14 pm
raerae7133

I was talking about me ;)
2:16 pm
hurshy

and *i* was talking about *me*
2:17 pm
hurshy

how many did you fill before greening, though?
2:17 pm
raerae7133

19
2:18 pm
hurshy

i better stop soon then or i will mess up again
2:20 pm
hurshy

i am in love, love, love
2:20 pm
raerae7133

what song is it today?
2:21 pm
hurshy

i dunno, random tune
2:21 pm
hurshy

makin it up
2:21 pm
raerae7133

ahh, so
2:21 pm
hurshy

who says that? what movie is it?
2:22 pm
raerae7133

who says what?
2:22 pm
hurshy

you know the asian dude that says "ahh, so"
2:22 pm
raerae7133

I dunno. Karate Kid?
2:22 pm
hurshy

hmmm.
2:22 pm
raerae7133

I doubt you could attribute it to a single movie easily though
2:23 pm
hurshy

i haven't seen that movie in a long time anyway.
2:23 pm
hurshy

didn't particularly care for it.
2:23 pm
raerae7133

It's mostly just a typical japanese phrase
2:24 pm
hurshy

oh well i guess i will green too lest i overreach
2:24 pm
raerae7133

Icarus should've used greens
2:24 pm
hurshy

yeah
2:26 pm
hurshy

that is an astute observation.
2:26 pm
hurshy

do you blog?
2:26 pm
raerae7133

No. I've tossed the idea around a bit. I think I'm making it too hard for myself to start though.
2:27 pm
hurshy

i started a blog.
2:27 pm
hurshy

nobody much reads it i spose but it's good to get the thoughts out.
2:27 pm
raerae7133

If I blogged, it wouldn't be for me
2:28 pm
raerae7133

I think that's the big thing keeping me from starting. If I don't see the personal gain from it, then it'd just be a chore
2:28 pm
hurshy

well some of the babblers have read some of my blog.
2:29 pm
raerae7133

Okay, I'll bite. What's the URL? :)
2:30 pm
hurshy

babblinghurshy dot blogspot dot com
2:35 pm
hurshy

<-- this one here, you might say he's superfly
2:38 pm
hurshy

and he's making happy noises
2:42 pm
hurshy

and as i stand here before you tonight to accept this award, let me say that i am honored, truly honored, to be a part of the life of such a fine member of the feline race
2:44 pm
Jeremiah

done, needed greens after 19
2:55 pm
raerae7133

cat?
3:16 pm
BeppyCute

anyone have the cheat code?
3:17 pm
augurus

up up down down left right left right B A
3:17 pm
BeppyCute

??
3:18 pm
BeppyCute

the one that plugs in the greens for you?
3:18 pm
Sulihin

it's a quick hit on google
3:21 pm
BeppyCute

nm
7:01 pm
katmama

i don't understand...i've now tried this puzzle 6 times and i cannot get it!!
8:43 pm
Minski

YAHOO! I finally made it to the Pros!!
9:17 pm
jawilke

go
9:24 pm
jawilke

ouch, I counted 3 xy-chains for this one
9:25 pm
jawilke

done
10:17 pm
smdnjv

Easiest expert I have ever done!!