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Difficulty: Hard Monday, May 15, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Monday, May 15, 2006

12:01 am
jojomnky

thats too bad... well best of luck with that
12:05 am
itodd

dang! i wanted to do that easy one. grr. the "easy" one i tried on friday for my first one did not seem at all to be easy. anyone else agree?
12:06 am
jojomnky

it had a few gotchas definitely
12:14 am
moedog

hi, everyonee
12:14 am
moedog

er, everyone*
12:14 am
moedog

i agree, itodd
12:14 am
shiroro

cripes, I can't even find a place to begin on this one
12:15 am
Lamancha

Try the sixes
12:16 am
lawfully

got two 6s ... no more...
12:16 am
moedog

lol... i'm with with you, lawfully
12:16 am
moedog

time to start painting the world green!
12:16 am
raggedyandy3478

same w/the 6's and i paint it all red
12:16 am
shiroro

had greens, then of course firefox, being awesome, loaded one of the images in the same tab
12:16 am
shiroro

love love love love love having to restart everything again
12:17 am
moedog

gotta laugh about it, shiroro...
12:17 am
moedog

'cause people look at you funny when you cry
12:26 am
shiroro

okay, now it's time to pretend the greens help
12:26 am
lawfully

pretty tough... worse than the expert 2 days ago...
12:27 am
shiroro

i pretty much see no way to solve this without guessing
12:27 am
lawfully

just got 2 numbers... not enough to start guessing...
12:27 am
shiroro

I can't even get a second
12:28 am
raggedyandy3478

start doing the red/green paint and it starts coming together
12:28 am
Penguin

I've got two 6's, an 8, and a 9 ... time to start guessing
12:28 am
moedog

after i painted everything green, i was able to place a 3 - that's helped
12:29 am
Penguin

What is the red/green paint, please?
12:29 am
raggedyandy3478

subscripts
12:29 am
moedog

greens are "possibles". read the online help up above ^^
12:32 am
augurus

I remember red states, I remember blue states, I do not remember purple states, and I have no idea what a green state is.
12:33 am
Dave

purple=red+blue... green=environment?
12:33 am
Penguin

Thanks, moedog and raggedyandy. I didn't know about that. Very nice. 8-)
12:34 am
raggedyandy3478

netime
12:34 am
moedog

makes a lotta difference
12:34 am
moedog

and yw
12:40 am
moedog

woo hoo! done!
12:40 am
moedog

now i can sleep :)
12:43 am
raggedyandy3478

nicely done moe, im getting there myself
12:45 am
Lamancha

Well done moe, all falls together with the green men standing to attention.
12:46 am
shiroro

ugh. Even with subscripts I honestly have no idea how to even begin to approach this.
12:46 am
Dave

Hmm, once I started with the subscripts it fell into place pretty quickly... just keep looking, there are a lot of hidden pairs/triplets and such
12:47 am
Dave

nothing that I would call difficult in any regard. The difficulty is that you only have about 2-3 numbers up there initially
12:50 am
raggedyandy3478

i would have to agree, done
12:51 am
raggedyandy3478

the only difficulty outside of wat dave said is following the small inferences that you have to make w/ the subscripts
12:51 am
raggedyandy3478

u will get it soon shiroro
12:51 am
raggedyandy3478

im off to babble
12:55 am
shortstop

well shoot I got to the end
12:56 am
shortstop

like 8 boxes left and I've got a mistake somewhere
12:59 am
jojomnky

done!
1:02 am
augurus

green = greenpeace party states!
1:05 am
Penguin

It can be done! I normally would have done the same thing that I did with the green and red markers on paper ... and this one would have taken me about two or three hours. Again, my thanks! (Of course, it would have also been possible to dump the clues into a little computer program and have it solve it for me ... a computer's brute force attack on one of these is pretty fast. I did this once with an IronSudoku to test my program and haven't touched it since).
1:05 am
Penguin

Good night.
1:05 am
lawfully

done... not too bad ...
1:06 am
jojomnky

i'm getting so tired i keep making mistakes i should quit and come back to it later
1:12 am
shiroro

solved it, but i guessed, so i don't count.
1:39 am
rycaut

not bad - solved without any guesses -once you get going it all falls into place - a bit slowly but not real major hurdles
3:08 am
bigshow

ach, i can only find one number!
3:10 am
kittybat

me too. I'm proceeding directly to subscripts. Too bad they'
3:10 am
kittybat

they're so tedious to add
3:23 am
GingerUK

done1
3:25 am
kittybat

congrats, ginger
3:33 am
sprite

morning all
4:07 am
sprite

This one was simple. Seriously.
4:42 am
grzybu

quite easy ;)
6:56 am
bigshow

i can still only find a single number that doesn't require me to guess
7:04 am
David Mitchell

I haven't worked my way through all the numbers yet, but two 6's popped out
7:10 am
David Mitchell

I think that's all you get without marking...
7:10 am
David Mitchell

or remembering
7:10 am
frankthellama

i can't do it!
7:10 am
frankthellama

so stupid....
7:10 am
David Mitchell

Sure you can, frank
7:14 am
David Mitchell

There's a lot of pair-based exclusion in this
7:16 am
David Mitchell

So remember: if you have two cells in a row, column, or box, that are the only possible places in that region for two numbers to appear...
7:17 am
David Mitchell

then you can exclude all other possibilities from those cells
7:17 am
David Mitchell

AND
7:18 am
David Mitchell

if you have two cells in a row, column, or box, that have only (the same) two numbers as possibilities, then those numbers cannot appear anywhere else in that region
7:19 am
David Mitchell

That's a naked pair or twin and the first is a hidden pair or twin
7:19 am
Atalante

that was fun! not easy *glares at sprite* but logical with a lot of steps
7:21 am
David Mitchell

Hi, Atalante
7:22 am
Atalante

hi there :)
7:23 am
David Mitchell

Seems pretty fun to me so far, too
7:25 am
Atalante

I think these are my favourite puzzles. not easy, and they can take a good amount of time, but they are completely logical and are very satisfying!
7:41 am
UDbmas

Hi all
7:54 am
hurshy

ata - you still here...?
8:18 am
UDbmas

gee, the hard ones seem easier that some of the easy ones
10:11 am
David Mitchell

I never got around to marking all of it before I had it solved
10:13 am
David Mitchell

Marking only when there are two possibilities in a box is a good idea today
10:53 am
David Mitchell

Should have said: it is a good idea to mark only when there are two possible locations for one number in a region
11:00 am
David Mitchell

I keep forgetting the terms for the different areas of the grid
11:00 am
David Mitchell

Anyway, you'll find pairs faster that way
11:01 am
wetmarble

that one was far to easy to be hard
11:58 am
Grace O'Malley

Hi Everyone
11:58 am
Limer

hey Grace O'Malley
11:58 am
Grace O'Malley

Hi limer
11:59 am
Grace O'Malley

Oh you can just call me Grace
11:59 am
Limer

k
12:00 pm
Grace O'Malley

what is your picture of Limer
12:01 pm
Limer

It is a dogwood tree out in front of the place where I work
12:01 pm
Grace O'Malley

Oh
12:01 pm
Limer

If you look closely, you will see a chicken coop.
12:02 pm
Grace O'Malley

If I had a picture of my house you can see two chicken coops
12:02 pm
Limer

sweet
12:02 pm
Grace O'Malley

Rather hard puzzle eh?
12:03 pm
Limer

not so far
12:03 pm
Grace O'Malley

Your probably smart unlike me
12:04 pm
Limer

duh...what did you say?
12:06 pm
Grace O'Malley

Im not that smart but i know alot about pirates
12:06 pm
Limer

Pirates? You will have to explain that one to me
12:06 pm
Grace O'Malley

How do you mean
12:06 pm
Limer

what do you know about pirates
12:07 pm
Grace O'Malley

I know why most of pirates became pirates and alot more things
12:07 pm
Limer

Most excellent
12:08 pm
Grace O'Malley

Why were you wondering
12:11 pm
Grace O'Malley

Well sorry to cut the chat short but i have school to attend to so must be going bye Everyone
12:52 pm
gppavi

hello people
12:52 pm
gppavi

have just joined
12:52 pm
Sulihin

hi
12:52 pm
Beelzebozo

I don't think today's puzzle deserved the Hard rating compared to other Hard puzzles from this site.
12:55 pm
hurshy

hmmm... a devil clown.
12:56 pm
EasternBlue

hi hurshy!! just sneaking in a quick? grid between meetings... : )
12:56 pm
hurshy

:)
12:56 pm
hurshy

hi auntie :)
12:56 pm
lola

Hi EB! : D
12:59 pm
EasternBlue

hi lola!
12:59 pm
EasternBlue

grid doesn't seem so bad today...
1:00 pm
lola

well, i seem to be having a complete mental block with it : /
1:00 pm
EasternBlue

lo - I probably cursed myself by saying that! : )
1:00 pm
lola

LOL!
1:01 pm
EasternBlue

I've missed chatting with so many people... : (
1:01 pm
lola

you still very busy atwork EB?
1:02 pm
EasternBlue

yes...it's a new project & quite an undertaking...I've been on the road for 5 out of the last 5 weeks...
1:02 pm
lola

wow! are you enjoying it though?
1:02 pm
EasternBlue

don't get me wrong, I love the project, but it's going to be another week or 2 before it 'settles' in...
1:03 pm
EasternBlue

oops 4 out of 5 weeks..
1:03 pm
lola

what is this project?
1:03 pm
EasternBlue

how have you been? (you too hursh!!)
1:03 pm
gppavi

any one of u in skool?
1:03 pm
EasternBlue

gp - nope...
1:03 pm
hurshy

i'm ok except for an emotional haircut :)
1:04 pm
gppavi

all of u r working?
1:04 pm
lola

EB, good thanks : )
have been missing the 'old' babble crowd quite a bit lately... : (
1:04 pm
hurshy

i'm working very hard on this sudoku
1:04 pm
EasternBlue

lo - my company (large bank), bought another bank's branches...I'm on the team to integrate their home equity business into ours...
1:04 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - *gasp* bad haircut?? ; (
1:04 pm
hurshy

no, not bad, just very different - and not even MY hair :)
1:05 pm
EasternBlue

lo - are you going to the 'reunion'...??
1:05 pm
lola

EB, that does sound like a LOT of work!
1:06 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - it's not your hair?? who does it belong to?? : )
1:06 pm
lola

EB, no...can't make that one I'm afraid : (
1:06 pm
EasternBlue

lo - me neither (of course, a big pond separates me...)!! we can commiserate together {{{lo}}}
1:07 pm
lola

lol! ...maybe we should have an old fashioned babble 'do' instead? i'll get the cabin boys prepped! ; )
1:08 pm
EasternBlue

lo - sounds good...I'll bring the champagne...
1:08 pm
lola

no need EB...there's always plenty of babble champers! : D
1:09 pm
EasternBlue

*whispers to lola* do you think we can sneak here in Sudoku land?? *runs giggling from Babble with champers in hand*
1:10 pm
lola

EB...why not?! : D
1:11 pm
EasternBlue

woo hoo! hurshy - care to party with us?? *hic*
1:12 pm
lola

*takes bottle of champers away from EB*
1:13 pm
EasternBlue

8 O "oh no!!"
1:13 pm
lola

...it's for your own good...
1:13 pm
EasternBlue

(that's my look of shock & dismay)
1:13 pm
lola

...that was my mommy voice...
1:13 pm
EasternBlue

I guess that's true since I'm still at work (shhhhh!!)
1:14 pm
lola

*shhhhhhh* *giggles*
1:15 pm
EasternBlue

I think hurshy disappeared...hair today, gone tomorrow!!!
1:15 pm
EasternBlue

tee hee hee
1:15 pm
lola

...she had to go teach class :)
1:15 pm
EasternBlue

(I get a wee bit silly when tipsy)
1:15 pm
lola

...groan...
1:15 pm
EasternBlue

ah!!
1:15 pm
lola

EB, what do you think of the new babble layout?
1:16 pm
EasternBlue

haven't you missed my wacky (yet obvious) sense of humor?? LOL!!
1:16 pm
lola

like crazy! {{{EB}}}
1:16 pm
EasternBlue

I've only played one game with the new format...I like it!!
1:16 pm
EasternBlue

what do you think?
1:16 pm
EasternBlue

esp. the 'scrolling' word list...
1:17 pm
lola

me too! you can see everything at once now, MUCH easier when it comes to giving clues : )
1:17 pm
EasternBlue

too true!! I have yet to add people to 'my friends'...it would end up being everyone who plays...
1:17 pm
lola

EB...so true!
1:19 pm
EasternBlue

how's your grid coming along?? (I haven't progressed too far since my 'boast post' 8 D
1:19 pm
lola

grrrrrrr : /
1:20 pm
EasternBlue

have you seen Anj lately?
1:21 pm
lola

EB...do you mean online or ...in the flesh? } )
1:21 pm
EasternBlue

(I figured if I mentioned his name, it would be a smile to your face)....either/or
1:21 pm
lola

: ) : ) : ) : )
1:22 pm
lola

I saw him the week before last and chatted to him this afternoon : )
1:22 pm
EasternBlue

please tell him I said 'hello'...last I 'saw' him, he was job searching...has he had any luck?
1:23 pm
lola

no, not yet. but I keep telling him that something's gonna come up...I have a good feeling about it : )
1:23 pm
lola

...and I will tell him hi from you : )
1:24 pm
EasternBlue

it will...I'll keep him in my thoughts...
1:24 pm
EasternBlue

my hubby was working a temp job & just found a permanent one...sometimes when you least expect it...!!
1:24 pm
lola

that's great EB! congrats to you guys : )
1:25 pm
EasternBlue

I'm hoping it means we can buy a house now!! just need to straighten out the finances a bit...
1:26 pm
Grace O'Malley

Hello everyone
1:26 pm
EasternBlue

Hi Grace...
1:26 pm
lola

Ooo, so exciting! keep us (babble friends, that is) posted now, you hear? : )
1:26 pm
lola

hi grace : )
1:26 pm
EasternBlue

lo - will do!!
1:27 pm
Grace O'Malley

Hi lola hi easternblue
1:30 pm
Grace O'Malley

I have a dumb computer
1:59 pm
Grace O'Malley

Im back sorry I was gone for so long
2:02 pm
Grace O'Malley

well have to go now im doing a word search
2:41 pm
scribble

hello all :)
2:44 pm
wolfman

howdy
2:45 pm
wolfman

how's it today?
2:45 pm
scribble

good! how about you?
2:45 pm
wolfman

meh... can't complain. :)
2:46 pm
Talk24hr

hi everyone
2:46 pm
wolfman

hi there
2:46 pm
scribble

hello!
2:46 pm
Talk24hr

:) how's everyone doin
2:46 pm
scribble

good
2:46 pm
wolfman

just fine thanks and you?
2:47 pm
wolfman

:)
2:47 pm
Talk24hr

i'm alright, scared to start todays grid, my roomie was stumped
2:47 pm
Talk24hr

scribble, is school out soon for the summer for ya?
2:47 pm
wolfman

it's a hairy one
2:47 pm
wolfman

it is for me!
2:47 pm
scribble

yeah we get out next thursday. :) :) :) :)
2:48 pm
wolfman

HEY ME TOO! YEA!!!!!
2:48 pm
scribble

YAY!!!!!!
2:48 pm
Talk24hr

wolf, did u finish todays ?
2:48 pm
Talk24hr

what grade are you guys in?
2:48 pm
scribble

7th
2:48 pm
wolfman

actually next thursday is graduation and the three days up to it are finals... :(
2:48 pm
wolfman

11th
2:49 pm
wolfman

nope, not yet talk
2:49 pm
Talk24hr

finals suck... i'm ancient... been out of school since 99
2:49 pm
scribble

ugh finals.....dosnt sound like fun.
2:49 pm
wolfman

they're not too bad, they're just tests
2:49 pm
Talk24hr

my school used to do exemptions if you're year average was good enough
2:49 pm
scribble

ooooh id like that!
2:50 pm
wolfman

me too
2:50 pm
wolfman

but i wouldn't get 'em
2:50 pm
scribble

i would probly.
2:50 pm
wolfman

that's good, that means you're doing well in school. My hat's off to you.
2:51 pm
scribble

thanks wolfman. schools pretty easy, i suppose
2:51 pm
wolfman

it has its ups and downs. :)
2:51 pm
wolfman

namely, girls and homework
2:51 pm
wolfman

:P
2:52 pm
wolfman

lol
2:52 pm
scribble

lol i hope i dont like girls though.... :P
2:52 pm
Talk24hr

lol
2:52 pm
wolfman

:D lol
2:52 pm
wolfman

Hmm... boy is my face red. :D :D :D
2:53 pm
scribble

why?
2:53 pm
wolfman

lol nm
2:53 pm
scribble

ooookkkaaaayyyy then...
2:53 pm
wolfman

i'm digging myself into a hole here... how's the weather?
2:54 pm
scribble

fine i guess....a little cloudy
2:54 pm
wolfman

i assumed you were male... lol yeah its like that too
2:54 pm
scribble

oh....lol i understand now.
2:54 pm
wolfman

my bad
2:54 pm
scribble

'sok cant really tell cuz of my screen name.
2:55 pm
wolfman

yeah... oh well. :)
2:55 pm
wolfman

i don't believe you
2:55 pm
wolfman

huh?
2:55 pm
wolfman

o gosh
2:56 pm
scribble

huh? exactly...
2:56 pm
scribble

what are you talkin about?
2:56 pm
wolfman

wrong chat box... hate when that happens
2:56 pm
wolfman

MSN
2:56 pm
wolfman

blecch
2:57 pm
scribble

oh....i see
2:57 pm
wolfman

i don't like this grid...
2:57 pm
scribble

me neither...i havent found a single number.
2:57 pm
wolfman

i've found one and i have a lot of green
2:58 pm
wolfman

i have lower right box, center square
2:58 pm
scribble

i had several done this morning but forgot to minimize it....oh well
2:58 pm
wolfman

ooh. ouch
2:59 pm
Talk24hr

wolf, i have the same one, didn't mark anything yet, been watching tv
2:59 pm
scribble

aha found one.
2:59 pm
wolfman

nice. I feel like playing final fantasy but they don't let you do that at school... what show?
2:59 pm
wolfman

Yay scribble!
3:00 pm
Talk24hr

general hospital, gotta see my soaps :) hehe
3:00 pm
scribble

r u still at school?
3:00 pm
wolfman

me? ya.
3:00 pm
Talk24hr

wolf, u're still at school?
3:00 pm
wolfman

yeah, till like 3:30
3:00 pm
scribble

oh...i got out about an hour ago...diff. time zones i suppose
3:01 pm
Talk24hr

oh diff time zone, my bad :)
3:01 pm
wolfman

lol yeah I'm in UT
3:01 pm
wolfman

:)
3:01 pm
scribble

oh...that would explain it. im in TN
3:02 pm
Talk24hr

PA here
3:02 pm
wolfman

lol oh! I've always wanted to visit the East Coast...
3:02 pm
wolfman

mmm... Atlantic...
3:03 pm
Talk24hr

pa's boring lol where i'm at is nice, where i'm from originally is dull
3:03 pm
Talk24hr

i'm nearer to philly now that before, but nyc is where i wish i was
3:03 pm
wolfman

Talk, you still in high school, college? give me a ballpark here. (I like to know a little about the people I talk to) 17 yrs here
3:03 pm
scribble

its really pretty here...specially in spring
3:03 pm
wolfman

Yeah, I'd like to go to NYC
3:04 pm
Talk24hr

hah, i wish i was somtimes... i'm 25
3:04 pm
wolfman

lol, ah. Out of high school... nice! :)
3:05 pm
Talk24hr

eh, thats when reality sets in with bills and responsibility and debt lol sometimes i wish i could chuck it all and go back to class :)
3:06 pm
wolfman

ecch, i'm trying not to think of the elusive "real world". I want to keep it idealized so I can still look forward to it. :)
3:06 pm
Talk24hr

:) live it up while you're young
3:06 pm
wolfman

lol yeah
3:06 pm
wolfman

i'm trying... it's hard tho. Out of practice, you see
3:07 pm
Talk24hr

ugh i'm getting nowhere with this puzzle
3:07 pm
wolfman

seriously. I'm just greening it up
3:07 pm
wolfman

doesn't help
3:07 pm
scribble

just started w/ the green....not helping me much either.
3:08 pm
Talk24hr

yeah same here
3:08 pm
wolfman

yeah. I might have to get some red involved too, but last time i did that i was sitting here for hours and still stuck.
3:08 pm
scribble

oooh christmas!!
3:08 pm
wolfman

yep! :)
3:09 pm
Talk24hr

i was just gonna say that
3:09 pm
scribble

lol :)
3:09 pm
wolfman

it's what it forcibly reminded me of.
3:09 pm
Talk24hr

how many numbers do u guys have filled in as opposed to greened in?
3:09 pm
wolfman

it kinda gave me a headache looking at it
3:09 pm
wolfman

just one
3:09 pm
scribble

1 number filled in, 1947683960510 greens
3:09 pm
Talk24hr

lmao me too, i don't feel so bad now
3:09 pm
wolfman

hahahahaha seriously scribble :)
3:10 pm
acceber

Is it a 6?
3:10 pm
wolfman

rofl
3:10 pm
wolfman

yep!
3:10 pm
wolfman

only one!
3:10 pm
acceber

Me too!
3:10 pm
scribble

yep a 6
3:10 pm
wolfman

hi, btw
3:10 pm
acceber

hi back atcha
3:10 pm
scribble

yes hi :)
3:11 pm
wolfman

ugh, this bugs!!!! i hate getting stuck.
3:11 pm
wolfman

*groan*
3:11 pm
acceber

i'm feeling pretty stupid!
3:11 pm
scribble

we all are
3:11 pm
wolfman

yep
3:12 pm
wolfman

yay more green
3:12 pm
wolfman

:P @#$%
3:12 pm
wolfman

*puke*
3:12 pm
scribble

roflmao
3:12 pm
wolfman

lol
3:13 pm
scribble

rof in frustration = rofif
3:13 pm
scribble

ROFIF
3:13 pm
wolfman

ROFIF
3:13 pm
wolfman

kic the wall if
3:13 pm
acceber

ROFIF!
3:14 pm
wolfman

*kick
3:14 pm
scribble

lol
3:14 pm
acceber

that didn't help
3:14 pm
wolfman

lol me neither
3:14 pm
acceber

and it hurt my toe
3:14 pm
scribble

LOL
3:15 pm
wolfman

ROFL
3:15 pm
wolfman

oops... caps lock :P
3:15 pm
scribble

instead of christmas, my board looks like st. patty's day :P
3:15 pm
wolfman

that 'a' is a tricky key to hit
3:15 pm
wolfman

lol lol roflmao
3:15 pm
EasternBlue

*offers words of encouragement* it does fall into place once you add in all the green....
3:15 pm
wolfman

mine too
3:16 pm
wolfman

really? It never has before...
3:16 pm
scribble

ty easternblue! i hope it does...
3:16 pm
wolfman

o ya hi btw to Eastern Blue
3:17 pm
acceber

hi and thanks for the encouragement but i think this is hopeless for me
3:17 pm
wolfman

pretty much, acceber
3:17 pm
scribble

exactly
3:17 pm
Talk24hr

hi easternblue, ty for the encouragement
3:17 pm
Talk24hr

you guys were funny... rofif
3:17 pm
wolfman

thanks for the encouragement tho
3:17 pm
wolfman

rofif
3:18 pm
EasternBlue

that's me...a little ray of sunshine 8 D LOL!!
3:18 pm
wolfman

ty talk
3:18 pm
wolfman

:) :P
3:18 pm
wolfman

rofl
3:18 pm
wolfman

im a flirt
3:18 pm
Talk24hr

lol
3:18 pm
wolfman

and a nerd
3:18 pm
scribble

Lol
3:19 pm
scribble

i took the nerd/geek/dork test...im a geek
3:19 pm
Talk24hr

lmao
3:19 pm
wolfman

im not a girl
3:19 pm
wolfman

lol i'd probably make a geek
3:19 pm
scribble

we know :P
3:20 pm
wolfman

my friend commandeered my keybvorad
3:20 pm
wolfman

*keyboard
3:20 pm
wolfman

o gosh
3:20 pm
wolfman

wow...
3:20 pm
Talk24hr

sorry i'm quiet, greening it all up, every block
3:20 pm
scribble

we laugh too much.....lol
3:20 pm
wolfman

i know, it's too fun
3:20 pm
scibbled

hello!!
3:21 pm
scibbled

felicia??
3:21 pm
scribble

this is me! r u scott?
3:21 pm
wolfman

it's fine, talk. green it up all you want. :)
3:21 pm
scibbled

is austin here???
3:21 pm
scribble

no
3:21 pm
wolfman

hi there scibbled... this is going to get confusing
3:21 pm
scribble

you spelled your name wrong
3:21 pm
scibbled

h a ha i am gona go outside and play base ball ill be back l8r
3:22 pm
wolfman

see ya
3:22 pm
scibbled

dang it!!!
3:22 pm
scribble

bye! :)
3:22 pm
wolfman

have fun
3:22 pm
scibbled


do u even know who i am wolf??
3:22 pm
wolfman

uh... no.
3:22 pm
acceber

too much green. i gotta go.
3:22 pm
wolfman

not that i know of
3:22 pm
scribble

c-ya acceber!
3:23 pm
wolfman

bye acceber
3:23 pm
Talk24hr

cya acceber
3:23 pm
scribble

scibbled is bein a dork
3:23 pm
scibbled

u r a nerd scribble
3:23 pm
acceber

its been fun except for kicking the wall
3:23 pm
wolfman

lol
3:23 pm
scibbled

j/k cyaz
3:23 pm
scribble

no im a GEEK
3:23 pm
scribble

c-ya
3:24 pm
wolfman

where can i find said nerd/geek/dork tst?
3:24 pm
wolfman

*test
3:24 pm
scribble

hmm....hang on and ill find the URL for ya...
3:24 pm
wolfman

okeydoke
3:25 pm
Talk24hr

I found another number! Whoo Hoo!
3:25 pm
wolfman

green!
3:26 pm
scribble

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935
030990046738815
3:26 pm
wolfman

woohoo Talk!! yay! where?
3:26 pm
scribble

yeah where???
3:26 pm
Talk24hr

bottom middle 3x3... top right of it
3:26 pm
wolfman

thx scribble
3:26 pm
Talk24hr

green it up
3:26 pm
Talk24hr

the one that has the 4,5 in it ... top right
3:27 pm
wolfman

greened it up
3:27 pm
wolfman

redded it up too
3:27 pm
Talk24hr

ii'm disappointed that i didn't see it without the green
3:27 pm
EasternBlue

woo hoo Talk!! keep goin'!!
3:27 pm
wolfman

yeah YAY TALK!!!!
3:27 pm
wolfman

that took forever
3:28 pm
wolfman

thanks
3:28 pm
scribble

wow thanks!!
3:28 pm
wolfman

bye for a few
3:28 pm
Talk24hr

u guys get it?
3:28 pm
EasternBlue

bye wolf...
3:28 pm
Talk24hr

bye wolf
3:28 pm
EasternBlue

gotta run...good luck on finishing!!
3:29 pm
Talk24hr

thanks! toodles
3:30 pm
scribble

c-ya wolf!
3:30 pm
wolfman

hey i'm back
3:30 pm
wolfman

thanks Eastern!
3:31 pm
wolfman

my friend is coming soon... the one that commandeered my keyboard. His name will probably be Stibby
3:31 pm
stibby

u know me too well
3:31 pm
wolfman

lol it's true
3:31 pm
scribble

hi stibby :)
3:32 pm
wolfman

a little while ago I calles it a keybvorad and I felt really eloquent :P
3:32 pm
stibby

i am suck at these puzzles... im just on for the chat
3:32 pm
wolfman

wow... *called
3:32 pm
wolfman

not surprised, stibbster :P
3:32 pm
stibby

wanker
3:32 pm
wolfman

hehe he hates being called that
3:33 pm
wolfman

lol
3:33 pm
stibby

eh oomfundisi!!!
3:33 pm
wolfman

BLARG
3:33 pm
stibby

...
3:33 pm
stibby

wierdo
3:33 pm
wolfman

i'll be strapping up an inmate very tightly very soon
3:33 pm
stibby

ur kind
3:34 pm
wolfman

no i do wadda see a bidda toos!
3:34 pm
stibby

i DO NOT NEED AN INSANE ASYLUM!!!
3:34 pm
wolfman

yes you do, you hoser
3:34 pm
stibby

BUNNNGGGGGHHJHHHHOOOOOLLLLLLEEEEEE
3:34 pm
wolfman

sorry, scribble, we're like this every day.
3:34 pm
stibby

ya
3:34 pm
scribble

you guys are sooo funny!!! ROFLMAO
3:34 pm
stibby

except im hot
3:34 pm
wolfman

it gets exciting.
3:35 pm
wolfman

no he isnt
3:35 pm
stibby

yes i is
3:35 pm
wolfman

nuh uh
3:35 pm
stibby

yes i is
3:35 pm
wolfman

i broke my chair
3:35 pm
stibby

yes i is
3:35 pm
stibby

oh
3:35 pm
spellacked

This one was only hard in that it didn't *start* easy, but it was a very easy finish, as soon as you found the weak spot
3:35 pm
stibby

hahahaha
3:35 pm
Talk24hr

wow i walk away for 5 minutes and i miss all sorts of stuff lol
3:35 pm
wolfman

i didn't mean to...
3:35 pm
stibby

oh really
3:35 pm
stibby

tell u s more
3:35 pm
stibby

we need it
3:36 pm
stibby

cuase we're stupid
3:36 pm
wolfman

how you doin talk
3:36 pm
scribble

yeah....howd you break a chair?
3:36 pm
wolfman

leaning back in it
3:36 pm
stibby

it was funny
3:36 pm
wolfman

I"M NOT FAT
3:36 pm
stibby

yes he is
3:36 pm
stibby

like ...OBTUSE!!!
3:36 pm
stibby

hahaha
3:36 pm
scribble

ok....
3:36 pm
stibby

chu
3:36 pm
Talk24hr

no further yet cuz i was on the phone
3:36 pm
wolfman

i know how stibbs thinks
3:36 pm
stibby

k
3:36 pm
stibby

hahahhahahahhahhaha
3:36 pm
wolfman

ooh... phone. :)
3:37 pm
stibby

thats all i thinkg
3:37 pm
stibby

think**
3:37 pm
wolfman

that and HEY UMFUNDISI
3:37 pm
stibby

my stapler is angry
3:37 pm
stibby

it needs tiles
3:37 pm
stibby

and chips
3:37 pm
scribble

whats UMFINDISI??
3:37 pm
stibby

never mind
3:37 pm
wolfman

it's a long story
3:37 pm
stibby

inside joke
3:37 pm
wolfman

about Africa
3:38 pm
stibby

hahah
3:38 pm
stibby

its gay
3:38 pm
stibby

lol
3:38 pm
scribble

ok then...
3:38 pm
wolfman

there's a voice inside my head!
3:38 pm
stibby

quite literally too
3:38 pm
stibby

africa is gay
3:38 pm
stibby

right colin?
3:38 pm
wolfman

it said "blarg blarg blarg blarg"
3:38 pm
wolfman

yeah it's pretty true
3:38 pm
stibby

thats y there is such an aids problem
3:39 pm
wolfman

jeffy poo
3:39 pm
stibby

u like it
3:39 pm
scribble

?
3:39 pm
stibby

wanker
3:39 pm
stibby

not u scribble
3:39 pm
stibby

colin
3:39 pm
wolfman

hm...........................................
.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
.....................................
3:39 pm
stibby

he's just a wannabe me!!!
3:39 pm
scribble

thats how i feel...
3:39 pm
wolfman

ya a little
3:39 pm
wolfman

not really... I'm better looking
3:40 pm
stibby

he wishes
3:40 pm
stibby

im the one with the chicks
3:40 pm
stibby

he has a computer...
3:40 pm
wolfman

Stibby is... an ~INTERESTING~ person
3:40 pm
stibby

shifty eyes
3:40 pm
hurshy

scribble - hi
3:40 pm
wolfman

hey hurshy
3:40 pm
Talk24hr

hey hurshy
3:40 pm
hurshy

hey
3:40 pm
wolfman

creepy...
3:40 pm
scribble

hurshy!!!!!
3:40 pm
hurshy

how you doing scribble?
3:41 pm
wolfman

that was like an outer limits thing
3:41 pm
scribble

im fine! how bout you?
3:41 pm
hurshy

i'm fine too.
3:41 pm
hurshy

marty's right here lookin at his picture
3:42 pm
wolfman

scribble has to endure the mindless babblings of me and Jefferson. (Wolfman and Stibby)
3:42 pm
hurshy

scribble...do you know these people in real life?
3:42 pm
stibby

put up with!?!
3:42 pm
scribble

and it is VERY mindless. :P
3:42 pm
wolfman

...and I still only have two numbers filled in
3:42 pm
stibby

i'd say... enjoy
3:42 pm
Talk24hr

really wolf?
3:42 pm
wolfman

i wouldn't.
3:42 pm
scribble

no hursh i dont...they live in UT
3:43 pm
Talk24hr

i have 7 filled in
3:43 pm
wolfman

far far away
3:43 pm
hurshy

hmmm. what's the date today?
3:43 pm
scribble

may 15?
3:43 pm
Talk24hr

5/15
3:43 pm
wolfman

really Talk? still just by greening it up
3:43 pm
wolfman

?
3:43 pm
stibby

october 7 1982
3:43 pm
hurshy

darn.
3:43 pm
stibby

whats ur problem co,lin?
3:43 pm
Talk24hr

yeha wolf, i greened EVERY cell
3:43 pm
wolfman

i think stib has add
3:43 pm
stibby

u need a labotomy
3:44 pm
wolfman

LOBotomy
3:44 pm
stibby

jjfjfjfjfjfjfjfj
3:44 pm
stibby

jfrsn
3:44 pm
wolfman

k I'll just keep it green!
3:44 pm
stibby

u'd darn well better
3:44 pm
scribble

whats wrong hursh?
3:44 pm
stibby

otherwise people will start to suspect ur stupid
3:44 pm
Talk24hr

did u get that second number where i said?
3:44 pm
stibby

(taht was to colin)
3:44 pm
wolfman

shut up you don't even know how to sudoku, you're just here for the chat
3:45 pm
stibby

lol
3:45 pm
stibby

i know
3:45 pm
stibby

:D
3:45 pm
wolfman

yeh Talk thanks (sorry that was to jefferson)
3:45 pm
hurshy

i finished the puzzle before when the server what having trouble, and it didn't register that i finished, so i have to re-finish...better get out the polyurethane
3:45 pm
wolfman

stuck at two numbers filled in
3:45 pm
stibby

haha
3:45 pm
scribble

hey wolfman check out he 3s.
3:45 pm
wolfman

3s? k.
3:45 pm
scribble

i got a few of them.
3:45 pm
stibby


3:45 pm
stibby

3:45 pm
stibby


3:45 pm
stibby


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stibby


3:46 pm
stibby

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stibby


3:46 pm
stibby


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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

3:46 pm
stibby

3:46 pm
stibby


3:46 pm
stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

3:46 pm
wolfman

cool thanks scribble
3:46 pm
stibby


3:46 pm
stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

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stibby

3:46 pm
stibby


3:46 pm
Talk24hr

thats okay wolf...if u have it greened up, that number should be able to be put in the bottom left 3x3 grid.... if u picked the right number.. it should sorta start to fall into place a little
3:46 pm
stibby


3:46 pm
stibby

3:46 pm
stibby

3:46 pm
wolfman

cut it out
3:46 pm
stibby

3:46 pm
scribble

yes please.
3:46 pm
stibby

ok
3:46 pm
stibby

maybe
3:46 pm
stibby

lol
3:46 pm
stibby

jk
3:46 pm
stibby

i will
3:46 pm
scribble

please and thank you.
3:46 pm
wolfman

don't make me come over there
3:46 pm
scribble

lol go wolfman!
3:46 pm
stibby

u'd better
3:47 pm
stibby

3:47 pm
stibby

3:47 pm
wolfman

lol i'm thinking about it
3:47 pm
stibby

k
3:47 pm
stibby

haha
3:47 pm
stibby

3:47 pm
stibby

3:47 pm
wolfman

hey..
3:47 pm
stibby

ajfkasjfka'
3:47 pm
stibby

thats russian for... up urs
3:47 pm
stibby

i see u laugh'n
3:48 pm
wolfman

remember that near-death experience? You'll never be a credible driver again
3:48 pm
stibby

hahahahahaha
3:48 pm
wolfman

you're full of it!
3:48 pm
stibby

that was funny
3:48 pm
stibby

now that we look back on it
3:48 pm
wolfman

you don't know how to say "Vodka" in Russian you fool
3:48 pm
stibby

ur just jealous of my russian skills
3:48 pm
stibby

asdk;fhiasdjf'a
3:48 pm
scribble

would you care to explain? or is this another inside thing?
3:49 pm
stibby

i wont tell u waht that means
3:49 pm
wolfman

ya how nonexistant they are
3:49 pm
wolfman

no, he's just being a moron.
3:49 pm
stibby

ur jsut a me wannabe with a russian accent
3:49 pm
stibby

...
3:49 pm
stibby

u try too hard
3:49 pm
wolfman

oh wait, about the near-death experience?
3:49 pm
scribble

...
3:49 pm
wolfman

I was sworn to secrecy.
3:49 pm
stibby

what about it
3:49 pm
hurshy

any chance you two would prefer to continue this conversation on some sort of IM??
3:49 pm
stibby

RUSSIAN ROULETTE!!!
3:50 pm
stibby

nope
3:50 pm
wolfman

we don't have any IM on these compys
3:50 pm
wolfman

sorry, I'll try to crowd-control
3:50 pm
stibby

(i like my answer better)
3:50 pm
hurshy

are you in school right now?
3:50 pm
wolfman

SHOVE IT, Stibby! ya
3:50 pm
stibby

yup
3:50 pm
wolfman

:P
3:50 pm
stibby

whre
3:50 pm
wolfman

unfortunately
3:50 pm
scribble's mom

Go hurshy!!! I know you
3:50 pm
stibby

up ur somethin or other?
3:51 pm
scribble

hey mom!
3:51 pm
wolfman

hi scribble's mom!
3:51 pm
hurshy

isn't school...almost over then?
3:51 pm
stibby

no
3:51 pm
stibby

never ends
3:51 pm
scribble's mom

Hello
3:51 pm
wolfman

Are you really her mom?
3:51 pm
stibby

LIAR
3:51 pm
scribble's mom

I did this in 20 min today
3:51 pm
scribble

yes she is
3:51 pm
stibby

LIAR
3:51 pm
hurshy

good for you, scribble's mom :)
3:51 pm
scribble's mom

yes
3:51 pm
wolfman

oh, okay then.
3:51 pm
scribble

my mom doesnt lie.
3:51 pm
wolfman

Stibby!
3:52 pm
stibby

are u sure?
3:52 pm
stibby

k
3:52 pm
stibby

i believe u
3:52 pm
wolfman

be respectful! a girl and her mom are on and possibly her friend too.
3:52 pm
stibby

so?
3:52 pm
wolfman

shut it
3:52 pm
stibby

k
3:52 pm
stibby

im done
3:52 pm
stibby

lol
3:52 pm
stibby

sorry
3:52 pm
stibby

everybody...
3:52 pm
scribble

mom please help me!!
3:52 pm
stibby

im just wire
3:52 pm
stibby

d
3:52 pm
stibby

liek way bad
3:52 pm
stibby

and im russian
3:52 pm
wolfman

too much Vault
3:52 pm
stibby

waht can i say
3:53 pm
wolfman

Like I said, ADD
3:53 pm
stibby

huh?
3:53 pm
stibby

oh
3:53 pm
stibby

ya
3:53 pm
stibby

haah
3:53 pm
hurshy

oh sure, don't ask ME for help, just wait until your mom shows up... i'll try not to be hurt...
3:53 pm
stibby


u
3:53 pm
stibby

d
3:53 pm
stibby

darnweel betetr
3:53 pm
scribble's mom

SCRIDDLE, Im on to see....... If I dont like, you will need to stop talking and come back later!
3:53 pm
stibby

goolll
3:53 pm
wolfman

hurshy, would you mind helping a wolf in need?
3:53 pm
stibby

if i could spell
3:53 pm
stibby

hey! i did it
3:53 pm
stibby


lol
3:53 pm
scribble's mom

*BB
3:53 pm
stibby

dont' do it
3:53 pm
stibby

hes a frik'
3:54 pm
stibby

n
3:54 pm
wolfman

SHUTTY
3:54 pm
stibby

jeenyus
3:54 pm
scribble

well hursh id be grateful if you would like to help...
3:54 pm
wolfman

as would i
3:54 pm
stibby

woooo
3:54 pm
hurshy

sure scribble, wolf, have you got a question?
3:54 pm
stibby

i need to vent like this more often
3:54 pm
wolfman

I'd even make a more concerted effort to make Stib SHUT UP
3:54 pm
stibby

LOL
3:54 pm
stibby

LMAO
3:54 pm
stibby

ROFL
3:54 pm
hurshy

that would be appreciated.
3:55 pm
wolfman

o wait, I remember. I'm lookin for 3s.
3:55 pm
stibby

yo can run... BUT U CANNOT HIDE!!!
3:55 pm
wolfman

i'll ask if i need anythin tho
3:55 pm
wolfman

stib, shove it
3:55 pm
stibby

i CAN"T
3:55 pm
stibby

i would if i could
3:55 pm
stibby

but i can't
3:55 pm
wolfman

no more keyboard for you.
3:56 pm
stibby

LIAR!!!
3:56 pm
hurshy

oh my gosh, at least be annoying in one long post so it takes up less space
3:56 pm
scribble

please!
3:56 pm
stibby

lo,.
3:56 pm
stibby

i'll try
3:56 pm
stibby

k
3:56 pm
wolfman

i agree, hursh
3:56 pm
stibby

dang it... really im trying
3:56 pm
wolfman

liar
3:56 pm
Talk24hr

i'm wish hursh
3:56 pm
stibby

woof
3:56 pm
stibby

shobe
3:56 pm
wolfman

you just like the attention, don't you?
3:56 pm
stibby

shteerb
3:57 pm
stibby

nope
3:57 pm
stibby

i hate it
3:57 pm
wolfman

ya rite
3:57 pm
scribble

well then stop posting
3:57 pm
wolfman

ick.
3:57 pm
stibby

can'
3:57 pm
stibby

can'
t
3:57 pm
wolfman

SERIOUSLY
3:58 pm
scribble

oh...i retook the nerd/geek/dork test....im a joe normal :)
3:58 pm
stibby

u have angered my stapler... be prepared to die at any moment...(to wolfybaby)
3:58 pm
Talk24hr

dude this is getting annoying, i'm sorry, i'm trying to finish this and enjoy some conversation, not this stuff ...please... the thing is scrolling so fast i can't even see if someone posted to TALK
3:58 pm
scribble

hey TALK have you finished yet?
3:58 pm
Talk24hr

im' getting there, not too much left
3:59 pm
wolfman

it's stib. I'm trying to curb my killer instict
3:59 pm
wolfman

*instinct
3:59 pm
stibby

lol
3:59 pm
Talk24hr

if u green every cell, that second number i helped ya'll find should help u eliminate all the way through the puzzle
3:59 pm
wolfman

really?
3:59 pm
wolfman

wow, I'll keep greenin it up then
4:00 pm
scribble

thank you. talk
4:00 pm
scribble

whoops...thank you, talk :)
4:00 pm
Talk24hr

dude, look in the bottom left 3x3 .... u should be able to figure out where that other number goes in that set of 9
4:00 pm
stibby

if u only knew how wired i am... maybe all of u would understand... but since u can't... i feel no pity and since im taking up only one frik'n box this time, no one had better complain about this one... so ya
4:00 pm
hurshy

THERE. puzzle redone. and yes, better stibby, thanks.
4:00 pm
stibby

k
4:00 pm
Talk24hr

that's better stibby :D i'm sorry, not trying to be rude to you
4:01 pm
wolfman

i have the 3 in that one
4:01 pm
stibby

u
4:01 pm
scribble

yes, good job stibby.
4:01 pm
stibby

sorry
4:01 pm
stibby

whoops
4:01 pm
stibby

k
4:01 pm
Talk24hr

ok so find the 3 in the top left box
4:01 pm
stibby

im just way tired... and when that happens i get WIRED...
4:01 pm
wolfman

got it
4:01 pm
stibby

W-I-R-E-D
4:01 pm
stibby

k
4:01 pm
scribble

got that 3
4:01 pm
stibby

im gonna go...
4:01 pm
wolfman

yup
4:01 pm
stibby

but one parting word to colin
4:02 pm
stibby

BUUUUNNNNNNGGGGHHHHHOOOOOLLLLLLLLEEEEE!!!
4:02 pm
Talk24hr

i 4get where i went after that, i'm almost done
4:02 pm
scribble

bye stibby :)
4:02 pm
wolfman

lol
4:02 pm
wolfman

c ya
4:02 pm
wolfman

(2 stibbster
4:02 pm
scribble's mom

bye stibby
4:02 pm
Talk24hr

bye stibby
4:02 pm
wolfman

he's sitting right nest to me staring me down and laughing and telling me to type all this crap
4:03 pm
wolfman

*next
4:03 pm
wolfman

3
4:04 pm
scribble's mom

scribble, I'll see you in a little. bye
4:04 pm
scribble

r u comin up here?
4:04 pm
scribble

k bye
4:05 pm
scribble's mom

yes, do you want to walk? It's cold?
4:05 pm
wolfman

u leaving scribble?
4:05 pm
scribble

im not leaving yet.
4:05 pm
wolfman

okay
4:05 pm
wolfman

7
4:05 pm
scribble

yeah ill walk, its not that cold
4:05 pm
scribble

why are you typing numbers?
4:05 pm
wolfman

+2592455
4:05 pm
wolfman

it's stib
4:05 pm
wolfman

HIM
4:05 pm
scribble's mom

OK see you in a few.....bye
4:06 pm
wolfman

bye
4:06 pm
wolfman

..
4:06 pm
scribble

bye
4:06 pm
wolfman

>>
4:06 pm
wolfman

<<
4:06 pm
Talk24hr

uh oh, i messed up somewhere oh shoot
4:06 pm
scribble

oh no talk!
4:06 pm
wolfman

oh crap that always sucks
4:06 pm
hurshy

hmmm... so who was relying on talk's advice...?
4:06 pm
hurshy

:)
4:06 pm
Talk24hr

with only 9 left to fill, i doubled a number
4:06 pm
wolfman

man, i hate it when that happens
4:06 pm
scribble

:)
4:06 pm
Talk24hr

LOL @ hursh
4:07 pm
wolfman

lol to
Hu
4:07 pm
wolfman

sh
4:07 pm
wolfman

sh
4:07 pm
Talk24hr

i probably removed something by accident and put something in when i shouldn't have BLAH
4:07 pm
wolfman

*Hursh
4:07 pm
wolfman

oh... I feel bad for you
4:08 pm
wolfman

do you have a checkpoint set?
4:08 pm
Talk24hr

i'm not signed up for pro, so no checkpoint
4:11 pm
wolfman

oh, neither am i. that sucks.
4:11 pm
scribble

im gonna upgrade 2morrow or wed.
4:11 pm
wolfman

email address wolfman_rec@hotmail.com
4:11 pm
wolfman

i wish to further commune with my ironsudoku friends
4:11 pm
hurshy

yay scribble!
4:12 pm
Talk24hr


blah, down to 2 cells and no luck
4:12 pm
wolfman

:)
4:12 pm
scribble

hursh do you think i should upgrade on babble or sudoku?
4:12 pm
hurshy

both!
4:12 pm
scribble

i have to choose one.... :(
4:13 pm
hurshy

well... unless you want to be able to go listless on babble, there isn't much USEFUL about going pro - you just get the picture and those stats that everyone has now but you don't NEED the stats if you use the list. whereas the checkpoint might be important to you.
4:14 pm
scribble

but on sudoku you get to do archived puzzles...
4:14 pm
hurshy

right. that's what i'm saying. sudoku.
4:15 pm
hurshy

however, i might be willing to contribute to the en-pro-ment of a scribble, if it would be ok with your mom.
4:17 pm
scribble

what do you mean exactly?
4:18 pm
hurshy

i mean if your mom is paying for one, i could pay for the other. the only trouble is i would have to log in as you to do it. but you could change your password after.
4:19 pm
hurshy

only... hmm... you couldn't tell me how to log in as you without everyone seeing your email, which is probably NOT a good idea.
4:20 pm
hurshy

unless i put my email in my profile temporarily so you can get it, and then i will delete it once you have it, and you can email me your info.
4:20 pm
scribble

no its ok hursh, im gonna pay for one myself, and then if i get some money a little later or if my mom chooses to help, ill upgrade on the other one.
4:20 pm
hurshy

ok. :)
4:21 pm
scribble

thank you for offering though! :)
4:21 pm
hurshy

yw. you're a fun little scribble. :)
4:23 pm
scribble

well im gonna go now...i think my mom wants me to walk with her. catch ya later! :)
4:24 pm
hurshy

later scribble :)
6:06 pm
scibbled

can u only do 1 puzzle a day?
6:07 pm
scibbled

what?
6:08 pm
jakawie

Scibbled--check out the 'Archives' link and have-at.
6:09 pm
scribbled

oh i c thank you
6:10 pm
scribbled

how do u play again??
6:10 pm
scribbled

scribble got me ino this
6:12 pm
scribbled

how u play????
6:34 pm
bookwyrmish

Hi, all! Hope the floods have avoided everyone.
7:04 pm
dbridges

ahhh, beautiful california. flood free and 80 degrees
7:09 pm
bookwyrmish

Wel, I can't complain too much. We had a sunny, warm week here in Pennsylvania last week. So, this one's rainy and cool. I guess it balances out...
7:29 pm
yul

o my god it's hard!
7:36 pm
yul

i am so out of it
7:37 pm
bookwyrmish

Yeah, this one is tough
7:38 pm
yul

i use my neighbours connection and it's bad :)
7:53 pm
miller da killer

my connection is bad too
7:58 pm
miller da killer

boohoo. i have such a bad connection right now, i can't even chat with my friend on gmail. and i Really need to talk to her.
7:59 pm
miller da killer

;(
7:59 pm
miller da killer

:(
7:59 pm
miller da killer

that first one is called a lack of shift.
8:20 pm
yul

done. bye everyone
9:25 pm
dinoshadow

woo hoo! What turned out to be a fairly educated guess, though I don't know why, was right!! One of those x-wing things or something
9:26 pm
dinoshadow

Can someone explain it that solved it? I used the top-right two boxes and narroed down the two numbers, even though they were in other boxes, and I am not sure why it worked.
9:32 pm
David Mitchell

Ooh... uhh... hmm
9:33 pm
David Mitchell

I don't follow you yet, dinoshadow
9:35 pm
David Mitchell

This one seemed pretty simple to me this morning
9:39 pm
dinoshadow

Well, being able to narrow down what the top right two were, Iw as able to eliminate them from the rest of the row, but I am not sure why I was able to narrow them down.
9:39 pm
dinoshadow

Because those two lived in other areas in that row, as well.
9:39 pm
caderoux

not finished, but hardest thing I found so far was a quad
9:41 pm
David Mitchell

You know the hidden and naked pairs rules, right, dinoshadow?
9:42 pm
caderoux

no x-wings in this one - not even sure the quads were necessary.
9:45 pm
David Mitchell

There can be an opportunity to use the x-wing technique even if it's not necessary, but I don't recall using anything but the locked candidates and pairs rules on this one
9:47 pm
dinoshadow

Yeah - what I want to know is how I was able to determine that the upper right was a locked pair when there were other numbers in there and the numbers that were in the top right were in other areas - did I Just make a lucky guess or was there really logic behind it? It seemed to make sense at the time, but not sure why
9:47 pm
David Mitchell

I entered the given numbers in Simple Sudoku and I'm going to try to get it rolling again
9:48 pm
dinoshadow

It just seemd to make sense that they were locked, but I am not sure why
9:48 pm
dinoshadow

OK - cool
9:48 pm
dinoshadow

is simple sudoku something you ahve to buy or is it free software?
9:48 pm
hurshy

dinoshadow - i think i can explain what you want to know, if i understand your question right...
9:48 pm
David Mitchell

'Tis free
9:49 pm
dinoshadow

go for it hurshy- why did I know that the two top ones were a locked pair?
9:50 pm
hurshy

if two numbers appear together in two cells in a row, column, or group, ONLY THOSE TWO numbers can go there, which means those two numbers MUST go there, or they wouldn't get filled. if those two numbers MUST go there, they can't go anywhere else. and the same principle applies for 3 or 4 etc.
9:51 pm
hurshy

is that what you were asking?
9:51 pm
dinoshadow

Enh, but I had like x, y, z and w in one and z and y in the other and z and y were sprinkled throughout the row and group.. they weren't visible pairs or anything. I think I understand it, though - lemme try
9:51 pm
dinoshadow

Enh, but I had like x, y, z and w in one and z and y in the other and z and y were sprinkled throughout the row and group.. they weren't visible pairs or anything. I think I understand it, though - lemme try
9:52 pm
dinoshadow

So, if I have (there are fake numbers!!) 1,2,3 in one cell and 1,3,4 in another cell, I know that 1 and 3 have to go there because they both appear in the same group?
9:52 pm
hurshy

no.
9:52 pm
dinoshadow

go there == go in those two cells
9:53 pm
hurshy

it has to be like 1,3 and 1,3. or for 3 numbers, you could have 1, 2, 4, and 1,2 and 1,4, or whatever. but you must have the number of numbers match the number of cells they fill.
9:53 pm
dinoshadow

See, that's what I figured, so I think I made a lucky guess that they were a locked pair - I know how to eliminate based on what has to go where, but my example is what I had for that top right corner and I picked the locked pair out
9:54 pm
hurshy

yes it sounds like you were just lucky.
9:54 pm
dinoshadow

Yeah, see that part I get. I totally understand the hidden pairs, triples, quads
9:54 pm
hurshy

well you didn't need anything else but that for this puzzle really.
9:54 pm
dinoshadow

Yeah, I agree..
9:55 pm
hurshy

actually, in my experience, all that's ever needed is basic logic, and on the experts, an occasional forcing chain.
9:55 pm
David Mitchell

This was much easier this morning... and I'm not a morning person
9:55 pm
David Mitchell

(scratches his head)
9:56 pm
hurshy

i'm sure if i knew the advanced techniques i could avoid using forcing chains but they don't come up that often so it's not really worth it.
9:56 pm
dinoshadow

That one you helped me with the other day is the only one here I haven't been able to solve on my own. I can do the eliminations pretty well most of the time
9:56 pm
hurshy

yes, you had to use a forcing chain (ie guess).
9:57 pm
dinoshadow

=)
9:57 pm
hurshy

forcing chains are a subset of guessing - they are guessing but making sure you're right before eliminating your marking work. :)
9:58 pm
hurshy

i do it my marking the trail of my guess in red.
9:58 pm
hurshy

*by
9:58 pm
David Mitchell

I did it with my fingers :P
9:59 pm
hurshy

fingers?
10:00 pm
David Mitchell

If that one is 5, those aren't 5 (points two fingers at screen) and those are 5 (points two more fingers at screen) and that one isn't 5... yeah, looks about right
10:00 pm
David Mitchell

:D
10:00 pm
hurshy

i don't have enough fingers for that...
10:01 pm
David Mitchell

Really, that's what I did. Only four fingers needed.
10:01 pm
David Mitchell

I think.
10:01 pm
hurshy

marking in red makes me feel more secure. of course that's only on expert anyway, on this one only logic needed.
10:02 pm
ss99

anyone else left with a bunch of [2 & 5] pairs at the end?
10:02 pm
David Mitchell

Yeah, I was feeling reckless. I'm wild like that.
10:02 pm
hurshy

i never knew you had it in you david mitchell. ;)
10:02 pm
hurshy

anj, sure. but you?
10:03 pm
hurshy

ss99 - unless you haven't got ANY 2's or 5's, there is somewhere where you know one of them must go.
10:03 pm
David Mitchell

(grins)
10:04 pm
hurshy

well, it's bedtime for hurshy and her kittens. be logical, and live long and prosper.
10:05 pm
David Mitchell

Dream of lovely numbers, hurshy.
10:05 pm
dinoshadow

later hurshy!
10:05 pm
hurshy

mmm....like 36....
10:06 pm
mab

you romantic, hurshy
10:06 pm
hurshy

mab!!! are you ok? where have you been lately?
10:07 pm
hurshy

will you be on AIM sometime tomorrow?
10:07 pm
mab

I have all my forms and i'm mailing them tomorrow!
10:07 pm
hurshy

yay! :)
10:07 pm
mab

I'm sure i wiil be
10:07 pm
hurshy

ok, i was worried about you. i'm glad to hear that. :)
10:07 pm
hurshy

nighty night then. :)
10:08 pm
mab

I'm sorry -- no worries. I mean, I worry, but no one else should.
10:08 pm
mab

Sweet dreams
10:08 pm
hurshy

it's good for me to have actual things to worry about - then i don't have anxiety about stupid things that are very unlikely.
10:09 pm
hurshy

:)
10:09 pm
hurshy

*hugs* really going now. later all!
10:09 pm
mab

logical.
10:14 pm
David Mitchell

(waves after hurshy)
10:18 pm
David Mitchell

Sorry, dinoshadow, I can't tell what you were seeing. The way I think I played it, more or less, it breaks down to three blank cells quickly.
10:18 pm
David Mitchell

In the upper right region, that is.
10:19 pm
cicatriz

that was easy
10:19 pm
cicatriz

that was easy



10:19 pm
cicatriz

that was easy






10:20 pm
cicatriz

that was easy










10:20 pm
cicatriz

that was easy











10:20 pm
cicatriz

that was easy















10:20 pm
cicatriz

that was easy













10:22 pm
David Mitchell

Ahem
10:22 pm
David Mitchell

Hiccup?
10:24 pm
dinoshadow

No Problem, DM - thanks for looking. I'll play with Simple Sudoku and this puzzle and see if I can figure out why I saw what I saw
10:27 pm
David Mitchell

Enter the given numbers, then start the puzzle.. It won't let you do your own possibility marking, as far as I know--which actually makes a puzzle like this harder--but you can exclude possibilities as you work through it.
10:28 pm
David Mitchell

The filtering options are pretty handy too, and work differently depending on whether you're viewing the possibilities or not.
10:29 pm
David Mitchell

(I mention these things because it took me a while to figure them out.)
10:29 pm
David Mitchell

I'm gonna wander off to bed now. Good night, y'all.
10:36 pm
larrypalmer

darn, spent about an hour working on it, hit the save as checkpoint button which doesn't work any more unless you pay, and when I hit the back button it wiped out all the values I'd entered. Oh well...
10:37 pm
helenkeller

go
11:14 pm
gameboyguy13

yay finally finished
11:19 pm
helenkeller

done