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Difficulty: Hard Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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CHAT LOG for Wednesday, February 27, 2008

12:17 am
trueheart11

go
12:49 am
trueheart11

done. no greens
2:07 am
Phil

start
2:30 am
Phil

done
2:44 am
kixx

go
3:05 am
kixx

done, with greens, pretty straightforward
3:12 am
eyeman

Not too bad, but a little tougher than some Experts. Back to bed.
3:50 am
tsianami

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3:50 am
tsianami

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4:14 am
tsianami

\+-+59+-/9
5:09 am
franebrown

Again, greens and 1 lucky guess. Sure wish it wasn't so.
5:10 am
spreadeagle

I'm not seeing many openings either...
5:21 am
spreadeagle

Done, needed greens, easy once I was awake enough to spot a hidden pair
5:42 am
Andy

go
5:59 am
angieplumptit

Not too bad using the schnellmann transfer and three finger tap.
6:00 am
Andy

done
6:00 am
Andy

greens, no guesses.
6:00 am
angieplumptit

And, yes, Andy: patent pending
6:00 am
Andy

I used schnellmann too. Very handy, that. I only used the two finger tap but with a modified pinky curl.
6:01 am
angieplumptit

I'm not sure that's fair
6:10 am
Andy

it's legal. I keep telling you, read "The Sudoku Whisperer"
6:29 am
brittlefish.com

go
6:50 am
smooth_pappa

start
6:58 am
smooth_pappa

grrr... 21 in, no greens, but I think I made need to make a guess
7:09 am
smooth_pappa

done finally
7:10 am
brittlefish.com

done. no green. 15 minute break.
8:03 am
ypsigirl

done
9:47 am
Inge

done with greens
10:12 am
drwho

Difficulty score 37.
10:15 am
RodeoRogue

go
10:23 am
RodeoRogue

Just not focusing right now. Am going to take a break
1:14 pm
UnikeTheHunter

Go.
1:29 pm
katmama

grrrr....STUCK with only 10 filled :(
1:51 pm
UnikeTheHunter

10. Stuck. Going green.
2:01 pm
RodeoRogue

continue
2:02 pm
RodeoRogue

greens are my friends.
2:03 pm
katmama

*sigh*
2:04 pm
katmama

me too, rodeo...finally done, thanks to greens
2:04 pm
katmama

:)
2:04 pm
RodeoRogue

i am almost there. got 17 to go
2:04 pm
UnikeTheHunter

Greens haven't helped me at all.
2:05 pm
RodeoRogue

i got lucky and put in a few of them in the right place that opened it right up for me
2:06 pm
RodeoRogue

and done with minimal greenage, but it worked. my mind finally focused after this morning
2:07 pm
katmama

nicely done, rodeo!
2:07 pm
UnikeTheHunter

Ah! That's what I missed.
2:07 pm
katmama

i probably ended up greening just under half of the puzzle, and it was enough to open it up for me
2:08 pm
RodeoRogue

I like being able to catch myself before I get too far along with the greens. Of course I like going without greens even better, but I will take what I can get
2:10 pm
katmama

i'm there with you, rodeo
2:13 pm
abmoraz

start
2:17 pm
UnikeTheHunter

Done. Autogreens used liberally.
2:35 pm
abmoraz

dne, some greens
4:25 pm
sandbox74

commence
4:26 pm
Atalante

nice and easy. no greens
4:26 pm
hornbeck

start
4:34 pm
sandbox74

done.. no greens...
5:25 pm
Montreal13

done no greenery - one wrong guess - have a great day all !
5:56 pm
yul

hello everybody
6:37 pm
yul

done. one hidden pair opened it up. no greens needed. Have a good night everybody
8:26 pm
jawilke

go
8:29 pm
jawilke

done
9:11 pm
Alessandi

start
9:30 pm
Alessandi

Done, no green. better late than never.
9:36 pm
helenkeller

go
9:51 pm
helenkeller

a snap with the greens
10:42 pm
hurshy

i used to snap green beans that grew in our garden...
10:43 pm
hurshy

i'm glad i had that, it's a nice memory.
10:43 pm
hokie carla

We called it "breaking beans", and I liked doing it.
10:44 pm
hokie carla

Can't stand to eat them, though.
10:44 pm
hurshy

yes, it's so fun, isn't it?
10:44 pm
hurshy

oh really? i like green beans - but not overcooked, and NO BUTTER PLEASE
10:44 pm
hokie carla

yep, and I usually got to listen to my grandmother tell stories of the old days.
10:45 pm
hurshy

nice :)
10:45 pm
hokie carla

I have tried to like green beans, really, but I just can't. I can eat them in a crock pot recipe that involves cream of something soup.
10:46 pm
hokie carla

but that's it.
10:46 pm
hurshy

lol
10:46 pm
hurshy

i tried to like cherries and failed, so, i understand.
10:47 pm
hokie carla

I'll admit I like a lot of stuff that I used to not like, but not the green beans.
10:47 pm
hokie carla

and cucumbers. I love to smell them, but yuck.
10:48 pm
hurshy

i LOVE cucumbers, i like to eat them plain for a snack
10:48 pm
hokie carla

I like 'em pickled.
10:49 pm
hurshy

i hate pickles
10:49 pm
hurshy

we must have opposite taste buds - do you hate chocolate???
10:49 pm
hokie carla

no, no, no. I could live off of chocolate.
10:50 pm
hurshy

not totally opposite, then. :)
10:50 pm
hokie carla

well, only weirdos wouldn't like chocolate. ;-)
10:50 pm
hurshy

i am covered in shame, for i have eaten 2 bags of cadbury mini eggs in 2 days
10:51 pm
hokie carla

the mini eggs are okay, but I love this time of year for the cadbury creme eggs.
10:51 pm
hokie carla

I could eat 3 or 4 in a row. I don't understand people who think they are rich.
10:52 pm
hurshy

the creme eggs ARE delicious but often i get this stinging sensation in my throat from swallowing them, i don't know why. it happens to me with milky ways too.
10:52 pm
hurshy

burning maybe is a better word... like... kind of acidy.
10:52 pm
hokie carla

hmm...that is interesting . the only thing those two have in common is chocolate, right?
10:53 pm
hurshy

chocolate with gooey stuff of some sort in the middle
10:53 pm
hokie carla

but not the same gooey stuff
10:54 pm
hurshy

true
10:54 pm
hokie carla

my friend gave me a recipe for Cadbury Creme Eggs. They turned out okay, but for the amt. of work they took, you're just better off buying them.
10:54 pm
hurshy

i think maybe what it is is, chocolates that i really really love, if they take time to chew, i eat at a normal pace - mini eggs, milk duds, eg. but if they are softer... milky way, creme egg, peppermint patty... i go to fast, and that may be what makes that happen.
10:55 pm
hokie carla

could be.
10:55 pm
hurshy

*too fast
10:56 pm
hokie carla

nice correction. :-) one of my pet peeves, but I got yelled at on another board for correcting people.
10:56 pm
hurshy

i have a great recipe for you
10:56 pm
hokie carla

oh, yeah?
10:57 pm
hurshy

oh, please, always always correct me! it's USUALLY just a typo, but in the event i really spell something wrong, i want to know about it.
10:58 pm
hurshy

yes, ok, recipe. buy a box of nabisco social tea biscuits (they are low fat cookies). take a tea biscuit. top with 5 chocolate chips. eat.
10:58 pm
hokie carla

I haven't figured out if most people really don't know grammar or if they just don't care.
10:58 pm
hurshy

both!
10:58 pm
hokie carla

just put the chips on, or melt them?
10:58 pm
hurshy

they don't care enough to know.
10:58 pm
hurshy

just put them on.
10:59 pm
hurshy

be careful not to let them roll off as they approach your mouth.
10:59 pm
hurshy

that recipe is definitely not too much work! :)
10:59 pm
hokie carla

my cousin makes this cracker candy that is awesome. it involves saltines (which doesn't sound great, but it is), brown sugar & butter, and choc. chips.
11:00 pm
hokie carla

yes, it sounds good. not sure I've ever seen the Nab. tea biscuits.
11:00 pm
hurshy

i do like to alternate salty and sweet snacks sometimes
11:00 pm
hurshy

they are near the zwieback cookies and such
11:01 pm
hokie carla

I think here the zwiebacks are in the baby food.
11:02 pm
hokie carla

alright, I am going to turn into a pumpkin. I better go to bed. Plus, this talk is making me hungry. But we'll talk chocolate again another time.
11:02 pm
hokie carla

Good night!
11:02 pm
hurshy

lol, gnight!