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Difficulty: Medium Friday, June 2, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Friday, June 2, 2006

12:05 am
plurple

sweet, i finished
12:06 am
elara6

Nice job :)
12:29 am
Lamancha

This one falls together nicely
1:21 am
sprite

Hi all :)
1:21 am
elara6

Hiya, sprite :)
1:30 am
Krys10

hi all!
1:30 am
sprite

Hey Krys :)
1:30 am
elara6

Hi Krys :)
1:30 am
Krys10

how's things?
1:31 am
elara6

Working on an old "expert" from the archives, so currently a bit frustrated :)
1:31 am
sprite

Babble is nice today, not too big and I am in it :)
Sudoku is more like an easy one today, don't understand why it is rated medium.
And the flue has come back, teaches me I should take it more seriously ;)
1:31 am
Krys10

March 28th? that one is enough to get anyone frustrated!
1:32 am
Krys10

yeah, i peeked in on babble and figured i'd do it tomorrow (day off)
1:32 am
sprite

Yeah, there are a couple of bad ones there.
1:32 am
Krys10

oh dear! sorry to hear you're under the weather!
1:32 am
elara6

Yep, that's the one :)
1:34 am
sprite

Nothing serious, just a nasty flue that will not go away. I can take it easy today, not too much to do, and we have a long weekend coming up, so all will be fine, I am sure.
1:34 am
elara6

And as far as the flu goes, at least Babble and Sudoku aren't really that stressful ;)
1:35 am
sprite

Could have used a giant babble today ;)
1:35 am
Krys10

yeha, what better way to spend a day than ODing on computer games?
1:38 am
Krys10

maybe i'm missing somethign obvious, but this one isn't falling together so easily for me
1:39 am
Krys10

a-ha! my unique rectangles trick comes thorugh again!!!
1:39 am
sprite

I am still unclear on that trick, Krys.
1:39 am
kadee

what rectangle trick?
1:39 am
mtnjock

look, sprite is now here as well
1:39 am
Krys10

ok, i'll try to explain it, but it's late here in California...
1:40 am
sprite

Hey mtnjock :)
1:40 am
Krys10

the trick uses the fact that a sudoku is supposed to have a unique solution.
1:40 am
Krys10

if you have three corners of a rectangle, and they only have the possibilities A & B
1:41 am
Krys10

you know that the fourth corner cannot contain A or B
1:41 am
sprite

For that would give more than one solution. NOW I understand. Thanks Krys! :)
1:41 am
Krys10

because if the corners went A, B, A, B aorund the rectangle, it would create a situation where there were two solutions to the puzzle
1:41 am
Krys10

ecause the rectangle B, A, B, A would also work without disturbing any other boxes.
1:42 am
sprite

Okay, that's clear. But that only works if the corners of the rectangles only contain A and B, right?
1:42 am
Krys10

yup
1:43 am
Krys10

yay!
1:43 am
sprite

Hehe, I can use it right away! I have a rectangle with on the corners AB, AB, AB and ABC. Follows that 4th corner MUST be C. Am I correct?
1:44 am
Krys10

yes, that's it1
1:44 am
sprite

Nice trick!
1:44 am
Krys10

I'm glad you like it!
1:46 am
elara6

There seem to be a few other instances it can work in (not just AB AB AB ABC). I've not mastered using them, but if you'd like to take a peek, check out: http://www.brainbashers.com/sudokuuniquerecta
ngles.asp
1:49 am
Krys10

cool, elara, thanks. I don't yet understand why Type 4 works, but I'll take a look at it again tomorrow.
1:49 am
elara6

Welcome :)
1:50 am
sprite

That's interesting, elara, I am going to study on that page! Thanks :)
1:51 am
oboe

hey everyone...just discovered this site...:)
1:51 am
elara6

Welcome, Oboe :)
1:51 am
sprite

Welcome, oboe :)
1:52 am
Krys10

all done - see you all on Babble after a good night's sleep!
1:52 am
sprite

Pretty dreams, Krys ;)
1:53 am
oboe

i think i need to retire to ZZZZ now, but Ill come back tomorrow...
1:53 am
elara6

Night, Krys :)
1:53 am
Krys10

and you, chicken soup and lots of relaxing - feel better :)
1:53 am
elara6

Night to you too, Oboe :)
1:53 am
Krys10

(sprite, that is - good night to the rest!)
1:54 am
oboe

gott kvold......
1:58 am
elara6

Whew! Got that Mar28 Expert. It's SO past my bedtime. Night, folks :)
1:58 am
sprite

Thanks! Good idea, that chicken soup :)
1:58 am
sprite

wtg elara! Sleep well!
2:25 am
GingerUK

morning/evening everyone
2:58 am
moedog

hi all
3:17 am
Onpaki

hi moe
3:17 am
Onpaki

hi ginger
3:41 am
Limer

Good Morning, to all.
6:23 am
Bobsta

shouldn't you be working bubs? x
7:05 am
peternl

hi all
7:51 am
GingerUK

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7:51 am
GingerUK

il#
7:52 am
GingerUK


I lo
7:52 am
peternl

you dont say
7:52 am
GingerUK

i love youl
7:52 am
GingerUK

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmm
7:52 am
GingerUK

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
7:52 am
GingerUK

l
7:55 am
David Mitchell

Eh?
8:32 am
sinnergy

I must be stupid, I've hit a roadblock. hrms
9:05 am
yul

hello everybody
9:20 am
btwrt

hi yul )
9:20 am
btwrt

oops ... i meant :)
9:22 am
yul

:)
9:22 am
btwrt

how r u today?
9:23 am
yul

all is well, and you?
9:23 am
btwrt

not bad :) it's friday!
9:24 am
yul

in deed :))
9:24 am
btwrt

lol does your smilie have a double chin?
9:26 am
yul

well' if you say so, but it's supposed to show motion
9:26 am
btwrt

ohh i see 8D
9:27 am
yul

;)
9:27 am
btwrt

i'm still doing yesterday's easy puzzle ... never got the time to really concentrate on it yesterday
9:29 am
scribble

hello :)
9:31 am
btwrt

hello scribble :)
9:31 am
btwrt

how many days until your birthday now?
9:31 am
scribble

17!!!
9:32 am
yul

it wasn't easy for me un till i found a crutual row with only possible. it was not obvious from the beginning. what is happenning with this long field?
9:32 am
btwrt

:) we should have a happy birthday icon day on that day ;)
9:32 am
btwrt

yeah it's driving me nuts (the long field) ... and i know what you mean about the row. i'm not using possibles so these things take me longer to spot ;)
9:33 am
yul

hi scribble, what you are planning for your birthday?
9:33 am
scribble

hmmm....nothing really....probly have some friends come over
9:34 am
btwrt

you should have cheesecake. it's the best.
9:34 am
scribble

anybody got special plans over the weekend?
9:35 am
btwrt

i shall sit around i think. w00t
9:35 am
scribble

cheesecake.....or ice cream cake.....or both ;)
9:35 am
yul

cheeesecacke is my fave
9:35 am
btwrt

oh totally both
9:36 am
scribble

how bout cheesecake with ice cream then?
9:36 am
btwrt

i had this awesome mexican thing the other day - it was cream cheese (and obviously, sugar, so it was sweet) rolled up in a tortilla which was rolled in cinnamon sugar and then friend, and then had chocolate syrup over it. it was awesome.
9:36 am
btwrt

sorry, *fried
9:37 am
scribble

was it a churro?
9:37 am
btwrt

i got so excited typing about it, lol ...
9:37 am
yul

strawberries
9:37 am
btwrt

i think it was called a changa or something? i think they had a churro but it was slightly different ...
9:37 am
scribble

mmmm i love strawberries and canteloupe!
9:38 am
yul

from the wild forest
9:38 am
btwrt

oh yeah me too :) and blueberries
9:38 am
btwrt

when i was pregnant with my son i craved blueberries. i ate so many blueberries, i went to this u-pick place and bought them by the quart
9:38 am
yul

and pineapple
9:39 am
scribble

yul, you should just make a fruit salad :)
9:39 am
btwrt

lol we are making me hungry
9:40 am
scribble

im getting hungry too...
9:40 am
btwrt

ok ... now i'm starting on today's medium
9:40 am
btwrt

scribble, are you homeschooled or is it just summer break? seems like you are usually on this time of day ;)
9:40 am
yul

i like fruits separatly, for some reason
9:41 am
btwrt

oh rock on, the chat width is fixed!
9:41 am
scribble

ah its summer break.
9:42 am
btwrt

oh ok :) you get out of touch when you get out of school ...
9:53 am
scribble

ugh...weather.com says rain and thunderstorms all day... :(
9:54 am
parsec

thunderstorms are pretty =)
9:55 am
scribble

yes they are :) i just dont like the dreary clouds and stuff...
9:56 am
yul

are you old enough to have a shampagne?
9:56 am
scribble

ummm....no.
9:56 am
parsec

pay more attention to the things on the ground. The colors get so much deeper when they're wet.
9:57 am
scribble

never thought of that...will do parsec :)
9:57 am
parsec

goodo =)
10:02 am
btwrt

yo parsec
10:02 am
parsec

heya, how's it shaking?
10:03 am
btwrt

lol it's shaking
10:03 am
parsec

heh. it's something a friend of mine always says. =)
10:04 am
btwrt

yeah usually that or how's it hanging
10:04 am
btwrt

both of them seem almost like fat jokes ...
10:05 am
parsec

...hmm, never noticed that.
10:05 am
parsec

right, how are you today?
10:05 am
btwrt

prolly cause you're a guy ;) (if i may generalize)
10:05 am
btwrt

isn't everybody happy today? it's friday!
10:06 am
parsec

actually I'm not, but go ahead =)
10:06 am
parsec

Fridays are nearly always excellent indeed.
10:06 am
btwrt

shoot, i got you confused. sorry :( but yes, about fridays
10:07 am
parsec

don't worry about it. Parsec is sort of a boy word. Friday is exciting because the boss always leaves early. Then the mice can play. =)
10:12 am
btwrt

yay for being mice! :)
10:13 am
btwrt

actually i just became the marketing director here, and it's at my mom's office anyway, so i'm pretty much in charge of myself. i play a lot of music and sing loudly and play sudoku ;)
10:13 am
parsec

grats then =)
10:18 am
btwrt

oh thanx :)
10:19 am
parsec

done. have a good one, everybody!
10:19 am
scribble

congrats parsec :)
10:23 am
scribble

start over
10:26 am
scribble

i wonder why that in these puzzles, you dont have to worry about the diagonals, but in puzzles from a book, they have to have 1-9 in them too...
10:27 am
caffeinatedelf

really? are they set up differently then? because the grid we have doesn't allow for a diagonal solution
10:28 am
scribble

i guess so, cuz in a book i have, it ays that 1-9 have to be in each diagonal line w/o repeating...so that always helped to solve the puzzle. but on these you cant do that.
10:29 am
scribble

says*
10:29 am
btwrt

oh i didn't know that they had them that way ;) of course, there are only the two diagonals, right?
10:29 am
scribble

yeah...from corner to corner
10:30 am
btwrt

btw caff, i love your new icon ;)
10:31 am
mamabear

Is that really true? about the diagonals from corner to corner?
10:31 am
mamabear

Oh, and Hi everyone!
10:31 am
btwrt

hi mama :)
10:31 am
scribble

hey mamabear! :)
10:32 am
yul

hello
10:32 am
scribble

and i think thats only true in some book puzzles.
10:33 am
mamabear

oh ok. thanks scribble!
10:33 am
yul

it's not true for this puzzle, so far
10:33 am
mamabear

I didn't think so. I am stumped right now.
10:38 am
caffeinatedelf

thanks btwrt :D
10:57 am
mamabear

Done.... by way of the WAG method.
10:58 am
scribble

START OVER AGAIN
10:58 am
scribble

congrats mamabear :)
10:58 am
mamabear

thanks scribble!
10:58 am
scribble

bye all i cant stand to do this again....bbl to try again.
10:59 am
yul

good bye
11:03 am
yul

my method doesn't work today :(
11:05 am
yul

no, it's woks! i'm just chatting too much :)
11:15 am
yul

works
11:25 am
skvngrx

2,5,8 - they're killing me
11:26 am
yul

do you use green marks, skv?
11:26 am
skvngrx

yeah, but I find when I do too many it confuses more than helps
11:28 am
yul

i am thying not to use them but i'm stuck. found a couple of 2s already, thought. not much help
11:33 am
skvngrx

yeah, me to, (the 2s) but none of them help my rows that are missing 2,5,8 :-(
11:37 am
Limer

where are you, Scribble?
11:39 am
Limer

hurshy?
11:40 am
Limer

(cry, whine, weep, wail, and sob)
11:40 am
yul

are you lost, limer?
11:41 am
Limer

no, just like to chat with those 2.
11:41 am
skvngrx

i think scribble had to start over a coupkle times
11:41 am
Limer

They are usually here this time of day
11:41 am
skvngrx

so he got frustrated and left
11:42 am
Limer

who?
11:42 am
GingerUK

hi Limer
11:42 am
skvngrx

scribble
11:42 am
Limer

My little GingerUK snap!
11:43 am
Limer

scribble is a girl
11:43 am
yul

what if scribble a boy?
11:43 am
GingerUK

:-D
11:43 am
skvngrx

doh
11:43 am
Limer

cute kids
11:43 am
skvngrx

my bad
11:43 am
Limer

np, skv
11:43 am
GingerUK

ty.. my son and grand daughter
11:43 am
Limer

I won't tell if you won't tell.
11:44 am
Limer

GingerUK, your up a little later than usual, eh?
11:45 am
GingerUK

it's only 5:45pm but yes, I am on later than normal
11:46 am
Limer

It's almost 1 p.m. over here across the pond
11:47 am
GingerUK

nice day?
11:47 am
Limer

nope, been raining over here for 5 or 6 days now. Not continuous, but enough for flood warnings.
11:47 am
Limer

Otherwise, I'm in good shape.
11:48 am
GingerUK

which state are you in?
11:48 am
yul

is David Mitchal there?
11:48 am
Limer

I'm in a state of shock with all this rain.
11:48 am
Limer

but seriously, in Ohio
11:48 am
GingerUK

LOL I was expecting that sort of reply!
11:49 am
Limer

I am so predictable. Ask Scribble
11:49 am
elara6

Southern OH? We've had a nice last couple days up here in MI (I'm near Ann Arbor). :)
11:49 am
Limer

elara6, consider yourself fortunate. These showers are coming your way
11:50 am
GingerUK

we've had all weathers of late!#
11:50 am
Limer

Up, I'm in the southwest corner.
11:50 am
elara6

Well, good thing I mowed the lawn before I settled down for some Sudoku ;)
11:51 am
Limer

Yeah, I mowed last Monday morning and the grass is looking fine now. The part that is above water, anyway.
11:52 am
elara6

*grin* :)
11:52 am
Limer

Hey, good news everyone!
11:52 am
GingerUK

??
11:52 am
Limer

I FINALLY finished the March 28 puzzle.
11:52 am
elara6

Congrats!
11:52 am
Limer

Celebrate, let's break out the Kool-Aid.
11:53 am
GingerUK

YAY... breaking out the bubbly in your honour!
11:53 am
Limer

You go girlfriend!
11:58 am
yul

skv,i was soo blind. when i marked greens, found a brakethroug immediatly :(
11:59 am
Limer

Don't be so hard on yourself, yul. I spent over 10 hours on the March 28th puzzle.
12:00 pm
yul

i'll try :0
12:00 pm
yul

:)
12:05 pm
yul

done. should have had a brake and it wouldn't need be any greens. good bye everybody
12:05 pm
elara6

Later, yul :)
12:06 pm
yul

lates :) elara6
12:24 pm
Limer

Ha
12:24 pm
Limer

Nailed that Puppy!
12:24 pm
Limer

Rank me, baby!
12:24 pm
GingerUK

wd Limer
12:25 pm
Limer

TX Beautiful you.
12:25 pm
Limer

Gotta go and earn my keep
12:25 pm
GingerUK

have fun!
12:25 pm
Limer

Yeah, right.
12:25 pm
GingerUK

;)
12:25 pm
Limer

there's a reason they call it work.
12:26 pm
Limer

Love you all out there in Sudoku land.
1:22 pm
Trickster

Even us unregistered users? :D
1:45 pm
jen34

elara, are you a musician?
4:40 pm
David Mitchell

Quiet afternoon, eh?
5:52 pm
Limer

Hey, anyone!!!
5:59 pm
UDbmas

Hi Y'All
6:01 pm
Limer

Hey, UDbmas!
6:03 pm
UDbmas

Is it raining where you are Limer?
6:05 pm
Kraszan

easy
6:10 pm
Limer

Sorry stepped away for a moment
6:11 pm
Limer

No, UDbmas, it has stopped for the moment.
6:37 pm
Limer

Ha
6:37 pm
Limer

Nailed that puppy!
6:37 pm
Limer

Rank me, baby!
6:56 pm
Limer

Ha
6:56 pm
Limer

Nailed that puppy!
6:56 pm
Limer

Rank me, baby!
6:56 pm
mandi

what
6:57 pm
mandi

didn't you just say that?
7:00 pm
Limer

finish another one, baby!
7:01 pm
Limer

How's things in Orange County?
7:15 pm
Limer

Ha
7:15 pm
Limer

Nailed that Puppy!
7:15 pm
Limer

Rank me, baby!
7:25 pm
caffeinatedelf

lol. limer, you're such a dork
9:02 pm
caffeinatedelf

ARG THIS PUZZLE IS DEFEATING ME!!
10:12 pm
btwrt

i'm with you ...
10:20 pm
caffeinatedelf

ohmyWORD, i did it again. again with too many fours in the top right 3x3
10:22 pm
btwrt

haHA
10:23 pm
tchansen

starting... now.
10:23 pm
btwrt

i had a problem like i said earlier today, with too many fives
10:23 pm
tchansen

Bwahahaha!
10:24 pm
caffeinatedelf

tchansen, are you laughing at us? :(
10:25 pm
btwrt

lol caff don't be such a BABY
10:25 pm
btwrt

hee hee
10:25 pm
caffeinatedelf

WAHH
10:34 pm
caffeinatedelf

...halfway through again
10:34 pm
tchansen

No, I'm chortling hysterically because... well, it is Friday. I lived another week.
10:35 pm
caffeinatedelf

well then - YAY for living another week!!
10:37 pm
helenkeller

go
10:41 pm
caffeinatedelf

stumped, back to checkpoint again
10:42 pm
btwrt

awww :(
10:42 pm
caffeinatedelf

at least i have a good checkpoint this time :)
10:42 pm
caffeinatedelf

last time i got all lazy and didn't stop myself from saving another one AFTER i was trying a tricky move
10:43 pm
btwrt

ut oh
10:43 pm
btwrt

*saves checkpoint*
10:43 pm
caffeinatedelf

for whatever reason, my brain thinks this one is 'hard'
10:52 pm
tchansen

Ta Da!
10:53 pm
btwrt

done! yay!
10:53 pm
caffeinatedelf

hooray for you!
10:53 pm
caffeinatedelf

and you too!
10:53 pm
btwrt

did it without greens :D
10:53 pm
caffeinatedelf

grr i am still not done.
10:53 pm
tchansen

31 minutes. Not bad for a brain dead drool creator.
10:54 pm
btwrt

zat what tchansen means? j/k ;)
10:54 pm
tchansen

I always use the greens so I don't have to start over.
10:54 pm
tchansen

Yeah.
10:54 pm
tchansen

:D
10:56 pm
btwrt

oh btw, tchansen - +~+~+~+ FIREWORKS +~+~+~+
11:02 pm
caffeinatedelf

i give up! i'll see you crazy people tomorrow. nighty night...
11:05 pm
helenkeller

done
11:06 pm
helenkeller

course i took some time out to follow troll action on babble - lol