Puzzle Description:

Potty Training is a long & tedious job! I couldn't resist doing this picture! I'm not sure who who took this picture (it came to me in an e-mail) so I hope it was OK to make a puzzle from it.

#1: Adam Nielson (monkey) on May 11, 2008

Puzzles this size are not fun. No one can really fit them on your screen. And especially when there is guessing involved, it's not fun. It's a cute picture (I looked at the solution) but there is no way I am going to try and solve this.

The choice is yours..but why you felt like you needed to leave a negative comment on a puzzle you have no intention on solving is beyond me.
What is it with everyone lately, leaving nasty comments? If it's something that could help a person create a better puzzle, thats understandable but just to blow your steam because your not HAPPY with someones hard work is just uncalled for!

Personally I prefer the larger puzzles as do many other puzzlers (I enjoy the challenge), I usually bypass some of the smaller ones (I don't leave any nasty comment..just move on, you and others like you should do the same ..just bypass the puzzles you don't like :)

We should all start being a little nicer to our fellow puzzlers :)

Once again, this is what the rating system is set up for!

Adorable pic, Naneki! And actually rather on the small side for you! The whole thing fits on my tiny laptop. Maybe my resolution is set small...

I liked this puzzle. It fit on my screen easily and was fun to do. I did do some guessing but it wasn't random guessing. Cute Picture, I am sure the photo was adorable.

Thank you both for you comments...they put a smile on my face :)
I've been getting so close to not coming back to this site. Certain people have gotten so nasty on their comments, (it especially bothers me when there is a newcomer that posts a puzzle) jeez - if I were their parent I would teach them a thing or two about respect for others.
I just don't get it, what do they get out of belittling another person. Sorry..rattling on again!
thank you again :)

Hi Nancy,

I had to look at the picture too. I recognized it, but for people who have never seen it, you might want to mention that the little one is sitting on the potty (and has fallen asleep on a table)...lol, and not fallen asleep with his head in the potty!

I get frustrated too when I have to guess a lot...especially when I have invested quite a bit of time/effort on trying to solve it. I think maybe what Adam is trying to say is that when a puzzle is large AND has multiple solutions it can up the stress factor.

I know a person can go on and do another puzzle, but I like to attempt some of the harder ones. I've done some of yours that have been 100% solvable and that really gives me a lot of satisfaction and fun...so when it takes a lot of guessing instead of just a small "knot" here or there, it's easy to lose perspective and say Jeez!

I have never created a puzzle so I don't know if there's a trick or formula to making a puzzle solvable...without losing the integrity or impact of the picture...?

JoDeen, You know, I was going to mention that but forgot, oops :)
& thank you for your input, I understand frustration of larger puzzles not fitting on the screen & ones that take "guessing".
but believe it or not those are the ones I prefer.
I don't have a problem with him not liking my puzzles. Doesn't bother me one way or the other, I like them & that's all that counts (thats not meant to sound rude or arrogant)
:)

P.S. none of my puzzles have multiple solutions YAY!! but some do require "educated guessing" (as some would say)

LOVED THIS ONE TY

thank you

Adorable! And it fits just fine. Maybe I have a bigger screen?

I had no trouble guessing the few pixels that required guesses. I always know when I get one of your puzzles that the guessing will be logical and that there won't be multiple solutions. I never hesitate to do your puzzles, and I'm always happy with the result. Thanks!

Ahhh thanks bunches...see Adam big puzzles are loved :)

Adam this is where you get a big smile on your face 'cause I'm playing with you :)

A lot of laptops these days seem to have very wide screens (maybe for watching DVD's, maybe because LCD panels often have better horizontal than vertical view angle ranges), so puzzles like this, which are wide but not tall, might be more doable for a lot of users.

Wasn't able to solve it without guessing.

Great puzzle Naneki, I love a big black and white with a challenge involved, cute image too, thanks! :)

I don't get how Adam needed to scroll?? My screen fits the whole thing, from title to rating, no scrolling needed, none what so ever.
I don't understand the need for negative commenting when you haven't even solved the puzzle.
Naneki, it WAS fun to solve ;) And I'm also a huge fan of the bigger ones :) (though this one is rather small to me)

Hey "nuke", read the first line of #10, and you will have your answer.

Oh, Adam has a small one, poor thing!

:-)
I can laugh at your jokes! Why can't you all at mine?

LOL Adam :D Honestly, I'm laughing right now :D I had a really hard time trying to figure out who's the "nuke" you're talking to :D I never realized it was a part of MY username :D
Just so everyone knows, it's actually "linnuke" - that's "birdie" in Estonian.
Adam, you just put a big smile on my face :) Thank you :)

Glad to make you laugh.

Adam, there's a question that's been bothering me lately. Do you really solve most of the puzzles you comment on? I read somewhere here you're a physicians assistant (sry if the spelling's wrong) so where do you get the time? I'm at home practically all day and whenever I get a free moment from my kids I'm here puzzling. Still I solve about a dozen puzzles a day (give or take a few). Your number is way bigger. So, are you on vacation or something?

Yes I do. Most yes. All, no. I don't have any kids or any other distracting factors to vie for my attention. I work 40 hours a week (often at work, it's not very busy, so I actually solve a lot of puzzles while I am at work). I don't need very much sleep. And yes, I have been on vacation, but that is when I solve fewer than normal.

Oh, I forgot about the option of puzzling at work :) Well done (Y)
Ever thought about having kids? That would give the rest of us here a chance to catch up with you :)

LOL

Nice try. :-)

D'oh
:)

No no no!!! Don't wish that apon some poor helpless children :) Honestly!!!

MARZ, go F yourself. :) Honestly!!!

Hmmmm! Go fun myself, I don't need to, you do all the funning for me adam, lol! :)

I sure do! So, anyway...

ENOUGH !!! now this is invading my puzzles, I am so sick & tired of all this!! everyone needs to go to the chat area to fight & leave the puzzles alone..I guess it's time to find another hobby & leave this site.

Sorry I got so angry..it's really not like me to do so.
I have a pretty stressful life & this site has always been an escape for me, I have enjoyed meeting people here & enjoy playful chatting with everyone..but lately the real world looks better than here..it's so depressing, it almost brings me to tears...so I apologize for my mean outburst.

It's understandable. Sorry. I just get frustrated with some people in here. And some people get frustrated with me.

thank you Adam

NP. Cool?

yes - cool

Yes sorry Naneki, I didn't want to upset you, you are a sweetheart, I'm over it anyways :)

Fights make my stomache hurt.

thank you marz

Wow, lots of comments. Very nice puzzle. I've seen the picture somewhere. Somehow I managed it without guessing.

Good work, Nancy

I think that's my daughter... I distinctly remember that particular sleeping position. Cute puzzle! :)

lol thanks

Once I was done with line logic, I used two-way logic at R27C43 to know that either R26C42 or R26C44 has to be a black. This allows for more line solving.

Next I used two-way logic at R19C53. More line solving.

I next used two-way logic at R22C48. This enables us to know that either R21C45 or R23C45 will be a black. Armed with this knowledge, we can use edge logic on column 45 to dot out rows 10-16.

We can also use edge logic with the 7 clue in row 19 to see that it cannot go in columns 12-18. This is a little hard to see, but it is still just looking 1 move ahead.

Anyway, that is all that I see.

Nancy, here is a suggestion. If R23C29 were a black instead of a dot, I believe this puzzle would be solvable by logic alone (with some/all of the advanced techniques outlined above).

Nice image.

I usually don't like puzzles with much guessing required, but I always take it as a challenge and I finish them. In this puzzle, the result was very gratifying when I got the beautiful and cute image. Thank you very much!!!

This puzzle isn’t as difficult as the comments imply. Looking at the patterns the pixels will make lead you along. Good image - aid that baby sleeping on the toilet?

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