The Bloated Pig - A Place for Weary Flingers Page 2022
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  • Hi @all - busy busy day with four of the grands - they're gorgeous ( yes I'm biased ) but they're exhausting. It definitely makes me certain that I will NOT be joining all those women around the world who have had children in their sixties!!
    Then I was off to be the sound tech at the Talking Newspaper and now I'm home, have downloaded the new Rio and am flinging like mad! No OB no knitting tonight but I'll have a G&T please!
  • Oh and OB could you please put the Masters on the Giant screen ?
  • Well 3* on all but two levels of Blossom River - now only need to enter scores and see how far below avg I am. But eyes are closing so off to bed! Hot chocolate to go please OB! Oh you've already have it ready - thank you. Mumsie gives OB a kiss on the cheek and wends her weary home to sleep perchance to dream - but hopefully not of marmosets!
  • Aww @TomPuss I know I keep missing you! !you seem to pop on exactly when my work bell rings (which is a horrible sound) feel like im inn second grade lol
    Funny video heehee.
  • @Mumsie can I puhleeezeze have some of your energy? Seriously don't know how you do it!
    Sooo I've just found out that Alll my Rio scores are Gone..yep Gone i tell ya..I haven't updated for months and don't have automatic soo idk wth happened:(
    OB I'll have a PigKiller please. .I guess. .. I'm soo tired and still got tons to do. .could ya put some of @Sunshines special seed in there. .ty
  • @rat9 @burpie Well, Mr. Shake notwithstanding, my theory lives. I drank a triple espresso and mapped the top 100 in all games' leaderboards on this site, and then did % of PC in the top *1000* on Space. (Love that coffee) I'll post results later.

    FWIW, it's not as easy as it seems to lock in a trajectory on PC. Un-clicking a mouse, especially those ultra-precise laser mice almost always shifts a few pixels. To keep absolutely steady, I sometimes have to put my left hand over my mouse hand to steady it.

    Looks like my first Space challenge arrived sooner than expected. Unless someone else suggested it. No idea why I'd have suggested one that could bite me in the butt. Good timing. I just finished the entire Rio update (minus eagle) in 5 hours, 22 mins.

    @Kathy aw, not your scores too! They really need to fix that :/
  • Good luck with the S-11 challenge @Kelani. I thought I was top score on that one. Heck, I'm not even in second. I remember how hard it was to get my 163,300. The high score is now 165,500. I think I'm going to give it a pass and play a little RIO to decompress. It's all yours for the taking.
    This isn't the first time I've heard you whining about losing scores @Kathy. I'm off to do a backup.
  • :/ my backup Program doesn't work anymore:( but this time not nothing. .no update nothing just friggin Gone!! Ive had rio need update for months on my Google play store list and i never did it.. And i still didnt do the new one soo idk
    Wish there was a backup I could use cuz i certainly don't want to lose my seasons:/
    Almost done with laundry. .I'm in a really bad mood tonight idk why. .well i Do but it's nothing i can do anything about so i just want to Fling and even that is pissing me off
    I've brought 2 level down from 70ish to 50ish and Still#8 soo crap idk what next
    Think I'll just try something else
    Waiting for laundry then bed..
  • @rat9 we'll be lucky to stay in the top 10 after they read our strategies. It's weird, the easiest shot on that is the one I can't make. I won't devote too much time to it, either. Pretty sure I have about 10 hours in that level already.

    Rio is fun, isn't it? This new update has a few too many rube goldberg levels.
  • K something funky going on. .I just open ed rio on my tablet and my smugglers den and beach volley, marketmayhem (which i don't think i played much) scores are there
    But iWas halfway through carnival upheaval and there is no scores
    Strange cuz i play in order. .also rocket rumble and high dive score are there
    Im soooo confused:/
  • Rio used to be my favourite till they added the pop ups
  • Dang, @Kathy that's a bummer you lost all of that progress in Rio! Strange that you have some scores, and not the others you've already played. I do them in order like you, too! I'm thinking maybe if you backed up your data on the tablet, then did the update all of your progress will reappear? I'm in the same boat, as you know since I got my phone changed. I'm starting at the very beginning in ABO, PE. progress is slow, as I'm still so angry I have to redo all of these! Arrrgghh! I'm not in the greatest mood either.

  • Aaack! You're right @rat9, @kathy, @kelani, @burpie I did lose a day, crap! Sorry I confused you. Sheesh, I better not get hooked on these "happy pills" or I'm in trouble! Good thing my hubby set me straight and told me it was Thursday when I woke up.

    Sooo good to be able to eat something I can taste! Still feeling a bit nauseous, but at least I can keep my food down better now. I'll probably have some more soup and rice then get to bed.
  • @Sweetp, Some soup and a nap sounds like a good idea. We'll be here :-)

    @Kathy, Does the backup procedure described elsewhere on this site work for you? I make a backup of my Space progress every few thousand points... I'm not taking any chances! (My phone is rooted so it's a breeze to just copy the file.)

    @Kelani, Were you into gaming as a teenager? Ever used a Boomslang mouse to get that 0.01 second edge in an FPS? The correct mouse for Angry Birds is an ain't-going-nowhere trackball. Reset the level with the R key.
  • No... Not THIS challenge again.
    NO. It can't be.
    S-11 had come back to haunt me.
    Looks like I have another chance at a puppy...
  • @AngryBirdsSpaceMaster, you can thank or blame @Kelani :-)

    I already spent way too much time on this level when it was released. 159k. Hmm, it sure would be nice to get 160+. Maybe I'll give it another hour... or two.
  • Good Morning all! ! Happy Flinging Friday; );)
    Have a fantabulous day☆★☆★☆★
  • @burpie boomslang wasn't available here until I was 24, but I did have 2 early Logitech Trackman Marbles. (when they were hand-shaped. I abandoned the brand when they started looking like personal massagers). One, I modified to increase the frame rate, installed a mini fan in the palm area and replaced the little steel ball rollers with UHMW-PE beads(slippy, like teflon). That was for gaming. The second, I coated the ball in a clear TPR for extra grip. That one was for photoshop. :) They're still boxed somewhere from my last move. Currently using generic Logitech laser mouse. How far I've fallen.

    @AngryBirdsSpaceMaster & anyone else mad at me: Sorry, the challenge is my fault, I think. I had it on my list to revisit cause I found the three perfect shots, but didn't notice it was challenged out, so I left it in.
    That aside, it is a good level, requires three precise but perfectly repeatable shots and some luck.

    @Kathy you aren't using that Rovio cloud thing are you? I see a lot of posts about disappearing and reappearing scores w/it.

    @SweetP Don't worry, losing a day happens to us all. When you start posting that photo on Saturday, then it's time to get help. :) As for the happy pills, the general rule is more than 2 weeks, your doctor needs to taper you off over a few days. Hope you keep feeling better.
  • @Sweetp good to see you up and about a bit and good to hear your food stays down. I don't blame you for losing the days, not sure what surgery you had, but I imagine all the days waiting for it and the days after have all become a blur and lets face it, that image is just to funny, so even on thursday it was a great one :D

    @mumsie looking good as ever, even with the „I have had a day with the grands” and feeling exhausted.

    @TomPuss good to see you again! Jaapie has become more fond of cuddles, so I passed them on and he prrrrrrr prrrrrr liked them! Not sure how things work over there, but I believe it was @kelani telling France has free health care, so maybe you should ask your doc if he/she can order a TENS for you?

    As for the loss of scores… it happened ones, 2 years ago and it still hurst thinking of it hahahaha… I always make a back up every couple of weeks or when I have an amazing score. Not sure about the android backup ways, but on the idevices it is easy when one knows how to do it, so I recommend just biting thru the sour and just make an back up… one day you will be so happy you can rescue your AB progress if needed. As for Kathy…. well sorry hon, but you just have some wicked voodoohoodoo ghost hanging about you, it seems all electronic stuff goes in the fritz and there is probably nothing you can do about… maybe putting tin foil around your phone and tablet??

  • Finally! Spring Break! But it really feels like summer here, its 83 degrees right now
  • 75 here. I want winter back. Already too many wasps in my personal space.

    @e-star lol at tinfoil tablet armor. A lot of people here swear by the helmets. :)

    Is @TomPuss French? I would LOVE to know what people in France and England think about their socialized health care. Over here the politicians say it's an apocalypse, there aren't nearly enough doctors, you can't get expensive tests easily, and the wait times are eternal. Michael Moore, however, thinks it's the best thing in the world.

    Doesn't France also have free college?
  • Well, four days later and I've three starred ABSW II......or so I thought. I was going to play this without spending much money but now I find out that I have to do swaps in order to unlock the reward challenges. It really feels like cheating to use swaps but I guess I'll get used to it. I guess that's why Ravio ended ABSW in favor of the games where they can make more money.
  • Lol @e-star ikr? My phone and tablet are poszsesed haha!!
    Welcome to the BP @wicket182 :) Congrats on the 3 starrring ABSW 2 !!! I haven't even tried it yet. I hear ya about the Rovio money machine I don't like it either but i guess nothing we can do:(
    Btw be sure to check out page 1 for the rules and interesting stuff.
    Your first visit you are welcome to enjoy a meal and drinks on the house:)
    It seems to be a slow part of the day but please feel free to pop in anytime and invite your friends:)
    *rummages through the pantry for tin foil*
  • Hi @all - well, as I thought, woefully below average on Rio Blossom River, so have been trying to improve! Bedtime again, hope everyone has a great weekend!
  • Enjoy your break @blahalb09 I am sorry I am to lazy tonight to google the fahrenheit to celsius, same goes for @kelani and his dislike for the 75 temp... I know one Cali girl who still can not phatom why I and a couple other "this side of the ponders" celebrate every sunbeam we can get. For some strange but fortunate reason winter skipped my part of the world and I love it. I love the spring and beginning of summer, so much more light, colors in nature and much easier wardrobe.

    @kelani weird right, we are all the same here, we love flying the birds and find pleasure in talking in a virtual BP... But in the real world we are worlds apart! I am not totally sure, but over here a lot of the study is funded by the government and parents only have to contribute according to their paycheck... Or so it was when I was young hee hee.

    @kathy so it is confined to only the phone and tablet... Not all electrical appliances? Hahahaha

    @wicket182 IKR when I helped the guys here with the videos I needed to do the swaps as well and it felt sooo wrong... But the fact it was for a good cause I did feel okay with it. It didn't make me fall for Rovios trap, getting addicted to it and spend money on it. They only get my money from the apps and in the case they are changing their plans and remove the PU's and start charging money for updates.

    Night night @mumsie recharge those power batteries you seem to have ;)
  • @kelani *with as much as a straight face as possible* poor you !!
    I must ask, why is it your comments via the emailnotification (like I always use to check if there are new messages in the BP) are always different from the ones in here? If I only go by the email notifications I would have missed your tip... For which, thanks but no thanks, I still would rather have a pounding headache and utter frustration instead of using a single PU to pass a level.
  • And on that note, it is time for to say goodnight... I am making progress, I almost made it till 2 AM just 2 hours more and I am back to my old self :D

    Night night fellow birdflinging and baconbutt kicking friends!
  • I am just a lurker lol but @e-star I agree! !
    The only time i Ever touch a pu was when they first came AND I regret it cuz now my score on the level doesnt match my leaderboards cuz i Will Not ever enter it even though nooo one would know. .I would know and its cheating to me
    Much rather the headachw also; )
  • ((((((Hugs)))))) nightly night E*♡♡♡
  • @e-star Nooo, not to pass the level. To make you feel better about NOT being able to pass the level. Taking out your frustrations, I guess. :) It makes me feel better and gets rid of them until they give me more :/

    I'd guess no @mentions to you are due to the - in e-star? Whenever anyone types that here, the only part linked in blue is " @e ". If it's only my mentions you don't get, no idea, unless it's cause I'm not on your friends list!

    The only notifications from BP I ever got were "so and so commented on your bookmarked discussion" sent to my personal gmail, which was a lot 'o mail. Does anyone know why @mentions from BP don't show up in your profile's notifications menu, like the @mentions from everywhere else on ABN?

    My avatar also seems to stop working pretty frequently.
  • @Kelani idk but i get all comments from this forum in my gmail notifications yep saying 'so andso commented on your bookmarked discussion'also with any other page I've bookmarked.
    And correct @e-star only doesn't get @mentions here because of the - but i think she gets all notifications cuz of the bookmark. .hmm guess that doesn't really answer your question huh? Lol
    As for your avatar I always see it soo..idk what you mean?
  • Ohh and i don't get any @mentions OR notification from anywhere in my profile unless i physically check. .unless i have it bookmarked but oghh wait i do on the walkthrough if i [email protected] but is not show up inn my profile page? Damn now I'm confused
    OB a PigKiller please; )
  • @Kelani, do you see that little white star at the top right of this page? Next to the word "general"? Tap it once, it will turn yellow. Now every time someone uses your @name in the BP it will generate an e-mail. Hope this helps.
    Keep up the good work. I have no problem with you staying 10pts behind me.
  • @rat9 Yeah, that's what I was hoping to avoid. The day I turned it on, I didn't check mail for a week and...wow y'all generate a lot of mail. It's easier to just read the posts.

    Yep, looks like 10 pts is as close as it gets for this one. I'd say it really needs to be removed from the challenge list now.

    We need a Space update. I have 1 level of the whole Rio update left.

    @Kathy I mean if someone @mentions me on walkthroughs, or new forums, anywhere but here I get the notification in my profile, and the little number next to my name at the top of the screen goes up. I just wonder why this forum doesn't do that. Must not be tied into whatever system they've set up to catch those @mentions.

  • Hmm @Kelani my#next to my name up top says 133 I don't have any new messages so that must mean forever read or not?
    I was just falling asleep, went upstairs to bed then remenber I left the Durafkame burning. .sooooi came down to try and break it up so it would go out and Now its burning huge!!
    I'm tooo tired.
  • So i poked the durafkame log out! !now I'm awake:( should have just stayed ..
    Anyone seen @mvnla2 ? Hope everything is well. Hmm did she say she was going away somewhere?
  • @Kathy if you mean at the top of the forum part where it says Discussions, inbox, Kathy, those are BP post notifications I think. I mean at the very absolute top left of the entire page. Like where you'd go to change your avatar :)

    Duraflame? Do you need firewood? My stupid new neighbor cut down a pile of trees. I've got at least 20 years worth sitting out there :)
  • @Kathy -- Have house-guests this weekend, so haven't been around much. Thanks for asking, though.
    @Kelani -- I get e-mail notification every time someone @mentions me in this and other old forums. I did not click the star above, because it would be way too many e-mails. When you are in the old forum, the number in the blue oval next to your name is usually some ridiculously large number, therefore totally useless. Click on your name at the upper left, then select notifications, then e-mail. I have everything selected yes. If this doesn't work, send e-mail to Slim. Sometimes people's accounts get zapped by a cosmic ray.
  • @wicket182 -- So far I have not spent any real $ on AB SWII, or telepods. I have opened a lot of the levels using characters earned or bought with coins. The melting carbonite is great, and the 1000 coins (or 914) introduced in the Galactic Giveaway are great. I gave up and collected some coins using character swaps.
  • Good morning @all - quick pop in as its daughters' birthday so daughter no.1 and I are off to Rufford Old Hall (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rufford-old-hall/) to meet daughter no.2 and her four children for lunch and fun!
  • Good morning (yeah I know technically it is afternoon, just past 12, but for me still morning hihi)

    @kelani first of all, the old forum is indeed NOT connected to the main site in anyway. This was THE reason for Birdleader to switch to the new forum. The BP was just to large to move and to precious to close up. So that is why it is not connected to your top left notifications number. Kathy is right, one of the other things not working in the old forum is the @mention not being able to handle a space or hyphen in a users name. So all usernames with those the @mentions in the old forum just don't work.
    @mvnla2 I believe the ridiculous number is the number of notification... All of them even the ones you read. I tried deleting them, but there is no delete all button, been meaning to ask BL for that. One time I did and the weird number was gone in the old forum as well.

    I do have the BP bookmarked and yes my email is indeed filled with all of them @kelani but my email is used to that, it gets bombarded with at least a 100 nest mails a day (on busy days up to 500). A smart dividing system into folders makes it manageable. What I meant was... When you do get the email notification from the bookmark, it usually gives a copy of the whole message the person (any person, @mention or not due to the bookmark). With you I always get a portion of the message... Or maybe you press enter and alter the comment after it is published?
  • Happy birthday to your daughter @mumsie !! Hope it will be a beautiful day, enjoy!
  • @e-star that's probably it. I edit almost every comment at least once. If it's spamming your mailbox, I can tone it down :)
  • Isn't that scary? My ridiculously long comments were actually much longer at one point. It's a nasty side effect of too much speed-reading.
  • @kelani No no, I don't get an email when you edit your comment... So don't worry about the spamming. I just have to, when I am lurking (reading only email and only pop in when I am mentioned or can help) your comments in my email are not the whole story and hop over to the BP to read the whole story.
    Scary but ow so entertaining, so please don't stop on my account ;)
  • Just curious, do you guys visit the BP using your tablets/phones, or visit BP w/PC and keep tablets/phones handy for flinging?
  • Mainly on the computer, but lately with my seating arrangement lately I have been using the ipad more often. But I never fling on the ipad while visiting the BP on the computer. Flinging on my computerchair just isn't comfortable enough if thats what you were asking :)
  • Oops I forgot to put @kelani in my message so you will get the notification ;)
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