Author: Frederic Friedel
Date: 14:15:12 12/26/99
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Here are my two favourite responses to the puzzle at SlashDot: 1. by matroid: I have discovered a truly marvellous solution to this problem, which however this textbox is not large enough to contain. 2. by bons: (the American:) My room. Pure geek setting And the coder don't know that the coder is getting The worst damn puzzle in the chess world. One that can't even be solved by Yul Brenner. Time files - doesn't seem an hour Been working on this puzzle, haven't even had a shower No hope - don't you know that when you work on this puzzle you need more than a small clue It's an exposed check... or a castle... or a fools mate... or... or ... I don't know! (Slashdot:) One night of puzzles makes a hard man humble Checkmate in six moves but the man says five The knight moves slowly and I don't see a castle No matter what I do, the king survives Solving this dang puzzle just my take my life. (The American:) One move is very like another Neither gets me closer to a quick kill brother (Slashdot:) It's a pain, it's a challenge, it's really such a pity That you're trying to solve it since your rank's so shi77y. (The American:) Whaddya mean? You shoulda seen me in high school you rotton S.O.B.s! (Slashdot:) Linux, Brute force, need a hack. This is worse than a Cal-tech Stack. (The American:) Get real! You're talking to a slacker It's been too long since I was a hacker. I get my kicks from coding legos, Slashdot! (Slashdot:) One night of puzzles makes a hard man humble Checkmate in six moves but the man says five The knight moves slowly and I don't see a castle No matter what I do, the king survives I can't solve this puzzle. I should ask my wife. (The American:) Slashdot's gonna be the witness To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness This grips me more than would a unfair patent or bogus lawsuit And thank god I'm only submitting a reply, not moderating it. I don't see you guys getting The kind of Karma I'm contemplating I'd let you help, I would invite you. If I could find a solution on Yahoo. So you better go back to your linux machines, your hacks, your compilers. (Slashdot:) One lousy puzzle and you're drinking vodka The puzzle's locked inside your brain It's like some bizarre scene from Kafka And even whiskey wouldn't dull the pain. This simple puzzle has driven you insane One night of puzzles makes a hard man humble Checkmate in six moves but the man says five The knight moves slowly and I don't see a castle No matter what I do, the king survives Solving this dang puzzle just my take my life. Apologies to Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, both of ABBA fame, and renown lyricist Tim Rice -------------- BTW, for addicts I've linked up last year's puzzle. Check it out at http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzzle.htm
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