Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!csrd.uiuc.edu!sp11.csrd.uiuc.edu!forbes From: forbes@sp11.csrd.uiuc.edu (Michael Scott Forbes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Fools Errand Help Summary: Hey, let's swamp this guy with answers! Message-ID: <1990Jul30.204848.22522@csrd.uiuc.edu> Date: 30 Jul 90 20:48:48 GMT References: <1990Jul29.134526.28289@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Sender: usenet@csrd.uiuc.edu (news) Distribution: comp.sys.mac.games Organization: Univ of Illinois, Center for Supercomputing R&D, Urbana, IL Lines: 25 jcoper@ccu.umanitoba.ca (D. Joseph Creighton) writes: >Alright. Enough is enough. I've run out of *rational* answers for the >puzzle "The Couple." It's my last one - I even did the map and know where >that *irritating* piece will fall once I solve it. > >You know which one: a four-three-three phrase combination where the fool is >watching girls dance with wine in their hands, and below is the sentence: > >"Ladies enjoy and perhaps favor odd rowdy jigs of yore!" thought the fool. 7,205 netters from all across the nation respond: >[7,205 variations on "Leap for joy!" deleted] I think this thread shows that what's an easy puzzle for some Fool's Errand players turns out to be a hard one for others. Me, I spent hours/days/weeks chasing a question mark across the page at "Three Ships". What other puzzles from Fool's Errand (or other games, for that matter) have people found to be the hardest? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Forbes University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign forbes@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu Center for Supercomputing Research & Development Disclaimer: This job doesn't pay much, but it does wonders for my .signature