The Puzzle

http://hdwhite.org/puzzle

Try this. It's the hardest logic puzzle I've ever seen, I think; and yet every step is blindingly obvious once you've found it. You need to think about it in a different way.

At the time of posting, I'm on the fifth step.

Quote of the Day

"Let's shampoo us some aliens!" - Dr. Cane, Evolution

Quotes of the Day

Two quotes today; I blame television.

"The number you have dialled has crashed into a planet. Please make a note of it." - Automatic phone message heard by Fry, Futurama

"You don't have a key? What was your plan? To sit chained to the radiator until you grew paws?" - Laura Alden to Will Randall, Wolf

Quote of the Day

Flicking through the TV channels last night looking for something to watch, I found Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Just before it started, the announcer spoke...

"This program contains scenes of frequent nudity and strong language. Which is probably why you're watching it."

I couldn't stop laughing for about five minutes. But I still turned the TV off. I don't think I could have watched anything without feeling vaguely ashamed after that.

Gotta love television

Seriously. First TV-rant: QVC shopping channel. They started their Christmas stuff two weeks ago, in the middle of July. This is ridiculous and I hate it. I'm a complete child about Christmas, I absolutely love it, but with the hype starting five months before by the time we hit December I - and most other people, I'm sure - will be sick of it.

Second TV-rant: What happened to sex-related programs only being shown really late? Last week (I forget what day) I was trying to watch TV about ten PM. Scrolling through the channels, I found, variously:
Sexcetera
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex
Porn: A Family Business
Happy Birthday Viagra
And probably several more that I have repressed. I mean, my god. I have nothing against sex and porn, god knows, but I just wanted something to watch. Preferably something that wouldn't leave me wanting to die if one of my parents happened to walk in.

And that leads me to my third TV-rant, about a movie trailer. The other day an advert came on TV for a film called Donkey Punch; I choked at the title. Dad was in the room. I then had to explain to him what a donkey punch is. This may be one of the most awkward moments of my life to date. (If you're more innocent than I am, and want to learn what a donkey punch is, use Wikipedia. Do not type it straight into Google. I dread to think what you'd get if you did. And don't say I didn't warn you. Incidentally, what the hell is the film about, if that's the title?)

Then last night I saw the new Orangina advert. It's furry porn. Seriously. A bunch of animated female furries of assorted species prancing around naked and pouring Orangina over each other.

When I'm worried about the state of the world's morals, you know we're in trouble.