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November 29, 2005
Eat it
I made Christy be my date to a wedding in Akron this past weekend. It involved her flying to Cleveland, a rental car and a ghastly trip for me via Greyhound and subway that started at 5 am in Buffalo and ended at 12:30 in the Cleveland airport. It was a logistical nightmare.
But we made it to the wedding just in time, and I mean just in time. I had to shower, shave and get all spiffy before going to the wedding, and we arrived at 4 o'clock as the bridesmaids were lining up outside the church. Good times.
But enough about that. On to the topic at hand. The next morning, Christy and I found ourselves at a Cracker Barrel. They set out a peg game on all the tables for amusement while waiting for food. It's a triangular board with 15 holes and 14 pegs. The goal is to jump the pegs so that there's only one peg left in the end. It is incredibly hard. I labored for fifteen minutes, and was only able to leave two pegs once.
Christy, on the other hand, managed to leave one peg twice in a row, leading her to declare herself a genius and me a half-wit. While this is usually the case, I like to think of myself as being able to solve some puzzles. Christy may be a genius, but can't I at least be a smart cookie or something? But it was not to be.
This whole thing left a bitter taste in my mouth, and I resolved to beat this infernal game. In my quest, I discovered Cracker Barrel has an online version of the game. After about a half hour of playing, I finally did it. I solved the puzzle, as you can see by the handy-dandy screen capture from above.
So, to all you naysayers out there who claim I'm an idiot: scoreboard! Scoreboard!!!!
Posted by oz115 at November 29, 2005 10:12 AM
Comments
That thing is a pain in the ass! But I finally figured it out. I must say, Christy is a genius for winning twice in a row.
Posted by: Stat Boy at November 29, 2005 01:18 PM
Ozzy... it took me 5 minutes... how long did it take you.. 30? yea... i think im the brains behind this operation... EAT THAT!
Posted by: Your Lady friend at November 30, 2005 01:06 AM