[Ads-l] X-dimensional chess

[Jonathan Lighter]

Creaky oldsters will recall the first time we saw Spock playing
three-dimensional chess on board the old Enterprise back in 19 and 66.

Recently a Trump supporter on TV explained that the president constantly
plays "four-dimensional chess."

Last night on CNN another one assured viewers that, while it may not seem
that he's doing anything about Russian bad behavior, he's  working hard
*behind* the scenes, in ways we can know nothing about. The explanation was
that, as a successful businessman, Mr. Trump plays "eight-dimensional
chess" his wonders to perform.

And in the words of a GB author,  "Not even Garry Kasparov could grasp the
basic principles of eight-dimensional chess."

Myself, I prefer extradimensional chess  (68 Google hits). It enables me to
work out most of my schemes in parallel dimensions until such time as I
care to reveal them in this existential sector.

JL

-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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