[Ads-l] X-dimensional chess

[Dan Goncharoff]

Maybe it's a sarcasm scale -- the higher the number, the greater the
skepticism.

On Feb 20, 2018 1:07 PM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > "11" and "12" are the most typical X's in Obama-style "X-dimensional
> chess."
>
> > Mr. Trump plays "eight-dimensional chess" his wonders to perform.
>
> So Obama is smarter.
>
> JL
>
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 12:23 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
> adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There is also hyperchess. There seem to be a few different chess
> > variants called hyperchess.
> >
> > https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hyperchess
> >
> > http://carusos.org/Hyperchess/hyperchess.html
> >
> > Sometimes hyperchess refers to higher-dimensional chess. The hyper
> > prefix in hypercube also refers to higher-dimensions.
> >
> > Wiktionary has this for hyper cube
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> >
> > 1. (geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is
> > analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the
> > n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
> >
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:59 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> > <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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
> > >
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> > truth."
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