Shadows on beach

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Funny 😊

You may like to create similar shadows
next time you are on a beach.

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Rabbit or Duck?

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Can you see the 2 animals ? ...
Rabbit and duck ?

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128Ve980 - I LOVE YOU

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Guy: Can you solve this? (128Ve980)
Girl: Hmmm ... I can't.
Guy: So, I erase the top half.

I LOVE YOU

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Chess Puzzles

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Unusual / funny chess puzzles and Sam Loyd

Here is an interesting chess problem:

How would you play if you are White ?

(Hint:
At end of the story on Sam Loyd's
chess puzzles ... scroll forward.)

Puzzle #1 (White to play):

The above reminds me of the following
set of chess puzzles by Sam Loyd,
the great American puzzlist of the 19th century.

He created a story around it:

In 1713, Charles XII of Sweden was
in a campaign against the Turks.

One day, in between the battles,
he played a chess game in the field
against one of his generals.

The following position was reached
and Charles announced mate in 3.

Puzzle #2 (White to play):

Just when he was about to make his move,
a stray bullet took the White Knight off the board.

Charles was unconcerned.
He said that was all right.
He still had a mate in 4 without the Knight.

Puzzle #3 (White to play):

He was just about to make his move
when another bullet shot off the White Pawn
on the Rook file.

Charles studied the position and said not to worry,
he found a mate in 5.

Puzzle #4 (White to play):

Then the general remarked,
"What a pity, Your Majesty, the first bullet
didn't take the Rook off the board,
rather than the Knight."

Charles replied with a smile,
"Then I just have to declare mate in 6."

Puzzle #5 (White to play):

(Solutions: See Comment Section)



Back to Puzzle #1 ...
Hint to solve it:
Use Sam Loyd's battle field analogy.

If a bullet had shot off White's Queen,
White can declare mate in 4.

And if another bullet had shot off White's Bishop,
White can declare mate in 2.



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Stock market is like a strapless bra

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The stock market is like a strapless bra.
Half the people are wondering ...
What's holding it up ?

Whereas the other half are waiting ...
For it to drop so they can grab the opportunities !!!

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Man will fix it

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Ladies,
If a man says he will fix it, he will.

There is no need to remind him
every 6 months about it.

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