GG and curiosity

[Bradley Lehman <bpl@umich.edu>]

At 08:13 AM 10/2/2000 -0400, Bob Elmer Elevator wrote:
> I think it's somewhat artificial and synthetic to corral our thoughts into
> areas
> we declare to be proper GG threads; I think it's counter to GG's spirit of
> curiosity. I guess I'm sort of wondering how he'd feel if he were a lurker on
> this list. I wouldn't want to make him think he couldn't get a good
> conversation
> about anything that pops up here, or that we were setting limits on curiosity.

Here's a new angle.  What if GG had taken up the game of bridge?  The game
requires partnership cooperation and communication, quick creative thinking
within systematic guidelines, and improvisatory reactions to unforeseen
situations...like playing chamber music.  There are always refinements and
new levels of depth into the game as one continues to learn.  Would GG have
done well at it?

Concert pianist Leonard Pennario is good at bridge.  Bill Gates is getting
into it as a player....

Bradley Lehman, Dayton VA
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