23rd December 2004, 7:58 PM
Um... For the record I'll say it's rather clear that ABF not only has admitted defeat quite clearly, but has ALSO partaken in one of my favorite forms of comedy, self depricating humor. From what I can tell, ABF is saying he lost because he made a stupid mistake, and also wondering what may have happened if he didn't. That's what people do after a game, analyze where they went wrong and see what they can do next time to win. From what I can tell, it's pretty clear ABF knows full well it's his fault he lost as much as it's OB1's "fault" he won the game (after all, the winning party does have some part in determining the loser, am I right?).
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)