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  • SorryImLate@piefed.socialOPtodailygames@lemmy.zip•Clues by Sam 2026-02-13English
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    2 days ago

    The end is where I nearly made my mistake.

    Spoiler

    Wanda’s clue was the one that nearly tripped me up:

    Each column has at least one criminal

    At the time I read that, olumn B had 3 known innocents, so I tagged the 2 unknowns as a group, which in my system means 1 criminal, 1 innocent.

    When I reached Gary’s clue

    There’s an equal number of innocents in columns A and C

    I thought there was a mistake, until I realised both the unknowns in column B could be criminals.

    Where did you get stuck?

  • SorryImLate@piefed.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Hey, guys. Is it a good idea to dunk PC parts in isopropyl alcohol?English
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    5 days ago

    This answer makes me sad.

    I believe you that you know more about the health impacts of smoking than non-smokers. I noticed you didn’t say it was healthy but only that your

    body will be fine for as long as it needs to be.

    My dad smoked from age 17 to 84. His body was fine for a long time.

    However, he really suffered for the last decade between the emphysema and the cancer. The last 3 years in particular were awful.

    The cancer wasn’t even that advanced when it was first diagnosed but no-one was willing to operate because of his lungs (general anaesthesia was basically a death sentence). Eventually it metastasised.

    He suffered but it wasn’t killing him. I remember one particularly bad emphysema attack near the end, where he couldn’t get air, and he was literally begging to just die. Eventually he shot himself. He held out as long as he could for the sake of our family, especially his grandchildren, but he really didn’t want to die in the hospital.

    I know exactly how addictive smoking is. My brothers watched my dad suffer and still they can’t quit. My dad couldn’t quit and he was the one suffering.

    So, this comment is not intended as a lecture or advice or recrimination. It’s just a story about a wonderful man with a horrendous addiction. I tell it in the hope that it might be one more nudge to help you finally beat your addiction. Wishing you all the best.