Puzzling

People love to solve problems; they've been doing this for thousands of years. There are different types of puzzles: based on numbers; based on words or letters; based on spacial awareness; in 2 dimensions or 3. Loads of them.

Never trust a person who does cryptic crosswords
The Guardian Quick Crossword is a daily must for any UK student - even me. However, I really don't understand cryptic crosswords one bit. Check this example out:





Not a fucking clue. There must be something wrong with people who can do cryptic crosswords. They probably belong to some mysterious brotherhood, like the Illuminati or something. Being able to do these things is indicative of a warped mind, perhaps even mental illness. You can bet that most serial killers will have committed their crimes immediately after completing one of these things. I'm sure Hitler and Stalin were aficionados.


Soduko
These number puzzles have got the Guardian and Sunday Times-reading masses rushing for their pens. There are even whole puzzle books devoted to them - a bit like Take a Break only without the top tips and prize money. Apparently, it's all about counting from 1 to 9?

These things are even worse than cryptic crosswords. Completely bloody pointless.

If people are that bored, why don't they just go and have half an hour sorting themselves out?