I don't get why people do crosswords and sudoku. It's frustrating and you don't learn anything. It just doesn't make sense when you have an entire newspaper (or if you have a mobile device, THE WHOLE FREAKIN' INTERNET) at hand, why not use your spare time to expand your knowledge of the world around you? At best, doing a pen & paper puzzle makes you feel a bit smug at besting someone else's cleverness.
posted by Kiyoshi Martinez at 2008-08-22 00:25:29 
Puzzles do at lease engage people in thinking, something that this reading post and leaving this comment didn't do for me. Or short version "bawwww other people have fun in their own ways"
posted by Robosheep at 2008-08-22 09:26:33
I don't like how he lumps together sudoku and crosswords! Some of us just like clever wordplay, <em>OKAY??</em>
posted by katiebakes at 2008-08-22 15:55:32
This reads like a more sophisticated Andy Rooney rant.
posted by mokin at 2008-08-22 17:17:07
Of course you learn from crosswords. You learn about obscure rivers and architects. Heh.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Seriously, <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article508785.ece" target="_blank">it keeps your wits sharp to do a little puzzle-solving on a regular basis</a>. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Also, it's not a one-or-the-other proposition. Most people who do crosswords are also ardent readers. I know several writers who do the Times crossword fanatically, myself included. <br /><br /> <br /><br />
posted by Kurtis at 2008-08-25 10:31:04
