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Beast With Two Backs 13-Jun-2007 At 12:31:55 PM skip-skip

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On 12/06/2007 PreferKnitting wrote:
>On 12/06/2007 richb wrote:
>>Nick Sutter's problem 'The Beast With Two Backs'
>
>On a side note...
>
> Shakespeare used it in Othello, 1604:
>
>Iago:
>"I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are
>now making the beast with two
>backs."
>
>hihi... nice reference. Subtle. But I can see that you have one thing
>in mind Mr Nic Sutter.

Ah yes, what's in a name....
I was wondering how many people would get that reference, very astute there P.K. So, tell me about you.....!!!

Just to straighten out the facts, Shakespeare did not take it from me. In fact the current theory is that Shakespeare didn't write any of his plays but some other noblemen of his time did, can't remember his name though. Anyway, he did'nt take it off me either!

I think there was a climbing related question way back... 'The Beast With Two Backs' is a stand start , richb, but there was a depart assis in the works that would make it a bit harder. Great problem, one of my best, if I do say so myself! Still unrepeated I believe....many are called, few are chosen..!