[ExI] Riddle?

[Darin Sunley]

Grok got it in one try. 54 seconds in deep think mode.
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To answer the query, let's break it down systematically:

1. **Identify the country west of Spain**: Spain is located in southwestern
Europe, and the country directly west of it is Portugal, which shares the
Iberian Peninsula with Spain.

2. **Determine the last letter of that country**: The name "Portugal" ends
with the letter "L."

3. **Find the baddest man whose name begins with 'L'**: The term "baddest"
suggests someone notorious or infamous, likely a well-known figure from
popular culture, history, or fiction. A strong candidate is Leroy Brown
from Jim Croce's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," where he is explicitly
described as "the baddest man in the whole damn town." His name begins with
"L," fitting the requirement perfectly.

4. **Locate the town where this man dwells**: In the song, Leroy Brown is
associated with the south side of Chicago. The lyrics state, "Well, the
south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town," indicating that Chicago
is the place where he lives. While Chicago is a city, the term "town" in
the query can be interpreted flexibly, as it is often used colloquially to
refer to any settlement, including cities, especially in the context of the
song.

Thus, the town wherein dwells the baddest man, Leroy Brown, whose name
begins with the last letter of Portugal ("L"), is **Chicago**.

**Answer**: Chicago

On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> As the definition of "baddest man" is highly subjective, there are
> literally millions of possible answers, even after limiting the set to men
> whose name starts with one particular letter.  I could even make a case for
> my father (taking "baddest" in a certain, highly positive meaning), but I
> very much doubt that's who you mean.
>
> You may call the additional information "clues".  I rather suspect they
> are basic information required to be able to come to a single answer.
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> This is a question I posed to ChatGPT (free version). It took it 5 wrong
>> guesses and about 4 additional clues before it finally solved it: "What
>> is the name of the town wherein dwells the baddest man whose name begins
>> with last letter of the country west of Spain?" I thought it was
>> something of a Trivial Pursuit question, but ChatGPT called it a
>> fantastic "riddle". Heh.
>>
>> Show me what you got, humans! ;)
>>
>> Stuart LaForge
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