[ExI] Riddle?

[Stuart LaForge]

On 2025-04-27 21:54, Darin Sunley via extropy-chat wrote:
> 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

This is very impressive. The train of thought your posted earlier 
mirrors the dialogue of clues and wrong guesses I had with ChatGPT. Are 
you using baseline Grok or premium?

Stuart LaForge