diff --git a/1996/gandalf/README.md b/1996/gandalf/README.md
index c85ce0fcd..5623b237f 100644
--- a/1996/gandalf/README.md
+++ b/1996/gandalf/README.md
@@ -14,33 +14,38 @@
 
         make all
 
-	NOTE: This entry might not compile when using modern compilers.
+NOTE: [Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) fixed this to
+compile with modern systems. As he loved the references in the code that could
+not compile he just commented it out (as little as possible). Thank you Cody for
+your assistance!
 
 ### To run
 
 	./gandalf
 
-## Judges' comments
+## Try:
 
-    Also try:
 
 	PATH=.:$PATH
 	./hatcat
 	./cathat
 
-     And next try:
+And next try:
 
 	./cathat
 	`pwd`/cathat
 
-     Care to guess why these execute differently?  Only the
-     compiler knows ... ok maybe other things like the author,
-     the judges and maybe you too?
+Care to guess why these execute differently?  Only the
+compiler knows ... ok maybe other things like the author,
+the judges and maybe you too?
+
+## Judges' comments
+
+For mis-leading C pre-processor output, try:
 
-     For mis-leading C pre-processor output, try:
 
 	cc -E gandalf.c
 
 ## Author's comments
 
-    The program requires an ASCII system.
+The program requires an ASCII system.
diff --git a/1996/gandalf/gandalf.c b/1996/gandalf/gandalf.c
index 019de7d7c..20562eb8c 100644
--- a/1996/gandalf/gandalf.c
+++ b/1996/gandalf/gandalf.c
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 #define de #define
 #define do de
 
-do { begin
+/*do { begin
 do you like (green eggs and ham++)?
 do you eat them: in a box?
 do you eat them with a fox?0
 do } end
 
 fine
-fine, just fine.
+fine, just fine. */
 
                     /*@@@@@@@@@@@@=___
                    /@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@a
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ fine, just fine.
        "\n");}main(a
           ,b)int a;
  char **b   ;{int        x=2;
-    do(x=0;x<4;x++)exit(0);
   for(grem();x<1<<3+(int)b[0]
 [0]%2;)cred            (++x-1);}