Oh, if we're explaining our apples hypotheses, here's my explanation of: A - 4 B - 4 C - 2 D - 1 I'm assuming that each professor believes that his question will lead to deducing the answer. Remember also that no one knows what the others had. If A believes that his question will let him deduce the ...
[s] Biitchboy wrote on 17:28, 14th May 2003: [i] You would ask each guard what the other guard would say was the safe road. The truthful person would point to the dangerous road (since the other always lies and would therefore say the safe road was the dangerous one). The lying guard would also poin...
- You come to a fork in the road. - There is a guard at each road. - The guards are identical twins. - One always lies, one always tells the truth. - One road leads to safety, the other to death. - You don't know which guard is which, or which road is which. - You can ask one question only to save y...
[s] niall wrote on 15:09, 14th May 2003: after 1 year: John has £100 and his next paycheck will be £120 Bob has £105 and his next year's pay will be £125 bob earns more [hr]do you have a tastyspoon? http://www.tastyspoon.com/forum I don't follow that - we're talking POUNDS, not PERCENTAGES here ... ...
[s] Dee wrote on 14:32, 14th May 2003: [s] James wrote on 12:51, 14th May 2003: [i] Two men go into a coffee shop. The first hands over £2 and asks for a coffe, and is asked whether he wants normal or cappuccino - to which he answers cappucino. The second hands over £2 and asks for a coffee and is h...
Seeing as my post office one's gone, here's another ... A king has to choose one of three advisors to be Chief Governor. He wants the cleverest one, the one best at reasoning. He gathers them together and gives them the following test: - Each will wear a hat on the front of which will be stuck a col...
[s] Al wrote on 13:38, 14th May 2003: One of the letters in "Post Office" fell off and hit him on the head?!! [hr][i]"Stupidity is the devil. Look in the eye of a chicken and you'll know. It's the most horrifying, cannibalistic, and nightmarish creature in this world." [/i] FULL MARKS TO Al
[s] Nickel wrote on 13:03, 14th May 2003: [s] James wrote on 12:51, 14th May 2003: [i] 2 Two men go into a coffee shop. The first hands over £2 and asks for a coffe, and is asked whether he wants normal or cappuccino - to which he answers cappucino. The second hands over £2 and asks for a coffee and...
Wine ... don't things fall at the same rate? Or does the corkedness of bottles affect the physics of it? Here are another two 1 A man is found dead outside a Post Office with a letter next to his body. How did he die? Yes - one may postulate many far-fetched answers, but I have one in mind. 2 Two me...
[s] Magus wrote on 23:29, 8th May 2003: [i] ... a good hard screw can be enjoyed by all, irregardless of relationship status... Only a classicist, fully familiar with ancient Rome, could truly make such a comment so open to an alternative interpretation to the one I suspect was originally intended. ...