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Re: Re: IDIOT TEST ***SPOILER*** Some answers enclosed.

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From: Jay Jaeckel
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1986 20:41
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A few comments and maybe some variations, Re:

> Here are my answers for the above captioned test.  If you do not want
> to read these, please hit 'n' now. No flames about reading this, you
> got two warnings.
> 
> I mention three answers that I'm not sure of.  If you can confirm
> these, or you have a better answer for any of them, I'd enjoy getting
> mail from you.
> 
>  
>  6. How many outs are there in an inning?
> 	Six.  (I'm not sure if there's a trick to this one.)

		That answer probably IS the trick -- I think many people
		would hastily answer three.

>  7. Is it legal in N.J. for a man to marry his widow's sister?
> 	It isn't legal for a dead man to marry anybody.

		Said man may be dead, but what about the "legal" part?
		I bet there aren't any laws on any books prohibiting it!

> 10. If you have 3 apples and you take away 2, how many apples
>     do you have?
> 	Three.  The two you took and the one you had left.

		I say only 2:  Namely the two you took away with you.
		You don't have the one you left behind if you left it behind.


						-- J.J.
						...{decwrl,ucbvax}!imagen!jay
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Subject: Re: Re: IDIOT TEST ***SPOILER***  Some answers enclosed.
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