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Article #1195Re: Re: IDIOT TEST ***SPOILER*** Some answers enclosed.
From: Jay Jaeckel
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1986 20:41
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.
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