Re: HOW ABOUT THIS TEST PETER?

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From: Sylvia Else
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:39

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On 1/10/2010 3:56 PM, |-|ercules wrote:
> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia@not.here.invalid> wrote
>> On 1/10/2010 3:29 PM, |-|ercules wrote:
>>> You write 3 Yes/No questions* each on a sheet of cardboard.
>>>
>>> * You must want to find out the answer for the answers sake, not purely
>>> for test purposes. A genuine question that you might ask a friend, if
>>> you have any.
>>>
>>> You select one of the cards and hold it and concentrate on the
>>> question written on the card.
>>>
>>> You roll 3 10 sided dice and tell me the digits in order.
>>> You roll 2 10 sided dice and tell me the digits in order.
>>>
>>> You hand me the 3 cards shuffled and I will hand you the card with your
>>> question on it.
>>> We video tape the whole thing to check which card you
>>> were holding.
>>
>> And if you fail, you claim that the requirement marked with an
>> asterisk wasn't complied with. If you succeed, you don't question it.
>
> I'm a happy winner, sore loser, got it!

No - you're a cherry picker - which is much worse.

Sylvia.

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