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pcbouhid
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A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« on: Nov 27th, 2005, 6:08am » |
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"Four jolly men sat down to play
And played all night till break of day;
They played for gold and not for fun,
With separate scores for every one.
Yet, when they came to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts!
Can you the paradox explain?
If no one lost, how could all gain?"
In memorian to Mr. A.D.Mylos
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Re: A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« Reply #1 on: Nov 27th, 2005, 6:58am » |
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They weren't on a roof by any chance were they 
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Re: A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« Reply #2 on: Nov 27th, 2005, 7:09am » |
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Would their names possibly be John, Paul, Ringo and George ?
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Re: A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« Reply #3 on: Nov 27th, 2005, 7:13am » |
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Yes, they were. Send my regards to A.D. Mylos, towr.
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Re: A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« Reply #4 on: Nov 27th, 2005, 7:15am » |
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Excellent choice, JC.
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Re: A riddle from A.D.Mylos
« Reply #5 on: Nov 27th, 2005, 9:50am » |
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And there I was feeling sorry for the fifth person at the table who started with a large pile of gold and left much poorer...
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