Re: SQL Fun Challenge #2

From: Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 21:48:24 GMT
Message-ID: <IGr2c.6884$TE5.6553@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com>

Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Mark Bole wrote:
> 

>> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>> > Two mathematicians (Boris and Vladimir) met accidently for the first
>> > time in 20 years.
>>
>> > Boris asks Vladi
>> > "Do you have any children?" "Yes" replies Vladimir, "I have three."
>> >
>> [...]
>>
>> > What are the
>> > ages of Boris' children?
>>
>> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>>
>>> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>>>
>>> It seems, and I hope, everyone had as much fun with this as I did.
>>>
>>
>> You must be having the last laugh, since it appears to be a trick
>> question.
>>
>> We have no information at all about the ages of Boris' children, or
>> whether or not he even has any -- only Vladimir.
>>
>> --Mark Bole

> 
> 
> No trick. Just a typo everyone else thankfully missed.

Darn, there I go being a party pooper again. Comes from the mathematical training I left behind (more than) 20 years ago. Good thing I'm not in your class!!

It was indeed both amusing and educational to read all the responses -- which I had to do to be sure no one else had already pointed out the typo!

--Mark Bole Received on Sat Mar 06 2004 - 15:48:24 CST