Re: SQL Fun Challenge #2

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:29:41 -0800
Message-ID: <1078612146.265702@yasure>

Mark Bole wrote:

> 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

Given a background in mathematics ... I'm amazed you admitted such after reading all of the previous posts. ;-)

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Received on Sat Mar 06 2004 - 16:29:41 CST