Where's the mathematicians when you need
them?
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Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:21
PM
Subject: Re: [sharechat] Off Topic - To
Pass the Time
Two,
Jane
>From: "Cristine Kerr" <criskerr@optusnet.com.au> >Reply-To:
sharechat@sharechat.co.nz >To:
<sharechat@sharechat.co.nz> >Subject:
Re: [sharechat] Off Topic - To Pass the Time >Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004
14:23:01 +1000 > >Hi Jane, > >Haven't found anyone for
whom it doesn't work. > >What number did you start
with? > ----- Original Message ----- >
From: jane mckenzie > To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz >
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:55 PM > Subject: RE:
[sharechat] Off Topic - To Pass the
Time > > > > > Yes? ..... NO! It
must only work with some ages - I did it twice in case
>I > had made a mistake - either that or all this
reading about share trading >has > made me older (or
wiser?). > regards, >
jane > > >From: "Cristine Kerr" <criskerr@optusnet.com.au> >
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz >
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz> >
>Subject: [sharechat] Off Topic - To Pass the Time >
>Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:37:17 +1000 >
> > >Chocolate Maths for
Chocaholics > > >
> > >This'll take less than a minute....... (go get
your calculator - use it > >whilst you read
through) > > > >Don't read the
bottom until you've completed all steps. >
> > >1. First of all, pick the number of times a week
that you would like to > >have chocolate. (try for more
than once but less than 10) > > 2. Multiply this
number by 2 (Just to be bold) > >3. Add 5. (for
Sunday) > >4. Multiply the result by 50 (now you know why
you I sent you for the > >calculator - saves some grey
cells ................ > > 5. If you have already
had your birthday this year add 1754.... If >you >
>haven't, add 1753 ..... > >6. Now subtract the four
digit year that you were born. > >You should now have a
three digit number. > > >
> > >The first digit of this three digit number is
your original number >(i.e., > >how many times you
want to have chocolate each week) - yes? >
> > > > >The next two numbers are
........ your age ~ yes? > > >
> > >This is the only year this will work with these
numbers. > >
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