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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 8:51:31 GMT
what other £1?
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Aug 9, 2018 11:17:21 GMT
Post by macq on Aug 9, 2018 11:17:21 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin?
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Aug 9, 2018 11:23:02 GMT
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Post by empirica on Aug 9, 2018 11:23:02 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin? It's just word play. Look at it from the shop-keeper's perspective.
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Aug 9, 2018 11:37:19 GMT
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Post by cb25 on Aug 9, 2018 11:37:19 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin? Of the original £15 held by the three pensioners, they each hold £1, the young lad has £2, the shopkeeper has £10
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Post by macq on Aug 9, 2018 11:48:26 GMT
They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total This only reads as a riddle if you magic up the £2 that the lad kept. If they paid £12 and the lad kept £2, that's £10 out the other side, not £14. Or in reverse Shop returned £5, he kept £2 and that's £3 back to the pensioners. Not really a riddle if you inject a fallacious number and trust the reader just skims over it. most riddle's,word play or cons etc require somebody to skim over the details (i.e the short change con used on shop keepers for real) did not magic the £2 he has it in his pocket honest  yes if they get £3 back it adds up to £15.But if they hand over five coins and get one back have they really paid more then 4 coins its just a bit of fun word play.
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Aug 9, 2018 11:51:34 GMT
Post by macq on Aug 9, 2018 11:51:34 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin? Of the original £15 held by the three pensioners, they each hold £1, the young lad has £2, the shopkeeper has £10 or wordplay in reverse they paid £4 Each & the lad has £2
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Aug 9, 2018 12:36:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 12:36:02 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin? I recommend not doing any more balance sheets for the next few weeks :-)
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Aug 9, 2018 13:04:01 GMT
Post by macq on Aug 9, 2018 13:04:01 GMT
Good question! if they each hand over 5 x £1 coins total £15 They each get back a £1 coin so have now each paid 4 x £1 coins total £12 The lad kept 2 x £1 coins = £14 in total wheres the other £1 coin? I recommend not doing any more balance sheets for the next few weeks :-) funny you should say that but - They liked the telly so much that decided to buy a new HD one They went to the shop and picked one out for £300 paying with 10 X £10 notes each When they got to the till they handed the money over but spotted a sign saying all goods on offer this week. They asked the guy behind the till what the discount was.He knew the discount was £50 but unfortunately he was also the brother of the lad from the second hand shop. He puts 2 Tens in his back pocket and gives each back a crisp Tenner. Now each paid £90 plus his £20 means there is a Tenner missing now 
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Post by markr on Aug 16, 2018 12:48:17 GMT
Astronaut 1: Hi mate, i cant find any milk for my coffee.
Astronaut 2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream.
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Aug 16, 2018 16:20:29 GMT
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Post by jonno on Aug 16, 2018 16:20:29 GMT
Astronaut 1: Hi mate, i cant find any milk for my coffee. Astronaut 2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream. My God!! Cream in coffee???
What an alien concept 
(Might help this Brill joke along?)
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Aug 16, 2018 16:36:07 GMT
Post by macq on Aug 16, 2018 16:36:07 GMT
Astronaut 1: Hi mate, i cant find any milk for my coffee. Astronaut 2: In space, no one can. Here, use cream. And then Astronaut 1 gets a bad case of heartburn!
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Post by registerme on Aug 24, 2018 12:35:36 GMT
How can you tell if somebody is vegan?
Wait a minute, they'll tell you.
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Post by jonno on Aug 24, 2018 12:47:08 GMT
Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy?? I hear you ask.
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Post by jonno on Sept 14, 2018 12:12:05 GMT
I went into Waterstones and asked the woman for a book about turtles. She said "hardback?" and I was like, "Yeah and little heads".
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Post by gc on Sept 15, 2018 20:32:47 GMT
A horse walks into a bar and the barman says: Why the long face?
The horse replies: My alcoholism is killing my family...
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yes if they get £3 back it adds up to £15.But if they hand over five coins and get one back have they really paid more then 4 coins its just a bit of fun word play.
