Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 There are two possible answers. 1. The rope is tied to the back of the horse 2. The rope isn´t tied to the other end at all... There is a third answer, and a much more likely one. The horse is tied to the saloon, and the hay is 1m away from the tying post thingy. The furthest the horse can get is 6m away in one direction or 4m in another. This is a silly question, as you have to look at the possible answers and try to work out which 'clever' answer they're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Who is Brian, and haven't we teased him enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Pete decided to get into the used boat sales business. After buying two boats, he realised he'd spent all his money and had no cash flow. Pete opted for a couple of quick sales. By the end of the day he had sold both boats for $6000 each. On one boat he realized a profit of 20% and on the other boat he lost 20%. Did Pete make money, lose money or break even? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Pete decided to get into the used boat sales business. After buying two boats, he realised he'd spent all his money and had no cash flow. Pete opted for a couple of quick sales. By the end of the day he had sold both boats for $6000 each. On one boat he realized a profit of 20% and on the other boat he lost 20%. Did Pete make money, lose money or break even? This depends on how you count it. Let's assume stuff again. 6000/1.2 = 5000 purchase price 6000/.8 = 7500 purchase price. He started with $12500 and through poor planning and mismanagement lost $500 in a day. Plus overheads, Pete should get out of the used boat business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvin.x Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Pete decided to get into the used boat sales business. After buying two boats, he realised he'd spent all his money and had no cash flow. Pete opted for a couple of quick sales. By the end of the day he had sold both boats for $6000 each. On one boat he realized a profit of 20% and on the other boat he lost 20%. Did Pete make money, lose money or break even? First boat was bought for 5.000 and the second for 7.500. So he sold each for 6.000 and lost a total of 500. Pug was faster again... That´s the problem for slow typing not english native speakers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 That´s the problem for slow typing not english native speakers... It's a good way of practising though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Yes you are both right, and Pugwash got there first! WINNER! While I'm looking for some new questions, this one is still unsolved.... John dropped in to visit his friend Frank, and found him snoozing on the couch. There was fresh blood on the ceiling above his head, but nowhere else in the room. John anxiously woke him to check his condition only to find that everything was fine. How could Frank's blood be on the ceiling but nowhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 John dropped in to visit his friend Frank, and found him snoozing on the couch. There was fresh blood on the ceiling above his head, but nowhere else in the room. John anxiously woke him to check his condition only to find that everything was fine. How could Frank's blood be on the ceiling but nowhere else? I give up. Something like Frank is a budgie, the couch is actually a sponge and the blood is really blancmange, but through stupidly worded language, we can almost make out that it's only one specific situation you need to be really clever to work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Bugger I took off for a little while and missed a couple of questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Double bugger that stupid post was my Powermax post......................what a waste Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Double bugger that stupid post was my Powermax post......................what a waste Ken POWERMAX!! :punk: :punk: :punk: :punk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Double bugger that stupid post was my Powermax post......................what a waste 2500 for Powermax? I think I can manage that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Something extraordinarily unusual happened on the 5th of June, 1978 at 12.34 pm. What was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Something extraordinarily unusual happened on the 5th of June, 1978 at 12.34 pm. What was it? 12345678 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Well don't hurry, you know all the sexy cheer leaders and all the free watches and...............well all............................................................................. ........................it's all a lie Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 (edited) Well don't hurry, you know all the sexy cheer leaders and all the free watches and...............well all............................................................................. ........................it's all a lie Ken No, you win something better than cheerleaders and watches.... You win....cheerleader watches! "Go Team!" Oh, yeah - Pugwash was right. It's 12.34 on 5/6/78 Edited July 30, 2006 by cornerstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 "Go Team!" Go away..................................please Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Congrats Ken.........another millstone milestone! JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Go away..................................please Ken Oh, come on - look at the quality of workmanship here: The way 'Go Team' almost seems to have been cut out with, well, scissors. And made with paper - possibly even coloured in. Too bad it's only a quartz. And the girl is a honey. Okay, a new question: What is the next letter in the following sequence? M A M J J A S O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I think you were right the first time. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Oh, come on - look at the quality of workmanship here: The way 'Go Team' almost seems to have been cut out with, well, scissors. And made with paper - possibly even coloured in. Too bad it's only a quartz. And the girl is a honey. Okay, a new question: What is the next letter in the following sequence? M A M J J A S O N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 N Yes! N for November! WINNER! What common English word starts and ends with 'UND'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Yes! N for November! WINNER! What common English word starts and ends with 'UND'? UNDERGROUND? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 UNDERGROUND? Looks like it ... jearle@debaser$ egrep ^und.*und$ /usr/share/dict/words underbound underground undersound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Um...why not just 'Under' Ken Edit to add.................I'm a numbnut...............I just read the question again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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