The worlds first riddle!

That seems like ?'checkmate' to you. If I say I do then it might seem as if I care. If I say I don't then it may seem as if I didn't care enough. Tough call.

Which would you prefer?

I like being in limbo...one never has to make a commitment that way....

[size=8]nowhere in sight
the beginning of the end
down in the dumps[/size]

It looks like I'm reading one of my posts. Ok, I'll go for the full read. Have a good evening.

Hi Mark....What took you so long? I gotta go soon.

Well hello Mark, you have a good evening too!

I was just reading one of your posts! and I found a new song for you...one of my choosing, of course!

I'll go check it out!

I had a squash match this morning, and I've been futzin' around the house. It's a beautiful day here.

What is squash like...what does it intail?

I just love the music of Sarah McLachlan, so mysterious.

Who sung the "Dum, dum, dum" song you posted? Lovely lyrics.

Hey gang, back but I don't know how often I can get on. New server monitors and they are messing with certain sites. This being one of them:(

Hi Ralph, good to see you, your take was missed. I hope you can sort things and call back often. Then you may get to meet Shari, brains and beauty, not often seen combination.

Come Go with me- Clarence E. Quick
Did you ever see Joe Vs. The Volcano....I am pretty sure it was in that movie.

Try is too sweet Ralph dont listen to him..but It is nice to meet you anyway!

Squash is similar to racquetball, except:
- the ball is dead
- the racquet is about the size of a badminton racquet (but sturdier)
- the lower 18" or so of the front wall is "out" which forces you to keep the ball up
- there are lines on the front, rear, and side walls that you can't hit the ball above

This site has a picture of the court:
http://www.us-squash.org/rules/csworld.html

There are some other differences, but these are the main ones. It's a physically demanding sport - especially if you're playing someone better than you. A better player can make you run your a$$ off.


I was wondering where ralpheb had disappeared to.

Thanks for the song. No, I did not see the movie, I usually wait for it to come out on DVD, but not that one. Would you recommend it? I posted a goodnight song. Bonne nuit, rêves doux mon doux.

Before I log off, just a quick time check to confound Mark's theorem of post times….. Now back to the tennis conundrum…Not!

I have played Racquetball before and quite liked it. Very sweaty sport. Good work out though.

Hey , Has anyone played the Crimson Room...I am stuck!

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I'm not certain about this. I think a A wins (12 first) with probability 7/13.[/size]

Try almost made it to 9:00.

Shall I post the solution to the rebus tournament problem?

Joe Vs the Volcano is one of those silly movies that you watch just for fun. No thought need go into it. It just is what it is, silly and stupid. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, I really like it.

Well watderyea know, rumour has it Ralph has made it outta the slammer, but has to lie low for a while. We look forward to more updates from the ?'fugitive' in his attempt to stay one step ahead.

Mark and Shari have taken up golf and are playing a round. Keep tuned for more; ?'Tales from the locker room'. Rap still appears to be still recovering, and I am about to join him. DP lost his bet that I couldn't last 24 hours without infuriating Shari, although it was a close run thing. (All characters are fictitious, and any connection to real persons is purely coincidental). :wink:


Mark writes, "Shall I post the solution to the rebus tournament problem?"

I think this is one of the best problems ever posted, I find it infuriating that I cannot even see where I am going wrong. May I suggest that far from posting the answer, you re-post the question as a new thread and see what a wider audience will make of it.



Q. Player A and B bet on the total roll of two normal dice. Player A bets that a 12 will be rolled first. Player B bets that two 7s will be rolled consecutively first. They keep rolling until one person wins.
What is the probability A will win?

Mark:

DICE
I'm not certain about this. I think A wins (12 first) with probability 7/13.

(Well folks, how close was he?)

Let p be the probability that A wins. Consider the following four events:
• If the first roll is a 12 then A wins.
• If the first roll is a anything other than a 7 and 12 then neither side has improved their odds and the probability of A winning is still p.
• If the first roll is a 7 and the second roll is a 12 then A wins.
• If the first roll is a 7 and the second roll is anything other than a 7 and 12 then neither side has improved their odds and the probability of A winning is still p.

We can now express p as follows:
p = 1/36 + (29/36)*p + (1/6)*(1/36) + (1/6)*(29/36)* p
p = 7/216 + (203/216)*p
13p = 7
p = 7/13

So the probability that A will win is 7/13 = ~ 0.538462 .

It don't get better than that.

SNOIGWHHERET
nowhere in sight

V
THE END
the beginning of the end

DUMPS DUMPS
GOOSEFEATHERS
DUMPS DUMPS
down in the dumps


Shari, writes, "Has anyone played the Crimson Room?"

No, but I played Carnegie Hall once, or was that the Grand Ole Opry. Anuhoo, please explain further.

In view of your post count, may I on behalf of the guys wish you well in your rise to fame.



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You have two hourglasses - a four-minute glass and a seven minute glass. You want to measure nine minutes. How do you do it