Funny how all things old are new again (with a twist). First heard the one
about the refunded $ and where did the difference go, about 25 years or so,
ago. At that time it was 3 salesmen renting a room in a hotel, were
overcharged, etc and the bellboy who was returning the overcharge pocketed
the balance. Obviously old because where can you get a room for $30. any
more? For that matter, where can you get a decent meal for the $10., range?
Did the MG have a side car attached to fit all 3 ladies? Just kidding.
Recently stumbled upon these pages and enjoying them throughly.
Larry MacDonald
73 MGB
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From: Steve Bettencourt <steveb5815@edgenet.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Conundrum (waaay off topic)
Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 4:24 PM
There is no extra 1#. The three old ladies paid 25# for the meal and 2# to
the waiter (27#) and got 3# back which totals 30#.
At 08:18 PM 2/4/98 -0000, Phil Raby <mgworld@chp.ltd.uk> wrote:
>Thre old ladies go to a restuarant for a meal. The bill comes to £30, so
they pay £10 each. The waiter takes their money to the manager who says.
"They're old-age pensioners, give them a £5 discount."
>
>The waiter thinks that it is too hard to spilt £5 three ways, so he gives
the ladies £1 each and pockets the extra £2.
>
>The ladies, who paid £10 each, get £1 back each, which means they paid £9
each.
>
>Three nines are £27, which leaves £3 spare. The waiter took £2, so what's
happened to the extra £1?
>
>The happily well-fed ladies leave the restuarant and drive off in their
MGFs (nice bit of MG content there!)
>
>
>
>Philip Raby
>Editor, MG World
>PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK
>Tel: 01869 340061 Fax: 01869 340063 Mobile 0467 767361
>www.chp.ltd.uk
>
>
Steve Bettencourt
'79 MGB
'76 MGB
'89 T-10 Blazer
Steve's HotRod World Home Page
http://www3.edgenet.net/CruizinRI
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