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"Jim07D7" |
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22 Sep 2007 12:46:02 PM |
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OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
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| User: "Bill M" |
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| Title: Re: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 02:47:00 PM |
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"Jim07D7" <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:c6laf398m8fa6thfa86lu4jrg1dfjqchrt@4ax.com...
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
Pure nonsense.
Would you rather die of a burst appendix or fall off a cliff?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
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| User: "Brian E. Clark" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
20 Oct 2007 08:39:15 PM |
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In article <c6laf398m8fa6thfa86lu4jrg1dfjqchrt@
4ax.com>, Jim07D7 said...
1. You are driving down the road in your car on
a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop
and you see three people waiting for the bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car,
whom would you choose?
The perfect partner. According the libertarians in
this group, by maximizing my own good I will
simultaneously maximize the good of all.
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Brian E. Clark
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| User: "David Canzi -- non-mailable" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 10:57:17 PM |
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In article <c6laf398m8fa6thfa86lu4jrg1dfjqchrt@4ax.com>,
Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
The reason my car only has room for one passenger is that it's
a hearse. I pick up the old lady 'cause I'm going her way.
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David Canzi | Eternal truths come and go. |
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
23 Sep 2007 12:35:54 AM |
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> carved
the following into the hard stone of alt.atheism
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
None of them.
But then I'm a sociopath.
--
Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2011
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
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| User: "raven1" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 03:31:30 PM |
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
"Faith may not move mountains, but you should see what it does to skyscrapers..."
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| User: "Jim07D7" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 08:01:55 PM |
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raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com> said:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
That's exactly what the wed site said was the best solution. Everybody
benefits.
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| User: "Smiler" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
23 Sep 2007 10:45:07 PM |
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"Jim07D7" <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:llebf39cj5ttc33are07t872ifptkjgep9@4ax.com...
raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com> said:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
That's exactly what the wed site said was the best solution. Everybody
benefits.
Except that solution assumes that the friend can drive, which may not be the
case.
Why is the friend waiting for a bus?
Smiler,
The godless one
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| User: "Jim07D7" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
24 Sep 2007 01:47:15 AM |
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"Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> said:
"Jim07D7" <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:llebf39cj5ttc33are07t872ifptkjgep9@4ax.com...
raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com> said:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
That's exactly what the wed site said was the best solution. Everybody
benefits.
Except that solution assumes that the friend can drive, which may not be the
case.
Why is the friend waiting for a bus?
Excepting of course whatever we want to except, to make any possible
solution questionable.
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| User: "raven1" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
24 Sep 2007 12:06:08 AM |
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:45:07 GMT, "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com>
wrote:
"Jim07D7" <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:llebf39cj5ttc33are07t872ifptkjgep9@4ax.com...
raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com> said:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
That's exactly what the wed site said was the best solution. Everybody
benefits.
Except that solution assumes that the friend can drive, which may not be the
case.
Why is the friend waiting for a bus?
He was out drinking? His car is in the shop for repairs? He chooses to
take public transportation when available, and didn't listen to the
weather report? There's plenty of reasonable responses.
---
"Faith may not move mountains, but you should see what it does to skyscrapers..."
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| User: "raven1" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
24 Sep 2007 12:07:23 AM |
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:06:08 -0400, raven1
<quoththeraven@nevermore.com> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:45:07 GMT, "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com>
wrote:
"Jim07D7" <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:llebf39cj5ttc33are07t872ifptkjgep9@4ax.com...
raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com> said:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
I'd ask the old friend to drive the old lady to the nearest hospital
and wait for the bus with the perfect partner.
---
That's exactly what the wed site said was the best solution. Everybody
benefits.
Except that solution assumes that the friend can drive, which may not be the
case.
Why is the friend waiting for a bus?
He was out drinking?
Of course, in that case, you don't offer to let him drive!
---
"Faith may not move mountains, but you should see what it does to skyscrapers..."
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
18 Oct 2007 07:02:48 PM |
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
None. They're calmly waiting for a bus.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 02:57:02 PM |
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
The old lady because apparently she is the only one who is in danger
if you leave her there.
Other than that I think number six Which is a very old one> is the
only one that works.
<Except maybe # 4 might>
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Tokay Pino Gris" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
22 Sep 2007 06:30:17 PM |
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wrote:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:46:02 GMT, Jim07D7 <Jim07D7@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
The old lady because apparently she is the only one who is in danger
if you leave her there.
Which will impress that perfect partner (how do you know that just by
looking?) and enhances your chances that she will fall for you....
The old friend certainly would understand.
Tokay
--
Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only
once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two
data points.
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| User: "Andres64" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Lateral Thinking Site |
23 Sep 2007 04:39:17 AM |
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On Sep 22, 1:46 pm, Jim07D7 <Jim0...@nospam.net> wrote:
Example:
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night,
when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the
bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would
you choose?
http://www.folj.com/lateral/
The perfect partner. The old lady is about to die. The friend will
understand.
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