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November 28, 2005
random banter
I heard about this story of how a person became his own grandfather, which was told by my friend a few years ago. I forgot how it came about but i just came across the story again on the net. It's something like this:
"Well, it all started when I got married and I guess I should never have done it. I married a widow with a grown daughter who then became my stepdaughter.
My dad came to visit us, fell in love with my lovely stepdaughter, then married her. And so my stepdaughter was now my stepmother. Soon, my wife had a son who was, of course, my daddy's brother-in-law since he is the half-brother of my stepdaughter, who is now, of course, my daddy's wife.
So, as I told you, when my stepdaughter married my daddy, she was at once my stepmother! Now, since my new son is brother to my stepmother, he also became my uncle. As you know, my wife is my step-grandmother since she is my stepmother's mother. Don't forget that my stepmother is my stepdaughter. Remember, too, that I am my wife's grandson.
But hold on just a few minutes more. You see, since I'm married to my step-grandmother, I am not only the wife's grandson and her hubby, but I am also my own grandfather."
Here's a quick IQ question:
3 travelers were staying overnight in a mediocre hotel in the suburb of California. The cost was $30, which was nicely divided into $10 per person. Once the 3 travelers retired to slumberland, the manager of the hotel decided to give a special discount. He decided to charge $25 instead of $30. So he passed $5 to the bell boy and asked him to return the extra money back to the travelers. Now the greedy bell boy took $2 for his tips and returned only $3 to the travelers the next morning. Each of them took $1 back, which means that each paid total net amount of $9. Now, if you do the math, all three travelers paid $9 X 3 = $27. Plus the $2 the bell boy squandered, the total amount is $29. What happened to the other dollar??
Posted by peixin at November 28, 2005 09:38 AM
Comments
Eh, marvellous relationship, quite confusing!
Actually the solution should go like this:
3 travelers paid $9x3=$27.00 less $2.00 taken by bell boy, the remaining $25.00 goes to the owner of the hotel. Right?
Posted by: st at November 28, 2005 12:41 PM
You can't add the $2.00; it's mathematically incorrect since it was taken away. Following that, there isn't any missing dollar to speak of.
Posted by: zx at November 30, 2005 02:16 AM