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tennhound
Sun Aug 14, 2005, 01:59 AM
>Don't cheat, it is fun!
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>YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
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>DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
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>It takes less than a minute....... Work this out as you read.
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>Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is
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>1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would
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>2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
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>3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
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>4. Multiply it by 50 . I'll wait while you get the
>calculator................
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>5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755.... If
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>6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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>You should have a three digit number
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>The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times
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>The next two numbers are ........
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>YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
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>THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2005) IT WILL EVER WORK,

marg
Tue Aug 16, 2005, 03:54 AM
Good one Teenhound!!

cat_2785
Sat Aug 20, 2005, 08:32 AM
wow. thats pretty cool