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#501 2008-01-19 21:44:19

treehugger96
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Re: Q20

5. Family name start from A-L


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#502 2008-01-19 23:40:24

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Re: Q20

Born before 1970?


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#503 2008-01-21 01:44:48

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Re: Q20

7. Does he hail from the A continents?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#504 2008-01-21 02:14:46

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Re: Q20

8. Does he have children?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#505 2008-01-22 19:30:29

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Re: Q20

1. Man, alive.
2. No, he's not a sportsperson.
3. No, he's not a cinema/television star.
4. No, he's not a politician.
5. Yes, his family name does start with a letter between A-L.
6. Yes, he was born before 1970.
7. Yes, he hails from the A continents.
8. Um ... I don't actually know. Hang on, I'll see if I can find out.

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#506 2008-01-23 02:07:51

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Re: Q20

Okay, omit the question.
8. Is he an Asian?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#507 2008-01-23 04:43:46

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Re: Q20

9. Is he a writer?

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#508 2008-01-23 19:48:11

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Re: Q20

#10 Family name start from A-G?
#11 Doctor?
#12 Scientist/ mathematian?


........"To my mind having care and concern for others is the highest of human qualities"
.........Fred Hollows

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#509 2008-01-23 21:00:19

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Re: Q20

1. Man, alive.
2. No, he's not a sportsperson.
3. No, he's not a cinema/television star.
4. No, he's not a politician.
5. Yes, his family name does start with a letter between A-L.
6. Yes, he was born before 1970.
7. Yes, he hails from the A continents.
8. No, he is not Asian.
9. No, he is not a writer*.
10. No, his family name does not start with a letter between A-G.
11. No, he is not a doctor.
12. No, he is not a scientist/mathematician.

* [of words] wink

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#510 2008-01-24 01:15:23

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Re: Q20

13. From USA?

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#511 2008-01-24 01:32:29

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Re: Q20

14. Painter?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#512 2008-01-24 05:44:55

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Re: Q20

15. Australian?


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#513 2008-01-24 10:09:06

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Re: Q20

1. Man, alive.
2. No, he's not a sportsperson.
3. No, he's not a cinema/television star.
4. No, he's not a politician.
5. Yes, his family name does start with a letter between A-L.
6. Yes, he was born before 1970.
7. Yes, he hails from the A continents.
8. No, he is not Asian.
9. No, he is not a writer*.
10. No, his family name does not start with a letter between A-G.
11. No, he is not a doctor.
12. No, he is not a scientist/mathematician.
13. Yes, from USA.
14.  No, not a painter.
15. No, not Australian ...

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#514 2008-01-24 10:46:45

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Re: Q20

Heh, I should have put an "if 13 is no, then..." in there. Ah well.


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#515 2008-01-24 10:56:45

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Re: Q20

[Sorry. I was dyslexic. rolleyes]

Last edited by JaneFairfax (2008-01-24 12:00:22)

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#516 2008-01-24 11:30:07

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Re: Q20

Wasn't A-L a yes? And A-G a no? So it must be H,I,J,K or L.

So we have Man, Alive, USA, Born before 1970, Family name H to L.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#517 2008-01-24 14:19:13

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Re: Q20

#16. musician?


........"To my mind having care and concern for others is the highest of human qualities"
.........Fred Hollows

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#518 2008-01-24 16:34:51

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Re: Q20

JaneFairfax wrote:

[Sorry. I was dyslexic. rolleyes]

durrrrrrrrrrrr


Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.

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#519 2008-01-24 18:23:47

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Re: Q20

1. Man, alive.
2. No, he's not a sportsperson.
3. No, he's not a cinema/television star.
4. No, he's not a politician.
5. Yes, his family name does start with a letter between A-L.
6. Yes, he was born before 1970.
7. Yes, he hails from the A continents.
8. No, he is not Asian.
9. No, he is not a writer*.
10. No, his family name does not start with a letter between A-G.
11. No, he is not a doctor.
12. No, he is not a scientist/mathematician.
13. Yes, from USA.
14. No, not a painter.
      No, not Australian ... [we can omit this]
15. Yes, a musician.

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#520 2008-01-24 19:56:55

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Re: Q20

An American Musician ... well, there aren't many of them neutral


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#521 2008-01-25 17:49:18

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Re: Q20

#17. is it Brodie Foster Hubbard?


........"To my mind having care and concern for others is the highest of human qualities"
.........Fred Hollows

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#522 2008-01-26 15:32:12

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Q20

1. Man, alive.
2. No, he's not a sportsperson.
3. No, he's not a cinema/television star.
4. No, he's not a politician.
5. Yes, his family name does start with a letter between A-L.
6. Yes, he was born before 1970.
7. Yes, he hails from the A continents.
8. No, he is not Asian.
9. No, he is not a writer*.
10. No, his family name does not start with a letter between A-G.
11. No, he is not a doctor.
12. No, he is not a scientist/mathematician.
13. Yes, from USA.
14. No, not a painter.
      No, not Australian ... [we can omit this]
15. Yes, a musician.
16. No, not Brodie Foster Hubbard.

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#523 2008-01-26 16:31:04

JaneFairfax
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Re: Q20

Brodie Foster Hubbard was NOT born before 1970. mad

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#524 2008-01-27 04:12:05

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Re: Q20

Just to waste a question
Does he have feet?


Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.

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#525 2008-01-27 05:33:19

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Re: Q20

People without feet were NOT born before 1970. mad


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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