Don't tell me your age---but the following math works!

williamguoca

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway---but your waiter may know!
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  l5 C0 j+ b$ }# w1 Q1 s0 @>                  YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
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  E( J' C5 e  D; @) G; d: J( \, ~>                  DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read.
>                  Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
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>                  This is not one of those waste of time things, it's really fun.
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7 b. N7 M0 e. K( P( N>                  1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10, tried, o also works)
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>                  4. Multiply it by 50
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>                  5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
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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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: k5 Z7 O; y  F! j>                  The first digit of this was your original number(I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
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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 (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS

小黄

原帖由 williamguoca 于 2008-10-31 16:53 发表
Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway---but your waiter may know!
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5 h5 R+ u% l' Q: ]" e3 R1 A" x* w* H5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
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无聊，5和6都是问生日的，和一开始的“Don't tell me your age”自相矛盾。
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如果不问5和6，也能算出生日，我佩服你。

williamguoca

Hey, take it easy, Xiao Huang!  It's just a game for fun! don't be so serious ....

chmwl