Another One (591 hits)
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Submitted by Hairy Coo <hairy_coo1.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-06-09 10:14:52 EDT
3 guys pay for a hotel room that costs £30
Owner realises the cost was actually £25 and sends the bellboy with £5 to give back to the 3 guys.
Bellboy realises you he cant split £5 between 3 so he gives each of the men £1 each and keeps £2 for himself.
So the men have paid £27 for the room - £9 each, and the BellBoy has £2.
What happened to the other pound ?
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Submitted by Loren1 (user info) at 2005-06-09 15:37:54 EDT (#)
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The way it's worded is intentional fuckwits. It's supposed to confuse people.
Personally, I always liked this riddle. I guess I must be retarded.
Submitted by lunarshadows (user info) at 2005-06-09 15:19:55 EDT (#)
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it makes you at least think out a problem
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2005-06-09 12:21:40 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by hairycoo (user info) at 2005-06-09 11:09:33 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:35:00 (#)
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So the men have paid £27 for the room - £9 each, and the BellBoy has £2. """
This sentence is flawed in the first place. Was that a riddle for retards?
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The is Uber, no ?
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-06-09 11:02:40 EDT (#)
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Actually, they paid 25 for the room, and 2 for the tip = 27
30-27=3
3 was the refund.
Submitted by CLAIRE1 (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:55:34 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:39:11 EDT (#)
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Very old, though I've heard it in the form of a kid getting pies at a cricket match. +2 for cricket.
Submitted by Bellebrown (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:36:51 EDT (#)
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If he's as stupid as this pissing post, he's probably swallowed the quid.
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE DONE THIS TO ME - I know I know the answer... and whatsit down there didn't explain it enough for me to understand.
I will hate you for a long time for bringing this up (ok, prolly only ten minutes).
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:35:00 EDT (#)
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So the men have paid £27 for the room - £9 each, and the BellBoy has £2. """
This sentence is flawed in the first place. Was that a riddle for retards?
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:25:13 EDT (#)
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They were supposed to pay 25 but they paid 27, which makes sense because the bellhop kept 2.
The trick is in the statement, "The three men had now paid 9 each, or a total of 27. This plus the 2 the bellhop kept for himself makes a total of 29."
The 27 is the total payment and 2 is a cost, not a payment. It just happens to add up to 29 giving the illusion of a missing dollar.
Submitted by funk_boy (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:21:40 EDT (#)
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i've explained this too many times already
this sentence is nonsense,
"So the men have paid £27 for the room - £9 each, and the BellBoy has £2."
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:17:49 EDT (#)
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OH I HATE you for bringing this up!! I KNOW the answer - I've forgetten it though.. Now I'll not sleep tonight
*sobs*
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:17:36 EDT (#)
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Knock knock...
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:17:15 EDT (#)
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No they didn't.
They paid $25, and gave the busboy a $2 tip.
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:17:12 EDT (#)
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What the fuck is that gay looking L for? And what about a pound? Nobody got weighed in that story. You're confused.
Submitted by hairycoo (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:17:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
not funny
Submitted by PokeyPecker (user info) at 2005-06-09 10:16:03 EDT (#)
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They stuffed it up your ass?