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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: rec.puzzles
- Subject: Re: A puzzle?
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 13:38:18 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- Message-ID: <1jotcaINN32k@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1993Jan21.115427.29195@ida.liu.se>
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- In article <1993Jan21.115427.29195@ida.liu.se>, t91matfa@odalix.ida.liu.se (Mattias Fagerlund) writes:
- =Well, lets see if this puzzle fits you.
- =
- =The solution seems me totally logical, but not every body might think so.
- =You may ask me as many questions as you wish, but mail them to my person,
- =so you don't spoil it for the others.
- =Questions will be answered with yes, no and irrelevant (most are).
- =
- =A man walks into a saloon and asks the bartender for a glass of water.
- =The bartender, saying nothing, pulls out a shot-gun and points it at the man.
- =-Thank you, the man says and leaves the bar.
- =
- =Question:
- = What really happend? Why did the man say thank you (his goal WAS actually
- = achived) and leave?
-
- Well, after we consult the frequently-asked-questions list for this newsgroup,
- we conclude that the customer must've been suffering from hiccups.
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-