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#501 2008-01-19 21:44:19
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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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Born before 1970?
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#503 2008-01-21 01:44:48
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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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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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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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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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9. Is he a writer?
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#508 2008-01-23 19:48:11
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#10 Family name start from A-G?
#11 Doctor?
#12 Scientist/ mathematian?
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#509 2008-01-23 21:00:19
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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] 
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#510 2008-01-24 01:15:23
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13. From USA?
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#511 2008-01-24 01:32:29
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14. Painter?
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#512 2008-01-24 05:44:55
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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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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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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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[Sorry. I was dyslexic. 
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#516 2008-01-24 11:30:07
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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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#16. musician?
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#518 2008-01-24 16:34:51
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[Sorry. I was dyslexic.
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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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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An American Musician ... well, there aren't many of them 
"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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#17. is it Brodie Foster Hubbard?
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#522 2008-01-26 15:32:12
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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
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Brodie Foster Hubbard was NOT born before 1970. 
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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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People without feet were NOT born before 1970.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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