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E=3D2<11/12/2001 05:59 PM PST</FONT<<BR<<FONT SIZE=3D2<Please respond to ra= telove</FONT<<BR<<BR< <FONT SIZE=3D2<To:</FONT< <FONT SIZE=3D2<jbrewer@leat= hercenter.com</FONT<<BR< <FONT SIZE=3D2<cc:</FONT< <BR< <FONT SIZE=3D2<bcc:= </FONT< <BR< <FONT SIZE=3D2<Subject:</FONT< <FONT SIZE=3D2<Fw: Weakest Link= </FONT<<BR< <BR<<BR<</P<<P<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"<----- Original = Message -----<BR<From: Beth Love<BR<To: beth<BR<Sent: Sunday, November 11, = 2001 3:55 PM<BR<Subject: Weakest Link<BR<</FONT<<BR<<BR<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"M= onospace,Courier"< The Weakest link'<BR< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT= FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Are you the weakest link???<BR<</FONT<<B= R<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< I am going to ask you three quest= ions.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< And you have to= answer them instantly.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< &nb= sp;You can't take your time.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"= < You have to answer immediately.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospa= ce,Courier"< O.K.? Don't cheat.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE= =3D"Monospace,Courier"< Let's find out just how clever you really are= <BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ........... ........= <BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Ready?<BR<</FONT<<BR= <<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Mon= ospace,Courier"< GO !!!!!<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Couri= er"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< First Q= uestion<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<= <BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< You are participating in a race= . You overtake the second place runner.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospa= ce,Courier"< What position do you finish?<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D= "Monospace,Courier"< ...<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courie= r"< NOW! See the answer below..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace= ,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< .= .<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<F= ONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monosp= ace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< &nbs= p;..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR= <<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Answer<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D= "Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier= "< If you answered that you finish first, you are absolutely wrong!!!= <BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Why? Because when yo= u overtake the second place runner and<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospac= e,Courier"< you take his place, you finish in second place!!<BR<</FON= T<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE= =3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Cour= ier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<= </FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< To answer the second que= stion, don't take as much time as you<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace= ,Courier"< took for the first question.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"M= onospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"<= ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Second Ques= tion: If you overtake the last runner then you arrive...?<BR<</FONT<= <BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"= Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"= < ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FO= NT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE= =3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Cour= ier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<= </FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Answer: If you answer th= at you arrived second to last, you are wrong<BR<again.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT = FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"<  = ; Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST runner !!!!<BR= <</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< &= nbsp; The question is wrong!<BR<</FONT<<B= R<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< &nbs= p; You're not very good at this are you???<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FON= T FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospac= e,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< = ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<= FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monos= pace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< &nb= sp;..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Third Question<= BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FON= T FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Subject: *Very, very tricky math!<BR<</= FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Note: This riddle m= ust be done IN YOUR HEAD ONLY<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier= "< and NOT using pa= per and a pen.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<= </FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Try it.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<F= ONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monosp= ace,Courier"< Take 1000 and add 40 to it.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D= "Monospace,Courier"< Now add another 1000.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE= =3D"Monospace,Courier"< Now add 30.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monos= pace,Courier"< Add another 1000.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospac= e,Courier"< Now add 20.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier= "< Now add another 1000.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courie= r"< Now add 10.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"<  = ;..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< What is the total= ? (scroll down for answer)<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< = ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT= <<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D= "Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier= "< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</F= ONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE= =3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Cour= ier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Did yo= u get 5000?<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</F= ONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< The correct answer is actua= lly 4100.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FON= T<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< Don't believe it? Check it wi= th your calculator!<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< .= .<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< The decimal sequenc= e confuses our brain that always jumps to the<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"M= onospace,Courier"< highest decimals (100s instead of 10s).<BR<</FONT<= <BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"= Monospace,Courier"< This should have you in a bad mood for the rest o= f the day!!!<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</= FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< You are the weakest link. = Goodbye.<BR<</FONT<<BR<<FONT FACE=3D"Monospace,Courier"< ..<BR<</FONT= <<BR<</P<
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