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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:03 am
by Saint Jimmy
Αh, yeah, that would be correct, but the number should have been 45 mins, I made a mistake there. Anyway, you got the key, so it's all cool.

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:09 pm
by Christie
In this case you start burning first rope from one end and second rope from both ends at the same time, and after second rope burns out - you just put the other end of the first rope on fire?
Uff. Nice thing... but the donkey's apples paralyzed our office completely :)) One lady even asked me if she could substitute apples with oranges, it made her thinking easier (in Cyprus) :)

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:22 pm
by brother
Hey if it makes her happy she can have bananas as well. :lol:

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:27 pm
by Christie
She came back later with the answer 333 1/3.. and was very upset that the apples (oranges) could not be cut according to the terms :)

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:32 pm
by cannedmoose
Good to see Cypriot workers operating efficiently as per usual... :lol:

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:38 pm
by Christie
cannedmoose wrote:Good to see Cypriot workers operating efficiently as per usual... :lol:


It is unbelievable. People left for lunch and are calling me from their mobiles with different questions or answers. Before that, hot argument arised in the office reception area about validity of the 334-th orange :D

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:41 pm
by cannedmoose
:lol: :lol: Knowing how the Cyprus jungle telegraph works, no doubt I'll get an email from my mother-in-law with the same riddle soon enough...

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:50 pm
by city
:lol: :lol: **rofl** probably you are right moosey!

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:58 pm
by Christie
I cannot resist the temptation to reproduce a small part of my colleagues' discussion.
- They are cheating! When the donkey starts the second ride with a load of a thousand apples he cannot eat that one dropped on the ground because in this case he will hold 1001 apples which is not allowed!
- Friend, have you ever seen a donkey eating? He does not pick up an apple with his hand and eat like you do.. He takes it with his mouth directly from the ground!
:D

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:04 pm
by cannedmoose
:lol: They'll be off to the donkey sanctuary to physically try it out next... http://www.donkeycyprus.com/

P.S. I urge you all to sponsor a donkey, they do have a hard time of it in Cyprus... Image