The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

I have a political joke, but it isn't appropriate for polite company...

I've known a few political jokes.But then they go and get elected.

 

[Hvr]

I have a political joke, but it isn't appropriate for polite company...

So it is appropriate for AFF. :mrgreen:

 

[TheRealTMA]

I think not.

Try this one https://www.theguardian.com/science...ee-rascal-problem-that-will-drive-you-bonkers

 

[TheRealTMA]

Unless you're a sailor.

LOL. Liked that. All at sea with autocorrect!

 

[GarrettM]

Try this one https://www.theguardian.com/science...ee-rascal-problem-that-will-drive-you-bonkers

Oh no you don't! My brain is stretched enough just trying to get through work tonight. That maths thing already fried most of my synapses. No more puzzles for me.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Oh no you don't! My brain is stretched enough just trying to get through work tonight. That maths thing already fried most of my synapses. No more puzzles for me.

Refer to previous: you need a better bottle of Red!

 

[JessicaTam]

I think: 1=A: 4=B: 8=C: 12=D: 17=E : 15=F: 16=G: 21=H: 18=I.

But I would be happy for someone to double check my working.

F should be 5.

 

[GarrettM]

F should be 5.

Oops. Yes it should. A typo on my part. Stupid fingers.

 

[RooFlyer]

I couldn't agree more.
And after switching to the full site I just noticed your signature !! Awesome quote and awesome guy. I heard him
speak at our leadership forum last year and it was inspirational !

... except it wasn't his line ...

Morrison admits the speech ['get out...'] wasn’t entirely written by him and on the ABC Q&A program he admitted the most quoted line, “The standard you walk past is the standard you accept” was borrowed from then defence force chief and now NSW governor David Hurley.

JT may need to amend her signature .

 

[JessicaTam]

... except it wasn't his line ...



JT may need to amend her signature .

Thank you for the information. Signature amended.

 

[medhead]

Came across this puzzle in Reader's Digest:

Each letter from A to I stands for one of the nine numbers listed in the table below.

No two letters have the same numerical value.

Match each letter to a number to make the following equations work.


Number list:

1 4 5
8 12 16
17 18 21


F = A + B F is 5

C = B + B =2B So C is 8

D = B + C= B+2B=3B B can only be 4, D is 12

G = B + D=B+3B=4B G is 16

I = A + E=A+A+4B=2A+4B=2A+16 I is 18

E = D + F=3B+A+B=A+4B=A+16 A is 1, E is 17

H = F + G=A+B+4B=A+5B=A+20 H is 21

What about this then?

 

[anat0l]

What about this then?

Yep, took me 30 seconds to work it out using medhead's method.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yep, took me 30 seconds to work it out using medhead's method.

Took me a lot less thanks that, even after a bottle of red. But I would say that wouldn't I.

 

[anat0l]

Took me a lot less thanks that, even after a bottle of red. But I would say that wouldn't I.

Ah well, at these orders of magnitude, who's going to count? I had neither the aid nor hindrance thanks to ethanol.

 

[JohnK]

Came across this puzzle in Reader's Digest:

Each letter from A to I stands for one of the nine numbers listed in the table below.

No two letters have the same numerical value.

Match each letter to a number to make the following equations work.


Number list:

1 4 5
8 12 16
17 18 21


F = A + B

C = B + B

D = B + C

G = B + D

I = A + E

E = D + F

H = F + G

That was quite a complex problem. Took me just on 2 minutes and now stressing.

 

[TheRealTMA]

That was quite a complex problem. Took me just on 2 minutes and now stressing.

Actually it's a trivial substitution problem.

 

[coco50]

I wonder how many we have here in the Australian government payroll as well

226 - that is 150 members of the House of Reps and 76 senators!

 

[JohnK]

Actually it's a trivial substitution problem.

Trivial for you. Most people struggle to add 2 numbers together such as 87 + 54. This was way more complex.

 

[GarrettM]

Trivial for you. Most people struggle to add 2 numbers together such as 87 + 54. This was way more complex.

87 + 54 is easy.

At least compared to 84 + 57.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Trivial for you. Most people struggle to add 2 numbers together such as 87 + 54. This was way more complex.

Yea As complicated as 4+4.

But it was from the Reader's Digest so can't make it too hard can they.