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net.math
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy
Wed Mar 17 18:08:47 1982
So I'm Not a Math Genius
Well, I have been informed (enough, already!) that there is nothing
wrong with the previous proof I sent out, however, I still think it
is kind of odd to look at the first time around (especially when you're
in the 5th grade, which is where I first saw it).
Must've been one of those days...........
Anyway, another cute little thing is the story about the Cowboy who
lives in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border. It seems that there
is a strange currency situation there, in that:
[1] In the Texas town, a Mexican "dollar" is worth 90 American
cents.
[2] In the Mexican town across the border, an American dollar
is worth 90 Mexican "cents".
So, this guy goes into the local bar in the Texas town, and orders a
10 cent glass of beer (this is an OLD story). He pays for it with
an American dollar bill, and recives a Mexican dollar bill in change.
Then, he walks across the border, into the local Mexican bar, and orders
another 10 cent glass of beer. He pays for it with the Mexican dollar
bill he just recieved, and receives an American dollar bill in change.
He then walks back across the border, and gets another beer, paying
with the A. dollar, and getting a M. dollar, etc. etc. etc.
Question: Who pays for the beer?
Moral: Visit Sunny Mexico on your vacation.
--Dave Curry
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