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Post by ted on May 21, 2005 8:25:18 GMT
Good morning to you all! I trust you all had a storming friday night?
I thought i would share with you this that perplexed me in my drunken state for the best part of the evening.
3 builders working on a house.
They havent got a stereo.
They all pitch in a tenner and go and buy a stereo for £30.
After they have left the manager tells the shop assistant that the overcharged them and to refund them £5.
The shop assistant decides he will take £2 for himself and give the men back a pound each.
They all got a pound back from the tenner meaning they paid £9 each..... right. whats £9 x 3? £27
But the shop assitant only took £2 for himself and gave the men back £3.
£30 - £2 = £28
Im still a bit confused by it. wheres the other pound gone!
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Post by DoUrden on May 21, 2005 9:11:43 GMT
Well, it's simple. They paid 9 quid each which as you say is 27. They paid 25 for the stereo, and then the 2 quid that the assistant stole making the 27 that they have spent. And then they all have a quid left over each making the last 30.
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Post by ted on May 21, 2005 9:14:47 GMT
Ok ok spoil sport.......
But you try working that out in the pub at about 10pm after being out a while.....
I probably should have some idea about money what with working in a bank but i dont even know my times table (true story)
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Post by DoUrden on May 21, 2005 9:17:20 GMT
Ok ok spoil sport....... But you try working that out in the pub at about 10pm after being out a while..... I probably should have some idea about money what with working in a bank but i dont even know my times table (true story) hehe, Like your style. if in doubt, blame it on the beer. Works every time. Except when the police man asked why you didn't notice that red light you've just jumped. So you're saying the company that has all them adverts about looking after your money employ people that can't count? think I'll stick to my current bank rather than there then  |
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Post by ted on May 21, 2005 9:28:57 GMT
Ha ha..... 'Looking after your money'!
Thats a joke. If only you knew some of the stuff we get up to!
Minimum qualifications needed, simple data entry.... you could train monkeys!
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Post by DoUrden on May 21, 2005 9:37:25 GMT
Did the monkeys not feel it was the best use of their abilities then, and so they hired you instead?
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Post by ted on May 21, 2005 10:44:55 GMT
egg felt it was easier to employ bums as monkeys had ambition and more regulations than we do  |
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Post by Alf Garnett on May 21, 2005 19:45:02 GMT
hehe, Like your style. if in doubt, blame it on the beer. Works every time. Except when the police man asked why you didn't notice that red light you've just jumped. You can't blame that on the beer DoUrden.Imagine saying this. 'sorry I didn't see the light on red guv but i'm pi$$ed'.Gonna get the book thrown at you me old. |
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Post by DoUrden on May 21, 2005 20:02:52 GMT
You can't blame that on the beer DoUrden.Imagine saying this. 'sorry I didn't see the light on red guv but i'm pi$$ed'.Gonna get the book thrown at you me old. I know mate, it was a joke. Would be funny saying it tho wouldn't it ;D |
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Post by heja on May 21, 2005 20:19:35 GMT
i swear there was some drunk people on the roads today cutting me up and swerveing into my lane
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Post by DoUrden on May 21, 2005 21:16:48 GMT
i swear there was some drunk people on the roads today cutting me up and swerveing into my lane Thats probably just rubbish drivers. There are far too many of those about these days. You'd be amazed how many incompetant fools I see on the roads every week while working all over the place. |
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