Saturday, September 09, 2006

It's just a question of maths


On this day in 1513 at the Battle of Flodden Field, James IV of Scotland was defeated. I wonder if this was the start of the collective chip on the Scottish shoulder?


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A woman came home from work and found this letter from her husband:

My Dearest Wife,
You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you with your 54-year old body can no longer supply. However, I am very happy with you and I value you as a good wife. Therefore, after reading this letter, I hope that you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel.
Please don't be perturbed, I shall be back home before midnight.

When the man came home, he found the following letter on the dining room table.

My Dearest Husband,
I received your letter and thank you for your honesty. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old. At the same time, I would like to inform you that while you are also reading this, I will be at the Ritz Carleton with Michael, my tennis coach (above), who, like your secretary, is also 18. As a successful businessman and with your excellent knowledge of maths, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference: 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18. Therefore, I will not be back until lunchtime tomorrow!


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Not much happened today.

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