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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:24 pm
by Cardinal Sin
:D

That joke wasn't the breast.

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:28 pm
by gambogaz1
Sue Denim wrote:Gaz may have his knockers but he's right.
[quote=""Cardinal Richie"]that joke wasn't the breast.[/quote]

I've got a right pair here :P

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:52 pm
by Istenem
no idea, led zeppelin?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:58 pm
by gambogaz1
Computer says no.

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:01 pm
by Northern Monkey
I'll guess someone recent how about Hard fi?

PS like the classic crossword link with the last question. The word Numbers often used to represent cold, drugs etc in cryptic crosswords.

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:14 pm
by harry 3
The Who

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:17 pm
by gambogaz1
No it's not a recent. been going for over 30 years.

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:18 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Status Quo?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:23 pm
by gambogaz1
Posh Paws gets it. That answer wasn't there when I was replying to Mr Monkey. Over to PP

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:33 pm
by harry 3
Waht is the total if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 1,000,000 ?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:03 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Better show my working here.

Well, whilst trying to work out the answer, I noticed

1->4 = 10 = 5 x 2
1->5 = 15 = 5 x 3
1->6 = 21 = 7 x 3
1->7 = 28 = 7 x 4
1->8 = 36 = 9 x 4
1->9 = 45 = 9 x 5

Therefore, if we take a million...

1->1,000,000 = ??? = 1,000,001 x 500,000 = 500,000,500,000

Anywhere close?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:23 pm
by harry 3
Yes

or

1 to x

= (x) times (x+1) / 2

or x squared plus x/ 2

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:27 pm
by Cardinal Sin
Ah. Your way is a bit easier!

Okay. Cheery subject - capital punishment. In what year was the last death sentence handed down by a judge in the British Isles?? - and for a bonus point can you tell me where it was handed down?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:31 pm
by Northern Monkey
No eyed deer. I am gonna guess Isle of Man in say 1974

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:09 pm
by stuart4010
Just as an aside to the previous question, the genius that is Gauss was reported to have been given a similar question by a teacher at school, asking what the total from 1 to 100 was. Within a couple of minutes he replied 5050, the correct answer, and had worked this out by realising that if you add the highest and lowest numbers together, they equal 101, as does every pair from thereon in. His total was 10100, and halfing this number as he had 50 pairs gave 5050.

Not bad for someone who was around 9 at the time.