Painted Forehead Problem

#1 09-06-2005, 10:38 PM

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Problem 5

While three wise men are asleep under a tree a mischievous boy paints their foreheads red. Later they all wake up at the same time and all three start laughing. After several minutes suddenly one stops. Why did he stop?

<insert elaborate connection to similar situations at the poker table here>

Alobar · #2 09-06-2005, 10:40 PM

because he saw the tampon string under the near by bush

KungFuSandwich · #3 09-07-2005, 12:43 AM

These men are stupid, Why would you assume whoever painted your friends spared you?

STLantny · #4 09-07-2005, 12:53 AM

Thast stupid. if you cant find the humor in a situation like this, even to go as far as to stop laughing, you arent wise.

MD2020 · #5 09-07-2005, 01:01 AM

He noticed the bull in the next feild over staring at them.

daveymck · #6 09-07-2005, 04:47 AM

I dont understand how this is a maths problem?

DasLeben · #7 09-07-2005, 04:50 AM

Whatever. I got it right without looking. I must have a high IQ.

#8 09-07-2005, 04:58 AM

He realized that if he didn't paint the two dudes' heads red, then someone must have done it... and they must have done it to all three of them.

Yee haw, me be genius.

TStoneMBD · #9 09-07-2005, 04:58 AM

so did i. its not a complicated problem. i really dont understand how its pertinent to playing high-level poker, but im certainly interested.

JoshuaD · #10 09-07-2005, 05:29 AM

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so did i. its not a complicated problem. i really dont understand how its pertinent to playing high-level poker, but im certainly interested.

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Imagine where you're 3-way on the river and there's no cap on the betting.

Eventually someone wises up and stops laughing, er raising.