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WITandWISDOM(tm) - March 30, 2004
ISSN 1538-8794

~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS:

Good leaders are like baseball umpires; they go practically unnoticed when doing their jobs right. - Byrd Baggett, ?Taking Charge?

~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS:



~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT:

Math Problem

Continue the Sequence

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221

What is the next line?????







The sequence describes itself

1 the start
11 one one in the line above
21 two ones in the line above
1211 one two and one one in the line above
111221 etc.
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211

The was given as a problem to a group of 'gifted' math students after a math Summer camp.

Source: HUMOR Digest (Inactive)

~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING:

While waiting to board a plane in a small airport, we heard the ticket agent on the paging system: "Would the person who dropped his pants please return to the ticket counter." After a slight pause, the same voice added, "The pants were on a hanger!"

Submitted Keith's Mostly Clean Humor & Weird List (Inactive)

~~~~~~~ TRIVIA:

?Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.? This ad was placed in the early 1900s by Ernest Shackleton - he was looking for men to help him discover the South Pole. The ad drew 5,000 brave candidates.

Source: Bits & Pieces, May 26, 1994, Copyright (c) Economic Press, Inc http://www2.ragan.com/html/main.isx?sub=226

Submitted by Gary Wimer





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