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John Rutz 21-06-2003 03:20 PM

OT- how much
 
How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep

Don't use pencil or paper; calculate it in your head.
This tests raw calculating ability.

Scroll down for the answer...





































0

There is no dirt in a hole.


--





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com


Anne Lurie 21-06-2003 10:32 PM

OT- how much
 
No dirt -- you'd have an empty hole. :)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC



"John Rutz" wrote in message
...
How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep

Don't use pencil or paper; calculate it in your head.
This tests raw calculating ability.

Scroll down for the answer...





































0

There is no dirt in a hole.


--





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com




zookeeper 21-06-2003 11:20 PM

OT- how much
 
John Rutz wrote:
How Much Dirt?
===============
I want to test your mathematical skills
Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards ...
This tests raw calculating ability.


:-(
I failed miserably -- never was one to read word problems carefully.
Read too quickly, and missed a key word in the direction sentence.
Thanks for the self-laugh this morning.
--
zookeeper


John Rutz 22-06-2003 12:32 AM

OT- how much
 


zookeeper wrote:
John Rutz wrote:

How Much Dirt?
===============
I want to test your mathematical skills
Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards ...
This tests raw calculating ability.



:-(
I failed miserably -- never was one to read word problems carefully.
Read too quickly, and missed a key word in the direction sentence.
Thanks for the self-laugh this morning.
--
zookeeper



--

ah well I had it figured in cubic feet yards and gallons :-)



John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com


John Hines 22-06-2003 03:20 AM

OT- how much
 
John Rutz wrote:

How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep


Tis 1 yard^3, how much dirt, well, upto that amount.


John Rutz 22-06-2003 03:32 AM

OT- how much
 


John Hines wrote:
John Rutz wrote:


How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep



Tis 1 yard^3, how much dirt, well, upto that amount.



--
ahhha cought another one you didnt read all the way down did you?
there is no dirt in a hole :-)




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com


Hank Pagel 22-06-2003 05:44 AM

OT- how much
 
Ok! No dirt, but what size liner do we need?

"John Rutz" wrote in message
...


John Hines wrote:
John Rutz wrote:


How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep



Tis 1 yard^3, how much dirt, well, upto that amount.



--
ahhha cought another one you didnt read all the way down did you?
there is no dirt in a hole :-)




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com




zookeeper 22-06-2003 08:20 AM

OT- how much
 
Hank Pagel wrote:
Ok! No dirt, but what size liner do we need?

Okay, now we can take the OT out of the subject line.
ROFLOL!!
--
zookeeper


John Hines 22-06-2003 04:08 PM

OT- how much
 
John Rutz wrote:



John Hines wrote:
John Rutz wrote:


How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep



Tis 1 yard^3, how much dirt, well, upto that amount.


Actually I did. Your testing folks knowledge of language.

I gave the cubic volume measure, and said it can hold UPTO that amount
of dirt. As I don't know how much dirt is in the hole, that is the
answer, although I'm willing to bet, it ain't much more than a measuring
errors worth.

Language Lawyering is an old game, it goes both ways. Gotcha.

John Rutz 22-06-2003 04:32 PM

OT- how much
 


John Hines wrote:
John Rutz wrote:



John Hines wrote:

John Rutz wrote:



How Much Dirt?
===============

I want to test your mathematical skills

Calculate the amount of dirt in the following size hole in cubic
feet or cubic yards:

6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 18 inches deep


Tis 1 yard^3, how much dirt, well, upto that amount.



Actually I did. Your testing folks knowledge of language.

I gave the cubic volume measure, and said it can hold UPTO that amount
of dirt. As I don't know how much dirt is in the hole, that is the
answer, although I'm willing to bet, it ain't much more than a measuring
errors worth.

Language Lawyering is an old game, it goes both ways. Gotcha.



--

Ok you did ROFL



John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com



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