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Grimbal
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Squaring the circle
« on: Oct 12th, 2012, 7:40am » |
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Yesterday it was square, today it is round. How old am I?
PS: and it is not triangular.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #1 on: Oct 12th, 2012, 7:54am » |
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50? 10's probably a bit young, though 50's a bit higher than I'd have guessed 
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #2 on: Oct 12th, 2012, 8:05am » |
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And yet... 
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #4 on: Oct 12th, 2012, 6:46pm » |
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Indeed!
Recently I sadly missed my pi^pi birthday. Mostly, because I didn't think of it at the time...
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #5 on: Oct 13th, 2012, 5:29am » |
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Bonne anniversaire!
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #6 on: Oct 15th, 2012, 12:20am » |
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Thank you and merci!
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #7 on: Oct 15th, 2012, 4:49am » |
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I was thinking 65 (male retirement age here in the UK)
Though surely squaring the circle should refer to turning 81?
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #8 on: Oct 15th, 2012, 11:45pm » |
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45 years old?
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #9 on: Oct 16th, 2012, 1:21am » |
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on Oct 15th, 2012, 4:49am, rmsgrey wrote:| Though surely squaring the circle should refer to turning 81? |
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I have to admit, it was bothering me too. It is the wrong way round. But I didn't want to wait that long.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #10 on: Oct 16th, 2012, 5:07am » |
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Perhaps when you're eighty-one, a thread bump would be warranted in this case.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #11 on: Oct 16th, 2012, 8:49am » |
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So this is more "circling the square", but that'd make you sound like some kind of predator..
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #12 on: Oct 17th, 2012, 9:28am » |
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Belated happy birthday! Nice puzzle 
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #13 on: Oct 17th, 2012, 9:58am » |
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You're only as old as you feel.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #14 on: Oct 19th, 2012, 10:37am » |
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Now your age is Triangle hahha, Belated happy birthday.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #15 on: Oct 22nd, 2012, 4:16pm » |
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on Oct 16th, 2012, 5:07am, peoplepower wrote:| Perhaps when you're eighty-one, a thread bump would be warranted in this case. |
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literally lol
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #16 on: Oct 24th, 2012, 9:52am » |
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on Oct 19th, 2012, 10:37am, davidgaffer wrote:| Now your age is Triangle hahha, Belated happy birthday. |
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Do I really sound like it was square, now it is round and also triangular?
No. It was square, it is round, but not triangular.
In fact, thank you. You removed an ambiguity in the same spirit as the original riddle.
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Re: Squaring the circle
« Reply #17 on: Nov 7th, 2012, 7:00am » |
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50?
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