Apur-ee.268
net.math
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy
Wed Mar 17 18:08:47 1982
So I'm Not a Math Genius

	Well, I have been informed (enough, already!) that there is nothing
	wrong with the previous proof I sent out, however, I still think it
	is kind of odd to look at the first time around (especially when you're
	in the 5th grade, which is where I first saw it).  

	Must've been one of those days...........

	Anyway, another cute little thing is the story about the Cowboy who
	lives in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border.  It seems that there
	is a strange currency situation there, in that:

		[1] In the Texas town, a Mexican "dollar" is worth 90 American
		    cents.

		[2] In the Mexican town across the border, an American dollar
		    is worth 90 Mexican "cents".

	So, this guy goes into the local bar in the Texas town, and orders a
	10 cent glass of beer (this is an OLD story).  He pays for it with
	an American dollar bill, and recives a Mexican dollar bill in change.
	Then, he walks across the border, into the local Mexican bar, and orders
	another 10 cent glass of beer.  He pays for it with the Mexican dollar
	bill he just recieved, and receives an American dollar bill in change.
	He then walks back across the border, and gets another beer, paying
	with the A. dollar, and getting a M. dollar, etc. etc. etc.

	Question:  Who pays for the beer?	
	
	Moral:  Visit Sunny Mexico on your vacation.

--Dave Curry
...decvax!pur-ee!davy
...ucbvax!pur-ee!davy


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