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Old 02-15-2003, 12:48 PM  
Jakke PNG
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Let me make a small riddle of my own here.



Joe and bob are enthuastic dart players. They decide to make a bet. They wanna measure which of the 2 is a better darts player. But since they live in different places and cannot meet regularly they decide to throw the darts in a local pub. The pubkeeper will keep records. The competition would last 2 months.

When the first month is over Joe and Bob go to the pubkeeper and ask which of them has a better average on the throws for the first month. Joe is the winner with a better average.

They continue into the second month. When the month is over Joe and Bob meet at the bar again and ask which of the 2 has a better average, and is a winner for the second month. Joe again has a better average. So he's declared as the winner.

As Joe and Bob are leaving the pubkeeper stops them and says that Joe didn't win after all. When the 2 months are counted together Bob has a better average, and should be declared winner. Is this possible, or is the pubkeeper just drunk? If it is, how?





edit: misleading typo.
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