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Originally Posted by k0nr4d
Here's a classic one...
A judge tells a condemned prisoner that he will be hanged at noon on one weekday in the following week but that the execution will be a surprise to the prisoner. He will not know the day of the hanging until the executioner knocks on his cell door at noon that day.
Having reflected on his sentence, the prisoner draws the conclusion that he will not be hanged. Why?
No cheating with google.
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Hmm, let's see..
If the prisoner expects to be hanged tomorrow, regardless what day it is, then the hanging wouldn't be a surprise to him. But imho that's irrelevant, just because the hanging per se will take place even if the prisoner isn't surprised.
Surprise, surprise. The prisoner is an idiot.
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