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Picker posted 06-10-99 12:14 PM ET
How many ways are there to put the orange in the sack, assuming you put the orange in the sack.
GaryD posted 06-10-99 12:16 PM ET
An infinite number
Koshko posted 06-11-99 01:44 AM ET
One
One Orange goes into One Sack One Way
aka thru the sack's opening
sandworm posted 06-11-99 08:19 AM ET
Turn the sack inside out and put the orange into it.
throw the orange, drop the orange, put the orange on the ground and push the opening of the sack over it...
is there a point to this or are you deliberately wasting my time?
I think I'll just agree with GaryD and go back to what I'm getting paid for.
Picker posted 06-11-99 08:29 AM ET
The answer is 12.
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 06-11-99 08:39 AM ET
No! No! 42!
Picker posted 06-11-99 08:54 AM ET
Oh and if you can't figure out the answer to a question, then you can answer cattle prod, as this is the correct answer to every question in the world. eg. 3 + 3, cattle prod.
MikeH II posted 06-11-99 09:20 AM ET
None.
The real answer to every question in the world is Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final.
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 06-11-99 09:56 AM ET
What do you get when you multiply six by nine?
Picker posted 06-11-99 10:05 AM ET
42 or cattle prod.
Stasis Archon posted 06-11-99 10:06 AM ET
Fjorxc: 42
MikeH II posted 06-11-99 10:49 AM ET
69?
sandworm posted 06-11-99 11:50 AM ET
1,2,5, no, three!
Spoe posted 06-11-99 11:58 AM ET
A very, very, extremely, humongously, stupendously large number of ways, yet still finite unless the universe is really has no boundry.
Hugo Rune posted 06-11-99 01:28 PM ET
Is there really such a thing as an Orange? An Orange doesn't think. Is it?
How many oranges can dance on the head of a pin (assuming that oranges can dance, which they can't, which makes the whole question pointless)?
If an orange falls in the forest, and there's no-one there to hear it, what colour will it be?
What is the metaphysical idea behind a sack?
How many sacks could an orange sack if an orange could sack sacks?
JohnIII posted 06-11-99 01:32 PM ET
Why do you want to put a colour in a bag?
John III
Stasis Archon posted 06-11-99 01:49 PM ET
If you have a sack and an orange, how many writers can you sack with the orange before being sacked yourself, assuming you do not sack the orange?
When putting an orange in a sack, do you put the orange in the sack or the sack around the orange?
Which was first, the orange or the sack?
Why did the orange cross the sack?
How many ways are there to remove an orange from a sack, assuming both the orange and the sack exist?
If either one doesn't exist, why put the orange in the sack in the first place?
Can the sack be put in the orange?
Can the sack be orange?
Can the orange be sacked?
We apologise for the above questions. The writer responsible has been sacked.
Frodo83 posted 06-11-99 01:53 PM ET
Is the sack half full or half empty of oranges?
Spoe posted 06-11-99 01:56 PM ET
"How many sacks could an orange sack if an orange could sack sacks?"
Depends. Is this a capitalist orange we're talking about? If so, how high in management is the orange and how many sack does it have under him?
JohnIII posted 06-11-99 01:56 PM ET
Neither. You haven't put the orange in yet.
John III
Picker posted 06-11-99 09:00 PM ET
I ate the orange, it tasted like chicken.
Valtyr posted 06-11-99 10:26 PM ET
I used to eat at least five oranges a day.
evil_conquerer posted 06-13-99 04:17 PM ET
For those of you who are really confused by this, 42 comes from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Great book).
A brief synopsis of 42: Scientists built a really big computer to find out the answer to the Meaning of Life. It spat out the answer 42. Then, they had to build an even *bigger* computer to find out the question. It finally came up with...
Wait. Should I be telling this? It would ruin the book. So what do you think? Should I tell? Or should you just go and READ THE BOOK!!!
JohnIII posted 06-13-99 04:19 PM ET
I can tell you what the mice thought the question was:
"How many roads must a man walk down."
John III
Stasis Archon posted 06-13-99 04:51 PM ET
The mice just made it up.
Thue posted 06-13-99 05:04 PM ET
So that is the great question:
How many ways are there to put the orange in the sack, assuming you put the orange in the sack.!
hurray - the meaning of life is revieled to us!
eNo posted 06-13-99 05:49 PM ET
Maybe the orange and the sack don't really exist. Maybe you're just hallucinating.
ZRand007 posted 06-13-99 06:07 PM ET
God help us...
Koshko posted 06-13-99 10:11 PM ET
Just think. Orange is the only color you can eat.
Noisy posted 06-14-99 07:10 AM ET
"Shut up and eat your greens, boy!"
Noisy
Micropedant to the Stars
OhWell posted 06-14-99 01:35 PM ET
What did the chick say when the mother hen laid an orange?
�Look at the orange mama laid�.
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Author	Topic: If you have a sack and an orange...
Picker	posted 06-10-99 12:14 PM ET How many ways are there to put the orange in the sack, assuming you put the orange in the sack.
GaryD	posted 06-10-99 12:16 PM ET An infinite number
Koshko	posted 06-11-99 01:44 AM ET One One Orange goes into One Sack One Way aka thru the sack's opening
sandworm	posted 06-11-99 08:19 AM ET Turn the sack inside out and put the orange into it. throw the orange, drop the orange, put the orange on the ground and push the opening of the sack over it... is there a point to this or are you deliberately wasting my time? I think I'll just agree with GaryD and go back to what I'm getting paid for.
Picker	posted 06-11-99 08:29 AM ET The answer is 12.
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 06-11-99 08:39 AM ET No! No! 42!
Picker	posted 06-11-99 08:54 AM ET Oh and if you can't figure out the answer to a question, then you can answer cattle prod, as this is the correct answer to every question in the world. eg. 3 + 3, cattle prod.
MikeH II	posted 06-11-99 09:20 AM ET None. The real answer to every question in the world is Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final.
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 06-11-99 09:56 AM ET What do you get when you multiply six by nine?
Picker	posted 06-11-99 10:05 AM ET 42 or cattle prod.
Stasis Archon	posted 06-11-99 10:06 AM ET Fjorxc: 42
MikeH II	posted 06-11-99 10:49 AM ET 69?
sandworm	posted 06-11-99 11:50 AM ET 1,2,5, no, three!
Spoe	posted 06-11-99 11:58 AM ET A very, very, extremely, humongously, stupendously large number of ways, yet still finite unless the universe is really has no boundry.
Hugo Rune	posted 06-11-99 01:28 PM ET Is there really such a thing as an Orange? An Orange doesn't think. Is it? How many oranges can dance on the head of a pin (assuming that oranges can dance, which they can't, which makes the whole question pointless)? If an orange falls in the forest, and there's no-one there to hear it, what colour will it be? What is the metaphysical idea behind a sack? How many sacks could an orange sack if an orange could sack sacks?
JohnIII	posted 06-11-99 01:32 PM ET Why do you want to put a colour in a bag? John III
Stasis Archon	posted 06-11-99 01:49 PM ET If you have a sack and an orange, how many writers can you sack with the orange before being sacked yourself, assuming you do not sack the orange? When putting an orange in a sack, do you put the orange in the sack or the sack around the orange? Which was first, the orange or the sack? Why did the orange cross the sack? How many ways are there to remove an orange from a sack, assuming both the orange and the sack exist? If either one doesn't exist, why put the orange in the sack in the first place? Can the sack be put in the orange? Can the sack be orange? Can the orange be sacked? We apologise for the above questions. The writer responsible has been sacked.
Frodo83	posted 06-11-99 01:53 PM ET Is the sack half full or half empty of oranges?
Spoe	posted 06-11-99 01:56 PM ET "How many sacks could an orange sack if an orange could sack sacks?" Depends. Is this a capitalist orange we're talking about? If so, how high in management is the orange and how many sack does it have under him?
JohnIII	posted 06-11-99 01:56 PM ET Neither. You haven't put the orange in yet. John III
Picker	posted 06-11-99 09:00 PM ET I ate the orange, it tasted like chicken.
Valtyr	posted 06-11-99 10:26 PM ET I used to eat at least five oranges a day.
evil_conquerer	posted 06-13-99 04:17 PM ET For those of you who are really confused by this, 42 comes from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Great book). A brief synopsis of 42: Scientists built a really big computer to find out the answer to the Meaning of Life. It spat out the answer 42. Then, they had to build an even bigger computer to find out the question. It finally came up with... Wait. Should I be telling this? It would ruin the book. So what do you think? Should I tell? Or should you just go and READ THE BOOK!!!
JohnIII	posted 06-13-99 04:19 PM ET I can tell you what the mice thought the question was: "How many roads must a man walk down." John III
Stasis Archon	posted 06-13-99 04:51 PM ET The mice just made it up.
Thue	posted 06-13-99 05:04 PM ET So that is the great question: How many ways are there to put the orange in the sack, assuming you put the orange in the sack.! hurray - the meaning of life is revieled to us!
eNo	posted 06-13-99 05:49 PM ET Maybe the orange and the sack don't really exist. Maybe you're just hallucinating.
ZRand007	posted 06-13-99 06:07 PM ET God help us...
Koshko	posted 06-13-99 10:11 PM ET Just think. Orange is the only color you can eat.
Noisy	posted 06-14-99 07:10 AM ET "Shut up and eat your greens, boy!" Noisy Micropedant to the Stars
OhWell	posted 06-14-99 01:35 PM ET What did the chick say when the mother hen laid an orange? �Look at the orange mama laid�.