[3479] in Humor
HUMOR: Professor Fossil
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles E Leiserson Jr)
Sun Jun 10 13:08:52 2001
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Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 13:08:43 -0400
From: Charles E Leiserson Jr <locutus@MIT.EDU>
While exploring the Amazon Jungle, Professor Fossil was seized by hostile
natives who told him he could make one final statement which would determine
the method of his execution. If the statement he made proved false, he would
be boiled in water. If true, he would be fried in oil. Since Fossil found
neither option too attractive, he made a statement that he figured would get
him out of this seemingly impossible situation. What was it?
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He said, "You will boil me in water."
The natives were now faced with a dilemma. If they boil him in water, that
would make his statement true, which means that he should be fried in oil.
They can only fry him in oil if he makes a true statement, but if they do, it
would make his final statement false.
The natives had no way out of their situation, so they roasted him over an
open fire.
Be seeing you,
- Ricky
