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ICOT:
Indeed correct regarding the nine letter word.
2.5 hours of your valuable time over two days… what is your consultancy rate on tough riddles?
mod – will you admit the guess is correct, if it is?
mod – If the guess is correct, will you admit it?
Its a minhug on Chanuka.
yiddishemishpacha
Welcome to the Coffee Room
asdfghjkl, are you considering going there or sending your kid there?
ICOT:
Ya got it! Congrats, how long did it take you? 🙂
(and it is the only answer.)
Btw, the result works without Clue 3.
I’m glad everyones off my case, having proven I’m no mod.
smh1 – Go to http://reader.google.com to learn about RSS.
squeak: “People in general (and men especially) who hear you putting down the looks of others easily will quickly find YOU unattractive. Don’t find this out for yourself.“
squeak, Just a quick point, that women shouldn’t be making themselves attractive to anyone other than their spouse (or date.)
1) Which state has the lowest point in the United States?
California
The lowest point in California is Death Valley.
Death Valley is 282 feet below sea leval.
2) Which is the largest state (size, not population)?
Alaska
(Correct – brooklyn19 & intellegent)
notpashut – Thank you again.
cantoreq – Whoever said anything about Hebrew? You made a statement in Yiddish. And as a nice Hungarian boy (pun intended), I expected you to use the correct havara! 🙂
So which coders are volunteering to implement all this?
ICOT,
My answer is somewhat different than yours. I’m away from my place now, but will get back. I believe there is more than one possible answer.
Ashreinu,
Your analysis is spot-on, though I’ve never heard anyone ever take being called frum as anything other than complimentary.
Sing Song, just make sure you don’t need this for Sing Sing.
canoresq, thats the wrong havara for a Hunarian 🙂
Dr Pepper –
Not very intuitive 🙂
Besides, the # of posts per page has changed 3 times already – from 20 to 30 to 40 – and once in a while a post may be deleted renumbering everything else.
ICOT –
I’m not getting that tooltip for some reason.
anon,
First like Mr. Schwab mentioned, social host laws represent a small minority of jurisdictions. Second, Mr. Schwab didn’t just describe the law, he quoted it. And yes it may be big enough to drive a truck through, but that is the law of the land as passed by the legislature. Third, a court would be obligated, if necessary, to evaluate a claim to have a ”sincerely held religious belief”, and perhaps the reason we haven’t heard a prosecutor bring such a case is precisely that – the drinking is legit and like you said you could drive a truck through it, and neither a prosecutor nor a court really want to deal with a case that delves into religious claims – so they naturally avoid it, especially considering it is a strong legal defense.
Bottom line? L’Chaim!
Dr. Pepper –
Can you reduce the riddle I presented on top of this page (the long one) into a mathematical equation?
I agree.
not pashut: Thank You
PY: I haven’t yet read Reb Moshe’s teshuva, but my initial take from your presentation of it is that if Reb Moshe had to pasken whether a seeing-eye dog is muttar or not, apparently he held a dog just for a pet was problematic.
anon,
Only ”sincerely held religious beliefs”.
1) Which state has the lowest point in the United States?
Florida
California
Louisiana
Arizona
2) Which is the largest state (size, not population)?
Texas
Montana
California
Washington
Alaska
Nevada
BYM, glad everything is well.
Absolutely.
All the above Yeshivas teach the heilige Torah and are GREAT!!
asdfghjkl
nice speech
Mekoros:
“One’s appearance must appear refined and respectable.”
See Mesilas Yesharim 23 in the opening paragraph (“Path of the Just” page 163, Feldheim) where the Ramchal explains that tznius clothing are those which are respectable (??????????) but not “overly fancy”. Although Mesilas Yesharim is a “mussar” text which guides people to do more than the minimal requirement of halachah. Nevertheless here the Ramchal is defining tznius clothing, which should be worn to develop humility, rather than giving a “higher level” of tznius.
Bright colored clothing or clothing that otherwise attracts attention are not permitted.
See Rama Y.D. 178:1, Kitzur Shulchon Oruch 3:2, note the Shach 178:3 who explains that black is a modest color.
A married woman must cover her hair.
See Chayei Adam 4:5 which cites Bamidbar 5:18.
An unmarried woman’s hair should be short or tied back, such as in a braid.
This reflects the notion that one should look respectable but not over made up. Torah sources indicated braided hair (see Shabbos 95a) and hair pulled back (see Misdrash Shir Hashirim 4:3) is attractive, but not ostentatious like those described in Yeshayahu 3:16 (see Rashi there).
Makeup and perfume is intended to beautify a wife for her husband, beyond this it should be used scarcely if at all.
See Tanchuma Vayishlach Piskah 5
What is the sum of the coefficients of
( [3x – 3x^2 +1]^744 ) x ( [- 3x + 3x^2 +1]^745 ) ?
intellegent, some tips…
There is a rule of exponents;
(a^b) * (a^c) = a^(b+c).
So, since the stuff inside the parenthesis is the same (3x – 3x^2 + 1), this expression can be rewritten as:
(3x – 3x^2 + 1)^(744+745) = (3x – 3x^2 + 1)^1489.
The coefficients are 3 [from the 3x] and -3 [from the -3x^2], and 1 is a constant.
What English word is nine letters long, and can remain an English word at each step as you remove one letter at a time, right down to a single letter. List the letter you remove each time and the words that result at each step.
A man walks into a bar in, sets down two identical US bills on the counter, and makes an order. He asks for one rum, two margaritas, one vodka, two Pepsis, one lemonade, and three waters.
The bartender, who always gives change back in the minimum number of coins and bills possible, gives him two bills and one coin in change, then goes to prepare his drinks.
The man realizes that if he had paid the bartender with only one of any larger bill, he would not have received the same change. When the bartender returns, the man takes his drinks and leaves the bar.
The man returns home and decides to challenge his wife. He tells her what he ordered, how much it cost, and how much change he received. Then he gives her the following seven clues:
1. For every one of a specific drink bought, a customer can buy another of the same drink for half price. (When necessary, the tab is rounded up to the nearest penny after all drinks have been ordered.)
2. If a customer buys five vodkas or one of any other drink, the bartender does not have to give any coins with the change
3. If he had bought one lemonade, one margarita, or one lemonade and two margaritas with the amount he paid for his order, the bartender would have given him back no fewer than six bills
4. If he had added a second rum to his order, the total number of bills plus the total number of coins the bartender would have given him back would be no fewer than six
5. The second of any alcoholic drink never costs less than any non-alcoholic drink
6. No drink costs more than the first margarita
7. Three waters cost less than the first of any other drink
Finally, he asks his wife how much each drink cost him.
How much does each drink cost, and which clue does the wife not need to determine the cost of each drink?
Assume that margaritas, vodkas, and rums are the only alcoholic drinks; $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills are the only US bills; and 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent coins are the only US coins.
squeak demands riddles, so here they come…
Editor, Put post #’s, like on the main site, in the Coffee Room. It makes replying easier. (I believe its an option in the bbPress software – posts #’s are visible in the source.)
Dr. Pepper: How do you know which post is what post #?
Of course. Are you near the Mir, where I can bring it over? 🙂
I’m not sure why this thread wasn’t closed yet. The mods seem to enjoy closing threads, and haven’t done so for over 24 hours already!
And besides, ‘dont have internet’ has already told us what we should be doing between updates in the Original Post of this thread. There really is nothing else to discuss.
I’ll take the photo – but it better include the mishpacha.
I like your approach Feivel, I really do…
PY: The activities Feivel listed are even more likely to bring about all the goodies you associated with a canine.
We are forewarned against dogs in…
Kesef Mishna which brings the Gemora supporting the Rambam in Mesechtes Bava Kama 15:2 not to have a dog in your house.
and Rambam Hilchos Talmud Torah 6:14, and Hilchos Nizkei Mamon 5:9, Chazon Ish on Choshen Mishpat Likutim 18:9.
Pashute,
Do you find any other parts of the Gemora superstitious as well?
Thank You tb.
JAPP – The Rabbonim ARE opposed to smoking.
mod – it was an inside joke that the recipient understood and appreciated. Outsiders may have not.
squeak – then how’d 2 (very) kluger yidden not get a 9th grade Q.?
squeak – she does the laundry to earn her allowance. Sorry for skipping that crucial detail. 🙂
For the third time, I will rest on Mr. Schwab’s very experienced laurels. And my dear friend, I once again remind you your derogatory name-calling, like Schwabbie, is characterization of your general attitude (including your bad attempt at defending that name-calling.)
NOTE FROM YW MODERATOR-72: Joseph, how about your derogatory nicknames that you submitted on a different thread (twice) and I deleted before they could see the light of day?
Can someone be kind enough to respond to intellegent? She wants the sum of the coefficient of the equation she put in the beginning of her post (3rd line. I’m away from a computer now.)