:P

Well there are a few variatons that aren't mentioned in the riddle but since both end up with 50 spoonfulls I'd say both end up with the same amount of liquid.

You would think so, but the correct answer is that there is more brandy in the brandy cup than there is water in the water cup.

Why? Because when water and brandy are mixed the sum of them is more compact than their parts because the brandy penetrates the spaces between the water molecules, and the water penetrates the spaces between the brandy molecules so that they occupy less space: the mixture becomes more concentrated. Which means that you'll actually end up with slightly less than 100 spoonfuls of the mixture in total.

/ geekMode

Ah, I had thought of that. Which is why I said, and I quote , "Well there are a few variatons that aren't mentioned in the riddle". But I wasn't sure wheter these were taken into account or not

I figure someone drinks the brandy, so then there is more water in the water cup than brandy in the brandy cup.

7 is a prime number.

Theatre nerd joke:

What's The difference between a mutual fund and an actor?
A mutual fund eventually matures and makes money!

A rather lengthy one that also incorporates being a computer nerd:

Dear Sirs;

Last year I upgraded from Community Theatre 5.0 to Small Professional Theatre 1.0 and noticed that the new program began
making unexpected changes.

It installed something called Microsoft Stagemanager ™ which it launches whenever rehearsal software is powered up,
severely limiting access to munchies, praise, and practical joke applications that operated flawlessly under Community Theatre 5.0.

No mention of this phenomenon was included in the product brochure.

In addition, Stage Manager 1.0 uninstalls many other valuable programs such as Hamming 2.0, Smoking in costume 7.5, Coming and Going at will 5.6, Unlimited Comps 8.3 and Borrowing Theatre's Equipment 2.3 and installs new, undesirable programs such as Schedule 3.1, Discipline 1.3, Expectations 5.0,and Accountability 2.4. Divafit 4.1 no longer runs at all, and invariably crashes the system.
Under no circumstances will it run Whining 14.1 I've tried running Attitude 5.3 to fix Stage Manager 1.0, but this all purpose utility is of limited effectiveness.

Can you help please?!!!!
Jane

Dear Jane:
This is a very common problem many actors complain about, but is mostly due to a primary misconception.

Many people upgrade from CommunityTheatre 5.0 to Small Professional Theatre 1.0 with no idea that CommunityTheatre 5.0 is merely an ENTERTAINMENT package for actors.

However, Small Professional Theatre 1.0 and is a performance OPERATING SYSTEM and was designed by its creator to run as few applications as possible, eliminating unnecessary routines and delegating as any tasks as it can to the end-user in order to conserve all system resources for its own use.

It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the Stage Manager files from the system, once installed, as Stage Manager 1.0 rewrites your other software so that it rejects Community Theatre 5.0 routines once exposed to SM's superior methods.

Having Stage Manager 1.0 installed myself, I would suggest you read the entire section of the owners manual regarding General Director Faults (GDFs).
This is a wonderful feature of Stage Manager 1.0, secretly installed by the parent company as an integral part of the operating system.
Stage Manager 1.0 will take on ALL responsibility for ALL faults and problems, regardless of root cause, and will somehow solve EVERYTHING. To activate this great feature enter the command C:\DIRECTOR\SCATTERED\DREAMER-SENSITIVE ARTIST\CAN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT YOU

Sometimes ActorsRIdiots 6.0 or higher must be run simultaneously while entering the command. Stage Manager 1.0 should then run the applications Organise 12.3 and Miracles 7.8

TECH TIP! Avoid excessive use of this feature.

Overuse can create additional and more serious GDFs, and ultimately you may have to give a C:\APOLOGISE\RAISE\PERSONAL DAY command before the system will return to normal operations. Overuse can also cause Stage Manager 1.0 to default to GrumpySilence 2.5, or worse yet, ArtSearch 6.0

GrumpySilence 2.5 is a very bad program that can create Dysfunctional .acting files that clog all rehearsal and performance programs and are very hard to delete.

Save yourself some trouble by following this tech tip!

Just remember, the system will run smoothly and take the blame for all GDFs, but because of this fine feature it can only intermittently run all the entertainment applications Community Theatre 5.0 ran.
After several years of use, Stage Manager 1.0 will become familiar and you will find many valuable embedded features such as FixesBrokenThings 2.1 and Ensemble Loyalty 4.2

A final word of caution! Do NOT, under any circumstances, install any version of MeddlesomAdministrator.
This is not a supported application, and will cause selective shut down of the operating system.

StageManager 1.0 will run only CurtGoingThrutheMotions and CovertArtSearch until MeddlesomeAdministrator is uninstalled.
I hope these notes have helped.

Thank you for choosing to install Small Professional Theatre 1.0 and we here at Tech Support wish you the best of luck in coming years.

Tech Support

The computer tells me to close all windows before exiting...








"Hello, tech support..., I live in a basemant."


and


Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to continue.




another one:

RAM disk is "not" an installation procedure.

I'm on a roll


Nerd Season
A truck driver, hauling a tractor-trailer load of computers, stops for a beer. As he approaches the bar, he sees a big sign on the door that says, "COMPUTER NERDS NOT ALLOWED - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!" He enters and sits down.

The bartender comes over to him, sniffs, and says that he smells kind of nerdy. He then asks him what he does for a living. The truck driver explains to him that he drives a truck, and the smell is just from the computers he is hauling. The bartender serves him a beer and says, "OK, truck drivers aren't nerds."

As he is sipping his beer, a skinny guy walks in wearing a pair of glasses with tape around the middle, a pocket protector with twelve kinds of pens and pencils, and a belt that is at least a foot too long. The bartender, without saying a word, pulls out a shotgun and blows the guy away. The truck driver asks him why he did that.

The bartender replied, "Don't worry. The computer nerds are in season because they are overpopulating Silicon Valley. You don't even need a license."

So the truck driver finishes his beer, gets back in his truck, and heads for the freeway. Suddenly, he veers to avoid an accident, and the load shifts. The back door breaks open and computers spill out all over the road. He jumps out and sees a crowd already forming, snatching up all of the computers. The scavengers are comprised of engineers, accountants and programmers - computer geeks. Each of them wearing the nerdiest clothes he has ever seen.

He can't let them steal his whole load. So remembering what happened in the bar, he pulls out his gun and starts blasting away, killing several of them instantly. A highway patrol officer comes zooming up and jumps out of the car screaming at him to stop.

The truck driver said, "What's wrong? I thought computer nerds were in season."

"Well, sure," says the patrolman, "But you can't bait 'em!"


and then there was...


How To Get A Life

It's never easy to overcome innate nerdity, a serious Internet addiction, or a hard-core computer gaming habit, but trying usually isn't as painful as kidney stones. Here's how:
Let go of the mouse.
Turn off the computer.
Play a game of solitaire with a real deck of cards.
Eat something other than taco chips.
Fart without recording it and putting it up your Web page.
Get some sleep in bed rather than on your keyboard.
Next time you wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, don't tell everyone on your ICQ list about it.
Open a window without turning your computer back on (yes, it is possible). Very gradually expose your eyes to increasingly bright light so as to avoid damage or permanent sun blindness.
When you feel prepared for a massive dose of non-CRT radiation, put on welding goggles and go outside.
If you see someone, say "Hi" to them instead of trying to make the modem connect sound.
Visit a friend that you haven't spoken to in years because they don't have an email address.
Have ".com" officially removed from behind your name.
Go on a date with someone you didn't meet in a chat room.




A mathmatician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume. The mathmatician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral. The physicist filled a beaker with water, put the ball in the water, and measured the total displacement. The engineer looked up the model and serial numbers in his red-rubber-ball table.






Three condemned people are to be executed via the guillotine.

First condemned person steps up, a minister. Switch is pulled. Blade doesn't come down. Minister cries out: "God knows I am innocent!" He's pardonned.

Second condemned person is a revolutionary agitator. Switch is pulled. Blade doesn't come down. Guy cries out: "The revolution cannot be stopped!" He's pardonned.

Third condemned is an engineer. Same deal. He looks up, points up, says, "I think your problem is that the cable is binding right here..."







A man is flying in a hot air ballon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you help me? I was supposed to meet a friend 30 mins. ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man below says: "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude."

"You must be an engineer." says the balloonist.

"I am." replies the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost."

The man below says "You must be a manager."

"I am." replies the balloonist. "How did you know?"

"Well", says the man. "You don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow MY fault."

Last post here, I promise :angel:



Ten Ways To Tell If A Redneck Has Been Working On A Computer

10. The monitor is up on blocks.

9. Outgoing faxes have tobacco stains on them.

8. The six front keys have rotted out.

7. The extra RAM slots have Ford truck parts stored in them.

6. The numeric keypad only goes up to six.

5. The password is "Bubba."

4. There's a gun rack mounted on the CPU.

3. There's a Skoal can in the CD-ROM drive.

2. The keyboard is painted in camouflage.

AND the number 1 way to tell if a Redneck has been working on a computer is...



1. The mouse is referred to as a "critter."

What, no baling wire for the wireless antenna?

Why do programmers and CTS' celebrate Halloween and Christmas twice?

Because OCTal 31 = DECimal 25

Good one

A biologist, mathematician and a philosopher are sitting in the woods, observing a cottage.
They see 2 people entering the cottage. Followed by 3 people leaving the cottage.

The philosopher says: I think 1 person was already in there.
The biologist says: I think they have procreated.
The mathematician says: I think we should send someone in, so the house can be empty again.

Thanks for the jokes, Old Andy.

It reminded me of the old "You might be a redneck Jedi if " jokes: "Your father has ever said to you, "Shoot, son come on over to the dark side...it'll be a hoot."