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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke
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To: Ian@SI who wrote (22712)3/1/2002 11:52:16 AM
From: rudedog  Read Replies (1) of 62552
 
Ian - not too much of a race fan, I guess. First - passing the guy in second place tells you nothing unless you know whether you are on the same lap.

But if you are on the same lap, passing the guy in second place does indeed put you in second place.

Likewise, the next question. The leaders almost always pass the guy in last place, usually several times. So the data in the question tells you nothing about your position unless you know what lap you are on. From the phrasing, you would have to be at least a lap up to pass the guy in last place. So "not in last place" is the only correct answer.

OB Joke:
Three hispanic guys are at a taqueria arguing about what is the fastest thing in the world.

The first says "the blink of an eye!" The second laughs and says "No, it's electricity! You can turn on a light and the bulb goes on before you can blink!"

The third guy says "No, the fastest thing in the world is diarrhea!" The others look at him and say "how could diarreah be the fastest thing in the world?"

"Well, let me tell you" says the third guy. "Last night I ate 3 plates of beans and rice and I got diarreah. I ran to the john but the light was off. And I didn't have time to blink or turn on the light!!"
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