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From: amir@digi-g.UUCP (Amir )
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: To JOKERS who argue on this nonsense here
Message-ID: <382@digi-g.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 10:50:38 EST
Article-I.D.: digi-g.382
Posted: Wed Nov 14 10:50:38 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 22-Nov-84 07:35:15 EST
References: <1036@Cascade.ARPA> <285@qantel.UUCP> <>
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Organization: DigiGraphic Systems Corp., Mpls.  MN
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Summary: 

In article <> oper@maccunix.UUCP (Unix operator c/o Steve Manning) writes:
>In article <285@qantel.UUCP> ken@qantel.UUCP (Ken Nichols@ex6193) writes:
>>> 
>>> TIP--make as a pie using crumbs to line a 9" pie plate and fill with
>>> jelly mixture.  Serves 7.  FOR SQUARES--line 8" square pan with 2/3
>>> crumbs.  Fill with jelly mixture.  Top with remaining crumbs.  Makes 8
>>> or 9 squares.
>>> 
>>> (Serves 7????  8 squares????  My brain hurts!)
>>> 
>>> 	-paul asente
>>
>>I'm no Canadian, I see nothing wrong with the wording in these TWO recipies.
>>
>>Recipe one -- The PIE -- makes 7 servings.
>>
>>Recipe two -- SQUARES -- makes 8 or 9 squares. (because it's a smaller pan.)
>>
>>Nothing wrong with that.
>
>
>There really isn't anything wrong with dividing a pie into 7 servings, it's
>just difficult to cut that many slices evenly by hand.  I used to work in
>a restaurant which had a metal guide to use in for cutting 7 slices per pie.  
>Apparantly 1/7th of a pie looks like a good sized piece, but 1/8th appears 
>a bit skimpy.
>
>As for the other recipe, I for one would like to see *8* squares cut out of
>a SQUARE pan!  Possible math thesis there!  That was the point of the
>orginal posting.  I suppose that you could make the squares differently
>sized like so...
>
>	---------------------
>	|    |    |    |    |
>	|1   |2   |3   |4   |
>	|--------------+----|
>	|              |    |
>	|              |5   |
>	|              |----|
>	|              |    |
>	|              |6   |
>	|              |----|
>	|              |    |
>	|8             |7   |
>	---------------------
>
>
>	but I don't think that this was the intention of the cookie company.
>
>
>	Steve Manning, Madison Academic Computing Center
>
>...!{allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,uwm-evax}!uwvax!uwmacc!oper


Hay JOKERS, are these jokes?????