Thread: Try this to find your age

mattygirl · 10-12-2006, 02:00 PM

Pen and paper helps..............but it's true. C / S.

I may not know your age, but I'll bet that your waiter does!

YOUR AGE BY RESTAURANT/DINING MATHS - Guaranteed to work provided that you don't cheat

This is really neat but PLEASE DO NOT scroll down to the bottom until you have completed each section - it only takes a

minute and you can work it out as you read.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you WOULD LIKE to go out to eat. (More than once but less than 10).

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be a bit more daring).

3. Add 5.

4. Multiply the total so far by 50.

5. If you have already had your birthday this year, add 1756........BUT if you haven't, add 1755.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should be left with a three digit number.

The first digit was your original number, i.e. the number of times that you

WOULD LIKE to go out to eat.

The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh yes it is!!!!!)

This year (2006) is the only year it will ever work, so spread it around your friends while it lasts - go on, you know you want to!

maxdemonkey · 10-12-2006, 02:36 PM

it worked for me lol

lozzie · 10-12-2006, 03:17 PM

R u sure i'm THAT old?!!?!?!?!

Just asked hubby...an he sed "yep ya are"

Doesn't time fly wen ya having fun

Loz

mattygirl · 10-12-2006, 03:19 PM

Hi Max it worked for me too but at first I only scrolled down as far as number 6 then had three digits

and I thought .. hang on this doesn't work but when I read the rest it worked alright

Mattygirl

Flood · 10-12-2006, 06:35 PM

Oh my God, that's brilliant! At first I thought it wasn't working, but when I'd finished it all made sense.

anny · 10-12-2006, 10:57 PM

Absolutely amazing !
I know there has to be a logical explanation, but to a non mathematically -minded person like me it is pure magic ! Brilliant.
anny.

rabzz · 11-12-2006, 10:11 PM

O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lizzie Dripping · 12-12-2006, 01:30 AM

Brilliant - still don't feel as old as am supposed to

mollie · 12-12-2006, 02:44 PM

PMSL......There HAS to be a mistake.............thats excellent

maggie t · 12-12-2006, 02:50 PM

Glad I knew my age before I started this or I would have been shocked-

Spot on- Excellent.

Keep smiling
love
Maggie
x

10-12-2006, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
mattygirl Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,768 Total Awards: 1	Try this to find your age Pen and paper helps..............but it's true. C / S. I may not know your age, but I'll bet that your waiter does! YOUR AGE BY RESTAURANT/DINING MATHS - Guaranteed to work provided that you don't cheat This is really neat but PLEASE DO NOT scroll down to the bottom until you have completed each section - it only takes a minute and you can work it out as you read. 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you WOULD LIKE to go out to eat. (More than once but less than 10). 2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be a bit more daring). 3. Add 5. 4. Multiply the total so far by 50. 5. If you have already had your birthday this year, add 1756........BUT if you haven't, add 1755. 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. You should be left with a three digit number. The first digit was your original number, i.e. the number of times that you WOULD LIKE to go out to eat. The next two numbers are YOUR AGE! (Oh yes it is!!!!!) This year (2006) is the only year it will ever work, so spread it around your friends while it lasts - go on, you know you want to!

10-12-2006, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
maxdemonkey AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,717 Total Awards: 3	Re: Try this to find your age it worked for me lol
	Max

10-12-2006, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
lozzie AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: At Home Posts: 2,270 Total Awards: 3	Re: Try this to find your age R u sure i'm THAT old?!!?!?!?! Just asked hubby...an he sed "yep ya are" Doesn't time fly wen ya having fun Loz
	Loz *AKA Billie No Mates* *Researching: Me ancestors!!!!!*

10-12-2006, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
mattygirl Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,768 Total Awards: 1	Re: Try this to find your age Hi Max it worked for me too but at first I only scrolled down as far as number 6 then had three digits and I thought .. hang on this doesn't work but when I read the rest it worked alright Mattygirl

10-12-2006, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 5,022 Total Awards: 4	Re: Try this to find your age Oh my God, that's brilliant! At first I thought it wasn't working, but when I'd finished it all made sense.

10-12-2006, 10:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
anny AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Lothian Posts: 12,025 Total Awards: 4	Re: Try this to find your age Absolutely amazing ! I know there has to be a logical explanation, but to a non mathematically -minded person like me it is pure magic ! Brilliant. anny.

11-12-2006, 10:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
rabzz Committed Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: cardiff Posts: 99 Total Awards: 1	Re: Try this to find your age O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!
	*this is the best site for help and support and a feeling of hope....... thanks gillian always and thanks everyone else at AA for everything*

12-12-2006, 01:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lizzie Dripping Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 122 Total Awards: 1	Re: Try this to find your age Brilliant - still don't feel as old as am supposed to
	Lizzie dripping

12-12-2006, 02:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
mollie Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 1,686 Total Awards: 2	Re: Try this to find your age *PMSL......There HAS to be a mistake.............thats excellent*
	Mollie Ancestry Aid Moderator The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Top Tip: Use the forum search page to find surnames!!. Dunne,McManus, McCann,O'Dowd, Higgins, Smith, Traynor, O'Byrne, Lamond/t Henry/Nicolson/Bowman/McCafferty/Keelan and more....did I say Smith...oh yes I did...we all have one.........lol

12-12-2006, 02:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
maggie t Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 193 Total Awards: 2	Re: Try this to find your age Glad I knew my age before I started this or I would have been shocked- Spot on- Excellent. Keep smiling love Maggie x
	Maggie t Friendship is love without its wings