stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 30/1/04 at 11:48 PM |
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how many sandwiches
Seeing what a hornets nest the Monty Hall door problem was, here is another contentious one.
Very simple question.
You buy a pack of ready made sandwiches. The type thats two bits of bread, cut in half, and put into one of those triangular plastic packs.
How many sandwitches are there?
Is there one, being a whole sandwich, cut into two.
OR
are there two sandwitches?
this innocent question usually causes a bit of controversy.
atb
steve
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DavidM
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 12:10 AM |
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I voted two, based on the following:
If you go to a family wedding and there is a buffet with those sandwiches where the slice is cut into four triangles, then loading your plate with 36
of them (to soak up the beer) usually attracts comments such as "fat bloater." Of course your parents/kids would not be quite so abusive
if they believed there were only 9 sandwiches.
On the other hand if you have four slices of wedding cake (aunty usually gets the hump if you ask for a fifth) you are not considered to have had four
wedding cakes.
So now I'm not so sure. It's a real dilemma.
I'm gonna sleep on it.
Strangely that's what the best man said about the bride!
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 12:48 AM |
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The sandwich is made then cut into 2 halves. It is 1 sandwich.
Let this be the end of the madness before it begins, and as for the car question, it's 50:50 
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James
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 01:14 AM |
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Are we, for that matter, sure that a sandwish is made then cut into two?
Could they not have been using triangular bread????
James
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200mph
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 09:54 AM |
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If I was at my house and someone asked me to make a sandwich, if I brought through a triangular half sandwich you'd probably hear 'what
the f*ck is that man!!'
one sandwich
and the car thingy is 2/3!!
[Edited on 31/1/04 by 9904169]
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Graceland
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 09:59 AM |
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it's one sarnie for sure - they only cut it in half and pack them in triagles to make it look like you are getting more lol
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Northy
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 10:31 AM |
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But what if both triangular shaped objects have different fillings?
Bollox
Graham
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200mph
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 11:01 AM |
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then you are buying two half sandwiches
you do the math
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Graceland
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 12:12 PM |
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either that, or someone got them mixed up when packing them
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 12:36 PM |
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from this
quote:
You buy a pack of ready made sandwiches
i would say 2, cus u said sandwiches, which is plural, therfore more than 1,  , go on tell me i am wrong, if i am wrong, u should of said or
simlar
quote:
You buy a pack of ready made sandwich(es)
phil
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Alan B
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 01:32 PM |
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Textbook gusting.....
Nice one everyone.....
One
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Viper
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 01:45 PM |
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Steve
Have you realy nothing better to do??
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 01:51 PM |
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1. the question was worded neutrally - you shouldnt infer that im saying its one or two.
2. Viper - no, not at night when its cold outside and especially not at work at present.
3. This is an interesting question, as although to an individual it seems stupid cos its obvious, we have at the point of writing 6 votes to 5. So it
cant be that obvious and trivial, can it?
4. Im a bit suprised at the ratio - it usually goes 30:70 one way.
atb
steve
[Edited on 31/1/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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JoelP
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 01:53 PM |
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technically, it might be less ambiguous to say 'a sample of sandwichi'... then its neither singular or plural, nor one or two.
an apple cut in two doesnt become 2 apples, and a wedding cake cut in half doesnt become 2. but apples and cakes are in units. if the cake mix was cut
in two before baking, it would be two cakes. Plus, a sandwich is itself two pieces of bread. if the two pieces were each folded separately in to two
triangular sandwiches, it would also be two. so the bread comes into it somewhere....
luckily, its irrelevant, leave it to the psycologists um?!
[Edited on 31/1/04 by JoelP]
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Northy
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 03:57 PM |
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But what about the packs where you get three of the said triangular shaped items, all with a different filling?
Whats that all about then?
Graham
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200mph
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 04:08 PM |
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Definition...
Sandwich: two or more slices of bread etc. with meat or other relish between.
Note the term SLICE of bread.
If a packet came comprising a total of two slices, no matter how they are cut, it cannot be more than ONE sandwich
Mark
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robinbastd
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| posted on 31/1/04 at 09:53 PM |
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Are they goat sandwiches?
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
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Northy
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 12:00 AM |
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I believe at least one of the triangular shaped objects has Billy Goats cheese as its filling
Who would like to chow down on that?
Gusterterminator: nice avatar
Graham
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 12:16 AM |
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I'll have two please, with a little bit of pickle mate. I think we might have found the answer to world famine.
yours, Pete.
(c) Smashy and Nicey.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 08:47 PM |
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To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care how many bleedin' sandwiches there are! 
David
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 08:56 PM |
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Ive gone on a diet (Atkins) so I can get in my car when its finished. Not allowed any bread so sandwiches are off. So this question was a complete
waste of time to me
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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200mph
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 09:08 PM |
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shouldnt there be an extra option on the poll??
I think 'dont know' would be good, cos it seems no-one has a clue
Mark
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 11:16 PM |
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Sounds like Davids on the Atkind diet - make you grumpy it seems
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care how many bleedin' sandwiches there are!
David
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flyingkiwi
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| posted on 1/2/04 at 11:25 PM |
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egg - chicken
chicken - egg
Think it's 1.5 sandwiches, as there is slightly more than one sandwich, but not quite two. unless you go for one of those trucker's
sandwiches you find in the motorway service station's in which case it could be three?? Where did the third one come from? and is there another
lonely sandwich on its own out there?
It Runs!!!!! Bring on the SVA!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/2/04 at 09:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Sounds like Davids on the Atkind diet - make you grumpy it seems
If I want to be bleedin' grumpy I shall be bleedin' grumpy!
David
(who STILL can't get into his garage until someone takes the old fridge away...)
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