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A timorous heart at no time succeeds in acquiring the beautiful damsel. What is the proverb?
Answer: Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
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Why is a gooseberry pie like counterfeit money?
Answer: Because it is not currant (current).
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Why is a rose-bud like a promissory note?
Answer: It matures by falling dew.
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To have one third you must give, without me not long you shall live! What am I?
Answer: Sleep.
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I am colorless, weightless, and all around you. Having me makes it easy to live, seeing me is impossible to do. What am I?
Answer: Oxygen.
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In fair Verona, love's tale is told, A pair of star-crossed souls, brave and bold. Their families' feud, a bitter strife, Yet love blooms amidst the deadly strife. This tragic hero, youthful and true, His heart ablaze, his love so new. He serenades his Juliet fair, Their passion burns, a love so rare. Though fate conspires against their bliss, In death, their love will forever persist. Which Shakespearean character doth this describe, Whose name lives on, as love's eternal bribe?
Answer: Romeo.
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Mister and Misses Pepsi are feeling ill. Their neighbor coca-cola is also feeling ill. What is the doctors name?
Answer: The riddle "The soda family" is unanswered. Do you know the answer? If so, click and add your answer in the comments section.
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You have 52 playing cards, 26 red, and 26 black. You draw cards one by one. A red card pays you a dollar. A black one fines you a dollar. You can stop any time you want. Cards are not returned to the deck after being drawn. What is the optimal stopping rule in terms of maximizing your expected payoff? Also, what is the expected payoff following this optimal rule?
Answer: The solution to this problem is, in my opinion the most difficult to understand of all the puzzles. Indeed I was unable to solve it and didn't receive a complete solution until two years after originally posting it. The final solution, in the form of the spreadsheet was sent to me by Han Zheng. For this reason I have left on the page the thoughts i had before I had the final solution as they represent an easier to understand and more simplistic approach. Also the reasoning may help you arrive at the final solution by yourself or help you understand it. I would recommend reading that answer before you dive into the full answer. But an important thing to note are that as the player we can't lose this game as we can gamble till all the cards are drawn and our net position is zero. From our earlier analysis it is clear we need a dynamic quit rule. A singal value is not sufficent. We must, at each stage consider what cards are remaining, and therefor the probability of a positive or negative outcome from drawing again. For the explanation i will ask you first to consider a deck containing only 6 cards, 3 +ve & 3 -ve (note i'm no longer calling the cards black and red, it confuses me.)
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What starts with 'B', ends in 'G', and ruins a person's self-esteem?
Answer: Bullying.
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Which insect prays for the other insects?
Answer: The praying mantis
