Beer Maths

And here's one from the files of Will's Dad:

> DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
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> It takes less than a minute.......
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> Work this out as you read.
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> Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is
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> 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to
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> 2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be honest)
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> 3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
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> 4. Multiply it by 50 I'll wait while you get the
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> 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755.... If you
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> 6. Now subtract the four-digit year that you were born.
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> You should have a three-digit number
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> The first digit of this was your original number
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> (i.e., how many times you want to have a pint week).
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> The next two numbers are .......
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> YOUR AGE! ~ (Oh YES, it IS!!!!! )
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> THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT
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