If it was Mrs Jarvis, she'd catch the purse, be first to the counter, then spill the contents all over the floor and end up with nothing.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Derek Hughes <[email protected]>wrote: > Very good this one !! > > > > > > You’re in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop > assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you > must have. The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is > eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses. It would be > totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay > for the shoes. The shop assistant remains at the till waiting. > > Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and > sees your dilemma. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does so, > you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the > shoes. At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, > *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper, catch the > purse and buy the shoes. Always remembering that until the purse had > *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to push in front of the other > shopper. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a > look<http://au.rd.yahoo.com/galaxy/mail/tagline2/*http:/au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox> > . > > > > > DISCLAIMER: > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > The sender cannot guarantee that this email or any attachment to it is free > of computer viruses or other conditions which may damage or interfere with > data, hardware or software with which it might be used. It is sent on the > strict condition that the user carries out and relies on its own procedures > for ensuring that its use will not interfere with the recipients systems and > the recipient assumes all risk of use and absolves the sender of all > responsibility for any consequence of its use. > > > > -- > Q: If you could change one thing about Wolves history, what would it be? > A That Peter Knowles was on the bog when the door was knocked. > -- Q: If you could change one thing about Wolves history, what would it be? A That Peter Knowles was on the bog when the door was knocked.
