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04-27-2005, 04:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Macomb Twp
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Your Age by Chocolate Math
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> YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
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> DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
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> It takes less than a minute....... Work this out as you read..
> Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it
>out! This is not one of those waste-of-time things, it's fun.
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> 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that
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> YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
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04-27-2005, 05:12 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Moultonborough
Posts: 449
M.O.C. #3268
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I hate to say it , but my wife and I did it and it figured out to our correct age.
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04-27-2005, 07:04 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Woodward
Posts: 2,795
M.O.C. #450
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This is cute and it came up with my age too.
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04-27-2005, 07:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tipton
Posts: 3,646
M.O.C. #191
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Ah, ha, the secret is out, we are all 39 years old! 
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04-27-2005, 08:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Mount Shasta
Posts: 1,488
M.O.C. #1685
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Had a hard time operating the calculator and eating a Snickers at the same time, but it's accurate.
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04-27-2005, 08:58 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
Posts: 211
M.O.C. #2779
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So that I wouldn't be lying, I used the actual number of times that I want chocolate in #1 (instead of a number between 1 and 9). Apparently, I am currently 45,670 years old........
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04-27-2005, 05:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
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Worked for me, too. I think it actually works in other years but with a different number to be added. I once saw an explanation of how it works but can't for the life of me remember it. Nor do I have the inclination to really sit down and study it. It works, I'm happy.
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04-27-2005, 06:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fallon
Posts: 6,064
M.O.C. #1989
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It worked for me really did come up with my age. I saw this several years ago so I think Steve is right you change something for the year it is now.
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04-28-2005, 07:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Malta
Posts: 3,075
M.O.C. #607
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yup, it worked out right.
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05-02-2005, 05:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Statham
Posts: 1,410
M.O.C. #3215
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Old doubting Thomas here is going to have to eat crow…it worked for me too.
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05-02-2005, 02:07 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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J.D., now it's time to sit down and analyze the formula to determine why it works. I did that years ago but this time I'm having trouble caring about that (retired, you know).
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