...? She seemed to "jump for joy" because she realized it was expected of her, rather than because she was excited about winning one? Hard to get excited when you don't understand what the prize is. Even when it was explained to them, they didn't seem to have enough brain engagement ...
"alooo" <not@realaddress.com> wrote in news:SqdOh.3454$Kd3.309@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net: We don't know where the tasks were in relation to one another. You seem to be assuming that the puzzle, which was 1/3 mile away, was en route to the other task when it might have been in the other direction. So to check out the puzzle might have added an extra 2/3 mile to their journey....
On Mar 27, 1:32 pm, "alooo" <n...@realaddress.com> wrote: "Ken McElhaney" <mcelha...@hotmail.com> wrote in message On Mar 27, 4:10 am, David J Richardson <dav...@richardson.name> wrote: "Ken McElhaney" <mcelha...@hotmail.com> wrote: Funny that Teri 'n Ian thought the "puzzle" clue was so close that they had to try it. And it seemed to be a factor in all the ...
"Ken McElhaney" <mcelhaney@hotmail.com> wrote in message On Mar 27, 4:10 am, David J Richardson <dav...@richardson.name> wrote: "Ken McElhaney" <mcelha...@hotmail.com> wrote: Funny that Teri 'n Ian thought the "puzzle" clue was so close that they had to try it. And it seemed to be a factor in all the other teams chosing the puzzle one first. For the teams ...
On Mar 27, 4:10 am, David J Richardson <dav...@richardson.name> wrote: In article <1174972533.106518.232...@p15g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, "Ken McElhaney" <mcelha...@hotmail.com> wrote: Funny that Teri 'n Ian thought the "puzzle" clue was so close that they had to try it. And it seemed to be a factor in all the other teams chosing the puzzle one first. For the ...
On Mar 26, 8:07 am, "alooo" <n...@realaddress.com> wrote: I don't know exactly how much detail was given to them on their clue. But if they were told that they had to load up two 50lb logs and travel one mile with them on a cart, then yes, I think it was a better choice than an unknown puzzle. They felt they completed it quickly and it appeared that they completed it quickly so I ...
"shawn" <nanoflower@gmail.com> wrote: On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:56:30 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obveeus@aol.com> wrote: I think you only have to pay taxes on the 'reasonable value' of the prize. If you take reasonable actions in selling it (not selling it to your brother for $5) then you only have to declare the value you got for it, not the BS inflated value that the prize is listed ...
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:56:30 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obveeus@aol.com> wrote: "shawn" <nanoflower@gmail.com> wrote: Even selling it can suck since it might be hard to sell where they live, and they might not get anything close to full value for it. You think it would be easier to sell one of the trips that have been given out as prizes? In this day and age of 'show ID' air travel...
"alooo" <not@realaddress.com> wrote: I don't know exactly how much detail was given to them on their clue. But if they were told that they had to load up two 50lb logs and travel one mile with them on a cart, then yes, I think it was a better choice than an unknown puzzle. The key words here are 'unknown puzzle'. What if the puzzle had been 5000 pieces? Then, clearly, the ...
"Ken McElhaney" <mcelhaney@hotmail.com> wrote Beauty Queenies Yes girls, it is hard to keep up with "Too Hot to Handle" when you can't read the fricken' clues. Interesting Detour pick, ladies. I like how they convince themselves that it was a "good choice". I don't know exactly how much detail was given to them on their clue. But if they were told that they had to ...
