"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

Let us say that you and I are standing next to a table on which I have
placed three boards identical in every respect except that each has a
different number painted on it.....1, 2, and 3, respectively.

I say to you that if you turn your back I will place a five dollar bill
under one of the boards and a slip of paper that says "you lose" under
each of the others. You then turn back to face the table and point to or
name the board you think has the five dollar bill under it. If you're
right, you win the five bucks.

We proceed. You pick, say, board number one. I say, "O.k., tell you
what, I like you so I'm going to make this easier for you," and I remove
board number three to show you that it has a "you lose" tag under it.
Obviously, the five dollars must be under one of the other two. "So," I
say, "would you like to stick with your original pick, or change your
mind?"

It is a given that the game is not rigged in any way and you are not being
fooled by anything ambiguous or otherwise misleading in the description.

The question.......what should you do?

Wolfgang

The obvious answer is to pick up board no.3, hit you over the head with it,
find the $5 ( plus any other spare change you have in your pocket) and
leave. 8~ ).

Bob Weinberger