Re: (OT) How long is a Piece of String

["Ben O'Regan" <ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au>]

Dave Malcolm <keithm@commslab.gov.au> wrote in message
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> In article <3856b3b2@news.hunterlink.net.au> "Ben O'Regan"
<ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au> writes:
> >From: "Ben O'Regan" <ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au>
> >Subject: (OT) How long is a Piece of String
> >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:19:56 +1100
>
> >Bob Horgan <rhorgan@idx.com.au> wrote in message
> >3854F6E9.BB98EEA1@idx.com.au">news:3854F6E9.BB98EEA1@idx.com.au...
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> >Ben O'Regan wrote:
> >OK,
> >I know how long a piece of string is, but how long is a chain?
> >So how long is a piece of string???????
>
> >Have you not consulted your book for the answers to the question of Life,
> >The Universe and Everything?
>
> 42, But that would never work.

Why not? (Apart from knowledge of the question and answer being mutually
exclusive)

>
> Dave Malcolm

Ben.