From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100e77,4dc018f71a756798 X-Google-Attributes: gid100e77,public X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Eddie Armstrong" Subject: Re: Philosophers Date: 1998/02/02 Message-ID: <6b46mi$rdq$1@hex.dsbc.icl.co.uk>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 321318963 References: <34a991f0.2379476@news.diac.com><34cd2808.10685219@newsroom.tassie.net.au> <6ankdf$5h8@clarknet.clark.net><34D1CE66.3B16@physiology.ucl.ac.uk> <6asp7r$8i3@clarknet.clark.net> <34d31f59.1398864666@news.u-net.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Organization: Fujitsu ICL Computers Ltd - HQ Finance Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada,alt.games.mornington.cresent Date: 1998-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Martin Richardson wrote in message ... >In article <34d31f59.1398864666@news.u-net.com>, Jeff York >>>>>> >> Name a sport or game that doesn't have rules to it! I bet >>>>>> >>you won't find one. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>Mornington Crescent >>> >>Not so.. >> >>Mornington Crescent has rules. It's just that nobody actually knows >>what they are.. :) >> >That's because it's against the rules to know. > In my expereince, a full understanding of the rules would mean: a)very little chance of winning, as you'd be too confused to play, b)the ability to win in one move, making the game extremely short, c)you're a smartarse who should stick to chess!!