>>Talking about elephants and... what was it... ah, memory, I've
>>remembered another old problem. Probably no programming involved, but,
>>with these new machines, pentiums and sexiums, one never knows. Here it
>>is:
>>
>>If two men dig a hole in two days, how many days will it take four men
>>to dig half a hole?
>
>Well, I suppose it depends on how industrious each fellow is. And four men might be too crowded and get in each other's way, impeding progress. (s)
>
>But absent such factors, how about 1/2 day?


How do you dig half a hole? I pulled this joke on my kids several years ago - they still won't forgive me ;)