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Making The Marriage Choice

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:35 pm

A wealthy man decided it was time for him to get married, but he was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. So he gave each woman $5,000 and watched to see what they do with the money.

The first does a total makeover -- she went to a fancy beauty salon to get her hair done, buys new makeup and several new outfits, and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.

The man was impressed.

The second went shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much.

Again, the man is impressed.

The third woman invested the money in the stock market and very quickly earns several times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5000 and reinvests the remainder in a joint account. She tells him that she wants to save for their future because she loves him so much.

Obviously, the man was quite impressed.

But how did he choose which one to marry?
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If you don't know the answer, you're not thinking.
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He's a man: he married the one with the biggest boobs.
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#2 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:42 pm

Hey, it worked for me. (Three times! :P)
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:51 pm

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Sounds like a poorly designed experiment, then. :P

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#4 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:05 pm

SpacemanSpiff wrote:Hey, it worked for me. (Three times! :P)
One of each sort?
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#5 Post by jaybee » Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:17 am

Bob Juch wrote:
SpacemanSpiff wrote:Hey, it worked for me. (Three times! :P)
One of each sort?
Six boobs
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#6 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:36 am

jaybee wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
SpacemanSpiff wrote:Hey, it worked for me. (Three times! :P)
One of each sort?
Six boobs
^ That. (Seven if you count me.... :roll: )
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#7 Post by rayxtwo » Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:37 am

I thought he would have married the one that killed the stock market.
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That way he would have the money to keep the other two on the side :D
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#8 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:01 pm

SpacemanSpiff wrote:
jaybee wrote:
Bob Juch wrote: One of each sort?
Six boobs
^ That. (Seven if you count me.... :roll: )
Or eight:
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Re: Making The Marriage Choice

#9 Post by thguy65 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:25 pm

A semi-serious piece from NPR about this topic:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/ ... l-solution

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