# Do we have a 3MM competition today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 12, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839 "2000-04-12T13:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/21 "2000-04-12T14:24:00Z")
Were there ice cubes in the drinks? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/22 "2000-04-12T14:25:00Z")
IT WAS THE ICE IN THE DRINK!!! * * * A little persistance goes a long way. Announcing: “I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig! ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/23 "2000-04-12T14:26:00Z")
I SO had that one first, flood control got me. I don’t think I like NightRabbit founcing in here and sweaping the crown off my head… ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/24 "2000-04-12T14:27:00Z")
I would think the champion would revel in a bit on friendly competition…besides I have class in 15 minutes and I will gracefully leave you the floor…\ ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/25 "2000-04-12T14:28:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Did he MEAN to hang himself? YES 🙂 Coldfire asks: Is Dr. Wu alergic to something that is in the drink? NO NightRabbit asks: Were there ice cubes in the drinks? YES SwimmingRiddles yells: IT WAS THE ICE IN THE DRINK!!! YES! And a nice roll of cherry Lifesavers to SwimmingRiddles! A carrot, a pipe, and some pebbles lie together in the middle of the yard. How come? ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/26 "2000-04-12T14:29:00Z")
A snowman melted!!! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/27 "2000-04-12T14:31:00Z")
D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/28 "2000-04-12T14:31:00Z")
In an effort to fill in the loose ends - since these are merely warm-ups, I’m not asking for detailed expositions - the ice cubes were poisoned. Dr. Pritchard gulped his drink, leaving no time for the poison ice cubes to melt; Dr. Wu sipped his, and died as a result. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/29 "2000-04-12T14:33:00Z")
No no, it was an accident: Dr. Pritchard was setting out rat poison when Dr. Wu paid a visit. Since Dr. Pritchard is blind, he has to use his fingers to feel when the liquid has reahced the top of the glass. He poured Dr. Wu’s drink first, washing the poision from his measuring finger. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/30 "2000-04-12T14:33:00Z")
Wu drank what was served him, Pritchard did not. I assume poison was in both drinks. Thanks, I needed that, Swim. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/31 "2000-04-12T14:33:00Z")
NightRabbit may be a tough competitor! A snowman melted!!! YES And a roll of cherry Lifesavers to him, to add to the lemon ones. Well done. A boy is trapped on an island with no food in sight. He ties two strings togther and makes in back to the mainland and safety. How come? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/32 "2000-04-12T14:35:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by opus: > **No no, it was an accident: Dr. Pritchard was setting out rat poison when Dr. Wu paid a visit. Since Dr. Pritchard is blind, he has to use his fingers to feel when the liquid has reahced the top of the glass. He poured Dr. Wu’s drink first, washing the poision from his measuring finger.** If that were the case, the drinks would not be identical, eh? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/33 "2000-04-12T14:35:00Z")
Is this another traffic island question? I’d just like to point out that I was posting in the Scooby-Doo thread during the last question. I DIDN’T LOSE! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/34 "2000-04-12T14:35:00Z")
Are these strings attached to something else? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/35 "2000-04-12T14:39:00Z")
SwimmingRiddles asks: Is this another traffic island question? NO I’d just like to point out that I was posting in the Scooby-Doo thread during the last question. I DIDN’T LOSE! UH HUH. Coldfire asks: Are these strings attached to something else? YES ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/36 "2000-04-12T14:40:00Z")
Are the strings his shoelaces? Does he tie his shoes and cross the street from the traffic island? * * * I ask not what you can do for me, but what you can do for me right now. ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/37 "2000-04-12T14:41:00Z")
Are they shoelaces? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/38 "2000-04-12T14:41:00Z")
Does this island have wheels? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/39 "2000-04-12T14:42:00Z")
Connor asks: Are the strings his shoelaces? IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING Does he tie his shoes and cross the street from the traffic island? NO NightRabbit asks: Are they shoelaces? IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING SwimmingRiddles asks: Does this island have wheels? NO ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2000, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839/40 "2000-04-12T14:43:00Z")
BTW - Hi there. * * * I ask not what you can do for me, but what you can do for me right now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-3mm-competition-today/15839.md?page=3)