Your age by going fishing

[CarpMan]

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway.

This is pretty neat . Use your calculator if needed

It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go fishing. (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... If you haven't, add 1757.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number.
The first digit of this was your original number. ( I. e., How many times you want to go fishing in a week.)

The next two numbers are YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)


THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK,