Show £ 4 Ask BY MARILYN i J ' I was waiting for a reader to spot a weakness in one of my recent answers but as that has not happened I thought I'd write letter a myself! better Two couoles are playing bridge After - - I an onlooker asks a — a dea claver if she has an ace and she nods after another deal he asks if she has the ace of spades and she nods After which deal is it more likelv she has at least one other ace? Or are they the same? — Marilyn vos Savant V s? VOS SAVANT — New York NY That wasn't a weakness Marilyn that was an error! (But thanks tor being so polite) I said the hand with the ace of spades is more likely and that s correct But the explanation was wrone: it was intended to illustrate the principle by applying it to a two- ace game but I failed to mention that There are fewer ways to get a certain ace than to get any ace at all But as each group contains an equal number of wavs to get more aces Whendid Quaker 100Natura ? stuff be hot to get Now there's a whole new way to enjoy Quaker 100 Natural Cereal the smaller group has the better chance d deck — Trv this with a — two aces and two deuces dealing two cards each to two players and you see the principle at wonc Where are the two places a nerson should never aoolaud? —Annie O'Meara Redding Calif You should never applaud in a funeral home or in bed four-car- 11 - for All it takes is one minute tn the microwave Even then it stays crunchy and delicious OMUkmey uuaKer iuuiNaturai ereai Any way you crunch it it's 100 delicious -- £t-- U ' Haass j ' 2 iZJl knelda Marcos is in the news again What do you think of her life? I dont think it has been easy for her — Bill Forder Laguna Hills Calif Of course it hasn't been easy for Imelda How would you like to break in 1200 pairs of shoes? Even if she started back when she was 12 that's a new pair of shoes every two weeks! you have a question for Marilyn vos: Savant who is listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame" for "Highest lQ"send it to: Ask Ma- - I rilyn PARADE 750 Third Ave New j York NY 10017 Because of volume of j mail personal replies are not possible j PAGE 10 JANUARY 26 1992 PARADE MAGAI" |