There was once a man named Harold. Harold was from England. The king would always get upset with Harold because it seemed like Harold never failed at anything and the king was jealous.

So one day, the king was determined to prove Harold a failure. He drew a line across the floor. He said:
"Harold, make this line shorter. You may not erase it in any way".
Harold said
"No problem your highness".
And he made the line shorter.

How is this possible?

(In reply to or by Cory Taylor)

Im not sure I understand your reasoning. Gautam Joshi had the answer correct. What do you mean by shortening the line in the king's reference?

Posted by Erin on 2002-12-04 15:21:21