WRUP: Thanksgiving, Black Friday … and math

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Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW Insider staff and ask them, ” W hat a r e yo u p laying this week?” — otherwise known as: WRUP . Join us to see what we’re up to in and out of game, and catch us in the comments to let us know what you’re playing, too! Happy holidays, everyone! It’s a magical time of year where those of us in the United States load up on flavorless turkey, dull mashed potatoes, and that terrible corn that comes from a can, yell at our family members who have different political views than we do, and fall asleep in awkward positions on couches. Oh, and then we all head out to Best Buy at, like, 2 a.m. so we can save $100 on an HDTV. As for you Canadians, well … you already had your Thanksgiving in October. I’m not sure if you eat turkey at all up there. And frankly, I’m too lazy to head over to Wikipedia to find out for sure. I’ll just assume that you eat the Canadian equivalent of turkeys, which are probably geese or something. But I digress. With the holidays upon us, I felt it time for us at WoW Insider to give thanks. And that’s what this week’s bonus question is about, at least for Americans: “What are you thankful for?” For Canadians, a different question: “How jealous are you that us Americans get to eat boatloads of dry, flavorless turkey?” And for those who live in neither the United States nor Canada, your bonus question is this: “The four numbers a > b > c > d can be paired in six different ways. If each pair has a different sum, and if the four smallest sums are 1, 2, 3, and 4, what are all possible values for d ?” Continue reading WRUP: Thanksgiving, Black Friday … and math Filed under: WoW Insider Business WRUP: Thanksgiving, Black Friday … and math originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink