Tall when Young

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?




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Aaron, Brad, Christopher, Danny and Elvis decided to play a game of tiddlywinks. In this game they decided that one win will get 1 point for winning, 0 for losing and 1/2 in case of a tie.

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