Joe wrote:
Starting with pirate #5, they each made a proposal for the division of
the diamonds.
After each proposal all the pirates voted.
If the majority of the pirates accepted the proposal, they divided the
diamonds as proposed.
If the proposal was not accepted, the proposing pirate was thrown of
the ship (as the lunch of the local shark family) and the next pirate
could make his proposal.

What was the proposal of pirate #5?


Throw Pirates #1 & #2 to the sharks & divvy up the diamonds
300 to #5 and 350 each to #3 and #4.

This maximises the gain of the 3 surviving pirates with a
bonus to #3 & 4 to get them to vote for this proposal.

Of course, Pirate #2 was no fool and had a six-shooter under
the table. He missed twice but still got the dirty *******s
who voted to throw him to the sharks. Unfortunately he got a
virulent strain of STD from the wench he gave some of the
diamonds to.

DSK