▁day ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁a ▁valid ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁execution . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁The ▁par ado x ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁Mr ▁Me e ▁by ▁Andrew ▁C rum ey : ▁ ▁The ▁par ado x ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁children ’ s ▁novel ▁More ▁Side ways ▁Ar ithmetic ▁From ▁W ays ide ▁School ▁by ▁Louis ▁Sach ar . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stories , ▁the ▁teacher , ▁Mrs . ▁Jew ls , ▁plans ▁on ▁having ▁a ▁pop ▁qu iz ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁but ▁will ▁not ▁let ▁the ▁class ▁know ▁in ▁advance . ▁Un like ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁par ado x , ▁the ▁students ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁days ▁one ▁by ▁one ▁causes ▁Mrs . ▁Jew ls ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁idea . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B ott le ▁imp ▁par ado x ▁ ▁Cent ip ede ▁game , ▁the ▁Nash ▁equilibrium ▁of ▁which ▁uses ▁a ▁similar ▁mechanism ▁as ▁its ▁proof . ▁ ▁Cro cod ile ▁d ile m ma ▁ ▁Interest ing ▁number ▁par ado x ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁par ado xes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁par ado x ▁in ▁print . ▁The ▁author ▁claims ▁that ▁certain ▁cont ing ent ▁future ▁t ense ▁statements ▁cannot ▁come ▁true . ▁▁ ▁The ▁author ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁surprise ▁exam ▁( or ▁unexpected ▁h anging ) ▁can ▁indeed ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁and ▁therefore ▁that ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁prem ise ▁that ▁launch es ▁the ▁par ado x ▁is , ▁despite ▁first ▁appearances ,