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« Reply #285 on: 14:41:34, 01-10-2008 » |
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5 riddles - not funny on their own, but your groans may be after I give you the answers later.
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms.
The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with
loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years.
Which room is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5
minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, a nd gray when you
throw it away ?
4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday,
Friday, or Sunday?
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you
can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain
that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong
with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but
you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you
might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
Tommo
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« Reply #286 on: 15:05:32, 01-10-2008 » |
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Does this also double up a little quiz, Tommo? If so three possible groan-worthy answers occur to me. If not, here is a spoiler alert to NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST!2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5
minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? - She photographs him, develops the negative, and hangs it on a wall? 3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, a nd gray when you
throw it away ? - Coal? 4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday,
Friday, or Sunday? - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day?  |
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« Reply #287 on: 15:09:53, 01-10-2008 » |
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That'll do nicely Daniel.  There are alternatives to 3 and 4. I kicked myself about not getting No.1 Tommo |
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« Reply #288 on: 15:11:50, 01-10-2008 » |
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Spoiler quoted and additional spoiler provided!3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, a nd gray when you
throw it away ?
- Coal?
Ah clever! I was stuck on that one. I think parag 5 has no letter 'e's. Oooh I just got number 1! I won't post it... 
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« Reply #289 on: 15:12:58, 01-10-2008 » |
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That'll do nicely Daniel. There are alternatives to 3 and 4. I kicked myself about not getting No.1 Tommo Oops Sorry if anyone saw that - it was meant to be a PM and I got all confused... :-) |
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« Reply #290 on: 15:15:33, 01-10-2008 » |
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Marks to RubboTomy* for spotting the lack of e.
* This is in fact the Japanese procedure for the correction of the shared-mind-syndrome that Ruby and Tommo have. It involves the removal of some brain.
Prof. Dr. Tommo
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« Reply #291 on: 15:17:10, 01-10-2008 » |
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Marks to RubboTomy* for spotting the lack of e.
* This is in fact the Japanese procedure for the correction of the shared-mind-syndrome that Ruby and Tommo have. It involves the removal of some brain.
Prof. Dr. Tommo
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« Reply #292 on: 15:18:31, 01-10-2008 » |
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That'll do nicely Daniel. There are alternatives to 3 and 4. What, like 30th September, 1st October, 2nd October...? |
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« Reply #294 on: 15:24:57, 01-10-2008 » |
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Daniel's there (although Ruby beat you offline MARTLE!)
The alternative to Coal is Charcoal, but that is so much like the same thing it's not really an alternative.
The days alternative isn't that, Rubes. Any takers?
Tommo
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« Reply #295 on: 15:33:54, 01-10-2008 » |
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Respect to Ruby then, for the e's with which she discovered the lack of them - I'd never have got that - and her offline superiority and discretion.  |
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« Reply #296 on: 15:36:14, 01-10-2008 » |
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Edit: I've just seen Ruby's exemplary and sophisticated restraint on this  .
Master Tommo, pray, guidance on this issue please. It wasn't that sophisticated - I totally screwed it up by immediately posting it instead of PMing it! |
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« Reply #297 on: 15:44:47, 01-10-2008 » |
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So is the alternative answer to #4 lundi, mardi, mercredi?  |
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« Reply #298 on: 15:46:28, 01-10-2008 » |
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So is the alternative answer to #4 lundi, mardi, mercredi? Ha ha, clever I was thinking it might be Easter-related and I'm useless at festivals. |
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« Reply #299 on: 16:21:42, 01-10-2008 » |
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Ooooh, I like IRF's answer, which is new to me. That's another alternative which opens out loads of alternatives (in so many languages). I think IRF gets the lateral prize (le prix horizontal?)
Anyway, there is another alternative in English....... (and it's not Easter related).
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