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Jan 6th, 2004 at 8:10pm

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try these riddles some of them are pretty hard so read question carefully

RIDDLE 1
A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain and the hired help carried two sacks. Who carried the heavier load and why?


RIDDLE 2
A man was born in 1955. He's alive and well today at age 33. How is this possible?

RIDDLE 3
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? 

RIDDLE 4
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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!

RIDDLE 5
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

RIDDLE 6
If it takes six men six days to dig six holes, how long will it take one man to dig half a hole?

answers on a postcard Cheesy or here whichever you choose first person to get all 3 right wins a prize...i dunno a pop up ad or something i havent decided yet Cheesy
 

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Reply #1 - Jan 6th, 2004 at 10:10pm

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1:  The farmer.  He carried grain, the hired hand only carried their...well..."sacks." Wink

2:  It's 1988.

3:  Crap, why'd I get up today? Damn it's today again? And...Hump day...Sh!t.

4:  You kept asking questions, and never told me anything...Nothing unusual 'bout that. Grin

5:  Can't.  Roll Eyes  Unless you're stupid or something.

6:  Half a day?   ???

How many I get right?   Grin

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Reply #2 - Jan 6th, 2004 at 10:58pm

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RIDDLE 1
Sock answered it.


RIDDLE 2
Sock answered it.

RIDDLE 3
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?  

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

RIDDLE 4
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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!

No word with the letter "e".

RIDDLE 5
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

Pass.

RIDDLE 6
If it takes six men six days to dig six holes, how long will it take one man to dig half a hole?

It can't be done... you cannot dig just "half" a hole.

 

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Reply #3 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 12:28am

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RIDDLE 3
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?   

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.


Quote:
RIDDLE 4
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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! 

No word with the letter "e".


Felix, have you ever seen that movie "A Beautiful Mind"? Grin
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 11:28am

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"I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it?"

That isn't a question, its a statment Tongue

erm 2+11=1   ???
2+11=13=1 bakers dozen   8)
 

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Reply #5 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 11:53am
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erm..a dozen is 12...
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 1:25pm

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11:00 A.M plus 2 hours = 1:00 P.M.  Roll Eyes
 

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Reply #7 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 1:48pm

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How are we suppose to know that the 2 and the 11 and the 1 are really hours of the day? Roll Eyes

Here's a good one. You're gonna love this.

Santa Clause and an honest politician walk into an elevator. The elevator reaches a certain floor. Who get's off first?
 
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Reply #8 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 1:50pm

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PS: I didn't notice it, but I have now pass the 1,000post mark. Woohoo. Grin
 
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Reply #9 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 3:01pm

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Santa Clause.  Everyone knows there's no such thing as an honest politician.
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 3:17pm

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erm..a dozen is 12...


But a BAKER'S dozen is 13.
 

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Reply #11 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 3:36pm

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Felix, have you ever seen that movie "A Beautiful Mind"? Grin



I was technical advisor - for what not to do.
 

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Reply #12 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 3:41pm

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erm..a dozen is 12...


To expand on Ender's statement.

As I understand it, bread was sold in total weight.  Say you bought one pound of bread, in a dozen small loaves.  Since scales may not have necessarily been available, and the penalty for "cheating" the buyer could mean the loss of life, bakers tended to throw in an extra piece, hence "baker's dozen"

(the explanation may not be accurate in the quasi-historical references, but it's the gist of how the term "bakers dozen" came about)
 

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Reply #13 - Jan 7th, 2004 at 3:43pm

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Santa Clause.  Everyone knows there's no such thing as an honest politician.


There is ...  an honest politician is one who stays bought!
 

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Reply #14 - Jan 9th, 2004 at 7:36pm

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1:  The farmer.  He carried grain, the hired hand only carried their...well..."sacks."  

2:  It's 1988.

3:  Crap, why'd I get up today? Damn it's today again? And...Hump day...Sh!t.

4:  You kept asking questions, and never told me anything...Nothing unusual 'bout that.  

5:  Can't.    Unless you're stupid or something.

6:  Half a day?    

How many I get right?    

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2/6 Cheesy which equates to below average  lol

felix was on the ball with 5/6 and pippin answered the other correctly Cheesy yall win an air guitar which is on its way in the post now Cheesy
 

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