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  • L Lost User

    First one I worked out - second one is off a kids movie cant remember the name so I knew the answer to that one - both good ones though. A man goes to work every day and gets the elevator to floor 20 then walks 5 flights to his office apart from when it is raining when he goes straight to the 25th floor Why is this? Dan

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    Blake Miller
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    Because he has a heart conrdition and needs the exercise. When it is raining, he is wearing a heavy coat to stay warm and dry, so he does not WANT to suffer from the heart attack, so he skips his daily exercise.

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    • J Jim Crafton

      You're waiting for your wife to finish dressing for an evening out. She turns to you and says, "Does this dress make me look fat?" How do you respond?

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      No honey, your FAT makes you look fat.

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      • _ _Damian S_

        How about these ones: Can you use the word "and" five times in a row in a complete and correct English sentence? One answer: You are trying to explain to a painter who is painting your sign for your business "Smith and Sons" that you aren't happy. You could say "The gaps between Smith and and and and and Sons are not wide enough". What are the next two letters in the following sequence? O, T, T, F, F, S. Answer: S, E. (they are the first letters of the words for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) How far can a dog walk into a forest? Answer: Half way, then he's walking out of the forest again. What belongs to you, but is used almost entirely by other people? Answer: Your name. What can you put into a barrel but not take out, and when you put them into the barrel, the barrel gets lighter? Answer: Holes. Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by hungry sharks. How would you survive? Answer: (This one is a sneaky one.) You stop imagining. I am a precious gift, but I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in the middle. What am I? Answer: A ring. A girl has a certain number of pets. All but two are dogs, all but two are cats, and all but two are goats. How many pets does this girl have? Answer: Three. One dog, one cat and one goat. -- modified to add the answers above

        ------------------------------------------- Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Just bugger off and leave me alone!!

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        _Damian S_ wrote:

        I am a precious gift, but I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in the middle. What am I? Answer: A ring.

        A Krispy Kreme doughnut!

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          He's a "Person of restricted growth" who can't reach the button - except for the days he has his umbrella with him.

          Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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          Lost User
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          Nope its actually because the elevator only works past the 20th floor in the rain..... Just kidding you got it in one - heard it before or worked it out? It took me 30mins and umpteen guesses to get that one when my Grandad asked me. Looking at the facts thought it isnt that difficult so I must just be a little slow :-D

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          • E El Corazon

            okay, I got to meet more of my wife's family, including her niece (I am now uncle Jeff -- strange that). She had about a dozen logic puzzles, which I returned three on her. Time to gear up on ammo.... what are your favorite logic puzzles? Here are the ones I got her with: 1) You are driving a bus in a busy downtown city. When you come to first stop 15 people get on. At the second stop, 9 people get on, 2 people get off. At the third stop 6 people get off, 5 people get on. At the fourth, 4 people get on, 6 people get off. What is the name of the bus driver? 2) (an oldie) You are standing in a room with all southern exposure. You see a bear walk by. What is the color of the bear? 3) A boat sinks in the middle of the Mississippi river, on which side do you bury the survivors? 1) your name, you are the bus driver. 2) white, all wall point south, you are at the north pole, the bear is a polar bear. 3) neither, you do not bury survivors. -- modified at 16:39 Monday 27th August, 2007

            _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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            El Corazon wrote:

            1. You are driving a bus in a busy downtown city. When you come to first stop 15 people get on. At the second stop, 9 people get on, 2 people get off. At the third stop 6 people get off, 5 people get on. At the fourth, 4 people get on, 6 people get off. What is the name of the bus driver?

            I would have said "I don't know, because I can not be certain that the same people getting on don't imemdiately exit the bus." It is an unstated assumption, perhaps. Much like when we were at Disneyland the other day and my daughter insisted on riding the Merry-Go-Round, but as soon as I sat her on the horse, she started scremaing to get off. She got on, and then she got right back off before the ride even started! 15 + (9 - 2) = 22 unique people (same people got on get back off - wrong bus) 22 + (5 - 6) = 21 unique people (same people got off get back on - wrong stop!) 21 + (4 - 6) = 19 unique people (same people got on get back off - wrong bus) So, there is not enough information to determine the name of the driver!

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              El Corazon wrote:

              1. You are driving a bus in a busy downtown city. When you come to first stop 15 people get on. At the second stop, 9 people get on, 2 people get off. At the third stop 6 people get off, 5 people get on. At the fourth, 4 people get on, 6 people get off. What is the name of the bus driver?

              I would have said "I don't know, because I can not be certain that the same people getting on don't imemdiately exit the bus." It is an unstated assumption, perhaps. Much like when we were at Disneyland the other day and my daughter insisted on riding the Merry-Go-Round, but as soon as I sat her on the horse, she started scremaing to get off. She got on, and then she got right back off before the ride even started! 15 + (9 - 2) = 22 unique people (same people got on get back off - wrong bus) 22 + (5 - 6) = 21 unique people (same people got off get back on - wrong stop!) 21 + (4 - 6) = 19 unique people (same people got on get back off - wrong bus) So, there is not enough information to determine the name of the driver!

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              Blake Miller wrote:

              So, there is not enough information to determine the name of the driver!

              No there is enough information to determine the name of the driver, you're trying to determine the number of passengers. The two aren't related.

              -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                Blake Miller wrote:

                So, there is not enough information to determine the name of the driver!

                No there is enough information to determine the name of the driver, you're trying to determine the number of passengers. The two aren't related.

                -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                Blake Miller
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                Doh! I see it says "You are the driver of a bus..." then goes on to distract you with all this meaningless nformaiton about passengers. This indirection technique kind of reminds me of a Clinton political campaign!

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                • B Blake Miller

                  Doh! I see it says "You are the driver of a bus..." then goes on to distract you with all this meaningless nformaiton about passengers. This indirection technique kind of reminds me of a Clinton political campaign!

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                  El Corazon
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                  Blake Miller wrote:

                  "You are the driver of a bus..." then goes on to distract you with all this meaningless nformaiton about passengers.

                  :-D:-D:-D:-D worse, when I told it to her, I was making up numbers as I went and forgot one when she asked me to repeat it.... :doh: she didn't notice, but her grandfather (my father in law) did and raised an eyebrow. Oooops... :-O

                  _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                  • M mav northwind

                    Another one (although probably not for a 14 year old...) A woman is 21 years older than her daughter. Six years from now she'll be 5 times her daughter's age. How old are the woman and her daughter now? Extra points will be awarded for the accompanying question: Where is the father? (sounds funny, but can really be solved) ;)

                    Regards, mav -- Black holes are the places where God divided by 0...

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                    Simultaneous equations - ah the memories of school -3/4 .. funny :-D


                    I'm largely language agnostic


                    After a while they all bug me :doh:


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                    • E El Corazon

                      okay, I got to meet more of my wife's family, including her niece (I am now uncle Jeff -- strange that). She had about a dozen logic puzzles, which I returned three on her. Time to gear up on ammo.... what are your favorite logic puzzles? Here are the ones I got her with: 1) You are driving a bus in a busy downtown city. When you come to first stop 15 people get on. At the second stop, 9 people get on, 2 people get off. At the third stop 6 people get off, 5 people get on. At the fourth, 4 people get on, 6 people get off. What is the name of the bus driver? 2) (an oldie) You are standing in a room with all southern exposure. You see a bear walk by. What is the color of the bear? 3) A boat sinks in the middle of the Mississippi river, on which side do you bury the survivors? 1) your name, you are the bus driver. 2) white, all wall point south, you are at the north pole, the bear is a polar bear. 3) neither, you do not bury survivors. -- modified at 16:39 Monday 27th August, 2007

                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                      There are five apples, you take two away. How many apples do you have? Hao Long is a Chinaman's name.

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        1. You're flying a bomber fully loaded with bombs, and the bomb bay doors are open. The bomb mechanism works properly, and you've pressed the bomb eject button but no bombs fall out. Why? 2. You're on an island with two tribes - one answers questions honestly and the other lies all the time. You reach a fork in the road and meet a tribesman. You can only ask him one question - how do you find out which tribe he's from? If you don't want to know the answers, don't look at my reply to this from.

                        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                        1. Because the eject button ejects the pilot, not the payload. 2) I like Dr. Crypton's version of this from "Visitors from the Red Planet" (if I recall correctly), but I don't have the book with me.
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                        • J Jim Crafton

                          You're waiting for your wife to finish dressing for an evening out. She turns to you and says, "Does this dress make me look fat?" How do you respond?

                          ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                          Lost User
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                          Run and hide straight away - locking your self in the bathroom may work. Dont come out until she falls asleep!!! Dan

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