Brain Food

beaveman · 04-21-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

The ones I disagree with beaveman on:
18: 1 - the storyteller

OK, I got confused on the "kittens, cats, sacks, wives; how many were going to St. Ives?" It just seemed to me to be asking how many kittens, cats, sacks, and wives were going.

beaveman · 04-21-2006, 08:37 AM

#21 - I've always hated this one. I've been in several debates over whether or not the answer is logical.
#22?
#23?
#24 - One
#25 - The match
#26 - It depends on whether or not you take them when the doctor tells you to.
#27 - I agree with our resident Crapids troll
#28 - No
#29 - 70
#30 - Not sure - if he brought 100 pairs of animals, he would have 100 males and 100 females, thus 100 of each gender

montgjules · 04-21-2006, 09:36 AM

I love #28 because when you realize the answer, it makes you shudder for just half a second. :D

#21 - The answer to this question is 23 letters long.

beaveman · 04-21-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by montgjules

#21 - The answer to this question is 23 letters long.

OK, that makes sense. I had heard a similar question before that didn't make sense.

AreliusIV · 04-21-2006, 06:10 PM

[QUOTE=AreliusIV#22
What do you call a man who was born in Columbus, raised in Cincinnati, and died in Chicago?

#30
How many animals of each gender did Moses take aboard the ark?[/QUOTE]Solution for #22
Dead.

Solution for #30
None. Noah was the one with the ark.

AreliusIV · 04-21-2006, 06:11 PM

#31
A clerk in a butcher's shop is five foot ten. What does he weigh?

#32
Do they have a 4th of July in England?

#33
In North Carolina, is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?

#34
A man leaves home and takes three left turns. Upon arriving back home he comes across two men wearing masks. Who are these men?

#35
How can you take 1 from 19 and leave 20?

#36
Jack gave John the following challenge: "If you sit down in that chair, I bet I can make you get out of it before I run around the chair three times," he said.

"Aw, that's not fair," John said. "You'll just prick me with a pin or something."

"Nope," Jack said. "I won't touch you, either directly or with any object. If you get out of the chair, it'll be by your own choice."

John thought, accepted the challenge, and lo and behold, Jack won the bet. How did he do it?

#37
How much dirt is there in a hole in the ground that's two feet wide, three feet long, and four feet deep?

#38
A strong man at the circus can bench press 1200 pounds. How much can he lift with a pulley and a 25 foot rope when the rope weighs two pounds, the pulley is attached to the ceiling, the ceiling is 10 feet from the floor, and the man is standing on the floor?

#39
How many grooves are there on an LP record?

#40
What word is always spelled incorrectly?

BetterThanChivas · 04-21-2006, 07:25 PM

#32
Do they have a 4th of July in England?

Of course they do, there just isn't a holiday celebrated on it.

#33
In North Carolina, is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?

Umm...that is impossible. A man cannot marry his WIDOW'S sister, cause he'd be dead.

#36
Jack gave John the following challenge: "If you sit down in that chair, I bet I can make you get out of it before I run around the chair three times," he said."Aw, that's not fair," John said. "You'll just prick me with a pin or something.""Nope," Jack said. "I won't touch you, either directly or with any object. If you get out of the chair, it'll be by your own choice."John thought, accepted the challenge, and lo and behold, Jack won the bet. How did he do it?

He pulled the chair out from under him?

#40
What word is always spelled incorrectly?

Incorrectly.

montgjules · 04-21-2006, 09:28 PM

#31 A clerk in a butcher's shop is five foot ten. What does he weigh?

Meat, of course.

#34 A man leaves home and takes three left turns. Upon arriving back home he comes across two men wearing masks. Who are these men?

? [edit: groaaaan.. I should have gotten that!]

#35 How can you take 1 from 19 and leave 20?

In roman numerals, take away the leading I. XIX = 19, XX = 20

#37 How much dirt is there in a hole in the ground that's two feet wide, three feet long, and four feet deep?

No dirt at all in the HOLE.

JasonMa · 04-22-2006, 11:39 PM

#36 - He sits down as well. Eventually John will want to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, etc and get out of the chiar.

soccerman · 04-23-2006, 02:03 AM

#34
A man leaves home and takes three left turns. Upon arriving back home he comes across two men wearing masks. Who are these men?

Catcher and Umpire

#39
How many grooves are there on an LP record?

1 (per side)

#41
Why does JasonMa keep posting on this board - A. He's a wanker; B. He can't find anyone to play Dungeons and Dragons with him; C. He has a man crush on Andy Williams; D. Initiation requirement of the American Association of Rocket Sciences; E. All of the above.

I think you know