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Mar-12-2010 10:38

The game's very simple. You just have to post a riddle, and the person who posts next should try answering it, and should post their own riddle.

Example:
Why do birds fly South in winter?

Jul-9-2011 03:04

Eyelashes?

I'm still wondering what the hurricane said to the coconut tree!

Jul-19-2011 09:56

Something about wind and the fruits of the tree.

Jul-21-2011 10:11

When is a door not a door?

Jul-21-2011 16:54

erk when it's a jar (ajar) ;)

Jul-24-2011 12:16

Cordelia the answer is:

Hold on to your nuts, I'm about to give you the biggest blow of your life.
( now all of you who will jump to a certain conclusion...shame on you!)


What has a mouth but can't chew?

Jul-24-2011 17:05

The answer to tibboh (and it has been a while since I've heard this word on this board) - RIVER xD.

Three ladies check into a motel for the night and the clerk tells them the bill is $60, payable in advance. So, they each pay the clerk $20 and go to their room.

A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the trio by $10. He asks the bellhop to return $10 to the 3 ladies who had just checked in. The bellhop sees this as an opportunity to make $4 as he reasons that the three ladies would have a tough time dividing $10 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $6, giving $2 back to each of the friends. He pockets the leftover $4 and goes home for the day!

Now, each of the three ladies gets $2 back, thus they each paid $18 for the room which is a total of $54 for the night. We know the bellhop pocketed $4 and adding that to the $54, you get $58, not $60 which was originally spent. Where did the other 2 dollars go????

Jul-25-2011 02:22

Nice question! It's been a while since I came across this one, so I had to think about different ways of putting it.

One way to think about it is to look at the original $60. The clerk has $50, the ladies have $2 each and the bellhop has $4, making $60.

Alternatively, you can look at the correct cost for the rooms, which is $50. The ladies should have paid $16.66 each but they've actually handed over $18. $18 times three is $54, and the bellhop has the extra $4.

The reason it doesn't add up in the question is because the total shouldn't be $60 anyway, if you're looking at how much they paid for the room. It should be $50, plus the $4 the bellhop pinched. Three times $18 is $54, which is the right amount. The fact that some of the $54 dollars is with the clerk and some is with the bellhop is what's confusing.

Jul-25-2011 04:41

Gj anyways Cordelia!

Aug-27-2011 15:18

Two men are travelling on an old-fashioned steam train. They are seated opposite each other and the carriage window, between them, is open. Suddenly another train passes and a blast of dirty smoke pours in through the window - leaving a trail of soot on one of the men's faces. However , he remains seated while the other man gets up to go and wash his face. Why?

Aug-28-2011 08:04

I've not seen this one before! Is it because they're both going by what they can see of the other one's face? So the one who's looking at a sooty face goes to wash, and the other one didn't see any dirt?