A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.
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Is he a little person? He can reach the button for the lobby because it's at the bottom. But 10 is as high up as he can reach unaided, so if he's alone, that's as far as he can take the elevator. If there's someone in the elevator, he can ask them to push 12, or if it was raining he can push the 12 button with his umbrella. I know that sounds crazy, but it's my best guess.
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Man GG,you're unstumpable
Yes he's a midget that can't reach higher than the 10th floor button.
Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there.
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Two men, one big and burly and the other short and thin, enter a bar. They both order identical drinks. The big one gulps his down and leaves; the other sips his slowly, then dies.
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Okay, this isn't a lateral thinking puzzle, it's just a puzzle.
In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0. How could this be?
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The pitcher who wasn't scored against replace one who was?
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Merme...I'm not a good thinker ...so I won't even attempt that one, but i do have one of my own...Though I don't know if it should be in this category! : If it takes 3 men 3 days to dig 3 holes, how long will it take 1 man to dig 1/2 a hole??? Michelle<><
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Ok all you smarty pantses out there, yes, yes, "the special box without hinges or lid..." is an egg! Maxi had me stumped on that one for a time, having gotten it from JRR Tolkien, which Mama had forgotten. KIDS!
Jeepers, I got many PM's on that one!
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"In the midst of winter, I learned there lives in me an invincible summer" Camus (maybe a paraphrase)
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Hi Michelle ~ Geez, that's what I was wondering too, if it was something to burn but I couldn't think of anything that is specifically black before it is burned. Truthfully, I am having a hard time thinking of anything black at all tonight! Seems I have got a headful of other colors tonight.
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"In the midst of winter, I learned there lives in me an invincible summer" Camus (maybe a paraphrase)
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Michelle- You're very close! It is something you burn.... Think about, oh I dunno, BBQ chicken, a fat juicy steak, a burger or a hot dog. Is that a good enough hint? (BTW, I know the answer to the one you posted, but won't give it away.)
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oh no don't wait on me here, I'm no good with these they drive me crazy too much like those written questions in math homework, you know how tall is building a at 5pm if building b has a shadow 10 ft tall at 4 pm
nope...too much thinking for my brian
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A Special Box Without Hinges Or Lid, Inside of Which A Golden Treasure Is Hid"
okay...it's eggs
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I got it The year's date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009.
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That's it, ladies! And Sunnydaze has to get extra credit for saying WHEN it will happen again!
Next one: A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in. What should have he said?
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Celebrating 10 years of helping your gardens grow!
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