poppy Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between threerooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full ofassassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven'teaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away ?4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly 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. Try to do so without any coaching! Answers:1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.That one was easy, right? 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband,developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and hung). 3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing. 4. Sure you can name three consecutive days, yesterday, today, andtomorrow! 5. The letter "e" which is the most common letter used in the Englishlanguage, does not appear even once in the paragraph. If you get even one of these you've done better than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I got all except the third one - I had vague memories of having read them all earlier though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I got 3 and 4. I would dispute #1 - I think it would take longer than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I got the last 3. Doh - definitely should have got number 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Didn't get the last one and I had a different answer for number 4: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Got 1, 4, 5; the first and last I found the easiest. Others I had no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I don't think I'm very good at these things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I got 1, 2 and 4. Never would have gotten the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiggy Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I only got number 4 But I thought, about the one with the woman who shot her husband, that she put him in a garbage bag and took him out WITH the dinner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kushy Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I got only 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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