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jandajoy · 12-11-2009, 08:45 AM

The 5 Riddles....
1. A murderer is condemned to death.. He has to choose between
three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of
assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that
haven't eaten 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!

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 08:49 AM

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The 5 Riddles.... 1. A murderer is condemned to death.. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

room with three lions as they are already dead

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 08:51 AM

4. yesterday, today and tomorrow; something to that effect

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 08:52 AM

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3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

newspaper?

Nawty · 12-11-2009, 08:53 AM

4. Yesterday, today and wednesday

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 08:59 AM

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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!

Vowel missing, E; there's no E

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 09:01 AM

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3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

newspaper?

Ah no, good old English winters leads me to coal...

Coal???

Mr Brown · 12-11-2009, 09:03 AM

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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?

she took a photo

withnallstoke · 12-11-2009, 11:18 AM

^ then a shower together

nidhogg · 12-11-2009, 11:19 AM

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^ then a shower together

Fraid not - old style photo developing by hand....

withnallstoke · 12-11-2009, 11:20 AM

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Finally, she hangs him.

And the h in hangs is a typo. (b)

withnallstoke · 12-11-2009, 11:21 AM

Ahh, yes nidhogg. Silly me.

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jandajoy Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 08:01 PM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: out bush Chiang Rai way Posts: 14,210	Riddles The 5 Riddles.... 1. A murderer is condemned to death.. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten 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! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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