Have a Great Weekend

Some cogs are tigs.
All tigs are bons.
Some bons are pabs.
Some pabs are tigs.
Therefore, cogs are definitely pabs.--- TRUE or FALSE?

Keep It Simple

I know a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be?

A Little Bit of Math

A bank customer had $100 in his account. He then made 6 withdrawals, totaling $100. He kept a record of these withdrawals, and the balance remaining in the account, as follows:

$ Value of Withdrawals	$ Value of Balance remaining
$50	$50
25	25
10	15
8	7
5	2
2	0
---	---
$100	$99

When he added up the columns as above, he assumed that he still had $1 in the bank. Was he right?

The Ship is Sinking

On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. No one tried to help the sailors on board, despite plenty of witnesses.

What caused the ship to sink?

This is one of those 'lateral' thinking problems, so there could be many possible solutions. What's yours?

She Held Him Underwater For 5 Minutes

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?


BTW, How was your Thanksgiving?

Turkey Trivia

Last year we had Thanksgiving trivia. This year it will be all about the turkey.

Since I'll be off for the rest of the week, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! (if you celebrate it... if not, I hope you have a great week!). Answers for the trivia questions are below.

1. Where was the turkey first domesticated?
2. What is a female turkey called?
3. What is a male turkey called?
4. What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?
5. What sound does a female turkey make?
6. What sound does a male turkey make?
7. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
8. How fast can wild turkeys run?
9. Can wild turkeys fly? If so, how fast?
10. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?

Answers

1. Mexico and Central America
2. a hen
3. a tom
4. Benjamin Franklin
5. click
6. gobble
7. 3,500
8. 25 mph
9. Yes, up to 55 mph
10. wattle

Words in Common

What do the following words have in common?

Ahoy, blow, chin, defy, erst, flux, gist, hint, imps, know, lops, most.

Can you provide a five-letter word having the same property? How about a six-letter one?

Old War Stories

Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. James offered one about how his grandfather (Captain Smith)led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable territory. Within a few months after the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription:

"To Captain Smith for Bravery, Daring and Leadership, World War One, from the Men of Battalion 8."

Frank looked at James and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What is wrong with the story?

Throw It Out? But I Want to Use It?

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

Many, Many Keys

Many many keys I have, but no door I unlock.
Four strong legs and enchanting voice,
Yet I never run or talk.
What am I?

One New Door, Coming Right Up

Rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word.

Very Expensive Pills

You've been placed on a course of expensive medication in which you are to take one tablet of medicine A and one tablet of medicine B daily. You must be careful that you take just one of each because taking more of either can have serious side effects. Taking an A without taking a B, or vice versa, can also be very serious, because they must be taken together in order to be effective. In summary, you must take exactly one of the A pills and one of the B pills at one time. Therefore, you open up the A bottle, and you tap one A pill into your hand. You put that bottle aside and you open the B bottle. You do the same, but by mistake, two Bs fall into your hand with the A pill. Now, here's the problem. You weren't watching your hand as the pills fell into it, so you can't tell the A pill apart from the two B pills. The pills look identical. They are the same size, same weight, same color, same everything, and they are not marked differently in any way. What are you going to do? You cannot tell which pill is which, and they cost $100 a piece, so you cannot afford to throw them away and start over again. How do you get your daily dose of exactly one A and exactly one B without wasting any of the pills?

Monday Morning Riddle

I am one simple word, but I mean different things
One of my meanings brings great forceful swings,
The other of me, may have curve, like the first...
But only one meaning can help quench a thirst.
One of my meanings will often bring cheers,
Either of them could hold a few beers.

Comes as an Accessory

What is it that goes with an automobile and comes with it; is of no use to it,and yet the automobile cannot move without it?

Suffer From My Lack

I weaken all men for hours each day. I show you strange visions while you are away. I take you by night, by day take you back, None suffer to have me, but do from my lack.

A Little Joke

Ok, a bad joke (give me a break, I had a dentist appt this morning):

Why did Puss in Boots change out of his boots and into his dancing shoes?

Tale of Two Riddles

1) What are the science teacher's favorite states?

2) What do you use to "hoe a row, slay a foe, and wring with woe"?

Bus Stop

In which direction is this bus going, left or right?

P.S. Your kid could get this one right away.

Better Late Than Never

What non plural word has five consonants in a row?

You Married Who?

A man left a legacy of $10,000 to three relatives and their wives. Together, the wives received $3960. June received $100 more than Camille, and Martha received $100 more than June. Jack Smith was given just as much as his wife, Horace Saunders got half as much again as his wife, and Terry Conners received twice as much as his wife. Which wife belongs to which husband?