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    Old 01-05-2011, 09:43 AM
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    TEST YOUR BRAIN








    1. Why are 2009 dollar bills worth more than 2008 dollar bills?



    2. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named
    April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?



    3. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches
    tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?



    4. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain
    in the world?



    5. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three
    feet by four feet?



    6. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?



    7. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the
    summer. How is this possible?



    8. In California , you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden
    leg. Why not?


    9. What was the President's Name in 1975?


    10. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd
    place, what place would you be in now?

    11. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The
    yolk of the egg is white"?



    12. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the
    other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
    another field?


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    1. Why are 2009 dollar bills worth more than 2008 dollar bills?
    Answer: It's a dollar more.
    2. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named
    April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
    Answer: Johnny of course

    3. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches
    tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
    Answer: Meat.

    4. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain
    in the world?
    Answer: Mt. Everest ; it just wasn't discovered yet.

    5. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three
    feet by four feet?
    Answer: There is no dirt in a hole.

    6. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
    Answer: Incorrectly

    7. Billy was born on December 28th, yet her birthday is always in the
    summer. How is this possible?
    Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere

    8. In California , you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden
    leg. Why not?
    Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera
    to take pictures.

    9. What was the President's Name in 1975?
    Answer: Same as is it now - Barack Obama

    10. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd
    place, what place would you be in now?
    Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second
    place, not first.

    11. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The
    yolk of the egg is white"?
    Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow

    12. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the
    other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
    another field?
    Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one
    big stack
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    Old 01-05-2011, 09:46 AM
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    Oh, you caught me on that last one but got all the others right!
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    Old 01-05-2011, 09:51 AM
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    LOL You made me think :D:D:D
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    Old 01-05-2011, 09:52 AM
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    I missed one too but it was the president one. I kept thinking was it Nixon or Carter????? Probably wasn't either.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 10:03 AM
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    I got them all. Brain teasers are my favorite.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 11:07 AM
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    I only missed the race and the President's name. I love these puzzles.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 11:41 AM
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    Got them all right! Guess I haven't completely lost it yet.
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    Old 01-05-2011, 02:25 PM
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    I missed the last one. duh!
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    Old 01-05-2011, 02:57 PM
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    Got them all! Had heard them before except for the one about the president - or maybe just didn't want to contemplate the answer! (sorry)
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    Old 01-05-2011, 03:01 PM
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    Oh good. Ditter's back. Thanks for sharing. I missed the last one! Happy New Year!
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