#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!
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, and tomorrow!
5. The letter e, which is the most common letter used
in the English language, does not appear even once in
the paragraph.
