> >

> >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. There are two plastic jugs filled with water.

> >How could you put all of this water into a

> >barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers,

> >and still tell which water came from which jug?

> >4. What is black when you buy it, red when you

> >use it, and gray when you throw it away?

> >5. Can you name three consecutive days without

> >using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

> >Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

> >6. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how

> >quickly you can find out what is so unusual about

> >it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was

> >wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it!

> >It is 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. Lions that haven't eaten in three

> > >years are dead.

> > >

> > >2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a

> > >picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it

> > >up to dry.

> > >

> > >3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs

> > >and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able

> > >to tell which water came from which jug.

> > >

> > >4. The answer is Charcoal. In Homer Simpson's

> > >words: hmmmm...Barbecue.

> > >

> > >5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

> > >

> > >6. The letter "e", which is the most common

> > >letter in the English language, does not appear

> > >once in the long paragraph

> >

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